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Thank you.

Keep the change.

Well, all I said was that Miss Featherhill had a lovely smile.

Now, what could be wrong with that?

It wasn't her smile she was flouncing around, and you know it.

Well, Miss Welty, I do believe that you are jealous.

Me?

Jealous?

Thank you. Why, yes, I do believe you're jealous, but please.

Let's not let a little smile come between us.

I'll give you a smile.

Excuse us.

I've never killed anyone on an empty stomach.

Don't push your luck.

Excuse

me,

sir. You appear to be a gentleman, and I've been grievously mistreated.

Might I borrow your kerchief?

Certainly, ma'am.

Keep it.

Wait. Please, I feel so shaken. I don't know what I'm going to do.

Please, just a few moments.

Hi, kid.

God, you're all right.

I've got no idea how worried I've been.

What happened? Where you been?

Working.

I know that, but when you didn't come home last night, Jimmy practically had

to tie me down to keep me from riding out after you.

That someone around here's got some sense.

Lou? Kid, I don't know if now's such a good time.

I've got a surprise for you.

Can I wait till after supper?

No. Jimmy, could you take her horse?

Come on.

Close your eyes.

Close your eyes.

Guess I should have asked first, huh?

Yeah.

Well, we can't keep on going the way we've been going, Rachel. It ain't

right.

Maybe, maybe not. I don't know.

But it's not right making other people's decisions for them, either.

What should I do now?

Well... You can start by taking her things back to the bunkhouse.

We make quite a team, don't we? The best.

Who would have ever thought a riverboat flea like Mingus would set us up in our

biggest haul yet? It might be bigger than you think, honey.

What are you talking about?

Sugar, these could be worth more than all this stuff put together.

Roger, let's celebrate.

I mean really celebrate.

One thing I learned a long time ago is that in this business, you do not mix

business and pleasure. Sad, but true.

You hold on to all this stuff.

I want to give these plates a better look once my head's cleared.

Roger. You

sure

don't make it easy.

You can always change your mind.

I'll be back after Daisy's asleep.

Trouble?

Trouble, you asleep?

Oh, I guess she's asleep.

Well, that's too bad, because if she weren't, I might have a little present

for her.

Oh, well, I guess I'll just have to wait till the morning.

Ha! Done like a true lady. Hmm?

How's my favorite girl?

Bored. Oh, really?

Well,

what do you think you're doing?

They're paced.

Good eyes.

I know they're paced.

What are you so happy about?

Me? Oh, it's too late.

I'll tell you in the morning.

Tell me now.

Nope. You've got to go to sleep.

Kids your age have got to get their sleep. I read that somewhere.

Hey, what do you think you're doing?

Well, these need to be looked after.

You don't think Barney Bear will mind, do you?

Depends what's in it for him.

Oh, maybe some real pearls, a big spread, a golden future.

Sounds like a fairy tale.

Yeah. From a riverboat ferry all our own. Now, you go to sleep.

You going out later?

No.

I'm staying in tonight. I'm pretty tired.

Right.

Night, Trouble.

We're turning in. You coming?

In a minute.

Thought you wanted to move back in with us.

I'm talking with Rachel. Is that all right with you?

Don't you think you're being just a little hard on him?

After that trick he pulled today?

He was just trying to do the right thing.

I've been living in the bunkhouse for about a year now. Are you saying that

that's the wrong thing?

No, of course not. It's just that sometimes things change.

What if you don't want them to?

You don't always have a choice.

Maybe not.

But I got one here, and I plan to keep things the way they've been.

What do you think That's something that belongs to me

A woman got killed on account of me. A good woman.

I thought you said there were no good women in this line of work.

You know, the more I hear you talk, the clearer it becomes.

Now, we have got to change our ways.

You sure this Rachel lady's going to be happy to see us?

Yeah, she'll be happier than a bed bug on a cold winter night.

You're not going to leave me there, are you?

Leave you?

And he was traveling with a little gal.

That's right.

They say which way they were headed?

Ah, they traded this horse for passage to Nebraska territory.

Fort Laramie, I think it was.

Appreciate your help. You bet.

Jimmy? Yeah.

What would you do if you were in my position?

Probably put that feed bag on the pile.

That's not what I'm talking about.

You mean the fellow with the funny name who lives in the bunkhouse?

Oh, Lou, what's the trouble?

I thought you two was regular lovebirds.

We are.

We were.

I don't know. Something's changed.

I don't know.

Ever since you've been looking and acting more like a girl.

He's been wanting you more and more for himself.

I can't say that I blame him.

That's sweet, Jimmy.

You scared?

Well, you know the kid.

You can't have this woman doing a man's job and living a man's life.

Not for very long, anyway. It'll drive him crazy.

Well, if you ask me, it already has.

Kid, look at this.

Gettin' good.

Hi.

About time you showed up.

Yeah, starting to think maybe you run out on us, kid.

What do you mean?

Thought I didn't have to ride till tomorrow.

As a matter of fact, you up right now.

Buck I need somebody to switch rides with me.

Ike?

Have a safe ride, kid. Stay away from Lou while I'm gone.

What? You heard me.

Rachel?

Roger? I can't believe it's you.

Oh, and

who is this?

Uh, uh, this is Daisy.

Daisy, Rachel. Rachel, Daisy.

It's a pleasure to meet you, Daisy.

Daisy is, uh, my daughter.

Your what?

My nose playing tricks on me, or did this meal come straight from heaven?

Is that, uh... Yeah, vegetable stew Creole style.

But I didn't have enough greens, so I used wild mushrooms instead.

Well, don't just sit there. Dig in.

What's the matter, honey? Aren't you hungry?

Heard about a fella in Shreveport. He ate some wild mushrooms, got sick and

started throwing up. Trouble. That's enough.

Ended up dying.

I'll take my chances.

You never did say what you were doing here in Sweetwater, Roger.

There's really not much to tell.

Riverboats, saloons, smoke-filled rooms.

Ain't no place to bring up a child.

Trouble is, I've been living that life for so long, I ain't much good at

nothing else.

One day I saw a story about the Pony Express and all you gentlemen in one of

them New York papers, and there was Rachel's name just plain as day.

I said to Daisy, I said, Daisy, if Rachel can start a new life for herself,

then so can we. We just gotta find out how it's done.

So here you are.

Yep.

Here we are.

You seen a slick-looking stranger the last couple of days, traveling with a

little girl?

He wouldn't be a friend of yours, would he?

Good, because he's a no-good lion thief.

Bought some provisions and a couple of tickets on the outbound stage.

Paid for him with these.

Counterfeit. Ain't worth the paper they're printed on.

Don't say.

They say which way they were headed?

Little town called Sweetwater. A few days west of here.

Mind if I keep these?

What for? They ain't no good.

I want to watch him eat them.

It'll be the last meal he ever had.

Good luck.

The luck's got nothing to do with it.

Well, I've had enough.

One more hand, and I'll owe you my firstborn.

Come on. I'll make it easy for you.

One-eyed jacks, threes and nines wild, and I'll play straight.

What do you say?

I take markers.

Don't we have some horse trade in the new county?

You want to come with us?

You can help us pick out horses.

Meet some real live Indians.

Thanks, but you guys are giving me more than enough excitement today.

Suit yourself.

Hey, Daisy.

I thought little girls liked horses.

Don't look at me. I did.

Going horse trading? You ought to take Daisy.

She don't want to come.

Don't worry about her.

It takes a while to warm up to people, that's all.

I noticed.

Where's Dad and Paul Calzer?

Trouble.

It's...

Oops.

Where you going, Daisy?

Um, just going out to look around.

Have fun.

She looks like you.

That's what everyone says.

All I see is her ma, though.

Who was she?

Pearl.

Well... She's a bar girl I teamed up with after I ran out on you.

Did pretty good, too.

Not as good as you and me, but... hell, that was magic.

Well, like I said, we did pretty well till I found out she was with a child.

And then you ran.

Faster than a cyclone's breath.

I ran into her a couple of years later. She was whoring in Memphis.

Daisy wasn't getting looked after, so I took her.

Pearl died a couple of months later.

Roger, what are you doing here, really?

Like I said, Rachel, I don't need to change things.

Daisy's getting older. We need to settle down.

What she really needs is a woman in her life.

Someone like you.

What? Look, I don't want to push you into anything.

I just want you to keep it in mind, okay?

I don't think... Well, I know I've hurt you, and... Lord knows you

got no reason to trust me now, but the minute I saw you, I knew that the fire

was still there.

And Daisy likes you. She likes you a lot.

How can I tell?

She hasn't tried to run those scams on you yet.

What do you think?

You and me in trouble?

Roger, I'm not like I used to be in the old days.

I got married.

I almost had a child of my own.

I got a good life here.

I don't want to go back.

Neither do I.

Want some more tea?

Daisy?

What are you doing?

Drawing.

It's awful dark in here.

You want something?

Just to talk, maybe get to know each other a little bit?

Why?

I don't know.

I just figured you could use a friend.

I already got a friend.

Ah, I see.

I was talking about a real one.

Talking about my daddy.

Oh, well.

I never heard of any law that says you can't have more than one friend.

Roger says that if you have one good friend, you're a millionaire.

If you have two, you're a fool.

Either my bones are lying or there's a storm coming.

Looks like a real ornery one.

More flesh coming.

I'll go check things out in town.

Rider coming!

Who's up?

Me, T-Sprout.

Be careful, son.

That was your doing, wasn't it?

Lucky for you, Louise wasn't hurt too bad.

You aren't gonna tell, are you?

No, you are.

And I suppose you believe in Santa Claus, too.

Who are you?

Daisy, wait till my pa used to be good friends.

You looking for something?

Did you see something go through my things?

Maybe.

Who was it?

Daisy, who was it?

I don't know. It was dark.

where the other saw is? It's in the barn.

Be back in a minute.

This is some kind of joke that's gone far enough.

What are you talking about? You know damn well what I'm talking about.

I don't care who took it. I want it back now.

I'm for guessing games, kid. Move out of the way.

Not till you give it back.

I'd like to oblige you, but the thing is, is I ate it.

That's it. I ate it. Excuse me.

This is about Lou,

ain't it?

That's the way you want to play.

Yeah.

Give it back.

You can walk away.

If I knew what the hell you were talking about, I would.

I found this fire bomb.

Oh, God.

That's what this was all about.

I'm full.

Where'd you learn to fight like that anyway?

Watching you.

Glad you never picked up on the left.

I'm a quick learner.

Sorry it took so long. What happened to you?

Fell.

Me too.

You think this is bad? You should have been with us in New Orleans last summer.

We had us a big twister. It tore the roof right off the saloon in the middle

of a big game.

Money was flying this way and that. Yeah, and somehow this way and that

always ends up in trouble's pockets.

Go

get

some line.

I'll get help.

The windmill's coming down.

No.

No, not you, Louise. You've got to stay off that foot. What? No, now. Stay here.

You did a good job, Daisy.

Thanks.

Louise, I'm sorry about your ankle.

What? She'll explain later. Right now, let's get you off that ankle.

Did you really mean what you said the other day about changing?

Mm-hmm.

Why do you ask?

No reason.

Oh. Mm-hmm.

I was watching you and Daisy out there. She seems to have really taken a shine

to you.

She's a good kid.

Lord knows where she gets it.

Rachel, you think you and her could, uh, you know, get along together?

On a regular basis, I mean.

Slow down, mister.

Let's just take it one step at a time.

Rachel, by the time you read this, I'll be far away.

I can't explain why, but it can't be any other way.

Please look after Daisy.

I'll send money as soon as I can.

I guess there's nothing else to say except I'm sorry.

Roger.

Is this right?

Oh, yeah, it's... it could... Yeah, that's real good, Daisy.

Lou, boys, I gotta talk to Daisy alone.

He's gone, isn't he?

I'm sorry.

Ain't your fault.

You all right, Daisy?

I'll talk to you later, all right?

Damn him.

Buck.

Go saddle up two of the fastest horses.

We're going for a ride.

Not gonna work, is it?

I'm not ready.

I'm sorry.

I know.

It's bad timing.

What are we gonna do?

Go back to the way things were, I guess.

You think we can?

I don't know.

I guess we just went too far too fast, huh?

Going somewhere?

Rachel, I can explain.

I don't want to hear it.

You know, playing games and running out on me is bad enough.

How could you pull a stunt like that on Daisy?

You know, I really ought to shoot you right now.

I didn't, Daisy.

Oh, and how is that?

Back in New Orleans, I pulled a job.

Stole some cheap jewelry from a riverite named Mingus.

Turned out he had these with him.

Whoa, don't!

You got my only gun, darling.

The counterfeit banknote plates.

Right hands, they're worth a fortune.

When Mingus found they were gone, he shot my partner. He almost killed me.

Daisy helped me escape.

I see.

So it really was all a lie.

Who am I, huh?

Brought her here because I knew we'd be after her.

And you figure you'd just dump her on me, right? No, I figured I'd find her a

home, a place for her, better than I could ever give her.

Tell it to a judge.

How much is New Orleans?

$25.

You, uh, traveling alone, honey?

One ticket, please.

Hey,

where'd you get these?

Come back here, you.

Come back here.

Hello, Daisy.

Where's your pa?

Daisy?

What's that?

Roger, it's a note from Mingus.

He's got Daisy.

He wants to meet you at Craig's Creek alone and unarmed to make a trade.

How do I get there?

Follow the wash down a couple of miles due west. You can't miss it. You were

telling me the truth, weren't you?

Give me the plates, please. No, Roger.

It's a set-up, Roger.

He'll kill you.

He's got my little girl. Now give me the plates, please.

Glad you could make it.

Now step down off that horse and keep your hands where I can see them.

Mizzy, you all right?

You harm her, I swear I'll kill you. You bring the plates?

Let's see.

Slowly.

The rest of them.

They're in a safe place. I told you to bring them all.

Well, you let her go.

I'll take you to them.

You don't take me now, I'll kill her.

Well, what's it gonna be?

Don't do it, Roger. It's a sucker's move.

I've come a long way for this.

No!

Daisy.

Daisy.

You all right?

Huh?

I haven't been a very good father, but I have always loved you.

You've got to believe that.

You lied to me. You always lie to me.

Not always.

No? Then why'd you leave me?

Well, that was for your own good.

For a little bit of mine.

You know, ever since you come in this world, you've been nothing but trouble.

You know, always getting under my skin and...

After a while, you became a part of me.

But for you, that's a losing hand.

You'd be better off without me.

I don't want to be without you.

I love you, Daddy.

You sure you don't want to change your mind?

Mm-mm.

This is my home now.

Matthew!

You got the name of that teaspoon's lawyer friend in New Orleans?

Yeah, got it right here.

I hope he's right about your not having to serve time.

Oh, Lord, I hope he is, too.

But if not, you're gonna look after Daisy, won't you? You know I will.

Morning time, folks.

Well...

Thank you.

For what?

Getting the blood going again, I guess.

Yeah, there's still magic there, isn't there?

Thought you two might need a little more time.