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There, see how easy it is

when you wanna do it?

Got her over that one, didn't ya, cap'n?

Oh, she's scared.

She's been hangin' herself up on

them river warts for five years,

and she knows if she just sets

herself down just one more,

I'll blow her higher than the

cost of livin' in Fargo!

- John?

- Yes?

You know what happened in Abercrombie

was not a fault of yours.

It was Mr. Stowe

they were after.

And you might have been killed

simply because you drew a gun,

which you couldn't have drawn

if you hadn't been carrying it.

When I see a gun pointed

in my direction,

so far as I'm concerned, I'm

part and parcel to that deal,

and I'm gonna act accordingly.

What's that for?

Must be takin' on passengers.

John? If I did something

that would make you angry,

what would you do to me?

What a fella should

do to a little girl

that's done something

she shouldn't a done.

You wouldn't? I'd be

embarrassed to death.

Well, what brought this on?

Well, as I was saying,

if you hadn't reached

for your gun,

they wouldn't have shot at you.

Don't scare me like that.

What you fellas want?!

We'd like to come aboard, cap'n.

Injuns snuck up on us last

night and stole our horses.

We started to leg it but

got off the trail.

Give me a hand, will

ya, big fella?

You know what this means?

I ain't gonna take much

of your time, mister.

Hey, what's goin' on down there!

Get your head back

in there, pop.

Which pocket's that money in?

Who told you I had any money?

An injun came to me in

a dream last night

and says as how you was loaded.

Get back there, flatfoot!

And you, mister, stay

right where you are.

Yeah, sure.

Oh, ain't I the lucky one?

Look what I found.

That's all we have!

Get back, lady.

Yellowtail!

Get back!

Wouldn't lend me your gun for a

coupla minutes, would ya, Collins?

Would ya lend me yours,

Devlin, if it was loaded?

No.

But those men, they're getting

away with our money!

Too bad, ma'am. But my momma told

me, when I was a little shaver,

if I never butted into

to nobody's business,

I'd never get hurt.

Good advice for anybody, ma'am.

Well, I can't do much

fightin' with an empty gun.

Then it only cost us 20,000

greenies to find that out.

Well...

How was I to know anything like

this was going to happen?

I'll never touch your

ol' gun again!

And if you're going to get

your silly head shot off,

I'm not going to care...

Much.

Funny part of it is if you

hadn't emptied my gun,

I mighta taken a few

slugs in the back.

What would you say, Sandy,

if I were to tell ya

that you look as good

to me without money

as you did with it?

Oh, John.

Take that, dag blast ya!

Come back here and I'll blow it

through your thievin' bones!!

Boardin' a man's ship

for illegal purposes!

Hold on. Look out for

them sand bars, you...!!

Nicodemus!

Nicodemus!

Get them engines started!

What are you doin' there?!

Well, cap'n,

if'n it's them oil-sweatin'

suckers y'all referrin' to,

right here is where I'm

turnin' 'em over ta y'all.

Get back in that engine room,

for I start takin' you apart!!

Look out, nicodemus!!

So ya went and done it!

Got yourself hung up!!

Hung up for keeps, just like

y'alls been tryin' ta do!

Well, folks, as cap'n of

this here now doomed ship,

I'm givin' my last

and final order!

Man the lifeboats

and abandon ship!!!

Beat your lifeboats

and ship your oars!

Poor captain Bounce,

wasn't he cute?

But where is he?

Well, he went down with his ship,

didn't he, like a good captain should.

Well, how's a man goin'

down with his ship.

What ain't never up?

But he won't be able

to stay aboard.

Why doesn't he come with us?

Ya got me.

Ya oughta be ashamed

of yourself,

sittin' on a sand bar like

a hen sittin' on a nest.

You're nothin' but a no-good

woman, that's all!

And when a woman two-times a man,

there's only one thing to do!

And that's put on the pressure!

You're goin' now, you

contrary female.

I'm gonna git you

off'n this sand bar

if I has ta blow ya off!

I shouldn'ta said it, honey.

I shouldn'ta said it.

Po' cap'n Bounce.

He did a powerful

lotta shoutin',

but it's been a whole

lot worse'n he was.

I hopes when they get

him where he's goin',

they don't put him to no wipin'.

Look.

We gotta get him outta there.

Give me a hand, Collins.

Where is he?

He's gone.

Come on, Nicodemus.

Yes, sir, this all

belong to Mr. Stowe,

more'n 10,000 acres of it.

It's what they call a...

A Bonanza farm.

Now over here's the Stowe home.

They... oh.

Don't look like there

is any Stowe home.

Accordin' to the way

them ashes piled around,

this musta been the jumpinest

fire what ever was.

Does Mrs. Stowe live

in that teepee?

Well, if'n it's the

same Mrs. Stowe

that come up with me on the

river bird three years ago,

she's probably there waitin'...

Waitin' for Mr. Stowe

ta come home.

That poor dear.

They came here ta settle

down and grow wheat,

her and Mr. Stowe,

and that's what they done.

Looks like that's about all

there is left for Mrs. Stowe...

Wheat.

Mr. Devlin?

Bein' as how I'm just

an ol' mud turtle

and ain't used to breakin'

bad news to fine ladies,

I thought maybe you could

spit it out for me, huh?

I mean about Mr. Stowe

gettin' plugged and all.

Well, uh...

I'll tell her.

Thank you, ma'am.

They're probably lost, Tonka.

Why, it's captain Bounce!

Oh, captain Bounce, you're

just about the last person

I'd expect to visit me here.

Tell me, you've been

at Abercrombie?

You saw Mr. Stowe?

Yes'm, he was there.

Mrs. Stowe, this is Mr. Devlin and Mrs.

Devlin...

How do you do? How do you do, Mr.

And Mrs. Devlin.

- And my bosun, Nicodemus.

- Nicodemus.

I hope you'll excuse me

for not getting up,

but we've had a fire,

as you can see, and my...

Well, I got burned a little

trying to save a few things.

Tonka, haven't we something

for our visitors to sit on?

No got.

Well, I'm sorry,

it doesn't seem we've

got very much left.

Poor Anson--

That's Mr. Stowe--

He works so hard.

They came and raided

and burned the place

the night he left.

Oh, but you must be very

tired and hungry.

Oh, no... we've just

come a couple of miles.

We wondered if we could

borrow some horses?

Well, there are four of you...

You may have four, of course.

Well, thank you very much.

We'll return them as

soon as we can.

But I think if you're

able to travel,

you should go with us to Fargo.

No... I'll be all right here

until Anson gets back.

Well, that's just it, uh...

Go on, get the horses.

This here's what they

call Fargo in the timber.

Over there's Fargo

on the prairie.

Why are they wearing

those foreign costumes?

Oh, I dunno, some kinda doin's.

She is what you call

a get-together.

Each year, once we have her.

We use the national costumes.

How are ya, Mike...

I'm glad ta see ya.

Hello, cap. I want you ta meet Mr.

And Mrs. Devlin.

My name is Mikhail

Pontelivonich Corino.

Herr Koffka, senior Baroni,

m'sieur Lafond.

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