August 5, 2025 • 22 mins
Gunsmoke was a beloved American radio Western drama series centered on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad. The program aired from 1952 to 1961 and is widely considered one of the greatest western series ever produced for radio or television. It was gritty, featuring tough and sometimes very violent subject matter. Gunsmoke is a treasured classic that left a permanent mark of the history of radio and westerns.
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Speaker 1 (00:10):
Around Dodge City and in the territory on West, there
is just one way to handle the killers of the spoilers,
and that's where the US Marshall and the smell of
gun smoke, gun Starry William Conrad. The story of the
(00:41):
violin that moved west with young America and the story
of a man who moved with it. I'm that man,
Matt Dylon, United States Marshall, the first man they look
for and the last.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
They want to meet.
Speaker 1 (00:54):
It's a chance, a job, and it makes a man
watchful and a little lone. M Marchantillo. Oh, hello, Major
(01:15):
Ranald Marshall. I want to talk to you about last
Saturday's affair. Saturday was a pretty lively day around here, Major,
which are fair to you mean?
Speaker 2 (01:23):
And you surprised me, Marshall.
Speaker 1 (01:25):
Two United States Army soldiers were murdered while driving a
supply wagon from here to Fort Dodge. A government payroll
was stolen, and you seem to take no interest in
the matter, our Major, protecting the army isn't exactly my job.
The army can protect itself. And if that's true, Major Harcom,
there were only two soldiers carrying your payroll. You've got
plenty of men out there and plenty of guns. Where
were they on maneuvers on maneubas in my command? Marshall,
(01:47):
troops remained in garrison as little as possible. There were
only five men left behind this tent, and you were
asking for trouble. Major, knowing that there was a payroll
coming in the arrival of the payroll was secret. Even
the two men carrying it didn't know what it was,
and the word must have got out somehow. Obviously, what
I want to know is what you intend doing about
this crime? Nothing?
Speaker 2 (02:06):
Nothing.
Speaker 1 (02:07):
If I knew did it, i'd make the arrest.
Speaker 2 (02:08):
But I don't, so there's nothing I can do.
Speaker 1 (02:11):
They see, well, Marshall, I regard this crime as a
demonstration of your inability to control these Dodge City ruffians.
Therefore I should do it myself.
Speaker 2 (02:19):
How's that measure?
Speaker 1 (02:20):
If no arrests are made in this matter, I'll give
these bad men of yours a taste of martial law.
We'll see how they like that.
Speaker 2 (02:26):
I wouldn't try that affair with you.
Speaker 1 (02:28):
These streets will be patrolled twenty four hours. And now
you'll listen to me. Major, You don't know these men.
Sure there are some bad ones here, but most of
them are just wild, free and wild. But you run
the army in here and they'll all fight.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
Let them in.
Speaker 1 (02:42):
I'm majorre Your job is like mine to keep the peace,
not to start trouble. Savior advice Marshall. And there'll be trouble,
major bad trouble. Nonetheless, the army will take over within
the week or before. Is there any more crimes committed
against it?
Speaker 3 (02:56):
Good day, Marshall, See Marshall?
Speaker 2 (03:08):
Me, Yeah, what is the shadow?
Speaker 1 (03:13):
There's talking dodge being run by the army.
Speaker 2 (03:16):
Marshall.
Speaker 1 (03:17):
So Joe I don't like it. I and most of
the many he got out back in sixty five we
had all army we want. I know that everything's will
work out, though, And if they don't work, on which
side you fighting on doing? And what do you stand?
I'm I had to keep the peace, Shadow, not to
answer fool questions.
Speaker 2 (03:39):
You call me a fool, Well see it, you're drunk, Shiloh.
Speaker 1 (03:45):
He's telling me I'm drunk, Marshal. I'll show you how
drunk I am. Now when he comes around, you tell
him that I took his gun. He can get it
back first thing in the morning. And if he objects
to that. You're telling him to look me up and
I'll throw him out of jail. Who is it, mate, Kate.
Speaker 4 (04:18):
I'll come in.
Speaker 1 (04:23):
It.
Speaker 4 (04:23):
He must be out of town.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
Uh. As a matter of fact, she is went back
to Saint Louis for the week.
Speaker 4 (04:29):
Why the only time you come to visit me? Sit down,
man out, sit your toddies. Oh thanks, you taking me
best by buying a drink at the bar downstairs once
in a while, and said, he's spending all your time
at the Long Branch.
Speaker 1 (04:42):
Why should I buy a whiskey? I got better whiskey.
Forer free up here, Matt. You ought to get yourself
a good Oh no, Kate, don't start on kiddy with me.
Speaker 2 (04:54):
I don't think you no.
Speaker 4 (04:56):
Right, then't someone else someone like say come he yeah,
there's a real pretty girl spirt it in too.
Speaker 2 (05:03):
I'm not looking for a wife, Kate.
Speaker 1 (05:05):
Honny.
Speaker 4 (05:05):
He's been dancing here about, uh see, four weeks. But
every time you come in, I know that she keeps
one eye on you.
Speaker 5 (05:12):
There's a lot of fire in that girl.
Speaker 2 (05:14):
Master. Sure kay, sure.
Speaker 4 (05:15):
I think she spends so much time with that corporal
from the Fort just to try to get her raised
out of you.
Speaker 1 (05:19):
Huh, you're sure a conniving old woman in case you're
just no good at all?
Speaker 4 (05:23):
They worse than that.
Speaker 2 (05:25):
What do you mean?
Speaker 4 (05:26):
I told Connie she could come have a drink with
it next time you showed.
Speaker 1 (05:30):
Uh huh, oh, all right, if it pleases.
Speaker 4 (05:34):
You, it does. She's just down the hall, Donnie.
Speaker 5 (05:39):
Yes, it's fresh.
Speaker 4 (05:41):
The guards in that box by your chair mat and
had him brought in by the railroad all the ways
from Saint Louis the evening. This case com on in, Connie,
I've growed the marshal for you. Sit down and I'll
pix you a drink.
Speaker 1 (05:52):
Don't you let her talk bother you, KINI I.
Speaker 4 (05:55):
Won't mansha, Yeah, Connie, Oh, thank you? Teach well, good luck,
I good luck to you.
Speaker 2 (06:07):
I guess a a.
Speaker 4 (06:08):
Profession like yours means you've always got some kind of trouble,
doesn't it?
Speaker 1 (06:13):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (06:13):
Most always?
Speaker 4 (06:14):
Yeah, like this all the business now, Yeah. The civilians
down theirs are in a pretty mean mood about it.
Will it be bad?
Speaker 1 (06:24):
Marshal Well, what the parent's kind or what Major Randall
finds out who killed and rob those two soldiers?
Speaker 2 (06:32):
He might calm down a.
Speaker 4 (06:33):
Little bit were you gonna help him?
Speaker 1 (06:35):
Oh how can I? Only a soldier could have passed
a word about that payroll money coming in.
Speaker 4 (06:41):
Now I figured it this way, Matt. And maybe he's
in trouble and he's trying to cover it up by
threaten him to take over.
Speaker 2 (06:46):
Dodge any more difficulties and he'll do it too.
Speaker 4 (06:49):
Hey, kind of your call?
Speaker 3 (06:50):
Pro been in?
Speaker 5 (06:51):
Well, he left too hard too.
Speaker 1 (06:52):
What does he say?
Speaker 4 (06:53):
How do the soldiers feel.
Speaker 1 (06:54):
About all this?
Speaker 4 (06:55):
Well, I I don't think they wanna mix it with
all these buffalo hunters from the life pitch.
Speaker 5 (07:00):
He's Keith, He's not my corporal.
Speaker 3 (07:02):
He's just a lonely kid, all right.
Speaker 4 (07:05):
It seems like he spends more time here than at
the fourth now as they manage it, well, they made
him a clerk to sort of a bookkeeper. His time
is pretty much his own. He's lucky. A good thanks
job too, I suppose it is. Well. I better get back.
Speaker 2 (07:23):
Now that with Matt Marshalls.
Speaker 4 (07:25):
You might stop and buy me a drink the next
time he commune.
Speaker 2 (07:28):
I would be a pleasure of US County to night Marshals.
Thank you?
Speaker 4 (07:32):
Kay?
Speaker 2 (07:33):
Can I? Well?
Speaker 1 (07:34):
Matt uh okay, that's the name of this corporal that's
been slipping around.
Speaker 4 (07:42):
Mm. Well, that's a funny thing. I honestly don't know.
Speaker 2 (07:46):
I don't find out for me with you if you
want me to.
Speaker 4 (07:49):
And the meantime, let me war him that party for.
Speaker 1 (07:52):
M oh, he's done everything quiet yester, yes, sir, but
(08:20):
it's just like everybody's holding his juice for the army
if he comes quiet and mean. Mister dill Netlik is
quiet and mean.
Speaker 2 (08:28):
All right, Chester, you've gone to bed. I'll stay around
for a while longer, ain't you.
Speaker 1 (08:32):
Uh, first thing in the morning, I want you to
go to the telegraph office and send a message to
the sheriff of them Hey city for me though.
Speaker 3 (08:38):
And yeah, so that'd be mister kick, wouldn't.
Speaker 1 (08:40):
Yeah, you asked Bill to send me all the information
he can about a dancehall girl called Connie Dell.
Speaker 2 (08:46):
She left there about a month ago.
Speaker 1 (08:48):
Honey down, Yes, sir, you bring me the answer, so,
as they comment, we already have it by tomorrow evening,
I so can I Accester, Oh, I got it a
(09:08):
minute seven o'clock.
Speaker 5 (09:10):
Here you are.
Speaker 2 (09:11):
Oh? Thanks, Chester?
Speaker 5 (09:17):
Uh, what's it say?
Speaker 2 (09:20):
Don't you know already?
Speaker 1 (09:21):
No? I don't Oh Charlie wrote it out, sealed it
up and never told me nothing.
Speaker 2 (09:26):
Uh. Here's what it says.
Speaker 1 (09:29):
Connie Dell worked Golden horn bar here left. About a
month ago was a stranger called Billy Grounds. Nothing against girl,
but believe Ground's a wild one. Hasn't anybody shot you yet?
Speaker 2 (09:45):
Free cards?
Speaker 1 (09:46):
Hic on? Mm what's that?
Speaker 2 (09:50):
Oh? I don't know, Chester, I don't quite know.
Speaker 1 (09:52):
Uh tell you what.
Speaker 2 (09:53):
You go over and ask pictator she's heard anything about this?
Billy Grounds? Uh?
Speaker 1 (09:58):
Come on, Chester, right down there by the way.
Speaker 5 (10:05):
Yeah, well you back lazy.
Speaker 1 (10:16):
Let me throw here with you. Are there any one
to this? I let anybody say it. I want to
know who kills that matter. Maybe nobody did see it Mary,
and maybe nobody cares much about it anyway.
Speaker 2 (10:34):
Just a soldier.
Speaker 1 (10:36):
Yeah all right, you man, I'm telling you this. If
I don't find out who shot this, man in the
army will move in here for sure, not the whole army, Marshall,
they won't all movee. Why not for it? My sharp's
rifle kill bull buffalo two hundred yards, I reckon it
will kill the soldiers. Hello, Ma, Well what have we
(10:59):
got this time?
Speaker 2 (11:01):
Oh?
Speaker 1 (11:03):
Uh uh soon Yeah, Uh, he needs a knockopsy, just
like anybody else. Uh. Where'sn't army shot him?
Speaker 3 (11:11):
He hurt me?
Speaker 1 (11:12):
Take a look dark he doesn't even an arm This
isn't a shooting.
Speaker 2 (11:15):
This is a murder. You're right?
Speaker 1 (11:19):
Oh well, Uh, I'll get him up to my office
here when they give me a hand. Somebody here Chester, Hey, sir,
I'm righting out the fourth dodge right now.
Speaker 2 (11:43):
Well Marshall is back.
Speaker 5 (11:46):
Oh the Major, say Marshall. Eh, I can see.
Speaker 1 (11:48):
Them soldiers now, all in a bunch, just like.
Speaker 3 (11:51):
A stand a buff.
Speaker 1 (11:52):
They're not coming, boy as the Major's gonna hold up.
Speaker 2 (11:54):
For forty eight hours.
Speaker 1 (11:56):
Now, Marshall, you didn't go and spoil our fun. I
heard Doc Adams was in here.
Speaker 5 (12:00):
Uh I'm down there, down letting the bar now.
Speaker 2 (12:03):
Oh he made a ring?
Speaker 1 (12:07):
Well doctor?
Speaker 5 (12:08):
Oh? Oh hold mac uh samanthy.
Speaker 1 (12:12):
The boy's name was Borne, according to the letter.
Speaker 2 (12:14):
I followed him. Uh anything else?
Speaker 1 (12:17):
Yes, he does a couple of slugs out of him.
Twenty things to matter.
Speaker 4 (12:20):
I hadn't happened on a lead like.
Speaker 1 (12:22):
This in sixty five.
Speaker 2 (12:23):
What do you mean?
Speaker 1 (12:24):
I swear that boy was shot with a cavalry.
Speaker 2 (12:28):
Ah, I see a letter doctors.
Speaker 5 (12:31):
Sure come in.
Speaker 4 (12:48):
Well, yeah, dusty looking peacemaker, Mat, do you wanna drink?
Speaker 2 (12:51):
No, not, kid, I got work to do just to
see him.
Speaker 4 (12:54):
He did well.
Speaker 5 (12:56):
Man.
Speaker 4 (12:57):
I get my information through the girls, and they get
it from the men that grow careless and loose tongue
on with you, and some of it's true, and something
is bound to be just talked. I'll wait about Connie's
been seen riding out at night toward the Arkansas down
by Brandy Ben Oh what for?
Speaker 1 (13:15):
I don't know.
Speaker 4 (13:17):
Could be the fella Billy Brown. Now his name has
never been mentioned around him. I guess it's he's never
been in town.
Speaker 2 (13:23):
Anything else.
Speaker 4 (13:23):
One thing, Corporal Bowers and Connie went for a ride
one night. What night before that table was robbing. I
figures I was kind of out when Delmonico's eating the stakes.
Speaker 2 (13:37):
It's kind of late for dinner, isn't he works late?
Speaker 5 (13:41):
Matt?
Speaker 2 (13:42):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (13:43):
Next, girl, I steer you into uh pull her thangs first.
Speaker 2 (13:48):
Okay, I like it better this way. Wa belaive that Connie?
Speaker 4 (13:59):
Yeah, I think he surprize Marshall if I.
Speaker 2 (14:01):
Said on good you, uh sure, Corporal Bowers won't mind.
Speaker 4 (14:08):
Don't be silly, anyways at the fort.
Speaker 1 (14:10):
But time did he leave?
Speaker 2 (14:11):
Connie?
Speaker 4 (14:12):
I have no about to share than I think any
puny with him? Some private called Bone? What is his Marshal?
Speaker 1 (14:19):
A Bone was shot before he got out of dodge,
and I think I know who did it.
Speaker 4 (14:23):
Oh, I heard about the shooting, but I I didn't
know was bone. Marshall, you think Bowers did it?
Speaker 2 (14:29):
Don't you you know any reason why he shout? Conny?
Speaker 4 (14:32):
Wouldn't you know he and and Bone was friends worked
in the bookkeeping office.
Speaker 2 (14:36):
Time tell me, Connie? Uh, Barer's saying much about his
job there? What he doesn't know?
Speaker 4 (14:43):
No, Marshall, he never talked about it.
Speaker 1 (14:44):
I don't expenses for supplies, and I like figured out
the payroll. I don't know bars are being a good
spot to know when to expect payroll money and with
me even when it was kept secrets.
Speaker 4 (14:52):
You'd have to ask him, Marshall. I don't know anything
about the army. But uh, this isn't why you found
me here is.
Speaker 2 (15:02):
No, of course, my Connie. I'm sorry. Uh you look
real pretty tonight, Thank you, Marshall.
Speaker 3 (15:12):
Do you really mean it?
Speaker 2 (15:14):
Sure? I do?
Speaker 4 (15:16):
I have to work late tonight, but I can get
off tomorrow evening, Marshall, would you would you go for
a ride? We mean there'll be a moon.
Speaker 2 (15:24):
Where would we ride to, Connie?
Speaker 4 (15:26):
I don't know anywhere? Maybe along the Archlands, I know.
Let's ride down toward brandy Ben.
Speaker 1 (15:33):
Alright, Connie, we'll ride down toward brandy Ben.
Speaker 3 (15:45):
I just make a missus, Gillian.
Speaker 2 (15:47):
You want me to folly at night?
Speaker 1 (15:48):
Uh? Thanks, Chester, but it wouldn't help. I'm writing into
one ambush that'll be over.
Speaker 2 (15:52):
Fast, real fast.
Speaker 1 (15:55):
All right, that's where you want it.
Speaker 2 (15:57):
That's the way it's gotta be.
Speaker 1 (15:58):
So as I leave with Connie d I want you
to write out the Fort Dodge and see the major
what about? Tell her to arrest Corporal.
Speaker 2 (16:04):
Bowers for the murder of Private Bone.
Speaker 1 (16:07):
I think Bone found out where the leak about that
ship of the payroll money came drum and Bars had.
Speaker 2 (16:11):
To shut him up. Maybe you won't like that, will he?
You'll tell him. I'll prove it anyway.
Speaker 1 (16:15):
I think Bars will confess fast enough when the time comes.
Oh that means when I get back to town with
Billy Grounds, you better get started for the fort soon, yeh.
Speaker 2 (16:24):
See evening in Marshian.
Speaker 1 (16:34):
Hello, Chilo.
Speaker 2 (16:36):
I feel another drunk coming on, Marshall, and then check
your guns back there with Chester.
Speaker 1 (16:41):
What if the army comes tonight, I'll need my gun
and stay sober. If the army don't come, I'll stayed sober.
But nothing. Hello, Remind's got his problem, Shiloh. But if
I say you were drunk and wear on your guns,
you're gonna wake up broken hearted and jail tomorrow. Some
night I'm gonna get drunk enough to draw on you, Washall. Oh,
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and some mighty you're gonna die, I will, Marshall.
Speaker 4 (17:15):
Oh, hello, Connie, I got off a little early. Shall
we go now?
Speaker 2 (17:18):
Anytime?
Speaker 4 (17:19):
I keep my horse at the National meets you at
the edge of town.
Speaker 1 (17:23):
Oh, you a shame to be seen with me.
Speaker 4 (17:27):
No, Marsha, But well you know how people.
Speaker 2 (17:29):
Come shure, how right, I'll wait for you. It's on
the trail.
Speaker 5 (17:32):
I'll hurt it.
Speaker 1 (17:33):
Oh, I we've come pretty fast, Connie. You wanna get
out for a minute?
Speaker 5 (17:50):
Alright?
Speaker 1 (17:51):
We let the horses blow a little and then we'll
move on.
Speaker 2 (17:58):
Here we go.
Speaker 1 (18:00):
You uh, you nervous County. I would know why or
is there something on your mind?
Speaker 2 (18:08):
Oh? Good?
Speaker 5 (18:09):
Now?
Speaker 2 (18:10):
Why should they be well, I don't know.
Speaker 1 (18:13):
You tell me.
Speaker 4 (18:16):
It's not that Marshall.
Speaker 1 (18:17):
Really, let me ask you something, County. Did you ever
see a man killed? What?
Speaker 4 (18:24):
Why'd you say that?
Speaker 2 (18:25):
Well? Did you?
Speaker 4 (18:26):
Yes?
Speaker 1 (18:27):
What one in the saloon?
Speaker 2 (18:29):
Tell me? Did he have a fair chance? Well? Yes,
he he even drew first.
Speaker 1 (18:33):
Now, then you never saw a man shot on a
back or ambushed?
Speaker 4 (18:38):
What do you mean, Marshall?
Speaker 1 (18:40):
Well, I just think it kind of goes against your grain, Connie,
the idea of a man being killed without a fair chance, Marshall,
down by the river, their brand they bend.
Speaker 2 (18:51):
Billy Grounds is waiting to shoot me in the back?
Speaker 4 (18:56):
Then why did you come, Marshall?
Speaker 2 (18:58):
And that's my job.
Speaker 4 (19:00):
I don't know how, But I I suppose you know
about everything I think.
Speaker 2 (19:04):
So what you gotta do, Connie?
Speaker 1 (19:07):
Unless I made a bad mistake about you, I think
you're gonna let me have a fair chance at him somehow?
Speaker 4 (19:13):
Why should I?
Speaker 3 (19:14):
What does it mean to me?
Speaker 1 (19:15):
I don't know, Connie, But you think about it. You
think about it all the way to brandy Ben.
Speaker 3 (19:23):
I come on, must.
Speaker 1 (19:24):
Ride, take a nice camp down here, plenty of wood,
Get your water right out of the arm, Kansas, don't
you think Connie Man could hide out for a long
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time down.
Speaker 2 (19:48):
Here, Masa, he can be safe here.
Speaker 1 (19:50):
Even while the army was trying to move into Dutch,
a lot of men were being killed back here, peaceful
here and quiet.
Speaker 4 (20:00):
I can't do it, all right, good Hunt moved up
your head on the left.
Speaker 1 (20:05):
Yeah, I see, all right. Just keep moving and when
we get there, I'm gonna ride fast. I'll hang under
the off side of my horse for cover. And when
I start, you turn around and get back on the gunfire.
Huh yeah, sure is pretty down here, Connie. Maybe someday
we can come down and go fishing. Huh, Rubber, it's
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full of catfish. You ever eat a catfish, Dunning, I
be mighty good if it's small enough. Go back, Connie, Cottie, Dottie,
(21:12):
he's dead, Connie.
Speaker 2 (21:17):
Take it easy now, I'm.
Speaker 1 (21:23):
All right as I'm sorry about this, County, I'm sorry
I had to do it.
Speaker 4 (21:31):
Assure you with the money. Then you can take me
back to Dodge to jail.
Speaker 2 (21:42):
Alright, Connie, but you won't be in jail for long. Yeah,
my word for that, not for long. Let's go mush.
Speaker 1 (22:16):
The story was especially looking for gun smoke by John Meslon.
Featured in the class were Lynn Allen Virginia, Greg Jack Moyles,
Bonnie Phillips, and Lawrence Stopkin.
Around Dodge City and in the territory on West, there
is just one way to handle the killers of the spoilers,
and that's where the US Marshall and the smell of
gun smoke, gun Starry William Conrad. The story of the
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violin that moved west with young America and the story
of a man who moved with it. I'm that man,
Matt Dylon, United States Marshall, the first man they look
for and the last.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
They want to meet.
Speaker 1 (00:54):
It's a chance, a job, and it makes a man
watchful and a little lone. M Marchantillo. Oh, hello, Major
(01:15):
Ranald Marshall. I want to talk to you about last
Saturday's affair. Saturday was a pretty lively day around here, Major,
which are fair to you mean?
Speaker 2 (01:23):
And you surprised me, Marshall.
Speaker 1 (01:25):
Two United States Army soldiers were murdered while driving a
supply wagon from here to Fort Dodge. A government payroll
was stolen, and you seem to take no interest in
the matter, our Major, protecting the army isn't exactly my job.
The army can protect itself. And if that's true, Major Harcom,
there were only two soldiers carrying your payroll. You've got
plenty of men out there and plenty of guns. Where
were they on maneuvers on maneubas in my command? Marshall,
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troops remained in garrison as little as possible. There were
only five men left behind this tent, and you were
asking for trouble. Major, knowing that there was a payroll
coming in the arrival of the payroll was secret. Even
the two men carrying it didn't know what it was,
and the word must have got out somehow. Obviously, what
I want to know is what you intend doing about
this crime? Nothing?
Speaker 2 (02:06):
Nothing.
Speaker 1 (02:07):
If I knew did it, i'd make the arrest.
Speaker 2 (02:08):
But I don't, so there's nothing I can do.
Speaker 1 (02:11):
They see, well, Marshall, I regard this crime as a
demonstration of your inability to control these Dodge City ruffians.
Therefore I should do it myself.
Speaker 2 (02:19):
How's that measure?
Speaker 1 (02:20):
If no arrests are made in this matter, I'll give
these bad men of yours a taste of martial law.
We'll see how they like that.
Speaker 2 (02:26):
I wouldn't try that affair with you.
Speaker 1 (02:28):
These streets will be patrolled twenty four hours. And now
you'll listen to me. Major, You don't know these men.
Sure there are some bad ones here, but most of
them are just wild, free and wild. But you run
the army in here and they'll all fight.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
Let them in.
Speaker 1 (02:42):
I'm majorre Your job is like mine to keep the peace,
not to start trouble. Savior advice Marshall. And there'll be trouble,
major bad trouble. Nonetheless, the army will take over within
the week or before. Is there any more crimes committed
against it?
Speaker 3 (02:56):
Good day, Marshall, See Marshall?
Speaker 2 (03:08):
Me, Yeah, what is the shadow?
Speaker 1 (03:13):
There's talking dodge being run by the army.
Speaker 2 (03:16):
Marshall.
Speaker 1 (03:17):
So Joe I don't like it. I and most of
the many he got out back in sixty five we
had all army we want. I know that everything's will
work out, though, And if they don't work, on which
side you fighting on doing? And what do you stand?
I'm I had to keep the peace, Shadow, not to
answer fool questions.
Speaker 2 (03:39):
You call me a fool, Well see it, you're drunk, Shiloh.
Speaker 1 (03:45):
He's telling me I'm drunk, Marshal. I'll show you how
drunk I am. Now when he comes around, you tell
him that I took his gun. He can get it
back first thing in the morning. And if he objects
to that. You're telling him to look me up and
I'll throw him out of jail. Who is it, mate, Kate.
Speaker 4 (04:18):
I'll come in.
Speaker 1 (04:23):
It.
Speaker 4 (04:23):
He must be out of town.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
Uh. As a matter of fact, she is went back
to Saint Louis for the week.
Speaker 4 (04:29):
Why the only time you come to visit me? Sit down,
man out, sit your toddies. Oh thanks, you taking me
best by buying a drink at the bar downstairs once
in a while, and said, he's spending all your time
at the Long Branch.
Speaker 1 (04:42):
Why should I buy a whiskey? I got better whiskey.
Forer free up here, Matt. You ought to get yourself
a good Oh no, Kate, don't start on kiddy with me.
Speaker 2 (04:54):
I don't think you no.
Speaker 4 (04:56):
Right, then't someone else someone like say come he yeah,
there's a real pretty girl spirt it in too.
Speaker 2 (05:03):
I'm not looking for a wife, Kate.
Speaker 1 (05:05):
Honny.
Speaker 4 (05:05):
He's been dancing here about, uh see, four weeks. But
every time you come in, I know that she keeps
one eye on you.
Speaker 5 (05:12):
There's a lot of fire in that girl.
Speaker 2 (05:14):
Master. Sure kay, sure.
Speaker 4 (05:15):
I think she spends so much time with that corporal
from the Fort just to try to get her raised
out of you.
Speaker 1 (05:19):
Huh, you're sure a conniving old woman in case you're
just no good at all?
Speaker 4 (05:23):
They worse than that.
Speaker 2 (05:25):
What do you mean?
Speaker 4 (05:26):
I told Connie she could come have a drink with
it next time you showed.
Speaker 1 (05:30):
Uh huh, oh, all right, if it pleases.
Speaker 4 (05:34):
You, it does. She's just down the hall, Donnie.
Speaker 5 (05:39):
Yes, it's fresh.
Speaker 4 (05:41):
The guards in that box by your chair mat and
had him brought in by the railroad all the ways
from Saint Louis the evening. This case com on in, Connie,
I've growed the marshal for you. Sit down and I'll
pix you a drink.
Speaker 1 (05:52):
Don't you let her talk bother you, KINI I.
Speaker 4 (05:55):
Won't mansha, Yeah, Connie, Oh, thank you? Teach well, good luck,
I good luck to you.
Speaker 2 (06:07):
I guess a a.
Speaker 4 (06:08):
Profession like yours means you've always got some kind of trouble,
doesn't it?
Speaker 1 (06:13):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (06:13):
Most always?
Speaker 4 (06:14):
Yeah, like this all the business now, Yeah. The civilians
down theirs are in a pretty mean mood about it.
Will it be bad?
Speaker 1 (06:24):
Marshal Well, what the parent's kind or what Major Randall
finds out who killed and rob those two soldiers?
Speaker 2 (06:32):
He might calm down a.
Speaker 4 (06:33):
Little bit were you gonna help him?
Speaker 1 (06:35):
Oh how can I? Only a soldier could have passed
a word about that payroll money coming in.
Speaker 4 (06:41):
Now I figured it this way, Matt. And maybe he's
in trouble and he's trying to cover it up by
threaten him to take over.
Speaker 2 (06:46):
Dodge any more difficulties and he'll do it too.
Speaker 4 (06:49):
Hey, kind of your call?
Speaker 3 (06:50):
Pro been in?
Speaker 5 (06:51):
Well, he left too hard too.
Speaker 1 (06:52):
What does he say?
Speaker 4 (06:53):
How do the soldiers feel.
Speaker 1 (06:54):
About all this?
Speaker 4 (06:55):
Well, I I don't think they wanna mix it with
all these buffalo hunters from the life pitch.
Speaker 5 (07:00):
He's Keith, He's not my corporal.
Speaker 3 (07:02):
He's just a lonely kid, all right.
Speaker 4 (07:05):
It seems like he spends more time here than at
the fourth now as they manage it, well, they made
him a clerk to sort of a bookkeeper. His time
is pretty much his own. He's lucky. A good thanks
job too, I suppose it is. Well. I better get back.
Speaker 2 (07:23):
Now that with Matt Marshalls.
Speaker 4 (07:25):
You might stop and buy me a drink the next
time he commune.
Speaker 2 (07:28):
I would be a pleasure of US County to night Marshals.
Thank you?
Speaker 4 (07:32):
Kay?
Speaker 2 (07:33):
Can I? Well?
Speaker 1 (07:34):
Matt uh okay, that's the name of this corporal that's
been slipping around.
Speaker 4 (07:42):
Mm. Well, that's a funny thing. I honestly don't know.
Speaker 2 (07:46):
I don't find out for me with you if you
want me to.
Speaker 4 (07:49):
And the meantime, let me war him that party for.
Speaker 1 (07:52):
M oh, he's done everything quiet yester, yes, sir, but
(08:20):
it's just like everybody's holding his juice for the army
if he comes quiet and mean. Mister dill Netlik is
quiet and mean.
Speaker 2 (08:28):
All right, Chester, you've gone to bed. I'll stay around
for a while longer, ain't you.
Speaker 1 (08:32):
Uh, first thing in the morning, I want you to
go to the telegraph office and send a message to
the sheriff of them Hey city for me though.
Speaker 3 (08:38):
And yeah, so that'd be mister kick, wouldn't.
Speaker 1 (08:40):
Yeah, you asked Bill to send me all the information
he can about a dancehall girl called Connie Dell.
Speaker 2 (08:46):
She left there about a month ago.
Speaker 1 (08:48):
Honey down, Yes, sir, you bring me the answer, so,
as they comment, we already have it by tomorrow evening,
I so can I Accester, Oh, I got it a
(09:08):
minute seven o'clock.
Speaker 5 (09:10):
Here you are.
Speaker 2 (09:11):
Oh? Thanks, Chester?
Speaker 5 (09:17):
Uh, what's it say?
Speaker 2 (09:20):
Don't you know already?
Speaker 1 (09:21):
No? I don't Oh Charlie wrote it out, sealed it
up and never told me nothing.
Speaker 2 (09:26):
Uh. Here's what it says.
Speaker 1 (09:29):
Connie Dell worked Golden horn bar here left. About a
month ago was a stranger called Billy Grounds. Nothing against girl,
but believe Ground's a wild one. Hasn't anybody shot you yet?
Speaker 2 (09:45):
Free cards?
Speaker 1 (09:46):
Hic on? Mm what's that?
Speaker 2 (09:50):
Oh? I don't know, Chester, I don't quite know.
Speaker 1 (09:52):
Uh tell you what.
Speaker 2 (09:53):
You go over and ask pictator she's heard anything about this?
Billy Grounds? Uh?
Speaker 1 (09:58):
Come on, Chester, right down there by the way.
Speaker 5 (10:05):
Yeah, well you back lazy.
Speaker 1 (10:16):
Let me throw here with you. Are there any one
to this? I let anybody say it. I want to
know who kills that matter. Maybe nobody did see it Mary,
and maybe nobody cares much about it anyway.
Speaker 2 (10:34):
Just a soldier.
Speaker 1 (10:36):
Yeah all right, you man, I'm telling you this. If
I don't find out who shot this, man in the
army will move in here for sure, not the whole army, Marshall,
they won't all movee. Why not for it? My sharp's
rifle kill bull buffalo two hundred yards, I reckon it
will kill the soldiers. Hello, Ma, Well what have we
(10:59):
got this time?
Speaker 2 (11:01):
Oh?
Speaker 1 (11:03):
Uh uh soon Yeah, Uh, he needs a knockopsy, just
like anybody else. Uh. Where'sn't army shot him?
Speaker 3 (11:11):
He hurt me?
Speaker 1 (11:12):
Take a look dark he doesn't even an arm This
isn't a shooting.
Speaker 2 (11:15):
This is a murder. You're right?
Speaker 1 (11:19):
Oh well, Uh, I'll get him up to my office
here when they give me a hand. Somebody here Chester, Hey, sir,
I'm righting out the fourth dodge right now.
Speaker 2 (11:43):
Well Marshall is back.
Speaker 5 (11:46):
Oh the Major, say Marshall. Eh, I can see.
Speaker 1 (11:48):
Them soldiers now, all in a bunch, just like.
Speaker 3 (11:51):
A stand a buff.
Speaker 1 (11:52):
They're not coming, boy as the Major's gonna hold up.
Speaker 2 (11:54):
For forty eight hours.
Speaker 1 (11:56):
Now, Marshall, you didn't go and spoil our fun. I
heard Doc Adams was in here.
Speaker 5 (12:00):
Uh I'm down there, down letting the bar now.
Speaker 2 (12:03):
Oh he made a ring?
Speaker 1 (12:07):
Well doctor?
Speaker 5 (12:08):
Oh? Oh hold mac uh samanthy.
Speaker 1 (12:12):
The boy's name was Borne, according to the letter.
Speaker 2 (12:14):
I followed him. Uh anything else?
Speaker 1 (12:17):
Yes, he does a couple of slugs out of him.
Twenty things to matter.
Speaker 4 (12:20):
I hadn't happened on a lead like.
Speaker 1 (12:22):
This in sixty five.
Speaker 2 (12:23):
What do you mean?
Speaker 1 (12:24):
I swear that boy was shot with a cavalry.
Speaker 2 (12:28):
Ah, I see a letter doctors.
Speaker 5 (12:31):
Sure come in.
Speaker 4 (12:48):
Well, yeah, dusty looking peacemaker, Mat, do you wanna drink?
Speaker 2 (12:51):
No, not, kid, I got work to do just to
see him.
Speaker 4 (12:54):
He did well.
Speaker 5 (12:56):
Man.
Speaker 4 (12:57):
I get my information through the girls, and they get
it from the men that grow careless and loose tongue
on with you, and some of it's true, and something
is bound to be just talked. I'll wait about Connie's
been seen riding out at night toward the Arkansas down
by Brandy Ben Oh what for?
Speaker 1 (13:15):
I don't know.
Speaker 4 (13:17):
Could be the fella Billy Brown. Now his name has
never been mentioned around him. I guess it's he's never
been in town.
Speaker 2 (13:23):
Anything else.
Speaker 4 (13:23):
One thing, Corporal Bowers and Connie went for a ride
one night. What night before that table was robbing. I
figures I was kind of out when Delmonico's eating the stakes.
Speaker 2 (13:37):
It's kind of late for dinner, isn't he works late?
Speaker 5 (13:41):
Matt?
Speaker 2 (13:42):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (13:43):
Next, girl, I steer you into uh pull her thangs first.
Speaker 2 (13:48):
Okay, I like it better this way. Wa belaive that Connie?
Speaker 4 (13:59):
Yeah, I think he surprize Marshall if I.
Speaker 2 (14:01):
Said on good you, uh sure, Corporal Bowers won't mind.
Speaker 4 (14:08):
Don't be silly, anyways at the fort.
Speaker 1 (14:10):
But time did he leave?
Speaker 2 (14:11):
Connie?
Speaker 4 (14:12):
I have no about to share than I think any
puny with him? Some private called Bone? What is his Marshal?
Speaker 1 (14:19):
A Bone was shot before he got out of dodge,
and I think I know who did it.
Speaker 4 (14:23):
Oh, I heard about the shooting, but I I didn't
know was bone. Marshall, you think Bowers did it?
Speaker 2 (14:29):
Don't you you know any reason why he shout? Conny?
Speaker 4 (14:32):
Wouldn't you know he and and Bone was friends worked
in the bookkeeping office.
Speaker 2 (14:36):
Time tell me, Connie? Uh, Barer's saying much about his
job there? What he doesn't know?
Speaker 4 (14:43):
No, Marshall, he never talked about it.
Speaker 1 (14:44):
I don't expenses for supplies, and I like figured out
the payroll. I don't know bars are being a good
spot to know when to expect payroll money and with
me even when it was kept secrets.
Speaker 4 (14:52):
You'd have to ask him, Marshall. I don't know anything
about the army. But uh, this isn't why you found
me here is.
Speaker 2 (15:02):
No, of course, my Connie. I'm sorry. Uh you look
real pretty tonight, Thank you, Marshall.
Speaker 3 (15:12):
Do you really mean it?
Speaker 2 (15:14):
Sure? I do?
Speaker 4 (15:16):
I have to work late tonight, but I can get
off tomorrow evening, Marshall, would you would you go for
a ride? We mean there'll be a moon.
Speaker 2 (15:24):
Where would we ride to, Connie?
Speaker 4 (15:26):
I don't know anywhere? Maybe along the Archlands, I know.
Let's ride down toward brandy Ben.
Speaker 1 (15:33):
Alright, Connie, we'll ride down toward brandy Ben.
Speaker 3 (15:45):
I just make a missus, Gillian.
Speaker 2 (15:47):
You want me to folly at night?
Speaker 1 (15:48):
Uh? Thanks, Chester, but it wouldn't help. I'm writing into
one ambush that'll be over.
Speaker 2 (15:52):
Fast, real fast.
Speaker 1 (15:55):
All right, that's where you want it.
Speaker 2 (15:57):
That's the way it's gotta be.
Speaker 1 (15:58):
So as I leave with Connie d I want you
to write out the Fort Dodge and see the major
what about? Tell her to arrest Corporal.
Speaker 2 (16:04):
Bowers for the murder of Private Bone.
Speaker 1 (16:07):
I think Bone found out where the leak about that
ship of the payroll money came drum and Bars had.
Speaker 2 (16:11):
To shut him up. Maybe you won't like that, will he?
You'll tell him. I'll prove it anyway.
Speaker 1 (16:15):
I think Bars will confess fast enough when the time comes.
Oh that means when I get back to town with
Billy Grounds, you better get started for the fort soon, yeh.
Speaker 2 (16:24):
See evening in Marshian.
Speaker 1 (16:34):
Hello, Chilo.
Speaker 2 (16:36):
I feel another drunk coming on, Marshall, and then check
your guns back there with Chester.
Speaker 1 (16:41):
What if the army comes tonight, I'll need my gun
and stay sober. If the army don't come, I'll stayed sober.
But nothing. Hello, Remind's got his problem, Shiloh. But if
I say you were drunk and wear on your guns,
you're gonna wake up broken hearted and jail tomorrow. Some
night I'm gonna get drunk enough to draw on you, Washall. Oh,
(17:03):
and some mighty you're gonna die, I will, Marshall.
Speaker 4 (17:15):
Oh, hello, Connie, I got off a little early. Shall
we go now?
Speaker 2 (17:18):
Anytime?
Speaker 4 (17:19):
I keep my horse at the National meets you at
the edge of town.
Speaker 1 (17:23):
Oh, you a shame to be seen with me.
Speaker 4 (17:27):
No, Marsha, But well you know how people.
Speaker 2 (17:29):
Come shure, how right, I'll wait for you. It's on
the trail.
Speaker 5 (17:32):
I'll hurt it.
Speaker 1 (17:33):
Oh, I we've come pretty fast, Connie. You wanna get
out for a minute?
Speaker 5 (17:50):
Alright?
Speaker 1 (17:51):
We let the horses blow a little and then we'll
move on.
Speaker 2 (17:58):
Here we go.
Speaker 1 (18:00):
You uh, you nervous County. I would know why or
is there something on your mind?
Speaker 2 (18:08):
Oh? Good?
Speaker 5 (18:09):
Now?
Speaker 2 (18:10):
Why should they be well, I don't know.
Speaker 1 (18:13):
You tell me.
Speaker 4 (18:16):
It's not that Marshall.
Speaker 1 (18:17):
Really, let me ask you something, County. Did you ever
see a man killed? What?
Speaker 4 (18:24):
Why'd you say that?
Speaker 2 (18:25):
Well? Did you?
Speaker 4 (18:26):
Yes?
Speaker 1 (18:27):
What one in the saloon?
Speaker 2 (18:29):
Tell me? Did he have a fair chance? Well? Yes,
he he even drew first.
Speaker 1 (18:33):
Now, then you never saw a man shot on a
back or ambushed?
Speaker 4 (18:38):
What do you mean, Marshall?
Speaker 1 (18:40):
Well, I just think it kind of goes against your grain, Connie,
the idea of a man being killed without a fair chance, Marshall,
down by the river, their brand they bend.
Speaker 2 (18:51):
Billy Grounds is waiting to shoot me in the back?
Speaker 4 (18:56):
Then why did you come, Marshall?
Speaker 2 (18:58):
And that's my job.
Speaker 4 (19:00):
I don't know how, But I I suppose you know
about everything I think.
Speaker 2 (19:04):
So what you gotta do, Connie?
Speaker 1 (19:07):
Unless I made a bad mistake about you, I think
you're gonna let me have a fair chance at him somehow?
Speaker 4 (19:13):
Why should I?
Speaker 3 (19:14):
What does it mean to me?
Speaker 1 (19:15):
I don't know, Connie, But you think about it. You
think about it all the way to brandy Ben.
Speaker 3 (19:23):
I come on, must.
Speaker 1 (19:24):
Ride, take a nice camp down here, plenty of wood,
Get your water right out of the arm, Kansas, don't
you think Connie Man could hide out for a long
(19:47):
time down.
Speaker 2 (19:48):
Here, Masa, he can be safe here.
Speaker 1 (19:50):
Even while the army was trying to move into Dutch,
a lot of men were being killed back here, peaceful
here and quiet.
Speaker 4 (20:00):
I can't do it, all right, good Hunt moved up
your head on the left.
Speaker 1 (20:05):
Yeah, I see, all right. Just keep moving and when
we get there, I'm gonna ride fast. I'll hang under
the off side of my horse for cover. And when
I start, you turn around and get back on the gunfire.
Huh yeah, sure is pretty down here, Connie. Maybe someday
we can come down and go fishing. Huh, Rubber, it's
(20:27):
full of catfish. You ever eat a catfish, Dunning, I
be mighty good if it's small enough. Go back, Connie, Cottie, Dottie,
(21:12):
he's dead, Connie.
Speaker 2 (21:17):
Take it easy now, I'm.
Speaker 1 (21:23):
All right as I'm sorry about this, County, I'm sorry
I had to do it.
Speaker 4 (21:31):
Assure you with the money. Then you can take me
back to Dodge to jail.
Speaker 2 (21:42):
Alright, Connie, but you won't be in jail for long. Yeah,
my word for that, not for long. Let's go mush.
Speaker 1 (22:16):
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