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to try and get along with her.

All right.

I'll get a horse and help push

the stock along.

Maybe it'll make me feel better.

You gotta push something.

When I get enough, I'll ride on in.

Why did you come to Texas?

I mean, everybody else's trying

to get away from here.

Me, I'll get out of here one of these days.

This is my husband's land.

This is his home.

Who gets hold of this much land

unless they took it off somebody else?

You're not exactly loyal

to your employer, Jett.

No, I'm not complaining.

They bought this land long ago.

The Benedicts.

- They got it though purchase, years ago.

- Took it from some ignorant Mexicans.

That's not true. They bought and traded

for Spanish land grants.

They paid for it all right.

They paid five cents an acre.

I know my folks were here long enough

to get rich, too.

Except they just weren't too foxy.

Keep it on, boy. I'll ride him.

Nobody rides him but the "seora".

I've been riding what I want to

for 30 years.

Already he bucked off Lpez.

If he bucks me down,

he won't be the first one that's done it.

I suppose you came out here

to show me how to run things, too.

Let's go.

I'm not too awful bad now.

I've got a few friends.

And "Madama" likes me.

And Bick...

Now, even old Bick likes me a little bit.

Of course,

they don't like me quite enough to...

kind of divvy up

what they got way too much of.

You're an odd one, aren't you, Jett?

But I like you.

I like you, too.

You're the best-looking gal

we've seen around here in a long time.

The prettiest one

I think I've seen down here.

Thank you, Jett.

That's a very nice compliment.

I'll tell my husband of that,

with your approval.

No, I wouldn't do that.

No, I wouldn't do that.

Beautiful Reata!

Them's your neighbors live there.

Them kids there.

Them's your ranch people.

Those are ngel Obregn's kids.

That's the man who met us at the train.

Sure in good shape, ain't they?

Whole bunch of them sick.

What's the matter with them?

I don't know. Just sick. Every one of them.

Wait a minute. I want to get out here.

I wouldn't do that if I was you.

Wait.

You're the boss.

And you know it, don't you?

May I come in?

I'm Mrs. Benedict.

"Perdoname"...

that I do not rise.

The baby is sick.

My milk is not good.

Have you seen a doctor?

Doctor? It is too far to come.

Mrs. Leslie,

I think we'd better be getting on.

This baby is extremely ill.

You're not supposed to be in there.

Try not to worry, Mrs. Obregn.

I'll be back soon.

Bick's going to blow a gasket.

What is it?

What's happened to him?

What's wrong?

Where in the world have you been?

I've been looking for you, too.

What happened to her?

I stopped by the village.

What happened?

It's just awful.

I don't know. She was riding War Winds.

She might have been thrown

or something.

What does the doctor say?

It's bad.

She hit her head on a mesquite stump.

She's been riding since she was six.

She could ride anything.

And now this happens.

How is she?

She's in a state of shock. Very serious.

Concussion, possible hemorrhaging.

I'm doing all I can do.

I called Dr. Borneholm on the phone.

He'll be along any minute.

If only I hadn't bought that horse...

Don't blame yourself, Jordan.

If I hadn't, she'd be alive right now.

Don't blame yourself.

This is a great misfortune,

but no one is to blame.

Things happen.

- Mrs. Benedict, this is Dr. Borneholm.

- How do you do?

I sure wish I could've made it for Luz.

Dr. Walker did everything he could,

I assure you of that.

Dr. Walker, there's more for you to do,

I'm afraid.

Mrs. Obregn's baby is very sick.

His temperature must be at least 105.

Will you stop by, please?

Mrs. Obregn?

In the village.

Jett will take you.

I'll go with you myself, Doctor.

What is this?

You can't do that.

He can't go there.

He's our doctor.

- Our doctor?

- Yes.

You mean, the Benedicts' only?

No, I mean, all of us.

He doesn't tend those people.

They have a way of doing things

by themselves.

How did she get there?

Now, don't go climbing on me.

I don't feel too good about it.

Jordan, darling,

I don't think you quite understand.

There's a child who's very sick.

I must take Dr. Walker.

You'll go, won't you, Doctor?

I'll be back just as soon as I can.

I'm a lot better, honey.

That's a good boy.

Where's my horse?

I shot him.

Bone was broken.

Somebody had to do it.

I thought it'd be better if it was me.

The baby?

He is alive, thanks to Dr. Walker.

Good.

We need you in here for a few minutes

if you can break away.

You're sure holding up fine.

In times like this

folks really show what they're made of...

and you're sure holding up fine.

Vern and me thought a lot of Luz.

I guess everybody did.

At least everybody came.

It's the biggest gathering for a funeral

I ever saw in Texas.

It's a shame Luz wasn't here to enjoy it.

I mean, she always did like

a big get-together.

She'd have had a fine time.

- Come to see us.

- Thank you. Bye-bye.

Come see us.

I think you'll agree, your sister

was a very generous woman.

She wanted that boy

to have something worthwhile.

Now, that little piece of land is worth...

$500, $600 at most.

I'm going to ask you, in reverence

to the memory of Luz Benedict...

I'm going to ask you

to give one Jett Rink...

a check for twice the value of that land.

We can clean up the whole matter

right now.

Come inside, I want to talk to you.

Just a minute, Bick.

I'm afraid I'm going to beat you to it.

I'm quitting.

I lost the one friend I had in this place,

and I know it, too.

So I quit, I dead quit.

You don't have to say another word to me.

Nobody's firing you.

Boy, howdy, nobody's firing me.

I told you, I quit!

Nobody wants to fire you.

Come inside and listen

to what we have to say.

Come on in here, Jett.

Come on in here, boy.

Hi, Jett. Nice to see you.

- Howdy, Jett. Good to see you.

- Howdy, Jett.

Have my seat, boy. Sit right down.

You sure look good today.

Sit down. I'm going to tell you about

a piece of luck that's come your way.

Sit down, young man,

and make yourself comfortable.

It's a real bad wind

that doesn't blow somebody some good.

I don't have to tell you that Luz was

a woman of strong, sentimental feeling.

She prepared a list of things she wanted

to give all the people on Reata.

Yes. We find that she wanted to...

We find that her bequest to you was

in the nature of a little piece of ground.

It's the little piece we used to call

Buffalo Wallow.

She wanted to give you something.

I know she did.

It's always been my aim to try

to keep Reata intact within the family.

Now, that little piece is worth at most...

How much, Bale?

At the most, I'd say $500 or $600, Bick.

Mr. Benedict, wanting to honor

his sister's wishes...

and, of course, right along

with his own personal feeling for you...

He wants to see to it that you get

something really worthwhile.

Now, to get down to the point, Mr. Rink...

we're prepared to place in your hands,

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