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You might as well have it all.

Oh, that's good.

That's real good.

I'm looking for a fellow named Randall.

You found him.

I want to hire you.

$100 a day plus expenses.

How does that sound?

Pretty good.

Pretty good.

Can we talk in private?

Sure. I'm going to the bar.

Excuse me.

I want you to find my fiancee.

She's missing.

Oh, no.

It's not what you think.

She didn't run off.

She was a member of a road company.

Well, you know, an actress.

A singer, really.

She always wanted to be an actress, though.

Well, maybe this will help to explain.

Are you serious?

Yes.

You want to pay me $100 a day?

Find a dead woman?

This was taken the day we were engaged.

She's a very pretty girl.

Most beautiful woman in the world.

Say, when did you get this?

About six weeks ago, I wrote her a letter saying I was coming out here.

I got this telegram back.

Who's this fellow, Frank Jeffers?

He owns the town of Hogan.

You know the place?

Yeah, I've heard of it, but I didn't know anybody still lived up there.

He does.

The town's dying, and he's its undertaker.

He sent the telegram.

I wired back that I was coming out to see the grave.

He wired me not to come.

Why not?

Just not to come. There wasn't anything for me to do.

Well, I came anyway to Hogan.

They pointed out the grave.

I went out to see it.

Lonely place.

Windy. On a hill.

Weeds all around I I just couldn't leave her there. I wanted to take her back

east So I opened the grave

Nothing

Nothing at all Well now, what do you mean nothing at all?

The casket was empty That's why I need your help mr.

Randall

She's not dead.

I know that.

Well, what did the people in town say about you?

I didn't go back.

Why not?

I guess I was afraid.

Of what?

This man, Frank Jeffries.

He told me I'd made a mistake coming to Hogan.

That if I didn't stop prying around, I'd end up regretting it.

That's why you've got to help me.

Here.

Here's $100.

Just to come to Hogan with me.

But just one day, that's all I ask.

Look, it's only ten miles.

All right, I'll come take a look, but I can't promise you nothing here.

Randall, when you get through, come on back and we'll have another little

friendly get -together, huh?

There. Just like I said.

They did it to fool me.

You ever think it might have been a little different than that?

What do you mean?

Well, she might have changed her mind about you.

Leslie.

Not Leslie.

She loved me.

She might have been stage struck, but she loved me.

Mr. Randall.

Mr. Randall.

You're still with me, aren't you?

Into town?

Well, let's just say I'm with you a hundred dollars worth. After that,

going to have to get somebody else.

You come back, huh?

Yes. Then you can put the dirt back in that grave like you found it.

She wasn't dead.

She wasn't in the grave.

Who said she was?

You did. You said... Now, you must be mistaken, Mr. Garth.

All we said was she's not in town.

You told me she was dead.

You tell him that, did you?

Who are you?

Go inside.

Get a little chilly out here. Well,

it don't make no difference to me.

Look, mister, I don't know what your part is in this, but you're wasting your

time. Yeah, how's that?

He come to town looking for that girl of his, and we just did our best to help

him, that's all.

Meaning what?

Well, we couldn't tell him the truth.

What is the truth?

Now, what do you think?

She run off with another fella.

Well, I ask anyone.

Mr. Randall!

Mr. Randall, I found some old newspapers in here with Lester's name in them.

Would you come in and look?

Well, get in there with him.

You think he believed me?

I don't know, Frank.

You got to do something.

What do you think?

We got to get them out of town some way.

I think you better step on over to their side.

I, uh... Sure, she sang here.

Over to the saloon.

Mighty fine little singer, too.

You say she left here about two months ago?

Uh -huh.

That's the year to make it about June 3rd.

That's right.

Yeah, well, what about this?

Describes her act and the song she sang on June 14th.

Well, they must have made some kind of a mistake.

Nobody read it anyway. They probably just forgot to reset the date, is all.

Sure. You got any more recent issues of this paper?

Now, that's an unfortunate thing. We...

We had a fire here and it burned down several places, including the newspaper

office.

Well, if you don't believe me, you can go see for yourself. It's right down the

street.

I'll take your word for it.

Let's go.

Leslie?

If he finds out I'm doing this, he'll... How much?

You said there was a reward.

How much?

Five hundred dollars.

You mean if I just tell you where she's at?

If it is she.

You're sure about the money?

Cash?

Okay, she's staying by herself in a little shack.

Just out of town.

Leslie, that doesn't sound like her.

Can't stand being off by herself.

Maybe she's not alone.

I'll just kill her. Just kill her.

Like I said, in a shack a few miles out.

The man's gone, though.

He left her.

Of course, if you ain't interested, he's interested.

Okay. I'll tell you where she's at as soon as you give me the money. Suppose

show us where she's at.

Oh, I can't go out there.

Why not?

Well, listen, mister, I'm in enough trouble just talking to you.

I go out there and he'd kill me, sure.

As soon as we know she's there, you'll get your money.

How do I know you'll come back? How do we know she's there?

There's a 50 on account. Now, where's the shack?

South.

There's a Ritchie Hills.

You just keep heading for that.

Before you get to them, you'll come to the place.

One thing.

Maybe you better head out of town the other direction.

To fool him.

You know?

Come on down here. I'd like to talk to you for a minute.

No, me?

Yeah, you.

I want that $50, and I want it right now. And I want to know why you sent us

there. Do you understand?

I wouldn't if I were you, mister.

No, Frank, no.

No, Frank.

He'll kill you. She's not worth that. Shut up.

Now you get on over to the saloon where you belong.

If I want anything from you, I'll ask.

Now go on.

And you get on out of town.

You hear me?

I've had just about enough out of you.

Now, go on over to the hotel and get your things.

You got a half hour.

You believe me now?

Yeah.

What are you going to do?

Well, I can't let you go and take a look inside that saloon.

You only gave us a half an hour.

Well, you got about 15 minutes before that big bad fellow runs me out of town.

You know, I've been thinking.

I'm going to up that reward money.

It might help a little.

You think so?

$1 ,500.

And if you find it first...

That reward money is yours in addition to the hundred a day I'm paying you.

Ah.

Broke my shoelace.

Boots are worn out.

Doesn't really matter, though.

I'd walk barefoot to find her.

Are you acquainted with the boys across the street?

Why? Well, you tell them.

You tell them there's a new reward up for Miss Lee.

$1 ,500.

Anybody that knows anything about her, come and see me.

You tell them, huh?

Yes, sir.

Now, you just back on out of here.

Want me to ask you a question?

Ask it.

From there.

Did Leslie Lee ever work here?

She did.

Well, do you have any idea where she's gone?

What did he tell you?

Oh, you mean Frank?

That's right.

Well, uh, he said she left town.

Then that's what I'm telling you.

That's not true.

How do you know?

Let's just say we do.

No one's here, I tell you, including upstairs.

Fine, and you mind if we look around, do you?

You'll get hurt.

Anyway, the place is ready to fall down.

Madam, I want you to know that we've increased the reward for Miss Lee.

It now stands at $1 ,500.

If we did, the town folks will probably get together and just kick the stuffings

out of us. Lester, he's up there and you know it. Probably.

What are we going to do?

Nothing right now. Now, come on, let's go.

Now, don't any of you even think about that money, you understand?

Just don't even think.

You find anything?

I, uh...

I think I know something that might help you out a bit.

Of course, you understand I've got to remain anonymous.

No one must... No.

I thought I told you to get out of town.

Now, uh... Don't you think you ought to get inside and tend to your hotel?

I got a perfect right to stay out of here if I want.

Get inside.

Don't tell me what to do.

He's offering $1 ,500 for her now.

Well, I ain't gonna pass up that kind of money.

You can't make me.

You wouldn't do a thing like that, would you, Holmes?

Would you?

Would you?

Come on, louder. I want everybody to hear.

Now, look, mister.

This is none of my business.

Why don't you let the fella go?

He didn't do nothing.

Sorry, I guess I kind of lose my temper sometimes.

I'll go and get the doc.

You'll kill him. He'll come and get you. Please, Frank, please.

All right, then.

She said she wants you to stop.

Leslie wants you to stop.

Will you do it for her?

She's upstairs over the saloon.

Oh, Frank, I did it to save you.

And shut them down, Frank, because I'll mail you.

Before you go upstairs, there's something you've got to know.

The fire.

That same night, there was two of them. One you know about already.

The other right here.

I was sitting right over there at that table, listening to Leslie sing.

She was right up there at the top of the stairs.

Crazy fool, he knocked the lamp over right underneath the staircase.

None of us noticed that we was enjoying our sinking so much.

By the time we saw the fire, the flame was whooshing up the stairs.

We yelled up to Leslie, but it was too late.

The dress was all on fire. She panicked and started to run.

And she was screaming.

He didn't want him to know.

I guess that's everything.

I guess it is.

Thanks.

I want to thank you for everything you've done.

Sure. Sure.

She told me that you nursed her day and night.

She probably couldn't have gotten through without you.

We could have saved us all a lot of time and trouble if we'd known how you'd

take it.

She was afraid if you saw her like... Well, like she is.

You... Well, she just wanted to stay beautiful for you. That's all we were

trying to do.

Just keep things the way she wanted.

She didn't need to hide from me.

She'll always be as beautiful as when I first met her.

Let's hear the lady now.

And, uh, it'll turn out all right.

I know it's going to turn out all right.

I'll see you now, Hugh.