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Round 10. Time!

Time!

- What round is it?

- Thirty-five.

Round 35. Time!

- I'm getting mighty tired of this.

- I don't blame you.

Are you all right, champ?

- Why don't they start the fight?

- Time!

Danny, are you all right?

Tex, do you want to quit?

- What happens to your bets if I quit?

- I win, of course.

You what?

You didn't really think I'd bet on you,

did you?

Round 40. Time!

No, but I'm gonna make you wish you had.

Let him fall!

Let him fall!

Come on, Tod.

- I guess we lost them.

- Yeah.

- You feel all right?

- Yeah.

That $50 makes everything all right.

- Danny.

- Yeah?

- We haven't got that $50.

- What?

- I bet it on Dutch Henry.

- You what?

You sure don't have to be told

what state this is.

Too big.

Do you realize we've been riding a week

without seeing a single human being?

It's kind of quiet and peaceful, though,

after coming through that Indian country.

Right now, I wouldn't even mind

seeing an Indian.

You'd think people would hang out a sign.

If we keep on going,

we're bound to hit something.

All right, everybody, out of that coach,

and keep your hands up.

Looks like you could have picked

a shady spot.

Shut up.

Which one of you fellows

is the cattle buyer from New Orleans?

Go through them.

I wish you wouldn't take those.

Went all the way to Kansas

to get them for Mrs. McLane.

- She needs them bad.

- Are you a dentist?

You don't think them things

would fit a horse, do you?

- There's a point.

- Come on.

That's real nice of you, brother.

It must be you.

Give me that $10,000 and quick.

- How did you know I was the cattle buyer?

- Never mind that. Get back in that coach.

- They're good at it, ain't they?

- Yeah.

Let's be moseying.

- You're always doing something like that.

- Is that so?

I was holding up stagecoaches

before you got your diapers off.

If I hadn't stopped you,

you'd still be arguing with that tooth-yanker.

But a horse could wear false teeth.

I remember one time,

when I was way back in...

I know you knew a horse in Tennessee

that wore a pair.

Yes, I did.

What did the boss want to meet us here for?

You know as much about that as I do.

Don't know what them Texans

fought so hard to get this state for.

- Hardest ground in the world.

- Where's it any different?

In Cheatham County, Tennessee,

the ground is so soft...

they use it to stuff mattresses with.

What's the matter with him?

All right, on your feet.

Get moving and keep those hands up.

Get over there, you two.

- Who are you?

- Just a couple of strangers passing through.

All right, now, lie down.

- Can't we make some arrangement?

- Not today. Get down there.

You ought to split with us.

That'd be the honest thing to do.

- This ground is hard.

- All right, stampede their horses.

- We'll meet again, someday.

- I hope you're carrying as much money.

I don't think there's a town

in the whole state of Texas.

Here we are with all this money

and nothing to spend it on.

The way you talk about that money,

you'd think it was really yours.

Listen, Tod, what's the sense of...

We can eat, anyway.

Get a fire going, I'll cut one of them out.

And hang on to this.

Right.

- Hello.

- Get them up, son.

- You're the sheriff?

- That's right.

Here's the holdup money.

- Sure it's the holdup money.

- Then you admit it?

- Where's the rest of your gang?

- We...

Wait a minute. I didn't hold up no stage.

You're gonna tell me

you waylaid the fellows who did.

- That's just what I did.

- Where's a tree?

- I was gonna return the money.

- I never saw the beat.

Every time I wanna hang a fella,

there's no tree.

- There's a big oak a mile back.

- You can't do that without a trial.

As Sheriff and justice of the peace,

you are guilty and will be hanged.

- Get on your horse.

- Just wait a minute.

Come on, get on your horse.

They say as how this tree was planted

40 years ago by Davy Crockett.

Why don't you wait

and ask the stage driver?

Son, I'm a court of law

and evidence is what counts.

You had the money, didn't you?

- Indians!

- Where?

Right behind me. Hundreds of them.

Here, boy. You're on your honor now.

Take for the hills, men.

Come on, boy, come on.

Ain't I the darndest liar? Come on.

Where are they going?

We've been hornswoggled. Get after them.

- We've got to separate.

- Separate?

It's our only chance.

I'll catch up with you some day.

Texas ain't that big.

You ain't much to look at,

but I'll sure miss you.

I ain't forgetting you, either.

- Good luck, fella.

- Take care of yourself, Danny.

All right, folks, step down.

What do you think you're doing?

Sorry, lady,

but I've got to take one of your horses.

You'll do no such thing.

- I'm telling you to get off.

- I will not.

You get off, or I'll take

both horses and the buckboard, too.

Now get off.

Will you help me down?

Stop!

Pull up.

- I can't stop here.

- Get out.

- Lady, there are some men after me.

- Get out.

If they get me,

they'll kill me for something I didn't do.

I could kill you for what you've done.

Get out.

The blankety-blank.

I've never seen a person do

so many things wrong in such a short time.

What I do is none of your business.

Just leave me alone.

I'm perfectly comfortable.

You're sitting in a lot of ants.

I like ants. Ouch!

Come here.

I can't unhook you

if you don't stop wiggling.

Hurry up. Let me go.

You can have your rig back now.

- I'll walk the rest of the way.

- I hope you break a leg.

Thanks for the lift.

- Don't mention it.

- One more thing.

You sure are pretty.

Giddyup!

Slim.

I'm sorry. I thought you were Slim.

Where did you come from?

I was right over there.

No, I mean, do you work around here?

Since when?

- This afternoon.

- Fine.

You've got some dirt

right on your face, up right...

If you'd been bounced around on your ear

in the back of this thing...

as much as I have,

the least you'd have is a dirty face.

- How come you did that?

- It's a long story.

Unhitch these horses

and give them a good rubdown.

Yes, ma'am.

- Do you belong here?

- Yes, I'm Mike King.

That's a funny name for a girl. How did

you happen to get a nickname like that?

It's not a nickname. It's Michael.

Kind of a mean trick

to play on your parents, isn't it?

They expect a boy, and get his name

all picked out, and then you come along.

Yes, guess it was.

I almost forgot, when you're finished,

will you take an extra horse...

and go six miles out the Del Rio Pike

and pick up Hank?

- Yes, ma'am. Who's Hank? Your sister?

- No, he's the foreman.

- May I help you down, ma'am?

- Thanks.

- I'll see you later.

- Yes.

Listen, you,

that food's only free with your drink.

- Do you understand English?

- No savvy.

- You broke?

- Yeah.

Why didn't you say so?

We got a right hospitable little town here.

Never turn away anybody

that's hungry or thirsty.

If you're gonna eat free,

you might as well drink free.

Come on over

and have a drink on the house.

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