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You and me got to have a little talk.

Bubbles? All right, he's coming from that direction.

Riggs has got this pound sort of like a mattress.

I didn't think we'd meet again so soon, Maverick.

I did, Mr. Riggs.

Boys tell me a load of gaming equipment came in this morning.

Yours? Didn't your boys tell you that?

They didn't have to.

Now that I see you, I can add two and two together.

It'll never come out more, not the way you deal.

I'll take two, please.

I'll try one.

Three, please.

Opener bets 200.

I'm out.

I think there's an expression in poker.

I'll tap you, Mr. Maverick.

$3 ,500.

And since you're tapping me, I believe I'd better add this.

Well, $1 ,000.

I've never seen one before.

That's your pot, Miss Crawford.

Thank you.

I think it's about time for me to quit. Will you cash me in, please?

Thank you.

Good night.

Well, I've had enough excitement for one night. Do you want me to cash you in,

Miss Crawford?

Mr. Manfred?

Good night.

Please.

You had quite a run of bad luck.

Maybe I played badly.

Well, that isn't saying much for my ability.

You're a bad poker player, Miss Crawford.

I expected you to be a good loser.

Is anyone?

No one likes to lose.

Especially to a woman, huh?

Your sex has nothing to do with your poker.

Two times you bet into my possible straight and raised me.

Perhaps I guessed you were bluffing.

And you were.

Here I am, Miss Crawford.

$11 ,200.

Well, thank you. Good night.

Good night, Mr. Mabry.

New Orleans.

A real fine place to be when you've got some money in your pocket.

I hadn't.

Good morning, sir. May I help you?

It might be the other way around.

I understand you gentlemen own the Stonewall Jackson.

We do?

Business seems a little slow.

I thought that Stonewall Jackson was scheduled to leave for St. Louis

morning. Your information is correct, sir. Would you like to book passage?

I would, providing I get $5 ,000 from you gentlemen.

You have a strange sense of humor, sir.

Maybe I better introduce myself.

My name is Brett Maverick.

Maverick? Well, you're the one who lost $12 ,000 to a lovely and charming lady

named Samantha Crawford.

Miss Crawford is booking passage back to St. Louis on the Delta Star.

Now, the Delta Star is not one of your packets.

And it looks like you haven't sold too many tickets on the Stonewall Jackson.

The Delta Star is almost sold out.

You're not telling us anything we don't know.

Now, you listen to me. What is your point, Mr. Maverick?

To return to St. Louis on the Stonewall Jackson.

Everybody expects me to take the Delta Star because Miss Crawford will be on

And a lot of people would like to find out if Miss Crawford was just lucky or a

better poker player than I am.

Is she?

She's one of the worst I've ever seen.

She took you for $12 ,000.

So she did.

And curiosity being what it is, you can jam the Stonewall Jackson from stem to

stern with people wondering if she can do it again.

And the $5 ,000 you mentioned?

A stake.

If I win, you'll get your money back.

Miss Crawford cleaned me.

Let it be in the case.

How do you know she'll switch to the Jackson or even play again?

Maybe the lady doesn't want to push her luck.

Miss Crawford was particularly anxious to take my money.

She stayed in the pots when I did and she dropped when I did. She'll play

Why was she out to get you?

Well, that's something I hope to find out.

I've never seen her before in my life. This whole thing sounds like a flim

to me.

What's to prevent you from losing to her again? On purpose.

What about you?

The same thought occurred to me.

I'll find a state and book passage on the Delta Star.

The Stonewall Jackson sailed the next evening with a full passenger list,

including Miss Samantha Crawford.

Evening, Mr. Maverick.

Gentlemen, may I? It's an honor, Mr. Kittredge. Thank you.

Good evening, gentlemen.

That chair is taken.

It appears empty to me.

We're waiting for someone.

All right.

We'll pull up another one later. We don't want you in the game, Mr. Riggs.

You and me meet before.

Indirectly.

You're Joe Riggs.

I watched you in a game in Wagon Wheel, Wyoming.

So?

It was in your place, the golden bucket.

It was a crooked game.

You're not a very careful talker.

But careful who sits the game with me, but I'll leave it up to the other

gentleman at the table if they want you in I'll bow out Mr. Maverick's word is

good enough for me gentlemen as far as I'm concerned. We're filled Looks like

we're filled We'll see each other again, that's likely mr.

Riggs

Crawford, good evening.

Miss Maverick, gentlemen.

Good evening, Crawford.

Mr. Kittredge, will you do us the honor of banking the game? I'd be happy to,

Mr. Maverick. Agreed, Miss Crawford.

Gentlemen, these stacks will be $5 ,000. Will you help yourselves?

Thank you.

High card deals, dealer calls the game. Satisfactory?

Certainly.

Your luck still holds, Miss Crawford.

I defer to the ace, gentlemen.

Your deal, Miss Crawford.

Gentlemen, before we begin, I'd like one thing clearly understood.

As we did before, we play according to oil?

You make quite a point of it.

Well... It's a man's world. Men make the rules.

I haven't any objection to that as long as they all abide by them equally.

According to Hoyle, Miss Crawford.

Thank you, Mr. Kittredge.

Well, since I have choice of the game, how would you like to play five -card

stud? Well, now, that's a man's game.

Ready?

Deuce.

Seven. Six.

Four.

And another deuce. Your pair of nines are high, Miss Crawford.

500.

I'll call and raise 500.

Hold.

I'll call.

Well, I'll see your raise.

And raise another thousand.

You have a lot of faith in a pair of nines, Miss Crawford.

So I have.

Call.

The way my luck's been running, I can't buck a possible straight or even a pair

of nines.

I'm over.

Last card.

Queen to Miss Crawford.

Ten to Mr. Maverick, possible straight.

Your pair of nines are still high on the board, Miss Crawford, you bet.

$1 ,000.

I'll call and raise $2 ,000.

As I recall, Mr. Maverick, you sometimes bluff.

You need a nine.

I have two showing. One was turned down.

I don't know the exact odds on your having that fourth nine, but... Well,

much do you have there?

16 ,000.

Well, in that case, if you don't mind, I'll just raise you 16 ,000.

I'll call.

16 ,000.

You're looking at my hand, Mr. Maverick. A pair of nines.

I wasn't bluffing, Miss Crawford.

Sorry. I do have the nine.

I didn't think you were, Mr. Maverick.

And you raised into me?

According to Hoyle, remember?

In five -card stud poker, straights are not played unless it's determined at the

commencement of the game that they be admitted.

See for yourself, Mr. Maverick.

But, Miss Crawford, I've been playing poker a long time, and straights have

always been... Well, not in stud poker.

According to Hoyle, that is.

Steward, would you bring me the copy of Hoyle from the bar, please?

You see, straights are played only when table rules allow them.

And we made no table rules.

Do you mind if I check the boat's copy?

Oh, certainly not.

Your pot, Miss Crawford.

Congratulations and good night.

May I have my money, Mr. Kittredge?

Yes, ma 'am.

I imagine you have your suspicion as gentleman.

Not at all. Both Mr. Hayes and I check carefully. You have an impeccable

reputation for honesty.

I'm afraid that's all I have left.

Mr. Maverick, what now?

I owe you.

$5 ,000.

No, sir.

You drew more fares than that.

We took our chances with you.

It was a stake, not a loan.

I owe you $5 ,000, and I intend to repay it.

Good night, Mr. Bledsoe, Mr. Hayes.

Good night.

Straight bourbon.

You know something?

I think we're going to get our money back.

Ask a question, Miss Crawford.

Why me, Miss Crawford?

Why were you out to get me?

Was I?

Oh, yes. Coming down the river, you played every pot I did and you dropped

I did.

Threw me off my game. First time it's ever been done.

Well, I sure hope it'll be the last, Mr. Maverick.

Well, like I said before, you're a bad poker player, Miss Crawford.

But you had that one trick.

And you were waiting to nail me with it.

Why not Kittredge or one of the others?

All right, I'll tell you.

You once won $50 ,000 from a man named George Cross.

That was all the money he had in the world.

Later, to make good his loss, he embezzled money from his bank.

Today he's in the Kansas State Penitentiary.

Because you cheated him at poker.

Is that what he said?

Yes. Then he's a liar.

He's my father.

I'm sorry.

But you played poker with me.

Do you think I cheat?

No.

I remember George Cross. He played good cards badly and bad cards worse.

Well, you took his money.

Yes, but believe me, I never played in a game with anyone I didn't think could

afford to lose.

Well, that doesn't help him now.

I suppose not.

I'd like to help you, Miss Crawford, but what can I do?

Well, I need another $25 ,000 to make good what he took.

And if you get it?

They'll release him.

Looks like we both need money.

I need $5 ,000 to repay a debt, and you need $25 ,000.

Any idea how you'll get yours?

So since that Hoyle trick won't work again, by the time we dock in St. Louis,

the story will be all over the river.

In a week, everybody in the territory will know it.

But maybe there's another way.

What do you mean?

There's a man on the boat named Joe Riggs. You know him?

No. Owns a brace joint in Wagon Wheel, Wyoming.

Never played a straight deck in his life.

So?

A man like that doesn't deserve to live as well as he does.

Well, you don't like him, is that it?

I believe I would have put it stronger.

I was once tempted to give the people in Wagon Wheel an honest game, but it

meant staying too long in one place, so I moved on.

I propose a partnership, Miss Crawford. You and I.

Only I haven't got a nickel.

Oh, well, that makes it a little one -sided.

Maybe. But how else would you get your $25 ,000?

You need me, and I need you.

Well, how much would it take?

Ten thousand would set us up with the newest and best equipment.

This plate?

Everything above the five thousand and what I lost before is yours.

I wouldn't want to stay with it any longer than that.

All right, Mr. Maverick.

When do you need the money?

As soon as we dock.

Well? This to be a first -name partnership.

Mine's Samantha.

Mine's Brent.

And good night, Brent.

The Stonewall Jackson paddled into St. Louis right on schedule.

And I went hunting for equipment.

It's Brad, you all.

Well, I've arranged to buy all the equipment we need.

Goes out by free this afternoon.

And I got it for $1 ,000 less than I figured.

Well, isn't that nice?

Then you need $9 ,000.

Here, you can count it if you like.

Samantha, you know I trust you.

We can take tomorrow morning's train for Kansas City, change there for Cheyenne,

take a stage on from there to Wagon Wheel.

I telegraphed a friend of mine. He'll be there to take care of the equipment.

Was anything wrong, Brad?

Well, I was just wondering if your father would approve.

Oh, I'll take care of that.

You know, it's pretty rough where we're going.

Might be better if you'd just stay right here in St. Louis.

Brad, that's so thoughtful of you, but...

Well, I just kind of prefer to keep an eye on my investment, you know.

Yeah.

Well, I'll get the tickets.

Partner.

Yes? Telegram for Samantha Crawford.

Please, Miss Crawford, may I? Who are you?

My name is Henry Tree.

Mr. Cross sent me.

Please forgive the telegram subterfuge.

Have you been watching me?

Yes, well, I'm paid to do so.

A detective?

Yes, and one of the best, if I may say so.

Miss Crawford, I'm afraid that Mr. Cross is not going to understand the deal you

made with Mr. Maverick.

What deal?

Well, I overheard you on the Stonewall Jackson.

And Mr. Maverick left here only just a moment ago.

And I followed him this morning. He was quite busy visiting establishments that

sell gambling equipment.

Well, does Mr.

Cross have to know?

Oh, my dear, yes.

You see, I have a certain loyalty towards my clients.

is $5 ,000.

A lot of money.

Does Mr.

Cross still have to know?

I'm afraid he already knows.

You see, I made a full report and he should be here.

Hello, Samantha.

Mr. Tree tells me you've been a very busy girl.

Mr. Tree also tells me you won $25 ,000.

Ten percent of that is 2 ,500.

Your share.

Mr. Cross, I believe you'll find quite a bit of that money missing.

You gave it to Maverick.

You're going to get it back.

May I say something?

Please do, Mr. Tree. Mr. Maverick probably no longer has the money. You

he's on his way right now to pay for the gambling equipment.

That's Miss Crawford's problem.

She's going to get it back.

But why should she?

She double -crossed you, or at least she tried.

And inadvertently, she made it possible for you to realize a much better profit

than you expected.

We let her go right ahead.

Exactly. And you will reap the benefit of her keen imagination.

No, you don't. I made that deal with Maverick. It was my idea.

So it was.

What are you doing?

Taking my money, Samantha.

Your money?

Only a woman could have pulled that Hoyle trick and gotten away with it.

A lady with my southern charm.

I want my share.

You got it.

You gave it and more to Maverick.

All right.

I'll go to Mr. Maverick, tell him the whole thing. It was a scheme to make a

sucker out of him?

Oh, he'll love you for that, Samantha.

He'll tie that money up in a red ribbon, put it right in your hands, and then

thank you for making him look like an idiot.

Oh, you aced yourself right down the river, honey.

I want my share or I'll... May I suggest that you need each other?

If Miss Crawford goes to Mr. Maverick and tells him the story, she'll end up

without a nickel.

Yet you, Mr. Cross, you need her. For she is your only link with a man who can

set you up in a very profitable business.

So I suggest that you come to some sort of an agreement.

Ten percent.

Fifty. Twenty -five percent.

I said fifty.

You better take twenty -five percent while I'm still in the mood to be

He's being very reasonable, Miss Crawford.

25 for you, 50 for Mr. Cross, and 25 for me.

Well, after all, we three share a very interesting secret.

The journey from St. Louis to Wyoming is long and rough.

But mostly just long.

And I was a little worried about Samantha.

But she made the trip almost a pleasure.

She took it all in with wide eyes and a wider smile.

And had me looking at places I'd never really noticed before.

Exactly New Orleans, Samantha.

Oh, I didn't expect it to be, Fred.

Merrick, it's good to see you, lad. Mike, how are you? Samantha, this is Big

Mike McComb.

Mike, I wrote you about Miss Crawford.

I hear that you did, but you didn't write half enough.

Well, I hope we'll be friends, Mike.

There's nothing stopping it, ma 'am.

Well, excuse me.

face like that.

She's an angel, Brett's an angel.

Play poker with her sometime.

You and me got to have a little talk.

Rubble? I ain't coming from that direction.

We've got this town sort of like a mattress.

What about our equipment?

Men by wagon freight this morning, but you've got no place to put it, Brett.

Nobody to rent you enough space to deal a two -handed blackjack game.

I didn't think we'd meet again so soon, Malrick.

I did, Mr. Riggs.

Boys tell me a load of gaming equipment came in this morning.

Yours? Didn't your boys tell you that?

They didn't have to.

Now that I see you, I can add two and two together.

It'll never come out four.

Not the way you deal.

You kept me out of that game on the boat.

But here in Wagon Wheel, I run the table.

Now, what were you saying about renting a place?

Oh, it might be a place.

Belongs to a woman called Ma Brous.

Where'll I find her?

Oh, just outside of town.

She's probably wasting your time talking to her.

As Pappy used to say, faint heart never filled a flush.

Point me in her direction.

You're just wasting your time, son.

You can talk till you're blue in the face.

I don't hold with gambling, drinking, or them that does.

I never drink, Ma.

But you gamble.

Only honestly.

Gambling's gambling.

Don't you want to see Joe Riggs closed up?

Well, the devil will get him someday.

I'd like to help.

The devil does plenty of business in this town and don't need you.

Riggs is crooked, you know that.

But ain't nobody ever proved it.

That's because nobody's ever gone up against him.

Think what he did to your husband.

You found out a lot about me, didn't you?

Everything I could.

Riggs took all your husband's money and left you with just this house and that

old building I want to rent.

What makes you think you can put Riggs out of business?

All I want's the chance.

He owns this town.

Don't you think it's about time somebody took it away from him?

You talk big.

You better pack up your duds and head out of Wagon Wheel.

You're young yet.

You've got a lot of life waiting for you.

But not if you try to buck Joe Riggs.

Ma, if I don't rent your place, I'll open a game and a tent.

And they'll bury you in it.

I hear everyone likes you, Ma.

Do almost anything for you.

I just thought you might like to repay the favor.

I guess not.

Sorry I took your time.

Hold on.

I've seen a lot of men come and go.

Big talkers, them that didn't talk at all.

Cowards, brave men.

Some in between. Where do you figure I fit in, Ma?

I don't know.

But I'm going to rent you that building and find out.

Come in the kitchen and I'll brew you some coffee.

Everything's all set, Samantha.

I've rented a place.

Just sent Mike to take out an ad in a local paper.

When do we open?

Tomorrow or the next day.

Depends on how fast we get the equipment in.

Uh, Brad, there's just one little thing.

Yeah, what?

Well, I gave you $9 ,000, and, uh, I just don't have a thing to show for

it.

Well, do you want a receipt?

Oh, I don't want you to go to any trouble.

Why don't you just give me the bills to sell?

Have you heard from your father?

No. No, I haven't.

Did you write to him?

Oh, yes.

I always write.

Well, look.

Did you tell him what you were going to do?

No.

Why? Oh, I was just wondering.

What's that?

Handbills. What?

Fell in down newspaper office, turned green. I told him I wanted to take out a

net. He's scared of rigs.

Finally talked him into printing those grand opening the square deck games of

chance $5 ,000 reward to anyone who finds a dishonest game. No other place

town can make that offer These will do it We'll start passing them out today.

We you don't think anybody else in this town is gonna do it. Take a handful Mike

See you later, Samantha

Gentlemen, gentlemen, gather round. I got news for you.

Take a look at this. The Square Deck Guest guarantees a fair shake and an

deal for everyone.

Where do you work, mister?

It's all true, gentlemen. The Square Deck gives a fair shake to everyone.

Tell your friends.

Find out what it's like to play with honest cards.

There you are, boys. Pass them around.

Where are you hoping, mister?

Tomorrow, maybe the next day. Where?

I'll browse this old building. Tell your friend. Better than not bring your

friend. All right, Maverick.

I gave you a fair warning when you come in, Maverick.

Leave him be, Riggs.

Leave him be?

Boys, this is Brett Maverick.

Let him open a place here and he'll have your right teeth in a week.

You boys know how I hate a crooked card man.

Well, he's it.

They know all about him down in the river country.

I ain't letting nobody move in here and take your hides.

I always tried to give you boys a square shake.

I got a sign in my place.

Says you can have your money back if you think I don't. Right?

I think I can take care of him myself.

Take it, Mike.

Take it!

Stop it!

Get onto!

Let them at the edge of town.

If they try to get in again, finish them.

What are you doing here?

You give me those!

I take it you got these from our former associate, Mr. Maverick. You saw the

little affair out there in the street, and being a very intelligent young lady,

you came to exactly the same conclusion that occurred to me. Eat those and get

out of here. Am I right?

You were about to dissolve your partnership with Mr. Maverick and offer

Riggs a deal. I can hardly blame you.

But you do have two other partners, Miss Crawford.

Mr. Cross and myself.

Mr. Tree.

You and I have the bills of sale. George doesn't even have to be in on it. My,

how you twist and turn.

I told you. I have a certain loyalty towards my clients.

We'll wait for Mr. Cross here.

Is George here?

Well, that's stupid. Maverick will recognize him. Then where are we? I

doubt that Mr. Maverick can recognize anybody now. And besides, what

does it make?

Obviously, we overestimated his abilities.

Or underestimated Mr. Riggs.

As I said, we'll wait.

for Mr. Cross here.

And then perhaps the three of us can see Riggs.

Now, you just hold it. Easy, easy.

Well, you look a lot better than when I found you.

We're walking now, Ma. That's the difference.

We're headed right back into town.

Now you're not talking sense at all.

You're both lucky Riggs didn't have you killed.

Aren't you a little worried about him? Why should I be? Maybe he won't take

kindly to you picking us up and bringing us here.

There's one thing Joe Riggs knows.

If he so much as laid a finger on me, he'd have to answer to every miner and

cowhand in this valley.

That's nice to know.

I don't know what you mean by that, but there's a stage out of here leaving

tomorrow morning, and you better both be riding it.

Ma, how would you like to take us back into town close to the hotel without

Riggs seeing us?

Well, I wouldn't take you too near that place.

Not till after dark.

Yeah?

Somebody'd see you, boss.

Oh. Excuse me.

May I?

Who are you and what do you want?

My name is Cross. This is Miss Crawford and Mr. Tree. We're Maverick's partners.

Maybe you didn't see what happened to Maverick.

But we did. That's why we're here.

Maybe you better listen to what I've got to say.

You've got nothing to say, mister.

These are bills of sale for equipment that Maverick had shipped here.

He won't be using it.

You don't know Maverick.

He won't quit.

He just did a little while ago.

Would you like to bet on that, Mr. Riggs?

My dear Mr. Riggs, we don't wish to put you out of business.

But if we stay lined up with Mr. Maverick, I'm afraid you might find that

are. Exactly.

We have the money to buy all the help Maverick will need if it comes to a

What's your deal?

We'll sell the equipment to you.

That is small profit to us.

Let me see the bill to sell.

You paid $9 ,000.

We're willing to let you have it for $20 ,000.

Some dick's got a joker missing.

Well, Mr. Riggs, without equipment or money, Mr. Maverick won't have a chance.

But with it, I'm... afraid he won't quit till he runs you out of business you

seem pretty sure a maverick what do you tell him in case i accept your offer we

don't have to tell him anything you'll be out in the cold without knowing how

got there i could fight you but i'm willing to go the easy way i always

to get big and with this equipment i can do it but not for twenty thousand or

even five

But I'll give you 10 % of the golden bucket for the next three years. That

come to twice what you're asking.

Put that in writing.

I will.

As soon as you sign these bills of sale over to me.

Suppose we both start writing at the same time.

Good evening, partners.

Nice to see you, Mr. Cross.

I imagine you know your daughter and I have already met.

Gee, it must be nice to have dear old Dad back again.

Quite a relief to be out of the penitentiary, huh?

All right, Maverick, so you know the story.

I knew it all along.

I'm not likely to forget a man who lost $50 ,000 to me. And somehow you just

don't seem like the type to have a lovely daughter like Samantha.

So, what are you going to do about it?

Well, I could knock your head off.

But then, what would be the use?

No, I'm perfectly happy just being a partner.

But you're not.

Is that true, Samantha?

I'm afraid so, Brad.

You know, Samantha, it's kind of hard keeping track of you.

You made a deal with Riggs, huh?

I kind of thought so when I saw you coming out of his office.

I waited a long time to get even with you, and I did it.

Nobody ever cheated me and got away with it.

And nobody ever called me a cheat and got away with it.

Well, what next?

Brett, there's nothing you can do.

We bought in with Riggs, and we didn't steal anything from you.

I guess that's true.

I don't think I could tell anybody that you stole that equipment from me.

Well, hardly. It was my money that bought it.

Right again.

Samantha, you just proved something my old pappy used to tell me.

Man's the only animal you can skin more than once.

Good night.

Parker.

I waited a long time for this.

It was worth it.

I wonder what he'll do now.

Well, I hope he goes into Riggs' place and gets his brains beat out.

What's the matter, Samantha? You got a soft spot for him?

Wilbert? Whipsawed, Mike.

Ten ways from Sunday. They're sneaking double crushers. Whipsawed, but not

licked. Oh, you said something this evening that interested me.

And I called you a fool?

Among other things.

Do you think you could walk into Riggs' place and get away with it? I could.

Why? What if Mike and I walked in with you?

I'll be at the lake.

Let's go, Mark.

Now, what are you going to do?

Tomorrow's another day.

I just came in for a friendly game of blackjack.

You can't object to that.

I do.

Hold on.

This here is a friend of mine.

Boys, can't a friend of mine play if he wants to?

Why don't you want me to play, Riggs?

I don't mind using the same deck.

We'll break a new one.

We'll use the same one.

If it was all right for these gentlemen, it's all right for me.

That's all right.

Go ahead, deal.

Now, let's see. I got a ten and a six.

Ordinarily, I'd stand on 16.

Since that top card's a 5 or under, I'll take it.

Go ahead and deal it, Riggs.

What are you trying to do?

Show you up for a crook.

Face card.

26 to 9.

Face card.

5 or under.

Now, don't feel too bad, gentlemen.

Mr. Riggs uses only the newest and best marked cards.

You could study them for a week and not find anything if you didn't know what to

look for.

Now, let's take a look at the Pharaoh setup.

Or do we have to?

And that roulette.

How much did you pay for that rigged roulette wheel?

Fine, move it over there.

You know, I remember a crooked place in New Orleans.

You know what happened to it?

The customer smashed it.

To bits.

Now, hold it, gentlemen.

I could have killed him before if that's what I wanted.

Just turn you over to us, that's all.

Then I'd have to turn you over to the sheriff.

Now, go on, old man.

Riggs is through short -carding a second deal in here.

Go on.

Let's go, boys. Fund's over.

The operator knows the sound of the equipment.

Now, sign over to me.

I know, Riggs. The stuff's yours.

But you won't be doing anything with them.

Not anywhere west of the Mississippi when this story gets around. Hold on

I never thought I'd live to see an honest gambler, and I did.

I guess I owe you something for this, son.

Joe, I'll buy those bills of sale from you.

I'll give you $2 ,000. It's all the money I got in the world.

They're worth nine.

They ain't worth a brass cent to you. You'll take the $2 ,000.

I'll meet you at the bank in the morning and give you the money.

What are you going to do with that equipment, Ma?

I'm going to start an honest place.

You want a job, don't you?

Well, I can't run a gambling place by myself.

Mike will help you, Ma. He's the expert.

You got anything better to do?

No.

I don't know what kind of a cut Riggs gave you. Whatever it was.

Chalk it up to profit and loss.

I sure wish you'd stay, son.

Mike will take care of you, Ma.

Mike says you need $5 ,000 real bad.

Does he?

I think you earned all that and a whole lot more.

So as soon as I've got that much to spare, where shall I send it?

To a couple of New Orleans ship owners by the name of Bledsoe and Hayes.

Mike's got the address. And thanks, Ma.

Have you got enough money right now?

Well, thanks. I've got just enough.

Allow me.

Excuse me.

Take care of my girl, Mike.

It's a long way to Kansas City.

I've got a deal.

Seven of clubs.

Ten of dimes.

Ten of hearts.

Ace of spades.