The Trail of the Lonesome Pine Page #5

larks and too small to catch ideas.

What are you

talking about?

Let's get June

right here.

We ones is going to settle

this matter for good.

You want her here?

Fine.

You tell her

she could go to town,

now you tell me

you want her here.

Ain't you

a little tetched?

I tell her

she can go where?

Into town

to get educated.

Got to read books,

she said you said.

Don't want no cull for a

wife, she said you said.

She said...

She ain't gone.

You didn't

let her go, did you?

Of course, been gone

maybe two hours now.

Took her down to the ridge

to meet the mailman.

She said...

It was him that done it.

Him that said

he was our friend.

That's why

he gave us the money.

That's why he gave us

the money. You understand?

He took her away.

He's been wanting to take

her, but he was a-feared.

All right.

He thinks now maybe the money

will keep us from telling him

that we ones up here

don't take nobody's woman.

Money ain't

a- stopping us from that.

Money ain't

a- stopping us from...

Where are you going?

I'm going hunting.

You're sure

that was Dave Tolliver?

He was a-headed for the camp

and across our property, too.

If he's down there,

he's on our property.

Might just as well

go down and look into it.

That's my job.

I've been sort of shamed since

I only get him in the arm.

You're right.

Rub out

the mistake, Son.

So help me,

he isn't here.

On my word of honor, he isn't

here. Do you understand me?

Yeah.

He went downtown.

Down to Gaptown, I mean.

She didn't go with him?

No, I told you!

He was alone, and... You sure

they didn't meet some place?

With these, I saw him.

He got into his wagon,

on this side...

You ain't

answering my question.

I can't answer

that 'cause I don't know.

I watched him

there on the road.

There was nobody

with him then, because...

Mr. Thurber,

I'm a-quitting.

No, you're not.

In times like this,

you gotta be a man.

A man must

never been a coward.

I got to get to Gaptown to tell

the people down there what's up.

But it's over.

There's nothing to tell!

There ain't, eh?

You don't know.

Look at here, Dave Tolliver's

gone to Gaptown to get Mr. Hale.

He bust Wade Falin

on the beak.

And when a Tolliver busts a

Falin on the beak, that means war.

And I gotta tell

a- people in Gaptown,

so they can

scuttle for safety.

Good heavens!

Jenkins.

Jenkins.

Biggest fight.

Outside camp.

Wade Falin came down...

Dave Tolliver...

And shoved him

over the cliff...

I knew that thing was

going to break out again.

Just a matter of time

and that's all we needed.

And I was standing

right there.

I heard enough.

And he...

Dave Tolliver

licked Wade Falin.

And now he's coming

to get Mr. Hale.

Whoa!

Is there anything else you need? No.

Well, if you think of

anything, just call the camp

and I'll have one of

the men bring it down.

I'm sorry, but...

Well?

The room, you know, where Miss

Tolliver was going to stay...

Well, that room,

I'm afraid...

Afraid of what?

Well, it ain't

a fitting place.

It kind of leaks,

you know.

Hold it. There's trouble,

ain't there?

Trouble?

I can smell it.

What's wrong?

I don't want

no fighting.

Fighting?

Dave.

Say, what is this?

He's coming to get me.

Who told you?

You've seen him?

All town knows it. And I don't

want no trouble around here.

You gotta go.

I've got to what?

I know... I've seen him the

time he shot down Jim Falin.

You gotta

get out of town.

What have I done to him that

he should want to harm me?

Did I ever

do anything to him?

No, you didn't.

But I wish

I hadn't come down.

Will you go?

Please go.

You lied, didn't you?

Everything you said coming

down out of the mountains?

I knew you were lying then,

and something inside of me

told me I should have

sent you home.

Well, let him come.

I never saw such a ferocious

look in a man's eyes in my life.

I tell you, it's gonna be

the biggest fight of the year.

Dave... Dave come out

of the tent, like a shot.

He lit right on

top of Wade.

And rammed down on him with

a right and left! Right!

Wade got away from Dave.

Dave got him right on the edge

of the cliff, he had him down,

he was beating his head down and he says,

"I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you!

"You'll take my girl,

will you?"

He reached him up

and he says...

Nice day, ain't it?

Give me a beer.

I gotta see somebody.

Yeah, Dave Tolliver.

And how'd you like to

tell him we was here.

In the backroom.

There's Dave Tolliver

coming in now.

And he ain't going out.

You can get him

right from here.

We don't have to sneak

our shots at the Tolliver.

Stay here, Wade.

Hell.

You sing about Stack O'Lee

and keep right on singing.

When the rain

was falling fast

One dark and stormy night

Stack O'Lee and Billy Lyons

Had an awful fight

Bad, bad,

bad old Stack O'Lee

You ain't going to do nothing,

Dave. It's all my fault.

Talk will keep.

Now, let's get

this thing straight.

You're down here

looking for trouble.

I haven't done anything, but I

can see you won't believe that.

All right.

This is worth walking for.

How are you doing, Buck?

Drop them gun.

We're going about

our own business.

Of course, you are.

Put them down.

Certainly.

Anything to oblige.

Funny you ain't trying

to stop the fight.

Fist fight

won't do no harm.

Gun toting don't go.

No hard feeling.

No.

No.

You're doing a good job, Mr.

Hale. Maybe we can help you.

So that's the way

it is, huh?

Any way

you wanna look at it.

You shouldn't

mess in old troubles.

Dogs did howl

Dogs did bark

When Stack O'Lee

the murderer

went creeping

through the dark

Bad, bad,

bad old Stack O'Lee

Get out of here

and take her with you!

I can run from no Falin.

I guess, here in the mountains

a woman doesn't mean very much.

You came here to get her, didn't you?

Bam, bam, bam, bam

Went Stack's. 44

Next time I saw Billy Lyons

He's stretched out

on the floor

Bad, bad,

bad old Stack O'Lee

Stop your drinking whiskey

With your...

Look what happened

to poor old Stack O'Lee

Okay, I'm licked.

So what?

You got lots to learn,

Mr. Hale, lots.

I scratched

a bargain with you

on a piece of paper,

and I kept it.

But now, you're sticking your

nose in my personal affairs,

so from now on

bargains don't count.

And you won't be

long finding that out.

Jack! Jack!

Dave Tolliver!

He's coming to get you!

There's going to

be a big fight.

Is there?

What are you doing here?

I'm here 'cause

I ain't going back.

I thought I told Dave

to take you...

The sheriff said,

"I'm taking you

"to the outskirts of town,

Dave Tolliver.

"I'm leaving the rest

to your own judgment."

Now see here, I'm not going to allow you...

I ain't listening.

You told me to get an education,

I'm getting an education.

I'm staying here. If I can't stay

here, I'll stay where I can stay.

You can't stop me,

nobody's gonna stop me!

I'll show the whole kit and boodle

of you how much I can get learned.

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes