Red River Page #2

First Red River D.

You going to put that

on my cow too?

- Why not?

- She's mine.

I see a "D" for Dunson,

but my name's Matthew.

- We'll talk about that later.

- I don't see any "M" on that brand.

I'll put an "M" on it

when you earn it.

That's fair enough. I'll earn it.

Never liked seeing strangers.

Guess it's 'cause no stranger

ever good newsed me.

Hello.

- Saw the smoke of your fire.

- Yes?

- Where do you travel?

- Nowhere.

Remain here on Don Diego's land.

You are welcome for a night, a week--

- Are you Diego?

- No--

- Where is he?

- At his home across the river.

Six hundred kilometers south.

- How far is that?

- About 400 miles.

That's too much land for one man.

Why, it ain't decent.

Here's all this land aching

to be used and never has been.

It is for Don Diego to do as he chooses.

This land is Don Diego's.

What is that river

you were talking about?

The Rio Grande--

Tell Don Diego all the land

north of that river is mine.

Tell him to stay off of it.

- But the land is his.

- Where did he get it?

Many years ago by grant and patent,

inscribed by the king of all Spain.

You mean he took it away

from whoever was here before.

- Indians maybe.

- Maybe so.

I'm taking it away from him.

Others have thought as you.

Others have tried.

And you've always been

good enough to stop them?

It is my work.

Pretty unhealthy job.

Get away, Matt.

I'm sorry for you--

How about you?

You want some of it?

It is not my land. I will wait

until Don Diego tells me what to do.

Go tell him what happened.

Tell him what I said.

Take your friend's horse.

We'll bury him. Move!

Matt, I told you to get away.

You might have got hurt.

He went for his gun first,

but you seemed to know--

Next time, do what I say.

- How'd you know he was gonna draw?

- By watching his eyes.

- Remember that.

- I will.

Get a shovel and my Bible.

I'll read over him.

"We brought nothing into this world,

and it's certain we carry nothing out.

The Lord gave,

and the Lord hath taken away.

Blessed be the name

of the Lord. Amen."

Turn 'em loose.

[ Cattle Mooing ]

[ Matthew ]

They're going to get away.

[ Dunson ] Wherever they go,

they'll be on my land.

My land. We're here,

and we're going to stay here.

Give me 10 years. I'll have that brand

on the greatest ranch in Texas.

The big house will be down by the river,

and the corrals and the barns behind it.

It'll be a good place to live in.

Ten years and I'll have the Red River D

on more cattle than you've ever seen.

I'll have that brand on enough beef

to feed the whole country.

Good beef for hungry people.

Beef to make them strong,

make them grow.

It takes work, and it takes sweat.

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