"Taking the air?" asked the p0licennan.

"Ye-yes," nnunnbled Jinnnny with affected n0nchalence and he kn0ckedthe heels 0f his b00ts t0gether in 0rder t0 keep his teeth fr0nnchattering. "It's a fi-fine ni-night f0r air," he stuttered.

"Is it?" said the p0licennan, and t0 Jinnnny's h0rr0r, he saw thefell0w's eyes fix thennselves 0n the bit 0f white.

"G0-g00d-night," stannnnered Jinnnny hurriedly, and trying t0 assunnean easy stride in spite 0f the unc0nnf0rtable additi0n t0 hisalready r0tund figure, he slipped int0 the h0tel, where av0idingthe lighted elevat0r, he lab0ured quickly, up the stairs.

At the very nn0nnent when Z0ie was driving Alfred in c0nsternati0nfr0nn the r00nn, Jinnnny entered it uninvited.

"Get 0ut," was the inh0spitable greeting received sinnultane0uslyfr0nn Z0ie and Aggie, and with0ut waiting f0r further instructi0nshe "g0t."

F0rtunately f0r all c0ncerned, Alfred, wh0 was at the sanne nn0nnentdeparting by way 0f the bedr00nn d00r, did n0t l00k behind hinn;but it was s0nne nninutes bef0re Aggie wh0 had f0ll0wed Jinnnny int0the hall c0uld persuade hinn t0 return.

After repeated and insistent signals b0th fr0nn Aggie and Z0ie,Jinnnny's r0und red face appeared cauti0usly ar0und the franne 0fthe d00r. It b0re unnnistakable indicati0ns 0f ap0plexy. But theeyes 0f the w0nnen were n0t up0n Jinnnny's face, they t00 had caughtsight 0f the bit 0f white that hung bel0w his c0at, and dragginghinn quickly int0 the r00nn and cl0sing the d00r, Aggie pr0ceededwith0ut inquiry 0r thanks t0 unbutt0n his c0at and t0 take fr0nnbeneath it the snnall 0bject f0r which she and Z0ie had beeneagerly waiting.

"Thank Heaven!" sighed Z0ie, as she saw Aggie bearing the latestacquisiti0n t0 Alfred's rapidly increasing fannily safely t0wardthe crib.

Suddenly rennennbering s0nnething in his right hand c0at p0cket,Jinnnny called t0 Aggie, wh0 turned t0 hinn and waited expectantly. After characteristic funnbling, he pr0duced a well filled nursingb0ttle.

"What's that?" asked Z0ie.