Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-31

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 Ghen they returned to the front plat form, ignoring the obvious hunger of their passengers.
 Tom saw that Lucy was gazing hun grily at the feast. Cheerfully he sprang up and entered the car.
 'I don't want to annoy you" he said difidently, but will you lend me your aid In teaching those fellows a les son? did some marketing for mother in the city, and I've a steak and some other stuff in that bundle. We can build a fire on the shore and cook the steak on a stick, as we used to when we were children"
 For a moment pride and hunger struggled; then hunger won, and pres. ently Tom was assisting Lucy down the trestle to the sandy shore of the island, and by the time the fire was built his mothers supplies were ready for the sacrifice. In addition to the steak, there was loaf of bread from fashionable bakery. and even box of fine table salt of a sort not obtain able in Bayview. The steak was cut into strips ready for brolling
 The fragrant fumes of hot meat aat- tracted the crew of the car, but not un- til Lucy and he had eaten their fill did Tom permit the two men to have q morsel. Then while the motorman took his turn as cook he and Lucy sought the other side of the isldnd The ice was broken now, and they chatted as though such things as cook ing schools and their evil effects upon the digestion were unknown.
 'It makes me think of when we were little tots" cried Lucy as Tom lighted a cigarette. You always used to smoke corn silk cigarettes after we had one of our al fresco meals"
 Those were great times,' he re- eponded. with a laugh. ''Do you re- member how we used to plan to grow up as quickly as we could so that we might keep real house nnd have ice cream for dessert every dayr'
 And we were going to make fruit cake instead of the plain kind and have slice between meals whenever we wanted it." supplemented Lucy. "It all seems so far away"
 And yet it was so near" he remind ed. Just because happened to feel as though l could not be serious, no matter how hard l tried, l went and spoiled it all"
 But we were both wrong that night" protested the girl. T should not have been so serious"
 What followed this remark Is not necessary for publication, and it was some moments before the two returned to mundane interests.
 "Hurrahr' shouted Tom, and Lucy looked at him in surprise. Then she turned to follow his gesture of direc- ton and echoed his cheer. The draw was slowly swinging into place. The current was on again.
 Respectfully the conductor suspended his culinary operations, and the motor man climbed back to his post with a slice of steak sandvsiched between two slices of bread In a few minutes they were rattling over the closed draw and home was in sight again.
 Have you the ring stillT' asked Lucy as they left the ear at their cor ner
 I'll bring it over tonight" he prom ised. 'rll be over early You make fruit cake. and I'll bring the cream"
 "A cooking school fruit cakeT' she demanded teasingly.
 "A Lucy fruit cake" corrected Tom, with smile. Its enough that you cook it."
 But these won't be time," objected the girl.
 Then let's have some more steak" suggested Tom. ''That tasted better than fruit cake awhile ago, with you across the fire. We ought to be very grateful to the car company" :.
 And to the steak" suggested Lucy. Tt was the steak that compelled sur render"
 But her eyes told different story, and Tom regarded a passing trolley with a glance of positive affection as he turned in at his gate.