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Chapter 44

           IfJohnnieshouldquit,whatwouldshedo?HehadbeendoublingtheamountoflumberHughturnedout.Andjustnowshehadabigorder,thebiggestshehadeverhadandarushorderatthat.ShehadtogetthatlumberintoAtlanta.IfJohnniequit,whomwouldshegettotakeoverthemill?

           "Yes,I’mquitting.YouputmeincompletechargehereandyoutoldmethatallyouexpectedofmewasasmuchlumberasIcouldpossiblygetout.Youdidn’ttellmehowtorunmybusinessthenandI’mnotaimingtohaveyoustartnow.HowIgetthelumberoutisnoaffairofyours.Youcan’tcomplainthatI’vefallendownonmybargain.I’vemademoneyforyouandI’veearnedmysalaryandwhatIcouldpickupontheside,too.Andhereyoucomeouthere,interfering,askingquestionsandbreakingmyauthorityinfrontofthemen.Howcanyouexpectmetokeepdisciplineafterthis?Whatifthemendogetanoccasionallick?Thelazyscumdeserveworse.Whatiftheyain’tfedupandpampered?Theydon’tdeservenothingbetter.EitheryoutendtoyourbusinessandletmetendtomineorIquittonight."

           HishardlittlefacelookedflintierthaneverandScarlettwasinaquandary.Ifhequittonight,whatwouldshedo?Shecouldn’tstayhereallnightguardingtheconvicts!

           SomethingofherdilemmashowedinhereyesforJohnnie’sexpressionchangedsubtlyandsomeofthehardnesswentoutofhisface.Therewasaneasyagreeablenoteinhisvoicewhenhespoke.

           "It’sgettinglate,Mrs.Kennedy,andyou’dbetterbegettingonhome.

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