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Doyle and Evans?

Oh, yes... you're Mr Doyle?

Yeah.

Oh, yes, er...

I believe I have a note right here.

Yes, we have a nice double bungalow

for the two gentlemen.

And a single for the lady.

Would you sign, please?

Tad!

Bungalow 8 for the two gentlemen.

And room 1C for Miss Stewart.

Yes, sir.

Don't look at me like that.

McCandles didn't exactly have to be a quiz kid

to figure out where I was going.

Or with who.

Thank you, Mr Doyle.

I hope you have a very pleasant stay.

You can leave them right there.

Thank you, sir.

You know you're not kidding me,

don't you?

I don't know what it is

with you and that dame.

But it better be on the level.

How could you tell, copper?

Even if it was.

Hello.

Yeah. Hi, kid.

I don't know.

Okay. I'll meet you in the bar.

You stick around.

Don't be silly.

I said stick around.

What's the matter, copper?

Nervous in the service?

Come in.

Well, howdy, strangers.

Welcome to the ol' B-bar-M bunkhouse

and put'er there.

What's your handle, partner?

Doyle, Mike Doyle.

Oh, Proud is mine, but all the cow folks

in these parts call me Hank

and I'd consider it a real favor

if you do the same.

And you must be Mr Evans.

Mighty glad to have you with us.

You know, I'm kind of the foreman around here.

Combination manager, greeter,

chuckwagon boss.

Oh, say, I'm mighty sorry I wasn't here

to give you the glad hand

when you unsaddled your cayuses this morning

but I had to fly up to Phoenix on a little business.

Well, I don't want to take up

a lot of your time

but I just want you to know that we aim to make

you wranglers feel at home here in every way we can.

Anything you want, any little old thing at all,

you just name it.

Make mine with plain water.

Oh, say, that puts me in mind to something.

We're having our big frontier dance

tomorrow night.

You all bring any western duds with you?

No, we're here on business.

Well, no harm mixing

a little pleasure with your business, eh?

But don't you worry about the duds.

We have everything right here.

Everything you need.

Thanks.

Fix you up like a real dude.

Thanks a lot.

Oh, no trouble, no trouble at all.

You folks just go ahead

and have yourself a grand ol' time.

How are you, Bill?

Who's that with ya?

Paul, how are ya?

Well, well, how are you folks?

Oh, I'm sorry.

Clumsy darn things, but I kinda like

the way they go with the outfit.

Oh, I'd like you to meet

a friend of mine here.

From South of the border.

Seor Martinez.

Miss Sewart, Mr Doyle, Mr Evans.

Say, how were those duds

I sent over to you folks?

Did you like them?

Did they fit you all right?

Fine.

Thanks.

Good. You look fine.

And if I may say so, without offense,

the young lady looks very lovely tonight.

You really think so?

I sure do.

Well you folks just go right ahead

and have yourselves a lot of fun.

What, Harry, how are you?

More fun than being out at a wake

with a couple of undertakers.

What's the matter with you fellas?

The deal will come through sooner or later.

It's not as if this was such a tough place

to sweat it out.

Mike, relax. What are you trying to do?

Set a world's record for staying mad

at somebody?

Come on.

Bourbon and water, please.

Yes, sir.

Have you seen anything

of Mr Evans or Miss Stewart?

No, sir, I haven't.

Looking for something, Mac?

Yeah, I was looking for a pal of mine.

Well, you won't find him around here.

Be a good guy and go on

back to the party.

Sure. Sure.

Well, Mr Doyle,

what were you doing out there?

Get lost in our wide open spaces

or something, eh?

I was just looking for my sidekick.

You haven't seen him, have you?

Why, no, I haven't.

Not lately, that is.

One of your hired hands just stuck

a rod in my ribs.

Did what?

Oh, that must have been Pete.

Don't pay no never mind to him.

He's just one of my watchmen around here.

Sometimes he gets kinda highfalutin' ideas

about his job.

But I'm sure glad I run into you.

I've been meaning to buy you a little drink.

Oh, thanks but...

Aw, come on, come on.

You know, generally I get acquainted with my folks

the first day they're here.

Seems like I've been so busy lately

I just been plain neglecting you fellas.

Rest your bones.

You know, I got some stuff here I bet

you haven't seen the likes of since Prohibition.

Come on, let's hear it.

If you knew Nick, why didn't you say so?

I told you. I was covering his play.

Not good enough.

Who's your sidekick?

He signed his name. Look on the register.

Small talk.

You never worked with him before.

What's the angle?

He's banking for me. He's got the dough.

He's a federal. Isn't he?

Isn't he?

Isn't he?

Sure, he's Sherlock Holmes.

Make it easy for yourself, sucker.

We just broke him down.

He told us he was a fed.

Yeah, sure. Sure he did.

He's a federal, isn't he?

That's enough, Charly.

Well, I guess the boys are on the level.

Are you sure?

You made up your mind?

Yep.

I don't like that kind of stuff.

Neither do I, my boy. Neither do I.

But Evans never was in this business.

If he'd just been a little more friendly

he'd have saved you both a lot of trouble.

I was waiting for you to make

the first move.

I've been away for three years.

How did I know what you were covering

with that hick play?

I didn't even tell him that...

Well, you know we gotta be careful.

But I hope you don't hold it against me

because I'd like to see you boys

do a little business.

With who?

With me.

He's Nick Avery.

The biggest guy in the racket.

Get Martinez in here.

Let's have a little talk.

Oh, maybe you'd better run along now.

We'll have a little drink later, huh?

Sure.

So you're tha banker, eh?

That's right.

Got the money with you?

You'll get the money

when we get what we want.

You got a smart partner here, Johnny.

Yeah.

We wanna get moving.

When do we get it?

When do we get it, he says.

You know, we've been worrying about

that same little thing ever since the war.

I thought you had a source.

Well, now, hold your horses.

I didn't say I didn't.

You know, a man can work and scheme

on something for years.

Finally he gets it set just right

and some stranger comes along

and takes the whole thing for granted.

You know, maybe you boys haven't heard it where you've been

but it's been kinda rough in this business.

'Course I haven't had a bad time.

I got a good front here.

Of course it don't pay for itself but...

Do you have a source or don't you?

Do we have a source?

About 500 acres of flowers

and our own refining plant.

You boys think you could handle that much?

Yeah.

We'll take our piece of it.

When can we get it?

Now you boys just simmer down.

You know these things take a little time.

You just laze around here and enjoy yourselves.

I'll tell when we wanna see your money.

Oh, say.

I wouldn't want to see anything happen

to you boys while you're here.

So, Charly, you just sorta

keep an eye on them, will you?

Sure, Nick.

Fine.

Thanks.

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