| It was her inheritance from her brief marriage to Frank
KennedyHer ? pleasure in the store more than offset
her disappointment in the childThe window was sparkling clean, with
a satisfyingly crowded display ? of merchandiseEverything from
shiny
new axes down to shiny new dressmaker pinsShe'd have to get
those
lengths of calico out of there, thoughThey'd be sun-streaked in no
time at all, and then she'd have to reduce the priceScarlett burst
through the door, ready to take the hide off Willie Kershaw, the head
clerkBut in the end, there was little reason to find faultThe
calico on display had arrived water-damaged in shipment and was
already
marked downThe mill that made it had agreed to knock two-thirds
off
the cost because of the damageKershaw had placed the orders for
new
stock, too, without being told, and the square heavy iron safe in omega seamaster orange the
back room held neatly banded and precisely tallied stacks of bagged
coins and greenbacks, the daily receipts"I paid the Underclerks,
MrsButler," Kershaw said nervously"I hope that's all rightThe
notation is on the Saturday talliesThe boys said they couldn't
manage without their week's packetsI didn't take mine out, not
knowing how you wanted me to do, but I'd be mighty grateful if you
could see your way clear to-"
"Of course, Willie," said Scarlett
graciously, "as soon as I match the money to the account books
Kershaw had done a lot better than she expected, but that didn't mean
she'd allow him to take her for a foolWhen the cash balanced to the
penny, she counted out his twelve dollars and seventy-five cents pay
for the three weeks
She'd add an extra dollar when she paid him tomorrow for this week,
she
decidedHe deserved a bonus for pink gucci bag managing so well when she ? was
away
Also, she was planning to add to hisduties"Willie," she told him
privately, "I want you to open a credit Kershaw's
protuberant eyes bulgedThere had never been credit extended in the
store after Scarlett took over its managementHe listened carefully
to her instructionsWhen she made him swear he wouldn't tell a living
soul about it, he placed his hand over his heart and sworeHe'd better
stick to hisoath, too, he thought, or MrsButler would find out
somehowHe was convinced Scarlett had eyes in the back of her head
and could read people's minds
Scarlett went home for dinner when she left the storeAfter she
washed her face and hands, she started on the pile of newspapers
The account of Melanie's funeral was just what she should have
expected-a minimum number of words, giving Melanie's name,
birthplace,
and date of replica chanel watches deathA lady's name could be in the news three times
only: at her birth, her marriage, and her deathAnd there must never
be any detailsScarlett had written out the notice herself, and she'd
added what she thought was a suitably dignified line about how tragic
it was for Melanie to have died so young and how much she would be
missed by her grieving family and all her friends in AtlantaIndia
must have taken it out, Scarlett thought irritablyIf only Ashley's
household was in anybody's hands except India's, life would be a lot
easierThe very next issue of the newspaper made Scarlett's palms
wet
with fear-sweat
The next, and the next, and the next-she turned through the pages
rapidly, with mounting alarm"Leave it on the table," she said when
the maid announced dinnerThe chicken breast was stuck in
congealed
gravy by the time she got to the table, omega mens watch on sale but it didn't matterShe was
too upset to eatUncle Henry had been rightThere was a panic, and
rightly soThe world of business was in desperate turmoil, even
collapseThe stock market in New York had been closed for ten days
after the day the reporters were calling "Black Friday," when stock
prices plunged downward because everyone was selling and no one
was
buyingIn major American cities banks were closing because their
customers wanted their money, and their money was gone-invested by
the
banks in "safe" stocks that had become nearly worthlessFactories in
industrial areas were closing at the rate of almost one every day,
leaving thousands of workers without work and without moneyHenry
said it couldn't happen in Atlanta, Scarlett told herself again and
againBut she had to restrain her impulse to go to the bank and bring
home her lock box of prada patchwork bag gol |
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