It used to belong to one of the hired men that left us.
4 seconds sound clip from the The Westerner (1940) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:09:07 in the DVD version of the movie.
Quote context
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- Tell me something first. Where do you keep my lock of hair? Show me.
- Nobody can see that, not even you.
- Look, Cole, the best piece of homestead land in the whole country.
- It used to belong to one of the hired men that left us.
- And now it's anybody's. You just claim it.
- Look, that little knoll right there, it's just begging for a house.
- Do you know how to build a house?
- No, how?
[...]