Sweet Land Page #4

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[Exhales]

But I also find comfort in a moral code.

I find comfort in a righteous path...

and I believe in a God

who teaches me to walk along it.

[Man Coughing]

And when Inge Altenberg...

first arrived in our community...

I was fearful of her differences...

but I had hoped that she

would join us on our path.

Inge Altenberg and Olaf Torvik

they're not married.

Now I find them dancing together...

sharing the same quarters,

perhaps the same bed.

And she is making coffee for him

in the morning.

You cannot choose to live like that...

and also to join with us.

The rest of you...

do not allow your good lives

to be poisoned by these two.

I'm not listening to what

the minister's talking about.

- You've been my friend ever since you got here.

- You can't harvest alone.

- You need these people. Harmo's steam thresher

- It'll all work out.

Frandsen, you've thrown yourself into debt with

your damn Ford, big tractor and magic lantern.

- It'll work out.

- You're not gonna have a farm much longer.

Brownie's gonna have to work in a factory

for the rest of her life.

- You're trying to pick a fight now.

- You're not a farmer.

You're a fool.

Your bigger, better, faster

- [All Gasp]

- [Groans]

[Ducks Squawking]

You believes God?

Something makes the crops come up.

Ja. But not church.

NotJesus.

[Sniffs]

Mmm.

- Smell.

- Smell, yes. Smell this.

And sun

Mmm.

- Feel.

- Ja. Feel the sun.

Feel this.

[Ducks Squawking]

You have Trume?

Dreams.

Dreams. Yes, you have?

I have work.

I don't have dreams.

[Grunts]

Grouse have dreams.

Ducks.

Grouse, pheasants

all have dreams.

But not you.

Ducks don't have dreams.

It gets cold. They fly south.

[Ducks Squawking]

[Squawking Continues]

[Duck Squawking]

Inge.

I go.

Don't.

Ducks dream. I know.

[No Audible Dialogue]

Watch the ankles.

Six, seven, eight, nine, 10.

Good. Come.

Six, seven, eight, nine, 10.

Good. Come.

Here, take.

Put the bottoms down together.

Take. Good.

Now lay them down.

Here. You tie in the middle. Good.

One, two, three, four...

five, six, seven, eight...

nine, 10, to a hundred.

Come. Tie this one.

Here, I'll put the string. Quickly.

Good.

Okay.

I know.

I do. You go.

Good work.

[Record Scratching]

[Phonograph Cranking]

[Classical]

[Continues]

[Continues]

[Ends]

Good horse.

[Bell Ringing In Distance]

[Man Shouting, Indistinct]

Come! Inge!

Giddap!

Whoa!

[Man Shouting, Indistinct]

Inside, I found a Griswold combination

meat and food chopper...

a Richardson perfect baby's crib

[Continues, Indistinct]

Look at that.

They're auctioning the baby's crib.

And at this time,

I'll turn it over to Palmer...

- and he'll give you the specifics on the property.

- Well, as many of you know

Look at the suit this guy's wearing.

Any of you guys own a suit like that?

[LaMotte]

...the condition of this mortgage.

And, uh, as of now, I will give you the legal

description of the property to be sold.

It's 160 acres, more or less...

Iocated on the northeast quarter

of section 11...

township 45, range 30

How many kids does he have?

- He's got nine kids.

- Nine kids.

Thank you, Palmer.

We're ready to start the auction.

That's that Socialist.

Get him out of here.

And I got 2,000.

Now 2, 100.

$2,000. Twenty-one, 21, two.

Twenty-one to two, two.

Twenty-one to two.

Twenty-one to two, two, two.

Twenty-one to two, two. Three.

Twenty-two to three,

three, three. Twenty-two to three.

Twenty-two to three. Four.

Twenty-three to four, four, four.

- 2,500.

- Twenty-five to six. Twenty-five to six, six, six.

[Chattering]

- Come with me.

- Huh, what?

- We just wanna talk to this guy.

- Come on.

[Auction Continues, Indistinct]

Gentlemen, watch. This is how it starts.

The law and the money together.

- This is it, right here.

- [Man] Take this guy down to the road, okay?

- Watch how it starts!

- The road!

Thirty-two to three, three, three.

Thirty-two to three.

Thirty-two to three.

Thirty-three to four.

Thirty-three to four, four, four.

- 3,500.

- Thirty-five to six. Thirty-five to six, six, six.

Thirty-five to six. Thirty-five to six.

Thirty-five to six, six, six.

Thirty-five to six.

Thirty-five to six.

That gentleman in the crowd

has just bid $4,500.

The bidding is at 5,000, gentlemen.

- 6,200

- 7,000!

The bidding stands at 7,000.

Do I hear any more bids?

Seventy-one. Seventy-one.

Hold on a minute. You can

still get in on the bidding.

Going once at 7,000.

Twice, 7,000.

Sold at 7,000 to the gentleman right here.

Would you give me your name, please?

- OlafTorvik.

- Would you step forward here?

I don't have $7,000.

I know.

[Car Engine Starts]

[Car Departs]

Is there a problem, Olaf?

This is a legal action.

I don't have 7,000.

- I see you finished your harvest.

- Yeah.

Well, it won't pay for this farm.

I mean, you might get,

what, 1,200 at most?

- I know.

- Where's this rest then?

In a pickle jar somewhere?

No.

Why did you do this then?

I just did it.

Congratulations.

You now own Frandsen's farm.

If you don't pay for it in 24 hours...

I'll own your farm, which is

a better piece of land anyway.

But I can help you out.

With a mortgage?

Sure.

Banking and farming don't mix.

Did you see that socialist

drug out of here?

Yah!

Thanks.

WhatWhat happen now?

The sheriff come.

[Car Approaching]

[Car Doors Opening, Closing]

[Knocking]

[Knocking]

Come in.

We kept enough

for winter and planting.

Good night.

I still think your coffee

is a little black.

[Man]

My eldestlost in the war.

[Sorrensen]

I'm sorry.

For me, these letters don't

provide sufficient evidence...

that this woman

is not a troublemaker.

We have no birth certificate,

no history.

Just some noncommittal comments

and anecdotes and pleasantries.

I can't take the risk. Not with what

has happened in Russia recently.

- Russia?

- Mmm.

Look at this. This comes from the mind

of a dangerous man.

I found that in church,

tucked in my hymnal.

We just want only to be married.

[Sorrensen]

Come on, Alden.

These are simple farmers

with honest dreams.

Give them the papers

so that they can get married.

I'm sorry.

This is her place now.

How can it be?

You can let it be.

You don't have the papers.

Now... I am married.

I am citizenship.

In my heart, I believe.

But that's not enough, Inge

in your heart to believe.

It has to be real.

You believes God?

All right.

[Exhales]

In my heart.

See you both on Sunday.

[Car Door Opens, Closes]

Mmm.

This is German food?

No, just food.

Brownie's pie?

My pie.

Your pie.

Me good cooking?

Inge?

- Ja?

- [Speaking German]

Ja.

All right.

Come.

What?

Come.

[Inge]

'A thing ofbeauty is a joy for ever

"Its loveliness increases,

"it will never pass into nothingness,

"but still will keep a bower quiet for us...

"and a sleep full of sweet dreams...

and health, and quiet breathing."

[Frandsen]

Knock, knock?

Knock, knock?

Who's there?

- It's a good one.

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