03x31 - The Countess Baranof Story

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You know what

we want?

What are you trying to do?

I will k*ll every one of these challenges
that I find.

Mr. Stumble on a small hunting party.

I need to finish the job.
And they could come back to animals.

And let's get out of here.
I don't take orders from you.

Only from the Countess.

Oh, good. But enough.

Countess. Baroness.

Yes. From the court of Alexander
the second.

It's just that later. Right
now. Let's get out of here.

Turn them loose.

They k*lled my horses, my man.

I don't turn him loose.

Let's go.

Let's get out of here.

I mean,

I can stay until it's dark

and then go back to the carriage
and pick up some things.

And you better give me that pig sticker.

Somehow or other,
I don't trust you with this.

I protect my countess until I'm dead.

Only then do I surrender it.

I'll take it any way. You insist.

But I'm taking it.

Give it to him, Vassily.

I don't want you to die quite yet.

Besides,
I don't think he means to harm us.

I'll be your wish.

Reluctantly,

I go in and get up,
afraid to be comfortable

on your feet.

A peasant does not sit
in the presence of the Countess.

I warn you, Cowardice.

The American does not know his place.

Don't mind him.

He doesn't know
the customs of your country. Yet.

Sometimes I think he's even more class
conscious than what we are.

Are you laughing at me? Oh, no, no.

But do you realize

what the odds are against my running
into a real Russian countess idea?

I suppose it's not to be expected.

What do I tell?
Imagine about this. The major.

Oh, he's the fellow is the wagon master
for the train that I scout for.

Incidentally, if you're going west,
you could travel with us.

It'd be a lot safer.

Of many wagons to the train.



No, I'm afraid they're all occupied. But

I'm sure
we could double you up with somebody.

Oh, I would be most grateful.

To a peasant.

Oh, I'm sorry for that.

This is very serious.

First trip out of his own country.

And although he's my personal bodyguard,
he's a high ranking officer in the task

Cossacks.

Girl Vasily, you girls in Russia,

he commands almost as much respect
as nobility.

Well, not here, I'm afraid.

He's just another man moving west.

And the sooner he realizes that,
the easier his life is going to be.

Speaking of moving west.

What is a Russian countess
doing in this wilderness?

I'm on my way to Alaska
and I'm in a dreadful hurry.

Alaska.

I do hope that you can help me.

Oh, it's shameless of me
to ask you to help me.

You have done so much already,
and I don't even know your name.

Oh, it's

so color, ma'am.

Flood McCullough, Indian
Scout and first class peasant.

Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. McCullough.

How can I ever make up for

the insult that you suffered
at the hands of Colonel Vigorous?

Oh, I don't know.

It was like something.

Hey, Charlie.

Meghan.

Thanks.

McCullough bringing in with him now.

What kind of an outfit
that's celebrating with.

A Russian soldier?

What do you suppose he found them?

Well, maybe he went to Russia.

When I was my girl.

I had to go that far to get a girl.

Is pretty as that.

Maybe we did go to Russia.

Howdy, fellas.

Major, I'd like to present the Countess
Olga Banner

to Bill Hawks, Imam Charlie Worcester,
and, of course, our wagon master, Major.

Adams, Major Adams.

And her aide,

Colonel Basilio Gunners.

Did you say Countess? Yes.

She and her party
have come all the way from Washington, DC.

But they ran into an attacking
band of Indians that k*lled her.

God's turned over a carriage.

And my beautiful horses major,
a perfectly matched team of purebred

horses given to me in Washington
by Edward de Steckel.

Oh, I'd just tinkle easy.

He's the Russian minister
in the United States, isn't he?

Well, yes, and an old friend of my family.

But I'm surprised that you should know
about him way out here.

Well, ma'am,
we don't always have the latest events out

here, but every time we pass the telegraph
station, we manage to pick up

little bits of news here and there.

The last time I heard of your man,
this general,

he was trying to negotiate a deal
with our secretary of state, Mr.

Seward. Get us to buy Alaska.

Of all the things in the world
for us to buy Alaska,

we've only got 19 million acres of vacant
land out here.

What do we want with a big hunk
ice and snow up there?

You don't approve of it, Major?

Well, I can't imagine anybody in their
right mind even going there

for a visit, let alone to live.

That's my destination, Major

McFarland, Alaska.

That that is where I'm going to live.

Well, that's me.

I hope my big mouth and stick
both feet in it. I'm.

I'm sorry.

That's perfectly all right, Major.

But in view of your opinion, I'm
afraid I have some bad news for you all.

William Seward and Edward
the Circle already have negotiated

and signed a treaty for the sale of Alaska
to the United States for $7 million.

$7 million?

What's the matter with that fellow,
Seward?

First,
he wants us to buy the Danish West Indies.

Now he wants us to buy Alaska.

Thank heaven the Senate refused to ratify
the West Indies deal.

Maybe they'll vote down this
Alaskan purchase.

I wouldn't count on it, Major.

Maybe you and I'll just make ourselves
a little wager on this sometime later.

Right now, I imagine
you'd rather get settled than argue

about treaties, wouldn't you?

I have had a rather exhausting day today.

That maybe we could put the Countess
in supply.

Wagon number two.

That'd be fine, Flint.

I'll.
I'll make sure that she's comfortable.

Oh, Colonel, you'll be able to negotiate
here with the Major.

These are the only two peasants
we have on the train Now.

Okay.

Bill, What about for John?

If I can remember. Right.

I figure it's about one grade lower
than an Indian scalp.

John Uh.

The title of major is No doubt.

Just how do you say nickname?

Judging from the absence of a uniform
and your obvious lack of military bearing.

Or mischief, for your information,
I happen to be a commissioned officer

of the Army of the United States
of America on inactive duty.

Or in that case, I will negotiate with you
all, regardless of your appearance.

What in tarnation is wrong
with my appearance?

You're joking. Of course. Mr..

When I'm joking, you
not of you came out here

expecting to attend a full dress
military ball.

You came to the wrong place
and you're talking to the wrong man.

If you want to join this wagon train,
you'll have to negotiate with me

whether you like my appearance or not.

But while

I am Colonel Basilio us.

But it's not Alexander the second Cossacks
and behalf of the Countess.

I'll go. I don't know
if I wish to purchase a night's lodging.

One well-appointed conveyance.

A team of your fastest horses
and one of our best drivers.

All we can accommodate, John, is train
for as far as you want to go.

We haven't got any horses or wagons
for sale.

I can only pay a reasonable price
for horses in battle.

I just said we don't have any for sale.

But I insist.

Maybe you don't understand English.

I just told you we don't have any horses
or any wagons for sale.

But you cannot refuse
the request of Compass. Better.

No, I can't. Huh? Well,
you're a little late, mister.

I just did. But it is not done.

Maybe not in Russia,
but you're not in Russia. Now.

This happens to be a big hunk of land
known as the United States.

And if you don't want to accept
my hospitality, you can stay right here.

Is that clear? Right here. Major,

I beg to remind you that you're addressing

a colonel who, as a visiting
emissary, is due to respect of his grade.

However, in view of the fact
that you are in command of this high,

this gypsy garrison on wheels,
I am obligated

by military protocol to refrain
from enforcing my superior rank.

I will overlook your insubordination.

My insubordination?

After you have reconsidered
the request of Compass.

Bad enough
you will find me in my quarters.

We will continue negotiations
personally, of course.

Do not send one of your.

Serfs

much of sir.

Oh, shut up.

You haven't.

Charlie.

Why do you always manage to upset.

The major this way? Me?

Yeah. You.

In fact,

they are not quite as fancy
is that carriage of yours.

But it's a lot stronger. It will do fine.

Well, it's hardly
befitting a countess at that level.

It is not synonymous with weakness, Mr.

McCullough.

Our blood is strong,
and so is our will. Is.

Is anything you need.
You just let me know.

You have been kind enough.

That's very easy.
When the ladies as lovely as you are,

I think I'll drop by from time to time
just to make sure that you're all right.

That is, if you have no objections.

I'd be very disappointed
if you a third list

of fertility.

Business overdoing the bodyguard.

Oh, I put your pink sticker inside,
but I wouldn't draw it again

unless you intend to use it.

The peasants around here
won't respect your uniform.

What'd you come here?

Well, forgive me, Countess, but I failed
to acquire the theme of the wedding.

But you need that pig.
You come as a train.

He not only refuse your request,
but he became insulted.

Oh, you get insulted.

I think

you have a talent
for bringing the worst out in people.

I serve my countries with fierce loyalty.

I knew was silly,
but I didn't really expect you to

to have any success with the major.

But the major isn't the only one with.

With influence here.

The Scout? Yes.

If McCullough would like to help me badly
enough, he could.

Be an Indian scout.

What is it?

I see.

I did not say.

We're not in Russia.

Now you can speak to me openly.

As a man, to a woman.

That's what we are, aren't we?

If I could speak to you that way,

I would warn you against
any further relationship with the scout.

You don't trust him
after he saved our lives.

It is not he who I do not trust me.

I have never seen
you look at any other man.

Do you?

Look at the scout?

But what do you know of the way I look at.

Everything there is to know?

For seven
years I have been your bodyguard.

And for seven years
I have not been able to.

To take my eyes from you

p*ssy.

I would not dare
see this under any other circumstances.

But surely you must have known
that my loyalty to you was not inspired

by just duty. Oh.

Very sorry.

I see. But I had no idea.

You must have felt something
during those years.

But there's nothing more for me to do
but to speak of my love.

Because you are nobility.

I am not.

What ever there is to be done about it

is up to your cowardice.

I appreciate your loyalty, Vassily,

but I have to tell you the truth.

I love no men yet.

And when I do, it will have no importance.

What hesitation station is.

I hope it won't be a lonely Indian scout.

Hardly an Indian scout, Vasily.

But I shall use Mr.

McCullough for our purpose. Yes.

We must get to Sitka before
it is too late.

At any price?

Yes, at any price.

Is there any reason

you can't tell me
why you're in such a rush to go to Alaska?

No. There's no reason why
I couldn't tell you the truth.

If I don't reach Sitka
before your Senate makes

a purchase legal, I shall lose $1 million.

You mean you own part of.

A small part,
but a very important part of it?

Baron of Ireland was Sitka
situated is the government seat

Alexander The first gave the island
to my great grandfather,

who was the first Russian ambassador.

It Alaska.

It's ever since belonged to our family.

And I'm the sole surviving heir.

So then why don't you inherit it
just automatically?

My bad enough
must be a resident of the island time

when the purchase is ratified
or else they forfeit all the rights to it.

For once, I agree

with the measure because I think
the Senate is going to turn you down.

Must we think that Flint Edward District

told me that it was almost a certainty

he even has the money
to buy the votes for it.

You want me to believe that you can buy
the United States Senate? Hmm.

That's the rumor in Washington.

And I just came from there

to run.

When you help me to get to San Francisco.

You know I will.

I knew I could count on you.

Just as I always take $1,000,000
to make you rich.

And I.

Know it's you who makes me happy

to ask,

but money is important to.

There have been great reforms
in Russia of late.

We, the landowners, had to give big plots

of land to our serfs were freed by law.

And now we're deeply indebted to all that's going to be all right with you helping

must be leaving soon.

As soon as you get the wagon

and the first team of horses.

I don't have very much money,

but I know that you can get the back

and I shall have to get supplies.

But I won't be able to get a wagon for you
out here again.

But you said you were going to help me.

Well, sure.
I have to get to San Francisco.

Know you'll be able to catch a ship,
but you'll have to travel with the train.

For the trains.

Too slow days count hours count.

I've got a wagon.

When it's moving with a train means
a lot more than just a wagon.

This is important for survival
as a ship is in the middle of the ocean.

It's a means of protection.

It means a lot more to these
people than I would to you.

But as soon as we get to a village,
will I go and buy one for you?

If I can and find you a team?

I don't have much time anymore.

Well, I'm sorry if you misunderstood me.

I don't think I did misunderstand you.

I think you deliberately misled me
so that you could make love to me.

No, that isn't true.

But I'm sorry
you said that because it means

you let me make love to you to use me
for your own purposes.

You could give it to me.

I wish you had.

Let me carry it for you.

Can't just use your imagination.

How am I going to rouse any gallantry
in the heart of a wagon owner

if I'm already being
served? Go to the wagon.

As you wish.

You served.

A short.

Sharp match.

Come on, Johnny, get your bucket.
We have to go get some water.

We? Yeah. You and me.

Come on.

Listen, if I ever find out what
that word surf means to you.

Carry all I want by yourself.
Well, you don't. Charles.

If you'd gone to school,
you probably know what it means.

I owe you and your education.

You know, Bill, on second thought,
I think I'll let you take both buckets.

They balance much better that way. Well,
they do.

Yeah.

Yeah, they sure do.

Pardon me.

Your county ship could help.
It was heavy back in the water.

Oh, no, Charlie means well, man,
but I don't think you strong enough

to carry that bucket up your wagon,
so I'll carry it for you.

Who said I ain't strong enough?

Well, you're not as young as you used to
be, Charlie.

Who said that?
Why don't you just take a walk?

Listen, I saw a bucket first.
I'm going to carry it.

I'm going to carry it.

My name is Alex Foster.

At your service.

I'm the Countess Olga. Baroness Mundy.

Most grateful. Now, look what you did.

What I did.

Oh, hey, you, young lady.

Thank you, Mr. Fast over Alex.

Anybody that knows me more than 5 minutes
and still calls me Mr.

Foster, I think you don't like me.

Oh, Alex, then by all means. Oh, yes, sir.

You and I are going to get along
just fine.

I hope so.

Do you seem different
than the other men on the wagon trade?

They're kind of rough.

Well, maybe it's because some of them
I've never been anywhere

or seen anything in the world before.

We traveled extensively.

Oh, yes. Why?

I've been to St Louis before.

I was 18 years old.

Is that a fact?

I lived there for six months.

Once in New York. Two.

And why are you going to California?

Well, one day I decided I wanted to.

It's the land of opportunity,
they say, from man with ideas.

And Alex Foster is going to give them
the opportunity to find him.

I like a man of

decision. Boy.

I thought you'd be asleep.

Susan.

I know where you've been, Alex

said.

I know where you were tonight,

this afternoon, and most of this morning.

I don't want to have to fight
with you, Susan.

Why do you do it?

There's a pretty face, you see.

Do we have to go through it again?

Oh, do I.

Have any rights? I'm your. Wife.

Only because you won't let me go.

It's no good, Susan.

And you know it as well as I do.

I'm never going to be a dirt farmer.

And you're never going to be happy
if I'm not.

If you don't settle down.

I'm not the settling down type, Susan.

I never will be.

We're not right for each other.
Why would you admit it?

Let me go free.

Because I marry you.

For better or for worse,
until death do us part.

I can break that bond.

Then I'll have to. Alex. No. No,

Susan.

Susan.

You know, I have always said that

someday
I'll find that one chance in a lifetime.

Well, I found it.

With that cowardice.

If I let you stop me,
I can only hate you for it.

I'm sorry, Susan,
but I've got to leave you.

She's turned your head with her
fancy ways.

I'll arrange for you to finish the trip
with the pocket

stake.

You can have all of it.

And anything else
you want in there in the wagon here.

I'm taking the wagon and the team,

and I'm leaving the train
the first thing in the morning.

Alex, please don't.

I've got to.

That's the only way out for me, Susan.

That's the way I am now.

Alex.

Peter.

Oh, Charlie.

I don't, Major. But. Oh.

Oh, Mrs. is Colonel.

Major, please, you've got to help me.

What's flatter much trouble.

It's my husband, Alex.
You've got to stop him.

No. Stop him from. w*r.

From leaving me for that Russian woman.

Oh, the Countess?

Yes. They're going away together
in the morning.

He's going to take our wagon.
Oh. What does he want to.

Do for something like that?

For money, I think.

Who knows what else.

Saw the piano.

Finally got what she wanted from
the wagon.

The team driver.

She sure is in a hurry to get to Alaska.

Stop. Alex. Major, you can do it.

Don't let him leave me alone.

Mrs. Foster, I.

I don't know how I can stop a man
from leaving his wife if he wants to go.

That's kind of a personal matter in this.

I love him, Major.

Oh, it's.

I don't know what I can do, Mrs.

Foster.

You could talk to him,
try and bring him to his senses.

What right am I got to interfere?

I You're the only person I can turn to.

You've got to help me.

Yeah.

All right.

I'll try and make your.

I. Why don't you leave this to me?

I know exactly what to do.

I don't think you got any more
right to talk to Alex and I have.

Maybe not as much.

I didn't say I wanted to talk to him.

Oh, I see.

I wondered why you were moping around here
all day with your face.

As long as old car.

Do you really think you can do something
about Alex? Mr. McCullough?

Maybe indirectly.

Mrs. Foster, if there's anything I can say
good about McCullough, it's

that he can handle a situation like this
better than anybody I know.

Thanks, Major.
I appreciate the confidence.

Know, don't you worry a bit about it.

He's in the best possible
hands for little Hamlet for you.

Now, you'll be all right.

I don't want to go back to my wagon.

I'll. I'll spend the rest of the night
with Blanche Parker.

All right?

So I don't want you worry.

I'll keep your little secret for you.

Is in Russia's.

Control. This

what?

I came here to talk to you again?

Nothing but making noise.

I didn't want to talk to you.

Then be quiet.

I tried to do that.

Because I'd never been so wrong
about a woman in my life.

Are you sure?

I wish I weren't.
And I wish I didn't care.

Don't make me laugh.

Why not? You've been a great source
of amusement to me.

I could have fallen in love with you.

How's that for a start? Funny.

The first time I kissed you,

the thought entered my mind
that with a woman like you,

I could be content to stay in one place
for the rest of my life.

That's the funniest part of all.

You really got to laugh

that I never stop to think
what a ridiculous match would be.

I only knew how I felt.
That's why I kissed you just now.

To find out
how I could have been so wrong.

And did you?
I don't know. Oh, that's right.

You don't know.

I'm finding out one way or another you'd
go to any length to get what you want.

Like Alex Foster?

Oh, I only offered him
a great sum of money,

and he was willing enough
to go to Alaska to get it.

I don't mean what it's going to cost you.

I mean what it's going to cost.

Susan Foster Who?

Susan Foster's wife.

His wife?

Well, you didn't think he was going
to bring her along, did you.

Clint?

I didn't know that he had a wife.

You're telling the truth, aren't you?

You know I am.

She went to the major
just a few minutes ago

and begged the major
to foster her to go in with you.

You needn't worry about

it. Mean.

I mean. It.

And I'm not laughing.

I never once.

We don't have much of a chance.

You know.

I know.

I mean,

worlds apart.

There's so much against us.

Very much.

Maybe too much.

We were called

as Wake up.

She. What did you do?

Well, I must talk to you now.

Yes, Speak to me tomorrow.

It's most important.

Nothing is important enough to bring her
to my bedside in the middle of the night.

I have reason to believe
that you have abandoned your plans.

Patrice. You

wish to restructure the canvas.

Justine, I could not help but to hear.

All right, so.

You are tired,

and we are going to continue with the
wagon train all the way to San Francisco.

But the money he will lose, the money.

That's lost much of its importance.

Now, I'm no longer
sure it's worth all it was going to cost,

and we may get to see it anyhow in time.

I have learned there are more important
things than money is.

A scout
must have you forgotten who you are?

Your responsibility to Russia?

And what about my responsibility
to myself?

That is the trouble with your noble birth.

You have always thought only of yourself.

You are in subordinate. Really?

I order you to get out at once.

You order nobody.

Not anymore.

You and your kind of true.

The people are racing against you.

But you wouldn't know anything about that,
would you?

You are never in Russia long enough
to have any idea what's going on.

Even the people who are
there are not aware of their danger.

You are wasting your time.

I already have it.

Now just sit down.

Sit down.

Now. I will tell you how

things are going to be from now on.

You will do exactly as I say
and they will only warn you once.

You'll do everything I say.

Because if you do not, I will k*ll you.

More than that, I will k*ll your beloved.

The Indians cough.

Now we are going to Alaska,
where he will receive your money.

You will then turn it over to me.

You see, I need it badly.

Not for myself, but to help finance
the overthrowing of you.

Have your kind.

Cross of your mind.

Perhaps.

But if you are still alive
a month from now,

you will see Czar Alexander assassinated.

And he will know that your money paid
the one who did it, and the guards

who turn their backs

now, very quietly.

We will go and find your new friend,
Alex Foster.

You will tell him
nothing of our new relationship

will not forget.

I am, of course, the most skilled
in the art of k*lling than

any soldier in the world

who forced me into doing this.

You know,

it would have been so much easier

if you could have loved me
and far more pleasant.

But I was not good enough for you.

What I. Do.

If you had been the czar himself.

Get dressed.

We're leaving tonight.

Yes, I've got some.

Good morning, gentlemen.

How about a cup of that?

One of a coffee, Charlie.
Got it right here.

What's wrong with him?

Sounds to me like he. Had too much sleep.

It's going to be a beautiful day.

I told you,
it must have been a beautiful night.

Well, let's put it this way, Major.

It's a beautiful day for Susan Foster.

That is for me.
She's going to be a very happy woman.

One thing I can guarantee
you, Alex is not leaving.

Not today.

But I'm glad of that. Hey, Drew Adams.

Thank you.

Adams. It's terrible. Yes,
she was terrible.

Susan Foster, she's lying there.

There's blood.

She's lying Where?

She's lying where the wagon was.

Was. Yes.

Her husband took it,
ran off with that countess.

Come on.

Poor Susan. I'm afraid she's dead.

She's just one.

Right at the end of this afternoon, Mrs.

Foster.

Alex left me for that woman He left. Me.

I mean, who stabbed you?

She did. The Countess?

No. You mean her bodyguard?

The man in the uniform? No, she did it.

I tried to stop her from leaving.

She stabbed me.

She stayed with me last night
after an argument.

She couldn't sleep.

Later, she said she was going to talk
to a husband again.

And this morning I found her like this.

He's just your arms crossed.

You'll be all right.

You want to settle horses? Yeah.

Oh, don't bother, Phil.
I'll. I'll go after.

I've got a personal stake in. Land.

While I can see you.

It can sell. I know, but

listen, I know this
Countess has been getting under your skin.

I just don't want you
to make a fool of yourself.

Not a chance.

All right. Good luck.

If you like.

Certainly. I feel. All right.
What's the matter? Why?

I know what you do. Poison
the coffee? Not yet.

But that's the first time ever.
So I'm not going to leave without you.

Stay away, girl. Hurry back.

Charlie.

I don't think my color appreciate
being yelled at this morning.

Particularly about women.

Thank you. Stuck on earth.

We're not bound

and hurt.

Our boys finally met his match.

She kind of tough on him.

Taking her to jail isn't?

Yeah, I think so.

Jail?

Yeah, jail.

I'll get the bed for silly.

You take the horses
down to the creek and water them.

I don't
care much for your choice of drivers.

You better instruct them
to stop bothering me.

Your old will travel without him.

He's not much help anyway.

As long as you still want him to believe
that you are my servant.

You better act like one.

I take orders only from the Countess,
remember?

I'll tell him.

It's a long way to Alaska.

And you can't touch the money without me.

So you better tell him yourself.

Right?

I will take care of this.

You'll water the horses.

Just a minute.

I told you to do that.

I don't take orders from your what?

Furthermore, I don't like you.

Try to order me one more time

and your head will be severed
from your body.

Countess.

Olga, this man is out of his head.

Call him off.

Perhaps you better listen to him
what he says.

Sometimes
distemper is quicker than my tongue.

Even I couldn't
order him to replace your head once

he swung that saber.

Will I?

I guess I'll water the horses. Now,

why don't you put this thing away?

It's no reason why we can't be friendly.

It's.

It's going to be a long trip.

Yes, it is.

And I don't want to be concerned
every time you get behind me.

So give me your g*n.

My g*n?

I might have to use it.

We might see Indians.

You probably couldn't hit one anyway.

I'll give it to me
or I'll take it from your body.

Now go after the horses

and do not speak to me
unless I speak to you first.

Yes, sir. Go ahead.

Yes, sir.

What are you going for?

I'm just going to go talk to Alice.

Don't talk too loud.

I want to get some sleep.

What's the matter with him anyway?

He told you he doesn't like you.

I hope he's never lost that temper of his
with you.

Of course not.

He's my bodyguard.

I suppose in Russia
you could even be headed for talking

back to you, couldn't you?

I never thought about that.

Well, I'll try not to upset him any more.

I want this to be as pleasant
this trip as possible

for us.

You know, Olga,

in all my travels.

I think I can safely say

I've never met a woman quite like you.

He's That so?

Without a. Doubt.

And that includes New Orleans, too.

Did I tell you I've been in New Orleans?

No, I don't think so.

Oh, yes. I'm in there.

It's a beautiful city, French, you know.

And the women are

the most beautiful women
in the world, in my opinion.

But none.

None that can compare to you.

Alex.

Yes, that.

Would you remove your hand from my hand

before I slap your face?

But I thought.

You had no reason to think anything.

Of course you didn't say that we would
never become anything but friends.

But we were so obviously attracted
to each other right from the beginning

that I thought it was understood.

What gave you that impression?

That I was interested in you.

The best reason in the world.

You're a woman and I'm a man.

There's one thing I wish you were not.

Darling, be careful for Cecil.

He is asleep and I took his g*n.

So relieved that you came last night.

Before I went to sleep,
I was praying that you would find me.

And I.

When I opened my eyes, they were.

When you wanted me to find you.

You knew I did.

I knew you couldn't
imagine that they'd just leave

without a word to you
unless somebody forced me to.

Alex Now I see he's a revolutionist.

And he is standing right here
with a g*n and.

Oh, what's the matter?

Indians go.

Once I held a save it in my hand
and you drew your p*stol

with amazing speed, disarmed me.

It's different now that I to hold a g*n.

No mercy.

Don't. Please.

Oh. The Countess, too, is different.

Now. Have you noticed?

She attacks me and says, Please,
why don't you say please talk?

I don't think it'll do me any good.

You're right.

It is obvious that I must k*ll you.

That's all I wanted to know.

Why do you think there is
anything you can do to prevent it?

My being here, you fascinate me.

I admire your calmness
in the face of death.

You might have made a good Cossack.

None of other in the habit

of sh**ting a man
without giving him some kind of a chance.

I Yes.

I have heard
of your quite custom of the duel.

Oh, you spent years practicing
to draw your weapon with speed.

But the castle considers marksmanship

far more important sometimes.

And always it is when your adversary

already has g*n in the hand,
wouldn't you say?

Yeah.

But in the years
that I've been carrying a g*n,

I found out something else
that's important, too.

Yes. What?

That a man can sh**t Another

man always blinking his eye.

I've got to talk with you.

But of course, darling, with this.

Get out of this dreadful place.

We have plenty of time
on our way to the wagon trade.

You mean you want to go back to the wagon
train?

You don't expect me to continue West
with that one.

I'll go.

I don't know much about the customs
in Russia or

what immunity
you might expect from your nobility, but.

Well, here in America, when somebody stabs

somebody, it's against the law.

They send me to find you,

to take you back to Canyon City

to jail.

You just make yourself at home,
young fellows.

I'll be right back.

I my look.

Come right out
and folks, come right on in.

I'll be right with you.

Just going to my back, I imagine.

And I'm glad to see you made it clear.

I'm glad you got the message.

We made camp about a mile out of town.

Just got in last night.

Where's that loudmouthed
bodyguard of our lady ships is dead.

It was him or me.

Where's my. Ally? Go worry about him.

Foster.

All you got to do now, sign a complaint
against her, and then we can get back to.

This faster before you sign anything.

I'd like to have a word with you.

Yes. But.

And my.

Foster.

Is this the woman that stabbed? You

know, Mr.

Color, I'm glad to say it isn't.

What did you say? She.

The Countess, didn't do it.

Well, then who did?

I did.

Me, the woman, myself. You.

It was the only way I could think of
for somebody to get Alex back.

For me, it hurt something awful.

Well, this is the gall. Darn.

This thing I ever heard of him.

She wasn't even locked up. No.

How do you know she didn't do it?

She told me.

Oh, she told you?

Believe it
just like that, huh? Just like that.

He trusts me, Major.

Well, he must.

What were you two talking about
back there?

Oh, I'm glad you reminded me

in there.

My color.

You didn't answer my question.

I personally guarantee Mrs.

Foster
that her husband will remain with her

as long as she was traveling on the train.

If she admitted that she stabbed herself.

You see
Olga here, she couldn't have done it

because she wasn't afraid
to go all the time.

And Foster.

He didn't have the courage,
so she was the only one left.

Alex It came back to me.

Oh, Alex, Take care of that.

I Yes, I will.

Thank you.

She has a wonderful

hand.

I guess I'd better dust off my city duds.

Get out the Bible and have a look.

When, huh?

Between us.

Well, there's nobody else around here.
The single most.

You are married.

Well, marriage is impossible. Why?

Well,
I haven't been a very good Countess Major

traveling around the world all the time.

But I try to be from now on,

Girl, Legolas told me so many things
about my country that I didn't even know.

But some of the things may be justified.

I shall have to go back
and see it through the best way I can.

I figured

I'd have you to marry
before we got another mile west.

You're not even engaged? No.

But I guarantee you, Major,
by the time we get to Sacramento,

we're going to be
the best of friends. Huh?

Just look at that.

Well, you just look at that one myself.

$200.

What are you, a. Poker playing marshal?

Of course not.

Wanted of telegraph office advice, self.

A bet with old Tush Birdie.
He's the operator.

I knew that.

That word come in and I told him so.

I did do what?

We just bought Alaska.

Yeah,
the Senate just ratified it this morning.

I got another bet with all test
do on this here.

Same telegram.

Secretary of State says
that he's figured out an exit d'amour.

Hey, Haywire in Ireland to Hawaii.

Yeah, that's the way you say it.
I'll bet we do, too.

I'm putting my body at old Willie Seward.

Willie Seward?

What does he think we're going to do

with an overgrown bunch of volcanoes out
in the middle of an ocean?

Makes about as much sense
as buying an Alaska.

Well, we're not going to have a wedding.

We might as well get
back to the train. Come on.