ROBERT—You aren't old and you must get well so fast that you won't be an invalid any longer, and both of us are going to have the best possible ride. (They drive away.)
SCENE II
The Harbor of St. Louis, banks of the Mississippi River, 1839.
Characters
Captain Robert E. Lee
First Lieutenant Smith
Buck Brown, Town Bully
Coyote Jim, his pal, a half-breed
Soldiers at work
Eight friends of Buck and Coyote Jim
BUCK—I'm a-lookin' for the boss of these diggin's.
LIEUTENANT—You want Captain Lee. (Pointing to him.)
BUCK—Be you Captain Lee?
LEE—That's my name. What can I do for you?
BUCK—You can't do nothin' for me. Me and my friends can do anything we want for ourselves. We ain't helpless, see?