The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-01-24

never before had she prayed more
earnestly for wisdom and humility
and courage. Never had the girl felt
a deeper longing to be of use in the
| world where she was most needed.
den of her prayer, ito decide now
what I ought to do. Lead me in the
right way"
In the morning she went down, and,
meeting her mother. kissed her affec-
tionately. Mrs. Clark looked at her
anxiously.
Yes, mother" Barbara answered.
gently, 81 have decided to go back
for good. 1 believe can be of more
use there than in a schoolroom. The
dragon is very fierce and very tough,
mother; and / have been scared and
run away; but 1 am going back, and
+ I want your blessing again. There
are going to be some interesting
mother, / am sure. For, if Mrs. Ward
will do what she Limited at, the drag
on will have two women after him
instead of one. We will make it live
ly for him."
So Barbara walked over to the
Wards, and, going right up to her
room, put on her kitchen dress cher
armor, she called it), came down, and
at the kitchen door met Mrs. Ward.
81 have come to stay" she said,
with a smile.
Mrs. Ward made step towards her
and Barbara thought at first the wom-
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changed color, and then Barbara
gravely said:
81 hope we may be able to do some
thing together, as you suggested"
81 am ready to do something" Mrs.
Ward spoke earnestly. eve cannot re-
form everything at once, of course"
yourselves, for example," said Bar
bara, quickly.
"To be sure" Mrs. Ward replied.
Then she added, with show of emo
ton that had affected Barbara the day
before: 81 cannot tell you what
great relief it is to me to have you
here. 1t means more to me than can
tell you just now
81 am glad of it," Barbara answered,
simply, and at once began the days
work.
The next day was Saturday. In the
afternoon, as Barbara was finishing
the dinner dishes, Mrs. Ward came in.
Twill you go to church with me to-
morrow" she asked, abruptly.
Barbara started, and then, recover
ing quickly, said: Yes, if you really
want me to-
I'm the morning; we can arrange to
get dinner when we return"
what will this mean to you?" Bar
bara asked, after awhile.
81 don't know"
"Mr. Ward is willing?"
Eyes, have talked it all over with
him, and he is willing"
81 don't want to cause you needless
embarrassment" Barbara began in a
low voice.
"But it may not cause any embar-
rassment. We will try it, anyway"
do any other women in Crawford
bring their servants to church with
them?"
"Dr. Vane's wife always does. They
are among the old families here. Very
wealthy and"
81 know DR.. Vane. He and father
went to school together in Fairview."
els that so? Then will introduce
you to them Tomorrow"
Barbara could not avoid smile at
the thought. Nevertheless, she antici-
pated the event of going to church
with Mrs. Ward with degree of inter-
est that she had not felt in her work
as a servant since those eventful four
weeks in her life had begun. A new
factor had come into the problem.
The woman of the house was going to
cooperate with her. How far the CO.
operation was going to be carried, she
could not foresee. Mrs. Wards man
ner was both reassuring and at the
same time uncertain, and Barbara
could not tell how far she might go if
matters became serious for her So
cially.
When Sunday morning came, Bar
bara joined the family at church time
and they all started together. The
church bells of Crawford were ring
ing, and in Barbara's heart there was
a mingling of the peace of God with
tumult, the peace that goes with the
consciousness of human conflict over
selfish human passion.
ITO Be Continued
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