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and safely through the gate, before he realised that his secret was out, for Aunt Amy was staring at his boyish head his wig had come off when he had been knocked down by the bull! Not knowing where to turn his eyes as he knew his aunt was looking his effem- inised figure up and down, his girlish undies and long sheer nylons very much on view, even though the latter were badly laddered. Quietly she turned and walked slowly back to the house, with the unhappy and dishevelled Evie trailing along behind her.

Sunddenly Uncle John and Mary appeared at the French windows, and they both took in the scene with sinking feelings at their heart. Aunt Amy walked straight into the room, telling Evie to follow her just as he was. Uncle John, Mary, Evie all were waiting for the explosion, but it didn't come. stead, slowly and quietly Aunt Amy said,

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"I don't know what this is all about, but this boy has just saved my life."

And then, as everyone was gasping with relief, she related what had happened in the field, and how glad she was to find that she had had a brave boy albeit in skirts and, with a smile at him, other dainty things - with her and not a frightened girl. When it was obvious just how much she felt indebted to Evie, Uncle John decided to take the bull by the horns and make a clean breast of the whole affair. Aunt Amy listened attentively, told him that she thought he had acted very foolishly, but that it would not now make any difference to her having Evie in her will as a beneficiary. a beneficiary. Mary then turned to Aunt Amy and asked her to let her stay on in England, as she and Evie were very much in love with one an- other, and hoped in the not too distant future to get married. This, of course, was a surprise to the older ones, who were unaware that Mary had earlier probed Evie's secret, but both of them gave the young- sters their blessing. Evie asked to be excused so that he could get properly dressed, but judge of his