The Newton Boys Page #4

some help, don't they?

Don't you look all spiffed up.

JOE:

Could say the same about you.

JESS:
Let me introduce y'all

to these two fine ladies.

This here is, uh, Catherine,

and this is Madeline.

This is Joe and Willis.

CATHERlNE:
So,what business

are you boys in?

JOE:

That's a mighty fine question.

Exactly what kind

of businessman are you,Willis?

WlLLlS:
Damn successful.

Now,y'all coming?

JESS:
Would you like

to join us for dinner?

-Um, sure.

-OK.

JESS:
Well, all righty.

[Light piano music]

JESS:
Now, I don't tell

a lot of people this...

but I am goodfriends

with Pancho Villa.

Now, it's the truth. It's true.

He comes into Texas

all the time.

I go down to Mexico.

We drink together.

He's always catching hell

in the papers.

I'm telling you

he's a great man.

Great man, Pancho Villa.

Friend of mine.

You ever had a steak so thick?

Mm-mmm.

No way,Willis.

I ain't never broke the law

in my life.

Saddle's hard,

but at least it's honest.

I ain't never broke the law

in my life, neither...

and they gave me three years

for it.

What about them watermelons

and chickens? That hog?

WlLLlS:

I ain't talking about that.

JOE:
You're talking about

taking people's money.

No, not people's money.

The bank's money.

Banks have been dealing

dirt to our people...

since before we was born,

little brother.

It's time we dealt some back.

Farmers got their money

in them banks.

lnsurance companies.

See, all the banks

is insured now.

And that's who takes the loss,

and, hell...

they're the biggest crooks

of them all.

We are just little thieves

stealingfrom the big thieves...

that's all.

[Jess whistling]

JESS:

You turn the little Baptist yet?

We've got two pieces of cake

over there...

and they do have a friend.

Just don'tfigure up to me,

that's all.

JESS:
Pa's been doing

his clean-living routine.

It's rubbing off on the kid.

WlLLlS:
Yeah.

Well,

if the kid ain't up for it...

It ain't like I'm afraid

or nothing.

JOE:
How's it look?

JESS:
Pretty dead.

JOE:
Yep.

Only an idiot would be out

on a night like this.

[Both chuckling]

JOE:
I don't know,Jess.

Somebody comes, I don't think

I can pull this trigger.

JESS:
Listen,Joe...

we're gonna do

what we talked about.

We're not gonna kill anybody.

That's why we got these

loaded up with birdshot.

Just gonna get this over with.

Then we'll get back

to that cake.

-All right?

-All right.

JESS:
All right.

GLASSCOCK:
You light the fuse

right after you pour it.

And you gotta pour it

very steady...

'cause if you get a gap

in that liquid...

it's gonna blow off crooked...

and jam up.

See, dynamite blows out

in all directions.

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