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(majestic music)

,60 The Rough Riders ride, beware ,60

,60 The Rough Riders ride, take care ,60

,60 They're the finest bunch of fighters in the land ,60

,60 Chasing every rustler and guerilla band ,60

,60 The Rough Riders watch the trail ,60

,60 The Rough Riders never fail ,60

,60 They keep law and order everywhere they go ,60

,60 Without a fear of any foe ,60

,60 And it's always great to know they're on your side ,60

,60 When those old Rough Riders ride ,60

,60 When the Rough Riders ride ,60

(gentle music)

(cattle lowing)

- [Man 1] Say, that's Ma Turner's herd.

- [Man 2] Yeah.

We've laid off of her long enough.

The orders are to take them.

- [Man 1] Yeah, but we've always--

- [Man 2] Here comes Red.

Everything all set?

- [Red] Yeah, nobody rounded me, so go ahead.

(pensive music)

(cowboys whooping)

(hooves thundering)

- [Hank] Hey, Ma, Ma Turner?

- [Ma] Hank Peterson!

What are you howling about at this time of night?

Anything the matter with Molly or the baby?

- [Hank] No, Ma, but they're rustling cattle

out of your north corral.

- What? - Get some help!

I'll see if I can head 'em off!

- [Ma] I'll be with you in a minute, Hank!

(cowboys whoop_ing) (hooves thundering)

- [Red] Drive them to the Holt's range

and mix 'em with his herd, like we did before.

We'll cut them out tomorrow night.

(gunfire booming)

- [Ma] Hank?

- [Hank] I'm sorry, Ma.

Looks like they stopped me, instead of me helping you.

- [Ma] I ain't complainin', Hank.

It's you we've got to think of now.

Oh, let me see.

- [Hank] It's no use, Ma.

I'm going.

Look after Molly and the kid, will you?

- [Ma] Sure I will, Hank.

(wagons rattling)

- You go on over to the meeting son.

I'll be there directly.

I want to stop here at the bank and see Miller

about extending our loan.

- All right, Dad, but hurry it up.

You know how the ranchers look to you to lead them.

- Yeah, I know, I'll be there.

- Morning, Holt!

- Morning, Joe!

- Ain't you going over to the saloon for the meeting?

- Yeah, just a minute.

- Hey, Holt!

I hope you've figured out just what you're gonna do.

This is getting mighty serious.

For me too.

Just had to get another loan from Miller.

I've got my store mortgaged right up to the hilt,

just because the ranchers can't pay me.

- Well, we ought to be getting some action today.

You just hang on.

- All right.

- I thought I'd find you all here.

Now listen, Miller.

When you and I cooked up this deal,

there wasn't gonna be any killing,

and we were laying off Ma Turner's spread.

- That's right, John.

You were to handle the rustled cattle

and I was to loan the ranchers cash.

Foreclose on the mortgages as fast as they were cleaned up.

But, our deal to take over this whole valley

is no good without Ma Turner's spread.

You know that.

- Sure, she's in the clear.

Miller hasn't had to loan her a dime.

- Yes, that's why I told Duke to tell Hogan and the boys

to go ahead last night and start cleaning her out.

As for the killing of Hank Peterson, well,

that was his own fault.

He had no right to butt in where he didn't belong.

- Which puts us in a fine spot,

with the town folk up in arms and the ranchers too!

They're holding a meeting right now.

- Well, what's the matter with that?

You can handle them.

- You always have.

You can stall them a while longer, can't you?

- I'll handle them, and I'll do it my way.

I'm still running this deal, Miller,

and don't you forget it!

- Maybe we'd better go over

and see what he's got on his mind.

You run along first, Sheriff.

It'll look better with you out there with Holt.

Things are beginning to be a little difficult, aren't they?

Oh, well, we shall see.

- "I've got a job here that needs doing bad.

I smell something stronger than rustling,

but I don't know what.

The ranchers got an investigator

from the Cattlemen's Association

coming out on the next stage.

But I want you to come private

and tell Mrs. Norton and Ma Turner."

Same old Ma.

Well, I guess that's it, Tim.

- I felt it must've been pretty serious,

or you never would've wlred me to meet you here.

- Looks like a three-man job. - You mean Sandy's coming too?

- I wired him the same thing,

I don't know what's keeping him.

(gunfire booming)

Sounds like it's over the hill.

(drarpatic mugic) (gunfire booming)

(gunfire popping)

- Get out of that coach!

Give me that gun!

Now get on that horse.

- Looks like they're taking somebody off that stage.

(gunfire booming)

- You take care of them and I'll stop the stage.

(wagon rattling)

(hooves clattering)

- Now give me those credentials

that show who you are and for what.

You won't be needing them any longer.

- You're not gonna get away with this.

- You're right that time.

Now drop those guns!

Get down off those horses.

Back over against that tree.

- Thanks Stranger, you got here just in time.

- I said all of you get down! - But I'm not one of them.

I was on the stage that just stampeded

after killing the driver back down the road.

- Just kind of took a fancy to you, eh?

Wanted to show you the scenery or something?

- No, they were stopping me from getting to Red Bluff.

I'm a special investigator from the Cattlemen's Association.

Here's my credentials.

They wanted them probably to impersonate me.

- That sounds like a smart idea.

I never like to pass them up when they're smart.

- What do you mean, you never pass them up?

- Take that rope and get down off your horse.

Go over there and tie those fellas up.

- What kind of a game are you up to?

- I like dealer's choice, when I'm dealing.

Now get down and get busy.

There's enough rope there to tie up four as well as three.

Scatter out you fellas.

You each pick your own tree.

- Give me that arm.

- Come on, come on, hurry up! We haven't got all day.

All right, get mounted.

I'll get you for this, Stranger.

- Not if I can get him first.

- Never mind.

Climb aboard that horse, we've got a date

over here in the canyon.

Move out!

- Holt must be pretty worried with us not showing up

at the shack with those credentials.

- Well, can we help it?

If I could just figure out who that fella could be

and what he's up to hijacking that investigator.

(wagon rattling)

- Listen, here comes something around the bend now.

- [Man] Hey you, come here!

Wait a minute!

- Whoa!

Well, slap my cat!

What's going on here?

A feud?

- No, some of the boys in our outfit think they're funny.

They tied us up here as a joke,

because of an argument over a bet.

- Yeah, that's it, stranger.

Cut us loose, will you?

- Oh, well, I don't know.

I don't want to spoil no laughs

for any hard-working cow folks.

Oh, shucks, they'll probably come along

and turn you lose themselves.

- I'm afraid they won't.

It's a bet, you know.

- Well, now, that sort of gives me an idea.

Whoa Magnolia.

Now you fellers probably don't know who I am,

but I am the famous Doctor Sandy Hopkins in person.

- Glad to know you, Doc. - Glad to know you, bub.

And, you know, I manufacture, I imagine,

the finest pacifying panacea of its kind in the world today.

And it'll get a man out of almost any predicament

that he finds himself in.

Now just to prove my point, I'll give you a free sample.

- I'd better not. Why it won't cost you a thing,

it's just free, gratis, try it.

That's good, buddy.

There you are, it's just as soft as a kitten's ears.

- Oh, Doc!

- Have another!

- No, no, thanks very much.

I'll tell you what I'll do.

If you turn us loose,

I'll buy all that snake juice

you've got in that wagon.

- Sure enough?

- It's a promise.

- Well, that's a deal!

Now, you know

I've only got about 8 1!2 dozen bottles left

and that'd be quite a load for you to tote.

- That's why we can't take them with us now.

- What?

- [Man] You deliver them to us at Red Bluff.

- Red Bluff?

That's just the way I'm heading.

The doctor will deliver them to you personally.

Well, I made myself a pretty good deal.

- We'll be seeing you, Doc!

- I hope that investigator knows his business

and ain't afraid to tear into them range rats.

- I hope the next time he comes peckin' into town,

it won't be just for talk.

- So do I.

- Better do your stuff.

You know the problem.

- You know, Miller sure has been worried about this thing.

I don't know what the most of us ranchers would do

without the help he's been giving us from the bank.

- Well, I don't know, but I'd just as soon Miller

or anybody else didn't have a mortgage on my place.

First time anything like this happened to me

in over 30 years of ranching.

Oh, hello, Sheriff!

- Hi!

- Where's all the folks for the meeting?

- Sorry we couldn't get the word out to you fellas,

but that investigator ain't getting in today.

He sent Holt a message from Rockford last night

that he had to stay over.

So Holt's going over there to meet him.

- Well, that's a fine note!

(wagon rattling)

- Say, there's something's wrong!

That's a stranger bringing that stage in!

- Whoa, whoa, whoa!

- [Man 1] All right, so hold up buddy?

- [Man 2] Where's Pete, who's this feller?

- Did anybody around here lose a stagecoach?

- [Man] What happened?

Where'd you find it, stranger?

- Picked it up about five miles back.

The only thing left aboard was this mail pouch.

Are you the sheriff?

- That's right.

- Hang on to that, will you?

- Guess there's nothing to worry about, Sheriff.

It doesn't look like a holdup.

- I reckon it don't at that, Duke.

I guess the horses took off by themselves

when the driver stopped them down there by the junction.

- Yeah, well, he'll come limpin' into town after a while.

- Not Pete.

He'll die of old age right where he is,

if leaving means walking.

- That's what he gets for being careless.

Herman, hop up there on that coach

and take it around to the barn.

- Seems to me somebody ought to thank you

for all your trouble, stranger.

- It wasn't any trouble.

Heading this way anyhow.

- My name is Duke Mason.

- How are you?

If you're thirsty, the drinks are on the house

over at my place.

- Thanks, I'll take you on that a little later.

Excuse me, I've got to get my horse.

- Hello Dad, what are you doing back in Rockford so soon?

- Well, I...

- And where's that investigator?

- Guess I must've missed him.

Got our dates mixed up.

You go on back to the ranch, Son.

I reckon I'll be home early.

- All right, out the back way, Hogan.

Stick around in that saloon until you find out

who that fella is and why he snatched that investigator.

- Right.

- Now, get this clear, you two.

I'm splitting Holt out of this deal.

When we take over this whole valley,

we'll split it three ways, instead of four.

No telling what this investigator fumble will bring.

We're not taking any chances.

We're killing two birds with one stone.

Dumping the troubles of the ranchers

right into Mr. Holt's lap.

- Fine.

- When the showdown comes,

Red here will do plenty of talking.

And since he's Ma Turner's favorite cowhand

I guess the suckers around here will believe him, all right.

- Not while I'm on my feet, they won't.

If anybody's being double crossed, it ain't gonna be me.

- Take it easy, Holt.

You've got us all wrong.

- You got me wrong, that's the way it stands.

I'm still running this deal.

And I'm giving you five minutes

to get those ranchers' loans out of that vault

and transfer them over to me.

(gunfire booming)

(gunfire popping)

- He's dead, kid.

Just what happened?

- I, I don't know exactly.

I walked in here just in time

to see the sheriff shooting my father in the back.

And I let him have it.

- If the sheriff hadn't killed Holt,

he'd killed everyone in the room.

- Whoa!

- Pa, something's happening!

- What's all this ruckus about?

- Looks like Steve Holt shot the sheriff.

- Oh, no!

Ma-- - Let me in here!

- Who is this man, Mason?

- United States Marshal Buck Roberts.

And I sent for him.

Seems like you got here none too soon.

- Steve!

Red, what Sam Hill are you doing here?

Why aren't you out on the range?

- Cause I found out something awful, Mama.

I couldn't think of nothing but getting the information

in town, here at the sheriffs.

I found him here with Duke and Mr. Miller.

- Oh, quit talking in riddles.

Spit it out!

- What did you find out?

- Well, I, I--

- Let me explain, Red.

It isn't gonna be an easy jolt, Ma.

I still can't believe it myself.

But it seems that Holt was behind

all the ranchers' troubles.

And that goes for Steve too,

seeing as he ran the whole spread

and was so quick to kill the sheriff.

- That's a lie! - Wait a minute, kid.

- Listen, Marshal.

My father never did anything to hurt the ranchers.

He was their best friend.

- And I'm vouching for that, Duke.

You ought to know that yourself.

- Sure, he loaned them money as long as he could,

then he got Mr. Miller to help

and we started losing cattle ourselves.

- Just what are you driving at, Mason?

- Well, Ma.

Red found rustled cattle from your range

and some of the others in the Holt spread.

And he saw Holt and Steve directing the rustlers

and cleaning them out.

- That's the truth, and Holt didn't deny it.

That's what started the shooting.

He was gonna get us all and then clear out.

Wasn't he, Mr. Miller?

- Yes, that's right.

I'll choke-- - Enough now.

You're in deep enough now.

. But he's lying!

You don't believe it, do you, Ma?

- If you're guilty, the court will find it out.

He'll get a good trial.

Are you the banker, Mr. Miller?

- Yes, Marshal.

And I feel as deeply about this as Mason here.

- [Buck] Naturally.

But I'll have to ask you three gentlemen

not to leave Red Bluff.

I may need you as witnesses at this boy's trial.

- Yes, of course.

- To be sure, to be sure.

The justice and the good will of this community

mean more to me, Marshal, than anything in the world.

But I do feel that Holt and his son are guilty.

'Wh 9 - HnY?'

Well, he admitted it when he pulled his gun on us.

- Maybe so.

But there's still something gall darn funny

about this to me.

- They're lying, that's what it is.

- Listen, Ma.

Don't let your sympathy run away with your good judgment.

- Come on, kid, I've got to lock you up.

- You're making a mistake, Marshal.

- Listen, the more you talk,

the worse you're gonna get into it.

- Oh, Ma, I can't believe it!

Can't we do something?

- Stop your whining.

Get out the buckboard.

(people clamoring)

Red, get back to the ranch.

I ain't paying you to start any more trouble.

- Ma, I only done what was right.

- Right or wrong, there's enough trouble around here now

to stampede more than one heartbreak.

Get!

I'll listen, Miller, but I ain't satisfied.

- What's he done, mister?

- Shot the sheriff, that's all.

- That's all?

Sounds like a heap to me.

- Red, you go to the sheriffs office

and tell Buck Roberts to come to my ranch for supper.

I want to see him.

- Yes, ma'am.

- Say, Ma,

you don't think Steve's guilty, do you?

- Oh, I don't know.

Evidence says he is.

And there's a heap lot of it.

Get it!

(townspeople clamoring)

- What's going on, old timer?

- I don't know exactly.

Deputy says that young fella had killed the sheriff.

United States Marshal took him in there

and locked him up.

- He did, eh?

- Just went in through the door.

- Hold it, hold it!

The marshal's doing the right thing, men.

We fought to get law and order up here.

And we should uphold it.

- Maybe so, but when I think of that thieving Holt

and his no-good son pretending to be our friends,

I don't feel very warm.

- [Man] Darn right.

(crowd clamoring)

- Any of you men John Holt?

- Marshal, you gotta listen to me.

- You tell your story to the judge when the time comes.

Here you go, DEPUTY-

- Say, that's the ruckus?

- Some stranger out there asking for John Holt.

- John Holt, huh?

You two deputies keep your eye on that prisoner.

Don't let that crowd outside get any funny notion.

- Yeah, sure, Marshal.

- Good boy.

- Laying over there in the bank, dead.

And the marshal's just locked up his kid.

But who are you and what did you want with Holt?

- I was ordered to report to him.

Here are my credentials.

- Why he's our investigator

from the Cattleman's Association.

- Folks are sure waiting for you, Mr. Dodge.

- They generally are, when there's rustling trouble.

- Why!

Are you always too late?

You know this investigation is about over.

- That's fine. Saves me a lot of work then.

- But, Marshal!

Holt's gang of rustlers are still on the loose.

- I thought you said the investigation was about over.

A little bit optimistic, aren't you?

- I never take any chances.

Let me see those credentials.

- I don't see any marshal's badge on you anywhere.

Well, are you satisfied, Mr. Marshal?

Sorry I got a little rough with you, Dodge.

My name is Roberts.

It's like a kind of a bad mess around here,

and you and I could help each other out--

- I'll let you know if I need you.

But I don't generally holler for help.

- Hey Joe.

Tell the marshal Ma wants him out at the ranch tonight

for supper, will you?

- Yeah, sure.

- We'd better vamoose too, Magnolia,

and look for a customer.

(hooves clattering)

- A stranger just showed at the sheriffs office,

looking for Holt.

He talked to the ranchers, said he was an investigator.

He's heading this way now.

I can't be seen talking to you fellas.

- Go on, deal.

- I'm sorry, stranger.

I didn't see you.

- That's all right.

- He just came in, go on playing.

- What will you have, stranger?

- [Dodge] A glass of sarsaparilla.

- Sarsaparilla?

- [Dodge] That's right.

- Make a move, stranger,

and I'll blow the gizzard out of you.

- [Dodge] I'll still have that sarsaparilla.

- All right, start talking.

Who are you and what'd you do with that investigator?

- [Dodge] Ever hear of Tom Steele?

- Yeah.

He's in Leavenworth for train robbing and rustling.

- [Dodge] He was in Leavenworth.

Right now, he's drinking sarsaparilla.

- What, did you crash prison?

- [Dodge] Well, I'm here.

- And that investigator?

- [Dodge] Planted over in the canyon,

where I lifted him from you.

- [Dodge] What's your game, Steele?

My name is Dodge now, Jim Dodge.

Agent for the Cattleman's Association.

My game is the same as yours,

'cause you're gonna cut me in on it.

- Well, well!

You know, I thought I seen you three fellas come in here.

I never forget the face of a satisfied customer.

Especially the big 'uns.

This is all I'm able to tote at the present time.

Shall I leave in here, go at the wagon,

get the rest of it?

. Are you crazy?

What do I want with all that snake poison?

Get it out of here!

- Sounds like you ordered it.

- Ordered it?

Why, they bought the whole kit and boodle.

81!2 dozen bottles of the famous

Dr. Hopkins' pacifying panacea.

- Why don't you tell him where to deliver it?

- Yes, I can deliver it, out to your ranch maybe.

- I don't want to cause you all that trouble, old timer.

You just take it outside of town

and I'll have Slim here get a wagon,

and take it off your hands.

Why it ain't no trouble at all.

I'd like to take it out to your ranch

'cause I like to know where my customers llve,

so I can look 'em up on my next trip in.

- No, you just take it outside and wait.

Slim will give you the address when he meets you.

- Yeah.

Well, I'd like to have your friend try a bottle of this.

Do him good.

- Sure, I'll give him one.

You beat it, we're busy.

- All right.

Oh, I'll better leave a bottle of it for you.

Cause it's mighty good for lead poisoning.

Well...

- Good afternoon, brother!

- Lovely weather we're having.

- Well, are you fellas cutting me in?

- What if I was to tell you this ain't our deal?

We ain't running it.

- Just about the way I figured it.

- You have till tonight to contact your boss.

I'll be back in here then to meet him.

I may have a few ideas of my own.

- Howdy, stranger!

Been taken care of all right?

- Sure, best sarsaparilla I ever drank.

- Sarsaparilla?!

- That's the bird that swiped our investigator.

He's beaten us to the impersonating.

Wants to cut in on our deal.

- His name is Tom Steele.

- Tom Steele?

- Yeah, just broke out of Leavenworth.

- Get out there and tail him.

Don't let him out of your sight.

Roy, go over and get Miller.

Come on in the back room.

(hooves clattering)

(wagon rattling)

- Whoa!

- Good morning, my good friend!

And a goodly morning it is, too.

May I introduce myself to you, good neighbor?

I'm the famous Dr. Sandy Hopkins, discoverer and founder

of the world's greatest pacifying panacea,

good for man, woman and child.

And may I inveigle you to throw a lip over this corn syrup?

It's as soft and smooth as a kitten's ear.

- Why don't you cut it out, Sandy?

How are you?

(both laughing)

- Hiya, Buck!

- That was a good line.

- Well, change your technique.

That's my motto.

And it worked out all right, too!

When I met you and Tim,

after he hornswoggled that investigator.

- You're about right there.

I wonder what's keeping Tim.

- Who wants to know? - Aah!

Well, slap my cat!

Why don't you call your shots, partner?

And how did you get in this rigging?

- Well, I had to hide somewhere in a hurry,

to keep those fellas from trailing me.

We'd better start comparing notes.

I've got a date at sundown.

- So have I.

Climb out of that rig and bring it back in the sticks,

so nobody can see us.

Come on! - All right.

Get, Magnolia!

- That's the way it looks to me.

I'm perfectly convinced that that kid is innocent.

He didn't know anything about his old man being crooked.

- So you're sold on the fact that Mason and Miller

are trying to get their hooks on this valley, huh?

- Yes, and they're gonna do it,

unless we can pin something on them.

- He's right.

First thing we've got to do is get that kid out of jail.

It's up to you.

We'll use that old gag.

You know, kid breaks jail,

still being accused of cattle rustling while he's out.

- I know, while the gang and I hold him prisoner, eh?

- That's right.

- That way, they'll have to lead you to the hideout,

where you'll locate Mason and Miller.

- Yeah, that's all right, Buck.

But how about me?

Then we'll engineer that jailbreak at sunup

and we'll let you know where he's taken that kid.

That'll give me a chance to check up

on that cowhand at Ma Turner's.

Hey, by the way, I'm having supper with her tonight.

I'm also gonna invite myself for breakfast.

- Now ain't that just like him?

To ace himself in on the honey and biscuits.

- Sure, you know, the big lnjun.

(Buck laughs)

- Never mind, I'll eat enough for the both of you.

- Yeah, and let us know how good it is

when you see us later, huh?

- That's right.

Listen, if you're smart, you'll check up on that hideout,

and maybe you'll be there in time for breakfast.

- That's a good idea.

- Tim, you'd better talk to him.

- Well, I don't know.

This looks about as likely a spot as any

for a meeting of the gang and the kid. What say you, Sandy?

- It's all right for me.

Say, that gives me an idea.

- Hey, he's finally getting smart!

- Yeah, remarkable.

Well, come along, Doctor.

- All right, Tim.

Now, I'll tell you.

I'd like to sell you a bottle of this just to try,

for the entire family.

- What got into you, doing a dumb trick like that?

You getting softening of the brain,

opening that ranch of yours?

- Say, Ma, supper will be ready in about 10 minutes.

- All right, Hope.

But I don't fancy feeding badge-totin' sapheads like you!

Believing Steve guilty right off the bat!

- Oh, now, Ma, take it easy, will you?

- I ain't saying that Steve didn't kill the sheriff.

Maybe he's telling the truth, maybe he ain't.

And I ain't saying Holt wasn't as crooked as a corkscrew,

but I ain't dumb enough not to see

that there's something powerful big in the back of all this,

and it don't end with a rustling and a killing!

- Listen, Ma, what do you say you and I go out

and take a look at the barn?

' My barn?

- Yeah, we just about got time before supper.

Come on.

Cool down, will you?

- Buck Roberts, what's the matter with you?

Cattle being rustled, men being killed,

ranchers losing their homes.

And you wanna look at barns?

(laughing)

Now I know you're crazy.

Give me a match.

- All right, Ma, but you gotta keep your shirt on.

There you are.

Come on Ma!

Now what?

. Hey, Dodge!

Dodge, come on out!

- For Dan's sakes!

- I don't mind playing along with you,

but I'll be doggone if I care for a hayloft.

- Who is this man, who is he? - Listen Ma, quiet.

That's the reason I hid him up here,

to keep him out of sight.

He's the investigator for the Cattleman's Association.

If you'll just keep your hat on, I'll introduce you.

Dodge, this is Ma.

- Howdy! - Howdy!

- You two seem to like each other.

Just keep your boots on your feet now

I'll explain what this is all about.

When Dodge first came into this country

on the stage coach, we framed him.

They had to hide him out here to keep him out of the way.

- And remember.

Don't tell Steele any more than you have to.

He got us on the spot

and we may have to play ball with him.

- And keep your mouth shut about Miller and me, understand?

- Sure.

- Steele's coming down the street now.

Heading for here.

- All right, Hogan, you know what to do.

- Hello, Steele!

Take a hand?

- Yeah, one hand.

Showdown.

Well, I'm listening.

- I talked to the boss.

He doesn't mind cutting you in,

if you can produce some ideas we can use.

You see, we ain't got no special use

for an investigator anymore.

- That's where you fellas are dumb.

Just like leaving that Holt kid over there, in jail.

- What do you mean?

- Well, he's got the name, hasn't he?

With him out of there and safely hidden away,

we could carry on a profitable cattle business.

And with the investigator on our side

we'll have that whole valley on our hands,

before the ranchers knew what hit them.

- Gee, that's right.

We could spring him easy.

The deputies guarding him are on our side.

- That's fine, then fix it.

But you gotta do it my way.

I'll walk into that jail at sunup.

We'll meet you out there,

at that live oak at the edge of town.

Have your boss there.

No stalling.

- He'll be there.

Slim, get over to the jail and tip off the deputies

to expect Steele at sunup.

We'll meet you at the big oak.

- Hey what's all this?

Who are you?

- My name is Dodge.

I'm the special agent your father sent for.

You're worth more to me outside than you are in here.

'Cause I don't think you're guilty.

- I'll say I'm not.

This whole thing's a frame-up.

- I've got horses right out back, come this way.

Well, climb aboard.

- Where are we going?

I'd like to see Ma Turner first.

I wanna have a talk with her daughter.

- That's just where we're going.

We're going to hide you out for a while.

Come on this way.

(hooves clattering)

- Nice work, Steele!

I couldn't've done better myself.

- Say, what is this?

I thought you said your name was Dodge

and we were heading for Ma Turner's.

- Well, I have a little habit

of saying things now and then I don't mean.

Where's your boss?

We're to meet him later.

Speaking of Ma Turner.

We decided to get rid of that marshal friend of hers.

- Who, Buck Roberts? - Yeah.

Slim and a couple of the boys

are over there now to pick him off.

- That's not so smart.

I have other ideas for him.

- Well, we think you're a pretty smart hombre, Steele.

But not smart enough to deal two hands at once.

Come on, let's get going with the kid.

- Wait a minute.

Where are you gonna take him?

- We have a shack in Box Canyon.

It's on Holt's north range.

The kid oughta feel quite at home there for a spell.

- You're crazy.

There's no shack in those canyons.

- That's what you think.

Your old man took care of that too,

the same as he did a lot of other things.

Come on, we're wasting time.

- I just found out they're hiding

an investigator up at the house.

- What?

- You know I have that fella Steele as a phony.

He must be working with Ma and that marshal,

who's inside now, having breakfast.

Ma sent all the Callahans over the Holt Range

to pick up her cattle.

So you fellas go ahead, blast him right at breakfast,

if you want to.

- Better get back.

They're coming out of the house now.

- Now is your chance.

- No, not yet.

You get back at the house and see what you can find out.

We gotta make sure of everything that Ma Turner knows.

We might have to get her too.

- I'll go round the back.

(hooves clattering)

- One thing more that's worrying me, Buck.

If we do catch Miller and Mason, especially Miller,

what's going to happen to the ranchers' loans?

- We'll worry about that, Ma, when we get to it.

- Maybe so...

- He's been listening to everything we said, Ma.

- Red's in a jam.

- Here's one of your rustlers, Ma.

I've been watching him ever since I came to town.

- You sneaking, low-down polecat.

- Come on!

- Ma, Ma, what's wrong?

(gunfire popping)

(Hope screams)

Ma, Ma, are you all right?

- I'm all right...

- Watch him, Ma!

- Get on your feet.

If you start anything, I'll let you have it.

(hooves clattering) (dramatic music)

- How are you setting, Buck?

I tried to get here in time to warn you.

- I'm setting all right, Sandy,

only the fellow I was following got away.

- Well, maybe he's heading for their hideout,

up in that box canyon on Holt's north range.

If we don't find it in time, Tim's liable to get in a jam.

- What's holding us?

Come on, let's go!

- I told you I wasn't wasting any time.

Are you sure your bosses are here?

- We're sure, but I don't remember mentioning more than one.

Tie him up and keep him outside.

- Get up there.

- Remember, no rough stuff with that kid.

He's more important to us alive.

- Come on, Steele.

This is Tom Steele, chief.

We've got Steve Holt outside.

- Howdy, Steele!

- How are you?

Well, you can take the disguise off now, Mason.

Where's your partner?

- How do you know who I am?

- I don't know, I didn't tell him.

- You told me yourself, Mason.

You forgot to take off that dog chain.

- Kind of fast at seeing things, ain't you, Steele?

- Yeah, like the two horses outside.

Where's your partner?

- That's one time you missed, Steele.

I'm alone in this deal.

That other horse belongs to one of the boys out back.

- Is that so?

All right, Miller.

You can come out of there now.

- Well, what is it?

Duke, what is this all about?

- Quit stalling, Miller.

I told Hogan here that when I sit in a game,

I want all the cards on the table.

Can't expect me to swallow a lot of stuff,

like that marshal did yesterday at the bank,

after Holt was shot.

- What do you mean?

You weren't even-- - I was at the back door.

I let you go over to the saloon to wait for me,

like Miller ordered you to.

- All right, Steele, you win.

I'll cut you in like Hogan and all the rest.

- No, you won't.

I'm not interested in chicken feed.

I want Holt's share of this valley

when you fellas are foreclose on these ranches.

- What?

- Well, that's the deal he made for stalling the ranchers

and hiding the rustled cattle

so he could run 'em across the line.

Well, that's my deal.

Only I'm stalling them with a pocket full of credentials.

Bring that Holt kid in here.

I want him to know how he's gonna be a goat

for my plan of cleaning this deal up in a hurry.

- All right.

Tell Roy to bring him in.

(hooves clattering)

- I heard what you said when you made your deal.

If my father was guilty, he got just what was coming to him.

But I think you double-crossed him,

because when you killed him,

you didn't give him a chance.

- That just about sums it up, kid.

Get your hands in the air, all of you!

Now untie the kid.

- What is this, Steele?

My name isn't Steele.

It's United States Marshal McCall.

- Yeah, that's what we discovered over at Ma Turner's.

All right, get 'em up!

- What happened?

- He's working with that marshal.

They've got the investigator in hiding at Ma Turner's.

I tried to get the marshal, but he was too fast for me.

He shot Ed and Sam, but I gave him the slip.

- That means our deal's off.

We'd better make a break for it!

- Just a minute!

You and I have business in town first.

Come on!

- Get that rope.

We'll tie him up too.

We'll put a torch to this place.

A little hot fire oughta finish him.

We'll pitch this torch in from the outside.

I hope you like the heat, Marshal.

- Wait a minute, Sandy!

We're getting lucky, this is it!

- It's sure boxed, all right.

- Let's get after them!

(dramatic music)

(gunfire popping)

We had a hard time locating this shack.

- But you finally got here. - You all right?

- Yeah, I'm all right.

Where's Buck?

- He's outside, having the time of his life.

(hooves clattering)

- Now you move away from here,

and I'll kick your teeth right down your throat.

I'm gonna get my horse.

- Well Buck's still working on him.

- You can get up off of there now.

Get your hat.

(hooves clattering)

Wait a minute.

- How are you coming, Buck?

- Pretty good.

Where's Miller and Mason?

- They're headed for town.

My guess is they're after the cash in Miller's bank.

- The cash in Miller's bank, huh?

Take over here, will you, Sandy, and bring him on in?

Let's go!

- I ain't gonna stand watch on no dead bird,

while them two get in on the big killing.

You bring him in, Steve.

- Sure.

Steve, here's where the Rough Riders ride again.

(hooves clattering)

- I've got $5,000 in that safe of mine,

and I'm not gonna leave it.

- I want to get those mortgages in the bank.

I might be coming back here some time.

- I'll see you out in the back.

(gunfire popping)

- Hold it, Mason!

You're not going anywhere.

I'll take charge of that box.

- Nice collection you've got, Miller.

Wait a minute.

I want to see those, bring them out here.

(whistling)

You know, just between me and you,

I've got a notion that's gonna make you very happy.

- Yes? - Yes.

Start a fire.

- With these?

- You got the idea.

- But my dear sir, they're my mortgages,

they're very valuable.

- That'll make them burn better.

They're hot anyway.

Put them in the stove.

(hooves clattering)

- Why didn't you wait for me?

- Couldn't wait that long.

Go on down to the bank.

Maybe you're not too late to give Buck a hand.

- Oh...

- That's one of the best lawmen in the country.

I can't help ribbin' him now and then.

Come on, get going.

- Last of our customers, Ma.

- Here you are, sweetheart.

They're all yours now.

I don't know of a better sheriff to take charge

'til the town has a chance to elect a new one.

- Doggone if I don't think I'm gonna run for it myself!

- That's not a bad idea.

I'll bet you'd be elected too!

- I know she would.

I wish I could stay here and campaign for you, Ma.

- Get outta here!

(all laughing)

- Say, Buck!

Me and them ranchers wanted to know something important.

What happened to them mortgages Miller's got?

- Mortgages, what mortgages?

Oh let me see.

I'll bet those are the papers that

Miller was burning in that bank stove when I nabbed him.

Yes, sir, I bet that was them.

(ranchers cheering)

So long, Ma!

- Gee, Ma, aren't they swell?

- They don't come any better, not anywhere in the land.

- [Crowd] Good bye, boys!

- Good luck!

- So long!

- I guess that winds up another mess of trouble.

You know, Arizona's gonna look mighty good to me.

- Yeah, but not half as good as Wyoming looks to me.

- Well, you can have the both of them.

Texas is my hitchin' post.

Well, so long, Rough Riders!

- So long, Rough Riders!

- So long, Rough Riders!

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,60 The Rough Riders ride, take care ,60

,60 They're the finest bunch of fighters in the land ,60

,60 Chasing every rustler and guerrilla band ,60

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