sisters and your mother's things are too big anyway."
They talked a while and it was soon obvious to J. C. that Marian, who had no brother, longed for one- not a sports loving type, but one who liked pretty things. "How I wish I had been her brother," thought J. C. They were deep in conversation when their par- ents returned. They told a little about their trip then the women started to prepare supper.
The next day Marian and her folks were to return home. Marian and J. C. promised to write and when they were alone she whispered that she would have some pic- tures of herself taken in her prettiest things and send them to him. J. C. wished that he could do the same, but of course had never worn pretty things so really could not tell. After his cousin and her parents left, things reverted to their normal course, but something seemed different. J. C. found himself going into his mother's room whenever he was alone. He usually stood just inside the door and seemed rooted to the floor.
Then came the day when his dad had occasion to go to a nearby town and his mother drove him to the depot and then planned to do some shopping. She would be gone for several hours. As soon as his parents had departed J. C. had a great and unaccountable urge to go to his mother's room again. He went up and this time entered it. Tentatively he approached the closet. He stood before the door and suddenly opened it and stood regarding the mannikin. Lingeringly he felt the pretty dress. His heart beat faster as he lifted the dress hem and touched the lace of the lovely slip. Feeling more daring and more excited he lifted both and saw that his mother had arrayed the mannikin in a pair of lovely filmy, dazzlingly white panties. Slow- ly he allowed the garments to fall into place and then, before he could think, pulled opened the drawers and feverishly began searching. He chose some lovely things and hurriedly and almost unconsciously doffed his own clothes and put on the dainty panties he had chosen. Then he knew what he had been anticipating- a wonderful feeling suffused him. Almost reverently he put on all the garments he had picked out. He moved across the room to a long mirror and, seeing that his hair was rather long and showing its wave he
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