“Is that Merritt’s only motivation?” Concordia asked.
“Oh, he’s interested in getting generous funds for the city, and currying favor for a big political appointment later. That’s the case with many of the people here tonight, unfortunately.” He gave a bitter laugh. “Their reasons are more self-serving than altruistic. Frankly, I’m glad that women don’t have the vote. Politics can be a sordid business.”
Concordia bit back a retort. While she couldn’t argue with David’s assessment of the political sphere, she thought the arena would be far less sordid if women were an equal part of it. But that was a discussion for another time.
More troubling was the possibility of the Black Scroll's connection to the campaign. Had the organization strayed from what Miss Hamilton described as its philan
