- Opening Title Card: Hidden away among the mountains are regions where Life is stark and elemental; where Ignorance and Fear hold sway; and Human Hearts go hungry for the want of Love
- Stillwater: I'm Stillwater, from over yander - - - got some timber I wanter sell.
- Armstrong Decker: Reckin we got all the logs we kin handle.
- Stillwater: Too danged many mouths erbout here for one man ter feed - - an er course, ye'd give me a dreamin' gal for my oldest!
- Armstrong Decker: [to Stillwater after meeting his daughter Linda] 'Bout thet thar timber of yourn - mebbe we kin deal ef yer price is right.
- Stillwater: I've found yer a husband.
- [Linda is shocked]
- Stillwater: Yer'll do as I tell yer! So be prettyin' yerself up - I'm expectin' him.
- Armstrong Decker: Hain't fergot yer pupil, hev yer, Lindy? I bin thinkin' erbout yer ever since - - Reckin I'm a mighty rough hand, but I'd be powerful proud ter have yer marry me.
- Linda: [commenting on some planted flowers] Mister Decker, I never seed anything so pretty before.
- Armstrong Decker: I see somethin' twice as purty every time I look at yer, little honey.
- Returning Wife: Who are you?
- Linda: I'm Mrs. Decker.
- Returning Wife: No, yer not - - *I'm* Mrs. Armstrong Decker.
- Stillwater: Look hyar Decker, why hain't you lookin' fer Lindy no more?
- Armstrong Decker: Keep yer mouth shut erbout Lindy - - she's my wife.
- Stillwater: Reckin' ef she sure enuf is yore wife!
- Armstrong Decker: Little honey, why did yer come back ter me?
- Linda: I came back because you need me - and because - - - because when you learn to really love - - somehow you want to do what's right.
- Armstrong Decker: So ye've learned ter love somebody else - love's er mighty strange thing - I kin understand, honey, fer I reckin I loves yer sorter the way yer loves - - him.