Yellow Sky

[Thunderclap]

Hey, look at that!

Look. Right through him.

[Thunder Rumbling]

Prospector.

Skinny little feller. Them bones

ain't hardly as big as my little finger.

Let me see it.

[Thunder Rumbling]

Apache.

Apache country, ain't it?

There are a few Apaches around here.

Mostly they're farther south.

That's all we need-

to run into some crazy Indians.

All this country

around here like this?

Pretty much.

Up north there are

lots of canyons and draws...

if you know which ones are open.

Those hills over there back

right up into the mountains.

Those are salt flats down south.

[Chuckles] Even a rattlesnake

couldn't get across 'em.

[Thunderclap]

[Dog Barking]

[Barking Continues]

I wonder if she's got any plans

after she gets through ridin' that horse.

- [All Laughing]

- What'll it be?

- Well, this is a whiskey saloon, ain't it?

- We got whiskey.

- Then we'll have whiskey.

- [All Laughing]

[Clears Throat]

- Beat it.

- Give him one.

It ain't necessary.

They tell me this town was full of

Confederate sympathizers during the war.

- Is that right?

- There was some seceshes here.

I was a Union man myself.

You ask anybody. They'll tell you.

Well, what about the marshal?

He a Union man too?

I never ask a man his politics.

Where is he now?

- Around.

- No, he ain't.

He's out puttin' up tax warrants.

I seen him go.

You fellows plannin'

on bein' in town long?

Depends on what you got to offer.

Depends on what you got

on your mind, sonny.

- Where do you keep your water?

- There's a well out back.

Let's fill 'em up- all of'em.

I'll take care of my own.

[Clears Throat]

Hand me another bottle.

A full one.

Yes, sir. I sure would like

to know what she plans to do...

after she gets through

ridin' that horse.

[All Laughing]

Now lay down, everybody.

Why don't you do like he said?

Never mind, you.

Open it up.

[Horse Whinnying]

[Horse Whinnying]

[Dog Barking]

Drop back, Jed.

Keep your eyes open.

Just like robbin' a kid's piggy bank.

I kinda liked that town.

Nice and obligin'.

Yee-ah!

[Gunshot]

- Fire!

- [Gunshots]

[Gunshots Continue]

Let 'em go! Save us

the trouble of hanging 'em.

Whoa.

Whoa! Whoa!

Them garrison soldiers

just can't take country like this.

Maybe they've got sense.

Sure was mighty inconsiderate

of old Jed to get hisself killed like that.

He owed me six bits.

I'd feel a lot better if there

were seven of us instead of six.

This desert's a mighty unlucky place.

A man needs all the odds he can get.

Hey, that reminds me.

Hadn't we better be starting back?

- Back where?

- Where we come from.

Right into the lovin' arms of the army?

Are you crazy? Why, it's a good 70 miles

across this sink. Maybe more.

It's just a place.

A place can be crossed.

Speak for yourself.

I'm easing back, soon as it's dark.

Well, that's up to you.

There's your share.

Make your choice.

[Horse Whinnies]

[Horse Trotting Off]

[Horse Whinnies]

[Horse Whinnies]

[Horse Whinnying]

[Gasps]

I sure never thought

I'd come to this...

but I guess I'm gonna have to trade

some whiskey for some water.

Ain't nobody gonna trade me some water

for a good swig of real nice whiskey?

[Horse Whinnying]

[Coyote Howling]

[Coyote Howling]

Put that back!

Give me that!

Look out, you fool!

You'll spill it!

- Give it to me!

- Oh, no, you don't!

Give it back!

Give it to me! Give it to me!

[Shouting, Struggling]

- Give it to me! Give it to me!

- Oh, no, you don't!

Leave go ofhis canteen...

and cut it out!

You too!

You shouldn't

oughta done that, Stretch.

You might've hurt me.

[Coyote Howling]

Oh, my poor feet.

The way they hurt.

If I didn't know better,

I'd say it was gonna rain.

Walrus, bring your horse up here.

Kind of noble, aren't you?

A horse is a useful animal.

No use lettin' him suffer

just because he belongs to a jackass.

Looks like he's not the only

jackass on this trip.

I told you we'd never make it.

Nobody said you had to come.

- [Chuckles]

- [Man Chuckles]

Old Walrus here has got nearly

a thousand dollars in his pocket.

Can't even buy hisself

a drink of water.

Don't that beat the devil?

Look at that old lizard there.

He's better off than you, Walrus.

Yes, sir, a heap better off.

That ain't right.

You got no call to do that.

What's eatin' you?

It's just a lizard.

It wasn't doin' you no hurt.

What'd you have to kill it for?

Well, of all the-

Say, what's got into you anyhow?

- A lizard!

- Shut up.

All this fuss over one little lizard.

[Panting]

If I don't get some water pretty soon...

I'm just gonna fall down and die.

Yeah, it looks that way.

Come on, boy.

Come on. Come on.

[Nickering]

[Gunshot]

I think I see...

a town over there.

- [Chuckles]

- [Chuckles]

It is a town. I can see it.

I can see it! It's a town.

Water. Water!

[Chuckles]

It's a dead one.

A ghost!

[Scoffs]

[Gun C*cks]

[Gun C*cks]

We just come in across the sink.

[Panting]

We need water bad.

There's a spring here,

but you'll never make it.

You just point it out.

We'll make it.

It's up behind those big rocks

at the head of the street.

Get up.

Water.

[Water Flowing]

[Gasping, Sputtering]

Anybody home?

What about me

coming in for a minute?

- Stay where you are.

- What you scared of?

Nothin'.

What are you carryin' that gun for?

Ain't nobody gonna shoot nobody.

- What do you want?

- Somethin' to eat.

How long are you gonna stay here?

Four or five days maybe.

Hard to say.

It ain't far to Alkali.

You can make it easy if you try.

Horses need rest.

So do we.

I ain't got enough

in the house to feed six men.

We got money, if that's

what's botherin' you.

I don't want your money.

I just want you to get outta here.

We aim to. Meanwhile,

we can't live on fresh air.

Now, listen, lady. I don't know why

I'm standin' here arguing with you.

There's six of us, and

we usually take what we want.

Not from around here.

All right, lady.

If that's the way you feel about it.

I don't like women

who act so high and-

Why, you dirty, little-

I wouldn't go stirrin'up no trouble

with that girl if I was you, young fella.

Quite a punch

you got there, ma'am.

Come in mighty handy

when you get married.

You're right, son.

She's as tough as a pine nut.

She oughta be.

She was raised with Apaches.

- Apaches?

- Yeah. Fine people if you understand them.

- Any of'em around here?

- Oh, from time to time.

- Come on, Grandpa.

- Just a minute.

What about that food?

Do we get it peaceful

or don't we?

Well, we might arrange

for one night, Mike...

seein' what a lean belly he's got.

I'll send a couple

of the boys up after it.

You shouldn't have given in

to him like that, Grandpa.

I know what I'm doin'.

Don't feed 'em, and right away

they begin "suspicioning."

[Laughing]

Now, you act as if nothing

had happened and leave this to me.

What you goin' to all

that trouble for, Dude?

- You ain't hardly seen her yet.

- He's seen her all right.

Course, it was kinda worm's-eye view-

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