Iron Will Page #4

remember it.

Remember the name...

Will Stoneman."

Gus! Gus, whoa!

Dad! Dad, no. Dad, no!

Gus, get back up here.

Get up here now!

We're not crossing the lake, Gus.

Come on!

Page nine.

I need something else.

Can you hear me?

Can you hear me?

It's Kingsley. Listen.

Get ahold of Potter. Send him right

away to Birch Ridge, South Dakota.

South Dakota!

Tell him to get everything he can

on Will Stoneman and his family.

Find out where it is. I don't care

if you have to drop him from a balloon.

Just get me that story!

Come on, boys.

I just...

I just need a rest.

We'll be comin' up

on Pembina in 30 minutes.

Thirty minutes, Pembina.

Thirty minutes.

What if something happens

to him, Harry?

-What do you mean?

-Don't you feel somewhat responsible?

-He's missing.

-What for? For tryin' to

get him on the front page?

This kid'll have bigger headlines

than the war when I get through with him.

-All of America will hear about him.

-You got it wrong, Harry.

He'll make you.

If it wasn't for him...

you'd still be on the back page,

the canine section.

I just hope he lasts long enough

for me to get that big promotion.

-And if he dies?

-Then he'll die a hero, a somebody.

And I'll write one hell of an obituary

for him, lauding his courage, idealism.

You know enough about such

things to write about them?

I know plenty, Lambert.

Plenty.

There's one comin' in.

I need some help over here.

Come on.

It's Remy! Remy!

He's frozen to the sled.

Cut him loose!

Hurry up.

Get him inside, quickly!

Hurry.

Come on.

Hah!

You're crazy, Groven!

You'll never make it

to the next checkpoint.

You'll die out there!

Gus?

Oh, I fell asleep, didn't I?

I would've died

if it wasn't for you.

Holy Chicago!

Wha...Come on, wake up!

-What's goin' on?

-He's here!

Get the door!

Get the flash!

Let's go.

He's out there.

Step aside.

Let a man through.

Hiya, kid!

What? What was that?

That was me lighting the way for you.

Get this out yesterday!

-How ya doin', kid?

-A little tired.

-Come on, let him through.

-Take care of my dogs, please.

The boy's been through enough. Will,

do you plan to continue with the race?

Not tonight.

My brother says you run

too hard. You must rest.

You owe me $100, Riley.

I'll pay ya

out of my winnings.

You will pay...

when it's time.

Yeah.

It's cold out there, huh?

Your mama, she must

worry for you, eh, boy?

You miss your mama...

and your papa?

Leave me alone.

Go home, boy.

Before when it's too late,

you go home.

Why don't you

have some coffee?

Buried again.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Easy, easy, easy, whoa.

One of the Icelanders. We're closin'

the gap. Let's go. Hup, hup!

Groven?

Groven!

Gunther... he not old.

-Good dog.

-No, I...

-My good dogs.

-You're burning up.

Go.

Go!

Okay, hup, hup!

Hup!

Hup, hup, hup.

Yah!

Come on, boy! Yah! Yah!

Borg! Come on, boys!

Hup! Come on!

Hey! Come on!

See you in St. Paul, Riley!

See you in St. Paul someday.

Excuse me. Watch it.

Influenza. It's bad.

You're lucky

somebody found ya!

Boy.

Boy? What boy?

-Amerikansk.

-The American?

-Stoneman?

-Yes.

Stoneman.

-Stoneman?

-Stoneman.

Well, Angus...

this boy cost you a thousand dollars,

but he did save your man's life.

And if he's kept going,

he's ahead of them all.

The boy has the heart

of a bear.

He lost a lot of strength saving your

man like that. He could've died himself.

I'll wager $5,000

he doesn't reach St. Paul.

I'll take that bet.

Okay, let's go.

Let's go!

Come on.

Heroic! Unbelievable!

Over the last four days and nights...

in a dogsled race running

between Winnipeg and St. Paul...

Selfless, courageous.

Racked by influenza...

Will Stoneman, a plucky

17 year old from South Dakota...

He saved someone's life.

He's the last American hope in this race.

Racing through the night, driven by

his own iron will with a courageous...

Wait a minute.

Hold it.

Iron Will.

That's great!

Kingsley, you're a genius.

-Iron Will Stoneman, American hero...

-Iron Will Stoneman...

Homegrown hero left Birch Ridge a boy,

but he'll return a man.

He's in the lead.

He saved someone's life.

He's the last American hope

in this race.

The nation holds its breath

in awe...

as its newest champion, Iron Will Stoneman,

forges on with little rest...

barely holding his lead

as the dog derby continues.

So, as war

looms over Europe...

the nation roots for a new symbol

of hope and determination.

This heroic tale of a young man's bravery

spreads across the land...

and America rallies

behind Iron Will Stoneman.

A little right, little right.

That's great, Harry.

Here we go.

One, two, three, cheese!

Watch your step.

There you are.

Can I help you, sir?

Excuse me.

Could you tell me where I might find

the kin of Will Stoneman?

Where's the box?

-Box of what?

-The boy's remains.

The boy's...

Mister, don't you people

get the papers out here?

"Nourished only by

his mother's fruitcake...

"he carries a

hand-carved whistle...

"from which emanates a melody

people have taken to calling...

Will's tune."

What is the significance of this whistling?

It must be some magic tune...

It's his father's tune.

I see. Charming.

How does Mr. Stoneman feel

about young Will racing?

His father's very proud of him.

Tell Kingsley

I've got an angle for him.

Iron Will races to save

mother's farm and go to college.

I'm not making it up.

His father's dead.

I'm putting the mother

and the Indian on a train to St. Paul.

They'll be there for

the finish. Don't tell the kid.

Anyone know where the kid is?

The kid's been runnin' for a week

and we still can't track him.

I know he's running! But how far

did he get? Where did he stop?

He didn't stop. He's still

out there... somewhere.

Angus.

That $10,000 we bet maybe...

maybe we should send

some of it to the boy's mother.

Do what you like with your money.

Don't tell me what to do with mine.

Jonah! Jonah.

I still can't understand why you allow

that boy to stay in the race.

I'll tell you why.

Because when I looked

in that boy's eyes...

I saw myself 35 years ago.

Have we come so far...

that we've forgotten

what it's like...

to start out with nothing but

a dim chance and a bright hope?

I will not be...

the one to snuff out

that hope... gentlemen.

Not I.

-There's no sign of Stoneman.

-That doesn't matter.

He's crazy out of his mind.

You never sleep, you go crazy.

So crazy he's beatin'

the lot of you.

He'll never make

the finish line.

Nobody can last at his pace.

That's what you said

on the first day...

and he's still runnin'!

Can you catch 'im?

You know I've personally wagered

$10,000 my men would beat him.

Ten thousand?

Catch him.

Stop him.

And you might find yourself

the beneficiary of a handsome sum.

Half.

No, no!

Gus! No!

No, no! Gus! Gus!

Gus!

Boil water.

Mix herbs.

Cook down.

Make a paste.

Don't die on me now, boy.

We were just startin'

to get along.

Now's when we need

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