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So there was three miserable cattlemen
and big bruisers, too,

looking for trouble.

Well, sheep man never backed away from a
cattleman yet.

Just what are you yokels trying to pull
on me?

Can't imagine what you're talking about,
Shank.

A Warner Brothers television production.

When the railroads came west, there was
friendly rivalry between the towns to

which one would get railroad service.

But with that indomitable spirit of good
old American tradition and fair play,

these disputes were settled with logic
and patience.

Of course, logic sometimes had to be
backed up with bullets.

On the other hand, there were towns that
had a different sort of battle in

trying to bring the railroad their way.

Silver Hill, for example.

Blast it hot.

You don't know what heat is.

Why, I mind the time in Furnace Valley
when the body didn't need to build a

to make coffee. You just set the coffee
pot out on the sand.

First trip out here, huh?

Yes.

Mine too.

The last, I hope.

You can quit your griping now.

Silver Hill's exactly one mile away.

Exactly? How can you be so sure?

Of course. Ernie just threw away his
whiskey bottle. That's how.

It happens every time.

Take a look.

Must be a pretty powerful drinker.

No, no. Just one bottle on that pile for
each trip he's made from Denver to

Silver Hill.

One bottle a month.

What kind of a town is this, Silver
Hill?

Oh, mess of people, mess of buildings,
messing up the countryside.

Not so many people left there now,
though. Not since the silver mine

out.

Silver Hill just ahead!

A drink at the Nugget Saloon will taste
mighty good.

That's right.

Maybe two.

Great Jehoshaphat!

The whole town!

It's plum disappeared!

Hey, old towner.

You see what I see?

I don't see what you don't see.

Silver Hill. It is gone.

Plum wiped off the map.

You mean Silver Hill's supposed to be
down there in the valley?

It was the last time I was here. Things
like this just don't happen. I've heard

of people disappearing and those pack
rats that steal little things. But a

town, look.

A town doesn't disappear.

You've made a mistake, that's all.

Silver Hill's probably over the next
hill.

Mister, I've made this trip dozens of
times.

I tell you, there's no mistake.

The town is gone.

He's right. And I'm not going to stay
around a place like this. I'm heading

for Denver, and I'm going to report that
to the marshal. Are you coming?

Don't you think we ought to go down
there and look around first?

Mister, if you tell me there's a hundred
Indians down there.

I'd go a -charging and a -hooping down
there with a gun in both hands.

But a man can't fight this spooky
business.

Well, are you coming?

I rode into Silver Hill just a month
ago.

There was a railroad man named Shanks
with us.

And there was this here gambling fellow.

What was his name again?

What?

What?

Sure, young fella, I'm... mind the time
in Furnace Valley when it was so hot I

had to build a fire to cool down my
dinner.

Would you two gentlemen care for a
friendly

game?

It'll help pass the time.

Those, sir, are the devil's pasteboards.

Oh, no, sir. They're mine.

Hard playing is a vice which I do not
indulge in.

It's hardly a vice. It's provided me
with a very good livelihood.

You mean you're a professional gambler?

Aren't we all?

You buy land for the railroad, I
understand.

Isn't that gambling of a sort?

I see no connection between legitimate
business and shameful gambling.

on a button, Ernie.

Anybody care for smoke?

I do not gamble, sir, nor smoke, nor
drink.

Do you have any vices?

I am a businessman.

You know, I can understand a railroad
man coming to Silver Hill with the

railroad on its way.

But it beats me why a gambler would go
up there.

In Denver, two weeks ago, I won the
Silver Hill mine.

From Mort Stubbins?

Mm -hmm. Pretty good thing, I'm told.

It was a pretty good thing, you mean,
till it petered out two months ago.

No silver?

No, not a sliver. Why, all the miners
has left town, too. The only ones that's

left's the town folks.

And if they hadn't been for the railroad
coming in, they'd have skedaddled, too.

That mine is the reason we routed the
railroad to Silver Hill.

Too late to change now, ain't it?

Oh, I suppose so.

Not much, but it's got a saloon.

Oh, I'd say you needed a drink real bad.

What I need is a guardian.

Uh, friends, I wonder if you'd, uh,
well, uh, sort of not mention to the

people of Silver Hill that I'm here to
represent the railroad?

Afraid you might jack up the land
prices?

Well, something like that. Oh, I pay
fair prices, but not exorbitant ones.

Let us say that I'm a... A mining
speculator.

Well, I was taken by a citizen of Silver
Hill, so I guess turnabout is fair

play.

Your secret's safe with me.

I'm headed for the Nugget. You gents
care to join me for a drink? Oh, thanks.

As I told you, I do not invite.

Mr. Shanks, you don't drink, or you
don't smoke, you don't gamble.

My Uncle Beauregard used to tell me
about those things.

It's obvious you failed to take his
avuncular advice.

On the contrary, sir.

I've obeyed him to the letter.

prepared to give you $500 for your
property.

Mr. Shanks, you are whistling up the
rain spout.

I beg your pardon.

Now, just a minute, Maggie. My father
paid $2 ,000 for this land, and we are

about to be swindled out of it.

Swindled?

Well, really?

There ain't no cause for you to insult
the gentleman, daughter.

Daddy, this gentleman's insulted us.

$500?

Right. We cleared more than that last
year just raising vegetables for the

miners on it.

Well, that's just the point. The miners
have gone, and your land isn't worth

what it was.

But the railroad's coming through here.

Surely they'll give us a fair price.

Mr. Bradford, I have it on good
authority that the railroad is going to

Silver Hill.

Well, if that's true, then why do you
want the land?

Well, I'm a mining speculator.

There could be more silver in the
neighborhood.

I'm willing to chance it.

Do you accept?

What are you in such a rush for?

My dear young lady, in my business, time
is money.

But I'm not rushing you. Talk it over
with your father.

Take your time.

Within reason, that is. Say, 24 hours.

We'll talk it over, Mr. Shanks, and
we'll let you know.

Oh, uh...

By the way, who are the other major
landowners in Silver Hill?

Well, there's Jake Moody and Lem Barker,
George Smith,

Jeb Ryan.

I'm Jake Moody. Lem Barker. George
Smith.

Jeb Ryan.

Paul Maverick. I warn you, Maverick,
we're all a little short of cash.

I don't have too much of the long green
myself.

But we're all landowners, so if you'll
accept IOUs against our property, that's

fine by me. Well, we've heard this
railroad land agent be coming here

soon, so I guess we'll be safe. That is,
if you're lucky enough to win.

Well, I'll take that chance.

Good deal, sir.

Mighty nice of you to let me bunk in
with you like this. Oh, it's my

My wife would kill me if I got in this
late after playing poker most of the

night. I'd have been different if I'd
won, though.

You do have the face of some type.

She's a lot easier to handle when the
sun's shining. Aren't they all?

You know, I never saw so much luck in a
poker game before.

You won 10 % of my land, 15 % of Smiths
and Barker's, and 20 % of Ryan's.

You own quite a share in this town.

Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

Oh, put that gun away, you crook.

Oh, see here.

I ran into some friends of mine tonight
by the name of Bradford.

You ought to be ashamed of yourself
trying to cheat honest, decent folks

Sam Bradford and his daughter.

Well, that daughter can look after
herself.

Anyway, the offer I made to them is
perfectly legal. They don't have to

it. And they ain't going to accept it,
neither, not after I told them who you

really were.

You didn't. I sure did, and the word
will spread. Now you'll have to pay fair

prices. Why, you no -coward.

It's quite an argument they're having
next door.

You keep your nose out of my business.
Don't you tell me to keep my nose out of

your business.

There's Shang's voice.

Who? Shang's land agent for the
railroad.

That feller?

He's been telling everybody that he's a
mining speculator.

So he could buy land cheaper.

Why, that miserable cheapskate.

Here.

Let me listen, too.

Well, it is none of your business.
You're not going to make a fool out of

friends. I can't make out what's being
said.

Neither can I.

Here, I'll fix that.

Works like a doctor's stethoscope.

Why don't you take your leg in like a
man, Shanks? You know you've got to have

land for your railroad right here in
Silver Hill. So why don't you go out and

buy it and stop trying to cheat the
folks?

Just what makes you think I have to buy
property in Silver Hill?

Because railroad engines have got to
have water, lots of water. And Silver

Hill's the only place around for miles
that's got a big enough water supply.

How'd you like to work for me?

I'd be able to stand it if it had paid
enough.

All right.

Let me show you something.

You're wrong if you think Silver Hill is
the only place around here that has

water.

Lambert's Well.

I happen to know that that sheep ranch
has as much water as Silver Hill.

I don't have to stay here and be held
up.

It's an easy matter to reroute the track
to Lambert's Wells.

If you can buy the land from the
owner... I can offer him a good price,

lot less than here.

But there ain't no town there.

Towns grow up around railroad centers.

Now, you want to earn $50?

For what?

Well, I'll need a guide to take me to
Lambert's Wells.

Who do you think I am?

Daniel Boone?

If you don't take me, I'm sure there are
lots of others who will.

Well, I ain't gonna like it.

And I want my money in advance.

You shall have it. But we've got to get
there before the Lambert Wells man finds

out that I'm a railroad agent. Now, you
round up a couple of horses while I get

dressed. You mean you want to leave
tonight?

Certainly. If you don't want the job,
say so.

I don't want the job.

But I do want the money.

Land in Silver Hill, your interest in it
isn't worth a plug nickel.

Don't say die so fast.

If we could beat him to Lambert Wells.

And what will we use for money?

Don't worry about that when we get
there. Come on, get dressed.

Can you get a couple of horses in a
hurry?

Yes, but I don't see how we can outbid
the real... Neither do I.

But we have to do something.

If we can stop him from buying Lambert
Wells, he'll have to buy Silver Hill.

Oh, it doesn't look like a railroad
center, does it? No.

I reckon we beat him.

Let's make sure.

Hey there, quit shooting.

We're not gunning for you.

You cattlemen, get... We're not
cattlemen. We're from Silver Hill.

We just want to talk to you.

If you ain't cattlemen, you're welcome.

Come on slow.

I'm Bo Maverick. This is Jake Moody.

Howdy.

Howdy. I'm Joe Lambert.

I don't get many visitors, at least ways
friendly ones.

I'm a sheep herder.

That's fine. There's nothing I like
better than lamb jumps.

Can't stand them myself.

You want to step inside?

If you don't mind, I'd like to put our
horses in your shed.

All right. Surround back.

Thank you kindly.

All right.

What you want to see me about?

Your land.

Would you consider selling it?

You bet I would.

And I wouldn't drive a very hard
bargain, either.

I was afraid of that.

But on the other hand, you wouldn't want
to be cheated out of your land, would

you?

Nobody ever cheated Joe Lambert and got
away with it.

I can see you're a man of integrity and
ethics.

You obviously wear a mantle of keen
business discernment.

Generally, just wear these overhauls.

I got the horses put away in a nick of
time.

Shanks and the old man are coming.

Mr. Lambert, you said no one had ever
cheated you. Well, there's a fellow

up to your door right now who's going to
try awful hard.

You two fellas seem friendly, but I
don't know what you're up to.

I smell a rat.

The rat's name is Wilbur Shanks.

There's a couple of fellas coming. They
don't look like cattlemen neither, so as

I reckon I can be friendly to them.

We're late.

We ain't got time to explain nothing to
him.

You give up too easy.

Well, maybe he's out tending his sheep.

Hey, take a look at this.

Gone to Denver on business back in two
weeks, Joe Lambert.

What's that?

Pack rats.

Don't pay them no heed. You ain't got
anything they want.

No, but this Joe Lambert's got something
I want.

Can you guide me to Denver?

For another 50 bucks in advance.

Get going.

And I thought you two was friendly.

We are, but we didn't have time to
explain.

You best start. You're acting like
cattlemen.

If you'll just calm down and listen.

I'm listening.

Well, two weeks ago in Denver, I was in
a poker game, which was a little

crooked.

You fellas just don't know what this
means.

Imagine me, a sheep herder, being asked
to step up to a bar.

That's why we invited you to Silver
Hill, to show you what fine folks us

people are.

Sure, worse you folks had enough money
to buy my land, but if that Mr.

Shanks fella gives me a good enough
offer, I'll have to sell it to him.

We can understand that, Mr. Lambert. Oh,
just call me Joe.

Thanks, Joe.

But you do realize that Shanks doesn't
want to buy your whole ranch. Just a

strip down the middle, large enough to
accommodate the railroad tracks and for

town to be built.

Oh, I'd be fine with me. That way I
could still raise sheep and have lots of

company to boot.

And I like people.

Joe, you know what kind of people will
build this town by the railroad tracks?

Why, folks like you, I reckon.

The only people around here with money
are... Cattlemen?

Who else?

Shanks will buy enough land from you for
his railroad, then sell some of it to

the only customers around here rich
enough to put up the necessary town

buildings.

And I ain't gonna do it.

No, sir.

Money ain't that important.

Not if it means having cattlemen on my
sheep ranch. Well, Joe, I have a

proposal. I think that you can still
sell your land to Shanks.

And have a town full of nice, friendly
people without a single cattleman

them. Well, let's have another drink.

Please be seated, ladies and gentlemen.

Be seated, please.

Please find seats, everyone.

Gentlemen.

As you all know by now, this man Shanks
is the land agent for the railroad.

What you don't know is that he has
decided not to run his railroad through

Silver Hill.

He has decided to buy the necessary land
from my friend Joe Lambert here.

Now, Mr. Lambert has a sheep ranch about
20 miles to the north.

It has an excellent water supply, so
it's only natural that a town will be

there.

Mr. Lambert has made us a generous
offer.

He wants the people of Silver Hill to
build a new town.

And he will sell us the land now.

Oh, look here, Maverick. You know as
well as I do, we're broke.

Where'd we get the money to buy
Lambert's land?

You don't need any.

Joe Lambert will let you have the land
for no money done.

You can pay him back later after your
places of business stop making money.

That is, after the railroad comes in.

And at the same time, you can pay me
back for those IOUs I have in my pocket.

Mr. Maverick.

Yes, ma 'am? You don't sound like a very
good businessman to me.

Oh, it's all very well that Mr. Lambert
is willing to let us have the land, and

on such a generous basis.

But where do folks get the money to buy
the lumber and other materials necessary

to build the new town?

You may have a point there.

I ain't being critical, Maverick, but I
think you're so all fired up about them

polka debts we owe you, you just ain't
thinking practically.

Now, wait a minute.

You don't have to start over. We'll move
this town lock, stock, and barrel to

Lambert's Ranch.

Oh,

you have wagons.

Now, all the stores and houses are a
frame construction, so we'll knock them

down in sections, load them on the
wagons, and reassemble them when we get

Lambert's Ranch.

It's only 20 miles.

No. No, it'll never work.

Daddy?

Well, it might work. Oh, it's our only
chance.

She's right.

And Maverick's right.

By George, it will work.

Now listen, all of you.

It's our only chance.

We'll form work committees right away.

Sure, sure, there'll be problems.

But we'll beat them.

We've got to beat them. If we don't,
we're all as good as bankrupt.

And our land right here isn't worth a
plug nickel.

Neither are those IOUs I have in my
pocket.

Well, I'm willing to try.

Only got me a shack down here, but I
reckon I can move it up to Lambert's

in three, four wagon loads.

That's the spirit, Dad.

Gosh, I've never been kissed by a woman
before.

Lee Sway's not such a pretty one.

Imagine if she...

goes to show you what kind of folks
you're gonna have for neighbors joe well

what do you say shall we get to work

Why, it's real simple. All you have to
do is code everything. Then when you put

it back together at Lambert's Ranch, you
just check the code and make sure

everything goes back in the same place.

Maverick! Go, Maverick! Yes, Sheriff?

I've got a small problem.

All right, men, let's lay down.

Come on.

Come on with it.

I don't see any problem, Sheriff.

Just keep watching. You will.

It's the end of the world, I tell you.

I locked him up last night. He's in for
30 days.

Now, what'll I do? I can't leave him out
in the open like that.

Give him a suspended sentence.

It'll be charitable.

And you won't have to feed him.

Say, you are a smart one.

Just one more building to go. That'll be
as clean as a whistle.

Not quite clean as a whistle.

In fact, it's a mess.

Well, what do you suggest, ma 'am?

Well, my mother always said you should
never move from a place unless you leave

it broom clean.

Couldn't you clean up a little?

You're talking to the right man, Maggie.

That's what Mr. Maverick does best.

Clean up.

Especially at the poker table.

Well, I'll tell you what.

I'll ask the wagon driver to come back
and take care of it. How about it?

Well, no point in arguing with Maggie.
But what are you going to do with the

junk? We can't just sweep it under the
rug.

Wrap it up as a present for Wilbur
Shanks.

Rather throw the old skin flint down
your mine shaft, Maverick.

Yes, just what you can do.

He's in Denver.

Not Shanks. The junk. Dump it down the
mine shaft.

It's a good idea.

Oh, okay. We'll do it in a couple of
days. And if you don't mind, I'll throw

a couple of sticks of dynamite for good
measure.

Why should I? Throw in a couple for me
while you're at it.

Okay.

I fit?

Well, Joe, imagine a whole town full of

friendly folks and not a single cattle
man among them.

This is the happiest day of my life.

Well, we ain't got much money now, Joe.
Would you just wait till the railroad

gets here?

The Nugget will serve more drinks than
they ever thought possible.

The hotel will overflow every night. My
general store.

We'll all be rich.

And you can start paying me for the
land.

Oh, don't worry. I won't press you for
payment.

And all the business gets real good.

Why, I'm so happy having all you folks
for friends. Well, I could bust out

crying.

Well, don't you worry none, Joe. You'll
get your money.

And so will you, Maverick.

Us mining folks are mighty mindful of
our debts. And you'll be paid in full

all those IOUs.

I'm counting on it.

Oh, Moody, I suppose we'd better get
ready for a visitor.

Visitor?

Mm -hmm. From Denver.

Hey, Mr.

Benton.

Call for Mr. Benton.

Call for Mr. Benton. Mm, I don't know.

You've been here two weeks, Shanks, and
you failed to uncover any trace of Joe

Lambert.

Even the Marshal hasn't heard of him.

Don't you think it's possible he's going
back to that sheep ranch of his?

You're right, of course, Mr. Cromwell.

And I shall start back in the morning.

But, Mr. Cromwell, why don't you come
with me?

I'd like to, Shanks, but I can't get
away.

Although, as I've said, I'm not too keen
on departing from our original plans to

run the line through Silver Hill.

If the man hadn't petered out, I would
never have allowed the change.

You can rely on me, sir, to turn over a
nice piece of business for the railroad.

Just remember this, Saint.

The railroad is interested in bargains.
But we are not interested in cheating

the people.

Of course not, sir. Of course not.

Good night, Saint. Good night, sir.

Still in town, huh, Mr. Shanks?

You, uh, have any luck finding Joe
Lambert?

No. He must have gone back, but I'm
heading out to his ranch tomorrow. You,

want to hire out again?

Oh, no, not me, no. I'm taking the next
stage back to Silver Hill.

Traveling with you is too rich for my
blood.

No matter.

I can find my way back to the ranch.

Well, I'll be seeing you.

Well, not in Silver Hill, you won't. I
have no further business there. I don't

intend to lay eyes on that place again.

If you'll excuse me.

What'd you do?

So there was three miserable cattlemen
and big bruisers, too,

looking for trouble.

Well, sheep man never backed away from a
cattleman yet.

Just what are you yokels trying to pull
on me?

Can't imagine what you're talking about,
Shanks.

Pulling something on you?

Well, what do you call it?

Moving the whole town of Silver Hill to
the middle of Lambert's ranch.

And right where I intended to buy land
for the railroad track.

Well, that's pretty astonishing. We
never dreamed of such a thing.

I don't know how you found out or how
you moved the town, but... Now, don't

all head up, Mr. Shanks.

I'm Joe Lambert.

And I own this land, except for the
little bit I sold to the Silver Hill

Now, there's a nice, straight stretch of
land set aside for your railroad.

So, as if you want to talk business.

All right.

I know when I'm late.

What kind of fortune do you want?

Well, I wouldn't say fortune exactly,
but according to my business advisors

here... You mean fellow robbers?

Whoa!

Mr. Maverick!

Mr. Maverick!

Let's take a look. Something's happened.

Lookie here!

Lookie here!

Why, that's the richest piece of silver
ore I've ever seen.

Where'd you get it?

We dumped all that junk down the old
mine shaft at Silver Hill, throwed in a

couple of sticks of dynamite. When the
smoke cleared away, we had a brand new

vein of silver.

Well, Maverick, looks like that mine you
won from Mort Stubbins made you a

wealthy man after all.

I beg to differ with you.

It means my railroad would be wealthy.

What do you mean, your railroad?

Just that.

It's obvious there's a rich mine at
Silver Hill after all.

So I'm going to reroute the railroad
back through there to take advantage of

ore shipments.

So? You people made a mistake tearing
down your buildings, your houses, and

moving away.

Under the state law, that means you
deserted the land, so it reverts to

domain. And the railroad, being a public
utility, can legally make claim to it

without paying you one red cent.

Harris,

I demand that you tell these people that
what I say is merely the law, and it's

your duty to uphold it.

Well, the Friday's right, folks.

He knows the law, all right.

You bet I do.

And as legal representative of a public
utility, the railroad, I'm going right

over to Silver Hill and stake out all
the land I need, including the mine.

Sheriff, isn't there something we can
do?

Well, you got us into this.

No, I'm afraid not.

Shanks is right.

By dynamiting your mine shaft, tearing
down the buildings and moving them out

Silver Hill.

We lost all claim to the land.

Now we're in worse shape than ever.

We owe poor Joe here for all his land.

Oh, don't you fret none about that, Mr.
Moody.

As I said before, it's enough for me
just having friends like you around.

Maybe you'd all like to take up sheep
ranching.

Sheriff, suppose.

Now, just suppose that before Shanks can
get back to stake out his railroad

claim, all the Silver Hill buildings are
back in place as they were before.

Now, you're a smart man, Mr. Maverick,
but you're not smart enough to move this

whole town back to Silver Hill before
Shanks can get there.

He's starting now, and there's nothing
you can do about it.

You're right, Sheriff. There's nothing I
can do. But there's something you can

do. Me?

Well, you're the law, aren't you?

Yeah. Hey, Shanks, hold up there.

Well?

Your horse looks a mite tired, Shanks.

Well, he should be. I rode him all the
way from Denver.

He's not too worn out to take me on to
Silver Hill.

Well, now, I'd say he was.

What are you getting at?

Why, a law we got around here about
overworking a poor defenseless animal.

I'm afraid he'll have to arrest you,
Shanks. It's an open and shut case.

Open and shut.

case why you miserable excuse for a law
man i'll we've also got a law about

paying proper respect for the law

wet railroad, man.

And a mighty sanitary one, too. That's a
very sheep dish.

That's going pretty quick this time.

Practice makes perfect.

Yeah, I've noticed that, playing poker
with you.

I've got another problem, Maverick.

I can't keep him locked up after
tomorrow. That's the full penalty

law for abusing his horse.

There'll be more than enough time.

By the way, Sheriff, have you seen Joe
Lambert? I've been meaning to talk to

him.

Poor fellow, he's taking all this pretty
hard.

He's holed up over in his shack.

Mind

if

I come in, Joe?

Sorry about this.

It was too good to last, Mr. Maverick.

I had plans, you know.

They was concerning, well,

a certain young lady, but I guess I was
always meant to be a sheepherder and

live alone.

But it was nice having all you folks for
friends.

I guess it's all my fault in a way.

I had the town move here in the first
place.

Joe, I, uh... I want you to have this.

You're gonna move to Silver Hill with
the rest of the town.

Move with the town?

Stay with my friends?

But I can't leave my sheep ranch, Mr.
Maverick.

That's the only place I got.

Well, not anymore.

That's the deed to the Silver Hill mine.

You're a rich man, Joe.

Now, you can go ahead with your plans
concerning that certain young lady.

But I can't take this, Mr. Maverick.

I got my pride.

Well, I'm not exactly giving it to you,
Joe.

In exchange, you're going to give me the
deed to this sheep ranch.

Then, after I've collected my IOUs from
Moody, Ryan, Barker, and Smith...

I'm going back to Denver, and I'm going
to sell this sheep ranch to a certain

Mort Stubbins.

Mr. Maverick.

Call me Bo.

He did a job up there, didn't he? Just
like you said, Mr. Maverick. Well, they

said it couldn't be done.

Hello, Sheriff.

I reckon your sentence is up, Mr.
Snakes.

You're a free man.

You can't make a fool out of me.

Looks like somebody beat us to that
already.

I shall have the last laugh yet.

I shall not run the railroad through
Silver Hill or Shipments or no or

Shipments, not after the way I've been
treated.

All right, Lambert, name your price. The
railroad's going through your sheep

ranch, after all.

You're talking to the wrong man, Mr.
Shanks.

I don't own my ranch anymore.

He does.

Oh.

$10 ,000.

Did you say $10 ,000?

I did. You can't refuse an offer like
that. It's far more than the land is

worth.

Oh, no.

Not again.

Them buildings couldn't stand being
moved again.

And I'd be alone again.

With a mine.

I'm sorry, Wilbur, old boy.

The land is not for sale.

We'll never get an offer like this
again.

My old uncle used to say there are
things more important than money, but

never found one.

I guess for once Uncle Bo was wrong.

Well, now, looks like you'll have to run
your line through Silver Hill.

But we won't give you no trouble.

Of course, knowing that you'll go as
high as 10 ,000, it'll be a big help.

All right.

You've got this.

Get all the landowners together in the
hotel lobby.

With the deeds.

Let's get it over with.

Ten thousand dollars.

If Uncle Bo knew about this, he'd send
me back to England for sure.

This wild yawn about a town being
missing, it better be true.

We all saw it.

I mean, we didn't see it.

There wasn't a trace of Silver Hill.

But a town, a whole town full of people
can't just disappear into nothing. It's

preposterous. You'll see, Marshal.
You'll see.

We're almost there.

Exactly. One mile away.

Just like I told you, Marshal, that
driver is too superstitious to go where

whole town's been swallowed up.

So Silver Hill has disappeared, has it?

Or you wouldn't bring me out here on a
hot three -day ride just for a joke,

would you?

Who is the tall, dark stranger there?

Maverick is the name.

Riding the trail to who knows where.
Luck is his companion.

Camper is his game.

Smooth as a handle on a gun.

Maverick is the name.

Wild as the wind in Oregon.

Blowing up a canyon.

Easier to tame.

Riverboat, ring your bell.

Fare thee well, Annabelle.

Luck is a lady.

We'll be right back.

Maverick is a legend of the West.

Maverick is a legend of the West.