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@@@@@Why on earth couldn't the man make a decent amount of noise when he walked? 375 "This message come for you, Miss Scarlett He held out a silver tray with a telegram on itRhett! Scarlett grabbed the thin paper with too-eager, clumsy fingersSee to my coffee, please The butler was too curious by half, in her opinionShe didn't want him reading over her shoulderAs soon as he was gone, she ripped open the messageIt was from Uncle Henry The normally thrifty old lawyer must have been deeply agitated because the telegram was wastefully wordyI HAVE NOT AND WILL NOT HAVE ANYTHING WHATS0EVER TO DO WITH INVESTING 0R 0THERWISE INV0LVING MYSELF WITH THE MONEY THAT WAS TRANSFERRED BY YOUR HUSBAND STOP IT IS IN YOUR ACC0UNT AT YOUR BANK STOP I HAVE ExPRESSED MY REPUGNANCE FOR THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURR0UNDING THIS TRANSACTI0N STOP DO NOT ExPECT ANY HELP FROM ME STOP Scarlett sank onto a chair when she read itHer knees were like water, and her heart was racingThe old fool! A half million dollars-that was probably more money than the bank had seen since before the War What was to stop the officers from just pocketing it and closing the bank? Banks were still closing all over the country, it was in the paper all the timeShe'd have to go to Atlanta at once, change the money to gold, add it to her safe boxBut that would take daysEven if there was a train today, she wouldn't get to the bank before Monday Plenty of time for her money to disappearA half million dollars More money than she'd have if she sold everything she owned twice over More money than her store and her saloon and her new houses would make in thirty yearsShe had to protect it, but how? Oh, she could kill Uncle Henry! When Pansy came upstairs proudly carrying the heavy silver tray with the gleaming coffee service on it, she was met by a pale, wild-eyed Scarlett"Put that thing down and get your coat on," said Scarlett She had herself under control; there was even a little color in her cheeks from the walk when she hurried into the O 'Hara store Cousin or not, she didn't want Jamie to know too much about her businessSo her voice was charmingly girlish when she asked him to recommend a banker