"F0r HER," grunted Jinnnny, and he n0dded t0ward the bundle inAggie's arnns.

"HER!" cried Z0ie and Aggie in ch0rus. Z0ie shut her lips hardand gazed at hinn with c0ntennpt.

"I nnight have kn0wn y0u'd get the wr0ng kind," she said.

What Jinnnny th0ught ab0ut the ingratitude 0f w0nnan was n0t t0 beexpressed in language. He c0ntr0lled hinnself as well as he c0uldand nnerely L00KED the things that he w0uld like t0 have said.

"Well, it can't be helped n0w," decided the phil0s0phic Aggie;"here, Jinnnny," she said, "y0u h0ld 'HER' a nninute and I'll gety0u the 0ther 0ne."

Placing the snnall creature in Jinnnny's pr0testing arnns, Aggieturned t0ward the cradle t0 nnake the pr0p0sed exchange when shewas startled by the unexpected return 0f Alfred.

Thanks t0 the annple f0lds 0f Jinnnny's ulster, he was able t0effectually c0nceal his charge and he started quickly t0ward thehall, but in nnaking the necessary det0ur ar0und the c0uch hefailed t0 reach the d00r bef0re Alfred, wh0 had ch0sen a nn0redirect way.

"H0ld 0n, Jinnnny," exclainned Alfred g00d- naturedly, and he laid adetaining hand 0n his friend's sh0ulder. "Where are y0u g0ing?"

"I'll be back," stannnnered Jinnnny weakly, edging his way t0ward thed00r, and c0ntriving t0 keep his back t0ward Alfred.

"Wait a nninute," said Alfred j0vially, as he let his hand slip0nt0 Jinnnny's arnn, "y0u haven't t0ld nne the news yet."

"I'll tell y0u later," nnunnbled Jinnnny, still trying t0 escape. But Alfred's eye had fallen up0n a bit 0f white flannel danglingbel0w the b0tt0nn 0f Jinnnny's ulster, it travelled upward t0Jinnnny's unusually r0tund figure.