Duel in the Sun Page #7

I ever heard.

I'm glad you like it.

You married?

Nope. Never run across

anybody I wanted to marry.

Besides, I never got up

nerve enough to ask anybody.

I guess you must be

getting pretty old.

Yep. Old enough to be

your father... and then some.

Why?

Nothing.

I guess, just the same...

there are plenty of women

who would marry you anyway.

I better be getting home.

Mrs. McCanles is kind of ailing.

You wouldn't marry me,

would you?

- What did you say?

- I said, would you marry me?

Don't get mad, please.

First time in my life

I got up some nerve.

How could a big galoot...

Don't say that.

You don't know about me.

If you did, you wouldn't ask.

You mean about Lewt?

So you know about

me and Lewt, too?

Yeah, I guess

ain't nobody don't know.

I've knocked around plenty...

- I'm trash, I tell you.

- Don't go telling me that.

I'd kill the first man

who said anything like that.

But I don't love you.

Don't that matter?

You've only known me

a little while.

I know I'm not something

girls dream about...

like the McCanleses.

- I'm not rich like them either.

- It ain't that.

But I'd love you,

and I'd take care of you.

I got a little money saved.

Get a little ranch

of our own, maybe.

Won't you even think

about it, honey? Please, honey.

Don't you call me "honey."

Lewt called me that.

You're all alike!

Coming?

I hope I didn't say nothing

to hurt your feelings.

That's all right.

I'll marry you

if you still want me to.

You mean it?

I declare. I never saw...

so many cows before

in all my life.

I'm afraid they're not

all cows, Helen.

Sometimes, my dear, I think...

that I didn't

bring you up properly.

All right. I understand.

All I need is a hint.

Those steers

are from Spanish Bit.

I thought your father's ranch

was hundreds of miles from here.

See? There's the brand.

They're on their way to market.

If it ain't

the big railroad man.

How's everything at the Bit?

Getting along just fine

since you left... Mr. McCanles.

Same old Sid.

I'll be inside, darling.

Come, father.

Hey, that Langford's daughter?

Heard you were

kind of sweet on her.

Yes, that's Miss Langford.

Pretty, ain't she?

We could use a few like her

around the ranch...

especially now that

Pearl's going... maybe.

What do you mean?

Darnest thing you ever heard.

She's getting married.

Can you imagine

anybody marrying Pearl?

Is she marrying Lewt?

Lewt? What would Lewt...

Nah, she's marrying Sam Pierce.

Pearl ought to be

very happy with Sam.

She ain't marrying him yet.

She ain't marrying nobody...

until Lewt decides

to give the bride away.

So long, Judas.

Can't say I like...

your Spanish Bit people

very much, if he's any criteria.

Darling, I've been thinking.

Why couldn't there be a spur

track right on Spanish Bit?

Then they could

just ship the cattle...

instead of driving them

all that distance.

You're not even

listening to me, dear.

Certainly I am.

You were saying...

You were asking if...

What were you saying?

I was trying to prove...

what a helpful wife

I'm going to be.

Give me a kiss.

I couldn't help overhearing.

What?

You liked that girl, didn't you?

You still like her?

I'm sure I'll always

be devoted to her.

Hope you'll like her, too.

But you were in love

with her, weren't you?

Yes, I was in love with her.

I said I was.

Jesse. Father.

Sometimes I think he didn't

bring you up properly.

What were you worried about

when I came out just now?

Worried? I was just wondering

what my brother Lewt might do.

Zeke, where's

my peppermint and soda?

Coming up now.

Hear you named the day.

That's right.

Ring just come in the last post.

Mighty pretty. Yep.

You sure are shot full of luck.

I'd like to stand

the drinks for everybody.

I'm getting married

in the morning.

That's fine.

Save your money, Pierce.

So you figure

you got yourself a wife.

I don't figure. I know I have.

Think you can keep her?

Reckon as how I can.

Cattle rustlers

and women rustlers.

Both of them steal...

what's got another man's

brand on it.

I don't think I like

the way you're talking.

Maybe I didn't rightly

understand you.

Yeah, you understand me

all right.

Pearl Chavez is my girl,

and she'll always be my girl...

just as long

as I want her to be.

From now you, you're gonna

respect Pearl's name.

If that ain't

the best joke yet.

He's defending the lady's name...

my girl's name.

Has anybody else around here...

got any fancy ideas

about Pearl Chavez?

Don't seem to be no takers.

I don't rightly know

much about Sam Pierce, O Lord...

but from what I hear...

he'll be needing

no introduction to you.

Seeing as how Sam was snatched

from his loved ones' arms...

before they even had time

to get a good grip on him...

I'm counting on you to give him

a better break up yonder.

Hey, you hatchet face!

Are you so almighty hungry

to hang one man...

that you can't wait till we

get through planting this one?

Now I be consigning him

to your keeping.

And I'm guessing

you'll find him...

the gentlest,

sweetest straw boss...

ever to enter the pearly gates.

Amen.

Start shoveling, cowpokes.

It's our fault.

We raised him wild.

If he'd only gone

to school, like Jesse.

I thought I asked you never

to mention Jesse's name again.

It's true.

You spoiled Lewt, and I let you.

Ever since he was a child...

he thought rules

weren't made for him.

He thought you made

the rules, all of them...

not just those

for Spanish Bit.

It's that Indian girl.

If you hadn't

brought her here...

none of this

would have happened.

Perhaps if your attitude

toward her had been different...

It's my fault, huh?

It's my fault.

You dared to bring

that Indian baggage...

right here into this house,

and now you try to tell me...

You get her out of here.

And what's more,

get her out of here tonight!

You've screamed at me

for the last time.

You made one of your sons

hate you and sent him away.

You made the other one

a... murderer.

Pearl will stay here

just as long as I do.

Here's the money.

You better clear out of here...

until this thing blows over.

Thanks, pa.

It's gonna take

plenty of fixing.

So you better

stay away from here...

until I send you the word.

It'll take a year maybe.

Maybe more than that even.

I'm sorry to cause you

all this trouble.

If you get me out of this one...

Never mind that.

I ain't counting

on no reformation.

Go on. Get going fast.

Good-bye, pa.

So long, Sid.

So long, Lewt.

Take care of yourself, son.

I will, pa.

Yay, boy.

Now here's a chance

to do something for pa.

I've been working

on the railroad

All the live-long day

Come on, Sid. Come on.

You ain't got the mint

on this game.

Sorry, Senator.

You certainly stuck your head

in a noose that time.

Pearl, honey.

What you doing with that thing?

There ain't nobody here but me.

I'm gonna kill you.

That wouldn't be a very ladylike

thing to do, would it...

after me riding thirty miles

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