with canned goods. As he walked he noticed the ease with which he walked compared to his hobbled stride the evening before in the tight dress. He resolved in the future he would do his "shopping" in nice clothes, then return in "sensible" clothing to pick up his "pur- chases" for removal to his headquarters. He set the

box in the Cadillac and started to get in and drive off.

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"No, he said aloud. "I'm going house hunting. I'll wear clothes suitable for what I'm doing. I'm a wealthy young woman looking for a luxury apartment, and I may as well dress the part."

So he dressed in expensive clothes. Over bra and girdle he put on a slip, a full, dark blue skirt, a white silk blouse. Beige hose, black cuban heel shoes, and white purse and gloves finished his costume. He pick- ed up a newspaper in the women's lounge and turned to the classified section. Marking several likely looking addresses, he went to look at them.

The third place he looked at was just what he wanted. It was two stories of two apartments each, with a sort of penthouse on top. The penthouse had two bedrooms, two baths, kitchen, dining room, living room, entry hall and landscaped courtyard. It was reached by a private elevator and by a stairway from the second floor.

The building was a brand new one, in a newly de- veloped suburban section just north of the city. It was not yet occupied, though he found clothing in the manager's quarters in the basement. All the apartmen- ts were fully furnished including drapes and carpets. He would, however, have to get linens, dishes and cook ing utensils. In the basement he also discovered an auxiliary electric generator powered by a gasoline engine, and a well complete with pump.

Back at the department store, he "shopped" for work clothing: A dozen pair of serviceable cotton pan ties, a like number of bras and slips of the same mat- erial, and several house dresses, along with ankle socks and flats. Changing from "shopping" clothes to work. clothes, he loaded the car with the work clothes, the suitcases he had filled the day before, and sheets,

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