Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-08-13
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CHAPTER MIR. and Nrs. Ward. Of
the little town of Crawford. have been
problem, not being able to keep one Tor
ssse: rs sssE g .sasshlss }er heie hss
although being good Christian people ard
members Of the Marble Square church, the
course Of their domestic lives has been
The last girl has just left and Mr.. Ward
has advertised for another. Barbara Clark
applies for the position; Barbara is an
and although qualified to teach school, has
been unable to obtain employment of any
kind. She. with her widowed mother, has
coaxIng she persuades her mother to per-
init her to apply for the position of servant
girl. which she obtains.
CHAPTER II.-After four weeks or
drudgery Barbara Is extremely DOWN
hearted and decides to give up her position
Tor many reasons She notifies Mrs. Ward,
states her reasons, and is told what a great
help she had been and Is begged to stay.
Mrs. Ward promising TO make her life with
them fI1a more pleasant. That night she re-
there. She has heart-to-hsart talk with
s M5s Mard ns snd s y arys t the
Plan 10 do The foeWne Sunday sn she ,a' Is
Invited. to accompany the family to church
CHAPTER III.-Tlle act Of the Wards in
taking their servant girl to church creates
comment among certain eqnssryative MEM
that day. After IL servissS = speaks to
,hs Wards y Is IA, IA = tIYdYs:e Z: BsrSsra.
Ing day. Barbara Is quite interested in
Mt. Morton. and she wonders II In her po-
sRion she can ever socially meet such as
he. A few days later Barbara calls on Mrs
vane, q wealthy member OF the church
whom she Mad met there, a leader OF Craw-
ford society, and who Is called eccentric be-
cause Of her liberal views toward servant
girls. She takes quite fancy to Barbara
and they become very familiar.
CHAPTER Iv.-Barbara ana Mrs. WARD
visit Mrs .S vans to hold conference to dis
hired girl, Hiida. like most servant iA girls
takes little interest in the movement for
in this fact the reformsrs md their great sat
est obstacle. Barbara attends church quite
regularly and Is treated very politely. She
ignored by the majority OF them because
Psstorate 81 II. Marble square Church, Dr. f,i.
ill-health Barbara has serious talk with
social difference between the position Of
tries to discourage her in her good pur-
poses. The talk suggests a plan which she
breaches to Mrs, Vane.
In few minutes Mrs. vane found
her.
aAre you enjoying it?" she asked.
Eyes, I've had an interesting time
SO far" Barbara answered, truth
fully.
y just saw Mrs Dillingham; talk
ing to you. What did she say3"
Barbara told her briefly.
"Umph! She's Of good blood. We
don't agree in theology, but / like
her for her good sense in other
things. But, as she says. there are
not many others like US. Let me in
troduce Mr.. Somers, and Miss Wilkes,
and Mrs. Rowland. Excuse me-, I
must go to Mr.. Morton. can't let
Miss Dillingham; monopoilze him all
the evening"
The new group to which Barbara
had been introduced regarded her
uariously. Mr.. Somers remarked that
it was warm evening Mrs. Row
land nodded and said nothing, and
presently turned to speak to some
one else. Miss Wilkes coldly stared
at Barbara. and in answer to Bar
heraR EmaRk ahoxt some 3eAtage OF
the gathering she said, Yes and.
as young man went by. she turned
her back directly on Barbara and be-
gan chatting volubly to the young
man. Barbara remembered at that
instant that Miss Wilkes was one of
the young women Mrs. Ward had in
troduced her to the last Sunday
morning she was at church. The
Wilkes family sat directly in front of
the Wards.
There was no one left but Mr..
Somers; and he was saying, as Bar
bara recovered from Miss Wilkes di-
rect snubbing: "Have you met that
Miss Clark that Mrs. Vane has invited
here tonight? They say she's a
mighty interesting girl, and she
works out, too. Some people think
Mrs. Vane carries things too far to
invite hired girls to her house. That's
one of the things that makes it in
teresting to come here. You never
know who's going to be here. Like a
kind of grabbing, you know Don't
know whether you're going to grab
a bag Of peanuts or blank. Lots OF
blanks in society, don't you think?"
II don't know; l haven't been out
very much" replied Barbara. demure-
". She looked at Mr.. Somers with
interest. He was tall young man in
a regulation dress suit, and there was
q look of good nature about him that
Barbara rather liked.
well, should like to meet that
Miss Clark. She's probably more in.
teresting than most of the society
girls. Do you know herr Do you see
her anywherei !"
"I'm Miss Clarh," said Barbara, and
at the sudden look of surprise on Mr.
Somers face she burst out laughing
and he finally joined her feebly.
"The joke is on me, of course. But
never heard your name. Why don't
people speak up when they introduce
folks on these occasions? It might
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