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Chapter 41

           Justassoonasthebabywasbornandshecouldgobacktowork,shewouldgetridofHughandhiresomeoneelse.Anyonewoulddobetter.Andshewouldneverfoolwithfreeniggersagain.Howcouldanyonegetanyworkdonewithfreeniggersquittingallthetime?

           "Frank,"shesaid,afterastormyinterviewwithHughoverhismissingworkmen,"I’veaboutmadeupmymindthatI’llleaseconvictstoworkthemills.AwhilebackIwastalkingtoJohnnieGallegher,TommyWellburn’sforeman,aboutthetroublewewerehavinggettinganyworkoutofthedarkiesandheaskedmewhyIdidn’tgetconvicts.Itsoundslikeagoodideatome.HesaidIcouldsubleasethemfornexttonothingandfeedthemdirtcheap.AndhesaidIcouldgetworkoutoftheminanywayIliked,withouthavingtheFreedman’sBureauswarmingdownonmelikehornets,stickingtheirbillsintothingsthataren’tanyoftheirbusiness.AndjustassoonasJohnnieGallegher’scontractwithTommyisup,I’mgoingtohirehimtorunHugh’smill.AnymanwhocangetworkoutofthatbunchofwildIrishhebossescancertainlygetplentyofworkoutofconvicts."

           Convicts!Frankwasspeechless.LeasingconvictswastheveryworstofallthewildschemesScarletthadeversuggested,worseeventhanhernotionofbuildingasaloon.

           Atleast,itseemedworsetoFrankandtheconservativecirclesinwhichhemoved.Thisnewsystemofleasingconvictshadcomeintobeingbecauseofthepovertyofthestateafterthewar.

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