The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-02-14
BORN TO SERVE
By Charles NJ. Sheldon,
Author of ssIN HIS STEPS, .JoHN KINGS
QUESTION CLASS, - edward
BLAKE,'' Etc.
CHAPTER III.-CoNT1NUED.
(Copyright, 1900, by Charles N. Sheldon.)

Mrs. Vane was at home and well
coined Barbara heartily.
I'm all alone here, and you're just
the person L want to see. Went to
call on your mother yesterday. She
is lonesome, and I've asked her to
come and pay me visit of week
or month, just as she feels. 1 find
that Thomas for some reason never
heard of your fathers death. Such
things will happen even in a world of
newspapers and telegraphs. 1 want
you to tell me all about yourself and
your plans. L don't believe you can
do thing, but / am ready to help
you if you're the girl / think you are.
The Vanes always were proud and
aristocratic people; but, If we have
ever stood up for one thing more than
another, it was for honest labor in the
house or the field or the shop or any
where. I hate the aristocracy of doing
nothing. All my boys learned trade,
and all my girls can cook just as well
as they can play the piano, and some
of 'em better. I'd rather eat their pie
than hear their piano. Sit right there.
dear, and be comfortable"
Barbara had not been in the house
half an hour before she was deeply
in love with the lady of it. After an
hour had passed she was astonished
at Mrs. Vane's knowledge OF human
nature and her grasp of the subject of
servants and housekeeping problems
generally.
People will tell you, my dear, that
/ am an eccentric old lady with good
many crank notions about servants.
The fact is, I try to treat them just
as Christ taught us to do. That's the
reason folks call me queer. People
that try to do the Christlike thing
in all relations of life have always
been called queer, and always will be"
When Barbara finally went away
after refusing an urgent invitation to
remain to tea, she had made an ar
rangement with Mrs. Vane to meet
with her and Mrs. Ward and friend
of both, to talk over some practical
plan for getting the servants and the
housekeepers together for mutual
conference.
elf anything is DONE" Mrs. Vane in
sisted, sit must be done with both
parties talking it over in spirit OF
Christian love. 1t never can be solved
in any other way"
The date fixed for the conference
was two weeks from that afternoon,
and Barbara went back to her work
quite enthusiastic over the future and
very much in love with the woman who
was known to most of the members of
Marble Square church as that eccen-
trio Mrs. Vane."
The two weeks had gone by quickly,
and Thursday noon at dinner in the
Ward house Barbara was surprised to
find, when she came in to serve the
first course, that Alfred Ward had un-
eXpectedly arrived. He had spent two
months of his summer vacation with
college classmates on the lakes, and
had returned sooner than his mother
had expected, to stay until the term
opened again.
arthur, this is Miss Clark, ABOUT
whom l have written you," Mrs. Ware
said, little awkwardly.
The young man looked at her with
interest, and bowed politely. Barbara
returned his bow simply, and did moi
speak. She felt a little annoyed as
the meal proceeded and she was called
in at different times. She thought the
family was talking about her, and that