Jinks was spending the afternoon with Mrs
Hardy, but why this should have so annoyed MR. Jinks was a
question that Miss Perkins found it difficult to answer. Was it
possible that Mr. Jinks's present state of unrest could be
traced to the door of the beautiful young wife of his friend?" Oh
dear," thought Miss Perkins, "how scandalous!"
"That will do," commanded Jimmy, interrupting Miss Perkins's
interesting speculations, and he nodded toward the door.
"But----" stammered Miss Perkins, as she glanced at the
unfinished letters.
"I'll call you when I need you," answered Jimmy gruffly. Miss
Perkins left the room in high dudgeon.
"I'LL show them," said Jimmy to himself, determined to carry out
his recent resolve to be firm.
Then his mind wend back to his domestic troubles. "Suppose, that
Zoie, after imposing secrecy upon him, should change that thing
called her 'mind' and confide in Aggie about the luncheon?" Jimmy
was positively pale. He decided to telephone to Zoie's house and
find out how affairs were progressing. At the 'phone he
hesitated. "If Aggie HAS found out about the luncheon," he
argued, "my 'phoning to Zoie's will increase her suspicions. If
Zoie has told her nothing, she'll wonder why I'm 'phoning to
Zoie's house. There's only one thing to do," he decided. "I
must wait and say nothing. I can tell from Aggie's face when I
meet her at dinner whether Zoie has betrayed me.
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