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THE DALTONS REDEEM THEMSELVES BY Morris & GOSCINNY Original title: Les Dalton se rachètent Original edition: © Dargaud Editeur Paris 1971 by Goscinny and Morris © Lucky Comics www.lucky-luke.com English translation: © 2012 Cinebook Ltd Translator: Erica Jeffrey Lettering and text layout: Imadjinn sarl Printed in Spain by Just Colour Graphic This edition first published in Great Britain in 2012 by Cinebook Ltd 56 Beech Avenue Canterbury, Kent CT4 7TA www.cinebook.com A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 978-1-84918-132-7 WHAT’S HE UP TO NOW? HE’S GOING TO BE LATE FOR HIS THE APPOINTMENT!… I’LL HAVE TO GALLOP AGAIN! DALTONS REDEEM THEMSELVES DON’T LAUGH, JOLLY JUMPER. I’VE GOT IT… IT’S NOT POSSIBLE!… A LITTLE SURPRISE FOR YOU, TOO… EE EEH E HE’S EEH EHE NOT GOING H EHE TO SADDLE HE !!… ME WITH HEE ! THAT!! I SHALL ANNOUNCE YOUR ARRIVAL WE CAN’T GO AROUND I FEEL LIKE I’M IN TO THE GENTLEMEN, WASHINGTON DRESSED DISGUISE! MISTER LUKE… THANKS. LIKE A COUPLE OF HAYSEEDS FROM TEXAS… ESPECIALLY WHEN WE’VE BEEN SUM- MONED BY THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT! EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER LAW THE GENTLEMEN I’M COMING… WELCOME, LUCKY AWAIT YOU, MR LUKE. LUKE! COME ON IN AND MAKE YOURSELF T’ HOME! 3 THE DALTONS, YOUR WE’VE BEEN UP ALL NIGHT HAVING HONOUR. THEY’RE BEASTLY, A DISCUSSION, AND NOW WE’VE GOT A PLAN… MEAN, IRREDEEMABLE TO IN YOUR EXPERIENCE, WHO ARE THE MOST POLITE SOCIETY, AND WITHOUT INFAMOUS BANDITS IN THE WEST? A HINT OF HUMAN DECENCY… … FORTUNATELY, IF THEY HAVEN’T PERFECT! SET THEM FREE?!?… ESCAPED AGAIN LATELY, WE’RE GOING THEY’RE SAFELY UNDER TO SET THEM LOCK AND KEY. FREE! I UNDERSTAND YOUR STUPEFACTION, LUCKY LUKE… WE’LL EXPLAIN IT TO YOU… SENATOR JONAS O’JOYCE, HERE, UNDER IT, WE WILL GRANT SEN - … ON THE OTHER HAND, IF THEY FINDS THAT THE U.S. JUSTICE SYSTEM TENCED CRIMINALS PROVISIONAL COMMIT THE SMALLEST INFRACTION IS NOT FULFILLING ITS ROLE AS LIBERTY, TO BE ON PROBATION WHILE ON PROBATION, THEY WILL REFORMER AND EDUCATOR. FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD. IF, DURING BE RETURNED TO PRISON FOR THAT PERIOD, THEY CONDUCT GOOD! THEMSELVES WELL, THEY THEREFORE, I HAVE SHALL BE GRANTED BUT, WHY DRAFTED A BILL… COMPLETE FREEDOM CHOOSE THE DALTONS, TO GO BACK TO SENATOR?… BEING USEFUL MEMBERS OF SOCIETY… BECAUSE BEFORE WE PRESENT THEREFORE, YOU’RE GOING TO SET THE JOLLY JUMPER, OLD BOY, WE’VE THIS BILL TO THE SENATE, WE NEED DALTONS FREE, AND YOU’RE GOING TO DONE PLENTY OF OUTLANDISH THINGS, TO CONDUCT AN EXPERIMENT… AND, KEEP AN EYE ON THEM FOR ONE MONTH. BUT THIS HERE TAKES THE CAKE! FOR THE EXPERIMENT TO BE VALID, IF THEY BEHAVE THEM - WE’RE GOING TO LET THE DALTONS SELVES, THEY’LL BE GO FREE! WE WANT TO CONDUCT IT WITH THE I DON’T SUPPOSE AT LEAST WORST COYOTES THIS LAND HAS REDEEMED AND THERE’S ANY ARGUING EVER SEEN. SET FREE WE’RE FOR GOOD. WITH A DECISION OF THE DRESSED SUPREME COURT… LIKE HUMAN BEINGS AGAIN! 4 MY TURN, JOE… HERE, WILLIAM… THANKS, JOE… YOU’RE THE ONLY NOW ME, O.K., OBVIOUSLY, THE FACT THAT WE IT’S TOO HARD… JACK… ONE WHO NEVER I DON’T HAVE THE WILLIAM… ONLY HAVE A NAIL FILE SLOWED TOOK A TURN FILING PATIENCE… IT’S OUR WORK… IT’S TAKEN US HIS CHAIN, LAZY - MONTHS, BUT WE’RE NEARLY BONES! CONVICT’S THERE… WORK! YOU HAVE TO WORK IF HOWDY, YOU WANT SOMETHING! BOYS! YES! HARD WORK ALWAYS PAYS OFF! SURE, WE HAD TO SWEAT, BUT YOU’LL BE UPSET WHEN YOU’RE THE ONLY ONE IN CHAINS! I’M HERE TO REMOVE STOP SNICKERING, QUIET! THE YOUR CHAINS… AVERELL! WARDEN WANTS TO SEE YOU. 5 CALM DOWN, CALM DOWN, CALM DOWN, LUCKY LUKE!!!… JOE! JOE! JOE! CALM DOWN, CALM DOWN, JOE! JOE! YOU GOT YOURSELF RILED UP FOR … OTHERWISE, AT THE END OF YOUR NOTHING. LUCKY LUKE HAS BROUGHT YOU’VE BEEN SET FREE ON PROBATION, YOU’LL BE FREE. YOU GREAT NEWS!… PROBATION FOR ONE MONTH UNDER MY WATCH. IF YOU COMMIT EVEN THE HE’S LEAST CRIME DURING THAT TIME, FREE OF COURSE, YOU BACK TO PRISON YOU’LL GO… MAY REFUSE. TERMINALLY ? … YOU’RE FREE ILL? TO DISCUSS IT AMONG YOUR - SELVES… WE’VE GOT TO ACCEPT! … THEN WE’LL TAKE ALL WE’VE GOTTA DO IS STAY DOWN LUCKY LUKE! TO PUT US QUIET FOR ONE MONTH, AND BACK IN JAIL, THEY’LL HAVE TO PUT AFTER THAT WE’LL BE US ON TRIAL, BUT WITHOUT LUCKY REGULAR CIVILIANS!… LUKE, NO JURY WILL CONVICT US! A GREAT FUTURE WILL OPEN UP BEFORE US! WITH SUCH HANG TODAY IS THE 1 ST . YOU HAVE HUH? WHAT? THE YOU’RE A BIG HEAD ON!I WANT UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH TO DALTONS! THE DALTONS SMART, ON SUCH A TINY SOMEONE REDEEM YOURSELVES. ARE ESCAPING! I CAN’T JOE! BODY, YOU MUST TO EXPLAIN LET THAT HAPPEN! BE A GENIUS! THIS TO ME BEFORE I DECIDE… 6 HEY! BOYS… WELL, THIS FILTHY DOG HAS BEEN HANGING OFF OF ME FOR CLAM UP, AVERELL! YOU’VE HALF AN HOUR!… BEEN FILLING OUR EARS FOR HALF AN HOUR NOW! RIN TIN CAN! THE DUMBEST, ALL WE NEED IS FORWARD! WE’RE COMING FRIENDLIEST DOG WEST OF THIS FREAK OF HMM… TO TORTILLA GULCH! THE MISSISSIPPI! HMM… I’VE NATURE! SEEN THAT FACE SOME - WHERE… BUT WHO’S THAT? WELL, WE’RE HERE! I’M INCLINED ALL I ASK IS THAT YOU TO CONDUCT THIS EXPERIMENT DON’T LEAVE TOWN WITHOUT HONESTLY. YOU’RE FREE TO MY PERMISSION… YOU’VE MOVE AROUND ON YOUR OWN… BEEN GIVEN SOME MONEY TO HELP YOU GET BY… … BUT I WARN YOU: AT THE SLIGHTEST INFRACTION, I’M TAKING YOU STRAIGHT BACK TO PRISON! … FOR ONE MONTH! LET’S SEE… HEH, HEH, HEH… PROCESS OF ELIMINATION… HE’S DON’T WORRY, LUCKY LUKE… NOT ONE OF THE WE’LL BE SCRUPULOUSLY DALTONS… HONEST… 7 WELL, YOU HEARD. O.K., JOE! AVERELL! ANSWER ME WHEN I WELL… YOU TOLD ME… WE CAN’T GIVE LUCKY SPEAK TO YOU! WHERE WERE GULP… NOT TO TALK WITH LUKE ANY EXCUSE YOU BROUGHT UP, ANYWAY? MY MOUTH FULL… TO SEND US BACK O.K., JOE! TO PRISON! THAT APPLE! IN FRONT OF GO PAY FOR FINE, FINE, WHERE DID YOU THAT… CRUNCH… THAT APPLE, I’M GOING… TAKE THAT APPLE STORE THERE… PRONTO! FROM?! WHY?… THAT DOPE AVERELL IS GOING WELL, WHEN I WENT IN, THE TO RUIN EVERYTHING WITH HIS WHAT IN THE WORLD PROPRIETOR RECOGNISED ME. STUPIDITY! ONE STOLEN APPLE IS THAT?!! HE GAVE ME THIS… WOULD BE ENOUGH TO LAND US BACK IN PRISON! GIVE BUT, JOE, NOW, CONGRATULATIONS! ME THAT CASH IT’S NOT LOOT. LOOK HERE… THIS EXPERIMENT WAS REGISTER! IT’S A GIFT!… DON’T FAINT! SHORT-LIVED!… 8.