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experiment to see how it was for the pioneers to live remotely for the winter. We're both authors, and are using the solitude for writing. We've laid up more than enough provisions of all sorts, thank goodness, since I'm afraid that unless you want to take a walk across the snow field for twenty miles you're going to be with us for rather a long time!"

"Well," I said evaluating my position, "I guess I'll just have to be the unwanted guest, I don't have anyone to notify of my whereabouts, so if you'll have me I'm going to be extremely grateful.”

Two smiles of assent made me feel wanted. "There'll be a problem as you are about to discover, but if you don't mind, we'll be happy to have you and your company."

"What problem?"

"Why don't you get up, and come down to the kitchen for something to eat and we'll talk about it.”

I tossed back the covers and stood up. At that moment I immediately discovered my problem. I was wearing a pink flannel nightgown! My clothes had been hopelessly torn in the crossing of the snowfield, and the rest of my clothes rested in my car five hundred yards and five months away!!

The girls giggled, and led the way to the kitchen, with me following, in swishing female splendor.

"Now you see Joe, or should we call you Jill!”

"You mean that I'm condemned to this nightgown for the next five months?"

"No, of course not silly, we have plenty of clothes, and I think that you are about Penny's size, but we have nothing that could even be con- sidered masculine in attire. Noticing the girl's soft sweaters and skirts, I realized the meaning of that statement.

"You mean that I'll have to wear skirts and all?”

"Well, no, we have slacks too, but I'm afraid they are equally frilly, unless you'd rather walk around naked.”

"What about the clothes that I arrived in?"

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