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Chapter 36

           Alterall,therewasn’tanythingimmoralinmarryingaman.Tarawassafe.Letpeopletalk.Shehadtoomanyothermatterstooccupyhermind.ThemostimportantwashowtomakeFrankrealize,inatactfulmanner,thathisstoreshouldbringinmoremoney.AfterthefrightJonasWilkersonhadgivenher,shewouldneverresteasyuntilsheandFrankhadsomemoneyahead.Andevenifnoemergencydeveloped,Frankwouldneedtomakemoremoney,ifshewasgoingtosaveenoughfornextyear’staxes.Moreover,whatFrankhadsaidaboutthesawmillstuckinhermind.Frankcouldmakelotsofmoneyoutofamill.Anybodycould,withlumbersellingatsuchoutrageousprices.ShefrettedsilentlybecauseFrank’smoneyhadnotbeenenoughtopaythetaxesonTaraandbuythemillaswell.Andshemadeuphermindthathehadtomakemoremoneyonthestoresomehow,anddoitquickly,sohecouldbuythatmillbeforesomeoneelsesnappeditup.Shecouldseeitwasabargain.

           Ifshewereamanshewouldhavethatmill,ifshehadtomortgagethestoretoraisethemoney.But,whensheintimatedthisdelicatelytoFrank,thedayaftertheymarried,hesmiledandtoldhernottobotherhersweetprettylittleheadaboutbusinessmatters.Ithadcomeasasurprisetohimthatsheevenknewwhatamortgagewasand,atfirst,hewasamused.Butthisamusementquicklypassedandasenseofshocktookitsplaceintheearlydaysoftheirmarriage.

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