Baby Mine

the papers, the conventional "honeymoon" journey had been made, and Alfred Hardy and

confidence of the elders of his firm, and they had already begun to give way to him in many important decisions. In fact, he was now p

now, but Aggie kept more or less in touch with Zoie; and over the luncheon table the affairs of the two husbands were often discussed by their wives. It w

asonable," said Ag

y. "If he's peevish he has some go

with me, Jimmy," said

t YOUR fault if Alfred's made a fool of himself by marryi

to get her," argued Aggie

" answered Jimmy in

prettiest girls in

ered Jimmy, "but it doesn

o me," purred Aggie; and her arm sto

dly, "but every time Zoie Hardy's name is mentioned in this ho

rejudiced," answered Aggie

go again,"

Oh, come now, Jimmy," she pleaded, "let's trundle

a passing taxi but Zoie. It was apparent that she wished him to wait until she could alight; and in spite of his disincli

d looking exactly like an animated doll. "You've just s

ble?" asked the

y dressmaker's in half an hour; and I haven't had a bite of lunch. I'm miles and miles from home; and I can't g

d tete-a-tete in one of Chicago's most fashionable restaurants, and Zoie the unconscious flirt was looking

ound something else on the menu that she considered more tempting to her palate. Time and again the waiter had to be recalled and the

her neighbours, and it was only after Jimmy had been induced to make himself ridiculous by craning h

and Zoie at length rose to go he was so insanely irritated, that he declared they had been in the place for hours; demand

later rode away in her taxi, waving gaily to Jimmy who was now l

he missed Aggie, who went to a friend's house for dinner, leaving word for him to follow. For the first time in his life, Jimmy disobeyed Aggie's orders, a

oined her, she was surprised to find him sleeping as peacefully as a cherub. "Poo

ne alarm. It was now Aggie's turn to sleep peacefully; and he stole dejectedly back to the dining-ro

degrees, he regained his good cheer and as usual when in rising spirits, his mind turned toward Aggie. The second anniversary of their wedding was fast approaching-he began to take notice of

s chair, the telephone bell rang violently. Never guessing who was a

it was apparent that the person at the other end of the line had a great deal to say and very little t

appened?"

ommittal answer, "not even to Aggie. Jump

dull sound of the wire told him that th

h forth in the shank of the morning at the bidding of a young woman whom he abhorred. Ridiculous! He would do no such thing. He lit a cigar and

ggie would certainly never forgive him if he

e not to t

rrible but no doubt accurate answer. "Wedded to an abomination like Zoie, Alfred had sou

the outer office without instructing his aston

retary to himself as he appropr