The Lusty Men Page #6

to a standstill.

First day on the circuit,

and you're a big man.

- Who, me?

- Sure, you.

Nice going, Wes.

I rode him, honey.

I rode him.

What's the matter?

You're shaking like a leaf.

I never want to go

through that again.

A new

world's record... 10 seconds flat.

You busted me.

That's against the rules.

Come on, cowboy.

Show us how

you rode yo-yo.

I'm pretty beat...

don't be like that,

Wes. Come on.

In such cases,

the thing to do is this.

Get a beer and cool

that loud mouth off.

One little ride, Wes.

Beat it.

He's got a horse.

Come here.

Right here.

Wes merritt.

Sure, Wes.

Nice going today.

Wes merritt.

$879.14.

Check or cash?

Cash!

Hi, everybody.

I hope you saved

a little for me.

I've got gasoline money coming.

Man, where's

this rodeoing been all my life?

There'll be a lot

of days when you come up empty.

I've got

$439.57 coming.

I don't know much

about reading and writing,

but I've got

an aptness for figures.

He gets half, remember?

I won't let him forget.

I owe you the change.

I'll owe you.

Come on, champ.

Winner has to buy the drinks.

We'll bring him back

in great shape.

Hey, you a pretty good drinker?

How's that?

I never saw you drink.

Just asking.

He's got to work in the morning.

There are a few things

he can do by himself.

If you want a drink, take it.

If he can't, ring the bell.

Cut it out.

People will think

you don't like each other.

Tell them about

the wild horse stampede.

I couldn't count them.

Part-wild horse myself.

Never been curried

below the knees.

Never been curried

above the neck, either.

You said it,

but I come

by my wildness natural.

Once, my ma was loping

across the great plains

on a paint horse.

Kiowas was after her.

She was about ready to foal.

Suddenly, she got a pain

in her stomach.

She got off the horse,

and I was born.

While I was being born,

the paint horse had a Colt.

The kiowas was closing in.

She jumped on the horse,

I jumped on the Colt,

and I've been riding

horses ever since.

You been riding

a lot of bulls, too.

How about a little

drop for me, sugar?

You just pour it

till it runs over.

I'm going to put

my brand on you, sugar.

That's my brand, sugar.

You catch on fast.

Hi. Al, I'd like you

to meet Louise merritt.

Oh. We sort of

met before.

Somebody got a lid?

Looks like this place

is going to boil over.

Hey, grace.

Burgess all right?

You poor dumb fools.

Kidding yourselves.

Calling this a sport!

A bunch of

crazy men paying for the privilege

of getting yourselves killed.

My husband did it

with $25 of borrowed money.

Relax, baby.

We'll take care

of the hitching-up.

Oh, my aching head.

We'll take care of that, too.

Right here.

This way.

He don't drink too good.

He's going to have

a balloon head.

Maybe he won't be able to rodeo.

I don't care

if he never rodeos again.

Still want

that ranch, don't you?

I had what I wanted.

That little 2 x 4 cabin?

- Happiness.

- For you, maybe.

- How about him? Maybe he wasn't happy.

- He was until you came along.

If he'd stuck

to the jackhammer...

Lady, the world's

full of prizes.

Every fella likes

to take a shot at them.

If he misses, fine.

But at least he tried.

You tried.

What did you win?

I made a thousand

bartenders rich in my time.

I've thrown away

the down payment for a dozen spreads

over a crap table.

I had 18 great years

all by myself.

Wes has got you.

If I'd had somebody like you,

it might have been a different.

What would it have changed?

Maybe nothing. Maybe everything.

You don't believe me

a little bit, do you?

I never met a man

who didn't do a little lying.

You can believe what

you want to about me,

but you're keeping the books.

They ain't lying.

Wes is doing real good.

Getting his brains kicked out,

that's how good he's doing.

He's trying to do it

all in one season.

The big ones

are coming up now...

Livermore, salinas,

Cheyenne, Pendleton.

We ought to get

together on this.

We could be friends.

I haven't got so many friends.

I could do with one more.

Let me give you some advice.

When you sit down

to a big dinner,

just loosen your belt.

More fun that way.

Thanks for the hitch-up.

Ok, Jeff.

See you in livermore.

He minds you well.

Horses are a lot like women.

They mind you a

little bit for love,

but a lot more from fear.

It's easier to get

a horse afraid of you than a woman.

Where's Wes?

No telling.

Hey, anybody in there?

Come on in.

Are you all right?

Grace gave me a cup of coffee.

Sure needed it.

I'm sorry about how

I acted at the hotel.

All these years,

waiting for something

to happen to buster,

telling myself

I wouldn't blow my top,

training myself not to.

Then it does happen, and...

Well, it was like

I never told myself nothing

or never practiced at all.

Couldn't help it.

This is all I got to show

for 15 years of married life.

It's not much.

Get out of this

while the getting's good.

Rodeoing will make

an old woman of you

before your time.

Well, let me get

my things together,

and you can have the trailer.

I bought this rig.

You what?

We have to have

a place to sleep, honey.

Besides, grace needed the money.

You send the entry fees

to Pendleton?

Yes, I did.

Why ain't you dressed yet?

It's almost showtime.

I'm tired, Wes.

I'll stay here.

What's the matter, honey?

Nothing's the matter.

It's just that after Cheyenne...

Aw, Cheyenne.

That bull

was spooky, that's all.

I can't sit

in that grandstand and watch anymore.

I'll be here when you come back.

Look how excited Ginny gets

when red's coming out

of the chute.

She don't worry him.

Ginny ain't the worrying type.

Now, honey, nothing's

going to happen to me.

I'm dumb, and I'm lucky.

Come out to the show tonight,

and afterwards we'll celebrate.

You been spending

an awful lot of money.

We've got the money to spend

for the first time in our lives.

All week long, you been

yapping about money.

Don't make me sound like a nag.

Well, then stop worrying.

You get me riled up.

I'm all in one piece.

That's how I want you to stay.

You better go.

You'll be late.

If you still want to

go out afterwards,

all right, we'll go.

That's more like it.

Starting off with red clauson

from kearney, Nebraska,

on a horse called politician.

They've got this one

named right.

He don't seem able to

figure where he's going.

Now out of chute number 2,

Wes merritt,

from big Springs, Texas,

on a horse called

acey-deucy.

He's already

won more prize money

in his first year of competition

than any other newcomer to rodeo

that I can remember.

Outside!

Wes is in trouble!

Watch it!

Somebody give

that cowboy a hand!

That was a rough one.

He's a lucky cowboy

to be walking away

from a spill like that.

And now, ladies and gentlemen,

we go to chute number 7

for Walt Matthews

coming out on ride away.

That's a pretty sky.

Leg giving you trouble, book?

Either my boot's too little,

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