Cheyenne

Here's your two.

Two more.

That's in.

Gentlemen..

To every life a little rain must fall.

Yeah, but I've never seen it rain so steady.

One way.

Is that a general complaint? Or just a casual remark?

No complaints, mister.

We just want another chance.

- That's all. - Of course.

Anytime you say.

Thank you, gentlemen, for a very interesting evening.

Who is he? Where'd he come from?

He didn't say.

I still can't figure it out.

And with our cards.

- Goodnight. - Night.

Hey, you gents got a room here?

Come on in, Wylie.

'You, uh, surprised to see me again?'

Slightly.

I thought we closed our tally book a year ago.

You mean, we couldn't prove

you fleeced those fellows in Texas.

No.

Tally book's still open.

'You're a smart bird, Wylie.'

'But I think we finally got the salt on your tail.'

Really?

I could never catch any that way.

Where was I perched at the time?

Oh, maybe..

Carson City, Nevada.

In the ally behind the hotel.

That was self defense, Yancey.

Those fellows drew first.

Both of 'em? And you didn't get hit?

No.

You're fast, Wylie, but you ain't that fast.

How would I know she was the sheriff's daughter.

I couldn't find a badge.

Cut the jokes, Wylie.

You're lucky neither one of those men got killed.

But they're still very anxious to get ahold of you

in Carson City.

You wanna go back there with me?

Not if they're that anxious.

Why?

- Do I have any choice? - One.

Just one.

Take a look at this map.

You see those markings?

'Every circle means a hold-up.'

'And every hold-up means that Wells Fargo Company'

lost a lot of money.

Sometimes it was a bank safe.

Sometimes a stagecoach.

But every time it was the same man.

Working alone.

Very interesting.

Just where do I come in?

You know, I never held up anything.

Except cards.

Oh, I'm not saying it was you.

Whenever this fellow pulled a job

he always left a piece of verse.

Like this.

'"I'm happy the frontier is settling down.'

"With a thriving bank in every town.

"Let the riders and nesters deposit their pay.

'So I and my gun can take it away."'

'And he always signs it, The Poet.'

That poem alone is enough to hang the fella.

He's cost us over $50,000 on transfer jobs

we've insured for Wells Fargo.

And he's given us a black eye all over the West

because we can't catch him.

Every man we send after him comes back

with his tail between his legs.

If he comes back at all.

- What does he look like? - 'That's just the trouble.'

'We don't know what he looks like.'

But he knows us.

So, we're willing to make a deal with you, Wylie.

Nobody knows you in this territory.

You look like a gentlemen.

And I've got a hunch this bird does too.

Yancey..

You're about as smart as a private detective ever gets.

But, if you think I'm gonna do your dirty work for you...

Wait a minute, Wylie. Here's the deal.

You bring this fellow in, dead or alive..

With good proof either way..

And we'll forget we ever heard about you.

What's the reward?

Twenty thousand dollars. Why?

You say some of your men didn't return.

Sounds like a tough job.

We got a tip The Poet's organizing

a gang around Cheyenne.

There's a stage leaving for there in the mornin'.

Be on it.

Suppose I'm not?

You'll be on it.

Or you'll go back to Carson City.

That's the deal.

Whoever had that call for 6:15.

Well, when it's 6:15 you'd better get up.

Playing them newfangled contraptions anyway.

What'll they think of next?

Nine.

Ten. And that's all.

Ten pails of water.

Doggonit, that's enough to drown a buffalo in.

'Could you close that door?'

'There's a draft in here.'

'I said, would you mind closing that door, mister?'

Never mind the mister. What are you doing in there?

- Who me? - Yes, you, whoever you are.

You got a lot of gall. That's my bath tub.

Now, get out of it.

- Right now? - Yes, right now.

I'll give you two minutes to get out of the room.

Well, if you're gonna stand there, I'll have to walk

right by you to get my clothes.

O-oh, no, you won't.

I'll give 'em to you.

Oh, no, d-don't bring them around here.

I don't intend to. They're comin' in by themselves.

Now, that's where you made your mistake.

Now I am gonna take my time.

If there's one place that's sacred to a man

it's a bathroom.

Oh, we'll see about that. I'll call the manager.

'Go ahead. I'll wash him, too.'

Ah-ah-ah.

No peeking.

I hope you drown.

Don't worry, I've been in much deeper water than this.

Well, swim out of that.

- Yes, ma'am? - Cup of coffee, please.

Hey, Curly.

How much longer I got to wait for that Cheyenne stage?

Ain't no tellin'.

Could be soon or sometime after dinner.

What? You mean, I'm stuck with that bear steak again?

Well, take it or leave it, ma'am.

What a hotel this sheepherder runs.

No keys, no locks on the door.

Even have to barricade yourself in the bathroom.

No hard feelings I hope.

- No. - Good.

I've cooled off too.

Cup of coffee and a donut.

How about a donut, brown eyes?

Mm-mm.

They are brown, ain't they?

Mm-hmm.

Say, uh, where did we, uh..

Don't you remember?

Oh, yes.

As I soon as I got through I folded it up

and put it in the corner.

How long have you had it?

I don't know.

It's a cute little trick.

I was never in one like that before.

'Oh, there it is.'

'Cheyenne stage.'

Well, thanks. Goodbye.

I'm afraid maybe I... broke one of your legs holding it up.

But I'll be very glad to fix it for you.

Oh, no. I feel fine.

I tried to fix this tub up for you, lady

but I didn't have no time.

It's alright. Put those on the stage for me, will you please?

Well, thank you.

You sure did splash a lot of water

around up there.

'Stage leaving for Arapahoe'

'Coyote Springs and Cheyenne.'

'Get aboard if you wanna.'

'Take good care of this here thing, mister.'

'It's one them female problem.'

Anything else on your mind?

No. Get on.

'Hyah! Gallop.'

Hey! Ride.

Keep goin'.

Well we've got a long journey ahead of us.

I think maybe we oughta introduce ourselves, don't you?

I'm Emily Carson.

I'm James Wylie.

- You can call me Jim. - Oh, I will.

If you call me Emily.

Um, where was it you said we met, Mr. Wylie?

- I mean, Jim. - That was my mistake.

I had you confused with this lady.

But in the excitement I didn't quite get her name.