Painted Woman Page #3

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[evocative music]

You really think an Injun

can find her?

If she's out here,

we'll find her.

[foreboding music]

Hello.

What's your name?

I only brought you here

to get you fixed up.

Least you can do

is tell me your name.

Vince Wagner, you be nice.

Hello, dear.

Got a bad head wound.

We've been keeping you out

so you could heal.

Yup.

Let's get you cleaned up.

Her name's Julie.

Julie.

You know, wounds like that

take a while to heal.

Don't you even think

about leaving her here.

- I won't.

- [laughing]

- What?

- You.

You never surprise me.

The things you bring

from the wild.

You think she's an entertainer?

Clothes like that

cost a lot.

[birds calling]

Those old clothes fit.

I'll just let

the two of you be.

Your name's Julie?

Headed home tomorrow.

You're welcome to come

with me if you want.

Potter's Cross is a two-day

ride from there.

You can catch a coach.

I don't have any money.

I don't want your money.

Well, when you're ready enough

to travel, we'll go.

- You take care of yourself.

- We'll see you soon.

Sure you will, Vince Wagner.

[evocative music]

You catch horses?

Mustangs.

I wrangle mustangs...

break 'em, sell 'em.

Why?

I like the life it provides.

It's hot, Frank.

We been out here a week,

ain't found nothing but that.

Just take that to him

and just tell him she's dead.

Why'd you shoot me?

[wiping blade]

Shall we?

Is that him?

Call him Chato.

Her name's Julie.

She's scared of Chato.

You take some

getting used to.

You live here?

- Yup.

- With your Indian?

Chato lives where he wants.

She has some secrets.

Yup, she does.

She carries the weight.

Yeah.

Should have left her

with the buzzards.

No, I'm glad she's here.

Better to look

at than you.

- She won't be here long.

- Mm-hmm.

You're here now.

Here and now is better

than wherever you were.

Headed down to the lake

to wash up for supper.

Well, you want beans

or beans?

- Beans.

- I can do that.

You coming?

You smell like a horse.

Go ahead. You can say it.

"Vince, I am so glad

you brought me down here."

I've never seen

so much water.

It's what I thought

the ocean would look like.

It's not a bad place to live

in a tent.

I'm getting in.

- Coming?

- No.

All right, missing out.

You sure?

Your loss.

[shouting]

He isn't what I expected.

Chato?

He is a special breed of man.

Wants to walk free

even when the world

doesn't want him to.

Probably why I like

having him around so much.

I'm starving.

You hungry?

Come on.

Chato here's the only survivor

of the Skeleton Cave Massacre.

What is the Skeleton Cave

Massacre?

Before the white man decided

to move us,

they slaughtered my people.

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