The Apple Dumpling Gang

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what do you think, theodore?

he looks like a real

live one.come on!

all right!

get him with the rope!

huh? rope him!

well, throw it!

maybe we could head him

off at the pass. mm-hmm.

maybe we can do a

little better this time.

two of diamonds.

jack of diamonds.

three of diamonds.

queen of diamonds.

ace of diamonds.

ten of hearts.

well, how proud are you

of that ace, leonard?

ace bets a dollar. a dollar.

there was a time around here when a

jack high was worth a poke of gold.

i'm in. me too.

i'm folding. well, i'm in.

did the mines dry up? quake

of '65 pinched off the veins,

but the quake we had two years

ago finished us off for good.

hasn't been ten cents' worth of

gold taken out of quake city since.

ace, ten still high, leonard.

bet a dollar. i was wondering

about that name, quake city.

when you build a town on

top of the calaveras fault,

you can figure to get

shook up once in a while.

ten. me too. ain't

that bad, homer.

we've still got two fine

saloons, our own theater...

and the only hook and

ladder this side of chicago.

you planning to settle

down here, mr. donavan?

no, no, no. i'm working

my way to new orleans.

soon as i get a big enough stake,

i'm gonna open up my own place.

first class

too... red carpets,

crystal chandeliers from

europe, two roulette tables.

good evening, gents.

homer.

if you need a haircut,

wintle, my barbershop's closed.

if you're lookin' to sue somebody,

my court's open every second tuesday.

if you want the sheriff, i'm

playin' poker. deuces bet a dollar.

no, judge. it's just that i'm

leaving for san francisco tonight.

san francisco's loss

is quake city's gain.

leonard? the trouble is...

that i'm expecting some

valuables on tomorrow's stage,

and i can't be here

to pick them up.

me neither. oh. yes.

hmm. mayor sharpe?

got a council

meeting tomorrow.

i'm in. what kind

of valuables, john?

well, bless my

suspender buttons.

donavan! i haven't

seen you since, uh...

santa fe?

- right.

when you sold me

the marshal's horse?

right. i was just funnin', donavan.

- the marshal wasn't amused.

well, now, old friend, maybe

i can make it up to you.

two pairs bets two dollars.

like i say, i'm expecting valuables

on the stage. i'm in. like what?

oh, things a person

wouldn't leave lying

around without

somebody responsible...

like yourself... to

keep an eye on it.

there's a game

going on, wintle.

there's your two,

and raise you five.

you couldn't have hit an inside

straight again. i'll call ya.

if you'll claim them for me,

i'll make it worth your while,

besides repaying what i charged

you for the marshal's horse.

the mayor raised five.

it's just till i come back,

governor. are you in or not?

uh... here's five on

account, if you can use it.

i don't know how you

came by five dollars,

but i'll apply it to

your loan at the bank.

it's a deal? it's

a deal. i'm in.

thanks, donavan. thanks.

you won't forget?

- i won't forget.

thanks. all right,

let's see 'em.

hit it again!

- i don't believe that.

welcome to quake city, mr. donavan.

looks like luck's against you.

well, there's one good thing

about luck. it always changes,

and i've got a feeling that

mine is just around the corner.

again?

whoa!

whoa!

well, they saddled up in boston,

still wet behind the ears??

and they made their way

across the wild frontier??

as they sought their

fame and fortune??

their legend up and sprang??

and they soon became

the apple dumpling gang??

and they called them

the apple dumpling gang??

it wasn't long

they'd been gone??

from the eastern shore??

people knew their name

from far and near??

they sure shook up quake city

some folks was out to hang??

all the riders of the

apple dumpling gang??

and they called them

the apple dumpling gang??

it wasn't jesse james

or old black bart??

for whom the posses rode??

even though there was a

price upon their heads??

it was celia

bobby and clovis??

the town folks up and sang??

'bout the threesome called

the apple dumpling gang??

and they called them

the apple dumpling gang??

and they called them the

apple dumpling gang????

well, here it is,

folks, quake city.

much obliged, ralph.

hotel's across the street. you

can get somethin' to eat there...

or at the hard times cafe.

and take your stuff

with you. there's two

bits charged for

packages stored overnight.

you got anything

broken in transit,

report it to the ticket office

tomorrow mornin' at 5:00.

excuse me. mornin',

dusty. my weeklies come?

mornin', sheriff. yeah,

they're in the mail pouch.

excuse me, but do you have

something for john wintle?

right in front of

you. oh, thank you.

not there in front of

you. therein front of you.

sign here. for what?

ain't you claimin' them

for wintle? i am not.

last night you said you was.

took five dollars in

advance, as i recall.

yes, but, uh, but that was

to pick up some valuables,

but not a bunch of

runny-nosed kids.

they're in good shape, mister,

just as good as when i got 'em.

now sign here. uh, pardon me.

may i speak to

anyone in authority?

how about the founder and

president of the line? perfect.

pa? you wanna hear

this feller out?

colonel t.r. clydesdale,

at your service, sir.

well, uh, colonel

clydesdale, sir,

uh, there appears to be...

an unfortunate misunderstanding

about the children.

you see, i didn't...

to cut through the fat,

this saddle blanket tinhorn agreed

to pick up these kids for john wintle,

and now he's tryin'

to weasel out of it.

magnolia!

-"magnolia"?

and where are...

the legal guardians

of these waifs?

their folks passed away back

east is what i get from 'em.

they've been shipped

out here to john wintle.

he's their second

uncle, or something.

and where is john wintle?

halfway to san

francisco, i'd say.

all i know is, the

stage made delivery...

to the consignee or his agent,

and that seems to be you, mister.

what youdowith them

is your business.

that argument wouldn't hold up in

any court of law, and you know it.

it would in my court, and

i'm the law around here.

but, sheriff, look.

sheriff,

i didn't know

they were children.

now, i'm not a family man.

mister, i gotta go.

yeah, just as soon as we

get this straightened out.

now, sheriff, i... i have no...

i have no place to keep them.

wintle's got a shack

on the edge of town.

mister, i gotta go bad!

- she can't wait too long, mister.

take my word for that.

- it might be prudent to resolve...

the more imminent

problem, uh, forthwith.

all right. fine.

come on. let's go.

oh, where did you say

wintle's shack was?

well, you go to the

edge of town, turn left,

and just beyond that old

pile of shoring timbers...

well, i'll... i'll show you.

hey!

oh, uh, i'll be right

back. just hold on.

what? right here.

oh.

magnolia.

meanwhile, rest assured that the

butterfly stage and freight company...

will make every

endeavor to satisfy...

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