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secretly dressed in some of his mother's clothes when he was alone on the farm. During the years he had been home he had gradually obtained a complete costume of female attire. He had kept it in a secret hiding place where he could get it when he was alone and the oppor tunity to wear it presented itself.

He put the shoes and dresses away and went on with his work, but the idea had been planted in his mind that, here was a whole wardrobe of feminine clothes that from all indications would fit him. The knowledge that, at the apartment he would have a well stocked wardrobe and by the indications plenty of opportunity to make some use of it was a great satisfaction to him. For the time being however, he put the thought of 'dressing up' out of his mind and continued to clean up the room.

Lily seemed to have plenty of all the clothes a woman would ever need. It seemed to Eddie that she bought new articles of apparel instead of laundering the soiled ones. There were dozens of girdles, panties, brassieres, slips, half slips and innumeral pairs of stockings. Most of them looked as if they had been worn only once and then discarded. The closet was full of dresses and suits of all kinds, and there must have been thirty or forty pairs of shoes. There were also several coats and jackets including many fur pieces. All the clothes and shoes were well made and looked expensive.

It took him the remainder of the day to collect the soiled clothes, put the shoes away in the rack, and hang the dresses and slacks in the closet. He changed the linen on the bed, and as a final gesture ran the vacuum cleaner over the rug.

That evening he ate his supper by himself, and since all his "housework" had made him rather tired he turned in early.

The next morning he was up early. Much to his sur- prise Lily appeared while he was fixing breakfast. She was very pleased with the appearance of the kitchen and her bedroom. She complemented Eddie on his work and neatness, and was sure he would be a satisfactory care- taker.

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