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It

ain't locked.

Well, why are you disturbing me, Mr. Pike?

Close the door.

Well, what I mean is, I got something

here.

I can't handle it myself.

I figured you'd be interested.

I'm only asking $20 for it.

The bounty is $500.

Put it on the bed.

And you won't have far to go to

find your man.

He's just downstairs.

This is only $1.

It's enough for a bottle rummy.

Now get out of here.

You're doomed

to wander on beyond this land so lonely.

Oh Shenandoah, you're doomed to wander in

search of home.

Across this land so lonely.

Yeah, looks like the musicians are going to

take a break.

Should we go outside?

All right.

The night, a momentary pause in the search.

But the night can be no friend for

a man with no name, no memory, no

past.

For a man called Shenandoah.

Where did you learn to dance like that?

Do I have to tell you all my

secrets?

Oh, it's pretty out here.

Sure is.

The air is sweet.

You see your ring?

That's beautiful.

Where did you get it?

I don't know.

I only know I've had it as long

as I can remember.

You're the strangest man I ever knew.

Why do you say that?

Well, you bring a girl out here in

the moonlight and then you don't even try

to kiss her.

You're wrong.

But there's Murray and I think you promised

him the next dance.

There you are.

I believe this dance is mine.

I was just coming to find you.

Excuse us.

Don't turn around.

Isn't this some mistake?

No mistake, friend.

You're it.

What happened?

I don't know.

I heard this noise.

What's wrong?

A fellow in the rig pulled a gun

on me.

Why?

What did he want?

I don't know.

I really don't know.

Well, let's not break up the party.

Maude, you promised me this dance.

Oh, sure.

I'll give you this dance.

I was just going to praise my dad.

Good night.

It was a wonderful dance, wasn't it?

Aren't you going to tell me what it's

all about?

Tell?

Well, somebody stuck a gun in my ribs

and when I objected, they took a shot

at me.

And you don't know why?

I can't even make a sensible guess.

Is that all you're going to say?

That's all I'm going to say.

Naomi?

Well, it is getting late.

I guess I'd better go in.

I enjoyed the dance.

So did I.

Thank you for taking me.

Naomi?

I was coming right in, Harv.

Well, I want to talk to Shenandoah alone.

What about?

What's the matter, Harv?

Well, I found this over behind the hotel.

It's a pretty fair likeness.

I wonder when that was taken.

$500 reward.

Sheriff Jack Beal, Soldiers Mound, Texas.

Now I know why you'd never talk about

yourself.

Yeah.

Sure was a big surprise to me.

Makes you a pretty poor judge of character,

doesn't it?

Yeah, that's right.

And I ought to know better after 20

years of watching drifters come through this store.

Harv, that's not fair.

You're making a judgment.

And you're not even letting him tell his

side of it.

Well, I'm not stopping him.

Well, there is some explanation.

I mean, it is a mistake, isn't it?

If I get back from Soldiers Mound, I'll

explain it to you.

I promise you.

Here's that sandwich you asked for.

Thanks.

Miss Maude said there's no charge.

You tell Miss Maude she's a nice lady

and thanks for the trouble.

Thank you.

Well, good morning, Shenandoah.

Good morning, Murray.

You're up early for Sunday morning?

Well, I got a long ride ahead of

me.

You're not leaving town?

Afraid so.

Well, not because of that silly business at

the dance.

I'm sure somebody was just playing a trick.

Well, maybe so, but it's time I was

moving on.

Well, I'm sorry.

Let us hear from you.

Keep in touch.

Good luck to you.

Thanks.

How far is it to Soldiers Mound?

It's about three miles back.

Just follow the railroad over the rise.

I see.

I used to have a friend in the

town, a fellow named Beale.

That'd be Jack Beale.

He's a sheriff.

Much obliged.

Friend, I think I'll go along with you.

I don't want to put you to any

trouble.

Oh, be no trouble at all.

Bounty hunting's my business.

You got a $500 reward on your head.

You turn yourself in, I lose out.

Do you mind telling me what I'm wanted

for?

I wouldn't know that.

All I'm interested in is the money.

I'll say one thing for you, though.

You're not easy to take.

You gave me one whale of a buggy

ride.

Now get off your horse.

Drop the gun belt.

That poster says dead or alive.

It don't make a whole lot of difference

which it is.

Hands high.

High!

That's good.

Now turn around.

Sheriff Beale?

What can I do for you?

I wanted to check a poster.

Help yourself.

There's a basket full of them on the

safe.

And there's some more on the desk.

Did you find what you're looking for?

No.

Don't you recognize me?

What's your name?

I'm called Shenandoah.

That don't help much.

Take your hat off.

I never saw you before.

Then how do you explain this?

Bounty hunter's doing his best to collect the

reward.

Where'd you get this?

New Mexico.

Town called Winona.

You got some enemies in Winona?

I don't think so.

I haven't been there very long.

Never had any trouble.

Think about it.

I'd say whoever had this printed was trying

to kill you without going out of the

house.

Much obliged, Sheriff.

How many of those things were put out?

I don't know.

You better find out.

Every bounty hunter in the territory could be

after you.

There's no hurry for this, Naomi.

I'll send one of the boys over for

it later.

Really?

I never thought I'd see you again.

I promised you I'd come back and tell

you about the poster.

Well, you really shouldn't be here because I'm

engaged.

That was quick.

Who's the lucky man?

Someone I went with before I met you.

I'm going to marry him.

Well, who is he?

I'd like to congratulate him.

Well, we haven't made the announcement yet.

It'll be in next week's paper.

I see.

Well, I hope you'll be very happy.

Oh, for the record, the poster was a

fake.

Tell your brother, Hart.

All right, have I come in?

Shenandoah.

Where in the dickens did you come from?

Soldier's mound.

Oh, good to see you.

Working late on tomorrow's paper, huh?

Yeah, if I ever get it out.

You don't mind if I go on working,

do you?

I got an item on the social page

here about you leaving us last week.

Oh?

You're running an item about Naomi, too, aren't

you?

Yeah, how'd you know?

She told me.

Who's she going to marry?

Don't you know?

No, she just said it was somebody that

she'd gone with for a long time.

Why'd she leave it that way?

Did Hart tell you about the poster?

Yeah, I heard about that after you left

town.

Did he tell you it was a fake?

It was put out by the man that

Naomi's going to marry.

Clever way to get rid of a man.

I don't know, that's terrible.

Oh.

Have you thought about...

About how he must have felt?

Naomi's beau?

Yeah.

You ride into town because you're a stranger,

kind of mysterious.

You turn her head.

In my book, I'd call him a bad

loser.

Well, maybe he was worried about Naomi.

Maybe he was afraid she'd get hurt.

Then why didn't he love her with me?

I didn't know she was involved with anyone.

Boss, that gunman's back in town.

He's staked out at the liver stable.

Goody, get out of here!

Oh, sure, boss.

I'll come back and sweep out later.

How many places in town could make a

poster like this?

You know Fullwell is the only print shop

within 50 miles.

And you had the picture.

It was taken of me the day I

won the saddle-bronc contest at the fair.

That made it easy, didn't it?

You left town.

Why didn't you just stay away?

Because I want to know how many of

these you printed.

Just one.

I recognized that bounty hunter.

I knew that was the way to get

rid of you.

So I copied a wanted poster and sent

it up to him.

Well, go on out there and tell him

there's no reward.

Go on out there and tell him it's

a phony.

All right.

Wanted for murder.

Afraid you got the wrong man, mister.

If the sheriff wants to talk to me,

I'll be at the hotel.

Hi.

Brought one of your favorite sandwiches.

Well, that's very nice of you, Maude.

You know something?

You made an awful lot of friends here.

You're a nice lady.

Thanks again.

Oh, you know, I said if I saw

you, I'd...

You didn't.

You'd tell her...

Tell her I'd already left.

Okay.

Take good care of yourself.