"Gosh!" she exclaimed, "Whatever happened to you?"

I told her. I explained the whole, sordid bit in panic-stricken tones. I threw myself on her mercy. I hoped for the best.

"Of course I have your dress" Millie said, "I took it out of the win- dow and put it away. I wouldn't have sold it for anything!"

I could have kissed her.

"Only we've got to get you fixed up" Millie said, “so just wait here."

It was maybe five minutes or so and they seemed like five hours or so. Then Millie came back and took me into one of her dressing rooms. She took a good look at me. "You poor thing" she said, “just change into these things.'

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Millie'd thought of everything! My new dress it was so beautiful! Everything! Even a wig, styled almost like mine and in almost the same. color and shade. That darling dress, though—I could hardly take time to get into the slip and panties and the padded bra Millie'd thoughtfully come up with at a minute's notice. (Or did this happen frequently? I didn't care, really). Finally I got to put my dress on. Frantically I zipped it up, smoothed it and slipped into the dainty pumps I found. Excitedly, apprehensively and happily I stepped to the full-length mir- ror and took the look I'd been waiting for.

Oh, gosh, wasn't it really wonderful! Every bit as scrumptious as I'd dreamed! Those pretty, darling ruffles down the bodice, the gently flared skirt (and the way the bodice and waist hugged me) and the cute little collar I hadn't noticed much before. It had just the kind of little- girl look I'd thought it'd have! I couldn't help it-I blew kisses to my- self. Then I fixed my hair again, pinning curls to frame my face just so and nearly melted at the result! Gosh, I was pretty!

Uh-huh. Pretty as could be! Oh, gosh, I thought, wait 'til the girls at the aircraft plant see me in this outfit! I had the awfullest time, then, combing out the curls in front to get them softer and fluffed more be- cause I kept looking at the rest of me in my pretty, new dress. Finally I could put the comb and brush down and watch me fix my hair again and I knew I was downright adorable! I blew more kisses and was en- chanted at how prettily that sweetheart in the mirror did it!

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