Good Morning, Miss Dove
In
the small town of Liberty Hill, Miss Dove, a prim school-teacher who
is known as "terrible Miss Dove" because she is a strict
disciplinarian. Her father dies suddenly after Miss Dove tells him
that she is in love with an archaeologist named Pendleton. Miss Dove
is startled to learn that her father had embezzled $11,000 from the
bank, that the money was merely "borrowed." To avoid a scandal,
she vows to repay the money by working as a schoolteacher.
While maintaining her usual strict discipline, Miss Dove lavishes
attention on Bill, allowing him to do yard work at her house in exchange
for lunch, and eventually buys him a graduation suit. Not long after,
John visits Miss Dove with news that the Board of Rotarians has elected
to pay her medical bills. Tom now reports that Miss Dove has a tumour
on her spine which will require an operation.
Miss Dove expresses her confidence in Tom's skill as a surgeon, and
when he warns her, the operation could be fatal; she gives him her
father's pocket watch, which he has always admired. When Miss Dove
finally awakens from her surgery, Tom returns the watch as a sign
that all is well, and reports that Virginia has given birth to twins.
