The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-09-27

| found Carl satisfied with a bowl of
bread and milk and Barbara quietly
busy getting lunch for the rest.
Mrs. Ward offered TO help with the
work; but Barbara saw that she
was very tired, and insisted on her
| lying down.
."I'll have everything ready very
soon" she said cheerfully; and, as
! she went back into the kitchen, she
was humming one of the hymns sung
| in the service.
what do you think about to-day?"
Mr.. Ward asked in a low voice as
his wife lay down on a lounge in
| the dining-room.
you mean Barbara's sitting with
us?"
Eyes. viii it help matters any?"
80, I don't know. I never would
have done it if l hadn't happened to
think of Mrs. Vane. She's rich and
has an assured place in society. Her
girls always come with her and she
introduces them right and left to
everybody"
yes. Martha, but Mrs. Vane is &C.
cepted because she is rich and indie
pendent. But have you noticed that
these girls that come to church with
her never get on any farther? No
one knows them in spite of her in
Productions. ! inquired of young viii
liams one Sunday if the Barnes girl
was in the Endeavor society of the
church, and he said he believed she
came there three or four times and
then stopped; and. when I asked him
the reason, he said she did not feel
at home, the other girls were better
educated or something like that"
That's just it. You can't mix up
different classes of people. If they
We're all like Barbara, now, and knew
their places"
But just then Barbara appeared
and Mrs Ward abruptly stopped
When Barbara went out again, she
said: 81 don't know whether her go.
ing with us to-day did more harm OF
good"
at did the girl good, I am sure"
said Mr.. Ward.
80, well, hope it did. But I'd give
good deal to know what Mrs. Rice
and Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Burns
thought about it, They knew Barbara
for they have seen her here several
times at our club committee meet.
ings."
You don't suppose they would
talk about it, do you?" asked Mr..
Ward. sarcasticallv.
They were talking about it all the
way home, or I'm very much mis-
taken"
what an inspiring thing il would
he to a minister if he could only
hear the conversation of his congre-
cation for half an hour after church
service is over said Mr.. Ward half
to himself and half to his wife.
Whatever else he got out of it, he
ought to get material for another
sermon at least"
For more than one" added Mrs.
Ward, YEARLY. And then Barbara
called them and they sat down to
lunch.
But just what Mrs. Wards three
friends did say is of interest, because
it is a fair sample of what other
people of Marble Square church said
on the way home, and the young
preacher might possibly have thought
that there is still distinct place left
for preaching in churches, if he could
have heard what those three women
had to say about Barbara.
They came out of the church and
walked along together.
1T was good sermon" Mrs. Rice
began. Mrs. Rice was a plump, moth
erly-looking woman, and great
worker in the church and clubs of
Crawford.
"Mr. Morton is young man. He
has good deal to learn" said Mrs.
Wilson positively.
"Dr. Law exchanges a good deal
too much, think" was Mrs. Burns
comment. This is the third exchange
since-since-last March"
"Mrs. ,Vane has a convert. DID you
see Mrs. Wards girl in the pew with
herP Mrs. Wilson asked, eagerly.
Eyes. Rather neat, pretty girl,
and seemed to know her place. Mrs.
Ward told me the other day that she
is well educated and"
ut is no sort of use trying to do
that sort of thing" Mrs. Rice inter
rupted, with energy. 81 tried that
plan once in Whiteville, and it did no
good at all, Servants as class can
not be treated that way. They al
ways take advantage of it,"
That's what | have always said"
added Mrs. Burns. Look at Mrs.
Vane's girls. She changes as often
as any of us, and has as much trouble.
The girls don't want to be treated
like that"
"And, if they do, it makes no diff
ference with their real position. No
one will really ask them into society;
and, if they did, they would not know
how to behave" Mrs. Wilson ex-
claimed.
at does seem pity, though" Mrs.
Rice went on, that girls like this one
shouldn't be allowed to have a chance
like other people. What is she with