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most of the ore down from the mines.

I've done the spade work...

and the money's rolling in-

big money- but I'm getting tired.

You aim to let me run all that?

Soon as you learn the ropes.

Now the teamster is the toughest man

alive, respects nobody he can lick.

And that covers a lot of territory.

It takes plenty of brains and brawn

to handle them. Sounds interesting,

And we have to fight

for contracts too.

That's where everything goes, no

holds barred. Why did you pick me?

Because you're an Armin.

Oh.

And with another Armin

in the saddle,

I can see my empire spreading beyond the

borders of the Territory of New Mexico.

When do I start?

You've already started.

But you'll wanna clean up

a little, I guess. Uh-huh.

Get a room in my hotel,

then come back here.

Thanks. Thanks, UncleJohn.

I'll try to measure up to all that.

Now I want you to hit

the Rio Grande bottoms south of town.

Spread out and comb the timber, Harry.

All right, Sheriff.

Here we go, men.

Hi, old-timer.

Hi.

I didn't know

you were a drinking man.

Ordinarily I ain't,

but right now I'm desperate.

Mr. Armin, there comes a time in life

when a man just has to have a drink.

You're lookin' at a man seekin'

courage, comfort and confidence.

You'll never find it in there.

I'm gonna keep on lookin'.

I've been humbled, humiliated,

disgraced and discombobulated, Mr. Armin.

Cole's the name. Howdy,

Cole. Mine's Juke.

Howdy,Juke.

What's eating you?

Pearl- fairest of the fair

in all Albuquerque...

and the best durn barber

in the territory.

Oh. Lady barber?

I called her that once. She run

me down the street with a razor.

She says

she's a tonsorial artist.

Kind of high-toned, huh?

High-toned? Swell-headed.

Has been ever since

she shaved the governor last year.

She'd really be tough on you

if she ever shaved the president.

Cole, that woman's tried to shave me

every day for nine years.

Says I ain't doin'

her business no good.

If everybody was like me,

she'd starve to death,

Everybody plays.

On double-O.

So this is what's holdin' you up?

I told you before that the boss said

for you and your men to get out of town.

All right.

Jackson, cash these in.

We're headin' north

to White Spring Canyon.

Make your bets, gents. All right,

everybody plays. All put down together.

Everything goes on number 12.

On number 12.

You gettin' the same idea I am?

Yeah.

Number 12.

Yahoo! I won!

I got the tiger by the tail!

Seems to me

we've heard that before.

We have.

Come on, pay up.

I got the tiger by the tail!

Come on, fella,

we're gonna have a talk.

Speak your piece.

I'm stayin' right where I am.

That's a nasty cut.

Kind of fresh too.

Hold it, mister.

Get back there, all of you!

You too!

This is private and personal between

my friend and that scorpion there.

If living means anything to you, you

got a lot of talking to do. Let go of me!

Come on, there!

Come on, let me through there!

Open up! That scorpion's gonna have

a little talk with my partner...

or he ain't gonna twist

no more tiger's tail.

Well, it didn't take you long.

I want Miss Wallace's $10,000.

What are you talking about?

You know what I'm talking about.

The money your thugs took off

of that girl on the stagecoach.

Oh, you know about that?

Yes.

Supposing they did? The Wallaces

are our competitors, Cole.

And you'd rob a woman,

kill an innocent man to destroy them?

The law of self-preservation

applies to business too.

The competition

has got to be strangled.

So the end justifies the means?

That's not important.

Life is cheap out here.

The money itself had

no value to me... as money.

But don't you see, Cole? It would have

set Wallace up as a dangerous threat to us.

I'm building a big business here

that'll be yours someday.

Wallace's 10,000 got in my way,

so I removed it.

Now I understand why our name

is poison in Albuquerque.

You're too emotional,just like

your father. That's why he died poor.

Never mind that.

I want that girl's money.

I don't stand for threats, Cole.

And if you got any ideas of calling on

the law, it'll be your word against mine.

What about the word

of your hired killer?

- He won't talk.

- If he don't want to shake hands with sudden death, he'll talk.

There's a mob with a rope looking for you.

You want to talk to them or to the law?

Take him to the sheriff,Juke.

Tell him I said to lock him up.

I wish Pearl was here to see what a

useful citizen I've turned out to be.

Come on, get movin'.

Let's you and I have

another little talk, eh, Cole?

Do you want to save

any of these, Ted?

No, burn 'em all up. I don't want to save a scrap of

anything to remind me of this place or anybody in it.

How do you suppose Mr. Armin knew

I was bringing the money?

He's got connections

all over this territory.

And his nephew being on the same stage

wasn't just a coincidence.

Just because his name is Cole Armin

doesn't convict him with me.

Look...

instead of using the money we have left to

go home, couldn't we make a fresh start here?

What with? The only start we

can make, honey, is back home,

or go to work forJohn Armin.

Armin! Armin! Armin!

That's all I've heard since I got here.

Albuquerque could grow into a big city

someday, and you could grow with it.

It's the fear of his power that's strangling

you and everybody else in this town.

I not gonna stand by

and watch you quit.

Is this the Wallace Freighting Company?

Ted! It was

the Wallace Freighting Company.

You've got nothing to say

that we want to hear. Get out!

Miss Celia, I don't want to fight

any more today.

Will you ask your brother

to sit down and listen?

Sit down, Ted.

I came here thinking you might

need some help. What kind of help?

I could learn to drive mules. Is this

another one of your uncle's schemes?

Well, I just came from him,

but he didn't send me.

I'm interested in this town and its possibilities.

Matter of fact, I'm looking for a job.

You heard what my sister said.

We're out of business.

Maybe this will put you

back in business.

Our money. How did you

- You'll find it all there.

I don't know how to thank you. I can tell you

how, by selling me an interest in your company.

You mean you want to be

partners with us? I reckon.

Mister, you've made a deal.

The Wallace-Armin Freighting Company.

Sheriff! Sheriff!

Jackson, I'm not going to

tell you again. Stop that noise.

I ain't started makin' noise yet.

When I do, everyone will hear me,

including the United States Marshal.

You can tell Armin and tell him this-

I ain't aimin' to go to no gallows alone.

Walking from here to Chicago and back doesn't do my

carpet any good. Besides, it doesn't solve anything.

What am I gonna do about thatJackson?

How am I gonna keep him quiet?

So you got a prisoner who threatens to make

trouble. I think we can handle that situation.

What about them lamps burning

all night in the Wallace office,

their stockade bustin'

with mules and new equipment?

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