Bushrod, head off that yearling. You let three get lost in three days as it is. Kelso. . Yes sir . What do you make of those clouds . Why, ive never been this far nororth, major. But from the looks of these rascals and the chill in the air, id calculate winters about ready to land on us with both feet. Cheyenne. Yes, major . Youve been north before, havent ya . Yes, sir. Whats the weather gonna be . Nobody can really tell you about the weather. Its my guess that winters gonna hit us reaeal sudden. Maybe not tomorrow, but. When it does hit, its gonna hit sudden and hard. Yeah, thats my guess, too. Were but 300 miles from the canadian border. Well never make it if the snows hit us. Its my thought that the best thing to do is to make winter camp and pick the drive up come spring. Ah, i was thinking along the same lines, and bring em back here after the snow. Gonna leave . I was hopin i could leave you. Dont promise much fun, spending a winter on an open range. It means a good bonus. You dont have to stay if you dont wanna. Eh, ill think on it. Good. Tell the men im adding a 75aman bonus over regular pay for those who wanna stay. Yes, sir. Next thing is finding a camp. Well, whats wrong with this valley here . Breaks east and west of you for protection. What do you think, cheyenne . Looks as good as any. Have to have somebody ridin line, thohoh keep the buffalo off the grass. Not enough grass to go around, especially not fofoa herd this size. Kelso . Looks good to me. Fine, stop the drive. You mean, youre gonna leave men out here all winter, majojo thats right, bushrod. Im thinkin thats a mean thing to do. No f flings for anybody, as long as it gets the job done. What do you think . Im thinkin its the only way he can save 600 head of cattle. Jim, unload her near the spring back there. Pete, you help him. And put up a leanto. And put it up to stay. Want the wagon unhitched, major . No. Theres a place called deep well about 20 miles from here. Im gonna ride in for supplies. You can come along with me, cheyenne. Bushrod, tend the horses, will ya . I wanted you to ride in with me for a reason, cheyenne. Yes sir . I wanted to talk to you. You never talked about your past, and i never asked, and i am not asking now. But youve been a real fine hand since you signed on, and im grateful to you. Thanks, major. Iiespecially like you to stay with the herd. That sounds more like your been my foreman for a long time, since the war, in fact, and hes been a good one, too. Lately im beginning to wonder somethin about him. Oh, confounded bullet, anyhow. I got a piece of lead in this shoulder, andmm with this chill, it drives it crazy. Yankee lancer . Naw. I got hit by one of my own men once. Haha, a nervous recruit thought i was an enemy charge. Better let me take the reins, major. Had two brothers he was close to. Both of em got killed in that ethans feud down in brownsville, and kelso hasnt been the same since. Getting mean, for one thing. Nothing seems to matter much to him anymoror whats this got to do with me, sir . Well, its just that im not sure i canan depend on kelso anymore. I hope im wrong, but. If he does stay, id feel a lot better if i left a good man like you with him. Thanks for the compliment, major. But the whole winters a long while to be away from things. I know it is. Id like to think on it before i answer. You take your time. Whoa. Whoa, now, whoa. Smoke off to the right, major. Indians, probably. Its comin from a stack, thats white man smoke. Maybybyou better swing over in that direction. Buffalo hunter, hmm. Theres a fair number of hides. Looks like hes got a garden there, too. Well, ill be. Heh, must have a woman with him. Whoa. Whoa, nono what yall want . Just a neighborly call, frfrnd. Were on our way to deep well; saw your smoke. You look like a nogood Army Deserter to me. A muleskinnin private thats gone and deserted. You keep a civil tongue, man, or ill come in there and teach you some manners. Howdy, major hahaha, well, ill be haha, sergeant doonevan. Well, ill just double declare. Whatatn the world are you doin way up here, major . I aint seen you since we chased banks back to new orleans. Im running a herd up to canada for the army there. Cheyenne, climb down. I think his new job is givin mules stubborn lessons. Hahaha. This is cheyenne bodie, tom. Howdy. You buffalo hunting now, are ya . Yeah, thats right, major. And havin a middlin year. Ah, hello there. This your daughter, tom . Oh, no, major. This is my missus, s san. Second wife, of course. Oh, im sorry, tom, i. I remember pearl, and. Well, thats all right, major. Pearl passed on some time ago. Susan, i want you to meet up with major early. Eak of him. Hello, major. Mrs. Doonevan. And cheyenne bodie. Maam. Youre all gonna eat with us, ya hearar we never had any other idea. Good, lets step inside and drink a dram to the second texas. . Good, dont nurse it, major. What is that . Cactus neutral spirits . Dandelion wine. Must be that youre growin old. Would cabbage and a side of corned beef sit with you, major . Maam, youve just promised me heaven. . May i help you with that . Thanks. Its a mighty fine little garden you have here, mrs. Doonevan. Gives even a place like this the feel of home. I was born on an iowa farm. A garden does give a place a homey look. I got some z znias growin, too. Zinnias . Flowers. Tame flowers . Cultured, they call em. I planted on the other side of the cacan. Would you like to see em . I sure would. I never, uh, saw tame flowers growin out in the waste before. I didnt know what they were by the seeds, so i planted em with the onions, and then when they began to grow, well, i recognized what they were, so i moved em round here. . Sure are pretty. Zinnias, you call em . Thats right. Oh, id like to have us a house here someday, with zinnias growin all around it. You like it out here . I love this valley. Livin out heres so. So simple. Youre not always sufferin from seein things that you want and cant have. . Well, i sure hope you get your house. Well, if the season keeps up like it started, we might, come spring. . Howdy, men. Armstrong . Thats right. Im major george early. Howdy, major. I got your letter, and your supplies is waitin. Youre a mite late, aint ya . Hows that . Were gonna bed the herd down till next spring, over in costa vega valley. That could be g gd or bad. Whaddaya mean . The dutchman and his bunch are in town. Took over the hotel, or whats left of it. The dutchman . Thats right. Hmm. S . Cant say that i do. Hes a horse thief, cow thief, every other kind of a thief, i reckon. Lawmen speak his name in the same tone a preacher speaks of satan. In this state, yet. Whats he doing out here . How many in his bunch . Around 20. All ugly customers, too. course, hes behaved himself around here. Acts like a real gentleman. Makes his men toe the line, too. Ill be needing some corn, among other things. Can you fix me up . I imagine. Itll be high, though. Eef for it. Maybe, beefs cheap around here. Youve got no supply of beef around here. Weve got buffalo. [scoffs] you just sit a spell, armsmsong. Think about how much better beef steak tastes than buffalo steak. Ill be back after i have a talk with the dutchman. Youre goin over there . Thats right. You arent paid to take a hand in things like this, cheyenne. Shoulders still botherin you, major. Youll need somemedy to drive the wagon. . Uh, reach back and grab that shotgun, will ya . . Just lean it here between us. . Whoa. Ya want here . Im looking for the dutchman. Who wants him . Thats all right, stumpy jack. Ill talk to anybody. Im the dutchman. Im major george early. Ive heard of you, major. You know me, then . I know you. Im gonna winter them there. Therell be three men with the cattltl so . I want em there come next spring, so ill make an agreement. Yoyoleave them alone, and ill leave you alone. Now, just a second, mister easy, jack. And suppose i dont leave em alone, major . Then ill hunt ya, dutchman. Lots of people are huntin me. But not me. Youre too little to talk so big, mister. And i might step on ya. A big man, huh . How tall do ya s snd, mister . Cant say, i havent measured myself since last week, and i grow a little every day. What is he, cowpoke or gunslinger . For me, he punches cows. I dont know what he did before he signed on with me. Well, i have to give you some advice about those shotguns somedayay i like your style, major. Well leave ya alone. And ill leave you alone. . I like your style too, major. Ive decided to winter your cattle. Giddyup . Hello, major, glad youre here. Maybe you can tell that f fly in there hes my foreman, maam. What are you doing here, kelso . Saw the smoke and decicid to investigate. Found this pretty little thing here. Kelso, this is mrs. Doonevan. Mrs. . Now, aint that a shame. Youd best go back to camp and tell em to load the chuck wagon i wanna head south the first thing tomorrow morning. All right, major. Goodbye, maam. See e later. Wheres tom, maam . Hes out linin up a herd. Thinks we may follow it south. I wish youd just call me cheyenne like everybody else does. All right, cheyenne. And i reckon its all right with my husband and me if you call me susan. Wed best be rollin. All right, major. Hows your zinnias, maam . Oh, still hangin on. Did you sayayinnias . Yes, sir. Those are flowers, arent they . Yes sir, she has a bed of em. Wait a minute. Haha, cant ever tell what a woman will do next. Shes a pretty little thing, dont ya think . Yes, sir, i do. Since you like em so much, im givin you one. Thank you kindly, susan, but you shouldnt have done that you only had six of em. Oh, the frostll kill em soon anyway. Would you like one, major early . Oh, no thank you, mrs. Doonevan. Youll get more e easure out of em than i would. Well, thanks again, and ill put it in water as soon as i get back to the camp. Tell tom to get down and see me if he feels like it. I wont be here tomorrow. I sure will, sir. Bye, susan. . Giddyup. . We gotta decide now whos staying and who goes back. You men knowowy deal. With more money than theyve ever had before. Cheyennes the first man to accept it. Now, uh, wholl be the second . I decided to stay. What decided you . Well, i got to thinkin about it. Its a good way to save money, for one thing. And on top of that, i like the neighbors. Im not sayin this to any one of you in particular, but, uh, tom doonevan served under me in the war, and i know him. Hes a crack shot with any kind of arms you can name. And hes a very jealous man. I need one more man. Well, how bout you, kid . Dont call me kid. Then dont act like one. Heres your chance to prove yourself a man, and ya a at interested. Well, i aint one to like the cold. Then go on back down south and spend a winter in the town. But dont get your dander up when they call ya kid. Leave him alone, kelso. He, uh, is a shade young. Young for what, major . Ive decided to stay on. Well, wait a minute, dont say somethin like that when youre mad, its gogoa be a long winter. Well, i can stand it if the others can. Ill give you till morning to change your minin he will, major. He will. Dont bet your own money on that, kelso. He gets hot under the collar, doesnt he . Might come in handy for keepin warm this winter. The buffalo off a shotgunll come in handy in a camp like this, cheyenne. Without actually harming em. Thanks, major, ill take good care of it. See ya at the thaw, men. Take it easy, major. E right to be called by his name, dont you . He aint earned nothin yet. Hes only promised. Well then, lets get to work. Not gonna be much work. One man can check both ends of this valley in his shift, and the ends is the only place were gonna have any trouble. I figure threehour shifts. You take the first, cheyenne, you take the second, you the third, and you the fourth. Well, what about you . Me . Im the foreman. Cold out there, huh . You aint awoofin. Gotta warm my hands fore i can unsaddle. Ahahmaybe i can do it for you. One of us has gotta go out again. Them buffalos driftin in over the north pass. Well, why dont you make him go . Youre as big as he is. Ah, the way i figure it, bushrod, id rather be th all of us starin at each other. Drive me plumb crazy, layin around here all day. Ill bet kelso will be in the saddle on his own biddin fore long. The way you two talk, i dont do anything. I cut the good, fetch the water and sleep you ever get man enough to be foreman, you can do that, kid, but i dont think youll ever make it. Here the winters just started, and youre already too cold on the saddle of your horse. What are you gonna d d when the snows come, kid . Stop pickin on him, kelso. Bring me a dipper of that stuff, sonny. Get your own water. . Now youre learnin, sonny. Now youre l lrnin. Im quittin, cheyenne. You sure youre doin right . You seem to be a man for makin fast decisions, and youre always sorry later. I cant take kelso anymore. Yeah, he does pick o oya. But ya know, i think youre gonna find that youngsters like yourself have to take a lot of teasin no matter what outfit youre with. I aint goin back, cheyenne. Well, i aint gonna make you. But youre gonna have to find where you belong someday, bushrod. To learnrno stick. I dont know where i belong. But i know it aint here. So long, cheyenne. Ill see ya, bushrod, good luck. . Kids gone. Yeah, i know. I didnt ride him away, he just didnt have it. If it hadnt been me, thered have been some other reason. How far is that town, deep well . Twenty miles. Well, reckon ill ride over there tomorrow. Why . Well, like you say, a man goes crazy just layin around all the time. Hello there, stranger, you look cold. Cold . Im blue to the bone. And warm yourself up. You get warm your way, storekeeper, and ill get warm mine, you got any red eye on these shelves . Yes sir, we carry everything. But move down here to the saloon section. Youre in dry goods now. Well, is that all ya got . Just the one brand. What is it, bourbon or rye . Just whiskey. Ill bet. Give me about four bottles of that stuff. Must be plannin on ridin out right away. Yeah, i gotta get back to that winter camp. 00 head. He went south, leavin two men and a boy now theres only two men left. The boy was smart. He left the first time he got frostbite. Not here in the store, cant allow it. Leads to shootings, or worsese you can drink it anywhere you want, exceptin right here. Armstrong, you aint very hospitable. Heres a man comes in out of that zero air, and you wont even let him build a fire. Put that bottle in your saddlebag, babe, and let me buy you a drink. Who are you . Call me stumpy jack. Well, they call me kelso. Lets walk over to the hotel. Then we can crack open a bottle and talk. I need a new conversation. Well, thank you, stranger, and i believe ill join ya. Im sick to death of the same old voices myself. You get a kick outta watchin people, dont ya, dutchman . I guess i do, armstrong. Ive found that a lot of times, you can learn a lot more by y tchin. Than by doin. Kelso . Kelso . Aw, come on now, honey. Sit down here and lets be sociable. I aint such a bad guy once you get to know me. Of yours. Heh. Youre just bein wasted. Now, me, im near your own age. And young blood isisots of fun. Come on over here and lets quit all this horsin around. Oh, leave me alone you spitfire, you stop it, stop stop i hope you try. What are you doin buttin in here, anyway . Let me catch you within a mile of here again. Dont bluff me, cheyenne. Im not bluffin. Either get outta here or make your draw. Theres not enough reason here for one of us to kill the other. Wideeyed over a woman who dont belong to either one of us. Then get out. You, cheyenne. Thank you. Thank you. Here, now. He wont bother you again, i promimi you that. Im sorry. I just cant help it. Go ahead and cry, i understand. I dont want to, itits just sit down over here. Turn around, cheyenne, so i can kill ya. Its not what youre thinkin, doonevan. Push the woman away. Dont hide behind a woman. Tom. Get outside if you dont wanna see it. I rode over here to help your missus, not t cause her harm. Thats right, that other man was here, that foreman, and he was drunk and he was tryin to and cheyenne drove him away. Ure not makin this up . Because im sayin its so. Because im your wife and ill tellin ya its so. And i wanna know if you trust me. . Im obliged to ya, man. I dont think hell be b bk again. Well, were leavin here tomorrow anyway. I reckon its just as well. ll be trailing south. Wishshou folks a lot of luck. Well miss you, cheyenne. Maam. R r r r r r rrr r r out there like gold dust. When hes got a fortune just handed to him. What makes you think you could push that herd through to canada when we couldnt . I wouldnt go to canada. Id sell em in las animas. Whaddaya say . I dont know, stumpy jack. I aint never stole nothin before. Theres always the first time, and youd be real surprised at how little it hurts. Well, maybe youre right. But leavin a man out in a hole like this to spend the winter . He dont have no feelings for me, does he . Then why should you have any for him . Yeah, why should i . Kelso. Yeah . Yoyogot a witness. How much did ya hear . Enough. Maybe we dont need a witness. Youd all swear i shot in selfdefense, wouldnt ya . Thths exactly what itll be, too. Wait a minute, cheyenne. Youll scatter me, too, if you trigger that thing. Trouble with a shotgun is, you gottttget em all the first round; you get no second chance. One shot and youre all through. For instance, im out of range over here. Im disappointed in you, dutchman. I really believed you was gonna keep your deal with the major. Who said im not . You didnhear me doin any talkin, did ya . I intend to keep my deal. Strikes me its your own man you better keep an eye on. Now lower that gun and let us walk outta here like natural men. Six hundred head just goin to waste. Lets go, jack. See ya. Hello, hero. Dont you ever do anything wrong . You dont get tempted like other people, do ya . I wasnt gonna steal the e rd, i was just tempted. But not youyou dont even get tempted. Howd ya make ouou with the woman, hero . I think the best thing for you to do is pack up and leave, kelso, before one of us winds up killin the other. I can feel it comin, fast. Knock it off. Ill be ridin line for about an hour. When i get back, dont be here. I wont be, and youre the one thats gonna suffer for it. Youll be prayin for me or anyone else to talk to before this winter ends. Yeah, especially after that buffalo hunter takes his wife and heads south. Lone. Youll give your bonus to have me back giddyup. . Hey, youll see yeah, youll see . Whoa. Well, well, figured youd be along soon. Last night your partner kelso rode in. Looks like hes joined up with the dutchmans bunch. Yeah . Well, hes with the right people. Stole all my supplies when he left. Heres a list of what ill be needin. Picked a bad time and heres all the money i got. To join up with the dutchman, though. Last night stumpy jack took some of the men, against dutchmans orders, and raided an army corral. Now the whole caboodles wanted by the law. They pulled up stakes. Aint safe for em around here anymore. Howd the dutchman takeket . I aint heard. If i was him, id be sore. So youve left the majors camp too, have ya . Feel sorry for that man. Six hundred good beef, left out there to starve. Im goin back to look after em. You mean youre gonnana stay in that valley alone . Thats what i mean. Youre a fool, boy. Why, you aint got anywhere near enough money out there to pay for these things. I cant give em away. I dont expect you to. I brought alongg a horse to trade. You did . Lets take a look. Sadddd pony, huh . And a good one, too. Looks like both of em pretty fair horses. But i think what youre gonnnnbe needin for winter over in vega valley. I agree, but the major didnt cacay any mules on this drive. Tell ya what, i just picked up a fine spanish mule. Maybe we could make a deal. All right, lets have a look at your mule. There e e is, as fine a spanish mule as ever ive seen. Spanish mule . Looks like a plain ol army mule to me. Dont say that, boy, youll hurt her feelings. She feels s al aristocratic cause she once belonged to a don. Ses salvador. Id have to take a step down just to get on this critter. Why, she could carry you if you was twins ridin double. What kind of a deal you got in mind . Ill take your cash and the two horses. Yoyotake the mule and ill fill your list. I see the dutchmans not the only thief around these parts. Do you know whwh those two saddle horses are worth . Sure, and in the middle of kansas city, theyd be worth more. But ththre just gonna be somethin else to worry you with over in the valley. You need a mule. I wish i had time to wait you out, armstrong, but i gotta get back before the snows seal that pass. I reckon its a deal. Ill make you a present of five pounds of jerky, son. Why . cause taint on your list, and youre sure to be needin it. You dealed me out of it. But remember, its a present. Well, mule, i hope you can speak english, cause all i know in spanish is adios. From the looks of t ts weather, aint neither one of us is gonna be sayin goodbye for quite a while. Mule, did ya ever see anything raisin so much cain turn out to be so doggone pretty . . Itll be kinda lonesome this christmas. course, theres different kinds of loneliness. I remember one christmas i spent in kansas city. Never was so lonesome. Hundreds of people all around me. Trouble was, i didnt know any of em. Whats that you say . Well now, i want you to feel free to speak your mind just anytime the spirit moves you, and ill do the same. R. Merry christmas, mule. . Well, come on in and close the door. Mule, from the looks of things, id say that springs about to bust wide open. . Ah, shut up. You got grass now, eat it. Yahoo . Yahoo . Hi there, doonevan. Cheyenne . Whats left of me. Rizzly. Say, doonevan, look over there in the doorway and tell me if that aint a woman. I dont recall exactly for sure what they look like. Hello, cheyenne. Howdy there, susan. Dish up a bowl of stew. I think we got a man here whod know what to do with it. Did you lose many cattle . Oh, i figure about 16 head. There ya are, son, go to it. Well, somebody say somethin i aint heard a human voice since noahs flood. What do you want us to say . When i was a child, i spake as a child, i understood as a child, and i thought as a child. But when i became a man, i put away childish things. Now abideth faith, hope, and charity, these three. But the greatest of these is charity. 13th chapter. Well, susan, speakin of charity, how bout gettin that old bowl of flannel and makin a shirt for this man . Can i go in now . Hes shavin, thats all. Say, tom tells me that you may have your new house come spring. Well, it looks that way. We havent sold off all our hides, but if the prices hold up, well have it. Well, i sure am glad for you. Now you look like cheyenne again. Feel like him again, too. Sure am obliged to you folks for all your hospitality. Its been a pleasure. Would you slip this on for me . It fits real nice. . Whoa. . Hello, cowpoke. See you made the winter. We wanna thank ya for it. You aimin on takin the herd . Youre real smart. You got everything right on your very first guess. I spent the hardest winter of my life keepin that herd alive, and i aint lettin em go without a fight. You want im, kelso . Ill take im. I come to town the other night i hear the noise and saw the fight the watchman was arunnin round cryin old dan tuckers come to town so get out the way, old dan tucker get out the way, old dan tucker get out the way, old dan tucker youre too late to come to supper do you have to bellow like a wounded steer . I cant hear myself think. Be happy, neighbor, be happy. Were winnin every hand today. Im anxious to get this herd on the trail. The majorll be showin up any day now. Well, for his sake, i hope it aint today. Youre hard to get rid of, hero. A man as high and mighty as you are will be right at home in kingdom come. You forgot what the dutchman told ya about that shotgun. You gotta get em all with one round. You get no second chance. Hes right, cheyenne. You get no second chance. . You did keep your promise after all, dutchman. That, and i owed you a favor. Much obliged. No time to celebrate. Got a posse not more than five miles behind me. What are they trailing you for . On account of that stunt jack and your friend pulled on their own. I was all against it, but whos gonna believe a man with my reputation . Wait a minute. Posses comin from the north . Yeah. Then theyll figure youre headin for the south pass. Well, naturally, what other way is there outta here . Over the mountain. Oh, this horsell never make it. No, but this spanish mule here could. Youll hurt her feelings. She once belonged to a don. Theres some food in that sack, but youll have to go light. Whats your name, mister, so i can thank ya proper . Names cheyenne, and you can thank me by treatin the mule right. Shes been a partner through a long winter. Ill treat her like a real lady. . Ya know, im obliged to you, and money is. There were three bonuses to go with the last winter. And you collect them all. Major, i wouldnt do that again for twice that amount. Hahaha. Oh, tom . Coming out of los alamos, i passed a load of lumber that was headed for you here. Does that mean youll build your house . Thats right, major. Yall are welcome to visit us. Ah, thank you, id be very glad to. Been a pleasure, maam. Thank you, major. Well, wed better be ridin now, cheyenne. Yes, sir. Ill try and have a Flower Garden next time you come through. From the zinnias. Now you can start plantin right away. You saved them for me. Yes, maam. Thanks. Ill keep em alive from now on, and anytime you come through, you can look at em and know theyre planted in your honor. Thats real nice of you, susan. . Tom. . Giddyup . That wave, cheyenne. Is that a so long wave . Or goodbye . That was goodbye, major. Get. Get up in there