The Tin Star Page #6

Not when there's a boy to hate

and a woman to take it out on.

It's Kip I'm thinking of.

He's worth fighting for.

How come you've stayed on

in a town like this?

Because of a friend. One friend.

Kip was sick when we got here,

and I didn't have a penny.

The doctor saved him. Not only that,

he found this place for us

and got some ladies in town

who wouldn't speak to me

- to let me do their sewing.

- That old fellow, McCord?

Dr. Joe.

I don't care what any of them say.

The more they're against me,

the more I'll stand up for Kip.

Can you understand that?

Same with me, only it's not a boy,

it's something inside me,

pride maybe.

When they try to run me out,

I gotta stay.

- How long will you stay?

- Till I'm paid what's owed me.

Maybe it'll make things worse for you,

my staying here.

You're welcome as long as you like.

Kip's a lucky boy.

Any of you seen Ben Owens?

There he is,

coming to town with Morg Hickman.

I thought Ben Owens had sense.

He's been out with him four days.

Keep an eye on him.

I'll fetch the mayor.

Sheriff? Ben?

I wanna see you a minute.

Wait for me in my office.

- What's the matter, doc?

- Go inside. I wanna talk to you.

- What happened?

- Keep that in your mouth, Millie.

- I told you, Dr. Joe, I don't want to...

- You keep that in your mouth.

- She's running a fever.

- I was merely walking by when he...

Who is the doctor here,

you or me?

Keep that in your mouth

so I can get a reading.

Well...

Know what day tomorrow is?

It's your birthday. It'll be the biggest

birthday you ever had.

The whole town's turning out.

See all the kids you ever delivered,

including me and Millie.

Won't mean a thing

if I don't get my birthday present.

What's that?

- I want you two to get together.

- So that's what you're up to.

You were a sweet little thing

when you were born.

Now, behave yourself.

This big lummox of a sheriff here

was mean as all get-out.

Bit my finger when I spanked him.

But he's grown up to be all right.

I wanna see you two McCord babies

get married and raise more babies,

like God intended.

Why don't you marry him?

You know why, and so does he.

He can't run away from responsibility

any more than you can.

- Women.

- She hates this badge, doc.

- She wants me to take it off. I won't.

- You will if they take it away from you.

The whole town's stirred up about you

hanging around with that Hickman.

- Every day, you're together, nights too.

- I know what I'm doing.

He's a bounty hunter.

You're a sheriff.

He used to be a sheriff.

- Who said so?

- He did. He told me.

You believe him?

Well, he wouldn't lie to me, doc.

Fifty years of my record.

History of the town's

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