September 23, 2025 • 25 mins
Have Gun Will Travel was a popular western radio drama series that ran from 1958 to 1960. It debuted as a television series in 1957 and was one of only a few American television programs that paved the way for a radio version. Although the radio show initially featured stories adapted from television, many of the 106 radio episodes were original stories. The stories follow the adventures of Paladin, played by John Dehner.
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Speaker 1 (00:11):
No one can change what's happened in the past. Maybe
I can do something to make up for it, to
help you get a new start. Have Gone, We'll Travel,
(00:35):
starring mister John Damer as Paladin, San Francisco, eighteen seventy five.
The Carlton Hotel, headquarters of a man called Paladin. Ooh,
(01:01):
hey boy, you're all dressed up. Well that's right, this
is your night off. Where are you going?
Speaker 2 (01:05):
Oh he's a Paladin. Big party. Oh, Celestial Dragon Society clubhouse.
Speaker 1 (01:11):
Sounds like fun.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
Oh you saw uh you know about mortgage on Celestial
Dragon Society clubhouse. Uh huh, Well, we don't have money
to pay off mortgage. So hey boy, get a fine idea.
Speaker 1 (01:22):
What was that? Hey boy?
Speaker 2 (01:24):
Figure? Uh, everybody in society buy ticket on big Chinese lottery.
Speaker 3 (01:29):
Somebody should have.
Speaker 2 (01:30):
Win, and then they give money for mortgage.
Speaker 1 (01:33):
That's a great idea if it works. Oh, draw a
lottery yesterday. What do you know, So now you're celebrating
with a mortgage burning party.
Speaker 3 (01:41):
Uh uh no, not exactly. Nobody win.
Speaker 1 (01:46):
Ah, that's too bad. Well that's figures.
Speaker 2 (01:49):
Everybody said they sit around clubhouse, tear up a lottery ticket,
make big pile.
Speaker 1 (01:53):
Of papers on floor. Really disappointed?
Speaker 2 (01:56):
Oh you saw Lee kOhm say, look what we have?
Speaker 3 (02:00):
Well, hey boy, big idea, nothing but pile of petty.
Speaker 1 (02:03):
Yes, but I don't understand then what it is you're celebrating.
Speaker 2 (02:08):
You can let growfetti, go to waste, have biggie party
you like to come to party?
Speaker 3 (02:13):
Methopolity.
Speaker 1 (02:14):
What love to hey boy? But I'm leaving in an
hour for Phoenix in Arizona Territory. But have a good time.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
Oh you thought, h you have good time.
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Speaker 1 (03:39):
I rode out of the desert in the narrow canyon,
trapped the steaming, muggy heat sure sign of recent flash floods.
So when I finally look down on the heel of valley,
I wasn't surprised to see the river swollen, churning with
the swift current. All the way from you, Min, I've
seen fresh wagon tracks. Now I saw the wagon itself
at the river banks, attempting to make a crossing. It
(04:02):
was a spring wagon loaded with household goods. Man and
woman rode the sea. The driver whipped the horse into
the stream, and the current boiled up around its belly,
and then suddenly the wagon swayed and lifted. The end
swung downward with the pull of the water, and then
it overturned. By the time I was able to reach them,
the angry water was forcing the struggling woman downstream. I
(04:27):
keep that horse's head up.
Speaker 5 (04:28):
I'll get the lady.
Speaker 3 (04:46):
Tricia.
Speaker 1 (04:49):
She didn't get much water back. There's a nasty crack
on the head from one of the boulders, Tricia, And
why doesn't she speak to me?
Speaker 3 (05:01):
What are we going to do?
Speaker 1 (05:02):
I'm afraid of concussion. We'll have to get into a
doctor in.
Speaker 3 (05:05):
Near this town. I couldn't save the horse.
Speaker 1 (05:09):
We'll have to see what we can do about getting
the wagon out of there before its damaged too much.
My horse can pull it.
Speaker 3 (05:18):
We were on our way to Phoenix.
Speaker 1 (05:20):
I was too for those flash floods are layer of odds.
Speaker 3 (05:23):
That road is out our belongings. Everything we owned gone
falling down the Hilo River. That's how it is with me.
Nothing goes the way, you know.
Speaker 1 (05:33):
To talk about it. Let's see what we can do
about that wagon. I'm sure a lot of people in
this little town and that means my guess was right
to the main road. The Phoenix was washed out.
Speaker 3 (05:49):
Where do you suppose we'll find a doctor.
Speaker 1 (05:52):
Well, yeah, there's the sheriff's office. We'll pull up there
and there who now.
Speaker 3 (05:58):
Oh that might the sheriff. Oh no, nothing, a sheriff.
Speaker 5 (06:06):
Yeah, what can I do for you?
Speaker 1 (06:08):
Where can we find a doctor.
Speaker 5 (06:10):
Doctors place is just off Main Street at the far
end of town. Hey, Adam Foley, hell, halfler, you when
you get to the far end of town, just keep
on going.
Speaker 1 (06:23):
What are you talking about?
Speaker 5 (06:24):
I don't want Adam fully and heal a bend. This
is my time.
Speaker 3 (06:28):
Don't be a fool, half Layer.
Speaker 5 (06:29):
Keep going.
Speaker 1 (06:30):
But I don't know what it's all about. But there's
an injured woman in the wagon here and we're taking
her to the doctor.
Speaker 5 (06:35):
You take her to the doctor. He moves on and
I lock him up.
Speaker 3 (06:37):
Now you got all right? I squared my debts, not as.
Speaker 5 (06:39):
Far as I'm concerned, and I don't want you.
Speaker 1 (06:41):
In this town. Well you two can talk this out later.
Speaker 5 (06:44):
Come on there, you heard me?
Speaker 1 (06:48):
Oh? People and Helper was hitting him.
Speaker 3 (06:52):
Oh I'll explain Paladin. But can it wait?
Speaker 1 (06:54):
Let's look at the pusher person. Yeah, sure, Why can't
it be just once? Something would work out right? What
(07:15):
did doc say? It's concussion? All right? If he can't
tell you how serious. But she's got a lot quiet,
can't be moved. I've been watching out the window here.
There sheriff is standing guard by your wedding. You might
as well know Palattein. I just got out of Yuma prison.
I did six years. It was Heffler put me there,
or charge hold up gold shipment at Bisbee. Heffler was
(07:38):
sheriff there, then if you've done your time. What he
saw about Hollie Old was a personal grudge. His brother
was riding guard on that shipment. He got shot and
the man who shot him got away. Heffer always figured
I should have paid for that shooting. He didn't figure
six years was enough. Wasn't sure Washer Fisher waited for me.
(08:00):
I've been out just a month. I lined up a
job there in Phoenix. We're all set to make a
fresh start. Right at the moment, I wouldn't say the
prospects look too good, and I'll work out at him.
If I don't get the Phoenix, I lose my chance
at the job. But I can't leave Trisha. All I
got to my name is seven dollars, the clothes I'm
standing in, and that patched up wagon. I'm sorry, Paladin,
(08:24):
and I hate to sound like a sore head. I
understand the thing is, I'm not sure how to handle this.
When Heffler said move on, that's exactly what he meant.
But if you've done your time. He's got no right.
Speaker 3 (08:36):
I know how he runs the town. He says, my town,
and that's it.
Speaker 1 (08:40):
Yeah, Well, I'll go out and talk to him. You'll
wait here for a while and go out the back way.
I'll get a room with the hotelling me. You're there now.
There's no reason for you to get involved. I think
you could use a hand.
Speaker 3 (08:53):
Thanks. I'll level with you, Paladin.
Speaker 1 (08:56):
I've spent a good deal of my life on the
wrong side of the law, but I made a promise
to Tricia and I aim to keep it.
Speaker 5 (09:15):
Look, Paladin, and I know this man, you don't. He's
no good.
Speaker 1 (09:18):
Apparently that stretch was a tough lesson for him, and
he's trying to make a new start.
Speaker 5 (09:22):
They never changed. He's a crooked and he'll always be
a crooked. And I don't want him in my town.
Speaker 1 (09:26):
But he can't leave his wife. Her injury may be
very serious.
Speaker 5 (09:30):
Maybe that's why you can't leave put him in. You
notice the activity in town. Well, since the wash out
on the main road, all traffic has been diverted through here,
including the goal shipments. So where this town is situated,
it might seem like easy pickings to some of the boys.
I'm ware him now.
Speaker 1 (09:48):
You surely don't think that Folia isn't like it was
only by accident that he came this way? Maybe it
was no, no, no, you're a suspicious man, eler.
Speaker 5 (09:56):
In my business. You learn to be just a while ago.
Oh a fella they called Shorty Smith come into town.
Why does he like the climate through Shorty Smith? Hold up?
Man just got out of Humor prison. He's done his
time alongside Adam Foley.
Speaker 1 (10:12):
Sure will you allow me to be responsible for fully
while he's in town until his wife can be moved.
Speaker 5 (10:18):
It's a real nice thought that the lawd don't work
that way of Taladon?
Speaker 1 (10:21):
All right? Will you deputize me, make me legally responsible?
Speaker 5 (10:27):
Could be that'd be a good idea that you find
out how things look from behind the badge one of
the offices.
Speaker 1 (10:37):
I appreciate your confidence in me, coming from a suspicious
man like you, quite a compliment.
Speaker 5 (10:45):
You're not a stranger to me, Peladon. You book yourself
quite a reputation. I'm anxious to see just how far
those sentimental notions of years ago and that reputation that staked.
Speaker 1 (11:07):
Hello, Adam Alidan, let's go have a beer. Hey, wait
a minute, what's that? Oh that's the deputy sheriff.
Speaker 3 (11:17):
I don't get it.
Speaker 1 (11:19):
It's a pretty roundabout way to take care of it.
But now you can stay with your wife.
Speaker 3 (11:24):
I still don't get it.
Speaker 1 (11:26):
Sheriff Helfer is a very suspicious man who doesn't trust you,
and it's my legal responsibility now to see that you
don't get out of line.
Speaker 3 (11:34):
You took on quite a lot there, didn't you.
Speaker 1 (11:36):
I don't think so. Thanks. There's just one thing I
hope you won't mind. What's that? I have to take
your gun? Why's orders? While you're in town? Well?
Speaker 3 (11:49):
I do mind?
Speaker 1 (11:50):
Come on, Adam?
Speaker 3 (11:52):
All right?
Speaker 1 (11:54):
Yeah? Thanks?
Speaker 3 (11:57):
What a halfler figure I might be up to.
Speaker 1 (12:00):
He's got an idea of plans are being made the
way led gold shipment's coming through here. He dies, like
I say, he's a vercisperious man. But I'll just go
have a beer and some lunch. I'm sorry, Palette, I
can't right now. I have to see a fellow friend
of mine happens to be in town. A fella I
used to know, Shorty Smith. How did you know? How
(12:21):
did you happen to jump on that name? I'm not sure.
Maybe maybe it's wearing a badge.
Speaker 5 (12:46):
I've been looking for you.
Speaker 1 (12:48):
Oh oh, sure, have a drink.
Speaker 5 (12:52):
Oh thanks, I understand, Palette and wearing that bad isn't
just a game, it's a job. A responsibility goes with it.
I realized that they just want to let you know
that it's going to be time to go to work
pretty soon. Noah, I had word that the thirty thousand
dollars Wells Fargo.
Speaker 1 (13:10):
Shipment is coming through with him. You think it won't
come through safe?
Speaker 5 (13:14):
Two wanted outlaws. The scene headed this way with Adam
Foley and Shady Smith in the town, and he seemed
sensible to be prepared. All right, what do we do?
The stage will come over the past just about daybreak.
We'll meet at Mascot. It through town. I'll eat your delivery.
We're right out together, all right, chef? Where's fully well?
(13:38):
After supper, he went down to the doctor see his wife.
I guess now he's up in his room. Don't forget,
he's your responsibility.
Speaker 1 (13:46):
I won't forget. I'll see it. Delivery before daybreak, Yes,
doctor on side of Barley.
Speaker 5 (14:06):
This let at night, Oh mister callan, come in.
Speaker 1 (14:09):
Thank you. I'm looking for Adam Foley. Is he here
with his wife? No, mister Foley isn't here. He was
here earlier and I had to tell him the grave news,
great news that his wife needs surgery. It's urgent surgery,
brain surgery. There's only one man I know that i'd
recommend to do the job, Bascom in Saint Louis. He
(14:30):
comes pretty high, but he's a good man. How did
Foley take the news? Doctor?
Speaker 6 (14:35):
It was a shock, of course, but he told me
to go ahead and make the necessary arrangements.
Speaker 1 (14:39):
He did, yeah, and he'd be prepared to take care
of thing from this end. I see, thank you, doctor.
Speaker 7 (14:53):
Yea mother, I'll never finish these curtains, couldn't I can
home on my machine?
Speaker 1 (15:01):
Would you?
Speaker 7 (15:02):
With the headaches and muscular aches and pains I've had lately,
I don't do half I should.
Speaker 1 (15:06):
Nobody feels very ambitious with those discomforts.
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Better do something to get released.
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Speaker 1 (16:07):
Sheriff.
Speaker 5 (16:08):
Well, Talen, I expect to see you before morning.
Speaker 4 (16:12):
I know.
Speaker 1 (16:13):
I saw you here in the office, so I figured
maybe I better come in and talk to you and
maybe uh eat little crow. Yeah, you reminded me this
evening wearing a badge isn't the game. I realized that,
of course, but I'm afraid I did feel it was
just way around the situation.
Speaker 5 (16:33):
Said, Hey, yeah, what are you getting at plan?
Speaker 1 (16:39):
I was sure you were wrong about Folly. I thought
you were unnecessarily suspicious, that your attitude toward him was a.
Speaker 5 (16:45):
Personal and nothing personal about it. My job is to
be on the alert for the law breakers. What's on
your mind exactly just this. I'm convinced that Fully came
out of prison intending to go straight. But once a
man has been on the wrong side of the law,
it's easy to go that way again. He plotted out
an idealistic, honest life for himself. Everything went wrong, but
(17:09):
still he'd made a promise to his wife, and now
in order to save her life, he needs money, lots
of money fast, and I don't think he's going to
care how he gets him. He was seen with a
shardy smith tonight.
Speaker 1 (17:23):
Well, I've just come from my room at the hotel
had been broken into. His gun's missing, and I guess
there's much question about his plans. I hate to admit it.
I'm afraid you're right, but I still say he was
driven to it.
Speaker 5 (17:36):
Now, Paladin, you make me sick. Look at all the
people in the world dog by hard luck, warn't driven
to crime by it.
Speaker 1 (17:41):
You're right again.
Speaker 5 (17:43):
Well, come on, he'll work with you. I suppose he's
got your horse.
Speaker 1 (17:50):
Matter of fact, he has a livery stableman. Didn't know
his mine was pulling his wagon. You're a real credit
to that badge, Paladin.
Speaker 5 (18:07):
All right, problem, I think we can pull up here
to work.
Speaker 1 (18:12):
Do you think they'll try it on this pass?
Speaker 5 (18:14):
But the only spot where they'd have a chance to
make a get away from here, we can watch the
road from the grade clear on through.
Speaker 1 (18:24):
Yep, there it is.
Speaker 5 (18:26):
Don't be afraid to pull that rifle when I.
Speaker 1 (18:27):
Give the word helply. Look the men climbing up the
slope way way back. You see. Yeah, sure that isn't fooling.
Speaker 5 (18:39):
It must be those wanted men. I was telling you
about it. They make a tryer from there, we'll have
to move in on them. That's how arrange these rifles.
Speaker 1 (18:47):
They are. The coach is rounding that curve any minute,
and they're getting ready to jump it. Come on, No,
I don't know. Look behind that rock two other men. Yeah, well,
what do you know? And one of those men is
for them, Shorty Smith with him.
Speaker 5 (19:02):
I recognized Shorty. They got the drop on those. Hold
of the.
Speaker 1 (19:06):
Man, you know, sheriff. Looks like they're doing our job
for us.
Speaker 5 (19:10):
Yeah, and they sure fooled me.
Speaker 1 (19:14):
You say there was a reward for those one of
the men, Yeah, it sure is.
Speaker 5 (19:19):
Looks like Polly and Smith have earned it.
Speaker 1 (19:30):
Yeah, Palade and Shorty and I talked this over when
I ran into him here in town. He'd heard about
the job that was playing on that gold chipment. Sorry,
I had to take your horse without asking, that's all right, Yeah,
that reward money will come in hand. They want to
sure will take care of fisher.
Speaker 3 (19:50):
You know, it seems like things might really be looking
at you know what. But I can be mighty grateful
to you.
Speaker 1 (19:59):
Means an all a lot to have somebody believe in
you against all odds like you did. Uh yeah, yeah,
And I can be mighty grateful to you too. Yeah
for a lesson? Well what's that? Don't be too ready
(20:19):
to eat prow.
Speaker 7 (20:32):
Do you know you.
Speaker 8 (20:36):
Have a good trip this?
Speaker 1 (20:38):
Oh yes, it's a satisfying trip. But I'm glad to
be home. I'm sorry I had to miss the Celestial
Dragon Society party. Do you go? Oh what did you do?
A lot of refreshments?
Speaker 7 (20:51):
Dance, We make puzzles, make puzzles.
Speaker 5 (20:56):
You see.
Speaker 7 (20:57):
There was big kind of conceri on floor. Everybody marched
it down. Put teeny pieces of paper together, make lottery ticket. U.
Speaker 1 (21:06):
I'm afraid I don't understand missus Wong.
Speaker 7 (21:10):
Oh well, hey boy, find out somebody makes mistakes somewhere
and this kind of competty is ticket that wins sunny lottery?
Speaker 1 (21:21):
Oh?
Speaker 7 (21:21):
No party, lots of fathers. Oh, mister Ploda, maybe you
can come to party.
Speaker 1 (21:30):
Tomorrow night, another party party.
Speaker 7 (21:33):
To celebrate celest your dragon Society payoff. Morganehn't mister Wong
finds all the pieces for a ticket that wins loads of.
Speaker 1 (21:44):
Good for you, missus Wong? And now here are right?
Gerbergan and Charlie McCarthy Bagan.
Speaker 8 (22:00):
When I'm old enough to drive, can I have a car?
Speaker 3 (22:03):
Not unless you learn to care for it properly.
Speaker 6 (22:04):
Charlie, Oh, I'm a genius with the monkey ange.
Speaker 8 (22:07):
The kids in our blocks theytronic. Can't pitch your car,
there's something wrong with it.
Speaker 3 (22:12):
And I suppose you have a car.
Speaker 8 (22:13):
Yeah, let's make it a car them a conservative red
with yellow stripes.
Speaker 3 (22:17):
The color is not important.
Speaker 6 (22:19):
But if it's any GM car or truck, you should
take it to your General Motors dealer for service.
Speaker 8 (22:24):
How should I know?
Speaker 1 (22:25):
Oh?
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Speaker 1 (23:09):
Have Gun Will Travel Created by her Metal and Sam Row,
is produced stand directed in Hollywood by Frank Parris and
stars John Dayner as Paladin, with Ben Wright as hey
Boy and Virginia greg asms Wan. Tonight's story was specially
written for Half Gun Will Travel By and Doubt. Featured
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in the cast were Barney Phillips, Ralph Moody, and Vic Parrin.
This is Hugh Douglas inviting you to join us again
next week when CBS Radio presents Have Gun Will Traveler
Speaker 8 (24:36):
Now
No one can change what's happened in the past. Maybe
I can do something to make up for it, to
help you get a new start. Have Gone, We'll Travel,
(00:35):
starring mister John Damer as Paladin, San Francisco, eighteen seventy five.
The Carlton Hotel, headquarters of a man called Paladin. Ooh,
(01:01):
hey boy, you're all dressed up. Well that's right, this
is your night off. Where are you going?
Speaker 2 (01:05):
Oh he's a Paladin. Big party. Oh, Celestial Dragon Society clubhouse.
Speaker 1 (01:11):
Sounds like fun.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
Oh you saw uh you know about mortgage on Celestial
Dragon Society clubhouse. Uh huh, Well, we don't have money
to pay off mortgage. So hey boy, get a fine idea.
Speaker 1 (01:22):
What was that? Hey boy?
Speaker 2 (01:24):
Figure? Uh, everybody in society buy ticket on big Chinese lottery.
Speaker 3 (01:29):
Somebody should have.
Speaker 2 (01:30):
Win, and then they give money for mortgage.
Speaker 1 (01:33):
That's a great idea if it works. Oh, draw a
lottery yesterday. What do you know, So now you're celebrating
with a mortgage burning party.
Speaker 3 (01:41):
Uh uh no, not exactly. Nobody win.
Speaker 1 (01:46):
Ah, that's too bad. Well that's figures.
Speaker 2 (01:49):
Everybody said they sit around clubhouse, tear up a lottery ticket,
make big pile.
Speaker 1 (01:53):
Of papers on floor. Really disappointed?
Speaker 2 (01:56):
Oh you saw Lee kOhm say, look what we have?
Speaker 3 (02:00):
Well, hey boy, big idea, nothing but pile of petty.
Speaker 1 (02:03):
Yes, but I don't understand then what it is you're celebrating.
Speaker 2 (02:08):
You can let growfetti, go to waste, have biggie party
you like to come to party?
Speaker 3 (02:13):
Methopolity.
Speaker 1 (02:14):
What love to hey boy? But I'm leaving in an
hour for Phoenix in Arizona Territory. But have a good time.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
Oh you thought, h you have good time.
Speaker 4 (02:22):
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Speaker 1 (03:39):
I rode out of the desert in the narrow canyon,
trapped the steaming, muggy heat sure sign of recent flash floods.
So when I finally look down on the heel of valley,
I wasn't surprised to see the river swollen, churning with
the swift current. All the way from you, Min, I've
seen fresh wagon tracks. Now I saw the wagon itself
at the river banks, attempting to make a crossing. It
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was a spring wagon loaded with household goods. Man and
woman rode the sea. The driver whipped the horse into
the stream, and the current boiled up around its belly,
and then suddenly the wagon swayed and lifted. The end
swung downward with the pull of the water, and then
it overturned. By the time I was able to reach them,
the angry water was forcing the struggling woman downstream. I
(04:27):
keep that horse's head up.
Speaker 5 (04:28):
I'll get the lady.
Speaker 3 (04:46):
Tricia.
Speaker 1 (04:49):
She didn't get much water back. There's a nasty crack
on the head from one of the boulders, Tricia, And
why doesn't she speak to me?
Speaker 3 (05:01):
What are we going to do?
Speaker 1 (05:02):
I'm afraid of concussion. We'll have to get into a
doctor in.
Speaker 3 (05:05):
Near this town. I couldn't save the horse.
Speaker 1 (05:09):
We'll have to see what we can do about getting
the wagon out of there before its damaged too much.
My horse can pull it.
Speaker 3 (05:18):
We were on our way to Phoenix.
Speaker 1 (05:20):
I was too for those flash floods are layer of odds.
Speaker 3 (05:23):
That road is out our belongings. Everything we owned gone
falling down the Hilo River. That's how it is with me.
Nothing goes the way, you know.
Speaker 1 (05:33):
To talk about it. Let's see what we can do
about that wagon. I'm sure a lot of people in
this little town and that means my guess was right
to the main road. The Phoenix was washed out.
Speaker 3 (05:49):
Where do you suppose we'll find a doctor.
Speaker 1 (05:52):
Well, yeah, there's the sheriff's office. We'll pull up there
and there who now.
Speaker 3 (05:58):
Oh that might the sheriff. Oh no, nothing, a sheriff.
Speaker 5 (06:06):
Yeah, what can I do for you?
Speaker 1 (06:08):
Where can we find a doctor.
Speaker 5 (06:10):
Doctors place is just off Main Street at the far
end of town. Hey, Adam Foley, hell, halfler, you when
you get to the far end of town, just keep
on going.
Speaker 1 (06:23):
What are you talking about?
Speaker 5 (06:24):
I don't want Adam fully and heal a bend. This
is my time.
Speaker 3 (06:28):
Don't be a fool, half Layer.
Speaker 5 (06:29):
Keep going.
Speaker 1 (06:30):
But I don't know what it's all about. But there's
an injured woman in the wagon here and we're taking
her to the doctor.
Speaker 5 (06:35):
You take her to the doctor. He moves on and
I lock him up.
Speaker 3 (06:37):
Now you got all right? I squared my debts, not as.
Speaker 5 (06:39):
Far as I'm concerned, and I don't want you.
Speaker 1 (06:41):
In this town. Well you two can talk this out later.
Speaker 5 (06:44):
Come on there, you heard me?
Speaker 1 (06:48):
Oh? People and Helper was hitting him.
Speaker 3 (06:52):
Oh I'll explain Paladin. But can it wait?
Speaker 1 (06:54):
Let's look at the pusher person. Yeah, sure, Why can't
it be just once? Something would work out right? What
(07:15):
did doc say? It's concussion? All right? If he can't
tell you how serious. But she's got a lot quiet,
can't be moved. I've been watching out the window here.
There sheriff is standing guard by your wedding. You might
as well know Palattein. I just got out of Yuma prison.
I did six years. It was Heffler put me there,
or charge hold up gold shipment at Bisbee. Heffler was
(07:38):
sheriff there, then if you've done your time. What he
saw about Hollie Old was a personal grudge. His brother
was riding guard on that shipment. He got shot and
the man who shot him got away. Heffer always figured
I should have paid for that shooting. He didn't figure
six years was enough. Wasn't sure Washer Fisher waited for me.
(08:00):
I've been out just a month. I lined up a
job there in Phoenix. We're all set to make a
fresh start. Right at the moment, I wouldn't say the
prospects look too good, and I'll work out at him.
If I don't get the Phoenix, I lose my chance
at the job. But I can't leave Trisha. All I
got to my name is seven dollars, the clothes I'm
standing in, and that patched up wagon. I'm sorry, Paladin,
(08:24):
and I hate to sound like a sore head. I
understand the thing is, I'm not sure how to handle this.
When Heffler said move on, that's exactly what he meant.
But if you've done your time. He's got no right.
Speaker 3 (08:36):
I know how he runs the town. He says, my town,
and that's it.
Speaker 1 (08:40):
Yeah, Well, I'll go out and talk to him. You'll
wait here for a while and go out the back way.
I'll get a room with the hotelling me. You're there now.
There's no reason for you to get involved. I think
you could use a hand.
Speaker 3 (08:53):
Thanks. I'll level with you, Paladin.
Speaker 1 (08:56):
I've spent a good deal of my life on the
wrong side of the law, but I made a promise
to Tricia and I aim to keep it.
Speaker 5 (09:15):
Look, Paladin, and I know this man, you don't. He's
no good.
Speaker 1 (09:18):
Apparently that stretch was a tough lesson for him, and
he's trying to make a new start.
Speaker 5 (09:22):
They never changed. He's a crooked and he'll always be
a crooked. And I don't want him in my town.
Speaker 1 (09:26):
But he can't leave his wife. Her injury may be
very serious.
Speaker 5 (09:30):
Maybe that's why you can't leave put him in. You
notice the activity in town. Well, since the wash out
on the main road, all traffic has been diverted through here,
including the goal shipments. So where this town is situated,
it might seem like easy pickings to some of the boys.
I'm ware him now.
Speaker 1 (09:48):
You surely don't think that Folia isn't like it was
only by accident that he came this way? Maybe it
was no, no, no, you're a suspicious man, eler.
Speaker 5 (09:56):
In my business. You learn to be just a while ago.
Oh a fella they called Shorty Smith come into town.
Why does he like the climate through Shorty Smith? Hold up?
Man just got out of Humor prison. He's done his
time alongside Adam Foley.
Speaker 1 (10:12):
Sure will you allow me to be responsible for fully
while he's in town until his wife can be moved.
Speaker 5 (10:18):
It's a real nice thought that the lawd don't work
that way of Taladon?
Speaker 1 (10:21):
All right? Will you deputize me, make me legally responsible?
Speaker 5 (10:27):
Could be that'd be a good idea that you find
out how things look from behind the badge one of
the offices.
Speaker 1 (10:37):
I appreciate your confidence in me, coming from a suspicious
man like you, quite a compliment.
Speaker 5 (10:45):
You're not a stranger to me, Peladon. You book yourself
quite a reputation. I'm anxious to see just how far
those sentimental notions of years ago and that reputation that staked.
Speaker 1 (11:07):
Hello, Adam Alidan, let's go have a beer. Hey, wait
a minute, what's that? Oh that's the deputy sheriff.
Speaker 3 (11:17):
I don't get it.
Speaker 1 (11:19):
It's a pretty roundabout way to take care of it.
But now you can stay with your wife.
Speaker 3 (11:24):
I still don't get it.
Speaker 1 (11:26):
Sheriff Helfer is a very suspicious man who doesn't trust you,
and it's my legal responsibility now to see that you
don't get out of line.
Speaker 3 (11:34):
You took on quite a lot there, didn't you.
Speaker 1 (11:36):
I don't think so. Thanks. There's just one thing I
hope you won't mind. What's that? I have to take
your gun? Why's orders? While you're in town? Well?
Speaker 3 (11:49):
I do mind?
Speaker 1 (11:50):
Come on, Adam?
Speaker 3 (11:52):
All right?
Speaker 1 (11:54):
Yeah? Thanks?
Speaker 3 (11:57):
What a halfler figure I might be up to.
Speaker 1 (12:00):
He's got an idea of plans are being made the
way led gold shipment's coming through here. He dies, like
I say, he's a vercisperious man. But I'll just go
have a beer and some lunch. I'm sorry, Palette, I
can't right now. I have to see a fellow friend
of mine happens to be in town. A fella I
used to know, Shorty Smith. How did you know? How
(12:21):
did you happen to jump on that name? I'm not sure.
Maybe maybe it's wearing a badge.
Speaker 5 (12:46):
I've been looking for you.
Speaker 1 (12:48):
Oh oh, sure, have a drink.
Speaker 5 (12:52):
Oh thanks, I understand, Palette and wearing that bad isn't
just a game, it's a job. A responsibility goes with it.
I realized that they just want to let you know
that it's going to be time to go to work
pretty soon. Noah, I had word that the thirty thousand
dollars Wells Fargo.
Speaker 1 (13:10):
Shipment is coming through with him. You think it won't
come through safe?
Speaker 5 (13:14):
Two wanted outlaws. The scene headed this way with Adam
Foley and Shady Smith in the town, and he seemed
sensible to be prepared. All right, what do we do?
The stage will come over the past just about daybreak.
We'll meet at Mascot. It through town. I'll eat your delivery.
We're right out together, all right, chef? Where's fully well?
(13:38):
After supper, he went down to the doctor see his wife.
I guess now he's up in his room. Don't forget,
he's your responsibility.
Speaker 1 (13:46):
I won't forget. I'll see it. Delivery before daybreak, Yes,
doctor on side of Barley.
Speaker 5 (14:06):
This let at night, Oh mister callan, come in.
Speaker 1 (14:09):
Thank you. I'm looking for Adam Foley. Is he here
with his wife? No, mister Foley isn't here. He was
here earlier and I had to tell him the grave news,
great news that his wife needs surgery. It's urgent surgery,
brain surgery. There's only one man I know that i'd
recommend to do the job, Bascom in Saint Louis. He
(14:30):
comes pretty high, but he's a good man. How did
Foley take the news? Doctor?
Speaker 6 (14:35):
It was a shock, of course, but he told me
to go ahead and make the necessary arrangements.
Speaker 1 (14:39):
He did, yeah, and he'd be prepared to take care
of thing from this end. I see, thank you, doctor.
Speaker 7 (14:53):
Yea mother, I'll never finish these curtains, couldn't I can
home on my machine?
Speaker 1 (15:01):
Would you?
Speaker 7 (15:02):
With the headaches and muscular aches and pains I've had lately,
I don't do half I should.
Speaker 1 (15:06):
Nobody feels very ambitious with those discomforts.
Speaker 8 (15:09):
Better do something to get released.
Speaker 3 (15:11):
But how I'd try Don's pills right.
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Speaker 1 (16:07):
Sheriff.
Speaker 5 (16:08):
Well, Talen, I expect to see you before morning.
Speaker 4 (16:12):
I know.
Speaker 1 (16:13):
I saw you here in the office, so I figured
maybe I better come in and talk to you and
maybe uh eat little crow. Yeah, you reminded me this
evening wearing a badge isn't the game. I realized that,
of course, but I'm afraid I did feel it was
just way around the situation.
Speaker 5 (16:33):
Said, Hey, yeah, what are you getting at plan?
Speaker 1 (16:39):
I was sure you were wrong about Folly. I thought
you were unnecessarily suspicious, that your attitude toward him was a.
Speaker 5 (16:45):
Personal and nothing personal about it. My job is to
be on the alert for the law breakers. What's on
your mind exactly just this. I'm convinced that Fully came
out of prison intending to go straight. But once a
man has been on the wrong side of the law,
it's easy to go that way again. He plotted out
an idealistic, honest life for himself. Everything went wrong, but
(17:09):
still he'd made a promise to his wife, and now
in order to save her life, he needs money, lots
of money fast, and I don't think he's going to
care how he gets him. He was seen with a
shardy smith tonight.
Speaker 1 (17:23):
Well, I've just come from my room at the hotel
had been broken into. His gun's missing, and I guess
there's much question about his plans. I hate to admit it.
I'm afraid you're right, but I still say he was
driven to it.
Speaker 5 (17:36):
Now, Paladin, you make me sick. Look at all the
people in the world dog by hard luck, warn't driven
to crime by it.
Speaker 1 (17:41):
You're right again.
Speaker 5 (17:43):
Well, come on, he'll work with you. I suppose he's
got your horse.
Speaker 1 (17:50):
Matter of fact, he has a livery stableman. Didn't know
his mine was pulling his wagon. You're a real credit
to that badge, Paladin.
Speaker 5 (18:07):
All right, problem, I think we can pull up here
to work.
Speaker 1 (18:12):
Do you think they'll try it on this pass?
Speaker 5 (18:14):
But the only spot where they'd have a chance to
make a get away from here, we can watch the
road from the grade clear on through.
Speaker 1 (18:24):
Yep, there it is.
Speaker 5 (18:26):
Don't be afraid to pull that rifle when I.
Speaker 1 (18:27):
Give the word helply. Look the men climbing up the
slope way way back. You see. Yeah, sure that isn't fooling.
Speaker 5 (18:39):
It must be those wanted men. I was telling you
about it. They make a tryer from there, we'll have
to move in on them. That's how arrange these rifles.
Speaker 1 (18:47):
They are. The coach is rounding that curve any minute,
and they're getting ready to jump it. Come on, No,
I don't know. Look behind that rock two other men. Yeah, well,
what do you know? And one of those men is
for them, Shorty Smith with him.
Speaker 5 (19:02):
I recognized Shorty. They got the drop on those. Hold
of the.
Speaker 1 (19:06):
Man, you know, sheriff. Looks like they're doing our job
for us.
Speaker 5 (19:10):
Yeah, and they sure fooled me.
Speaker 1 (19:14):
You say there was a reward for those one of
the men, Yeah, it sure is.
Speaker 5 (19:19):
Looks like Polly and Smith have earned it.
Speaker 1 (19:30):
Yeah, Palade and Shorty and I talked this over when
I ran into him here in town. He'd heard about
the job that was playing on that gold chipment. Sorry,
I had to take your horse without asking, that's all right, Yeah,
that reward money will come in hand. They want to
sure will take care of fisher.
Speaker 3 (19:50):
You know, it seems like things might really be looking
at you know what. But I can be mighty grateful
to you.
Speaker 1 (19:59):
Means an all a lot to have somebody believe in
you against all odds like you did. Uh yeah, yeah,
And I can be mighty grateful to you too. Yeah
for a lesson? Well what's that? Don't be too ready
(20:19):
to eat prow.
Speaker 7 (20:32):
Do you know you.
Speaker 8 (20:36):
Have a good trip this?
Speaker 1 (20:38):
Oh yes, it's a satisfying trip. But I'm glad to
be home. I'm sorry I had to miss the Celestial
Dragon Society party. Do you go? Oh what did you do?
A lot of refreshments?
Speaker 7 (20:51):
Dance, We make puzzles, make puzzles.
Speaker 5 (20:56):
You see.
Speaker 7 (20:57):
There was big kind of conceri on floor. Everybody marched
it down. Put teeny pieces of paper together, make lottery ticket. U.
Speaker 1 (21:06):
I'm afraid I don't understand missus Wong.
Speaker 7 (21:10):
Oh well, hey boy, find out somebody makes mistakes somewhere
and this kind of competty is ticket that wins sunny lottery?
Speaker 1 (21:21):
Oh?
Speaker 7 (21:21):
No party, lots of fathers. Oh, mister Ploda, maybe you
can come to party.
Speaker 1 (21:30):
Tomorrow night, another party party.
Speaker 7 (21:33):
To celebrate celest your dragon Society payoff. Morganehn't mister Wong
finds all the pieces for a ticket that wins loads of.
Speaker 1 (21:44):
Good for you, missus Wong? And now here are right?
Gerbergan and Charlie McCarthy Bagan.
Speaker 8 (22:00):
When I'm old enough to drive, can I have a car?
Speaker 3 (22:03):
Not unless you learn to care for it properly.
Speaker 6 (22:04):
Charlie, Oh, I'm a genius with the monkey ange.
Speaker 8 (22:07):
The kids in our blocks theytronic. Can't pitch your car,
there's something wrong with it.
Speaker 3 (22:12):
And I suppose you have a car.
Speaker 8 (22:13):
Yeah, let's make it a car them a conservative red
with yellow stripes.
Speaker 3 (22:17):
The color is not important.
Speaker 6 (22:19):
But if it's any GM car or truck, you should
take it to your General Motors dealer for service.
Speaker 8 (22:24):
How should I know?
Speaker 1 (22:25):
Oh?
Speaker 6 (22:26):
And what do you ask for a credit? Your guardian maintenance?
Do you know what guardian maintenance means?
Speaker 8 (22:33):
It's the story of my life, like you are my
guardian and I maintain you well. Guardian maintenance is expert
service performed by GM trained servicemen who have the proper
tools and the factory of proof parts to do the
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red carvettes with yellow stripes.
Speaker 1 (23:09):
Have Gun Will Travel Created by her Metal and Sam Row,
is produced stand directed in Hollywood by Frank Parris and
stars John Dayner as Paladin, with Ben Wright as hey
Boy and Virginia greg asms Wan. Tonight's story was specially
written for Half Gun Will Travel By and Doubt. Featured
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