All language subtitles for Conagher.1991.1080p.WEBRip.x264-RARBG

Pull, team.
Hyah! Get!

Hyah!

Hyah!

There it is, evie.

There's our house.

Giddup.

Giddup.

Hyah!

Giddup.

Whoa.

Come on, laban.
Let's bring some water.

Pa, there's no floor.

It's just dirt.

The first cattle we sell,

we'll put in a board floor.

Goodnight.

I want to go home.

Shh.

You are home.

I don't want to stay.

She'll be alright.

She just misses her mama.

You'll have the shotgun, evie,

and enough supplies to last you

at least a month.

A month?

I shouldn't be gone
much longer than that.

I set aside $50.
Use it if you need it.

Yes, jacob.

I never promised you much, evie,

and it isn't much,

but the land is ours,

and all that the land becomes

will be ours, too.

Bye, ruth.

You look after these women, son.

Yes, sir. I will.

When I get back,

we'll be in the cattle business.

Whoa.

[playing lively tune]

Come on, ruth.

♪ Heel-toe ♪

♪ and-uh 1, 2, 3 ♪

♪ heel-toe ♪

♪ and-uh 1, 2, 3 ♪

♪ heel-toe ♪

♪ and-uh 1, 2, 3 ♪

[laughing]

Give me you hands.

[laughing]

Giddup!
Giddup!

Ooh!

Sorry, ben.

[gunshot]

God help and aid evie.

What have I done?

Hyah! Hyah! Hyah!
Tighten up there!

Hey!

Somebody's coming!

Giddup there!

Whoa!

Whoa!

What in lord's name
are you folks doing here?

I'm mrs. Jacob teale,

and this is laban,
and this is ruthie.

Ma'am.

This gent here
is beaver sampson.

He's riding shotgun
against indians.

The gentleman gettin'
down from the coach

is tom wildy.

He's the superintendent
of the stage line,

lord help him.

I'm charlie mccloud.

We're taking the first stage
through to la mesa.

Come in. You must be hungry.

We weren't expecting company,

but I'm sure
we can find something.

Iaban, get me an armful of wood.

You'll forgive our astonishment,

mrs. Teale,

but we were told
there was no one

living in this area at all.

Anyone tell you

this was indian country, ma'am?

We haven't seen any,

but we've only gone
for firewood.

We've stayed close to home.

Is mr. Teale about?

No. He's gone
to the settlements

to buy cattle.

Teale.

I haven't heard that name.

Not that I know everyone
that passes through,

but a man buying cattle,

you'd usually hear
about such things.

Yes. Uh...
well, come in.

Your cabin is quite well-built.

My husband built it himself.

It took quite some time.

Oh, I imagine so.

Mrs. teale...

we'll be running somewhat

of a makeshift
affair for a while,

and I wonder if you
would consider

take on the feeding
of our passengers

until we get our
stations established?

You could make yourself

as well as the company
a bit of money.

That's scarce, I presume.

Yes. I could
do that.

We would have to
lay in supplies.

Of course.

You would be saving us
trouble and expense

if you could handle this

until we get settled down.

You make up a list
of what you need,

and I'll mccloud bring it

on the next stage.

Sure.

How are you with horses, son?

Could you harness the teams

and get them out for us

until your pa gets home?

Yes, sir.
I hitched up and drove

when we came west from missouri.

You'll be our hostler, then.

Will the stages come often?

Oh, not at first.
2 or 3 a week,

and then every other day...

One going east
and one going west.

It'll depend on the business.

Would you pass
that jelly, please?

They'll be bringin'
the horses out

in about 2 weeks,
mrs. Teale.

We'll see that
a load of feed for them

gets here before they do.

Thank you.

You keep a close lookout
for indians, ma'am.

They ain't been
troublesome lately,

but you never can tell when
they might start up again.

Never give them anything.

They take that
as a sign of fear.

Make them trade.
They cotton to that.

Thank you,
mr. Mccloud.

I will remember.

Thanks again for
everything, mrs. Teale.

Oh, mrs. Teale.

If I happen to see your man,

I'll tell him you're
all fair and well.

Thank you kindly.

Ma'am.

Duke!

Wilson!

I think I'm gonna have to
make a bigger corral.

Hyah! Hyah!

Go to the house!

Whoa!

Howdy, hostler!

Howdy, mr. Mccloud.

Howdy, mrs. Teale.

Mr. mccloud.

Please come in.

Ma'am, this here
is kiowa staples.

Looks like he run into something

in the dark.
[chuckling]

Was a no-account saddle bum
named conagher.

Yeah.
I misjudged him.

Next time we meet,

won't be our fists
we'll be using.

Come on, kiowa.

You brought it on yourself.

You pushed the gent too far.

You think about it,
you won't blame him none.

I won't be blaming him none,

but I'll kill him.

Hyah!

Be ready, boy. We're
bringing in the horses.

Hyah!

I hear you're the hostler here.

Yes, sir.

There's a stage coming
nigh onto noon,

so be set 'n' ready.

Any chance to get some grub?

I'll ask ma.

I'm chris mahler, son.

This galoot here sportin'
the remains of a shiner

is conn conagher.

Steer clear of him, boy.

He's got a burr
under his saddle.

Don't listen to him, son.

I'm a right peace-lovin' man.

Who gave you the black eye?

Nobody gave it to me,
son. I fought for it.

Won't you gentlemen
come in for a bite?

Food's ready.

Take that kindly, ma'am.

Come on, conn.

Let's eat and ride.

You build this corral
all by yourself, son?

Yes, sir.

You did a good job.

Must have been a lot of fun

digging in this
rocky ground, huh?

Yes, sir.

When you go to laying that
roof on the shelter there,

you oughta try overlapping
them boards a little bit.

Start at the bottom

and set the next one
a mite higher.

Help the water run off better.

Thanks.

Yes, sir.

Let's eat.

Boy, I like that.

Nothing like a wide-open view.

Thank you, son.

Get back in there!

Your father will be
very proud of you.

You've done a good bit
of work since he left.

No complaints, either.

I'm proud of you, too.

You know, I like
that mr. Conagher.

Yeah.

I don't know.

He seems different
than the others.

Come in soon, laban.

Hell of a thing,

leaving a woman and 2 kids
out there all alone.

What do you figure?

Should we go on in?

We're gettin' paid
for the job, ain't we?

We get out of here,
we'll get 'em in there by dark.

Sss.

Sss.

Get in there. Yo!

Who's there?

It's an apostle with an epistle.

Open up, you sodbuster,

and let a man in.

You-all put your horses
in the stable over there,

then come on in.

I'll get the coffee on the fire.

Come on in.

[laughs] remind me
of a cowpuncher

who went to wash
his feet one spring.

Found he had 2 pair of socks on
he didn't know he had.

[laughs]

What are you gonna do

when you pay off, conagher?

Gonna get drunk?

Nope.

I'm gonna rustle me a job,

a place I can put
my feet under the table

for the winter.

I'm for sleeping.

Where can I bed down?

Anyplace you can find.

Don't make me no nevermind.

You'll just have to
sleep on the floor.

There be no care.
I don't care.

You've been holding out
on us, mrs. Teale.

Them's the first cookies
I've known you to make.

I didn't know you
liked them, mr. Mccloud.

Sometimes I make
fried cakes, too.

You do?
Oh, lordy.

You'll have to
forgive us, ladies.

The place is rather primitive.

I better go see about the stock.

Mrs. teale.

Thank you, ma'am.

But it's so desolate out here.

Yes...

but there's something here.

Come over here.

Oh, I miss the things
that we had back east...

The band concerts and dances.

The only time we see anybody

is when the stage
passes through.

But I love it here.

You don't know what music is

until you hear
the wind in the cedars.

Someday I'm gonna get on a horse

and ride over there

until I can see the other side,

if there is another side.

Where is your husband?

I think he's gone.

He left to buy cattle
over 3 months ago,

and that's just too long
with no word.

I suppose there's
always a chance, but...

no.

He's gone.

What's the matter, sis?

Nothing.
Leave me alone.

Ruthie.

He's not dead.

He's not.

My daddy's not dead.

It's been too long.

We would have had word by now,

or he would have been home.

He can't be dead.
You don't know.

No, I don't know,

but I feel it.

I feel it in my bones.

What does that mean?

You remember how you felt

when your mama died?

Kind of lost and empty?

I felt that same way
when my own daddy died.

I feel it now.

But he can't be gone.

I'll never see him again.

I didn't even get
to say good-bye.

It's just us now.

I love you.

What's wrong?

I saw an indian

over there

in the junipers.

[rooster crows]

Oh, god.

Iaban!

Ruthie!
Come here!

Let's go.

Don't be so bossy.

Ruth, come now!

Oh! Let me go!

Put me down.

Indians.

Iaban, they mustn't know
we're afraid.

Alright, ma.

What is it that you want?

Grub.

You give us grub.

I'm sorry.
I have none to spare.

You give us grub,
or we take horses.

We take cow.

We don't want trouble!

You mustn't come here like this.

[speaking apache]

Go.

Tell that man to leave
the horses alone!

[speaking apache]

[gunshot]

You got one, ma!

Killed him, for sure.

Another one's bleeding
something awful.

[speaking apache]

[gunfire]

Oh, god.

I forgot all about the stage.

[gunfire]

Oh, god.

I'm alright, ma'am.

How's joe?

Ah!

We could move him to the table.

Better not.
He might be gut shot.

I've got hot water
on the hearth,

and I've got bandages.

I don't know much about wounds.

I do.
I seen a good many.

Been to a lot of shootin' towns.

Hurry, ma'am.

Uh... uh...

[gunfire]

Thank god you got a sod roof.

We gotta move that coach!

They'll burn it and the cabin.

It's stone.

Makes no difference.

They'll burn the door down

and shoot through the hole.

One of the horses is down.

Cut him loose, man.
Here. Take this.

[gunfire]

Hyah!

Hyah!

Good work, evans.

Much obliged,
mrs. Teale.

You saved my life, for sure.

That moon's gonna
light this place up

like high noon, ma'am.

He don't look too good.

That's 'cause he's dead.

Will they stay and fight,

mr. Evans?

I figure they'll pull out.

I figure they'll
pick up their dead

and maybe try for the horses.

They're likely to go.

They'll go, alright.

They ain't out to win no medals.

[rooster crows]

Thank you.

You alright?

Where are you headed?

West.

Maybe san francisco.

You're lucky. You got
a real nice family here.

[wolf howls]

Conagher: There's a rustler's
brand if I ever saw one.

[wolf howls]

Damn cold out there.

Too cold.

Makes a man wonder

what he did with
his summer wages.

Don't know anybody around here

who's looking
for a hand, do you?

There's...

Can't say I do.

Mister, I'm in a swappin' mood.

I need a box
of .44 cartridges

and some beans and coffee.

What do you have to swap?

I usually do a cash-on-
the-barrelhead business.

It'll stand a cleaning.

Unusual for a man
to want to swap rifles.

They belong to a pair of apaches

that jumped me
up in the mud hills.

There was 3 of 'em.

I had quite a go-around
for a couple of minutes.

3 apaches?

You're lucky you got your hair.

You said there was 3
of them apaches, mister?

Yeah.

How come you're only swappin'

with 2 rifles?

Because I only killed
two of them.

Wounded a third,
but he made it to cover.

Did you go in after him
and hunt him down?

Mister, nobody but a fool

would go into the rocks
after a wounded apache.

I'll swap...

and I'll give you
a couple of dollars

and throw in
an extra box of .44s

for them you used up
in the fight.

Most apaches around here
is good people.

It's them south-of-the-border
apaches that give us trouble.

They attacked a stage station

down the line
where that woman runs it.

Teale?

They didn't kill her?

Nah. She made up
quite a fight.

She and them youngsters.

Then the stage came in,
all bloodied up,

but amongst them,
they fought 'em off.

Yeah.

Might as well sit down
and have some coffee.

You ain't going far tonight.

Thanks.
I'll move on.

Mind if I ask your name?

Name's conagher.

You should have got here
a mite earlier, smoke.

Yeah? How's that?

That rider that just left...

He called himself conagher.

I'll see if it's him.

Hold it, staples.

I mean to kill
that son of a bitch.

Do your killing
on your own time.

Come on.
Let's get drunk.

Pasenle, muchachos.

Come on.

[speaking spanish]

How are you sodbusters doing?

Sodbusters?

Iaban, would you bring us
some more water?

You riding the grub line
or looking for a job?

Job if I can get it.

A meal if I can't.

You got any sand?

I won't have any man
ridin' for me

that's gonna turn
and run for town

the first time
he sees a pony track.

I've fought indians.

Rustlers, too.

Don't think much of town anyway.

Supper will be on the table

in about a half an hour.

You got time to wash up
and stow your belongings.

On this outfit,

I furnish the horses
and ammunition.

I allow no fightin'
among my hands,

and anytime you can't
stand up to the work,

I'll give you 2 days' grub
and a head start.

Does that sound fair?

Yes, sir.

Look what the cat dragged in.

The old man hire you?

Hell, somebody's
got to do the work.

Now I can see why
he was so anxious

to get a good man.

What happened to your
job with the stage line?

Oh, you know me, conn.

Never did much like sitting up
in one place too long,

doin' the same thing every day.

So you quit a good town job

so you can ride line
this time of year?

It's the pay.

Pay's better here.

Yeah. Sure it is.

Anything strike you peculiar

about this setup?

What do you mean, "peculiar"?

Hiring men this time of year.

Usually the old hands

hang around for
the winter months.

[triangle rings]

let's eat.

Feed's real good.

You never ate such grub.

Old man found some chef

got throwed out
of some hotel back east.

Damn good food.

Men can't work well
on poor feed.

If old johnny were here,

he'd be licking
these plates clean.

Mcgivern?

Yeah. He rode in
with me.

You'll see him out there
tomorrow on your swing.

Well, good.

Conagher, I might
as well tell you now.

2 of my hands just up and quit

just before mahler
and mcgivern rode in.

Do you share any range
with the ladder five?

What do you know
about the ladder five?

I saw a couple of their hands

over to horse springs station.

None of 'em was friendly.

Well, we've had no trouble
with them yet.

Well, I never seen them before.

Never expect to again.

I just come here
hunting a ridin' job.

I wouldn't say any more
about the five

if I was you.

No need lettin' the old man
get his wind up.

None of my affair.

I just want a place
to sit out the winter.

You know, a man
out there on a horse,

all alone...

be a sitting duck
for a man with a rifle.

Be real foolish
to risk that now,

wouldn't it?

What's eating you, conagher?

You tell me.

I assume mahler gave you
the lay of the land.

I think he's told me
what I need to know.

Conagher, I got
nothin' but respect

for an honest cowhand.

I take a man's money, mr. Tay,
I ride for the brand.

[cattle lowing]

Hyah! Hyah!

You cows!
Hyah!

You cows!
Hyah!

Hoo!

Where you going
with them steers?

Back to their home range.

You see
they're s.t. cows.

I don't believe I know you.

Are you a new rider for tay?

Mm-hmm. Name's conagher.

Well, I'm tile coker.

You better have a chat
with chris mahler.

We've talked before.

Me and chris rode for
the stage company a while back.

Oh? You the gent that
busted up kiowa staples?

We had a difficulty.

I heard about it.

You and chris should
get better acquainted,

save us all some trouble.

Maybe.

[harmonica playing]

Conn.

Pretty song.

Thanks.

Them cows seem to be
in pretty good shape.

I seen a few of them
drifting, though.

Yeah?

Well, did you see anybody?

Only a puncher named coker.

Rides for the ladder five.

Did you talk much?

Nah. Not much.

Ah. Good coffee.

My ma taught me.

Yeah?

Yeah. She had to work

because my pa was killed
in a train crash

when I was 6.

She had nerve.

Takes nerve to bring up a boy

when a woman's alone.

I always wished
I could have known

what my pa was like.

Yeah. A boy
should know his pa,

needs someone to look up to.

There was a man,

worked in the store near us.

Sometimes when we
hadn't any money,

he let us have groceries anyway

till we could pay.

Don't know if ma ever did manage

to pay him all of it.

Someday you ought to
go back and find out,

pay what you owe.

I thought about it.

You think I should?

Mm-hmm.

Conn?

Yeah?

Why didn't you draw on kiowa?

You mean, was I afraid?

Staples didn't need killin'.

He needed to be taught a lesson.

He'd have killed you
if he had the chance.

He might have,

but I'll tell you
somethin', kid.

Any man who kills
when he can do otherwise

is crazy, just plumb crazy.

Some men take a side
of killing, johnny.

Just make sure
when the killing time comes

you're standing
on the right side.

Whoa!

Howdy,
mr. Mccloud.

Howdy, son.

Hey, son.

Oh, howdy, mrs. Teale.

Mr. mccloud.

They're kind of beat up,

but here's some readin' for you.

Thank you.
No passengers today?

No, ma'am, not today.
Just sampson and myself.

You wouldn't happen to have

any of those cookies, would you?

You bet.

Been readin' poems,
mrs. Teale?

In the evening.
I sit outside.

Is something wrong?

Mrs. teale,
this ain't easy for me,

and I'm sure it must be
a lot harder for you,

but something...

Be it indians or thieves
or nature...

Has taken your husband.

We know that,
mr. Mccloud.

Is there something else?

Yes, ma'am.

In a couple of weeks,

red rock station's
gonna be finished.

We'll be stopping there
instead of here.

Stopping?

Yes, ma'am.

Now, I...

I know you been makin'
something off of us,

but the time's almost at an end.

How are you folks gonna make it?

Well,

we'd hoped to have
a herd by now.

Yes, ma'am.

Mrs. teale...

you and those young-uns

would be a lot
better off in town,

and you'd have
a lot better chance

of finding
a good man there, too.

The children and I
are staying here.

And if I marry again,
mr. Mccloud,

it will be only for love.

Yes, ma'am.

I've got to be going,
mrs. Teale,

but I'll come by when I can
to check on you.

Thank you, mr. Mccloud.

Thank you for everything.

You've been a good friend.

I won't forget you.

Yes, ma'am.

Thank you.

"Sometimes when I'm alone...

"I feel I will die

"if I do not talk to someone.

"I am alone so much.

"I love to hear
the wind in the grass

or in the cedars."

Well, we've already et,

but the coffee's still hot.

Well, thanks.

Any trouble?

No, not yet, but it's coming.

I don't know you, cowboy,

and you don't know me...

but if you got any ideas
about buckin' trouble,

I'm afraid you'll
have to go it alone.

You won't help me?

Well, I'm up into my 7os, boy,

and I got a bum ticker, to boot.

I was kind of hoping
to just live out my days

and not die
out on some sandy slope

with lead in my guts.

If they get me
out on that range,

they'll kill me, for sure,

then just take my cattle
as they please.

Nobody'd stop 'em.

What if they come after you?

They come after me,
I'll damn sure fight.

You better keep a rifle handy.

[thunder]

What's got into you, conn?

We got a good thing going here,

you play your cards right.

What don't you like, chris?

Ah, there's no need
to stir up trouble.

You're looking for a place

to set up for the winter, right?

You got it.

So why don't you just
sit still ride it out?

Come springtime, you can drift.

I take a man's money

and do the job he paid me for.

I don't know no other way.

I guess you don't.

You're no tenderfoot.

Ladder five
is smoke parnell's outfit.

You run afoul of them,

they'll nail your hide
to the barn door.

Hmm.

Tell me something, chris.

Where do you stand?

You riding for the brand?

You runnin' scared?

Or are you sellin' out

to that damned bunch
of highbinders on the five?

I ought to make you
draw your gun for that.

Damn you, conn.
You're pushing me.

Seems to me I'm the one
who's being pushed.

You're a damn fool.

They're gonna clean
that old man out by spring.

Now, you can do your job

and look the other way

or you can set yourself up
for a target.

You got a choice.

No, you got a choice.

You can throw your pack
on your horse

and ride out of here tonight,

or you can go for that gun.

Alright.

Alright.

I'm pullin' out.

I'm takin' johnny with me,

and that just leaves you
and the old man.

How far is that gonna take you?

None of us is gonna
get out of this alive.

That's the only thing
a man knows about life.

Ha ha ha!

Ha ha ha!

What's going on?

I just quit.

Get your gear.
We're heading out.

Where?

I'm joining up with the five.

Is this your doin'?

Nope.

It's his.

He decided
he couldn't swindle a man

who paid him honest wages.

You talk too much.

Come on, kid.

You're my partner, ain't ya?

Well, sure, chris.

Are you coming or not?

Conn.

You boys saddled this bronc.

Let's see if you can ride it.

I'm staying here, chris.

The hell with both of ya!

"When I was a little girl,

"I dreamed of a handsome knight

"that would come
on a white charger

and carry me away."

That lets you out.

"last night, I walked out
and looked up at the stars.

How I wish I knew
the names of the stars."

Hold up!

Jackson!

Jackson.

Get on, damn it!
Get on!

Get your foot
out of the damn stirrup!

[gunshot]

Oh, come on, smoke!

Get out of here!

Well, that old horse of yours

looks plumb tuckered out.

Yeah.
He's paying the price

for me making you short-handed.

If you're worried
about mahler, don't.

I'd have done more
than just run him off.

We pushed a lot of cows
back into the hills today.

Good.
See any riders?

Oh, smoke parnell
and a couple of his men.

Kinda stirred the pot a mite.

Smoke seemed kind of mad.

Did you see mahler?

Nope.

That figures.

Well, you better eat
and get yourself some rest.

I'll stand watch
rest of the night.

Mcgivern will be up
at first light.

[playing my darling clementine]

Ah, she ain't writing
to you, saddle bum.

Hmmm.

[gunshot]

[gunshot]

Good shot, old man.

Conn,

you ok?

Ok, johnny.

[gunshot]

You hit bad?

Yes, damn you.

You came askin' for it.
I didn't send no invites.

Ahh...

are you gonna help me?

You got a man hurt down here!

You want to come and get him,

put your rifle down and come on!

Hold your fire!

I'm comin' down!

Ohhh!

Ughh.

He's gut-shot!

I can't take him
back up that hill.

Bring him inside!

Want me to drop my gun belt?

Nah. Keep it!

If you feel lucky, grab for it!

Ughhh.

You don't think
too much of us, do you?

A bunch of 2-bit thieves

that'd rustle an old man's cows?

You ought to think about
quittin' this bunch.

Well, can you...
Can you do anything for him?

The man's dyin', kid.

Now get back up that hill.

You come after me again,
you better be usin' that gun

'cause I'll be aimin'
for your guts.

You're a hard man, conagher.

It's a hard country, kid.

[moaning]

Bleedin' all over my bed,
cowboy.

I'm hurt bad, damn you.

Ughhh!

Oh, jackson...
He used to ride for me.

He was a good hand, too,

till he took to ridin'
with that ladder five outfit.

What do you reckon it is

that makes a man
go to hell that-a way?

It's the money,
mr. Tay.

Ain't it?

Give us a hand here, johnny.

The money...

god help us if that's all it is.

Storm's comin'.

Sure looks like it.

Conagher!

I saw 'em!

Tile coker and 3 others.

Where?

About 4 miles east,

pushing 25, 30 head north.

If it goes to snowin',

it'll cover their tracks.

I'll get my gear and follow.

Hyah!

Hyah!

Hyah!

Yo!

Hyah!

Hyah!

Keep your eye open, johnny.

Ma, I heard something
back there!

Sounded like a lot
of cattle bawling.

Some men with them.

Did they see you?

I don't think so.

I just saw 'em
kind of shadow-like

through the rain.

Ruthie, go in
and stoke up the fire.

When I get done here,
we'll have supper.

[knock on door]

Who's there?

It's a half-drowned cowpuncher

looking to come in
out of the rain.

Howdy, mrs. Teale.

Mr. conagher,
won't you come in?

Better see to my horse.

I'll get him.

Wait!
I'm coming, too!

Where on earth
did you come from?

A ranch south of here.

Go on over by the fire.

Thank you, ma'am.

Your roof leaks.

Yes.

How long have you
been out there?

Couple of days.

Here.

Have some soup.

Thank you, ma'am.

My name is evie.

I rubbed your horse down, sir.

Sorry we have no grain.

Feed that mustang grain,

he'd figure you was trying
to poison him.

Thank you, son.

That horse has come a far piece.

Kind of bad weather
to be traveling in.

I was following
some rustled cattle,

lost their trail in the rain

and the dark.

Seen any cows?

Yes, sir. I saw some.

I think they're bein'
held in a corral

over back of us,

back in the mountains
a few miles.

How many men?

I don't know, sir.
Maybe only a couple.

Might be more.

We could send word
by the next stage,

and the sheriff
could come from la mesa.

Nah, ma'am, I reckon
I'll mosey up there

and start them cows back.

If you could wait
a couple of days,

we might get some help for you.

Mrs. teale,
any man who asks for help

better not start out
in the first place.

Night, mom.

Goodnight, ruthie.

Thank you, ma'am.

Night, son.

Goodnight,
mr. Conagher.

I heard about your skirmish
with the indians.

Ahh, that seems like an age ago.

Things have such a way
of passing here.

Your man never came back.

No.

I know that jacob was killed

or injured in some terrible way.

He wasn't a man just to go off

and stay gone.

[birds chirping]

[cattle lowing]

[coughing]

[gunshot]

Alright, get back!

[gunshot]

I said back up!

Where's the other two?

Out for a walk.

Get over there and
get them horses saddled

and be quick about it!

Coker, get inside
and throw out the coats.

Damned if I will!

You'd be damned if you don't!

Come up with any iron,

and you'll be layin'
there next to your partner.

For god's sake, man,

you ain't gonna leave me here
to bleed to death?

Just lie there, and be glad
you ain't gut-shot.

What about our outfits?

To hell with your outfits.
Get new ones.

Parnell's gonna kill you
for this.

Sheriff down la mesa
is just a-waitin' for you,

so your best bet's east.

East? There ain't a town
or place for 50 miles.

Well, that's the life
of an outlaw.

Tough, ain't it?

Son, how'd you like to
make a couple dollars

and take a free ride
on the stage?

Yes, sir. I'd like it.
What do you want me to do?

Help me take that herd
to la mesa.

Is it alright, ma?
Can I go?

Yes.

Yes, you can.

You'll take good care
of him, mr. Conagher?

Yes, ma'am.

Likely he'll take
good care of me.

My pa was going to go

into the cattle business.

Well, maybe you'll
do it for him someday.

[chuckles]

My old man figured I was loco

when I started punchin' cows.

How old were you?

Oh...

about 12.

You keep shy of me
until we leave.

A saloon's no place for a boy,

but we've got business to do.

Yes, sir.

You tom webb?

I am.

I ride for the s.t.

I got 27 head of good cattle
down at the pens

I'd like to sell.

Well, I can use the cattle,

but isn't this an odd
time to be sellin'?

This is recovered stolen stock.

It's too far a piece

to drive them back
to the outfit.

What happened?

Well, I trailed them to a cabin
north of mrs. Teale's place.

Recovered the stock

and then me and this other
cowpuncher drove 'em here.

Any idea who the men were?

They were all ridin'
ladder five horses.

Well, let's walk over
and look at those cattle.

"Oh, baleen,

"two bodies thou has slain
in one heart,

"and two hearts in one body,

"and two souls thou has lost.

"And therewith
she took the sword

"from her love that lay dead

and fell to the ground
in a swoon."

[gunshot]

Well.

Well, looky here.

I knew I hit him.

Ok, back-shooter, where is he?

The idea was to trap him.

I'll find him,
and I'll kill him.

What difference does it make?

Parnell: Ok, damn it.

Spread out, and let's find him.

Smoke.

He's around here somewhere.

If he went over here,
he's a dead man.

You can never tell about him.

I want to make sure.

Parnell: Tile, you
head back to the outfit

and get chris.

See what's goin' on
at tay's place.

Tile: How much longer
are you gonna stay?

We'll keep lookin' until dark.

We'll pull out in the morning.

Wait a minute.

[horses ride away]

Damn you, parnell.
Just lay there,

and don't even scratch.

You, dish up

a plate of that grub.

Just reach over and ladle it up!

Bueno.

Now, parnell,
I'm gonna ride out of here...

and you boys are gonna get up
and leave the country.

You had your try at me,
and you failed.

Come noon tomorrow,
I'm gonna come huntin' you,

and I'm gonna shoot it on sight.

Meet your maker, conagher!

Come on, staples.

There's one dead one already.

You're loco.
[chuckles]

Plumb completely loco.

Just loco enough
to give you a runnin' start.

Oh, damn!

You get over there
and get my horse!

Hell, you're so weak,
you can hardly stand.

You wanna see how weak I am,
try for your gun.

[chuckles] no.

You've got just enough sand
left in you to kill me.

Get over there.

Go on.
Get over there.

Ooh!

Ah!

Este si que es un hombre.

Oye, como se llama
ese pueblo, hombre?

Que pueblo?

Algo como milestone.

Si, montana.
That's a good idea.

You gonna...

You gonna kill him?

Kill him?

Kid, you don't know what
you're talkin' about.

I may be an outlaw,

but I never murdered
anybody in cold blood,

and, least of all, an hombre.

What are we gonna do now?

Me and pete
are headin' for montana.

What about me, smoke?

You stay here with him

until he's well enough to ride,

and then you take him
to seaborn tay.

He's worth more to this country

than that whole outfit.

If you ever get to be
half the hombre he is,

you come back and ride with me,

if you think you're still
cut out for an outlaw.

Damn it!

Son, why do you have to go

tomcattin' off
across the country?

You could build yourself
a nice place here,

and, rightly,
a piece of it's yours.

I'll be back some spring,

follerin' the wild geese.

So long, mr. Tay.

Adios.

Ah!

I'm a damn fool.

Whoa, buck.

Come here, buck.

Damn it!

Beer.

Hey, conagher,

I'll buy the drinks.

You buy, I'll drink.

What are you up to, conagher?

You drifting again?

I've got tumbleweed fever.

You, too?

[laughs]

Half the cowboys in the country

are chasin' tumbleweeds.

Somebody found a note
on one of 'em,

and that
started the whole thing.

Note?
What kind of note?

From some girl up north.

I guess she's from up north.

Oh, she's been writin' notes

with poetry and things in 'em

and tying 'em to tumbleweeds.

Just goes to show you

what happens
if you're alone too long.

How do you know she's alone?

Well, that's what
the notes look like.

Cowboys over east of here
are taking bets

whether or not she's tall

and skinny, or short and fat,

blonde or brunette.

She's probably got a husband

who's wider
between the shoulders

than he is between the eyes.

Aw, hell,

she's probably gotten married
and had a couple young-uns

since she wrote those notes.

How's that
mrs. Teale doing?

Had a hard winter, I guess.

I haven't talked to her
in 2 or 3 months.

Oh, I see her every time

the stagecoach rolls past there.

They always wave.

Mighty fine woman,
mr. Conagher.

You might want to
ride out there,

pay her a visit.

Well, I'm headin' north.

I wonder whatever
happened to her husband.

Anything could have
happened to him.

How many men do you know

that just ride off
and disappear?

Thanks, mccloud.

Howdy, mrs. Teale.

Mr. conagher.

I was just passin' through.
I thought I'd stop by

and see how you folks
made it through the winter.

We've been fine.

I was just picking some greens.

Will you stay for supper?

Yes, ma'am, if you'll
let me contribute.

I've got some things in
my bag here you might use.

That's very generous.
I accept.

Thank you.

We...

Laban was asking
about you the other day.

Mr. conagher!

How are you doing, son?

Just fine, sir.

Hello, girl.

Ruthie...

come help me wash these.

This is for your ma.

Yes, sir.

I sure am glad you came back.

Uh...

[door opening]

I'm sorry, ma'am.

I haven't got a clean shirt.

That's quite alright,
mr. Conagher.

Please sit down.

Thank you, ma'am.

That was a fine meal,
mrs. Teale.

Thank you.

Goodnight,
mr. Conagher.

Goodnight, ma'am.

Ah! Heh heh!

Ha ha!

Thanks, girl.

You've got a nice place
here, mrs. Teale.

I like to hear
the wind in the grass.

Mrs. teale...

[chickens clucking]

I figured
you'd pulled your freight.

I heard you quit on the old man.

Lot of good it did you,

risking your neck
for tay's outfit.

A couple good men
are dead 'cause of it.

Not because of anything I did.

I was just doin' my job.

And you weren't thinkin'
I was doin' mine.

You quit the old man
when he needed you most

and took up with the five.

That's a damn lie.

We both know I'm not lyin'.

I never did like you, conagher.

No, I never did.

I'm sorry, ma'am.

I'm sure he came
here to see you.

It doesn't matter.

You were about to say something.

Ma'am?

Just before
mr. Mahler rode up,

you started to say something.

Oh...

I don't recall.

Mrs. teale,

I reckon I better drift.

I know that you
have things to do.

You've helped us.

We were having
a bad time, you know.

Well, ma'am...

yes?

I, uh,

I'll be coming back
this way someday.

Maybe you ought to take this

so you'll have something
for me to eat when I do.

I don't want to pay you, ma'am,

but I want to feel free
to come back.

You don't have to leave money.

You can come anytime.

We hope you will.

We don't have much company

now that the stage

doesn't stop here anymore.

It's very lonely.

Yes, ma'am.

It sure...

must be.

Good-bye, mrs. Teale.

Good-bye, mr. Conagher.

[sigh]

Oh, I'm as dumb as a post.

[grunting]

Hey, conagher,

I heard you stopped
at ol' mrs. Teale's.

I thought you two
was gonna get together.

What have I got
to offer that woman?

Don't ask me.
Let her tell you.

As far as I'm concerned,

you're just a no-account
saloon brawler

that's rather fight than eat.

That's it.

[chuckles]

Hey, where are you goin'?

I'm gonna go get drunk.

If I wake up, I'm headin' north.

Hey, sam, watch 'em.

I'm gonna go get a drink myself.

Oh!

A bottle of whiskey.

Heard you were in town...

so I came over here
to see what an honest man does

when he's away from home.

Mahler, I'm mindin'
my own business.

You've got it stuck in your craw

because you rode out
and I didn't.

That was your business,

so let it lie.

Suppose I don't want to?

Everywhere I go,

I hear what a tough man
conn conagher is.

I ain't seen none
of your graveyards.

Damn you, conn!
Listen to me!

Make sense, and I'll listen.

Sit down.
I'll buy you a drink.

Alright, you don't want a drink,

pull up a chair,
and I'll order some grub.

We can just sit here and talk.

I ain't goin' nowhere.

That man you shot
in the hills back of teale's

was shorty sparks...

My saddle partner.

That man was a damn rustler,

and he tried to
shoot me in the back.

You want a beatin'?

You'll get it.

No man alive

has ever beat me with his fists.

Mr. conagher?

Mr. conagher,

I think you should
come home now.

Home?

Mr. mccloud,
help me.

I'm afraid he's hurt.

Him? Hurt?
No...[chuckles]

You couldn't hurt him
with an ax...

Too much mule in him.

Why did you come here?

We need you.

We all felt lost.

I don't know what.

I know what.

We can make a start.

You... you wrote these notes,
didn't ya?

I remember,
out there that night,

you said something about the...

the wind on the grass.

I was lonely.

I had to talk...

to write to someone...

and there was no one.

There was, evie.

There was me.