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See ya, harry.

Good mornin'.

Nice to see you, how are you this mornin'?

Whoa!

Mornin'.

Well, good mornin'.

Hi, boy.

You know, I never could make up

My mind which I like better, orange or strawberry.

Hello, mr. Packer.

What do you think?

What do I think about what?

Orange or strawberry?

Oh, well...I kinda like the orange.

An' I'll take the strawberry.

Gee, thanks.

Well, how'd you like that?

I turn my back for one minute,

And I find squirrels in the candy jars.

Well, milly, I'm the guilty partner.

I never could resist strawberry.

There you are, two cents, paid in full.

Thank you.

Mark, how about helpin' me with the canned goods, hmm?

Sure.

How are you, neff?

Hello, lucas. Well, sir, I got problems.

Well, I am sorry to hear that. What's wrong?

Oh, it's that herd o' mine.

I got nearly 500 head out at my place,

And a sicklier lookin' bunch o' cows you never did see.

Ain't got enough grass to feed 'em.

Keepin' my profit down, havin' to come in here,

An' buy a special feed to keep 'em fattened up.

Well neff, at least you have profit.

I ain't got enough land to feed my herd,

But then I guess it's my own fault.

Uh-huh.

Got nobody to blame but myself.

Me, one of the first ranchers in north fork,

An' I didn't have the sense to buy up enough good land.

Eh, neff, mark an' I worked very hard buildin' up that ranch,

It's our home.

We don't ever figure on sellin' it.

Well- well now, did I say anythin'

About wantin' to buy your place?

Oh, you didn't have to, it was written all over your face.

Written all over my face, huh?

Well, that's what I get for being easy-goin'.

My friends all know me too well.

But then I guess it's better to have good friends

Than good cattle.

Good seein' you, neff.

Mark, I'll put these supplies in your saddle,

You take them back to the ranch.

I'll be home soon as the council meetin' is over.

All right, pa.

See you later, milly.

Don't forget church.

There goes a fine man.

Hard-workin', lovin' father, civic minded, an' a good friend.

Yes, sir.

Yes, sir? Makes me proud just to know a man like your pa.

sure is hot.

Hello, kid?

Do I know you?

No, I don't reckon you do.

Somethin' you want?

Yeah, there is. Ah, I wanna ask you something.

What?

You...You wouldn't wanna see anythin' happen to your dad,

Would you now?

What are you talkin' about?

Well now, ah, let's just say that unless you do

What I tell you, your daddy, he ain't gonna live very long.

Mister, I gotta go!

Uh-uh, you ain't goin' nowhere, boy, except with me.

No!

Oh yes.

Now, I don't know how much plainer I can make it to you,

Boy, but what happens to your daddy, from now on,

That depends on you.

But I just left him in town.

Maybe boy, maybe, but right now,

You don't know where your pa is.

Now you just ride along with me,

An' everythin' will be all right. Now, come on.

I can't go with you!

Boy, you give me any trouble,

An' your daddy is gonna get killed an' it'll be your fault.

Now come on!

Come on.

Why, this is the old wolf canyon relay station.

That's right boy, this is where we gonna live for a while.

Just you an' me.

Why won't you tell me what this is all about?

Look, boy, all you got to know is that we're gonna stay

Here as long as necessary.

Now, I ain't gonna harm you, but if you try runnin' away

Or somethin' like that, then your daddy's gonna get killed.

Understand?

Now, come on, get off that horse.

Now, we'll have some grub.

Let's do like I said.

We'll put 'im in there. Go ahead.

Milly, you didn't see 'im after he left your store?

No, lucas. He rode off to your ranch just like you told him to.

An' he said he was goin' home, huh?

Yes.

Then he must be someplace between here, an' the ranch.

Maybe his horse went lame.

But even so, micah, why would he leave the road?

I certainly didn't pass 'im on the way in.

Oh, you know how boys are, maybe he took a short cut.

Come on, we'll find him, I'm sure he's all right.

Lucas, let me know, please.

I will.

help!

All right, kid, all right, all right. I'm comin'.

Come on out, boy, come on.

I...Didn't think you'd come back.

I said I would, didn't I?

Boy, am I wore out.

Wh- where'd you go?

Uh, oh- oh, I had some business.

Why won't you tell me what this is about?

Kid, you'll know all you have to know.

Now, there are some blankets over here, an' a bedroll.

It's gettin' kinda late, come on, we better turn in.

Go ahead.

Hey!

You go out that door, kid, it'll be the same as pullin'

The trigger on your old man. Now get to sleep!

The note I left 'im is still there.

Maybe he didn't see it. Could be he's inside.

Mark? Mark, you in there?

You've been yellin' yourself hoarse all night,

Up one gully, down the next.

Yeah.

Lucas: Mark?

His bed hasn't been slept in.

Maybe this is why.

"lucas, $5,000 for the return of your so-

"for the return of your son.

"have money within 24 hours, an' wait for further instru..."

What is this, micah?

Is this somebody's idea of a joke?

I don't think this is any joke.

Somebody has mark, an' they- who'd do this, micah?

What kind of people would-

Lucas.

$5,000, that's impossible.

Anybody who knows me,

Knows I haven't got that kind of money, micah.

Why me?

Why my boy? Why, micah?

Lucas! Lucas boy! Come on now, calm down, take it easy.

Now, we've just gotta figure this thing out rationally.

Come on, let's go inside, I'll make a pot o' coffee.

We'll talk this over.

Micah, what am I gonna do?

We'll figure out somethin'. Come on, boy.

That's an awful lot of money, lucas.

Can I get it, john?

Well, I could make a loan on the ranch,

But it wouldn't be enough, not near enough.

It isn't my money to give, lucas,

It belongs to the depositors.

And I don't have enough of my own personal funds on hand

To do any good.

Please understand my position.

Where's john?

Lucas, I just heard. It's not true, it can't be.

It is, neff.

Well, did you give 'im the money?

I can't, neff, you know that.

Well, it's your boy, lucas, I can't tell you what to do.

But I'll help in any way I can,

An' if it comes right down to the money,

You can count on me, I've got it.

Thanks, neff, but I can't borrow from you.

I mean, not like the bank.

I'll get some men together, lucas boy.

Let's go.

Pete, you an' joe get somethin' to eat, an' get some rest.

All right, micah, we'll eat over at the hotel.

Have holly scramble some eggs for us.

By the way, how long before we ride out again?

In an hour.

Half-hour.

Lucas...?

Surely you must've found some trace.

We've covered every square inch o' territory

For 20 miles around, every house, gully, you name it.

Jus' like the boy's vanished into thin air.

Whoever's got him, wherever they've got him,

It's someplace we don't know about an' can't find.

Micah! Micah, read this, I found it behind your door.

"get rid of the posse. Tell mccain to bring $5,000 cash

"at the old relay station in wolf canyon."

Well, no wonder we couldn't find 'im, that's halfway to santa fe.

"come alone, don't try anythin',

"leave money in sack by door to station house.

"turn around an' ride out.

Your boy will be turned loose when you're gone."

On the basis of this, I can get 50 men

To surround that place an' take 'im.

No, micah, I'll have to go alone.

They've gone this far, I can't chance what they'll do.

Mark comes first.

But where am I gonna get-

Neff, neff, you always wanted to buy my place, didn't you?

Oh, but now wait a minute-

I'll sell it to you now.

No, now wait, lucas-

$5,000, neff.

You don't wanna sell your ranch.

I'm upset! I need the money!

All right, all right I'll take a note on your-

Now!

$5,000-

Lucas, lucas, let's go to the bank.

Come on, john'll know what to do.

Hurry, john.

Three, four, five, that's it, lucas, $5,000.

Now, you sign this note to neff,

No interest and the ranch is collateral.

I'll sign it when I get back.

It wouldn't be fair to neff if somethin' happened to you.

Somethin' already happened.

I think some of us ought to ride along, lucas.

We can hold back when we get there.

No, micah.

Now, now wait, lucas.

I think micah is right, somebody should go along with you,

But play it safe.

Lemme go along with you, lucas.

I'm goin' alone.

I'll stop whenever you tell me to-

I'm goin' alone, neff, like the note said, that's final.

I'll have half the town ready to ride, an' we'll get 'im,

Soon as mark's safe.

You wait here 'til I get back, micah.

Good luck.

Neff, that was a nice thing you did for lucas.

If you can't count on your friends when you need them,

Then what good are they?

Well, never, much a one for this waitin' around.

Maybe a drink will help.

Can't we have a fire?

No fire, now come on, eat.

No.

What'd you mean, no?

Look, boy, you gotta eat, you ain't eaten nothin'

Since we've been here.

I'm not hungry.

All right, suit yourself, only I'm responsible for you.

You get sick or somethin' like that, I ain't gonna like it.

I wanna go home!

Yeah.

How much longer are we gonna stay here?

Not much longer, maybe your pa will be comin' for you tomorrow.

Pa? Here?

Well that's what I said, didn't I?

Are...Are you gonna be here too?

Yeah, 'til I finish my business with him,

Then I'll be leavin'.

What business?

Why, you ask too many questions, kid, now, come now, eat!

Sorry, kid, but that's the way it's gotta be.

You said my pa would be comin'.

That's right, kid.

You won't need that.

Yeah.

But you-

Pa?

Shut up.

Pa!

I said shut up!

Pa-

I'm awful good with this gun, boy,

Your daddy will be an easy target.

Now you get in there, an' don't you make a sound.

Do you understand me?

Get!

Help! Anybody!

Help! Help!

help, help, anybody...

Mark!

Pa! Pa, I'm in here, pa!

Thank god you're all right, son.

Who is it?

Carl?

Carl.

Lucas! Why, what happened? Is mark all right?

All right, I followed you out here, but I couldn't let you

Face things alone,

After all I have an interest in this, too, you know,

My money...Lucas?

What's the matter with you?

All right, lucas, let's talk this over.

He- just you an' me, we...We can work somethin' out.

Lucas? Lucas, I... I've got plenty of money.

Lucas, name- name your own price.

Anythin' you want, an' we'll just forget the whole thing.

Lucas? Lucas?

Everybody liked him so much.

It just doesn't figure, a man like neff,

Who would have believed it?

That's what he was countin' on, micah.

Seems like you can't even trust your friends.

Oh, now wait a minute, mark,

You can't judge all your friends by neff packer.

I don't know.

You don't know?

Well, take milly an' micah, they're your friends, right?

Right.

You trust them, right?

Right.

Well, take me, I'm your friend too, right?

No, you're my pa.

Well, let's say I'm a friendly pa, huh?