Love Me Tender Page #3

So if he's big enough to forget

what's past, then you can too.

Please, Vance. Please try for my sake.

CLINT:
Cathy?

What you doing?

- Is something wrong?

- No, Clint. Nothing. I was...

Cathy, you're crying.

What are you crying about?

I don't know, Clint.

I had a bad dream, I guess.

The war and everything.

Don't cry. We're all safe again.

There's nothing to worry about anymore.

I hope not.

But to have to lose you again so soon.

I knew this was gonna happen, son.

I could see the heartbreak growing in you.

I reckon what you're doing is right.

There's no other way, Ma.

I've tried to hide it, but I can't stay on.

Sooner or later Clint would see.

- He might guess now anyway.

- No, he won't.

I'll tell him I'm going out to California

just for a few months to look around.

He'll believe it.

And the rest of you'll never tell him.

When you planning to go?

Tomorrow.

No, Ma. The quicker the better.

Tomorrow we'll all be going out to

the raising of the new schoolhouse.

I'll tell Clint and Cathy there, and leave

before they can try and stop me.

They'll both be mighty upset, Vance.

Maybe so, but they won't make a scene

in front of all our friends.

I wouldn't be too sure of that.

Clint thinks the sun rises and sets in you.

I know, Ma.

That's just why I'm going.

What's wrong?

My, you girls look pretty today.

I'll have to keep an eye on both of you.

Go on, Clint.

CLINT:
Ray, tell the fellas to hurry it up.

We don't wanna miss any of the fun.

RAY:
All right.

Ninety, ninety-five, two.

How come you're only taking 200, Vance?

You all need it more than I do.

Give Ma the rest of my share

when you figure it's safe.

Tell her the truth how we got it

and that it's rightfully ours.

- It isn't fair, giving up everything.

- Come on, Vance, take more than $200.

You got a long way.

You gotta have a stake out West.

I'll get a job somewhere.

Don't worry about me.

Now, come on. Act natural.

I don't want Clint and Cathy

to suspect anything.

CLINT:
Come on, fellas!

What kept you so long?

Greasing your hair

for the girls at the picnic?

- (BELL RINGING)

- MAN 1:
Hey, folks! Right this way!

Take a chance. Spend the

money to build our school!

Hey, you missed! One more!

Hey, you missed again!

Right this way, folks!

Come on. Give some money

to build our school!

Everybody, come on this way!

MAN 2:
Pull out all the twenty dollar bills!

We want the money to build

that schoolhouse over there!

And there's one of the best roofers

in the entire county!

(SINGING)

(GIRLS SQUEALING)

We want the money to build

that schoolhouse over there!

(SINGING CONTINUES)

(GIRLS SQUEALING)

GIRL 1:
Sing another one!

GIRL 2:
One more!

She's not a day over 20 years old. She'll last.

(BAND PLAYING)

(SINGING)

(GIRLS SQUEALING)

What do you mean, going away? Where?

Well, I've got an old Army friend

who's got a ranch out in California.

He's with me, he needs a partner.

And I've been getting restless anyway...

That's not your reason, Vance.

You're leaving because of me and Clint.

Maybe so.

I can't meet his eyes

after what you told me.

We don't want you to go, Vance.

This is your home. We all love you.

A home can be full of too much love, Cathy.

Then one night it burns up,

and everybody in it.

I can't stay on facing the others,

knowing you left because of me,

and they knowing it too.

I guess you'll have to learn.

Oh, Vance, you can't go.

You know how I feel.

- Don't say it, Cathy.

- You know that...

Even if it's true, don't say it.

Not now.

Not ever.

(CRIES)

Cathy? What's the matter?

What's wrong?

Oh!

- What's wrong with Cathy?

- I told her I was going away, Clint.

And I was coming to tell you.

- Away? What do you mean?

- Vance! Ray! Brett!

These fellows wanna talk to you.

Vance? That's Major Kincaid,

and this gentleman's Mr. Siringo.

Howdy. Won't you light and join us?

- No, thank you. This won't take long.

- We hope.

I've been engaged by

the Federal government

to recover property that was

lost or stolen during the war.

Well, that's good news.

We lost a lot of things around here.

You want our list?

No, we've got our own.

Three of you Reno brothers were

members of Randall's cavalry brigade,

a unit of which attacked

the railroad station at Greenwood

on the morning of April 10th, 1865.

Eight weeks ago.

By impersonating Federal soldiers,

you took a U.S. Army payroll

amounting to $12,250 from

an officer who was on the train.

Now, those may have been your

orders from General Randall

but none of you knew

the war was already over

and had been since noon

of the preceding day.

- Got any idea what he's talking about?

- No.

He's got us mixed up

with some other fellas.

There's no mistake. We found one

of the men who got away with you

and we recovered his share of the money.

What's more, he told us who stole the rest.

Then he's lying.

Don't be foolish, Vance. I've known all

of you boys since you was knee-high.

And I'd sure hate to see you

get in any trouble.

So if you got the money,

go on, give it back now.

We didn't steal any money, Ed.

Well, that's possible,

but we mean to make sure.

The Federal paymaster can identify the

men who took the money from him.

So we're gonna take you to him.

You got anyone who wants to see us,

you bring him here.

We're not leaving.

We hoped you'd make no trouble

but if this is how it is,

you're all three under arrest.

We're taking you into Tyler

on tonight's train. Get your horses.

You ain't got no right to do this!

My brothers never lied

or stole from nobody.

Stay out of this, Clint.

Go on. Get the horses.

Vance.

Now, don't worry, Ma.

Everything's gonna be all right.

Don't you worry.

Don't worry, Martha. I'll go with them.

If that paymaster recognizes you,

we're done for.

How can he? We were all bearded then.

He can't tell us now from Adam.

What happened, Mr. Vance?

You boys in some kind of trouble?

Nothing serious, Jethro.

Just a little misunderstanding.

We'll get it cleared up right shortly.

- The whole thing's a pure frame-up.

- There must be something behind all this.

- Sure, there is.

- Go on, get me some hot water.

The Federals are taking revenge

on Randall's men

for driving them crazy all during the war.

Start making up some lank charges,

like stealing money or something.

- What'll they do with Vance?

- They'll clap him in some stinking prison.

What's the matter, Clint?

Well, why did you say just Vance?

We're worried about all three of them.

Well, of course we are. That's what I meant.

(HORSE GALLOPING)

What was that?

Somebody just rode up.

MARTHA:
Clint?

No, now put that gun down!

You stay in here.

CLINT:
Who are you?

What do you want here?

- Is your name Reno?

- Yeah. What about it?

We're friends of your brothers.

Is there any of them around?

Vance, Brett or Ray?

No, why?

We've come to warn him. There's some

Federal men out looking for him.

You're too late. They arrested them

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