“I understood it was n’t of any special importance.”
“From whom? Embree? Never mind,” added Laurens, smiling. “You need n’t answer. Remember our conversation about Deutschtum in the schools?”
“Yes.”
“This is it.”
“As this bill was explained to me, it is n’t at all the measure you described in outline.”
“Not on the surface. They’ve changed it. But it’s even worse in intent.”
“You’ve made a study of it?”
“They asked me to sign it. I refused.”
“Who asked you?”
“In confidence, Robert Wanser.”