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AS MY FRIEND, NOT AS MY ENEMY.

WHILE HE'S IN CAMP

HE IS TO BE TREATED

AS MY PERSONAL GUEST...

AND SHOWN EVERY COURTESY.

YES SIR.

AS YOUR GUEST.

UH, YOU'D PROBABLY LIKE

TO WASH UP A BIT. PHIL?

YES, SIR?

TAKE MR. SETON TO MY QUARTERS.

SEE HE HAS EVERYTHING HE WANTS.

YOU'LL FIND HIM PRACTICALLY

AT YOUR BECK AND CALL.

LATER, MY WIFE AND I TRUS YOU WILL DO US THE HONOR

TO DINE WITH US.

THANKS.

NOW, NOW, NOW.

DON'T WORRY.

I'LL MAKE MYSELF

PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE

FOR HIS SAFETY AND COMFORT.

AH, SETON.

YOU'RE PRETTIED UP

FIT TO KILL.

HAVE A DRINK.

NO, THANKS.

I, UH, HAVE A FEELING

YOUR STAY WITH US IS

GOING TO BE RATHER BRIEF,

SO I'D LIKE TO EXTEND

EVERY HOSPITALITY.

HAD I KNOWN YOU WERE AROUND

THIS NECK OF THE WOODS I'D HAVE

POSTED SIGNS SAYING "KEEP OUT, "

BUT, UNFORTUNATELY,

YOU COULDN'T HAVE READ THEM.

YOU LEARNED ME TO READ FIGURES

PRETTY GOOD, THOUGH, CANTRELL.

UH-HUH.

THERE'S SOME

DON'T QUITE ADD UP.

WHAT'S THAT?

GENERAL BEAUREGARD

AND THE FIFTH ARMY...

ARE A LONG WAYS FROM HERE,

YET THAT DOOHICKUS

ON YOUR COLLAR SAYS FIFTH ARMY.

WHAT SORT OF DOOHICKUS

WOULD YOU LIKE ON THE UNIFORM

OF YOUR FIRING SQUAD?

FIRING SQUAD, EH?

YEAH.

OH, THAT'S RIGHT.

YOU'RE AN OFFICER NOW,

AND A GENTLEMAN.

I WAS FIGURING:

IT'D BE A ROPE PARTY.

OH, NO, SETON.

AFTER ALL YOU'VE DONE FOR ME...

THE LEAST I COULD DO

FOR YOU WOULD BE TO GRANT YOU

FULL MILITARY HONORS.

LIKE THE WAY OUR MESS IS RUN?

PRETTY GOOD TURKEY THERE,

ISN'T IT?

YEAH.

FIRST TIME I EVER HAD

TWO KINDS OF BIRD

WITH ONE MEAL:

TURKEY TO EA AND BUZZARD TO LOOK AT.

PUT THAT KNIFE DOWN, SETON.

- YOU HEARD WHAT HE SAID.

- I'M A FAIR HAND

WITH A BOWIE KNIFE, MISTER.

I'LL PUT THIS THROUGH

THE FIRST ONE OF YOU

PULLS A GUN.

OH, WELL, WE'RE ALL

FAMISHED AND WAITING FOR YOU.

I'M SORRY I'M LATE.

SIT DOWN HERE, DARLING.

SETON, OVER THERE.

WHERE'S FLETCH?

SIT DOWN, BOY.

I CAME TO TELL YOU

I'D RATHER NOT JOIN YOU.

WHY NOT?

NOT WITH MR. SETON HERE.

OH, WELL, SUIT YOURSELF,

FLETCH. WE'RE HUNGRY.

GOOD FOOD, GOOD WINE

AND GOOD TALK.

WHAT MORE COULD:

A MAN ASK FOR?

THAT RIGHT, MARY?

YES, THAT'S RIGHT,

EXCEPT, AS DAD USED TO ADD,

GOOD FRIENDS.

OH, YES. OF COURSE.

AND, UH, WE'RE LUCKY

TO HAVE SUCH A FRIEND

WITH US TONIGHT.

LET'S DRINK TO AN EARLY PEACE,

WITH HONOR.

[ Clears Throat ]

I HAVE A VERY PERSONAL REASON

FOR PROPOSING THAT TOAST.

SOMETHING I HAVEN' TOLD YOU, MARY.

YES? WHAT IS IT?

I'VE BOUGHT A PLACE

IN VIRGINIA, RIGHT IN THE HEAR OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY,

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ESTATE

YOU HAVE EVER SEEN.

SHENANDOAH VALLEY, EH?

UH-HUH.

THAT FIFTH ARMY:

REALLY GETS AROUND, DON'T IT?

YOU LIKE VIRGINIA, DON'T YOU?

OH, YES.

I THINK IT'S LOVELY THERE.

BUT BEFORE GOING,

I THINK I'D ENJOY

SEEING THE WHOLE SOUTH.

- WELL, WHY NOT?

- BAYOU COUNTRY, LOUISIANA AND

TEXAS SHOULD BE INTERESTING.

I WAS JUST THINKING

A FEW MINUTES AGO I'D--

I'D LIKE TO GO TO TEXAS.

WELL, IF LUCK'S WITH US,

THERE'S NO REASON

WE CAN'T DO IT.

MAKE A GRAND TOUR,

INCLUDINGTEXAS.

BE SURE AND MAKE HIM COMFORTABLE

ON YOUR SIDE OF THE CAMP.

HE NEEDS A GOOD REST.

[ Laughing, Music Continue ]

IN THERE.

LET HIM STEW FOR A WHILE.

WELL, I'M GOIN'

DOWN THERE NOW.

NO. YOU LET SETON ALONE.

I DON'T WANT YOU

GOING DOWN THERE.

I'LL TAKE CARE OF HIM

MYSELF.

GIVE ME THAT GUN.

WAIT OUTSIDE.

HERE. BOB, YOU WERE RIGH ABOUT CANTRELL. WE'VE

GOT TO GET MARY OUTTA HERE.

WILL, I'M NOT BLIND.

I'VE SEEN ENOUGH

SINCE I GOT HERE...

TO PROVE THOSE STORIES

I HEARD IN LAWRENCE ARE TRUE.

I DON'T CARE

WHAT THEY THINK ABOUT ME

IN LAWRENCE OR ANYPLACE ELSE.

I'M ONLY INTERESTED

IN WHAT YOU THINK.

FOR YEARS I SAT IN THA SCHOOLHOUSE THINKING OF YOU,

DREAMING OF YOU.

I WANTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER YOU

THE MOON ON A GOLDEN PLATTER.

I REGRET NOTHING I'VE DONE,

AND I'LL DO IT AGAIN.

I'D PLUNDER A DOZEN STATES...

TO GET YOU AND TO KEEP YOU.

I'M YOUR WIFE.

I CAME HERE:

OF MY OWN FREE WILL.

I'LL STAY HERE AS YOUR WIFE,

ON ONE CONDITION.

SOMETHING INVOLVING

MR. SETON, NO DOUBT.

YES.

SAFE PASSAGE FOR MR. SETON

THROUGH YOUR LINES,

AND PROOF THAT HE GOT IT.

ALL RIGHT.

FOR SUCH A PRIZE,

I CAN AFFORD TO BE GENEROUS.

[ Gunshot ]

???? [ Music Stops ]

[ Gunshot ]

WHERE'S FLETCH?

I THINK HE CALLED

ON YOUR FRIEND.

NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT, MARY.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

WHERE'D THOSE SHOTS

COME FROM?

FLETCH IN THERE?

YES.

I THINK HE GAVE IT TO HIM.

I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU

TO LET--

TURN AROUND, MISTER.

GET OVER THERE.

GET OVER.

COVER THE DOOR, FLETCH.

CAN YOU GET SOME HORSES?

I'VE GOT A TEAM ALL READY.

YOU BETTER GET MARY.

WHERE WILL YOU BE?

AT THE BRIDGE.

???? [ Music Continues ]

COME ON, FLETCH!

HAVE YOURSELF A GOOD TIME.

[ Laughs ]

DO WE HAVE TO GO

THROUGH THE CAMP?

THAT'S THE ONLY WAY OUT.

CANTRELL AIN'T GONNA

RAID LAWRENCE TONIGHT.

HE'S GOT COMPANY!

[ All Laugh ]

GET ON THOSE HORSES!

BUSHRUP, STOP THAT WAGON!

BOB, LOOK!

YAH!

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

CANTRELL AND HIS GUERRILLAS

ARE HEADED THIS WAY.

DOC! WAKE UP THE TOWN!

DOC!

WHAT'S UP?

FLETCH IS HURT. GET DR. LORD,

BRING HIM TO THE McCLOUD HOUSE.

HE WENT TO NEWTON THIS MORNING,

BUT I'LL TAKE THE CASE.

BUT HE NEEDS:

MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.

AND HE'LL GET IT, LADY.

YOU'RE LOOKING DIRECTLY

AT THE BEST DOCTOR

WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI.

COME ON. GET UP!

WAKE UP, EVERYBODY!

COME TO LIFE!

WAKE UP IN THERE!

AT THIS HOUR OF THE NIGHT?

WHAT IS IT?

WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS?

CANTRELL AND HIS RAIDERS

ARE COMIN'.

WELL, THAT'S NO REASON

TO GET EVERYBODY UP

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.

WHO?

CANTRELL.

OH, THE MILITIA!

NOBODY'S HERE, THEY'RE GONE.

I SENT THEM TO DODDSTOWN.

HE'LL BURN EVERYBODY

IN THEIR BEDS,

LIKE HE DID AT THOMASVILLE.

GET THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN

INTO THE TOWN HALL,

ALL OF 'EM, FAST.

WHAT DO WE DO?

WHAT DO WE DO?

GREAT SCOTT!

I NEVER EXPECTED THAT.

I THOUGHT IT WAS IN DODDSTOWN.

HAD A TIP AND SENT THE MILITIA.

WE'VE GOT TO SURRENDER.

WE'VE GOT TO SURRENDER,

I TELL YOU!

ARE THERE ANY WAGONS

IN TOWN, OR DID THE MILITIA

TAKE THEM ALL?

YES. I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW!

WHO WOULD HAVE EXPECTED THAT?

THERE ARE 30 OR 40

OF THEM, MARSHAL.

WELL, GET 'EM.

YES, GET 'EM! GET 'EM!

MARTHA, BRING DOWN MY GUN!

THE ONE WITH THE LONG BARREL!

[ Screaming, Shouting ]

BRING ON THEM WAGONS!

HURRY IT UP!

[ Screaming, Shouting

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DID YOU GET THROUGH

TO DODDSTOWN?

I CAN'T. THE LINES ARE DOWN.

HE'S-- HE'S STILL

UNCONSCIOUS, ISN'T HE, DOC?

AND LUCKY.

CAN'T FEEL ANY OF THIS.

LAST TIME I DID:

AN OPERATION, I--

WHEN--

WHEN WAS THAT, DOC?

ELEVEN YEARS AGO.

I BELIEVE IN YOU.

I KNOW YOU CAN SAVE HIM.

I'M GONNA TRY

MIGHTY HARD, MARY.

DO YOU THINK YOU COULD

GET SOME BANDAGES?

OH, SURE.

[ Door Closing ]

I HEARD YOUR BROTHER WAS HURT.

I COME OVER TO SEE

IF I COULD HELP.

HOW IS HE?

HE'S BADLY WOUNDED. HE WAS

SHOT GETTING AWAY FROM CAMP.

IT'S BETTER

YOU AIN'T ALONE HERE.

OH, MARY,

HURRY UP:

WITH THOSE BANDAGES.

OH, ALL RIGHT.

I'LL HANDLE THIS SITUATION.

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