Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-12
SATU RDAY.

| Mrs. Chaplin had telephoned before
| luncheon to ask if she might come over
and make a little call on Mrs. Hooper,
even If it were Saturday afternoon, as
| there was little matter which she
| wanted to discuss with her.
| Mrs. Hooper had asked her to run in
/ at the tea hour and bring her sewing If
she liked, so that the two women now
sat costly beside the tea table. both
| occupied with the contents of their
work baskets.
Il hated TO take you away from your
/ husband, whom 1 know is home Saturday
! afternoon, or possibly from your baking
/ that you might be doing for Sunday,
| began Mrs. Chaplin, but was very
anxious, indeed. TO see you.
! Mr.. Hooper and Roger are tusy in the
! vegetable garden, giving It its last clear
/ ing up before winter really sets In, and
( l am always free from the kitchen at
| this hour, no matter what extra cooking
l may have planned"
II forgot for the moment that you run
your house on time schedule that really
works" laughed Mrs. Chaplin. and that
! IL you have an hour In the afternoon
/ for relaxation and to meet your friends
/ that nothing intrudes on it."
/ Nothing unless it be some unforeseen
calamity like Betty's long and serious
! Illness" said Mrs Hooper, speaking
soberly as she always did when she re-
called the danger that had so nearly be-
reft them Of their baby.
After n moments silence. which was
more expressive of Mrs. Chapin's sym
pathy than If she had spoken It, she went
on to the subject of the reason for her
! call.
"You will remember, Mrs. Hooper, that
! just before the summer vacation began,
/ a number of us talked over the condition
of affairs existing in the children's dane
ing class and decided that something
I ought to be done 10 correct the methods
of which we didn't approve"
Eyes, Of course, ! remember our talk"
said Mrs. Hooper, but It seemed to me
that the problem was solved when the
dancing teacher decided to give up the
class entirely and not come to Mayfeld a
all this winter. I think she resented my
! taking Helen out Of the class after had
| visited 1t once, but my cutting of Helen's
| dancing lessons was really a punishment
that | was melting out to the child for
discipline and had really not very much
to DO with my disapproval of the way
the dancing class was conducted"
but You were the hrst one TO call our
attention 70 the fact that while our
children were being taught TO dance very
well indeed, that they were also being
permitted TO fall in to all sorts of care
less habits Of department, and to gossip
and quarrel while they were together ut
their dancing lessons"
Yes that was certainly my complaint"
agreed Mrs. Hooper, and you will also
recall that l suggested that it was prob
ali lv Ia ut
every meeting Of the dancing class It was
the duty of two or three Of to be pres
ent and not throw all the responsibility
/ for discipline on the teacher"
And we all decided that you were
/ right" answered Mrs. Chaplin. land we
planned to take the matter up with the
teacher before she began another sea
son; and then she suddenly decided not
! to come back
which settles the question a. far as
I can Sec" answered Mrs. Hooper pour
ing another cup OF tea for her guest.
Except that the children of Mayfeld
ought not to be without a dancing class
this winter" Mrs. Chaplin went on, land
when we have anoth.r teacher come down
from the city to organize Ole we ought
to supervise the plans for it
| And were you thinking of getting up
such a class and then having a teacher
come down from the city," asked Mrs.
Hooper.
That's what I want to do" answered
Mrs Chaplin, and | came over to ask
you to be one of the subscribers so that
Helen may be a member of the class"
well" responded Mrs. Hooper slowly.
"as It is a matter that involves some.
financing I will have to ask you to let
me consider It from that viewpoint and
! give you my answer later"
THAT IS perfectly satisfactory" con
| cluded Mrs. Chaplin rising to go. II
| quite appreciate the fact that this item
will have to come out OF your budget
for advancement, which may already be