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- No, ma'am.

Well, I think we'd just better

wake him up.

Henry?

Do you know where he could be?

No. There's been a couple of nights

he hasn't been here.

He hasn't been drinking though, Slim,

except for one night.

He was so mortified the next day.

He begged me not to tell Miss Kate,

which I didn't.

Miss Kate told him in front of me that

if he took another drop of whiskey...

...she was through with him forever

and would ask the sheriff...

...to send him back to the pen,

which she might.

Yes, ma'am.

Well, we see every day

where whiskey leads.

I told Mr. Tillman

when he was drinking:

"You might as well blow your brains

out as to keep on this way. "

Yes, ma'am.

He was one of those

with character enough to stop.

One morning he said,

"Mrs. Tillman, I'm quitting. "

And he did.

He took the whiskey bottles...

...and threw them in the yard

and busted them against a tree.

Yes, ma'am. I'm gonna take

Mrs. Thomas, see if I can find Henry.

Yes, Slim.

Hello, Georgette.

How'd you?... How'd you get here?

Well, I just came in on the bus.

I just heard you were here.

I met Mr. Slim, and he told us.

- You're looking good, Georgette.

- Thank you, Henry.

You're looking just fine too.

I guess you're surprised

to see me here in town.

- Yes, I am.

- I wrote you a letter yesterday.

Let you know I got out a bit early.

Did you get it?

No.

Yeah, well, it probably went

on ahead to Tyler today.

Excuse me. Margaret Rose.

Henry, this is Margaret Rose.

She's just tired

from that long bus ride.

Yeah, well, come on and meet

the people I work for.

Mr. And Mrs. Tillman, I'd like you

to meet my wife and my little girl.

- How do you do?

- How are you?

I'll have to take the day off,

find them someplace to live.

I'll make it up tomorrow,

if that's all right.

All right.

- May I see you a minute, Henry?

- Yes, ma'am.

Excuse me.

- Pleased to meet you, Mrs. Thomas.

- Sir.

Does Miss Kate know you've got

a wife and a child?

- No, ma'am.

- Why didn't you tell her?

I didn't say anything

when we first got married...

...because I wasn't sure

how she would take it.

Then after I got sent to prison,

I didn't say anything...

...because I wasn't sure my wife would

forgive me for being sent to the pen.

I wrote to her and I begged her

to take me back, and she didn't reply.

Then she just showed up right here,

without any warning whatsoever.

I told Miss Kate I'd give you work and

help you straighten out, and I want to.

But it's very hard

if you're gonna have secrets.

I don't have any secrets from you.

Not anymore. I swear to you.

I hope so.

Well, I guess we'd better get going.

Well, there's my Cadillac car.

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