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Chapter 44

           Weain’tgoingtofalloutoveralittlethinglikethis,arewe?S’poseyoutaketendollarsoutofmynextmonth’swagesandlet’scallitsquare."

           Scarlett’seyeswentunwillinglytothemiserablegroupgnawingonthehamandshethoughtofthesickmanlyinginthewindyshack.SheoughttogetridofJohnnieGallegher.Hewasathiefandabrutalman.Therewasnotellingwhathedidtotheconvictswhenshewasn’tthere.But,ontheotherhand,hewassmartand,Godknows,sheneededasmartman.Well,shecouldn’tpartwithhimnow.Hewasmakingmoneyforher.She’djusthavetoseetoitthattheconvictsgottheirproperrationsinthefuture.

           "I’lltaketwentydollarsoutofyourwages,"shesaidshortly,"andI’llbebackanddiscussthematterfurtherinthemorning."

           Shepickedupthereins.Butsheknewtherewouldbenofurtherdiscussion.SheknewthatthematterhadendedthereandsheknewJohnnieknewit.

           AsshedroveoffdownthepathtotheDecaturroadherconsciencebattledwithherdesireformoney.Sheknewshehadnobusinessexposinghumanlivestothehardlittleman’smercies.Ifheshouldcausethedeathofoneofthemshewouldbeasguiltyashewas,forshehadkepthiminchargeafterlearningofhisbrutalities.But,ontheotherhandwell,ontheotherhand,menhadnobusinessgettingtobeconvicts.Iftheybrokelawsandgotcaught,thentheydeservedwhattheygot.

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