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Mm-hmm. That smells good. Irish stew?
Yes, but it won't be ready for half an hour. Why don't you go to the wagon and take a rest?
Oh, now don't you worry about me, Harriet. Taking out the horses doesn't tire a man out.
I know, but this trip has been hard on you. Ah, you should have had a real platoon for a father, not a withering, pallid school teacher.
I prefer a withering, pallid school teacher, if you don't mind. How far is it to Dodge?
Oh, another forty miles, I believe. I'll be glad when we get to Pueblo. I'll feel a lot safer about you.
Father? Hmm? What? Look, there are two men riding up out there.
Oh, yes. Yes, I see them. All right, Harriet. Now, you hurry. You get over in the brush there and hide.
To a happy... You stay there, no matter what. Oh...
Don't argue now. Hurry. And don't show yourself until I call for you. You promise me now?
All right. I promise.
Oh, hello. Howdy.
You alone here? Yes, I... I'm alone.
What's a man like you doing out here alone? Well, I'm a school teacher. I'm headed for Pueblo.
School teacher? Oh, ain't that something.
What you got in that wagon, mister? Oh, I... Why, nothing. I mean, just my personal belongings, that's all.
Take a look. We wouldn't want to miss nothing.
Now, you keep away from there. You've got no right to go through my things.
You just keep quiet, mister.
No, I'll not have this. You...
Just stand still. I'll have to rough you up good.
You've got no right...
Hey, look here, this.
What? Well, now, you got a woman with you?
Oh, no, they're... they're my wife. She died on the way.
No, that's too bad.
Just about the size I like.
Hey, maybe he's lying. Maybe the woman's hiding somewhere. Let's take a look around.
Oh, no, you don't.
Look out!
Good thing you shot him. He was trying to cut me.
Yeah, coming, all right.
We better clear out of here.
Yeah, ain't got nothing we want anyway.
Father, father, oh, no.
Oh, this William Shearman, Miss Dunn, she's about the prettiest lady I've ever saw.
I don't know why you dragged me along, Chester. There's nothing I can do for the girl.
Well, I want you to see her. It ain't every day a lady walks in off a prairie and just ups and collapses and aboddies arms.
Oh, I sure am glad I was here in the Dodge house when she come in.
Here's Sadoc's up there now, huh?
Yes, sir, it's that room up there, top of stairs.
Right, she was just war to a frazzler. And Miss Dunn, you know what? She ain't got no friends here at all.
Well, with you working for us, you'll soon know everybody in town, Chester.
Just a minute.
Oh, hello, man.
Doc, how is she, Doc?
Well, there's nothing wrong with her. About 24 hours rest won't cure her.
Well, Miss Harriet, I've brought Marshall. This is him here.
How do you do, Marshall?
Hello.
There'll be some vittles long soon. I told them over at El Monaco's in there fixing you a big pot of soup.
I do appreciate all you've done, Chester.
Oh, my land, it ain't nothing.
I hear you had a 40-mile walk, Harriet.
Yes.
You were driving a wagon? Chester says your horses ran off.
They got away during the night.
And you were traveling alone?
Yes, Marshall.
Where you from, Harriet?
I'm from St. Louis. I was coming to Dodge. I made it, too.
I had a little bad luck, that's all. It could happen to anybody.
Sure, but it's not often a young girl tries to make a trip like that alone.
I did, Marshall.
Harriet, those powders I gave you will put you to sleep soon. You'll be fine by tomorrow.
Thank you, Doc. And you, too, Chester.
Oh, well, anything you need or anything you just send word?
Thank you.
Why, Harriet?
Goodbye, Marshall. Doc.
Well, what do you think now, Mr. Dillon?
Chester, I sure hate to disappoint you, but that girl's a liar.
What?
Ask Doc what he thinks.
She wasn't lying about walking 40 miles, but for the rest of it, I have to agree with Mac.
Well, now that you're both wrong, why'd she be lying?
What are they lying about anyway? Just because the poor girl's all alone and broken,
everything you have to call her a liar.
Doc, don't it ain't fair?
Hello.
Are you Kitty Russell?
Yes.
They told me you were the owner of this place.
That's right.
My name's Harriet Horn. I'm looking for a job.
Sit down.
Thank you.
I've heard about you. The Marshall and Chester are friends of mine.
Oh.
You look pretty good for a girl who arrived yesterday broke and on foot.
I bought this dress this morning on credit.
Well, I'd say you're a good risk.
But Harriet, the Long Branch, has no place for a girl like you.
You don't think I can handle it?
There are other jobs. Maybe I can help you find one.
Chester was talking about this place.
He said that sooner or later every man in the West comes here.
What's that got to do with it?
I want the job, Kitty. I've got to have it.
You're looking for somebody, is that it?
Yes.
Well, maybe I know him.
I'm looking for a husband, Kitty.
All right, Harriet. You can work here.
Thank you.
But you're going to hate it. You're really going to hate it.
Well, as a doggone sheen, Miss Harriet, it purely is.
Now, Chester, don't worry so about me. I get along fine here.
No, you don't. No lady like you couldn't.
You tell Kitty that and she'll fire me.
She should never let you come to work here in the first place, and I told her so, too.
Chester.
What's the matter?
Do you know those men coming over to the bar?
Them two? Why, that's Dan Scorp and Webb Hoegler.
And one's no better than the other, neither.
Do you care about them?
Why, I don't. But I'd better talk to them, Chester.
What in the world for?
I'm supposed to be working here, you know.
Well, I'm a customer, too, ain't I?
You're a friend, Chester. Now, please excuse me.
What for ever, anymore?
Hello, gentlemen.
Huh?
Hey, come on, have a drink. Barkeep, bring us a glass here.
Hey, you're new here, ain't you?
Yes, my name's Harriet. You should come in more often.
Never mind here, Harriet. I'm the one who asked you to have a drink.
I've only been here a couple of days. I hope you're not just riding through.
No, we'll be here while we drift in and out, you know.
Good. This town needs some real men.
Well, lady, you're talking about me, ain't you?
What do you mean?
I'm talking about both of you. Come on, now, let's find a table.
It's cozier, don't you think?
It could be. Without him, this room...
I like both of you. Now, come on.
Okay. You're hoping her here ain't got no manners at all, Harriet.
You can't stand him very long.
I'll put money on how long she can stand me.
You men, you're always betting on everything.
Mr. Dunn?
Chester, where you been?
Oh, just dogging around town. I was at the lawn ranch for a little bit.
Things are pretty quiet, are they?
Mr. Dunn, how could a lady like Harriet Horn walk up to men like Dan Scorp and Web Hoagler
and start acting real friendly with them?
Scorp and Hoagler? At the long branch?
Yes, sir. I swear, I just don't really believe I heard it.
Well, just what was she telling them?
Oh, I don't know. She played up the first one, then the other...
Is she still at the long branch?
No. That was over an hour ago. She's in her room now.
I'll see you later.
Who is it?
Marshall Dillon. Hello, Harriet.
What do you want, Marshall?
I want to talk to you.
Oh. All right, come in. Sit down.
No, thank you. Won't take long.
I came here about Dan Scorp and Web Hoagler.
What about them?
You're setting them up for a fight, aren't you?
What?
You want them to kill each other, if you can arrange it.
You're smart, Marshall.
I'm just smart enough not to have believed you right from the start.
Who was traveling with you, Harriet?
My father. And they killed him.
Oh. I'm sorry.
I was hiding and I saw it all.
Well, I'll go find them.
No, Marshall. They're mine.
Harriet, I know how you feel, but those men will get a trial and probably hang.
I won't testify. I won't give any evidence.
I won't even tell you where it happened.
Now, look, Harriet...
No, they're mine. They're going to die because of me.
I'll be their hangman. Not you or anybody else.
If I tell them you know, maybe they'll confess.
Don't bluff me, Marshall. You know they won't confess.
And if you tell them about me, they'll kill me.
And you can't put them in jail without my evidence and you know it.
All right, Harriet. You come to me if you change your mind.
In the meantime, remember, this isn't your kind of a game.
You can get hurt. Bad.
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Hey, Mr. Young. What do you want to see me for, Marshal? I'm busy. It's a matter of scope. You afraid your partner will move in on Harriet while you're gone?
Huh? How do you know so much? I can understand a hodler getting taken in by her. He hasn't had as much experience as you've had.
What are you talking about? Harriet's new here, Scorp, but she's smart. Right off, she's getting a couple of men to fight over her.
That'll set her up good, won't it? That'll make her talked about important. Now, like I say, she's smart.
What's your interest, Marshal? I don't like gunfighting, Scorp, even among your kind.
You put things mightily straight, don't you? You know, I don't like either you or a hodler.
I'm trying to stop a fight for the sake of the law, not to save either of you.
Well, by golly, Marshal. Man just has to believe you. I'll let the hodler have her. He's like you say, he's a younger man than I am. Yeah. Thanks. Yeah.
What do you think, Mr. Dunham? Chester, you had a good sleep last night, didn't you? Yes, sir. I did, and a little nap this morning, too.
Well, you hang around, keep an eye on Harriet as best you can without anybody knowing it, from now on. From now on till when?
I don't know, but you better get started.
Pretty out here, isn't it? That's why I want you to come. River's just over beyond that brush. Let's get down.
Oh, we can't stay. I promised Dan Scarpe I'd have dinner with him at Delmonico's at one o'clock.
Well, it ain't hardly noon yet. We got plenty of time.
Well, all right, but just for a few minutes. Sure, come on.
Yes.
You want to walk over and look at the river?
No, I don't have that much time.
What's the matter with you, Harriet?
Nothing.
You worried Scarpe might take it wrong if you're late?
Oh, of course not. I told him we were going for a ride this morning.
Sure you did.
What do you mean by that?
Well, looks like we got company.
But it's Dan Scarpe.
It sure is.
Dan, what are you doing here?
Harriet.
You're jealous because I'm here with Webb, are you?
No, I ain't jealous. No reason I should be jealous. Is there a problem?
None I know of.
You've been partners a long time. No gal can bust us up.
Not hardly. But I sure don't like being used by a gal, do you?
Anybody tries it ought to be taught a lesson.
What are you two talking about?
Scarpe, did you tell everybody we were leaving town?
Everybody I run into, I told them you and me was headed for Wyoming territory.
Good. And when Harriet turns up missing, they'll think she run off with us of her own free will.
Makes sense. She sure put on a good show, liking us.
You're not going to kidnap me?
Yeah, tell her, Ogler.
Harriet, do you ever hear the Comancheros?
No.
They're renegades. We run into them when we get down in to panhandle kind of things.
I'm not interested.
Oh, I don't matter. It'll take you. White women fetch you a good price.
Especially a pretty one.
You're crazy. Both of you.
You're getting on in here.
You're running your own in you long. Both of you.
Harriet, you been whipped by a rope, Harriet?
What?
If you don't get on that horse, I'll whip you good.
Then tie you up and dump you.
All right, hold up there.
Well, hello, Marshall.
What's going on here, Scarpe?
Nothing, Marshall.
What are you doing with that rope?
Kidnapping. They said they'd tell me to some renegades.
Harriet, you sure tickle me.
You never know what you're going to do next, do you?
Don't listen to the Marshall.
You ready to play it my way, Harriet?
Yes, yes, arrest him.
What are you talking about?
You two killed a man on the prairie about a week ago.
What?
It was Harriet's father. She was hiding. She saw the whole thing.
Get him over there.
Don't try it.
Hey, you... you killed him.
He didn't even have a chance to draw.
He was going for his gun. Now you drop your gun to the ground, Scarpe.
No.
No, you ain't taking me in, Marshall.
Is he dead, Mr. Gallant?
Yeah, they're both dead.
Marshall, it's true.
They were going to tell me to some renegades down in Texas.
Well, they didn't, thanks to Chester here.
Why? What do you mean?
It was Chester who camped all night in the street outside your room.
He saw you ride out with Hoagler this morning.
Chester. Oh, I've been terrible, ignoring you like I did.
Oh, well, I just didn't understand at first.
All right, take her back to town, Chester.
I'll hang around here until you send somebody out with a wagon.
Yes, sir. You up for the ride, Miss Harriet?
It'll be the best ride I ever had.
Well, I'll hurry right back, Mr. Jones.
I'll send somebody, Chester. We'll hire this job done, huh?
Well, no, I'm gone.
Yes, sir, that's fine.
Shall we get going, Miss Harriet?
Yes.
Thank you, Marshall.
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Featured in the cast were Eve McVeigh, John Danaer, Ben Wright, and Barney Phillips.
Charlie Bear as Chester, Howard McNear as Doc, and Georgia Ellis as Kitty.
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