03x32 - The d*ck Jarvis Story

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Oh, man.

Mean runway

finally crunches and I.

Boy, didn't I?

You're going to get a lesson
about shirking.

About shirking your work
and a lesson about talking

when you spoke to get along.

Maybe you're thinking that friends
satisfied with your work.

Or take it back to the orphanage
and get me another boy.

Is that it?

That's the trouble with you
young upstarts today.

You ain't got no gratitude.

I ride a horse 40 miles
to take you out of an orphanage,

bring you to my home, let you sleep
under my roof and eat at my table.

And all I ask is you earn your keep.

Is that right? That's all I ask.

Look at me.

You're going to answer me. Joy Henshaw.

You're going to talk to me.

You're going to say, Stop, Mr.

Halsey, please.

You hear that? Stop. Mr. Halsey, please.

Because I'm going to strap that plow
and a horse and tell you to

hold out your left hand.

Turn it over flat out from up.

I want you to remember this lesson.

Every time I plow handled by tender
blisters, I'm

going to put.

Hey, you want to check that next?

Oh, I can't drive a t, Major Adams.

What do you mean, you can't drive?

And you never tried it.

Besides, can is a word young
fella like you all used very often.

Come on, get over here.

Mom. Want me to a while.

Fix it with your mother.
Come on, take hold.

You know you between your fingers,
you want them in a little bit

on around here.

Back how?

You know, most boys
just give their years supply.

Iraq, Can you drive this lead wagon?

I don't want you running.

Oh, there you are.

Jimmy Drums. That was a lot of fun.

I knew you could do it.

No, but I can do almost anything.

And he just said his mind to it.

No, no.

I think if you tried real hard
one of these days,

you might be able to get rid of them
crutches.

You have tried this thing for me
to get used to the idea of being crippled.

Your mother tell you that? Yes.

After I fell down trying to walk
without my crutches broke my arm.

She said I wasn't to take a chance
on hurting myself worse.

How's it look? I'm ahead, Johnny.

Pretty rough.

So I figure right here is just as good
a place as any to circle up for the night.

Oh, you do, do you?

Yeah. I'll go get Billy.
We'll pass the word along.

But just to go minutes, you can go get
Bill and pass the word when I tell you.

Do not before.

Yes, sir.

It your for this wagon seat for
a couple of days and put you on a horse.

You think you're running the whole goat
or not?

Well, it was my idea. Was it?

All right, go ahead and get sassy.

This replacement will be permanent.

Maybe that just boy dries
better than you do anyhow.

Yes, sir.

Go on, get Bill.

Pass the word.
We're going to make camp for the night.

That's what I said when I got here.

How come you show me Mr.

Rooster Major?

Oh, I'm not mean to Charlie, son.

I didn't bark any once in a while.

He think I didn't like him anymore.

You mean if you were nice to me?

No. You didn't like him?

Well, not exactly.

You see.

Then he can't tell if you get mad at him,
Kenny.

Well, I think he can tell.

All right.

How? How?

Well, I.

I don't know if you mean a mr. Mr.

Means you like him and be nice to him
means the same thing.

How can he tell if you get mad at him?

Well, he can tell.
That's all he can tell Dickie.

When you mean it. Mr. Hawk's,
does that mean you'll like him too?

Well, I'm not mean to him, Gordon.

You sound like it. Hot dog.

Do These fellows are my friends.

And if I want to bark at them
once in a while, I'll bark at them

not mean to.

Oh, my.

What are you grinning about?

You just bark to me.

So I guess that means I'm
your friend too, doesn't it?

Yeah, I guess it did.

I guess it.

I'm glad, Major Adams, because you're
just about the best friend I've got.

And I.

Let's get out here. Hello? Yeah.

Yeah.

Oh, golly.

Hey, it
looks like you've been fired for good.

What do you mean, fired?

Well, this is the second day running it.

You've been replaced as the major driver.

It is not. That's the first day
that boys had them lined.

Well, I wouldn't worry about it too much.

At least
he hasn't taken over your chores as cook.

You know that isn't a bad idea.

You think you're smart, don't you?

But why don't you just hop your horse
and I'll let you unhook my team?

Oh, look at me
yourself. You're driving me to.

All right, sticky boy.

Let's get out right here. Yes.

Thank you, Major. Outside a fine, sir.

Oh, glad to have you, d*ck.

You're good company.

Maybe we can do it tomorrow.

There's more.

More.

There's my boy.

You all right, Dickie? I'm fine, Ma.

Did you have a good time?
I sure did. Mommy, drop him something.

Do I?

For nearly five miles.

He drove those horses.

Got a mighty fine boy there, Mrs.

Jarvis.

Thank you, Major.

I think so, too.

But do you think he should be allowed
to drive a big team of powerful horses

all by himself?

Oh, he wasn't by himself, ma'am.

I was sitting right there beside him.

Sighs I know a lot of boys his age
been driving a team for years.

From Most boys aren't crippled, Major.

But he does, right?

Well, ma'am,
you know, I was thinking a lot of good.

If you let me try.

I got a

hunch Maybe I get that boy off
those crutches.

Oh, I wish you hadn't
said that in front of Dickie Major.

It only builds up false hope.

You see, he's gotten used to the idea
that he'll never be like other children.

And I couldn't stand to have him tortured
by having his hopes

built up
and then having to get used to the idea.

All over again that there are certain
things you'll just never be able to do.

Well,
surely it can't be that helpless man.

After all, a boy
puts his weight on both his legs.

But he'll never be able to move them
separately to walk without crutches.

The doctor said

something happened in his back
that keeps his brain

from telling his legs to walk.

Doctors can be wrong, man.

Well, it's been nearly six years
since Dickie fell off that horse, Major.

Don't you think if he could have walked by
now, he would have.

And her soon. So I guess.

I pride myself
in the fact that I've never allowed Dickie

to become sad about his life
when a boy knows he's loved and cared for.

That's all that's important to him.

I guess.

I guess I can't argue with you
there, ma'am.

My son knows that what he can't do
for himself, his mom will do for him.

Isn't that right, Dickie?

Yes, ma'am.

So don't you feel sorry for him, Major?

He's a happy boy.

And please don't think
that I'm not grateful for the interest

you've shown in him.

It means a lot to him to have a man
like you.

For a friend.

You don't have to worry about him.

And as long as he's with me,
nothing will happen to.

Anything better than that.

You're one of the few

men that I would trust
to look after him, Major.

After all, he's all I've got to.

Oh, no.

Well, we'd better go see them all.

Are you at your.

I'll fix you a nice place to sit.

And you can watch me set up camp.

You get those horses on his journey.

He got the job of the fellow driver.

Yeah, well, I won't have to do it
then, will it, huh?

I hate your driver anymore.

Well, what determinations he knew.

Oh, straddling
that saddle for the last two days

doesn't quite match up

with all those wagon seat calluses
he's been building all these years.

Let's just to learn that.

Charlie, why don't you try some of that
bear grease and black pepper scab?

You're always talking about it.

And you're going to get too smart
for your own good one of these days, too.

Well, I guess I'll have to tell a major,
you know what's wrong with him?

He hates kids.

I do not.

Not all of them? No,
Just the ones that take your job.

Driving is all with Charlie.

Surely you can't be jealous of that boy.

Of course I'd.

But why is it
you don't ride with you all the time?

Oh, golly, I think he is getting jealous.

I never thought I'd see the day.

By golly, that a man

your age would act more like a little kid
than a little kid does himself.

And I never thought I'd live to see
the day that you go soft over one a meter.

Well, I'm not getting soft over that boy.

He's just like any other boy.

Yeah,
but you'll have to admit that you took

this kid more than you've ever took
any other kid.

Well, how come you
got your nose in this argument?

How come you
let him ride with you every day anyway?

Because I like a little intelligent
conversation once in a while.

Does that answer your questions?

All but one.

Why don't you ever scream at him
like you scream at me? Do you?

Cause he's my friend. Well, what am I?

You're an old
goat going. Hey, Sam, Horses?

Yes, sir.

What are you giggling about?

You got something else you want to say?

I think I'll go help Charlie. Sir.

It's a good idea.

Soft.

Howdy, mister.

Honey, I was told
I might find the wagon master down here.

That's right.
You're looking at it. My major Adams.

Howdy, Major.

I'm Sam Hosey.

Hi. I'm looking for a runaway boy.

About 13 names.

Joey's don't
guess he's gone by his right name. No.

Well, I haven't seen any spare boys
running around here,

but there's a lot of wagons
here. Welcome to take a look.

I'll just do that, Major.

If you should find them before I do, I'm

sure appreciate you're hanging out
with the young scalawag for me.

I'll do that.

We won't be breaking camp before daylight.

I got a spread about six or seven miles
back for sure.

I can't figure that boy's way

of thinking running away like this
and just don't do anything anymore.

Don't even talk to me.

It's pretty hard
to figure out the youngsters these days.

Well, I'll keep an eye peeled for him.

I appreciate that, Major.

Oh, this is a life.

This is a life overseas is. I'm.

Oh, Charlie, What are you doing?

Taking a bath with your hat on.

Oh, my God. I forgot that.

Oh, Buffalo gals, I feel.

Give me a red buffalo bill.

This is a light boy. This is a light.

Yeah, it's a light, boy.
What's the matter?

What are you doing? Bill?
Remember that water?

I'll be right there.

Charlie, hurry up.

Oh, Carl.

Bill, what are you doing

there? Charlie's out there.

Oh, Buffalo Gals, are you ready?

I'm sure you know I'm right. Get Paula.

Here goes.

Oh, oh, oh, oh.

Bill put you in a cool water.

What are you. Doing with your long
johns on?

How do you want yours? Oh, man,

I wonder how he does.

Find you, boy.

No, it's pretty certain
that Joey is nowhere near a train.

I'm past an every wagon.

Well,
I'm sure somebody would have seen him.

He's been around here.
I'll. I'll keep looking.

I don't find him.

I may catch up with you
on the trail later on.

All right, Mr..

I have to find him.

Thanks very much.

It's gone.

It all left them
dead. Blessed to been there.

And now they're gone.

So somebody must have broken and stolen.

What are you mumbling about?

Them biscuits
I had left over from last night.

I was going to put them in that stew to
give a little body, and now they're gone.

So somebody must have stolen.

Well, don't look at me.

I didn't steal them for the same reason
that you had

many of them left in the first place.

Oh, is that so?

Yes, that's all.

Anybody in his right
mind would only take one.

And as soon as he tried to bite into it
and throw it away.

I don't care what you say.

I put nine biscuits in that wagon
last night and they're gone.

So somebody must have stolen.

Wait a minute, Charlie.
You might be right.

What did I say? Right.

Just be one person
hungry enough to try to eat them.

Rocks, Rock. Give me that lantern.

Rock boy.

Join myself.

Come out of here.

We're going to have to come in and get you
if you don't. Boy,

come on.

We know you're in here.

Oh. So you're the little scalawag
who stole my biscuits.

All him alone.

Charlie, it's probably suffered enough
as it is with a bellyache.

How long you been in there, boy?

So manage to get your tongue.

Can you talk,

Bill? Maybe.

If he rode out real fast.

You catch up with that Hosey fella?

No, don't tell him I'm here.

Why not?

Because I hate him.

I couldn't be more that you just hate
everybody, could it?

The whole world.

You know,
maybe if he was a little more friendly

yourself,
other people would be friendly, too.

Do you ever think of that?

I'm going somewhere.

Have a cup of coffee,

boy. We'll be sitting right over there
and making some coffee.

Do you think you want some?

Come on over.

Do you want to be cook? Oh,

I don't think he's coming over.

Good.

We've got enough
young'uns running loose around here.

The way these.

I. That's
what I call a good cup of coffee.

What do you say?

Well, I'm not sure.
What did you say, Major?

I said that's what
I call a good cup of coffee.

He said that's what he calls a good.

I heard him.

Thank you, Major.

The first time you ever say
anything nice about my coffee?

The only reason I said it
now was for the benefit of that boy.

Coffee? No better I ever was. Oh,

Charlie, you better get busy with that
stew.

I'm getting mighty hungry. Yes, sir.

I don't think there's anybody
in this whole world

who can make a stew like you can, Charlie.

Well, thank you. Me?

Oh, you know, I've eaten
in the best places in this country.

By golly, I can truthfully say
that I've never tasted

anything like your cooking.

Charlie,
you better hurry up for that, stew.

I'm getting very hungry. Yes,

It's like your face work.

And here he comes.

Give me another cup.

Chance

to wash that cup.

Sounds pretty hot.

How much More food?

Joint

appearance.

Let's play it up, Charlie.

You got to speak up around here.

If you want to get anything to eat,
you can't be bashful.

Mary, are

you? Don't talk much to Julia.

I can see what your pa meant
when he said you didn't talk.

How come you don't talk, Sonny?

Look here, boy.
We've been pretty good news.

And you came around here.

We'd like to know a little some about you.

How come you don't talk?

I got nothing to say.

What was that?

I didn't hear.
You ain't got nothing to say.

Well, I can still go after his father.

Charlie, fix me a torch.

What do you. Well, I go saddle up.

That what you want, Joey? You want Billy?

Go get your dad.

Hey, my dad.

What do you mean, he's not your dad?

Like I said, he.

My dad, he got me out of an orphanage.

It was sad to see that hand.

Let me say it.

I had this happen.

Oh, he do that to you?

Yeah, he did it.

I didn't give in like he said I would.

I know, baby.

You're not going to turn me over tomorrow,
you major.

We'll see about that, boy.

But I guarantee you one thing.

As long as you're on this train,
there'll be no beatings.

Nobody's going to lay a hand on you.

And that includes Jose.

If he comes back
like he said he was going to,

Charlie picks up that boy's hand
and get him a place to sleep.

You check the camp? Yes, sir.

I mean, you

did. Charlie.

Charlie, I can't get.

Yeah, You don't hear anything.

Oh, there's no Indians.

I just want to show you something.

Take a look at that boy. I truly

feel he's been up at the fire belt.

Got the coffee on doing all your work
for you while you're still sleeping.

He can't do that.

That's my fire and my coffee, man.

Well, don't jump out of your britches.

The boy just trying to help,
trying to be friendly.

I wish he wouldn't
get so friendly with my work.

I wish you wouldn't act
so much like a runny nose, Kid.

Look at that coffee.

But I just had it broken
in like a good old smoking pot.

Yeah, and your coffee tastes just like it
was made in a good old smoking

pipe.

Hey, who made the coffee?

All that kid out there.

Oh, you lost your job cooking, too, huh?

Oh, get out here. You

want in there, Joy?

I want to make sure.

Hey, you sure about this
all getting up this morning

and you call me?

Yeah, I'm Minor Eddie.

Hey, now,

that's what I call a real cup of coffee.

What you said about mine last night.

Oh, Joy, on a wagon train like this,

we can always use all the help
we can get every man.

Of course, there's always some people
that sleep late in the morning.

Let other people do their work.

I'm glad to see
you're not one of those people much.

And I appreciate.

Charlie.

What are you going to do,
sit there all morning, huh?

Why don't you get your breakfast started?

We're going to pull out of here
in half an hour.

Yes, sir. He just a few minutes.

Joy, get out and get Bill Hawkes,
will you tell him?

Come on back to breakfast.

Charlie might have it ready
by the time you get back.

Yes, sir.

What's the matter, Gimpy?

Where you going?
Somewheres, Cat. On my way.

Why don't you run camp?

Major Adams is waiting for me.

Major Adams is waiting for me.

Get out of my way.

Why don't you throw

those old sticks down and run camp
Slop commie That can't be gimpy.

Gimpy? Oh,

now, let's see who runs.

You can't even walk.

Now, let me have the other one.

You leave me alone.

Let me have the other one go away.

We let kid alone.

Who are you here to get going?

You won't bother anymore.

Who says I won't? It? Go on, kid.

You mind your own business. But

I told you to get going

with. Oh.

Hey, Joy.

What's the matter with you?
Come on, cut it out.

Get out of there. You don't care.

He said it was his fault.

He's lying, Mr. Hawkes.

He was picking on me.

Took my crutch away.

He made him stop You. What?

Listen, buster,
I want to tell you something.

If I ever hear of you doing this again,

I'm going to make sure that you get bent
over somebody's knee, even if it's mine.

Do you understand how you get out of here?

Just like you're getting acquainted
real fast around here, son.

Don't tell me your arms.

I was frightened. Are you?

Why should I? You can talk, can't you?

Let's go out and breakfast. d*ck,
you want to join us?

Sure. Come on. It.

What's your name?

Sure. Mine's d*ck Jarvis.

Who are you sure Knocked him down. Good.

Where'd you learn to fight?

No, I don't know.

I fell off a horse and my legs come back.

That's why I have to walk on crutches.

I must be able to walk like other people
Did you know that?

No, None of the kids like me.

Because I can't run and play with them.

That's not a very good reason.

Major Adams is my friend, though.

Would you like to be my friend too?

Sure, I guess so.

Hey, Joe.

You're doing all. Right, sir.
They're pretty good hand.

I don't know how long without you.

Keep it up, boy.

Can I help?

Sure.

Here.

I can't reach it.

Did you ever try standing up
without the crutches?

Not too smart. Me too.
I thought I hurt myself once.

Gosh, you get crazy with the crutches.

Here, here,
Let me help you. I want you fall.

I just been real easy.

Now that's stupid and that's it. Easier

and I'll straighten up. It.

I did it

and I didn't do.

Oh. Oh, my feet.

Are you hurt, dear?

I don't think so.

Oh, goodness.

You were standing without your crutches.

Now, you know what I've told you about.

That, Joy? Thought I could do it.

Joy, did you do this, young man?

I have been on the air and yelled at him.

How dare you talk to me that way?

I've heard about you.

You are the runaway
that that man was looking for.

And you had a fight
the very first day you were here.

Now you leave my boy alone.

You stay away from them.

Do you hear. Me?

What's all the fuss about? Oh.

He made Dicky fall down.

He got grease all over him.

He might have gotten hurt.

Well, I can't be as bad as all that, Mrs.

Jarvis. Joy,
I wouldn't do anything to hurt d*ck.

They're good friends.

Not anymore, they aren't.

I wouldn't have my boy associating
with the likes of him.

Well, there's nothing wrong with joy.

How do you know, Major?

Just what do you know about this runaway?

I thought you were going to protect Dicky
when he was with you.

Ma'am,
how do you protect a boy from being a boy?

Well, you shouldn't
let this ruffian get around Dickie.

And you had no right to take this runaway
of being in the first place.

Well, I'm sorry
you feel that way about it, ma'am,

because I think I got every
right in the world

to take care of that boy
as long as I choose to do it.

Very well.

But not this one.

Your little boy likes to ride up
front with me.

Besides, it's good for him.

I will decide what is good for my son,
Major Adams.

And until you get rid of this boy,
Dickie stays with me no more.

Please let me go with my dress.

You come with me now. Dickie. Come on.

Oh, my.

Gosh.

Major, I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to cause any trouble.

I know you didn't, son.

Too bad about that little fellow.

Nobody's blaming you.

Well, I'll give you a hand with Will

Farrell.

I never got that.

Much work out of him

as you know it.

Major Adams.

No fool, Major.

How'd you get that boy to go to work?

Well, I didn't beat him,
I'll tell you that much.

Every boy needs a good high.

And once in a while on that horse. Joy.

Come on, boy. Move.

I wasted enough time looking for you.

You're going to get what for
when you get home.

Now get on that horse.

I been itching to do that
ever since I saw that boy's hand.

He's got anything to say about it?

Get up and I'll be happy to oblige.

I'll have the law and your father
sign the law on this train.

You got the right to interfere.
That boy belongs to me.

Have you got some papers
that can prove that?

I didn't go to that often. I just.

I got no papers. I want to get me a boy.

And you didn't adopt him?

I wouldn't give my name
to the likes of him or any brat like him.

I paid for him and he's mine.

You paid for him?

$135.

Who did you pay?

A fella who runs the orphanage
I bought and paid for him.

I got a legal right to him.

Listen, mister, nobody's bought and paid
for in this country.

Not anymore.

That boy doesn't belong to you
or anybody else

unless he wants to go with you.

What right have you got to hold him?

We're not talking about my rights.

We're talking about his.

And I'm not holding him either.

He's perfectly free to go if he wants to.

He's free to stay here.

The choice is his.

If you want to go back with Jose, son,

and if you stay with this

train, you got to stand on your own
two feet and earn your keep.

Nobody goes along just for the ride.

I want to stay with you.

Major Adams.

All right.

You heard the boy.

There's nothing holding you here now.

You ain't get away with this.

Don't push your luck, mister.

You better get on that horse
while you still can.

Crying How you feel like

you're in class.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. A baby.

You're not at all trying to

follow us to let go once in a while.

You are a good boy,

right?

You and one get up.

And I want to know what your boy

indicates.

Just you. Never mind them.

You're better off right where you are.

I need you so much, son.

And you need me.

Isn't that so, Dicky?

Yes, ma'am.

We just do real fine together.

You and I.

Work.

Hi, Mr. Lewis. High joint.

Folks Want me to pick the horses
for you, sir.

I think I'll just let you do that.

Don't forget, when you're time
up, make every night title.

I think it like.

Okay, I watch him a lot of horses
and then he's got a way to.

Wow, Look who's here.

How are you, old timer? By golly,
I'm glad to see you.

Sit down. Sit down.
We've missed you around here.

Did you really?

You bet we have.

All of us.

I saw you this morning.

He was driving.

Yeah, I guess he was desperate.

Is Joe a better driver than I am?

Well, he's a little older.

He's had more experience.

d*ck, listen, there's nothing wrong
with the way you handle that game.

I'll tell you that.

Joe is your friend, isn't it?

Was sure. Same as you.

Which one of us is your best friend?

Well, d*ck,
you can't measure friendship like you can.

A cup of flour is your friend to me.

And I'm sure.

You think it'd be all right.
Well, you're in my.

You are around here
a little bit, too. Joey gets back.

He's around here someplace.

Oh. No, I better not.

His mother hasn't changed her mind, huh.

Nelson?

Well,
I guess we better not have sooner, had we?

I'm not sure, but I wanted to see you.

But I'm glad you did.

Glad you came by.

I'll tell Joy you was here.

I guess maybe you better get started.
Back to your wagon.

Those thing
for your mother comes looking for you.

I guess

maybe I can come back again.

You bet your boots you can.

You just come back anytime.
Your mom says it's all right.

You'll be perfectly welcome.
We're glad to see you.

Goodbye. Goodbye.

I didn't

see you looking for joy.

I let you take my horses down the picket
line.

Yes, sir.

You're welcome,

Dickie.

Dickie, where are you?

Dickie, where have you been?

Just took a walk.

Were you over at Major Adams Wagon

and saw me, Dickie?

Yes, but I just want to see the major.

Joy wasn't there.

Son, I'm not often harsh with you,

but you have got to do what I tell you
because it's for your own good.

And I think I am the best judge of that.

But Major Adams is my friend,
and he said he missed me.

Well, if he misses you enough,
you'll get rid of that boy.

But Joe is my friend to your son.

You must stop moping around because
I do not intend to change my mind. If.

If they

sent Joey away, then could I go row
with Major Adams again?

Well, that's
what I've been saying all along, isn't it?

Now, come on.
I want you to get ready for bed.

Come on.

And, boy, Miss Rooster
sure is a good cook.

Don't ever let him hear you say that, son.

We have trouble enough with him
as it is now.

You're. And you? The horse and my horse.

Our horses. Picket lines
gone. The whole thing's gone.

Golf, darling. You think had a galoot?

Well, I guess the first time
you ever set up a picket line.

I know. What do I have to do?

Send the boy with you
every time I want you to do your job.

Right.

We'll go buy a couple of saddle horses
and you start to move all Indians.

My foot.

You know, there's no Indians around
this country.

Horses get into one of those green
hay fields that we've been passing

the blow up like a gol darn balloon.

Major, what do you want?

If Wooster didn't tie that line? But

I did. You?

Well, don't you know how to tie a knot?

Well, yes, sir. And I did.

At least I thought. I did.

Most thinking you did
is not good enough around here, son.

Boy. Boy.

You're sure is awful mad at me.

No, he's not really worried
about the horses, but he'll be all me.

Simmer down. Don't you worry.

That's all my fault.

It's just as much my fault as yours.

I should have gone with you
and check the picket line.

I should have done all right.

The first time I tried, Mr.

Rooster,
I pull on the not as hard as I could.

I know you did.

Now, don't worry about.

Just sit down up.

The horses will get sick

if they eat too much of that green stuff,
won't they?

Well, that depends on what time
they got loose and what they found.

We also don't have any range, you know,
they easily get sick.

It's like a young boy in a cookie barrel.

Sit down, have your breakfast.

I'm not hungry.

I'm not hungry.

Walk those horses.

Don't give them any water.

Just walk them all day long.

I look.

Measure doesn't look good.

They got into some green stuff.

All right.
I can't tell whether going to town or not.

I do know that we can't working today
and maybe tomorrow.

We got to get rid of that load first.

Folks,
I wonder if we're gonna move out or not.

And I guess I'd better go talk to him.

Charlie,
give me a hand and stick it on me.

Yeah,

well, folks, I'm

sorry we've run into some bad luck.

Some of our stuck broke loose
and got into some green hay.

So we're going to be stuck here
for all of today and maybe tomorrow

till our horses get over their boat.

So few men got any repair work to do?

Now's the time to do it.

It's good water in a creek out there.

Maybe you womenfolk would like to catch up
on some of your washing.

I'm sorry for the delay,

especially since it was my horses
that caused it

for anybody else who was just careless
with their picking their horses.

I was, I'm sure
I'd have something to say to them.

So if any of you want to start off with me
a little bit, go ahead.

Now's your chance.

Now, do you see what's important
to my enjoyment?

Dickie,

This should be a lesson to you.

What if I hadn't
forced you to stay away from that boy?

You might have been blamed

for this terrible thing yourself
just because you'd been seen with him.

Maybe.

Maybe Joy didn't do it my course.

He did it.

Like you don't think Major Adams
would do a fool thing like that, do you?

Or any of the men that work for him?

Boy, did it.

All right.

Well, it could have been worse, Major.

Those horses don't seem to.

Six months ago darn unnecessary.

It was going to mean we're going to lose
a whole day, maybe two.

It's like we got a visitor.

Oh, here. Dickie.

Mother, No, you're up here.

No, sir, But I came to see Joey anyway.

Well, he isn't around right now.

Don't you think you ought to get
your mother's permission for you?

Come calling. On us.

It's really important. d*ck.

I just saw him sitting down with the creek
bank moping about what happened.

I guess

you're pretty mad at Joy, Major
Adams. Why?

I was a little upset with him for a while,
I guess.

Are you going to send him away?

Send him away
now. I'm not going to do that.

We all make mistakes. That's how we learn.

Joy probably feels like
I was a little rough on him.

Maybe I was trying to go
tell a boy to come up here.

I want to see him.

Yes, sir. I'll tell him, sir.

Well, all right, son.

If you think you should see him

without your mother knowing about it,
that's up to you.

Yes, I know.

Half your mind going to like it.

If she catches you talking to me,
she won't

choice.

Yeah.

I'm sorry about what happened.

And so, ma'am.

But, Major
Adams isn't going to send you away.

I heard him say so.

I'm sure he's mad at me.

He is now. Honest.

He said he wanted to see you
when you got back.

Give a lickin or something.

Oh, he wouldn't do that.

I sure feel a whole lot better if he did.

It was just an accident, wasn't it?

Doesn't make any difference.

You can't trust me no more.

You like Major Adams, don't you?

Yeah.

The best friend I ever had me to

the first man who didn't treat me mean
like all the others.

They thought they had to beat me
every time I turned around.

He Drew Adams is different.

He likes me.

I had to go and let his horses loose.

Joey, you didn't.

I did.

I did it on purpose
because I knew they'd blame you.

And Mr.

Adams says you wait
and I can go ride with him again.

I'm sorry, Joey.

I'm sorry.

Did it

tick?

I'm not mad at you.

You're not?

Because I'm kind of glad
because it wasn't me.

We can still be friends.

Come on, sit down,

dear.

Did you touch bottom? Oh,

I can't

help. How?

My shirt

kicked It came with your feet.

I guess

you better kick him.

We were both saying, Come on,

Need.

What are you kids doing down here anyway?

Get my p*stol.

Joey fell.

What happened?

Oh, I had to pull him out of the crick.

What happened then? Boy.

I fell in and Joy jumped in to save me.

I went down there until Joey.

I was sorry I turned those horses loose.

You turn those horses loose.

I turned loose
so you get mad at Joy and send them away.

Joy, I've been blaming you for that.

I'm sorry I can't get you the way I did.

That's okay, Major Adams.

You're not going to get mad of d*ck,
are you?

Course not.

I know how much courage it takes
to fess up to something like that.

And I'm proud of you, boy.

I'm proud of you, Joy.
For saving his life.

I couldn't have done it
without d*ck's help.

He had started kicking when he did.

We did both, sir.

He kicked his legs.

You were kicking your feet?

I guess so.

Separately, like out in the water.

I guess so.

I didn't think I could, but I had to.

I was scared.

You know what that means?

Boy, if you can kick your feet
in the water, you can do it on land.

Stand
enough. You'll get him up on his feet.

Come on, that boy.

Come on, boy.

You walk over here to me. Come on.

I can't.

Sure, you can't go on.

You kick just like you did in the water.

Come on, I'll take a step.

Come on. But I can't. I know I can't.

Certainly you can't.

There's no reason in the world
you can't if you want to.

Come on now. Take.

You want to walk, don't you? Yes.

Well, then walk. Oh, darn it.

Come on, take a step, boy,

that's just tough.

That's your boy. That's it.

That's disgusting.

You do it now and you'll never have
to worry about walking again.

Come on, boy. Once more.

Come on.

Come on, d*ck.

Then we'll let you fall. Come on.

That's a boy.

Come on, boy.

You don't go.

Oh, it's. Over.

Oh, Major Adams, this is all your fault.

You've ruined him.

Mrs. Jarvis, That boy yours was walking.

He's going to walk again.

Charlie, help him up.

You might hurt him worse.

Not going to hurt him. Get boy.

d*ck. Show your mother now.

Come on, boy. Step right out.

Come on.

Come on, boy.

Come on.

Come on, son. That's it.

That's more.

Come on, boy.

I knew he could do it, man.

Be mean.

You'd never want me to

move.

Why didn't you want me to

keep?

Please.

You're going to have to answer the boy
sooner or later, Mrs.

Jarvis.

Even he can see it's the truth.

It's a

hard thing for me to admit,

even to myself.

But I guess I.

I did want him to be.

Weak and helpless

because I wanted him to need me.

I didn't ever want to lose him

like I lost my house. But

forgive me.

Keep his joy.

I hope you can forget me to.

Andre

and Johnny,

I want you remind me from time to time.

I'm supposed to be running a wagon train
and not a boys school.

That just takes too much out of me.

I thought you did real good at it, too.

Oh, you did it.

Yeah.

I'm sorry you got that joy to drive Mrs.

Jarvis's wagon.

You mean.

You wanted him to take your place driving.

Yes, I did. I've been riding a horse long.

Now I've got to start
bringing in my wagons.

Eight cows all over again.

The first time I ever heard of an old
go good wagon seat gallop.

You said you've got. All right.

All right, Charlie. Go ahead.

Go ahead and do it.

Go to Jim.

Well, Bill says you smell like a goat.
There you go.

All right.

All right.

Now, fried corn.

You've
cut it out. All right, All right. I.