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The man, Chester. What's wrong about him? Oh, well, he drove up to the long branch in a wagon and got down and went inside, and then he come back up. And then do you know what he did? And he drove off? No, sir. He's still there. What did he do, Chester? Well, he got a big old rifle out of his wagon and he loaded it. Then he put it under his arm and he's been walking up and down ever since. It's like he's waiting to shoot somebody. There. See him, Mr. Dillon? That tall, rangy fellow there. Yeah. See how he keeps looking up and down the street? Come on. Do you think he is out to shoot somebody? Well, I don't know, but it's worth asking him. Well, he sure picked a fine spot right across from the jail. Yeah, well, I'm glad he did. Anyway, he ain't gonna run very far with nothing but a team and wagon. Have you ever seen him before? No, sir. He's a stranger to me. He looks real country, though, don't he? Yeah, but he's not poor. That's a good wagon he's got. Looks brand new to me. Yeah. All right, stand aside now, huh? Yes, sir. Don't recall you, Mr. And my name is Dillon. Oh? I'm the Marshal here. Oh! Why, sure. I knew I'd heard that name, Dillon. Pleased to meet you. Well, this is Chester Proudfoot. Hello, Chester. How you doing? I'm Willie Calhoun, Marshal. I don't get to dodge but sell them, not to late. Well, you live around here? Got me a little place out at Spring Point. It's doing fine. I, uh, noticed you got a new wagon. Well, that's for Pearl. I wanted her to be proud. Hey, your wife? No. No Pearl Bender, Marshal. She's gonna be my wife. That's what I come to town for. I made up my mind. She works in the long branch here, doesn't she? I'm waiting for her to come along now. I made up my mind, Marshal. Is that what the rifle's for? What do you mean? Well, you've made up your mind, but maybe she hasn't. Oh, no. No, it ain't like that at all. I wouldn't force Pearl into nothing. Then what is the rifle for? Man's got a right to carry a rifle. Yeah, but the way you do it is like a man walking around with a six gun on his hand, ready to shoot. Now come on, tell me the truth, Calhoun. There ain't nobody gonna stop me and Pearl, Marshal. Well, why should they? They might try. Who might? I fight my own fights, Marshal. Now, I'm not here, you don't, not with a gun. I'll kill him. I made up my mind to kill him if he gets in my way. Now look, Calhoun, why don't you give me a little rest? Again now. Stay back. Here, Chester. Hold it on him. Got him covered, Mr. Dillon. You've got no right to do that. I'll do anything to stop and kill him. Are you gonna tell me who you're looking for? You're interfering. I ain't gonna tell you nothing. All right. Chester, take him over to the office and keep him there. Yes, sir. You can lock me up. I'm gonna get married. We're not locking you up, but you're gonna stay in my office till I find out about this. Okay, Chester. All right, get moving, Calhoun. 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So that's who it is. Webb Thorn, huh? Look, Matt, I don't know anything about all this. Pearl never talks much. But I've heard Webb say he'd shoot anybody who tried to run off with her. And Willie Calhoun says he'll shoot anybody who tries to stop him. How could Pearl be in love with this Calhoun? I've seen him a few times, and she and Webb have been thick ever since he started dealing fair over there, six months ago. Well, maybe Webb doesn't know about it. Well, he'll find out soon enough, won't he? Yeah. Say, that's an idea, Kitty. Hmm? And the sooner the better. And I'm going to be there when he does. How are you going to manage that? Uh, when Pearl comes back, send her over to my office, will you? Oh, OK, Matt. But this is going to make her awful mad. It's going to make all of them awful mad, Kitty. Well, if you've got any charges against me, I'd like to know what they are. I'm not arresting you, Webb. I told you that. And why are you taking me to jail? I'm not taking you to jail. Well, this is the jail, isn't it? It's also my office. Go on in. OK. What are you doing here, Calhoun? Go on in, Webb. You didn't let him talk none, Mr. Dillon. Just like you told me. Oh, good, Jesse. You're making trouble, Marshall. I don't like it. The trouble's already made, Calhoun. What trouble? Webb, I hear you've said that you'd kill any man that tried to run off with Pearl. Is that right? I sure would. Well, Calhoun here says that he'll kill you if you try to stop him. Try to stop him? What's he been up to? He came to town today to get married. Married? Mm-hmm. He and Pearl. And he brought a rifle with him. I don't believe it. That's my rifle chest is holding. I don't mean that. I mean about you and Pearl. I made up my mind. I'm going to do it. And you ain't going to stop me. I'll stop you. Webb, if they want to get married, they're going to. And there isn't going to be any trouble over it. Now or later. Who told you they want to get married, him? That's right, he did. But it's Pearl that's going to settle this. Either you or him. She can say right now which one of you she wants, and the other is going to get out and stay out. Is that clear? Why, sure, Marshal. That's fine with me. Pearl knows her own mind, don't you, Pearl? Go on. Tell him. Marshal, I never told Willie I'd marry him. What? I can't marry him. Yes, you can, Pearl. I've made up my mind. He's made up his mind. Sure I have. And I don't care what I got to do to get her away from you. Tell him again, Pearl. Willie, I can't marry you. I never said I would. Well, you can speak out, Pearl. You can. I'm telling you the truth. Please. Now, Pearl. Okay, Calhoun. You heard her. Leave her alone. Leave us both alone. Once I make up my mind, I never change it. I'd rather see her dead than with him. Look, Calhoun, Webb didn't stop you. I did. So you go gunning for anybody, and it's me. Well, I got nothing against you, Marshal. All right, then go back to your place at spring point and stay out of dodge till you get over this. I'll send your rifle out by somebody later on. You think I'm crazy, don't you? You'll forget all about this soon enough. So long, Pearl. Goodbye. You know, he is crazy. After this, you stay away from men like that, Pearl. Understand? Yeah, sure, Webb. Sure, I understand. Come on. I've got to get to work. All right. You handle this fine, Marshal. There'd have been a killing sure otherwise. Yeah. So long, Pearl. Goodbye, Marshal. Chester. Goodbye, Pearl. Oh, Mr. Dell and I feel kindly sorry for that poor Willie Calhoun. He sure had everything all wrong, didn't he? Something's still wrong, Chester, and I don't know if it's because of him and I hope I never find out. Two weeks later, I heard that Pearl and Webb Thorn got married and they moved into a house that Webb owned and Pearl quit working at the Long Branch. I figured that would settle things for good, so the first time I found a man riding out his way, I sent Calhoun's rifle back to him. Then I forgot about it until one morning just before daylight when Chester came running in and whooped me up. I got dressed and we went out under the plaza. It was that boy who worked out at Webb's house that come for Doc, Mr. Dillon, and then Doc whooped me up and said, come get you. What's all the trouble about, Chester? He didn't say except that there's been a shooting. Yeah, I know, but who did it? All the boy told Doc was that it happened in the sleeping room. He didn't say who did it or even who got shot. He's a real smart boy, isn't he? Well, it ain't his fault, Mr. Dillon. See, he heard a shot and then Pearl hollered through the door for him to go fetch Doc. Sounds like maybe she shot Webb, don't it? I mean, since it was her that called the boy. I will find out in a minute. Hey, look, they left the front door open. Yeah. Well, if it was Pearl, she can't run far. Doc should have brought you with him and sent the boy after me. I told him that, but the boy had already left. She's been shot, Pearl. Where's Webb? He's out of town. I went over to Abilene for a few days. Who told you the boy? Pearl did. She's still alive, man. Oh. But she won't be for long. If you want to talk to her, you'd better hurry. Who did it, Doc? She'll tell you. Go ahead. I'll wait here with Chester. There's nothing more than I can do for her. Hello, Marshal. Do you mind talking? Didn't talk. A little. Who did it, Pearl? I was asleep, Marshal. The window was open. I heard a man outside of Yale something. I don't know what it was, but I recognized his voice and I sat up and... and he shot me. Who? Who was it? Willie. Willie Calhoun? Why would he shoot me? He knows why I couldn't marry him. What? Webb said he'd kill me if I were left in. I know he would. You told Calhoun that? Told him enough. He knew. Guess I couldn't stand my being married to him. You didn't have much chance either way, did you, Pearl? I didn't know Willie'd do this. I wish you'd told me about Webb. It doesn't matter now. I see, Dark Marshal. Yeah, I'll go get him. Bye, Marshal. Goodbye, Pearl. She wants you, Dark. All right. First, tell me. Are you sure that she won't make it? She can't possibly live more in another half-armor. Okay, you stay with her. I got a man to run down. Ellen Dem is best. Stands out from all the rest. Ellen Dem's got everything. Everything? Everything. Best flavor? Ellen Dem stands out for flavor. The miracle tip draws easy. Let you enjoy all the taste. Best filter? Ellen Dem stands out for effective filtration. No filter compares with Ellen Dem's pure white miracle tip for quality or effectiveness. Best tobacco? Highest quality tobaccos. Low nicotine tobaccos. L and M tobaccos. Light and mild. Every way, Ellen Dem is best. Stands out from all the rest. How easy they draw. 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Even to escape being caught. He's kindly crazy, ain't he? Yeah, it's not going to keep him from hanging. You think he'll put up a fight, Mr. Dylan? Yeah, he'll fight. Ah, poor Pearl. I'm going out of the world and fill this up, Chester. I'll be right back. All right, Chicks. Move and I'll kill you. You turn around. Drop the bucket. Is that the rifle you used this morning, Calhoun? I'm going to use it again. I've got to kill you and Chester now. I'll get a bullet in you. You're going to drop your gun belt, Marshal. Real slow. Now go ahead. No. Go on. Do it. It's like I say, Calhoun, you can kill me but I'll get one bullet in you. You're awful willing to die, Marshal. It'll be worth it to take a woman killer with it. What? Any man that had ambushed a woman. What are you saying, Marshal? What woman? What woman? Pearl. Not Pearl. I didn't shoot Pearl. She heard your voice. She recognized it. Marshal, that wasn't Pearl. Of course it was. Now you're lying to me. Why are you lying to me? I got no reason to lie to you. Why should I? But it couldn't have been Pearl. Now you're saying it was just to drive me crazy. No. No, I know why you're doing it, to keep me from shooting you. Well, it ain't going to work, Marshal. You shot Pearl and she's dead. Doc said she couldn't live more than a half hour after I saw her. I don't believe it. That don't make no sense. Wait a minute. You thought it was Webb Thorn, is that it? Of course it was. That's his house. That's his bedroom. Webb's over in Abilene. No. He's been gone two or three days. What? I still don't believe it. What would Pearl be doing in his house? Why shouldn't she have been there? They were married. They was married. You didn't know they were married? How would I know that? When they get married. A couple of weeks ago? I wanted Webb Thorn. I wanted him so as he'd let Pearl go. He said he'd kill her. It's him I wanted. Well, you didn't get him, Calhoun. No. No. Now give me the rifle. Take it. I don't care no more. 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