Chapter 291: 136, Helen Taft_3
Her behavior in front of Donnie earlier was more about her curiosity for the WRPA, not that she was an overly simple woman!
It was just that now Donnie didn't say, and the education Helen received since childhood wouldn't let her ask too much.
So the two of them brought the topic back to the WRPA again.
Their pleasant conversation continued after Donnie finished breakfast.
However, this time they switched locations, arriving at a golf course in San Francisco.
"If everyone could think like you do, Donnie, I believe the status of women in the United States would certainly improve a lot!"
After hitting a birdie, Helen spoke with some regret.
"If everyone had such awareness, there really would be no need for the WRPA to exist, but I believe in the power of persistence. As long as the WRPA can keep up the fight, we will eventually succeed!"
Donnie swung his club, searching for the right line.
"Right, as long as we persist, we will definitely succeed!" Helen said excitedly.
After swinging his club, Donnie also spoke with some regret, "It's a pity you have to go back to Yale to teach, Helen. If you could join the WRPA, I'm sure it would be even more successful!"
Intending to get her ball from the caddy, Helen stopped her motion and looked at Donnie with surprise, asking excitedly, "Can I join the WRPA?"
Donnie nodded, "Of course, Helen. You're a bright girl with a persistence others lack. If you join the WRPA, I'm confident you'll become an important figure in our organization!"
Helen said excitedly, "If that's the case, then I can give up my plans to go back to Yale and join the WRPA!"
"Really?"
Donnie expressed suitable excitement, but soon after, he looked worried and said, "I think it's better not to, your father probably wouldn't agree! After all, this means you would have to work in Atlantic City!"
"Haha!" Helen said happily, "Donnie, that's where you're wrong. If I can join the WRPA, not only would my father not oppose it, but he would also be very happy!"
Of course he would be happy.
After its nationwide speaking tour, the WRPA had become one of the emerging representative organizations for women's rights in the United States.
Teaching at Yale was a form of political cultivation, and joining the WRPA was also a form of political cultivation.
More importantly, Taft must know that the WRPA's president, South Brenton, was Harding's mistress.
"Is that so?" Donnie laughed with skepticism, "I really didn't know that!"
Then Donnie smiled and said, "But if you really could join the WRPA, I can call Breton right now, and then you can come back with me to Atlantic City!"
Helen, excited, said, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go make the call now, and I have to tell my father about this too!"
Donnie and Helen stopped their golf game and went together to the clubhouse to rest.
There, Donnie and Helen each made calls to South Brenton and Taft.
The outcome of their calls was quite predictable.
South Brenton was essentially a figurehead placed openly in the WRPA, so naturally, she wouldn't oppose Donnie's decision.
And Taft's reaction to his daughter's potential joining of the WRPA was just as Helen had said, with no objections!
"Donnie, we will not only be friends but also work collaborators from now on!"
After hanging up the phone, Helen shook hands with Donnie.
Donnie also extended his hand, saying, "If there's anything you need in Atlantic City, Helen, you can always come to me!"
Helen smiled, "That's for sure!"
After laughing, Helen again asked Donnie, "Donnie, now that our relationship has become that of collaborators, can you tell me about that matter you mentioned earlier?"
Donnie thought for a moment and said, "I can handle this matter myself!"
Helen smiled, "But I think, with my help, you could resolve this issue much more easily, couldn't you?"
Donnie nodded, saying openly, "Indeed, that's true!"
"My father once told me that as friends and collaborators, we should help each other. Only in this way can our relationship truly harmonize. If only one side is giving, such a collaborative relationship won't last!"
Helen spoke earnestly.
Donnie nodded and said, "Alright then, let's sit over there and talk!"
The two moved to the café in the rest area. After ordering two cups of coffee, Donnie began to describe his problem.
"I suppose, Helen, you know that my business in Atlantic City isn't limited to just the 'Atlantic City Post' and Atlantic City Broadcast, right?"
Donnie stirred his coffee and asked Helen.
Helen nodded, saying, "Yes, I also know that you're currently the biggest bootlegger on the East Coast, Donnie, and in less than a year, you could become the biggest bootlegger in the country!"
The night before, after meeting at General Pan Xing's ball, Helen had called her brother to inquire about Donnie's situation.
Helen's brother, Robert Taft, the eldest son of the Taft family, just like their father, graduated from Yale University and was also a member of the Skull and Bones.
In fact, one of the founders of the Skull and Bones, Alfonso Taft, was the father of William Howard Taft and Helen's grandfather, Robert Taft. During the American Civil War, Alfonso Taft served as the Secretary of War, which later became the Department of Defense. Experience more tales on empire