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Woman, get to fixin' some grub, and make extra.

I done worked me up an appetite.

How you doin' there, boy?

Got 'em all baled and stacked.

Finish up that one I was workin' on, go on!

Whoa, whoa.

I see you got us another one.

There's two more over the dried-up water hole

about a mile east of here.

Well, take Dink and go fetch 'em

before somebody else find 'em.

Before that farmer fella gets here?

Which farmer fella?

The one whose cow we killed.

He's headin' out this way with a bulge to his neck

clear out to here.

Yeah, he oughta be here any minute now.

Cover it up, quick.

- Told you he'd figure it out. - He ain't figured nothin' out.

Even if he has, he can't prove nothin'.

Ho!

Well, howdy, neighbor!

Don't you howdy neighbor me.

It's just a pleasantry, don't call for that kinda talk.

I don't want your pleasantries.

I want my milk cow back!

You say somebody stole your milk cow?

Yes, and you know all about it, that's for sure.

Now, just hold it now.

Just back up just a minute

and leave me hear that again.

There are hundreds of drought-killed cows

layin' all over the country,

hides just for the takin'.

Why did you have to take my cow?

Exactly my words neighbor, exactly.

The work of a rapacious rapscallion,

if I ever heard it.

A floggin' would be too good for his likes.

Whoa, now, you can't honestly believe

that we here would do such a thing.

Now, you just don't truly.

Mere idea makes me shudder.

We'll see just how much you shudder

when I go to Dodge City and talk to Marshal Dillon.

Hya!

I know what you're saying, Mr. Belnap,

but it's just your word against theirs.

There ain't no two ways about it, Marshal.

It was them what stole my cow and that's for sure!

And it's taught me one good lesson.

What's that?

Not to go helpin' strangers, especially hiders.

They come in there nice and polite, just like regular folk,

askin' for a little water,

and all the time, they're looking around my place,

tryin' to figure out what they can sneak back and steal!

You don't know that for sure.

You didn't actually see 'em take your cow, did ya?

You know the reputation them hiders got.

I mean, if it wasn't them what done it,

who you figure did, one of my neighbors?

Well, I just can't lock 'em up on your supposition, either.

Afraid that's all there is to it.

If anything else of mine just happens to disappear,

I'm goin' out and huntin' me some trash!

A strange twist, the workin' ways

of the Lord, this drought.

Where's your permit?

Oh, I got it, I got it here somewhere.

Yes, sir, strange twist.

Here, this drought is bringin' sorrow and misery

to all these folks, and me and mine,

we're makin' more money on account of it.

There it is.

I told ya I had that.

When this permit was issued to you,

you were warned about bothering standing cattle.

Indeed, we were.

There's somethin' catawampus, Marshal?

If there is, maybe we could help straighten it out.

The farmer over here named Belnap,

he's missin' a milk cow.

It's a cryin' shame, that is.

This drought, it's truly causin' misery to people,

but we wouldn't bother takin' a milk cow!

It's too small.

Besides, the price ain't enough to bother with.

It was a standing animal, Karp.

You think we killed a standin' milk cow?

It's like my partner, Mr. Quincannon here, has just said,

it's hide is too small, you see.

And the meat, that's stringier than a civet cat.

I'm gonna tell you somethin'.

One more complaint, I'm runnin' you outta this country.

Ain't that the way of life, though?

I mean, one or two bad ones just goin' and ruin' it

for the rest of us.

I tell you what I'm gonna do, though.

We find out who that was, I'm gonna come runnin' in there to tell you.

Remember what I said.

This Farmer Belnap's mouth

has done brought him some trouble.

We'll take us a pound or two of his flesh, Karp,

but nothin' like you're thinkin'.

It's gonna be like I say.

It'll be nothin' to bring the law back.

If I say so, it will!

Not if I say not!

It ain't worth it!

Keep hushed.

Well, I ain't gonna work from sunup to sundown in this heat,

and then spend half the night goin' clear over to that ranch...

I had in mind to sew that mouthy farmer

into one of these green hides.

Could as easy be you!

With you, there'll always be a corner of growin' greens, won't there?

Growin' greens is life, Mr. Belnap.

You know, I've only got one regret.

Only one?

You're a lucky man.

Eh, just one, that I never done better for you.

Never done better?

Why, Mr. Belnap, look around.

We got us a place better than most,

a lotta memories doin' together,

which is all I ever asked for.

Behind the well there.

Okay, dump that...

dump that putrid meat right down there.

Come on, boy... Shut up.

Come on, come on, boy, help out a little bit.

Go on.

- Get it all? - Yeah.

Sure you put all in there?

I'm sure I put it all in, let's get outta here.

What are you doin' that for?

Boy, when Farmer Belnap tries to get down in this well

to get out on that putrid meat,

he's gonna get a surprise.

Let's go!

Five pounds of sugar, half a pound of salt,

couple of pounds of coffee, black-eyed peas,

couple of boxes of.45 cartridges and a box of shotgun shells.

And a skinnin' knife.

Anything else, or shall I just total this up?

No, thank you, thank you.

Dink!

That will be $3.45,

including the four oranges.

Which oranges are them?

The ones in the boy's pocket.

They're pretty dear at 10 cents a piece,

but they're freighted in from quite a distance.

Thank the good Lord, storekeeper,

we were both boys once, eh?

I mean, who else would understand a little harmless pilferin'?

There you are, three dollars and forty-five cents.

Three forty-five.

There, and may the wind always be at your back.

Let's go, Dink, and you better enjoy them oranges.

Dime a piece.

Holy Mary, what prices!

You got a brain like a pea,

let him see you take them oranges.

He's got eyes in his backside.

He was turned when I took 'em.

Karp will take that 40 cents out your hides.

He tries and I'll eat this bacon all my own self.

Ah, Dink,

Dink, my lad.

All's forgiven.

It's Farmer Belnap.

Belnap?

Mr. Burke, will you give me a hand, please?

Boys, help out, will ya?

What happened?

Well, our well was dryin' up,

and Tom had the crazy notion of tryin' to dig deeper.

He fell from about halfway down.

He don't look too good.

He been unconscious all this time?

And his leg's broke.

I had to use Bluebell here to haul him out.

Oh, he's got a nasty gash on his forehead.

Take it easy, boys, will ya?

I'm just grateful his back ain't broke.

Guess Farmer Belnap will think again

'fore he goes all dribble mouth to the marshal.

- He coulda been crippled. - So?

So he's the one that got us water when we needed it.

Well, if he hadn't, we'da took it.

He's entitled to think what he wants.

Isn't he?

I mean, the boy is entitled to think what he wants!

Now, he's especially entitled 'cause he's the cause

of us eatin' some of the finest smoked bacon meat

that I have ate in a long time.

Ow!

He's entitled long as he don't get mouthy

about the way I'm runnin' things!

You understand me, boy?

What are you doin'?

Grease, it'll help take away the pain.

I'll do it my own self.

Wrap it with this.

Woman!

Woman!

Wo!

There ain't nothin' like that warm-gutted feeling...

comes on a man every once in a while.

- I'll take this. - Turn that loose.

No, no!

Now, you're not gonna cozy up to both her and the bottle.

You remember that next time you get warm-gutted

your own self.

Yeah!

Howdy, youngin'.

How'd you get here?

My horse spooked, ran off.

This here sure ain't no place to be afoot.

I'll get by!

Always figured that anybody

actually felt that way about it would get by.

I ain't never see'd you before, I don't believe.

Just passin' through, takin' hides.

That so?

Well, it's a sorry thing, this old drought.

Sure hurtin' a lotta good folks.

Sit down if you want to.

Got more prairie chicken here than I can eat

all by my own self.

There's no need.

Ain't no need not to, neither.

Suit yourself.

I tell ya, every chance that I get,

I hightail her outta town.

I just can't stand bein' cooped up in town too long.

Town livin' would be fine with me.

Well, there's one thing about a town,

there's... always room for one more.

I'll be goin'.

I'm fixin' to be headin' that-a-way directly.

Old Ruth here will ride double, I reckon.

Least, we can test him.

It is more than a couple miles back to camp, I figure.

Besides, I got holes in my shoes.

Well, that there offer still goes.

I'd be obliged.

Hard runnin' like that,

now, you're lucky that Cayuse didn't throw you and break your scrawny neck.

Wouldn't happen, Karp.

My daddy says I'm gonna die at the end of a rope.

You know my daddy ain't never been wrong about nothin'.

Where you been?

I've been out fetchin' us some green growings.

I got in here cabbages and carrots

- and potatoes, and turnips. - Turnips!

Where'd you get them, boy?

Well, you know, that Farmer Belnap woman's

got herself a garden.

Well, I just tied off in some trees

and I snaked my way across open ground

like I wasn't even there,

and then I went in to diggin' up the finest bunch

of green growings that I have ever laid eyes on

in a long time.

Oh!

Woman!

Mr. Farmer Belnap has gone and served us up our entire meal.

- Oh, yeah. - Woman, listen.

You gonna make a proper meal.

See, you take this, you mix that on that milk cow meat,

and you make stew.

And thank you, Mr. Farmer Belnap.

You did good, boy!

You did good!

Hey, hey!

What has that little sneak been up to this time?

I ain't been up to nothin'.

Badge-wearin' man totes the likes of him

and you naturally think the worst.

His horse run off.

Yeah, he wandered in here a couple hours ago.

I wondered what happened to him.

But you didn't wonder enough to go out lookin' for him.

It's a big country out there.

'Sides, I know that little banty can take care of hisself.

Gives a man pride to work with the likes of him.

I wanna thank you for fetchin' him back.

You're welcome.

Don't forget what I told you.

There's always room for one more.

Whoa.

I have had enough!

Hold it!

Whoa there! It's me, Festus!

First, the milk cow, then putrid steer meat in the well,

Tom near killed, now my garden's tore up

from one end to the other!

Festus, I've had enough!

Just simmer down now, Mrs. Belnap,

let me take care of this.

That crazy female near killed me!

What about what she's saying?

I don't know nothin' about what she's sayin'!

Could have happened, everything she said,

but that ain't no fault of ours!

There'll be a whole mess of things

took from my garden somewhere here.

Wasn't a half hour ago.

We don't have nothin' of hers!

Well then, it ain't gonna hurt none for me

to take a look around, is it?

No, it won't, 'cause you ain't.

This here badge says I am.

It's the second time within a week

that we've been put upon by the law!

Mister, you ain't been put upon at all yet,

not by me.

Now, just step back 'fore you get me riled up.

Reckon you musta been wrong, Mrs. Belnap.

I can't find no sign of nothin' no place.

There's hiders all over this country.

Just all kinds of people!

Why don't you go chase them...

and just leave us be here?

Like he said, country's full of hide cutters.

Festus, it's always been one thing or 100 for Tom and me.

This ain't but one more, I guess.

That deputy just bought hisself the farm.

Ain't no denyin' it coulda been them, Matthew.

Seems they was the ones that was the closest

to the Belnap place, but there ain't no denyin'

that it coulda been any one of a dozen other

hide cutters too.

Well, you handle it your way, Festus, and I'll back you.

I'll tell you this, Matthew, I'da seen 'em packin',

if it hadn't have been for that youngin'.

I'll guarantee you this,

I'm gonna keep my eyeball peeled on 'em.

All right.

You're sure gonna have to keep off of that

for at least a day or two.

No choice I can see.

Gettin' me out of a warm bed in the middle of the night.

The least you can do is tell me how this happened.

Well, how does anybody sprain his ankle?

He just sprains it, that's all, ain't no secret to that.

Well, you're gonna need a lotta hot water,

lots of it, soak that ankle.

And why don't you just wash him all over?

Just wash him good.

And while you're at it, use some on yourself, too.

Aw, blamed old scutter.

Much obliged, Doc!

How come you didn't tell him what I done?

Well, I reckon I could have did that,

if you was a blamed saint, it wouldn't have made no difference

in the way he doctored your foot.

Well, why didn't you?

Never mind, come on.

Just easy now, just lean on me.

Don't try to put no weight on it, just lean on me.

That's it.

There you are.

How long do I have to sit in jail to pay for what I done?

I can't say that.

Depend on Judge Brooker.

I'll tell you one thing, you sittin' here on your bed

ain't gonna pay back Mr. Lathrop

for all it cost him to fix up that stuff you busted in his store.

I'll get you some blankets.

Festus?

You... figure you can keep my bein' here

from Karp and the others?

Why's that?

Well, after I got them boots and some grub,

I was fixin' to light out.

Oh, you was?

Where was you fixin' to head?

Hadn't figured.

Just away from them.

Tryin' to be decent for a change.

Well, maybe that's why I didn't say nothin' to old Doc.

I'll tell you this, you keep stuffin' them vittles

away like that and you're gonna get so blamed fat

you can't even stand up, sprung ankle or no.

I thank you for it.

Well, best thing there is to thank is to...

kinda divvy up with a friend now and then, don't you see?

I'll remember that next time.

I had me a talk with Mr. Lathrop.

He told me that he's gonna let you work off

them damages you done to his store.

You did that for me?

Why?

Well, kinda figured you leavin' old Karp and them others

back there is takin' the first step.

Don't reckon it'd hurt none to give you a hand

to takin' the second step.

Supposin' I was to run off, or somethin'?

Run off?

Tell you the actual truth,

that there never even come into my head.

- Mornin', Dink. - Oh, mornin', Doc, how you doin'?

- Fine, how's that ankle? - Oh, great, healin' right up.

- Good. - Dink.

Mornin'.

You know, Matt, every once in a while,

Festus does something that turns out all right.

Now, if you tell him I said that, I'll deny it.

Won't say a word.

You been here all along?

Near two weeks now.

All this time, we had you lyin' dead,

or hurt out there, somewhere on the prairie.

I'm sure you were all worked up.

Well, we were that overworked up, boy,

the four of us doin' the work of five.

The sellin' of the hides will be tomorrow,

the buyers do, and you got a share comin'.

Share minus two weeks.

I don't want the share.

You keep the share, I don't want none of it.

Well, that's fine with me,

except you gonna do your share of the work.

I'm done with you.

Boy, I'm gonna whoop you until you can't...

- Let go of me! - I wanna turn you loose, boy.

I wanna turn you every way but loose!

Now you just back off of him,

before I get on you like ugly on ape.

Now, you best stay out of this.

Mister, there ain't nothin' that'd tickle me

any more than to have you sass me just one time.

Deputy, you're interferin' where you have no rights.

I think that badge he's wearin'

gives him all the right he needs.

There's no law that says you can take kin from kin,

unless it goes through the courts!

He's nephew twice removed.

I say he's goin' with me.

That right, Dink?

I reckon so, Festus.

That's legal, Festus. You're gonna have to surrender the boy.

- Well, Newly, I... - But I advise you to collect

all the charges.

There's damages for breakin' in to private property,

medical charges for tendin' to his injuries

when he tried to avoid arrest,

there's 15 days of board and keep

that he still hasn't paid for yet,

and it ought to add up to quite a bit.

That all add up to a good deal.

Fact is, I'll tote that up right now.

Deputy, you're just havin' at me again.

Better start to diggin' deep in your pocket.

Either that, or get your carcass outta here right now.

Let's go, come on.

More trouble than you're worth sometimes!

It ain't done yet!

Now hush up!

Not by a long shot.

Newly, If you ain't went to work and tied the can

to the bull's tail, I haven't ever saw it dead.

Mr. Newly, you hit him in the one part

that he hurts the most.

He ain't never gonna come up with that much money.

Tell you this, you done a fastball's clog

on him right there.

Boy, ain't that the truth!

Aw, come on, Karp!

Forget it.

We got one less share of them hides to split,

and one less mouth to feed.

Now, forget it!

I don't ever forget nothin', never.

Don't you never forget that.

We're sellin' the hides tomorrow.

We'll have us a night or two of a couple of friendly ladies,

and we'll shake the dust off of this town.

Now, come on, huh?

Come on now.

Come on!

Drink up.

Forget it.

I don't ever forget nothin', I told you.

We gonna sell off them hides, and we gonna get some ladies.

Then I'm gonna fix that scrub-faced deputy for good!

Then we'll leave!

Hey, Festus?

Yeah, boy?

Was you ever married?

Married?

No, I ain't never been married.

There was this here little old gal once...

but that's been long time ago.

It never woulda worked out, a whole heap of reasons.

Why?

You'd make a right handsome pa.

Oh, p'shaw.

You know, Festus,

I gotta tell you how truly grateful I am to ya.

Oh, fiddle, ain't no need for that.

Well, I know you know. I just...

I just wanted it said.

You know, it sure is a good feelin' goin' to sleep.

I'll bet you are tired, as hard as you've been working.

Oh, no, no, it's not exactly the going to sleep.

It's more the lookin' forward to wakin' up in the morning.

It's somethin' I ain't never knowed before,

wakin' up,

feelin' good about the day.

Well, turn out the lantern and let's go to sleep.

Night, Festus.

Night.

Woman?

I heard you was workin' somewhere around here.

Yeah, I'm workin' at the store over here.

I'm real glad for you.

You'll be leavin' soon, huh?

You watch out for Karp.

Where's he headed, anyway?

He said somethin' about wolfin' in Nebraska.

Well, you take care, huh?

Watch out for Karp.

This is for you.

No, it ain't stole.

Mr. Lathrop's lettin' me pay it off

with the rest of the stuff.

Go on, open it.

Looks pretty.

Well, goodbye, woman.

You know, all this time, I don't even know your name.

Martha, my name's Martha.

Goodbye, Martha.

Bye.

Hold on there, Dink!

I got no cause to talk to you, Karp.

You've got cause, boy.

More than you know.

- Billy? - Yes.

Take the wagon on down to the railroad station

and wait there.

Yeah.

Come on, Dink, let's pass time of day.

Come on, boy!

You scared, boy?

You oughta be.

What do you want?

Mr. Quincannon and I, we thought

that this here woods clod

was slippin' in there 'tween you and me and the woman.

How long you been cozyin' up to her, boy?

You're a pig!

I seen the looks you all been given each other

from time to time.

Come just now and you give her that pretty.

It came to my mind how we could all help each other out,

just like old times.

Karp, you ever learn to say somethin' straight out?

Listen, I'm tryin' to do some tradin'

with the store clerk here.

You see, Dink, I am willin' not to kill the woman

or to kill your deputy friend.

In exchange for us doin' you that little favor,

you gonna help us get a wagonload of supplies

from that store.

Are you gonna tell me it's not a good trade, boy?

Look, I can't, Karp.

Mr. Lathrop's been good to me.

Oh, why don't you just say you can't

'cause you'll tell the marshal?

'Cause you know me, don't you, boy, huh?

Now, don't you know me good?

You know if you told, I'd do what I say,

no matter how long it'd take.

Must say, it sounds like more than a fair trade to me.

Well?

When?

Well, how 'bout tonight?

Soon as we get through sellin' them hides.

Outta the way!

Get down!

Just charge for the service, we could start our own store.

That's it.

Let's get outta here.

We gotta say our goodbyes to Dink.

You done good, boy.

You know what?

You could say you just forgot to put that old lock bar

right on the door.

Look, just clear outta here, will ya?

You done good by your friends too.

I'da killed them sure as sin.

Yeah, I know you would.

Well, I guess this is just quits with us, ain't it?

Hit him!

Put him in the wagon there.

All right, Billy, I want you to keep an eye on him,

and I mean keep an eye.

Where are you goin'?

You and me gonna shut that mouthy deputy up for good.

You're crazy, Karp.

Killin' him won't put no money in our pockets.

Yeah, but it's gonna pleasure me

like I ain't been pleasured in a long time.

I don't care about your pleasures!

You yella out on this, you on your own, for good.

You are with me or you ain't!

Karp says you keep shut up, or she gets stuck with this.

Where is he?

You can keep her alive,

but not that deputy.

Now, one outta two ain't bad.

Kept half his word.

That's why ya helped him?

You chose good, Dink.

Knowed her for what, a year or so?

Hell, that deputy's near a stranger to you.

Go to your friend.

You keep shut up, woman.

Go to him.

I can't!

You think I won't kill you, woman?

I don't care.

Go!

Deputy!

I wanted you to know who it was.

Festus, look out!

Hold it!

Move one inch and you're dead.

You all right, boy?

Yeah, I'm all right, Festus.

Well, appears like we've got us

a few more mornings to wake up to.

Good heavens, there's enough folks around here to help...

The thing is, I could use the help of...

- Mornin'. - Festus, Doc.

Dink.

How's everything with you, Martha, all right?

Just fine, she ain't complained yet.

I just know that you and Ma Smalley is gonna hit it off.

Well, I better be gettin' to work.

Hey, Festus, we still goin' fishin' on Saturday?

Oh, course we are!

Fishin'?

Doc?

You said somethin' about lookin' at my arm today?

Your arm? Oh, yeah!

Martha, you go on up to my office

and I'll be right along, I'll be there.

Fine.

Now, what's this about fishin'?

Well, I was just fixin' to ask you, Doc, when we run into them.

- Yeah, what about what? - Well, I was fixin' to ask you

if I could borrow your fishin' pole.

You mean to tell me that you have the unmitigated gall

to stand there and ask me to borrow my fishing pole?

Well, shoot, Doc, I ain't gonna hurt it none!

Course not, 'cause you're not even gonna touch it!

Not with gloves on!

Now, on the other hand, Dink,

if you'd like to borrow my fishin' rod, I'd be delighted.

Well, I'd be obliged, Doc.

Just so long as you don't let him look at it!

"Just so long as you don't let him look at it!"

Blamed old stingy scutter.

I don't give a hoot, I'll cut me a willow pole

and get me a handful of worms,

and I'll catch more fish than you've caught

in your whole blamed life!