Ride a Crooked Trail Page #3

man are you?

In town, he's a

respectable US delegate.

Remember?

"It was in the line of duty."

Your...

- The banker. Get dressed.

- I'm dressed.

So, put more.

This can be elegant

in New Orleans...

but you must be the respectable

wife of a delegate, remember?

Let's go!

Walk fast!

- Mr. Curtis, come in, will you?

- Good Morning.

Good morning, chief.

Sorry to be late, but...

We understand.

Our honeymoon was

also interrupted.

I introduce you to Mrs. Curtis,

patient and understanding.

"How are you, ma'am?"

It's a surprise, delegate.

I did not dream that you were so young.

So young and...

beautiful and friendly.

basket of "welcome community".

Little things that

can be useful.

Thank you very much.

Mrs. Noonan is getting dressed.

It's already coming down.

- Dressing up?

- Outfit.

She cooked and washed for me

and wanted to freshen up.

Did she finish the laundry

before 9 o'clock?

Delegate, there's a jewel among the women!

Where did you find it?

In N. Orleans, madame.

- Do not you want to sit down?

- Thank you.

Ms. Prentice, who owned this

house, was kind of outdated.

But I'm sure Mrs. Noonan

will make her shine.

- You can write that.

- Do what?

He said he can be sure.

Mrs. Curtis would like her wife

to meet some of her friends.

The news spread. There's a bunch

of them waiting at the Emporium.

I'll pretend it's a surprise.

But they did everything.

It's not true, and you know it!

Mrs. Curtis, this is my wife.

How are you?

And this adoring creature

has washed all the clothes?

She's going to be a threat

to the whole community!

I'm the other half of

the Curtis family...

to which it is kept

locked, behind the bars.

Behind bars?

Mr. Curtis owns the bank.

Mr. Curtis, it's a pleasure!

If you do not mind, I'll borrow

your husband for an hour or two...

so you know the bank staff

and see how the city works.

Weird. We talked about

this this morning.

Mrs. Noonan, I brought

you a basket.

Little things.

I hope you enjoy piccelilli.

Taste, especially home-made.

I see you like

canned strawberries.

Well, it's from

last year's supply.

But we were lucky. Let's make

new preserves on Saturday.

It's a kind of community thing,

of course you're invited.

Now I'll know if Mrs. Watkins...

knows how to make Creole

peaches in brandy.

- Are you Creole?

- Yes, but French.

From New Orleans. Let's go?

Excuse me, one moment.

Delegate!

Your insignia.

Good morning, Jimmy! How's the judge doing?

Hangover.

Let's go! Ask him!

If you know him so well, then.

Ask for what?

The boys want to

play on your badge.

Touch my badge?

I told them I could fix it.

Come on, Shorty! the first.

Is that where the bullet struck?

What did Mr. McClintock kill?

Yes, that's where it hit!

Come on, the deputy's busy.

Prono, they played.

Give me what you promised!

Jimmy...

When you get back from

college, come to the bank.

I have a job for you.

If he stays with Judge Kyle,

he'll never get to college.

- The judge is good people.

- Not like his father.

Jimmy needs a home.

Do not you agree, Mrs. Noonan?

Well, I do not know

much about Jimmy.

I do not think so.

It's a wonderful boy.

But he lives on a

boat with Judge Kyle.

And even if you only have good

things to say about him...

their manners are, at the

very least, very strange.

And the boy needs parents.

If it was just you and the delegate...

Come to think of it, you have

an extra room in your house!

I'm going to shoot the next

one between your eyes!

I have an order that says this

job should start already!

You're disrespecting the court!

And I disrespect him, too.

Disappear, or it will be dead!

Mr. Stark!

I advise you to let

Judge Kyle handle it!

Mr. Watson is a

very dangerous man.

Why do not you let the

sheriff handle this?

If I were the

judge, I'd be dead.

You're not the judge! Stay still!

If I left the front, I

would have noticed him!

You were lucky, Officer.

I saw Dan kill men

much bigger than you.

They were taller.

How is work?

Go to work, or we will not be

able to make the Railroad line.

I understand now, because

your wife trusts you so much.

But not for long!

It will not last long, son.

I know Mrs. Noonan is not

interested in banks.

I'll introduce you to my

friends at the Emporium...

and you accompany

the delegate there.

But I'm interested!

Only in the safe combination.

I do not think I

should let her loose.

The men and their jokes!

I wanted to know what they would

do if someone stole the bank.

Yes, I wanted to know!

Very well! Very well!

Stop the music now!

The judge will speak.

When you want, Excellency.

Gentlemen...

This is a great day on the river!

And a little while ago, here was

just a place in the meadow!

And we built a dock!

And we've heard that

whistle since then!

The River Queen brought

us a lot of business.

And it also brought us

many good citizens.

I bought a shotgun and

things to calm down.

But it was still a hard city.

Then one day a man came

down the river road!

With him, he brought

a broken star!

Dai, the River Queen brought

the wife of the delegate...

and the whole city was full

of flowers, as in the spring.

Now we have a new whistle!

Because we brought the Iron Way.

It might bring more

unrecognized citizens.

But let's not worry

as delegate Noonan...

be here to receive them!

Let's hear the delegate's words

and we'll take the gold tip.

Then you can go out for a drink!

It's hot.

Ladies and gentlemen, they

are not good at words...

but from my point of view I

see wealth and prosperity...

to get to this city pretty soon!

And maybe some trouble.

But if you want one, you

must accept the other.

They always seem to come together.

Thank you.

He wrote his letter.

Now, Mr. Curtis will

carry the golden tip!

And all go to the tracks.

CLOSED UP TO CELEBRATION

- Did you see what arrived?

- Yeah, I saw the people.

"Do you know who they are?"

I've seen them before.

I did not see them, but I did

not like their appearance.

I'll talk to them.

Perhaps...

Maybe I should go with you.

Help Mr. Curtis take the cart.

I'll tell you myself.

Do not you want to walk with us, Mrs.

Noonan?

Thank you, but I'd better

wait for my husband.

Disappear, boys!

We have visitors, Teeler.

Serve a drink to the delegate.

Drink it.

This is on me, Teeler.

Tess said he's good with the gun.

Said he killed Joe Noonan.

- Now she already knows that.

- Use his badge!

Only I'll empty that bank.

What you will not do. Drink it!

You're not going to empty it. That's

why I'm here, among other things.

Tess wrote to me that they're

playing the little houses.

I do not like it!

And I do not like him.

Have a drink to wait.

Do you know how the bank works?

Know.

Imagine that I have

an open mind...

And forget about you and Tess.

There is nothing to forget.

Knowing Tess, I believe that.

There is a payroll in the bank.

It will disappear

tomorrow, and so will we.

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