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(Train whistle blowing)

(Theme music playing)

Wait till you see it, Ben,

you couldn't have custom
ordered anything better.

What's he asking for it?

I don't know. I haven't
talked to him yet.

But the words out that
he's about to bankrupt

so the price can't be too high.

Barnabas, give me
a hand with this tarp.

Barnabas: All right.

What did I tell you,
Ben, isn't she a beauty?

Yeah, she's a beauty, all right,

but, uh, just what is she?

Something we need to finish our
government contract, barnabas.

Barnabas: What?
Locomotive boiler,

complete with firebox.

Well, it's kinda
small, isn't it?

Once I get a frame and
some wheels under her,

she'll make the sweetest little
work engine this side of Cincinnati.

And with a second engine

we can complete our
government contract on time.

Man: All right,
get away from her.

I said, get away from her.

Who are you? What
are you doing here?

We're from the BP, s & d.

You the proprietor?

I'm gonna give you boys a break.

You get out of here now,

I'm gonna pretend like
I never seen you at all.

Who are you?

Don't make no
difference who I am.

I work for Sam mcginty.

Really?

I had trouble with him up
at cripple creek one time.

Move out.

What's he doing in these parts?

Or did he smell a
sheep ready for fleecing?

I said move out!

One thing about Sam,

he always had a
good nose on him.

(Punch landing)

(Thud)

(Grunting)

All right, hold it! (Cocks gun)

When mcginty catches up with you

they're gonna have
to carry you out.

You tell mcginty
that I thank him

for the reception committee.

You also tell him that
Ben Calhoun's in town.

Been looking forward
to paying him back.

Mcginty's down at the saloon

negotiating with Phillips
to buy the machine works.

Without that boiler we can't
possibly meet our deadline.

I know.

Now, we've got two problems.

Mcginty's got about five
gunmen backing him up.

And secondly, our total assets

amount to whatever's
in your pocket right now.

Which was about
$53 at last count.

Which wouldn't buy
the rivets on that boiler.

And I don't think Phillips
can give us any credit.

Yeah, I know.

Well then, we better
hope for a miracle.

Working on one right
now. Did you get 'em?

Right here.

What are those?

You did a good job, barnabas.

They're gonna help us in
our negotiation with Phillips.

Well, what's gonna help you
with mcginty and his five gunmen?

Gunmen aren't gonna do anything

but give him a false
sense of security.

See if we can
shake him up a little.

Come on.

(Indistinct chattering)

That's my final offer.

And it's a generous one I think,

considering the
circumstances, Mr. Phillips.

The boiler itself is
worth three times this.

If you could get a buyer.

Well, you'll pay in cash?

I will do.

You mind if we talk it over?

Please do. Go right
ahead, take your time.

Think about
$2,000, Mr. Phillips.

Did you hear that? What?

So mcginty's offering thousands.

He's gonna laugh at our
$412 and our promises.

Well, we gotta do somethin'.

We will, brothers.

When the time comes.

(Laughs)

Me boys told me you
were in town, Calhoun.

I figured they would.

Now, why don't you tell this boy

what to do before
he busts his butt.

Oh, Elton wilcox?

Sit down and have a drink
before you leave, Calhoun.

Thank you.

Well, how long ago
do you suppose it was

when you swindled me
up there at cripple creek?

Quite a while, and
I haven't changed.

I still get what
I set out after.

"Betsy's" what the old
man calls that boiler.

Betsy's what I'm going to get.

I think you got the
determination, all right.

But you still haven't
got any class.

You think I asked you
over here to insult me?

You asked me to sit down because
you didn't know what else to do with me.

Now, I'm also
interested in the boiler.

Let me ask you one question.

Now, I've got a
train broken down

on the cripple creek site.

There's not another boiler
between here and St. Louis

and I got enough
men to back me up.

Now, what makes you
think that you can move in?

Because this
isn't cripple creek.

It's Denver, it's not a
small town, it's a big town.

You can't operate here
the way you operate there.

Oh, count on that.

I never count on anything.

Phillips.

Uh, yes, I'm Phillips.

My name is Ben Calhoun.

President of buffalo pass,
scalplock and defiance railways.

I'm interested in your boiler.

Well, I've just about
made a deal for Betsy

with Mr. Mcginty here.

Well, I've got a
proposition for you.

Um, before you get
robbed into anything

there's something
you ought to know.

Uh, Mr. Calhoun, he
runs a blue sky railroad

that's long on promises
but short on cash.

I'd have a look at
the color of his money

before I talk to him.

Well, there's no point in
being evasive, Mr. Calhoun.

It's common knowledge

that I'm just about ready
for a receiver check.

That's why I have
to operate in cash.

Barnabas: Mr. Calhoun!

Sorry to interrupt, sir,

but these telegrams
just came in.

They're gonna have to
wait. Well, sir, they're urgent.

Excuse me.

Tell him the answer's no.

Tell him I'll meet him
on the 10th in St. Louis.

No stock, all cash.

Also, tell him I want an
option on his boiler for 24 hours

and I'll wire him
tonight. Yes, sir.

Now,

what's the proposition so far?

Down payment?

No, that was for
my whole operation.

Well, I'm gonna
double that offer.

And it's just for the boiler,

I'm not interested in taking
over your whole operation.

You really think you can push
me into a corner, Calhoun?

I'm not tryin' to push
you into a corner,

I'm tryin' to bring
you out in the open

I'm gonna suggest we
have a public auction.

Right here in front
of the whole town.

Just what I had in mind.

All right.

All right, when do
you want that auction?

The sooner the better.
What about right now?

Well, you just bit off
more than you can chew.

You're on, Calhoun.

You're on.

Everything will be
ready within the hour.

And good day, sir. Good day.

Drinks are on the b p, s & d!

(All cheering)

(People clamoring)

You know the town
loves that old man.

They are gonna boil us in oil

if they find out we can't pay.

How long will it take
you to load the boiler?

An hour, maybe.

Tell the engineer to bring the
train around and get it ready.

Tell barnabas to pick
us up some supply.

All right.

(People clamoring)

I thought maybe you could
use a drink along about now.

I could indeed,
sir, and thank you.

Let me ask you
something, Mr. Phillips.

You were in business a long
time, had a good reputation.

What happened?

Well, progress
is a problem, sir.

Nowadays, everything is ordered
custom from the big locomotive works.

I have always built my engines
first and sold them afterwards.

No you take Betsy there.

She's smaller, more
powerful, lighter.

She'd have been
the best of all of them

the money ran out.

Well, have a
drink to better time.

To your good health, sir.

(Gavel pounding)

Auctioneer: Gentlemen, if
I may have your attention.

What did you find out?

Mcginty's boys have really
been painting the town red.

Bragging a lot.

Did you find out
what his limit was?

One story says he
has $10,000 cash,

another makes it 11.

You'd better count on 12
just to be on the safe side.

Nothing I'd enjoy more than
pushing him beyond his limit

just to watch him squirm.

Give me your gun.

(Women gasping)

Gentlemen,

we will proceed.

Did you get the papers?

All you have to
do is fill 'em out.

Auctioneer: The terms are cash.

(Auctioneer
speaking indistinctly)

You know what to do.

(Gavel pounding)

Now, this boiler
is fully guaranteed.

A fine piece of merchandise.

Gentlemen, what am I bid?

Do I hear $1,000?

$5,000!

Auctioneer: I have $5,000.

Do I hear $6,000?

Do I hear 6,000?

$5,500.

(People laughing)

$5,500.

Do I hear $6,500?

$10,000!

Man: $10,000?

Do I hear $11,000?

I have $10,000.

$11,000!

Auctioneer: $11,000.

I have $11,000.

Do I hear $12,000? $12,000.

I have $12,000!

Do I hear $13,000?

Do I hear 13,000?

$12,000 I have once!

$12,000 twice!

$12,000 three times!

Sold to Mr. Ben Calhoun

for $12,000.

Drinks are on me!

Wait a minute!

Wait a minute!
It's not over yet!

I'm sayin' you're
bluffin', Calhoun.

I'm sayin' if you've got the
money to back up your bid

we've got the right to see it!

I say you've got
no rights at all.

I'm doing business
with Mr. Phillips now.

Then I'll tell it to your face.

I'm callin' you a liar, Calhoun.

(All clamoring)

Any place we can talk?

(Men fighting)

(Women shrieking)

I reckon you need a
drink along about now.

Thank you.

You know, Mr. Calhoun,
when I was a young engineer,

I had a choice

either to design
Bridges or locomotives.

I picked locomotives
because I found railroad

people a lot more interesting.

He was right out
there, wasn't he?

You don't have the
money to back up your bid.

Not anything close to it.

(Clamoring continues outside)

To better days.

Better days.

(Glass shattering)

Well, I suppose you
realize what'll happen to you

if I turn you over
that mob out there.

Probably skin me alive.

Can you think of an alternative?

Ben: A good one.

I've got 35 miles of track to lay
between now and the 1st of August.

If I can do it,

the government's
gonna owe me $100,000.

With the engine that we'll
put around that boiler of yours,

I can do it very easily.

In that envelope, you gonna find

a transfer of 5% of the
total stock of the b p, s & d.

Also there's an agreement
in there allowing me

to buy it back in
90 days for $25,000.

25,000?

If you're gonna gamble with me,

you're gonna take
part of the profits.

What if we lose?

If we lose, all you'd
have lost is 90 days.

You still got the
title to the boiler.

Well, mcginty did bid $11,000,

and I do suppose
he's got the cash.

Oh, I suppose.

But I never could stand a man
who'd take advantage of another.

Mr. Calhoun, I would suggest
you pour us another drink.

May take a little time to
get these papers in order.

Then we've got a deal?

We've got a deal.

(Horse whinnying)

Will you look
what've done there?

Now, Elton, you've
got to be more careful.

Help him up!

Do you know who
you've got there, Elton?

It's Ben Calhoun's friend.

You don't want to get old
Ben Calhoun all riled up, do ya?

Look at that dirty fool. And
take that back to old Ben.

That little flour sack
with a big hole in it.

Ben won't like that.

Aren't you one to
fight, do ya, boy?

Well, you're gonna get one.

You tell Ben Calhoun
he won the first round,

but there's another
one comin' up.

Turn him loose.

Your boss tricked me
out of that boiler, boy.

But you tell him, he'll
never get to use it.

All right, there's
nothing to see here!

Mcginty said you may
have the boiler now,

but you'll never get to use it.

Oh, that's mcginty's
wishful thinking.

You gonna be all right.

Probably have a shiner but
that's about the extent of it.

I should never have let
them jump me like that.

They pick the
time and the place,

wasn't much you
could do about it.

Now, go fix us some
coffee, we're gonna need it.

All right.

His pride suffered
the biggest injury.

Uh, Mr...

..Mr. Calhoun, we
were at the auction.

So? Well, we figured that you

were expectin' some trouble and as
seen as you're kinda short-handed...

We figured we might
go along with you.

Yeah.

And how much would
all this extra help cost me?

Oh, nothin'. Just a
free ride to cutter's gap.

You get us that far
and you'll be clear.

And we live up near there.

You know the track, then?

Oh, yeah, every
twist in it. Oh, yeah.

I was a gandy dancer
when they was building it.

He's right, if we
get to cutter's gap.

Well, we can hire both of them.

No, Ben, we gotta make a
water stop at high Ridge tank.

Mcginty could be waitin' for us.

Well, let's just figure he will be
waitin' for us, so keep our eyes open.

All right, you boys get
on, we can use you.

(Train chugging)

Hi fellas.

Hey. Hi.

You got yourself a pretty
good boiler there, huh?

(Chuckles) Not just pretty good,

one of the best in the country.

How's it work?

You mean you've never
seen one up close?

No!

Well, it's...

It's really pretty simple.

Here, I'll show you.

Okay.

First, you have a water tank.

It's filled with 175
gallons of water.

"175 gallons"?

And a fire box.

And back here... excuse me.

Sure.

Back here is where
you put the wood in.

Put the wood in,
that heats the water.

The water makes the steam here.

Now, all this
pressure is building up,

the smoke leaves
through the smoke box,

to the chimney in the front.

What it does, it causes
what they call a...

..An alternating
vacuum effect. See?

No, no. Wait a minute.

I mean...

You got all that power in there.

How do you get it out? Yeah.

A valve! You see, the pressurized
steam leaves through the valve,

that cause the cylinders to run.

Wait a minute.

What cylinders?

Yeah!

Well, I don't have any on this.

This is just the boiler.

Oh, well, then
everything's not here.

I mean, you couldn't
run it just like it is.

Uh, no, no. It's
pretty complicated.

You're right.

Well, I see. It must take a lot
of schooling to run this, huh?

Well, not run, one doesn't.

No?

Could you teach me how to do it?

Sure, if I had enough time.

(Chuckles)

(Train whistle blowing)

We're getting on the high Ridge.

(Train chugging)

(Wheels screeching)

All right, take it on your
way and get out of here.

Keep your eyes open. Yeah.

See anything? Not yet.

(Sighs) Maybe mcginty
decided to back down.

Not him, once he gets his teeth
into something, he doesn't give up.

Where's barnabas?

He's still in the
galley, I guess.

(Grunts)

(Door opens)

Don't let me interrupt you.

Thinkin' about
going into the ring?

(Scoffs)

He pushed me around
like I was nothin'.

You think a little share of
boxing's gonna help, huh?

I gotta do something.

Hmm.

Well, let's see what we can do.

Go ahead and put your hands
up there the way you had 'em.

Go ahead, you gotta
start somewhere.

Now, the whole thing
about a fella like wilcox

is he's a gut fighter.

He's gotta catch ya off-guard.

Go ahead.

Swing at me a couple of
times, I'll show you what I mean.

Are you sure? It's all right.

Well, all right.

(Grunts)

(Chuckles)

Now, see what the trouble is?

Anybody can see
those punches comin'.

The whole thing is to

get a man to relax,
catch him off-guard.

Then let him have it.

The element is surprise right?

That's right.

Well, let me try it
again. You ready?

(Chuckles) I just can't.

Ooh! (Laughs)

I did it, didn't I? I got
you by surprise, right?

(Chuckles) Yes, I'd say you
did. You caught on real fast,

now, go fix us some coffee.

Yes, sir, I'll sure will.

Thanks for the lesson.

(Continues chuckling)

Willard: Right about here.

Yeah, it's way up here.

Ben.

Willard has it figured out
where mcginty might hit us. Oh?

About 15 miles from here.

The track makes a wide curve.

The tracks go through
a narrow right in here.

Lots of trees, yeah?

Lots a rocks...

..To pile on the tracks.

The train has to slow
down for the curve.

Figure they'll hit
us just right here.

Sounds logical.

Sir, there's a crossroads here.

Couple of miles this
side of the narrow.

Yeah. Now, I
figured a couple of us

can kind of go around here,

fire a few shots,
draw them out. Yeah.

All right, let's try it.

You ride up the cab, you
stay with the boiler. Yes, sir.

All right! (Train whistle blows)

That's the crossroads up ahead!

(Bell ringing)

(Wheels screeching)

Willard and I are gonna
scout 'em out, you wait here.

Nothin' doin', I'm
going with you.

Hold it right there.

(Cocks gun)

No sir, nobody's goin' anywhere.

Put your guns
down. Put 'em down.

Kick 'em over here.

Go get the fireman and the
engineer, bring 'em down here.

Look, you're barkin'
up the wrong tree.

We haven't get enough
money amongst us

to buy a box of cigars.

Oh, we don't want your money.

(Horse whinnying)

(Horse cart approaching)

Cart driver: Hep!

Just stay put,
nobody'll get hurt.

We're takin' the boiler.

Easy.

Try easin' her off. Whoa!

You're out of your mind.

You drop it, crack it,
you gonna ruin it for good.

Get up there and
help me, come on.

All right, all
right, listen to me.

If you're that
determined to do it,

I'll see what I can
do to help you.

You gonna help 'em steal it?

Barnabas, it's no good
to anybody if they ruin it.

How about it?

All right, no tricks.

I'm gonna give you one
last chance to reconsider.

Now, once you put the boiler in
the wagon it's gonna be too late.

But we ain't gonna steal
any boiler, Mr. Calhoun.

You're not?

No, we're gonna pay you for it.

We're gonna send you a little
bit of money till it's all paid for.

That's right. Come on,
friend, give us a hand.

(Grunts) That'll do her.

Got the guns, Jess? I got 'em.

If I were you, Mr. Calhoun,
I wouldn't try following us.

You'd be up against a lot
more than you bargained for.

Now that you've got it, how
are you gonna make it work?

We ain't.

He is.

Get aboard. Now, just a minute.

You wouldn't want to see anything
happen to this boiler, would ya?

Maybe you're forgettin' what
we got ridin' on this boiler, Ben.

A little piece of the
railroad, remember?

I'll go along and
keep an eye on it,

while you catch up.

Come on board,
brother. Let's go, Jessie.

Come on. Yeah, let's go!

Yeah. Hyah! Hyah! Hyah!

I don't know, I think
those fellows are local.

But I suppose we'll
catch up with 'em, right?

Not on foot, we won't. We're
gonna need some horses.

Horses?

How we gonna get
horses around here?

(Chuckles) I got a hunch
they're gonna be waitin' for us.

Just up ahead.

(Wheels screeching)

(Gun firing)

(Gunshots)

Good afternoon, mcginty.

All right, Calhoun,

where's Betsy? What
have you done with her?

Well, she's been stolen.

Stolen?

Check the rest of the train.

Use your head, mcginty.
Where am I gonna hide a boiler?

It's been stolen
and that's that.

It's gonna take both
of us to get it back.

Both of us?

You've got the men,
the guns, the horses.

Then why should I deal with you?

Because I know
where to start lookin'.

Mcginty: All right,
what do you suggest?

A merger of forces.

A truce till we get
the boiler back.

And then what?

After that, it's every
man for himself again.

That's a deal.

Good. Get your men and
horses. Load 'em up in here,

we'll go back down the
track and start lookin'.

They're coming! They're coming!

They're coming!
Jess, Willard, Earl!

They're coming!
Wake up! Wake up!

They're coming!

What is it, George?
What's happened?

They're coming, Mr. Mayor.
They got it, they got it.

Yippee! Yay!

(People exulting)

Daddy, what's happened?

We're delivered,
that's what happened!

(Bell ringing)

(Both laughing)

(People exulting)

(Gun fires)

(Indistinct chattering)

(All cheering)

That's the funniest...

You see, the fellow
is an engineer.

Bona fide engineer. Gonna
set it up. Come on! Oh...

(People cheering)

(Laughs)

Willard: Come on, boy, get up.

Ain't she a beauty? I know
it's a beauty. Come on.

Okay, all right, quiet.

I... I know we're all anxious
to get down to the mill.

(All cheering)

But first.

For the free, fine
citizens of this town

who went down to
Denver and come back,

not only with the
means for our salvation...

(Crowd cheering)

But, we have an
engineer that'll run it for us.

(Crowd cheering)

Hey! That's... that's...

That's Dave
tarrant, our engineer.

Welcome to coulter
town, Mr. Tarrant.

Now, let's get her
down to the mill...

(Indistinct clamoring)

Move that thing now!
Come on, let's go!

We certainly are glad you
came with the boiler, Mr. Tarrant.

(Chuckles) Yeah, I bet you are.

There's something you
better understand, miss.

Miss colter, constance.

All right, miss colter.
I'm not here by choice.

They didn't buy that
boiler, they stole it.

I see.

I didn't think they
had enough money.

Yeah, well, I'm a
willing hostage and I...

I don't know why
they took the boiler

and I don't even care.

Because it's got to go back.

Now, the hope boys,
they don't understand that.

(Scoffs) Well, now, maybe you better
understand something, Mr. Tarrant.

This is the original
hard-luck town.

We fought off
claim jumpers, fire...

Plague, you name it.

And then the boiler
at the sawmill blew up.

Now, as far as I'm concerned,

that new boiler is heaven sent

to give us our one last chance.

I don't care whether
they begged,

or borrowed, or stole it.
We are not gonna give it up.

Mayor: Ah, Mr. Tarrant.

Yeah.

Eh...

Willard told me what
happened, Mr. Tarrant.

Then you know you
can't keep the boiler, sir.

Well, look at it this way.
Bein' a god-fearing man

and mayor of this
town I can't, uh...

I can't be party to a theft.

That's a healthy point of view.

So, we'll draw up the
papers this evenin'.

What papers?

Well, the contract,
the bill of sale.

See, we've got $412 put in.

And we'll make a
deal with your railroad

to haul the lumber for
us. No, wait a minute.

You see, down in Denver,

rough lumber's
fetchin' a smart price.

Mayor, if you wanna talk
deal, you talk to Ben Calhoun.

He's the president. And even if
you could keep the boiler here,

you'd never make it work.

Why, some of our boys is
pretty smart at machinery.

They'll find a way to rig it.

Hey! What are you doin'?

We just thought we'd try it out.

Put a little water, a
little wood, fired it up,

see if it holds the
pressure. Yeah.

Well, you'll split
that thing wide open

if you don't know
what you're doing.

Those valves
have got to be open.

This is a complicated
piece of machinery!

You can't run it like
an ordinary boiler.

You gotta have a throttle,
a water glass, an ejector.

Okay. See anything
around here we can use?

Oh, it's impossible.
Well, not if you help us.

I'm here to watch the
boiler, not to work it.

We brought you here to fix it.

If you didn't know what to
do you shouldn't have taken it.

Well...

Stand back! Willard, Willard!

Stand back! Hold
it, hold it. Let it be.

You gonna do it or not?

All right.

I'll make a deal with you.

I'll look over
these spare parts.

I'll see what I can do.

But I'm the only
one who touches it.

Agreed? That's agreed.

Good enough. All right.

Well, you think he's stallin'?

It don't matter.
We're in business.

(Taps metal)

(Crickets chirping)

Evening.

Thanks.

You're welcome.

Do you think your Mr. Calhoun

will sign that contract
my father offered?

Not likely.

I'm doing a lot more
than I should right now.

Well, I don't know.

You did take unfair
advantage of us

bidding up that boiler to
three times what it's worth.

It was important to us.

Just as important as it was
to coulter town to steal it.

Where did you
learn about boilers?

Oh, back east. Mit.

The Massachusetts
institute of technology.

You're a long way from home.

Yeah, at the edge of nowhere.

But I didn't mean it that way.

I know what you meant.

And it used to be like that,

but it's not anymore.

This is our home now.

We came out from Missouri

because the
promise of what's here

is better than
what we left behind.

There's work for us
here. And there's hope.

That's what that
boiler represents to us.

And without it...
There's nothing.

Do you think the men would mind

working tonight?

(Chuckles) Have you figured
out a way to get it to work?

At least in theory. You
see, the big problem here is

whether the drive shaft
can handle a torque.

I want you to
understand something.

I'm doing this to show
you how to make it work...

When you get your own boiler.

Because that
one's got to go back.

Well, for now it's enough to see

that sawmill working again.

All right, let's go. (Chuckling)

(Steam hissing)

All right!

Let's see if she works.

(Indistinct mumbling)

(People cheering)

Willard, give me a hand.

(All cheering)

(Steam hissing)

(Cheering continues)

Muah!

What was that for?

Because you've got a good heart.

Maybe just because I like you.

A sawmill? That's impossible.

They've done it, all right.

And your man's
helping 'em. That's a lie.

How many men do they have?

Ten, 15 maybe.

We'll take them by surprise.

And probably wreck
the boiler in the process.

Dave's helping them,
there's gotta be a reason for it.

I'll ride on ahead.
Any luck at all

I'll bring that boiler out
of there without a fight.

All right, go ahead.

Give me three hours.

One hour. Two.

All right, but the boy
stays here with me.

No, he's not gonna stay here.

I need him with me.

Well, how do I
know the three of you

won't run off with that boiler?

Nobody gonna run off
with the boiler, mcginty.

You can rest assured of that.

Now, it's either gonna be my way

or it's not gonna be at all.

All right. Go ahead.

Hyah!

You trust him, mcginty?

Of course I trust him.

I trust him to get his
fool head blown off

and those men in
town along with him.

And there'll be
nobody left to stop us.

Well, I figure maybe
a thousand an hour.

24 hours a day,
and I... (Mumbling)

(Laughing)

We're out of the woods.

We've made it.
We're on our feet.

(Laughs)

Ben? Barnabas?

Mr. Colter, I'd like to present

Mr. Calhoun and Mr. Rogers.
This is mayor colter.

Mr. Tarrant's done a
bang-up job here, Mr. Calhoun.

He... he's done the impossible.

I can see that.

(Saw buzzing)

I, uh... I think I better
talk to him alone.

We'll see you later. Excuse us.

Suppose you tell me
what's going on here.

Well...

They would've ruined the boiler

if I hadn't rigged
it up for 'em.

Ben, the people of
this town aren't thieves.

They... they're just desperate.

Not half as desperate
as they're gonna be.

Mcginty's on his
way in here now.

He'll be here in
less than two hours.

Now, you constructed
this mechanical marvel,

you take it down. Now,
wait a minute. I think

there are a couple things
we ought to discuss first.

We haven't got
anything to discuss.

It's gonna take time for
that boiler to cool down.

Ben. Now, don't
touch it. Uh, Dave...

Now, you stay out
of this, barnabas,

this is between him and me.

Now, I say let's...

Let's let the town buy it.
We can find another one.

After what we've been
through, you can say that?

Even if we could
find another boiler,

we haven't got
the money for one.

I've got that all figured out.

Now, we can finish laying
that track on schedule

by working double shifts.

We haven't got the men
for double shifts either.

The whole point
in getting that boiler

was to build a second engine,
reduce the workload on the one.

What about the
$25,000 we owe Phillips?

Well, with the deal
we've got here you...

We've got no deal here.

I've got all the deals
going on right now

that I can afford.

Now, you either go tear that
boiler down or I'm gonna do it.

I'm not gonna let
you touch it, Ben.

I'm still runnin' the railroad.

I suppose now's a good time
as any for you to be reminded.

Now, if you'd just
take a minute...

(Men clamoring)

(Men encouraging on)

Man: Get him now, get him!

This is no good, Mr. Calhoun.

Nothings gonna
get solved this way.

There's not any other
way you can solve it.

One day I won't be able
to solve it this way either.

Secret is not to let anybody
know when that day gets here.

Right here.

Put those things
away. We're not armed.

Well, I figured we can't take any
more chances now, Mr. Calhoun.

And don't mistake us.

You give us any trouble
and we'll kill all three of ya.

And ever since the day this
town was founded, Mr. Calhoun,

we've been peaceable
here. We don't like violence.

Which means, I suppose,

that you're not above using it.

If you force us to it.

Now, the mayor has
drawn up that paper.

Our terms are on that
paper. They're fair all around.

We're not gonna bargain.

Well, I'd like to hear these
fair terms, mayor, from you.

We'll take over your
debt with Phillips.

The whole thing.

We'll contract with you
to haul the lumber for us.

Three months and
we'll all be makin' money.

And if I refuse?

It's that or nothin'.

We didn't go to
Denver on a lark.

Oh no, sir.

Well, we built

and seeded

and poured our
blood into this place

with our bare
hands and our backs.

We raised our families.

We've been
scratching all our lives.

And right now, this boiler

is our life to us.

All our lives for yours.

You've forced us to it.

Gentleman,

I've negotiated
all kinds of deals.

I've gambled, played cards,

shot pool.

I've wheeled and dealed
and I've lucked into deals.

There ain't nobody yet ever forced
me into one at the point of a gun.

You're making a
mistake, Mr. Calhoun.

Now, you go ahead and
either hang us or shoot us.

But let's do it right
out here in the open

in front of those
kids so they can

see how they get what
they want when they grow up.

Father, how could you?

Somebody get the
kids out of there.

Mr. Calhoun,

look at that boiler there,
is that worth dyin' for?

Is it worth killin' for?

No one's gonna get hurt
if you'll sign this paper!

You haven't thought
it through far enough.

You can't afford to let us go
even if I sign that ridiculous paper.

I'll have a federal marshal down
on your necks inside of two weeks.

And on the other
hand, if you kill us,

then you never would
get a night's sleep.

'Cause who knows
when one of these

nice citizens here might
decide to leave this town

and maybe get mad at the
mayor and let the secret out.

Once you've started,
there's no end to it.

That's it. No more talk.

That boiler's our only hope.

Then you haven't got any hope.

And it's on my neck.

Just mine.

Nobody else. No, you're wrong!

It's on all our necks. Get away!

He's right. Look at
you... Stay out of this!

Mayor: We're all in this.

We built something good here.

And here we are
fixing to throw it all away

on account of an
old piece of metal.

Let him take it away from
here. We'll do without it.

That boiler's turned us
into a bunch of animals!

Earl, get 'em out of here.

Get 'em out of here!

Earl!

Where you goin'?

Earl!

Don't you remember?

We took a vote.

Looks like they just
changed their ballot.

We'll load the boiler
onto the wagon for you.

Looks like we won't
have the chance.

Ben: You were gonna
give me two hours.

Ah, Calhoun. Me watch
stopped. Isn't that too bad?

Well, I'd say you made
short work of this town.

This town's got a conscience.

Mayor colter, this
is Sam mcginty.

My pleasure. Now, whatever
Mr. Calhoun may have told you,

all deals are off.

You keep your boys out of
this and nobody'll get hurt.

All right now!

Let's see what needs to be done.

Get rid of the toys.

Now, we need to put that
boiler onto that wagon back there.

You put that thing together,
didn't you? That's right.

Well, then, you can take it
apart, put it on the wagon.

Come on, barnabas.

All right, it's cold
enough to move.

We can't let 'em take it.

If I can get close
enough to wilcox... Yes.

Yeah. Then what?

Well...

I don't know.

What do you want?

Mister, that's kind
of hard to explain!

It works.

(Gunshot)

(Grunting)

Hold it!

Barnabas: Givin' up, mcginty?

I got enough sense to quit
when me luck goes sour, Calhoun.

Elton, where are ya?

Elton.

Get your men mounted up.

Everybody, mount up.

All right, Calhoun.

I've enjoyed tangling with you.

But I'll be back.

You can count on that.

All right, mount up.

On behalf of the
town, Mr. Calhoun,

I'd like to apologize.

You've already
made up for it, mayor.

And that's the darndest
thing I've ever seen.

That's a fact.

Mcginty: Move out now!

I've got a hunch that I can make

a whole lot more
money with you folks

by joining you, rather
than fighting you

or by using Betsy there
to build a spare engine.

You mean you're lettin'
us have that boiler?

No, I've got to pay
$25,000 for that boiler,

and I'm not that rich
that I can give it away.

But I can use it to buy
a part of your business.

You've got it for
20% of your business

and rights to all your
material from here on out.

Sounds fair enough.

Ben: Well?

You've got a deal.

(All cheering)

Now, if you're as
bound and determined

to make a go out
of this saw mill

as you were to
hang on to that boiler,

we're all gonna
make a lot of money.

Yes! Oh-ho!

Now, we need one more
horse so we can get out of here.

You've got it! Give him mine.

(Men whooping)

All right here.

(Indistinct chatter)

Come on, Dave!

Thank you. We'll have a
spur in here in a hundred days

to start haulin' lumber down.

Willard, you watch
that valve, huh?

I got it written down
right here. I got it.

(Indistinct chatter)

Come back. Thanks a lot.

Bye. Bye-bye.

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