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[GUN FIRES] LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, BOYS

AND GIRLS, IT'S COMING, COMING, COMING, HERE TO YOUR HOMETOWN.

THE CIRCUS. DAREDEVIL ACTS AND EXOTIC ANIMALS, HIGH-WIRE

WALKERS AND CLOWNS. IT IS SENSATIONAL. UH-UH, SONNY, YOU

MUSTN'T FOOL WITH FIREARMS. AND NOW, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I

HAVE A BIG SURPRISE FOR YOU.

I HAVE HERE, FOR YOUR INSPECTION,

A 1795 GENUINE FLINTLOCK, USED BY NONE OTHER THAN DANIEL BOONE

HIMSELF. HERE, GO AHEAD AN' LOOK AT IT, FEEL HOW HEAVY IT IS,

CLUMSY COMPARED TO OUR MODERN RIFLES. YET OLD DANIEL, WITH

THAT VERY RIFLE, COULD SHOOT THE EYE OUT OF A SCAMPERING JACK

RABBIT AT 100 FEET. YES, SIRREE.

WELL, SON, I CAN TELL FROM THE WAY YOU HANDLE THAT RIFLE, YOU

MUST BE A CRACKERJACK SHOT.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I'LL DO, I'LL LOAD THAT RIFLE UP AN' WE'LL

SHOW THE FOLKS JUST HOW GOOD YOU ARE. HOW ABOUT THAT?

UH, WELL, I--I'VE NEVER REALLY FIRED A RIFLE BEFORE.

WELL, YOU'RE CERTAINLY OLD ENOUGH TO LEARN.

THANKS ANYWAY.

WELL, MAYBE SOME OTHER TIME, HUH?

SON, THIS STREET IS NO MIDWAY AN' I DON'T WANT ANYBODY

TO GET HURT. SO, UH, WOULD YOU MIND TUCKIN' THAT THING AWAY?

YES, SIR. I SURE WOULDN'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN. WELL,

THAT'S ALL, FOLKS. BE SURE TO WATCH FOR THE CIRCUS. THE EXACT

DATE WILL SOON BE ANNOUNCED.

SURE SEEMS LIKE A NICE FELLOW, DOESN'T HE?

YEAH.

UH, PA? I--I'VE BEEN ASKIN' YOU AN AWFUL LONG TIME NOW AND

UH, CAN I-- WOULD YOU LET ME HAVE A RIFLE? WOULDN'T YOU SAY

I WAS OLD ENOUGH, MICAH?

WELL, I'D SAY YOU WERE PUTTING IN PLENTY OF TIME, MARK.

IS IT REALLY ASKIN' AN AWFUL LOT, PA? I--I'D JUST USE IT FOR

HUNTIN' RABBITS AN' POSSUM, AN'...AN' I'D NEVER TAKE IT OFF

THE RANCH.

WELL, SON-- I'D BE REAL CAREFUL, PA,

AN'--AN' YOU'D NEVER BE SORRY YOU LET ME HAVE IT. PLEASE.

ALRIGHT, MAYBE YOU ARE OLD ENOUGH AT THAT.

MARK, THAT'S A WINCHESTER, CENTERFIRE. THE HALF MAGAZINE

HOLDS SIX SHOTS. IT'S A 44-40.

IT'S TOO MUCH, ANGUS. UH, WHAT ABOUT THAT WINCHESTER MODEL

73.

LET'S SEE. THAT'S A 22. I'VE ONLY GOT ONE, IT'S NOT NEW. TOOK

IT ON A TRADE FOR A CENTENNIAL MODEL BUT I'VE WORKED IT OVER

AN' IT'S IN PERFECT ORDER. I CAN LET YOU HAVE IT FOR 750.

FEELS JUST RIGHT, PA.

THERE AIN'T NONE BETTER. IT'S A REAL SMART GUN TO START THE

BOY OUT ON, SIR, IF YOU DON'T MIND MY SAYING SO.

YOU LIKE THIS MODEL?

I CUT MY TEETH ON A 73.

TAUGHT ME TO BE MIGHTY RESPECTFUL OF ALL GUNS.

I AM ALREADY.

I'M MARK MCCAIN.

THIS IS MY PA, LUCAS MCCAIN.

PLEASED TO MEET YOU, SIR. I'M MARTY BLAIR. I HOPE YOU DON'T

THINK I WAS TOO SHOW-OFFY OUT THERE IN THE STREET, SIR, BUT,

WELL, IT'S JUST PART OF CREATING INTEREST FOR THE CIRCUS.

YOU HANDLED YOURSELF WELL.

THANK YOU, SIR.

UH, ARE YOU STAYIN' LONG IN NORTH FORK?

WELL, I'LL REST UP A BIT TODAY, THEN I'LL HEAD OUT FOR

SOME MORE TOWNS TOMORROW, LET 'EM KNOW THE CIRCUS IS COMING.

I'LL TAKE A BOX OF 44S.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME OUT TO OUR PLACE FOR LUNCH?

I'D BE REAL PLEASED TO, MARK, IF THAT'S ALRIGHT WITH YOU, SIR.

YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME.

WELL, THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, ANGUS.

WE'LL TAKE THE RIFLE.

OH, PA, THANKS! THANKS A LOT!

HEY, MARK, LET ME SHOW YOU SOMETHING. PUT THE RIFLE UP TO

YOUR SHOULDER. NOW, DON'T DROP YOUR ELBOW, MARK. NOW, LET IT

DOWN REAL EASY ON THAT TARGET.

[GUNSHOT] MISSED.

PATIENCE, PATIENCE AN' PRACTICE. COME ON, NOW, TRY IT

AGAIN.

[GUNSHOT] MISSED AGAIN.

NO, THAT'S A LITTLE BETTER, MARK. LOOK, SIGHT EASY.

NOW, DRAW IN YOUR BREATH.

NOW, DON'T LET IT OUT UNTIL YOU'VE SQUEEZED.

[GUNSHOT] I'VE GOT A LOT TO LEARN. IT'S

NOT AS EASY AS IT LOOKS. PA, I'M NOT SO GOOD. KEEP ON MISSING

THOSE BOTTLES.

NO, YOU JUST KEEP PRACTICING.

HE'S A REAL STEADY HAND, MR. MCCAIN.

YOU SHOULD SEE MY PA SHOOT.

SHOW HIM, PA.

I SURE COULDN'T TOP THAT, MR. MCCAIN. NO, SIR.

YOU'RE STILL PRETTY GOOD, THOUGH.

WHEN DID YOU START SHOOTING, MR. MCCAIN?

I WAS YOUNG. TOO YOUNG.

NO, I DON'T BELIEVE A BOY CAN BE TOO YOUNG. MAKES 'IM THAT

MUCH BETTER WHEN HE GROWS UP.

THAT'S WHERE YOU AN' I DISAGREE, MARTY.

DID YOU EVER KILL ANYONE, MR. MCCAIN?

I'VE HAD TO SHOOT MY WAY OUT OF A FEW SCRAPES.

HAVE YOU EVER SHOT ANYONE, MARTY?

WELL, I NEVER SHOT AT ANYONE THAT DIDN'T SHOOT AT ME FIRST,

MARK. THAT WOULD BE THE SAME WITH YOU, WOULDN'T IT,

MR. MCCAIN?

IT IS. IT'S GETTIN' NEAR SUPPER TIME, SON.

YOU'LL STAY FOR SUPPER TOO, WON'T YOU, MARTY?

THANKS, MARK, BUT I HAVE TO BE GETTING BACK INTO TOWN TO

CLEAN UP AND GET A GOOD NIGHT'S REST, SO THAT I CAN GET AN EARLY

START IN THE MORNING.

WILL I BE SEEING YOU AGAIN?

SURE, I'LL BE BACK SOMEDAY.

MEANWHILE, YOU JUST KEEP PRACTICIN' AN' KEEP THAT ELBOW

UP.

I'LL REMEMBER, MARTY.

WELL, THANK YOU, MR. MCCAIN.

AS I SAID, I'D LIKE TO STAY BUT I BETTER KEEP MOVING IF I'M

GONNA DO A GOOD JOB.

MARTY, HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD THE JOB?

BETTER THAN FIVE YEARS.

WHERE'S THE CIRCUS NOW?

JUST FINISHED PLAYING AROUND OHIO. SHOULD BE SOMEWHERE IN THE

GREAT PLAINS NOW HEADING TOWARD HERE.

SO LONG, MARK.

WERE YOU LIKE HIM, PA?

NO.

WELL, I GUESS IN A WAY I WAS, SON.

COME ON, INSIDE, SUPPER.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

HOWDY, MA'AM. I'D LIKE AN OVERNIGHT ROOM.

CERTAINLY. PLEASE SIGN THE REGISTER. OH, YOU'RE THE YOUNG

MAN THAT PUT ON SUCH A FINE SHOW ON THE STREET THIS MORNING.

OH, THANK YOU, MA'AM. OH, BY THE WAY, COULD YOU CHANGE A

$50 BILL FOR ME, PLEASE?

I THINK I CAN. LET ME CHECK.

LET'S SEE. 10, 20, 30, 40, 45, 50, THERE YOU ARE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW, COULD YOU RECOMMEND A GOOD PLACE

FOR DINNER?

I SURE CAN. RIGHT INSIDE. WE HAVE CHOICE STEAKS ON OUR FULL

COURSE DINNERS, INCLUDING SECONDS ON THE VEGETABLES FOR 40

CENTS.

MMMM, SOUNDS MIGHTY GOOD, ONLY DINNER ALWAYS TASTES

BETTER IF YOU HAVE SOMEONE TO ENJOY IT WITH. WOULD YOU CARE TO

JOIN ME?

THANK YOU, I WON'T BE AT THE HOTEL THIS EVENING. PERHAPS

ANOTHER TIME.

SURE, I'LL BE RIDING THROUGH AGAIN.

ROOM 201, MR. BLAIR, JUST AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS.

FINE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

NEVER SEEN YOU LOOK PRETTIER THAN YOU DO TONIGHT, LOU.

BACK IN IRELAND THEY USED TO SAY, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE FULL

MOON YOU GET STARDUST IN YOUR EYE.

WELL.

OH, I FORGOT SOMETHING.

WHAT?

MY SHOES.

OH, YOUR SHOES.

GOOD NIGHT, LUCAS.

GOOD NIGHT, LOU.

[CLANG] [CLANG]

LUCAS! HURRY.

WHAT IS IT?

I THINK THERE'S A PROWLER IN THE LOBBY.

GET BACK.

[GROANING] SOMEBODY GET DOC BURRAGE.

I WAS COMING BACK FROM THE STABLE, I SAW THIS MAN RUNNING

OUT THE BACK DOOR. I TRIED TO STOP HIM BUT HE SHOT ME, AS--

AS I-- HE'S LYING, MICAH.

IT'S POSSIBLE BUT-- HE SHOT AT ME INSIDE, I GOT

HIM THROUGH THE DOOR AFTER HE RAN OUT. THERE'S NOBODY ELSE.

DID EITHER OF YOU SEE WELL ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO SWEAR IT

WAS HIM?

I JUST SAID HE WAS LYING.

BUT CAN YOU PROVE IT?

YOU ARE MIGHTY LUCKY, SON.

HALF INCH LOWER, IT MIGHT HAVE STRUCK AN ARTERY.

LOU, WOULD YOU MIND STAYING IN THE ROOM WITH HIM FOR

A WHILE, JUST TILL HE GETS SOME SLEEP?

OF COURSE NOT.

THE SAFE WAS OPEN BUT THE THIEF WAS EVIDENTLY SCARED OFF

BEFORE HE HAD TIME TO TAKE ANYTHING.

CAN I TALK TO HIM, DOC?

YOU BETTER WAIT TILL MORNING.

HE'S IN HIGH FEVER BUT IT WILL BE BROKEN BY THAT TIME.

WAS THE OTHER MAN HIT?

THERE WAS NO OTHER MAN, DOC.

WELL, I UNDERSTOOD THE BOY WAS CHASING A THIEF.

YOU UNDERSTOOD WRONG.

WE'LL KNOW MORE ABOUT THAT WHEN WE TALK TO THE BOY.

A MAN WAS RUNNING OUT OF THE BACK. I TRIED TO--

BE CAREFUL, SON. DON'T MOVE, YOU MIGHT OPEN THE WOUND.

KEEP HIM QUIET, LOU.

I'M TELLIN' THE TRUTH, YOU'VE GOT TO BELIEVE ME.

SSH, YOU CAN TALK TOMORROW.

YOU DON'T BELIEVE HE'S TELLING THE TRUTH, DO YOU,

MICAH?

TROUBLE IS, LIKE YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T GET A LOOK AT THE THIEF'S

FACE. WE'LL GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS, LUCAS BOY. HE AIN'T GOING

ANYPLACE FOR A WHILE.

YOU ARE MORE THAN RIGHT, MICAH. THE BULLET PIERCED THE

NERVE'S END. HE IS LIABLE TO BE LEFT WITH A PARTIAL PARALYSIS OF

HIS RIGHT HAND. I SUGGEST THAT WE LET HIM REST FOR NOW

AND I'LL BE AROUND EARLY IN THE MORNING, LOU.

YOU'RE RILED 'CAUSE I'M GONNA VISIT MARTY?

I THINK THAT'S PLAIN, WITHOUT YOU ASKING.

THEN TELL ME NOT TO GO AND I WON'T, PA.

YOU FEEL YOU HAVE TO VISIT HIM, GO AHEAD.

PA, I REMEMBER YOU TELLING ME SOMETHING ONCE, THAT IF YOU

BELIEVE IN SOMETHING OR SOMEONE, NO MATTER WHAT THE ODDS ARE,

YOU SHOULD ALWAYS BACK YOUR OWN BELIEF.

I'M NOT TELLING YOU ANYTHING DIFFERENT NOW, MARK.

I'M NOT JUST BEING STUBBORN, PA, BUT MARTY IS MY FRIEND.

THERE'S BEEN SOME SORT OF A MIX-UP.

EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED POINTS TO HIS BEIN' THE THIEF.

HE STRIKES ME AS A BORN LIAR.

THAT'S JUST THE WAY YOU FEEL.

GRANTED.

THEN TELL ME NOT TO GO.

[SIGHS] IF YOU'RE OLD ENOUGH TO OWN YOUR OWN RIFLE, YOU'RE

OLD ENOUGH TO MAKE YOUR OWN DECISIONS.

[KNOCK ON DOOR] COME IN. MARK!

HELLO, MARTY.

GLAD TO SEE YOU. HERE, SHAKE MY GOOD HAND, SIT DOWN.

YOU IN MUCH PAIN?

NO, I'M GONNA BE FINE IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. GEE, I'M

CERTAINLY GLAD YOU CAME TO SEE ME. I DIDN'T THINK YOUR PA WOULD

LET YOU.

WELL, HE WOULDN'T STOP ME.

I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT. I'M NOT MAD AT HIM, MARK. NOW, YOU

TELL HIM THAT FOR ME, ALRIGHT?

I DON'T HOLD NO GRUDGE.

SURE. MY PA, HE FEELS THE SAME. HE--HE'S SORRY IT

HAPPENED.

I WISH I COULD BELIEVE THAT, MARK. I'D FEEL A LOT BETTER IF I

COULD BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIE BECAUSE OF ME.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

ABOUT YOUR FATHER. HE'S GOT NO USE FOR ME, MARK, EVEN BEFORE

THE SHOOTING. I COULD SENSE IT THAT DAY I WAS SHOWING YOU HOW

TO USE A RIFLE.

YOU COULD TELL EVEN THEN?

ANYWAY, I SURE AM GLAD TO SEE YOU. YES, SIRREE, I SURE AM.

YOU WERE SAYING?

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO CONTACT THE CIRCUS, LIKE YOU SUGGESTED,

BUT ALL I COULD GATHER IS THAT IT LEFT SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, A

WEEK OR SO AGO, AND IT'S NOW SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THERE AND

HERE, NO TELLIN' WHERE.

WELL, THAT CHECKS WITH WHAT HE TOLD ME BUT IT STILL DOESN'T

DISPROVE MY THEORY, THAT HE IS USING THAT CIRCUS FOR A FRONT,

HE DOESN'T WORK FOR IT.

IF I KNEW YOU WERE RIGHT, IT'D GIVE ME SOMETHING EXTRA TO

GO ON, BUT IT MAY TAKE ME WEEKS BEFORE I'M ABLE TO FIND OUT.

IN THE MEANTIME?

ACCORDING TO LAW, HIS WORD'S AS GOOD AS YOURS. I CAN'T HOLD

HIM WITHOUT AN IDENTIFYING WITNESS. ONCE THE DOC SAYS HE

IS SUFFICIENTLY RECOVERED, HE'LL BE ON HIS WAY.

THAT BOY COULD CHARM THE BARK OFF A TREE.

OR KILL A MAN IF IT SERVES HIS PURPOSES WELL.

LUCAS, YOU MIND IF I SAY SOMETHING AS AN OLD FRIEND?

GO AHEAD.

IT'S A PERSONAL MATTER WITH YOU, EVEN BEYOND THE HOTEL

SHOOTING. MARK HAS TAKEN QUITE A SHINE TO HIM.

HE SEES SOMETHING IN HIM I SURE DON'T.

MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING YOU DON'T WANNA SEE.

PA, I'VE BEEN TO SEE MARTY.

I KNOW.

HE DOESN'T HOLD ANY BAD FEELINGS.

YOU KNOW I DO. USUALLY WHEN IT COMES TO JUDGING PEOPLE,

MARK, WE PRETTY WELL SEE EYE TO EYE. WHAT IS THERE ABOUT THIS

MARTY THAT MAKES US FEEL SO DIFFERENT?

I WISH I KNEW.

WHAT MAKES YOU LIKE 'IM?

I JUST DO. CAN'T ALWAYS EXPLAIN THOSE THINGS BUT MAYBE

IT HAS TO DO WITH HIS NOT BEING MUCH OLDER THAN ME, AND YET

HE'S ALL ON HIS OWN, ABLE TO DO WHAT HE WANTS AN' ABLE TO TAKE

CARE OF HIMSELF AND GO WHERE HE WANTS. YOU GOTTA ADMIRE THAT.

WHY DO YOU FEEL THE OPPOSITE OF ME?

I THOUGHT IT WAS HIS SMILE.

IT COMES TOO EASY, HE IS TOO POLITE WITH IT, LIKE HE IS

PRESSING TO MAKE YOU LIKE 'IM.

ANYWAY, AFTER SOMETHING MICAH TOLD ME TODAY, I DON'T KNOW IF

THAT'S THE REAL REASON. MARK, I HAVE AN IDEA WHICH CAN PROVE

WHICH ONE OF US IS RIGHT. YOU PLAN ON SEEING HIM AGAIN

TOMORROW?

YEAH.

THIS WILL BE ASKING YOU TO PLAY KIND 0F A TRICK ON HIM.

BUT IF HE'S THE PERSON YOU THINK HE IS, IT WON'T MATTER. AN' IF

HE'S NOT, WELL, IT SHOULD PRETTY WELL PROVE HE WAS THE THIEF AT

THE HOTEL. YOU WILLING TO TAKE A CHANCE?

WELL, LOOKS LIKE YOU GOT YOUR APPETITE BACK.

I FEEL MUCH BETTER TOO, MISS LOU. I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH

FOR LOOKING AFTER ME.

THAT'S ALRIGHT.

MISS LOU, DO YOU BELIEVE WHAT LUCAS MCCAIN SAID ABOUT ME?

I DON'T KNOW, MARTY, WHETHER IT'S TRUE OR NOT. BUT IF IT IS,

YOU MIGHT NOT BE SO LUCKY WITH THE NEXT BULLET.

HELLO, MARK. HOW IS YOUR FATHER?

FINE, MA'AM, THANK YOU.

YOU GOT A LONG FACE TODAY, MARK. SOMETHING BOTHERING YOU?

NO, NOT REALLY.

I KNOW IT'S YOUR PA. HE DOESN'T COTTON MUCH TO YOUR

VISITS HERE. WELL, I UNDERSTAND, AN'--AN' I WANT YOU TO KNOW HOW

MUCH I APPRECIATE YOU COMING.

BUT MARK, I DON'T WANNA COME BETWEEN A BOY AND HIS PA.

WELL, THAT'S ALRIGHT. PA'S NOT HOLDIN' IT AGAINST ME.

ANYWAY, YOU WON'T HAVE TO BE BOTHERING WITH ME MUCH LONGER.

DOC SAYS I'M DOING REAL GOOD, BE ABLE TO TRY MY LEGS IN A DAY

OR TWO, THEN I'LL BE MOVING ON MY WAY.

WITH YOUR HAND STILL IN A SLING?

I GOT MY OTHER HAND AND I CAN STILL RIDE. I'VE GOTTA KEEP

MOVING, MARK, SO AS TO EARN MY KEEP.

I GUESS SO BUT I JUST DIDN'T WANT YOU TO LEAVE WITHOUT FIRST

PROVING YOU WERE IN THE RIGHT.

DO YOU WANNA PROVE YOUR PA WRONG?

I DON'T CARE ABOUT THAT AND I DON'T THINK HE DOES EITHER. HE

JUST WANTS TO GET AT THE TRUTH, EVEN IF IT'S NOT WHAT HE THINKS.

LISTENING TO YOU, I BELIEVE HE DOES.

MAYBE THERE'S A WAY OF IT HAPPENING. I HEARD HIM AND MICAH

TALKING, SOMETHING ABOUT LOCATING WHERE THE CIRCUS IS

TRAVELING. THEY SENT A TELEGRAM TO A TOWN UP AHEAD, SO THEY

SHOULD BE GETTING AN ANSWER PRETTY SOON.

WHAT KIND OF A TELEGRAM?

CHECKING WHETHER OR NOT YOU'VE REALLY BEEN WORKING WITH

THAT CIRCUS. IF YOU HAVE, THEY-- THEY FIGURE YOU'D HAVE NO NEED

TO ROB THAT SAFE BUT IF YOU'D BEEN USING THOSE CIRCUS POSTERS

AS A TRICK THEN-- YOU ACT AS IF YOU BELIEVE

THAT'S WHAT I WAS DOING, MARK.

WELL, I CAN'T HELP THINKING IT'S POSSIBLE BUT--BUT HONEST,

MARTY, MOSTLY I BELIEVE YOU'RE JUST WHAT YOU SAY YOU ARE.

MARK, YOU'VE BEEN A REAL TRUE FRIEND, A REAL GOOD FRIEND. NOW,

I DON'T WANT YOU FRETTIN' ABOUT THAT ANSWER FROM THE CIRCUS. NOW

I HAVE TO GET SOME SHUTEYE.

WILL I SEE YOU TOMORROW?

SURE.

SO LONG, MARK.

SO LONG.

[CREAKING] PA?

MARK.

I COULDN'T STAY HOME, PA.

I'M SORRY BUT I JUST COULDN'T.

DON'T MAKE ME THIS ONE TIME.

PLEASE.

ALRIGHT, CLOSE THE DOOR AND COME OVER HERE, QUICK.

NOW, YOU STAY BEHIND THIS HAY AN' IF ANYTHING HAPPENS,

DON'T YOU MOVE.

YES, SIR, BUT NOTHING IS GONNA HAPPEN, I KNOW IT WON'T.

AND IF YOU'RE WRONG?

THEN I OWE YOU AN APOLOGY.

SAME GOES FOR ME.

[COCK CROWS] BE GETTIN' DAYLIGHT IN ABOUT

AN HOUR.

THEN WE CAN GO HOME, SON.

[CREAKING] WHO'S THERE?

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU, MARTY.

IT JUST OCCURS TO ME, WHAT MARK SAID ABOUT THE TELEGRAM WAS

A TRAP, WASN'T IT?

AND ALL THE TIME I WAS WRONG.

YOU'RE NOTHING BUT A LIAR.

A LIAR AN' A THIEF!

LISTEN TO ME, MARK, LISTEN PLEASE AND TRY TO UNDERSTAND. I

HAVE BEEN ON MY OWN SINCE I WAS A KID, I NEVER HAD ANY BREAK! I

WAS KICKED AROUND, NO FAMILY, ALWAYS TRYING TO FIND SOMEPLACE

TO ROOST. WELL, I TRIED TO MAKE A GO WITH THE CIRCUS, KID, BUT,

WELL, THEY JUST DIDN'T PAY ENOUGH TO TAKE CARE O' ME AN'

MY HORSE. NOW, I KNOW I CAUSED A LOT OF TROUBLE HERE BUT YOU

GOTTA BELIEVE ME, MARK, THAT'S ONE THING I NEVER DO. I'D NEVER

HURT ANYONE. THAT'S SOMETHING I'D NEVER DO.

DON'T TRUST HIM, PA.

PA? I APOLOGIZE FOR BEING WRONG.

MR. ANGUS, I WANNA RETURN THIS RIFLE.

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH IT, MARK?

IT--IT'S ME. I REALIZE NOW THAT--THAT I'M NOT REALLY READY

FOR IT AFTER ALL.

COULDN'T GET THE HANG OF IT?

NO, IT'S NOT THAT-- I JUST-- PLEASE WILL--WILL YOU TAKE IT?

PA LEFT ME AT THE WAGON WHEN HE WENT IN TO SEE MICAH AN' I WANNA

GET BACK THERE BEFORE HE DOES.

SURE, MARK. IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT.

MARK. ANGUS, MY SHELLS COME IN YET?

YES, SIR, A WHOLE NEW SHIPMENT. GOT THEM IN THE BACK.

GOOD. LIKE I WAS SAYING, THIS FELLOW BEING OLDER, WASN'T ANY

WISER. HE WAS TAKEN IN TOO.

WELL, YOU CAN'T ALWAYS TELL A BOOK BY ITS COVER.

STILL, YOU HAVE TO GIVE SOMEONE CREDIT WHO'LL STICK BY

WHAT HE BELIEVES, UNTIL HE'S PROVEN WRONG.

ONE WAY TO LEARN IS TO MAKE THE OTHER FELLOW PROVE HIS

POINT.

I'LL PUT THIS ON THE CHARGE.

FINE.

WELL, COME ON, SON, COME ON.

OH, MARK, DIDN'T YOU FORGET SOMETHING?

WHAT'S THAT?

YOUR RIFLE.