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No.

They lost his rudder, Julie. Dead soldier.

Lucky for us he wandered this way. He's drunk as a scoop.

We'd better get him out of here.

What we've got carrying him, why would he get another attack?

What are we going to do with him?

Well, if we leave him here, that son's going to finish off with that snake

poison star. Come on, let's load him up.

Careful.

Julie? Barnabas? Hello, Dave.

Well,

we picked him up along Dead Man's Trace.

Pure agony.

Impure alcohol is no agony. I'll bet they sold him a snake in every bottle.

Barnabas, you better get over to Holmes. He's waiting for you.

Give Dave and I a hand. Let's get him out of here, huh?

Okay, friend.

Easy does it.

Afternoon. You're late, Barnabas.

Long haul up to third claims, Mr. Holmes.

Two hours is not going to make any difference. One right there. It does if

there's an attack.

A couple of men pounced on us. I don't know who they were. It was short and

and scary.

Attack? Well, you see, I knew it. I knew it. Word has leaked out about the gold.

The gold still goes out on time.

What? After what just happened?

Nobody's going to know about it until we're ready to leave.

Any further word leaks out, Scalp Lock will become the target for every wildcat

drifter and gun hand in the territory.

Oh, the threat's out there, not in town.

I don't think anybody's suspect's going to be coming into Scalp Lock while

you're still collecting these pictures, Mr. Holmes.

Well, Barnabas, as a matter of fact, this is the finest collection of wanted

posters in the West, you know.

And no strange -faced drifter is going to get within ten miles of Kamploff

without being pecked against these highline riders.

With that third cassette, that means there's over half a million dollars with

the other two. And I'm responsible for it. We're responsible.

Or have you forgotten our deal, partner?

We buy the gold off of these miners at ten dollars an ounce, which they're

mighty glad to get and take a fair profit.

We in turn sell it for $16 an ounce, which we in turn are glad to get and

fair profit.

Now, while it's in town, it's in your bank and in your vault. It's your

responsibility. Once it gets on my train headed for Central City, it's my

responsibility. I know.

I know the deal we made with the miners and with each other.

But some partner.

I am in on this big secret.

We both know that Julie Parsons is freighting up supplies to the miners and

they're bringing back the gold in the canteen. But why keep your end of the

such a secret?

When does that gold train roll?

If I told you that, it wouldn't be a secret at all.

Name, Barnabas.

The Grimsby brothers.

They got the Tiger II claim up above Twin Peaks. Three canteens.

Yes.

Tiger II.

Mm -hmm. Weight of canteen?

Seven pounds, six ounces.

Less the weight of the canteen.

Seven pounds, six.

Duly recorded.

Next canteen.

What's that?

Sounds like that fella Julie and I picked up.

Picked up?

Can't all this go?

The roadie saved our lives and everything else, too.

And he just passed out.

Looks like it could be a railroad man.

An engineer.

How can you tell?

These scars on his neck.

Come from hot cinders flying around inside the cab.

Ben! Looks like we did you a favor, Ben.

How's that?

Well, by bringing him in.

You are short of help.

What with every spare hand strung out along the track.

How much help would he be in his condition?

Oh, that's nothing. Can't get fixed by morning. Yeah, I bet there's a lot of

work in him once he dries out.

How about it, Mr. Calhoun?

Yeah, why not, Ben?

I'll be responsible for him. You will, huh?

All right, get him cleaned up and have him come by in the morning.

Now, hold on, Mr. Calhoun.

This man is a total stranger.

He might just be some notorious criminal.

For Pete's sake, I bet you have those wanted posters memorized by now. Have

seen his face on any of them? You can't tell anything with those whiskers. A

beard like that, it could hide the likeness of some infamous desperado.

All right, Barnabas, turn the other cheek and hold on tight.

Just hold still, mister. This won't hurt a bit.

Now you have a chance for a job and you're not going to be able to get it

that other half a beard on your face. So just, no, now hold this.

What's the matter?

Nothing. Let him out.

You recognize this man?

Tell him, Missy.

Tell him what you saw.

You don't have to show that to anyone.

Tell him what you saw.

What's the matter, old vet?

No words of greeting for an old comrade?

Kelso.

Matthew Kelso?

Colonel Matthew Kelso, sir.

You should remember, old vet, we both were on the same side.

That was always a matter of conjecture.

What is that thing?

Looks like a brand.

That boy is an award.

I gave my railroad to the Union. They gave me a blue uniform, buzzards for my

shoulder boards, a full chicken kernel for my train.

That's a T for traitor.

You gave up your train without a fight to the Rebs. He was ambushed, Dave.

I don't defend him, Matt.

A man like that has no place in a decent town.

Mr. Holmes.

I don't remember anyone electing you judge of this town.

I don't have to judge him. He's been judged already.

And sentenced.

Do you think you have the right to pass further sentence?

He was a Jayhawker.

Everybody knows that he raided border towns north and south.

I say we run him out.

There's no need to.

I can leave under my own head of steam or I can fight my way through, whichever

way your pleasure.

But you have no place to go.

Back where I came from, is he?

The condition you're in, you're not going to last very long.

Just give me a bottle. I'll find my way.

Ben, you promised this man a job. Don't do that, Mr. Calhoun.

A man with that character will poison the town.

You just sit right back down there. Now, wait a minute. Everybody deserves a

second chance. The war's been over for a long time.

What do you say?

You asked me to give him a job.

You said you'd be responsible for it.

Yeah.

But I didn't mean I'd be toady into no traitor.

even if he swung over to your side. For your sake, Dave, I hope he didn't mean

that. I'm sorry, Ben, I didn't mean that.

But I'm not sorry about the way I feel.

If it's an apology, I accept it.

I'll find something for him to do in the morning.

I'll find him something to do if he's willing to pull his time.

The minute he doesn't show out, he's through.

You see there?

Poison.

It's working already.

Why don't you stick to banking, Mr. Holmes?

That's a good idea, Mr.

Calhoun. I don't want to be within smelling distance of any traitor.

Let's go.

You ought to get some rest, Kelso.

I could pull my time with the best of them.

We'll need time for that in the morning.

There's a bed of sorts in the stable.

Yeah. Come on, I'll show you where it is.

Ben, I'm sorry.

If we had left him out there, he would have died.

I can't blame you, Julie.

Well, anyway, I think it's really very nice of you to give him another chance

when you don't have to.

Maybe I do.

At least we got him here where we can keep an eye on him and get that gold

shipped out of here.

Hey, boy, you reckon you feel responsible for me because you saved my

There's no need to.

Are you afraid of me?

No, I'm just curious.

Never met anybody like you before.

A traitor?

How would you know, boy?

Those men out there, some of them were the blues, others were the grays, so

who's got the right to call the tune?

Now, you just remember something, boy. One man's hero is another man's traitor.

That's the long and the short of it.

Now, go on. Get out of here and close the door behind you.

Now.

Colonel, sir.

Hey, wasn't that nice when those folks made you welcome?

He's welcome, Mr. Cinchbug.

Do you find out how they're bringing those miners' gold back into town?

Could be in those canteens. They're mighty heavy.

Oh, we're going to be rich.

Could be a fortune in gold on that train when it pulls out.

But, Colonel, Calhoun's setting up defenses all along that line. He's

the train to be hit. In transit, we're going to hit the town, get surprised on

our side.

And all we got to do is find out the exact time that train pulls out.

Oh, Colonel, that sounds splendid.

Yeah, well, it won't be if they catch you sneaking around here. Now, you get

back in the hills with the men.

I'll find a way of getting up to you as soon as I know the day.

Colonel, ain't it too bad about Calhoun?

When we grab all that gold, ain't gonna be much left of this little old

railroad. Not to mention this town.

Nice day.

Hey, Dave.

Telegram for you.

Thanks.

You

men

keep watch on me.

Grade just beyond French curve.

I'll get word to all of you as soon as the special train pulls out.

Now I think you'd better get moving.

Aren't you stringing your men out pretty fine?

Using every man we can possibly spare.

How much more gold are you going to be bringing in?

Well, I'm hauling supplies up to the Methalvin claim today and tomorrow.

Uh, mine is up at the Wachiki Pass.

That's about it.

Come in.

Morning. This just came through from Central City, Ben.

The guards will be ready to escort the gold from the station to the vault. They

want a date, though.

They'll get a date as soon as we're ready to roll and not one minute before.

If we roll.

We're shorthanded and we're holding this thing together with bail and wire and

nails. It's going to have to stay that way till we make the delivery.

Well, listen, just in case we have a... You make sure there is no just in case,

and I'll make sure these tracks are covered between here and Central City.

Well, I have work to do.

Yeah, there's a train due any minute. I'd better get those roustabouts on the

dock for what's left of them. Where do I report?

Report for what?

For work.

I just heard you say the train was coming in.

What else did you hear?

Where have you been?

Bowman said you didn't spend the night in the bunkhouse with the rest of the

station crew.

Oh, he slept in my stable.

Now, Missy, there's no need to cover for me.

The simple fact is those men just don't want to associate with a man branded for

a traitor.

No more than you, Mr. Tarrant. I'm not passing judgment, Kelso.

But if you want to earn your keep, just be where you're expected to be.

Wherever you say, Mr. Tarrant.

Um, you know, Barnbus is loading supplies onto my wagon, you know, down

loading area at the edge of town.

Maybe he could go down and lend a hand.

All right, Dave?

No, it's not all right.

You just report to the foreman down there.

All right.

Now, there's no need to cover for me either.

I'll give you that idea.

Well, that's the dynamite.

Anything else on the order?

No, that's the last of it.

Good.

Well, it's getting late. I guess we better go.

Fargo. Hmm?

Why don't you grab yourself a plate of stew, and I'll see you back at the

Takes a while to make friends.

Don't butter me up, boy.

I don't need them or you.

Maybe the need's the other way around.

What?

It's gonna take more than me to hold this baling wire outfit together. Your

rolling stock's falling apart in good riddance.

Seems to me there's a difference between what you feel and what you say.

Your engine's all out of date.

Ready for the boneyard. Doesn't even have a DMT.

What's that?

Dead man's throttle.

The minute the hogger lets go, it smacks shut, locks, stops the train.

I had one on my line when we tried to run that rebel blockade.

All they had to do to stop that train was shoot the engineer.

Is that how it was captured?

No.

War's long gone, boy.

Spend your life building a railroad and all you get for it's a brand.

It's a whole wilderness out west, you know.

Our job is to tame it.

To this railroad?

Mm -hmm. DPS and D. We're carving out a new world.

You sound like you've got yourself a cause, boy. Bet I have.

And it could be yours, too.

Don't talk to me about causes. I know.

Comes night and the dark sucks the color out of any size banners.

Well, all the battle flags are gray.

A man's got to be loyal to something.

Sure. To his men or...

Folks that are close, that's all that's left in the end.

That's what I mean.

Those roustabouts, you, are Ben Calhoun's men, not mine.

The cause is his, too.

No need to keep showing that brand.

You don't think this touches me?

It doesn't touch me at all.

It's them who feels the shame, the ones who gave it to me. They see it, not me.

I think the scar goes a whole lot deeper than just the skin.

So why don't you let it heal? Calhoun, we've got just one thing in common.

We're both railroad men. It stops right there.

That's good enough for me.

Wasn't good enough for your Reds, was it?

I came over your side expecting train duty.

What did I get?

Fast handshakes from horses and a chance to jayhawk the border with my men. I

heard about your raids on the towns, both north and south of the border.

But war is war.

Sometimes what a man does and what people say he does are two different

You come in here to talk about old times, old vet?

No.

Came in here to tell you that there might be a chance for you to start all

again. From scratch.

That boy, Barnabas, he been missionarying you about me?

Yes, yes.

And Julie Parsons. I'll tell you what.

That engineer of yours needs about two weeks' bed down. Suppose you let me

the train while he's getting some rest.

Not that you've proven yourself.

I said from scratch.

Sure. Or at least until you get the gold out of town.

You think I don't know about that?

How that boy and that lady been bringing the stuff back in their canteens?

How'd you find out?

Well, let's just say that gold is heavier than water.

Now that you know that I know, are you going to lock me up?

No.

There's not many people around who know the railroad business like you do,

Kelso.

Why throw it all away?

Take it over.

I'll get back to you.

You planning to cause trouble with that knife, Kelsey?

Get off my back.

You were told to stay away from this train.

What's the matter, Mr. Tarrant? You afraid I'm going to stick this freighter

my back pocket and steal off with it? You call that pig sticker a

of good faith?

Well, I can do without it, so far as you're concerned.

You had orders to stay away from this train. Now, what are you doing here?

What I do with my time outside of Shape Up is my business.

Don't push me, Kelso.

Now, we've tried to give you a chance here to start fresh. A clean start.

In spite of that brand that tells the world what a coward and a traitor you

Coward, you're calling me?

A traitor, is it?

Now, Mr. Ben Calhoun knows Colonel Matthew Kelso well enough to call him

At least well enough to call him a coward, but he doesn't.

No, it's men like you.

A thousand Tarrants staring their hatred at this brand of mine, figuring it's

open season on old Matt Kelso.

Well, here's your chance, Mr.

Tarrant. Go on, it's your chance.

What's the matter, Mr.

Tarrant? Who's the coward now?

Kelso! Kelso!

Good morning, Danny.

Boy, Barnabas, I sure am glad this is your last trip up to those miners.

Tell the truth, Julie, I'll be happy to get back to railroad.

Well, I thought you enjoyed the pleasure of a lady's company.

Mr. Counsel?

Mr. Counsel?

Where are you going?

Anywhere but around here, Missy. A man doesn't need his walking papers to know

where he's not wanted.

Did you tangle with Dave Tarrant?

It was my fault, Missy, not his.

There you go again, running away from life. Look, if something happened

you and Dave, I'm sure it could be straightened out. I pushed him into

what he did.

Now, the fact is, it's wrong to trust a man like me.

How about trusting us?

No, I'm on my way. No, wait a minute. You can't go on foot.

At least take my horse.

Oh, Missy, it costs too much. What does it cost? Your pride?

You'll pay me back just as soon as you understand that you're wrong.

All right.

Boy, I want you to tell Ben Calhoun and Dave Terrence something for me.

Call me hero, coward, traitor, whatever you will.

But Matthew Kelso never betrayed his men.

Mr. Kelso, you're talking about ghosts.

They're dead and gone with the war.

Past as a way of coming back.

You tell Ben Calhoun that, too.

Gone. And you let him get away?

Let my temper get away with me, Ben. I called him out. Well, you should know

better than that. I wanted him here in town where I could keep an eye on him. I

thought you trusted him. I do. Just about as far as I can throw a steer from

tail. Well, he's gone now. Nobody knows for sure how much he found out.

Except how we're getting the gold from the mines into town here.

What, he knows about the canteens and Julian Barnabas? He animated as much.

Where are they now?

They went on the last run.

We've got to get out and find him before he has a chance to talk to anybody.

Well, you're not sure that's what he intends. I'm not going to take a chance

it.

Kelso's marauders.

All present.

All accounted for, sir.

Carry him.

History's buried us, Patch, like a dog buries bone.

Oh, now, Colonel, sir, that ain't no way to talk about the men that fought your

cause. Was there a cause, Patch, or was it just an excuse for bloodletting?

Till the stink of all that blood was the excuse and the cause together.

One more strike, Colonel. Just one more and that's the end.

Farrow Patch, did you see the dead faces on our men on parade?

The end was long ago. We're part of the past.

Scout blocks no Amityville to be gulled like a fat farm crossroad. There's

muscle down there.

Railroad muscle. And there's us here just waiting for your command.

I say we drop it and drift on.

Colonel, sir, there just ain't no place for us to drift anymore.

I've seen too many hungry winters since the war.

Please, colonels. Sir, one hit.

Just one more strike, and we can live like men again under a rich Mexican sun.

It's too late, Patch. I can't go back to that town. The BPS &D threw me out. The

deal's off.

You got your final decision, sir?

They. Won't let me near the train. The decision is theirs, not mine.

Well, guess that leaves us with that old freight wagon, don't it?

What do you mean? The woman and the boy.

They're coming back from that last mining claim with an empty wagon and

canteens full of gold.

You leave him be. That's a direct order.

But we gotta hit him, sir.

We're out of forage.

We don't have enough left for a pot full of bees between what's left of us.

We've just about sold our saddles. You're not going to touch that woman and

boy. They were kind to me. I owe them a debt.

You owe them a debt?

What about the debt you owe to the men that followed you all these years?

Colonel, sir.

They're tracking you. Who?

Two men so far. They may just be on point.

I could run for it.

We could hit that wagon and still make it to the border.

No.

I've been a fool to let all our plans go to waste.

It's not too late to make that big hit after all.

I've just got me a way to get back into that town.

Whoever hits the bottle, let's get him back to town.

All

right.

What? You did it, old goat. You came back. I knew it. See, I told you faith

would pay off.

It's not like that.

You don't have to explain anything, Mr. Kelso. We're just glad Dave's willing to

take you back.

Man has to make his own chances.

Right, and your chance is right here with the railroad where you belong.

Now, all you have to do is make your apologies to Mr. Calhoun. It's not that

simple, ma 'am.

All right, I'll make your apologies for you. You just get some rest and stay

away from that coffin varnish, huh? Well, we'll see to that. Come on.

Oh, Ben, I think you're wrong about that man.

I don't remember taking a stand on him one way or the other, Judy. But that's

just it.

A man like that needs to have people say that they believe in him.

We'll see.

As soon as he proves himself.

All right.

Good night.

Thank you for dinner.

Good night.

You know, Kelso is an engineer.

We're so short that that auger on the gold special is coming in dead on his

feet. He'll have plenty of time to rest up before his next run.

Yeah, but if Kelso sobers up in time, we can at least put him in the cab to

backstop him. Isn't it worth a chance?

No.

Too big a chance, Dave.

You better get on down the line and alert the men.

Tell them we'll be pulling out of here the first thing day after tomorrow

morning. All right. I'll meet you in Central City.

I know you're there, Patch.

Colonel, sir, I swear you got the ears of a wild animal.

All I needed was my nose.

Well, you know, Colonel, sir, a commanding officer is like a nose to a

soldiers. They never know how much he's needed till he's gone.

All set.

All set to call it off, Patch.

The whole thing swings with my getting aboard that engine.

But Calhoun's not going to let me get near the train.

How, Colonel? He's too smart.

He hasn't said anything, but he's not going to take a chance.

Now, look, Colonel, sir, don't you worry about that.

Everything's going to be taken care of.

They're going to have to let you drive that train.

Don't see how.

You will, Colonel. Sure, you will.

Yeah, a bullet right through his head.

What? I don't know. I was building steam to make Carmody Graves. All of a

sudden, we were out of control.

Gary was slumped over.

Well, I guess that gold just stays in the vault.

We'll pull out of here on schedule.

I can't drive it, Mr. Calhoun. It took all I had to bring her in.

No, really, Calhoun. You know I'm not going to let that gold leave the

protection of my bank until this train is ready to roll. And no train is ready

to roll without a proper engineer aboard.

That's my worry.

You are going to worry about my releasing the gold.

That's what you're going to worry about. For once, you're going to listen to me.

Mr. Kelso here is an engineer.

Was an engineer.

No more.

Why don't you just wait and get another engineer? I can't wait.

I got a crew of men up at that railhead that haven't been paid in three weeks.

They've already informed me if they don't have the money in their pockets

Friday night, they're walking out.

If that happens, I'll fall behind in my schedule and lose the right -of -way, so

we're pulling out of here on time.

As usual, Mr. Calhoun, I think you're being very foolish.

What do you think, Kelso?

What about letting me look over my new engine?

No.

Matter of fact, I don't even want you to come near this engine till we're ready

to pull out. We'll have it all checked over for you.

Sure.

Get somebody to move him out of here.

Well, looks like we're going to have to trust him.

Not entirely.

We're ready to go. I'll be right here in this cab with you.

You wait in that truck.

You were told to stay away from this engine when we were ready to pull out.

I'm an engineer, Calhoun.

When I'm in the cab, I don't take orders from anybody. I give them.

Well, I want you to know that I've got men stationed all along the line. At

every curve and at every grade.

A bunch of men would have to be fools to try to hit this train once it's

underway. And that goes for Kelso's marauders.

Ghosts, Mr.

Calhoun. The dead past.

I hope so.

But I got your message through Barnabas how the past has a way of reoccurring.

Did I say that?

You did.

You also told Dave that you'd never betray your men. So if they're waiting

the line there somewhere, you're going to be between a rock and a hard place,

aren't you?

Kelso's marauders never hit a train.

It's always the first time.

Now, you've got a T branded on your cheek, Kelso.

T for traitor? I know.

But I'd like to see you make that T stand for trust.

All right.

Keep stoking.

Gauge is reading high. She'll blow.

I want plenty of steam. Now keep stoking.

You got that steam hose connected yet? Oh, Seth, but we're almost ready to

I want the flywheel clean. I don't want to see any rust. Now get going.

Morning, Ben.

Morning. Morning, Julie.

Ready?

All yours, Mr. Calhoun. My responsibility is at an end.

Now, you ain't going to yell, are you? That ain't ladylike.

This goes to Central City.

Shipment leaving the scalpel out now.

Confirm message.

What's wrong? No answer?

Can't answer.

Wire's been cut.

Now, you and me join the others?

Get a stain.

What are you doing aboard?

All right, come along for the ride.

Not finished.

I got a feeling we are, too.

Calhoun!

Hold it now.

Hold it now.

Give me that carbine.

Gentlemen, drop your guns.

I guess you were right about me after all.

No, I'm sorry to say.

I was wrong.

Come on, boy.

When you boys are finished, get in the car and wait for the signal.

Come on, boy.

Don't take it so hard, Mr. Calhoun, sir.

All that gold can surely take care of what's left of us.

It's not going to get very far.

And we got the girl, too, in case you want to play any games.

Mr. Kelso, we trusted you.

Kelso's marauders, Missy. What's left of them?

I couldn't let them down. I had no choice.

What about letting the railroad down?

All right, you get out of here.

What about June, Barton?

They put it on the line for you.

I guess they were wrong, too.

So what do they get for being wrong? Bullet in the head?

Nobody's going to touch them.

Except the burial detail.

Which will be along just as soon as you blow that whistle.

That's not part of our deal.

You taught us too well, Colonel, sir.

Remember, quick strike.

No survivors.

This is going to be another Colton's Crossing.

Amityville.

No! Still your choice, Kelton.

All right, shut up. Hit the throttle.

That steam's still connected.

Now, Mr. Calhoun, you get right on down there and shut it off. Now, come on,

get.

Arrgh!

I told you to leave that woman and that boy alone.

One time I'm glad you didn't stick to banking.

Let's get him out of here and play with the others. It's a pleasure.

Come on.

Come on.

You got a nice little railroad here.

Rolling stock needs repair.

She'll do if you look after her.

Go on, Calum.

That brand on your cheek.

T for traitor. I earned it. Now let's let it go at that.

I said it stood for trust.

I think you've earned that.

Two ways to tell a hogger. Pit scars on the back of his neck and a head as thick

as a boiler plate.

We still need an engineer, Calum.

What do you say?

I would like to make one more run.

All right.

I'll make one run for you.

Get that fireman back here. We got a schedule to keep.

Yeah.

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