It Happened to Jane Page #7

Yes, you do.

- But, Larry, I don't love you.

- I know.

I thought of that, but you will.

I've got enough to go around.

Besides, after a while, it's contagious.

Meanwhile, you need somebody.

I'm that somebody.

This is so sudden.

I knew you'd say that.

- I have to think.

- I knew you'd say that, too.

Think.

Good night.

Thanks a lot, Clarence.

Hey, I'm home.

Kids! George!

Oh, just put it right there.

- Glad you're home.

- Thanks a lot. Nice to be home.

- Say hello to Matilda.

- I sure will, goodbye.

Hey, where is everybody?

- Hi!

- Hi. Back so soon.

I took an early train. Are the kids all right?

Yeah, they're outside playing. They're fine.

I've been feeding them, caring for them,

and lying to them about their mother.

- What do you mean?

- Where were you last night?

- I told you on the phone...

- You told me.

- We were celebrating.

- Celebrating. Wonderful. Where?

The last time I called your room,

it was 3:
00 in the morning.

I was with Larry.

- You admit it.

- Admit what?

Do you...

You do.

Well, I think you'd better go.

I intend to.

Obviously, you've forgotten

that there's a town meeting...

which I'm late to already

because of you and your early plane.

"There being no further business,

the meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m.

"Respectfully submitted,

Claire Christ, Secretary."

I move the committee report

be accepted as read.

I'll second the motion.

Motion made and seconded

that committee report be accepted as read.

- All in favor?

- Aye.

None opposed, motion carried.

Now, we will have...

I move committee be appointed

to buy a new fire engine for Cape Anne.

Second.

- Who's watching the switchboard?

- Patience Parsons.

Out of order, Otis.

Motion has been made and seconded

that a committee be appointed...

to look into fire engine...

Clarence did not say look into.

He said to buy.

Read the motion exactly as Clarence said.

It's foolish to buy something

without looking into the situation first.

I understand how you feel, but you should

read the motion exactly as he said it.

Motion made by Clarence Runyon...

seconded by George Denham...

that a committee be appointed

to buy a fire engine.

- All in favor?

- Aye.

- Opposed.

- No.

- Motion defeated.

- Feel better?

Hear the report of parking meter committee.

Chair recognizes Amy Caldwell.

Total revenues from parking meter for year:

$444.44.

Operating expenses: $3.15.

For purchase of new collection bag.

Net revenue:
$441.29.

What about the parking meter

in front of your store, Aaron?

Out of order.

- Mr. Chairman...

- Out of order.

Chair will hear a motion accepting report

of parking meter committee.

I move that the town meeting accept

the report of the parking meter committee.

- Second.

- All right.

Motion made and seconded report

of parking meter committee be accepted.

- All in favor?

- Aye.

- Opposed?

- No.

Motion carried.

Mr. Chairman.

Chair recognizes Otis Denham.

How about fixing the parking meter

in front of your store?

- Out of order.

- All right.

I move that the broken parking meter

in front of Caldwell's store...

which has never worked,

so that anyone who wants to park there...

and maybe spend some money

in Caldwell's store...

can do so without paying the parking fee,

be repaired.

- Second.

- You went too fast.

I'll repeat the motion.

I move that the broken meter

in front of Caldwell's store...

be made to operate by money

instead of a swift kick.

- Yeah, second.

- Point of discussion.

Chair recognizes Matilda Runyon.

You've kept that parking meter busted

on purpose ever since it was installed.

We know it, and you know it.

But before we vote on this motion,

I think we ought to remember one thing.

Just about everybody in Cape Anne goes

to Caldwell's store just about everyday.

He's got canned goods, dry goods,

fruit, vegetables, and he's got beer.

Now wait a minute.

If we vote

to have that parking meter repaired...

we'll just be taking money

out of our own pockets.

Any more discussion on the motion?

- All in favor?

- Aye.

- Opposed?

- No.

Motion defeated.

All right.

A little order, everybody.

I'd like to have it part of the record

that last night when Janey got old 97...

she put Cape Anne on the map

for the whole country to see.

- That's your opinion?

- It sure is.

Well, Otis, I'm glad you brought that up...

because I intended

saying something about that.

You see, I don't think that Janey Osgood

put Cape Anne on the map last night.

I think she wiped it off the map.

She just cast Cape Anne adrift, voters.

That's all she did.

- What are you getting at, Aaron?

- I'm coming to that, too.

- Homer?

- Yup.

What time did the Limited

go through today?

3:
48.

How long did it stop?

It didn't stop. It ain't going to stop.

No more Limited. No more nothing.

Malone's canceled train service

in and out of Cape Anne.

- He can't do that. The ICC won't let him.

- He's done it, lawyer.

But we're cut off here. We might as well be

a million miles from nowhere.

I ain't blaming Jane.

Now Jane's a woman and alone,

except for you.

But you're her lawyer, and you didn't settle.

I don't think that Malone's fight

is rightly with Cape Anne.

I think his fight is with the candidate

for first selectman of Cape Anne...

who's responsible for making

this community a disaster area.

George is not responsible, Aaron.

It's all my fault.

- He wanted to settle, and I wouldn't let him.

- Have it your way, Jane.

But now, maybe you can tell Olive Coe how

she's going to get to Bangor on Saturday...

to get the Limited to Boston

to visit her mother.

Olive Coe can drive.

Can you drive, Olive?

I can drive, but I ain't got a car.

Well, now, maybe you can get Eli Spalding

to take you.

- What do I want to go to Bangor for?

- To fetch meat.

Unless you want to close

your butcher shop.

Of course,

you can pay truck delivery charges.

That's what John Wheelright

is gonna have to do to get his lumber.

You don't mind that, do you, John?

- It's a pretty expensive proposition, Aaron.

- Of course it is.

I'm going to have to raise my prices.

Everybody is.

Of course, we'll get our mail all right.

Uncle Sam will see to that.

We might have to wait a day extra.

Maybe two.

And there might be times

when Otis Denham there, for one...

might like to have his pension check

then and now.

Not tomorrow or day after tomorrow.

How many of you women here

use bottled gas for cooking?

All right.

Now you get your bottled gas

from Sam Trowbridge.

Sam, where you gonna get that bottled gas?

You know, I think we should take a vote

on that suggestion of Otis Denham's.

Claire, just what was it that he said?

- I like to have it part of the record...

- Please.

Please, wait.

I'm sorry.

I didn't know that this could happen.

It seems to me

you're just about a week late, Jane.

But I'll give the train back to Mr. Malone.

I don't want it.

I only wanted what was coming to me and...

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