Albuquerque Page #4

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Howdy, lady.

Welcome to Albuquerque.

Thank you.

Could you tell me

whereJohn Armin's office is?

Straight down the street. Monarch

Building. You can't miss it.

Bed 'em down,Juke. I'll put the contracts

in the safe. I'll tell Celia the good news.

Tell her to put the coffee pot on.

Right.

Put 'em up.

Get over here and open up this

safe. There's no money in it.

Open it up!

Well!

Cole! Cole!

What happened? Where was

that shot? The office.

What's the shooting, Ted?

A hold-up man jumped me when this young

lady came in and started blazing away.

Where's the body?

Just went through that door.

We can't have no bodies runnin'

around loose in Albuquerque.

I'm afraid I'm not a very good

shot. Good or bad, it was timely.

You always carry a gun, lady?

It came in handy tonight.

Just happen to be

passing by?

Yes. I only arrived in Albuquerque today.

I'm looking for work. I'm Letty Tyler.

Work? What kind of work?

Oh, bookkeeping,

correspondence, payroll.

I think I could make myself

generally useful.

We'll need some help, Cole. Now that we've got

the Huggins's contract, we expect to get others.

We're certainly grateful to you, Miss Tyler,

though I'm afraid we couldn't pay you much at first.

Well, I'm sure I could make out

on whatever you could afford.

Well, what do you say, boys? It's all

right with me. What do you say, Cole?

I'm just a junior partner.

Whatever the seniors decide.

Then you can start in the morning.

We'll be busy with the Half-High haul.

So, Celia, you can sort of acquaint

her with things until we get back.

Fine. I was about to make some coffee.

Won't you join us? Thank you. I'd love to.

Lock up the Huggins's contract,

will you, Cole? It's on the safe.

I had him opening the safe

when the gal walked in.

Your idea worked out

just like you said, Mr. Armin.

Well, I got the job.

Did you find out anything?

Yes. They're nice people.

I wasn't asking about their social

qualities. What are they up to?

They've got a contract. The first haul

comes off in the morning- the Half-High mine.

I want to congratulate the both of you

on a job well done.

Sit down, Miss Tyler.

I can see now that our association is

going to be quite profitable to both of us.

Looks all right,Juke.

There's no flag showing on top.

Well, that gives us the right-of-way.

What are we waitin' for?

Let's get goin'.

What are you doin'

on this road, Murkil?

Hi, Wallace.

Funny place to meet up, ain't it?

You didn't raise no flag on the top. That

gives us the right-of-way. Flag or no flag,

the right-of-way belongs to anybody

that can take it. Put down that gun.

And the other one too.

I guess you had things

figured about right, Cole.

Figured?

You didn't think your boss was the only

Armin in town that could figure, did you?

Both of you get down

and unhitch those horses.

The bookkeeper's job doesn't

include janitor work, Letty.

Oh, I'm just sort of

clearing the decks for action.

Ted won't know the place

all cleaned up.

You think they'll get that ore

down safely today?

Ted and Juke are the best drivers in

the territory. They'll bring it down.

Oh, I'm sure they will. I haven't

seen Cole Armin today. He go along?

Oh, no. He doesn't drive.

He had some other business.

Probably lining up some new

contracts, huh? Probably.

He's awfully nice, isn't he?

Seems to be.

Handsome too.

They made it, Letty!

They made it!

Hey, Murkil, helpin' Wallace

bring the ore in?

That's the funniest thing I ever did see.

Did you have a nice trip, Murkil?

They oughta build a monument to you!

This town is sure proud of you,

I'll say that!

What's that for? They call

this a wishing well, don't they?

Well, I'm buying a wish

for a dollar.

And if I ask your wish and you tell it,

then it won't come true.

That's part of the legend,

too, isn't it? Reckon.

Mind if I ask you something else?

Not if you keep

looking at that dollar.

Think you're gonna

like Albuquerque?

Reckon.

I'm glad.

I'm glad for a lot of things that have

happened to me lately. Before Albuquerque?

Keep looking at that dollar.

You know, Celia, sometimes a single face or person

will change the whole way of a man's living and-

and he starts wishing for things

that never occurred to him before.

If your wishes and wants are real

enough, they'll come in search of you.

I wish I could believe that.

Sometimes a man has to ask

for what he wants.

Tell me about Texas.

Well, there's an awful lot of it

and lonely sometimes.

Funny part is,

I never knew how lonely.

Keep watching that dollar.

When did you find out

it was lonely?

In El Paso, when you stepped

into that stagecoach.

And I found out

something else too-

that I needed someone

to share this business of living.

Oh, why don't you ask me, Cole?

You're pretty good with that whip.

A real expert could wrap it around a man's

throat at 20 feet, strangle him to death.

That could be a dangerous

weapon. That's right.

I can certainly think of more pleasant

things to talk about. Thank you.

Like what?

Tell me, Ted,

how did Cole know...

that Armin's men were going to stop

you yesterday on the Half-High ride?

Oh, he didn't know. You see, Cole

used to ride with the Texas Rangers.

They had a rule:

whenever they expected trouble,

they'd send a scout ahead

before they'd expose their whole troop.

He borrowed that idea

from them.

Pretty smart thinking.

Oh, he's a smart fella.

We're sure lucky

we got him.

We got big plans

for spreading out.

Uh, spreading out?

Well, you're practically

one of the firm-

I guess there's no harm

in telling you.

But if I have my way, we're going

after the Angel's Roost contract.

Your way?

Well, Cole's afraid-

that is, he's afraid for the animals,

men and equipment.

But I'll be driving that lead wagon,

and I know I can bring 'em through.

I'll be pulling for you, Ted.

Then how can I lose?

Buenos dias, amigo.

Buenos dias.

Juke, what in the world

are you dressed like that for?

Aw, it's an idea of Pearl's.

She said she wouldn't go to

the shindig at the mission...

unless I got all rigged up like this.

I'm supposed to be a " trooby-door. "

Troubadour.

Yeah, trooby-door.

Somebody blew it up-

the Half-High mine!

The Half-High mine-

somebody blew it up!

Tell Pearl I couldn't wait.

Hyah! Get outta the way!

Get outta the way, folks!

Hyah! Get outta the way!

Giddyap!

Move it! Hyah!

Cole! Ted!

Welcome to the family.

That's the best news I've

heard in years. Thanks.

I hope you'll be awfully happy.

Thanks. I'm sure we will be.

Cole!

Cole! Ted!

The Half-High's been blowed up!

What?

Half-High?

Mm.

What's next, Cole?

Angel's Roost.

Young fella,

what you propose is impossible.

But, Mr. Huggins, your loss of the Half-High

mine might put us out of business too.

That's why we're forced

to tackle Angel's Roost.

Twenty ton of ore slipping and sliding

in that shale on a narrow road...

with only a prayer between you

and a drop of 5,000 feet?

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