Original subtitles

[HORSE GALLOPING]

,6O WHIRLWIND, WHIRLWIND ,6O

,6O WHERE DO YOU COME FROM? ,6O

,6O WHERE DO YOU GO? ,6O

,6O WHIRLWIND ,6O

,6O WHIRLWIND ,6O

,6O WHERE DO YOU COME FROM? ,6O

,6O WHERE DO YOU GO? ,6O

,6O WHIRLWIND ,6O

,6O WHIRLWIND ,6O

,6O AROUND SO FAST ,6O

,6O ALONG SO SLOW ,6O

,6O WHIRLY, WHIRLY, WILL-O,A6-THE-WISP ,6O

,6O ENCHANTED SPIRE, SUNLIGHT KISSED ,6O

,6O WHIRLWIND, WHIRLWIND ,6O

,6O NEVER CARING ,6O

,6O WITH EARTH AND SKY ,6O

,6O YOUR LOVE A-SHARING ,6O

,6O ALL THAT MATTERS, JUST LIKE ME ,6O

,6O IS JUST TO ROAM AT WILL ,6O

,6O SO FREE ,6O

,6O WHIRLWIND ,6O

[GUNSHOTS]

PULL UP!

THROW DOWN THAT REGISTERED MAIL POUCH.

ON YOUR WAY.

DON,A6T ASK FOR TROUBLE. HE,A6LL GIVE IT TO YOU.

HERE IT COMES.

WE WANT THAT REGISTERED MAIL POUCH.

YOU,A6RE TOO LATE.

A LONE HANDER BEAT YOU TO IT

ABOUT 5 MILES BACK.

SEARCH IT.

THERE AIN,A6T NO MAIL POUCH IN HERE.

ALL RIGHT, ON YOUR WAY.

PULL UP!

YOU,A6RE REPEATING YOURSELF, MISTER.

L,A6M RETURNING YOUR MAIL POUCH.

RETURNING IT?

WHAT YOU STEAL IT FOR IN THE FIRST PLACE?

TO KEEP THOSE FELLAS DOWN THE ROAD FROM GETTING IT.

YOU,A6LL NOTICE THE SEAL lSN,A6T BROKEN.

JUST WHO ARE YOU, MISTER?

SOME PEOPLE CALL ME THE WHIRLWIND.

HYAH!

JUST WHO IS THE WHIRLWIND?

NO ONE KNOWS.

SOME PEOPLE THINK HE,A6S A BANDIT.

AND TBERE ARE OTHERS WHO THINK HE,A6S A GOVERNMENT AGENT.

IN MY OPINION, AFTER WHAT I,A6VE JUST SEEN,

I,A6D SAY HE GETS HIS NAME "WHIRLWIND"

BECAUSE HE COMES AND GOES

LIKE THE LITTLE DUST DEVILS OUT IN THE DESERT.

MISTER, YOU MAKE TALKIN,A6

SOUND LIKE PURTY MUSIC.

YOU MUST BE A POET.

WELL, MY NAME,A6S STAN JONES.

[TAPPING IN MORSE CODE]

HEY, COWBOY...

THAT WATER,A6S FOR FOLKS.

Woman: THIS HORSE IS FOLKS.

IN THIS TOWN, MISTER,

OUR HORSES DRINK WITH THE BEST PEOPLE.

YOU HEAR THAT, CHAMP?

YOU,A6RE GONNA LIKE THIS TOWN.

[NEIGHING]

SINCE I,A6M A STRANGER AROUND HERE,

WOULD YOU MIND TELLING ME WHO OUR HORSES ARE?

THE LASSITTER HORSES,

AND WE DON,A6T LIKE STRANGERS IN RED VALLEY.

THIS MAN ANNOYING YOU, ELAINE?

HE OBJECTS TO MY HORSE USING THE DRINKING TUB.

OH? [CHUCKLES]

IN RED VALLEY COUNTY,

THE LASSITTERS DO AS THEY PLEASE.

SINCE YOU DON,A6T SEEM TO LIKE THAT,

I,A6D SUGGEST THAT YOU JUST KEEP RIGHT ON RIDING.

YOU KNOW, WHEN I,A6M ASKED TO LEAVE A TOWN

I LIKE TO KNOW WHO,A6S ASKIN'.

L,A6M WADE TRIMBLE,

PROSECUTING ATTORNEY FOR RED VALLEY COUNTY.

NOW, I,A6M NOT ASKING YOU TO LEAVE--

I,A6M TELLING YOU TO, NOW!

TEACH HIM A LESSON, WADE.

GET UP AND FIGHT.

WHOA! WHOA!

HEY, LOOK, RING EYE,

THERE,A6S MY FRIEND AUTRY

HAVING HIMSELF A GOOD FIGHT.

I BETTER GET IN IT, DON,A6T YOU THINK?

HIT HIM AGAIN, WADE!

OOH! OUCH!

WHAT ROUND IS THIS, SHORTY?

OH, SHUT UP, FAT BOY.

YOU,A6RE APT TO GET YOUR DOUBLE-CHIN KNOCKED OFF.

[PUNCHES LANDING]

I DON,A6T THINK HE'S GONNA NEED ME AFTER ALL.

LOOKS LIKE WADE

CAN,A6T GET HIM WHIPPED.

MAYBE NEEDS A LITTLE MORAL SUPPORT.

HIT HIM, GENE.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU KNOW? A .44 ON A. 45 FRAME.

GOT NO USE FOR ,A6EM MYSELF.

WHY--

WELL, HOW DO__YOU DO? SMILEY BURNETTE,A6S MY NAME.

[MEN LAUGHING]

[LOUD LAUGHTER]

YOU MIGHT TRY IT ABOUT THERE.

AH, CUT THIS OUT OR I,A6LL THROW YOU ALL IN THE JAIL!

CUT IT OUT!

IF YOU,A6RE NOT OUTTA TOWN BY SUNDOWN,

I,A6LL SHOOT YA ON SIGHT.

IF WADE DON,A6T, I WILL!

AND THAT GOES FOR THE FAT MAN WITH THE FUNNY FACE, TOO.

L,A6LL TAKE CARE OF THIS, LON.

YOU COME WITH ME. COME ON.

GET GOIN,A6. YOU, TOO. COME ON.

GET GOIN,A6.

WE,A6VE GOT ENOUGH SCRAP-HAPPY COW PUNCHERS AROUND HERE

WITHOUT SOM__E STRANGERS COMING IN AND TRYIN,A6 TO WHIP THE TOWN.

NOW...WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT DO YOU WANT IN RED VALLEY?

YOU.

MY NAME,A6S AUTRY. I WANT TO BUY A RANCH.

YOU,A6LL CHANGE YOUR MIND. WHAT ABOUT YOU?

[FROG VOICE] WHO, ME?

[NORMAL VOICE] I--I MEAN, WHO, ME? YES, YOU.

WELL, MY NAME IS SMILEY BURNETTE, SHERIFF.

DR. SMILEY BURNETTE.

M.D., P.D.Q., A.W.O.L.

SPECIALIZIN,A6 IN ACHES, PAINS, AND MISERIES OF CRITTERS

LARGE AND SMALL.

WHAT ABOUT HUMANS?

WELL, I CAN TREAT ,A6EM IF THEY CAN STAND IT.

SHERIFF, I MUST TELL YA SOMETHING.

I WAS UP IN THE PANAMINT ONE TIME, AND A FELLER COMES UP TO ME,

AND HE,A6S GOT THE WHOOPIN' COUGH AND THE HORSE HAS GOT THE HEAVES.

WELL, THE__Y,A6RE HEAVIN' AND A-WHOOPIN,A6 AND \NHOOPIN' AND A-HEAVIN,A6...

I MISCALCULATED WHO WAS DOIN,A_g3 THE WHOOPIN' AND WHO WAS DOIN,A6 THE HEAVIN',

AND I GIVE THE FELLA THE HEAVIN,A6 MEDICINE

AND I GIVE THE WHOOPIN,A6 MEDICINE TO THE HORSE!

DID THEY BOTH DIE?

NO. THAT FELLER GROWED THE PRETTIEST MANE AND TAIL YOU EVER SAW,

AND THAT HORSE WAS CUSSIN,A6 OUT THE FLIES.

AW!

I HAD YA SWALLOWII}j,A6 THAT ONE FOR A MINUTE, DIDN,A6T I, SHERIFF?

YOU WON,A6T LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO GET OUTTA TOWN.

I WOULDN,A6T LET YOU DOCTOR A DUCK THAT BELONGED TO ME.

I DON,A6T DOCTOR DUCKS. FEATHERS GET IN MY WAY

WHEN I,A6M TRYIN' TO DOG-NOSE THE CASE.

NOW WAIT A MINUTE, WAIT A MINUTE! HOLD ON!

GET OUTTA HERE, WILL YA, BEFORE I LOSE MY TEMPER.

GO ON, GET OUTTA TOWN!

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE, SHERIFF.

THAT,A6S ALL I'VE HEARD SINCE I GOT HERE-- GET OUT OF TOWN.

YOU MIND TELLIN,A6 US WHY?

US? ARE YOU TWO TOGETHER?

WHY, NO.

BUT THE WAY YOU TREAT STRANGERS AROUND HERE,

IT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA FOR US TO STICK TOGETHER.

SAY, WHAT SIZE SOCKS DO YOU WEAR, MISTER?

11.

I DO, TOO!

AND I NEVER HAVE ENOUGH SOCKS!

WAIT A MINUTE! CUT THAT OUT, WILL YA?

IF HE WAS GQNNA BE AROUND HERE MUCH, HE,A6D DRIVE ME CRAZY.

L,A6LL TALK TO YOU, BECAUSE __ YOU,A6VE GOT AN ANSWER COMIN,A6.

WE KEEP PEOPLE LIKE YOU ON THE MOVE

BECAUSE WE DON,A6T WANT STRANGERS AROUND HERE.

THIS IS A PEACEFUL COMMUNITY, AND WE AIM TO KEEP IT THAT WAY.

THE REST OF THE TERRITORY IS OVERRUN WITH OUTLAWS,

BUT THEY,A6RE AFRAID OF RED VALLEY.

YOU DON,A6T HEAR OF ANY BANK ROBBERIES OR STAGE HOLD-UPS HERE.

THAT,A6S THE MAIN REASON I DECIDED TO SETTLE HERE.

WELL, OF COURSE THERE,A6S NO LAW THAT SAYS YOU CAN,A6T STAY HERE.

HOW WILL THE LASSITTERS LIKE IT?

THEY WON,A6T, BUT THAT,A6S YOUR FUNERAL.

AND IT COULD BE JUST THAT.

YOU MIGHT AS WELL KNOW BEFORE GOING ANY FURTHER THAT I,A6M A LASSITTER MAN.

SO,A6S TRIMBLE THE PROSECUTOR, AND THE CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE.

WHEN YOU,A6RE B_UCKIN' BIG JIM LASSITTER, YOU,A6RE BUCKIN' TROUBLE.

SAY, THERE MUST BE A LOT OF THAT 6-SHOOTER SICKNESS AROUND HERE.

NOW, LISTEN HERE, YOU--

I GOT A SHERIFF HERE!

WAIT A MINUTE! CUT THAT OUT, WILL YA?

LT,A6S IMPOLITE TO POINT. OH!

WHY IS LASSITTER SO UPPITY?

YOU MUST BE A STRANGER AROUND HERE.

BIG JIM LASSITTER TRAIL HERDED IN HERE AS A KID

WITH HIS FATHER AND BROTHER.

THEY RAN OFF INDIANS, AND THEY RAN OFF HOMESTEADERS.

NOW HE OWNS THE BIGGEST SPREAD WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI,

AND HE AIMS TO KEEP IT.

YOU BETTER MOVE ON, AUTRY.

YOU MAY BE RIGHT, IF HE,A6S ANY TOUGHER THAN HIS DAUGHTER.

OH, YOU MEAN LAINE. THAT,A6S HIS NIECE.

HER FATHER,A6S DEAD. MURDERED.

BIG JIM HAS OFFERED A REWARD OF $10, 000

FOR THE MAN THAT KILLED HIS BROTHER.

THINK I,A6LL STICK AROUND AND HAVE A LOOK AT THIS BIG JIM.

HOW ,A6BOUT YOU, SMILEY?

LONG AS YOUR SOCKS HOLD OUT.

Sheriff: WELL, ALL RIGHT.

BUT DON,A6T SAY I DIDN,A6T WARN YA.

WHEN YOU,A6RE_DRIFTED UNDER WI_TH TROUBLE, DON,A6T COME RUNNIN,A6 TO ME.

REMEMBER, I,A6M A LASSITTER MAN.

WE,A6LL TRY NOT TO CAUSE YOU ANY TROUBLE, SHERIFF.

NOW LOOK WHAT YOU,A6VE DONE!

YOU BUSTED MY TELEPHONE!

YOU MULLET HEAD!

YOU FAT TUB OF LARD!

YOU,A6LL PAY FOR THIS! YOU BETTER GET OUT OF TOWN!

DAVE! OH, DAVE!

WHAT DO YOU WANT, SHERIFF?

L,A6M GOIN' OVER TO LASSITTER,A6S.

TAKE CARE OF THE OFFICE.

[KNOCKING]

Big Jim: YES, COME IN. COME IN.

HELLO, EVERYBODY.

HELLO, SHERIFF.

OH, HELLO, BARLOW.

I SUPPOSE YOU,A6RE HERE ABOUT THAT SADDLE TRAMP AUTRY, TOO.

YES, I AM, JIM, BUT HE,A6S NO COMMON SADDLE TRAMP.

I TRIED TO TELL BIG JIM THAT.

AND HE FIGHTS LIKE A WHOLE NEST OF WILDCATS.

WADE AND I HAVE GIVEN HIM TO SUNDOWN TO QUIT TOWN.

THAT WAS A MISTAKE.

HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU MEN...

NEVER THREATEN. DO!

IF YOU,A6RE GOII§I_G TO SHOOT A MAN, SHOOT HIM. DON,A6T TELL HIM ABOUT IT.

THAT MAKES YOU LOSE FACE.

I DON,A6T LIKE THAT IN PEOPLE I,A6M ASSOCIATED WITH.

WHY WILL THEY LOSE FACE, UNCLE JIM?

BECAUSE I,A6M NOT GONNA LET THEM SHOOT AUTRY...YET.

NOW YOU RUN ON ABOUT YOUR AFFAIRS.

THIS IS NO BUSINESS FOR A GIRL.

OH, UNCLE JIM, I--

DO AS I TELL YOU.

YOU CAN SNUB LON KRAMER AND YOU CAN MAKE A MONKEY OUT OF WADE TRIMBLE,

BUT YOU,A6LL DO AS I SAY.

GO NOW, LAINE!

Kramer: _\NHAT,A6S THE IDEA OF PULLIN,A6 US OFF THIS AUTRY?

OH, HE,A6LL BE GONE BY SUNDOWN.

I DON,A6T THINK HE WILL.

HE,A6S NOT THE KIND THAT SCARES EASY.

YEAH, I THINK YOU,A6RE RIGHT, SHERIFF.

THERE,A6S SOME REASON AUTRY WANTS TO STAY HERE IN RED VALLEY,

AND I,A6M GOING TO FIND OUT WHAT THAT REASON IS...

MYSELF.

SMILEY!

GENE, HOW MANY OF YOU IS THERE ANY\NAY?

IF YOU,A6LL STAND STILL, I,A6LL GO AROUND YOU.

MAYBE I BETTER WHISTLE SO YOU KNOW WHERE I AM.

[DOG WHIMPE__RS] Man: GET OUTTA MY WAY, OR I,A6LL KICK YOU, TOO.

[\NHIMPERING]

Boy: AW, GEE, YOU BROKE HIS LEG!

WHAT,A6S THE MATTER, SONNY?

BILL TRASK KICKED MY DOG.

WHICH ONE OF YOU IS TRASK?

I AM.

DID YOU KICK THIS BOY,A6S DOG?

SURE, I DID.

HIS MUTT GOT IN MY WAY.

HOW,A6D YA KICK HIM, LIKE THIS?

OR LIKE THIS?

[LOUD LAUGHTER]

NOW WHAT,A6S GOING ON HERE?

THAT,A6S MY RANGE BOSS.

THEN YOU,A6VE GOT A YELLOW BULLY FOR A RANGE BOSS.

WHO ARE YOU?

L,A6M JIM LASSITTER.

L,A6LL GET TO YOU LATER.

SMILEY, TAKE CARE OF THE KID,A6S DOG.

IF THE LASSITTER OUTFIT WON,A6T PAY FOR IT, I WILL.

NOW, LISTEN, YOU--

NOW YOU LISTEN.

YOU MAY RUN THE BIGGEST COW OUTFIT WEST OF THE MOON,

BUT YOUR__BULLIES ARE NOT GONNA KICK A KID,A6S ll_)_OG AROUND AS LONG AS I,A6M HERE.

AND I PLAN TO BE HERE QUITE A SPELL.

WE,A6LL TAKE HIM.

NOTHING OF THE KIND, LON.

IF TRASK ABUSED THE KID,A6S DOG, TRASK IS WRONG.

LAINE, SEE THAT THE DOG,A6S TAKEN CARE OF.

Big Jim: I,A6M SORRY ABOUT THIS.

THAT,A6S NO WAY TO BEHAVE IN FRONT OF A STRANGER.

L,A6D LIKE TO GET TO KNOW YOU BETTER.

THEN YOU,A6D BETTER GET TO KNOW ME BEFORE SUNDOWN.

I UNDERSTAND THAT,A6S MY CURFEW IN RED VALLEY.

[CHUCKLES] THE BOYS TOLD ME ABOUT THAT. FORGET IT.

THAT WAS HOT TEMPER TALKING.

COME ON OVER TO BARLOW,A6S OFFICE WHERE WE CAN TALK.

MIND IF WE USE YOUR OFFICE, SHERIFF?

GO RIGHT AHEAD.

HERE WE ARE.

SEEMS TO BE THE CUSTOM IN THIS TOWN TO GET INTO A FIGHT

AND THEN COME TO THE SHERIFF,A6S OFFICE AND TALK.

[CHUCKLES] SOMETIMES THEY DON,A6T GET AS FAR

AS THE SHERIFF,A6S OFFICE. CIGAR?

NO, THANKS.

BARLOW TELLS ME YOU,A6RE FIGURING ON RUNNIN,A6 STOCK HERE.

NATURALLY, I,A6M INTERESTED IN ANY COMPETITION.

I UNDERSTAND YOU DON,A6T WANT ANY COMPETITION.

I DON,A6T WANT JUST ANY SADDLE TRAMP

RIDIN,A6 IN HERE WITH A LONG ROPE

AND BUILDING UP A HERD WITH MY CALVES.

HOW BIG AN OUTFIT ARE YOU FIGURING ON?

OH, ABOUT $50,000 TO START WITH.

HAVE YOU GOT $50,000?

NOT IN THESE PANTS.

BUT YOU CAN CHECK WITH THE STOCKMEN,A6S BANK IN DENVER.

THEY,A6LL G_I_VE YOU ANY INFORMATION YOU,A6RE ENTITLED TO.

YOU CAN,A6T DO BUSINESS HERE IN RED VALLEY

WITH MONEY IN A DENVER BANK.

NOBODY HERE__ KNOWS YOU FROM ADAM,A6S OFF OX.

THE MONEY,A6LL BE HERE WHEN I NEED IT, MR. LASSITTER.

UNLESS ONE OF YOUR GUNMEN PUTS ME OUT OF BUSINESS.

MY BOYS ARE A LITTLE TOUCHY.

YOU,A6VE MADE YOURSELF SOME ENEMIES.

BUT IF YQU STILL THINK RED VALLEY,A6S YOUR COUNTRY,

THAT SHOULDN,A6T BOTHER YA.

I STILL THINK lT,A6S MY COUNTRY.

[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]

WELL, HE,A6S A NICE FELLA, THIS OLD BOY.

HOW,A6S THE PUP?

OH, HE,A6S SWELL, AIN,A6T HE, SMILEY?

SON, WHEN I TOOK MY HYPOCRITICAL OATH

TO GIVE AID AND COMFORT TO POOR AND HELPLESS CRITTERS,

IT WAS A MIGHTY LUCKY DAY FOR THIS POOCH.

THERE, JOHNNIE, IS A DOG

PRACTICALLY AS GOOD AS NEW.

SEE THAT HE DOESN,A6T STUB HIS TOE.

GEE, THANKS, SMILEY.

HOW MUCH WILL THAT BE?

WELL, THERE,A6LL BE NO CHARGE, MISS.

THAT ONE,A6S ON THE HOUSE.

I FIQURE THE ADVERTISING JOHNNIE,A6S GONNA GIVE ME IS WORTH MORE THAN THE FEE.

WE LASSITTERS LIKE TO PAY OUR WAY.

I DID MAKE A CRACK ABOUT THAT.

BUT AS YOUR UNCLE SAYS, THAT WAS TEMPER TALKING.

WELL, THANKS A LOT. I,A6M SORRY TRASK KICKED THE DOG,

AND I HOPE YOU DON,A6T HAVE ANY MORE TROUBLE

WITH THE BOYS.

WE,A6LL TRY TO GET ALONG.

MY UNCLE,A6LL PROBABLY HAVE SOME STOCK WORK FOR YOU, SMILEY.

FINE. I CAN USE THE BUSINESS.

OH!

_ F H O

IF I HAD A GUN--

THE BOYS WOULDN,A6T EVEN HAVE TO BOTHER WITH YOU!

L,A6D SHOOT YOU MYSELF!

I DON,A6T KNOW HOW FAR CHINA IS FROM HERE, MISTER,

BUT IF I WAS YOU, I,A6D GO THERE!

HOW DID SHE COME UP WITH A HAT FULL OF WATER?

DARNED IF I KNOW. LOOKED LIKE SHE BLAMED ME FOR IT, TOO.

NO DOUBT OF IT. WOW!

IF THAT LASSITTER OUTFIT WASN,A6T LOOKIN' FOR YOUR SCALP BEFORE,

THEY SURE WILL BE NOW.

HE,A6S CURIOUS ABOUT A LITTLE MATTER OF $50,000

I,A6M SUPPOSED TO HAVE IN A DENVER BANK.

SAY, WHEN YOU DREAIV_I_ MONEY, YOU DREAM BIG, DON,A6T YA?

LASSITTER THINKS BIG. I,A6D BETTER RIDE OUT

AND TELEGRAPH WASHINGTON TO COVER ME IN CASE HE CHECKS.

WHAT DO WE WANT LASSITTER FOR?

THE INSPECTOR DIDN,A6T TELL ME NOTHIN'.

JUST SAID TO REPORT UP HERE TO YOU.

ROBBING OF THE UNITED STATES MAILS

AND OPERATIN,A6 ONE OF THE SMOOTHEST OUTLAW SYNDICATES IN THE COUNTRY.

SO HE,A6S NOT A BIG RANCHER, HUH?

ONE OF THE BIGGEST. THAT,A6S HIS FRONT.

HIS OUTLAW ACTMTIES EXTEND INTO 3 TERRITORIES.

BUT YOl._I_ NEVER HEAR OF ANY OUTLAWIN,A6 AROUND RED VALLEY.

WELL, THAT,_A6S WHERE LASSITTER,A6S SMART.

THAT,A6S THE BEST WAY IN THE WORLD TO AVOID SUSPICION.

WASHINGTON,A6S HAD ITS EYE ON HIM FOR QUITE SOME TIME

BECAUSE HE,A6S TIED UP WITH SO MANY CROOKED POLITICIANS.

BUT SO FAR WE HAVEN,A6T BEEN ABLE TO GET ENOUGH EVIDENCE ON HIM

TO CONVICT HIM.

SO THAT,A6S OUR JOB.

THAT,A6S OUR JOB.

SOMETIMES I WISH I,A6D JUST STAYED A HORSE DOCTOR.

HOW,A6D YOU EVER GET IN THE POSTAL SERVICE IN THE FIRST PLACE?

WELL, I GOT MY VET,A6S DEGREE BY MAIL,

AND I FIGURED ANYBODY DUMB ENOUGH TO GIVE ME A DIPLOMA

WOULD BEAR INVESTIGATION.

SO I TURNED ,A6EM IN FOR DEFRAUDING THE MAIL.

DON,A6T YOU KNOW lT,A6S AGAINST THE LAW

TO GIVE A FEDERAL OFFICER WRONG INFORMATION?

HOW,A6S ABOUT YOU GIVE OUT WITH SOME RELIABLE INFORMATION?

AND WHAT ARE WE FIXIN,A6 TO DO NOW?

L,A6VE GOTTA RIDE OUT, TAP THAT WIRE,

AND SEND THAT MESSAGE TO WASHINGTON.

LOOK AROUND TOWN AND SEE WHAT YOU CAN FIND OUT.

THE FOOD IS HORRIBLE HERE.

YOU COULD MISS A FEW MEALS ANY\NAY.

[GUNSHOT]

[CLICK]

LOOKS LIKE WE LOST HIM, CHAMP.

[SNORT, SNORT]

WHAT ARE WE STOPPING HERE FOR?

LT,A6S SO NICE OUT HERE, I THOUGHT WE MIGHT JUST STOP AND SET A WHILE.

I REALLY SHOULDN,A6T, LON.

I HAVE A LOT TO DO AT THE RANCH.

OH, COME ON, LAINE.

SEEMS LIKE I NEVER GET A CHANCE TO BE ALONE WITH YOU ANYMORE.

ALL RIGHT.

L,A6LL JUST TIE 'EM UP.

BE SURE YOU TIE COMET TIGHT.

HE SURE LOVES TO RUN AWAY.

[NEIGH]

HEY, STOP IT!

WHOA, COMET!

OH, LON!

OH, YOU STUPID IDIOT!

YOU KNOW THAT HORSE IS RINGY!

NOW I,A6LL HAVE TO WALK TO THE RANCH.

FORGET ABOUT THE HORSE.

L,A6VE GOT OTHER THINGS I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.

NOT WITH ME, YOU HAVEN,A6T.

YOU RAN THAT HORSE OFF ON PURPOSE.

WELL, WHAT IF I DID? I WANNA TALK TO YA.

GEE, EVERY TIME I TRY TO GET YOU ALONE,

YOU PASS ME_UP LIKE A PAY TRAIN PASSIN,A6 UP A TRAMP.

IF YOU WEREN,A6T A FRIEND OF UNCLE JIM,A6S,

I WOULDN,A6T EVEN BE SEEN IN THE SAME COUNTY WITH YOU.

L,A6L_!. TELL HIM ABOUT THIS, AND HE,A6LL TAKE A QUIRT TO YOU.

OH, YOU WILL, HUH?

IF I,A6M GONNA GET A QUIRTIN,A6 ANYWAY, I GOT NOTHIN,A6 TO LOSE!

KRAMER!

HOLD IT.

NOW GET ON YOUR HORSE AND GET OUTTA HERE.

I BROUGHT THIS GIRL HERE, AND I,A6M--

AND YOU,A6RE GOING TO I=EAVE HER HERE. GET MOVIN,A6.

BETTER DO WHAT HE SAYS, LON.

GIMME MY GUN.

L,A6LL DELIVER IT TO YOU AT YOUR SALOON.

GET GOIN,A6.

WHERE DID YOU COME FROM?

BUSINESS BROUGHT ME OUT HERE.

I INTENDED TO RIDE ON BY,

BUT YOUR BOYFRIEND SEEMED A LITTLE TOO ROMANTIC.

ROMANTIC? WHEN I WANNA BE MAULED, I,A6LL PICK THE MAN.

THANKS FOR RUNNIN,A6 HIM OFF.

WAIT A MINUTE!

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

WHERE YA GOING?

THAT DOPE KRAMER RAN MY HORSE OFF.

NOW I,A6VE GOTTA WALK BACK TO THE RANCH.

WHY, THERE,A6S NO NEED OF THAT.

[\NHISTLES]

CHAMP WILL BE GLAD TO CARRY A DOUBLE.

[SNORT]

NOW LET ME STRAIGHTEN YOU OUT.

I DON,A6T LIKE YOU, AND I DON,A6T LIKE YOUR HORSE--

OH, LEAV_E THE HORSE OUT OF IT. HE,A6S A NICE HORSE.

BUT I,A6LL GET BACK TO TOWN ON MY OWN 2 LITTLE FEET!

NOW BE REASONABLE.

REASONABLE? IF I HAD TO RIDE WITH YOU,

I,A6D PROBABLY GET A MAULING LIKE THAT GUY KRAMER TRIED TO GIVE ME.

OH, NO, YOU WOULDN,A6T.

I DON,A6T MAUL GIRLS I,A6M NOT INTERESTED IN.

OH!

OH, YOU..

AUTRY, YOU..

OH!

Gene: ,6O OH, THERE AIN,A6T NO LADY ,6O

,6O GONNA BREAK MY HEART ,6O

,6O AS LONG AS I,§I€E>VE GOT MY HORSE ,O

,6O NO VAMP CAN TAKE THE PLACE OF CHAMP ,6O

,6O A MAN,A6S BEST FRIEND IS HIS HORSE ,6O

,6O HE NEVER HOLLERS ,6O

,6O FOR $10,000 ,6O

,6O AND DOESN,A6T CAUSE ME REMORSE ,6O

,6O THERE AIN,A6T NO LADY ,6O

,6O GONNA BREAK MY HEART ,6O

,6O AS LONG AS I HAVE MY HORSE ,6O

,6O HE NEVER HOLLERS ,6O

,6O FOR $10,000 ,6O

,6O AND DOESN,A6T CAUSE ME REMORSE ,6O

,6O THERE AIN,A6T NO LADY ,6O

,6O GONNA BREAK MY HEART ,6O

,6O AS LONG AS I HAVE MY HORSE ,6O

,6O I HOPE SHE,A6S LISTENIN' ,6O

,6O AS LONG AS I HAVE MY HORSE ,6O

[NEIGH]

OH, ALL RIGHT!

HELP ME ON THAT HORSE.

RESERVED SEATS FOR THE LADIES.

[KNOCKING]

YEAH, COME IN, COME IN.

DID THE--DID THE BOYS GET HERE?

THEY,A6LL BE HERE ANY MINUTE.

HERE,A6S THEIR OPERATING CAPITAL.

UH-HUH.

WADE, I WANT YOU TO WRITE TO COLLINS IN DENVER,

GET A LINE ON THIS AUTRY.

HE CLAIMS TO HAVE $50,000

IN THE STOCKMEN,A6S BANK.

$50,000?

THAT,A6S WHAT HE SAID, AND HE TALKED LIKE HE MEANT IT.

WE OUGHTA DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT.

MAYBE WE WILL.

BUT AFTER THE WAY HE,A6S PUSHED THIS OUTFIT AROUND,

I DON,A6T KNOW BUT I,A6D RATHER SEE HIM IN BOOT HILL.

[HORSES SCUFFLING] THERE ARE THE BOYS NOW.

OH, COME IN, BERT, SLIM. ABOUT TIME YOU GOT HERE.

HI, SHERIFF.

HI, WADE.

WELL, RIGHT ON TIME.

THAT,A6S WHAT I LIKE-- PUNCTUALITY.

HERE, BERT.

THERE,A6S A MAP AND INFORMATION ON YOUR MAIL TRAIN JOB.

AND HERE... HERE,A6S YOUR EXPENSE MONEY.

CARL, HERE,A6S ALL THE DOPE YOU,A6LL NEED

ON THE SWEETWATER STAGE JOB.

AND HERE,A6S... HERE,A6S YOUR EXPENSE MONEY.

AND, SLIM, HERE,A6S YOUR SANTA RITA BANK JOB.

NOW, I,A6M GMNG YOU ENOUGH MONEY

TO PAY FOR ANY EXTRA RELAY OF HORSES.

GOOD.

ANY QUESTIONS? NOPE.

NONE HERE.

L,A6M ALL SET.

THEN GOOD LUCK TO YOU.

YOU CAN PUT UP AT MY PLACE TONIGHT, FELLAS

AND TELL THE BARTENDER I SAID lT,A6S ALL ON THE HOUSE.

FINE.

SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD DEAL TO ME.

WE,A6LL TAKE YA UP ON THAT.

AND DON,A6T OVERDO IT.

[GUNSHOTS]

THERE WAS 10 OF ,A6EM IN THE SANTA RITA BANK VAULT,

SO I BROUGHT ,A6EM ALONG.

WHERE ARE THE OTHER 9?

OUT IN MY SADDLEBAG.

10 OF ,A6EM, EH?

$100,000.

THAT,A6S A LOTTA MONEY.

BUT lT,A6D BE THE RISKIEST MONEY WE EVER TOUCHED.

TOO RISKY. DESTROY ,A6EM, SLIM, RIGHT AWAY.

YOU,A6RE THE RAMROD.

WELL, HOWDY, MISS LAINE.

HELLO.

THAT HORS__E DOCTOR §MILEY BURNETTE,A6S COMIN,A6 OUT

TO VACCINATE THOSE CALVES.

WE,A6LL BRAND 'EM AS HE JABS ,A6EM.

BUILD ME UP A BRANDIN,A6 FIRE, WILL YA?

L,A6LL BUILD YOUR BRANDIN,A6 FIRE, BILL.

OK. CHARLIE, THEN YOU GET THE IRONS.

COMIN,A6 UP.

,6O TWEEDLE-O-TWILL ,6O

,6O A-PUFFIN,A6 ON CORN SILK ,6O

,6O TWEEDLE-O-TWILL ,6O

,6O WHITTLIN,A6 WOOD ,6O

,6O SETTIN,A6 THERE WISHIN' ,6O

,6O WE COULD GO FISHIN,A6 ,6O

,6O OVER THE HILL ,6O

,6O TWEEDLE-O-TWILL ,6O

,6O TWEEDLE-O-TWILL ,6O

,6O DON,A6T HE LOOK DROWSY ,6O

,6O TWEEDLE-O-TWILL ,6O

,6O NODDIN,A6 HIS HEAD? ,6O

,6O I,A6LL BET HE FEELS LAZY ,6O

,6O A-PLUCKIN,A6 THAT DAISY ,6O

,6O GETTIN,A6 A THRILL ,6O

,6O TWEEDLE-O-TWILL ,6O

GIDDAP, RING EYE!

GENE, IT SURE IS REMARKABLE

HOW YOU,A6VE TAMED THAT LASSITTER OUTFIT.

PRETTY NEAR SAFE TO GO OUT NIGHTS NOW.

DID IT WITH MUSIC, SMILEY.

IN FACT, I,A6M GMNG LAINE GUITAR LESSONS.

THAT,A6S WHY WE'RE GOIN,A6 OUT THERE TODAY.

WONDER WHAT,A6D HAPPEN IF I WAS TO GIVE HER SINGIN,A6 LESSONS?

[FROG VOICE] ,6O ME, ME, ME, ME ,6O

,6O TWEEDLE-O-TWILL ,6O

,6O A-BOBBIN,A6 AND WEAVIN' ,6O

,6O TWEEDLE-O-TWILL ,6O

,6O WADIN,A6 IN CORN ,6O

,6O TAKIN,A6 IT EASY ,6O

,6O OUT WHERE lT,A6S BREEZY ,6O

,6O BETTER BE STILL ,6O

,6O TWEEDLE-O-TWILL ,6O

SURE IS FUNNY.

WHAT,A6S SO FUNNY?

WELL, GMN,A6 SINGING LESSONS

IS A FUNNY WAY TO CATCH A MAIL ROBBER.

LT,A6LL WORK IN THE LONG RUN.

HEY, WHAT,A6S THE MATTER?

HORSE FLY.

,6O TWEEDLE-O-TWILL ,6O

[FROG VOICE] ,6O SWATTIN,A6 A HORSE FLY ,6O

,6O TWEEDLE-O-TWILL ,6O

,6O PICKIN,A6 HIS NOSE ,6O

,6O BET THERE,A6S A DOZEN ,6O

,6O BUZZIN,A6 AND BUZZIN' ,6O

,6O BETTER BE STILL ,6O

,6O TWEEDLE-O-TWILL ,6O

HERE,A6S YOUR IRONS, SLIM.

WHOA, RING EYE!

HELLO, GENE.

HELLO, LAINE.

THAT THE FELLA YOU TOOK THE SHOT AT?

YEAH. AND I,A6LL TAKE ANOTHER ONE WHEN THE WIND IS RIGHT.

LT,A6S SUCH A \I_\_IONDERFUL DAY, I THOUGHT WE,A6D TAKE A RIDE

BEFORE WE GET TO THE MUSIC.

SWELL IDEA.

HIYA, SMILEY.

WELL, HOWDY, MEN. IS THEM THE CRITTERS?

THAT,A6S THEM. WE,A6RE GONNA BRAND 'EM WHI_I.E YOU POUR IT TO ,A6EM.

WELL, LET,A6S GET HER DONE.

SALTY, AIN,A6T THEY?

YOU THINK THEY,A6RE SALTY NOW,

YOU JU__ST WAIT UNTIL YOU TRY TO JAB ,A6EM WITH THAT NEEDLE.

WELL, lT,A6S ME OR THEM.

[MOO]

DON,A6T LET THAT LAST ONE THROW YA, BURNETTE.

[MOO]

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, HERE, CALFY!

COME BACK HERE, CALFY! WHOA, WHOA!

WAIT A MINUTE. I CAN,A6T STAB YA

IF YOU DON,A6T... COME BACK HERE NOW!

TAKE THE SHOT YOURSELF, SMILEY!

YOU WANT A LITTLE SALT FOR HIS TAIL?

SPEAK TO HIM PRETTY, SMILEY!

LISTEN, IF YOU MALLET HEADS THINK YOU CAN DO ANY BETTER,

GET IN HERE AND TRY!

[MOO]

HERE! HELLO!

CALFY, COME ON BACK HERE!

I WANNA VACCINATE YA SO__YOU WON,A6T CATCH NOTHIN,A6!

COME ON, HERE!

[MOO]

HO, CALF! HO...

YER HEAVY.

COME ON! [GRUNTING]

COME ON!

[MOO]

[GRUNTING AND MOOING]

AH...OOH!

HEY, CALF, NOW THAT YOU GOT SMILEY DOWN,

GIVE HIM THE SHOT!

[GRUNTING] HUH...HUH...

[GROANING]

OOH HOO HOO!

HOLY MOSES! THE CALF DID GIVE HIM THE SHOT!

YOU,A6RE OK NOW, SMILEY!

YOU,A6LL NEVER GIVE MILK AS LONG AS YOU LIVE!

[MEN LAUGHING]

[PANTING]

[THUD]

LOOKS LIKE SMILEY,A6S STILL HERE.

YEAH, I THOUGHT THAT--

WHOA, GENE, MY HEAD, MY POOR HEAD.

GIVE HIM SOME WATER.

IT WAS RIGHT THERE.

WHAT WAS THERE? THE BOND.

WHAT BOND? COME ON, TALK SOME SENSE, SMILEY.

THE POST--THE P-- LET,A6S GET OUTTA HERE.

I GOTTA TALK TO YOU.

A HORSE KICKED HIM. I GOTTA GET HIM BACK TO TOWN.

SEE YA LATER, LAINE.

...THEN AS I WAS UNFOLDIN,A6 THE BOND, WHOO!

THE LIGHTS WENT OUT.

WHERE WAS TRASK?

LETTIN,A6 TH_E CALVES OUT. IT WASN,A6T TRASK.

ARE YOU SURE IT WAS A POST OFFICE BOND?

YEAH. I CAN READ.

PROBABLY WAS, ALL RIGHT.

$100,000 WORTH OF ,A6EM WERE TAKEN IN THAT SANTA RITA BANK HOLDUP.

BIG JIM MUST HAVE DECIDED THEY WERE TOO HOT TO HANDLE.

WELL, A BRANDIN,A6 FIRE'S A MIGHTY PECULIAR PLACE TO BE BURNIN,A6 BONDS.

AS GOOD A PLACE AS AN_Y IF YOU WANNA GET RID OF ,A6EM.

HO!

SMILEY, I,A6M GOIN__G BACK TO LASSITTER,A6S.

IF YOU SEE A FELLER WITH A BENT GUN BARREL,

HE,A6S THE ONE THAT SLUGGED ME.

HELLO, LAINE.

HELLO, WADE.

OH...

WAITING FOR YOUR MUSIC TEACHER, I SEE.

YOU DON,A6T LIKE GENE, DO YOU?

SHOULD I? SHOULD I LIKE ANY MAN

WHQ,A6S MOVING IN ON THE GIRL THAT I,A6M PRACTICALLY ENGAGED TO?

SHOULD I LIKE TO WATCH THAT GIRL MAKE A FOOL--

TAKE II EASY, VVAIQE. IF GENE AUTRY,A6S MOVIN,A6 IN ON ME

lT,A6S BECAUSE I WANT HIM TO.

MAYBE lT,A6S TIME YOU UNDERSTOOD THAT.

L,A6M SUR__E IT IS. NOW, IF YOU DON,A6T MIND, I,A6LL GO SEE YOUR UNCLE.

I DON,A6T MIND.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

YES?

OH, lT,A6S YOU, TRIMBLE.

HELLO, JIM.

WELL, I GOT THAT CHECK ON AUTRY FROM DENVER.

YEAH? WHAT,A6D COLLINS SAY?

AUTRY,A6S G__OT THE MONEY IN THE STOCKMEN,A6S BANK, ALL RIGHT,

BUT lT,A6S A VERY FUNNY THING...

THAT MONEY WASN,A6T DEPOSITED

UNTIL 2 DAYS AFTER HE TALKED WITH YOU.

WHO MADE THE DEPOSIT?

AN AUDITOR FROM THE DENVER POST OFFICE.

WELL, IT MIGHT NOT MEAN A THING.

IF AUTRY IS TRANSFERRING A SUM LIKE THAT BY MAIL,

THE POST OFFICE WOULD USE EVERY PRECAUTION.

NO, IT MIGHT NOT MEAN A THING.

JIM...

YES, WHAT IS IT? WHAT IS IT?

WHEN YOU GONNA TAKE THE WRAPS OFF OF AUTRY SO I CAN GET AT HIM?

[CHUCKLES] STILL SMARTING OVER THE BEATING HE GAVE YOU, EH?

IT,A6S MORE THAN THAT. HAVE YOU BEEN WATCHING HIM AND ELAINE?

YES, I,A6VE SEEN 'EM, I,A6VE SEEN 'EM.

DON,A6T LET THAT WORRY YA.

WHEN I DECIDE WHAT TO DO WITH AUTRY,

THAT,A6LL ALL BE TAKEN CARE OF.

UNTIL THEN, YOU LEAVE AUTRY ALONE.

HELLO, LAINE.

HELLO, GENE.

HELLO, TRIMBLE.

WELL, WELL. HOW,A6S THE MUSIC TEACHER TODAY?

OH, JUST FINE.

YOU KNOW, ALL THE MUSIC TEACHERS I EVER KNEW WERE WOMEN.

OLD WOMEN.

L,A6M NOT.

MOST MEN WOULDN,A6T ADMIT THEY TEACH MUSIC.

OH, I DON,A6T MIND.

AND MOST MEN WOULD RESENT THE WAY I,A6M TALKIN' TO YOU.

I DO.

I WARNED YOU ABOUT THIS.

NOW GET INTO TOWN WHERE YOU BELONG!

NEVER A QULL MOMENT WHEN YOU,A6RE AROUND.

I ,A6M SORRY, LAI N E

SORRY? IF A MA_N EVER ASKED FOR A LICKIN,A6, WADE DID.

THAT,A6S THE SECOND TIME YOU AND HE HAVE TANGLED.

IF I WERE YOU, I,A6D WATCH OUT FOR THE THIRD TIME.

I WILL.

SINCE THERE,A6S BEEN SO MUCH TALK ABOUT MUSIC LESSONS,

MAYBE WE OUGHTA HAVE ONE.

[STRUMMING GUITAR]

WHAT,A6S THAT, GENE?

LT,A6S CALLED WHIRLWIND.

WHAT AN ODD THING TO WRITE A SONG ABOUT.

LT,A6S ABOUT THE DUST DEVILS OF THE DESERT.

THEY COME FROM OUT OF NOWHERE AND DISAPPEAR INTO NOWHERE.

LISTEN.

,6O WHIRLWIND ,6O

,6O WHIRLWIND ,6O

,6O WHERE DO YOU COME FROM? ,6O

,6O WHERE DO YOU GO? ,6O

,6O WHIRLWIND ,6O

,6O WHIRLWIND ,6O

,6O AROUND SO FAST ,6O

,6O ALONG SO SLOW ,6O

,6O WHIRLY, WHIRLY, WILL-O,A6-THE-WISP ,6O

,6O ENCHANTED SPIRE SUNLIGHT KISSED ,6O

,6O WHIRLWIND ,6O

,6O WHIRLWIND ,6O

,6O WHIRLWIND ,6O

,6O WHIRLWIND ,6O WHIRLWIND.

,6O NEVER A-CARING ,6O

,6O WITH EARTH AND SKY YOUR LOVE A-SHARING ,6O

,6O ALL THAT MATTERS JUST LIKE ME ,6O

,6O IS JUST TO ROAM AT WILL ,6O

,6O SO FREE ,6O

LAINE, I,A6VE GOT TO GO INTO TOWN.

IF YOU CAN SPARE AUTRY, I,A6D LIKE HIM TO GO ALONG WITH ME.

THERE,A6S A LITTLE MATTER I,A6D LIKE TO TALK OVER WITH HIM.

HE CAN ALWAYS COME BACK.

AND HE WILL.

YOUR DECISION TO SELL ME SOME OF YOUR RANGE LAND,A6S

QUITE A CHANGE OF FRONT, LASSITTER.

THAT,A6S RIGHT.

BUT I BEEN DOING SOME THINKING.

SOONER OR LATER, SOMEBODY,A6S BOUND TO COME IN HERE.

I CAN,A6T KEEP 'EM OUT FOREVER.

BUT RIGHT NOW, I CAN CHOOSE MY NEIGHBORS.

AND FRANKLY, I THINK YOU,A6VE GOT WHAT IT TAKES.

WELL, THANKS.

OH, lT,A6LL COST YA.

YOU ONCE MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT $50,000.

WELL, I,A6M WILLING TO TALK A DEAL ON THOSE LINES...

AFTER I,A6VE SEEN THE 50,000.

HAVE YOU CHECKED WITH MY BANK IN DENVER?

AUTRY, I DON,A6T CARE IF YOU,A6VE GOT $100,000 IN DENVER.

WHEN YOU,A6RE READY TO TALK BUSINESS, CASH DEAL,

RIGHT HERE IN RED VALLEY, LET ME KNOW.

ALL RIGHT, I WILL.

[CHUCKLING]

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

COME IN, COME IN.

HA HA. WELL, BOYS, THERE SHE IS...

FINISHED AT LAST.

NOW, DON,A6T TELL ME THAT lSN,A6T A WORK OF ART.

THAT,A6S A FINE PIECE OF WORK, JIM.

I WOULDN,A6T MIND HAVING THAT MYSELF.

DID YOU BRING US ALL THE WAY HERE TO SHOW US THAT?

LON, SOMETIMES I WONDER WHY I EVER SET YOU UP IN BUSINESS

OR WHY I CONTINUE TO ASSOCIATE WITH YOU.

L,A6M SORRY, JIM. I DIDN,A6T MEAN ANYTHING BY IT.

WELL...FORGET IT.

I BROUGHT YOU OUT HERE, BOYS,

TO TELL YOU WHO OUR FRIEND AUTRY REALLY IS.

HE,A6S THE WHIRLWIND.

THE WHIRLWIND?

YOU [\_/IEAN THAT POSTAL INSPECTOR WHO,A6S ALWAYS APPEARING OUT OF NOWHERE?

THAT,A6S RIGHT.

ARE YOU CERTAIN?

AS CERTAIN AS I EVER HAVE TO BE ABOUT ANYTHING.

WE,A6D BETTER GET HIM TONIGHT. COME ON, MEN!

WE,A6LL DO NOTHING OF THE KIND.

DON,A6T FORGET...

OUR WHIRLWIND FRIEND HAS $50,000.

WHY, THAT,A6S A PLANT, A GOVERNMENT PLANT!

OF COURSE IT IS!

BUT I,A6VE GOT WHIRLWIND AUTRY IN A SPOT

WHERE HE THINKS HE,A6S GOT TO BRING THE MONEY HERE

IN ORDER TO GET CLOSER TO ME.

NOW, I WANT AUTRY JUST AS BADLY AS ANY OF YOU.

BUT I ALSO WANT THAT $50,000.

WELL, I JUST WANT AUTRY.

WE,A6RE MAKING ENOUGH MONEY WITHOUT TAKING HIS.

LET,A6S PUT HIM AWAY WHILE WE STILL GOT THE CHANCE!

AND TOSS THAT KINDA MONEY OUT OF THE WINDOW?

DON,A6T BE A FOOL, WADE!

BUT, JIM, I TELL YOU--

IF LON HAD DONE THAT,

I COULD UNDERSTAND IT.

HE HAS NO APPRECIATION OF DELICATE THINGS.

BUT YOU, WADE... [CHUCKLES]

YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER.

GET HIM OUT OF HERE!

WHAT WAS BIG JIM LAYIN,A6 DOWN THE LAW ABOUT?

HE,A6S GETTING IMPATIENT. PRACTICALLY__ACCUSED ME OF RUNNIN,A6 A BLUFF.

L,A6VE GOTTA TRANSFER THAT MONEY DOWN FROM DENVER.

L,A6LL HAVE TO TAP THE LINE AGAIN

AND SEND A TELEGRAM TO WASHINGTON FOR AN OK.

WANT ME TO TAG ALONG?

MIGHT AS WELL.

I DON,A6T CARE WHAT BIG JIM SAYS.

L,A6M GOING TO GET AUTRY TODAY.

L,A6D FEEL A LOT BETTER WITH HIM OUTTA THE WAY

NOW THAT I KNOW HE,A6S THE WHIRLWIND.

ANYTHING BAD THAT HAPPENS TO AUTRY IS GOOD NEWS TO ME.

AND I,A6M NOT SUPPOSED TO KNOW HOW BIG JIM FEELS ABOUT HIM.

WONDER WHERE THEY,A6RE HEADED.

PROBABLY TO THE END OF THE TRAIL.

HEY, GENE. HEY.

DON,A6T PAY IT NO PARTICULAR MIND,

BUT THERE,A6S BEEN 3 FELLAS FOLLOWIN,A6 US EVER SINCE WE LEFT TOWN.

I WONDERED IF__YOU HAD NOTICED ,A6EM.

YOU MEAN, YOU KNOWED IT ALL THE TIME?

IT MAY NOI MEAN ANYTHING, BUT WE,A6LL MAKE SURE.

WE,A6LL CHANGE DIRECTIONS DOWN THERE IN THE SAND

AND SEE IF THEY FOLLOW OUR TRAIL.

HEY, GENE, STOP!

THE TELEGRAPH LINE,A6S TO THE NORTH!

SURE. I WANNA LEAD ,A6EM AWAY FROM IT.

FROM THE WAY HE,A6S WALKING,

HE AIN,A6T HURT BAD ENOUGH.

THERE,A6LL BE ANOTHER DAY. LET,A6S MOVE.

I WANNA GET BACK TO TOWN AND FIND OUT JUST WHO OUR FRIENDS WERE.

HELLO, LAINE.

HI, MISS LAINE.

HELLO, BOYS. YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN HERE

A WHILE BACK, SMILEY. BILL TRASK GOT BUCKED OFF AND HURT HIS SHOULDER.

HE DID? SAY, THAT BILL TRASK

IS GONNA MAKE SOME WOMAN A FINE HUSBAND.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

HE,A6S GOT A STORY FOR EVERYTHING.

[LAUGHS] SMILEY, SOMETIMES YOU PUZZLE ME.

GENE, MAY I SPEAK TO YOU FOR A MINUTE?

WHY, SURE. COME ON IN. SMILEY CAN CHAPERONE US.

FROM OUT HERE.

WELL, SEE IF SHE,A6S GOT A SISTER PRETTY LIKE HER, WILL YA?

WHAT,A6S ON YOUR MIND, LAINE?

SIT DOWN.

OH, I,A6M ALL RIGHT.

GENE, I,A6M SCARED.

WHY? YOU DON,A6T JUMP AT SHADOWS.

APPLE?

NO, THANKS. I LIKE ,A6EM PEELED.

GENE, lT,A6S UNCLE JIM.

WHAT,A6S HE DONE?

HE WANTS TO SEND ME TO EUROPE FOR A YEAR...

AND RIGHT NOW.

WHAT,A6S WRONG WITH THAT?

NOTHIN,A6.

IF IT WEREN,A6T FOR SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS.

SUCH AS?

WELL, WE HAD A ROW LAST NIGHT

BECAUSE I DON,A6T WANT TO GO TO EUROPE.

MY HEART,A6S IN THE CATTLE BUSINESS.

I TOLD HIM I THOUGHT I WAS OLD ENOUGH

TO HAVE A LARGER VOICE IN MY SHARE OF THE RANCH.

AND I ASKED FOR SOME MONEY TO START A SMALL EXPERIMENTAL OUTFIT OF MY OWN.

WHAT,A6D HE SAY?

HE SAID I DIDN,A6T HAVE ANY MONEY...

EXCEPT WHAT HE GAVE ME AS AN ALLOWANCE.

HE SAID IT WAS LEFT IN DAD,A6S WILL THAT WAY.

HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU SEEN THAT WILL?

TWICE.

ONCE RIGHT AFTER DAD WAS KILLED...

AND I SCARCELY KNEW WHAT IT SAID.

AND AGAIN THIS MORNING. THAT,A6S WHAT IT SAID, ALL RIGHT.

BUT I,A6D GAMBLE MY LIFE IT lSN,A6T DAD'S HANDWRITING.

YOU NEED A LAWYER.

WADE TRIMBLE,A6S THE ONLY LAWYER

AROUND THESE PARTS, AND I DON,A6T TRUST HIM ANYMORE.

HE,A6S TOO THICK WITH BIG JIM.

I DO TRUST YOU.

HOW WAS YOUR FATHER KILLED?

HE WAS DRY GULCHED.

WE DIDN,A6T FIND HIM UNTIL 2 DAYS AFTER IT HAPPENED.

WHERE WAS BIG JIM WHEN IT HAPPENED?

THAT,A6S WHAT I'M BEGINNING TO WONDER.

HE SAID HE WAS OUT CHECKING WATER HOLES ALONE.

LAINE...

DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT YOUR UNCLE,A6S BUSINESS?

VERY LITTLE. I KNOW THERE,A6S SOME PRETTY ROUGH CHARACTERS

THAT COME TO SEE HIM ONCE IN A WHILE,

BUT THIS IS PRETTY ROUGH COUNTRY,

AND BIG JIM LASSITTER IS NO ANGEL.

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?

HELP ME IF YOU CAN. I KNOW UNCLE JIM IS PLANNING

ON SELLING YOU PART OF THE RANGE LAND,

AND THAT,A6S WHAT PUZZLES ME.

ONLY YESTERDAY I HEARD HIM TELLING WADE,

"STOP WORRYING. YOU,A6LL GET LAINE AFTER I GET AUTRY.

BUT WE,A6LL CATCH HIM MY WAY."

WATCH OUT FOR HIM, GENE.

BIG JIM lSN,A6T ANYBODY TO FOOL AROUND WITH.

I FOUND THAT OUT ALREADY.

IF THE WILL BIG JIM SHOWED YOU IS FAKE,

WHO,A6D HAVE THE REAL ONE?

WADE TRIMBLE, PROBABLY.

WADE,A6S FATHER WAS DAD,A6S ATTORNEY...

UNTIL OLD MR. TRIMBLE DIED,

THEN DAD LET WADE CARRY ON THE BUSINESS.

ARE YOU IN LOVE WITH WADE TRIMBLE?

I DON,A6T THINK THERE,A6S MUCH DOUBT

ABOUT WHO I,A6M IN LOVE WITH.

WELL...

WELL... JUST TAKE IT EASY.

L,A6LL DO EVERYTHING I CAN.

COWARD.

NO WONDER SHE WAS LAUGHING. YOU DO LOOK FUNNY.

SMILEY, IF YOU WERE A LAWYER

HOLDIN,A6 THE WILL OF A MURDERED MAN

WHILE A FAKE WILL WAS BEING USED,

WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH IT?

DO I KNOW WHO DONE THE MURDER?

YEAH, YOU KNOW THE MURDERER.

WELL, SIR, I,A6D KINDA HOLD ONTO IT LIKE MY RIGHT EYE,

,A6CAUSE AS LONG AS I HAD IT,

I WOULDN,A6T HAVE TO WORK TOO HARD.

WOULD YOU KEEP IT IN, SAY, A MONEY BELT?

DOES WADE TRIMBLE HAVE A MONEY BELT?

YOU,A6VE BEEN LISTENING.

AND PEEKIN,A6, TOO. [GIGGLES]

SAY, YOU KNOW, I SOMETIMES USE MY HEAD

FOR SOMETHING ELSE ,A6SIDES PUTTIN' MY HAT ON.

I DO SOME THINKIN,A6 ONCE IN A WHILE,

AND I BEEN THINKIN,A_ JIM LASSITTER,A6S STORY

ABOUT HIS BROTHER GETTIN,A6 KILLED BY THE RUSTLERS

HAS GOT A FINE SMELL TO IT.

WHAT ABOUT WADE TRIMBLE,A6S MONEY BELT?

FUNNY PART OF IT IS, HE DOES WEAR ONE.

HE DOES?

THAT DAY WE TANGLED OUT IN THE STREET,

I SUNK A COUPLE OF PUNCHES INTO IT.

WELL, LET,A6S GO JERK THAT MONEY BELT OFF OF HIM.

L,A6LL BET YA A DIME TO A PIECE OF CORN BREAD

HE,A6S GOT THAT WILL ON HIM RIGHT NOW.

L,A6D SURE LIKE TO.

YES, SIR...

BIG JIM AND \I_\_IADE TRIMBLE ARE ROBBIN,A6 HER BLIND.

BUT lT,A6LL HAVE TO WAIT.

THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT lSN,A6T PAYING US TO SETTLE PERSONAL PROBLEMS.

RIGHT NOW lT,A6S OUR JOB TO__GET BIG JIM LASSITTER FOR ROBBIN,A6 THE MAILS.

AND MAYBE FOR MURDER?

YEAH.

MAYBE FOR MURDER.

[KNOCKING] Big Jim: COME IN.

HELLO, MR. LASSITTER.

HELLO, AUTRY. WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

L,A6VE DECIDED TO HAVE MY FUNDS TRANSFERRED HERE FROM DENVER.

IF YOU BUY MY RANGE, I,A6M GOING TO USE PART OF THE PURCHASE PRICE

TO BUY SOME IMPORTED WOOD FOR MY MODELING.

SO YOU,A6VE DEFINITELY DECIDED TO STAY HERE.

YES, SIR.

I REALLY LIKE THAT WILLOW CREEK RANGE

YOU SHOWED ME THE OTHER DAY.

WHEN WILL YOU BE IN A POSITION TO CLOSE A CASH DEAL?

BY THURSDAY.

L,A6M HAVING THE MONEY TRANSFERRED HERE BY REGISTERED MAIL.

BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT INVOLVED,

THE DENVER POSTAL AUTHORITIES

ARE SENDING IT BY SPECIAL MAIL STAGE.

I HOPE IT GETS THROUGH THE BANDIT COUNTRY SAFELY.

SO DO I.

SMILEY BURNETTE AND I ARE RIDIN,A6 IN WITH IT PART OF THE WAY.

THAT,A6S A WISE PRECAUTION.

PERHAPS I BETTER RIDE INTO TOWN WITH YOU

AND HAVE TRIMBLE ARRANGE ABOUT THE DEEDS.

THAT,A6S RIGHT.

DRAW THAT DEED UP VERY CAREFULLY.

I WANT IT TO BE ABSOLUTELY PERFECT.

DON,A6T WORRY. THERE WON,A6T BE A FLAW IN IT.

GOOD. BRING IT ALONG WITH YOU TONIGHT

WHEN YOU COME OUT WITH BARLOW AND KRAMER.

SO, NATURALLY, AUTRY EXPECTS ME TO GO AFTER THAT SPECIAL STAGE

WHEN IT BRINGS IN THE MONEY.

WELL, WE,A6LL FOOL HIM.

I WANT THAT STAGE TO ARRIVE HERE SAFELY.

I WANT EVERYBODY IN TOWN TO KNOW THAT AUTRY HAS THAT MONEY.

I ALSO WANT THEM TO KNOW

THAT I,A6M NEGOTIATING WITH HIM

FOR THE SALE OF MY WILLOW CREEK RANGE.

BUT THAT,A6LL RUIN YOUR RANCH!

LT,A6S YOUR BEST LAND, JIM.

AND IT,A6LL STILL REMAIN IN MY POSSESSION.

THE AUTRY DEAL WILL TAKE PLACE RIGHT HERE.

L,A6LL INSIST ON THAT.

THEN WE,A6LL GET RID OF MR. AUTRY

AND HIS HORSE DOCTOR FRIEND.

WHEN THEY,A6RE OUT OF THE WAY,

I,A6LL HAVE TWO OF MY MEN DRESSED IN THEIR CLOTHES

MAKE A CLEAR, BUT FAST, TRAIL TO THE BORDER.

AND THEY,A6LL BE PLENTY FREE

WITH THEIR MONEY ON THAT TRAIL--

THE MARKED MONEY I KNOW AUTRY WILL HAVE SENT IN FROM DENVER.

AND YOU WILL FOLLOW THAT TRAIL, SHERIFF,

BUT YOU,A6LL BE JUST TOO LATE TO CAPTURE THE FUGITIVES.

THEN lT,A6LL LOOK LIKE AUTRY AND THE DOC

HAVE STOLEN $50,000 OF GOVERNMENT MONEY.

THAT,A6S IT.

BUT lT,A6S STILL MARKED MONEY.

WITH A BROAD TRAIL LEADING ALL THE WAY INTO MEXICO.

WHILE THE GOVERNMENT,A6S LOOKING FOR AUTRY IN MEXICO,

I,A6LL HAVE COLLINS CHANGE THE REST OF THAT MONEY

FOR UNMARKED BILLS IN DENVER--

THE LAST PLACE ON EARTH THEY,A6D EXPECT TO FIND IT.

Driver: WHOA!

HO!

OH, lT,A6S YOU, TOM.

FOR A MINUTE, I THOUGHT YOU WERE THE SPECIAL.

NO. THEY,A6RE BEHIND US.

COME ON IN.

[CHUCKLES]

WHAT ARE YOU LAUGHIN,A6 AT?

YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS FIGURED JUST BEIN,A6 IN THE PRESENCE OF $50,000

WOULD GIVE ME THE SCREAMIN,A6 FANTODS.

BUT I DON,AégT MIND IT A BIT AS LONG AS lT,A6S COVERED UP.

LEAVE THAT ALONE.

I JUST WANTED TO BE ABLE TO SAY

I,A6D HAD MY HANDS ON $50,000.

YOU KNOW, THERE,_'A' THIS I HAVEN,A6T FIGURED OUT, THOUGH.

WHAT,A6S THAT?

YOU KNOW THAT MONEY SHIPMENT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN A DECOY

FOR BIG JIM LASSITTER.

THAT,A6S RIGHT.

AND NOTHIN,A6 HAPPENED.

NOW YOU GOT T_Q BUY A RANCH YOU DON,A6T WANT

WITH MONEY YOU DON,A6T OWN.

HOW,A6S THAT GONNA FIGURE OUT?

WELL, lT,A6S THIS WAY, SMILEY.

BIG JIM,A6S SUSPICIOUS.

HE IS?

I KNEW THAT WHEN_ HE HAD FRANK COLLINS CHECKIN,A6 ON THINGS IN DENVER.

WHO,A6S FRANK COLLINS?

HE,A6S A FENCE AND A TIPSTER FOR CRIMINALS.

WE,A6VE SUSPECTED FOR A LONG TIME

HE AND BIG JIM WERE IN TOGETHER.

AND NOW BIG JIM,A6S HOLDIN,A6 ALL THE CARDS.

RIGHT NOW, HE,A6S GOT A 4-CARD FLUSH,

BUT HE CAN,A6T AFFORD TO SELL THAT WILLOW CREEK RANGE AT ANY PRICE.

WHEN THAT HAPPENS, THE CHIPS ARE ALL DOWN.

WHOA!

SIGN ME OFF, WILL YOU, MR. AUTRY?

BE GLAD TO.

BE BACK IN A MINUTE, SMILEY.

THERE,A6S $50,000 IN CASH IN THAT STAGE, LON.

AND ALL WE,A6LL GET OUT OF IT WILL BE A COUPLE OF HUNDRED FROM BIG JIM.

OR A SOCK IN THE JAW IF HE THINKS YOU NEED IT.

WHAT DO YOU SAY, LON?

I CAN,A6T DRIVE ONE OF THEM THINGS.

I CAN.

YOU TAKE CARE OF THE HORSE DOCTOR.

WELL, HOW ARE YOU, DOC?

OH, HELLO THERE, SHY-- I MEAN, LAWYER.

HAH!

HYAH!

HYAH!

HYAH!

HYAH!

HYAH!

HYAH!

PULL UP, TRIMBLE! YOU,A6RE UNDER ARREST!

PULL UP!

HAH! HYAH! HYAH!

THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE, TRIMBLE.

STOP THAT STAGE.

HO!

HO!

SO YOU,A6RE A MURDERER, TOO.

NO.

NO, I DIDN,A6T KILL JEFF LASSITTER.

BIG JIM DID.

I WAS HOLDING THE WILL AS A CLUB OVER HIS HEAD.

I GUESS IT DIDN,A6T DO ME MUCH GOOD.

[HORSES APPROACH]

REPEAT THAT ABOUT BIG JIM.

BIG JIM...MURDERED HIS BROTHER...

TO GET THE ESTATE.

HEAR THAT, MEN?

WE HEARD HIM, GENE.

Trimble: I,A6M GLAD lT,A6S OVER WITH.

L,A6M READY TO PAY FOR MY SHARE.

GET HIM INTO TOWN, MEN.

KRAMER,A6S OVER HERE.

HE,A6S DEAD.

YEAH. SAVES THE COST OF A TRIAL.

THERE,A6S $50,000 IN THERE, TOO.

[FROG VOICE] WOW!

THERE IS, AIN,A6T THEY?

YOU STAY HERE WITH IT.

L,A6VE GOT A DATE WITH BIG JIM LASSITTER.

L,A6LL HAVE TO USE YOUR HORSE.

OH, SIT DOWN, BARLOW. SIT DOWN.

YOU ACT LIKE AN EXPECTANT FATHER.

WELL, I AM NERVOUS.

WHERE,A6S WADE AND LON?

ON THEIR WAY, PROBABLY.

THEY WEREN,A6T SUPPOSED TO LEAVE RED VALLEY UNTIL AUTRY ARRIVED.

HIS STAGE COULD,A6\[E BEEN DELAYED, COULDN,A6T IT

WELL, JUST THE SAME, I--

Gene: YOU,A6RE UNDER ARREST, LASSITTER.

I TOOK THE LIBERTY OF USIN,A6 YOUR BACK DOOR.

I WANT YOU FOR THE MURDER OF YOUR BROTHER.

AND YOU, BARLOW, AS AN ACCESSORY.

YOU,A6LL HAVE TROUBLE PROVING THAT, AUTRY.

NOW WITH A HALF A _DOZEN WITNESSES HEARING TRIMBLE,A6S CONFESSION.

PUT THESE ON HIM, SHERIFF.

DON,A6T SHOOT