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Whoa

Morning, sir

Can you tell me what the next town is?

Aberdeen

Aberdeen?

Not Scotland, Illinois

Scots settled it, that's how come it got the name

There's two miles over that rise there

Pretty big town, now

Big enough to have a good doctor?

I hope to tell you

Man or animal, Doc Davis is the best

Got his office right across the street from the barber shop,

can't miss it

Thank you, sir

Just a minute, that bridle

If my eyes are as sharp as I think they are,

you're a Southerner

That's right

Well now, ain't that funny?

Here I am headed south, and here you are headed north

That evens things up

Well I hear you're going in the wrong direction, mister

I hear there's a lot of money to be made down there

I don't know anything about scavenging

Scavenging?

You're pretty huffy for a grayback, ain't ya?

The war's over, mister

Here we are

Come on, David

Sit, Lance

Wait here, Lance

Come in

Dr Davis?

Yes, friend

Something I can do for thee?

Well, I don't know

Then what is it you want from me?

You both look good and healthy

I'd like you to examine my boy

He's a fine looking lad

What's thy name, son?

David, David Chandler

Thee tell me, son

Doctor, he can't talk

Oh

Would thee mind if I had a look at thee, son?

Oh, don't like doctors, I take it?

Hmm?

I'm not the first he's been to, I can see that

Well, I suppose he's tired

of having a lot of snoopy old men

looking down thy throat, eh?

Come on, I'm not going to hurt thee

Come along, now

That's a good lad

Now open thy mouth

No, wider son, wider

Eh, that's better

How long has he been this way?

A year

How did it happen?

He had a shock

Wait outside, son

What did the other doctors say?

What do you say, Doctor? Can you help him?

This isn't as simple as a broken arm or a broken leg

This is different Come to the point, Doctor

The point is, that this is something none of us know much about

Some doctors claim it isn't in the throat at all, but up here

Mr Chandler, sometimes I wish I were a minister

instead of a doctor

A minister could give thee hope

A doctor can only give thee facts

You mean it's hopeless

No, no, no, there's always hope

And faith, does thee have faith, Mr Chandler?

Some

They need a lot of it, or they grow awfully bitter

And bitterness can become a bad habit

Same as war

Now of course, there's an outside chance

that he can be helped

Have any of the other doctors suggested

any kind of treatment?

No

An operation might help,

an operation by the right man

By you, Doctor?

No, no, no, I wouldn't try that kind of surgery

I was thinking of an old colleague of mine

You think he can?

Maybe

But it's no use thinking about it

He's in Minnesota with a Dr Mayo

Whereabouts in Minnesota?

Rochester

What's his name?

Strauss, Dr Eli Strauss

Strauss, Strauss

Wait, hold on

He's not going off just on my say-so

Wouldn't you?

I don't know

But I think thee would

Mr Chandler, take my advice

Make the best of what thee has

Will you write and tell him I'm coming?

Of course

I can see it's no good talking to thee

Thee's a stubborn man

I can't pay you now

But I'd like to know what I owe

Is money the only way to pay for something?

The gates of heaven will open wide to a poor man

I'll have no trouble getting in

- Thank you, Doctor - Don't thank me now

Thee may want to damn me after thee gets there

Gotta go to Minnesota, David

There's a doctor there

I know how you feel, son, but we gotta keep trying

He may be the one we're looking for

I knew you'd understand

Come on

Come on, Lance

Hey Harry, them sheep are blockin' the way

Get them moving, Lance

Go get 'em boy

That's what I mean by sheepdog, Pop

Come on, guys

Come on, Lance

Down, boy

Be with you in a minute

No candy this time, David

We'll need food, good food

I know

Thank you Mrs Schumacher

Good day sir, what can I do for you?

My boy and I were just passing through

I need a few things

I could judge that

Can you judge silver?

Sterling?

$30 worth

Not anymore, they ain't

Maybe before the war

A lot of silver coming up north, lately

It's worth more now, but I won't argue with you

What'll it barter for?

Oh, say $10 worth

20?

Split the difference with you, how's that?

$15 will buy a lot of groceries and a whole case of candy

- That's the best you can do? - The best

I could leave myself a little room for profit

Take out what you need, and we'll total it all up

What's the matter, what happened?

Leave that dog alone

We seen the dog runnin' loose in the alley

and we figured he's a stray

Well he's not

- Our mistake, I guess - Shut up, Tom

- Come on, David - Just a minute

You don't think we were tryin' to steal him, do you?

That's strong talk in sheep country

I don't think anything

I just don't want any trouble

You one of them graybacks?

Why, sure he is

Look at them Wellington boots

I don't like talkin' to people's backs,

I ask you something

Yes?

Yes, what do you mean, yes?

The name's Burleigh, Jeb Burleigh

All right, Mr Burleigh, I'm from the south,

if that's what you wanna know

Come on, David

Wait a minute I'd like a little respect

I told you before, I don't like people I'm talkin' to

to walk away from me

Look at me

You look at me when I talk to you

I'm lookin', but I don't see anything

Come on, David

- Come on Jeb, let's get out of here - Not so fast

You just don't go around accusin' people of stealin'

How do I know he's your dog?

Maybe you stole him yourself

Whose dog is he, boy?

I told you, he was mine

I want the boy to tell me

Whose is he?

Talk up, boy

What's the matter with you, can't you talk?

Whoa, whoa

Whoa, whoa, whoa

Are you all right?

Are you all right?

What, what is it?

What?

What is it?

My name is David Chandler of Atlanta, Georgia,

I cannot speak

I don't expect much from your brother,

but I certainly do from you

How many times have I got to

What do you want me to do, just stand there

and let that grayback scum insult me, is

Stop your shoutin'

- What do you mean? - Stop it, stop it

Well he started it, Pop

Well maybe he did, and maybe he didn't

Did he hurt ya?

Give me a drink

I think he needs one more than you do

What happened here?

Gus, looks like the Reb had been

pickin' on my boy, you see

Smells drunk, doesn't he?

That don't mean he is

We better let the judge figure this one out

You come along, too

Your father?

Come on, boy

Let's see what this is all about

Can I help you, Linnett?

Come on, up you go

Oh Linnett

You know I've been meaning to come over

and have a little talk with you

the way I used to with your father

Your sheep were over yesterday

Oh, I'm sorry to hear about that

See, Linnett, that's one of the things

I wanted to talk to you about

I just don't have room enough for my sheep anymore

You know that little dirt farm that you run,

you got me all boxed in there

I'm gonna be needin' a lot more space

Excuse me Harry, you're in my way

Now I'd say it's the other way around

Gettup, gettup, now

Are you sobered up enough to testify?

I wasn't drinking, Your Honor

All right, we'll drop the drunk charges for now

You say they were stealing your dog, eh?

- Yes, sir - Mm-hm

How about it, Jeb?

The Reb here says you was stealin' his dog

He's a liar

If it's the same to you, Your Honor,

my name's Chandler

All right, Mr Chandler

How do you explain the fact

that nobody ever saw Tom or Jeb with your dog,

and Marshal here says your boy had him all the time

He was mistaken, Your Honor

Are you questioning the Marshal?

If he says your boy had the dog, your boy had the dog

Thank you, Your Honor

Fine, now we go on to the next charge,

that's assault

Now, did Jeb Burleigh strike the first blow, or did you?

Well it's hard to say

I don't see what's so hard about it,

it seems simple enough to me

Either Jeb Burleigh struck the first blow or you did

This is simple, a lot of wars begin

before the shooting starts

Chandler, did you or did you not

attack this man and throw him to the ground

Yes, sir

All right

Any witnesses, Gus?

No, sir

All right, you can step down

Stay on your feet, Chandler, and hear the verdict

And the fact that you're a Reb

had nothing to do with my decision

The court has weighed your story against another man's,

that's all any court in the land can do, and the way things are now,

I got to find you guilty of assault and battery

and disturbing the peace

30 days or $30

30 days, $30

I haven't got $30

All right, then, it's 30 days

Your Honor, I have a boy to look after

That has nothing to do with it

Most everybody I sentence has got children

If you give me a little time, I'll work,

I'll do anything, but I can't leave the boy

I'm sorry Chandler, you should've thought about your boy

before you started drinkin'

Case closed

- Come on, Reb - Wait a minute

Now take it easy, friend

Just a minute, Judge Morely

- What is it, Linnett? - I'll pay his fine

- What? - He said he'd work

Well, he can work it out at my place

Well, all right, if that's the way you want it

Yes, sir

All right, Linnett, turn him loose

Linnett, see me in my chambers

You and your boy wait here

Linnett, you're askin' for trouble

Are you threatening me?

Yep

It's always sad to see

What?

A little boy tryin' to grow up too fast

Hm

Are you sure that you ain't doin' this

just to get back at the Burleighs?

They gettin' to be big herders around here now,

and I don't think that you or nobody else can stop 'em

I don't wanna hold anybody back

but I don't want anybody holding me back either

The Burleighs, or anybody else

I'm just doing this for the boy

If you're so concerned about the boy

why don't you just take him?

It wouldn't work

That's what I thought at first,

but after watching him, no, you can't separate them

Well, I hope you know what you're doing

I tell you I know people, especially Rebs and drunks

They're troublemakers

He doesn't look like any troublemaker to me

Besides, the boy

All right, all right, all right

Have it your own way

Give me the fine, give me the $30

Judge, I haven't got the money, either

What's that?

What's that you say, Linnett?

I'm saying I haven't got the money,

but I think I might be able to pay you $10 a month when my crop comes in

Do you mean you deliberately lied to me out there

in the courtroom?

I mean I just couldn't let you separate them

Now I said I'd pay you the money, and I will

Besides, with somebody to help out,

the farm'll begin to pay

Oh, that farm of yours

You'd be a durn lot better off

if you got rid of the place and moved into town

And do what?

Be a clerk or a waitress or an overworked hired girl?

No, I'll stay with the farm

Linnett, you're still a mighty handsome woman

And I won't stay young forever

This is no laughin' matter

People are beginning to talk about you

And they ain't gonna quit talkin'

until you're respectably married

People

Don't tell me about people

What am I supposed to do?

Fly right into the arms of the first man

to offer me lawful marriage?

Just to please them?

Poor Linnett Moore, all alone on that big farm

as though it were a crime to live alone,

because I'm a woman and not a man

I'm not a man-starved old maid, Judge Morely

Now, about the money

Linnett, you know that before the war,

your father and your brother and me

were very good friends

You wouldn't be doing what you were doing

if they were alive today

You know, I could throw you in jail for this

for obstructing justice

and taking advantage of my position

But you won't

That's not a nice place for a respectable lady either,

is it judge?

Linnett, I swear to you,

that I have put, oh, what's the use?

Go on, get out of here

Get out, get out, get out

And take your Reb with you,

and maybe that's the worst punishment

I can give both of you

Thank you, Judge Morely

Go on, get out

Ah

Were you drunk?

They said I was

I didn't ask them

I wasn't

Bitter at our Yankee justice?

Let's say I'm grateful for your Yankee charity

Hm

Whoa

Ho

Well, here it is

You can see it for yourself

Come on, David

Ho boy, ho, ho boy, ho

Ho boy

I don't want to seem to you what I'm not, Chandler

I didn't get you out of jail

out of any sentiment or charity

I run a 200 acre farm here, all by myself

I raise mostly barley

I know it doesn't look like much, but it's good land

Good as you find anywhere

It'll take care of you if you take care of it

A farm's hard to keep up with

You take care of one thing and before you know it,

two other things need takin' care of

Like that old barn, for instance

My brother and I always meant to tear it down,

put up the new one

Even my dad talked about it

But somehow, something more important

always seemed to come up

One day, it'll just fall down

Well, as you can see,

there's a lot of work to be done 'round here

There's fences to be repaired,

livestock to take care of,

north field needs plowing, seed beds need sowing

Not an easy way to stay alive, Chandler

I know about farming, ma'am

Well then you know what I mean

Come on, boy, come on

I'll show you your place

I'll finish them up later

Come on, Lance

Hope I didn't scare you, Chandler

I was just tryin' to give you a run down on the place

Don't worry, ma'am, you'll get your money's worth

Hmm

Come on

Well, this is it

It's nothing fancy, but it's got two beds in it

You can put your belongings wherever you want

This dresser used to be mine

Everything just seems to collect dust

I've been meaning to clean up this place

Well, I'll wash the windows tomorrow

and hang up some curtains

Oughta take soap and water to everything

Come on, boy, down you go, down you go

Come on over here, David

Let's spread out this blanket for you

Gets cold 'round these parts at night

Your dog can stay here until we get a place fixed up for him outside

Well, that's it, I guess

Yes

What did he say?

He wanted to know if this was our home

Well, you must be starved

But before you eat, you can help me finish

unharnessing the horses, how's that?

- Ma'am? - Yes?

The boy wasn't part of the bargain

If there's any work to do, I'll do it

No

I said no, David

Now you go outside and look around

Now that was a lot of fuss about nothing

If that's the way you want it, Chandler,

that's all right with me

That's the way, ma'am

Where were you and the boy heading?

Minnesota

Any reason?

It can wait a month

Look Chandler, you don't have to stay if it's important

We made a bargain, ma'am

Let's both keep it

Proud, eh?

Ma'am?

Yes?

I never thanked you

Mm

He's got a mind of his own

Good boy, David

You were born for farming

I don't know how I ever got along without you

Would you like to take the cows to pasture?

Here

He's busy, he feels useful

It's strange, but when you're around him,

you never think about his being the way he is

He's happy enough

How's the work coming?

Fine, the field should be ready for seeding in a few days

It's hard to make the plow dig in

with the ground so dry

It's funny how different a furrow looks

when you're sliding it over somebody else's plow

Even if it doesn't belong to you,

it's a great satisfaction to have a

straight furrow, feels good

You didn't come in to dinner

It's still on the stove

Guess I wasn't hungry

Look Chandler, I know I said

there was a lot of work to do,

but you don't have to do it all

Well I want to do as much as I can before,

before we leave, you know

Of course

Well if you change your mind about eating,

you know where to find it

Giddyup

Yee-haw

Friends of yours?

Worse, neighbors

I had to fence them off

They'd have run me right off my land if I hadn't

Fence won't stop 'em

Get away, Chandler

Don't be a fool, guns won't stop 'em either

They're not going to get my land

Wait

Let's try without guns

Come on, David, get on your horse

Let's get 'em, Lance

Pick them off, Lance

Hey there, over here

Hoo-ah

Yah

Hey, hey

Hey, ha, ha, ha

Hey look, hey, hey, hey back

Look at that dog

Look at him work

All right, David, let's get back

No, Jeb

What's the matter with you boys?

What's the trouble with you, what's the trouble?

You didn't do any good down there

- Dog, dog - Let's get out of here

Good boy, David

Fine work

Get Lance a drink

You can put that away for a while

You didn't have to, Chandler

The Burleighs weren't part of the arrangement

I guess it's my turn to thank you

I tell you, mister, I've seen a lot of dogs in my time,

but that's the best show I've ever seen

And I've seen quite a few Yes, he's a good dog

Dog, he ain't just any old dog, mister

He's a sheepdog I've been raisin' 'em all my life,

and I know one when I see one

What kennel's he from?

My own, my boy raised him while I was gone

Well you got a pure bred dog, mister

Who sired him?

Lancelot

Oh yes, the Georgia Kennel

Well you and me are gonna talk us a deal, my friend

What'll you take for him?

Oh, he's not for sale

Now wait a minute, mister

You don't have to play hard to get with me

I'm talkin' money right on the barrel head

Anything's for sale if the price is right

Well, I'm afraid you're wrong this time, mister

Bates is the name

I buy sheep and I raise dogs

I don't mind tellin' you you've got a champion

Excuse me, but I've got some work to do

I'll give you $150 for him Close the deal right now,

that's more than I paid for Berkshire Queen last year

No thank you

$200

No, the dog is not for sale

Goodbye, Mr Bates

What's the matter with him?

Does he think I was talkin' through my hat?

Who is he anyway, Linnett?

Name is Chandler, that's all I know about him

- Reb? - Mm-hm

Stubborn, like all the rest of 'em, ain't he?

Now I made him a fair deal, more than fair

He's either a rich man or a fool

Oh, he's not rich, Birm

Reb

$200 is a lot of money, Chandler

Two dollars is, if you need it badly enough

I rejoice to hear what you say, however,

I rejoice to hear it,

but as the sun is beginning to turn toward the afternoon sky

had we not better strike the trail again

and make forward, that we may get an opportunity

of seeing these wonderful sisters

Harry March giving a cheerful assent,

the remnants of the meal were soon collected

Then the travelers shouldered their packs

resumed their arms, and quitting the little area of light,

they again plunged

into the deep shadows of the forest

Well, that's the end of chapter one

We'll read some more tomorrow night

Time for you to go to sleep

Good night, David

Down, down

Shh

You're good with him

You're working pretty late

I kept a stew hot for you, it's still on the stove

Thank you

He's had a wonderful day

He's gonna miss this, and you

I'll miss him

Sit down, Chandler

Ma'am

Yes?

I don't mean to seem ungrateful,

but it's not good for the boy to get attached to something

It just makes it that much harder for him to leave

Minnesota?

- Yes - Well, he's your boy,

and I guess you know what's good for him,

but one day, you'll have to grow roots again

We will, when he gets his voice back

You know, you're a strange woman, ma'am

Am I?

That's not any woman's idea of a compliment

Well, not strange, exactly,

it's just you're so good with kids, that

Oh, I don't know

There's something about David

I guess he's just somebody very special

I didn't mean that

Oh?

Oh, why haven't I ever married,

is that what you're tryin' to say?

Sorry, I didn't mean to be personal

Are you beginning to wonder about me too, Chandler?

I'll tell you why I never married

Because, well, because the right man never asked me

That answer your question?

Yes, and a lot more than I was gonna ask

Chandler, what were you before the war?

Oh, nothing, rich man

That's too far back to remember

You don't want to

Sometimes you can't help it

How'd it happen?

Hmm?

I mean David

I wasn't there when it happened

I wish you'd tell me

We had a big house just outside of Atlanta

They shelled it, was a big fire, his mother was killed, and,

well, David saw it, that's how it happened

When I came back, everything was burned to the ground and,

well, the Union soldiers had round up all the children

and sent them up north

I finally found David in an orphanage in Pennsylvania

Him and Lance

Since then, we've seen a lot of doctors and

a lot of country

What was she like, David's mother?

Like David

Fair, blue-eyed,

good wife, wonderful mother

Everything a man could ever ask for

Not good to remember that either

You'd better eat

There's nothing as unappetizing as cold stew

You're so right, ma'am

Get up, get up, get up

Whoa

Easy on the downstroke, David, the paint will run

Careful now, just a little mistake,

and you'll make a B out of it

That's fine

Now the E and you're all done

Hello, Linnett

Hello, Doctor

Awful hot riding under that sun

- Got something cool to drink? - Water or cider?

Cider, nothing better than the juice of the apple

Unless it's the juice of the berry

Well friend, I've been wondering

when thee'd be coming in to see me

Must be three weeks

I've been working

I read all about thee and Jeb Burleigh

Of course I can't condone thy fighting,

but if thy had to give someone a blackened eye,

I'm glad it was his

How does thee like working for Linnett?

She's been good to us

Ah

Come on in, Doctor

She's a fine gal, that one

I've known her ever since she was that high

About as big as thy boy

- How's he doing? - Fine

How's he getting along with Linnett?

Fine

Doctor, you didn't come out here just to ask questions What is it?

Chandler, I have something thy may consider good news,

but I don't know

I'm always tempted to withhold from thee

Well, what do you mean?

Thank thee, Linnett I mean this letter

In all conscience, I ought to read it to thee,

it's from Dr Strauss

What does it say?

"It's been exciting working out here, Reverend"

That's what he always called me

"The boy's case interests me enormously

"The symptoms you describe sound like hysterical paralysis

"I have treated six cases just like it,

"and I've had good results with three of them

"So you see, there is a 50/50 chance

"I might be able to help the boy"

Doctor, tell him we'll take the chance

There's more to the letter, Chandler

"However, I plan to leave here on the 30th

"for San Francisco

"If your patient gets here before then,

"I will be glad to see him

"Tell Mr Chandler to allow himself

"three weeks for traveling time, testing,

"and exploratory operation and treatment

"Assure the boy's father that there will be no fee

"for my services

"Fraternally, Eli Strauss"

Well?

Tell him we'll go

- Thee sure thee wants to? - I'm sure

Is the operation dangerous?

No, no, no, nothing like that

The operation is very simple

How much do you take it for travel and expenses?

It costs $300 for thee and the boy, Chandler

300

Take a little time to raise that money

Thee doesn't have time, Chandler

Less than a week

That's no week

I never figured on this

As thee know, Chandler, I'm not a man of money,

but I'll lend thee $50 if it'll help

It's all I have

Thank you Doctor, but no

Well, I've done my duty

And duty's always painful

But if thee shall change thy mind, Chandler,

let me know

Goodbye, Linnett

Goodbye, Doctor

Fine

Most I can offer you fellas is $50

$50

You're not serious?

It aint' as easy to sell a horse as you think

Till you sell 'em, you gotta keep 'em and feed 'em,

and that takes money

Well, I know your problem, sir,

but I paid $200 for the horse and $100 for the saddle

That's had a lot of wear

There's still a lot left in it

I'll give you $75 for the lot

Take it or leave it

Thank you, sir

Reb

Anything on your mind?

Whiskey

Excuse me, excuse me

You mind if I speak to you?

No, go ahead

Oh, not like this, Chandler

We're never gonna get anywhere, either one of us,

if we don't start being civil to each other

Let me buy you a drink, hmm?

That's always a good start

It's up to you Chandler, you know,

we can be friends or, well?

- All right, I'll have the drink - Good, good

Now first off, I want to apologize for my sons

For that little visit they paid you

They're grown up, they can apologize for themselves

No, no, Tom's not man enough yet

Jeb is a little hard to control,

but you know, they're not bad boys, really,

you know, a little headstrong, you know the way kids are

Well, hey

Bates

Chandler, you know, I can't really blame you

for having hard feelings

Now plus what the kids did

I played you a dirty turn back there in the alley,

I admit it But you can't blame a father

for takin' care of his own sons, now can you?

You know what I mean, being a father yourself

Yes, I think I do

Now, I worked hard all my life

I started off with 100 head of sheep

Kept getting bigger and bigger

Now I gotta chance to really amount to something

You know, I could add 2,000 head easy

Why don't you?

Linnett's got me all boxed in

Got hills on one side, Timber land on the other,

and Linnett's on the other

Now what does she want with that rundown farm?

She wants it, that's reason enough

Maybe you could talk to her, eh?

Might be some money in it for you

Quite a lot of money, say 500

Well what's on your mind?

How would you like to come over and work for me

I've got a job

I'm offering you a better one

I'll stay where I am

I don't think I made myself clear, Chandler

I never make empty threats, but I'm telling you that I'll stop at nothin'

and nothin'll stop me to get what I want

You haven't drunk yet

I'll buy my own

Sure, sure Chandler

Before you come in, David,

don't forget to bring in the cows

No luck?

No

Would you like some coffee?

No thanks

I wish there was something I could say

I know

Chandler, I'd like to help

I know you're going to misunderstand this,

but I could get a loan on the farm

No, thank you anyway

Must be something to do

There is

What?

I've got to sell the dog

Oh, no, you can't

I don't want to, I know how much he means to the boy,

but there's no other way

Well, there must be another way

Right now, Lance means more to the boy than his voice

Yes right now, what about 10 years from now,

20 years from now?

No, you see, I remember him as he was

I remember the last day

My company was riding off,

and David came yelling down the road

Johnny, Johnny

That's what his mother used to call me

It's the last thing I ever heard him say

Suppose he never speaks

You've got to be prepared for it

- He'll speak - I hope so

As much as you do, but you can't sell the dog

Not on a 50/50 chance

You know how I feel about David

I'd give anything to hear him speak,

that's why I'm telling you these things

I'm only thinking of what's good for him

I'm thinking of David too, only him

Then why don't you ask him?

Because it's not his decision to make, it's mine

Well, then there's nothing more for me to say

Wait, don't go

Not like this

Don't make it any worse

Try to understand

I do understand

No, no you don't

You don't know how it is to go up and down the country

to doctor after doctor hearing the same thing,

paralyzed, he'll never be able to speak

It's the first time I've been given any hope

I can't quit now

What if it fails? What'll you do then?

Start roaming and looking all over again?

Just pick up roots whenever you hear of a new doctor

who might help?

When does it stop?

When does it end?

When the boy speaks

Well

As you say, he's your boy, and it's your decision to make

When do you want to leave?

Any time now

Tomorrow's as good a time as any

The sooner you go, the better

We'll hitch the horses in the morning,

and I'll drive you to the depot

Nights get cold in Minnesota

I'll pack some food and an extra blanket for the boy

Thank you

There's nothing to thank me for

You did a good job

Fences are up, fields are plowed, the barn's repaired

I got more than my money's worth, Chandler

Much more

Whoa

Light it

Light it

Yah

Take it easy, son

What is it?

What do you want?

What is it?

What's wrong?

What is it?

I don't know what you want

If you'd only tell me

Chandler

Chandler

The water coming

Let me help

Let me help

They're all out, we got 'em all

Faster, faster

Chandler, look out

It's all right, son

You must forget it, it was a long time ago

Is he all right?

Oh, he finally went to sleep

A month's work, up in smoke

Maybe you should see your friend, the sheriff

What can he do?

You can't go into court without evidence

You should know that

Yes, I should

Maybe I ought to just give up

and sell out to them

Don't do it

I don't think I've got much choice

There's some things you learn to do without,

but you can't farm without a barn

I'll need it to store the winter feed

I'll build you another

I thought you were leaving

Is that what you want?

No

Then I'd like to stay, if it's all right with you

You see, I think you're right about the boy and the dog

There must be some other way

There has to be

I hope so

Can I fix you some coffee?

No thanks, you better get some sleep

Well you ought to, too

All right, I'll take the coffee

Never could sleep during the daytime

You know, we gotta repair this harness

when we get time

Hey, catch

Come here

Now that's better

Grab around the brake

Come on, Lance

I wonder what's keeping her

You better go tell her we're ready

What did he say?

He says you're beautiful

Thank you, David

- It's a lovely gown - You like it?

It's beautiful

Thank you

I'd forgotten what it felt like to dress up

You should do it more often

Well I didn't know whether I should or not,

my bonnet is hopelessly out of date

Hats can never stay in style,

but my father always said

that a woman without a hat is only half-dressed

I agree with your father

Thank you

David, in the back

So Linnett finally found herself a man

Today is my last day at home

I'm moving right out

Yes indeed, starting off at one dollar

Look at the Burleighs, huh

Only one dollar, just think of it

Step up folks, and I'll take 'em, miraculous likeness,

of you and your loved ones

A likeness that will rival all the artists of Europe

Step up, folks

Would you like your picture taken,

oh, don't be nervous little lady

I'll take your picture

It's strong, Mrs Ainsley

Take a strong wind to break this one

Good for rain or shine

Oh, it's you

Got some silver of yours

- $15 worth - Mm-hm

Where's your stock of trousers?

Over there on the counter

Thank you, come on, David

Linnett, I almost didn't recognize you

Such pretty dress, even if I didn't sell it to you

I'll be with you in a minute

Don't you have any without tassels?

They're making them all with tassels, Mrs Ainsley

If you don't like them, you can cut 'em off

I suppose so

You think about it

Gorman

Who's that man with her?

Well, who knows?

All right sonny, are you buying or looking?

Eh, what'll it be, sonny?

Chocolate, hard candy?

Well make up your mind, sonny

The chocolate is short and sweet,

but the hard candy lasts longer

Oh, in a minute you'll be sorry you didn't listen to me

But I was the same when I was a little boy

Come sit down, son

These look good and strong

They all look strong to me, Linnett

You never called me that before

Matter of fact, I was getting tired of all that ma'am talk

You made me sound 10 years older than I am,

and no gentleman would do that

Do you mind?

No, no, I just mentioned it

Come here, David, try these on

There, behind this counter

Why Linnett, it's been ages

Nobody ever sees you anymore

Why, just the other day at the Union League Social

everybody was talking about you

and nobody knew what to say

What have you been doing with yourself out on that farm?

- What? - Your package, Mrs Ainsley

- Oh, excuse me - Your purse

You forgot your purse, Mrs Ainsley, just a minute

- Thank you - Thank you

I'll take a picture of you and your loved ones

Well it's, look at the new picture takers

Why don't you have a picture taken, Linnett,

with your pretty dress and bonnet?

What would I do with it?

Look at it now and then In 10 years from now,

you'll know what you looked like today

Go on, take a picture

while I fit the boy's trousers

Go on

Come on, Linnett

Now let's see

I bet these pants fit like a glove

Step up, and for one dollar,

I'll take a picture that will rival the genius of Leonardo

Only one dollar, just think of it

Step up, folks And I'll take a miraculous likeness

of you and your loved ones

A likeness that will rival all the artists of Europe

Step up, folks

Go ahead, Linnett

I'm nervous

Oh don't be nervous, little lady

Sit right down here, and do as I tell you,

and you'll have a memento

that will last you for a lifetime

There, now get comfortable, and sit back,

and put your head against this There you are, my dear

Now sir, will you step in, and take off your hat please?

It's better with your hat off

And then, if you'll just hold that pose for a minute now

Now let me see, oh yes, that's delightful

Will you smile a little please, lady?

And you smile, too? Thank you very much

Oh, that's very good, yes indeed it is

Now, are we ready?

All right, just let me see

You're name's Chandler

I know all about you

You're livin' at Linnett's

My father says you ain't got no tongue

Is that right?

That's him

That's the one I was tellin' you about

The one you says ain't got no tongue?

All right, open your mouth

Let's see if you've got a tongue

All right, dummy, open your mouth

If he won't open his mouth, pinch him

That'll make him open it

Look, he ain't even alive

He don't even yell when you pinch him, watch

Open your mouth Go on, open it

We just wanna see if you got a tongue

Stop it

Stop this fighting

What are you doing here?

- Dummy - Hey, dummy

Get outta here

- Dummy, bye, dummy, beat it - Dummy

- David - Dummy

Hey dummy, go on,get outta here

Hey dummy, beat it

Are you all right, David?

Take him in and clean him up

Get him another pair of trousers

I'll be right back

Mr Bates

Oh, it's you, deal me out

I wanna talk to you about the dog

Do you still wanna buy him?

Hmm, maybe yes, maybe no

How much you want for him? 300

300, that's a little high, isn't it?

Tell you what, I'll give you 150

I'm not bargaining, Mr Bates

It's 300, do you want him or don't you?

200

Now wait a minute

You are the hardest man I ever dealt with

All right

You got yourself a deal

Where is he?

I'll bring him tomorrow afternoon,

if it's all right with you

Sure

And I'd like to have my money now

What kind of a deal is this you're tryin' to pull?

You want the money now but I don't get the dog now?

That's the deal, you just have to trust me

All right

I'll be waiting

Thank you

Deal me in, gentlemen

Are you going to tell him?

No, now's not the time

When it's all over, I'll tell him

He'll understand better then

I hope so

Linnett?

Yes

About the operation

I was wondering if it wouldn't be better

for you to go to Minnesota with David

Why?

Oh, I just think he'd feel better with you and,

I might never come back but you will

Besides, I gotta get the barn up, the wheat needs harvesting,

and you never know what the Burleighs are gonna do

Will you, Linnett?

If that's the way you want it

Yes it is, Linnett

Well David, you'll be leaving in a minute

Say goodbye to Lance

He'll be all right, David

You can't take him with you now

You might be gone a long time

Now wait a minute

You're not gonna spoil everything, are you?

It's best this way, David

We can't take him with us

Hey, he's not going to back out now

Not after all the trouble we went through

Thee wouldn't do that to us, would thee, son?

Look, I brought thee a bag of candy for the trip

Thee scared, David?

No, thee's a fine lad

And next time I see thee,

thee won't be shaking thy head Thee'll tell me

All right folks, all aboard, we're ready to go

- All right, folks - Come here, David

All aboard

Son, I don't know what's gonna happen

Nobody does

Sometimes we have to do things that we don't want to do

Gonna be a good boy?

Come on

Up you go

Linnett, take care of yourself

You, too

He should be all right, David

Linnett, I wanted to say that

- All right, hup - Oh, I, I

Well, Linnett, I wanted to say

Linnett, goodbye

Ah, I've been waiting for you

I was beginning to think you was pullin' my leg

Didn't know if you was jokin' or not

I see you wasn't

Tell me, how come you changed your mind about sellin' him?

I guess the price was right

Now you're talkin' my language

I always said there was a price on anything

Here's your dog

Come here boy

Go on, Lance, go to him

Come on, boy

We're gonna make a champion outta you

Come on now, get over here

Come on, Lance, here

Here

Tomorrow, Dr Strauss operates

The more I see of the doctor, the more I like him

He and David are the best of friends,

and the doctor is teaching him to play chess

The game is beyond me

Yesterday, one of the parents brought a puppy

up to one of the children,

and David saw them together

It was one of the worst moments of the whole trip

I pray we've done the right thing

Chandler

I've got a letter for thee

I was in at Gorman's,

and he told me he had a letter for thee

It's from Minnesota

Read it to me, Doctor

"The operation is over

"They've just started treatment

"It's too early to tell anything yet,

"but Dr Strauss says

"that everything went exactly as he expected

"He says that we should know in a day or two

"I hope I'm not reading anything into how he said it,

"but he sounded very optimistic

"He says that we will be able to leave here in three days

"on the afternoon coach

"I hope this letter reaches you before we do

"David is anxious to get back, and I am, too

"Love, Linnett"

Whoa

Whoa

How do you feel?

Sorry, Chandler

Does he know about Lance?

I couldn't tell him

I, I left him home

We'll, we'll stay here until it clears

You want me to tell him?

It might be easier

No, I'll do it

Lance is gone, David

I sold him

I had to, David

There was no other way

It didn't work out, but that was the chance I had to take

Well, if you'd known about Lance,

you just wouldn't have gone through it

I know, I know I lied to you

You can hate me, and it's all right

You see, I know what Lance meant to you

He meant a great deal to me, David

David

Don't you understand?

I had to

I had to

David

David, David I had to, honest

Honest, I did

Mr Bates

Oh, what do you want, Chandler

About the dog Lance I sold you

Dog? Mongrel's more like it

Why, he ain't worth a plug copper as a dog

Why, he's a one man dog, and I should've known better

It's the way these mongrels are

Mr Bates, I don't know how,

but I'll work out something for you

But I have to have the dog back

I'd be glad to give him back, believe me,

but I ain't got him anymore

Where is he?

I got rid of him, he wouldn't work the sheep,

wouldn't work a single command

All he'd do is crawl around on his belly and whine

First time I ever judged wrong

Where is he, Bates?

I told you, I got rid of him

- How? - Lost him in a poker game

- Who to? - Harry Burleigh

Lost him with a good hand, too

Full house, three aces up

I don't know why, but Burleigh always wanted that dog

since I first got him

Well, we had us this game

Thank you, Bates

Wanna know something?

He won't work for Burleigh either

Well, look, you can see for yourself

There, what'd I tell ya?

Come on

Come on

Hah, hah, come on

Where are you going?

I lied to David about his dog, I'm gonna get him back

With a gun?

Burleigh's got him

It's the only thing he understands is a gun

I know Harry Burleigh, John He never does anything without a reason

Well, I'm gonna find out what his reason is

You're his reason

Ever since you came here, you've been in his way

Without you, I might have given up the farm,

and now he'd have it all

He doesn't want Lance, he wants you

- Please Linnett - Listen to me, John

What good'll you be to the boy dead?

Give me the gun, John

It has nothing to do with you

Yes, it does I'm part of this now

You made me part of it

You can't just come into my life and go right out of it

I won't let you

Let me go, Linnett

John

What is it?

Is it pride?

Then I'll go to the Burleighs

because I have no pride anymore

I don't care about the farm

You and David are all I care about

And that's got to mean something to you

It means a great deal, Linnett

There's no other way

John, John

David

David, wait

David

Look at me

I made a mistake and I'm sorry

I'll get your dog back

No, no, I'm not lying

You stay here

You understand, I'm getting your dog back

David David

Stay here

He's coming, Jeb

Just like Pop said he would

Good

Come on

Company comin', Pop

Company was expected, wasn't it?

He's headed this way, Pop

Let him come

No, no, no, no, not yet

Let's show the Reb a little hospitality, eh?

This ain't no time for talkin', Pop

Let's do what we've gotta do and get it over with

There's no time to be losin' your head, either

Just leave me alone with him You boys wait in the store room there

Go on, go on, go on, both of you

- Pop - Go on, Tom

Come in, come in, door's open

Well, Chandler

Come in, come on in

Make yourself at home, sit down

How about a drink?

No thank you

Don't mind if I do, hm?

Pour it for me

The jugs are kinda hard to handle

with this clipped wing of mine

Where's my dog?

Your dog?

You ain't accusin' us of stealin' him, are ya?

You did that once before

A dog thief is just as bad as a horse thief

in sheep country you know that, don't you?

All right, yours Burleigh I want him back

I'll pay you some way, I'll work out a deal with you

But I've got to have that dog

Well, I see you're ready to talk sense

How about Linnett?

Too bad about her barn burnin'

Let's talk about the dog, that's all I came to talk about

Sure, sure, sure

My boys really took a liking to him

He's just like one of the family

You're kinda touchy about the girl, ain't ya?

I hear a lot of talk in town about you two

What kind of talk?

Well, what kind would you expect?

Handsome fella like yourself,

pretty girl like Linnett living way out there

away from everybody and everything

You know, you can't stop people from talkin',

can you, Chandler?

Not if they've got dirty minds

You know, I don't figure you, Chandler

You've given me nothing but trouble from the very first

Now, you're askin' for favors

Linnett was gettin' ready to see this whole thing my way,

she was just about ready to give up her place when

It's nothing to do with her I came here asking a favor

Oh sure, I know

You know, this has got nothin' at all to do with her

This is for your kid, the dummy

Ain't that right, Chandler?

That's right

See, I know how you feel

I got boys myself, remember?

Course, what you want with a hound like that beats me

because he's nothing but a one-man dog

He's like Bates said, no good

He'll work for me

Well, take him

- Take him, he's yours - You mean it?

And now you can get out of here, Chandler

Your dog's down in the tool shed

Take him and get outta here

You needn't look so surprised

It's more than you ever did for me or my sons

Go on, get out of here, Chandler, before I change my mind

Thank you

You might be out of your mind, but I'm not

Not so fast

We're gonna shoot a dog thief, how'd you like that, hmm?

Jeb, you go down by the sheep pen

Tom, I want you to go down by the haystack

Now don't shoot till he comes out of the shed

You remember what I told you

We're killin' a dog thief,

you got that straight, both of you?

We got it

What are you sittin' there for?

Come on, get outta here, like I told ya

David

Watch it, David, over here

David, get down

Tom

J-J-Johnny, look out

Say it

You said it, say it again

Say it

Say it

You said it

Say it again, you can do it

J-Johnny

Johnny

I'll kill you

I'll kill you

I'll kill you

Pop, back

You gotta listen to me, Pop, just this once,

you gotta listen to me

Get away, get away, you coward

I'm gonna kill you, Chandler

Don't come any closer, Burleigh, I'm warnin' you

You dirty scum

Pop

David

David

Linnett

Linnett

Linnett

Linnett

Linnett

Talk, I can talk