I Shot Jesse James Page #3

Think I'll wait until later

this afternoon and go in town.

It's an awful hot day.

Feel kind of naked without my weapons.

No, sir.

Nothin' like putterin' around a home.

There's no 10,000.

The governor didn't conspire with you

to assassinateJesse.

The reward was $5,000

for his apprehension.

Five for conviction.

All you get is 500.

Bob, you ought to see the way folks

look at me when I walk down the street.

You ought to see 'em, Bob.

- That $10,000?

- 500.

- What happened to the rest of it?

- What's the difference?

I got enough to buy Cynthy a ring -

a diamond ring. A great big one.

- You can be best man.

- Oh, not me.

I'm not hanging around waiting

for a ball from FrankJames's gun...

or buckshot from some of the folks

what don't like what happened toJess.

- Scared?

- He'll get you, Bob.

He'll get both of us.

I'm ridin' out.

Stake me, Bob?

- Here's a hundred.

- Thanks, Bob.

- Watch yourself.

- Yeah.

I still got enough to buy Cynthy

a big diamond ring.

Miss Waters.

Miss Waters.

I beg your pardon.

It's Kelley.

John Kelley.

I, uh, was talking to the manager,

Mr. Kane.

He told me you changed your mind.

You're not going to leave the show.

I'm glad to hear it.

There's something troubling you,

Miss Waters. Uh, can't I help?

I'm, uh...

living at the North Hotel

if there's anything I can do to help.

John Kelley, North Hotel.

Cynthy.

Cynthy.

- What's the matter?

- How could you have done it?

Jesse, your best friend.

How, Bob? How?

- I didn't do it for the reward.

- I know, I know, I know!

Then why are you looking at me

like I'm poison?

Can't you understand what's happened?

You got me kind of all mixed up.

When you pulled that trigger,

all the love I had for you -

- But I done it for you.

- Don't say that! Don't ever say that!

- But it's true, Cynthy.

- Can't you see how wrong it was?

- It was legal.

- It was murder.

Don't look at it that way.

You ought to be proud of me.

The governor's grateful. The law says it's legal.

Don't look at it no other way.

What other way can I look at it?

Cynthia.

I ain't on the run no more.

I can walk down the street, and nobody-

not even the whole militia - can bother me.

That's what the shooting means to you?

What it means to me -

It means I'm a free man.

Ain't that what you wanted, Cynthy?

Ain't it?

'Tweren't easy shootin'Jess.

It weren't easy.

But there's nothin'

I wouldn't do to have you.

Nothin'.

Your weddin' ring.

I can't.

- Cynthy!

- You're hurting me.

What do you think you're doing to me?

Listen, Cynthy.

When I killed Jess, I had a cause.

If you turn against me, I got no reason.

The way you did it, Bob -

Oh, can't you understand?

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