jacket sheath, high heels, and her hair down and pretty as she had combed it out. Her nails were deep red as were her lips, and she wore dangling earrings and perfume. She had to tell Linda Thomas something serious about himself, she said. As he talked, Linda Thomas suddenly realized what she had known about Robert. Stop, darling, she told him. You are both a woman and a man, my sweet. Stay as you are right now, do not change please, and I will be over, if you will let me, she pleaded. My God, Robert exclaimed. She hung up after blowing a kiss over the phone. Almost paralized, Lola put up the receiver and took two steaks out of the freezer. In no time at all Linda Thomas arrived in a darling dark blue skirt, white frilly blouse, a ribbon in her hair, and her sweater over her shoulders. She bounced into Lo- la's house and threw her arms around Lola and kissed her softly, then with ardor she drew Lola into her as close as possible and their skirts met, their busts met, and their hair fell into each others faces as Linda Thomas softly talked to Lola. At last, she asked Lola her name and aproved of Lola as a perfect description. Now, she said, let me see that fourth bedroom where Lola lives. After I check the potatoes, Lola said, smiling. The two feminine persons gazed upon Lola's total feminine room, as Linda Thomas kept her hand in Lola's and Lola kept her arm about this wonder- ful woman. To celebrate, Linda Thomas would have wine with supper. She set the table and as they had supper she told Lola that she felt she was in love with Robert, and she loved Lola as well. She asked Lola to tell her

all about herself and they sat after supper together on the sofa and before midnight Lola knew that this time being honest had been her best policy. Linda Thomas had totally accepted Robert as Lola, wanted her to remain Lola, and wanted to be with her as much as Lola would let her. She wanted to go shop- ping with Lola in other towns, and she accepted Lola's offer of flying to see customers the next day, only if Lola let Linda fly. This further mutual interest

cemented their relationship, as Linda Thomas found herself ac- cepted a male woman as a real person, found that Lola's total femininity complimented her own femininity, and that Lola was both Robert and Lola in one person. What a beautiful woman you are, she told Lola. Yet, you are also a beautiful man. They kissed again, as they would so often for the rest of their lives.

Honesty, my dear sisters, is the best policy, you see.

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"Sam, this person who was arrested for dressing in women's clothes looks just like you. (Gasp)... It is!!"

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