The Sea of Grass Page #6

HE LIKES AN AUDIENCE.

CHAMBERLAIN'S GOT SALT FORK

MADE A FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT.

GOT HIMSELF ELECTED JUDGE.

WHAT ABOUT JUDGE WHITE?

ONLY LOCAL MATTERS NOW.

OH, IS THAT SO?

AND HERES CHAMBERLAIN'S

MESSAGE TO YOU, JIM.

TOMORROW HE'S SENDING NOTICE TO

EVERY SQUATTER IN TOWN

AND THERE'S A WHOLE

THE WAGON TRAIN OF 'EM-

THAT THE GOVERNMENT'S

REPRESENTED HERE NOW

AND WILL THEM:

FULL PROTECTION.

YOU'LL HAVE A HUNDRED CLAIMS ON

YOUR RANGE BEFORE THE WEEK IS OUT.

WHAT DO YOU THINK

WE OUGHT TO DO, MACK?

I'VE BEEN LOOKING

FOR A CHANCE-

ANY CHANCE OF ANY

KIND- TO HEAD IT OFF

BUT THERE ISN'T ANY.

IT'S THE FEDERAL

GOVERNMENT NOW,

THE LAW OF THE LAND,

AND IT'S OBEYED.

IT'S GOT TO BE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK, LUTIE?

I? WELL, I THINK

MACK HAS SAID IT, JIM.

IT HAD TO HAPPEN, JIM.

EVERYONE KNEW IT.

I THINK YOU DID:

IN YOUR HEART.

NO.

NO, I DIDN'T, LUTIE.

WELL!

GOOD.

GOOD NIGHT DEAR.

HOW IS YOUR FINGER

WHERE YOU CUT IT?

YOU TOLD ME:

IT WOULDN'T HURT.

WELL, IT WON'T HURT, EITHER.

ANYTHING YOU SAY

GOES, HUH, JIM?

SURE. SHE'S JIM'S GIRL.

HER FIRST CRUSH.

COME, SARAH BETH.

GOOD NIGHT, DEAR.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT, LUTIE.

VERY NICE DINNER.

THANK YOU.

GOOD NIGHT, LUTIE.

GOOD NIGHT, JIM.

GOOD NIGHT, DEAR.

DON'T GET LUTIE

WRONG, JIM.

SHE'S A WOMAN,

AND, WELL..

I DON'T GET HER

WRONG, DOC.

IT'S JUST THAT I KEEP

WISHING SHE WAS REALLY ON MY SIDE.

WELL, HELP YOURSELVES,

GENTLEMEN.

WHAT ARE YOU:

GOING TO DO, JIM?

RIGHT NOW? GOING FOR

A LITTLE WALK.

IS THAT COLD?

BANTY,

BRING JOE.

HOLD HER A MINUTE.

CAN I GO UNDER THERE?

ANDY, YOU TAKE THE DAVIS PLACE

AND MCGEE'S RANCH.

TELL THEM I WANTS TO SEE THEM.

TELL THEM IT WON'T HUR TO BRING THEIR WINCHESTERS.

WAKE, YOU TAKE VALEZ'S RANCH AND

THE OUTFIT SOUTH.

YOU BET, COLONEL.

GET GOING.

YOU WERE GOING:

TO PUT ME TO BED.

YES, DARLING. I'LL COME RIGH BACK AND PUT YOU TO BED.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

I COULD CRY FOR YOU, JIM

DON'T WASTE I ON ME, LUTIE.

WHY DON'T YOU GO UP AND TRY TO

GET SOME SLEEP?

BECAUSE THAT'S NOT WHAT I NEED.

WHY DO YOU KEEP:

LOOKING AT ME?

WHAT DO YOU KEEP

WANTING OF ME?

NOTHING, LUTIE. NOTHING ANYMORE.

I DON'T EXPECT IT.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING

TO DO, JIM?

IF CHAMBERLAIN WANTS TO DECLARE WAR,

HE'S GOING TO GET IT.

YOU'RE REALLY GOING TO GO OU AND SHOO THE FIRST HOMESTEADERS THA COME OVER?

THAT'S RIGHT.

IN COLD BLOOD?

IF THAT'S WHA YOU WANT TO CALL IT.

DON'T DO IT, JIM.

GIVE UP ON IT.

WHO ARE YOU:

PROTECTING?

YOU, JIM. YOU.

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT.

WHY DO YOU WANT ME TO LOSE?

I DIDN'T SAY THAT.

BUT YOU DO, DON'T YOU?

WELL, I-I GUESS SO.

MAYBE I DO.

WHY? WHY?

I... I... MAYBE THEN

I'D HAVE A CHANCE.

MAYBE YOU'D TURN

TO ME-TO ME ALONE.

IS THAT THE ONLY REASON?

JIM, IT'S MURDER,

KILLING PEOPLE.

I DON'T KNOW

IF I COULD BEAR IT.

I... I'VE TRIED TO FIT IN, I'VE TRIED TO

BE WHAT YOU WANT, BUT...

YOU HAVE DONE THAT.

I'VE SEEN YOU TRYING.

BUT TO GO OU IN COLD BLOOD...

BUT I'VE SEEN OTHER THINGS I'VE SAID

NOTHING ABOUT.

THEY'RE INNOCENT PEOPLE, JIM.

I'M GOING TO DO

WHAT I HAVE TO DO.

ALL RIGHT, JIM.

ALL RIGHT, WHAT?

DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO.

I'VE NOTHING MORE TO SAY.

AND WHAT WILL YOU DO?

NOTHING. I'LL WAIT.

NOTHING MORE TO SAY?

NO.

YOU'D GO ON LIVING WITH A MURDERER,

LUTIE? WHY?

WHY DO YOU OWE ME THAT?

THAT'S A LOT.

YOU WOULDN'T HAVE DONE IT ONCE.

YOU'VE CHANGED/

WHAT CHANGED YOU?

WHY DO YOU OWE ME SO MUCH?

THE TRIP TO DENVER, MAYBE?

YOU NEVER REALLY TOLD ME

WHY YOU CAME BACK HERE.

DO YOU WANT TO TELL ME

NOW, LUTIE?

NOTHING MORE TO DAY.

WELL, I GUESS THA SAYS IT ALL.

IT TOOK A LONG TIME

BUT IT'S ALL SET NOW.

I TRIED, JIM. I TRIED.

MORE THAN ONCE.

BUT YOU JUST LOOKED AT ME.

YOU JUST LOOKED AT ME

AND STOPPED ME.

I COULDN'T. I COULDN'T.

BUT NOW I'M GLAD

IT'S OUT IN THE OPEN.

I DON'T CARE WHAT HAPPENS.

I'M GLAD IT'S OU AFTER 2 YEARS. I'M GLAD IT'S OUT.

WHEN DO YOU WANT TO LEAVE, LUTIE?

I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE.

THEN WHEN ARE YOU

GOINGTO LEAVE?

YOU CAN CATCH THE NEXT TRAIN.

YOU'D BETTER GO UP AND PACK.

WE'LL START IN THE MORNING.

I DON'T SEE HOW,

WITH ALL THE CHILDREN'S THINGS.

THE CHILDREN'S THINGS?

YOU WON'T HAVE TO PACK THOSE.

YOU THINK I'D LEAVE THEM HERE?

I'M SURE OF IT.

I COULDN'T LEAVE THEM.

YOU CAN TAKE:

ONE OF THEM, LUTIE.

ONE?

YOU CAN TAKE BROCK.

BUT IF YOU TAKE HIM

YOU TAKE EVERYTHING THAT GOES WITH IT,

AND SO DOES HE.

IF YOU LEAVE HIM

I'LL BRING HIM UP, AND I'LL DO FOR HIM.

A MAN WANTS A SON.

ALL RIGHT, JIM.

I THOUGHT YOU'D

SEE IT MY WAY.

BUT I... I WON'T LET YOU KEEP

THEM FOREVER. I'LL FIGHT.

THAT'S ONE FIGH I WOULDN'T LOSE, LUTIE.

YOU STILL CARRY HIM

IN YOUR HEART. DON'T YOU?

I CARRY YOU:

IN MY HEART, JIM

I LOVE YOU. CAN'T YOU SEE THAT?

I LOVE YOU.

YOU COULDN'T LOVE ME

AND BE AGAINST ME.

YOU'LL BOTH HAVE TO BE

VERY GOOD FOR JEFF.

AND SARAH BETH, DARLING.

YOU'LL TAKE CARE OF BRCK, WON'T YOU?

OH, DARLING, YOU'RE SO LITTLE.

YOU WON'T REMEMBER, YOU CAN'T.

I'LL REMEMBER.

THE COLONEL'S READY NOW, MRS. BREWTON.

CAN I GO FOR A RIDE TOO,

TOO, MAMA?

NOT TODAY, DARLING.

REMEMBER, I'LL BE BACK

SOONER THAN SOON,

WITH A DOUBLE:

PRESENT FOR BOTH.

GOOD-BYE, JEFF.

YOU'VE BEEN A FRIEND.

DON'T YOU WORRY,

MRS. BREWTON.

SAY NICE THINGS ABOUT ME

TO MY CHILDREN, JEFF.

GOODBYE.

GOODBYE, DOC.

YOU BE GOOD.

READY?

DOC GAVE ME THIS

CHECK FROM YOU.

ALL ABOARD!

IS THIS THE WAY:

WE SAY GOODBYE?

YOU SAID GOOD-BYE, LUTIE.

TWO YEARS AGO.

HE'S JUST TURNING

IN THE DOOR.

COME IN, JIM. GLAD YOU COULD

MAKE IT.

WHAT DID YOU GET ME

HERE FOR, DOC?

WELL, JIM, I GOT A FUNNY FEELING

THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE GOING

TO BE KILLED.

BUT YOU TWO:

CAN STOP IT.

AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, DOC.

THE LAW'S GOING TO BE

ENFORCED. THAT'S ALL.

I'LL SEE YOU LATER DOC.

DON'T BE A FOOL, BREWTON.

GO AFTER HER.

I NEVER HAD A CHANCE.

I TRIED.

I TRIED IN DENVER

AND AGAIN YESTERDAY BEFORE SHE LEFT.

YOU WERE IN THE WAY.

YOU STILL ARE.

HI, COLONEL!

WE'RE ALL SET.

EVERYBODY'S ALL HERE, COLONEL-EVERY

COWMAN WHO COULD SET A HORSE.

THERE'S MORE AMMUNITION.

TELL THEM TO HELP THEMSELVES.

I'LL BE WITH YOU IN A MINUTE.

RIGHT. HERE'S MORE AMMUNITION,

BOYS. COME AND GET IT!

COME AND GET IT, BOYS!

THERE'S MORE AMMUNITION HERE.

MORE AMMUNITION HERE...

PHELPS, WHAT ARE YOU DOING

OUT HERE, PRACTICE MARCH?

NO, I WISH IT WERE.

I'M HERE TO SEE THAT THE

HOMESTEADERS ARE LET ALONE.

OH?

NOW, DON'T LOOK AT ME

LIKE THAT, JIM.

I'M A COWMAN MYSELF.

I SETTLED OUT HERE

THE SAME TIME YOU DID.

I DON'T LIKE THIS.

BUT MY ORDERS COME FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

AND THEY SAY TO KEEP

THE PEACE OUT HERE.

SO I GUESS I'M GOING

TO HAVE TO TRY.

THAT SO?

THE MEN I'VE GOT ARE GOOD MEN.

THEY'LL DO AS THEIR ORDERS READ.

A LOT OF THEM MAY DIE.

YOU'VE GOT GOOD MEN, TOO.

LOOKS AS THOUGH:

YOU OUTNUMBER US.

SO YOU'D PROBABLY

WIN TODAY.

BUT NOTHING WOULD STAY WON.

THEY'D SEND A REGIMENT OUT HERE

IF IT WAS NECESSARY AND

ALL YOUR MEN WOULD BE DEAD.

NOT ONLY YOU-YOU'VE GOT A RIGH TO DECIDE THAT YOURSELF-BUT THEM TOO.

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