Red River Page #7

Buster, you wait here

till I get back.

You come looking for me, Mr. Dunson,

I'll be in Abilene.

All right, Groot. Get going.

Hyah! Hyah!

[ Whistling ]

If there's any chance at all,

we'll get your herd to Abilene.

Cherry was right. You're soft.

You should have let them kill me,

'cause I'm going to kill you.

I'll catch up with you.

I don't know when, but I'll catch up.

Every time you turn around,

expect to see me.

'Cause one time you'll turn around, and

I'll be there. I'm going to kill you.

- It's only me.

- I thought--

- I was scared it was--

- Yeah.

- Got some coffee?

- Yeah.

I'm an idiot.

Jumping at every sound I hear.

He wouldn't be

coming back yet, would he?

I don't know.

You know, Matt.

I've been figuring.

He'd be a fool to come alone.

Then again, he might.

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

Most likely he'll ride back

and get men and cartridges.

You took all of his

before we left, didn't you?

Let me see now.

Nearest place is San Felipe.

With that bad leg,

he'll have to take it easy.

It'll take him

at least four days.

He'll pick up men

and start after us.

That's four more.

That's eight days.

Then at the rate we been traveling,

it's eight days to the river.

Nearer ten.

I've been figuring some myself.

Four more. That's sixteen.

That's 22 days altogether.

We've been gone four days.

Four from twenty-two is--

That's 18 days from now.

He couldn't get back

quicker than that, could he?

If that's the way he does it,

that's figuring pretty fine.

Men are figuring

pretty fine too.

Snarling and snapping and

jumping at their own shadows.

What do you think will happen

when he does come back?

Yeah, I've been wondering too.

The way he looked when we left him.

It all happened so fast.

I hadn't--

I hadn't started out--

I couldn't let him

hang Teeler and Laredo.

You ain't sorry you done it?

I don't know.

He was wrong.

Hope I'm right.

Hope there's a railroad in Abilene.

Hey, Matt! Come here!

Matt, look at this.

- About a day ago.

- Not over a day as I make it.

[ Quo ] Whoa!

Quo?

- Comanche.

- You sure?

- Comanche arrow.

- That's trouble.

Tracks lead north.

Well, do we go on?

Which would you rather have?

What's behind, or what might be ahead?

- Cherry?

- Yeah.

You and Buster,

go on ahead about 10, 12 miles.

Enough to give warning.

Get Groot to give you food.

Take your rifles.

Teeler, see the rest

of the men have theirs.

[ Groot ] Buster.

[ Footsteps ]

You ought to get yourself

some sleep, Matt.

Yeah, I'd like to.

When do you expect to hear

from Cherry and Buster?

- How much grub did they take?

- Only enough for three days.

[ Teeler Muttering ]

Gun, gun. My gun. My gun.

My gun! Where's my gun?

Somebody give me my gun.

Wake up!

You were having a nightmare.

You all right?

I was dreaming.

I thought he was following us.

Forget it.

Try and get back to sleep.

How can a man sleep with Indians ahead

and him behind us?

He won't reach us for two weeks.

How do you know?

I don't.

We'll start an hour early

in the morning.

[ Sighing ]

Funny. Funny what

the night does to a man.

They're all right

during the day.

During the day they can see.

Wah-hah-hah!

Ah-hah-hah!

It's Buster.

Women! Women and coffee, I tell you!

I seen them! I had some!

I had pie and biscuits and beans

and coffee and whiskey.

I had it all in the same day.

I can show you.

Hey, hey, hey.

- Where was all this?

- About 15, 18 miles north of here.

A whole wagon train of them

heading for Nevadee.

- No fooling?

- I ain't fooling. I seen 'em.

They belong to the Donnegal.

He went to Nevadee and sent back

to New Orleans for his whole outfit.

They got a big long bar

and dice tables--

- That's for me.

- They got dancing girls--

Hold it!

Buster, you say

about 15 miles away?

- Maybe a little more.

- Yeah, about a two-day drive.

Well, who's going to stay behind

and drive the herd?

Nobody. I don't blame you.

We're going together

and taking the herd with us.

- Fair enough.

- Two days, we'll all have coffee.

You might tell the rest of the men.

Maybe they'd like to hear.

- Buster, where's Cherry?

- Cherry?

He figured there was no need

in the two of us coming. One was--

- Is she pretty?

- Do you remember that filly I owned?

That's what I figured.

Come on.

I ain't never seen such a bunch of men

in all of my born days.

Everybody wants to ride point

so he'll get in sooner.

I'll bet there ain't a man

back in the drag.

l--

- What's the matter?

- I thought I heard something.

- Oh, hi, Buster.

- Hi.

- How much further to your coffee?

- It ain't so far.

Any of that water left?

Cherry and me

rode over this part at night.

I'd say it was

nearer than further.

[ Shouting ]

What's he want?

I don't know. Let's find out.

Team, giddap! Giddap!

- I hear gunfire!

- Where?

Seems like it's coming from

right over that next ridge.

- I hear gunfire from up ahead!

- I know, Laredo.

[ War Whoops, Gunfire ]

[ War Whoops, Gunfire ]

- What do they always yell for?

- I don't know.

- I make it a few past a hundred.

- That's my count.

We're going to need

the rest of the men.

- Laredo?

- Yeah?

While you get the men,

the four of us will go on in.

What about the cattle?

The herd will go sage-belly without

the men. It'll take days to gather them.

I know, saving a bunch

of gamblers and women.

Laredo, when you get the men,

split them up.

Half go in from over there,

half from behind the knoll.

As you go in, we'll come out

from the wagons and meet you.

- You got that?

- Yep.

Don't leave any of them alive,

or they'll come back and hit the herd.

Well, Buster,

you want some more coffee?

All righty.

Don't shoot until you have to.

Over here, Matt!

Spread out! Buster,

yell when you see them coming!

Glad you got here. They hit us

about an hour ago. The others coming?

Yeah. It shouldn't take long.

They're coming in--

Coming in from both sides

of that slope.

We're going out when they get here.

Tell them, will you?

Sure.

There's some extra guns

and a rifle. Help yourself.

You're shooting high.

Aim lower.

You're standing in a lot of mud.

The water barrel got hit.

You're still shooting high.

I probably am. I'm no good.

Stop wasting powder.

Load for me. Keep down.

What are you so mad about?

I asked you why you're angry.

Is it because--

Is it because

some of your men might--

might get hurt or killed maybe?

Why don't you stop

talking and load--

That's fine.

Thought I told you to stay down.

- You did.

- Why didn't you?

'Cause I got up.

Not so bad. Hold still.

- All right. It's free.

- Here they come, Matt!

You'll have to wait.

Ma'am. Ma'am, over here.

Watch her, will you?

See she doesn't move until I get back.

All right, thanks.

Leave the cloth, will you?

I'm going to have

to cut your dress away.

- That shouldn't bother you.

- It doesn't.

I asked you before

why you were so mad.

Is it because your cattle-- the cattle

Cherry told me about-- might run off?

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