Comanche Page #4

A great man can grant great favors.

I have heard these words before.

- Where?

Many seasons ago, from the

wife of my father.

The wife of your father

and the wife of my father

were sisters,

with the name of Parker.

We are friends.

- And cousins.

I will call a meeting of the council.

Oh ... a ... that young Mexican girl.

No harm will come to her?

Tawaka and Morning Star

care for her.

She's captive. She belongs

to the tribe.

I'd like to help her.

Others desire her.

One man has already offered

four horses for her.

A man must have a fire in mind

to offer four horses

for one woman.

Black Cloud.

I do not question the wisdom

of the council.

But it is tribal custom

that warriors can buy

their captives.

The Americans ask us to

call the Mexicans brothers

to stop our war with them and

return their captives unharmed.

Americans ask us!

A race that shoots without

orders from their chiefs.

That kills buffaloes

they can not eat.

That fouls the clearwater, so

we can not drink.

That changes our earth,

until we can not live

on it anymore.

I do not think of Americans.

I think only of Comanches.

And of the children of

Comanches.

And the children that will

come from those children.

The Americans are here,

they will stay.

We can not drive them out.

They will grow strong, while

we will not.

We must learn from them,

so that our children

will not hunger,

so they will be warm in winter,

so they will grow strong as the

Americans are strong.

I have told my white cousin that

we will lay down our weapons

and there will be an end

to the fighting,

if there is a treaty with honor.

(scoffs) Treaty with honor! (spits)

I am among your warriors

and in your camp.

The end of my time may come

today or tomorrow.

That's in your power.

But I do not speak with

a crooked tongue.

My chief has pledged the word

of my nation to your nation.

And will there be laws for us

to follow,

like a conquered people?

There will be laws. Yes.

Those who obey them will be

given the same rights

as Americans.

Those who disobey them

will be punished

in the same manner Americans

are punished.

Your chief will know what

I have decided.

I walk the path of

the Americans.

Those who this displeases,

leave me now.

This is your right.

But those who follow me

must not violate my word.

If they do, they will be my enemies.

I hunt them down and kill

them myself.

It is Comanche custom that

no man leads

unless others follow.

The warriors will follow me.

- I will not.

If you make peace with Americans

and Mexicans.

And there are others

who think as I do.

Black Cloud, you have a head

for war and nothing else.

Our paths now separate.

You and your band leave

this stronghold.

Take only your ponies.

Go now and take your

your braves with you.

The girl and the captives

stay with the tribe.

If there is a treaty,

they will be freed.

It would be better if they

had died in battle.

Did ya?

You sure you ain't never

played Black Jack before?

One man, good

Beat two kings, back to back.

Black Jack.

Ooooh!

That was my last silver dollar, too!

How do you feel?

- I am tired and frightened.

Everybody is freightened.

You?

- Sure.

You know what I think that you, senor.

No. Not freightened.

Not inside of you freightened.

Does not fit.

It fits.

Lie down and see if you can

get some rest.

What happened?

- We're all hiding out here tonight.

Here?

Quanah wants Ward and General

Miles here for a peace council.

Might be, they won't come. Might be, they'll

think it's too risky. - Not the General.

And Ward is very anxious for

that peace treaty.

What about her?

She'll have to stay here until

we get back.

Safer anyway with

Black Cloud on the loose.

Yeah, I was just thinking the same thing.

Quanah is sending a couple of

guides with us

who know a shortcut,

water holes and all.

We should be back

here in three days.

Check the saddlebags and the horses.

I want to be out of the Canyon

before the moon comes up.

Black Cloud won't bother

us none, not at night.

Well, we're not taking any

chances. This is too important.

Might be, we'll get us

medal for this, hey, Jim?

You know, I've been

thinking, Puffer.

Maybe we're wasting

our time with the army.

If a man's country is in trouble,

a man's gotta stick buy it,

or a man ain't no man.

Yes, but what about that mining?

All that gold?

You think the U.S. government seen

fit to make a messenger boy out of me

then, by heck, the mine

and the gold can wait!

Now stop asking those foolish questions

and let me out of here to check them horses.

Yes?

I'll tell you when I get back.

You are going away?

- Only for a couple of days.

You will take me with you?

- You heard what Quanah said.

You'll have to stay here.

I will die before I stay

alone with Comanches.

I'm afraid you don't have any choice.

No. I will not stay.

You'll be safe here, with Quanah

and his family.

Out there ... The Black Cloud.

I have great fear.

Nobody here's going to hurt her.

It is not just for myself.

But I am afraid.

Margarita ...

Is it not strange to find

love in this manner?

No, no it's not so strange.

You do not just talk?

No, I do not just talk.

I do not know how you say it.

With other men who stole

my heart,

there was nothing!

And with me?

I can not say it.

- Say it!

It's like a fire inside of me.

Is it shameful, maybe,

to love so soon?

So much has happened.

I have no time

to understand.

When I get back, I'll

be your husband

and you'll be my wife.

I belonging to him now.

In a very special way.

Do not let anything bad happen.

Without you, I'm so alone!

This is a good place.

- Yes.

We live here like our fathers

before us,

and their fathers before them.

We were born here, where

the wind blows free

and there is nothing to break

the light of the sun.

There are no enclosures and

everyone draws a free breath.

In a way, your words are

the same words

used by the fathers of my nation.

Tell your chief

The Americans and Comanches

live as brothers.

My chief will be happy to

hear your words.

He wishes to be your friend.

He'll return with me.

There is food in your saddle bags.

Medicine Arrow and Flat Mouth

will lead you

to the first water hole.

From there, you'll ride

to Palo Duro Springs

You'll know the way from there.

Wherever I am, is your home.

I'll be back.

Medicine Mound. Sacred.

Comanche only going there to

meet Great Spirits.

Duro Springs more far.

- Let's go.

#The stars are meeting

the setting sun

#Read has a mission that

drives him on

#I'll keep on going he told

his friends

#Too much depends on

how he's done.

#A man is as good as his word,

#As good as his word is he

#And, if he is as good as his word

#He's good enough for me

Black Cloud and his warriors

have been here.

How long ago?

- Two, three hours, maybe.

Puffer.

- I'm a hurry'n!

Play 'em, Black Jack?

Yeah, I'd sure like to get back

my silver dollar.

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