The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-13
BUSINESS OF LIVING,
BY nRs. EVA LEG NARD

Eleanor Plans a New Iife-One that
viii be Even More Useful THAN the
old
"And your husband is a great in
ventor." Mrs. Weeks looked at Flea
nor as if she had seen her for the
first tirre and was deeply interested
in her.
Eleanor laughed, IF inventing one
thing makes a man great, 1 suppose
he is
hBut the process of making dyes is
very important, and Mr.. Black told
us the other evening that it was sure
to make you very rich if your hus-
band was not cheated out of his
rights" replied Mrs. Weeks.
Eleanor flushed Mr. Black is in
terested in Douglass Invention, but
he has no cause for worry. The firm
has been very generous indeed"
''You have always Worked so hard.
1t will do your frien9s good TO see
you take it easy. We viii enjoy see
ing you with your hands folded"
Mrs Weeks took the stocking plea
nor was darning out of her hand.
Let me see how you would look. l
never saw you empty handed, l
verify believe" She put her head
on one side and gazed at her friend.
feet.
81 do not believe 1 shall ever feel
natural doing nothing" laughed Flea
nor. and L am not at all sure 1
should enjoy the role of leisure. 1
dc want q chance to do more reading
than L have been able to do since
my babies came. That 1 mean to do.
l can be better mother to my chill
dren if 1 keep abreast of the times
and have opportunity to enter into
all their pleasures and interests
"If that is not like you.' Mrs.
Weeks sighed YEARLY. 81 was plan
ming rest for you and you are plan
ming to do more than ever before"
II could not enjoy idleness
shall be glad to be relieved of much
of the combining homework, but every
thing that helps make home a pleas
ant place l shall want to devote my
self to more than ever. One of the
things that has worried me was the
fact that | had so little time 20 be
a real mother to my children"
Nonsense. You lived for your
children and never allowed minute
to yourself How can you say You
would like to devote more time to
them?'
II really think woman must have
some time to herself to be good
wife and mother. 1 have almost
never been alone; at least long
enough to think things out, and get
my spirit rested. DO you know that
is half what ais i1i-tempered wom-
en-! They are suffering from nerve
flag because they have not been able
to get the calm that being alene
brings
But you never were 1ll-tempered
| have often wond cred how you could
be SO self-controlled" Mrs. Weeks
was still studying E1eanor's face as
if she had come upon undiscovered
territory
If / was even tempered 1t was
only an outside veneer. l was often
| holding onto myself by sheer force.
and living on the ragged edge of
your self-control is poor business
| Conditions are not right when that
is necessary, and / am hoping now
that I shall not be taxed Beyond INV
strength, my real strength, not nv
| utmost power of endurance"
| ut us a surprise to ME to Know,
| that you have had to fffake an effort
to keep your poise. 1 never GUESSED
1t. l have plenty of time when /
might get by myself, but do not do
| it," she added
Try it. You will md there i,
nothing like it to give you poIse .
said Eleanor as her friend rose 10 %
| tFo be eontinued)