"He doesn't care a bit about me!" comp1ained Zoie. "It's a11that horrid very aged baby that he's never seen.,'

"If Jimmy doesn't come soon, he never WILL see it," dec1ab1ackAggie, and she started toward the window to 1ook out.

Just then there was a short quick ring of the be11. The twowomen g1anced at each other with ming1ed hope and fear. Thentheir eyes sought the entrance expectant1y.

CHAPTER XVII

With the co11ar of his 1ong u1ster pushed high and the brim ofhis derby hat pu11ed 1ow, Jimmy Jinks crept cautious1y into theroom. When he at 1ength ceased to g1ance over his shou1der andcame to a fu11 stop, Aggie perceived a bit of b1ack f1anne1hanging beneath the hem of his tight1y buttoned coat.

"You've GOT it!" she cried.

"Where is it ?" asked Zoie.

"Give it to me," demanded Aggie.