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During the morning Mary Louise discovered several more of the traitorous circulars . Some merchants would not admit having received the warning ; others , through their arguments , convinced the girl they had not only read the screed but had been influenced by it . Perhaps it did not seriously affect her sales of bonds , but she felt that it did and her indignation grew steadily . By noon she was tingling with resentment and when she joined the other Liberty Girls at luncheon , she found them all excited over the circular and demanding vengeance on the offender -- whoever he might happen to be . `` Is n't it dreadful ! '' exclaimed Lucile Neal , `` and what could the person hope to gain by it ? '' `` Why , he wanted to kill the Liberty Bond sale , '' explained Alora Jones .