"I suppose," she sighed, "that if you all insist (there were three who represented the ladies of Manville), it is my duty to comply with your wishes. We will immediately proceed to ballot."
"Ought we to hold a caucus?" inquired Miss Sawyer while Mrs. Tweedie was passing paper and pencils to the ladies.
"Why, what is a caucus?" asked Mrs. Tweedie in astonishment.
"A caucus," replied Miss Sawyer, "is a meeting held previous to an election. The men invariably hold them."
"Then I am very sure that they are not proper," said Mrs. Tweedie, positively. "Do you know anything about them, Mrs. Flint?"
The pastor's wife rolled her eyes skyward before replying.
"I have heard Mr. Flint say that caucuses were not proper for decent men to attend," she replied.
"And my husband," Mrs. Stout retorted, quickly, "says that a caucus is the only place where a vote counts."
"It surely cannot be necessary in a woman's club," said Mrs. Tweedie. "Now if you will write on your slips of paper the name of the one whom you wish to be our president, I will appoint Mrs. Stout a committee to collect and count the ballots."