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January 22, 1957

8 CONTINUED 8

He kneels and removes her shoes, one by one. Then, using
the seft lead end of a bullet, he trac~s the outlines of
her feet.

9- GLOSE UP - KATIE 9

Her raee reflects her sadness at the p~rting which is-
·so near. After a moment, looking down solemnly, she
speaks.

KA.TIE
You 11 really be _gone three
1
months?
10 TWO SHOT - KATIE AND JIM 10

Jim replaces her shoes and talces up the paper.

JIM
(as he does so)
All of three months maybe
four.

The tears come into Katie's eyes. For a moment she tries
to fight them back -- while Jim is folding the shoe-size
papers and· stuffing them int0 a pocket. Then she begins
to sob. He rises 8.11d takes her into his arms to comfort
~er.

JIM
Now, honey, ·it ain t nothing
1
to cry about~

~-"' KATIE
This ll be the rirst time
1
we •ve ever been separatea·.

Jim smiles tenderly at, her.

JIM -,
You lmow the first thing I
aim to do when I sell them
steers? I'm gittinj- you a
store-bought dresso, The first
y0u ve·had since we· came to
1
Texa-s!

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