RANSVESTIA

back to normal. The construction picture seemed to be improving and he was glad since he was getting bored with the sameness of the school routine.

Liz Babbitt had been a fashion model, and most successful, in the Los Angeles area but had retired seven years ago when she got married. She was not the type of woman who was meant for inactivity, and the school had become her main interest, often competing with Harry for her time. and attention.

It had been fun finding a good location in a good suburban area out- side of Los Angeles proper and in designing the school layout. He re- membered how left out he had felt, when Liz insisted on doing the decorating herself, without advice from him. It did not take long for him, once the school was opened, to find that the only contribution that he could make to this venture, was to handle the bookeeping, purchasing of non technical supplies, signing the students to course of instruction contracts, and handling the collection of tuition.

He had to admit that his wife was a successful business woman. She had a knack of getting students and of maintaining their interest through the initial and advanced courses that the school provided. She had assembled a most competent faculty and supporting staff, and had made profitable arrangements with a Beauty Salon, dress shop, and similar establishments.

Harry rifled through his desk and prepared the three contracts that new students were to sign that afternoon. He wrote checks for the months expenses and completed the payroll and days deposits. Everything was really running smoothly and took very little of his time.

He placed his feet on the desk and prepared to wait for his wife while wondering how he could keep busy for the rest of the day. Once the classes began, there was not much for him to do. He could turn on the speakers and listen to the lectures and discussions in the classrooms, but he had done this so often, that he could almost give the lectures himself and conduct the discussions.

His wife had had an elaborate intercom system setup so that she could listen to the classes in progress and give constructive criticism as well as making certain that the instructors did their jobs properly and this was one of the reasons the school had been so successful. However, use of the intercom listening devise had allowed Harry to pass time quickly in the past.

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