Mercy Wellington was the prettiest little thing he'd ever laid eyes on, he told his children, and all the plumbers in Baltimore were crazy about her. By training he was a plumber he used to buy his parts at Wellington's just so he could catch a glimpse of young Mercy Wellington behind the counter. So of course Robin had to prove himself, working six days a week and bringing the books home every Saturday for Alice's mother to examine in case he'd slipped up somewhere.
It was Grandfather Wellington's store, was why-Wellington's Plumbing Supply, turned over to Robin's care only grudgingly and mistrustfully after Grandfather Wellington had his first heart attack. Also, in the early days he refused to leave the store in anyone else's hands.
Robin Garrett, Alice's father, said they couldn't afford one. The Garrett family did not take a family vacation until 1959.
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