Man Without a Star Page #2

East could have think of that.

Mighty handy on a rainy night.

What is it?

Give me a stick and I'll kill it.

He is coming at me!

Why, it's my old

partner, the ropin' kid.

Come on in, kid.

Why, step up partner

and meet my friends.

- You know Idonee.

- Hi.

Strap Davis and this is...

Hey, we never did get to know one

another. I am Dempsey Rae, Los Pecos.

They are not worth knowing.

Tom Cassidy, owner of

Circle C upon Little Rae.

I am Mark Toliver, Ben Johnson and

me, we got small outfit over there too.

- Gooder and Jessep.

- Good to know all of you.

- And like I said, this is the ropin' kid.

- Hey, kid.

Here you are ropin' kid,

take it down.

Sarsaparilla.

- I want to get some whiskey.

- Not with me, you don't.

- Hallelujah!

- Here, drink this.

You keep away from whiskey and

you'll have no regrets in the morning.

Man's word is wisdom.

- Demp!

- Yeah?

- Look at here.

- Well I'll be.

I thought I told

you to get out of town.

- If I don't?

- I'll run you out.

Why you...

Stuff all over my new outfit.

Why, I'll kill you, you dirty...

You're mighty anxious with that gun.

Now I'm going to give

you a chance to use it.

Go ahead.

Make your play.

Alright boys, relax, both of you.

You fixing to kill my deputy?

Sheriff, this man of yours

is real gun crazy man when

he faces up a boy without a gun,

but somehow he ain't so anxious

when he meets a man who has one.

- She's telling you the truth.

- I know, it's a habit of hers.

You get on back to the office,

I wanna have a talk with you.

Here's your 50, if you haven't

got a job, get out of town.

- He's got a job.

- Where? In the Triangle?

Why not?

Strap is real partial to Texas men.

I'd rather have him with

me than against me.

Me too. Come on, sheriff,

step up and have a drink.

How about you, son,

got yourself a job?

Have I, mister?

I'm from Texas.

- What part of Texas?

- Down the Texas river.

Real pretty country on the

Texas river, I've been there.

Now he's my partner, Strap.

I can't work without him.

Okay, you're on.

$ 30 a month and found.

Let's all have a drink, everybody!

Lot's of whiskey and sarsaparilla.

Last time I'm gray wolf and

tonight's my night to howl.

He'll never get that saddle up...

Sarsaparilla!

Stay away from whiskey,

you will no regrets in the morning.

That is what the man said,

and them words of wisdom.

Don't give me no trouble, Texan,

it's the sarsaparilla that done it.

All these cattle

belong to the Triangle?

- All these and 8,000 more just like 'em.

- Gosh almighty.

Let's go, Demp.

Put them in there.

Hey Demp.

Last night a fella told me

to stay away from whiskey,

and have no regrets in the morning.

Them still words of

wisdom, believe me.

Let's eat, I'm hungry.

So is he, and he comes first.

Get over, boy.

Come and get it!

Hey, did Strap say that...?

- It's in the house?

- That's what he said.

Hey Strap.

- When do I get to see it?

- After we eat.

Inside the house, I wonder what

kind of people live back East.

What, ain't this

good enough for you?

Emma like said he'll look at my

pony, I think he dropped a shoe.

- A couple of new hands, men.

- You'll be sorry!

You got no manners!

I ain't took yet.

You could have

spoke without hitting.

What do you think you're...?

Stand up!

- Why you little...

- Do that outside.

All right.

Oh no, you don't!

Eat it or leave it, sit down!

- 2 dollars says Lodagal comes in first.

- You got a bet.

Any other big spreads

like this around here?

No, Cassidy, Toliver Johnson,

you met them last night.

They run a thousand head or less.

They're up north on Little River.

- Real nice country, eh.

- You gonna see more of it tomorrow.

We got a small herd up there.

I want you drive them

over towards Blue Lake.

Now that's two bucks you owe me.

Hey, wrong man, Texas.

Abut them cattle, you'll find them

scattered all over the low ground.

Tomorrow drift them over toward

Blue Lake, it's over this way.

We don't want to meet

in over Cassidy's grass.

Cassidy's grass.

I thought this is open range.

It is. But we like

to keep it friendly.

Hey ya.

Could we get to see it?

Come on.

You better stay here.

Ah, ah.

On the paper.

In there.

There's another door there

that goes to the bedroom.

That's right handy.

So now you've seen it, satisfied?

Now, I don't want to

see the man that uses it.

Hey Tex, bring that

old gal down here.

No running Tex, took a lot of

good grass to make that beef.

Mostly, if you let the

horse alone, he'll do it right.

Make up your rope,

could be you want to use it.

When do I get use it?

- Soon as we spot a maverick.

- A what?

A maverick,

a calf with no mother.

- No brand either.

- Why not?

One in the county was

misted around at that time,

outgrew its mother and wandered off.

Sort of like you.

That's better,

Hey there, come on.

Hey Demp!

Cassidy's place, I guess.

- Then maybe we can stop by and eat.

- Think they'll feed us?

- Man, am I hungry.

- You're the hungriest fella I know!

Never step down till you're asked.

Howdy, driftin' a

few toward Blue Lake.

- Didn't mean to butt in.

- Glad to have you stop by.

Step down and visit.

Hey, Tess!

- That's my kid.

- Yeah, real pretty.

Come here and say

howdy to the folks.

This is Dempsey Rae, honey.

- How do you do?

- How do you do?

Say, never seen anyone

handle a two year old any better.

Thanks, usually I don't work broncs,

but we're a little short handed.

This here is the ropin' kid.

- I'm Jeff Jimson.

- Pleased to meet you.

I'd better get

some food on the table.

Make yourself at home,

Brick and me will be back directly.

Thank you.

- Could be she likes you.

- Who likes me?

- Tess.

- Aaahh.

Yeah, she got real embarrassed

when you caught her in her pants.

She is just a kid.

Strap tells me you're running as

high as 15% on your winter loss.

- That's heavy, isn't it?

- Too heavy.

What with overgrazing on the range,

we gotta cut our losses or go broke.

Now, Toliver thinks

he's got a way to do it.

How's that.

Winter feed. We've got good grass

down here in the river bottom

that we can cut to stack,

and feed through the heavy snow.

I was trying we gonna

winter feed 10,000 heads.

We ain't got 10,000 heads.

And we cut enough grass for our few.

How you gonna the cattles

off to you to get ready to cut?

Toliver has got that figured, in fact

he had the answer with him last night.

Ever see any of this?

Yes, I've seen it.

Looks like it ought to

keep the cattle off the grass,

once they tangle with

that stuff they learn better.

Yeah, them barbs are sharp, feel 'em.

- I have felt it

- What's wrong?

I don't like it, and I don't

like anyone that uses it.

Well, I aim to use it,

does that go for me?

It does.

I can't knock you down,

cause you're in my house.

But I can tell you to leave.

Get out.

Demps!

- Why did you get upset?

- Leave it alone.

- Yeah, but those people...

- Leave it alone.

Jeff!

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