Rio Bravo Page #9

Where'd you get that hat?

- Chance gave it to me. For a souvenir.

- For a what?

- Stumpy, we're coming in.

- Well, come ahead.

See, he ain't too proud to yell.

Stumpy, where do you keep

the deputy sheriff badges?

In the right-hand drawer there.

You know where the book is,

the one with the oath?

No! If you can't take care of your own

truck don't look for me to do it.

We'll have to do without it.

Raise your right hand.

Do you solemnly swear to take

on the duties of a sheriff's deputy...

Found yourself another knothead

who don't know when he's well off?

In the county of Presidio

of the great state of Texas?

I do.

And that includes taking orders from me.

All right, sheriff.

How about giving me one?

Get over at the hotel

and pick up your stuff.

Move in here.

What're you laughing about?

What I got myself in for.

Cheerful about it anyways, ain't he?

- How good do you think he is?

- He's all right.

You think he's as good

as Wheeler said he was?

He threw me my gun and while it was

in the air, he got one of them.

- Then he got another one.

- Good enough. Good enough.

Is he as good as I used to be?

It'd be pretty close.

I'd hate to have to live on the difference.

Then you got the best of it. Him for me.

What's he talking about? "Him for me"?

Nobody never tells me

nothing around here.

You heard him, he's quitting.

What's got into you?

Look at me. Ain't that pretty?

Shaking worse all the time.

What can a man do with hands like that?

Tell me, what?

Take a drink! You said Chance told you to.

You did, didn't you, Chance?

He can take the whole bottle.

Well, go ahead.

Stumpy-

Don't close it.

Didn't spill a drop.

Shakes are gone...

just because of a piece of music.

Till they played that piece,

I forgot how I got into this thing.

Keep on playing it,

I don't think I'll ever forget again.

Chance, give me another shot at it...

Stumpy can take the bottle away.

You heard him.

Bring it out, put it back.

Nobody ever asks me if I need a drink.

I ain't gonna wait for them to ask me,

because I do.

You two's enough to drive a man to it.

I think I'll go watch the road again.

Unless you need me for something else.

Did you forget this?

You could clean up a little.

Yeah, you're a heck of a looking deputy.

I'm better than I look.

I'll do that tonight.

If you think of it, send me some food.

I think I could eat something.

Nothing in his stomach.

Nothing but guts.

You can quit worrying about him

and start thinking about me.

We know about him.

He's gonna be all right, but I ain't.

That got my goat.

I can't watch a man get down.

Where're you going?

To get Dude something to eat.

And you'd better...

I know, get back in my hole.

No, you'd better watch out for Colorado

when he comes back.

I forgot to tell him

how trigger-happy you are.

We get a good man, he has to watch you

to keep from getting shot full of holes.

Close the window!

Still talking about that little accident

last night.

Never can satisfy him.

The sun is sinking in the West.

The cattle go down to the stream.

The red wing settles in her nest.

It's time for her cowboy to dream.

Purple light.

In the Canyon.

That's where I long to be.

With my sweet girl companion.

Just my rifle, pony and me.

Gonna hang my sombrero.

On the limb of a tree.

Coming home, sweetheart darling.

Just my rifle, pony and me.

Whippoorvvill.

In the Willow.

Sings a sweet melody.

Riding to.

Riding to.

Amarillo.

Amarillo.

Just my rifle, pony and me.

- No more cows.

- No more cows.

- To be roping.

- To be roping.

- No more strays.

- No more strays.

- Will I see.

- Will I see.

Round the bend.

Round the bend.

She'll be waiting.

She'll be waiting.

- For my rifle, pony and me.

- For my rifle, pony and me.

- For my rifle, my pony.

- For my rifle, my pony.

- And me.

- And me.

That's real pretty.

Go on, play some more.

Why don't you play something

I can sing with you?

Why don't you play something

I can sing with you?

I wish I was an apple.

That's a good one.

Hanging in the tree.

And every time my sweetheart pass.

She'd take a bite of me.

She told me that she loved me.

She called me "Sugarplum".

She threw her arms around me.

I thought my time had come.

Get along home, Cindy, Cindy.

Get along home, Cindy, Cindy.

Get along home, Cindy, Cindy.

I'll marry you sometime.

I wish I had a needle.

As fine as I could sew.

I'd sew her in my pocket

And down the road I go.

Cindy hug and kiss me.

She wrung her hands and cried.

She swore I was the prettiest thing

That ever lived or died.

Get along home, Cindy, Cindy.

Get along home, Cindy, Cindy.

Get along home, Cindy, Cindy.

I'll marry you sometime.

That's nice. Ain't it, Chance?

It's better than being out

in the street and getting shot at.

I can't argue with you.

- You're right, Stumpy.

- Right about what?

- I should have thought of it before.

- Thought about what?

Burdette's shown his hand.

He isn't gonna rush this jail.

Everything he's tried has been outside.

We could sit here and wait for the marshal.

Only be three or four days.

How much food you got, Stumpy?

Enough for all of us?

Yeah, if you can eat what I eat.

- Water and firewood?

- Filled up this morning.

We do need some blankets and tobacco,

and matches.

- Less you got plenty.

- He ain't.

- And a few bottles of beer, Dude?

- Thanks, Stumpy.

There's another thing now...

if we're all gonna be in here

three or four days, close together like...

it might be a good idea if a certain

party, not to mention no names was to...

do what he said he'd do.

A horse barn's a good place but it ain't

a place for a fellow to roll around in.

All right, Stumpy.

Me, I like roses, but this fellow ain't

no rose this fellow I'm talking about.

I'm gonna take a bath. I said I would.

Dude, I never had no idea you wouldn't.

I was just wondering when.

He'll keep talking till we get out of here.

I'll take a bath

while you gather up the stuff.

Yell when you get back, because

you look different when you're clean.

How do you do that?

It's easy, Carlos.

You just weren't watching.

Carlos, open up.

Coming. Coming.

Buenos tardes, Seor Chance.

I think it is best to lock the door.

Yeah. Carlos, I'm sleeping

over at the jail tonight. All of us are.

We'll need some blankets,

plenty of tobacco, and matches.

- And some beer too.

- You feeling better?

Much better.

- That's all you need?

- That's all.

When you get the stuff together,

let us know. I'll be upstairs.

Now don't make any noise.

Open your mouth.

Hi, Feathers.

Have you got any soap

that smells like roses?

I have some soap,

but it doesn't smell like a rose.

Won't do. Won't do. Stumpy likes roses.

Who's Stumpy?

The fellow that likes roses.

No, he watches the jail.

- Hurry it up.

- Right away.

Yeah, what's all this

about moving down to the jail?

Something I should have done

two or three days ago.

Are you sorry you didn't?

Are you?

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