All language subtitles for Arizona.1940.720p.WEB-DL.x264.AC3-SARTRE

Well, there she is.
Tucson.

Tucson ahead!

Where?

There.

Oh.

It ain't exactly pretty, is it?

Protection from Indians.

Yep.

Sure feel good
to stretch out in a hotel bed.

Come on.
What?

Sure is nice to see
some peaceful Indians.

And them is Papago.

Hate Apaches worse than I do.

Oh, Lookee Yonder.
The town's growin'
all the time.

Back home
they'd have called that

makin' a house
out of mud pies.
Yeah.

What do they do
with the hole
when they're done?

Well, they...

Well, just leave it, I reckon.

Boy, Lookee Yonder.

Too lazy to make
their own bricks.

Fellas like them
are destroyin' evidence

of the only walled city
in United States territory.

Old-timers used the wall
for fightin' off Indians?

Yep.

Built when all this
belonged to Mexico.

Whole town inside the walls,

soldiers guardin' it
day and night.

Well, the way
that wall looks now,

I'd say Tucson's
bust its britches.

Seems like that water
would make you dirtier.

Stay around here
long enough,
you'll wind up drinkin' it.

I'll take a look
at California first.

Haircut, haircut and shave.

Shave and a haircut.
Haircut and shave.

Well, here you are,

the sweetest little city
this side of a rat hole.

Camp in the Plaza!

Sure is a tired-lookin'
outfit, Grant.

More restless people.

Where do you say
they're from, Pete?

Judgin' by their rigs,
I'd say no further
east than Missouri.

What's he sayin'?

He wants to water your horse
in the Plaza for 15 cents.

Why, sure.

He says you are a great man.

My name's Grant Oury.
Where you from?

Missouri.
Name's Peter Muncie.

You guessed right, Pete.

This is Estevan Ochoa,
Pete Kitchen,
and Bart Massey.

Pleased to know you.
Howdy.

Looks like your outfit
got whittled down some
on the trail.

Yep,
we started out from Missouri
with 45 people and 15 wagons,

but the Indians
took to pot-shootin'.

Couple of brand new orphans
in the outfit.

Yeah, that's why
there's always legroom
in the west.

Yep.

Say, uh,
what's a good hotel here?

Sir, the hotels
to be found in Tucson
are neither good nor bad.

They are non-existent.

You mean there ain't one?

That's right.

What's the trouble, Phoebe?

Who's she?

Phoebe Titus,
the only American woman
in Tucson.

Think she's gonna need help?

Offhand, knowin' Phoebe,
I'd say no,

but we'd better be
sort of handy.

Stop that music.

Timmins,

Longstreet,

stand up and reach.

Now, listen.

I've got no quarrel
with anybody
but these two here

so the rest of you
better clear out.

These might be in the way.

Much obliged.

Some day this town
will get tired

of bein' kicked around
by ward's men.

It'll run
the whole gang of you
out of town.

Till that happens, though,

and as long as ward
keeps braggin'
there's no law around here,

I'll settle thing's my own way.

What's ailin' you now, Phoebe?

These two

playmates of yours
stole $1,100
out of my house.

I'm not sayin'
you put them up to it, ward,

but I'm here
to get my money back.

Right now.

What do you say to that?

Us? We did not.

We never saw no $1,100
in our whole life.

Then you'll wish you had.

'Cause there is gonna be
2 holes dug

in the new cemetery
that you'll just fit.

You heard 'em, Phoebe.
Have you got proof?

Yeah, I heard 'em.

Now if I don't start
seein' my money
I'm goin' to shoot.

There'll be no killin'
in my place.

Since when?
Since this mornin'?

All right,
put that money on the table
or get ready to feel lead.

You better do
what the lady says.

Count it, somebody.

I'd like to oblige.

Keep diggin', boys.

I'll get this off my chest.

Before I came to Tucson

I never dreamed
a place could stomach

such off-scourin's and scum
as you and your crowd.

You wouldn't say that
without these others
backin' you up.

I'm talkin' for myself.

It's not enough
that you charge twice

what it's worth to
haul freight into here,

but you've collected
the doggonedest
bunch of lawbreakers

in the whole territory
of Arizona.

Pardon the interruptin',
but you're $225 short.

Tell your banker
to pay back
what they lost.

Everybody knows
it's stolen money.

All right, Joe.

Timmins,

take that whip

and give Longstreet
5 of the best lashes
you got in you.

Longstreet,

you do the same to him.

And if either of you
eases up, I'll make it 20.

But you got your money back.

Why don't you let us be,
Ms. Phoebe?
We didn't mean no harm.

Get started.
Maybe I got
somethin' to say

about what can be done
in my own place.

You better do
what the lady says.

Get goin'.

Ward,

you've got an idea
you run this town,

so I'll set you right
about one thing.

I've got my livestock
and a pie business
to take care of.

That don't leave me much time
for chasin' thieves.

Keep your men away
from my place

or I'll double-load this gun

and blow a hole in you
they could drive
a team of mules through.

Yeah? Now, listen here--
Longstreet!

Give him as good as you got.

Ouch!

Here's your money, miss.
Thanks.

My name is--
Harder!

Ah!

Just got in to town
a few minutes ago.
My name's--

that's more like it.

And remember

I'm still keepin' my money
in my house.

Thanks, fellas.

Well, do you still wonder

whether she can take care
of herself?

Brother, there goes
a female army.

And after all that fine talk,
she went and took my hat.

Be with you in a minute.

Trouble, Ms. Phoebe?
No trouble.

We've been waitin'.
I've got to go to work.

Any man that don't think
the pies are worth waitin' for
is free to leave.

Everythin' is fine.

I watch pies all the time
you're gone.

Thanks, Hilario.

There will be
a special pie for you
in the next batch.

Sorry to keep you waitin',
but I had a little business
to take care of.

Got a peach today?

Yep, I got a peach

right here.

Mind the heat.

Can I get one of them?

You sure can.

Take your pick,
as soon as I see your dollar.

It's the last one, quince.

Much obliged,
but I come to get my hat.

Oh, it was you.

Doggoned if I didn't
walk right off with it.

Be right back.

Say, I never seed a woman
pay less attention to me

than you did in that saloon.

Well, I had plenty on my mind.

You're new here.

Got in a little while ago.

Help yourself to some pie.
Come on in.

How come you got yourself
into my argument
over at the saloon?

Well, where I'm from,
women is supposed
to need protection.

I'm obliged for
the use of your hat, stranger,

but I don't ask
nor get favors
for bein' what I was born.

Yep, that's what I found out.

Where you from?

Freeport, Illinois.

I'm from Saint Louis.

What brought you here?

My father and I
were goin' to California.

We got this far and he died.

I see how it is.

Livin' alone
in a place like this,

you couldn't afford
to be a woman,

unless you met the right man.

Eat your pie.

Anythin' left out
of that last batch,
Ms. Phoebe?

They are all sold, judge.

How long before the next batch?

Oh, maybe an hour.

Seems as though
a newly elected justice
of the peace

ought to have
some special rights.

Who elected you?

Oh, some of the boys.

Hey, Joe Briggs.

I got some time
on my hands, Joe,

and there's a charge
against you.

Might as well
hold court out here
where it don't smell so bad.

Are you ready to stand trial?

I ain't got much time.
Can you hurry it up?

Sure enough.

Just step in a little more
where it's shady.

Now,

prisoner at the bar,
the charge against you is

that you up
and blowed the head plumb off
of Gus Modesto,

in consequence of
which said shootin',

said Gus is deader than blazes.

Are you guilty or not guilty?

No, judge, I don't reckon
I can say not guilty

when everybody seed me do it.

Now, what in tunket
made you act like that, Joe?

Drinkin'. Just drinkin'.

Well, the verdict of
this here tribunal is

that Joe Briggs is fined $5

for disturbin' the peace.

Court is hereby adjourned

to Lazarus ward's bar,
where said fine
will be duly disposed of.

Some day, judge Bogardus,
the law will come to Arizona,

and half of you will be hung.

Ms. Phoebe, you belittle us.

Not half, 90%.

Maybe the government
forgot us now,

arguin' about
what should be free
and what slave,

but the time will come

and when it does,
this will be a territory
to be proud of.

Quite right. Quite right.
A territory to be proud of.

Meanwhile, Mr. Briggs,
there is a fine to be paid.

Any of you gentlemen
that feel up to it

may participate
in the first round.

I mean any one of you gentlemen.

You got the $5, ain't you, Joe?

Mighty nice talk you give.

Probably won't do
much good, though.

Somebody has to tell 'em off,
whether it helps or not.

You're sure doin'
a man's work around this town,
ain't you?

I keep busy.

Do you wear them jeans
all the time?

Why?

Well, I packed a banjo
all the way from Saint Louis.

Thought I might
serenade you tonight,
if you'd put on a dress.

You'll serenade me the way I am.

Uh,

I mean, uh,

I'll be busy tonight.

Music's for idlers anyway.

Thanks for the pie.

Keep the oven hot.

I don't want
any serenadin', now.

No serenadin'.

Haircut? Shave?

I could use a shave.

Fix you up in a jiffy.

You play a nice fiddle.
I got a banjo.

Finest fiddle in the west.
I packed her 1,500 miles.

She never done bust a string.

Say, does Ms. Phoebe Titus
live at her pie stand?

Yes, sir.
Fine girl, Ms. Phoebe.

Figurin' on doin'
a little courtin'?

Maybe.

Let's fix you up sweet then.

Good close shave.

Some vanilla extract
on your hair.

Yes, sir!
Plenty of vanilla.

Don't shave me too short.

* I dream of genie

* with the light brown hair

* born like a vapor

* on the summer air

* I see her tripping

* where the bright streams
play *

* happy as the daisies

* that danced on her way

who is that?
Do you want I should
send him away?

Ah, go on back to bed.

Can't you hear?
I'm bein' serenaded.

* many were the blithe birds

* that warbled them o're

* oh, I dream of Jeanie

* with the light brown hair

* floatin' like a vapor

* on the soft

* summer air *

was it good?

Well, I don't know.

I guess so, I've never been
sung to before.

You look kind of pretty
standin' there.

Lots different
than you did in that saloon.

I suppose
it would please you more

if I'd walk
around town all day
in my nightshirt.

Oh, I think I could get
used to them britches

if I stayed around long enough.

Oh.

You figurin' on leavin'?

Sometime.

This Arizona territory
is worth lookin' into

for a man with ideas.

Maybe if you studied it some
you'd decide to stay.

Might be I'd settle down,

if I could get a job to suit me.

You mean one
with somethin' doin'
all the time,

to keep you on the move?

Yeah.

Say, how did you know that
about me?

Oh,

the way you go pokin'
into other people's troubles.

The way you talk.
The way you wear your hat.

Well,

you sort of
took an interest in me.

Yeah.

Arizona could use
fellas like you right now.

Maybe somethin' will turn up.

You sure are
a calculatin' woman.

I wouldn't say what I said

if I didn't like you some.

Much obliged.

Same to you.

Play some more music.

Fancy or courtin'?

Just music.

* oh, kiss me quick
and go my honey *

* kiss me quick and go

* to cheat surprise
and prying eyes *

* oh, kiss me quick and go *

howdy, Johnny.

Howdy, Ms. Phoebe.

Morning, Solomon.

Sorry I missed
the commotion yesterday.

It wasn't much.

Gracias.

Need some needles
and another sack
of flour

for those
gol-darned pies.

Those gol-darned pies
are makin' you a good livin'.

Better ways than that
to get ahead.

How much are your needles?

Quarter apiece.

25 cents?

Why, you old Scotchman.

What do you have to do,
find them in a haystack?

Well, you know the cost
of haulin' over land.

Especially when
freightin' men like ward

charge us twice what it's worth.

What about Ochoa?
He's bringin' in goods
at fair prices.

Well, he can't supply everybody.

There's a business for you.

Freightin'.

Plenty of room
for another honest outfit.

Yeah, I reckon so.
Well, how many needles
you want?

Two's plenty.

Oh, Johnny,

take a sack of flour
over to Ms. Phoebe's
right away.

Wagons,

oxen, mules,

and plenty of good
strong men that aren't afraid
of hard work.

Also Indians.

That's part of livin' here.

I own a wagon
that's fit to haul
anything anywhere,

4 horses,

and I got enough money
to buy oxen
and another wagon.

Solomon, I wouldn't be surprised

to see myself in
the freightin' business.

Why, I thought you was aimin'

to own
the biggest cattle ranch
in Arizona.

That's right,

and here's a better way
of gettin' it
than sellin' pies.

You're forgettin'
you'd be buckin' up
against Lazarus ward.

He don't like to play.

Ochoa's doin' all right
against him.

Hmm.

2 wagons.

You'd always have to be waitin'

for somebody else's train
to set out

so as you could
join for protection.

4 wagons would do the trick.

4 wagons could travel alone.

I'll get along with 2.

Phoebe,

you and me think lots alike.

We both got confidence
this country's gonna grow.

Now, I didn't drive
no mule teams across here

with every cent I had
without figurin'

that more people
are gonna be comin' here
all the time.

Bein' the man who opened
the first store in Tucson,

you ought to know
which way
the wind's blowin'.

Phoebe, it looks like
you got yourself a partner.

Shake.

Now, I'll put up money enough

for 2 more wagons
and some oxen. Then...

Say, where are we gonna find
a good man

to head the outfit on the trail?

They're darn scarce.

Yeah.

Leave it to me.
I'll get him.

See you later, partner.

Got all day.

Good morning,
Mr. Muncie.

Good morning.

I was hopin' to buy
a pie for breakfast,
but you was out.

Hello, Phoebe.

Howdy.

There's, uh, somethin'

that might be worth
talkin' about, Mr. Muncie.

Yes, ma'am.

Do you mind goin' someplace
where it's not quite so noisy?

Wherever you say.

Somebody rob you again?

No.

I've been thinkin'
about somethin'
for quite a spell.

I just settled it.

You seem mighty pleased.

Remember that job
you were talkin' about
last night

the one with
somethin' doin'
all the time?

Uh-huh.

Well, it's waitin'
for you, right now.

What's that?

Headin' a freightin' outfit
on the trail for me.

For you?

Solomon Warner is my partner.
He runs the big store here.

Maybe I'm takin' a long chance

decidin' you're the man
for the job.

But I'm a pretty good judge
of people.

Well, what do you say?

Ms. Phoebe,

I'm gonna tell you somethin'
I'm afraid
you won't understand.

What's that?

There's a wagon train come in
headed for California

and I'm joinin' up with it.

When?

Sundown.

Well,

sundown's a good time to leave.

Indians don't hanker much
for night fightin'.

But why in tarnation
do you want to
go to California?

I better not tell you.

I'm askin' you, why?

All right,

I'm going to California
because I want to see it.

Well, I'll be doggoned!

I figure it sounds
kind of crazy to most people

goin' to California
just to see it.

But there's
a gallivantin' bug
in my blood,

and that's the way I am.

Here I am offerin' you
just the kind of job
you said you wanted

and you talk about
travelin' 700 miles
to go sightseein'.

Well, it ain't that
I don't want to work.

But there's somethin'
I got to do first.

What can you do
in California
you can't do here?

Lie down under a shade tree.

Well, run me ragged.

I'll be headin' back
this way, though,

when that gallivantin' fever
goes out of me.

Because I'm sort of fond of you.

It doesn't matter to me
whether you come back or not.

Now, listen,
don't act like that.

We both know
we're partial to each other.

And the best thing I can do

is get the wanderin' done
while it won't do no harm.

Will you be watchin'
when we leave tonight?

I don't know.
Maybe, maybe not.

There's only one more thing
to be said.

When I come back this way,
it will probably be
to settle down for good,

and I'll be lookin' for you.

We're leavin' from the Plaza.

Well, I'll be dogged.

Remember the name, Peter Muncie.

Come back, Peter Muncie.

Phoebe, there's crazy talk
around town

you're goin' into
the freightin' business.

There is nothin' crazy about it.

Ward, some day
Warner and I'll have a train

that'll make yours look like
a lop-wheeled shay.

And people will be
gettin' their goods
at fair prices.

Maybe.

And maybe some day
when you're runnin'
the freightin' business,

I'll be bakin' pretty pies.

You got a lot to learn, Phoebe.

Turn off to the feed store
and start unloading.

Terry!

Yes, ma'am.

The next 2 go to Warner's.

Oye!

You two go to Warner's.

I got 4 barrels
of salt fish for you, Sam,
the best you can get.

Fine. You're back early.

Yeah.

Terry.
Yes, ma'am.

Take care of meyer's
and the restaurant.

Have Steve unload at Hughes
and send the last wagon
over to my place.

Yes, Ms. Phoebe.

You see that, ward?

8 wagons top-heavy
with freight.

You'd better start
bakin' those pies.

Phoebe freightin'
and telling you
to bake pies.

That sure would be comical,

you bakin' pies.

Yeah, wouldn't it?

2 days early.
Phoebe, you're a wonder.

No--no Indian trouble?

Oh, we had a little brush
with 10 Apaches,

but they hightailed it
before we could fire
our second shots.

Sol,

I--I got real buy in Yuma.

8 of the fanciest
cast-iron stoves
you ever saw.

Cast-iron stoves!

Yeah.

Phoebe, where in tarnation
can we sell 8 stoves?

There'll be women
comin' in here,

and women from the east
want to do their cookin'
in the house.

In the next 5 years,
I'll bet you sell--
sell 100 stoves.

I'll live to be 90
and won't even sell 2 stoves.

Well, what else did you get
I didn't order?

Oh, fancy bolt cloth,

needles...

Needles you can sell
for 5 cents apiece.

Phoebe, you're a caution.

Sol, we're going to make
more money

than we ever dreamed of,
and honest.

And remember this.

Soon as I get enough
for my ranch

I'm going to turn
this whole business
over to you,

and I'm going to settle down
to raise cattle and a family.

You need a husband for that.

I know where I can get one.

Thing's are comin'
our way fast,
aren't they?

Faster than we ever hoped.

Well, that's usually
the time to start
pullin' in your belt.

Ah, you talk like an old squaw.

Yes, sir,

thing's are breakin'
just the way I want 'em.

Say, what day of the month
is this?

12th. April 12th.

Message from
Maj. Gen. Lynde, sir.

At ease.
Go to the mess hall.

Tell them my orders are

that you are to have
anything you want
to eat and drink.

Thank you, sir.

Oh, Lt. Chapin.

Yes, sir.

Well, here it is. War.

Our orders are
to abandon and destroy
our post,

to burn everything
between the Colorado
and the Rio grande

that might be food
for the rebels.

"March out with your guns loaded

and do not permit any citizen
within 3 miles of your lines."

There they go,

the only law and order
and protection

we have known
in the Arizona territory.

Who could believe

that we would be cast aside
by our own government?

That wanton acts of destruction

are bein' committed by soldiers

to whom we look for security.

At this very moment, gentlemen,

we are bein'
officially abandoned

by the army of
the United States of America.

What grand reward
for those of us

who raised that flag
in childish loyalty.

Grain fields
are bein' destroyed,

livestock butchered,

and by these traitorous acts

the government
has demonstrated that

it considers us
its own citizens, enemies,

unworthy to live.

You're right.

Yes.

Well, what are we
going to do about it?

Stay here and be massacred
by the Apaches

in a hopeless struggle
to save what we have built?

No, no!

Mr. oury,

am I hearin' right?

Are you talkin' about
givin' Arizona
back to the Indians?

That's one way
of saying it, Phoebe.

Like oury says,

it's better to leave
what we built here

than get our bones
picked clean by buzzards.

What did you ever build?

Help me up there, Grant.

Men,

I know this hits all of us
pretty hard.

We all sort of
figured the union troops
might have to leave us

to fight in the war back east.

But we didn't want
to think about it.

So now it's happened.

And the first thing you do
is start hollerin' uncle.

Why do you want to quit now?

Ms. Phoebe,
I'd follow you head-on
into a barreled cactus,

but there's some shenanigans
that oughtn't to be did,

like stayin' on here
for one thing.

Terry's right.

We'd be fools
to stay around here
with the army gone.

I'm leavin' tonight!

Gentlemen,
may I have your attention.

Gentlemen,
a little courtesy, please.

If you please, gentlemen,
if you please.

Thank you very much.

I'd say, gentlemen,

that this lady has made you look

like a bunch of mice.

Who are you to have an opinion?

Jefferson carteret.

You're quite fortunate
that I just arrived by stage,

because it's obvious

that this town could use
a little backbone right now.

Much obliged,
Mr. carteret.

Men,

we didn't come to Arizona
for peace and quiet.

We came here
because it's in our blood

to be where there's
a hard life to be lived.

We've always been that way.

Why do you want to run out

because the government has quit?

I'm stayin', Phoebe.

Here, here.

I was never leavin'.

I wasn't worried about you men,

but what about
all the rest of you
out there?

Who's staying?

All right, Ms. Phoebe,
consider me swayed
by the will of the people.

Next election we have,
you'll be swayed plenty.

We'll stay, won't we?

Sure, we'll all stay,
and we'll get soldiers here
to protect us.

The union don't want us,
but there's somebody does.

Jeff Davis

and the confederate states
of America.

How about it?

How about right here and now

Arizona declaring its allegiance

to the flag of the south?

I'm for it.

At least we'll be treated
like human beings.

I don't care who we declare for

so long as
there's an Arizona territory.

Are we staying?

Yeah!

That's what I wanted to hear.
Come on, sol.

Let's have a cheer
for Jeff Davis.

For the confederates.

For the flag of the south.

Well, I guess
they have a right
to do that,

when the north's run off
with the only flag we know.

The union
can't be blamed, Phoebe.

Usin' soldiers to
hold the country together
is more important

than just watchin' over
a few venturesome souls
in Arizona.

I'm not blamin' anybody
but it gets my dander up

to see how a doggoned war
can mess up
the plans of people

who want to mind
their own business.

Well, there's
troubled times ahead.

Yeah.

Wars don't last forever.

We'll have to work
twice as hard
and think twice as fast.

Lots of us are stayin' here,

but later on,
there's goin' to be plenty

that's decided to pull out
for safer country.

Let 'em.

And I'll buy their land
with every dollar I've got.

When good times come back

I'll have a ranch
you can't ride across
in 2 days.

Sol, this is a territory
to invest in for the future.

I never said it ain't.

We're gonna have
our hands full
gettin' freight through.

Freightin'?

Phoebe, do you know

that even stagecoaches
won't run after today?

People got to have food
just the same,

and thing's to wear,
and we're gonna
bring 'em in.

We ain't haulin'
a pound of freight

till I decide
there's a chance
to get through,

or till there's soldiers again
in this territory.

I say we are!

I say we ain't!

Phoebe, don't you understand?
It's not that I'm afraid.

I never ran away
from a fight yet.

But now is the time to sit tight

until we see
what's gonna happen.

I know how you feel, sol,
but I don't think that way.

I'm startin' tomorrow night

for fort Yuma
with all our wagons,

and I'm bringin' 'em back
loaded.

Are we still partners?

No, Phoebe,

I'll have nothin' to do
with sendin' drivers
to be murdered.

Suit yourself, sol.

Can I use your share
of the outfit?

Thanks.

No hard feelings?

Of course not.

It'll be what I haul
that'll keep your store open.

Who asked you in my office?

Office?

No man comes in here
unless I want him to.

And no man stays in Tucson
if I don't like him.

I'm here

and I'm stayin' in Tucson.

But...

Sit down.

I know all about you, ward.

Yeah?

Where are you from?

Poor but honest parents.

Is that a joke?
You're the joke.

Listen here!
You listen.

My name's Jefferson carteret.

I heard you in the Plaza.
You and your smart talk...

Anybody with sense would know

the confederates
can't spare enough soldiers
to handle this territory.

Why, in 2 months

the Indians'll have us
barricaded in
and starvin' to death.

You have a freightin' business.

Right now
there's a fortune to be made

and you're stealin' pennies.

I was doin' all right.
All right.

But now with nobody
to keep the Indians
in line--

get them on your side.

How many guns
can you lay your hands on?

Why?
I said how many guns?

Well, there's 8 cases
of sharps rifles

I'm supposed to haul to tubac.

Ammunition?
Yeah.

Who's the head Indian
around here?

Mano.
How can we talk to him?

You're crazy.

You mean make a deal with mano?

The soldiers are gone,
aren't they?

Yeah, but you--

this country is wide open
for the Indians, isn't it?
Yeah.

Well, what do
the Indians need most?

Guns and ammunition.

To blow our heads off?

Not our heads.

We'll supply
the guns and ammunition
on condition

that mano doesn't bother
our freightin' wagons.

Our wagons?

From now on,
I'm your silent partner.

And, ward, you needed one badly

because you're just
a downright idiot.

Nobody can say that about me.

I said it.

Why?

That woman
who spoke in the Plaza,
Phoebe Titus.

What were you doin'
while she built up
that freightin' outfit?

I done everything a man could.

It's all so simple.

Hire her good drivers
away from her

and from anyone else
in the business.

Pay big wages
that no one else can meet

and add it on to
the cost of haulin'.

Yeah, I can do that.
Th-that's good, ain't it?

I'll show you
how to run this town.

Get word to mano

that you want to make
a treaty with him,
and do it right away.

Now look here, you--
I'm talkin'.

And get
those guns and ammunition
loaded onto a wagon.

And remember this...

As far as the people of Tucson
are concerned,

I despise you just as much
as does any other
decent citizen.

Never speak to me in public.

Never mention our partnership.

I don't care who you are.

You ain't going to come here
and start orderin' me around.

My freightin' business
belongs to me.

I don't play, ward.

Either you take me
into partnership

or I'll run everything alone.

And you won't be around.

80 guns

and 16,000 rounds
of linen cartridges

down there in the wagon,

and more later.

Here's the mark
we'll use on our wagons,
a black cross.

Those are the only wagons
you let through.

What you do, not make treaty,

but take guns away, kill you?

I come to mano
knowing of his great name

and honor.

Yeah, me, too.

Give me your guns,
I let your wagons go through.

Well, good.

Thank you, chief.

Yeah, that's fine.

You're
the only real teamster
we've got, Terry.

Keep those wagons
in line ahead of you.

I'll do my best.

Well, did you get to mano?

Yep.

That wagon train
will never get a mile
out of town.

What did you tell him?

Like you said,
that they wasn't
only goin' for supplies,

but to get soldiers
from fort Yuma.

Ward, what happens tonight

will throw
the whole freightin' business
right into our laps.

Yes, sir.

This territory
is too important
to be abandoned for long.

It's the link with the far west.

Whoever controls it
will have a big job
on his hands,

and a big reward.

That's me, huh?

Yes, officially that's you.

Stupid.

I heared you.

Oh, all right.

You "heared" me.

And don't follow me.

Phoebe!

Yes, sol?

I know what I said yesterday
was right about
this bein' crazy

but I sure am sorry
you wouldn't let me join up.

I know that, sol,
but you belong here

to keep this town runnin'
till we get back.

Be prayin' for you.

Good luck.

Thanks. Don't let 'em leave
while I'm gone.

Take care of yourself.

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

Indians! Indians!

The Indians are coming!
Indians!

Warner,
Indians are attacking
Phoebe's wagon train.

Hang on to them, Ed.

Have the Indians attacked
so close to town before?

It's those troops leavin'.

You all right, Phoebe?

Yeah.

Well, I asked them to stay.

Now it looks like
they'll never
be able to leave,

let alone get in supplies.

All I can say is I didn't know

how bad
thing's were going to be.

This would have happened
to those
who were going yesterday.

You're not to blame.

Of course not.

And we'll get supplies

somehow.

Sure we will,

and I'm still glad I'm here.

Doggone it,

I wish a certain fella
would quit playin' his banjo
in California.

Union soldiers are coming.

Hundreds of 'em!
Much more on their way!

Union soldiers?
Yep.

Union soldiers are coming.

Are they goin' to stay here?

What do you think
they'll do to us?

This is confederate territory.

It ain't no more.

Not with union soldiers
movin' in.

You know what we'll be?
Prisoners of war.

They'll take our property
away from us
and drive us out of Arizona.

No, they won't.

Can't blame us
for bein' deserted
by the government now.

I'm for bein' back
in the union
no matter what happens.

We belong to
the United States again,

and I'm tellin' the world
I'm doggone glad.

Let the soldiers know
how we feel.

Give 'em a real greeting.

Hey, there's sol.
Hi, sol!

Ain't this
somethin' to holler about?

Hey!

Hiya, fellas.

Hi, Phoebe.
Look what we met.

Where are they from?

Advance guard,
California column.

California?

Say, I wonder if--
yeah, he's here.

Hey, Ms. Phoebe.

Well, soldier,
did you see California?

Yep, heard there was
trouble out here.
Glad to see us?

That flag sure seems homelike.

Still bakin' them pies?

Maybe, for a hungry man.

Well, you better start
makin' tracks for home

'cause soon as I can figure
to get leave from this army

you're gonna have a visitor.

There'll be a pie.

What do we do now?

Put it on the table over there.

Now you stay out of here
unless I call you, see?

Well, I'll be dogged.

What's ailin' you?

Phoebe, you know,
this is the first time
I ever seen you in a dress?

Any complaints?

Just like I always figured.

You sure are pretty.

Nobody could look pretty
feelin' as silly as I do.

Well,

there's a dinner on the table.
You claim to be a man,

let's see what you can do to it.

Well, I'll be dogged.

Turkey?

Who shot it for you?

Who do you think?
I tailed it for 2 hours.

Pie, Turkey...

Phoebe, you sure are pretty.

There ain't been
a dinner like that

in or near me in a long spell.

Not even in California.

You aren't much of a hand
to talk while you eat,
are you?

Meals like that
don't come often.

Well,

a lot happened to Arizona
since you left.

Those soldiers sure are welcome.

I enlisted in California
soon as I heard about it.

I'm ready to settle down now.

That gallivantin' fever
is gone for good.

Well, you're in the army,
sergeant. You'll go
where they tell you.

My enlistment is up soon.

Maybe I can get free
even before then.

Is that job still open?

The stock could use some water.

I asked you a question.

I know you did.

I'm thinkin'.

A man named Jefferson carteret
came here after you left.

He helped to hold
this town together

when it looked like
there wasn't gonna be
any more town.

You mean
you took a fancy to him?

I didn't say that.

I'm just sizin' you up
by comparin' you.

Carteret wasn't
jiggin' around California
when I needed help.

Didn't go lookin'
for a shade tree
when the rumpus started.

I knew you'd never
understand that.

I understood, all right.

But I'm different now.

Are you?

A year ago you went away,

said, "see you soon."

Now you're back sayin',
"grab me while I'm here."

What's different?

Maybe
I don't stand up so good
when you start comparin'.

I wish there was some way
to show you how I am now.

There is.

Tell me.
All I want is a chance.

When will the colonel be here
with the main body of troops?

A couple of weeks. Why?

I'm gonna have
the best ranch in Arizona.

But it takes money
to get started.

I want you to go to the colonel

and get me
an army freightin' contract.

Is that all?

Just walk up to the colonel
and make him sign a contract.

It can be done,

for instance, by a man
who wants to prove
how good he is.

Why don't you ask me
somethin' easy like

walkin' on water
with a horse on my back.

You asked for a chance,
there it is.

Good evenin', Ms. Phoebe.

Oh, Mr. carteret,
good evening.
How are you?

I'm well, thank you.

I was just passin' by
and stopped
to pay my compliments.

But I didn't know
you had company.

You know now.

Um, Mr. carteret,
this is sgt. Muncie.

Peter, that's no way to be.

I'm bein' the way I want.

And this what's-his-name
don't fit into my idea
of a pleasant evenin'.

Mr. Muncie!

I'll consider the source,
Ms. Phoebe.

Meanwhile,
I hope to see you soon,

without the gentleman
in the union suit.

Good evenin'.
Good evening.

So that's what you've been
comparin' me with.

Insulting respectable people
in Arizona
isn't good for your health.

I don't like him.

How do you know?
You never met him before.

I got a good nose.

He happens to be something
you'll never be,

a gentleman.

He happens to be
a sweet-lookin' dude,

and a woman
that'd pay any heed to him

ought to have her head
looked into.

Oh, I see.

In other words, you mean
I'm just plumb crazy.

Phoebe, I was only trying
to tell you that--

good night, sgt. Muncie.

Good night.
The dinner was good.

I'll see what I can do about
that army freightin' contract.

Teresa, I think
I picked myself a man.

See?

"There bein' no security
of life or property

"within its borders,

"it becomes the duty
of the undersigned
col. Carleton

"to represent the authority

of the United States
over the people of Arizona."

Martial law, that's what it is.

That sure fixes you, judge.

My good man...

Gentlemen, the colonel
has merely stepped in

to relieve me of
a few of
my administrative duties.

I accept his generous offer
of cooperation
with open arms.

That's what you say.

Don't crowd me.
Let's see, where was I?

The colonel's
just declared martial law.

Yeah?

And Phoebe's
already got an order

to supply hay
for the government horses.

And our drivers are quittin'
to hook up with her.

There's that soldier
helpin' her.

If she supplies hay,
she'll be doin'
their freightin' next.

And with the army contract
to build on,

she'll take over
all the business
in this territory.

Well, anyway,
there's Indians to
take care of her wagons.

Idiot.
She'll have army escorts.

Ward, we haven't a chance.

Huh.

Unless we stop Phoebe
right at the start.

We can't fight the army.

No.

But we can help the army
fight those who betray it.

Huh?

Have you declared allegiance
to the union?

Soon as you told me.

There's one thing in our favor.

The colonel
doesn't know anything
about anybody in Tucson yet.

Buttercup, as a good citizen
of the union,

you're going to the colonel

with confidential information
about Ms. Phoebe Titus.

That's sure takin' a chance.

You want to keep control
of the freightin' business,
don't you?

Why, sure I do.
All right.

How would you like
to see your wagons
with big banners on 'em,

Lazarus ward,
the government's choice?

Do you think, maybe?

I know it.

And to prove your case,

we might even dig up
a confederate receipt

with Phoebe's name on it.

That alone
would take the army freightin'
away from her.

Carteret, I think
you've figured out a honey.

Phoebe?
Come in.

Hello.

I see your wagons are all ready.

Yep, and there's
a first-rate teamster

for every wagon
that's lined up out there.

I'll be back in business
startin' at dawn,
freightin' for the army.

Oh, it's a wonderful feeling.

A pie over there for you.

What's the matter?

Phoebe, here's an order
from col. Carleton

canceling your freightin' deal.

Canceling?

You're to report to him
tomorrow morning.

He doesn't say why.

I found out
a little from the adjutant.

Somebody reported
that you hauled ammunition

for the confederates
when they were here.

I did not.

That's what I wanted to hear.

Who claims I did?

Well,
it's a confidential report.

Now that
you set me straight--

there's only one man
that would do this,
Lazarus ward.

He's after
the army freightin' business.

The trouble is,
how can I prove he's a liar
with the confederates gone?

If ward's the one,
we'll see to it
that he calls himself a liar

in front of the colonel.

Right now
I've got to get back
to the army camp

and find out if it was him.

I'll see you soon as I know.

Open your mouth
and I'll blow a hole
clean through you.

Get up. Start for my house
through that door.

Don't raise your hands,
just act natural.

Never mind your boots.

What's come over you, Phoebe?

What set you on the warpath?

Ooh.

Where's ward?

Well, I ain't seen him
since early tonight.

Maybe you can tell me
where he is.

I? Why should I know?

You're around here
often enough to know.

Wait a minute.

Walk straight ahead.
You'll find a tinderbox.

Light the candle on the table.

Get away from that gun.

You won't be so frisky
come mornin'.

I knew you were the one.

Sit down. Not there,
you'll poison my pie.

Get over there, hurry up.

Ward, did you ever
see a man's stomach
tore open by a shotgun?

Why--why do you say that,
Phoebe?

If I get arrested tomorrow
and sent off to yuma,

it's gonna be very unhandy.

Especially if you take over
my freightin' business.

I don't know
what you're talkin' about.

Maybe you don't remember
tellin' col. Carleton

that I declared for the south,

that I sold ammunition
to the confederates.

Me? There ain't
a word of truth.

Ward, it's kind of horrifyin'

to know you're gonna be killed.

But it's a heap sight worse
to know it's comin'
and not know when.

What do you mean, Phoebe?

Can you write?

Some. Why?

Write on the back of that paper.

Tell the colonel
in your own hand

that you told
a pack of lies about me.

I won't write nothin'.

Suit yourself.

Now, some time before mornin'

I'm gonna let off both barrels
of this shotgun right at you.

I don't know just what time
it'll happen.

Whenever my finger
gets to itchin' too much.

But you can depend on it.

You're gonna have
a double hole
blowed clean through you.

Maybe 10 minutes, maybe 2 hours.

All you have to do
is sit comfortable

till I think
it's the right time.

You wouldn't do it.

I'm not ready yet.

Honest, Phoebe.

I never told
the colonel nothin'. Honest.

Well, I guess I'd better
be gettin' this over with.

Brace yourself.

Don't pull! I'll write.

Don't pull. I'll write.

You come close
to bein' too late.

Take that pencil
and write down what I say.

Col. Carleton,
there wasn't
a word of truth to...

Go ahead. Write.

Yeah.
So I'm supposed to sit quiet
and write my life away.

Now we'll see
who's gettin' holes
blowed in 'em.

Drop that gun.

Let's have some light
in here, Phoebe.

Soldier, am I glad to see you.

I've been lookin' for you, ward.

He's the one, all right.

That's what I found out.

I was only tryin'
to make a living.

Almost had him
writin' a letter
to the colonel.

Well, ward, I'll make it
easy to understand.

I don't like you
and it would be a pleasure
to kill you.

You sit down and start writing

or I'll pull this trigger fast
till it won't shoot no more.

I'll tell him what to put down.

Whatever you want.

Col. Carleton,
there wasn't a word of truth
to what I said

about Phoebe Titus
haulin' ammunition
for the confederates.

You're talkin' too fast.

Then listen to me once
and write it the second time.

I want to get this
set in my mind right now.

I made it up to get rid of her,

so as I could ruin
her freightin' business.

She never took sides
either way,
but minded her own business.

And furthermore,
col. Carleton,
I am a no-good skunk.

Yeah, that makes it plain.

That's what you'll put down
just before
you sign your name.

And now since you've got
a pretty good idea,
let's start writin' again.

Col. Carleton,
there wasn't a word of truth
to what I said...

Say, you'd better
stay here tonight
and guard this skunk

so we can deliver him
and his message

to the colonel in the morning.

You're the boss.

Ward, when you did this
to my pie,
you went too far.

We're all ready
to go, ma'am. 10 wagons.

All right.

Pick up your army escort
at the camp.
Yes, ma'am.

Indians start anything,

take your orders
from whoever's in charge
of the soldiers.

That suits me.
See you soon.
So long, Terry.

Hiya, pop.

Hello, lady.

Uh, Joe, better go
get your eats.

Wouldn't I be a mess scrunched

over a bunch of figures in here?

What made you think of that?

I'm leavin' the army.

Gettin' your discharge?

Couple of weeks.

I thought it all over, Phoebe.

I concluded you need
somebody around here.

That's right.

You been havin' more trouble
than one person can handle.

So I decided
we better share it,
all the way.

You askin' me to marry you?

Roundabout.

Is there still somethin'
you don't like about me?

No, it's not that.

If there wasn't somethin'
I didn't like about a man,

I couldn't stand
the sight of him.

Then what's troublin' you?

Do you know why
I'm workin' so hard
in this freightin' business?

You said once
so you'd have the best ranch
in Arizona.

I got the ranch land.

Bought it dirt cheap
from people
pullin' outta here.

Now all I have to do
is build on it
and irrigate.

I know some about ranchin'.

Can you tell good cattle
when you see 'em?

That ain't hard.

Seen any around here?

No.

Peter, I'll tell you honest.

There's nothin' I'd like better

than to have you
move out onto that ranch

with me as my husband.

Well, I'm glad to hear it.

As soon as you take care
of a little errand for me.

Errand?
Yeah.

I want you to go to
Nebraska territory,

pick out 500 head
of the best
eastern-bred cattle

and bring 'em back here.

Errand?

It won't be long now
before the railroads

will be gettin' this far west.

They'll Brin' in more people
than you can
shake a stick at.

Minin' men, thousands of
real American families.

And I'm gonna be ready for 'em,

with the finest herd of beef
and dairy cattle
in this territory.

Nebraska.

The war hasn't hit Nebraska yet.

There's bound to be men there

that got out of the east
with their stock

before trouble started.

I want you to pick out
500 head of the best.

Gosh almighty.

I'm quittin' the army
to settle down with you

and the first thing you do

is send me away
for a honeymoon
with 500 cows.

And who can say
they won't be fightin'

the whole darn war
in Nebraska
when I get there?

The next time
the army paymaster
comes to town,

I'll have $15,000, all told.

I'm turnin' that over to you,

every cent I have in the world,

to make somethin' possible

I've dreamed about
ever since I came to Arizona.

That money is our
life together, our future.

I'm trusting it to you.

Who said I was goin'?

You'll go.

Yes, I'll go,

because
a man in love with a woman
don't have his right mind.

It sounded kind of pretty
the way you said it,

about our life together,
our future.

You're the one
that can make it happen.

Yeah.

But right now I'm goin' out
and buy myself a drink,

a sheepherder's delight
with a mule's hind foot in it.

Maybe then
my head'll quit rattlin'.

Errand!

I hope that army paymaster
don't run out of money.

They owe me for 200 hams.

Considering the load of money
that Phoebe
carried out of here,

he might go bankrupt at that.

Evenin', sergeant.

Helpin' to keep the town quiet?

Yep. Last night in the army
and I drew patrol duty.

Well, judge,
Johnny take care
of you all right?

No complaints, sol.

Howdy, soldier.
Judge.

Looks like a little Arizona dew.

Mind if we share your dry spot?

It's still a free country.

Well, sir, I'm always glad

when that army paymaster
of yours comes to town.

Government pays
what it owes to the people,

soldiers spend what they earn,

and everybody in town
gets benefited or drunk.

From what I remember

you should be
carousin' around
with the worst of 'em.

No, no,
I'm a changed man, soldier.

My heart did a back tumble
on me
and I sort of got religion.

I ain't had a drink in 6 months,

and even Ms. Phoebe
took kindly to me.

Well, the ranchers
can use this rain.

It sure is good.

Hmm.

Warner, uh,
you've lived in Tucson
quite a spell.

Do people get out of hand much

celebratin'
when the army paymaster
comes to town?

Oh, a little shootin' and such.

This is a good time
to have your money
in a San Francisco bank.

I only drew out enough
for operating expenses.

I tried to tell Phoebe
to leave hers on deposit.

Well, maybe the rains
will keep thing's quiet.

I guess I'm due
for some sleep.
Good night.

Evening.

All ready.
I saw her put the money
in the safe.

Carteret,
I don't know about
blowin' that safe.

It'll make a lot of noise.

Try to make her
give you the key.

These men
are supposed to be
bandits from Mexico,

they're not to talk.

I only thought--

I told you to quit thinkin'.

Get whatever is in the safe,

head for the border
and then circle back here.

Is that plain?
Yeah. Sure.

All right, clear out.

Yeah, clear out.

Well, that's that.

Why couldn't you wait
to get your money

from the army paymaster tomorrow

when I'd be out of the army.

What happened, Phoebe?

Joe, go to the army post.

Tell 'em Mexican bandits
just robbed me of $15,000.

I'll be dogged.

Which way did they head?

Back towards sonora,
no tellin'
where they'll end up.

Hurry, Joe.
Yes.

Why don't you start after them?

Nobody's ever gonna
trail those men.

It's rainin' pitchforks.
There won't be a sign left.

Well, we might as well
give up our trip
to Nebraska.

Good mornin'.

Oh, hello.
Have you got a minute?

Sure.

Joe, you'd better go
get your eats.

Have a seat.
Thank you.

Well, I haven't
seen you around lately.

I've been away quite a bit.

Investigatin' minin' properties.

I was sorry
to hear of the robbery.

Oh, spilled milk.

Ms. Phoebe, I don't want
to seem meddlesome,

but several people have told me

that on account of the robbery

you're in rather
a difficult position
over some plans you've made.

Well, I guess it's no secret.

To speak plain,
I'm just about stopped cold.

They say you'd like to
bring some
eastern-bred cattle here.

Well, do you think
I'm crazy, too?

Here's my opinion.

When a lady has
that much faith in herself

and in the future
of this territory,

I'd say
she was a better investment
than a copper mine.

I'll lend you
as much as you need.

You mean you'll lend me $15,000?

15 or 20, at any interest
you think it's worth.

Is 6% all right?
Certainly.

We'll name
your freightin' equipment
and ranch land as security.

If you think it's too much--

no, that's fair.

I'll draw up the note
and bring the money.

It'll be a few minutes.

Mr. carteret,
if there was any way
of thanking you...

Oh, that's all right.

I wish you and your soldier
the best of luck.

Where did you get it?

Uh, carteret.

Why did you go to him?

I didn't. He came to me.

I know you don't think
much of him, Peter--

where'd he get $15,000?

He came out here
to invest
in mining properties.

He came to you, huh?

Just walked up
and offered the money.

Yeah.

How much did you
have to give for it?

6%.

And I put up
my freightin' property
and ranch land for security.

Well, maybe
if I'd thought about it
for a while

I never would have
taken the loan.

But it was my only chance
to get what was
almost lost for good,

so I grabbed it.

Well, I guess you know
your own business.

But from the little checkin'
I've been doin'

I'd say the whole thing
smells of polecat.

Why?

Phoebe, I'm the man
you're gonna marry,
is that right?

Yes.
So when I tell you
the man's no good

without bein' able
to prove it,
who-whose side are you on?

You know the answer to that.

All right.

Well, anyway,
he's furnished
what we wanted.

Plenty of time
to check up on him

when you get back from Nebraska.

Yeah. I'd better get ready

because the quicker I leave,
the quicker I'll get back.

Then I'll do some
real findin' out.

Did you do it?

Yep!

If Muncie doesn't
get back to Arizona
with the cattle,

we'll take over
Phoebe's freightin' business
and land.

If he does,

there'll be an Indian attack
just before he reaches Tucson,

and we'll still own
everything the lady has.

And all did with her own money.

Yes, sir, buttercup.
That's how it's did.

Well, I'm ready.

Say.

Oh, Teresa made this
specially for
your goin' away.

So we don't have to say
anything more about that.

All right.

There's an army
scoutin' party leavin'.

Be good company
as far as camp bowie.

From then on--

I ain't worried.

Maybe I've been
crawdaddin' quite a bit

about the trouble I'd run into,

but I kind of think
I'm gonna enjoy it.

I know.

Hang on to that money.

It's gonna spoil my rest,

but I'll sleep on it
every night.

There's a little somethin'
I got for you to take along.

It might come in handy
with you travelin' alone
so much.

Well, I'll be.

I never seed a gun this pretty.

It's a Henry.

The important thing is

it shoots 16 brass cartridges
without reloading.

16?

This case is filled
with cartridge tubes.

All you have to do is

empty one of these
into your gun
and start shootin'.

More shells in that package.

Phoebe, I never expected
nothin' like this.

That ranch will be ready
when you get back.

Every penny I make freightin'
will be spent in building.

There's good adobe
for bricks
right on the place,

labor's cheap.

You sure sound like
you mean business.

I do.

We're goin' to have
the best cattle ranch
in Arizona.

I wish I could forget
that you're a woman,

and I'm leavin' you here alone.

If you run into any trouble,
save it for me.

And if you happen to find out
my guess is right
about that dude,

keep quiet till I get back.

Whatever you do,
don't talk out of turn.

I'll take care of myself.

I guess the trip
will take about 6 months,

buyin' the cattle

and linin' up some good hands
to bring 'em back

but don't you worry.

Peter.

Gosh almighty.

That sure was good.

Now, skedaddle.

Those soldiers
will be on their way back
before you get started.

Phoebe, could I--

I said skedaddle.

Everything
will be waitin' on you.

See you sometime, honey.

I want some cloth for curtains,

15 yards, finest chintz you got.

And all the China dishes
you can lay your hands on.

Phoebe,

I don't mind
sellin' all the thing's

you've ordered
these past months,

but why do you keep on
puttin' every dollar
you earn

into that ranch?

I told Peter
it would be ready
when he got back.

Besides, where is there
a better place to put it?

Well, I just mean

that anybody that owes
as much money as you do

should be careful
about what's spent.

Especially
when you're in debt
to a man like carteret.

Why do you say
"a man like carteret"?

Well, I can't
just put my finger on
why I don't trust the man,

but there is plenty
of other people in town

gettin' suspicious of him, too.

Why?

Well, I guess
it's mainly because

he don't seem to be doin'
nothin' for a livin'.

And bein' seen around
so much lately with ward.

Yeah.

Peter gave me some ideas
about carteret
a long time ago.

I guess he knew
what he was talkin' about.

What did he say?

Now you just forget about that.

See that everything
gets out to my house
the first of the week,

because it will be ready
inside by then.

All right, I'll bring
the last load out myself.

Like to see
how the place is comin'.

Good.

Say, keep your ears open
for any word
from army scouts

about any cattle
headed this way.

Mmm-hmm.

Uh, Teresa.
Si, senorita.

Here comes sol
with another load.

Have a couple of men
move it into the house,
will you?

Si, senorita.

Take it around the back.

Hiya, sol.

Hi, Phoebe.

Well, there is your last load.

I guess that about
winds up everything.

Thanks, sol.

Heard any news
from the army scouts yet?

Not yet.

Those cattle are gettin' near,
I can feel it in my bones.

Well, how does the place
look to you now?

Couldn't be better.

The rest of
the fruit trees
get put in today,

all the plantin'
around the house.

Now all we need
is that furniture
sittin' in the rooms,

and the smell of
some good cookin'
in the kitchen.

Say, you sure talk a fine meal.

That tree helps a lot, don't it?

Yeah, I suppose so.

How?

Oh, it's nice to have
plenty of shade

for a man to cool off
in the heat of the day

and watch his cattle
grazin' down there
in the valley.

Oh, that man, huh?

Yep, that man.

Say, wouldn't it be somethin'

if you was to have
the first American baby
born in Arizona?

Why not?

Oh, well,
I--I guess you...

What does he want?

Now, be careful, Phoebe,
he's done nothin' wrong
till there's proof.

Don't worry.

- Good mornin'.
- Howdy.

Good mornin'.

Have you heard
from Mr. Muncie?

No.

That's very unfortunate.

Oh, there's no cause to worry.

I'm sorry
I can't agree with you.

What do you mean?

That loan's due tomorrow.

Tomorrow?

I don't remember
you setting any date.

You accepted the money
on those terms.

I don't care
what your terms are.

I can't pay you that soon.

You know she can't pay now.

You know this just fits in
with what I've been guessing
about you

and your business dealing's.

Ms. Phoebe,
you've accused me
of somethin'. What?

Just what you think.

You owe me a direct answer.
Is that right, Warner?

She's never traded yet
on bein' a woman,

have you, Phoebe?

That doesn't matter.

I have a man
to answer for what I say.

That satisfies me.

Say it.

All right.

I've concluded that
a woman that borrows
her own money

that was stolen from her
is a downright fool.

That isn't quite clear.

You didn't have the money
to lend me

till after
my safe was robbed.
Is that clear?

It is.

Carteret,
if you'll allow
for the fact

that Phoebe's upset
about this--

never mind.

I've been called a thief
by someone I tried to help.

All right,

I'll take over this property
tomorrow,

and get satisfaction
from Mr. Muncie,
if he returns.

Whoa! Hold the wagon.

All right, go ahead.

Tell mano the important thing is

to get those cattle
away from Muncie.

Yes, sir.

He'll need about
50 Indians for that.

Stupid.
Those men with Muncie
are fighters

or they
wouldn't have come
this far.

Tell mano we'll need 100 braves.

Yes, sir.

Say, Phoebe,

there's a scout says

a cattle outfit
is camped a half day
east of here.

How many cattle?

500, 600.

Did the scout say anything

about it bein' Muncie's outfit?

No, it came through in a hurry.

It's bound to be him.

And where are you goin'?

I'm ridin' out to meet him.

Through that Indian country?

You won't leave here
unless you get
an army escort,

not if I have to
hog-tie you.

What do you think
could harm me now?

Then I'll go with you.

No, you won't.

This is somethin'
that belongs to me. Alone.

You did it.

Hiya!

Are these Muncie's cattle?

Yeah.

Where is he?

There's your cows.

How many did you lose?

Started out with 506,
got this far with 520,

countin' calves.

Well, they look kind of gaunt.

You might say
they'd come a little ways.

Did you have much of a trip?

Brushed 3 times with sioux
and once with apaches.

I ain't sorry it's finished.

What was I sayin'
about this trip
bein' finished?

They're after our cattle.

We're losin' our cattle,
let's fight.

That won't help.

We got one chance.

Have the men on this side
get ahead of the herd,

and we'll try to
stampede 'em back into
the Indians. Hurry.

Get to the head of the herd.

We're gonna drive 'em
into the Indians.

Say, this must have been
some errand.

Well, you finally owned up
you didn't send me
after a spool of thread.

Yeah.

Those cattle sure earned a rest.

You better have
that ranch ready.

It's ready, all right,

if we can hang onto it.

What happened?

Carteret put a time limit
on that loan.

He's takin' over everything.

He is, huh?

Not while I'm around.

I've had plenty of time
to figure on this trip,

and I decided
carteret's behind everything

that's been workin' against you.

He's been
seen around a lot
with ward lately.

The whole town's noticed it.

That makes my figurin' right.

I'll bet this herd of cattle
they stole your $15,000.

I hope you can prove that
in a hurry,

because I already
talked us into a mess.

I told you to keep quiet
till I got back.

I know, but

when carteret
showed up yesterday
to collect

I--I kinda lost my head.

What did you say?

I called him a thief.

He said I wouldn't dare
say that
if I wasn't a woman.

Well?

I, uh,

I told him I had a man
to answer for what I said.

That's right. That's what
you should've said.

All he wanted
was an excuse
to start gunnin' for you.

Now he's got it.
No tellin' what will happen.

Yeah.

Now don't you start
lookin' for trouble.

The important thing for us to do

is to figure out
how to hang onto
that ranch.

I was afraid
thing's might get quiet,

but with carteret
gunnin' for me,

there's gonna be
plenty happenin' around Tucson
when we get in.

Let's go.

There's a turnoff ahead
that goes
right past the ranch.

Turnoff?

Lady, we're drivin'
this herd of cattle
right to Tucson

so the whole blamed town
can take a look.

No.
Yes.

Get 'em movin'!

That puddingheaded Indian chief.

All those guns
and he still
lets Muncie get through.

You're always the smart one.

What can we do?

It looks like
I'll have to take care
of Mr. Muncie right now.

You can't shoot from here.

The whole town would know.
Shut up.

But you've...

There they are.

I wish
you'd picked a safer way
to show off these cattle.

Keep your eyes peeled
for trouble now.

I know what I'm doin'.

Good work, Muncie.
Thanks, Bart.

We're all ready
to start celebratin'

as soon as
you set the date
for that weddin'.

Well, you can pick
your own date,

just so it's no later
than tomorrow. Right?

Yeah, well, let's get movin'.

You can give
the bride away, sol,

and Bart, you can hold me up.

I sure hope there'll be
no shootin' match
to spoil this.

Where are you goin'?

After carteret.

Now's as good a time
to settle as any.

Wait!

Your errand isn't finished

till you get these cattle
onto that ranch,
that comes first.

Listen, Phoebe--

we'll take care of
personal matters later.

Let's finish what we're doin'.

A man can't even
pick his own time
to go skunk huntin'.

Why--why can't
we go out tomorrow

and take over the ranch
before they raise the money?

Then we can sell it
for more than they owe us.

Be quiet.

There he is.

Wait!

I got somethin'
to say about this,
I'm your partner.

Yes, I hadn't thought...

You're still my partner.

This shootin'
won't help nothin'.

Ward, at last
you've used your head.

You're right.

A shootin' won't help. No.

Let's get out of town
for a while,

in case Muncie
starts lookin' for me.

Then, when we come back,
we can take over legally,
as you suggested.

You're gettin' me
so upset lately,

I'm surprised
I can think at all.

In a little while, though,

you won't have anything
to worry about,

partner.

You sure you got
that paper wrote good?

We can demand the security
or the money outright

without havin' to
foreclose or nothin'?

That I can.

Quit talkin' that way.

You're raisin' your voice, ward.

I don't like that.

Then stop actin' funny.

You get me so I don't know

whether you're waitin'
to plug me in the back,
or what.

I'm a man of my word.

I don't shoot people
in the back.

And I haven't forgotten
that you took me
into partnership

when I didn't have
a penny in the world.

That means a lot to me, ward.

Oh.

I just wanted you to know
that I appreciate that,

even if I do like
my little joke now and then.

That's all right.

We'll break up our partnership
if you want,

but we'll still be
the best of friends.

Won't we?

Sure.

I'm sorry for the way I acted.

But so many thing's
have been happenin' to me

I guess I'm gettin'
too suspicious, I--

You next, Mr. Muncie.

Who did this?

Muncie.

What did you tell him?

He acted like
he knew everything
about us.

I had to keep
answerin' questions or

get killed.

What did you tell him?

All about robbin' Phoebe,
the Indian deal,

everything.

If you aren't out of town
in 5 minutes...

I'll go.

Where's timmins and longstreet?

Cleared out, headed for yuma.

You're the only proof
Muncie's got.

I know.

My horse is outside.
Start movin'.

Sure, sure.
They won't catch me.
Where's ward?

Get movin'.

We'll need lots of room
for the weddin'.

Everybody within 50 miles
will be here.
Sure.

Free drinks, free dancin',
and plenty of free-for-alls.

Gentlemen.

There's a kind of
religious feel to this weddin'

of Phoebe Titus
and Peter Muncie.

And I'd say
the festivities ought to be
sort of decorous.

Meanin' the whole town
shouldn't get drunk
simultaneous?

There's just one way to do this.

Start her whizzin' at sunup
and let her rip

till the whole town's wore out.

That's what I'm sayin'.

What's a celebration
without any celebratin'?

Sure!

My friends, them days
is gone. We're...
Well, Muncie,

it looks like
you sort of caught us
in the act

of preparin' for your weddin'.

Yeah.

I don't mean
to interrupt your plans,
gentlemen,

but I wonder
if anybody can tell me
where I can find carteret?

He might be in ward's saloon.

I've been there.

Come to think of it,
I ain't seen him today.

Any of you men?

No.
Nope.

I been busy since I got back,

and what I found out
you'll all know
when the time's right.

There's a herd of skunks
in this town

that ain't got a right to live

and when I finish
with the head one,

you can do what you want
with the rest.

I'm handlin'
Jeff carteret myself.

Men, if this weddin' happens,

it's gonna be
darn nigh historic.

Good mornin', Jose.

Turn the buggy around,
will you, please?

Si, senor.

Senorita will be ready
very soon.

This is a special day,
so it takes time.

You wait, no?

I guess that's the thing to do.

Well, I hurry to the Plaza now

and buy some flowers
for throwin' at
the bride and groom.

I see you there, maybe?

I'll be lookin'.

Felicidades.

Hello, honey.

I, uh, notice you drifted
right to the shade tree.

Think it's in a good spot?

Like it was put here to order.

It was.

Well, what do you know?

Phoebe, this may not be exactly

the wedding celebration
we'd hoped for.

Why?

Well, carteret's set
to make trouble, all right,

soon as we're married.

Maybe he was only talking.

A lot's been happenin'.

Ward's dead,
and carteret's killed Haley.

I guess he's gettin'
his house in order

so there won't be
anybody around
to talk against him.

Includin' you.

That's fair enough,
considerin' I'm plannin'
the same for him.

Peter,
why don't you handle this
in a lawful way?

Prove what you know
about him in court,
before it's too late.

I just told you
he'd killed Haley,
the only witness I had.

But why risk everything
for the sake of
a personal shooting?

We've got ourselves
to think about.

We can stop him
from making trouble

if you'll only ask for help.

Phoebe, ain't you the one
that said

you got a man
to stand up for you?

I'm sorry, I forgot.

Let's go.

I started this trouble for you,

started it by talkin' like
a darned old woman.

Straighten up.

You're supposed to be
the man around here.

Not anymore.

You ain't worried, honey.

That's better.

Thanks, Jose.

Sure is a sight.

Let's make sure
we come back to it
together.

Well, you got to admit
it's worth fighting for.

Here they come.
Here they come.

Change the music,
come on, come on.

Fellow citizens!

This is the most important event

in the history of
the Arizona territory.

The weddin' of
the first American woman here

markin' as it does
the westward strides
of civilization,

practically moves us up
into the class
of a Metropolis.

What's happening now?

The weddin's started.

Keep goin'.

Peter Muncie,

do you take this woman
to be your lawful wedded wife,

protectin' her
like a man should,

standin' by her
in sickness and in health

as long as you both shall live?

I do.

Phoebe Titus,

do you take this man
to be your
lawful wedded husband,

promisin' to stick by him,
no matter how bad thing's get

as long as you both shall live?

I do.

Who gives this woman
to be married to this man?

I do.

You got the ring,
ain't you, Bart?

Such bein' the case,
I hereupon order Peter Muncie

to place the symbol

of eternal faithfulness

upon the fair hand
of his beloved choice,

and repeat after me.

With this ring, I thee wed...

With this ring, I thee wed...

...with my soul,
I thee worship...

...with my soul
I thee worship...

...and with all
my worldly goods
I thee endow.

...and with all
my worldly goods
I thee endow.

In consequence
of which declaration,

I now pronounce you
man and wife.

Congratulations.

It's over.

They're married.

Poor Phoebe,

a bride for 5 minutes.

Get out.

Well, I suppose
you're pretty anxious
to get goin'.

Yes, as soon as
we're settled--

Warner, would you mind
opening your store
for my wife

and letting her
wait there for me?

If you want.

Peter, I...

See you later, honey.

You better stay where you are.

Let's go, sol.

Ladies and gentlemen,

this is a day of festivities.
Enjoy yourselves.

Music, my good men. Music.

There's some

thing's I need for the ranch.

I'll order 'em while I'm here.

Phoebe, don't you think
you--

please, write down what I order.

100 pound sack of flour,

4 of Pete kitchen's hams,

and, uh,

50 pounds--

50 pounds of sugar,

best grade you got.

Phoebe,

hadn't you ought
to prepare yourself,
just in case?

My husband told me
he'd meet me here.

Did you put down the sugar?

I'm ready, Phoebe.

Sol, send those thing's
out the house

as soon as you can, will you?

They'll be there today, Phoebe.

Thanks for
the weddin' party, fellas.

Yeah, thanks.

I'll fix that hand up
when we get home.

What a woman,

nothin' but iron
from topknot to gizzard.

And that's no
jackrabbit with her.

Well, I'd say
this territory's
got quite a future.

Yes, sir,

quite a future.

Jose.

Well, we're back.

Yeah.

Doggone it, Peter,

if this is what it's like
to be in love,

I'm glad I'm only going
to love but once.