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upon. The several approving glances he received during breakfast appeared to confirm their judgement.

Shortly before eleven they pulled up before his aunt's house, which was in a suburban part of Detroit. It was a pleasant frame house surrounded by a large garden and situated on a tree lined street. No sooner had the car stopped than his aunt and uncle and his cousin, Steven, were out of the house to greet them. Alan gracefully slipped out of the car seat in a manner he had practiced so often so that his skirt would not ride up and show too great an exposure of nylon clad leg. His aunt first clasped him to her, then held him at arm's length while she studied his appearance in detail. Then with approval in her voice, "As my adopted namesake, you have done me proud Jennifer." Uncle Ralph, with a searching look at Alan, merely smiled, and after shaking his hand and asking how he was, said, "Let us go in the house, I will bring your bags later after you have had a chance to settle down." Cousin Steve looked quizically at Alan, evidently not sure as how to address him, for after all it was a little startling to suddenly be confronted by a very pretty, stylishly dressed girl, and yet to know that this is the male cousin he had known and rough- housed with over the years. The best he could do was an uneasy grin, and a mumbled, "Hello." Although he actually had butterflies in his stomach, Alan appeared to be the least disturbed of all.

After they had all commented on Alan's becoming costume, also what an attractive girl he made, they said that they had been awaiting with interest his arrival every since his mother's letter announcing their planned visit and of Alan's intention to dress and travel as a girl. They could not have imagined that he would be able to do this so convincingly. After these pleasantries were over, Uncle Ralph dropped the first bombshell, of which several were to follow.

"Alan," he said, "I know that you expressed a desire to be called Jenny, and both your aunt and I take this as a compliment. However, your aunt is called Jenny as well you know and it would be most con- fusing to have two persons in the house at one time each called Jenny, so you will have to put up with being called Alan as usual. Should we have company, or in other instances where the inference will be that you are really a girl, then we shall make an exception and call you Jenny. I hope you are not too disappointed. There is one other arrangement we have had to make, that I am afraid will not make you happy, but which I hope you will accept with your usual

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