Riding Shotgun (1954) - full transcript

[ PLAYING WESTERN THEME ]

Man: FOR THREE YEARS,

I DEDICATED
EVERY WAKING MOMENT OF MY LIFE

TO SCOURING THE FRONTIER
FOR A KILLER

FOR A VERY PERSONAL REASON.

I'D WORKED AT ALL KINDS
OF JOBS

FROM WYOMING TO OREGON.

IN THE LAST YEAR,
I'D WORKED EVERY STAGE LINE

BETWEEN CANADA AND MEXICO,
RIDING SHOTGUN.

I KNEW THAT SOONER OR LATER

MY PATH WOULD AGAIN CROSS
THAT OF THE MAN I WANTED --



DAN MARADY.

THAT'S DeLONG
RIDING SHOTGUN.

HERE, YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO.

DAN, DO YOU THINK
THIS'LL DO THE TRICK?

IT COULDN'T BE
A BETTER BAIT.

JUST MAKE SURE HE ISN'T
ON THAT STAGE

WHEN IT LEAVES
THE RELAY STATION.

GO ON, GET GOING.

YOU BOYS HANDLE DeLONG.
WE'LL HANDLE THE REST.

WE'LL HANDLE HIM, ALL RIGHT.

Man: EACH OF THE GANG
WAS WANTED BY SHERIFFS

FROM THE GRAND TETONS
TO THE RIO GRANDE.

MARADY WAS AS CLEVER
AS HE WAS RUTHLESS

AND ALWAYS MANAGED
TO ESCAPE CAPTURE.



BUT I DIDN'T WANT
TO CAPTURE MARADY.

HE'S THE ONLY MAN
I'VE EVER KNOWN

THAT I WANTED TO KILL.

HOWDY, LARRY.

AFTERNOON, BOB.

QUIET TRIP?
MM-HMM.

LIKE ALWAYS,
WHEN YOU'RE ON THE BOX, EH?

LAST STOP BEFORE DEEPWATER,
MRS. GORHAM.

LIKE TO LIGHT DOWN,
STRETCH A BIT,

WHILE THEY'RE CHANGING
OUR TEAMS?

NO, THANK YOU, MR. DeLONG.

I THINK
I'LL STAY WHERE I AM.

I'M SO STIFF NOW
I'M AFRAID IF I GOT OUT

I WOULDN'T BE ABLE
TO GET BACK IN.

HA HA. WELL, THE ROAD'S
A LITTLE BETTER

FROM HERE ON IN,
IF THAT'S ANY COMFORT.

THIRSTY, PARTNER?

YES, SIR, I SURE AM,
MR. DeLONG.

LET'S DO SOMETHING
ABOUT IT.

MR. BOB PURDEE,
MEET MR. PETER GORHAM.

HOWDY.

GLAD TO KNOW YOU, PETE.

YES, SIR, LARRY,

AND WHAT CAN I DO
FOR YOU GENTLEMEN?

MEET MY PARTNER
ON THIS RUN -- PETER GORHAM.

WELL, HOWDY, PETE.
HOWDY.

YOU DON'T CARE
WHO YOU TRAVEL WITH

RUNNING AROUND WITH HIM.

HE'S THE BEST SHOTGUN GUARD
IN SEVEN STATES.

AREN'T YOU? THE AGENT
AT EAGLE PASS TOLD ME SO.

HA HA. SET US UP
A COUPLE OF SODAS. MY TREAT.

SOMETHING FOR YOU, UNCLE?

YEAH, I WAS WONDERING
IF YOU GOT ANY 41 SHELLS

TO FIT THIS.

HMM, REGULAR RIM FIRE
41 SHORTS WOULD FIT,

WOULDN'T THEY, LARRY?

Larry: WHEN I SAW THAT
DOUBLE-BARRELED DERRINGER

I KNEW THAT DAN MARADY
COULDN'T BE FAR AWAY.

IT WAS HIS POCKET GUN,
HIS DEADLY GOOD LUCK PIECE.

YEAH, THAT'LL FIT.

GIVE ME A BOX.

THAT OUGHT TO TAKE CARE
OF IT.

Larry: I'D SEEN MARADY WIN
THAT GUN AT A CONTEST,

AND I'D HELPED TO BURY
SOME OF THE PEOPLE

HE'D KILLED WITH IT.

I HAD TO FIND OUT
HOW THIS OLD-TIMER

GOT HOLD OF IT.

LET ME SEE THAT GUN AGAIN.

WHAT FOR?

IT'S A NICE GUN.
WHERE'D YOU GET IT?

FROM A FELLA.

I ONCE KNEW A FELLA
WHO HAD ONE EXACTLY LIKE IT.

MAYBE I BOUGHT IT
FROM THE SAME FELLA.

OH, NO, IT WAS
HIS GOOD LUCK PIECE.

HE WOULDN'T SELL IT.

HIS LUCK RUN OUT ON HIM.
IS HE DEAD?

WASN'T THE LAST
I SEEN HIM.

HORSE FELL ON HIM
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON,

BROKE HIM UP PRETTY BAD.

SO I FIGURED
HE WOULDN'T NEED IT ANYMORE.

CAN YOU TAKE ME TO HIM?

YEAH.

Larry: AT LAST I HAD
WHAT I'D BEEN LOOKING FOR --

A CHANCE TO FIND DAN MARADY,
THE MAN I'D SWORN TO KILL.

PARTNER, KEEP OUT OF THE WAY
UNTIL THEY CHANGE OUR TEAMS.

SEE THAT HE GETS BACK
ON THE STAGE FOR ME, WILL YOU?

[ HORSE NEIGHS ]

HEY, BOB, RIDE RELIEF
ON INTO TOWN FOR ME,

WILL YOU?

WHY, SURE, LARRY.

YOU GOT A HORSE?

THERE'S A COMPANY SORREL

WITH A WHITE MANE AND TAIL
YOU CAN HAVE.

THANKS.

WHAT BROUGHT THAT ON?

I DON'T KNOW AND DON'T CARE.
ALL I KNOW IS

I CAN SPEND SATURDAY NIGHT
IN TOWN WITH MY WIFE.

I'D ALMOST CAUGHT UP
WITH MARADY AND HIS GANG

TWO YEARS BEFORE IN UTAH.

THIS TIME I DIDN'T INTEND
TO MISS.

BEFORE I WAS SADDLED,
THE OLD MAN GOT ON HIS HORSE

AND TOOK OFF, AS IF HE
REGRETTED HIS BARGAIN,

BUT I WAS DETERMINED
HE WOULDN'T LOSE ME.

THE OLD COYOTE COULD RIDE.
HE MANAGED TO KEEP AHEAD OF ME.

I BEGAN TO SUSPECT HE WAS
LEADING ME INTO A TRAP,

BUT I DIDN'T CARE
AS LONG AS HE LED ME TO MARADY.

THAT'S WHAT HATE DOES TO YOU --
IT MAKES A MAN CARELESS.

HERE THEY COME.

JUMP HIM FAST!

DON'T GIVE HIM A CHANCE
TO USE HIS GUN!

WHERE IS MARADY?

DON'T WORRY ABOUT HIM.
WE'RE TAKING CARE OF YOU.

A RIFLE BULLET WOULD BE
FASTER AND TWICE AS SURE.

DON'T RUSH ME.

I'VE BEEN BUILDING UP
TO THIS A LONG TIME.

DAN SAID TO FINISH HIM.

ALL RIGHT, MY WAY.

DAN GAVE US ORDERS.

WELL, I'M GIVING
THE ORDERS HERE.

YOU'VE BEEN HOUNDING US,
DeLONG.

MY LUCK'S BEEN BAD.

OR I'D HAVE HAD YOU
BEFORE THIS.

YOU COME CLOSE ENOUGH
UP IN UTAH.

YEAH, UTAH --
THAT'S WHAT I'M REMEMBERING.

EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF
MAKING HIS WAY

ACROSS THOSE SALT FLATS.

THE SUN GOT MONK OUT THERE.
I WAS WITH HIM.

A MAN HADN'T OUGHT TO DIE
THE WAY HE DID.

I WASN'T LUCKY ENOUGH
TO DIE, DeLONG.

FIVE DAYS AFOOT
OUT THERE IN THAT SALT,

MY TONGUE CHOKING ME,
MY BELLY BURNING UP

FROM A POTHOLE OF SOUR WATER
AND THAT SUN.

I WAS STILL ABLE
TO GET ON MY KNEES

AND BAT THE BUZZARDS AWAY,
BUT YOU --

YOU'RE NOT EVEN GOING
TO GET A CHANCE

TO GET ON YOUR KNEES.
TIE HIM UP.

YOU BETTER DO MORE
THAN TIE ME

IF YOU WANT ME
OFF YOUR TRAIL AND MARADY'S.

YOU'RE OFF THE STAGE.
THAT'S ALL DAN CARES ABOUT.

THE STAGE? HE'S AFTER THAT?

HE AIN'T HERE, IS HE?

WHAT'S HE OUT FOR NOW,
CIGARETTE MAKINGS?

HE'LL DO ALL RIGHT.
WE ALL WILL.

ARE YOU CRAZY?

YOU COULDN'T BUY HAY
FOR YOUR HORSES

FOR WHAT YOU'D GET
OFF THAT STAGE.

MAYBE FROM THE STAGE,

BUT THERE'S A BIG
GAMBLING CLUB IN DEEPWATER.

$30,000 TO $40,000
IN THE HOUSE ALL THE TIME.

YOU FOOL.
YOU RIDE INTO DEEPWATER

WITH LESS THAN AN ARMY,

YOU GET SHOT OUT
OF YOUR SADDLES.

THAT TOWN SETS
A STORE BIRD'S LAWS.

SHERIFF BUCK CURLEW IS
TOUGHER THAN THE LOT OF YOU.

GO AHEAD, GIVE DEEPWATER
A CHANCE AT YOU,

BUT LEAVE THAT STAGE BE.

LOOKS LIKE YOU PACK
ALL THE BRAINS

YOU GOT IN YOUR HOLSTER.

WE'RE GOING TO SHOOT
THAT STAGE UP SO BAD

THAT EVERY MAN IN DEEPWATER
WILL LIGHT OUT

WITH YOUR TOUGH SHERIFF
AFTER US.

WHO'S GOING TO BE LEFT
TO STOP US

WHEN WE DOUBLE BACK YOU
TO TOWN?

ALL RIGHT, GET IT OVER.

PINTO WAS RIGHT.

I HAD BEEN PACKING
ALL MY BRAINS IN MY HOLSTER.

THEY'D TRICKED ME OFF THE STAGE
LIKE A TENDERFOOT.

NOW ONLY YOUNG,
INEXPERIENCED BOB PURDEE,

RIDING SHOTGUN FOR ME,

STOOD BETWEEN
THE COACH PASSENGERS

AND MARADY'S MURDEROUS CREW.

ALL RIGHT,
ACES AND EIGHTS DONE.

TOOK YOU LONG ENOUGH.
WHERE'S MY LITTLE POCKET GUN?

YEAH, WHERE IS IT,
BUZZARD BAIT?

I...

I MUST'VE LOST IT.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
YOU LOST IT?

HONEST, DAN, I HAD IT
RIGHT HERE.

DeLONG PUT UP
A PRETTY TOUGH FIGHT.

WHEN WE GET THROUGH,
YOU'RE GOING TO GO BACK THERE,

AND YOU BETTER FIND IT.

HERE SHE COMES, DAN.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA,
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

PICK UP MY HORSE
AND PICK UP YOUR HAT.

[ WHISTLES ]

DRIVE HER TO THE HEAD
OF THAT BIG DOWNGRADE

THAT LEADS INTO TOWN.

MAKE SURE SURE SHE'LL
ROLL IN ON HER OWN,

THEN HIT THE BRUSH.

PULL UP THERE
UNTIL THE POSSE GOES PAST,

THEN WATCH FOR US.

WE'LL PICK YOU UP
ON THE WAY IN.

HYAH! HYAH!

KEEP MOVING UNTIL AFTER SUNDOWN.

LEAVE PLENTY OF TRACKS
FOR THE POSSE TO FOLLOW.

[ NEIGHS ]

[ NEIGHS ]

[ GUNSHOT ]

[ WHINNIES ]

I WAS IN LUCK.

MY OWN 6-GUN WAS STILL
WHERE IT HAD BEEN THROWN,

AND THE HORSE HAD STAYED CLOSE.

I HAD TO GET TO DEEPWATER FAST.

THERE WAS AN OPPRESSIVE SILENCE
AS I RODE INTO TOWN

AND NONE
OF THE USUAL SATURDAY ACTIVITY.

I HEADED
FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE,

HOPING HE OR ONE OF HIS DEPUTIES
MIGHT STILL BE THERE.

THE OFFICE WAS EMPTY.

SHERIFF BUCK CURLEW HAD
BEEN TRICKED OUT OF TOWN

AS NEATLY AS I'D BEEN TRICKED
OFF THE STAGE.

I DIDN'T THINK
HE'D DARE COME BACK HERE.

THE TOWNSFOLK WERE
WATCHING ME,

AND I BEGAN TO SENSE
THAT THEY WERE UNFRIENDLY.

WITH THE SHERIFF GONE,
MY NEXT MOVE

WAS TO HEAD FOR THE OFFICE
OF THE STAGE LINE

AND TELL THEM WHAT I KNEW.

WHERE YOU GOING, HONEY?

THE MEN ON THE STREET WERE
MOSTLY OLD OR INEFFECTUAL.

IT WAS OBVIOUS
THAT ALL ABLE GUNFIGHTERS

HAD ALREADY LEFT TOWN
WITH THE SHERIFF'S POSSE.

THE HOSTILE WAY THE PEOPLE
LOOKED AT ME WAS PUZZLING,

BUT IT MADE ME WONDER

IF I'D BEEN SMART TO USE UP
MY HORSE COMING BACK HERE,

INSTEAD OF TRYING TO LOCATE
THE SHERIFF AND HIS MEN.

I RODE ON PAST THE BANK CLUB,

THE GAMBLING CASINO
OWNED BY COLONEL FLYNN,

THE RICH PRIZE
THAT MARADY HAD MARKED

AS HIS TARGET.

THE COACH STOOD
OUTSIDE THE STAGE LINE OFFICE,

BULLET-SCARRED AND BLOODSTAINED.

YOUNG JOHNNY NORRIS SCUTTLED
AWAY FROM ME

AS IF I WERE POISON.

WHAT ABOUT LAM ELLIS,
THE DRIVER?

HE OUGHT TO BE ABLE
TO TELL YOU SOMETHING.

LAM? WELL, HE'S STILL OUT
UNCONSCIOUS.

CYNTHIA, I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU
TO TAKE CARE OF THE MAIL.

GET IT ON OVER
AT THE POST OFFICE.

DO IT NOW,
THEN GO ON HOME.

YES, FATHER.

HOW ABOUT THOSE
TWO PASSENGERS, TOM?

I DON'T KNOW.

WHAT'S A WOMAN AND A KID
THAT'S BEEN SHOT UP

GOING TO REMEMBER

BEYOND WHAT THEY'VE
ALREADY TOLD US?

IF YOU ASK ME,
WE GOT ENOUGH ON HIM.

WHERE'S BUCK CURLEW?

WHERE DO YOU THINK?

ISN'T MURPHY OR ONE
OF THE OTHER DEPUTIES AROUND?

SAVE IT, DeLONG.

ALL WE WANT TO KNOW
IS WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

AND HOW YOU GOT THAT.

WELL, THAT CAN WAIT.

IF THE SHERIFF'S PULLED OUT,
WE'RE SHORT ON TIME.

YOU MAY BE.

LOOK, GET THIS
THROUGH YOUR HEADS --

THE OUTFIT THAT HELD UP
THE STAGE

WILL BE IN HERE BEFORE DARK.

WAIT A MINUTE. HOW'D YOU KNOW
THE STAGE HAD BEEN HELD UP?

YOU WEREN'T ON IT.
DON'T RUB IT IN, TOM.

I'VE BEEN HUNTING THIS BUNCH
TO BE SUCKERED BY THEM,

BUT I WAS.

REAL FUNNY, AIN'T HE?
DON'T LIE TO ME, DeLONG.

THE PASSENGERS SAW YOU
TALKING TO A MAN AT 20-MILE.

YOU RODE OFF WITH HIM.

AND THAT SAME MAN WAS
IN THE BUNCH WHO HIT THE STAGE.

THEY RECOGNIZED HIM.
THEY MUST'VE MISSED YOU.

MAYBE THE WOMAN
AND KID MISSED YOU,

BUT IT LOOKS LAM ELLIS
OR BOB PURDEE DIDN'T.

PITY YOU DIDN'T GET IT
IN THE BELLY

LIKE BOB PURDEE DID.

BOB PURDEE...DEAD?

YOU OUGHT TO KNOW.

YOU THINK I --

YOU MULE HEADS. I DIDN'T RIDE
IN HERE TO STAND TRIAL

IN FRONT OF YOU
OR ANYONE ELSE.

I'M TRYING TO SAVE
COLONEL FLYNN

WHATEVER HE'S GOT IN HIS CLUB
AND YOU YOUR HIDES.

OH, SO YOU WANT US
TO CALL THE SHERIFF

AND THE POSSE BACK IN,

SO THAT THE HOLDUP GANG
CAN GET AWAY?

NONE OF YOU WANTS THAT OUTFIT
AS BADLY AS I DO.

YOU'RE PACKING A GUN,
DeLONG,

AND I KNOW WHAT YOU CAN DO
WITH IT.

BUT YOU'RE A ROTTEN,
LYING KILLER --

ANYBODY ELSE GOT ANYTHING
TO SAY?

DO WHAT YOU WANT TO,

BUT I'M GOING AFTER BUCK CURLEW
AND HIS POSSE.

IF YOU HADN'T FIRED ME
AND GIVEN MY JOB

TO THAT OUTLAW,
THIS WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED.

I'D HAVE BEEN
ON THAT STAGE.

SHUT UP. I'M TIRED OF YOU
YELPING ABOUT LOSING YOUR JOB.

DeLONG'S NOT GOING TO GET
AWAY WITH THIS.

Larry: I HAD TO GET THAT POSSE
BACK TO TOWN,

BUT FIRST I WANTED TO SEE
THE WIDOW OF BOB PURDEE

AND TELL HER HOW BAD
I FELT ABOUT BOB'S DEATH.

THERE HE IS, MRS. PURDEE.

Mrs. Purdee:
YOU DID IT! HE'S DEAD!

YOU'RE THE REASON
HE'S DEAD!

AND I'M AWFULLY SORRY.

YOU KILLED MY BOB!

MRS. PURDEE --

HE'S DEAD BECAUSE OF YOU!
I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!

I'M GOING TO --

[ GROANS ]

OH, BOB. BOB.

OH, BOB.

I KNEW THAT IF I'D BEEN
ON THAT STAGECOACH

HER HUSBAND WOULD STILL
BE ALIVE.

AT LEAST MRS. PURDEE HAD
GOOD CAUSE TO HATE ME,

BUT THE REST OF THE TOWN,
WITH LESS REASON,

HAD ALREADY TRIED ME
AND FOUND ME GUILTY.

I FELT LIKE A MAN
WALKING TO THE GALLOWS.

ORISSA, DON'T.
THINK OF YOURSELF.

YOU CAN'T TALK TO HIM NOW.

NOT IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY
LIKE THIS,

NOT AFTER WHAT HE'S DONE.

HE HASN'T DONE ANYTHING.
I KNOW HE HASN'T.

YOU SAW THE STAGE
WHEN IT CAME INTO TOWN.

DAVID VERSUS GOLIATH --

EVEN THE KIDS HAD ME MARKED
AS A MONSTER.

BUT I WAS ONLY GLAD
I HADN'T FIRED

BEFORE IDENTIFYING YOUNG NORRIS,
WHO USED TO THINK I WAS A HERO.

IF I'D ONLY BEEN
ON THAT STAGE --

I THOUGHT YOU WERE, LARRY.

THE FIRST THING WE HEARD
WAS THAT THE GUARD WAS DEAD.

I THOUGHT THEY MEANT YOU.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD.

SOME OTHERS THOUGHT
I'D BE BY NOW.

Man: LARRY!

HELLO, ORISSA.
AM I GLAD YOU SHOWED UP.

I WAS ON MY WAY TO SEE YOU,
DOC. HOW IS LAM ELLIS?

STILL UNCONSCIOUS,

GOT A NASTY LEAD SLAP
ALONGSIDE THE HEAD.

AND THE PASSENGERS?

WOMAN'S GOT
A PERFORATED EXTENSOR,

HOLE IN HER ARM.

BULLET JUST NICKED THE BOY,
NOTCHED HIS EAR.

HE'S GOING TO LOOK
LIKE A RUSTLER

FROM HERE ON OUT, BUT BOTH
ARE GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.

I'M GLAD THERE'S
SOMETHING GOOD ABOUT IT.

DOC, I WANT YOU AND ORISSA
TO DO SOMETHING FOR ME.

WELL, SURE, LARRY,
WHAT IS IT?

THE OUTLAW BUNCH
THAT HELD UP THE STAGE

IS HEADING BACK IN HERE.

I WANT YOU TO CONVINCE
THE FATHER TO CLOSE UP

AND PREPARE FOR THE VISITORS.

THEY'RE GOING TO HOLD UP
THE CLUB?

YOU'RE SURE, LARRY?

ARE YOU GOING TO WASTE TIME
ASKING QUESTIONS, TOO, DOC?

BIGGERT, HUH?

HE'S BEEN MAKING A LOT
OF TALK ABOUT YOU

SINCE THE STAGE CAME IN,
SOME OF THE OTHERS, TOO.

YOU TWO MAY TALK, THEN,
TO ORISSA'S FATHER.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

PICK UP A FRESH HORSE
AND GO AFTER BUCK CURLEW

AND HIS POSSE.

TAKE MY ADVICE
AND DON'T TRY TO LEAVE TOWN.

THEY'LL SAY YOU'RE RUNNING.

I DON'T CARE WHAT THEY SAY,
SO LONG AS I GET THE POSSE.

DOC, WALK ORISSA
OVER TO THE BANK CLUB

AND KEEP YOUR EYE ON HER
TILL I GET BACK.

ALL RIGHT, LARRY,
BUT I WISH YOU'D LISTEN.

LATER, DOC.

HOWDY, SAM.

I WANT A HORSE,,
GRAIN-BOTTOMED AND SHOD

FOR A HARD RIDE.

ALMOST EVERY MAN
ANY GOOD WITH A GUN

RODE OUT WITH THE SHERIFF,
CLEANED ME OUT

OF EVERY CRITTER
FIT TO RIDE. SORRY, LARRY.

WHAT ABOUT THOSE --
BROKEN LEGS?

I SAID I WAS SORRY, LARRY.

[ MEN SINGING SPANISH ]

I COULD'VE TAKEN THAT SHOTGUN
AWAY FROM LEWELLYN

AND WRAPPED IT
AROUND HIS FAT EARS,

BUT IT MIGHT'VE MEANT
SHOOTING SOME MISGUIDED PEOPLE

WHO THOUGHT THE RIGHT THING
WAS TO KEEP ME IN TOWN.

THERE WAS ONLY ONE PERSON
LEFT WHO MIGHT HELP ME --

FRITZ, WHO RAN
A DIRTY LITTLE CANTINA

WHICH FEW SELF-RESPECTING PEOPLE
EVER ENTERED.

HE'D DO ANYTHING
FOR A FAST DOLLAR.

[ MEN STOP SINGING ]

WELL...MR. DeLONG.
COME IN. COME IN.

YOU DO US AN HONOR,
YES, SIR.

HOW ABOUT A DRINK?

NOT THAT, FRITZ.

MAKE MINE WHISKEY.

HOW'S YOUR FAMILY?

GOOD, EATING ME OUT
OF HOUSE AND HOME.

BUSINESS SHOULD BE
AS GOOD AS THOSE KIDS.

TALK ABOUT BUSINESS --

THERE WAS A BAD ONE
ON THE STAGE TODAY.

[ MEN RESUME PLAYING ]

IT'S A LONG TIME

SINCE YOU HAVE
BEEN HERE, MR. DeLONG.

SOMETHING IS DIFFERENT.
YOU SEE IT?

SHIPPED ALL THE WAY
FROM KANSAS CITY.

VERY EXPENSIVE.

A MAN AT THE BAR LIKES
TO LOOK AT HIMSELF

WHILE HE TAKES HIS DRINK.

WHAT IS BETTER
TO LOOK AT THAN HIMSELF?

MY FRAU CARMELITA --
SHE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THIS.

SHE SAYS I TAKE FOOD
FROM THE MOUTHS OF THE NIÑOS

FOR THIS GLASS --
RIGHT FROM THE TABLE.

I'M TELLING YOU --
WOMEN ARE A GREAT TROUBLE.

FRITZ,
CAN YOU GET ME A HORSE?

A HORSE?
FOR YOU I CAN GET 10 HORSES.

ONE IS ENOUGH.

IT WILL COST SOMETHING.
UM, I THINK $2 FOR THE DAY.

THANK YOU.

MY SON PABLO IS GOOD
AT THIS SORT OF THING.

I CALL HIM, HUH?
PABLO.

PABLO!

SCHNELL, KOMM HER AN.

WHAT COLOR HORSE
DO YOU WANT?

HANG THE COLOR.
GET ME A GOOD ONE,

BUT DON'T LET ANYONE
KNOW WHO IT'S FOR.

OH, DON'T WORRY. I KNOW HOW
TO HANDLE THESE THINGS.

AHH, PABLO.

UN CABALLO
PARA ESTE HOMBRE.

PRONTO, A LA PUENTE
DE ATRáS.

YEAH, PAPA.
[ Speaks German ]

MAYBE YOU FORGOT --

YOU COULD HAVE GOT A HORSE
FROM THE LIVERY STABLE.

I TRIED.

I THINK MAYBE THIS HORSE
IS GOING TO COST $3.

GRACIAS.

NECESITO DINERO, FRITZ.

EL DINERO, EL DINERO,
FRITZ.

MONEY YESTERDAY,
MONEY TODAY, MONEY TOMORROW.

QUIERO DINERO
POR UN GALóN DE LECHE,

25 LIBRAS DE FRIJOLES,
UNA CAJA DE CHILE,

UN SACO DE HARINA
Y CARNE PARA LOS FRIJOLES.

FOOD, FOOD, FOOD.
DON'T THEY DO ANYTHING BUT EAT?

GIRLS AT THAT.

Y QUé HAY DE TENERIJAS?

ELLA NO LE GUSTA
CHILE DE LATA.

ELLA NO LE GUSTA
CARNE DE LATA.

ELLA TIENE QUE TENER PIMIENTOS
AUN CON SU TORTILLAS.

ELLAS LE GUSTAS
CHILE EN LA SOPA.

[ SPEAKING GERMAN ]

15 YEARS I'M MARRIED TO HER,
AND ONLY ONE BOY.

SUCH LUCK
NOBODY SHOULD HAVE.

I'M SORRY.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

I GET SO UPSET, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT LANGUAGE I'M TALKING.

AQUí TIENES. TOMA.
TOMA.

MONEY, MONEY.

HOW CAN A MAN
HAVE SO LITTLE BUSINESS

AND SO MANY KIDS?

WHERE ARE YOU GOING
WITH THAT HORSE, SON?

THIS HORSE?

IT IS FOR MY PAPA.

I THOUGHT SO.

TELL FRITZ HE CAN
WALK WHEREVER HE'S GOING.

TWO MEN -- THEY TOOK
THE HORSE FROM ME.

THERE ARE SOME HORSES
HAD TO HIT TRACKS ON THE STREET

IF A MAN WAS IN A HURRY.

YEAH.

WEAR YOUR GUN.

EVERYBODY IS AFRAID
OF LARRY DeLONG'S GUN.

YOU COULD TAKE
THE BEST HORSE

AND YOU'D BE GONE...
LIKE THAT.

LIKE THAT, BUT SOME FOOL
WOULD TRY TO STOP ME,

AND I'D HAVE TO KILL HIM.

YOU GO ON HOME,
HUH?

HEY, TUB,
HOW IS THE POSSE DOING?

ANY SIGN
OF THE ROAD AGENTS?

YEAH, TRACKS.

BUCK IS STILL TAILING THEM
WITH THE REST OF THE FELLOWS.

IF YOU ASK ME,

HE'LL STILL BE TAILING THEM
WHEN HIS SADDLE IS WORE OUT.

WELL, NOBODY IS ASKING YOU.
BUCK WILL FIND THEM.

HE'S GOOD AT READING SIGNS.
HAS ANYBODY SEEN LARRY DeLONG?

YEAH, HE'S HERE.
WHERE IS HE?

OVER IN THE CUEVO JOINT.
GOING TO LOCK HIM UP,
TUB?

BUCK SAID TO FIND HIM.

IT'S ABOUT TIME. IF IT
WASN'T FOR ME AND LEWELLYN,

YOU'D FIND NOTHING HERE
BUT MORE TRACKS.

HE SENT FRITZ'S KID OUT
FOR A HORSE. WE CUT HIM OFF.

I GOT LEWELLYN KEEPING
HIS EYE ON THE BACK DOOR.

AND HE TRIED TO GET
A HORSE OFF OF ME, TOO.
JUMPY, AIN'T HE?

HE OUGHT TO BE.
HE'S REAL RINGY, TOO.

BEAT TOM BIGGERT HALF TO DEATH
FOR JUST ASKING A FEW QUESTIONS.

WELL, I'VE NEVER SEEN
ANYTHING LIKE IT.

HE KNOCKED POOR MRS. PURDEE
DOWN ON THE STREET

AND DREW ON THE NORRIS KID
A LITTLE WHILE AGO.

PLAIN NEAR SHOT HIM
IN COLD BLOOD.

YOU'VE GOT A BIG TRAP.

NOW KEEP IT SHUT
AND LET ME HANDLE THIS

'CAUSE IT'S NOT GOING
TO BE EASY.

THERE'S TWO OF US.

THAT'S LARRY DeLONG.

FRIEND OF YOURS,
AIN'T HE?

WHEN YOU'VE GOT
TO HANDCUFF THEM,

NOBODY IS YOUR FRIEND.

I FELT BETTER WHEN I SAW
TUB MURPHY APPROACHING.

HE WAS
THE SHERIFF'S CHIEF DEPUTY

AND AN ALL RIGHT GUY.

[ SPEAKS SPANISH ]

TUB,
I'M SURE GLAD TO SEE YOU.

YEAH, ME, TOO, LARRY.
BUCK TOLD US TO FIND YOU,

BUT IT WAS KIND OF HARD
KNOWING WHERE TO LOOK.

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST,
DeLONG.

NO, NO, NO, NO -- NO CHARGE.
JUST, SORT OF, FOR QUESTIONING.

ALL RIGHT, WHEN YOU
GET BUCK IN HERE.

I GOT TO SEE HIM FAST.

WELL, LARRY, BUCK IS NOT APT
TO GET BACK BEFORE MORNING.

HE'S HOT ON THE TRACK
OF THOSE ROAD AGENTS.

HE'S HOT ON THE TRACKS
OF A BUNCH OF LOOSE HORSES

BEING DRIVEN BY ONE MAN,
IF YOU ASK ME.

HE'S GOING TO BE SNOOKERED
AS NEAT AS I WAS AT 20-MILE.

HE'S GOT TO GET HIS POSSE BACK
HERE BEFORE THAT GANG HITS TOWN.

YOU THINK BUCK CURLEW

WOULD BE CRAZY ENOUGH
TO PULL THE POSSE IN

AND THEN LET THAT BUNCH
ESCAPE ON YOUR SAY-SO?

OH, SHUT UP, ROSS. LARRY,
WE'VE GOT OUR ORDERS.

ANYTHING ELSE IS UP TO BUCK
WHEN HE GETS BACK.

TUB, LISTEN, I'VE TRIED
TO TELL EVERYBODY ELSE.

AT LEAST YOU'LL BELIEVE ME.

THAT STAGE BUSINESS WAS A TRICK
TO PULL THE SHERIFF OUT OF TOWN.

THAT OUTFIT AIMS TO CLEAN OUT
THE BANK CLUB.
ARE YOU SURE?

GET BUCK AND HIS POSSE BACK,
OR YOU'RE GOING TO FIND OUT.

BUCK SAID LOCK HIM UP.

WE'VE GOT TO DO THAT FIRST,
AND BUCK TOLD US TO STAY HERE.

HE WON'T LIKE IT

IF WE HEAD BACK
TO WHERE HE IS AFTER THAT.

WHO CARES WHAT BUCK LIKES?

YOU WANT TO RISK A CHEWING OUT
FOR DISOBEYING ORDERS

OR YOU WANT TO SEE
THIS TOWN SHOT TO PIECES

WITHOUT HALF ENOUGH GUNS
TO DEFEND ITSELF?

HE TELLS IT REAL SCARY,
DON'T HE?

QUIT STALLING, DeLONG.

YOU'D BETTER COME ALONG,
LARRY.

I DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE TO DRAW,
ESPECIALLY AGAINST THE LAW,

BUT NOBODY WAS GOING TO TAKE
MY GUN AWAY FROM ME.

TELL THOSE ALLIED RUBBERNECKS
TO GET OUT FROM BEHIND YOU, TUB.

LOOKS LIKE THIS IS GOING
TO BE UP TO BUCK, TOO.

I'D BETTER SEND FOR HIM.

PUT ME DOWN!

I JUST GOT
A HOLE IN MY ARM.

GO GET DOC WINKLER.
WE'LL TAKE HIM OVER

TO MY OFFICE, THEN DOC
CAN FIX HIM UP THERE.

YOU JELLY BELLY.

WE'D HAVE HAD THEM
IF YOU'D BACKED ME UP.

IF IF HAD,
WE'D HAVE BOTH BEEN DEAD.

TRYING TO USE
BUCK'S OLD DEPUTIES

TO TRICK THE POSSE
OFF THE TRAIL

OF THOSE ROAD AGENTS.

YOU'RE FAST, ROSS.
WITH HALF A CHANCE,

YOU COULD HAVE NAILED HIM.
PITY YOU DIDN'T.

I GET THIS ARM FIXED UP,
I'LL NAIL HIM YET.

DIDN'T GIVE YOU AN OLD
FAIR WARNING AT ALL, DID HE?

YOUR BADGE DOESN'T MEAN
NOTHING TO HIM.

I TRIED TO TELL YOU, TUB.

HE'S GOING TO KILL HIM
FOR SURE.

WE HEARD SHOOTING.
WHAT HAPPENED?

THAT SHOTGUN GUARD OF YOURS
JUST PLUGGED ROSS HUGHES

WHEN HIM AND TUB WENT
INTO THAT CUEVO JOINT.

HOW BAD?
LOOKS PLENTY BAD.

OH, IT'S NOTHING
BUT A HOLE IN HIS ARM.

HE'S LUCKY IT WASN'T
IN HIS HEAD.

WHY DIDN'T HE GET YOU, TOO?

MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE I WASN'T
FOOL ENOUGH TO DRAW ON HIM.

ROSS GOT WHAT WAS
COMING TO HIM.

HE ASKED FOR IT.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY CHARGES
AGAINST LARRY.

HE'S GOT A RIGHT
TO DEFEND HIMSELF.

NO MAN HAS A RIGHT
TO FIRE ON THE LAW.

NOT IN THIS TOWN.

IN BUCK CURLEW'S ABSENCE,
YOU'RE ACTING SHERIFF.

I KNOW, MR. WALTERS.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING
TO DO ABOUT IT, TUB?

YOU GOING IN THERE
AND GET THAT KILLER?

I THINK I'LL GO
GET MYSELF SOME CHOW.

TELL THE DOC I WANT TO SEE HIM
WHEN HE GETS THROUGH WITH ROSS.

LOOK, TOM, YOU GOT
TO HIRE ANOTHER GUARD.

HOW ABOUT GIVING ME
ANOTHER CHANCE?

GET THOSE HORSES
OUT OF THERE.

COUPLE MORE OF YOU MEN
GET AROUND BACK

AND KEEP WATCH WITH LEWELLYN.
DeLONG MAY MAKE A RUN FOR IT.

WHAT DO YOU THINK,
MR. WALTERS?

NO DOUBT OF IT, TOM.

DeLONG WAS IN
WITH THAT STAGE GANG.

YOU OUGHT TO KNOW BETTER
THAN TO HIRE HIS KIND OF GUN.

DON'T DRAG ME
INTO THIS, MR. WALTERS.

WHEN YOU HIRE A GUN,

YOU'VE GOT TO HIRE A MAN
TO GO ALONG WITH IT.

Larry: MANNING DIDN'T KNOW

I DECIDED
SOME TIME AGO AGAINST USING

ANY OF THOSE HORSES.
AS I DREW MY GUN TO RELOAD,

HE THOUGHT I MEANT TO SHOOT HIM,
AND HE GREW FRANTIC.

[ HORSES NEIGHING ]

THREE OF THEM OUT THERE
WITH GUNS.

SORRY, FRITZ, I DON'T SEEM TO BE
DOING YOUR BUSINESS ANY GOOD.

OH, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.

YOU'RE THE ONLY MAN IN TOWN
WHO DOESN'T THINK SO.

HEY, LOOK, I'VE HAD A FRIEND
IN TROUBLE A TIME OR TWO BEFORE.

A MAN HAS TO HELP HIS FRIENDS,
OR HE'S NOT A MAN.

ISN'T THAT RIGHT?

I WOULDN'T KNOW. I SEEM TO BE
KIND OF SHORT ON FRIENDS.

MAYBE I'M CRAZY
WITH ALL THOSE KIDS,

AND THIS GLASS TO PAY FOR,
BESIDES, BUT I HELP MY FRIENDS.

THIS BUSINESS YOU TOLD
OF MURPHY --

THAT THE SHERIFF IS
FOLLOWING NOTHING BUT THE TRACKS

OF LOOSE HORSES --
AND THE OUTLAWS INTEND

TO COME IN HERE
WHILE THE BOSS IS GONE,

IS THAT RIGHT?
HOW DO YOU KNOW?

BECAUSE SOME OF MARADY'S MEN
TOLD ME.

OH, YOU'RE IN REAL TROUBLE,
BUT I'M GOING TO HELP YOU

GET OUT OF TOWN
WHILE YOU STILL GOT A CHANCE.

HOW?

LEAVE THAT TO ME.
I WON'T KNOW WHERE YOU'VE GONE.

THERE'S ONLY ONE THING.

THE SHERIFF'S GOING TO BE
SUSPICIOUS WHEN HE GETS BACK,

AND HE MIGHT MAKE IT
HARD FOR ME.

STILL, I FIGURE I CAN
TAKE THE RISK IF YOU --

I-I HEAR THERE WAS
OVER $1,000 IN CASH

ON THAT STAGE TODAY.

YOU FILTHY LITTLE
BLOB OF DIRT.

DO YOU THINK I'D HAVE ANYTHING
TO DO WITH DAN MARADY?

MY FRIEND, ARE YOU?

YOU THINK I'D PUT
A COACHLOAD OF INNOCENT PEOPLE

IN RANGE OF THOSE
BLOODY KILLERS?

SO I'M ONE OF THE MARADY GANG,
AM I?

AND YOU WANT YOUR WAG-UP
FOR WHAT YOU THINK

I GOT FROM THE EXPRESS BOX,
DO YOU?

I'LL GIVE YOU A WAG-UP,
ALL RIGHT.

Larry: IT TOOK ALL MY CONTROL

TO KEEP FROM ANSWERING
THEIR STUPIDITY WITH LEAD.

THAT WAS A SMART STUNT.

SOMEBODY'S GOT
TO TAKE A STAND.

HOW FAR DO YOU THINK
YOU CAN DRIVE A MAN LIKE LARRY?

TUB BETTER GET OUT HERE
BEFORE SOME OTHER FOOL

MAKES A BIG BRAVE
AND GETS HIMSELF KILLED.

Larry:
THE WORST ELEMENTS IN TOWN

WERE BEGINNING TO ENJOY
THE SITUATION.

HOWDY, FOLKS.

HOW'S ROSS?

BUSTED ARM. I SENT HIM
BACK OUT TO HIS RANCH.

OH, THANKS.

TUB, YOU GOT NO
BUSINESS IN HERE.

IT'S EATING TIME, DOC.
YOU KNOW I GOT A BUM STOMACH.

EVER HEAR OF NERO, TUB?

HE FIDDLED
WHILE HIS TOWN BURNED UP.

ARE YOU CROWDING ME,
DOC?

TAKE A LOOK OUT THERE.

YOU HEARD THE TALK
GOING AROUND?

IN BUCK CURLEW'S ABSENCE,
YOU'RE THE LAW.

I KNOW, BUT --

SOME OF US IN THIS TOWN
THINK A LOT OF OUR LAW.

IT TOOK US A LONG TIME
TO GET IT ESTABLISHED.

YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING
SITTING IN HERE.

OH, TAKE IT EASY, DOC.

THOSE BOYS WILL BE
GOING ALONG HOME PRETTY SOON.

I'M NOT SO SURE.

THE DRIVER LAM ELLIS
HAS FINALLY COME TO.

HE SAID HE RECOGNIZED
THE LEADER OF THE ROAD AGENTS

THAT HIT HIS STAGE.

YEAH? WHO?

DAN MARADY.

THAT'S RIGHT.

MARADY.

IS HE SURE?
POSITIVE.

COULDN'T HAVE BEEN
A MISTAKE?

THAT'S RIGHT.
IT'S NO MISTAKE.

JUST NOW DeLONG
CONFESSED TO ME

THE BANDITS WERE
THE MARADY GANG.

HE SAYS HE KNOWS
THE WHOLE BUNCH.

HOW COULD HE KNOW?

RIGHT NOW YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING
MORE IMPORTANT TO FIGURE OUT.

PRACTICALLY ADMITTED
BEING ONE OF THE GANG.

MUST HAVE BEEN WORKING
WITH THEM ALL ALONG.

THE WORST KILLER CREW
IN THE COUNTRY.

WE GOT TO GET HIM
OUT OF THAT CANTINA.

YOU'RE RIGHT,

OR SOMEBODY ELSE IS SURE
GOING TO GET KILLED.

WHAT ARE YOU FOOLING AROUND
WITH THAT ROPE FOR, HONEY?

DON'T YOU LIKE ME
ANYMORE?

GOT A REAL BAD ONE
THIS TIME.

ONLY ONE WAY
TO HANDLE HIM.

LAY OFF, TOM.
I'M IN CHARGE HERE.

THEN WHY DON'T YOU
DO SOMETHING?

YEAH, LIKE GETTING DeLONG
OUT OF THAT CUEVO JOINT

BEFORE HE SHOOTS UP
THE WHOLE TOWN.

BEN HAD AN IDEA, TUB.

YOU GET A COUPLE OF BOYS
WITH LASSOES UP ON THAT BALCONY,

THEN TRICK DeLONG OUTSIDE,

THEY COULD DROP
THEIR LOOPS OVER HIM.

THAT'LL STOP
THAT QUICK DRAW OF HIS.

YOU'RE CRAZY,
ALL OF YOU.

WHO'S GOING TO RISK A LOOP
AGAINST DeLONG'S GUNS?

LIKE THUNDER RACING, HE'LL THINK
YOU'RE TRYING TO HANG HIM.

NOW THERE MUST BE
A BETTER WAY.

LARRY --

LARRY, YOU'VE GOT TO GET
OUT OF HERE.

CONVINCE THEM OF THAT.

LARRY, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

THEY'RE TALKING
ABOUT USING ROPE.

BETTER SEND SOME OF THESE
HOTHEADS OVER

TO WATCH THE SALOONS
AND THE BANK CLUB.

YOU DIDN'T JUST SWALLOW
DeLONG'S CLAIM

ABOUT MARADY COMING TODAY,
DID YOU?

WHY NOT?
HE MAY BE RIGHT.

MARADY HAS ALWAYS
WORKED THAT WAY.

HE HITS A STAGE,
A RELAY STATION, A RANCH,

AND SHOOTS IT UP
AS BRUTALLY AS HE CAN

TO DRAW A POSSE
FROM A NEIGHBORING TOWN.

THEN WHEN THE TOWN'S
UNPROTECTED, HE RAIDS IT.

HALF THE BANKS IN WYOMING
HAVE BEEN BUSTED THAT WAY.

YEAH, BUT THIS AIN'T
WYOMING, DOC.

USE HORSE SENSE.
MARADY WOULDN'T SEND A MAN

IN HERE TO WARN US
IF THAT WAS HIS PLAN.

HE WANTS TO GET THE POSSE
OFF HIS TRAIL,

SO HE SENT DeLONG IN.

COULDN'T BE PLAINER
IF IT WAS SPELLED OUT FOR YOU.

TAKE MY ADVICE
AND LEAVE LARRY WHERE HE IS.

LEWELLYN
AND A COUPLE OF THE BOYS

ARE GUARDING THE BACK DOOR.

RIGHT. IF WE OPEN FIRE
FRONT AND BACK,

WE OUGHT TO BE ABLE
TO FLUSH HIM OUT.

DeLONG CAN'T SHOOT
TWO WAYS AT ONCE.

THE DEVIL HE CAN'T.

DID YOU SEE HIM
AT THAT BAR IN RODEO?

GOT A BETTER ANSWER,
TUB?

YUP. LIKE THE DOC SAYS,
LEAVE HIM RIGHT WHERE HE IS

UNTIL BUCK GETS BACK.

ONE MAN --
A RENEGADE KILLER

HOLDING AUTHORITY,
THE WHOLE TOWN AT BAY.

HOW LONG DO YOU THINK
WE'D BE ABLE TO KEEP ORDER

IF HE GOT AWAY
WITH THAT?

I REMEMBER HIM --
THAT FELLOW WITH A ROPE.

LAST YEAR WHEN THEY LYNCHED
THAT RUSTLER UP IN WADE COUNTY

HE'S THE ONE
WHO MADE THE NEWS.

ARE YOU GOING
TO TAKE ACTION OR NOT?

ALL RIGHT, BUT NO ROPE.

GET THAT STRAIGHT --
NO ROPE.

I WON'T STAND FOR IT.

WELCH, YOU AND MILLER
TAKE YOUR RIFLES AROUND BACK.

FIND LEWELLYN AND TELL HIM
TO HOLD HIS FIRE

UNTIL HE GETS
A SIGNAL FROM ME.

COUPLE OF MORE OF YOU,

GET OVER HERE
BEHIND THE WATER TROUGH.

THE REST OF YOU,
CLEAR OUT OR TAKE COVER.

PUT THAT ROPE DOWN
AND GET OUT OF HERE.

YOU GIRLS GET BACK
OUT OF THE WAY.

YOU'RE GOING TO SHOOT UP
MY PLACE OF BUSINESS?

YEAH.

OH, NO, MR. SHERIFF.
DON'T DO THAT, PLEASE.

MY WIFE,
MY FAMILY, MY KIDS --

[ SPEAKING GERMAN ]

TALK ENGLISH. HAS LARRY GOT
YOUR KIDS IN THERE?

[ SPEAKING GERMAN ]

ANSWER ME.
ARE YOUR KIDS IN THERE?

OH, NO, NOT THE KIDS.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

THE GLASS,
THE EXPENSIVE MIRROR --

NONE OF IT GET PAID FOR.

[ SPEAKING GERMAN ]

EVERYTHING BREAK.
THE BOTTLES BREAK,

BREAK, BREAK.

YOU STARTED THIS
BY SHOOTING OFF YOUR MOUTH

ABOUT LARRY BEING
PART OF MARADY'S GANG.

NOW GET OUT OF HERE.

GO ON, GET OUT OF HERE.

OH, NO, MR. SHERIFF.
NO, MR. SHERIFF, PLEASE.

SHERIFF,
WAIT A MINUTE.

THERE'S A GIRL IN THERE
WITH LARRY DeLONG.

THE CASHIER
FROM THE BANK CLUB.

ORISSA.

I SEEN HER SNEAK
IN THERE, TOO.

THE LITTLE FOOL.

SOMEBODY GET ORISSA'S FATHER.
HE'S AT THE CLUB.

WELL, ONE THING'S SURE --
WE CAN'T SMOKE LARRY OUT

WHILE SHE'S
IN THERE WITH HIM.

CALL TUB MURPHY IN HERE
BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.

LARRY,
GIVE YOURSELF UP.

FOR WHAT?
ROBBERY? MURDER?

FOR DAN MARADY'S
DIRTY WORK?

MARADY? SO IT IS TRUE.
YOU DO KNOW WHO THEY ARE.

SURE, I KNOW.

LET'S YOU AND DOC GET YOUR
FATHER TO CLOSE UP HIS CLUB.

HE THINKS YOUR WHOLE STORY
IS A TRICK OF SOME SORT.

HE SAID THE OUTLAWS
MUST HAVE WARNED YOU

TO GET OFF THAT STAGE,

OTHERWISE THEY'D HAVE
SHOT YOU OFF.

THAT'S WHAT WOULD HAVE
HAPPENED HAD IT NOT BEEN

FOR A MAN WHO WANTED
TO GET RID OF ME ANOTHER WAY.

DO YOU THINK I'VE BEEN
RIDING SHOTGUN

BECAUSE I LIKE IT?

GOING FROM ONE STAGE LINE
TO ANOTHER,

A PROFESSIONAL TARGET
FOR THE FIRST OUTLAW BULLET

IN ANY HOLDUP?

UP IN WYOMING THREE YEARS AGO,
MARADY HELD UP ANOTHER STAGE

WITH A WOMAN AND A BOY
RIDING IN IT.

THE BOY AND THE MOTHER
WERE KILLED.

THE BOY'S NAME WAS LARRY,
NAMED FOR ME.

HIS MOTHER WAS MY SISTER.

[ GUNSHOT ]

YOU OLD FOOL!

YOU'VE HAD COBWEBS IN THAT GUN
FOR OVER 50 YEARS.

NOW IF YOU FIRE IT AGAIN,
I'LL TAKE IT AWAY FROM YOU.

YOU KNOW
THAT GIRL IS IN THERE.

COLONEL FLYNN!

GET YOUR DAUGHTER
OUT OF THERE.

DAD!

GET OUT OF HERE,
ORISSA.

BUT, DAD, PLEASE LISTEN.
LARRY HAS BEEN

TELLING US THE TRUTH.
WE'RE ALL IN DANGER.

GET OUT OF HERE.
IT'S NO USE, DeLONG.

YOU'D LIKE ME
TO EMPTY THE SQUARE OUT THERE

SO YOU CAN
MAKE A BREAK FOR IT.

YOU'D LIKE ME TO LOCK
EVERYBODY UP IN MY CLUB

WAITING FOR A RAID
THAT ISN'T GOING TO HAPPEN.

YOU GOT YOURSELF INTO THIS.
YOU CAN GET YOURSELF OUT.

YOU COMING WITH ME?

NO. IF THEY COME IN HERE
AFTER LARRY,

THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO TAKE ME, TOO.

IT WON'T HELP, ORISSA.

IF REASON WON'T WORK,
ALL I HAVE LEFT IS MY GUN.

YOU KNOW I DON'T WANT
TO USE IT, BUT IF I HAVE TO

I COULDN'T RISK IT
WITH YOU IN HERE.

BUT, LARRY --

IT WON'T WORK, HONEY.

THAT GUN ISN'T MUCH USE
TO A DEAD MAN, DeLONG.

IF I WERE YOU,
I'D GIVE MYSELF UP.

IF I WERE YOU,
I'D ARM MY DEALERS.

YOU'RE GOING
TO HAVE COMPANY.

FROM THE COLONEL'S VIEWPOINT,
HIS ADVICE WAS SENSIBLE.

FROM MINE, IT WAS
AN INVITATION TO SUICIDE.

I SIMPLY CAN'T
UNDERSTAND ORISSA.

I TOLD HER SHE SHOULDN'T
EVEN BE SEEN WITH THAT MAN,

AND SHE HAS THE NERVE TO GO
RIGHT INTO THAT PLACE AFTER HIM.

SHE'S BRAZEN.
SHE'S AS BRAZEN AS HE IS,

COMING BACK TO TOWN
AND THINKING HE CAN

GET AWAY
WITH SUCH TRICKERY.

IT'S EXCITING, THOUGH,
ISN'T IT?

YES.

ALL RIGHT, DEPUTY.

THE COLONEL AND THE GIRL
ARE CLEAR.

WE'RE ALL SET, TUB.
FRONT AND BACK.

NO, SHERIFF!
DON'T DO THIS.

YOU WILL RUIN ME.
I WILL HAVE NOTHING.

ARE YOU GOING
TO SHUT UP?

WHAT ABOUT IT?

HERE. HOLD IT, MEN.
HOLD IT.

YOU'D BETTER KEEP
OUT OF THE WAY.

SHOOTING'S GOING TO START
AS SOON AS TUB GETS THE SIGNAL.

WHAT ARE THEY
SHOOTING AT?

ONE OF MARADY'S MEN.
HE'S HOLED UP IN THE CANTINA.

HE WAS POSING
AS A SHOTGUN GUARD,

AND ALL THE TIME HE WAS
ONE OF THEM ROAD AGENTS

THAT SHOT UP THE STAGECOACH
THIS MORNING.

WHAT'S HIS NAME?

LARRY DeLONG, AND WE'RE SURE
GOING TO GET HIM,

SO YOU'D BETTER
KEEP OUT OF THE WAY.

ALL RIGHT,
WHAT HAPPENED?

I DON'T KNOW.
I CAN'T FIGURE IT.

YOU FOOL.
I TOLD YOU TO KILL HIM.

I WANTED TO GIVE HIM
HIS OWN MEDICINE.

WE HAD HIM HOG-TIED
AND LEFT HIM IN THE SUN TO ROT.

YOU STUPID FOOL.

YOU AND YOUR REVENGE MAY HAVE
RUINED THIS JOB FOR US.

I'LL GET HIM THIS TIME.

YOU'LL GET NOBODY.

NOW LOOK, WE'RE GOING
ON TO THE CLUB, ANYWAY.

IF THEY KEEP BUSY WITH DeLONG,
WE STILL GOT A CHANCE.

NOW COME ON.

IT'S BUCK'S JOB TO HANDLE THIS.
YOU KNOW THAT, TOM.

BUCK ISN'T HERE, TUB.

[ GUNSHOT ]

WHAT DO YOU SUPPOSE
IS HAPPENING?

MAYBE THEY
RAN INTO TROUBLE.

THEY MAY NEED HELP.
LET'S GO.

I'M NOT RIDING INTO A TOWN
WHERE THEY'RE WAITING

TO SHOOT AT ME.

LET'S YOU AND I
RIDE IN AND FIND OUT.

THE REST OF YOU WAIT HERE.

YOU'RE LETTING
A TERRIBLE THING HAPPEN.

YOU'VE GOT ENOUGH MEN HERE
TO HELP YOU BREAK UP THAT CROWD.

WE'VE BEEN ALL OVER THAT,
ORISSA, NOW PLEASE --

YOU AND EVERYBODY ELSE
TALKING ABOUT HOW MUCH

YOU BELIEVE IN LAW AND ORDER.

FORGET THAT I LOVE LARRY.
FORGET EVERYTHING ELSE

EXCEPT WHAT'S HAPPENING.

IF LARRY IS GUILTY,
LET A COURT DECIDE IT,

BUT DON'T LET
THAT LYNCH-CRAZED MOB OUT THERE

DESTROY HIM AND EVERYTHING ELSE
WE BELIEVE IN.

YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.
YOU CAN STOP IT.

I INTEND TO.

EDDIE, PLEASE TAKE OVER.
COME ON.

WHAT ARE YOU
GOING TO DO?

HOW DO YOU DO,
GENTLEMEN?

I'LL TAKE BACK OVER
NOW, EDDIE.

YES, SIR.

HOPE YOU GENTLEMEN
WILL FORGIVE THE INTERRUPTION.

SMALL FAMILY MATTER.

WE ALL HAVE THEM,
COLONEL.

THEY SHOULD BE HERE
BY NOW.

YOU STAY HERE.

GIVE ME A SLAB OF THAT PIE
AND A CUP OF COFFEE.

YOU SURE GOT
A COOL NERVE, SHERIFF --

EATING WITH ALL THAT
GOING ON.

I DIDN'T HAVE MY DESSERT.

YOU GOT A NERVE
JUST THE SAME.

I GOT A STOMACH, TOO.

WHAT DO YOU THINK, TOM?

I DON'T KNOW.
THINK HE'S HIT?

SOME OF THESE GUN TOTERS
GOT NINE LIVES.

I DON'T KNOW.

WHAT HAPPENED?

WHERE'S THE REST
OF THE OUTFIT?

WHAT HAPPENED?
WE HEARD SHOOTING.

THE REST STAYED OUT.
WE COME IN TO SEE WHAT'S UP.

THEY GOT DeLONG PINNED
DOWN IN THE CANTINA.

THEY THINK HE'S ONE
OF OUR BUNCH.

DeLONG -- HE GOT AWAY?

I TOLD PINTO TO LET ME
PLUG HIM. I CAN STILL DO IT.

NO, FORGET HIM.

THIS MESS CAN MAYBE WORK BETTER
FOR US THAN WE PLANNED.

GO GET THE OTHERS,
AND GET THEM IN HERE FAST.

YOU COME WITH ME.

[ GUNSHOTS ]

Larry: THE THICK ADOBE WALLS
PROTECTED ME,

AND I STILL WAS RELUCTANT
TO SHOOT BACK,

BUT THAT LIGHTED CANDLE MADE
THE CANTINA AN EASY TARGET,

AND I BLASTED IT.

Larry: THEY WEREN'T SO BRAVE NOW

THAT THEY THOUGHT
I WAS RETURNING THEIR FIRE.

WAS THAT DeLONG?

NOT SURE.
WAS ANYBODY HURT?

I DON'T KNOW,
HEARD THE SHOT.

HE SURE TOOK A CRACK
AT SOMETHING.

ALL RIGHT, HENRY?

ALL RIGHT HERE,
MR. WALLACE!

LEWELLYN!
YOU BOYS ALL RIGHT?

YEAH! WHAT'S HAPPENED?

WHERE'S TUB?

HE'S ON HIS WAY TO LUNCHROOM
LAST TIME I SEEN HIM.

COME ON, WE'LL GET HIM.

I DON'T SEE PINTO
NO PLACE.

I TOLD HIM TO WAIT HERE.

YOU WANT ME TO SEE
IF I CAN FIND HIM?

NO, DON'T BOTHER WITH IT.
AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED,

THEY CAN HANG THAT REVENGEFUL
FOOL WITH DeLONG.

MAKE YOURSELF
LIKE A CUSTOMER.

DON'T YOU EVER STOP EATING?

ANOTHER KILLING

AND STILL YOU'VE GOT
TO GO ON FEEDING YOUR FACE.

OF ALL THE MISERABLE,

YELLOW-BELLIED,
DISGUSTING REPRESENTATIVES

OF LAW I'VE EVER SEEN.

NOW, DON'T YOU GO GETTING
OUT OF HAND AGAIN,

MR. WALTERS.

DeLONG JUST SHOT SOMEBODY.

WHO?

WE DON'T KNOW YET.

IF I WAS DeLONG,

I'D COME OUT
AND GIVE MYSELF UP.

YEAH,
AND GET YOURSELF HANGED.

YOU GOT AN IDEA THERE,
MISS.

SHE AIN'T ALONE.

DeLONG?

DeLONG? CAN YOU HEAR ME?

LARRY, LISTEN TO ME.

THIS IS CRAZY. THIS WON'T
GET YOU ANYTHING.

KEEP YOUR GUN.
COME ON OUT WITH IT.

I AIN'T GOT NOTHING
AGAINST YOU.

I DON'T KNOW WHETHER YOU'VE
GOT ANYTHING TO DO

WITH MARADY'S GANG OR NOT,

BUT THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE
OUT HERE THAT THINK

THAT THEY KNOW,

AND I CAN'T HOLD THEM OFF
ALL NIGHT.

LARRY, BUCK TOLD ME
TO LOCK YOU UP

UNTIL HE GOT BACK.

THAT'S MY ORDERS.
THAT'S WHAT I GOT TO DO.

LARRY, JAIL IS
THE BEST PLACE FOR YOU.

YOU GOT TO SEE THAT.

YOU'LL BE MUCH SAFER THERE.
I PROMISE YOU.

I'LL MAKE A DEAL WITH YOU.

YOU COME ON OUT, AND IF
ANYBODY STARTS ANYTHING,

WE'LL STAND THEM OFF
TOGETHER.

I'LL STAY RIGHT WITH YOU
UNTIL BUCK GETS BACK

WITH THE POSSE.

THAT WHINING TUB OF LARD.

SOMEBODY OUGHT TO RIP
THAT BADGE RIGHT OFF OF HIM.

YEAH, THAT SHERIFF'S
A REAL BRAVE MAN, ALL RIGHT.

THAT MAKES ME SICK.

THE WHOLE THING MAKES ME SICK.

SOMETHING OUGHT TO BE DONE.

AIN'T YOU THE LAW,
OR AIN'T YOU?

AW, DON'T BE A FOOL, LARRY.

I'M DOING ALL I CAN DO,

BUT I CAN'T TAKE
THE RESPONSIBILITY

FOR THIS BUNCH
ALL THE TIME.

Larry: TUB MEANT WELL,
BUT WITH ALL HOPE GONE NOW

OF OVERTAKING THE SHERIFF

AND BRINGING THE POSSE
BACK TO TOWN,

I HAD TO REMAIN FREE
TO GET MARADY,

SINGLE-HANDED, IF NECESSARY.

STICK AROUND, HANDSOME.

IT'S DISGRACEFUL THEY SHOULD
BE ALLOWED ON THE STREETS.

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT THEY'RE WAITING FOR.

WHY DON'T THEY HANG HIM?
THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT IT.

THEY SHOULD HANG HIM
AND GET IT OVER WITH.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN OFFERING
THAT KILLER A DEAL LIKE THAT?

IT MIGHT'VE WORKED.

WE'D HAVE NAILED HIM
THE MINUTE HE STEPPED

OUTSIDE THAT DOOR.

WAIT A MINUTE.

IF I'D MADE THAT DEAL,
I WOULD'VE STUCK WITH IT.

ALL RIGHT,
SO YOU DIDN'T MAKE IT.

DID YOU SEE HIM?

DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING
EITHER.

MAYBE HE ISN'T IN THERE.
MAYBE HE'S GONE.

WHERE, UP THE CHIMNEY?

THAT SHOT.
SUPPOSE HE KILLED HIMSELF.

HE'S DEAD, THEN.

IF HE WASN'T
HE'D HAVE WEANED YOU

THE MINUTE YOU WALKED
IN RANGE.

SOMEBODY'S GOING TO HAVE
TO FIND OUT

IF HE'S DEAD OR ALIVE.

WELL, GO AHEAD.

THAT'S YOUR JOB.

LOOK, MR. WALTERS,
I TOOK AN OATH

WHEN I WAS SWORN
IN THIS OFFICE,

AND IT DIDN'T SAY
ANYTHING ABOUT THAT.

THE LONGER LARRY DeLONG
STAYS IN THERE,

THE BETTER I LIKE IT.

TALK ABOUT YOUR TIN BADGES.

THAT SHERIFF HAS
SWEAT IN HIS BOOTS.

I NEVER SEEN ANYTHING
LIKE IT IN MY WHOLE LIFE.

SOMEBODY OUGHT TO BE
MAN ENOUGH

TO SET THAT BAG OF BEANS
ON HIS FEET.

WHAT'S
ALL THE TOMFOOLERY ABOUT?

THE WHOLE TOWN'S STANDING
ON ITS EARS.

YOU'RE MAKING
A 6-HORSE TEAM

OUT OF ONE LITTLE OLD
SADDLE PONY, ALL OF YOU.

LARRY DeLONG'S JUST
A SHOTGUN GUARD,

SAME AS ME
WHEN I WAS RIDING STAGE.

SURE, HE'S GOOD WITH A GUN,
BUT HE AIN'T

NO WILD BILL HICKOCK
OR WES HARDEN,

IF HE'S ALIVE.

IF HE'S DEAD, HE'S JUST
A PLAIN, ORDINARY CORPSE.

YOU'RE MAKING FOOLS OUT
OF THE WHOLE BLAME TOWN.

YOU GOT A BIG MOUTH, BEN.

ONE OF THESE DAYS

SOMEBODY'S APT TO PUT
THEIR FOOT IN IT.

THE MAN'S TALKING
HORSE SENSE.

ENOUGH HORSE SENSE TO KNOW
THAT IF YOU WANT DeLONG,

YOU GOT TO GO IN THERE
AND GET HIM.

MAYBE YOU KNOW A GOOD WAY.

IS THERE TWO WAYS
TO GET ON A HORSE?

THROW ONE LEG
OVER THE SADDLE,

AND YOU'RE UP
ON THE MEANEST BRONC ALIVE.

LARRY DeLONG'S JUST ONE MAN.

WHAT DO YOU GET
STANDING OUT HERE

TALKING TO YOURSELVES?

IF HE'S ALIVE,
MARCH HIM OUT.

IF HE'S DEAD, DRAG HIM OUT.

Larry: THE SOUND OF FOOTSTEPS
BROUGHT ME TO THE DOOR,

BUT IT WASN'T ONLY BEN I SAW.
I SPOTTED PINTO,

AND THAT COULD ONLY MEAN
ONE THING --

MARADY WAS ALREADY IN TOWN.

I HAD TO GET OUT NOW
AND FAST.

ANYBODY TRY THAT AGAIN,
AND HE PICK HIM OFF

LIKE SWATTING A FLY.

HE DIDN'T PICK HIM OFF.
HE JUST DISARMED HIM.

WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO STOP
DEFENDING DeLONG?

HOW MANY MEN
DOES HE HAVE TO KILL

BEFORE YOU DO SOMETHING?

THERE'S THE ONLY MAN
IN THIS TOWN

WITH ANY SENSE.

NOW YOU'RE TALKING.
PITCH IT UP THERE.

THIS HAS GOT TO BE DONE
RIGHT, MEN.

NO ROPE. I TOLD YOU --
NO ROPE.

JACK, GET AROUND BACK.
TELL LEWELLYN TO GET SET.

WE'RE GOING TO RUSH
BOTH DOORS.

TUB, YOU BETTER LOCK YOURSELF
IN THE OFFICE UNTIL IT'S OVER.

TOM, LISTEN TO ME.
YOU'RE ALL GOING CRAZY.

LET GO OF ME!

TOM! THERE'S WOMEN
AND CHILDREN IN THIS TOWN.

DO YOU WANT YOUR OWN WIFE
AND DAUGHTER TO SEE THIS

AND REMEMBER IT?

LET GO OF ME, YOU FOOL!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

GET OFF THE STREETS
AND GO HOME.

DID YOU HEAR ME?

GET OFF THE STREET
AND GO HOME AND STAY THERE.

COME ON, HURRY UP.

WE'VE GOT TO GET
EVERYBODY ORGANIZED.

THEY'D FINALLY DECIDED
TO RUSH THE CANTINA

AND BURN ME OUT, IF NECESSARY.
BUT I HAD BUSINESS ELSEWHERE.

HOLD IT! IF YOU'RE
SO DEAD-SET

ON SOMEBODY GETTING KILLED,

I RECKON IT MIGHT AS WELL
BE ME.

I'M THE ONLY ONE
THAT'S GETTING PAID FOR IT.

LARRY? NOW YOU LISTEN TO ME.

I'M COMING IN.
NO GUN IN MY HAND.

BUT I'M COMING IN TO GET YOU
IF YOU'RE STILL ON YOUR FEET.

NOW DON'T BE HASTY.

THINK IT OVER GOOD.

THINK IT OVER REAL GOOD
WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO

WHEN I COME
THROUGH THIS DOOR.

Larry: NOTHING COULD STOP ME NOW
AS I HEADED

FOR THE BANK CLUB
AND THE SHOWDOWN WITH MARADY.

HE AIN'T HERE. HE'S GONE!

I THOUGHT YOU SAID
THE BACK DOOR WAS COVERED.

IT IS. THERE ARE FOUR MEN
BACK THERE.

HE MUST'VE GOT
OUT OF HERE SOMEHOW.

[ WEEPING ]

OH, NO.

WHERE IS HE?

WE DON'T KNOW.

HA HA HA! HA HA HA!

Larry: MARADY'S GANG WAS
INSIDE THE CLUB.

I HAD TO HAMSTRING THEM
SOMEHOW TO STOP THEIR GETAWAY.

TUB, I CAN'T UNDERSTAND --

[ GUNSHOT ]

THE BANK CLUB.

COME ON, MEN!

AND TRY USING YOUR HEAD
FOR A CHANGE.

[ GUNSHOTS ]

GET OUT OF HERE!

[ GUNSHOTS ]

FOUR.

FIVE.

MARADY FIGURED TO GET ME
BEFORE I HAD TIME TO RELOAD,

BUT HE MADE ONE MISTAKE.

HE DIDN'T FIGURE
HIS GOOD LUCK PIECE

HAD CHANGED HANDS.

ANY BUSINESS IN THERE
FOR ME?

IT AIN'T LIKELY, DOC.

LARRY.

THANKS, JOHNNY.

I OWED YOU THAT, SIR.

DO YOU SUPPOSE YOUR COOK
HAS ENOUGH CHOW IN THE KITCHEN

TO TAKE CARE
OF A LITTLE COMPANY?

WE'D CONSIDER IT
AN HONOR, SIR.

COLONEL, TELL THE COOK
TO MAKE IT TWO EXTRA PLACES.

MY FRIEND THE DEPUTY AND I
ARE KIND OF OVERDUE ON SUPPER.

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