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Mr. Tilley?

That's right.

My name's Yuma, Johnny Yuma.

I'm a friend of Elmer Dodson's.

Elmer Dodson, well golly.

I haven't seen him for years.

Well, it's a pleasure to meet you, Johnny.

How is Elmer?

Well he... Has he still got

ink in his blood?

I guess so, he runs the Mason City paper.

He does, well I'm glad they didn't

put him out to pasture.

Doggone.

You must want some coffee, I'll put some on.

You must've had a long ride.

Yeah, I'm heading south toward a cattle drive.

Boy, this time it's sure hard to find.

Well, it's off the beaten path, you know.

But that's why it works.

Works?

Yeah, oh I guess Elmer didn't tell you about us, huh?

Only that I'd find a surprise if I came here.

Well, you will.

I'm gonna ask you for your gun right now.

My gun?

Why?

That's the surprise that Elmer mentioned.

You know nobody in Green Hills has carried a gun

in over six months.

They're outlawed.

We haven't even got a sheriff here.

Who started all this?

I had the idea for years.

It's the only town where they let me talk 'em into it.

And you know something, it works.

Well, I won't spoil your record.

You know someday people won't be carrying these at all.

And you'll be surprised how easy it is to live without 'em.

Come on.

I'll put your gun in here and I'll give you a receipt.

What's wrong, Mr. Tilley?

One of the guns is missing.

♪ Johnny Yuma was a rebel ♪

♪ He roamed through the West ♪

♪ And Johnny Yuma, the Rebel ♪

♪ He wandered alone ♪

♪ Johnny Yuma ♪

You sure it isn't lost?

I wish it was.

Well, who's gun was it?

Wade Keller's.

Wade's, but he's dead.

Wait a minute, what about his son?

Ol' Ted left town, you know that.

I don't like this, Ben.

Where does he fit in?

Well, he's alright.

That's Johnny Yuma.

He's a friend of mine.

Well, no offense, just checking.

Keep this to yourself for the time being, Ben.

We don't wanna alarm anyone.

I'm gonna call the town counsel together.

Now look here, Walter.

People of this town are alright.

That gun's gonna be returned.

Maybe.

Or maybe someone'll get killed.

Everything was working so well too.

Maybe you're right.

Where's Ashby holding his meeting?

It's over at the general store.

But that's just for the town counsel.

I'll see you later then, Mr. Tilley.

I have to buy some supplies.

I told you this thing would never work.

And he don't keep that door locked all the time.

That's beside the point, Maddox.

A gun is missing.

We have to find it.

It's all Tilley's fault.

It's the fault of the man who took it.

Now listen, Riggs, when Tilley started this idea,

you were mighty proud.

We all were.

We figured Green Hills could set an example for other towns.

You're looking at this wrong.

If you want that gun, just sit tight.

What do you mean?

I mean somebody's got it

and he intends to use it real soon.

They'll figure it out.

A man don't take a gun unless he needs it.

Maybe he'll wait 'til it gets dark,

and remember this, he's got the only gun in town.

In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

We're closed, son.

Well, I thought I might buy some supplies.

Sorry, we're having a meeting.

I don't remember seeing you around, young fellow.

Where you from?

He's a friend of Ben's.

Does he know about-

- When did you get in town?

This morning.

Why?

Son, we're having a private meeting here,

would you mind coming back a little later?

You can get your supplies then.

You look like a smart feller.

I'll bet you could keep your mouth shut.

If I have to.

That's good, real good,

because we wouldn't want this thing to spread,

and if it does, I'll know where to look, won't I?

Alright.

It's too much of a coincidence to suit me.

A strange kid rides in and a gun disappears.

You sure he's got nothing to do with it?

That's what Tilley said.

Well, if he's smart, he'll leave town.

This is no place for a stranger right now.

Come on.

Find what you're looking for, kid?

Somebody shot it open.

I don't think he got a chance to take anything though.

Did you see him?

No, I got here too late.

And maybe we got here just in time.

The strong box is gone.

Thief's gonna be mighty surprised that all the cash

is all here.

He didn't expect us to get over here so fast.

Where's the gun?

If I had it, mister, I wouldn't be arguing with you.

Give the boy a chance to explain, Maddox.

Explain what?

We come in here and find him robbing the safe.

That's about all the explanation I need.

It doesn't make sense.

He gave his gun to Tilley, why would he steal another one?

If he didn't take the gun, somebody else did.

Somebody whom we all know.

One of our own people.

Well, I don't believe that, do you?

It's always easy to blame a stranger.

It saves you from blaming yourselves.

This kid's got some talking to do.

Now hold it, Maddox.

Guess everybody needs a weapon.

If it isn't a gun, it's a pitchfork.

I'm gonna make you tell us-

- Now you can't tell where it come from.

It's hard to place.

Maybe he was breaking in somewhere else.

Well, we're gonna have to find him.

Everybody in town must know about it by now.

I guess we owe you an apology, son.

Forget it.

Well, we're right back where we started.

What do we do now?

We get our guns.

We're at the mercy of some thief.

We're walking targets.

You want your wife picked off, your kids?

When this is all over, we'll give the guns back.

How 'bout it, Walt?

We're the counsel, it's our responsibility.

Alright, let's go see Tilley.

Well, which one's gonna ask me?

Now just listen, Ben.

Now look, you fellows had something special, all of you.

Now you're just trying to ruin it.

This isn't an ordinary situation, Ben.

What are you trying to do, justify yourself?

Nobody's justifying anything.

We're just trying to protect the town.

Ben, whoever stole that gun shot it off a few minutes ago.

Broke into my safe.

It's alright to have a town of empty holsters,

but when one of them is filled-

- Come on, Ben, open it.

Open it yourself.

The door isn't locked.

Mr. Tilley.

Don't give them the guns.

You stay out of this.

They're asking for trouble, and you know it.

There's nothing I can do about it.

I can keep the guns for 'em,

but I can't keep their conscience.

We'll return these, Ben.

That's a promise.

I won't count on it.

They went after me awhile back.

Now they'll go after someone else.

This time they have guns.

Five years ago, I could've talked 'em out of it.

Guess I'm not much good anymore.

Mr. Tilley, who was Wade Keller?

Oh, he didn't take it.

He's dead.

Died a few weeks ago.

I was just thinking.

Maybe the thief wanted that particular gun.

Oh, I don't think so.

I think he just took first one he saw.

Didn't Ashby say something about Keller having a son?

Oh yes, Ted.

He left town right after his father died.

Are you sure?

Positive.

You know, he's a moody sort of chap.

He took the death pretty hard.

Oh?

Where do they live?

First house on the road that leads out of town.

Nobody there, it's deserted.

Think I'll take a look.

Won't find anything.

Probably not, just a hunch.

What do you want here?

You're Ted Keller, aren't you?

You stole that gun from Mr. Tilley.

Get out of here.

Why don't you hand it over.

No.

It isn't gonna do you any good,

you got the whole town worried.

I'll give it back.

Right now I need it.

Why?

To kill somebody.

Now turn around.

Turn around.

Keller!

Keller!

Look, I don't like this any more than you do.

But we're the ones that have to make the decisions.

We're the duly appointed law here.

One gun's gonna be pretty hard to find.

Alright let's get started.

Fred, you go to the store and get us some liners.

Right.

I'm going to my house and lock up the money.

What is it, Ben?

I just thought you'd like to know what you started.

One by one, they keep coming into my office

asking for their guns.

Did you give them to them?

Well, why not, they belong to 'em.

I tell you it's quite a sight.

Not one of 'em can look me in the eye.

Ben, we have things to do.

Well, go ahead and do 'em.

Who's stopping you?

You're not making it any easier, Ben.

I don't plan to.

Look, one gun was bad enough.

Then you had to have yours.

And now everybody in town is strapping on their holsters.

It couldn't be helped.

A man has a right to protect himself.

We told you we'd give the guns back.

Will you?

Or will you just get used to 'em again?

I'm sorry, Ben.

Darn fools.

Mr. Tilley.

Ted Keller has the gun.

What?

I just saw him at the house.

Well he left town.

Well he came back and he says he's gonna kill somebody.

I can't believe it.

Not Ted.

Who would he want to kill and why?

Why isn't important now.

We gotta find out who.

You said he took his father's death pretty hard.

Yeah, they were pretty close.

How did he die?

Oh, accident, he was trampled by a horse over in

the livery stable.

At Ashby's place?

That's right.

Well, I wouldn't say Ashby's place, after all Keller

owned half the business.

They were partners?

That's right.

Where's Ashby live?

North of here about a mile out of town,

a little white house.

Could an old man help?

I don't see any old man, Mr. Tilley.

But I guess I better handle this alone.

Turn around, Walt.

Ted!

What's this mean?

That's your pa's gun.

So you were the one.

Yeah, I'm the one who took it.

And I broke into your safe too.

I don't understand.

You will, Walt.

We're gonna have a little talk.

And then I'm gonna kill you.

Kill me?

Well, why?

Because you killed my pa.

You've gotta believe me, I didn't kill Wade.

That was an accident.

Pa knew horses.

He understood 'em.

He'd never let himself get trampled.

When he died, I couldn't believe it.

I rode out of town, camped in the mountains.

Then I got to thinking.

Pretty soon I started to understand things a little better.

But your father was my friend.

I had no reason to kill him.

There's your reason.

They're just my business ledgers.

There's a shortage in there, Walt, a big one.

You were stealing money from the business

and Pa found out.

So you killed him and made it look like an accident.

I swear to you, Ted, that isn't true.

I got Pa's gun now.

I'm gonna give you more of a chance than you gave him.

Draw on me.

Now, Ted, listen.

Draw.

Draw!

Next time I won't fire at your feet.

You turn around and get out of here.

He doesn't know what he's doing.

He wants to kill me.

Let the law handle it, Ted.

Ashby's the law in this town.

Now you keep out of this.

You're wearing a gun, Walt.

And you're gonna draw.

Ted.

There was a shot this morning.

Whoever fired it knew I was being accused of

breaking into his safe.

Well, I got 'em all back, Johnny,

every last one of 'em.

What's gonna happen with Ted?

Oh I guess Ashby'll give him a job.

If he don't, I will.

Well, guess I'll be shoving on.

Sure you don't wanna stay around awhile?

No thanks, I already feel like I've been here a year.

Oh no.

They said I could still join that

cattle drive heading south.

Never been on one before.

Gonna see if I can't join up.

Want it?

The rest of the places in the world aren't like this,

Mr. Tilley.

Maybe they will be some day, but

until they are, I guess I'll need it.

♪ Johnny Yuma was a rebel ♪

♪ He roamed through the West ♪

♪ And Johnny Yuma, the Rebel ♪

♪ He wandered alone ♪

♪ He got fightin' mad ♪

♪ This rebel lad ♪

♪ He packed no star as he wandered far ♪

♪ Where the only law ♪

♪ Was a hook and a draw

♪ The Rebel ♪ ♪ Away ♪

♪ Johnny Yuma ♪ ♪ Away rode the Rebel ♪

♪ Johnny Yuma was a rebel ♪

♪ He roamed through the West ♪

♪ And Johnny Yuma, the Rebel ♪

♪ He wandered alone ♪

♪ He searched the land ♪

♪ This restless lad ♪

♪ He was panther quick ♪

♪ And leather tough ♪

♪ 'Cause he figured that he had been pushed enough ♪

♪ The Rebel ♪ ♪ Away ♪

♪ Johnny Yuma ♪ ♪ Away rode the Rebel ♪

♪ Johnny Yuma ♪

♪ John Yuma ♪