Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-20
Tuesday.

Mrs. Hooper's mother had arrived right
after breakfast to take charge or the
house during the time that it would be
necessary for her to be isolated in order
to nurse Betty. Miss Ring, the trained
nurse, had taken her departure after
turning over the sick room to Mrs.
Hooper. " hile the case was stu crlti-
cal and the doctor had given her no posi-
tive assurance as yet that the child could
be pulled through, Mrs. Hooper felt new
hope the moment she was permitted TO
care for Betty herself. Following the
doctors instructions would be simple, and
this, with constant vigilance, would be
the main thing for another week at
least, and once Betty regained conscious
ness. she was positive that her presence
instead of that of a stranger, would be
best for the child. Her little bed was
in the alcove adjoining Mrs. Hoopers
bedroom, where there was plenty of
light and air, and with easy access to
the bathroom. AS she had told Henry,
she had put an extension cord on the
telephone. so that it could be carried up
stairs, and she would be able to keep
in communication with the outside world
without having to go downstairs. She
had put the phone into Rogers unoccu-
pied room across the hall SO that its
munfled bell would not disturb Betty.
Her mother was occupying ths guest
room and Helen and Roger were being
kept on the lower floor, and using the
Mushroom facilities in the laundry. A
temporary gas plate, connected by
piece Of tubing to the gas Jet, made 1t
possible for her to prepare everything
Betty needed, and as her own meals were
to be brought to the door on tray,
she would not have to go TO the Kitchen
at all, and would thus escape any con
tact with the rest of the family. She had
brought her account books upstairs TO
the desk in her room and intended to DO
her ordering and plan her meals from
there, leaving written Instructions on her
tray every morning, which her mother
and Helen and Roger would carry out
She realized that she ought to let thing
take care Of themselves, and permit her
mother and the two children 10 manage
as they pleased about their meals, and
the ordering Of the necessary commodl-
ties for the household, but the force OF
habit was strong upon her, and she
found it impossible to give up the idea
that she must take care OF the details
of the household machinery every day.
She knew that Henry would insist that
this was her opportunity TO let the fam
lily absolutely alone to take care or Itself
and confne herself to the more impor-
tant task of taking care or Betty she
even felt that thu doctor might Gtsap-
prove Of her having anything else on
her mind but her nursing. But she
seemed so capable Of doing It all herself
that instead OF actually abdicating. and
leaving her authority IN the hands OF
her mother, when she went upstairs TO
shut herself off from the family for
couple Of weeks. she took all the response
/ blHty of managing the house with her.
! She thought there was no reason why
she should not do so, because there would
| be long hours ot4tEe night and day when
/ there would be nothing she could do for
/ poor little Betty, except that 1t would
have been just the opportunity that she
might have used to see how well Helen
/ and Roger could get along without her.
| So after the doctor had made his morn
| ing visit and had satisfied himself that
she knew how 10 take Betty's tempera-
| ture properly, handle an ice pack and
prepare the chrd's nourIshment and had
given her instructions for the day and
taken his departure. she took the FIRST
opportunity when Betty had dozed of
| TO telephone her orders to the market
and write out the menu for Wednesday
! together with the various things that
Helen and Roger were to do.
| The menu for the three meals on
Wednesday is:
BREAKFAST.
Sliced Peaches
Cereal
| Vegetable Hash
Mullins Coffes
LUNCHEON
Baked Stuffed Tomatoes
! Rye Bread and Butter
Cup Cakes jam
| MIX
| DINNER
Cream Of Celery Soup
Cold Sliced Veal Loaf
Mashed Potatoes Grean Corn
| Sliced Tomatoes
Peach Tapioca Pudding
Copyright 1921
CUP CAKES.
Cream one-half cup Of butter, two cups
Of sugar; add one egg beaten light, one