"The Matrons have been in the habit of settling those small matters
among themselves."
"So we might if either of us had the authority to dictate. If Mrs.
Hardhack has the authority to control, and gives the order that my women
are to go dirty and ragged, as you see them, I appeal to you. Just look
at them as you see them now. Those dresses are all they have, and I can
get no better without an order from you."
He looked at them. The angry color flashed into his face, and his teeth
were set together. In about two hours tidy dresses were sent in to my
women.