Somehow, I hadn't thought of it quite like that to be honest, the invitation had been tendered on a boy-to-girl basis, but had apparently been accepted on a girl-to-girl level. Well all right then I had gone this far, I may as well go whole hog. Next week at this time, I would have to be doing the same thing anyway. And so I began unpacking everything.

By the time she was out of the bathroom, I had uncovered nearly everything and when I emerged in turn, I began dressing. Tonight I decided I would dress all in blue, from the skin up. It was absolutely delightful and by the time I zippered up the back of the satin dress I had bought on my first excursion, I was transported. Even Beth noticed it for when I walked into the living room of her apartment she said, "My God! You positively radiate!"

As she helped me arrange my wig and checked me over to see that I had everything in the proper place, I noticed she wore the same black sheath she wore at the store. Although it did her a great deal of justice, framing her clear features, I was a little dismayed at the sight of it — it seemed so somber and so so professional. “Beth would you do me a

favor?"

"What?"

"Would you try on that red chiffon I shouldn't have bought?”

"Why?"

"Well I'd like to see how it looks on someone who can wear it and you sure look like you could do it justice." Somehow that set her to laughing, finally, and after a minute's more urging, she complied.

Let me tell you now she lit up like a light bulb with that dress on not only did the red color accent her face, and the masses of rich dark hair above it, but it turned on the secret inner switch and she too posi- tively glowed. She stood transfixed for a minute in front of her mirror, then turned to me, her entire being smiling, as it were. I could see then why she had said I couldn't wear it more girl than dress, whilst south

north of the equator, it showed despite its fullness, it flowed over every line of her well-proportioned body; a fantastic floodlit sign stating emphatically: "GIRL!"

"Well, there's no doubt about it

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you two were made for each other. Would you accept it as a gift - and a thank you?" She ran, for an answer

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