Matty Dove had 18 months to try and find a buyer for her late grandmother's lighthouse. A buyer who, she hoped, would not only buy the lighthouse, but love the village so much that they would invest time and money into saving the community. In 18 mo...
Yolanda brought Linda Tucker a scotch. She looked at Bill, with a smirk on her face.
"Its bes from your private stock."
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Bill just nodded slightly.
"As long as Linda likes it."
The old lady belted back the scotch and passed the glass to Yolanda.
"Dat bes gettin' da fires burnin', me love. Now bes a gud girl and brings Ise another one. And brings da bottle, as well."
She looked at Bill.
"Ifin dat bes okay wit youse, Billy."
Bill nodded.
"I'll have one with you, Mrs. Tucker."
Linda looked strangely at Bill.
"What da fuck is wit dis Mrs. Tucker bullshit?"
"Just being respectful."
Yolanda passed Linda another drink and poured one for Bill.
Linda belted the second one back, just as quickly.
"Gud shit, dat bes."
Yolanda poured her another drink.
Linda looked at Bill.
"Ise likes youse, Billy and dats why Ise wants youse to calls me Linda."
"Thank you."
Bill sipped his drink and lit a cigarette.
"So, Linda, tell me about 1940."
"Twas about dis time of da year, back in 1940. Ise were jest a little girl back den, no more den five or six, buts Ise remembers what 'appened, as ifin its were yesterday."
Linda picked up a pack of cigarettes and took one out, that Bill lit for her.
"Maggie Dove were jest a young woman. Might bes like 16 or 17. She were not da brightest little ting dat ever lived, but she were as sweet as 'oney and da 'ole Bay loved 'er.
At dat time, dere were tree family of Parsonses 'ere in da Bay. Neddy Parsons was da son of Alice and Willis Parsons. "e 'as left da Bay when 'e were like 16 and went on da seal hunt. 'e lived in St. Johns fer a few year and den fer some reason, 'e decided to comes back to da Bay. 'e were maybe 21 or 22 at da time.
Well da minute Neddy saw poor old Maggie, he fell in love."
