Run for Cover Page #2

All right, boys.

Now get ahold of

them baggage men.

They're waitin' inside.

Good.

SHERIFF:

Now we'll find out

whose story holds water.

DOW:

I'm just as anxious

as you are.

That's him.

That's one of 'em.

What did you tell

these people?

Let me hear

what you said to them.

Well, I told them

what happened.

All right,

let's hear it again.

Just exactly

what did happen?

Go on.

Like I said, we were

right near the top of the grade,

Where we got held up before,

and we heard these shots.

Two shots.

Did they come at you?

We figured

that was a signal.

What made you

figure that?

Last time...

Never mind about last time.

Did we make

any move at you?

I wasn't taking no chances.

Tell the truth!

Did we or didn't we?

Maybe...

Maybe we did

act a little hasty.

You sure did.

Then you made up

a great big story about it.

And then these butchers

did the rest.

Now, just a minute,

mister.

Where'd they take the kid?

Swenson's farm.

Couple miles south of town.

You ain't told us what you was

doin' here to begin with.

I was comin' in

to look your town over

To see if it was the kinda place

I'd wanna live in.

Well, you sure answered

that question.

Here's your gun.

It'd be a good idea

if you wore yours that way.

Mister, we...

We owe you

an apology.

I'll tell the boy.

He'll be real touched.

Well, how was I to know

from what these two fellas...

We didn't ask you

to shoot nobody down

Without giving 'em

a chance.

You'd think I done it

all by myself.

You was there, too.

All of you.

You were wearin'

the badge.

(Rooster crows)

Yes?

Ma'am.

I'm looking

for Davey Bishop.

They said

they were gonna bring him here.

This is the Swenson place,

isn't it?

It is.

I... I was with him

when the law jumped him.

The sheriff just admitted

he made a mistake.

The boy's here,

isn't he?

Yeah.

The doctor's

just with him.

One moment, please.

Your name Swenson?

Ja.

Helga Swenson.

You will come in?

Thank you.

How is he?

You hurt, too?

Oh, it's nothing.

A crease.

What?

A crease.

Just the skin.

What about Davey?

He's in here.

That's all I can do

for him.

How is he?

Three bullet holes

and a leg all busted up.

Is he gonna make it?

I can't work miracles.

If he's still alive tomorrow,

I'll take a look at him.

What about his family?

They been told?

His parents died

years back.

He's been a ward of the town

since, you might say,

Living with one family

or the other.

Too bad.

He was a nice kid.

Kinda wild,

but he'd got over it.

You talk

like he was dead already.

Mister, I can't

work miracles.

I know.

You said that.

Bye.

Father...

This is my father, mister...

Oh, Dow.

Matthew Dow.

I'm pleased

to know you.

Say, do you mind if

I hang around here awhile,

Kinda look after him?

You're welcome to.

Thanks.

There's work to do.

Farms do not run themselves.

In a minute, father.

In the old country,

Children do not say

"In a minute"

When the father speaks.

That's why I like America.

Sit down.

I'll fix your head.

That's all right.

Yes, I know.

It's just a crease?

Never mind with any of that.

Just a little water will do.

You sit here.

How did this happen,

That they shoot at you

and the other?

'Cause you got

a sheriff in this town

Who ought to be

behind a butcher's counter.

I don't understand if

you've done nothing wrong.

He didn't wait to find out.

They just blasted away.

You lucky they didn't hurt you

more badly, too.

I'd made the boy

ride up in front.

And, eh, you feel

sort of responsible?

That's part of it.

Thank you.

Perhaps there's more?

Yes, there's more.

My boy had lived to be

just about his age.

This doesn't look good.

Kid's gonna die,

he should be able to wake up

And see a friendly face.

Have somebody around

when he wakes up scared.

If you need anything,

I'm in here.

Thanks.

Here's your breakfast.

He's burning up.

Where's that doctor?

He said he'd be here today.

It's only 7:
00.

Listen, you eat your breakfast

before it gets cold.

I'll do this.

You've been very nice.

And thanks

for this, too.

You eat now.

The doc says Davey's

coming along fine.

He'll make it.

We're getting up a kitty

to pay the doc.

The boys was wonderin' if there

was anything else they could do.

Have they got

any books in town?

Books?

I guess

I could round some up.

But I never figured Davey

for much of a reader.

Well, maybe he never had

so much time before.

Aye.

I'll see what I can do.

He ate everything.

Anybody who doesn't

like your cooking

Doesn't want to get well.

He's all right.

He went right back to sleep.

Well, then I'll... I'll

finish this.

You said the other night

that you had a son.

Died ten years ago.

Do you have a wife, too?

She divorced me.

She must have been bad.

No.

Just hated the sight of me.

That's hard to understand.

She did very well with it.

Does it hurt you

to talk about it?

Not anymore.

You mind

if I ask you something?

This is as far

as our ticket would take us.

Well, you were

going to ask that.

Weren't you?

What two Swedes are doing

in a place like this?

That's right.

We didn't know

we were coming here.

My father has an uncle

who lives in California,

And he used to write us

about his place.

So we decided

that's where we wanted to go,

But we didn't know

the country was so big.

So when we got this far

on the train,

We had no more money.

So here we are.

My father says that

when we make enough money,

We shall go to California

and buy land next to my uncle.

Only it's two years now, and

we still haven't made any money.

How's that?

Well, without help, we cannot

farm enough to make money.

And without money,

we cannot hire anyone to help.

Isn't there something

I can do around here

To kinda work off what

I owe you for all this?

You owe us nothing.

Sure I do.

I haven't got any money...

You are a guest.

Father would think

you had very bad manners

If he heard you

talk like that.

It is late.

Yes, father.

He doesn't think

very much of me.

It isn't you. It's our custom

he's thinking of.

What's the custom?

In Sweden, a girl is not

supposed to be alone with a man

Unless he's...

Well, unless they're...

It's a very silly

custom, anyhow.

Good night.

Good night.

Soon the boy will be

well enough to be moved.

He's still

very weak, father.

He's young.

He will get stronger.

Morning.

Good morning.

He's sleeping like a baby.

I wanna ask a favor,

Mr. Swenson.

Ja?

You've been very kind

to Davey and me,

And now that he

won't be needing somebody

To watch over him

every minute,

I was wondering if there isn't

something I can do around here

To kinda pass the time away.

A man gets logy

sitting around all day.

You're right.

It's not good for a man

to stay in the house.

A fella needs exercise.

Without it, the man

has no appetite.

Besides, Helga and you,

I would not let you do it

any other way.

I sure fooled him.

Whoa!

How 'bout it, doc?

When you gonna let me up?

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