Synopsis

Candy was stunned to learn that her benefactor, "Grandfather" William Albert Ardley, had been present throughout her life, a hidden figure since she first grieved over Annie’s adoption from Pony’s Home. Albert, too young to assume the mantle of head of the Ardley family after his parents' death and with his aunt Elroy as guardian, had adopted the strategy of concealing his intentions from those around him. As they reminisced, it became clear that Albert had striven to guide Candy as a father wou