Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-05
MONDAY.

E1ONOA1.
isn't this luck to have one more day
added to my vacation?" said Henry, be
cause Labor day happens to come at the
end of it. Before Roger goes back to
school tomorrow he can help me put the
vegetable garden in shape. A lot OF
wedding and raking Will have to be done
to clear it out"
"That will keep you out Of the house
all morning, then, while l put away
your camping clothes, which must De
brushed and cleaned. and get Helen
things really for school tomorrow, re
piled Mrs Hooper, and as reward
for your labors in the garden when
surely does need attention, you shaA
have a very special luncheon see
that you didn't bring back many of your
supplies, SO l must have guessed rather
~-WelI as to the quality you would need.
We'll. we had a couple of extra feasts
the last two days" laughed Helen, $50
we wouldn't have to carry anything Lack.
We cooked all the dried vegetables that
were left the day before We started.
"And I must say Mary remarked
Henry. "that I am quite converted to
the idea of using them once in whlIe'
because they really do have all the fIaYor
of fresh vegetables but 1 still insist
like the ones you put up in glass jars
very much better" Mrs Hooper
laughed. THAT is Just one Of your old
fashioned prejudices, Henry, and pre-
dict that the time will come when al
our fruit and vegetables will be sensioly
dehydrated and preserved that way, II
for no other reason than that it is more
economical and takes much less time to
prepare"
well. only hope that all this
efficiency and economy Of time IN the
home will leave US a few of the old
fashioned things OF which l am fond
mourned Henry, I'm not so strong Tor
eliminating so many things that nave
made US so comfortable IN the past
oft is this constant elimination IN
sisted Mrs. Hooper, that is making our
homes more comfortable all the time
only Won men don't seem to know it."
"But to change the subject" she con-
timed. as Helen and Roger excused
themselves from the breakfast table.
4does our experiment about the vacation
seem to have been a success as lar as
YOU and the children are concerned
ait most certainly was" exclaimed
Henry, land to be perfectly frank, l
think we we're very much better of for
not having you along"
you mean, l suppose" laughed Mrs.
Hooper, that It was a great RELIEF not
to have me regulating everything the
way I do at home and that II rested
you TO get away from my schedules and
insistence that things be done on time =
NO, I don't mean that at al, sald
Henry. But you have your hand so
constantly on the reins as far as the
management OF everything is concerned
that I sometimes think that perhaps the
rest of us are growing rather helpless
in consequence, and going away on our
own hook and taking care OF ourselves
as well as we did was rather reassuring,
but it didn't convince me entirely"
Mrs. Hooper didn't reply for several
minutes.
"such a danger certainly has never
occurred to me- she answered slowly.
I've tried to avoid making you and the
children feel that you were living in a
factory with a time clock always set,
By having the results Of regularity so
conducive to comfort and harmony that
you wouldn't be irritated ably the ma
chinery that produce dthem. And l GER
tainly think I have succeeded"
you have done that very positively"
agreed Henry, but the question In my
mind has been as to whether you had
not succeeded in making the wheels go
round go smoothly that all responsibility
was lifted from the shoulders Of the
rest Of us"
al don't see how you can think that,
Henry" Mrs Hooper dissented. when
a very definite part Of each days work
Is planned for Helen and Roger, and
they very seldom neglect the duties that
assign them Aside from that, you
know I've never believed that a man
should come home from his office where
~>all day he has been doing his share by
providing the finances, and help with
the housework"
Again, that isn't what I mean, ex-
sctly," persisted Henry. There is no
doubt that Helen and Roger are both
exceedingly obsdient and never show
the least reluctance at doing very regu-