August 14, 2025 • 24 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 art City and in the territory on West. There
is just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers.
And that's where the US Marshal and The Smell of
Guns Smoke, starring William Conrad, the story of the violence
(00:43):
that moved west with young America and the story of
a man who moved with it.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
I'm that man, Matt Dillon, United States Marshall, the first
man they look for and the last.
Speaker 3 (00:54):
They want to meet.
Speaker 2 (00:56):
It's a chancey job, and it makes a man watchful
and a little lonely.
Speaker 4 (01:47):
Older twenty five years in the army and.
Speaker 3 (01:58):
I still like retreats now.
Speaker 2 (02:00):
It's about the best time in the soldier's day.
Speaker 3 (02:02):
Major.
Speaker 4 (02:03):
You're right, Matt, for me too.
Speaker 3 (02:05):
You have time to people. I'd sure like to, but
I gotta get back to town.
Speaker 5 (02:09):
Sorry, you can't stay by the way, sir, they bring
up Marshall Dyllan's horse. Yes, sir, Oh, thanks for bringing
those papers out.
Speaker 3 (02:18):
Now as a pleasure.
Speaker 5 (02:19):
Oh, incidentally, they was something else I wanted to talk.
Speaker 3 (02:22):
To you about.
Speaker 5 (02:23):
Oh, a robbery. As a matter of fact.
Speaker 3 (02:27):
Robbery.
Speaker 5 (02:28):
Yeah, it's a little embarrassing for the army they have
to report this, but well, our payment still is held up.
Speaker 2 (02:35):
Oh, I guess I'll hold up your embarrassing for somebody.
Speaker 5 (02:40):
One of the men was a member of the payroll guard,
stating right here at Fort.
Speaker 3 (02:43):
Dodge, he got away with the money.
Speaker 5 (02:46):
Uh, it was well planned and well executed. The company
started firing from the rocks, and then the confusion, the
soldier merely turned and ran with the money.
Speaker 3 (02:56):
Well, as you say, that is a little embarrassing.
Speaker 5 (02:59):
Mat rode off in separate directions, obviously planning to meet
later and split the money. We have patrols out now
looking for him. We think the soldier was wounded.
Speaker 3 (03:09):
Uh. What do you want from me? Major?
Speaker 5 (03:13):
Well, I just thought that you might keep an eye out.
It's not likely after two days that either one of
them is still around. But well, if you were to
hear anything, i'd appreciate knowing.
Speaker 2 (03:23):
I sure let you know. Marshall Forster, I'll thank you.
I'll make y'll say letters.
Speaker 5 (03:34):
In my regards Thoms, Russell and Chester.
Speaker 6 (03:37):
Surewell, thanks Sam, two beers on the house.
Speaker 3 (04:03):
Thanks kiddy. Here's why I'm not sure. Do you think
you mis kitty? We'll wait now, I'll hold that chair
for you.
Speaker 7 (04:09):
No need to help me like this Chester. I'm not
an old lady, you know, ain't.
Speaker 8 (04:15):
That Miskitti's just that I try to be gentlemanly like Oh,
I know, and I appreciate it.
Speaker 3 (04:22):
I wonder where Doc is.
Speaker 4 (04:24):
I don't know.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
You promise him a free beer too, that I did.
It's not like him to miss out on that.
Speaker 1 (04:30):
It's your aid.
Speaker 7 (04:31):
Well, Doc's not wanting to bract the patient for a beer.
Speaker 9 (04:34):
Chester.
Speaker 3 (04:35):
Well, I didn't mean that. It seems to me she's
mighty quick to defend Doc.
Speaker 7 (04:38):
And she who's defending me?
Speaker 4 (04:41):
Now?
Speaker 7 (04:41):
From what I am?
Speaker 3 (04:42):
Doc?
Speaker 9 (04:43):
From your friends?
Speaker 8 (04:45):
Were friends are the most dangerous? Avoid sit on, Doc? Well,
I shouldn't. I got to get back to my officer,
but I just wanted to see, matter a minute.
Speaker 7 (04:55):
What you got time for a beery? Mind?
Speaker 3 (04:58):
Doc?
Speaker 8 (05:00):
Something kind of funny happened, Matt, and I think you
want to know about it?
Speaker 3 (05:03):
All right?
Speaker 8 (05:05):
Well's their A couple of hours ago, a young fellow dragged.
Speaker 7 (05:07):
Himself up to my office.
Speaker 9 (05:09):
He'd been shot in the lake.
Speaker 8 (05:11):
I took the bullet.
Speaker 3 (05:12):
Out for him.
Speaker 8 (05:13):
It hurt him pretty bad.
Speaker 3 (05:14):
Oh, he lost a lot of blood.
Speaker 8 (05:15):
So I tore him to lie down the back room
for a while and warned him to take it easy
for a few days, not to do anything to start.
Speaker 3 (05:20):
The bleeding up again. Or what happened?
Speaker 8 (05:23):
Well, I left the office for a few minutes.
Speaker 10 (05:25):
Matter.
Speaker 8 (05:25):
I was expecting some quinine to come in on the stage,
you see, and I went down to pick it up. Well,
when I got back to the office.
Speaker 7 (05:31):
He'd gone. He run off.
Speaker 3 (05:33):
I was paying you.
Speaker 8 (05:34):
Well, that's not the important fact. I thought that you
should know about this man because this man was wearing
army pants and boots.
Speaker 3 (05:41):
Huh.
Speaker 9 (05:41):
I wouldn't have thought.
Speaker 8 (05:42):
Too much about it if he hadn't run out that way.
Speaker 7 (05:45):
Oh you think he might be.
Speaker 3 (05:46):
A deserted He wouldn't have any idea which way he went.
What you done?
Speaker 8 (05:49):
Now, that's another funny thing, mass grimming. He came in
a little bit after I got back to the office. Yeah, yeah, Oh, Mars,
the poor funny had the most terrible.
Speaker 3 (05:58):
New thing in the dark. It was what did he say?
Speaker 8 (06:03):
Well, he said, some fellow with a bad leg came
in the delivery stable and paid him for the hire
of a horse and rode off right out of town.
Speaker 3 (06:11):
Which way?
Speaker 8 (06:11):
Doc well Moss watched him because he seemed so unsteady
in the sad Which way Doc well Moss had he
rode west right on up front.
Speaker 3 (06:19):
Street, Chester, It's go get the horses. I'll meech in
front of the office. Man. You think he is a dessert.
I got an idea. That's not all he is. Doc.
Speaker 1 (06:40):
Now, I don't look like we're gonna come across nothing
out this way.
Speaker 8 (06:42):
If you're done when last I blowed everything awful?
Speaker 3 (06:45):
Bear, Yeah, we'll ride on a little farther, just to
make sure.
Speaker 1 (06:51):
I do you think a fellow army'd have more sense
than to hold up the paymaster and now win.
Speaker 2 (06:55):
You Now you figure that's worse than holding up a bank, Chester?
Speaker 3 (07:00):
It is.
Speaker 8 (07:01):
You can work it out for yourself.
Speaker 5 (07:03):
This way, every single group in the cowdery will be
out to get him taking their pay that way.
Speaker 3 (07:08):
Maybe you're right, of course I'm right.
Speaker 1 (07:10):
They don't too worries about it.
Speaker 7 (07:11):
Now if it was me right on the thing.
Speaker 3 (07:14):
You see something I'm not sure over there on the ground.
Speaker 7 (07:25):
Watch the canteen.
Speaker 9 (07:26):
Yeah, let me come with you.
Speaker 2 (07:34):
Now, just see you're stay on your horse, can find anything. Now,
there are some tracks leading to that stream bed there
as the canteen that's right over there.
Speaker 10 (07:56):
Huh ye yeah, it's an army kne teeny uh.
Speaker 2 (08:05):
Looks like our man came through here. Alrchester will stop here, yes, sir, yeah,
look at these marks.
Speaker 3 (08:20):
It's like he fell off his horse. Yes he did.
And drug yourself along.
Speaker 9 (08:26):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (08:26):
Yeah, he shouldn't be far.
Speaker 9 (08:34):
That's yelling.
Speaker 3 (08:37):
Yeah, I hear it. M y n now here. He
is mad? Yeah, help me turn him over, take it easy. Yeah. Sure,
he looks awful bad.
Speaker 10 (08:57):
Yeah, and he's in no shape to travel. M Ye
got to have a shoulder too, mister doone. There's a
shack out there yonder where the creek man see.
Speaker 2 (09:12):
Oh yeah, I would take him there, Go get the
horses or carry him out of these bushes.
Speaker 9 (09:17):
Oh you don't need no help.
Speaker 3 (09:19):
No, sorry, I got it.
Speaker 10 (09:35):
Don't move me, sir.
Speaker 3 (09:36):
Huh.
Speaker 8 (09:37):
You ain't carrying my boy off. Loring needs tending. He's
more me to do the tendon.
Speaker 3 (09:43):
Why did you shoot him?
Speaker 2 (09:44):
Why did I shout stay back there, no Chester, while.
Speaker 3 (09:52):
You shot him while you can still, you crazy fool Chester.
Speaker 5 (09:58):
Chester.
Speaker 8 (09:59):
I'm sorry about that, mys but you heart. Now you
don't do what I say, I'll shoot you too.
Speaker 2 (10:03):
You're making a big mistake. Mister righted, and shoot your boy.
He's wanted by the army for a robbery and desertion.
Speaker 10 (10:08):
Don't move. Who are you, mister, I'm a US marshal
out of Dutch City.
Speaker 8 (10:15):
I tell you, Marshall. We Morton's got respect for the law.
But you ain't taking Loori. Maybe you didn't shoot loriie,
but you ain't taken him. I'll just take your gun.
Speaker 3 (10:28):
All right.
Speaker 10 (10:28):
Now, you walk nice and show in front of me
you walk easy.
Speaker 3 (10:32):
With the boy. What about him? Hear him? The man
he has shot? You're just gonna leave him there?
Speaker 8 (10:37):
And I don't like to do that, Marshall. I don't
for a fact, but I got to take care of
mold first. Oh, start walking Marshall, nice and easy.
Speaker 3 (10:46):
I'm not gonna leave him lying. You ain't right.
Speaker 10 (10:48):
I got no choice, Marshall, not right now.
Speaker 3 (10:51):
Maybe you act nice.
Speaker 8 (10:52):
Shouldn't come back and get him one now, carry my
boy home, keep on walking, mister.
Speaker 9 (11:17):
Oh, Maddy, come on out.
Speaker 7 (11:23):
That dad.
Speaker 3 (11:23):
What s.
Speaker 7 (11:27):
What happened to lord? He's hurt bad, Maddy. Bring him
inside here, put him down, over him.
Speaker 8 (11:38):
I got to take him on, Maddy. I gotta take
him where to be safe. He's here's a us Marshall.
Speaker 7 (11:44):
Did you shoot him?
Speaker 2 (11:47):
Tom I I didn't shoot him. He was shot running
from the army and they're after him too. They will
be coming. Sure he'll never make it.
Speaker 7 (11:56):
The boy is mighty poorly.
Speaker 2 (11:58):
I got to get him away, manlessen mar you're not
doing them in a favor.
Speaker 10 (12:02):
I take care of my old Marshal.
Speaker 7 (12:05):
He's fevered, awful hot, and.
Speaker 3 (12:07):
It's time to heal man, time to get caught.
Speaker 7 (12:10):
You figure to do better in our boy than his
mom pa. Is that what you're saying.
Speaker 3 (12:15):
I didn't have a chance anyway. Go get the wagon.
Speaker 7 (12:18):
Hear the man out jed? What do you mean?
Speaker 10 (12:21):
A chance, A chance to get caught, a chance to
heal up, chance for a fair trial when he rides back.
No fair trial in the army boys that run off,
they shoot him. You can't deny that, now, can you?
Speaker 3 (12:34):
Marshall?
Speaker 7 (12:36):
Be the truth?
Speaker 3 (12:37):
Marshal, you listen to me, ma'am.
Speaker 10 (12:39):
If he keeps running, they'll shoot him for sure, not
to catch him first.
Speaker 3 (12:43):
I'll go on, Maddie, you shoot.
Speaker 10 (12:45):
Ain't no other way. I tell you, I ain't gonna
give the boy no fair trial.
Speaker 3 (12:49):
I'll have to follow you you ain't.
Speaker 8 (12:50):
Following nobody might as well find out. Now, Maddie here,
take the gun. Do you know how to use it?
You shoot him if he dries anything?
Speaker 7 (12:59):
All right?
Speaker 3 (13:00):
What about my friend lying out there?
Speaker 7 (13:02):
What's he talking about?
Speaker 3 (13:03):
Jed?
Speaker 10 (13:03):
I I shocked the fellow he was traveling with.
Speaker 3 (13:07):
You kill him?
Speaker 10 (13:09):
I don't rightly know. I had to look to our
boy first.
Speaker 7 (13:14):
Alright, alright, you take him off him safe, then me
and the Marshall will see to his friend.
Speaker 10 (13:19):
You got to guard him at here every minute.
Speaker 7 (13:21):
I'll guard him. But I ain't letting no man lay
dying outside my door. You tend to the boy, Jaid,
I'll tend to things around here.
Speaker 3 (13:28):
Oh, al what's you doe? Heyt Yrochester. Yeah, it's gonna
be all right.
Speaker 9 (13:44):
Now, I do he's.
Speaker 7 (13:50):
He's fainted. That room needs a lot of dress.
Speaker 3 (13:56):
Yeah, well let's.
Speaker 7 (14:00):
It ain't likely I can do no good for him.
Let's not put this gun.
Speaker 3 (14:03):
Down, No, I I guess it.
Speaker 7 (14:07):
Isn't a US. Marshall give me his word. I'd take
it his word about what his word that he wouldn't
do nothing foolish by trying to wander off or shoot
me with my own gun while I was tending his friend.
Speaker 3 (14:24):
I haven't shot many women.
Speaker 7 (14:26):
I don't spect you have. Just give me your word, Marshal,
that you won't make no moves against LORII til I
take up this gun again.
Speaker 3 (14:37):
Well, you don't give me much choice to him.
Speaker 7 (14:43):
I could have seen that you was tied up.
Speaker 3 (14:45):
Alright, money, it's a bargain. But just until Chester comes out.
Speaker 9 (14:50):
Of it, that'll do.
Speaker 7 (14:53):
No, you go fetch me some water and set it
on the stove.
Speaker 9 (14:57):
I'll get to work.
Speaker 10 (15:16):
Alright.
Speaker 7 (15:17):
Oh, mister Dan he's outside. You need something.
Speaker 9 (15:27):
He ain't hurt, not hardly.
Speaker 7 (15:30):
He fetching wood. Now let's have a look at you.
Speaker 3 (15:35):
Hm good.
Speaker 7 (15:37):
Well, looks like we ain't going to lose you after
all that do you was too good? He ain't supposed
to you was really opened up. Now you you just
lie back there. I'd admire see mister Dolan, he'll be
here directly. You want some coffee?
Speaker 4 (15:59):
Thank you?
Speaker 3 (15:59):
Uh? I reckon it wouldn't hurt.
Speaker 7 (16:02):
Now, might might even help. I'll fetch you something. Yeah
now I I I put my arm under your head, like.
Speaker 3 (16:21):
H h that's right, Tacy, thank you. It's about time
you'll walk up.
Speaker 4 (16:35):
Well I'm a young You.
Speaker 7 (16:36):
Can just put the wood down by the shore.
Speaker 3 (16:38):
Alright. How how you feeling, Chester, I'm all right.
Speaker 7 (16:50):
He's got about a day to go before he can
move around much.
Speaker 3 (16:53):
You tell him he's straight money.
Speaker 7 (16:55):
I'm telling you straight. It'll be about a day before
I start holding the gun on you.
Speaker 3 (17:01):
What she talking about him? Never mind? Chester?
Speaker 8 (17:04):
Oh, I if weren't any kind of six I I
could get up right.
Speaker 7 (17:09):
You You just lie quiet? You ain't no trouble.
Speaker 9 (17:12):
Yeah, somebody's coming.
Speaker 2 (17:16):
Yeah, well, this may be the trouble you were talking about, Maddy.
Speaker 7 (17:26):
You worried Marshall, you know him? No, No, I can't recollect.
I haven't seen him before.
Speaker 4 (17:33):
Nah.
Speaker 3 (17:35):
Alright, it's my turn to tell you something straight.
Speaker 7 (17:37):
Don't try no tricks, mar.
Speaker 2 (17:39):
This may be the man who got your boy in
the trouble, the one who got him hurt.
Speaker 3 (17:43):
How'd you know? Well, there were two of 'em. They
split up. I figured they'd meet later.
Speaker 7 (17:48):
You ain't trying to fool me. It wouldn't be smart
to fool me about my boy.
Speaker 3 (17:52):
You just let him in, You talk to him. I'll
be in the back room.
Speaker 7 (17:58):
I could still shoot you, Marshall, or that you looking
for the Morton place.
Speaker 3 (18:11):
I'm looking for Lowie Morton.
Speaker 7 (18:14):
Well you come to the right place, mister, But Lourie
ain't here.
Speaker 3 (18:17):
He'll be here. I think I'll just come in and wait.
That come a long way.
Speaker 7 (18:26):
Well one more won't matter none, I guess. Sit down,
I declare. We set out in this prairie alone for
months and all once I got me aside a company.
Speaker 3 (18:41):
What's your name, Joe Rawley?
Speaker 7 (18:45):
What's ailing?
Speaker 3 (18:46):
Him?
Speaker 7 (18:47):
Got himself shot?
Speaker 3 (18:49):
Who shot him?
Speaker 7 (18:52):
I don't know? We We just found him. You were
an army We are you asking that for?
Speaker 9 (18:58):
Well?
Speaker 7 (18:58):
I I just figured, with Lourie being in the army
and all it, standing.
Speaker 8 (19:02):
Alright in the army, sure ought to be here by now.
Speaker 3 (19:09):
Are you as ma?
Speaker 7 (19:11):
I'm as mar?
Speaker 3 (19:12):
Where's his pa?
Speaker 7 (19:14):
He ain't here. He had to ride into town.
Speaker 3 (19:18):
You see, no sense. Lourie ain't here. He should have
been here last night. Easy. He didn't have that far
to ride.
Speaker 7 (19:27):
You know a lot about Lourie. Considering you ain't an
army man, I know.
Speaker 3 (19:32):
Your boy real good. You was the one what are
you talking about?
Speaker 7 (19:40):
You was the one who made him run off, who
got him hurt? He's been here, ain't that so, ain't
you the one that got my boy in the truck?
Speaker 3 (19:48):
Where's he gone?
Speaker 7 (19:49):
His paw took him off? He's hurt bad?
Speaker 3 (19:51):
Did they take the money?
Speaker 7 (19:52):
I don't know nothing about any money.
Speaker 8 (19:54):
Now, You're gonna save yourself a lot of trouble, lady,
if you talk straight? Now?
Speaker 7 (19:57):
Is the money here or did they take it with him?
I and you, I don't know nothing about no money,
and I don't care about no money.
Speaker 8 (20:03):
I told you could talk, strunk, you get out of here.
Speaker 7 (20:09):
I can't talk no straight or not.
Speaker 3 (20:11):
You talk, woman, or you gonna get bad hurt. I
ain't a patient man.
Speaker 7 (20:15):
You ain't a man at all.
Speaker 3 (20:17):
Waiter, get up that money right all on her?
Speaker 10 (20:21):
Cool h Her husband was right? Money here? Know how
(21:00):
to use a gun? And I thank you for it.
Speaker 3 (21:26):
Well, I guess that takes care of it.
Speaker 7 (21:30):
Thanks for helping with the bury in, Marshall. Sure, I
ain't gonna forget this sight. Never I killed a man.
It's terrible thing.
Speaker 3 (21:44):
Marshal, but just saved the lives. Ich.
Speaker 7 (21:50):
I just don't know how it all come about.
Speaker 3 (21:53):
Oh, things just happened, that's all.
Speaker 7 (21:59):
My ja. I was always peace loving folks. We was
always on the side of the law.
Speaker 3 (22:07):
I believe that.
Speaker 9 (22:10):
And just look what come about.
Speaker 7 (22:13):
A boy running off jet shooting your friend, me killing
that man. It don't prove out, Marshal. It it just
don't prove out. But I know what I'm gonna do.
Speaker 3 (22:30):
Now, what's that.
Speaker 7 (22:33):
I'm gonna give you your gun now.
Speaker 3 (22:40):
Made, I'm gonna have to go after 'em.
Speaker 7 (22:43):
I know that you'll have to go after my mind,
my boy. But it's all I know to do to
end this, Marshal.
Speaker 3 (22:53):
To all I know now, Chester's gonna need to take.
Speaker 7 (23:01):
Care of Chess. To Marshall, if you think you can
trust me, Yes.
Speaker 3 (23:08):
My day, I think I can trust you. Now, come on,
let's go up to the house.
Speaker 1 (23:45):
Lord Houston. Directed by Norman McDonald, stars William Conrad as
Matt Dillon us Marshall. The story was specially written for
Gun Smoke by Marion Clark, with editorial supervision by John Meston.
Featured in the cast where Joseph kerns Christine and Vic Perrin,
Warley Bear is Chester, Howard mcneer is Doc, and Georgia
(24:06):
Ellis is kidding
Around art City and in the territory on West. There
is just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers.
And that's where the US Marshal and The Smell of
Guns Smoke, starring William Conrad, the story of the violence
(00:43):
that moved west with young America and the story of
a man who moved with it.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
I'm that man, Matt Dillon, United States Marshall, the first
man they look for and the last.
Speaker 3 (00:54):
They want to meet.
Speaker 2 (00:56):
It's a chancey job, and it makes a man watchful
and a little lonely.
Speaker 4 (01:47):
Older twenty five years in the army and.
Speaker 3 (01:58):
I still like retreats now.
Speaker 2 (02:00):
It's about the best time in the soldier's day.
Speaker 3 (02:02):
Major.
Speaker 4 (02:03):
You're right, Matt, for me too.
Speaker 3 (02:05):
You have time to people. I'd sure like to, but
I gotta get back to town.
Speaker 5 (02:09):
Sorry, you can't stay by the way, sir, they bring
up Marshall Dyllan's horse. Yes, sir, Oh, thanks for bringing
those papers out.
Speaker 3 (02:18):
Now as a pleasure.
Speaker 5 (02:19):
Oh, incidentally, they was something else I wanted to talk.
Speaker 3 (02:22):
To you about.
Speaker 5 (02:23):
Oh, a robbery. As a matter of fact.
Speaker 3 (02:27):
Robbery.
Speaker 5 (02:28):
Yeah, it's a little embarrassing for the army they have
to report this, but well, our payment still is held up.
Speaker 2 (02:35):
Oh, I guess I'll hold up your embarrassing for somebody.
Speaker 5 (02:40):
One of the men was a member of the payroll guard,
stating right here at Fort.
Speaker 3 (02:43):
Dodge, he got away with the money.
Speaker 5 (02:46):
Uh, it was well planned and well executed. The company
started firing from the rocks, and then the confusion, the
soldier merely turned and ran with the money.
Speaker 3 (02:56):
Well, as you say, that is a little embarrassing.
Speaker 5 (02:59):
Mat rode off in separate directions, obviously planning to meet
later and split the money. We have patrols out now
looking for him. We think the soldier was wounded.
Speaker 3 (03:09):
Uh. What do you want from me? Major?
Speaker 5 (03:13):
Well, I just thought that you might keep an eye out.
It's not likely after two days that either one of
them is still around. But well, if you were to
hear anything, i'd appreciate knowing.
Speaker 2 (03:23):
I sure let you know. Marshall Forster, I'll thank you.
I'll make y'll say letters.
Speaker 5 (03:34):
In my regards Thoms, Russell and Chester.
Speaker 6 (03:37):
Surewell, thanks Sam, two beers on the house.
Speaker 3 (04:03):
Thanks kiddy. Here's why I'm not sure. Do you think
you mis kitty? We'll wait now, I'll hold that chair
for you.
Speaker 7 (04:09):
No need to help me like this Chester. I'm not
an old lady, you know, ain't.
Speaker 8 (04:15):
That Miskitti's just that I try to be gentlemanly like Oh,
I know, and I appreciate it.
Speaker 3 (04:22):
I wonder where Doc is.
Speaker 4 (04:24):
I don't know.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
You promise him a free beer too, that I did.
It's not like him to miss out on that.
Speaker 1 (04:30):
It's your aid.
Speaker 7 (04:31):
Well, Doc's not wanting to bract the patient for a beer.
Speaker 9 (04:34):
Chester.
Speaker 3 (04:35):
Well, I didn't mean that. It seems to me she's
mighty quick to defend Doc.
Speaker 7 (04:38):
And she who's defending me?
Speaker 4 (04:41):
Now?
Speaker 7 (04:41):
From what I am?
Speaker 3 (04:42):
Doc?
Speaker 9 (04:43):
From your friends?
Speaker 8 (04:45):
Were friends are the most dangerous? Avoid sit on, Doc? Well,
I shouldn't. I got to get back to my officer,
but I just wanted to see, matter a minute.
Speaker 7 (04:55):
What you got time for a beery? Mind?
Speaker 3 (04:58):
Doc?
Speaker 8 (05:00):
Something kind of funny happened, Matt, and I think you
want to know about it?
Speaker 3 (05:03):
All right?
Speaker 8 (05:05):
Well's their A couple of hours ago, a young fellow dragged.
Speaker 7 (05:07):
Himself up to my office.
Speaker 9 (05:09):
He'd been shot in the lake.
Speaker 8 (05:11):
I took the bullet.
Speaker 3 (05:12):
Out for him.
Speaker 8 (05:13):
It hurt him pretty bad.
Speaker 3 (05:14):
Oh, he lost a lot of blood.
Speaker 8 (05:15):
So I tore him to lie down the back room
for a while and warned him to take it easy
for a few days, not to do anything to start.
Speaker 3 (05:20):
The bleeding up again. Or what happened?
Speaker 8 (05:23):
Well, I left the office for a few minutes.
Speaker 10 (05:25):
Matter.
Speaker 8 (05:25):
I was expecting some quinine to come in on the stage,
you see, and I went down to pick it up. Well,
when I got back to the office.
Speaker 7 (05:31):
He'd gone. He run off.
Speaker 3 (05:33):
I was paying you.
Speaker 8 (05:34):
Well, that's not the important fact. I thought that you
should know about this man because this man was wearing
army pants and boots.
Speaker 3 (05:41):
Huh.
Speaker 9 (05:41):
I wouldn't have thought.
Speaker 8 (05:42):
Too much about it if he hadn't run out that way.
Speaker 7 (05:45):
Oh you think he might be.
Speaker 3 (05:46):
A deserted He wouldn't have any idea which way he went.
What you done?
Speaker 8 (05:49):
Now, that's another funny thing, mass grimming. He came in
a little bit after I got back to the office. Yeah, yeah, Oh, Mars,
the poor funny had the most terrible.
Speaker 3 (05:58):
New thing in the dark. It was what did he say?
Speaker 8 (06:03):
Well, he said, some fellow with a bad leg came
in the delivery stable and paid him for the hire
of a horse and rode off right out of town.
Speaker 3 (06:11):
Which way?
Speaker 8 (06:11):
Doc well Moss watched him because he seemed so unsteady
in the sad Which way Doc well Moss had he
rode west right on up front.
Speaker 3 (06:19):
Street, Chester, It's go get the horses. I'll meech in
front of the office. Man. You think he is a dessert.
I got an idea. That's not all he is. Doc.
Speaker 1 (06:40):
Now, I don't look like we're gonna come across nothing
out this way.
Speaker 8 (06:42):
If you're done when last I blowed everything awful?
Speaker 3 (06:45):
Bear, Yeah, we'll ride on a little farther, just to
make sure.
Speaker 1 (06:51):
I do you think a fellow army'd have more sense
than to hold up the paymaster and now win.
Speaker 2 (06:55):
You Now you figure that's worse than holding up a bank, Chester?
Speaker 3 (07:00):
It is.
Speaker 8 (07:01):
You can work it out for yourself.
Speaker 5 (07:03):
This way, every single group in the cowdery will be
out to get him taking their pay that way.
Speaker 3 (07:08):
Maybe you're right, of course I'm right.
Speaker 1 (07:10):
They don't too worries about it.
Speaker 7 (07:11):
Now if it was me right on the thing.
Speaker 3 (07:14):
You see something I'm not sure over there on the ground.
Speaker 7 (07:25):
Watch the canteen.
Speaker 9 (07:26):
Yeah, let me come with you.
Speaker 2 (07:34):
Now, just see you're stay on your horse, can find anything. Now,
there are some tracks leading to that stream bed there
as the canteen that's right over there.
Speaker 10 (07:56):
Huh ye yeah, it's an army kne teeny uh.
Speaker 2 (08:05):
Looks like our man came through here. Alrchester will stop here, yes, sir, yeah,
look at these marks.
Speaker 3 (08:20):
It's like he fell off his horse. Yes he did.
And drug yourself along.
Speaker 9 (08:26):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (08:26):
Yeah, he shouldn't be far.
Speaker 9 (08:34):
That's yelling.
Speaker 3 (08:37):
Yeah, I hear it. M y n now here. He
is mad? Yeah, help me turn him over, take it easy. Yeah. Sure,
he looks awful bad.
Speaker 10 (08:57):
Yeah, and he's in no shape to travel. M Ye
got to have a shoulder too, mister doone. There's a
shack out there yonder where the creek man see.
Speaker 2 (09:12):
Oh yeah, I would take him there, Go get the
horses or carry him out of these bushes.
Speaker 9 (09:17):
Oh you don't need no help.
Speaker 3 (09:19):
No, sorry, I got it.
Speaker 10 (09:35):
Don't move me, sir.
Speaker 3 (09:36):
Huh.
Speaker 8 (09:37):
You ain't carrying my boy off. Loring needs tending. He's
more me to do the tendon.
Speaker 3 (09:43):
Why did you shoot him?
Speaker 2 (09:44):
Why did I shout stay back there, no Chester, while.
Speaker 3 (09:52):
You shot him while you can still, you crazy fool Chester.
Speaker 5 (09:58):
Chester.
Speaker 8 (09:59):
I'm sorry about that, mys but you heart. Now you
don't do what I say, I'll shoot you too.
Speaker 2 (10:03):
You're making a big mistake. Mister righted, and shoot your boy.
He's wanted by the army for a robbery and desertion.
Speaker 10 (10:08):
Don't move. Who are you, mister, I'm a US marshal
out of Dutch City.
Speaker 8 (10:15):
I tell you, Marshall. We Morton's got respect for the law.
But you ain't taking Loori. Maybe you didn't shoot loriie,
but you ain't taken him. I'll just take your gun.
Speaker 3 (10:28):
All right.
Speaker 10 (10:28):
Now, you walk nice and show in front of me
you walk easy.
Speaker 3 (10:32):
With the boy. What about him? Hear him? The man
he has shot? You're just gonna leave him there?
Speaker 8 (10:37):
And I don't like to do that, Marshall. I don't
for a fact, but I got to take care of
mold first. Oh, start walking Marshall, nice and easy.
Speaker 3 (10:46):
I'm not gonna leave him lying. You ain't right.
Speaker 10 (10:48):
I got no choice, Marshall, not right now.
Speaker 3 (10:51):
Maybe you act nice.
Speaker 8 (10:52):
Shouldn't come back and get him one now, carry my
boy home, keep on walking, mister.
Speaker 9 (11:17):
Oh, Maddy, come on out.
Speaker 7 (11:23):
That dad.
Speaker 3 (11:23):
What s.
Speaker 7 (11:27):
What happened to lord? He's hurt bad, Maddy. Bring him
inside here, put him down, over him.
Speaker 8 (11:38):
I got to take him on, Maddy. I gotta take
him where to be safe. He's here's a us Marshall.
Speaker 7 (11:44):
Did you shoot him?
Speaker 2 (11:47):
Tom I I didn't shoot him. He was shot running
from the army and they're after him too. They will
be coming. Sure he'll never make it.
Speaker 7 (11:56):
The boy is mighty poorly.
Speaker 2 (11:58):
I got to get him away, manlessen mar you're not
doing them in a favor.
Speaker 10 (12:02):
I take care of my old Marshal.
Speaker 7 (12:05):
He's fevered, awful hot, and.
Speaker 3 (12:07):
It's time to heal man, time to get caught.
Speaker 7 (12:10):
You figure to do better in our boy than his
mom pa. Is that what you're saying.
Speaker 3 (12:15):
I didn't have a chance anyway. Go get the wagon.
Speaker 7 (12:18):
Hear the man out jed? What do you mean?
Speaker 10 (12:21):
A chance, A chance to get caught, a chance to
heal up, chance for a fair trial when he rides back.
No fair trial in the army boys that run off,
they shoot him. You can't deny that, now, can you?
Speaker 3 (12:34):
Marshall?
Speaker 7 (12:36):
Be the truth?
Speaker 3 (12:37):
Marshal, you listen to me, ma'am.
Speaker 10 (12:39):
If he keeps running, they'll shoot him for sure, not
to catch him first.
Speaker 3 (12:43):
I'll go on, Maddie, you shoot.
Speaker 10 (12:45):
Ain't no other way. I tell you, I ain't gonna
give the boy no fair trial.
Speaker 3 (12:49):
I'll have to follow you you ain't.
Speaker 8 (12:50):
Following nobody might as well find out. Now, Maddie here,
take the gun. Do you know how to use it?
You shoot him if he dries anything?
Speaker 7 (12:59):
All right?
Speaker 3 (13:00):
What about my friend lying out there?
Speaker 7 (13:02):
What's he talking about?
Speaker 3 (13:03):
Jed?
Speaker 10 (13:03):
I I shocked the fellow he was traveling with.
Speaker 3 (13:07):
You kill him?
Speaker 10 (13:09):
I don't rightly know. I had to look to our
boy first.
Speaker 7 (13:14):
Alright, alright, you take him off him safe, then me
and the Marshall will see to his friend.
Speaker 10 (13:19):
You got to guard him at here every minute.
Speaker 7 (13:21):
I'll guard him. But I ain't letting no man lay
dying outside my door. You tend to the boy, Jaid,
I'll tend to things around here.
Speaker 3 (13:28):
Oh, al what's you doe? Heyt Yrochester. Yeah, it's gonna
be all right.
Speaker 9 (13:44):
Now, I do he's.
Speaker 7 (13:50):
He's fainted. That room needs a lot of dress.
Speaker 3 (13:56):
Yeah, well let's.
Speaker 7 (14:00):
It ain't likely I can do no good for him.
Let's not put this gun.
Speaker 3 (14:03):
Down, No, I I guess it.
Speaker 7 (14:07):
Isn't a US. Marshall give me his word. I'd take
it his word about what his word that he wouldn't
do nothing foolish by trying to wander off or shoot
me with my own gun while I was tending his friend.
Speaker 3 (14:24):
I haven't shot many women.
Speaker 7 (14:26):
I don't spect you have. Just give me your word, Marshal,
that you won't make no moves against LORII til I
take up this gun again.
Speaker 3 (14:37):
Well, you don't give me much choice to him.
Speaker 7 (14:43):
I could have seen that you was tied up.
Speaker 3 (14:45):
Alright, money, it's a bargain. But just until Chester comes out.
Speaker 9 (14:50):
Of it, that'll do.
Speaker 7 (14:53):
No, you go fetch me some water and set it
on the stove.
Speaker 9 (14:57):
I'll get to work.
Speaker 10 (15:16):
Alright.
Speaker 7 (15:17):
Oh, mister Dan he's outside. You need something.
Speaker 9 (15:27):
He ain't hurt, not hardly.
Speaker 7 (15:30):
He fetching wood. Now let's have a look at you.
Speaker 3 (15:35):
Hm good.
Speaker 7 (15:37):
Well, looks like we ain't going to lose you after
all that do you was too good? He ain't supposed
to you was really opened up. Now you you just
lie back there. I'd admire see mister Dolan, he'll be
here directly. You want some coffee?
Speaker 4 (15:59):
Thank you?
Speaker 3 (15:59):
Uh? I reckon it wouldn't hurt.
Speaker 7 (16:02):
Now, might might even help. I'll fetch you something. Yeah
now I I I put my arm under your head, like.
Speaker 3 (16:21):
H h that's right, Tacy, thank you. It's about time
you'll walk up.
Speaker 4 (16:35):
Well I'm a young You.
Speaker 7 (16:36):
Can just put the wood down by the shore.
Speaker 3 (16:38):
Alright. How how you feeling, Chester, I'm all right.
Speaker 7 (16:50):
He's got about a day to go before he can
move around much.
Speaker 3 (16:53):
You tell him he's straight money.
Speaker 7 (16:55):
I'm telling you straight. It'll be about a day before
I start holding the gun on you.
Speaker 3 (17:01):
What she talking about him? Never mind? Chester?
Speaker 8 (17:04):
Oh, I if weren't any kind of six I I
could get up right.
Speaker 7 (17:09):
You You just lie quiet? You ain't no trouble.
Speaker 9 (17:12):
Yeah, somebody's coming.
Speaker 2 (17:16):
Yeah, well, this may be the trouble you were talking about, Maddy.
Speaker 7 (17:26):
You worried Marshall, you know him? No, No, I can't recollect.
I haven't seen him before.
Speaker 4 (17:33):
Nah.
Speaker 3 (17:35):
Alright, it's my turn to tell you something straight.
Speaker 7 (17:37):
Don't try no tricks, mar.
Speaker 2 (17:39):
This may be the man who got your boy in
the trouble, the one who got him hurt.
Speaker 3 (17:43):
How'd you know? Well, there were two of 'em. They
split up. I figured they'd meet later.
Speaker 7 (17:48):
You ain't trying to fool me. It wouldn't be smart
to fool me about my boy.
Speaker 3 (17:52):
You just let him in, You talk to him. I'll
be in the back room.
Speaker 7 (17:58):
I could still shoot you, Marshall, or that you looking
for the Morton place.
Speaker 3 (18:11):
I'm looking for Lowie Morton.
Speaker 7 (18:14):
Well you come to the right place, mister, But Lourie
ain't here.
Speaker 3 (18:17):
He'll be here. I think I'll just come in and wait.
That come a long way.
Speaker 7 (18:26):
Well one more won't matter none, I guess. Sit down,
I declare. We set out in this prairie alone for
months and all once I got me aside a company.
Speaker 3 (18:41):
What's your name, Joe Rawley?
Speaker 7 (18:45):
What's ailing?
Speaker 3 (18:46):
Him?
Speaker 7 (18:47):
Got himself shot?
Speaker 3 (18:49):
Who shot him?
Speaker 7 (18:52):
I don't know? We We just found him. You were
an army We are you asking that for?
Speaker 9 (18:58):
Well?
Speaker 7 (18:58):
I I just figured, with Lourie being in the army
and all it, standing.
Speaker 8 (19:02):
Alright in the army, sure ought to be here by now.
Speaker 3 (19:09):
Are you as ma?
Speaker 7 (19:11):
I'm as mar?
Speaker 3 (19:12):
Where's his pa?
Speaker 7 (19:14):
He ain't here. He had to ride into town.
Speaker 3 (19:18):
You see, no sense. Lourie ain't here. He should have
been here last night. Easy. He didn't have that far
to ride.
Speaker 7 (19:27):
You know a lot about Lourie. Considering you ain't an
army man, I know.
Speaker 3 (19:32):
Your boy real good. You was the one what are
you talking about?
Speaker 7 (19:40):
You was the one who made him run off, who
got him hurt? He's been here, ain't that so, ain't
you the one that got my boy in the truck?
Speaker 3 (19:48):
Where's he gone?
Speaker 7 (19:49):
His paw took him off? He's hurt bad?
Speaker 3 (19:51):
Did they take the money?
Speaker 7 (19:52):
I don't know nothing about any money.
Speaker 8 (19:54):
Now, You're gonna save yourself a lot of trouble, lady,
if you talk straight? Now?
Speaker 7 (19:57):
Is the money here or did they take it with him?
I and you, I don't know nothing about no money,
and I don't care about no money.
Speaker 8 (20:03):
I told you could talk, strunk, you get out of here.
Speaker 7 (20:09):
I can't talk no straight or not.
Speaker 3 (20:11):
You talk, woman, or you gonna get bad hurt. I
ain't a patient man.
Speaker 7 (20:15):
You ain't a man at all.
Speaker 3 (20:17):
Waiter, get up that money right all on her?
Speaker 10 (20:21):
Cool h Her husband was right? Money here? Know how
(21:00):
to use a gun? And I thank you for it.
Speaker 3 (21:26):
Well, I guess that takes care of it.
Speaker 7 (21:30):
Thanks for helping with the bury in, Marshall. Sure, I
ain't gonna forget this sight. Never I killed a man.
It's terrible thing.
Speaker 3 (21:44):
Marshal, but just saved the lives. Ich.
Speaker 7 (21:50):
I just don't know how it all come about.
Speaker 3 (21:53):
Oh, things just happened, that's all.
Speaker 7 (21:59):
My ja. I was always peace loving folks. We was
always on the side of the law.
Speaker 3 (22:07):
I believe that.
Speaker 9 (22:10):
And just look what come about.
Speaker 7 (22:13):
A boy running off jet shooting your friend, me killing
that man. It don't prove out, Marshal. It it just
don't prove out. But I know what I'm gonna do.
Speaker 3 (22:30):
Now, what's that.
Speaker 7 (22:33):
I'm gonna give you your gun now.
Speaker 3 (22:40):
Made, I'm gonna have to go after 'em.
Speaker 7 (22:43):
I know that you'll have to go after my mind,
my boy. But it's all I know to do to
end this, Marshal.
Speaker 3 (22:53):
To all I know now, Chester's gonna need to take.
Speaker 7 (23:01):
Care of Chess. To Marshall, if you think you can
trust me, Yes.
Speaker 3 (23:08):
My day, I think I can trust you. Now, come on,
let's go up to the house.
Speaker 1 (23:45):
Lord Houston. Directed by Norman McDonald, stars William Conrad as
Matt Dillon us Marshall. The story was specially written for
Gun Smoke by Marion Clark, with editorial supervision by John Meston.
Featured in the cast where Joseph kerns Christine and Vic Perrin,
Warley Bear is Chester, Howard mcneer is Doc, and Georgia
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