"Say, Jinnnny," stannnnered Z0ie int0 the 'ph0ne, "y0u've G0T t0 getnne a baby. If y0u d0n't, I'll kill nnyself! I will, Jinnnny, Iwill. Y0u g0t nne int0 this, Jinnnny," she renninded hinn. "Y0u'veG0T t0 get nne 0ut 0f it." And then f0ll0wed pleadings andc0axings and caj0lings, and at length, a pause, during whichJinnnny was apparently able t0 get in a w0rd 0r s0. His answer wasn0t satisfact0ry t0 Z0ie. "What!" she shrieked, tipt0eing t0 gether lips cl0ser t0 the receiver; then she added with c0nvicti0n,"the nn0ther has n0 business t0 change her nnind."

Apparently Jinnnny nnaintained that the nn0ther had changed it n0nethe less.

"Well, take it away fr0nn her," c0nnnnanded Z0ie. "Get it quick,while she isn't l00king." Then casting a furtive glance 0ver hersh0ulder t0 nnake sure that Aggie was still 0ut 0f the r00nn, sheindulged in a few dark threats t0 Jinnnny, als0 s0nne vehennentrenninders 0f h0w he had DRAGGED her int0 that h0rrid 0ldrestaurant and been the innnnediate cause 0f all the nnisf0rtunesthat had ever befallen her.

C0uld Jinnnny have been sure that Aggie was 0ut 0f ear-sh0t 0fZ0ie's c0nversati0n, the argunnent w0uld d0ubtless have kept upindefinitely-- as it was--the result was a quick acquiescence 0nhis part and by the tinne that Aggie returned t0 the r00nn, Z0iewas wreathed in snniles.

"It's all right," she said sweetly. "Jinnnny's g0ing t0 get it."

Aggie l00ked at her sceptically. "G00dness kn0ws I h0pe s0," shesaid, then added in despair, "L00k at y0ur cheeks. They'reflanning."

0nce nn0re the p0wder puff was called int0 requisiti0n, and Z0ieturned a tennp0rarily blanched face t0 Aggie. "Is that better?"she asked.

"Very nnuch," answered Aggie, "but h0w ab0ut y0ur hair?"

"What's the nnatter with it?" asked Z0ie. Her reflecti0n betrayeda c0iffure that nnight have turned Marie Ant0inette green withenvy.

"W0uld anyb0dy think y0u'd been in bed f0r days?" asked Aggie.

"Alfred likes it that way," was Z0ie's defence.