Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-25
CAMPAIGNING FOR MIR. CREWS


 'sWell. am glad to be at home again. explained the young woman who looked particularly we'll and happy. Fancy me at a. rest curei It was quite out of character, but mother was inmovaible. She said I owed it to myself, and of course that was final Mother is strong on duty. It really was all her fault, but of course she doesn't see it that way
 One night at dinner time she said, Helen, shall have to ask you to ad-| dress some post cards for me this eve- ming. They have evidently been de- layed by the printer, for they were promised early this afternoon. have to speak at a nonpartisan meeting at the school. feel owe it to the wo- man voters in this ward to go where I am needed
 I'll address them for you said. T guess I owe it to you, if not to the ward. Who gets the notices :?
 "sAll the registered voters in the precinct. There will be a list with the cards
 Immediately after she departed a messenger clattered up to our top. floor apartment fairly flung a, pack age at me and was gone. Thee cards that fell out of the parcel were double the size of the expected post cards and innocent of a single stamp, and, what was worse, the list of names was not to be found. Fortunately, remem- bered that Maxwell Graham had been campaigning for his friend Bob Crews, so I called him up and asked for the list of voters. I caught him just as t1e was starting for a very important conference, but he took time to dash in and borrow a list from Crews, and to run down here with it.
 CT promised Crews to bring it back tonight, so you telephone me at this number he said. scribbling it down as 6a nd TsIl of have finished.'
 Didn't you bring the stamps?' I called down the stairway, but the out CT door had slammed behind him.
 What to 6fo I didn't know, so I flew at the addressing and finished it. { in record time. I used one card for man and wife, and toward the end even left off Chicago
 Just as the last one was written the bell rang and it was father at the tube. As he was bringing mother l home he had noticed on the bill of a movie theater a play that he knew l wanted to see, so he had left her in l the foyer and come for me to see the last show. I said I'd be ready in a minute and then remembered that there was nobody at home to give Max that list.
 T caught up the telephone and ask 1 ed for the number he had given me and got the wrong exchange twice. The I door was ajar, in case father should | come upstairs, and while was mak- ing frantic attempt to ge the rigtlt l number 0 young man whom hao never seen before appeared at the door. I notioned him to wait.
 Just as Max answered I heard the maid come in, so I told Max to get i from her. Before I could learn the young mans errand the bell rang again, ViciouSly, and father wanted tC know whether I was going to be al night getting my hat on. I tried tt reassure him and turned to tht stranger.
 "Tm Crews brother said he, : was sent over from headquarters wiI some stamps He couldn't help see ing that I was fustered. Can I d, anything for you? he asked as h turned to go.
 That's my father in the vestibule you can tell him I'II be down in a min ute, or no-could you walk a block am , a half with me Then I can releas
 that impatient person.
 Nothing easier he said I hay a taxi at the door
 "The taxi landed me at the tI1eate 1 just sls father and mother were pass ing the ticket chopper and I barrel caught up with them..
 The next morning the younger MI Crews telephoned to ask whether could do some work at headquarters anu noIHeT Sdld that 1 owed IL to m city to help elect a good alderman, S
 l went and worked till luncheon, par
 of the time being sent out on taxi CT rands with MT. Crews.
 "Of course we went to the meetin ) and the chairman kept me busy carry
 ing messages all the evening. Fatfe
 left early, after MT. Crews had sai he would be glad to see me home.
 That was just the beginning an for two weeks it seemed that ther was something to be done every min