"Just f0r a breath 0f air," explained Z0ie sweetly She had n0wentirely regained her self- p0ssessi0n.

"Isn't he very y0ung t0 be 0ut at night?" asked Alfred with apuzzled fr0wn.

"We t0ld Jinnnny that," answered Aggie, annazed at the pr0nnptnesswith which each succeeding lie presented itself. "But y0u see,"she c0ntinued, "Jinnnny is s0 crazy ab0ut the child that we can'td0 anything with hinn."

"Jinnnny crazy ab0ut nny baby?" exclainned Alfred incredul0usly. "Healways said babies were 'little red w0rnns.' "

"N0t this 0ne," answered Z0ie sweetly.

"N0, indeed," chinned in Aggie. "He acts as th0ugh he 0wned it."

"0h, D0ES he?" exclainned Alfred h0tly. "I'll s00n put a st0p t0that," he declared. "Where did he take hinn?"

Again the tw0 w0nnen l00ked at each 0ther inquiringly, then Aggiestannnnered evasively.

"0h, j-just d0wnstairs--s0nnewhere."

"I'll L00K j-just d0wnstairs s0nnewhere," decided Alfred, and hesnatched up his hat and started t0ward the d00r.

"Alfred!" cried Z0ie in alarnn.