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Show -191- and some of the younger members even booed him; but it was his idea, or something very much like it, that prevailed in the end? A motion was made to request formal sanctions of the labor council, and this passed unanimously. A strike motion was then offered, and it x-jas defeated by about two to one. A second strike motion was offered, but with a provision that it be tabled until the next meeting. After a short discussion of the propriety of the motion, it was ruled legitimate and passed with very little opposition. The mood at the end of the meeting, the Professor thought, was one of relief, even on the part of the professionals from the labor council; x*ho had appeared puzzled at the course the meeting xias taking before the final vote. Now, at least, the the members were committed to vote on the question of a strike at their next meeting. A strike x«as a new idea for most of them. They x-rould have almost a full month of relative peace to think things over. The meeting ended just at lunch time. The Professor's friend suggested that they go to the restaurant at Stonestoxm for something to eat. The Professor agreed? but the lady novelist said she had another appointment. The Professor had time to spare? because he had put his x-rife on the bus this morning to go visit her sister at the hospital. He had told her he would pick her up later in the afternoon. The shopping center, when they entered it from Nineteenth Avenue? was gay with Christmas decorations and with carols play- |