Then Irene who was helping make over a dress, spoke up. "That pretty green dress in the last bundle that is too small for me might fit him.

'Well, that's an idea. Go to the bedroom, Jack, and take off all your things, and Irene and I will see what we can find. I was so happy about getting to go to Karen's and the cake that I gave no thought to be- ing changed back to dresses again. Mother arrived with an armful, and first was a soft rayon vest.

'What's that Mom, Is it silk?"

"No, it's rayon, she said.

'Well, it feels soft and nice, why don't boys wear that too.

"I don't know, she said, "only girls do."

Next came nylon stockings that fitted too. So as I was to be all dressed up I got my good boots from the closet and mother buttoned them. Then some sort of garter belt. "Sit down till I put your panties on. You sure are getting pretty ones. Just as pretty a slip too. They must have been made special for some lucky little girl's party dress.

They really were some thing. I felt excited all over. White nylon with two lace ruffles on each leg and narrow blue ribbon through the lace tied in pretty bows in front. The slip was the same and with another ruffle and ribbon around the top too. As soon as she had them on me I rushed to the mirror to admire them. Just then Irene came with my dress and both laughed to see me turning around in front of the glass and lift- ing my slip to admire the panties. Then the dress was slipped on and mother buttoned my back.

Why,

Irene exclaimed, "he looks like a real pretty girl only his head. Aren't you sorry now you cut his long hair off."

"You know how I hated to do it but he got so much dirt in it playing, I was too tired to wash it every