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This thing? There's maybe

a hundred parts busted.

A hund...?

Start talking.

- Well, rear axle.

- Rear axle.

- Drive shaft.

- Drive shaft.

- Brake drum.

- Brake drum.

Ladies and gentlemen...

...to close the meeting of the

Wingait Falls Historical Society...

...we will dance an old

favorite, "The Portland Fancy. "

Everybody will dance this.

Would those folks back there...

...please move the chairs away because

we're gonna need plenty of room.

All right, now. Choose your partners.

All join hands, circle to the left.

End gents over, sashay down the line.

Sashay back to your places.

Sashay in line. Ladies in the lead.

Turn your partners one and all

Half right and left across the hall

Dig the squares, they're having a ball

Quiet, we'll get in trouble.

- Crankcase.

- One crankcase.

- Need a front tire too, Joe.

- One front tire.

How are the back ones?

- Hi, what do you want?

- We want to hide here.

I'm sorry. We're busy.

Come back some other time.

Find some other place

to play. Attaboy.

- Hey, that was Miss Jane's new tractor.

- Let's go ask if we can have the tires.

Hey.

Come here. Where have you

been? Take that hat off.

Miss Jane, Miss Jane,

I just saw your...!

May I have this dance?

Hey, look, there's Joe.

- What are we waiting for?

- Hi, Joe.

Come on, everybody. Come on.

Joe's down there. Here we come.

Get back up there.

Geronimo!

Get back up there.

Stay back there.

We'd better break it

up, kids. Go ahead.

Well, Jane, that's a fine finish to

the meeting of the Historical Society.

I thought they werert

going to interfere.

I'm not talking to you. I suggest

you ask these people to clear out.

Well, I can't. They're helping me.

When you need help, you ask your

own people. Charity begins at home.

Yesterday, you wanted a tractor. I

gave it to you, no strings attached...

It's the second time

you've brought that up.

Mr. Wingait, if that's bothering

you, I'll bring the tractor back.

- Take it easy.

- You keep out of this.

I didn't mean it that

way. I didn't say that.

I did, Mr. Wingait. You'll get

your tractor in the morning.

- Don't say that, Jane.

- Keep quiet.

I refuse to accept it.

I won't even hear of it.

- Good night. Good night, Jane.

- Mr. Wingait...

Well, just the same,

he's going to get it.

Jane, you're being silly about

this. I mean, why make enemies?

If the man wants you to keep his

tractor, well, make him happy. Keep it.

Now, listen, don't you try to

tell me how to run my affairs.

All right. You're gonna find out about

it anyway, you might as well know it now.

- Find out about what?

- Now, don't get too excited, that's all.

You see, the tractor...

We had a little accident.

- Don't tell me you scratched the paint!

- Yeah.

Oh, it's not too bad. All

we need's a couple of parts.

Now, don't worry. We'll fix it.

Artie's a great little mechanic.

No, wait a minute, please.

What's the matter?

How stupid can you...?

- Oh, hello, Joe. Where you been?

- Come here.

I meant to tell you. I was in the tractor,

I was trying to get the stump out and:

You know what I mean?

You're not listening, Joe.

I'm trying to explain, you

see? You all right, Joe?

Joe, now wait. I can... Joe. Joe.

- Now, wait a minute. Joe.

- I swear if...

Flipping down out at that hayloft,

stamping, yelling, hooting...

...hollering like

a tribe of Indians...

What are you doing? Are you

listening on the party line?

Those Fliggerton sisters,

buzzing like a beehive.

I can imagine.

- Who's that for?

- Abigail.

- She isn't up?

- According to what you call being up.

She's up enough to want

her breakfast in bed.

I'll take that.

- She learned such

a thing I don't know.

Disgraceful, just disgraceful.

I never saw such a

disgraceful thing in my life.

It's just that I'm tired,

so terribly tired. L...

I think you should go now.

- Oh, good morning, Jane. How sweet.

- You think so?

I think you should go...

From now on, you come down in

the kitchen and have breakfast.

When you're finished,

get into a pair of jeans.

- Jeans?

- You'll do a little work here for a change.

I'm giving Joe Ross and his friends

10 minutes to clear off this farm.

Jane, you can't.

- The costumes and lights arrive...

- I don't care about costumes and lights.

I've had all I can take.

These people are completely

irresponsible, thoughtless, destructive...

And I'm not gonna have

them making you that way.

- Lf they're leaving, so am I.

- No, you're not.

You're gonna stay here. I've

pampered you and spoiled you...

...all of your life. But this

farm is ours, yours and mine.

The debts are half yours too. And you're

gonna stay and help me work them out.

- But I can't...

- Without any argument or tears or whining.

Do you understand?

Yes. Yes, I understand.

What?

What...?

- How did you...?

- I told you Artie was a great mechanic.

A couple of parts, new

tires, that's all she needed.

Shipshape.

Don't touch it. The paint may be wet.

All right. It's a new one.

We busted your tractor. The

cast chipped in. There it is.

- Well, you shouldn't have done that.

- It's all my fault.

I guess I'm sort of a

misfit. I was gonna leave.

But the gang and Joe had cash...

That's enough hearts and

flowers. Let's go back to work.

Wait. Wait a minute. Mr. Ross.

I can't accept this.

Oh, I'm afraid you're stuck with it.

What are we gonna do with a tractor?

Well, I know much they cost.

I know that you could...

Wasrt your station wagon

parked over there last night?

Look, the way I see it,

the farm needs a tractor.

Me, I don't need a station wagon. It

got us up here, that's all that matters.

When the show's a hit, I'll

buy two to bring us back.

Joe, the truck's here with the

costumes and lights. What do we do?

What do we do?

Oh, the chores can

wait. Unload the trucks.

- Okay, Herb.

- Solid.

Okay, gang, unload the truck.

You know...

Be careful with the

lights. Put the props there.

Don't be too disappointed.

I'm glad it's over.

I was getting awful tired

sleeping up there in that hayloft.

You'd better get used to

it, Es. They're staying.

- Staying?

- Oh, Jane, you won't be sorry.

They'll eat us out of house and home.

I'll get your dinner now.

Good morning, Jane.

- Oh, Orville, how are you?

- Good morning, Orville.

- I'd like to apo...

- I'd like to apo...

- Orville, I'm...

- Jane, I'm...

- I'm sorry, didn't mean...

- I knew you would be.

It got out of hand.

When you make a promise to Father,

it's a good idea to keep the promise.

I didn't intentionally

break the promise...

He gave an expensive

tractor. And when he gives...

- He didn't give me the tractor.

- I know. I was there.

It was a business deal.

- I'll pay for the tractor.

- I know.

- I didn't...

- I'm tired of hearing about the tractor.

- But, Jane...

- Did your father send you here?

- He doesn't know I'm here.

- You better tell him.

Tell him he can have that

tractor back anytime he wants.

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