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Start buying Eureka Mine stock as much as you can.

But our crops have been meager

and nearly all our savings are depleted.

'Maverick..'

I've been waiting for this.

Don't spoil the party, keep on comin'.

My son, put away thy weapon.

- Men turn away thy wrath. - We must not use violence.

- Which side are you two on? - The Lord's, we hope.

Yeah, it's time for you to turn the other cheek.

I would rather give them the gold then see thee use violence.

Stop it! In heaven's name, stop it.

Maverick.

Starring Jack Kelly and James Garner.

A Warner Bros. Television production.

Ol' pappy used to say, there's nothing like a boat trip

if you're going some place by water.

And as usual pappy was right.

I was hoping the voyage from Sacramento

to San Francisco would never end.

Not only I was holding all the aces and kings

but the Queen of San Francisco's social

and financial circles as well.

[foghorn blaring

And what had started as an innocent flirtation

that developed into something a lot more

than a shipboard romance.

Five hundred, gentlemen.

It is said, "One cannot gather honey

without risking the sting of bees."

Three aces, Mr. Chang.

I hope it suits you, Miss Jaggers.

It's a domestic, made right here in California.

Really?

You can't tell the difference, they say.

Excuse me.

Capt. Owens.

This is Wilson, captain. You better get down

to the engine room. We're buildin' up ahead of steam

and the safety valve is stuck.

Be right there.

You seem to be an exception

to your occidental rule, Mr. Maverick.

What rule is that, sir?

He who is fortunate at cards

is less fortunate at, uh, other endeavors.

- Who is she? - Adele Jaggers.

I met her at the Governor's mansion.

Indecently, gentlemen

His Excellency is a fine poker player.

- Cards. - 'Three.'

- Two. - And two for the dealer.

Her father is L. B. Jaggers.

Play that hand right, Maverick, and you'll end up

owning half of the state.

'Is she travelling alone?'

The gentleman at the bar

'works for her father as an engineer.'

Believe me, he'd make a much better watchdog.

Turn her out, she's gonna blow.

Yes, sir.

Too rich from our blood.

It's up to you, Mr. Chang.

Patience, my friend. Patience.

[foghorn blaring

Ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention please?

We're having trouble in the engine room.

Will you please go to your life boat stations

as quickly as possible?

Please, come on, all of you.

Come along, all of you. Please, come on.

Miss Jaggers? You two men, come on, hurry.

Women and children first, skipper.

Come on. You heard the man. The boat is sinking.

The price a man will pay to satisfy his curiosity.

'Alright, lower away.'

Deuces full, Mr. Chang.

It will be an honor to meet you again, sir.

It will be my pleasure, sir.

[foghorn blaring

Do you swim as well as you play poker?

Well, lets hope we don't have to find out.

[foghorn blaring

I'm happy to see thee has awaken.

Sure, I have.

This isn't..

Quite sure, Mr. Maverick.

I am Phoebe Albright, my father and our neighbor, Mr. Carter

pulled thee from the river.

It's funny, I can't seem to remember.

Thee were unconscious.

Thee?

We're of the society of friends.

Phoebe, there was a young lady with me and a gentleman.

They didn't..

Mr. Mercer was the first one ashore.

Miss Jaggers lost some of the curl in her hair

but otherwise, she's good as new.

Thank goodness! I was afraid I hadn't saved her.

Thee didn't. She saved thee.

Oh.

Now, eat this before it cools.

I'm afraid, I'm not up to eating anything now, thanks.

Thee will eat what is placed before thee.

Yes, ma'am.

Say, this is delicious!

Now, thee are making fun.

No, really.

This is as good as the breast of peacock

they serve at the Palace Hotel.

That's in San Francisco, isn't it?

Mm-hmm.

Papa has promised to take me there before I'm 21.

Good. Say, how far is the city from here?

Only 40 miles.

But the Palace of the prince was only one mile

from the home of Cinderella.

Mr. Maverick, would thee think it forward

if should write to let thee know when we were coming to the city?

Uh, we would need a friend to advice us.

After what you and your father have done for me

I'd be insulted if you didn't.

I knew thee were broad minded.

Miss Jaggers has made arrangements

to continue thy journey by stage tomorrow morning.

But if thee would get dressed now

we would have time to see the farm before supper.

Phoebe, you have yourself a date.

Oh.

It is worn out like a woman tired from mourning.

'This earth has given us good crops.'

Now it's up to us to give it a rest.

But if we do not plant the seed how shall we live?

We have been praying for a miracle.

Today as we cast our lines in the water

can thee say it was not granted?

Excuse me, please. I'll be right back.

I wanna talk to papa.

Take your time, Miss Albright.

You know, if I'd had my way

we'd be sleeping in San Francisco tonight.

That's one of your problems, Frank, you just don't know

how to relax and enjoy life.

Each to his own, Maverick.

You know, I like to make my living by hard, honest work.

Please, Frank.

Phoebe, uh, what is thy opinion of Mr. Maverick?

Miss Jaggers admires him greatly.

She's has been pleading with him so hard

to join her father's company.

Mr. Mercer is becoming very jealous.

Thy opinion, Phoebe.

Remember, it is most important to us.

I hesitate only because I don't wish to see him impulsive.

But I think he's gentle, gracious, polite

and sincerely grateful.

I'm convinced.

Now, if thee will give permission

tonight, I'll put our problems in his hands.

Miss Albright, you have a very nice farm here.

You sure I can't help with the horses?

Why, Frank would be glad to help, wouldn't you, Frank?

Now, there's another reason that working for your father

just hasn't appealed to me.

Could it be that you just don't like the idea of working?

Touche.

Now, I've known many clock-watchers in my time

including your friend, Mercer.

I wouldn't trade places with any one of them.

Did you ever notice there're faces drawn

and dried up like an old prune?

You should see your face when you're betting into a pat hand.

Well, that's different.

Of course it is.

Poker's a game.

Games are for children.

Try it for a year, Bart. Six months.

'Then if you want out... '

Even if I did consider it, and I won't

what makes you so sure your father'll offer me a job?

He respects my judgment.

And besides, he'll see you're as charming

clever and ambitious as I said.

I'm not so sure "ambitious" is the right word.

You could be, with a little shove.

Now, don't you make the effort for me.

Why not?

I'm doing it strictly for myself.

Stop worrying. You'll love the investment business.

I thought your father owned an engineering firm.

He does, and a railroad, a mine, a couple of hotels.

Investment bankers get to own lots of things

'when they play the cards right.'

Really?

Mm-hmm.

Lots of things.

Come in.

- Mr. Maverick? - Come in, Mr. Albright, please.

I have come to, uh, speak on a matter of great importance.

Oh?

While out with Phoebe this afternoon, did thee notice

the bluffs, the gravel hills, that are a part of our land?

Yes, sir.

And, uh, did thee mean what thee said at supper?

And I quote..

"If I can ever do anything to repay your hospitality..."

Just tell her.

Yes, I said it, and I meant every word of it.

Well, we, uh, we're going to let this do the hollering for us.

- That's gold. - Of the highest grade.

When the stream that crosses our land overflows

and then recedes, we find this along the banks.

Did you ever try to locate the original deposit?

Well, we think the eureka, as we call it

is in the gravel bluffs thee saw this afternoon.

The good Lord has seen fit to grant us this bounty..

But as yet he hasn't given us the knowledge or the means

necessary to extract the ore. That is why we...

And you think that I could..

I'm sorry, Mr. Albright.

But I don't know the first thing about mining.

Mr. Maverick, we are simple people.

And our knowledge of the world of business is very limited.

So, when thee arrived at a most opportune time

it seemed thee must've been sent in answer to our prayers.

Believe me, sir, if anyone was gonna be sent in answer

to a prayer, it would never be a Maverick.

How can thee be sure?

My friend, if thee will undertake this task

the prayers of many people will ride on thy shoulders.

- Many people? - Yes.

As the products of our land belong to God

so does the ore buried in it.

Most of it will be used in His service.

'To build hospitals and schools, to do missionary work.'

Please, do not refuse us.

It'll take tons of equipment.

And probably, thousands and thousands of dollars

to develop a mine.

Aren't thee not acquainted with someone

who has both machinery and money?

Yes, I guess I could talk to Miss Jaggers' father about it.

But I can't guarantee that he'll be interested

in developing a mine.

We have every confidence.

And in order to hasten thy progress, I shall have papers

prepared giving thee the right to act in our name.

I certainly appreciate your trust in me, sir.

I hope you won't be disappointed.

You mind if I show this to him?

I would mind if thee did not.

We'll start selling his stocks short

and keep selling it short until we break him.

But, Mr. Jaggers, this company has a solid reputation.

Then, start spreading rumors.

Use that ugly word, "mismanagement."

Come!

Be inventive now. See to it, man.

- Yes, sir. - Alright.

What about that ore sample Maverick gave you?

Did you get a report on the gold content?

It's rich, Loftus. Those farmers have no idea how rich.

Then we shouldn't have any problem purchasing the claim.

I anticipated and had a long talk with Albright.

Asked him if he'd be willing to sell.

His answer was no, not at any price.

Now, that's a pretty broad statement

for a Dutch farmer to make.

Nevertheless, he meant it.

I know these farmers, Loftus.

I know that before they give up their land

they'd leave that gold right where it is.

You told me they trust Maverick.

Sure, they'll do anything he says.

Adele's been after me a long time to take him into the firm.

Perhaps I should listen to my daughter more often, eh?

Stone?

Yes, sir?

Ride out to my place.

Tell my daughter I'll see Maverick tonight.

Does he play poker?

Well, he thinks he does.

- At the house, 8:30. - Yes, sir.

He won't know it, but he's going to be our Judas goat.

Lead the Albright lambs to the slaughter.

You'd better slow down

if you're gonna play poker with Bart Maverick.

The ore is deposited in gravel bluffs.

Thank you.

Hydraulic monitors could get it out..

But you all know what they cost.

And they're useless without a large supply of water.

There's a stream that flows through the Albright property.

Comes down from the mountains and enters the Sacramento River.

We'd still have to construct a dam

to build up enough water pressure for the monitors.

That kind of engineering costs a fortune.

Bart, I'm afraid this operation's gonna run

far more than our company can afford.

Oh.

But don't worry, son.

I've raised money before from public funds.

- 'Eh, Frank?' - 'Mm-hmm.'

I'll talk to you about it later.

Well, gentlemen, shall we get down to business?

'Bart?'

For luck.

Thank you.

Never saw a trout rise to the bait any faster.

Better luck next time, boys.

Goodnight, gentlemen. And a most pleasant evening.

You play the game as if you'd been weaned on it.

Old pappy wouldn't let any of us Mavericks even deal

before we could walk.

Let me give you some advice, Maverick.

Miss Jaggers is bored, so she collects things.

Stray cats, dogs... even tinhorn gamblers.

'She keeps them around for laughs, nothing more.'

Goodnight, Frank.

- Goodnight, sir. - Goodnight, Frank.

Maverick, what if there were a game where the stakes

were a thousand times higher than we played for tonight?

Would you be interested?

Depends on how much it would cost me to buy in.

Nothing.

You'd have my backing.

Game's not too different from poker.

With your gambling instinct..

Knowledge of human nature

you'd be a rich man in no time.

Does this game have any rules on the dealer?

It does.

But until you're familiar with 'em, I'll deal.

Fair enough?

Well, you have the deck, Mr. Jaggers.

That's right, son.

You know, I'm still curious.

- As to why the sudden favors? - Yeah.

You like money, so do I.

The Albrights mine.

Well, Mercer's report is very promising.

You let me handle this underwriting on the stock

I'll see to it you get commission on the sale

and learn the investment business.

'We'll make a team, boy. Yes, sir.'

And money besides.

Why, your winning in the stock market

will make what you pocketed here tonight look like peanuts.

'What do you say?'

Oh, my nose bleeds above four figures.

Then buy some handkerchiefs 'cause you're gonna need 'em.

'Oh, they're bringing your carriage around.'

Down!

Come back here!

Come back here!

Come back here! Bring your Tong with you.

You miserable bushwhacker.

- Ah, one of the Yip Sung boys. - Yip Sung Tong?

Yeah, some of the members helped me build my railroad.

Claimed I fed 'em slop and cheated them out of their wages.

If it hadn't been for me, they'd have starved to death.

Ever since, they send one of their hatchet men

to split my skull.

Don't you think you ought to report to the police?

Why? What could they do against the Tong?

Oh, just what do you know about the stock market, son?

As my old pappy always taught me

buy low and sell high.

Good advice.

But there's a lot more to it. You'd better learn.

Especially since we're going to be forming a stock corporation

to finance your friend's mine.

They signed over their power of attorney to me

but somehow, I wish they were right here themselves.

Send them a telegram. Let's not waste any time, boy.

Let's get Eureka Mines up on that board.

- Good morning, Butler. - Morning.

Meet my new associate, Bart Maverick.

- How do you do? - Butler here, is a broker.

Knows as much about the market as I do.

Not quite.

For instance, I don't know why

Mint Land shares are dropping in price.

But in case you do, remember the new law.

When selling short, the shares must be delivered

to the buyer within ten days.

- I'll remember. - Maverick.

Butler.

What does selling short mean?

Selling shares you don't hold at the market price.

But, uh, how, when you don't have them to sell?

Ever bluffed at poker?

Bet on values you aren't holding?

Well, now and then.

Alright, then, let's say I've received inside information

that Mint Land is gonna have a big financial loss.

So, instead of buying it at the market price

I start selling it.

But how can you sell it if you don't own it?

I have ten days to deliver the stock I've sold.

During those ten days, the news leaks out and the price drops.

By the time you buy in, you do at a much lower price

than what you sold the stock for.

You're getting it.

Then the difference between nine and a half and six..

Oh, sorry... five.

That's your profit?

Right.

Mr. Jaggers, what would happen if your information was wrong?

If Mint Land went up?

Then I would've lost.

Ever sandbagged at poker?

Only when I think I can get away with it.

- Good afternoon, gentlemen. - Good afternoon, Adele.

What did you learn today?

- Uh, how to make a fortune. - Good. How did he do really?

Well enough to take the afternoon off.

I know exactly how to spend it.

- See you in the morning. - I'll be in very early.

I won't. Afternoon, Frank.

You know, Maverick's beginning to act as if he owned Adele.

You can't tell me she doesn't like it.

Relax, Frank, relax.

At least until after he's sold all the Eureka Mine shares.

After he sold it?

Sure, I'll let him make the commission on it.

After all, he's entitled to a little something

for handing the Albright Gold Mine over to us. Hm?

I see.

"The Jaggers Company will be retained to construct

"and operate the mine.

"Their fee shall be paid by the Eureka corporation.

"Twenty five percent of which shall be held

by the original owners of the gold-bearing land."

- Meaning us, papa? - Yes.

"The stock issue shall be floated at once

to finance the corporation."

Well, that's it, Mr. Albright.

You better take a look at these, sir.

Oh, I don't understand these business things, Bart.

Does this arrangement satisfy thee?

It seems to be very equitable.

That's all I need to know.

- There. - Fine, fine.

- Congratulations, Mr. Albright. - Thank you.

Oh, Bart, now can we go some place exciting?

I know just the place, Phoebe. Come on.

- Come, papa. - Have a good time.

Thank you. We will.

- I don't get it. - You don't get what?

How you expect to get control of the company?

You gave them 25% of the stock.

The other 75% will be bought up by all the little suckers

who think they're gonna get rich overnight.

But there will be no gold and you'll see to that.

I don't want one grain taken out of the Eureka.

As the engineer, you'll delay construction.

Run the costs of labor and material sky-high.

Ah, it shouldn't be too difficult.

But, uh..

Then what?

Then I'll start selling the stocks short.

Get the word out there never was any gold.

That it was all a fool's dream.

That Maverick's quaker friends are mismanaging the project.

The suckers will drop their shares like hot potatoes.

Hm, but Albright and his friends will still have 25%.

They won't have, after we present them with our bills.

There won't be enough money in the treasury to cover our costs.

And we'll take over their stock in the bankruptcy court.

- Okay? - Swell.

Well, it's an interesting place.

Yes.

- Mr. Maverick? - Mr. Chang.

What a pleasure. I thought the river gods claim you.

Oh, may I present my friend, Mr. Lee Hong Chang.

Miss Phoebe Albright and her father, Mr. Albright.

- Pleasure, sir. - Pleased to know thee.

Oh, these are the people who pulled me from the river.

I shall forever be grateful.

- To us? - Why?

Mr. Maverick won a large sum of money

from this humble business person.

If he had not lived..

I would never have the opportunity to recover it.

'You have not given up poker?'

Oh, no! Just temporarily. Uh, for the stock market.

For a moment, I thought you had turned your back on gambling.

The stock he's dealing with is not a gamble. Is it?

Oh, no, Phoebe. The Eureka Mine is a sure thing.

Eureka Mine?

Yes, Mr. Albright and his neighbors own

25% of the company.

Incidentally, Mr. Chang

if you would like to win some money for a change

I'd suggest you buy all you can.

In return for such reliable information..

May I suggest dinner?

Well, uh, I'm afraid we only have time

to see just a few sights.

Well, please, do not let me detain you.

Mr. Maverick..

If you should ever wish to, uh, continue our game

you may reach me at this, uh, Chang Import Company.

Alright, Mr. Chang. Thank you very much.

Good day, sir.

'Eureka?'

'What's that Eureka Mine?'

Oh, Bart.

You did a good job promoting that stock, Bart.

The word's out all over town.

Eureka Mine shares should be bought up by noon.

Thanks, Mr. Jaggers.

About a month after the last share of stock was sold

the Eureka Mine was in full operation.

Men and machines turned, what was once

a peaceful farmland, into a roaring camp.

Great hydraulic monitors smashed tons of water

into the gravel bluffs and mountains moved

like they were toppled by a giant's hand.

Day after day, the machines assaulted the earth..

Turning it into mud and sending it downstream

in a torrent of black silt.

Here, sluice boxes waited to screen out

the gold-bearing ore from the muddy river.

Thank you, Joseph. That will be all.

Well..

I never thought I'd have to do the proposing

but, uh, if I must..

Uh..

Don't say something you're liable to be sorry for

in a month or two.

No longer than that?

I'm not the marrying kind, Adele.

I thought you understood that.

I'm beginning to.

It's that starched little quaker, isn't it?

Phoebe?

Now you're stretching my imagination.

Am I?

I heard how you fawned over her last week

but I ignored it because I thought you'd get over it.

You received thousands of dollars commission

on the sale of the Eureka stock.

Don't you think you should remember

who buttered your bread?

You pardon me, but if I leave now

I may be able to remember you without the claws.

Bart!

You've been giving out tips. Well, now let me give you one.

Forget her, or you'll wind up just like they are. Only worse.

Because you won't have a field left to furrow.

But they will?

That's all they're going to have?

I just said that to frighten you.

Remember, if it hadn't been for me

you would still be playing poker on a river boat.

About Phoebe and her father, how are they gonna wind up?

- I didn't mean that. - No?

You just make it up.

Bart, don't you understand?

You can have everything you've ever wanted.

Except a field to plough.

Forget them. Forget those farmers.

Tell me.

- Bart, please. - Now, Adele.

Alright.

Daddy's going to freeze them out.

They won't get enough gold from those bluffs to fill a tooth.

I don't believe you.

You don't believe?

They own 25 percent of that company.

Your father can't freeze them out.

Do you want to bet on that, Mr. Tinhorn?

I hope you have a deck of cards left

because you're going to need them.

Gentlemen, ten high, straight.

Oh, Bart, my boy, I thought you'd still be with..

Looks like reckoning time, ahem.

Excuse me, gentlemen.

Alright now, what's got your blood running so sour?

Is it true you're planning to cheat those people

out of their gold?

Cheat's a hard word, Maverick.

It's all I wanna know.

Now, Bart.

Don't do anything you'd regret later on.

The only thing I'll regret is that

you're not a few years younger.

- That's my department... - Now, hold on, Frank.

Oh, that's good advice, Frank.

Why did you stop me?

'Cause I don't want any fighting in my home.

But you get back up the mine tonight.

When Maverick tries to interfere..

Alright, start spreading the rumors.

Eureka Mine's a fraud, fake, never was any gold in it.

Bad news travels fast, but Jaggers' rumors and lies broke

every existing speed record.

Before I could say Lee Hong Chang

the price of Eureka Mine shares was falling faster

than a barometer in a typhoon.

The stock was being dumped so fast

the board boy was getting writer's cramp.

I was getting a cramp too, but it wasn't in my hand.

Mr. Butler?

Excuse me.

Is there any way to stop someone from selling short?

No, but it's possible to keep the prices

of shares from dropping.

How?

Purchasing the shares, but it will take money, a lot of money.

Alright.

My commission money from the sale of the stock.

Start with that, and I'll try to get some more.

Phoebe, where is your father?

He's at the gold diggings. He received a telegram.

Bart, what's wrong?

Have there been any traces of gold, Mr. Mercer?

These things take time, sir.

I received this only an hour ago.

The price of our stock has been dropping all day.

So, why come to me?

But I thought thee might know the reason why.

Sorry, Mr. Albright, I couldn't even guess.

It's Bart.

Bart!

Bart, I was hoping you would come.

The price of our stock is falling.

I know. Jaggers started selling short.

- Stockholders are panicking. - Selling short?

Pete. Slim.

What does it mean?

No time to explain, we've got to stop him

or you're gonna lose everything.

It's thee that advised us to enter into the contract.

I know, I was wrong in thinking I could trust him

as you were thinking I would save you.

Yeah, boss.

Come on.

What should we do, Bart?

Start buying Eureka Mine stock as much as you can.

But our crops have been meager

and nearly all our savings are depleted.

'Maverick.'

I've been waiting for this.

Don't spoil a party. Keep on comin'.

My son, put away thy weapon.

- Men, turn away thy wrath. - We must not use violence.

- Whose side are you two on? - The Lords, we hope.

It's time for you to turn the other cheek.

I would rather give them the gold than see thee use violence.

Stop it! In heaven's name, stop it.

The doctor was right.

The doctor?

He said thee had a hard head.

I hope this will make it feel better.

Forty thousand?

Where do you get this, Phoebe?

My father, Mr. Carter and the others

have mortgaged their farms.

As soon as thee feels well, we'll take thee back

to San Francisco to fight Mr. Jaggers with his own fire.

This may not be enough.

Your people are liable to lose this and their farms as well.

We have faith!

The same faith that saved Jonah from the belly of the whale.

Phoebe, we're dealing with man-eating sharks.

Buying Eureka Mine.

Bidding $6 a share for Eureka Mine.

$6 for Eureka Mine.

$6 for Eureka Mine, bidding $6.

Anymore takers?

$6 for Eureka Mines.

Mr. Maverick, we need more money.

- What? - You must give me money.

The 40,000 is gone.

I just can't, Mr. Butler. There isn't any more money.

I'm sorry!

Bart?

I knew what I was doing all along. We didn't stand a chance.

- There is no hope? - No.

Oh!

I better take Phoebe back to the hotel.

I'm really terribly sorry, Mr. Albright.

Thee did what thee could.

We're grateful for thy help.

Oh, please, fellas.

Don't keep me hung up like this much longer..

You won't have to do anything else to me.

Ah!

I do not feel it necessary to remind you

of the countless ways a man may die.

Who is that?

Mr. Chang!

Mr. Chang, what have I done to you?

Not to me. To the Yip Sung Tong, Mr. Maverick.

By your manipulations, you have caused us to lose a fortune.

Those manipulations, as you call it, weren't mine.

You deny you are employed by Loftus Jaggers?

Yes, I..

Well, uh..

I mean, I was but..

Did he not instruct you to tell us that Eureka Mine was a, uh..

Sure thing?

- No. - Huh?

I had hoped you were merely a pawn of Mr. Jaggers.

If I was on Jaggers' side, then tell me why I pushed

the price of Eureka stock back up today?

We have no proof that you did.

Well, I have.

Right there in my wallet.

Those are buy orders for $40,000 worth of Eureka Mine shares.

As long as Jaggers keeps on selling the stock short

the price will keep going down.

Is there nothing we can do?

Yes, if you like to gamble.

But for mountain high stakes, Mr. Chang.

And if we win?

You'd have beaten Jaggers with his own money

and he might even end up in jail.

A delightful thought, Mr. Maverick.

Delightful!

My pappy said the important thing to know

about any gambling game is when to quit.

But Jaggers' pappy, if he ever had one

had neglected his son's education.

So he continued to sell driving Eureka stock so low

no one would touch it with a ten foot pole.

Oh, no one that is, but an anonymous sucker..

According to rumor, was buying the stock

to wallpaper his house with.

- Good morning. - Oh, morning, Mr. Maverick.

We've missed you the past few days.

Well, thank you, Mr. Butler. That's very flattering.

Tell me how long it's been

since Mr. Jaggers started selling Eureka Mines short?

Why, uh, ten days exactly.

That's what I thought.

Has he delivered any of the shares he, uh, purchased?

No, not as yet but he must by, uh, closing time today.

I know. It's the law, isn't it?

That's right. The law. Uh, excuse me.

Morning, Mr. Jaggers, Miss Jaggers.

Don't worry, I'll deliver the shares by closing time.

Just thought I'd mention.

Start buying Eureka Mines. Offer 'em $3 a share.

Yes, sir.

Buying Eureka Mine, gentlemen.

Bidding $3 a share for Eureka Mine.

'Buying Eureka Mine, bidding $3 a share. $3, gentlemen.'

We're bidding $3 a share for Eureka Mine, gentlemen.

We'll pay $3 a share.

Why isn't he putting the new price?

Uh, because no one's selling at three.

Oh!

Well?

No one seems interested in selling at three.

So, offer 'em four.

'Four dollars a share for Eureka mine.'

'We're bidding four dollars a share.'

Four and a half.

Four and a half dollars a share, bid for Eureka Mine.

What's the matter? Don't you want money?

Alright, five. I'll pay $5 a share for Eureka Mines.

Five and a half. Five and a half for Eureka Mines.

Six dollars. Six dollars for Eureka Mine.

Oh, what's the matter with you?

Six dol.. Six and a half.

Bart, if someone would sell, the price of Eureka would start up.

Your friends could regain the money they've lost.

I'm sorry, but I don't know of anyone who'd be interested.

What?

In fact, I seriously doubt if there's any

Eureka stock for sale at any price.

B-but if Mr. Jaggers isn't able to deliver the stock

he sold to drive the price down, he..

He'll go to jail for fraud.

I know.

And then, there's none for sale? Not even a hundred shares?

Oh, not even one share.

Good heavens!

Ten dollars. Ten dollars a share.

Fourteen.

Fourteen dollars a share for Eureka Mines.

Sixteen dollars a share.

Eighteen dollars a share for Eureka Mines.

Twenty. I'll bid twenty dollars a share for Eureka Mines.

Well, what's the matter with ya?

What's the matter with 'em? Why won't they sell?

I must remind, you've less than an hour and a half. It's 1:30.

I know that, I know. Who's doing it?

Who quartered the stock?

Maverick.

Now, I might've known.

Maverick, you scheming, underhanded sneak.

I taught you and you, you, you turned on me.

While I sold, you were buying.

That's right. Now I have it all.

Every share of Eureka and if you're interested

in avoiding jail, you'll have to buy at my price.

No, no, sir, you backstabbing manipulator.

In that case, Mr. Jaggers..

Ah, now, wait a minute. Hold on there.

I wouldn't be very happy in jail.

But don't you think I'm gonna beg.

If it were up to me, you would. Fortunately for you

my friends don't believe in vengeance.

Alright, what are the terms?

First, I'll sell to you at $40 a share.

Forty dollars?

Second, the Jaggers Company will continue

to operate the Eureka Mine but only on a cost plus basis.

The mine makes money, so will you.

And if it doesn't, I'm sorry.

Oh, th-that's highway robbery. You know that, Maverick.

Third, the Jaggers Company will be responsible for all

and any debts thus far incurred by Eureka Mine.

Impossible but I, I..

Don't have a choice.

You know it, you... card-playing bandit.

Alright, come on. Sell me those shares.

- I'm sorry, sir, but I can't. - What?

Until I talk to the Albright's and their friends.

Friends?

The Yip Sung Tong

and the other suckers, I believe you called them?

'They have to approve the deal.'

But, but there isn't time. I only have an hour.

They're waiting just outside the door.

Why, you lowdown miserable..

By golly, Bart, you beat me.

Beat me at my own game.

My own game.

- Bart, have we won? - We've won.

Oh.

Well, Seth, we're finally going to get our schools

churches and hospitals.

As a poet once said..

"Faith can move mountains."

♪ Who is the tall dark stranger there ♪

♪ Maverick is the name ♪

♪ Ridin' the trail to who knows where ♪

♪ Luck is his companion ♪

♪ Gamblin' is his game ♪

♪ Smooth as a handle on a gun ♪

♪ Maverick is the name ♪

♪ Wild as the wind in Oregon ♪

♪ Blowin' up a canyon ♪

♪ Easier to tame ♪

♪ Riverboat ring your bell ♪

♪ Fare thee well Annabel ♪

♪ Luck is the lady that he loves the best ♪

♪ Natchez to New Orleans ♪

♪ Livin' on jacks and queens ♪

♪ Maverick is a legend of the west ♪

♪ Riverboat ring your bell ♪

♪ Fare thee well Annabel ♪

♪ Luck is the lady that he loves the best ♪

♪ Natchez to New Orleans ♪

♪ Livin' on jacks and queens ♪

♪ Maverick is a legend of the West ♪

♪ Maverick is a legend of the west ♪♪