"I can stop this brutality, I can stop it right now." "But if I do, he won't be worth anything" "To you or himself for the rest of his life." "Beanbag." "You're it, andy." "Stop that!" "Stop that at once!" "Now you're it, henry!" "Hey, martin!" "Fresh fruit for everyone!" "Party's over, gentlemen." "Time for everybody to leave." "What business is it of yours?" "Henry's an old friend of mine." "Friend of yours?" "That's right, we once had the same tailor." "Now are you leaving," "Or would you like to try another apple?" "Thank you." "What did you mean about my tailor?" "It is brooks brothers, isn't it?" "Yes." "In my youth, I was the best dressed bouncer" "In scully square." "Scully?" "Remarkable." "I'm surprised you recognize it." "I would have placed you in the area of back bay station." "You'd be right." "The ancestral home is there." "I've traveled around a bit in scully." "Rudiella's, kelly's, monahan's." "I'm delighted to have recognized a friend." "I'm surprised you could regognize anything" "Under this disguise." "I must look like a sculpture of john quincy adams." "This sort of thing happen often?" "Only as often as I come to town." "And you keep coming?" "I have to." "Not that I'm especially brave." "My wife and I have to eat." "Why don't you go back to boston?" "I've been exiled by my family." "I committed a very great crime." "They've never forgiven me." "Well henry, I'm very happy to have met you." "Give my regards to mrs..." "I don't even know your last name." "Here's my card." "Do visit us if you're going to be here awhile." "We'd be delighted to have you anytime." "Henry prince, long valley ranch." "That's right, just follow the road west out of town." "Since we're exchanging cards..." "You are..." "A businessman, henry." "I see." "Does it mean when you helped me," "You were passing out a sample of your work?" "No." "I helped you because you were badly outnumbered." "And because we once had the same tailor." "Good." "Do come and visit us." "Thank you, I will." "What was the grave crime you committed?" "I married an actress from the brattle theatre." "A lovely girl, I think you'd like her." "Gotta match?" "I think so." "Here, try one of mine." "Thank you." "That's a good cigar." "Anything go with it?" "Just a little advice." "I watched you break up that celebration around henry." "That was a big-hearted thing to do." "Oh?" "But some folks around here aren't going to understand." "But you do?" "Sure I do." "I'd have done the same thing" "If I'd just ridden up." "But you can't know the whole story," "From the way things look on top." "Suppose there was a reason for what you saw going on." "I'll suppose that." "Suppose you'd worked hard all your life ranching'." "And you had your eye on a little place," "That you thought was the only thing you wanted." "And suppose this place came up for sale." "And I'll suppose that." "Suppose some little fella came out from the east." "Knew nothing about ranching', nothing but a lot of money." "And he bought this place out from under you," "By offering twice what it was worth." "Wouldn't you get mad?" "I suppose I would." "Now you take bill whitney." "The fella you shot the apple out of his hand." "He's a tough customer." "He don't forget things like that." "Oh?" "If I know bill whitney, he's in the saloon behind us," "Looking down your neck." "Bill whitney..." "Is he the rancher that lost the place he wanted?" "No, I am." "Whitney's my foreman." "And if I just raise my hand, he'll blow your head off." "Now I advise you to get on that 2:00 stage." "I see." "Now could we do a little more supposing?" "Go ahead." "Suppose you started to raise your hand." "That's possible." "And suppose this derringer went off." "You might be injured, quite severely." "Looks like I wasted a good cigar," "And some good advice." "Would you like to call it a stalemate?" "Go back to the ranch, whit." "Take the boys with you." "I'm gonna run henry prince off that ranch." "I suppose that means I'll see more of you." "I suppose so." "Just because we live among savages," "Doesn't mean we have to adopt their morals." "I'm so tired of being beaten up and bullied by bryant's men." "That you'd hire someone to kill bryant." "Of course not." "I'm sorry." "I'm sorry I even considered it for a minute." "I know this hasn't been easy for you." "You're the one who has to take the punishment, not me." "It's all right." "Bruises heal." "How do you do, mrs." "Prince?" "How do you do?" "Do I know you?" "I don't believe so, but I know you." "I once had the privilege of witnessing" "Your performance as ophelia in the brattle theatre." "Ophelia." "That's longer ago than I care to remember." "Won't you come in, mr..." "Paladin." "Paladin." "How could you possibly know anything" "About the brattle theatre?" "I come from a very large family." "My relatives and friends seem to control" "The social life in every city in the east." "They regarded me as being slightly less than typhoid." "Anyway, we decided to come out west," "And we bought this ranch." "We had no idea that bryant even wanted it." "Would you like some coffee?" "Please." "We can't find any friends, we can't even hire help." "I have 500 head of young cattle arriving soon," "And I don't know how I'm going to look after them." "You have any crew at all?" "I have one mexican hand." "Guillermo, he's out mending the fence for me." "Would you like to take the job as my foreman?" "You can name your own price." "I'm sorry, that's not exactly in my line." "I'm not a rancher, I'm a businessman." "Strange kind of business, mr." "Paladin." "We may have our troubles," "But we don't sanction killing." "Well, I don't care much for it either." "I try to avoid it whenever possible," "But there's always that risk." "We'd have to be pushed awfully hard" "To take that risk." "Get over by the fireplace." "It's guillermo." "What's happened to him?" "He's been tarred and feathered." "Henry..." "I think we suddenly need someone in your business." "You're hired, mr." "Paladin." "You suppose I'll ever be able to do that?" "Henry, anyone can learn to shoot coins." "A man's heart is larger but it's a difficult target." "Why so?" "It takes nerve to draw on another human being." "No offense, but I doubt that you have it." "All your training and background are against you." "Gloria and I have decided I must learn." "We've no choice." "All right." "Try this for a starter." "Hang your coat up." "Anytime you're ready." "This is a new gun." "Maybe the sights are set wrong." "Oh?" "Guess my sights are set wrong." "Well, I've got to learn." "I must." "All right, we'll try another lesson." "Now I want you to draw on me." "Draw and fire." "Come on, henry!" "No time to think!" "Draw, fire!" "Now..." "How many chances did I have to kill you?" "Three." "More, that gun's not even loaded." "Pull the trigger." "You must always count your shots." "I have a great deal to learn." "I don't think you have time to learn it all." "Henry!" "Henry..." "Mr. Paladin..." "Guillermo's awake." "He said he overheard" "Bryant's men saying they were going to burn our pasture." "When?" "He thinks tonight." "They're here." "Henry..." "You and guillermo go that way." "Cover them." "Drop that and you're dead, bryant." "Blow it out!" "Henry..." "Guillermo, move in!" "Run for it!" "Get out, quick!" "Wait for me!" "Are they..." "Both dead." "My fault." "All my fault." "It's all my fault." "No it isn't, henry." "Whatever fault there is" "Must be shared by a number of people." "You, bryant, bryant's men, me." "It's my fault guillermo's dead." "I could have killed bryant's man" "Before he even lifted his gun." "I couldn't pull the trigger." "Well, I'm not surprised." "Before you came west," "The most violent thing you'd ever been involved in" "Was a pillow fight in a harvard dormitory." "This is a different world." "Are you saying we don't belong here, mr." "Paladin?" "No, mrs." "Prince." "I'm saying you both have" "A very painful adjustment to make." "Well, it's true." "We don't belong here." "I don't want to kill." "I don't want to be killed." "I've had enough." "Now henry, don't get upset." "Every time I go to town, I get run out." "I'm expecting 500 head of cattle," "And I can't even hire a man." "I'm facing arsonists and gunfighters." "No, I've had enough." "I'll sell out to bryant for anything he offers." "Henry, I'm not going to run anymore." "What do you expect me to do?" "We've been running ever since we were married." "No more." "You don't understand." "In the east, it was just unpleasant." "Out here it's impossible!" "I can't be what I'm not!" "And I'm not a gunfighter." "It's your choice to make, henry." "If you give in to bryant..." "I'll leave you forever." "Perhaps I'd rather be a live bachelor," "Than a dead husband." "What's that?" "Looks like 500 head of cattle arriving." "Gloria..." "Looks like tomorrow's going to be a busy day." "] my advice is to put them in the lower pasture land." "All right." "We'll have to ride the fence," "To be sure bryant's men haven't cut it." "The next job you'll have" "Will be finding men to ride herd on them." "Those are bryant's men." "We'll have to stop them." "It's too late for that." "All we can do is get ahead of the herd," "And turn them when they tire." "What are you going to do about this, mr." "Paladin?" "What do you suggest I do?" "We got the cattle back." "I suggest that you retaliate." "How else are we going to stop them?" "You're a beautiful woman, mrs." "Prince." "A beautiful woman, and a very talented actress." "But you're also a very demanding wife." "You don't like violence." "But you don't like to give in." "You want to fight," "But you don't want anyone to be hurt." "Is that all?" "You married henry because he was cultured and charming." "And now you're impatient with him," "Because he can't be hard and ruthless." "You don't want him to be like me." "You want to use me," "Yet you have no respect for my profession." "You're a very difficult woman to please." "The issue is, mr." "Paladin, that a band of ruffians" "Are tormenting us immorally and illegally." "We have engaged you to protect us." "Instead you evade your responsibility" "By criticizing us." "By making us think that we are wrong." "Right and wrong are not that easy to decide." "You bought this land out," "From people who bled and sweat and died for it." "You did not take those people into consideration." "You laid down your inherited money," "Moved in and expected them to like it." "You'll have to look a little deeper" "For right and wrong here." "Henry, do you have anything to say about this?" "Why don't you consider the possibility" "That mr." "Paladin is right?" "Do you really think she's leaving?" "That sounded like it." "I love her very much, you know." "I'd do anything to keep from losing her." "Let her go into town tonight, she can stay in the hotel." "Shouldn't I try to stop her?" "She can't get a stage out 'til tomorrow afternoon." "By then, she'll have been able to realize" "That if she leaves, she'll miss you." "Now what am I supposed to do?" "Now you hire a crew to take care of your herd." "Tomorrow put a notice up in town, offering to hire men" "At a higher wage than bryant's paying." "Bryant won't like that." "No, he won't." "But you're going to put the notice up," "And you're going to keep it up, just the same." "What you said to gloria about my opponents..." "I never realized they had so much right on their side." "That's not an unusual circumstance, henry." "They think you have no right on yours." "Could you tell me please," "Where does the stagecoach leave for the east?" "Why sure, honey." "You come right along with me." "We'll find it sooner or later." "Take your filthy hands off me!" "There's gonna be trouble down at the post office." "Bryant and that little fella from the east." "Men wanted for long valley ranch." "Foreman, $50 a month." "Cowhands, $35 a month." "Awful high wages." "You figure to steal my crew." "Whit, tear it down." "He ain't gonna get nobody anyhow." "I said, tear it down!" "come on, come on!" "All right, whit." "Make him remember!" "Finish him." "He's had enough, let him alone!" "You're fired!" "All right, mr." "Bryant." "Now you put it up." "Put it back up!" "I think it's time you two gentlemen met" "On a more reasonable basis." "This is mr." "Whitney," "Who I understand is looking for a job." "This is mr." "Prince," "Who I hear is looking for a foreman." "We're indebted to you for all you've done." "I hope this check is adequate." "I'm sure it's more than adequate." "Gentlemen..." "Thank you." "Thank you." "There is one more thing I can do." "I'll see that you're not barred from the stock exchange club." "Don't bother, henry." "I'm the president" "Of the san francisco chapter."