The Missing Page #5

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Please. Please.

That's my mother's.

What did you do to my mother?

What did you do?

You killed him.

You killed us all.

There is nothing we can do.

There is no hope.

My friend.

Do a favor for me.

Forget your gophers and mice.

Take me to my family.

Give them repentance

and better minds.

Be merciful, O God,

to those who are in any trouble.

And do thou, O God of pity,

administer to them according to their...

Ma?

- Needs.

Grandpa said we was to leave

in the morning.

He'll come back.

He's gonna come back.

Reward all those who have

done us good.

Pardon all those who have done

or wish us evil.

Give them repentance

and better minds.

Be merciful, O God,

to anyone who's in any trouble.

And deal with them, O God of pity,

according to their needs...

...with kindness, just as Jesus Christ,

your son, did.

I told you to go home.

How bad are you hurt?

I've seen the girl. She's still alive.

Your father never stopped fighting.

They killed him like cowards.

Are we gonna go get Lilly?

You can raise this child.

Take her home.

And you can be sure of that.

You do anything else, you're likely to

lose two daughters and your own life.

I don't know how to leave her.

You can't turn away from that?

Can you?

All right...

...Magdalena.

All right.

You.

You scared of dead things?

- They finally going to get buyers?

- He'll be back. We sell them today.

Hey, my friend,

we're getting paid today.

The body is gone.

It's him, look!

He's come back from the dead!

Don't think like that.

Come this way with me.

It's a trick, you idiots!

Get the girl.

Get down there.

Mama.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

It's all right, baby. It's all right.

You cut them loose.

Get to the horses!

I thought we killed that bastard.

Get going!

Get out of here, Maggie.

Where are the women?

Give me your horses.

I will bring them back before nightfall.

And leave us here with no horses?

We don't have time to drink water.

Let's go!

- Can they catch us?

- Oh, yeah.

Help me.

Take my arm.

I got her.

We're going to the top! If your horse

quits, get off and go on afoot!

Hold on to the tail. I got you.

- You knew this was here.

- I've had occasion to use it before.

We won't get to the other side

before dark.

We'll have to last out the night

right here.

Put as much dry brush

as you can carry in this gap!

Are you all right?

Your hair's all tangled.

Here, let me get it.

It's all right.

It's all right.

It's all right, Lill-Lill.

You'll see.

I dreamed on it.

We're gonna get away, and Grandpa's

gonna come live with us...

...and we're all gonna be a family.

You'll see.

Right, Ma? Isn't that right?

Yeah.

You know that Indian name

of yours?

- What's that mean?

- Very hard to translate that.

Try it.

It means "sh*t for luck."

- Is that right?

- Yes, it is.

Chiricahua value family very highly.

A man doesn't live with his family,

he's not considered particularly...

...enviable.

I don't have any Indian...

...brothers or sisters?

None that lived.

What did you see in them...

...you didn't see in us?

Why didn't you stay?

There's an Apache story about a man

that woke up one morning...

...and saw a hawk on the wind.

Walked outside and never returned.

After he died, he met his wife in the

spirit world. She asked him why.

He said, "Well, the hawk kept flying."

There's always the next something,

Maggie.

And that will take a man away.

You tell yourself you're protecting

them, they're better off without you.

Stay or go, there's nothing a man can

do to protect his family from himself.

I guess I do realize now

I made people's lives more...

...difficult by the things

I have done...

...and the things I have not done.

People I did love, mostly.

- I'm not forgiving you.

- Not asking you to.

I wore that birthing both my girls.

I thought I'd die wearing it.

I've always liked this thing.

Your mother gave it to me.

Never meant to leave it behind.

Thank you.

I better see to Lilly and them.

Look out!

Pull those horses back!

Your brujo's dead!

Leave!

Let's go home.

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