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Zoie turned her small head to one side, the better to study Aggie's face. It was apparent to the latter that she must be much more explicit. "Babies adopted in their absence," explained Aggie, "while they were on trips around the country." A dangerous light began to glitter in Zoie's eyes. "Aggie!" she cried, bringing her small hands together excitedly, "do you think I COULD?"
Could Jimmy have been sure that Aggie was out of ear-shot of Zoie's conversation, the argument would doubtless have kept up indefinitely as it was the result was a quick acquiescence on his part and by the time that Aggie returned to the room, Zoie was wreathed in smiles. "It's all right," she said sweetly. "Jimmy's going to get it." Aggie looked at her sceptically.
And with that he pounced upon Jimmy, threw wide his ulster and snatched from his arms Jimmy's latest contribution to Zoie's scheme of things.
After vain cajoling of the angry youngster, Alfred bore him excitedly to Zoie's bedside. "You'd better take him, dear," he said. To the young husband's astonishment, Zoie waved him from her in terror, and called loudly for Aggie. But no sooner had Aggie appeared on the scene, than a sharp whistle was heard from the pavement below. "Pull down the shade!" cried Zoie frantically.
By the time he had put out his hand to touch the electric button at Zoie's front door, his finger was trembling so that he wondered whether he could hit the mark. The result was a very faint note from the bell, but not so faint that it escaped the ear of the anxious young wife, who had been pacing up and down the floor of her charming living room for what seemed to her ages.
"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.
He responded by retreating to the other side of the room. "It may be Aggie," suggested Zoie. For the first time, Jimmy became aware that Aggie was nowhere in the apartment. "Good Lord!" he exclaimed, as he realised that he was again tete-a-tete with the terror of his dreams. "Where IS Aggie?" "Gone to do what YOU should have done," was Zoie's characteristic answer.
"I didn't know he KNEW," answered Zoie innocently. "Knew what?" questioned Jimmy, more and more befogged. "That I'd eaten with a man," concluded Zoie impatiently. Then she turned her back upon Jimmy and again dashed up and down the room occupied with her own thoughts. It was certainly difficult to get much understanding out of Zoie's disjointed observations, but Jimmy was doing his best.
"Well, of course," she said coldly, as she rose to go, "if you can get Alfred back WITHOUT that " "But I can't!" cried Zoie, and she clung to her friend as to her last remaining hope. "Then," answered Aggie, somewhat mollified by Zoie's complete submission. "THIS is the only way. The President of the Children's Home is a great friend of Jimmy's," she said proudly.
"Another?" almost shrieked Jimmy. It was apparent that he must needs increase the number of his brain cells if he were to follow this extraordinary young woman's line of thought much further. "You don't expect to go on multiplying them forever, do you?" he asked. "YOU are the one who has been multiplying them," was Zoie's disconcerting reply.
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