Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-02-18

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hsh-worms, for instance?"
she asked, with a smile which brought
the queer, misplaced little dimple 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 itT he asked
s~keptically, with the amazing audacity
of the meek.
Tried it?" she echoed Indignantly.
81 don't see how you've found time
while you've been in college," he
said, %retreating q 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 | like 1t. When my brains tired
there's nothing that soothes 1t 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"
II 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: ooh, 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 poetical-'
Bless its hearth" said the man with
| sudden tenderness. do you suppose
I'm going to object to your having
what you want to eat, sweetheart?"
For a moment she was speeches..
Then, ooh! as If I cared what l eat!"
she cried, flushed and indignant.
The man stared. Il thought that
was what we were talking about" he
said humbly.
Zone can't explain things to a man."
she said with vehement disgust.
when one has no talent n 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
set your affections upon a man who's
above all that-to have ne 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 car
make" he said suddenly.
"Salads?" she repeated, staring.
"Yep. Raw salads. Bananas ant
nuts and apples"
How deliciously indigestible! YOU
don't mean to say that the movemen
permits of things that are agreeable
to the taste?"
He was still watching her under tn,
brim Of his hat. "And all the head
cranks of my cult say that you mus
have flowers and things On the ia
BILE"
She was Frightening perceptibly. "
hadn't thought of that" she cried.
Does that help any?" he asked
} with great curiosity.
, "Ye-es-immensely," she said. "
, begin to see possibilities-in tina
movement"
! my future is fairly reeking wit
3 possibilities" he announced conten'
Y eddy.
a When they rounded the head of tn
: island again, a little later, a tiny co
4 umn of pale blue smoke became Wis
/ BILE on the right, toward the conven
IL was mounting almost straight VI
i ward against the amber glow of tn
late afternoon sky.
The man pointed out the little CAM
fire on the yellow sand by the water
edge. The figure of a man was BEN
ing over it, and a oma in a scaAt
golf jacket was moving about at
& little distance. Two children wei
h whooping joyously in the foregroun
The girl stood up in the boat
y 4 A |8&
!: look, in spite Of his remonstrance.
They're cooking support" she sal
g ooh, how perfectly darling!" ST
V looked around at the jewel-world abo,
them. TT just completes the picture
!" she said. ut humanizes the Ian
B. scape!"
The man grinned s~elf-consciousl
Something smells mighty good" !
ID admitted.
She turned upon him, arrested !
the remark, and looked at him f
some seconds. Then she clasped h
. hands. "Oh, my prophetic soul!' 81
'. gasped. Its ham! He likes the SINE
of It'll"
Don't jump up and down." said Il
n man. You'll drown u.s."
That irrational dimple was in fl
play as she looked down at him.
think we can get along" she said, nc
r. ding at him. You're nothing but
man, after all. 1t won't take a serpe
to beguile you; youth just say, IT
u woman tempted me, and did
q eat!' All nice men are like that" S
i added comfortingly.