The Apple Dumpling Gang Page #3

live one, didn't i? right.

all right, now, as soon as

he leaves, we jump him, right?

in broad daylight?

we get him when

the time is right.

let's get out of here before

he starts gettin' suspicious.

two dollars.

okay. i'm in for two dollars.

okay. and the pot is right.

a pair of sixes. four to

the deuce. a pair of ladies.

jack to the three. ten to the

four, and a jack to the six.

look! it's a little train.

it's not a train,

celia. what is it?

it's a cart to haul dirt.

this isn't our mine at all.

it's the moonridge number two.

hey! come on, now. all aboard!

get out of there.

come on, clovis.

you and celia

get out of there.

put the brake on!

it's stuck!

whoa!

whoa! duck!

look out, bobby!

i can't steer it!

uh-oh!

stop the train, bobby!

- i can't. hang on, celia!

uh-oh!

oh, whoa!

we're coming to

a fence. get down!

move it, move it, move it!

get the sheriff!

it's so much fun

and it's no pity??

taking suckers in quake city??

doo-dah,

doo-dah????

that's him! they're his kids!

don't bother putting that away,

mister. now, just one minute!

now. one mirror, $300.

what are you talking

about? i was in the...

one melodeon. i

don't own a melodeon.

you do now. how

'bout my chickens?

why do we have to

go to bed so early?

because if you're asleep, you

just might stay out of trouble.

what's that?

that is a cherished token

of a lady's affection.

i'm sure you'll understand, belle.

- you're gonna sell it?

i might raise a little investment

capital on it, should the need arise.

if you'd go get the gold

in the commodore mine,

you could keep the cherished

token of a lady's affection.

there is no gold in

that hole in the ground.

if there was, someone would

have found it years ago.

and i don't have to answer...

to three whelps who aren't

even dry behind the ears yet.

mr. donavan?

- what?

i gotta go.

- you just went.

i gotta go again.

- that's impossible. go to sleep.

i'm gonna have an accident.

all right, come on.

i like you, mr. donavan.

psst! hey!

what makes you think that

gambler's gonna come by this way?

well, he come this way

the last time, didn't he?

well, that don't mean... amos,

will you stop tryin' to think?

now come on. get up

on top of that roof.

you know something?

why do i have to go through this

foofaraw of dropping a bucket on him?

why don't i just throw down

on him and say, "hand it over"?

and if he just keeps

on walkin', then what?

well, then i'll call to him, and

then i'll start throwin' lead.

you know somethin', amos?

the lord poured your brains in with a

teaspoon, and somebody joggled his arm!

i keep tryin' to tell

ya, we ain't got no

lead to throw and no

powder to throw it with!

oh, that's right.

i keep forgettin'.

come on.

this is gonna be easier than

robbin' a bird's nest. right.

now you get up on that

roof and wait. i'll

give you a hoot-owl

call when he comes.

hoo! hoo! that's good.

i'll tell you what.

i'll answer with

a whippoorwill.

that's good.

good! all right, i got it.

here it is. i got it.

the hash knife

gang rides again!

i should have heard from jay gould

regarding my amalgamation proposal.

look into that first thing

in the mornin', magnolia.

yes, pa. we'll be needin'

new equipment, of course.

yes, pa. don't you worry

about finances, little lady.

leave all that to me. yes, pa.

now i have to stop in here and

see some people, magnolia. yes, pa.

good night, pa.

where you off to?

well, after i drop this

at the harness shop,

i'll head back to the barn and

fix the brake pedal on the stage.

and then when i'm

through with that,

i've got diablo's

teeth to file.

he's not gettin' much

out of his food lately.

and then, when i'm through with diablo,

there's that cracked singletree to fix.

aside from that, i got

a free evening. uh-huh.

well, run along and

enjoy yourself, my dear.

remember, these are the

best years of your life.

hoo! hoo!

hoo! hoo!

ah!

hoo! hoo!

- yeah. i'm comin'.

hoo! hoo!

hoo! hoo!

hoo-hoo!

hoo! hoo!

amos!

evenin'. evening.

well, that's what i

call solid comfort.

yeah. it's very pretty.

where are the children?

fed and in bed.

you know, i'm not sure, but i

think two men tried to waylay me.

what? yeah. back there.

probably just

theodore and amos.

who are theodore and amos?

- used to ride with the stillwell gang.

the stillwell gang? really?

till amos accidentally

shot stillwell in the leg.

they call themselves the

hash knife outfit now.

hmm. they're pretty

harmless for the most part.

mm-hmm. hey. buy you a drink?

i'm sorry. i, uh...

i just wasn't thinking

of you as a wo...

i'm sorry.

mr. donavan!

we're going to the

mine to get some gold!

you want to come with us?

not so loud, and just

a little bit slower.

where are you going? to dig

some gold out of our mine.

then we don't have to eat

biscuits and greens all the time.

mr. purvis in the assay

office says it's on bald hill.

will you come with

us, mr. donavan, huh?

no.

- but why?

because my head hurts,

and because there is no gold

in that hole in the ground.

our pa said there was.

then you go get it.

and i'm going to

go get some sleep.

you know, leonard, with

the kind of luck you have,

you ought to play

poker for a living...

and have banking as a hobby,

instead of the other way around.

thank you, friend.

thank you very much.

hey, mr. donavan,

why does he got...

your cherished token

of a lady's affection?

because three deuces beats

aces over eights, that's why.

don't get in trouble.

theodore! theodore! theodore!

go on, clarice.

go hide, quick!

douse that fire! ah!

what's the matter with

you? what are you doing?

did you lose your... come on!

there's a posse

after us! here!

come on! a posse?

i don't see anybody. they're

down there, all right.

i saw 'em. they're all

hidin' in the bushes.

how many? i don't

know. it was five, six.

maybe 20. and they're

all loaded for bear too.

got those big,

long buffalo rifles.

you know somethin', amos? hmm?

we gotta make a

decision. what?

does the hash knife

outfit throw in its

hand, or do we go out

in a blaze of glory?

right! uh, just what do

you mean, "blaze of glory"?

fightin' till the

last man's killed.

what's it gonna be, pard?

uh, you know that jail in

santa fe wasn't all that bad.

remember? i say we go

out clawin' and fightin'.

make 'em pay for our

hides. what do you say?

uh, all right. i'm with you.

you know somethin', theodore?

this could be the end

of the trail for us.

looks that way, amos.

you know somethin'?

you and me been

through a lot together,

and although i climbed

your hump once in a while,

i... i just couldn't have

asked for a better partner.

if we meet again in that big

roundup in the sky sometime,

i'm gonna spread my

blanket 'side of yours,

just the same as always.

mister?

we're lookin' for

the commodore mine.

uh, mm, it's, uh... it's

right up the hill there.

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