User:SnowyCinema/The Fighting Coward
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ADOLPH ZUKOR and JESSE L. LASKY
PRESENT
A JAMES CRUZE PRODUCTION
THE FIGHTING COWARD
WITH
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THE CAST
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Down the Mississippi—
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From the verandas of Magnolia Mansion three generations of Rumfords have watched the great river sweeping past their broad plantation.
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To General Rumford and his wife the past month has brought happiness.
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Their only son, Tom, reared from childhood by a step-uncle in Philadelphia, has come home to stay.
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"Elvira, it seems like a dream! Home–real parents—and you—my promised wife!"
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"You are so strong and brave, Tom, I just couldn't help loving you."
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To fifteen-year-old Lucy, younger of the General's two wards, the engagement of her sister is both thrilling and romantic.
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"Tom has one serious fault and it worries me — he doesn't drink!"
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"Isn't he a beautiful, delicate, little fellow?"
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"That houn' dog flinched under fire yesterday. Take her out and shoot her!"
04:30
"I won't tolerate anything cowardly about the place!"
04:53
"It's Majah Pattuhson and his brother, Joe—they are out of jail!"
05:20
"We're gunnin' fo' Mistah Willie Jones. It's a matter of honor, suh! He violated the code—havin' us jailed fo' three months just because we killed his brother!"
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"Just the end of a cowardly old houn' dog."
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"It must be the Pattuhson-Jones feud—they're always killing one another."
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"Majah Pattuhson was courting Elvira–until they sent him to jail."
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"Mistah Willie Jones heard we were free and he's fixin' to take the 'Winfield Scott' down the river—"
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A violet by a mossy stone
Half hidden from the eye!
Fair as a star, when only one
Is shining in the sky.
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"'Fair as a star, when only one is shining in the sky'."
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"Tom—when you marry Elvira, you'll be my brother, so it's all right to tell you that I love you, isn't it?"
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"I love you because you are so gentle—and—and—peaceful— not like the others."
08:34
"Why, Missus Willie Jones—this is a surprise! You-all goin' down the river?"
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"The Pattuhsons are out of jail—and are gunnin' fo' my husband."
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"My husband is goin' to give them the slip. He'll row out and boa'd the boat on the other side."
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"There goes his wife!"
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"Don't go to the river, Tom! Never mind the shooting — let's find another butterfly."
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"Now that my honor has been avenged, I thought it a proper time to ask Miss Elvira a very important question. Have I your consent?"
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"Stop, Majah—I am engaged to marry Tom Rumford!"
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"After killin' Mistah Willie Jones, I thought I could come to you—for my reward like."
12:39
"Where is this Tom? I'll fight him—I'll kill him as I killed Willie Jones!"
12:48
"Tom may have somethin' to say about that."
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"Call your son — he shall meet me, suh!"
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"You can't blame Tom. You weren't here—and it was a case of love at sight!"
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"Tom, can you fight?"
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"Don't—you tickle!"
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"Joe, present my card to the gentleman. You will act as my second."
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"Take it!"
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"Don't do it, Tom! Don't let them make you fight!"
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"He's unarmed! He was raised in the no'th — and he doesn't know the code!"
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"The insult to my card is enough—we can leave the lady's name out of this! Name your second!"
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"But I—I—don't want to fight!"
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"You refuse to fight for the woman you love?"
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"Why should I risk my life fighting a disappointed suitor — for a woman I've already won?"
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"The worst case of coward I have ever seen in these parts."
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"It's all right with me, Miss Elvira, if you want to marry somethin' like that."
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"You mustn't mind them, dear — they've been drinking!"
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"Don't ever dare speak to me again, suh! Our engagement is at an end!"
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"I won't tolerate anything cowardly about the place! You miserable houn' dog—get out!"
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"Don't mind what they say, Tom! You did right — you did right!"
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Natchez-under-the-hill.
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Near the river front is a famous gambling resort owned by General Orlando Jackson.
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Mexico, the General's octoroon slave, has a set welcome for all.
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"Massa Gen'l O'lando Jackson supremely delighted to have yo' fo' his guests."
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General Orlando Jackson, gambler and killer — afraid of no one except —
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—Captain Blackie, river gambler—with eighteen successful duels to his credit.
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"Sit — down!"
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"Sit down!"
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"Here's your I.O.U.'s fo' twenty-four thousand dollars won at your tables last night. Can you pay?"
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"I've taken a fancy to this here place–an' to your wench, Mexico—I'll trade the I.O.U.'s fo' them."
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"Sit down!"
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"You're getting old! It's time you went back on the river and left the place to a better man."
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"I'm goin' to do yo' a favor. I happen to know those queer-lookin' strangers intend to start some shootin' and grab all the money in sight."
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"Wait—and get 'em in the act!"
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"I'm afraid I've made a mistake. I thought this was a restaurant."
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"You doan' need take youah hat off to me, honey—I'se black."
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"Put away youah money! Eve'ything is free heah."
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"That's Cap'in Blackie! The notorious killah!"
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"And yeah comes the ownah of dis place — Gen'l O'lando Jackson—th' no-tor-ious fightah!"
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"My name — er — "
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" — I'm the notorious Colonel Blake!"
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"I haven't any home or any prospects — but I have an ambition! I want to be brave—I want to be desperate—I want to be a fighter like you!"
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"So they said I hadn't any honor—that I was a coward — and turned me out."
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"A little feller like yo' don't stand much chance unless he can make people believe he's dangerous—then he don't need to fight!"
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"Excuse me, Cap'n Blackie—I didn't see who it was."
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"Sit down!"
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"When yo' can make a man sit down, yo've got him!"
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"You are the quickest man with your hands in the world. Make you a fighter? Why, suh, I'll make you a demon!"
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"Drag the bodies out into the alley!"
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"Now, dang you, bring me some ham and eggs!"
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"You've just killed two men—and you are going to eat?"
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"Sit down!"
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"I've got to go back on the river and I can use a greenho'n like you. I'll take you with me!"
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"Captain Blackie, this is my friend, the notorious Cunnel Blake."
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"Notorious?"
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"Don't you dare laugh at me!"
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"Sit down!"
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"I'm the wildest orangoutang in the twenty-four United States!"
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"I'm the unchained alligator of the great dismal Florida swamps!"
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"He doesn't know who you are! He's a stranger—just a greenho'n that I'm goin' to take with me on the river!"
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"So, you've decided to go back on the river and leave this place to me?"
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"As for you, Mistah notorious Cunnel Blake—when you get out of town tonight, stay out! You ornery—little—houn' pup!"
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"Did you see what he did? Did you hear what he called me?"
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"He can call me what he likes—he's killed eighteen men!"
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"I'm not going to be a coward any longer! I'm going to get my honor back!"
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"Massa Cunnel done gone to fight Cap'n Blackie wid youah empty guns."
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"SIT DOWN!"
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"I'm the wildest alligator in the twenty-four United States! I'm a Florida baboon!"
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"You ornery—little—hound pup, don't you ever kick my valise again!"
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"Now, dang you, bring me some ham and eggs!"
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"Sit down!"
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"Elvira — will you do me the honor of becoming my wife?"
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And so, with the passing years, the name of Tom Rumford, coward and outcast, fades into a dim memory — while the Mississippi thrills to the deeds of a mysterious gambler and fighter—"the notorious Colonel Blake".
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"That's the notorious Cunnel Blake."
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"Don't tell anyone—but that's Cunnel Blake!"
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"The notorious killer—Blake!"
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To Magnolia, once the pride of the river, time has brought the shabbiness that follows long neglect.
39:08
"I do hope Lucy will be sensible and accept Joe this time."
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"The river ova'flowed again—an' the cotton crop is ruined."
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"Why didn't you have the levee fixed after it broke last year?"
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"I hope you will respect our wishes regarding Joe."
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"I won't marry Joe—I won't! And you can't make me!"
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"I suppose Lucy will die an old maid—waitin' fo' Tom to come sneakin' back."
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"Tom, the butterfly hunter! Now, if I were single, I'd go after someone like that dashing river gambler we hear so much about—Cunnel Blake!"
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"Gentlemen, we've broken a shaft. We'll be laid up here at 'Magnolia' fo' some time."
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"Magnolia—Wordsworth—Lucy!"
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"Yes, we'll be here 'til evenin'."
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"My name's Joe Pattuhson — of 'Magnolia'."
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"My brother is overseer at 'Magnolia'. He married one of old Rumford's wards — Elvira."
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" — and I have some notion of marrying the other one — Lucy."
44:05
"With the crop ruined again, you'll have to borrow mo'e money from the bank."
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"The bank won't loan any more—I couldn't take up my last year's notes!"
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"This trash is not enough — I'll trouble you for your coat."
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"Don't show your anger—he's the notorious Cunnel Blake — smile!"
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"Fold it!"
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"Perhaps you think some one else could have managed the place bettah."
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"Bring me a wench's gown to cover this hound dog—and throw his clothes overboard."
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"You see, suh, he lost his money in a little poker game on the boat—then he lost his jewel'y, and, when I left, suh, he was rapidly losing his ga'ments."
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"The gentleman I represent says that if you don't send money, he will drive your brother up here naked."
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"I think the ladies had better retire."
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"Who dares put this indignity on my brother?"
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"The notorious — Cunnel—Blake!"
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"Sit down!"
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"You never was so near death in your life!"
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"Never speak unless the Cunnel addresses you."
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"He won't tolerate unnecessary conversation."
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"STOP!"
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"I understand now why this plantation is run down — an incompetent overseer — "
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"—and an owner who drinks too much."
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"Well, you see, I made him overseer after he married my ward, Elvira — "
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"Married? Well, I suppose it was all right with you, if Miss Elvira wanted to marry something like that!"
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"You — wish to meet me?"
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"Why, I'm the wildest orangoutang in the twenty-seven United States!"
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"I'm the unchained alligator of the dismal Florida swamps!"
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"Why, you white-livered hound dog—you haven't the courage to kill me, even if I gave you the chance."
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"Almost a bull's-eye!"
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"Merely a coin tied in one corner—it makes a very effective weapon."
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"Missus Pattuhson —— I have the honor to present the notorious Cunnel Blake!"
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"Attend to your child!"
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"Don't go near him—it's the notorious killer!"
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"I adore a man who is brave—reckless—romantic! A fighter—a killer!"
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"I could give up home — everything—and follow such a man to the ends of the earth!"
57:58
"Jackson, this lady says she is willing to leave her home and follow you to the ends of the earth."
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"Why—it's Tom—"
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"Tom Rumford! By the Lo'd it is! We drove you, a coward, from 'Magnolia'—and you dare come back and humiliate me?"
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"You haven't any doubts about who's the better man, have you, Major?"
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"My boy — my boy!"
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"Gentlemen—"
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" — sit down!"
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"This man, at a public gambling-table, boasted that he could marry you, if he so desired."
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"My object in coming here is to find out if he spoke the truth."
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"May I call in the neighbors? I want them all to know you have vindicated your honor!"
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"When my father returns, tell him the bank will let him have what money he needs."
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"Tell him the old hound dog that he killed for cowardice came to life and chewed up his notes."
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"This is all I have to remind me of the gentle Tom I loved. You are a bully — you take advantage of the fact that everyone is afraid of you."
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"The only chance a little man has is to make people afraid of him."
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"How many men did you kill with this?"
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"I never killed any one—I never had but one fight. I only learned to make men fear me."
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"And now I'm through with it all—I want to be the Tom you loved."
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ST LOUIS
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"Not a word—the Cunnel doesn't like unnecessary conversation!"
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"Looks funny—a deadly killer chasin' butterflies!"
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"I'll tell you a secret! That's the way my boy trained to become a fighter!"
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"Isn't he a pretty little fellow?"
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The End