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Well, never but one man could surprise me with my own calling card.

Jim?

Hey, did I keep you waiting long, Frank?

Well, I've been occupying the time constructively.

Good to see you, Jim.

What's new?

The fellow president got two more warnings.

That's getting to be a steady thing, isn't it? What now?

The state capitol and Pinewood.

Why don't you take the state capitol? I'll take Pinewood.

It is the Capitol.

Right.

And so,

my

friends, in just ten minutes, the new spur line from Tucson will make its

stop in our fair city.

With the Tucson and Tucumcari Railroad will come people, and you know what that

means. Say it!

Folks spell more industry, and industry means prosperity beyond...

to this historic occasion.

Mr. Mayor.

Oh, Captain, my Captain, our fearful trip is done.

The ship has weathered every wrack. The prize we sought is won.

Now, what's this all about, Mr. West?

Mayor, the government has received a warning that there's going to be

in your town today.

A disaster?

Well, what sort of a disaster?

We don't know, sir.

Who sent the warning?

We don't know that either, sir.

An anonymous message warning of some unnamed disaster.

Sounds like somebody's idea of a very bad joke.

Sir, the town of Cactus Falls received a similar warning. They thought it was a

bad joke.

The dam just outside of their town collapsed.

It flooded all of Cactus Falls.

Well, a coincidence, no doubt.

My heaven, Zenobia's finished.

Oh,

I want to thank you for your concern, Mr. West, but I'm sure there's no cause

for alarm.

People of Pinewood would do nothing to mar this historic occasion.

They realize how important this link -up with the railroad is.

Oh, my goodness.

That train is nearly at the trestle.

Trestle? Yes, it's our new trustful, just outside of town.

Come in.

Yes, Miss Simms.

This crate was just delivered, Professor.

There's no return address.

Did the messenger say who sent it?

No, sir.

Odd. Thank you, Miss Sand.

You don't need me anymore this evening, Professor Winkler.

Professor, are you off?

This doesn't make any sense.

Winkler, Forbes, Putney.

And you're sure that Forbes is a man who blew up the dam at Cactus Falls?

I'm positive.

He founded that town. Damn, he's a former territorial governor. Now, why in

world would he do a thing like that?

Why would Putney blow up the trestle?

And why would Winkler destroy his own artworks worth a million dollars?

I don't know.

Sure nothing in those cars to help us, is there?

Frank, I failed to mention one thing.

Well, don't spare me now.

Ethan Forbes' wife swore she saw a raven fly into the window of Forbes' study

just before it left to blow up the dam.

Another raven, huh?

What's the answer, Jim?

Frank, I'm not sure I know the question.

Pull the curtains first, gentlemen.

Mr. President, sir.

My apologies, gentlemen, for dropping in unannounced.

I felt it was best to have complete secrecy.

I don't even want it known I'm not in Washington.

May I present Colonel Chavales, Special Assistant of Ambassador Ramirez of

Mexico. This is James West, Frank Harper. Colonel.

Mr. President?

Oh, by the way, Artemis sends his regards to both of you.

How is he bearing up under his Washington assignment, sir? The question

is Washington bearing up? I hear there's been a steady influx of lovely young

ladies since Artemis has been assigned to us there.

Gentlemen, the colonel will explain to you the reason for our visit here.

Colonel, tell them.

Senores, what has been happening in your country is strange, inexplicable

behavior. on the part of such men as Mayor Padney, Professor Winkler, and

General Forbes, has also been taking place in my country.

Several of my countrymen, men of unimpeachable patriotism, have engaged

senseless acts of sabotage.

Just as with Padney, Winkler, and Forbes, his countrymen have no memory of

committing any crimes.

Or any possible explanation of why they committed them.

Well, gentlemen, we might just as well get comfortable.

We've got a lot of talking to do.

Well, gentlemen, I guess that's it.

So we're agreed that someone has found a way to make these men behave in a

manner completely foreign to them. The thing I do not understand is why our

governments are warned that a disaster is about to take place.

Well, it appears that they're giving us a sort of a preview of their power, a

demonstration, so to speak.

Whoever they are.

Exactly, Mr. President.

Someone has started a campaign to sow fear and suspicion among the people of

this country and of Mexico.

By destroying their confidence in the leaders of their communities.

But what do they want?

I feel we're to find out soon enough.

Well, I've been expecting some demand on me before this.

Jim, Ambassador Ramirez is going to be in Nogales Day after tomorrow.

Now, I want you or Frank, both of you, to be there to meet him.

Now, the colonel here will be there, too.

I want you to give him all the information that we've got.

I want you to assure him.

Of our complete cooperation with the Mexican government in combating this

terrible threat.

This insidious power.

Whatever it is, whatever its purpose, it's got to be crushed.

Crushed quickly.

What's wrong?

A message for you, sir.

Well, it can't... That's not possible.

No one knows I'm here.

Someone does now, sir.

What's the message?

It says Wolfville is next.

You check the mayor's office. I'll get the sheriff. Let's go.

Hey, Sheriff!

What do you want, Brad?

How about a little something to eat out of that $5 ,000 reward you got for us?

You'll get food when it gets here.

Hey, Elmo.

Lipo's sitting on the hitch rail out front.

Ain't that something?

And he hopped right up on my arm like he wanted to come inside all the time.

Friendly critter, ain't he?

I guess I'll finish cleaning up now.

I'm going now, Bill.

What are you doing, Sheriff?

No! No!

No, Sheriff.

No, Sheriff.

No!

What's he up to?

I don't get it.

Let's go.

Why?

I don't know, but I ain't gonna stick around and argue with him.

Let's get out of here.

These are the exact same glasses that Puddin and Forbes wore.

And Professor Winkler.

And now Elmo Stone.

Now, that's just incredible to me.

Elmo Stone is one of the most dedicated lawmen in the West.

Before the war, he brought the law to this territory almost single -handedly.

Waking up.

What are you doing here?

It's a long story, Elmo.

Why? I don't understand.

Elmo, just a little while ago, you tried to release the brass gang.

Release? That's right.

They didn't get away.

They're back in your jail right now.

Now, why in the world would you try to do a thing like that?

Why?

I don't know. I just don't know.

Elmo, we're interested in those spectacles of yours. How long have you

wearing them?

About a week.

A fellow came through.

He was a traveling eye doctor.

Now, this eye doctor, what was his name?

It's... Ocularis.

Dr. Horatio Ocularis. He said he was going through the country introducing

new kind of spectacles and said he'd give me a pair of specs if I'd wear them

for a month and then... Write him a letter and tell him whether I liked him

not. Well, why were you chosen for this free trial?

Well, he... Because I'm the sheriff, I guess. Because he said he usually went

the town's leading citizen.

Oh, that fits.

Go on, then.

Well, that's about it. He tested my eyes and... Just didn't fix the spectacles

for me and left town.

Well, what kind of a test did he give you?

Well, he put some drops in them and then had me look into this.

This machine, it was kind of like a magic lantern.

I'd seen one in Kansas City in a penny arcade one time.

You know, a little black box that you look into and you crank the handle and

pictures move.

That's a kinetoscope.

Now, did this Dr.

Ocularis say where he was going after he left Woolfield?

No, no, but he did ask me if I knew anybody in any of the towns around that

might be willing to take him up on his offer. You know, like a mayor or a judge

or a sheriff. So I gave him Hiram's name.

Well, who's Hiram?

Oh, it's Hiram Sneed. That's my brother -in -law. He's mayor of San Pablo.

San Pablo?

Yeah, just the side of the border. Do you know it?

Well enough.

Sat in on a stud poker game there one time that ran on for three straight

Best I could do was break even.

Well, sounds like maybe I ought to ride on down there and meet this Mayor Sneed,

huh? I'll join you there as soon as possible, as soon as I finish my

here, Frank. All right.

I'll wait in San Pablo till they hear from you, Jim.

Elmo, take care of yourself.

All right.

Hey, Sheriff!

What kind of a jailbird do you call this?

That's the one that Billy brought in last night.

Billy found him out on the hitching post outside until he acted real team -like.

Maybe he belongs to somebody.

He does.

To Dr.

Ocularis.

I think he expected a return to him after it had served its purpose.

You mean he was trained like a homing pigeon?

That's what I mean exactly.

Get on your feet.

Who are you?

I said get on your feet. What's the meaning of this?

Unhand me, you ruffian!

Come on, Ocularis.

Ocularis? You can read, can't you?

And who may I ask of you?

And by what right are you coming to this camp, manhandling me in this manner?

Calm down.

Honest, I don't know anything about all this.

If you've got some problem with him, don't mix me up in it. I've got plenty

troubles of my own.

Who is she?

I have no idea.

That's right, he doesn't. I just hid in the wagon to get a ride.

You just got in the wagon for a ride?

Well, I didn't have much choice.

There I was in Burrow Flats, broke.

Didn't look like there was much future there for me, so...

When he came through, well, any place is better than borough flats.

What's your name?

Lorette.

What's yours?

All right, Lorette.

Get on the wagon. We'll take you to Wolfsburg.

Ocularis, you say?

Dr. Horatio Ocularis? That's right, Mr.

Sneed. Does that name mean anything to you?

Yeah, yeah, it sure does, Mr. Hopper.

Well, what?

I got it right here. Now, just hold on now.

What is it that you got?

I got a letter. He sent me a letter.

Well, maybe you could just tell me what was in the letter.

What? Oh.

Well, let's see now.

As I remember, he said he would... Be here on the 15th. I remember the date

because it was just two days before our big fiesta.

15th? Well, that's today.

Why, sure it is.

I sure hope he shows up. He promised me a free pair of glasses.

He'll be here, Mr. Mayor.

You sure?

I'd hate to miss out on those glasses.

I'd be willing to bet on it.

Jim? No, Sheriff. Surely you've mistaken me for someone else. No, no, you're the

one. I protest.

I've never seen you before in my life.

Oh, come on.

It's not going to do you any good. On the contrary.

I expect it to do me a great deal of good.

The gun was rigged to fire backward.

Fire backwards?

Sheriff, he didn't have this gun on him when I captured him. I traced him.

Well, then how did he... Girl.

What girl?

Looks like I'm going to have to find out.

I'm addressing Mayor Sneed, I presume.

Yep, that's me all right.

What can I do for you?

Dr. Aquilaris. Dr.

Horatio Aquilaris.

I wrote you a letter from Wolfville a few days ago. I trust you received it.

Yep, I got it all right. It's around here, somewhere.

Anyway.

Excellent. Then you know the purpose for which I'm here.

Yep. You want to give me a... A pair of new glasses.

Free? Now, your letter said free, right?

Exactly, Your Honor, without charge or obligation.

All I ask is that you try them for 30 days and then drop me a line letting me

know, frankly and honestly, how you like them.

A letter which you will permit me to use as a testimonial when I make the new

lens available on the open market.

Is that agreeable to you?

Yeah. Never passed up an offer like that.

You sure?

There's no strings now.

Absolutely free.

Now, if you will permit me, Mr. Mayor, I will get the equipment that I need for

the examination.

Doctor!

It won't hurt, will it?

The examination?

But, yes, sir, you won't know anything is happening.

How nice.

There we are.

Now, if you just step over to the table.

May I sneak?

Now, if you'll just look into the kinetoscope and turn the handle as

you can.

Ready? Very good.

Faster, Milton.

Dick. Well, look at that, would you?

Time never. That's lovely.

May I stop now, Your Honor?

May I sneak?

May I sneak?

Your Honor!

May I sneak?

You may stop now.

Oh.

About those glasses I promised you.

Oh, yes, my free glasses.

Oh, not now.

But I think you will find an occasion to use them.

Don't know how I'll ever thank you, Doctor.

Just don't know how.

Oh, you'll find a way, Mr. Mayor.

I know you will.

Hi,

Frank.

Hey, Jim.

I just talked to Mayor Sneed.

Oh, and he told you that I had a visit from Dr.

Ocularis. You had a visit from another Ocularis, the one that conditioned

Sheriff Stone is dead.

Dead? You mean there's more than one of those guys?

There may be several, but we'll know the answer to that when we talk to your

man. Well, that's going to be a little hard to do, Jim.

He's left.

Left?

You mean you didn't arrest him?

Why should I? I hadn't done anything unlawful.

You know, I never thought I'd have so much trouble getting Hiram Sneed's ring

off my finger.

Frank, we've got to find him and bring him back

here.

I'm going to kill you, Mr. West.

Not Frank.

Frank, put that gun down.

Who is Frank?

Why do you call me that?

My name is Sneed.

Hiram Sneed.

I forgot, of course, Mr. Sneed.

You were told to kill me by Dr.

By Dr. Ocularis.

Ocularis?

Did he say anything about... Frank Harper?

Frank Harper?

Yep.

Yep. Supposed to kill him, too. Why don't you kill him first?

Got to kill Frank Harper.

Feeling better, Frank?

A little better, I think.

I still don't remember how close I come to killing you, Jim.

You know, I still can't... I still can't quite understand how Ocularis could

have got me under his control without my being aware of it.

Well, we know these glasses have something to do with it.

Yeah, and there's the eye drops and the kinetoscope.

And then the appearance of the raven.

It seems to trigger off the desired reaction in a person who's been

There's a brilliant mind behind this, but I'm sure it's not those eye doctors

that call themselves ocularis. It's...

What's

the matter, Jim?

Flora Red.

Hey, Jim.

Hmm,

well, for goodness sake, look who's here.

I bet you wonder where I ran off to.

I'd like to speak to this lady alone, please.

Go on, go on.

Got something explaining to do.

Why don't you buy me a drink and I'll tell you the whole story?

Because I'm not thirsty.

Oh, I guess you're angry because I didn't wait for you in Wolfville.

That's right.

Well, you know, a funny thing happened there.

I was sitting on the wagon waiting for you, and I didn't know how long you'd

And along came this fellow headed for San Pablo.

He was awfully nice, and when he offered me a ride, well, I never cared much for

Wolfville anyway.

I know why you left.

Well, I just told you why.

But I'm glad you followed me anyway.

What about the trick gun you slipped to Dr.

Ocularis?

Trick gun?

Dr. Ocularis? What are you talking about?

Murder.

Murder?

Me?

Come on, let's go.

You're not arresting me.

I'm not inviting you to dance.

No, you're not, are you?

Permit me to introduce myself, Mr. West.

I'm Professor Thaddeus Toombs.

Sit down, Mr. West.

Suit yourself.

It may interest you to know that you're the first outsider that has ever visited

the headquarters of Raven.

Raven, Mr. West, is an organization composed of scientists like myself.

Men possessed of learning and talents undreamed of by lesser mortals, shall we

say.

Men dedicated to freeing the world from the ignorant masses and their vain and

small -minded leaders.

We shall, when we come to power, rule the Earth and its inhabitants

scientifically.

Our organization is called Raven, Mr. West, out of a mutual admiration for

much -maligned bird.

I will detain you no longer.

You've been brought here for one purpose, to carry a message to President

You will tell President Grant there is no defense against Raven.

Tell him we demand unconditional surrender.

Hey, Jim.

Hey, Frank.

What in the world happened to you?

This lady friend of mine, she, uh... She drugged me.

Drugged you?

Why?

She wanted to show me something. There was this, uh... This large room.

And there was this man with... With a large head.

Sitting on a sort of a stage.

And then three other men walked in.

And one of them said his name was Toomes.

Toomes?

Yeah, Professor Thaddeus Toomes.

And that he belonged to this organization called The Raven.

And they had a message for him.

For our president.

Go on.

That's all I can remember that I... must have passed out.

Look, Jim, there must be more to it than that.

Yeah, there was more.

And now I remember those... those dots and those lines.

The same geometric figure.

When I... Came to in a room, Frank. There was this... this kinetoscope.

You think they used that on you while you were unconscious?

They must have.

They must have conditioned me just like they did you and all the others.

A walking time bomb.

For the Raven to use whenever he thinks it's necessary.

Now, look, Jim.

They must have got you from here to that... to that room somehow.

Why don't you look around the saloon here, and I'll go pick up our gear at

hotel, all right?

All right.

These piñatas must have worked by some kind of preset trigger mechanism.

We'll never know for sure.

Yeah, I guess you're right, Frank.

Why don't you go see Ramirez in New Galas?

Raven's headquarters is somewhere here in San Pablo or close by, and I'm gonna

find it.

Well, I guess it makes sense for one of us to stay, but, uh... What you worried

about me, huh, Frank?

Well... Aren't you a little worried about yourself, Jim?

Yeah, I was.

Was?

Frank, we're both forgetting one thing.

If Raven had conditioned me, he would have given me the glasses.

That's right. He didn't, did he?

So I'm not a walking time bomb.

Well, that's quite a relief.

Yeah.

Frank, you've got a long ride ahead of you. You don't want to keep the

ambassador waiting.

Why don't you get it on?

Okay, Jim.

Good luck. Good luck to you, Frank.

Hey, Frank.

Yeah?

Why don't you keep Ramirez with you until I get there?

Sure.

I understand.

Pardon me, sir.

Why have you left your posts?

There's supposed to be someone on guard in this corridor at all times.

I have to go to my meeting with Toombs.

I'm not interested in Philadelphia, Professor. Tell me about Nogales.

Ah, yes.

Nogales.

I'm pleased to announce that I've heard from our colleague in Nogales within the

hour. Well, well. Well, what does he say?

That Ambassador Ramirez has arrived in that city and that all is proceeding

according to plan.

I can say with complete confidence that due to our operative in that city, by

this time tomorrow night, the Republic of Mexico...

We'll be right for the plucking.

Thank you.