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Mornin'.

Mornin'.

You the law man here?

Marshal Torrance.

I'm Jay Jefferson.

Yes, I know. What do you want in North Fork?

Your co-Operation.

In what?

I'm looking for a man, fella named Pete Dawson.

40 years old, blue eyes, bald. 5 foot 7.

I don't know any Pete Dawson.

Does anybody in this neighborhood fit the description?

That description can fit a lot of men in this town, as well

As most any other town.

I'm askin' about this town.

You heard my answer.

Plenty of men, 5' 7", blue eyes, bald?

And none of 'em the man you're looking for.

Marshal, I don't like to brag on my name, but it usually

Meets with more respect than you're showing.

Maybe that's because the legend about the name don't fit

The truth as I know it.

That's what you're aimin' at, isn't it?

Do you think he's really from borneo, pa?

Well, that's what the poster says.

You don't have to believe it, son, but it makes it more fun

If you do.

Round an' round the little shell's goin', where the pea

Hides nobody knows.

That's too bad, brother.

Better luck next time, too bad.

Once more go, because the hand is slicker than the eye or

Is it?

Now, why don't you double your money, and see if the hand

Is quicker than the eye.

Oh ho ho!

Now, watch it very carefully, just as easy as you facin'

A rain barrel.

Too bad, mister.

Better luck next time.

Pa, I saw where the pea went, alright if I bet my dime?

That's a game o' chance, son.

But there ain't no chance to it... I saw it.

It's a sure thing, pa.

You prepared to lose, just in case it's not a sure thing?

Sure, but I know the eye's

Quicker than the hand.

You know, huh?

Well, it's your money, mark.

An' who's next to see if the

Hand is really quicker than the eye?

I'll bet my dime.

And the young man bets a dime.

Now, here's the pea, an' here's the shell, now watch it very

Closely an' see if the hand is quicker than the eye.

Alright, young man, where's the pea?

That one.

Sorry, son, you lose.

But I saw it go under there, pa.

You saw it, or you thought you saw it?

But I dug 5 post holes to earn that money!

Well, you'll just have to dig 5 more, huh?

Now here...

wanna try this?

No!

Now just a minute, son.

In a way, you were lucky back there.

It only cost you a dime to find out what a lot of men

Spend a fortune learnin'.

Learnin' what?

Well, that you don't figure to get anythin' in this life

Free an' easy, you gotta work for it, an' even when something

Seems free, well, now you just found out it's not.

How about this?

Good!

Once more we go, double your money.

I'll bet 20 dollars.

Well now, that's a sportin' bet, partner.

These yokels been dimin' and quarterin' me near to death.

Now keep your eye closely on the little pea, as the shells

Move around, and where is the little pea?

Now let's see...

my guess is...

the pea is under the middle shell.

What are you pickin' up 2 shells for?

I called the middle shell.

The pea has to be under it, if the game is honest.

What are you tryin' to say, mister?

Nothin'.

Just pay me my money.

Alright, well now, just take it easy.

Here, you can have your bet back.

Did you ever hear that the hand is quicker than the eye?

Thank you.

Wait a second, that's not your money, mister.

You better get back to your game.

Bangaroo!

Alright, that's enough.

Now you men pack up your gear an' get out o' town.

You alright, pa?

Yeah, I guess everything is in the right place.

That was sure some humdinger of a fight.

What's it all about, lucas?

Oh usual, micah, some of the carny boys carryin' a good thing

Too far.

Help!

leave him alone.

Tin-Horn Chiseler.

You heard my orders, now pack up and get out, and don't ever

Come back.

All in a day's work, eh, friend?

Recognize him?

Should I?

That's Jay Jefferson.

Oh, so that's him, huh?

You mean Jay Jefferson the famous law man?

The same, son.

Gosh! Can I go talk to him, pa?

Go ahead, son, I'll meet you in the lunch room.

Great man himself comes to our town for a visit, an' let's

Hope a short one.

Why do you say that, micah?

I'd think the town would be honored to have him around.

You don't know him.

No, only by reputation.

Didn't he clean up cedar grove when 6 men before him had

Failed?

He cleaned it up alright, but you know how he did it?

Killin' off the opposition.

If anybody got out of line, he didn't stop to argue,

He just shot 'em.

That so?

Raided the sid russell gang the same way, ambushed 2 of 'em,

Shot the third one in the back.

I didn't know that was his style.

That's the trouble, public's got to believin' that jay

Jefferson is a big man on the side of the law.

Those of us who get paid for keepin' the peace know him

For what he really is.

What's for him here in North Fork?

What's for him anyplace?

Blood money.

He's lookin' for an outlaw called pete dawson.

5 foot 7, blue-Eyed, bald.

That could be curly smith.

Frank hardy.

I don't think it's either one of 'em.

Frank's had his ranch here 8 or 9 years and, well,

You know Curly.

Still...

well, see you later, Micah.

Poker?

There'll be a game just as soon as we get a few more

Players.

Got a room up front?

How about a little cut-Throat?

I usually don't play two-Handed, but it's alright

To kill time.

Sit down, sit down.

My name's colonel Beauregard Smith.

The folks around here call me curly.

How are ya?

Sit down, sit down.

Anythin' wrong, boy?

Well, no, sir, I... I just wanted to ask you a question.

Go ahead.

Ain't that sort of a funny place to wear a gun?

It isn't how or where you wear a gun that's important,

Son, it's what you do with it when you need it...

In a hurry.

I keep the gun barrel greased,

That way she comes out slick an' fast.

Would you mind me havin' one o' your bullets?

Well, to show the fellas at school.

Thanks!

My compliments, boy.

Nice little lad.

If that boy's daddy seen you draw on him, he'd cut you

In half.

I didn't hurt the boy.

Well, his pa jus' don't like people pointin' guns the wrong

Way.

Well, I'm sure his pa knows the difference between a

Friendly move and unfriendly one.

Your deal.

Jay Jefferson is quite an impressive man, huh, mark?

Bet he's faster on the draw than wild bill Hickok.

Hmm. Well, you know, son, bein' fast with a gun isn't a

Talent to be especially admired, unless it's tied up with good

Intentions.

Gave me one o' his bullets.

Take your hat off.

Well, thank you.

You lived around here long?

Oh, 4 or 5 years.

Why, somethin' wrong?

Just remind me of someone I used to know.

Jacks or better.

20 dollars.

Well, I'll stay.

You can't win every pop.

Why not, is there a law against it?

Well, a law of averages.

Gimme the top card.

An' I'll take one.

Openin' bet's 20.

Poker's goin' up,

I'll raise you 20.

I'll call.

All pink, a heart flush.

Not good enough.

Full house, kings over tens.

Now just a minute, sir, you didn't show me your cards.

Cards were there for you to look at.

But you didn't show 'em face up.

I think I've had enough for now.

I didn't see your cards, so as far as I'm concerned, I've

Been cheated!

Would you mind repeatin' that?

Ah, you old fraud, you can play poker, but you can't afford

To pay back the 20 dollars you owe me, huh?

What are you talkin' about?

Maybe I'll take it outta your hide.

Lad.

Sir?

Your pa's a pretty smart man.

Yes, sir, there're no flies on my pa.

Ha ha ha, there sure aren't.

Son, you know I'm a law enforcement officer, don't you?

I sure do.

Sometimes my job makes me ask people questions that maybe they

Don't think they should answer, you know, but it's their duty

To answer, you understand that, don't you?

Yeah.

I'm lookin' for an outlaw.

He might live right around here.

What's the meaning of this, lucas?

I'm sorry I had to manhandle you, curly, but you were just

About to get yourself hurt.

Well, I'm not exactly a prairie flower, I coulda taken

Care o' myself.

So who is that card shark?

Well, his name is Jay Jefferson.

Jay Jefferson?

Mm-Hm.

Well, that's different, I guess he really did have

A full house.

Now, do you suppose I oughta go back an' apologize?

No, you just make yourself scarce, I'll apologize for you.

Thanks, lucas.

It looks like him.

He's bald too.

Uh-Huh? Where does this man frank hardy live, lad?

5 miles out o' town, past the post road.

That's enough, Mark.

You often look to youngsters for help?

I'm a peace officer, friend.

The law says every citizen must aid me in the performance of

My duty.

The law doesn't specify the age.

40 years old, huh?

Frank Hardy's 50 if he's a day.

Well, that handbill was printed 10 years ago.

Well, that's not much of a picture to identify a man.

I don't need the picture.

I used to know pete dawson pretty well back east.

5 miles west of town, eh, lad?

Thank you.

Hello, pete.

It's you.

Where's your gun, pete?

I stopped wearin' one.

Anyhow, I wouldn't be fool enough to draw against you.

Did you come here to take me back?

What else?

I was hopin' that after 10 years, you might have forgotten

Me.

Why, didn't you know there is a reward out for you?

No, I didn't.

Sure, a thousand dollars, alive or dead.

An' I aim to collect, one way or the other.

Frank Hardy, respectable

Citizen... Ha!

Wonder what the folks here in north fork would think if they

Knew this was open season on you, an outlaw with a price

On his head.

You make me sound worse than I was.

I made just one mistake in my whole life, an' I've been payin'

For it ever since, up here.

You know, ridin' in I looked your place over.

You got a pretty nice spread here, pete.

I've worked hard at it, Jay.

Yeah, it shows.

Makin' money?

I've had 3 good crop years in a row, an' my cattle tally close

To 500 head.

Uh-Huh.

Bank statement, huh?

Pete, I got an idea how we might both come out ahead on this.

Come out ahead?

What'd it be worth for me to go back an' report you as dead

An' buried?

Well, I don't know I... I figure it should be worth

2,000 dollars to you.

What do you figure?

When are we goin' home, pa?

Soon, I hope.

Alright if I go to the stable an' watch Nils at the forge?

Alright go ahead, but don't get in his way.

Thanks, pa, I won't.

He's not back yet, eh?

No, not yet, Micah.

Do you think hardy's the man?

Well, the description fits him like a foot in a boot full

O' grease.

Hmm.

You remember when hardy an' me rode together last spring

Round-Up?

One time we were sittin' night watch, just him an' me, an' he

Got to talkin' about himself, how he grew up an' such.

I figured he was leadin' up to somethin' special when he

Stopped, clammed up an' he didn't say another word

All night.

Could be Jefferson's got himself another feather

In his cap.

Or maybe not.

Empty-Handed!

Ain't that a shame.

He'll be leavin' now, an' takin' trouble to some other

Town, for which I'm everlastingly grateful.

Well, I think I'll pick up mark an' head for home.

Be seein' you, lucas boy.

Pete Dawson?

You're mistaken, sir, that isn't my name.

It is now, an' I'm arrestin' you for the robbery of the eagle

Rock bank in Missouri 10 years ago.

Pete Dawson, otherwise known as

Curly Smith.

Is that right?

You played poker with him this morning.

Why didn't you take him then?

Well, I didn't recognize him then.

Well, now, you gave me the impression you knew him for a

Long time.

Well, his chin whiskers an' moustache had me fooled.

Excuse me.

You wait out in the hall, son, go on.

Micah?

2 bullets right through the heart.

I warned him, son.

I told him not to go for his gun...

but he paid me no mind.

Well, he shouldn't have tried to resist arrest.

Mark, come along, son.

Alright, folks, let's go home.

Marshal, I'll expect an official report from you as to

Pete Dawson's description an' measurements, proof for me to

Take back to Missouri that he's dead.

You know, pa, I bet if Mr. Jefferson hadn't come to town,

No one would ever known that Curly Smith was really

An outlaw.

Well, we don't know it yet, son.

Huh?

Mark, I'd like to ask you a question.

Go ahead, pa.

How would you feel if you found out Jay Jefferson wasn't

The great man that you think he is?

Why, pa, y... You shouldn't say things like that it... ain't

Like you to go an' talk against someone for no reason.

Alright, son.

Where are you goin'?

I'll be back in an hour or so, you meet me here.

Alright, pa.

Who's there?

Lucas McCain.

Come on in, Lucas.

Frank?

Hi.

How'd your alfalfa crop turn out?

Oh, real fine, Lucas, it was good seed you gave me.

Well, good.

What can I do for ya?

Well, frank, I wondered if you'd mind ridin' into town

With me. Oh?

There's been some trouble, an' I thought maybe you'd help

Straighten it out.

Trouble?

Yeah, we've got a distinguished visitor from the

Eastern town, fella named Jay Jefferson... Know him?

Well, of course I've heard of him.

Ever meet him?

Uh... yes, a matter of fact he was out here this mornin',

He... He thought I might be somebody he was lookin' for.

An outlaw named Pete Dawson?

Yes, I think that was the name.

Well, Frank, about a half hour ago, Jay Jefferson shot an'

Killed Curly Smith.

But why?

He claimed Curly Smith was...

Pete Dawson.

Very nice, marshal, I appreciate it.

Very nice, marshal, I appreciate it.

Micah, Frank's got somethin' he wants to tell you.

That so? What is it, Frank?

My name isn't Frank Hardy, it's Pete Dawson, an' I'm wanted

In Missouri for robbery, an' I guess I'm part to blame for

Curly's death.

Let's everyone stay right where they are.

You heard me, don't move!

That's it, stand nice an' easy.

Jefferson, I arrest you for...

Just send the warrant to me in Mexico City, marshal, care of

General delivery. looks as if I got in over my

Head this time, got a little too greedy.

I'll thank you for your rifle, friend.

Uh-Uh! Toss it to me.

Jefferson, as I was sayin', I arrest you for the murder of

Curly Smith.

Well, mark, I reckon you found out that you can't always

Believe everything you hear about famous people, right?

I know, Micah, but don't you figure it's more fun if you do?

You'll be havin' some money comin', Lucas.

Money?

The reward.

Oh, say, isn't Curly Smith's son workin' his way through law

School back east?

Uh, that's what I heard.

Well, send it to him, he can use it.

I'll do that, Lucas.

That's an awful lot of money to be givin' away, isn't it, pa?

Yes, it is, but I don't think we'd enjoy spendin' money earned

That way, do you?

Well, I have to think about that one, pa.

C'mon.