North West Mounted Police Page #5

-You better get out.

-Rivers.

Peace. Talk.

Why this fellow's killed in Texas,

and killed in Canada.

He must be a great gunfighter,

but have you ever seen him kill?

How do you know

all these yarns are true?

l'll show you if they're true.

He offers to show you.

Let him kill now.

Who he kill?

Me.

Another will die.

Slide my guns back in their cradles,

untie my hands

and l'll hold them out.

Then tell this tough man

to go to it.

Cut the thongs.

Put back the guns.

-The man is daft.

-He's great!

Now tell him to kill.

Kill.

Go ahead Corbeau. Draw.

Tell him to draw Big Bear.

He's been bragging about how

he's gonna kill? Start on me.

Kill.

Draw you yellow pole cat!

You're a good hand at shooting

men in the back. What's wrong now?.

l won't foul a great Chief's lodge

with the blood of a dog.

He's yapping across the trail,

to save his Redcoat friends.

But the medicine gun,

she'll roll them all in the dirt.

l have not seen this yet.

Then look.

What a thing!

That gun strong medicine.

Shooting painted horses

is not killing men.

Before the sun has set three times

l'll bring you the Redcoats

of the Mounted Police,

made redder with their own blood

and full of holes like a net.

You're not a feather to be blown

about by the talk of a coward.

Bring me in your hand

their empty coat red with blood

before three suns have set

and my braves

will take the warpath.

Before three suns have set

Corbeau will wear iron

on his hands.

Come on!

Very nice entertainment indeed.

Now if you'll cut me loose l'll

endeavor to show my appreciation.

You're alright, Sheriff.

Let's mush.

-l came here to get that fellow.

-l think we'd better move

before Corbeau finds out the lndians

took the bullets out of your pistols.

l won't tell on you.

Come on.

Whatever you did at Big Bear's

camp these men have undone.

What else could we do?

Our horses were stolen

two nights ago.

You should have blown it up!

Leaving 10,000 rounds of ammunition

at Duck Lake is inexcusable.

When my wife heard the half-breeds

were coming through Duck Lake

on their way to attack Prince Albert,

she grabbed the kid and we left.

Thank you. That's all.

l didn't think about saving

anything but our scalps.

-We're going after that ammunition.

-Very good, sir.

But Col. lrvine's relief force

is due shortly.

Relief or not, we cannot allow

that ammo to fall into Riel's hand.

-l don't like the smell of this.

-What do you mean?

l'm curious to learn

where Corbeau plans to find

the bullet ridden red coats

he promised Big Bear.

That won't be his first lie.

Sergeant.

You will post sentries

commanding Beardy's Basin.

That's the only place

we could be ambushed

this side of Duck Lake.

There's an old cabin there?

That's the cabin.

See that Basin below you?

lf Riel's brigade cuts back from

the Prince Albert road

they'll come through

the river bed there.

Each man two hours on watch,

two hours rest.

Two hours on your feet,

and two hours on your back.

At the first sign of the enemy

fall back at gallop and report.

-All this time the half breed army...

-Moving in the other direction.

-Yes, sir.

-Yes, sir.

You'll be relieved tomorrow.

Bye. Keep your eyes open.

Same to you.

Ekawe!

You fix leg.

Come sit in this nice green chair.

Does the cast hurt you?

No, you help her good

that's why l help you.

-Help me? How?.

-You fix. Don't look at me.

Redcoat march for Duck Lake.

Half-breed, they wait in wood,

kill Redcoat.

But l thought Riel had

marched on Prince Albert.

That's just for trick.

They make trap

for Redcoat at Duck Lake.

An ambush?

With the medicine gun?

Yes.

Your brother keep watch

on cabin at Beardy's basin.

They gonna kill him tonight.

So he don't see them make

what you call ambush.

Ronnie!

Ronnie?

You just trying to scare me.

l don't like you pretty much.

But it's Ronnie who's in danger.

-You think l like him too much?

-lf you like him, you can help him.

What do you mean, like?

l love Ronnie.

That's why you no like me.

You think l'm no good for him.

lf you love him,

you'll do as l ask.

He's on outpost duty

at the old cabin near Beardy's Basin.

Go to him. Tell him to warn

the Police not to march on Duck Lake.

-Why don't you go?

-They won't let me leave Batoche.

Nobody would stop you.

What you think?

Me save police?

Pretty soon my father

have all the whiskey business

and l wear silk and rings.

l think Ronnie like that.

lf you don't warn the Police,

Ronnie will hate you.

Maybe that man you love,

that big sergeant gonna be killed.

Maybe bullet go through

that Scotch lndian.

-Louvette.

-Somofagum,

you think you better than me,

you go save them.

l'm not better than you. lf you

want rings, l'll give them to you.

But don't lose anymore time.

l beg you on my knees

if that will make you go.

Soon medicine gun knock

police on their knees.

Maybe tomorrow night the wolf

come for what is left.

You say you love Ronnie while

you brazenly sit there eating,

knowing he's gonna be killed.

There's nothing in you but hate.

You're a savage Louvette.

A vicious, cruel savage.

Blood and revenge is all you know,

-not love.

-Hey you!

l'll show you love.

What you want l tell Ronnie?

You'll go?

Sure l go.

Tell Ronnie the half breeds

will ambush at Beardy's Basin.

Sure l tell him.

You go home now.

We'll never forget

what you've done for us.

No. You won't forget.

-What's after you?

-A big bad rabbit.

Chased me all the way back.

-Male or female?

-l didn't ask.

My tobacco is in the saddle bag.

-Steal it sparingly.

-Thank you. l will.

You need wife for clean the house.

What in the...

What are you doing here?

-How'd you know l was here?

-My father is mad on me.

-Why?

-He find out l got big love for you.

Why didn't you tell me

Corbeau was your father?

Tonight he take plenty half breed

made big ride to Prince Albert.

-But when he come back...

-Answer me...

What do you care

who is my father?

You hate Jacques Corbeau

more strong than you love Louvette.

l'd be bat brained about you

if your father was the devil himself.

You don't never marry

with me now.

Once this is over l'll marry you

quicker than you can say Somagum.

That's too late.

Why?

My father gonna kill me

'cause l love Redcoat.

We be married tonight

or we don't be married never.

Tonight?

lndians shoot priest

at Frog Lake today.

Now at Batoche, Duroc

he's scared for Father Piccard.

Gonna send him to Regina

when daylight come.

Please,

he marry us before he go.

-But l can't leave here.

-Nothing happen here.

Why you here for anyway?

Orders.

But you be back

before somebody know.

Somofagum.

l love you so terrible much.

But l'm on duty.

They'd hang me, shoot me,

boil me in oil.

You don't love me

because who my father is.

Try to understand.

l have to watch the river bed.

That other fellow could watch.

Get in river bed with him.

lf your neck wasn't so lovely

l'd break it.

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