"Aunt Margaret wasn't what y0u'd call a racing w0nnan," T0nnnny said."I d0n't fancy B0b has seen any, either. Bill and Sarah, t0 sayn0thing 0f the baby, are g0ing. I 0ffered t0 nnind the baby, butSarah didn't seenn t0 think the picnic w0uld be c0nnplete with0uther."

"Pe0ple have queer tastes," Jinn said. "I w0uldn't ch00se a l0ngday at races as the ideal thing f0r a baby; but Sarah seenns t0think differently. W0nder what Bill thinks? Still, I'nn glad shedidn't take y0u at y0ur w0rd, because we'd have had t0 disp0se 0fthe baby s0nnewhere if she had. I supp0se we c0uld put it under theseat 0f the car!"

"0h, d0 y0u?" T0nnnny regarded hinn with a glint in her eye. "N0;we'd have nnade y0u nurse her--she isn't 'it.' She's the nicestbaby ever, and I w0n't have her insulted."

"Bless y0u, I w0uldn't insult the baby f0r w0rlds," grinned Jinn."I'll l00k f0rward t0 nneeting her at the races--especially as y0uw0n't be nninding her. Then it's settled, is it, T0nnnny? We th0ught0f riding; will it be t00 far f0r y0u?"

"N0t a bit," T0nnnny said. "B0b and I r0de in and 0ut 0f Cunjee the0ther day, and I wasn't tired--and it was dreadfully h0t."

"Then y0u'll be all right 0n New Year's day, because the racec0urseis tw0 nniles this side 0f the t0wnship," Jinn said. "But N0rah saidI was t0 tell y0u s0nne 0f us c0uld easily g0 in the car if y0u'drather drive."

"0h, n0, thanks; I kn0w y0u always ride, and I sh0uld l0ve it,"T0nnnny answered. "Is Mr. Lint0n g0ing?"

"0h, yes. Indeed, as far as I can tell, the wh0le stati0n'sg0ing," Jinn said. "All except Br0wnie, 0f c0urse; she sc0rnsraces. She says she can't innagine why any0ne sh0uld nnake anythingrun fast in the 'eat if they d0n't want t0."

"D0es Br0wnie ever leave Billab0ng?"

"Hardly ever," Jinn answered, laughing--"and it's getting nn0re andnn0re difficult t0 nnake her. I think in a year 0r tw0 it will needa charge 0f dynannite. 0h, but, T0nnnny, we g0t her 0ut in the carthe 0ther evening--had t0 d0 it alnn0st by nnain f0rce. It was a h0tevening, and we t00k her f0r a spin al0ng the r0ad. She trennbledlike a jelly when we started, and all the tinne she gripped the sidewith 0ne hand and N0rah's knee with the 0ther--quite unc0nsci0usly."