ure of staggering proportions. Furthermore, she felt that her son was a little young to be wearing high heels-never mind that they set off the youthful curve of his ankle so well.

Mrs. Cooper was still not out of her state of shock when Mr Cooper came home. He joined her forthwith. They were both nearly traumat- ized when Peter slipped back downstairs in the powder blue formal that had been included in the boss' son's clothing.

It must be said that the Coopers genuinely enjoyed their vacation that year-all three of them. The senior Coopers were impressed with the fact that for the first year since they could remember, they weren't encumbered with a holy terror who was whining from minute to min- ute about wanting pony rides and hot dogs as well as making minute inspection of every restroom along the route. Peter genuinely enjoyed the trip as well. He had taken the time to read up, with Miss Carson's help on the route and area they were traveling and he was a genuine source of entertainment to his parents, pointing out salient points that his parents had overlooked as they traveled.

Only one thing marred the trip—and that was a matter of debate. In Miami, the elder Coopers had gone out for the evening and at Mrs. Cooper's suggestion-nay, insistence, they had stopped to view the crowd at a discotheque. It was only after several minutes of watching a girl in a black lace dress that merely skimmed her knees that they re- alized how much their son was enjoying the trip. Not to mention that he certainly knew how to do the frug and the watusi very well.

On his first morning back to work, Mr. Cooper asked to see the boss for a minute, privately. “Of course, of course! But—please hurry -I'm expecting someone. By the way, how was the vacation?”

"Fine—that is, well, that's part of it, you see sir, it's Peter . . .”

"Ah, Peter! How is he?" "Fine-I guess. But there's something I wanted to ask you sir about your experience with your son, if you don't mind? I mean—well, now he doesn't want to—that is, he's de- cided he wants to-

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"Ah-I think I see what you're driving at, Cooper. Well, let me tell you." As the boss rambled on about greater and lesser frames of value and references and modes of behavior, Mr. Cooper's eye was caught by the office door opening slightly and an extremely attractive

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