Giant Page #5

It's natural, I think,

for him to be gaining faster.

Let me see.

Very heavy.

Hello, sweetheart.

He's building up fine.

"I am now stronger than ever.

"I'm helping a young Dr. Guerra

get started here.

"Almost every day I find myself

walking three or four miles...

"through the dusty and dirty streets

of Vientecito village".

Hello, ngel. How are you?

Good.

I'd like to speak to Mr. Gomez, the boss.

The man that runs this place.

Mrs. Benedict, what is it I can do?

Mr. Gomez, I'm going to leave

Dr. Guerra here with you.

He'll tell you things

that must be done immediately.

This place is a scandal.

Thank you, Dr. Guerra.

I'll get in touch with you.

Hello, Jett.

- Howdy, Miss Leslie.

- How are you?

I'm doing good.

- You made some improvements.

- Do you like it?

It looks good.

It ain't much yet, but it's coming along.

I wouldn't have believed it.

Believed what?

Truthfully, I didn't expect this sort

of talent to be one of your virtues.

That's the first time I was ever accused

of having any of that.

It really is nice, Jett. Real nice.

Someday...

I'll have a place

that no one will be ashamed of.

I cut them out of the newspaper.

I thought maybe they'd kind of

dress the place up a little bit.

Sweet of you.

Do you want to come on in here,

sit down and rest a minute?

Thank you.

Having kids seems to agree with you,

you know?

You're looking prettier than ever.

Just as good, anyway.

My goodness, and tea!

You like tea, don't you?

I love it. It seems down here everybody

drinks gallons of coffee.

I know.

Mind if I pay you

a rather personal compliment?

What is it?

You make a very excellent cup of tea.

I do a lot of things in a pinch.

Do you like one lump or do you like two?

I think I'll take mine straight.

That's good enough for me.

That's not too good, is it?

When will you get married, Jett?

Don't you need somebody to help you

with this kind of responsibility?

When I get some time to look around,

I'll go back East and...

To Maryland, places like that.

You got any attractive sisters there that

might be interested in some poor people?

Money isn't all, you know?

Not when you've got it.

The other people around here...

why don't they help themselves

like you've done?

When you say "other people",

what do you mean?

I've just come back from Vientecito.

That bunch of wetbacks?

You don't go mixing me up

with none of them.

I'm just as much of Texas

as Bick Benedict is.

- I'm no wetback.

- I know that.

You're very like Jordan in that respect.

Attitude, everything.

But your situation is so different.

You're a working man.

That's something I'm gonna try to fix.

Someday I will.

All right, Gomez.

Yes, I understand.

Yes, thank you.

Thanks for the tea party, Jett.

And don't be such a stranger.

Stop by and pay us a visit.

I don't know about that.

Bick's still got his kettle on for me.

Leslie.

Hello, darling.

I was just having tea with Jett Rink.

Gomez telephoned.

"Mrs. Benedict went to Vientecito.

"I hope you're not displeased", he said.

I've told you before...

What's this about Jett Rink?

He made tea. Isn't that unbelievable?

He does so want to improve himself.

But your man Gomez, that camp he runs...

It's hopeless.

You can't go around this place

with no regard for who you are...

interfering with those people.

Jordan, that place is a scandal.

Dr. Guerra threw his hands up in horror.

That's his problem.

You've been a powerful Texan for

100 years. Why don't you do something?

I'm not the Red Cross, I'm a cow man.

If you won't, I will.

If you go near those dumps again...

if I ever hear you get mixed up

in this migratory mess...

- What?

- I'll leave you!

That's what I'll do, I'll leave you!

There's my darling little girl.

Did you think your naughty mama was

never going to come up to see you?

One thing you can be sure of:

One of these days I'll run

that Jett Rink's hide out of this country.

Say hello to Luz. Say, "Hello, Luz".

Look there. Say hello to little Luz.

I don't care what you say.

She does look like Luz.

Oh, honey.

We're all gathered for the fourth

anniversary of my son's birth.

And your daughter's.

And I want to take

this auspicious occasion...

to say that this young fellow here...

is gonna grow up to be

one of Reata's top hands.

I mean, this boy's gonna be the best.

Maybe he'll even grow up

to be better than his old man.

Girls, look at the pony.

There he is, son.

He's all yours.

All mine, Daddy?

Take him around, ngel.

Take it easy, son.

He doesn't want to.

I rode before I could walk.

But that was you.

He's another person entirely.

He is a Benedict. He's gonna stay

on that saddle if I have to tie him on.

Take him away.

- No.

- Let him ride, Polo.

Let him ride.

Take him up for his nap. I think he's tired.

That wasn't so bad, was it, son?

Bick knows everything about running

a ranch. Bone, hide and hair.

He doesn't know a thing

about raising kids...

any more than his father did.

You just stay with it your way...

and help those children grow up to be

what they want to be.

I will, Uncle Bawley. I promise.

We're going to hit the hay.

- Good night, Leslie.

- Good night.

- Good night.

- Good night.

It's time for me to turn in.

- Good night, Bick.

- Good night, Bawley.

Good night, everybody.

Don't forget to turn off the rain.

Are you tired?

No.

What's happening is we're getting

on each other's nerves.

Could be.

We've been together every day and night

since we first met.

Is that bad?

No.

We're getting in the habit

of snapping at each other...

about things

we should've adjusted to years ago.

I think it would be a good idea

if I took the children home for a visit.

Home?

If you're homesick...

I mean, if that's the way you want it.

- That's not the way I want it, Jordan.

- All right, then.

It'll be better for us

if we're apart for a while.

Better for us and the children.

It'll give us both a chance

to think things over.

You know best, I guess.

I think it will be best.

- Hi, there.

- 'Morning.

Fine day for riding.

Just magnificent.

See you later.

She's a lucky girl.

If I had it to do again,

I'd still walk off with Jordan.

Even if I knew it'd end like this.

You have no time to be homesick...

with this wedding and Thanksgiving

on us together.

Pedro, come here.

Pedro, eat your dinner like a good boy.

Merciful Father, we bow our heads

in gratitude on this Thanksgiving Day.

We give thee humble and hearty thanks

for this, thy bounty...

beseeching thee to continue

thy loving kindness...

that our land may still yield her increase,

to thy glory and our comfort.

Amen.

Is that Pedro?

Yes, darling.

It's a day

when we're supposed to be happy.

Come on now, smile.

Like Mommy.

Is something wrong, Miss Leslie?

Now maybe you'll stop crying.

It's a message to you from your father.

Is he gonna be here for dinner?

No...

but he says,

"I hope my darlings are all very happy.

"I want them to know I miss them

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