Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-27
( and Jill

x ana I'LL
fy lady love so fair
ITO the kitchen, what !.
iy night banquet going 10
Fee,ting as hungry as a
that golf game this after.
ing very healthy. dearest"
H. II know II will be
~ both of usl'
suspieiously. There
OF cooking beef, but
Queer vegetable smell.
INT quito like that word
honey" said Jack as he
through the swinging door.
ur food is healthy. Who has
Eaking complaints"
you. darling. You're the best
d thing i'll the world about my
pts at cooking. But I've got a
sc Tor you. Now, do be pa
|ek shifted again and was no, re-
bred.
HE turned back into the living
om and inhaled little nicotine
rom his good old brier pipe to as
suage the pangs OF beef steak ycarn-
ing.
Soon Jill was ready. however. and
he sat down to the table with ex-
pectant look.
You forgot the. butter, darling.
I'll get it for YOU he said rising
gallantly. "And there's no ice wa
ter"
Quite right. sweetheart. I bought
book on scientific dietetics today
and am cooking accordingly"
die at what-icks,"
The science OF culinary efficiency,
dear. Proper blood building. tissue
feeding victuals. based on the latest
:, things in science"
Jill assumed what she felt sure
was a very scientific air, as she
glanced at the curious mixtures on
the plates before her.
Jack was sstoundcd and, for,
change, had no repartce.
You see. dear. At this time OF
the year one should eschew meat
I'D rather chew it, honey girl.
I'm starved and l am too healthy to
risk taking chances with these scien-
tific preparations"
Jack, if you love me at ALL" and
Jill began to look piteous, you will
at least give this system a trial. 1t
has been used for thousands OF years
in the orient. aud it is said that it
will prolong human life at least 10
to Is years"
who on earth would want to live
SO long--in the orient
Now you arc ridiculing me"
pouted Jill. II want us both to live
longer for each other"
"All right, honey What do | get
to cat from now until can hunt my
lunchroom restaurant in the city?"
We'll, tonight, we have specially
prepared soy beans and a vegetable
salad, with a very scientific substitute
for coffee. No butter, milk or any
other animal product, including meat.
There's a hundred times the nour
islment."
"All right, darling. I'll take
chance at any kind of death oncep
And so they dined on strictly
vegetarian diet. Jack was delighted
when the meal was over. but neither
he nor Jill felt as though they had
oyer-eaten.
lack went out to smoke his pipe.
in the quiet streets OF the suburban
village as he told Jill.
Before they went to sleep, Jack
heard little sigh.
Hungry" he asked, with
chucklc.
No! l intend trying this system
cut for week.
Il hope we livc> next Satur-
day, dear"
Sunday morning canes another
egglcss, meatless, milkless, fatlcss,
coffeelcss meal. Jack seemed re-
signed to his fate, but Jill grew in
1 creasingly nervous.
ooh, Jack, I'm afraid that we've
made an awful mistake trusting too
much. to science" she told him as
they walked home from church.
There's not a bit OF meat in the
house and now it's Sunday. And I'm
getting weak. What shall we dor"
II absolutely refuse to go out to
dinner or to cat anything what we
already have in the house It's
sin to buy anything on Sunday!
Even at the village delicatessen
store?' and her eyes were pleading.
Jack shook his head resolutely.
But as Jill dismally started to pre-
pare some more strange vegetable
dishes Jack came up from the cool
basement with some bundles in his
arms.
Honey, I thought that we might
have company who wouldn't SYM
pathize with our vegetarian plans.
SO, here's steak and some eggs, and
some chops and some butter and
some layer cake and some coffee
and other things. | bought at the
grocery store last night just before
they closed"
Till beamed. and Jack continued
with triumphant grin:
"Of course you don't want any
and | don't. But hadn't we better
invite some company in, so they
won't spoil?"
Jill gave a determined shake Of
the head.
"There are two good reasons, dear
why they won't spoil-you and
o,e'
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