[Mary Minds Her Business by George Weston]@TWC D-Link bookMary Minds Her Business CHAPTER XXXI 2/11
"We've started something here that's going to be hard to stop." "And the next thing you know," continued Bill, looking more thoughtful than ever, "some manufacturer in another line of business--say automobiles--is going to get the idea of cutting his costs and lowering his prices--and pretty soon you'll see women making automobiles, too.
You can go to sleep at some of those tools in a motor shop.
Pie for the ladies!" "What are us men going to do after a while ?" complained another.
"Wash the dishes? Or sweep the streets? Or what ?" "Search me.
I guess it'll come out all right in the end; but, believe me, we certainly pulled a bonehead play when we went on strike because of those four women." "I was against it from the first, myself," said another. "So was I.I voted against the strike." "So did I!" "So did I!" It was a conversation that would have pleased Mary if she could have heard it, especially when it became apparent that those who had caused the strike were becoming so hard to find.
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