Carbine Williams

Long distance Mr. Williams from North California

Yes, I will take it from here.

Hello? Oh Hello, Maggie.

Is anything wrong?

Bite! What kind of bite? Ah, fight...

David won it, didn't he?

Was he hurt?

Not hurt outside. What is it, internal?

Oh, he feels better, I thought he broke something

Well I am fixing to get out of here in a couple of weeks.

You think so? Perhaps I can make it sooner.

Don't be afraid about it, Maggie. He will be all right.

Boys get moody every once in a while you know.

Good-bye Dear.

-Good morning, Marsh! - Good morning.

Good news from Washington. The army has taken 30-06.

Well, you don't seem to be happy about it.

I will be leaving for a spill, they need me down home

But we need you down here.

We are on a deadline on 20 gazes

Well my work is done and the drafting department has the design

- But it is your baby You got to see it through

I don't got to do anything.

Wait a moment. Cant this business at home wait a couple of weeks?

Waited a little too long already.

Good-bye.

Mrs. Williams?

He is here.

Maggie...

Marsh... Its good to have you back.

Good to be back here Waited for a long time

- I missed you, Maggie. - Missed you too, Marsh.

- David here? - No, he went out.

- He didn't know I was coming? - Yes, he knew.

- Didn't want to be around. - Like I told you in the phone Marsh

The kids at school are giving him a pretty bad time.

- I always felt we should have told him. - Yes. I know you did, maybe, I made a mistake.

It's done. Now it is up to us to undo it

Tried to tell him several times I give myself the best at it, its just not good

Marsh, Do you want me to tell him?

No!

No, I...

I don't think so...

I would like to talk to Raeligh 89532.

Person to person call to Captain H.T. Peoples. This is Marsh Williams.

- That's right. - Why Cap?

Cap would give it to him straight

You know, Cap...

Hello, Cap? This is Marsh.

I am fine, how are you?

Cap, I...

I got a problem. I need your help.

My boy, David, He is been hearing a lot of things in school

All mixed up.

I was wondering... If I can bring him over to see you

Fine cap, thank you

Marsh, maybe David won't take it from him.

That's his right, Maggie.

- Nice day - Yeah

Where are we going?

Don't feel like hunting.

- Hear you lost a fight, while I was up North? - Can't win them all.

No, you can't win them all.

- Hi, Bill. - Hi Marsh, I didn't recognize you.

- You can go right on in. - Hiya.

Hello Marsh! Hiya!

Let me take those keys and lock up all those guns

Close season on guards

- Marsh Williams. - Hello, Jim.

Shake hands with my son, David? Old friend of mine, David!

Glad to know you, David.

- Nice seeing you. - Nice seeing you boys.

Marsh Williams.

Captain Peoples is expecting you First office on the left

Come on son.

Go right in, Mr. Williams.

- Hi, Cap. - Hello Marsh...

David, This is captain Peoples, My best friend.

Hello, David. It's a pleasure I have been waiting for, for a long time.

If you will excuse me, I think I will have a look around

- Where are you going? - Don't worry son, I will be right outside

Captain Peoples have something to talk to you about.

- About what? - He will tell you.

Please sit down, David.

There are all kinds of men there, David.

Murderers, thieves, smugglers

But they are not all bad.

Some hardened criminals,

Will be here as long as they live.

Others have made only one mistake

Yes, David. Your father was in this prison Before you were born.

What for?

He was convicted of killing a man.

I am going to tell you the whole story right from the beginning. Just the way it happened.

I am not going to leave out any details.

I think you are old enough to judge for yourself

Oh I wonder if any boy can ever really know his father

I can try

When looking at you David I was thinking of your Dad, when he was a boy

At times I think he didn't even understand his father either

You see, your father always was a rugged individualist

You know what that is, don't you?

That's not an easy thing to be in a family of 11 children.

He always wanted to stand-alone on his own. And he did!

You know that he quit school and joined the navy?

He was a tall boy and looked older than his years

But after a couple of hitches he found out that he wasn't for the Navy and vice versa.

- I am home, Dad! - Marsh!

Why didn't you let us know?

I didn't think anybody would be up.

Sunday school class tomorrow

You are looking might gone, Marsh.

I can stand a snack if that's what you hint!

There ought to be some cold chicken left unless Lean beat you to it.

- I am glad you are home son! - I am glad to be back!

The navy was no place for you.

The Williams belong on this land.

This land belongs to the Williams.

Pop, I haven't changed my mind about marrying Maggie!

That's in the future.

You call that quick the future? I gotta set a date, when I go see her in the morning.

You have lost your mind?

Can't even support yourself, Let alone a wife.

You said I would be getting my share of the firm, that's enough for us.

You will get your share when you have earned it.

You said an acre of the place is mine.

You will get your 400 acres. The same as your brothers, by working for it.

You know you are better than they are, Marsh!

I never did say I was better, I said I was different.

Ain't it time you stop fighting your own flesh!

You are William's, one of 8 brothers. The same blood flows through all of you. Mine.

Then you ought know I wont be tampering with any of them.

You are going to work your share for 2 years. If all goes well its yours.

I can't wait around 2 years for marrying Maggie.

- There is plenty of time, son! - Not for me.

2 years or you are getting no share.

All right, you keep the share, divide it up with the others. I don't want it.

- Hey! Come on! - Marsh...

- Listen to me, Marsh! - I am listening.

- We have to be sure. - You can't be sure of nothing unless you try?

Everybody else is sure! Sure it won't work.

- You mean my folks... - Mine too. They think you are irresponsible.

They don't know me, Maggie! My Dad, my own dad. He won't even know me.

That doesn't matter, the important thing is do we know each other?

I can't remember when I didn't know you, Maggie.

That was as children.

Marsh? When does a person, stop being a child?

I mean inside...

There's one! There's one!

Fetch! Fetch, come on!

Fetch, fetch! Drop it!

- Have you been stopped being a child inside? - I don't think so?

Maybe you will never stop! Ever think of that?

Sure I thought of it! That's the reason I ran away from home.

Because I wanted to stay young inside. But they wouldn't let me...

They made me go to school, study arithmetic. Chop cotton. Things like that, age you Maggie.

- And hunting doesn't? - No.

Soon you will have to grow up and be somebody.

You have to be yourself, Maggie!

Man is just like a stock of corn, At certain age he tassels out, but not before.

Marsh, are you sure you want to get married?

I told you we would get married just as soon as I got home.

I always keep my promise.

- If you say when? - It ain't a promise unless you say when.

I am not holding it to it, Marsh.

That wouldn't make it different. I am holding you.

There's one!

Missed him...

Just my mind was not at it.

You are going to say yes, for a license we better be get going.

Their families came around too. Little unwillingly.

Your Dad's brothers and sisters alone nearly filled up Maggie's house.

They were all there even little Gordon, All your aunts and uncles.

Mary Eloise, Wesley, Mary Ruth, John, Shelton, Will,

Mack, Leon, your grand mother and your grand father.

He was deeply hurt by her Dad's defiance

But it was pretty hard for him to hold out against your mother.

I join you together in marriage.

In the name of the Father, and of the Son And of The Holy Ghost!

Accept your bride.

There is a long line of us Marsh, and getting late, Welcome to the family Maggie.

Congratulations...

Marsh, lets go find that corn Shall we!

- Well, the old mans taking it pretty good. - Not enough to give me my share.

Oh, he will come around, give him time. Its gotta be His way

He better hurry up! Right now I am on my own.

- Doing what? - Got me a job.

- You, a job? - Yeah! and it's a good one too.

I am with the "Atlantic coast Line Rail Road."

We are not paying you to take a drink every 5 minutes.

- 40 cents an hour! You call that pay? - 10 hours a day, what more do you want?

More than 40 cents an hour.

Maybe I can push you in with some extra money!

- You know anything about boilers? - Boilers?

Sure I worked on boilers in the navy. Boilers, guns, motors...

Can handle anything mechanical.

- What's you doing tonight, after supper? - Nothing worthwhile

You are now. You are coming with me!

- Think you will find it interesting. - Anything that's interesting, I'll find interesting.

My brother in law, Carson. Marsh Williams.