The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-02-07

dDSuTu- Lie girls uuSt Keep IuclI
places. All such eccentric women like
Mrs. Vane do more harm than good"
Mrs. Burns declared with decision.
81 had given -..rs. Ward credit for
more sense" Mrs. Wilson said, grave
| ly. "But I must turn down here.
Good-by."
"Good-by. Don't forget the COM
mittee meeting at my house to-mor-
row." cried Mrs. Rice, and very soon
she parted from Mrs. wilson, remind
ing her, as they separated, of the
church-committee meeting later in
| the week.
The next morning after Mr.. Ward
had gone down to his business Mrs.
Ward said to Barbara: You remem-
Der Mr.. Morton is coming to lunch
with us to-day. Would you Ike to
sit at the table with us?"
The color rusneu into Barbara's
face, and she did not answer at once.
Then she said slowly: "No, Mrs.
Ward. I to.u you when 1 came, if you
remember, that I never expected to
sit with the family at meal-time. Ny
place as a servant is to wait on the
family then"
every WELL" replied Mrs. Ward,
quietly. 81 simply asked because
want you to understand that I am
ready to help you. Of course, you are
not like the other girls who have
worked for US. 1 have no doubt yea
could be perfectly at your ease with
ciety." Mrs. Ward spoke with some
womanly curiosity, for Barbara had
not yet taken her into full confidence,
and there was much IN the girls pur-
pose and character that Mrs. Ward
did not know.
81 suppose 1 couli, probably" Bar
bara answered, demurely.
"Of course, you shut yourself out
of the society of people in your own
rank of life by choosing to be a serv-
ant" Mrs. ward went on abruptly.
"You know that as well as 1 do
EYES," replied Barbara, gravely.
"You know well enough that if I
had introduced you yesterday 20 all
the people in Marble Square church,
probably not one of them would ever
have invited you to come and see
them or even enter into any part of
the church life"
81 suppose so," Barbara replied,
flushing deeply. Ana then she said:
''But I understand well enough that
such conditions exist because in the
majority of ca-es the girIs who go
out to service in Crawford would not
care to be in--ted to the homes o. the
people in Marble Square church, and
would feel very miserable anu i'll at
ease if they should be invited into
any such homes"
"That is what I have often said.
The servant girIs are in distinct
class by themselves. They are the
least educated, the most Indifferent
to refining influences, of all the Ia
boring classes"
cat the same time" Barbara began;
but Mrs. Ward was called out of the
room by some demand of Lewis, who
was still posing more or less as an
invalid although he was able to be
about; and Barbara went on with her
work, conscious that the dragon was,
if anything, bigger and mercer in
some directions every day.
About noon the bell rang, and Bar
bara with a little helghtening color
in her face went to the door.
Mr.. Morton Ereete' her as she
opened the door saying: Happy to
meet you again, Miss Clark. A little
pleasanter and not so hot as last
week"
Barbara returned his greeting by
saying: Eyes, sir" and took his hat.
while he walked Immediately into the
sitting-room like familiar guest.
Mrs. Ward head nim from upstairs,
and came down at once, while Bar
bara went into the kitchen.
During the meal barbara could not
avoid hearing part of the converse
ton. She mad always remembered
what her mother had often said
about servants telling everything
heard in the family talk and she had
tried since coming to the Wards to
train herself not to listen to what
was being said, especially at the table
when she was called in to stand and
wait at the beginning or during the
different courses.
But to-day in spite of herself she
could not avoid hearing and knowing
a part of the general conversation
She heard Mr.. Ward good-naturedly
asking Mr.. Morton how long he ex.
pected to live in hotel at Carlton.
"I'l warrant all the young ladies in
Carlton have given him at least bar
rel of slippers already" Mr.. Ward