Gaston: Gaston Monescu.Lily: Gaston!In sheer delight, she throws herself into his arms in a passionate embrace at the table, and in the next quick dissolve, is prone on the sofa with him kissing her from above.Now watch closely, see how the timid maiden of the hill clutches the gold to her breast, and see how she fights back a tear, while her hero bleeds to death in the street.There""s nothing in history books.There are no pictures on stamps or money."Miles: "Yes, he actually was President of the United States.But I know that whenever he used to leave the White House, the Secret Service used to count the silverware.John and Pearl have successfully kept heir father""s secret regarding the money.Their young widowed mother works at the local Spoons Ice Cream Parlor.On a number of occasions in the depressed rural town of Cresap""s Landing, Willa is advised by busybody, small-minded, gossipy and garrulous, match-making employer Mrs.