The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-05-29
CHAPTER VI.
Southiook.

Southiook.
Sara Wrandall's house I'm the coun-
try stood on wooded knoll overlook
Ing tho sound. II was rather remotely
located, 30 far ns neighbors were con.
cerned. Her father. Sebastian Gooch.
shrewdly foresaw the day when land
In THE particular section OF the sub
urban world would return dollars for
pennies. and wisely bought thousands
OF acres: woodland. meadowland.
beachland and hills. inserted between
tho environs OF New York city and
the rich towns up the coast. Years
mer home on the choicest point that
his property Afforded named II South
look. and transformed that particular
part OF his wilderness into a million.
aires paradise. where he could dawdle
and putter TO his hearts content.
whore he could spend his time and his
money with a prodigality that came 30
late In life TO him that he made waste
OF both in his haste 10 live down q
rather parslmonlous past.
Two miles and half away. In tho
heart OF scattered colony OF purwe-
proud New Workers.. was tho country
homo OF tho Wrandalls. an imposing
place and older by far than South
look. II had descended from we'll
worn and timo-staincd ancestors to
Redmond Wrandall. and, with others
OF It's kind, looked with no little scorn
upon tho modern. mushroom Btruc-
lures that sprouted from the seeds OF
trade. There was no friendship bp-
tween tho old and the new. Each had
recourse to bitter contempt for tho
other. though consolation was small
I'm comparison.
II was In tho wooded by-ways OF this
despised domain that Challis wran.
dali and Sara, the earthly daughter OF
Midas, met and loved and defed oil
things supernal. for matches arc
made In heaven. Their marriage did
not open tho gates OF Nineveh. Sebas-
uan Gooch's paradise was more COM
pletoly ostracised than II was before
tho disaster. Tho Wrandalls spoke OF
II as disaster.
Clearly tho old merchant was not
over pleased with his daughters
choice, n conclusion permanently CO.
tablished by the alteration he made
In his will year or two after the mar
riage. True. he ltxt the vast estate 70
his beloved daughter Sara, but he fast
ened n stout string 10 IL. and with
this string her hands were tied. IL
must have occurred To him that Chal-
lis was profigate In more ways than
one, for he deliberately stipulated In
his will that Sara was not TO sell
foot OF the ground until period OF
twenty years had elapsed. A very
polite way, It would seem, OF making
his investment safe In tho face OF con-
siderable odds.
Ho lived long enough after the max
ing OF his will. am happy TO relate,
10 find that he had made no mistake.
As he preceded his son-in.law into the
great beyond by scant three years,
70 readily may be seen that he wrought
too we'll by far. Seventeen unneces-
sary years Of prescription remained.
and he had not intended them for
Sara alone. He was not afraid oe
Sara, but for her
When the will was read and the con-
dition revealed, Challls Wrandall took
II IN perfect good humor. He had tho
grace TO proclaim in the bosom OF his
father's family that tho old gentleman
was a father.in-law 20 be proud OF "A,
canny old boy" he had announced
with his most engaging smile, quite
free from ranoor or resentment. Chal-
lis was well acquainted with himself.
And so the acres were strapped to
gether snugly and firmly, without so
much as a town lot protruding.
SO impressed was Challis by the far
sightedness OF his father-ln-law that
he forthwith sat him down and made
a will OF his own. lie would not have
II said that Saras father did a whit
better by her than he would do. He
left everything he possessed 20 HIS
wife. but put no string 10 Il, blandE
implying that all danger would be
past when sho camo into possession.
There was a sort OF grim humor IN
he way he managed 10 present him
-eli TO view as the real and ready
ource OF peril.