Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-09-26

y ntll tntN returned 10 Tue lIuut put
form. ignoring the obvious hunger Of
their passentcrs.
Tom saw that Lucy was gazing hun.
gIlll al tie feast Chcertully he
spraug NJ an.l entered the car.
Il don't want To annoy YOU he said
diiidcntly. "bu , ID tod lend me your
aid in teaching uto.c fellows les
sunt | did Slilc ridrhcting Tor mother
IN the city. aud I've a steak and some
other stan in Tat bun lie Ne can
build - IRE on 'hc shore AMI cook the
steak on II stick. rs we used to when
we were chld-ca."
For moment pride and hunger
struggled: then hunger won. and pres
emily Tom was assisting Lucy down
the trestlr 10 the sandy shore OF the
island. aud 10y 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
a fashionable bakery. and even Il box
o. fuc table salt OF sort not obtain
able ia BayvIcw, The steak was cot
into strips ready for hroilus
The fragrant fumes OF hot meat al
tructed the crew Of the car. but not IN
I'll Lucy aud he had eaten their I'LL did
Tom permit the two men to have
morScl Then while the motorman
took his turn as cook he and Lucy
sought the other side OF the island.
The lee was broken now and they
chattcd as though such things AS cook
ing schools and their evil effects upon
the digestion were unknown.
1T makes u.c think of when We were
little tots, cried Lucy Us Tom lighted
a cigarette. You always used 10
smoke corn silk cigarettes after We had
one II our al fresco meals"
Those We're great times. he re-
spoudcd. with laugh. "po You re
member how we used TO plan 10 grow
up us quickly as we could 50 that we
might keep real house and have Ice
cream for dessert every day"
AND we were going to make fruit
cake instead o. the plain kind and
have Slice between meals whenever
we wanted t.. supplemented Lucy. 1T
all seems go far away"
"Anh yet Il was 50 near" he remind
I'd Just because happened 10 feel
as though could not be serious. no
matter how hard / tried. Went aud
spoiled It nl."
but we we're both wrong that
night" protested the girl Il should
not have been So serious"
What followed this remark Is not
necessary FOR publication and 1t was
some moments before the two returned
To mundane interests
"IIurrih," shouted Tom. and Lucy
looked nj him ia 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
Rcgycifully the conductor suspended
his culinary operations aud the motor
man climbed back to his post with II
slice of steak sandwichcd between two
Slices % bread IN a fcw minutes
they were rafting over the closed
draw AMI home was ia sight again.
"lIaye You the ring stll| asked
Lucy as they left the car At their cor.
ncr
I'm bring it over tonight he prom
lsed IN be over early You make
fruit cake. and IN bring the cream
- cooaIns school fruit cake" she
demanded leasiugly
~ Lucy fruit cake" corrected Tom
with u smile ITS enough that you
cool, It,
But there won't be time" objected
the girl
Then lets have some more steak.
suggested Tom. THAT tasted better
than fruit cake awhile ago, with you
across the tire We ought to be very
grateful 10 the car company
"Aud to the steak" suggested Lucy
IT was the steak that compelled sur
render"
But her eyes told different story,
ana Tom regarded a passing trolley
with glance Of positive affection as
he turned III NJ his gate