"Hey, look at that nice, big buck, pa." "Now let's see you bring 'im down." "From home." "Carcass will spoil before we got there." "That's right." "A good hunter only kills what he needs." "An' don't you forget it." "Somebody's huntin'." "Uh-uh." "Those weren't rifle shots." "Come on, boy." "You wait here, son." "All right." "Pal pa?" "L" "are you gonna help 'im?" "He's bleedin'." "This is sure our lucky day." "Between that prospect's gold dust, an' this fella's horses." "Our three-day trip to the border is gonna be a fiesta!" "That fella's hurt pretty bad in there, jax." "Yeah." "Not bad enough." "Take care of 'im." "Now wait a minute, i don't cut- - i said take care of 'im!" "There's already been one killing', and i'm not gonna go in there an' kill that man." "Andy, get it over with." "I'll be loading' up the horses." "It's all right, pa." "No!" "Pal" "it's all right, son." "Now you be quiet." "Okay, let's vamos outta here." "You're gettin' blood shy, ain't you?" "What's the rush?" "It will be months before anybody finds him, look, this time we're gonna travel slowan' easy like gentlemen." "We don't wanna get across the border too tired to enjoy ourselves." "Muchas gracias, amigos." "Adios!" "You say, there were two of them, huh, son?" "They took our horses an' supplies." "How are we gonna get you to a doctor?" "Oh, you better take it easy, pa, you're still bleedin'." "Yeah." "Mark, see if you can get me some water, huh?" "Ah, i... i already looked, there isn't any." "Can make it there on foot." "Come on." "Pa?" "Ah?" "Lf... if somebody asks you to do somethin' wrong, an' you don't do it, can you still be blamed for it?" "He even helped me fix your head." "Man does one good deed, doesn't excuse all the bad in his past." "Come on, let's get started." "Hey, pa there's a camp fire down there." "Look, maybe we can get some help, borrow some horses." "Now, wait a minute, son." "Take it easy, find out who they are first." "Pa, who's... shhh." "Hold itl toss your gun over there." "Your friend's gun, too." "Dammit, it's the... stay where you are." "You bet you've got company." "Double crosser!" "All right, you try that again, i'm gonna save the marshal the trouble of holding' your trial." "That goes for you, too." "Now get over here." "Get over herel from now on, i'm gonna keep you two together like siamese twins, 'til we get to town, you understand that?" "Now tie his hands." "Hey, andy?" "You up to cuttin' up to that kid?" "?" "You got us into this mess, maybe you can help get us out." "How?" "The kid fancies you for savin' their hides." "Get close to 'im, make him feel sorry for you." "Hey, kid?" "L how about some more o' that coffee?" "Give 'im some coffee, son." "But don't get too close." "You sure make good coffee." "Pa taught me." "No ma?" "No." "I had a boy once." "Ooh, last time i seen him he was, er, about your age." "But he's a full-grown man now." "He's in the east." "Aren't you ever gonna try and look 'im up, oranythin'?" "Hmm." "What would a big city doctor, that lives in a, fine brown stone home, got a fancy carriage, an' a couple of high steppin' horses." "Oh, what would he want with a fellow like me, son?" "Gosh I- - oh." "It's... it's kinda hard to drink coffee with your hands tied, son." "Will you..." "will you give me a hand?" "Sure." "Mark!" "Is there any of that coffee left?" "I told you not to get too close, son." "Sorry, pa." "Take the right fork." "Look, fella, why don't you let us take the border trail?" "Make you rich." "Jax:" "Shut up!" "Andy:" "I'm not gonna hang for one of your killings." "Look, on that pack animal there, there's a... there's a fortunate o' gold dust." "More than you'll ever make in your life as a... as a dirt grabbing' farmer." "Help you send that boy to school." "Help you send 'im to the best schools in the east." "All you... all you have to do is... is to cut us loose, an'" "you finished?" "You stupid fool." "You outta know you can't make a deal with his kind." "Andy:" "You killed the old man an' i'm not gonna die for it." "He's gonna die, not us." "Look at him." "Can't you see every mile's bringin' him closer to the breakin' point?" "Two more days of ridin', nights with no sleep, he's gonna make a slip." "That's what i'm waitin' for, farmerl just one slip, a nod, a blink!" "An' i promise you, you won't live to see another day." "The right fork." "Sure." "Pa, you shouldn't do that." "That's all right, son." "That bandage... bandage isn't doin' any good anymore." "All right, think i'll turn in." "Fetch their bedrolls, son." "All right, move away from 'im." "Put your hands behind your back." "You're a farmer, ain't you?" "I raise cattle." "Jax:" "Huh!" "Same thing." "Work by the sweat of your brow." "That's for honest suckers." "My old man was an honest sucker." "Slave from sun up to sun down, seven days a week." "You know what it reaped them, farmer?" "Reaped 'em a fine harvest of droughtl povertyl an' then he died." "Cattle raising', an' dirt grubbin'." "That's for fools, who ain't got the guts to take what they want." "Honest man doesn't get yanked into the next world by a rope necklace, mister." "They ain't made a rope big enough for me." "All right, son, cover 'em up." "Thanks, son." "Your bruise is lookin' mighty ugly, pa." "That's all right, mark." "Sure you don't want me to put another bandage on it?" "No." "You turn in, go get some sleep." "Needs it, pa." "I already took a nap during' the day." "Please?" "Jax:" "Goodnight, farmerl" "mark, i'll make a deal with you, son." "You... you watch them for ten or fifteen minutes." "I'll shut my eyes." "You can sit right over there, hmm?" "Son, if he... if one of them even budges, you wake me." "Understand?" "All right." "Pal all right, you go on back there." "Go on!" "L... i... i'm sorry, pa, i didn't mean... it's all right son." "You better go an' get some sleep now." "All right, mister, you lie down on your stomach." "Go on, an' put your hands on your back." "Mark." "Good mornin', son." "Mornin', pa." "Howare you feelin'?" "Oh, i'm fine, son." "Listen, i... i've been thinkin', it might be a good idea for you to ride on by yourself." "An' leave you alone with those two?" "!" "You think i can't handle them?" "Sure, pa, if you weren't hurt an' tired an'- - you quit worrying', i'm all right, son." "But if you ride on by yourself, you'll save time." "You can reach the merar ranch by nightfall, get some help, an' be back by dawn." "Save a whole day." "All right." "Here, ride hard." "Do i have to, pa?" "It's the way i want it, son." "The kid." "That boy, he's goin' to get help." "We better make our move to get outta here." "Yeah?" "Get ourselves killed?" "He didn't just send that kid off for help." "That sodbuster, he knows he can't last." "That's why he sent the kid off." "He's savin' his life." "Andy, he's goin' to crack, i know he is." "By the time that kid comes back, we'll be on our way to the border." "Jax:" "What about some food?" "We're hungry, we're gonna starve here." "Jax:" "Not feelin' too steady, are you there, farmer?" "Jax:" "Hey, why don't you just lie down an' die!" "Farmer?" "You ain't gonna make it nowhere." "Jax:" "What you gonna do now?" "Farmerl but it don't make no difference, we'll have that fancy rifle o' yours soon." "Come on, come on, untie mine." "Later." "I told you, sodbuster." "Here... here is some dirt." "See if you'll stop this." "Jax!" "He can't do us any harm." "Come on over here, an' untie me an' let's get out of here." "You know what?" "You outtawear your collar turned around." "Goin' around saving' lives." "Twice in two days, too." "Look, i can do that, you can untie my hands, an' go get the horses ready." "Come on, untie my hands here, jax." "I don't need a gun shy partner to help me spend the loot packed in that saddlebag." "Come on, there you go, partner." "There's enough there for both of us, jax." "It ain't only the dust, andy." "Oh, please don't do that." "I'll tell you what, let's have some fun, andy." "I mean, i don't wanna shoot a standin' duck." "I'll let you make a run for it." "Oh, take my share, take..." "take the horses, take everything', but you don't have to shoot, you can have it alll go on, andy, run." "I'll give you a chance to run, if you make it you're free." "But i can't run, i can't run with my hands tied!" "Andy, go on runl run, andy, run!" "Pal" "pa?" "Pa?" "No, pa." "Merar:" "One took off into the brush." "I'm glad that you got here in time, son." "As soon as we get that head fixed up, we'll make a trevoy an' take you home in style." "Thanks, merar." "You know, i bet your friend out there, if he had a second chance, he'd, er, check to see if that barrel was clear." "Like it stopped up." "It's your rifle, how'd that happen?" "Oh, i don't know, son." "It's still gonna be up to a judge, an' jury."