The Man from Snowy River Page #2

You and your partner

still searching for El Dorado, then?

Silent partner now.

Henry Craig's dead.

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.

Yeah, just when

good colour was showing too.

You've been saying that

for near 20 years.

You know, the only way to shut that

mouth is with some food. Come on.

You've been offering me food

for 20 years too.

All I ever get's wallaby stew.

Bandicoot...

HARRISON:
Mountain boy.

That's right, sir.

Curly!

Cut the heifer out.

I'll give you a try.

Usual wages and keep.

Make yourself known to the foreman.

Thank you, sir.

SPUR:
Mmm. Tasty, huh?

In a toxic, festering sort of way.

You should advertise this stuff

in the `Bulletin'.

``The new miracle cure for appetite.''

To think I was going to leave you

a share of the mine.

Thanks, mate, but I have

my own rainbows to chase.

Yeah, Clancy's vision splendid.

You still obsessed

with those sunlit plains, huh?

At least I get to see the sun

and the stars.

It's better than blundering around

in a black hole,

looking for something that isn't there.

Isn't there?! Now, you wait right here.

I'll show you.

``Blundering around'' in the dark, am I?

Well, wait till you see this.

Come here!

Take a look at this.

Huh?

Now, that's the kind of colour

I've been getting lately.

Hmm?

It's not much to show for 20 years.

You must've dug a trench from

California to southern Australia.

Thats much better then anything

I saw there in 49.

Now, I put a drive straight through

for 30 chains.

I go down, sink a shaft and we're

smack on top of the richest vein.

Who's `we', Spur?

Henry Craig's boy.

You remember young Jim.

The lad doesn't know it yet,

but he inherits his father's share,

no matter what it is.

Craig! When you're finished here,

you can muck out the stables.

Yes, sir.

Here. He's a hard worker that lad.

Yeh, seems willing enough.

I can't understand why the boss took him on.

He comes from the mountains.

That was a long time ago.

Morning, Mrs Bailey.

Oh, g'day. I'm Jim Craig.

Pretty good at shoveling that, arn't yeh.

Pretty smart for a mountain fella.

Uses the flat end and everything.

Yeh

Live like bandicoots up in the hills.

You digging for grubs there bandicoot.

Have they given you the day off?

I'm studying to be supervisor.

Studying to be stupid!

You.

Morning, Miss Jessica.

Morning.

I'll get Kip out for you?

No, thank you.

Well I'll be about my duty miss.

Getting the hang of it, son?

Keep it up,

I'll be back latter to check on your work.

Kip, what have you been up to...Eh?

Eh?

Uh, can I help?

No. No, I can manage.

Show me how you did that.

Easy.

So.

In through the loops.

There's a trick to that one!

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