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Here's adventure.

Here's romance.

Here's O. Henry's famous Robin Hood of the Old West,

"The Cisco Kid."

What's the word, Doc?

Yeah, what'd you find out?

I've got bad news for you, gentlemen, so there's no use

pulling any punches.

It's a lot worse than I expected.

This fever that's hit your cattle is highly contagious.

In fact, it's a killer.

We're gonna have to quarantine the entire range.

Doc, that's a whole 100,000 acres you're talking about.

Yes, I know.

But if we don't do that, it'll be 200,000 next week and,

well, the entire territory the week after.

But, Doc, that'll put us all out of business.

I wish I could say you're wrong, Mr. Hendricks but,

well, I'm afraid I don't know how to.

All I can say, however, is that, well, this fever not only hits

animals, but human beings, as well.

And if we don't establish the quarantine, you'll not only

be out of business, but be dead.

That's the story, huh, Doc?

Yes, that's the story.

So as of right now, the entire range is quarantined.

(gunshot) (gunshots continue)

(gunshots) (gunshots)

(gunshots) (gunshots)

Good enough.

We drove him right into that quarantined land.

And we scared him enough, so it's the only place

he'll dare to come out is on the other side.

By that time, he should be contagious enough to get another

couple of hundred thousand acres quarantined.

He doesn't know it, but he's gonna make me the biggest

landowner in this territory.

Take off-- I'll handle this, and meet you at the doc's cabin.

We heard some shooting over there and thought there

was trouble.

Oh, no trouble now.

One of my hands just saw a horse stray off of that

quarantined range.

We were stampeding him back where he belonged.

Lucky, your men saw the stray, senor.

There's nothing lucky about it.

We keep an eye on this place.

Cisco, what's all this fever this man is talking about?

A very dangerous sickness, Pancho.

It would wipe out all the livestock if it weren't

controlled.

Gee, I hope Loco don't get it.

She's gonna find that shack I was talking about, enriched,

eh?

(laughing) Hey, Cisco, it's a good thing we find a place to

hide this side of the quarantine line, huh?

Sure is, Pancho.

Say, Pancho, you know?

There is over 100,000 acres of good grazing land on the other

side of those signs.

And the pity of it all is that there's nothing but death and

desolation over there, all because the animals get

the sickness, and the people get it from the animals.

Cisco, you mean to tell me that the people get

the sickness, too?

From the animals, Pancho.

Hmm?

Cisco, how you feel?

Oh, I feel fine, my friend.

Yeah, but just this morning, you were telling me you feel

older than my Uncle Rosario, who is 97 years old.

(chuckling) That was this morning,

Pancho.

Wait a minute, wait, Cisco.

You... you got a little flavor.

You head is hot like a hot tamales.

Oh, it's a little cold, but I'll...

N-No, what about this?

Just-- Pancho know what to do.

I will take care of you, Cisco.

Let me...

Pancho.

What?

You're not a doctor, Pancho.

No, I ain't a doctor, but I gonna show you who

the doctor is, huh?

Can I speak to you a minute, Doc?

Oh, sure, Mr. Madison.

Come on in.

What's on your mind, Madison?

Well, I'm afraid we're in trouble, Doc.

I hired a Mexican kid through a labor contractor named Kennedy

in Blade City.

The first day on the place, I had a row with him.

What do you want from me, a death certificate?

Don't ride me, Doc.

We had a fight.

The kid got away.

The last I saw him, he was heading into that land that you

quarantined.

Well, that land up there is posted.

Yeah, Doc.

I know.

But I don't think the kid could read.

He didn't speak English.

I understand he had some relatives up north near

Blade City.

I look for him to dip back there.

Mm-hmm.

It's north of quarantined land, isn't it?

It's mighty fine cattle land, that territory

around Blade City.

Of course, you want me to extend the quarantine to that area,

is that it?

I wouldn't wanna tell you your business, Doc.

That puts me at quite a disadvantage, because I was just

about to tell you yours.

Here, Mr. Madison, I want you to see something.

Those germs you're looking at are responsible for this

quarantine.

Any creature who gets them in his blood, be it animal

or human, is facing certain and a very unpleasant death.

All these came from the same stricken animal.

You sold me, Doc.

You won't catch me or any of my boys breaking your quarantine.

I hope so.

I hate to think that human lives are so cheap to you that you'd

contaminate land to buy it for nothing.

You're riding me again, Doc.

At least, take off the spurs.

I only came up here to tell you about the boy breaking your

quarantine, and what you do about it is strictly up to you.

I'll tell you what I'm gonna do about it.

I'm not gonna quarantine any more land.

I'm going after that boy and see if I can save his life.

And if you know how, Madison, I suggest that you pray

that I find him...

as soon as I can.

Well, how we doing?

The doc wouldn't buy our story.

He's gonna ride out after the kid to find out if he's really

got the fever.

We wouldn't wanna disappoint the doc, would we?

What's in the bottle?

About 500,000 acres of prime grazing land, if we can get to

the kid before the doc does.

Let's find him.

Pancho?

Pancho, what are you brewing there?

It smells like skunk cabbage.

That's just what it is, skunk cabbage, Cisco,

with a lot of other things.

What other things?

Oh, I got some wild roots here, I have some herbs and--

it's an old recipe handed up from my family.

You mean to say you're going to eat that stuff?

You are, just as soon as it is cool enough.

No, siree, we're very good friends, but I'm not going

to do that.

Cisco, no matter what you say you're going to do-- here,

you take-- you drink this, andele.

Pancho, thanks, but I feel better.

I feel much better.

As a matter of fact, we better saddle up and ride into Blade

City, eh?

Ah, Cisco, you just like a little kid, like my

little cousin, Fernando.

He always gets well before he takes the medicine.

Here, drink it.

Are you sure you know what you put in that stuff?

Oh, Cisco, would I poison my best friend, Cisco?

I love you.

Here, drink it, andele.

All right, Pancho.

I'll trust you this time.

Yeah, make a face.

Go on, drink it, drink it, go on.

You-- uh-huh, go.

(gasps) Pancho, I'm on fire.

You on fire, that is good for you.

That makes the perspirations come up, Cisco,

and make a new man out of you.

I'll have to be a new man.

There'll be nothing left of the old one.

Here, let me show you, Cisco.

I-I will drink, look.

I am strong, I-- look, look.

Ah, see...

Ah, eh, Cisco, I...

I think I wanna get some water.

Oh, for the horses.

(horse approaching) I'm Dr. Alpers.

I'm looking for a man who's-- Yeah, but we don't need

no doctor-- already took care of the sick man.

Now, now, take it easy.

I'm a doctor.

I've been looking for you.

I'll do all I can.

Oh, I'm sorry, you don't understand English.

What are you talking about?

He talk English almost as good as I am.

You see, Pancho, the doctor came to save me from your

medicine.

I'll pull through all right, Doctor, eh?

Yes, I think so.

You didn't ride through a quarantine area about ten miles

south of here, did you?

Oh, not Cisco and Pancho.

We see the signs and we stay out.

Cisco and Pancho?

You're The Cisco Kid.

That's right.

And I'm Pancho Miguel Fernando Gonzalez de Conejo.

Then I take back what I said.

You're just the man I'm looking for, and you too, Pancho.

I need your help.

Oh, anything we can do, we will gladly did.

And you say that that is all you know about the boy?

Yes, Cisco, that's all.

I think Madison knows more, but he isn't telling.

This Madison, is he a tall man

with a scar on the left cheek?

Mm-hmm.

Pancho, that is the same man that told us that he stampeded

a stray back into the quarantine range.

Cisco, you think this boy is riding this stray?

I do.

Doctor, our best lead to that boy is through that labor

contractor in Blade City, Mr. Kennedy.

Come on, let's go see him.

The doc's found some friends.

Fallon, you come with me.

You boys hold 'em down right here.

See how close you can come to him without hitting him.

All right.

(gunshots) Looks like someone doesn't

want us to get to Blade City.

Could it be your friend Mr. Madison?

Yes, it could be.

(gunshots, bullets ricochet) You stay here with Pancho.

I'll take care of those snipers.

Pancho, keep them busy.

I've got an idea.

Yes.

Cisco got an idea.

I hope it is good one.

(gunshot) (gunshot)

(bullet ricochets) Hey, Pancho, stop shooting!

Heh, I'm sorry, Cisco.

I didn't know you can go no place.

All right, wake up.

Oh... there something I can do for you, sir?

If it's a hand you need on the ranch, we have some excellent

workers available just now.

You don't say?

I suppose they're as good as that Mexican boy you sent down

to the Diamond M.

He's a prize.

Diamond M-- then you're-- The name's Madison.

Well, is there something wrong with Juan?

There's plenty wrong with Juan.

That's why I'm here.

Well, what did he do?

There's a quarantined range down south of here.

You know about it?

Yes, sir.

Your boy, Juan, rode straight into that range.

That's the last I saw of him.

Well, I'm sorry, Mr. Madison, but I'm--

I didn't ride all the way into Blade City asking

for sympathy.

I want to find that boy before he spreads a disease

all over the countryside.

Well, you're absolutely right there, Mr. Madison.

I figured he'd head back up this way.

If this is where he came from.

I don't have to tell you, Kennedy, what'll happen to you

if the ranchers find out about that boy spreading the fever

into their ranges.

I wanna help you, Kennedy, but you've got to do more than stand

here and whine about how sorry you are.

Whoa.

You take these men to the sheriff.

I'm going to see Mr. Kennedy.

Bueno, senor.

Andele.

Hyuh! Hyuh!

Andele.

Doc Alpers just rode in town with those two guys.

One of 'em's heading this way.

Somebody's coming in here asking about the kid.

You don't know anything about him, understand?

Mr. Kennedy?

Yes, sir, can I help you?

I am The Cisco Kid.

I'm looking for a young man who has come here recently

from Mexico.

Well, I bring a lot of men into the country.

Do you know the man's name?

No, as a matter of fact, I don't.

But I understand you found him some work on the

Diamond M ranch.

You've been misinformed.

I've never been able to get any of my men to work on

the Madison ranch.

Somebody's given you a bum steer, friend.

Maybe that's entirely true.

Unless someone is giving you a bum steer.

Well, what do you mean?

I must find this boy within 48 hours or there'll be serious

consequences.

If he has relatives, and someone tells us that you did take him

to the Madison ranch, Mr. Kennedy, you're going to be

in a lot of trouble.

Thanks.

Why did you hit him?

You want him to find the kid before we do?

And have the whole north range quarantined?

Just like that.

And the ranchers will string you up to the first tree

they came to.

Well, I-- You had your chance to get

off the hook, Kennedy.

Now what are you gonna do about it?

Well, I could drive out to his uncle's place to see

if Juan is there.

Now you're making sense.

Where is this place?

Rancho Segauro, it's five miles north of town.

Good.

I have my rig out back.

Tie up this fellow.

Let him cool off.

You can follow us.

(chuckles) Cisco.

Pancho, catch!

(laughing) I don't know what you done,

mister, but I'm glad to meet you.

What did he did, Cisco?

He's one of Madison's men.

What happened, Cisco?

This man and his boss got to Kennedy ahead of me.

They left me in his tender care.

Where did they go?

I don't know.

Maybe he don't want to talk.

You think he knows, Cisco?

Sure he does, Pancho.

Where did they go-- to find the boy?

Yeah, maybe he got a quarantined tongue.

Say, doctor, you got something good for a quarantined tongue?

Pancho, I really don't know.

I mean-- It's all right, doctor.

I think we have the medicine that he needs, eh, Pancho?

(laughing) Cisco, we give him some of that medicine I give

you, remember?

How could I ever forget?

Senor, please take my advice: talk.

I know.

Ho!

Well, this is the place.

Well, let's find out if the boy's here.

Juan, I'm glad to see you!

Why, you...

Vamos, you comprende?

Help me get him aboard.

You didn't have to do that.

Shut up and do as I say.

Let's get out of here.

Giddap!

Well, the wagon has been here and gone.

With or without the boy?

Pancho, you go in there and see if the boy is there.

Si.

Ain't nobody here, Cisco.

Let's follow the wagon tracks.

Over here.

Whoa.

Hey, wake up, amigo.

I have another treat for you.

What is that?

Something to make sure the fever isn't trivial.

Isn't trivial?

You said you didn't want him to spread the fever!

You stick to your business, and I'll stick to mine.

Look, forget what I told you before.

What you really want is to quarantine the whole country.

Why, you'd kill that boy to get your way!

Get down off this wagon.

What are you gonna do?

Something to keep you from worrying by talking too much.

(gunshot) Giddap!

Mr. Kennedy.

Who shot you?

Madison.

He took my rig.

Doctor, you and Pancho do whatever you can for him.

I'll take care of Madison.

All right, Cisco, where do you want it?

You drop it, back on the ground.

I'm about to.

And then when I do, you can call the sheriff.

(laughing) You're killing me, Cisco.

All right, Madison, why don't you shoot?

The bottle.

The germs.

I'm gonna get the fever!

Don't get any ideas, Cisco.

I think you'll die before I do.

You can have a choice.

I'll take you to the sheriff and Dr. Alpers may save your life.

That's where you'll get the chance to a fair trial.

Or you can use the gun, and you'll certainly be dead

in 48 hours.

Either way I lose, don't I?

Okay, Cisco.

I know how to lose.

(gun cocks) All right, Madison.

Now that you've made your choice,

I'll take you to the sheriff.

Go ahead, go on.

(chuckling) You know, Doctor,

I am dumbfounded.

I didn't never see such a little telescope make little dots

look so big.

Well, Cisco, Juan's gonna be all right.

He miraculously escaped getting the fever and, well,

Madison will be all right in time to stand trial.

That's thanks to a good doctor, Doctor.

Doctor, you mean to told me, those little dots in that--

they make you sick?

Yes, those little dots will make you very sick, Pancho.

Heh, that's funny.

Mama Maria always told me that if I eat too many frijoles,

it make me sick.

And now, if I look at little dots, they make me sick.

Now, Cisco, I don't want to stop eating frijoles.

I don't know what to do.

Stop eating or looking.

Oh, Pancho.

(laughing) (laughing) Oh, Cisco.

(both laughing) Good-bye, amigos!

See you soon!

(laughing)