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one as the chic young lady he seemed to be. outings became the regular order of things, and some- times Evie had to walk down a street alone, with an ever-watchful Phyllis some yards away. When the pulling in of his waist left his frocks hanging a little too loosely, it was decided he should have some new, fitted frocks, and so it was that he went with Phyllis to a smart shop and there bought three new frocks. He had to try them on, which necessitated his being in the presence of the modiste in his pretty undies, and this gave him an additional thrill. By the time the four weeks were up, his role was perfect, and he knew he'd be able to carry it off in the pre- sence of the visitors from Australia. He had long since learnt how to dress himself in every detail and how to attend to his make-up, so that, with the pending arrival of Aunt Amy and her ward, Mary, it was thought to be the right moment for Phyllis to drop out of sight, and so she did.

Aunt Amy duly arrived, accompanied by Mary, who turned out to be a pretty, vivacious girl of Evie's own age. Everything went well, Evie being accepted absolutely as a girl. As was to be expected when there are two young girls about, they spent much of their time together, but Evie began to get worried when Mary quite naturally came into his room, clad only in her under things, thinking of course that she was entering the room of another girl and having no idea she was in the presence of a boy, who, although completely girlish in appearance, was experiencing quite manly feelings at the nearness of this pretty girl with whom he was fast falling secretly in love. On a number of rather intimate occasions, Mary must have sensed the way she was being almost repulsed, and she was sorry about this, for she had quickly felt a sort of affinity for Evie.

And then a seeming calamity occurred. Evie and Mary were alone in the house, for the house-keeper was shopping and Uncle John had driven into town with Aunty Amy. Mary was following Evie downstairs,

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