The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-04-20

food movement
Raw food?" she repeated blankly.
IT'S an ideal diet-a return to ma
ture in the practical sense" he ex-
planned hurriedly. She looked genu-
inely disconnected. After all, he did
not know her very we'll Perhaps he
did not at all; the idea Of square
meal certainly seemed incOngruOus In
connection with her She looked a.
If she got that color az the flowers
get theirs 1t was embarrassing to be
discussing such things so soon; yet
hang i'll
DO you mean raw pork and pea
nuts-and fish-worms, for instance?"
she asked, with a smile which brought
the queer, misplaced little dfmple at
the lower corner of her mouth into full
play.
'Not-exactly." he answered, splash
ing in the water with his paddle. Its
the principle OF cooking that's wrong"
he explained.
She blushed She had overlooked
that
Have you ever tried it," he asked
skeptically, with the amazing audacity
Of the meek.
Tried IT." she echoed Indignantly
Il don't see how you've found time
while you've been In college," he
said, retreating little
"One can always find time for what
one likes" she retorted. Besides,
was brought up to know how to do
things, on principle. My mother has
old-fashioned ideas about such things
And l like it, When my brains tired
there's nothing that soothes it like
making noodles. It's a beautiful &C
complishment. And one doesn't have
to think noodle thoughts the while
though noodle thoughts are very in
teresting, for that matter"
Il should think they might be-" he
commented. A deep amusement was
dawning in his eyes.
He was so lovable in his slow effort
/, at readjustment that she cried out
suddenly: 'Oh, man, man. my pretty
dreams! the kettle simmering. and
and the nice poached eggs-and the
smell of the coffee the smell of cot
fee, now, is really poetica1-"
Bless it's heart," said the man with
sudden tenderness. DO you suppose
I'm going to object to your having
what you want to eat, sweetheart"
For moment she was speeches..
Then, ''Oh, as if cared what l eat,"
she cried, flushed and indignant
The man stared Il thought that
was what we we're talking about" he
said humbly.
.'One can't explain things to man, :"
she said with vehement disgust
When one has no talent one naturally
dreams of laying it at the feet of the
man one-loves. I've always yearned
for somebody to fix for. And to have
above all that-to have no opportunity
to develop the natural bent of your
genius"
He had been watching her smile of
deep and hidden import There are
all sorts of nice little salads you can
make" he said suddenly.
~Salads?" she repeated, staring
nuts and apples"
How deliciously indigestible! You
don't mean to say that the movement
permits of things that are agreeable
to the taste?'
He was still watching her under the
brim of his hat. And all the head
cranks of my cult say that you must
| A.
ble."
She was Frightening perceptibly. Il
hadn't thought of that" she cried.
Does that help any," he asked,
with great curiosity.
"Ye-es-immensely," she said. Il
begin to see possibilities-in that
! movement"
MY future is fairly reeking with
possibilities" he announced content
eddy.
When they rounded the head Of the
} island again, little later, tiny col
: umn of pale blue smoke became visi
BILE on the right, toward the convent
/, was mounting almost straight up
: ward against the amber glow of the
late afternoon sky.
The man pointed out the little camp
| fire on the yellow sand by the waters
edge. The figure of a man was bend
: ing over it, and woman in a scarlet
golf jacket was moving about at a
little distance. Two children were
: whooping joyously in the foreground
] The girl stood up in the boat t.
look, in spite Of his remonstrance.
t They're cooking support" she said
{ "Oh, how perfectly darling." She
r looked around at the jewel-worid abou
them 1T just completes the pictured
: she said. 1T humanizes the land
r scape,"
The man grinned self-consciously
/, Something smells mighty good h,
2 admitted.
l She turned upon him. arrested b,
= the remark and looked at him To-
some seconds. Then she clasped he
: hands. ~Oh, my prophetic soul,v sh,
l gasped. Its ham, He likes the smell
t of it,"
> Don't jump up and down. said tn,