The Law and Jake Wade Page #4

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Mr. Bricker... marshal...

That this is any place

for a woman right now.

I'd suggest you

let us escort you

back to the fort.

You can make it

for home from there.

I think we can handle

this alright, lieutenant.

I have the authority

to order you out

of here, you know.

Yes, I know you do, lieutenant,

but I sure wish

you'd leave the

decision up to us.

Well, I certainly

hate to tell you

your business, Mr. Bricker,

but I think under the circum...

Lieutenant,

could we talk to you

alone for a minute?

Alright.

Marshal.

You see, lieutenant...

We got a little problem here.

The young lady's father took off

to go prospecting

in these mountains.

He's about a month overdue.

Well, I guess we all

know what that means.

I was a good friend

of her father's,

so when she was about to start

off on her own to look for him,

we decided we'd

better come along.

I see.

I tell you, lieutenant,

since we know the situation now,

we'll just circle around here

in the foothills

for a couple of days

like we was looking, see,

but really going no place

where we might be putting

her in any danger. How's that?

You go along with that, marshal?

Yeah, that's the thing to do,

under the circumstances.

You sure you wanna go on, miss?

Yes.

Alright. Good-bye, miss.

Good luck, Mr. Bricker.

Thank you, lieutenant.

Marshal.

Sergeant, forward...

Thanks, Jake.

Tie him up.

You wanna have every Comanche

for 100 miles on our necks?

What's the matter with you?

Don't try to make anything

out of this, Jake.

I may not have to.

I'm sorry, Clint.

It's just that I can't

stand them filthy coyotes.

I didn't stop to think.

We'll chisel that

on your tombstone!

I said I was sorry.

Right about now,

I guess Jake's sorry, too,

but that ain't gonna keep

him from getting killed.

What do you mean by that?

What do you care what I mean?

I don't like people to

talk to me like that!

You don't?

So what are you

gonna do about it?

Some more of that

doing without thinking?

I'll do plenty.

You gonna draw on me, Rennie?

I oughta shoot your ears off.

What are we going

to do now, Clint?

About what?

You ain't just gonna keep

riding right into

a massacre, are you?

Why, no, Burke.

I thought we'd avoid

that if we could.

And how are we gonna do that?

You don't think a single

Comanche for 20 miles

missed those shots, do you?

Now, get this...

There's a lot of money

buried around here

that belongs to me,

and what belongs to me, I get.

Now, anybody that

don't want to go along

is perfectly free

to just turn around

and start riding back

down the canyon.

'Course, anybody that does

will get a bullet in his back.

Ain't nobody

turning back, Clint.

Alright, boys.

Just a little difference

of opinion, miss.

Happens in the

best-run organizations.

Lead off, Jake.

This is it?

This is it.

Go ahead.

Clint, some tracks there.

How many, you think?

There's 6 or 8 here.

Not over two hours ago.

It could've been 10 minutes.

What do you think, Jake?

They're still right around here.

Now, just how do you

read that from the tracks?

I don't have to.

I can see one of them from here.

Don't move, anybody.

Building's got you covered.

I don't think he's seen us yet.

Where is he?

If you step out,

he'll be just to your left

on top of the Ridge.

Hold it, Clint.

Can I get him with a rifle?

Well, I know I could, but...

I haven't seen you shoot lately.

Rennie, my rifle.

Is he still there?

Yeah, but you'll only

have one shot, Clint.

He's going to see you

the minute you move.

How far?

About 100 yards.

You missed him!

Yeah.

And, Clint,

there's another thing

I forgot to tell you.

What?

There's two more.

You're real smart, ain't ya?

You're wasting a lot of time

if you're going after them.

So that's it.

You think with me

out of the way,

you'll be...

You hear that, boys?

Well, I am going after them,

'cause they're

riding off to tell

the rest of that

hunting party about us.

But that ain't gonna

help you a bit, Jake.

It will be dark in an hour.

Hole up here.

Can I go with you, Clint?

No. I want you all right here

when he pulls whatever

it is he's got in mind.

Get the horses out of sight.

This might take a little

longer than I figure.

Wait for me,

but if I'm not back by midnight,

the money's all yours, boys.

And kid...

I hope you and the girl

will be very happy.

Let's get out of sight.

After you, marshal.

Keep an eye on Jake.

He ain't going nowhere.

Don't worry.

No? Like yesterday

in the canyon, maybe?

Let's see how long

we can hold onto him this time.

Sit down, Jake.

Get a long piece

of rope, wexler.

Burke... if you see any Indians,

don't tell me till

we get some food.

Rennie!

You see anything?

Nothing!

You got an extra smoke, ortero?

Hey, wexler!

Maybe we ought to send Burke

on a little scouting expedition?

Shut up, rennie!

What's the matter

with that kid rennie?

He's crazy.

Where did Clint find him?

In Las Cruces last June.

He was looking for you.

I'm going to kill him

one of these days.

Remember those first days

when we were riding

together, ortero?

Yeah, I remember.

I know what you're

getting at, Jake.

I'm not getting at anything.

You want me to remember

how we fought

a whole war together...

How you took me with you

when you went to join Clint...

The number of times

we saved each other's lives.

On that basis, I always figured

we came out just about even.

I hope you mean that, Jake,

'cause there's nothing

I can do for you now.

You can get her out of here.

Not even that.

I found out what happens

when you cross Clint.

What are you guys doing in here?

We want to eat.

Untie Jake so he can eat.

Think we better?

Sure... let him loose.

Then if he tries to

make a break for it,

we can kill him.

He's the only one

who knows where the money is,

so we can get out of here

and the Indians

won't get our scalps.

Clint wants him alive...

And don't either of

you forget that.

You untie him.

The kid give you

an idea, wexler?

I wouldn't cross Clint.

You know that, Jake.

Maybe Clint ain't coming back.

You hope.

No... you hope.

He'll be back.

Don't worry about that.

Clint always comes back.

Who said we didn't

want him to come back?

Well, if I had been Clint

and I really wanted

to find myself some Indians,

I'd have stayed right here.

What do you mean?

We've probably got more Indians

surrounding us right now

than Custer had

to fight at bighorn.

So what?

We don't have to worry

till it gets light,

and we'll probably be

out of here by then.

Who says you don't have to worry

until it gets light?

Indians don't attack at night.

Everybody knows that.

Apaches don't attack at night,

but they're the only

ones who don't.

These are Comanches.

Get back outside.

You're wasting your time

working on them, Jake.

You think so?

Jake, I wish I could help you.

Yeah, I know.

This much I can do.

Jake, you didn't kill that kid.

What?

Who did kill him?

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