August 12, 2025 • 20 mins
Gunsmoke was a beloved American radio Western drama series centered on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad. The program aired from 1952 to 1961 and is widely considered one of the greatest western series ever produced for radio or television. It was gritty, featuring tough and sometimes very violent subject matter. Gunsmoke is a treasured classic that left a permanent mark of the history of radio and westerns.
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Speaker 1 (00:10):
Around 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 Marshal and the smell of
guns smoke gons Starry William Conrad The story of the
(00:42):
violence that moved west with Young America, and the story of.
Speaker 2 (00:45):
A man who moved with it.
Speaker 3 (00:47):
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 chancy job, and it makes a man watchful.
Had a little lone.
Speaker 2 (01:01):
Man, Miss dunt. I ain't gonna do no complaining today.
Even if the beers as warm as can be.
Speaker 3 (01:23):
I'd want the same natural Chester.
Speaker 2 (01:26):
Maybe not, but I swear to gracious. It seems like
this wind is put all the dust in Doge right
in my throat. It's pretty dry, all right, pretty dry white,
Mister Donnant's a whole lot moren pretty dry. Excuse me,
miss term be right y. Look here it's done, o
(01:48):
lady's bonnet. The wind was tearing it right on down
the street. I just did catch us very pretty. Just
what you need, Chester, Oh, I don't want it for myself.
I don't see nobody down the street though.
Speaker 3 (01:59):
Who might have down there in the wagon in front
of Jonas's story Say, oh yeah, well, I'll just carry
it on over to her.
Speaker 2 (02:07):
I'll catch up with him. All right, Chester, excuse me, ma'am,
I brung this bonnet.
Speaker 4 (02:20):
I thank you.
Speaker 5 (02:23):
I figured it.
Speaker 2 (02:23):
Must have been yours. But you sitting here without no
hat on and all?
Speaker 4 (02:26):
Yeah. Well, I loosened it for a minute to set
it straight. I shouldn't have in this wind.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
Well, it didn't make no difference, it didn't hurt it none.
Speaker 4 (02:36):
I was thinking for your trouble, mister.
Speaker 2 (02:39):
Proudfoot, Chester, proudfoot, I.
Speaker 4 (02:42):
Was thinking for your trouble, mister proudfoot.
Speaker 2 (02:44):
My land. That wasn't no trouble leaning down and snagging
up a pretty.
Speaker 4 (02:48):
Thing like glass. Well, I thank you, mister.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
As a matter of fact, it gives me the chance
to kindly pass the time of day with you, ma'am.
I think that's real nice fella like me. Well, he
enjoys meeting up with folks, especially a lady. Folks. Oh,
I guess we ain't rightly met yet. I don't know
(03:13):
your name.
Speaker 6 (03:15):
Well, my name's m seen, mister Crowdford.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
Well, now, that's nice. That's that's real nice. I ain't
seen you around here before, seene he just comes, Oh
staying on?
Speaker 7 (03:29):
Are you?
Speaker 8 (03:30):
I can't say for sure, mister Crowdford.
Speaker 2 (03:33):
I'd be pleased if you'd call me chester.
Speaker 4 (03:38):
Chester. I can't say for sure. We moved around a
lot upon me.
Speaker 2 (03:43):
Oh well you you staying out at the dodge house?
Speaker 4 (03:47):
That sack.
Speaker 8 (03:48):
No, there's a little place north of town away then,
must have been making a spelled the way it.
Speaker 2 (03:53):
Looks well now, it'd be nicey if you could stay
home here said, maybe I call.
Speaker 3 (04:00):
Where you can sell me. H, look out of the way.
Speaker 2 (04:04):
I'm sorry, sit here, let me help you a little
bit of that witness.
Speaker 3 (04:08):
You need to just get out of the way.
Speaker 8 (04:09):
Now.
Speaker 2 (04:09):
The way you talk to.
Speaker 6 (04:15):
Paul, this here is mister.
Speaker 2 (04:17):
He's got no time for foolishness.
Speaker 1 (04:19):
Going yea.
Speaker 2 (04:24):
Good bye, Miss Amish. It was nice talking, it was nice.
Speaker 7 (04:31):
Be sure it was money.
Speaker 3 (04:45):
A solon Kenny. Thanks for the bears.
Speaker 2 (04:47):
You're welcome, miss Miller. I'm sorry some matter of Chester.
Speaker 3 (04:55):
You running away? Running away?
Speaker 2 (04:58):
Who's from in the wagon back there?
Speaker 8 (05:01):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (05:01):
No, such a thing is done. Oh she's a real
nice girl. I just want to see me, kitty.
Speaker 3 (05:07):
That's all all right, Chester, all right, I'll pick up
the nail and boy, I.
Speaker 2 (05:11):
Clean thought about that much doing. I'm going down.
Speaker 3 (05:15):
Oh no, never mind. That seems to be your day
for talking to ladies.
Speaker 2 (05:18):
Well, I wasn't named to put you out, and.
Speaker 3 (05:20):
I'm gonna go down there anyway. You go on.
Speaker 2 (05:22):
You see kitty, Well, I just wanted to ask her
something and.
Speaker 3 (05:24):
She'll probably have an answer. I'll see you later, all right,
buy mis don oh Chester, whiskey there?
Speaker 2 (05:35):
Oh uh no, thank you, said I I was looking.
Speaker 3 (05:38):
For this kitty.
Speaker 9 (05:39):
She just went into the check supplies in the back room.
Mis kitty, Chester, I want to see it.
Speaker 8 (05:49):
Wow, Lord Chester, I want to quit coomy sitting down
some worse?
Speaker 2 (05:55):
Sure, Chester, we can do you.
Speaker 4 (05:57):
Want to drink it?
Speaker 2 (05:58):
Well mostly I did. I just want to talk private like.
Speaker 8 (06:03):
All right, then come on back to the office time,
bring in a couple of beers.
Speaker 2 (06:07):
Well you Suremskitty say down Chester, thank you?
Speaker 6 (06:21):
M alright, Nonchester, what's on your mind?
Speaker 2 (06:25):
Well? Uh, mister kittie, I I I figure you kindly
know about ladies.
Speaker 8 (06:30):
Uh sometimes I think I know more about man Chester.
Speaker 2 (06:34):
Well, I I mean, you know what's right and proper.
Speaker 8 (06:37):
Well, if I didn't know, I wouldn't get much chance
to use it around head.
Speaker 2 (06:42):
Oh but maybe you might kindly be of the mind
to give me some advice, miss kitty. But if you ain't,
Oh sure, I am Chester?
Speaker 8 (06:51):
Uh uh hey, I thanks Tom.
Speaker 2 (06:59):
Well, no, what do you want to know? It's about
a girl.
Speaker 4 (07:04):
I figured that.
Speaker 2 (07:05):
Who is she? Her name is missus m Feenie.
Speaker 6 (07:10):
You keeping the company with a justice?
Speaker 2 (07:11):
Oh no, ma'am, I ain't not yet. I ain't anyway.
That's what I wanted to ask you about.
Speaker 4 (07:17):
You don't need my permission, Chester.
Speaker 2 (07:20):
I ain't asking your permission, miss kitty. I'm asking if it's.
Speaker 4 (07:23):
Proper, Well, why wouldn't it be?
Speaker 2 (07:26):
Well, see I I just seen her there, stepping in
a waggon outside of mister Jones's store. You talk to it, Well, yes, ma'am,
I I did talk to you. Oh yes, misqui she did,
and just as nice.
Speaker 4 (07:38):
But then what's your problem?
Speaker 2 (07:39):
Well, I can't make up my mind if it be
proper to call on her. She just just talking to her.
I got that one. Didn't you tell you not to?
Oh no, no, she didn't, But she didn't hardly have
time to her, pall come out and me and drove
off an awful be hurry.
Speaker 8 (07:55):
Oh, I don't think i'd worry about a fan proper, Chester,
I'd worry her. Pa.
Speaker 2 (08:00):
Oh, I ain't worry nothing about him.
Speaker 4 (08:02):
Well, then go see your Chester.
Speaker 2 (08:03):
If I haven't sake, you think that'd work out? Alright?
Speaker 8 (08:07):
And miss Kitty, I don't know how it'll work out, Chester,
But you won't find out if I staying away.
Speaker 2 (08:18):
That's a fact, ain't it, Miss Kitty? That's a fact, Chester,
Early in Bigine. I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna do
it as soon as I can get me a haircut.
Speaker 8 (08:27):
Her name must be Delilah.
Speaker 2 (08:30):
Oh was that?
Speaker 8 (08:31):
Never mind?
Speaker 3 (08:32):
Chester?
Speaker 8 (08:33):
But if she's able to get your haircut, I'm all for.
Maybe she'll be real good.
Speaker 2 (08:38):
For you, you know, Miss Kitty, I was thinking the
same thing.
Speaker 10 (09:00):
You get things packed up now, and we wanna be
ready as soon.
Speaker 2 (09:03):
As the group comes.
Speaker 4 (09:04):
I'm doing it.
Speaker 2 (09:04):
Talk it's likely to come in any night now.
Speaker 6 (09:06):
Yes, Uh? I wish we could stay on here for
a spell.
Speaker 2 (09:11):
Well we can't.
Speaker 6 (09:14):
I know we can't.
Speaker 4 (09:16):
Ain't easy to open here?
Speaker 2 (09:18):
Moving on?
Speaker 6 (09:21):
Who likes to stay at spell?
Speaker 10 (09:22):
Get to know folks, now you get to California, we'll stay.
Now going up, girl, get things together? Yeah, Pa, Now
who could that be?
Speaker 4 (09:38):
Is somebody coming?
Speaker 3 (09:39):
Ah?
Speaker 11 (09:41):
I'll go send him on his way?
Speaker 6 (09:46):
What I I think that?
Speaker 10 (09:50):
Well?
Speaker 6 (09:50):
Yes, it is like Mr Brotherford.
Speaker 3 (09:53):
You know him?
Speaker 6 (09:55):
Well, you've seen him too, Paul. He's the man I
talked to in Dutch.
Speaker 3 (09:58):
What she's doing out here?
Speaker 4 (10:00):
I think you? I think he's come to call Pas
the call on you.
Speaker 6 (10:06):
He's a real nice man.
Speaker 3 (10:07):
Well, I don't care how nice he is.
Speaker 10 (10:09):
Ain't nobody give be nosing around here when Rupe comes in?
Speaker 3 (10:12):
You know that?
Speaker 6 (10:13):
Sure, Paw, I know, but I've sent him home before nightfall.
It can't hurt none, Please, Paul, I don't hardly get
cold on hardly at all.
Speaker 10 (10:23):
Well, alright am, but you get him out of here
for a dusk.
Speaker 4 (10:27):
Man, Chip, Paul, Sure I will be alright. Why I know,
mister proud Fort.
Speaker 2 (10:35):
How do miss him I come to call? If that's
all right with you?
Speaker 4 (10:40):
Which fine? Chester? Which is fine? Would you like to
step into the house?
Speaker 2 (10:49):
I like you said, that'd be nice, Missa. Henry's real nice.
Speaker 6 (10:54):
Perhaps I could offer you a cup of coffee?
Speaker 2 (10:57):
Yes, man, you sure could.
Speaker 5 (11:00):
He be mighty nice, Matt, I.
Speaker 9 (11:18):
Thought, Chust, he never wanted to miss one of your
weekly gun inspections.
Speaker 3 (11:23):
Well he, uh, he usually doesn't.
Speaker 2 (11:27):
Doctor, You know which man, he's sick or something.
Speaker 3 (11:30):
No, No, he's gonna call it, call it testing. That's right.
He's up north someplace, call on the lady.
Speaker 9 (11:41):
He must have been really smitten to missus Chow with
a gun.
Speaker 3 (11:46):
You know what, doctor, He even went to Kitty for advice. Yeah,
I'll say this one man.
Speaker 2 (11:53):
He went to the right person.
Speaker 9 (11:56):
Ah, doesn't I think you may tell him that you
were able to do without him.
Speaker 7 (12:02):
He hurt his feelings.
Speaker 3 (12:04):
His feelings aren't the only thing is likely to get
hurt if he keeps kiting her on all over the countryside.
Speaker 2 (12:09):
Well there, doctor, mister Dylon, you shut up Chester, I
tell you now, it is a pretty day. There ain't
many pretty days and Kansas as a rule, but this
is sure one of them. That's what it always seems
with a man who is Carton, sister. I wouldn't exactly
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say Carton, Oh well, keeping company.
Speaker 3 (12:33):
He's only known her for three days, doctor.
Speaker 9 (12:36):
Well, it does no matter how long a man knows
a girl long. No, it's how well how well do
you know this with Chester?
Speaker 2 (12:44):
Well enough to know that she's a real nice lady.
Oh what does she think of you? She thinks not
for me, so she claims she'll always have a pot
of coffee on the stove for me.
Speaker 3 (12:55):
Uh tell me something, Chester, you figure that you're gonna
be calling many more times in the daytime.
Speaker 2 (13:02):
Well, she was doing it. It's just that her pod
don't like her keeping company in the nighttime.
Speaker 3 (13:08):
Oh, sir, her pauses Smike man.
Speaker 2 (13:11):
But if there's anything special you wanted me to do,
I could surely do it after somedown. Oh no, no, no,
I wouldn't mind a bid. Indeed, I would.
Speaker 3 (13:18):
Thank you very much. Chester. That's very kind of.
Speaker 2 (13:24):
Did these wanted circulars come in today, miss Doing?
Speaker 8 (13:27):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (13:28):
I went down and picked up.
Speaker 2 (13:29):
Well, I thought you always took care of the mail. Chester.
Well I wasn't here when it come in.
Speaker 3 (13:36):
You see what I mean?
Speaker 2 (13:37):
Doc, Yeah, I see, Well they don't you like? None
of these felling around the circlers is any too important?
Would Oh?
Speaker 3 (13:48):
Oh what's the matter?
Speaker 2 (13:50):
Oh my goodness, well, what's the matter of Chester? Well?
I I I.
Speaker 9 (14:00):
What stop standing there like a stricken calf and tell
us what to use you. I, well, I it's this
army post.
Speaker 2 (14:08):
You may let.
Speaker 3 (14:12):
The army deserter. Yes, true, Rupe Feene, Oh, well do
you know him?
Speaker 2 (14:19):
Knows much? General? I don't know him. Well, then what's
eating you? I think I know his cause? And his sister?
Speaker 3 (14:27):
Uh this new girl heres her name Poene?
Speaker 2 (14:32):
Yes, sure it is?
Speaker 9 (14:34):
Well, no man, he said, no wonder he's upset. It
isn't easy to find out your girl's family has a
a wanted man.
Speaker 3 (14:41):
And the uh here's a Chester, that's Rupe Feenne. He
isn't out there knowledge he Chester.
Speaker 2 (14:46):
Know, sure he ain't out there. Well, don't you worry, No, sir,
you were a Chester.
Speaker 3 (14:50):
Matt isn't gonna make your arrest your girl.
Speaker 2 (14:51):
I'll knock it ain't that.
Speaker 3 (14:54):
But well, come Onnchester. Well what's the matter.
Speaker 2 (14:57):
Well, the matter is much Younge. I don't rightly know
what to what do you mean? What there's this nice
fine lady, miss Dina, and her brother An and he's
her little brother too. He's went and got hisself in
trouble like that.
Speaker 3 (15:13):
Well, Chester, you don't have to tell her about it, no, sir, Well,
what's the matter of that?
Speaker 2 (15:20):
Well? I just don't want her to have no bad feelings,
that's all. Well, you can't help it. If her brother
just heard it, they will be awful if she has
bad fear, Yes, Doc, it will. They just need no
way for me to help it, because I I I
I gotta touch him.
Speaker 3 (15:37):
Miss Dulnane, What you gotta tell me? What Chester? Come on?
Speak up?
Speaker 2 (15:42):
What well that they're waiting for Rupe? You need to
come meet him there?
Speaker 3 (15:49):
Oh was that supposed to be?
Speaker 2 (15:54):
I don't know just when Miss Done and that miss him? Yeah,
I know, I know she just said they was waiting
for a brother anytime now. I don't think she knows
nothing's wrong though.
Speaker 3 (16:05):
All right, I guess we do. But I get out
there now.
Speaker 2 (16:11):
You don't have to callm Chester. Thank you, Miss Young,
But I reckon a man has to meet up with
the way things are. I'll get the horses. He must
(16:32):
have came just Afterry left.
Speaker 3 (16:34):
Miss Dylan, and they must have packed up in a hurry.
That house was sure cleaned out.
Speaker 2 (16:38):
Oh, I guess I wasn't thinking too good when I
was there drinking coffee and all.
Speaker 3 (16:43):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (16:43):
See what I mean is they was packed to leave
all the time. Things and barrels and cases instead of
scattered around the room.
Speaker 3 (16:50):
I think couldn't have got too far at Chester. Don't
worry about it, Jolt.
Speaker 2 (16:53):
I ain't worried about not catching him. I'm worried about
when we do. Mis John Yonder's wagon.
Speaker 1 (17:04):
Hey, I see it.
Speaker 8 (17:06):
All right?
Speaker 3 (17:07):
Come on, hey, hold up here? Who are you?
Speaker 8 (17:24):
You are?
Speaker 3 (17:25):
Marcial? Stop the wagon?
Speaker 2 (17:36):
Why just roll me?
Speaker 3 (17:38):
Sam? Your name Phoenne it is I'm looking for your son, Rupe.
Speaker 2 (17:44):
He's in the army.
Speaker 3 (17:46):
Oh yes, is that his horse tied to the wagon.
You don't see him, do you?
Speaker 8 (17:51):
No?
Speaker 3 (17:52):
I don't see him, but I think I wouldn't see
him if I pull that canvas off the wagon. Fan,
you stay away from my I wouldn't want any trouble,
mister Foenney, but I can cause trouble up I have to,
and I'll tell your son to come out now you
were there's no use for any killing. But if I
have to shoot, I will now tell him to come out.
Speaker 11 (18:07):
No, now, I gonna want no killing. Come on, Rupe,
get up, Get up, Rupe.
Speaker 3 (18:19):
We ain't gonna make it.
Speaker 2 (18:21):
I guess I should have knowed who never would.
Speaker 3 (18:24):
We have made it?
Speaker 2 (18:25):
If we'd let me keep my gun, Pa, keep.
Speaker 3 (18:27):
Pause a wise man. Maybe they want shoot him? All right,
come on, get on, let me see him.
Speaker 6 (18:37):
I don't think you have anything to say to me,
mister Pros.
Speaker 2 (18:39):
Yes, ma'am, I do.
Speaker 6 (18:40):
I thought you was coming to see me, just like
any man, come and call him.
Speaker 4 (18:43):
I didn't think he was just spying on my brother.
Speaker 2 (18:46):
I swear to goodness.
Speaker 4 (18:47):
I know I'm a pretty woman or a.
Speaker 6 (18:48):
Proud woman, but I thought this one time, just this
one time, can we go, know, Paul, Yes, we might
as well go on and go now, Pa, go now?
Speaker 2 (19:03):
Oh alright, then, Rupe, I should have had the gunpow. No, No,
this is the right way.
Speaker 8 (19:13):
Now.
Speaker 3 (19:13):
You still alive?
Speaker 2 (19:14):
Boy?
Speaker 3 (19:17):
You right?
Speaker 2 (19:26):
She wouldn't even see mere proper goodbye. I was sorry, Chester, Well,
I reckon. She couldn't help him. Bad feelings, mis donan, Yeah, Chester, and.
Speaker 3 (19:43):
He'd always he to be alarm man, not not always.
I come on, let's get the prisoner back.
Speaker 2 (19:53):
To thatch.
Speaker 7 (19:59):
Uh, James.
Speaker 1 (20:23):
Gunn Smoke produced and directed in Hollywood by Norman McDonald's
stars William Conrad as Matt Dylan Us Marshall. The story
was especially written for gun Smoke by Marion Clark, with
editorial supervision by John Mesteron. Featured in the cast were
Gene Bates, John Dayner and James Musser. Harley There is Chester,
Howard mcneer is doc. And Georgia Allis is Kidding
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 Marshal and the smell of
guns smoke gons Starry William Conrad The story of the
(00:42):
violence that moved west with Young America, and the story of.
Speaker 2 (00:45):
A man who moved with it.
Speaker 3 (00:47):
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 chancy job, and it makes a man watchful.
Had a little lone.
Speaker 2 (01:01):
Man, Miss dunt. I ain't gonna do no complaining today.
Even if the beers as warm as can be.
Speaker 3 (01:23):
I'd want the same natural Chester.
Speaker 2 (01:26):
Maybe not, but I swear to gracious. It seems like
this wind is put all the dust in Doge right
in my throat. It's pretty dry, all right, pretty dry white,
Mister Donnant's a whole lot moren pretty dry. Excuse me,
miss term be right y. Look here it's done, o
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lady's bonnet. The wind was tearing it right on down
the street. I just did catch us very pretty. Just
what you need, Chester, Oh, I don't want it for myself.
I don't see nobody down the street though.
Speaker 3 (01:59):
Who might have down there in the wagon in front
of Jonas's story Say, oh yeah, well, I'll just carry
it on over to her.
Speaker 2 (02:07):
I'll catch up with him. All right, Chester, excuse me, ma'am,
I brung this bonnet.
Speaker 4 (02:20):
I thank you.
Speaker 5 (02:23):
I figured it.
Speaker 2 (02:23):
Must have been yours. But you sitting here without no
hat on and all?
Speaker 4 (02:26):
Yeah. Well, I loosened it for a minute to set
it straight. I shouldn't have in this wind.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
Well, it didn't make no difference, it didn't hurt it none.
Speaker 4 (02:36):
I was thinking for your trouble, mister.
Speaker 2 (02:39):
Proudfoot, Chester, proudfoot, I.
Speaker 4 (02:42):
Was thinking for your trouble, mister proudfoot.
Speaker 2 (02:44):
My land. That wasn't no trouble leaning down and snagging
up a pretty.
Speaker 4 (02:48):
Thing like glass. Well, I thank you, mister.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
As a matter of fact, it gives me the chance
to kindly pass the time of day with you, ma'am.
I think that's real nice fella like me. Well, he
enjoys meeting up with folks, especially a lady. Folks. Oh,
I guess we ain't rightly met yet. I don't know
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your name.
Speaker 6 (03:15):
Well, my name's m seen, mister Crowdford.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
Well, now, that's nice. That's that's real nice. I ain't
seen you around here before, seene he just comes, Oh
staying on?
Speaker 7 (03:29):
Are you?
Speaker 8 (03:30):
I can't say for sure, mister Crowdford.
Speaker 2 (03:33):
I'd be pleased if you'd call me chester.
Speaker 4 (03:38):
Chester. I can't say for sure. We moved around a
lot upon me.
Speaker 2 (03:43):
Oh well you you staying out at the dodge house?
Speaker 4 (03:47):
That sack.
Speaker 8 (03:48):
No, there's a little place north of town away then,
must have been making a spelled the way it.
Speaker 2 (03:53):
Looks well now, it'd be nicey if you could stay
home here said, maybe I call.
Speaker 3 (04:00):
Where you can sell me. H, look out of the way.
Speaker 2 (04:04):
I'm sorry, sit here, let me help you a little
bit of that witness.
Speaker 3 (04:08):
You need to just get out of the way.
Speaker 8 (04:09):
Now.
Speaker 2 (04:09):
The way you talk to.
Speaker 6 (04:15):
Paul, this here is mister.
Speaker 2 (04:17):
He's got no time for foolishness.
Speaker 1 (04:19):
Going yea.
Speaker 2 (04:24):
Good bye, Miss Amish. It was nice talking, it was nice.
Speaker 7 (04:31):
Be sure it was money.
Speaker 3 (04:45):
A solon Kenny. Thanks for the bears.
Speaker 2 (04:47):
You're welcome, miss Miller. I'm sorry some matter of Chester.
Speaker 3 (04:55):
You running away? Running away?
Speaker 2 (04:58):
Who's from in the wagon back there?
Speaker 8 (05:01):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (05:01):
No, such a thing is done. Oh she's a real
nice girl. I just want to see me, kitty.
Speaker 3 (05:07):
That's all all right, Chester, all right, I'll pick up
the nail and boy, I.
Speaker 2 (05:11):
Clean thought about that much doing. I'm going down.
Speaker 3 (05:15):
Oh no, never mind. That seems to be your day
for talking to ladies.
Speaker 2 (05:18):
Well, I wasn't named to put you out, and.
Speaker 3 (05:20):
I'm gonna go down there anyway. You go on.
Speaker 2 (05:22):
You see kitty, Well, I just wanted to ask her
something and.
Speaker 3 (05:24):
She'll probably have an answer. I'll see you later, all right,
buy mis don oh Chester, whiskey there?
Speaker 2 (05:35):
Oh uh no, thank you, said I I was looking.
Speaker 3 (05:38):
For this kitty.
Speaker 9 (05:39):
She just went into the check supplies in the back room.
Mis kitty, Chester, I want to see it.
Speaker 8 (05:49):
Wow, Lord Chester, I want to quit coomy sitting down
some worse?
Speaker 2 (05:55):
Sure, Chester, we can do you.
Speaker 4 (05:57):
Want to drink it?
Speaker 2 (05:58):
Well mostly I did. I just want to talk private like.
Speaker 8 (06:03):
All right, then come on back to the office time,
bring in a couple of beers.
Speaker 2 (06:07):
Well you Suremskitty say down Chester, thank you?
Speaker 6 (06:21):
M alright, Nonchester, what's on your mind?
Speaker 2 (06:25):
Well? Uh, mister kittie, I I I figure you kindly
know about ladies.
Speaker 8 (06:30):
Uh sometimes I think I know more about man Chester.
Speaker 2 (06:34):
Well, I I mean, you know what's right and proper.
Speaker 8 (06:37):
Well, if I didn't know, I wouldn't get much chance
to use it around head.
Speaker 2 (06:42):
Oh but maybe you might kindly be of the mind
to give me some advice, miss kitty. But if you ain't,
Oh sure, I am Chester?
Speaker 8 (06:51):
Uh uh hey, I thanks Tom.
Speaker 2 (06:59):
Well, no, what do you want to know? It's about
a girl.
Speaker 4 (07:04):
I figured that.
Speaker 2 (07:05):
Who is she? Her name is missus m Feenie.
Speaker 6 (07:10):
You keeping the company with a justice?
Speaker 2 (07:11):
Oh no, ma'am, I ain't not yet. I ain't anyway.
That's what I wanted to ask you about.
Speaker 4 (07:17):
You don't need my permission, Chester.
Speaker 2 (07:20):
I ain't asking your permission, miss kitty. I'm asking if it's.
Speaker 4 (07:23):
Proper, Well, why wouldn't it be?
Speaker 2 (07:26):
Well, see I I just seen her there, stepping in
a waggon outside of mister Jones's store. You talk to it, Well, yes, ma'am,
I I did talk to you. Oh yes, misqui she did,
and just as nice.
Speaker 4 (07:38):
But then what's your problem?
Speaker 2 (07:39):
Well, I can't make up my mind if it be
proper to call on her. She just just talking to her.
I got that one. Didn't you tell you not to?
Oh no, no, she didn't, But she didn't hardly have
time to her, pall come out and me and drove
off an awful be hurry.
Speaker 8 (07:55):
Oh, I don't think i'd worry about a fan proper, Chester,
I'd worry her. Pa.
Speaker 2 (08:00):
Oh, I ain't worry nothing about him.
Speaker 4 (08:02):
Well, then go see your Chester.
Speaker 2 (08:03):
If I haven't sake, you think that'd work out? Alright?
Speaker 8 (08:07):
And miss Kitty, I don't know how it'll work out, Chester,
But you won't find out if I staying away.
Speaker 2 (08:18):
That's a fact, ain't it, Miss Kitty? That's a fact, Chester,
Early in Bigine. I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna do
it as soon as I can get me a haircut.
Speaker 8 (08:27):
Her name must be Delilah.
Speaker 2 (08:30):
Oh was that?
Speaker 8 (08:31):
Never mind?
Speaker 3 (08:32):
Chester?
Speaker 8 (08:33):
But if she's able to get your haircut, I'm all for.
Maybe she'll be real good.
Speaker 2 (08:38):
For you, you know, Miss Kitty, I was thinking the
same thing.
Speaker 10 (09:00):
You get things packed up now, and we wanna be
ready as soon.
Speaker 2 (09:03):
As the group comes.
Speaker 4 (09:04):
I'm doing it.
Speaker 2 (09:04):
Talk it's likely to come in any night now.
Speaker 6 (09:06):
Yes, Uh? I wish we could stay on here for
a spell.
Speaker 2 (09:11):
Well we can't.
Speaker 6 (09:14):
I know we can't.
Speaker 4 (09:16):
Ain't easy to open here?
Speaker 2 (09:18):
Moving on?
Speaker 6 (09:21):
Who likes to stay at spell?
Speaker 10 (09:22):
Get to know folks, now you get to California, we'll stay.
Now going up, girl, get things together? Yeah, Pa, Now
who could that be?
Speaker 4 (09:38):
Is somebody coming?
Speaker 3 (09:39):
Ah?
Speaker 11 (09:41):
I'll go send him on his way?
Speaker 6 (09:46):
What I I think that?
Speaker 10 (09:50):
Well?
Speaker 6 (09:50):
Yes, it is like Mr Brotherford.
Speaker 3 (09:53):
You know him?
Speaker 6 (09:55):
Well, you've seen him too, Paul. He's the man I
talked to in Dutch.
Speaker 3 (09:58):
What she's doing out here?
Speaker 4 (10:00):
I think you? I think he's come to call Pas
the call on you.
Speaker 6 (10:06):
He's a real nice man.
Speaker 3 (10:07):
Well, I don't care how nice he is.
Speaker 10 (10:09):
Ain't nobody give be nosing around here when Rupe comes in?
Speaker 3 (10:12):
You know that?
Speaker 6 (10:13):
Sure, Paw, I know, but I've sent him home before nightfall.
It can't hurt none, Please, Paul, I don't hardly get
cold on hardly at all.
Speaker 10 (10:23):
Well, alright am, but you get him out of here
for a dusk.
Speaker 4 (10:27):
Man, Chip, Paul, Sure I will be alright. Why I know,
mister proud Fort.
Speaker 2 (10:35):
How do miss him I come to call? If that's
all right with you?
Speaker 4 (10:40):
Which fine? Chester? Which is fine? Would you like to
step into the house?
Speaker 2 (10:49):
I like you said, that'd be nice, Missa. Henry's real nice.
Speaker 6 (10:54):
Perhaps I could offer you a cup of coffee?
Speaker 2 (10:57):
Yes, man, you sure could.
Speaker 5 (11:00):
He be mighty nice, Matt, I.
Speaker 9 (11:18):
Thought, Chust, he never wanted to miss one of your
weekly gun inspections.
Speaker 3 (11:23):
Well he, uh, he usually doesn't.
Speaker 2 (11:27):
Doctor, You know which man, he's sick or something.
Speaker 3 (11:30):
No, No, he's gonna call it, call it testing. That's right.
He's up north someplace, call on the lady.
Speaker 9 (11:41):
He must have been really smitten to missus Chow with
a gun.
Speaker 3 (11:46):
You know what, doctor, He even went to Kitty for advice. Yeah,
I'll say this one man.
Speaker 2 (11:53):
He went to the right person.
Speaker 9 (11:56):
Ah, doesn't I think you may tell him that you
were able to do without him.
Speaker 7 (12:02):
He hurt his feelings.
Speaker 3 (12:04):
His feelings aren't the only thing is likely to get
hurt if he keeps kiting her on all over the countryside.
Speaker 2 (12:09):
Well there, doctor, mister Dylon, you shut up Chester, I
tell you now, it is a pretty day. There ain't
many pretty days and Kansas as a rule, but this
is sure one of them. That's what it always seems
with a man who is Carton, sister. I wouldn't exactly
(12:29):
say Carton, Oh well, keeping company.
Speaker 3 (12:33):
He's only known her for three days, doctor.
Speaker 9 (12:36):
Well, it does no matter how long a man knows
a girl long. No, it's how well how well do
you know this with Chester?
Speaker 2 (12:44):
Well enough to know that she's a real nice lady.
Oh what does she think of you? She thinks not
for me, so she claims she'll always have a pot
of coffee on the stove for me.
Speaker 3 (12:55):
Uh tell me something, Chester, you figure that you're gonna
be calling many more times in the daytime.
Speaker 2 (13:02):
Well, she was doing it. It's just that her pod
don't like her keeping company in the nighttime.
Speaker 3 (13:08):
Oh, sir, her pauses Smike man.
Speaker 2 (13:11):
But if there's anything special you wanted me to do,
I could surely do it after somedown. Oh no, no, no,
I wouldn't mind a bid. Indeed, I would.
Speaker 3 (13:18):
Thank you very much. Chester. That's very kind of.
Speaker 2 (13:24):
Did these wanted circulars come in today, miss Doing?
Speaker 8 (13:27):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (13:28):
I went down and picked up.
Speaker 2 (13:29):
Well, I thought you always took care of the mail. Chester.
Well I wasn't here when it come in.
Speaker 3 (13:36):
You see what I mean?
Speaker 2 (13:37):
Doc, Yeah, I see, Well they don't you like? None
of these felling around the circlers is any too important?
Would Oh?
Speaker 3 (13:48):
Oh what's the matter?
Speaker 2 (13:50):
Oh my goodness, well, what's the matter of Chester? Well?
I I I.
Speaker 9 (14:00):
What stop standing there like a stricken calf and tell
us what to use you. I, well, I it's this
army post.
Speaker 2 (14:08):
You may let.
Speaker 3 (14:12):
The army deserter. Yes, true, Rupe Feene, Oh, well do
you know him?
Speaker 2 (14:19):
Knows much? General? I don't know him. Well, then what's
eating you? I think I know his cause? And his sister?
Speaker 3 (14:27):
Uh this new girl heres her name Poene?
Speaker 2 (14:32):
Yes, sure it is?
Speaker 9 (14:34):
Well, no man, he said, no wonder he's upset. It
isn't easy to find out your girl's family has a
a wanted man.
Speaker 3 (14:41):
And the uh here's a Chester, that's Rupe Feenne. He
isn't out there knowledge he Chester.
Speaker 2 (14:46):
Know, sure he ain't out there. Well, don't you worry, No, sir,
you were a Chester.
Speaker 3 (14:50):
Matt isn't gonna make your arrest your girl.
Speaker 2 (14:51):
I'll knock it ain't that.
Speaker 3 (14:54):
But well, come Onnchester. Well what's the matter.
Speaker 2 (14:57):
Well, the matter is much Younge. I don't rightly know
what to what do you mean? What there's this nice
fine lady, miss Dina, and her brother An and he's
her little brother too. He's went and got hisself in
trouble like that.
Speaker 3 (15:13):
Well, Chester, you don't have to tell her about it, no, sir, Well,
what's the matter of that?
Speaker 2 (15:20):
Well? I just don't want her to have no bad feelings,
that's all. Well, you can't help it. If her brother
just heard it, they will be awful if she has
bad fear, Yes, Doc, it will. They just need no
way for me to help it, because I I I
I gotta touch him.
Speaker 3 (15:37):
Miss Dulnane, What you gotta tell me? What Chester? Come on?
Speak up?
Speaker 2 (15:42):
What well that they're waiting for Rupe? You need to
come meet him there?
Speaker 3 (15:49):
Oh was that supposed to be?
Speaker 2 (15:54):
I don't know just when Miss Done and that miss him? Yeah,
I know, I know she just said they was waiting
for a brother anytime now. I don't think she knows
nothing's wrong though.
Speaker 3 (16:05):
All right, I guess we do. But I get out
there now.
Speaker 2 (16:11):
You don't have to callm Chester. Thank you, Miss Young,
But I reckon a man has to meet up with
the way things are. I'll get the horses. He must
(16:32):
have came just Afterry left.
Speaker 3 (16:34):
Miss Dylan, and they must have packed up in a hurry.
That house was sure cleaned out.
Speaker 2 (16:38):
Oh, I guess I wasn't thinking too good when I
was there drinking coffee and all.
Speaker 3 (16:43):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (16:43):
See what I mean is they was packed to leave
all the time. Things and barrels and cases instead of
scattered around the room.
Speaker 3 (16:50):
I think couldn't have got too far at Chester. Don't
worry about it, Jolt.
Speaker 2 (16:53):
I ain't worried about not catching him. I'm worried about
when we do. Mis John Yonder's wagon.
Speaker 1 (17:04):
Hey, I see it.
Speaker 8 (17:06):
All right?
Speaker 3 (17:07):
Come on, hey, hold up here? Who are you?
Speaker 8 (17:24):
You are?
Speaker 3 (17:25):
Marcial? Stop the wagon?
Speaker 2 (17:36):
Why just roll me?
Speaker 3 (17:38):
Sam? Your name Phoenne it is I'm looking for your son, Rupe.
Speaker 2 (17:44):
He's in the army.
Speaker 3 (17:46):
Oh yes, is that his horse tied to the wagon.
You don't see him, do you?
Speaker 8 (17:51):
No?
Speaker 3 (17:52):
I don't see him, but I think I wouldn't see
him if I pull that canvas off the wagon. Fan,
you stay away from my I wouldn't want any trouble,
mister Foenney, but I can cause trouble up I have to,
and I'll tell your son to come out now you
were there's no use for any killing. But if I
have to shoot, I will now tell him to come out.
Speaker 11 (18:07):
No, now, I gonna want no killing. Come on, Rupe,
get up, Get up, Rupe.
Speaker 3 (18:19):
We ain't gonna make it.
Speaker 2 (18:21):
I guess I should have knowed who never would.
Speaker 3 (18:24):
We have made it?
Speaker 2 (18:25):
If we'd let me keep my gun, Pa, keep.
Speaker 3 (18:27):
Pause a wise man. Maybe they want shoot him? All right,
come on, get on, let me see him.
Speaker 6 (18:37):
I don't think you have anything to say to me,
mister Pros.
Speaker 2 (18:39):
Yes, ma'am, I do.
Speaker 6 (18:40):
I thought you was coming to see me, just like
any man, come and call him.
Speaker 4 (18:43):
I didn't think he was just spying on my brother.
Speaker 2 (18:46):
I swear to goodness.
Speaker 4 (18:47):
I know I'm a pretty woman or a.
Speaker 6 (18:48):
Proud woman, but I thought this one time, just this
one time, can we go, know, Paul, Yes, we might
as well go on and go now, Pa, go now?
Speaker 2 (19:03):
Oh alright, then, Rupe, I should have had the gunpow. No, No,
this is the right way.
Speaker 8 (19:13):
Now.
Speaker 3 (19:13):
You still alive?
Speaker 2 (19:14):
Boy?
Speaker 3 (19:17):
You right?
Speaker 2 (19:26):
She wouldn't even see mere proper goodbye. I was sorry, Chester, Well,
I reckon. She couldn't help him. Bad feelings, mis donan, Yeah, Chester, and.
Speaker 3 (19:43):
He'd always he to be alarm man, not not always.
I come on, let's get the prisoner back.
Speaker 2 (19:53):
To thatch.
Speaker 7 (19:59):
Uh, James.
Speaker 1 (20:23):
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