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were talking about. I knew I could rely on it - it was true. When you got through, you sat down. That's more than most people can do. I thought that the way you had appeared before committees, the way you had appeared before the Factory Commission, the way you could always make everybody on the committee understand what you said, the way you knew about the Industrial Commission, what was the matter with it and had some ideas about it, would make you a good appointment. what's the matter with that?”

Of course I still was startled and said, “You know, you ought to give me time to think about this.”

“Well,” he said, “have you got anything on your conscience that makes you feel that it wouldn't be right for you to be a public officer?”

I said, “Oh, no, Governor, there isn't anything wrong that I know of - that is, anything important.”

“Your husband won't object, will he?”

I said, “Why no, I don't think so.”

He said, “I know Paul. He won't object. He's interested in public affairs. I think you better do it. I think it's the right thing for you to do and I don't think you ought to delay long.”

“Well,” I said, “let me ask one person's advice, won't you?”