Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-08-30


the little town of Crawford. have been
greatly worried with the servant girl
problem. not being able to keep one tor
renee Of the task Of searching for helD has
made them both irritable and cross. and
althoush being good Christian psopis and
course of their domestic lives has been
strewn with many little tiff and quarrel.
The ias FL has fn, Just let and MI Msrd
applies for the position; Barbara is an
educated, refined young college graduate
been unable to obtain employment of any
kind. She, with her widowed mother, has
recently rosYr mo moved to Crawford After much
nit her to apply for the position of servant
girl which she obtains.
CHAPTER u.-After four weeks or
hearted and decides to give up her position
for many reasons. She notifies Mrs. Ward
states her reas sons. and is told what great
Mrs. Ward promising to make her life with
eeyes more "a That night she
Wards. believing she can be of some good
there. She has a heart-to-heart talk with
Is one that can be ,remeded, which they
plan to do. The following Sunday she Is
INVITED to aGcompany the family to church
which she gladly does
CHAPTER III.-Th' ac' - the Wards in
taking their servan, r. I" h,irch creates
comment among GER - :yative mem
that day. After x, y. 'n ap.a Pasp to
Ward nnn g m 70 lunch e bs i1on
Ing day. Barbara Is quite interested in
Mt Mn Morton. and she wonders If In her po-
ew days later calls Mrs. as
Vane, wealthy member of the church
whom she had met there, aleader of Craw-
cause Of her liberal views toward san servant
girls, She takes quite fancy to Barbara
sna they become very familiar
x G Ms lVo Bar ana Mrs ,vard
hired sri da lFs mos. .e uRs la. eir.
lettering the conditions Of her eass a roi
In this fact the reformers ind their great
est obstacle. Barbara attends church quite
mss. many 81 tn. , shs
ignored by the majority of them because
Of her 9seSPaoR Morton called to re
Law being forced to retire on account Of
ill-health. Barbara has q serious talk with
a sse,, esh:s who tries to .hoy her ths wide
servant 9irl and other occupations, and
1r'ss TO ~. her in her good pur
Broache. to M. sVVf ans plan which she
CHATTER V.-Mrs. Clark had remarked
that society would not accept a servant Girl
nnc 1i,h a1S Go ad ~ and Barbaras plan
lattsr's friends at . social gathering at her
home; Tbs plan is carried out and Bar
pa para t, learns that her mothers words are all
guests have left Barbara eonfesses f 10 M tns
: ssat 4sa Mss f @. nt o Sss
dist.iy sanoy: SsSSar. so With SIS SIS aetss-
drink. Mrs. Ward viii not believe the
n news, angry words soon ensus. and she
CHATTER vI.-Barbara gees home, but
& lew Gays later receives note from Mrs
yosnxs.s and very fo a q q Hsrba a:r
and who had bsen taken sick aud was con.
sWsi want 0slnE for fd her 81: .na
and dies, During his siekasss and ate. after
IL. ad nsy f %sss n no st e
turned to love Regardless of the gr. a ruiz ni
Risf rssar .a: .thos x:s ss
knewn to her. Barbara Is srsatiy intsrest-
ed; ed IN n: baiiaies q school rs tie train:
h.lp y .nd ar: h S.s.I! f IN rs
ter aaviass It's building II eonpection with
Ton noe sarS.t. sstasss hy NJ Nor
or meeting ops evening and IL directly
tive. and a great admlrer Of Morfon's. Shs
turns and leaves the service, remarkinr to
NE; Morton e, She Will never attend another
while IN her prssent mental position.
SHAPTER vII.-Mr Morton is xiven
cave to make lscturing tour and he ana
barbara do not meet for several weefs
c!atlns among the factory and store girIs
Of the village telling of her training school
plan and although meeting with iittle en-.
Morton returns from his trip and the FOL.
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