"That's enough, boys." "Fellow citizens of Santa Maria!" "Today is a big day in the history of our thriving community, for we have persuaded that noted disciple of law and order, the greatest man-hunter in the Southwest to make his headquarters here:" "United States Marshal Pat Garrett!" "Good morning." "Good morning." "Who do you see about making a bank loan?" "Customary to see a banker." "That's not a bad idea." "Where is he?" "Right here." "Frenger's the name." "Glad to know ya." "Davis is my name." "Well, just what...?" "Too much noise out here." "Come on in." "That celebration's for Pat Garrett." "He's the fella that gave Billy the Kid what was coming to him." "Yeah." "Now, then, Davis, what can I do for you?" " I'd like to borrow a little money." " That's what we're here for." " How much do you need?" " Oh, about $2,000." "2,000?" "I'd say that was a lot more than a little money." "Yes, I guess it is." "Stranger around here, aren't you?" "Yes, you might say that." "For a loan of that size, the bank demands pretty good collateral." "I got the best collateral in the world." "Right here." "I don't like jokes, Davis." "That's fine." "This is no joke." " So, that's it." " That's it." "You'll never get..." "away with this." "I'm not trying to get away with anything, Frenger." "It's just gonna be an ordinary bank loan, legal and friendly-like." "You're gonna give me the money." "I'll give you an I.O.U." "Keep your hands on the desk." "You're kind of careless, aren't you, Frenger?" "Gave me 200 too much." "People get hurt when they get too careless." "You and I are going for a little ride." "Better lock that safe." "A lot of dishonest people in this world." "I guess it's true that I have some reputation." "But I'm not claiming any credit for that." "Because I'm backed by a force that can't be beaten:" "law and order, and justice." "Head for that buckskin horse." "Look a little happier." " Talk to me." " What'll I say?" "You might try saying your prayers." "Come on." "Smile." "Well, folks, I guess I've been up here talking long enough." "Anytime any of you have any complaints, you can always find me in my office." "Hold it!" "Get down." "Take your boots off." " Now see here, Davis...!" " Take them off." "Hand 'em here." "Thanks for the loan." "Adiós." "Howdy, Frenger?" "What's the matter, Frenger?" "Can't you afford boots?" "Today when you were shouting about law and order, my bank was held up by a vicious, cold-blooded killer." "Made me walk all the way back from Coyote Canyon." "Suppose you calm down, tell me what happened." "What'd he look like?" "Well, he was tall." "Wore a..." "Oh, looked like any other cowboy." "I demand a posse." "I'm offering a reward of $3,000 for the man who brings him in dead or alive." "Wait a minute, men!" "I'd like to acquaint you with the way I work." "Sometimes these dead-or-alive rewards are inclined to make a man too eager." "I won't stand for any unnecessary shooting." "I want to warn every one of you." "If you bring this man in dead," "I don't want to find any holes in his back." "That's all." "Pleasure to have known you, Sonny." "Maybe you want to move behind, señor?" "Yes." "Thanks." "Didn't get your ticket, did I?" "What's the matter with your arm?" "I cut myself." "Say, there's a railroad nurse aboard." "I'll get her." "Oh, never mind." "Hello." "I'm Miss Hollister, the nurse." "May I see your arm?" "I must have misunderstood." "I thought you accidentally cut yourself." "No, a rattlesnake bit me." "I had to bleed it myself." "You should have seen a doctor immediately." " All a doctor'd do is bleed it." " Perhaps." " How long ago did this happen?" " Not long." "I'll have to clean this." "This may hurt." " Do you feel nauseated?" " No'm." " Don't do that!" " It has to be bandaged." "Yes, but with something clean." "Would you hold this, please?" "You may feel quite ill in a little while, but that's a natural reaction." "Don't be alarmed." "I'll be right here." "Yes'm." "There you are, Mr...." "McEwen." "Ross McEwen." "Try to be as quiet as possible." "If you need anything, have the conductor call me." " I hope you feel better now." " I'm sure I will, ma'am." "That's his saddle." "I remember the marking's." "Looks like he didn't swap horses, or he wouldn't have cached his saddle." "We know one thing: he's still around here, holed up someplace." "Yes, he wouldn't be fool enough to get on a train where people might see him." " That's right. " " Unless he's smart enough to figure that we wouldn't think he'd do a fool thing like that." "Get the horses, Glen." "Can you show us where you found it?" "You'll have to hold the train a few minutes." "We've got orders to search." " Why?" "What's up?" " Lookin' for someone." " Who?" " That's our business." "All right." "Go right ahead, then." "We ain't letting' him cut in on the reward." " You two wait for the end car." " All right." "Nothing in the other cars." "I didn't think he'd be on a train coming this way." "He wouldn't get on any train with a $3,000 reward on his head." "Yes, that's his horse, all right." "Sure is a peculiar brand." "Yep." "Indians are coming!" "You're gonna be scalped!" "I'm gonna scalp ya." "I'm gonna scalp ya." " Go away." " Junior!" " You sick." " Where have you been?" "For goodness' sakes." "I thought you fell off the train." "I'm sorry he bothered you." "He's had too much train, I guess." "I think you'll live, Mr. McEwen." "Kind of looks that way, ma'am." "Going all the way through to El Paso?" "No." "Why?" "Is that where you're going?" "No, I'll be stationed at the new railroad hospital in Alamogordo." "Well, I asked for it." "Back home, it all sounded so exciting." "Nurse for the railroad, new frontiers, the romantic West." ""The romantic West"." "Look at it." "I got a sneaking suspicion you like your East better than the West." "Like it?" "Why, there's no comparison." "All you've got here is miles of rocks and desert and hills with no trees." " We've got a lot of wonderful..." " Rattlesnakes?" " Buenos días, señorita, señor." " Good morning." "I hope the news of the washout has not interfered with your plans." "Washout?" "Perhaps you have not heard yet." "Very big rain ahead." "The tracks have gone out." "We will all have to leave the train at Albuquerque." "Albuquerque Palace Hotel, right this way!" "This way for the Palace Hotel!" "Well, folks, looks like there won't any trains out of here for maybe a week." "Hold on, now." "The agent here has fixed things up for you so you can stay at the hotel." "The railroad will pay the bills and take care of the baggage." "Now, if there any of you who can't wait for repairs on the road, there's a mail hack that'll take you to Gallup on the other side of the washout." "More than likely save you a day or two." " What time the hack leave?" " 5:00 tomorrow morning." " 5:00, señorita." " Mr. and Mrs. Winston and Junior." "Trotter, help with baggage." "We'll take care of everything, Mr. Trotter." "Put me down for a seat." "Monte Marquez." " How about you, señorita?" " 5:00 in the morning?" "No, thanks." "One for McEwen." "Well, Miss Hollister, I guess I won't be seeing you again." "Thanks for everything." "Put me down for a seat." "Fay Hollister." "Junior!" "Where are you, Junior?" "Junior!" "Mama!" "Junior!" "Where's Junior?" " Want a bite, Mom?" " Junior." "Pa, I'm so worried." "Will you stop worrying?" "Everything's gonna be all right." "I can't help it." "I..." "Oh, Mr. McEwen." "Have you heard the news?" "There's a killer loose." " Is that so?" "Who'd he kill?" " Ma, there you go again." "Nobody's been killed." "She heard some talk about a fellow who held up a bank." "You don't say." "Have they picked up his trail yet?" "If they have not, they will soon." "There's a very big reward for him." "All right!" "Let's get on, folks!" "Junior, get back here where you belong!" "Hurry up." "Giddup!" "Giddup!" "Giddup!" "Is it much farther to Gallup?" "Naw, we'll make it in a couple days, easy." "We'll be doing this all day long?" "Except when they stop to water the horses at Anderson." "You're gonna wear yourself out if you keep fighting every bump, Miss Hollister." " Just lean back and relax." " Relax?" "On this bouncy bandwagon?" "Sure, you can, if you try." "Just sit limp and roll with it." " Oh, I'm sorry." " My pleasure, miss." "Here." "Lean against me." "I said relax." "There's our stop up ahead." "Right by Inscription Rock." "Howdy, Al?" "Where'd you get all the customers?" "Washout on a line." "Think you can fit us?" "Be a pleasure." "Might take a little time." "Say, why don't you folks look around a little?" "You might find it interesting." "All right, folks." "Get down." "Don't wander off too far." "We'll be eating soon." ""Paso por aquí."" "What does that mean in English?" ""Paso por aquí"." "Means..." ""Pass this way", "He pass this way"." "They stopped to carve their names in the rock?" "Oh, Miss Hollister, this you must know about El Morro, this rock." "Very long ago, many people are unhappy in their own land." "So they come here to start a new life in this so-wonderful country of yours." "They reach here." "But out there is wilderness, and maybe they never return." "Then they look up at El Morro standing here, so strong, and it give them strength." "For here they find water, shade and shelter." "And so people will know that they had been here, that they passed this way, they carve into the stone with daggers a record, maybe a gravestone." ""Paso por aquí"." "And the year of it." "Adventurous, scoundrels, but brave men, all of them, who have left their..." "How do you say it?" " Impression, "imprenta"..." " Imprint." "That is it." "Imprint." "Brave men who leave their imprint on El Morro for us to read." "Oh, I'm sorry." "The rock, it make me forget myself." "I hope I have not talked too much." "No, I was just thinking, isn't it strange how everything worthwhile in life" " is made possible only by sacrifice?" " Sí, señorita." "Grub's on!" "Come and get it!" "It's good!" "Well, not to be rushing' you folks, but we'll be rollin' soon." " More coffee?" " No, thanks." "Hello, boys." "What brings you this way?" "Tryin' to catch up with the mail hack." "Got some reward posters on that bank bandit." "I want you to drop them off at the sheriff's office at Gallup." " Sure." " Bandit?" "!" "Where's Junior?" "Where's Junior?" "Junior!" "Junior!" "Junior, where are you?" "Come here!" "Oh, Junior." "It's just like I told ya, Pa." "We'll all be killed." "There ain't nothin' to get jumpy about, ma'am." "No." "We figure he ain't nowhere around here." "Tack these up someplace, will you, Anderson?" "A bank bandit?" "What's this all about?" "A fella walked into the Santa Maria bank, don't fire a shot and walks out with $2,000." "He even give the banker an I.O.U. for it, signed Jefferson Davis." " Jefferson Davis?" " Yeah, and that ain't all." "While he's robbing the bank, guess who's down the street making a speech about the law?" "Pat Garrett!" "That ain't so funny to the banker." "He's put up a $3,000 reward for him, dead or alive." "Dead or alive?" "What kind of laws do you have out here?" "He only stole $2,000." "Why, it doesn't make sense." "I think maybe perhaps the banker means to prove it is more profitable to catch a bandit than to be one." "Of course, crime must be punished, but to kill a man for stealing..." "You're in the West now, Miss Hollister." "It seems everybody gets law-abiding when there's a reward at stake." "Time to be rollin', folks!" "Come, Junior." "Don't suppose any of you saw a tall hombre riding a buckskin with a "raft and wine glass" brand." "I figure him to stay out of sight of trains or mail hacks." "I just thought you might have seen him before you got on the train, if you happen to come from Santa Maria way." " Well, I just..." " Señor!" "You will excuse me, please." "Perhaps you have overlooked one thing." "If your Mr. Jefferson Davis have the cunning to rob a bank under the nose of the very great Pat Garrett and escape, then I think he would not long remain on a buckskin horse." "If I were this man, I would be on my way to México muy pronto, yes, no?" "Yeah, I suppose so." "Anderson, how about some food?" "Mister, you aren't wearing a leather jacket?" "Go on, go on." "Your mother wants you." "Ma, that man there..." "Junior, you get..." "Stop crying, or I'll give you a good whipping." "Miss Hollister, if we do not hurry, the driver, he will go off without us." "I suppose leather jackets and checkered bandanas are rather common out here, aren't they?" "¿Quién sabe, señorita?" "But I think soon that 8 or 9 innocent men who wear them will be in jail, or maybe shot or hanged." " We gotta go." " Señorita, the hack." "Checkered neckerchief." "Say, Mr. Garrett, there was a fellow..." "I remember now!" "He cut himself, and I got a railroad nurse to fix him up." "Yes, sir." "That was the same night some deputy searched the train." "Didn't find nothin', though." "That railroad nurse." "What's her name?" "Miss Hollister." "Do you know where she was going?" "Yes, to that new hospital at Alamogordo." "There." "How's that?" "Fine." "We'll be getting into Alamogordo soon." " That's where I get off." " I know." " Card?" " I'll take 2." "3." " I'll take 4." " I'll bet 1 white chip." " Call that." " Call." "I am being very foolish." "I will raise the bet." " I guess I'll call." " Ooh!" "All hearts!" " Oh, I guess I won't." " Neither will I." "That's good enough for me." "Alamogordo, 15 minutes!" "Sorry, boys, I got to leave." " Lovely night, isn't it?" " Yes." "Yes, it is." " Miss Hollister..." " Yes?" " Do you mind if I smoke?" " Not at all." "The night always changes things somehow." "Everything seems soft, gentle." "Shuts out other things." "Troubles." "Miss Hollister, you'll be getting off soon, and, well, there's something I want you to know about me." "That day I got on the train, the day you fixed my arm," "I was grateful, but" "I never intended..." "You see, when I got on the train, I was..." "I was..." "Alamogordo next." "10 minutes." "You were saying?" "Oh, it wasn't important." "Well, I suppose I'd better get my things." "I hope everything turns out well for you." " Good-bye." " Good-bye." "Mr. McEwen, I know I shouldn't be talking like this, but I just can't help it." "If you're in some kind of trouble, it doesn't matter." "I'd like to help." "Now, now." "Everything's gonna be all right." "We'll be pulling in to the station soon." "And you want to look pretty when you get off, don't you?" "There." "That's better." "I'm gonna get your things." "And who knows." "One of these days we might be taking a buggy ride together." "Alamogordo!" "Aboard!" "Ross." "Pardon me." "Is there a Miss Hollister here?" "No, there isn't." "Excuse me, señor." "That is Miss Hollister." "Oh." "Thank you." " Miss Hollister?" " Yes." "I'm sorry I'm late, but I just never seem to have enough time." " You must be Dr. Eldredge." " Yes, I'm Dr. Eldredge." "I won't say, "Welcome to Alamogordo"." "I'll just say, "Welcome to you"." "Oh, thank you." "I'll take the rug." "All right." "I have a rig outside to drive us to the hospital." "I imagine you Easterners find our West rather rough." " But I do hope you'll get to like it." " I'm sure I will." "Señor McEwen, I see that you have missed your train." "Well, what do you know?" "I guess I did." "Hi, boss." "Monte!" "Glad to see you back!" " How you do?" "Win or lose?" " Lose." "Good." "How are you?" "You seem to know everybody around here." "Sí, señor." "My cousins and I, we own this place." "The bar, it is Cousin Phillip's." "The restaurant is Cousin Jose's." "The tables are mine." "Looks all right." "No matter what happens, we never run out of cousins." " Same as usual?" " Sí." " No, thanks." " And you, Señor McEwen." "What will you do in Alamogordo?" " Oh, I might get a job." " That should be easy." "I hear great numbers are hunting that bank bandit." "A $3,000 reward is a great deal of money." "Yeah." "There are men who would kill for it." "But to a gambler, me, this money would be most unlucky." "Yeah." "It might be a little unhealthy too." "Monte, it's good to see you back." "Señor Burnett, how are you?" "I want you to meet a very good friend of mine." " Ross McEwen." " How are you?" "He needs a job." "Know anything about working cattle?" "Some." " I can use a top hand." " You got one." "Fine." "The job may not last long." "Three of my boys quit to go chasin' that bank bandit." "Said they'd be back when they collected the reward." "I'll make you a deal, Mr. Burnett." "If they catch the bandit, I'll quit." "I'll shake on that." "Bartender, how about some drinks?" "Mr. and Mrs. Winston and Junior," "Trotter, Bowie, McEwen," "Marquez, Miss Hollister." "Room for 2 more on the mail hack tomorrow morning?" " I'll make room, Mr. Garrett." " Good." "Hello, Sheriff." " That your new hand?" " Yeah." "Pretty good boy with the stock too." "Why?" "Well, just like to know who's around." "If you don't mind stopping in the shade of this weeping willow tree," "I'd like to fix my harness." "Ross, I don't want to ask you what you've done or why, but if you have made a mistake, wouldn't it be better to..." "Give myself up?" "I didn't want to say it, but surely it would be better than spend you life running away." "I've always felt it isn't what a man has done in the past that matters." "It's what he does in the present." "Now." " Do you mean that?" " Of course I do." "Fay, there's a lot of things I wanted to tell you this afternoon, but I guess it'll have to wait." "What are you going to do?" "I don't know yet." "You recall a group that came through here last week?" "Was there a tall young feller among them?" "'Fraid I can't help you much." "A lot of folks came past the rock that week on account of the washout." "And one of 'em was a pretty girl." "Ooh, come to think of it, there was a tall young fella." "Seemed sort of interested in her." "You remember what he was wearin'?" "Can't recall." "He's across the border by now, Pat." "Maybe." "Deal a good hand to someone else besides your friend McEwen, will you, Monte?" "My friend has won also on your deal." "Jim." "On the house." " Pass." " A blue." "Two blue is better." "Are you in?" " What's the bet?" " 3 blues." " Cards?" " Come." "1." "How about you?" "Is that a pat hand you're holdin'?" "I better take a look." "I'll take 4 cards." "I'm not afraid of you, Lou." "2 blues." "I guess I have to sweeten the pot for myself." "10 blues better." "It'll cost you just 10 more to see what I've got." " I'm not that curious." " I'm not either." "You ought to be careful with a loaded gun." "You might shoot someone." "You question my dealing, señor?" "No, I got enough." "Cash me in." " So am I. I'm quittin'." " That suits me." "I should've quit before I started." "McEwen." "No, I don't recall the name." "Seen anybody who matches the description?" "No." "Come to think of it, there's a new hired hand at the Circle "M"." "That might be him." "Want to ride out and take a look?" " Yeah." " I'll get the horses." "Sheriff." "Do you know anybody named Monte Marquez?" "Oh, sure." "He and his cousin run the Longhorn Saloon down the street." " Take us up there." " All right." "I'd like you to do me a favor, Monte." "You have only to ask." "A friend of mine borrowed some money from a bank in Santa Maria." "I'd like to pay some of it back on account, indirectly." "You think you could mail this from somewhere outside Alamogordo?" "I think it could be done." "But how will the banker know who's sending it?" "Just sign the letter "Jefferson Davis"." "He'll know." "Will you drink a little toast with me?" "To un caballero valiente." "Señor Jefferson Davis." " I'm looking for Monte Marquez." " Just a minute." " Someone ask for me?" " Over there." " You wish to see me, señor?" " Yes." "My name's Garrett." "Not Pat Garrett, the most famous marshal in all the West?" "Well, I'm Garrett, anyway." "Drinks for Señor Garrett and his friend." " It is on the house." " Whiskey." "That's mighty nice of you, but my deputy's in kind of a hurry." " Like to ask you a few questions." " Sí, señor, if I can help." "I'm looking for a fella, calls himself Ross McEwen." " I understand you met him." " Ross McEwen..." "Oh, sí, señor!" "He was on the train with me." "Very nice fella." "He's working at the Circle "M" rancho." "It is only 8, 9 miles from here." "Thanks." "I might have that drink with you on the way back." "Be a pleasure, señor." "Thanks, Monte." "I will miss you, amigo." "If you will permit me, señor, you will need provisions and a horse." "They will be in the back when you are ready." "Ross." "I was hoping I'd find you off-duty." "I have to leave for a while, but I wanted to see you." "I have a little present for you." "Oh, it's beautiful." "Oh, no." "Ross..." "What is it?" "Something's the matter." "I haven't time to explain now." "But I'd like for you to wear that." "Ross, what's happened?" "You're running away again." "I'm an outlaw." "I'm the one that robbed the Santa Maria bank." "Pat Garrett's in Alamogordo." "I'm wanted dead or alive." "You've got to stay away from me." "Marshal!" "Miss Hollister's not here!" "Her bed hasn't been slept in!" "When did you see her last?" "Yesterday afternoon, before she went off-duty." " What do you think happened?" " She have any visitors?" "No." "No I didn't see anybody." "Do you think she's all right?" "Nothing for you to worry about, Doctor." "Yeah, don't worry." "Get your men, Egan." "Warn 'em before they start shooting, McEwen has a woman with him." "Pick me up at the telegraph office." "I want that bandit brought in." "If he's dead, there'll be some extra money in it for you." "Here they come, right into our lap." "Look what's coming." "A posse, probably from Alamogordo." "Follow me." "Keep going." "I'll catch up with you." "That'll hold 'em." "Spread out, men!" "If you find an opening, take it!" "You can't get through there, Pat!" "It's a solid wall of flames!" "Let's get to the top!" "Come on." "That way's blocked too." "Garrett's forcing us right back to Alamogordo." "You can't go on." "The longer you keep running, the worse it'll get." "That's a chance I've got to take." "You said you paid back part of the money." " Go to Garrett..." " It's too late." "You sound as though you're afraid." "Ross, you're not a coward." "You'd better head back to town." "They won't bother you if you're alone." "You can't run away from yourself." "You're not a criminal, but if you don't stop now, you will be." "You'll go on and on." "You'll have to steal to live." "And then one of these days, you'll have to shoot your way out." "And then it will be too late." "You'll be just another outlaw." "A killer!" "Maybe I am a coward." "Depends on how you look at it." "There's only one way to look at a coward." "Good-bye, Ross." " It's the girl." " Come on!" "Well, if it ain't the pretty little nurse." "Better come with us." "Garrett will be glad to see you." "Not so fast, Ben." "This little lady's worth money." "Maybe she'd like to talk to us first." " I have nothing to say to you." " Help the lady from her horse." "Where'd you leave Ross McEwen?" "Where is he?" " Where is he?" " Let me go!" "You're hurting me!" "I get touchy when it comes to manhandling women." "What did you expect us to do?" "Treat her like a lady?" "Egan!" "Get 'em out of here!" "Before I lose my temper." "Fescia, Gruber!" "You all right, miss?" "Sorry this had to happen." "It might give you an idea of what McEwen's up against." "These men are only interested in that reward." "Alive or dead." "You care to tell me where you left him?" "While he's still alive?" "Perhaps you don't understand the seriousness of helping a criminal to escape." "Unless he forced you to go with him." "He didn't force me, and he's not a criminal." " Why can't you leave him alone?" " You don't understand." "I'm trying to help this man." "If I capture him, he'll go in walking'." "The others get to him first, you can't tell what might happen." "I can't tell you where I left him." " Well... " " Mr. Garrett, I don't know much about your Western justice, but I do know this man wants to do the right thing." "He's paid back part of the money already." "It's true." "It must be clear, even to you, that he's not a criminal to be locked in a cell or shot at like a wild animal." "McEwen's broken the law." "It's my job to bring him in." "And sooner or later, I will." "Sheriff Egan, see that Miss Hollister gets safely back to Alamogordo." " What did you find out, Pat?" " Something mighty peculiar." "Seems we're chasin' a fellow who robbed a bank, and then gave the money back to the banker." "Well, fella, you come a long ways without getting any place." "Thanks, fella." "It's him, Pat." "Looks like he's quit tryin' to get across the border." "Maybe." " What do you make of it, Pat?" " It might be his." " Looks like he's headin' for the sands. " " On foot?" "He's got too much sense to try that without water." " One chance in a hundred of gettin' through. " " Maybe." "If it was me, I'd risk it." "I got a notion this man would too." "Señor..." "Señor..." "The strength..." "Diph..." "Diphtheria." "That's far enough." "I'm buying your horse." "Tell me, can a man get through that pass?" "Señor, por favor." "Just tell me, can a man get through?" "Sí." "A night's ride." "You turn at the rock." "Señor, por Dios." "Por Dios, señor." "I'm here to help you." "Gracias, amigo." "Gracias." "Easy, son." "Easy, now." "I'll take care of you." "Easy, now." "I didn't look at the brand on this steer when I shot him, but I don't believe there's a man in New Mexico mean enough to make a fuss under the circumstances." "Ah, come on now." "You're bigger than he is." "You gotta eat more." "That's it." " How are they now?" " Oh, I don't know." "There must be something more we can do for them." "No man could have done more." "You haven't any sulfur, have you?" "It'd do 'em good to breathe the fumes." "Oh, no, señor." "There's sulfur in gunpowder." "I'll take some out of my cartridges, and lead it down, let it dry." "Make a smudge out of it." "That might help." "I want you to breathe deep, just like he did." "Breathe deep, son." "That's fine medicine." "Helps his cough and gives me one." "A man can't just disappear." "He's gotta be around here someplace." "Sounds reasonable, but where?" "Yeah, that's what's got me worried." "My son, why do you not rest?" "Don Florencio, we need a doctor and medicine." "It can't be far to the nearest town." " I'll take the horse..." " My son, if you go, some will surely die before you get back." "The nearest town is Alamogordo." "To go there and return is 2 days." "They will need someone, and I will be helpless." "Maybe I can rig up some kind of a signal." "There must be someone just fool enough to come and see what it's all about." "Clint, that smoke." "Looks like somebody's trying to attract attention." "Say, it does at that." "How far do you figure it is to that signal?" "I don't know." "Looks like a pretty long ride." "Maybe for nothin'." "Well, there's one thing clear:" "somebody's askin' for help." "I reckon that's us, Clint." "All right, son, I'm coming." "Clint, there's people dyin' in there." "Looks like diphtheria." "There's a man caring' for them that's almost as bad off as they are." "You get to Alamogordo as fast as you can and bring back a doctor." "That's fine." "That's fi..." "I saw your smoke, boy." "Guess you could use a little help." "Yeah, I guess I could." "They are better?" "Yes, them seem more comfortable anyway." "We'll know more when the doctor gets here." "Still asleep." "A week of sleep is what he needs." "The very bullet from his gun he used to make sulfur to burn." "This boy, Señor Garrett, there never was one like him." "He's the reason we are alive." "It is the doctor?" "You're a welcome sight, Doctor." "See to my daughter and los niños first." "What's your interest here, Mr. Marquez?" "I came to see if I could help, Señor Garrett." "Don Florencio, he's the only one who's not my cousin." " He's my uncle." " That's mighty nice of you." "I'm comin'." "I'm comin'." "Oh, Carlos, Carlos." "Agua." "My name's Slim." "Who are you?" "I am Monte Marquez." "Señor Garrett sent word there was a sickness here." "I suppose you met the marshal." "Yes, but we didn't get to talk much." "I think he will be out soon." "He's in there with the doctor and the nurse." "And Señor Garrett's deputy is out there taking care of the horses." "Mr. Marquez, your cousins are coming along fine." "Doctor wants lots of hot water." " Then we'll need firewood." " I'll get it." "Oh, Slim." "This is Miss Hollister, the nurse." "How do you do?" "I..." "I better get the firewood." "Slim." "There's a razor in my saddlebag." "You're welcome to use it." "Thanks." " Who is it?" " Señor Garrett." "Where's he going?" "But I think the way's open for you." "If you were Garrett, where would you look for this no-account bank bandit?" "South." "The border." "That's just what I figured." "I think I'll head north." "I could bring you supplies at Inscription Rock." "Amigo." "Señor." "Give me time to get in back of him." "No." "I'll play this out alone." " Leaving?" " Yeah." "Good luck." " Thanks." " Adiós, amigo!" " Vaya con Dios." " Adiós." "Well, Doctor, what you think?" "Barring relapse, we should save everyone." "Good." "You look pretty healthy to me, muchachos." "But it was a narrow squeak." "That young man who nursed them through, why, Monte, no one on earth could have done a better job, considering what he had to work with." "Nothing practically, but his own two hands." "You are right, Doctor." "This fellow's a man complete." "He has the courage to gamble with life." "I think it is with no pleasure that we see this fellow ride out of our lives and our hearts." "But me," "I will see him again." "I could deliver a message." "Hello, Slim." "I'm not wearing a gun, boy." " Mind if I ride a ways with you?" " Why?" "I'd like to have a little talk with you." "Suit yourself." "That nurse, Miss Hollister, she's a nice girl." " She's all right." " Just all right?" "Keep her out of this." "That'll be hard to do now." "I figure you're too busy a man to waste time riding with me." "I have plenty of time for you." "That's a mighty fine thing you did for that Mexican family." "No more than any other man would do." "Not any man." "Especially a man who's running away from the law, Mr. Ross McEwen." "But your stopping proved one thing:" "you've got backbone from your neck way down to the seat of your pants." "Listen." "Get this straight." "I paid back some of the money I stole and I'm gonna pay the rest of it." "I don't plan to spend the next 10 years of my life rotting' in a cell." "Don't blame ya." " What are you gonna do about it?" " That's up to you." " Listen, Garrett..." " Ever been in Tularosa?" " What's Tularosa got to do with it?" " We're headin' that way." "If I was to ride in with ya and put you on a train, nobody would think a thing about it." "Just Pat Garrett waving good-bye to a friend." "You'd be free." "Don't tell me the law's gettin' soft." "But on the other hand, if I was to tell a judge and jury that you're paying back the money, that you stopped to help a sick family, but you gave yourself up, voluntarily..." "I'm inclined to believe that a judge and jury might be very lenient." "Garrett, there's someone I have to see at Inscription Rock." "Go ahead." "What's holdin' you?" "I'll meet you at Anderson's." "Amigo, I got the provisions." "I guess I've been blind." "No, I realized I might never see you again." "When Monte told me he was going to meet you here, I had to come." "It'll be easier now that you're here." "I'm giving myself up." "Garrett?" "He's waiting for me now." "It's funny." "On the way here, I made up my mind to go with you, if you wanted me." "Fay, it means we won't be together for a while, but if we can forget what's happened, I think it's worth it." " Everything all right, boy?" " Yeah, Pat." "Miss Hollister, I would not push my smallest upon this large world." "I did not tell you this before, but one of these who pass here, not of the first, not of the very great, but one who was also brave, he was of mine." "My very great, great papa." "I hear this by the firelight when I was small." "And this Ross McEwen, he pass by here and do good things." "His name too belong on El Morro." "Un caballero valiente:" "Ross McEwen." ""Paso por aquí."" "Passed this way." "Ross McEwen." "Valiant gentleman."