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He said, “I don't know, or I'm not at liberty to tell you, but he'll tell you what he wants to talk to you about.”

I said, “I guess I better get the child labor material together, hadn't I?”

He said, “That's all right. Do as you think best.”

I went back that afternoon. I did say to my husband, “What do you suppose that means? What do you suppose the Governor wants to see me for? Do you think it's just child labor?”

He said, “Probably, but you better have any other recommendations you've got because he'll be getting his legislative program in order. If you've got any other, you'd better write them down. Of course, as always, call up Henry Bruere and see what he has to say.”

I didn't call Henry when I got home and gave that not much more thought except that I must get my stuff together so it would be ready. I went up on the Empire the next morning. So far as I can make out nobody recommended me except the Governor himself. I came in and said I was glad to see him and so forth and that I had brought up this child labor material. I hoped he wanted to talk about that and get ready right now to frame the bill and prepare to have something introduced.





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