"[ howling ]" "[ howling continues ]" "[ grunting, wheezing ]" "[ grunting ]" "[ baby crying ]" "What's the matter, baby ?" "Come on, baby." "Ooh." "[ coughing ] [ sighing ] I think she's croupy." "Oh, that's not the croup." "It's a dry cough." "You ought to know the difference by now." "Give her to me." "Guess I'm just the worrying' kind, now I'm a pa." "You been a pa for 15 years." "You were the worrying' kind long before that." "[ fussing ] ohh, ohh." "Seems like every time I get set to go off, somebody around here's sick." "[ scoffs ] she just got a cough." "You're goin' off to get shot at." "We're the ones gonna worry." "And you don't even have to go." "Just goin' 'cause the captain asked ya." "Be off to check the stove." "Here, honey." "Take her with ya." "She's hungry." "And wake the boys while you're at it." "You can sleep a minute longer." "I can't sleep a minute longer." "I'm a schoolteacher, remember ?" "[ man ] Jack comin' through with broken reins." "Get him !" "[ man #2 ] yo, back here." "Come on, curly." "Curly !" "[ man ] get the rope on him !" "[ man #2 ] whoa, put a rope on him." "[ man #2 ] come on, Clyde !" "Come on, Clyde !" "[ man ] get up there, now." "Come on, get behind him, now." "Thought you went to work before dinner, Charlie." "I'd be at work, if I wasn't afraid to go off and leave the help." "If I do, most of them will just get lost and I'll have to waste time lookin' for 'em." "Put the rope on the horse's neck, not the damn horn !" "You're a little tardy yourself today, ain't ya ?" "Yeah, this Yankee..." "I'm meetin' must like to sleep late;" "I'm not due to the railroad till seven." "Who you goin' after this time, Woodrow ?" "Name's Joey Garza, train robber." "They say he's swift." "Has he give you a fancy gun yet ?" "Who ?" "Colonel Terry." "Ain't he still president of the railroad ?" "Man I'm dealin' with name's Brookshire." "I don't know who owns the railroad this boy's been robbing'." "I expect he'll offer you a fancy gun." "I've no use for expensive weapons." "[ laughs ] you let somebody give you a fancy gun," "And he'll tell everybody in five counties he's your friend," "When in fact he may despise you." "[ cowboys yipping, shouting ]" "Plan to work before noon, you better give your hands a help catching' the horses." "This is a pointless conversation." "Good-bye." "Bye." "Come on, boy !" "I'd hate to let Woodrow call beat me to work." "[ man ] here comes a tough cowboy !" "[ bleating ] [ chattering ]" "[ gunshot, groaning ] what the hell was that ?" "[ baby crying ]" "Eat your breakfast." "August ?" "Hold-- put her in the crib, would you ?" "B-b-but pa, I ain't finished yet." "Will you just do it ?" "[ baby cries again ]" "I wish you'd learn how to drink out of a cup, like the rest of us." "Well, saucerin' coffee is a habit I picked up..." "In the ranger days when I was a bachelor." "I was a bachelor most of my life." "Same as the captain." "You're never the same as the captain." "Well, maybe not." "You know, I hadn't learned how to be a husband yet, not in those days." "You know, things like bein' married-- [ chuckles ]" "You still don't know a thing about bein' married." "I have to teach you every day." "Was she wet ?" "[ August ] no, ma." "I don't like that old man keeping' you away from us." "Why can't he find somebody younger if he needs help chasing' a bandit ?" "Pea ?" "Somethin' the matter ?" "No, I 'spect I'll worry about all of you the whole way." "[ door bangs ]" "I worry but I like gettin' paid cash money." "[ girl ] you don't have to worry, pa." "I'll help ma while you're gone." "Oh, I'm sure you will, in what time you spare from Roy Benson." "She kisses him, pa !" "You hush, Georgie." "Ma ?" "Don't you be hittin' your brother !" "I won't have my Georgie beaten up over a silly boy like Roy Benson." "Ma, he ain't silly." "Don't talk about him like that." "I wish all of you would leave me alone." "She beats up on me all the time." "Well, you deserve it, you little snitch." "Will you hand me that rag ?" "Ben's nose is runny." "[ children arguing ]" " It's a dish rag." " Well, it's not now, it's a snot rag." "Hold still." "Okay, children." "Go on up and get ready for school." "[ mother ] go on !" "I wish pa didn't have to go." "I don't like it when pa goes." "[ Ben ] ma, Georgie pulled my suspenders this morning." "[ Georgie ] no, I did not !" "[ mother ] boys, stop pestering' each other and get upstairs." " [ footsteps receding ] - [ sighs ]" "They don't deserve you." "We do." "We'd love you." "He just works you." "Lori, I been with the captain a long, long time" "You been with these children their whole lives !" "They got no other father." "He can get another corporal, and that's all you are to him." "He don't even like you neither." "He's mad at ya 'cause you married me." "Doesn't like it that Gus liked me, neither." "Now that we're married, I've taken two men from him." "Don't like it that I'm a teacher, neither." "Guess he don't think that whores ought to become school teachers." "[ door closes ] [ wind whistling ]" "[ wagon approaching ] [ man ] hee-yaw !" "Hee-yaw !" "Come on !" "Hey, Henry." "Howdy, Ben." "Excuse me, sir." "Would you be Mr. Brookshire ?" "Well, yes." "At your service." "I'm call." "Glad you're prompt." "I despise laggards." "I imagine you were expecting someone younger." "Oh, I'm sorry." "I'm sorry." "Actually, you see, I'm just an accountant." "They don't usually send me on these trips; they usually send Jimmy Roberts, but..." "He swallowed a wine cork and choked to death not an hour before he was to leave." "Train robbers ain't smart." "Five smart train robbers could bust every railroad in this country." "Well, this young Mexican is smart." "That's why colonel Terry expressly ordered me to hire you." "You've got a very fine reputation." "Fine reputation ?" "Well, I say he does." "This here's captain call;" "he's the greatest ranger that there's ever been." "I'd prefer my coffee hot and my conversations private." "Say, sweet-tempered he ain't, but you'll find that out if you hire him." "Of course I have to hire you." "Temper isn't the point." "How many trains this Garza boy rob ?" "The count was seven." "You say he's a guero ?" "He's what ?" "Guero." "That means a blond-haired Mexican." "Blue-eyed too." "Oh !" "I forgot the gun." "[ sighs ] so windy out, it just about blew my wits away." "Colonel Terry sent you this gun." "It's a gift." "Thanks, but I'll pass." "You mean you don't want it ?" "Well, good Lord-- why-- wh-wh-what'll I tell colonel Terry ?" "This engraving is hand work, you know." "It doesn't come cheap." "Well, then, the colonel can keep it for himself, Ned." "I have no place to keep a fancy weapon." "I'd just have to deposit it in the bank, and I prefer to avoid banks." "[ sighs ] well" "I don't know what the colonel's gonna say when he finds out you didn't want his gun." "He'll be mad enough to bite himself." "Well, if he bites himself, that's his concern." "If you want me to catch this boy, I'll give ya my terms." "Pea !" "Could ya hitch up the buggy, honey ?" "Claire's running late." "[ Claire ] who has the wire brush ?" "[ boys ] Ben !" "[ Ben ] no, I don't." "[ boy ] yes, you do." "[ Claire ] just hand it over, okay ?" "[ arguing continues ]" "If you don't hand it over, I'm gonna tell mom." "I don't have it !" "Mom !" "Ben has my hairbrush and he won't give it back !" "[ Lori ] honey, we have your hairbrush down here." "How do you expect me to get ready for school if you have my hairbrush ?" "Where's your guns ?" "Well, I never finished cleaning' 'em." "Well, you cleaned 'em enough to smell like gun grease all night." "Whoa, boy." "You smell like somethin' different every night, seems like." "Well, I guess it just depends on what I spill on myself during the day." "Mean you're goin' off to chase a bandit without even being' armed ?" "Don't need to be armed 'cause I ain't goin'." " You ain't, pa ?" " No." "I'm scared one of you might die while I'm gone." "Besides, this chasing' bandits has gotta stop sometime." "What about the captain ?" "Well, I gotta go over to the railroad and tell him I can't go." "Well, he'd better not be rough on ya." "If he is, he's gonna have me to deal with." "You sure this is what you wanna do, pea ?" "Yeah." "I hope so." "I don't want ya moping' about it later." "Hey, Charlie !" "Step up !" "Mom, you're so mean to him." "You think I'm mean to your father ?" "You don't know what mean is." "[ Claire ] well, I think I know what mean is." "And I think you're mean to pa." "[ passengers chattering ]" "Oops !" "Aw." "[ laughing ]" "Wind's not like this back home." "I'm not visiting' Brooklyn, but when you're travelin' here on the plains," "You can count on wind." "Got off the train here yesterday ?" "Been chasing' my hat ever since." "Might get a piece of twine, tie it on your head." "[ thunder ]" "[ groaning ] [ moaning ] [ screaming ] [ train whistling ]" "[ whistling continues ]" "Mr. Brookshire ?" "Mr. Brookshire !" "Mr. Brookshire, are you ill ?" "[ train braking ]" "I'd like to get on the train, now." "Maybe I would perk up if I was on that train." "Let's go get on the train." "[ conductor ] 'board !" "Next stop, San Angelo." "Right there." "Just step right up." "[ gasps ] okay." "All right." "Just go right through there, and you get settled down." "Would you take that ?" "Where are you going ?" "Goin' back for the rest of my gear." "I'll be right back." "Uh, do you mind if I came with ya ?" "I thought you wanted to be inside the train." "I did." "I do." "I did." "But, uh, I-I'm-- I'm afraid I'll blow away." "Like a tumbleweed." "I know it's windy." "I never seen any wind bad enough to blow a fellow out of a railroad car," "And besides, if you don't mind my saying so," "You-you're a bit heavier than a tumbleweed." " You sure you're gonna come right back ?" " I'll be right back." "Unless a big gust comes up." "Is that your man ?" "Hmm." "He forgot his weapons." "How could he forget his weapon ?" "You forgot your arsenal." "Well, no, I didn't forget it, captain." "I left it home." "Who's that fellow with the derby ?" "That's Mr. Brookshire." "He's with the railroad." "Spends most of his time chasin' after that derby hat." "A man that can't keep his hat on ain't gonna be much help in Mexico." "Well, I expect I'm not gonna be much help to you in Mexico either, captain." "I got me a wife, now, and five children." "One of 'em's a baby." "I got-I got a farm won't work itself." "I-I reckon it's-- it's time for me to stay home." "Well, I guess I stopped this train for nothin'..." "If you ain't gettin' on." "What's wrong with your man ?" " Is he sick ?" " No, he ain't sick." "He's married." " Are you a cardplayin' man ?" " No." "I didn't think you were." "[ train whistles ]" "Older children copy the math problems on the board..." "As your assignment for tomorrow." "Younger children, take home your readers and study chapter 15." "That's page one-forty-- [ whispering ]" "[ whispering ] what ?" "[ mumbling ] captain left without me." "Did he fuss at you much ?" "No, just..." "Shook my hand and left." "[ laughs ] [ giggling, whispering ]" "Claire !" "Mind what you're doin', this is a school room." "Finish your addition." "[ children chattering ]" "Quiet, children." "Are you sick, honey ?" "No." " Are you havin' one of your headaches ?" " Yeah." "It's kind of a pain in the neck like your horse has a stiff trot." "It's not the stiff trot, it's the stiff wife." "Go home with your father." "He's feelin' poorly." "Roy and I was going to study together" "And when you get there, fix him some soup, and put him to bed till his head feels better." "But ma-- don't "but ma" me, Claire." "Go !" "Roy Benson ain't gonna melt between today and tomorrow, honey." "You'll see him again." "Pa, do you like Roy ?" "Ma don't." "Roy ?" "He's gangly." "So am I." "[ man ] you ought to retire, Willy." "You're losin' your eyesight." "[ man #2 ] nah." "Jus' in the lef' eye." "Man as blind as you oughtn't to be ridin' that River." "You're liable to fall in a hole and get swallowed up." "You're blind drunk nine days out of ten." "What's to keep you from stumbling' off into a hole and gettin' swallowed up ?" "The fact is, I hold court nine days out of ten." "And I am too busy to wander out there and find myself a hole big enough." "I particularly hate thieves." "A man who would steal 50 cents off ya..." "Will steal a million dollars." "Ain't too many folks around here got 50 cents." "[ chuckles ] much less a million dollars." "I've got 50 cents." "And I aim to keep it, too." "If I stole your 50 cents, would you hang me ?" "I'd hang you as soon as I could find my rope." "Now, I may not be able to put my hand on my hanging' rope right off," "So if you was quick, you might escape." "Who said you could be a judge, anyway ?" "I'd wanna see some papers..." "Before I'd let you hang me." "If you could see, you'd see that we're west of the Pecos," "And out here, if you wanna be a judge bad enough, you can be." "[ spits ] and I wanna be one bad enough." "What if it was a dime I stole ?" "Would you still hang me ?" "I cannot tolerate the loss of any sum !" "Officially." "Hmm." "You want to put this whisky you been drinkin' on your bill, is that correct ?" "Put it anywhere you want to put it." "Watch out for the Garza boy." "[ chuckles ]" "Joey ?" "I know Joey." "Why would I wanna watch out for him ?" "'cause he's a cold killer." "Just 'cause you fancy his mother don't mean he won't cut you down." "He won't cut me down !" "Well, if you make it for a month or so, you might survive !" " Why a month or so ?" " They've hired call to get him." "You mean Woodrow call is after Joey ?" "Who told you ?" "John Wesley Hardin." "Huh." "John Wesley." "Now, there's a fellow you ought to hang." "As long as you're hangin' folks." "Why ?" "Never stole a cent off me." "Mr. Hardin was headin' for Crowtown." "'spect he's killed a few rascals lookin' for a place to hide out." "Well, Crowtown's the place to hide out, all right." "[ sighs ] missed two." "[ laughs ]" "It's the sweat, you see." "In Germany, it's not so hot." "Uh, the sweat fogs up my telescope." "Still, I think I beat you." "Thank you for letting me shoot." "I like your gun." "%% [ singing in Spanish ]" "%% [ singing continues ]" "Mama !" "[ speaking Spanish ] what did you do ?" "I beat your man." "He can't shoot." "He is not my man." "I have no man." "Mama, you always have a man." "Teresa, I forgot the basket." "Go and bring me a basket." "[ Spanish ]" "[ laughing ] [ shrieks in pain ]" "You whore !" "You cut me !" "Hombre, if you put your hands on me again..." "I'll do worse that cut you !" "[ muttering ]" "Mary !" "Mary, I got news." " Where is your horse ?" " Aw, that dumb son of a bitch." "He let some pigs spook him." "I had to walk a good five mile." "I hope it sobered you." "You look red in your face." "Like you do when you drink." "[ Spanish ]" "Yeah, well, all I need is a little whisky." "A little love..." "And a few frijoles" "I can give you the frijoles." "Can do nothing about the rest." "Yeah, well, what I really need is a bottle of beer." "I seldom walk in the heat, you know." "You do not walk at all." "Or do anything else but talk !" "What the news ?" "Oh, God, my brain is boiled." "I'm so hot." "I near forgot." "Mary, they've hired call." "I come as quick as I could to tell ya." "Go to the house." "Clean yourself." "Teresa will give you the frijoles." "[ weeping, shouting ]" "Come on, mules !" "We caught these men with 30 stolen horses." "Old vaquero up on the River told us they were from this village." "They are from this village." "They are my son and my grandsons." "We caught 'em with 30 horses." "The law is the law." "So we hung 'em, we cut 'em down." "Brought them home here." "[ shocked chattering ]" "[ hysterical crying ]" "Captain !" "What's the point of the eight-gauge ?" "Take a whole pack mule to carry the shells." "Well, the man who sold it to me said it would be useful for self-defense." "I won't dispute that." "If you survive the kick," "You won't have to worry too much about the enemy." "[ gate creaks ] thank you." " Let me see the pistols." " Oh." "They're said to be the newest model." "Well, I'll allow they're the most expensive." "I'm glad your colonel don't mind expense." "Oh, but he does." "Colonel Terry hates expense." "Well, maybe I could sell them back, when we get through." "[ nickers ] you know, I hadn't expected this extreme weather." "I all but froze in Amarillo, now I'm all but cooked." "Aren't Amarillo and Laredo in the same state ?" "Well, more or less." "There's some folks think Laredo's still in Mexico." "You don't get weather like this in Brooklyn." "[ train whistles ] it's just weather." "If I was you, I'd go into the telegraph office..." "And see if there's any more trains been robbed." "Well, what'll you be doin' ?" "I'll be packin' the horses." "[ dog barking ]" "[ rifle cocking ] [ whinnying ]" "Where have you been ?" "I thought you were going to help us with the corn." "I am not a farmer." "Where's Billy ?" "He's driving the wagon to the mines." "He'll be back in three days." "Good !" "I'm glad he's gone." "That old man smells." "He's kind to me." "That is because he wants you." "That is the reason he comes, and that is the reason he stays." "[ slapping ]" "Any man can want." "It's how a man behaves that counts." "Don't hit me again, mama." "[ whimpers ]" "[ bleating ] [ bleating like a goat ] [ bleating continues ]" "[ cowboys yipping, whistling ]" "It's seven telegrams." "If the colonel's mad enough to send out seven telegrams," "He's ready to call out the army !" "Sounds like an impatient man, your colonel." "[ sighs ] impatient men make mistakes." "The only mistake he's gonna make would be to kill me." "Only he won't think it's a mistake." "Yeah, four more trains been robbed, one of 'em carrying' an army payroll." "Another payroll." "Lord spare us." "The army'll be mad for sure." "Mm, it's the passengers the Lord should have spared." "Sixteen folks were shot in them four robberies." "Sixteen ?" "That's the count." "Whoever done it-- doin' it for the killin', not the robbing'." " How do you know ?" " Fought in the civil war, didn't ya ?" "Well, I was there." "I was quartermaster, mostly." "You were still there." "How many men did your company lose ?" "'bout ten." "There you go." "I fought the Indian wars of Texas for 24 years, and I lost six men." "Sixteen men killed in four robberies ?" "That indicates a killer, possibly two." "Well, what makes you say two ?" "The distance." "Train was robbed in van horn, Texas one afternoon," "Another in Deming, new Mexico before dawn the next day." "No robber could have made it from van horn to Deming that quick." "He couldn't have done it even if he rode the train he just robbed." "[ whinnying ]" "I'm gonna have to talk to the sheriff in this town." "We can't afford to be shorthanded, with all these train robberies." "Whoever robbed the train outside of Deming had a gang." "Garza boy works alone." "Now how does he stop those trains if he works alone ?" "[ sheriff ] well, he ain't lazy, captain." "Works at night." "Piles rocks on the tracks." "Builds kind of a wall." "Surely a locomotive going full speed could bust through a few rocks." "Maybe." "But the train might derail," "And if it derailed, you'd be in a pickle." "If Joey Garza's after you, you're in a pickle anyway." "If it was me, and I was drivin' the durn train," "I'd pour on the steam-- Ted, who consulted you ?" "I'll consult him." "He's makin' more sense than you." "Well, I guess the engineer could plow on if he wants to." "Well, Joey Garza, it's either run or fight." "Me, I'd run." "You employed steady, or would you consider accompanying us on this chase ?" "Well, it's steady." "But it's warm here." "I wouldn't mind gettin' off to higher country, where there might be a breeze." "Ted, who invited you in this conversation ?" "If you leave, who's gonna sweep out the jail ?" "Well, if captain call wants me, I expect I better go." "He's captain call, bob." "He's captain call !" "He knows my name, deputy." " You goin', or ain't ya ?" " I sure am, captain." "I'm with ya." "Go get your bedroll." "We're ready to leave." "Much obliged, Ted." "Captain." "[ sniffling, crying ]" "Stop patting' me on the back like that." "Like what ?" "Like you was in a hurry and wanted me to stop cryin' so you could leave." "Baby, I got to get this gear together quick." "Captain's ready to leave." "He ain't gonna like waiting'." "The captain." "You know that's all I heard come out of your mouth since you got home," "Just "the captain" this, and "the captain" that." "I mean, who is he anyway ?" "He's just some old man I ain't never heard of." "The most famous Texas ranger there's ever been." "He's captain call." "Everybody on the border knows who captain call is." "I'm on the border." "I ain't never heard tell of him." "But if he's important enough to break up our marriage with our baby comin'," "Then you can just go !" "Why have you said anything about breaking up our marriage ?" "I'm just goin' off with captain call." "I'll be back long before little Joe is born." "Or little Josie, whichever it is." "[ sighs ]" "What if ya don't come back ?" "Why wouldn't I do, huh ?" "This is where I live." "I know." "What if you don't live ?" "Then what'll me and Joe or Josie do then ?" "My gosh." "I'm not goin' off to get killed." "You've gotta get that notion out of your head." "[ sighs ]" "You will lead that second packhorse back there, deputy." "[ rattling ] [ neighing ]" "Uh, captain ?" " Where are we gonna be sleeping ?" " On the ground, sir." "You planning' on nesting' in a tree ?" "[ Brookshire ] no, no." "No, it's just that the" "The ground's a little-- well, I mean..." "There are snakes." "[ laughing ]" "O-ho !" "Whoa." "Well, well, well." "Now, hold on, Jethro." "[ laughing ]" "Ohh." "Hey, puta !" "Wait up a minute." "When I tell a whore to wait, you better wait." "How 'bout a drink, puta ?" "I am no puta, senor." " You're not near as pretty as you used to be, Jethro." " [ men laughing ]" " Senor ?" " Yeah, what do you want, mex ?" "[ gunshot, screaming ]" "¿ que paso ?" "Hah !" "Hyah !" "What have you done ?" "Now the hard sheriff is going to come from across the River." "He's going to beat us all." "No, he will only beat her." "She made it happen." "What have you done ?" "I killed a gringo, mama." "I only like gringos when they're dead." "He is bad, that one." "He is bad." "I made you coffee, mama." "Me and Rafael are here." "We will take care of you." "Teresa," "You'll have to stay with grandmother for a few days." "No-- bad men will come." "I do not want you or Rafael here." "But I don't want to go !" "Teresa !" "You can take your chick with you." "[ makes bleating sound ] c-can Rafael take his goat ?" "Rafael can take his goat." "[ man ] Rico !" "[ screaming in Spanish ]" "You senora Garza ?" "[ speaking Spanish ] senora Maria Garza." "Where's that murderin' son of yours ?" "[ man #2 ] speak up, woman !" "Sheriff Donovan asked you a question." "Where's Joey ?" "This is Mexico." "It's my country." "You are not the law here." "Lady's got a point, boys." "What do you mean, sheriff ?" "We can do what we damn well please with Mexicans, wherever we are." "No, senora Garza's right, boys." "This is Mexico." "We ain't the law here !" "So what do you say we take her back across the border where we are the law ?" "No !" "Stop !" "Stop !" "Stop !" "Ouch !" "[ sighs ] God, if you scrape me one more time with your toenails," "I'm kickin' you out of this bed." "Why don't you cut your toenails, like other folks do ?" "Well, they're way down there in my socks." "I forget about 'em." "I'm sorry I nicked ya, honey." "Nicked me ?" "I'll probably be the first person to bleed to death..." "From bein' cut by her husband's toenail." "You're wishing you'd gone with the captain, ain't ya ?" "No." "I just wish he hadn't gone hisself." "I wish he'd just quit." "Quit and do what ?" "He doesn't know how to do anything but kill." "Just an evil old man." "Now, that ain't fair, Lori." "In the Indian days, he didn't have no choice." "[ sighs ]" "I mean, look what blue duck did." "[ scoffs ]" "I don't want to remember what blue duck did, 'cause he did some of it to me !" "I wanna forget what blue duck did." "Captain call was one of the folks that helped me." "[ wolf howling ] I was just a kid when he took me in the troop." "Now he's askin' for my help, and I can't go." "Just feels wrong to me." "I mean, it-- feel more wrong if I went off and left you and the tots" "Well, go after him, then." "Go on." "I want you to." "[ sighs ]" "I'll never really have you as long as that old man's alive," "And neither will the children." "Don't be worryin' about me and the "tots." we'll do fine." "Go on, get killed." "And good riddance." "I don't want to go." "I'm here." "Here's where I want to be." "It's just I can't help feelin' bad about leavin' the captain shorthanded." "[ sighing ] I know." "[ sighs heavily ] I'm sorry I said that about good friends." "I was just mad." "I get mad every time we talk about him." "It's worse than the toenails, ain't it ?" "[ chuckles ]" "I feel scared, Lori." "Don't know why I feel so scared," "I think I'm gettin' a chill." "God, you're clammy." "Maybe you have what Georgie's got." "[ whispering ] I'll warm ya, honey." "It ain't cold on the outside, it's the inside." "[ breathing ]" "It's like I dread somethin', Lori." "Well, I don't know what you dread, but..." "You're my husband;" "I know what you need." "[ fierce yelling ]" "Damn, that was our best packhorse, too." "What happened ?" "[ sighs ] bad dream, I expect ?" "Indians." "I-I-I thought we were being attacked by Indians." "[ gun cocking ] [ horse wheezing ]" "[ sighs, deeply ]" "Better make an entry." "How much did that horse cost ?" "Twenty-five dollars." "Plus the shotgun shell." "I'd be sure and list that shotgun shell, if I was you." "[ rooster crows ]" "He's an old man, Lori." "I better go find him." "Least we'll be paid cash money." "Cash money can't hug me." "Can't do what we did last night." "Can't make me a baby," "And it can't be a father to the ones we already got." "But if you have to go, go now, so I can start gettin' used to it." "You won't have to get over nothin'." "I'll be back." "I suspect it was too good for the both of you, pea." "He'll kill you and the captain," "And I'll get old and wouldn't have you." "And neither will the children." "Come here, buddy." "[ muffled speaking ]" "Oh !" "Oh !" "[ sniffling ]" "Take care of mama." "I love you too." "What makes you think you can find the captain ?" "You can't even track the milk cow half the time." "I'll find the campers." "Folks don't forget him." "I'll just ask folks as we move along." "Hang on, children." "We don't want to be late for school." "Hey, Charlie !" "Back soon, papa !" "Bye, pa !" "[ cawing ]" "[ cawing continues, louder ]" "Are there any empty houses in this town ?" " [ man ] no." "Andwhoare you ?" " I am Joey Garza." "Well, if you want a domicile in this town, all ya gotta do is..." "Find a house you like, kill whoever's in it," "Then drag the victim up on the sand hill, and..." "The devil pig will do the rest." "Excuse me, senores." "[ door closes ]" "[ speaking Spanish ]" "Guess we got a new landlord." "He's better looking than the old one." "That don't mean he'll be easier to get along with." "Captain, do you ever get worried before a fight ?" "Nope, I can't say I fret much." "Well, that's brave." "When I was in the war, I was scared all the time." "And I was only a quartermaster." "Still had nightmares." "What did ya dream ?" "Ah, mainly of having one of those big shells come in low and knock my head off." "You know, that very thing happened to a man I knew." "Fellow from Hoboken named Johnny Rowe." "Bad luck, I suppose." "Terrible luck." "Man gave me his biscuit that morning, and rode out on a scout." "I-- why did he give ya his biscuit ?" "Well, he said he was too nervous to eat." "[ pouring ]" "So I ate the biscuit, and off he rode." "And while I ate the biscuit, general Grant rode by." "That was the one time that I saw general Grant." "Anyway, after a little while the shells started whistling in," "So we all squinched down and went on up the road," "And..." "There was a bunch of boys standing around a horse." "We thought they were looking at a dead reb, but..." "No, we were looking at Johnny." "His head was gone." "It was just a red bone sticking up between his shoulders." "Lord." "Just a red bone ?" "Yeah, a red bone." "I expect it was his spine." "Lord." "Just a red bone ?" "You know, they say that Garza boy can hit you..." "Between the eyes from a mile away with that rifle of his." "All this is just the effect of reputation." "A bandit gets a reputation, folks get to thinkin' he can do no wrong." "[ swallows ] if he had any sense, he wouldn't be shootin'..." "Between the eyes, he'd be shootin' at the trunk." "It's bigger." "It's the intelligent target." "How was general Grant ?" "I've always been curious about the man." "Well, he looked drunk, to me." "The man won that war, and he was drunk the whole time." "My God, famous shoes." "How'd you get here ?" "My day starts early." "I saw your track in the creek and I followed." "I thought you had become a farmer." "[ sighs ]" "I was surprised to see your tracks." "[ groans ] why, I used to travel all the time." "You had no woman then." "Now you have a woman." "Who will give her children if you are traveling ?" "Well, I expect she'll be willin' to hold off on the children till I get back." "What are you doin' way up here on the Brazos ?" "I'm a kickapoo." "Kickapoos lived here until the Comanches came." "Comanches did not like us." "Comanche don't like anybody very much." "Except other Comanches." "They wanted our part of the world and they took it." "We are not fighters, though we are the best trackers." "Do you think captain call would pay me to help him find Joey Garza ?" "Well, he'd most likely give you something." "How much do you expect to get ?" "You said your woman teaches." "Does she know how to read tracks in books ?" " What ?" " Tracks in books." " Tracks on paper ?" " Oh, you mean, words ?" "You bet she knows how to read words." "Well, she teaches young'uns their letters, that's her job." "She taught you ?" "Well, she been meanin' to get around to it." "I know one or two letters." "I know "p," and I know "y."" "I expect I'll study up some more on the letters when the crops come in." "I can track any animal." "I can track spiders." "I can track lizards and snakes," "I can even track fleas and bugs." "But I cannot follow the tracks in books." "But if your woman will teach me how to read," "I will help the captain find Joey." "Well, that saved on expense." "Don't you have anything to eat ?" "Well, I just shot me a big jackrabbit here last night." "Why didn't you kill that antelope ?" "Didn't see no antelope." "He's about a half-mile from here." "I'm surprised you didn't see him." "If I take you to him, will you shoot him ?" "Well, I'll shoot at it." "I mean, antelope are jumpy." "I saw him a while ago." "He was layin' down." "If you walk quietly, I can bring you close." "[ man ] come on, boys !" "Don't take all day to build a scaffold." "Sheriff's burnin' mad." "[ men's chattering continues ]" "Mary ?" "Mary ?" "Mary ?" "That you ?" "Mary ?" "What's happening ?" "What's happened to you ?" "Come here." "It's me." "No !" "It's me, Billy." "Billy." "[ moaning ]" "Wh-what is it ?" "Aw, te-- tell me what happened to ya." "Joey." "He killed a man, a gringo." "Now the hard sheriff he wants to know where to find him." "Where is he ?" "I don't know." "It's all-- just a boy." "He can be Miles away from here." "[ Billy ] I despise them lawmen." "I just hate their stinkin' hearts." "Hey, Billy !" "I didn't know you fancied Mexican whores." "Well, a fancy time is to cut your stinkin' heart out." "And I expect I'll come back and do it once I take Mary home." "[ laughing ]" "You old-timers got rough tongues." "Tell me somethin', Billy." "You fancy all Mexican whores ?" "Or just this one ?" "[ screams ]" "[ groans ]" "Could just as easy have been your stinkin' heart." "Come on, Mary." "We're goin' home." "[ man ] he's crazy !" "[ tapping ]" "Good God, Tom." "Where's your ear ?" "It's in my pocket." "In your..." "Pocket" "You almost missed this antelope." "If I had, we wouldn't be eatin' him now, would we ?" "[ sighs ] you'll have to shoot better than this..." "To kill Joey Garza." "He shoots better than you do." "No doubt he shoots better than the captain." "Ah !" "They will never find him without me." "Captain usually finds the bandits that he sets out looking for." "Not Joey." "So you know him then." "I know his mother, Maria." "She fed me when the hard sheriff put me in jail in presidio..." "For eating a dead horse." "I didn't know it was a crime to eat a dead horse." "Hard sheriff thought I stole it before I killed it." "He was going to hang me..." "But a big fire almost burned the jail down, and I escaped." "Maria Garza hid me until I could go back to the mountains." "Well, if she's so kind, how come her son turned out bad ?" "I don't know !" "Nobody knows." "It'd be a curse, wouldn't it ?" "Have a child go bad on ya ?" "How about you ?" "How are your children ?" "They were good children." "Comanche killed all of them." "I came back to the Brazos to be near..." "Their spirits, and the spirit of their grandfather." "But I didn't find his spirit." "What about your children ?" "Did you find their spirits ?" "Nah, they were too young." "Their spirits were too light." "They had blown away to another part of the world." "[ man, Irish accent ] I seen Ben Lily yesterday." "[ man #2 ] Ben Lily ?" "He still around ?" "Of course he's still around." "He sold me an antelope haunch." "He sold ya an antelope haunch ?" "Why didn't ya cook it ?" "I don't cook." "Beulah cooks, but she ain't been around lately." "Must cost you a bunch with the young killer here." "Been in town two days, and he's already corralled half the whores." "No, he's corralled all the whores." "[ door bangs ]" "Hardin, it's gonna cost me 50 cents to bury that helper of mine." "Now, you shot him," "The least you can do is chip in the 50 cents." "Why waste money burying' a nigra ?" "We all got to be buried." "Hardin, that boy cost me $50." "That $50 for the boy, 50 cents for the grave." "That's $50.50 you owe me." "Don't stand there talkin' nonsense to me..." "While I'm workin' hard at gettin' drunk." "Just drag him in." "I'll find a sand hill." "Big pig'll eat him, and save you 50 cents." " I want my money." " [ sighs ]" "Anyway, you're a fool if you paid money for a nigra." "It ain't even legal to buy one anymore." "Abe Lincoln seen to that." "[ laughing ]" "You owe me !" "Now, you give it over, you give it over now." "You son of a bitch, I heard you." "Now, if you want to live, get gone." "If you'd rather die, flip that damn hammer one more time." "[ cawing ]" "I doubt you're the killer you claim to be, Hardin." " I don't claim nothin'." " I'd like to smash your ugly face," "But I guess I'll leave that pleasure to captain call." "Woodrow call ?" "Woodrow call's comin' to Crowtown." "[ laughing ] that's bold, for an old turd his age." "Yeah, he's comin', but he ain't comin' for you." "You're not important enough anymore, Hardin." "You're just an old killer waiting' to die." "Well, why is he comin' ?" "He expect to clean out the town ?" "[ laughing ] no." "He's comin' for the guero here." "He's comin' for this Joey." "Now come on, Hardin, give me the money !" "Ain't got no reason to give you a free helper to kill." "I hate idiots like you." "[ Hardin ] now, wait a minute." "Don't die on me." "When's captain call due to show up ?" "Soon, I reckon." "[ coughs ]" "Now don't sit there." "Go outside and die." "Nobody wants you dyin' in here." "This is a proper saloon." "Lordy, it hurts !" "[ gasping ]" "I expect so." "[ laughs ]" "That's what a .44" "slug's meant to do." "[ laughs ] [ coughs, chokes ]" "[ weak breathing ]" "[ bartender ] he's dead." "[ birds cawing, horse clopping ]" "You drag him out of here, boy." "Did you hear me, pup ?" "Drag this man out of here." "[ scoffs ] what the hell ?" "Is everybody stubborn in this town ?" "Why would they send call after a pup like you ?" "They didn't send him after me because of the killings." "They sent him after me because..." "Gringos don't like losing money." "[ laughs ]" "That's right." "That's right." "It's the money, not the murders." "It don't cost them damn pigs one cent..." "For us to kill one another off out here in the baldies." "Why would they care ?" "Out here on the Pecos," "It's fine for us to steal from one another." "We better not rob no trains from the east," "Where them damn Yankees keep their money." "How much did you get, guero ?" "I heard it was a million." "I heard it was the army's money." "Bein' a little closemouthed today, are ya ?" "You'd do better to talk to yourself, Wes." "My ears get tired just listenin' to ya cuss." "It doesn't take any-- be glad you can hear me, pat." "It means I ain't shot ya yet." "You remind me of myself," "When I was younger and..." "Better lookin'." "I'll give ya a little free advice, killer." "You said it yourself." "Stealin' is a more dangerous habit in these parts than killing'." "But if you have a tendency to steal, you best stay clear of judge Roy bean." "He can't abide a thief." "If he catches ya with money in your pockets," "He'll hang ya promptly and keep the money." "No." "He won't hang me." "But I might hang him." "For sport." "Por nada." "[ Hardin chuckles ] [ all laughing ]" "That's original." "That would make the papers." "Call, he might get fired over that one." "[ bartender chuckles ] [ sighs ] no, my advice is to..." "Let Roy go and..." "Kill famous shoes." "You heard of him, ain't ya ?" "Why should I kill that old man ?" "Because famous shoes is on his way south to track for call." "If you don't shoot him first, he's gonna lead call right to ya." "Famous shoes don't miss." "Bueno, viejo," "Neither do I." "[ door slams ]" "[ call ] we best go straight to the telegraph office, Mr. Brookshire." "I expect there'll be news." "I hope so." "I'd like to know who the second robber is, if there is two." "I'd like to know that myself." "You can be sure there's two." "I'm hopin' they don't keep multiplying'." "[ speaking Spanish ]" "Now, Mr. Brookshire." "Your color ain't good." "If I was your doctor, I'd recommend you stay away from telegraph offices." "Every time you go in one, you come out lookin' ill." "Yes, and for good reason." "Here's four telegrams, and not a word of good news in any of them." "Well, what's the worst ?" "Well, the worst is..." "My wife died." "[ sobbing ] Katie died !" "I never expected it." "She was healthy as a horse when I left Brooklyn." "I never expected it, captain." "[ call ] well, that is bad news, Mr. Brookshire." "I'm sorry to hear it." "I wish now I'd sent you home the day I left the panhandle." "[ sobs, sniffs ] oh !" "It's too late now." "She's gone." "[ chattering in Spanish ]" "Mary !" "Mary." "[ speaking Spanish ] can't you knock ?" "This is my house." "I ain't got time for niceties, Mary." "Call, he's headin' this way." "He can come." "He will not find my son." "He will if he sniffs around." "Picks up his scent." "Joey's in Crowtown, and Crowtown ain't but two days from here." "How do you know this news ?" "I know it 'cause I frequent saloons." "If there's news, it passes through the saloons." "A vaquero spotted call." "He's with two men." "Billy ?" "Hmm ?" "I want you to stay with my children." "Take good care of them." "Well, you know I'd take good care of them, Mary." "Where you gonna be ?" "I'm going to Crowtown, to warn my son." "You" " Crowtown ?" "[ scoffs ]" "How long you think you're gonna last in a place that rough ?" "I don't plan to move there." "[ rattling ]" "I can last long enough to warn Joey." "Mary, let me go." "No !" "I have more than one reason for wanting to go." "Mm ?" "I do not want to be here when call comes." "He killed my father, remember ?" "He killed my brothers." "If I see him, I might kill him myself." "Then my children, they will be lost." "Ah, this youngster is bad." "What now, captain ?" "He killed six railroad men just east of the Pecos," "Left 700 sheep on the train to die of thirst." "Good God." "Here's a telegram from Charlie goodnight:" ""mox mox is alive." "He is your man burner." ""your deputy is on his way." "Famous shoes tracking for him." "You may recall mox mox burned one of my men." "Available if needed."" "Well, we know who the second bandit is, at least." "Mox mox." "He burnt one of goodnight's cowboys, and who knows how many other folks." "[ clicks tongue ] well, Mr. Brookshire," "There are two killers out there, just like I suspected." " Which one do we go after first ?" " Joey Garza." "He's the one I been hired to stop." "Well, what about this man burner ?" "Uhh, last news was he was in new Mexico." "New Mexico has law of a sort." "Let them handle it." "[ laughs, sobs ] well, that will please the colonel." "And your colonel is a man who expects results." "Despite the bad news, can you travel ?" "I can travel." "In fact, I think I'd rather travel." "Then let's go." "We can reach the Rio Cacho by tonight, if we push." "Rio Cacho'll take us right to the boy's village." "If we're lucky, the boy might be at home." "Maybe we can catch him there." "[ chattering in Spanish ]" "%% [ organ ]" " Ma ?" " No." "No, what ?" "I ain't said nothin'." "No, you can't have a gun." "That's all you been askin' for lately." "Ma, I didn't ask for nothin'." "I just came to tell you there's an old man at the door." "A tramp, or a cowboy, or what ?" "I don't know, just an old man." "I think it's Mr. Goodnight." "Mr. Goodnight ?" "Are you sure ?" "He's old." "He's got a moustache." "I think it's him." "Mama !" "It's Mr. Goodnight." "Okay, ask him to wait a minute." "I'm coming." "[ crying ]" "But ma, he's already waiting." "Don't scold me, Claire." "I've been scolded enough already." "Ma, Georgie's been askin' Mr. Goodnight for a horse." "Well, I need a horse !" "Hush, hush, hush." "I hope my boy hasn't been pestering' you too much." "No, I like him." "He's got spunk." "If I ain't careful, he'll have all the horses." "[ chuckles ] would you come in ?" "I can offer you some buttermilk." "I hesitate to bother you, but I'll take the buttermilk." "Ben, [ door creaks ] [ gasps ] Mr. Goodnight." "I'm sorry I sent you out in this wind." "Ma, now Ben's been askin' Mr. Goodnight for a horse too." "Charlie's been askin' for one, and I need one too" " Where y'all are going, there'll be plenty of horses." " Wh-where are we goin', mom ?" "August, you boys go out to the barn and finish your chores." "Claire, it's time for the baby's nap." "Mr. Goodnight ?" "Won't you come back inside ?" "I'll put on a pot of coffee." "[ baby fussing ] [ door slams ]" "If I had known mox mox was alive, I wouldn't be livin' nowhere near here." "[ sighs ] he said he'd find me." "And if I had children, he'd..." "Burn 'em, just like he burnt that little boy." "It was the last thing he said before he left bodunk." "I thought all the mean wolves in this country was about cleaned out." "But he's as mean as any I ever knew." "I'm sendin' my children to Nebraska." "Claire'll look after them till this is over." "Now, my husband's out there somewhere hunting' a killer, and it's my fault." "He ain't a killer, Mr. Goodnight." "And he's got no business hunting' killers with captain call." "I better go find the man myself." "This time I'll keep at it till I know it's done." "Let captain call do it !" "[ sighs ] I've got no right to give you orders," "But you came here to ask me what I know," "So I'm gonna tell ya." "I've seen that man, and you haven't." "Let captain call do it." "It's my cowboy he's burned, not the captain call's." "I-I expect you think I'm too old to subdue the man." "That ain't it." "You have killed to survive, but you ain't a killer." "Captain call is a killer." "Send a killer to catch a killer, I say." "[ cabinet slams ] Mr. Goodnight, I've got to start packin'." "I'm gonna start for Amarillo tonight." "I want my children out of here." "I can stop the train at Quanah, and I can send..." "A couple cowboys with a wagon to take you to the railroad." "I'd be much obliged." "Can you lend me a weapon ?" "All my husband left me was a shotgun." "I can lend you several guns, but I doubt you'll need 'em..." "Once you're on a train to Nebraska." "I'm not goin' to Nebraska, Mr. Goodnight." "Just my children are goin' north." "You're not goin' ?" "No." "Ma'am." "You're the one he nearly burnt." "Now, you have every right to be scared." "Why wouldn't you go ?" "Because I gotta find my husband and bring him back." "I should have set my heels and kept him here, but I didn't." "It's my place to bring him home." "Now that's rash." "I can send an experienced man to go find your husband, and bring him home." "None of your cowboys married him." "I married him." "He's a good man, and I need him." "Besides, he won't mind nobody but me." "'cept captain call." "[ sighs ] I'm gonna find him, and he's gonna mind me." "Particularly now." "Take good care of your brother." "Si, mama." "Take good care of Billy too." "If he gets drunk and falls asleep outside," "Cover him so he wouldn't freeze." "[ Spanish ] I will take care of him too." "Adios." "Adios." "Mm." "Adios." "Vaya con dios." "Now, you're on the wrong side of the Pecos River, you know ?" "You're gonna have to cross it." "And cold as it is," "You're going to have to build a fire and thaw yourself out..." "Soon as you get across." "Billy." "I have crossed rivers before, and I know the kind of risk I'm gonna face." "Well, Mary, can I ask you somethin' ?" "If you hurry." "I cannot be here talking to you and ever get to Crowtown." "Well, uh, I like keepin' track of your husbands." "It's kind of a hobby of mine." "[ chuckles ]" "And I ain't seen that Senor Sanchez lately." "Now, why did he run off ?" "I-if I ain't prying'." "You are prying." "Well, my feet hurt." "Tell me anyway." "Senor Sanchez left me because he did not like me." "Well, he married you, why wouldn't he like ya ?" "He liked the way I looked." "He mistook that for me." "When he find out who I am, he left." "Oh, well, I sympathize with the man." "I've often made that same mistake myself." "[ laughs ]" "And I guess I'd make it again, if I could see better." "[ horse whinnies ] liste-listen, uh, Mary." "Um..." "Since you ain't got a husband," "Well, h-how about me ?" "Billy, are you keeping me here, when I have so far to go..." "In this cold wind, just to propose ?" "Well, that's-- that's about the gist of it." "I will not marry you." "But I'm happy you're my good friend." "And I'm glad you take good care of my children." "Right." "Okay." "Okay ?" "All right." "Mm." "You take care of yourself." "Adios, hombre." "Teresa ?" "Rafael ?" "[ children, indistinct ]" "I been tryin' to tell you, we are here to meet captain call." "We're both deputies, we've been hired to help him catch Joey Garza !" "You heard of him ?" "I don't give a tinker's damn who you're here to meet." "That old Indian's a horse thief." "He escaped me once." "He will not do it again." "Now, look, his name is "famous shoes" 'cause he walks everywhere." "He wouldn't steal a horse because he ain't got no use for a horse." "Only use he'd have for a horse is to eat one." "Stealin' horses to eat is still stealing' horses." "Well, I never stole a horse in my whole life." "What'd you arrest me for ?" "Because you were with a horse thief." "You just might be a horse thief yourself." " I am not a horse thief !" " When I hang the old kickapoo, you can go." "Look, you've had us here all day long." "And he has not had a thing to eat." "Now, why are you starving' him ?" "All he did was eat a dead horse, and that was years ago." "He evaded the law." "My law." "He deserves worse than starving', and he's gonna get worse than starving', too." "Besides, why waste food on an old kickapoo..." "Who's good as hung anyway ?" "Claire, August, take care of the little ones." "[ baby crying ]" "Now, get on inside." "Hurry up." "[ crying continues ]" "[ no audible speech ]" "[ crows squawking ]" "[ squawking continues ]" "Senora Maria Garza." "Is Joey here ?" "He's here, but he ain't awake." "Wake him." "Tell him his mother is here." "You can come in, but I ain't gonna wake him up." "He don't like it when people wake him up." "Joey." "[ speaking Spanish ] wake up." "Wake up !" "You must leave here." "Mama ?" "[ grunts ]" "Would you wash my clothes ?" "These girls, they don't know how to do it." "We don't have time to do the laundry." "Captain call is coming." "I want you to do my laundry." "He will kill you, Joey." "He killed your grandfather and your uncles." "I do not a-want a-him to kill you." "This is my room." "I don't like women in here." "[ speaking Spanish ]" "Do not talk to me like that." "I'm your mother." "Get up !" "Get up and leave !" "They have sent the great killer after you." "Get out of here quickly," "Or you're dead !" "You leave." "You are a stupid woman." "You've ridden all this way to tell me what I already know." "I know about captain call !" "I'm not running from an old gringo." "Then you're dead, if you think that way." "I'll go home and tell your brother and your sister that you are dead." "You'll be lying." "I will not die." "Call will die..." "Even before he knows his death is coming." "Is there anyone who can make him leave ?" "Shh." "John Wesley Hardin, maybe." "John Wesley's killed over 50 men." "I think Joey likes him." "'course, John Wesley's crazy." "He's apt to kill anybody when he's in a mood." "Where is this man ?" "He's in a saloon." "He never sleeps." "You'll be takin' more than your life in your hand if you go in that saloon." "There's rough men in this town." "In fact, there's none that ain't rough." "[ scoffs ] they'll not be the first rough men I ever seen." "[ grunting ]" "[ yelling in Spanish ] [ gunshot ]" "[ woman ] what's going on ?" "You kill that pig ?" "What kind of a wild slut are you ?" "Senora Maria Garza, Joey's mother." "And if you are his friend," "I wish you would tell him to leave." "Captain call's coming." "I don't know where he is, but he's close." "How close ?" "[ speaking Spanish ] I don't know." "His deputy is over by the Pecos." "Famous shoes is taking him to meet the captain." "I knew it." "The last thing I told your boy was to shoot that old Indian." "She just killed the pig." "We have hundreds of people come here, try to take shots at that pig." "You walk into town one day and kill it dead." "This woman's a witch." "¿ hombre, que paso ?" "What's wrong with your foot ?" "I stomped it." "[ chuckling ]" "Son of a bitch is a card cheat." "It's too cold to stand around worrying about a dead pig." "Let's go inside." "What's the news, other than Woodrow call's coming to Crowtown ?" "The snake who did not seize a-life." "Mox mox ?" "That little squint don't bother me." "Now there's a bed over there in that corner." "You crawl in there with me, and these others, they can wait their turn." "[ chuckling ] you're a fine one." "Your son's got all the whores." "You come into town, kill our pig." "And now you won't even crawl into bed with me after I ask you polite." "You watch it." "I don't like being in small rooms with whores who shoot pistols." "Maybe the killer instinct runs in the family, Wes." "I came here to find out if you would help my son." "[ exhales ] no, thanks." "I live for myself." "Captain call will kill him." "And for all you know, he might kill you too." "That ain't likely." "He ain't gettin' paid from me." "He's gettin' paid for your boy." "Call's economical." "He don't kill anybody who just needs killin'." "Him and famous shoes, they make a good pair." "Famous shoes only tracks when he's paid." "Call kills for the same reason." "Hell, all right, a dollar then." "Red can pay ya." "He owes me money." "He can have seconds, and you'll be two dollars richer before breakfast." "[ yelling in Spanish ]" "What did she say ?" "A dollar and a quarter then !" "She's a lively one." "Got some spirit." "[ people chattering ] [ man ] damn." "[ woman ] she's so mean." "She's crazy." "She's running now." "[ crying ]" "[ panting ]" "Where is he ?" "He's gone." "Where's my horse ?" "He took it." "Maybe he thought it needed a fresh mount." "He'll need more than a horse when I find him." "[ door slams ]" "Whoa." "Whoa." "This sleeping' in the saddle won't do, men." "We're headin' into Joey Garza's territory." "Up to now, there's been no danger." "That changes now." "[ horse whinnies ]" "You think the Garza boy knows we're coming, captain ?" "I expect he does." "Well, let's ride." "If we're lucky, we'll catch that boy while he's home." "This all could be over in three or four days." "[ chattering ]" "Hi, bob." "Is there any news about Ted ?" "Wasn't any news yesterday," "And there ain't no news today." "I know I'm a pest, sheriff, but it's just, I've never been without Ted before." "With the baby comin' and all, I'm just a little worried." "You know, I'm gettin' real tired of you comin' to my jail asking' about Ted." "Ted ain't got the brains it takes to cross the street." "That ain't fair, sheriff." "My husband is just as smart as the next fella." "You know," "You keep comin' here..." "Bob." "And you keep comin' here." "Bob !" "Stop it." "Bob." "Don't." "You're hurting me, bob." "[ screams ]" "Shut up." "Bob, please, don't hurt me." "No !" "My turn." "[ wind gusting ]" "[ sniffling ] [ hoofbeats clattering ]" "Oh, Teddy." "[ sniffling ]" "I just went there lookin' for news." "I never meant to disgrace you." "[ crying ]" "[ horses whinnying, hoofbeats clattering ] [ squawking ]" "I hate these crows." "They bring bad luck." "[ neighing ]" "Ain't you John Wesley Hardin ?" "Mind your own business, you cross-eyed runt." "You're too big to be inside." "You go outside and drink, or else sit down." "You're blocking' my light." "Ain't no chair for me." "Then sit on the floor, you damn kraut barrel." "Be friendly, Hardin." "I got six men here." "We aim to kill the Garza boy." "[ laughter ] six ain't enough." "Well, counting' me, it's seven." "Well, you gotta subtract the Mexicans 'cause they undoubtedly can't shoot." "Then you gotta subtract this sack of sausage who's blocking' my light." "The reason you gotta subtract him is because..." "I'm about to kill him if he don't sit down !" " Sit down, Garth." "Don't you hear Mr. Hardin ?" " Ain't no chair." "Goin' outside would be even better." "Then I wouldn't have to look at 300 pounds of stupidity while I'm tryin' to concentrate." "[ chuckling ] I'm out." "I'll play, if you're short for a game." "I guess you would, you damn Cherokee." "Or are you Choctaw ?" "Is the Garza boy here ?" "He took three payrolls." "Should've been ours if he left them damn trains alone." "I mean to see that he don't get the fourth." "The boy ain't here." "Neither is his mother." "Now why would I care about his mother ?" "You oughta care." "She can whip the whole bunch of you." "[ laughter ] you are one rude son of a bitch." "This ace don't belong in this deck." "It's got six or seven already." "I got a mind to kill you, Hardin." "Well, I doubt if I'll be killed by a squint like you." " [ laughter ] - or Choctaw boy." "Or an ignorant amble of a German you brought in here." "Give me one, two." "You know, if you got a mind for killin'," "Maybe you oughta get old Woodrow call while you're gettin'." "Woodrow call ?" "Yeah." "The railroad sent him after Joey Garza." "That was like whacking' an ox." "I hope my weapon's intact." "You got no idea how mean I am," "You son of a bitch." "I'm gonna kill that young Mexican," "Then I'm gonna kill old call." "He never caught blue duck, and he ain't ever gonna catch me." "Did you know that we're in the newspapers, Hardin ?" "They say we're the worst gang to ever hit the west." "I rarely bother with folks who read the papers." "Personally, I wouldn't give a nickel's worth of horse meat for the whole bunch of ya." "[ laughing ]" "Now if you boys wanna sit in here and drink, do it quietly." "I don't wanna risk damage to my weapon by having to whack you like I whacked that lunkhead." "Well, I guess if we're not wanted," "We'll depart." "Sorry you came with me, Mr. Brookshire ?" "No, I'm not sorry." "Katie's gone now." "Might as well be here." " How 'bout you, deputy ?" " I'm with ya, captain." "[ woman speaking Spanish ]" "Billy Williams." "Hello, Billy." "That is you, ain't it ?" "Woodrow, where you been ?" "We've been expecting you for about a week now." "Why would you be expectin' me ?" "Everybody knows you're huntin' Joey Garza." "It's the talk of the whole west." "I wish the whole west would keep their mouths shut then." "You know this wild boy, Billy ?" "I know him." "These your children, Billy ?" "They ain't." "No." "That's a pretty child." "She's Joey's sister." "She's blind, ain't she ?" "Yeah." "Blind from birth." "This, uh-- this house-- this is the house that" "Yeah." "Yeah, you hung Maria's father and her brothers," "And you brought 'em to this house." "If you're here with these children," "I expect their mother's gone off to warn their brother." "I 'spect." "Guess we'll be goin' then, since the news is spread." "Don't forget to take your man." "What man ?" "Your man, pea." "Your corporal." "Pea's here." "Goodnight informed me he was coming, but he didn't say" "He's over at sheriff Jonathan's jail across the River at presidio." "Famous shoes is with him." "What are they doin' in jail ?" "Some years back, sheriff caught that old kickapoo eating' a dead horse." "Besides, it was stolen." "Sheriff ain't forgot." "Why was pea arrested ?" "Consortin' with a horse eater, I guess." "[ chuckling ]" "That you're here watchin' after his brother and sister," "You must be a friend of this Joey's then ?" "If Joey has friends, I ain't met 'em." "When he was a youngster he was likable enough," "But once he come back from the apaches, he wasn't likable no more." "He ain't been likable since either." "Boy part Indian ?" "Nah." "One of Maria's husbands didn't like having brats under foot," "So one day he just took off and sold Joey to the apaches." "Maria was gone at the time." "She was off helping' her ma on her deathbed." "He was with the Indians three years." "I tried to buy him back a couple of times myself," "But they wouldn't trade with me." "He was about 12 when he escaped." "He outran them apaches." "They couldn't track him neither." "Explains why he's hard to track." "She's a pretty little girl." "I'll say that." "Who is that man, Billy ?" "His name is call, honey." "Woodrow call." "He said I was pretty." "Well, he's right." "You are pretty." "Real pretty." "Just like your ma." "Is he a king, Billy ?" "Well..." "A king of sorts." "I guess you could say that." "I think he must be a king." "Sheriff ?" "I think we got trouble." "There's a man coming." "I think it's old call." "I never seen the man, but I think it's him." "Why would that mean trouble ?" "He's a lawman." "I'm a lawman." "He's kind of got that stiff look." "Ever since you got your ear shot off, you're imagining things." "Captain." "Let these men out." "You have no authority to arrest them." "They were sent here to help me bring in Joey Garza." "You ought not to have interfered with them." "I reckon I know who to arrest." "That Indian's gonna be hung." "He's a known horse thief." "I'm sure you hung a good many just like him yourself." "Famous shoes never been known to ride a horse, much less steal one." "Pea eye Parker's been my deputy for 30 years." "He's never been a lawbreaker." "He came to town with a criminal," "And that's breakin' the law for me, by God." "Here." "I heard you were stubborn." "So I got a telegram from the governor of Texas." "Mr. Brookshire's boss, president of the railroad that hired me." "He sent the wire to the governor his self." "Now, I done this to save time." "We're provisioned." "We're ready to ride." "Sheriff, it is from the governor." " Wanna read it ?" " No, I don't, by God." "When I wad something up, I want it to stay wadded up." "Damn the governor and damn you." "You don't just walk in here and order me to let criminals out of my own jail." "They ain't criminals, and you've overstepped." "Your man can go..." "The day I hang the old Indian," "And I'll hang the old Indian in my own good time." "They're dead men, they step out of them cells." "I will not tolerate escape." "You son of a bitch !" "[ grunts ]" "Captain, he's subdued." "Stop it." "Get off me." "By God-- [ grunting ]" "Help me !" "Help me !" "Somebody help !" "Get a rope !" "Get a rope." "Get a hold on him." "Somebody get a rope." "Get me a rope." " Get me a rope." " Come on." "Get it on him." "[ pea eye ] get that rope on him !" "Let go of the saddle." "Pull." "Pull." "All right, all right, all right, all right." "All right." "Stop !" "Stop." "That's enough." "[ dog barking ]" "It's over." "It's all right, pea." "It's all right." "When he comes around, you tell him..." "That if he ever points a damn pistol at me, he had better shoot." "I won't tolerate rude behavior." "Yes, sir." "Remind him I was following the governor's instructions." "Read him that damn telegram." "We need an experienced tracker to help us locate the Garza boy." "Are you available ?" " Yeah." " Hired then." "Don't stand there like targets lined up in a shooting gallery." "Let's go." "You know, when I first met captain call," "I wasn't sure he oughta been hired to take on an assignment like this." "Why's that ?" "Well, he seemed old and kinda stiff." "Well, after seein' what he did to that sheriff," "I'm bound to say colonel Terry clearly chose the right man for the job." "[ train whistle blowing ]" "[ people chattering ]" "%% [ singing ]" "%% when they ring the golden bells for you %%" "%% [ continues ]" "%% don't you hear the angels singin' %%" "%% is the glory hallelujah jubilee %%" "%% [ continues ]" "%% just beyond theshinyweather%%" "%% when they ring the golden bells %%" "%% for you and me %%" "%% [ continues ]" "Lori, could that really be you ?" "Lori, it's me, Tinkersley." "It is you, ain't it ?" "Tell me it's you." "I'm married now, Tinkersley." "I'm here lookin' for my husband." "He's with captain call." "Whose funeral ?" "Doobie Plunkert." "She was well-liked in the town." "I liked her myself, even though I only met her once." "That's why I lent my whores to sing at her funeral." "I kept two back for business." "They got scratchy voices anyway." "So you're still runnin' whores, huh ?" "Yeah, mostly." "I'm surprised they let whores sing at a funeral." "Was she a whore ?" "No, no." "She was married to the deputy sheriff." "Only about 16." "He went off with old call, too, just like your husband." "Yeah, it's a filthy shame." "Sheriff Jekyll raped Doobie." "Did he kill her ?" "No." "She was pregnant." "She felt so bad about the matter..." "That she took rat poison and died." "She must've felt hopeless." "Lori, you didn't know her." "You ain't expected to attend the funeral." "I know hopeless though." "I'd rather you didn't accompany me." "You didn't even know the woman." "Get away from me, Tinkersley." "You done nothin' but hurt me when we was together." "I don't want you to be walkin' with me." "I'm here to find my husband." "Oh, but I bought you pretty dresses." "Yeah, so you could sell me at a higher price." "Get away from me." "I don't like rememberin' nothin' about that." "Lori, look." "I just thought we could visit a little bit." "I never thought I'd see you again." "I'd come down there to lonesome dove lookin' for you," "And you'd already gone north with old McCrae-- he wasn't that old." "You can bet old Donovan deserved it." "[ laughing ]" "Is that dogs ?" "Dogs." "Who'd be runnin' hounds in a country like this ?" "That lion-killin' man." "Those are his dogs." "He has nine of them." "That's Ben Lily." "Forget that old man's still alive." "Prefers bear, but he can't find bear." "He'll kill lions." "[ gunfire ]" "Those dogs were chasin' a mule deer." "Doesn't take that many shots to kill a mule deer." "I'll go see." "All right, let's-- let's keep close guard tonight, huh ?" "I heard six, seven guns." "It's night." "Who'd be hunting at night ?" "Oh, probably some vaqueros on their way home." "Old Ben Lily, he's cranky." "We might've made him mad." "[ animal screeching ]" " What's that ?" " Be quiet." "I've heard a lot of sounds, captain, but I ain't ever heard no sound like that." "You don't suppose that could be an eagle." "I've heard that eagles scream." "'course, I never heard one." "I wish it would get light." "[ screeching continues ]" "Mr. Lily ?" "Mr. Lily ?" "He burnt my best dog, captain." "Killed all nine of my hounds and burned old flop alive." "Mr. Lily, you're lucky he didn't burn you." "I'd suggest you follow along with us for a day or two." "[ grunts ]" "I'm goin' to Santa Fe." "Gonna get me some new dogs." "[ captain call ] we're goin' to judge Roy bean's." "He usually has a few dogs." "I don't know." "Don't like judge bean." "His dogs nothin' but hounds." "That killer done killed my dogs." "I got to get to Santa Fe." "You be careful then." "[ mumbling ]" "My dogs." "Old flop is gone." "Do you reckon he's loco, captain ?" "Old Ben Lily's always been loco." "Damn few left like him." "Killer done killed my dogs." "[ sighs ] like him how, captain ?" "Oh, like him, like Gus, like Hickok," "Old kit Carson." "They done what they wanted." "They went where they wanted." "Wasn't always good, but at least they lived free lives." "You're a farmer yourself, corporal." "Respectable." "Charlie goodnight's got his ranch." "Ah, just the killers and a few like old Ben Lily..." "That kept to the old ways." "Well, and you, captain." "What ?" "You kept to the old ways." "[ Maria yelling ]" "That's it." "I will kill him today." "He'll be with the fishes." "I go see them again tomorrow." "Mama, you've come back." "Mary, where you been so long ?" "Mama, there was a man here." "I think he was a king." "He said I was pretty." "Where'd this king come from ?" "What a-was his name ?" "Call came through, Mary." "Down in Cacho." "Came through and went where ?" "To Maravilla canyon, I think." "He done you one favor before he left though." "He ruined that sheriff Donovan." "Beat him nearly to death with a rifle." "As soon enough as that sheriff was strong enough to hold a gun," "Son of a bitch shot himself." "[ chuckling ]" "Did famous shoes bring him ?" "What did you tell him about Joey ?" "Famous shoes didn't bring him, and I didn't tell him nothin'." "Hell, there wasn't nothin' to tell." "Rafael." "[ goat bleating ]" "If this king ever come back, you come to the house." "Do not let him look at you." "He's a bad man." "He wants to kill Joey." "Do not ever let him look at you." "Do you understand ?" "Yeah." "But he didn't do anything bad." "He said I was pretty." "He was right." "You are pretty." "[ horse whinnying ]" "This Indian owes me a nickel." "He's on your payroll." "Cough it up." "I didn't know you served drinks for a nickel." "Liquor ain't that cheap." "He come up lame." "I rubbed some lotion on his foot." "Lotion kills all ills, except for a weak pecker." "Let me have a nickel, Mr. Brookshire." "Put it in your ledger." "I'm sure your colonel will approve." "You expect a war party ?" "You seem to be thoroughly armed." "I expect perdition." "Always have." "Perdition can come in the form of a bullet." "That's why I'm ready." "I wanna be prepared to shoot back." "Well, we've had a norther at our back." "If this is still a saloon, we'd like whiskey." "I expect perdition will come in the form of a disease." "I'm susceptible to diseases." "Can't shoot a damn disease." "[ snoring ] hope you catch the Garza boy next week." "This week wouldn't be too soon neither." "I'll catch him, but I doubt it'll be this week." "Depends on when famous shoes picks up his track." "There are very few competent marksmen in this part of the country." "And that boy-- that's my chair." "The Garza boy is a competent marksman." "He's affected my profits." "Shootin' people who might be comin' here to drink." "Besides, I'm not as tranquil with myself as I'd like to be." "Used to, I could sit out there in that chair and concentrate on business matters." "So now I got to worry..." "That somebody on a hill a mile away is gonna plug me while I'm concentrating'." "No hill within a mile of here." "And a half mile is more likely a distance for a rifle shot anyway." "I've never seen a rifle that could shoot accurate more than a half mile." "You're not a competent marksman neither," "And you don't know everything." "Charlie goodnight thinks he knows everything." "So do you !" "I've never known you to worry about killers before, judge." "There's a lot safer places to live along this border..." "If you're the sort to let killers disturb your naps." "I weathered many a killer," "But I resent a Mexican boy with a rifle that'll shoot that far." "Oh, that boy ain't the only reason you ought to start napping' indoors." "Ain't you heard of mox mox ?" "Who'd the lunatic singe now ?" "Ben Lily's best dog." "Not flop." "Why would the son of a bitch want to burn a dog ?" "Why would he want to burn a person ?" "'cause he likes to, that's why." "I'll serve your deputy again when he wakes up." "[ horse whinnies ]" "I hate to do it, but I'm gonna split off." "Why's that, captain ?" "Well, we got two different threats to deal with now." "We got mox mox and the young killer." "Mox mox ain't too far." "I think I can catch him if I go alone, travel fast." "Well, it's gonna upset Mr. Brookshire." "Yeah, I expect so." "He's a grown man." "He knows how to make a fire." "Where do you want us to go ?" "You go back to Orinaga, where we were." "Joey Garza will have to show up at home sometime." "Don't you challenge him without me." "You camp on the Cacho, oh, about a half a day from the village." "But you ought to take one of us with you to help the odds." "I appreciate your concern," "But we ain't got much choice." "Deputy Plunkert and Mr. Brookshire, they oughtn't be sent off alone." "They're too green." "Joey Garza shows up," "They'd stand no Chance." "I might not stand much of one either, captain." "I expect you to hold your own, corporal." "Well," "Good luck to you then." "Good luck to you." "Keep those men close." "You set a decent guard at night." "What's wrong, corporal ?" "You shouldn't have no hard trip." "Just across the River, follow it to the Cacho." "Wait a few days." "Doubt if I'll be very long." "I ain't worried about us." "I reckon we'd stay pointed south." "River's right there." "Can't lose it unless we go blind." "What is it then ?" "Well, it's you, captain." "That mox mox has got six men with him." "One of them is that quick Jimmy Cumsah." "He's a wily Cherokee." "Hard man to take." "If I was you, I'd read my paper inside." "Don't neglect any killers now." "See you there, men." "You oughtn't leave that pistol cocked." "You know, you might have a bad dream..." "And jerk it, shoot your knee off." "Might rain whores out of the Sky, too, but I doubt it." "[ gunshot ]" "[ grunts ]" "Shoot." "Shoot, damn it." "Rusty-- Rusty son of a bitch." "Are you plannin' on hangin' me ?" "Get away from my saloon, you damn pup." "I'm the law west of Pecos, in case you ain't heard." "I'm the one that does the hanging' around here." "[ indistinct ]" "Wild person." "That's what you are." "[ grunting, gagging ]" "You son of a whore !" "continued"