"Come on." "Some fun, charlie." "You sure do enjoy chasin' redskins." "Yeah, it helps keep my mind off the cold." "Where's docking?" "Inside, it's too early for the saloon." "I sure don't like this town." "Strange place is good for" "You, son, makes you appreciate what you have at home." "Well, I'll sure be glad when we get back in north fork," "Except for one thing." "No horses." "But, pa, we need 'em." "You said so yourself, an' you said we could buy a pair." "If we found the right ones, son." "But the ones who were up the stable were good." "Hmm." "We can't afford to pay mr." "Schneider's price." "$100." "That's too much." "Now you go over an' hitch a wagon, an'" "Let's get ready to go home." "I'll stop in here an' pick up our money from mr." "Lovering." "Pa?" "Hmm?" "What if mr." "Schneider changes his mind?" "Well, you tell mr." "Schneider" "We'll buy his horses if he comes down to my price." "But he won't." "Here, put this in the wagon." "Alright." "Well, sonny, what you think?" "Oh, good horses alright." "Ya?" "But pa will only pay $25 a head." "$25?" "Well, with $25 I couldn't even sell" "You a burro!" "Why, that wouldn't even pay for the tail." "Well that's a good joke." "You run along an' tell your father he's" "Going to have to pay much more for the horses." "Hey, you really want some horses, sonny?" "Why sure." "Well, I don't like to see a young fellow, disappointed." "Well how much?" "Eh, your price. $25 a head." "It's a real good trader you are, very sharp." "I got a customer just waitin' for that seed bull, mccain." "Well, I'm glad of it," "Lovering, it's profitable for both of us." "Yeah, this rancher really needs a bull bad." "If you" "Hadn't brought it up here," "I'd've had to advertise in the santa fe paper for one." "Where's andy grimes?" "You had some trouble, mr." "Crown?" "Oh, what's it look like to you, quint?" "I want the sheriff." "He's out chasin' them horse thieves been plaguing' us," "Mr. Crown." "Really?" "Well, you know he's huntin' in the wrong place." "They paid me a visit," "They took my remuda, an' killed two wranglers." "Hello, pa?" "Get on your horse, boy." "Sure, pa." "Want me to take care of him, mr." "Crown?" "Yeah, docking, but nothin' fancy." "$10 a piece alright?" "Fine." "Take him inside." "Now, don't be home late, joe." "No, I won't." "What's the matter?" "Horse thieves, killed some of ben crown's men." "2 more killed, more good horses stole, if we keep sittin'" "Around on our fritters, there'll be nothin' left" "But a chicken coop with feathers." "M- maybe I should handle this, mr." "Crown." "We ought to do somethin'" "Instead of standing' there talkin'." "Alright, step up an' get deputized." "This is dirty work" "An' all of us better be there when it's done." "It's $2 a man for every day we're out." "You can't deputize anybody," "Artie, you ain't nothin' but a deputy yourself." "Sheriff grime's away, quint's the law." "He's bound to do" "Everythin' necessary to keep order." "Ben crown always gets his way?" "Crown an' his ranch keep this town alive." "Pa!" "Pa." "Where's the wagon, son?" "Over at the stables, come on, I wanna show you somethin'." "Ah, aren't you forgettin' your manners?" "Oh, hello, mr." "An' mrs." "Lovering." "Mornin', young man, my, but you're in a hurry." "Yes, ma'am." "How about you, joe?" "How about me what, charlie?" "You ridin' with us?" "Joe's no gunhand an' you know that." "How about your friend with the rifle?" "Sorry, mister, my boy an' I are on our way home." "My pa will pay ya, even though you're a stranger around here." "You thank your pa kindly for me, huh?" "So long, folks." "Look," "Careful with that horse, mister." "What was that surprise you were talkin' about, son?" "Oh, you'll see, pa." "Alright, those of you that are ridin' with the posse, bring" "Your own grub an' bedrolls." "An' we'll meet back here." "This ain't right, artie," "You can't do anythin' without sheriff grimes." "You know, if grimes complains I'll have his star." "An'," "Docking, if you got anythin'" "More to say, you'll ride along with us, on a rail." "Alright, get with it." "Get back quick." "You have a bill of sale, mr." "Schneider?" "Somethin' that says they're yours?" "Eh, ya." "Ya, I got one right here." "Well, it seems to be in order alright." "Why the sudden drop in" "Price, schneider?" "Is somethin' wrong?" "Oh, nothin', nothin' is wrong, mr." "Mccain." "You looked at 'em yourself, pa." "Yes, I did, son, they're fine animals." "I..." "I've been wantin' to sell my business for a long time," "Mr. Mccain." "This town is no good" "An' these are my last two horses." "Just $25 a piece, nothin' else." "Maybe a little somethin' more, eh, not too much." "What is it?" "Oh, you go west from here, ya?" "That's right, to north fork." "Ah, 'ser good." "You see, I got there living' a sister, well," "I haven't seen her in a long time." "Well, if it's nice, maybe I stay." "Besides, I don't ride" "A horse too good," "An' two or three days in a wagon is worth somethin'." "I guess so." "Ah, good, an' for this I also lower the price of horses." "It's alright, isn't it, pa?" "We made a deal, shook hands." "Yes, son, we made a deal so I guess we better go through" "With it." "Here you are, son, count out $50." "Alright." "Here, there's a $20, an' $40, an' $10, $50." "Ya, an' here's the bill of sale." "I'll be packed an' ready" "In three minutes." "Alright, hitch up the horses, we're goin' home." "Alright." "It's a dead indian, charlie." "What?" "Well, get another one." "Costs money." "You owe me more than $50 right now for" "One thing an' another." "I know that." "I'll get the bottle, you can have my part of the posse." "I don't want no more than my own share." "We catch up with them" "Horse thieves it ain't gonna help nobody to be back waitin'" "To point a finger at folks after it's all over." "You think there's gonna be a hangin'." "I know it." "Well, the horses are all hitched up." "Gets any warmer," "We'll have mud all the way home." "Yeah." "Thank you, son." "Pa, which one of the horses can I have?" "Well, they're only half broke, son." "I'll tell you what," "When we finish chopping' them, you can take your pick." "We..." "We go now, mccain, ya?" "You are in a big hurry, schneider." "I like better a warm bed an' a fire, than to sleep out here" "Again here tonight." "Pa, there's some riders comin'." "Who are they?" "I don't know, mark." "Maybe they're some of the posse." "I don't think so, they took the east road out of town." "We are heading west." "Well, if it isn't our tall" "Friend who wouldn't join the posse." "You boys want somethin'?" "Sure, somethin' to drink, if you can spare it." "Help yourself." "Come on out, schneider." "Mccain, don't let charlie do it." "Alright, what do you want with 'im?" "Pa!" "Why you-!" "Don't shoot me, don't shoot me." "Pa." "Let's see how this tall one can handle a rope dance." "You can stand up now, horse thief." "Horse thief?" "Looks like your brand, mr." "Crown." "You know it's my brand, quint." "Tie up those horses," "Tie 'em up." "Looks like you are after more than selling' your seed" "Bull, mister." "Those are our horses, we paid for 'em." "Sure you did." "An' those two wranglers on mr." "Crown's ranch," "They up an' asked somebody to shoot 'em." "You bought those horses, where's your paper?" "Show 'im the bill of sale, mark." "Why didn't you show this before?" "Give any horse thief five minutes, an' you'll have a bill" "Of sale drawn up an' signed for you." ""the bar c ranch," signed, abe campbell?" "That's right, mr." "Crown." "You an' your boy, step over to the wagon." "What do you think you're gonna do?" "Move, boy." "Don't to you ever touch that boy again!" "Leave the boy alone." "What's..." "Wrong with our horses, pa?" "He's right, mr." "Crown," "What is wrong with 'em, that's a good bill o' sale." "There is no bar c ranch." "The brand on those horses is mine." "If he bought 'em like he said, who'd he get 'em from?" "Henry schneider." "If he's tellin' the truth," "Schneider will back 'im up." "Where is he?" "Where is he?" "He's over there, dead." "Looks like another job for you," "Docking." "I'll take a look in the wagon." "He tried to run away, pa." "Hmm?" "You were on a horseback an' he's on foot." "What do" "You think he was gonna do, fly?" "He ran, he knew what he'd done." "Maybe he was just scared." "Oh he was scared alright." "Coz, he knew he'd done somethin' he was gonna hang for, just like" "You'll hang." "Cuz the two of you were in this thing together." "Pa!" "It's alright, son." "We'll see how alright it is." "Put your hands up against the wagon," "An' spread your feet back." "Hey, look at this." "You sure" "Got a lot of money for that seed bull, mister." "There's $50 more of it in schneider's pocket." "That's what we paid for the horse, $25 a head." "$25 dollars a head!" "That stock's worth $100 a head half broke." "$25 a head ain't honest on the face of it." "Search schneider's body," "You'll find the money." "If it hasn't been taken." "You sayin' I'd rob the dead, mister?" "Hey, docking, how much money has he got on him?" "$4 an' change." "Tie 'im to the wagon wheel!" "What are you gonna do to him?" "We gonna hang your pa, sonny?" "No!" "Three against one's enough, back off!" "Pa!" "Let me go." "You don't do a man like that, boy." "You ain't never gonna hit me again, pa." "You can't whup a man," "You don't use your gun." "Now, get in there!" "Lemme..." "Go." "Mark!" "Get away, son." "Get away, son." "Hold on, sonny, it's better you stay here with your pa." "Gimme that thing." "That's enough, charlie!" "A tall man, ain't he?" "Pretty tall." "Tall man hangs from a short rope." "Mark?" "Yes, pa?" "Why don't you get yourself somethin' to eat, son?" "I already ate." "Thanks, son." "Are we gonna get out of this, pa?" "I don't know, son." "They won't hurt you, I'm sure of that." "Why would they wanna hurt you?" "We didn't do anythin', did we?" "No." "No, we didn't, son." "Then why?" "I don't understand." "Mark, hard things happen to" "People all the time." "We never really know why." "It shouldn't be that way." "Maybe not, son." "Mark, there's..." "There's good an' bad" "In life." "A man's gotta be ready for both." "Yeah, I guess so." "We're gonna do it in the" "Mornin' anyway, why not now an' get it over with?" "Yeah, let's get out of here, it's gettin' colder already." "How about it, mr." "Crown?" "Let's hang the man an' go home." "How many men you killed, post?" "We could finish an' be on our way, it's..." "Cold out here." "We'll do it quick enough." "We shall get no warmth from a" "Hangin', it'll put a chill in deep as your soul." "I'll take those, son." "Here have a drink, it'll keep you warm." "This oughta be a real big feather in your hat, artie?" "I'm not sure I follow you, charlie." "Well, you wanna be sheriff, don't you?" "A man always hopes to get ahead." "Well, here's mccain an' schneider, two of the horse" "Thieves, caught cold an' executed by your posse." "All the" "Time, andy's grimes is out on a snipe hunt somewhere." "That ought" "To make you a sheriff." "Don't think it won't." "I suppose it could." "You'd like that, wouldn't you?" "Oh, I'd like that a lot, a whole lot." "Well, then hang him quick," "Right now." "Everybody wants it, an' no questions tomorrow." "Why should there be questions tomorrow?" "Ah, you know how people are after a hangin' posse?" "But they won't do it now, they don't" "Dare cuz they were all part of it." "Well, you wanna be sheriff," "Don't you?" "Yeah." "I wanna be sheriff." "Are you fellows warm enough?" "Not even in there it ain't." "Well, if we don't finish this" "Now, we'll be out another night away from home." "Talk to your pa, not me." "Yeah." "Pa, it's about time for the hanging', ain't it?" "Morning's time enough." "Everybody here wants to have it now." "Everybody?" "You asked mccain there how he feels about it?" "Me?" "How do you expect mccain to feel?" "I'm askin' you now." "Mornin' is time enough." "Pa, what's the matter with you?" "You used to chew up horse" "Thieves an' spit 'em out." "Now you act like you can't even gum 'em." "You watch how you talk to me, boy." "Boy." "Boy this an' boy that!" "I'm a man, pa, a grown man." "An'" "Don't call me boy anymore." "An' when I talk to you, you listen." "You know I've been waitin' a long time to see you start" "Actin' like a man." "Well, I'm still waitin'." "Well, maybe you ain't got the" "Insides for it no more." "Maybe you're overripe." "What do you know about insides?" "The only thing you ever" "Had inside o' you is some saloon courage, an' me to back you up." "Every man here is with me, pa, now when do we hang 'im?" "The time for hangin' is in the mornin'." "Gives a man..." "Time to" "Make peace with his god, an' it gives all of us time to think" "About what we're doin', so that later on, nobody can say he" "Didn't know." "Charlie is right," "I'm getting' old." "I remember hanging' a few horse thieves," "An' it didn't make me feel any better to watch their toes" "Reach for the ground, their faces gone black." "Alright," "Mccain is a horse thief." "He's gonna hang, but when it's" "Proper, in the mornin'." "Mr. Crown?" "You can't hang my pa." "Stolen horse, an' a forged bill o' sale, the only man to" "Back 'im up dead, he's a horse thief, son." "My pa never stole anything' in his whole life!" "He's a good man." "The best man I know." "Now, be sensible, boy." "I don't care what you say." "I don't care what you do," "But you're wrong an' nothin' will ever make you right." "I bought those horses." "Pa gave me the money to pay for them," "But I bought 'em!" "From mr." "Schneider?" "He wouldn't sell them at first, but then he changed his" "Mind an' lowered the price." "He wanted to leave town," "That's why he was travelin' with us to north fork." "He would have" "Told you if..." "If your son hadn't" "Killed him." "Mr. Schneider begged him." "Mr. Schneider begged charlie?" "Whatever you do, whatever you say, I wanna be like my pa." "Just like him, no different, he's the best man I know." "Mccain, don't talk!" "You want a chance to get out of here?" "Alright, I'll cut you loose an' you can make a break for it," "Just head for the horses." "So you can shoot me in the back?" "I said chance, no guarantee?" "It's dark, I could miss." "Well, it's better than havin' your boy" "Watch you hang, ain't it?" "You wait until morning', he comes up," "Sees you hangin' there with your heels kickin', your neck broken," "An' all twisted." "Alright." "Go ahead." "Horses are right over there." "no, mccain!" "The other way, mccain!" "My boy an' I had it like that once, don't ever lose it." "It's over an' done with now, mark, why so glum?" "If they'd have hanged you," "Pa, it would have been all my fault." "Wait a minute, son, don't you ever think that way." "They'd have hung me, it would have been charlie crown's fault," "Nobody else's." "Charlie crown, stealing' his own pa's horses an' then sellin' 'em to poor mr." "Schneider, just to get money." "Guess I didn't" "Make such a good trade after all." "Better leave the business" "To you." "No siree!" "We're partners, every lesson you learn makes" "You a better partner." "Only one thing." "What's that?" "Just remember the lessons."