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So, there I was..

Three miserable cattlemen..

And big bruisers too!

Lookin' for trouble.

Well, sheepman never backed away from a cattleman yet.

Just what are you yokels tryin' to pull on me?

Oh, I can't imagine what you're talkin' about, Shanks.

A Warner Bros. Television production.

When the railroads came West

there was friendly rivalry between the towns

as to which one would get railroad service.

But with that indomitable spirit

of good ol' American tradition and fair play

these disputes were settled with larger conversions.

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 tryin' to bring the railroad their way.

Silver Hill, for example.

Blastin' hot.

You don't know what heat is.

Why, I mind the time in Furnace Valley

when you didn't need to build a fire to make coffee.

You just set the coffee pot out on the sand.

First trip out here, eh?

Yes.

Mine too.

The last I hope.

Well, you can quit your gripin' now.

Silver Hill's exactly one mile away.

Exactly? How can you be so sure?

Because Ernie just threw away his whisky bottle. That's how.

Heh heh. 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.

Yeah, one bottle a month.

What kind of a town is this Silver Hill?

The old mess of people, mess of buildings..

Messin' up the countryside.

Not so many people left there now though.

Not since the silver mine petered out.

Silver Hill just ahead!

A drink at The Nugget Saloon will taste mighty good.

That's right.

Maybe two.

'Woah! Woah! Halt!'

Great Jehoshaphat!

The whole town, it's plum disappeared.

Huh?

- Hey, Old Timer. - Huh?

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 whole 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 time.

I tell you there's no mistake.

- The town is gone. - He's right.

And I'm not gonna stay around a place like this.

I'm headin' back for Denver and reportin' that to the marshal.

Are you comin'?

'Don't you think we ought to go down there'

'and look around first?'

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

I'd go chargin' and hoopin' down there with a gun in both hands.

But a man can't fight this spooky business.

Well, are you comin'?

Hyah! Hyah!

I rode in to Silver Hill just a month ago.

There was a rare old man named Shanks with us.

And there was this here gamblin' feller..

What was his name again?

- It's hot. - Hot?

Sure, young feller.

I mind a time in Furnace Valley

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 are the devil's pasteboards.

Oh, no, sir. They're mine.

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

Well, it's hardly a vice.

It has 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.

Right on the button, Ernie.

Uh, anybody care for a smoke?

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

Do you have any vices?

I'm a businessman.

You know, I can understand a railroad man

comin' to Silver Hill with a 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-from Mort Stebbins?

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.

The miners has left town too.

The only ones that's left is the townsfolk.

And if it hadn't been for the railroad comin' 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?

I suppose so.

Silver Hill just ahead!

Hyah!

Well, not much, but it's got a saloon.

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

What I need is a guardian.

Uh, friends..

I wondered if you'd..

Well, sort of not mention to the good people

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

'Fraid they 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 mining speculator.

Oh, well, I was taken by a citizen of Silver Hill.

So I guess turnabout is fair play.

Your secret's safe with me.

Woah! Hold that here!

Well, I'm headed for The Nugget.

You gents care to join me for a drink?

Well, thanks.

As I told you, I do not imbibe.

Mr. Shanks, you don't drink..

You don't smoke, you don't gamble.

My Uncle Beauregarde 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.

I'm prepared to give you $500 for your property.

Mr. Shanks, you are whistling up the rainspout.

I beg your pardon.

Now, just a minute, Maggie.

My father paid $2000 for this land.

And we are not 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.

'Five hundred dollars!'

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 comin' through here.

Surely they'll give us a fair price.

Mr. Bradford, I have it on good authority

that the railroad is going to bypass 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.

Well... we'll talk it over, Mr. Shanks.

And we'll let you know.

Oh, by the way who are the other major land owners

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.

Beau Maverick.

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

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

But we're all land owners.

So if you'll accept IOUs against property.

That's fine by me.

Well, we've heard this railroad land agent

will be coming here pretty soon, so I guess it'll be safe.

That is, ha ha, if you're lucky enough to win.

Oh, I'll take that chance.

Your deal, sir.

It's mighty nice of you to let me bunk in with you.

Oh, it's my pleasure.

My wife'd kill me if I got in this late

after playing poker most of the night.

It might've been different had I won though.

You do have to face her sometime.

She's a lot easier to handle when the sun is shinin'.

Aren't they all?

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

Let's see, you won 10% of my land..

15% of Smith's 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.

Now, see here.

I ran into some friends of mine tonight

by the name of Bradford.

You ought to be ashamed of yourself

tryin' to cheat honest decent folks

like Sam Bradford and his daughter.

Oh, that daughter can look after herself.

And the offer I made to them is perfectly legal.

They don't have to accept it.

And they ain't gonna accept it

neither or not after I told them who you really were.

- You didn't. - I sure did.

And the word'll spread. Now you'll have to pay fair prices.

Why, you!

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!

- I hear Shank's voice. - Who?

Shanks. The land agent for the railroad.

That feller?

Why, he's been tellin' everybody that he's a minin' speculator.

So he could buy land cheaper.

Why, that miserable cheapskate.

Here, let me listen too.

It is none of your business!

Oh, you're not gonna make a fool out of my 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 lickin' like a man, Shanks?

You've got to have land for your railroad here in Silver Hill.

Why don't you go out and buy it? Stop tryin' to cheat the folks.

What makes you think I have to buy a property in Silver Hill?

Because railroad engine's 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 would you like to work for me?

I might be able to stand it if it paid enough.

Alright, let me show you something.

You're wrong if you think Silver Hill is the only place

around here that has water.

Lambert's Wells.

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. And a 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're lots of others who will.

Yeah, and 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's Wells man finds out I'm a railroad agent.

Now, you round up a couple of horses while I get dressed.

'You mean you wanna leave tonight?'

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

I don't want the job.

But I do want the money.

Hmm.

There it goes, Maverick.

The 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's Wells..

And what'll we use for money?

We'll worry about that when we get there. Come on, get dressed.

Can you get a couple of horses?

Yes, but I don't see how we can outbid the rail...

Neither do I. But we have to do something.

Now, if we can stop him from buying Lambert's Wells

he'll have to buy Silver Hill.

Lambert's Wells.

'It doesn't look like a railroad center, does it?'

No. I reckon we beat him.

Let's make sure.

Hey there, quit shootin'!

We're not gunnin' 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 Beau Maverick. This is Jake Moody.

Howdy.

Howdy.

I'm Joe Lambert.

I don't get many visitors.

Leastways not friendly ones.

I'm a sheepherder.

It's fine. There's nothing I like better than lamb chops.

Can't stand 'em myself.

You wanna step inside?

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

Alright. It's around back.

- Thank you kindly. - Alright.

What'd you wanna see me about?

Well, your land.

Would you consider selling it?

You bet I would.

And I wouldn't drive a very hard bargain neither.

I was afraid of that.

But on the other hand, you wouldn't wanna be cheated

out of your land, would you?

Nobody ever cheated Joe Lambert and got away with it.

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

You obviously wear a mantle of keen business discernment.

Well, generally I just wear these overalls.

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

Shanks and the old man are comin'.

Mr. Lambert, you said no one had ever cheated you.

There's a fellow coming up your door who's gonna 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 Wilber Shanks.

Here's a couple of fellers comin'.

They don't look like cattlemen neither.

So I reckon I can be friendly to them.

We're late.

We ain't got time to explain nothin' to him.

You give up too easy.

Well, maybe he's out tendin' his sheep.

Hey, take a look at this.

"Gone to Denver on business. Back in two weeks. Joe Lambert."

What's that?

Mm, pack rats. Don't pay 'em no heed.

You ain't got anything they want.

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

Can you guide me to Denver?

For another 50 bucks, in advance.

Let's get goin'. Now.

And I thought you two as friendly.

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

You started actin' like cattlemen.

If you'll just calm down and listen.

I'm listenin'.

Two weeks ago in Denver I was in a poker game

which was a little crooked.

You fellas just don't know what this mean.

Imagine, me, a sheepherder

bein' asked to step up to a bar.

Why, that's why we invited you to Silver Hill.

To show you what fine folks us mining people are.

Sure wish you folks had enough money to buy my land.

But if that Mr. Shanks fella

gives me a good enough offer I have to sell it to him.

We can understand that, Mr. Lambert.

Oh, just call me Joe.

Thanks, Joe.

You do realize Shanks doesn't wanna buy your whole ranch.

Just a strip down the middle

large enough to accommodate the railroad tracks

and for a town to be built.

Oh, that'd be fine with me.

That way I could still raise sheep

and have lots of company to boot.

And I like people.

Well, Joe, you..

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'll soon 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.

Then I ain't gonna do it.

No, sir.

Money ain't that important.

Not if it means havin' cattlemen on my sheep ranch.

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 cattlemen amongst them.

How?

Let's have another drink.

'Please be seated, ladies and gentlemen.'

'Be seated, please.'

'Please find seats, everyone!'

Gentlemen..

Ladies. As you all know by now, this man Shanks

is the land agent for the railroad.

What you don't know is that he's decided

not to run his railroad through Silver Hill.

He has decided to buy the necessary land

from my friend Joe Lambert here.

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 built there.

Mr. Lambert has made us a generous offer.

He wants the people of Silver Hill

to build the new town. And he'll sell us the land now.

Well, look here, Maverick.

You know as well as I do, we're broke.

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

Oh, you don't need any.

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

You can pay him later after your business starts making money.

That is, after the railroad comes in.

At the same time you can pay me back for those IOUs I have.

- '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 bein' critical, Maverick.

But I think here's to all fired up

about them poker debts we owe you..

You just ain't thinkin' practical.

Now, wait a minute. You don't have to start over.

We'll move this town

lock, stock and barrel to Lambert's ranch.

You have wagons.

Now, all the stores and houses are a frame construction.

So we'll knock 'em down in sections, load 'em on the wagons

and reassemble 'em when we get to Lambert's ranch.

It's only 20 miles.

No, no, it'll never work.

- Daddy.. - Well, it might work.

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 'em. We've got to beat 'em.

If we don't, we are all as good as bankrupt.

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

Neither are those IOUs I have in my pocket.

Well, I'm willing to try.

I only got me a shack down here, but I reckon I can move it up

to Lambert's place in three-four wagon loads.

That's the spirit, dad.

Gosh, I never been kissed by a woman before.

Leastways not such a pretty one.

Imagine, a sheepherder being kissed.

Just 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?

It's real simple. All you have to do is code everything.

When you put it back together at Lambert's ranch

you just check the code

to make sure everything goes back in the same place.

- 'Maverick. Beau Maverick.' - Yes, sheriff?

I've got a small problem.

'Alright, men, let's let her down. Come on.'

I don't see any problem, sheriff.

Just keep watching, you will.

Sheriff! Please let me out!

It's the end of the world, I tell ya!

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

What'll I do? I can't leave him out in the open.

Give him a suspended sentence, it'll be charitable.

And you won't have to feed him.

Say, you are a smart one.

Well, just one more building to go.

It'll be as clean as a whistle.

Not quite clean as a whistle. In fact, it's a mess.

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 talkin' 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 arguin' with Maggie.

But what'll we do with the junk? Can't just sweep it under a rug.

Wrap it up as a present for Wilber Shanks.

Rather throw the old skinflint down your mind, Maverick.

Yes, just what you can do.

He's in Denver.

Not Shanks, the junk. Dump it down the mineshaft.

That's a good idea.

Oh, okay, we'll do it in a couple of days.

If you don't mind I'll throw in a few sticks of dynamite.

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

Okay.

- Goodbye now. - Goodbye.

Hi, Pete.

Well, Joe.

Imagine, a whole town full of friendly folk

and not a single cattleman among 'em.

This's the happiest day of my life.

Oh, we ain't got much money now, Joe

but you just wait till the railroad gets here.

'The Nugget'll serve more drinks than you ever thought possible.'

'The hotel will overflow every night.'

My general store..

Well, 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.

Not 'til business gets real good.

Why, I'm so happy havin' all you folks for friends.

I could burst out cryin'.

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

And so will you, Maverick.

Us minin' folks are mighty mindful of our debts.

You'll be paid in full for all those IOUs.

Oh, I'm countin' on it.

Uh, Moody, I suppose we better get ready for a visitor.

A visitor?

Mm-hmm. From Denver.

'Paging Mr. Betton. Call for Mr. Betton.'

'Call for Mr. Betton.'

Mmm, 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 that he's gone back

to his sheep ranch?

Oh, you're right, of course, Mr. Cromwell.

And I shall start back in the morning.

Uh, but, Mr. Cromwell..

Why don't you come with me?

Mmm, 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 land through Silver Hill.

If the mine 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.

Well, just remember this, Shanks.

The railroad is interested in bargains.

But we're not interested in cheating the people.

Oh, of course not, sir. Of course not.

- Goodnight, Shanks. - Goodnight, sir.

Well, well, still in town, huh, Shanks?

You, um, have any luck finding Joe Lambert?

No. He must have gone back.

But I'm heading out to his ranch tomorrow.

You, uh, wanna hire out again?

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

Travelin" with you is too rich for my blood.

No matter. I can find my way back to the ranch.

Well, I'll be seein' you.

Well, not in Silver Hill, you won't.

I've no further business there.

I don't intend to lay eyes on that place again.

Now if you'll excuse me.

What'd you do?

So, there I was..

Three miserable cattlemen..

And big bruisers too!

Lookin' for trouble.

Well, sheepman never backed away from a cattleman yet.

Just what are you yokels tryin' to pull on me?

Oh, I can't imagine what you're talkin' about, Shanks.

Pulling something on you?

What do you call it?

Movin' 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 get 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 people.

Now, there's a nice, straight stretch of land

set aside for your railroad.

So, if and when you wanna talk business..

Alright.

I know when I'm licked.

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?

Woah!

Mr. Maverick!

'Mr. Maverick!'

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

Here, look at this.

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 at Silver Hill

throwed in 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 Stebbins

made you a wealthy man after all.

I beg to differ with you.

It means my railroad will 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 the 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 public domain.

And the railroad being a public utility

can legally make claim to it without paying you one red cent.

Sheriff, I demand you tell these people that what I say

is merely the law and it's your duty to uphold it.

I'm afraid he's right, folks. He knows the law alright.

You bet I do.

And as legal representative of a public utility of the railroad

I'm going right over to Silver Hill

and staking 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 mineshaft, tearing down the buildings

and movin' 'em out of Silver Hill

we lost all claim to the land.

Now we're in worse shape than ever.

We owe poor Joe here for all this land.

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

As I said before, it's enough for me

just havin' friends like you around.

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

Uh, 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 nothin' you can do about it.

You're right, sheriff, there's nothing I can do.

But there's something you can do.

Me?

You're the law, aren't you?

Yeah.

Hey, Shanks, hold up there.

Well..

Your horse looks a mite tired, Shanks.

He should be. I rode him all the way from Denver.

But not too worn out to take me to Silver Hill.

Well, now, I'd say he was.

What are you gettin' at?

Why, a law we got around here.

About overworkin' a poor defenseless animal.

I'm afraid I'll have to arrest you, Shanks.

- It's an open and shut case. - Open and shut case?

Why, you miserable excuse for a lawman, I'll...

We've also got a law about payin' proper respect

for the law.

There's also a law about resistin' arrest, Shanks.

Looks like we got us a mighty wet railroad man.

A mighty sanitary one too.

That stuff there is sheep dip.

It's goin' pretty quick this time.

Well, practice makes perfect.

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

I've got another problem, Maverick.

I can't keep him locked up after tomorrow.

That's the full penalty prescribed by law

for abusin' his horse.

That'll be more than enough time.

By the way, sheriff, have you seen Joe Lambert?

I've been meaning to talk to him.

Poor feller, he's taken all his pretty hard.

He's holed up over in his shack.

Mind if I come in, Joe?

I'm sorry about this.

It was too good to last, Mr. Maverick.

I had plans, you know.

They was concernin'..

Well, a certain young lady.

But I guess I was always meant to be a sheepherder

and live alone.

But it was nice havin' all you folks for friends.

I... guess this is all my fault in a way.

I had the town move here in the first place.

Joe, 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.

Oh, 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.

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

In exchange, you're gonna 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 Stebbins.

- Mr. Maverick. - Call me Beau.

It needed a job up there, didn't it?

Just like you said, Mr. Maverick.

And they said it couldn't be done.

Hello, sheriff.

I reckon your sentence is up, Mr. Shanks.

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

ore shipments or no ore shipments.

Not after the way I've been treated.

Alright, 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.'

You own it.

Alright, Maverick, I'll go the limit.

Ten thousand dollars.

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 the mine.

Oh, I'm sorry, Wilber ol' boy, the land is not for sale.

You'll never get an offer like this again.

My old uncle used to say

"There are things more important than money."

But he'd never found one.

I guess, for once, Uncle Beau was wrong.

Well, now, looks like you'll have to run your land

through Silver Hill.

But we won't give you no trouble.

Of course, knowin' that you'll go as high as 10,000

it'll be a big help.

Alright.

You've got me.

Get all the land owners together in a hotel lobby with the deeds.

Let's get it over with.

Ten thousand dollars.

If Uncle Beau knew about this

he'd send me back to England for sure.

This wild yarn about a town bein' missin'

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 nothin'. It's preposterous.

You'll see, marshal, you'll see.

Eh, we're almost there.

Exactly one mile away.

Woah! Woah!

Just like I told you, marshal.

That driver is too superstitious

to go where a whole town's been swallered up.

So, Silver Hill has disappeared, has it?

You wouldn't bring me out here on a hot 3-day ride

just for a joke, would ya?

♪ Who is the tall dark stranger there ♪

♪ Maverick is the name ♪

♪ Ridin' the trail to who knows where ♪

♪ Luck is his companion ♪

♪ Gamblin' is his game ♪

♪ Smooth as a handle on a gun ♪

♪ Maverick is the name ♪

♪ Wild as the wind in Oregon ♪

♪ Blowin' up a canyon ♪

♪ Easier to tame ♪

♪ Riverboat ring your bell ♪

♪ Fare thee well Annabel ♪

♪ Luck is the lady that he loves the best ♪

♪ Natchez to New Orleans ♪

♪ Livin' on Jacks and Queens ♪

♪ Maverick is a legend of the West ♪

♪ Riverboat ring your bell ♪

♪ Fare thee well Annabel ♪

♪ Luck is the lady that he loves the best ♪

♪ Natchez to New Orleans ♪

♪ Livin' on Jacks and Queens ♪

♪ Maverick is a legend of the West ♪

♪ Maverick is a legend of the West ♪♪