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Well, who are they?

Well, the big gun is His Imperial Highness, the Grand Duke Dimitri, his

to the Tsar, no less.

The young one's his nephew, Sergei. He's the Count of Kiev.

Now, they've been invited here by the American government, and I have orders

supply them with the best available guide.

Guide?

That's you.

All you got to do is take those Russians out, let them shoot a few buffalo, and

that's it.

How many is a few?

A couple of hundred head. A couple of hundred head?

Those Indians that we've run off of their hunting lands are starving. Now

suggesting that we go out and kill the animals that'll keep them alive this

winter. Zeb, for the love of heaven, will you be practical?

Practical? I'm damned if I'm going to go out and help them kill Buffalo for the

fun of killing.

What's the matter?

Luke, something wrong? Is there trouble?

Ma's dead.

Your mom was one of the finest women I ever knew.

I'll saddle up.

I want you girls to listen up here.

I know we talked a lot about not needing anybody to look after us, but it's Ma's

sister coming in.

She's come a long way. All the way from Chicago, and I want you girls to be

polite.

I sincerely hope that you three go by the name of McCann.

A

clean

kill. Transvanka!

Says these here buffaloes belongs to Satangai.

Whose buffaloes?

Satangai is the war chief of the Sioux Nation.

He wants to know what we're doing here on their treaty land.

How dare they?

You mean you're going off to some Indian war when you've hardly been here a

week? Well, your help is needed right here.

Those two are friends of mine. In a way, I feel responsible for the fix they're

in right now.

Faith Catherine was right about you. You've no sense of responsibility at

Well, you sure are Kate's sister, all right.

Well, fabulous.

Molly, you take care of those kids. We shall release this great one from across

the big water and the woman. For what they have done, they must make big

to the zoo.

So much that every white man will know they would not make this much tribute

unless they were wrong.

Terms! These savages will find out the meaning of terms. The nephew of a grand

duke of the imperial house of Romanov, caged and fettered like... like an

animal. That dang guy wants something written saying it was the U .S.

that started this whole mess and not the Sioux. You didn't agree to that. I keep

telling you, General, I ain't the agreeer. You are.

We've been refused water at four homesteads in the past 50 miles.

Refused water?

We're Mormons.

Is it like leprosy, then? I beg your pardon, ma 'am?

You and your lady are welcome here. Mister, I own this town.

If you knew where there were Mormons on my land and you were keeping it from me,

I wouldn't take kindly to that.

If I was a Mormon, that might make this meeting a little more interesting.

Are you okay, Talbot?

You the idiot that belongs to that horse?

Yes, ma 'am.

I'll arrest you as a public menace. The sheriff?

If that's your horse, mister, I reckon I owe you for the favor.

Anytime.

Now, I reckon I owe you, too.

You're going with me, McCain.

What's the problem, sir?

I don't know you, mister, but if you're looking for a piece of this trouble, you

can have all you want.

Look, sheriff, we'll talk later.

Now, come on.

Do you ever think about behaving like a girl?

Don't you think I can behave like a girl when I want to? I just don't think he

ever gave it much of a try.

Except tonight, maybe.

Tonight? What do you mean, tonight, maybe?

Well, you put on that dress for me, didn't you?

I hope Pa does send you back to Missouri.

And when you get there, I hope they do put a rope around your neck.

Oh, Hillary.

You wouldn't have any more of that cobbler back home, would you?

Afternoon, Orville.

Afternoon.

Are you just going to lie there like a... a sloth, or are you going to get up

and save the taxpayers some money?

You heard back.

Yes. Federal Marshal, the same Joe. An old friend of mine.

He's heard of that Reb Sheriff that you shot. Says he's a mean one.

You wouldn't have been the first Yankee that he's strung up.

I want to thank you, Sheriff.

Oh, I didn't know you were coming.

I just did my job.

What are you going to do now, son?

Well, it's not that I didn't enjoy your hospitality, but... Well, I reckon I'll

be moving along.

Well, maybe you ought to stay here.

Stay?

Hmm.

I don't understand.

Well, where else can you go that you won't run a chance of getting caught?

And if it happens again, it could cost you your neck.

I won't mention it again.

Why don't you come home with me, son?

Have supper, huh?

I got a guest room.

You can spend the night in a soft bed for a change, huh?

Aggie?

Are you sure it's all right for me to leave you alone like this?

I'm sure, Jeremiah.

I've just got a little too much sun.

I'll be all right in the morning.

I know you will.

I'll extend your apologies to them.

Thank you.

I still don't know why we're making such a fuss over these people. These people,

as you call them, are our guests.

Molly, I told you.

Last time I was in town, they were talking about the Mormons.

Seems they want to form their own state and have nothing to do with the U .S.

government.

In addition to that, they're anarchists.

I'm not too early.

Not a bit. Please come in.

Mrs. Taylor?

I'm sorry, and so is she. She's not feeling well and has to be excused.

Oh, well, is there anything we can do for her?

Well, thank you. I think all she needs is a good night's rest. It was a

difficult trip for her.

Oh, well, then perhaps we should all sit down.

Mr. Taylor?

Thank you.

Oh, that certainly smells good.

Well, the compliments belong to Laura. She cooked most of the dinner.

And beautifully, too.

May I take the liberty of saying grace?

Yes, it is the custom of this house, Mr. Taylor.

We'd be delighted for you to give thanks.

Blessed be the name of our God.

Let us sing to his praise.

Yea, let us give thanks to his holy name.

for he doth work righteousness forever.

Amen.

Amen. Amen.

Amen.

That's lovely, Mr. Taylor. What part of the Bible is it from?

It's from the Book of Mormon, Alma, chapter 26, verse 8.

Is that your Bible, Mr. Taylor?

It's Holy Scripture, delivered into the hands of our prophet, Joseph Smith.

It's part of our heritage, along with the Bible.

It might interest you to know that in the Book of Mormon, America's history

foretold 2 ,500 years ago.

There are references to the Puritans, the Indians, and...

Forgive me.

I'm so used to teaching.

Oh, no, no. I think it sounds fascinating.

I'd love to read some of it sometime.

Well, if it's all right with your aunt, Mrs. Culhane, I'll see that you get my

copy.

Are there many of the Mormon faith in these parts, Mr. Taylor?

No, ma 'am.

Most of my people are in West and Utah and Oregon.

I came back here to build a new settlement.

A Mormon settlement?

The correct designation is a settlement of Latter -day Saints.

We're members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter -day Saints.

Others may see only buffalo grass at spring flats, but... But I see farms,

and a town, a new tabernacle.

It may seem like an impossible dream to you, but... Oh, no, it doesn't at all.

I think it sounds wonderful.

Thank you, Miss Laura.

You see, it's more than just a dream to us.

It's a necessity.

We've been driven out of so many places that we must create our own settlements

in the wilderness or be destroyed again as we were in Nauvoo.

Nauvoo? Yes, it was a Mormon town in Illinois near Carthage where the

killed our leader, Joseph Smith.

Two weeks later, they attacked Nauvoo and murdered many more of our people.

That's awful.

These things must be put behind us now.

But perhaps now... you can understand how much we appreciate your hospitality.

It's an honor to extend it, Mr. Taylor.

And you are welcome here for as long as you care to stay.

Thank you, Mrs. Culkin.

sure are getting along fast, huh?

She isn't paying much attention to him already having a wife, either.

Come in.

Oh, Josh, you're still up?

Yes.

I'm troubled about Laura, Aunt Molly.

Oh.

Since we haven't got Ma to turn to anymore, I think you ought to have a

with her.

Oh, and what would this talk be about?

Well, about things that girls should know

when they aren't anymore.

Girls, I mean.

Well,

you can't blame a man for wanting to do more and look when a... Woman tosses the

goods in his face.

Josh. You know what I mean, Aunt Molly.

Laura was doing nothing but making doe eyes at him all during dinner.

It was just plain sickening.

And Aunt Molly, he was looking.

Well,

yes.

Your sister is a very pretty girl, Josh.

If you were a stranger in the house, wouldn't you look, too?

That isn't the point, Aunt Molly.

Oh.

Well, I do appreciate what it is you're trying to say, Josh. Indeed, I do.

And I'll have a talk with Laura since you seem to think I ought.

Good. Because if she carries on like that with every man she runs into, she's

going to get herself into a lot of trouble.

Well, I have to congratulate you, Mr. McCann.

How's that?

Well, it's quite an accomplishment to start off in jail and in no time at all

end up at the sheriff's dinner table and sleeping in his house.

Does this happen to you every time you get arrested?

Well, not every time.

What do you mean, not every time? Then how many times has it... Hillary, give

the boy a rest.

He's my guest, and you behave like the lady of the house.

I'd like to see the day she acts like a lady.

Oh, you little scoundrel.

Don't pay her no mind, Luke. She's weaned on a pickle.

Easy there.

Easy.

Boys will be boys.

If you ask me, it's about time that child had a good stick to his backside,

Paul.

Yeah, I reckon so.

But I gave up on the two of you a long ways back.

I guess I'm sort of imposing here.

I'll give you a hand.

Well, at least you're good with something.

Ah, you put them dishes down, young man.

Ain't no guest in this house going to be doing kitchen work.

I'm making my rounds.

Want to walk along with me?

Sorry.

I tried.

What do you think of our town?

I'm outside the jail cell.

Doesn't seem like there's much to keep you busy.

Used to be a real sleepy little town. Most of the time it still is. But come

end of the month, and the miners get their pay.

Boy, oh, boy.

They all come riding in here hell -bent for election.

And they do their damnedest to drink the town dry.

That's when the sheriff's business picks up.

Miners? Yeah.

Yeah, you was on a conversation with a couple of them when I arrested you.

Oh, yeah, I remember.

Two years ago, Hank Jimson hit that gold vein up there in the headwaters of

Stony Creek.

Not far from where I was fishing.

Except for that rough bunch that he's got working for him, though. We're

farm people. Come out from the border states.

Uprooted by the war.

You know enough about that, I guess.

I don't have to tell you about that.

But this is a good town.

It's going to be something one of these days.

Got plenty of fresh water? A whole kingdom of land out there in the valley.

waiting to be cleared.

And there's talk of the Union Pacific laying a spur through here. And when

happens, watch out.

It'd be a great place for a young fella to start building a life.

Get himself a nice piece of land.

Build.

If he was to play his cards right...

You know, in no time he could be... Well, he could be an important man in

territory.

You aren't suggesting anybody in particular, are you?

Oh, me?

Don is the name.

And you don't stop sawing on that thing till I tell you to. I can see you're a

music lover, mister.

But I think the man's earned himself a rest.

Take it easy, Henry.

Bob, boy, I thought you was Jeff.

Jeff? What do you mean?

Letting a dangerous criminal walk the streets like the rest of us.

Now listen, I got better things to do with my time than a nursemaid the likes

you. You get out of line again, you're going to wake up in a cell.

That's so.

That's so. But, Sheriff, I'll give you fair warning. I'm getting tired of

looking down the barrel of that scattergun of yours there.

Yeah? Well, all you got to remember is it can go off any time.

I was just wondering why you told it everywhere, Sheriff.

That shotgun, I mean.

I mean, what's wrong with that handgun of yours?

Doesn't it get the job done anymore?

The job gets done, mister.

I wouldn't.

The sheriff's a friend of mine, mister, if it comes to that.

Why, boy, I thought you and me were friends.

You're a fundamental disappointment to me, boy.

Get out of here, Luke.

What are you trying to do? Get yourself killed?

I was trying to help you. Well, it was a mistake.

What are you talking about? They would have killed you.

You're sure about that, are you?

I'll tell you something else, Luke.

It's the stubbornness that makes it alarming.

To hold your ground, no matter what.

So the man you're facing knows that he's going to have to bury you or be buried.

That's what keeps scum like that one in there from making a play.

Well, he was going for it. I could feel it.

Maybe. Maybe not.

Yes, Hillary's in bed.

Good idea.

Think I'll turn in myself.

How about you?

I'll tell you the truth, I'm kind of hungry.

There's a kitchen right there. Help yourself.

I'll see you in the morning, boy.

Night, Orville.

Pa?

No, it's just me.

I'm sorry. I didn't know you were taking a bath.

Don't you ever knock!

I was just going to get a bite to eat.

Your pa said you were in bed.

I'm sorry. I told you I'm sorry.

Would you keep your voice down?

I don't think you want pa out here and have to explain things and all.

Explain what?

There is a name for men who go sneaking about the way you do.

Sneaky!

I wasn't sneaking anyplace.

And how come you're taking a bath so late?

I come to think of it, you knew I was going to be coming back tonight.

What are you trying to say?

I'm saying that if you wanted to take a bath, you could have waited till

tomorrow when you knew I wasn't going to be here.

And there's a name for girls who make a habit. Is that so?

Well, when all this is concluded, do you think we'll be able to say hail and

farewell to the royal pain in the butt there?

Lord, I hope so.

Those so -called ladies of the royal court are driving my men to drink.

Look, but don't touch.

Yes, that brings up the point.

Look, but don't touch.

Well, I think some arrangement could be made, General.

You.

Been to the well for yourself, have you?

No, sir, I don't think my wife would understand.

Oh, well, that's something every army man should have early on, an

woman.

Only way you can make it without climbing the walls.

I see me young in these hills.

My father taught me to hunt.

I see those times.

Soon you will teach your son to hunt in these hills.

Maybe... I will teach the son to speak English as I could not teach the father.

If there is honor in the white man today, the son and the father will learn

together.

Oh, my God, no.

Who, Mina? Who killed him?

It was them miners. The ones you had that run -in with. That great big one.

All right, all right. Now tell me, what happened?

It was Ruth. She didn't want to have nothing to do with him because she

he was crazy.

And he was drunk, too. And then he takes out this great big knife.

Well, we took her on down the dock. Where are they?

Well, they're down at the saloon.

And they got Angie.

Bill, pick up.

Where do you think you're going? With you.

The pig's eye. You're staying here. Out of trouble.

Orville, there's three of them.

I'm the lawyer this time, Luke.

It's my job if there's three or 33.

And I'm telling you, stay out of it.

Oh, Bob, leave the way.

Who are they?

Who can do such a terrible thing like that? Hillary, how long has it been

he's used a gun? Any gun?

I don't know.

It's been years since we've had this kind of trouble.

Please help him.

Please.

All right, Miss Gunner.

Let that girl go.

And you and your friends come out here with your hands up.

Why, sure, sure.

Anything to oblige.

I knew you'd come looking for us.

Throw your guns down.

Come on, Sheriff.

Come on. Can't we talk this little thing over, you and me?

Throw them down.

Easy now.

Calm down, boy. Calm down. I'm going to be all right.

You sure ain't much of a wonder. Take an order. Don't you lay back.

I tell you, I'm going to be all right. Let's get this wonder.

Are you

serious?

Me, a lawman?

Now, don't go getting all excited. It ain't nothing permanent. Just till I get

back on my feet again.

Well, I haven't even decided to stay on in town.

The truth is, I was just about to push on. Don't you hear, good boy? I ain't

asking for no lifetime pledge.

I just need some temporary help.

You'll get paid a fair wage.

And it doesn't matter that my name and face is on wanted posters all over the

territory?

If you had any sense, you'd see that's a positive advantage for a man in your

situation. Who's gonna be looking for a wanted man behind a badge?

Besides, if every lawman who had paper out of him at one time or another was

chucked out of office, there wouldn't be no law. We're speaking of west of the

Mississippi.

Are you going to do it, or am I going to have to look elsewhere?

All right, you got yourself a deputy.

Well, maybe you ought to go fetch that jug of whiskey in the kitchen

and we'll pound down the bargain nice and firm like, huh?

Yes, sir.

Uh, Luke.

About what you did for me out there this morning.

Thanks, son.

He's got us some peanut candy.

Well, that's real interesting.

But I never cared much for peanut candy.

You didn't?

No. I never knew no one who didn't like peanut candy.

But I know something I bet you'd like to know.

What? You sure you don't like peanut candy?

Tommy. It ain't all that much.

Just that I heard a fellow say you might have to bust you in the mouth.

What fellow?

Forget just now.

You forget what's so important?

Like that dumb sister of mine's always saying, it's gone clean out of my head.

And peanut candy's good for remembering.

It might be.

Now, tell me exactly what did you hear?

I heard Tobe Parker talking to some of his friends.

And he don't think it's fitting you live in the same house as my sister.

Well, Tobe Parker doesn't have anything to worry about.

Well, are you going to fight him?

Of course not.

That's too bad. I bet it'd be a humdinger.

But Tobe'll probably whip you.

Oh?

Possessors don't matter that Tobe ain't too bright, because he don't have to

outsmart anybody.

He can fight like hell.

Hey, you're too young to be saying hell.

How old do you have to be?

You're too old to have to ask.

What about Tobe and you?

Well, I hate to disappoint you, Tommy, but your pa hired me to keep the peace,

not disturb it.

Isn't it a little early for you to be up and around?

If you're trying to sound like a doctor, you ain't doing much of a job of it.

Anyway, I was getting bedrock in my backside laying up at home.

Well, it's your hip.

I guess you can wreck it if you want to. Nobody will wreck anything.

And how come these affidavits ain't been over to Yankton yet?

Because they just got in this morning and you're supposed to sign them.

I was going to take them home with me tonight.

And if you don't like the way I'm doing my job, well, you can just go out there

and get somebody else. Calm down, son. Calm down.

Don't go getting sensitive on me. You're doing a fine job. It's just that I've

been feeling kind of useless, I guess.

Paul, what are you trying to do to yourself?

Didn't you hear the doctor say there's still a danger of infection setting in?

And you!

Me? What, are you crazy? Letting him come hobbling down here on the same

he did. I didn't have anything.

Hold up, girl. Hold up.

It was my own idea.

Between you and the doc and his wife, I was about to get nursed to death.

Oh, Bob, please. Now, just get on home, Hillary. I'll be fine.

Be fine. Get.

All right.

You better be back in 15 minutes.

Because if you're not, I'm sending the doc's wife after you.

And you better make sure he gets there.

She's a little on the bossy side, that girl.

It's time she had a man to put her in her place.

All the young fellas around here, they got no notion how to handle a spirited

woman. And your father?

Don't count.

She quit paying much attention to what I say a long time ago.

But what I can't figure out is why you and her don't seem to think to each

other. What's the matter?

Ain't she pretty enough for you?

Well... Oh, sure she is.

I... I don't know. I... Yeah, I kind of... I

don't know, you know. I mean, she's kind of... Well, I don't break out in a

rash, son.

I'm not trying to ramrod you into a wedding.

Ain't none of my business anyway.

I used to have a baby. So many of them.

It was a matter of two small pigs, Your Highness.

The farmer insisted that the army had taken the pigs without permission.

And the court decided he was right and awarded him damages.

Of course, you would never permit that attitude in my country.

Even if you're in the wrong.

General, the royal family is never in the wrong.

Oh, yes. Well,

let's put it this way. What if the serf isn't wrong either?

Would you punish him for disagreeing with you?

Well, naturally.

It is one of the weaknesses of your country, General, if I may say so, that

those in authority continually having to explain their actions to the commoners.

If you permit a serf to consider himself your equal, then one day he will start

to complain that he is not dining as well as you or that his hearth is not as

warm as yours is in winter.

Very true.

I just never quite thought of it in those terms.

Well, all's gone well, I see.

Right on time.

Is this that town guy, war chief of the Sioux Nation?

I've heard of this great chief. I welcome him.

Wishing that the circumstances of our meeting were different.

Now that we're here, will someone cut us loose?

General, would you want to... The matter of the apology first.

Captain. Yes, sir.

He wants you to say the words, General, same as he would if he was apologizing

to you.

The written explanation is what I agreed to, McCann.

Explanation? He wants to know if you're backing down on your promise to take the

blame. No, we admit that a mistake was made.

Mistake, hell. Read the statement, Captain.

Yes, sir.

Greetings to the chief.

He doesn't want to hear the words from a sub -chief.

He wants to hear them from you, one chief to another. General.

You will be good enough to read that document.

Very well, Your Highness.

Greetings to the Chief of the Sioux.

This is to acknowledge an inadvertent error on the part of this authority in

incident occurring in the southwest sector of the lands held in trust to the

Sioux Nation.

It is with personal regret.

that we acknowledge the unfortunate misunderstanding which has led to the

unhappy relations between our peoples.

Signed this day for General John Marcus Stone Cipher on behalf of Fort Tully

personnel.

A lot of words to say damn little.

McCain, if I hear one more derogatory word out of you, I'll put you under

military arrest. I'm going to recommend to Satan Guy that he accepts that mealy

-mouthed statement because it's the only one he's ever likely to get.

But it damn sure wouldn't have hurt you to make out a piece of paper with some

meaning to it.

He says he gathers from your attitude that you're not happy. He wants to know

from you. Do you agree that it was the white man's fault?

It was wrong.

It was indeed wrong, and I assure you, personally, it will never happen again.

This payment that we make can only in a small way compensate you and your people

for your losses.

But we trust that the payment will acknowledge to all that a serious

was made.

A fair statement, General.

Make the payment to the chief.

Yes, sir. Would you like to count the money, McCann?

Oh, I think you're a bigger man than try to cheat these people, General.

Am I free now, Uncle?

Yes, Sergei, yes. Yes, of course.

No more formalities, General?

No. I am under the protection of your government again?

That, sir, is a guarantee.

What did he say?

He said if it's to be war, the Sioux know how to die.

And I'll tell you something else, they know how to fight, too. If you're

for me, I'll be with them.

The kid!

All of his head!

You hear?

His head!

You're still a dear Indian friend.

General's ordered me to tell you, if you're going to stay with the Indian

friends, you're going to have to walk.

I'm sorry, Zep. Sorry as hell.

Here he comes.

What you gonna do, Tobe?

Just don't you worry about it, Jess.

Hey.

Hi, Tobe.

I've been meaning to talk with you.

Well, here I am.

It's about Hillary Gant.

Her and me's next thing to engaged.

That's funny. She never mentioned it.

Congratulations. You're making fun of you, Dobe.

If I was you, I'd give him a lick upside the head.

Shut up, C .L.

What I'm saying is... I don't like the idea of you living in the same house

her. You might put ideas in your head, seeing her all the time that way. Dobe,

give you my word.

Nothing's happened between Hillary and me, and nothing's ever gone to.

I'm just staying there till Orville gets back on his feet, that's all.

Nothing?

Nothing. I know.

All right.

Just you remember what I said.

There's a dance tomorrow night down at the hall.

Anybody going?

Well, with the miners coming down for a spree, looks like I'm going to be

working.

How about you, sugar?

I'm going all right.

Who is?

Tobe Harker.

I wouldn't if I had the choice, though.

What do you mean?

My daughter don't have to go out with nobody in this town she don't want.

Well, I have to, Pa. I made a bet with Tobe and lost.

Thanks to him.

I told you I didn't have anything to do with that.

All right, all right. Let's not talk about it anymore. It's in the past.

Speaking about Tobe, I was talking to him today.

He had some news.

Oh, what's that?

Well, you happen to mention that Hillary and him are engaged.

Engaged?

I swear to you, it is a lie.

He must have been drunk or asleep.

Well, actually, what he said was the next thing to engaged.

Good luck to Tobe. He's going to need it. You know, I'd just like to know one

little thing.

Since when have you and Tobe Harker become such close, close friends?

We aren't. Well, then what were the two of you talking about?

You.

He's worried that I might take unfair advantage of the situation.

I mean, me being here in the house and you being so available and all.

Available? I told him he didn't have anything to worry about.

I suppose you think that's real funny, don't you?

Well, I don't happen to find it very amusing at all, Mr.

McCann.

You better watch yourself, son.

I got a feeling that daughter of mine is growing fond of you.

Gentlemen, we are setting forth to punish the heathen.

And punished he will be. We are to teach him a lesson that he will not forget.

So...

We'll attack, we'll harry, we'll pursue, and we'll pin the savage.

And when he's pinned, he'll be destroyed, understood?

Yes, sir.

We can expect our marching orders in 48 hours.

But long before that time, gentlemen, I want every soldier in this post prepared

to move out at a moment's notice. I will personally eat raw the liver of any

officer who's not 100 % prepared.

Is that understood?

Yes, sir.

Dismissed.

Major, you can inform Imperial Heinen.

I'll avenge his idiot nephew as soon as I get my orders.

You really think you'll get your orders in 48 hours? Oh, yes.

Every newspaper in the country has been screaming about this thing ever since it

happened.

And every politician who isn't screaming right along with them won't be in

office very long.

We'll get our orders.

We might even do better than 48 hours.

You don't think there's any hope in stopping this, then?

Well, Major, we have to be realistic.

Now, we...

A dead wrong.

Anyway, look at it.

We blundered very badly.

So the only way that we can save face is to hurl ourselves into battle, roaring

righteous indignation at the treachery of the red man.

Damn shame.

I've never fought Indians before.

You only have to look into the face of that war chief, Santanga.

See the pride in him.

You won't be subdued easily.

Always.

I have things to do.

McCann's coming in!

You're not going to believe this, sir, but McCann just came into the fort on

foot.

The hell I'm not going to believe it. You go tell Major Drake he owes me a

month's pay.

What's he doing here, sir?

Well, if I read him right, he's come for his property. His horse, to be exact.

Don't just stand there, man. Go collect my bet from your commanding officer.

Yes, sir.

Howdy, Jeff.

You know where my horse is?

Yes, sir. He's in the stable.

Get him.

Mr. McCain, I don't have the authority to give you... Jeff, that horse is my

property. What's mine, nobody takes from me.

Now get him, saddle him, and bring him here right now. We'll talk about the

authority later.

Yes, sir.

What do you think you're doing here, McCain?

I come for my property, General.

I figured you aimed to keep me from it, General.

I could.

And I could have your tongue in the end of this bowie knife before you managed

it, too.

I believe you'd try.

You aim to go after a South Town guy?

As soon as I get my new orders, I'll have the Sioux by their scalp blocks

this week is out. You talk a good fight, General.

I fight a good fight, McCain.

Your Indian friends will find that out.

Are you going to make a whole Sioux Nation suffer because of one man,

One man who's such a jackass, it's a miracle he didn't get killed years ago.

You!

How dare you speak of Sergei in that manner?

Mister, I'm sorry he's dead for your sake.

But if ever a man asked for it, he did. I will not tolerate this, General.

Sergei lost his life as a direct result of this man's miscalculations, and he is

paid to know that the savage cannot be trusted.

General, you know as well as I do, we all wanted to get that man back here

and safe.

We damn near did until he went and slashed that Tang guy with that whip. If

were you, I'd get on that horse you came here for and ride out while you can

still do it. You cannot let him go!

I insist that he be punished!

General, look, it was one Indian brave that did that killing.

Now why not find that man? Make him pay for it.

Not the whole Sioux Nation.

Don't be a damn fool.

These decisions are not made by people like you and me. Washington decides what

will be done, and Washington will order me to march against the Sioux.

Now, will you get out before I have you thrown in irons?

You cannot let him go!

I insist that he be punished!

Colonel, we gotta stop this.

Major McCann just come 30 miles on foot. He's in no condition to defend himself.

Oh, I think he'll do more than defend himself.

The man's wearing a steel breastplate.

I wish to leave this place, Major.

At sunrise tomorrow, you will make the arrangements immediately.

Yes, Your Highness.

You are fools, all of you.

Do you really imagine that you can have a society where every man considers

himself the equal of every other man?

Where every serf and every peasant opposes his betters with impunity? When

like McCann can defy your authority?

And walk away without any fear of being punished?

No, gentlemen. This is folly.

Sheer folly. One day, soon, this nation will crash around

your ears.

And I, for one, will await that day with great

pleasure.

You do not understand, any of you.

He's gone to the Indians, and he will fight with them against you.

They come to the land and they change it.

Where there is timber, they cut it.

Where there is grass, they burn it. Where the animals are many, they kill

than what they need.

We are like foolish men who have taken thieves into their teepees and are left

with nothing.

Satankai is wise.

He says we must leave this land.

Forever.

And go far to the north.

To Canada.

Or we must fight where we cannot win.

I, for one, will not leave this land on which I was born.

I will die here, where my father died.

In these hills.

With my war axe in my hand.

I, Yellow Calf, have spoken.

I am Medicine Mark, and my spirit is with yellow calf and standing bear.

When I was young, there was no end to the world.

The whites were few, and they walked with honor, like our brother, White

But there's no honor left, and they come against us with the big fire sticks and

the long knives.

I, too, speak for battle.

It is a bright summer.

It is a good time to die.

I have spoken.

No one speaks for peace.

Hear then the words of Satan Kai.

We will fight.

And they will pay many lives to defeat us.

And the women will weep for their dead.

Where shall we fight?

The Pasapa would be best, for there the mountain will cradle us in its arms, so

the white man will have to come to us unprotected.

But to reach it, there is much danger. We have women and children

and many whose bones are old and brittle who must rest along the way.

We cannot reach the mother of mountains in less than three days.

And if the long knives come upon us in the open, we will die like fish in a

shallow pond.

Satangay, maybe I can buy you the three days you need.

I know how the white soldier fights. I know how he thinks.

Give me some of your young braves, men not afraid to die.

We will harry the long knives.

We'll hold them till my brothers can reach the Pasapa.

You will fight against your own people.

When a man comes to kill my friend to conceal his own evil, I will

fight him, though he be my blood brother.

You have heard the words of our brother, the White Eagle.

He will risk his life for the Sioux.

But it is Satan Kai who should do this thing.

My brother is brave, but in this he is not wise.

He does not know the white soldier as I know him. But even more, his own people

need him. They will follow no one else.

What Satan guy can do best, let him do.

What white eagle can do, let him do.

Let it be done.

Come on, Toad.

It's almost like you don't want to take a walk with me.

Aren't you just suffocating in there?

Oh, it ain't that I don't want to. It's just I've never seen you this way

before.

Now, what way is that?

So, um, well, friendly.

I don't understand what you mean.

Now, why shouldn't I be friendly with the boy I'm the next thing to engage to?

Uh -oh.

Why, you did say that to Luke McCann, didn't you?

Well, I didn't mean it just that way.

He got it all wrong.

Oh, I'm sure he did.

But I'm flattered you were thinking of me that way.

You are?

Well, of course I am.

Why, any girl in town would be.

And you're so different from what I have to put up with at home.

And from a total stranger, too.

Why, you respect a girl, Tobe.

What do you mean?

What do you got to put up with?

Oh, I'm sorry.

I shouldn't be talking about it, I guess.

But it's just disgusting the way he looks at me sometimes.

Who? The way who looks at you?

Who do you think?

McCann.

I don't know.

I guess I'll just have to endure it.

But it's just surprising the things that have been happening.

While I was taking a bath, Doc... Well, you know, and he came right

in, walked right in that door. And I had to threaten him to wake Pa to make him

leave.

Just maybe I can do something about it.

I don't know what anybody can do.

It's just an impossible situation.

But, Tobe, it's sweet of you to worry about me so.

I really appreciate it.

Jess, take that pistol off of him.

It's going to be a fair fight.

C .L., you take that badge off of him. I don't want to be accused of assaulting

no lawman.

All I can say, McCain, is you ought to be locked up.

Away from decent folks.

Let's hope.

I don't want to fight you.

Yeah, well, that's just too bad.

Because you ain't got no choice.

Now, this is about Hillary, ain't it? I told you, you got nothing to worry

about. Yeah, that ain't hardly what she says.

It's just disgusting, the things she says you ran up to.

Just disgusting.

You don't look so good.

Does it hurt?

Of course it hurts.

It was Tobe, wasn't it?

You know it was Tobe because you put him up to it.

I did not. I never mentioned you by name, not once.

What possible difference could that make?

Now, how's it supposed to be my fault if Tobe just jumped to conclusions?

Sorry, you lost.

I didn't lose.

I got tired.

And I busted my knuckles over Tobe's head. I'd take you over my knee and give

you a good spanking.

It's your own fault.

How's that?

Well, you've been living here all this time now and...

Sleeping right down the hall.

And as far as I can tell, you never even looked at me twice.

I thought you were mad at me.

That doesn't matter none.

I don't understand.

It's simple.

A girl's got to do something to get noticed.

Why didn't you start with this?

You're all right.

You don't understand, do you?

Good morning, Laura.

Good morning, Aunt Molly.

Well, we have guests.

I thought I'd need more time to get breakfast, that's all.

Oh, I see.

I'm making batter cakes. Do you think they'll like that?

Oh, I'm sure they will, dear.

You know, Aunt Molly, I was thinking, I really ought to do more cooking. I mean,

I can cook, but not nearly as well as Ma could.

Sit down, Laura.

Now, Laura, I know that Jeremiah Taylor is a fascinating man.

Fascinating. Aunt Molly, I've never met anyone like him in my whole life.

He's so interesting, and he wants to do such a wonderful thing.

Yes, dear, I know he does.

But aren't you being a little obvious?

Obvious?

You know, Laura, I was younger than you when I fell madly in love with my

schoolteacher.

Aunt Molly, it's not the same thing at all.

Is it wrong to admire someone because they're strong and brave and intelligent

and good?

No, dear, of course it isn't wrong.

Now, I'm not your mother, but I think that Kate would feel the same if she

here.

She wouldn't want to see you hurt.

Mr. Taylor is married.

I know that. I just think he's a fascinating man.

And he does like me. Do you see the way he keeps looking at me?

Indeed, I do.

And it's not entirely his fault.

Aunt Molly!

Well, dear, I'd just appreciate it if, no matter how much you admire him, you'd

be a little, well, less effusive.

Yes, Aunt Molly.

Now... May I get back to my batter cakes?

The feather of eagles, tooth of wolf, must of fox.

It is your medicine for battle. The shaman has said with this, the white

bullet will not find you.

Satangai, is there one among you who speaks the white man's tongue and rides

like the wind?

There is dancing wolf.

Good. Then give him this.

There's money in there.

From the white man's words on paper. He must take it to the white man's village,

where the singing wire ends.

He must not go by the fort.

The white soldiers must not see him.

It is done.

But why?

Many moons ago, a friend gave me a promise.

Perhaps he will remember.

You have heard?

I have heard.

We will buy you and your people the time you need.

may the spirits watch you may the spirits watch you

Come on out, woman. You're trapped.

Come on out.

I tell you, there is no hope. Come on out and take your medicine.

I could have sworn there was a girl in here.

Let me see.

Horses look like they need some hay.

Well, since I'm up here, might as well make use of myself.

Let's see, where's the pitchfork?

Ah, there it is.

Here we go.

Don't you dare.

Why, here we go.

What on earth are you doing up here?

Oh, you beast.

Beast?

Not only are you a beast.

ruffian to boot.

That's fine talk from a shameless woman.

Shameless?

Now, did you or did you not get one of your loutish friends to beat me up and

then take unfair advantage of my weakened condition by showering me with

That was a mistake.

Blueberry pie.

Blueberry pie?

Uh -huh.

First time I ever tasted blueberry pie.

I knew that the first few bites was never going to be enough.

The next few days, that's all I could think about was blueberry pie.

Well, next time I'm all baked, I stole the pie, carried it up to the hayloft,

and it was all mine.

Luke.

Luke.

Please don't. Wait.

I don't understand.

You started this.

I know.

I know.

Luke.

Luke, wait a minute, please.

Can't we just...

I don't want to do that.

I want to say something.

You and Orville took me in and treated me real good.

Seems like I took advantage of that situation.

I was wrong today.

I had no right to... You know.

I just wanted to say that I'm sorry and...

I'll be leaving in the morning.

Leave?

I just can't stay around here with you being around me so close all the time.

You feeling the way I do about you?

Yeah, I had no right to think that you felt the same way about me.

I just want to thank you for everything.

I'll be gone come sunup.

Hillary.

What are you doing here?

I don't want you to leave, Luke.

No, no, wait a minute.

Luke, it isn't a bargain, you idiot.

Is it?

Why, no.

Rinkerhoff's coming in, sir.

Rest in calm.

Halt! Halt!

General,

the whole Sioux Nation pulled stakes last night. They're probably headed for

Pas -a -Pas. He's trying to get as big a lead as he can because he knows he's

got to go slow with all them old folks in squaws to worry about. McCann with

him? No.

Saw McCann and about 20 Sioux in a ravine just this side of Three Scalp

We'll be passing within a mile of that ravine, General.

Only got 20 Indians with him? Well, that's a rough count.

But I saw McCann and them scouts making fire hours.

Fire hours? Yes, sir.

Well, McCann wouldn't attack this column, General.

Not when we're on the move.

Our wagons will be vulnerable tonight when we're camped.

Yeah, I figured Zeb would be trying to pull some kind of delay and attack it.

Then we'd best disabuse him, hadn't we?

General, I suggest we send a troop in and scatter them. No, we're not going to

scatter them.

When I'm out there creating other mischief, that outfit of McCann's isn't

nuisance. They're the eyes of the Sioux Nation.

If they're to be scattered, they'll be scattered into our warm and unloving

embrace, I'll tell you that.

All right, gentlemen.

Encirclement.

Deploy your forces.

Sir.

Roger platoon.

Pack and put them to the right flank. Go.

fired upon.

Kane's in a trap. He just doesn't know it yet.

Hey, not that.

Mr. Taylor, I made them myself. Oh, thank you.

Mm, delicious.

Well, I can finish this, Josh. Thanks for your help, huh?

Yeah.

Laura, you're a fine cook.

Mm -hmm.

What's that, what, four days?

I haven't eaten a thing that hasn't been delicious. Well, I didn't do it all,

but thank you.

Well, I was going out this morning to try and find some fresh mint.

Would you like to come along?

I'd love to.

Good.

What do you think?

Now, the two belonging to that wagon are the only strangers anybody's seen

around here in days.

If there's Mormons around here, that's them.

We better get back to town.

Sometimes I wish I could get away from this place.

It seems so dreary.

Not at all like Virginia, where we came from.

You ever feel like you want to go back there?

No. I want to go on. To something new.

That's a fine way to think about it.

You're a very strong young woman.

Strong?

You don't think so?

Everyone else.

Josh, Jesse.

Even Aunt Molly now.

They all seem satisfied here.

Boys felt guilty about waiting for something better.

But you mustn't.

The strong are never satisfied to make do. They want to build and create.

Widen their horizons.

It's what makes life exciting.

Every time I hear you talk, I... I've just never met anyone like you before.

Nor are you, Laura.

Thank you.

Laura, have you ever thought about marriage?

Marriage?

You'd make any man a splendid helpmate.

And you'd make a wonderful mother.

I know we've only known one another a few days.

But I admired you the first time I saw you.

I'd hoped you felt something for me.

I have much need of a wife.

But you're already married to Maggie.

Surely you know that Mormons take more than one wife.

Yes, but... I, for example, have two.

My other wife, Ellen, is in Kelsey waiting for me to get settled.

I gotta go. Laura, please.

Maggie was my older brother's wife.

After he was killed, she was alone and frightened.

She needed someone to care for her.

So I married her.

We're the best of friends, but she was too old to have children.

But you had a wife. She is barren.

She can never give me children. We know that now.

I need a strong young wife, Laura.

I need children.

I know the taking of more than one wife seems strange and foreign to you, but to

us it's holy and practical.

We don't ask others to believe in it.

Just grant us the freedom to believe and act as we wish without hurting others.

I've got to get back. Laura, will you think about what I've said?

He did what?

Aunt Molly, please.

They'll hear you. I don't care two straws if they hear me.

Lord, the man's only been here a few days and he's asked you to marry him? I

know. It's hard to believe.

I never dreamed he would ask me to marry him. I mean, just being with him.

Well, it was the most wonderful thing that ever happened to me. But I just

thought he was being kind. I was as surprised as you are.

Surprised is hardly the word.

Aunt Molly, listen to me, please.

He really cares for me.

And he wants a wife who can give him children.

Neither Maggie or his other wife can.

He has another wife?

Her name is Ellen. She's waiting in Kelsey for him to get settled.

Aunt Molly, I don't see why you should be so shocked.

He's the most wonderful man I've ever met in my life.

You should be proud that a man like that would even consider marrying me.

Lord, if a man already has two wives, why should I take any pride in his

to marry you? You're not listening to me!

Maggie out of pity.

She was alone and frightened.

Well, you can see she's not going to have any children, and his other wife

give him any children either. Oh, I see.

They're his housekeepers. You're to be his bed partner.

Aunt Molly!

Child, I can't help but be indignant.

Here you are, barely 19 years old, and you're talking about sharing the rest of

your life and a husband with two other women.

What if they're jealous of you?

They won't be.

Mormons don't believe in jealousy.

They don't believe in it.

Aunt Molly, you're just trying to make everything look wrong.

I talked to Maggie. I asked her how she'd feel about a third wife.

She said she'd be ever so pleased. But she said when Jeremiah married Ellen,

couldn't have been happier. Ellen was like her own sister.

Aunt Molly, hundreds of other women, thousands of them have done it. Why

I? Perhaps because you're not a Mormon.

You have not been brought up to practice that kind of sharing.

You're prejudiced. What?

Don't you believe that people should look at God the way they want to?

Yes, of course. But when it comes right down to it, you're the same as everyone

else. The Mormons don't think like we do. They're wrong.

Laura, it's true.

What is true is that I will not have you running off to be someone's concubine.

I don't know what that means.

All I know is that people shouldn't preach one thing and practice another.

Jeremiah has asked me to marry him, and I'm going to say yes.

You're not my mother. You can't tell me what to do.

Callousness? Mr. Taylor, Laura is a child.

She has absolutely no knowledge whatsoever of the world or of men.

You have every right to be angry. I should have spoken to you first. But

went out with Laura this morning, there was no thought in my mind about

proposing. It just happened.

Afterwards, Laura went straight to you, and there was no chance for me to

prepare you. Well, it would have spared Laura considerable heartache if you had

come to me. But it wouldn't have made any difference. This marriage is

impossible. But why?

Mr. Taylor, I hardly think it needs explanation.

We know absolutely nothing about you, except that you are a Mormon who already

has two wives.

Both of whom will receive Laura with love and affection, madam.

Your religion... Is a belief in one God, as is yours.

A Christian faith that varies only in a few ways from your own.

Mr. Taylor, you have logical answers for all my objections.

Against your arguments, I have only an absolute and certain conviction that

marriage is wrong for my niece and for you.

I will not sanction it.

Now, I want you to go to Laura and tell her that your proposal was ill -advised

and that you want to be released from your offer.

I can't do that, Mrs. Cohan.

It would not be honorable.

Then I would like you and your wife to leave this property at once.

At once, Mr.

Taylor.

Yes, ma 'am.

Would any of you gentlemen like to write a battlefield report that would have us

looking less than half -wits?

That is a chore I don't envy you. Ah, here's our expert on Indian warfare.

Cooley, do me a favor.

In the future, kindly refrain from giving me your analysis on what Zeb

might be doing.

Hell yeah, General.

Thank you.

I guess he kind of tricked me, General.

But I figure what Zeb McCann just done was an act of pure treason. He'd

argue that breaking treaties is sworn to honor as treasonable.

However... I don't want a man sleeping until every wagon, every caisson is

to roll on a moment's notice. Understood?

Yes, sir.

General, a couple more days like this and those Indians might escape.

After Gibmer's due, a damn fine military maneuver. He knew Cooley John was going

to track him into that ravine.

Yeah, making fire arrows he had no intention of using was a fine touch.

Got to give Zeb credit for being a few moves ahead of us, sir, General.

You're pretty pleased about it. He's a friend of yours, isn't he?

Yes, sir. Zeb McCann is a good friend of mine, General.

First of all, I'm a soldier.

Yeah, I know, man.

I'm just being boorish.

Well, I suppose she's sleeping peacefully tonight.

However, as our friend Ulysses is fond of saying, a single skirmish does not a

war make.

We'll drive that point home to Miss McCann.

Well, Captain, I figured me and the General could do some talking. You can

till morning for that. Let him in, McAllister.

Yes, sir.

Well, Colette, General, I understand the Army's paying for renegades. Two

hundred dollars is the amount, to be exact.

It's been a long day.

Help yourself.

that you have something in mind to earn the $200?

$200, sir. Oh, excuse me.

Take it with you.

That's... $200 might not make it.

Maybe $1 ,000 would.

It might be worth it to you. My frank opinion, Cooley, I don't think you're up

to it.

Not even for $1 ,000.

Not me alone, sir.

But I got me some, uh, a few Sue Renegade friends who could help me take

We pay the thousand.

If you bring him in alive.

Can't guarantee there'll be any skin left.

Army doesn't condone murder.

Got a new policy, General.

Get out.

Get out.

Sure is something to sleep on.

Anything else, General?

He claims he's got some renegades that can be bought to kill McKay. I get an

itch every time he hauls into sight.

I know what you mean.

I'm damn near tempted to turn him loose.

Good night, McAllister.

Good night, General.