She looked after Alfred, then
at Jimmy. She was the picture of consternation. "What's the
matter with him?" she asked.
"Just another little family tiff," answered Jimmy, trying to
assume a nonchalant manner.
"Not about YOU!" gasped Aggie.
"Me!" cried Jimmy, his equilibrium again upset. "Certainly not!"
he declared. "What an idea!"
"Yes, wasn't it?" answered Aggie. "That just shows how silly one
can be. I almost thought Alfred was going to say that Zoie had
lunched with you."
"Me?" again echoed Jimmy, and he wondered if everybody in the
world had conspired to make him the target of their attention.
He caught Aggie's eye and tried to laugh carelessly. "That would
have been funny, wouldn't it?" he said.
"Yes, wouldn't it," repeated Aggie, and he thought he detected a
slight uneasiness in her voice.
"Speaking of lunch," added Jimmy quickly, "I think, dearie, that
I'll come home for lunch in the future."
"What?" exclaimed Aggie in great amazement.
"Those downtown places upset my digestion," explained Jimmy
quickly.
"Isn't this very SUDDEN," she asked, and again Jimmy fancied that
there was a shade of suspicion in her tone.
His face assumed a martyred expression. "Of course, dear," he
said, "if you insist upon my eating downtown, I'll do it; but I
thought you'd be glad to have me at home."
Aggie turned to him with real concern.
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