Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-18
TUESDAY.

| Mrs. Hooper was welcomed Joyously by
1 the family when she came downstairs to
dinner, looking pale and very much
thinner as the result Of her long, har1
vigil in the baby's sick room. They all
felt however, that the real celebration
would come when Betty was entirely re-
covered and able to take her place once
more In the circle around the table. Her
still empty highchair kept even the ire
! sponsible Helen from welcoming her
mother as boisterously as her inclina-
tion suggested; and Roger greeted her
with as much emotion as If she had just
returned from a long and dangerous
| journey.
at is so good to be back with you all
gain" said Mrs. Hooper with tears In
her voice as she took her old place at the
table in the center of which Helen had
arranged In a large glass bowl, the
bunch Of yellow Chrysanthemums that
Aaptie Belle had sent down from the city
to celebrate the occasion.
/ How long viii 1t be before Betty can
come down 2" inquired Helen when she
comes back we will have a real party"
! 1T will be several weeks yet before
the doctor viii let her leave the room, v
replied Mrs. Hooper, because 1t will take
her long time 10 get back her strength
But you can come up and see her for
few minutes in a day or two. She Is be
ginning to ask for you all, especially for
daddy"
Are you going to stay down all the
time now?' inquired Roger anxiOusly.
ooh, yes" his mother replied. Your
father and 7 will take turns now staying
with Betty. and grandma can go up and
SIT with her, while I stay down here and
do some Of the things that l know need
my attention"
isn't the Bride coming over to nurse
Betty any more?' asked Helen.
"Only occasionally, now was Mrs.
Hooper's answer. Her husband is at
homo you know and she has to get back
to her housekeeping though Betty has
grown so fond Of her that I suppose she
Will be wanting her constantly
! THE doctor says that she is really a
very remarkable nurse" observed Mr..
Hooper.
4 az shall always feel that I owe Betty's
( life 10 her devotion and skill replied
/ Mrs Hooper feelingly. The doctor agrees
that it was the nursing that saved Betty
and not anything that he did for her.
and know that I could not have managed
it ell alone"
/ None Of rs had much Of an opinion
Of the Bride rs housekeeper,' re
marked Mrs. Hooper's mother, so It Ger
tainly did surprise US when she turned
out 10 be such a wonderful nurse"
II think she will be quite as good a
housekeeper as she Is a nurse In time.
responded Mrs Hooper.
We'll. Judging from the way she talks
she f. very much more Interested In
nursing than I'm housekeeping" rejoined
Mr. Hooper,
after arguing about It a great deal,
said Mrs Hooper. "she and I cannot yet
agree ar to which Is tho more important
for a girl to hnve-a trained course in
nursing or one in domestic economy az
part Of her education while she is still
going to the high school"
"Wen. I've decided already to he
nurse" announced Helen. Il know It's
p lot more interesting than housekeeping,
and besides I Ike the way a nurse looks
I'm her uniform"
Tie menu for the three meals on
Wednesday is:
BREAKFAST
Apple Sauce
Cerenl
Baked Sausage
Potato Mullins Coffee
LUNCHEON
Baked Spaghetti and Cheese
Rye Bread and Butter
Ginger Bread Grape Juice
DINNER
Cream OF Tomato Soup