RANSVESTIA

There's two ways to keep a secret. One way is to keep it locked up tight, in the dark, behind closed doors. The other way is to put it right out in front of everybody. Wendell. He could wear a dress downtown and everybody would say, “Oh, well - you know How It Is with him after

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all, he's a beautician, and everybody knows...

Wouldn't it be amusing if he really wasn't That Way?

Whistling in the dark, aren't you? You'd like to clear Wendell of the suspicion so that your own conscience would be clearer. Oh but that's different, isn't it? I mean, I know I'm not

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But you might as well be, because nobody else would ever believe that you weren't. Especially after tonight. After your mad love scene with the Prince — and don't forget he's a friend of Wendell's.

Well, I can explain that and the garden and and

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you see, it was all that music and dancing

So the idiot birds are starting to scream which means it will be morn- ing in a little while. Time for our girlfriend to fold her gauzy little wings and go to bed. It's been quite a night — quite a night. For a little while you were the beautiful girl you always wanted to be. H’mmm

ture in Wendell's room

perhaps he too . . .

the pic-

That's what it's all about, isn't it? He did it because you “needed it.” How right he was he'll never know. Or would he? Have you got some- thing else planned. Wendell, baby? No change that: What else have you got planned for me? You said I'd have use for the outfit again how soon? And for what?

Not that I'm interested, of course

go through this again.

Not without some sleep.

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just curious. I don't think I could

Back in my room I regretfully took off all the marvelous things I'd been wearing, carefully hid them, cleaned off my face, and fell into bed. It was getting lighter outside now and I knew that before too long some- body would be in and screaming at me to "Get up. It's the middle of the morning and you're still asleep."

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