♪
WELL, I HAVE A FULL DAY AT THE NEWSPAPER OFFICE,
SO I'VE GIVEN YOU THAT LIST
OF GOODS WE NEED FROM MRS. LAWSON'S.
AND, JASPER, PLEASE, JUST WHAT'S ON THE LIST.
I'M TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T SPEND
MORE THAN $2 THIS MONTH.
SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE JUST KEEP TO OUR BUDGET.
WHOA.
ALL RIGHT, THEN.
OH, JASPER, YOU HAVEN'T HEARD A WORD I'VE SAID.
OH, OH, YES, BUDGET, YES.
VERY TIGHT... BUDGET.
"MR. HAROLD B. DUNN, THE MAN BEHIND"
"DUNNSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, THE CITY OF THE FUTURE,"
"IS IN CHARLOTTETOWN."
"SOURCES CLOSE TO THE ENTREPRENEUR SAY"
"THAT MR. DUNN IS LOOKING FOR THE SITE OF HIS NEXT PROJECT."
DUNNSVILLE?
AVONLEA IS TO BECOME DUNNSVILLE? OH, THAT'S PREPOSTEROUS!
NOW, RACHEL LYNDE, YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT THE MAN'S GOING TO SAY.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A MIND-READER, ARCHIE GILLIS.
COULDN'T AGREE WITH YOU MORE, RACHEL.
OH, THERE'S A FIRST.
NO YANKEE'S GOING TO COME UP HERE BUYING UP ALL OUR PROPERTY.
THE NEXT THING WE'LL HAVE AN INVASION OF AMERICANS.
CAN'T YOU AT LEAST GIVE
THE MAN A FAIR HEARING FIRST,
BEFORE MANNING THE RAMPARTS?
ARE YOU TELLING ME YOU'RE PREPARED TO ENTERTAIN ALL THIS?
...CANDLES, MILK,
EGGS, TOOTH POWDER.
COME RIGHT IN, JASPER.
WHAT?
ROLLING'S ROLLED OATS IS PRESENTING THIS DISPLAY.
IT'S A NEW SALES VENTURE,
A TRAVELLING MOTION PICTURE SHOW.
OH, MY, MY, MY.
[ WHISPERING ]
SHH!
MOTION PICTURES ARE SO EXCITING.
[ LAUGHING ]
SORRY.
SHH!
THE MOON!
E-E-EDISON PROJECTOR?
IN, IN THE MECHANISM, THE...
HOW MANY FRAMES P-P-P-P...
HOW MANY FRAMES?
LOOK, I'M NO EDISON.
I'M JUST HERE TO SELL CEREAL.
OH.
WHERE ARE THEY?
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA?
NO, NO, THEY'RE ON THE MOON.
RE-CREATING... REAL LIFE
LIKE IT ACTUALLY HAPPENS.
MOVING PICTURES, SUCH NONSENSE.
IF YOU ASK ME, THE WORLD IS CHANGING
TOO FAST FOR ITS OWN GOOD.
ONE DAY, MOVING PICTURES, LORD KNOWS WHAT NEXT --
PEOPLE ON THE MOON, I SUPPOSE.
NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT.
OH, WHAT, JASPER, ON THE MOON? REALLY!
WELL, WHY NOT -- ONLY A FEW HUNDRED YEARS AGO,
PEOPLE THOUGHT THE WORLD WAS FLAT.
YES, WELL, UH, I HAVE SOME TRULY ASTONISHING NEWS TO ANNOUNCE.
FELIX.
ANGUS McCORKADALE HAS SOLD THE CANNERY!
NO!
I DON'T BELIEVE IT.
OH, IT'S TRUE.
AND I HEARD DIRECTLY FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH...
RACHEL LYNDE.
...THAT THE BUYER IS THAT
YANKEE MILLIONAIRE, H.B. DUNN.
DUNN...THAT'S THE SAME MAN THAT JUST BUILT DUNNSBURGH,
THE CITY OF THE FUTURE -- OH, IT WAS ALL OVER
THE CHARLOTTETOWN PAPER THIS MORNING.
HMM, SCIENTIFIC CLAPTRAP, THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
HE BUYS UP LAND ON WHICH HE BUILDS MODERN HOMES AND STORES,
AND THEN HIS COMPANY LEASES THEM BACK TO THE TOWN'S POPULATION.
HMM, THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE SOUND, IS IT?
WELL, THE KING FARM COULD BE NEXT,
OR WHY NOT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, FOR THAT MATTER?
CAN'T STOP PROGRESS, HETTY.
PROGRESS YOU CALL IT?
YOU AND YOUR PROGRESS, JASPER.
WELL, YOUR SCIENTIFIC TINKERINGS DON'T BRING YOU
TWO DIMES TO RUB TOGETHER.
HETTY KING!
IF YOU WEREN'T SO ENAMOURED WITH ALL THIS MOVING PICTURE
NONSENSE, YOU'D NOTICE YOU HAVE A FAMILY TO SUPPORT.
OUR FAMILY IS SUPPORTED JUST FINE, HETTY.
I'LL GET SOME MILK, AUNT OLIVIA.
OH, YES, WELL.
I SUPPOSE YOUR FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES
ARE NONE OF MY AFFAIR.
BUT WHY IS IT, JASPER, YOU WOULD HAVE TAKEN MY ADVICE
IN THE FIRST PLACE AND GONE AND FOUND A PROPER JOB.
THAT ONE AT THE BANK FOR INSTANCE.
OH, YES, THAT WAS A VERY SOUND IDEA.
UNCLE JASPER?
MMM.
DO YOU REALLY THINK EVERYONE
IN AVONLEA WILL LET MR. DUNN
BUY UP THE TOWN?
OH, WELL, I, I DON'T EXACTLY KNOW.
THESE COMPANY TOWNS, THEY'RE BECOMING VERY POPULAR
DOWN IN THE STATES.
I'M JUST WORRIED THAT THIS TOWN
WILL CHANGE SOMEHOW.
HMM, PROGRESS CAN'T BE STOPPED.
THE PAST IS NEVER THE SAME AS THE FUTURE.
WHAT'S ALL THIS?
OH, SOUNDS FOOLISH, BUT THIS IS A LETTER THAT I'M WRITING
TO THE...THOMAS EDISON COMPANY IN NEW JERSEY,
TO TELL OF MY THEORY --
YOU KNOW, THE ONE ABOUT THE MOTION PICTURE.
AND MR. EDISON, HE'S A SCIENTIST AND A FILMMAKER.
SO HE'LL UNDERSTAND.
THEORY?
I'VE BEEN DOING QUITE A BIT OF THINKING LATELY.
YOU SEE, IT DEPENDS ON THE NUMBER OF FRAMES
AND THE SPEED IN WHICH THEY'RE SHOWN
TO CONVEY THE ACTION -- AND I THOUGHT PERHAPS
WITH 22 OR 24 FRAMES, INSTEAD OF THE USUAL, UH, 18,
WHICH THE EDISON PROJECTORS...
PROJECT AT NOW, THAT IT WOULD COMPLETE THE ACTION.
SEE, THE ADDITIONAL 4 OR 6 FRAMES WOULD,
YOU KNOW, SMOOTH OUT
THE ACTION. THAT'S WONDERFUL!
WHY DON'T YOU BUILD YOUR OWN NEW IMPROVED CAMERA?
I CAN'T.
I WAS GOING TO TRY TO BUT, UH...
RATHER SHORT OF FUNDS.
TRUTH BE TOLD, IT'S NOT BEEN
A VERY GOOD YEAR, YOU KNOW, FINANCIALLY.
WHAT WITH MONTGOMERY AND ALL...
AND OLIVIA WORKS SO HARD...
[ STUTTERING ]
I NEED TO BUCKLE DOWN LIKE YOUR AUNT HETTY SAID.
I NEED TO PUBLISH MORE ARTICLES.
SECRETLY, UH, I THOUGHT, WHAT IF THE EDISON PEOPLE
WERE TO HIRE ME TO DO THE EXPERIMENTS?
UNCLE JASPER, YOU HAVE TO DO THAT, YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST.
IT'S A BRILLIANT IDEA, AND I'M SURE THEY'D HIRE YOU.
BESIDES, I MEAN, PUBLISHING ARTICLES
IS ALL WELL AND GOOD, BUT YOU HAVE TO GO ON INVENTING.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO CHANGE.
OH, THANK YOU, SARA.
THAT MAKES, UH, TWO, YOU AND OLIVIA.
I'LL MAIL THAT FOR YOU, IF YOU LIKE.
OH, THANK YOU. YOU'RE VERY KIND.
OH, BISCUIT?
NO, THANK YOU.
I'M, UH, ANXIOUS TO GET GOING ON THE ARTICLE
FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF NATURALISTS WHO HAVE PROMISED
TO PAY ME A SMALL SUM FOR MY TROUBLES.
BYE, UNCLE JASPER.
UM, YEAH, BYE.
AUNT HETTY, I NEED TO SPEAK WITH YOU FRANKLY RIGHT AWAY.
BE FRANK BY ALL MEANS,
BUT KINDLY WIPE OFF YOUR BOOTS.
I'VE JUST POLISHED THE FLOOR.
I'VE COME TO A VERY IMPORTANT DECISION.
I THINK, WITH ALL THE WEIGHT OF MY AFFAIRS
ON YOUR SHOULDERS, I SHOULD HAVE
MORE OF A SAY IN THE WAY MY TRUST IS BEING ADMINISTERED.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A VERY SMALL INVESTMENT
IN SOMETHING I BELIEVE STRONGLY ABOUT.
WELL, THAT'S GOOD.
HAVE YOU SELECTED ANY PARTICULAR INVESTMENT?
WOULD YOU LIKE SOME ADVICE IN THAT AREA?
AFTER ALL, IT IS A VERY TRICKY BUSINESS.
YOU WANT TO CHOOSE WISELY.
I'D LIKE TO INVEST IN THE ARTS.
OH, YOU DON'T MEAN SILLY THINGS LIKE PLAYS AND ACTORS, DO YOU?
THAT'S A SURE WAY TO FRITTER AWAY YOUR MONEY.
YOU USED TO LECTURE TO US IN THE CLASSROOM ABOUT
HOW QUEEN ELIZABETH SUPPORTED SHAKESPEARE IN THE 16th CENTURY.
YOU YOURSELF HAVE MADE YOUR FORTUNE BY BEING A WRITER.
THAT'S TRUE.
AUNT HETTY, THIS IS MY DESTINY...
TO HELP THE PEOPLE THAT I WANT TO BECAUSE I CAN AFFORD TO.
TELL YOU WHAT.
LET'S DRAFT A LETTER, YOU AND I -- COME ON --
TO YOUR SOLICITORS IN MONTREAL.
THEY'RE SURE TO COME UP WITH A SOUND SUGGESTION.
AUNT HETTY.
MY FATHER LEFT THIS FOR ME TO DEAL WITH ULTIMATELY.
AND I HONESTLY FEEL THAT I AM OLD ENOUGH
TO KNOW HOW TO INVEST A SMALL AMOUNT OF MY MONEY
WISELY AND ON MY OWN.
YES, BUT, CHILD, PEOPLE MIGHT TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF YOUR KIND NATURE.
THAT'S WHY ALL REQUESTS FOR MONEY FROM THE TRUSTEES
MUST COME THROUGH ME DIRECTLY.
BUT--
CAN'T BE TOO CAREFUL.
THE ONLY TRULY SAFE PLACE FOR YOUR FORTUNE
IS IN PROPERTY OR IN THE BANK.
AND TAKE IT FROM ME, THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND OWNS THEM BOTH.
UH, NOW.
QUIET!
QUIET, PLEASE!
MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION?
AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS AN OPEN MEETING TO DISCUSS
THE PROPOSED INTENTIONS OF THE AMERICAN,
MR. HAROLD DUNN.
MR. DUNN, YOU MAY
TAKE THE STAND.
I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE ALL ANXIOUS TO KNOW
WHAT MY PLANS ARE FOR THE CANNERY.
MY PROPOSITION TO YOUR LOVELY HAMLET OF AVONLEA
IS TO TRANSFORM IT INTO DUNNSVILLE,
THE CITY OF THE FUTURE.
[ MURMURING ]
THE NEW AND EXPANDED CANNERY
WILL OPERATE WITH THE WORKING PRECEPTS DEVELOPED
OF LATE BY MR. HENRY FORD OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN.
AS WITH DUNNSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA,
WE HAVE ALREADY SHOWN
THAT SUCH A CITY PLAN, BUILT TO SUPPORT
AN EXPANDED CANNERY AND OTHER PROPOSED
AUTOMATED FACTORY PLANTS IN THE AREA,
WILL WORK AND IS OVERWHELMINGLY BENEFICIAL
TO THE LOCAL POPULATION.
HOW BENEFICIAL?
BENEFICIAL FOR WHOM EXACTLY, MR. DUNN?
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO ME AND MINE, SIR?
MY FAMILY DEPENDS ON THE CANNERY FOR THREE
SQUARE MEALS ON THE TABLE.
I'M A FAMILY MAN MYSELF, SIR.
THERE'S NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT TO ME
THAN THE WELFARE OF MY LOVED ONES.
GIVING THEM A DECENT PLACE TO LIVE, PROVIDING FOR THEM,
THAT MEANS CLOTHES ON THEIR BACKS AND FOOD ON THEIR TABLE.
THAT IS A NEW HARBOUR
FOR LARGER VESSELS AND A RAILROAD
TO TRANSPORT GOODS AND PEOPLE.
DUNNSVILLE MEANS PROSPERITY.
THAT'S WHAT MY CITY OF THE FUTURE
IS ALL ABOUT.
IT MEANS AFFORDABLE HOMES WITH RUNNING WATER
AND ELECTRICITY, TELEPHONES AND INDOOR PLUMBING,
BRINGING THE FARMING COMMUNITIES, EVERY COMMUNITY,
INTO THE 20th CENTURY.
BERT, DID YOU HEAR THAT?
INDOOR NECESSITIES.
I HEAR A LOT OF TALK.
CAN YOU IMAGINE, BERT?
LET'S GET INDOOR PLUMBING FOR OUR NEW HOME.
WHAT NEW HOME?
THE ONE WE'RE BUYING WHEN WE SELL THE OLD ONE TO MR. DUNN.
I'M NOT SELLING AND I'M NOT
BUYING ANYTHING.
AN OUTHOUSE IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR A POTTS.
LET'S TRY AND KEEP OUR HEADS, EVERYONE.
AFTER ALL, NOBODY GIVES AWAY SOMETHING FOR NOTHING.
GOOD POINT.
WHAT'S THE CATCH, MR. DUNN?
NO CATCH, SIR.
CERTAIN PROPERTIES WILL BE NEEDED TO REALIZE OUR GOAL.
MAY I ASK JUST WHY YOU PICKED AVONLEA?
HONESTLY, MADAM, THE NOVA SCOTIA PROPERTIES WERE TOO EXPENSIVE.
AH, SO YOU THINK OUR LAND CAN BE ACQUIRED
MORE CHEAPLY, IS THAT IT?
THIS MAN WILL CONTROL THE VERY LIFE OF THE TOWN.
WHY, YOU'LL BE RENTING YOUR PROPERTY BACK FROM HIM,
SHOPPING IN HIS STORES, BUYING EVERYTHING FROM HIM.
HE'LL RUN YOU OUT OF BUSINESS, ELVIRA.
YOU TOO, ARCHIE GILLIS.
WELL, WHAT PROPERTIES ARE WE TALKING ABOUT, MR. DUNN?
TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THE PLANS HERE
DEPICTING THE HIGH STANDARD OF DAILY LIVING
THAT CAN BE YOURS IN THE CITY OF THE FUTURE.
NOW, I KNOW THAT YOU WILL ALL NEED TIME TO THINK
ABOUT MY PROPOSAL.
AND I AM ONLY TOO HAPPY TO LEAVE OFFERS WITH YOU
AND RETURN IN A MONTH'S TIME FOR YOUR DECISION.
THE BROCHURE WILL GIVE YOU ALL THE DETAILS OF THE PLANS.
PLEASE COME CLOSER.
GOOD LORD, WHAT IS THAT CONTRAPTION
PLUNK IN THE MIDDLE OF MY YARD?
THAT'S COMPANY HEADQUARTERS.
WELL, ACCORDING TO THIS PLAN, THAT RUNS
RIGHT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF MY HOME, MR. DUNN.
WELL, WE ARE NOT WITHOUT
ALTERNATIVES, BUT YOU WILL
BE ADEQUATELY COMPENSATED
AND A NEW MODERN HOME CAN BE YOURS
AT THE RIGHT PRICE.
WHAT'S THOSE BUILDINGS THERE?
THE MAIN STORAGE FACILITIES.
OH, THAT'S GREEN GABLES!
NOW, YOU'RE NOT GOING ALONG WITH THAT, MR. HARRISON.
MARILLA CUTHBERT WOULD ROLL OVER IN HER GRAVE.
I'D SAY YES IF I WERE YOU, HARRISON.
BE A SWEET DEAL FOR YOU.
OH, THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO CANNOT BE BOUGHT, ARCHIE GILLIS.
AND I AIN'T ONE OF THEM.
I CAN TELL YOU NOW THAT I'M READY TO SELL.
I NEED THE MONEY. HOW MUCH?
CASH ON THE BARREL.
SURE.
YOU PAINT A ROSY PICTURE OF THIS DUNNSVILLE.
BUT I'M QUITE SURE THAT THE REALITY WON'T BEAR
MUCH RESEMBLANCE TO THE, TO THE DRAWING.
WHERE ARE THE PEOPLE IN IT?
WHERE ARE THE OPEN SPACES, THE ORCHARDS AND WILD FLOWERS,
THE ROWS OF FARMERS' FIELDS?
MISS KING, MY IDEAS MAY
NOT BE EVERYONE'S CUP OF TEA.
BUT BELIEVE ME, THEY ARE FOR
THE GOOD OF THE MAJORITY.
THEY'RE NOT FOR MY GOOD.
ALL YOU'VE GOT SO FAR IS A LOT OF HOT AIR
FROM ANGUS McCORKADALE ABOUT THE SALE OF THE CANNERY.
HOW MUCH DID THAT COST YOU?
SIR, I AM A WOMAN OF INDEPENDENT MEANS,
AND I'M PREPARED TO COMPENSATE YOU FOR YOUR TROUBLES SO FAR,
THAT IS, BUY IT BACK.
WELL, IF YOU WON'T ACCEPT MY OFFER, THEN I'LL GET
AN INJUNCTION FROM THE CROWN, AND I'LL INVESTIGATE YOU
AND THIS SO-CALLED CITY OF THE FUTURE.
OH, I HAVE THE FUNDS, MR. DUNN, BELIEVE YOU ME!
I HAVE THE FUNDS.
HMPH!
HETTY KING SEEMS MIGHTY EAGER TO SPEND SOME MONEY.
PLENTY OF ROYALTIES, I WAGER.
SHE'LL NEED MORE THAN THAT TO EQUAL
WHAT MR. DUNN IS PAYING OUT.
I WONDER HOW MANY PEOPLE
WOULD SELL TO HETTY KING
IF SHE OFFERED MORE MONEY.
TWO BIDDERS MAKE FOR A BETTER PRICE.
YOU CAN'T MEAN IT, EULALIE BUGLE, OH!
YOU SEE HERE IS WHERE ROSE COTTAGE BUTTS UP AGAINST
THE CAMPBELL PROPERTY, WHICH WE ALL KNOW.
AND HERE IS THE KING FARM.
AND RIGHT HERE... IS THE PIECE OF LAND
THAT MR. DUNN IS AFTER FOR HIS RAILROAD THROUGHWAY.
IS THAT ALL?
JUST THAT LITTLE SQUARE?
JANET, IF YOU HAD ANYTHING SUBSTANTIAL BETWEEN YOUR EARS,
YOU'D UNDERSTAND THAT THAT "LITTLE SQUARE",
AS YOU CALL IT, IS CRUCIAL.
WITHOUT THAT LITTLE SQUARE, MR. DUNN WOULD HAVE TO CHANGE
THE ENTIRE DIRECTION OF THE RAILROAD,
WHICH WOULD COST HIM A FORTUNE.
OH, WELL, THEN WHY DON'T WE
CHARGE HIM A FORTUNE AND
SELL HIM OUR LITTLE SQUARE?
JANET, WE DON'T WANT TO SELL OUR LITTLE SQUARE.
WHY EVER NOT?
IT'S JUST A LITTLE TINY PIECE OF LAND.
I THINK THAT'S A GOOD POINT.
IT'S JUST A SMALL BIT OF FAMILY PROPERTY.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, JASPER?
UM, WELL, I, UH, I THINK PROGRESS
ALWAYS ENTAILS A CERTAIN AMOUNT
OF C-C-CONTROVERSY.
ACTUALLY, I DON'T THINK
THAT IT'S MY PLACE TO--
NO, THANK THE LORD, IT'S NOT YOUR PLACE.
AND I'LL THANK YOU, JASPER DALE, TO KEEP YOUR IDEAS TO YOURSELF.
HETTY, I ASKED JASPER FOR HIS OPINION.
I DON'T CARE ABOUT JASPER'S OPINION!
FINE, THEN, WELL, HERE'S MY OPINION.
I THINK WE SHOULD SELL.
OLIVIA, HAVE YOU TAKEN LEAVE OF YOUR SENSES?
WHAT HARM COULD IT POSSIBLY DO?
AT LEAST WE'D BE MAKING A CONTRIBUTION
TO A MORE PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY.
DON'T YOU SEE WHAT YOU'RE AGREEING TO?
A RAILROAD RUNNING ACROSS OUR LAND?
THE NOISE, THE SMELL, THE COMMOTION.
IT WOULD ONLY RUN ONCE A DAY.
JANET, I MUST INSIST THAT YOU LEAVE THIS
TO HETTY AND OLIVIA AND ME.
OH, YOU INSIST, YOU INSIST.
I'M YOUR WIFE AND MY OPINION MEANS NOTHING?
I THINK YOU'VE BOTH GOT BLINKERS ON.
YOU CAN'T STAND IN THE WAY OF PROGRESS.
OLIVIA, I AM DEEPLY SHOCKED AT THIS BETRAYAL.
AND I CAN'T HELP BUT FEEL THAT IF YOUR HUSBAND
HAD DONE THE RIGHT THING WHEN MONTGOMERY WAS BORN,
YOU WOULD NOT BE SO DESPERATE NOW TO GET OUT OF--
UH-UH-UH -- THE FINANCIAL STRAITS YOU'RE IN.
YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT OUR FINANCIAL STRAITS.
AND I'LL THANK YOU TO KEEP YOUR OPINIONS TO YOURSELF.
WE'RE LEAVING.
YES, I'M LEAVING, TOO.
JANET, OLIVIA, SIMMER DOWN.
YOU SIMMER DOWN.
WHY CAN'T YOU TWO CONTROL YOUR EMOTIONS?
OHHH!
THE WHITE SANDS HOTEL HAS THE ONLY TELEPHONE LINE
I CAN USE TO MAKE A PRIVATE CALL.
I COULDN'T USE THE ONE AT THE GENERAL STORE.
EVERYONE WOULD HEAR.
FELIX, YOU HAVE TO HELP ME.
WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE SO PRIVATE?
'FESS UP, SARA, OR I WON'T HELP YOU.
LOOK.
I WENT AHEAD AND I ORDERED A MOTION PICTURE CAMERA
FOR UNCLE JASPER FROM THE THOMAS EDISON COMPANY
IN NEW JERSEY.
REALLY?
HOW DID YOU EVER GET
AUNT HETTY TO PAY FOR IT?
WELL, I'M GOING TO ASK FOR THE MONEY FROM MY TRUSTEES,
WHETHER AUNT HETTY AGREES WITH IT OR NOT.
I'M GOING TO GET IN TROUBLE.
IN HERE, THERE'S A PRIVATE
TELEPHONE FOR THE GUESTS.
YOU'LL HAVE TO GET THE OPERATOR.
HAVE YOU GOT THE NUMBER?
OF COURSE.
STAND WATCH.
YES, I'D LIKE THE MONTREAL OPERATOR, PLEASE.
YES.
THIS IS...MISS HETTY KING.
K-I-N-G.
I'M TELEPHONING MY SOLICITOR, MR. EDWARD BARTHOLOMEW
OF BARTHOLOMEW, FENLY AND HOWE.
HERE WE ARE, EULALIE.
HAVE YOU SEEN THIS?
IT'S HETTY KING'S LATEST EFFORT,
WHERE THERE'S A WILL, THERE'S A WAY.
IT'S ALL ABOUT A MISERABLE OLD WOMAN AND HER RICH NIECE.
WONDER WHERE SHE GOT THAT IDEA.
OH, LET ME SEE IT.
I JUST LOVED HER LAST NOVEL.
WE SOLD OUT ALL OUR COPIES.
THE CURSE OF THE SPINSTER'S FORTUNE?
REALLY, ELVIRA.
[ PHONE RINGING ]
I'LL GET THAT TELEPHONE.
NO, EULALIE, IT'S NOT FOR US.
ONE RING MEANS SOMEONE'S USING IT AT THE WHITE SANDS.
SPEAKING OF FORTUNES,
WHAT DID YOU MAKE OF HETTY KING'S
TRYING TO VIE WITH MR. DUNN'S OFFER?
REALLY? HETTY?
WHAT DID SHE SAY?
SHE SAID SHE'D BUY HIM OUT, THAT'S WHAT.
OH, IF YOU ASK ME, IT'S ALL A LOT OF BLUSTER.
HETYY KING, EVEN WITH ALL HER ROYALTIES,
DOESN'T OWN THAT KIND OF MONEY.
NO, BUT HER NIECE DOES.
SARA STANLEY.
SHE'S GOT BUSHEL BASKETS FULL OF IT.
[ PHONE RINGING ]
OH, UH, WOULD YOU
LET ME BORROW THAT BOOK AFTER
YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, RACHEL?
COME TO THINK OF IT,
LET ME HAVE ANOTHER LOOK AT A PIVOTAL SECTION HERE,
RIGHT NEAR THE END, WHERE THE OLD WOMAN
STEALS THE FORTUNE OF THE YOUNG GIRL.
OH, NO, EULALIE.
HANG UP. IT'S THE WHITE SANDS AGAIN.
YOU SPEAK TO MR. BARTHOLOMEW.
I'VE AN URGENT BUSINESS MATTER
THAT REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION, HMM.
THE FUNDS WILL BE WIRED RIGHT AWAY.
GOOD! HMM.
RIGHT YOU ARE.
GOOD LORD!
HANG UP, EULALIE.
IT'S A SIN TO LISTEN IN ON SOMEONE ELSE'S CALL.
YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT I JUST HEARD.
YOU'RE PALE AS A GHOST, EULALIE BUGLE.
IT WAS HETTY KING
ORDERING UP FUNDS FROM SARA'S TRUST.
AN URGENT BUSINESS MATTER, SHE SAID.
YOU KNOW HOW LIFE IMITATES ART?
WELL, SHE JUST DID IT.
ARE YOU SURE IT WAS HETTY?
I OUGHT TO KNOW THAT VOICE, ELVIRA LAWSON.
I'M TELLING YOU HETTY KING IS GOING TO USE THOSE FUNDS
TO BUY UP THIS TOWN AND SELL IT BACK TO MR. DUNN.
NO TWO WAYS ABOUT IT.
WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT IT POSSIBLE?
A JUDAS IN OUR VERY MIDST.
THE FUNDS WILL BE WIRED TO THE THOMAS EDISON COMPANY,
NEW JERSEY, ON BEHALF OF AN ORDER
IN THE NAME OF JASPER DALE, HMM.
THANK YOU KINDLY, MY GOOD MAN.
OH, WELL, SARA.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
THE POSTMASTER ASKED ME TO DELIVER THIS TO YOU.
IT SEEMS TO BE FROM THE EDISON COMPANY.
VERY, VERY KIND OF YOU.
KIND OF YOU.
UH, "MR. DALE, RECEIVED YOUR LETTER..."
"YOUR PROPOSED THEORIES TO OUR ATTENTION..."
FREE?
A MOTION PICTURE CAMERA!
JASPER, THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
ABSOLUTELY.
NO, THE LETTER SAYS THEY RECEIVED
MY CORRESPONDENCE ABOUT THE THEORY AND QUOTE, THEY SAY,
"IT IS YOUR SCIENTIFIC OBLIGATION TO CONDUCT"
"THESE EXPERIMENTS TO IMPROVE ANY FRAILTIES"
"IN OUR ORIGINAL CAMERA INVENTION."
UNQUOTE.
OH, JASPER, THAT'S WONDERFUL!
LUCKY, LUCKY, LUCKY, LUCKY, LUCKY DAY.
IMAGINE, AN EDISON OMNIBUS PORTABLE MOTION PICTURE CAMERA.
OF COURSE, IT WILL TAKE A BIT OF TIME.
THEN I'LL HAVE TO TEST IT.
AND, UH, YOU KNOW, CHANGE THE CAMERA--
OH, JASPER, NOW, DON'T
WORRY ABOUT OUR OWN PROBLEMS.
THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY
OF A LIFETIME.
YOU'VE GOT TO DO IT.
I'LL MANAGE FINANCIALLY.
WE'LL BE FINE. OF COURSE WE WILL.
YES, TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
SARA, WOULD YOU GET
MONTGOMERY'S NAPPIES FOR ME?
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
YOU HAD ENOUGH OF THAT BATH?
AN EDISON OMNIBUS MOTION PICTURE CAMERA.
♪ ANGELS GUARD THEE FROM HARMS ♪
♪ THOU SHALT WAKE IN ♪
♪ MY ARMS ♪
♪ ANGELS GUARD THEE FROM HARMS ♪
♪ THOU SHALT WAKE IN MY ARMS ♪
YOU USED TO LOVE THAT LULLABY WHEN YOU WERE A BABY, SARA.
YOUR MOTHER USED TO SING IT TO YOU ALL THE TIME.
SHE DID?
I CAN'T REMEMBER.
I KNOW I WAS ONLY 3 WHEN SHE DIED,
BUT SOMETIMES I, I LIE AWAKE AT NIGHT,
AND I, I TRY TO REMEMBER THE SOUND OF HER VOICE.
IF ONLY I COULD JUST HEAR IT IN MY HEAD.
I CAN'T.
IT FRIGHTENS ME SOMETIMES.
THERE ARE PICTURES,
BUT I CAN'T REALLY REMEMBER WHAT SHE LOOKED LIKE.
WELL, SARA, SHE LOOKED JUST LIKE YOU.
YOU WON'T THINK I'M SILLY IF I TELL YOU SOMETHING.
NO, TELL ME.
[ SIGHING ]
SOMETIMES I JUST WISH I COULD SEE HER JUST ONE MORE TIME,
JUST HEAR THE SOUND OF HER VOICE AND SEE HER FACE.
THERE'S SO MUCH I ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT HER.
HE'S WORKING FOR THE THOMAS EDISON COMPANY.
HE'S PERFECTING AN INVENTION FOR THEM.
HE'S DOING MOTION PHOTOGRAPHY EXPERIMENTS.
OUT OF MY WAY!
JASPER, GET OUT OF THE ROAD.
NEED A MINUTE, JUST NEED A MINUTE.
I HAVEN'T GOT ALL DAY TO WAIT
FOR YOU AND YOUR INFERNAL INVENTIONS.
HE'S WORKING FOR THE THOMAS EDISON COMPANY.
HUH, JASPER WORKING? HA!
NOT REALLY MY INVENTION.
THEY'VE ASKED ME TO EXPERIMENT ON ONE OF THEIRS.
WELL, THAT'S ALL WELL AND GOOD, BUT I'VE GOT A BUSINESS TO RUN.
NOW, I WANT YOU OUT OF THE WAY.
IF WE COULD CLEAR THE CAEWAY, PLEASE.
THE ROAD IS YOURS.
LET ME IN, WOMAN!
IT'S MY HOUSE. I OWN IT!
[ CLARA POTTS ]: YOU DON'T SET FOOT IN THIS HOUSE,
BERT POTTS, UNTIL YOU SIGN THE OFFER FROM MR. DUNN.
OVER MY DEAD BODY!
AND YOU CAN TAKE YOUR MR. DUNN,
AND YOU CAN SHOVE HIM DOWN YOUR PORCELAIN WATER CLOSET!
WHAT ARE YOU LOT STARING AT?
GET THAT CONTRAPTION OUT OF MY FACE, JASPER DALE!
MOVE YOUR ARM. MOVE THE ARM MORE.
I'LL MOVE THE ARMS IN A MINUTE, I'LL TELL YOU.
GOOD. GOOD.
TURN THE OTHER WAY.
GOOD.
JASPER?
JASPER, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?
MOTION PICTURE, HETTY.
A MOTION PICTURE?
EXPERIMENTS IN MOTION.
HENCE THE LAUNDRY FOR THE EDISON COMPANY, NEW JERSEY.
UH, YOU, YOU MEAN TO SAY THAT SOMEONE HAS HIRED YOU
TO MAKE A MOVING PICTURE?
I'M NOT HIRED EXACTLY.
CONDUCTING RESEARCH.
I SEE.
SO YOU'RE MAKING A MOVING PICTURE
OF MY LAUNDRY LINE AND FOR NOTHING?
IT'S THE MOTION THAT, UH,
I'M INTERESTED IN. HO!
JASPER DALE, ARE YOU STARK RAVING MAD?
KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
I WON'T BE IN THE WAY.
NO, YOU MOST DECIDEDLY WILL NOT!
IT WILL STOP!
OH, SARA!
DON'T JUST STAND THERE! HELP ME!
OH, IT MAY HAVE ESCAPED YOUR NOTICE, JASPER,
BUT WHILST YOU, WHILST YOU WASTE YOUR TIME
TINKERING WITH THAT TOY,
SOME OF US ARE TRYING TO PRESERVE OUR HOMES AND OUR FARMS
AND OUR VERY WAY OF LIFE.
THANK YOU, DEAR.
BESIDES, I WILL NOT HAVE MY FOUNDATION GARMENTS
IN A MOTION PICTURE,
NOT FOR THOMAS EDISON NOR ANYONE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER.
SO JUST BE GONE WITH YOU.
GO ON, AND DON'T LET ME CATCH YOU
SKULKING AROUND WITH THAT, THAT THING.
GO ON! SHOO!
BUT, AUNT HETTY,
IT'S FOR SCIENCE.
WELL, I DON'T CARE IF IT'S FOR THE QUEEN OF SHEBA.
I'LL NOT LET HER PERUSE MY LAUNDRY, EITHER.
HERE, TAKE THIS INSIDE, DEAR.
DON'T LOOK AT ME, MY BOY.
JUST ACT NATURALLY.
I WANT TO SEE YOUR ARM MOVING BACK AND FORTH.
RACHEL.
EXCUSE ME.
WILL MISS KING PLEASE CLEAR THE PICTURE?
JASPER, FOR GOODNESS SAKES, SHUT OFF THAT RIDICULOUS CONTRAPTION.
DON'T!
STOP IT!
YOU'RE PESTERING THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
HE ISN'T BOTHERING ANYONE, AUNT HETTY.
WELL, HE'S BOTHERING ME.
BERT POTTS!
DON'T YOU DARE!
LET GO, CLARA.
CLEAR! CLEAR!
HOW CAN YOU BEGRUDGE ME
ONE SMALL CONVENIENCE?
WE ARE NOT LIVING IN A DUNNSVILLE HOME,
SO WE ARE NOT NEEDING THIS DUNNSVILLE CONTRAPTION.
COME ON, BERT.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH A NEW HOME?
STAY OUT OF THIS, ARCHIE.
I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU THINK, BERT.
I INTEND TO LIVE IN DUNNSVILLE
WITH ELECTRICITY AND INDOOR PLUMBING.
CLARA!
NOW, YOU GET AWAY FROM THAT INFERNAL
CONTRAPTION, ARCHIE GILLIS.
YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS, BERT.
DON'T BLAME BERT POTTS!
BLAME HETTY KING!
SHE'S THE ONE THAT'S RESPONSIBLE
FOR THIS WHOLE TOWN GOING BERSERK.
I BEG YOUR PARDON?
SHE'S IN CAHOOTS WITH THAT DESPICABLE MR. DUNN.
SHE'S STEALING MONEY FROM SARA'S FUNDS
TO HELP MR. DUNN BUY UP AVONLEA!
EULALIE BUGLE, THAT IS A BALDFACED LIE.
WHY EVER WOULD YOU DREAM UP SUCH ERRANT NONSENSE?
IT'S ALL HERE IN YOUR LATEST NOVEL --
THE RICH NIECE, THE FORGERY.
DENY THAT IF YOU CAN, HETTY KING.
DON'T BE RIDICULOUS.
IT'S A NOVEL, A NOVEL.
I MADE IT UP.
YOU DIDN'T MAKE UP THAT TELEPHONE CALL I HEARD.
WHAT TELEPHONE CALL?
I'D WAGER SOMEBODY OUGHT TO GET A CONSTABLE.
I LISTENED IN ON THE LINE,
AND I HEARD YOU TELL SARA'S SOLICITORS
THAT YOU NEEDED TO BORROW MONEY FROM HER TRUST!
EXCUSE ME,
BUT HETTY KING IS AS HONEST AS THE DAY IS LONG.
WHY, THANK YOU, JASPER.
AUNT HETTY, LISTEN TO ME. IT'S MY FAULT.
I MADE THAT TELEPHONE CALL.
I PRETENDED TO BE YOU.
I IMITATED YOUR VOICE.
I JUST NEEDED TO GET THE MONEY
FOR THE, THAT MOTION PICTURE CAMERA FOR JASPER.
I THOUGHT HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO WHAT HE WANTED.
AND I WANTED YOU AND AUNT OLIVIA TO STOP ARGUING.
MY, MY.
WELL, THIS IS A FINE KETTLE OF FISH.
YOU WON'T GET AWAY WITH THIS, HETTY KING.
NOW, LISTEN HERE, EULALIE BUGLE, THAT'S QUITE ENOUGH OF THAT.
IF YOU MUST KNOW, IT WAS SARA HERSELF DID THE DAMAGE.
SHE JUST TOLD ME SO,
AND I'M...I'M SHOCKED AND APPALLED.
SHE IMITATED MY VOICE AND WHEEDLED FUNDS
FROM HER SOLICITORS SO SHE COULD BUY THAT NINCOMPOOP
BROTHER-IN-LAW OF MINE A CAMERA OF ALL THINGS.
WORKING FOR THOMAS EDISON, MY AUNTY!
[ EULALIE BUGLE ]: PAY OUT GOOD MONEY
FOR ONE OF JASPER DALE'S INVENTIONS, HA!
UNCLE JASPER, I'M SORRY.
I ONLY WANTED TO HELP.
I STILL TRULY BELIEVE YOUR THEORY.
WHAT A TRICK,
JASPER!
[ LAUGHING ]
HOW COULD YOU, SARA?
I JUST THOUGHT IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR EVERYONE
IF YOU TWO STOPPED ARGUING OVER JASPER.
YOU SEE NOW WHAT YOUR PRANKS AND SCHEMES HAVE BROUGHT YOU TO.
OH, AND NOT JUST YOU, MY GIRL.
WHY, THE HUMILIATION
TO HAVE HAD MY CHARACTER IMPUGNED AND MALIGNED
BY THAT EULALIE BUGLE OF ALL PEOPLE.
AND JASPER DALE, RUNNING AMOK THERE WITH HIS SILLY CAMERA.
YOU ENJOY FIGHTING.
I THINK UNCLE JASPER'S CLEVER.
HE'S VERY CLEVER.
AND HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO EXPERIMENT
AND TRY OUT ALL OF HIS NEW WONDERFUL IDEAS.
HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES.
AUNT HETTY, HE DESERVES OUR SUPPORT
BECAUSE WE CAN AFFORD TO GIVE IT TO HIM.
MY SUPPORT?
HA, THAT WILL BE THE DAY.
NOW, YOU LISTEN TO ME, SARA STANLEY.
IF YOU EVER CONVERSE WITH YOUR SOLICITORS AGAIN, EVER,
WITHOUT MY PERMISSION, I SHALL--
WELL, I'M NOT SURE WHAT I'LL DO, BUT IT'LL BE DRAMATIC.
WELL, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I'LL DO.
IF YOU DON'T STOP PICKING ON JASPER, I'LL LEAVE YOU
AND I'LL GO BACK TO MONTREAL AND I'LL LIVE WITH NANNY LOUISA.
SARA!
STOP!
YOU HAVE A KIND HEART, CHILD, I KNOW THAT.
IT'S JUST THE MACHINATIONS OF YOUR BRAINS I WORRY ABOUT.
I'M SORRY.
I KNOW I'M TOO WOUND UP ABOUT THIS, IT'S JUST I'M AFRAID,
AFRAID FOR ALL OF US.
OH, AVONLEA CAN'T CHANGE.
IT MUSTN'T.
I WON'T LET IT.
MAY I COME IN?
I'M NOT STOPPING YOU, AM I?
DID JASPER RETURN THE CAMERA, AS I TOLD HIM TO?
OH, HETTY.
JASPER IS SO DESPONDENT.
HE'S SPENT SO MUCH TIME AND ENERGY,
AND HE IS SO CLOSE TO A BREAKTHROUGH
ON IMPROVING THAT CAMERA.
WON'T YOU LET HIM KEEP IT JUST TO FINISH HIS WORK?
PERHAPS I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
I TAKE IT YOU REFUSE TO HELP SAVE OUR LAND FROM MR. DUNN,
AND YET YOU WANT ME NOW TO HELP OUT JASPER.
WHY ON EARTH WOULD I SAY YES TO THAT REQUEST?
HETTY, I DIDN'T MEAN TO GO AGAINST FAMILY WISHES.
I WAS ONLY BEING CONTRARY TO OPPOSE YOU.
I WAS TRYING TO DEFEND JASPER.
OH, HETTY, YOU JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND.
JASPER IS DEVASTATED.
AND YOU KNOW HE REALLY BELIEVES
ALL THOSE AWFUL THINGS YOU'VE SAID ABOUT HIM.
AUNT HETTY,
YOU CAN'T FORCE HIM TO TAKE BACK THAT CAMERA.
IT'S MY MONEY, AND I WANT HIM TO KEEP IT.
IF YOU DON'T APOLOGIZE IMMEDIATELY,
I'M PACKING MY BAGS FOR MONTREAL.
MR. EDISON WASN'T REALLY INTERESTED IN MY THEORY.
WHAT A FOOL I WAS FOR THINKING THAT HE MIGHT BE.
AFTER THIS, EVERYONE IS NOW C-CONVINCED THAT YOUR FATHER
IS A CERTIFIED...C-CRACKPOT.
MAYBE I AM, MAYBE I AM.
BUT I WANTED TO DO THIS FOR YOU...EVER SO MUCH, MY SON.
AS I WAS MAKING THESE PICTURES ALL THROUGH THE TOWN,
I KNEW THAT I COULD MAKE A REAL MOTION PICTURE,
BEFORE IT'S ALL LOST.
A REAL RECORDING, AND SOMETHING TO REMEMBER US BY.
THE WAY WE LOOKED, THE WAY WE LAUGHED,
AND THE WAY THE WHOLE TOWN LIVED.
I WANTED VERY BADLY TO GIVE THAT TO YOU.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU COULD SHOW YOUR SON
ONE DAY.
SOMETHING THAT YOUR CHILDREN WOULD TREASURE...
SOMETIME WHEN WE'RE DEAD.
I'VE LET YOU DOWN, MY SON.
JASPER.
HETTY...
OLIVIA'S NOT HERE.
YES, WELL, I, I'M NOT HERE TO SEE OLIVIA.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK WITH YOU, JASPER.
I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SAY.
I'VE ALREADY PACKED IT UP.
IT'S RIGHT THERE UNDER YOUR NOSE.
NOW, AH, JASPER DALE,
I REALIZE WE ARE NOT ALL CUT OUT OF THE SAME CLOTH.
NO, YOU ARE WHO YOU ARE,
AND YOU WILL DO WHAT YOU DO, AND THAT'S THAT.
BUT MAYBE
YOU AND YOUR NEW-FANGLED MOTION PICTURE
MAY BE JUST THE THING TO SAVE MY AVONLEA
FROM THE DREADED DUNNSVILLE.
AH, YOU LOST ME.
WE'RE GOING TO FINISH YOUR DARN MOVING PICTURES,
AND WE'LL SHOW THEM TOO, AT THE NEXT TOWN MEETING.
YOU SAY CHANGE IS INEVITABLE.
WELL, THEN LET'S CHANGE THEIR MINDS.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU FOR RETURNING
THIS EVENING IN SUCH LARGE NUMBERS.
I AM PLEASED TO KNOW MANY OF YOU WISH TO SEE THE WORLD AS I DO --
HEADING INTO A BRIGHT FUTURE.
MAKE NO MISTAKE,
WHAT I OFFER YOU WILL RAISE THE STANDARD OF LIVING OF EVERY
MAN, WOMAN AND CHILD.
MY ASSOCIATES HERE WILL CIRCULATE AMONGST THE CROWD
TO COLLECT THE SIGNED OFFERS BY ALL VENDORS.
OH, MOST ELOQUENT, MR. DUNN.
BUT FIRST, PERHAPS YOU'LL LET US STATE OUR CASE?
BUT OF COURSE.
IT WOULD BE A PLEASURE.
THE FLOOR IS YOURS, MISS KING.
EXCUSE ME.
WHAT IS THIS?
OH, JUST AN EXPERIMENT.
OH, JASPER.
THERE.
[ ♪♪ ]
THIS IS AVONLEA.
AT LEAST IT'S THE AVONLEA I KNOW -- WITH ALL ITS
MANY INHABITANTS, OF WHOM I'M FIERCELY PROUD TO SAY I'M ONE.
WE ARE FARMERS, TRUE.
ONE AND ALL, WE COME FROM NOBLE, HEARTY STOCK --
SCOTTISH, ENGLISH, AND IRISH.
WE ARE PROUD
AND GOD-FEARING.
TOO, I BELIEVE THAT GOOD FORTUNE HAS SHONE ON US,
MAKING THIS ISLAND OUR VERY HAPPY HOME.
AND YOU MAY BE SURE THAT LIFE HERE ISN'T ALL WORK AND NO PLAY.
[ CROWD LAUGHING ]
AVONLEA LIKES ITS DRAMA.
AND WE DO IT TOO,
WITH PLENTY OF ZIP AND ENTHUSIASM.
I LIKE TO THINK OF US AS ONE LARGE FAMILY.
AND LIKE TRUE FAMILY MEMBERS, WELL, WE DON'T ALWAYS GET ALONG.
WE'RE NOT PERFECT, NO,
BUT WE DO CARE A GREAT DEAL FOR ONE ANOTHER.
AND ONE DAY, WHEN WE GROW OLD
AND BID ADIEU TO THIS FAIR EARTH, ONE DOES
HOPE THERE'LL BE OTHERS TO TAKE OUR PLACE
WHO'LL FEEL AS PASSIONATELY
ABOUT AVONLEA AS WE DO.
WHY, SOME DAY THE IMAGES YOU SEE MAY BE
ALL THAT'S LEFT OF THE TOWN WE LOVE
SO DEARLY.
[ CROWD CHATTING ]
A THOUSAND YEARS FROM NOW, I SUPPOSE,
LITTLE LEFT TO TELL OF OUR SIMPLE EXISTENCE.
BUT THEN, PERHAPS, THIS MOVING PICTURE WILL SPEAK TO THOSE
WHO COME AFTER OF HOW WE P.E. ISLANDERS
GREW UP, LIVED, MARRIED AND DIED
HERE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 20th CENTURY,
WHICH IS WHY WE HAVE CHOSEN THIS WAY TO RECORD,
FOR ALL TIME, OUR RESPONSE
TO MR. DUNN'S OFFER TO BUY UP OUR TOWN.
SO WHEN YOU LOOK AROUND YOU
AT THE HAUNTED HILL,
AT THE HOMESTEAD LIGHTS,
AT THE FIELDS TILLED BY THE DEAD AND GONE WHO LOVED THEM,
YOU WILL SAY, "WHY, I'VE COME HOME TO THIS LIFE."
WE'RE LUCKY ENOUGH TO LIVE EACH MOMENT OF EVERY DAY,
AND WHICH JASPER DALE
HAS BEEN FORTUITOUS
AND INGENIOUS ENOUGH TO CAPTURE,
THAT WE AND FUTURE GENERATIONS MIGHT KNOW IT.
JASPER?
HEAR, HEAR!
THANK YOU, MISS KING.
IF THAT IS THE END OF YOUR PRESENTATION,
THEN MY ASSOCIATES WILL NOW PICK UP THE SIGNED OFFERS.
CASH ON THE BARREL HEAD.
YES!
OH!