The Great Locomotive Chase Page #7

Around back!

Come on! Get over!

Go on! Go!

[gunshots]

- Is that all you caught?

- So far.

I got the two big ones upstairs.

You needn't have come back to help me.

I didn't.

I had to see how many of 'em

it'd take to lay me out.

You mean, you'd hang for that?

Yeah. Any day in the week.

You shouldn't hate them that much.

I don't. Not anymore.

I thought they was a bag of wind,

but they ain't.

They done all right.

You done all right, too.

You really showed 'em.

There's one more thing

we're gonna have to show 'em.

What's that?

That we know how to die.

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Mr. Fuller?

Well, Reverend Scott!

'Morning, sir.

You riding with us today?

No, I've been to the jail,

praying with the condemned prisoners.

One of them, a Mr. Andrews,

asked to see you.

I gave him my promise you'd come.

He had a fair trial, and I gave

all my testimony to the court.

Anything further I might have to say to him

would be of small comfort to him now.

Mr. Andrews?

Thank you for coming.

Mr. Fuller, I wanted you to know

I'm sorry I had to deceive you.

I guess you'll be paying for it.

Yes. I'm gonna hang.

I wasn't talking about that.

You whipped me fair and square,

But now that it's all over,

I hoped you wouldn't hold a grudge.

I haven't much use for a man who poses

as a loyal Southerner, and isn't.

I was fighting for my convictions.

My only weapons were the lies

a spy must tell.

You fought in your way;

If ought in mine.

Some day the fighting will be over,

and both sides will have to shake hands.

I won't be alive to see that day.

Couldn't we do it now?

I'd be glad if you would, sir.

Your leader was a most unusual man;

Resourceful, brave and true.

So were your comrades

who perished with him.

As soldiers, they will receive,

posthumously,

The same award you are wearing now.

Though the Congressional order

must exclude Mr. Andrews himself,

As a civilian, he will receive

an even higher decoration;

The commendation of history.

Because you dared and suffered with him,

I know he would be as proud

to have his men receive this honor

As we are to bestow it.

That means a great deal to us, sir.

Thank you.

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