Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-26
In the Realm Where Woman Reigns
Keeping House
With the HOOpers

1.-THE Hoopers, an average American
family OF five, living in a suburban
town, on a limited income, will tell
the readers Of the Daily Times how
the many present day problems of
the home are solved by working on
The budget that Mrs. Hooper has
evolved and found practical. Follow
them daily in an interesting review
of their home life and learn to meet
the conditions OF the high cost Of
living with them.l
Helen and Roger took their places at
the breakfast table with very solemn
faces. Baby Betty was worse another
doctor had been called in and Mr.. Hooper
had been hastily sent for to come home
from the city, where he had gone to stay
with Auntie Belle, so that he might con
tinue his work at the office without VIC
lating the quarantine regulation against
going back and forth from a house where
there was a contagious disease. He could
perhaps have satisfied the auth critics that
he would not come in contact with the
patient. even though he returned to his
home every night, and there would be no
real danger that he might carry the con
tagiOn to others, but he preferred to obey
the letter as well as the spirit Of the
law, and to take no chance whatever of
exposing any innocent person to danger
because of his carelessness. There had
been nothing that he could do at home
to help Mrs. Hooper with the nursing,
and for more than a week Betty had
seemed to be progressing fayorably.
Then she took a sudden turn for the
worse and all Saturday night and Sun
day the doctor held out little hope that
- Of
going to pieces completely, Mrs Hooper
rallied under the shock end gave the
doctor and his colleague from the city.
who had been called in for consultation,
most intelligent assistance. They had not
even suggested that Miss Ring, the
trained nurse; be again called in after
Mrs. Hooper assured them that there was
no danger that she would break down
under the strain. but they strongly ad-
v.Sed that Mr.. Hooper be sent for.
Henry had arrived panic stricken in
response to the telephone call of Mrs.
Hooper's mother, ard it was fortunate
that nothing much was expected Of him
in the way of assistance. as his terror
at the thought Of losing his baby had
rendered him perfectly helpless. He
had spent the entire morning Sunday
wandering aimlessly back and forth from
the living room to the dining room with
such a look OF misery In his eyes that
Helen, unable TO stand It, had gone out
to sit and cry by herself under the old
ounce tree In the back yard. She had
been dragged out OF this solitary indul-
gence in her grief by Roger, who shook
her frantically by the arm and said
fercely:
Come into the kitchen. quick! Some
thing is burning and smells awful. 80
"Oh. my goodness" exclaimed Helen,
It's the potatoes for dinner. I told
grandma I'd watch them"
well, why IN the dickens don't you stay
on the job growled Roger. rubbing his
own re eyes. Grandma IS out on the
porch with father"
My. amt it just awful" shifted Helen.
I'm all aching inside, and none of Us
wants dinner anyhow-except I didn't
know what else to do but just get 1t the
way mother does"
We'll, why burn It upf" asked Roger.
You are the smart aleck thar always
takes such good care Of things. 100"
The dinner had been q miserable fail
ure. Added to the burned potatoes
which she was too late to rescue, the res.
Of the food which ordinarily would have
furnished leftover material for all three
meals on Monday seemed hardly enough
to 60 around, in spite Of the fact that no
one had any appetite TO speak Of, and Mr..
Hooper didn't come to the table at all. It
was the most terrible Sunday that Roger
and Helen had ever experienced In their
lives, and when their grandmother APP
peared at the breakfast table Monday
morning, Helen said to her solemnly.
1T Just seems as II the end Of the
world had come, grandma. l don't see
any use in cleaning and washing and
cooking and eating as if nothing were
happening. I just want TO stop every
thing until Betty gets well"
we can't 10 that. dear" answered her
grandmother tearfully, as she poured the
coffee with a shaking hand. THE only
way we can help IS to go on as usual,
and you and I must do the best We can
to keep things running as your mother
does"
The menus planned for the three meals
for Tuesday by Helen and her grand
mother were:
BREAKFAST.
Cantaloupe.
Bacon and Eggs. Cereal
Mullins. Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Cream Of Tomato Soup.
Crackers.
Preserved Fruit
Cake Iced Tea.
DINNER.
Pot Roast
Baked Potatoes.
Sweet Corn. Sliced Tomatoes.
Rice Pudding
(Copyright. 1921