Hour of the Gun Page #3

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out there with my folks.

I don't mean that.

What about here?

What do you want us to do?

Nothing.

I'll take legal action

when I get back.

The runner-up takes office

in Tombstone.

We had to swear in Spence

as City Marshal this morning.

You're not gonna find

any legal action that's gonna stick.

We'll see.

We've gotten together $20,000

to post his reward money.

Thank you, Hansen.

All aboard!

Horace.

You'll get a telegram from me

by the time you reach Tucson, Wyatt.

What are you doing here?

I'm crazy about trains.

Telegram for you, Mr. Earp.

Thank you.

"I've secured your appointment,

Federal Marshal,

"and authority you form posse.

"Arrest suspects Stilwell,

Spence, Brocius, and Warshaw.

"Warrants in mail.

Sorry, no public funds available.

Horace Solomon."

He doesn't name Clanton.

Not enough evidence

to get a warrant against Clanton.

Well, you got the first gun

for your posse.

You hear the part

about no funds available?

I hear the Chamber of Commerce

has put up $20,000 reward money.

For arrest and conviction.

Not dead or alive.

Not your style, Doc.

For that kind of money,

I can be as law-abiding as, uh...

...you are.

- Hi, Sherm.

- Wyatt.

Thanks for meeting us.

I'm very sorry about Morgan.

Yeah. You know Doc Holliday.

Sherman McMasters.

You were the arresting officer when

I shot Long Nose Ernie here in '74.

That's right.

Good to see ya.

Wyatt.

I got a tip, and figured it mightn't wait,

so I came out to meet you.

Yeah?

You can talk in front of me.

We just went in business together.

Clanton sent Frank Stilwell

and two of his gun hands into Tucson.

I think he means to make

a clean sweep of the Earps.

Where do you think it'll come?

There's no telling.

If I were you,

I'd get my family off to California,

take this train back to Tombstone.

I wish you'd sign on, Sherm.

I would, Wyatt,

but I can't afford it.

You know they only pay

$53 a month in Tucson?

With a family, that keeps me

on the edge all the time.

I'll match that out of my own pocket,

plus a half...

and you get a crack

at the $20,000 reward.

You'll take this train

back to Tombstone?

Yeah.

I'll get my gear.

Stilwell's had time

to get to Tucson.

Take care of your family.

All aboard!

Stilwell...

you're under arrest.

Drop the shotgun.

Now the gun belt.

Before you start steaming, lke,

Tucson has issued a homicide warrant

for Earp for Stilwell's murder.

We'll serve it in Tombstone.

What happened to the two hands

you sent with him?

- Earp nailed the first one.

- And the other?

- He, uh...

- Yes?

He left.

Now...

Bryan.

If I gave you a posse

of 25 men...

you think you might be able

to find Earp and maybe even arrest him?

I can handle it, Mr. Clanton.

Ike...

This is local law

against federal law.

It's gotten too big for us.

They'll send troops here

if anything happens to Earp.

Sit down, Roy.

Advice like that

I can get cheaper than you come.

Bryan, after you organize your posse,

I want you to put 20 men under Spence

as Deputy City Marshals.

Put Latigo in charge.

Latigo?

Solomon, Clum, and the rest of them are

bound to organize a vigilante committee.

I want them disarmed

and out of the way.

Okay, Mr. Clanton.

Ike? Bryan and Latigo

don't have to handle that.

I can take care of it.

It's my job.

You won't even be here.

You're going to disappear.

How do you mean disappear?

I'm the city marshal now.

I can stand up to Earp.

You're a joke.

Earp would drop you and a dozen

like you quicker than he did Stilwell.

Brocius, you like to drink.

Go to Texas

and booze yourself into silence.

Sure.

Warshaw?

I've been to Texas, Mr. Clanton.

If you want me to go, I'll go, but I can

find a spot right here in the ranch,

stay there real quiet,

and just not go no place.

The city marshal

can't just disappear.

Business trip.

That'll take money.

You've had all the money you're going

to get out of me. Find it somewhere else.

I can't go, lke.

The talking's over, Spence.

What do you think you're doing?

Marshal Spence heard some

of you people been wearing guns.

We have orders to find out.

Whose orders?

Marshal Spence.

We're his deputies.

Where is the marshal?

I wanna talk to him.

- He's out of town.

- Why?

Business trip.

May I have your firearms?

No.

I challenge your authority.

John. John.

That's not gonna

get us anywhere now.

After all, they are the law.

You're just playing

into their hands.

He's right, John.

I'll let you know

when you can pick up your irons.

You won't have it that long.

I'll leave these gentlemen to you.

I can't stand pillars of society

when I'm not taking their money.

Here's your posse authorization.

I'm glad to see you.

Gentlemen, this is

Sherman McMasters from Tucson.

Anson Safford.

John.

Now, what do they want?

They've got what they wanted.

Our guns.

Spence's men

ordered us disarmed.

Where is Spence?

Out of town.

On business.

Well, it's Spence's duty

just as it was Virgil's to disarm you.

You're not defending Spence?!

Just the law.

What were you doing

wearing a gun, John?

That mob of Clanton's

armed to the teeth.

I want to arm a hundred men,

organize a vigilante's committee,

back you,

take this town away from Clanton!

They're legally elected.

Till they step out of line, neither you

nor I have a right to touch them.

If we do...

you said it in court...

you've got anarchy.

All right.

What do you think we should do?

Just sit tight.

Clanton's got a murder warrant

out on you for Stilwell's death.

Bryan's got a posse together

to serve it.

Let him.

He hasn't got a case.

You can get it kicked out

of court, can't you?

You won't be alive

long enough to get to court.

Do you know that for a fact?

The way I see it, if Clanton actually

wants you arrested and taken to jail,

these deputies could do it

easily right now.

I don't see 'em moving.

I know it's against your principles

to run away from the law,

but under the circumstances, my advice

to you right now is... start movin'.

I think you're right, Horace.

Don't think I don't appreciate

your offer, John.

Sherm, the situation

has changed here.

Bryan's got his posse on my tail.

Clum feels they're

gonna try to kill me.

They'll have to catch up

with us first.

That's what I mean.

You got a wife and children.

I had 'em when I started.

There's a water station about 20 miles

up the line. We'll drop off there.

You get us outfitted

and meet us there.

I'll meet you there, too.

I'm gonna raise a posse for you...

not the kind you'd come up with...

...but it'll be a posse.

Wyatt...

Damnit, I hate to see you

make a wrong move here.

Let me organize the vigilante's committee.

Just say the word.

No. But thank you, John.

You sure got cheated

on that table.

I know you can draw before I can raise

this up. Go on! Get it over with!

I got no such thing

in mind, Jack.

I wasn't duckin' out on you, Doc.

I know I owe you 800.

I just been saving up, that's all.

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