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ALL THE DAYS:

OF YOUR LIFE.

YOU HAVE FAMILIES

AND FUTURES TO THINK OF.

WHEN YOU VOTE,

THINK OF THEM.

BEAR THEM IN MIND

WHEN YOU SEEK A VERDICT.

THIS SAME THING MIGHT HAVE

HAPPENED TO ANY ONE OF YOU

OR TO MEMBERS OF YOUR FAMILY.

YOURS IS A SOLEMN,

AWFUL RESPONSIBILITY.

IF YOU FIND THIS BOY GUILTY,

YOU KNOW THE PENALTY: DEATH.

SWIFT DEATH:

FOR FLETCHER McCLOUD.

BUT AN ENDLESS,

LIVING DEATH OF FEAR

AND TERROR AND TORMENT...

TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU

WHO WILL HAVE WRONGLY

CONDEMNED HIM.

[ Cheering And Jeering ]

GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY,

YOU HAVE HEARD THE EVIDENCE.

YOU MAY NOW RETIRE

AND TRY TO COME TO A VERDICT.

THIS MESSAGE JUST CAME OVER

THE TELEGRAPH, MARSHAL.

[ Whispers Inaudibly ]

WAIT!

IT'S IMPORTANT, BOB. THE JUDGE

OUGHT TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT.

IF THEY GET WIND OF THIS

BEFORE THEY BRING IN A VERDICT,

FLETCH IS AS GOOD AS HUNG.

[ Chattering ]

[ Gavel Banging ]

[ Judge ]

GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY,

YOU HAVE COME TO A VERDICT?

YES, YOUR HONOR.

WE HAVE.

WE FIND FLETCHER MCCLOUD...

NOT GUILTY.

[ Crowd Gasps,

Boos, Applauds ]

I'LL NEVER BE ABLE

TO REPAY YOU, WILL.

WILL, YOU WERE MAGNIFICENT!

I'M SO HAPPY.

WELL, I GUESS YOU CAN TELL 'EM

ABOUT THIS NOW, JUDGE.

[ Gavel Banging ]

MY FRIENDS, I HAVE NEWS,

BAD NEWS, I FEAR.

THE SOUTH HAS SECEDED FROM

THE UNION, AND WAR HAS BEGUN.

[ Crowd Gasps, Chatters ]

[ Will ]

THIS WILL NOT BE A WAR OF SHOR DURATION, AS MANY PEOPLE THINK.

IT WILL BE AS DEADLY

AND AS FIERCELY FOUGH AS ANY CIVIL WAR IN HISTORY.

NOW, YOU MEN HAVE THROWN

YOUR LOYALTY TO ME,

AND THAT LOYALTY WILL BE

AMPLY REWARDED.

YOU'RE NOT FIGHTING

FOR THE NORTH, AND YOU'RE

NOT FIGHTING FOR THE SOUTH,

BUT YOU'RE FIGHTING TO TAKE

WHAT'S COMING TO YOU!

THE FINE GENTLEMEN

OF KANSAS AND MISSOURI...

WILL BE FIGHTING EACH OTHER

IN A WAR OVER SOMETHING

WE DON'T WANT ANY PART OF!

AND THE LONGER:

THEY KEEP EACH OTHER BUSY,

THE BETTER WE'RE GONNA LIKE IT.

WE'RE GONNA LIVE OFF

THE FAT OF THE LAND, AND

WHAT WE DON'T WANT, WE'LL BURN.

I'LL SHOW YOU FELLAS MORE LIQUOR

THAN YOU EVER SAW BEFORE--

MORE MONEY,

MORE ANYTHING YOU WANT!

COME ON, NOW.

LET'S TAKE IT FROM 'EM!

YOU'LL HANG FOR THIS,

EVERY ONE OF YA. YOU CAN' STEAL HONEST MEN'S MONEY!

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT, BUSHRUP?

NOTHING BUT A BUNCH OF UNIFORMS.

BURN 'EM UP!

UH, WAIT A MINUTE. GET YOUR MEN

INTO THEM. FROM NOW ON WE'LL BE

CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS.

COME ON.

DEAL 'EM OUT.

IF YOU'RE AFRAID, BOYS,

WE AIN'T ASKIN' YOU TO SIGN.

BUT IF YOU'RE LOOKIN'

FOR EXCITEMENT, GET THE OLD

JOHN HENRY DOWN ON PAPER.

WHAT YOU GONNA DO

WHEN YOU CATCH 'EM, DOC?

PULL THEIR TEETH?

[ All Laugh ]

YOU SHOULD HAVE NO DIFFICULTY

TRACKING DOWN THOSE GUERILLAS.

WHY, THESE FINE MEN ARE READY

TO LAY DOWN THEIR LIVES

IF NECESSARY,

IN ORDER THAT THE FAIR NAME

OF KANSAS WOULD STAND--

JUST SIGN 'ER

RIGHT HERE, JUDGE.

EH? WHAT'S THAT?

ENLISTMENT BLANK.

WE CAN USE A SMART MAN

LIKE YOU RIGHT UP IN FRONT.

VERY FUNNY.

VERY FUNNY, INDEED!

[ All Laugh ]

YOU MIGHT USE YOUR WIT TO

A BETTER ADVANTAGE IN TRACKING

DOWN THOSE GUERILLAS,

OR AT LEAST TRYING TO FIND OU WHO THE LEADER IS.

DIDN'T I TELL YA? I KNEW

THIS WOULD HAPPEN THE MINUTE

THAT LINCOLN FELLA GOT ELECTED.

IF THOSE GUERILLAS HIT TOWN

THEY'LL CLEAN HOUSE!

WON'T DO MORE

THAN THE GOVERNMENT'S DOIN'.

- THEY UPPED TAXES TO RAISE

MONEY FOR THE NORTHERN ARMY.

- THE SOUTH DOIN' THE SAME.

I HEAR ANGUS McCLOUD AND THA CROWD ARE SENDIN' PLENTY DOWN.

AND WHO'S MONEY IS IT?

IT'S THE MONEY IN HIS BANK,

YOURMONEY HE'S SENDIN'

TO THE SOUTH!

I WARNED YA BEFORE, BUT YOU KEP SAYING I WAS A BIT TETCHED

BECAUSE I'D LOST MY OLD MAN.

WELL, YOU'RE GONNA

PAY FOR IT NOW!

YOU'RE GONNA BE

AS POOR AS ME!

AND YA AIN'T NEVER GONNA

GET IT BACK!

I'M GONNA GET MY MONEY

OUTTA THAT BANK.

COME ON.

WE WANT OUR MONEY.

[ Crowd Shouting ]

THERE IS YOUR MONEY,

MAYOR BARSTOW, AND SHAME ON YA.

WHO MADE YOU A LOAN

WHEN YOUR WHEAT FAILED?

I DID. I HAD TRUST IN YOU.

WELL, I'M A BETTER BANKER

THAN YOU'LL EVER BE A FARMER.

ALL RIGHT. ON YOUR WAY.

TAKE OVER HERE AND PAY OFF

AS LONG AS YOU CAN.

YES, SIR.

CALM DOWN, FOLKS.

THIS BANK'S SOLID.

JUST BECAUSE WE'RE RECRUITING

IS NO SIGN FOR YOU TO RUN LOCO.

WELL, DO SOMETHIN'!

DON'T STAND THERE

LIKE A BUMP ON A LOG.

THEY'LL GET THEIR MONEY

IF THEY GIVE ME TIME.

THEIR MONEY'S SAFE.

THEY'RE WHEAT FARMERS.

THERE NEVER WAS A WAR FOUGHT...

AND THERE NEVER WILL BE

THAT DIDN'T SEND

THE PRICE OF WHEAT SKY-HIGH.

THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO ABOU IT, IF THEY WANT THEIR MONEY.

YOU GOT US INTO THIS

WITH YOUR FLAG-WAVIN'.

YOU'RE THE LAW-- STOP THEM.

FOOLS, COWARDS,

PACK OF SCARED RABBITS!

I'LL SHOW 'EM!

MY FATHER'S BANK IS SAFE!

LISTEN TO HIM!

[ Angry Chattering ]

CAN'T YOU MAKE THEM LISTEN?

GIVE HIM A CHANCE TO TALK TO YA.

YOUR MONEY'S SAFE.

HEY, SON. GIVE ME THAT GUN

YOU'RE SO FOND OF TOTIN'.

[ Crowd Quiets ]

THAT'S BETTER.

NOW THERE'S A LITTLE QUIET,

I CAN TELL YOU:

WHAT A SNIVELLIN', BLATHERIN',

COWARDLY LOT YOU ARE.

YOU'LL GET YOUR MONEY

IF YOU GIVE ME TIME.

BUT MONEY'S NOT LIKE WATER THA YOU CAN DRAW OUT OF A SPIGOT.

[ Crowd Shouting ]

SKINFLINT!

LIAR!

CROOK!

CALL ME A SKINFLIN IF YOU LIKE. CALL ME A USER

IF YOU'VE A MIND TO,

BUT DON'T CALL ME

A THIEF AND A LIAR!

YOU'LL GET YOUR MONEY.

THIS BANK IS SOUND!

YOUR MONEY'S SAFE, I--

- [ Gunshot Fires ]

- [ Crowd Screams ]

THAT'S WHAT COMES

OF CARRYING A GUN, SON.

[ Coughs ]

TAKE CARE OF HIM, DOC.

[ Woman ]

OH, WHAT DID HE DO?

DAD? DAD!

[ Sobbing ]

YOU'RE TO BLAME FOR THIS.

YOU KILLED HIM!

YOU DIDN'T GET ME

SO YOU GOT HIM!

STEADY, BOY. STEADY!

FOUR DAYS AND NIGHTS

I'VE BEEN WAITIN' FOR YA.

WHERE YA BEEN?

TELL ME THE TRUTH.

I TOLD YOU THE TRUTH.

IN THE ARMY.

WHAT ARMY?

THE CONFEDERATE ARMY.

YOU'RE LYIN' TO ME, WILL.

YOU AIN'T FIGHTIN'

FOR THE SOUTH OR THE NORTH.

YOU'RE FIGHTIN'

WITH THE HOSTS OF DARKNESS, AND

THE DEVIL'S RIDIN' ASIDE YOU.

THAT'S ENOUGH.

MY LIFE'S MY OWN,

AND I'M GOING TO LIVE IT.

YES, AND THE ROAD YOU'VE TAKEN

YOU'LL END UP ON THE GALLOWS!

I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF.

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND, MA.

THINGS ARE DIFFERENT NOW.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE

TO POSE AS MY HOUSEKEEPER

ANY LONGER.

I'M A RICH MAN.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE

FINE THINGS TO WEAR

AND A BIG HOUSE TO LIVE IN...

AND SERVANTS.

I WANT NO FINE HOUSE,

NO SERVANTS.

FOR YEARS I'VE BEEN PROUD

TO SERVE YOU MYSELF,

HELP YOU.

I'LL HAVE NO PAR OF YOUR NEW LIFE,

YOUR NEW RICHES.

PEOPLE ARE ASKIN' QUESTIONS

WHY YOU AIN'T HERE, WILL.

WHO?

FLETCH WAS HERE:

ASKING FOR YA YESTERDAY.

SAID HIS SISTER'S

LEAVIN' KANSAS,

GOIN' EAST.

IT'S FUNNY, ISN'T IT, WILL?

WE CAN PACK THINGS

LIKE THESE SO CAREFULLY,

AND YET OUR PLANS--

OUR LIVES, EVEN--

GET SMASHED:

NO MATTER WHAT WE DO.

YOU'RE MUCH TOO YOUNG

TO BE SO BITTER AND CYNICAL.

I DON'T FEEL YOUNG ANYMORE.

DAD'S GONE.

FLETCH WANTS:

TO JOIN THE SOUTH.

I CAN'T STOP HIM.

YOU TOO. YOU BELONG

TO THE SOUTHERN ARMIES.

YOU'RE IN DANGER RIGHT NOW,

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