Blackway Page #4

about contracts.

What he does know, is that he's

got about 40 acres less woods.

Than he thought he had.

- I, uh... Blackway forged

the owner's signature.

- Yep.

Yep, says, I'm, um, gonna

be hearing from his lawyer.

I expect I will.

It was Monday.

The next day, I was

gonna see the sheriff.

Tell him about Blackway.

That night, Cynthia

and I, are in bed,

sound asleep, I wake up.

For a minute, I don't know why.

Then I do.

Somebody's sittin' there.

By our bed.

Just sitting there in the dark.

Got our little girl.

Heidi.

I reached for the light.

"Leave it," he says.

It's Blackway.

And, Cynthia, she's up.

- Who is it?

Who's there?

- He says, "shush her."

Blackway, he doesn't

pay her any attention.

- Hey, Fitz.

Heard you were thinking

of talking to the sheriff

about that situation at McKay.

- Maybe.

- Maybe?

Why would you do that?

Haven't we made a lot

of money together, Fitz?

Haven't we?

I put a lot of people

to work in this town.

Don't disappoint me, Fitz.

I have to come back here again,

you're never gonna

see her again.

- Well, he gets up, he's gone.

- So, you didn't go

to the sheriff, then?

- He's serious.

- You know where Blackway

is, Mr. Fitzgerald?

- No.

Why?

- He's been causing trouble

for the, um, girl here.

- Where would you

go to find him?

- No place.

I'm sorry.

- I know Heidi.

I substitute at her

school sometimes.

- You know my daughter?

- She's a real nice girl.

My name's Lillian.

- She's, uh, mentioned you.

Yeah.

Um...

You might want to

try diamond mountain.

There's, um, a logging

crew getting finished up.

If Blackway's not there,

don't know where he is.

- Ok.

Thanks a bunch.

- You see him?

- No, not yet.

Nate, go out, and, uh...

Ask if they've seen him.

- Sure.

- Help you?

- I'm looking for Blackway.

- Why?

- I need to see him.

- He ain't here.

Who are they?

- They're looking

for Blackway, too.

- Hey, good morning.

How you doing?

- What's that, you got there?

- Curtain rods.

- Bullshit, curtain rods.

- Well, you'll

never know, will you?

Has Blackway been

here, this morning?

- He was here.

Might be, he's gone to the

fort, to check in with Murdoch.

- Why don't you shut up?

- Why don't you?

Blackway never

said nothing about

telling nobody where he was.

- Thanks, I'm much obliged.

Go back to work now.

Go on.

Thank you.

- When you find Blackway,

you're gonna wish you hadn't.

- Whatever you say, pal.

Whatever you say.

- D-d-did

you see that dog?

- Yeah, he was big.

Didn't know whether to

ride him or milk him.

- You want to milk

him, you're on your own.

- Sure as hell looks like a gun.

- Uh huh.

- You tricked him.

- She doesn't like tricks.

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