Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-09-06
BORN TO JERDE
By CHARLES NJ SHELDON,
Author Of I'm HIS CLASS.
EDWARD BLAKE"
SYNOPSIS.
By CHARLES NJ. SHELDoN
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the littls town Of Crawford, have been
greatly worried with the servant girl
Rrobl:In not 6si9. abs bic. to keep one FOR
renee q the task Of searching tor help has
osshs g8sd RS% Sp 9bs
course of their domestic lives has been
strewn with many a little tiff and quarrel;
The last Eirl has Just left and Mr.. Ward
applies for the position; Barbara is an
and although ausliied q teach school has
kind. She, with her widowed mother, has
recently moved to Crawford. After much
ooaxing she persuades her mother to per-
nit her e apply for the position OF servant
CHAPTER II.-After four weeks OF
drudgery Barbara Is extremely down
many Sne essaes s aops h Ws
states her reasons. and is told what great
help she had been and IS begged to stay.
them more T mats night sss w ra.
teacher. but decides to remain with niAg The
there. she has q heart.to-hesrt talk with with
Mrs. Ward and they. arrive at the conclu-
sion that the difficult servant girl problem
plan to do The following Sunday She Is
invited to accompany the family to church
which she gladly does.
CHAPTER III.-Tlle act Of the Wards in
taking their servant girl to church creates
comment among cert N conservative mem-
bers. 4 young preae her. MI, Norton. from
th.a aaY t9ysn SssSD'; shs pulpit
the Wards and Is .ntrYaYoed g Herbara.
mrs. Ward invites him - lvAch the follow
sition she can ever socially meet such a.
he. few days later Barbara calls on Mrs.
Yane, q wealthy member of the church
ford society, and who is called eccentric be-
cause Of her liberal views toward servant
fir!s: She takes quite a fancy to Barbara
ana they become very familiar.
CHAPTER W.-Barbara ana Mrs.. ward
visit Mrs. vans TO hold . conference to dis
S Sn.s The l., servant I problem. The latter's
takes httis, interest in the movement for
lettering the conditions Of her class, and
IN m this fact The reformers md their great
ess GnS ia Ssfnsra attends church quite
meets many Of The members, but Is Simply ply
ignored by the majority Of them because
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ill-heslth. Barbara has a serious talk with
s Social .sh. yS tries to GT her h wd
tries to discourage her in her aood' p ano
g1essh The 70 ME- Ml. ss plan which
CHAPTER v..,Mrs; Clark had remarked
that society would not accept servant girl
u under ..,,l any conditions and Barbara's plan
iattsr's friend: At . social gathering at her
nome The plan Is carried out and Bar
pa nare lie. learns that her mothsrs words are all
kind and pleasant to her, and after ths
guest. have left Barbara cenfessss to Mrs.
v:s hi great ls M4s W. hn sS..
s9n. comes home from college and imme-
tons He Is rsbuked by Mrs. Ward and
drink Mrs. ' Ward wifi ai' no Sssv su. ths
s finally tells Barbara she may leave whioh
CHAPTER VI.-Barbara goes home, but
e few days later receives note from Mrs.
Ward asking her to call and see Carl. her
and who had been taken sick and was con.
stantly calling for her. ehs goes and MIRA
Ward apologies for her hesty words and
and dies. During his siokness and after
less leg; , ND !. finally forced to sdmt. 70 A.r-
turned 70 love regardless of the great Eilf
that {Ssishlly s;Piratsd shsp r various
known x q her. bsrbUra Is Sr.atiS
cd In ths building ef q school tor the train In
Ing OF domestic servants and Is promised
help BY the Wards and Mrs. Vane: the lAt-
a social settlement advocated BY Mr. Nor
ton. Barbara attends Christian Endeav-
or meeting one evening and IL directly
tive, and a great admirer Of M6rton's. She
turns and leaves the service, remarking to
MI Mt; Morton she will never attend enothsr
CHAPTER VII-Mr Morton Ia sfvAp
!save to make . featuring tour and he and
barbara do not meet for several weeks
Meanwhile Barbara busies herself aaso-
ciaung among the factory and store girls
Of ths village telling Of her training school
plan and although meeting with little en-
couragement she determines to keep on
lowing Sunday, after the young peoples
meeting at the church, he calls on Barbara
and her mother at their home on, as he
says. an important personal matter