December 2, 2021 • 31 mins
Original Air Date: September 02, 1956
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Fort Laramie
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• Raymond Burr (Captain Lee Quince)
• Vic Perrin (Sgt. Goerss)
• Jack Moyles (Major Daggett)
• Harry Bartel (Lt. Siberts)
Special Guests:
• Virginia Gregg
• Sam Edwards
• Paul Dubov
Writers:
• Kathleen Hite
Producer:
• Norman Macdonnell
Music:
• Amerigo Moreno
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Fort Laramie
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• Raymond Burr (Captain Lee Quince)
• Vic Perrin (Sgt. Goerss)
• Jack Moyles (Major Daggett)
• Harry Bartel (Lt. Siberts)
Special Guests:
• Virginia Gregg
• Sam Edwards
• Paul Dubov
Writers:
• Kathleen Hite
Producer:
• Norman Macdonnell
Music:
• Amerigo Moreno
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
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Episode Transcript
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(00:13):
Welcome to the old time radio Westerns. I'm your host Andrew Ryans, and
let's get into this episode. Thisepisode is gonna be for Larmie. Original
arnate is September two, nineteen fiftysix, and the title is the Return
of Hattie Pelfrey. Hope you enjoyand again thanks for listening. Fort Laramie.
(01:18):
Fort Laramie, starring Raymond Byrd asCaptain lee Quince, especially transcribed tales
of the dark and tragic ground ofthe wild Frontier, the saga of fighting
men who rode the rim of Empire, and the dramatic story of lee Quins
captain of cavalry. Oh, ourpeacefulness can be Captain, I just checked
(01:52):
their camp again. They've been fed, Yes, sir, men have just
finished feeding them. WelCom all therecords I've seen, I got the impression
that the Arapaho were more warlike likethe Sioux and Cheyenne. But these Indians
are. Am I bothering your captain? I say, if you're busy with
something I'm wanting. Oh no,you're not bothering me, mister Seyberts.
(02:14):
Yes, sir, about the Arapaho, I'm saying, they don't seem very
warlike to me. These were unsYes, sir, there's starving to death.
That's why we're moving on the devilto that put them? Can I
help you? And that in mypockets? I thought I might have put
them in something in my saddle roll. If you've lost something, Captain,
I'll be glad to help you.Look yeah, fine, Oh you didn't
(02:36):
see me putting any stuff together beforewe left Fort Laramie. Did you well?
You'd packed up when I saw you. Sure. I hate to lose
him. Now put him in atthe last minute. No one would be
coming this way them, Captain.Sure, them come in pairs. Always
kept them in a little other pouch. And I thought you were going to
help me. Look, well,I was, I am, Only you
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haven't said what we're looking for?The ear rings. The ear rings,
I don't think I took them outof the pouch, but I got no
memory for where I did put them. Captain, there's a little other pouch
hanging from your gun back. Surethat's it. I wanted to Mandy so
(03:21):
I wouldn't have to look for him. Yes, you did say ear rings.
Sure, here, I'll show you. Hm. Kind of kind of
small, aren't they? With her? Nice, sir, garnets, aren't
they little ones? Little than thatof the little chip diamonds In real bright
(03:44):
sunlight. They got a little glintto them. I think they're very nice,
Captain. Oh, but you're gladyou found them all right? Any
were my mother's near to the onlybright things you ever owned. I guess
you wanted to bring them along onthis trip especially. Sure don't get up
this way too often. Well,I'm glad you spotted the pouch, mister
(04:08):
Sibberts. Captain. I suppose i'dfind Harrison about now. He was giving
the message in a hand the lastI saw him, But i'll find him.
I wonder if it hurts much,mister Sybbots hurts certain pretty tender around
the ear lobe, that it hurtslike sin to have him pierced. I
imagine it's very painful, Captain.Yeah, yeah, Well that's one problem
(04:34):
we don't have, mister Sabberts.Well you look away, an't yes for
(04:58):
Captain, Come here, I wantto t something, Yes, sir,
these mean anything to you earbobs?Well, I know they rack pretty cap'n,
but they don't mean nothing to me. Well they should, I should
ain't ever seen him before. Iswear to that. No, you've never
seen him before. I see youstill wear that ring you bought Saint Louis,
(05:25):
wasn't it, Yes, Sir SaintLouis. But that was a spell
at gold, Captain, and youain't figuring to strike up a trade.
It's not. I'm glad to hearthat. Mighty go ahead course, I
got no need for earbohin oh,I promised him once, Harrison, in
a long time ago, you werethere. I thought you'd remember. I'm
(05:45):
trying hard to recollect, Captain.She took quite a shine to your ring,
stole it for a while. Thenshe said something about pretty's not being
for her. You're talking about oldHetty. What's a name, Haddie Telfrey?
Why that old buzzard? I cleanforgot about her. She near killed
us, Captain, then turned aroundand saved our lives. This is Hattie's
(06:09):
country, Harrison. I figure hercabin can't be more than five miles to
the east. I'm remembering her now, something fierce. I carried you up
to her cabin. You recollect.You had that bad lady. I remember
there. You was shot up toa fair ye well, and that old
lady just stood there with a shotgunon us and wouldn't let me bed you
down to it. She took everybetter food and money and guns we had,
(06:30):
and horses them too, and themengines dog soldiers. Why they was
coming and going from her place tolive? Long time we was there bringing
her food and all. She wasright friendly with the engines. You mean
these same ones we're toting over tothe wind River Valley. They all had
his friends, and I've been overthere feeding them, seeing to the needs.
(06:51):
Hattie's gonna miss her friends. Ithought we ought to ride over to
her place first thing in the morning, give her these ear rings. Was
the meanest most camp tankers old whichI ever saw. And she was a
witch captain, more of that thana woman. I never mind. Like
you did you say ride over toher place? Yep, before we break
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camp in the morning. You meancall on her proper like she was a
great lady. I promised her theear rings next time I came her way.
Well, I know, but whycaptain, which she'd soon fire on
you is look at you, Ah, you're awful rough on an old lady.
Harrison, Oh lady, you're comingwith me voluntarily or do I make
it an order? I tell youthe truth, Captain, I'd sooner face
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assue nation armed with nothing but atoothpick. We believe it's on a parison.
That is an order. Yes,sir, if you got any money
on you leave it in your ringwith Sergeant Gorse. I'm riding there with
these ear rings in my carbine.I'm getting a sick feeling just knowing we're
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getting near it. Oh Hattie,ever minute, you better ease up and
you're talk Harrison. We're only abouta quarter mile from her cabin. Chances
are Hattie can hear every word you'resaying, probably standing up on her perch
watching us too. I gotta kindof an instinct when I'm riding into a
body's gun sighting. Oh, Hattie, wouldn't shoot at this distance. She's
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got buffalo guns. They're shooting nearlya mile away. Yeah, but you'd
have to walk clean out here topolice us after the shooting. Hattie,
consider that a waste of motion.Cap'n are you going soft on that old
lady. She's ever been as lovableas a pole cat, but she didn't
save our lives once, and Ipromised her the earring. It ain't that
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you trust an event She's pure larcenyand a little murder thrown in. No,
I don't trust her. I'm justpaying an old at Harrison. That's
the slant of her cabin just beyondher eyes. A man of deep plumb
foolish to ride straight up to adoor. I wish she goes round Pievens.
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You might have took her howitz oroff of infantry regiment passing by.
She called you a balling calf once. I swear you're sounding more like one
all the time. Don't you fretyourself, cap'n. Once we get around
her, I'll be right quiet likeshe ought to be with an air shot.
Now I can make out the doorfrom here. It's open, sir.
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I'd i'd a palfrey. Now sheought to heard that, cap'n.
She shouldn't come on. We'll leadour horses in. But if a man
was of a mind to get yes, all right now, I'll keep a
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sharp eye out. He wasn't oneto stay quiet, and Kevin, I'm
looking. Don't you think I'm notbehind ever rocked every blade of grass?
Hatty, hatty. Maybe she's offcall somewhere, Cavin on my life near
here was the Arapaho, and they'reback in our camp. But they was
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one friend in particular, remember centera side of beef whilst he was with
her standing bear. Yeah, that'sthe one. He was an the Rappaho
chief. I asked about him fromthe others. They told me he didn't
last to win her died of thecool. M sure not a sign of
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her around, miss Pelfrey. Youaround somewhere, missus Pelfrey. Yeah,
let's go inside, Harrison, andleave the horses heather of the horses.
I'm going in. Yes, Sir, Hattie, this is awful, hilt.
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You are right, Kevin, justalright, Harrison, I shot it,
ah well, sure sounded like oldtimes for a minute, Arcir.
Place is probably full of them.She was none too tiny when we was
here, cap'n. But she's letit go for fair now and she nothing
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human has lived here for a spell, not even Hattie White's no more leaned
to just crumbling, everything's just crumbling. I wonder what's come of her,
all right. I don't suppose we'llever know that, Harrison. Well,
ay, better get back to camp. Yes, sir, she was right
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old, wasn't she? Captain rightold. I tell you she was a
mean old critter. I didn't warmto her, and I feared her some,
but I sure didn't wish her noharm. Maybe you were right before.
Maybe hats off calling him my friendstanding bear. You said he was
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dead, Captain, he is.Oh, you come to see Morby too,
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Captain. They sit over at headquarters. It made your dagg it was
over here expecting me, made yourdagget sick. I don't know. Went
over to his office to give himmy report. Has orderly said they were
expecting me at the hospital. Sure, hope nothing's wrong. Well I better
find him. Oh, I wasMorby getting along. He's fine. His
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leg was broken, wasn't it.Yeah, But it's mended and I'll try
and looking at him. See youlater, goes, Yes, made your
dagg it, captain. He's goodto see you. Good to see you,
sir. But why over here atthe hospital. No, we can
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talk in Major Truck's officer. You'reworn out, aren't you? No more
than anyone on the duty. Threeweeks is a long time. Any trouble
moved kind of slowly. They werea puny lotia rapa home. But we
left him at wind River better off? And will we found him? Oh,
it's good in hearly, sit out, make yourself comfortable. You you
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got someone sick? Major Mary is? She say? Mary's fine? Thanks?
Well then, Lee. Ever sinceI've known you, I've had the
impression that you have no people,no family. That's right. Your father
died just before the war a coupleof months, and your mother first winner
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of the war. You went home, did you when your mother died?
I didn't hear about it for almosttwo months. We're moved kind of slow,
then, Major, what's this about? How did you hear about your
mother? Her minister wrote me aletter. It was written in ink,
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and the corporal who delivered it tome wore a bushy red mustache. All
rightly, all right, I'm nottrying to make this hard on you,
but this is peculiar business. Yeahit is. There's a woman down the
hall. Major Trucks put her inthe isolation room, an old, old
woman, Lee, and she saysshe's your mother. She couldn't be,
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it wouldn't seem so. I don'tknow how she got here, but she
came about three days ago. Whoevershe is, she's sick, awful sick.
You better talk to Major trucks abouther. You can look in on
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her, Captain, let her knowyou're here, but don't excite her if
you can help it. You wantto listen to me, Major, please
keep your voice down. I'll bein the ward if you need me.
I don't know. Maybe I'm crazy. Hello, Sonny, oh hattie,
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I'm unknown. It would be you. We got a kiss for you,
old mall have you. I'm notsupposed to excite you. My name the
only one you could think of.You don't think i'd breathe the name of
that bawling calf you had with youlast where met sides. I figured I
owed it to myself from mister Pelfreyto have an officer first down, Honnie,
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how do you figure to get bywith this? Well, Sonny,
I'm getting by with it. Idon't have to figure your thing about about
it. It might be the lightin here, but you're looking down rat
CD. You got a looking glass, loves is sunny. I'm old and
sick. You just made my acquaintanceabout sixty years late. I was a
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fine looking young thing. Yeah,I know you were. You walked down
here from your cabin. I supposeroad part way balked, crawled, finally
hooked on with a scrubby little wagontrain. Oh no, you hate the
army, Hattie. How come youmake your way here? Now? Where's
an old woman like me gonna go? When she's ailing? Standing? Bear,
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he's dead. I cut that bulletout of you. Saved your hide
once, Sonny. Yeah, youshould have that look on it your turn,
all right, I'll do that.M Yeah, you missed friend long
now, Jenny, that's your oldmarsh leap. I declare I'm worthy in
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all right, you sleep, Hatty, I'll look in on you later.
Ah. Oh, hattie, Hattie, I I almost forgot to give you
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the easy understand how I'm not callingit a miracle, But the way that
old lady has taken hold since yougot back, Captain, well, it's
an amazing thing to me. She'sa tough one, Hattie. Is the
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man are giving her a lot ofit, tension that helps her spare,
of course if it needs helping.Crapping. You're not eating much? Something
on your mind, Hattie. Shetakes my appetite. Oh, I'm telling
you you can rest easy about her. She's gonna make her. She'll make
it. Not that that's any causefor me to rest easy. I just
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don't understand it. Sure, sheclaimed she was your mother. You can
hold out against her. Why shemeans that is a favor to you?
She means it is a favorite toherself. Look makes your trucks. You
don't know, Hattie, Like I, dude, she'd pull all your teeth
out if she took a fancy tothe gold. And I'm sure she puts
on a big show of being crusty, but I saw through that right away.
Underneath she's a sweet old lady.H And you know fool me much
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either? Do you think she's prettyfine yourself? Well, I gotta get
back. Oh you gonna look inon, Hattie. I'll go with you.
I'm stopping off at the storage room. First trouble I've had with it
in months, trouble pilfer and somebody'spilfer in the medical whiskey, Captain Quaint,
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Hello Gores, I just come fromthe hospital. Captain, how's Morby's
legs? He's coming along. Icome directly from missus Pelfrey. Though she's
complaining you ain't been to see herin days, she's getting plenty of attention.
The men are being right good aboutcalling on her, taking little things
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like that. But Captain, well, sir, we was always want to
speak our minds to one another.You got something to say, say it
gores. I know she ain't yourmom, but she looks on you like
a son, and it grieves herthat you don't show her more concerned.
Hattie told you that rella. Yes, I induced her too. I didn't
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see her a few times, cometo know her a bit. I could
tell something was well, Like Isay, grieving us. She's getting along
all right, isn't she doing agood job amending major trucks? Says it's
near miracle. But Captain, thatain't what I'm talking about. You used
to be a good judge of character. Course. Now I'm not saying Hattie's
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all meanness, But I spend sometime looking at her from the wrong end
of a shotgun once, and Iknow what, if you don't mind,
I'd just as soon not hear anymore about that. You don't believe me,
askersin why I listened to Harrison awhile too, But I got some
stripes on him and I can shuthim up. To me, She's just
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a nice old lady who's poorly.You were you off duty, Sergeant,
Yes, usually can tell when youare. Thought you wore your watch and
chain when you were off duty?Well, I dude, it is it
did. That's funny. I sworeI put that on special just before I
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went to the hospital. I thinkmaybe you're right, sergeant. How's that?
Captain? I think maybe I havebeen neglect and hattie too long?
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Come in, Come in afternoon,major tracks. How's your patience? I'm
doing fun No thanks to you,sonny, Captain, you missed the show.
Missus Pelfrey was just up walking aroundthe room like she owned it.
I'm glad to hear that. Well, I'll you too, do your talk.
Now you keep walking like you didjust now, you'll be out of
here in a couple of days,ma'am. To think I'm gonna live to
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enjoy my twilight years after all?Oh there, now there. I don't
want to see tears in your eyes. Don't need to wipe my way,
won't you, dearie? Yeah,yeah, I'll take care of the tears.
Oh made your truck? You everget a line on that missing whiskey?
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Heard talk medicines there on our table. I can't help myself. Ah
goes right, to the spot,or did you ask me, captain?
Oh? Oh nothing? Oh allright, man, where do you pear
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in it? You get a finecolor of hattie. I've heard telefolks recovering
from bad spells getting roses in theircheeks, But yours is more of a
flush body, isn't tattered to abit of tonic in a potion to soothe
her thought. I heard a bitein the hand that feeds you. But
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you come near to stealing it off, don't you, Annie? I got
most of holdkable loving food, butnot you, Sonny. Well, HiT's
all right. I tried nights andmother to like to tell that, and
made your trucks that'd sparked to alittle whiskey now and then. But I've
seen he wasn't going to make theoffer of his own free will. He
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thinks you're a sweet old lady.Now, sweet old ladies don't drink whiskey.
Wore you'd be surprised about that,Sonny. Now me, I've been
nursing my own ills for more yearsnot tell. There comes a time when
a nip is all these old bonesto respond to. Yeah, your rings
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looked mighty nice on you. Yeah, look nice at all? But I
mean to wear them. You toldme there's your own mars. I regolect
that. I'm right proud to wearem out with them. Di'monds though,
Sonny, not the size of Hen'steeth. Even I was at your cabin,
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Hattie. You can't go back there. You're rushing me out. You're
coming back strong. You might getan idea to steal old Bedlam or the
platte river Bridge, and we needthem. Yeah, I got a mind
to go up live with standing bear'skinfolk wind River. If anyone was to
see I got there safe. I'llsee you there, Hatty when you're right
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able. Well you're fine, sonDearie, well fish you go now let
your mall get arrest. I mightjust want to kiss your cheek, just
to be sure you'll rest easy.Why Sunny, did you can msigeant Gorse
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will be glad I found his watch. Now. How do you suppose that
got into my pillow? Doesn't matter, must have been kind of bulky sleeping
on. Anyway, I rested younow I know you will m oh the
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money about you took off me justnow, Hattie, I won't bother your
rest and none I um I tookthe money out before I came in sweep
Welma. Fort Laramie is produced anddirected by Norman McDonnell and stars Raymond Burr
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as Lee Quince, Captain of Cavalry, with Vic Perrin as Sergeant Gorse.
The script was specially written for FortLaramie by Kathleen Hight, with song patterns
by Bill James and Tom Henley musicalsupervision by Amerigo Marino. Featured in the
cast were Virginia Gregg, Sam Edwardsand Paul Dubov. Jack Moyles is Major
Dygett, and Harry Bartel is LieutenantSibert's company Tenson MS. Next week another
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Have it Right Day, and again, thanks for listening.
Welcome to the old time radio Westerns. I'm your host Andrew Ryans, and
let's get into this episode. Thisepisode is gonna be for Larmie. Original
arnate is September two, nineteen fiftysix, and the title is the Return
of Hattie Pelfrey. Hope you enjoyand again thanks for listening. Fort Laramie.
(01:18):
Fort Laramie, starring Raymond Byrd asCaptain lee Quince, especially transcribed tales
of the dark and tragic ground ofthe wild Frontier, the saga of fighting
men who rode the rim of Empire, and the dramatic story of lee Quins
captain of cavalry. Oh, ourpeacefulness can be Captain, I just checked
(01:52):
their camp again. They've been fed, Yes, sir, men have just
finished feeding them. WelCom all therecords I've seen, I got the impression
that the Arapaho were more warlike likethe Sioux and Cheyenne. But these Indians
are. Am I bothering your captain? I say, if you're busy with
something I'm wanting. Oh no,you're not bothering me, mister Seyberts.
(02:14):
Yes, sir, about the Arapaho, I'm saying, they don't seem very
warlike to me. These were unsYes, sir, there's starving to death.
That's why we're moving on the devilto that put them? Can I
help you? And that in mypockets? I thought I might have put
them in something in my saddle roll. If you've lost something, Captain,
I'll be glad to help you.Look yeah, fine, Oh you didn't
(02:36):
see me putting any stuff together beforewe left Fort Laramie. Did you well?
You'd packed up when I saw you. Sure. I hate to lose
him. Now put him in atthe last minute. No one would be
coming this way them, Captain.Sure, them come in pairs. Always
kept them in a little other pouch. And I thought you were going to
help me. Look, well,I was, I am, Only you
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haven't said what we're looking for?The ear rings. The ear rings,
I don't think I took them outof the pouch, but I got no
memory for where I did put them. Captain, there's a little other pouch
hanging from your gun back. Surethat's it. I wanted to Mandy so
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I wouldn't have to look for him. Yes, you did say ear rings.
Sure, here, I'll show you. Hm. Kind of kind of
small, aren't they? With her? Nice, sir, garnets, aren't
they little ones? Little than thatof the little chip diamonds In real bright
(03:44):
sunlight. They got a little glintto them. I think they're very nice,
Captain. Oh, but you're gladyou found them all right? Any
were my mother's near to the onlybright things you ever owned. I guess
you wanted to bring them along onthis trip especially. Sure don't get up
this way too often. Well,I'm glad you spotted the pouch, mister
(04:08):
Sibberts. Captain. I suppose i'dfind Harrison about now. He was giving
the message in a hand the lastI saw him, But i'll find him.
I wonder if it hurts much,mister Sybbots hurts certain pretty tender around
the ear lobe, that it hurtslike sin to have him pierced. I
imagine it's very painful, Captain.Yeah, yeah, Well that's one problem
(04:34):
we don't have, mister Sabberts.Well you look away, an't yes for
(04:58):
Captain, Come here, I wantto t something, Yes, sir,
these mean anything to you earbobs?Well, I know they rack pretty cap'n,
but they don't mean nothing to me. Well they should, I should
ain't ever seen him before. Iswear to that. No, you've never
seen him before. I see youstill wear that ring you bought Saint Louis,
(05:25):
wasn't it, Yes, Sir SaintLouis. But that was a spell
at gold, Captain, and youain't figuring to strike up a trade.
It's not. I'm glad to hearthat. Mighty go ahead course, I
got no need for earbohin oh,I promised him once, Harrison, in
a long time ago, you werethere. I thought you'd remember. I'm
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trying hard to recollect, Captain.She took quite a shine to your ring,
stole it for a while. Thenshe said something about pretty's not being
for her. You're talking about oldHetty. What's a name, Haddie Telfrey?
Why that old buzzard? I cleanforgot about her. She near killed
us, Captain, then turned aroundand saved our lives. This is Hattie's
(06:09):
country, Harrison. I figure hercabin can't be more than five miles to
the east. I'm remembering her now, something fierce. I carried you up
to her cabin. You recollect.You had that bad lady. I remember
there. You was shot up toa fair ye well, and that old
lady just stood there with a shotgunon us and wouldn't let me bed you
down to it. She took everybetter food and money and guns we had,
(06:30):
and horses them too, and themengines dog soldiers. Why they was
coming and going from her place tolive? Long time we was there bringing
her food and all. She wasright friendly with the engines. You mean
these same ones we're toting over tothe wind River Valley. They all had
his friends, and I've been overthere feeding them, seeing to the needs.
(06:51):
Hattie's gonna miss her friends. Ithought we ought to ride over to
her place first thing in the morning, give her these ear rings. Was
the meanest most camp tankers old whichI ever saw. And she was a
witch captain, more of that thana woman. I never mind. Like
you did you say ride over toher place? Yep, before we break
(07:12):
camp in the morning. You meancall on her proper like she was a
great lady. I promised her theear rings next time I came her way.
Well, I know, but whycaptain, which she'd soon fire on
you is look at you, Ah, you're awful rough on an old lady.
Harrison, Oh lady, you're comingwith me voluntarily or do I make
it an order? I tell youthe truth, Captain, I'd sooner face
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assue nation armed with nothing but atoothpick. We believe it's on a parison.
That is an order. Yes,sir, if you got any money
on you leave it in your ringwith Sergeant Gorse. I'm riding there with
these ear rings in my carbine.I'm getting a sick feeling just knowing we're
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getting near it. Oh Hattie,ever minute, you better ease up and
you're talk Harrison. We're only abouta quarter mile from her cabin. Chances
are Hattie can hear every word you'resaying, probably standing up on her perch
watching us too. I gotta kindof an instinct when I'm riding into a
body's gun sighting. Oh, Hattie, wouldn't shoot at this distance. She's
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got buffalo guns. They're shooting nearlya mile away. Yeah, but you'd
have to walk clean out here topolice us after the shooting. Hattie,
consider that a waste of motion.Cap'n are you going soft on that old
lady. She's ever been as lovableas a pole cat, but she didn't
save our lives once, and Ipromised her the earring. It ain't that
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you trust an event She's pure larcenyand a little murder thrown in. No,
I don't trust her. I'm justpaying an old at Harrison. That's
the slant of her cabin just beyondher eyes. A man of deep plumb
foolish to ride straight up to adoor. I wish she goes round Pievens.
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You might have took her howitz oroff of infantry regiment passing by.
She called you a balling calf once. I swear you're sounding more like one
all the time. Don't you fretyourself, cap'n. Once we get around
her, I'll be right quiet likeshe ought to be with an air shot.
Now I can make out the doorfrom here. It's open, sir.
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I'd i'd a palfrey. Now sheought to heard that, cap'n.
She shouldn't come on. We'll leadour horses in. But if a man
was of a mind to get yes, all right now, I'll keep a
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sharp eye out. He wasn't oneto stay quiet, and Kevin, I'm
looking. Don't you think I'm notbehind ever rocked every blade of grass?
Hatty, hatty. Maybe she's offcall somewhere, Cavin on my life near
here was the Arapaho, and they'reback in our camp. But they was
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one friend in particular, remember centera side of beef whilst he was with
her standing bear. Yeah, that'sthe one. He was an the Rappaho
chief. I asked about him fromthe others. They told me he didn't
last to win her died of thecool. M sure not a sign of
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her around, miss Pelfrey. Youaround somewhere, missus Pelfrey. Yeah,
let's go inside, Harrison, andleave the horses heather of the horses.
I'm going in. Yes, Sir, Hattie, this is awful, hilt.
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You are right, Kevin, justalright, Harrison, I shot it,
ah well, sure sounded like oldtimes for a minute, Arcir.
Place is probably full of them.She was none too tiny when we was
here, cap'n. But she's letit go for fair now and she nothing
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human has lived here for a spell, not even Hattie White's no more leaned
to just crumbling, everything's just crumbling. I wonder what's come of her,
all right. I don't suppose we'llever know that, Harrison. Well,
ay, better get back to camp. Yes, sir, she was right
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old, wasn't she? Captain rightold. I tell you she was a
mean old critter. I didn't warmto her, and I feared her some,
but I sure didn't wish her noharm. Maybe you were right before.
Maybe hats off calling him my friendstanding bear. You said he was
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dead, Captain, he is.Oh, you come to see Morby too,
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Captain. They sit over at headquarters. It made your dagg it was
over here expecting me, made yourdagget sick. I don't know. Went
over to his office to give himmy report. Has orderly said they were
expecting me at the hospital. Sure, hope nothing's wrong. Well I better
find him. Oh, I wasMorby getting along. He's fine. His
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leg was broken, wasn't it.Yeah, But it's mended and I'll try
and looking at him. See youlater, goes, Yes, made your
dagg it, captain. He's goodto see you. Good to see you,
sir. But why over here atthe hospital. No, we can
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talk in Major Truck's officer. You'reworn out, aren't you? No more
than anyone on the duty. Threeweeks is a long time. Any trouble
moved kind of slowly. They werea puny lotia rapa home. But we
left him at wind River better off? And will we found him? Oh,
it's good in hearly, sit out, make yourself comfortable. You you
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got someone sick? Major Mary is? She say? Mary's fine? Thanks?
Well then, Lee. Ever sinceI've known you, I've had the
impression that you have no people,no family. That's right. Your father
died just before the war a coupleof months, and your mother first winner
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of the war. You went home, did you when your mother died?
I didn't hear about it for almosttwo months. We're moved kind of slow,
then, Major, what's this about? How did you hear about your
mother? Her minister wrote me aletter. It was written in ink,
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and the corporal who delivered it tome wore a bushy red mustache. All
rightly, all right, I'm nottrying to make this hard on you,
but this is peculiar business. Yeahit is. There's a woman down the
hall. Major Trucks put her inthe isolation room, an old, old
woman, Lee, and she saysshe's your mother. She couldn't be,
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it wouldn't seem so. I don'tknow how she got here, but she
came about three days ago. Whoevershe is, she's sick, awful sick.
You better talk to Major trucks abouther. You can look in on
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her, Captain, let her knowyou're here, but don't excite her if
you can help it. You wantto listen to me, Major, please
keep your voice down. I'll bein the ward if you need me.
I don't know. Maybe I'm crazy. Hello, Sonny, oh hattie,
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I'm unknown. It would be you. We got a kiss for you,
old mall have you. I'm notsupposed to excite you. My name the
only one you could think of.You don't think i'd breathe the name of
that bawling calf you had with youlast where met sides. I figured I
owed it to myself from mister Pelfreyto have an officer first down, Honnie,
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how do you figure to get bywith this? Well, Sonny,
I'm getting by with it. Idon't have to figure your thing about about
it. It might be the lightin here, but you're looking down rat
CD. You got a looking glass, loves is sunny. I'm old and
sick. You just made my acquaintanceabout sixty years late. I was a
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fine looking young thing. Yeah,I know you were. You walked down
here from your cabin. I supposeroad part way balked, crawled, finally
hooked on with a scrubby little wagontrain. Oh no, you hate the
army, Hattie. How come youmake your way here? Now? Where's
an old woman like me gonna go? When she's ailing? Standing? Bear,
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he's dead. I cut that bulletout of you. Saved your hide
once, Sonny. Yeah, youshould have that look on it your turn,
all right, I'll do that.M Yeah, you missed friend long
now, Jenny, that's your oldmarsh leap. I declare I'm worthy in
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all right, you sleep, Hatty, I'll look in on you later.
Ah. Oh, hattie, Hattie, I I almost forgot to give you
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the easy understand how I'm not callingit a miracle, But the way that
old lady has taken hold since yougot back, Captain, well, it's
an amazing thing to me. She'sa tough one, Hattie. Is the
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man are giving her a lot ofit, tension that helps her spare,
of course if it needs helping.Crapping. You're not eating much? Something
on your mind, Hattie. Shetakes my appetite. Oh, I'm telling
you you can rest easy about her. She's gonna make her. She'll make
it. Not that that's any causefor me to rest easy. I just
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don't understand it. Sure, sheclaimed she was your mother. You can
hold out against her. Why shemeans that is a favor to you?
She means it is a favorite toherself. Look makes your trucks. You
don't know, Hattie, Like I, dude, she'd pull all your teeth
out if she took a fancy tothe gold. And I'm sure she puts
on a big show of being crusty, but I saw through that right away.
Underneath she's a sweet old lady.H And you know fool me much
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either? Do you think she's prettyfine yourself? Well, I gotta get
back. Oh you gonna look inon, Hattie. I'll go with you.
I'm stopping off at the storage room. First trouble I've had with it
in months, trouble pilfer and somebody'spilfer in the medical whiskey, Captain Quaint,
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Hello Gores, I just come fromthe hospital. Captain, how's Morby's
legs? He's coming along. Icome directly from missus Pelfrey. Though she's
complaining you ain't been to see herin days, she's getting plenty of attention.
The men are being right good aboutcalling on her, taking little things
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like that. But Captain, well, sir, we was always want to
speak our minds to one another.You got something to say, say it
gores. I know she ain't yourmom, but she looks on you like
a son, and it grieves herthat you don't show her more concerned.
Hattie told you that rella. Yes, I induced her too. I didn't
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see her a few times, cometo know her a bit. I could
tell something was well, Like Isay, grieving us. She's getting along
all right, isn't she doing agood job amending major trucks? Says it's
near miracle. But Captain, thatain't what I'm talking about. You used
to be a good judge of character. Course. Now I'm not saying Hattie's
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all meanness, But I spend sometime looking at her from the wrong end
of a shotgun once, and Iknow what, if you don't mind,
I'd just as soon not hear anymore about that. You don't believe me,
askersin why I listened to Harrison awhile too, But I got some
stripes on him and I can shuthim up. To me, She's just
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a nice old lady who's poorly.You were you off duty, Sergeant,
Yes, usually can tell when youare. Thought you wore your watch and
chain when you were off duty?Well, I dude, it is it
did. That's funny. I sworeI put that on special just before I
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went to the hospital. I thinkmaybe you're right, sergeant. How's that?
Captain? I think maybe I havebeen neglect and hattie too long?
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Come in, Come in afternoon,major tracks. How's your patience? I'm
doing fun No thanks to you,sonny, Captain, you missed the show.
Missus Pelfrey was just up walking aroundthe room like she owned it.
I'm glad to hear that. Well, I'll you too, do your talk.
Now you keep walking like you didjust now, you'll be out of
here in a couple of days,ma'am. To think I'm gonna live to
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enjoy my twilight years after all?Oh there, now there. I don't
want to see tears in your eyes. Don't need to wipe my way,
won't you, dearie? Yeah,yeah, I'll take care of the tears.
Oh made your truck? You everget a line on that missing whiskey?
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Heard talk medicines there on our table. I can't help myself. Ah
goes right, to the spot,or did you ask me, captain?
Oh? Oh nothing? Oh allright, man, where do you pear
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in it? You get a finecolor of hattie. I've heard telefolks recovering
from bad spells getting roses in theircheeks, But yours is more of a
flush body, isn't tattered to abit of tonic in a potion to soothe
her thought. I heard a bitein the hand that feeds you. But
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you come near to stealing it off, don't you, Annie? I got
most of holdkable loving food, butnot you, Sonny. Well, HiT's
all right. I tried nights andmother to like to tell that, and
made your trucks that'd sparked to alittle whiskey now and then. But I've
seen he wasn't going to make theoffer of his own free will. He
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thinks you're a sweet old lady.Now, sweet old ladies don't drink whiskey.
Wore you'd be surprised about that,Sonny. Now me, I've been
nursing my own ills for more yearsnot tell. There comes a time when
a nip is all these old bonesto respond to. Yeah, your rings
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looked mighty nice on you. Yeah, look nice at all? But I
mean to wear them. You toldme there's your own mars. I regolect
that. I'm right proud to wearem out with them. Di'monds though,
Sonny, not the size of Hen'steeth. Even I was at your cabin,
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Hattie. You can't go back there. You're rushing me out. You're
coming back strong. You might getan idea to steal old Bedlam or the
platte river Bridge, and we needthem. Yeah, I got a mind
to go up live with standing bear'skinfolk wind River. If anyone was to
see I got there safe. I'llsee you there, Hatty when you're right
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able. Well you're fine, sonDearie, well fish you go now let
your mall get arrest. I mightjust want to kiss your cheek, just
to be sure you'll rest easy.Why Sunny, did you can msigeant Gorse
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will be glad I found his watch. Now. How do you suppose that
got into my pillow? Doesn't matter, must have been kind of bulky sleeping
on. Anyway, I rested younow I know you will m oh the
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money about you took off me justnow, Hattie, I won't bother your
rest and none I um I tookthe money out before I came in sweep
Welma. Fort Laramie is produced anddirected by Norman McDonnell and stars Raymond Burr
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as Lee Quince, Captain of Cavalry, with Vic Perrin as Sergeant Gorse.
The script was specially written for FortLaramie by Kathleen Hight, with song patterns
by Bill James and Tom Henley musicalsupervision by Amerigo Marino. Featured in the
cast were Virginia Gregg, Sam Edwardsand Paul Dubov. Jack Moyles is Major
Dygett, and Harry Bartel is LieutenantSibert's company Tenson MS. Next week another
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transcribe story of the Northwest Frontier andthe troopers who fought under Lee Quins,
Captain of Cavalry. Nobody approves ofslums. About one out of nine non
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