The Shadow Riders Page #2

Yeah, only it was

the other way around.

Old Man Childer's barn?

Yeah.

I recall

his daughter was there, too.

And her brothers

comin' after you.

Yeah. I had a hell of a time

pullin' my boots on.

It wasn't just your boots,

little brother.

What're you doin' here?

Just passin' through.

You?

Doesn't matter anymore.

It's good to see you, Dal.

Especially alive.

Good to see you, too, Mac.

Let's go home.

[neighing]

You know, Mac,

half a day's ride,

we'll be home.

Does Kate know

you're comin'?

Nobody knows I'm comin'.

Sure did miss her.

I got a feelin'

it was more than home cookin'.

[horses neighing]

(Dal)

Where is everybody?

(Mac)

Pa?

Mama?

[birds chirping]

[gun clicking]

(man)

Don't neither

one of you move.

Pa?

Mac, is that you?

Well, of course it's me.

[door creaking]

Well, it's a good thing

you yelled out, boy.

I was all set to shoot.

Who's that with you, boy?

It's me, Pa. Dal.

By God, it is.

(Pa)

Ma, you better come out here.

Take a good look, Mother.

They got it wrong.

Damn, I knew they did.

Quit your swearin', Luke.

Dal, is it you?

How you doin', Mama?

There's only one man

in the world with that voice.

Underneath that grizzle,

it's his face.

The army told us

you were dead.

Oh, son.

Mac, give me a hug.

[spits]

[chuckling]

Hey, where are the girls?

What happened, Ma?

Let me get a jug,

and I'll tell you.

Hold this.

They were in this place

before anybody knew it.

Tore it apart.

When they pulled out,

they took Sissy

and Heather with them.

Jesse tried fightin' 'em off,

but they just hit too fast.

You mean Jesse was here?

Two months ago.

He got wounded

somewhere in Tennessee,

and they sent him home.

Looks like

you put up a fight.

Oh, I managed

to get off

a couple of shots,

but there was just

too many of 'em.

Comanches have

got nothin' on them.

They took all the livestock

and just about

every speck of food

we had in the place.

You keep sayin' "they," Pa.

Who're you talkin' about?

Soldiers. Like him. Rebs.

You got any idea

where they went?

South is all

anybody seems to know.

Mama? You all right?

She ain't slept

since it happened.

How can I sleep

when they stole my children?

What about the Connery place?

Kate all right?

(Pa)

Kate was here.

Came for supper.

You mean she's with them?

You know Kate,

she'd give 'em a fight.

What about the law?

What've they been doin'?

Not much they could do

without gettin' folks killed.

And if it's Gillette

you're talkin' about,

he wasn't even around.

Where the hell's he been

the last few days?

I figure

I'll go into town

and ask him that.

Go get my children

and you bring 'em back.

Don't worry, Mama,

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