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[BELL CLANKING]

COME ON. HAH.

COME ON.

COME ON.

GET ON. HAH!

[BELL CLANKING]

SHE GOT BOGGED DOWN IN THE MUD, PA.

I CAN SEE THAT.

THIS APPEARS TO BE WHERE SHE GOT OUT.

YES, SIR.

IF I RECOLLECT RIGHT, YOU WERE TOLD TO FIX THIS FENCE.

YES, SIR.

A WEEK AGO.

WELL, IT WAS MORE LIKE A COUPLE OF DAYS, PA,

AND I DID FIX IT TEMPORARY.

TEMPORARY, HUH? HOW?

WELL, I KIND OF PROPPED UP THIS POST

AND PUT SOME BRUSH IN THE HOLE THERE.

I WAS GONNA GET SOME FENCE WIRE OUT OF THE BARN.

YOU FORGOT.

YES, SIR, I SURE DID.

WHAT YOU DO BEST-- FORGET.

WELL, I WAS GOING TO THE BARN TO GET THE WIRE

WHEN MR. EDWARDS COME BY, AND...

YOU WENT FISHING INSTEAD.

EVERY TIME YOU TALK TO THAT MAN,

YOU COME BACK WITH A HEAD STUFFED FULL OF WILD NOTIONS.

I'VE BEEN TOO EASY ON YOU, AND THAT'S A FACT.

WELL, STARTING RIGHT THIS MINUTE THAT'S GONNA CHANGE.

YOU'RE GONNA DO WHAT YOU'RE TOLD

OR YOU'RE NOT GONNA LIVE UNDER MY ROOF OR EAT MY FOOD.

SIMPLE AS THAT.

YOU EARN YOUR KEEP OR PACK UP AND MOVE OUT.

GONNA TAKE SOMETHING TO SELL TO MR. OLESON, JOHNNY?

NOPE.

ARE YOU TAKING SOMETHING TO THE CHURCH

FOR THE CHINA MISSION?

NOPE.

LAURA, YOU SHOULDN'T WASTE TIME PESTERING JOHNNY.

MISS BEADLE TOLD US SHE WAS GONNA GIVE A TEST TODAY,

AND WE OUGHTA BE READY FOR IT.

LET'S TAKE TURNS ASKING QUESTIONS.

- JOHNNY? - HUH?

NAME 3 ANIMALS FOUND IN THE POLAR REGION.

3 POLAR BEARS.

JOHNNY JOHNSON, YOU'LL GET YOUR KNUCKLES RAPPED

FOR AN ANSWER LIKE THAT.

NO, I WON'T,

'CAUSE I'M NOT GONNA BE THERE FOR THE TEST.

YOU FEELING SICK? YOU GONNA GO SEE DR. BAKER?

NO.

IF YOU PLAY HOOKY, YOU'LL GET A LICKIN' FOR SURE.

NO, I'M NOT GOING TO SCHOOL ANYMORE.

HOW ELSE ARE YOU GONNA LEARN ANYTHING?

I'M TIRED OF READING ABOUT FARAWAY PLACES.

I'M GONNA SEE 'EM FOR MYSELF.

WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

THE WORLD, I'M GOING TO SEE THE WORLD.

GOLLY!

I THINK IT'S A DUMB THING TO DO.

COME ON. WE'LL BE LATE FOR SCHOOL.

YOU KNOW WHY SHE SAYS IT'S DUMB?

'CAUSE SHE'S A GIRL.

NOW, LAURA, DON'T YOU EVER GET TIRED

OF DOING THE SAME THING DAY AFTER DAY?

UH-HUH.

WELL, I'M GOING TO SOMEPLACE WHERE IT'S DIFFERENT.

YES, SIR, I'M GOING TO MANKATO, FIRST OFF.

WE'VE BEEN TO MANKATO.

WELL, I'M NOT GONNA STOP THERE.

NO, SIR. I'M GONNA SEE ALL KINDS OF PLACES,

LIKE ST. PAUL AND LONDON AND CHINA.

YOU'LL SEND ME SOME PICTURE POSTCARDS, WON'T YOU, JOHNNY?

OH, I SURE WILL, FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.

NOW, YOU'D BETTER GET ON TO SCHOOL NOW.

I GOTTA SEE ABOUT GETTIN' ME A RIDE.

- BYE, JOHNNY. - BYE, LAURA. BYE-BYE.

- MORNIN', MR. EDWARDS. - HELLO, JOHNNY.

- MR. INGALLS. - JOHNNY.

YOU, UH, TAKING THIS LOAD OF LUMBER TO MANKATO?

YEAH.

3 DAYS GOIN' AND 3 DAYS COMIN',

AND A 2-DAY HOLIDAY IN MANKATO.

PLAY A LITTLE POKER,

HAVE A LITTLE TASTE AT THE SILVER SLIPPER.

AND MOST IMPORTANT,

I'M GONNA BUY ME THAT WINCHESTER 73

I'VE BEEN DREAMIN' ABOUT.

YOU FINALLY GOT ENOUGH MONEY SAVED UP, HUH?

YEP, $15.00.

THAT'S 3 MONTHS' WORTH OF HARD SWEAT,

BUT IT'S GONNA BE WORTH IT.

IF YOU EXPECT TO GET THAT RIFLE,

BEST YOU STAY OUT OF THE SILVER SLIPPER.

LOOK WHAT HAPPENED LAST TIME.

WHAT HAPPENED, MR. EDWARDS?

NOTHING HAPPENED. JUST NEVER MIND WHAT HAPPENED.

AIN'T YOU SUPPOSED TO BE IN SCHOOL OR SOMETHING?

NO, SIR, I'M ALL THROUGH WITH SCHOOL.

I'M GONNA START LEARNING THINGS BY DOING 'EM.

EXPERIENCE IS THE BEST TEACHER.

NOW WHAT CHURN-HEAD TOLD YOU A FOOL THING LIKE THAT?

WELL, YOU DID.

OH.

WELL, I MUST HAVE BEEN TRYING TO MAKE A POINT

THAT DON'T APPLY IN THIS INSTANCE.

SCHOOL'S IMPORTANT. IT'S REAL, REAL IMPORTANT.

WELL, NOW, THERE WAS THIS BOY IN ILLINOIS

WHO ONLY HAD ONE YEAR'S OF SCHOOLIN',

AND 5 DIFFERENT TEACHERS

BEFORE HE STARTED OUT LEARNIN' ON HIS OWN.

HE PROBABLY TURNED OUT TO BE A FIDDLE-FOOTED IGNORAMUS!

HE TURNED OUT TO BE PRESIDENT LINCOLN.

OH.

NOW, MR. EDWARDS, I'D BE BEHOLDEN TO YOU

IF YOU LET ME RIDE INTO MANKATO WITH YOU.

MANKATO?!

NOW YOU LISTEN HERE, YOUNG FELLA,

YOU JUST BETTER SKEDADDLE ON TO SCHOOL WHERE YOU BELONG,

OR YOUR PA'LL BLISTER A HOLE IN THE SEAT OF YOUR PANTS.

NO, SIR, MY...

MY PA SAID WHENEVER I WANTED TO LEAVE, IT WAS UP TO ME.

YOUR PA TOLD YOU THAT?

YES, SIR, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HE SAID.

WELL, I AIN'T GONNA BE A PARTY TO IT.

WELL, IF I CAN'T RIDE, I'M GONNA HAVE TO WALK THEN.

BYE-BYE, MR. EDWARDS. SO LONG, MR. INGALLS.

WHAT'D MAKE A YOUNG FELLA WANT TO BUST OFF ON HIS OWN LIKE THAT?

PROBABLY 'CAUSE SOMEBODY TOLD HIM HOW FINE IT WOULD BE.

WELL, ALL I DID WAS--

JUST FILL HIM FULL OF SO MANY TALL TALES

HE HAD TO GO OUT AND SEE FOR HIMSELF.

WELL, I'LL CATCH UP WITH HIM ON THE ROAD; I'LL SCARE HIM GOOD.

WHY, I'LL HAVE HIM HEADIN' HOME SO FAST,

HIS SHIRT TAIL'LL CRACK LIKE A BULLWHIP.

I HOPE SO. I'LL HITCH UP THE TEAM.

PRESIDENT LINCOLN.

WHOA.

HOWDY. DID YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND ABOUT GIVING ME THAT RIDE?

NO.

OH, WELL, I'D BETTER GET TO WALKIN' THEN.

JUST HOLD ON HERE!

DON'T YOU KNOW DOWN THE ROAD TO MANKATO

THERE'S WILD ANIMALS AND ROBBERS?

NOT TO MENTION THE WEATHER.

WHY, YOU COULD FREEZE TO DEATH!

IN JULY?

THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO TELL YOU.

IT'S SUMMER. COULD BE A HOT ONE!

WHY, I RUN ACROSS ONE YOUNG FELLOW ON THE ROAD HERE,

HE WAS DEADER THAN A MACKEREL,

JUST LAYING THERE IN A POOL OF HIS OWN JUICE.

SWEATED TO DEATH, HE DID.

UH-HUH.

WELL, YOU KNOW, I, UH, I AIN'T GOING BACK.

I GOT MY MIND MADE UP.

OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, IT SEEMS TO ME

THAT A TRUE FRIEND WOULDN'T JUST DRIVE OFF

AND JUST LEAVE ME HERE TO DIE, NOW, WOULD HE?

KEEP TALKING LIKE THAT, YOU'LL WIND UP A PHILADELPHIA LAWYER.

ALL RIGHT, COME ON, GET ON.

YOU KNOW, I COULD HAVE WALKED,

BUT IT'S GOOD OF YOU TO COME BY LIKE THAT

AND GIVE ME A HAND.

THANK YOU, MR. EDWARDS.

[SARCASTICALLY] THANK YOU, MR. EDWARDS. HYAH! GIDDUP!

PA?

HMM?

DO YOU EVER THINK WE'LL SEE JOHNNY JOHNSON AGAIN?

OH, I THINK SOONER THAN YOU EXPECT, HALF-PINT.

WELL, HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO SEE THE WORLD?

I THINK IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHO'S SEEING IT.

FOR ME, IT'S JUST A BLINK OF AN EYE,

'CAUSE MY WHOLE WORLD IS RIGHT HERE.

I CAN'T UNDERSTAND A MAN AS STEADY AND SENSIBLE

AS HECTOR JOHNSON ALLOWING A BOY JOHNNY'S AGE

TO GO TRAIPSING OFF TO MANKATO.

WELL, SUREST CURE FOR ITCHY FEET IS A LONG WALK.

THAT'S THE ONE THING I LIKE ABOUT HAVING GIRLS.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT 'EM RUNNING OFF.

[DOG BARKING]

IT'S MR. JOHNSON.

GIRLS, GO ON UPSTAIRS. GET READY FOR BED.

Both: YES, PA.

JACK, THAT'S ENOUGH.

COME ON, GET AWAY!

[BARKING STOPS]

EVENING, HECTOR.

I'M SORRY TO BOTHER YOU, CHARLES,

BUT JOHNNY DIDN'T COME HOME TONIGHT.

I'VE BEEN CHECKING ALL OVER. NOBODY'S SEEN HIM.

I WAS AFRAID OF THAT WHEN I SAW YOU DRIVE UP.

JOHNNY STOPPED BY THE MILL THIS MORNING,

ASKED MR. EDWARDS FOR A RIDE TO MANKATO.

AND EDWARDS TOOK HIM?

NO, NO, NO. HE TOLD THE BOY HE OUGHTA BE IN SCHOOL.

JOHNNY SAID HE HAD YOUR PERMISSION TO TRAVEL,

AND HE WENT ON DOWN THE ROAD AFOOT.

MY PERMISSION.

I SAID AS LONG AS HE WAS UNDER MY ROOF--

HE TURNED MY MEANING AROUND.

I SURE DIDN'T WANT HIM TO GO.

WELL, I WOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

EDWARDS THINKS A LOT OF JOHNNY.

IF HE COULDN'T TALK HIM INTO GOING HOME, HE PROBABLY

JUST GAVE HIM A RIDE AND HE'LL TAKE CARE OF HIM.

EDWARDS?

HE'S THE ONE THAT GOT HIM WANTING TO TRAVEL.

WELL, HE KNOWS THAT, AND HE FEELS RESPONSIBLE.

HE'S A GOOD MAN, HECTOR.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOTHING STRICTER

THAN A REFORMED REPROBATE.

YOUR BOY'LL BE HOME BEFORE YOU KNOW IT.

I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT.

I KNOW I AM. STOP WORRYING.

WHY DON'T YOU COME ON IN THE HOUSE, HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE?

NO, THANK YOU. I GOT CHORES WAITING--

JOHNNY'S AND MINE.

I'LL BE SEEING YOU, CHARLES.

ALL RIGHT.

AND DON'T WORRY.

I'LL TRY.

MANKATO!

TOLD YOU IT WEREN'T NO METROPOLIS.

LOOKEE THERE, THE PALACE HOTEL.

RIGHTLY NAMED, TOO.

ONLY KINGS CAN AFFORD TO STAY THERE.

AIN'T WORTH IT, NEITHER.

I MEAN, YOU SEEN ONE HOTEL ROOM, YOU'VE SEEN 'EM ALL.

HO THERE! EDWARDS!

HELLO, DANDY.

AIN'T SEEN YOU IN A COON'S AGE.

YOU GOT HERE AT THE RIGHT TIME, THOUGH.

JUST HANKERING TO PLAY SOME POKER.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW AS I'M GONNA HAVE TIME FOR THAT.

WELL, TRY AND MAKE IT.

UH-HUH.

HEY, I SURE WOULDN'T MIND SEEING

A REAL POKER GAME, MR. EDWARDS.

YOUNG FELLA LIKE YOU AIN'T GONNA BE WELCOME

HANGING AROUND A PLACE LIKE THE SILVER SLIPPER.

I MAY BE ABLE TO WORK OUT SOMETHING, THOUGH.

WHY, I'D SURE BE BEHOLDEN TO YOU.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

ALL RIGHT, JOHNNY, YOU TAKE THE HORSES ON

INTO THE STABLE THERE AND GET US A STALL.

WOULDN'T IT BE CHEAPER TO TURN THEM OUT IN THE CORRAL?

THE STALL'S FOR US.

YOU'D BETTER GET USED TO SLEEPING IN ONE,

UNLESS YOU'RE PLANNING TO STRIKE IT RICH OR SOMETHING.

MEET ME BACK HERE IN AN HOUR.

YES, SIR.

[HONKY TONK MUSIC]

OH, MY.

OH, MY.

OH, MY.

[PIANO PLAYING RAGTIME MUSIC]

LOOKEE HERE, BOYS.

EDWARDS IS BACK AMONG US!

HELLO, DANDY.

MORNING, ELDRED.

IT WAS, UNTIL I LAID EYES ON YOU.

THANK YOU. WHISKEY.

NOW, IS THAT ANY WAY TO TALK TO A CUSTOMER?

THE LAST TIME HE WAS IN TOWN,

HE STARTED A RUCKUS.

COULDA TURNED INTO A RIOT.

IF HIS FRIEND HADN'T PULLED HIM AWAY,

HE PROBABLY WOULD'VE WRECKED THIS PLACE.

ELDRED SURE KNOWS HOW TO MAKE A FELLA FEEL WELCOME,

DON'T HE, HMM? HEH HEH HEH!

YOU LOOKIN' FOR SOME ACTION?

WELL, AS A MATTER OF FACT, I AM.

WELL, IT AIN'T SO MUCH FOR MYSELF.

SEE, I GOT THIS YOUNG BOY--

OH, NO, NO, NO. WAIT A MINUTE.

THIS BOY AIN'T NO MORE THAN 15.

POKER'S A MAN'S GAME.

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO PULL?

CAN I GET YOU ANYTHING?

OH, YES.

WELL, UH... BEER ALL AROUND.

OH, DON'T GO AWAY, MISS.

JUST TELLING MY FRIENDS HERE ABOUT THE YOUNG BOY

COME INTO TOWN WITH ME, AND MAYBE YOU COULD HELP.

YOU SEE, WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO IS, I'M TRYING TO KEEP HIM

FROM RUNNING AWAY FROM A GOOD HOME

BEFORE HE'S READY TO COPE.

YOU REMEMBER HOW IT WAS WHEN WE WAS HIS AGE.

YOU KNOW, FEELING CAGED,

WANTING TO BUST OUT AND BE FREE.

WE ALL DONE IT, TOO.

YEAH, AND NONE OF US AMOUNTED TO A TREE FULL OF MONKEYS, EITHER.

WELL...WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO DO?

WANT YOU TO TAKE HIS MONEY AWAY.

WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SO IN THE FIRST PLACE?

WELL, I'LL TELL YOU WHY, 'CAUSE I WANT IT DONE

KINDA SPECIAL-LIKE, THOUGH, YOU SEE.

SEE, HE'S ONLY RATTLING MAYBE A DOLLAR AND CHANGE.

AIN'T GONNA HURT HIM NONE TO LOSE THAT.

WHAT I WANT HIM TO DO IS WIN HIMSELF

A SIZABLE PILE, AND THEN LOSE THAT.

SEE, THAT'LL TEACH HIM A REAL LESSON.

THIS SIZABLE LITTLE PILE HE WINS,

THAT'LL BE OUR MONEY!

OH, YOU'RE GONNA WIN IT BACK.

OH, AND YOU, MISS,

I TELL YOU WHAT YOU CAN DO.

I WANT YOU TO BE REAL NICE TO JOHNNY WHILE HE'S WINNING,

DROP HIM LIKE A HOT POTATO WHEN HE LOSES.

THEY TAKE HIS MONEY,

SO WHAT DO I GET OUT OF IT?

WELL, A MEMORY OF A GOOD DEED WELL DONE.

HEH! A GIRL CAN GET AWFUL THIN ON MEMORIES.

OH, YEAH.

WELL, UH, WHAT IS IT YOU WANT?

THE PRICE OF A STEAK DINNER.

PLEASURE'S MINE.

NOW WE'LL HAVE US THEM BEERS.

♪ OLD DAN TUCKER WAS A FINE OLD MAN ♪

♪ WASHED HIS FACE IN A FRYIN' PAN ♪

HELLO, HORSE.

♪ COMBED HIS HAIR WITH A WAGON WHEEL ♪

♪ DIED WITH A TOOTHACHE IN HIS HEEL ♪

WELL, LOOKS LIKE YOU GOT US COZIED IN HERE REAL NICE.

WHERE YOU BEEN?

OH, JUST SEEING A FEW OLD CRONIES.

HEY, YOU KNOW,

I GOT TO THINKING, YOU KNOW,

I AIN'T GOT NO RIGHT TO TELL YOU HOW TO RUN YOUR LIFE.

YOU KNOW, I MEAN, YOU'RE PRETTY MUCH GROWED UP.

WELL, I'VE BEEN TELLING YOU THAT ALL THE TIME.

WELL, UH--YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK WE OUGHTA DO,

I THINK WE OUGHTA AMBLE OVER TO THE SILVER SLIPPER

TONIGHT, PLAY US SOME POKER.

YOU MEAN IT? YOU AND ME?

YOU AND ME.

POKER?!

- POKER. - POKER!

YAHOO! HA! YOU...

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO PLAY POKER.

OH.

OH, WELL--WELL, THERE AIN'T NOTHING TO IT.

SEE, ONE PAIR BEATS NOTHING.

TWO PAIR BEATS ONE PAIR.

WAIT, WAIT, HOLD ON A SECOND.

LET ME WRITE THIS DOWN.

ALL RIGHT. ONE PAIR BEATS NOTHING?

ONE PAIR, NOTHING. 2 PAIR.

ALL RIGHT. 3?

3 OF A KIND, THAT BEATS 2 PAIR.

THEN THERE'S THE STRAIGHT.

STRAIGHT.

AND THEN--

THERE'S THE FLUSH. I WIN AGAIN.

[PIANO PLAYING RAGTIME MUSIC]

THERE YOU GO.

THANK YOU, MISS MIMI.

YOU SURE DO HAVE A KNACK FOR CARDS.

OH, WELL, I RECKON IT'S JUST BEGINNER'S LUCK.

MODEST, TOO.

I DIDN'T THINK TO FIND MODESTY

IN SOMEBODY SO HANDSOME.

Dandy: I RECKON IT AIN'T TRUE ABOUT THEM

THAT'S LUCKY AT CARDS IS UNLUCKY IN LOVE.

ARE WE TALKING OR PLAYING?

I'LL STAY WITH WHAT I GOT.

SOMEWHERE IN THAT DECK'S THE ONE LITTLE CARD I NEED.

Dandy: THAT MEANS I GOT A HAND. 2!

- NOT ME. - I'M OUT.

50 CENTS.

I'LL CALL.

Dandy: I SEE IT.

3 JACKS. CAN YOU BEAT THAT?

UH...

HEH!

I RECKON I CAN. FULL HOUSE BEATS 3 JACKS.

OH.

Mr. Edwards: THE GREAT HORNED TOAD, HE'S DONE IT AGAIN.

Johnny: WELL, I GUESS IT'S JUST BEGINNER'S LUCK.

OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, I FEEL KINDA BAD ABOUT WINNING EVERY HAND LIKE THIS.

WELL, THAT'S POKER.

OH, I KNOW, BUT...WELL, IT JUST WOULDN'T BE RIGHT

FOR ME TO KEEP ON PLAYING,

NOT AS LUCKY AS I'VE BEEN.

I'LL TELL YOU, MR. EDWARDS, I'M BEHOLDEN TO YOU

FOR TEACHING ME, BUT I BETTER TURN IN NOW. GOOD NIGHT, GENTLEMEN.

Mr. Edwards: No, No, No.

HE AIN'T LEAVING WITH OUR MONEY.

NO, NO, NO. OF COURSE, HE AIN'T. I'LL TALK TO HIM.

WELL, NIGHT, MISS MIMI.

I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN, WON'T I?

YEAH, I MIGHT BE PASSING THROUGH AGAIN SOMEDAY.

I HOPE SO.

Mr. Edwards: UH, JOHNNY...

I WANT TO HAVE A LITTLE TALK WITH YOU.

YOU'RE MAKING THE BIGGEST MISTAKE OF YOUR YOUNG LIFE!

YOU CAN'T WALK OUT IN THE MIDDLE

OF YOUR FIRST WINNING STREAK.

SEE, YOU'LL BUST YOUR LUCK FOREVER.

I'M JUST TOO LUCKY, MR. EDWARDS.

I MEAN, I FEEL REALLY BAD ABOUT TAKING

ALL YOUR FRIENDS' MONEY LIKE THAT.

OH, DON'T WORRY NONE ABOUT THAT.

I DON'T EVEN HARDLY KNOW 'EM.

DON'T EVEN LIKE 'EM.

YOU CAN'T LEAVE, SEE? IT WOULDN'T BE ETIQUETTE-LIKE.

ETIQUETTE? GEE, I'M SORRY, MR. EDWARDS.

I DIDN'T KNOW IT WASN'T ETIQUETTE TO JUST...

UM...

ON SECOND THOUGHT, YOU BEST SKEDADDLE ON OUTTA HERE,

AND I'LL MEET YOU BACK AT THE STABLE.

HEH HEH!

SAY, DID YOU SEE THAT?

HE JUST, UH-- WELL, HE JUST, UH...

HE LEFT.

- WE NOTICED. - WITH OUR MONEY.

HMM?

WITH OUR MONEY.

OH, YEAH. HEH! WELL, UH...

THINGS DIDN'T WORK OUT THE WAY WE HAD THEM FIGURED, DID THEY?

THE WAY YOU FIGURED, IT WORKED OUT PERFECT.

OH, YOU DON'T THINK I PLANNED IT THIS WAY, DO YOU?

WE DO.

OH, WELL,

LET ME TELL YOU, I'M DOWNRIGHT HURT.

I MEAN, WHEN OLD FRIENDS DON'T TRUST A FELLA,

WELL, I'M DOWN RIGHT HURT.

EDWARDS, YOU HAVE JUST BEGUN TO HURT.

WHAT? HOLD ON THERE!

VIOLENCE IS NOT THE ANSWER.

I THINK A DISCUSSION IS IN ORDER.

PUT ME DOWN!

[PUNCHES LANDING] DON'T TEAR MY CLOTHING!

WELL, FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, WE'RE HEADING HOME.

NO, SIR. NOT ME.

I'M GOING TO MINNEAPOLIS AND CHICAGO

AND PROBABLY NEW YORK AND...

ON $7.00 WINNINGS?

$7.45.

BOY, MY PA'D BE PROUD OF ME IF HE KNEW.

DO YOU KNOW, THAT IS MORE MONEY THAT I COULD EARNED

IN 6 MONTHS BACK HOME.

YOU KNOW, BOY, I GOT A SHOCKER FOR YOU.

YOU KNOW THAT POKER GAME?

YEAH?

WELL, THAT GAME WEREN'T HONEST.

WELL, YOU WAS LET TO WIN. SEE, THAT WAS MY DOINGS.

SEE, I WANTED YOU TO HAVE SOMETHING TO REMEMBER

BEFORE YOU LOST YOUR DOLLAR AND A HALF.

NOW, YOU KNOW THAT AIN'T TRUE.

WELL, IT'S GOSPEL.

SEE, YOU CUT AND RUN WITH THEIR MONEY.

THAT'S HOW I GOT THIS BLACK EYE.

YOU'RE JUST SAYING THAT BECAUSE...

BECAUSE YOU WANT ME TO GO HOME.

WELL, I DON'T WANT TO GO HOME, MR. EDWARDS,

NOT UNTIL...I'VE SEEN A FAIR PIECE OF THIS WORLD.

WELL, I SEEN A FAIR PIECE OF IT.

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, ONE CHUNK OF IT

LOOKS PRETTY MUCH LIKE ANOTHER CHUNK.

WELL, IT MIGHT LOOK DIFFERENT TO ME.

I MEAN, THE LEAST I COULD DO IS GO OUT AND FIND OUT.

WELL, WILL YOU DO ME A FAVOR, BOY?

WILL YOU JUST THINK ABOUT IT?

I, UH, I ALREADY HAVE.

GOOD NIGHT, SIR.

[SCOFFS] soon NIGHT, BOY.

OH, WELL. [SIGHS]

OH, HELLO. I WAS WONDERING--

OPEN IN AN HOUR.

[SIGHS]

Mimi: JOHNNY JOHNSON.

HELLO. [GIGGLES]

H-HI, MISS MIMI.

IT SURE IS NICE TO SEE YOU.

SURE IS NICE TO SEE YOU.

I DIDN'T, UH, I DIDN'T EXPECT TO BE SEEING YOU

OUT HERE SO EARLY IN THE MORNING AND ALL.

WHY, JOHNNY, I WAS BORN ON A FARM.

I THINK THE EARLY MORNING'S THE BEST PART

OF THE DAY, WHEN THE BIRDS START SINGING.

- YEAH, BIRDS. - DO YOU LIKE BIRDS?

OH, I SURE DO. I LIKE BIRDS.

I LIKE ALL KINDS OF BIRDS.

BLUEBIRDS ARE MY FAVORITES.

OH, BLUEBIRDS ARE MY FAVORITES, TOO, MISS MIMI.

- OH. - YEAH.

IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A WALK WITH ME,

I'LL SHOW YOU ONE.

A WALK?

MM-HMM.

A WALK.

YEAH, SURE.

SURE.

I BET THE GIRLS BACK HOME REALLY MISS YOU.

OH, I DON'T KNOW. LAURA PROBABLY DOES.

IS SHE YOUR STEADY GIRL?

OH, NO, NO. SHE'S, UH...

SHE'S ONLY 8.

OH. THERE IT IS!

WHAT?

MY BLUEBIRD.

THE HAT.

I COULD NEVER AFFORD IT, BUT COMING DOWN HERE AND SEEING IT

SURE REMINDS ME OF HOME.

OH, I'D GIVE ANYTHING

IN THIS WORLD TO HAVE THAT HAT.

OPEN IN 5 MINUTES.

NO, NO.

I TOLD YOU, OPEN IN 5 MINUTES!

HAS THE STAGE GONE OUTTA HERE TO MINNEAPOLIS?

ANY STAGE GONE OUTTA HERE TO ANYWHERE?

CAN'T, LESSUN WE'RE OPEN, WHICH WE AIN'T FOR ANOTHER 5 MINUTES.

MY BLUEBIRD BONNET.

YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH I'VE WANTED IT,

OR HOW NICE IT WAS FOR YOU TO GIVE IT TO ME.

OH, JOHNNY, I'LL REMEMBER YOU ALWAYS.

IT'S JUST A HAT, BUT I'M GLAD YOU LIKE IT.

LIKE IT? I LOVE IT.

OH, JOHNNY, I REALLY WILL REMEMBER YOU ALWAYS.

I'VE GOTTA GO NOW AND GET READY FOR WORK.

[KISS]

Johnny: MORNIN', MR. EDWARDS!

WAIT A MINUTE. I WANT TO TALK TO YOU!

OH, SURE, MR. EDWARDS, JUST A SECOND.

HOW MUCH TO MINNEAPOLIS?

$5.10.

YOU WANT A TICKET?

NO, THANKS.

DADBURN IT.

WELL, YOU WAS SO ALL FIRED ANTSY. WHAT MADE YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND?

ALL I GOT'S $1.75.

$1.75? YOU HAD $7.50.

WHAT DID YOU DO WITH THE REST OF YOUR MONEY?

I BOUGHT A HAT FOR MISS MIMI.

YOU MEAN, YOU LET THAT LITTLE BIT OF FLUFF

HORNSWOGGLE YOU OUTTA ALL YOUR MONEY?

MISS MIMI WANTED THAT HAT MORE THAN

ANYTHING ELSE IN THIS WORLD.

POOR THING. SHE'S ONLY A COUNTRY GIRL.

YEAH. YOU'RE ONLY A COUNTRY BOY.

YOU'RE ALL BUT OUT OF MONEY, SO WHY DON'T WE GO ON HOME?

NO, SIR, NOT ME.

I'M GOING TO MINNEAPOLIS,

JUST AS SOON AS I CAN GET ME A JOB

AND EARN ME SOME MONEY.

NOW I'M GOING TO GET ME A JOB RIGHT NOW.

OH, HEY, UM...

HOW'D IT GO?

WELL, THEY SAID I WAS TOO YOUNG.

OH, WELL, HEH!

YOU KNOW, THESE KINDA THINGS ARE BOUND TO HAPPEN.

THEY AIN'T LOOKIN' TO HIRE KIDS.

YEAH, WELL, THAT AIN'T THE ONLY PLACE TO LOOK.

YEAH, WELL, YOU KNOW, YOU HAD YOUR FUN, YOU KNOW.

NOW IT'S TIME TO GET BACK HOME,

TO GET BACK TO GROWING UP, YOU KNOW?

HEY, WAIT A SECOND.

ISN'T THAT THE HAT THAT I BOUGHT FOR MISS MIMI?

THAT'S THE ONE. SHE BROUGHT IT BACK.

BROUGHT IT BACK? WHAT FOR?

TO GET A REFUND.

SHE NEEDED THE MONEY MORE THAN THE HAT.

DID YOU HEAR THAT?

LIKE I TOLD YOU, YOU BEEN TOOK.

IF MISS MIMI NEEDED THE MONEY THAT BAD,

SOMETHING TERRIBLE MUST HAVE HAPPENED.

- I'M GONNA GO FIND HER. - AND I'LL GO WITH YOU!

I'M HAVING A HARD TIME SELLING THAT HAT.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

JUST A MINUTE.

MISS MIMI, YOU ALL RIGHT?

GOSH, I CAME AS FAST AS I COULD.

I SAW THE HAT, AND I TOLD MR. EDWARDS

SOMETHING TERRIBLE MUST HAVE HAPPENED.

OH, THE HAT. [WHIMPERS]

THE HAT.

[CRYING]

OH, I WAS SO SORRY I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK.

[SOBBING] IT MEANT so MUCH.

BUT THERE'S SOMETHING THAT MEANS A LOT MORE...

MY MA AND MY PAPA PA.

SEE THEM...

JUST A DADBURN MINUTE--

CAN'T YOU SEE SHE'S UPSET?

[MIMI SOBS]

I HAVEN'T SEEN MY MA OR MY PAPA PA

SINCE I WAS YOUR AGE

AND FOOLISH ENOUGH TO RUN AWAY FROM HOME.

OH, JOHNNY, THEY'RE GETTING OLD.

YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH I WANT TO SEE THEM BEFORE THEY...

PASS OVER. [CRYING]

WELL, GOSH, MISS MIMI,

WHY CAN'T YOU GO?

CLEAR TO MARYLAND?

I HAVEN'T GOT ENOUGH MONEY.

EVERY TIME I HAVE ALMOST ENOUGH,

SOMETHING HAPPENS.

LIKE--LIKE LAST WEEK, I GOT SICK.

AND THERE WAS THE DOCTOR TO PAY AND MEDICINE AND--OH!

[CRYING]

PLEASE DON'T CRY, MISS MIMI.

Mimi: I'M SORRY.

I REALLY AM SORRY.

ONE OF THESE DAYS,

I'LL HAVE ENOUGH.

I'LL GET YOUR MONEY FOR YOU, JOHNNY.

OH, NO.

NO, YOU KEEP IT, MISS MIMI.

AND TRY TO BE BRAVE, ALL RIGHT?

[SNIFFLES]

ALL RIGHT.

THAT THERE, THAT'S A LESSON.

YOUNG GAL LIKE THAT,

THINKING THINGS ARE ROSIER OUT IN THE GREAT BIG WORLD.

SPENDING ALL HER TIME TRYING TO GET BACK

TO WHERE SHE COME FROM IN THE FIRST PLACE.

NOW, THAT THERE IS A LESSON.

IT SURE IS.

WELL, LET'S GET ON BACK HOME.

SEEING THE WORLD IS FOR A MAN.

IT'S FOR A MAN, JUST LIKE MYSELF,

NOT FOR A POOR LITTLE COUNTRY GAL.

I GOTTA HELP HER.

I GOTTA GET ME A JOB

SO I CAN EARN ENOUGH MONEY TO SEND MISS MIMI

TO SEE HER MA AND HER PAPA PA.

THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO.

SIR, I COULD BE DOING THE SWEEPING FOR YOU RIGHT NOW.

I'M GOOD AT SCRUBBING FLOORS,

AND I'M A GREAT WINDOW CLEANER.

I'M REALLY HANDY, TOO.

I CAN FIX THINGS AND REPAIR

ALL KINDS OF THINGS.

[DOOR CLOSES]

WELL, YOU BEEN AT IT ALL DAY LONG.

THERE AIN'T A MAN IN THIS TOWN YOU AIN'T ASKED FOR A JOB.

THAT'S MORE THAN ANYBODY ELSE WOULD DO.

COME ON, WHY DON'T YOU CALL IT QUITS, WE'LL GO ON HOME?

NO, I CAN'T QUIT, NOT WHEN IT MEANS SO MUCH TO MISS MIMI.

NO, I'M GONNA GO TO MINNEAPOLIS TOMORROW AND I'M GONNA GET ME A JOB.

HOW YOU GONNA GET THERE? YOU AIN'T GOT BUT $1.75.

WELL, I'LL WALK IF I HAVE TO.

I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW LONG I'VE WANTED THIS BEAUTIFUL HAT,

OR HOW GRATEFUL I AM.

NOW, WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO PULL OFF

WITH MY INNOCENT LITTLE DAUGHTER HERE?

- DAUGHTER? - DAUGHTER!

AND HER, AS INNOCENT

AND AS PURE AS A SPRING FLOWER.

I DIDN'T KNOW!

WELL, YOU DO NOW!

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, MISTER.

IF I FIND YOU AROUND HER AGAIN,

THEY'RE GONNA GATHER YOU WITH A RAKE.

NOW, GET YOUR SQUATTY LITTLE BODY OUTTA HERE.

YOU AND ME ARE GONNA HAVE A TALK.

[CRYING]

ALL RIGHT, QUIT YOUR CRYING.

AND DON'T START NONE OF THAT

MA AND PAPA PA STUFF WITH ME.

SAVE THAT STUFF FOR RUNNY-NOSED KIDS AND LONELY MIDGETS.

YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T COME IN HERE ON A LOAD OF HAY.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL GIVE JOHNNY HIS MONEY BACK.

NOW, I DIDN'T SAY THAT, DID I?

THEN WHAT DO YOU WANT?

WELL, I COULD MAKE TROUBLE FOR YOU.

INSTEAD OF THAT, I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO EARN SOME MORE MONEY.

- WHY? - THAT'S MY WORRY.

WANNA EARN THE MONEY OR DON'T YOU?

ALL RIGHT. HOW MUCH?

WELL...

I GOT $15.

YOU CAN HAVE ALL BUT 6 OF IT.

I NEED THAT FOR SOMETHING ELSE.

DEAL.

DEAL.

[PIANO PLAYING RAGTIME MUSIC]

NOW, YOU HEARD ME RIGHT.

YOU GET YOUR MONEY BACK, BUT ON MY CONDITIONS.

WHAT WE OUGHTA SAY IS "NOTHIN' DOIN'."

WHY'S THAT?

WELL, IF WE LEARNED ANYTHING,

IT'S DON'T TRUST YOUR CONDITIONS!

NOW, WHAT KIND OF A WAY IS THAT TO TALK?

I'M GONNA TRUST YOU, AIN'T I?

ALL RIGHT, NOW, HERE'S MY MONEY.

$6.43, AND DON'T TELL ME YOU DIDN'T KEEP TRACK.

I MAKE IT $6.48, BUT WE'LL SETTLE FOR THIS.

GET YOUR GLOMMY PAW OFF OF THAT.

YOU AIN'T HEARD MY CONDITIONS YET.

IF IT'S ALL THE SAME, I DON'T WANT TO.

NOW, WE'RE GONNA PLAY US SOME MORE POKER,

YOU AND ME AND THE BOY.

NO!

WE'VE BEEN IN THAT TRAP.

WITH MY MONEY.

WITH YOUR MONEY?

MY MONEY.

OH, I DON'T KNOW AS I'D CARE TO GO BACK.

IT'S A BUSY PLACE.

THEY GOT BUILDINGS THERE IN MINNEAPOLIS

THAT HAVE GOT 6 STORIES IN THEM?

HA! LOOKING DOWN A DIZZY HAWK.

YEAH, IT'S A LONG WALK AHEAD OF YOU.

YOU'RE GONNA BE WORN TO A BONE BY THE TIME YOU GET THERE.

WALKING DON'T BOTHER ME.

OH, ME, NEITHER, BUT I'D JUST AS SOON RIDE.

[GRUNTS]

THERE. HOW DO I LOOK?

FINE, I GUESS.

WELL, THAT'S WHAT I LIKE--SOMEBODY WHO KNOWS HIS OWN MIND.

SAY, UM, HOW MUCH MONEY YOU GOT LEFT?

OH, $1.75.

OH, $1.75, HUH?

YOU KNOW, WITH A STAKE LIKE THAT,

AND BEING AS LUCKY AS YOU ARE AT POKER,

WHY, YOU COULD PROBABLY WIN ENOUGH

TO, UH, BUY YOURSELF A RIDE TO MINNEAPOLIS.

YOU THINK SO?

WELL, WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO LOSE?

IT'S JUST AS EASY TO WALK WITH EMPTY POCKETS.

YOU DID IT BEFORE, YOU CAN DO IT AGAIN. HEH HEH!

[PIANO PLAYING RAGTIME MUSIC]

HOW MUCH YOU WIN?

HOLD IT. I'M COUNTING.

$9.20. A DARN KID.

YOU KNOW, HE'S RIGHT.

THAT'LL BUY YOU A RIDE TO MINNEAPOLIS.

NO, SIR, I'M USING THIS MONEY TO HELP MISS MIMI.

THAT'S WHAT I DONE IT FOR.

- SHE AIN'T HERE. - FEELIN' POORLY.

STAYED IN HER HOTEL ROOM TONIGHT.

I'LL GO WITH YOU!

MUCH OBLIGED!

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Johnny: MISS MIMI?

[KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK]

MISS MIMI?

COME IN.

MISS MIMI, I'M GLAD YOU'RE STILL HERE.

OF COURSE I'M HERE, JOHNNY.

ALL ALONE,

JUST WISHING THERE WAS SOMEONE

TO TELL MY TROUBLES TO.

GO ON.

MISS MIMI,

HOW MUCH MORE MONEY DO YOU--

DO YOU NEED TO GET TO SEE YOUR FOLKS?

LET ME SEE.

JUST $9.00.

MISS MIMI, YOUR TROUBLES ARE OVER.

YOU'RE GONNA GO BACK AND SEE YOUR MA AND YOUR PAPA PA,

'CAUSE I HAVE THE REST OF THE MONEY

YOU NEED FOR YOUR TICKET RIGHT HERE.

OH, JOHNNY, WHAT A SURPRISE.

OH, MY GOODNESS. YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE.

BUT...

I CAN'T ACCEPT IT.

CAN'T ACCEPT IT? WHY NOT?

YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO SEE YOUR FOLKS

BEFORE THEY... PASS OVER.

I KNOW, JOHNNY. I KNOW.

I KNOW MY MA AND PAPA PA MISS ME SOMETHING AWFUL.

AND I KNOW YOUR PA MISSES YOU THE SAME WAY.

WELL, YEAH, BUT MY PA AIN'T--

JOHNNY, I'LL GO HOME IF YOU GO HOME

AND KEEP YOUR PAPA COMPANY IN HIS OLD AGE.

WELL, MY PA AIN'T THAT OLD.

BESIDES, I'M GOING TO SEE THE WORLD.

Mimi: I'M SORRY, JOHNNY, I CAN'T ACCEPT I,

UNLESS YOU PROMISE TO GO HOME AND NOT MAKE

THE SAME MISTAKE I DID.

OH...

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, I...

I PROMISE, I'LL GO HOME FIRST THING TOMORROW MORNING.

OH, JOHNNY!

WELL, YOUR STUFF'S ALL LOADED.

OH, JOHNNY,

I'LL ALWAYS HAVE A PLACE IN MY HEART FOR YOU.

WHENEVER I SEE A BLUEBIRD, I'LL THINK OF YOU.

GOSH, MISS MIMI. ME, TOO.

TELL YOUR MA AND YOUR PAPA PA HELLO FOR ME, ALL RIGHT?

LET'S GO HOME.

I MADE A MISTAKE RUNNING AWAY LIKE THAT,

BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT SORRY ABOUT IT.

WHY, IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR ME,

MISS MIMI WOULD HAVE TO LIVE A LIFE OF PURE MISERY.

I KNOW YOU FIND IT HARD TO UNDERSTAND

ME SPENDING MY HARD-EARNED MONEY ON THAT GAL LIKE THAT,

BUT IT'S A GOOD FEELING.

WELL, I IMAGINE.

GIDDUP!

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

BYE.

Mr. Edwards: WHOA. WHOA.

WELL, THIS IS IT.

ABOUT A 5-MINUTE WALK UP THAT ROAD TO YOUR HOUSE.

UH, YEAH.

SAY, YOU KNOW, UH,

ME RUNNING OFF LIKE I DID...

WELL, MY PA,

HE'S, UH, WELL, HE'S LIABLE TO--

BE A LITTLE GRUMPY.

YEAH. AND I--

YOU'D LIKE IT IF I'D GO ALONG AND HELP SMOOTH IT OVER.

I'D SURE APPRECIATE IT.

HEH! WELL, I'LL GIVE IT A TRY.

THANKS, MR. EDWARDS.

WHOA THERE.

HOWDY, EDWARDS. HOW YOU BEEN?

OH, BEEN FINE. HOW ABOUT YOURSELF?

A LITTLE COUGH'S ALL. NOTHING TO FRET ABOUT.

HI, PA.

SON.

GETTIN' LATE.

DON'T BELIEVE YOU FIXED THAT FENCE YET, HAVE YOU?

NO, SIR.

WELL, YOU GET RIGHT AT IT,

PROBABLY BE FINISHED BEFORE SUPPER.

YES, SIR.

YES, SIR, I'LL DO IT RIGHT NOW.

DON'T YOU WORRY ABOUT THAT SAW BLADE.

YOU CAN PICK IT UP NEXT TIME YOU GO IN.

YOU DID JUST FINE. I'M SORRY ABOUT YOUR EYE, THOUGH.

OH, THAT'S ALL IN THE LINE OF DUTY.

COULDN'T LET THEM HIGHWAYMEN GET AWAY WITH YOUR LUMBER.

THAT IS AMAZING.

HOW MANY DID YOU SAY THERE WERE?

OH, THERE'S LOTS.

HARD TO COUNT 'EM IN THE HEAT OF BATTLE.

JA. WELL, I TELL YOU WHAT,

YOU TAKE THE DAY OFF TOMORROW. YOU EARNED IT.

OH, THANK YOU.

SURE GLAD YOU GOT JOHNNY TO CHANGE HIS MIND AND COME HOME.

OH, 'TWERN'T NOTHING AT ALL.

HOW'D YOU MANAGE IT?

OH, WELL, UH... JUST TOLD HIM THE FACTS.

JUST LAID MY CARDS ON THE TABLE, YOU MIGHT SAY.

- SEE YA LATER. - SEE YA.

HEY, WAIT A MINUTE!

WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT FANCY RIFLE YOU WERE GONNA GET?

WHAT RIFLE'S THAT?

OH, THE WINCHESTER 73.

WELL, UH...

I GOT TO FIGURIN', THAT WOULD BE AN AWFUL WASTE OF

MY HARD-EARNED MONEY. HA HA! SEE YA LATER.

SEE YA.

♪ OLD DAN TUCKER'S A FINE OLD MAN ♪

♪ WASHED HIS FACE IN A FRYIN' PAN ♪