The Man from the Alamo Page #4

I ain't tryin' to defend him.

I reckon I'm as good a Texan

as any of you.

All right, you soldiers,

take him down and lock him up.

Seor Stroud! That's one of the men

who were in the Mexican uniforms.

Are you sure? - You think I forget

the man who killed my father?

Stroud, you better get out of town.

Maybe I like it here. - I don't care

what you like. Get out of town!

What'll we do with him?

- Let's string him up! - A rope, Ed!

Stand back, everybody!

We'll have no lynchings in Franklin.

I'll try to get you out of here alive,

Stroud. Get on your horse and go.

I got business here. - Get out or I'll

throw you in jail. - I'm not leaving.

You're not only a coward, Stroud.

You're a fool.

Get on. Get his hat there.

Sort of gave you

a rough time, didn't they?

Oid the same to me.

Got an awful lot of law in this town.

Seems like.

- My name's Oawes. What's yours?

Stroud.

So you're the guy who quit the Alamo.

What I heard,

there wasn't much use in stayin'.

Man's a fool to buck a game

if the cards are stacked against him.

A lot of guys didn't feel that way.

- They ain't walkin' around, either.

What you figure on doin'

when you get out of here?

Get myself hung.

- I mean if you don't get hung.

Maybe do what a lot of others

are doing. Join the Mexicans.

What do you mean by that?

Thought you were smart enough

to figure that out. - Maybe I am.

A lot of good men on the Mexican side.

- I heard of some.

As long as we understand each other.

- I figure we do.

Fine. Let's figure a way

to get out of this place.

It's been done before.

- How? - You'll see.

Beth, Kate, hurry up!

We're almost ready to go.

I've got the money from the vault.

Where do you want it? - Put it here.

Ready? - Just about. - Alright men,

check your equipment. Ready to roll!

Shame we have to leave here so soon.

- Yeah, I'd sure like to be here

when they break Stroud out of jail.

- That's one hanging I'd like to see.

Hey, maybe that's them now. - Who are

you expecting? - Friends of mine.

It's just some kid.

- Maybe it's a friend of mine.

I didn't know you had any.

Wagon train is leaving now, Seor.

The soldiers go with it.

You better go back. - I'll not leave

you. You are my father now.

They say after the wagon train goes,

they will take you out and hang you.

Nobody's gonna hang me, boy.

Carlos, the wagons are leaving.

- I'll not go!

I'm your father now, right? - Yes.

And a good son always obeys

his father, right?

That is true. - Then go with the lady.

- But they will kill you. - No.

You're going to obey him, aren't you,

Carlos? - Please take care.

Be good to the boy.

Where'd you pick up the kid?

- He's an orphan. - And a Mex.

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