The Sea of Grass Page #3

COLONEL, I JUST BEEN DOWN

AT THE BARN.

PETE SAYS THAT NEW BULL'S BEEN

FIGHTING AGAIN.

- OH?

CUT UP PRETTY BAD.

OH, I'LL GO

RIGHT DOWN.

YOU'LL BE ALL RIGHT,

WON'T YOU?

I CAN'T TAKE A CHANCE ON

THAT NEW BULL.

JEFF, JUST HOW

IMPORTANT IS A BULL?

WELL, THIS ONE

IS SURE A BEAUTY.

THERE'S A NEIGHBOR.

HUH? WHERE?

THERE.

OH, THAT'S JUS HEADQUARTERS CAMP.

OH.

WE GOT A NEIGHBOR,

THOUGH.

MCGEE RANCH, LAYS RIGHT OVER

ABOUT 15 MILES.

15 MILES?

IS THERE A MRS. MCGEE?

NO. MCGEE'S

AN OLD BACH.

OH.

WELL...

GOOD NIGHT, JEFF.

LUTIE.

YES, JIM?

HAVE YOU BEEN CRYING?

NO.

HAVE YOU BEEN FEELING LIKE CRYING?

NO, JIM.

WHAT HAVE YOU:

BEEN FEELING?

OH, I'VE BEEN...

JUST THINKING.

WHAT ABOUT?

OH, ABOUT... ABOUT ALL THE THINGS

I'M GOING TO DO

HOW I'M GOING TO

FIX UP THE HOUSE.

I'LL GET YOU EVERYTHING

YOU NEED, LUTIE.

YOU'RE SURE

YOU'RE ALL RIGHT?

VERY SURE.

LUTIE...

ONLY...

- ONLY WHAT?

ONE THING:

I WISH YOU LOOKED AT ME

THE WAY YOU LOOK AT THAT OUT THERE.

CUT ALL THEM COPPERWOODS

OUT OF THE HERD FIRS MRS. BREWTON DON'T WANT NO

MIXED BREEDS AT THIS END OF THE RANGE.

JUST YEW AND TAMARIND.

HEY, THIS HERE'S A MAVERICK,

AIN'T IT?

SURE 'TIS. BRAND HER

AND LET HER GO.

COMMENCE PLANTING THEM NOW,

CLEAR AROUND THE HOUSE.

YEAH, LIKE A FENCE!

PAT THE DIRT UP NICE

AROUND THEM ROOTS.

THEY'RE KIND OF SPINDLY.

I'M AFRAID THE FIRS GOOD WIND

WILL KNOCK 'EM FLATTER

THAN A FLITTER.

DON'T YOU WORRY ABOU THEM LITTLE TREES.

THEY'RE SKINNY,

BUT THEY'RE AWFUL STUBBORN.

THANK YOU, BANTY.

I SAW SELINA HALL

IN TOWN YESTERDAY.

SHE'S STILL LIVING IN THAT LEAN-TO

BEHIND THE SALOON.

SHOULD'VE LEFT WHEN

THE OTHER SQUATTERS DID.

SHE'S TAKING IN WASHING NOW.

THE WATER'S LIKE LYE

HER HANDS WERE BLEEDING.

WHAT'S THE MATTER

WITH HER MAN?

THERE ARE PLENTY OF JOBS IN SALT FORK

IF A MAN WANTS TO WORK.

OH, HE'S WORKING

IN THE SALOON.

HE SMELLS EXACTLY

LIKE BEER.

JIM, SAM HALL'S A FARMER.

HE'S NOT A MAN TO BE

SMELLING OF BEER.

AND SELINA HAS TO CARRY ALL

THE WATER SHE USES FOR BLOCKS.

WELL, YOU CAN'T EXPECT TO FIND

MUCH WATER AROUND A SALOON.

OH, JIM.

SHE'S HAVING ANOTHER ONE,

YOU KNOW.

HUSBAND?

BABY.

OH.

SHE CAN'T HAVE IT IN THAT LEAN-TO

BEHIND THE SALOON.

SELINA SAYS THEY'VE BEEN TALKING

ABOUT FILING:

ON A SPOT NEAR:

MULE CREEK FLAT.

RIGHT SMACK IN THE MIDDLE

OF MY HEADQUARTERS RANGE.

YES. NICE AND CLOSE

TO US, ISN'T?

WHAT IS NICE ABOU BEING CLOSE?

JIM, SELINA'S MY FRIEND.

SHE'S THE ONLY ONE

I'VE GOT OUT HERE.

SHE'D BE A NEIGHBOR.

YOUR WORK TAKES YOU AWAY

SO MUCH.

I'M NOT COMPLAINING, DARLING.

BUT SHE'D BE SOMEONE

TO TALK TO.

WOMEN LIKE:

TO TALK A LOT.

YES, I KNOW.

NO, THANKS.

THEY COULD BE SETTLED

BEFORE THE BABY COMES.

THAT'LL BE IN APRIL.

I'LL HAVE MINE IN MAY.

YOU'LL WHAT?

HAVE YOU SEEN DOC REID?

MM-HMM.

LUTIE!

GOOD GIRL, LUTIE

GOOD BOY, JIM.

SELINA SAYS SHE WANTS A BOY.

I'LL BUY YOU A WHOLE FLOOR OF THE BES HOSPITAL IN DENVER.

WHAT FOR? HOME'S THE PLACE

TO HAVE A BABY.

WONDER WHERE SELINA

WILL HAVE HERS.

OUT UNDER A BUSH SOMEWHERE,

I SUPPOSE.

I HAVE A HUNCH IT'S GOING

TO BE SOMEWHERE ON MULE CREEK FLAT.

OH, JIM! YOU'LL LIKE THE HALLS

WHEN YOU GET TO KNOW THEM.

I DON'T EXPECT TO GET TO

KNOW THEM.

WHY?

I DON'T THINK THEY'LL

BE HERE LONG ENOUGH.

DON'T BE CRUEL, JIM.

I WON'T HAVE TO. THE COUNTRY HERE

TAKES CARE OF ITSELF, LUTIE.

I DON'T KNOW JUST HOW

IT WILL HAPPEN,

BUT I'LL GIVE THEM

ABOUT 6 MONTHS.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO

FIND OUT ALL THA FOR YOURSELF,

AREN'T YOU?

ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD.

TELL THEM TO FILE,

AND AS LONG AS THEY'RE HERE,

I'LL BE NICE TO THEM.

I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH,

COLONEL BREWTON.

KIND OF TOOK ADVANTAGE

OF ME:

YOU KNOW THAT, DON'T YOU,

MRS. BREWTON?

THAT'S WHAT AN ADVANTAGE IS FOR.

THIS KiD BETTER LOOK LIKE YOU,

OR I'LL DROWN IT.

HI!

HELLO, SELINA! WHOA.

WE'RE GETTING A SOD HOUSE UP.

WHAT A COUNTRY-

MAN NEEDS A HOUSE,

HE JUST DIGS I OUT OF THE GROUND.

YES, QUITE A COUNTRY

AND GETTING BETTER.

WHY, MR. CHAMBERLAIN.

MRS. BREWTON.

SAY, I DIDN'T KNOW YOU FOLKS

WAS ACQUAINTED.

OH, YES. MR. CHAMBERLAIN

IS AN OLD, OLD FRIEND AND ADVISOR.

DID HE ADVISE YOU TOO, SELINA?

SHOWED US HOW TO

FILE ON THIS LAND,

IF YOU CALL THAT ADVISING.

I BROUGHT A PRESENT FOR LITTLE MOLLY.

HIS NAME IS:

REDEYE SON-OF-A-GUN.

HERE, MOLLY. HERE'S

A PRESENT FOR YOU.

I HOPE YOU CAN USE ALL THA STUFF, SELINA.

WHY, HONEY, I CAN USE ANYTHING

FROM A BUTTONHOOK TO

A KITCHEN RANGE.

COLONEL BREWTON SENT US OVER

A SIDE OF BEEF.

THIS BUFFALO GRASS SURE

GOES DOWN DEEP.

HELLO, SAM!s

I'D FEEL A LOT EASIER IF YOU'D TAKE

THAT BEEF BACK, MRS. BREWTON.

WE DON'T NEED IT.

SHUT UP SAM,

SURE WE NEED IT.

WELL, MAYBE WE DO-

FOR EATING PURPOSES.

BUT I'D SURE CHOKE ON I IF I FIGURED TAKING I GAVE ANYBODY

ANY WRONG IDEAS.

WE'RE HERE BECAUSE WE

GOT A RIGHT TO BE HERE.

NOBODY'S LETTING US

DO ANYTHING.

WE'RE JUST DOING IT AND

WE CAN TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES.

I KNOW THAT, SAM.

YOU WANT LUTIE TO FEEL

SHE AIN'T WELCOME?

THAT AIN'T WHAT I MEAN,

AND YOU KNOW IT.

YOU WANT TO COME TO SEE MY WIFE

HERE ON OUR PLACE,

YOU COME, AND MOST WELCOME,

MRS. BREWTON.

THANK YOU, SAM.

DON'T TAKE SAM

SERIOUS.

HE'S JUST BEING A MAN.

I KNOW. THEY'RE RATHER PECULIAR PEOPLE

SOMETIMES, AREN'T THEY?

SOMETIMES?!

YOU KNOW, I OWE YOU

AN APOLOGY.

WHEN YOU FIRST DROVE UP TODAY,

I THOUGH "HERE COMES

LADY BOUNTIFUL."

I TAKE IT BACK. YOU'RE REALLY

FOND OF SAM AND SELINA HALL.

SELINA WAS MY FIRST FRIEND OUT HERE.

I'M AWFULLY GLAD SHE DOESN' SEEM LONELY.

DID YOU EXPECT HER TO BE?

WELL, THIS IS THE PLACE FOR IT.

HARDLY A WOMAN'COUNTRY.

IT COULD BE.

IT SHOULD BE,

AND SOMEDAY IT WILL.

WHEN? HOW?

WHY NOT? IT'S HAPPENED

IN OTHER PLACES.

FIRST THE COVERED WAGONS,

THEN THE HOUSES,

THEN THE FARMS-FAMILIES,

CHILDREN GROWING UP.

SURE, IT WILL BE A WOMAN'S COUNTRY THEN.

WOMEN WILL HELP:

MAKE IT THEIRS.

DO YOU HEAR THAT,

MR. CHAMBERLAIN?

THE HEAR IT?

THE PEOPLE, I MEAN,

OUT THERE.

THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF

SELINAS AND SAMS

REALLY, ISN'T IT?

COLONEL BREWTON HEARS SOMETHING

SO DIFFERENT.

I'M AFRAID YOU'VE GOT ME WRONG.

I DON'T HEAR ANY VOICES.

I ONLY KNOW THIS IS GOOD LAND

THAT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING

UNLESS PEOPLE GE THEIR LIVING OUT IT.

USE IT, LIVE ON IT.

THAT'S WHERE I COME IN.

I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS.

ANYWAY, I'LL MAKE

A STAB AT IT.

I TURN BACK HERE.

MAYBE THEN, THIS WOULD BE

MY COUNTRY TOO.

AND YOU-

WHAT DO YOU HEAR?

I'VE BEEN TOLD

THAT A GOOD WIFE

HEARS ONLY WHAT HER HUSBAND

WANTS HER TO HEAR.

WELL, WHAT AN OLD-FASHIONED IDEA.

DON'T BE UNFAIR,

MR. CHAMBERLAIN.

YOU MUST ADMIT THA COLONEL BREWTON'S

MADE IT EASY:

FOR SELINA AND SAM.

ONE SIDE OF BEEF?

CONSCIENCE MONEY.

YOU ARE UNFAIR.

I'M REALISTIC. DON'T FORGE IT'S ONLY ONE SAM, ONE SELINA

AND ONE SIDE OF BEEF.

YOU SPEAK OF THOUSANDS.

I'M WONDERING WHY

BREWTON EVEN HELPED ONE.

HE'S A PIRATE, YOU KNOW.

YOU DON'T KNOW HIM,

THAT'S ALL. I DO.

WHY DO WOMEN INSIST ON LOVING MEN

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