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Bye.

You know what I like about literature?

The way it makes life so much richer.

Know what I mean? You call that literature?

Jimmy's right, Cody.

After what happened to him with that Marcus fella, you ought to know that

stuff ain't nothing but a bunch of lies.

You gotta do something between rides.

Besides, it's fun and helps a man better himself.

Lord knows he could use that.

It's self-improvement you're after. You could try reading the Bible. I already

read it.

It means he looked at the pictures.

Brought it coming in.

There you go, Lou.

Thanks, kid.

See ya.

Come on, White Man.

Your hope, Emma, is cooking supper. I'm starved.

What's wrong?

Emma ain't cooking.

Huh?

Now, you sure you're gonna be all right? Well, I think we can survive Chef

Hickok's cooking for a couple of days.

I thought Sally Hogan's wedding was next week.

Father got nervous.

Amazing what a shotgun can do to a body's social calendar.

Now, there's the cut of a fine figure.

Uh, you too, Sam.

Now, Sam, remember, when she catches the bouquet, don't go shooting it out of her

hand.

I'm sure gonna miss you boys.

Come on. Yeah!

Bye-bye.

Bye-bye.

All right, boys, gather round. There's a special document for Laramie. It has to

be delivered to Fort Myer to the Undersecretary of War.

Which one of you boys is up?

Excuse me, Teaspoon, but I believe a job as important as this one should go to

the bravest, best-looking, best red rider you got.

And I just happen to be available.

I just wish I knew what the big deal was.

Well, you and me both, Cody, but Ben Fetterman's a good man.

Got himself an important job to do. If he says it's urgent, I gotta believe he

means what he's saying.

Anyway, you got yourself a good horse, boy, so ride safe.

Watch your back.

I'll, uh, bring you a pretty little apron when I come home.

Easy, son.

I'll take care of you.

Normally, I don't condone this sort of thing, but he deserved it.

Rider coming! Open the gates!

My scouts tell me you should make four miles in two and a half days.

I shouldn't take more than two. I forgot.

You pony riders have a reputation for speed.

Whatever happens, be damn sure you make that delivery to Undersecretary

Stanfield.

Personally. Is that understood?

Whatever you say, Major.

Got a lot of lies riding on you, son.

Won't disappoint you, sir.

No, I don't think you will.

Something

wrong,

Captain? So, you're with the Pony Express.

Read about your outfit.

Just can't see what all the fuss is about.

Missy's a good baby. Please look after her. And when she's old enough to ask,

just tell her her mama died.

Thank you, and God bless.

And it's signed, Desperate.

What kind of mother would do something like that?

Well, probably someone in pretty bad trouble.

What are we gonna do, Teaspoon?

Well, we'll just, uh... Wish the hell I knew.

We're already doing the cooking and cleaning.

How much more can mother and be?

Pointing express rider for Laramie. Who wants to know? I'm Lieutenant Gibbons.

An order to relieve you of your communique and deliver it personally to

the Undersecretary.

You got these orders written down somewhere where I can see them? Of

course.

That's far enough.

What the hell do you think you're doing?

Being careful. Now let's see those orders.

I suggest you hand over those documents before I'm forced to take harsher

action. Yeah, I appreciate that, Lieutenant.

But I think the only action you're going to be taking is getting on down off that

horse of yours.

It goes for you boys, too. Let's go.

Move. He just got one shot.

That's right.

You're the closest, Lieutenant.

Do what he says.

You're making a mistake, boy.

It ain't the first.

Let's get those gun belts off, boys.

Throw them around those raffles.

Now scatter them.

I'm making a mistake.

Boys will have my apology.

With that head, she kind of looks

like Ike.

Drools like Cody.

Teaspoon! Hey, Teaspoon, you in there?

Something wrong?

Keep your voice down, Ben.

If you're here about that special delivery to Fort Myers, you got nothing

to worry about. My boy got off just fine. It ought to be his destination

about this time the day after tomorrow.

Good. What the hell we carrying anyway?

Can't say.

Well, we ain't never had no secrets between us before.

I guess can't hurt to tell you now.

War's coming, Teaspoon.

Don't seem like there's any way around it.

As soon as Lincoln takes office. Well, I heard that, but what's that got to do

with us?

Your boys carrying a list of officers the Army thinks might have divided

loyalties.

Stanfield's got to know who they are so he can weed them out before the shooting

starts.

How many people know about this message?

Just Stanfield and a couple of his aides, none of whom are aware of the

assigned route.

Relax, Teaspoon.

I can't tell you this isn't a dangerous mission, but I don't think you've got

anything to worry about.

You don't, huh?

We gotta get him out of there before they

get back.

Okay.

Now, you're in no condition.

I'll handle it.

Now, where is he?

He's... Okay, okay, okay. There.

All right.

You stay put. I'll be back.

Giddy-up, giddy-up, woo-hoo-hoo.

Giddy-up, giddy-up, giddy-up, woo.

She's a happy little critter, isn't she?

Giddy-up, giddy-up, giddy-up, giddy-up, giddy-up, giddy-up.

Well,

they're shiny and they make noises.

Well, so's your gun, but you wouldn't give her that, would you?

Never mind.

What do I know anyway?

More about cooking, I hope.

Yeah, Jimmy, what are we going to have for dinner anyway?

I'm working on it.

I better go check on this menu, don't you think?

Somebody want to hold her?

Buck, now relax, son. She ain't going to explode.

You put one hand under the bottom and the other one right around the back.

There you go.

I just can't understand how a mother could leave her baby like that.

I sure wish Lou would hurry up and get back.

Teaspoon! I think you just sprung a leak!

He's gonna be okay.

Look, I'm gonna get him out.

I swear.

When's the last time he ate?

when he finds out.

You're gonna have to tell me what to do when Bart gets out.

I got some bad news for you, Bart.

Oh, my God!

Now, hold on there.

Now, now, now. I know what you're thinking, and I didn't have nothing to

do with it.

I was trying to help him, I swear.

Oh, that's a good boy.

Yeah.

Yeah.

feels losing a friend, Bart.

Let's hope it's a better life your friend's going to, Bart.

Uh, mister.

There's something you should know.

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.

May this man's spirit never

rust.

Well, I guess that's it.

I mean, I guess you're on your own now, Bart.

Oh, no.

You bleeding, too?

You gonna be alright?

I guess there's only one way to find out.

Easy, boy. Take it easy.

It's just a graze.

You're gonna be okay.

Well, you can go now, Bart.

Suit yourself.

Now hold on just one minute there, Bart.

Don't go following me. I can't be looking after no bear.

Now go on, get.

Don't you understand English?

Didn't you hear what I just said? I said you can't come.

Oh, for Pete's sake. Am I going to have to put you back in that hole?

I was just kidding.

You don't really think I'd do something like that, do you?

It ain't that I wouldn't like the company, Bart.

Just where I'm going, you'd only end up as bear stew.

Probably a couple years' supply from the looks of you.

So long, Bart.

You take her shoulders and I can take her legs and get underneath just in

case. In case of what?

Put

her

down.

Thought you'd been through this before, Teaspoon.

Making them and taking care of them ain't quite the same thing.

You been holding out on us, Ike?

Uh, kid?

Would you mind, uh, tossing this in the, uh, wash tub?

I'll get some.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Why you holding up?

When we get back, I'm going to personally see to it you get a stole of

honor and a lifetime supply of fresh oats.

There he is!

Dammit! The entire army's looking for me, Soto! Come on!

Sorry, big fella.

We gotta get back up in them hills.

You're getting the ideas.

I'd appreciate hearing them now.

Cross your hooves, these folks are friendly.

Get sure you use a meal right now.

Anybody home?

Ma'am,

I know how this looks, but... Don't come any closer.

Ma'am.

I'm gonna kill.

Now, hold on.

Hold on.

Hold on a damn minute.

I'm a pony express rider.

I don't mean you any harm.

All right?

I think you ought to tell me what happened here, ma'am.

I'd like to help you.

Where's your husband?

My husband?

Oh, he'll be... He'll be back soon.

You... You're welcome to stay.

Jason would love the company.

If you go to the window there, you'll be able to see him.

He'll be coming down from the mine. Just like always, he's going, the hell with

my supper.

Go on.

Let him see you.

Let him see you.

Because he's going to be wondering why there's another horse in the corral.

See him?

No, ma'am.

Well, you just must not be looking in the right direction.

You... You gotta look...

West.

West.

It might be...

It might be hard... with the sun... it's hitting

my... my... He's already home, ain't he?

Who said you could leave your post?

I smell the meat.

Anyway, the only thing coming through that canyon's wind.

We should have shot him when we had the chance.

He had a gun pointed at the lieutenant's heart.

Yeah? Well, if he gets through, we're all gonna be facing a firing squad.

Curb your tongue, Foley, before you lose it.

Funny how an election can change a man's life.

It's not the election.

Lincoln or Douglas, the South's gonna pull out.

Lieutenant, if he gets through, what chance we got?

Snyder's patrol is on him.

He'll have to come through us before he can get to the fort.

He won't get through.

It was claim jumpers.

Told us to leave.

Jason said this here is our land.

We worked hard for it.

No one's gonna make us go.

They left.

But they come back.

Jason thought that he could reason with them.

He was wrong.

After they told me I had one day to pack up,

I told them I'd go to hell.

They keep coming back.

They ain't gonna run me off.

I'm not gonna let Jason down that way.

You might need something to wash that down.

That sure is pretty.

Jason gave it to me last year for our wedding.

The only thing I have left from her.

A trip west.

You all right, ma'am?

You leaving in the morning?

Have to.

Would

you do me a

favor?

Will you lie with me tonight?

Take mine.

He said yours was ailing.

He ain't fast, but he's strong and healthy.

Thank you.

You've done yourself proud, big fella.

You ain't gonna forget what you did for me.

You going to be all right?

I've been doing some thinking.

Oh,

it's time for me to move on.

I've done what I had to do.

I got relatives back in Ohio.

I'll be better off raising my baby back there.

Jason was so proud.

I take comfort in that.

I'm gonna come back and help you.

You don't have to.

I

don't

even know your name.

Mary Lou.

William.

Be careful, Will.

Will.

Take care now.

Well, you're in for an interesting afternoon.

Get up there, big boy.

It's been too long.

I should have been back by now.

The lieutenant knows what he's doing.

Come here, boys.

I want to show you something.

Right, you stay and watch.

We'll be back soon.

Don't worry, you'll get a turn.

See you back at Kale.

I know I don't deserve another chance, but when my husband died, I just got so

scared. Your husband?

He had the pox.

Oh, I'm sorry, Miss Corrine.

I know what I did was wrong, leaving her with you like that, but my folks put me

out when they heard about Miss Ann.

And, well, Miss Shannon was the only other person that understood.

I don't mean to pry, ma'am, but how are you gonna look after her now?

Well, I was packed and ready to leave when...

Well, my mama came, and she heard about my husband, and she said she wanted to

help.

She said she was sorry.

Was she a good girl?

She was an angel.

Mr. Undersecretary, William F. Cody, sir, Pony Express.

I, uh... I have specific orders to deliver this directly to you, sir.

Oh, thank you, uh, Mr... Cody, sir.

Cody, yes.

Thank you.

Excuse me, sir.

What the hell do you think you're doing?

Don't worry, son.

There was nothing on that paper. You were the decoy.

The real message was delivered yesterday by Captain Merrick.

You did a good job, son.

And the government of the United States appreciates your efforts.

Captain Merrick, see you, sir.

Well, well, the Pony Express.

What happened, boy?

Horse throw you?

Emma? Mm-hmm?

Listen, promise me you won't marry Sam.

Oh, I don't know how my heart would take it, but my stomach would just die.

Have a sandwich.

What in God's name?

This is Mary Lou.

She'll be staying till the next stage comes.

Emma, could you show her where she can wash up, please?

Absolutely. Be glad to.

She had some trouble with claim jumpers up in the mountains, so I decided to

give her a hand.

Come on, sweetheart.

You're going tired.

Well, son, I guess I owe you an apology.

I heard about you being a decoy.

No, you don't teaspoon I had a job to do and I did it Well, you sure missed

some excitement while you're gone Cody Well, then I guess I'll have to stick to

books