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Chapter 39

           Youknewhe’dmortgagedtheplaceandlostitandthey’regoin’tohavetoleave?"

           "No,Ididn’tknowandIdon’twanttoknow.IwanttoknowaboutPa."

           "Well,I’mgettin’tothat,"saidWillpatiently."Whenshecomebackfromoverthereshesaidwe’dallmisjudgedHilton.ShecalledhimMr.Hiltonandshesaidhewasasmartman,butwejustlaughedather.Thenshetooktotakin’yourpaouttowalkintheafternoonsandlotsoftimeswhenIwascomin’homefromthefieldI’dseehersittin’withhimonthewall‘roundtheburyin’ground,talkin’athimhardandwavin’herhands.Andtheoldgentlemanwouldjustlookathersortofpuzzled-likeandshakehishead.Youknowhowhe’sbeen,Scarlett.Hejustgotkindofvaguerandvaguer,likehedidn’thardlyknowwherehewasorwhowewere.Onetime,Iseenherpointtoyourma’sgraveandtheoldgentlemanbeguntocry.Andwhenshecomeinthehouseallhappyandexcitedlookin’,Igaveheratalkin’to,rightsharp,too,andIsaid:‘MissSuellen,whyinhellareyoudevilin’yourpoorpaandbringin’upyourmatohim?Mostofthetimehedon’trealizeshe’sdeadandhereyouarerubbin’itin.’Andshejustkindoftossedherheadandlaughedandsaid:‘Mindyourbusiness.Somedayyou’llbegladofwhatI’mdoin’.’MissMelanietoldmelastnightthatSuellenhadtoldheraboutherschemesbutMissMellysaidshedidn’thavenonotionSuellenwasserious.Shesaidshedidn’ttellnoneofusbecauseshewassoupsetattheveryidea."

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