Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-26
THE BUSINESS
OF LIVING !
THE LAnik8 OF THE KNITTING
cLus NOTE a VIVID CON-
TRAST IN THE CHARACTERS
OF ELEANOR AND
MRC WEEkc

iN~SI iN IdE SrANACTEHS
OF ELEANOR AND
y MRS. WEEKS.
How you must love your sister in
law" remarked Mrs. Carr.
Il do" answered Mrs. Weeks earn
estly. Don't misunderstood me. Car
olyn is a fine woman. The only trou-
BILE Is we have nothing In common.
Our outlook on life Is absolutely diff
ferent, and what she likes detest,
and what interests me is too trifling
to think about in her estimation. we
can respect. even love each other, IL
We do not have to live together or see
too much of each other But that
would be fatal. l. think even Ralph
sees that now"
What did he say when you came
home from seeing the sunset all in
as the boys say?"
He did not say much at the time,
but that night when we were alone
Of hothouse plant to thrive in the
woods; you'd better not try keeping
up with Carolyn any more He need
not have worried. / had made up my
mind never under any circumstances
to 60 anywhere with her alone again"
He is beginning to see that you
cannot enjoy what he and his sister
do" said Eleanor eucouragingly.
Not so as You could notice it."
scoffed Mrs Weeks with a toss of the
head. He wants to 60 back there
again next year"
There must be something you could
enjoy there" Mrs Black was meas
uring the soldiers stocking she was
knitting. There is In every place II
you look for it," FL
Mrs. Weeks made no answer; Mrs.
Black always antagonized her.
There was boating, was there not?'
asked Eleanor.
'Oh, yes, and it was very pleasant
rowing on the lake in the meonligh,
when the rain let Us enjoy the moon
light" she added.
Il am afraid you are a pessimist"
The speaker held up the sweater she
was knitting for inspection. Does
that look all right?" she asked. Il
have never made one before The
ladies gathered around and examined
the comfortable warm garment.
Il wish ! could make anything as
useful as that. ] have so little time
outside the one afternoon week that
we give to Red Cross work that have
to confine myself TO plebeian wash
rags Eleanor was lingering the
sweater.
S$Well, l do not see why washrags
are plebeion." objected Mrs. Black
land you have done so much In con-
serving food this summer that the
Red Cross can afford to let you off
entirely"
That's so,' agreed Mrs Weeks.
Here l am complaining about my va
cation. and you work ed all summer
and had no rest at all, but you We're
as cheerful about ii as If it was the
thing you liked above all Others"
1T was.p smiled Eleanor. Il was
very haray to be able to help my hus-
band and my country. too. You for
get that l had my husband, whom !
had mourned as dead. restored. What
could be hard after that"
She has the secret of it, as usual"
Mrs. Black looked admiringly at her
favoiite neighbor. when we are serv-
ing those we love we never think
whether the service or the conditions
are to our liking or not, any more
than we question the climate. People
who have the most done for them and
who do the least. to pay their way in
the world are the greatest complain
ers.'
Mrs. Weeks flushed. ana Eleanor
fastened to say: There are more
ways of serving than WORDING with
tho hands. Some serve by simply be-
ing themselves" She smiled at her
friend.
Isn't It fine that everybody can
serve in his own way. simply by be-
ing his best self" The speaker was
a quiet little woman who had taken
no part in the conversation.
Yes, indeed" said Eleanor. IT like
the reading, Christ did good as He
went about, instead of He went about
doing good His good was done be-
cause of what He was"
after all that Is the only way any
one can do good" added the quiet lit
tie woman.
THE END.