Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-17

FRIDAY
L hate to bother you so much,T was
Mrs. HOoper's apologize remark as she
left Betty for the third day with her
neighbor in order to do her shopping
more easily.
"0h it's no trouble at ALL" said the
woman cordially. i've had to stay In
all week with the dressmakec and she
Is so quiet and well behaved that I
scarcely know she Is here She doesn't
seem very happy or playful but I sup
pose that is her wayp
Mrs. Hooper didn't say that it was not
at all Betty's way, but that she was
usually romping and making a great
noise even though she was so much alone.
Her neighbor just didn't have the faculty
for getting on with children and poor
little Betty had put in two rather sad
days while her mother was shopping.
Roger and Helen had gone to the new
house directly from school and as she
had been doing for the past two days
Mrs. Hooper stopped at the apartment
to get Betty and take her out with her
for an hour, while she did some unpacking
and Strengthening out. Then she and
the three children returned for dinner
after which Henry and Roger went
out to the new house and spent the
night.
Today as she approached the apartment
there seemed 90 be some confusion about
the front door and the boy who took care
Of things in the front hail was looking
down the street in a frantic kind Of way
and when he saw her coming he rushed
back into the house excitedly As she
went up the steps he opened the door with
4 tug and with him appeared her neigh
COr Of the third floor with a white scared
look IN her face
Mrs. H0oper's heart gave a mad 1eapi
Something had happened to Bettyi She
could see Il in the face Of the boy and
the woman even before the latter spoke.
Betty isn't with you them" she eK-
claimed
with me-" gasped Mrs. Hooper as
she put her hand against the rail of the
stairs to keep from sinking down IN
heap. "Of course she isn't with me;
what Go you meant"
We'll she's gone" said the 1oman-
her voice trembling with fright. Just
disappeared about half an hour ago, and
we've looked everywhere for her. all over
the house from garrett TO basement; in
the furnace room and everywhere
And I've been al around the block
four times ma'am," stammered Pete, the
houseboy. and no one amt seen her
anywhere"
Wen just have to call the police"
said the neighbor.
''The police" gasped Mrs. Hooper.
"Of course" said the woman. they'll
find her! She's just wandered away
somewhere"
Better ring up the hospital" Eus-
gested a woman who lived In a hrst
floor apartment"
six or seven Of the tenants had gath
cred about by this time
"She might a been hit by an auto
mobile" the woman went on.
This was too much for Mrs. Hooper.
She sank down in a heap on the floor
of the front hall and several of the
women began to fan her furiously. She
pulled herself together in a second, how
ever, and said family;
Il think I'd better telephone to her
father he viii know what TO do
Come up to my apartment and tele-
phone then" said the neighbor in whose
care Betty had been left, "but I think
we ought TO notify the police"
Mrs. Hooper went upstairs with her
half dead from the shock and wondering
how to break the news TO Henry.
As they opened the door Of the apart
ment in the middle Of the big living
room stood Betty rubbing her eyes sleep
lily and holding by its corner an immense
sofa pillow that she had dragged from
some where
she's been asleep in the closet"
gasped the woman, while Mrs. Hooper
Just keeled over IN a faint in the big
morris chair.
The menu for the three meals on Satur-
day are;
BREAKFAST
Apple Sauce Cereal
Fish Hash
Hot Biscuit Coffee
LUNCHEON
PURGE Of Bean Soup
Bread and Butter
Vegetable Salad
Hot Rolls Cocoa
DINNER
Fried Sausage Brown Gravy
Mashed Potatoes
Boiled Beets Lettuce Salad
Apple Pie