All language subtitles for S03E10 - Return a Stranger

[ Water Trickling ]

Maybe he's not here.He's always here
on Sundays.

[ Clatters ]

Charley?

[ Dog Barks ]

He's here, all right.

Sad how it's changed.

Yeah.

[ Dog Barks ]

Oh! Where is he, boy?
Go get him.
Where is he?

[ Barking ]

Good old Charley.
He never gives up.

Oh. Thank you.
There's still silver in it,
isn't there?

Oh, sure there is,
but the ore isn't rich
enough to really pay off--

not by the time
they ship it
to the refinery.

But Charley could
never really get that
through his head.

Probably never will.

Charley Ryan!

Charley? Charley Ryan?

Hello!

Charley!

Yeah. I'll be right out!

Are you sure we shouldn't
read this telegram
before we give it to him?

I'm quite sure
we should never read
somebody else's telegram.

But suppose it's bad news.

Well, all right.

Well, bless your hearts.

Don't you move!
I'll be right down!

Betsy, you get prettier
every time I see ya.

You know, if I was
40 years younger,
or 10 years older,

I would give you
the kiss that you deserve!

[ Laughs ][ Laughs ]
Whoa.

We've missed you,
Uncle Charley. You never
come to Shiloh anymore.

Aw, I never go
anywhere anymore.

I got a job
to finish right here.

How are you, Henry?
It's good to see ya.

Good to see you too,
Charley.

We were in town for church,
and Harry Parks asked us
to bring this over to you.

A telegram? Well, it's the only way we can
get to see you these days.

Oh, my glasses.
Now, where in the di--

Here. Read it, girl.
Read it. Read it.

"Deal for refinery set.

Arrive Sunday.
Love, Craig."

He's done it!

- You hear that, girl?
He's made that deal!
- [ Laughs ]

Oh, come on, Henry.
This calls for a drink.

Ah, you know what this means?
It means that the--
that the Gloria's alive again--

only this time
we'll stay in business.Ah, but, Charley--

All right. All right.
So, the ore is not so rich.

You told me that
a thousand times,
just like everybody else.

But it is rich enough to pay
ifwe refine it here.

Here at the mine?Yeah!

That boy of mine--
he's found the answer,
and he's got it all arranged.

Come on. Come on.
I'll show ya.

Come on in.

That's, uh--
It's right over there.

Oh, the way this boy
set this up.

Here. You see
for yourself, Henry.

Oh, now,
where'd I put my bond?

Oh, oh. It's over here.

There we are.

[ Chuckles ]
Craig's comin' home!

[ Laughs ]

Henry.

To the Gloria.

To the Gloria.

The Gloria.

[ Exhales ]

Oh, that boy.

What a job he has done.
[ Chuckles ]

His marks in college--
You never saw those,
did you?

Well, let me tell you
that they are a sight
to behold.

Yeah. Look at this.

"Mineralogy: A.

"Geology: A.

"History: B.
Engineering Science: A.

Ethics and Logic: C."

What's "Ethics and Logic"?

Oh, well.
Nobody can be top man
in everything.

"Metallurgy: A.
Chemistry: A."

They're all the same.

You know, when he graduated,
any big mine in this country
would have taken him on.

The Anaconda wanted him.

The Homestead.
The Big Eagle.
All of them!

But not that boy. No, sir.
He wanted to come on home
here to the Gloria,

to help his old man
prove that all of you
were wrong.

How about that, Henry?

Is that a deal he set up,
or is that a deal?

Well, it's all very
interesting, but are you
sure you understand it?

Understand it?

Well, I sent Craig
my power of attorney
to sign for me, didn't I?

Says here you put up
the entire mine as security
for a short-term loan.

If you don't produce
a certain quota in three months,
you can lose it all.

We willproduce!

Craig says so!
And that boy knows.

Straight as a line.
That's that boy.

He's just like his mother.

Nothin' like me.
You know, dreams
and nonsense.

He knows where he's goin'.

And by heavens,
he's gonna get there.

Well, I hope you're right.

You're darn right I'm right.

And I don't want to hear
any words of doubt from you.

Any that I do here,
three months from now,
I'm gonna make you eat.

Of course,
I'll donate this
to wash 'em down with.

[ Chuckles ]
Oh, the train
is due at 3:00.

3:00? Oh, good Lord.

Oh, look at me.

Oh.

My Sunday suit.
[ Chuckles ]

I could do with a housekeeper.

I'll just be a minute.
Oh, what a day--

The wagon.
It's busted.

I-- I was meanin'
to fix it. I--

We'll be glad to drive you in,
Charley. Betsy and I would
like to see Craig anyway.

Wouldn't we?Sure we would.
It's been four years.

I'll be right with ya.

Remember that, Betsy.Remember what?

You've just seen
a completely happy man.

[ Train Whistle Blowing ]

[ Garth ]
Whoa!

Hup!Oh!

Well, that's cutting it
pretty close, isn't it?Yeah! [ Laughs ]

How do I look?Well,

Craig'll think
you look fine.Ah, that's for sure.

There he is.Yeah!

Dad!

Son! Son!So you got
the telegram, huh?

Yes, I sure did!
Henry and Betsy
brought it out.

Oh, hello, Betsy.You look wonderful, Craig.

Thank you. Judge.Welcome home, Craig.

Thank you very much.I got so excited
when I read your telegram.

You're sweet. Dad, this is
Whit Parsons, our new partner.
I wrote you about him.

Good to know you,
Parsons. Welcome.Thank you.

And Joe Barker. He'll be
helping us work the mine.Oh. Welcome.

Oh. This is, uh, Betsy Garth
and her father Judge Garth.Hello.

How do you do?How do you do?

Pleased to meet ya.Joe, will you take care
of the baggage for us?

Right.Oh, I got the tickets.

Hi there, young fella.
Welcome home.

Thank you. Will you see
that Mr. Barker
gets the baggage?

Why, sure.
You look real sharp, Craig.Thanks.

No, no. Ours is busted.Well, we'll rent one.

We're gonna have to get some new
rolling stock. We've got a lot
of equipment being shipped in.

Well, I can let you have
a couple of wagons
to get started with, Craig.

Oh, no, thanks, Judge.
We've got a lot of work to do.

We don't want to start out
with our hat in our hand.
We'll buy what we need.

I'll talk to
Ray Peters tomorrow.

And have him
rob you as usual?
I'll do the buying.

You'll be busy
getting the mine ready.

Incidentally, have you finished
that estimate on the shoring
timber we'll need?

Well, yeah,
I been working on it,
but with my job here in town--

- Haven't you quit that job?
- Well, no, Son. Until I got
your telegram, I wasn't sure.

You've quit now.

Well, I'll have to give Rusty
a couple of days' notice.

Notice? To find someone else
to sweep out his store?

Let him do it himself
for a change.

[ Chuckles ]
Well, maybe you're right.
I'll go talk to him.

Oh, I have been workin' on
linin' up some men, though,
that we can hire.

Forget it. Parsons here is
bringing in his own crew--
the finest in the business.

We won't be hiring
in Medicine Bow.

But, Son, I promised
a couple of boys jobs.

Dad, let's talk
about it later.

Right now we'd better
find out about the tickets
for the new men comin' in, huh?

Right.

How about that?
He's all business.
He's straight down the line.

You still want to bet
he won't make it, Henry?

Well, we'll be
getting along.No, no. Wait. Wait.

Hey. Hey. Craig. Craig.

Henry and Betsy are leaving.All right.
Thanks.

Judge.

I just wanted to thank you
for bringing Dad out.
I'm sorry I got so tied up,

but there's an awful lot
of things to get set.

I understand.When you, uh,

do have time, Craig,
we'd love to
see you at Shiloh.

We still have Thunder.Betsy still refers to him
as "Craig's horse."

Well, thanks.
I'll try to get out, but
I don't know just how soon.

I'm sure you know how it is.
I've got a--
an awfully tight schedule.

Of course.
Business comes first.Good luck, Craig.

And, Betsy, uh,

I just realized I looked
at you before, but I don't
think I really saw you.

I've been sort of thinking
the same thing myself.

All I can say is
you've certainly changed
in four years.

That's funny.
I was thinkin'
the same about you.

- Bye, Judge.
- Bye, Craig.

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

Well, four years
is a long time.
People change.

They don't have to change
that much. Gee, you'd think we
were just casual acquaintances.

Well, he's got
a lot on his mind.

Got a big responsibility.

Do you think he'll make it?

I'm no mining expert.

Guess I'm not being
fair to him, at that.

Well, I'll give him
one more chance...

to notice what
a charming young lady
I've grown into.

That's very generous of you.

Come on.
[ Clicks Tongue ]

Let's go, Craig. Oh, is it time already?

Dad back from town?I haven't seen him.

Well, we won't wait.
Got everything all set? A real
spread for the men afterwards?

Oh, yes.
Plus plenty of beer.Good.

Don't worry. They'll know
they've had a celebration
before this day's over.

You know, I've really gotta
hand it to you, Craig.
I mean, the whole idea.

If I know you, you'll have those
men thinking they're lucky to be
a month behind in their pay.

Well, we'll see.

[ Whirring ] [ Tools Clatter ]

[ Whirring ]All right, men.

In case you're wondering
why we called you
all together,

it's because we wanted you
to see for yourselves
just what it is...

that you've all done
in less than three months.

We're proud of it,
and every one of you
has got a right to be too,

because you worked
your hearts out
to accomplish it.

Of course, we knew you would
when we picked you to be
partners with us on this job.

We could have picked
a bunch of stragglers...

or out-of-work cowhands
from around Medicine Bow,
but we didn't.

I told Whit Parsons
to find us men
that could get the job done.

And you men have proved
that he succeeded.

There were plenty of people
around here that figured...

what we were trying to do in
three months couldn't be done--
that it was impossible.

Well, you men proved
how wrong they are,

because the proof that
it was possible is right here.

The first shipment...

of bar silver
from ore out of
the Gloria--

and processed right here
in our own plant.

[ All ]
Yea!

Now, you notice I said
ourplant.

That's because
it's yours too.

You men helped build it,
you got it goin',

and you'll keep it goin'
to make a mint
for every man on the job.

Does that mean we'll be
getting our back pay
that's coming to us?

That's a good question.

And there's your answer,
right in the wagon.

That shipment, plus
the dozen or more we turn out
in the next two weeks,

will mean all of us
are in the clear.

Not just for the back pay
we've got comin',

but for a big bonus
for every man involved.

[ All Cheering ]

From then on, men,
it'll just be
smooth sailin'.

Whoa.

Hello, boys.
[ Chuckles ]

I hope we're not too late
for the shindig.Dad, what is this?

Come on, folks.
Gather round here.

We can't have a celebration
without our friends from town.
I rounded them up after church.

Welcome.
Welcome, all of ya.

Welcome to the new Gloria.

You know, if any man
had have come out here for
a celebration five years ago,

he'd have been
coming to a wake,

because the Gloria was dead.

And to tell you the truth,
I might just as well have been.

But look at her today!

She's not only alive,
she's a-roarin'!

And I wanted
you folks from town--

friends and neighbors--

all to come out here
and see for yourselves
what we've done.

And there she is--
our first shipment.

But, uh, before
you look around,

I'd like you to see
the man who's responsible
for all of this.

Last time you saw him,
he was a kid.

But now he's the best
young engineer
in this territory.

My son.

Craig.

That's enough, Dad.

To you folks from town,

I'm glad my father
brought you out here to...

show you how all of us
at the Gloria feel
about this day.

I'm glad, too, that he's so
enthusiastic about what's
been accomplished here.

But, as usual, he's been
a little overenthusiastic.

As far as your visiting
the new refinery
is concerned,

well, a good many
of the safety devices
haven't been installed yet.

So I'm sure you realize
that it wouldn't be...

either practical or wise
to go through just now.

Oh, now, l-listen.So, thank you very much
for coming,

and I just hope we'll be
in better shape to receive you
the next time you come out.

[ Crowd Murmuring ]Come on. Come on.

Betsy.

Craig.

Craig.Yes, Betsy?

I know you've been
too busy to come
and see us at Shiloh,

but there's a--
a church social
next Wednesday night.

Maybe you and your father
would like to have dinner
and go on in with us.

I'm not sure
we could make it.

Oh. I see.
Well, uh, if you do have time,
we'll be glad to have you.

Thanks. We'll try.

I, uh-- I guess I should have
checked with the boy
ahead of time.

He's done so fine,
I just wanted you all
to see that--

We understand.He's got so many things
goin', and--

Well, you know
how that is.I know.

Well, these youngsters--
they get the bit
in their teeth,

and you just gotta
give 'em their head.Sure you do.

It was good to see you,
Uncle Charley.

Oh, me too, princess.
Me too.

All right, boys.
It looks like
it's our party again.

Well, it's time we got
workin' on that beer.

Yeah.Yeah. Let's go.

Well, there's nothing
like being made
to feel welcome.

I don't know what's
gotten into Craig.

It wouldn't have
hurt him any to have been
a little more hospitable.

Whoa.Why are you stopping?

Maybe he had a reason
for not wanting us
to look around.

Look over there.

I was wondering why
our stream was runnin' low.
Look at that diversion dam.

Well, Charley knows better
than to pull a stunt like that.

Set?Yeah.

[ Garth ]
Charley!

Whoa.

What is it, Henry?That, uh,

diversion dam back there,
cutting off the water.

What about it?Well, we're just running it
through the refining setup.

The outflow runs off in
the lower levels of the mine.
They're mined out anyway.

I know, Charley,
but you can't do that.
It's not legal.

Every outfit downstream,
including Shiloh,
needs that water for the stock.

Well, I'm sure
it's only temporary,
Henry.

We'll take care of it.
I didn't realize that--Dad.

Don't you worry about it.
You know how it is. We're
getting things started here.

You got my word.

All right, Charley. Thanks.

Dad.

I thought
I was in charge
of operations here.

Well, you are,
but we can't forget
that we've got neighbors,

and if they need that water
for their stock--But we need that water too.

All right.
We'll work
somethin' out.

Well, I'm sorry, boy.
I hate to interfere,
but we've got--

That's all right.
You go on over.
The men are waiting.

Sure. [ Men Laughing ]

Well?Well, why make
a liar out of him?

If they want their water back,
we'll work something out.
You let me handle it.

Hey.

What do you think
you're doin'?We're loadin' up our order.

What do you mean yours?
That pipe belongs to
Barney Wingate.

Well, we put in an order
to Cheyenne-- When was it, Whit?
Three weeks ago?

Oh, closer to four.Yeah.

First I heard of it.
Where's your receipt?

[ Pipes Clanging ]Well, I must have
left it at the mine.

Now look. I can't let you
take that. That's Barney's.
It's been here nearly a week.

Well, apparently then,
he's in no hurry for it.
We are.

I can't let you do that.

Look. Is it our fault
that the Cheyenne yard
made a mistake in the order?

Now here. Here's the cash
for the pipe we're takin'
and $10 for your trouble.

Just order Barney up some more.

I don't know. If Barney
comes back before it gets here,
I'm in a lot of trouble.

I'll tell you that.Just have him talk to me.
He's a friend of my dad's.

All set, Craig.Good. All right.
Thanks very much.

And you tell that Cheyenne
yard to keep track
of their orders.

[ Nickering ]Come on.

Whoa.

All set, Betsy?Uh-huh.

Are you sure
you can handle them both?
This Thunder's a little spooky.

Not with me.
Thanks. Come on.
[ Clicks Tongue ]

Come on, Thunder.

Betsy.

Yes?

What are you riding,
two horses now?

I'm going up to
the Gloria.Oh.

Craig hasn't seen Thunder,
so I thought
I'd take him to him.

Well, do you think
that's a good idea?

You mean
you don't think it is.

Well, for some reason,
Craig hasn't been
out to Shiloh.

But, Daddy, what--
whatever this barrier is,
somebody has to break it down.

I'd rather
you didn't go, Betsy.

Oh, all right.
Here, Randy.

It all seems so foolish.
A boy I've known all my life.

Well, he's a boy
no longer.

He's made it abundantly clear
that strangers aren't
welcome on the Gloria.

We're not strangers.

I'm not so sure Craig
knows the difference anymore.

Mmm, well,
guess you're right.

[ Sighs ]
Come on.

You see that, Rosey?

New kind of welcome sign
they got these days.

Hold her, baby.

[ Grunts ]
One about... here.

And, uh,

a couple
farther upstream.

[ Barker ]
All right.
Get that out of here.

Maybe you don't
read good.Who don't?

Nobody's fishin',
and nobody's huntin'.

And I suppose
nobody's trespassin'.

Not unless you are.

Just how good do you read?

Take a look at this.

[ Paper Rustling ]

"By order of
the tribal council,

"permission
is hereby granted...

"to Sam Elberry
to trap in all lands
of the Nez Percé...

for as long as
the great white father
shall number his days."

And look who signed it.
Joseph.

Chief Joseph himself.

And in case you don't know it,
this here was Nez Percé country.

Still is, by rights.

Would you like to hear
how I got this grant?

Look, mister. I don't care
if you've got 20 Indian grants
or how you got 'em.

You're not gonna trap
on this property.

I'm not? Nope.

- Says who?
- Craig Ryan.

- He's top man
in this outfit.
- Craig Ryan?

Old Charley's kid?

He's-- He's runnin'
the Gloria now?

That's right.
And he's given me
strict orders...

that there's nobody
trespassing on this lan--We'll see about that.

[ Conveyor Belt Whirring ]

That does it.

All right, Fred.
Open her up.
No, no. No.

Not that one.
The other one.

Well, just like
I told ya.

Your rancher friends
want their water back,

so we give it
back to them.That's good.

What now?What's wrong?

The conveyor belt's gone again.
Gone for sure this time.What happened to it?

Somebody overloaded it.Somebody? Who?

Craig.Who was it, Jenkins?

- Well, how should I know?
- Well, who's responsible
for that line?

- Well, I am, but I can't--
- All right. Anything else...

that breaks down
while it's in your charge,
you won't be around to fix it.

I got a contract.

So have I-- to deliver a certain
quota of processed ore
by the end of the month.

And I intend to see it's done.

That's all.

Craig.What?

I hired those men.
It's my crew.

Anybody needs a burning out,
I'll give it to him.

If the man can't do his job--I said I'd handle it,
Craig.

Then keep 'em in line.

You know, you're doing
a good job, Craig,

but you've got to remember
these are men you're
working with, not textbooks.

[ Door Opens ]

Craig, there's some old trapper
outside. I warned him off
the place, but he won't go.

Says he's gonna
see you or else. You're doggone right I--

So it is you!

Hello, Sam.
So, you remember me, huh?

Remember ya?
Why, you no-good scalawag.

Worst fisherman I ever
taught to bait a hook.[ Chuckles ]

Twelve years old
and couldn't tell
a silverside from a rainbow.

And look at you now.
How's your pa?

Oh, he's fine.
Not like you though.
He looks older these days.

[ Chuckles ]
If I looked any older,
they'd bury me standing up.

[ Chuckles ]

You, uh, really
the boss around here?

Well, that's what
they tell me.

Well, then you can tell
this ornery fence rider
of yours...

to quit treatin' me
like some snoopin' stranger
hereabouts.

I told him I'd been trapping
these streams
before he was born,

and he wouldn't listen--
dumb ox.

It's all right, Joe.
I'll-- I'll take care of it.

Sam, he was only
followin' orders.Orders?

To keep me off?No, to keep everybody off
that doesn't work here.

I'm afraid that's
gonna have to include you.

Could be I don't
hear you right, boy.

Come here, Sam.

Now, you see this chart here?

There's plenty of
open land for you, Sam.

Especially up in here.
Should be better
trappin' anyway.

Says who?
You gonna tell me
where the best trappin' is?

Me?No, but,

well, I am telling you
where you won't be trappin'
from now on, and that's in here.

Why, you young punk.
I got my legal rights.

Now, Sam, I know all about
your grant. You've shown it
to me a hundred times, but...

these aren't Nez Percé
lands anymore.

We both know it.It says as long as I live.

Fine. So use it-- up there.

No. I'm usin' it here.

And if you think
you can stop me,
I'll go to the law.

Craig, I hear
that feeder line is--

Charley!

Hello, Sam.
How are ya?

Charley, you hear what
this whelp whippersnapper
of yours is tellin' me?

Tryin' to run me
off the Gloria?

Tell him, Charley.

Tell him how I guided you
through these parts,

even before you made
that first strike.

Tell him how the chances are
you wouldn't even
have found...

that first vein
if it wasn't for me.

He knows that, Sam.
What is this, Son?

I was just tellin' Sam
that we're not gonna be able
to let him trap on the property.

Aw, is that necessary?

I'm afraid it is.You gonna listen to him?

Just stand by
while he throws me off?

Well, Sam,
Craig is in charge here.

And he wouldn't do it
without reason.Reason?

There ain't no reason about it.
And I'm telling you right now,
I ain't standing for it.

Now, Sam, hold on a minute.

It's true I can't have you
trapping on the mine
property, but,

well, if you'd like to quit
trapping and take a job with us,
we'd find a spot for ya.

A job?
Working for you?

There ain't enough money
in the United States Mint for me
to work for a whelp like you.

Get out of my way.

[ Door Closes ]

I don't like it.Well, neither do I.

But what can we do?

If we let
the bars down for him,
it means others.

Huntin', trappin'--
all kinds of outsiders
all over the place.

Time's just too short, Dad.

Yeah.
I guess you're right,
Son, but--

I know. Sam was
an old friend, but--

Well, five years ago,
you had nothin'
but old friends around here.

And when the chips were done,
when help from them would have
kept this mine runnin',

where were they?

You may have forgotten that,
but I haven't.
And I don't intend to.

All right.

Whatever you feel
you have to do.
You know.

[ Door Opens ]

Well, Jenkins was right.
That conveyor's
completely out.

It'll need
a major
overhaul.

How long's that
gonna take?

With luck,
three days.Three days?

We can't close down
for three days,
can we?

Well, not and make
our quota.

Well, we'll have to do it
the old-fashioned way
from the outside--

cart the ore out of the mine.

Cart it? With what?
You haven't got any mules.

We'll buy some.
We can use a rig and a sling.
We'll haul them up.

Oh, that pipe deal
cleaned out
our cash account.

We can't even meet the payroll,
much less buy any new mules.

Wait a minute. Whit.

Go and get three men.
Have them saddle up
and be ready to ride out...

with Dad and me
in, oh, half an hour.

Where we goin'?We're goin' callin'.

[ Door Opens ]

[ Knocks ]

Judge.
Am I interrupting
anything?

Oh, no.
Just paperwork.
Come on in.

[ Sighs ]
I used to think what a simple
life a rancher must lead--

just sit around
and watch the beef get fat.[ Chuckles ]

If it was that simple,
everybody else
would do it too.

I guess.

I gather you're
all set to go.

Mm-hmm.
Just dropped by
to say good-bye.

How long you gonna be gone?

Oh, three or four weeks
at the most.

If you see any of
my old friends in Kansas,
give 'em my regards.

I'll do that.
Shall I wire you if it
looks like a good deal?

Use your own judgment.

Well, how high can I go?

Well, I--
See, the figures
were right here, I recall.

Don't be silly, Randy.
It's only a church social.

And besides,
we promised him we would.

You promised him.
I never said I'd sing
in front of all those people.

Well, they're your friends.
Are you afraid to sing
in front of your friends?

When you get that many friends
together, it's a crowd.Oh, nonsense.

Now, come on now.

♪ Well, old Farmer John's
had troubles of his own ♪

♪ Had an old yeller cat
that wouldn't leave home ♪

♪ Tried everything he knew
to get the cat to stay away ♪

♪ Even took him up to Canada
and told him for to stay ♪

♪ But the cat come back
very next day ♪

♪ The cat come back
Thought he was a goner ♪

♪ But the cat come back
'cause he wouldn't stay away ♪
[ Voice Squeaks ]

♪ Well, the farmer
on the corner
said he'd shoot him on sight ♪

♪ So he loaded up his gun
with nails and dynamite ♪

♪ Well, the gun went off
heard all over town ♪

♪ Little pieces of the farmer
was all they found ♪

♪ But the cat come back
the very next day
The cat come back ♪

♪ Thought he was a goner
but the cat come back
'cause he wouldn't stay away ♪

♪ Well, the old yeller cat
roamed all over town ♪

♪ Turned that poor town
upside down ♪

♪ Till the townspeople voted
with a mighty roar ♪

♪ To get rid of that cat
and even up the score ♪

♪ But the cat come back
very next day
The cat come back ♪

♪ Thought he was a goner
but the cat come back ♪

♪ 'Cause he wouldn't
stay away ♪
[ Voice Squeaks, Clears Throat ]

That's the way I learned it.

♪ Well, he took him to the shop
where the meat was ground ♪

♪ And he dropped him
in the hopper when
the butcher wasn't round ♪

♪ Well, the cat disappeared
with a horrible shriek ♪

♪ And the whole town's meat
tasted furry for a week ♪

♪ But the cat come back
the very next day
The cat come back ♪

♪ Thought he was a goner
but the cat come back ♪

♪ 'Cause he wouldn't stay away
[ Normal Voice, Chuckles ]
Fooled you, didn't I?

Yeah. And if there's
any delay, you just--

[ Betsy ]
♪ But the cat come back
the very next day ♪

♪ The cat come back

[ Randy ]
♪ Thought he was a goner
but the cat come back ♪

♪ 'Cause he wouldn't
stay away ♪

♪ Then along come a Persian cat
with slanted eyes of blue ♪

♪ She had a shapely paw
and a enticing mew ♪

[ Mews ]

♪ Well, the old cat
took one look
and off he went ♪

♪ And they all said
she must have been
heaven-sent ♪

[ Together ]
♪ But the cat come back
to the town's regret ♪

♪ With 16 kittens
and a mama cat too ♪

♪ And they ain't got a-rid
of a-one of 'em yet ♪♪

Okay. Now you bow
to the audience.

[ Applause ]

Very good.

Thanks. Randy and I
are gonna sing it
at the church social.

Aren't we, Randy?Oh.

- Unless I can think of
some way to get out of it.
- You'll be the hit of the show.

Or are you two
the whole show?

Oh, no. Mrs. Gillespie's
gonna do her bird whistles,

and Florence
and Gertrude Hammerby
are going to play a violin duet.

Ah, you'll be
the hit of the show.

[ Chuckles ]
You're coming, aren't you?

Sorry, Betsy. There's nothing
I'd like better, but I have to
go to Kansas City on business.

Well, all I can say is
that you're going to
an awful lot of trouble...

just to get out of
hearing Randy and me sing.

[ Chuckles ]
Good luck.
Randy, Judge.

Good trip.Thanks.

Bye.So long.

Uh, quite sure.

At least not until
after the church social.

Oh, you haven't heard
the beginning. Would you
like us to do it again?

Uh, I'd like to, but, uh, uh,
I was just in the middle of--

Oh, all right.
You're excused.

Thank you.

Oh, well.
I bet we'll be better than...

Mrs. Gillespie's
bird whistles.I'll take that bet.

[ Charley ]
Henry!

Whoa.

Oh, Henry!

Well, hey!I told you I'd get him
over here!

[ Laughing ]Hi, Charley, Craig.

Craig, Uncle Charley.Betsy.

- See? I told you they'd come
sooner or later.
- We were on our way into town.

I didn't figure
we could come this close
without droppin' by.

Hmm. Good for you.

All right. You men
go on in for those mules.
We'll catch up with ya.

Oh, wait, wait. Wait a minute.
Judge, we've got an emergency
at the mine,

and we need three or four mules
for just a few days, and--

Well, I just realized
it would save us a lot of time
if you could spare us a few.

Naturally, we'll pay
for their hire.

Oh, I don't think
that'll be necessary, Craig.

Randy, you take these men
to the south corral. Let them
pick out the mules they need.

Yes, sir.Yeah.

This way, fellas.

[ Grunts ][ Sighs ]

Well, Charley, it's good
to see you at Shiloh again.Likewise.

I was beginning to think
this slave driver
of a son of mine...

was never gonna let me
off the Gloria again.

Let's come on in.All right.

Craig, you've got
to see Thunder.
Daddy, we won't be long.

All right.

Practically nobody's
ridden him since you've left.

Henry, we're a pair of
lucky old fools,
you and me.

You know that?

That we are.

They're both of 'em
better than we deserve.

But who am I to question
the ways of providence?

[ Both Chuckle ]

Whoa. Whoa.
Ho, ho, ho. Ho.

[ Betsy Sighs ]Boy, you were sure right about
his not having been ridden.

Let's rest here
a little.All right.

Here. Get 'er up.

Hyah. Come on, Thunder.

Oh.

I'd forgotten
what a good horse he is.
Thanks for keepin' him for me.

I promised you I would
the day you left.
Don't you remember?

Yes. I remember.It was right here.

I know. But that was
a long time ago, Betsy.

Well, you made it
even longer.

I hope you know that
you're about the world's
worst correspondent.

I must have written you
20 letters in college,
and I got two in return,

each of 'em about that long.

[ Chuckles ]
Well, I was pretty busy.

Between my studies
and working in my spare time,

I'm afraid I wasn't
very thoughtful.

I guess I kind of
made a pest out of myself.

I don't mind admitting it now,
but I had quite a crush on you
back in those days.

But all you ever
talked about
when we rode together...

was that girl in your class,
Helen O'Connor.

You know, Helen's married now.
She's got two children.

I guess she gave up waiting
for your letters too.

Yeah. Could be.

Craig,
the day you left, I--

I wanted to tell you
how I felt.

I-- I know what it meant
to you and your father,
having the mine close, and--

Well, I-- I-- I just
couldn't find any words.

You weren't the only one.

But as it turned out,
it was the best thing that
ever happened to Dad or to me.

We both learned
what you've got to learn:

There's only one person
in this world you can count on,
and that's yourself.

I'm sure your father
doesn't feel that way.

Even now he's got friends
all over town.

Friends?

Where were all his
so-called friends
when he needed them--

when all he needed was
a little help from any one
of them to keep that mine open?

Well, the-- they all wanted
to help, but Daddy said
the mine was just played out.

Well, I proved it wasn't.
And I'll keep right on
proving it.

I'm gonna make Charley Ryan
the most successful
miner in the territory.

I'm gonna make up to him
for all those times...

that people called him
a stubborn old fool
behind his back.

Yes. And--
And for all the years
he's been...

sweeping out stores
and workin' at menial jobs,

just to help
put me through college.

That's all I've worked for
from the day I left here,
and nothing's gonna stop me.

I guess I don't
know you anymore, Craig.

I'm sorry, Betsy.
It's just that--

Well, there are things
you can't understand.

Seems like you went away
as one person,
only part of you came back,

or is a different
person altogether.

It's not that. It's--

It's just that
I've got so much to do
and so little time.

Is that it?
I hope so.

We better be getting back.

Well, how did Thunder behave?Well, beautifully. I'd forgotten
what a good horse he is.

That's the first time
Craig's relaxed
since he got here.

Yeah. I feel like a kid
playing hooky from school.[ Chuckles ]

Oh, uh, mules are
on the way to the mine.

Well, thank you, Judge.

Oh, Henry invited us
to supper tomorrow night.

Oh, I'm sorry, Dad.
I don't think we can
make that.

Well, Betsy's gonna sing
at the church social.

Now, you don't want to
miss that, do ya?

[ Chuckles ] Now,
that isn't fair. Craig doesn't
have to go just because--

Oh, in that case,
I accept,
with pleasure.

But I do think we ought to
get back to the mine
and get to work now, Dad.

Well--

I'll cool them off.

Well, thank you, Betsy.
We'll see you both
tomorrow night then.

Bye.

Well, how was the ride?

[ Sighs ]
Do you, uh,
think he came to see us,

or to get you
to loan him the mules?

He's changed, all right.

Well, every man changes
under pressure.

The question is, how much
does he change and...

in what direction.

Come on.

[ Bells Jingling ]

I don't think
you fooled Garth
on that mule business.

That's what you
went there for, ain't it?

It doesn't matter
whether I fooled him or not.

The point is
we got the mules.

You didn't think
you could come right out
and ask him.

You tried that once.
Remember?

[ Crickets Chirping ] [ Chattering ]

Oh! Oh, you two were great.
You were just great.
Weren't they, Craig?

They were wonderful.
They really were.Oh, but those fiddles. Whoa.

Barney, don't say anything.
Not here.Why not here?

Ryan.Hello, Barney.

Excuse me, Henry.
I want to talk to
young Ryan here.

Well, what is it, Barney?I'll tell you what it is,
Charley.

This high-ridin' son of yours
stole my shipment of pipe
from the supply yard.

Stole? Now, you're putting that
pretty strongly, aren't you,
Mr. Wingate?

- I paid for that pipe.
- It wasn't yours to pay for. I
ordered that pipe a month ago.

What is this, Craig?It's probably a mix-up
in the order, Dad.

There was no mix-up.
He walked right in
and took it.

Now look.
My father made a promise
to Judge Garth here.

I needed that pipe
to fulfill that promise. Now,

we'll pay any expense
to you that's involved.

Won't we, Dad?Why, sure. I didn't know--

I'm sorry
if we inconvenienced you,
Mr. Wingate. Believe me.

Yeah.

Was that his pipe
you took, Son?

Well, now, did, uh--

did we have time
to wait for another shipment
from Cheyenne?

You remember what I told ya?

Straight down the line.

Beginning to see
what he means.

[ Calf Moos ]

Where do you think you're goin'?
You lost your ma?[ Moos ]

They were by the river,
about a half mile
inside the north line.

Could you tell anything
by lookin' at them?
Were they bloated?

No.

Been some anthrax
around Springton, but, uh--

Why don't you ride into town
and get the vet.
I'll meet you out there.

Yes, sir.

I'm still not sure
what it is,

but it isn't anthrax.

Seems all right to me.

Besides, doesn't your stock
always use this stream?

So does every other
outfit along here.

You gettin'
any other complaints?

I haven't heard any.
Not yet anyway.

I want a man sent
to warn every outfit
downstream.

And have our own crews
keep the stock
away from the water...

until we've had a chance
to put up some wire.

For the time being,
use the water from
ponds and wells.

The ponds are already
pretty dry.I know that.

Uh, Judge, you said,
uh, downstream.
How about the other way?

I'm gonna look
into that right now.

Judge Garth's riding
up the stream.

Get word to Fred.

[ Tools Clattering ]

Where's Charley Ryan?

Look, Judge.
I guess you didn't
see the signs.

Trespassers--Where's Charley Ryan?

[ Charley ]
Hey, Henry!

How about that, Henry?

I told you this boy of mine
would take care of it.

Oh, we take the water out,
yeah, but we put it
right back in again.

Oh, if you're lookin'
for Barney Wingate's
line of pipe,

there it is.That's all right.
I'll handle it, Dad.

Handle it?
There's nothing
to handle.

Charley, there's a steer
and a calf of mine
dead by the river's edge.

Oh. Oh, I'm sorry
to hear that.

Ridin' up here, there were
a couple of smaller animals
also dead, by the river.

Well, Craig--Well, there's a lot of reasons
an animal can die, Judge.

They also die
from contaminated water.

Just what is it
you've got coming out
of that pipe, Craig?

Well, look, Judge.
I installed that equipment.

I guess I'm the best one
to answer your question.

Now, uh, we use this water
to process the ore.

But as for any poison...

that could possibly
kill cattle...

two or three miles away--

Care to try it yourself?

Sorry to have troubled you.

Now, Henry ought to know
better than that.

What does he think we are?

Go ahead.

Come here.

All right, Fred.
Open her up again.

All right. A bypass.That's right.

For whenever we need to
repair the equipment.

I didn't exactly plan it
for this little deal
just now, but, uh--

but I did have
Fred here standing by
just in case.

What about the regular flow?
I thought you said
that that was--

I said there was
nothing to worry about.

I, uh, wouldn't advise you
to drink out of that pipe now.

Or from the stream,
anywhere inside
the mine boundary.

But outside the property,
there's no problem.You're sure?

Sure. A steer maybe,

drinking three or four
gallons at a gulp,
that's something else.

But a cup or two,
like you and I'd take--

I'd stake my life on it.
Down below there,
there's no danger.

I've got my men warned.

If you keep stragglers
off the property,
you've got no problem.

I don't like it, Whit--
about those cattle.

Oh, we may have
Garth convinced,

but if other ranchers
along the stream
start losing their steers--

You have one other choice.

Close it down,

until we get the filter
equipment to clear it up.

It would only take
about two months
to get it here and installed.

Now, you know
we can't do that.

You make the decisions,
remember?

If you're more worried
about your rancher friends...

than you are about
your old man's mine,
well, just give the word.

You're sure your men know
about the water?

They know.

All right.
[ Sighs ]

Double the guard
on every entry coming in.

We keep rolling?

Yeah.

"Not on the Gloria, Sam.

"Anywhere else you want,
but not on the Gloria.

"We got a mine to run.

We can't have any
trespassers--
not on the Gloria."

Why, that no-good,
weasel-mouth punk.

You know what?

Charley should have drowned him,
that Craig, when he was a pup.

Couldn't even learn to fish.

Couldn't tell a silverside
from a rainbow.

And look at him now.

"I'll give you a job, Sam,

but no trappin' on the Gloria."

Now take it easy, Sam.

You know where I'm going
right now, Danny?

I'm goin' up
to Mr. Craig Ryan's
precious Gloria,

and I'm gonna put traps
every doggone place
I doggone please.

And I'd just like to see
that no-good skunk punk
try to stop me.

Sam. Now, why don't you
wait until tomorrow?

What's the matter?
Don't you think I can do it?

Oh, I know you can do it,
but I just thought--

I'm doin' it now.

That reminds me.

I need company.

There.

[ Chuckles ]

"No huntin', no fishin',
no trespassin'."

But don't take
any bets on it.
[ Chuckles ]

All right. So you say
it's not the water
they're putting out.

Then it's something else they're
doing to foul up the stream,
and I say we stop it.

I say so too.I've got four head down.

I've got five.Then what are we
waiting for?

Oh, we're not waiting.Then let's go.

But what do you propose,
Barney?

What do I propose?
They've got an operation there
that's killing our herds.

I say we move in
and close it down.

What, with four or five men,

against maybe 30 outsiders
that Parsons brought in?

You think they're just gonna
say, "Come on in, boys.
Put us out of business"?

We can get more men.Sure-- if each of us brings
six riders from our outfit.

You'll have a fine range
war on your hands.
Is that what you want?

Have you got a better
answer, Henry?

Yes. An injunction.

Judge Phillips is in town.
I'm sure with all of us
asking for it,

he'll agree to the injunction.

Oh, he'll close down the mine,
have an investigation.

I know Craig Ryan
is ridin' pretty high,

but even he wouldn't dare
defy an injunction.

What if he does?

We'll cross that bridge
when and if we get to it.

All right.
But I still think
it's a waste of time.

I'll need your signatures.

[ Tools Clattering ][ Conveyor Belt Whirring ]

"And you will, therefore,
within 24 hours,

"cease and desist
from operation
of said refinery...

"until such time as legal
determination by the court
shall have been made.

"Hearing of this case
is set in Medicine Bow
on June 24 of this year...

"by order of
Robert Phillips, Judge,

circuit court."
[ Clears Throat ]

Well, that's
just about it,
gentlemen.

Well, that has got
to be wrong, that paper.

No, that is a mistake.

Why, Henry wouldn't do
a thing like--Well, he's done it, Dad--

with Barney Wingate
and the others.We're not gonna stand for it.

I'm afraid you got
no choice, Mr. Ryan.

No choice, have we?
I'm tellin' you right now--

Now, Dad, the sheriff's
only doing his job.
Naturally, we'll obey...

any court order
that's in effect
during the time concerned.

- Twenty-four hours, you say?
- That's right.

Very good.
We understand.

Look, Craig.
That paper means exactly
what it says.

Knowing how the people
feel around here,
if I were you, I, uh--

I wouldn't
fool around with it.

Thanks for the suggestion,
Sheriff.

Now, what is this,
you telling him
that we'll go along?

Now, Dad, do you know
what happened in town
this morning...

within a half hour
of the time the judge
issued that injunction?

What?His clerk sent off a telegram
I'd left for him...

to a lawyer friend
of mine in Cheyenne.

Now, he'll have an appeal
to vacate this injunction
before a territorial judge...

even before court opens
here tomorrow.

And what's more,
there'll be
a change of venue.

I've protested that
we can't get a fair trial
in Medicine Bow.

You mean that we don't
have to close down at all?

Not for one hour.

And you know
what that means?
Come here. I'll show you.

Look.
In three days--

three more days
like we're goin' now,

and we'll make the final
shipment on the contract,

and from then on,
the Gloria belongs
to Charles A. Ryan.

And partners.

And partners.

I promised you
the day I left we'd be
back in business someday.

Sure you did.
But I can't believe it.

You know, for years
I've dreamed and I've hoped,

and I've prayed.

And I-- Truly, I--
I can't believe it.

[ Door Opens ]

- Whit. Craig.
Can I see you for a minute?
- What about?

It's, um--
It's the equipment--
number two blower.

We'll be right back, Dad.Mm-hmm.

[ Conveyor Belt Whirring ]

What is it?That old man, the trapper--
I think he's dying.

I found him just inside
the south gate,
facedown by the stream.

No!Anybody else see him?

I don't think so.
I did what I could for him.
I put him in there.

Sam.

- Had he been drinkin'
any water from the stream?
- How would I know?

All right.
Ride in for the doc--
No. Wait. Get the wagon.

We'll take him in.
It'll be faster.All right.

- Are you out of your mind?
- What do you mean?
We've got to!

We've got to what?
Blow up this whole deal...

because of a drunken old fool
who won't stay off our property?

Now look.
If that old man does die,

and they find out in town
how and why,

do you think your smart
legal tricks
will help us any then?

Three days?
We wouldn't have three hours.

Where would that leave
your old man and his dream
of the Gloria?

And every other man
outside there.
Remember,

we've all got
a stake in this.You mean that we just--

I mean we do what we can
for the old man here.

I'd say he's too far gone
to make town anyway.

Now, for your old man--

for all of us--
it's the only thing
that makes sense.

I don't know. [ Charley ]
You don't know?

Well, wh-what do you mean
you don't know?

Dad, we've got to think.

Parsons may be right.
If we take him into town...

and he dies,
and it was the water that--

The water?

You lied to me.

Both of ya.We had to.

They could have
closed us down.

[ Charley ]
You knew.

Right from the start,
you knew.

Only that there was
some chance of danger.

For the cattle, maybe.
But not this.
I swear to you.

I had to let it go.

There was no time.
Don't you understand?
I did it for you.

For me?

For me, you lied
to our friends?

For me, you poisoned
their cattle?

And for me, you would let
an old man die?

I had to!You had to.

Well, I'll tell you now...

what you have to do.

You will take that old man,

and you will
drive him to town.

And you'll pray
every step of the way...

that he gets there alive.

Because, if he don't--

if you have killed him
with your lies,

I swear I'll never call you
a son of mine again.

Do you hear me?

Now you take him...

and go!

I'm taking him in,
Parsons.

All right.
Since your old man
is calling the turns now,

I'll take him in with ya.

Check him again.

Just keep driving, son.

Whoa!

This'll do.
Right here.

What are you talkin' about?

I'm talking about
an old man who had
too much to drink.

He was walking
along this road,
and somehow he fell,

right over that edge.

- No.
- [ Gun Cocks ]

Get him out, boy,
and over that edge.Now, Parsons, listen.

So your old man
won't like it, huh?

Well, now,
isn't that too bad?

He bought a partner, junior.
And he bought about 30 of 'em.

And his partners say
it goes this way.

I've put too much into this.

With three days to go,
we don't let it
all fall apart.

Now get moving.

You're gonna have to help me.

[ Whistles ]

Hey. What happened?

It's Sam.
I gotta get him to a doctor.
Can I borrow a fresh team?

Get my rig.We just found him
a little while ago.

I got started
as fast as I could, but--

but I don't know
if it's--

He's dead.

It's Garth and a bunch of men.
Craig's with him.

[ Parsons ]
Get the old man down here!Right!

Come on. Hurry up.
Signal the men.

[ Blusters ]

Randy, up there.

Wilson, up there.
Let's go!

That'll be far enough, Garth.

I'll handle this.No.

I said that's far enough!

Craig.

Craig, now,
easy, boy. Easy.Sam's dead.

Look. Wait a minute.
Wait a minute.
He's taken over.

I tried to close the mine,
but he's got the men with him.

Parsons.I guess he told ya.

Sam Elberry's dead.

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.

But you can't prove
what killed him.
And neither can they.

Now, if that worries you, son--
if you and Charley...

want to pull out, well,
that's your privilege.

Nobody says some of the partners
can't leave a partnership.

So, if that's the way
you want it,

then you and your pa
and all your friends there
can just be on your way,

because we have work to do.

Well, now, there's no need
for all this.

I'm sure you don't
want to be responsible
for poisoning anybody.

You saw me drink
that water.

If that's what did it,
I'd be as dead as that old man.

Craig says differently.

And I say he's wrong.

Then you wouldn't mind,
then, if I took a sample...

and sent it to the lab
for a test, would ya?

Go ahead.

[ Water Rushing ]

Oh.

It occurs to me there's
no place in Medicine Bow
that can test this water.

We'd have to send it
to Cheyenne. It would take
five or six days.

- So?
- So I have a quicker way.

After you.

Well?

[ Groans ]

Craig.

Craig, boy.

You're gonna be all right.

Do you hear me?

Well, now that I got him back,
he's-- he's gotta be all right.

[ Man ]
"Ashes to ashes.
Dust to dust.

"Receive this,
thy servant, Lord,

"in full forgiveness
of his transgressions,

"and granting to him
the hope of life eternal.

"May he be among the chosen
on the day of resurrection...

"and number with those who merit
thy abounding grace.

"Grant to those here present
the wisdom to understand
thy ways,

"to know that none
shall find salvation,
save through thee.

"We ask it in thy name
and the name of thy son,
Christ Jesus.

Amen."

So long, Sam.

Uh, Charley.Yeah.

I, uh, thought you and Craig
would like to know. I talked
with Doc Stevens this morning.

Apparently,

Sam slipped crossing the stream.

There was a bruise
on the back of his head.

And there was
no evidence that, uh,
he had been poisoned.

So there's no reason
for any charges.

Thank you, Sheriff.

You take care of yourself.

Well, we'll--
we'll be gettin' on.

Yeah. Well, get on
right to Shiloh.

You got a patient here,
looks like he could use
a couple of weeks rest,

and we happen to have
an efficient nurse at Shiloh,
who-- who needs a patient.

Henry, we--No, no, no.
That's settled. That's settled.

Oh. Incidentally,

Barney Wingate and some of
the others had a meeting
at Shiloh this morning.

It... seems someone
persuaded them that, uh,

people around here
should invest in your mine.

At least enough so you can
get an extension on your loan
and, uh,

get some new equipment
and, uh, get things started
again the-- the right way.

Somebody persuaded
'em, huh?Yeah.

It couldn't have been
Henry Garth.

Well, after all,
you got a mine
shows so much promise...

and the best young engineer
in the country to run it.

Think people around here
want to miss a sure thing?

Well, maybe you got
a point there.

Why don't you and I talk it over
in the buggy, while, uh, the
nurse drives her patient home?

Oh.Here.
I'll help you up.

Hup.

- By the way, Judge--
- Yeah?

What do you say
when there aren't
enough words?

You don't.
There's no need.

That boy is gonna
make the Gloria...

the finest
producin' mine
in this territory.

He's gonna do things
that'll change the entire--Uh, Charley. Charley.

I-- I'm already sold.
Remember?

Yeah.
[ Chuckles ]

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