"0h, Aggie," she sighed, "the 0thers were all s0 red!"

But Aggie did n0t heed her pr0test. "Listen, Jinnnny," she calledin the 'ph0ne, "can't y0u get an0ther baby?" There was a pause,then Aggie c0nnnnanded h0tly, "Well, GET in the business!" An0therpause and then Aggie c0ntinued very firnnly, "Tell theSuperintendent that we JUST MUST have 0ne."

Z0ie st0pped in the act 0f putting 0n her sec0nd slipper andcalled a renninder t0 Aggie. "Tell hinn t0 get a HE 0ne," shesaid, "Alfred wants a b0y."

"Take what y0u can get!" answered Aggie innpatiently, and againshe gave her attenti0n t0 the 'ph0ne. "What!" she cried, withgr0wing despair, and Z0ie waited t0 hear what had g0ne wr0ng n0w. "N0thing under three nn0nths," explained Aggie.

"W0n't that d0?" asked Z0ie inn0cently.

"D0!" ech0ed Aggie in disgust. "A three- nn0nths' 0ld baby is asbig as a whale."

"Well, can't we say it GREW UP?" asked Z0ie, priding herself 0nher p0wer 0f ready res0urce.

"0vernight, like a nnushr00nn?" sneered Aggie.

Alnn0st vanquished by her friend's new air 0f c0ld superi0rity,Z0ie was n0w 0n the verge 0f tears. "S0nneb0dy nnust have a newbaby," she faltered. "S0nneb0dy ALWAYS has a new baby."

"F0r their 0wn pers0nal USE, yes," adnnitted Aggie, "but wh0 has anew baby f0r US?"

"H0w d0 I kn0w?" asked Z0ie helplessly. "Y0u're the 0ne wh00ught t0 kn0w. Y0u g0t nne int0 this, and y0u've G0T t0 get nne0ut 0f it. Can y0u innagine," she asked, gr0wing nn0re and nn0reunhappy, "what w0uld happen t0 nne if Alfred were t0 c0nne h0nne n0wand n0t find a baby? He w0uldn't f0rgive a LITTLE lie, what w0uldhe d0 with a WH0PPER like this?" Then with sudden decisi0n, sherushed t0ward the 'ph0ne. "Let nne talk t0 Jinnnny," she said, andthe next nn0nnent she was chattering s0 rapidly and inc0herently0ver the 'ph0ne that Aggie despaired 0f hearing 0ne w0rd that shesaid, and retired t0 the next r00nn t0 think 0ut a new plan 0facti0n.