-The Searchers- (1956)
[Canyon Scene/"Lucy"
LATE AFTERNOON
The three riders come to where the trail they have been
following forks...the main horse print track leading ahead,
a lesser track heading for a narrow gap between two buttes.
MARTIN:
"Four of 'em cut out here...Why?"
Ethan thinks he knows why. His face is bleak. But he tries
to be casual.
ETHAN:
"I'll take a look...You keep after the others..."
He turns his mount toward the gap.
MARTIN:
(eagerly)
"You want us to fire a shot if..."
ETHAN:
(disgustedly)
"No...nor build bonfires...nor beat drums neither. I'll meet you on the far side. Move!"
Ethan's serape---"Johnny Reb coat" is tied behind his saddle.
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NEAR BUTTE - TWILIGHT
Ethan turns, almost startled, as the two youths ride in.
His serape is no longer behind his saddle.]