04x20 - The Dispossessed

[bunniefuu]

Hold on, Jess.

Belden say how many horses
he had for sale, Slim?

Many as we want,
and we get them
at a bargain too.

Are you sure he wasn't drinking
when he said that?

No, Belden doesn't drink.

Well, I was hoping
to get a chance to see

some of that stock
before we start dickering,

but it looks like
he's got 'em all rounded up.

Slim, looks like somebody's
in trouble down there.

WOMAN: Whoa!
Whoa, there.

Easy.

Come on.

Whoa!

Whoa, there.
Come on, easy.

Whoa!Can you hold him?

Yes, I--
Whoa!

You need any help?

No, thanks.
We can manage.

They're still pretty jumpy.

It might be safer
if you ladies got down.

We're all right
where we are, thanks.

That team might
take off any second.

Look, I appreciate what you're
trying to do to help,

but we don't need
your help.

Now I would suggest you
just get on your horse

and ride out of here.

How about you, ma'am?

Ellen?

You let go of her.

Don't you touch her.

All right,
keep your hands off her.

Get over there.

You think you can
get away with this?

Riding in,
molesting women?

What are you
talking about?

Take his g*n too.

You go easy, mister.

[ grunts ]

Cobey!

You move
and you get the same thing.

That g*n makes you
real brave, doesn't it?

You want a b*llet, mister,
I'd be glad to oblige.

Cobey, let 'em alone.

You hear the women say
they didn't want you here.

Why'd you keep
bothering 'em?

Are you loco
or something?

Cobey, they didn't bother us,
they were trying to help.

You keep out of this.

All the times I warned you
about strangers.

I tell you, they were
trying to help us.

I said keep out of it!

Molesting women.

Where I come from,
we got just one way

to handle a man
to try that.

Cobey, stop it.

Ellen's right,
they didn't do us any harm.

Didn't get the chance,
that's all.

Ease off, boys, we got trouble
enough without borrowing any.

What makes you people
so touchy?

You got somethin'
you want to hide?

Not hiding, mister.

Sam Dillard's the name.

We're up this way mustanging,
looking for wild horses.

Perfectly lawful.

Just want to be
left alone, that's all.

You keep pushing people
around like this,

you won't be let alone.

There you are.

Ah, we kind of ruffled
his feathers some.

What do you
expect him to do?

Coo like doves
picking grain?

Well, I'm for settling
with 'em right now.

There's no telling
what they'll do

when we got our backs
turned.

You sure are wound up
tight, Cobey.

No call to stay riled
as long as they leave peaceful.

We leave,
we'll be taking our g*ns.

Let's see you try
and take 'em.

Cass, let them
have their g*ns.

Cass?

Unload 'em first,
you hear?

Madge.

Take a good look
and then get out of here.

I wouldn't look back,
Jess.

Way they feel,
they could sh**t you.

You notice that one girl
was kind of pretty,

the young one.

Both of 'em.

Oh, no.

I'll have to pass on
that other one.

What a disposition.

'Bout as friendly
as a barb wire fence.

Kind of bothers you when they
don't take to you, doesn't it?

No, all those people
bother me, Slim.

See the way those women
were dressed?

Way their clothes
were all worn out, torn.

The shape
that wagon was in.

Yeah, I saw it.

Something funny going on
with those people.

I can't figure it.

Takes all kinds I guess.

But that's not exactly
what I'm thinking about.

What's that?

Getting to the Belden place
in time for lunch.

Well, what are we
waiting for?

Are we going to noon
here?

It's as good a place
as any.

Do you have to
keep looking after him?

Did you notice that
one man,

who helped me
down off the wagon?

He made me feel like
I was somebody.

Yeah?

Forget it.

Why?

And why were you
so mean to him?

Because he and his friend
are cowpunchers,

and that's enough
for me.

You always say that,

like it explains something
but it doesn't.

Oh, yes, it does.

Look, honey,
maybe it's time you knew.

Remember when you and I
were on our own in Taos?

Where we met the Dillards?

Yeah.

Well, I ran into a lot of
cowpunchers on the street.

They were drunk, they wanted to
have a little fun.

So they started to pull me
behind a building.

There were lots of people
watching,

wranglers, mule skinners,

but nobody did anything
to stop it.

Nobody?

Nobody except Sam
and Cass Dillard.

They didn't know me
but they fought for me.

And that's why when they left
with Sarah, we went with them.

And that's why
we're gonna stay with them.

Well, you know, you could have
told me, I'm not a child.

Well, if you're not a child,
then don't behave like one.

Now, you've got to
stop showing Cobey

how much you dislike him.

The Dillards need him
to help them catch horses.

Now, as long as they need him,
we got to try and get along.

I have tried
but he makes me nervous.

The way he always
is looking at me,

watching every move
I make.

He is watching you now.

You got to try, Ellen.

Whoa, Jess.

That smoke's
coming from the Belden ranch.

There's some fire
in the back.

Watch yourself,
couple of bad beams in there.

Luke!

[ coughing ]

[ creaking ]

I'm here!

Help!

Get one of the horses
on the rope.

Hurry up.

Horses are scattered
all over, Joe.

You can't hold this
by yourself--

I'll hold, go on!

The back of the barn's
about to cave in!

There's a man inside!
Now use your rope!

Get Luke out of here.

Get away
from that wall.

[ coughing ]

Let me get this straight, Joe,
you say you and your brother

were missing stock
even before the raids?

That's right.

Luke and I had been out
looking for 'em.

We no sooner
got back to the ranch

and those hostiles hit us.

How many of them
were there?

That's kind of hard to say.

Half a dozen maybe.

I figured they're heading north
looking for food.

Sioux, Arapaho,
no telling what.

Them arrows in the barn
were Comanche, I bet on it.

You're right, they're sure
a long way from home.

PRENTICE: Comanches got no home.

Like a tumbleweed, they just go
where the wind blows.

I think I'll take a look around
outside.

How long's Prentice been
wrangling for you, Joe?

I don't remember
seeing him.

About 6 months.

Been that long since you fellows
bought any stock from us.

I'm sure glad you showed up
when you did.

Otherwise y'all might have been
minus a brother.

You're probably right.

Slim, about that stock
you came up here for.

It's likely going to take us
several days to round them up

if we can find any at all.

You want us to help you?

We're not expected back
at the ranch

for a couple of days.

Much obliged,
sure would save us time.

We can get started
first thing in the morning.

Come on, I'll show you
where you can bed down.

Sorry to put you through
all this trouble, Joe.

No trouble.

No use having extra beds

unless you can use them
once in a while.

You're gonna need these, 'cause
it gets cold in the night.

Thanks.

Doggone, what a day
this has been.

First we run into white women
wearing moccasins,

then we come out
on the short end

of trying to hold a barn up
from falling down.

I got a feeling this bunk is
going to feel mighty good.

Did you say you saw
white women wearing moccasins?

Where?

Stone Creek,
when we rode it.

How many were there?

Three men, three women.

What were they doing?

Said they were
mustanging, why?

No wonder
we've been losing stock.

Now wait a minute.

These folks didn't have
any horses with them

except for the ones
they were riding.

They could have 'em corralled
around here somewhere.

Ours.

You trying to say these people
might be tied in

with the Comanches
that raided this place?I'm only saying--

Anytime that you see white women
wearing moccasins,

you can figure
they've lived with Indians.

Captured when they were little
and raised by them.

How did they act with you,
the women I mean?

Kind of strange.

Ain't no other way
they could act,

life they're leading.

Look, when we saw them,
they were miles away

from the raiding party
that hit this place.

PRENTICE: That doesn't prove
anything.

They could be Comancheros,
white renegades,

feeding off whatever their
Indian friends leave behind.

These people we tried to help
weren't Comancheros.

Yeah?

How do you know?

At least I don't think
they were.

Seemed like
they were a family.

Some family.

Probably been
slipping our horses out



We'd be lucky if we get
any of them back.

Not just the horses
I'm thinking about.

Most likely women you saw
were being held c*ptive.

You're just guessing,
Joe.

JOE: Am I?

Five years ago
when we lived in Texas,

my wife and daughter
were k*lled by Comancheros.

They'd looted and burned
everything in sight,

so you're gonna tell me--

Take it easy.

Took us months
to round up those butchers,

never did get them all.

When it was over,
the women we found,

the ones being held c*ptive,
it was almost too late for 'em.

Joe, we got a lot of riding
to do tomorrow.

See you in the morning.

Goodnight.

You know, Slim...

I don't think I want any part
of riding with them.

I know what you mean.

That we better ride with him,
see that they don't go

gunning somebody
for nothing.

Are you sure you want those two
to come along with us?

They act kind of
squeamish.

They saw the people
we want.

They'll know right where
to look for 'em.

They're liable to buck,
what d'you want to do about it?

Anybody that interferes
with me,

in this stands
to get hurt.

No matter who they are.

See anything?

I'm beginning to think
there ain't a horse

in this whole blamed
part of the country.

Well, better move on
down the valley.

Pa!
Cobey!

I just found some horses.
Lots of 'em.

Where?Wait till you see.

We don't even have to
round them up.

Come on.

Now hold it, Cass.

What do you mean
we don't have to round them up?

Well, somebody
did it for us.

They blocked off a box canyon
with some log rails

and corralled a bunch of
yearlings and two year olds.

Are you crazy,
we can't touch those horses.

Why not, Pa?

This place ain't near a ranch.

It's real hidden.

Fact is, there's not
anything at all.

All we got to do is
turn them loose

and keep 'em traveling.

That's just the kind of trap
we don't want to get into.

I'm too old
to be running from a posse.

But we ain't too old.

Come on, Pa.

This will be easy.

I tell you there is
no one else around.

He's right, Sam.

It's too good
to pass up.

You ought to
know better.

If you don't want to do it,
we'll do it ourselves.

I'm warning you.

You're warning me
what?

I'm willing to have you
with us,

but not if you try
turning my boy against me.

Now if you feel like
making trouble,

we'll try it for size
right here, against me.

Take it easy, Cobey.

What are you
talking about, boy?

He's your old man,
ain't he?

All right, Sam,
we'll play it your way.

But you better find us
somethin' good real soon.

Real soon, you hear.

There're no signs here
either.

Back when we hit that
hard pound we lost the tracks.

No backtracking.

We'll split up
to look for 'em.

Harper,
you go with Prentice.

Sherman, you can stay
with me and Luke.

Let's go.

Ma Dillard,
instead of biscuits,

could we make some
real bread for a change?

It takes a bake oven
to do that.

We never stay in one place
long enough to build one.

No, we don't, do we?

Look!

What are you doing,
trying to--

Nice going.

You got us pinned down
like a couple of butterflies.

Do you hear the g*ns?

What is it?

I expect we'll just have to
wait and see.

Who started this?

They did.

We'd better break it off.

[ g*nshots ]

Over there, let's go.

More of them coming.

We better
get out of here.

What's all the sh**ting's
about?

They are up there,
three of 'em.

As soon as I saw 'em,
I opened up.

Why didn't you
try talking to 'em?

What for?

That wasn't very smart,
Prentice.

They had you
in a pretty bad spot here.

We're going after 'em?

You got a couple of horses
to round up, haven't you?

That won't take long.

Pretty late in the day
for a chase.

It'll be simple enough
to pick 'em up in the morning.

We'll catch up with them
sooner or later.

Your old man didn't want us
to take them horses,

said we'd be running
from somebody.

But we didn't take them horses
and we're running anyway.

Do you think
they're going to keep coming?

Now what do you think?

You all better
get packed up.

And I mean right now.

Why?
Is there going to be trouble?

That depends upon what you
think about getting shot at.

What's wrong?

Those nice helpful men
you talked to,

they picked up some friends,
they're coming after us.

Why?

You want to tell her
why, Sam.

You seem to have
all the answers.

You made it kind of rough
on those two, Cobey.

Looks like
they're aiming to get even.

I didn't sh**t 'em.

I didn't k*ll anybody.

That's what they are
aiming to do to us.

Somehow I just
can't believe that.

Why?

Because one of them
smiled at you?

Oh, Ellen, it's time
that you woke up.

What do we do, Sam?

Well, looks like we better
head higher into the hills,

find a place
to hole up,

try to fight them off
if we have to.

Slim, you think
we're being pretty hard

about this, don't you?

As a matter of fact,
I do.

There's no real proof
they ever took those horses.

Then what are you
running for?

You ever try arguing
with a b*llet?

JOE: What about those women
wearing moccasins?

You got any explanation
for that?

How they can
manage to travel

without leaving hardly
any tracks at all?

We're never going to
find the truth

if somebody starts
blazing away at 'em

every time
they come into sight.

I explained the way
it was, Sherman.

Now if you
don't like the answer,

why don't you just pack up
and go home?

Break it off!
Break it off, both of you.

Ease off, Slim.

I'm sorry, Mr. Belden, I didn't
figure he'd jump me like that.

I don't blame him, in his place
I'd have done the same thing.

Now you take
the first watch.

If there's any more trouble,
you'll answer to me for it.

Go on.

You all right, Slim?Yeah.

We always got along
all right in the past.

If you and Harper
are going to ride with us,

we can't have this thing
happen again.

Come on, pard.

Let's take a walk
down the stream.

Looks like that lip of yours
could use it.

I still say
Prentice was right.

Never should have
brought 'em with us.

Right now
we need their help.

I can't take any chances
on a Comanchero outfit

slipping by us.

How can they slip by us?

They have to work their way
through here

to get the upper end
of the valley.

Bound to close with them
before then.

When we do, it'll be time
enough to make a change, Luke,

not now.

Where are the men?

Sam and Cobey are
bedding down the horses.

Cass is on the edge of the hill
keeping watch.

Wish it weren't always
like this.

What?

The way we live.

Being in trouble
all the time.

We're not in trouble
all the time.

Practically all the time.

Can't go near a town.

Oh, Ellen, that's not so.

We had to leave
the last one

so Sam wouldn't be
thrown in jail.

Oh, that was nothing at all.

Sam was just
a little drunk.

Cass said they wouldn't have
wanted to put him in jail

if we hadn't been strangers.

Well, that's how it is
with folks in a town.

They don't like our kind.

Here, take this to Cass,
will you, honey?

Sure, Sarah.

Madge?

What is our kind?

You know,
I've been thinking,

it might be a good idea
if we got going before daylight.

Any special reason?

It would be smart
if we hit them people

before they hit us.

Now, you talk like
it's a sure thing

they want to fight.

Well, they fought you and me,
didn't they?

Yeah, after you
shot at them.

You started it,
they didn't.

Oh, it doesn't matter
much now.

It'll all come out the same
once they got us

in their sights
or we got them in ours.

Now there you go
pushing a fight again.

I don't think
I'll have to push a fight.

It will just be there
when the time comes.

There's women
in that party.

It sure doesn't make
much sense to go in sh**ting.

We came to rescue the women,
not hurt them.

But I've seen enough of
how their men have been acting

to know that talk ain't
going to get the job done.

Now look, if those women
are captives,

there's nothing
Jess and I'd like

better than to
set them free.

But I say we parlay first
and find out for sure.

Do you think you can parlay
with Comancheros?

You don't know for certain
that's what they are.

Well, there's an easy way
to find out.

When we do catch up with them,
you and Sherman can go in first.

That way if you have
any trouble,

you won't feel bad
towards Joe and me

about how we handle
Comancheros.

What's the matter, Jess,
can't you sleep?

You think I can sleep?

Slim, we got to do something
about this mess.

I don't think
it's going to be easy.

Yeah, I keep thinking
we can talk 'em out of it.

But talking to them is like
talking to a stone wall.

Yeah, well, the longer we wait
the harder it's gonna be.

Now, look,
if you're thinking about

fighting the Beldens,
forget it.

No matter
how wrong they are,

I've known 'em too long
to turn a g*n against them.

I hope they feel
the same way about us.

Even if they don't,
it doesn't change anything.

Man like Joe starts
chewing on revenge,

it's hard to hold him
accountable for what he does.

Maybe for you
but not for me, Slim.

If there's any k*lling
going to be done,

I'm going to be the one
that's responsible for it.

Why just you?

Because I was the one
that told them

about the women
in the first place.

It could have been me.

I know, pard,
but it don't matter now.

Look, I'm gonna
cut out of here,

go to those people
and see if I can help them.

If you're going,
I'm going with you.

No, you can do better here
with the Beldens.

Besides, I can make it
easier alone.

Go ahead, Luke,
get some shut eye.

I didn't know
it was time for you yet.

Oh, I can't sleep.

All right by me.

[ c*ck g*n ]

Hold it, Prentice!

Let me have that g*n.

But you don't know
what he did, him and Harper!

Now what is it?
What's wrong?

Harper's gone to
warn those Comancheros.

He wants them planning.

What were you doing,
playing it fancy?

Why didn't you yell out?

Never catch him now,
not in the dark.

How about that,
Sherman?

It's like he says.

Harper went to
help those people?

If he can.

All right, you can
get out yourself.

I'm staying in.

What do you want,
a written invitation?

Like they say
it's a free country.

You want to hang
for m*rder, go ahead.

Just hold it
right there.

No harm done, mister.

I just came to talk.

Let me see how much
talking you can do

after I get through with you.

That's enough, cowboy.

How long
do I have to stay this way?

You wanted a ringside seat,
didn't you?

Well, now you got one.

Let's go.

Better be careful.

You're hurt.

No argument there.

Cobey shouldn't
have hit you.

I'm sorry.

Why couldn't you have been
the one I ran into first?

He must have hit me
a good one.

A real good one.

Is it very bad?

I've been worse off.

Or maybe
you deserve it

for bringing
those men after us.

Whether you
believe it or not,

I didn't mean
for it to happen that way.

Oh, that's gonna be
a great comfort to know

when they're
sh**ting at us.

How about listening
to my side of the story?

I came here to help you.

Is that why
you were spying on us?

Well, you people
are a little touchy.

And whether
you know it or not,

it's hard
to get close to you.

I wonder why!

Well, just the same,
I mean to help you.

I'd like to get you
out of this mess.

We can take care
of ourselves.

And if any of your friends
get in our way,

we'll take care of them

just the way
we took care of you.

No, you won't.

They're a lot tougher
than you think.

Yeah?

Well, take a look around.

That's a little reception
committee for your friends.

Is that what you want?

The kind of fight
where nobody knows

who's going
to walk away from it?

We're not starting it.

It doesn't have to be
started at all,

if you'll just answer me
a couple questions.

Have you two ever been
held c*ptive by the Indians?

What does
that have to do with it?

Do you mind telling me?

Why not, Madge?

We were
captured by Comanches

when Madge was 11
and I was 6.

Well, how did you get hooked up
with these people?

Did they trade
with the Indians?

Are they Comancheros?

Comancheros?
The Dillards?

Well, those ranchers
think they are.

And they got the notion

you two are being held
c*ptive against your will.

Did you help to give them
that idea?

No.

For some reason,
I've been on your side

ever since
this thing started.

Oh, well, good for you.

So all you have to do now
is go back and tell them

they don't
have to worry anymore.

Because the Dillards
are not Comancheros

and we are not being held here
against our will.

I just wish telling
would make it all that simple.

But it won't, not now.

Why not?

They wouldn't believe me.

Look, Sam Dillard
is just what he says he is.

A mustanger, and so is Cass.

Any other
information about them

just isn't
any of your business.

We think a lot of them
and we're staying with them.

Do you think enough of them
to save their lives?

All of them?

They're not going
to go that far.

Feeling the way they do,
they just might.

And there's only
one way to stop them.

SAM: Cobey!
Where are you going?

I told Ellen
to stay away from him.

You wait.

This is no time to go
squabbling over a girl.

Then you
better tell her.

The way you hit that man,

what do you think
he's gonna do,

carry her off to dance
or something?

Now you get back
and watch that valley.

Ellen, honey,
ain't I got trouble enough

without you go to fussing
over this cow pusher,

making Cobey jealous?

But he is hurt, Sam.

Well, if he can stand up,
he is not liable to expire.

You go on around, help Sarah
with the chores, you hear?

Mister, meeting up
with you is not exactly

the best thing
that ever happened to me.

Well, I can understand
how you feel but I--

Well, you try to understand
how I feel like this.

I wouldn't want to see you
try to run off.

If you do,
there's going to be

a b*llet coming
right after you.

Why don't you
listen to that young man?

Oh, why?

Said he came here
to help.

Said he knew
how to stop that fight.

Do you believe him?

We could find out.

I don't want
my menfolk all shot up.

Oh, Sarah, don't worry.

All right.

I was hoping
you'd see it that way.

Well, let's talk.

Well, what is it?

What do you think
you can do?

I think we got a chance
of stopping this.

Only if you and your sister
will go with me.

Go where?

Look, I know you're real
friendly with these people,

but you belong with your family,
your own kin.

Our parents were k*lled,
and we saw it happen.

Well, you must have
relatives somewhere.

You belong with them.

You can't just go traipsing
all over the country

grubbing for food.

You need a home.

Some place
you can call your own.

That's what I want.

It's what
I've always wanted.

Well, Ellen, honey,
you're never going to have it.

Now believe me, I know.

You can have it
if you just accept it.

How?

Tell us what to do?

First you two
go with me to the Beldens.

Oh, who are the Beldens?

They mean nothing to us
and we mean nothing to them.

You do mean
something to them.

If you don't go with me,

they'll force
this fight for sure.

If you do, maybe we got
a chance at stopping it.

No.

We're not going to have
anything to do with that kind.

Now we tried it once
and it didn't work.

Madge.

When did you try it?
Where?

Some soldiers got us away
from the Comanches

and they took us
to a town to live.

In some ways that was much
worse than being held c*ptive.

How can you
say it was worse?

Don't you say
anything about it?

You were too young
to know what was going on.

The women in that town,
they treated us like dirt.

And the men,
well, I'd lived with Indians.

I couldn't be
much account,

but not the Dillards.

What about the Dillards?

You're right.

They're drifters.

They drifted into town.

And when they
drifted out again,

we went with them.

They were
very kind to us.

They were like our parents.

Now we're
used to the Dillards,

and we're gonna
stay with them.

Then for their sake,
you have to go with me.

No.

If your ranchers
are looking for trouble,

well, let it come.

And I'll tell you
where I'll be when it comes.

I'll be fighting
right alongside of the Dillards.

Pa, they're here.

They'll have to do a lot of
climbing to get up here.

Them climbing up
on that mountain

ain't what you
got to worry about.

The Beldens
are two of the best r*fle men

in this part of the country.

They didn't get that
reputation for nothing.

Why don't we just shove him

out there for them
to practice on?

Why don't you
make a run for it

while you still got a chance?

They're not going
to push us out of here.

[ g*nsh*t ]

Sarah!

Ah!

Oh!

Oh!

Now will you
listen to me?

Sam!

You got more to worry
about than just that boy.

If this fight
really gets going,

those women could get hurt.

I don't want that
any more than you do.

What do you want out of me?

Let me have that r*fle?Let you what?

I'll cover for you
while the rest of you get away.

You'll cover for us?

Look, I don't like this
any more than you do,

will you get that
through your thick head?

Now show some sense
and clear out.

They're your friends.

You mean you'd
k*ll one of your own kind?

No, but I aim to make it
plenty hard for 'em.

Now they'll be coming up
that mountain any minute.

You better
make up your mind.

[ g*nsh*t ]

Sarah!

I'm all right.
You be careful, Sam.

All right.

I'll let you
have it your way.

[ g*nsh*t ]

They don't seem to have
much appetite for a fight.

Looks like we'll have to go
up there and clear 'em out.

I'm asking you again.

Let me talk to them first.

What do you
want to ask them?

How much whiskey
they traded for the women?

If you know what's
good for you, Sherman,

you'll stay out of the way.

[ g*nshots ]

Get anymore
out of that team?

No, they're pretty tired.

Come on,
giddyup there.

Where is Ellen?

[ g*nshots ]

Come on.
Come on.

[ g*nshots ]

What are you doing here?

It's not fair,
leaving you alone.

You get back to the wagon.

Now get going!

You said you wanted me
to go back with you.

[ g*nshots ]

Not now, not like this.
Now go on.

I'm not leaving.
I want to stay with you.

What's wrong?Ellen went back.

What do I have to do to
make you get out of here?

Cobey!

[ g*nshots ]

You?

Cobey tried to sh**t him
in the back.

Expect you had to.

Don't let this
go no further.

SAM:
You men down there!

Can you hear me?

Hold your fire.

Are you willing to talk,
same as you are to k*ll?

Go ahead!

Speak your piece.

What's me and my family
ever done to you people?

Why do you
want to hound us like this?

Why do you
want to persecute us,

try to k*ll us?

Not your women!

We ain't got
anything against them!

Just you and the rest of that
Comanche trading scum!

You're not talking about me
when you say that!

I never traded
with Comanches!

The same for all of us here!

You're trying to say
you're not Comancheros?

I ain't trying,
I am saying it!

Where is your proof
for anything like that?

I'll shut his lying mouth.

Hold it.

I said he could speak
his piece and I meant it.

What about
those women with you?

They belong with us!

I'll answer that.

One of the women
happens to be his wife!

My sister and me,
we're with the Dillards

because we want to be!

What about them
horses you've been stealing?

Not us, mister!

We're not thieves!

My boy saw some horses
up in the little canyon!

Somebody had boxed in!

We could have stole
those horses but we didn't

because we're not thieves
and we never was!

You're lying!

You stole those horses!

If you lie about that,

you lie about
being Comancheros!

Mr. Belden!

You know anything about horses
being in that canyon?

No!

How about you, Prentice?

What are you talking about?

Why should I?

I'm saying it takes time

to make a corral
out of a canyon.

Even a small one like that.

It'd have to be
done by somebody

who has been
around here for a while.

What does that prove?

Maybe you took 'em!

What kind of fool
talk is that?

Who knows how long them
people been around here?

You reckon
they've been around

long enough to use
a saw and nails

on those logs
that blocked that canyon?

Them rails ain't sawed and ate!

Slim, you and your friend
kept us making a bad mistake.

A real bad mistake.

I want to tell those people
how sorry I am.

Ellen says she's
real set on staying behind.

You're going with
Pa and Ma, aren't you?

Yeah. I sure I am.

And I'm
going with you too.

Well, I can't say enough
for what you've done for us.

No use trying.

Well, you folks ready?

Cass, you're
riding with the women?

I sure am.

Ellen.

You take real good care
of yourself, you hear?

I'll miss you.I'll miss you too.

Bye, bye.

You and your big ideas.

What's Daisy going to say

when we bring her
home with us?

You know we don't have
an extra room for her.

Young lady,
did you figure out

just for sure
where you're going to live?

Well, I reckon I'll be

staying at the Sherman place
for a while.

Anyway...

You know, I lost a little girl
same way you were taken.

She'd be about your age.

Now we don't have
much of a ranch,

just a couple of old moss bags
living king of rough-like.

But we'd sure
like to fix up things for you.

Maybe after a while,
you'll learn to like it.

Well...

We aren't very far
from the Sherman place.

Not more than a short ride.

All right.

Jess, you told me 10 times
what Comancheros are,

but I just
can't seem to get it right.

Well, I wouldn't
worry about it, tiger,

'cause they aren't any
of them around here.

Well, if they were any,
how would I recognize 'em?

Well, let's see.

The men, they wear
funny kind of clothes

that they steal
anyplace they can get.

The women, they wear
moccasins on their feet

just like Indians do.

Come on you two,
supper is ready.

Suppose aunt Daisy
is a Comanchero?

She wears moccasins.

Oh, why shouldn't I?

They're the most
comfortable house shoes

I've ever had on my feet.

What's wrong with that?

Nothing, Daisy.
Nothing at all.

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