In Old Oklahoma Page #5

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That's thousands of dollars a day

if you just sign the agreement.

What do you think?

What you think,

little man with beard?

Who, me? Oh, I ain't much on thinking.

You better ask Daniel there.

Daniel's the thinkingest man

I ever knowed.

What you say, my son?

- I wish you hadn't asked me that.

- Speak up, Daniel.

I think you'd be suckers.

(Chief) Suckers?

What a squirrel is

when he lets the woodpeckers steal

the nuts he stored up for the winter.

Our friend has spoken.

What do you expect out of this?

Not a raise in pay.

My son, we will sign papers with you.

I don't want the deal.

I ain't in the oil business.

You bet you're not.

Not even on the ragged edge.

This doesn't settle a thing, Big Tree.

I'll work the oil

even if I have to go to Washington.

- Come on.

- I'd better ride in the back.

Oh, Jim. It's beautiful.

There are the Indian lands.

I heard about your losing them.

I'm terribly sorry.

Thanks. But I haven't lost them.

Tomorrow I'll make Big Tree

another offer.

I'll go direct to Washington.

What I want I get.

(Train horn blowing)

I'll be on that train tomorrow night.

- Won't I?

- That's right.

I do hope my ticket's

been validated correctly.

Let me see.

It would be awful

if I were left behind again.

- Wouldn't it?

- Yes, it would.

Why, Jim...

You didn't really think

I'd let you get away, did you?

I wasn't sure.

I'm crazy about you. You know it.

I wasn't going to use

the ticket anyway.

You don't need one on my train.

I'm the conductor

and the engineer too.

And every place

you've ever dreamed of

will go spinning past the window

of our private car -

Chicago, New York, London...

...Paris.

I don't care

whether we go to the moon

or whether we stay right here

as long as we're always together.

- Always?

- For ever.

I have an idea you'll be able

to hold me for a long time.

But wherever that place is

along the line,

when you get tired of the scenery,

just let me know.

Is that the only way we can travel?

It's the way I travel.

I promise you won't be the loser.

I'm sure I won't be the loser...

...because this is where I get off!

Hey, wait a minute!

Kitten, come back here.

(Daniel) # Oh, the moon shines tonight

on pretty Red Wing

# The breeze is sighing

# The night birds crying

# For afar 'neath his star

her love is sleeping

# While Red Wing's weeping... #

What are you doing out here?

What does it look like?

Wandering round in the woods

at night ain't exactly safe.

You better get in.

Thank you. I told you

I'll take care of myself.

Guess you're right at that.

But you better keep an eye out

for rattlers and coyotes and skunks.

A lot of mountain lions around here too.

But I guess you can

take care of yourself.

Come on, Brodie. Ah, Stubbie!

(Coyote howling)

Thanks, pal.

- Dan!

- Hold it!

- Hold it!

- Wait a minute!

- I've changed my mind.

- I was hoping you would.

We both looked kind of lonesome

the way we was.

Hiyah!

Moon sure is pretty tonight.

Don't you feel like talking?

The Indians offered you

the oil lease today, didn't they?

Yep.

- What are you going to do about it?

- Nothing.

That's what I thought.

- Too bad too.

- Why?

With those Indian lands,

you could amount to something,

do something worthwhile.

- You think so?

- Well, don't you?

I never thought much about it

one way or the other.

It's about time

you started thinking about it.

Do you want to be

just a cowboy all your life?

Doing odd jobs,

wearing other people's clothes?

Don't you realise

you could control everything?

You could be big, important.

Bigger than anyone around here.

Would you be satisfied if I went back

and punched Mr Gardner in the nose?

Giddy-up!

Hold the team, Smokey.

Must be an election going on.

Dan, you could be like that.

You mean full?

No, of course not. I mean you could

make everyone look up to you.

Can now, in there.

Unless I'm sitting down.

Oh...

(Despirit) Daniel!

You done it for us!

- Done what?

- We've been waiting.

You're going to make us all rich.

(Man) Thanks to you, cowboy,

lands in Oklahoma...

Oh, son, let me shake your hand.

You're gonna save us little fellas.

Rich and five of Gardner's

best men are with us.

Shut up, Wilkins. Let me talk.

Keep still! Let me tell him.

Take up the Indian lease.

The whole town's backing you

against Jim Gardner.

I'm no oil man.

I may be nothing else,

but I'm an oil man.

- Now you're talking, Rich.

- (Dan) I ain't even a businessman.

(Bessie) I am.

(Man) You've nothing to worry about.

(Dan) Drilling wells takes money.

(Despirit) That's what we're saying -

we raised the money,

us little fellas.

It'll be us and the Indians

instead of Gardner.

- What do you say?

- I'm sorry.

- The Indians gave you the lease.

- We've got some rights.

- I'm not the man for this.

- You're just the man!

If you don't take it up, Gardner will.

He's going to Washington to get the lands.

(Catherine) Well, if he can, we can!

(Man) Sure, she's right.

(Despirit) Say you will.

If you don't think anything

of yourself, think of the others.

- Give us a chance!

- Yes.

You work those lands,

you'll give us all a chance.

We can lick that Gardner to a frazzle.

(Man) Sure we can.

Seems like everybody's

made up their mind but me.

It ain't my money

and it ain't my oil lands.

I know how you folks feel

and I'd like to please you,

but still and all,

I've got to sleep on this proposition.

That's good enough for me.

Drinks on the house for everybody.

(Men shouting)

(Man) Come on! You heard the man!

Ain't you taking a roundabout trip

to the orange blossoms, honey?

To the bar, boys!

Oh, Dan, come along.

I want you to dance with me.

Everything else has happened to me.

I might as well go whole hog.

Well, I'm not made of glass.

- Huh?

- I won't break.

Oh. I'm warning you -

my feet ain't as light as my head.

- You're a wonderful dancer.

- Am I?

(Catherine screaming)

Stay out of things

you don't understand.

Daniel! Stand back! Give him air.

Oh, Dan. Dan.

Hey... what happened?

Three guesses.

- Gardner.

- Give the gent a cigar.

I guess I slept on that proposition

long enough.

- How do you get to Washington?

- (All cheering)

Hasn't the president sent for you yet?

No. Still warming the chair.

Has Jim been in there?

In and out more times

than a Sunday shirt.

Fix your tie. Look pleasant.

Why? Am I having my picture taken?

(Man) The president

will see you, Mr Gardner.

Thank you. Good afternoon.

At least we can say we saw somebody

who saw the president.

Gentlemen, I'm warning you -

I'm prejudiced

in favour of the Indians.

If their land is opened up,

I'm going to be positive

that they get the best deal possible.

I have studied

both applications carefully.

I'm ready to give my decision.

You have the full support

of the Department, Mr Gardner.

I've met every requirement

of financial backing and experience.

Mmm. That's more than I can do.

Where is the other applicant?

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