The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-28
BY ANNIE HTNRICHsEN.
Copyright 1911, by the Associated
Literary Dress


Copyright, 1911, by the Associated
Literary press.)
Betty Grierson rose from her seat
on a rock and walked to her car.
which stood at the roadside. From
it she took a large flag bearing the
words, Votes for Women She
fastened the lettered banner, spread
TO Its widest extent, across the side
OF the car in fun view of the road.
Then she returned TO the rock.
An automobile whitfield down the
road. As II drew hear tho car at
tho roadside and the girl on the
rock It's rapid speed vas checked.
Blu when It anne opposite the ban
ner the brake vas suddenly relea sed
and the. car passed on more rapidly
than 1t had come.
Many more cars came down the
road, moderated their speed as they
approached the girl and her car, and
when the flag tapped It's great let
tiers before them. dashed ahead AT
an accelerated pace.
With her back TO the road Betty
sat gazing at the wide river. at the
hills beyond Il and at the purple
and goldan mtsts hat hung above the
hills.
lis there anything wrong with
your car? ga !.
Betty turned, Behind her stood n
young gan with his hat In his hand.
d you refer TO the badge Of Iib-
erty that faunts upon IT."
NO. indeed | mean the engine
or the tires. Are they out OF or
der7"
My car is IN perfect condition"
But | thought, ms you are sitting
here alone, your car hy the road.
that you might have had an acct
dent"
II have had no accident" There
was a note Of evaporation in her
voice. But" she added c~ourteously,
Il thank you for your interest and
your desire to help me"
"You do not need my assistance with
your car. but there is IA way / can per-
haps help you" He glanced at the
banner, II am chairman or the leg
islative COMMITTEES to which your niII
has been referred"
Betty's eyes opened wide, MY biilg
she questioned.
THE equal suffrage bill" hs ex-
planned, nodding toward the car. ut
was introduced in the House a week
ago and referred to the committee OF
which / am chairman, When a bill
is in the hands of a committee all
persons are privileged to appear at
the committee meetings and present
their arguments for and against the
measure. We have been expecting
the advocates Of the suffrage bill to
come before us with their pleas fer it.
] see that o are an avowed cham
nion of the cause. AS chairman of the
committee, | am anxious 70 have as
much Information as possible on the
subject. VIII you not give mo some OF
your opinins On it, some of your rea-
sons for desiring It's PASSAGE"
Betty looked hard at the river. Her
lips We're tightly compressed. When
she spoke there was an uncertain little
catch in her voice.
II want the ballot" she said. II am
deeply interested in the measure be-
fore the committee of which you are
chairman"
The young man sat down on a log
beside the rock.
For w weeks Richard AIlerton,
chairman of the committee on reyf-
sion Of laws, gave his attention to
the suffrage question. Or. to be more
exact, he gave his attention to Betty
Grierson. The other women who were
actively interested in the passage or
tho bill appeared at various times be-
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