July 31, 2025 • 29 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 (00:08):
Around DoD Say and in the territory on West.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
There's just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers,
and that's with the US.
Speaker 1 (00:16):
Marshall and The Smell.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
Of Guns Smoke, Gun Smoke, starring William Conrad. The Story
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of the violence that moved west with the Young Americas.
Speaker 1 (00:42):
The story of a man who moved with it.
Speaker 2 (00:44):
Matt Dylan, United States Marshals.
Speaker 1 (01:11):
All right, it's a cold morning, mister villain. Yeah, I'm
ready for spring Chester. The tailoring on winder always gets
on my nerves. Well, it shouldn't be long now, the
worst up bound be over, and I hope so here
let's tryst Delmonico's here. I'm alway ready to eat, mister
Yllan morning Matt Chester.
Speaker 3 (01:32):
Oh why are you, kiddy? How about joining me?
Speaker 4 (01:35):
Well?
Speaker 3 (01:35):
Thank you?
Speaker 1 (01:36):
Pull up at Chichester, Yes, sure you're up early this morning, Matt.
Usually you don't even start breathing til noon.
Speaker 3 (01:44):
It's too cold to sleep, kiddy.
Speaker 1 (01:45):
Jail stove always burns itself out about five o'clock in
the morning.
Speaker 3 (01:48):
From then on you just have to Oh what is it,
man Chester?
Speaker 1 (01:54):
That second table from the window over there, those three
men there, you know them I'm sure I don't think
you do. Well.
Speaker 3 (02:02):
I do.
Speaker 1 (02:04):
Ran into him about four years ago out in Arizona Territory.
Speaker 3 (02:08):
It's the Peblo Gang. I never heard of him coming
as far as Easy before.
Speaker 1 (02:15):
Well you have some help, No, just sit, just man,
Uh order me some sausage and buckwheat takes kitty. Well,
you'll be right back. The idea. I don't want to
stay in this time.
Speaker 3 (02:26):
I don't like it enough.
Speaker 1 (02:27):
Go ahead, morning, boys. It's the Parks Brothers, isn't it?
Ed and Rio and Chuck Evans? Well, what about it?
Easy real? It's still in the US, Marshall, the one
I told you about. Yeah, I bet you did. What'd
you tell him?
Speaker 3 (02:42):
Chuck? Lock down?
Speaker 1 (02:43):
And our food's getting cold? You got something on your
mind or not?
Speaker 3 (02:46):
Nothing important?
Speaker 1 (02:47):
Rio, I figure it's quite an honor to have the
Peblo Gang in town. I just thought i'd drop over
and tell you how I felt about it.
Speaker 3 (02:53):
And uh, how do you feel? All that depends?
Speaker 1 (02:56):
Ed? You boys here own business? Uh pleasure? Does it
to make a difference? Yeah, yeah, yeah, it makes the difference.
I know your reputation was to hear half the stage
hold ups in the last five years in Colorado to
the California border can be laid right at your door.
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As far as I know, you're clean and Dodge City
so far. All right, you just keep it that way.
You make one move here and your time's up. Right,
then you're short and I'll take you, all three of you.
You understand, Sure, we understand. We'll think it over, Dylan.
Let you know what we decided. Ray, Oh, you talk
too much. We'll see your own boys. You can put
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the gun away, not Chester.
Speaker 4 (03:46):
All right, I'm just going to be ready in case math.
I thought i'd tell you. Those boys are mean. It
was a Texas trail last night. They just downright mean.
Speaker 1 (03:58):
Yeah, I know what are we doing, mister Dyling. Run
them out of town unless they give us some reason
to Chester. Yes, the law doesn't say you can hang
him in because he might steal a horse. Don't forget it.
Let's see some our old trains just about ready to
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pull up. Looks like yes on time.
Speaker 3 (04:29):
It's three o'clock.
Speaker 1 (04:30):
He and Saint Louis tomorrow night, Chicago the next day.
If the engine holds up, they don't break down so
much anymore. They're getting them worked out, so they're pretty dependable.
I guess so you ever get a hanker to take
a trip back east, mister Dylon, just to see how
things has changed? Not be Chester. I've been on the
frontier too long. I'd be lost back there. I wouldn't
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know how to act. I guess man could get his
rope kinked over which port to use? Or what you
you will if you down watching your competition, pull out
airb stagecoach running for a long time to come here.
Railroad's not bother me any, I ain't glad to hear
that something else is though, No, not the stage from
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buckeyees more than two hours over two. I'm getting a
little worried. Why it's usually late, isn't it not on
this particular day of the month. Oh?
Speaker 3 (05:23):
What's today? Particularly gold does?
Speaker 1 (05:26):
Uh? It's the day those plaster mines out there are
always shipped or clean up. Charlie has never missed getting
it here at three o'clock on time for the eastbound
Santa Fe. Not once it was riding shotgun will Houston Jack,
he's a good man, if I doubt if there's any
cause to worry that ship runs eighty or one hundred
thousand dollars sometimes, Matt never been late before. Oh, Charlie'll
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probably roll in any minute. Now, we'll see you later.
Will so long? What do you think, mister Dylan, Same
as you do. Chester. Let's ride out and meet that stage.
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I still think I heard a horse when he miss Dylan. Yeah,
I thought I heard it too. We must be an
hour and a half in time. Wiesdaye runs. I'm sure
he is late, all right. I hope late is all
it is.
Speaker 3 (06:30):
Chester.
Speaker 1 (06:31):
I hope it's not there there it is getting mister.
I came from that draw over there, somewhere on that
sumac sicket. Come on, look, mister Dylon. Wheel tracks eating
off the trail.
Speaker 3 (06:48):
Yeah, run under the.
Speaker 1 (06:49):
Dead gallop out of control.
Speaker 3 (06:58):
Well, Chester, there's the stage.
Speaker 1 (07:01):
I don't see any sign of life, mister Dillon. Let's
take a look. These tracks all around. Must have been
three or four horses here three the way I'm figuring it,
I don't lay any odds you want it.
Speaker 3 (07:20):
This is some of the.
Speaker 1 (07:23):
That's Houston Jack, mister Dillon. Yeah, shot in the back
of the head and it didn't take any chances. He
must have ridden up behind the station and fired without
any warning.
Speaker 3 (07:37):
That's probably what spooked the horses had started to run away. Yeah,
they shot the lead horse. It's a no trick.
Speaker 1 (07:49):
Charlie is still up here on the box. They got
him too strong. Box has been fourced open.
Speaker 3 (07:59):
It's all right, chess.
Speaker 1 (08:01):
So let's cut these horses loose and get them out
of the traces. Come on, no, boy, you don't. It's the
same way they used to work it out West. Shoot
the guard in the back and let the team run
until they far enough off the trail, and then kill
the lead horse to stop them. Who have a boat gang? Yeah?
Speaker 3 (08:24):
Who else? That's a good thing. I want any passengers
and I got the same treatment.
Speaker 1 (08:32):
All right, there you go, boy. I think they're worse
than passengers used to do them. One at least. There's
a couple of trunks tied on top in a carpet
bag of some kind inside stage. There the only bodies
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of the guards. And the drivers say maybe one of
the gang was riding his passenger.
Speaker 3 (09:02):
They wouldn't leave trunks behind it.
Speaker 1 (09:05):
What is.
Speaker 3 (09:07):
The stuff in the carpet bag? I'ms a woman.
Speaker 1 (09:11):
There's no woman here, and I know apparently and they
must have taken her. Yeah, it's almost dark come on, Chester,
let's try to pick up their trail. It's just no
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use going any farther. Mischie telling it's too dark to
tell what we're doing. Or they were heading towards the river. Here,
let's take a look through these wools and if we
don't find anything, then we'll ride on back to the town. Right.
I still keep getting a think with a wood smoke
from somewhere, throw a wish we would find the fire
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getting colder, and then look over there. Well, I swear
it's fire all right, and what's left one of 'em
it's doing? You suppose he's staying out. Let's leave the
horses here and go up on the foot. All right,
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there's nothing moving, no signs of life. They couldn't have
left too long ago. That fire would have burned its
tail power. Well, i'd say we're too late that you're doing.
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I think they're gone.
Speaker 3 (10:47):
Yeah, it looks that way all right.
Speaker 1 (10:53):
A half hour an hour ago, made a fast camp,
stay long enough to warm up, and then they woo
what was that?
Speaker 3 (11:01):
I don't know. M Head over here, Chester, there's somebody
lying on the ground.
Speaker 1 (11:11):
Help me, help me, Please throw.
Speaker 3 (11:16):
Some brush on the fire. Chester, Yes, s no, it's alright, miss,
It is alright now.
Speaker 5 (11:24):
Three of 'em rob the steeth, killed the driver in
the guard, brought.
Speaker 1 (11:31):
Me with them.
Speaker 3 (11:31):
Anything I can do, mister Dylan, No Chester, I'm afraid
of it. A little love it chest.
Speaker 1 (11:39):
I get some light over here, grab one of those
branches that's caught fire, and don't just second.
Speaker 3 (11:44):
Easy, no, man, just easy. Now it's gonna be alright.
Speaker 1 (11:48):
I pleaded with the dig let me go here, just
help him. Yeah, I'll hold it over here, m.
Speaker 3 (12:00):
Ok Helen.
Speaker 1 (12:02):
But they wouldn't.
Speaker 3 (12:05):
They wouldn't let me go, Helen Ford.
Speaker 5 (12:09):
And when they left, they drew their guns.
Speaker 1 (12:14):
And shot me easy enough.
Speaker 3 (12:19):
You know who they were, Helen, Helen, can you hear me?
Speaker 5 (12:29):
One one name, real one called Chuck. They sat on
their horses, shot me, then they laughed.
Speaker 1 (12:45):
She's an awful bad sha't mister Allen. We ought to
get her to dog shot me.
Speaker 5 (12:51):
And laughed.
Speaker 1 (12:54):
But it didn't matter. That's it. Yeah, I guess it's
too late now, Yeah, it's it's too late. I'll carry
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her back to Dodge. Get me, you're saddle blanket, will
get just he you knew her, Michdillan.
Speaker 3 (13:27):
And a long time ago when things happen the way
they do.
Speaker 1 (13:34):
Later she married Bill Ford and went out to Colorado.
Speaker 3 (13:39):
It's a long time ago. I didn't expect I ever
see her again.
Speaker 1 (13:45):
It's a bad thing, Michdellan.
Speaker 3 (13:49):
Yeah, yeah, and I'm gonna see him. Hang for it.
We will return.
Speaker 2 (14:13):
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Speaker 1 (15:03):
Over here Chester, we'll check the livery stable first. They
could have pulled out a course about a layout as they.
Speaker 3 (15:08):
Came straight back into town.
Speaker 1 (15:10):
You won't take long find out.
Speaker 3 (15:12):
Let's go in.
Speaker 1 (15:18):
Who there?
Speaker 3 (15:19):
Who is it, Matt Dillon? Is that you, mister Kevin Well?
Speaker 1 (15:22):
Yeah, sure is Marshall. He Let me get a lantern lit,
just fix them to lock up the stable and go
over and grab myself with bike tea running things alone
again tonight confounded boy didn't show up like is not
drunk and sere Come on mar show. We got a
fire going back in the office, Come on back.
Speaker 3 (15:43):
I'd like to caven, but we don't have time. I'm
looking for some horses.
Speaker 1 (15:47):
I got a marshall. You want to buy, trade or hire.
Speaker 3 (15:49):
I just look.
Speaker 1 (15:51):
There are three fellows stand over at the dodge house.
They've been there about a week ed and Rio Parks
and Chuck Evans. They keeping their horses here here we
are right back here. And if I ever saw a ruination,
a good horse flashes, is it there? Take a look
where that one belongs to the oldest Parks boy, and
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the one next to it's Rio's. They'd been rode mister Johnson,
and they've been rode plenty.
Speaker 3 (16:18):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (16:18):
By time they come into Colvin about an hour ago,
more or less go on since forenoon. Just come back
a little while ago. Look at that horse been rubbed
down twice. We still went.
Speaker 3 (16:29):
I didn't say where they'd been to, No.
Speaker 1 (16:31):
Not mein't to talk. And kind just left their horses
and went on old the hotel or wherever they was.
Though they must have been riding like the devil himself
was chasing.
Speaker 3 (16:40):
Them so maybe he was, thanks, mister Kell.
Speaker 1 (16:45):
Yeah, oh.
Speaker 3 (16:50):
Well, I guess there's not much doubt of the Chester.
Speaker 1 (16:52):
Oh sir, it was them all right, And I could
have stopped it before it happened. The man shouldn't be
jailed on suspicion, I figured, just because.
Speaker 3 (17:02):
He might do something wrong around my everybody has to
play it the way.
Speaker 1 (17:09):
He sees it, and sometimes you can see it a
lot plainer afterwards. What are we gonna do?
Speaker 3 (17:16):
Go get him, that's all?
Speaker 1 (17:30):
Well? Where do we start? Looking at Texas Trail? Oh?
One thing Chester before we go in? Now you leave
to play on this to me? Uh, just keep me covered,
that's all. What you doing? What was her name before
she was married?
Speaker 3 (17:48):
Marlow Helen Marlowe?
Speaker 1 (17:52):
Alright, come on, let's go.
Speaker 3 (17:59):
Him.
Speaker 4 (18:00):
Well with the real dolliesning up until Mount Hire, you man, Chessey,
I'm kiddy, kitty.
Speaker 1 (18:08):
Uh well, I'm looking for the Peblo Gang.
Speaker 3 (18:11):
Have any of them been in here? Why?
Speaker 1 (18:13):
Yeah, one of them's here now, real parks, he's over
there at the Ferow table. Huh, Well, what's wrong? Matter?
What happened? How they held up the Buckeye stage, killed
Charlie and Houston Jack and a passenger, a woman, Helen Ford.
All right, Chester, be careful man, Yeah sure, Kitty, just.
Speaker 3 (18:38):
Cover me Chester, that's all.
Speaker 1 (18:40):
Yes there five hundred says I've got the car. You
want too much of me? Are you gonna cover me
or not? I'm somebody. You all a bunch of bikers.
Maybe they haven't been out robin stage coaches, real, what
do you mean by that? Maybe they don't make that
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living by killing women. You know, a man could get
in trouble shooting off his mouth that way. You're already
in trouble. All right, boys, Riol's checking in his hand.
Speaker 3 (19:09):
The game's over. You can slide out at the end
of the table. Over there. You're under arrest for murder, real,
do know what you're talking about? Dylan?
Speaker 1 (19:21):
Murder? The murder that you're gonna hang for? And where
are the other two? Go find him if you want them.
I'm going to as soon as I finish with you.
I said, you're under arrest, Riel and I get your
hands us and I don't.
Speaker 3 (19:39):
You're not gonna make any play.
Speaker 1 (19:40):
You don't have the guts. Shooting a man in the
back is more. You're a line rio. They're killing a woman.
I'll get your hands up. That's better, all right, Ches
to get his gun. Seems like it's getting colder. Mister
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Dylan Claire's a bell.
Speaker 3 (20:18):
Will look at that.
Speaker 1 (20:20):
Moon, pret Do you suppose they are? You've been in
nearly every saloon on Front Street. I don't know, Chester,
but wherever they are, we're gonna find him. And you
know something, that's Dylan. When we do arrest the other two,
they're as good as hun with the evidence we got on.
Speaker 3 (20:35):
I haven't arrested them yet.
Speaker 1 (20:38):
Maybe them other two won't be taking as easy as Rio.
That's up to them. If they want to surrender, they can.
I've never shot a man with his hands up Chester, Huh.
Ben's barbershop only man that he's shaving. It's kind of
hard to tells all that latter.
Speaker 3 (20:58):
And I said, Parks, come on.
Speaker 1 (21:01):
And there's just him and Ben who shot? Wonder where
Chuck Evans is.
Speaker 3 (21:07):
We'll worry about him.
Speaker 1 (21:08):
Leader. Just help yourself to seat. Gentlemen, be ready for
you just to see a when Marshall, how you Ben,
I didn't know you were.
Speaker 3 (21:19):
In the habit of shaven outlaws.
Speaker 1 (21:21):
Well maybe you're mistaken, Marshall. You just have a seat
there and No.
Speaker 3 (21:26):
I recognize him all right. It's Ed Barks.
Speaker 1 (21:30):
Really looks like you've got the advantage of me doing.
Speaker 3 (21:34):
Oh we can't have that, Edie the.
Speaker 1 (21:38):
Ladder off his face, Ben, Yes, sir, you're a saying Marshall.
Just a second out of mister Parson. There they are.
Speaker 3 (21:46):
It's too bad you have to leave that shave half finished.
Speaker 4 (21:49):
Ed.
Speaker 3 (21:50):
They'll give you a free one just before they hang you.
Speaker 1 (21:53):
Well, are you talking about Dylan now? Jes you're under
arrest for murder. Get your hands up. Your brother's way
for you at the jail. Your rest are real.
Speaker 3 (22:05):
What about the hand said? Are you gonna put him up?
Speaker 1 (22:09):
No?
Speaker 3 (22:13):
Huh, that was a fast move for a barber. Ben.
Speaker 1 (22:18):
I knew he had a gun under the towel, Marshall,
but of course I couldn't say.
Speaker 3 (22:21):
Anything about it. Oh, thank you, Ben. And if you'll
send the bill for your shaven mug to the stage.
Speaker 1 (22:26):
Company, they'll propably take care of it for you. Yes, sir,
mister Dylan Chester still some water on him. I want
him to walk to jail. I'll bet Chuck Evan's got
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clean away, mister Dylan. The word must have gotten tell
they had to do it. Awful fast, the clerk said.
He checked out of the hotel less than ten minutes ago. Kelvin,
the light must hurt his eyes. He never keeps out
of the lantern burning afraid of fire. Maybe Kelvin? You
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there coming?
Speaker 3 (23:13):
Yes?
Speaker 1 (23:14):
And what's wrong? Who is it?
Speaker 3 (23:16):
Matt dellan Oh, strike a light? A man could fall
over something in this stable and break his neck.
Speaker 1 (23:20):
All right, all right, it just don't get excited and
used to it myself or no gesture. Everything is and
don't see any point in wasting oil. And now what's
on your mind? Marshal Chuck Evans? Is his horse still here? Indeed,
most certainly is. As a matter of fact, he's back there,
saddling up right now.
Speaker 3 (23:40):
Good.
Speaker 1 (23:41):
I told him it seemed like a full time of
night to start out on a trip back. You can't
reason with anybody that treats horses away that bunch, does.
Speaker 3 (23:48):
I guess nothing but go on answering?
Speaker 1 (23:54):
Yes, what is it? Man?
Speaker 3 (23:57):
I am back here? What is Tell him? You?
Speaker 1 (24:01):
All right? I'm coming? Which is all about, Marshall, Nothing
to get yourself worked up about. Just stay right here
and stay out of the way, all right, chiski, Yeah,
you've got a lanyard back there at the stall.
Speaker 3 (24:17):
Yeah, how you ever right about one thing? Sister. He's
trying to leave.
Speaker 1 (24:22):
Tom, give me a hand with this, Kelvin. I can't
seem to get.
Speaker 3 (24:25):
The You've gone somewhere, Chuck.
Speaker 1 (24:31):
Look look, Dylan, you've got nothing on me. Layoff and
the Parks boys are in jail. I don't know anything
about it, Dylan. You can't prove it, and you can't
shoot me.
Speaker 2 (24:42):
I'm not even wearing a gun.
Speaker 1 (24:43):
It's hanging there on a saddle horn.
Speaker 3 (24:46):
Yeah, so I see if the other.
Speaker 1 (24:49):
Boy said something I don't know anything about it.
Speaker 3 (24:51):
Or a liar, Chuck, And you're a coward.
Speaker 1 (24:57):
You've got no call to talk like that.
Speaker 3 (25:02):
You're under arrest. Chester, get his gun off his saddle oak.
Speaker 1 (25:06):
What you're doing? He's got another gun? Help me. You're scared, Chuck,
you're too scared to shoot straights. I helped me.
Speaker 3 (25:22):
Well, I guess that does a Chester?
Speaker 1 (25:24):
Come on?
Speaker 3 (25:26):
What was Marshall? Look what happened? Evans is dead.
Speaker 1 (25:30):
The parks boys are gonna hang your short. Three customers coming.
Oh well, who's going to pay the table bill? The
stable bill? You got their horses? Sell them? Oh yeah,
I never thought of that. Well, it serves him right,
anybody that would treat a horse wear that bunch, David, So,
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I guess it's over, mister Dill. Yeah, it's sober Chesney,
and it's just as well. This country be a lot
better off with him fellas dead than alive.
Speaker 3 (26:02):
I guess so.
Speaker 1 (26:04):
Huh. Even the moon looks brighter. Yeah, used to deal him.
You're still thinking you should have jailed him on suspicions,
aren't you.
Speaker 3 (26:16):
I'd have half a dodge in jail if I started
a now Chester. It's a kind of a chance.
Speaker 1 (26:21):
A long man has to take, yes, whether he likes
it or not. Yes, sir, but I'm not liking it
much right now. In the morning, I'm gonna have a
talk with the preacher about holding a service for Helen.
That's about all I can do for her now.
Speaker 2 (27:02):
Gun Smoke, under the direction of Norman MacDonald's, stars William
Conrad as Matt dylon Us Marshall. Tonight's story was especially
written for Gun Smoke by Less Crutchfields, with music composed
and conducted by Rex Cory. Featured in the cast were
Lawrence Dobkin, Tom Tully, Paul Dubov, John Dayner, Harry Bartel
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Speaker 4 (29:10):
In a
Around DoD Say and in the territory on West.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
There's just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers,
and that's with the US.
Speaker 1 (00:16):
Marshall and The Smell.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
Of Guns Smoke, Gun Smoke, starring William Conrad. The Story
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of the violence that moved west with the Young Americas.
Speaker 1 (00:42):
The story of a man who moved with it.
Speaker 2 (00:44):
Matt Dylan, United States Marshals.
Speaker 1 (01:11):
All right, it's a cold morning, mister villain. Yeah, I'm
ready for spring Chester. The tailoring on winder always gets
on my nerves. Well, it shouldn't be long now, the
worst up bound be over, and I hope so here
let's tryst Delmonico's here. I'm alway ready to eat, mister
Yllan morning Matt Chester.
Speaker 3 (01:32):
Oh why are you, kiddy? How about joining me?
Speaker 4 (01:35):
Well?
Speaker 3 (01:35):
Thank you?
Speaker 1 (01:36):
Pull up at Chichester, Yes, sure you're up early this morning, Matt.
Usually you don't even start breathing til noon.
Speaker 3 (01:44):
It's too cold to sleep, kiddy.
Speaker 1 (01:45):
Jail stove always burns itself out about five o'clock in
the morning.
Speaker 3 (01:48):
From then on you just have to Oh what is it,
man Chester?
Speaker 1 (01:54):
That second table from the window over there, those three
men there, you know them I'm sure I don't think
you do. Well.
Speaker 3 (02:02):
I do.
Speaker 1 (02:04):
Ran into him about four years ago out in Arizona Territory.
Speaker 3 (02:08):
It's the Peblo Gang. I never heard of him coming
as far as Easy before.
Speaker 1 (02:15):
Well you have some help, No, just sit, just man,
Uh order me some sausage and buckwheat takes kitty. Well,
you'll be right back. The idea. I don't want to
stay in this time.
Speaker 3 (02:26):
I don't like it enough.
Speaker 1 (02:27):
Go ahead, morning, boys. It's the Parks Brothers, isn't it?
Ed and Rio and Chuck Evans? Well, what about it?
Easy real? It's still in the US, Marshall, the one
I told you about. Yeah, I bet you did. What'd
you tell him?
Speaker 3 (02:42):
Chuck? Lock down?
Speaker 1 (02:43):
And our food's getting cold? You got something on your
mind or not?
Speaker 3 (02:46):
Nothing important?
Speaker 1 (02:47):
Rio, I figure it's quite an honor to have the
Peblo Gang in town. I just thought i'd drop over
and tell you how I felt about it.
Speaker 3 (02:53):
And uh, how do you feel? All that depends?
Speaker 1 (02:56):
Ed? You boys here own business? Uh pleasure? Does it
to make a difference? Yeah, yeah, yeah, it makes the difference.
I know your reputation was to hear half the stage
hold ups in the last five years in Colorado to
the California border can be laid right at your door.
(03:16):
As far as I know, you're clean and Dodge City
so far. All right, you just keep it that way.
You make one move here and your time's up. Right,
then you're short and I'll take you, all three of you.
You understand, Sure, we understand. We'll think it over, Dylan.
Let you know what we decided. Ray, Oh, you talk
too much. We'll see your own boys. You can put
(03:45):
the gun away, not Chester.
Speaker 4 (03:46):
All right, I'm just going to be ready in case math.
I thought i'd tell you. Those boys are mean. It
was a Texas trail last night. They just downright mean.
Speaker 1 (03:58):
Yeah, I know what are we doing, mister Dyling. Run
them out of town unless they give us some reason
to Chester. Yes, the law doesn't say you can hang
him in because he might steal a horse. Don't forget it.
Let's see some our old trains just about ready to
(04:27):
pull up. Looks like yes on time.
Speaker 3 (04:29):
It's three o'clock.
Speaker 1 (04:30):
He and Saint Louis tomorrow night, Chicago the next day.
If the engine holds up, they don't break down so
much anymore. They're getting them worked out, so they're pretty dependable.
I guess so you ever get a hanker to take
a trip back east, mister Dylon, just to see how
things has changed? Not be Chester. I've been on the
frontier too long. I'd be lost back there. I wouldn't
(04:52):
know how to act. I guess man could get his
rope kinked over which port to use? Or what you
you will if you down watching your competition, pull out
airb stagecoach running for a long time to come here.
Railroad's not bother me any, I ain't glad to hear
that something else is though, No, not the stage from
(05:14):
buckeyees more than two hours over two. I'm getting a
little worried. Why it's usually late, isn't it not on
this particular day of the month. Oh?
Speaker 3 (05:23):
What's today? Particularly gold does?
Speaker 1 (05:26):
Uh? It's the day those plaster mines out there are
always shipped or clean up. Charlie has never missed getting
it here at three o'clock on time for the eastbound
Santa Fe. Not once it was riding shotgun will Houston Jack,
he's a good man, if I doubt if there's any
cause to worry that ship runs eighty or one hundred
thousand dollars sometimes, Matt never been late before. Oh, Charlie'll
(05:48):
probably roll in any minute. Now, we'll see you later.
Will so long? What do you think, mister Dylan, Same
as you do. Chester. Let's ride out and meet that stage.
(06:19):
I still think I heard a horse when he miss Dylan. Yeah,
I thought I heard it too. We must be an
hour and a half in time. Wiesdaye runs. I'm sure
he is late, all right. I hope late is all
it is.
Speaker 3 (06:30):
Chester.
Speaker 1 (06:31):
I hope it's not there there it is getting mister.
I came from that draw over there, somewhere on that
sumac sicket. Come on, look, mister Dylon. Wheel tracks eating
off the trail.
Speaker 3 (06:48):
Yeah, run under the.
Speaker 1 (06:49):
Dead gallop out of control.
Speaker 3 (06:58):
Well, Chester, there's the stage.
Speaker 1 (07:01):
I don't see any sign of life, mister Dillon. Let's
take a look. These tracks all around. Must have been
three or four horses here three the way I'm figuring it,
I don't lay any odds you want it.
Speaker 3 (07:20):
This is some of the.
Speaker 1 (07:23):
That's Houston Jack, mister Dillon. Yeah, shot in the back
of the head and it didn't take any chances. He
must have ridden up behind the station and fired without
any warning.
Speaker 3 (07:37):
That's probably what spooked the horses had started to run away. Yeah,
they shot the lead horse. It's a no trick.
Speaker 1 (07:49):
Charlie is still up here on the box. They got
him too strong. Box has been fourced open.
Speaker 3 (07:59):
It's all right, chess.
Speaker 1 (08:01):
So let's cut these horses loose and get them out
of the traces. Come on, no, boy, you don't. It's the
same way they used to work it out West. Shoot
the guard in the back and let the team run
until they far enough off the trail, and then kill
the lead horse to stop them. Who have a boat gang? Yeah?
Speaker 3 (08:24):
Who else? That's a good thing. I want any passengers
and I got the same treatment.
Speaker 1 (08:32):
All right, there you go, boy. I think they're worse
than passengers used to do them. One at least. There's
a couple of trunks tied on top in a carpet
bag of some kind inside stage. There the only bodies
(08:57):
of the guards. And the drivers say maybe one of
the gang was riding his passenger.
Speaker 3 (09:02):
They wouldn't leave trunks behind it.
Speaker 1 (09:05):
What is.
Speaker 3 (09:07):
The stuff in the carpet bag? I'ms a woman.
Speaker 1 (09:11):
There's no woman here, and I know apparently and they
must have taken her. Yeah, it's almost dark come on, Chester,
let's try to pick up their trail. It's just no
(09:42):
use going any farther. Mischie telling it's too dark to
tell what we're doing. Or they were heading towards the river. Here,
let's take a look through these wools and if we
don't find anything, then we'll ride on back to the town. Right.
I still keep getting a think with a wood smoke
from somewhere, throw a wish we would find the fire
(10:02):
getting colder, and then look over there. Well, I swear
it's fire all right, and what's left one of 'em
it's doing? You suppose he's staying out. Let's leave the
horses here and go up on the foot. All right,
(10:24):
there's nothing moving, no signs of life. They couldn't have
left too long ago. That fire would have burned its
tail power. Well, i'd say we're too late that you're doing.
(10:45):
I think they're gone.
Speaker 3 (10:47):
Yeah, it looks that way all right.
Speaker 1 (10:53):
A half hour an hour ago, made a fast camp,
stay long enough to warm up, and then they woo
what was that?
Speaker 3 (11:01):
I don't know. M Head over here, Chester, there's somebody
lying on the ground.
Speaker 1 (11:11):
Help me, help me, Please throw.
Speaker 3 (11:16):
Some brush on the fire. Chester, Yes, s no, it's alright, miss,
It is alright now.
Speaker 5 (11:24):
Three of 'em rob the steeth, killed the driver in
the guard, brought.
Speaker 1 (11:31):
Me with them.
Speaker 3 (11:31):
Anything I can do, mister Dylan, No Chester, I'm afraid
of it. A little love it chest.
Speaker 1 (11:39):
I get some light over here, grab one of those
branches that's caught fire, and don't just second.
Speaker 3 (11:44):
Easy, no, man, just easy. Now it's gonna be alright.
Speaker 1 (11:48):
I pleaded with the dig let me go here, just
help him. Yeah, I'll hold it over here, m.
Speaker 3 (12:00):
Ok Helen.
Speaker 1 (12:02):
But they wouldn't.
Speaker 3 (12:05):
They wouldn't let me go, Helen Ford.
Speaker 5 (12:09):
And when they left, they drew their guns.
Speaker 1 (12:14):
And shot me easy enough.
Speaker 3 (12:19):
You know who they were, Helen, Helen, can you hear me?
Speaker 5 (12:29):
One one name, real one called Chuck. They sat on
their horses, shot me, then they laughed.
Speaker 1 (12:45):
She's an awful bad sha't mister Allen. We ought to
get her to dog shot me.
Speaker 5 (12:51):
And laughed.
Speaker 1 (12:54):
But it didn't matter. That's it. Yeah, I guess it's
too late now, Yeah, it's it's too late. I'll carry
(13:17):
her back to Dodge. Get me, you're saddle blanket, will
get just he you knew her, Michdillan.
Speaker 3 (13:27):
And a long time ago when things happen the way
they do.
Speaker 1 (13:34):
Later she married Bill Ford and went out to Colorado.
Speaker 3 (13:39):
It's a long time ago. I didn't expect I ever
see her again.
Speaker 1 (13:45):
It's a bad thing, Michdellan.
Speaker 3 (13:49):
Yeah, yeah, and I'm gonna see him. Hang for it.
We will return.
Speaker 2 (14:13):
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in just a moment. But first, everybody's got a heart.
That's a plenty solid reason for everybody to support with
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Speaker 1 (15:03):
Over here Chester, we'll check the livery stable first. They
could have pulled out a course about a layout as they.
Speaker 3 (15:08):
Came straight back into town.
Speaker 1 (15:10):
You won't take long find out.
Speaker 3 (15:12):
Let's go in.
Speaker 1 (15:18):
Who there?
Speaker 3 (15:19):
Who is it, Matt Dillon? Is that you, mister Kevin Well?
Speaker 1 (15:22):
Yeah, sure is Marshall. He Let me get a lantern lit,
just fix them to lock up the stable and go
over and grab myself with bike tea running things alone
again tonight confounded boy didn't show up like is not
drunk and sere Come on mar show. We got a
fire going back in the office, Come on back.
Speaker 3 (15:43):
I'd like to caven, but we don't have time. I'm
looking for some horses.
Speaker 1 (15:47):
I got a marshall. You want to buy, trade or hire.
Speaker 3 (15:49):
I just look.
Speaker 1 (15:51):
There are three fellows stand over at the dodge house.
They've been there about a week ed and Rio Parks
and Chuck Evans. They keeping their horses here here we
are right back here. And if I ever saw a ruination,
a good horse flashes, is it there? Take a look
where that one belongs to the oldest Parks boy, and
(16:12):
the one next to it's Rio's. They'd been rode mister Johnson,
and they've been rode plenty.
Speaker 3 (16:18):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (16:18):
By time they come into Colvin about an hour ago,
more or less go on since forenoon. Just come back
a little while ago. Look at that horse been rubbed
down twice. We still went.
Speaker 3 (16:29):
I didn't say where they'd been to, No.
Speaker 1 (16:31):
Not mein't to talk. And kind just left their horses
and went on old the hotel or wherever they was.
Though they must have been riding like the devil himself
was chasing.
Speaker 3 (16:40):
Them so maybe he was, thanks, mister Kell.
Speaker 1 (16:45):
Yeah, oh.
Speaker 3 (16:50):
Well, I guess there's not much doubt of the Chester.
Speaker 1 (16:52):
Oh sir, it was them all right, And I could
have stopped it before it happened. The man shouldn't be
jailed on suspicion, I figured, just because.
Speaker 3 (17:02):
He might do something wrong around my everybody has to
play it the way.
Speaker 1 (17:09):
He sees it, and sometimes you can see it a
lot plainer afterwards. What are we gonna do?
Speaker 3 (17:16):
Go get him, that's all?
Speaker 1 (17:30):
Well? Where do we start? Looking at Texas Trail? Oh?
One thing Chester before we go in? Now you leave
to play on this to me? Uh, just keep me covered,
that's all. What you doing? What was her name before
she was married?
Speaker 3 (17:48):
Marlow Helen Marlowe?
Speaker 1 (17:52):
Alright, come on, let's go.
Speaker 3 (17:59):
Him.
Speaker 4 (18:00):
Well with the real dolliesning up until Mount Hire, you man, Chessey,
I'm kiddy, kitty.
Speaker 1 (18:08):
Uh well, I'm looking for the Peblo Gang.
Speaker 3 (18:11):
Have any of them been in here? Why?
Speaker 1 (18:13):
Yeah, one of them's here now, real parks, he's over
there at the Ferow table. Huh, Well, what's wrong? Matter?
What happened? How they held up the Buckeye stage, killed
Charlie and Houston Jack and a passenger, a woman, Helen Ford.
All right, Chester, be careful man, Yeah sure, Kitty, just.
Speaker 3 (18:38):
Cover me Chester, that's all.
Speaker 1 (18:40):
Yes there five hundred says I've got the car. You
want too much of me? Are you gonna cover me
or not? I'm somebody. You all a bunch of bikers.
Maybe they haven't been out robin stage coaches, real, what
do you mean by that? Maybe they don't make that
(19:00):
living by killing women. You know, a man could get
in trouble shooting off his mouth that way. You're already
in trouble. All right, boys, Riol's checking in his hand.
Speaker 3 (19:09):
The game's over. You can slide out at the end
of the table. Over there. You're under arrest for murder, real,
do know what you're talking about? Dylan?
Speaker 1 (19:21):
Murder? The murder that you're gonna hang for? And where
are the other two? Go find him if you want them.
I'm going to as soon as I finish with you.
I said, you're under arrest, Riel and I get your
hands us and I don't.
Speaker 3 (19:39):
You're not gonna make any play.
Speaker 1 (19:40):
You don't have the guts. Shooting a man in the
back is more. You're a line rio. They're killing a woman.
I'll get your hands up. That's better, all right, Ches
to get his gun. Seems like it's getting colder. Mister
(20:16):
Dylan Claire's a bell.
Speaker 3 (20:18):
Will look at that.
Speaker 1 (20:20):
Moon, pret Do you suppose they are? You've been in
nearly every saloon on Front Street. I don't know, Chester,
but wherever they are, we're gonna find him. And you
know something, that's Dylan. When we do arrest the other two,
they're as good as hun with the evidence we got on.
Speaker 3 (20:35):
I haven't arrested them yet.
Speaker 1 (20:38):
Maybe them other two won't be taking as easy as Rio.
That's up to them. If they want to surrender, they can.
I've never shot a man with his hands up Chester, Huh.
Ben's barbershop only man that he's shaving. It's kind of
hard to tells all that latter.
Speaker 3 (20:58):
And I said, Parks, come on.
Speaker 1 (21:01):
And there's just him and Ben who shot? Wonder where
Chuck Evans is.
Speaker 3 (21:07):
We'll worry about him.
Speaker 1 (21:08):
Leader. Just help yourself to seat. Gentlemen, be ready for
you just to see a when Marshall, how you Ben,
I didn't know you were.
Speaker 3 (21:19):
In the habit of shaven outlaws.
Speaker 1 (21:21):
Well maybe you're mistaken, Marshall. You just have a seat
there and No.
Speaker 3 (21:26):
I recognize him all right. It's Ed Barks.
Speaker 1 (21:30):
Really looks like you've got the advantage of me doing.
Speaker 3 (21:34):
Oh we can't have that, Edie the.
Speaker 1 (21:38):
Ladder off his face, Ben, Yes, sir, you're a saying Marshall.
Just a second out of mister Parson. There they are.
Speaker 3 (21:46):
It's too bad you have to leave that shave half finished.
Speaker 4 (21:49):
Ed.
Speaker 3 (21:50):
They'll give you a free one just before they hang you.
Speaker 1 (21:53):
Well, are you talking about Dylan now? Jes you're under
arrest for murder. Get your hands up. Your brother's way
for you at the jail. Your rest are real.
Speaker 3 (22:05):
What about the hand said? Are you gonna put him up?
Speaker 1 (22:09):
No?
Speaker 3 (22:13):
Huh, that was a fast move for a barber. Ben.
Speaker 1 (22:18):
I knew he had a gun under the towel, Marshall,
but of course I couldn't say.
Speaker 3 (22:21):
Anything about it. Oh, thank you, Ben. And if you'll
send the bill for your shaven mug to the stage.
Speaker 1 (22:26):
Company, they'll propably take care of it for you. Yes, sir,
mister Dylan Chester still some water on him. I want
him to walk to jail. I'll bet Chuck Evan's got
(22:51):
clean away, mister Dylan. The word must have gotten tell
they had to do it. Awful fast, the clerk said.
He checked out of the hotel less than ten minutes ago. Kelvin,
the light must hurt his eyes. He never keeps out
of the lantern burning afraid of fire. Maybe Kelvin? You
(23:12):
there coming?
Speaker 3 (23:13):
Yes?
Speaker 1 (23:14):
And what's wrong? Who is it?
Speaker 3 (23:16):
Matt dellan Oh, strike a light? A man could fall
over something in this stable and break his neck.
Speaker 1 (23:20):
All right, all right, it just don't get excited and
used to it myself or no gesture. Everything is and
don't see any point in wasting oil. And now what's
on your mind? Marshal Chuck Evans? Is his horse still here? Indeed,
most certainly is. As a matter of fact, he's back there,
saddling up right now.
Speaker 3 (23:40):
Good.
Speaker 1 (23:41):
I told him it seemed like a full time of
night to start out on a trip back. You can't
reason with anybody that treats horses away that bunch, does.
Speaker 3 (23:48):
I guess nothing but go on answering?
Speaker 1 (23:54):
Yes, what is it? Man?
Speaker 3 (23:57):
I am back here? What is Tell him? You?
Speaker 1 (24:01):
All right? I'm coming? Which is all about, Marshall, Nothing
to get yourself worked up about. Just stay right here
and stay out of the way, all right, chiski, Yeah,
you've got a lanyard back there at the stall.
Speaker 3 (24:17):
Yeah, how you ever right about one thing? Sister. He's
trying to leave.
Speaker 1 (24:22):
Tom, give me a hand with this, Kelvin. I can't
seem to get.
Speaker 3 (24:25):
The You've gone somewhere, Chuck.
Speaker 1 (24:31):
Look look, Dylan, you've got nothing on me. Layoff and
the Parks boys are in jail. I don't know anything
about it, Dylan. You can't prove it, and you can't
shoot me.
Speaker 2 (24:42):
I'm not even wearing a gun.
Speaker 1 (24:43):
It's hanging there on a saddle horn.
Speaker 3 (24:46):
Yeah, so I see if the other.
Speaker 1 (24:49):
Boy said something I don't know anything about it.
Speaker 3 (24:51):
Or a liar, Chuck, And you're a coward.
Speaker 1 (24:57):
You've got no call to talk like that.
Speaker 3 (25:02):
You're under arrest. Chester, get his gun off his saddle oak.
Speaker 1 (25:06):
What you're doing? He's got another gun? Help me. You're scared, Chuck,
you're too scared to shoot straights. I helped me.
Speaker 3 (25:22):
Well, I guess that does a Chester?
Speaker 1 (25:24):
Come on?
Speaker 3 (25:26):
What was Marshall? Look what happened? Evans is dead.
Speaker 1 (25:30):
The parks boys are gonna hang your short. Three customers coming.
Oh well, who's going to pay the table bill? The
stable bill? You got their horses? Sell them? Oh yeah,
I never thought of that. Well, it serves him right,
anybody that would treat a horse wear that bunch, David, So,
(25:52):
I guess it's over, mister Dill. Yeah, it's sober Chesney,
and it's just as well. This country be a lot
better off with him fellas dead than alive.
Speaker 3 (26:02):
I guess so.
Speaker 1 (26:04):
Huh. Even the moon looks brighter. Yeah, used to deal him.
You're still thinking you should have jailed him on suspicions,
aren't you.
Speaker 3 (26:16):
I'd have half a dodge in jail if I started
a now Chester. It's a kind of a chance.
Speaker 1 (26:21):
A long man has to take, yes, whether he likes
it or not. Yes, sir, but I'm not liking it
much right now. In the morning, I'm gonna have a
talk with the preacher about holding a service for Helen.
That's about all I can do for her now.
Speaker 2 (27:02):
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and conducted by Rex Cory. Featured in the cast were
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