The Woman at Horse Creek - Fort Laramie (09-23-56)

Original Air Date: September 23, 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 Christine
• John Dehner
• Barney Phillips

Writers:
• Kathleen Hite

Producer:
• Norman Macdonnell

Music:
• Amerigo Moreno

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK

Episode Transcript

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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
ardate is September twenty third, nineteenfifty six, and the title is The
Woman at Horse Creek. Hope youenjoy and again thanks for listening at who

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Fort Laramie. Fort Laramie, starringRaymond Burr as Captain lee Quince, specially
transcribed tales of the dark and tragicground of the wild Frontier, the saga

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of fighting men who rode the rimof Empire, and the dramatic story of
lee Quince, Captain of Cavalry.How fire you reckon? It is to

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the north, platte Captain ten miles, Sergeant, no more'n that. Lieutenant
Sabbat should have the company bivouac thereby. Now you aim to follow the
creek bed clean up there, sir, Not after we water the horses.
Ah, this spoons good enough,yes, sir, move back plant Chergean

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captain says we'll take a break here, Zo cinches and lead the mounts down
to the stream there and water allright, sergeant, after their water they
can fin graze I'll mind them akind of peaceful any ghead, sit down,

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gorse more comfortable than the McClellan.Yes, Sir, m Shshanees.
They got a way of wearing y'aut. You think you're still running, Captain,
they'll be back. They never runfor long, not when they're hungry.
I never heard of Shashawanees as fareast as a Nebraska border before.

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You can find them as far aastas Texas. Only there we call them
Comanches. They're offshoots of the sametribe. Sure don't talk to sing dialects.
The only difference. They're disorganized alot to Shoshonies. I guess we
can be glad for that. Alittle of them goes a long way.
How about the company, Captain,we'll know more when we rendezvous. Lieutenant

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Siberts's orders to make camp on theNorth Platte until the company's accounted for.
I think we held up. Ihope so. I sure got a third
holds you hear that like digging?Yeah? Up there top of the rise,

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I don't see anybody, and theydo. I yet, come on
and move small. She's awful littleto the man in that space. Man,

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she's not too handy with it.She must want to hold dug awful
bad that her. It's like graniteman, let's go upshoting. It's like
she's alone. Yeah, man,you cut out a big job for yourself.

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Hi. I got no food,no coffee, nothing to offer the
army. We're not asking for anything. Could have come yesterday, yesterday I
could have stood it. If you'dcome, you will be all your life
picking away at that hard pan.Haven't you got a man to do this

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for you? I had one yesterday. He's dead now. The man's got
a right to a grave, sergeant, Yes, sir, get flint up
here, tell him we need agrave, Doug, Yes, sir.
Where where is your husband? Ma'am? In bed and the hot there right

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m h m hmm, rowling here, sir, gang green. He's ridden
with it. Must have taken hima long time to die. Yes,
you got a broken leg. It'shard. Pain kept looks hard. Goes

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here, we'll wrapping in these bedclothes, right, yeah, I mean
always take over this way when it'stoo late. It's best. He's out
of here, ma'am ready, goes, yes, easy, now, don't

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bury him just yet. Grave's notready yet drink it, Missus Dennis.

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It's hot, That's all I canpromise a long time at it. It
takes time. Drink it, MissusDennis. Luther was a long time at
it to the din. I knowall the things he's lived throughout here,

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Indian rights and blizzards and drought,starvation. It's never been food enough.
With a broken leg. I hadto kill him. You're a long way
from help out here. Yesterday,just yesterday, and you come today.

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Yesterday would have been too late too, Missus Dennis. Always before I could
do something, freeze with him,starve with him. When's the last time
you watched the man die? Captain? Yesterday? Did it take ten days?

(07:59):
Ten days, ten nights. Didyou hear him scream with pain and
beg for you to go for help, and beg you not to leave him?
Missus Dennis, Where will you gonow? You got people somewhere?
Oh? Sure? I have people, parents in Philadelphia who never wanted to

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see me again. Two years ago, when Luther come back for me,
they fought us all they could theyand they saw I meant to leave with
him. They said, don't comeback. You can't stay here. The
nearest to me is here. There'stwo dead babies out there by where I'll

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set Luther down. You can't stayhere alone. Isn't safe. I'm not
used to feeling safe. Kept me. It's already out there and you can
go now, missus Dennis's no countryfor a woman alone. We'll take you
to Fort Laramie. It's safe there. Believe. Maybe it's not a brave

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thing staying on here. It's stupid. I mean to stay on with looser?
Why yeah, all right, missusDennis. Let's get back to the
horses. Sergeant, we're wasting time. She wasn't much grateful, why she,

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Captain, we did a small thing. She'd no cause to be grateful,
Flint. She's no mind to begrateful for anything the West gives her
or takes away. Must have beena pretty little thing once, kind of
dainty, like how you rick.And she is sick, early twenties.
It looks most half a lifetime tomeet Captain, all drawn tight mean.

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The West does that to a woman. They come here as girls, and
no time they're women old past theiryears. She's not mean, Flint.
She's soft as a kitten. She'sborn a lot, that's all. Or
you think that Sir, I knowthat you think she'd want to leave,
though no use are hanging out ofthe land. She can't prove it up

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by herself. She'll get out onceshe thinks it's her own idea. Right
now, she thinks she can't facethe thought of leaving him there. She's
got nowhere she wants to go.I wonder, wonder what will happen to

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her? I mean alone like that, she can't fend for herself. Can
she kept those women I see outhere and find him? A man?
Any man marry again in just tolive. They hate the West. Chances
are they'd hate the man too,but they keep marrying to live. Now

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this one, Captain, you seempretty sure, Sergeant, just a feeling.
She go back east, somewhere weeher dead, go back where she
came from. She don't belong outhere. She's got no wagon or stock
to pullet. If she goes,you'll have to walk. Maybe she won't

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see. Maybe she won't come in. You sent for me, Captain,

(11:54):
yeahs come in, yes, SergeantGors. Ever since we got back from
Horse Creek, the fort's been fullof stories that make the cavalry sound like
a wet nurse outfit. You knowanything about them? What kind of stories,
sir? You know any troopers whoare going around collecting money to send

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missus Dennis back East Troopers? No, sir, I know. I've been
kind of lucky at poker lately.I thought maybe i'd share it with whoever's
running the charity around here. Iguess said it'd be me, Sir,
I guess it would. Yeah,obliged, captn You're not gonna make this

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a habit, No, sir,you're taking the money to her, No,
sir. Private Flints leave starts tomorrowafter first call. He'll do it,
that's all, Sergeant. Yes,sir, she she reminds you of
someone gores girls somewhere. No,sir, it ain't that. It's just

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she's so little and all kind oflike a stray. She don't belong out
here. Carryon's Argeant. Captain Quinn'sreporting her. I'm afraid you didn't do
a very good job on the Shoshonies, Captain. We didn't wipe him out,

(13:24):
Major, if that's what you mean. You met him near the Nebraska
border before, isn't it right?And they were high tailing it into Nebraska
the last we saw those that lived, they're back lee and in numbers two,
they're hungry in numbers. I'm familiarwith your charitable streak, Captain Quints.
I understand it's spread to Sergeant Gorseright on down to the ranks.

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There's no cause for worry, Major, It's not widespread enough to be called
an epidemic. All right, allright ly, the Shoshonies are raiding homesteaders
from our side of the North Plattesouth along Horse Creek. I understand there
aren't many settlers along the creek.Oh many. You're not just hungry,
Captain Quinch. It's time they're carryingoff women. Any questions, no,

(14:07):
sir, Then move out your smokeahead, Captain, I see there is,
mister, cybrids might be able tosurprise them. Just how do you

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think we could manage that? Well, sir, the fires don't burn.
Chances are there maybe indians around somewhere. Look at that smoke again, mister
Cybrids, Yes, sir, wellI still see it. Good for you?
Then you see the fire smoldering,not burning fresh? You think the
shore Shawnees a gone answer. They'renot ones to sit around and admire their

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work once they've struck h sergeant,go maybe can find me capitin that's probably
hours away by now. Pleas itthe trap, mister Cyberage. Yes,
sir, sergeant, that's Carpenter's cabina head, isn't it, Sir?

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You and I will ride in,Sergeant. Mister Cyberte will move the patrol
to that rise to the left andhold the position. Two shots will be
a signal to move in, misterCyberts. Yes, sir, that's an
old fire captain, smoldering, misterCyberts, and I know that, sergeant.
Any questions, mister Siberts, No, sir, then move out,
Yes, sir, come on,gorse that's carpenter Eric captain. Yeah,

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he's cool. It is an oldfire surgeant. Yes, and it'd be
his wife's brother, brother cabin.He'd been here in months. That's all
there was. Carpenter, his wife, her brother, just the three of

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them. Captain. I don't seeher anywhere, right, it's not blaly
we will You think it would beenough just to kill a man, wouldn't
she, Captain? You'd think so? Gos come on, No sign of

(17:03):
lisir, no sign of life,mister Cyberts. I was wondering, I
know what you're wondering, Sergeant,her place to be northy here, sir,
due north along the creek, misterCyberts, cesser, you'll take half
the patrol and move along Horse Creekto the south. To see those dots
of smoke on the horizon, i'dsay them, sir, we'll check them,
yesser. Sergeant Gorse, prepare tomove the other half to the north.

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Yes, sir, all right,I'm going north with north. Mister
Cyberts will rendezvous the usual point inthe north platte first arrival, makes camp
and waits with pickets out. I'lljudge the fire stutter this time. Shuld
use your eyes, mister Cyberts,then use your head. How long are

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you gonna wait? Captain? Nothingstirred up there by her play the troopers
in position, Yes, sir,full circle, set back in the hills
all around the hut. Likely she'sgone by now. Flint would have been
through here with the money too threedays ago. Maybe I'm going in,
Gorse. You've got a clear shotat the door all the way. I

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didn't think we'd find her hut stillstanding. Well, we'll see, sergeant.
Hold the fire Gorse that came froma hut, Sir, no arm
he's not welcome here. Captain.You fire that again, ma'am the whole

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patrol. I'll move in. Youhave some money to give me too,
Captain, Ah, we'll talk inside. Missus Dennis. All right, sir,
no problem, sergeant. How manymen, Captain? Six all around

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the hut? Six army men afterone woman. Joshawnee is a raiding all
along Horse Creek. You're lucky theymissed you. Lucky. You can bring
a few things, but not much. Let's get them together. You didn't
answer me, Captain. I askedyou what you come for. I told
you to take you back. Iwas real took in at first. I

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felt sort of kindly toward all thebrave army men who put by the money
for me. Private Flint was here. Then that his name, That nice
smiley one who Doug Luther's grave.Yeah, he was here, clean toil
early this morning. He was here. I don't figure out the army a

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thing now, Captain. I'm sorry, Missus Dennis. You're always too late,
aren't your captain? Too late foreverything? I am sorry. I
warned you it wasn't safe here.So your hands, you're clean, your

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conscience is clear. I didn't meanthat. Oh, you warned me,
but I hadn't mind you was talkingabout Indians when you said this was no
country for a woman alone, Indiansor Flint, or any man who hasn't
seen a woman for a long time. Now you've come six to force you

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to safety this time, ma'am,there's a safe place for a woman out
here, Fort Laramie for the timebeing. Flint was from Fort Laramie,
rivate Flint isn't the whole cavalry,missus Dennis. You'll get food there rest
a couple of days. The stageup for the East with cavalry protection,

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not unless it's called for, ma'am. H go back home. I guess
until it's lived that captain. Ihate I know how you feel, miss

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Dentist, but I I just wantto tell you that you don't. You
couldn't. You couldn't know I feelabout anything. I'm gonna get my things
now, the stage driver says,about five minutes. I wondered if i'd

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see you again, Captain. Iowed it to the sergeant the troopers to
see their money got spent the waythey meant it. I wondered if i'd
find a feeling in me to begrateful to you, any of them.
No one's asking for any thanks man, No one expects any Oh. Once

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I can forget, maybe I canbe grateful. Yeah, you're better off
leaving. Luther was a good man. I used to read all he sent
me about the West. He sawthe good of it, new and full
of hope, that's how he saidit. I never saw that in it,

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Captain. I never saw the good. He's no good. It's no
all bad either, But you're betteroff back home reading about it. Well,
I are we getting on stage now, safe journey to your men.

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Thank you, Captain, and Imean thank you, goodbye, missus Dennis.
I'll set driver, Captain, he'sin a saloon. You should feel

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right about things now, Gors.You were the first to know she didn't
belong here. I won't feel righttill he settled, Captain. Don't about
how can he be now? I'mI can't touch him without missus. Dennis
tells her stories. He's been throughenough, and how about him? Well,
he'd had drawn time, plenty oftime for what he done to her.
Don't worry about it, Gorse.When I wake, Captain, you

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can't do it that way. I'veseen you like this before, Captain.
You'll killing I'll handle it, Gorse. You know what they do to you,
Sir. Killing him ain't worth that. I'm not going to kill him,
but I am going to mark himup. Maybe he'll wish I had
killed him. Is he drunk?Not yet, Sir in uniform? No,
still on leave. You give mefive minutes emergency leave. Just five

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minutes. You will leave him beGorse. That's an order. Yes,
see over, there can't I seehim. You stay here, but Captain,
that's an order of course, Yes, sir, what got you?
Quinch? Hello, set your glassdown, Flint, not on orders just

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yet, Captains. Two more daysof my leave coming to me. Set
it down? Got his rights,Captain. A saloon's not run by the
army. It is now clear.Everyone out of here. Bar keep now
you just wait, urgent, playthe premises. Yes, sir, what
is this? I don't know whatyou got in mind? I do.

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There's regulations on my side, Captain. I'm waiting to hear you say.
It isn't true, Flint. Settingyour saber aside, taking off your tunic
don't make you lesson officer. Youcan't lay a hand on me. There's

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regulations. I'm waiting, Flint.You'll touch me, and I'll go over
your head. I'll tell my storyto the major. You'll do that.
He'll break you down to my size. Once I tell my story. You'll
tell them, Flint, and tellit all, because I'll be there to
see you. Don't leave any ofit out, and don't come any closer.
I got every right to defend myself. You sure do. Put that

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chair down. I don't care whoyou are. I'm just like you now,
Flint. I got every right todefend myself. Your saloons looking kind

(26:29):
of run down by keeping looks tome like it's due for some repairs.
Yeah, it sounded like it.But what about the customer. You're just
gonna leave him there? He's takento the infirmary, Sergeant, Yes,
sir, easy, bad off,Captain. I'm not the best judge,
Gorse. Let's say a good armydoctor could get him on his feet again

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and six months. Maybe that's saloonbrawling. Sure he is punishing stuff so
deadly, sergeant. What about memy saloon? And I'd watch who I
let in there after this bar keep. That man had a bad Temper who
when he had chairs at me.Fort Laramie is produced and directed by Norman

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McDonnell and stars Raymond Burr as LeeQuinns, Captain of Cavalry, with Vic
Perrin as Sergeant Gores. The scriptwas specially written for Fort Laramie by Kathleen
Highte, with sound patterns by BillJames and ray Kemper musical supervision by Amerigo
Marino. Featured in the cast wereVirginia Christine, John Dyer and Barney Phillips.
Jack Moyles is Major Dygett, andHarry Bartel is Lieutenant Sibert's Company Townson's

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