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Chapter 36

           WhenIcangetagoodmantorunthemillforme,thenIwon’thavetogoouttheresooften.ThenIcanspendmytimeintownsellinglumber."

           Sellinglumberintown!Thatwasworstofall.Shefrequentlydidtakeadayofffromthemillandpeddlelumberand,onthosedays,Frankwishedhecouldhideinthedarkbackroomofhisstoreandseenoone.Hiswifesellinglumber!

           Andpeopleweretalkingterribleabouther.Probablyabouthimtoo,forpermittinghertobehaveinsounwomanlyafashion.Itembarrassedhimtofacehiscustomersoverthecounterandhearthemsay:"IsawMrs.Kennedyafewminutesagooverat..."Everyonetookpainstotellhimwhatshedid.Everyonewastalkingaboutwhathappenedoverwherethenewhotelwasbeingbuilt.ScarletthaddrivenupjustasTommyWellburnwasbuyingsomelumberfromanothermanandsheclimbeddownoutofthebuggyamongtheroughIrishmasonswhowerelayingthefoundations,andtoldTommybrieflythathewasbeingcheated.Shesaidherlumberwasbetterandcheapertoo,andtoproveitsheranupalongcolumnoffiguresinherheadandgavehimanestimatethenandthere.Itwasbadenoughthatshehadintrudedherselfamongstrangeroughworkmen,butitwasstillworseforawomantoshowpubliclythatshecoulddomathematicslikethat.WhenTommyacceptedherestimateandgavehertheorder,Scarletthadnottakenherdeparturespeedilyandmeeklybuthadidledabout,talkingtoJohnnieGallegher,theforemanoftheIrishworkers,ahard-bittenlittlegnomeofamanwhohadaverybadreputation.

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