Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-11
BORN TO SERVE
BY Charles N. Sheldon.
A't>' o q M a1s ef eFzee {SHH 1a's
BLAKE Etc.
SYNOPSIS.
0a1yxt9ht. 1890. 81 Charles 4 6AeIdon }

SYNOPSIS.
be little town OF Crawford. have been
problem. not being able to keep one for
tvsr = few months. The constant recur.
once Of the task Of searching for help ha:
Gtheugh being good Christian people and
nembers Of the Marble Square church: tho
!!cSr.s Of their DOMESTIC este iixe. Ia. been
Fhs last girl has just left and Mr.. Ward
has advertised for another. Barbara Clark
applies for the position; Barbara is an
hnd although qualified to teach school, has
esen usable to obtain employment Of any
she ven to aec %9er aeh
eoaxing she persuades her mother to per-
nit her to apply for the position Of servant
g1rl. which she obtains.
CHAPTER II.-After four weeks Of
trudgery Barbara is extremely DOWN
hearted and decides to give up her position
!or many reasons. She notifies Mrs. Ward,
lelp she had been and is begged to Stay.
ZEN more pleasant: That night she re-
eacher. but decides to rea,n with ninG the
Wards, believing she can be Of some good
here. She has a heart-to-heart talk with
ZION that the difficult servant girl problem
. one that can be remedied, which they
Ilan. to do: The following Sunday she IS
which she gladly does.
CHAPTER 1II.-The act of the Wards In
taking their servant girl to church creates
fomment among certain conservative men,
neighboring town, occupies the pulpit
hat day After the services he speaks to
Ers ward invites him to lunch 4. the follow
hg day. Barbara is quite interested In
Er. Morton and she wonders If in her po-
Etion she can ever socially meet such as
"a ho "a al lie
Iane, wealthy member of the church
Ehom she had met there. leader of Craw-
tause Of her liberal views toward servant
firls:, She takes quite a fancy to Barbara
md they become very familiar.
II believe they would, good many
of them, anyway" Mrs. Vane re-
piled with vigor. "You can get al
most anything if you pay for it,"
"But we must remember, Mrs. Vane,
that the great majority of families
in Crawford cannot afford to pay
such prices for househelp. You have
no idea how much trouble am in for
paying my girls four or four and
half a week. My neighbors who say
they cannot afford that much tell me
their girls become dissatisfied when
they learn what we pay, and very
often leave because I pay my girls
more than other housekeepers."
'The whole question has as many
sides to it as ball!" calculated Mrs.
Vane, rubbing her nose vigorously.
II think shall finally go back to
the old primitive way of doing my
own work, living on two meals day
and washing the dishes once. You
needn't stay any longer, Hilda, if
you want to CO."
Hilda. who had given signs of be-
ing in hurry, rose and walked to-
ward the door, Barbara also got up,
and, somewhat to Mrs. Vane's sur
prise said: II think I'll go, too. I'll
walk along down town with you, Hill
da, il you don't mind"
Hilda nodded and Barbara was not
quite sure that she was pleased to
have her company; but Barbara had
been thinking of plan, and she need
ed to be with Hilda little while in
order to carry it out. So the two
went away together.
They had walked down the street
half q block, when, in answer to
question, Hilda said she was plan
ming to do some shopping.
'Let me 60, too; are you Willingly"
II don't mind" said Hilda, but with
a note of hesitation that Barbara
could not help remarking.
They went into several of the
smaller stores, where both of them
purchased one or two small articles,
and finally entered the great store
Of Bondmans.
Hilda knew one of the girls in this
store, and as they stood by the
counter she introduced Barbara. The
girl behind the counter stared hard
at Barbara, but returned her greet
ing civilly enough, and then began
to giggle and whisper with Hilda.
Hilda seemed nervous, and repeated
j ~ looked at Barbara as if she were
In the way; and Barbara, thinking
the others might have some secrets,
walked over to the opposite counter.
She had been there only minute
when young man sauntered up to
Hilda and the friend behind the coun-
ter, and all three began to talk to-
gether. He was not bad-loodng