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Chapter 42

           Ashleywassittingonhishorse,astrainedalertlookonhisface;theSimmonsboyswereleaningfromtheirbuggy,makingemphaticgestures;HughElsing,hislockofbrownhairfallinginhiseyes,waswavinghishands.GrandpaMerriwether’spiewagonwasinthecenterofthetangleand,asshecamecloser,ScarlettsawthatTommyWellburnandUncleHenryHamiltonwerecrowdedontheseatwithhim.

           "Iwish,"thoughtScarlettirritably,"thatUncleHenrywouldn’tridehomeinthatcontraption.Heoughttobeashamedtobeseeninit.Itisn’tasthoughhedidn’thaveahorseofhisown.HejustdoesitsoheandGrandpacangotothesaloontogethereverynight."

           Asshecameabreastthecrowdsomethingoftheirtensenessreachedher,insensitivethoughshewas,andmadefearclutchatherheart.

           "Oh!"shethought."Ihopenooneelsehasbeenraped!IftheKuKluxlynchjustonemoredarkytheYankeeswillwipeusout!"AndshespoketoArchie."Pullup.Something’swrong."

           "Youain’tgoin’tostopoutsideasaloon,"saidArchie.

           "Youheardme.Pullup.Goodevening,everybody.AshleyUncleHenryissomethingwrong?Youalllookso—"

           Thecrowdturnedtoher,tippingtheirhatsandsmiling,buttherewasadrivingexcitementintheireyes.

           "Something’srightandsomething’swrong,"barkedUncleHenry."Dependsonhowyoulookatit.ThewayIfigureisthelegislaturecouldn’thavedonedifferent."

           Thelegislature?thoughtScarlettinrelief.

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