The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-22

had been "a thought OF township there.
when the Metropolis was atlll quite a
distant thing, old Mr.. Williams had in
habitad ''rha Bramble-. as .fila slitlo
house WINS called. ana had owned all
the fields about Il. Six or eight such
cottages scattered over rolling coun-
try-slde were all the houses to be found
there IN the days when the century
was young From afar. when the
breeze 7ame from the north. the duh.
low roar of the great city might be
heard, like the breaking ~ the tide OF
life. while along the horizon might be
seen the dim curtain 81 smoke. the grim
spray which that tide threw up. Grad
ually. however, as the years passed. the
city had thrown nut n long brlck-focicr
here ana there. curving extending. aud
coaleHclng. until at last the little cot
tages had been grippcd round by these
red tcntncles. and had been absorbed
90 make room for IN, laodorn villa
Field hy Held the cstal ii old Mr. vii
Hams had been sold 10 the speculative
builder, ana had borne rich = ops Of
snug suburban dwellings. arranged la
curYlng cEHccnta and trcc-lincd ave
MUGS. The father had passed away be-.
fore his cottage was entirely brlcked
round. but his two daughters. 10 whom
the property had descended. lived TO sec
the last vestlgv Of country taken from
them. For years they hnd chung TO the
ono field which faced their windows.
and Il was only after much argument
and many hcartburningu that they
had at last consented that II should
share the fate OF the others. a BROAD
road was driven through their quiet
domain the quarter WIS re-nt med
''The wilderness" and three squire.
staring. uncompromlsing villas began
90 sprout up on the other side. Win
sore hearts the two shy little old maids
watched their steady progress aud
speculntod as 90 what fashion Of neigh
bors chance would bring into the little
nook which had always been their own.
And al last they were an three fin
ished. Wooden balconies ana overhang-
| ing caves had been added 90 them. 20
/ that. In the Language of the advertise
ment there were vacant three eligible
/ swlss-built villas with sixteen rooms,
no basement electric bells, hot and cold
water, ana every modern convenience,
/ including n common tennis lawn, 60 be
! let M 100 year, or 1850 purchase.
/ So tempting an offcr did not long re-
l main open. within few weeks the card
] had vanished from number one. and II
/ was known that Admiral Hay Denver.
/ V. O.. G. B.. with Mrs. Hay Denver and
| their only son, were about 20 move into
/ A. The news brought peace to the hearts
/ " the Williams sisters. They had lived
] with q settled conviction that some Wild
! impossible colony some shouting, sing
! ing family of mndcaps, would brenk In
upon their peace This establishment az
least was irreproochable A reference 10
Mon ~ the Time" showed them that
| Admiral Hay Denver was most dis
/ tiuguished officer, who had begun his
nctiye career az Romarsund, ana had
ended Il at Alexandria. having man
aged between these two episodes 20 see
az much service as any man OF bis
years From the Taku Forts ana the
/ shannon brigade "a housekeeping on
Zanzibar. thCrc waa no variety of naval
work which dld not appear la his reo-
ord; Willie thc Victoria Cross and the
Albert medal for saving lie vouehel
for d that ln peace ai ~ war his oour-
age was atill of the same true temper.
Z Clearly O. yeu eligible noighhor this.
the more a1 os they had been confident
| iy assured by me estate agent TINT Mr,
! Harold Denver the son, was a most
. quiet young gentleman. nnd that he