What did Margaret do?

At the end of "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber", Margaret shoots her husband near the base of his skull. Because of Margaret's past actions and reputation, readers suspect that she shot her husband, Francis, on purpose. I believe that Margaret is not guilty of murdering her husband. Although she clearly shot the man, I will defend Margaret and say that it was not intentional.
There is evidence that shows Margaret did not mean to kill her husband.
In the story, Hemingway writes, "The woman was crying hysterically." What wife would not cry over her dead husband? Note the fact that she ended his life. Who can deal with the guilt someone has after taking someones life, especially a loved one? Say she did not love Francis anymore, and that she wanted to kill him, then why would she be crying hysterically? Out of all the words to describe how someone is crying, why did Hemingway choose "hysterically"? Hysterically means uncontrollably emotional. If you didn't love your husband, and wanted him dead, why would you show ANY emotion? In class, the idea that Margaret would get money from his death and pay everyone witnessing the tragedy, came up. If all of this was planned WHY would she show any emotion? Why would she still put on a show? There is no show, it is all pure emotion, true emotion. This woman is crying over her dead husband.
"'Stop it. Stop it. Stop it,' the woman cried." Margaret says this in reply to Wilson's comments. He is badgering her, he is pushing her buttons, he is crossing the line. Wilson is trying to damage Margaret's mental state. What kind of a person would accuse her IMMEDIATELY, of killing her husband? When someone dies, no matter what way, you show sympathy. Sympathy because they have lost someone important. Wilson has no shame in pushing Margaret's feelings around and telling her that she could've killed him in a better way. He's getting into her head, telling her she purposely ended Francis' life. Obviously, Margaret did not like what Wilson had to say. She said it once, she said it twice, she said it nicely, she begged, she cried but he didn't listen. She told him to stop, but he kept going. He didn't stop talking. Margaret told him to stop. Stop means to put an end to. Stop means stop. Especially in a situation as serious as this. A man is dead, and Wilson continues to be childish and point the finger at Margaret.
Another thing to keep in mind is where they are positioned when tragedy struck. Hemingway writes, "... Mrs. Macomber, in the car, had shot at the buffalo with the 6.5 Mannlicher as it seemed to gore Macomber and had hit her husband about two inches up and a little to one side of the base of his skull." To visualize, the buffalo was in front of Francis, and there he was about to shoot the buffalo. Imagine being Margaret, watching from the car as a buffalo comes towards your husband and predicting the worst. Who wouldn't try to save their husbands' life? The Mannlicher was in the car, and could've been her only way to help. Even if she missed, wouldn't it be worth the shot? Wouldn't you at least try? She must have had a terrible view of the buffalo to have shot her husband at the base of his skull. She was trying to be a hero, she could've tried to be what her husband was. She wanted to feel that pride shown in Wilson and Francis, but all she felt was regret. Margaret shot her husband accidentally, not meaning to kill him. She wanted to save him, but only the worst came.

6 Six Word Stories

Cut him and he bleeds alcohol.

He followed her into the dark.

She left the roses to die.

The baby cried for his mother.

He couldn't save her from herself.

The sign hung: Do not enter.