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♪ See them tumbling down ♪

♪ Pledging their love to the ground ♪

♪ Lonely but free I'll be found ♪

♪ Drifting along ♪

♪ With the tumbling ♪

♪ Tumbleweeds ♪

♪ There's a rainbow Over the range ♪

♪ And the skies are blue again ♪

♪ The rollin' thunder still's In the far-off hills ♪

♪ There's a rainbow Over the range ♪

♪ Hear the cowboys yippee-i-o ♪

♪ While the doggies Mill and low ♪

♪ The sun is ridin' high In the prairie sky ♪

♪ There's a rainbow Over the range ♪

♪ I've been told There's a pot of gold ♪

♪ At the end Of the rainbow laying ♪

♪ But I found that trail Just a magic veil ♪

♪ That's born In the sun and rain ♪

♪ It's a grand And glorious day ♪

♪ And the clouds Have rolled away ♪

♪ The fading thunder still's In the far-off hills ♪

♪ There's a rainbow Over the range ♪

♪ You must have the rain Yo have the rainbow ♪

♪ And the clouds are bound To come along ♪

♪ First the clouds of rain And then the rainbow ♪

♪ Then all nature Sings a happy song ♪

♪ There's a rainbow Over the range ♪

♪ And the skies are blue again ♪

♪ The rollin' thunder still's In the far-off hills ♪

♪ There's a rainbow Over the range ♪

♪ Hear the cowboys yippee-i-o ♪

♪ While the doggies Mill and low ♪

♪ The sun is ridin' high In the prairie sky ♪

♪ There's a rainbow Over the range ♪

♪ I've been told There's a pot of gold ♪

♪ At the end Of the rainbow laying ♪

♪ But I found that trail Just a magic veil ♪

♪ That's born In the sun and rain ♪

♪ It's a grand And glorious day ♪

♪ And the clouds Have rolled away ♪

♪ The fading thunder still's In the far-off hills ♪

♪ There's a rainbow Over the range ♪

♪ There's a rainbow Over the range. ♪

Paint... Hard work... Yeah.

Look at those spots. Can't you see that?

Spots? If you see spots maybe you ought to see a doctor.

Well, you'll get to fixin' it or you'll see a doctor.

Now, come on. Get to fixin' 'em or I'll...

A-All right, all right, all right.

Oh!

Oh, I'm sorry.

(ALL LAUGHING) Gosh. The paint... There was a bucket...

Oh, uh, Pat, come here. Come here with me.

Come on.

I, uh...

I want you to take this boot of mine off, Pat.

I want you to take it and clean it.

Clean it good, see. Yes, sir.

Yeah, get a hold of it and pull it.

Now, wait a minute. Just get over here.

Pull it... That's it. Now pull hard.

(GRUNTING)

There we go.

(MEN LAUGHING)

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Fooled you, didn't I?

Yeah, big laugh.

Boys!

Yeah, go ahead.

Bob.

Hey, the old man.

Bob, stay around the house this afternoon.

All right, boss. I'm expecting my son home.

Bill... By George, that is good news.

It is. I wrote and asked him to come a few weeks ago.

Tell him I've gone over to Mace Ballard's.

He's having a meetin' with some cattlemen.

About those nesters again? That's the only thing

that would get me over to Ballard's place.

The way those homesteaders have been strong-armed

is more than I can stomach. And I'm aiming to tell Ballard so

once and for all. Come on, boys.

Spread out, men.

Uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh.

Come on, pinhole. We got to go see what the boss wants.

Yeah, yeah. You clean up later.

No, no, no. Hey, hey. Wait a minute.

BOB: Hey, boys. Yeah, Bob.

Guess who's a-comin' home.

Why, I don't know. Who? Why, Bill Lowry.

Bill Lowry?

Well, I'll sure be glad to lay eyes on him again.

He sure ain't gonna lay eyes on me, like this.

I don't blame you, either.

Got to say, it's sort of unexpected, ain't it, Bob?

The boss wrote him

'cause he was worried about the treatment

them homesteaders been getting. Hmm.

He ain't half worried as they are themselves.

Well, I'll sure be glad to see Bill.

You know, there's a man that knows what he's doin' every minute.

You bet. He sure does. That's right.

Somebody's comin'. Let's get out of here.

[GUN FIRING]

Sounds like trouble.

Come on.

If I ever catch them jaspers...

You were lucky Mr. Lowry's boys were handy.

Yes, that's right.

No need of going any further.

We'll never get them in that heavy brush.

Well, Bob. How are you, Bill?

Hello, Lloyd.

Say, I never recognized you back there.

Well, you were too busy fannin' that gun to recognize anybody.

Welcome home, Bill. Say, where's Dad?

He's in a meetin' over at Mace Ballard's.

He'll be back soon. Who were those men

and why were they tearin' down those fences?

That's what everybody else wants to know.

Sort of thing has been going on

since the government opened up this range

to homesteading last year.

This one of the nester's places?

Yeah, Bill. It belongs to Nancy Winslow and her dad.

That's them down there at the watering trough now.

Well, come on, boys. Let's go down.

Maybe we can lend them a hand.

Hello, Bob. Thanks for helping us out.

Oh, don't thank us.

Well, if it hadn't been for... Oh, I'm sorry.

I guess you folks haven't met yet.

This is Bill Lowry. The boss' son.

Miss Winslow and her father.

It's nice knowing you folks.

I'm glad to meet you, Mr. Lowry.

We settlers think a lot of your father.

Considering our fences cut across his range,

he's been mighty square with us.

That's a lot more than I can say for Ballard

and the rest of the cattlemen.

Think it was Ballard's men who ran through here?

Don't make no difference what I think.

We're never able to catch 'em or prove nothin'.

Isn't the law doing something about it?

All they can.

Next homestead they raid might be 50 miles from here.

They're mighty clever that way.

I hate to say it, but what we're needing

is somebody like the Durango Kid.

The Durango Kid?

Yes.

That nightrider down in Texas.

Nobody knows who he was. But when he got through

the cattlemen down there were plenty glad

to leave the homesteaders alone.

Never caught him, huh?

Catch the Durango Kid?

Well, they sure enough tried.

But he outsmarted them every time.

Let's hope we don't need an outlaw around here.

Now how about helping you patch up that fence?

Oh, they didn't damage it much, thanks to you.

I think we can manage it.

Well, if you do need any help, just let out a yell.

Come on, Bob. I'm anxious to see Dad.

Ah.

I tell you, Sam, we don't know a thing about it.

Well, then who else could it be?

You and Jergins and Flynn here

are the only ones who want to see them drove out.

Now, now, cool down, Sam. You're just talking wild.

We haven't been bothering those nesters.

Boss, we just got started cutting that Winslow wire...

Steve!

Winslow wire, eh?

So you didn't know anything about it.

Well, if it interests you,

I'm headin' straight for the Marshal's office.

Mace, if he gets to Marshal Trayboe...

Who said he was going to?

Steve, get Rhett and Bixby.

That's what's been causing the trouble.

I imagine that's why your dad sent for you.

Looks like I got here in time for some excitement, doesn't it?

I think you did.

That's your dad's buckboard now.

Hey, he's slumped over. The reins are dragging.

[ALL CALLING]

Dad? Dad.

Dad.

Help me get him down here, Bob.

Should I get a doctor, Bill?

[HORSES APPROACHING]

What happened? We saw the team running off and...

Lowry?

Shot through the back.

Should we take him inside, Bill?

So that's what that was. What what was?

After the meeting, we all started for town.

Your father turned off to come home and then we heard a shot.

By the time we rode back, all we saw was a nester hightailing it for the hills.

A nester? You know who he was?

I didn't get a good look at him.

Did you, Steve?

No, but I'm sure he wasn't from any of the cattle outfits.

I can't tell you how badly I feel about this.

Your father was one of my oldest friends.

Would you know this nester if you saw him again, Ballard?

Probably, if I ever saw him.

You will, I promise you that.

Steve, with everybody busy looking for Lowry's killer,

you ought to have a good chance to clean out all those nesters for good.

When we get through, there won't be one of them left within 50 miles of Jamesburg.

[SING] ♪ All through the night

♪ The prairie sings A tender lullaby ♪

♪ Ole-ay

♪ Ole-ai

♪ Ole-ay

♪ Ole-ai

♪ And there's an echo From the sky ♪

♪ Ole-ay, ole-ai

♪ Sleep on, my child ♪

♪ Ole-ay

♪ Ole-ai

♪ Ole-ay, ole-ay

♪ Ole-ai

♪ And to the hearts that fail ♪

♪ In the winning of the West ♪

♪ She sings her sweetest song ♪

♪ And holds them gently ♪

♪ To her breast ♪

♪ Ole-ay

♪ Ole-ai

♪ And there's an echo From the sky ♪

♪ Ole-ay, ole-ai

♪ The night is still ♪

♪ The stars are bright ♪

♪ The moon is low ♪

♪ And so, good night ♪

♪ Ole-ay

♪ Ole-ai

♪ The prairie sings a lullaby ♪

♪ Ole-ay

♪ Ole-ai

Come on, Bill, you've... You've got to try and forget.

I'm not gonna forget, Bob.

Be weeks before we can prove anything.

Meanwhile, there are families being driven out of the valley. Every day.

Some of them are staying.

They've all got to stay. And we got to try and help 'em,

till Ballard's behind bars where he belongs.

[GUNSHOTS]

Say, weren't those shots from the Winslow ranch?

Sounded like it, Bill. Saddle your horses, boys.

[GUNS FIRING]

Well, I'm glad you're both all right.

Well, I wasn't sure they was gonna let us out of there.

Now you better pack up whatever's left

and we'll find a place for you to stay.

Is someone going to catch them? We're doing our best, Nancy.

If the Durango Kid heard about this, he'd help us.

From what they say about the Durango Kid,

I have an idea he knows about it already.

What do you mean?

Oh, nothing. You pack up. I've got some business to take care of.

Would've been a lot better if that Lowry crew hadn't rode up on us.

I've got no complaints, Steve.

That's another nester outfit that'll be on its way out of here tomorrow.

Well, how'd you boys like to be paid off and do a little celebrating tonight?

I could use it. That'll be good.

All right.

Pay the boys, Steve.

And there's an extra 20 for a good job.

The Durango Kid.

Steve, I left the safe open. You go on.

Don't move, Ballard.

You've got a caller and he likes privacy.

Who are you?

After you going to all the trouble of printing

those handbills with my name on them, you ought to know me.

Durango Kid. What are you after, money?

Yeah, that will do for tonight.

Open up that safe and hand over the cash.

Go on.

You made me do that, Ballard.

Now you might have seven years bad luck.

That is, if you live that long.

Is that all of it?

Yeah, a little over $4,000.

Get over by that desk.

That'll do, Ballard.

What are you going to do?

Just relieve you of that gun belt.

Kick it under the desk.

Good night, Ballard.

I'll be seeing you again soon.

Good evening. Oh!

It's all right, miss.

No one's aiming to hurt anybody.

You're...

You're the Durango Kid.

That's what some folks call me.

I managed to find out what happened to you tonight.

So I dropped around and collected your fire insurance.

Four thousand. Where did you get that?

Now, miss, don't you know you shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth?

That's enough for us to start rebuilding.

Right. But you're not going to. Why not?

No sooner you'd build, and they'd burn you out again.

If our land isn't improved, the government won't let us keep the homestead.

That's the law.

I know that, we'll take care of it when the time comes.

In the meantime, go on up to Hidden Valley and make camp.

You'll find some homesteaders there already.

But that's Mr. Lowry's ranch.

From what I heard about young Lowry,

he's too busy trying to bring in the man who killed his father

to worry about you.

Mister, I don't know who you are.

But us homesteaders owe you a lot. This money and...

Take it up to Hidden Valley and put it with what the others have.

We'll be needing it before the homesteading inspector gets here. Good luck.

ALL[SINGING]: ♪ Come a-tai-ai

♪ Yippie-i-yodel-di-ai

♪ I-yodel-di-ai

♪ In Old Oklahoma They tell of the land ♪

♪ That's famous for lizards And white diamond sand ♪

♪ They climb for their water And dig for their wood ♪

♪ On 10 million acres That ain't any good ♪

ALL: ♪ Come along with me To a land that is fair ♪

♪ Where the ants and Grasshoppers nest in your hair ♪

♪ They drink from the jug And they shoot from the hip ♪

♪ And they have lots of fun On the Cherokee Strip ♪

♪ Come a-tai-ai

♪ Yippie-i-yodel-di-ay

♪ I-yodel-di-ay

♪ It's hotter than blazes From morning till night ♪

♪ The prairie dogs bark And the centipedes bite ♪

♪ In all of the desert This land is the worst ♪

♪ The horny toads starve And the snakes die of thirst ♪

ALL: ♪ Come a-tai-ai

♪ Yippie-i-yodel-di-ay

♪ I-yodel-di-ay

♪ I bought me a section Of cactus and sage ♪

♪ An old dopey shanty That's battered with age ♪

♪ Give me a bushel Of corn and a plow ♪

♪ And I'll be a rich hombre In 10 years from now ♪

ALL: ♪ Come a-tai-ai

♪ Yippie-i-yodel-di-ay

♪ I-yodel-di-ay

♪ Whenever I die You can bury my bones ♪

♪ And cover me over With malapai stone ♪

♪ And write on my tombstone, "He came here to stay ♪

♪ "But he never stopped wishing He'd died on the way" ♪

ALL: ♪ Come a-tai-ai

♪ Yippie-i-yodel-di-ay

♪ I-yodel-di-ay

♪ It's wonderful country of Pleasure and ease ♪

♪ I'm always so hungry I'm weak in the knees ♪

♪ With sand in my whiskers And holes in my clothes ♪

♪ Oh, how I keep living The Lord only knows ♪

ALL: ♪ Come along with me To a land that is fair ♪

♪ Where the ants and Grasshoppers nest in your hair ♪

♪ They drink from a jug And they shoot from the hip ♪

♪ And they have lots of fun On the Cherokee Strip ♪

ALL: ♪ Come a-tai-ai

♪ Yippie-i-yodel-di-ay

♪ I-yodel-di-ay

♪ Yipp-i-yodel-di-ay

Hey, Pat, if you're feeling so good

maybe I ought to give you something, uh, hard to do.

Sure, Bill, anything you want me to do, I'm...

Well, I got a little job over there in the, uh, kitchen.

In the kitchen? Yeah.

What do you want me to do?

You get a brush, a bucket of paint, and paint it.

Oh, no, listen. Bill, I get mixed up in paint.

Listen, I... You...

Bill, here comes Lloyd.

I just saw them, Bill.

Good. Where were they going?

They was heading for town. Ballard and Steve, both.

Morning, men.

What's the idea?

Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you.

What are you doing out here with that noose... With that rope?

Well, I was riding into town when I saw a wildcat start up this tree.

You know, I got thinking a wildcat might make a nice house pet.

What are you talking about?

A wildcat, Steve, not a polecat.

I was saying, this catamount's scamping up there

and I thought I could rope it.

I guess I'm not good at catching anything these days.

The next time, be careful. That rope might have hurt someone.

Oh, uh, no wonder it gave you a start.

Looks just like a noose, doesn't it?

You riding into town?

Yeah. We... I'm going in to see the Marshal.

He's gotta do something to stop this thieving.

Someone else burned out?

How do I know?

What I want to see him about is this Durango kid.

Now don't tell me the Durango Kid has been pestering you.

Held me up last night. Got away with over $4,000.

[WHISTLES]

Say, that Durango Kid's costing you

as much as all the nesters put together, isn't he?

What have the nesters got to do with it?

Oh, I don't know. I was just thinking.

Well, I sure hope you catch him, Mace.

'Cause that Durango Kid has lost me a lot of sleep.

Mind if I ride in with ya?

No, I guess not.

Good morning, Mace. Howdy, Bill. Howdy, Marshal.

Marshal, you gotta do something about this Durango Kid and do it quick.

Did he visit you? Did he?

How much did he get? Better than $4,000.

When? Last night in my house.

Did you get to see him? No, I... Well,

he slugged me with his gun. How did you know

it was the Durango Kid? Who else could it be?

Besides, he left a note, one of those reward posters.

Yeah, one of those. Pretty soon you won't

have to worry anymore, Mace. What do you mean?

After your money is gone, maybe the Durango Kid will leave you alone.

Any idea why he's picking on you, Ballard?

Of course not. Maybe he figures

I've got a little more than anybody else around here.

He never troubled me and I always have cash handy in the safe.

I didn't come here to talk about you, Lowry.

Marshal, it's getting so an honest citizen isn't safe with that Durango Kid loose.

Maybe it's none of my business,

but it seems it's like they say it was in Texas.

They never had any Durango Kid

until somebody started a private war on the nesters.

What are you talking about?

Oh, I'm only saying, Mace.

When you come to think of it, isn't it so?

You mean he might be one of the homesteaders?

I can't say, but if we could round up the gang that's raiding the nesters,

the Durango Kid might disappear.

That's the second time you've said that. Now, what are you getting at?

I'm just trying to help.

You can't find the Kid, we should try to catch those nightriders.

That's not up to us. Isn't it, Steve?

Maybe if you really tried, you could put an end to those raids yourself.

Are you accusing me of driving off those nesters?

I just said if you tried, maybe those raids wouldn't happen.

Why, you...

Hold it.

Now you either act like men or I'll throw you both in jail.

Put that gun away.

Sit down.

What about the Durango Kid? That's what I wanna know.

Maybe I can settle this so you'll all be happy.

Bill, you seem mighty interested in the Durango Kid.

Just trying to help, that's all, Marshal.

Since you're willing to do a little fighting, too,

maybe we can place you where you'll do some good.

I should help Ballard? You might help us all.

Here, put that on.

Deputy Marshal's badge.

Yes, and I'm giving you one job only.

Bringing in the Durango Kid.

Marshal, that's a mighty good idea.

That suit you, Ballard?

Yeah, I guess it's all right.

But I want action.

I promise you I'll do my best to see that you get it, Ballard.

Come on, Steve.

Hello, Nancy. Hello.

Mr. Winslow. Hey, where were you last night?

You'd gone when I came back. When you came back?

You see, while we were waiting, the Durango...

Bill, Dad and I decided we weren't going to risk staying here.

What? We just came in

for a few supplies and then we're moving on.

I'm sorry to hear that. I was hoping maybe you'd stay at my place.

You see, I won't be around much now. Well, take a look at this.

Deputy Marshal.

With only one thing to do: Bring in the Durango Kid.

But if you... I mean, uh...

Bill, are you joking?

I never was more serious in my life.

If you see the Durango Kid, tell him I'm on his trail,

even if it leads out of the county clear to Paiute City.

What's he doing talking to those nesters?

We'll soon find out.

Hey, Lowry.

Excuse me a minute.

Something else I can do for you, Mace?

What's the idea of getting friendly with people like that?

You know all the trouble they've kicked up.

Well, they won't anymore.

Someone burned them out last night and they're moving on to Arizona.

I thought, since they were moving, they might give me a tip on the Durango Kid.

Learn anything?

Just starting to get someplace when you called me.

Figuring you were more important than just nesters, Mace, I...

Yeah, thanks.

Don't forget. You find that out, Lowry,

or we'll give that pretty little badge to somebody else.

The more I see that Lowry, the more I'd like to see him

get the same medicine his old man got.

No, no, forget it.

At least trailing down

the Durango Kid will keep him out of our way.

Yeah, that's right... Never mind.

What about the Evans steers?

Prime beef just waiting to be picked.

Then don't waste any time cutting them up and running them to Box Canyon.

I'll round up the boys.

[MOOING]

That's the bunch. Good-looking beef.

Yeah.

[MEN CALLING]

[DOOR CLOSING]

Well, did you get them? Two thousand, almost.

Two thousand? Not bad.

Well, run them over to Paiute City and turn them over to Haggerty.

Tell him I'll be over there in a couple of days to pick up the cash myself.

Right.

So long, Haggerty. Maybe I'll have some more for you soon.

Hello, Mace.

What are you doing over here?

I was thinking of asking you the same question.

Just sell off some cattle? Cattle?

Why, uh, yes, that is, with half of my range lost through homesteading,

I had to cut down my herd.

Glad to hear that. What?

I mean, seeing you come out of Haggerty's and knowing it ain't shipping season.

Well, for a minute I just didn't understand.

Well, you do now. Sure.

Now supposing you do some explaining.

Aren't you a little off your beat, Marshal? You're 30 miles from Jamesburg.

That's right, but you know, from what I picked up, so is the Durango Kid.

What? What's he doing over here?

Well, that's what I was wondering about.

You got any ideas, Mace?

No, why should I have?

Oh, no reason, unless you figured he might have come after you.

Look here, Lowry, what do you think you're doing?

Oh, this? Habit I picked up down in Texas.

A man gets awful lonely down there, Mace.

So I just took to making paper boats. Ever try it?

Sort of a satisfaction when a man's got things bothering him.

Teaches a man patience, too.

Never mind all that palaver. What about the Durango Kid? Is he here?

Well, now since you ask me, all I can say is I haven't seen him.

Well, I thought I'd go home on the next stage.

But if he's over here...

Well, maybe he heard I was here and got scared off.

You going back on the stage?

Yes, why?

Oh, I was just thinking again,

but it might be kind of nice, if he decides to stop you,

to have a deputy marshal along, huh?

See you at the stage, Mace.

What's the matter? You look uncomfortable.

Yeah, it's hot. Is it?

Well, I guess we're not gonna have the pleasure of meeting that gent.

If he knows what's good for him, he'll keep away from me.

Excuse me, I got to have elbow room. A boat's got to be made neat.

Nesters leaving the valley.

I wish they were all going.

Hey, Scotty, pull up, will you?

Kinda like to say good-bye to these folks.

Well, you're not moving on, are you, Mr. Evans?

Figured I'd better, before I lost anything else.

They grabbed off all my cattle earlier in the week.

Well, I'm sorry you're giving up, but good luck and nice trip.

Thanks. And a nice trip to you.

All right, Scotty, get them going.

That Durango Kid beats me.

Now, why do you say that, Joe?

Didn't he tell us Ballard and that deputy'd be on the stage?

And just what to say?

Yes, and we better keep on doing what he says

and get up to the camp in Hidden Valley.

[CALLING]

Durango Kid. Yeah.

Take it easy. He's got quite a bunch with him.

Keep your hands up and your mouth shut and nobody'll get hurt.

Now there's only one thing we want.

Mace Ballard, you'll accommodate us. Hand over that money.

Better hand it over, Mace. I hear he's a dead shot.

So you're the Durango Kid, eh?

Well, I warn you, the first one to make a move

before we get out of sight gets a hide full of lead.

I got one of them. I'll grab his horse and go after them.

Scotty, you knock on it until you get to town.

[COMMANDS HORSES]

[LAUGHS] Bob, you were so good, maybe we ought to give you the job permanently.

Hey, now, wait a minute. Getting shot at and not knowing

who is doing the shooting ain't a job I hanker for.

How much you get, Bill?

Looks like it might be $6,000 or more.

Maybe at that price, it'd be worth it.

Here, Bob, you take it and go up ahead to Hidden Valley.

I'll be up there as soon as I make my official report to the Marshal.

I'd sure like to go along with you and see what Ballard has to say.

See you later.

Hello, boss. Hello.

What's the matter?

He held up the stage. Come on, I got some things to tell the Marshal.

Well, Marshal, the Durango Kid stripped me again.

Where? Held me up on the stage

coming back from Paiute.

Didn't you see Deputy Lowry?

See him? If it hadn't been for him, I might have caught him.

Are you saying something about me, Mace?

Yes, I was.

Well, where's your prisoner?

There ain't none.

Do you mean to say a wounded man got away from you on foot?

Didn't exactly mean to say that. But that's what happened.

Why'd you stop me from throwing a slug into him?

I could have got him as clean as a whistle.

Wait a minute, Ballard.

I want to hear what my deputy has to say.

So do I. They were getting away.

I managed to wing one of them.

I grabbed his horse and started after him.

He scrambled into the brush, I couldn't find hide nor hair of him.

Or any of them. If it wasn't

for those nesters protecting that outlaw,

I could have gotten him long before this.

That sounds kind of senseless.

There isn't half a dozen nester families left in the valley.

Maybe so, but in three days, their year's up.

With them deserting the government will open

it up again as grazing land. I got no such notice.

What do I care about your notices?

I guess I know the law.

Sometimes you don't act that way.

Well, I'm giving you warning right now.

In three days, I'm ripping up their fence and I'm running my cattle through.

I wouldn't do that, Mace.

Wait till the government says something.

There's a lot of things you two wouldn't do, but I'm doing them.

Marshal, I'm sorry about what happened today.

Now Ballard's apt to stir up trouble.

That's his lookout.

Now, I wouldn't worry about the Durango Kid getting away from me.

Not if I was you.

But you gave me this job and...

But the job is still yours.

Thanks, Marshal.

Oh, Mace?

Do a little thinking before you start tearing down that homestead fence.

Why?

Now that's something I can't answer.

But the Marshal says tearing down that fence

before the government man says to would be illegal.

What about it?

Not much.

Only, if he sent me out to see that you didn't,

I'd hate to have to run you off, Mace.

Think you could?

Now, that's something I don't know either.

But when they gave me this badge, they didn't ask me if I could.

They just made me swear I would.

I guess I'd have to try.

Might be a pretty big job.

Might be at that.

Of course, if I was as good with a gun as the Durango Kid,

could shoot a man's belt off without hurting him,

maybe it wouldn't be as big a job as you think.

A man's belt?

Yeah.

Yeah. Thanks, Marshal, that might be a good tip.

Don't mention it, Mace.

What does he know about the Durango Kid shooting your gun belt off?

I'd like to find that out.

And maybe I will before another day has passed.

Maybe he's in with the Kid. He seems to know a lot about him.

No. No, I don't think that, Steve.

But if I ever find out who the Durango Kid really is,

don't be surprised if we need a new deputy marshal.

Thank you, Nancy.

Are you sure the shots you heard came from the stagecoach?

Couldn't have come from nowhere's else.

Don't worry. Nothing's going to happen to the Durango Kid.

The deputy that can catch him ain't showed up yet.

I wish he wouldn't take those reckless chances.

The way she takes on, a person would imagine

the Durango Kid was her best friend.

[LAUGHS]

[HORSES APPROACHING]

Look.

Al, I've got $6,000 more for you. Here, put that with the rest of it.

Got about $30,000 now.

What are you aiming to do with all that money, Mr. Durango Kid?

In three days, your homesteads will have run their first year.

The inspector will be here to see if you've got the improvements on 'em.

Most of us ain't. Ballard's burned some of them places out clean.

If you'd built them up, he would've burned them down again.

What I have in mind will hogtie him

before he has a chance to do anything about it.

And what's that?

Tonight I'll be back here for that money.

My boys will take it over to Indian Falls.

They'll be back Thursday with building materials,

enough to put up every one of your houses again.

What if Ballard hears about it?

I hope he does, because we'll be looking for him.

And if we catch him, he'll never molest anybody again.

Mister, who are you?

You never told us and we ain't never asked,

but seems like it's a good time right now.

Now you've trusted me this far, you'll have to wait a while longer.

But have that money ready tonight.

He sure is a mystery.

Now, suppose we do rebuild, you think Ballard's gang's gonna let up on us?

Not for a minute. There's a lot in that.

We ought to divide the money, pack up

and move where no one will harm us.

The Durango Kid's done everything for us.

And now... And now we're thanking him

and protecting ourselves.

I say let's do as Taylor tells us.

And the sooner we go, the better.

I ain't hankering after being burned out again.

Dad, give me that money. I'll put it with the rest.

How long'd it take to break camp and get rolling?

Should be able to do that in an hour.

MAN: I ain't even unloaded.

All right, folks, pack up, get your wagons loaded.

MAN: Bring my horses back.

Hey, boss, look.

Hey, isn't that that Winslow girl?

Yeah, Lowry said two weeks ago she was on her way to Arizona.

She's sure in a hurry, too.

Maybe if we had a little talk with her,

we might find out a couple of things that have been bothering us.

Good afternoon, Miss Winslow.

Well, you act surprised to see me.

What are you doing back so soon from Arizona?

I'm sorry, Mr. Ballard, but I gotta be going.

Well, with outlaws around here like the Durango Kid,

maybe we'd better ride with you.

Which way were you heading?

To see Bill Lowry.

Maybe she can tell us why Lowry let the Durango Kid get away today.

I can't, and if I could, I wouldn't tell you.

You don't act very friendly.

I don't feel very friendly.

Let's see what's in that package.

I said give it to me.

Well, a traveling bank.

Hey, Steve, look at this.

The belt the Durango Kid took off me just this morning.

She don't know the Durango Kid, but she's on her way to see Bill Lowry.

You better start talkin', lady.

No, let her alone, Steve, I've got a better plan.

Hey, Rhett and Hack.

Take her back to my place and see that she's kept there.

What are you gonna do, Mace?

I'm gonna report to Bill Lowry that I got my money back.

Unless I'm wrong, the Durango Kid will be paying us a visit before long,

and will he get a surprise.

Oh, hello, Mace.

Looking for the Marshal?

No. No, you'll do.

Got some good news for you.

Yeah? Yeah.

Come here.

Look at this.

Surprised?

Not especially. What is all this?

The money the Durango Kid stole from me.

Every penny of it.

Where'd you run across him?

Well, do you know, that's the funny part about it. I didn't.

Someone just threw it in through my window.

Wasn't that thoughtful?

Yeah, very thoughtful.

Must've been a woman, Mace.

What?

Yeah, look at this.

Oh.

Oh, yeah, it's an apron. I, uh...

I didn't notice that before.

I'm sure you didn't.

Still offering the reward for the Kid's capture, Mace?

Yeah.

Now that I got this back I might even pay double.

If he was brought in dead.

I figured you'd do that.

Better keep that money handy. You may be needing it.

Oh, for the reward, you mean.

I was taught virtue is its own reward, Mace.

So the money doesn't worry me none.

But, you'd better keep an eye on it

'cause I'd hate to see him or her

take it back from under your nose.

The money'll be safe, Marshal.

Don't worry.

Come on in, boys. I want to talk to you.

I'll tie 'em up, Steve.

Better take it easy. You're going to be here for a while.

Now, nobody except Lowry knows that we've got this money back.

As a lawman, that should end it for him.

But if the Durango Kid shows up around here,

I'll know how he found out.

Get outside and keep this place covered.

If you see the Durango Kid heading this way,

just let him walk right in.

Yeah, but... I want him in here.

We've got a few things to discuss, personally.

You want us to leave him here alone with you?

Yes, but keep your eyes and ears open.

Go on, now.

[DOOR OPENING]

[DOOR CLOSING]

You've got your money back.

Why don't you let it go at that?

And let an outlaw escape?

Oh, no.

I'm a law-abiding citizen.

[HORSE NEIGHING]

[RUSTLING]

[TAPPING]

Easy, Ballard.

I've been expecting you, Kid.

In fact, I've got a little reception planned.

That's too bad, because I'm not staying.

Get that money for me.

Sorry, I can't oblige.

Go ahead, Kid, pull the trigger,

but you'll be signing your own death warrant.

You might as well put that gun down and take off your mask.

My men are right outside just waiting for you.

Don't you mean some of them are?

No. No, I mean all of them.

Look for yourself.

Thanks, Ballard. I already did.

Maybe you'd better look.

Where are they?

You ought to know me better than to think I'd walk into a trap.

Those gunmen of yours are still out by the wagon

waiting for me to show up.

All right, Mr. Lowry, you've been begging for this.

I guess I have.

I've known for a long time who you were,

and now I'm taking care that your prowling days are over.

You're talking a lot, Mace.

Why not?

You've been so clever,

I thought I might learn a little something talking to you.

They say a dying man's words are interesting.

My father's weren't. You never gave him a chance.

It's your turn to stand over by the desk today.

Right where I stood.

Nice little ornament on that scarf you've been hiding behind.

All right, you...

Starting to sweat, Lowry?

You're still talking a lot.

My aim ain't as good as yours, Lowry,

but then maybe I'm not meaning it to be.

It might help if I turned around.

You seem to do better shooting a man in his back.

Your father was a fool.

He threatened to tell the Marshal what he'd found out.

The law will take care of you later, Ballard.

Yeah.

They'll give me a medal for killing the Durango Kid.

[GUN FIRING]

Oh, Marshal, I...

I'm glad you got here. There's your Durango Kid.

Thanks, Ballard, but I think you overlooked another prisoner.

Oh, you mean the girl. Yeah, she was working with him.

No, I was talking about you, Ballard.

I was just outside when you confessed to the murder of Sam Lowry.

[GUN FIRING]

At least you got a chance you never gave my father.

Marshal.

Yes, Bill?

Now that Ballard's gang is rounded up,

I guess you'll want me next.

What for?

The shot that finished Ballard killed off two men.

The other one was the Durango Kid.

Marshal,

did you know anything about the Durango Kid the day you gave me the badge?

What do you think?

♪ I've been told There's a pot of gold ♪

♪ At the end Of the rainbow laying ♪

♪ But I found that trail Just a magic veil ♪

♪ That's born In the sun and rain ♪

♪ It's a grand And glorious day ♪

♪ And the clouds Have rolled away ♪

♪ The fading thunder still's In the far-off hills ♪

♪ There's a rainbow Over the range ♪

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♪ Drifting along ♪

♪ With the tumbling ♪

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