Baby Mine

ell Alfred so a dozen times during dinner, but each time he had bee

so modest. And did you see how simply she dresses?" he asked. Jimmy recalled his fir

en he explained with a serious weighing of his words, "It was her love of children. I had barely been introduced to her when she turned her back upon me and gave he

lamely. It was his fir

r hesitated. You know,

d," admitted Jimmy,

red, "I had learned all about

p the plate and scrape the bottom of it, Jimmy was now looking

iend had not yet devoured more than two spoonfuls of soup; at that rate, argued Jimmy, the roast wou

ntinued Alfred. "They are on a

oved of th

l that a separation from the minx

lfred with glistening ey

e forebore to say it, and Alfred

ht in the same

Jimmy, and he felt

yours," added Alfred triumphantly. "Th

nking," s

at deal," went on Alfred. "She's been in sch

d Jimmy, thinking of his

deal of money; but that hasn't spoilt her. Oh no! She is just as simple and considerate in her behaviour as if she were some

ked at hi

propose to her

his friend had been suddenly struc

ntinued Alfred. "I want you to take care of her friend A

The name to him was a

'll have to leave you now," he said, rising. "I must send her some flowers f

explod

ction," called Alfred g

is roast in gloomy silence. It seemed dry and tasteless. Even his favourite desert of plum puddin

ger, but he felt an uneasy foreboding as to his own future. With his college course practically finished and Alfred attachin

himself looking into a pair of level brown eyes, and felt himself growing hot and cold by turns. When the little knot of youths and maidens dise

silence that had fallen between them. She was so imposing; so self-controlled. It really seemed to Jimmy that she should be the one to ask him to dance. As a matter of fact, that was just what happened; and after the dance she suggested that they sit in the garden; and in the garden, with the moonlight barely peepin

Chicago at once; and as soon as all the relatives concerned on both si

as I'm concerned." And then followed another rhapsody upon the fitness of Zoie as the keeper of his future home and hearth, and the mother of his fu

Zoie and Aggie in one of the pretty chintz bedrooms of Professo

re met any one like him. Do you know," she added with a sly twinkle in her eye, "it was all I could do to keep from laughing at him. He's so awfully serious." She giggled to herself a

reproach. "I MADE Jimmy know what I'M like," she

xclaimed Zoie in

er," said Aggie sagely. "I think tha

s about things," smiled Zoie, "

" asked Aggie, wit

in a flounce of my skirt. I turned round to slap him, but I saw Alfred looking, so I patted his ugly little red curls

lain to him?" asked

fore I'd got him

ing him AFTER you've got him

ou are horrid. You're just trying to

the next moment she was sitti

, "how dare you b

ored on both sides and Zoie continued gaily: "Don't you worry about Alfred and me," she said as she kick

e; not without misgivings,