
Dark Command Page #4
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- 1940
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THANK YOU, MY FRIENDS.
I HAVE TALKED A LO ABOUT MYSELF,
AND YOU HAVE BEEN
MOST INDULGENT.
NOW, THEN, I WANT TO SAY
SOMETHING ABOUT MR. SETON,
MY OPPONENT.
YOU WILL OBSERVE
THAT I SAY "ABOUT"
AND NOT "AGAINST, "
BECAUSE I KNOW NOTHING
AGAINST MR. SETON,
NEITHER AS MY OPPONEN NOR AS MY PUPIL.
[ Crowd Laughing ]
MY MOST PROMISING PUPIL.
WITHIN THE HOUR,
YOU WILL GO TO THE POLLS,
AND YOU WILL ELEC EITHER MR. SETON OR MYSELF.
IF YOU ELECT HIM,
YOU WILL GET A MAN
WHO IS HONEST.
AND, MY FRIENDS,
MR. SETON IS
A MAN OF COURAGE.
PLENTY OF COURAGE.
ARE NOT ENOUGH.
TODAY, MORE THAN EVER BEFORE,
A PUBLIC OFFICE CALLS
FOR KNOWLEDGE.
YOU MUST KNOW LAW
AND HOW TO APPLY IT.
AND THAT, MY FRIENDS,
CALLS FOR INTENSIVE STUDY,
WHERE WE NEED A MARSHAL.
BE SURE YOU ELECT A MAN
WHO CAN GROW WITH THE TOWN.
THANK YOU.
[ Cheering ]
AND NOW, FRIENDS, I PRESEN MR. CANTRELL'S OPPONENT.
AND SAYS HE COMES FROM TEXAS.
I KNOW NOTHING MORE ABOUT HIM.
IN FACT, I HAD A TOUGH TIME
FINDING OUT THAT MUCH.
[ Laughing ]
COME ON NOW!
I GOTTA GET OUTTA HERE.
I'M SICK.
COME ON, DOC, YOUR JOB
IS PULLING TEETH OUT OF MOUTHS,
NOT PUTTING WORDS IN 'EM.
- [ Crowd Laughing ]
COME ON, LET HIM TALK
FOR HIMSELF.
[ Cheering ]
THE JUDGE HERE IS RIGH ABOUT THAT SPEECH.
ALL RIGHT, BUT HE FORGO I COULDN'T READ.
FOLKS, IT'S TRUE.
I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE LAW.
AIN'T HAD MUCH BOOK-LEARNIN'.
A NOSE FOR SMELLIN'
A HORSE THIEF A MILE OFF.
AND WHAT YOU NEED IN THESE PARTS
IS A MARSHAL THAT'S BETTER
AT SMELLIN' THAN SPELLIN'.
THAT I'M HONEST,
THAT I AIN'T AFRAID
OF NOTHIN'.
HE DIDN'T SAY
BUT THAT'S WHAT HE MEANT.
HE'S RIGHT. IAMDUMB.
I'M DUMB ENOUGH TO THINK THA SMART MARSHALS DO THEIR SHOOTIN'
FIRST, THEIR TALKIN' AFTERWARD.
FOLKS, THIS COUNTRY HAS
MORE LAWS THAN THERE ARE WAYS
TO SKIN A SKUNK.
THOUSANDS OF 'EM.
THERE'S A LAW AGAINST SPITTIN'.
[ Crowd Laughing ]
BUT REMEMBER THIS.
BEFORE YOU CAN TRY 'EM
FOR ANYTHING,
I CAN CATCH 'EM.
[ Cheering ]
WHAT'S SO FUNNY,
MR. McCLOUD?
LOTS, MISS McCLOUD.
I'M ARRANGING THE TABLE?
I WAS JUST THINKING,
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF CANTRELL
DIDN'T GET ELECTED.
THAT'S STUPID.
HOW COULD HE LOSE?
DID YOU EVER HEAR
AND THE HARE?
I'M NOT AT ALL INTERESTED
IN A TORTOISE.
MAYBE NOT, BUT YOU AIN' BEEN THE SAME SINCE.
"AIN'T. "
SINCE WHAT?
SINCE HE PROPOSED TO YOU.
OH, BAH!
BAH, YOURSELF.
YOU CAN'T TELL ME
YOU WAS SO MAD.
NO, I'LL ADMIT I WASN'T.
IT WAS THE OTHER FELLA'S FAULT.
I WAS DRUNK.
HE'S EITHER THE MOST STUPID MAN
IN THE WORLD OR TOO NAIVE
TO BE WITHOUT A KEEPER.
[ Crowd Cheering ]
THE VOTING'S OVER!
HOW MUCH DID HE:
WIN BY, DAD?
CANTRELL DIDN'T WIN.
THAT HIGH-HEELED COWBOY
IS THE NEW MARSHAL.
[ Laughing ]
THAT'LL BE ENOUGH
OUT OF YOU!
YES, SIR.
TO TOTE A GUN. IT'S GONNA
BE THE FASHION FROM NOW ON.
FATHER?
AND NOBODY'S GONNA
TAKE IT OFFEN ME.
[ High-Pitched Laugh ]
ELLIE!
ELLIE, YOU CAN CLEAR
ALL THIS AWAY NOW!
I'M GONNA
GET MINE QUICK.
[ Clears Throat ]
WELL, HOWDY, MARSHAL.
HIYA, FLETCH.
BOY, AM I GLAD.
NOTHIN', MA'AM.
YOU ONCE TOLD ME
THAT I WOULDN'T MEAN ANYTHING
EVEN IF I TRIED.
WELL, I TRIED.
ARE YOU HERE ON OFFICIAL
BUSINESS, MR. MARSHAL?
NO, MA'AM, PERSONAL.
WHAT DOES THAT SAY, FLETCH?
"GOOD LUCK
TO OUR NEW MARSHAL. "
TO GO TO ALL THIS BOTHER
FOR ME.
OH, IT ISN'T ANY BOTHER AT ALL.
ONLY, IT ISN'T FOR YOU.
IT'S FOR MR. CANTRELL.
OH.
WE GOT A SAYIN'
DOWN IN TEXAS, MA'AM,
ABOUT COUNTIN' YOUR CHICKENS
BEFORE THEY'RE HATCHED.
MM-HMM. HAVE YOU ALSO GO A SAYING DOWN IN TEXAS...
ABOUT PEOPLE KNOWING
WHETHER THEY'RE WANTED
OR NOT?
FLETCH, YOU HEAR THAT?
I SURE DID, MARSHAL.
WE ALSO GOT A SAYIN', MA'AM,
WHAT THEY MEAN.
[ Clears Throat ]
DO YOU MIND TELLING ME
BRIEFLY WHY YOU'RE HERE?
YES, MA'AM.
I WAS A LITTLE HASTY
A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO...
ASKIN' YOU TO MARRY ME.
THERE WAS SOMETHING
I SHOULD'VE TOLD YOU FIRST.
OH, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
YOU TOLD ME.
YOU WERE IN JAIL ONCE,
BUT IT WASN'T YOUR FAULT.
UH-UH.
I SHOULD'VE TOLD YOU FIRS THAT I LOVE YA.
THAT'S WHAT I REALLY CAME
OVER FOR TONIGHT.
THERE'S SOMETHING I SHOULD'VE
DONE BEFORE THAT.
WHAT, FOR INSTANCE?
THIS.
NOW THAT'S THE RIGHT ORDER
IN WHICH THINGS ARE DONE
IN TEXAS.
[ Stammering ]
DON'T DO IT, WILL.
DON'T DO IT.
IT AIN'T RIGHT.
WELL, I'M SICK OF DOING
WHAT'S RIGHT.
I'M SICK OF TEACHING SCHOOL,
GETTING NOWHERE.
IF IT'S MARY McCLOUD YOU'RE
THINKIN' OF, SHE'LL LIKE YOU
IF YOU AIN'T GOT A PENNY.
LEARNING, STUDYING,
WORKING LIKE A DOG.
FIRST CHANCE I HAVE
TO BE SOMEBODY,
BY AN IGNORANT COWHAND
WHO CAN'T EVEN WRITE
HIS OWN NAME.
WELL, I CAN WRITE MY NAME,
AND I'M GONNA WRITE I ACROSS THIS TERRITORY
IN FIRE AND BLOOD.
IN THIS COUNTRY, SOMEBODY BIG.
STOP IT, WILL! STOP IT!
YOU AIN'T GONNA TAKE
THAT ROAD. THAT'S WHY
AWAY FROM THE ROTTENNESS
OF YOUR BROTHERS.
WILL,
I TAUGHT YOU DIFFERENT.
THERE'S GOOD IN YA.
AND IT'S STRONGER
THAN THE BAD:
THAT'S IN YOUR BLOOD.
WILL, I'VE ALREADY SEEN
RATHER THAN SEE YOU
FOLLOW 'EM, I'LL KILL YA.
ME THAT GIVE YOU LIFE.
I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING, MA.
I'LL BE RUNNING KANSAS YET.
TO THE TOP.
BUT I'M NOT GOING
PILE IN THERE. WE'RE
YOU'RE FREE.
GET OFF MY LAND!
WE DON'T WANT SLAVERY
IN KANSAS.
[ Gunshot ]
[ Woman Screaming ]
RUN 'EM ACROSS
THE MISSOURI BORDER.
THEY SHOULD BRING
ABOUT 300 A PIECE.
YOU'RE SLOWIN' UP, CANTRELL.
THAT'S THE LAST OF IT.
I'M THROUGH WITH SLAVE RUNNING.
TOO RISKY.
IT'S GUNRUNNING
IT'S HEALTHIER.
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
COUPLE OF MEN:
ARE COMPLAININ'.
THEY'LL GET THEIR MONEY
THEY'RE FIGURING TO TAKE
AND TURN BACK.
LISTEN, BUSHRUP,
THEY'RE PAYING US PLENTY
OF MONEY FOR THESE GUNS.
IN KANSAS.
SURE. SURE,
ANYTHING YOU SAY.
THERE. THERE THEY ARE.
COME ON, LET'S GET 'EM.
EASY, FLETCH. TAKE IT EASY.
WHIP 'EM UP, BOYS!
AT HIM, BOB?
MAYBE.
TAKE THAT STUFF ON INTO TOWN.
I'LL SEE YA LATER.
IT'S PRETTY LATE
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