October 24, 2025 • 29 mins
Set in a frontier town, this series follows a U.S. Marshal as he maintains law and order. The show combines action with moral dilemmas of the Old West.
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Speaker 1 (00:10):
Around Odd City and in the territory on West. There's
just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers.
And that's where the US Marshall and the Smell of
Gun Smoke. Gun Smoke, starring William Conrad, The Story of
(00:40):
the Violence that moved West with Young America, The story
of a man who moved with it. Matt Dylan, United
States Marshall.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
But tender sat out another bottle of that rye was.
Speaker 3 (01:15):
Now, look, mister Thatcher, you just tell us once more
about this stud colt you gotta.
Speaker 4 (01:20):
He's a good colt, mister Butler, and a running colt.
Speaker 3 (01:23):
You tell me he can run some some about the
fastest thing in these parts.
Speaker 4 (01:30):
You're making fun of me, mister Butter, you and your friend.
Speaker 3 (01:33):
Oh, I don't know why you should think that. Out
here and Dodge. We're all interested in good horse flesh,
especially when it's some sort of a fancy new breed
quarter horse you call it.
Speaker 4 (01:45):
If you don't mind, I'll be going now. Oh no,
they're not yet, mister Thatcher. We'd all like to hear
some more about your stock, wouldn't we. Boy, But my
grandson's waiting for me outside that she does get about
those little old saw it off call of yours. I
understand he's no type horses you raise have run so high,
he look like they go down here.
Speaker 2 (02:08):
I can't fight to call his cold that way. Besides
it anth that he saw it off.
Speaker 3 (02:13):
It's just that he's got no back.
Speaker 2 (02:15):
His weathers run right into his crow.
Speaker 4 (02:17):
There is quarter horse and three quarters what else? I
guess this is all fun for you, But you.
Speaker 3 (02:24):
Got no call now, boys, I do believe that is upset.
He let me pour you another drink?
Speaker 4 (02:31):
No thanks, I'll be going.
Speaker 3 (02:33):
No, just a't sociable.
Speaker 4 (02:37):
He have a drink, I said, no, mister Butler, drink.
I'm old enough to be your father, mister Butler, and
I'll drink when I want and with who I want.
Speaker 3 (02:51):
You want to? You go to pull this whole stinking
bottle down your throat. That's enough, And Marshall Dylan, mister thatcher,
your grandson's waiting outside in the buckboard. You better get
along home.
Speaker 4 (03:05):
Huh, thank you, Marshall, Thank you very much.
Speaker 3 (03:12):
Old fool bragging in the quarticole. He's so proud of well,
buy a drink, Marshall, No, thank you, You just missed
the fun. We were having old fature on about his stock.
He's not young anymore, mister Butler. But let me warn
you about something. Sometime you may push him to fall.
We would just hur on him a bid.
Speaker 5 (03:33):
We didn't do any harm.
Speaker 3 (03:33):
Thatcher and his Grandsonter know out here. You find your
fun somewhere else, Butler, why don't you leave him be?
You know, when you torment an old man like that,
it makes you cheap, real cheap.
Speaker 5 (03:50):
Sit down man. You could buy me a drink if
you wanted.
Speaker 3 (03:57):
Yeah, sure, Uh Sam, send over a drink for miss Kitty,
will you?
Speaker 5 (04:02):
I have to drink a lot.
Speaker 6 (04:05):
Usually my partner drinks with me and not tonight, Kitty.
Speaker 5 (04:09):
You mad about something, Matt.
Speaker 3 (04:11):
No, no, tired?
Speaker 6 (04:14):
Maybe I saw you talking with that Butler over there.
Speaker 5 (04:18):
He say something to set you off.
Speaker 3 (04:21):
Yeah, maybe that's it, Kitty, I don't know. Oh, thanks, Sam,
you are.
Speaker 5 (04:28):
That was old man Thatcher over there wasn't.
Speaker 6 (04:30):
Yeah, whenever he comes in here, Butler gets him started
on this new breed of horse Thatcher's gut.
Speaker 5 (04:38):
Is that what it was tonight?
Speaker 3 (04:40):
Yeah, that's what it was.
Speaker 7 (04:41):
Mum.
Speaker 5 (04:42):
Happens every time it comes to town.
Speaker 3 (04:43):
Then, Oh, he's an old man, kitty, there's no way
he can fight back.
Speaker 6 (04:47):
Well, man, it's not your worry. You can't keep Butler
off his back anymore.
Speaker 5 (04:52):
I can't.
Speaker 4 (04:52):
Eh.
Speaker 3 (04:53):
They're like vultures circling a buffalo that's hurt, just waiting
for the time when he finally goes down the something
can settle for a meal. No, I'm thirsty after all.
I think I will have that drink, kiddy, sim Chester,
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if you'd run these papers over to mister high Tower.
Speaker 4 (05:26):
Another wanted post on Johnny Ringo.
Speaker 3 (05:30):
Mister hi Tar is waiting for him, Chester, Yes, sir.
Speaker 8 (05:33):
But Johnny Ringo is out in Arizona. He never comes
back this way Chester.
Speaker 4 (05:38):
Yes, mister Dylan, I'll take him right over.
Speaker 8 (05:41):
Oh, is anything for me to do while I'm down
the other in the plaza?
Speaker 3 (05:45):
No? Nothing, I know.
Speaker 8 (05:47):
Well, then I'll just wait around down to the depot then,
mister Dilon, if it's all right, the morning train's doing
for Saint Louis in half hour?
Speaker 3 (05:57):
All right, Chestern Marshall, Oh, good morning, mister Thatcher.
Speaker 4 (06:02):
Got a minute to spare.
Speaker 1 (06:03):
I have a.
Speaker 3 (06:04):
Favorite ash, Yeah, certainly come on in. Uh, mister high
Tower's waiting, Chester, Yes, sir, we'll sit on, mister Thatcher.
Speaker 9 (06:15):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (06:17):
First of all, Marshall, I uh, I wanna thank you
for what you did last night over at the Texas Trail.
Speaker 3 (06:24):
Uh. Butler and his crowd just had too much to drink.
Speaker 4 (06:27):
So well, maybe I did too once I started hard
to stop and I get to argue I'm too old
to argue that way.
Speaker 3 (06:36):
Well, maybe you shouldn't go to the Texas Trail. Seems
every time you do, Butler Texas pleasure riding him.
Speaker 4 (06:42):
Well, it's that I wanted to talk to you about it.
Speaker 3 (06:45):
Oh, we'll go on.
Speaker 4 (06:47):
Well, Ed Butler's always said he's got the best horses
around Dodge or anywhere else.
Speaker 3 (06:52):
Maybe he does, mister Thatcher, mine or better. Well, I
don't know anything about your stock.
Speaker 4 (06:58):
Marshall, Dylon. Ed Butler's having breakfast right down the street
at the Dodge House. I want you to walk.
Speaker 3 (07:04):
Down there with me. Oh look, mister Thatcher, I don't
want to mix up in any personal problems between you
and Ed.
Speaker 4 (07:09):
Well, this ain't completely personal, Marshal, will save maybe in
a way. I come to you because I figure you're
the one man in Dodge with nothing to gain, and
you'll be honest. I got something here. I want you
to take it. No, it's the deed to my ranch.
Speaker 3 (07:26):
Why are you giving it to me?
Speaker 4 (07:28):
I want you to hold that deed and come with
me to meet Ed Butler. I'm gonna challenge him to
a grudge race my quarter coat against the best horse
he's got.
Speaker 3 (07:38):
Do you mean you're putting up your ranch on this race?
Speaker 4 (07:40):
Yes, sir, and I want you to hold the stakes.
Speaker 3 (07:46):
Look, it's it's no business of mine, but you could lose,
you know, No, sir, I don't figure I can. Mister Thatcher,
you and your grandson have been over here from Missouri
better than the year. Now, Now you know how these
people are, men such as Butler and the rest. There's
nothing more fun than ragging somebody, somebody who fights back
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but isn't too strong. You're trying to lecture me, Marshall. Well,
it's because you're new here that they're making it rough
for you. You just don't know the ways yet. It's
no good, Marshall. Look, mister Thatcher, you're putting up everything
you got on this race. Now, what makes you the
show you can win? What's the special about this stud
colt that you've raised?
Speaker 4 (08:24):
He's a little special and most everyway, Marshall. His daddy
was cold Deck and his mother was the best man
in Missouri. Oh I know why Butler and the others
laugh at him. Compared there's some horses. He looks like
a bulldog beside a greyhound. His head short, and he
carries it too low. He's built too close to the ground,
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with bulging muscles and short legs. But I'll tell you
one thing. He's just gone for. And as he stands now,
he's the most horse western Saint Louy. And there are
some like him in Texas now. And if I have
any say, one day, quarter horses will be all over
the West. When a man gets to be my age,
Marshall Dillon, and he's got to stand behind what he believes.
(09:09):
And I believe in this little horse, sleepy and he's quiet,
but he can unwind like the lightning.
Speaker 10 (09:17):
Hm.
Speaker 3 (09:19):
You've got a feel for horses, have me, Mister Thatcher.
Speaker 4 (09:23):
Much of a man talks one way and thinks another.
Will you walk with me down to the dodge house?
Speaker 9 (09:32):
Yeah, yeah, I'll walk with him.
Speaker 3 (09:48):
Well, Butler, that's it. And mister Thatcher here has asked
that I hold the purse. Couldn't ask for anything more fair,
then you race? Why sure, I'll race you name the day,
in the time.
Speaker 4 (09:58):
I'll be there this afternoon across the river.
Speaker 3 (10:01):
Good enough for me, all right, we'll make it at
two o'clock. I'll have Doc Adams there to look over
the horses. They'll both be sound or there'll be no races.
That agreed. That's good, and they'll run the way they
are shot or not shot. Mister Thatcher has suggested a
distance of four hundred yards. I try four hundred yards
hardly worth running, but I'm willing all right, since you
accept the match, mister Butler, your best to come to
(10:23):
some agreement on the bed with mister Thatcher here. What
do you figure your ranch and everything on it's worth? Thatcher?
Speaker 4 (10:28):
Oh, maybe four thousand dollars.
Speaker 3 (10:34):
That's high for just five six hundred acres, a few
out buildings and a couple of old milk cows. I'll
put four thousand against your deed, Marshall. I'll give it
to Hank here. He'll bring it over to your office
now right, if you have it there by noon?
Speaker 4 (10:48):
How about side that for me, mister Thatcher.
Speaker 11 (10:50):
Well, I don't know Hank Edge and what I've seen
a quarter mayor named Bell run down galves, and I
asked you, and I've seen Thatcher's cold run little.
Speaker 4 (11:03):
I'll take your side. Bet name it.
Speaker 3 (11:06):
Four hundred double at it's bet.
Speaker 4 (11:08):
Good nut, and it's eight hundred, and I'll bet the
quarter cold.
Speaker 3 (11:12):
Well, now, mister Thatcher, seems Jim Bales here don't have
no more sense than you. Well, at least you're not alone.
All right, Then everything's settled. Just one last thing, gentlemen,
this is going to be a fair race. Well, don't
need to worry, marshall. Ain't no reason to press my luck,
not against the jug.
Speaker 2 (11:32):
Headed cayuse like that.
Speaker 3 (11:34):
Why are you all right? That's enough? Now, come on,
mister Thatcher, Let's get out of here. Now. Why don't
you go on home. I'm going back to the office.
Speaker 4 (11:46):
You you think I'm just an old fool, don't you, Yes,
mister Thatcher, I do.
Speaker 3 (11:56):
Your head's strong and you're stubborn. But good luck to
you this afternoon.
Speaker 12 (12:13):
You know, mad everything the horse races and dies before
lots of times, but I never seen one where so
many people got concerned.
Speaker 4 (12:20):
But the whole town's in on it. Everybody's betting one
way or another.
Speaker 3 (12:24):
Yeah, I know, and I don't like it.
Speaker 4 (12:27):
Doc, Well, there's nothing wrong with that.
Speaker 3 (12:29):
Is the people like an excuse to celebrate in this afternoon.
There'll be whiskey running to help him. Whiskey and horses
don't mix when there's money changing hands.
Speaker 4 (12:38):
Matt, are you worried about that? You're putting his ranch
up on the race.
Speaker 3 (12:43):
He could lose his ranch?
Speaker 10 (12:45):
Doc?
Speaker 4 (12:47):
Oh, well, doesn't he have a chance.
Speaker 3 (12:51):
I don't know. I don't think so, mister Dial. Yeah,
what is it? Chester say?
Speaker 8 (12:56):
I was down the bridge a few minutes back watching
for Butler to take his horse across. I wanted to
know which one he was running well, and I didn't
recognize the horse. I thought probably'd be his sorrow, but
it wasn't. It was a horse I ain't never seen before.
Speaker 3 (13:09):
What horse is it? Justed ed?
Speaker 8 (13:10):
Butler ain't putting in no cow pony, mister Dylon.
Speaker 4 (13:13):
He's running a thoroughbred. Well, he's got no chance at all, No,
is that it? Man?
Speaker 3 (13:23):
Mister Thatcher's betting everything he has on this quarter horse
that his to beat a cow pony. Butler's running a
pure racing horse, a thoroughbred. Well, it's past one let's
get over to the other side of the river.
Speaker 1 (13:52):
We'll return for the second act of Gunsmoke in just
a moment. But first Tuesday nights, you have two dates
for a thrilling mystery on CBS Radio. Ones with Pam
and Jerry North, the others with Yours truly, Johnny Dollar.
Remember next Tuesday and every Tuesday on most of these
same stations enjoyed John Lund as Yours Truly Johnny Dollar
and mister and Missus North, both presented by CBS Radio.
(14:15):
Now the second act of gun Smoke.
Speaker 4 (14:39):
My looks like half a Dodge's over here, mister Dylan.
Speaker 3 (14:43):
And maybe more than that Chester. See if you can
find ed Butler and old man that Cher and bring
him over here. Yes, hi man, Hi kidding.
Speaker 6 (14:52):
I haven't seen as many people in one spot since
last year when Eddie Foyd played the opera. It's kind
of a fiesta, isn't. Yeah, no way, nobody'd think it
to look at you. Where's the Phinney's line?
Speaker 5 (15:06):
Gonna be mad? I want to see good.
Speaker 3 (15:07):
Back up there about fifty yards.
Speaker 5 (15:09):
Oh find me pleasure?
Speaker 3 (15:10):
Yeah, okay, yeah, doctor.
Speaker 4 (15:14):
Oh here you are well. I've looked over both horses.
Speaker 12 (15:18):
They seem sound enough good. I don't get much call
to check horses anymore, mostly his babies these days, or
maybe a gunshot w.
Speaker 3 (15:26):
Doc who's gonna ride for Butler and Thatcher?
Speaker 12 (15:29):
You know, Butler's got Hank Thomas, and I think that's
a grandson's gonna ride for him.
Speaker 3 (15:34):
And I hope the boy knows what he's doing.
Speaker 4 (15:36):
I think he does.
Speaker 12 (15:36):
Man, he's got spurs in the switch. Help thatcher's getting
all liquored up.
Speaker 3 (15:43):
Well, that's his affair in the doc.
Speaker 12 (15:45):
Yeah, but he's got a skin for you know how
edgy he gets when he's that way.
Speaker 3 (15:49):
I sent Jester for him. He should be along anymore.
Speaker 12 (15:51):
The whole crowd seems kind of excited and nervy.
Speaker 4 (15:54):
Maybe I'll pick up some business out there.
Speaker 3 (15:55):
Uh, that's not funny.
Speaker 8 (15:58):
Doc, So miss Dylan, I found mister Butler.
Speaker 3 (16:04):
Marshall Whirst. Thatcher, Oh, I wouldn't know. Last time I
saw him, he was pouring down some red eye, preparing
for the loss. Maybe. Oh, mister high Tower and Dock
here are gonna act as chudges along with me Chester
old father starting gun. It's all terrible fancy for just
a whim with that old fool, thatchers, ain't it?
Speaker 4 (16:25):
You ain't call me an old fool now, But well,
it'll be different after the race. Drunk thatcher, any loss
a man can't when a horse race me.
Speaker 3 (16:35):
He's drunk, boy, what's the matter?
Speaker 4 (16:37):
Needs courage to bring your horse out here to the flash?
Speaker 3 (16:39):
All right, stay out of it, butler, Mister thatcher's your grandson,
all said, Yes, sir marshall, how about you, Butler?
Speaker 2 (16:46):
We're ready?
Speaker 3 (16:47):
All right? Then tell your riders to take our horses
down to those two buck boards down there. That'll be
the starting line.
Speaker 4 (16:52):
Thought you'd for me, didn't you, Butler? Bringing out that
thorowbread to run?
Speaker 10 (16:56):
Well, I don't care.
Speaker 2 (16:57):
I could still be cheered.
Speaker 3 (16:59):
You're talking and awful lot for a man. I ain't worried.
Speaker 4 (17:01):
Don't ride me, bucker.
Speaker 10 (17:03):
I've had it all.
Speaker 2 (17:04):
Listen to me, Thatcher. I put up with your chatter
long enough.
Speaker 10 (17:06):
Why are you right?
Speaker 3 (17:07):
That's enough. I'll just see to what you win, Thatcher.
I'll have your ranch and that culture think so much.
Speaker 4 (17:13):
Of Oh what did you say?
Speaker 2 (17:17):
You heard me?
Speaker 3 (17:18):
Just make sure you win if you can't.
Speaker 2 (17:21):
What did you say.
Speaker 3 (17:21):
About my coat?
Speaker 4 (17:23):
What did you mean?
Speaker 2 (17:25):
Well?
Speaker 3 (17:25):
At my bay mayor wins. I get your ranch and
everything on it, that.
Speaker 4 (17:28):
Includes your colt.
Speaker 2 (17:30):
No, no, that isn't right. Or what about it?
Speaker 3 (17:34):
Marshall, you're holding the purse and drawing up all the rules,
it seems what about it? Butler's right, mister Thatcher, that's
the way you made the bet.
Speaker 4 (17:45):
You are no good Butcker, no good at all.
Speaker 3 (17:48):
I didn't make the bet, all right, both of you.
Move your horses down to the starting line. It's two o'clock.
Speaker 2 (17:53):
Hey, move that bay down the mark.
Speaker 3 (17:57):
Go on down, mister Thatcher, Chester, you walk with him,
give him five minutes and then you can start them.
Speaker 8 (18:04):
Off five minutes.
Speaker 4 (18:06):
Yes, mister really was right, wasn't it.
Speaker 10 (18:10):
Mate?
Speaker 3 (18:11):
That has been drinking soon? Yeah, come on, duck, we'll
look up mister Hides.
Speaker 4 (18:19):
You know, Matt, this is like a holiday. It's like
a fiesta.
Speaker 3 (18:23):
Yeah, that's what the kiddies said.
Speaker 4 (18:25):
She's out here too.
Speaker 5 (18:26):
Yeah.
Speaker 12 (18:27):
Well, I guess maybe he's outside of mister Thatcher. The
only person not enjoying himself is you.
Speaker 4 (18:34):
Do.
Speaker 3 (18:35):
I have to enjoy a duck.
Speaker 4 (18:38):
I'm sorry, minute, what's up? Come on dock?
Speaker 8 (18:43):
What wait, mister Dylan, mister Thatcher, he's been short he's
been shot her.
Speaker 4 (18:56):
Where is her chest? Right over there?
Speaker 8 (18:58):
Playing on the ground?
Speaker 3 (18:59):
His boy with you all?
Speaker 4 (19:01):
Let me throw, let me throw, let me throw. He
just it's not not use looking dark. I know where
it is.
Speaker 3 (19:14):
He's bad man. What happened, mister Thatcher?
Speaker 4 (19:19):
And no, I won't see him running.
Speaker 3 (19:23):
Mister Thatcher. Listen to me.
Speaker 4 (19:26):
Oh, I'll never know for sure if my court couldn't.
Speaker 3 (19:40):
What happened Chester?
Speaker 8 (19:41):
You were with him, mister Dillon.
Speaker 4 (19:42):
I don't know.
Speaker 8 (19:43):
I was walking along, not thinking anything particular. Thatcher and
Butler was up ahead, and then Thatcher drew on Butler
tried to shoot him.
Speaker 3 (19:50):
I shot him.
Speaker 2 (19:51):
If that's what you want to know of, Marshall.
Speaker 4 (19:52):
It was self defense, Marshall, That's what it was, mister Dillon.
Speaker 2 (19:56):
Which he was drunk.
Speaker 4 (19:57):
You saw that for yourself, and he tried to kill me.
That's right, Marshall. What it says is right.
Speaker 8 (20:02):
That's why it happened, mister Dylon.
Speaker 3 (20:06):
I suppose now that that forfeits the race, Dylan, Marshall, Doc, well,
you take care of get him into a wagon and
back into tunn. I'll see you back there. Oh sure,
you give me a hand here, But what about that forfeit. Marshall.
(20:28):
You just can't wait till a man's cold before you
want his property, can you.
Speaker 4 (20:31):
Oh it ain't that, Dylan, The race ain't forfeit.
Speaker 2 (20:34):
I'll run it.
Speaker 3 (20:35):
That's a Thatcher boy, mister Dylon, Come here, son, what's
your name?
Speaker 7 (20:46):
I'm Lonnie Thatcher. I'm gonna ride Granddaddy's colt.
Speaker 3 (20:50):
Oh. Now, look, maybe I'm ken.
Speaker 7 (20:52):
Granddaddy was queer kind of, but what he said about
this colt is right, and I'm riding him in the race.
Speaker 3 (20:58):
Yeah, but with what's happened, maybe we should put the
race off. Well we'll run at sure, but not today,
not now.
Speaker 8 (21:04):
I'd agree to put it off.
Speaker 7 (21:05):
Granddaddy'd like it best. This way we'll.
Speaker 4 (21:08):
Race gracious need a tear in his eye.
Speaker 3 (21:11):
Mister all right, If that's the way you want it,
it's what I want.
Speaker 1 (21:15):
All right.
Speaker 3 (21:15):
Then, got on down to the starting line, both of you.
Go on Chester.
Speaker 4 (21:25):
I was looking for you, Marshall. Have we gonna have
the race?
Speaker 3 (21:28):
Yeah, that's a good thing.
Speaker 4 (21:29):
You know, there'd be a lot of people disappointed if
it didn't come off.
Speaker 3 (21:32):
And we wouldn't want that. What way, mister high Tower,
how's that the killing is hardly enough to make the
day complete, is it now?
Speaker 4 (21:39):
Marshall?
Speaker 11 (21:39):
I didn't mean anything wrong, it's just yeah, sure sure,
just forget it.
Speaker 3 (21:45):
Uh, move on up to the finish line. I'll get
a couple of these riders to clear the lane, all right,
mister Dylan, Uh you you're there? Would you write down
hard to start and make everybody move back and clear
a lane?
Speaker 10 (21:58):
All right?
Speaker 3 (21:59):
Everybody?
Speaker 1 (21:59):
Well, will you get back?
Speaker 2 (22:00):
Please?
Speaker 6 (22:02):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (22:02):
Would you clear the lane?
Speaker 1 (22:03):
Please?
Speaker 10 (22:04):
Please?
Speaker 2 (22:04):
Please move back? All you people there move back.
Speaker 4 (22:08):
That's it, you know it's time Marshall.
Speaker 3 (22:14):
Yeah, what's Chester waiting for? It looks like the colt's
acting up.
Speaker 4 (22:21):
I've never seen two different brito horses run against each other.
Speaker 3 (22:24):
And that coat's kicking up a storm.
Speaker 4 (22:26):
Could make a good column for the paper.
Speaker 3 (22:28):
Maybe come on, come on, get a hold of him, kid.
Speaker 4 (22:31):
Don't you think you make a good collar?
Speaker 2 (22:32):
Marshall?
Speaker 6 (22:36):
Had man look at that away?
Speaker 10 (22:41):
Right man? I'm you see that? That all that boy
did he?
Speaker 4 (22:57):
I guess there was no question about it, Matt.
Speaker 3 (22:59):
Yeah, it was the cold by half a length.
Speaker 4 (23:02):
A quarter horse beat a third brand. Now that is
something to say. And it's a new kind of horse,
and he's by. Well, Marshall, you should.
Speaker 3 (23:09):
Be happy because the boy won, and for that I
am happy. Yeah. Well, well, I got no complaint, Marshal.
It was par and square.
Speaker 4 (23:19):
If you, gentlemanly excuse me.
Speaker 2 (23:20):
I want to get back there.
Speaker 3 (23:22):
Sure, mister, hear.
Speaker 2 (23:24):
Marshall.
Speaker 3 (23:26):
Yeah, Look, Marshall, about what happened this afternoon, about thatcher.
I didn't really hold anything against the old man. I'm
sorry it happened. I told you sometime you'd push him
too far. Now he's dead.
Speaker 4 (23:48):
Oh, after all, Marshall, he drew first.
Speaker 3 (23:50):
I'm not saying you're a murderer, Butler, but you're small inside.
The only feeling I got for you is contempt. A
responsible for the death of that man to day, yet
there's nothing I can do about it. You're blaming me
for everything. It's not you. I guess it's just people.
(24:13):
Good day, mister Butler.
Speaker 5 (24:19):
Man, I was looking for you.
Speaker 3 (24:23):
Where's Loney?
Speaker 6 (24:24):
Thatcher kiddie standing over there by his horse crying. Maybe
you ought to talk to him, man, I'm going to well,
he doesn't want to see anybody. Some of us tried
talking to him.
Speaker 5 (24:38):
He just walked away.
Speaker 3 (24:42):
I'll see you later, Hey, boy, you better walk that
horse any horseman who knows he shouldn't be standing around
after running like that? Yes, sir, all right, I uh,
(25:05):
I got four thousand dollars for your loney. Do you
wanna take it? Or shall I give it to banker Hudson.
I'll take it. That might be better to leave it
in the bank, I said, I'll take it, alright, Son here,
Thank you, Marshall. Doller, Lonnie, you will you got any plans?
Speaker 4 (25:32):
Yes, sir.
Speaker 7 (25:33):
What I'm gonna do what my granddaddy always wanted to do.
I'm gonna raise horses like this stud coat. I'm gonna
breed 'em.
Speaker 3 (25:42):
Where you gonna do this? At your granddaddy's place? Yes, sir,
that's a big spread for a boy to handle alone.
Speaker 7 (25:49):
I'll manage.
Speaker 3 (25:52):
How old are you, Lenny?
Speaker 7 (25:54):
I got four thousand dollars to help me, and I'm
old enough to know my mind.
Speaker 3 (25:59):
Yeah, I get.
Speaker 7 (26:01):
And you know something else, Marshall, I understand these quarter
horses just like you Glenn Eddy did. When men in
these parts get sense enough to be interested in new
stock and what good mounts with a fine way of going,
they can come and buy them from me. Lonnie Thatcher.
Speaker 3 (26:19):
Yeah, and if I'm in a judge, that may not
take too long, Lenny, Thanks Marshallton. The boy's eyes were
glistling as he turned and walked away, leading his stud
cold home. Most of the crowd had left. They'd gone
(26:41):
back in the dodge to rerun the race over a
drink or two and talk about this new kind of horse,
this stocky, heavy muscle, quick as lightning quarter horse that
had come to Dodge. And now it was getting darker
because of some clouds building up over in the northwest.
(27:02):
And when I looked again, the boy and his horse
had almost vanished from the sight.
Speaker 1 (27:28):
Gun Smoke under the direction of Norman McDonald, stars William
Conrad as Matt Dillon US Marshall. The special music is
composed and conducted by Rex Corey. Featured in the cast
were Lawrence Dobkin and Joe Carnes with Johnny McGovern, Harry
Bartel and Lou Krugman, Harley Barris Chester, Howard mcneer is Doc,
and Georgia Ellis is Kiddy. Gun Smoke is heard by
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(28:10):
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in his own version of.
Speaker 3 (28:16):
The movie Mississippi Gambler.
Speaker 1 (28:18):
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Around Odd City and in the territory on West. There's
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(00:40):
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of a man who moved with it. Matt Dylan, United
States Marshall.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
But tender sat out another bottle of that rye was.
Speaker 3 (01:15):
Now, look, mister Thatcher, you just tell us once more
about this stud colt you gotta.
Speaker 4 (01:20):
He's a good colt, mister Butler, and a running colt.
Speaker 3 (01:23):
You tell me he can run some some about the
fastest thing in these parts.
Speaker 4 (01:30):
You're making fun of me, mister Butter, you and your friend.
Speaker 3 (01:33):
Oh, I don't know why you should think that. Out
here and Dodge. We're all interested in good horse flesh,
especially when it's some sort of a fancy new breed
quarter horse you call it.
Speaker 4 (01:45):
If you don't mind, I'll be going now. Oh no,
they're not yet, mister Thatcher. We'd all like to hear
some more about your stock, wouldn't we. Boy, But my
grandson's waiting for me outside that she does get about
those little old saw it off call of yours. I
understand he's no type horses you raise have run so high,
he look like they go down here.
Speaker 2 (02:08):
I can't fight to call his cold that way. Besides
it anth that he saw it off.
Speaker 3 (02:13):
It's just that he's got no back.
Speaker 2 (02:15):
His weathers run right into his crow.
Speaker 4 (02:17):
There is quarter horse and three quarters what else? I
guess this is all fun for you, But you.
Speaker 3 (02:24):
Got no call now, boys, I do believe that is upset.
He let me pour you another drink?
Speaker 4 (02:31):
No thanks, I'll be going.
Speaker 3 (02:33):
No, just a't sociable.
Speaker 4 (02:37):
He have a drink, I said, no, mister Butler, drink.
I'm old enough to be your father, mister Butler, and
I'll drink when I want and with who I want.
Speaker 3 (02:51):
You want to? You go to pull this whole stinking
bottle down your throat. That's enough, And Marshall Dylan, mister thatcher,
your grandson's waiting outside in the buckboard. You better get
along home.
Speaker 4 (03:05):
Huh, thank you, Marshall, Thank you very much.
Speaker 3 (03:12):
Old fool bragging in the quarticole. He's so proud of well,
buy a drink, Marshall, No, thank you, You just missed
the fun. We were having old fature on about his stock.
He's not young anymore, mister Butler. But let me warn
you about something. Sometime you may push him to fall.
We would just hur on him a bid.
Speaker 5 (03:33):
We didn't do any harm.
Speaker 3 (03:33):
Thatcher and his Grandsonter know out here. You find your
fun somewhere else, Butler, why don't you leave him be?
You know, when you torment an old man like that,
it makes you cheap, real cheap.
Speaker 5 (03:50):
Sit down man. You could buy me a drink if
you wanted.
Speaker 3 (03:57):
Yeah, sure, Uh Sam, send over a drink for miss Kitty,
will you?
Speaker 5 (04:02):
I have to drink a lot.
Speaker 6 (04:05):
Usually my partner drinks with me and not tonight, Kitty.
Speaker 5 (04:09):
You mad about something, Matt.
Speaker 3 (04:11):
No, no, tired?
Speaker 6 (04:14):
Maybe I saw you talking with that Butler over there.
Speaker 5 (04:18):
He say something to set you off.
Speaker 3 (04:21):
Yeah, maybe that's it, Kitty, I don't know. Oh, thanks, Sam,
you are.
Speaker 5 (04:28):
That was old man Thatcher over there wasn't.
Speaker 6 (04:30):
Yeah, whenever he comes in here, Butler gets him started
on this new breed of horse Thatcher's gut.
Speaker 5 (04:38):
Is that what it was tonight?
Speaker 3 (04:40):
Yeah, that's what it was.
Speaker 7 (04:41):
Mum.
Speaker 5 (04:42):
Happens every time it comes to town.
Speaker 3 (04:43):
Then, Oh, he's an old man, kitty, there's no way
he can fight back.
Speaker 6 (04:47):
Well, man, it's not your worry. You can't keep Butler
off his back anymore.
Speaker 5 (04:52):
I can't.
Speaker 4 (04:52):
Eh.
Speaker 3 (04:53):
They're like vultures circling a buffalo that's hurt, just waiting
for the time when he finally goes down the something
can settle for a meal. No, I'm thirsty after all.
I think I will have that drink, kiddy, sim Chester,
(05:20):
if you'd run these papers over to mister high Tower.
Speaker 4 (05:26):
Another wanted post on Johnny Ringo.
Speaker 3 (05:30):
Mister hi Tar is waiting for him, Chester, Yes, sir.
Speaker 8 (05:33):
But Johnny Ringo is out in Arizona. He never comes
back this way Chester.
Speaker 4 (05:38):
Yes, mister Dylan, I'll take him right over.
Speaker 8 (05:41):
Oh, is anything for me to do while I'm down
the other in the plaza?
Speaker 3 (05:45):
No? Nothing, I know.
Speaker 8 (05:47):
Well, then I'll just wait around down to the depot then,
mister Dilon, if it's all right, the morning train's doing
for Saint Louis in half hour?
Speaker 3 (05:57):
All right, Chestern Marshall, Oh, good morning, mister Thatcher.
Speaker 4 (06:02):
Got a minute to spare.
Speaker 1 (06:03):
I have a.
Speaker 3 (06:04):
Favorite ash, Yeah, certainly come on in. Uh, mister high
Tower's waiting, Chester, Yes, sir, we'll sit on, mister Thatcher.
Speaker 9 (06:15):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (06:17):
First of all, Marshall, I uh, I wanna thank you
for what you did last night over at the Texas Trail.
Speaker 3 (06:24):
Uh. Butler and his crowd just had too much to drink.
Speaker 4 (06:27):
So well, maybe I did too once I started hard
to stop and I get to argue I'm too old
to argue that way.
Speaker 3 (06:36):
Well, maybe you shouldn't go to the Texas Trail. Seems
every time you do, Butler Texas pleasure riding him.
Speaker 4 (06:42):
Well, it's that I wanted to talk to you about it.
Speaker 3 (06:45):
Oh, we'll go on.
Speaker 4 (06:47):
Well, Ed Butler's always said he's got the best horses
around Dodge or anywhere else.
Speaker 3 (06:52):
Maybe he does, mister Thatcher, mine or better. Well, I
don't know anything about your stock.
Speaker 4 (06:58):
Marshall, Dylon. Ed Butler's having breakfast right down the street
at the Dodge House. I want you to walk.
Speaker 3 (07:04):
Down there with me. Oh look, mister Thatcher, I don't
want to mix up in any personal problems between you
and Ed.
Speaker 4 (07:09):
Well, this ain't completely personal, Marshal, will save maybe in
a way. I come to you because I figure you're
the one man in Dodge with nothing to gain, and
you'll be honest. I got something here. I want you
to take it. No, it's the deed to my ranch.
Speaker 3 (07:26):
Why are you giving it to me?
Speaker 4 (07:28):
I want you to hold that deed and come with
me to meet Ed Butler. I'm gonna challenge him to
a grudge race my quarter coat against the best horse
he's got.
Speaker 3 (07:38):
Do you mean you're putting up your ranch on this race?
Speaker 4 (07:40):
Yes, sir, and I want you to hold the stakes.
Speaker 3 (07:46):
Look, it's it's no business of mine, but you could lose,
you know, No, sir, I don't figure I can. Mister Thatcher,
you and your grandson have been over here from Missouri
better than the year. Now, Now you know how these
people are, men such as Butler and the rest. There's
nothing more fun than ragging somebody, somebody who fights back
(08:07):
but isn't too strong. You're trying to lecture me, Marshall. Well,
it's because you're new here that they're making it rough
for you. You just don't know the ways yet. It's
no good, Marshall. Look, mister Thatcher, you're putting up everything
you got on this race. Now, what makes you the
show you can win? What's the special about this stud
colt that you've raised?
Speaker 4 (08:24):
He's a little special and most everyway, Marshall. His daddy
was cold Deck and his mother was the best man
in Missouri. Oh I know why Butler and the others
laugh at him. Compared there's some horses. He looks like
a bulldog beside a greyhound. His head short, and he
carries it too low. He's built too close to the ground,
(08:46):
with bulging muscles and short legs. But I'll tell you
one thing. He's just gone for. And as he stands now,
he's the most horse western Saint Louy. And there are
some like him in Texas now. And if I have
any say, one day, quarter horses will be all over
the West. When a man gets to be my age,
Marshall Dillon, and he's got to stand behind what he believes.
(09:09):
And I believe in this little horse, sleepy and he's quiet,
but he can unwind like the lightning.
Speaker 10 (09:17):
Hm.
Speaker 3 (09:19):
You've got a feel for horses, have me, Mister Thatcher.
Speaker 4 (09:23):
Much of a man talks one way and thinks another.
Will you walk with me down to the dodge house?
Speaker 9 (09:32):
Yeah, yeah, I'll walk with him.
Speaker 3 (09:48):
Well, Butler, that's it. And mister Thatcher here has asked
that I hold the purse. Couldn't ask for anything more fair,
then you race? Why sure, I'll race you name the day,
in the time.
Speaker 4 (09:58):
I'll be there this afternoon across the river.
Speaker 3 (10:01):
Good enough for me, all right, we'll make it at
two o'clock. I'll have Doc Adams there to look over
the horses. They'll both be sound or there'll be no races.
That agreed. That's good, and they'll run the way they
are shot or not shot. Mister Thatcher has suggested a
distance of four hundred yards. I try four hundred yards
hardly worth running, but I'm willing all right, since you
accept the match, mister Butler, your best to come to
(10:23):
some agreement on the bed with mister Thatcher here. What
do you figure your ranch and everything on it's worth? Thatcher?
Speaker 4 (10:28):
Oh, maybe four thousand dollars.
Speaker 3 (10:34):
That's high for just five six hundred acres, a few
out buildings and a couple of old milk cows. I'll
put four thousand against your deed, Marshall. I'll give it
to Hank here. He'll bring it over to your office
now right, if you have it there by noon?
Speaker 4 (10:48):
How about side that for me, mister Thatcher.
Speaker 11 (10:50):
Well, I don't know Hank Edge and what I've seen
a quarter mayor named Bell run down galves, and I
asked you, and I've seen Thatcher's cold run little.
Speaker 4 (11:03):
I'll take your side. Bet name it.
Speaker 3 (11:06):
Four hundred double at it's bet.
Speaker 4 (11:08):
Good nut, and it's eight hundred, and I'll bet the
quarter cold.
Speaker 3 (11:12):
Well, now, mister Thatcher, seems Jim Bales here don't have
no more sense than you. Well, at least you're not alone.
All right, Then everything's settled. Just one last thing, gentlemen,
this is going to be a fair race. Well, don't
need to worry, marshall. Ain't no reason to press my luck,
not against the jug.
Speaker 2 (11:32):
Headed cayuse like that.
Speaker 3 (11:34):
Why are you all right? That's enough? Now, come on,
mister Thatcher, Let's get out of here. Now. Why don't
you go on home. I'm going back to the office.
Speaker 4 (11:46):
You you think I'm just an old fool, don't you, Yes,
mister Thatcher, I do.
Speaker 3 (11:56):
Your head's strong and you're stubborn. But good luck to
you this afternoon.
Speaker 12 (12:13):
You know, mad everything the horse races and dies before
lots of times, but I never seen one where so
many people got concerned.
Speaker 4 (12:20):
But the whole town's in on it. Everybody's betting one
way or another.
Speaker 3 (12:24):
Yeah, I know, and I don't like it.
Speaker 4 (12:27):
Doc, Well, there's nothing wrong with that.
Speaker 3 (12:29):
Is the people like an excuse to celebrate in this afternoon.
There'll be whiskey running to help him. Whiskey and horses
don't mix when there's money changing hands.
Speaker 4 (12:38):
Matt, are you worried about that? You're putting his ranch
up on the race.
Speaker 3 (12:43):
He could lose his ranch?
Speaker 10 (12:45):
Doc?
Speaker 4 (12:47):
Oh, well, doesn't he have a chance.
Speaker 3 (12:51):
I don't know. I don't think so, mister Dial. Yeah,
what is it? Chester say?
Speaker 8 (12:56):
I was down the bridge a few minutes back watching
for Butler to take his horse across. I wanted to
know which one he was running well, and I didn't
recognize the horse. I thought probably'd be his sorrow, but
it wasn't. It was a horse I ain't never seen before.
Speaker 3 (13:09):
What horse is it? Justed ed?
Speaker 8 (13:10):
Butler ain't putting in no cow pony, mister Dylon.
Speaker 4 (13:13):
He's running a thoroughbred. Well, he's got no chance at all, No,
is that it? Man?
Speaker 3 (13:23):
Mister Thatcher's betting everything he has on this quarter horse
that his to beat a cow pony. Butler's running a
pure racing horse, a thoroughbred. Well, it's past one let's
get over to the other side of the river.
Speaker 1 (13:52):
We'll return for the second act of Gunsmoke in just
a moment. But first Tuesday nights, you have two dates
for a thrilling mystery on CBS Radio. Ones with Pam
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Remember next Tuesday and every Tuesday on most of these
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(14:15):
Now the second act of gun Smoke.
Speaker 4 (14:39):
My looks like half a Dodge's over here, mister Dylan.
Speaker 3 (14:43):
And maybe more than that Chester. See if you can
find ed Butler and old man that Cher and bring
him over here. Yes, hi man, Hi kidding.
Speaker 6 (14:52):
I haven't seen as many people in one spot since
last year when Eddie Foyd played the opera. It's kind
of a fiesta, isn't. Yeah, no way, nobody'd think it
to look at you. Where's the Phinney's line?
Speaker 5 (15:06):
Gonna be mad? I want to see good.
Speaker 3 (15:07):
Back up there about fifty yards.
Speaker 5 (15:09):
Oh find me pleasure?
Speaker 3 (15:10):
Yeah, okay, yeah, doctor.
Speaker 4 (15:14):
Oh here you are well. I've looked over both horses.
Speaker 12 (15:18):
They seem sound enough good. I don't get much call
to check horses anymore, mostly his babies these days, or
maybe a gunshot w.
Speaker 3 (15:26):
Doc who's gonna ride for Butler and Thatcher?
Speaker 12 (15:29):
You know, Butler's got Hank Thomas, and I think that's
a grandson's gonna ride for him.
Speaker 3 (15:34):
And I hope the boy knows what he's doing.
Speaker 4 (15:36):
I think he does.
Speaker 12 (15:36):
Man, he's got spurs in the switch. Help thatcher's getting
all liquored up.
Speaker 3 (15:43):
Well, that's his affair in the doc.
Speaker 12 (15:45):
Yeah, but he's got a skin for you know how
edgy he gets when he's that way.
Speaker 3 (15:49):
I sent Jester for him. He should be along anymore.
Speaker 12 (15:51):
The whole crowd seems kind of excited and nervy.
Speaker 4 (15:54):
Maybe I'll pick up some business out there.
Speaker 3 (15:55):
Uh, that's not funny.
Speaker 8 (15:58):
Doc, So miss Dylan, I found mister Butler.
Speaker 3 (16:04):
Marshall Whirst. Thatcher, Oh, I wouldn't know. Last time I
saw him, he was pouring down some red eye, preparing
for the loss. Maybe. Oh, mister high Tower and Dock
here are gonna act as chudges along with me Chester
old father starting gun. It's all terrible fancy for just
a whim with that old fool, thatchers, ain't it?
Speaker 4 (16:25):
You ain't call me an old fool now, But well,
it'll be different after the race. Drunk thatcher, any loss
a man can't when a horse race me.
Speaker 3 (16:35):
He's drunk, boy, what's the matter?
Speaker 4 (16:37):
Needs courage to bring your horse out here to the flash?
Speaker 3 (16:39):
All right, stay out of it, butler, Mister thatcher's your grandson,
all said, Yes, sir marshall, how about you, Butler?
Speaker 2 (16:46):
We're ready?
Speaker 3 (16:47):
All right? Then tell your riders to take our horses
down to those two buck boards down there. That'll be
the starting line.
Speaker 4 (16:52):
Thought you'd for me, didn't you, Butler? Bringing out that
thorowbread to run?
Speaker 10 (16:56):
Well, I don't care.
Speaker 2 (16:57):
I could still be cheered.
Speaker 3 (16:59):
You're talking and awful lot for a man. I ain't worried.
Speaker 4 (17:01):
Don't ride me, bucker.
Speaker 10 (17:03):
I've had it all.
Speaker 2 (17:04):
Listen to me, Thatcher. I put up with your chatter
long enough.
Speaker 10 (17:06):
Why are you right?
Speaker 3 (17:07):
That's enough. I'll just see to what you win, Thatcher.
I'll have your ranch and that culture think so much.
Speaker 4 (17:13):
Of Oh what did you say?
Speaker 2 (17:17):
You heard me?
Speaker 3 (17:18):
Just make sure you win if you can't.
Speaker 2 (17:21):
What did you say.
Speaker 3 (17:21):
About my coat?
Speaker 4 (17:23):
What did you mean?
Speaker 2 (17:25):
Well?
Speaker 3 (17:25):
At my bay mayor wins. I get your ranch and
everything on it, that.
Speaker 4 (17:28):
Includes your colt.
Speaker 2 (17:30):
No, no, that isn't right. Or what about it?
Speaker 3 (17:34):
Marshall, you're holding the purse and drawing up all the rules,
it seems what about it? Butler's right, mister Thatcher, that's
the way you made the bet.
Speaker 4 (17:45):
You are no good Butcker, no good at all.
Speaker 3 (17:48):
I didn't make the bet, all right, both of you.
Move your horses down to the starting line. It's two o'clock.
Speaker 2 (17:53):
Hey, move that bay down the mark.
Speaker 3 (17:57):
Go on down, mister Thatcher, Chester, you walk with him,
give him five minutes and then you can start them.
Speaker 8 (18:04):
Off five minutes.
Speaker 4 (18:06):
Yes, mister really was right, wasn't it.
Speaker 10 (18:10):
Mate?
Speaker 3 (18:11):
That has been drinking soon? Yeah, come on, duck, we'll
look up mister Hides.
Speaker 4 (18:19):
You know, Matt, this is like a holiday. It's like
a fiesta.
Speaker 3 (18:23):
Yeah, that's what the kiddies said.
Speaker 4 (18:25):
She's out here too.
Speaker 5 (18:26):
Yeah.
Speaker 12 (18:27):
Well, I guess maybe he's outside of mister Thatcher. The
only person not enjoying himself is you.
Speaker 4 (18:34):
Do.
Speaker 3 (18:35):
I have to enjoy a duck.
Speaker 4 (18:38):
I'm sorry, minute, what's up? Come on dock?
Speaker 8 (18:43):
What wait, mister Dylan, mister Thatcher, he's been short he's
been shot her.
Speaker 4 (18:56):
Where is her chest? Right over there?
Speaker 8 (18:58):
Playing on the ground?
Speaker 3 (18:59):
His boy with you all?
Speaker 4 (19:01):
Let me throw, let me throw, let me throw. He
just it's not not use looking dark. I know where
it is.
Speaker 3 (19:14):
He's bad man. What happened, mister Thatcher?
Speaker 4 (19:19):
And no, I won't see him running.
Speaker 3 (19:23):
Mister Thatcher. Listen to me.
Speaker 4 (19:26):
Oh, I'll never know for sure if my court couldn't.
Speaker 3 (19:40):
What happened Chester?
Speaker 8 (19:41):
You were with him, mister Dillon.
Speaker 4 (19:42):
I don't know.
Speaker 8 (19:43):
I was walking along, not thinking anything particular. Thatcher and
Butler was up ahead, and then Thatcher drew on Butler
tried to shoot him.
Speaker 3 (19:50):
I shot him.
Speaker 2 (19:51):
If that's what you want to know of, Marshall.
Speaker 4 (19:52):
It was self defense, Marshall, That's what it was, mister Dillon.
Speaker 2 (19:56):
Which he was drunk.
Speaker 4 (19:57):
You saw that for yourself, and he tried to kill me.
That's right, Marshall. What it says is right.
Speaker 8 (20:02):
That's why it happened, mister Dylon.
Speaker 3 (20:06):
I suppose now that that forfeits the race, Dylan, Marshall, Doc, well,
you take care of get him into a wagon and
back into tunn. I'll see you back there. Oh sure,
you give me a hand here, But what about that forfeit. Marshall.
(20:28):
You just can't wait till a man's cold before you
want his property, can you.
Speaker 4 (20:31):
Oh it ain't that, Dylan, The race ain't forfeit.
Speaker 2 (20:34):
I'll run it.
Speaker 3 (20:35):
That's a Thatcher boy, mister Dylon, Come here, son, what's
your name?
Speaker 7 (20:46):
I'm Lonnie Thatcher. I'm gonna ride Granddaddy's colt.
Speaker 3 (20:50):
Oh. Now, look, maybe I'm ken.
Speaker 7 (20:52):
Granddaddy was queer kind of, but what he said about
this colt is right, and I'm riding him in the race.
Speaker 3 (20:58):
Yeah, but with what's happened, maybe we should put the
race off. Well we'll run at sure, but not today,
not now.
Speaker 8 (21:04):
I'd agree to put it off.
Speaker 7 (21:05):
Granddaddy'd like it best. This way we'll.
Speaker 4 (21:08):
Race gracious need a tear in his eye.
Speaker 3 (21:11):
Mister all right, If that's the way you want it,
it's what I want.
Speaker 1 (21:15):
All right.
Speaker 3 (21:15):
Then, got on down to the starting line, both of you.
Go on Chester.
Speaker 4 (21:25):
I was looking for you, Marshall. Have we gonna have
the race?
Speaker 3 (21:28):
Yeah, that's a good thing.
Speaker 4 (21:29):
You know, there'd be a lot of people disappointed if
it didn't come off.
Speaker 3 (21:32):
And we wouldn't want that. What way, mister high Tower,
how's that the killing is hardly enough to make the
day complete, is it now?
Speaker 4 (21:39):
Marshall?
Speaker 11 (21:39):
I didn't mean anything wrong, it's just yeah, sure sure,
just forget it.
Speaker 3 (21:45):
Uh, move on up to the finish line. I'll get
a couple of these riders to clear the lane, all right,
mister Dylan, Uh you you're there? Would you write down
hard to start and make everybody move back and clear
a lane?
Speaker 10 (21:58):
All right?
Speaker 3 (21:59):
Everybody?
Speaker 1 (21:59):
Well, will you get back?
Speaker 2 (22:00):
Please?
Speaker 6 (22:02):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (22:02):
Would you clear the lane?
Speaker 1 (22:03):
Please?
Speaker 10 (22:04):
Please?
Speaker 2 (22:04):
Please move back? All you people there move back.
Speaker 4 (22:08):
That's it, you know it's time Marshall.
Speaker 3 (22:14):
Yeah, what's Chester waiting for? It looks like the colt's
acting up.
Speaker 4 (22:21):
I've never seen two different brito horses run against each other.
Speaker 3 (22:24):
And that coat's kicking up a storm.
Speaker 4 (22:26):
Could make a good column for the paper.
Speaker 3 (22:28):
Maybe come on, come on, get a hold of him, kid.
Speaker 4 (22:31):
Don't you think you make a good collar?
Speaker 2 (22:32):
Marshall?
Speaker 6 (22:36):
Had man look at that away?
Speaker 10 (22:41):
Right man? I'm you see that? That all that boy
did he?
Speaker 4 (22:57):
I guess there was no question about it, Matt.
Speaker 3 (22:59):
Yeah, it was the cold by half a length.
Speaker 4 (23:02):
A quarter horse beat a third brand. Now that is
something to say. And it's a new kind of horse,
and he's by. Well, Marshall, you should.
Speaker 3 (23:09):
Be happy because the boy won, and for that I
am happy. Yeah. Well, well, I got no complaint, Marshal.
It was par and square.
Speaker 4 (23:19):
If you, gentlemanly excuse me.
Speaker 2 (23:20):
I want to get back there.
Speaker 3 (23:22):
Sure, mister, hear.
Speaker 2 (23:24):
Marshall.
Speaker 3 (23:26):
Yeah, Look, Marshall, about what happened this afternoon, about thatcher.
I didn't really hold anything against the old man. I'm
sorry it happened. I told you sometime you'd push him
too far. Now he's dead.
Speaker 4 (23:48):
Oh, after all, Marshall, he drew first.
Speaker 3 (23:50):
I'm not saying you're a murderer, Butler, but you're small inside.
The only feeling I got for you is contempt. A
responsible for the death of that man to day, yet
there's nothing I can do about it. You're blaming me
for everything. It's not you. I guess it's just people.
(24:13):
Good day, mister Butler.
Speaker 5 (24:19):
Man, I was looking for you.
Speaker 3 (24:23):
Where's Loney?
Speaker 6 (24:24):
Thatcher kiddie standing over there by his horse crying. Maybe
you ought to talk to him, man, I'm going to well,
he doesn't want to see anybody. Some of us tried
talking to him.
Speaker 5 (24:38):
He just walked away.
Speaker 3 (24:42):
I'll see you later, Hey, boy, you better walk that
horse any horseman who knows he shouldn't be standing around
after running like that? Yes, sir, all right, I uh,
(25:05):
I got four thousand dollars for your loney. Do you
wanna take it? Or shall I give it to banker Hudson.
I'll take it. That might be better to leave it
in the bank, I said, I'll take it, alright, Son here,
Thank you, Marshall. Doller, Lonnie, you will you got any plans?
Speaker 4 (25:32):
Yes, sir.
Speaker 7 (25:33):
What I'm gonna do what my granddaddy always wanted to do.
I'm gonna raise horses like this stud coat. I'm gonna
breed 'em.
Speaker 3 (25:42):
Where you gonna do this? At your granddaddy's place? Yes, sir,
that's a big spread for a boy to handle alone.
Speaker 7 (25:49):
I'll manage.
Speaker 3 (25:52):
How old are you, Lenny?
Speaker 7 (25:54):
I got four thousand dollars to help me, and I'm
old enough to know my mind.
Speaker 3 (25:59):
Yeah, I get.
Speaker 7 (26:01):
And you know something else, Marshall, I understand these quarter
horses just like you Glenn Eddy did. When men in
these parts get sense enough to be interested in new
stock and what good mounts with a fine way of going,
they can come and buy them from me. Lonnie Thatcher.
Speaker 3 (26:19):
Yeah, and if I'm in a judge, that may not
take too long, Lenny, Thanks Marshallton. The boy's eyes were
glistling as he turned and walked away, leading his stud
cold home. Most of the crowd had left. They'd gone
(26:41):
back in the dodge to rerun the race over a
drink or two and talk about this new kind of horse,
this stocky, heavy muscle, quick as lightning quarter horse that
had come to Dodge. And now it was getting darker
because of some clouds building up over in the northwest.
(27:02):
And when I looked again, the boy and his horse
had almost vanished from the sight.
Speaker 1 (27:28):
Gun Smoke under the direction of Norman McDonald, stars William
Conrad as Matt Dillon US Marshall. The special music is
composed and conducted by Rex Corey. Featured in the cast
were Lawrence Dobkin and Joe Carnes with Johnny McGovern, Harry
Bartel and Lou Krugman, Harley Barris Chester, Howard mcneer is Doc,
and Georgia Ellis is Kiddy. Gun Smoke is heard by
(27:49):
our troops overseas through the facilities of the Armed Forces
Radio Service. Join us again next week as Matt Dylan
US Marshall Whites to bring law and order out of
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(28:10):
that great thespian Jack Benny attempts to show tyrone power
how it should have been done, playing the power role
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Speaker 3 (28:16):
The movie Mississippi Gambler.
Speaker 1 (28:18):
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