The Ballad of Lefty Brown Page #3

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Remember?

Cyrus applegate was an

outlaw and a murderer,

but I did not want to kill him.

I wanted to put him in jail.

You did what was right.

I'd wager that depends

on who you'd ask.

This is my ranch.

Eddie wanted me to

have this ranch,

not some cousin he

hasn't seen in 30 years!

I'm gonna fight who I have to!

Still acting the

damn fool, i see.

Tom!

It's like Christmas!

Get over here.

Christmas in July, seeing you!

Good to see you, lefty.

Who's the kid?

Just some tenderfoot that

needed looking after.

But now that you're here,

we've got ourselves a

real goddamn posse.

I'll get my gear here.

Army's gonna take care

of Eddie's killers.

I'm just here to bring you home.

Well, i ain't exactly got

a home for you to bring me to.

Lefty, Laura can't run

that ranch without you.

Well, seeing as you ain't

exactly been around...

and I think you

understand my meaning...

I don't figure how

you would know that.

I know one thing.

You ain't changed a damn bit.

Well, listen here.

I'm gonna bring back

Edward's killer,

and there ain't nothing

that you can do about it.

I can knock you cold, old man.

How's that for a draw, Mr.

Brown?

Is that child

pointing a gun at me?

Sh*t.

You really are a damn

fool, lefty brown.

Why are you tying him up?

Well, you don't think i

ought to shoot him, do you?

But he's a lawman.

Yeah, he buried his badge

in the bottle years ago.

Then, what's that?

Well, I'll be.

Last time, i seen this fella,

the folks was calling him

whiskey tom harrah,

the spittoon diver.

Sheriff Thomas harrah?

No. According to this,

it's marshal Thomas harrah.

I ain't touched a drop,

not since Eddie smacked me in

the head with that old Henry.

The Thomas harrah?

What is it?!

Well, this one here...

this one here is you.

And the other one...

Is Edward.

Edward Johnson.

This is not bad, that likeness.

It looks like him when

he smiles like that.

Is it true what they say?

You went alone against

the whole Bradford gang?

Hey. And then you...

what the hell are you doing?!

The man's my hero.

Yeah? What kind of hero

turns his back on his friends

when they need him most?

What's he talking about?

The governor called in the army,

and he don't need us.

Now, that's Jimmy talk.

Ever occur to you that

maybe he's right?

The railroad, the soldiers...

get some law and order.

That can't be a bad thing.

Lord, lord, lord.

You gotten good and greasy

with your words, ain't you?

What would Edward do...

If you was the one that was

buried six feet in the dirt?

Sh*t.

Damn it, lefty.

Cut me loose.

Cut me loose quick, before

I change my damn mind.

Ha ha! Cut him loose.

Now, tom, he doesn't like

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