All language subtitles for The Virginian - 8x11 - A Touch of Hands

- You care for
a drumstick, miss?
- No, thank you.

[ Older Woman ]
We could've took the train!

I took it all the way
to Cheyenne, and believe me,
this is much nicer.

Ah, it's more
like the old days,
and that's for sure.

Pardon my askin',

but what brings a young girl
like you out West?

- It's my home.
- You don't say.

Well, no offense, but, uh,
you sure don't look it,

not in that fancy getup
and all.

Mighty "purty" though.
Mighty "purty."

No offense.

Well, as a matter of fact,
I was born on a ranch
just outside of Medicine Bow.

But I've been back East
to school.

This is my first time home
in five years.

That's what it is then.

You just picked up
some highfalutin
Eastern ways.

Well, if I did,
I'll soon get rid of them.

I love this part
of the country.

[ Gunshot ]Oh, my stars!

Down. Everybody down. My stars!

- Peg, welcome home.
- Daddy!

Oh!
[ Laughs ]

Ooh![ Laughing ]

Send her bags
down here.

[ Stagecoach Driver ]
Hyah! Hyah!

Whoa. Whoa.

Well, soon as I
drop this off,

I'll play you
that game of pool.

Well, I hate
to take your money,
but, uh, you're on.

Stage hasn't gone West yet,
has it, Happy? We've got
mail here for Rawlins.

Hasn't even
come in yet, Trampas.Late again, huh?

Mm-mmm. You're gonna have
to improve your service.
People'll be takin' the train.

They are already.
That's the trouble.That's progress, they say.

Old John Halstead was
so darn anxious, he drove
out of town to meet the stage.

Oh, yeah? Halstead?
What's he so anxious about?

Seein' his daughter
Margaret, I guess.You mean Peg?

Uh-huh.She comin' home?

Just for a visit.
Going to college now,
he says.

[ Chuckling ]
That little old brat.

You never know,
do you, Happy?
So long.

What was that I heard
about a college girl?

Peg Halstead.

Ugly as a mud fence.
Pigtails, freckled face,
turned-up nose.

Biggest pest
you ever saw.

Used to hang around
the Shiloh corral
and drive us crazy.

Is that her?Must be.

Well, her nose
does turn up a bit,
but I have seen uglier.

Hello, Trampas.
Remember me?

Peg?
[ Laughing ]

Nah!
Why, it can't be.

- Have I changed?
- [ Laughs ]
How you've changed.

Oh, it's nice
to see you again,
Mr. Halstead.

I was wonderin'
if you did see me.
Hello, Jim.

Sir.

Oh, uh, this is
my fellow wage slave,
Jim Horn.

- Pleased to meet you, Jim.
- It's my pleasure.

Is this that little pest
you was telling me about?Yeah, that's her. No!

Can't you see--
Can't you see
this is a lady?

No, I'm still the little brat
that you used to chase
out of the corral.

Well, there's, uh,
some things ladies
are supposed to forget.

I'll never forget that.

All right. Peg, I'm gonna
go inside and get us
a few little things.

I'll be right back.

Why don't you boys come over
and see us sometime?Well, thanks.

I wouldn't be at all surprised
if Miss Peg here wasn't just
bone dry after that trip.

You wouldn't, huh?I mean, all that
road dust and all.

Well, I was just thinkin',
maybe she'd like a little
liquid refreshment.

Maybe a big, cold glass of--Cup of tea at the hotel
dining room, ma'am?

Oh, I'd love to!
Thank you, Trampas.

Watch your step.

Well,
that settles that.

Yeah, I guess it does.

Boy, she sure is pretty.

Ain't she though?

Now, there he was, see,
with this beautiful girl.
She was somethin' special.

Trampas was struttin'
down that street, puffed out
like a pouter pigeon.

She was hangin' on his arm,
and the whole town was
starin' at 'em pop eyed.

Well, I mean,
he couldn't have
been prouder.

Little freckle-faced
Peg Halstead?Yeah.

That so?Well, this one sure did.

Boy, she's the prettiest
thing to hit Medicine Bow
in a month of Sundays.

Well, present company
excepted.

Well, thank you.

Hey, Liz.
Guess who's
back in town.

Yes, I've heard.

What'd I do?

Looks like you bought
somebody a cup of tea.Oh.

No woman likes to hear
another woman called
beautiful, you know.

You know what?
You're wasting your time
at this ranch.

You oughta get a job
at the newspaper in town.

Is she that pretty?Oh.

She's got a face
like an angel...

and everything else
to go with it.

Hardly worth
a second glance.

Now. Whoa.

Whoa. Whoa, son.

Whoa.
What's the matter with you?
Whoa. Hey! Whoa.

Whoa. Hey. What's--
What's the matter with you?

[ Pebble Clatters ]Whoa.

All right.
If that's the way
it's gonna be.

Ho-- Hold it now.
I'm gonna have to rope you.

Now. Whoa. Come here!

What's gotten into you?
Whoa!

Uh-huh!
So, it was you.

What are you doin'
throwin' rocks
at my horse?

Trampas, can I come
and help you, huh?No, you pesky brat.

I ain't afraid
of the horse kickin' me.

If you get kicked,
it won't be by my horse.Yeah?

Yeah![ Laughs ] And that's
when I'd get chased.

I don't wonder.

But, Liz, I could
never catch her.
She was too fast.

What are you doing
here at Shiloh?I just had to see it again.

- Hasn't changed much, has it?
- That's the best of it.

It's just
as I remember it.

Elizabeth's been
showing me around.

Or trying to.
I'm having a hard time
keeping up with her.

Oh, there's
so much to see
and remember.

Say, Trampas? Whatever became
of that horse I used to beg you
to let me ride?

Ragtail--
That was his name.

- Oh, yeah.
- Boy, he was fearsome.

A huge, nearly wild
stallion, remember?

Uh-huh. I remember
old Ragtail.

Poor little old gray mare.

Oh!
[ Laughing ]

At least I got
his name right.

- What do you call this one?
- This is Buck's half brother.

I call him Half Brother.

Could I ride him
sometime?

I don't know.
After throwing rocks at him,
he may just buck you off.

Oh, Elizabeth,
you're so lucky to be
a part of all this.

I almost feel cheated.

I was so happy
living on the ranch...

before I was packed off
like a side of beef.

I never wanted
to go out East.

I used to cry myself
to sleep nights in school,
just thinking about it--

a special sunset
or a particular bend
in the river.

Oh, it's all
so wonderful here.
It really is.

Peg, not all of it,
and not all of the time.

Hmph. Why, there's
boiling summers...

and... freezing winters...

and not to mention...

rattlesnakes and other
natural disasters.

Well, you see,
it's not paradise.

Oh, it is, or it's
the nearest thing to it.

You've never had to live
in a crowded city.

You don't know
how awful it can be.

[ Chuckles ]
I think we've pestered Trampas
enough for one day.

Oh, you're not going?

She's coming up
to the house
for a cup of tea.

Well, you will be back?

Of course. Sometime.

- Bye.
- So long.

Oh, I just remembered.

I'll need something to wear
to the dance in town
Saturday night.

Good, you're going.Uh-huh.

A boy from the next ranch
asked me. Bill Sawyer.

Aren't you going?Oh, yes.
I wouldn't miss it.

Bill Sawyer? Hmph.

Would you taste
some spice cake, John?

I'd love to, but I don't
know where I'd put it
after the pie, Holly.

Thank you.Clay?

Thank you, dear.Well, then if you
will excuse me--

Now, please don't get up.

I have some
very urgent business
in the kitchen.

My churn is calling me.[ Laughing ]

Quite a thing, isn't it,
having your daughter back
after five years?

Yeah. Of course,
it's only a two-week visit. [ Door Opens ]

She'll be goin' right back
to finish her schoolin'.

Well, I must say,
I've admired what you've
done for her, John.

Must have been
quite a sacrifice.

Well, it's taken
the best part of my beef
profits for years.

Course, I don't run
as big an operation
as you do, Clay,

but it's been worth
every cent of it.

Well, I was thinking more
of your sacrificing...

the companionship
of your only child
for all those years.

Well,

it has been lonely,
but I don't complain of that.

I'm so glad to have her
out of here and back East,
where she belongs,

where she can have
a decent life.

[ Chuckling ]
Well, Wyoming's
not all that bad.

Some of us
even like it here.

Not for women though, Clay.

Well, I mean, not for
her kind of woman.

She's like her mother--
kind of sensitive and delicate.

Just got no toleration
for hardship.

Oh, that's strange.

Peg never
impressed me that way. Oh, she is though.

When I got her
out of here years ago,
I made up my mind--

I wouldn't even let her
come back here for a visit.

Just that she
wanted to so bad,

and...

I did want to see her
one time before I--

Before what?

Well, I guess I can trust you,
Clay, not to say anything,
especially to her.

Old Doc Spaulding
give me the word.

Heart.

Well, can't anything
be done?

No, I don't think so.

I had an attack
a little while back
was pretty bad.

I guess the next one
will probably be it,
and that can happen anytime.

Well.

Well, I'm sure sorry
to hear that, John.
I had no idea.

Well, you see, that's why
I'm so anxious to have Peg
taken care of.

Get her married
and settled, I hope,

back East where she
can have a good life.

- Doesn't she know?
- Oh, no. And she's not to.

- Might change things.
- Oh, no! I don't want
things changed.

I want her to go back
not knowing.

If she knows, she might
want to stay here.

- Would that be so bad?
- That's worse than bad.

I don't want anything
to keep her here.

That's why
I haven't told her.

I'd rather die alone
than have that happen.

♪♪ [ Small Band: Upbeat ]

[ Caller ]
Then turn in a circle round.

[ Continues, Indistinct ]

Now, sweep her arms
around and around.

Now, you all join hands
and form a ring.

Circle on the right.

Come to a rip and snort.

Round that center
and you come out short.

Join hands, form a ring.

Rip and snort,
down that center
and you cut 'em all short.

[ Man Shouts ] [ Man Whoops ]

[ Caller Continues, Indistinct ]

Now, get back
and swing that pole.

Round and round you go.

Now, hand over hand
go down the ring.

[ Continues ]

♪♪ [ Ends ]

Ah.As usual, we got
a little mixed up.

As usual, so did
everybody else.

Thank you, sir.It was my pleasure,
ma'am.

[ Chattering ]

Boy, she's not only pretty.
She's some dancer.

Yeah. Well, she's sure
gettin' a chance to prove it,
isn't she?

I wonder which one
she's gonna pick next.

I don't think Peg's
enjoying all that attention.

Looks to me
like she needs rescuing.

That's how it looks
to you, huh?

Well, here you are,
Trampas.

Hello, Peg. I was just comin'
for you, but I had to stop
and talk to somebody first.

- Hello, cowboy. What are
you doin' off the ranch?
- Mr. Sawyer, it's this way.

I heard that Peg
was getting all black and blue
from some other cowboy...

stompin' on her feet
with his big boots.

So I just thought
I'd ride over and--

Bill, this is the fella
I promised the next dance to.
Pardon us, please?

Peg, you came with me.
Now, you just wait
a minute!

Bill Sawyer.

Aren't you ever
gonna ask me to dance?Huh?

Oh, uh, sure!

Some punch,
Miss Grainger?Thank you.

[ Laughing ]

I didn't know he was
gonna be so persistent.

- If he bothers you again,
just send up a signal.
- You'd fight for me?

Sure, unless
a fella's too tall.

Oh, that's very romantic.

[ Exhales ]
I'd forgotten how strenuous
dancing can be.

Well, when you've danced
every dance the way you have.

- Would you like a cool drink?
- No, thank you.

But it is warm in here.
Is there anyplace that we
can get a breath of air?

- We can step outside and
get a breath of freshair.
- Oh, please, let's.

I don't think I could dance
another step anyway.

You think they'll miss us?We'll be back before
it's time to go home.

Come on.
Let's take a walk.

♪♪ [ Band Resumes ]

Oh, isn't this beautiful?

What?This. All of it.

Well, I never exactly
thought of Medicine Bow
being beautiful.

Oh, I know it's rough,
and it's dirty, too,
but I don't care.

I love it all--
the roughness along
with the beauty.

Just can't
get enough of it.

Trampas?Mm-hmm?

If I'd been the age
I am now...

five years ago,

would you still
have chased me?

Yeah. Only I would
have caught you.You never did.

Well, that's because you
could run pretty fast
in those days,

and maybe I wasn't
trying too hard.

500 pounds?
[ Whistles ]

[ Laughing ]
I bet I could
still beat you.

Not a chance.

Double dare you.

[ Laughing ]
Oh!

Now I got ya.

Oh!
[ Laughing ]See?

You're not as fast
as you used to be.Maybe I didn't wanna be.

[ Chuckles ]

Whoa now. Whoa.

♪♪ [ Whistling ]
Here we are.

Watch your step.
Whoop!

[ Liz ]
Bye-bye.Bye.

Bye.

♪♪ [ Whistling ]

Well, now,
I was beginnin'
to wonder.

Oh, Daddy.

You mustn't worry about me.
I'm not a little girl
anymore, remember?

Besides, it's not so late.Did you have a good time?

Oh, it was marvelous!

I'd forgotten how much fun
square dancing can be.

And it was just wonderful
seeing everyone again.

[ Chuckling ]
Well, I'm glad to see you
enjoying yourself.

I was beginning to be afraid,
with nothin' to do,

you'd be bored before
your two weeks was up.

You keep talking about
two weeks. Are you anxious
to get rid of me?

Oh, now, you know
better than that.

It's just that we always talked
about a couple of weeks.

Well, you did.
I might just stay a while.

Well, fine now, but now,
won't your Aunt Harriet
be expecting you?

Well, Aunt Harriet can
get along fine without me.
She has a cook and a maid.

But still, you've got to
get ready to go back
to college, you know.

That's another thing
I want to talk to you
about, Daddy.

I'm not sure that I want
to go back to college.

Not sure?
Why, most girls'd give
their eyeteeth.

Well, that's just it.
I appreciate the chance
you're giving me.

I'm not sure it's just
not a total waste.

I'm just not interested
in getting a degree.

Well,

maybe you're more interested
in getting yourself a husband.

[ Laughing ]
Well, of course,
eventually, but--

Now, don't tell me there
wasn't nobody back East
to interest you.

Nobody I cared
that much about.

Well, now, you've got to
give yourself a chance.

When you go back
to finish your schoolin',

I'm sure somethin'
will turn up.

Daddy, I'm not sure I want
to go back there at all.

Well, I'm sorry.
I-- I know your heart's
set on it.

Well,

only because I think
it's best for you.

But I like it here.

This is where I belong.

Oh, you don't know how
all those years back there...

I longed to be here--
at home with you.

Longed just to see it again.

And ride a horse.

Feel the wind come sweeping
down the mountain.

Now-- Now, those are--

Those are fine-soundin'
things, Peg.

They're-- They're
romantic things,

and-- and it sure ain't
that I wouldn't...

like to have you near me
to talk to and to be with.

But there's
more important things
back there.

There's a kind of life
that you just can't
get here.

Now, think on that, Peg.I have thought about it.

A lot.

That's why I had to
come back to see it again--
to make sure.

Yes, but you haven't
seen all of it, honey.

You've just seen
the good things. You don't
know what it's like here.

Now, just don't let
your head be turned by
things that don't matter.

Think on that.Daddy--

Now, don't make up
your mind too quick.
Promise me that.

All right.

All right.
I'll... think on it.

Oh, I'm going riding
tomorrow with Trampas.

It's his day off.

Good night.

Well.

You can nearly
see Shiloh from here.

Almost clear
to Cheyenne.

It's fun to ride again.

Fun? Riding a horse
is fun?

Well, when you haven't
ridden for as long
as I haven't, it is.

How am I doing,
Half Brother?

Oh, you're doing just fine.
Isn't she, Half Brother?

[ Grunts ]
Come on.

Oh!There you go.

Oh.

How long do you think
it'll take before
I get my seat back?

I didn't know
you'd lost it.Well, I have.

[ Chuckling ]
Oh! It's sore.

Well, ridin'
is like breathin'.

Once you learn,
it comes natural.

Ma'am?

[ Sighs ]

Oh, Trampas,
it's good to be here.

Well, it's good
to have you here.

How long, Peg?

I don't know.

Uh, your father says
two weeks.

Well, that's because
his heart's set on me
going back to school.

Not yours?No.

No, my heart's here.

You're not sorry
about last night?

About kissing me?

Sorry?
[ Chuckles ]

No, I'm not sorry.

I just, uh--

I just don't wanna make
more of it than it was.

And what do you
think it was?

Oh, I don't know.
I'm not, uh, used to
girls like you.

Girls like me?Mm-hmm.

From, uh, Eastern
finishing schools
and all that.

So you think it was just
a cowboy romance, huh?

Maybe more like, uh,
unfinished business.

The old childhood
sweetheart thing?

Well, I told you
I hadn't changed much.

Well, I-- I feel partly
it was your feeling
of being home...

and your memories
of when you were a kid here.

Well, is that so terrible?

I loved it here.

And I loved you.

Desperately.

Well,
I'm not complaining.

Well, then why don't we
just leave it at that...

and let time tell us?

[ Grunts ]

[ Sighs ]

You've been at Shiloh
a long time.

Huh? Oh, yeah.

Well, it's a good ranch.
Nice people to work for.

Well, you can't
stay there forever.

Maybe not.

You ever think
of having a place
of your own someday?

Well, I guess every man's
thought of that.

[ Chuckles ] That someday
is a long ways off.

Maybe not.

Do you have any particular
place in mind?

For what?

Settling down,
you know.

Oh.
[ Chuckling ]

Well, yeah.

I can think of a lot
of nice places round here.

Let's see.

Well, there's, uh--

There's Dove Canyon.
That's nice country.

Very nice.

And there's, uh,
Falling Rock Creek.

That's nice. And, uh--

Oh, I like
Dove Canyon better.

You've been there?No.

No, it just
sounds better.

[ Chuckles ] Well,
you can't always go by that.

I know a place called
Nightingale's Rest.

Oh, that's pretty.

And quiet.
It's a graveyard.

Oh! [ Laughing ]
Will you take me
there, please?

Hey, that was you
all along.

Where?
To Nightingale's Rest?No. No, to Dove Canyon.

On your next day off.
Oh, please?

Well, my next day off
may not be for
a couple of weeks,

and you wouldn't
be here.

I'll be here.

Howdy, Mr. Halstead.Trampas.

Oh, we had
a marvelous ride,

but I think I'll need
a pillow on my chair
at dinner.

Ah, you'll be fine
next time.

Uh, Peg, um,

I got a little business
I want to talk over with
Trampas, if you don't mind.

All right.

Thanks, Trampas.
Now, remember your promise
about Dove Canyon.

You'll be hearing
from me.Bye, Half Brother.

Isn't he beautiful?

Oh. You said, uh,
we had some business,
Mr. Halstead?

Yes, Trampas.

Trampas I've got
nothing against you.

You're a decent sort.
I always liked you.

But I got to tell you,
stay away from my daughter.

- Is that an order?
- Yes, it is. I don't want
you to trifle with her.

Trifle? Mr. Halstead,
I'm not trifling.

That's so much the worse.
I don't want you to try
to turn her head neither.

She's gonna go
back East pretty soon
where she belongs.

Belongs?
But this is her home.

This ain't no place for her,
and she don't figure to marry
no cowhand neither.

Mr. Halstead, I'm not thinkin'
about getting married. I--

I like Peg.
She's a nice girl,
but, well, that's all.

And she likes you.
And I see where it's leading.

Now, after all I've done,
I don't intend to stand aside
and see it wasted now.

Now, hold on a minute.
I'm telling you,
it's not that serious.

And I'm telling you,
stay away from her.
She's not for you.

Now, I hope you
can understand that.

Yes, sir.
I understand.

But maybe you'd
better tell her.

Whoa.

[ Clopping Hooves ]

[ Whistling ]

Hey now!

Hyah!

[ Whistling ]Hyah!

Hyah! Get in there!

Get up there!

You made supper?Chili beans.

I just about
got 'em right too--
the way you like 'em.

That'll be something
new and different.

Hot enough for ya?[ Swallows ]

They'll do.

Trampas, what are you
doing here?

I'm thinkin'.
Is that all right?

Yeah, it's all right.

Kind of unusual
in the bunkhouse.

- Weren't you, uh,
taking the day off?
- I am.

Oh.

- And I'd like
another one tomorrow.
- Tomorrow?

Yeah. That's what I said.

I'd like another
day off tomorrow.
I've been working hard.

I've been riding that
rough stray all week, and I've
been bucked off four times.

- That mare
bucked me off four times.
- Four times?

That's right.
Now, do I get that extra
day off, or not?

- That means you'll
lose a Saturday.
- All right then. I'll lose it.

What about tomorrow?

It's all right with me.
Going somewhere?

Yeah, if it's any
of your business.

You all right?

I'm feeling fine.

Thought maybe your lumbago
was acting up.

Me? Lumbago?

Yeah, your boots are
too tight or somethin'.

I'm feelin' fine.

All right.

[ Knocking ]Come right in.

[ Sighs ]
Uh--

About tomorrow--
You see, I-- I want to
ride up to Dove Canyon.

Dove Canyon?
What's up there?

Oh, uh--
[ Chuckles ]
A lot of grass.

Oh, yeah?Yeah.

It's belly high
this time of the year.Hmm.

You know, a man could, uh,
raise a lot of beef up there,
if he had a mind to.

Maybe four, five head
to an acre.

Maybe.

Yeah.

Well, that's why
I wanted a day off.

To ride up
to Dove Canyon.

Yeah.All by yourself.

Well, no.
[ Chuckles ]

Thought I'd ride up
with Peg Halstead.

Oh. Well.

She'll be nice company
for you.

Not that it's
any of my business.

No. Uh-- I don't know.
I've been edgy.

Yeah.

Well.

[ Sighs ]

There is something else.

You know, her, uh--
her pa ordered me
to stay away from her?

[ Chuckles ]
He said, uh--

Well, what he said
was, uh, "Cowhand isn't
good enough for her."

Hmm.

So you're, uh, riding up
to Dove Canyon with her...

to pick out
a nice piece of land.

[ Sighs ]

Well, what would you do?Oh, I might consider
staying away from her.

Hey, are you sayin'
I'm not good enough
for her too?

No. But she's not
a freckle-faced kid
sittin' on a corral fence...

makin' eyes at you
anymore.

It's different now
for both of you.

I know
what you're sayin'.No, you don't.

Freckle-faced kid might
have been good for you.

I'm not so sure about
that girl from the finishin'
school back East.

What I'm tryin' to say
is just be careful.

All right. I will.

If it's any
of your business.

Hmph. Dove Canyon?

You're not going
that far all alone.No, I'm not.

Trampas is taking me.Trampas? I told--

Well,

I just won't let you
go up there.

You won't let me?
I'm not a child.

Well, you're not
so all-fired old that you can
go traipsin' off with a man...

to that far, lonely place.

- I see you don't trust me.
- Oh, Peg. It ain't that.

But Trampas ain't
the kind of man you ought to
be wastin' your time on.

And what kind of a man
should I be wasting my time on?

One that can give you a better
life, at least, something
you can't get around here.

And suppose
that's what I want.

Want? How do you know
what you want?

You can't know at your age
what you're gonna want
in a few years.

People change, honey.
Wants change!

Daddy, I tried
what you want for me,
and I didn't like it much.

Now I've come back to try again
what I know I wouldlike.

- And what would that be,
a cowhand for a husband?
- Maybe.

I'm telling you right now,
Peg, no.

You can't tell me!
I've got to find out
for myself!

Oh, please try
to understand.

I want to live,

not just exist the way
so many people do--

day after dull day
doing what they're
supposed to do,

what other people
have told them to do.

Life is for enjoying,
and I want to enjoy mine,

do the things I love
with the people I love,

make the most of
whatever talents I have
for whatever things.

Oh, can't you see?

I see more than you think I do.
I see things that you don't.

Honey, people can't just live
for what they want.

Maybe not,
but they can try.

Look at you.

Hardly more than a child,
and you think you
know everything.

No, not everything,

but I do know I've got to
make my own mistakes
and live my own life,

the way you did.

But that's just it, honey!
I know what can happen.

That's why I'm
warnin' you, Peg--
stop, now!

Go back East
to where you belong.

No.

No, I'm sorry,
Daddy.

I'm going
to Dove Canyon.

Come on.

Now, if I was going
to build a house,

it'd be just about--
about here.

And the parlor would be--
be over here,

and the dining room
would be, mmm, here,

and the bedroom
would be there.

Oughta be
on the other side.Why?

Catch the morning light.
Be the first room
to cool off in the evening.

[ Chuckles ]
Of course.
Why didn't I think of that?

Well, then the kitchen
could be here.

You want the kitchen
on the north side.

It'll take the north wind.
It's the warmest room
in the house.

It's gotta have a cool breeze
in the summer.

You're wonderful.
I'd never have
thought of that.

And the view's better
on that side anyway.

And we could have the barn
up there on-- o-on the hill--

No protection for the animals
from the wind. Gotta have
the barn closer to the house.

How close?

Well, you don't wanna walk
too far when it's raining
or when we're snowed in.

Snowed in? Oh, yeah.
I forgot about that.

Sometimes
for three or four weeks.

Well, couldn't we spend
the winters in town?

Who'd take care
of the stock?

Besides...

there's a lot of things
to do indoors...

to keep two people
pretty busy.

Keep them from getting
on each other's nerves?Mm-hmm.

We could have the study here,
with a great big window
overlooking the valley.

Well, we could have
the fireplace about here,

just like the one
at Shiloh.

Now just hold on
one darned minute.

I'll show you
the kind of house
I'dbuild.

The kitchen'd be here,
the parlor here,

and the bedroom
here too.

Uh, that's all
one room?

That's right.

That's the way it'd be.
First year, at least.

A line cabin
is what it'd be,

until I can get the rest
of the things built--
corral, shed, fences.

Then maybe later
I could build
a bigger house.

That's the way it'd be.
That's the way
it would haveto be.

I understand.
The stock comes first.
[ Chuckles ]

Has to. Without stock,
why, there's
nothing to ranch.

No way
to make a living.

[ Sighs ]
Of course.

But, now
after I build the house,

why, I'd build a spring house
over there by that stream
in the woods.

Hmm.

Maybe a shack up on that hill
so you can look down
on all of this.

That'd make it some bigger,
wouldn't it?

That'd be nice.

It's lovely here, Trampas,
just like you said it was.

You should see those trees
in the fall, Peg.
They're really beautiful.

Oh, I'm sure
they're lovely.

You really like it,
Peg?I really do.

I think I could be
very happy here.

That's good,

'cause I sure use
a cook for that kitchen,
but I can't afford to pay wages.

Oh! You!Ohh!

Ooh!

[ Both Laughing ]

You're not as fast
as you used to be.

Oh, look,
your horse is over there.What?

Hey!

Oh! Ohh! Ooh!

Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!
My ankle.

I think I sprained it.
Oh, does that hurt.Can I help you?

[ Both Laughing ]

You'll have to take me on
as your unpaid cook.

I wouldn't dream of letting
another woman into my kitchen.

Just don't mind
the kitchen.

In the summer we often
do our baking at night,
when it's cooler.

Trampas brought us
a visitor, Elizabeth.

Hi, Peg.Hi.

This is wonderful,
Elizabeth.
Can I watch?

Watch? You can help.
How good are you
at kneading?

I haven't done it in years.Well, it's about time
you did.

Here, you'd better wear this.
You don't want to spoil
your clothes.

I'll be fine.
Just tell me,
what do I do?

First you need some flour.

Whoops. Oh--
Oh, dear.

Here, I think
you'd better wear this.

That bread'll be ready
to come out in a minute.All right, I'll take it out.

Oh! I have to
get some butter
from the spring house.

How long
do I have to knead?You've only just started.

Here, you put this in the oven
and take out the done loaf.
I'll finish that.

Oww! Ooh!

I'll take care of this.
You put some lard on that.Never mind.

I'll take out the done loaf
before it burns.All right, but use the pad.

Ouch!

Here.
How's that?Ohh. Oh.

Look what I've done.

Oh.
You've burnt yourself.

I ruined the bread.
I ruined everything.

That happens
sometimes.

More often
than we like to admit.

And when it does,
we just start everything
all over again.

It's so ridiculous
to have to do all of this
for a silly loaf of bread.

Why doesn't somebody
just start a bakery?

Well, I don't know,

'cept it's a long way into town
for a silly loaf of bread.

If you lived out here,
you'd get used to baking.
You'd have to.

I don't know if I could
ever get used to it,
or even want to.

But I will.
I will, if it kills me.

Ouch.

Good to see you
anytime.

You just missed Peg.

Trampas took her home.

I wasn't looking for her.
I know who she's with.

He's my top hand.
I'd trust him
with my life.

I have,
on several occasions.

Well, I didn't come here
to talk about that.

I was in town trying to do some
business, but just seems like
this is the wrong time of year.

Nobody wants to buy.

What are you selling?My property.
House, barn, the whole lot.

Why, that's been your home
for 30 years, John.

I'm past caring about it, Clay.

If you're interested in it,
it's yours. Price don't matter.

You don't look too well.
Sit down.No, I'm all right.

I--
[ Gasping ]

Well, all right.
I'll just sit here for a minute,
catch my breath.

What about a brandy?

No, I-- I just wanna
get this thing over with.

Quick sale
is what I'm after.

Well, I wouldn't know
what to do with that land
in the first place.

It's too far from Shiloh.

-Besides, I couldn't
pay you what it's worth.
-I told you, price don't matter.

Doesn't matter?

You have a daughter
to make secure, you want
to sell her inheritance,

and the price
doesn't matter?

Well, it's for her
I'm doing it, Clay.
You know that.

I got to get her
away from here,
away from trouble,

away from your top hand.

Oh.

So that'swhere it is.

Well, I asked him--
I toldhim, stay away from her.
I told her,stay clear of him.

You only succeeded
in pushing them together.

Well, if it's my fault,
I'm willing to pay for it.

By selling cheap
and pulling out?

That's right.
I got to get her away from
the sight of cows and cowhands.

I want to cut the ties
and have her shut of this place
for good and all.

Now, if you're not interested,
I got to find somebody else.

You know I don't have
any time to waste, Clay.
What's it gonna be?

[ Sighs ]

John, I can't
let you do it.

That land of yours
is close enough to town to be
valuable someday as town lots.

You should hang onto it
if only for the investment.

No, sir,
my mind's made up.

If it was just the money
I'd give it to you,
but not for this.

I think you're making
another mistake, John.

Let Peg manage
her own life.

If you had a daughter,
would you be saying
the same thing?

I have-- Elizabeth.
She's like a daughter to me.

Well, when the day comes...

that she chooses
a way of life that makes you
shrivel up inside,

makes you feel so bad
you just near wanna
lay down and die,

then you come to me
and you tell me let her choose
and let it be her doin'.

Right now
I got to do it my way.

Bound to be somebody
that's willing to buy.

Attagirl.

Whoa.
Get over, Buck.

Well,
it's a beautiful day.

Well, you don't sound
too pleased about it.

[ Chuckles ]
I was just thinking...

this is my third
beautiful day off
in a row.

Well, you said
they owed you some.

Yeah, but taking 'em
all at once like this means
somebody else is doing my work.

Well, it doesn't really matter,
does it?

I mean,
you won't work there at all
after we're married.

I don't know
when that's gonna be.
Do you?

Soon. Let's make it
very soon, Trampas.

Well, that's gonna take
a little thinkin' about.

You don't just jump into
something like this.

Gonna need some money
to get started.Oh, we'll find some.

Where?
Under a rock?

Let's talk about
something nice.

Us.

You know, I always wondered
what it'd be like
to fall in love.

Oh? Well, um--

Well, what isit like,
exactly?

Well, it's as if...

all my life I'd been
groping in the dark,

alone in the dark,

and then I reached out...

and touched your hand...

and suddenly
I wasn't alone anymore.

I'll never be alone
in the dark again.

I never thought about it,
but it is something
like that, isn't it?

It's as if nothing
could go wrong...

and all my dreams
have come true.

Well, I hope you save
a few for later.I've got lots of dreams for us.

The ranch,
and a family.

I think three.Three?

Two boys and a girl.

And you'll be very successful
and we'll be terribly rich.

And when the children
go to school we'll probably
move into town,

you'll be elected mayor,
and then after that,
well, probably governor--

What? Governor?

[ Chuckling ]
No, I'm just a cattleman,
plain and simple.

I know now,but I'm
talking about the future.Well, so am I.

[ Chuckles ]

Right now,
I'm just a hired hand.

That's not
gonna be easy.

You're worried about me,
aren't you?

Well, uh,

winters are gonna be hard,
especially the first one
in this cabin.

Gonna be, uh--
It's gonna be lonesome.

Won't be a lot of people
to talk to.

And none of 'em educated
like you are.

I'd be a fool
if I said I wasn't scared.

I am. Terribly.

But if you love me enough
and I love you enough,

well, we can work it out,
can't we?

Do you love me
enough?

I think so.

Well, you'd better be
darned sure.

Right now
I love you more than I've
ever loved anyone before.

And that's all I know.

Well,

I guess that'll
have to do.

[ Horse Whinnying ]

[ Gasps ]
Oh!

What do you want?

Uh, we haven't
any food.

No, uh-- No sugar.
No coffee.

So, uh, why don't you
just ride along.

Uh...

I know you, uh--
you don't want any trouble.

But you're off
your reservation.

And that could bring
the bluecoats, huh?

So why don't you
just ride on.

Uh--

[ Speaking
Native American Language ]

It's all right.

Well, who were they?Uh, Sioux.
Hunting party.

- Will they
be through here often?
- Probably.

But they won't harm us.
They might even become friends.

Drop off a shoulder of venison
once in a while.

You still game to try?

It'll take more than Indians
to get rid of me.

[ Knocking ]

Oh, good afternoon, Trampas.
Come in.

Afternoon.
Thank you.

Uh, Mr. Grainger around?

Yes.Oh-- Well, no, if he's busy
I can come back later.

Well, he's fixing something
for me again, and I don't think
he's very happy about it.

He might just snap
your head off.

Who's gonna snap
whose head off?

You see?Hello, Trampas.

Afternoon.Just comin' out.

You were?That sewing machine
of yours is all well now.

You can treadle
to your heart's content.

Sewing machine?Yeah.

I'm good
on windmills too.[ Chuckles ]

Somethin'
I can do for ya?

Oh, yeah. Uh, well,
I'd like to talk to you
for a minute, if you can.

Come on in.

Sit down.Thanks.

Uh--

Mr. Grainger,
if it's all the same to you
I think I'd rather stand.

Suit yourself.

What can I do for ya?

Well, uh,

the thing is, I--

I'm gonna need
some money in a hurry.

- Hmph. You too?
- [ Chuckles ]

What do you need it for?Well, I'm gonna have to
buy a few things.

Can't you wait
till payday?

Well, no, I'm afraid, uh,
payday won't cover it.

You see, uh--

Well, if it's all right
with you, Mr. Grainger,
I'd like to, uh, um--

Well, I'd like to...

make a loan.

Um, see, I'm gonna need
about, uh--

Whew.
[ Sighs ]

$5,000.

Five thousand?

Uh, yes, sir.
But I-I--

Not all in cash.
I could use about
$2,000 in stock.

[ Laughs ]
What are you going to do,
go into competition with me?

[ Laughing ]

No, sir, I--
I wasn't planning on that.

See, uh, well, I'm gonna
need my own ranch.

Not a big ranch,
just a small one.

And I was thinking of-- I was
thinking about Dove Canyon,
up there by the upper lakes.

Yes, I'm familiar
with Dove Canyon.

But why do you need
a ranch in it?

Oh.
[ Chuckles ]

Well, I guess I did forget
to mention that, uh--

that I'm gettin' married.

To Peg?

[ Chuckles ]
Yes, sir.

If you don't mind,
I think I'll sit down now.Yes.

Uh, see, that's why
I wanted that big a loan--

because I don't wanna
live in a line shack.

Have you talked
to Peg's father about this?

No, sir. I thought I'd get
everything set first.

He might not take it so well,
you know.

No, he's, uh,
made that pretty clear.

He doesn't like cowhands,

and I don't know how he'd feel
about his daughter
being married to a rancher.

Might be quite a shock to him.

[ Exhales ]
Yeah. Well, he's a big man.
I reckon he can take the shock.

I just hope you know
what you're doing.

[ Chuckles ]
Yeah.

So do I.

When did you ask Peg
to marry you?

[ Chuckles ]
Well, th-that's a funny thing.

You see, I--
[ Clears Throat ]

I didn't exactly ask her.

One minute
I'm a bachelor
of the bunkhouse,

and the next thing you know
I'm thinking about...

pink-flowered wallpaper
in a bedroom.

- Wallpaper?
- Yes. She likes wallpaper.

White picket fence
and green shutters.

Are you sure you're not
going in over your head?

I don't know, I--
[ Chuckles ]

Is anybody ever sure?

The only thing I am sure of
is that, uh...

well, I--

I do love Peg, and, uh,

I wanna marry her.

Uh, now...

'bout that loan.

All right, Trampas.

Whatever you want.

I'm going to town in a few days.
I'll make arrangements
with the bank.

[ Chuckles ]
Well, that sure takes
a load off my mind.

What does?
Starting a marriage
by going into debt?

Well, is there
any other way to start?[ Chuckling ]

No, I guess not.

Well, Trampas,
things'll probably work out
one way or another.

Mr. Grainger,

you're beginning to sound
like Mr. Halstead.

You think I'm not right
for Peg too?

Well, you're as right
as anyone, I guess.
Nothing wrong with you.

Then what is?

I mean, uh, I didn't exactly
expect you to throw rice
or anything, but,

well, you must admit
you're not giving me
much encouragement.

I'd like to know
what's wrong.

Maybe nothing.

But something iswrong.

Well, let's hope not.

Oh. Congratulations.

Thank you.

Daddy?
Wh-What are you doing?

Packing.
We're getting out.

Tomorrow.
I bought the tickets.

What are you talking about?Leaving.
I sold the house.

We're going back East.
You and me.

You wouldn't go
by yourself.

Well,
I'm taking you.

[ Panting ]
Won't be nothin'--
nothin' to come back to.

Not ever.

[ Clanging ]Trampas is gettin' married!
Trampas is gettin' married!

Trampas is gettin' married!
Trampas is gettin' married!

Quit bangin'
on that thing!Congratulations!

- You're really gonna do it.
- How did you know about it
before I did?

Mr. Grainger told Elizabeth,
and she spread the good word.

Sure can't keep a secret
around here, now, can ya?

What are you so touchy about?
Cheer up. Every man has
a right to make one mistake.

Thanks a heap.Are you gonna invite us
to the wedding?

Sure, you're invited.Yahoo!

Oh, now, hold on a minute,
Harper!

I tell you one thing.
You're invited, but I don't want
you tearing that church down.

It's gonna be
a sober wedding.

Then after we're married,
well, I think
we'll all need a drink.

You're not gonna change
your mind, are ya?

No, I'm not gonna
change my mind.

She's a nice... lovely,
sweet girl, and we're gonna
be very happy together.

And if any of you don't
think so, step up right now
and give your reason.

You hear me? Huh?

I wanna wish you
all the best.Do me a favor, will ya?

- Name the first one after me.
- Harper?

It's better than Trampas.

[ All Laughing ]

Thanks.
Harper?

Well,
I think it is.

Peg, you've got
to see it my way.
Please try.

I can't let the same thing
happen to you
that happened to your mother.

- Let what happen?
- I can't let you
throw your life away.

I can't let you wither and die
the way your mother did,

in a place she hated
and a life she couldn't stand.

But I'm not her.

I likeit here.

But don't you see?
She did too.

It was like
a big adventure to her.

Something new,
something to experience
for the first time.

But it killed her.

Don't you see that,
honey?

It killed her.

Your mother'd be alive today
if she'd just had
proper medicine...

or a good doctor
when she needed one,

if she'd just stayed in a place
where a woman didn't have to die
of a broken heart...

for want of a pretty dress
or a friend to talk to.

Now, I just stood by
and let that happen.

But I won't let that
happen to you.

Never.

That's why
we're leaving.

And we're leaving now.

But I'm not my mother.
I'm not like her at all.

You're justlike your mother.

More than you know.

She wanted to live too.
She wanted all the good things.

She didn't get 'em,
but you can--
back East, where you belong.

No. No, I-I-I can't go.
I've got to stay here.

Oh, can't you understand?

You think I was
never young, don't you?

You think I don't know
how sweet it is to...

just let yourself go.

But there comes a day
when you wake up, Peg.

You wake up and find yourself
in a life that you can't stand,
that you wasn't made for.

Then it's too late.
Then there ain't nothing to do
but just stay there and suffer!

Well, it's too late now anyway.

What do you mean?
What happened at Dove Canyon?

I've fallen in love
with Trampas,

and I've promised
to marry him,

and there's nothing
you can do about it now.

Oh, I'm sorry, Daddy.

I don't want to hurt you.

But you loved my mother.
I know you did.

And she must have
loved you very much--

enough to come here
with you.

Well, I love Trampas
the same way.

And I'm going to
stay here with him,

and I don't care how.

We'll see.

We'll just see
about that.

Yes, sir, Mr. Halstead?Where's Trampas?

- What do you want with him?
- That's between him and me.
Fetch him.

Trampas? You got company.

You wanted to see me,
Mr. Halstead?

- I guess she's told you.
- She did.

Well, I wanted to see you
first chance I got...

to ask your permission,
but--

Did you think I'd give it?

No. But I thought I'd ask,
for her sake.

You'd like to have
a spread of your own,
wouldn't you?

It's what every cowhand
dreams about.

All right.

That's $2,000.
You take it.

It's not exactly
a wedding present, is it?

- It's more like
a going-away present.
- That's what I thought.

I'm the one that's going away,
and Peg is going with me.

Don't try to follow
or get in touch with her.

It's your money.
It's all I can afford.

Take it.

Why are you--
Why are you trying to
shame me like this?

Because Peg is in love with me,
and you don't wanna let her go?

Oh, Lord. You look at her,
but you can't see her.

She's a pretty girl.
That's all you know
or care about.

Her mother was a pretty girl,
and she died young.

I don't understand.
Is it because of her mother?
Is that why?

Because of what happened
to her. If I would have
taken her back East!

I won't let that
happen to Peg,
believe me!

You think you won't,
but you're keeping her
right here!

The West--
That's what killed
her mother!

This-- This prairie here.

These spaces
between houses,
between people.

And trying to make something
out of nothing-- trying to make
a home, trying to make a life!

Well, that's gone now.
It's all gone!

Stay away from her!
Do you understand me?

Mr. Halstead! Wait a minute.
This is no place to talk.

- Why don't we find Peg
and let her have her say?
- I'll say it for her!

She's not cut out for this life!
Why don't you listen to me?
Why don't you believe me?

Don't you walk away
from me.

Now get up here and fight.
Get up!

No.

No, I'm not gettin' up...

because if I get up,
I'm gonna hit you,

and I don't wanna do that.

Get up, you coward!
Get up! Get up here!

Get up and fight!Can't you see he doesn't
wanna fight ya?

What kind of a man is he?
Come back here and fight!

Trampas! Trampas!

[ Gasps, Grunts ]
Oh.

What is it?[ Gasping ]

What?

Jim?
Run for Doc Spaulding
right away!

[ Running Footsteps ]

[ Galloping Hooves ]

What happened?

What? What happened?

Whoa. Whoa.

Whoa.

Thank you, Trampas.

- I think I'd like
to be alone now.
- Sure.

Peg.

I--

[ Exhales ]

I guess there's
nothing left to say.

I'll see you tomorrow after
you've gotten some rest.

Trampas.
It won't work.

What?Daddy was right.

Peg, I don't think
this is a time for--

No, it-- it has to
be said now.

Later, I--
I might weaken.

Oh, he knew me, Trampas.

He knew me better
than I knew myself.

I'm my mother's daughter,
all right.

He blamed himself
for her death,

and he was just trying
to make it up to me...

by seeing that it
didn't happen again.

Oh, Trampas, I--
I wouldn't want to put you
through anything like that.

It doesn't
have to be that way.

Oh, but you know
there'd be problems.

Some.

And you know that I
rushed you into this...

before you even had
a chance to think about it.

Maybe I wanted
to be rushed.

But it didn't matter
what you wanted.

It was me.
It was what I wanted.

The West I grew up in,
and good times I remembered.

A schoolgirl notion
of how grand it was...

and how fine and romantic.

I just didn't want to see it
any other way.

Oh, sure, I-- I took
all the hard facts--

the dirt and the sweat
and the backbreaking work--

but I put it in the back
of my mind somewhere, and--

I-- I wouldn't
listen to Daddy,

and I wouldn't
listen to you.

I don't know who
was right or wrong.
It doesn't matter.

Oh, but it does. It does.

We'd both have regrets
till the end of our days, and--

[ Sniffles ]
and love couldn't survive that.

I love you, Trampas,

now, but--

I never loved anybody more.

I don't see how I could.

I'm going back East,

where I belong.

I can't lie to myself.

Peg.

Maybe if we--
Maybe if we gave it
more of a chance.

Maybe if we didn't
rush it this time.

Maybe someday
I'll come riding through
on the stage,

and-- and you can meet me...

and buy me a cup of tea,

just as if none of this
ever happened.

Not even Dove Canyon?

[ Sobs ]
Oh, I-- I can't forget that.

Dove Canyon
will always be...

the loveliest memory
of my life.

One brief, perfect moment.

And if we never
know love again,

well, at least
we will both have had...

that moment,

a touch of hands
in the dark.

Good-bye.