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I thought we'd be quite of it by now. We'll be moving along directly. We ain't never a lot of gag ground I guess before. We got a reason now. And I'll be back a little bit. Where are you off to now? We're just over to that table. Oh, see. Ain't that nice. You got any objection? Sure, I have. You ain't got no business wasting time on a saloon gal. I'm not wasting my time. You know, women living in a waste of time and has work to be done. I'll see you later. Even, Miss Kitty. Oh, Shade. I, uh, seen you come in. Sit down. Have a drink. I've figured I've done enough drinking for right now, but I'd admired to talk for a spell. Well, it's nice of you, Shade. Most people come in here don't have much on their minds except whiskey.

And they don't know what they're missing. Shade, I've been around noisy trail hands too long to be taken in by soft soap. I ain't using none, Miss Kitty. No. That's for true. You say things pretty nice, Shade. I bet the Marshall has some nice things to say to you. That? He wastes about as many compliments as he wastes bullets. You're pretty good friends, ain't you? You and the Marshall? We've known each other a long time. The way to see he thinks you're smart enough to talk to. It's sure I've seen him do it often enough. Well, sure. He has to talk to somebody. I'm handy. The way I look at it, he's a lucky man. Sure. I mean it. I wish I was going to be around permanent like I'd give him a run for his money. Are you planning to leave soon? Yeah, I'm pushing on to Texas in the day or two.

As soon as I get a little job finished here in town. Well, I'm kind of sorry to hear that. I haven't kind of used to seeing you these past few days. I mean to see as much of you as I can while I'm here, Miss Kitty. If it's all right with you. Sure it is, Shae. Hi Kitty. You ready? Oh, hello, Mack. Ready for what? I told you I'd come by and take you longer supper tonight. Oh, yeah. Sure. I'm mad. You know, Shae Murdock? Oh, Murdock. I've seen you around the last few days. Yeah, I've been here all right, Marshall. All right, Kitty, let's go. I'm sorry to run off this way, Shae, but I'll see you before you go, will you, morning? Sure you will. You'll be coming back here tonight, won't you? Oh, yeah. Yeah, I guess I will. I'll be waiting. Well, come on, Kitty. Oh, I'm not coming. Goodbye, Shae. Miss Kitty.

You sounded like you were saying your last earthly goodbyes. What might seem strange to you, but there are folks who like to do things in a nice way. Oh, bad drifter? He's no drifter. He's a town on business. And he's a very nice fellow. All right, Kitty. All right. Let's go eat. Oh, my God. Oh, yeah, yes. I'm surprised that you're able to eat at all, Matt. Where are the tooth looks? I'm sure on the other side. Hmm. Have a bad tooth, Matt. Oh, it's one of the worst I ever saw. Oh, yes. Oh, it's going to be quite a pain for job getting that out. Yeah, it's going to be a job of it.

You might have mentioned it. You had other things on your mind, remember? You're going to pull it out? Yes, I am. Tonight. Well, midnight, I expect. Midnight? At the fancy hour for tooth pulling, isn't it? Yeah, it's a foolish hour, yes, maybe. But the Marshall's a stubborn man. What does that mean, Matt? Doc's the one who's making a story out of it as Kim. What about it, Matt? Well, Matt's going to need a lot of liquor and up to dead in the pain before I start. Well, Matt won't do it like a normal person. He's insisting I'm going through it at night so that he can sleep it off by morning. The stubbornness was very muted. The liquor won't taste as good in the morning, Doc. All right. We've agreed to do it your way, haven't we? Yeah, but you better start getting some liquor down your producing, because you're so stiff-necked. It's going to take a while to get any effect. Don't worry, Doc. If we run out of whiskey, Kiteel will send us up some more, won't you, Kiteel? Well, I'm certain, Matt. Do you want me to stay around, Doc? Maybe I can help hold him down.

Where, no, maybe? No, you go along, Kiteel. I'd be glad to help. You don't want to keep that nice fellow waiting, do you? Hello, Sam. You're getting going all right? Oh, back so soon, Miss Kitty. No, I'm back. Well, things going fine, not much business, though. Kind of quiet. All right, I'll add to see you back, Miss Kitty. Hello, say. I got a table over there. Care to sit down? Might as well, I guess. Oh, you sure do run a nice place here, Miss Kitty. Thanks. I ain't expecting to run into nothing like this in Texas. At least ways I ain't expecting to run into nobody like you down there.

I'm not going to be able to do anything. I'm not going to be able to do anything. I'm not going to be able to do anything. I'm not going to be able to do anything. MAN 2, I am expecting to run into anybody like you down there. This is cooking. Oh, I wasn't expecting to run into not just girls who think I could settle down there. Who, who, who, who, who, who, who, prove, prove I could settle down there? I was expecting to run into anybody like you down there. He's suppose I will. Miss Kitty? Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't kick you out. Why, I was just talking about how, I'm heading for Texas. Oh, yeah, Texas. do you know when you're leaving? Is there something to matter with the marshal? Even lawmen get toothaches. Toothaches, huh? Well, the doc's gonna pull it for him, is that it? Just as soon as he gets enough liquor down him. Is he gonna pull it tonight? The math wants plenty of time to sleep it off.

Doc says he'll be groggy most of the time. I guess he ain't gonna be up and around first thing in the morning. I don't think so. Well, I'm just kidding, that's interesting. Just mighty interesting. Oh, come on now, shave. You can sympathize with a man who's got a toothache, even if he is the marshal. You're right, man. I give him my sympathy. Now, the next time you see him, you tell him that, huh? Well, here it is. Here's another bottle, Doc. Oh, thank you, Jason. Thank you. So, here you are, Matt. Now, start to work on this one. I am sure, like... I don't want any trouble. Take a lot to fill him up, don't you? We're all sticking lots of night. But you can never tell about whiskey, Jason. Sometimes you can just take two drinks. And you'll do something to your... Well, you'll do things you wish you hadn't. Yeah, I'll do things you wish you hadn't.

No, I've seen that happen. I've seen it happen, too. See who? Well, yes, I get you. Now, go on, man. Go on, stop talking and drink it down. Drink it down. This isn't a social gathering. All right. All right, Doc. Oh, well, this whiskey isn't good enough to drink like that. Well, you feel just as bad tomorrow as if it was. Go on, drink, go on. All right. Trust him. Yes, sir? How was the town? It's fine. Thank you, Mr. Don. That's good. That's very good. You won't be sure and keep it just like that that way.

Oh, yes, indeed, I sure will. Because you're going to be in charge now for a while. You know that. Yes, sir. I know that, Mr. Don. That's good, that's good. Because you... You got to remember... Remember that Zoby on folks like him want to marshal with some charges every minute. Oh, yes, sir. I thought you were in... You're going to take much to be a marshal, you know. All you got to do is... Care about certain things and not care about certain other things. If you understand that, don't stress it. Oh, yes, sir. I certainly do. Well, I don't think I can understand Mr. Don, but the way you say it... He makes it seem like I can understand it. Yes, all right. All right, Chessie. Help me get him over to that big shit. Who's got to care about the civil society? Now, don't you worry, Mr. Don, our door of us... You worry about us, fine.

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Yeah, Ben, like I was saying, plant nothing's hard about running a Marshall's office. That's so fast, sure. Mr. Dune, you were talking about it just last night. All you got to have is a town to watch out for. Yeah. And you got to have this. McDonald's is putting value back on the menu. Whether you're craving a big bite, you're going to have to have a bite. McDonald's is putting value back on the menu. Whether you're craving a big Mac, McNuggets, or sausage, egg, and cheese, McGrittle's, make it a meal and save. Your favorite is now your wallet's favorite, too. Extra-value meals are back. Get a big something extra. With a big Mac or 10-piece McNuggets, fries, and a medium Coke all for just $9. Limited time only, promotion pricing may be lower than meal pricing. Kind of mind to watch out for it. Looks to me like a broom might come in handy, too.

Well, now they ain't no call to make no remark like that. Hey, Justin. How it is? Well, holy under. Oh, isn't much. Well, he ain't here right now, but I'd be pleased to help you. You better find him in quicks. Well, now I can't write. Do you know where he is? Well, sure. You tell him to come on down to the bank and to come quick. It's been robbed! What? I'm just in the shirt. Oh, my goodness. Oh, well, I guess I better get on down here and see if I can learn nothing for you to see, Chester. The banks been robbed. The fellows are done at their off-scot free. Safe was blow-dryed open. You better go get the Marshall Chester. This is going to take more than a broom. All right, now you better go and get him, Chester. They're going to be sending out a posse without it. All right. All right, it... You know, you sure don't mean much getting left in charge of a town. Doc? Well, just a year out early.

Where is it? Who? Mystery door in the course? Why is it there? Sleeping dog. I got a seam. Ah, nah, Chester. There's nothing to worry about. Everything came out just fine. I know, Doc. But I... Nice job. I got to go in there. Go ahead then for heaven's eggs. He won't know anything about it. He'll be asleep for some time yet. You don't understand, Doc. We got to wake him up. We got to do no such thing. We got to, Doc. The banks been robbed. Tom Johnson's been shot. Well, Doc, this just ain't the kind of thing I can be in charge of. The town just won't stand still for nobody that Mr. Dillon taking care of it. All right, Chester. Come on. We're awake. That's an awful shit. What are you doing here, man? Man. Oh, man. Come on. Wake up. Uh. Come on, man, Doc. Come on, Doc.

Good. You better get me some water, Chester. No more water, all right? Come on, Doc. All right, Chester. Hey, hey, come on. Whoa, look. Get some water. No water, man. Come on, Doc. Yeah, yeah. Here, you're, Doc. No, thank you, Chester. All right, he's to do this, Matt. But... What? What's the matter? Come on, Matt. I'll wake up here. I'll help you sit up. What's the matter? Chester, get his feet on the floor. Yeah. All right, Doc. Yeah, yeah. Just get that tooth out of there. Oh, the tooth. It's all over, Matt. The tooth is out. Oh, well, there's no bottoming. I'll go back to sleep. No, no, no. Don't let me switch. I'll get my dutch at his. I'll splice some more water. I'll splice some more water. Yes. Doc, don't go on it, Doc. Leave me alone. I'm sorry, Matt, but you've got to get up. What for? Matt, the bank's been robbed. Tom Johnson's been shot. What?

What? Oh, where's Chester? I'm right here. Oh, you know what happened, Chester? I found out about it all right. I figured it was my job. You see, them two fellows, the ones that's been hanging around the long branch, that friend of Miss Kitty's and that other one? Yeah. Well, they broke into the bank earlier this morning. They blow the door clean off of safe. Oh, what happened to Tom Johnson? Well, he's seen him right now. He started hard, and he shot him. He's dead, Mr. Don. Oh. All right, Chester. Let's go. Mr. Don, I'm going to fix your pot over your head, man. Don't think so, Tom. I'll make all right. It'll make you feel better. I'm not going to feel better until I catch up with those men. And now here's a message from the watchmakers of Switzerland. Swiss vacation.

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Free entry blanks at your jewelry store. Free entry blanks at your jewelry store. Free entry blanks at your jewelry store. Free entry blanks at your jewelry store. I feel by now, and don't any better? I feel all right, Chester. You sure think nothing I can do for you? I can touch in the fresh water from that stream, I feel. No, thanks, Chester. Why did you be proud to do it for you? Chester, as soon as you would stop acting like a nurse made the better I'll feel. All right, but don't I don't want to try to help? Miss Dylan? Yes, Chester. Sure was a lucky thing to miss you and that cheve fellow was playing now on it. Yeah, murder and bank robbers, a nice friend to have. Oh, no, no, no, no, Miss Dylan, you know I never meant nothing like that. What did you mean? Why is it clean to see? Well, point it out to me. Well, Mr. Dylan, if Miss Kitty hadn't been so friendly like him, we wouldn't have known which way to come.

And I was seeing right not a town this way, weren't they? Well, sure they were, but what that cheve fellow told Miss Kitty sort of confirmed it, you might say. Well, what did he tell her? Well, she told me that this fellow cheve kept telling her about how he was heading for Texas as soon as he pulled off a big deal. Miss Kitty wanted me to be sure and tell you that. Oh, you waited a while to mention it, didn't you? Yes, Chester, with the Russian bus, and all I kindly forgot, I guess. Anyway, I guess it don't matter so much about that, they left us a clear trail. That might matter. Hold up a minute. The trail leads over to this stream, all right? Well, they could have just got thirsty and saw for hot out here. Let's go look around a little.

You find anything over on that side? No, nothing. The trail leads us to the stream, but it doesn't lead out again. You know, if they were really going to Texas, they'd have gone straight on through. They didn't. So they must be trying to trick us, Chester. They're probably doubled back. You reckon all that Texas talk would just meant to fool Miss Kitty? I think it was meant to fool somebody. Oh. I was hoping I'd find you here, Doc. Oh, good morning, Kitty. Good morning. Sit down for a second. I almost fell asleep. I delixed the seat in the kitchen.

What's the problem, where did the hell happen? Here's my friend Monique. He's walking for a while. Late in the morning to eat, but I've been busy. Have some coffee. Yeah, please. Mm. There was a terrible thing about Tom Johnson. Yes, it was, honey. And what they tell me, he lived long enough to suffer pretty bad to, uh, wounds and stomach can be very cruel. Yeah. Like I know. If I ever find out who the blah-bom-mouth is, I'll be tempted to pull all of his teeth and without any whisky. Blabbing, huh? Well, I had to be one in there. It's much too much for a simple coincidence. What do you mean, Tom? I mean, I'd like to find a big talker that let those outlaws know that Matt was going to be full of whisky yesterday morning. My ass tongue must be hung in the middle. I can't understand it either. It can't? No, I can't. We tried to keep it as quiet as we could.

Why Matt even insisted on my pulling the tooth at night, so nobody knew about it or getting the crazy ideas. And now Tom's dead and the bank's been robbed. Oh. How awful. Matt will find out someday. But you were. I don't envy whoever it was. No, Doc. You do I? Doc, when do you think Matt will be back? When I understand he came in late last night. I haven't seen him, though. Why didn't you tell me before? He didn't ask me. I'll see you later, Doc. Can I come in, Matt? Sure, can he? Come on in. Why don't you sit down? Yeah.

Something on your mind, kitty? Well, yes. There is, Matt. There's something I want to talk to you about. How is this an official visit? Mm-hmm. In a way, I guess it is. I'll be glad to help you. It's just it. Well, Matt, I've been such a fool. It's all my fault. What's all your fault? Everything. Well, that covers a lot of territory. You know what I mean, Matt? Get them taken in by that shaved mordock. Well, I will admit you're generally a better picker than that. I just kept listening to him talk. And I'm the one that told him that. I told him about your tooth. Yeah. I figured it might have been you. And I'm the one that was so taken in with all this talk about Texas. I sent you off on a well-goose chase, Matt. It must be safe home by now. Well, Matt, I'm sorry. I'm a Julian. Oh, don't worry about it, kitty. To tell you the truth, I was suspicious. So that Texas talked.

That's too late now. I'm ashamed of myself. Well, all he wanted with me was to find out about you and I told him. I even helped him get away. You ought to lock me up, Matt. Well, I don't think the town would stand for it, kitty. What do you mean? I don't think they'd like me to lock a man and a woman in the same cell. Matt, what? But I've got shaved locked up back there. You got him? Yeah. We got him both, kitty. We left the other one buried up on the trail. I don't understand. Well, they let us on away and then double back just like they led you on with a Texas talk. I don't see how. Well, you don't have to, kitty. And will you promise me that you won't try? Matt. Just leave the track into me, huh? I mean, I do things in a nice way like shave does. And I'm a better man on the trail. Oh, come on.

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