Ambush at Tomahawk Gap Page #3

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He said when we reached town,

we'd meet him at the saloon.

'Frank got there first.

He had the box, remember? '

'Just like he told us to do,

we quietly slipped into town.'

'One by one,

we reached the back of that saloon.'

'We were right behind him,

but we were hemmed in, remember? '

Cover both ends of town!

We'll cut them off!

'Town was filled with a posse. Frank

said to hide the box and money.'

'They'd hang us if they caught us.

Frank had this graveyard idea.'

'He said, "Nobody will think of

looking for it in a graveyard."'

'We agreed to meet right here.'

Spread out and search the alleys!

'Frank was right about the

graveyard. It was the safest place.'

'While the posse had the main street

blocked and the alleys covered,

we all came in here

and picked this grave.'

'Right here is where we buried it -

you and me and Doc and Frank.'

'Wait a minute, wait a minute.

Frank wasn't there.'

'Frank wasn't with us,

not when we buried the box.'

'He never showed

until we almost filled the grave.'

'He came in behind us later,

a lot time later.'

'I remember him standing there

just watching.'

'Then we scattered

to meet in the pass.'

'That's the last we saw of him.'

There never was any money in it.

That's it. He took it out

before he gave it to the kid.

Yeah. Frank had a couple of minutes

alone when we hit town,

before we met back at the saloon.

That's why he didn't show at the

graveyard till later. He hid it.

Yeah, but where?

Where do you think he hid it?

I don't know.

- Well...

we left him back at the saloon.

He wouldn't have crossed the street

with the posse at both ends of town.

He'd have picked a spot

some place between

the saloon

and the end of the street.

Yeah. What do you think?

We're wasting time.

Let's get started.

There's nothing nothing here. What

do we do? Rip up the whole town?

If the kid's right, we've only got

five places to search.

We better get Doc out here. What's

he doing? Babying that kid again?

I ain't done nobody any harm.

You didn't have to tie me up!

Looks a lot better.

You want your share, get out there.

Here.

Nothing! Nothing!

- Pick it up.

Who are you telling me?

Nobody's telling you anything.

You want the money, don't you?

Nothing.

Nothing under this neither.

It ain't here.

It just ain't in the town.

Keep looking.

- What for?

Maybe the kid didn't remember right.

He has to be right.

Frank had never got out of town with it.

- How do you know?

He never spent it.

He died here.

- I don't care. It ain't here.

I ain't looking! I'm getting out.

I'm taking the kid and getting out!

I ain't afraid of nothing!

Let him go.

- No.

It ain't here. We're getting out.

- What's the matter?

It ain't here! The money ain't in town!

When we leave, we leave together.

With them Indians around,

every man's a gun, even him.

Even him? We should never have come

in the first place!

Fill this.

Fill it!

So you figured it had to be buried

from there to there.

It was dark, wasn't it?!

He could've taken a chance

and crossed the street.

How long do you think we can stay

before them Indians come?

Drop it! Drop your gun!

Drop those guns, both of you.

- That's smart.

Those shots could bring Indians down.

- Drop 'em!

Get over there.

Move!

Where did he come from?

- I don't know who you are, mister,

but you can't be no crazier than

these rascals. Digging up my graves!

Shut up!

Maybe my saddle didn't turn out

as good as you figured.

Saddle's fine.

I've been trailing you since you

left Twin Forks, me and my partner.

He'll be back this evening. I sent

him up to Fort Yuma for some help.

What help?

- Gotta make sure the

government gets that army payroll.

You might've left with the money.

He ain't got any money.

- He ain't got a very good memory either.

Tore up the town pretty good

finding it.

Now, where is it?

There ain't no money!

Search usl

There ain't a stick of money!

He ain't lying. We haven't found it.

That doesn't mean we're not going to.

Stay back!

You can stand there just

so long with that gun pointed at us.

I can stand a long time.

Maybe you got it, maybe you ain't.

You're stuck either way.

The army will be here soon. If

you're lying, they'll make you talk.

Little more of that jail you've just

been in will make you talk alright.

You can't put us back in jail.

- Why not?

Because we served...

Get back!

Stand back against the bar!

Move!

Turn around. Turn around!

Look out, mister!

Tie him up.

What about his troops?

- They won't be here until night.

We've got time.

What's the matter?

What are you trying to tell me?

You stay. Stay here.

Look at those mountains over there.

Indian signals.

We came this far. We're finding it.

It may be under the next board!

Don't you understand?!

It may be under the next board!

Maybe I can get the army here

before your man does.

You said he couldn't get here

until night, didn't ya?

What are you thinking?

- The army sends a patrol.

They go on search every couple

of days for Apaches.

They get as close to here

as four or five miles.

There's a busted mirror over by the

bar. Careful. The girl's watching.

Get a hold of it. Hold it up

to the window. Let the sun hit it.

Huh?

Go on back. Go on. Go on back.

Back, go back.

Go on! Get off the street!

- Leave her alone!

He ain't gonna lay a hand on you

no more, you understand?

You're gonna take care of her?

How can you with one arm?

Indians!

Get to the saloon.

I'm getting that horse.

What do we do now?

- A scouting party.

He'll bring the rest. Come on!

Egan's dead.

Where's your horse?

I said, where's your horse?!

- Behind the stables. Get it, Doc.

McCord, that rifle... That's

Marlowe's rifle. How did you get it?

One of the Apaches had it.

- He never got to Fort Yuma.

You ain't leaving us tied up here!

The Apaches are coming back!

We won't have a chance.

- We'll drop those rifles outside as we go.

We haven't got horses

to take you with us.

We ain't leaving the girl.

She goes along with me.

What about us?

He's got a place up on the rocks.

He'll make out alright.

You get the horse?

Here's some bullets.

You ain't taking the Indian girl,

are ya?

She double-crossed ya.

She double-crossed ya, I tell ya!

Take me! Who do you

think brung them Apaches?

Are you coming, Kid?

You ain't blaming her.

- She was using that piece of mirror.

She was using that, I tell ya!

You're a liar!

- I ain't! I seen her do it!

You can't take her.

You gotta take me!

Come on, Kid, we're going.

Ain't ya taking me? I'm telling the truth!

You do hate us.

Yeah,

I seen that flash from the window.

You've been waiting all this time

to go back to them out there.

Well, go on. GO ON BACK TO THEM!

I thought we was taking the girl.

They never got away.

- It's only been minutes.

- They haven't got a chance.

They got Doc.

They got Doc!

What's she still doing here?

- Where else should she be?

She's no Apache.

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