All language subtitles for S05E22 - Melanie

[ theme music playing ]

♪♪

Well, Toomey says
she should be rounding

Glover's Point
just about now.

So it'll be another
two minutes or so.That's right. Just about.

Just about two minutes less
than the last time you asked.

Yes.

Well, I guess I am
a little excited.

Just a little.I don't blame you.

20 years is a long time
between handshakes.

Yes, it is.

[ whistle blowing ]

So I look all right?

Yes, honey,
you look fine.
Just fine.

She has all her clothes
made for her in Paris.

Who?Melanie Kohler.

Jim.John, good to see you.

I can't tell you
how good it is
to see you.

Well, you look fine.
You look just fine.

Father.Oh.

This is my daughter,
Melanie.

This is John Grainger.

Very pleased to
meet you, Mr. Grainger.

I'm very pleased
to see you, my dear.

This is my granddaughter,
Elizabeth.

We're so happy
to have you here.Thank you.

And this is Trampas.

How do you do?

Trampas will take care
of your luggage.

There's quite a bit
of it, I'm afraid.

That's all right.
We brought the buckboard.

Jim, the rig's
out here.Thank you, John.

So this is
Medicine Bow?

It's not
a big town,
but we love it.

Really?

I hope
you will too.Thank you.

Not the small one.
I'll take that.

Paris, London, Rome...

Have you been to
all those places?

Yes.

Oh, could you put
the brocade bag
on top of the others?

Thank you very much.

You're welcome.

Hey...

♪♪

I hope this will be
comfortable for you.

Fine, thank you.

There's a needle and thread
in this top drawer

and towels in
the bottom one there.

Is there anything else
you might want?

No, thank you.

Excuse me.

Oh, I can manage.
If you could just put
those two on the bed.

Thank you.

Thank you, ma'am.

It's been a long time
since I looked out a window

and saw green.

I got a beautiful view
of a concrete mountain
from my office.

Thank you, John.

It's one of the finest
buildings in Chicago.

Took the whole top
floor for myself.
It's six stories up.

Built your own mountain.Yeah.

Jim, your wire didn't say
how long you were staying.

No.
[ chuckles ]

I, uh...

I'm thinking of
making it permanent.

Permanent?Yeah. Why not?

Business has gotten so
it can run itself, and I'm
not getting any younger.

Or any older either,
from the looks of you.

Tell you the truth,
I'm getting a little cramped
in that concrete mountain.

I've been
daydreaming lately
about open country,

getting a ranch,
run some beef...

Can't put a saddle
on a desk chair.

Are you trying
to tell me

that you're thinking
of making this move
after 20 years?

Why not?

Nothing strange
about that, is there?

I was brought up
in a place like this.
Always had it in my blood.

Funny, I always thought
from your letters

that you were perfectly happy
back there in Chicago.

Had everything
you wanted
right there.

That town house
on Lake Shore Drive,

that club
you belong to.

I made a good life for
myself back there, John,

but I had enough
of it, that's all.

Can't blame a man for getting
a little tired of something
after 20 years, can you?

A lot of men do.

All right, Jim,
if you're really
serious about this,

I know of a couple of spreads
that might be worth looking at.

Good, good, good.

MELANIE:
Is the bar still open?

Life, liberty,
and the pursuit
of happiness.

Mmm. Good.

I heard out west
they drank something awful
called, um, red-eye.

Times have changed, John.

Nowadays, the woman's
trying to shove the man aside,
make a place alongside of him.

They'll be wanting
to vote next.

They're already
voting in Wyoming.

Quality of
the wide-open spaces,
good whiskey...

What more could
a woman want?

How about
a refill?

Sure.

I'll bid five.

[ whistles ]

Call.He made a believer
out of me.

Jacks and sevens.Jack...

Kings up
over eights.

and here I sit
with three deuces.

You should've known
he was bluffing.

Usually that calf-eyed look
means he's sitting on
something big.

[ chuckling ]

Good evening.

Good evening,
Miss Kohler.

Anything we can do
for you, Melanie?

I was just passing.
Please, don't let me
interrupt your game.

Do sit down.I don't believe
you've met Belden.

This is
Melanie Kohler.Ma'am.

Hello.

Well, what are you
playing? Guts?

Uh, no, ma'am.

It's just a little
friendly game.
Jacks or better.

Let's see if I can't
deal myself a good
hand this time.

BELDEN:
You're not dealing
too well to me, Trampas.

"Trampas."
What an odd name.

Tell me, do they
call you Mr. Trampas
or just plain Trampas?

Just plain Trampas.

Well, Trampas,
about what happened

at the station this morning,
if I offended you--

No.
Forget it.

Forget what?

Nothing.
All right, I call.

Didn't anybody ever
tell you not to call

with anything lower
than a pair of tens?

[ men laughing ]

♪♪

That looks like fun.

"Fun"? It may
look like fun,
but that's hard work.

Takes a special
kind of man,
a special horse.

It's a cutting horse.

MELANIE:
Is that a cutting horse?Yes.

Trampas.

Well, you're up
early this morning.

Yes, the last time
I saw the morning sun
was in a Russell painting.

That so?

I'd better get back
to the branding.
Excuse me.

Before you let him up,
let me check this calf.

Melanie!

Hey! Hey!

Crazy rock-head.

You all right?

Just a little
bruised dignity.

Well, you could've been
killed, you know that?

Buck could've wrapped you
around a tree or drove you
into that boulder.

It's a miracle
you're not hurt.

Well, I always wanted to
be part of a miracle.

You know, you are
the most, uh, uh...

the most, uh...Go on and say it.

I'll go round up
the horses.

[ animal snarling ]

Don't move.

A moment ago, he...

he was alive.

Now he's dead.

He didn't know
it was coming.

It... happened so fast.

Ma'am, he could've
killed you.

Then I guess I should thank you
for saving my life.

Well, don't put
yourself out.

Let me see where
those horses
have gone to.

[ groans ]What's the matter?

I, uh...

Your ankle?

Looks like
you twisted it.

I've got to get you
back to the house.

I really didn't mean to
cause you all this trouble.

We've been after
that cat for months.

It took you
to bring him
out in the open.

Do you think
you can ride?

Sure.

Careful of that
ankle, now.

♪♪

♪♪

A cutting horse, Melanie,
is a very special
kind of animal.

He's not bred for
pleasure riding.

So I found out--
the hard way.

You know, it was
a good thing

that Trampas was there
when that big cat
showed up.

Would've been
a pretty bad thing--

Let's just don't
talk about that, huh?

Do you know this is the first
morning we've had breakfast
together in three years?

And I must say
it's a great pleasure.

[ knocking ]

Come in.

Oh. Excuse me.

I didn't know you were
having breakfast.

That's all right, Trampas.
Come on in.

I brought the herd count
for you, Mr. Grainger,

to look over.

Still some in the canyon,
maybe 10 or 12 head.

Trampas, I want to thank you
for taking care of
my daughter yesterday.

That's all right.
Any of the men
would've done the same.

Really?

Some eggs, Trampas?

No thanks, Liz.
I've already had breakfast.

Well, a cup
of coffee then?

No, thanks.

Trampas, would you like
to ride into town and see
if there's any mail?

Sure.

Good morning.

Excuse me.

Trampas,

about yesterday, I...

How's your ankle?

Oh, it's a little sore,
but that wasn't what
I was talking about.

I meant--It was an accident.

Like your fall.

Trampas, um,

I haven't really seen
Medicine Bow yet.

May I come with you?

If you want to.

I'll go and change.
I won't be five minutes.

There's not much to see
in Medicine Bow.

It's not Medicine Bow
I'm interested in.

What are you
interested in?

You.

Why me?

I don't know.

Well, let's see
if I can figure it out.

Uh, wealthy, spoiled

Eastern girl comes West,

finds things
kind of dull,

meets cowhand.

Might stir up
a little excitement.

Something she can tell
her friends about
back in Chicago.

Hmm?

Well, maybe.

But... I don't
think so.

Well, what about you?
Why did you kiss me?

I don't know.

Oh, well, maybe
I can figure it out.

Hardworking,
hardheaded cowhand

gets a little bored
with pretty little
girls in calico.

Meets wealthy,
spoiled Eastern girl,

stir up a little
excitement,

something to tell
the boys back in
the bunkhouse.

Well, let's find out.

[ chuckles ]

I don't know.

I think it's
kind of pretty.

All the news
that's fit to print.

And some that's not.

Now, over here
we have...

Yes?

Well, back East,
a nice young man

would ask a lady to lunch
this time of day.

Oh. Well,
out West too.

Hmm.How does the lady
like her steaks?

Well done.

"Well done"?Mm-hmm. Why?
What about you?

Well, there's only one
way to eat a steak:
that's rare.

"Rare"?

All right.

You try it rare,

and I'll try it
well done.

Fair enough.

Well, like
the man said,

it seemed like
a good idea
at the time.

What man?

That's a saloon.
A real, authentic saloon.

I've never been
inside one.

Ladies aren't allowed.

I'll bet a wealthy,
spoiled Eastern girl

could get in
if she really
wanted to.

Hey!

Hey, Trampas.

Hello, Tommy.
How are you?

Fine.

I've been looking
all over for you.

How's Miss Ann?
I heard she's
expecting.

Already happened.No. How many?

Seven.Seven?

Uh, Miss Ann
is Tommy's dog.

Oh!

You just gotta come
see 'em, Trampas.
You just gotta!

Well, I guess
I just gotta.

Aren't they something?

Well, looky here.

It looks like you've got
a family all at once, Tommy.

Now you have to
take care of them.

They'll look to you
for their food, water,

and you have to
take care of them
when they get sick.

I will.

But that little one
over there,

she's gonna die.

How do you know?

There ain't enough room
for her to feed,

and the other ones
push her out of the way.

You mustn't
let her die, Tommy.

But she's one pup too many
for Miss Ann to feed.

Well,

you can't just let her
die without a chance.

Go and get some milk.

All right.

See? She's starved.

She's taking
the milk!

You'll have to
feed her, Tommy.

Be a terrible thing
just to let her die.

I'll feed her
three times a day,

just like
you're doing.

She won't die.

Here. You do it.

Take her gently.

Now,

dip the tip
of the handkerchief
in the milk

and then squeeze it
in her mouth.

That's it.

How many women do
you have bottled up
inside of you?

Then about two years ago,
Mrs. Fenton died.

All the sons
are married now

and got places
of their own.

So he wants to sell out,
go to live with
his eldest son.

What's the acreage?About 800.

Not a big
spread, but...

what there is of it
is choice land.

I suppose a man could
do a little farming
on that, uh,

flat section
we saw up there.

That's right.And maybe run a couple hundred
head of black angus.

What's it
all about, Jim?

Something's wrong.

I sensed it the minute
you got off that train.

All this talk about
buying a place

and moving out here?

I'd like to believe you, Jim,
but I just can't.

Is it Melanie?

Yeah, she has a lot
to do with it.

See, when her mother
was alive, she saw to it

that Melanie had
every advantage--

right friends,

right clothes,
best schools in Europe.

She's grown up now,

and that bunch she ran
around with in Chicago,
well, they, uh,

they seem to have nothing
on their minds except
having fun and good times,

and I want her
to see what

real living is
all about.

I want her to be happy.

And you figure bringing
her out here to live
will make her happy?

She may feel
a little strange in these
surroundings at first...

John, it's something
I've got to do.

She's a fine girl.
I want you to know that.

She has to be.

She comes of good stock.

Now they're back,

and I'm glad of that.

I was beginning to
be a little worried.

No reason to worry, Jim.
Not with Trampas.

Well, you do that
very well.

Well, it's all
in the wrist.

That so?

Thank you for
a lovely day.

Thank you.

[ knock at door ]Come in.

You look wonderful.

Simply wonderful.
You must've enjoyed
yourself today.

Yes, I did.

We didn't do
very much.

We strolled down the street
and picked up the mail

and looked in the windows
and fed milk to this
cute little puppy.

It was a...
a wonderful,
exciting day.

"Exciting"?

Why exciting?

It was a different
kind of excitement--

something
warm and real.

John seems to think
a good deal of Trampas.

He's different than any
other man I've known.

He's warm and gentle,

intelligent.

Just being with him...

I think I'm falling
in love with him.

All I want is
your happiness.

I just don't want you
talking yourself
into something,

believing in something,

just because you
want it to happen.

Oh, but it isn't
like that at all.

You know,

a long time ago,

when you were
a very little girl,

a bought you a present,
a stuffed dog,

just a toy full of cotton
with a ribbon around his neck.

That night,

you took it to bed with you,
and you dreamed for a few hours
that it was real,

that it talked
to you.

The next morning,
you tried to get it
to talk again,

and when it didn't,
you cried,

and you cried
for hours.

Don't let it be
your loneliness
these last few months,

your bitterness,
all the hurt,

that's reaching out
for someone--

anyone--

to hold on to.

For a few hours today,

just being with him,

I forgot who I was,

what I was,

and I felt alive.

Father, for the first
time in my life, I...

I've found
something real...

to hold on to,

and I'm not
gonna let go.

Well, now,

what are you doing
sitting here in the dark?

Oh.
[ chuckles ]

Just, uh, thinking.

You know, it's funny.
You can't see it
or hear it or feel it,

but it's there,
slipping away
piece by piece.

Where does it go,
John-- time?

I guess a lot of us
begin to think about
that at our age.

Five years--
five long, lonely years--

since Angela died,
and there's not a day goes by
I don't think about her.

I know the feeling.

You've been alone
a long time too.

You're wrong
about that, Jim.

I'm far from
being alone.

I have my grandchildren,

the ranch, my work.

Keeps me pretty busy.

The only thing I have,

the only thing that really
matters to me is Melanie.

Now, this fellow, Trampas...

I'm afraid that Melanie
is becoming, uh,

involved with him.

What do you mean, "involved"?

She thinks she's
in love with him.

It happens every day.

But not so quickly.

You have a short
memory, Jim.

Look, he's a cowhand
she hardly knows.

You were a cowhand yourself.

I didn't mean it that way.

Trampas is a fine man.

He was cut
from the same bolt
that you were.

I'd be proud to call him
my own son.

It's Melanie.

John,

she's dying.

♪♪

I didn't want to burden
you with this, but...

I have to confide
in someone.

Sorry, Jim.

Mighty sorry.

I got the best doctors
for her in New York
and Paris,

Europe, everywhere.

About four months ago
was the end of the line.

The last specialist,
he gave her a few months
in Chicago,

a year, maybe two,
if she came out here.

She didn't want to come.

I insisted
we try anything.

Does she know?

I didn't want
to tell her,

but I had to
convince her to come.

Anyway, I think
she had a right to know.

I'd have done
the same.

My daughter is dying,
John, and I can't do
anything about it...

but just sit back

and watch her die slowly,

a day at a time.

And now this-this
Trampas thing, I...

Look, I can't see her
hurt any more.

Why should being
in love hurt her?

If she is in love.

But to hide behind
the promise of something
that isn't real...

Jim, I wish I knew
what to say to you.

I can only imagine
myself in your place.

She seemed happy
this afternoon.

Yeah.

For the first time in months,
with Trampas I think she was.

Whatever happens,
Trampas won't hurt her.

Perhaps all
you can do is to...

is to give her time
to test out what she feels.

One thing I can't
give her is time.

Then give her freedom

to live for whatever
time she has.

♪♪

♪♪

Hello.

Afternoon.

Well, what brings you
all the way out here?

Well, I thought you might
like to have lunch with me.
Turkey and potato salad?

Sounds good.

There's a gate
in the fence
about a mile down.

I don't think
I'll need it.

Not if he feels
as frisky as I do.

Hey-- Hey--

Come on.

Well,

that's what I call
real good turkey.

It had a different
taste to it--

kind of a...
kind of a bite to it.

I basted it with brandy.

You cooked the turkey?

Mm-hmm.

Is there anything
you can't do?

Well, you see,
we spoiled Eastern girls

have many
hidden talents.

When we're young,
we learn to...

♪♪

You learn to what?

When to say something

and when to be quiet.

I think if I live
to be a hundred,

I would never
figure you out.

I hope it won't
take that long.

I wouldn't mind.

I've never heard you
mention your family.

Family?Mm-hmm.

Not much to tell, really.

My mother died
when I was a kid,

and I was raised
behind my father's chair
at the poker table.

Oh, he loved me,

but making a flush
or filling an inside straight
kept him pretty busy.

Mm?

We drifted from
one place to another,

living out of
a saddlebag.

But if we were lucky--

I mean, real lucky--

a hotel room.

We tried to make a go
of a little spread once,

but, uh,
it didn't work out.

When Dad died,

well, I was angry, hurt,

and I went out
looking for trouble.

Instead,

I found a home
and a family.

Here at Shiloh?Mm-hmm.

Where do you go from here?

Oh, I've got plans.

I'm gonna have a place
of my own someday.

A man needs roots,

some place he can
call his own.

a reason for living.

"Reason for living"?

Life.

Life...

well, it's like
a mountain.

You climb up to
a plateau,

catch your breath,
take a look around,

see where you are,

and you look up,
and you climb up
to the next plateau.

When do you
stop climbing?

When you've reached
the top of the mountain.

What's up there?

♪♪

Come on!

[ Melanie, Trampas laughing ]

He's with her every
chance he gets.

I've noticed that.

You mean it's serious?

Ever see Trampas
act that way before?

♪♪

I can't understand why
a girl who's used to orchids

would want to pick
wildflowers.

You know, I never even
looked at a wildflower.

Or held one.

I've never really looked
at an orchid before.

Or held one.

Hmm.

Say, uh, you know
that north section
by Oak Creek?

Mm-hmm.

Well, I...
I rode by there today.

You know, it's sitting
there all by itself.
Nobody's using it.

Why, it would make
a nice spread all by
itself, don't you think?

I guess so.
You know somebody
who's interested?

You comin', Trampas?Huh? Yeah.

Uh. no, I...
Not off hand.

Hmm.

♪♪

You've always got
that pretty little
nose of yours

stuck in that book.

What does it say
about us?

"Time:
the sleepless wind

that sifts the sands
and draws the rivers

o'er the lands
has come, my love.

His breath is near
and moves not tenderly.

So kiss the summer,

weep the autumn,

and remember me."

[ Melanie laughing ]

Aha!

For a minute there,
I thought you were gonna
get away from me.

I knew you'd catch me,
especially if
I slowed down.

Penny
for your thoughts.Hmm?

Oh. They're worth
much more than that.

Oh? How much more?

You couldn't afford it.

That enough?

It'll do for
a down payment.

Tell me.

Oh.

I was thinking of
a place near here,

a place I go to
sometimes.

It's, uh... Well, it's
not much now, I guess,
but it's good land.

It's got water.

A fellow could run
a couple hundred
head there,

and...

there's this little rise
where you could build a house.

Uh...

I make...

Well, I make $30 a month.

I guess you spend
that much money on a hat.

Well, I know
it wouldn't be...

wouldn't be easy at first,
but it'd be a start,

something we could
build on together.

It might take
a few years, but...

♪♪

well, to build the ranch up
to where it'd be easy for you.

Maybe bring somebody in
to help you with the house.

I'd work hard for you.

Melanie...

you see, I...

I love you.

Well, I'm...

I'm asking you
to marry me.

Well, I...

I didn't think I...

I just didn't
realize that...

Neither did I.

I didn't expect it
to happen.

But it has.

And all of a sudden
it seems the most natural
thing in the world.

I can't.

Not marriage.

I thought you felt...

Yes.
You don't understand.

Maybe I do.

Oh, no, it's not
what you're thinking.

Look, let's forget it.

I won't mention it again.

It just wouldn't
work out.

Well, it was fun
while it lasted, right?

Hmm? A week?
Maybe two weeks?

But 30 or 40 years
out here,

that's a lifetime.

Well, that's it,
isn't it?

Something like that.

Nice place to visit,
but you wouldn't want
to live here.

[ sobs ]
Please!

Look,

let's forget it.

I'll take you home.

♪♪

Did Mr. Grainger
ever show you a place
called Oak Creek?

No.

Well, it's got water,

good grazing,

perfect spot
for a house.

What is it, Melanie?

I've got to get away.
I don't trust myself
any longer.

What do you mean?

He asked me to marry him.

Isn't that ridiculous?
Me, married?

And for a minute,

I almost said yes.

You really love him,
don't you?

Yes!

But I'm afraid!

I'm afraid if I stay,
I'll give in.

Just to be with him.
Just to feel his arms
around me.

And that's the kind
of pain I'm not used to.

Melanie, I thought you were
just kidding yourself.

I thought you were just
looking for a place to hide.

I was wrong.

Look, if...

if you love
each other...

But two years.
Maybe less.

I couldn't do that to him.
It wouldn't be fair.

I've watched you
these last few days,

laughing, dancing,

your eyes sparkling.

You've been happy.

I didn't think
you could be happy
after...

Why shouldn't you take

what you want?

But...

But it's such
little time.

Maybe time
isn't important.

Maybe it's only
what you do

with time.

♪♪

[ knock at door ]

[ yawns ]
Can't a man get any
sleep around here?

I'm coming!

Gonna break down
my door.

All right, all right.
[ yawning ]

Trampas--
Where is he?

Uh, uh, uh...

Whattya--
Huh?

Melanie,
what are you...

Trampas, I...

Can I change my mind?

♪♪

What's all the noise...

You're in the bunkhouse,
and you...

Well, I don't care
if it's the middle
of Times Square.

Well, will you look
at this one now?

Still here.

She had me up
at 6:00 this morning
folding napkins.

We aren't gonna have
enough cups and saucers
for 30 people.

You can borrow
what you need.

But they won't match.

I don't know how I'm gonna
have everything ready in time
for the announcement party.

Honey, the party's
three days away.

You have
plenty of time.

Men!

Well, Jim,

happy about it?

I wasn't at first,

but just to see Melanie's
face so radiant,
so full of hope,

that means she's happy,
and that's good enough
for me.

Jim, I know

your primary concern
is Melanie,

but Trampas has a great deal
to do with this too.

Don't you think
he has a right
to know?

What good would it do
to tell him?

Well, supposing this were
the girl that you were
going to marry.

Wouldn't you
want to know?

I hadn't thought of that.

I have,

and I've wondered
if Trampas's right to know

isn't exactly
the same as Melanie's.

I've also wondered
if I have the right
to tell him.

I haven't, Jim.

Perhaps nobody has

except Melanie.

♪♪

Melanie?Hmm?

Are you sure?

I'm sure.

Happy?

You're all I need
to be happy.

Melanie,

I want you to
have something.

Trampas,
it's lovely.

It belonged to
my mother.

The only thing I have
to remember her by.

It's funny how a little
doodad like that

can mean so much.

When I was a kid,

I felt lonely.

I used to fall asleep
with this in my hand.

I guess nothing's ever
meant so much to me.

Until you.

♪♪

Does it look all right?

It looks
just fine.

Are you excited?Yes. About to burst.

Anything I can do?Be happy for me.

I am very happy.

Oh, I wish
it were today.

In five minutes.
Isn't that silly?

Most brides are
scared to death,
but I can't wait.

I can see that.

He's a lucky man,
Trampas.

Is he, Father?

Yes.

Melanie?

Yes?

I think he has
a right to know.

No.

I don't want him
to get like me,

listening to
the tick of the clock

and wondering
how much time is left,

afraid to make
plans in advance.

No, I want him
as he is.

Melanie,

he'll have to know
sooner or later.

Towards the end,

when your eyes
begin to fail.

He loves you.

He's the kind of a man
who can know the truth

and live with it.

Yes,

but I couldn't live
with him if he knew.

I'm not that strong.

His love-- that's what
gives me strength.

His pity would
destroy us both.

It hasn't destroyed me.

When was the last time
I heard you laugh?

You think you're
the same man
you used to be--

Big Jim Kohler,
explosive, dynamic--

"Anything for a laugh,"
they used to say.

And look at you.

Look what I've
done to you.

Well, I'm not going to
do the same thing to him.

Whatever time
we have left will
have to be enough.

I'll make it enough.

Want you to know, son,
I'm pleased with the wedding.

Well, you know
something?
So am I.

It happens.

Melanie tells me
you've got your eye
on a place called Oak Creek.

That's right.
It's about ten
miles from here.

Sit down, Trampas.

Thank you.

What... What do you think
about the Fenton place?

Oh, it's a good spread.

Mr. Fenton and the boys
have kept it real trim.

Yeah, it's real fine acreage.
Good house,

plenty of room to build.

Be a big jump forward
for a young couple
just getting started.

Well, I'm afraid
I can't afford
that kind of jump.

Well, I don't need to tell you
what my daughter means to me.

She's all I have,
and I want her
to be comfortable.

I'll try to see
that she is.

So I'm gonna give you
that Fenton place
as a wedding present.

Mr. Kohler, that's...

that's very kind
of you, but, uh,

I'm afraid
I can't take it.

Why not?

Well, you see,

Melanie and I, we'll be
starting out together.

Whatever we have
will be ours.

Wait a minute, boy.

Where are you gonna live?
It's gonna take you months
to build a house.

You can't live
in a tent.

Mr. Grainger has
a cabin near the river.

He said we could stay there
till the house is built.A cabin?

I don't blame you, boy.

That's how I did it.

Trampas,
there's one thing
I've got to say.

I had my wife
almost 20 years,

and when she died,

I felt robbed.

You and Melanie...

You've got to
make the most

of every day,

every hour.

Mr. Kohler,

I never gave much
thought to marriage.

I sure never expected
to find a girl
like Melanie.

But now that I have,

I will make
the most of it.

Like you say,
every day,

every hour,
as long as we live.

I think you will.

♪♪

[ laughing ]

Well, being way out here
will certainly discourage
any unwanted visitors.

This'll all be
leveled off.

Now, the road's gonna
come right up through here,

right to the front
of the house.Uh-huh.

Right here.

Oh, the front door
will be...

Where?

Oh, right about here.

Oh.

Uh, oh...

Have to do this right.

[ laughing ]

Uh, you are now
in your living room.

Oh.

Um... Oh.

Over here, up here.

What's this?

This...
This is your kitchen.

Uh, over here...

Chimney,
front door,
living room.

Living room.

Oh, uh...

bedroom.

Do you think
it's proper?

I mean, being in the bedroom
before we're married?

Worried?

Well, what'll
the neighbors say?

Well, I could
pull the curtains.

Oh, let them talk.

Well, it'll be
a small house at first,

but, uh, after
a year or so,

why, we'll just
build on another bedroom
right over there.

And then, uh,

we'll build another one
right there.

It'll be a big house someday.

A long way from
Chicago, isn't it?

It's where I want to be--
where you are.

Melanie,

you won't regret it.

I won't let you
regret it.

What about you?
You might regret it.

Well, if it looks like
it's not gonna work out
after 30 or 40 years,

I'll just put you out.

Oh, uh, over here

I'd thought I'd put
one of those sewing corners.

Well, I have
a habit of

popping a button
once in a while

or splitting my britches
from time to time.

♪♪

Hello there, Buck.

Getting a little nervous?

Uh, yeah,
I guess so.

Well, that's natural.

Big step when
a man gets married.

Probably the biggest
step he'll ever take.

Makes him edgy.

Yeah.

Well, it's
kind of like, uh...

well, uh...

You know, it's
hard to explain.

Like a storm
brewing inside.

Yeah.

I had that feeling
a long time ago,

a few days before
my own wedding.

Well, it's a good feeling.

You know, Trampas,

I didn't have
too many years

with my own wife.

She died young.

But I've always been thankful
for the little time
we did have together.

You must've loved her
very much.

She was a very
special woman.

Very much like
your Melanie.

Well, Trampas, I don't
have to tell you how
we all feel about you.

I'm happy
for both of you.

Thank you.

[ dance music playing ]

Come on, Mr. Kohler.

Me? Oh, no,
Elizabeth. No.

Oh, come on, Jim.

All right.

All that energy
run in the family?

When's this gal
of yours coming down?

Yeah. I wonder
what's keeping her.

You'd better have
a talk with her, Trampas.

Yeah, let her know
who's boss.She knows who's boss.

May I have this dance?

What...

The music is
a little fast for me.

I feel a little dizzy.

Well, you'd better sit down.
I'll get you some punch.

Dance.

Hello, Tommy.

Gee, you look
like a queen.

Oh, thank you.

I don't feel like one.[ music stops ]

Say, how's our puppy?
Is she getting bigger?

I fed her like you showed me,

but it was just no use.

She died anyhow.

Papa said it just
was her time,

so there was nothing
nobody could do.

[ music resumes ]

[ garbled voices ]

Excuse me.

I'm the proudest
man in this room.

I need a drink.Not here, Melanie.

I said,
I need a drink.

May I have
your attention, please?

Nervous?No. Why should I be?

I think most of you have
a pretty fair notion of
what this is all about.

For us here at Shiloh,
it's a real occasion

because it concerns
the daughter of
my oldest friend

and what's probably
the greatest top hand
any man

could be privileged
to have.

It's my pleasure
to announce--Mr. Grainger.

I...

I know you've all gone

to a lot of trouble,

you and Elizabeth

and everyone,

and, well, I don't want
to spoil the party,

but...

there's been
a terrible mistake,

and I can't let it
go any further.

My father and I are
going home to Chicago.

Trampas, you said it
yourself the other day.

Uh, what was it?
Oh, yeah.

A nice place to visit,

but not for a lifetime.

And you were right.

I... I can't
live here with you.

No, please, don't make it
any more difficult.

Maybe...
Maybe the idea

was... charming,
appealing,

but...

but this...

this just isn't
for me.

None of it.

Now, I need glamour

and excitement
and life.

Trampas,

that little house of yours...

just isn't enough.

Well, this is a party.
Where's the music?

♪♪

JIM:
Melanie?

Daddy,

my time has
run out.

♪♪

Well, let me
hear from you, Jim.

If there's anything
I can do...

Thank you, John.

About last night...I understand.

What a lovely day.

And I was sure
it would rain.

But then things never
turn out the way
you expect them.

You've been very kind,
Mr. Grainger.

So have you, my dear.

If you're ever in Chicago,
I do hope you'll come
and visit us.

Thank you.

He's in the stable.

♪♪

I wanted to say goodbye.

You just said it.

Trampas...

I'm sorry.

The men are
waiting for me.

♪♪

You got
a pair of pliers?Pliers?

One of our fence crawlers
picked up a nail.

I ain't much smarter.
I went out and forgot
my pliers this morning.

Yep.Thank you.

[ train whistle blows ]

♪♪

[ theme music playing ]