10x11 - Queen High

[bunniefuu]

- You drew two cards, huh?
- Mm, yeah, that's right.

Oh. I'll see you
and raise you ten.

Up to you, Charlie.

And up another 50.

And 50 more. Shower
down, gentlemen.

What... what are you,
practicing to be a burglar,

betting that kind of
money on a two card draw?

- My hot streak got you a little nervous?
- Mm-hm. Yes. Forget it.

Oh, you're gonna quit with
all that money in your pocket?

And it's gonna stay in my pocket,
the way your luck's been running.

Well, Mr. Beggs,
there's just two of us left.

What's your pleasure?

See you and raise you $1,000.

[LAUGHS]

What's this?

You know the Lost Creek
mine and stamp mill?

What I hear, that mine
played out a long time ago.

It is, but the stamp
mill's still in good shape,

or will be as soon as
Ludwig finishes the repair job.

What you got in your
hand is the stamp mill,

and it's worth a sight more
than a thousand dollars.

Doesn't take much of a stamp
mill to be worth a thousand dollars.

- It's a fair bet then?
- Uh-huh.

Mr. Beggs, do us both a favor
and put this back in your pocket.

Either see it or
throw in your cards.

I've only got about $500.

If you give me that 500 in
your pocket, I can call him.

[CHUCKLES]

You want me to loan you
the $500 I got for my horses,

the money I'm gonna
put in the bank?

Loan me nothing, I want
you to buy half my bet,

and then when I win the mine,
we'll be in business, we'll be partners.

You're gonna win the
mine and we'll be partners.

What makes you
think you got him b*at?

This.

Oh.

Well, let's see it.

Full house, kings and queens.

[POPS LIPS]

Queen high straight flush.

[ALL MURMURING]

Well, partner,
we're in business.

[LAUGHS]

Oh. By the way, what do you...
what do you know about stamp mills?

- About what?
- That's what I thought.

I have a feeling I'm gonna wake
up tomorrow morning regretting this.

Nah.

Well, partner, there's our mill.

You know, it looks pretty
good from here, partner.

First thing we got to do is get
a crew of men, about 20 or 30.

What for?

To work on these roads,
get them in top shape.

Why, what's the hurry?

Well, once we get the mill running,
we'll have ore wagons coming in here

- from all directions, day and night.
- Wait, wait, wait, wait.

Let's get the mill started, and
then we'll take care of the roads.

- Well, yeah, that's what I meant.
- [g*nsh*t]

[g*nsh*t]

[g*n CLICKS]

Joe! Candy! What
are you doing here?

We came to help!

Why don't you come sooner?

Good old Ludwig, got a disposition
like a bear with a thorn in his paw.

- Hey, who we got out there?
- LUDWIG: How should I know?

Somebody don't like
stamp mills, I guess.

Why you don't sh**t? Those
men try to blow up my mill.

Simmer down, will you,
Ludwig? They're gone.

Get so excited you'll
blow yourself up.

Yeah. [PANTING] Come.

Let me repay you
with a little schnapps.

- Sounds good.
- Good idea.

Oh, partner, I think we've inherited
a lot of lumber and machinery here.

Yeah, we sure have.

You won us the mill, all we got
to do now is win the w*r, huh?

Yeah.

LUDWIG: Come in. Come in.

Now, a drink for
my good friends.

Ja.

For what you did, thank you.

Hey, Ludwig, who do you think
is trying to blow this place up?

[CHUCKLES] I can guess.

Miles Renfro.
He's tried it before.

Miles Renfro? He owns a
couple of stamp mills, doesn't he?

Three mills on Carson River.

A nice man he seems
to be, but he is not.

Now, we're gonna give
him a little competition now.

See, Candy and I just won
this place in a poker game.

Queen high straight flush.

- Who from?
- Beggs. Jason Beggs.

Jason Beggs. He
owns only 40 percent.

- What? Forty percent?
- Who owns the rest?

A woman named Kelly.

She inherited her
shares from her father.

Congratulations, partner.

You just won yourself half
of 40 percent of a... w*r.

Well, 40 percent is
better than nothing.

We'll just get the place
in shape, that's all.

We got to find our
other partner first.

Oh, she will be here soon.

She will sell you her stock or
put up her shares of the expenses.

- Either way, the mill runs.
- He makes it sound so easy.

Now I know it is Miles Renfro.

He heard you won Beggs'
shares in a poker game.

Nails, grease, paint.

- Can we prove it's Renfro?
- Rope...

- Prove?
- Yeah.

How? Renfro hires men from
other places to do his dirty work.

These men, they don't talk.

Nice man.

A few things I need
just to get started.

Partner, we better go
back to that poker game.

What for?

We got to win ourselves
a hardware store.

Well, I guess we'd better
get these things ordered.

Yeah... mm-hm.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

You take the big one,
I'll take the little one.

Now, look, I'm just
trying to help here!

- Hey, hey!
- Hey, come on.

- Leave the lady alone, will you?
- Go find your own girl, buddy.

- You're not the sheriff.
- I'm not the sheriff.

Oh, you're not the sheriff.

- Ma'am, I'm Joe Cartwright.
- My name's Canaday.

- My friends call me Candy.
- Hello.

- Oh!
- [GRUNTS]

- Honey...
- Don't touch me!

Excuse me, ma'am.

[LAUGHS]

[MOUTHING]

- Here, let me take that for you.
- Is your friend all right?

Oh, yeah, he's fine. Fine,
don't worry about him.

- WOMAN: Oh, how can I ever thank you?
- JOE: Oh, it was nothing.

- It was my pleasure.
- I'm wondering,

is it always so exciting
here in Virginia City?

- Well, not always.
- No, no.

Sometimes whole weeks go by
and hardly anything happens at all.

- You're dripping on the lady.
- Can we help carry your bag?

- You're so kind.
- Good idea.

The hotel's right down here.

Oh, there's... there's
another bag there.

- You be here long, Miss...
- Kelly. Katie Kelly.

- Katie Kelly?
- Yes.

Um, well, you wouldn't by any
chance be interested in stamp mills?

Well, just one, the
Lost Creek stamp mill.

- Ma'am, meet your new partners.
- Me too.

- I'm delighted.
- So am I.

- Shall we go?
- Yes.

You three are going to run
the Lost Creek stamp mill, huh?

- That's right.
- We already started.

We took a load of hardware
out there this afternoon.

Yeah, when we took Miss
Kelly out to see the mill.

Had you ever seen
a stamp mill before?

No, I never had. It
was really exciting.

Just exactly what do you two
know about ore processing?

- Well, Ludwig's going to show us how.
- Oh.

Ludwig.

- Made some coffee, Pa.
- BEN: Thank you.

I think I need something
a little stronger.

- Well, I can fix that too.
- Like some?

Yes. Thank you.

You know, before you go into business,
you ought to know what the market is

and who the competition is.

Now, the large mines
process their own ore.

The small mines can't afford to, so
they have somebody else do it for them.

Right. Well, that's
where we come in.

Well, a lot of other people
have had the same idea.

That's why there've been a
number of mills built to handle the ore

put out by the small mines.

And today all but the Lost
Creek mill are owned by one man.

- Miles Renfro.
- That's right.

Do you really believe that you
have the resources, the ability,

the know-how to
compete with him?

Miss Kelly, your father was the majority
stockholder in the Lost Creek mill.

Now, you know the history of
that operation better than I do.

Well, if you mean the dynamiting
and accidents, yes, I do.

The mine was finally
bombed right out of business.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

I'll get it.

I'm Miles Renfro.

This is my
superintendent, Sam Jacks.

- Wonder if I could come in for a minute.
- Come right in.

Miss Kelly, gentlemen.

I hear you two lads are
pretty good poker players.

I am.

RENFRO: Well, I'm here to make a
firm offer on the Lost Creek stamp mill.

I'll give you three times what
you invested in that poker game.

We're not interested.

Well, that's a handsome
profit on a one day investment.

Mm. Yeah, sure is.
We're still not interested.

How about you, Miss Kelly?
You own more than they do.

I wouldn't sell to
you for any price.

Well, I hate to see
young people go broke.

Lost Creek's a hard-luck
operation, has been from the start.

KATIE: I know why the Lost Creek
has been a hard-luck operation

and why Mr. Beggs just
quit and let the mill sit there.

You see, Papa was too
sick to run the mill himself,

so Mr. Beggs ran it for him.

Mr. Renfro tried to
buy Mr. Beggs out.

But of course he wouldn't sell.
That's when the accidents started.

Now, wait a minute, Miss Kelly.

There was a dynamite b*mb that went off
and completely wrecked the engine room.

After that, Mr. Beggs found
dynamite under his bed, in his boots,

even in his lunch bucket.

Are you suggesting
that I'm responsible?

I know you are. Papa told me so.

Well, you'd better not repeat that, not
unless you want to be sued for slander.

I wouldn't mind. It
might even be fun.

Well, uh, thank you
kindly for your hospitality.

Nice neighbor.

I wondered why Beggs had
quit, didn't know it till now.

Well, all right, you want to run
that stamp mill, you go right ahead.

Oh, you'd better take some Ponderosa
hands with you to stand guard.

- No. We'll be all right.
- You sure?

- Yeah.
- There's something else.

Have you thought about where
you're gonna get the ore to process?

- Ore?
- Uh, well, no, not exactly.

No, we... we... we're just
gonna get to that right now.

We're... we're gonna go
in town and get started.

We'll drop Miss Kelly
off at the... at the hotel.

Good thinking, the ore.

Hoss, did you hear what I hear?

[SIGHS] Bring me that brandy.

- [LAUGHTER]
- Whoa!

Gentlemen, I hope
you enjoyed your dinner.

Let's have a little more
champagne while we talk business.

When I found out there was an
Association of Independent Mine Owners,

I wanted to get you together
because I knew you'd want

- to hear what I have to say.
- Get it said.

All right, Mr. Stone.

Now, the way I understand it, you
take your ore to one of Mr. Renfro's mills.

You pay what he asks
to have it processed,

or you don't get it
processed. Is that right?

- That's right.
- Well, we intend to change all that.

In what way, Mr. Cartwright?

We're gonna put the Lost Creek
stamp mill back into operation.

We're gonna process your ore
cheaper and faster than Renfro ever did.

- How much cheaper?
- Ten percent to start.

Maybe more if we can manage it.

You're kind of asking us to jump
before we have a place to land,

aren't you? How do we know
you're gonna get it started?

We'll give you our word.

[CHUCKLES] Operating a
mill is a lot tougher than that.

It takes a lot of
experience and know-how.

You bet it does. Well, I better
be getting back to the mine.

Look, all we want to know is do
you want to have your ore processed

- ten percent cheaper?
- MAN: Look, I can't speak for all

the miners, but as
president of the Association,

I think I can speak
for those that are here.

You see, we have a
contract with Mr. Renfro.

Now, if we make a written or
a verbal agreement with you,

and then you don't open that mill,
why, Renfro's liable to raise his prices.

Um, when does this
contract expire, Mr. Peterson?

Eleven days.

I tell you what, if you're operating
by then, why, get in touch with us.

- Good enough.
- Thank you.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

- Hope you enjoyed your dinner.
- Nice to see you again.

- Pleasure.
- Take care.

- Okay.
- Goodbye.

Well, we did just fine.

Well, at least
they didn't say no.

- We got one thing done.
- Yeah, what's that?

We spent $56.

Plus tip.

- [HUMMING]
- [LAUGHS]

Well, now look
what just walked in.

Hey, that's really fine clothes.

- Thank you. Thank you.
- Really. Really.

- [CHUCKLES]
- What's so funny?

Nothing. It's just that lilac water
smells so pretty. So pretty. Oh!

Keep it up, buddy.

You're gonna have a bigger go around
than you had in the street yesterday.

Mm... Hey, now there's
something I've always wanted,

that... that San Francisco dude
look. Really sets a man apart.

Keep it up. Keep it up.

No, I'm serious. I
like them garters.

- They hold up my sleeves.
- Oh.

Hey, um, there's something
I want to talk about.

As long as we're growling
at each other anyway,

might as well bring it
right on out in the open.

Mm-hm. Go right
ahead and talk, partner.

We're taking Katie to
dinner, right? Both of us?

That's right.

- Um, what about after?
- After what?

After dinner.

I've rented a buggy and I'm
gonna take Katie for a ride,

- and I don't think we need you along.
- [LAUGHS] You know, that's remarkable.

That's almost word for word
what I was gonna tell you.

- Really?
- Yeah. You see, actually,

Katie wants to go on
that buggy ride with me.

- Did she tell you that?
- No, not... not in so many words.

But a woman has a
way of looking at a man

that just tells you
everything you have to know.

- Oh, she looked at you that way, huh?
- Exactly. Exactly.

Just like lightning, when
it happens, it happens.

I guess I'm out of luck. I
don't suppose there's anything

- I could do to change it, huh?
- No. Not a thing.

I probably should
have told you before.

Saved you all that money
you spent on them new clothes.

Well, thank you. Thank you.

JOE: Well, you
know what they say,

lucky in cards, unlucky in love.

I don't know who said it, but he
knew what he was talking about.

'Course there's a
lot of other fish...

[DOOR LOCKS]

Hey, hey!

Secluded, isn't it?

I thought this would
be a good place to talk.

- And maybe...
- Yes, Mr. Canaday?

- Will you stop calling me Mr.?
- All right. Candy.

Ooh! [LAUGHS]

Uh...

I told Joe the way it was
with you and me. I told him.

[CLEARS THROAT]

Miss Katie.

- Partner.
- How'd you find us, Joe?

Oh. Easy. You with a
buggy and a pretty girl,

I just looked the same place I've
always looked before and found you.

If you'll excuse us
for just a minute,

I... I want to talk some business
with my partner. Just take a minute.

- I'll bring him right back.
- Excuse me.

- Having a good time out here, huh?
- Yeah.

You know, I sure am glad
you're taking it this way.

Joe, you know
you're a good sport.

Well, it's the least a
fellow can do, you know.

- How did you get out of the room?
- You're not gonna believe this.

- How?
- I took the doorknob off.

[BOTH LAUGH]

[HUMMING]

Uh, Candy decided to take
a walk. Boy loves long walks.

He's kind of a nature lover at
heart. I... I told him I'd take you back.

Well, how nice.

That's his hat.

It's... it's kind of a pretty spot.
I thought you might like it here.

- It's very nice, Mr. Cartwright.
- Hey, now look.

Why don't you
stop calling me Mr.

All right, Joe.

Yeah, that's better.

I was right.

Just like I told Candy.

Hi, there. Just riding
by, thought I'd drop in

and see how you
fellas are getting along.

We're getting along just fine.

Yeah, we'll meet Peterson's
deadline with no trouble at all.

That a fact?

You know, in Virginia City the odds
are three to one you won't make it,

'cause both of you'll be
fighting over that Kelly gal.

We wouldn't let anything like a
lady get in the way of our friendship.

- No, not for a minute.
- I'm hearing, but I ain't believing.

Listen, Pa's gonna send some
extra men over to help you guard.

- What for, we don't need any help.
- Well, maybe not,

but he's concerned about the
miners that had to overpay Renfro.

He wants to protect
their interests, you know.

- Good enough.
- See you.

Take it easy, now.

LUDWIG: Loafing again?

Don't just stand
there, do something.

Eh!

I'm beginning to
wonder ho owns this mill.

[CANDY LAUGHS]

♪ I dream of Katie

♪ With the long blonde hair

[HUMMING]

[STOPS SINGING]

Left work kind of
early, didn't you?

Well, I had some
business in town.

Oh. Katie tells me you're
going to take her buggy riding.

Um, well, yeah. Yeah.

Uh, she expressed a desire to
spend a little time alone with me.

Oh, did she tell you that?

Well, not in so many words, but
there's a look a woman gives a man.

Yeah, I know.

- Have a good time.
- Thanks, partner.

Huh!

♪ I dream of Katie

♪ With the long blonde hair

[HUMMING]

Hey, Joe. Joe! Come on,
let me out, partner. Hey!

Joe!

- Katie, I've been thinking.
- You have?

Mm-hm. I was thinking,
when we get the mill started,

why don't... why don't you and I
take a little trip to San Francisco?

Oh, I'd love to go to San Francisco.
I've never been there before.

Oh, you'd love it. It's a great town. I
know all the best places to take you.

- I'm just the one to show you.
- I'm sure.

- Then it's all settled.
- Well, not quite.

Not quite? Why not?

Because I'd like to know just
a little bit more about our trip.

Oh, about the trip, well...

We'd take the stage to Sacramento,
and take the boat to San Francisco.

Yes? And then what?

Then we'd get a couple
of rooms in the finest hotel.

Yes? And then?

Well, then we...

Then we'll have some dinner,

champagne, a little
pate de foie gras.

And then?

Yeah. And then...

then we'll just relax
and enjoy ourselves.

Joe, would we see anybody?

- See anybody?
- You know, anyone official.

Official?

[CLEARS THROAT]
On a... on a trip like that,

I really don't think we
should see anybody.

- I understand.
- Good.

Then it's all settled.

Let me think about it. Hm?

[SAWING]

Well, I'm... I'm gonna
call it quits for the day.

- Where you going?
- I got a... got a date.

I want to get into the
hotel, clean up a little bit.

Oh. Have a good time, partner.

Oh, yeah, I'll do that.

- [HUMMING]
- [KNOCK ON DOOR]

Oh. Coming, partner.
Coming, coming, coming.

- [KNOCKING]
- Hey, take it easy, will you?

Take it easy. I'll have
it open in a minute.

Ow!

Hey!

Hey, you can't do this to me!

Come on, open it... Oh!

CANDY: See you later, partner.

- Katie, I've been thinking.
- Yes?

How would you like to
take a trip to Denver?

I'd love to go to Denver.
I've never been there before.

Well, it's a great place. I'd...
I'd show you a real good time.

- You'd be going too?
- Well, yeah, that was the idea.

Sounds interesting. What
all do you have in mind?

Uh, well, for starters, we'd...

- Put up at the finest hotel?
- Yeah, the finest.

Have champagne,
pate de foie gras?

Well, yeah, sure.

And afterwards, we'd just sort
of relax and enjoy ourselves?

[LAUGHS] Absolutely.

- Candy?
- Hm?

Would we at any time
see anybody official?

Oh, on a trip like
this, I should say not.

I didn't think so. [CHUCKLES]

- Is it a deal?
- Let me think about it.

You tell your pa there's
absolutely nothing to worry about.

And you come back
and see me Tuesday.

- Goodbye.
- BOTH: Goodbye.

I've never seen
anything like it in my life.

- Like what?
- Like Little Joe and Candy.

They fight over that girl.

They b*at on each other
until they're dog tired.

Then they go out to that stamp mill
and work like nothing ever happened.

Will they have it
running on time?

- The way they're going, they will.
- Stop them.

They got a 24 hour armed guard
out there now. It won't be easy.

Easy or not, get it done.

I'll try Riley.

He's enough Indian to get in close and
he's the best man I know with dynamite.

- [CORK POPS]
- Ooh!

- Hey!
- Don't spill any more.

[LAUGHS] This is the day we've
been looking for, eh, Ludwig?

Yeah. This is the day.

Hey. Finally got the
mill ready to operate?

Just as good as, few more
little things will be done tomorrow.

Oh, we're way ahead of the
deadline Peterson set, way ahead.

- Oh, great.
- I propose a toast.

- To success.
- KATIE: Success.

- Success.
- Success.

Mm. You and Candy have
turned over a new leaf I think, huh?

- How do you mean?
- Well, you haven't had a fight

- in at least two hours.
- Oh, that. We took a day off.

In your honor, and to
celebrate finishing the mill.

Besides, I was so far ahead
I decided to take a vacation.

Well, why don't you give us a
real break and take a vacation,

leave the lady and
I alone for a while?

Would you like to discuss
it a little further perhaps?

Um, I think it's just about time
for some fried chicken, huh?

- Chicken first.
- There you go.

Yes, ma'am.

Great. [LAUGHS]

- Where's the salt?
- Oh, I've got it right here.

- Oh, my goodness, I forgot it.
- I have some in my room.

- Oh.
- Thanks, Ludwig.

We ought to bring
Peterson out here tomorrow

- and let him take a look at the place.
- Oh, yeah.

One look's all they'll need, they'll
be begging to sign on the dotted line.

Hey! Hey, you!

[GROANING]

Oh, please, not so tight.

Oh, the doctor said it had to
be tight in order for it to heal.

Healing it is not.

Four days now and it hurts more.

The doctor said it would.

- How's the patient doing?
- KATIE: He's cranky, but improving.

- You hurting a lot, buddy?
- [CHUCKLES] A little.

And the work, how is it going?

Coming along fine, we got
things pretty well put together.

Well, do you think you'll be
able to make the repairs in time?

- There's only two days left.
- Yeah, I think we can.

The only thing we're having trouble
with is this old broken cog wheel.

This... this you cannot fix.

Well, is there any way we
can run the mill without it?

No.

If we can't fix it,
we'll buy a new one.

Yes, you can buy a
new one, in Philadelphia.

- In Philadelphia?
- Yes.

Manlech Foundry in Philadelphia
is the only place that part is made.

That'll take a
month to get here.

- We're out of business, partner.
- No, not yet.

We can't fix it and we can't buy
one, so we'll... we'll make a new one.

- Make one of these? How?
- It's cast iron. We'll use a foundry.

Aren't you forgetting that Renfro owns
the only working foundry in this town?

- I don't think he's gonna help us.
- We'll use Hansen's foundry.

Hansen's foundry's been
closed for over a year, Joe.

So we'll open it.

We don't know anything
about casting iron.

But I know a man who does.

You got plenty of stuff
to work with anyway.

BEN: Yeah.

This burner seems
to be in good shape.

Bellows is working
real good too.

You just tell us what to do,
Mr. Cartwright, and we'll do it.

- Joseph, you ever made a coke fire?
- No, sir, I haven't.

Well, you're going to make
one before the day's over.

Hansen said there was
some coke and pig iron

back of this place,
just out there.

- Joe, you and Candy bring some in.
- Right.

Yeah.

You and I had better
bring in that broken casting

that we'll use as a pattern.
Sure hope we can find a flask.

HOSS: Flask?

Not your kind of flask.

The kind that will hold the
wet sand we'll use as a form.

I think we're in luck.

Yeah. About the right size too.

All Riley could do with his
dynamite was break one casting?

He did more than that. He busted
up the mill and he busted up Ludwig.

But Little Joe and Candy have
got the mill put back together again,

- all except that casting.
- What about Ludwig?

He's not hurt so bad he can't tell
Little Joe and Candy what to do.

And they've doubled
the guards at the mill?

Three Ponderosa hands
packing shotgun around the clock.

The Cartwrights can't make that
casting before the mine owners' contract

runs out... can they?

Common sense says they can't,

but the Cartwrights don't seem
to operate on common sense.

Well, then we'd better
be on the safe side.

I want you to get me a couple
of men that are handy with g*ns.

- You going against the Cartwrights?
- Yes.

I'm gonna make sure that the Lost
Creek stamp mill never opens for business.

[AIR BLOWING]

- Get a good hold, now.
- Yeah.

- Don't let that thing slip.
- You got it.

- You got her?
- Yeah.

[STRAINING] Sure
don't look that heavy.

Easy.

Dead center now.

It got a bit dark.

Easy.

Lower it a little.

That's it.

What do we do
now, just wait, huh?

Yeah, wait and
see what we've got.

Uh, it's all right if I stop
pumping this bellows now, ain't it?

Candy, I think you better keep
that furnace hot just in case.

What do you mean, there could
be something wrong with this one?

A very good chance.

Morning, Miss Kelly.
Been waiting for you.

Why, Mr. Peterson, whatever for?

To... to talk a little business.

Oh? What kind of business?

Uh, well, you... you are
the major stockholder

- in the Lost Creek mill, so...
- Yes, I am.

Um, why don't we talk at lunch?

I'd be honored to
have you as my guest.

Well, I'd like that very much.

- Well, we do it again.
- What's the matter with it?

The spoke is cracked.

We can't. We can't.
We don't have time.

We've got all night.
Get those bellows going.

Hoss, let's pour another form.

Thank you. It was very nice.

Yeah, it was.

Good night, Ivar.

Well, five more
minutes, and we'll know.

How do you hold your
breath for five minutes?

[LAUGHS]

Doesn't take much to spoil
one of those things, does it?

All of you, get them up.

You too. On your feet.

Well, I didn't think we'd meet
again so soon, Mr. Cartwright.

You're not going to use
those g*ns, not in Virginia City.

RENFRO: Not unless you force
us to, in order to protect my property.

I'm here to evict trespassers.

Mr. Hansen needed money,
I needed another foundry,

so I bought this one, lock,
stock and sand on the floor.

You didn't buy that cog wheel.

- That's right, I didn't.
- So we'll take that with us.

Of course, but in the same shape it
was in when you brought it in here.

Mr. Jacks, if you'll
take care of that.

Sure, Mr. Renfro, glad to.

[BANGING CONTINUES]

That will do nicely.

Good poker players ought to
know when to cash in their chips.

You should have sold
when I was ready to buy.

Now all you can do is pick up
the pieces and get out of here.

Yeah, well, I... I guess
we know when we're licked.

That's very wise,
Mr. Cartwright.

You not only respect law and order,
you know when to throw your hand in.

Boys, I suggest we get
all our things together

and take everything
that belongs to us.

HOSS: Easy now.

You'll pay for this, Cartwright.

I'll have you all up
for as*ault and battery.

- I'll have you in court.
- You do that, Mr. Renfro,

you'll be the laughing
stock of Virginia City.

Now, there's the door. Get out.

Like I was saying, it don't take a
whole lot to spoil one of these things.

- Perfect. Absolutely perfect.
- Hot dog!

[ALL LAUGHING]

- Hi.
- Hi.

Well, we're all done. We got that
mill running like a Swiss watch.

PETERSON:
Congratulations, gentlemen.

You know Mr. Peterson.

- Yeah. Yeah, sure.
- Hi.

- It's nice to see you here.
- Thank you.

- Mm-hm.
- We've been discussing the stamp mill.

Oh, the stamp mill.
That's our partner, huh?

I guess you're ready to sign a
few contracts with us then, huh?

No, but I... I am ready to
offer you a very profitable deal.

- A deal?
- Yeah. You see, the mine owners

are very anxious to have Lost
Creek in operation to prevent Renfro

- from continuing his monopoly.
- So?

But they... they seem to feel you're
better cattlemen than mill operators.

[LAUGHS] Yeah, I seem to
remember somebody saying that.

- A fellow named Ben Cartwright.
- Yeah. Nice man.

So the mine owners are
willing to buy your stock,

at a handsome profit for you,

and then have Ludwig
and some others run it.

What about Katie's stock?

Well, Miss... Miss Kelly's already
sold her stock to the Association.

So you might as well sell yours.

You'd have little or nothing to
say about it, being minority holders.

Yeah.

Do you mind if we talk
this over for a minute?

No.

I... I don't mind selling
my stock at a nice profit.

I'd much prefer
to be a cattleman,

but I think you could have
had the courtesy to come to us

and tell us first. We're
your partners, your friends.

- Yeah, well, we were friends.
- That's all you were.

Yeah, we're good friends. I'm
gonna take you to San Francisco.

Oh, no, wait a minute, she
was going with me to Denver.

Well, I think you ought
to let the lady decide.

I think San Francisco
will be the town.

- Well, I think...
- You're both wrong.

I'm going to Sacramento
with Mr. Peterson.

Um, with Peterson?

- On our honeymoon.
- Honeymoon?

Neither of you suggested it, but
Ivar has asked me to be his wife.

We're being married
the first of the month.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

I don't suppose
there's any use in me

trying to talk you into
letting me handle it?

Yeah, no. I don't suppose.

Well, this time you take the
big one and I'll take the little one.

Yeah. And the one
who finishes first?

- Yeah, right.
- Right.

Mr. Peterson, that stock
deal will be just fine.

Sign the papers tomorrow.

- Have a good time in Sacramento.
- Thank you.