Coroner Creek Page #2

I didn't get married to have

a drunken wife pull me down.

Of course you didn't, you married me

because you thought I was pretty

enough to dress up this house

and wear fashionable clothes

and impress people you could use.

That's why you married me.

Can you blame me

for trying to forget that?

Can you?

Is Miles around?

No, he hasnt come in yet. He spends

most his time at the ranch.

You McKeogh, his partner?

- No, I'm Charlie, Charlie Weatherby,

and there ain't no partner.

Miles left McKeogh's name on the

sign when he bought him out.

I seem to remember the deal now,

quite some time ago.

Oh, not so long ago,

a year and a half.

18 months, eh?

- About that.

Hey, look out there, mister!

Whoa!

Thank you.

I'm going to see Kate for a minute,

you wait here.

Well if I ain't exactly in eyeshot

when you want me, Miss Harms,

just give one whistle like this.

Easier than that, I'll poke my head

in that door of that saloon.

You're sure set on running me down

one way or another.

I extend my apologies, mister.

And to show you I'm sincere,

I'll buy you a drink.

You made a deal, mister.

Here's to an easy saddle

and good riding, friend.

May your boots never get dusty

and your guns never get rusty.

Longfellow, huh?

- I reckon.

How are you, boys?

Hello, Jack.

Step up, men, first round's on me.

Take care of the boys at the card table.

- Sure, Ernie.

Hello, Danning.

Oh, now, Jack, you know better.

Get that stuff with the beat on it.

The best is none too good for

my friends. That's a little better.

Must be lush country when ranch hands

can toss money around like that.

Ranch hands, ha! They're Younger

Miles personal gun hands.

Them's the fellas

what's keepin him in business.

This Miles must be pretty big around

here. What kind of a man is he?

Judge for yourself,

he's coming in the door now.

Set them up again, Jack,

a special for the boss.

That fellow Danning around?

- Over in the corner with Andy.

'Big, strong, yellow hair, blue eyes,

and a scar on his right cheek.'

I'm Younger Miles.

Ernie says you can't make up

your mind about working for me.

That's what I told him.

Ernie wants to buy you a drink.

- Huh?

Oh, I see.

When I pay a man I expect him to be

loyal enough to keep his mouth shut.

And if you don't pay him?

He still gets paid, some other way.

Hey, you there, you know Mrs Miles?

- Sure.

I took her home last night,

she was drunk.

Dead drunk.

Alright, everybody. I'm serving a

notice on all you evildoers to make

yourselves scarce 'cause

the majesty of the Law just arrived.

Well, just in time!

- Yes, Sheriff, just in time.

How's that lovely daughter of mine, Miles?

- Abbie's fine, Sheriff.

We were just talking about her.

- Good. You couldn't talk about a nicer girl.

I've never seen you before,

you're a stranger, aren't you?

Welcome to Coroner Creek.

I'm Sheriff O'Hea. Any friend

of Miles is a friend of mine.

Come over and have a drink with us.

- Some other time, Sheriff.

Why'd you let him get away with it?

He wanted me to draw.

I wonder why?

'Yes?'

- May I see you a moment?

Who is it?

- I'm Della Harms.

I said, what do you want?

- I wonder if you could help me?

- I doubt it.

I need a man to run my ranch.

- Not interested.

The work wouldn't be too hard.

- Sorry.

So am I. After all, I suppose it was

foolish of me to think

you'd be interested in my fight

with Younger Miles.

Wait, who did you say you were?

Della Harms.

- Why do you particularly

want me to work for you?

I heard you talking to Miles,

he's never taken that from any man.

That's why I thought you'd be

the one to stop the Rainbow crowd.

Stop it?

- Yes, stop Younger Miles. He came here with

money and it's given him means to make more.

The stage line, Rainbow Ranch, now

he's after my place - the Box H.

If you have title he can't steal it.

- He has ways that he can, legally.

There isn't enough open range

for both our outfits.

And he's trying to squeeze me out.

But with you on my side we

might do the squeezing.

- Yes, we might.

Thank you so much.

Chris, isn't it?

We'll show Miles

that he can't bluff us.

Kate, congratulate me.

I've hired him.

- He's a stranger here, Della, a drifter,

you don't know anything about him.

I know enough about him to want him

to work for me and that settles it.

Well, Kate,

how do you like the new material?

It's beautiful, would make a lovely dress.

Must have been expensive.

- It wasn't cheap, the best in Kansas City.

When Roy was alive he used to say

"Every time you get a new dress,

I have to cut out a dozen

head of cattle to pay for it."

Speaking of cattle, I gotta get back.

Tell Chris to hurry. Goodbye, dear.

Andy?

Are you ready, Miss Harms?

- Yes.

Andy, you ride Mr Danning's horse.

Huh? Yes, ma'am.

Hey, tell me something will ya, how

comes Miss Harms hired that drifter?

Don't tell me, I know,

most women ain't got no more sense

that a sheep herder.

What did you expect to gain by

insulting Abbie Miles in public?

What has she ever done to you?

- Nothing.

Was it to get at Younger Miles?

Cos if it was you've hurt her much

more than you could ever hurt him.

For the room.

And now you're gonna work for Della Harms?

- That's right.

Have you stopped to think what you'll start?

- From what Miss Harms told me that's already started.

What are you after anyway?

- Now that's my business.

From what I've seen of your business

it means nothing but trouble here.

Why don't you ride on through?

- When I'm ready.

You're sick with hating, aren't you?

Why don't you finish it now and go?

I'll finish it. A little every day.

Mr Danning, you ride with me.

Andy will bring your horse.

Yes, ma'am.

Well, there goes another foreman of

Della Harms we'll have to run out of

this part of the country.

What's wrong with him?

- I don't know.

His spirit is dead,

you can see it in his eyes.

They're ugly, but his face isn't.

He just doesn't care.

Then why should you?

- I don't.

All of that as far as you can see

is the Rainbow Ranch.

With Younger Miles sitting at

the end of the Rainbow, eh?

That's right, Mr Danning.

I don't imagine he's a man who'd take

kindly to losing that position.

Losing is the one word that drives

Younger Miles crazy.

Crazy?

You know, Miss Harms, that's an idea.

That green patch there

starts at the Box H.

Take care of Mr Danning's horse.

Since when -

- Andy, do as I say.

- Yes, ma'am.

Thank you.

Well, how do you like it?

Pretty fancy.

- I just can't stand disorder.

Nice layout, did you and your husband

build it together?

No, he had it running when I met him.

- Where was that?

That was eight years ago.

He's been dead for over two.

Must have been pretty tough

for you alone?

It has been lately.

I'll take these in the house.

You wait here, I want to introduce

you to the rest of the hands.

- Yes, boss lady.

Chris, I want you to be happy

and comfortable here.

Leach? Frank?

I want you to meet my new foreman,

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