The Last Wagon Page #2

---

Tough plough-boy, huh?

Just lookin' for trouble.

No, sir. I ain't lookin'

for trouble. But I

don't see it does no

harm in givin' him a puff.

You don't, eh?

He's hurting Brother.

Leave him alone!

Leave him alone! Leave him alone!

Clint.

I told you Christers!

Aaah!

Get him!

He'll never try that again.

Gosh, I guess Comanches are about

the best battle-ax throwers there are.

Mr. Todd's not a Comanche.

He was trying to help Clint.

- Let's go see if he killed him dead.

- No, stay here.

You violated a trust.

And I feel responsible because I believed

you could act like a reasonable man.

Seemed reasonable to me.

I had a right to kill him.

But then I don't suppose my side of

the story interests you none, does it?

No.

You can save it for the authorities

when we get back to civilization.

And if you try to escape,

we're prepared to shoot you.

You understand?

Seems reasonable.

- I brung you somethin'.

- Oh, thanks, son.

Oatmeal cookies with

raisins, nuts and cinnamon.

- Sis calls 'em hermits.

- Good.

- M-Mr. Todd?

- Mm-hmm.

Did you really kill all those

fellas like the sheriff said?

Yep.

Well, could I ask you somethin'?

Sure.

Do you think you'll go to heaven?

Why do you ask?

Well, I was sort of figurin'

on going there myself someday...

and I thought it would be kind

of nice if you were up there too.

We could go scouting

- things like that.

What is it?

Somebody's movin' to

the colonel's wagon.

I'll look.

Got the nerve to do what we said?

My father's mad at me.

He's in his tent over there.

If he catches us, he'd kill us.

How will he know? We'll

be back before dawn.

It'll be fun. Come on.

Sure. Then you'll go around boasting

to the whole camp what we did.

I never went moonlight swimming

alone with a boy in my whole life.

Nobody'll know. If we start now,

we'll be back before moondown.

It'll be dark. Come on.

- I won't tell anybody.

- Where would we undress?

Down there. Think we'd

do it on horseback?

Come on. It'll be our last

swim in a hundred miles.

- I've saddled my horse. - I won't

say I will, and I won't say I won't.

Never mind. I'd rather

take Jolie anyway.

Then go right ahead.

Jolie, how'd you know that-

I heard.

Well, as long as she won't, I will.

Ridge?

I'm ready.

We can't ride three on a horse.

I've only got one saddle.

Well?

Let him ride with you. I'll

- I'll ride bareback on Bell.

- I'm comin' too.

- Shh.

- This is for grown-ups. Beat

it. - Who says you're grown-ups?

- I'll whale the tar out of you. - If

you're not quiet, none of us will swim.

He can ride with me.

- Put your arms around me.

- You bet.

I guess I sure started a mess when

I gave you that puff on that pipe.

Don't fluster yourself, son.

You didn't have no part of it.

Any time I had a hatchet

and Bull Harper was handy-

What happened was as sure as moss

growing on the north side of trees.

- Have either of you seen my brother?

- He's gone swimmin'.

- He what?

- Went swimmin'...

with that show-offy

boy and the two sisters.

Back to the last fordin' place, he said.

- The little devil! - Yes. Got a

lot of devil in him. Real fine boy.

Colonel hears this, he'll be ravin' mad.

Let's not make a fuss. We'll bring

them back ourselves. Nobody need know.

- I'm on guard. - You run along.

Any cause for alarm, I'll holler.

Seems kinda wrong, havin' a

- a prisoner stand guard.

I'm sure his eyes and ears

are as sharp as anyone's.

- All right. I'll go get the handgun.

- Thank you, Mr. Todd.

You sure smell good.

Last one in's an old mule's tail.

Where's your swimsuit?

I'm goin' in raw.

You dare, and I'll take a

switch to your bare bottom.

This naughty boy didn't

even bring a swimsuit.

Neither did I. Beat it downstream.

- Whoo-hoo! - Stay clear

the falls, and no peekin'!

Did I hear you correctly?

You mean you didn't even

bring a swimming costume?

That's right.

Oh, that must be-

And she hasn't either?

Ooh, it's cold. But it feels so good.

You planned this just to humiliate me!

- Planned what? - She hasn't

got a single, solitary thing on.

How do you know? It's too dark to see.

- She's a savage.

- Sure. That makes two of us.

I think it's just shocking!

- A-And sinful! - And too

dark to make any difference.

Come on down here! Regular slide.

Ooh. Ooh! It's so cold.

It's gonna shrivel me all up.

Spying on us, huh?

Where's Billy hiding?

I suppose you're going to tell.

Why should I? I wish you'd

asked me too. Where's Billy?

Don't worry. I shooed him

downstream where he couldn't peek.

Help!

Help!

Jenny! Clint!

Help!

Help!

Help! Jenny! Clint!

Help! Jenny! Jenny!

Help!

Help! Jenny! Jenny!

Help!

You saw those falls this morning. Didn't

you know the kid could get swept over 'em?

Sure, but I-

Stop this! Billy didn't drown.

And it'll be daylight before

you get back if you don't hurry.

- And they'll find you're gone.

- Dawn's almost breaking.

- Aren't you gonna lick me?

- I'm too glad to have you back.

Oh, dear God.

The wagon where Mr. Todd was tied

- it's gone.

Mr. Todd! Under that wheel.

You can lower me down on the rope.

- Ready?

- Yeah.

Can you move any, Mr. Todd?

Not much.

I'm caught between these

rocks. That's what saved me.

Ah, anybody left alive up there?

Just us that went swimmin'.

Oh, it's real terrible.

- Uh-huh. -

Are ya hurt?

No, I don't think so.

How'd you get down here?

The rope. How can I help ya?

Can you move the wagon bed

that's pinnin' this wheel down?

I'll see.

I'm afraid if I do that, the whole

thing will go down and take you with it.

Well, let's try it. Go ahead. Shove.

- Shall I get on the wheel?

- Yeah, sure. Go on. Go on.

Billy! Billy!

We're all right.

They found somebody.

Can't budge it. What'll I do?

Well, you got a safe

place to roost there?

- Sure. There's a wide ledge. - All right.

Then tie the rope around the rim...

have 'em hoist me up, wheel and all.

Jenny!

Dally the rope to the saddle.

- Are you ready?

- Ah, go ahead.

Start haulin', Sis. Easy.

Okay. Haul away.

Thanks. Throw the rope

back for Billy, will ya?

- Haul away, Sis.

- Giddap.

- Are you all right, Mr. Todd?

- Yeah, I guess so.

How can we get you loose of that wheel?

Well, let's see.

Maybe if you loop the

rope through the spokes...

your sis could give 'em a

yank, bust 'em loose, huh?

All right.

- Who says we're gonna turn him loose?

- Yes. I left him on guard.

Maybe he better first tell us

why he didn't warn our folks.

I did.

But before they was full

awake, the Apaches swarmed 'em.

Nobody had a chance.

How was it they killed our

people and left you alive?

They didn't think they did.

I'll tell you why.

Because they weren't Apaches

- they were his own Comanches.

And he didn't warn anybody.

That's why he's alive.

If they was Comanches, you think my own

people would shove me over that cliff?

You've got no right to be living

when all our people are dead.

- You've got no right to be alive!

- Stop it, Valinda.

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes