[Trampas has just returned from taking an girl to town, and he meets the Virginian and Stacey in the corral.]
Plenty. She's staying here while they try and locate her real parents.
Stace told me what happened.
Is she still claiming to be an Indian?
It doesn't much matter to her what she is. She feels Indian, she thinks Indian, and that's the way she likes it.
What happened to the rustlers?
Old Man Grainger... (Trampas looks at Stacey) Uh... Mr. Grainger told the sheriff to send them back to the reservation.
Well that was real kind of Old Man Grainger. (Turns to The Virginian) You mind if I go up and see what's happening?
How come Grainger sent me into town with him and sent Stace back to the range?
I guess he's just trying not to show favoritism.
Why he doesn't have to do that! I never think of Stace as being the boss's grandson. Until I call him Old Man Grainger.
[Mr. Grainger and Trampas and discussing Liz's wanting to enter her horse in the Founder's Day Race.]
JGJohn Grainger
Trampas, I wouldn't want her to know that we discussed this.
"You're right. Well, I guess I'll have to be sneaky about it. I'm pretty good at that."
[Trampas sets Liz up to race with him, and she wins.]
Well, today's the big day. I'll be glad when this race is over and we can get some work done around here.
Well, all right, so I took a minute or two or three or four to--
Any regrets? About getting her to race with you.
Now that you bring the subject up, no. Not after I saw the look on her face when she won.
[Trampas drives a new girl to town.]
There's not much to see in Medicine Bow.
MMelanie
It's not Medicine Bow I'm interested in.
What are you interested in?
Well, let's see if I can figure it out. Uh.. wealthy, spoiled Eastern girl comes west, finds things kind of dull, meets cowhand. Wants to stir up a little excitement, something she can tell her friends about back in Chicago. Hmm?
MMelanie
Well, maybe. But, I don't think so. But what about you? Why did you kiss me?
MMelanie
Well, maybe I can figure it out. Hard working, hard-headed cowhand gets a little bored with pretty little girls in calico. Meets wealthy spoiled Eastern girl, stir up a little excitement, something to tell the boys back in the bunkhouse.
[Smiles] Well. Let's find out.
[Trampas is falsely accused of murder and sentenced to hang.]
LNLuke Nichols
A lot can happen in six days. You got friends outside? I mean real friends, not just poker playing and howdy-do friends.
No, They're real friends.
LNLuke Nichols
Then you still got something left. You know a man comes in here, they take his pride and his pocketbook and they put them in a box in the warden's office. But if you've got friends outside, you've still got something left. Maybe the most important thing, boy.
"You're really letting him get under your skin, aren't you."
"Well, you're not making it any easier for me, making me work with him every day."
"Because he's actin' like a kid is no reason for me to treat you like one."
"You mean to tell me with all the hired hands you've got I'm the only one that can work with Frank?"
"I figure you're the best one to work with Frank."
RHRanch Hand
Anybody here know how to play poker?
DSDick Shane
Matter of fact, I give lessons.
Now, that's what I like to hear. Why, I got so I know personally every dollar bill in the house. Over here, boys.
KKiley
I don't know what I'd have done if I hadn't skipped out the back of that teepee.
RRondell
I do. I was captured by those same Indians.
RRondell
That's right. Just like you I was surprised they didn't kill me, but stuck me instead inside a teepee. And I want to tell you boy, if you hadn't escaped, you'd sure know what they was going to do to ya'.
RRondell
They were going to fatten you up, just like they did to me. Cornbread, Venison Meat, Gravy. I just couldn't figure it. Finally I saw a great big stew pot on the fire. Then I saw it. They was fattening me up to eat me.
RRondell
Well son, I didn't. They ate me.
The Virginian yells at Trampas for getting in a fight against orders, and Trampas' new friend, Denny (the instigator of the fight) enters the bunkhouse.
I... it... well, it just couldn't be helped, that's all.
Just couldn't be helped. You had to step in there and start swinging at Kimbro's man.
Well they... I couldn't let them beat up on a man like that.
Well why'd he start the fight in the first place? He got a hot temper or something?
Well no, not exactly... Oh you'll like him. Wait till you meet him.
I'm going to meet him right now. Grainger's invited me to supper.
Now look Trampas, I hope your new friend hasn't said anything to Mr. Grainger about this fight in town.
He'd be pretty unhappy to hear about it.
Ummhum.... Yeah, he would.
He wants those water rights settled in court, not in a bar room rout on the range.
Yeah, you say "Uh huh" and you nod, but this isn't anything I want you to shrug off. Now I mean it Trampas! You better learn to control yourself when you get in a situation-
DDenny
(enters) Hey, hey, hey, what's all the yelling about, huh?
Oh we're not yelling. Uh, this here's the foreman - this here's Danny.
DDenny
Oh well, you're the one Mr. Grainger sent me down to fetch. Supper's almost ready.
DDenny
You know from the way Trampas described you, I'd expected somebody different.
You saying something to me?
DDenny
I just don't like being yelled at, or seeing my friends yelled at.
Denny. (in a nervous voice) Denny... uh..he's the foreman.
You keep in mind what I said.
Oh, you bet. (The Virginian walks out) Uh, Denny look, uh, thanks for trying to help but uh... Denny? No, not with him... See, he'd my best friend! Best friend I got. And, uh, sometimes we just yell at each other...you know, doesn't mean anything... I yell at him...he yells at me.
JHJim Horn
Trampas? The other night when I tried to pick that fight with you, I know what you done for me, and well, anyway, I appreciate it.
"Well, I used to be a pretty feisty yahoo myself. So I know how it feels to be so hopping mad inside you want to take a swing at the whole cock-eyed world. The last time I tried was about eight years ago in a saloon full of cavalry troopers. It took about two black eyes and a mouthfull of knuckles to decide it wasn't too much fun when the world swung back."
