The look on her face increased
his worst fears. "Don't tell me he's----" he could not bring
himself to utter the word. He continued to look helplessly from
one woman to the other.
In vain Zoie again tried to answer. Aggie also made an
unsuccessful attempt to speak. Then, driven to desperation by
the strain of the situation, Zoie declared boldly: "He's out."
"Out?" echoed Alfred in consternation.
"With Jimmy," explained Aggie, coming to Zoie's rescue as well as
she knew how.
"Jimmy!" repeated Alfred in great astonishment.
"Just for a breath of air," explained Zoie sweetly She had now
entirely regained her self- possession.
"Isn't he very young to be out at night?" asked Alfred with a
puzzled frown.
"We told Jimmy that," answered Aggie, amazed at the promptness
with which each succeeding lie presented itself. "But you see,"
she continued, "Jimmy is so crazy about the child that we can't
do anything with him."
"Jimmy crazy about my baby?" exclaimed Alfred incredulously. "He
always said babies were 'little red worms.' "
"Not this one," answered Zoie sweetly.
"No, indeed," chimed in Aggie. "He acts as though he owned it."
"Oh, DOES he?" exclaimed Alfred hotly. "I'll soon put a stop to
that," he declared. "Where did he take him?"
Again the two women looked at each other inquiringly, then Aggie
stammered evasively.
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