Run for Cover Page #6

a deputy.

Thanks.

Find any trail?

Nothing up that way.

Must've stayed in the water

to throw us off.

They have to come out

sooner or later.

Why don't we split up,

follow the stream both ways

Till one of us

picks up the track.

Lose too much time.

How close

are the nearest towns?

Kirby's about 20 miles

north of here.

And there's another place

called Summerville

Around the same distance south.

How about telegraph...

They both got it?

Kirby has, but I ain't heard

of none in Summerville.

Ah. We'll head south.

Comanche territory?

Here they are.

Pretty good at thinking

like an outlaw, aren't you?

I'm a jailbird, remember?

Trail or no trail,

they wouldn't cross that.

It's four days without water

in Comanche territory.

They'd have to be

crazy to do it.

LARSON:

Maybe they are,

but I'm not.

Count me out.

Didn't figure on

this kind of a deal.

What about the rest of you?

Come on, make up your minds.

Once you get out there,

there'll be no choice.

I'll take my chances

with Gentry, not this.

SECOND MAN:

I didn't sign up

to take on no Comanches.

I'm sorry, Matt.

I've got a wife and kids.

LARSON:

It don't sound right to me.

I ain't riding

into no trap out there.

Not with just

a handful of men.

What about you, Matt?

I'm still sheriff.

You done your job.

We don't expect you

to go it alone.

Let's ride, son.

Gentry would know better

than to leave a trail like that.

What happens when

we catch up with him?

A fair question,

but don't worry.

I didn't come out here

to commit suicide.

You better save that.

My mouth's so dry

I can't even swallow.

Here, put this penny

in your mouth.

It'll keep your tongue wet.

(Wind whistling)

(Horse neighing)

How long are we

gonna keep going?

Till we get there.

It's no use, Matt, there won't

be any tracks left to follow.

Then we're going

straight south.

We can pick up their trail

when this blows itself out.

Come on!

(Gunshot)

(Whinnying)

Why did you do that?

Tell me why.

You wouldn't quit.

There was no other way

of stopping you.

Stop me from what?

From catching Gentry...

Finding out I was in on it.

You... with them?

Yeah, I was with 'em.

Ever since you gave me

that prisoner to take in.

Remember?

He offered me a deal

and I took it.

Even took that rap on the head

to make it look good.

Working with them.

All this time.

They needed somebody in town

to set it up for them.

I gave them the idea of Easter.

When everybody'd be

in church.

All except Pa Swenson.

I couldn't help that.

Why shouldn't I throw in

with them?

What was I supposed to do,

hobble up and down

Behind a hardware counter

the rest of my life?

For $8.00 a week?

I figured they owed me

a lot more than that.

How are you figuring on me?

Kept hoping you'd give up.

You didn't leave me

any choice.

It was either you

or a rope around my neck.

I figure I still got

a pretty good chance.

You know, if you were smart,

you'd do away with me right now.

But you're not that kind.

So you're stuck with me.

Only, when we

catch up with 'em,

I won't be on your side.

It'll be one gun against ten.

But they'll all be

in front of me.

Go pick up your gear.

There goes your last card.

One more day,

and they'd have made it.

Go down and take a look.

They didn't take the money.

Bring it up.

No use straining your eyes.

If they're still around,

we'll know soon enough.

Let's make some time, then.

We keep on pushing these horses,

we'll wind up walking.

We will anyhow, if we don't

give 'em a rest soon.

We better hole up

around here.

Stake them out.

(Animal howling)

Coyotes making a meal

off your friends.

So you were a jailbird.

That why your wife

left ya?

Heard you talking to Helga

on the porch one night.

You thought I was asleep.

I know about your son, too.

That's why the fuss over me.

Not 'cause you liked me.

Just looking for somebody

to take his place.

Figured this out

all by yourself, didn't you?

I've had a lot of practice

for a long time.

Why don't you stop

feeling sorry for yourself?

You think you're

the only one in the world

Ever got a raw deal.

I know, you spent

six years in jail.

Yes.

And do you know something else?

There's a lot of people

in this world

Who've had a tougher time

than either you or me.

It comes with the ticket.

Nobody guarantees you

a free ride.

The only difference is,

most people don't run for cover.

They keep right on going,

Picking up the pieces

the best way they can.

But you never hear of them.

And the ones who

can't take it, like you...

The ones who're looking

for the free ride,

Who cause all the trouble

everywhere.

You wouldn't talk so tough

If this had happened

to your own kid.

Oh, get some sleep.

You didn't have much luck

with either one of us.

Did you?

We better get going.

I was thinking

during the night.

I'm the only one

that knows about you.

It only takes one.

Very few men get

a second chance.

You mean that?

(War cries)

Let's get outta here.

Stay here.

We can get to the horses.

They'd ride us down

in an hour.

(War cries)

Stay down.

Maybe they'll go on by.

If they don't spot us

before dark,

Maybe we can

get across the river.

It's gonna be a long day.

Everything set down there?

Everything except the money.

Give it to me.

If we get separated,

Be sure and get downstream

as far as you can.

I can't make it.

Help me back.

(Thud)

(Thud)

MORGAN:

You never saw what happened

to him, huh?

DAVEY:

I was busy enough

taking care of myself.

Musta swallowed

20 gallons of water.

You think the money'll

still be there?

Why not?

You sure you can

find it again?

All we have to do

is backtrack up the river.

Suppose the Indians

are still around?

I could be mighty curious

for $85,000.

(Laughs)

You know, this figured out

better than I thought it would.

All set?

Almost.

I'll get the horses ready.

Put out the fire.

(C*cks gun)

Go on.

Go for it.

How did you...

Just too ornery to die

Before you got

what was coming to you.

Go ahead, then.

Get it over with.

That's what I'm here for.

Go on, shoot!

What are you waiting for?

To see me beg?

Is that it?

Save your breath.

You're gonna need it

When they put that rope

around your neck.

You haven't got the guts

to do it yourself.

That'd be easy, kid.

But it might do somebody good

to watch you hang.

It might keep some other kid

From turning out

the way you did.

That's all you're good for.

You preach real good.

With a gun in your hand.

I'm not trying to preach.

Preacher's gotta think

there's something good

About everybody.

But there's no more good in you

than in a rattlesnake.

Don't try to blame it

on your leg.

If it hadn't been that,

it woulda been something else.

You'd have gone bad

sooner or later,

No matter what happened.

First time the pressure

got big enough.

You just didn't have it

in you.

Helga tried to tell me,

but I wouldn't listen.

I was too smart.

I was so smart, I thought there

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