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JAMES DILLARD (CONT'D)
I’ll head north ‘till I find country worth the journey. THOMAS How many in your group. JAMES DILLARD Six. SHEA How many men.
James just looks at them.
SHEA (CONT’D) We could help each other. JAMES DILLARD
Ain’t looking for help. I’m worried enough about my own family to be worrying about somebody else’s.
Shea nods without agreeing. Stands. SHEA
You got lucky in that field. Got lucky on the street. Hope you got some luck left for the folks coming with you. Shea and Thomas stand and walk out of the restaurant, leaving James alone to ponder the truth of that statement. INT. TRAIN -- NIGHT. People, packed like sardines, sleep. Or try to as the train rolls and bounces down the tracks. The door opens, and a BELLMAN stands there, earning his name by ringing a bell. BELLMAN NEXT STOP FORT WORTH. He turns and walks out, closing the door behind him. Passengers begin shifting, standing -- gathering belongings and children. Elsa bolts upright, stands and rushes to the door. MARGARET ELSA! ELSA I’M JUST LOOKING OUTSIDE.
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