Dead Man's Burden Page #6

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Hell no, he did not.

I can see it though.

You got your father's eyes.

Well come on in, it's not as

a whorehouse on nickel night.

We can deal a few hands, see if

you got your father's luck too.

Joe, he wouldn't

have changed his mind.

One hand.

I ain't had a visitor

since your Pa was killed.

Well, I reckon you better

take that up with this horse.

Hold on just one minute.

(Noise)

I ain't no soaker,

but we respect the dead

before we speak on him.

Here's to you, Joe, it

turns out I was right.

You were a lying son of a b*tch.

You will be missed.

(Noise)

Joe.

(Noise)

You mustn't think much of me.

I can't say I made

much of an opinion.

No. But I know a

lot of folks who don't.

Crazy old coot, couldn't

grow mushrooms on manure.

But I'm a hell of a good

farmer, just ain't much water,

not around these parts anyway.

The letter.

Hold your horses, son,

we're talking water here.

My family's stead, it's

the only place that has it.

I can see you are

the observant kind.

What ain't so obvious is

that there's copper

plenty around here.

And if the mining company--

-- if the mining

companies ain't got no water

to work their claims, well then

that ore ain't ever

seeing the light of day.

They need Joe's land

and they sent some good

for nothing carpetbagger name of

Lane to make sure they get it.

under fire doesn't mean

he can't be snake bit.

If and it was an accident,

how come the coffin was closed.

That's an awful big

charge you're making.

Well, he weren't

scalped by no Apache,

he was throwed by a horse.

Ain't no reason not to let us

say our last respects, unless--

unless he weren't

throwed by no horse.

And the law, they had

nothing to say about this?

There ain't no

law around here.

You know Joe never said more

than two words about you

but I wager I could

guess why he told folks

that you was dead

Sergeant Major.

Hell, he must have in it bad

if he felt you were the one

that he had to call out

to 'cause like you said,

Joe ain't one to

change his mind.

(Noise)

Were you present

when Joe died?

So you've been by

Three Penny Hank's place?

He don't take too

kindly that name.

Nobody take too

kindly of him either.

He mentioned a fellow

by the name of Lane.

He came to Joe's funeral.

Mr. Lane is the buyer.

He kill Joe?

Nobody killed him.

He was thrown by a horse.

Ain't that what killed me.?

So you're saying I'm a liar.

This Lane, did

he threaten you?

I don't want this land, Wade.

The only reason we stayed

so long is Pa wouldn't have

survived out here on his own.

Hank seems to

be doing just fine.

This place?

It would kill me.

Sure as it did our Ma.

(Pause)

Joe threatened if I ever

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