:47:10
What were you doing in there?
:47:11
LaHood was buying me a drink.
:47:14
Thanks for the thought.
:47:16
So we all vote in favor?
:47:18
Speak up! All those in favor?
:47:21
Are any opposed?
:47:27
Me and LaHood's seen a lot of ground
together, starting back in '55.
:47:31
He may be greedy, but he ain't no fool.
:47:34
If he offers $1,000 a claim,
it's because it's worth five times that.
:47:39
The way LaHood works, maybe.
The way we work...
:47:42
...we're lucky to see $1,000 a year.
:47:45
I say we take his offer.
:47:50
Suppose you struck a thousand bucks
in nuggets.
:47:53
Would you quit and blow town?
Or keep digging?
:48:03
What do you say, Preacher?
:48:06
What I say doesn't matter.
It's your sweat he's buying.
:48:10
Why don't you sleep on it,
make the decision in the morning?
:48:14
What if we don't decide in the morning?
What happens if we can't decide?
:48:19
Then I suppose LaHood'll take that as no.
:48:22
Then what?
:48:24
He said he'd call in a marshal.
:48:26
What kind of a threat is that?
:48:29
We have nothing to fear from the law.
:48:32
This is no ordinary kind of marshal.
:48:35
His name is Stockburn.
He travels with six deputies.
:48:39
And they uphold whatever law
pays them the most.
:48:42
Killing is a way of life with them.
I'm telling you this...
:48:45
...because if you decide against
LaHood's offer, you'll meet him.
:48:49
You know this Stockburn?
:48:54
I've heard of him.
:48:59
We all know what we're up against.