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[ neighing ]

BOY: Hold it right there, mister.

You know you're trespassing?

Nope, I sure didn't.

What are you doing out here?

Well, before you blasted away at me

and spooked my horse, I was driving my--

driving my herd to Cody.

If they haven't stampeded back to Laramie,

you can probably see 'em over that ridge there.

You mean you ain't one of 'em no-goods from Cody?Nope.

And if this is kind of welcome they get hereabouts, I'm glad I'm not.

I reckon I'm sorry, mister. Pop told me to discourage them city folks

that might come around snooping.

Well, you don't seem to think much of those folks from Cody.

Pa says there ain't nothing good in that town.

Can't trust the law, can't even believe the preacher.

Well, thanks for the warning.

I better just take care of my business there

and get out,

that's if I can find my horse and steers.

They're likely down by the creek,

I'll help you round 'em up.

Then I'll show you a shortcut to town.

I reckon I at least owe you that much.

Come on.

Well, I guess I'd better take you up on that,

before you decide that folks from Laramie are no goods too.

How are you tonight, Ruth?

Good evening, Mr. Ross.

Come on now, what do I have to do

to get you to call me by my first name?

Excuse me.

I think you're wasting your time with her, Frank.

I never waste my time.

Yes, sir?

Well, hello.

Too late for a meal?No.

Our special tonight is fried chicken.

Sounds good, is it?

Serve quite a bit of it.

It's chicken or beans.

Since you recommend the chicken so highly,

I'll take it.

And a cold beer while I'm waiting.

Yes, sir.

Chicken and beer please.

One dinner, Sam.

Well?

He just sold Gibson some beef cattle.

For how much?

Five hundred.

It's in his pocket.

What's his name?

Slim Sherman. He's from Laramie.

You know him, Ruth?

I think I've heard his name, that's all.

Give him his drink.

Oh.

Oh, I'm sorry.

That's all right.

They put something in your drink, get out of here.

What kind of a whiskey hole is this? I asked for a beer not a bath.

I said I was sorry.Well, I'm gonna get out of here

before you put something else on me.She's new here, mister.

Pretty but pudding-footed. I'll get you another beer.

Never mind.

I lost my thirst, and my appetite.

You're not gonna let a spilled beer spoil

your whole evening?

This isn't the only saloon in town.

Follow him out.

I'm sorry.

You spilt that drink on purpose.

No, I stumbled.

You begged for the job here.

I don't want nobody on the payroll I can't trust.

Please.

Arkins.

It's a good thing the deputy likes you.

Now get back to work.

She told him to clear out of here.

I'm sure of it.

Well, I'll talk to her about it later tonight.

Ruth.

Did I scare you?

I didn't know who it was.

But now that you do, you're not afraid.

Well, it's late.

Too late for a girl as pretty as you to be out alone.

I'll walk you to the boarding house.

Oh, no, you needn't bother.

Well, protecting ladies is part of my job,

I'm the law here in Cody.

And even if I wasn't, why,

I'd be glad for the chance to walk with you.

I've been wanting to get to know you better, Ruth,

but well, you don't make friends too easy.

Why, I haven't been in town very long.

Your father, he kind of keeps to himself too.

Why, he hasn't been out of that boarding house

more than a couple of times since you folks got here.

He's been very ill.

Maybe he ought to see a doctor.

It's late, I really do have to go

and please don't bother to come with me.

You need looking after.

I've already proven that to you once.

I know and I appreciate it.

Well, I'm glad you do.

You know, I can understand your boss getting mad at you.

After all, a man expects his employees

to be a little more loyal.

Please.

[ groans ]

[ screams ]

Help! Help!

Did he hurt you?

I figured you'd be in trouble when you warned me,

but I didn't figure the local law being on it.

Does that hurt much?

A little numb.

Let's get out of here. They had somebody follow me.

I don't want to tangle with anybody else right now.

Mr. Sherman--

You know my name.

That's one of the reasons I warned you earlier.

Come along, I'll put a cold compress on that.

SLIM: Thanks for what you're doing.

How long have you been in Cody?

Just a couple of weeks.

Don't try it.

It's all right.

So you kept the others from stealing my money

so you could take it, huh?

No.

Please, sit down.

She said sit down.

All right, why'd you bring him here?

I'm going to ask him to help us.

This is Slim Sherman.

My father David Franklin.

Who'd you tangle with?

Ross.

He was waiting for me outside the saloon.

For you?

It's all right, Mr. Sherman stopped him.

Oh.

So you whipped the king of Cody, did you?

How much have you told him?

Nothing.

What...

what makes you think he can be trusted?

Don't you remember what he did in Helena?

Last year?

Sherman...

Helena.

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

I seem to recall.

You're the fella that set that town

back on the right side of the ledger, aren't you?

What guarantee does that give us?

It isn't just his reputation.

I have a feeling about him that...

A feeling?

My daughter is willing put our lives

in the hands of a total stranger

because she has a feeling about him.

We've got to trust someone.

We can't get to Helena by ourselves.

You're right, we can't.

We can't.

Dad.

It's all right.

Lot of help you are.

Well, he got away from me.

Maybe I'm lucky he did.

This fool Sherman still with the girl?

I bet on it.

What happens if he finds out?

Well, let him.

They'll have to make their move then,

that's exactly what we want them to do.

Jamie, go out and pick out

about three good horses, will you?

Get some extra ammos and food, you know.

I got a feeling we're gonna be riding tomorrow.

Okay.

Why do we have to cut your kid brother in on this?

Well, look at it like this.

Why do Jamie and I have to cut you in?

Oh, Sam, you'll have to take over here for a couple of days.

There's some business I have to take care of.

Well, it better be something with money in it.

They're gonna sell this place right out from under you

if you don't come up with some cash,

specially my back wages.

Oh, never mind that.

What I've got in mind will pay your wages for 50 years.

Dad?

Take those doggone pills away, baby.

They'll kill me quicker than my wound.

You-- you can't see it from where you are sitting.

Mr. Sherman, I warned you tonight

because I wanted to help you.

But I also had another reason, a selfish one.

Go ahead, I'm listening.

My father and I have to get back to Helena,

and we need someone to take us there.

There must be a lot of men around

that know the country north of here.

It's, uh, it's not quite as simple as all that.

We'll have to tell him everything.

Yeah.

You see, we can't go back to Helena with--

well, with just anybody.

We got to have somebody we can absolutely trust.

You see, I'm carrying $50,000 in cash on me.

Fifty thousand dollars?

And I thought you wanted my $500.

If you got so much cash, why were you--

Why am I working in a saloon?

That's me.

See I was a paying teller in that bank, for years.

Then, well, Ruth's mother deserted me.

I felt that I had to give her a better chance,

that I'd give her a better break and so--

Well, one Friday evening,

when I closed the bank,

I walked out of there with $50,000 in cash on me.

By Monday, Ruth and I were a long way from Helena.

What went wrong?

I found that I couldn't spend a dollar of that money.

And so Ruth here ends up as a saloon girl,

like her mother.

Somehow we felt if he didn't spend any of the money,

it was as though he hadn't stolen it.

And you want it to take it back, is that it?

Yes.

Why don't you just turn it over to the law?

Oh, I-- I tried that in Billings.

The sheriff there was such a pleasant,

accommodating man.

About half a day out of town, he shot me in the back.

I thought he'd finish me, but before he took the money,

he went after Ruth.

He was a very surprised man when I shot him.

You can't judge all law men by one.

There's a lot more good ones than bad.

Well, $50,000, is always a heap of money.

And law men are only human like Deputy Ross here in Cody.

I'm sure he knows who Dad is.

Two days ago, our rooms were searched.

You see, he doesn't want to arrest me.

He just wants the money, that's all.

The reward is all yours

if you'll just get us back to Helena to return the money.

It's a long trip.

What about your wound?

It bothers him a lot.

Well, then he couldn't go by horseback.

No, I've-- I got a team

and a wagon down at the livery stable.

I should get back to Laramie.

If you were sensible man, that's exactly what you'll do.

It's all right, we have no claim on you.

If we're in trouble, we made it for ourselves.

I had no right to ask you,

but you were kind and we were desperate.

Well, I do owe you something.

If you hadn't have warned me,

I'd be out there in that alley without my money.

Maybe even without my life.

We should be out of Cody by sun-up.

That's their wagon, all right, there's no mistake.

Only one place to go in this direction,

that's Helena.

A lot of rough country between here and there.

Most anything could happen.

Are we gonna ford this thing?

Yeah, it's not too deep but it does drop off in spots.

How are you feeling, Dad?

Every jolt this wagon makes,

feels like I've taken that bullet all over again.

So I want to lighten the load in the wagon.

I'm gonna unhitch one of horses

and take you across one at a time.

I am not leaving the wagon.

Now look, Mr. Franklin,

all I want to do is get you and the wagon across.

Well, we'll chance it together.

It's that money you're worried--

I am not leaving the wagon!

Stubborn old--

What are you going to do?

I'd like to forget the whole thing.

Slim, if he goes in the wagon, I have to.

Please, you can get us across.

All right, why do it the easy way?

Get in the back.

You all right?

I think so, my dad's in trouble.

Help me!

Help!

Better get away from this wagon, it's liable to turn over.

I can't! I'm stuck!

Hang on.

I'm gonna have to cut you loose.

Hang on now.

Thanks.

How do you feel?

Safe.

You swallowed a lot of water.

She-- she'll be all right.

Won't you, baby?

I was worried about you.

Oh, I'm-- I'm all right, and the money, see?

That's safe too.

Well, I wondered when you'd get around to that.

You almost got us all drowned because of it.

There you are.

Your clothes ought to be dried pretty soon.

I'm gonna check on the horses.

Now you just rest,

I can manage.

You want to open that bag of yours

and spread that money out so it can dry?

The money is perfectly safe, son.

It's wrapped in waterproof oil skin.

Well, that's pretty smart.

How about the wagon and the team?

Will you let me take one step at a time?

Come on.

All right, boys, easy now.

Let's go, come on.

That was a good meal, Ruth.

Glad you liked it.

I don't cook venison that often.

Wouldn't know it.

I've owed you a good meal.

Well, that debt is paid in full.

Well, I'm-- I'm too full to breathe.

I haven't seen you eat like this in months.

My dear, you are looking at a man

who's finally made peace with himself.

You two better get some sleep.

I'm gonna stay and watch.

Yeah, I'll take the first guard.

You sure you're up to it?

Oh, sure, I feel fine.

I'll go check the horses.

All right.

Well, wake me at midnight.

You sleep till 3:00, I'll take the second watch.

I'm not gonna fight with you.

Never won an argument with a woman yet.

Slim?

Thanks.

Maybe you'd better save that till I get you back to Helena.

Even if we didn't get there, I'd say it.

These last few weeks,

I was beginning to distrust everybody.

And then you came along.

It would have been so easy for you

to have treated me the way the others had,

or just turned your back and walked away.

Ruth, it wouldn't be easy to walk away from you.

I wonder if we're in time for dinner.

Oh.

Think you're gonna be up to traveling again in the morning?

Oh, sure, sure.

Yeah, I'll be all right.

All I need is a little rest, that's all.

You know, it's a funny thing

how much pain it causes a man to try and do the honest thing.

Yeah, it's discouraging.

MAN: Good evening.

Stand easy, mister.

Nice to see you again, Ruth.

What do you want?

These men are my deputies.

Franklin, I've come here to arrest you

for the robbery of the bank of Helena.

Sherman, you're on the wrong side

of the law this time.

Now you go get me that money, old man.

If you'd wanted to arrest me,

you could have done it back in Cody.

And you should have.

You don't have any authority out here.

That river's the county line.

I've got all the authority I need right here, Sherman.

Now get me that money, old man.

You did fine, baby, fine.

Were you keeping this hid on the chance

you might need it against me?

Maybe the thought did cross my mind.

It's gone now.

Do you--

Do you think they'll come back?

Sooner or later.

He come to yet?

Well, we should have gone back

to Cody and let the doctor take care of him--

Oh, shut up!

I took the slug out of him, he'll be all right.

Sherman did this to him.

Now it's not just the money we're after.

I'm gonna settle up for Jamie too.

They moved out.

And as soon as I'm sure Jamie's all right,

we'll go after them.

And this time we'll skip the conversation.

I'm gonna rest them a spell.

Can I get down and stretch my legs too?

Sure you can.

How are you feeling, Dad?

Much better, thank you, dear.

Much better.

You know, Ross didn't strike me

as the kind of man who'd give up so easy.

I don't think he has.

One of them was wounded,

maybe they took him back to Cody last night.

No, we can't figure that.

We just got to figure they're still behind us.

Yeah, they can make better time than we can too,

with this dirt wagon.

Yeah, tracks are pretty easy to follow on this road.

We better leave it.

You mean strike out cross country?

I've heard of this yellow stone country,

it's rocky but it's hard to track.

Well, whatever you say, you're the boss.

No arguments?

What happened to that stubborn streak of yours?

The river washed it out of me.

All right, let's go.

Come on, boy.

Hang on to these.

Well, there's no sign of them.

You think we really lost them?

Yeah, it looks that way.

It was worth being jolted to a jelly.

Oh, did that bother your-- your hip much?

No, as a matter of fact, it feels much better.

Well, that's good.

Well, if you two think can unhitch the team,

make camp, I'll hunt up some grub before it gets dark.

Fine.

Oh, there's a spring down this way.

Better fill that barrel up if you can before it gets dark.

Leave that to me.

Ruth?

Everything all right?

Yes, Dad's asleep in the wagon.

Filling the water barrel just exhausted him.

I didn't think I'd ever need another bath again

after that dunk in the river.

But I hadn't counted on the trail dust.

Well I'm sorry to interrupt, but we better get moving.

We're not camping here?

No, the hunt is not too good around here.

There's a trappers cabin up the trail,

maybe we can get some supplies from him.

A fellow by the name of Brody.

Is something wrong, Slim?

Well, no, plenty of daylight.

I'll get the team ready.

Hold it.

Drop it.

Stop it!

Inside.

All I got is food, mister,

and you don't need that gun to get it.

Not interested in anything that's here now.

I just want to set up a little welcome

for some folks taking the trail up to your cabin.

I don't much care how we do this.

If you want a few busted bones, it's all right with me.

Brody?

Brody?

It's Slim Sherman, Brody.

Come on in.

Howdy.Behind the door!

Are you with those other three?

I thought I can get you first...

then the girl and her old man and then the money but--

[ door opens ]

Slim.

Take it easy, Ruth.

Atkins.

You know him?

Don't you remember? I worked in his saloon in Cody.

You or nobody will be working for this one anymore.

Now you got enough food and water for 2-3 days, Jamie.

Don't worry, it isn't gonna take us that long

to get what we came for.

I'm sorry for holding you up.

That's no bother.

They probably think that we headed back for Cody by now.

Now you get some rest, boy,

and I'll bring you back some greenbacks for a present.

And Sherman's boots too.

Now as I recall, there's a very famous trail

near here, leads north into Canada.

Yeah, the Lolo trail.

Yeah, that's it, the Lolo trail.

That somewhere near here, isn't it?

It's not far.

Does it pass near Helena?

No, it heads east.

Well, then it's of no use to us.

We shouldn't be keeping Slim awake asking him about it.

We're not going to Helena.

We're heading north into Canada.

Dad.

We can make a good life for ourselves up there

with $50,000.

Now look, I'm too tired for jokes.

This is no joke.

Ruth, can't you see I'm doing this for you?

No, I don't believe that anymore.

And neither do you.

I agreed to help you get this money

back to where it belongs, and that's where we're going.

We're going to Canada and you're going to take us.

Well, they can't be too far from here.

They've switched directions again.

Yeah, one thing's sure,

they're not going back to Helena.

Well, whatever direction they've taken,

it doesn't matter 'cause they won't get there.

Don't you try heading off course.

I haven't hunted this country like you have,

but I know we ought to be headed north east.

Would you like some water?

Won't you even talk to me?

What should I say?

Thanks for making a fool out of me?

You know I never inten--

Or maybe you'd like to talk about the future

in Canada, living on stolen money.

When he gets thirsty, he'll drink.

What are we stopping for?

I thought I'd get out and take a look,

we haven't checked behind us since daylight.

That's a waste of time, keep moving.

The horses need a rest.

What are you doing?

What are you up to anyway?

All right.

Hold it, give that to me.

I was not planning to use to it on you.

Well, I'm sorry.

I've had to learn too many things

the hard way since meeting you.

The rifle, too.

What you gonna do?

Hand me that rope.

Hand me the rope!

You're spending the rest of this trip

with your hands and feet tied.

And with you that's the only way to travel.

Son, there's no need of that.

You can't blame an old man for trying, can you?

Well, I think I can, if I work at it.

Now give me your hands.

We'll make a quick camp here.

I'll water the horses.

Ruth, untie me.

Haven't you done enough to me?

You don't understand, I'm doing this for all of us.

No.

Now you listen to me, daughter.

Listen to you?

You don't have the right to have anybody listen to you.

And as far as I'm concerned,

I'm no longer any daughter of yours.

You don't mean that, you can't.

Oh, yes, I do.

I used to think you were just weak,

but it's more than that.

You're a selfish, scheming man

and I'm through throwing my life away just to make you happy.

I'm through!

Help me.

Help me please, Ruth, please.

Now work your way across.

Take your time, we can get them.

[ gunshot ]

I know I've been wrong,

I'll try to make it up to you, I swear.

Oh, Dad, we've had enough trouble.

Just stay out of sight.

Dad!

Franklin, take cover!

Now, stop him.

Oh, ah.

Thank you, baby, thank you.

Nice shooting, son, nice shooting.

Don't try to talk to him.

I got to, honey, I got some explaining to do.

No, you don't.

You know, I'm sorry you got hurt.

You know, but you running out there with the money...

that gave me the chance I was looking for.

That was the idea, son. That was the idea.

Here, take a look.

Stop pretending.

We both know the money means

more to you than anything or anybody.

You seem mighty sure of that, baby.

I switched it last night.

The money is in the water barrel on the wagon.

Then weren't trying to...

Run out on you?

No, honey, I-- I'm getting a little too old for that kind of thing.

Son, do you think you can get us back on the road to Helena?

Mr. Franklin, we've never been off it.

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