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John! Here I am!

Look look up here! Oh.

I'd like to see Sra. Devlin.
Would that be Miss Sandra?

She's Sra. Devlin now.
Your name, Sir?

I'm.
Sr. Devlin?

Yes Sr. Poli?

Yes.

So you are the man who
married my daughter.

Well, we, uh.

Sorta got the
ideia in a hurry.

Throw him out!

Ornery cuss, that Poli.

He don't fiddle with nobody.

He used to run a
stagecoach line,

before he went in
for railroadin'. Huh?

Wait!

Papa is just as
crazy as you are.

He'll get his gun,
and what about me?

Papa's kind of high
strung, isn't he?

Papa says you
are a gun-totin',

highbindin', tinhorn gambler.

Well, papa shouldn't talk like
that in front of the children.

But you are.

Sandra! How'd you get out
when I locked the door!?

Get him, men!

Heya!

You'd better come back,
or from between the ears

I'll shoot you!

Wait my bags!

We hadn't better make
any stops now, Sandy.

All right, then.

If I can't look pretty,
you can't either.

We're cleaned
out for sure now.

Who said so?
Lunch?

No.

Twenty thousand dollars.

That cinches it.

Sandy, I love
ya. Who wouldn't?

You couldn't win that
much in a poker game.

You mean, unless
I was dealing.

That's papa. He's
shooting at us!

Hurry up! Ah, that's nothing.

All I want to know is do
you take after papa or mama?

Papa always wants
to shoot things out.

He has no more
sense than you have.

I do hope he doesn't kill us.

He'd never get over it.

Well, I'd feel kind of
regretful about it myself.

He's got himself another gun!

Can't you go quicker?!

Do you suppose it
could be, Sandy,

that we weren't meant
for each other after all?

I don't like to butt in,

but I thought maybe I oughta
ask if you wouldn't prefer

another carriage?

Heya!

Sit tight, Sandy! We're
headin' for California!

Well, do we have
to go to California?

Know a better place?!

How about Dakota?

Did you say Dakota?

Yes, Dakota.

Oh, I thought you said Dakota.

We'll make it California.

Heya!

Turn left at the
next crossing.

Oh!

What's the matter?

You all right, sir?

Are you all right? Yes, sir.

You're fired! Get your horses!

What are you doing here?

He's only angry now.

Wait till he finds out I sold
the Gainsborough from his library.

What's wrong with Dakota?

It has lots of people
in it, hundreds,

and it's a great
wheat country.

What does a man do
in a wheat country,

open a bakery?

There are lots of
things we could do.

Once we've
established ourselves.

Let's talk it over in
California. But some day,

when Dakota is
admitted into the union,

you could go into politics.

Oh, our money!
Speaking of politics,

where we're going there
are only two parties

The quick and the dead.
All aboooaard!

That's our train.
How much do we owe ya?

Oh, forget about
it, my friend.

It's on the house.

Maybe you hadn't better
draw up any plans until.

Until what?

I was gonna say until
your money runs out.

All aboooaaard!

Did you say this is our train?
Yes.

That lady is Sandra
Poli, Bigtree.

Her father owns this
railroad. That so?

Well, guess maybe she's
somebody we oughta know, huh?

Mm-hmm.

Hurry up don't
let them get away!

Quick, send a telegraph
to Bells Crossing!

Yes, Sr. Poli.

To Jake Bonzo on train 67.

Say, hold my daughter!

Take from her
the big tin horn

and knock out his teeth!

No, wait It's too much.

Just his front
teeth, that's enough.

And uh, wait. No no no.

Maybe it would
break her heart.

Maybe she would be mad.
it's no good. No no.

Uh say, don't knock
out his front teeth.

Say oh, what's the
matter with you?

Are you crazy How can you
send such a telegraph?!

Huh? She's my own little girl.

Maybe she loves him,

that big no-good.

And you will break
her heart, huh?!

Me?

Send another one.

To my daughter, Sra. Uh.

Sra. Uh.

Now what's his name?

Devlin no Yes, Devlin!

Have a good time,

and remember your papa

if you need money
or something.

Oh, she's a sweet girl.

Oh, something else!

If maybe you get tired of
your wonderful, big, lovely man,

don't worry, we'll
put him in jail,

that no-good rat!

I myself will take him and

He's bigger than I,
that's the trouble.

But there's nothing in
California but flowers,

and everyone knows
flowers give you hay fever.

I got it myself, right now.

Look, Sandy, with $20,000,

we can open a little
place in the gold fields.

A saloon and gambling
palace with dance hall girls.

Wouldn't you just love that?
Tickets, please.

I brought the tickets,
like you told me.

When do we get to
St. Louis, conductor?

St. Louis!? Can't do it
and stay on the tracks.

We're headed for St. Paul.

Why why, you see, John,

I had to do it.

I couldn't do anything else.

You couldn't, hein?

I just couldn't I couldn't.

I love you and it was
for you, so I did it.

But why St. Paul?

Because from St. Paul,
we'll go to Dakota.

Wait.

Last night papa had some of
his business friends to dinner,

and I heard them say
they're going to extend

the railroad into Dakota.

In a few weeks,
papa will send agents

to Fargo to buy
up all the land

and the right of way,

so what we'll do.

Is beat him to it,

option everything in sight,

make him pay through the nose.

But the catch is to make the
profit, we have to go to Fargo.

But it's a wonderful
place! Sure.

There's probably nothing
there but a trading post.

We'll be stuck up there
with nothing to do but.

Make love.

Hmm, what's wrong with
that? What's the matter?

Stop it!

Bells crossing!

Get rid of them.

Thanks for pitchin'
in. It's all right.

Looked like you
could use some help.

He's a good man. Bigtree?

Telegram for Sr. Bonzo!

He'll do my name is
Bender, Jim Bender.

I'm Devlin This
is Sra. Devlin.

How do you do, senhora.
Devlin? Sra. Devlin?

Yes Thank you.

May I? Surely.

It's from papa.
Everything is all right.

He says if we need
more money or anything,

we just let him know.
Isn't he wonderful?

Nice guy to do business
with, by letter.

Going to St. Paul, senhor.
Bender? I'm going to Fargo.

So are we. Really.
that's fine.

We'll probably be seeing
a lot of each other.

Heya!

We've passed the fort. Should be
in Abercrombie in a few minutes.

And you look just as fresh as
when we started, Sra. Devlin.

Thank you We bought
some things in St. Paul.

Oh, aren't they soldiers?

Huh? Probably an
escort from the fort.

Must be some hostile
Indians around.

Indians oh!

John, now that we know
something about it,

do you really think
we should go to Fargo?

Well, we've come this far.

Maybe we oughta
stop off and, uh,

take a look around.

What do you expect to
do in Fargo, Sr. Devlin?

We are going to invest
some money in land.

Farmland We thought we'd

pick up a few acres
and grow some wheat.

You wouldn't want us to believe you
was a farmer, would ya, Sr. Devlin?

Maybe I oughta
sprout a beard, hein?

I can't imagine why you'd
want to buck a proposition

as uncertain as you may
find in the wheat country.

Wha what's uncertain about it?

You don't think nobody's
gonna let you walk into Fargo

and jump any
claims, do ya, ma'am?

Bigtree means, you might
have a little trouble

getting hold of a
decent piece of land

Good acreage is scarce.

Tryin' to tell us that

they don't take kindly to
strangers in Fargo, Sr. Bender?

I don't imagine they'd
welcome strangers

who come to farm, uh, without
implements, Sr. Devlin.

Whoa!

Everybody out.
We done it again!

Fort Abercrombie, folk.

Sr. Bender?

I'm Bender.

Compliments of
colonel Worden, sir.

He'd like you to ride over to
the fort when you're rested.

Well, I was gonna sail
on the Sioux Princess.

Have you got any ideia what
he wants to see me about?

There's been some
killings at Fargo.

They've burned the homes of
most of the Bonanza farmers.

Indians?
Well, according to Sr. Stowe,

it was made to look like the
Sioux were mixed up in it,

but he doesn't believe it.

Stowe wasn't burned
out, was he? Yes, sir.

It seems only the little fellas
are left now, the homesteaders.

Sr. Stowe's at the fort now.

He and colonel Worden have been
waiting for you to get back.

For me?

I think Sr. Stowe has
some ideia of organizing

a law enforcement
agency at Fargo.

Oh well, you tell 'em I'll wash
up and be over after supper.

Well, the Sioux Princess
sails at six, sir.

Well, I'll arrange
to miss that

and go with captain
Bounce on the river bird.

My compliments
to colonel Worden.

There ya are, Devlin,
that's Fargo for ya.

What's Fargo? Didn't you
hear what the lieutenant said?

Mentioned a colonel
somebody or other,

fort somethin' goin' on?

No, nothin' much,
nothing very interesting.

Bigtree, get our bags out of
the Sioux Princess, will ya?

I'll see you and the Senhora.
Down at the boat, huh?

Yeah, sure.

That, uh, Fargo
boat, Sioux Princess?

That's one of 'em.

T'other's the river bird,

that's ol' cap'n Bounce's tub.

She's a huff er and a puffer.

But if I was a
makin' the trip,

she's the one I'd take.
Better boat?

Nope, but if ya sail
on the river bird,

you'd have it
practically to yourself,

and if the moon happens
to be ridin' along with ya,

and you're travelin'
with live baggage, uau!

Come on now, you
slab-sided puddle snipe.

Kick her off from back there!

Come on, now.

Now just ease yourself t� port,
ya sweet little lovin' lamb.

Swing it t� port, ya
ol' wing-tailed mudhen!

There now.

Now just sneak up on
that there landin'.

Now if that flat-footed swipe
ain't fell overboard or somethin'.

Blast ya, Nicodemus,
where ya at!

Nicodemus, if you're sleepin',

I'll knock ya out from the
back o' your teeth, by juppy!

Oh, back line, ya
pretty little river swan.

Shake your hips.

Shake your hips ya potbellied.

I'll tiptoe up to
that Abercrombie levee.

Nicodemus!

Nicodemus, if'n
you're still aboard,

you better start
runnin' up river!

Yes, sir coming, cap'n.

Hurry, hurry,
hurry all the time.

Uau!

Comin' cap'n.
Nicodemus'll get it goin'!

We'll show them Abercrombie
folks how it's done,

ya pussyfootin'
little moonbeam.

Hey, on shore there, somebody!

Hop aboard and
throw off'n rope!

I done lost my Bosun!

What the.

Shut off them engines!

Cap'n! Cap'n Bounce,
the bell is busted!

It won't stop ringin'! Just
keep ringin' and ringin!

It's ringin' because
I was ringing it!

Like I'm gonna ring
that neck of yours

if you don't obey orders!

Did you want some'in, cap'n?

What do ya think them
lights is back there?!

Oh, uh.

You mean them lights way
back there in the dark?

That, you river happy
jaybird, is Abercrombie!

If you ever get me to eat
saddle of venison again,

you're going to have
to unsaddle it first.

Contrary animal, the deer,

gentle on the hoof,
tough on the plate.

Sailin' north to Fargo,
Grand Forks and Pembina!

All passengers
for the river bird,

castin' off in 20
minutes all aboard!

River bird, mister? Nicodemus! My
Bosun'll take care of your baggage.

Pembina?

Fargo.

How 'bout you, lady?

Oh, we're married. Well, now!

Sure good to meet
nice, clean folks.

I'm gonna puts it in my
log I'm captain Bounce.

Nicodemus, take the folks'
baggage, and get it down there

afore we shove
off, or by juppy,

off comes your bosun's ratin'
and back t� wipin' ya go!

Well, cap'n, I ain't
never stop wipin'.

I just wipes, 'n Does
you wanna wipe as a bosun

or a low-down seaman?

Man never knows when
he's well off, he don't.

What do we owe ya? Well, uh.

Uh, two fares t� Fargo,
that's seven dollars.

Each, and, uh, the staterooms

'll be, uh, two dollars,

for one, and then there's, uh.

The meals are extra, a
dollar each for meals.

What do we owe
ya all together?

Well, let's see, that's, uh.
Seven and seven and two and two,

and two times
three that's, uh,

thirty-four dollars.
I mean, thirty seven!

Wouldn't take 24, would ya?

Is we gonna argue over a coupla
pennies? Road folks, ain't we?

Glad to have seen
you again, Sr. Stowe.

Thank you, colonel.

I wish you could've talked
to Bender in my presence.

Well, we'll try to arrange
a little parley later.

I'm terribly shorthanded and
have plenty to handle down here,

but if you need us badly, I'll
try to get a company up to ya.

Good-bye, Sr. Stowe, and
pleasant trip. Thank you, colonel.

Good night. Good night.

You better get aboard
and claim your stateroom.

It's number one The
one with the door on it!

Sr. Stowe, I'm glad t� see ya.

Here we go. Calm
yourself, Sandy.

Nothing's gonna happen to us.

We won't turn up
the well-known toes

until ol' man time
catches up with us.

It didn't take old man time
long to catch up with us.

Ooh, you're hurt! A little.

Please.

Tell Sra. Stowe.

Not to sell to Bender.

John, do you think there'll
be any more trouble?

No.
Why wouldn't Sr. Stowe

want his wife to
sell to Bender?

That's the question.
This is the boiler room.

Sr. Bender sailed on
the Sioux Princess,

so he couldn't have
done any shooting.

This must be it It's the
only one with a door on it.

Lookin' for me, folks?

I think this is our
stateroom, Collins.

Only, uh, what counts
around these parts is.

Who gets there first.

Let's take the
other room, John.

I think Collins wants
us to have this room.

Well, I guess a man
traveling with his wife

should have a room
with a door on it.

Didn't hurt your gun
hand, did ya, Devlin?

I can still Write with it.

A man's got t� watch hisself.

An accident like that could
put him out of business, huh?

See ya.

Look out now, you sweet
little hunk a misery.

Look out she's
right up ahead there.

Port t� helm, Nicodemus!

Comin', cap'n.

Now here she comes.
Look out now. Look drop.

Drop, you sneakin' cousin
of a sneakin' catfish!

Pop your innards!

Bust is coming!

Get over there!

There, see how easy it
is when you wanna do it?

Got her over that one, didn't
ya, cap'n? Oh, she's scared.

She's been hangin' herself up on
them river warts for five years,

and she knows if she just sets
herself down just one more,

I'll blow her higher than
the cost of livin' in Fargo!

John?
Yes?

You know what happened in
Abercrombie was not a fault of yours.

It was Sr. Stowe
they were after.

And you might have been killed

simply because you drew a gun,

which you couldn't have drawn
if you hadn't been carrying it.

When I see a gun
pointed in my direction,

so far as I'm concerned, I'm
part and parcel to that deal,

and I'm gonna act accordingly.

What's that for?

Must be takin' on passengers.

John? If I did something
that would make you angry,

what would you do to me?

What a fella should
do to a little girl

that's done something
she shouldn't a done.

You wouldn't? I'd be
embarrassed to death.

Well, what brought this on?

Well, as I was saying,

if you hadn't
reached for your gun,

they wouldn't
have shot at you.

Don't scare me like that.

What you fellas want?!

We'd like to come
aboard, cap'n.

Injuns snuck up on us last
night and stole our horses.

We started to leg it
but got off the trail.

Give me a hand,
will ya, big fella?

You know what this means?

I ain't gonna take much
of your time, mister.

Hey, what's goin'
on down there!

Get your head
back in there, pop.

Which pocket's that money in?

Who told you I had any money?

An injun came to me
in a dream last night

and says as how
you was loaded.

Get back there, flatfoot!

And you, mister, stay
right where you are.

Yeah, sure.

Oh, ain't I the lucky
one? Look what I found.

That's all we have!
Get back, lady.

Yellowtail!

Get back!

Wouldn't lend me your gun for a
coupla minutes, would ya, Collins?

Would ya lend me yours,
Devlin, if it was loaded?

No.

But those men, they're
getting away with our money!

Too bad, ma'am. But my momma told
me, when I was a little shaver,

if I never butted into
to nobody's business,

I'd never get hurt.

Good advice for
anybody, ma'am.

Well, I can't do much
fightin' with an empty gun.

Then it only cost us 20,000
greenies to find that out.

Well.

How was I to know anything
like this was going to happen?

I'll never touch
your ol' gun again!

And if you're going to get
your silly head shot off,

I'm not going to care.

Much.

Funny part of it is if
you hadn't emptied my gun,

I mighta taken a few
slugs in the back.

What would you say,
Sandy, if I were to tell ya

that you look as good
to me without money

as you did with it? Oh, John.

Take that, dag blast ya!

Come back here and I'll blow
it through your thievin' bones!

Boardin' a man's ship
for illegal purposes!

Hold on. Look out for
them sand bars, you!

Nicodemus! Nicodemus!

Get them engines started!

What are you doin'
there?! Well, cap'n,

if'n it's them oil-sweatin'
suckers y'all referrin' to,

right here is where I'm
turnin' 'em over t� y'all.

Get back in that engine room,

for I start takin' you apart!

Look out, nicodemus!

So ya went and done it!

Got yourself hung up!

Hung up for keeps, just like
y'alls been tryin' t� do!

Well, folks, as cap'n of
this here now doomed ship,

I'm givin' my last
and final order!

Man the lifeboats
and abandon ship!

Beat your lifeboats
and ship your oars!

Poor captain Bounce,
wasn't he cute?

But where is he?

Well, he went down with his ship,
didn't he, like a good captain should.

Well, how's a man goin'
down with his ship.

What ain't never up?

But he won't be
able to stay aboard.

Why doesn't he come
with us? Ya got me.

Ya oughta be
ashamed of yourself,

sittin' on a sand bar like
a hen sittin' on a nest.

You're nothin' but a
no-good woman, that's all!

And when a woman two-times a
man, there's only one thing to do!

And that's put
on the pressure!

You're goin' now,
you contrary female.

I'm gonna git you
off'n this sand bar

if I has t� blow ya off!

I shouldn't� said it, honey.

I shouldn't� said it.

Po' cap'n Bounce.

He did a powerful
lotta shoutin',

but it's been a whole
lot worse'n he was.

I hopes when they get
him where he's goin',

they don't put
him to no wipin'.

Look.

We gotta get him outta there.

Give me a hand, Collins.

Where is he?

He's gone.

Come on, Nicodemus.

Yes, sir, this all
belong to Sr. Stowe,

more'n 10,000 acres of it.

It's what they call
a A Bonanza farm.

Now over here's
the Stowe home.

They oh.

Don't look like there
is any Stowe home.

Accordin' to the way
them ashes piled around,

this musta been the
jumpinest fire what ever was.

Does Sra. Stowe
live in that teepee?

Well, if'n it's
the same Sra. Stowe

that come up with me on the
river bird three years ago,

she's probably there waitin'.

Waitin' for Senhor.
Stowe t� come home.

That poor dear.

They came here t� settle
down and grow wheat,

her and Sr. Stowe, and
that's what they done.

Looks like that's about all
there is left for Sra. Stowe.

Wheat.

Sr. Devlin?

Bein' as how I'm
just an ol' mud turtle

and ain't used to breakin'
bad news to fine ladies,

I thought maybe you could
spit it out for me, huh?

I mean about Sr. Stowe
gettin' plugged and all.

Well, uh.

I'll tell her.
Thank you, ma'am.

They're probably lost, Tonka.

Why, it's captain Bounce!

Oh, captain Bounce, you're
just about the last person

I'd expect to visit me here.

Tell me, you've
been at Abercrombie?

You saw Sr. Stowe?

Yes'm, he was there.

Sra. Stowe, this is Senhor.
Devlin and Sra. Devlin.

How do you do? How do you
do, Sr. And Sra. Devlin.

And my bosun, Nicodemus.
Nicodemus.

I hope you'll excuse
me for not getting up,

but we've had a fire,

as you can see, and my.

Well, I got burned a little
trying to save a few things.

Tonka, haven't we something
for our visitors to sit on?

No got.

Well, I'm sorry,

it doesn't seem we've
got very much left.

Poor Anson

That's Sr. Stowe

He works so hard.

They came and raided
and burned the place

the night he left.

Oh, but you must be
very tired and hungry.

Oh, no we've just
come a couple of miles.

We wondered if we could
borrow some horses?

Well, there are four of you.
You may have four, of course.

Well, thank you very much.

We'll return them
as soon as we can.

But I think if
you're able to travel,

you should go
with us to Fargo.

No I'll be all right here
until Anson gets back.

Well, that's just it, uh.

Go on, get the horses.

This here's what they
call Fargo in the timber.

Over there's Fargo
on the prairie.

Why are they wearing
those foreign costumes?

Oh, I dunno,
some kinda doin's.

She is what you
call a get-together.

Each year, once we have her.

We use the national costumes.

How are ya, Mike.
I'm glad t� see ya.

Hello, cap. I want you t�
meet Sr. And Sra. Devlin.

My name is Mikhail
Pontelivonich Corino.

Herr Koffka, senior Baroni,

m'sieur Lafond.

Listen they're
playing a waltz.

Lady, you like to dance?

Oh, I I'd love to but.

Oh, a nice place
you have here.

Oh, yes it belongs
to m'sieur Bender.

We make arrangement with him

for the homesteaders to
have it for one night.

Si Sr. Bender's
a fine man, Si?

I hope they have room for us.

Did you ever see
anything so colorful?

It makes Dakota a
melting pot, doesn't it?

Ever try Kansas city in July?

Got here all
right, eh, Devlin?

How did you get here,
Collins, as the crow flies?

Met up with a coupla
friends with horses.

Sr. Slagin Sr. Devlin.

Nice t� see ya again, Slagin.

You never met me before.
Musta been my brother.

Oh, a big fella?

Yeah, as handsome
as they come.

About as handsome
as a prairie dog.

He's a bad man to mess
around with, Devlin.

Well, he sure
got the job done.

And he's awfully
fast with a gun.

About as fast as
you are, I suppose?

Yeah.

Just how fast is that?

Oh, John, if you're not in.

Oh.

This is Sr. Slagin. You
met his brother on the boat.

Was that your brother?
I thought it was you.

I mean.

How do you do?

You know Collins,
of course. Yes.

I guess you'll be wantin'
a coupla rooms, eh, Devlin?

Yeah one for us and
one for the cap'n.

What were you about to say?

I was going to
say let's dance,

but it seems
kind of silly now.

I mean, I don't
feel like it anymore.

Oh, sure you do.

Do us a little favor,
will ya, Slagin?

Yeah. Will ya step outside
and arrange for someone

to stable our horses?

When a lady wants to dance, we
gotta fix it so she can, right?

Yeah, sure.

I want ya t� have your fun
while ya can, Sra. Devlin.

You never can tell how ya
feel about things come tomorra.

Here ya are, Devlin.

Any time we're not here, and
you want to see me or Bender,

look back in the office.

Take whichever room ya want,

but leave us one
with a bed in it.

Darling, why do you
take such chances?

After all, no one
here's on our side.

I learned one thing from
General Morgan, Sandy.

That's when you're surrounded
and haven't a chance.

Attack.

Hello.

Met your brother this morning.

Yeah how's he doing?

Not bad, but it looks like
there's some sad days ahead.

John? Yes?

Do you think I
look good in black?

There ain't no gol'
darned horse thieves

holdin' up no ship o' mine.

So I grabs my carbine, I gets the
pair of 'em in my sights and wham!

You wouldn't believe
this, but, eh.

Missed 'em, clean
as a whistle.

This our key, cap'n? It
don't make no difference,

it fits all the doors.

I just stopped by to talk
to the ladies a minute.

They remind me of my
dear old aunt Minnie.

Oh, this is Sr. and
Sra. Devlin, ladies.

They work here They're
doin' a song and dance act.

Of course, they're off for tonight
on account of the big doin's.

I'm Jersey Thomas.
I always thought Jersey was a state.

Could be, on occasion.

That's New Jersey
you're thinking of, dear.

They certainly manage to attract
all the obvious types here,

haven't they?

Just one big happy
melting pot, hein?

But don't melt too
easily, will you, dear?

And you thinking all the
time that Jersey was a state.

Why you!

You open this door,
you big lady killer!

Well, glad I
met'cha, good-bye.

He must be one of those one-woman
men I've heard so much about.

Oh, I guess he just gone
down to git hisself a drink.

Suppose we leave
it unlocked, Devlin?

Some of the boys
might want to drop in.

How are ya?

For the moment,
short about $20,000.

Is that so. How'd ya lose it?

Turning backflips.

That couldn't be it, could it?

You prove it's yours,
and you can have it.

When I walk out of here,
if it's in my pocket,

will that prove anything?

You wouldn't take advantage of a man
with a bad leg, would you, Devlin?

Well, you wouldn't
hide behind it

with my $20,000,
would you, Bender?

You talk like you might try to
take that money away from me,

and I don't think I like that.

You're not in Fargo to
stay, are you, Sr. Devlin?

Oh Bad character, hein?

Oughta move on.

Well, I don't
like to seem blunt,

but we've got a pretty
nice little community here,

and we don't exactly cotton
to sharp wits who come here

with the ideia of trimming
the folks hereabouts.

Friend of yours or mine?

Better hand over
the money, Bender.

I got the place surrounded.

That's funny, so have I. Things
ought to start to break shortly, huh?

Right now Let's have it.

Go ahead and take it, if you
like that kind of a gamble.

There's an easier way to
get it, though, Devlin.

Leave on the first boat?

There's nothing
personal about it at all.

This country's my country, and
the people in it are my people,

and I'm gonna look
after their interests.

But it's not to their interest to let you
run around with your hands full of money,

buying up options on their land,
very cheaply, for the railroad.

You got all the facts
right on file, haven't you?

You're married to Poli's
daughter far as I'm concerned,

that connects you
with the railroad.

And that provides me with a neat
little life insurance policy too.

Does it?
If you got me, she'd scream for help,

and papa Poli'd be up here
with the united states army

before you could
saddle a horse,

which leaves you holdin'
the small cards, Bender.

So I'll take the money.

Look out!

Sweet little baby.

Now don't you get to
flirtin' with them sand bars,

and papa'll buy ya
a nice new ton a coal

when we git to Grand Forks.

I never see'd this river
kick up like this before.

Must be a storm a brewin'.

Hey!

Them windstorms come up without
givin' no advanced notice,

don't they?

I see'd your wife.
Hurt her hard.

Picked me up and
slammed me down

like I was a old
spittoon or somethin'.

Allowed them to keep their
doors closed in hurricane season.

Which way'd she blow, from
the north or the south?

Sandy?

Here, use my key.

They're all alike It fits
any door in the house.

Lookin' for your wife?

Don't guess she'd be
in that suitcase, do ya?

You ain't figurin' on
shootin' her, are ya?

Now wait a minute! Maybe
it weren't her fault.

For a woman, she
didn't look too bad.

The man don't show much sense,

shootin' a woman.

Especially in this country,
where they're so scarce.

Hold that light closer.

John.

It was an accident, John.

They didn't mean to hit me.

It was you they shot at.

This man know his
business, Bender?

If he doesn't,
your wife may die.

In which event I
also cash in, right?

Now if someone will
hold her other arm.

Take a deep
breath, Sra. Devlin.

John, I'm frightened.

Not so much of a
wound, the doc says.

Trouble is that bullet's
pressing on an artery.

If he happens to make a slip and puncture
that artery, then she's gonna be in trouble.

Is that it, doc? That's it.

Anything else you wanted
to see me about, Devlin?

She be all right, doc?

Her shoulder may be
stiff for a coupla days.

My guess is that
she'll out live you.

How long will it take ya
to finish up? A few minutes.

What's the matter,
Devlin, you in a hurry?

Yeah. Get over
there with Bender!

Let me remind you, if I
hadn't gotten Sra. Devlin.

Over here to Dr. Judson,
she might've died.

I'm rememberin' it, and
also how she came to get hit.

Maybe I oughta fix it
so accidents like that

can't happen again. That
calls for killing two men

in cold blood,
doesn't it? Yes.

It requires a
certain type of man

to kill without
excuse, Devlin,

somebody more like myself.
You coulda killed her, Bender.

That's all the excuse I need.

John?

Is it Is it all over?

You seem to have
a sobering effect

upon your husband,
Sra. Devlin.

You better take your wife
back to the hotel, Devlin.

Perhaps it'd be to the
benefit of all of us

if you pointed out
the advantages to him

of both of you
returning to Chicago.

Suppose you point 'em out.

An agent commissioned to
option land for the railroad

can't function very well
without money, can he?

I'll be over tomorrow
for the money.

Tomorrow may be too late
for it to do you any good.

Have it ready.

Nicodemus!

Comin', cap'n.

Get up outta there! The
town's done cleaned out!

Where's everybody at?

Cap'n, why why does
you have t� wake me up

t� ask me that?

They're all goin' t�
Fargo on the som'dother,

on da other side
of them trees.

Fargo on the prairie?

What's goin' on over there?

Why why ya has t�
ask me that, cap'n?

Man goes someplace,
it's a visit.

A bunch of men go
someplace, it's a party.

Everybody goes
someplace, it's a meetin'.

Whatever's goin' on over there
has got to be a meetin', cap'n,

'cause that's
where they's all at.

Well, come on. Let's go over.

Is you comin', or is I
gotta shove ya overboard!

Comin', cap'n.

So as soon as I saw the crop was
gonna be too big for us to handle,

being President of the
wheat growers association,

I guess it was up to
me to figure out a way

to get the crops harvested
and off to the market.

So like I told ya,
I went to Sr. Bender

and made a deal for
him to lend us the money

to bring in a gang
of harvest hands,

and to take care
of shippin' costs.

But why you go to Sr. Bender?!

The bank in Grand Fork, she's
got plenty of money to lend!

What's the matter
with Bender's money,

ain't it any good?

Sr. Bender's done plenty
for us around here.

He's give us credit at the
store and staked a few of us.

And I say here and now! If there's
any side money to be made around here,

he's the man who
ought to get it.

But this contract
we are to sign,

if something is
wrong with crops,

all our land will
belong to Sr. Bender?

Well, a man has to have
some kind of security

for the money he
puts up, ain't he?

It's dumb butts like you that keep
us smart folks from progressin'.

What you got to say about
this? You don't farm no lands!

Nobody can talk
that way to me!

What he what he
don't know is that I.

I got secret holdin's.

I got a piece of 10,000 acres,

and I aim to see that
wheat cut with Fargo money.

And if there's any
profit to be made,

I want my good friend, senhor.
Bender, to collect it, see?!

And another thing If
anything happens to the crop,

Sr. Bender's gonna pay us
for what the land is worth,

accordin' to
government valuation

A dollar an acre!

And why would anybody want to buy worthless
prairie acreage with nothin' growin' on it?

What Sr. Collins said
sounds logical enough.

All I know is this
deal is fixin' things

so there's a possibility
of Bender buying our land.

And another thing.

The whole blamed layout is so
slick and pretty I don't believe it.

There's gotta
be a catch in it.

Exactly what I was
thinking, Sr. Plummer.

If anything happens
to the wheat crop,

looks to me like
I'm stuck with about

50 square miles of
worthless prairie.

So as a favor to
me, will you let out

a man-sized protest
about the whole deal,

and give me a chance
to squeeze out of it?

Don't guess it'd do me any good
for me to say anything, Bender,

a couple other men tried that

and got nowhere.

Seems like I have too
many friends, doesn't it?

It seems to me that
worthless prairie or not,

you're going to own all the
land around here, Sr. Bender.

Do you expect anything to
happen to your wheat, Sra. Stowe?

Well, along with some
other bonanza farmers,

like Sra. Stowe
and Sr. waters,

I didn't expect
to get burned out.

Somebody come along
with a torch, hein?

What happened to our farm
buildings could happen to our wheat.

If anything happens to
your wheat, I'm the loser.

So I think we better take steps to
see that nothing does happen to it.

What kind of
steps, Sr. Bender?

When the peace of a
community is disturbed

by violence and acts of
vandalism, Sra. Stowe,

there's only one
thing to do about it

and that's bring in the
law, so that's what we'll do.

Sounds honest
enough, didn't he?

I'd never had suspected him,

if Anson hadn't said he
was just no good at all.

I probably wouldn't
have myself,

if it wasn't for the fact that
everyone that was burned out

got an offer from him
for their land first.

Come on, Nicodemus,
this is no place for us.

Comin', cap'n.

So the one with all the
eyebrows says to me, he says.

What makes you so different?

Of course, I could always
trim his eyebrows a little,

but even if I did,
what would I have?

A wheat farm.

I'll take a nice, dirty miner

with gold dust caked
under his fingernails.

If you can spare one. Me, too.

There I was in California, up to my elbows
in hard-rock men, and I had to come here.

I could've married, settled
down and had myself a nice home.

And a native son.

Put it in a gilt
frame, and I'll buy it.

Look, girls, the bell of the
northwest gets in tonight,

and Collins wants you all there
at the landing when she ties up,

looking your
best, so be there.

Oh, excuse me I thought
this was the kitchen.

Well, it is the kitchen.

Looking for anyone
in particular?

I wanted to get
a couple of eggs.

Well, in that
case, come on in.

We'll thank you to speak of us
with more respect, Sr. Devlin.

We usually take the
egg to the customer,

unless the customer insists
on coming to the egg.

We want you to be
happy, of course.

And you're just the little
girl that can do it, hein?

Well, these eggs
are for Sra. Devlin,

and I thought I'd
take them up to her.

You see, she, uh.
She has a headache.

People get them in Fargo.

If you want to get back
to your crocheting, girls,

I'll look after Sr. Devlin.

How about a couple of
eggs for Sr. Devlin, Nora?

Ain't got no eggs. The
girls ate 'em all up.

But we grow them
right outside the door,

if you've got to have them.

Well, I'm an old egg rustler.

No fun rustling alone.

Did I say rustling?

I meant rustling.

It's not locked!

Where on earth did
you go for the eggs?!

Mornin', ma'am.

Oh. Where is Sr. Devlin?

He's getting me some breakfast

from St. Paul, I think.

Is it something important?

No, ma'am, I
don't guess it is.

But Bender is over in
Fargo on the prairie

gettin' them farmers
to sign contracts.

I thought maybe Sr. Devlin
would like to know about it.

Oh, I'm sure he would.
Run down to the kitchen.

Never mind, I'll go myself.

Look.

I don't know why, but
there's a man down there

who's been watching
this window.

Keep an eye on him. He's
spyin' on someone, huh?

Well, we'll soon
find out about that.

Hey, go away!

Dagnabit, I gotta learn to keep my head
out'n them windows for I get all cut up.

For the record,

you were with Morgan's
raiders First company.

Fast with a gun. None faster.

A killer With both hands.

And you're an agent
for the railroad?

Uh, they know that. Mm-hmm.

Well, that's for Collins.

Now what's for me?

Well, not much, honey.

Just married? A coupla weeks.

Good, hein? Swell.

Nice gal? The best.

She'd have to be, of course,

or you'd have sent
her down for the eggs.

These hens seem to be a
little slow on delivery.

Think they're in the
mood? They've no excuse.

I just showed
them how it's done.

Well, I'd like to tell ya that
I think you're an all-right gal,

but you wouldn't want
to hear that, would you?

Mm-mm, nothing secondhand.

And this may not be
final Who can tell?

Anyway, I'll check with
ya from time to time.

Well, in the meantime,
don't pass up anything

that'll do just as
well, eh, Jersey?

See ya later.

Come to think of it,
you might as well wait.

I don't believe you'll
be going anyplace for.

A couple of hours. Why not?

Why I think.

Bender's men.

They've orders not to
let you out of the hotel.

Why? What's up?

Why, I think.

Bender and Collins, they're
at Fargo on the prairie

signing a contract
with the wheat growers.

Don't be a fool. It's not
only them, they've got 20 men.

You haven't got a chance.

Yeah. I know.

Have you seen Sr. Devlin?

Please, have you
seen Sr. Devlin?

He's riding to
Fargo on the prairie.

On business, I think he said.

I just wanted to say, friends,

I'd like to thank Sr. Bender
for puttin' my name up for office

and all you boys for
gettin' in back of me.

But at the same time,
I want to warn ya,

friend and foe alike,

as long as I'm Marshall, there's
gonna be law and order in Fargo.

Looks like important things
happening in Fargo, Sra. Stowe.

Yes, and all in one day too.

Oh, Sr. Devlin,
meet Sr. Plummer.

How do you do? How are ya?

How is your very
charming wife?

She's all right, thanks.

Is this a free expression
of the will of the people?

Eh, a little farmer who
didn't know very much,

opened his mouth
to say something

and found he was chewing
on Cobb's knuckles,

and the will of the people
curled up like a sick mackerel.

Then the deal's been made.

Yes, and if our
crops are harvested,

Sr. Bender takes a profit.

If they're not
harvested, he takes us.

In other words, with
Collins as Marshall,

we'll be drawn and quartered.

Well, if you don't like it,

one other thing you can do.

Pack up and get out.

Or organize an opposing team.

Devlin, I believe I
have some money of yours.

Would you like it now?

No place to invest it
around Fargo, is there?

Might open up a popcorn stand,

the community's bound to grow
when the railroad comes through.

What railroad?

I see you made
Collins Marshall.

Yeah, good man.

You ridin' my way? Yeah.

Come on.

Now about that railroad, I.
On second thought, Bender,

maybe you better let
me have that money now.

It's safe at the hotel.
You found a use for it?

Yeah, I'm pullin' out tonight.

Chicago?

Nope, Grand Forks.

Dakota?

Yeah.

You're tryin' to run
a blazer on me, Devlin,

but you're bettin'
against a bad hand.

Think so? Yep.

You see, I followed
the surveyors up here.

I happen to know the government's
granted the right of way

and plans have
already been drawn

for the railroad to
run through Fargo.

But they could change those
plans, run through grand forks.

Not after they've
spent all that money

runnin' a survey through here.

How much do you
think that'd cost?

Fifty thousand dollars.
And how much would it cost

to buy that contract you
made with the farmers?

One-half million
dollars, good American go.

Oh.

See, it'd still be cheaper
to run another survey

and bypass Fargo.

Yeah, I suppose
anything is possible.

Like consigning that contract
you have with the farmers

over to me.

For a consideration,
of course?

Let's go in my
office. Why not?

There ya are.

Twenty thousand on
account, and eighty thousand

when the railroad
comes through.

You're takin' me over, Devlin.

Maybe, but a sure
hundred thousand

is better than half
a million in the bush.

Well, there it is, consigned
to you personally, right?

Naturally.

Here she comes.

The boat's comin'!
Here she comes!

There's Nicodemus. The
horses must be ready.

But I still can't
understand why we're leaving.

You've got the
contracts. We're leaving

because we gotta stay away from
Bender until the wheat's harvested.

If he can't get his
hands on that contract,

he won't burn the wheat
It won't do him any good.

What if someone sees
us taking our bags out?

They won't. After Bounce
arranges to have us picked up,

he's comin' back for 'em.

Then they'll see him.

Let's not make the worst of
it until we get it, Sandy.

We'll go down and see
the riverboat come in.

Do you think we
should? Why not?

They're watching us.
Let's let 'em see us.

Then they won't think
we're up to any tricks.

If you weren't trying
to be so fine and noble,

we wouldn't be in
this awful mess.

Sure you can remember
me as a man who.

Gave his all for
his fellow man.

I remember you as
a big so-and-so,

who I'll never be
able to live without.

Wait a minute.
Tears and everything.

What is this, good-bye?

I don't know, but I just don't
want anything to happen to us.

Like things the
way they are, hein?

Where would I
ever find another

handsome, easy-going.

No-good man like me? Yes.

In any first-class jail
west of the Mississippi.

How'd you do with
them pesky sand bars?

Get yourself hung
up on ol' camelback?!

Sure, I did, and I got myself
off of'n 'em, too, by jucifer!

Get aboard, 'n come up here!

We had an escort
from the hotel.

Yeah, Slagin and Cobb.

Looks like Bender's traveling.

He's probably leaving
on the boat, too.

That's right, check up on us.

Let's find out.

Good evening. Good evening.

Devlin Sra. Devlin, how's
the shoulder this evening?

Better, thanks. That's fine.

Not going away, are you?

Yes, I am, for a few days.

Grand Forks? No, Chicago.

I made a little deal. I'm
going to check up on it.

John, look! It's Sr. Geary.

Geary? Father must have
sent him here to buy the land

for the railroad.

Sandra.

I did it again.
Because you love me?

Your father told me that you skipped
off with a rascal named Devlin.

I didn't believe
it, of course.

I mean, about his
being a rascal.

Somehow I couldn't
imagine you marrying anyone

who wasn't made
of bone and muscle.

That makes you Devlin, right?

I can't get out from under it
either. I'm Geary, congratulations.

You married a great little girl.
I've known her all her life.

Been with her
father for 25 years.

I shouldn't talk so loud. I'm
here, more or less, incognito.

Speak right out, senhor.
Geary, we're friends here.

Nothing you say'll ever
be used against you.

I'm Jim Bender This is
Sr. Collins, our Marshall.

Uh, Sr. Geary, I, uh We
were just going to the hotel.

Yeah see ya later, Bender.
I'll walk along with you.

It's always good to talk to
somebody from the outside.

It's supposed to be
a big secret, I know,

but, uh, we all
know that you're here

to buy a few pieces of
land for the railroad.

But don't you say a word about it,
unless you feel you're among friends.

Well, the biggest part of my
job is to keep my mouth closed,

but of course, you're privileged
to think what you please.

I'm pleased to think that you just
saved me a good piece of money.

By the way, Sr. Devlin.

Slagin, you and
Cobb go after him.

Bring back that contract.

Collins, round up what men you've
got, and meet me at the store.

Something tells me I turned
up at the wrong moment.

Oh, you certainly did.

Got everything fixed up
just like you wanted, ma'am.

Cap'n sparks is gonna
slow down and pick ya up

right off'n where the
river bird went down.

But you know, it's
just like he was sayin'

when I was tellin' him what's goin'
on around here. You don't suppose

we're chasin' around, duckin'
our own shadows, do ya?

But captain, right now Bender's
men are looking for Sr. Devlin,

and we've got to help him.

Oh, I don't think that
much is gonna happen.

But it will it is!

Look, captain, you know
most of the men in Fargo.

Please let them know what
Sr. Devlin's done for them,

and ask them to stand by.

Well, I'll talk to some of
the boys and see what they say,

but I don't think they're
gonna be interested.

What if he does manage
to find help, what then?

Oh, Sr. Geary, if anything
happens to that big so-and-so,

I'll just die, that's all.

A rider go by
this way, partner?

Italian?

Ciano.

He seen one looked
just like Devlin.

Sr. Plummer? Oh, hello,
Sr. Devlin How are ya?

Hello!

What'd you do to your foot?

Oh, sprained it, I guess.
makes it kinda awkward, too.

I wanted to go
over to Stowes'.

I'd like to talk
to ya a minute.

Well, come inside.

We're holding a meeting
to talk things over.

At the Stowes'? Yes.

Hilda, this is Senhor.
Devlin. Howdy, Sr. Devlin.

Sra. Plummer. There's a
few of us might not like

the way the Bender/Collins
faction will handle things,

so we thought we'd get together
and sort of, uh Count our guns.

We haven't much to offer
in the way of comforts.

We were burned out. Yeah, we
had to throw up a sod house

Had to have some
kind of shelter.

Well, Bender's a little
careless with matches.

Well, I've got something here that
may make you feel a little better.

I got Bender to sign over that
contract he made with the farmers to me.

The railroad's
coming through here,

and this land's gonna be
worth a nice chunk of money.

This is wonderful.

And if you want to stay here
and kinda look this thing over,

I'll go over to the Stowes'
and bring the boys back here.

Well, wait a minute. What
do you get out of this?

Well, when the
railroad pays off,

you can take 20,000
out of the kitty for me.

Call it a house cut.

Let's see now.

I'll say, come on, boys, and
git your guns and come along.

Things is gonna
bust wide open.

Then they'll say to
me, what things?

When I'm tryin' to think
of the answer to that one,

someone'll fetch me over
the head with a sack a meal,

and that's what I'll get for throwin'
in with this fool kinda business.

I said it before,
and I'll say it now.

Nothin's gonna happen
to nobodies no time.

To John Devlin,
I, James K. Bender,

relinquish all
rights and interests.

That's it All right, men.

You and I'll get things
started and head back to town.

Huh, don't look like the
Plummers is t� home neither.

Whoa.

Sr. Plummer!

Sr. Plummer!

Guess I'll take a look.

Sr. Plummer!

You there, Sr. Plummer?!

Nope, nobody home.

Lookin' for people that ain't
around is a fool business.

If they ain't at the Stowe place, they ain't
no place, and that's as far as I'm goin'.

Giddyap, horse.

Our friend? Yes, he'll
suppose he's here too.

Oh, do you mind? The lady and I
have some things to talk about.

Could we have this table?

And where am I going
to sit, partner?

It's all right,
lady, I won't listen.

Uh, my name's Suede.

No we can talk
some other time.

If'n you fellas hadn't
cut through the wheat,

I'da met ya comin' back
from the Stowe place.

Hey, you ain't
headin' into trouble

messin' around
like this, are ya?

How would you
handle it, cap'n?

Well, Collins is the
Marshall here, ain't he?

If someone did
shoot the Plummers,

why, he's the one to
do somethin' about it.

I'm sayin' if, somebody
did shoot the Plummers.

I don't guess nobody did.

Understand I ain't agreein'
they was shot, mind you?

'Cause the way
you told it t� me,

it coulda been one
of them suicide deals

where one party
says to the other,

close your eyes for a second

and I'll shoot your head off.

Somethin' I'm figurin' on
doin' to myself after while.

Let's get outta here.

That's it. Get the boys, and don't
forget the white handkerchiefs.

Well, I'll do it, but don't forget
what I said. Ain't nothin' gonna happen!

There's John!

Give me that contract!

I'm lookin' for ya, Devlin!

You're a might too free and easy
with that gun of yours, Devlin.

I'm holdin' ya for murder.

I got a hunch that badge
is gonna get you in trouble.

How ya gonna hold him, Collins?
There ain't no jail in Fargo.

What's it to ya, friend? I'm the law around
here, and I'll be responsible for 'im.

There's been a killin' done, folks,
and there's no court of law here!

Who's gonna try him How's he
gonna get what's comin' to him?

There's a way of takin' care of
killers here, ain't there, folks?

Come on!
Just a minute, fellas!

The man's entitled to a
fair trial around here!

Get back.

The wheat fields are burnin'!
The whole country's ablaze!

The wheat fields are on fire!
Come on, let's get out there!

We'll need all the
help we can get!

Bender, you killed Sr. Geary.

I saw you do it. Don't let
it worry you, Sra. Devlin.

The gentlemen on horseback
are not my friends.

Your husband's a.
Very lucky fellow.

Hey! What's goin' on here?!

Hey!

Hang on to 'im.

Finish him off.

Hey!
Oh, there ya are.

Better be gettin' back t�
the boat, hey, Sr. Devlin?

Heyah! Wheat burnin',
fellas shootin' at each other

Fargo ain't what
she used to be!

Not goin' lookin' for
me, are ya, Bender?

I I was just comin' after ya.

I'm glad ya stopped in. I
might a had trouble findin' ya.

Yeah, I figured you
would, so I come over.

I know'd you wouldn't want to leave me
behind, and skin off with that 20,000.

Well, we can, uh, split
it up now, if you like.

Your pocket's on the other
side, ain't it, Bender?

There's his horse! Yeha!

John!

Well, there it is. Count it.

And if it isn't all there,

you'll have to collect
the rest of it yourself.

Stand by afore and aft!
She's ready to cast off!

Get on that spring
line over there!

I hope they get the
suitcases aboard,

but bags or no bags, we're
headin' for California.

You know, John,
that railroad money

isn't going to help
everyone that was burnt out.

That's right. They oughta
form some kind of a pool

and fix it so everybody'd have
enough till the next harvest.

That's wonderful.
Why don't you do it?

We're goin' to California.

But you're a hero now. We could
go into any business we like.

Maybe, um, riverboat. Yeah?

With a railroad
comin' through?

But it will be almost a
year before it's finished,

and in the meantime, we
could handle all the shipping.

Cut it out, Sandy, before
you have me in tears.

I did it because I love
you, that's why I did it.

What?
Order in the gangplank!

Bounce!

What are you doin' there?!

Sure good to feel a
ship under my feet again!

Much obliged to
ya, Sr. Devlin!

Much obliged? What for?

I bought the Bell
of the Northwest.

You what!? And put
captain Bounce in charge.