She turned to Aggie to inquire
the result. Again the 'phone rang. "Who's that?" she exclaimed
in alarm.
"I'll see," answered Aggie.
"It couldn't be Alfred, could it?" asked Zoie with mingled hope
and dread.
"Of course not," answered Aggie, as she removed the receiver from
the hook. "Alfred wouldn't 'phone, he would come right up."
CHAPTER XV
Discovering that it was merely Jimmy "on the wire," Zoie's
uneasiness abated, but Aggie's anxiety was visibly increasing.
"Where ARE you?" she asked of her spouse. "The Children's Home!"
she repeated, then followed further explanations from Jimmy which
were apparently not satisfactory. "Oh, Jimmy!" cried his
disturbed wife, "it can't be! That's horrible!"
"What is it?" shrieked Zoie, trying to get her small ear close
enough to the receiver to catch a bit of the obviously terrifying
message.
"Wait a minute," called Aggie into the 'phone. Then she turned
to Zoie with a look of despair. "The mother's changed her mind,"
she explained; "she won't give up the baby."
"Good Lord!" cried Zoie, and she sank into the nearest chair.
For an instant the two women looked at each other with blank
faces. "What can we DO," asked Zoie.
Aggie did not answer immediately. This was indeed a serious
predicament; but presently Zoie saw her friend's mouth becoming
very resolute, and she surmised that Aggie had solved the
problem.
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