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"I see, and that's why I said the real question was, 'what are your
plans?'" explained Leslie, "because when I find out, if perchance they
should involve staying on the job this summer, why I wanted to tell you
that I'm on the job too. I've thought out the grandest scheme."
"Yes, Leslie? Tell me!" said Mr. Winton.
"It's like this," said Leslie. "Everybody is economizing, shamelessly--and
that's a bully word, Daddy, for in most instances it is shameless. Open
faced 'Lord save me and my wife, and my son John and his wife.' In our
women's clubs and lectures, magazines and sermons, we've had a steady dose
all winter of hard times, and economy, and I've tried to make my friends
see that their efforts at economy are responsible for the very hardest
crux of the hard times."
"You mean, Leslie--?" suggested Mr. Winton eagerly.
"I mean all of us quit using eggs, dealers become frightened, eggs soar
higher. Economize on meat, packers buy less, meat goes up. All of us
discharge our help, army of unemployed swells by millions.


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