A Man Called Sledge Page #2

What makes you think that shipment

they brought in was worth 300,000?

Well, nothing makes me think. I know.

I never could sleep

when that gold was next to me.

You know, gold gives off a scent.

It's like an animal or a man.

Paper money...

...don't throw off a scent.

Paper money don't whisper to you...

...like gold does

through six inches of steel.

Did you follow

that gold all the way?

From the mines to the clearing-house?

Yeah.

Hey, I reckon

you're gonna try and take it.

Who knows? Maybe you'll get a little

closer to that gold than just six inches.

- We're onto something.

- Yeah?

Make sure everybody's ready

to move out.

Right.

So you're gonna try and take it.

Well, you're mighty stubborn,

because you can't, you just can't.

Ward, Hooker.

- We're gonna split up here.

- Going into Rockville?

- No way out of it, we need supplies.

- It's a hard town. They know your face.

They won't see it

unless there's trouble.

- Hey, old man.

- Yeah?

- They know your face in Rockville?

- In prison, about 20 years' worth.

But not in the town.

Dorothy, Millie, stay on the buckboard.

Old man, Toby, Hooker...

...we're going into Rockville

to do some buying.

The rest of you follow Ward

up to the old Coaltrain Mine.

Beetle, you know where

the 3 W's is?

- Where you was with Mallory.

- There's a girl there named Ria.

You tell her I want her. Let's go.

Giddy up, there.

- Yeah, you gonna be finished soon?

- It's your turn next, okay?

What can I do for you, sir?

Well, Mother, I guess

we'll be gone for a long time.

Let me see, let me have

...and two boxes

of shotgun shells to go with it.

- And a case of Winchesters.

- A long time?

With all that ammo,

you could be gone forever.

Well, should we die before

our journey's through, happy days.

- All is well.

- Amen.

- Put that on the buckboard, please.

- Right.

- Let me on one more time.

- No.

- Business pretty good today, Simms?

- I'd say so now.

I feel like one of them

Eastern war profiteers.

- Oh, yeah, who's warring?

- Some old man in there.

Bought himself enough firepower

to save Custer.

Dolgh, come here.

Excuse me.

I'm the sheriff here in Rockville.

Sorry to bother,

but I'd like to ask a few questions.

Well, go right ahead, sheriff.

You been buying a lot of ammunition.

Could I ask you why?

Well, we got a family, sheriff,

big family going west...

...and them Indians had a dry year.

I don't wanna get caught short

with them being hungry.

- Ever been in Rockville before?

- No, sirree, sheriff.

Seems to me I've seen you before.

Would you mind

stepping outside for a moment?

If you can stand the sight of this

old-timer's face in the light of day...

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