Cowboy Page #3

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Beats me.

- $50 on the filly.

- You got a bet.

Joe, you take your hands off me!

Just not my night, I guess.

Why don't you wait over there for me?

It's your deal.

Here's the hand, right here.

Want to buy some chips, Tom?

No, not right now.

- Excuse me, gentlemen.

- Sure.

I'd like to pay my bill.

I'm leaving in the morning.

I better pay

while I still have some money.

Divide what's left amongst the help.

We thought you'd stay for a week.

So did I, but I don't

usually lose quite so fast.

- See you next time.

- Without cash, how can you buy cattle?

My credit's still good.

Mr. Reece...

...could you use some money?

What if I could?

You might take me along

as a partner...

...if I was willing

to invest some money.

- How much you got?

- $3800.

- I beg your pardon?

- $3800.

My father gave it to me

when he sold the farm.

- Where is it?

- Here in the safe.

- Well, get it out, boy.

- Yes, sir.

There they are, gents. All spades.

Where did you get money this late?

An honest man has friends everywhere,

but you wouldn't know that.

I ante.

Mr. Harris would like to talk to you.

- Harris?

- He's the desk clerk.

Excuse me, gentlemen.

Deal me out of this one.

You want to see me?

I wrote out an agreement about

our partnership, a contract.

Contract? What for?

So we'd both know what the deal was.

See, it's...

I've never signed a contract

or welshed on a deal in my life.

You think I'd sell my reputation

for $3800?

I didn't think that. I just, it's...

I tell you what you do.

Go home and get some sleep.

We're pulling out in the morning.

Fine. I hope you didn't think

I didn't trust you.

Forget it.

Forget it.

Oh, by the way...

...my name's Tom.

Thanks. Mine's Frank.

Thanks.

Stampede! Come on, let's go!

Pick up your gear.

The train leaves in 10 minutes.

- All right, Mendoza. Wake up.

- What?

- We're heading south.

- So soon? What happened?

You lose all the money so quick?

I won it back. Most of it, at least.

- I'm getting out while I'm ahead.

- I hear you've got a partner.

- Who told you that?

- Hi, Tom!

He did.

He woke me up this morning.

He's excited about going on the trail.

He's got a girl.

She lives down in Guadalupe.

- How are you feeling today, Tom?

- I've got a headache.

- Look, boy...

- My name's Frank.

I borrowed some money last night,

and I'm paying you back.

With interest.

I don't want the money back.

We're partners.

I was drinking. I made a mistake.

I never had a partner, and never will.

Suppose you take this

and go back to the hotel.

- I quit my job at the hotel.

- Why'd you do a fool thing like that?

Because you've got a girl in Mexico?

You made a deal with me.

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