Story of Pollyanna, Girl of Love

The Ruined Garden (1x45)

Air date: Nov 16, 1986

James is definitely not shy about elucidating his delight about the rural scenery upon the train's approach to Beldingsville where the train whistle causes Pollyanna to have panicked second thoughts that are quelled when Timothy points out that Ruth and James are not here on a vacation; as such, there is no need to worry about rolling out the red carpet for Ruth and James since they know not to expect treatment like royalty. Timothy becomes infatuated with Ruth as he sets to retrieving their payload and loading it on the carriage prior to initiating the home commute that becomes the forum for James to marvel at the scenery and for Pollyanna to relive when she herself was the newcomer to Beldingsville a year ago before recounting how she lost her father along with Mr. Pendleton's counsel to her. Upon arriving at Harrington-ke, Pollyanna is anguished at how despondent Polly is behaving upon encouraging Ruth and James to rest from their journey before secluding herself again; while Ruth and James are settling in, Nancy fulminates Timothy's uxorious sycophancy which Durgin prefers to Tom's guilt at not having been able to rescue Dr. Chilton any earlier than he did. Pollyanna offers herself as a tour guide to show off the Harrington-ke grounds while tapping Timothy as James's motive power; in spite of Timothy's attempts to forewarn the two kids, Pollyanna and James are horrified at the sight of the entire rose garden having wilted from neglect!!! Even with Pollyanna buying his impromptu damage control and setting her sights on guiding James through downtown Beldingsville, Timothy ultimately finds that imparting a sorely-needed jolt of insight to his father is better suited to eloquent politics than authentic performance -- the latter of which requires a trip down memory lane catalyzed by an equally-anguished Jimmy; while successful in bootstrapping Tom back into action, Jimmy is still hostile to the idea of spending time with James.