Bend of the River Page #3

left the Mississippi.

Welcome to Portland.

Glad to see you, sir.

And you, little lady, glad to

see you. Where do you hail from?

Missouri. Hear you have some

good farmin' country upriver.

Greatest country in the world. It's

wide open and yours for the taking.

How much of a drive? Two, three weeks,

but I can cut that in half for you.

I can take you upriver as far as the

rapids in my steamer. Think you can make it?

Maybe yes, maybe no, but we

can try. I'm Tom Hendricks.

I own the boat, so if we hit a

rock, I'll be the only one to lose.

Well, I'm McLyntock. This is

Cole here. Jeremy Baile up there.

Jeremy.

My name's Don Grundy. I run the

saloon and the town's only restaurant.

It's good food.

I got me a "Chinee" cook.

Say, do we know each other? We do now.

Howdy.

Howdy.

Pick yourself a tree

and stop in the shade.

Anyplace suits you suits us.

Make yourselves comfortable.

We need a doctor. You

got one around? Trouble?

We ran into

some Shoshones.

Jeremy's daughter caught an arrow.

It's up high, but it's pretty painful.

We'll take care of that

in no time at all.

That's my boat,

the River Queen.

Old Captain Mello is about the

best man in the Oregon Territory...

with an arrow wound, when

he's sober. Captain! Oh.

Cap'n Mellow!

Got a job for ya!

Arrow wound!

Whereabouts? Right up here.

Part of the head's still in it.

If you can point to it,

it ain't serious.

Just leave it alone. It'll

fall out by itself in due time.

Adam, what're you doin' to that

whistle? I just unbusted her.

Never should've left

the Mississippi.

About that arrow,

just leave it alone!

It's not me, it's a lady,

over there in the first wagon.

Well, take her

to the Hendricks place.

I'll get my kit and be

along directly. Adam!

Yes? Fetch me a clean set of cuffs.

You can trust him.

He's all right.

Tell your people to make

themselves comfortable.

Tonight we'll have a get-together.

Might have some fiddle music.

We'll give you

a real Oregon welcome!

## You get swingin'

with an elbow swing ##

##Now the opposite gal

with a pigeon wing ##

##Now the same two gents

with the same old thing ##

##Now your own

with a left-hand whirl ##

##Round and round

with a pretty little girl ##

##Swingin'on a corner

like swingin'on the gate ##

Ya-hah!

Forty-eight hundred.

And two is $5,000.

Made a deal, Mr. Hendricks.

That's right, Jeremy.

That pays for everything. Captain Mello

will take you upriver in the morning.

And our supplies?

I have them listed here.

Flour, sugar, salt. Enough to

carry you through the winter.

You'll send them to us in the

fall? The first week of September.

By that time, you'll have your

ground cleared and houses built.

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