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mined to get rid of me.
“Well,” I said in reply to 9ome of their arguments, “It is worth an extra effort to get off, just to see what those Peanut-People will be up to.” ; “Oh! peanuts_peaunts, do they have lots of peanuts,” the three of them fairly yelled.” Go and bring us some peanuts.”
"Well, I will,” I answered, “and unless I miss my guess, I'll have a lot to tell you about those “Peanut-People”. I had no idea I had spoken so truthfully.
Pick Butler, Farm Bureau Director of Information, had arranged an early luncheon for all Information Workers, prior to the convention. It was held in the Pocahontas Room with long tables arranged around three sides. Newspaper men were seated together. I also noticed a young man a little apart from the delegates, who seemed intensly interested in all that was going on.
“Pick” made several introductions and started to take his seat. “Oh! do excuse me Bill,” he said rising and looking towards the young man, then continued, “Ladies and Gentlemen, I want you to know Bill Jones, special representative of the Peanut Industry.”
Bill took his bow.
“They are off”, I said to the lady next to me. “You said it,” she replied. . * >
During the introductions, well trained waiters of Hotel Roanoke,
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