The Undefeated Page #3

Monsieur Petain,|hold up a minute there!

-Just for the record,|what are you payin'?|- Twenty-five dollars a head!

[ Thomas ]|Last month it was 35.

[ Chuckles ]|But this month it's $25 a head.

Well, these gentlemen have offered|to take the whole barrel, sight unseen!

- Is that correct?|- That's correct, Mr! Thomas!

- And what's your top offer?|- Thirty-five dollars a head, of course!

You just bought yourself a herd!|And you can tell Maximilian!!!

he won't find better animals between|Montezuma and the Canadian border!

Just a minute!

You're selling horses|to Maximilian!!!

in preference to your|own country's army?

No, I'm selling horses for $3 5|in preference to 25!

You two figured to make|$1 0 a head!

Are you calling us thieves?

Well, Mr! Parker, yes, that's|a pretty accurate description!

Wait a minute!|I didn't do anything!

You should've!

Read that message again,|Sergeant!

''Eighteen rolling units|with men, women and children!!!

''passed through Gladesville,|Texas, 1 0:20 p!m! this date!

''Suspected Confederates!|Probable destination, Mexico!

Detain, search and turn back!''

[ Imitating Bird Call ]

What do you make of that?

It seems I've heard that bird|before, sir, at Missionary Ridge!

And if I'm not mistaken,|that's a gray-bellied sapsucker!

[ Horse Neighing In Distance ]

[ Imitating Bird Call ]

[ Imitating Bird Call ]

- [ Whistles ]|- [ Whooping ]

The river! Come on!

[ Man ]|Hyah! Hyah! Hyah!

[ Indistinct Shouting,|Whooping, Whistling ]

[ Whooping Continues ]

Get your weapons!

Real sorry, Miss Ann!|We didn't plan things this way!

Let 'em go, Sergeant!

McClarty, Gibbs!|Turn 'em loose! Let 'em go!

Giddap! Hyah!

[ Indistinct Shouting ]

[ Cheering, Whooping ]

- Sir, I don't mean to--|- I know, Sergeant!

But if I can't have the whole dog,|I don't want the tail!

Yes, sir!

[ Horses Neighing ]

We'll probably cross 'em|at the old monastery, Eagle Pass!

Bon. Well, if we do not|see each other again,

then we will rendezvous|on the plain at Durango!

- Bon courage, Monsieur.|- Thank you!

They are fine-looking|animals, Mr! Thomas!

- The emperor will be pleased!|- I hope he is!

But whether he is|or whether he isn't,

you have the money there|when the horses arrive!

[ Agreeing In French ]

What's troubling you?

Cavalry's comin' from Fort Clark!

Damn government agents!

Can they stop us?

Not if we get across|that river, they can't!

Let's take 'em to Mexico!

Let's go!

[ Horses Neighing ]

Well, what are you waitin' for?|Stop 'em!

Stop 'em!

We'll be mighty proud to stop 'em,|Mr! Giles-- all 1 2 of us--

just as soon as you tell us|how to go about it!

Next!

Mr! McCartney, when|are we gonna have some meat?

Right now, if you want it!

Belly cheater!

High Bred, you know|what good food is, don't you?

You mangy old cat!

- Hey, McCartney!|- Mister McCartney!

There's somethin' crawlin'|in these beans!

Well, you can speak to it,|but don't play with it!!!

or else the others'll want one|in their beans too!

Hold that plate!

Yes, sir, I can just feel|that money in my pocket right now!

What are you gonna do with it|when you get it?

Well, I had to give that|a lot of good thought,

but I somehow ain't come to set|right down on the notion yet!

[ Man ] I know what I'm gonna buy me--|some pack animals and traps.

Whatever's left over,|I'm gonna get drunk!

And if I ever sober up again,|I'm headin' for the Rockies!

Well, that might be fine|for you, Whitt,

but me bein'better bred,|I got higher ambitions.

Like what?

Like building a small library|under a big elm someplace!

Me and High Bred's gonna go to St! Louis|and open up a little cathouse!

[ High Bred Meows ]

- Everything quiet out there?|- Would you believe it,John Henry?

- I had to wake two of the men!|- Let's hope it stays that way!

You ain't expectin' trouble,|are you,John Henry?

Trouble? Well, let's see!

We got Maximilian on one hand!!!

and Juarez on the other|and bandits in between!

On top of that,|we're Americans in Mexico!!!

taking a cavy ofhorses|to a very unpopular government.

Why should we expect trouble?

How come you didn't|tell us that aforehand?

How come you didn't ask me?

John Henry, there's a box canyon|about four miles from here!

- Enough forage to fill 'em?|- No, sir, but|there's enough to hold 'em!

There's somethin' else!|I rode across two trails!

One was wagons and horses!|The second trail was many riders--

at least 40 and maybe 60.

The second trail ran|just down the side of the first!

Well, if you were to tell me|that a year ago!!!

in Virginia or Tennessee,|I'd suspect ambush!

It looked that way to me!

- Short Grub!|- Yo!

There's forage and water about|four miles ahead in a box canyon!

Move 'em in there and|hold 'em till we get back!

Where are you going,John Henry?

I don't believe it!

Pick up that bucket!

Well, howdy, Sergeant Newby!

Save your ''howdy''|for later,Jamison!

Right now let me see you|start currying that horse!

- Yes, sir!|-Just like old times, eh, Newby?

Just like old times,|Colonel!

Riders approachin'

Two riders a-comin'!

Margaret!

We have company!

Good afternoon!|My name's Thomas!

We're drivin' a herd|of horses south,

just over the hill!

I'm ColonelJames Langdon!|Mr! Thomas, what can I do for you?

Well, it isn't|what you can do for us!

We came to warn you that you're|probably riding into a bandit ambush!

Well, how do you|happen to know that?

Well, Blue Boy here|is a full-blooded Cherokee!

When he suspects somethin',|you usually get it.

There's 40 to 60 riders|moving parallel to you,

just out of sight.

Waitin' until we get|into those hills?

That'd be my guess!

- What did you say your name was?|-John Henry Thomas!

Don't I know you|from somewhere?

To my knowledge, Colonel,|we've never met before!

[ Sighs ] Well, we appreciate|the warning, sir!

It's late! Will you and your friend|join us for supper, stay the night?

Best offer we've had all day!

[ Bugle Call ]

There's nothin'|like a full stomach!!!

for facin' the unknown future!

Well, I hate to be|persistent, Colonel,

but, uh, I think|the future is pretty certain!

I fully agree!

I think they'll give you|a couple of days to get up into|the hills before they strike!

If this was my outfit, I'd hold|right here and make them come to me.

[ Langdon ]|That's good thinkin'

I've never yet let the enemy choose|the sight ofhis own destruction.

- I like to play in my yard!|- What are these bandits after?

Gold, horses!!! women!

We had an experience or two|with 'em before the... war.

Were you, perchance,|in the war, Mr! Thomas?

Yes, Captain, I was!

Would it be brash and|presumptuous of me to ask!!!

which side you were on,|Mr! Thomas?

Well, I favor to think that|I was on the right side, Mrs! Langdon!

I detect a shadow of animosity|towards my question!

Could it be that you|were a Yankee soldier?

What a question to ask a man!

Yes, ma'am,|I was a Yankee soldier!

Mr! Thomas!!!

I'm about to make my rounds|before I turn in tonight!

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