September 19, 2025 • 24 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):
The revolution is over, but it's still a long way
from here to the mission. If we're going to get
the organ back in time, we'd better get started. Have gone,
(00:32):
We'll travel, Starring mister John Daymer as Paladin, San Francisco,
eighteen seventy five, The Carlton Hotel, headquarters of a man
called Paladinsu Mesu Wong.
Speaker 2 (00:59):
Wait, hey boy, miss one, very busy today.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
Big party in.
Speaker 2 (01:04):
Hotel last night, makes so much work.
Speaker 3 (01:06):
But Missy Wong look a lot of fun, mister Paladin, Oh,
mister Pison working. Wait, hey boys? Oh no, uh up here,
I say Sansavio mission, I don't say you, Missy Wong.
And hey boy, miss hey boy, you was mad. After
I finished my business in Lario, I came here to
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San Xevir Mission to see my friend father or two.
Had hoped to be able to lie in the hammock
and lovely garden here and get good rest. But I'm
afraid won't be time for that, as I have offered
to do uh everyone for the good Father. However, I
planned to be back in San Francisco in time for
the opera ball.
Speaker 2 (01:50):
But hey boy, opera ball last night.
Speaker 3 (01:53):
Oh that's right, that's right. Oh you look me and
missy wan p Estate. Mister I didn't write this let
a long time ago. Take a long time to get here?
He well, how can you suppose you don't get home?
Speaker 4 (02:06):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (02:07):
Pull Missa pilodan.
Speaker 3 (02:10):
Poor missa Paradin. Don't mind missing opera ball. He go
to lots of parties.
Speaker 4 (02:17):
Pull Messa Pilodance. You never had time to rest in hammock.
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Speaker 1 (03:42):
I had made the offer to Father O'Toole to see
an organ, a gift to his church, was delivered from
the Gulf of Mexico to his San Xavier mission. I
was accompanied by Tono, a fine young Indian who had
been reared at the mission. The wagon road we had
to follow led us through the war zone of a
revolution was in progress. But Father O'Toole was well known
(04:03):
and well loved, and I was sure that an explanation
of our trip would grant us safe conduct. I didn't know,
of course, that confusion at the customs house loading docks
but result in the switching of crates and so that
instead of the organ we were hauling rifles intended for
the government militia.
Speaker 4 (04:20):
Things were looking.
Speaker 1 (04:21):
Pretty grim for a while after we were halted by
the People's Army and sentenced to be shot for aiding
the enemy. But with some quick thinking, past talking and
decisive action, they've seemed that now we had the situation
well hided.
Speaker 2 (04:38):
It looks like we have this money revolution.
Speaker 4 (04:40):
Yes, calla, I guess it's all over but the shouting.
Speaker 1 (04:43):
But we better get pancha who out of here fast
before somebody decides it's time for another uprise.
Speaker 2 (04:47):
Here comes General Perez.
Speaker 7 (04:49):
Yes, senor, well generally, Senor, you are the herald of
the day.
Speaker 1 (04:54):
Oh no, there was nothing channel, just a simple matter
of cutting down the odds. The militia was well armed
and your boys weren't. That makes it a little difficult
to win a war.
Speaker 7 (05:03):
See but what is this miracle you performed for my
poor little army that rifles of the militia fire back wall?
Speaker 1 (05:08):
Well, tono and I ram the barrels of their rifles
with adobe mud. H Here, I beg your pardon as
such super military strategy.
Speaker 8 (05:20):
We were lucky that the soldiers of the militia sleep
so soundly during their siesta.
Speaker 7 (05:24):
It is a moment of glory for the rebel posos,
the army of the paper. You said you're on your
CAMPANIERO will please to join in celebration of victory.
Speaker 4 (05:32):
Oh well, thank you, General, but we don't have time.
Speaker 1 (05:35):
When you and your men stopped our wagon and I
told you I was hauling an organ to the Sanxavier mission.
Speaker 4 (05:41):
I was telling you the truth.
Speaker 2 (05:42):
But the organ was delivered here to the militia.
Speaker 1 (05:44):
If it's here now, yeah, yes, we found it all right.
It's in that little stone jail over there. What is
organ doing in jail? Well, the cell is jointly occupied
by the organ and the man who delivered them. I
believe he was scheduled to meet the firing squad. The
militia didn't take kindly to one creating an organ when
it expected rifles or supuest.
Speaker 7 (06:03):
Of course, I shall see that the organ is released
to you, Senor.
Speaker 1 (06:08):
Oh say, General, I'd like to have the prisoner too,
if you don't mind.
Speaker 9 (06:12):
You want this prison.
Speaker 1 (06:13):
I'm afraid so. His name is Pancho. I had a
little run in with him at Matamoros. I don't think
I trust him any further than I can throw that organ,
but he can play it, and we may need him.
Speaker 4 (06:25):
This becomes confusing, Signor.
Speaker 8 (06:27):
You see, General, Father O'Toole is counting on having this
organ for Mass when the Bishop visits San Xavier, but
no one in the parish knows how to play it.
Speaker 1 (06:35):
Just before the Bible we were hiding back at the
jail there and we heard Pancho play very well too,
so I figure, if it's all right with you, we'll
just deliver him along with the organ.
Speaker 4 (06:46):
Just as you like.
Speaker 9 (06:47):
Signor we are in your date, in your palace.
Speaker 10 (07:00):
And these are fine horses the general took from the
militia and give to you.
Speaker 4 (07:04):
Yes, Pancho.
Speaker 1 (07:06):
With the time we've lost, we've never made it, whether
an ox team we started.
Speaker 2 (07:10):
We are lucky. Horses are hard to come by in
this part of the country.
Speaker 10 (07:13):
Be utiful animals, beautiful people, beautiful world. Pancho is glad
to be alive and not dead from the firing squad.
Speaker 2 (07:21):
This is a lucky day. But why were you delivering
arms to the militia, Pancho? Were you on their side?
Speaker 10 (07:26):
Pancho is only on the side of Pancho. I deliver
arms to the militia because the militia can pay. Make
business importante.
Speaker 3 (07:36):
That's all.
Speaker 1 (07:37):
Well, just don't you forget our business importante.
Speaker 4 (07:40):
Nor for my life.
Speaker 10 (07:43):
I play organo for the mass at the.
Speaker 9 (07:45):
Mission of San Javier.
Speaker 2 (07:47):
We will be reaching the town of Roma pretty soon.
Speaker 4 (07:49):
I know.
Speaker 1 (07:51):
I think we better stop there for the night. I
don't like to take the time, but the horses need
the rest roma.
Speaker 3 (07:57):
I know this town.
Speaker 10 (07:58):
I think maybe because this is a look we dive
with Pancho. I'll see for a short time at a
game of chance.
Speaker 1 (08:05):
You don't press your luck too far, Pancho. Clerk, Hey, clerk, clerk.
Speaker 2 (08:24):
Mister Peladon, mister Peladon, I'll.
Speaker 4 (08:26):
Be with you in a moment, Tono. As soon as
I settled up for the hotel.
Speaker 8 (08:29):
No, no, come quick, what is it? A worgon crate
is sitting out there in front of the hotel.
Speaker 4 (08:33):
What can't be. It's on the wagon down delivery.
Speaker 8 (08:36):
No, it's out there on the boardwalk and a man
is driving off with our horses and wagon.
Speaker 2 (08:39):
He oh no, yes, you see there there he is
down the street.
Speaker 4 (08:45):
Hey, hey, stop you hey you?
Speaker 9 (08:50):
Oh stop there?
Speaker 11 (08:55):
Hell, what's your trouble?
Speaker 4 (08:57):
Fray? Mister horse stealing is a pretty serious matters. Well
don't that beat all? Climb down off that wagon.
Speaker 11 (09:03):
Say what's eating you?
Speaker 4 (09:04):
This happens to be my team and wagon you're driving?
Speaker 11 (09:07):
Oh no, it ain't.
Speaker 4 (09:08):
It's mine.
Speaker 12 (09:09):
How do you figure it's mine? On account of four
of a kind? Beat us straight?
Speaker 4 (09:13):
What are you talking about?
Speaker 12 (09:14):
I win this outfit? Fairn square in a poker game.
I'm not afraid that's a lie. This is my outfit.
Speaker 4 (09:20):
Now, look you here, mister, you climb down off that wagon.
Speaker 11 (09:24):
I'm just gonna do that, and you're gonna be sorry.
Steve Perkins, don't take likely to being called a.
Speaker 12 (09:31):
Lie on a horse leaf. Now, mister, that's for the
lie you. It looks like I gotta wamp you again.
Speaker 4 (09:42):
Oh no, I don't think so.
Speaker 2 (09:44):
Oh that was some punch.
Speaker 4 (09:47):
Yeah, looks like he's out for a while.
Speaker 2 (09:50):
Mister Palladin. That's the man who was playing cards with
Puncho last night.
Speaker 4 (09:55):
Punch O. Of course I should have thought of that.
Where is Puncho?
Speaker 2 (10:00):
I couldn't find him this morning. He didn't sleep in
his room last night.
Speaker 1 (10:04):
I guess he figured his luck ran out and he'd
better run out too. I'm a play io with this man.
An apology? Well, tell her we hadn't time to argue
to find points.
Speaker 4 (10:11):
Of this thing.
Speaker 2 (10:12):
Why what are we going to do?
Speaker 4 (10:13):
Get some rope out of the wagon there, rope?
Speaker 1 (10:15):
Yes, we're going to tie this fellow up, shove a
gag in his mouth, and then load him and the
organ and the wagon and get on our way.
Speaker 2 (10:21):
Why do we take him.
Speaker 1 (10:22):
Well, it's his outfit. He win it fair in the square,
as he said. But I'm afraid we're gonna have to
borrow it, whether he likes it or not.
Speaker 2 (10:43):
Well, at least Pancho didn't gamble the organ, and he.
Speaker 4 (10:47):
Was properly saving it for the next hand.
Speaker 2 (10:49):
But now we're back where we were, nobody to play
for mass.
Speaker 4 (10:53):
Now we'll worry about that later.
Speaker 2 (10:57):
There he is again.
Speaker 4 (10:59):
I guess I better on time, and I hope he
decides to be reasonable about this.
Speaker 2 (11:03):
I wouldn't count on it.
Speaker 4 (11:04):
No, I'mfraidy has a point. Oh now, O uh say, Perkins.
Speaker 1 (11:15):
Look, look, Perkins, I'm sorry we had to shanghai you
like this, but we needed the wagon and there wasn't
time to argue you whether Poncho had a right to
bet it or not. I well, I guess it's yours.
We'll pay you for this trip, but we have to
get the San Xavier mission. Climb on back there, Tono
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and take the gag off him.
Speaker 2 (11:39):
Good sir, Just let me untie you.
Speaker 4 (11:44):
You don't say it or you'll stay tied up.
Speaker 11 (11:52):
All right, you win.
Speaker 12 (11:55):
Let me tell you the only reason Steve Perkins is
standing still for this kind of shoving around is because
I was headed toward the mission anyway, you were. Yeah,
they got one of them fiesta things going on in
town there. Usually it's some pretty good betting money floating
around at them celebrations.
Speaker 4 (12:12):
Are you a professional gambler? Oh?
Speaker 12 (12:14):
I wouldn't say that exactly, but I managed to pick
up little change here and there. When I win these horses,
I figure to take them to the fiesta and race
them our horses, my horses. And don't forget it, mister,
you don't know horseflesh. They ain't hauling horses, they're running horses.
Speaker 1 (12:32):
It doesn't matter. If they'll just get this organ to
send safer.
Speaker 4 (12:35):
I'll be satisfied. I'm tying.
Speaker 13 (12:37):
Tono, Almost there, Tono, Yes, it's been quite a trip.
Speaker 11 (12:53):
It's so special about this here organ.
Speaker 1 (12:55):
It was a gift to the mission. Father Oto was
very anxious to have it. When the bishop visits Sunsavia,
he'll have it.
Speaker 8 (13:02):
It seems, but there is no one to play it. Hey, Tono, Yes,
you engine, ain't you?
Speaker 4 (13:08):
Yes?
Speaker 11 (13:08):
Well, how come you don't dress like an engineer or
talk like.
Speaker 8 (13:11):
An engine I was raised at the Mission and went
to American schools.
Speaker 4 (13:15):
Oh, I see well.
Speaker 11 (13:19):
Look you over there, figure, that's some of your kin polk.
Speaker 4 (13:23):
A band of Indians on horseback.
Speaker 2 (13:26):
They are Navajo. That is my tribe.
Speaker 4 (13:30):
Where how do they like that?
Speaker 12 (13:32):
Look they got a rope around that fella's neck. They're
leaving him behind their horses.
Speaker 4 (13:37):
Hey, that looks like punchos.
Speaker 2 (13:39):
Woo, mister Peladin, it is puncho.
Speaker 4 (13:43):
I say it. That's a fella I played poker with.
What kind of business importanta? Do you suppose he tryed
this time? Tono?
Speaker 2 (13:51):
I don't know, but he can't play the organ.
Speaker 1 (13:54):
Oh, yes, yes he can. Well, I suppose you better
go see what we can do for him.
Speaker 4 (13:59):
You want here?
Speaker 6 (14:15):
And now here are Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy.
Speaker 14 (14:19):
Bergie, I think someone's looking for you. Ah, mister Bergin, Well, hello,
eptic clinker.
Speaker 4 (14:24):
What's wrong?
Speaker 15 (14:25):
My car?
Speaker 14 (14:25):
Batteries run down? I think it's an acid condition. Oh,
I see, Well, have you seen a serviceman.
Speaker 4 (14:31):
Well, I had a blind name with a sailor last night,
but he got away. No, I mean a mechanic.
Speaker 16 (14:39):
Seeing you own a General Motors car, you should see
your GM dealer for service. His mechanics are GM trained.
They have specialized tools and factory approofed parts to provide
your fine GM car with a gmcare it deserves. So
if you own a Chevrolet car truck, a pontiac Osmobile, Buick, Cadillac,
or a GMC truck should make a date with a
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General Motors serviceman.
Speaker 14 (15:03):
Oh that sounds exciting.
Speaker 15 (15:05):
Really have blue eyes?
Speaker 4 (15:22):
What's the story, Tono? What the Indians say?
Speaker 8 (15:25):
Well, as near as I can tell, Pancho wandered into
the Indian camp this morning and offered to trade.
Speaker 2 (15:30):
Some cattle for a horse.
Speaker 4 (15:32):
Cattle, Yes, but it.
Speaker 8 (15:34):
Turned out the cattle he traded already belonged to the Indians.
It was some stock they had turned out to graze.
Speaker 11 (15:40):
I say, he's some slick fella, Ain't.
Speaker 4 (15:42):
He never quite slick enough? Well, what now, Tono? What
are they going to do with him?
Speaker 2 (15:48):
This is small band of Navajo. They have set up
a camp just beyond the missions. They want no trouble. Yeah,
they are willing.
Speaker 8 (15:55):
To release Poncho, but they insist he must walk to
the mission that way with the rope around his neck,
following the horses.
Speaker 4 (16:02):
How fire is the mission from here?
Speaker 2 (16:04):
Twelve miles?
Speaker 4 (16:05):
It seems a little cruel.
Speaker 11 (16:06):
Yeah, maybe not. Give that old boy some time to
figure a couple of new angles.
Speaker 1 (16:11):
Yeah, yeah, you could be right, Perkins.
Speaker 4 (16:28):
Oh it's good to be back in your lovely garden. Father.
It's good to have your lad.
Speaker 3 (16:33):
Bless you for the happiness you brought me.
Speaker 8 (16:34):
I'm afraid the trip took longer than we planned. I
hope you didn't worry, Father.
Speaker 4 (16:38):
Not at all. Tone on, my son.
Speaker 3 (16:40):
I had my faith, you had my prayers.
Speaker 4 (16:43):
And they came in handy a couple of times.
Speaker 1 (16:45):
Father, Will you have more lemonade, mister Parkins, Well, no, thanks, Father,
I gotta get I got a little business to.
Speaker 4 (16:52):
Take care of business.
Speaker 11 (16:54):
Yeah you see, I got to set me up a
little race meet. Get out a few bets. Oh yeah,
I gotta move fast now.
Speaker 12 (17:00):
This here fiesta is going to be over Saturday night,
So I gotta get going to promote this race meat
for Sunday morning.
Speaker 4 (17:07):
Sunday, alright, but the bishop will be here.
Speaker 12 (17:10):
Well, dog gone, father, I don't aim to interfere with
your business.
Speaker 15 (17:13):
Well, don't give it another thought, son, it'll work out well.
If you must go, I'll walk out with you. Thank you, father,
But please now came again.
Speaker 11 (17:23):
Well, sure, i'd be right proud to you, father. Yeah soon,
ol fellas see.
Speaker 4 (17:27):
A letter well too.
Speaker 1 (17:31):
We had a few bad moments, but it was worth
It wasn' meant to see Father o'tools are happy. Say,
you know what I'm going to do right now? I
am going to get in that hammock and I am
going to stay there.
Speaker 8 (17:43):
Oh no, wait, it is not time to relax yet.
What do you mean, I know, Father o'tools flock. If
Perkins sets up this race meat, the pews will be
empty Sunday.
Speaker 1 (17:53):
Oh yeah, that's no way to impress the bishop. Maybe
I have talked to Perkins.
Speaker 8 (17:58):
No, no, I think there is another way. Come on
where we will have to take a little trip. No, yes,
out to the Navajo camp. Why, mister Paladin, it hasn't
rained here in a long time.
Speaker 2 (18:11):
You know. The dust is about a foot deep.
Speaker 4 (18:13):
But what's that got to do with him?
Speaker 2 (18:14):
If it should rain, the mud would be so deep
no horse could run.
Speaker 4 (18:20):
But it never rains this time of year out here.
Speaker 8 (18:23):
When I was talking to the Navajos to day, I
learned that in their camp is a man I remember
from my childhood, a wonderful old medicine man, I recall
that his rain chants work miracles. Ah, I see we
must impress the bishop, of course.
Speaker 2 (18:38):
Look, mister Paladin.
Speaker 1 (18:41):
As Pancho, Oh la Senoris, Hey Pancho, where you get
that horse?
Speaker 4 (18:46):
Pancho make a little beastiness.
Speaker 10 (18:48):
Importante, Oh beautiful world. Pancho's got to be alive. And
now Pancho come to play organ on for the mass
at San Javier Mission.
Speaker 2 (19:10):
I think we can start now. Most of the crowd
seems to be out so.
Speaker 1 (19:17):
Well, Tono, I'd say the bishop's mass was quite a success.
Speaker 2 (19:20):
It certainly was.
Speaker 8 (19:22):
Look look at Father O'Toole at the door, beaming at
his flock as they file out.
Speaker 1 (19:26):
The mysterious ways of God performing in his miracle to.
Speaker 15 (19:31):
Yes, bless you my child father, ah tonal and Palatin God,
bless you my sons.
Speaker 4 (19:40):
Thank you father. It was a wonderful day.
Speaker 15 (19:43):
It wasn't all mytis a day i'll remember all my life.
Speaker 4 (19:48):
Say the Bishop was impressed, wasn't he?
Speaker 14 (19:50):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (19:50):
Indeed he was?
Speaker 17 (19:52):
But how strange it should reign today?
Speaker 3 (20:12):
Hey boy, oh missa Paladin, Oh my, this is fine.
Speaker 4 (20:17):
You home again? Here? Let hey boy take back? Thank you,
hey boy, this was a successful tree. Yes, yes it was.
Speaker 3 (20:25):
Oh it seemed too bad you miss partied.
Speaker 9 (20:27):
He got for both.
Speaker 1 (20:28):
Oh, hey boy, that wasn't important at all, since I
was able to help you make a very good man
very happy.
Speaker 3 (20:34):
Oh hey, miss a paladant. Missy Wong pretty upset about you.
I don't know women, kind of funny, Hey boy, don't
understand women.
Speaker 4 (20:44):
Very good? I know, Hey boy, I know.
Speaker 3 (20:46):
Oh the miss Wossy Wall look here.
Speaker 9 (20:51):
Welcome home.
Speaker 4 (20:52):
Thank you, Miss Wong. It's good to be home.
Speaker 11 (20:54):
Mister Paladin.
Speaker 2 (20:55):
Did you ever have time to line.
Speaker 3 (20:57):
Hammock have good red?
Speaker 4 (20:59):
No, no, I didn't, Miss Wang. When I finally had
the time, it was raining. Oh too bad, Miss Wong.
Speaker 14 (21:06):
Afraid of that.
Speaker 4 (21:08):
So we see Wog have nice surprise surprise surprise.
Speaker 3 (21:13):
Here let the open door, two rooms, all nice and clean,
ready for you.
Speaker 4 (21:20):
See, Oh, miss Wog a hammock casa hammock. Well, that
is a very nice surprise.
Speaker 6 (21:41):
Next time you refresh, enjoy a frosty, ice cold Pepsicola
sociability Charlie.
Speaker 1 (21:46):
All right, kay, how's this pepsi is? Light refreshers without filling.
You like to refresh?
Speaker 4 (21:52):
Have a pepsi right now? We'll offer it to everybody. Charlie,
I will.
Speaker 6 (21:56):
Enjoy pepsi at the fountain. It's delicious at home, to
have one at lunch or with a snack, at the beach,
or at dinner. Wherever you go, wherever you're thirsty, pepsi
is there.
Speaker 3 (22:09):
It's here too.
Speaker 4 (22:10):
In our b sociable song, Be sociable.
Speaker 12 (22:13):
Long start, keep Papa to name.
Speaker 6 (22:17):
With themse dring light refreshing them. Stay, be sociable, Have
a pepsy for the weekend, have plenty of pepsi around.
Pick up an extra carton today, c K. I'm sociable
with pepsi.
Speaker 4 (22:38):
Everyone is. Have Gun Will Trouble.
Speaker 6 (22:56):
Created by her Metal and Sam Rolf He is Prutius
and directed in Hollywood by Frank Parris and stars John
Dayner as Paladin, with Ben Wright as hey Boy and
Virginia greg as Miss Wong. Tonight's story was specially written
for Have Gun Will Travel by Ann Dowd. Featured in
the cast were Don Diamond, Harry Bartel, Russell Arms, and
(23:17):
Bill Idelson.
Speaker 4 (23:27):
This is Hugh Douglas inviting you to.
Speaker 6 (23:29):
Join us again next week when CBS Radio presents Have
Gun Will travel
Speaker 13 (24:04):
S
The revolution is over, but it's still a long way
from here to the mission. If we're going to get
the organ back in time, we'd better get started. Have gone,
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We'll travel, Starring mister John Daymer as Paladin, San Francisco,
eighteen seventy five, The Carlton Hotel, headquarters of a man
called Paladinsu Mesu Wong.
Speaker 2 (00:59):
Wait, hey boy, miss one, very busy today.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
Big party in.
Speaker 2 (01:04):
Hotel last night, makes so much work.
Speaker 3 (01:06):
But Missy Wong look a lot of fun, mister Paladin, Oh,
mister Pison working. Wait, hey boys? Oh no, uh up here,
I say Sansavio mission, I don't say you, Missy Wong.
And hey boy, miss hey boy, you was mad. After
I finished my business in Lario, I came here to
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San Xevir Mission to see my friend father or two.
Had hoped to be able to lie in the hammock
and lovely garden here and get good rest. But I'm
afraid won't be time for that, as I have offered
to do uh everyone for the good Father. However, I
planned to be back in San Francisco in time for
the opera ball.
Speaker 2 (01:50):
But hey boy, opera ball last night.
Speaker 3 (01:53):
Oh that's right, that's right. Oh you look me and
missy wan p Estate. Mister I didn't write this let
a long time ago. Take a long time to get here?
He well, how can you suppose you don't get home?
Speaker 4 (02:06):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (02:07):
Pull Missa pilodan.
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Poor missa Paradin. Don't mind missing opera ball. He go
to lots of parties.
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Pull Messa Pilodance. You never had time to rest in hammock.
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Speaker 1 (03:42):
I had made the offer to Father O'Toole to see
an organ, a gift to his church, was delivered from
the Gulf of Mexico to his San Xavier mission. I
was accompanied by Tono, a fine young Indian who had
been reared at the mission. The wagon road we had
to follow led us through the war zone of a
revolution was in progress. But Father O'Toole was well known
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and well loved, and I was sure that an explanation
of our trip would grant us safe conduct. I didn't know,
of course, that confusion at the customs house loading docks
but result in the switching of crates and so that
instead of the organ we were hauling rifles intended for
the government militia.
Speaker 4 (04:20):
Things were looking.
Speaker 1 (04:21):
Pretty grim for a while after we were halted by
the People's Army and sentenced to be shot for aiding
the enemy. But with some quick thinking, past talking and
decisive action, they've seemed that now we had the situation
well hided.
Speaker 2 (04:38):
It looks like we have this money revolution.
Speaker 4 (04:40):
Yes, calla, I guess it's all over but the shouting.
Speaker 1 (04:43):
But we better get pancha who out of here fast
before somebody decides it's time for another uprise.
Speaker 2 (04:47):
Here comes General Perez.
Speaker 7 (04:49):
Yes, senor, well generally, Senor, you are the herald of
the day.
Speaker 1 (04:54):
Oh no, there was nothing channel, just a simple matter
of cutting down the odds. The militia was well armed
and your boys weren't. That makes it a little difficult
to win a war.
Speaker 7 (05:03):
See but what is this miracle you performed for my
poor little army that rifles of the militia fire back wall?
Speaker 1 (05:08):
Well, tono and I ram the barrels of their rifles
with adobe mud. H Here, I beg your pardon as
such super military strategy.
Speaker 8 (05:20):
We were lucky that the soldiers of the militia sleep
so soundly during their siesta.
Speaker 7 (05:24):
It is a moment of glory for the rebel posos,
the army of the paper. You said you're on your
CAMPANIERO will please to join in celebration of victory.
Speaker 4 (05:32):
Oh well, thank you, General, but we don't have time.
Speaker 1 (05:35):
When you and your men stopped our wagon and I
told you I was hauling an organ to the Sanxavier mission.
Speaker 4 (05:41):
I was telling you the truth.
Speaker 2 (05:42):
But the organ was delivered here to the militia.
Speaker 1 (05:44):
If it's here now, yeah, yes, we found it all right.
It's in that little stone jail over there. What is
organ doing in jail? Well, the cell is jointly occupied
by the organ and the man who delivered them. I
believe he was scheduled to meet the firing squad. The
militia didn't take kindly to one creating an organ when
it expected rifles or supuest.
Speaker 7 (06:03):
Of course, I shall see that the organ is released
to you, Senor.
Speaker 1 (06:08):
Oh say, General, I'd like to have the prisoner too,
if you don't mind.
Speaker 9 (06:12):
You want this prison.
Speaker 1 (06:13):
I'm afraid so. His name is Pancho. I had a
little run in with him at Matamoros. I don't think
I trust him any further than I can throw that organ,
but he can play it, and we may need him.
Speaker 4 (06:25):
This becomes confusing, Signor.
Speaker 8 (06:27):
You see, General, Father O'Toole is counting on having this
organ for Mass when the Bishop visits San Xavier, but
no one in the parish knows how to play it.
Speaker 1 (06:35):
Just before the Bible we were hiding back at the
jail there and we heard Pancho play very well too,
so I figure, if it's all right with you, we'll
just deliver him along with the organ.
Speaker 4 (06:46):
Just as you like.
Speaker 9 (06:47):
Signor we are in your date, in your palace.
Speaker 10 (07:00):
And these are fine horses the general took from the
militia and give to you.
Speaker 4 (07:04):
Yes, Pancho.
Speaker 1 (07:06):
With the time we've lost, we've never made it, whether
an ox team we started.
Speaker 2 (07:10):
We are lucky. Horses are hard to come by in
this part of the country.
Speaker 10 (07:13):
Be utiful animals, beautiful people, beautiful world. Pancho is glad
to be alive and not dead from the firing squad.
Speaker 2 (07:21):
This is a lucky day. But why were you delivering
arms to the militia, Pancho? Were you on their side?
Speaker 10 (07:26):
Pancho is only on the side of Pancho. I deliver
arms to the militia because the militia can pay. Make
business importante.
Speaker 3 (07:36):
That's all.
Speaker 1 (07:37):
Well, just don't you forget our business importante.
Speaker 4 (07:40):
Nor for my life.
Speaker 10 (07:43):
I play organo for the mass at the.
Speaker 9 (07:45):
Mission of San Javier.
Speaker 2 (07:47):
We will be reaching the town of Roma pretty soon.
Speaker 4 (07:49):
I know.
Speaker 1 (07:51):
I think we better stop there for the night. I
don't like to take the time, but the horses need
the rest roma.
Speaker 3 (07:57):
I know this town.
Speaker 10 (07:58):
I think maybe because this is a look we dive
with Pancho. I'll see for a short time at a
game of chance.
Speaker 1 (08:05):
You don't press your luck too far, Pancho. Clerk, Hey, clerk, clerk.
Speaker 2 (08:24):
Mister Peladon, mister Peladon, I'll.
Speaker 4 (08:26):
Be with you in a moment, Tono. As soon as
I settled up for the hotel.
Speaker 8 (08:29):
No, no, come quick, what is it? A worgon crate
is sitting out there in front of the hotel.
Speaker 4 (08:33):
What can't be. It's on the wagon down delivery.
Speaker 8 (08:36):
No, it's out there on the boardwalk and a man
is driving off with our horses and wagon.
Speaker 2 (08:39):
He oh no, yes, you see there there he is
down the street.
Speaker 4 (08:45):
Hey, hey, stop you hey you?
Speaker 9 (08:50):
Oh stop there?
Speaker 11 (08:55):
Hell, what's your trouble?
Speaker 4 (08:57):
Fray? Mister horse stealing is a pretty serious matters. Well
don't that beat all? Climb down off that wagon.
Speaker 11 (09:03):
Say what's eating you?
Speaker 4 (09:04):
This happens to be my team and wagon you're driving?
Speaker 11 (09:07):
Oh no, it ain't.
Speaker 4 (09:08):
It's mine.
Speaker 12 (09:09):
How do you figure it's mine? On account of four
of a kind? Beat us straight?
Speaker 4 (09:13):
What are you talking about?
Speaker 12 (09:14):
I win this outfit? Fairn square in a poker game.
I'm not afraid that's a lie. This is my outfit.
Speaker 4 (09:20):
Now, look you here, mister, you climb down off that wagon.
Speaker 11 (09:24):
I'm just gonna do that, and you're gonna be sorry.
Steve Perkins, don't take likely to being called a.
Speaker 12 (09:31):
Lie on a horse leaf. Now, mister, that's for the
lie you. It looks like I gotta wamp you again.
Speaker 4 (09:42):
Oh no, I don't think so.
Speaker 2 (09:44):
Oh that was some punch.
Speaker 4 (09:47):
Yeah, looks like he's out for a while.
Speaker 2 (09:50):
Mister Palladin. That's the man who was playing cards with
Puncho last night.
Speaker 4 (09:55):
Punch O. Of course I should have thought of that.
Where is Puncho?
Speaker 2 (10:00):
I couldn't find him this morning. He didn't sleep in
his room last night.
Speaker 1 (10:04):
I guess he figured his luck ran out and he'd
better run out too. I'm a play io with this man.
An apology? Well, tell her we hadn't time to argue
to find points.
Speaker 4 (10:11):
Of this thing.
Speaker 2 (10:12):
Why what are we going to do?
Speaker 4 (10:13):
Get some rope out of the wagon there, rope?
Speaker 1 (10:15):
Yes, we're going to tie this fellow up, shove a
gag in his mouth, and then load him and the
organ and the wagon and get on our way.
Speaker 2 (10:21):
Why do we take him.
Speaker 1 (10:22):
Well, it's his outfit. He win it fair in the square,
as he said. But I'm afraid we're gonna have to
borrow it, whether he likes it or not.
Speaker 2 (10:43):
Well, at least Pancho didn't gamble the organ, and he.
Speaker 4 (10:47):
Was properly saving it for the next hand.
Speaker 2 (10:49):
But now we're back where we were, nobody to play
for mass.
Speaker 4 (10:53):
Now we'll worry about that later.
Speaker 2 (10:57):
There he is again.
Speaker 4 (10:59):
I guess I better on time, and I hope he
decides to be reasonable about this.
Speaker 2 (11:03):
I wouldn't count on it.
Speaker 4 (11:04):
No, I'mfraidy has a point. Oh now, O uh say, Perkins.
Speaker 1 (11:15):
Look, look, Perkins, I'm sorry we had to shanghai you
like this, but we needed the wagon and there wasn't
time to argue you whether Poncho had a right to
bet it or not. I well, I guess it's yours.
We'll pay you for this trip, but we have to
get the San Xavier mission. Climb on back there, Tono
(11:36):
and take the gag off him.
Speaker 2 (11:39):
Good sir, Just let me untie you.
Speaker 4 (11:44):
You don't say it or you'll stay tied up.
Speaker 11 (11:52):
All right, you win.
Speaker 12 (11:55):
Let me tell you the only reason Steve Perkins is
standing still for this kind of shoving around is because
I was headed toward the mission anyway, you were. Yeah,
they got one of them fiesta things going on in
town there. Usually it's some pretty good betting money floating
around at them celebrations.
Speaker 4 (12:12):
Are you a professional gambler? Oh?
Speaker 12 (12:14):
I wouldn't say that exactly, but I managed to pick
up little change here and there. When I win these horses,
I figure to take them to the fiesta and race
them our horses, my horses. And don't forget it, mister,
you don't know horseflesh. They ain't hauling horses, they're running horses.
Speaker 1 (12:32):
It doesn't matter. If they'll just get this organ to
send safer.
Speaker 4 (12:35):
I'll be satisfied. I'm tying.
Speaker 13 (12:37):
Tono, Almost there, Tono, Yes, it's been quite a trip.
Speaker 11 (12:53):
It's so special about this here organ.
Speaker 1 (12:55):
It was a gift to the mission. Father Oto was
very anxious to have it. When the bishop visits Sunsavia,
he'll have it.
Speaker 8 (13:02):
It seems, but there is no one to play it. Hey, Tono, Yes,
you engine, ain't you?
Speaker 4 (13:08):
Yes?
Speaker 11 (13:08):
Well, how come you don't dress like an engineer or
talk like.
Speaker 8 (13:11):
An engine I was raised at the Mission and went
to American schools.
Speaker 4 (13:15):
Oh, I see well.
Speaker 11 (13:19):
Look you over there, figure, that's some of your kin polk.
Speaker 4 (13:23):
A band of Indians on horseback.
Speaker 2 (13:26):
They are Navajo. That is my tribe.
Speaker 4 (13:30):
Where how do they like that?
Speaker 12 (13:32):
Look they got a rope around that fella's neck. They're
leaving him behind their horses.
Speaker 4 (13:37):
Hey, that looks like punchos.
Speaker 2 (13:39):
Woo, mister Peladin, it is puncho.
Speaker 4 (13:43):
I say it. That's a fella I played poker with.
What kind of business importanta? Do you suppose he tryed
this time? Tono?
Speaker 2 (13:51):
I don't know, but he can't play the organ.
Speaker 1 (13:54):
Oh, yes, yes he can. Well, I suppose you better
go see what we can do for him.
Speaker 4 (13:59):
You want here?
Speaker 6 (14:15):
And now here are Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy.
Speaker 14 (14:19):
Bergie, I think someone's looking for you. Ah, mister Bergin, Well, hello,
eptic clinker.
Speaker 4 (14:24):
What's wrong?
Speaker 15 (14:25):
My car?
Speaker 14 (14:25):
Batteries run down? I think it's an acid condition. Oh,
I see, Well, have you seen a serviceman.
Speaker 4 (14:31):
Well, I had a blind name with a sailor last night,
but he got away. No, I mean a mechanic.
Speaker 16 (14:39):
Seeing you own a General Motors car, you should see
your GM dealer for service. His mechanics are GM trained.
They have specialized tools and factory approofed parts to provide
your fine GM car with a gmcare it deserves. So
if you own a Chevrolet car truck, a pontiac Osmobile, Buick, Cadillac,
or a GMC truck should make a date with a
(15:01):
General Motors serviceman.
Speaker 14 (15:03):
Oh that sounds exciting.
Speaker 15 (15:05):
Really have blue eyes?
Speaker 4 (15:22):
What's the story, Tono? What the Indians say?
Speaker 8 (15:25):
Well, as near as I can tell, Pancho wandered into
the Indian camp this morning and offered to trade.
Speaker 2 (15:30):
Some cattle for a horse.
Speaker 4 (15:32):
Cattle, Yes, but it.
Speaker 8 (15:34):
Turned out the cattle he traded already belonged to the Indians.
It was some stock they had turned out to graze.
Speaker 11 (15:40):
I say, he's some slick fella, Ain't.
Speaker 4 (15:42):
He never quite slick enough? Well, what now, Tono? What
are they going to do with him?
Speaker 2 (15:48):
This is small band of Navajo. They have set up
a camp just beyond the missions. They want no trouble. Yeah,
they are willing.
Speaker 8 (15:55):
To release Poncho, but they insist he must walk to
the mission that way with the rope around his neck,
following the horses.
Speaker 4 (16:02):
How fire is the mission from here?
Speaker 2 (16:04):
Twelve miles?
Speaker 4 (16:05):
It seems a little cruel.
Speaker 11 (16:06):
Yeah, maybe not. Give that old boy some time to
figure a couple of new angles.
Speaker 1 (16:11):
Yeah, yeah, you could be right, Perkins.
Speaker 4 (16:28):
Oh it's good to be back in your lovely garden. Father.
It's good to have your lad.
Speaker 3 (16:33):
Bless you for the happiness you brought me.
Speaker 8 (16:34):
I'm afraid the trip took longer than we planned. I
hope you didn't worry, Father.
Speaker 4 (16:38):
Not at all. Tone on, my son.
Speaker 3 (16:40):
I had my faith, you had my prayers.
Speaker 4 (16:43):
And they came in handy a couple of times.
Speaker 1 (16:45):
Father, Will you have more lemonade, mister Parkins, Well, no, thanks, Father,
I gotta get I got a little business to.
Speaker 4 (16:52):
Take care of business.
Speaker 11 (16:54):
Yeah you see, I got to set me up a
little race meet. Get out a few bets. Oh yeah,
I gotta move fast now.
Speaker 12 (17:00):
This here fiesta is going to be over Saturday night,
So I gotta get going to promote this race meat
for Sunday morning.
Speaker 4 (17:07):
Sunday, alright, but the bishop will be here.
Speaker 12 (17:10):
Well, dog gone, father, I don't aim to interfere with
your business.
Speaker 15 (17:13):
Well, don't give it another thought, son, it'll work out well.
If you must go, I'll walk out with you. Thank you, father,
But please now came again.
Speaker 11 (17:23):
Well, sure, i'd be right proud to you, father. Yeah soon,
ol fellas see.
Speaker 4 (17:27):
A letter well too.
Speaker 1 (17:31):
We had a few bad moments, but it was worth
It wasn' meant to see Father o'tools are happy. Say,
you know what I'm going to do right now? I
am going to get in that hammock and I am
going to stay there.
Speaker 8 (17:43):
Oh no, wait, it is not time to relax yet.
What do you mean, I know, Father o'tools flock. If
Perkins sets up this race meat, the pews will be
empty Sunday.
Speaker 1 (17:53):
Oh yeah, that's no way to impress the bishop. Maybe
I have talked to Perkins.
Speaker 8 (17:58):
No, no, I think there is another way. Come on
where we will have to take a little trip. No, yes,
out to the Navajo camp. Why, mister Paladin, it hasn't
rained here in a long time.
Speaker 2 (18:11):
You know. The dust is about a foot deep.
Speaker 4 (18:13):
But what's that got to do with him?
Speaker 2 (18:14):
If it should rain, the mud would be so deep
no horse could run.
Speaker 4 (18:20):
But it never rains this time of year out here.
Speaker 8 (18:23):
When I was talking to the Navajos to day, I
learned that in their camp is a man I remember
from my childhood, a wonderful old medicine man, I recall
that his rain chants work miracles. Ah, I see we
must impress the bishop, of course.
Speaker 2 (18:38):
Look, mister Paladin.
Speaker 1 (18:41):
As Pancho, Oh la Senoris, Hey Pancho, where you get
that horse?
Speaker 4 (18:46):
Pancho make a little beastiness.
Speaker 10 (18:48):
Importante, Oh beautiful world. Pancho's got to be alive. And
now Pancho come to play organ on for the mass
at San Javier Mission.
Speaker 2 (19:10):
I think we can start now. Most of the crowd
seems to be out so.
Speaker 1 (19:17):
Well, Tono, I'd say the bishop's mass was quite a success.
Speaker 2 (19:20):
It certainly was.
Speaker 8 (19:22):
Look look at Father O'Toole at the door, beaming at
his flock as they file out.
Speaker 1 (19:26):
The mysterious ways of God performing in his miracle to.
Speaker 15 (19:31):
Yes, bless you my child father, ah tonal and Palatin God,
bless you my sons.
Speaker 4 (19:40):
Thank you father. It was a wonderful day.
Speaker 15 (19:43):
It wasn't all mytis a day i'll remember all my life.
Speaker 4 (19:48):
Say the Bishop was impressed, wasn't he?
Speaker 14 (19:50):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (19:50):
Indeed he was?
Speaker 17 (19:52):
But how strange it should reign today?
Speaker 3 (20:12):
Hey boy, oh missa Paladin, Oh my, this is fine.
Speaker 4 (20:17):
You home again? Here? Let hey boy take back? Thank you,
hey boy, this was a successful tree. Yes, yes it was.
Speaker 3 (20:25):
Oh it seemed too bad you miss partied.
Speaker 9 (20:27):
He got for both.
Speaker 1 (20:28):
Oh, hey boy, that wasn't important at all, since I
was able to help you make a very good man
very happy.
Speaker 3 (20:34):
Oh hey, miss a paladant. Missy Wong pretty upset about you.
I don't know women, kind of funny, Hey boy, don't
understand women.
Speaker 4 (20:44):
Very good? I know, Hey boy, I know.
Speaker 3 (20:46):
Oh the miss Wossy Wall look here.
Speaker 9 (20:51):
Welcome home.
Speaker 4 (20:52):
Thank you, Miss Wong. It's good to be home.
Speaker 11 (20:54):
Mister Paladin.
Speaker 2 (20:55):
Did you ever have time to line.
Speaker 3 (20:57):
Hammock have good red?
Speaker 4 (20:59):
No, no, I didn't, Miss Wang. When I finally had
the time, it was raining. Oh too bad, Miss Wong.
Speaker 14 (21:06):
Afraid of that.
Speaker 4 (21:08):
So we see Wog have nice surprise surprise surprise.
Speaker 3 (21:13):
Here let the open door, two rooms, all nice and clean,
ready for you.
Speaker 4 (21:20):
See, Oh, miss Wog a hammock casa hammock. Well, that
is a very nice surprise.
Speaker 6 (21:41):
Next time you refresh, enjoy a frosty, ice cold Pepsicola
sociability Charlie.
Speaker 1 (21:46):
All right, kay, how's this pepsi is? Light refreshers without filling.
You like to refresh?
Speaker 4 (21:52):
Have a pepsi right now? We'll offer it to everybody. Charlie,
I will.
Speaker 6 (21:56):
Enjoy pepsi at the fountain. It's delicious at home, to
have one at lunch or with a snack, at the beach,
or at dinner. Wherever you go, wherever you're thirsty, pepsi
is there.
Speaker 3 (22:09):
It's here too.
Speaker 4 (22:10):
In our b sociable song, Be sociable.
Speaker 12 (22:13):
Long start, keep Papa to name.
Speaker 6 (22:17):
With themse dring light refreshing them. Stay, be sociable, Have
a pepsy for the weekend, have plenty of pepsi around.
Pick up an extra carton today, c K. I'm sociable
with pepsi.
Speaker 4 (22:38):
Everyone is. Have Gun Will Trouble.
Speaker 6 (22:56):
Created by her Metal and Sam Rolf He is Prutius
and directed in Hollywood by Frank Parris and stars John
Dayner as Paladin, with Ben Wright as hey Boy and
Virginia greg as Miss Wong. Tonight's story was specially written
for Have Gun Will Travel by Ann Dowd. Featured in
the cast were Don Diamond, Harry Bartel, Russell Arms, and
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Bill Idelson.
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