High Plains Drifter Page #3

Why would anybody want

to do a thing like that?

I don't know. It wasn't anybody

from this town anyhow.

How do you know?

This is a good town

and these are good people.

Look, friend, we sure would like it

if you'd help us with our problem.

Only problem you've got

is a short supply of guts.

You people don't need me.

Look.

Place a couple of good riflemen

on top of that building up there.

Maybe a couple more with shotguns

down behind grain bags over there.

A few more on this roof here.

A lookout up there in the tower.

Maybe a rifleman.

That should take care of it.

Well, what would it take

to see that through?

The ambush.

What would it cost us?

Sheriff, I don't know

if I really like this town that much.

This is a God-fearing town.

These are God-fearing people.

You like em, you save eem.

What if we offered you

anything you want?

Anything?

Unlimited credit.

That's what it means.

An open charge account

with no reckonin.

What His Honours

trying to say is...

you got yourself

a free hand in this town.

- Any damn thing I want, huh?

- Yeah. Go on. Help yourself.

Help yourself! Go ahead.

Its my pleasure.

Yes, sir.

Anything you want that's here...

as best as we can get it

foryou, we will.

Even if its

some little squaw or Mex...

to keep your bed warm at night.

Hey, you!

Keep your sticky fingers

off them blankets...

and keep them kids under control.

Goddamn savages.

And besides,

about handlin' that ambush...

everybody in town,

more or less, is at your orders.

Here you go.

- No, no.

- Tell him it's all right.

It's all right.

Anything I want, huh?

How's that feel?

Not bad. I'll take 'em.

All right, that's three pairs

of hand-stitched boots...

and a tooled belt

with silver buckle.

That'll be- five and two,

carry the nine-

that comes to exactly-

No charge.

Come on, now.

I'd like to get

all these people a drink.

Yes, sir. One round for the house.

There you are.

This gentleman here's

buying a round for the house.

No fair. I ordered one too.

Don't I get a glass of beer?

You get a glass of beer

right there. Coming up.

There we are.

Now, that's one round

for the house, sir. Anything else?

Get yourself something.

Thank you very kindly, sir.

I'll have a cigar.

And smoke it later.

Now, including the smoke,

that comes to about $8.50.

There's no charge, Lutie.

You was at the meeting.

Anything he wants in this town, he gets.

- You voted on it.

- I didn't know that meant free whiskey.

Everybody's got to put

somethin' in the kitty. Right?

Right.

About time this town

had a new sheriff.

I'm the sheriff?

I'm the sheriff!

I'm sorry, Sam...

but you looked so comical

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