Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-10
FRIDAY.

FRIDAY.
Living in the Browns apartment made
1t possible for Henry as we'll as the child
rem to come home for lunch, SO that 1t
was always ? o'clock in the afternoon
before Mrs. Hooper found herself on her
way to search for a house in which to
live.
She was really beginning to be worried
over the prospect Of finding just what she
wanted and had begun to go over IN her
mind, as to which one Of those that she
had already seen and passed as impos-
sible she would really go back and take
after her inspection OF everything avail
able had been exhausted. The whole
week had been largely consumed just
looking at houses and scratching them
of her list as having something about
them that seemed TO her impossible. The
first house she saw this afternoon was
more what she wanted than anything she
had yet seen and yet an examination Of
the plumbing had shown that it was old
and insanitary and talk with the agent
had brought the Information that the
owner wouldn't put a cent into repairs
no matter how long the tenant was pre-
pared to rent it. He would rather come
down little on the rent" the agent
finally added
NO. 1 wouldn't live IN a house with
such poor plumbing If he gave II to me
for nothing" was Mrs. Hoopers positive
reply
Wen, plenty Of people will" answered
the agent, a bit testify, aad Mrs. Hooper
shuddered to think that it was probably
true
Mrs. Elkins. the woman on the second
floor had apparently lost interest IN her
as she had neither seen her nor heard
from her since Wednesday, though she
had promised to be on the lookout for
something and to go out with her again
II she didn't find something right away.
You are too particular, my dear"
Mrs. EIkiBs had told her at parting.
You'll end by taking the house that
comes nearest to what you have In mind
with the right number Of rooms, and
then you'll start in and add everything
to make 1t comfortable and livable that
you are going around expecting to find
in a house already"
And Mrs. Hooper was beginning to be-
lieve that this would be exactly what
she would actually do before long. She
wanted TO allow herself a week ANYHOW
to buy her new furniture and get il
IN place before leaving the Brown apart
ment, and while they would be paying no
N~-e -VA LAG HuAtu OF 4 GDrudEy, tleiE
things had arrived from Mayfed and as
there was no place TO put them in the
apartment the HoOpers were occupying.
they were being held in storage to bs
sent to the new address. This was a
needless expense that had begun TO worry
MIS-. Hooper and make her more anxious
than she might have otherwise been 10
ind house 10 which they could be sent.
When Henry came in to dinner he
found her tired and discouraged after
another afternoon spent in tramping
about the city.
No luck yet, my dear?" he asked
worried at the tired worn look which
had never appeared on her face in May
Held no matter how hard she worked,
and that he connected only with her
anxious days when Betty was so ILL.,
No I've looked at everything and I
can't find what I want" she said dis
pairingly as she brought In the soup
toureen from the kitchen into which shs
mad poured hot oyster stew. Il Just
can't get the picture Of the old Mayfield
Mouse out Of my mind and everything
see looks impossible in comparison"
Il suppose its because they look bare
without any furniture" answered Henry
consolingly, and 7 think you're a little
bit too homesick to look at them quite
We'll We must do something" said
Mrs. Hooper desperately, taking her place
at the table
We'll I've an address here that one Of
the men at the Office gave me that looks
promising and III go with you tomorrow
afternoon TO look at it."
The menu for the three meals on Sat.
urday are:
BREAKFAST
Sliced Bananas
Cereal
Goldfish on Toast
Coffee
LUNCHEON
Baked Beans Brown Bread
Apple Sauce
Gingerbread COcoa
DINNER
Vegetable Soup
Drowned Beef Hash
Mashed White Turnips
Cream Potatoes
TapiOca Pudding