Cimarron Page #9

- Yeah, what for?

- Lord, where is that darned thing?

Telegram just come in.

Thought maybe you'd like to see it.

They want you to come to Washington,

get yourself appointed governor of the...

Oh, here it is... Territory.

Well, how about that?

Must be pretty hard up for politicians

if they wanna make you governor. Ha-ha.

You're not joking there, boy.

Train leaves at 7 tonight.

I went around to check it.

Would you mind not telling Sabra

about this for a while?

- Why?

- What do you mean, why?

Maybe I don't wanna be the governor.

- I don't get along very good with politicians.

- All I done was give you the telegram.

If you wanna keep it from her,

that's your neck, not mine.

Well, I gotta get back.

Yeah, sure.

Well, how about that?

That's it.

What are you doing out here?

Just sitting out here?

I've got 23 women

and they'll be here in a minute...

...and you just sitting out here.

Mother.

You are supposed to be helping Jessie

this afternoon.

What are you doing out here?

Did you make the salad?

- Ruby...

- You didn't make the salad?

What are you doing?

What are you wearing?

I've got the Civic Club due here

in a minute.

Mother,

it's a big Indian festival day today.

- She told you about it.

- What big Indian festival?

I've got 23 women,

they'll be here in a minute.

Did you make the pineapple

and the marshmallow salad I told you to fix?

Not yet, dear.

But you can't walk out

and leave me like this.

Well, that settles it.

They've got to go.

I have put up with their insolence,

their arrogance...

...even their endless brood of relatives,

but to ask me on a day like this...

You told her they could go.

I heard you.

I don't like this, young man.

I don't like it.

I promised I'd drive them out.

I won't discuss it. You are not going.

If you can't keep away from that girl,

I'll get her out of the house.

You go and do your work, just for once,

or I'll have to talk to your father about it.

Oh.

- Hello.

- But...

- I'm Theresa Grayfox.

- I'm Sally Crowfoot.

- But she...

- Arita showed us what to do.

I hope we've got everything

the way you like it.

But marshmallow.

You take my coat away. Oh.

Oh, Sarah.

- Looks like we're too early.

- No, it's fine.

It's just that everybody else

is a little late.

You just walk right in.

Cim!

Hyah.

- Yancey?

- What?

It's almost 3 in the morning.

What?

Did you wake me up to tell me that?

I want to go out and get Cim.

He hasn't come home yet.

Oh, honey, leave the boy alone.

- But it's almost 3 in the morning.

- It's 3 in the morning, fine.

He's not a baby.

But I don't want him out there

with those Indians all the time.

I'm worried to death

what's happening to that boy.

He has got no drive, no ambition at all.

And that girl, that Ruby.

I really think they're getting serious.

Well, they are, well, that's just fine.

It shows he's got good taste.

Can't you see I'm worried?

Yancey.

We have got one son.

That's all we've got in this world...

...and I see him drifting away from us

day by day.

And it's my fault, both of us.

Please, we've got

to do something about that boy.

Please, before it's too late.

- Please.

- All right. All right.

You're really worried about him,

aren't you?

You promised that you'd make up

for all the things you never did for him.

Well, now is the time.

Please, Yancey.

We have got to find a way

to get him out of this town...

...into a different kind

of environment entirely.

I know we'll never be rich like everybody

else, but if we find money enough to...

What's that?

Oh, no.

Oh, my.

This could be the answer to everything.

Do you know what it could mean

for the boy to be the son of a governor?

It says they just want me

to come up and talk about it.

- But...

- It doesn't say that I've got it yet.

So you mean there's a chance

you might not get it?

Oh, you women.

If you didn't have anything to worry about,

you'd worry about that.

Oh, but...

It's something new.

And I'm so nervous.

Why? What have you got to be nervous?

How about that? Look here.

Oh, I guess I don't know

how to act among civilized people anymore.

Look at that.

Yancey, look.

- We are invited to a party tonight.

- Fine, that's fine.

Not a party, the party.

The Congressional New Year's Eve party.

Isn't that wonderful?

- Anything else, sir?

- Hmm?

No, uh, thank you very much, son.

Thank you, sir, and happy New Year.

- Happy New Year to you too.

- Same to you.

- Yancey, isn't that wonderful?

- Hmm? Yes, it is.

To Sabra, my Sabra.

- Happy New Year, darling.

- Happy New Year.

Who are the Lou Brothers?

Well, they're the, uh... Uh...

No, actually, no.

There's only one man, I think he's

on the committee that recommends me.

I'm not sure, exactly.

What's he want to see you for

right now?

Well, it beats me.

Oh, my goodness, what next here?

Do you think something's wrong?

I don't know if there's anything wrong.

I tell you what I can do.

I can take a run upstairs

and find out what it's all about.

All right.

I suppose I do that while you put on

your nice, pretty party dress for tonight.

How's that suit you, huh?

Oh, you suit me fine.

Hey, you know something, Sabra?

You know, I got to thinking...

...I don't know, all that you've had to

put up with from me, all...

Being married to me all these years,

I don't know how you've... Ha-ha-ha.

I don't know

how you've managed to do it.

You don't expect me to be noble

and deny it?

No, now, I want to tell you

something, though.

Tonight, being as it's New Year's Eve,

I'm gonna make a very special resolution.

You know what it is?

It's a resolution that I'm gonna try

to make it up to you.

I'm gonna try.

Say, honey, I need a shave. Yeah.

- Would you promise me?

- Maybe I don't need a shave.

- Yancey, would you really promise me?

- Yeah.

I know what you're gonna say.

All right, I promise that tonight I'll, uh,

try to behave like a perfect gentleman.

I'll try.

- You go ahead. You look fine.

- I wouldn't say that.

But you can't go with the cigar.

Give it to me.

- All right.

- Don't be too long.

I won't.

- Wait, wait, wait.

- What? What? What?

- No, wait.

- Honey, that's nothing.

Darling, I can't see. Turn around.

- Honey, that's okay, all right?

- That's it.

All right, okay.

Oh, how can I be so happy?

Well, Mr. Cravat, I'm Lou Brothers.

Come on in, sir.

Happy New Year to you.

It sure is a great honor to meet you, sir.

- Oh, this is Mr. Walters.

- Hello.

- Glad to know you.

- Mr. Self.

- How do you do?

- Hello.

- Mr. Greer.

- How are you?

- And Mr. Hodges.

- How do you do, sir?

You know, it's not often a man

has a chance...

...to meet either a great newspaper man

or a great American.

Here we have both,

right in the same person.

Yes, sir, and a great war hero to boot.

It sure is getting deep in here.

Hi, Yancey boy. How was the trip?

Well, now,

I didn't expect to see you here.

Well, that's the funny thing about this city,

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