The Bravados Page #3

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That's right.|It's our annual novena to St Anthony.

-Would you like to look at the prisoners?|-I'd like to finish my cigar first.

All right, there's no hurry.|Finish your cigar.

I think I'll stretch my legs.

It's open.

Jim?

Come in.

I'm on my way to church.|I thought that you might like to go.

I don't go to church any more.

Jim, I... I don't understand.

Very simple -I just don't go.

I'm sorry. Very sorry.

Josefa.

If you'll allow me, I'll walk you there.

Of course.

Stay down.

-Think the sheriff would let us go to church?|-No.

It's all right if I look at it|from the window, isn't it?

All right.

Everyone's going to church.

You think they'd pray for us, Primo?

Primo.

Will you pray for us?

You want me to?

You're a good man, Primo.|God'll listen to you.

-What should I pray for?|-That we go to heaven.

I can't do that.

But I will pray that God will forgive you.

I'll settle for that.

Was it Tucker?

How soon, do you think,|before he'll make his try?

When everyone's in church.

No talking!

I'm prayin', Primo.

Do you have any children, Jim?

-Little girl.|-How old is she?

Three.

Pretty?

She's pretty.

Like her mother was.

"Was"?

She's dead.

I'm sorry.

-Good evening, Sheriff.|-Evening, Josefa.

You must have been very much in love.

Still am.

Beautiful evening, isn't it?

Yes, it is.

Thanks, Josefa.

Guess I needed to talk to a woman.

There's a woman inside|I think you might do well to talk to.

Well, should we take a look|at our bad boys now?

Fine.

-Primo?|-Yes, sir.

-Everything all right?|-Yes, sir.

You go on to church now.|Mr Simms is with me.

-Thank you, Sheriff. Thank you, Mr Simms.|-And Primo...

Come back as soon as the service is over.|Mr Simms may wanna get to bed early.

Oh, that's all right, Sheriff.

-Take your time. Don't worry about me.|-Thank you, sir.

All right. On your feet, all of you.

Over here.

Can't we have|a little more light in here, Sheriff?

-Sure.|-I'd like to get a good idea of size and weight.

Hold him up while I get the key.

-There's a key dropped on the floor.|-All right, get it.

-I can't reach it.|-Reach with the dipper.

Reach!

Reach!

Blanket.

Come on!

-We take her along.|-She'll slow us down.

They won't rush us as long as we've got her.

Get the horses.

I think we're all aware of the shadow|that has fallen over Rio Arriba.

The gallows cast a shadow even at night.

Tomorrow four men are to die.

That they die is the just|fulfilment of Caesar's law.

But I remind you that these four men are|also creatures of God, eligible for His mercy.

Pray for them as He would.

If you recall,|there was also scaffolding at Golgotha.

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