The Cimarron Kid Page #5

to think maybe l deserve

a better break.

We've never talked

about us before.

But we both know that

we've got a chance for

the first time in our lives

for some happiness.

For some of the things

real people live for.

What are you trying

to say, Carrie?

Get well and get

out of here, Bill.

Cross the border,

find the land you want,

and then send for me.

With what?

Dad says he'll

sell the ranch.

That's out.

Tell Pat l said thanks.

All right, Bill.

l'll tell him that.

lt's not that l don't

appreciate it,

it's just that...

lt's just that you're

too proud to be helped.

The Cimarron Kid.

The country's most

notorious robber.

So clever that you

end up here in this

cold, filthy cave

with a bullet hole

in your side.

You sure leveled.

l had to, Bill.

Maybe someday

you'll know l'm right.

(GUNS FlRlNG)

Hey, Bill! lt's Dynamite!

He breathes, he talks.

He ain't even dead!

Anyway...

Man, was l hungry!

Anyway, although the fall

knocked me out,

that cold water

was a lifesaver.

l laid low for awhile

till the posse went by.

l climbed up this hill

and saw some Mexican

cowboys

herding a bunch of cattle

all the way to Dallas.

They fixed me up and

l hid out with them.

l decided to go along.

(EXCLAlMS)

Man, that Dallas is

an exciting town!

Yeah, go ahead!

Make me jealous!

Boy, oh, boy!

What a time l had me!

Seriously, though,

who do you think

l met there?

General Grant!

Go ahead. Tell.

My brother-in-law.

Fellow named Weber.

George Weber.

Married to

my favorite sister.

You know, the last time

l saw him was in lllinois.

He was working

for the railroad.

So?

He's been stationed

in the Southwest

a couple of years.

And with plenty of larceny

in his heart.

WlLL:
Still in the railroad

business, l suppose?

Express company messenger

on the run from Galveston,

Texas,

to Newton, Kansas.

And?

Twice a month,

an American mining

company in Mexico

sends three bars of

gold bullion by train.

From Galveston to

the U.S. Mint at Denver.

How much are they worth?

Each bar weighs in

the neighborhood of

Total value,

about 100,000!

(WHlSTLES)

Keep talking.

Each bar is expressed in a box

and the box is nailed tight,

bound with metal strips

and sealed.

But this time when

they arrive in Denver,

there ain't gonna be

no gold in those boxes.

Lead.

You catch on fast.

When is the switch made?

ln transit,

as the saying goes.

BlTTER CREEK:
By you?

By the master himself.

The old safe dynamiter

from lllinois.

Do you believe

in this scheme?

l believe in

my brother-in-law.

He says

it's bulletproof.

lt's worked out

to the last detail.

How does it go?

He said

he'll give it to us

only if you play ball.

His way.

What does he

want out of it?

One-fifth.

How many men?

Weber, four of us.

How about you, Stacey?

No thanks, Kid.

You better count me out.

Like l said before,

l'll stay around here and

take care of the horses.

Listen, you couldn't come

across anything better in

a lifetime of trying.

Maybe it's too good.

All right,

l'll answer questions.

You say you met

this Weber, this...

Brother-in-law.

ln Dallas, huh?

He's on a month's

vacation.

Can we talk to him?

Sure. l'll get

him for you.

All right. Will?

WlLL:
Yeah?

How'd you like to ride

along with Dynamite?

That's for me!

Come on.

lt's the only way out

for me, Carrie.

Maybe this Weber deal

will be the last one.

Maybe.

Maybe it'll mean our land,

cattle, Argentina.

Maybe, Bill.

l'll ride on down the hill

with Will and Dynamite.

lf it works out,

l'll come for you.

Yes, Bill.

Nothing is going to happen

to you and Carrie, Bill.

Just like nothing is

going to ever happen

to Bitter Creek and me.

(GUN FlRlNG)

(C*CKS GUN)

(HORSE APPROACHlNG)

Hi, Stacey.

Hi.

Down we go.

Bill, they are back!

A little uncomfortable.

l'm sorry we had to

do that, Mr. Weber.

That's all right.

l know you fellows got

to protect yourselves.

Sit down.

Thanks.

Dynamite only told us

part of the layout.

That's all he knowed

to tell you.

Are you telling us

the rest of it?

When l know

you'll go into it,

and deal on

the level with me.

How much time

do you have on

your vacation?

Two weeks.

Two weeks.

l wonder if you'd mind

being our guest.

Not at all.

lf we can get together

on this deal,

we'll have lots

to talk about.

Yeah, l know you're

good at your business,

but this job calls

for a railroad man.

Fair enough.

Now that Mr. Weber's

gonna be our guest,

l think you boys

ought to show him

around the place.

We wouldn't want him

to fall off the mountain

in the dark, would we?

l get you.

He sounds all right,

but just the same...

Rose ought to

go to Dallas.

Right.

Make a good

check on Weber.

lt's important.

You want to

bet l won't?

(SlNGlNG) Come and sit

by my side if you love me

Do not hasten

to bid me adieu

And remember

the Red River Valley

Oh, Silk!

Oh!

Well, well!

Somebody left the

Golden Gate open and

one of the angels got out.

Who is this, Stella?

My neighbor

at the hotel.

My name is

Conchita Martinez, seor.

And this character

with all the teeth

and the pretty smile

is called Silk Conrad,

among other things.

He's a gambler by trade,

and a woman-fancier by

profession.

You talk very nicely,

Seor Silk.

Talking to you makes

nice talk easy.

This is Conchita's

first day in Dallas.

Oh, this calls for

a celebration! Eddie!

Champagne.

Champagne?

But of course!

He likes to show off,

too, darling.

Why, when we're alone,

l have to drink beer.

This Dallas of yours is

very beautiful, seor.

And so are you, angel.

My George is

the only one who ever

told me that before.

Want to go back

to beer, honey?

No, let it ride.

But l'm hurt.

l'll bet he's crazy

about you.

He tells me all the time.

And you?

l mean, about him.

The same, l think.

l wouldn't want

to make a mistake.

Perhaps l know him.

What's the rest

of his name?

Weber. You know him?

George Weber? Sure!

He works for the railroad.

That's him.

You know him well?

Why, l should.

He leaves his wages

at my poker table

every payday.

He has no money, yes?

(CONRAD LAUGHS)

He has no money, no.

Oh.

Not enough to keep you

rigged out the way

you should be.

With jewels and everything.

Why, he couldn't even

buy you a hair ribbon.

But he will get

some money someday.

Yes, he told me once

he expected to make

a killing.

l never saw a man so

desperate for a bankroll.

But now, maybe

l know the reason.

Maybe ''maybe''

might be too late.

Looks to me, Conchita,

like you picked

the wrong man.

Perhaps.

But any man who is

desperate for money

will get it for me.

We will drink.

(BELL CLANGlNG)

Excuse me, mister.

Got a light?

Yeah, sure!

Thanks very much.

(TRAlN WHlSTLE BLOWS)

(KNOCKlNG ON DOOR)

Hi, Kid.

Hello.

We go to work.

There's your lead.

Where are the tools?

Right here.

Make yourself

at home.

We're gonna be rich.

(WHlSTLE BLOWlNG)

Now you be careful.

l never did like

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