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WHAT I'VE SET UP HERE
IS A SIMPLE DEMONSTRATION OF COMBUSTION,
NOT TO BE UNDERTAKEN WITHOUT SUPERVISION, MIND.
WITHOUT OXYGEN, THE FIRE IS SUFFOCATED AND CANNOT BURN.
HMM.
THE LARGER THE JAR,
THE MORE OXYGEN THE CANDLE HAS TO CONSUME.
THEREFORE,
THE LONGER THE FLAME WILL BURN.
HA.
WHO CAN EXPLAIN WHY A FLAME NEEDS OXYGEN TO BURN?
FIRE!
RAISE YOUR HAND BEFORE SPEAKING, MR. KING.
BUT, SIR-- NO BUTS.
IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY, RAISE YOUR HAND.
WELL, MR. KING.
BUT, SIR, THERE'S A FIRE OUTSIDE!
WOULD YOU ALL STAY IN YOUR SEATS.
NO ONE IS TO GO ANYWHERE NEAR THE FIRE.
COME ON, KEEP IT GOING!
[ HORSE NEIGHING ]
WE NEED MORE WATER!
DON'T LET UP.
LET'S HAVE ANOTHER RELAY MAN!
HERE AT THE SOURCE!
WE'VE GOT MORE BUCKETS.
THE FIRE INSIDE.
[ NEIGHING ]
KEEP THROWING WATER AT THE BASE OF THE FLAME!
I'M GOING TO GET THAT HORSE OUT OF THERE!
WHOA!
WHOA, WHOA.
AHH, FELIX, DO SOMETHING!
PRINCE!
MY HORSE PRINCE IS IN THERE!
SOMEBODY GET HIM OUT!
PRINCE!
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
PRINCE!
SINCE YOU'RE HERE, YOU TAKE HIM, MR. KING.
YOU GOT HIM?
YES.
THERE WE GO, PRINCE.
THAT'S A GOOD BOY.
YOU'RE ALL RIGHT NOW.
IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT, SON?
I'M FINE, FATHER.
CAN I LEND A HAND?
FIRE'S OUT.
JUST A LOT OF SMOKE LEFT.
HOW DID IT HAPPEN?
I DON'T KNOW.
I JUST STEPPED OUT FOR SOME SUPPLIES,
AND THE NEXT THING I KNEW EVERYBODY WAS YELLING FIRE.
LOOKS LIKE SOME KEROSENE RAGS
GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE FORGE.
IT'S A GOOD THING YOU GOT HERE AS QUICKLY AS YOU DID.
THE WHOLE PLACE COULD HAVE GONE UP.
WELL, IT WAS FELIX
WHO SPOTTED THE SMOKE.
MR. PETTIBONE, YOU SAVED PRINCE'S LIFE.
THERE WAS SO MUCH SMOKE,
I THOUGHT THE WHOLE TOWN WAS ON FIRE.
OH, DON'T EXAGGERATE, FELIX,
ESPECIALLY WITH YOUR MOUTH FULL.
WE SHOULD BE GLAD NO ONE GOT HURT.
IF IT WASN'T FOR MR. PETTIBONE,
PRINCE WOULD HAVE BEEN LOST IN THE FLAMES.
HE PRACTICALLY PUT THE FIRE OUT SINGLEHANDEDLY.
YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN HIM.
HE WAS VERY HEROIC.
IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE WERE OTHER PEOPLE HELPING OUT.
MR. PETTIBONE SAID IF IT WASN'T FOR ME SEEING THE SMOKE,
THE BLACKSMITH'S SHOP WOULD HAVE BURNED TO THE GROUND.
OH, WHAT A TERRIBLE THOUGHT -- MAYBE
NEXT TIME WE WON'T BE SO LUCKY.
THAT'S A GOOD POINT.
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?
WELL, MAYBE IT'S TIME
THAT AVONLEA GOT ITS OWN FIRE DEPARTMENT.
A REAL FIRE DEPARTMENT?
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WHAT?
IT WAS JUST LOOSE.
I TIGHTENED IT UP.
MR. PETTIBONE.
OH, I, UH, TOLD HETTY I'D COME BY AND FIX IT.
THERE WAS NO NEED FOR YOU TO DRIVE OUT THIS WAY.
NO BOTHER.
GOOD DAY, MR. KING.
ATTENTION, EVERYONE.
THANK YOU.
AS THE ACTING CHAIRMAN OF THE TOWN COUNCIL,
I WOULD LIKE TO BRING THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
THE FLOOR IS NOW OPEN.
WELL, I WAS THINKING--
ALEC, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU WANT THE FLOOR.
[ LAUGHING ]
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES ALEC KING.
WELL, AFTER THAT FIRE AT THE BLACKSMITH'S SHOP,
UH, IT SEEMS TO ME IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA
FOR US TO HAVE OUR OWN FIRE DEPARTMENT.
WHAT A WONDERFUL IDEA.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.
WELL, I'M ALL FOR IT.
PLEASE, UH, EVERYONE, UH, LET'S KEEP THE MEETING IN ORDER.
ONE AT A TIME.
UH, THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES CLARA POTTS.
A FIRE DEPARTMENT SOUNDS FINE AND WELL,
BUT WHO IS GOING PAY FOR IT?
SHE'S GOT A POINT, YOU KNOW.
A FIRE DEPARTMENT WON'T COME CHEAP.
WHAT ABOUT ALL THAT EQUIPMENT -- HOOKS AND LADDERS,
A HOSE WAGON.
WON'T THAT COST A LOT?
AND WE HAVE TO BUILD SOME KIND OF FIREHOUSE, TOO.
IF I MAY MAKE ANOTHER SUGGESTION--
ALEC, YOU'RE OUT OF TURN.
PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES ALEC KING.
WELL, I HAD IN MIND A VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.
OH, WELL, THAT'S A BIT DIFFERENT.
WOULD VOLUNTEERING
BE MANDATORY FOR EVERYONE?
IF IT WAS MANDATORY,
IT WOULD NOT BE A VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, BERT.
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES MR. PETTIBONE.
I'D JUST LIKE TO LEND MY SUPPORT TO MR. KING'S SUGGESTION.
FOR A COMMUNITY OUR SIZE, A VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
WOULD BE A COST-EFFECTIVE AND PRACTICAL SOLUTION
TO OUR FIRE FIGHTING NEEDS AND BRING A GREATER SENSE
OF SECURITY TO THE PEOPLE OF AVONLEA.
WELL SAID.
AND I AGREE WITH MR. PETTIBONE.
A VOLUNTEERFIRE DEPARTMENT MAY BE JUST WHAT AVONLEA NEEDS.
I MOVE THAT AVONLEA ESTABLISH
ITS OWN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.
IS THERE A SECONDER?
SECONDED BY ARCHIE GILLIS.
ALL IN FAVOUR?
IT'S UNANIMOUS.
AVONLEA WILL HAVE ITS VERY OWN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.
WELL, NOW THAT WE'VE DECIDED TO HAVE A FIRE DEPARTMENT,
WHAT DO WE DO NEXT?
ARE WE GOING TO HAVE UNIFORMS?
YOU CAN'T BE A PROPER FIREMAN WITHOUT A UNIFORM.
YOU'RE GOING TO FIGHT FIRES, NOT PARADE AROUND TOWN.
I THINK WHAT WE HAVE TO DISCUSS HERE
IS JUST WHAT EQUIPMENT WE NEED.
MR. KING HAS A POINT.
WELL, WHERE DO WE BEGIN?
I'VE A GOOD AXE I CAN LOAN.
I'VE GOT 100 FEET OF MOUNTAIN CLIMBING ROPE I DON'T NEED.
WE'LL NEED A TALL LADDER.
YOU CAN BORROW EULALIE BUGLE'S.
YOU MEAN THAT LADDER OUT THE BACK OF HER HOUSE?
WHY, IT'S ALL WARPED, AND IT'S MISSING AT LEAST THREE RUNGS.
WELL, THEN, YOU CAN FIX IT, BERT, CAN'T YOU?
WHAT ABOUT A FIRE FIGHTING WAGON?
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
WITHOUT THAT, WE'LL BE NO
BETTER OFF THAN WE ARE NOW.
WELL, I HAVE AN OLD FIELD IRRIGATION WAGON
WITH A 250 GALLON TANK WHICH I, UH, HAVEN'T USED FOR YEARS.
AND WITH A GOOD PUMP AND SOME HOSE,
I THINK IT COULD BE CONVERTED INTO A HORSE-DRAWN FIRE WAGON.
IT'D BE A LITTLE PRIMITIVE,
AND YOU'D HAVE TO GET ENOUGH WATER PRESSURE IN THE HOSE,
BUT IT COULD WORK.
SPLENDID, MR. PETTIBONE.
SO AVONLEA WILL HAVE ITS OWN FIRE DEPARTMENT
AND, THANKS TO ALEC KING,
ITS OWN HOMEMADE FIRE FIGHTING WAGON.
WELL, PERHAPS WE, UH...
OH, THERE YOU ARE.
GOOD TO SEE SUCH AN IMPRESSIVE TURNOUT
FOR OUR FIRST TRAINING SESSION.
WHEN DO WE GET OUR UNIFORMS?
I THINK MAYBE BEFORE WE DISCUSS THE UNIFORMS,
UH, WE SHOULD DO A FEW DRILLS.
MAYBE WE SHOULD DO SOME EXERCISES.
CALISTHENICS?
YEAH, THAT'S IT, CALISTHENICS.
FORM TWO OPPOSING RANKS.
EVERYONE READY?
AND...
AND THEN COME TO ATTENTION.
PUT YOUR ARMS OVER YOUR HEADS.
AND TOUCH YOUR TOES.
RAISE YOUR ARMS OVER YOUR HEADS AGAIN.
AHH!
ARCHIE, ARCHIE, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
I THINK I PULLED A MUSCLE.
COME ON NOW.
MAYBE WE SHOULD JUST MOVE ON TO A FEW DRILLS.
COME ON.
HERE YOU GO.
IT'S EASY WHEN YOU GET THE HANG OF IT.
SO, WHO'S GOING TO BE FIRST?
ARCHIE, WHAT DO YOU SAY?
GIVE IT A TRY.
HEY, COME ON, ARCHIE.
THERE'S NOTHING TO BE AFRAID OF.
I DON'T SEE YOU STEPPING
TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE.
WELL, UH...
WELL, THERE'S NO USE MOANING ABOUT IT.
HERE.
LET'S GIVE IT A GO.
GO TO IT, ALEC.
OH, YEAH.
OH, OH, THIS IS AS EASY AS FALLING OFF A HORSE.
UNCLE ALEC!
WHAT'S WRONG?
THERE'S BEEN AN ACCIDENT. IT'S FELIX.
FELIX? WHAT KIND OF ACCIDENT?
ALL RIGHT, JUST CALM DOWN. WHERE IS HE?
HE'S IN THE KITCHEN.
OH, GOOD.
I'LL BE RIGHT DOWN.
IT'S THIS WAY.
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM HERE?
OW.
FELIX.
I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
IT'S TRUE, UNCLE ALEC.
IT WAS IZZY. YOU SNITCH.
IZZY.
THEY WERE PLAYING MAN IN THE IRON MASK.
AH, I GET THE IDEA.
SOMEBODY DO SOMETHING. I CAN'T GET IT OFF.
I DON'T FIND THIS AMUSING, PETTIBONE.
SORRY, BUT--
THERE'S NO BUTS ABOUT IT.
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU WERE DOING?
WAIT A MINUTE, KING -- YOU CAN'T
TALK TO HER IN THAT TONE OF VOICE.
WELL, MAYBE IF YOU DID,
SHE WOULDN'T BEHAVE LIKE A WILD SAVAGE.
FATHER! SOMEBODY DO SOMETHING.
I CAN'T BREATHE.
SHE MIGHT BE A LITTLE HIGH-SPIRITED.
HIGH-SPIRITED? SHE'S A MENACE.
YOU JUST HOLD ON THERE, SON.
I KNOW -- WE COULD STAND HIM
ON HIS HEAD, SHAKE HIM BY THE ANKLES.
DON'T BE DAFT, BERT.
WE'LL HAUL HIM UP BY HIS ANKLES OVER THE BARN BEAM.
THEN FILL THE BUCKET UP WITH WATER UNTIL IT FALLS OFF.
FELIX, DON'T BE SUCH A BABY.
BE A MAN, FELIX.
DON'T YOU TELL
MY SON WHAT HE SHOULD BE.
YOUR DAUGHTER COULD USE SOME OLD-FASHIONED DISCIPLINE.
DON'T YOU PRESUME TO TELL ME
HOW TO RAISE MY OWN CHILD, MR. KING.
THIS IS NO TIME TO BE ARGUING.
I'M NOT ARGUING, BUT NO ONE HERE'S COMING UP
WITH A REASONABLE SUGGESTION.
OW!
HOW'D YOU--
A GOOD SWIFT YANK.
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[ GROANING ]
YI, YI, YI!
OH, THAT MAN REALLY IRRITATES ME, JANET.
OH, THAT HURTS.
SORRY, DEAR.
WELL, CLIVE PETTIBONE CAN BE RATHER PRICKLY BUT, UH...
YOU DON'T NEED TO TELL ME.
JANET, HAVE YOU, UH, HAVE YOU NOTICED
THAT HE SPENDS A LOT OF TIME AT HETTY'S?
I SUPPOSE THEY HAVE SCHOOL MATTERS TO DISCUSS.
OH.
OH, ALEC KING, YOU'RE NOT
FOR A SECOND SUGGESTING THAT YOUR SISTER--
IT'S NO LAUGHING MATTER, JANET.
HE'S, HE'S, HE'S A WORLDLY MAN.
HE WAS IN THE MILITARY, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE.
OH, ALEC, I THINK YOU'RE LETTING YOUR IMAGINATION,
YOUR OWN DISLIKE FOR THE MAN, COLOUR YOUR JUDGMENT.
HETTY IS AN INTELLIGENT AND CAPABLE WOMAN.
I SUPPOSE YOU'RE RIGHT.
OF COURSE I AM.
WELL, THANK YOU.
I BETTER GET TO WORK ON THAT IRRIGATION WAGON.
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MR. KING.
AH, GUS.
SO YOU MAKING MUCH PROGRESS?
WELL, IT'S GOT A LOT MORE HOLES IN IT THAN I REMEMBER.
BUT, UH, SHE'S STILL IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE.
LOOKS LIKE I SPOKE TOO SOON.
MR. KING, I'D LIKE TO VOLUNTEER FOR THE NEW FIRE BRIGADE.
YEAH?
IT'S NOT LIKE I KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT FIGHTING FIRES,
BUT I'D HATE TO SEE A PLACE
AS BEAUTIFUL AS AVONLEA GO UP IN FLAMES.
I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN, GUS.
I APPRECIATE YOUR CONCERN.
YOU KNOW, I SIT IN THE LIGHTHOUSE THERE.
I CAN SEE FOR MILES.
AND IT'S ALL SO BEAUTIFUL.
AND IT'S BECOME MY HOME.
NOW, THERE'S AN IDEA.
WHAT'S THAT?
YOU'VE GOT A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF AVONLEA FROM THAT LIGHTHOUSE.
YOU COULD BE OUR FIRST FIRE SCOUT.
FIRE SCOUT?
WELL, AVONLEA IS SO SPREAD AROUND,
YOU'VE GOT THE PERFECT SPOT
TO SEE SMOKE FROM A FIRE FROM JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE.
BUT I'M SO FAR
FROM TOWN.
HOW WOULD I GIVE THE WORD?
YEAH, WELL, WE'D HAVE TO GET YOU A BELL.
I KNOW, THE OLD CHURCH BELL.
BEEN LYING AROUND FOR YEARS, COLLECTING DUST.
I'M SURE WE COULD GET THAT.
WELL, WHAT DO YOU SAY?
ARE YOU READY TO BE AVONLEA'S FIRST VOLUNTEER FIRE SCOUT?
MR. KING, IT WOULD BE AN HONOUR.
HELLO, GUS.
OH, HELLO, FELICITY.
MOTHER THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE CHILLED.
SO I BROUGHT YOU SOME HOT CHOCOLATE.
OH, THANK YOU.
I COULD USE SOMETHING WARM.
I SAW YOU HEADING OVER, GUS.
SO I BROUGHT SOME FOR YOU TOO.
OH, THANK YOU.
HOW DOES THIS WORK, FATHER?
OH, WELL, I'M, UH, I'M GOING
TO RIG UP A PUMP TO IT,
FIX A FIRE HOSE ONTO WHERE THE DRAINAGE PIPE WAS
AND WITH ANY LUCK, I'LL HAVE ENOUGH PRESSURE TO THROW
THE WATER 50 FEET OR SO.
REALLY.
YOUR FATHER SAID I COULD BE A FIRE SCOUT.
ISN'T THAT DANGEROUS?
WELL, I DON'T THINK SO.
I'LL JUST BE LOOKING FOR FIRES FROM THE LIGHTHOUSE.
AND WHEN I SEE ONE, I'LL JUST RING MY FIRE BELL.
THAT'S A VERY BIG RESPONSIBILITY, GUS,
WATCHING OUT FOR THE SAFETY
OF EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY.
I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT IT LIKE THAT.
OH, YOU WON'T LET US DOWN, GUS.
I KNOW YOU'RE THE RIGHT MAN FOR THE JOB.
I DON'T THINK EULALIE BUGLE'S LADDER IS WORTH USING.
YOU TELL THAT TO MRS. BUGLE.
COME ON, BOYS, THAT'S NOT A FIREMAN'S ATTITUDE.
YOU WON'T FIND ME UP THERE.
MAYBE IT COULD USE SOME WORK.
WELL, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR, ISN'T IT?
I'M ALL FOR FIXING THE LADDER
IF THAT MEANS WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THOSE FIRE DRILLS.
WHEN YOU'VE GOT TO SCALE A BURNING BUILDING
TO SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE, MAYBE EVEN YOUR OWN,
YOU'LL THINK DIFFERENTLY ABOUT THE DRILLS.
EASY, MR. PETTIBONE.
IT'S JUST ARCHIE'S SENSE OF HUMOUR.
I SEE.
BY THE WAY, I APPOINTED
GUS PIKE TO BE, UH, ONE
OF OUR FIRE SCOUTS -- WE COULD PUT A BELL AT THE LIGHTHOUSE.
YOU SHOULD HAVE DISCUSSED IT WITH US FIRST.
WELL, I DIDN'T THINK THERE WAS ANY HARM IN IT.
HOW DO YOU KNOW GUS PIKE CAN MANAGE SUCH A RESPONSIBILITY?
BESIDES, THE LIGHTHOUSE IS FAR FROM TOWN.
YOU'VE ONLY KNOWN GUS PIKE FOR A SHORT WHILE IN A CLASSROOM.
HE'S BEEN MANAGING THAT LIGHTHOUSE FOR TWO YEARS,
AND HE'S DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB.
AND HE'LL BE ONE OF OUR FIRE SCOUTS.
SOUNDS TO ME LIKE GUS CAN DO IT.
IT'S NOT A MATTER OF WHETHER HE CAN.
IT'S A QUESTION OF PROCEDURE.
AND I THINK YOU'VE OVERSTEPPED YOUR AUTHORITY
BY APPOINTING GUS WITHOUT CONSULTING US.
YOU MEAN WITHOUT DISCUSSING IT WITH YOU.
CONSEQUENTLY I CAN'T DECIDE IF,
IF PAULINA SHOULD FALL IN LOVE WITH THIS MYSTERIOUS STRANGER.
UM, OH, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
MR. PETTIBONE, YOU'VE NOT BEEN LISTENING TO A WORD I'VE SAID.
I'M SORRY.
I TAKE IT THERE'S SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND.
IT'S YOUR BROTHER.
HE DOESN'T SEEM TO LIKE ME. I DON'T KNOW WHY.
NOT LIKE YOU?
RIDICULOUS.
HE HARDLY KNOWS YOU.
HE CERTAINLY SEEMS TO THINK HE DOES.
OH, WELL, THAT'S DIFFERENT.
WELL, WITH ALL THE TIME WE'VE SPENT TOGETHER
IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS,
I CAN'T SAY I KNOW YOU ALL THAT WELL EITHER.
AM I THAT DIFFICULT?
WELL, IT'S,
IT'S ONLY WHEN I SEE YOU WITH YOUR CHILDREN
REALLY THAT I THINK I CAN SEE THE REAL YOU,
IF YOU'LL PARDON THE EXPRESSION.
IT SEEMS TO ME YOU'RE NOT AS GRUFF
AS YOU'D HAVE US THINK YOU ARE.
SPEAKING OF THE CHILDREN, I MUST GET
TO THE SCHOOLHOUSE BEFORE THEY ARRIVE.
I DON'T WANT TO SET A BAD EXAMPLE.
OH, NO, OF COURSE.
GOOD MORNING, HETTY.
OH, GOOD MORNING, ALEC.
I'M IN THE KITCHEN.
OH, HERE, LET ME HELP YOU WITH THAT.
NO, I CAN MANAGE.
NO, IT WOULD BE EASIER IF YOU LET ME.
I CAN MANAGE, ALEC.
OH, I'M SORRY.
I JUST WANTED TO HELP.
WELL, UH, I SEE.
THANK YOU.
I CAME BY TO SEE IF MY, UM, SPANNER WAS HERE ANYWHERE.
I COULDN'T FIND IT IN THE BARN.
YOUR SPANNER?
WELL, I HAVEN'T SEEN YOUR SPANNER.
WELL, USUALLY, I, UH, I LEAVE IT IN THE BOX HERE.
BUT THIS MORNING IT WAS NOWHERE TO BE SEEN, AND I--
OH, GOODNESS.
HOW STUPID OF ME.
IT WAS HERE AT THE BOTTOM.
WELL, GOOD, THEN.
YOU'VE FOUND IT.
WELL, I BETTER GET BACK TO WORK.
SORRY TO HAVE BOTHERED YOU.
OH, BY THE WAY, UM,
HOW ARE THINGS AT SCHOOL?
SCHOOL?
WITH MR. PETTIBONE KEEPING YOU INFORMED,
YOU MUST KNOW HOW THINGS ARE GOING.
OH, UM, WELL.
VERY WELL, IN FACT.
HOW DO YOU FIND MR. PETTIBONE?
HE'S A GOOD TEACHER.
WHAT A QUESTION.
TO BE SURE, THE STUDENTS RESPECT HIM AND--
NOT TOO PUSHY OR OVERBEARING?
OH, HEAVENS, NO.
WHY EVER DO YOU ASK SUCH A THING?
WELL, HE'S NO SAINT.
WE ALL HAVE OUR FAULTS. HE MUST HAVE HIS.
WELL, I WOULDN'T KNOW, WOULD I?
WELL, YOU DO SEEM TO SPEND
A LOT OF TIME TOGETHER.
WE DISCUSS SCHOOL MATTERS MAINLY, CURRICULUM AND SO ON.
NOTHING OF A PERSONAL NATURE.
I SEE.
WHY DO YOU ASK, ALEC?
HMM?
OH, NO REASON.
JUST, UH, CURIOUS.
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...SUN HAD ALREADY COME UP.
THERE WE WERE, TRYING TO PUT OUT THE FIRE
WHILE BULLETS ARE FLYING OVER OUR HEADS.
I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO LOSE THAT ONE.
HARD TO IMAGINE YOU GOT OUT ALIVE.
SORRY I'M LATE, FELLOWS.
YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN HERE EARLIER,
HEAR CLIVE TELL SOME OF HIS WAR STORIES.
DID YOU KNOW THAT CLIVE WAS
IN THE MILITARY FIRE BRIGADE?
NO, NO, I DIDN'T.
WELL, I GUESS WE'D BETTER GET TO WORK.
WE'VE GOT ALL THIS PARAPHERNALIA TO SORT THROUGH.
WHERE DID IT COME FROM?
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DROPPING IT OFF SINCE WE STARTED.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S ANY GOOD.
SOME OF IT'S PRETTY OLD.
IT'S THE THOUGHT THAT COUNTS.
ALEC!
OH, THERE'S A FIRE.
YOU'VE GOT TO HURRY.
CALM DOWN, ELVIRA. WHERE IS IT?
BERT, BERT, YOUR HOUSE IS ON FIRE.
WHAT? MY HOUSE?
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO, MEN.
WE'LL LOAD THE WAGON FIRST!
BRING THE BUCKETS.
HURRY UP.
FIRE, FIRE!
WE KNOW, RUPERT.
WE'RE ON OUR WAY.
YOU BETTER HURRY, 'CAUSE MRS. BUGLE'S
HOUSE IS FULL OF SMOKE.
MRS. BUGLE'S? I SAW IT MYSELF.
THEN WE'VE GOT TWO EMERGENCIES. WHAT DO WE DO NOW?
WELL, BERT'S IS CLOSER.
WE'LL HEAD THERE, WORK ON THAT AND SEND
SOMEONE OVER TO MRS. BUGLE'S
AND SEE HOW BAD IT IS.
BUGLE'S HOUSE IS IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
WHEN WE'VE FINISHED THE POTTS', THE BUGLES' COULD BE BURNT.
ALL RIGHT, THEN WE'LL SPLIT UP AND TRY
TO MANAGE BOTH FIRES AT ONCE.
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE A CHOICE.
COME WITH ME, BERT.
NO, NO, THE BUCKETS!
MR. POTTS!
THE BUCKETS!
OH, MY GOODNESS!
BERT, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO MY KITCHEN?
MY POT ROAST!
MY DINNER!
JUST LET THE HOUSE AIR OUT, AND EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE.
FINE? WHAT ABOUT THIS MESS?
[ COUGHING ]
WHAT KIND OF FIRE DEPARTMENT ARE YOU?
IT TOOK YOU LONG ENOUGH TO GET HERE.
WE GOT HERE AS QUICKLY
AS WE COULD, EULALIE.
WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS JUST WHO IS IN CHARGE
OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT?
IN CHARGE?
[ COUGHING ]
WELL, NO ONE, REALLY.
JUST AS I THOUGHT.
SO IN THE END, THE EMERGENCY
AT MRS. BUGLE'S WAS A CLOGGED CHIMNEY.
OH, TYPICAL.
THAT WOMAN!
HETTY, NOW, A CLOGGED CHIMNEY CAN BE A FIRE HAZARD.
AS IS CLARA POTTS' POT ROAST,
I SUPPOSE.
WELL, ONE DAY, IT MAY BE THE REAL THING.
I'M SORRY, ALEC.
I DIDN'T MEAN TO LAUGH AT YOUR ORDEAL.
OH, NO, AND I, FOR ONE, THINK YOU'RE PERFORMING
A VERY IMPORTANT FUNCTION IN THE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU -- NOW, MRS. BUGLE DID MAKE ONE GOOD POINT,
THAT SOMEONE'S GOT TO BE IN CHARGE OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
WELL, IT'S OBVIOUS TO ME THAT YOU'RE THE MAN FOR THE JOB.
I APPRECIATE THE ENDORSEMENT, BUT, UM,
YOU MAY BE A LITTLE BIASED.
WELL, JANET'S MERELY POINTING OUT THAT WE KINGS
ARE ALL, AFTER ALL, NATURAL BORN LEADERS.
SO I RIGGED A ROPE FROM THE TOP OF
THE LIGHTHOUSE TO THE BELL OUTSIDE.
AND WHEN I SEE A FIRE, ALL I HAVE TO DO
IS PULL THE ROPE, AND THE BELL RINGS.
GUS, YOU'RE A GENIUS.
DIDN'T I TELL YOU YOU WERE
THE RIGHT MAN FOR THE JOB?
COULD YOU HOLD THIS STEADY DOWN HERE?
OF COURSE.
THANK YOU.
WATCH YOUR THUMB.
I HAVE ALL THE CONFIDENCE
IN THE WORLD IN YOU.
ARE YOU ALMOST FINISHED
IN HERE, MR. PIKE?
HERE, LET ME HELP, OR YOU'LL
BE HERE ALL DAY.
THANK YOU, SIR.
HETTY, HERE IT IS.
IT'S A SURPRISE FOR ALEC.
OH, MY, VERY STRIKING, INDEED.
WHY ON EARTH WOULD HE NEED
A RED JACKET?
IT'S A FIRE CHIEF'S JACKET.
IT'S NOT FINISHED YET.
I WANT TO EMBROIDER SOMETHING ON THE FRONT LIKE
"FIRE CHIEF, AVONLEA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT".
IT'S TOO MANY WORDS, ISN'T IT?
I KNOW. I COULD SHORTEN IT--
JANET, LISTEN, YOU MUSTN'T GO COUNTING
YOUR CHICKENS BEFORE...
ALEC HASN'T BEEN APPOINTED
FIRE CHIEF YET, YOU KNOW.
HETTY, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE, THERE'S NOTHING WRONG
WITH PLANNING AHEAD -- I'M ABSOLUTELY--
OH, GOODNESS!
[ WHISTLING ]
SO WHAT ARE YOU LADIES UP TO?
NOTHING MUCH.
OH, JUST A LITTLE GIRL TALK.
SO WHY DOES IT LOOK LIKE YOU'RE HIDING SOMETHING?
OH, ALEC, YOU KNOW BETTER THAN TO PRY.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL GO BACK TO THE BARN AND WORK ON THE WAGON.
[ HUMMING ]
WELL...
IT'S VERY NICE.
BEFORE WE VOTE ON WHO WILL RUN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT,
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY
IT TOOK THE FIRE DEPARTMENT LONGER
TO REACH MY HOUSE THAN MRS. POTTS'.
WELL, YOUR HOUSE IS FURTHER AWAY THAN MRS. POTTS.'
IT LOOKS LIKE BLATANT FAVOURITISM TO ME.
ARE YOU SAYING THAT I GOT SPECIAL TREATMENT?
SEEMS THAT WAY.
IF YOU'D SEEN THE MESS MADE, YOU WOULDN'T CALL IT FAVOURITISM.
IT'S NOT MY FAULT THAT YOU LIKE YOUR POT ROAST SO WELL DONE.
REALLY, MRS. BUGLE!
LADIES, I THINK WE'RE DIGRESSING.
LET'S GET ON WITH THE BUSINESS AT HAND.
AT THIS TIME, THE FLOOR IS NOW OPEN
FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF CHIEF
OF THE AVONLEA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.
I NOMINATE ALEC KING.
IS THERE A SECONDER?
AH, ARCHIE GILLIS.
UH, ALEC, WILL YOU ACCEPT THE NOMINATION?
WELL, YES, YES, I DO.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FROM THE FLOOR?
I NOMINATE CLIVE PETTIBONE.
SECONDERS? CAPABLE.
ELVIRA, YOU CAN'T BE THE SECONDER.
YOU NOMINATED ALEC KING.
OH.
THANK YOU.
UH, MR. PETTIBONE, WILL YOU ACCEPT THE NOMINATION?
WITH PLEASURE, MADAM CHAIR.
UH, YES, UM, ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS?
WELL, THERE WE HAVE IT.
THE NOMINATIONS ARE CLOSED.
NOW WILL THE TWO NOMINEES KINDLY WAIT
IN THE FOYER, AND WE'LL TAKE IT TO A VOTE.
WELL, BEST OF LUCK.
SAME TO YOU.
MAY THE BEST MAN WIN, UH?
ALL IN FAVOUR OF ALEC KING RAISE YOUR HANDS.
THANK YOU.
ALL IN FAVOUR OF MR. PETTIBONE RAISE YOUR HANDS.
WELL, THE VOTE IS EVEN.
BUT SOMEONE HASN'T VOTED.
HETTY KING.
YOURS IS THE DECIDING VOTE.
YOU CAN COME BACK IN NOW.
NOW, BOTH CANDIDATES ARE WELL-QUALIFIED,
SPLENDID MEN.
BUT WE COULD ONLY CHOOSE ONE FIRE CHIEF.
CONGRATULATIONS, MR. PETTIBONE.
YOU ARE AVONLEA'S FIRST FIRE CHIEF.
...NEVER WOULD HAVE BELIEVED IT IF I HADN'T SEEN IT
WITH MY OWN EYES.
THAT MAN HAS ABSOLUTELY TURNED HER HEAD.
YOU REALLY SHOULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING ABOUT THIS
BEFORE NOW -- AFTER ALL, THE MAN'S A SOLDIER.
HE'S SEEN THE WORLD, AND LORD KNOWS WHAT ELSE.
CLIVE PETTIBONE IS WELL QUALIFIED.
I'M SURE HE'LL MAKE
AN EXCELLENT CHIEF.
I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
I'M TALKING ABOUT YOUR SISTER, HETTY KING,
WHO'S MAKING A PUBLIC FOOL OF HERSELF OVER THIS MAN.
YOU KNOW HOW CLARA POTTS AND EULALIE BUGLE
LIKE TO PRATTLE ON, NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT
CLIVE PETTIBONE IS ABOUT AS FIT TO BE THE CHIEF
OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AS I AM.
IN FACT, I'M PROBABLY MORE QUALIFIED.
FELIX!
NYEH, HYEH.
COME AND GET IT IF YOU WANT IT, FELICITY.
FELIX, WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT?
FATHER, I WAS JUST TRYING--
MOTHER, HE TOOK IT.
IT'S ALL RIGHT, FELICITY.
TAKE IT OFF, FELIX.
WHAT ARE YOU WEARING THIS FOR?
WELL, IZZY PETTIBONE SAID HER FATHER WAS GOING TO BE
THE NEW FIRE CHIEF, SO YOU WOULDN'T HAVE USE FOR IT.
WELL, SHE'S NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO THINKS SO.
BUT I DIDN'T BELIEVE HER, FATHER.
WHAT DID I SAY, MOTHER?
NOTHING, DEAR.
AHHH!
AHA, SO HERE YOU ARE!
WELL, NOW.
OH, MY!
SO, UH, HOW IS THE FIRE WAGON COMING ALONG?
OH, FINE.
OH, WELL, GOOD.
OH, LORD!
I HAVE NOT SET EYES ON YOU FOR THREE DAYS.
OOH!
I'VE BEEN BUSY.
I SEE.
YOU KNOW, ALEC,
JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT FIRE CHIEF,
IT DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE NOT APPRECIATED AROUND HERE.
IT'S NOT JUST THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
EVER SINCE CLIVE PETTIBONE CAME TO TOWN,
EVERYBODY SEEMS TO TURN TO HIM, I MEAN, EVEN MY OWN CHILDREN.
WELL, YOU'RE STILL THEIR FATHER.
MR. PETTIBONE'S A TEACHER.
IT'S TO BE HOPED THE CHILDREN WOULD LOOK UP TO HIM.
OH, I SEE. AND WHAT ABOUT YOU?
ME? THE TWO OF YOU HAVE BEEN
SPENDING AN AWFUL LOT OF TIME TOGETHER.
EVEN A FOOL CAN SEE THAT THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON.
HE IS A VERY WORLDLY MAN.
WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO THINK?
YOU CAN THINK WHAT YOU LIKE, ALEC KING.
WHATEVER MR. PETTIBONE
AND I MAY CHOOSE TO DO TOGETHER IS STRICTLY OUR OWN BUSINESS.
I DON'T GO INTERFERING WITH YOU AND JANET AND YOUR DECISIONS.
AND I'LL THANK YOU
NOT TO INTERFERE WITH MINE.
WHAT ARE YOU TWO UP TO?
SCIENCE EXPERIMENT.
LIKE THE ONE MR. PETTIBONE
DID IN CLASS.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE VERY CLEVER IN SCIENCE TODAY.
WELL, NOT REALLY.
WORKING WITH PIERRE IN
THE KITCHEN AT THE HOTEL,
WE HAVE A LOT OF FIRES.
NOTHING TO GET RILED OVER.
IZZY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
DON'T WORRY.
I'VE GOT EVERYTHING
UNDER CONTROL.
USING THIS BUCKET, I WILL DEMONSTRATE
HOW TO STUFFOCATE A FIRE.
IT'S "SUFFOCATE", FELIX.
YOU BETTER DO IT FAST.
I DON'T THINK THIS IS GOING TO WORK.
IT WORKED FOR MR. PETTIBONE IN CLASS.
ONE OF YOU BETTER DO SOMETHING.
WHOA!
GO AWAY!
MR. KING, YOU WEREN'T AT DRILL PRACTICE YESTERDAY.
NO, I WAS WORKING ON THIS PUMP FOR THE FIRE WAGON.
JUST ABOUT READY TO TEST IT.
I, UH, JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS
NO HARD FEELING BETWEEN US.
WHY SHOULD THERE BE?
I'M GLAD YOU FEEL THAT WAY.
YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS IMPORTANT.
I'M COUNTING ON YOUR CONTINUED PARTICIPATION.
IN FACT,
I NEED YOU.
I FEEL MUCH BETTER.
WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO NOW IS GET THE OPERATION ORGANIZED.
MY FIRST CONCERN IS HOW TO RAISE THE MONEY SO WE CAN HAVE
A REAL STEAM-POWERED FIRE ENGINE.
I DON'T SEE WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS PUMP WAGON.
ONCE I'VE GOT IT FINISHED, IT WILL BE GOOD ENOUGH
FOR WHAT WE NEED.
IT'S AN IRRIGATION WAGON, NOT A FIRE WAGON.
IT WAS AN IRRIGATION WAGON.
IT'S NOW A FIRE WAGON.
REALLY, MR. KING, IF YOU EVER DID GET IT WORKING,
WE COULDN'T RELY ON IT IN AN EMERGENCY.
IF YOU THINK THAT, IT SHOWS YOU HOW LITTLE YOU KNOW, DOESN'T IT?
AT LEAST I'VE HAD REAL FIRE FIGHTING EXPERIENCE.
LET'S FACE IT -- YOU WERE ONLY ELECTED
BECAUSE YOU WERE ABLE TO PERSUADE MY SISTER.
FIRE!
IT'S THE SCHOOL!
FIRE!
FATHER, THE SCHOOL'S ON FIRE.
IS THAT MACHINE OF YOURS OPERATIONAL?
CAN'T GUARANTEE IT, BUT IT SEEMS TO ME THAT'S OUR ONLY HOPE.
WATCH YOUR HEAD.
[ COUGHING ]
GUS! GUS!
YOU ALL RIGHT?
YES.
BERT POTTS.
BERT, MAN THE PUMP WITH ALEC KING.
ARCHIE GILLIS, THE HOSE.
I WANT EVERYONE THIS SIDE OF THE FENCE.
GUS PIKE, FORM A BUCKET BRIGADE.
KEEP SOAKING THE WALLS OF THE SCHOOLHOUSE.
WE'LL TRY TO RETARD THE SPREAD OF THE FLAMES.
FELICITY, SARA, MIND THE CHILDREN KEEP OUT OF THE WAY.
NOTHING HAPPENING.
FASTER, BERT.
KEEP IT STEADY, MR. GILLIS.
NOW, DOES ANYBODY HERE HAVE ANY IDEA HOW THIS GOT STARTED?
IT WAS A SCIENCE EXPERIMENT.
FIRE IS NOT SOMETHING TO BE PLAYED WITH, FELIX.
YOU KNOW THAT.
WE DIDN'T THINK IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN,
HONEST.
SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED, IZZY.
WE'RE SORRY.
WE PROMISE IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.
WE'LL DISCUSS THIS FURTHER AT HOME.
...SCREAM AS LOUD AS YOU WILL,
THERE'S NO ONE TO HEAR YOU.
UNHAND ME, SIR, OR I SHALL REVEAL
YOUR TRUE NATURE TO ONE AND ALL.
AND WHO WOULD BELIEVE YOU?
NO, NO, NO!
HETTY!
I MUST HAVE BEEN MISTAKEN.
YES, QUITE.
I, UH...
WELL, I JUST WANTED TO SAY...
WHAT WAS ALL THAT?
I THINK YOUR BROTHER DESERVES THE TRUTH, MISS KING.
WELL, YES, I SUPPOSE HE DOES.
AS A GENTLEMAN,
ALLOW ME.
MR. KING, YOUR SISTER AND I ARE...
COLLABORATORS.
COLLABORATORS?
"H.E. LEROI."
KING.
YOU?
AND WHAT YOU OVERHEARD WAS AN EXCERPT
FROM SERPENTS OF THE GOLDEN TOMB
BY C.L. SMALL.
C.L. SMALL.
PETTI--
OH, YOU BOTH WRITE BOOKS!
OHHH!
OH, I--
I FEEL A COMPLETE FOOL.
OH, NO, ALEC, YOU MUSTN'T.
I THINK PERHAPS IT WAS OUR FAULT FOR TRYING TO CONCEAL
THE TRUE NATURE OF OUR COLLUSION.
YOU ARE MY BROTHER, AFTER ALL,
CONCERNED FOR MY WELFARE.
AND FOR THAT I'M GRATEFUL, TRULY.
THANK YOU.
BY THE WAY, MR. PETTIBONE, YOU DID A VERY GOOD JOB TODAY.
SO DID YOU, MR. KING.
LET'S JUST HOPE THE CHILDREN LEARNED A LESSON.
THE CHILDREN AREN'T THE ONLY ONES WHO LEARNED SOMETHING.
[ LAUGHING ]
HERE, I THOUGHT YOU COULD USE THIS.
I WAS GOING TO LEAVE IT WITH HETTY.
YOU'LL LOOK GOOD IN IT, CLIVE.
THANK YOU, ALEC.
SPLENDID!
THAT REALLY IS SPLENDID.
[ LAUGHING ]
ALEC.
YES!