Mmm. Would you care for some coffee . Yeah. Two coffees, miss, please. My name is clayt a astrong. Huh . Clayton armstrong. My names clayton armstrong. Would you like to make 100 . Whats your problem . Iin love. What . Iiin lolove. Oh, uh. Ill have that piece of apple pie, maam. Oh, how can you speak of food at a time like this . Im in love. Yeah, well, ill force myself. Well, now, jane and i have been planning this marriage for weeks. Congratulations. Oh, you dont understand. Im desperate. You see, we are eloping and would you like some apple pie . Oh, no, maam, i would not. You see, shell be waiting for me tonight to help her steaeaout of her fathers house. Inly do need you, mr. Randall. Hows that . Well, you see, mr. Randall, im afraid o oheight. Oh. gunshots e most wonderful girl, mr. Randall. Id do anything for her, anything. That is, except get up on a big, high ladder. You know, i even get dizzy juststetting up high on a horse. You think thats good pie, huh . Mmhmm. Janes baking would put that pie to shame. I suspect shes about the best cook there is around. You a lucky fella. Oh, no, no, sir, im not lucky. Mmmm. I wish shed never stepped foot in the kitchen well, her father wont come right out and say , but thats why he forbids our marririe. See, janes been cooking for him ever since her mother died. Theres just two t tngs mr. Fairweather cares about thats janes cooking and prince, his prize stallion. Mr. Randall, will you help me . For 100, mister, ill marry you off to a Texas Longhorn steer. Well, ill give you 50 now and 50 after the wedding. Lets see your 50. Oh, i havent got it with me. Its over at my hotel. Well, lets go. Man armstrong its her father. I warned you to stay away from my daughter, and that includes writing. Oh, thats just a little ol bitty birthday card, sir. Her birthdays three momohs off. Nd i love one another, sir. Thats nonsense. Marriage isnt nonsense, sir. Marrying you is. Jane dont feel that way. Becausus you turned her head, you and yourity ways. I vowed to their mother that id take the best care of my daughters, and letting jane marry the likes of you thanks. And letting jane marry the likes of you is mighty far from the best care. I dont want it. Its his. Hes gonna be my best man, sir. Over my dead body. You mean over your stuffed stomach. What . All you really care about is janes cooking. There. I said it and im glad. Thats the last straw. You hear me the very last ststw mr. Fairweather, im sorry. Ii didnt mean what i said. Forgive me for r ing so rash. Mr. Fairweather . Mr. Fairwe he dont scare me none. Yeah . Well, he scared me. At 12 00. If he didnt hear the surrey, he aint gonna hear anything. Well, where do you think youre going . Whoa armstrong, hold the thing still, will ya . I am i am gunshots and the next ones for you. Ill give you just 10 seconds to get off this property. Now get out of here you heard what i said randall, you have got to help me out again. What you need is an army, friend. The situation has gradually grown worse. Janes sister delivered this note just now. Listen to this. Dearest clayton, ome for me today i love you and want to be your wife now. Or else this is goodbye. Yours hopefully, jane. Randall, what are we gonna do . We . Listen, after last night, im afraid of heights now. Oh, , you have got to figure some way to get jane out of that house. What do you suggest . Well, now, we just dont have to wait tillllfter the wedding. Ill pay you your 50 right now. So i will be at bebeons grove at 3 00 waiting for you and jane. What do you u an, waiting for me . You coming with me, pal. Oh, no, i cant. I forgot to tell you, im afraid of guns, too. Prince hey, prince here i am, darling. Lets go. Here, prince come here, prince prince do you hear me . Prince this is the most romantic adventure ive ever had. Yes, maam. Youre like a storybook hero. Yeah, well, i was getting g id for it. Its a job, see . Oh, i understand. Most heroes are babacally modest men. Yes, maam. You must be very lonely. No, maam. Have you ever thought of marriage . No, maam. Your own little wife waiting in your own little house. A friend beside you as you travel along the road to the end of the trail. No, maam. Here he comes right now. Whoa whoa, girl, whoa. Darling, darling. Randall . What have you done . This isnt jane. This isnt jane. This is her sister patience. Hmm . Bbut i love jane. Well, i love you, clayton. Yeah, but i love jane. Well, ill make you a good w we. Well, its jane i love. Oh, but please, clayton, please. What have you done with my darling . Let me be your darling, clayton. From the very first minute i saw you i you have ruined everything. Dont blame me. Well, i didnt bring her. I want jane. Nywhere. It might. Yeah, ll, uh, he wants your sister. But she isnt here, and as they say, any port in a storm. Well, thats not gonna thats not gonna work too well here. Look, youve got to get her. I paid you. Wheres your sister . Absent. Well, then were just gonna have to start all over again. Nonono, i wont go back to that house. I wanna get married, except for papa, hes the only twolegged male ive seen in years. Till today. From the first minute i saw you, i knew you were the man for me. What have you done with my jane . I locked her in the preserve cellar. Go yes, sir. A real man does his own eloping. Ill get you. Wait a minute. We must hurry. My father might be home any minute. I just want to find out, do you got any more sisters . No. One brat like patience is enough. prince neighs what kind of a life is thafor a man . Hmm . Bounty hunting. Did you see that poor boy . He was as thin as a rail. He needs a home. Huh . Who . Doesnt he . Who . That josh randall. He needs the lookingafafr from a loving wife. hoofbeats jane clayton, dearest. Darling. Josh oh, so brave, so fearless. Yeah, well, lots of luck. Wait. Im not married yet. Yeah, well. Lots of luck anyway. Y. But youve gotta see this thing through. Mr. Fairweather knows very well that the preachers in littlefield, and he just might try to stop us. In littlefield. Well, i hesitate to mention money at a time like this. Yeah, i know what you mean, brother, but you dont have to be hesitant. Excuse me, maam. Wed better hurry, darling. So strong, so fearless. Now, prince, youre gonna earn your keep, blast you. The preachers at a christening. Oh, the patter of little feet. Hes at the house next to the school. Well find it. Ill get h h. Reverend, sir, could you please hurry young man, you must not be in such haste. Marriage must only be entered into after due deliberation. Besides i need my book. Book . Yes, my book. Where is the book, sir . On the table, young man. , will you take her right hand in your right hand, ananthis side. And your hat, please . Hat . Now then, we are gathered together to take three eggs beaten to a stiff peak oh, why, no. No, this is my wifes cookbook. There you are, reverend. Hurry, please, sir. Now then, your names, please . Patience fairweather. Jane fairweather. Which is the bride . Well, i will be. No. Your name, young man . Uh, clayton armstrong, sir. Please hurry, sir. Then, we areathered together in sight othis company hoofbeats just keep going, reverend. Ill take care of this. Most unusual. Would you hurry it up please, sir . Yes. Please, sir. Please. E. Dearly beloved, we are gathered together fairweather, you wouldnt go to a w wding like that. Which im stopping. I wouldnt do that. Well, who says . I do. You wanna die . No, sir. I just want everybody to be happy. Happy . I havent had a happy day since that kidnanaer turned janes head. She wanted to go with him because she loves him. Im losing the best cook a father ever had. Hows that . Blast it if shes getting married. If there is any man present oined together, let him now speak or forever after hold his peace. E you man and wife, there is something i should like to say to you. Could you say them quickly and skip over them, sir . Young man, this is very important. Matrimony is a h hy estate not to be entered into unadvisedly or lightly, but reverently, discreetly, and soberly. What kininof a father are you . Ng for him now. She aint gonna be cooking for nobody. What does that mean . Well, they two gonna be living in a hotel room. No kitchen. By the power vested in me, i now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss theheride. or opens my baby. laughs what have you done to papa . Congratulations, son. You know what im giving you yng folks for a wedding present . The ranch. Well, where will you be, papa . In the kitchen, daughter, in the kitchen. Ll, ppy honeymoon. Thanks, dad. And hurry back. Come on now, get going. Bye. Bye. E. All you have to do is say yes. No. Ohohbut youre so thin. No oh, but you need me. Your daddy needs you. Her cooking . come, come, son. Faint heart never won fair lady. Charles. Yes, sir . I think weve earned our day of rest. That can wait until monday morning. Ill be finished here in just a few minutes, sir. Now, now, charles. I really dont mind. Yes, yes, i knowow you hate to leave loose ends hanging over the weekend. Along now. Mrs. Fairchild has a roast t iting. But i that, charles, is an order. Fromomrs. Fairchild. Well, thank you and thank mrs. Fairchild, sir, but, well, as soon as im finished here, im riding over to glotters junction. Oh . A young lady . Well. Im m ad to hear that. Its about time you got yourself a nice wife. Well, its not that serious yet, sir. Glotters junction is a long ride. Well, ill be leaving here in just a few minutes, sir. Some romeo you are. See you monday morning. nshots knock on door yeah. Mr. Randall . Uhhuh. Im charlie glover. Ive heard of you. Youre for hire . Yep. Ill pay you 200. whistles just for one days joyride, huh . Well, its not that simple. Ah, thats what i thought. Ive got 10,000 in here. Mmhmm. I stole it. You go talk to him. Mr. Randall, mr. Randall, would you please let me explain . Look, i cant afford to get in trouble with the law, you understand me . I just cant afford to. But, mr. Randall, im not a common thief. 10,000 isnt exactly common. Mr. Randall, this is s e first time that i ever took anything in my life that didnt belong to me. Youre sure getting off to a flying start. Yeah, but now i want to return it. I cant live with this. This money belongs in the safe whats stopping you . Well, you see, i wasnt in this alone. Theres another man by the name of sam vickers. Well, the whole scheme was his idea. Now, i know that that doesnt excuse me, but now that i want to do the right thing, im afraid that sam vickers will try and stop me from getting back to traceyville. Well, wheres this ckers fella now . I dont know. Will you please help me . Yeah. Good. Give me the money. Huh . The money. Oh, well, i told you the moneys here in the bag. No, no, i mean the money you are gonna pay me. Oh, well, my own money is still in the safe of the traceyville express office. See, in my hurry, i happened to forget it. Oh. Yeah, lets go. I, uh. Oh, i beg your pardon. You dropped something. Glover i can manage. Josh . Hello, frank. I thought you were staying over. Got some work. On sunday . Gotta get ready for monday morning. Well, see you, josh. Whats the trouble . Thats the road to center city right there, isnt it . Yeah. You u ow, i think well cut over and take this road. Yeah, but center city is the shortest way to traceyville. Not if vickers is there wawaing for us it wont be. Thats what youre paying m mfor. Lets go. Anything, mr. Ckers . Dedededly, joseph. Hes there. Was. He came to look up a gentleman by the name of randall and then d darted. So we talk to this randall. Unfortunately, he departed, too, and you thought Little Charlie was stupid. Every once in a while my faith in my fellow man is sorely tried. But theres no time to dwell on that now. groans you all right . Yeah, im all right. Im all right. Oh, i just had the wind knocked out of me. Take it easy. Look, we cant waste any time. Ill get him. Wait, wait. Youll come back, wont you . Thats a thought, isnt it . hoofbeats neighs good afternoon, charles. [narrator] what if you had a medical emergency away from home . My chest hurts, i cant breathe. [narrator] what you need is mobilehelp, americas premiere mobile medical alert system. Most systems only work at home, but with mobilehelp, you get help outside the homom Cellular Networks at the press ofof button. I couldnt dial 911 because i was out of it. I just pususd the button and when i woke up i was in the hospital. I dont have to worry about if im near help or if i even know where i am. I have mobilehelp, they know where i am. I have a number of health issues. If you were to call 911, they would not know what your issues are. 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Vickers, 10,000. Bring the lad to me. Steady, my boy, steady. Here, sit down here. Now, look what youve done, joseph. groans there. There, thats better. Now, i dont approve of violence, charles, but youve been very stubborn and very untruthful. No. No, ive told you the truth. Now, lets startrtrom the beginning again, shall we . Now, you ran off with the money becacae you wanted to keep all of it. No. Then what . I told you. I wanted to return it. Now, really, charles. Its the truth. I got back to traceyville with the money. And where is the money . Its on its way to traceyville, with randall. Why didnt you go with him . I told you. I told you my horse threw me and then ran away. Ive tried to be nice, charles. gasps charles, im willing to give you one more chance. Now, all i want is the simple truth. Ive told you the truth. Now, joseph, thats enough. You want the truth out of him, dont you, mr. Vickers . Theres a possibibity that he may have told it. Huh . Part of it. Theres also the possibility that randall may return. Like to wore me out catching that horse of yours. Say, you sure you dont want me to take care of this money now . Well, here you go. Ster, with your hands up, or your head gets blown off. I dislike handling firearms except under certain conditions. Charles, if you please. Well, joseph, i believe that finishes our business here. Good afternoon, gentlemen. Look, i wanted to try and warn you. I saw some fresh tracks when i was riding in. I figured maybe vickers got to you. Well, i told you id come back for you, didnt i . But dont you understand . . I dont count. The only thing that matters is the money, getting the money back to traceyville even without me. Now vickers has got the money. No, he aint got the money. All hes got is your empty bag with my shaving equipment anantowel in it. Wheres the money . In my saddlebag. groans you dont think maybe he couldve spent some of that money . Oh, not charles. Hes a man of integrity. Besides, he didnt have time. Maybe we oughta make sure. E. Hmm. You have a suspicious mind, joseph, but go ahead. Mr. Vickers. sighs thunder looks like its gonna storm. Oh, i think itll blow over. No, no, its gonna storm sure enough. If i remember, theres an abandoned mine over that lift over there. I think we better make for it. I hate getting all wet. clicks tongue thunder got a match . How long we gonna stay in here . Till it lets up. But maybe its gonna keep on raining all night. It wont. Look, how long of a ride is it from here to traceyville . We can make it by sunup. You mean if it stops raining . Look, well make it. Mr. Fairchild gets to the office at 8 00. You can set your clock by y m. Were gonna get wetter in here than we would outside. Lets go see if we can find a cubbyhole somewhere. If we dont get there before mr. Fairchild, this whole thing is for nothing. Look, well make it. shivers im just not gonna be comfortable in here. Well, its the best accommodations i could get on such short notice. Come on, charlie, sit down and relax, huh . Im not gonna relax until that moneys in the safe. Try. horse snuffles come on, now, you gonna start getting me as nervous as you are. board squeaks vickers charles . Charles . Charles . Now, charles, i know youre in there. This is the only way out, so be sensible. Charles, im all alone and i wanna talk to you alone, so theres nothing to fear. Charles, you know i dont carry a gun. Yes, i hear you. I i nt to talk to you, charles. What about . The money. Are you coming . No, you come here. As you wisis now, remember, im all alone and iiunarmed. Well, well be leaving now, charlie. Morning. Charles . Good morning, mr. Fairchild. The shades are drawn. I thought at first you didnt get back. No, sir, ive got an early customer. Morning. Morning. Much obliged. Much obliged to you, sir. Charles . Yes, sir . Uh, yes, sir. But i must say im very glad to be back, sir. . . Reagan. Timemeasnt made you any prettier, paladin. I saw him earlier today, hanging around with an old man. They met me at that old way station. N. The old mans dead. Well. He dont keep it secret from his friends. gunshot have to sooner or later, why not now . Because his hands are tied and he doesnt have a gun. I dont know, paladin, maybe you like the fit of a pine box. Ed buhl, my deputy. Paladin. Paladin, if there is value in the life i saved for you that day in claremore, i now claim the forfeit. Reagan. There is value in the life. And i do pay my debts. Reagan. Youve never met monica. Shes a beautiful woman, paladin. And shes my wife. This is her homemewn. Its, uh. Ben turners hometown, too. Thats how it started. Texas ben turner . Uhhuh. Hes coming home after six years in yuma prison. 10 days ago, he. Sent me this. Reagan, in 10 days, im coming back for monica. If youre still there, ill enjoyoyilling you. Ben turner. I took this job a couple of years back. Well, marrying me i guess he cant believe that. And this one. Any more like him coming in to help . Oh, therell be more. Six, 10. Who knows . Waiting for ben turner to take up where he left off. Well, you sure aint much of a start. Ive seen him kill better than you, sheriff, lefthanded. Those friends of yours. Those texas men thatll be drifting in. Will they die for ben turnerssause . Oh, all of us may die come on. Even a condemned s sriff gets a last meal. Hey, sheriff. Ben will have four bullets in you before you even think about drawing. laughing this is paladin. Thank you for being here. Oh, he always pays his debts. Meantime, he could stand some food. Its ready. Ill put it on the tabab. Well . She is beautiful. Please, sit down. Mrs. Reagan . We might just as well discuss this now. With your deputy, there are three of us. Who else in this town will help . Nobody. I told you, this is his hometown. Oh, weve asked. Well, mrs. Reagan, your husband is the sheriff. This town remembers ben turner as a p pkcheeked kid who stole apples from its orchards ill get some coffee. Left this town six years ago. Now, every man in this town couldnt possibly have known him. Every man in this town knows the reputation of texas