The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-10-19
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Ally because they were AFRAID 10
trust in the gods They had not
seen the gods-and they had seen
the Ally and had found her good to
look upon.
OF course they did not call her the
Ally-they called her Mrs. Renolds.
She was a widow, rich, young and
Sood looking, with such dainty, de-
mure style of good looks that both OF
the Old People forgot the society
adace concerning widows, and went
10 her for advice on various subjects.
And the Ally enjoyed it. She had
been widow for four years, and il
was beginning TO be whispered
among her most intimate friends that
she was not inconsolable.
Among other good qualities the
Ally was possessed of a keen sense OF
humor. Therefore when the Old Lady
who lived on the comfortable estate
adjoining the Ally's own in the quiet
but well-tO-do suburb, took a fancy
TO the Young widow and made her by
degrees her confidante, the Ally was
little touched and more than a lit
tie amused. The crowning proof Of
the Ola Lady s affection came one
bright spring afternoon when She
was calling upon the Ally. 1t was a
long tale if YOU go back to the be-
ginning, for ii started when the Old
Lady was twenty-five instead of six
ty-two. She had been in love with
and engaged to a certain Allan Ilins-
| dale. But they had quarreled and
thereafter hated each other with an
implacable hatred
Eventually each had married an
other, though neither had forgotten.
! Tie Old Lady's daughter Nell was
! just what her mother had been,
only she hasn't any pride at all,
complained the Old Lady. IF she
had the least bit of pride in the
world she would not rall in love with
the son of man whom her mother
| hates"
Il don't understand. Can't YOU
make things a little clearer
"Woll. You see said the Old Lady
plaintively, bought this place when
my husband died. He never would
get it for me. lie positively refused
TO live more than a half-hour away
from his business Said he could use
all the time he would consume going
and coming in making money. !
guess he did. When he died took
it and bought this place. ...
"We had the best time YOU can
imagine out here until the Fairweath-
ers sold their place on the other side
of you, and then my troubles COM
menced. "
The Ally natted the Old Lady's
hand and said Yes" encouragingly.
"Of course you know those people.
| Goodness knows they've braved it out
| long enough. ! was here first and
will not be chased out OF my home.
It's just like that hateful, stubborn
| Allan IIinsdale, And his son is just
/ like him-only not so good looking
/ You wouldn't believe it, but he was
handsome in those days" and she
sighed.
His son is good looking now,
/ suggested the Ally.
Yes, just like ninety-nine ont Of
a hundred young men You meet every
/ day. They all look alike and he looks
/ just like the rest of them No dis
/ tinction about him as there is TO my
! Nell"
Nell is good looking girl" sup
! piled the Ally, automatically.
/ We'll, you can see the rest. It's
/ going on right under our noses. and
| I'm perfectly helpless. It's Frank
! Hinsdale and Nell Coover seven Gays
/ out of the week.
It's outrageous and Nell will not
! listen to thing say. It's a wonder
/ there hasn't been scandal before
this. Young people weren't per
mitted TO act so in my time. And
every one knows perfectly well that
Allan Hinsdale and | wouldn't speak
to each other to save our nccks from
the gallows."
The Old Lady rocked violently a
moment before she continued.
II can't see why she should be so
infatuated with him after all the nice
men she has met. lie hasn't any
manners or he wouldn't smoke while
they are out playing that horrible
golf together. Even his father
wouldn't do that" Then Ally's eyes
narrowed just little as she said:
Really. Mrs Coover, Frank is a
nice young mani"
We'll, supposing he is. Is that
any reason why Nell must make a
fool OF herself over him? II those
two were TO marry IL would put their
parents in pretty fix, wouldn't it?'
| Perhaps this friendship doesn't