women began laughing and trying to talk through their laughter. Terry could not stand it any longer. “If you want a divorce, I will not contest it, Ellen."

"A divorce? What for, honey? My father is a transvestite. I have seen men in dresses as long as I can remember. It looks like you and Daddy will have a lot to talk about now that your secret is out. I wish you had told me about it before now.”

"Do you mean that I have kept this from you for nothing? Oh, I could kick myself."

They told him that the meeting had been cancelled and that was why they had returned so soon. “Ellen, I am so glad that you know about me now. I can't tell you what a relief it is to have you learn about this.” She leaned over and kissed him on the cheek.

"Mother, since you invited us to supper tomorrow night, would you mind if Terry came dressed? I know that Daddy would enjoy dressing for supper with us."

"You know Ralph is always ready to dress. I am sure he will be shocked when I tell him that Terry has more in common with him than he knew. Well, I must run along now. I know you two have many things to talk about. We will be looking for you about six tomorrow night. Bye."

Ellen walked into the bedroom to put away her coat and Terry fol- lowed her. She noticed the open suitcase at once. "So this is where you had your things hidden. If you will go through them with me, we can work on an outfit for you."

"I don't have very much, but I'll show it to you.”

When they had laid it all out on the bed, Ellen took stock. "The new lingerie looks fine, but these bland house dresses aren't what you need for tomorrow night. A new pair of good heels and a nice dress should fix you up."

They flipped through a mail order catalog and discussed colors, skirt lengths, and styles. "What size shoe are you wearing, Terry?"

"These are size 91⁄2. I like these black pumps with the little bow in front. Think you can find something like them in town?”

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