The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-29
BUSINESS OF LIVING
BY MRS. EVA Lee NARD
The Ladies of the Knitting Club Note
Vivid Contrast in the Characters
of Eleanor and Mrs. Weeks.

How you~must love your sister,
law" remarked Mrs. Carr.
Il do" answered Mrs. Weeks earn
estly. Don't misunderstood me.
Carolyn is fine woman. The only
trouble is we have nothing in COM
mon. Our outlook on life is abso-
lutely different, and what she likes L
detest, and what interests me is too
trifling to think about in her estlma-
ton. We can respect, even love each
gether or see too much of each other.
But that would be fatal think
even Ralph sees that now
What did he says 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
he said: I believe you are too much
of a dollhouse plant to thrive in the
woods; you'd better not try keeping
up with Carolyn any more He need
not have worried. 1 had made up
stances to go anywhere with her
alone again"
He is beginning to see that you
cannot enjoy what he and his sister
do said Eleanor encouragingly
Not so as you could notice it,"
scoffed Mrs. Weeks with a ,ss Of
the head. HE wants to GO ta.k
there again next year.
There must be something you
could enjoy there Mrs Bla ok was
was knitting. There is in every
place if you look for it"
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 moonlight
when the rain let US enjoy the
moonlight" she added.
am afraid you are a pessimist."
Inc speaker held up the sweater she
was knitting for inspection. Does
that look all right?" she asked. II
have never made one before" The
iaoles gathered around and examined
the comfortable warm garment.
wish l could make anything as
use1ui as that l have so little time
OUTSIDE the one afternoon a week that
we give to Red Cross work that I have
TO confine myself to plebeian wash
rags Eleanor was lingering the
sweater
We'll, don't see why washrags
are plebeian," objected Mrs. Black.
and you have done so much in con
serving food this summer that the Red
cross can afford to let you off en-
tirely."
That's So" agreed Mrs. Weeks
Here L am complaining about my
vacation, and you worked all summer
and had no rest at all, but you were
as cheerful about it as if it was the
thing you liked above all others"
1t was" smiled Eleanor. II was
very happy to be able to help my hus-
band and my country. too. You forget
that I 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
favorite neighbor. when we are
serving 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 complainers."
Mrs. Weeks flushed and Eleanor
fastened to say: There are more
ways of serving than working with
the 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 being
his best seIf?" The speaker was a
quiet little woman who had taken no
part in the conversation.
Yes. indeed" said Eleanor. 'I like
the reading, Christ did good as He
went about instead of He went about
cause of what He was
After all that is the only way any
one can do good" added the quiet
little woman.
(To be continued)