Barquero Page #3

- There won't be no wilderness.

- She's right.

There will only be settlers everywhere.

All of them plows the ground, and dropping fence posts...

It makes me sick to think about it even.

And you want to help them?

I don't give a damn about them.

Well... if he is bound to stay...

I'm gonna stay with you.

But I don't like it!

Wolf is wolf and sheep is sheep.

You may stay with them, but

they ain't gonna stay with you.

Afternoon.

If I see you even breathe,

then I'm gonna cut your throat.

Don't blame me then. You understand?

Yes, swallow is alright.

Damn barge!

Jacob... don't you think we could...

divide the money now and

let everybody go his own way?

- No.

- Why not?

Because we're gonna take that barge

and cross the river...

As we set out to do!

Jacob, this morning we massacred an American town.

- By now half of Fort Bowie is coming after us.

- It don't matter.

Before they get here, we will have crossed

with the wagons and burned the barge.

You are assuming a lot. You know...

the only thing that kept our men together,

was the need for violence and money.

This morning they got their share of the violence.

Now, all they want is

their share of money and to split up.

Hell...

- And you?

- Yes Jacob, I do too.

Will you listen to me, damn it.

I kept that bastards together after

they got whipped down in Cajuilla.

I did it! Because I know how!

And I know how to make us rich.

Jacob. we are rich. Let us stay that way.

We separate here and now.

Why take a chance we may not get the barge?

You and me are going to take our stuff

across that river. And that's it!

We will have power, you and me...

You will be important, Marquette.

Your brains and me leading...

We'll have men, guns.

Money! Power!

An empire!

- You think about that, Marquette?

- I am...

- Maybe you're right.

- Damn right, I am right.

You know, Jacob... You and me. We're like...

- supplementary angles.

- Hm?

It's basic trigonometry. It is short

for an angle of complete 180 degrees.

You and me... We each got an angle...

Alone, we are short...

Together, 180 degrees.

A whole hemisphere.

Don't shoot! It's me, Jacob Remy.

All right, Happy?

You are awesome pretty. Awesome pretty.

- Here, my friend.

- Very elegant.

The river. You are worried?

Well, don't. It's no problem. You trust me.

I trust you, Jacob.

But your crown is a little

crooked, your majesty.

- Driver! - Yeah? - Get some men up on the hill.

I don't want them blue bellies over my ass.

Chewi, Rodriguez, take your guns

and get up on the hill!

- OK, Lopa start shoveling.

- What is he gonna do now?

I've fought with Ramos and Manuel Toril in Mexico.

None of us has the savior or courage as Remy.

He got three bullets with him, and walk

with them would walk like a wounded buffalo.

No, kid. I'm not worried.

He'll get the barge.

Well, if he don't by nightfall...

I'm taking all I can carry and clear out.

You... move 100 yards down there.

- I wanna talk to you.

- You already have had your saying over here.

I'm standing on the wrong side

of this damn river.

Everything I own is over there.

And I'm not gonna sit around and watch

some lunatic destroy it.

Listen, Reverend...

I saw you steal the poor people

who have been through Lonely Dell.

And you ordained yourself when

you saw they bought religion.

Well, I don't give a damn which side of this river

you are on. You better stay at the right side by me.

Well, it seems my ordain was not high enough.

You beat me, you made yourself God.

Blessed be Travis, blessed be his holy name.

Thank you. I have got work to do.

Did they feed you yet?

I asked:
Did they feed you yet?

Yeah... I ain't surprised.

With all this doing,

they only got time to feed themselves.

Here...

Go on. Go on... beef jerky

Yeah?

That's pretty good, ain't it?

You know, you're not such bad,

now that I close look at you.

One thing is for sure: you ain't gonna

be driving no fence posts, will you?

Yeah. That beef jerky is pretty good.

Of course it's not as good as buffalo hump.

And it's better than ants. Now ain't it?

You chew. I got a surprise for you.

Dessert.

Look at it.

Here.

That ain't even, is it?

Now it is.

Ain't that good?

I got this gold chain of her, in Buckskin.

But I ain't got no keys to put on it.

- That's really a problem.

- You know, I had a key once...

that opened the door to this house

me and my wife had in Sonara.

Then one day I went to fight in your rebellion, then to

Mexico to fight my Revolution, now I'm fighting with Remy.

You see, I wonder what

that woman is doing right now?

- What woman?

- My wife, amigo.

Oh...

- Stop firing! Stop firing!

- Cease firing! - Stop firing!

Jacob, who ever that barquero is,

he is no ordinary bargeman.

I wondered what was in his mind.

And now I know.

He's using that barge as bait to

keep us here until the army comes.

We got time.

Hey... I don't think

Jake is gonna like that.

Well, I don't think Jake is gonna know

...unless you open your big mouth.

And if you do, this is gonna close it.

You understand?

- Oh, yeah.

- Get back to your girls.

Thank you.

You dropped your bracelet.

Keep it.

I think you dropped this too.

Now put it back. All of it.

You see? I told you

Jake wouldn't gonna like that.

I told you...

Go ahead. Tie me up. Tie up

everyone who disagrees with you.

Just make sure you got enough rope.

- Burning the barge isn't the answer.

- Sure as hell it isn't.

It fits. Remember that.

This is not the time for that.

We have to keep our heads clear.

This clears my head...

I always think better later.

Jacob...

you know that I've always stuck with you...

after Maximilian was killed and

all my countrymen left Mexico.

After Don Ramos... I stayed with you...

because I thought with you... one day

I might return to France, a rich man.

You still will be, my friend.

You still will...

My friend... I begin to have doubts.

I think you are making a mistake.

It was a good plan. It is all gone bad and...

I think we must show some wisdom

and salvage what we can.

No, I may never have as many men again.

We will do whatever we

have to do with less men.

Hm?

We will do whatever we

have to do with less men.

That damned bargeman.

That damned bargeman...

Jacob.

Jacob.

Did good things come to you, my friend?

Don Ramos?

I got him. And I got his men.

- And that makes me better than him.

- He was a magnificent leader.

He was a son of a b*tch.

You know, Jacob... it seems that

not all of the people of Lonely Dell...

made it across to the other side.

One was going hunting.

He just came back.

Good, them settlers didn't stop complaining.

If they'd ride up right now,

there would be a short of rations.

They are afraid to take over

that food and ammunition.

- They're better off here than roaming out there alone.

- Yeah, it will be a long night for them.

Hey, bargeman!

I've a friend of yours here.

- Don't tell me he got one of the settlers.

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