"Agreed," said Stanton, "but the fashion and the fabric should be kept of the same good American pattern."
The long man ran a hand through his thatch of hair.
"There's only one fashion in pants—to make them comfortable. And some day that boy is going to grow so big you won't be able to make the old ones do and he'll have to get a new pair. If he's living on a farm he'll want the same kind of good working pants, but for all that they'll have to be new made."