| Show I I I I I I I I I i I I i I I I I I I I I I I I I i r. r I vV Were er Out to Purify I Politics By MARTHA M. M WILLIAMS Copyright U set 1 TELL you OU theres there's Just e one one 1 thing to do name do-name name Nora Vern Vernon by acclamation Chairlady Lena II Ray RaJ snapped at nt the convention In front of ot her half a n dozen worn women had popped up crying In chorus W Why she dont don't even vote I t Shed She'd laugh at atus us us-she's us she's Impudent enough for tor ar any anything tiny tiny- thing to thing to all nIl of ot which Lena held helda up upa a n silencing hand saying Impressively ely But she But she can carry the whole Creek Bottom black settlement How are you ou so certain shell she'll get et all those votes a n. n sharp faced de degate delegate delegate dele dele- gate demanded By out Lena Iena shrugged Jim Whalley the man weve we've got got t to beat has hns offered old Unc Israel Isrnel t the big preacher five hundred dollars to carry the Creek Creele Bottom for him A Ahe And he was told It was all nU gem to vt vote de way WRY Miss Nory said Oh Ho That's why she's h here today I wondered wondered wondered-she's she's ne' ne never er v vot voted t- t ed ed-don't ed don't dont believe in to n suffrage ony any mc more than before we had It from t the sharp faced faced one Lena glared at her answering ng SI here here because because I asked her herbring to brIng bring me me Im Im I'm lame from goIn so hard this last fortnight A fringe of ot men fidgeting on t the back seats began calling raucously Do Go to to-it to It 1 We cal cant can't stay here all day Voters Voters masculine were mostly tied up with Uh Whalley o Might from J Lena na All AU Iii in iii frivol favor of ot Miss Nora Vernon for tor th the legisla legislature ture tore please say aye The ayes ares ha haIt have e haveIt It It It- as a fairly l lusty sty shout a answered an nn- her Now please Now please name a committee to go go tell tell Miss Nora Norn- Norn she's siles waltin for me In her her car of out side ChaIrlady Lena Lenn found her victim e engaged engaged en en- In chaffing a n very very h handsome handson young ol ng fellow r wl she heartless heartlessly kept s standing outside tho though gb thero iero is was wa so spa space ye e do n the car car We We 7 er we e want you inside Inside e Let Lena Len cried Ive ve come to f fetch you you To suffer for my sins Nora ora d de demanded roguishly roguishly sIle she was V s mighty pretty dimpled rosy with sparl sparkling Ung Grown brown rose damask cheeks fleeks eyes and Corp Come I oni along and find out Lena Iena Let ordered Fran Francis ls Conway ht hinder In his his' eagerness eagerness to h help lp Lena Ler scowl at him him Youre Toure In In th the wa way ay Scoot y then as ns Nora went Yent with ht hera her het heta a 1 f few w pa pages paces es she slid said Come alon along I r r got to tell you You kno know the he legislatures legislature's got to elect a n senator sena sen tor nov tor-nov now or-now now old Mrs Conway Is wild fc for forus forus us Is to fo beat beat Jim Wh Whalley and sl slat since yOure yOu're the one to beat him were we're just lust to have e jou you run ruri Explain said Nora stopping sl short rt Lena Ienn ena explained her voice trembling rel g. g with excitement and wound up with Now you know v even en If It you get beat hen Mrs sirs Conway will lo love you ou for rut run run- nin tin but but If It you ou wont won't do that an and Jim W Whalley alley wins wins why why you may ju just justas well the willoree willow willo as ds hang your our harp hurp on tree ree as far as any ony chance of ot eve ever er being leing Mrs Francis Conway Junior junI r goes roes Nora laid 1 hands ands upon h her r friends friend dg shoulders f Lena I believe In you you- but ut t tell me this Are you ou women nc not out ut to purify politics Certain and sure I from Lena Lent That's one reason renson were we're so bent o on Jim Whalley's goose Such Sac Sucha a those poor poo folk olk money to vote for him him- him Is s it worse than thon offering to bribe me ne Into a n candidacy with a senatorial mother law Lena staggered slightly cr crying Why dont don't you ou se see see all all all the difference difference differ differ- ence ace In the world Youre You're fit for t the ii place moren moren anybody y in the county county coun- coun ty youve you've you youve got you influence influence you will di do doIt doIt It credit Jim credit Jim Whalley will sell ou ouI out outto outto to I the highest bidder bidder Old Mrs Conway Con has has' mone money money- why hy doesn't she buy Imy him Im I'm no non not for n sale even sale even at nt the the price price of or her son from Nora But but but dont don't you see its it's your our duty uty You did In the dry time what no o man had the wit nor por heart to tt do o. o If It you lead the folks fol you helped helper Into Ito the right way think of ot how bow your cur example may s spread r d I Not much chance of ot It saidora saIdI said Nora ora firmly Greed will beat humanity hu I manity three e In the game every time I dont don't think women should vote vote vote- Just 1st because th they y ure r women They hey see e things clear enough and ju judge ge them fern l rightly enough until the the- p per personal r- r equation comes In Then they Then they feel teel el anything Is s' s lawful that helps them em get their own way Im I'm a n woman wom an nn therefore z-therefore I I dont don't vot vote at nt home home- home wouldn't I be bea a I pretty rett spectacle popping popping pop pop- ping ng up to vote for for senators senators and taxes and things l Honey I Honey I I didn't think you OU would turn rn me down not down not this tills hard hurd Lena Iena groaned Aint the harm in tin yoUn It'll come to help a heap when we fairly get the hang of ot It lt If It yount you cant can't nt nor wont won't take tak the place Isn't there ere e. e somebody somebody- you'd give 1 0 your strength to Nora lora looked reflective then reflective then a smile hovered about her lips as ns she said id Why dont don't you ou try Frank ank Conway Im I'm not offering a n bribe not ibe-not not even a Ii trade but trade but If Ii he hei i should be nominated I think all my myreal real of friends would would vote for tor him Youre an nn nn angel el twice over O Lena I gasped sped then darting back hack toward the ear COL I. I where a disconsolate sat satIn In wait Come Coate along Quick I Noras Nora's oln la Inside lushIe with me to me to see sec you ou ouI started on a n political career On all ill his promise nut not to try purify purIty In luy politic politic- Solo Noni nI supplemented with her r iL it |
