Texas Page #7

Wonder what's going on.

Must be fixing up to welcome us back.

As long as you don't see a rope

with a noose at one end, it ain't for us.

Giddyup.

Hello, there.

Hi, Doc. What's all the flags out for?

Tod Ramsey and the others

got through to Abilene with their cattle.

We're fixing to welcome them home.

That's fine. Now maybe

Lashan will pay us that back salary.

This ought to cause a lot of debts

to be paid off.

- How was New Orleans?

- All right.

- Spare me a minute?

- I guess so. What's on your mind?

Come on up to the office.

- Wait here for me, Tennessee.

- Sure.

I understand you're taking over

Matt Lashan's ranch?

- News travels fast, don't it?

- Don't it?

Matt and I made sort of a deal.

- That's a bad deal for you.

- Yeah? Why?

It ain't his to begin with.

- Whose is it?

- It's mine.

- Yours?

- That's right.

- Then you and Windy were a combine?

- Yeah.

I gotta hand it to you, Doc, you're all right.

Thank you, Danny, so are you.

You're a little ambitious...

but I think we can work that out, can't we?

Anything you say from now on goes, Doc.

I gotta take my hat off to you.

I ain't butting in, am I, boys?

You're faster than the telegraph.

Ain't you forgot

what I told you up in Abilene?

Take it easy, Danny.

If he's in, I'm out.

We can settle this later.

Put that hogleg away.

If you and me's gonna be partners,

you're gonna have to depend on me a little.

Go on.

I like you, Dan. I like the way you act...

even though you did let

them cattle get through.

What's done is done

and maybe it's for the best after all.

It sort of establishes this Tod Ramsey

as a man able to perform miracles.

From now on, they'll sort of

look up to him as a leader...

since he's inherited Dusty's place.

They'll go when he goes, not before.

And if he don't go at all, they won't go at all.

Don't that sound simple?

- All we have to do is kill Tod Ramsey.

- Exactly.

That'll scare them off.

And even if two or three more

do try to get through after that...

they won't be hard to stop.

I think you forgot something,

ain't you, Doc?

Wait a minute, Danny.

In a normal situation...

I can see where a young man would rebel

at the idea of killing his best friend...

but this ain't a normal situation.

It's just like a bad bicuspidy.

I'm with you all the way, Doc,

except we don't touch Tod.

Let's not you and me start this

partnership with a difference of opinion.

I'm better qualified to do the thinking

than you are.

You better start thinking then,

because we're not gonna touch Tod.

Blankety-blank.

Ain't that a new petticoat?

- I ought to... Oh, Danny.

- Hi, Mike.

That's a fine way to treat a present

I bring, kicking it around like that.

Present? What?

It's the most beautiful thing I ever saw.

It's got my name on it.

- You shouldn't buy me presents like this.

- That's only the beginning.

I'm so happy I could almost explode.

Everything happens at once.

Tod sells our cattle, and you come home.

- Did you miss me?

- More than you'll ever know.

We'll take care of that.

Let's get married. Right away. Today.

Without Tod?

- What's Tod got to do with it?

- He's your best friend.

- We'll surprise him.

- No, I couldn't.

Why not?

Silly, a girl can't just square off

and get married like that.

You have to have clothes...

Besides, they're coming back

from Abilene tomorrow.

Lashan's here now and he said

the others were right behind him.

You wouldn't want me...

to have all the excitement in my life

at one time, would you?

It seems the wrong way

to start out married life...

but you're the boss.

Here they come!

- Tod.

- Mike.

It's about time

you paid some attention to me.

- Nice going, Tod.

- To think that you've really done it.

- If only Dad could have been here.

- That would have been nice.

- How was New Orleans?

- Fine.

You should see the wonderful present

he brought me.

Wouldn't be a saddle by any chance,

would it?

- How did you know?

- I know Danny.

- You're not married yet, are you?

- No, we were waiting for you.

That was thoughtful of you.

Tod, come on, we're waiting for you.

Come on, hurry up.

The gang is here watching.

All right, I'm coming.

I guess I better get over there.

Do you mind if I tear your prospective

bridegroom away for a drink to celebrate?

No, take him along.

Why don't they have saloons

that women can go into?

- I'll build you one.

- Oh, you.

Come on here.

- Fine job, fella.

- Thanks.

What's it gonna be?

- Bourbon.

- Bourbon.

- Nice work, Tod.

- Thanks, Bob.

Here you are, my boy, the best in the house.

- When did you start drinking?

- Just now.

- I want to shake hands with you, Tod.

- Thanks, Stub.

Go in the back room. I want to talk to you.

- Go on, talk.

- This is private, go on.

I'll see you later, fellows.

I've been with you long enough

to know you can't be made to do anything.

But you've gotta see this isn't fair to Mike.

- What ain't fair?

- Marrying her.

Why don't you say

you want her for yourself?

That has nothing to do with it.

Sure, you're just thinking of her future.

I wouldn't call it very much

of a future being married to you...

spending the rest of her life on the run.

I ain't running anywhere.

I can take care of myself.

- Sure, you can, but what about her?

- Let's drop it.

You said it once yourself.

You fell on one side of the fence,

I fell on the other.

That's the way it still is and I got a feeling

that's the way it'll always be.

Is that any kind of life to offer a girl? Is it?

You know it isn't. You're just

too doggone stubborn to admit it.

Come on, what do you say?

Let's get out of here.

I'll leave with you.

That's how much I think of her.

- You would, too, wouldn't you?

- Let's get started.

You don't have to leave with me.

- He shot Tod.

- Run, Danny, run.

Break it up.

All right, Lashan.

Go around the other way.

Pardon me, Sheriff.

On the roof.

What do you think, Doc?

He ain't bad hurt, just a flesh wound.

Get him to my office.

Pick him up.

Tod, what happened?

They say Danny shot you.

- That's not true, he didn't.

- Then who did?

I don't know, but it wasn't Danny.

- We've got to do something.

- Now...

If those men catch him, they'll kill him.

Don't worry. They won't catch him.

They won't even come close.

He's in there, men, spread out.

Danny!

As I was strolling down the street

Down the street, down the street

A pretty little girl I chanced to meet

And she was fair to view

Oh, ain't ya, ain't ya, ain't ya, ain't ya

coming out tonight, coming out

This is it, Doc.

Wait a minute, Danny.

Don't you think we'd better

talk this thing over?

Oh, Danny.

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