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Chapter 33

           Everybody,includingtheYankees,believeshe’sgotmillionsofdollarsingoldbelongingtotheConfederategovernmenthidoutsomewhere."

           "Millionsingold?"

           "Well,honey,wheredidallourConfederategoldgoto?SomebodygotitandCaptainButlermustbeoneofthesomebodies.TheYankeesthoughtPresidentDavishaditwhenheleftRichmondbutwhentheycapturedthepoormanhehadhardlyacent.Therejustwasn’tanymoneymthetreasurywhenthewarwasoverandeverybodythinkssomeoftheblockaderunnersgotitandarekeepingquietaboutit."

           "Millionsingold!Buthow—"

           "Didn’tCaptainButlertakethousandsofbalesofcottontoEnglandandNassautosellfortheConfederategovernment?"askedPittytriumphantly."Notonlyhisowncottonbutgovernmentcottontoo?AndyouknowwhatcottonbroughtinEnglandduringthewar!Anypriceyouwantedtoask!Hewasafreeagentactingforthegovernmentandhewassupposedtosellthecottonandbuygunswiththemoneyandrunthegunsinforus.Well,whentheblockadegottootight,hecouldn’tbringinthegunsandhecouldn’thavespentoneone-hundredthofthecottonmoneyonthemanyway,sothereweresimplymillionsofdollarsinEnglishbanksputtherebyCaptainButlerandotherblockaders,waitingtilltheblockadeloosened.Andyoucan’ttellmetheybankedthatmoneyinthenameoftheConfederacy.Theyputitintheirownnamesandit’sstillthere....

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