He clearly wanted to have more fun, too. A new woman in his life would make that possible. Her name was Ida Alice Shourds. She was pretty and blue eyed and possessed a profusion of red hair as well as a notoriously hot temper. A failed stage actress, she previously had been one of the caregivers for Flagler’s wife. Alice was also eighteen years his junior, socially ambitious, and not averse to spending his money.
