Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-18

som under the spell of power as old
as the human race, as divine an in
stinct, as religious hunger, as hui
manity ever knew. She was more
than dimly conscious of all this, even
in the midst of her self-reproaches. 4
But the consciousness of her posi-
ton as household servant and of his
position as leader in the pulpit of the
most influential chupch in Crawford
was sharply painful. The gulf be-
tween them was not very deep per-
sonally. She was fully as we'll edu-
Gated along lines of general culture.
She was almost his equal in matters
of knowledge and perception. It was
the social distinction that separated
them. And, as the days went by and
she felt more and more the mental
stimulus of his presence and the at
effectiveness of his manner towards
her, she shrunk from the thought Of
the suffering in the future which she
was making for herself in even allow
ing his life to become q part Of hers.
All this was in her mind as she went
over to see Mrs. Vane that afternoon.
The new plan proposed by Mrs. Ward
and the gift of the money to make it
practical appealed to her ambition,
and she resolutely set herself. to sat-
isfy herself with tho working out of
her ambitions for social service, say
ing to herself, not bitterly, but sadly:
Barbara Clark, there is no place for
love in the life you have chosen. Am
bition is all you have any right to-
All, Barbara! Is that as far as YOU
have gone in the school of life? There
is nothing that can take loves place.
For there is nothing greater in the
kingdom of God. Ambition may keep
you busy. It can never fill the place
in your heart that God made to be
filed.
She found Mrs. Vane as nearly dis
turbed as she had ever seen her. Gen.
orally the old lady was the personifi-
cation of peace.
what do you think?" was her
greeting to Barbara the moment she
entered the house. "Hilda has gone
and got married! To a worthless
young fellow after two months &C.
quaintance. The first I knew,of it was
this morning. 1t seems he persuaded
her to marry him about a week ago.
To-day she says she must leave me to
go and live with him. 1 don't blame
her for that, but neither of them is
fit to be married. Hilda has no more
idea of what it means to make home
than"
just then the bell rang, and Mrs.
Vane went to the door. Barbara
heard her talking earnestly to some
one in the hall, and the next moment
she came in, followed by Mr.. Morton.
Miss Clark, Mr.. Norton" said the
old lady, who seemed to enjoy Bar
bara's sudden coloring. "Mr. Morton
thought he was interrupting some pri-
vate conference if he came in. don't
know what you want, my dear; but
know Mr.. Morton is interested in your
plans, and he may be able to help in
some way
EYES," replied Mr.. Morton with a
hesitation that Barbara had never no.
ticed before in him, 81 am truly in
terested in the problem Miss Clark is
trying to work out. don't know that
I am competent to give advice in the
matter. There are some subjects that
even preacher just out of the SEM
mary does not dare to face. I think
the servant problem is one of them. l
came in this afternoon, Mrs. Vane, to
see if you could help me in the new
social-settlement work we are plan
ming for Marble Square church.
'You want money out of me, young
man. Isee it in your face" Mrs. Vane
gave him one of her sharpest looks.
"Go on, now! It's shameful for a
fine-looking young fellow like you to
come here and wheedle poor old
woman like me out of her hard-earned
savings for your social experiments.
Is that what you've come after, too?"
she suddenly asked, wheeling around
toward Barbara.
"Yes,'' replied Barbara, laughing
with Mr.. Morton at Mrs. Vane's pre-
tended anger. II have no social set
Elements to beg for, but want you
to help me put up building for
training servants
Mrs. Vane looked from Barbara to
Mr.. Morton, and rubbed her nose Wig
orously.
81 believe you arranged this on
slaught together. You conspired to
combine your good looks and your
barney to rob me of necessities for
old age"
"Indeed we did not, Mrs. Vane," re-
piled Morton, with seriousness that
Barbara thought unnecessary, know
ing Mrs. Vane's manner as she did.
81 know nothing of Miss Clark's plan.
She came in first; and, if she gets all
your money for her work, 1 won't
complain"
"Get all you can, my DEAR" said
Mrs. Vane, grimly, turning to Bar
bara, who, with real enthusiasm, told
the story of Mrs. Wards proposed
gift and the possibilities of such a
building if rightly managed.
Mrs. Vane listened quietly until
Barbara was through, and then said:
"I'll give S1O.OOO"