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 had promised to come to the auditorium meeting. Added to that, Northfield's graduates, urged on by Mr. Ballinger and by Carlos Dix, were waging their own particular campaign. When the lawyer telephoned again that afternoon, Praska reported that the situation showed a distinct and decided improvement.

And yet, it was Betty Lawton who called to his attention an angle that had been overlooked.

"We're forgetting," she said thoughtfully, "the men and women who will be undecided about coming to the meeting until the last minute."

"You mean that we ought to have some way of reaching them right at the end?" Praska demanded. "How?"

"What do the political parties do on election day when they're trying hard to get out the vote? Don't they rush around in automobiles and bring voters to the polls?"

Praska's hands came together with a crack. "Betty, that's an idea. We ought to be able to find a few fellows who could use their father's cars that night. Now we are on the road."

A hurried call went to home rooms to prepare new lists. What students' folks would surely come to the meeting? Who were doubtful? Saturday Praska, Perry, Hammond and Betty Lawton came to the school and checked up in a