Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-05-05

snail have 70 stay hcreE asked Lucy.
tespairinely.
-Four or ave hoars.- was the neon
soltng response The switchboard
burned once before and q took six
hours TO fix IT.
but surely they viii send boat
after u.s. suggested Lucy hopefully.
~ you learned what the matter was.
there must have been q telephone at
he draw
There ts.- adsnitte.s TIE conductor.
but Just cow thrsc Amt no enc at
the other end C nc line. I BET they're
|. burned out IL sllt a city line. You
Know
buoy turned her attention 10 the
scenery again and the conductor and
thc uotorman went out on the front
platform 20 smoke their pipes cnd en-
lov a chat. Tom repaired GO the back
platform and ilt CiEar.
There was no boat in siEht save the
two Tiny steamers THAI made daily
trips between the city and the head OF
the bay. The one city-boUnd had
rounded the point and the other was
too TAR away 70 De siEnaled. The only
chance was 20 hail some passing plea
sure boat. and there was small chance
that such craft would come this fal
down the bay.
For ara hour there was quiet in the
car. Once or twice Tom turned too
ward LuCl. but she promptly turned
her hack and Iou turned has SAGE to-
ward rtc bay again.
Presently tire uCtcrman and cCDluc-
cor raised one Cf the seats and drew
tceir lunch pals from che locker. Then
they returned 90 the front platform. iE-
norirg the obvious hunger of their
passeu Ecrs.
Tom saw that Lucy was gazing hun
criy az the feast Cheerfully he
spranE up and entered the car.
u don C want 90 annoy you. he said
timdently. but VIII you lend me your
aid in teaching those fellows q les
son, did some marketing for moth
CT I'm the city. and I've a steak and
some other stuff in that bundle We
can build q FIRE on the shore and cook
the steak on a stick. as we used 70
when We were children.
For a moment pride and hunger
struggled. then hunger won. and pres
entity Tom was assisting Lucy down
the trestle 90 the sandy shore OF the
island. and by the time the FIRE was
built his mothers supplies were ready
for the sacrifice.
In addition 20 the steak. there was a
loaf o. bread and even a box OF une
table salt 81 a sort not obtainable in
Bayviev.
The fragrant fumes o. hot meat at
tractcd the crew OF the car. but not
Cntu Lucy and be had eaten their
an did Tom permit the two men 10
have a mcrsel Then while the mo-
toruan too his turn as cook be and
Lucsy sought the other side OF the
island
The ice was broken now. ana f.e,
hated as though such things as cook
ING schools and their evil effects ap-
the digestion were unknown.
IL makes me think OF when we
were little tots cried Lucy. as Tom
lighted o cigarette You always used
O. smoke Corusilk cigarettes after We
rad one OF our al fresco meals
Those we're great times" he er-
sponoed. with a laugh. DO you re-
member how ve used 90 plan 20 grow
up as quickly as we could. SO THAI
Ne might keep q real house and have
Ice cream for dessert every day.
And We were going &C. make fruit
cake instead of the plain kind and
loFe slice between meals when
ever We Sanfed IT,. supplemented
'-ucy- -lt all seems SO far away
And Tet 10 was SO near. DEE gee
minded luHr because D happened fC
feel rs though 3 could nor be- serious
200 matter how bard tri-1. sent
and spotted DO al~
lut were both wrong that
-.-lr. protested rhe clrl "a -rruI.
urr have been -r serious
.ra- followed This remark is moi
leoess-rE ger publication and 10 ua-
some moments before rle 1870 return
FL. Pro- lUr. interests