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-Stand down, Frenchy, we are going in. -Drag him out!

-No, you don't. -Settle down now, you'll get paid.

-What's all the muss? -What else, money.

Nobody likes working for nothing.

Come on out here, Fallon.

Patience, boys, be with you in a minute.

Fallon, I've strung with you and your wild-eyed schemes.

However, this time you've gone too far, you're going to jail.

-After all I've done for him. -Done for me?

Your finagling cost my syndicate a quarter of a million dollars.

More, Mr. Murdoch.

We financed you to mill lumber in Wisconsin,

but you stashed it away for a timber steal in California.

According to the new landlords, strictly legal.

All I know is what you've cost us.

You're going to land in prison until we get it.

Putting me in prison is a way of losing all your money.

What's a couple of 100,000 to a group like yours?

Let me take a boatload of my boys and I'll make a fortune for you.

Listen to those men, well, you haven't met a payroll in weeks.

Do you think they'd ever work for you again?

They like me, you do too, don't you?

What makes you think I'd trust you again?

Because your syndicate wants money, there's plenty to be had in California.

-Hey, Jim. -What is it, Frenchy?

Boys are mighty close to getting out of hand.

Mr. Murdock, let me get the boys under control

before they wreck the mill, and you'll be out 50,000.

Daisy, honey, take Mr. Murdock over to the hotel.

The best champagne for him and his friends.

I just happen to have some bottles in the oven.

You come along too, sheriff.

I have a few girlfriends who just love policemen.

Don't forget, Fallon,

I can put you in jail six months from now just as well as today.

Here's your money, boys. Certified cashier's check.

-You gave us that check business before. -We want to see the cash.

-Where's the money? -We want it.

-Where is the money? -All right, boys, anything you say goes.

Frenchy, take this check to the bank.

Have them send over a couple of guards with the cash.

Go on, you heard them, they want their money, get to the bank.

You know what this means, fellas?

You're breaking up the team, for good.

Jim Fallon and his boys.

The minute you signed that receipt book paid in full, that's the end.

You leave me busted, you put me out of business.

Good thing it is, Fallon.

-It's about time too. -Pay them off once and for all.

Let them come back to work for us honest lumbermen, steady work, and regular pay.

We've had enough of you, Fallon, you're leaving town, and right now.

-A couple of measly bobcats turned tigers. -We're not joking, Fallon, get going.

I'm moving to no place till I'm ready.

-Get him out of here. -That was great, Jim.

-All right, what a wallop! -All right.

Boys,

even if I'd been shot it was worth it to know how you feel about me.

You still like me.

I want to tell you why I hope you'd stick with me.

You know me, Jim Fallon doesn't like to hire,

he likes to share.

Right now I want to share with you the whole north of California.

There are giant redwoods out there.

Men big around is that office, so tall you can't see the sky.

There's so much board footage in just one of those big trees,

that it makes a month cutting here look like a pile of toothpicks.

Now look, you're the best lumberjacks in the business.

That's why you're my team.

That's why I want to take you to California with me.

Each man, a partner of Jim Fallon, every man with a share in $100 million.

-How do you like that, boys? -Still want Frenchy to go to the bank?

-No. -Then take your chances with me.

You might find cases in the office, help yourself.

-Hey, it's all right. -It's okay, let's go.

-Thanks, Jim, we are okay. -Hey, stranger.

I don't have to tell you how grateful I am, stranger.

-I'm Yukon Burns. -Your name's luck to me.

I want to make a little statue, hang it alongside this horseshoe.

Couldn't hang me there, I'm hollow inside.

I'll put some stuff in you.

You stick with me, friend, you'll always have a full belly, come on.

-I'll ask a gold rusher. -Yukon Burns, a billionaire.

Traveling around in freight cars, trying to get a logging job.

You got yourself a better job than that, for life.

Kind of like me, don't you?

Like the way you square toted with your men who stood up to them gun-toters.

-Here. -Keep it.

Honest, besides being handy with a gun, I can use a friend like you, Lucky.

Hey, Jim.

Have to teach them hawk to keep their nose out of my business.

Here, wet this.

Clem, Clem, sorry.

I didn't count on the shooting either, but everything worked out just fine.

Thanks, I had to teach you to keep your big mouth shut.

Come on, Yukon.

-Jim. -Be right with you, Yukon.

Well, your pigeon is cooked and basted in white wine, he's all yours.

-I don't know what I'd do without you. -I don't care anymore, just pay.

-Daisy, honey, don't you trust me? -Don't Daisy honey me.

You prefer Dora Figg?

You lay off my past or I'll start to spill yours.

Forget the past, think of the future.

That's nothing, we're going to get rich in California.

We'll leave next month.

Not we, not me, you.

Honey, you're part of my luck.

Save that baloney for when you head into those wild Westerners.

You won't be pushing around these tame Wisconsin stump jumpers.

Don't think those Californians are going to sit in rocking chairs

watching you grab off their land.

I'll handle that problem when I come to it.

Without me.

You'll be right there looking out for me same as always.

Always is over, Jim.

I'm tired of chasing those smoke rings of yours.

I'm staying here and I'm looking out for me.

You're right, Daisy, you'd do a lot better without me.

-You said it. -I'm not good for you.

You're doing a smart thing giving me up.

I'm just bad for you.

Leave me, Daisy, you should have a life of your own.

Thanks for everything.

Yes, you deserve a lot better man than me.

If you ever want anything, you know where to find me.

-Having something like that leave you. -She'll be back.

-Nobody Jim Fallon likes ever leaves him. -That goes for you, too.

Here's your job, I'm dressing you like a billionaire.

You're going to Redwood California ahead of me, goodwill merchant.

Pick the biggest trees, just flash that on his face at the hostile nation.

Why?

Hope you ain't counting on me using this.

When a man is my friend, I count on him for anything.

-You've never even been to California. -Only in my dreams.

Why did you send that Alaska sourdough out ahead of me?

Let's face it, Frenchy, you're a good timber boss,

but people say goodbye to you before you can say hello.

That Yukon, three weeks in Redwood and it's got him eating out of his hand.

Yes, I got a feeling he's going to bring plenty of good luck.

-You're doing right locking up, Keller. -I hope so.

Look here, Keller,

you can't keep refusing to let these men buy new timber claims.

I'm the government agent here, Mr. Gregg, not you.

On that door it says office hours, 8:00 to 6:00.

-You're opening up again right now. -Let's stay friendly, neighbor.

Fallon's man, Burns, I'm Cleve Gregg.

You're just another claim jumper to me, Mr.

That's because you're new here. I own the Redwood Sawmill Company

and I aim to finance these men file for homesteads.

-New law wasn't made for timber thieves. -What do you mean, thieves?

Every lumberman around here has a copy of that law.

All claims filed under the Stone and Timber Act of 1868

are hereby rendered null and void, land agents, that's you, Keller.

Are hereby authorized and instructed to accept applications

on any and all such claims in their districts, if you have $125.

I know all about that, Mr. Greg.

Just the same, I'm waiting for more instructions

from the Department of the Interior

before I let you steal homesteads my friends have owned for 50 years.

One hundred and twenty-five dollars filing fee

for each quarter section is stealing.

This fellow's been scouting the biggest trees in the county,

and he's probably bribed you to wait untill Fallon and his men

get here to file on choice claims.

Jim Fallon is an honest man.

He's going to pay old settlers every claim he stakes out.

Did you hear that, Jim?

Pay them for free land.

He's been doing a lot of expensive goodwill around here.

-He knows what he's doing. -Now, get this through your head, Keller.

Joe open this office right now or I'll have you jailed.

No, you won't, pay no attention to him, Mr. Keller.

Keep thee away from violence Sister Alicia.

What are they all dressed up for?

There's a hallelujah colony around here.

Soul savers, rigid and religious.

The dark-haired one can save my soul any time.

Open that office or I'll have my boys break the door now.

You do when you'll walking on your face.

Keller, you're going to take applications right now.

Come on, boys.

-Sister Chadwick, no, steady with us. -Hold your ground, Mr. Keller, be firm.

I'm going to Eureka and tell this to the circuit judge.

-I'll tote you across for $0.50, ma'am. -No, thank you.

Seeing as how you're bowlegged two bits.

-I am not bowlegged. -Alicia.

No, you're not.

Sister Chadwick, thy father shall hear of this.

-Darn, wasn't that worth it? -Here's your coin.

-Thank you, ma'am. -Sister Chadwick.

Where's your Mr. Fallon?

I came to thank you both for protecting our land.

-That Fallon's a wonderful lad, ma'am. -I'm sure he could teach you manners.

That's Jim Fallon.

-Oh. -Pleased to meet you, Miss Chadwick.

-Mrs. Chadwick. -Oh.

Just like I told you, don't worry about your trees anymore.

Jim here is going to do the claiming.

He got plenty of money, think he invented this stuff.

Why haven't you refiled on your land?

Multiply 400 quarter sections by $125, and you'll see how much we'd have to pay.

Four hundred quarter sections and broke?

You must be pretty poor operators.

None of these religious colonists ever bother to accumulate much cash.

There's no need to.

See, Jim, these are wonderful folks, they'll give you anything they got.

If they got nothing to give you, they'll say a prayer for you.

Sister Chadwick, do you think prayer is going to save those big trees?

We were assured we could rely on you for that.

-We don't want them touched. -What's so special about them?

After you've been around them a while, you'll understand.

Sister Alicia, come thee away from all those men.

There's safety in numbers, Sister Blackburn.

By the way, what happened to your thees and thous?

Sister Chadwick has been too long out in the world.

I'd like you to meet my father, Mr. Fallon.

Would you have supper with us this evening?

I'd like to.

I'll meet you at 6:00 in the Bixby Grove, Mr. Burns knows the way.

-I'm anxious for you to see our trees. -Thank you.

This must be good luck.

I've known a lot of girls,

this is the first time one of them ever asked me to come and see her trees.

I thought this trip was supposed to be strictly business.

It's a lot of ways of doing business.

What are all these promises I hear you've been making?

Just plain common sense.

Yukon, I'd feel a lot better if you'd walk me home.

Well, I'm glad to bodyguard you anytime.

Hey, Lucky, I want to talk to you, meet me in the saloon.

Better get rid of that daffy sourdough,

or he gets you hooked for money you ain't got.

I ever had to ask you advice?

Look, I passed up top jobs to wood's boss your timber grab.

You promised we'd make a killing.

All I hear now is some idiot promising to pay,

pay for something you can get for nothing.

Nobody's going to pay.

As soon as that boat brings in our loggers,

I'll run them into the land office and file, nobody's going to pay.

Let me borrow you a knife Lucky.

Thanks.

Biggest, oldest living things in the whole world.

Make you feel kind of small?

No, big.

I'm the one that's going to knock them down.

The widow Chadwick and her folks don't want the trees touched at any price.

-She's a widow? -What's the difference?

When you grow up, I'll explain it to you.

Who was Chadwick?

A young seafaring fella, he lost his life at sea a few years ago.

I bet there are 100 houses in one of these.

-Look, Jim. -Yes.

These colonists trust in you on account of what I've told them about you.

You play square with them and you'll do all right.

Bet, I will.

Twenty-eight and a half feet, this is just a baby.

Hello.

-Right on time. -Sister Chadwick.

Thou hasn't been out of my thoughts a minute.

I hope you're both hungry.

I look forward to thy home cooking.

It will please thee to know thou shall help with the washing of dishes

to make thee feel that our home is thine.

It's a lovely walk.

Mr. Fallon, this is my father, Elder Bixby.

-How do you do, sir? -Welcome friend, brother.

-Mrs. Blackburn, this is Wallace. -We met practically.

-Brother Dorn. -How do you do?

On the roof Brother Williams, and Brother Williams' daughter.

How do you do?

-Magnificent country. -It's different from Wisconsin.

Yes, it is.

I've never been stirred as deeply as by your beautiful trees.

And his daughter.

Then you can understand how we feel about them.

Why we hold them in sacred trust.

Sacred, somebody's bound to get them by claiming.

Not if we can help it.

I'm certain we can place faith in Mr. Fallon and Mr. Burns

to help us keep them from destruction.

If I felt like you did about trees, I'd soon be out of business.

The giant sequoias are more than trees friend.

They are the everlasting living sign of our creator's work.

Four thousand years old, as old as the book and the faith.

This was just a little one, only 900 years old.

However, it was a living sapling when Norman Conquerors invaded England.

It was about this size when Columbus discovered America.

About this large, the time of George Washington

and our Declaration of Independence.

This marks the time of Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation.

It was felled during the term of our present President, Mr. McKinley.

God made them to touch the skies, taller than any spire of any church.

They are our church, our place of worship.

Mr. Fallon will build you a dozen churches.

Let's be practical, you men cut timber?

The small trees are all we cut, the giant redwoods, we do not.

The government passed a death sentence on every tree in the district.

We know you'll help us.

I admire your faith.

Supper.

A real home.

Where do you sit?

-We ladies eat later. -As it should be.

-Mr. Fallon, will you sit here? -Thank you.

What's your name?

His name is Tom.

Well, no wonder he likes me.

While the ladies are setting the meal, we'll read from the Scriptures.

It is our custom to ask a stranger in our house to do the reading.

-Naturally. -Well, of course.

Perhaps Mr. Fallon would rather quote from memory.

Safer if I read, I've been known to get my verses mixed.

-Here from the Songs of David. -Blessed is he that considers the poor.

The Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.

-Amen. -Amen.

-Amen.

Blessed is he that considers the poor.

You big hard head, what'd you get me into?

You got me into it, you sent me out here.

Look here, Jim,

Just how much will you pay these folks for this land?

Lucky, you better start getting yourself some common sense.

Do you realize how much it cost to operate a timber outfit?

I can't afford to pay for thousands of acres of free land

and still run a business.

However, I gave them a word in you.

Once last and for all, there's not going to be

any payment for any land the government says is free.

You sound like a claim jumper to me.

If you know what a sourdough thinks of that stripe you don't want me around.

-Where are you going? -Back to Alaska to get me some fresh air.

Lucky, nobody Jim Fallon likes ever leave him.

I'm kind of superstitious about my luck running out on me.

Look, you got the wrong slant.

It ain't something you can wear on a watch chain.

It ain't even money in your kick.

Nine times out of 10 it's the way you live.

Look, who's talking about living?

When I picked you up,

you were a job hunting, empty-bellied crumb.

Look at you now you just beginning to live.

However, it's going to be my way.

Well, you stinking claim jumper?

-No, now take it easy. -Get out of my way.

Now take it easy.

Take it easy.

Lucky.

You win Lucky.

I'll pay them a premium for the land.

You won't cut the big trees?

Sorry, Jim, I'll get you a doctor.

Now be reasonable.

I'm offering you a royalty of one percent.

Let me throw in all logging equipment.

All right, two pecent.

Believe me, this is all faith, hope, and charity.

I believe you, you're a decent man.

I like you for trying to do what you don't have to.

Well, that's very nice apple butter.

How much did the elder tell you to hold out for?

I told you we're only interested in saving these giant trees,

not your money.

Wait a minute, I didn't say anything about money.

Just percentage.

percentage of what you own, or what someone else owns?

Sister Chadwick, my conscience is clean.

-All right, another half percent. -What's your conscience name?

Mr. Yukon Burns?

This is a very good place to talk about conscience.

This is our church.

Let's lay off the pious Christ hiking

and admit that trees are trees and money's money.

You folks stand to make a million.

You're right, some trees are trees.

Come here.

You ever seen anything more beautiful?

Never.

Certainly there's enough timber around here without you destroying these.

I live by the board foot.

Doesn't all this beauty mean anything to you?

Beauty, sure.

That's what it's all about sister, since the beginning of the world.

That's what makes men thresh the wheat, pick the grapes, hire a band.

All the sweat of men that's poured on earth's been for beauty.

The beauty of women.

Yes, that's the buggy whip that drives us, Alicia.

You know what I mean?

I certainly do.

-You're wasting all the pretty words. -Not words, time.

You're wasting time as well as words.

I got to hand it to you Widow Chadwick.

Are you sure you know how to put a man on ice?

Why not?

Business should be practical and cold,

so let's be practical.

Lumberman, look.

How tall?

Five feet, five and a half.

Two hundred and thirteen feet.

-How big around? -Twenty-four waist.

Sixteen feet.

Total footage?

-Wonderfully proportioned. -Roughly 33,000 square feet.

Every inch alive.

Fourteen dollars per thousand board foot delivered in San Francisco.

You got soft lips.

Now it takes five times as much labor to market one of the big trees

as one of the little ones.

There's only three times as much lumber.

Therefore, the Giants aren't nearly as profitable.

-You haven't been kissed nearly enough. -I said profitable, Mr. Fallon.

You ought to understand that.

You're quite a mathematician to solve this problem.

Will you take three percent or I'm taking your land?

Like it says in the Bible, the Lord helps who helps himself.

-Then you'll need a lot of help. -I've got it, a boatload.

The Fallon's men, they're taking over the land office.

Judge Crenshaw.

-Judge Crenshaw, bless thee judge. -We're thankful you're here.

I heard it all the way from Eureka, still swarming with boomers, I see.

-They mean to claim our land. -Well, we'll see what can be done.

I thought you were filling in the names of the colonists Fallon?

That was yesterday, my boys are filing, I want those application blanks.

I've got the cash right here to cover all of them.

Just a minute Keller.

Judge Crenshaw, must I take these applications?

Yes, from anyone mean enough to use this land grabbers law.

Can't Mr. Keller wait, maybe some of us can raise filing cost.

It can't wait.

I know to claim law you've got to have a place in line.

Let's have those application blanks.

Step up boys, fill in those blanks and duplicate.

Fallon, this is subterfuge with intent to defraud filing under dummy signatures.

These men aren't dummies, I'm only loaning them the money.

Are you willing to go on record that's illegal?

No, I'm not, but the court will go thoroughly into the case.

Suits me fine, by that time the logs will be off,

the court can have the stumps.

Jim, you've got to let them keep the big redwoods.

I came here to get the big ones.

He'll never get them.

We could have cut enough timber to raise our filing fees.

However, we believed you Mr. Burns. We trusted you because of him.

However, that's past Mr. Fallon. We know you now.

With the help of the Lord, somehow we'll stop you.

So far you've made a liar out of me.

Hand back every one of them application blanks.

There ain't got to be any filing of any kind here.

You win again Lucky.

Keller, go ahead with those applications.

I beat you half to death once, now I'm going to finish the job.

Please don't try it, Yukon.

Don't do it Lucky, keep her out of this.

Here's your boat fare.

I hear there's still gold in Alaska.

I'm staying here.

Then you'll get hurt again.

It's about time you got straight on that sourdough.

He's twice the man you'll ever be.

Come on boys, fill out those blanks.

I'd never treat a timber boss of mine like that.

Let you and I have a drink sometime.

What's a better time than now?

Wash us clean of hatred our Father, that we may call no man our enemy.

Make our faith in thee to be without question of thy will,

that we may live the words of the Scripture.

Love the Lord with all thy heart, with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

Amen.

Thou at always welcome amongst us.

However, I can't lick Fallon alone, now you got some mighty hefty boys here.

If you'd use them the way the Lord suggests.

-That's right Yukon. -Sister.

Hush, let him give his testimonial.

Well, I've been a wicked man in my time

with a weakness for drinking cards and other trifles.

However, I've done some reading of the book.

When it says love thy neighbor with all thy heart

and with all my soul,that's great.

However, if it's not enough, it tacks on with all thy might.

That means might, and that there's fighting talk.

It's the only kind Jim Fallon will ever understand.

-Violence is not in our creed. -Yes, I know.

I believe in turning the other cheek, but you just about run out of cheeks.

It's time you started growing some religious muscles.

-Thou does not understand our covenants. -Well, appears not.

However, where I come from,

the Lord didn't build strong backs to let wickedness seize the Earth.

Whatever we do Mr. Burns, will be done in conformance with the law.

However, Mr. Fallon is using the law to take our land.

The Lord will not fail us.

Well, it's no use.

Thanks anyhow Elder, for letting me voice my theology.

Father.

Book of Job, 9th chapter, verse 22nd,

they that hate thee shall be clothed with shame.

I'm Judge Crenshaw. I've been looking for you.

I got something I want to talk to you about.

-So have I? -Well then, hop in, both of you.

We'll go over to your place where we can talk in private.

Mr. Burns, I heard you were an honest man and good with a gun.

I also heard you confess to a weakness for liquor, cards, and women.

Not women, your Honor, they ain't for the weak.

Well the principal reasons for my coming to Redwood was to appoint a marshal.

Marshal?

Well.

-You got one judge. -Then that's settled.

Congratulations, Yukon.

I guess this gives him the power to stop Jim Fallon.

Well, it won't keep those applications of his from being mailed to Washington.

It would take an act of God to stop that.

Judge, just how would a legal man define an act of God?

Well I'd say any cataclysm, which was not caused by the human hand.

-Cataclysm?

That got anything to do with cats?

Nice kitty.

-Sister Chadwick. -Good evening.

Picking up with four-footed beasts.

Don't blame you, what I've seen of the two-legged kind.

Don't you think the new marshal wasn't an excellent choice?

Mr. Burns is a good man.

Transferred Fallon's claim money out of here into the bank.

Didn't want it to reflect on me if anything happened.

I brought a letter of protest written by Judge Crenshaw,

stating his opinion of our rights in this case.

He wants a copy forwarded to Washington

along with every one of Jim Fallon's applications.

It's getting late, and I'm awfully hungry.

-That's a lot of copying. -I'll get started on it.

-You go home and eat. -Thanks.

Do you mind if we open a window, It's rather stuffy in here.

I'll do it.

Better lock up after me.

See you later Miss Alicia.

Mr. Alicia, I have some grub for your cat.

Get away, this ain't dog food.

Cataclysm.

Wait a minute.

Don't want anybody taking anything out of here?

Sister Chadwick, what happened?

It was my cat, Mr. Keller, getting out of the way of two stray dogs.

-Don't blame the cat at all. -Kitty.

You're just going to stand there and watch it burn?

Well, it's quite a sight.

My applications are in there.

Your claim money was transferred to the bank, Fallon.

I'm the only loser, it's burning down my courtroom.

I see.

I suppose no one thought of calling the fire department.

How did it happen?

Accident.

Her cat.

Dear sister, you're not the sweet child I first knew.

-Me neither, Jim. -Let him that stole steal no more.

Rather let him labor working with his hands the thing which is good.

-Ephesians. -Verse four line 26.

Twenty-eight.

Kelly, you better wire Washington tonight for a new batch of application blanks.

What's your hurry?

You can't file again until they send duplicate title records.

That takes time.

That is the most satisfying act of God I've ever had the pleasure of witnessing.

Judge, I demand you appoint a marshal to investigate.

I've appointed one.

Marshal Burns, will you kindly look into this case?

Marshal Burns.

Yes, there's not much I can do about an act of God.

I set you a precedent, Mr. Fallon, the Chicago case of Mrs. O'Leary's cow.

Of course, we're not quite so big as Chicago, we've only got a cat.

Nice kitty.

Just so rightly said, the Lord helps who helps himself?

We'll raise the money for the filing fees by cutting and selling timber.

That fire doesn't change a new law.

Your flock can't work on property they don't own.

Mr. Fallon's right, that's the law.

-I'll follow the law to the letter, Jim. -That's all I want.

It looks like you'd have to train that cat to steal trees.

Timber.

Quiet, everybody, quiet or I'll have you all removed.

Fires may come and roll me burn, but this court is now in session.

What are the defendants charged with, Marshal?

Your Honor, James Fallon accused of these men

of cutting trees on land they no longer own.

That's right, those claims are now the property of the US government.

How do the defendants plead?

-Guilty. -Thirty days of hard labor.

Marshall, I remand the prisoners to your custody

and order you to see that the sentence is carried out.

They are to cut timber on government property.

The logs to be transported to Tidewater here at Redwood.

Your Honor, what do you intend to do with those logs?

Well, Section seven, Paragraph 18 of the Penal Code states,

trinkets or other saleable objects produced by prisoners may be sold.

The money's given to them on release as an aid to rehabilitation.

Logs 40 feet long are not trinkets.

This court is serving the ends of justice, sir.

You are held in contempt.

Marshal, collect the gentleman's fine, $100.

All right, but for $100, I want to say something.

Two hundred dollars, any further remarks, I'll make it three.

Put this in your safe, it'll more than cover the fine.

Court's adjourned.

The next 30 days, we must do six-months work, night and day.

Even on the Sabbath, we'll lift the ox from the ditch.

We'll need $50,000 to save our land.

Marshall, will you kindly rush the prisoners to the woods.

One week more, God willing, we'll have our claim money.

My old lady and the kids are having it rough at home.

I told you you just have to wait for your money.

That's no good.

This partnership is fine but I need some cash.

That goes for me, too.

All the money I've got in the bank, I'm saving for more claim filing.

-The boys are talking about heading back. -Nobody wants to stay.

That's the truth.

Breaking up the team again?

This time you can't leave,

when the blanks get here, I'll need every one of you.

-The boys don't feel good about it either. -About what?

They don't like the deal you're giving these natives.

What's the matter with you birds, getting gooey?

-We came out here to work, not steal. -This is strictly legal.

There is a lot of talk that it ain't.

Frenchy, take the boys over to the saloon.

It won't work, Jim.

All right, I'll meet you at the bank.

-Get out of here. -Let's go.

Once you start that, they'll start hitting every week or so.

Won't take long to whittle down your capital.

-Thinking again? -Yes, Jim.

Remember that sawmill man, Greg?

He'd be a pretty soft partner for a smart fella like you.

Stop thinking so hard, Frenchy.

You'll have to get yourself a bad headache.

Fallon's getting down to a shoestring, he's finally dipped into his claim money.

Here's where I steer you for financing.

You mean I finally get an introduction to the great Jim Fallon?

The Fallon Company becomes McCraw and Gregg.

You call the shots, Frenchy, we're with you.

Your soft partner draws a pretty hard contract.

He really doesn't need you.

-It's a good deal, Fallon. -Stop bluffing, Greg.

Deceased, I get it.

If anything happens to me, the Fallon Company goes to you two.

Sign it, Jim.

Craig here will release funds to your account.

I just want you to know I could see through that swamp you call it a brain.

Jim is always suspicious.

However, you won't sub me in the back

because you'll never get a stick to Tidewater without me.

-How do you mean? -That little secret is my life insurance.

Timber.

-Timber. -Well look it here.

Fellas, I don't want to impose on you,

do you mind looking after these girls till the rest of their baggage arrives?

-You're what they call a lumberjack. -That's me, baby.

My, you're strong.

I've been sick.

Bartender!

All right, men, have fun, the drinks are on the company.

Talking machine.

-Let's dance. -Are any of these boys married?

I could drink your slipper full of white Mule.

Take Aggie, she's from Texas.

-Here. -Fill it up.

Little Dorothy.

I've been dreaming of you for days. I used to dance in a beer cake for dimes.

Remember that big, swell-headed lumberjack who never had the dime?

We're going all right now, honey.

Say, how's it feel to be queen or Redwood City?

Fine, if you're the king.

The same old Jim.

Daisy, honey, we're going to be very rich, just sign these, Dorothy.

Yes, the same old Jim, what kind of loss is it this time?

Those Wild westerners you warned me about trying to cut my throat.

This is just to give me a little protection.

It's lucky for you I learned to write instead of read.

Thanks, darl, Jasper, you saw the lady sign these, notarized?

Well, I'm ready for a nice, warm bath.

The tub is down the hall.

-What? -Well, I'll be seeing you, honey.

-What? -I'm going to Sacramento for some days.

You make yourself at home.

-Frenchy will look after you. -Frenchy Lacroix?

Sure, be nice to him, come in.

Miss Fisher, may I present Sister Chadwick?

Forget your tambourine, honey.

I'm sorry, Jim, I didn't mean to intrude.

-Daisy is an old friend. -He means well seasoned.

I came to tell you we've cut enough timber.

Our logs will soon be at Tidewater, our faith has been realized.

We'll be able to keep our lands, my father and I wanted you to know

if you want to stay here and work, we'll help.

Goodbye, Miss Fisher, goodbye, Jim.

Jim, lucky for you my father never owned a shotgun.

-What about hers? -Believe me, Daisy.

I'd rather have my head shot off by a fig than my soul saved by a Bixby.

Have fun, girl.

-Champagne. -We'll drink to one.

-We've got a lot of things in common. -Yes, name one.

Well, we've both been Jim Fallon's chumps, I'm through, how about you?

What's rattling around in that head of yours?

Look, Daisy, Jim's out of town.

He's up to something, you're part of it, what's going on?

-Why don't you ask Jim when he gets back? -I'm paying cash money for information.

I have a notion to tell Jim about this.

You stye on the eye of a flea on the thigh of a nick on the neck of a gnat.

Am I seeing things, that dam wasn't there last week?

Not like that, it wasn't.

However, the foundation's been there since the old mining days.

-Jim Fallon. -Well, he sure got the columnist blocked.

Not just the columnists.

Nobody's running any more logs to Tidewater without my say so.

However, we're partners.

Correct, I've got you right where you thought you had me.

-You bought that dam with my money. -I don't own it.

I just got permission to control the river with it.

Fallon, you've gone too far.

No, my good health is very important to you boys.

Anything happens to me

the owner of that dam will see that you never get a lock to market.

By the way I brought back another surprise for you from Sacramento.

Be in town this afternoon, I have an appointment with Judge Crenshaw.

The franchise for the dam is valid via property rights established by miners

when it was gold rush country.

We've got to locate the owner.

-I'm sure if he knew what it means. -The owner's a woman, Dora Fig.

Dora Fig?

Sacramento Post office box is the only address.

I'm sorry, there's nothing I can do, absolutely nothing.

Thank you Judge Crenshaw, for making that clear.

Help me Jim, I can hardly keep this gun from going off right in your face.

Don't blame me, you're the one that led these sheep

right in the middle of this wolf fight.

Judge Crenshaw, this is for you,

from the head of the Department of Interior.

It's my considered opinion that Fallon company can without penalty,

proceed to take possession of and clear their land.

-You mean they can cut down our trees. -I'm afraid they can.

Frenchy, you and Greg set the boys to work right now.

Possessing and clearing the land.

You see Sister Chadwick, you and your friends could have made a pile of money.

Didn't you ever learn any other word except money?

You're getting in a rut, Jim, you better look out,

because when a rut gets deep enough it becomes a grave.

You got a couple of partners liable to put you in it.

Lord, hear our last prayer in this temple.

If its destruction be by thy will, then to thy higher judgment, we bow.

Open the hearts of each of us to speak forgiveness

for these men of greed who have not been touched

by thy understanding, amen.

Don't take any back talk, we've got the law with us.

Come out of there you fools, you're in the line of fall.

-We must leave. -It's our home, my place is here.

They want to go down with the ship, hard luck.

-You'll be murdered. -It's Fallon's company.

He gets life for murder, we get the company.

The years that grew into these trees make them long and tedious to saw.

There's time to get our friends, Judge Crenshaw and the Marshall.

Go up, hurry.

What's the matter with you, you undercut that tree to hit the cabin.

-That's right. -Stop the sawing.

-Where's the Bixbys? -How should I know?

Sorry, but you may lose your house.

-My father's in there. -Stay here.

-Jim, you're under arrest. -Falon ordered us to fall that tree.

Stop, don't do it, Jim.

It's your company, Fallon, you're the man that'll have to face

the indictment for murder.

Trying me already?

No, you'll get a fair trial but not from me.

I'm prejudiced, I'll have to disqualify myself.

However, you'll get your justice.

Take him to Eureka and hold him without bail.

Fallon will hang for this.

-What? -It was premeditated murder.

That's not true, he meant my father no harm.

Jim Fallon risked his life trying to save him.

I saw him, you saw him, too?

Well he's still responsible for the actions of the Fallon company.

His own Woods boss will testify against him.

I'll testify for him.

Marshall, let Fallon go.

Can't hold a man to answer when the chief witness is for the defense.

Release him.

Thanks.

My people forgive those who trespass against us.

My father most of all.

Brother, witnesses told me Frenchy's been making threats on Jim's life.

Why do you care, anybody who shoots Jim Fallon,

be the most popular fella in town.

-You're the marshal, don't let it happen. -Why?

-Just don't let it happen. -Goodbye golly.

Hey, you're not in love with that no good, are you?

My girl, you're crazy.

You see a big Tom leopard out in the woods, you don't get close.

That is unless you happen to be a lady leopard.

-He's been gentle enough with me. -That when he does his creeping.

Are you listening to me, girl?

A myriad person can straitjacket Jim Fallon

and lock him in a box in the bottom of the sea.

He'd still flip the gaff and run off with the wedding presents.

Men have been known to change.

Lady, even I've been given up by women reformers.

The biggest mistake a woman can make is to pick the wrong man

and try to make him right.

Why don't you just go off somewhere and have a good cry and forget him?

I'm reminding you of your duty, Marshall, see that he's protected.

Alicia, it started, what do we do?

-Are you sure? -Yes.

It feels like any minute.

-Take her to the hotel, room 204. -204, that's Jim Fallon's room.

Why not, this is all his fault.

See those lighted windows upstairs, they're his.

You get up in the land office ruins maybe you can pot him from there.

Charlie, he doesn't know you, you take the saloon.

Baldock, I'll stay out here, you get on the hotel porch.

He comes through the lobby, signals me, one of us has got to get him.

-Come on upstairs. -Now what have I done?

I want to talk to you.

-Hey stranger, what'll it be? -Double straight.

Your sister will be all right.

-What's that? -Baby.

This is one thing you can't pin on me.

Looks like you and the stork arrived at the same time.

-What? -Bill, it's a boy.

Street was no place for a baby to be born.

-Whose baby? -Where can I find some water?

-Right down the hall right now. -Thank you.

What is this, a hotel or a nursery?

A baby was just born here thanks to Jim.

-Congratulations. -What do you mean, thanks to Jim?

I'd better get out of here, it might be catching.

Now, what's this all about?

You and your land grabbers forced them out of their home.

-I had nothing to do with it. -Too bad his father can't be here.

I had nothing to do with that either.

For all I care, you can stay on your pious pedestal.

I've never placed myself on any pedestal, I'm too full of bad temper.

-What a girl. -You jigger-bitten Don Juan.

Try pitching hay with her and I'll shoot that lump

you call a head right out from under your hat.

Forget it, I tried once, got frostbite in the middle of July.

-That don't mean she's not stuck on you. -You're crazy.

Yes, maybe so, when you signed that deal it was heads you die

and tails you get killed.

Who do you think got me looking after you?

-Alicia Chadwick. -I don't believe you.

Why should you, would mean anything to you.

You're going to have everything you wanted.

Going to be a millionaire.

-Sure. -Why don't you tell the truth just once?

Why don't you come clean and admit that all this wine

you're guzzling is as sour as vinegar?

-Tell me more. -You stink and stake jumper.

I'm only trying to save your hide, not because I want to, but I promised her.

You still like me, don't you?

Come on, sweetheart, I want you to watch me,

thank Alicia for sending you back to me.

Let's go.

Get back, Lucky.

Yukon loved this girl, he understood.

-Look where it got him. -He lost his life protecting you.

He should have looked out for himself.

When I was a child I was taught to believe that there was a God-given seed

of good at the root of everything alive.

However, I'm beginning to doubt that now.

There isn't the slightest bit of good in you.

-I got your message, what do you want? -Come in.

Sit down, Judge.

Look, I figured out how you can stop Frenchie and Greg

from cutting on that land.

I had that figured out long ago, but you'd have to confess to subterfuge

and intent to defraud when you file those claims for homesteads,

and that's a felony.

Sit down and draw up an affidavit.

-What? -You heard me.

The government will hold all your money for forfeit.

What do you want me to do, burst out in tears?

Yes, I've been trying to make a dent in you ever since I got here.

Stop trying or you'll break your axe.

Get those colonies the logging so they can file.

Will you take care of Dora Figg and the dam that's blocking them?

-Let's pretend I'm Dora Figg. -You thought of everything, didn't you?

I admire what you're doing Fallon.

Then keep your mouth shut about it, around everybody.

What you think Frenchy and Greg will do when they find out?

-Just stand there with their hands folded? -Just make out that affidavit, will you?

Here, I'll give you back your good luck piece.

-You'll need it with those tree wolves. -Thanks, Judge.

I'll be needing some eating money too.

-Want to cover that. -It's covered.

Crime and deals.

Come on, I'll teach you to think of your soul instead of your belly.

Check those fruit to San Francisco.

Hate to see you leave, honey, sure going to miss you.

You'll be beating the drums while she's singing her hymns.

Happy trip, just Dora Figg these, will you?

You'll have to talk to Frenchy about little Dora Figg?

-Come again? -I sold the dam to Frenchy for $25,000.

Daisy, honey, that's not funny.

What's the matter, wrong flavor?

-You're telling the truth. -That property was mine.

After all, I couldn't live forever on your promises.

What promise did I ever break to you?

You never broke any, but you're never kept any.

It took me ten years to get the stars out of my eyes.

All the rugs I helped you pull out from under the suckers.

I learned, boy how I learned.

Enough to pull the whole floor right out from under you.

Boy, knock me sky-high.

You'll land on your feet, you always do.

That 25,000 will repay me for all the years I've wasted.

Yes, man, I finally got myself a steak.

Got yourself educated and well-heeled?

Nice work, Daisy.

I'm patting myself on the back too for being a good teacher.

So long, pal, no hard feelings.

Thanks, Brother Fallon.

Judge Crenshaw said you let us through the dam.

-Blessings on thee, this beautiful day. -Frenchy bought the dam out from under me.

You're choking the river with logs for nothing.

-Is this another of thy tricks? -Spots of the leopard do not change.

Well, it's time to change yours.

Why don't you get some bristles on your back and start the fight?

It's your only chance to spring those logs and get back your land.

-You can't pray that dam out of the way. -No, but we can get around it.

That old mining railroad on our property.

It wouldn't take alot to bypass the dam and haul the logs to the river below it.

Sister, that'll do it, we'll need some rails and tools.

I'll swindle somebody out of them.

-Swindle? -Borrow.

Sometimes it's all the same.

How many of you men worked on this first rack last time?

Judge Crenshaw donated this, feed your boys well, they work faster.

It was very kind of him, and you too for helping us.

Sister Chadwick, just between us leopards, keep watching my spots.

Fallon is almost to the river with that track.

Yes, it gets there, we're out of business.

Yes, the way their cutting timber.

-How many trestles are there? -Three.

Show me the one nearest the river.

Come in.

-My first time in a caboose. -Sister Wallace.

Sister Blackburn went to town with the baby.

How are we doing?

Just fine, five carloads have gone already,

and this one goes this afternoon.

Hate to admit it, but thanks to Brother Fallon.

It is good to have him on our side, isn't it?

It makes one feel like the strength of Jeroboam was with us.

Thee must mean Jeremiah, Jeroboam was a scamp.

I guess I mean both.

See thee later.

Tell Mr. Fallon I'll be here until suppertime, if he needs me.

All right.

-Next one, she'll cave. -I thought that one would do it.

-What was that? -We'd better find out.

-He's right in there. -Quiet, he might have a gun.

Who is it?

Better speak up fast.

Colonists?

We'll never find him in this brush.

We'd better get a train over that trestle quick.

Release the brake on the caboose and lock the doors.

We'll take care of the end cars.

Sister Chadwick figured out we need two more carloads.

I think it'll be quicker to get them from below, let's move.

Hey boss.

What happened?

They said one more train would crash it.

Crash what?

The third trestle near the river.

-Sounds like a train now. -Can't be.

The locomotive's not due to one o'clock.

Get him to a doctor.

Of course, it is a train.

-Where's Sister Chadwick? -She's in that caboose.

Sister Chadwick, thank God you're safe.

However, no thanks to you, you a sanctimonious bunch of jellyfish.

They shot Brother Williams, they almost killed her.

Now we can't salvage that train or repair the trestle.

We can't get logs to Tidewater as long as that dam stands in the way.

Now, I'm asking you for the last time, help me smash that dam.

-Don't hurry. -Think it over.

You got two whole seconds before I get out of here.

Wait.

May God forgive us, Brother Fallon.

Lead us and we'll follow.

Come on.

The men with the dynamite come with me.

-Tiny, keep us covered all the time. -Right.

Now brothers, you know the job we have to do.

Fallon's taken over the dam, I think he's going to dynamite it.

-They're going to blow it up. -Quiet, what's that?

Don't move, the hand of judgment is upon you.

You brothers with the rope, get busy.

Stand thee aside Sisters while I use the stone.

I don't feel a bit wicked, bring me another stone.

Take cover.

They look different to you, now.

Mrs. Fallon, please, couldn't I?

Just one little one?