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Will you stop horsing around?

I'm going to Canada.

As for the emerald mine,

you can have my share.

Easy come, easy go.

Just...

It will be a few minutes, sir.

Thanks.

You know, I never saw a man

so anxious

to run out on a fortune.

Well, now you've seen one.

Doesn't money look good

to you anymore?

What looks good to me

is that boat.

You pigheaded old thing,

will you cool down?

Where did you get that shirt?

Oh, never mind about that.

That reminds me.

I checked your duds at the club.

You're too kind. Now,

will you take a look at this?

This happens to be beryllium,

not emeralds.

You call yourself

a mining engineer?

Where there's beryllium,

there are emeralds.

They go together

like ham and eggs.

What about a little thing

called money?

Well, now,

5,000 bucks would swing it

for labor and equipment.

Only five thousand, eh?

That's no problem.

You cash in your ticket.

I'll run it up in no time.

Playing Tejo?

My arm feels hot.

Senor Leonard,

we are ready for you now.

Well, like they say, chum,

this is it.

Yeah. Tell me.

What is in Canada?

The Manitoba Carbon Company.

You're looking

at the new foreman.

Carbon? You'll end up

in a straitjacket!

Be a nice comfortable feeling

after knocking around with you

for 12 years.

Regular hours.

Weekly paycheck.

Might even find myself a girl

and get married.

Now don't let's overdo it, chum.

Oh, the point is, Rian,

I'm tired.

I'm tired of gold dust

that turns out to be sand,

diamonds that turn out

to be glass

and emeralds that turn out

to be beryllium.

You're breaking my heart.

Go on, catch your boat.

No hard feelings.

You just put

an extra million in my pocket.

Meanwhile, you'll need

something for the rent.

So long, pal.

Ah, Rian,

it has been a long time.

A long time.

Will you cover that?

Sudden death, huh?

One throw.

Okay.

One more, Rian?

Uh, uh, uh, some other time.

Any luck, Senor Mitchell?

Yes, and all of it bad.

Perhaps you would like a drink

of the house?

Aha.

Vic, I knew

you'd change your mind.

No, the boat burned out

a bearing.

We're sailing at midnight.

Oh, I should've known.

A man goes crazy, he doesn't get

his marbles back in a few hours.

Give me another one, Pedro,

I need it.

Come on.

Arm got cold, huh?

You don't risk it,

you don't win it.

You'll never change.

Pedro, me, too.

She comes over here,

we buy her a drink,

the two guys resent it.

Words are exchanged, a fight

starts, we wreck the joint.

They call out the militia,

throw us in the cooler.

Midnight the boat sails

without me.

I just thought that--

Don't think.

Yeah, well, of course,

you're quite right.

That's exactly

what I was planning.

But you can't blame me

for trying.

You know, we've been together

a long time.

I'll be kind of lost

without you.

Not that you're any great shakes

as an engineer,

mind you, but...

Well, I got so used to

having you around.

You know, I really believe

you're on the level.

Heh, anyway--

But I'd like to have it

your way, pal,

but I'm afraid I've had it.

I don't know,

the old motor's kind of tired,

really needs a carbon job.

Hey, that's not bad.

You get it? Carbon job?

I get it.

I'm sorry.

Well, so long, Vic.

It's been a lot of laughs.

Well, what's your rush?

There's no point

in dragging it out.

Oh, come on,

I'll buy you a drink.

I got a lot of time to kill.

You wanna buy me a drink?

Yeah, I wanna buy you a drink.

For auld lang syne.

All right. Just one.

For auld lang syne.

Pedro.

Fill them up here, will you?

Be forgot

And never brought to mind

Should auld acquaintance

Be forgot

Pal, pal!

Should auld acquaintance

Be forgot And

auld lang syne

Here you are, chum.

Cabin six, B deck.

You're a real pal.

You got me on board

just like you said. I...

Forget it.

Oh, oh, uh, Steward, Steward.

My friend has had,

you know, couple of...

See he gets ashore okay

and no breakfast for me.

Yeah.

I'd better get you to bed, boy.

Yeah. Hey, wait a minute,

wait a minute, wait a minute.

I paid for a single.

Who's the other fella?

What's the difference?

It'll give you someone

to talk to.

Heh, you're a pal.

Always a pal.

Boy, the boat's rolling.

Haven't even left the dock

and it's rolling and...

Oh!

When you wake up, baby,

don't forget

auld lang syne was your idea.

Ah, Rian.

You have come back.

Carlos, my friend,

I came into an inheritance

by way of Canada.

Sudden death?

All of it, my friend?

All of it. 2000.

Two thousand?

Sure.

Vic!

Looking for me, chum.

All right.

All right, where is it?

Come on!

Wait a minute.

Vic, feast your eyes on that.

Suppose you'd lost?

The point is, I didn't lose.

Don't give me that malarkey.

Give me the dough.

I'm going to Canada.

There's enough here to tear

the insides

out of that mountain.

Be practical.

Canada can wait.

This is what we've been

looking for all our lives.

Maybe I didn't

make myself clear.

The answer is no!

Emeralds, Vic, not carbon!

Emeralds.

Just for a few months

on a mountain!

At the risk of being a bore,

the answer is still no.

N-O. No!

I must be crazy. It's the only

answer that makes any sense.

Believe me, Vic,

you made the right decision.

Well, if the emeralds

are as big as the mosquitoes,

we're in great shape.

Oh, you don't have to worry

about the mosquitoes

where we're going.

It's the sort of place

a man dreams

of finding all his life.

Hospitable people,

warm tranquil days, cool nights.

And the view...

Wait until you see the view.

Blonde or brunette?

Huh?

We've been together

a long time, pal.

Ah, she's a blonde vision

of loveliness.

Yeah, she'll be waiting on

the dock just where I left her.

She makes all the others

look like lampshades.

Tell me, do you look for

the mountain first,

then the girl, or the girl,

then the mountain? Hmm?

I just thought I'd ask.

You know, how they

always seem to go together

like the chicken and the egg.

Huh?

What now?

I don't know.

What's the matter, amigo?

I don't know.

There's something wrong!

Always they have come out

for their supplies.

I don't like it.

It looks very bad.

I'm going to shore

and find out what has happened.

Uh, wait a second.

Why don't you send the mate?

We'll go along with you.

Well, thank you, Senor Mitchell.

El Moro! El Moro!

Quick! Get under that hut!

El Moro seems to have

taken over.

Every hut's a booby trap.

Who is El Moro?

Hmm, didn't I tell you

about him?

No, you neglected to mention it.

Some other time.

What's he after?

Anything.

Supplies, ammunition, hostages,

he's not particular.

Whatever he's after,

let's get out of here!

How?

Fast!

Tranquil, hospitable people,

hmm?

I must be crazy.

You didn't exaggerate a bit.

She is a blonde vision

of loveliness.

'She'll be waiting for me

on the deck

right where I left her.'

Come on, let's get

this stuff unloaded.

Senor Mitchell.

Yeah?

There is Senor Ruiz.

He will take care of you.

Oh.

Senor Ruiz?

What can I do for you?

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