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Chapter 13

           Andhesaid,‘Yougitindishyahcah’igedisminute!’Ofcourse,Idid,andallthewayhomeheblessedmeoutandwouldn’tletmeexplainandsaidhewasgoingtotellAuntPitty.Scarlett,dogodownandbeghimnottotellher.Perhapshewilllistentoyou.ItwillkillAuntieifsheknowsIeverevenlookedthatwomanintheface.Willyou?"

           "Yes,Iwill.Butlet’sseehowmuchmoneyisinhere.Itfeelsheavy."

           Sheuntiedtheknotandahandfulofgoldcoinsrolledoutonthebed.

           "Scarlett,there’sfiftydollarshere!Andingold!"criedMelanie,awed,asshecountedthebrightpieces."Tellme,doyouthinkit’sallrighttousethiskindwell,moneymadeerthiswayfortheboys?Don’tyouthinkthatmaybeGodwillunderstandthatshewantedtohelpandwon’tcareifitistainted?WhenIthinkofhowmanythingsthehospitalneeds"

           ButScarlettwasnotlistening.Shewaslookingatthedirtyhandkerchief,andhumiliationandfurywerefillingher.Therewasamonograminthecornerinwhichweretheinitials"R.K.B."Inhertopdrawerwasahandkerchiefjustlikethis,onethatRhettButlerhadlentheronlyyesterdaytowrapaboutthestemsofwildflowerstheyhadpicked.Shehadplannedtoreturnittohimwhenhecametosuppertonight.

           SoRhettconsortedwiththatvileWatlingcreatureandgavehermoney.Thatwaswherethecontributiontothehospitalcamefrom.Blockadegold.

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