Ambush at Tomahawk Gap Page #2

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I don't care what you do. Let's go.

Is it bad?

Just give me a little time here.

Just a little time.

Sure. You'll be alright. We ain't leaving.

Who says we ain't gonna leave him?

- I'm alright. I'll be alright.

It's 60 miles to Tomahawk Gap.

I don't want you slowing us up.

I'll take care of him.

What's the matter? We've been in

this together from the beginning!

Make up your minds!

- I said I'd take care of him.

He won't cause trouble.

Remember, the fiirst time you

slow us up, you get dumped.

- Come on, Kid.

We gotta go now!

Big man now.

Me and Egan.

Money, ain't getting money.

Can't shove me around.

Ain't nobody gonna shove me around!

Nobody. Nobody. No more.

Easy there now. Easy.

You ain't gonna leave me!

- No, easy.

Get some rest. That's all you need.

- The money...

You've gotta help me. I didn't know

his arm was gonna get that bad.

What do you want of me?

We're gonna dump him, that's what we'll do.

He ain't even got a horse any more.

- He's got mine.

You've gotta help me with him,

please.

Just take a look at him, will ya?

Taking my money...

Keep it all...

Taking what's mine. Ain't nobody

here telling me what to do!

What do you think?

We ain't got nothing to work with.

There's nothing we can do.

Get the money... Get the money...

Big man...

Natoe.

Natoe?

- Natoe.

Tobacco. Tobacco?

Give us a tobacco.

Keep your hand off that gunl

- Get awayl

There'll be no shooting.

There's Apaches all over.

They can spot a gunshot for 20 miles.

- I heard ya!

Easy, boy. She ain't gonna hurt ya.

She's helping ya.

She's gonna make you well.

Oh, no.

That ain't no wound

for a man to fret on, is it?

Aw, I wouldn't hurt you.

I guess we are like animals

Killing one another...

We never learn,

we just go on killing one another.

You don't understand me, do ya?

That boy...

If I could only help him...

If he'd only listen to me...

If I could only get him

away from Egan.

I know I never made nothing

of my life,

but that's not saying

I couldn't help him.

You understand? Do ya?

Aw, that's nice.

Jatahey.

It's there, just ahead of us!

It's there! We made it!

We made it! It's there!

Biggest bar...

Same crummy joint!

Same rotten piano.

Even then it couldn't play

a good tune!

The girl wasn't bad, though!

Girl wasn't bad!

Let's get the money.

Leave that stinkin' kid alone!

It ain't gonna take no doctor

to know what we gotta do now.

Do it then. Stop telling us!

He's got a stake in this, too.

We ain't letting him die.

What are you gonna do?

- Lay back.

You ain't cutting my arm!

He'll spit in your face when he's

better. He'll spit in your face!

Maybe so,

but I'm taking that bullet out now.

Are we gonna get that money

or ain't we?

Go ahead.

Let me out of here.

Let me out of here!

Where is he?!

Help me.

Egan!

Egan!

Egan!

You and the girl hold him

when he gets bad.

Here.

Come on, let's get it over with.

Take my money.

Wanna see me die, don't you?

Egan... Where's Egan?!

I don't know nothing

about this kind of stuff.

Here, you know how to handle this.

Better start giving him some now.

Eight hours in this slop hole.

Eight hours...

Yeah, but it was a mighty nice place

the last time I was here!

That shiny bar,

all that liquor behind it,

all them pretty whisky bottles.

And that funny-looking bartender!

Be no more of this,

no more running from the law.

I'm gonna get me a little ranch,

few head of cattle.

Maybe the kid

would even come and stay with me.

Kid.

Baheya.

Baheya.

Water.

Water.

Water. Water.

Water.

A Navajo.

Bless my soul.

What's a Navajo girl doing here?

Hey!

Well, now, some folks to talk to!

I ain't seen nobody in Tomahawk Gap

for some time, no, sir!

I ain't talked to nobody in years.

Three of ya, huh?

What about it?

- Nothing, nothing at all.

My name is Travis, Jonas P.

Say, what you doing with that

Navajo girl. This is Apache country.

What you doing here?

- That's my graveyard down there.

I take care of the graveyard...

tend it, see it looks proper.

Ain't no Apache running me

off my job either, no, sir!

You ain't said who you was, mister.

- Just passing through.

Well, that's nice.

Hey, what do you mean

you tend a graveyard?

I see there's four of you and the girl.

- What about the graveyard?

Well, that's my job.

That graveyard's been my duty

even since before the Indians

killed seven of my kin

and chased everybody

out of this town but me!

Well, somebody speak up.

What's the matter with the boy?

- Never mind him.

You've been here alone all this time?

- I wouldn't say that.

Them soldiers form Fort Yuma

ride by ever so often.

I live up there in the rocks about...

- What about Indians?

I can smell an Indian a mile away.

They don't get a chance to watch me.

No, sir.

I said there was to be no shooting.

Who is this?

- Just a crazy old coot,

takes care of the graveyard.

You getting that money?

- Right now.

- What money?

Give me my gun!

- Take it easy!

When we move,

stay close to the buildings.

You said you was just passing!

I'm going with you. Nobody's leaving

you, boy. We'll be right back.

I've never seen men like you before.

Say, this is my townl I'm supposed

to be telling you what to do!

Where are you taking me?!

What's this all about?!

Give me my gun!

- You wanna live to a ripe old age,

you better quit talking.

What you men doing here?!

Tell 'em to leave my graves alone!

Leave my graves alone!

That ain't it. Wait a minute.

It looked like this,

but you gotta look for a grave

marked with a name of Martha Carrot.

I'll never forget that name.

I had a gal once

by the name of Martha.

You keep out of herel

You ain't go no business here!

Here it is, just like I told ya!

Martha Carrot! Right in here!

Stop that thieving!

I gotta keep this place nice

cos someday folks is gonna come back

and make this a big city!

They're gonna call this the

Travis Cemetery in honour of me

cos I was the only one that stayed

to take care of it! Leave it alone!

You keep out of herel

Stop that digging, I tell ya!

He'd have blowed your head off.

It's here! We've got it!

We've got it!

Here, try this.

Shoot it off.

- No.

If Indians hear it's too bad.

I said shoot it off.

Give me his coat.

Get it offl Here!

Come on, take it offl Here.

It couldn't have just disappeared.

It was tied up tight! We seen it!

You got the money ain't ya!

You take care of the graves and found it.

That's why you don't want us around.

Where did you put it?! Put what?

Why would I go digging up graves?

I don't know anything

about any money!

Why you come bothering me like

this?! I didn't do nothing to you!

Well, somebody took it.

We buried it here. Why's the box

still here but no money?

You oughtta know. You had it.

Frank gave it to you.

What do you mean? You saw

what happened. We all saw it.

Frank took the money when we got it

off the stage, didn't he?

He made us spilt up when they caught

up to us at the crossroads.

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