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Chapter 42

           "Iain’tsayin’Ilikedrivin’womenaroun’,butMizWilkesbeengoodtome,lettin’mesleepinhercellar,andshesontmetodriveyou."

           "But"beganScarletthelplesslyandthenshestoppedandlookedathim.Afteramomentshebegantosmile.Shedidn’tlikethelooksofthiselderlydesperadobuthispresencewouldsimplifymatters.Withhimbesideher,shecouldgototown,drivetothemills,calloncustomers.Noonecoulddoubthersafetywithhimandhisveryappearancewasenoughtokeepfromgivingrisetoscandal.

           "It’sabargain,"shesaid."Thatis,ifmyhusbandagrees."

           AfteraprivateconversationwithArchie,Frankgavehisreluctantapprovalandsentwordtotheliverystabletoreleasethehorseandbuggy.HewashurtanddisappointedthatmotherhoodhadnotchangedScarlettashehadhopeditwouldbut,ifshewasdeterminedtogobacktoherdamnablemills,thenArchiewasagodsend.

           SobegantherelationshipthatatfirststartledAtlanta.ArchieandScarlettwereaqueerlyassortedpair,thetruculentdirtyoldmanwithhiswoodenpegstickingstifflyoutoverthedashboardandthepretty,neatlydressedyoungwomanwithforeheadpuckeredinanabstractedfrown.TheycouldbeseenatallhoursandatallplacesinandnearAtlanta,seldomspeakingtoeachother,obviouslydislikingeachother,butboundtogetherbymutualneed,heofmoney,sheofprotection.Atleast,saidtheladiesofthetown,it’sbetterthanridingaroundsobrazenlywiththatButlerman.

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