 I was beginning to think that you were no longer a boy that you were now a man. I was wrong You're acting like a stupid child have gone Will travel starring mr. John Dana as Paladin San Francisco 1875 the Carlton Hotel headquarters of the man called Paladin Yes Hello a boy come on in Want me to take tray and glasses downstairs now? Yes. Thank you. You have long talk with man up here this afternoon Yes, he's an old friend of mine a Colonel Amos R. Leland the United States Army now retired Oh, he's a ah and the colonel's father was general Amos R. Leland United States Army now deceased perhaps you remember him Oh general Amos R. Leland No, sir As a matter of fact, I guess there's been an Amos R. Leland carrying a high rank in the United States Army since Well, since the United States had an army Amos R. Leland seems to be in rut Well, it looks like the present generation is going to put a stop to it Amos junior is a second lieutenant and he doesn't seem very enthusiastic about it Oh, I was junior don't like on me Yeah, the colonel has heard indirectly that the boy is going to resign as Commission. Oh Resigned mm-hmm. He wants me to check on it. Oh, you go Snoopy for Colonel Well, I wouldn't put it that way. Hey boy, I know young Leland. He's a fine boy If he has some problem, maybe I can help him seem to me. Maybe Amos junior just don't like army That's quite possible. 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There's no upset That's why many doctors and millions of people use x-lax with complete confidence x-lax the laxative that helps you toward your normal regularity gently overnight It was late in the day when I reached Tucson I Checked into a hotel and early the next morning rode out to Fort bleaker Where young Leland had been transferred after a brief tour of duty with the War Department in Washington When I reached the stockade gates I dismounted and crossed the dusty parade ground of the low squat administration building to inquire where I might find the Lieutenant I was directed to his room in the boq the bachelor officer's quarters Hello Amos good to see you Paladin what a surprise What brings you to this God forsaken place you? Well sit down Thank you Amos I See no reason to beat about the bush your father asked me to look in on you Got wind of my resignation. Yeah, we're dad I'm afraid. I'm quite a disappointment to him Paladin. Well, he he's disturbed about you and I'll admit that I'm puzzled as I recall Amos you graduated from the Academy with honors What happened very simple when I was in Washington the job I had gave me access to certain files going through them one day I uncovered an irregularity that I felt merited the attention of my superior officers So you brought it to their attention, of course Did they act on it immediately here? I am as far away from the department as I can get Amos when you were in Washington was it part of your job to go through the files? No, oh I see You were meddling I don't call it that You were prying into something that didn't concern you I discovered a gross blunder I think it concerns me and every American did it serve any of us Americans to bring the blunder to light Did any of us benefit from in my opinion the bumbling of the army should be exposed at every opportunity? So I have to resign. Well, I think you've come to a wise decision Amos The army apparently is no longer the place for you. I agree, but I hope they don't wait too long to accept my resignation After Fort Bleaker, I don't know where they can send me except to the firing squad Have you been peeking in the files again? Not just the files I've been snooping around the whole territory and this time I really have something like what like this setup smells to high heaven Now couldn't you have been a little hasty in drawing your conclusions? You've been here how long now long enough to unearth some startling facts about the way things are run out here And this time I'm not going to trust my information to go through channels I'm going straight to the great white father the president. Yes, I Can't act as an officer in the United States Army, but I can't act as a private citizen Well Amos, I must remember you were no longer that boy. I used to know you're a man. It's your life Yes, the only one I've got right now. I'm hoping I'll be able to hang on to it for a while What do you mean by that? I'm skating on awfully thin ice paladin My plan must not be discovered Good evening Pedro. Oh, Mr. Paladin. I think you go already back to San Francisco. No, I decided to stay a while a beer, please Hot night Thank you Senor Paladin, yeah, you are a friend of the Lieutenant Amos Leland Yes, I am I saw him yesterday. I am also his friend. He was in here today look for you He was here in Tucson. See Have you any idea where I can find him? Maybe I Would think at la casa delgado. Where's that? Is a little hotel here in old town down the street around corner You find him, Senor Paladin. My friend Amos Leland seemed to have big worry Thanks Pedro Amos. It's Paladin Amos, hey, what's the idea put that gun away come in come in and close the door and lock it sure There you weren't followed were you? There's no one with you. No, what's the matter with you? Sorry, I guess I'm just plain scared Pedro at the Contina said you were looking for me. Yes, I wanted to talk to you All right, let's talk. Well, there isn't time now every second counts. I've been waiting till dark now. I gotta move fast Where are you going? I? Gotta hide out for a while Amos has the army's acceptance of your resignation comes through no no not yet then you're deserting well I guess you can call it that I I think of it as saving my neck Somebody's out to kill me Paladin is somebody whose toes you might have stepped on with your snooping. I suppose so I'm I'm not sure who could have found out, but I'm being followed somebody took a shot at me last night I'm scared, and I'm running out. Well, you're gonna get yourself in a real jam this time. You let me worry about that wait Paladin here you take this map map one for it's the information I told you about I have the documented proof of my findings It's all in a chest buried in a safe place. Now you keep the map. Well, what do I do with it? Well, it'll be safer with you, but Don't do anything until you hear from me. I'll get in touch with you somehow Don't do it this way Amos if you have information that you honestly feel should reach the president Let me help you see that he gets it, but go back to the fort don't desert Paladin. It's too late for that It's too late for anything except just what I'm doing Amos yesterday I said you were no longer a boy that you were now a man. I was wrong. You're acting like a stupid child I know what I'm doing. You don't and I'm not gonna let you make a fool of yourself. Now come on You're going Amos who did it who shot you? I I'll track him down Amos. Could you see who it was? No, it's too dark. Let's get you to a doctor. No No, Paladin. Yes The map the map. Yes place of singing water to Tolica Amos Amos Magikersen, my name is Paladin. Oh, yes sit down. You were with lieutenant Leland last night when he Most unfortunate thing. Yes, it was Major early this morning. I followed the tracks of the horse that rode away from the scene I finally lost the trail about oh four miles south, but This was an unshod horse an Indian pony Strange doesn't follow the pattern. That's not the way an Indian kills. No, I don't think it was an Indian You have any suspicions. No, not really Major, what do you know about the lieutenant's off-duty life while he was here at the fort? Well, not much he was a strange one didn't mingle kept to himself Well, we seemed busy poking around alone Do you know what he was doing? No He was gathering evidence of incompetence and bungling in the army to present to the chief executive What that's right? It was a sort of crusade Well, the one who was so busy Lord knows he could find enough of it around here Major it's a sad thing to see a man die for a cause he believed in Paladin Lieutenant Leland was young. He was impatient. He allowed himself to forget his lessons on military strategy But sometimes it's necessary to take other than the shortest route to achieve an objective Yet yet to find out that battles are not won easily or without some margin for error I think he died for a cause. He knew was right Just what are you getting at Paladin? What right have we to be tolerant of corrupt practices? Or to be intolerant of youthful impatience Maybe a little more poking around meddling is what we need. I repeat just what are you getting at Amos? Leland was murdered major because in his poking around he uncovered something pretty hot. He compiled documents of his findings and Major it's only fair to tell you that I'm gonna try to locate them and if I do I Feel obligated to carry out the boys plan and see that they're placed in the hands of the president Well, I can't stop you Paladin But before you get too involved Think it over Hey Pedro, you see Does the place of singing water mean anything to you? Yes, and your what? It is most beautiful spot on all Apache reservation. It does Taliqa mean anything to you See Taliqa is most beautiful girl on all Apache reservation She's daughter of great chief Only now it is so sad sad now Taliqa will cut her pretty hair and Make dirty with soot or pretty face and wear the ugly dress. Why is that? For the great sorrow It is a Apache way She will mourn her husband Our good friend lieutenant Leland her husband Amos was married to an Indian girl Taliqa was his wife in Apache marriage ceremony Only a patch is not this and I know it and now you know it Pedro Here Yeah, this map here Does this make any sense to you? Oh but of course This mark this is tree that leans and here is cradle rock This map this is place of singing water. I want to go there Pedro. Will you show me the way? Seguro Now you're sure there's the right spot The map says well that wiki up there. What's that that is wiki up of emus Leland and his wife Taliqa They really made a home together Well, thanks Pedro. You might as well go back now. I'll see you later You dig senior Paladin you dig you find what you look for Yes, goodbye Pedro. Thank you It is not much deeper and a bit this way. Oh Well, I I'm not mean to start with you. Please forgive me. I am Taliqa Taliqa, you are beautiful Yeah, Taliqa, my name is Paladin Paladin. Oh, yes You were friend to emus Leland Your spade mr. Paladin this way now Big here. Oh All right Hey, yeah, you see the corner of wooden box. That is what you want. Well Yeah, it must be oh Have I your permission? Yes, mr. Paladin take it there You seem to know about this box Taliqa Yes, I do Do you know what's in it? Yes Bitterness Bitterness What are you trying to tell me Taliqa this? It is not in every man to be warrior mr. Paladin No, but if it is not in man to be warrior this man will say let others be warriors I will do what is for me to do He will not hold bitterness in his heart abuse those who are warriors What you're saying is that emus became bitter toward the whole army because He would never make a decent soldier is that it yes It is not easy for a man to have knowledge that he must fail When he is expected to prove himself as one of a line of great fighting men But my husband did not look deep within himself to know this I Knew it I loved him very much Well, I thought it was something I could do for emus to take the information in this box to the president as he had planned to do Mr. Paladin the great white father is welcome to it But it will burden him A box filled with hate and longing and anger but take it I have now to do what I must do. What's that Taliqa? You are not stranger to our country mr. Paladin You know Apache custom for the dead to burn all the personal belongings. Yes There is not much I had only part of his life The wiki up The buckskins he wore here To bow my brother made him Things from our home Taliqa This belongs with the rest of his things The buck yes Take it burn it too Thank you It is right. I'm sure it is It's still Amos died for what is in that box No matter what prompted that He was a martyr to a cause This will disturb you always Well, it's not mr. Paladin I'm afraid so it must not Did you know that Amos Lillian was soon to resign from the army? Yes Did you know that his plans were to return to the east coast of the country? And marry a girl to whom he has long been betrothed No I didn't know that Do not be disturbed mr. Paladin Amos Lillian did not die a martyr to a cause He died because he betrayed an indian girl Taliqa yes I killed him Mr. Paladin You please move so missy wong can map in that corner. Oh sure I'm sorry miss wong and I guess my mind was some other place Mr. Paladin Seem like since you come back from trip you'll mind some other place last time. Yeah, I guess that's right Well, that was a disturbing trip miss wong Hey boy say you go to soup Snoop I guess you could call it that hey boy say You go to see if boy have problem Boy have problem mr. Paladin Yes, he did But there wasn't much I could do about it This real problem was deep in the recesses of his mind And he wasn't even aware of it Get all mixed up Farah, mrs. James and I both say you're the best housekeeper we know You wouldn't say that today. 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