The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-02-23
WANTED:
A
Suffragist
Wife
Il. 3. N. Meclurs Nsw.papeI synaleaLel

suffrage headquarters that morning
mana big. thoroughly masculine
one. too, who looked as II with the
proper makeup he might have been
4 moving picture representation of the |
good-looking western ranchman OF
cowboy-had actually walked up TO
Miss Hester Judd's desk-Hester was
the paid secretary of the organiza-
tion-and had asked TO enroll as
member. To be sure. there were many
men on the list OF membership, but
those men members were usually
hrothers or fathers, whose task OF
becoming suffragists had been smooth
ed by some daughter, wife, or Sis
ter eager TO add new names TO the
roll and more membership fees TO the
treasury. II was really rather unus-
nal for a man OF his own free Will
TO walk right up to the secretary ana
say, as did this newest member; III
YOU please, Miss, I'd like TO belong
to your organization, and II there is
ANYTHING / can do besides paying
check for hundred dollars 10 show
| am member, be so good as 10 tel
me what that is. I'd like to come 10
the meetings and do anything else !
can TO help"
The newcomer hesltated when II
come to signing the enrolment blank,
and then he said to Hester: 4 may
as well tell you that ] am acting for
for Mr. Warwick Stevens-and not for
myself. am his private secretary
YOU see. Perhaps I had better sign
nv own name" When Hester TOOK
the blank she saw that the secretary's
name was Robert Walker.
Hester. IN virtue of the generous
enrolment fee and perhaps even more
because the newcomer was of the out
doors type Of man that especially APP
pealed to her. felt inspired 10 detain
him as long as possible. She rose from
| her chair at her desk and conducted
| him through the four or five rooms
| that made up the suffrage headquar-
ters-the reading room with It's array
of suffrage pamphlets and magazines
the tea room with its cherries cheap
wicker chairs and tables q private
office for the officers, a cuhbyhole Of
| n pantrv and the outer office where
she herself had her desk.
Mr.. Walker spoke with something
Of drawl and this, as we'll as a GER
tain hesitancy and friendliness of his
manner betokened To Hester that ne
was not a man of the city. She was
not especially surprised when he asked
her 10 let him talk to her minute.
He motioned 10 two wicker chairs ~
the tea room placed conveniently for
tete tete and so began their conf
dence Mr.. Stevens, whom he repre-
) sented. was. he told Hester, grand
son Of Mrs. Warwick Stevens, senior
; and Of course Hester had heard OF her
as one Of the most prominent Of the
very wealthy suffragists.
) "Perhaps | should not have told you
| was Mr.. Stevens secretary" said
. Mr.. Walker. so I'll depend on you
not to say anything about that. Fol-
. a reason ] cannot mention now Mr.
Stevens is very anxious to get &C
auainted with some of the prominent
suffragists here That is why
dropped in"
Having filled his overcoat pockets
with pamphlets on the various phases
. Of suffrage the new member left th'
headauarters for that day promising
! 10 return the next day when Mis-
Hazel Stoppleton-usually mentione'
In newspaper accounts as the "suf
!: frage beautyn-was 10 give talk OF
I the cause
Hester thought II was perhaps be
cause they we're both secretaries
! though Of rather different sorts. TIA
they were attracted TO each other fron
! the first and she was not entirely sur
/. prised when after a few interviews u
! the HEADQUARTERS. Mr. Walker too
|. her completely into his confidence r.
rsrdinr Mr.. stevens attitude towar
suffrage
am tell you how II Is j. be begar
young Stevens Is very anxious 2
Z know some o. the young women intel
ested IN the cause His grandmothe
\ Who is completely absorbed with III
= question. has made a queer sort q
\ disposition 81 her property Wal
Z uick Is her only grandson and bel
and she has stipulated that She ~
z Give him 4 couple n millions more =
\ loss - the spot Il b. win marry 81
z fraefst. and Il be- does not marry
sufraasf she uul cut him % entireI
Z r. her Wlu she has gone - Ear 9
= Il say thar THE Eir mus have bee
y actively associated with suffrage y
Z fore Size made that stipulation. hecau'
3 L uouid he an easy matter Tor an
2 elri whom Mr. stevens fancied 70 q
Z sumo en- Interest in suffrage ~ ~
z text However. Mr Stevens doesn
4 care for ans giri 10 particular. 20
= Is 20 gut Il bluntly. IN the mairiinon.i
= market far "a attra Give young SUI
4 -Can you imagine anything 50 -
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