Rio Bravo Page #4

- What's this all about?

- We're looking for a man that ran in here.

Nobody's run in here.

We'll remember you said that.

Man we're looking for has muddy boots.

Now, one by one, hold up your feet.

Who saw a man run in here?

I did.

Almost forgot about you, Charlie.

Come on out.

Clean as a whistle.

Dude, you been seeing things again.

You better have a drink.

Dude. Maybe this'll help.

Guess I'll take that drink now, Charlie.

I thought you would.

You want that gun, pick it up.

I wish you would.

He stepped in a puddle, all right.

He's the fellow we wanted.

I guess this is his.

A nice, fresh $50 gold piece.

It's just about what Burdette would figure

a man's life was worth.

That's earning money the hard way.

Paid killer.

Nice, fresh $50 gold piece.

You, mister, you got one in your pocket?

Nobody paid me.

Nobody!

And nobody run in here, either, huh?

Chance.

Oh, I'm not gonna hurt him.

Get up!

You're all in it.

The whole lot of you.

You're gonna get out of town.

Take your boy here with you.

You can tell Burdette you got Wheeler.

You can tell him anybody else he sends,

he'd better pay them more...

because they're gonna earn it.

Charlie, I want you to...

You finished yet, Dude?

- You in a hurry?

- Not especially.

You threw the silver dollar, didn't you?

- Yeah, Dude, I...

- You want it back?

- Sure.

- You know how to get it?

Yeah.

That's all for me, Chance.

- Charlie, come here.

- Yeah, sheriff.

You're going with us.

Why pick on me? Why choose me?

You're carrying these guns

down to the jail for us.

All right, back up and give him room.

I guess they'll let you

in the front door from now on.

You mean to tell me you followed him

into Burdette's saloon?

WhY= You're crazy!

And you are too. What happened?

He was hiding in the loft.

- Who got him?

- Dude did. One shot.

I wish I could've seen that.

I wish Wheeler could've too.

Wheeler didn't think

Dude and me was much good.

Leastways it would've showed him

he was wrong about Dude.

He was wrong about Dude, all right.

You were good in there tonight.

Good as you've ever been.

But you know one reason

why you got by with it?

They were laughing at you.

Borrachn talking big.

You surprised them.

But next time they'll be ready for you.

Next time they'll shoot first

and laugh afterwards.

- Listen to him.

- Don't get too cocksure.

What a stinker!

Spit in his eye, Dude.

Never mind him,

he's always been a stinker.

If he were to change,

that would worry me.

You'd think I could get one

out of a whole sack.

How'd you know

that fellow was in the loft?

He was losing blood.

It was dripping into a drink on the bar.

Just when I couldn't find anybody

with muddy boots.

I could've sure used a drink then.

If he was bleeding that means

you hit him on the run outside.

You did, Dude? Say, that ain't bad.

That ain't bad at all.

Ain't good either.

We had to go in after him.

Chance, nobody please you no how?

You got a light, Stumpy?

Hey, in the jail! It's me, Colorado.

Let him in.

Come on in.

I hear you got the man who shot Wheeler.

Dude did.

Thanks, Dude.

Gonna bury him in the morning.

I've just been to the

undertaker's with him.

Here's the money and the papers

he had on him.

I took out $60 he owed me.

You got yours.

How about the rest?

Did he owe them too?

Probably did.

I didn't think about that.

I can't turn anything over to you

till I get a court order.

- Does that mean you hold the wagons too?

- That's right.

Meantime, I'm broke.

If you or any of the rest are

short eating money...

I'll go good for it.

I'll tell them at the hotel.

I wish you'd do that soon,

before anything happens to you.

No offense again, sheriff.

It's nice to see a smart kid for a change.

Yeah, he ain't like

the usual kid with a gun.

I wonder if

he's as good as Wheeler said.

I'd say he is.

I'd say he's so good,

he doesn't feel he has to prove it.

- Don't you ever sleep?

- I was beginning to think you didn't.

I wanted to talk to you.

Don't tell me you're still looking

for an apology.

No. No, I was thinking of making one.

I was pretty much of a...

I got out of line tonight

and I'm not proud of it.

My only excuse is...

I didn't know about all

the trouble you were in.

I'm gonna have a drink. How about you?

Thanks, I'd like one.

I'm sorry about Mr. Wheeler.

Carlos told me he was a friend of yours.

That's why he got shot.

Or did Carlos tell you that too?

Yes, he told me.

How does...?

How does a man get to be a sheriff?

Gets lazy. Gets tired...

of selling his gun all over...

decides to sell it in one place.

I'd say you made a poor sale.

A lot of people around here

will agree with you.

But it's still a sale

and it's too late to back out.

Not to change the subject, but how does

a girl get herself on a handbill?

She gets married.

- Handbill says he was a cheat.

- He wasn't a cheat then.

That came later, after his luck turned.

It was probably my fault he cheated.

He liked to buy me things.

- Then why did you leave him?

- I didn't.

He left me rather suddenly.

He was caughtjust like that man tonight...

only his luck had run out.

He was shot.

You've had a rough time.

You're wrong, sheriff.

I've had a good time.

I liked gambling.

We went everywhere,

had the best of everything.

I didn't know that he was cheating

until they caught him.

If I had known, it might have been rough.

That's probably why he didn't tell me.

When did this happen?

About four months ago.

Since then I've been working...

to get enough money for stage fare.

- You going home?

- I haven't any.

Seor Chance!

I didn't know you were here.

Why do you not tell me?

You should be in bed.

Last night you slept just a little bit.

But tonight, seor, you will sleep well.

I will watch.

No, Carlos, you stay out of it.

Don't want anybody else helping me.

Seor Chance, this is my hotel...

and you are a guest under my roof.

And I will not be told what I shall do

and what I shall not do, seor.

- All right, Carlos.

- What you do?

- I'll sleep in the jail.

- But you can't sleep...

There's no need to watch.

I'm a light sleeper.

I'll lock the door

and hook a chair under the knob.

Anybody tries to get in, I'll hear them.

- One thing.

- What?

If I'm asleep at sunup, wake me.

- But it's not enough.

- Will you?

I say no more.

Have a good sleep.

I don't want to meddle in your business.

I'm gonna turn in.

- If I don't see you in the morning, so long.

- So long.

By the way, where are you going?

Some place where

there aren't any handbills.

That thing keeps popping up.

That's why I'm a little touchy about it.

I know the sheriff that got these out.

I'll write him a letter,

get them called in.

Then you won't have people like me

making trouble for you.

Well...

Thanks.

- Carlos!

- Seor.

It's after 7. Why didn't you wake me up?

You said you would.

- The girl.

- The girl?

- That one with the feathers.

- What's she got to do with it?

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