The Denver Jewish news., 1919-08-13
Seeking
BY Ethel. TRAURoG


mothers summons.
Il can't see how you can spend all
morning up In your room idling around
| when you know all | have to do
should think you would show some con
s.deration for your mother The tele-
phone was ringing for fully five min
ules. and there was no one here to
answer it,"
Another sermon on consideration
Well. If you want to know. / am tired
of considering everybody but myself
With all the amusement | get in this
town. i don't see how you can be-
grudge the few minutes spent in
my life in this forcsaken town. want
to enjoy myself at least vicarionsly
thru reading the pleasures of city.
II father wanted TO, lie has many of
fers--- There goes that phone ag,rin,
Eleanor concluded hastily. as she walk
cd over to answer the telephone.
u.
G0ldfein. as Eleanor came back. her
face flushed with anger.
Noah" replied Eleanor sharply. He
called up to tell me that he wouldn't
take me out in the ear this afternoon,
as lie had promised. He has to go
out to Woodville TO call on Mrs. Jit-
son. Asked me whether l wanted to
come along.' she said derisively. -
told him that he didn't have to 20
clear out to WOodville to see ,thoac
misers. who called him because they
knew he would charge less
Eleanor, did you say that to him
Do you for one minute think that he
ought to neglect his patients to graft
fy your selfish wishes. Well, all l
can say is that you don't deserve
But Eleanor had already run up-
stairs. and had thrown herself on the
couch sobb.ng.
Eleanor Goldfein was the Oldest ch!sG
IN u family of three children. Her
fnthcr had been the Rabbi of the
small Jewish community in Harhor-
ford. small town in Massachusetts.
for the past fifteen years. Eleanor
'ad been content with her life unit!
Miss Levy had come to visit an aunt
In Harborford Miss Levy. in 30
phisticated manner, scoffed at the
small town with its small town diver
sions. Miss Icry had ,ridiculed Dr
Noah I.oebman with his quiet mnnners
city young men We're more thought
rnl and chivalrous. she had said. .
| Il don't see how you can possibly live
in this dull place" Miss Levy had 10
marked frequently. Il shouldn't bt
able to endure it. I am sure. YOU
don't know what you are missing. Sucf
wonderful opportunities for meeting
jolly people. and having good times
and cabarets. and shows. and dances
and affairs"
/ After Miss Levy left. Eleanor found
discomfort had settled upon her. Moth
ing pleased her. She glanced at every
thing i'm the town that had formerly
given her pleasure with disgust. Then
sl,e made up her mind. She would ge.
all the joys and pleasures that were
her due She would go seeking. where
or what she did not know.
She expressed her determination to
her parents. when the family were in
the library.
Tired of Harborford." repeated
Rabbi Goldfc:n quizzically.
Yes. tired and disgusted-" rciterat.
ed Eleanor. Il can't see. father, how
with your talents you are content tC
waste your life here. With all the op-
pOrtunities you have had for getting
away! Well. tastes differ, of course.
But that is no reason why 1 should
he condemned to spend the rest o.
my life here. with the most sensa
tiOnaI thing of the year in the way of
entertainment. the Temples annual
dinner"
Have you thought of Noah?" ask
ed Mrs Goldfein. Perhaps YOU are
forgetting that you are as good as en-
gagged to him
As good as engaged is not actually
engaged. am happy to say retort-
ed Eleanor sharply. He cares more
about his patients than he does about
me-"
Mrs. Goldfe:n was about to reply
sharply. but look from her husband
silenced her
Il suppose Miss Levy has been de-
picting the fascinations of city life to
ynn my dauphtpr Well Won know my