make his condition worse. Finally he excused himself and went to the bathroom leaving a room full of per- plexed friends behind. Lee was just as bewildered as the others as he knew no more than they did about Billies problems.

Quite some time later when the party had more or less returned to normal, out came Billie, fully at- tired from head to pretty high heeled toe in the daugh- ters clothes. Again every one was completely taken by surprise as Billie was now a very beautiful woman. Poor Lee, a TV, practically dropped his false teeth, as you can well imagine, he was left speechless. A quick glance, told Lee that Billie was an expert. His every movement was naturally feminine. The voice, the grace and poise were the obvious result of many years practice.

Billie made no apology or gave no explanation as he gave a flawless performance for the rest of the evening. When it came time to return to the base, he disappeared again for a few minutes, this time return- ing in his Navy Uniform. On the way back to the base Billie offered absolutely no explanations for his actions that night.

On our next visit there was a repeat performance, but this time on the way back to the base Billie told Lee his story.

Billie's fiancee had not written to him for three months, and this had upset him so badly he was beside himself with worry. He had obtained some peace of mind by his antics on the visits to our friends. He said his father had died when he was a baby. His mother had kept him in dresses until he started school and then she encouraged him to wear girls clothes when home from school. She had kept him well supplied with all the female attire he wanted until he was fully grown, when her clothes fitted him perfectly.

Billie had gone to college and obtained a masters degree in psychology and had been well on his way to a doctorate when the war started. Like any other pat- riotic American, he had felt he should go in the service

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