- Luke Whitney: [after saving Joe from a rattlesnake] Man, you're getting to be a real nuisance.
- Joe Mannix: Thanks.
- Luke Whitney: It's the least I could do... with your gun.
- Joe Mannix: My gun in exchange for the compass and canteen.
- Luke Whitney: Sooner or later, everybody gets cheated.
- Joe Mannix: My turn, right?
- Luke Whitney: Look on the bright side, now it's behind you.
- Joe Mannix: Why all this hide-and-seek?
- Luke Whitney: I checked your wallet after I patched you up, Mannix. Your line of work and my uniform doesn't exactly make lasting relationships.
- Joe Mannix: I don't suppose they just let you walk out.
- Luke Whitney: Oh, no, that's against the rules.
- [referring to the canteen Joe has]
- Luke Whitney: Anything left in that?
- [Joe hands Luke the canteen]
- Joe Mannix: A man on the run...
- Luke Whitney: [hears rustling sounds] Hold it.
- [the rustling sounds stop]
- Luke Whitney: Thought I heard something. Probably a deer.
- [drinks from the canteen]
- Joe Mannix: As I was saying, a man on the run doesn't usually stop to help someone.
- Luke Whitney: Look, that plane almost came down on me. I fixed your arm a little. Big deal.
- Joe Mannix: That's not all. The canteen, the compass, arrow. Why?
- Luke Whitney: I was raised in the mountains. I figured you for a city dude. You needed 'em more than I did.
- Joe Mannix: Yeah.
- [gets up]
- Luke Whitney: [aims Joe's gun at him] Easy.
- Joe Mannix: You, uh, figure I get the chance, I'll give you trouble.
- Luke Whitney: Will you?
- Joe Mannix: No. But if I change my mind, I'll let you know.
- Luke Whitney: [chuckles] Okay. Look, we're not doing any good around here. Can you travel?
- Joe Mannix: Yeah.
- Luke Whitney: Let's go.
- [they start to walk]
- Joe Mannix: Being that you know my name... maybe I ought to know yours.
- Luke Whitney: Lucas Whitney. Most folks call me Luke.
- Joe Mannix: Well, thanks for all your help, Luke.
- Luke Whitney: Mannix, I'm not sure I helped you at all. Maybe just the opposite. Anyone seen talking to me could get himself killed.