July 24, 2025 • 26 mins
Set in a frontier town, this series follows a U.S. Marshal as he maintains law and order. The show combines action with moral dilemmas of the Old West.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
City and in the territory on West.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
There are just one way to handle the killers and
the spoilers, and that's where the US Marshall.
Speaker 1 (00:06):
And The Smell of Gun Smoke. Gun Smoke, starring William Conrad,
The story.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Of the violence that moved West with Young Americas, the
story of a man who moved with it.
Speaker 1 (00:18):
Matt Dylon, United States. Marshall.
Speaker 3 (00:27):
Trouble could start any time in Dodge, but usually it
was at night that the men made their play along
Front Street, And so ordinarily I was up a good
part of the night and did my sleeping in the morning.
Speaker 1 (00:39):
It was a rare saink for me to be out
in an early day, and for some reason that worried Chester.
Speaker 4 (00:46):
I just don't understand why you couldn't sleeve Yester Dylan
unless you had the colic or something.
Speaker 1 (00:51):
I feel fire.
Speaker 3 (00:52):
Chester's got a few things to take care of at
the bank.
Speaker 5 (00:55):
So yes, I know, but the bank's open all day.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
You know what they always say, sir, it's the early
bird that catches the word. Yeah.
Speaker 4 (01:03):
My ma used to tell us that one about being healthy, wealthy,
and why he used to rule us out of bed
every morning at daylight on account of it.
Speaker 1 (01:10):
It's a good saying.
Speaker 4 (01:12):
Yes, I don't know whatever become of my brothers, but
I'm sure not living in a very big house.
Speaker 1 (01:17):
Maybe you ought to come in here more often.
Speaker 4 (01:21):
I got no business with the bank, mister Dillon. Well morning,
mister Fogg, I ain't catcher waring.
Speaker 3 (01:29):
Mister dinner, Whyley Fogg. I'll be over in the minute
soon as I straightened.
Speaker 1 (01:33):
This stuff out. Good morning, Marshall, Good morning, mister Papp.
Speaker 6 (01:41):
You take your money out, Marshall putting in it?
Speaker 1 (01:44):
Neither, mister Papp. His government doesn't Who are those men?
Speaker 7 (01:49):
Marshall? What I say, who are those men?
Speaker 1 (01:53):
I never saw him before, that one in the middle hole.
Speaker 5 (01:56):
Man a little.
Speaker 7 (01:56):
He seems pretty excited about something.
Speaker 4 (01:58):
Minutes.
Speaker 1 (02:00):
I know what can I do for you? I want
a loan of money immediately. Let me do what it
can sir. First of all, how much do you want?
Twenty thousand dollars? Twenty th mister Papp, yes, he excuse me,
money gentlemen, there's a dire president. You'll have to talk
with him.
Speaker 6 (02:16):
I heard you say twenty thousand dollars, genlem and it's
a lot of money.
Speaker 1 (02:20):
What do you have for collateral?
Speaker 8 (02:21):
Mar Collateral says, right here in this envelope, you may
look at it, but don't reveal it to these other gentlemen.
Speaker 7 (02:30):
He's playing though I don't name the trade. I don't understand.
But I've been in a poker game at the Texas
Trail all night long.
Speaker 8 (02:37):
Right now, there's about forty thousand dollars in that part.
There are some good hands out. I've put every cent
I had into it already. Now they've given me just
twenty minutes to come up with more money. Well, I
certainly wish you luck, sir, but I never heard.
Speaker 1 (02:50):
It in my hand in that envelope. You can lend
me the money on that.
Speaker 6 (02:55):
But surely see you don't expect the bank to enter
a gambling game.
Speaker 8 (02:59):
Now, These gentlemen all so in the game. They came
along to see that those cards aren't changed.
Speaker 1 (03:04):
The other men are.
Speaker 6 (03:04):
Watching the table at the Texas Trail. It's all fair
and square.
Speaker 8 (03:08):
I assure you, well, gentlemen, I I'll gladly pay you
ten percent interests.
Speaker 1 (03:14):
I've only got five minutes left.
Speaker 6 (03:16):
Hook come along, gentlemen, we'll step in the back office.
Speaker 7 (03:23):
Well, now that's about the craziest thing I ever did. Here.
Speaker 4 (03:26):
He must have a pretty good hand Chester, I no sear,
but you don't think mister PAP's gonna let him have
twenty thousand dollars on it?
Speaker 1 (03:34):
It certainly looks certainly. Yeah, Area, I'll take care of
this and we get out of here.
Speaker 3 (03:43):
Ah, this is government stuff, fog. You know what to
do with it, certainly, mister Dylan. Now let me see if.
Speaker 1 (03:53):
Marshall.
Speaker 6 (03:54):
Uh, Marshall, I want.
Speaker 1 (03:55):
You to come with me.
Speaker 6 (03:56):
But uh, these gentlemen there there there's a poker game
and I I've got the money here.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
You better come along just to be safe. You mean
you gave him as twenty thousand dollars him?
Speaker 6 (04:04):
Yes, yes, of course. Now I come over here, Marshall
takes and Marshall, that man hooked there has four aces
and a ten in his hand.
Speaker 7 (04:13):
It's a sure thing.
Speaker 6 (04:14):
Why the bank stands to make two thousand dollars on
this loan and it won't take but a few minutes.
Speaker 3 (04:19):
Uh, you run the bank, mister Patty. You assure you
ought to take a gamble with other people's money.
Speaker 6 (04:24):
This way I can't lose, There's not a chance in
a million. But I want you to protect this money
til I get it back here.
Speaker 1 (04:30):
Well, all right, I'll see nobody takes it at the
point of a gun. If you ain't, that'll help.
Speaker 7 (04:35):
Good.
Speaker 6 (04:36):
Good, Now you you come along, Man Hooks. Only got
a few minutes to get back in the game.
Speaker 7 (04:54):
All right, there's my money, mister Shane Walls, I'm calling
you s.
Speaker 1 (05:00):
You do a must have a pretty good hand. All
the trouble you have been to you will see it.
What have you got? Five little hearts all blue? I
winds up four races. Look at my hearts. They read two, three, four, five,
(05:22):
and six.
Speaker 6 (05:23):
What straight flush? Your aces? Lose cases? He says, How
could he have a straight flush?
Speaker 1 (05:33):
Got it?
Speaker 5 (05:33):
Don't? Right out of the deck?
Speaker 1 (05:34):
Cook right out of the deck.
Speaker 9 (05:38):
A nice part. I had enough, but he he won,
mister Pap, Sir, I I I don't know what to say.
Speaker 6 (05:48):
Twenty thousand dollars, just like that, twenty thousand dollars. It's
not even my money.
Speaker 1 (05:53):
I'm mister Pap. Don't you worry, sir. I'll only borrow
that money. You will have it back. You have my
word as a Confederate gentleman on that. Please. Look, I've
got to have it back. It's not my money. I
have to put it back in the bank.
Speaker 7 (06:04):
I'll be ruined if people find out if you only
loaned the money.
Speaker 1 (06:07):
So I lost it.
Speaker 6 (06:08):
Now, I'll send for it today. So why are my agents?
They'll have it on the next side of feet that
leaves Saint Louis.
Speaker 7 (06:16):
No, no, I don't think that'll happen.
Speaker 1 (06:22):
My word is a gentleman, sir, but you must be patient.
Speaker 7 (06:27):
I shouldn't have done it.
Speaker 1 (06:30):
I had no right to do it. Chester, Yes, go
tell Doc I want to see him. Yes, mister Dill.
Speaker 3 (06:40):
Alright, everybody, Jewel, now listen to me. All of you now,
I don't want a word said about this to anyone.
The bank's important, the Dodge, and this could ruin it.
You understand, we have no reason. Right, all right, doesn't
see to it. There'll be trouble for all of you.
Speaker 1 (07:04):
Well, I certainly about. I don't know a friendly that's
taken you always, pat, I understand, mister Pappers, hold up
'em on the waits.
Speaker 7 (07:23):
Mr Pepper, Marshall, I should have listened to you.
Speaker 3 (07:30):
I'm ruined now. And now, look, mister Pepper. Maybe Hook's
got the money. I don't know, but if not, we'll
figure something out. People will give you time.
Speaker 1 (07:40):
No, no, they won't.
Speaker 6 (07:44):
As soon as they hear about this, there won't be
any bank.
Speaker 1 (07:48):
They won't trust it anymore, but they have to. It's
the only bank there is.
Speaker 7 (07:54):
Little Joe Anet think my kids. I can't face it, Marshall.
I just can't face it.
Speaker 3 (08:02):
Be Look, you just go back to the bank and
tell the cashier to keep his mouth shut about this.
Speaker 7 (08:08):
You just gotta give it time. Sure, Marshall, I'll go.
Speaker 1 (08:16):
I'll go. Tell me about the name of my money.
Speaker 8 (08:33):
Well, Marshall, Uh, Marshall, Sir, I am sorry for that man,
but he has no reason to worry.
Speaker 3 (08:40):
I'll send for the money at once. Yeah, you do that,
mister hook, send for the money.
Speaker 1 (08:45):
Uh.
Speaker 3 (08:46):
Gentlemen, what are your names? My name Seamways, Marshall. No,
I'm sorry for that banker, but it's nothing to do
with me. I want this money fair and I'm keeping it.
Speaker 1 (08:57):
Sure. That's the shames of course you.
Speaker 3 (09:00):
Who are you, mister Warden? And I agree with shame Ways.
Gambling money's fair money. Nobody's arguing that, mister Varden. But
I remember, gentlemen, what I said, don't talk about this.
Speaker 1 (09:12):
Oh well, hey, man, just to said you wanted.
Speaker 7 (09:15):
Man, what's happened? Didn't hear any shooting?
Speaker 1 (09:18):
Everything's alright, Doc, Oh well that's you.
Speaker 7 (09:22):
Oh you look familiar, don't you.
Speaker 5 (09:27):
I haven't had the pleasure so oh well maybe not.
Speaker 10 (09:31):
No, I guess not my mistake, never mind, Doc, come on, yeah,
just to said he'd wait at the office.
Speaker 3 (09:40):
Man, pluck, Doc, I want you to go over to
the bank. Mister papp is pretty upset. See what you
can do for him, h give him a bromide or something.
Speaker 7 (09:50):
Sure, man, what's wrong with me? Anyway?
Speaker 3 (09:53):
He just lost twenty thousand dollars in a poker gear.
He lost me and he wasn't flying. He lent the
money on the strength of what looked like a good hand,
that man Hook came into the bank for it with
the other two.
Speaker 1 (10:05):
Oh, he brought his cards along and raised the loan
that way.
Speaker 7 (10:10):
Eh.
Speaker 1 (10:11):
Huh.
Speaker 7 (10:13):
How did you know why?
Speaker 1 (10:14):
I heard of it once?
Speaker 3 (10:15):
Man?
Speaker 7 (10:16):
It was down in New Orleans.
Speaker 1 (10:17):
Oh that was years ago. Oh what happened?
Speaker 7 (10:20):
Well, the same thing.
Speaker 1 (10:21):
Fella got the money and he lost it. That's all
you made. It was fixed between him and the others.
Speaker 7 (10:27):
Sure it was fixed all right?
Speaker 9 (10:28):
Oh?
Speaker 1 (10:28):
How did they find out well, fellow that borrow the money.
Speaker 4 (10:31):
He got drunk and he talked and they put him
in jail, but the others got away clean.
Speaker 3 (10:36):
Love, Doc, that gray haired man you thought you recognized
his name's Hook. Are you sure you never saw him before?
Speaker 7 (10:42):
Ah, lot of people looked familiar first glance.
Speaker 4 (10:44):
Man, You know how it.
Speaker 1 (10:45):
Didn't look in New Orleans, you didn't know the man
who pulled the trick on the bank that.
Speaker 7 (10:48):
You Well, people said that they had come down on
the river boat. I was doctor in the Tennessee Bell
and I never met the knocking my knowledge anyway, do.
Speaker 1 (10:57):
You recall here in their names?
Speaker 7 (10:58):
Well, that was a long time ago.
Speaker 1 (11:00):
Look, Doc, those three back there may have just pulled
the same thing. Now. Hook looked familiar to you. Maybe
he remembers you've too.
Speaker 10 (11:07):
We just said he'd never met Doc. He could be
Lyons Sun. I can't place you. I probably never saw
him before.
Speaker 1 (11:16):
Well, go see what you can do for pep. He's
in pretty bad shape. Well, sure, man.
Speaker 3 (11:25):
Gamblers were always drifting in and out of Dodge. Some
of them were crooked, and some that had been said
We're honest. Ordinarily it didn't matter much one where or
the other most men could take care of themselves.
Speaker 1 (11:38):
But now the bank was.
Speaker 3 (11:39):
Involved, and the citizens of Dodge had their fate in
that bank as well as their money. I give it
a lot of thought the next hour or so, and
finally I had an idea that seemed like a start anyway.
I explained it to Chester, and together we went back
to the Texas Trail Shane Ways and Pardon where I'd
(12:00):
they cutting cars, And the.
Speaker 1 (12:02):
Hook was at the bar talking to Kitty.
Speaker 5 (12:05):
Hello, man, Kiddy, I'm Kiddy.
Speaker 7 (12:08):
I do you know mister hook? H This is Marshall Devil.
Speaker 1 (12:12):
We met earlier. Oh yes, indeed this morning. I must
have smelled trouble Kitty. I got up early. You're always
smelling trouble man. Yeah, leave your beer, Hook and come
with me. Oh what fall, Just do it whatever you say, Marshall,
it's miss Kiddy. I'll be back. Yeah, sure, alright, Varden.
(12:41):
Shaneway's got up and followed Chester. Why is this an arrest? Now?
Speaker 3 (12:47):
What would I be arresting you for? Mister Shaneway's or
nothing of no reason? That's right, Harry, Come, I must go.
Speaker 1 (13:09):
Oh I see that's also particular. I'm mister farg and
there's no reason to be up jets on them, kiss
ball along? Please all right? What is the idea of
bringing is in here? Mark? Good morning? Gentlemen?
Speaker 3 (13:28):
What can i oh hello, Marshall Chester, lamb lum, these
men want their pictures taken. Oh no, not me, I
don't I've got plenty of pictures and you can do
it right away.
Speaker 1 (13:39):
Oh, certainly can Marshall.
Speaker 3 (13:40):
And gentlemen, you'll be the very first to stand to
form a new drop the ancient temples of Greece.
Speaker 1 (13:47):
It'll lend you a bignity.
Speaker 3 (13:49):
What's the idea of this myself? Lum's just gonna take
your pictures, that's all?
Speaker 1 (13:55):
Oh, h lum? Front and side viewers both huh? Oh
certainly martial certain name.
Speaker 3 (14:00):
And then, gentlemen, if you leave, dodge any of you,
it'll make it a lot easier for the law to
find you and bring you back wherever you go.
Speaker 1 (14:07):
This is outrageous. I won't stand for it.
Speaker 8 (14:10):
Lord, Wait a minute, I agree to Marshall is being
a little high handed, but after all, he must protect
himself in his job.
Speaker 1 (14:18):
But since we've done nothing wrong, we have nothing to fear.
Sure hooks right will pardon? I'll go first.
Speaker 3 (14:26):
Are you ready? And lum No, right this way, sir Chester.
You stay here and wait for the pictures. Bring him
over when they're finished, yes, mister.
Speaker 5 (14:32):
Dillon, well the pretty good photographer. Mister Dillon.
Speaker 3 (14:46):
Yeah, these aren't bad. I'll lock him up in the safe.
Speaker 5 (14:50):
But you just all right? You think this will keep
him in dodge, sir?
Speaker 1 (14:57):
No stuff. I really get scared.
Speaker 5 (15:01):
They're guilty alright, aren't miss Dylan.
Speaker 1 (15:04):
Yeah? I can't prove a thing Chester one way or
the other.
Speaker 5 (15:09):
Uh my, oh, mad, bad news?
Speaker 3 (15:14):
What Doc?
Speaker 11 (15:15):
Oh?
Speaker 7 (15:15):
This is pap in form a little while ago. I
just come from there. Uh Mad, he he killed himself suicide?
Pat my nago? Where the poor maid?
Speaker 1 (15:26):
I was missus?
Speaker 7 (15:27):
Pap taking and out of tears? So far, but I
suppose you break down later. Neighbor woman's there were there?
Speaker 1 (15:33):
Uh? Does she know why he did it? Doc?
Speaker 11 (15:37):
Well, it seems he told her all about it, and
then he went out and he shot himself.
Speaker 1 (15:43):
And there's no stop in it now. The story will
be all over town in no time.
Speaker 7 (15:48):
Well what are you gonna do now?
Speaker 11 (15:50):
Man?
Speaker 3 (15:51):
I don't know, Doc, I just don't know. I'll buy
you a drink, Kitty, gosh, i'd.
Speaker 6 (16:06):
Like it now.
Speaker 7 (16:06):
But I just said i'd join.
Speaker 1 (16:08):
Hook over at his table, and i'd like to talk
to him too. I'll just sit with you for a
few minutes.
Speaker 7 (16:13):
That's fine with me. I don't know about him.
Speaker 3 (16:16):
Though, I don't think he object. I uh, just have
time for a smoke, mister Hook. I didn't think he'd mind.
Speaker 1 (16:25):
Why, No, of course not.
Speaker 8 (16:27):
You're quite welcome, Marshall. I'll buy you a drink. No,
thank you, Marshall. I want you to know I sent
for that money today, just as I promised.
Speaker 3 (16:36):
Oh you're a little late like that late mister Pap
shot himself.
Speaker 7 (16:45):
He'd he did you mean mister pat the banker?
Speaker 1 (16:48):
Yeah?
Speaker 7 (16:50):
But why man? He'd always seems so quietly.
Speaker 3 (16:54):
Maybe mister Hook will explain it, Kitty, when I'm Marshall,
you can't hold me responsible in any way at Tall,
I didn't say I could Hook that you've seen kind
of nervous about it.
Speaker 1 (17:04):
Oh naturally, I'm upset. After all, that man did me
a great favor. Yeah.
Speaker 3 (17:09):
Sure, but I don't think the people in Dodge are
gonna like it much when they find a Tell me something,
mister Hook, when were you in New Orleans last.
Speaker 1 (17:21):
The audience.
Speaker 3 (17:24):
Oh why do you ask god? Marshall, just curious. Well,
so I've never been in the audience. Does that answer
your question? Yeah, it's good enough.
Speaker 1 (17:36):
For now. Goodbye, kidding, I'll drop by later. Sure. Huh
and uh, mister Hook, it still goes about not leaving town.
I like it here, Marshall. Yeah, yeah, you shouldn't.
Speaker 3 (17:55):
Maybe I should've arrested Hook and his friends without any
evidence and just seize the twenty thou dollars and put
it backward belonged. That might have saved people's faith in
the bank. But I figured my job was to give
him faith in the law, and I couldn't do.
Speaker 1 (18:09):
It that way.
Speaker 3 (18:11):
I'd made it plain to Hook what I suspected, and
I hoped that it's scary him into making a mistake.
Speaker 1 (18:17):
And it did.
Speaker 3 (18:19):
But I didn't learn about it until next morning, when
I was having breakfast at a Dodge House.
Speaker 4 (18:26):
Just doing I've been looking Arrowhord for you at your room,
dew Monaco's the Texas Trail.
Speaker 1 (18:31):
Arrowhere, this is the last place I hear. Well, what
is it? Chesse here?
Speaker 5 (18:34):
Look at here?
Speaker 1 (18:35):
Just you read that, Marshall. We're taking Doc along if
you follow us who were killing? Where'd you get this Chester?
Speaker 4 (18:43):
If he was under the door when I opened up
this one, I ran up to Doc right away and
showing up mister Bill, He's gone.
Speaker 3 (18:47):
Come on, uh, you go check the depot and the stage, Lonchester.
I'll cover the livery stables.
Speaker 1 (18:52):
Whe that'll take me longer. So you get our horses ready,
I'll meet you at the office Aster. Well it's the marshals.
You're out early today? Not early enough? Andy? Eh? What
(19:15):
can I do for? I don't know if you rented
out on they horses last night?
Speaker 3 (19:18):
Well?
Speaker 1 (19:19):
Sure, few?
Speaker 3 (19:21):
Why did you rent for it to anybody? Four in
a bunch?
Speaker 1 (19:24):
Well?
Speaker 12 (19:24):
Yes, I sure did be back today, so they said,
both set. Well, it's strange it's to me paid me
in advance though the green Horn. What time was that Sanday?
Speaker 1 (19:34):
Oh it was late, Yeah, it was way after midnight.
It was something wrong. Yeah, tell me Andy what they
look like?
Speaker 3 (19:42):
Well?
Speaker 12 (19:42):
One was a was an old fella gray hand. Didn't
give me his name, though, I don't think I got
much of a look at the other one.
Speaker 1 (19:49):
Do you have any idea which trail they took out
of town? And no, I don't eh. One of them
said something about Saint Louis. Eh, but that's not much help,
is it. That might be well in fact, Sandy, Oh,
one thing, Marshall.
Speaker 8 (20:04):
Yeah, if you ride and after them, those horses they
gotta just crowbaes.
Speaker 1 (20:09):
I didn't figure they could handle anything better.
Speaker 3 (20:15):
There was nothing to do but take a chance and
ride east. Luck was with us, though, and within an
hour we cut their trail. Four horses leave a pretty
fair track, and we followed it, riding hard.
Speaker 1 (20:31):
By dusk, we could tell by their sign that we'd.
Speaker 3 (20:33):
Nearly caught up with him, and soon after dark we
spotted their fire. These were gentlemen maybe, but they were
mighty poor hands on the prairie. We left our horses
and went I had on foot.
Speaker 7 (20:50):
We gonna shoot it out with 'em, mister Dillon.
Speaker 3 (20:53):
Yeah, we can't chance at Chester. They'd kill duck and
hold up a minute. Uh, that's their horses just ahead.
Speaker 5 (21:01):
And h the shriffs take them a good piece from can.
Speaker 1 (21:05):
Yeah fly down Chester?
Speaker 7 (21:12):
What do we do, mister Dillon?
Speaker 1 (21:13):
Or just wait?
Speaker 3 (21:15):
Those men are mighty green at this game. I think
we can steal their horses without any trouble at all.
Speaker 7 (21:21):
Just leave my foot, huh.
Speaker 3 (21:23):
Yeah, Now, look, Chester, when we get those horses, I
want you to pick up ours and take a whole
bunch out of sight.
Speaker 1 (21:29):
I'm gonna crawl into.
Speaker 3 (21:30):
That tall grass just to the left of the fire
there and hide until morning.
Speaker 5 (21:34):
Mister Dealing, why can't I go with you?
Speaker 7 (21:37):
Every time we get in trouble. You always tend me
off alone somewheres.
Speaker 3 (21:40):
You always do everything along. Do as I tell you, Chester, Yes, yure,
you just wait till get here a gun fire, and
then ride in fast and bring all the horses right.
Speaker 7 (21:54):
Good luck.
Speaker 3 (21:59):
M By dawn next morning, I was half burrowed into
the ground and covered by blue stem grass, more than
thirty feet from their camp. I could hear their talk alright,
but I couldn't see 'em unless they were on their feet.
Shaneways had already gone out after the horses. Pretty soon
(22:21):
he was back with their ropes. That's whatever, he last,
warning them.
Speaker 1 (22:25):
What do we do now?
Speaker 8 (22:27):
You will, Shadeways go after them. I'll stay here, and God, Doc,
I hurry up. We're gonna get moving.
Speaker 1 (22:32):
Come on, Bardner will never find now, I'll come on.
Speaker 8 (22:35):
Don't know why he's.
Speaker 3 (22:37):
The go.
Speaker 8 (22:40):
You can have this country, Doc, I don't know why
you ever left that soft birth you had a Tennessee bell.
Speaker 11 (22:47):
Man, I didn't have to leave it. That's more than
you can say about New Orleans. You talk like that,
you'll get your throat slashed like a fat show.
Speaker 1 (22:55):
Uh.
Speaker 7 (22:55):
We spoke and like a true gentleman, A Hook or
whatever you need me.
Speaker 1 (23:01):
No, if you hadn't talked so much in the first place,
you wouldn't be where you are on now, Oh you're
a food.
Speaker 11 (23:06):
I might have seen you say wherever. I sure couldn't
connect you of that New Orleans business anyway. You give
yourself away now, just hol don't you know there was
anything the mark do until you ran? Or you'll be
caught out for sure?
Speaker 7 (23:19):
Yeah, won't you?
Speaker 1 (23:21):
And tie my hands.
Speaker 7 (23:22):
I can't eat this way, oh man.
Speaker 3 (23:26):
I let Hook and Doc wrangle on till I figured
the other two men had walked about a half a
mile from camp, and then I waited till Hook had
his back to me, and I stood up slowly moved
quietly forward. Doc some and almost spoiled the game, but
he caught himself in time and then started another argument
with Hook.
Speaker 1 (23:45):
I was about fifteen feet away when Doc suddenly kicked
the coffee frot off the fire and all over Hook's lakes.
And then I'm moaned, Oh.
Speaker 7 (23:58):
Hear him again that you can stand it?
Speaker 1 (24:00):
Oh no, no, that's all right. Get up hook, Oh martial,
easy now though, don't shoot. Get doc on tight and
be quick about.
Speaker 10 (24:09):
Is getting me ted forget about it there, he said,
Oh oh that feels ditty, Oh, Hooks.
Speaker 7 (24:16):
If I weren't a professional man, i'd print you right
in the eye.
Speaker 1 (24:19):
Never mind, Doc there, but it's gun on your belt.
Speaker 7 (24:23):
Hash.
Speaker 5 (24:24):
I'm just mad enough.
Speaker 7 (24:24):
I'd like to have an excuse to use this here. Matt,
what are you doing?
Speaker 1 (24:28):
You'll see them mad.
Speaker 7 (24:32):
You will have them back here in no time.
Speaker 1 (24:33):
I got a surprise for a hook, but he's not
gonna like it much. Or they got the money, doc
he And that's saddle bag right there, all right, get
it quill you quick.
Speaker 6 (24:44):
Real, simply this, get right far away, all right.
Speaker 1 (24:47):
Doc you got the money? Get up on that horse,
you too quick?
Speaker 7 (24:50):
Now, go on to the can you see him at
the billery?
Speaker 1 (24:54):
I see him. They're too mad. I'll fix that. Chester
say you can't hit us from there. Come on, let's ride.
Speaker 5 (25:03):
You just kind of ride off and leave him mad.
Speaker 3 (25:06):
Oh, we got your jock, and we got hook and
we got the money over there. So they'll die out here, Marshall,
Does none of us know how to live out this prairie?
Speaker 1 (25:14):
Or maybe they'll learn it's a.
Speaker 3 (25:15):
Good way your money knows mad, Or they'll be all
right for a few days, so you'll all meet in prison.
Speaker 1 (25:24):
All right, he's something. Oh wait, left, what do you
plan to.
Speaker 3 (25:29):
Do about They're full of fight right now, that's all.
I don't wanna have to kill him to take 'em.
But in a few days they'll be so hungry and
scared we can walk right up to 'em. Nobody will
get hurt that way, either them or us.
Speaker 7 (25:45):
Mister Dillon, Yeah, what is it, Chester, mister Dillon.
Speaker 5 (25:50):
Later in a couple of days, let me come back
and bring 'em in. Well, just me this time alone.
Speaker 1 (26:01):
Well not Chester, mister Dion. Okay, Chester, you can do
it alone.
Speaker 5 (26:11):
Thank you, sir.
Speaker 1 (26:14):
All right, hook right, a little faster there.
Speaker 5 (26:16):
We ain't gone all day.
Speaker 2 (26:23):
Gun Smoke, under the direction of Norman McDonald, stars William
Conrad as Matt dyllon Us Marshall. Tonight's story was especially
written for Gun Smoke by John Meston, with music composed
and conducted by Rex Cory. Featured in the cast were
Lawrence Dobkin, Harry Bartel, Ralph Moody, James Knusser, Joe Cranston,
Paul dubob and Peter Lee, Haarley Bear Is Chester, Howard
(26:45):
mcneer is doc, and Georgia Ellis as Kiddy.
City and in the territory on West.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
There are just one way to handle the killers and
the spoilers, and that's where the US Marshall.
Speaker 1 (00:06):
And The Smell of Gun Smoke. Gun Smoke, starring William Conrad,
The story.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Of the violence that moved West with Young Americas, the
story of a man who moved with it.
Speaker 1 (00:18):
Matt Dylon, United States. Marshall.
Speaker 3 (00:27):
Trouble could start any time in Dodge, but usually it
was at night that the men made their play along
Front Street, And so ordinarily I was up a good
part of the night and did my sleeping in the morning.
Speaker 1 (00:39):
It was a rare saink for me to be out
in an early day, and for some reason that worried Chester.
Speaker 4 (00:46):
I just don't understand why you couldn't sleeve Yester Dylan
unless you had the colic or something.
Speaker 1 (00:51):
I feel fire.
Speaker 3 (00:52):
Chester's got a few things to take care of at
the bank.
Speaker 5 (00:55):
So yes, I know, but the bank's open all day.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
You know what they always say, sir, it's the early
bird that catches the word. Yeah.
Speaker 4 (01:03):
My ma used to tell us that one about being healthy, wealthy,
and why he used to rule us out of bed
every morning at daylight on account of it.
Speaker 1 (01:10):
It's a good saying.
Speaker 4 (01:12):
Yes, I don't know whatever become of my brothers, but
I'm sure not living in a very big house.
Speaker 1 (01:17):
Maybe you ought to come in here more often.
Speaker 4 (01:21):
I got no business with the bank, mister Dillon. Well morning,
mister Fogg, I ain't catcher waring.
Speaker 3 (01:29):
Mister dinner, Whyley Fogg. I'll be over in the minute
soon as I straightened.
Speaker 1 (01:33):
This stuff out. Good morning, Marshall, Good morning, mister Papp.
Speaker 6 (01:41):
You take your money out, Marshall putting in it?
Speaker 1 (01:44):
Neither, mister Papp. His government doesn't Who are those men?
Speaker 7 (01:49):
Marshall? What I say, who are those men?
Speaker 1 (01:53):
I never saw him before, that one in the middle hole.
Speaker 5 (01:56):
Man a little.
Speaker 7 (01:56):
He seems pretty excited about something.
Speaker 4 (01:58):
Minutes.
Speaker 1 (02:00):
I know what can I do for you? I want
a loan of money immediately. Let me do what it
can sir. First of all, how much do you want?
Twenty thousand dollars? Twenty th mister Papp, yes, he excuse me,
money gentlemen, there's a dire president. You'll have to talk
with him.
Speaker 6 (02:16):
I heard you say twenty thousand dollars, genlem and it's
a lot of money.
Speaker 1 (02:20):
What do you have for collateral?
Speaker 8 (02:21):
Mar Collateral says, right here in this envelope, you may
look at it, but don't reveal it to these other gentlemen.
Speaker 7 (02:30):
He's playing though I don't name the trade. I don't understand.
But I've been in a poker game at the Texas
Trail all night long.
Speaker 8 (02:37):
Right now, there's about forty thousand dollars in that part.
There are some good hands out. I've put every cent
I had into it already. Now they've given me just
twenty minutes to come up with more money. Well, I
certainly wish you luck, sir, but I never heard.
Speaker 1 (02:50):
It in my hand in that envelope. You can lend
me the money on that.
Speaker 6 (02:55):
But surely see you don't expect the bank to enter
a gambling game.
Speaker 8 (02:59):
Now, These gentlemen all so in the game. They came
along to see that those cards aren't changed.
Speaker 1 (03:04):
The other men are.
Speaker 6 (03:04):
Watching the table at the Texas Trail. It's all fair
and square.
Speaker 8 (03:08):
I assure you, well, gentlemen, I I'll gladly pay you
ten percent interests.
Speaker 1 (03:14):
I've only got five minutes left.
Speaker 6 (03:16):
Hook come along, gentlemen, we'll step in the back office.
Speaker 7 (03:23):
Well, now that's about the craziest thing I ever did. Here.
Speaker 4 (03:26):
He must have a pretty good hand Chester, I no sear,
but you don't think mister PAP's gonna let him have
twenty thousand dollars on it?
Speaker 1 (03:34):
It certainly looks certainly. Yeah, Area, I'll take care of
this and we get out of here.
Speaker 3 (03:43):
Ah, this is government stuff, fog. You know what to
do with it, certainly, mister Dylan. Now let me see if.
Speaker 1 (03:53):
Marshall.
Speaker 6 (03:54):
Uh, Marshall, I want.
Speaker 1 (03:55):
You to come with me.
Speaker 6 (03:56):
But uh, these gentlemen there there there's a poker game
and I I've got the money here.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
You better come along just to be safe. You mean
you gave him as twenty thousand dollars him?
Speaker 6 (04:04):
Yes, yes, of course. Now I come over here, Marshall
takes and Marshall, that man hooked there has four aces
and a ten in his hand.
Speaker 7 (04:13):
It's a sure thing.
Speaker 6 (04:14):
Why the bank stands to make two thousand dollars on
this loan and it won't take but a few minutes.
Speaker 3 (04:19):
Uh, you run the bank, mister Patty. You assure you
ought to take a gamble with other people's money.
Speaker 6 (04:24):
This way I can't lose, There's not a chance in
a million. But I want you to protect this money
til I get it back here.
Speaker 1 (04:30):
Well, all right, I'll see nobody takes it at the
point of a gun. If you ain't, that'll help.
Speaker 7 (04:35):
Good.
Speaker 6 (04:36):
Good, Now you you come along, Man Hooks. Only got
a few minutes to get back in the game.
Speaker 7 (04:54):
All right, there's my money, mister Shane Walls, I'm calling
you s.
Speaker 1 (05:00):
You do a must have a pretty good hand. All
the trouble you have been to you will see it.
What have you got? Five little hearts all blue? I
winds up four races. Look at my hearts. They read two, three, four, five,
(05:22):
and six.
Speaker 6 (05:23):
What straight flush? Your aces? Lose cases? He says, How
could he have a straight flush?
Speaker 1 (05:33):
Got it?
Speaker 5 (05:33):
Don't? Right out of the deck?
Speaker 1 (05:34):
Cook right out of the deck.
Speaker 9 (05:38):
A nice part. I had enough, but he he won,
mister Pap, Sir, I I I don't know what to say.
Speaker 6 (05:48):
Twenty thousand dollars, just like that, twenty thousand dollars. It's
not even my money.
Speaker 1 (05:53):
I'm mister Pap. Don't you worry, sir. I'll only borrow
that money. You will have it back. You have my
word as a Confederate gentleman on that. Please. Look, I've
got to have it back. It's not my money. I
have to put it back in the bank.
Speaker 7 (06:04):
I'll be ruined if people find out if you only
loaned the money.
Speaker 1 (06:07):
So I lost it.
Speaker 6 (06:08):
Now, I'll send for it today. So why are my agents?
They'll have it on the next side of feet that
leaves Saint Louis.
Speaker 7 (06:16):
No, no, I don't think that'll happen.
Speaker 1 (06:22):
My word is a gentleman, sir, but you must be patient.
Speaker 7 (06:27):
I shouldn't have done it.
Speaker 1 (06:30):
I had no right to do it. Chester, Yes, go
tell Doc I want to see him. Yes, mister Dill.
Speaker 3 (06:40):
Alright, everybody, Jewel, now listen to me. All of you now,
I don't want a word said about this to anyone.
The bank's important, the Dodge, and this could ruin it.
You understand, we have no reason. Right, all right, doesn't
see to it. There'll be trouble for all of you.
Speaker 1 (07:04):
Well, I certainly about. I don't know a friendly that's
taken you always, pat, I understand, mister Pappers, hold up
'em on the waits.
Speaker 7 (07:23):
Mr Pepper, Marshall, I should have listened to you.
Speaker 3 (07:30):
I'm ruined now. And now, look, mister Pepper. Maybe Hook's
got the money. I don't know, but if not, we'll
figure something out. People will give you time.
Speaker 1 (07:40):
No, no, they won't.
Speaker 6 (07:44):
As soon as they hear about this, there won't be
any bank.
Speaker 1 (07:48):
They won't trust it anymore, but they have to. It's
the only bank there is.
Speaker 7 (07:54):
Little Joe Anet think my kids. I can't face it, Marshall.
I just can't face it.
Speaker 3 (08:02):
Be Look, you just go back to the bank and
tell the cashier to keep his mouth shut about this.
Speaker 7 (08:08):
You just gotta give it time. Sure, Marshall, I'll go.
Speaker 1 (08:16):
I'll go. Tell me about the name of my money.
Speaker 8 (08:33):
Well, Marshall, Uh, Marshall, Sir, I am sorry for that man,
but he has no reason to worry.
Speaker 3 (08:40):
I'll send for the money at once. Yeah, you do that,
mister hook, send for the money.
Speaker 1 (08:45):
Uh.
Speaker 3 (08:46):
Gentlemen, what are your names? My name Seamways, Marshall. No,
I'm sorry for that banker, but it's nothing to do
with me. I want this money fair and I'm keeping it.
Speaker 1 (08:57):
Sure. That's the shames of course you.
Speaker 3 (09:00):
Who are you, mister Warden? And I agree with shame Ways.
Gambling money's fair money. Nobody's arguing that, mister Varden. But
I remember, gentlemen, what I said, don't talk about this.
Speaker 1 (09:12):
Oh well, hey, man, just to said you wanted.
Speaker 7 (09:15):
Man, what's happened? Didn't hear any shooting?
Speaker 1 (09:18):
Everything's alright, Doc, Oh well that's you.
Speaker 7 (09:22):
Oh you look familiar, don't you.
Speaker 5 (09:27):
I haven't had the pleasure so oh well maybe not.
Speaker 10 (09:31):
No, I guess not my mistake, never mind, Doc, come on, yeah,
just to said he'd wait at the office.
Speaker 3 (09:40):
Man, pluck, Doc, I want you to go over to
the bank. Mister papp is pretty upset. See what you
can do for him, h give him a bromide or something.
Speaker 7 (09:50):
Sure, man, what's wrong with me? Anyway?
Speaker 3 (09:53):
He just lost twenty thousand dollars in a poker gear.
He lost me and he wasn't flying. He lent the
money on the strength of what looked like a good hand,
that man Hook came into the bank for it with
the other two.
Speaker 1 (10:05):
Oh, he brought his cards along and raised the loan
that way.
Speaker 7 (10:10):
Eh.
Speaker 1 (10:11):
Huh.
Speaker 7 (10:13):
How did you know why?
Speaker 1 (10:14):
I heard of it once?
Speaker 3 (10:15):
Man?
Speaker 7 (10:16):
It was down in New Orleans.
Speaker 1 (10:17):
Oh that was years ago. Oh what happened?
Speaker 7 (10:20):
Well, the same thing.
Speaker 1 (10:21):
Fella got the money and he lost it. That's all
you made. It was fixed between him and the others.
Speaker 7 (10:27):
Sure it was fixed all right?
Speaker 9 (10:28):
Oh?
Speaker 1 (10:28):
How did they find out well, fellow that borrow the money.
Speaker 4 (10:31):
He got drunk and he talked and they put him
in jail, but the others got away clean.
Speaker 3 (10:36):
Love, Doc, that gray haired man you thought you recognized
his name's Hook. Are you sure you never saw him before?
Speaker 7 (10:42):
Ah, lot of people looked familiar first glance.
Speaker 4 (10:44):
Man, You know how it.
Speaker 1 (10:45):
Didn't look in New Orleans, you didn't know the man
who pulled the trick on the bank that.
Speaker 7 (10:48):
You Well, people said that they had come down on
the river boat. I was doctor in the Tennessee Bell
and I never met the knocking my knowledge anyway, do.
Speaker 1 (10:57):
You recall here in their names?
Speaker 7 (10:58):
Well, that was a long time ago.
Speaker 1 (11:00):
Look, Doc, those three back there may have just pulled
the same thing. Now. Hook looked familiar to you. Maybe
he remembers you've too.
Speaker 10 (11:07):
We just said he'd never met Doc. He could be
Lyons Sun. I can't place you. I probably never saw
him before.
Speaker 1 (11:16):
Well, go see what you can do for pep. He's
in pretty bad shape. Well, sure, man.
Speaker 3 (11:25):
Gamblers were always drifting in and out of Dodge. Some
of them were crooked, and some that had been said
We're honest. Ordinarily it didn't matter much one where or
the other most men could take care of themselves.
Speaker 1 (11:38):
But now the bank was.
Speaker 3 (11:39):
Involved, and the citizens of Dodge had their fate in
that bank as well as their money. I give it
a lot of thought the next hour or so, and
finally I had an idea that seemed like a start anyway.
I explained it to Chester, and together we went back
to the Texas Trail Shane Ways and Pardon where I'd
(12:00):
they cutting cars, And the.
Speaker 1 (12:02):
Hook was at the bar talking to Kitty.
Speaker 5 (12:05):
Hello, man, Kiddy, I'm Kiddy.
Speaker 7 (12:08):
I do you know mister hook? H This is Marshall Devil.
Speaker 1 (12:12):
We met earlier. Oh yes, indeed this morning. I must
have smelled trouble Kitty. I got up early. You're always
smelling trouble man. Yeah, leave your beer, Hook and come
with me. Oh what fall, Just do it whatever you say, Marshall,
it's miss Kiddy. I'll be back. Yeah, sure, alright, Varden.
(12:41):
Shaneway's got up and followed Chester. Why is this an arrest? Now?
Speaker 3 (12:47):
What would I be arresting you for? Mister Shaneway's or
nothing of no reason? That's right, Harry, Come, I must go.
Speaker 1 (13:09):
Oh I see that's also particular. I'm mister farg and
there's no reason to be up jets on them, kiss
ball along? Please all right? What is the idea of
bringing is in here? Mark? Good morning? Gentlemen?
Speaker 3 (13:28):
What can i oh hello, Marshall Chester, lamb lum, these
men want their pictures taken. Oh no, not me, I
don't I've got plenty of pictures and you can do
it right away.
Speaker 1 (13:39):
Oh, certainly can Marshall.
Speaker 3 (13:40):
And gentlemen, you'll be the very first to stand to
form a new drop the ancient temples of Greece.
Speaker 1 (13:47):
It'll lend you a bignity.
Speaker 3 (13:49):
What's the idea of this myself? Lum's just gonna take
your pictures, that's all?
Speaker 1 (13:55):
Oh, h lum? Front and side viewers both huh? Oh
certainly martial certain name.
Speaker 3 (14:00):
And then, gentlemen, if you leave, dodge any of you,
it'll make it a lot easier for the law to
find you and bring you back wherever you go.
Speaker 1 (14:07):
This is outrageous. I won't stand for it.
Speaker 8 (14:10):
Lord, Wait a minute, I agree to Marshall is being
a little high handed, but after all, he must protect
himself in his job.
Speaker 1 (14:18):
But since we've done nothing wrong, we have nothing to fear.
Sure hooks right will pardon? I'll go first.
Speaker 3 (14:26):
Are you ready? And lum No, right this way, sir Chester.
You stay here and wait for the pictures. Bring him
over when they're finished, yes, mister.
Speaker 5 (14:32):
Dillon, well the pretty good photographer. Mister Dillon.
Speaker 3 (14:46):
Yeah, these aren't bad. I'll lock him up in the safe.
Speaker 5 (14:50):
But you just all right? You think this will keep
him in dodge, sir?
Speaker 1 (14:57):
No stuff. I really get scared.
Speaker 5 (15:01):
They're guilty alright, aren't miss Dylan.
Speaker 1 (15:04):
Yeah? I can't prove a thing Chester one way or
the other.
Speaker 5 (15:09):
Uh my, oh, mad, bad news?
Speaker 3 (15:14):
What Doc?
Speaker 11 (15:15):
Oh?
Speaker 7 (15:15):
This is pap in form a little while ago. I
just come from there. Uh Mad, he he killed himself suicide?
Pat my nago? Where the poor maid?
Speaker 1 (15:26):
I was missus?
Speaker 7 (15:27):
Pap taking and out of tears? So far, but I
suppose you break down later. Neighbor woman's there were there?
Speaker 1 (15:33):
Uh? Does she know why he did it? Doc?
Speaker 11 (15:37):
Well, it seems he told her all about it, and
then he went out and he shot himself.
Speaker 1 (15:43):
And there's no stop in it now. The story will
be all over town in no time.
Speaker 7 (15:48):
Well what are you gonna do now?
Speaker 11 (15:50):
Man?
Speaker 3 (15:51):
I don't know, Doc, I just don't know. I'll buy
you a drink, Kitty, gosh, i'd.
Speaker 6 (16:06):
Like it now.
Speaker 7 (16:06):
But I just said i'd join.
Speaker 1 (16:08):
Hook over at his table, and i'd like to talk
to him too. I'll just sit with you for a
few minutes.
Speaker 7 (16:13):
That's fine with me. I don't know about him.
Speaker 3 (16:16):
Though, I don't think he object. I uh, just have
time for a smoke, mister Hook. I didn't think he'd mind.
Speaker 1 (16:25):
Why, No, of course not.
Speaker 8 (16:27):
You're quite welcome, Marshall. I'll buy you a drink. No,
thank you, Marshall. I want you to know I sent
for that money today, just as I promised.
Speaker 3 (16:36):
Oh you're a little late like that late mister Pap
shot himself.
Speaker 7 (16:45):
He'd he did you mean mister pat the banker?
Speaker 1 (16:48):
Yeah?
Speaker 7 (16:50):
But why man? He'd always seems so quietly.
Speaker 3 (16:54):
Maybe mister Hook will explain it, Kitty, when I'm Marshall,
you can't hold me responsible in any way at Tall,
I didn't say I could Hook that you've seen kind
of nervous about it.
Speaker 1 (17:04):
Oh naturally, I'm upset. After all, that man did me
a great favor. Yeah.
Speaker 3 (17:09):
Sure, but I don't think the people in Dodge are
gonna like it much when they find a Tell me something,
mister Hook, when were you in New Orleans last.
Speaker 1 (17:21):
The audience.
Speaker 3 (17:24):
Oh why do you ask god? Marshall, just curious. Well,
so I've never been in the audience. Does that answer
your question? Yeah, it's good enough.
Speaker 1 (17:36):
For now. Goodbye, kidding, I'll drop by later. Sure. Huh
and uh, mister Hook, it still goes about not leaving town.
I like it here, Marshall. Yeah, yeah, you shouldn't.
Speaker 3 (17:55):
Maybe I should've arrested Hook and his friends without any
evidence and just seize the twenty thou dollars and put
it backward belonged. That might have saved people's faith in
the bank. But I figured my job was to give
him faith in the law, and I couldn't do.
Speaker 1 (18:09):
It that way.
Speaker 3 (18:11):
I'd made it plain to Hook what I suspected, and
I hoped that it's scary him into making a mistake.
Speaker 1 (18:17):
And it did.
Speaker 3 (18:19):
But I didn't learn about it until next morning, when
I was having breakfast at a Dodge House.
Speaker 4 (18:26):
Just doing I've been looking Arrowhord for you at your room,
dew Monaco's the Texas Trail.
Speaker 1 (18:31):
Arrowhere, this is the last place I hear. Well, what
is it? Chesse here?
Speaker 5 (18:34):
Look at here?
Speaker 1 (18:35):
Just you read that, Marshall. We're taking Doc along if
you follow us who were killing? Where'd you get this Chester?
Speaker 4 (18:43):
If he was under the door when I opened up
this one, I ran up to Doc right away and
showing up mister Bill, He's gone.
Speaker 3 (18:47):
Come on, uh, you go check the depot and the stage, Lonchester.
I'll cover the livery stables.
Speaker 1 (18:52):
Whe that'll take me longer. So you get our horses ready,
I'll meet you at the office Aster. Well it's the marshals.
You're out early today? Not early enough? Andy? Eh? What
(19:15):
can I do for? I don't know if you rented
out on they horses last night?
Speaker 3 (19:18):
Well?
Speaker 1 (19:19):
Sure, few?
Speaker 3 (19:21):
Why did you rent for it to anybody? Four in
a bunch?
Speaker 1 (19:24):
Well?
Speaker 12 (19:24):
Yes, I sure did be back today, so they said,
both set. Well, it's strange it's to me paid me
in advance though the green Horn. What time was that Sanday?
Speaker 1 (19:34):
Oh it was late, Yeah, it was way after midnight.
It was something wrong. Yeah, tell me Andy what they
look like?
Speaker 3 (19:42):
Well?
Speaker 12 (19:42):
One was a was an old fella gray hand. Didn't
give me his name, though, I don't think I got
much of a look at the other one.
Speaker 1 (19:49):
Do you have any idea which trail they took out
of town? And no, I don't eh. One of them
said something about Saint Louis. Eh, but that's not much help,
is it. That might be well in fact, Sandy, Oh,
one thing, Marshall.
Speaker 8 (20:04):
Yeah, if you ride and after them, those horses they
gotta just crowbaes.
Speaker 1 (20:09):
I didn't figure they could handle anything better.
Speaker 3 (20:15):
There was nothing to do but take a chance and
ride east. Luck was with us, though, and within an
hour we cut their trail. Four horses leave a pretty
fair track, and we followed it, riding hard.
Speaker 1 (20:31):
By dusk, we could tell by their sign that we'd.
Speaker 3 (20:33):
Nearly caught up with him, and soon after dark we
spotted their fire. These were gentlemen maybe, but they were
mighty poor hands on the prairie. We left our horses
and went I had on foot.
Speaker 7 (20:50):
We gonna shoot it out with 'em, mister Dillon.
Speaker 3 (20:53):
Yeah, we can't chance at Chester. They'd kill duck and
hold up a minute. Uh, that's their horses just ahead.
Speaker 5 (21:01):
And h the shriffs take them a good piece from can.
Speaker 1 (21:05):
Yeah fly down Chester?
Speaker 7 (21:12):
What do we do, mister Dillon?
Speaker 1 (21:13):
Or just wait?
Speaker 3 (21:15):
Those men are mighty green at this game. I think
we can steal their horses without any trouble at all.
Speaker 7 (21:21):
Just leave my foot, huh.
Speaker 3 (21:23):
Yeah, Now, look, Chester, when we get those horses, I
want you to pick up ours and take a whole
bunch out of sight.
Speaker 1 (21:29):
I'm gonna crawl into.
Speaker 3 (21:30):
That tall grass just to the left of the fire
there and hide until morning.
Speaker 5 (21:34):
Mister Dealing, why can't I go with you?
Speaker 7 (21:37):
Every time we get in trouble. You always tend me
off alone somewheres.
Speaker 3 (21:40):
You always do everything along. Do as I tell you, Chester, Yes, yure,
you just wait till get here a gun fire, and
then ride in fast and bring all the horses right.
Speaker 7 (21:54):
Good luck.
Speaker 3 (21:59):
M By dawn next morning, I was half burrowed into
the ground and covered by blue stem grass, more than
thirty feet from their camp. I could hear their talk alright,
but I couldn't see 'em unless they were on their feet.
Shaneways had already gone out after the horses. Pretty soon
(22:21):
he was back with their ropes. That's whatever, he last,
warning them.
Speaker 1 (22:25):
What do we do now?
Speaker 8 (22:27):
You will, Shadeways go after them. I'll stay here, and God, Doc,
I hurry up. We're gonna get moving.
Speaker 1 (22:32):
Come on, Bardner will never find now, I'll come on.
Speaker 8 (22:35):
Don't know why he's.
Speaker 3 (22:37):
The go.
Speaker 8 (22:40):
You can have this country, Doc, I don't know why
you ever left that soft birth you had a Tennessee bell.
Speaker 11 (22:47):
Man, I didn't have to leave it. That's more than
you can say about New Orleans. You talk like that,
you'll get your throat slashed like a fat show.
Speaker 1 (22:55):
Uh.
Speaker 7 (22:55):
We spoke and like a true gentleman, A Hook or
whatever you need me.
Speaker 1 (23:01):
No, if you hadn't talked so much in the first place,
you wouldn't be where you are on now, Oh you're
a food.
Speaker 11 (23:06):
I might have seen you say wherever. I sure couldn't
connect you of that New Orleans business anyway. You give
yourself away now, just hol don't you know there was
anything the mark do until you ran? Or you'll be
caught out for sure?
Speaker 7 (23:19):
Yeah, won't you?
Speaker 1 (23:21):
And tie my hands.
Speaker 7 (23:22):
I can't eat this way, oh man.
Speaker 3 (23:26):
I let Hook and Doc wrangle on till I figured
the other two men had walked about a half a
mile from camp, and then I waited till Hook had
his back to me, and I stood up slowly moved
quietly forward. Doc some and almost spoiled the game, but
he caught himself in time and then started another argument
with Hook.
Speaker 1 (23:45):
I was about fifteen feet away when Doc suddenly kicked
the coffee frot off the fire and all over Hook's lakes.
And then I'm moaned, Oh.
Speaker 7 (23:58):
Hear him again that you can stand it?
Speaker 1 (24:00):
Oh no, no, that's all right. Get up hook, Oh martial,
easy now though, don't shoot. Get doc on tight and
be quick about.
Speaker 10 (24:09):
Is getting me ted forget about it there, he said,
Oh oh that feels ditty, Oh, Hooks.
Speaker 7 (24:16):
If I weren't a professional man, i'd print you right
in the eye.
Speaker 1 (24:19):
Never mind, Doc there, but it's gun on your belt.
Speaker 7 (24:23):
Hash.
Speaker 5 (24:24):
I'm just mad enough.
Speaker 7 (24:24):
I'd like to have an excuse to use this here. Matt,
what are you doing?
Speaker 1 (24:28):
You'll see them mad.
Speaker 7 (24:32):
You will have them back here in no time.
Speaker 1 (24:33):
I got a surprise for a hook, but he's not
gonna like it much. Or they got the money, doc
he And that's saddle bag right there, all right, get
it quill you quick.
Speaker 6 (24:44):
Real, simply this, get right far away, all right.
Speaker 1 (24:47):
Doc you got the money? Get up on that horse,
you too quick?
Speaker 7 (24:50):
Now, go on to the can you see him at
the billery?
Speaker 1 (24:54):
I see him. They're too mad. I'll fix that. Chester
say you can't hit us from there. Come on, let's ride.
Speaker 5 (25:03):
You just kind of ride off and leave him mad.
Speaker 3 (25:06):
Oh, we got your jock, and we got hook and
we got the money over there. So they'll die out here, Marshall,
Does none of us know how to live out this prairie?
Speaker 1 (25:14):
Or maybe they'll learn it's a.
Speaker 3 (25:15):
Good way your money knows mad, Or they'll be all
right for a few days, so you'll all meet in prison.
Speaker 1 (25:24):
All right, he's something. Oh wait, left, what do you
plan to.
Speaker 3 (25:29):
Do about They're full of fight right now, that's all.
I don't wanna have to kill him to take 'em.
But in a few days they'll be so hungry and
scared we can walk right up to 'em. Nobody will
get hurt that way, either them or us.
Speaker 7 (25:45):
Mister Dillon, Yeah, what is it, Chester, mister Dillon.
Speaker 5 (25:50):
Later in a couple of days, let me come back
and bring 'em in. Well, just me this time alone.
Speaker 1 (26:01):
Well not Chester, mister Dion. Okay, Chester, you can do
it alone.
Speaker 5 (26:11):
Thank you, sir.
Speaker 1 (26:14):
All right, hook right, a little faster there.
Speaker 5 (26:16):
We ain't gone all day.
Speaker 2 (26:23):
Gun Smoke, under the direction of Norman McDonald, stars William
Conrad as Matt dyllon Us Marshall. Tonight's story was especially
written for Gun Smoke by John Meston, with music composed
and conducted by Rex Cory. Featured in the cast were
Lawrence Dobkin, Harry Bartel, Ralph Moody, James Knusser, Joe Cranston,
Paul dubob and Peter Lee, Haarley Bear Is Chester, Howard
(26:45):
mcneer is doc, and Georgia Ellis as Kiddy.
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