The Rebel (1959–1961): Season 1, Episode 33 - Grant of Land - full transcript

You proved your point, whatever it was.

Now back away.

Man pulls a gun on me, he better be willing to use it.

I admire your attitude mister,

but when you know the reason,

you're gonna look mighty foolish sitting there

with that gun in your hand.

Why, because he's an Indian?

This man that you are so eager to defend

is a war hero, been given the highest award

a soldier can receive, the Congressional Medal of Honor.



There's one little detail that's important,

especially to you.

When he earned it, he was in the South,

but the color of his coat was bright blue.

♪ Johnny Yuma was a rebel ♪

♪ He roamed though the West ♪

♪ Did Johnny Yuma, the Rebel ♪

♪ He wandered alone ♪

♪ Johnny Yuma ♪

Now my place joins this spread

and I don't want him near me.

You feel that justifies this?

Because he set camp near your land?

Not camp, mister, homestead.



He intends to live here.

You see this open land, but because he's got a medal,

the government gives him the first choice.

Now my men were simply trying to explain

to Mr. Travis the advisability of his selling out.

My advice to you Sir Galahad, is to move on

and leave well enough alone.

I will, when you leave, all of you.

Chad, you and Moody get the horses.

It doesn't matter, you see there's a clause

that goes with this grant.

It states that the owner has to improve

the property or else it goes up to public auction.

And Mr. Travis ain't got but a 11 days to go.

Now Mr. Travis has hardly met

the improvement requirements,

so I'll buy the land at auction and then the improvement

will be when I use it to raise hogs.

I needed that.

My name's Yuma, Johnny Yuma.

I'm Paul Travis and thank you.

You want to talk about it?

In a way, I know how they feel.

You see my people were almost decimated in a war.

Well there's a lot of good, open land up North.

Why'd you pick this section?

I didn't want to, I had to, you see,

you rebs are good shots.

I've got one lung and a piece of another,

so it was either live in a climate like this, or else.

And I got used to breathing in and out.

Yeah, well, does get to be habit-forming.

Do they know about it?

They know, but Miss Barton feels that the life

of one beat up Northerner is small payment

for the loss of her father and two brothers.

I can't blame her much.

Well, there are other places you could try.

I have, twice.

With some help you could improve this section

enough to satisfy the grant.

Uh-huh, I could advertise for help in the town newspaper.

I don't think that'd work.

- No?
- No.

I got a little time before I'm due in Tucson.

You could ask me.

I could, but I won't.

Just like that?

They'd break you and being one of them

wouldn't make any difference.

You could still ask.

Why help me?

Well, I figure a man, any man, who receives

the Medal of Honor deserves better odds.

And that has nothing to do with pity.

It wouldn't work, I can't pay you wages.

All I could give you is beans and jerky and a sleeping bag.

Aw, such comforts are likely

to soften me up considerably, but...

Nothing for you.

Is there any chance of getting credit,

just until my check comes?

Well, I'd like to,

but I'm kind of over-extended on credit right now.

See the folks here need it

and I have to take care of them first.

You do understand?

Yes, yes I do.

Collecting your blood money again, Mr. Travis?

Now Miss Ellen, that's not fair.

Stop, it's alright.

It didn't arrive Miss Barton.

Do my words shock you?

Well there's something else you should know, Sir Galahad.

Every month, our red-blooded American hero receives

a government check for $20, another little gratuity

that goes along with the hero's medal.

Probably $1 for every man he's killed.

There's something you should know.

If he killed 20 men, it's because they were

trying to kill him.

Something else you should know.

The Medal of Honor's given not for killing

but because a man is willing

and knows he probably will give

his life for what he believes in.

Gratuities, there aren't enough for men like Paul Travis.

Miss Barton, I'm sorry we had to meet like this.

Yeah they're having a shooting match

right outside on the street.

Let's take a look, kill some time

before we wagon back to camp.

- Sorry Mr. Travis.
- S'alright.

Set 'em swinging.

Draw!

Seven seconds, that's winning time

unless someone else comes.

Mighty good shooting, Chad!

Yeah, thanks - Mighty good shooting.

There, how about you, hero?

You wanna show us how you won that medal?

Well, I'm afraid I couldn't top you.

I'd just be wasting a quarter.

You oughta be an expert by now.

Bet you popped off a lot of our boys

to get that hero's medal, huh?

We've got a lot of things to do Johnny, let's go.

$25, it's worth a try.

I couldn't hit those bottles if I was using a cannon.

You trying to tell us you don't know how to kill?

No ma'am, I'm just saying that we're leaving,

unless you want to try Johnny?

It's only two bits, you can take it out of my wages.

Set 'em swinging.

Draw!

Well, that totals out at $6.

Thanks.

Glad everything worked out.

I never knew you were the type of man

that turns on his own, Wicks, you ain't got

no right to sell to the likes of these.

In my store, I'll sell to the devil hisself,

if I feel like it.

Ain't nobody gonna tell me different.

You did right smart today, boy,

makin' me play the fool.

Something you did all by yourself.

Well I see it different.

I don't like to be crowded.

You was right, boy, I was crowding you.

I'd like another try at it.

Alright, but we'll keep it private.

It's your place, you have a say in it.

Alright, put your guns on the counter.

And I'll stop it whenever I've a mind to.

Well I guess nothing more can happen today.

I guess not.

The way he handles his plow,

he's certainly no farmer.

The way he talked about shooting those bottles today,

hard to see him as a soldier.

Maybe the answer is here.

Good afternoon.

Well, hello.

Hey, that cut healed up pretty good.

Had a good doctor.

Oh you mean Travis, yeah, his check come in,

here.

Oh, we can sure use this.

You know Chad's been brooding,

he's been brooding real bad about you and your friend.

He aims to get even.

I'll remember.

That telegraph key work?

Well that can send and receive

to pretty near any part of the country.

I'd like to send a wire to Washington.

Alright, who'll I send it to?

The War Department, concerning Paul Travis.

Well, that might take awhile.

I'll wait.

Alrighty.

See everything's ready.

What about them?

They all primed real good.

Yuma's over there at Wick's, been over there all afternoon.

Looks like we're gonna get 'em one at a time.

Good.

You ain't got no call coming here, Miss Ellen.

Chad, you can't go through it.

Why, they both been up there on that property

just laughing at us.

Travis' section will never meet the land grant

requirements, he'll have to sell out.

He's a US government hero, even though he is

a Redskin, ain't nobody gonna take that land away from him.

Can stay up there and roost for 20 years

and never so much as dig a post-hole

and wouldn't nobody run him off, 'ceptin' us.

You do this, you're through working for me.

Well that just don't seem important right now, ma'am.

Alright boys, let's move out!

Long past closing time.

Now you just stay put, I'm as anxious

to get the answer as you are.

They've gone to get Travis.

Who has?

Chad, Moody, the rest.

You've gotta stop them.

Did you tell the Sheriff?

He's taking a prisoner to Claremont,

he won't be back until tomorrow.

When'd they leave?

About an hour ago.

I just found out you were in town.

You want me to go with you?

No, you stay here, wait for the message.

Give it to Miss Barton when it comes in.

At least it'll make an interesting obituary.

Look, I'm gonna give you one more chance.

You can pack up and leave here tonight

and I'll call this party off.

Now, what you gonna do?

You mule, Ree.

Well?

Well, let's fix him.

[Music]

Hold it!

Alright, unbuckle your gun belts,

drop 'em on the ground, rifles too.

C'mon, move!

Untie him!

This ain't gonna stop things, boy.

Might set it back, but it ain't gonna stop it.

You carry a big hate.

And every time I look at that Injun it gets bigger.

It'll kill you one day.

Well, I won't be alone.

It came right after you left.

Here, read it, read about the man you want to kill.

Johnny?

I don't want it that way.

Go ahead, read it or I'll tell 'em myself.

Read it aloud!

So everyone can hear.

From the War Department, Washington, D.C.,

subject, Citation to Lieutenant Paul Travis,

Volunteer Regular Union Army,

On May 3, 1863, Chancelville, an artillery barrage

had forced both Union and Confederate forces

to retreat, leaving behind their wounded.

It was considered impassable to re,

impossible to reenter this area.

Lieutenant Paul Travis, although severely wounded

and with disregard for his own life,

entered said area again and again under heavy bombardment,

pulled to safety those wounded soldiers

both Union and...

Both Union and Confederate, he was able to find.

He remained with them giving medical aid

and spiritual comfort, Lieutenant Travis

being an ordained minister.

For this heroic and unselfish act,

this grateful government is proud to award.

Lieutenant Paul Travis the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Signed, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States.

Ain't gonna be no more trouble, Travis.

Mr. Travis?

The only thing I can do is ask you for your forgiveness.

You can have my land now.

Name your own price.

But why?

You don't have to do that, they'll accept you now.

Accept me?

I wanted to be accepted.

For myself, for Paul Travis, human being.

But they won't accept me, they'll tolerate me.

And that's not a good foundation to build a life on.

That's why you never told us.

All those times that you could have.

I'll be in town tomorrow.

You can have the papers drawn up then.

Alright, if that's what you want.

Paul, how do you think I know

about the trouble here tonight?

When she came to me, she didn't know

how you earned the medal.

Quite a night.

Yeah.

I'm gonna stay, Johnny.

Listen, we could maybe,

maybe go into partners.

I'm overdue in Tucson now.

Mr.Yuma?

When you stopped the beating,

I said you'd be sorry when you knew the reason why.

I'm very grateful you did.

You see, I, I didn't just lose a father and brothers

in the war, I lost a great deal more than that.

Before then, I didn't live in a world of hate.

None of us did.

I don't remember the exact passage,

I think it's from Mark.

If there's no shepherd, the flock is

a prey to every beast, or itself.

A lot of sheep around here are gonna need tending.

We'd be proud to call you Reverend.

♪ Johnny Yuma was a rebel ♪

♪ He roamed through the West ♪

♪ Did Johnny Yuma, the Rebel ♪

♪ He wandered alone ♪

♪ He got fightin' mad, this rebel lad ♪

♪ He packed no star as he wandered far ♪

♪ Where the only law was a hook and a draw ♪

♪ The Rebel ♪
♪ Away ♪

♪ Johnny Yuma ♪
♪ Away rode the Rebel ♪

♪ Johnny Yuma was a rebel ♪

♪ He roamed through the West ♪

♪ Did Johnny Yuma, the Rebel ♪

♪ He wandered alone ♪

♪ He searched the land, this restless lad ♪

♪ He was panther quick and leather tough ♪

♪ If he figured that he'd been pushed enough ♪

♪ The Rebel ♪
♪ Away ♪

♪ Johnny Yuma ♪
♪ Away rode the Rebel ♪

♪ Johnny Yuma ♪

♪ John Yuma ♪