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Speaker 1 (00:11):
Around Dodge 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 Marshall and The Smell of
Guns Smoke Gun, starring William Conrad, the story of the
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violence that moved west with young America, and the story
of a man who moved with it.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
I'm that man, Matt Dillon, United States Marshall, the first
man they look for and the last they want to meet.
It's a chance, a job that make a man watchful
and a little lonely.
Speaker 3 (01:34):
Yes, surday's times it can be real nice, mister dyn
Oh what can be real nice? Dodge City can take
a week like this last one, with fine weather and
the prairie all green for the June time's corches it
and people staying out of trouble.
Speaker 2 (01:49):
Well, I won't last long. Chester, the trailerhers that's starting
to roll in.
Speaker 3 (01:55):
I'm gone at all, mister Dynan. You just won't never
let a person pleasure hisself at all. I'm sorry, Chester,
I didn't say it was always nice. I said right now,
it's all right.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
Chester, I mean to bust your balloon, Are you sure?
Speaker 3 (02:10):
Noney? Look at there there's young Packy.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
Sayah, let's go see what it's all about.
Speaker 3 (02:22):
My goodness, Sleave's gonna push that boy's arm right off.
Speaker 4 (02:25):
If he ain't carefully.
Speaker 2 (02:26):
We've got no thanks for poking our noses into a family.
Speaker 4 (02:29):
Row with him. Boy, I can't see nothing wrong in that.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
Maybe I'll learn you to see a little different.
Speaker 4 (02:35):
Please, late, you're a.
Speaker 2 (02:40):
Oh you marshall. That boy's getting pretty near as big
as you leave. You're not careful. One of these days
he's gonna turn on you. You lift a hand to
me just once, I'll take a horse whip cut him
to ribbons.
Speaker 4 (02:52):
Were all done, mister ride into town with.
Speaker 2 (02:54):
Mister Roy You mean Chason roll Packy.
Speaker 4 (02:57):
Yes, sir, I met him on the trail south of
the hut.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
Your mouth, boy, get on over the livery's table and
wait for me. And whenever I'm ready to go home,
you better be setting that wagon seat you hear me? Yes,
all right? Do what behind the ears and back talking
like you had grown him? Why he so works up
against Jason Rollife because he's no good. That's why I
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told that boy of mine two dozen times stay shy.
He's gonna learn to do it. If I have to
beat him to death, If that's what you're figuring on,
you better do it outside of dodge. You button into
a man's right to teach his family. Discipline. Disciplines one thing,
but a grown man beating a boy with his fist
or something else. And that's what you were doing when
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way walking. He knowed what to expect. He's been told
and told what Jason Rolls pretty well liked as far
as I've ever heard. Listen. I aim to raise packing
up to be a cattleman, to take over the ranch someday,
to run it with his own two hands. I aim
to be proud, all right, say. I ain't raising him
up to be no no good book reading poet, just
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enough sense to plant a bean patch and live off.
And I hurt his crawny sheep. And I told that
boy to stop hanging around.
Speaker 4 (04:14):
That no good role.
Speaker 2 (04:16):
So live, mister Sutter, How are you, Jason a share?
It wasn't because I don't enjoy his company that I
told him to stay away, but because I knew it
was making trouble for him with you. I had no
intention of trying to convince him by beating him to
a pope. I ain't sure you're man enough. I am sure, though,
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That's why I don't have to go around proving it
twenty four hours a day. You trying to start something
with me, I think has already started. The Sutter as
long as you can find your attack on me to talk.
I wasn't greatly concerned, but I don't like being shot
at from ambush. What do you mean shot at? When
was this last week? Marshall? Maybe Sutter can tell you
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more about it. You claiming I tried to shoot you
in the back. As a matter of fact, my back
was turned odd that you need. I never even been
near that shack of yours. I think you're a liar. Sutter.
Too bad you ain't wearing a gun when you say that,
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I suppose you take years off. You outweigh me twenty pounds.
That ought to be fair. Maybe you're scared of guns?
Is that it all right? I am scared of guns.
I've seen too many of them. Not the black guys,
said Marshall, Just a sheepherder that likes to read books.
Roll you keep away from my boy, you hear me.
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Any friend who comes to my door is welcome, and
that includes packing and another thing. Sutter. From tonight on,
I'll be wearing a gun. I'm mighty glad to hear that.
Mighty glad. I'll believe it when I see it. Oh,
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you better get somebody.
Speaker 4 (06:08):
To learn you how to load it, Marshall.
Speaker 2 (06:13):
Let foil to be taken away from him. That'd be
pretty hard to do, Jason. The Lord gives him out
a lot of leeway where his own family is concerned. Fact,
he's a good youngster, but his father is killing the
spirit in him. He may do more killing than that, Jason.
If you give him a chance by wearing a gun,
you mean no, Marshall. I'm afraid he's worked himself up
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to a point now where he'll try whether I'm armed
or not. Let's start at all this anyway. Pack he
happens to like me when I've talked to him and
given him books to read. Life's a cattle man and
I run a few sheep. Maybe that's the reason enough
in itself. Yeah, maybe, Mostly though, I think it's because
he's scared. That's why he's always blustering and trying to
cover up. And he knows I see it. So he
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hates me, and deep inside he's scared of me too
as possible. The worst enemy you can have in the
world is a man who's scared of you. Yeah. I
know that, Jason, but I wasn't sure you knew it.
Speaker 4 (07:37):
Yeah. Hm, By guys, it mighty strange looking cadaver. Alright?
Oh how mad that scalp? Uh? Will you man play?
Speaker 2 (07:50):
H Is this the one you made?
Speaker 5 (07:51):
Doctor?
Speaker 2 (07:53):
Oh?
Speaker 4 (07:53):
Yes, girls, thank you, thank you. Hm.
Speaker 2 (07:58):
It's a fine way for a grown to be spending
his time poking around on the inside of a dead
prairie dog.
Speaker 4 (08:05):
A rare opportunity, mat rare opportunity. Now, the Hawkins kids
brought me three of them this morning, found them outs
of the town.
Speaker 1 (08:13):
Rare opportunity for what, Matt, How many.
Speaker 2 (08:16):
Dead prairie dogs did you ever see? Come to think
of it, Ah, that's just what I mean.
Speaker 4 (08:24):
A prairie dog is a tough little animal.
Speaker 5 (08:27):
Only get killed by hawks and snakes coyotes. But they
don't just up and die.
Speaker 2 (08:32):
I guess not.
Speaker 5 (08:34):
Yeah, come on in doors and are.
Speaker 4 (08:40):
Oh well pack you.
Speaker 5 (08:44):
I was looking for you, marshall, huh, Chester said you
might be up here.
Speaker 2 (08:49):
What can I do for you, sir?
Speaker 4 (08:51):
Well, nothing much, I reckon. I just wanted to talk.
Speaker 5 (08:57):
I guess go ready ahead, I'm through here. Why don't
you talk out there in front room?
Speaker 4 (09:02):
My life kind of clean up at me?
Speaker 2 (09:03):
All right?
Speaker 5 (09:12):
You know, marshall, Paul just wailed the daylight side of me.
Speaker 4 (09:16):
He was maddering to wet him.
Speaker 2 (09:21):
Well, maybe there won't be much more of that I
can hear about growing up now.
Speaker 4 (09:26):
Paul keeps saying he aims to be proud of me,
make a man out of me.
Speaker 2 (09:30):
Maybe he just wants you to them to be everything
he missed being.
Speaker 4 (09:34):
Or Paul talk to me aloud for real, brable, But
I don't think he is a tall Well why.
Speaker 5 (09:42):
Does he hate mister Raoul so much? I don't see
nothing wrong with him.
Speaker 4 (09:47):
I like him so he knows things.
Speaker 5 (09:50):
He most of anything you think of, mister Rowland knows
about and he tells you so you know too.
Speaker 4 (10:01):
Sure's mighty big world the way he tells about it.
Speaker 2 (10:05):
Yeah, I guess it is.
Speaker 4 (10:07):
DoD City, ain't all of it? Or the prairie bigger
than that? I ain't see for myself learn all about it.
Speaker 2 (10:15):
I don't want your growing up. I guess you can
do about anything you want to package.
Speaker 4 (10:22):
Growing up's kind of hard to do sometimes, Marshall.
Speaker 2 (10:26):
M Yeah, yeah, it's pretty hard. A lot of people
never make it.
Speaker 3 (10:33):
Pecky ain't no much, Dylon, It just ain't. Nothing like
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a half dozen fried eggs to start a man off
right in the morning.
Speaker 2 (11:01):
Yeah, imagine how hog wakes up pretty much the same feelings.
Speaker 3 (11:06):
A good appetite is a sign of good health.
Speaker 2 (11:08):
Then I'd say you're about the healthiest man west of
Saint Lloyd.
Speaker 3 (11:12):
Sticks and stones can break my bone, but words.
Speaker 2 (11:15):
If I join you, Marshall, Jason, glad to have you. Sure,
So morning Chester. You're upping around early today, I'm just
going through thom As a matter of fact, I got
a timber cabin up a new cheer was the snow
is during the winter, damaged at some I'm going to
spend a week putting it back in shape. Now I am.
So you're wearing a gun?
Speaker 4 (11:38):
I meant what I said motion Well, no, mister.
Speaker 3 (11:42):
Wearing a gun is one thing, but knowing how to
use it when the time comes is another.
Speaker 2 (11:47):
I'm familiar with guns. Just tell me something, Jason. You've
led troops, haven't you. Why do you ask that? I'm
not asking exactly, It's or matter of guessing during the
war the Rebellion, I served as a captain twenty ninth
New York Volunteers assigned to the seventh Cavern. Do me
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a favorite with you, Jason, if I can. Marshall's stay clearest, Setter.
Let me talk to him. Let me see if I
can knock some sense and do his head. I have
no intention of looking him up and calling him, but
I doubt that'll make any difference. Marshall. He's like a blind,
mad bull, ready to charge anything to move.
Speaker 4 (12:26):
Yeah, you're right, Marshall.
Speaker 2 (12:28):
I want to know what's happened to Packy.
Speaker 4 (12:30):
I ain't seen.
Speaker 2 (12:31):
Him morning, Setter. You're behind this, You sneaking red. It's
just about them time, all right? Hold it night and
get you away, deliver all right, settle down. I'll come
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out with you anyway, Becky. Becky's gone run away during
the night.
Speaker 1 (12:58):
When I rolled.
Speaker 2 (12:59):
He knows he put him up to it. Have you
seen package, Jason, not since yesterday out there in the
street when Sutter was trying to beat him. After death
you're lying. You're hiding him out somewhere, Sutter. Sutter, since
you seem determined to force this watch what my goodness that?
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But that was the fastest draw I ever seen, my
gracious Marshall. I think I'll push on. I'll eat breakfast
on the trail. I'll see you in about a week.
I have a good trip, Jason. All right, leafe as
your gun. If you know what's good for you, you'll
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keep it in its holstered. You might well keep a
cell ready, Marshall, I'll kill him no matter how fast
he is. I don't think i'll bother with a cell life.
If you do try it, what you're gonna needs a grave.
Speaker 6 (14:26):
Man?
Speaker 4 (14:28):
All right, Sam, Marsha, how about having a drink with me?
Speaker 2 (14:32):
Yeah? Good, use a beer?
Speaker 4 (14:33):
Good Sam, shuffle over a picture, Bill We sure key?
Speaker 6 (14:42):
Yeah, sit down man, Thank you?
Speaker 1 (14:48):
You got quite a crowd of that.
Speaker 6 (14:49):
Yeah circle b Barr heard came in about dark with
forty riders and the Curent of Verde. About an hour later,
I guess we'll be open all night.
Speaker 2 (14:59):
Thank you, thanks having put it on the house.
Speaker 4 (15:01):
Haven't you sure you know?
Speaker 2 (15:04):
I can't figure these trail drivers, kiddy. They work all
winter along, make up fifteen hundred mile cattle drive, and
then blow their whole wages three nights one night.
Speaker 4 (15:14):
I love him.
Speaker 6 (15:15):
Then they have to borrow money to eat until they
head back to Texas.
Speaker 4 (15:19):
But I guess that's the way they like it.
Speaker 2 (15:20):
Yeah, they saw my boy yet Marshall, No, not yet, Leife,
Are you even trying as much as I know how to?
He hasn't been seen on any of the trails out
of town. I check with everybody I can. Why don't
you check with Jason Roll? That's who he's gone with.
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He heard what Jason said this morning. He was going
into the Chiro was be gone a weaker more and
he took back. You would I talked to the driver
of the Pueblo Stag this afternoon. He saw Jason Roll
at rylight pass and it is alone. You're letting your
hate twist your thinking life. I wouldn't trust that Jason
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Roll no further. And I can see you, well, that's
up to you. That seems to me. Your main concern
not to be your son, not your feud with Jason.
It is anything happened to that boy, Marshall. You find Peck,
You find him and fetch him back home. You hear me,
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I'll do what I can live. You find him and
fetch him back.
Speaker 6 (16:35):
Funny Matt personal let of hate get hold of him
without any real reason that it's riding.
Speaker 2 (16:41):
That way, Yeah, and rid him right under the ground
more than offer match.
Speaker 6 (16:47):
You think Jason did help Packy run away.
Speaker 2 (16:50):
No, I think the boy just got tired of being
cuffed a arm and so.
Speaker 6 (16:55):
But still Lafe worships that kid.
Speaker 2 (16:58):
YEA suppose he does?
Speaker 1 (16:59):
Is wait?
Speaker 6 (17:01):
I could jealousy almost Lake wants the boy to look
up to him like he does a Jason.
Speaker 2 (17:07):
I never got him to do it by slapping him
in my head.
Speaker 6 (17:12):
Well, I guess we can't solve everybody's problems, man.
Speaker 2 (17:18):
No, I gave that up a long time ago.
Speaker 1 (17:22):
Oh what is it? Chester looks like maybe we kindly
got took in.
Speaker 2 (17:26):
But Jason roll, Oh what do you mean?
Speaker 4 (17:29):
Golden appears like he didn't go to the chair was
after all? I reckon he might to circle back. Huh.
Speaker 3 (17:34):
Well, the homesteader just came in from out that way
and said.
Speaker 4 (17:36):
There's a light in Jason's cabin. He lied us, mister Jones.
Speaker 2 (17:40):
We'd better go out and see him before Sutter finds out.
Speaker 4 (17:43):
He already had.
Speaker 3 (17:45):
He heard about it the same time I did, And
he just this minute took.
Speaker 2 (17:48):
Out of here like a big footed bird. All right,
let's call Chester.
Speaker 3 (18:11):
Jason's cabin is just around the Bendam what you're doing?
You still ain't no sign of study. Oh, we might.
Speaker 4 (18:18):
Have to pass him some words on the way out.
Speaker 2 (18:20):
I might be I looked like that homestead. I was
telling the truth. Chester, there's a light in the cabin there.
Speaker 4 (18:29):
Sure, my golly, the shore is well. This ain't the
first time I've been wrong about a man.
Speaker 2 (18:37):
Yeah, but Jason's not the kind of lie. Let's live
our horses here, alright.
Speaker 3 (18:49):
You would have had many time to circle back, though,
even if you.
Speaker 2 (18:53):
Have seen it, rye light, I guess so. Alright, let's go.
Speaker 4 (19:00):
He is kind of disheartening.
Speaker 3 (19:01):
Ay, and you figure a man lied to you.
Speaker 4 (19:07):
There, said, were there in the brush? Come you rting car?
Speaker 1 (19:11):
Late, hold it.
Speaker 4 (19:13):
Look somebody j opening the cabin door.
Speaker 2 (19:15):
Get out of the light, get away from that car.
Speaker 3 (19:19):
Shot him, mister Dyllan shot him, Stutter shot him down
in cold blood.
Speaker 1 (19:24):
He isn't that.
Speaker 2 (19:24):
Let's go see Marshall.
Speaker 1 (19:27):
Tell him, Late, put down that rifle. We're going to
the cabin.
Speaker 3 (19:30):
Mar I got you fired and abush without giving him
no chance at all.
Speaker 2 (19:40):
Then give me a hand, Chester on me turn him over.
Speaker 3 (19:44):
Maybe he was a little tense and still open.
Speaker 2 (19:48):
Oh, mister Neal, And yeah, that's just what I thought.
I'll take my medicine, Marshall, but I don't reckon a jury.
You'll go too hard on a man for shooting somebody
kidnapped his son. I told you that hate was gonna
twist your thinking. Jason rolled somewhere on a churrow.
Speaker 4 (20:12):
Was mm hmm.
Speaker 2 (20:14):
Are you telling me that this ain't you?
Speaker 4 (20:19):
Thank you?
Speaker 2 (20:24):
Was a good shot leaf, one bullet right through the heart.
Your son never knew what hit.
Speaker 1 (20:33):
Him, and now ours are William Conrad.
Speaker 2 (21:03):
You know. The frontier was a great half circle, with
one end anchored in the Dakotas and the other in Texas.
And through this ran a score of passageways to the west,
trails like the Santa Fe, the Overland, the Bozeman, the
Good Knight. Well next week, our story centers around a
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band of people traveling west on one of these trails.
Speaker 1 (22:07):
Gunsmoke, produced and directed by Norman McDonald, stars William Conrad
as Matt Dylan Us Marshall. Featured in the cast were
Parley Bear as Chester, Howard mcneer as Doc, and Georgia
Ellis as Kitty George Walls speaking. Join us again next
week for another especially transcribed story on gun smoke. This
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