The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-09-27

| her ambitions Tor social service, say
ing to herself, not bitterly, but sadly:
Barbara Clark, there is no place for
love in the life you have chosen. Am
bition is all you have any right to-"
All, Barbara. IL that as far as you
have gone in the school of life? There
| is nothing that can take loves place.
! For there is nothing greater in the
| kingdom of God. Ambition may keep
you busy. 1t can never fill the place
| in your heart that God made to be
| filed.
She found Mrs. Vane as nearly dis.
turbed as she had ever seen her. Gen.
orally the old lady was the personif-
| cation of peace.
"What do you think?" was her
greeting to Barbara the moment she
entered the house. "Hilda has gone
and got married. To a worthless
young fellow after two months ac-
quaintance. The first knew of it was
| this morning. 1t seems he persuaded
her to marry him about week ago.
| To-day she says she must leave me to
| GO and live with him. / don't blame
her for that, but neither of them is
| fit to be married. Hilda has no more
| idea of what it means to make home
| than"
Just then the bell rang, and Mrs.
| Vane went to the door. Barbara
heard her talking earnestly to some
one in the hall, and the next moment
she came in, followed by Mr.. Morton.
miss Clark, Mr.. Norton" said the
| old lady, who seemed to enjoy Bar
| bara's sudden coloring. "Mr. Morton
| thought he was interrupting some pri-.
vate conference if he came in. l don't
know what you want, my dear; but
know Mr.. Morton is interested in your
| plans, and he may be able to help in
some way"
eyes," replied Mr.. Morton with a
| hesitation that Barbara had never no
| ticed before in him, II am truly in
| terested in the problem Miss Clark is
| trying to work out. l don't know that
/ am competent to give advice in the
| matter. There are some subjects that
even a preacher just out of the sem
| mary does not dare to face. L think
/
came in this afternoon, Mrs. Vane, to
see if you could help me in the new
social-settlement work we are plan
| ming for Marble Square church"
"You want money out of me, young
| man. see it in your face" Mrs. Vane
gave him one of L<r sharpest looks.
| go on, now! It's shameful for
| fine-looking young fellow like you to
come here and wheedle poor old
woman like me out of her hard-earned
savings for your social experiments.
Is that what you've come after, too?'
she suddenly asked, wheeling around
| toward Barbara.
| EYES," replied Barbara, laughing
with Mr.. Morton at Mrs. Vane's pre-
tended anger. Il have no social set
Elements to beg for, but / want you
to help me put up building for
| training servants"
| Mrs. Vane looked from Barbara to
Mr.. Morton, and rubbed her nose Wig
orously.
! 81 believe you arranged this on
slaught together. You conspired to
combine your good looks and your
blarney to rob me of necessities for
old age"
Indeed we did not, Mrs Vane," re-
piled Morton, with a seriousness that
Barbara thought unnecessary, know
ing Mrs. Vane's manner as she did.
81 know nothing of Miss Clark's plan.
She came in first; and, if she gets all
your money for her work, 1 won't
complain"
Get all you can, my DEAR" said
Mrs. Vane, grimly, turning to Bar
bara, who, with real enthusiasm, told
the story of Mrs. Wards proposed
| gift and the possibilities of such a
building if rightly managed.
| Mrs. Vane listened quietly until
| Barbara was through, and then said:
"I'll give 100000"
Ten-ten-thou-"B Barbara began,
trembling.
81 might as well go; you've got it
| all, Miss Clark" said Morton, rising
with mock gravity.
est down, sir!" said Mrs. Vane,
| while the sharp eyes twinllled at Bar
| bara's confusion. 81 said $4,000. 1
don't think it's enough. I'll make it
more after the building is up. You
| will need cooks and teachers and lots
of help in every way. The thing will
| have to be endowed like college. L
see, great possibilities in it. But
| have never believed in scattering eff
fort. What is the reason this build
ing for the training of competent
servants cannot be part of the So
| cial settlement connected with the
Marble Square church? 1t is right in
| line with the rest of the things you
| propose, isn't it, Mr.. Morton?"
Morton looked at Barbara, and Bar
bara glowed. Then she cast her eyes
on the floor.
Eyes, L suppose such building is
in keeping with our social settlement
plans" Morton replied, somewhat
stiffly. But Miss Clark probably
wishes to work out her-plans-inde-
pendently."