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for just the three of us

to ride in this country

They call this Coffin Rim. It's not famous

for the births that have happened here.

I'll bet you a dollar there

ain't an Indian within 10 miles.

You got a bet.

How're we gonna prove it?

Easy. Four Kiowas have got you in

their sights now. Don't look up!

Are you serious? When we hit

that ridge, you do as I do...

if you want to live long enough

for another promotion. Yes, sir.

Uh, you fellas

is lucky I was along.

You're right. I just

made an easy dollar.

Wilks and I will do

some cleaning up.

You contact the Seminoles

and tell them what I said.

I'll do what I can.

All right.

Schermerhorn,

I hate to bring this up,

but don't you think I oughta

hold the dollar? Just in case.

Uh-uh. if anything happens, I'm gonna

need some gambling money where I'm going.

Well, that Schermerhorn.

That feller could charm the Rocky

Mountains into goin' south for the winter.

Psst!

My father, Chief Maygro, said to

give you some food while he talks.

Rabbit, eh?

We call it Texas buffalo.

Say, you talk English

real good.

Why shouldn't I? I went

to school in San Antonio.

What's your name, honey?

Avis. It means bird. And do not

speak of putting salt on my tail.

Some fella already

beat me to it, huh?

Uh, my name is Wilks.

Sergeant Wilks.

And this fella here...

I forget his name.

Anyway, he's married

and got 16 kids.

You make him

sound interesting.

Uh, you like this life

out here? I hate it.

Would you like to spend your life in

a mud hut with corn husks for beds...

and rabbit

for food every day?

Well, uh, I might

if you was with me.

I won't be. I'm going someplace.

Any particular place?

Anywhere. It couldn't

be worse than this.

Maybe you and I could

work something out.

What I want,

you don't have.

Oh, try me.

Good food and clothes

and a decent place to live?

Well, that sure

lets out enlisted men.

What's your father

think about all this?

My father will not let me

leave. He won't? How come?

He says there's only one way

to get the things I want.

He could be right.

I don't care.

I know what I want. I'm going

to get it. Wait a minute.

There's a lot to be said

for bein' a nice girl.

Weren't you just suggesting

we could work something out?

I didn't mean... Who are you to

tell me what is nice and what isn't?

When I get the chance, I will

leave and I will do what I want.

Then you want us

to help you fight the Kiowa?

That's right, Maygro.

You Seminoles.

We are Kanyuksa Indians

from Florida.

Among our people,

'Seminole' is not a good word.

All right, Kanyuksa.

We number 300,

maybe 25 men

who could fight.

That's more than enough.

I try to understand... We have to

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