Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend Page #4

How much did they take you for?

Every cent we had. Over $4,000.

We had to send back east

for more money to go on.

Same thing happened to my outfit.

Oh, I'd like to leave

this list of things we need, Miss.

When our money comes, I'll...

By the way, my name's Grainger.

We'll do our best

to fill your order, Mr. Grainger.

Thank you.

You can help me check these lists

against the things we have on order.

Yes, ma'am.

Four barrels of hard wheat

bolted flour.

What's bolted flour?

Flour that's sifted

through fine mesh cloth.

Oh.

Fifty flitches of bacon, lean.

Bacon, lean.

50 plates of sow bosom.

Sow bosom? You mean sow belly.

I prefer sow bosom.

It's more refined.

50 plates of sow bosom.

Priscilla!

Is something wrong, Uncle?

No. I think that something

might be right, for a change.

I don't understand.

Somebody broke into Ep Clark's store

and stole a lot of stuff.

But that ain't all. He tied up Clyde

Walters in a whole bolt of muslin.

Wrapped him up

like an Egyptian mummy.

And then he hung Rafe Sanders

to a pole like a side of beef.

Serves him right, if you ask me.

Did anyone see the man?

No. Not his face. But that Garrison

woman said he was a big, tall man

with dark clothes and

a light handkerchief to his face.

- Said he came in by the window.

- Nell Garrison?

Yep. He robbed her too.

He just took her jewellery.

At least, that's what she says.

You don't know what it means

to this town to have somebody

with enough nerve

to stand up to Ep Clark.

Thievery and violence

are against our creed.

Well, ordinarily,

it's against mine too.

But in this case,

it seems like poetic justice.

But I'd sure hate to be that thief

if Clark ever gets his hands on him.

Let me see.

50 plates of sow bosom.

What sort of work did you do

before you came here?

- I was a soldier.

- A soldier?

Mm-hm. I thought you just said

that violence was against your creed.

Sometimes you uh...

have to make an exception.

- 50 plates of sow...

- Did you belong to the brotherhood

before you joined the army?

- No.

- Well, what made you join afterward?

- Several people.

- Friends of yours?

Not exactly.

- 50 plates...

- I'm very curious about your

religion, Mr. Devlin.

I don't understand it

very well myself.

- 50 plates of...

- Would you take me

to the meeting tonight?

- What meeting?

- Your brotherhood has a church here.

- Oh.

- Well, didn't you know?

- Oh, yes. Of course.

- You may call for me at seven.

I'll have my friends call for thee.

I won't be going tonight.

This is my...

my evening for meditation.

- What's the matter?

- Captain, we discovered something.

Our uniforms. We found 'em

in a back room in Clark's store.

Yeah. What do we do about it?

- Nothing now. Can you get 'em out?

- Sure.

We could put 'em on the loading

platform and come back at night.

You know what I think, Captain?

They've been using our uniforms

as a disguise to hold up

these wagon trains.

- Don't you think he's thought of that?

- It's giving the army a bad name.

Company, halt. Hold the formation,

but let me do the talking.

Peace go with thee.

Peace go with thee.

Thee must be strangers in the town.

I've not seen thee in the church.

Can a man only worship in a church?

Can a church exist

without worshippers?

My name is Brother Abraham. If thee

have need of help, call upon me.

I am Brother Devlin.

My friends and I thank thee.

Good day.

Didn't thee think them

rather strange, Brother Abraham?

Question not a man

until thee has examined his actions

and found them sinful.

Ah. Welcome back!

For doing two men's work.

You don't do one man's work

between the both of you!

- Maybe that'll keep you busy for a while.

- Hey, wait a min...

From now on, don't leave the store

unless I tell you to. Understand?

Yes, sir.

Comes the day I shed these

peace-loving clothes.

Oh, no, you don't. I saw him first.

Tell you what.

I'll flip you for him.

Heads, I get him.

- Ep, I've been doing some thinking.

- About what?

Those two Brothers we hired. And that

friend of theirs - the big fella.

I don't think they're

what they say they are.

- What makes you think so?

- Oh, little things.

Like forgetting to say 'thee'

once in a while.

Oh, and their manners. Never seen

Brothers act the way they do.

If they're not Brothers,

who do you think they are?

Well, that's just it. I don't know.

Hey. We was never robbed

before the three of 'em hit town.

Could be they've got

something to do with that bandit.

Could be, Clyde.

Want me to get rid of 'em?

No. Just keep an eye on 'em

until you're sure.

Ep...

Maybe we could

set a little trap for 'em.

Right here in the store.

Well... all right.

Never hurts

to find out a thing or two.

Go ahead and see

what you can come up with.

If you need me...

I'll be across the street.

Now what are you thinking?

Do you remember

when Ep bought this place?

There was an old well here.

Sure. It's where he keeps his chest,

ain't it?

That's right.

Gimme a hand. It's heavy.

What you doing that for?

Well, I'll show you, Clyde.

You uh... you through with

your apple?

That's 30 feet, straight down.

A man could drown real easy in there.

- I don't get it, Rafe.

- Simple, when you think about it.

You wanna catch a rat, you...

you gotta bait the trap.

Oh, I get it.

Now, get that rug back in place.

Maitland? Clegg?

- Thee want something?

- Yeah.

Get these buckets

away from the door.

By the way, Clyde. Don't forget

the lock on that money box is broken.

- Be sure to fix it first thing in the morning.

- Right.

Now, what about that money chest?

It's sitting there to be grabbed,

broken lock 'n' all.

That outfit doesn't impress me as

a bunch who would like to get robbed.

- What do you mean by that?

- From what you say,

they've gone to a lot of trouble to

make stealing it easy and let word

get out

- You figure it's some sort of a trap?

- Maybe.

Well, then, Johnny and I

had better go with you.

Uh-uh. You and Johnny

gonna be in church.

- In church!

- Yeah, you know.

One of those places

with a steeple on it.

- What are we doing there?

- Sitting with a pretty girl.

- Well, that helps a little.

- And listening to a sermon. It'll do you both good.

Brothers and sisters.

It heartens my soul

to stand before thee tonight

and see new faces

in the congregation.

Happy faces.

My text for this evening

is taken from...

Timothy 5.23.

'Drink no longer water,

but take a little wine

for thy stomach's sake. '

Amen!

Ep!

It must be Walters.

Get over to King's and see if

any of those Brothers are missing.

I want somebody hung for this.

Or you're not gonna be sheriff

any longer.

Mr. Devlin.

- You're hurt.

- Oh, it doesn't amount to much.

Come in the kitchen,

where there's warm water.

Come on.

I don't suppose I should ask

what happened to you.

You can,

but I won't guarantee an answer.

A man wearing clothes like yours has

been quite busy around town lately.

So I've heard.

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