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Chapter 44

           Porkhadneverbeenanygoodinthefieldsandneverwouldbeanygood.WithSamontheplace,PorkcouldcometoAtlantaandjoinDilceyasshehadpromisedhimwhenGeralddied.

           Whenshereachedthemillthesunwassettinganditwaslaterthanshecaredtobeout.JohnnieGallegherwasstandinginthedoorwayofthemiserableshackthatservedascookroomforthelittlelumbercamp.Sittingonaloginfrontoftheslab-sidedshackthatwastheirsleepingquarterswerefourofthefiveconvictsScarletthadapportionedtoJohnnie’smill.Theirconvictuniformsweredirtyandfoulwithsweat,shacklesclankedbetweentheirankleswhentheymovedtiredly,andtherewasanairofapathyanddespairaboutthem.Theywereathin,unwholesomelot,Scarlettthought,peeringsharplyatthem,andwhenshehadleasedthem,soshortatimebefore,theywereanupstandingcrew.TheydidnotevenraisetheireyesasshedismountedfromthebuggybutJohnnieturnedtowardher,carelesslydraggingoffhishat.Hislittlebrownfacewasashardasanutashegreetedher.

           "Idon’tlikethelookofthemen,"shesaidabruptly."Theydon’tlookwell.Where’stheotherone?"

           "Sayshe’ssick,"saidJohnnielaconically."He’sinthebunkhouse."

           "Whatailshim?"

           "Laziness,mostly."

           "I’llgoseehim."

           "Don’tdothat.He’sprobablynekkid.I’lltendtohim.He’llbebackatworktomorrow."

           ScarletthesitatedandsawoneoftheconvictsraiseawearyheadandgiveJohnnieastareofintensehatredbeforehelookedatthegroundagain.

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