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You stay out here.

Okay, you got me.

Now what are you gonna do with me?

Jimmy?

Jimmy?

Come on, son. It ain't like we've been riding all night.

It was dark when we left Rock Creek.

It was a cloudy morning, yes.

You know, you had your way. You'd sleep through the best years of your life.

No, I wouldn't. But I would on my days off, which is what today is supposed to

be.

I know that. I told you I'm sorry.

Lou and the kid are on a special run.

The rest of the boys are out, too.

You could have waited for the kid and Lou to come back, you know.

No, I couldn't.

For one thing, they had some time off, too.

Now, wait a minute.

And for another, although I'm hoping against us.

Well, I may just need your gun.

You really think so, huh?

Davenport's a small town in the middle of a big nowhere.

And with a gang that's already killed a marshal and a prisoner, this gang might

want a spring. And the deputy right behind me is about to clean them.

What we got is... A lot of trouble.

Maybe. But since it's three days away, I figured riding made more sense than

waiting.

I just hope the kid and Lou are having a grand old time.

So, kid, what are you thinking about doing with your time off when we get

back to Rock Creek?

Actually, I was thinking of doing something with him before I get back.

Before we get back. Like what?

Well, we're coming up on a little town.

It's supposed to be real quiet. It's supposed to have a restaurant where you

can get a real fine meal.

The kind of place where men take off their hats.

I don't know about you, kid, but seeing how I'm supposed to be a man, I'm better

off at the kind of place where I can leave my mom.

Well, that's just it, Lou. You wouldn't have to pretend. You could dress up like

a lady. We could have a real night on the town.

I didn't bring anything to wear. You don't have to wear anything.

I mean, I don't care what you wear.

I just want to be with you.

How do you know so much about this town?

I don't know. I asked around.

Come on. This is something I've wanted to do for a long time.

All right.

What's the name of this town, anyway?

Davenport.

If love can be measured by what one is willing to sacrifice...

Marshal Oakley was the best friend this town ever had.

As our Lord gave himself to be taken that we might live, Marshal Oakley, too,

gave his life for us.

We should reflect on those aspects of our lives that we so often take for

granted.

Aspects Marshal Oakley realized were worth dying for.

Let us pray.

Good afternoon.

Afternoon. We'd like to get a room.

Sure. Mr. and Mrs.

We're not married.

Oh.

I'm afraid I'll have to give you separate rooms.

On separate floors.

That'll be fine.

Supper's at six?

Sharp.

No, thanks. We've got plans.

I don't know if this is such a good idea.

Meet me down here at 6.30, all right? Where are you going?

I gotta take care of the horses.

6.30.

Sorry, son couldn't help but watch you.

I guess I was putting on quite a show.

Oh, no, no, no. Don't be embarrassed.

This town could use a whole lot more people with smiles on their faces like

yours.

I heard about your marshal this afternoon. I guess it hit people pretty

hard, huh?

Yeah, I keep trying to tell them something good can come from a man's

death, but I see they're having their doubts.

I guess you can't blame them.

No, no, I guess not.

Faith is of such short supply these days.

Uh, someone said Teaspoon Hunter's coming to get your prisoner.

He'll make things right again. He's a good man.

So is Marshal Oakley.

What are you looking at?

You. You're beautiful.

I thought you said you didn't have any clothes.

I snuck out this afternoon and went to some shops.

I got these for you.

Kid looks like he may be right.

This could turn out to be a special night after all.

All right.

I'll admit that it wasn't dark when we left this place.

That's good of you, Jimmy.

But it is dark now, so what do you say we stop and make camp?

So that's a good idea.

Soon we'll find us a place.

Shut your mouth!

Come on, let's get on with it! Get him!

He's gonna get down!

Get out, Jeb!

Let's go!

Get out of here!

Who are you?

I don't know.

Pretty out, ain't it?

Yeah, you are.

It is.

That was one of the best meals I ever had.

Uh-huh.

Kid, why don't you just come out and say whatever's been on your mind since we

left Rock Creek?

It's that obvious, huh?

More.

All right.

Lou, what I got to say, it ain't easy.

All right.

Trust me with this. It'll be easier if you just don't interrupt.

Lou, what I got to say to you, it ain't easy.

But it's time it got said.

Now, you know how I feel about you.

I don't mind being reminded.

Sorry.

Sometimes when we're together, everything is so perfect.

It's so romantic.

And other times, like today at the hotel, or when you're dressed up like a

boy, it's kind of difficult.

I know.

So I come up with an idea that'll make things easier and better.

Lou Louise

Will

They come for the audience.

The prisoner?

They robbed the bank and killed the marshal.

He's one of them.

Let me see that.

He'll be back.

Is there any other law in town?

Sun's coming up.

Do you think they'll come back?

What do you think, huh? Your friends want you bad enough?

Of course they do.

We stick together.

How old are you?

Sixteen.

Seventeen. Almost eighteen.

How come you ride with men like that? Did your family teach you better?

They are my family.

How long do you think it'll take Teaspoon to get here?

At least tomorrow.

Next day at the latest.

It's too long. They'll be back before that.

Why don't you just let me go?

Why don't you just be quiet?

What about you, miss?

Ain't this a little dangerous for a lady like you? You're gonna shut your mouth

and I'm gonna shut it.

Tell me something.

Would you care what happens here anyway?

I just want to do what's right.

That's a big job for someone who ain't even wearing a badge.

Maybe you're right.

Ezra Johnson.

I'm James Hickok, the bear's teaspoon hunter.

Do you know who did this to you?

Those bears.

They said I took liberties with a white woman.

Can you imagine?

Old man like me.

Easy.

Mr. Johnson, sir?

Are you from around here?

No, they caught up with me on my way to North.

I'm from Missouri.

You're a slave, ain't you?

Not anymore.

Don't let nobody tell you different.

A noose could give a man.

Powerful soul throat.

We gotta find the ones who done this to him. You think we can do that?

Why not?

Because it might take us days to track them. And even when we find them, it's

just our word against theirs and a town full of their friends.

Signs.

Finding him don't take care of our business in Davenport.

So what do you suppose we do?

Take him with us.

Just a minute.

I'll give you some help.

Ain't gonna find none here. We don't want any trouble.

You already got trouble. I'm just trying to keep matters from getting worse.

Wearing that badge probably ain't the best way to go about it.

You're right to be on your guard. They're watching you, those men who want

Dawkins.

Said they'd give you till sundown, then they're gonna come and get you.

No one's gonna help you.

No one?

You could ride out towards Rock Creek.

Maybe meet up with Marshal Hunter. Let him know that he's headed for a lot

worse trouble than he expects.

No, please.

I guess you were right.

Faith really is in short supply.

All right.

All right.

You keeping me here, you're going against some real outlaws.

They're such a mean bunch. What did they want with you?

I can ride and shoot with the best of them.

What's your name?

Dawkins.

Your first name?

Ain't important.

That other one.

He your fella?

Yes, he is. Yeah.

What's his first name and

important I Ain't never had my own

gal

Ask

him for help around here's like sending a bucket down a dry well

How'd the two of you get along?

Oh, he's all right.

As long as you don't listen to anything he says.

He's right about one thing.

This ain't no place for you, Lou.

Kid.

I mean it.

Even if you can't get out of town, someone will take you in.

There's no way I'm leaving you.

I hope you two are praying.

Because the Lord's the only one that's gonna get you out of this mess.

You don't know how right he is.

How is he?

Sleeping.

Between you and me, I don't think he's gonna pull through.

I tell you, it's hard to believe there are men on the face of God's earth that

would do something like that.

You know those kind of men, Teaspoon. Texas is full of them.

Jimmy, just because Texas is siding with the South doesn't mean everybody down

there believes in lynching.

I learned from my daddy what kind of men side with the South.

It's the same kind of men that lynched him.

I know that.

You know me too, don't you?

The thing with you is you were smart enough to leave.

This is their way of telling us what'll happen to us if they catch us with you.

I told you how important I am.

How bad they want me.

What

happened

to the preacher ain't your fault, kid.

You sure?

Is what we're doing wrong here?

Should I just back off like everyone wants?

That ain't the kid I know asking that kind of question.

We can't defend this office with a couple borrowed guns and high hopes.

At least not long enough for Teaspoon to get here.

What are we gonna do?

I'm gonna have to make a run for it.

How you feeling?

Been better, that's for sure.

I want to thank you for what you did.

Well, I wish I could have done a hell of a lot more.

To the men who've done this to you and the rest of them who stand with the

South.

Jimmy?

Not enough of that.

Peaceful, why don't you take a good look at what they've done to you?

And he's one of the lucky ones. Fellas all over the South kill men like him

every single day.

Son, when's it going to get through to you that there's some people down there

with more important things on their mind than worrying about the color of a man's

skin? Like what?

Like defending the soil he was born on. Like believing they ought to have more

of a say about their life than a bunch of politicians in Washington City.

Jimmy, you just can't look at the South like it was an enemy.

It's a place people call home.

It's the place I call home.

Nobody's home is as important as a man's life.

Yeah?

Well, we might find out about that.

What are you saying?

I'm saying if war breaks out...

When the kid shows up, you do as I say, or I'll shoot you dead.

I ain't met the woman yet who'd want any part of this.

Well, maybe you just ain't met the right kind of woman.

You scared?

I'd be a fool if I wasn't.

You must really love him.

What's the matter?

She never done something because you love someone?

Anybody see him? I see nothing.

Let's go. Come on.

This should do.

Hey, give me a hand.

What's wrong with you?

For starters, we're lost in a territory you probably know like the back of your

hand.

You ain't opening your mouth to help us. Why should I?

Because we're helping you.

You're crazy.

Did you notice anything strange about your friends back there?

Like what?

Like they were shooting at you.

Not us.

Hey, I think your fella here's been missing a little bit too much sleep

lately.

No, he ain't.

He's right, and you know it.

You don't got much to say for yourself now, do you?

That's some family you got.

You hear that?

Leaving. Gonna find the ones who tried to kill Esme.

Told you we can't do that.

I got something to tell the both of you.

Please, I ain't got much time left to say this.

Listen.

Now listen, you two been...

Real good to me.

You showed me compassion.

And I'm troubled you ain't showing the same kinship toward each other.

You're friends, ain't you?

I thought so.

You're gonna need friends.

Why's that?

Cause there's evil coming, boy.

It's all around us like a fire licking at dry woods.

You turn your head fast enough sometimes.

You can almost see it.

What are you talking about?

The biggest, damnedest fight you ever seen.

Some say it's gonna tear this country right in two.

You believe that?

I believe that I can make things better by finding the men who strung you up.

No.

No! No!

You go looking for them, you'll never find the evil.

Here and here.

Inside.

You angry because he talking about defending his home, where he was born.

Ain't nothing wrong with that.

And you done forgot that a boy his age knows he's right before an argument

begins.

He ain't been wrong enough times to remember what it's like.

The fire is coming.

And it's going to burn like nothing you ever seen.

We can't stop it either.

But don't none of us have to offer ourselves up to it?

You better remember what made you friends.

Because if you ride out of here in separate directions,

One day when you look up you gonna see the man that was once your friend

holding the gun on you

When

she

gets in sleep

I'll keep watch for a while.

Well, this little trip of ours hasn't exactly turned out the way I planned it.

I don't know.

Parts of it have been all right.

Had a nice time the other night, eating and walking under the stars.

Kid, there was something you were going to ask me.

Before the shooting started?

Yeah.

Well, you still want to ask me.

Now's as good a time as any.

I ain't so sure I ought to ask it anymore.

We've gone through in the past couple days.

Scares me to think of what could have happened to you.

What still might happen.

It's made me think twice.

What's wrong with you, kid?

Too much thinking.

Not enough doing.

Who? Last night, I didn't mean for things to come out the way they did.

Sounded like you knew what you were saying to me.

Damn it, Lou.

I love you.

Yeah?

You sure got a strange way of showing it.

What do you want?

To help you?

You're right. I do know my way around here.

Maybe we can give those fellas a slip.

Is there some reason I should believe you now?

I do.

Let's get going.

He died last night.

I didn't want to disturb him until the sun come up and I could dig him a grave.

I'm ready to do that now.

You know, he might have lived longer if he hadn't gotten so fired up talking to

us last night.

Maybe, but what he said, it was important to him to say it.

It was important to me, too.

He was right.

I'm sorry. Hold on a minute, Jenny.

First you're going to say I'm sorry, and then I'm going to say, no, I'm sorry.

And then you're going to say it again, and we'll waste the whole morning.

Why don't you just give me a hand putting Mr. Johnson to rest?

You know, I think he'd feel good knowing the two friends took care of

him at the end.

I think you're right.

You know seeing as how we're helping

each other out it wouldn't hurt you to open up a bit Ain't like I'm asking you

your first name or nothing good What were your parents like

Hmm? Parents.

When raised up good, you must have had good parents.

Me and the kid are both orphans.

Just like you.

Ain't that something?

Why? We seem different to you?

Than anyone I ever spent time with.

We love each other.

Sometimes I ain't so sure.

You like being with him, don't you?

Yeah, but... Feels the same way about you, don't you think?

I guess.

Does it make you feel like you belong when you're with him?

Well, yeah.

You want to be with him when it's dark?

It's none of your business.

You're in love.

Since when did you become such an expert on love?

I just thought a lot about it is all.

What were you doing with that gang anyway?

I told you.

Unreal. Important. I know you told me.

Now tell me the truth.

I was watching their horses.

That's all they'd let me do.

They didn't want no part of me, but I just kept dogging them. Why?

I just wanted... to belong, you know?

I wanted them to be my friends.

Now they're trying to kill me.

Probably think I'm gonna give you their names. Hell, I don't even know what they

are.

I'd give to anything in the world to have something like what you two got.

You don't know how lucky I am.

Guess I don't.

You asked me if I'd ever done something because I love someone.

I guess you know the answer to that.

I'll tell you.

I could die happy if I did.

What are you doing?

What? What are you talking about?

I'll hold them off.

Go on, get!

You stay with her.

You won't let her turn back, you hear? Go on!

Come on, hold still so I can tie this off.

Leave me alone.

The kid could be dead out there and I gotta go find out. They'll kill you.

I don't care.

Then let me help you.

Like you helped the kid?

It's your fault he got shot.

You've been about as much use to us as you were to that gang.

Listen.

I can take you to their hideout.

If the kid's alive, I'll be holding him there.

What would they even want with him?

They want me.

I might figure you'll come after them and bring me along.

Come on, we got no choice.

Why are you willing to do this?

They want to kill you.

I got my reasons.

What the hell's going on? I don't know, but it don't look like anybody's too

interested in talking about it.

I will.

Well, you seen what happened?

They all did.

They lost their faith, and with it, their courage.

Finding your friends might go a long way to returning both.

They're over the next rise. Wait a minute.

What I said before about this being your fault?

He was right.

No.

I wasn't. It's mine.

Kid's kind of bullheaded.

Takes things pretty serious.

Last time he told me he loved me, I told him he had a strange way of showing it.

I guess he thinks he has to prove it to me.

I thought you did a pretty good job.

You don't have to be a part of this, you know.

Yeah, I do.

I've been waiting for this my whole life.

It's over on my horse, I'll go get it. That

clear?

Oh, he was checking his bed roll, I think.

Dawkins?

One move and you're dead.

I got him.

Kid.

Where's the other one?

You all right? Yeah.

How'd you find me?

Dawkins helped, didn't you?

Adrian. That's my first name.

I always wanted to do something for someone I loved.

I want to thank you for helping Marshal Hunter find us.

It was just luck why over here and one of the men mentioned where they made

camp.

Those two, they're good men.

Was he?

He died saving my life.

He died for us.

And you are truly blessed.

He's right, you know.

You didn't know that all along?

Maybe I did.

Maybe I took it for granted.

Promise me something, kid.

Promise to never ride on without me again.

If there's any trouble, I want to face it with you.

I promise.

As long as you promise not to interrupt me again.

For how long?

Just as long as I gotta say what I gotta say.

This ain't gonna be one of your practice speeches, is it?

Sorry.

Louise McCloud.

Will you marry?

Guess that means yes.

Yes.