Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-01
WEDNESDAY.

Mrs. Hooper had no opportunity to
continue ner conversation with Helen con-
corning her visit TO Edna JRckson's I'M
til she returned from school. as follow
ing dinner last night, when she expected
to join her in the kitchen while the
dishes yer being washed and hear heI
further explanation friend OF Henry's
had come IN for a half hours chat, and
when he had gone Helen and Roger were
settled at their home studies in the din
ing room. She hesitated about having a
serious talk with the child that might
carry with It the necessity Of a repri-
mand Just before she went to bed, as
she did not wish her sleep to be dis
turbed by upsetting thoughts.
Mrs. Hooper had every reason 10 believe
that Helen was not telling the truth
when she claimed that she had spent the
afternoon with Edna Jackson az her
home on the hill She followed her mp
stairs to her room on her return from
school, and sitting down in the low
chair. she said interestedIy. I'm sorry 1
didn't have time to hear what you had
to say about Edna Jackson last night,
Helen, but fathers friend, Mr. Elkins.
detained me until 1t was too late to talk
with you"
what do you want to know about It,
mother?" asked Helen pertly. "She just
asked me to come up and see her and
went"
what did you do when you got
there? ?" inquired Mrs. Hooper you say
you rode up in the Jackson's car after
you met Edna at the library. That was
as far as you got when you began to
tell me about Il before dinner last night"
"Oh, yes" the child began glibly. com
ing out of the closet, where she had
hung her hat. I'VE drove up that lovely,
long, winding drive with beautiful how-
ers ana trees on each side, and when we
got to the big front door a man with
a long gray coat and brass buttons came
down the steps and opened the door. and
we went into the most beautiful room
you've ever seen"
was Mrs. Jackson there7" asked Mrs.
Hooper as Helen sat down near the win
dow, apparently very willing to go into
all the details OF her marvellous adyen-
ture.
"Oh, yes" answered Helen without
hesitation, land she was so glad TO see
me, and then we went upstairs to Edna's
room and after a while a girl in a little
white cap and an apron brought us cakes
and tea and then Mrs. Jackson went
away--and then we played"
"What?" questioned her mother.
"Oh, several things" was the slightly
evasive reply, "and then we looked out
the window into the park and Edna
showed me all her silk and satin clothes
and about ten hats and a little gold
purse with money in It Of her own"
"And what did you do after thatH
pursued Mrs. Hooper.
"Oh, after that 1 came home"
Ibid you walk ?" asked Mrs. Hooper
"They didn't send you home in the au-
tomobile, did they?"
"Oh, no." returned Helen, because, you
see, Mrs. Jackson was out riding in It."
Mrs. Hooper pressed her for more de.
tails and they were all forthcoming with
great readiness, but Notwithstanding that
she was more firmly convinced than ever
that Helen had not been near the Jack
sons house, and was making up thu
story out of whole CLOTH She wished to
be perfectly fair and she refrained from
accusing the child of falsehood until she
had some evidence to support her belief.
'Have you told Roger where you were
yesterday afternoon? pursued Mrs.
Hooper after a pause.
No; you asked me not to, mother"
she replied, land anyhow 1 don't think
he would believe me-"
'Why?" inquired her mother, wonder
ing why the child imagined that she
was more gullible than Roger. Certainly
what the speaker at the club had said
about children's psychology was true
"Oh, well. Roger thinks he's smart,
and that I'm too little for any one to
notice me-"
well, perhaps 1t would be Just as wei