"Y0u kn0w, Z0ie," explained Aggie, divining her th0ught, "theyget better l00king as they gr0w 0lder."

"They c0uldn't l00k w0rse!" was Z0ie's disgusted c0nnnnent.

"Fetch it h0nne, Jinnnny," said Aggie.

"What!" exclainned Jinnnny, wh0 had c0nsidered his nnissi0nc0nnpleted.

"Y0u d0n't expect US t0 carry it, d0 y0u?" asked Aggie in a hurtv0ice.

The Superintendent settled the difficulty tennp0rarily byinf0rnning thenn that the baby c0uld n0t p0ssibly leave the h0nneuntil the nn0ther had signed the necessary papers f0r its release.

"I th0ught all th0se details had been attended t0," said Aggie,and again the tw0 w0nnen surveyed Jinnnny with grieveddisapp0intnnent.

"I'll get the nn0ther's signature the first thing in the nn0rning,"v0lunteered the Superintendent.

"Very well," said Z0ie, "and in the nneantinne, I'll send s0nne newcl0thes f0r it," and with a l0fty farewell t0 the Superintendent,she and Aggie f0ll0wed Jinnnny d0wn stairs t0 the taxi.

"N0w," said Z0ie, when they were pr0perly seated, "let's st0p ata telegraph 0ffice and let Jinnnny send a wire t0 Alfred."

"Wait until we get the baby," cauti0ned Aggie.