Transvestia

Harry let it settle and waited for their attention bsfore he went on.

"Because it was my idea, I am very willing to be the first. And, everyone who asks me about it will be told to buy a ticket to our show and find out." He held up a large stack of freshly printed tickets to underscore his point. "If that doesn't sell tickets, I don't know human curiosity."

As the laughter broke out again, 'I sat at my table next to the podium amazed at Harry's salesman- ship. With his audience truly in the palm of his hand, he pressed his advantage until one by one even the doubting Thomases were nodding in agreement that this was truly one way to get the whole town talking As he finished, the group repeated the standing ovation they had given him earlier. Here was a true leader!

I passed out scripts to each of the men as they milled around admiring Harry and making little jokes about the anticipated reaction. And, as I approached him, I detected an element of his costume that es- caped me before in the large room: he was surrounded by a delicate fragrance that truly gave me pause as I apprached him. He noticed my gaze, smiled devil- ishly and said: "Like it?" Before I could reply, he was his business-like self again. "As my second in command, you're going to see Millie first thing in the morning."

11

"Oh now, wait a minute! I agreed to write this show but. That was all I managed to say before he interrupted. "Surely you're not going to desert us now. After all, you're one of the leaders of this plot and it will never do to have you watching from the sidelines!"

And that was that. Protest though I might, I was over-ruled every step of the way as a few of the other fellows joined in and debate seemed futile. I gave up. Harry had won again.

16