Ride Clear of Diablo

My love went away far away

When he was wanted

Where's he tonight?

Even I cannot say

Away, far away

For many a day

Will we meet again?

And who knows where or when?

From here to Xian

Many men have been wanted

Who is the most wanted?

My love, wanted by me

Come on, Pete, it'll soon be daylight we've got a long ride to the ranch.

Away, far away

For many a day

Will we meet again?

And who knows where or when?

From here to Xian

Many men been wanted

Who is the most wanted?

My love wanted by me

Wanted

Wanted

He's wanted by me

Kate can't hold them much longer. We'd better get going.

Move along!

Get up son, get up! - What's wrong, Pa?

Somebody's running off our herd. Can't you hear it?

I'll go get Jack and Pete.

They didn't get back from town yet, Pa.

Never mind, come on!

Hyah!

There, Father!

Hyah!

Hi, Ed. Johnny said you had a letter for me.

Yeah, I have, O'Mara.

Didn't know where to forward it so, I just hung onto it.

Bad news, kid?

If it's any comfort I can assure you

your father and brother where given a decent Christian burials.

Thank you, Reverend.

Your father spoke of you often. He was very proud of you.

I'm not very proud of myself.

Might have been different if I'd stayed around here.

Don't condemn yourself for that, Clay.

These things happen without any apparent reason.

We can't understand them, we can only accept them.

What do you plan on doing now?

What would you do if you were in my position?

That's a pretty difficult question.

Many people would be inclined to seek some sort of retribution.

I'd have to advise against it.

Vengeance is mine sayeth the Lord.

It's more or less what I had in mind.

Yeah, but I'm not a minister.

I know that. That's what disturbs me.

Clay, do me a favour.

Think this thing over very carefully before you take any action.

That's what I've been doing ever since I left Denver.

Well, if there's anything I can do to help.

I'd like to see the sheriff.

I was hoping you would say that. Get in, I'll drive you over.

Come on, Buddy.

This is his place. - Thanks a lot, Reverend.

Buddy. Come on.

May I help you?

Yes.

That is, I was looking for Sheriff Kenyon.

He's not here right now. You might try his office.

I already did,

but they told me I might find him at home.

He's hard to keep track of sometimes, was it very important?

It's important to me.

I don't know what to tell you except,

you might ask at the Cantina Felice.

Thanks, I'll do that.

Or you can wait right here if you like?

If you don't mind?

You're new in town, aren't you? - Yes, ma'am, I am.

I'm sorry, I'm Laurie Kenyon, the sheriff's my uncle.

I'm Clay O'Mara.

Oh, I'm sorry about your family.

Did you know them?

Not very well, I used to see them at church.

You're from Denver, aren't you? - Well, I work out of Denver.

On the railroad? - That's right.

That must be very interesting work, travelling from place to place.

I like it. Have you ever been on a train?

No, but I'm going on one soon, to San Francisco.

Oh? I just came back from there.

Is it really as wonderful as they say it is?

Maybe even better.

If I knew when you were going, I might be there at the same time.

I could show you some of the sights.

I'd like that but I'm afraid my husband wouldn't.

You see, I'm getting married soon and we plan to make our home there.

Oh, I wish you a lot of happiness.

Thank you.

Well, if you show me where the cantina...

It's right on the main street, you can't miss it.

Thanks. Bye. - Bye.

What's yours?

I was looking for Sheriff Kenyon.

You're looking the wrong way, mister.

He's sitting over there.

Thanks.

Friend of yours? - I never saw him before.

Sheriff Kenyon?

What is it? - I'm Clay O'Mara.

Clay, I didn't know you were in town.

This is Tom Meredith, he was your father's lawyer.

Hi, it's a pleasure. I've heard a great deal about you.

Sit down.

I suppose you got my letter. - Yes, I did.

I'm sorry you didn't let me know you were coming,

I could've saved you the trip, the estate's been settled.

As a matter of fact, I have a bank draft for you ready for the mail.

No, I didn't come to settle the estate.

No?

No, I came to find out who did the killing.

So far, we don't know.

Any ideas?

All we know is, whoever did it ran off with your dad's cattle.

This county's full of rustlers.

Could you name me a few? I'd like to talk to them.

They wouldn't talk to you, son.

They might if I was wearing a deputy's badge.

What did you do for a living before you came here?

Railroad surveyor.

Then go on back to it. It's got a future.

I can't say the same for being a deputy in this country.

I'm not asking you to.

Furthermore, I don't hand out tin stars as licences for murder.

I don't want to kill anyone, I just want to talk to them.

Take my advice, get your money from John and get out of town.

I guess that means I don't get the badge?

That's right.

Well, in that case, I'll have to get along the best way I can.

Be reasonable, son.

I've done everything anybody could you're just asking for trouble.

I'm not asking for trouble but I might deal out a little of my own

when I find out what I want to know.

Wait a minute, Clay.

I think he's right, Fred, he's entitled to ask questions

and it would help if he were wearing a star.

Thanks, Mr Meredith.

That's all right, glad to do anything I can to help.

Could you give me an idea where to start looking?

I think maybe I can.

There's a man by the name of Whitey Kincade

that's in trouble with the law.

Still have that reward poster, Fred?

I think I have.

Here it is.

Where can I find him?

That will be a little hard but he used to have a girl over in Diablo.

Might get a line on him there.

Where's Diablo?

That's a few hours ride east of here.

I'll be ready to go in an hour.

All right.

Stop by the office and pick up a badge.

Whitey won't be very hard to find. - I didn't think he would.

Kind of tough sending a kid like him up against a gunman.

One thing I've always liked about you, Fred,

you're sentimental.

Hello, Laurie.

Hello, Tom.

Uncle Fred, you didn't tell me you made Clay a deputy.

I didn't think it was important.

Why'd you do it?

He wanted some authority to go looking for

whoever gunned his dad and brother.

Kincade didn't do it.

We can't be too sure of that, Kincade's a killer.

He'll kill Clay, too.

That's a chance he has to take if he wants to be a police officer.

Why are you so upset about it?

Well, it's...

I just think it's unfair

to send someone so young and so inexperienced out after a...

He asked for it.

If he wants a man's job, he has to do a man's work.

We both tried to talk him out of it. There's no reasoning with him.

Just the same, I think it's disgraceful.

You both ought to be ashamed of yourselves!

I wouldn't worry, chances are he won't even find Whitey.

Come on, Laurie, I'll walk you home.

Can you feed and water my horse?

That I can.

Can you tell me where I can find a Mr Whitey Kincade?

That I can't.

In case anybody's looking for me, I'll be in the saloon.

You lost, sonny?

Maybe.

Is that for real?

Yeah, why?

Strangers don't ask questions in Diablo, they just answer them.

What do you want here?

I'm waiting for somebody.