The Electric Horseman Page #9

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I'm not interested in

horses. They're too big. Oh.

Hey, he ain't got

a mean bone in his body.

We're not gonna get anywhere

with you in them spiky shoes.

C'mon, put your foot up here.

Oh, God! Okay, swing your

right leg right on over.

That's it.

There you go.

Here.

Oh, it, uh-

Sh-Should I pet him? Do what

you want. He ain't no dog.

Doyle Hicks. Go ahead.

You're on the air.

Is this Doyle?

Turn down your radio.

Yeah, well listen, I just wanna

say that what Sonny Steele done...

is wonderful news for the animals of this

country, and that's all I have to say.

...if somebody's poisoning

an animal,

that person should try

and stop it ifhe can.

I would've done the same damn

thing myself if I had the chance.

Them Ampco people got no right

to dope up a horse.

What'cha got? No. You're not

gonna throw this away, are you?

What is it?

Just notes.

Can I see 'em? They're just my notes.

What are these, in Russian?

That's my handwriting.

Read 'em.

No.

You got a secret?

"I feel I'm seeing this country

for the first time.

"Not looking down from a jet

30,000 feet up,

"but from the low angle...

"of a special man who means

to cross it on foot,

"leading a thoroughbred stallion

to a secret destination,

"to a private goal,

to a fairness that he intends

to find in these valleys.''

I, I can't. They're just

my notes. I'm embarrassed.

Nice.

It's hype.

Could've fooled me.

She ordered a camera crew

to meet her at Rim Rock Canyon,

I suppose to photograph

- The ceremony.

The sales figures again,

exactly.

In the three days since he took the horse,

the office equipment has been as projected.

The cereal.

Cumulatively up

30 percent.

And by closing time today,

they'd emptied the shelves.

Yes, Fitzgerald, what is it? Uh, well, sir,

there's something here

I think you should be aware of.

Where'd you get that?

There are about a half dozen

kids selling them on the street.

Now, that's not supposed

to be there.

Or we're not supposed

to be here.

You're lost?

About a mile's worth, I'd say. We

gotta get off this ridge. C'mon.

Maybe, uh-

Listen, maybe I could go

down and get us some supplies.

We've got enough supplies.

Let's go.

Ooh!

Here, here!

You okay?

Are you all right?

A-OK.

You sure? Yeah. Let's go.

Here. Maybe you

oughta sit down.

You don't understand

the problem.

Well, uh, lay down

or somethin'. Here.

And listen to you b*tch

about my boots? No, thank you.

No, no. I'm beginnin'

to like 'em. Here.

Right here. C'mon, sit

down. Oh, God, my back.

Easy.

Okay now, look.

You just relax 'cause we're

makin' good time. Don't worry.

Hold on.

Here.

Oh.

Little hair

of the dog.

Ooh!

I feel better already.

Yeah, well,

don't put it away.

Hey, why don't you

get some rest?

I'll go find us a place

to cross the road.

I won't be long.

Ooh.!

Hi there!

What's your name?

Louise.

Oh.!

Same as mine.

You, uh, you taking care

of this place all by yourself?

Is your name really Louise? You bet!

Your mom and dad here? My mom

went to get butane. We're all out.

You have a telephone?

It's out too.

Every time it snows

up at Marysville,

first thing,

the phone goes out.

Where's your car?

Oh, I'm sort of camping out,

and my car went on the blink.

And I, uh, need to get

a message to my boss.

Are you gonna be near a phone later on,

after you close up? We got a phone at home.

I bet you could make a call for me, and

get a message to him. Could you do that?

How much do you charge to

make a call? One dollar.

That's fair. Listen, let me

give you the phone number.

When you get him on the phone, ask for Les

Charles, and don't talk to anybody else.

When you get him, tell him

you're calling for me. For Louise.

No! Yeah, Louise

in Utah.

I know what state it is. When you

get him on the phone, tell him...

I said call off the crew,

and call off everything.

I'll explain when I see him.

Shouldn't I tell him about how your car

broke down? No, no. Just the rest of it.

- About the flu.

- No, the crew.

Call off the crew.

Let me write it out for you.

Her car broke down. Oh? Where's that, miss?

Well, it, it- Well, it didn't really

break down. It's just sort of acting-

Now I have to call her boss

about it. Say, aren't you, uh-

You know, television.

You've seen her.

Last week I saw her.

News.

News commentator. This is too

complicated, Louise. Thanks anyway.

I'm just gonna get

a few staples here.

- Tell us your name, please.

- Louise.

Found us a spot.

- How ya doin'?

- Good as new.

Serves ya right.

Whew. There's a place we can

cross the road about a mile south.

Gotta honk on it,

though.

I wanna get there

before dark.

We're that... close?

Yeah.

Where we can spend the night

inside for a change.

C'mon. Isn't there some

closer place where you guys...

take horses

to let 'em go?

I just usually use

the one, myself.

It's so pretty here. If I

were Rising Star, I'd love-

We'll, you're not.

C'mon.

Do me a favor,

will you, Alice?

Don't go tryin'to think

like a horse.

I'll worry about him.

You just take the notes.

Ol'Clark Wembly

had this place built,

and us cowboys used to come on

up here and use it for huntin'

Now Clark Wembly...

was really somethin'

He had a voice that was

just like runnin' molasses.

It'd come over the P.A. system:

"Sorry you lost, Sonny.''

And there I'd be,just lyin' in the dirt,just

havin' been dumped on by some damn bull...

just broke and busted.

But ol' Clark's voice would come sailin' across

there, and he'd say, "Give a big hand, folks.

Glad you come.

Better luck next time.''

God! Jesus!

He was so terrific.

He made me feel good.

He made me feel like tryin'

And he had a big bay mare

outta Idaho.

Ho, what an animal!

That horse used to ju-

just runnin'right off at

the mouth. I enjoyed it.

When we gonna get there?

About midday.

It's been a long haul.

Somethin' bothering ya?

What are you gonna do after? You're not

gonna start with the questions now, are ya?

When he's loose,

chasing mares,

do you just...

do the same?

What do you think?

You're the one

taking the notes.

You're a...

clever lady.

What do you think's

gonna happen?

You say that like

it's a bad word, "clever.''

No, I like you

being smart.

It's just sometimes

you're so busy being clever,

that I don't-

When was the last time

you were surprised?

You.

You were a surprise.

I told them.

Wha- Told?

I, uh-

I called the network and I told them

that you were going to Rim Rock Canyon.

And I asked them to meet

me there with a camera crew.

Oh.

- And that's not all.

- And now for the bad news?

I lied when I said

I was gonna go to jail.

I wasn't in any trouble.

Well.

Well, well, well.!

What do you know?

Oh, Sonny!

Please don't just walk away.

Don't be like that. Hit me, yell

at me. Slap me or something. Yell-

I already slapped ya, first

time we was alone together.

Swear to God, I wouldn't do

it now. Oh? Is that right?

You a new person? It was three

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