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Easy on the powder, we're running low.

Holy!

Fuck!

Your mother's paladin, please. Quickly.

Almost $100.

Your mother put it up for you.

Tell she was a thrifty woman.

Mind you, you'll be the same.

Don't talk power, hold them off.

Too many of them.

Now you listen to me, son.

A man that won't face fat when he's got to.

He put this salt.

Now, use the tunnel.

Take the Spanish horse and make for booms,

but don't get to Daniel bone.

Your mother had kin near.

Ball them all.

And Daniel will help you locate them.

I'm not gonna leave you, Pa.

That horse.

That's all I've got to give you.

I think his lameness can be fixed.

And he may be of some value sometime.

Take good care of him, son.

And maybe someday he'll take care of you.

Son, we've had our times together.

Don't get out of here while you still have a chance.

Get going.

Come on, boy. Get going.

Now, take care, son.

I'll come back with help as quick as I can, Pa.

I'll come back with help as quick as I can, Pa.

I'll come back with help as quick as I can.

Get out of here!

I'll come back with help as quick as I can.

Daniel, boom.

Daniel, boom.

What a doer.

What a dream come true.

It was he.

From the coat skin cap on the top of old band

to the heel of his claw.

I choose the red menace,

roar at his likeness band.

The frontier ever knew.

Daniel, boom.

Was a man.

Just a big man.

With an eye like an eagle and as tall as a mountain was he.

Oh, Daniel, boom.

Was a man.

Just a big man.

And he fought for America to make all Americans free.

Daniel, boom.

Was a doer.

What a dream come true.

Where it was he?

Daniel, boom.

Daniel, boom.

Mr. Boone.

Mr. Boone.

Mr. Boone.

Mr. Boone.

What's wrong, son?

It's far, Mr. Boone.

So he jumped us right after Daniel.

Johnny.

Yeah, about five or six of them.

Paul got some before he was hit,

but he's hit off for bad, Mr. Boone.

I'd have gotten here quicker, but Gideon's still pretty lame.

Do you want me to go to the first for help?

There's no time for that, Becky.

But, Daniel.

It's all right.

It's likely just some renegades looking for what they could steal.

Ben, Calvin's just a boy.

You don't know what you might find.

Caleb Trevor's his father, Becky.

There's something a man has to do, even a young one.

He never forgive himself.

He didn't go back.

Now, days won't take care of his horse.

Come on, son.

Yes, sir.

Stay here, Count.

I didn't find him, son.

He made it to your tunnel somehow.

He's dead?

He was all Gideon and I had, Mr. Boone.

We were going to do so many things together.

I should know after him.

Ciao.

Parson, Gideon, be faster than any of them once you got his limp cured.

And that's a chore you can finish, isn't it?

It won't be the same, now.

No.

That's the way you're powered one.

I want to see him.

Laves me, Cal.

I know what's best.

Something to remember, Cal.

Nothing ever ends.

It's always the beginning of something else.

Why don't you go on down to Creak and wash up?

Get your wen back.

I'll be along directly.

Mr. Boone.

He always said store by the shade of that big old tree over there.

Can't think of a lot of your place, son.

Dad, are you still at those letters?

I'm almost done.

Think you'll be able to locate Calvin's folks?

Well, Cal and Trevor didn't leave much to go on.

I doubt if he heard much from his wife and people after she died.

And they may be a little difficult to locate after all this time.

I'm worried about that boy, Dad.

I'm worried about that boy, Dad.

I was thinking, if you say so, we can keep him here with us.

We could, and we will, if it comes to that.

But he needs his own kin, his own blood, and needs to belong.

There's no way we can give him that.

He's just concerned about him, that's all.

You know, if I'd give you leave, you'd mother the whole world, Becky Boone.

Now, don't worry about Calvin. He'll make his own way.

And that's best.

Gideon, come on in. You gotta try. You gotta put your weight on it.

You're favoring it too much, boy. Now, come on. Come on.

Oh.

Paul, who says animals know what's best for them?

Please get in. You gotta get better.

Cal?

That's the finest looking horse we've been in these parts.

You'll be the fastest, too, in the whole country once I legged his men's.

Well, the reckoning would be. All four legs were sound.

They will be. Possed they get well.

Did he count?

Well, he said he thought the lameness could be fixed.

How long ago was it those drovers left him with you?

Almost 14 months, but he was getting better.

And he was lame when they left him?

Yes, sir. But it was that ride over here.

I wrote him as hard as I could. It sure didn't do that leg any good.

Well, he's got a bowed tendon, Cal.

After 14 months with no real improvement, it's doubtful if he can be cured.

The drovers knew that.

And right now, that tendon's mighty inflamed.

But Poss said that.

Well, isn't there somebody who could get them well? I've got $100.

That $100 is for your school, and I couldn't let you do that.

I don't mean there's no hope. We can try and we will.

Right now, he's got a fever in that leg.

That's the first thing we've got to take care of.

So, Cal, what do you reckon would draw that heat out of that leg?

Do you think his eye can be fixed, Poss?

Well, we can try, his room. Cal's got all his hopes wrapped up in this horse.

Anything I can do to help?

Yes. Yes, you can. You can go ask him off some rags.

And then we'll get some mud and some herbs, and we'll make poultice.

Yes, Poss.

I've got to tell you, Cal.

The chances are pretty slim. I think you ought to face that now.

Yes, sir.

What'll happen to him, Mr. Boone?

He can't be cured.

I mean, well, we have to do with the...

what they do to horses when they break a leg.

There's no point in worried about that now.

Yeah.

Just pat that on the sore part, Cal.

Yes, sir.

It'll strengthen the tendon.

It's strong. It'll burn for a bit.

Burn?

It's all right. It's got to be done.

I'm sorry, Cal.

I'm sorry, Cal.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Don't need a little exercise, sir.

Keep it stiffening up.

A little more each day until he gets his drink back in that leg.

Yes, sir.

You want first, Israel?

We're going to make him the fastest horse in Kentucky, Virginia,

and the Carolinas, too.

Well, make your Poss as we're sure going to try.

Come on.

Come on.

You doing real good, huh?

Ah.

One more.

Good.

Information's gone down.

We'll start riding him a little in a few days.

We'll get him his rub down.

Yes, sir.

Come on, Gideon.

Come on, Gideon.

Oh, Gideon.

It just seems like he wants to go.

I think we can learn that a little bit more.

No, not until your Poss really sure that leg is healed.

Come on, it's my turn.

What do you think, Poss?

Well, it looks like you got him warmed up enough.

Let's take a look.

See if all that work paid off.

What do you think, Cal?

What do you think?

Well, it looks like you got him warmed up enough.

Let's take a look.

See if all that work paid off.

What do you think, Cal?

It looks good.

Yeah.

How is it?

Sound as a dollar.

Are you sure?

See what it'll do.

I'll hear you, Mark, Cal.

I'll set Gideon.

Come on, Gideon.

Come on, go.

Go, Gideon.

Come on.

Come on.

Now we can't ride up.

Come on, Cal.

Come on, Gideon.

Come on.

Come on, Gideon.

Come on.

Come on.

Come on.

You know, Dan, another time, another phase,

you might have been a real sport.

I might have done.

It's quite a bit of horse for that boy.

Calvin's quite a boy.

And you did a proper job on that animal's leg.

If it holds up, you can't tell about one of those things.

But he put it to the test.

Oh, oh, I almost forgot.

Since an antisk gave me this as I was leaving the fort,

came in on a trader's wagon.

Come on, Cal.

Come on, Cal.

Come on, Gideon.

Come on.

Come on, Gideon.

Come on, Cal.

Hi, Cal.

Come on.

Cal.

Israel.

Cal.

Dan, are you sure, Calvin, of your eyes?

I'm going to leave him in Williamsburg,

as well I'm sure he's in the right place.

Well, I want to thank you for everything, Mrs. Boone.

I'll never forget it here.

You're always welcome to come back, Cal.

Thank you.

Maybe you're at an uncle that you come back for a visit before winter.

That hardly be fair, Israel.

They have quite a bit of getting acquainted to do that.

Spring then?

Well, I'll sure try.

Where's your money, Calvin?

Oh, I have it right here.

You make sure it stays right there.

Yes, ma'am.

Well, so long, Israel.

You watch out after the place, son.

Okay, Paul.

I'm lucky.

Bye, man.

Bye.

Bye!

Oh.

We may be here two or three days, Cal.

Long enough to find somebody fit for you to travel the rest of the way with her.

How would it strike you to sleep in a real bed tonight?

It'd strike me fine.

And, uh, don't forget to leave me alone.

I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

And, uh, don't fall through your camp doing, Mr. Groom.

But a kitchen cook may go pretty good right now.

I think we passed a stable back there.

Why don't you see it again and I'll go find the landlord.

Ready?

It's only good.

Pardon me, sir.

I was wondering if I could stable my horse here.

I'm not the proprietor.

Oh, is this gentleman over here the proprietor?

Oh, he is.

Not he works for me.

Is there a racetrack around here?

Look, boy.

We're busy here.

Why don't you run along?

Uh, Mr. Landers.

Well, uh...

Uh, you interested in racing your horse, boy?

Ha.

From the looks of the animal I guess the answer was yes.

Well, yeah, tell me, boy.

Have you ever raced your horse?

I've never even seen a real race.

Not like that one with the jockeys and fancy duds and all.

Oh, it's the spectacle of a lifetime.

The sport of kings, you know.

And those fancy duds, as you call them, are racing silks.

Every staple has its own colors these days.

For pride and identification.

Of course it takes money, you know.

Entry fees and all.

Oh, well.

All I've got's $100, but I'm sure the Gideon could beat anything.

Whipper, show the latter colors, eh?

Whipper, there's my jockey.

And my name is Landers.

Jeremiah Killingsworth Landers.

How do you do, sir?

My name's Calvin Trevor.

The pleasure is mine, young man.

And where are you from that you've never shared a sportsman's finest hour?

It's Boonsboro, sir.

Boonsboro, Kentucky.

Daniel Boone Settlement, huh?

Well, that explains your ignorance of the finer things of life.

Eh, let's just see how that cap fits.

How's that?

Right, smart.

Yes, sir.

Come here, Whipper.

Look at the lad.

He makes a fine-looking jockey, eh?

I envy you, boy.

What, you've got to look forward to?

Huh?

Gideon, eh?

Belong to your paw?

No, I, uh...

My positive, sir.

Gideon's just about all the family I got left.

I'm sorry to hear that, my boy.

Splendid animal.

Splendid.

But if you don't mind by saying so, I'm pretty poor way to keep him.

Oh, well, we just came off the wilderness road.

You should see him when he's all brushed up, good.

He's bred to run all right.

I'd sure like to see him let out once.

Mr. Landers, how much is that entry fee?

Now, now you, you don't want to waste your money on a gamble like that, my boy.

He's a fine-looking horse, sure.

But it takes more than looks to win a purse, you know.

Yes, I'll never forget my first purse.

Your heart jumps right up here.

The wind is like music in your ears, and the shouts of the crowd roll for you.

You hear the ladies, calling out your name, and then that moment of victory.

And the fine-fat purse to lie in your pocket.

It's a mighty thrill, boy.

A mighty thrill.

Looks as if he'd been lamed up pretty bad for a spell.

Oh, that's too bad.

A fine horse otherwise.

Oh, he's all mended up first right now.

He can run as good as ever.

Against a champion?

Like ladies' choice there?

Oh, no, I wouldn't be fair.

Not with a game leg like that.

Oh, no, I'm afraid it wouldn't be fair at all.

Pity the whore, an untrained horse like that, it fetched long arms.

What would you say he'd bring with her?

Oh, against ladies' choice, I reckon about $5 for every one wagered.

Five to what? Well, I suppose he would want.

Mr. Energy, you mean if I wagered $100?

I'd get $500 back?

Yes, he did. One.

Oh, but Gideon can beat any horse.

Hardly, son, with a handicap like that.

I'm sorry, but it's my duty to tell you, as a man of honor.

Oh, please, Mr. Landers, I know that he can't.

Well, now I must say I admire your spirit and your confidence.

If you're that determined, I hardly have any choice, do I?

Whipper, give the Spanish barb of young master Tovers a rub down at an extra baited rain.

Calvin, you stepped this way and we must attend the details.

Mr. Boone, don't you realize?

I'm sure he wouldn't want you to risk calling him, but he would have a new world.

But Gideon won't lose.

Cal, you've never even seen a Landers horse race.

And chances are, you've never seen a horse race.

And yet you're willing to put yourself up against a man whose business is horse race.

Please, Mr. Boone, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, Mr. Wood.

I'm sorry, Mr. Wood.

I'm sorry, Mr. Wood.

I'm sorry, Mr. Wood.

I'm sorry, Mr. Wood.

I'm sorry, Mr. Wood.

I'm sorry, Mr. Wood.

Mr. Wood.

I'm sorry, Mr. Wood.

I'm sorry, Mr. Wood.

I'm sorry, Mr. Wood.

Mr. Wood, Mr. Wood.

I don't think I've been cheated.

I was the one who wanted to race.

I'm sure he made it seem that.

But I know that Gideon will win.

Excuse me, sir.

This is the private club for gentlemen only.

Oh?

Do you have a gentleman to the name of Jeremiah Landers here?

Mr. Landers, who shall I say wants to see Mr. Landers?

There he is.

Mr. Landers?

Well!

Friends of I know, Connell.

What can I do for you, young man?

Mr. Daniel Boone, Mr. Landers.

The famous frontiersman, Mr. Boone.

It is a pleasure.

Well, that remains to be seen.

You are the gentleman that enticed his boy into wager

and never penny he has, aren't you?

Mr. Boone, I beg your pardon, but those are harsh words.

Just plain talk, Mr. Landers.

Did Calvin tell you I enticed him?

No, but as a matter of fact.

And since you weren't present, you're making a total assumption.

The wager was made in good faith, Mr. Boone, on both sides.

At the young man's insistence, I was scrupulous about that.

Well, I'm sure you were, Mr. Landers.

I know your kind.

You dangled a bait in front of a fish and when he bites, it's his idea.

I resent your tone and your implications, Boone.

I don't believe you.

Now, are you going to return this boy's money or are you?

You mind your matters, Mr. Boone?

I fail to see how any of this concerns you.

Daniel Boone, what are you doing in Williamsburg?

Squire brain.

What a pleasant surprise that turf club has honored.

Calvin Trevor, Squire brain, an old friend.

How do you do, sir?

Please, to know your son, and to answer some problem, Daniel.

Well, there won't be if this gentleman will return to money he took from this boy.

Took?

Daniel?

He called it a wager.

Squire, I protest his indignity and on club premises.

Ah, gentlemen, gentlemen, there is no need for public display.

Will you follow me, please?

Would you excuse us, please?

We have a private matter to discuss.

Sir.

Thank you.

Would you close the door, please?

A squire brain.

I am not accustomed to this sort of treatment.

I realize this man is a friend of yours, but frankly, his inferences and his accusations cannot go unchallenged.

I demand an explanation.

All right, Mr. Landers, suppose you present your case.

Well, it's very simple, Squire.

The lad here has a horse, he fancies.

He importons me at the stables.

And taken by him and by his horse, I foolishly, it seems, agreed to a match race.

With a hundred-dollar bet, professional jockey and one of the fastest horses in Williamsburg.

At five to one of my own money-boom, show me anything wrong in that.

If Mr. Landers is guilty of anything dishonest or dishonorable, the turf committee is empowered to permanently bar him and his horses

from every racetrack in the country. He will never race again.

You do own the horse, son.

Yes, sir.

You understand the wager with Mr. Landers, are you made it willingly?

Yes, sir.

You see some kinfolk near Baltimore offered to take me in.

And while I reckon they're on kind of hard times, Leaseway say couldn't come and fetch me after my pod died.

Yes, gone.

Well, I had this hundred dollars and it didn't seem like much for anybody with an extra mouth to feed.

But six hundred now, that seemed more like a fair amount.

Maybe you get me some schooling, too.

You see, Squire, Calvin has never ridden in her race before. His horse is untrained.

That horse and the hundred dollars is everything his boy has in the world.

He did make the wager, Daniel, and he is a free agent. You understood the risk?

Oh, yes, sir.

Oh, we all realize your inexperienced son, and we don't want you to feel that you're being intimidated.

That is, we don't want you to think that you will be made to accept the wager with Mr. Landers if you feel that he has in any way

than unfair to you. Now if you do, now is the time to speak up.

I reckon you'll hold it against me if I say I want to go ahead.

Well, son, as long as you know the facts, it's your decision.

How old are you, sir?

Spoken like a sportsman.

All right, then. It's settled. I understand your concern for your young friend, Daniel,

but Mr. Landers has some right in the matter, too, and some lessons are best learned early in life.

However, I believe it is customary for an impartial referee to hold the stakes in a wager of this sort.

You do intend to cover, do you not, Mr. Landers?

Indeed, I do, Squire, and that's five to one.

Just a minute, Squire.

As long as we have to have this race, it seems to me that odds of five to one against an inexperienced rider in an untrained horse are rather unfair.

Valid point, Mr. Boone.

I think eight to one would be proper in the circumstances.

Don't you agree, Mr. Landers?

The race will be run on the meadow on my property. Any objections, Mr. Landers?

Dr. Fermisa.

Will nine o'clock in the morning be acceptable to both parties?

Suits me five. Yes, sir.

Then it is settled.

Grateful for your answers, Squire.

Well, it looks like he's ready to go.

Sure, who by him?

How do you think he's going to take to this race himself?

He probably won't like it right off the hill gate, you steward.

How are you going to take to it?

Well, we're a part of with my knees.

Callie, kind of bore down on you this morning, but don't try to remember everything I told you.

Oh, I remember.

I'll stay low over getting inside the car.

The wind won't slow us down, and I'll hold him in at the start of the race.

Right, it's dangerous to get too far behind, but you have to have something left for a finish.

And Cal, stay away from Landers Jockey. Don't let him crouch you.

He's anything like his boss. He'll have a few tricks up his sleeve.

I'm just telling you so you'll be prepared and he won't surprise you.

Good morning, Daniel. You two ready for the big race?

Ready as we're going to ever be.

Yeah, Calvin, something to boost your morale.

I'd be proud to have you wear the green silk for your first race.

Better get him on right now. It's almost time for the race to start.

Yes, sir. Thank you very much.

I'll take you to him, Lapin Bethel.

Want me to give that kid a real Dustin?

I don't care how you ride this one, Whippers, long as you win.

I can't wait to see the look on that big back woodsman's face when the bar's for it.

I can't wait to see the look on that big back woodsman's face when the bar's for it.

Oh, that gives way.

Yes, get in front and let the boy eat a little Dustin.

Go good.

I wasn't too sure Gideon recognized me in the south.

You look fine, boy. I'll give you a leg up.

Gentlemen, your attention, please.

It is now time to race.

The course for the race will be this straightaway meadow track.

You will start at the pole at this end of the meadow.

Race between these poles around the pole at the other end of the meadow.

Back up the track with a final turn around the starting pole to the finish line here.

The signal for the race to begin will be a shot from this pistol.

Are there any questions, gentlemen?

No, sir.

Take your horses to the starting line.

Good luck, Joe.

sway

Hey man, hand it out of my way.

Keep that wood to yourself.

yourself where you're getting in service and touch.

It's about time you learned a few things, kid.

It's about time you learned a few things, too.

Riders ready?

Ha!

Ha!

Ha!

Ha!

Hey!

Hey!

They're good teachers, I know that boy can ride.

Oh, it's up to the horse.

Ha!

W Ghick!

Stand behind the cave dog!

Ah-ha!

Come on, Kevin!

Come on, Ced...

Hey, don't worry, you're just enough,

Come on, cow!

You won, cow! You won, boy! You won, squire!

You know what that horse would be worth on any track in Virginia, Daniel? $1,000. As he is without any training.

I reckon he's worth a lot more than that to cow about now.

He did it, Mr. Booth! He did it easy!

Oh, two of you, Dad, cow!

Good landed, Ryan!

Thanks, Glenda!

Mr. Laddus!

Gentlemen! Let me have your attention, please!

I have an important announcement to make.

I associate Mr. Slade here as does Port Beproop,

of something he suspected when he first saw the winning animal in this race.

I have been betting against my own horse.

What do you mean, Laddus?

I mean the Spanish bar actually belongs to me.

Under the circumstances, I declare this race a no contest,

and I demand that all the wages be returned at once.

That's what he's been up to all along.

He's been up to getting right from the start.

This is highly irregular, Lander.

But, Squire, I have the proof right here.

Whatever that is, you cannot declare no contest on your own.

That's a matter for the Turf Club Committee.

Yes, Squire, but let them get at it quickly, please.

The horse really belongs to me.

Certainly appreciate the time, Squire.

This may not be as simple as it seems on the surface.

That's exactly why we organized the club, Daniel.

We volunteer our time to settle any disputes as fairly and amicably as possible.

Can't ask for more than that.

Well, gentlemen, I'm happy to say I think this will not take all day.

Here is the bill of sale.

And I have all the other documents with me.

Gentlemen, I have a bill of sale for a yearly and a year.

I have a bill of sale for a yearling Spanish barb that was bought in an auction in New Orleans.

Description and date, Fatch.

And here is the entry in the diary I make my men keep when they're away on business for me.

It clearly states the same horse pulled up lame and was left with a man named Caleb Trevor

near the settlement at Boone's borough.

There's no question about what it's the same horse.

Thank you.

Now that settled, we'll take possession of the horse.

Hold on, my landers.

Is that the decision of the committee?

I'm afraid so, Mr. Boone.

I'll get the horse.

Why don't we send somebody with him?

He and that boy could sneak that horse of mine so far away I'd never see him again.

Contrary to your opinion, Daniel Boone is hardly a thief, Mr. Lander's.

Well, Squire, we'll see.

But if it comes to that, I'll not hesitate to ask the constable to wish you a warrant for their arrest.

I'm afraid you're ahead of yourself, Mr. Lander's.

Our only concern here is a good name of racing in this community.

Whatever legal steps you take is your own affair, Mr. Lander's.

However, as usual, what you do will be judged by this committee as a measure of your fitness to be an acceptable member of this organization.

I knew you'd outrun that horse, Gideon.

Paul was right.

And now, I want to take you away from me.

It's not fair.

You're my horse, you belong to me.

You know, we don't have to race anymore.

We don't need racing or towns or any of this.

You and me, Gideon.

We can make out together.

Nobody will be able to stop us.

We'll light out of here so fast I'll never know the difference.

I never figured you'd run from trouble.

I'm not going to let them have Gideon.

Cal, you were called upon to become a man real early in life.

You've done a real good job up to now.

I don't care what that Mr. Lander says.

Gideon doesn't belong to him.

When those drovers left him with Pawnee, they gave him a good job.

And now that he's sound again, it's just not fair.

Maybe not.

All of what you say is true, Cal.

But Lander's has a legal claim on that horse.

Cal, we've all got to respect and abide by rules.

Whether we personally like him or not.

Otherwise, we're outside the law.

And when you're outside the law, you can't expect its protection.

So if you take Gideon,

the law will be obliged to come after you.

Mr. Boona, I just can't give him up.

My Pawnee said for me to hold on to him.

I knew you were Paul Cal.

I'm sure he said a lot of things.

It might help at a time like this.

I reckon that's it.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry you feel that way, Cal.

Mr. Boon?

My Pawnee said that a man who couldn't face up the facts when he had to

wasn't worth his soul.

Mr. Lander's?

They're coming.

Boon and the boy.

I'm ready to abide by the committee's decision, Mr. Breen.

All right, son.

Wiper, take care of the barb.

Goodbye, Gideon.

Well, now that that's settled, gentlemen, I'd like to buy you all a drink.

There's one thing that's not settled yet, Mr. Lander's.

The wager.

That's ridiculous.

It was an old contest.

Well, now the way I said it was the wager that one horse would beat another.

Ownership has got nothing to do with it.

Gentlemen, the decision of the committee is unanimous.

In the interest of sportsmanship in fair play, we hold at the race today was a valid contest.

And the wager's state shall now be the property of master Calvin Trevor.

Why are free?

You still got the horse at a bargain, Mr. Lander's?

Of course, if you would be interested in the wager's,

or if you would be interested in selling.

Just one minute, Squire.

There's still a small matter of paying this boy for taking care of his horse these past 14 months.

A valid point, Mr. Lander's.

All right.

It's 85 cents a week, 50 dollars, ought to take care of it.

That may be the going rate in Williamsburg, but it's different in Kentucky.

There are just two minutes.

How much?

Well, you've got to remember, Mr. Lander, is it Kentucky has the finest grass in the country for horses?

And then there was a lot of doctor, medicine, special care, training?

How much?

And you can't forget that this boy brought your horse across country.

There's got to be a transportation doctor.

How much?

Well, I'm not very good at figuring, but say 20 dollars a week, board and care?

20 dollars a week?

And a hundred dollars for transportation?

One hundred dollars.

Then there's medicine and indoctrination.

I think 1500 dollars might be acceptable to Mr. Trevor. Would that be all right, Cal?

Are you going to stand there and sanction this highway robbery?

Well, your droveers never met in agreement with Mr. Trevor, I understand.

Not far, it seems perfectly proper for Mr. Trevor to present his bill for services rendered.

Or 1500 dollars?

Ha!

It's more than the horse's worth.

There might be a way of settling this, Mr. Lander's.

If you were to give Cal here a bill of sale to that horse, he might call the whole thing square.

Sounds like a sensible solution.

That is, if it is acceptable to Mr. Trevor.

Boy, it sure is.

If you have ever decided to take up horse trading as a profession, Daniel...

Oh, no, squire. I know better than to consider myself an expert.

I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

I'm sure you're not sure.

Oh, no, squire. I know better than to consider myself an expert just because I came out all right the first time.

I think the young man got your point, Daniel. Yes, sir.

You can't expect Gideon to win ever a race.

Oh, but Gideon can beat any?

Yes, sir, I really want to.

Now, then, do you suppose that your friend Gideon would like to spend the night in mind-stable?

That'd be fine.

Well, I'd be honored to have the two of you spend the night with me, too.

We could talk about getting Calvin to Baltimore over supper, I...

I might even take him over myself.

Well, now, squire, you wouldn't have in mind Gideon taking on some of those high steppers in the city, would you?

I might. I just might.

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