The Ride Back Page #2

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You missed.

We've got a lot of riding and

camping to do together.

You can make it easy or tough

for yourself.

That's up to you.

Do you want to gather the wood?

I'll go see to the horses.

You know, it ain't easy to

sleep like this.

That's rough.

You should have brought something,

like I told you.

Here. These here nights

can be cool.

Good night, Mother.

Good night.

That's enough! Kallen!

Tell her to get over by the fire.

Ask her if she's got anything

else on her.

Tell her to drop it, if she has.

You ask her.

Ask her, Kallen, or I'm going to

search her. It's a cold night.

- Has she got anything else on her?

- No, she's telling the truth.

Tell her to stay right where she

is. I don't want her near you.

It's going to be getting

light pretty soon.

You make her go back then.

What are you talking about?

She's worried about me.

Thinks I'm going to let you take

me away from her.

Look at that face.

What did she say?

She wonders how anybody

could love you.

Tell her to shut up.

Here. The air is cold.

Kallen, wake up.

I bet I slept better than you did.

All right, put them back on.

Tell her to get home where she

belongs. Let's get on our way.

Kallen, you tell him. I don't want

to go through it again.

Tell him the papers are in order

and I'm going to take you across.

Ask him if he's got a jacket or

something to sell, too.

And if you're thinking of saying

anything else, don't.

All right?

Mister, he says you is Mexican.

You just had to do it, didn't you?

I've shown you this before.

This is his papers.

Kallen's his name, he's

an American.

A citizen of the United States.

What?

He respects you.

Did you ask him about the jacket?

- Poncho?

- Yes.

That'll be fine. Poncho.

Here.

- How about taking these things off?

- No.

We'll make better time.

You in a hurry to get there?

Right now, I'd settle

for free hands.

Might give you ideas.

I've seen your shooting, mister.

Man, you've got me

scared to death.

How about some papers?

What are you going to do about it?

You're going to have to

stop it right now.

Can I get off my horse?

Yeah.

He go very comfortably?

I guess so. How much

for the poncho?

He wants 10, give him 5.

Here, is that all right?

Tell him to hold the girl here.

Man, when I make a mistake,

I make it good.

I should have killed you

back in Cerralvo.

My second mistake was leaving

Elena behind.

You know, I miss her already.

- Hold it. Hold up.

- What's the matter?

- Apaches.

- Yeah.

Just keep looking at them. They'll

come out in their own time.

We'll wait.

I've got plenty of time, man.

- You get a whiff of that liquor?

- Yeah.

I wonder where they've been.

You're the lawman. Why

don't you ask them?

When you ask questions, you

gotta wait for answers.

My job's to take you back

to Scottsville.

All right, let's move out

of here, slow-like.

Wait a minute.

Looks like we shook them.

You afraid of Indians?

I'm respectful of any man who's

got enough liquor...

in him to make him kill.

Seems to me I've heard something

like that about you.

- I never killed a man with liquor.

- Yeah? I heard different.

You heard lies.

How far to Scottsville?

Riding easy, another three days.

I could sure use some fresh meat.

Maybe I can get some along the way.

You do some of that fancy

shooting of yours.

Man, I'd sure like to watch that.

How do you like your rabbit,

Kallen?

Raw.

I wonder what's ailing him?

Maybe he smells that rabbit.

- Hamish.

- Yeah.

I don't think we shook

those Indians.

What are you going to do about it?

Nothing.

I know what they're like.

We're in trouble.

You afraid of Indians?

No more than you're afraid of me.

The meat's burning. Take it off.

I get in the light, they

pick me off.

Is that what you want?

That's the general idea, I guess.

Not to me, it ain't.

The meat's burning, and I don't

like my meat burnt. Take it off.

All right, that's far enough.

Come on.

It's a fine time to be suspicious.

Here.

Give me a knife to cut it.

Use your teeth.

If I decide to go back

to Scottsville...

what are my chances?

I'm not a jury.

Those two in Scottsville, that

was self-defense.

I'd taken them the night

before at cards.

They claimed I was cheating.

Next morning, I was getting a

shave, they came in.

I was faster, that's all.

You hear that?

I heard it.

You stay put.

I'm going to go out

and take a look.

You leaving me without a gun?

You just stay put, and if you get

any ideas about getting away...

if the Indians don't

kill you, I will.

- Hamish...

- Shut up!

What'd you find?

They're out there, all right.

Hamish...

I'd rather take my chances

with the Indians...

than you in Scottsville.

I'm getting out.

All right, drop your gun. Easy.

I swear I'll plug you.

You didn't think I'd leave it

loaded, did you?

You're foxy, mister.

I'm learning about you.

Take your time.

Look at that.

Guess I go first.

There's a house down there.

Come on.

You mean, you ain't going down?

It's out of the way.

You can shoot me if you want,

I'm going down.

I'm thirsty, I'm hungry

and I'm tired.

- You think I'm not?

- That's your worry.

Why don't you ask first?

Hello.

Those Apaches.

They killed a kid.

- Kallen!

- Kallen!

- What?

We'll bury them out back.

That's all they are to you.

Something dead.

You got nothing in you at all.

Shut up!

Don't tell me about the dead.

We'll bury them out back.

"Now I lay me down to sleep.

"I beg...

"the Lord my soul to keep.

"If I should die before I wake...

"I pray the Lord my soul..."

"I pray the Lord my soul to take."

Amen.

Where'd it come from?

Off in the trees, over

there, I think.

Let's head for the ditch.

- You all right?

- Sure.

- The horses.

- Stay down!

- I'm gonna save my horse!

- We've gotta save our skins!

You're yellow.

We're going to have to make a run

for the cabin. Go on.

Now what, General? You've

got us stuck.

You quit riding me.

I've had enough out of you.

I can't take anymore.

You quit riding me! Keep

your mouth shut!

You're brave with that gun.

Why didn't you shoot back when

you had the chance?

You could have saved the horses!

You know what? You're yellow!

You've got a streak a mile wide.

I think one of the horses is back.

It's yours.

- Where you going?

- To get my horse.

Come on.

- What are you going to do?

- He's coming in with me.

Here.

You never had it so good.

What are you looking for?

For a gun to kill you with.

- Hamish.

- What?

- O qu?

Why would anybody come to a place

like this to raise a kid?

Lots of room, maybe.

There are reasons.

I guess a kid makes a difference

in a place.

You wouldn't know about that.

That's right.

I got a wife who can't have any kids,

'cause she lost her first one.

What's the matter, you

hear something?

It's starting to rain.

I always did like the

sound of rain.

I wonder if it's raining

back at Cerralvo.

Elena's sure gonna be mad.

I never did fix the roof.

That's the second thing I do

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