September 14, 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):
I agreed to deliver this man to your prison, but
under the circumstances I would prefer not to take pay
for this particular job. Have Gone, Will Travel, starring mister
(00:37):
John Dayner as Paladin, San Francisco, eighteen seventy five. The
Carlton Hotel, headquarters of a man called Paladin.
Speaker 2 (00:59):
Queen like this not even eleven o'clock yet.
Speaker 1 (01:02):
And don't worry about it, my boy. Just wake him up.
He'll be glad you did. But you don't understand.
Speaker 2 (01:07):
And mister Pala.
Speaker 1 (01:08):
Didn't sleep late in the morning when he's out gambling
night before. Never you mind, Just do what I say.
Speaker 3 (01:14):
He's uh, he's a paladin.
Speaker 4 (01:19):
Mister Paladin, go away, Hey boy, go away.
Speaker 2 (01:25):
Have gentleman to see you, then.
Speaker 1 (01:29):
Both of you go away. What I tell you, I've
got to see him, win say, Hey boy, go away,
Hey boy, go tell him I have two thousand dollars
for him. Oh that don't make any difference to mister
p didn't tell.
Speaker 2 (01:43):
Him he's a paladin.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
They might say, how two thousand dollars for you?
Speaker 2 (01:52):
See, he got to sleep already.
Speaker 1 (01:55):
Hey boy, what are you standing around in the hall
with this gentleman? For sure? Meno. Hey, mister Paladin, you
lose all your money last night. Never mind, never mind? Goodbye,
hey boy, oh goodbye. Now you'll excuse my appearance. I
spent the evening with a client, no matter, no matter.
(02:17):
My name is Finletter, I'm a lawyer. My client in
Nevada has a matter he'd like you to take care
of for him. Who is your client? Mister Finletter's all
right here in this documentary, and if you'll just read
and sign it. Let me see first, I, Paladin, do
hereby agreed to deliver post haste the person that won
(02:38):
Jeremy Thompson to the Governor of the state of Nevada.
The governor, upon delivery at Carson City, I will be
paid two thousand dollars. Well, mister Finnletter, I'm not a
bouty hunter, nor am I a law man. I don't
transport prisoners. Mister Paladin, I forgot to mention there's a
thousand dollars expense money payable immediately. And why doesn't the
(03:02):
governor use his law enforcement officers to do this job.
It's a somewhat delicate matter, personal matter between the governor
and this Jeremy Thompson. I see he's also the fact
that no jail or any officer has been able to
hold Thompson for any reasonable length of time. Can he
be so bad as all that? I'll mut you judge
for yourself. Wilson, Oh, Wilson, he sent along a pair
(03:30):
of special handcuffs. Here's the key, h The governor does
well to be cautious. He certainly is a vicious looking devil.
Mister Pellatin, that's Wilson you're looking at. That's O who
I'm sorry. The other gentleman is Jeremy Thompson.
Speaker 2 (03:50):
Hallo, Jack hits me all right?
Speaker 1 (03:52):
And the governor is willing to pay two thousand dollars
for this this boy? How you just sign this paper? Carlton?
All right, but I feel like I'm stealing the governor's money.
I'm glad you think jose and shayn't oh not just
in a minute. I didn't know how to take charge
of him. Now I'm afraid he's your responsibility now, sir.
Speaker 5 (04:12):
Oh.
Speaker 1 (04:12):
And by the way, mister Thompson has an accomplice whom
no one has seen. Mister Palatin, you just might have
your hands full. Good day, sir, come along with yeah. Uh, Well, Thompson,
I haven't even had my breakfast yet.
Speaker 2 (04:33):
Now neither is I maybe or off for two?
Speaker 6 (04:45):
Constipation is something people don't talk much about, but it
can be a problem for anyone, even doctors. And when
constipation occurs, it's interesting to see just what doctors consider
important about a laxative DAMA I use or recommend now.
A majority of the doctors we heard from had this
to say.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
A laxative should be effective, gentle, close to natural acting,
a medicine that can be used with complete confidence.
Speaker 6 (05:14):
Well, pleasant tasting, chocolated. X lax is effective overnight. It
helps you toward your normal regularity. X Lax is so gentle,
so close to natural acting, there's no upset. That's why
many doctors and millions of people use x lax with
complete confidence.
Speaker 1 (05:35):
X Lax the laxative that.
Speaker 6 (05:37):
Helps you toward your normal regularity gently overnight.
Speaker 1 (05:48):
Over breakfast, my cherub faced prisoner announced that he was
certain that his partner would never allow me to get
him as far as Carson City. We took the inland
stage and by the time he reached ELK drove some
forty miles from San Francisco. The passengers had dwindled down
to two people besides Thompson and myself. One was a
very old woman with a staring eye that was hard
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to ignore. The other was a portly whiskey drummer whose
red face marked him as his own best customer.
Speaker 4 (06:15):
Hey, lady, ain't I seen you somewhere before this?
Speaker 5 (06:19):
Dustings was on a call it handcuffing his own son.
Speaker 4 (06:23):
I said, ain't I seen you somewhere San Francisco?
Speaker 5 (06:25):
Somewhere when I was a girl, my father shot a
man used to handcuff his son.
Speaker 2 (06:31):
Field gouch, you think some of your son, Paladin.
Speaker 1 (06:34):
She must be blind as well as dad.
Speaker 4 (06:36):
I swear I know that lady from somewhere. Oh, i'll here.
Speaker 2 (06:39):
My name is pirboy.
Speaker 1 (06:40):
Oh George Paladin?
Speaker 4 (06:41):
Ah, where are you taking your prisoner? Too much power?
Speaker 5 (06:45):
Boys? Handsomer than you are.
Speaker 1 (06:47):
He's a prisoner man, not my son.
Speaker 5 (06:50):
Got sold as your eyes close set like bow yourself
out of that one made His.
Speaker 1 (06:57):
Mother must have been fair him to look sorry, I
said the old girl off, mister Palladin.
Speaker 4 (07:03):
We really don't talk to ladies on these trips. Get
them start, you can't shut them off.
Speaker 1 (07:07):
It's all right.
Speaker 4 (07:08):
I thought I've seen her face somewhere tho all the.
Speaker 5 (07:11):
Way Lilian be there to meet Miss Lillian's my daughter.
Speaker 2 (07:16):
Oh how's that?
Speaker 5 (07:20):
What do you say anyone catched that up?
Speaker 2 (07:24):
What was com there for?
Speaker 4 (07:26):
I just ain't nowhere at all?
Speaker 3 (07:28):
I don't know anybody know why we're stopping?
Speaker 1 (07:31):
Driver? What's the matter?
Speaker 4 (07:32):
I got bad news?
Speaker 1 (07:33):
Folks have a horse that's running lame.
Speaker 4 (07:35):
We'll have to stop and resting.
Speaker 1 (07:37):
What you say a lame horse?
Speaker 5 (07:40):
I wanted Lilian and marry a. Do you suppose me?
Speaker 4 (07:45):
Woo oh, it's hard to hanger the hated driver. Try
to get us close to that tree as I could.
Speaker 1 (07:51):
Now you folks can all sit there.
Speaker 4 (07:52):
Because we're ready to go again. Any dang things to
never break down in town.
Speaker 5 (07:56):
She got to help a lady down.
Speaker 4 (07:58):
Lady, I didn't bring you good yourself down.
Speaker 2 (08:01):
I'll get your hand. How do you know I didn't
buy off the driver? Paladin? Maybe my partners to meet
us here, horen't you go?
Speaker 1 (08:07):
Tomson?
Speaker 2 (08:08):
All right, mate, don't get your down.
Speaker 5 (08:10):
There, get this way. Probably worry to death about me.
Speaker 1 (08:19):
We'll sit here tombs here.
Speaker 4 (08:22):
Old girl, take a sugg of this thing.
Speaker 5 (08:24):
Looks bad. This mighty kind of you.
Speaker 2 (08:30):
You'd be apt to regret it. Mom, in this eat,
you'll let her drink it.
Speaker 4 (08:33):
Let a drink it. Maybe she'll fall asleep rest the trip.
Speaker 2 (08:36):
Well, it's only fair to warner shun.
Speaker 4 (08:38):
You ain't rid of these stage coaches with as many
wind bags as I have. Whiskey, reshot my footy proper. Well,
there she goes again. Want to start this fountain?
Speaker 1 (08:49):
Oh thanks, mister honey boy.
Speaker 4 (08:51):
Your tongue must be about to dry up and fly away.
Speaker 2 (08:54):
Thanks mate. My old mother told me not to touch
the stuff.
Speaker 5 (08:58):
A strong for a long time. She came home with
a buffalo hunter one time. Any you ever smelled the
buffalo hunter?
Speaker 2 (09:09):
Tell us mother, what did he smell like?
Speaker 5 (09:12):
Yes, he certainly did, Olks.
Speaker 4 (09:15):
I can't push that horse anymore. We're going to have
to spend the night here.
Speaker 1 (09:18):
Oh, no, driver house. Soon you're going to unhitch your
horses ride away. Why I thought i'd shackle my prisoner
to one of your wheels. He'll be safe that way.
Speaker 5 (09:27):
All right to me? Lilian soon saw the air of
her ways. My good man. Let me taste net whiskey.
Speaker 2 (09:51):
Along. I have a nice drift.
Speaker 7 (09:52):
Don't forget the phone wherever you go this summer, keep
in touch with home by a long distance.
Speaker 2 (09:58):
Thank you operator. You calling your mother, Let me talk
to her before you say goodbye. All right, I'm getting
her now.
Speaker 3 (10:05):
Hello, Hello, mother is Oh.
Speaker 5 (10:10):
We're having a fine trip and the weather's perfect.
Speaker 2 (10:12):
You getting along all right? Good now? If you need anything,
be sure to call Barbara next to him.
Speaker 7 (10:18):
When you're away this summer. Put long distance to work
for you to keep in touch with the folks back home.
Speaker 1 (10:24):
While you're away.
Speaker 7 (10:25):
You'll have a care free trip, knowing everything and everyone
at home is okay. Long distance rates are low, Why
not call now?
Speaker 1 (10:41):
I watched the old lady tip the bottle to her lips.
Then I look at the boy's face. He was watching
the world agonizingly. In that moment, Jeremy told me more
than he ever intended. I fastened him to the stagecoach wheel,
the handcuff passing over the iron band, so there was
no chance it was getting away. When night fell, I
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made a bed for him in the road beside the wheel.
I made my own bed nearby and laid down the
sleep but there was no use.
Speaker 7 (11:13):
Wow, can't sleep I those two.
Speaker 2 (11:20):
She promised she'd never touch a drop of it. Again.
Speaker 1 (11:24):
Is she your partner?
Speaker 2 (11:25):
Boy? I know it's a who is she? She's me mother?
Speaker 1 (11:33):
Your mother?
Speaker 2 (11:34):
Did you ever hear of Jenny Birdwell?
Speaker 1 (11:36):
Jenny Birdwell the same.
Speaker 2 (11:39):
Oh, it doesn't make any difference now. But the governor
rang me. She said she'd never touch it again.
Speaker 1 (11:47):
I saw Jenny Birdwell twenty years ago in Boston, our
American cousin. She was wonderful. Twenty years couldn't do that
to a woman.
Speaker 2 (11:56):
Twenty years of drinking could do it.
Speaker 1 (11:58):
What a shame.
Speaker 2 (12:00):
I actually thought she was going to get me free.
She said she had a way.
Speaker 1 (12:05):
But Jenny Birdwell was American.
Speaker 2 (12:07):
My old man was English. She had a mind reading
that came to this country in forty three. When I
was a little taught, Jenny's earing started to go. She
started a drink, so he left her and took me
back to England.
Speaker 1 (12:22):
See.
Speaker 2 (12:23):
I was only four when the old man died. His
sister had to raise me. When I thought I was
grown enough, I came over here to look for Jenny.
Speaker 1 (12:31):
How did you happen to find her?
Speaker 4 (12:33):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (12:33):
I spent three years looking. I found her all right
on the barbary coat.
Speaker 1 (12:39):
Uh, barbary coat.
Speaker 2 (12:41):
Oh it ain't no place for a lady. I convinced
Jenny that we should go back to England start all
over again. We needed money, so I decided to kidnap
the governor's daughter. And that's your hanging offense, ten thousand dollars.
I've figured that asked for her. That was before I've
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seen how ugly she was, so I hit her out
in the cave. There was a time I figured they'd
never ransomer, and all the while she wanted to stay
with me. Finally I dropped it to two thousand and eight.
They came through with the money. Eh.
Speaker 5 (13:21):
I'm sorry, Jim. The timptation was too much.
Speaker 1 (13:30):
Easy enough, getty easy. You're not walking too well before I.
Speaker 5 (13:35):
Try, Jeremy, I try like that promise.
Speaker 1 (13:45):
You better get in the coach, Jenny. You'll have the
whole seat to lie on here and you go home.
Speaker 2 (13:51):
Eh? Is she all right?
Speaker 5 (13:54):
Yes?
Speaker 4 (13:55):
Where you are, sir, I'll be forced to shoot you.
The old girl sober?
Speaker 5 (14:03):
All right?
Speaker 4 (14:03):
Throw your gun on the ground, do it. No, I'll
have the cases a handcuff with Jenny.
Speaker 5 (14:14):
I thought you was drunk, the keen mister fallanman.
Speaker 2 (14:19):
Oh yes, ma'am, Oh, Jenny girl, you're still the greatest
actress in the world.
Speaker 5 (14:37):
Angie, I can't believe you papered this room. I did
just followed one of those how to Do It books.
Fred didn't help you lately.
Speaker 3 (14:44):
He's had nagging back ache with sleepless nights and feels
worn out.
Speaker 5 (14:48):
A person doesn't feel up too much with back ache,
let me tell him to try dons pills.
Speaker 2 (14:53):
Good advice.
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Speaker 2 (15:06):
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Speaker 1 (15:41):
Jenny Bird well stood like a fragile old bird. Clutching
the gun in her quivering hand. Her face mirrored great
pride as she told her son she had only pretended
to swallow the liquor while she held the whiskey, drummer
and the driver at gunpoint. Jeremy handcuffed me to the wheel.
Then he rounded up the two best horses, and they
rode off. The drummer found a pistol in his bag
and shot the handcuffs free. I'm mounted a horse and
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rode in the direction they had gone by morning. Their
trail led towards an abandoned mountain shack. The two horses
stood outside, so I rode up. Jeremy and his mother
ran out. The old lady mounted her horse like the
devil was after her. Hey, Jenny, wait, you might get hurt. Wait, Jenny, uh, well, Jack,
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let's lock you and me again. Get your hands up, Jeremy,
all right, fine arms. Why didn't you run with her?
Speaker 3 (16:34):
Ah?
Speaker 2 (16:34):
This way, at least Jenny goes free. Look at her.
There's a lot of bounce in the old girl.
Speaker 1 (16:41):
Yet it certainly is well. Where to now, Paladin, Back
to the stagecoach and then the Carson City.
Speaker 2 (16:50):
You won't have to force me anymore. I'm tired of running.
Speaker 1 (16:56):
Somehow, I believe you. Jeremy, here you are, mis Paladin.
Two thousand dollars. That isn't why I'm here, Governor, but
it's yours. It's part of the bargain. I got a
new bargain for your, Governor. You bargain. The two thousand
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dollars is yours. If you don't hang Jeremy Thompson, hang him,
My good sir. Bringing that boy back is a festive occasion.
He's going to marry my daughter, marry your daughter. Well,
then why is he in jail, mis Paladin? Do you
have daughters? No, I have no family. Then this may
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be rather hard for you to understand. You see, Brunhilda
is the eldest of three daughters. The other two are married.
Brunhilda is not, and she's almost thirty seven. She and
this Thompson boy spent some time together, and well, Brunhilda
is in love with Thompson. So that's why he was
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worth so much to you. But you can see the
money as well spent, mister Peladin. Take it, you earned it. No,
I can't, Governor. I brought this man in because I
had contracted to do so. But well, there were certain
circumstances which made me prefer not to bring the boy in.
Do you understand, not quite well, Governor, what happens if
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the boy refuses to marry your daughter. I'll give him a.
Speaker 5 (18:32):
Few weeks in jail to think about it.
Speaker 1 (18:34):
Then we'll hang him. I see, even at that, I
doubt if there'll be a wedding, sir. And under the circumstances,
I would prefer not taking pay for this particular job. Yes,
what is it?
Speaker 4 (18:47):
Excuse me, sir?
Speaker 1 (18:48):
Of course, Miss Henry comminced.
Speaker 2 (18:49):
I didn't want to interrupt, but we've had a stroke
of luck.
Speaker 1 (18:52):
How's that there's an old lady outside who wants the
job is cook at the prison? Wonderful? That is good use,
Miss Henry. Has she had any experience, yes, sir, in
several institutions back east.
Speaker 5 (19:04):
She says, well.
Speaker 1 (19:05):
Does she realize that she also has to serve the
men in the prison to take food into their soul?
Speaker 2 (19:10):
Yes, Sir, I told her.
Speaker 3 (19:12):
She said that she wasn't afraid.
Speaker 1 (19:14):
What do you think, Miss Henry?
Speaker 5 (19:15):
Oh, I think we should hire she's quite vigorous, old lady.
Speaker 2 (19:18):
I think she would be more than capable.
Speaker 1 (19:20):
What's her name miss birdwell birdwell do you know her?
Speaker 5 (19:24):
Paladin?
Speaker 1 (19:25):
Uh no, no, no, Sir, I don't think so very well,
Miss Henry, tell her she's hired. Start her right away, Yes, sir, Paladin,
do you realize what a feather in my cap this is?
And how's that?
Speaker 2 (19:40):
Why?
Speaker 1 (19:40):
How many women do you know who would cook for
twenty seven hardened criminals? Enough? Governor, what do you mean
to that? Enough to cause me to change my mind?
I'll take that two thousand dollars, Miss Wang. Pardon me,
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oh miss Wong?
Speaker 3 (20:14):
Oh I signed, mister Pladan, What do you want?
Speaker 1 (20:18):
That paper you're reading is mine? Is it not?
Speaker 3 (20:21):
Ohsa? Let missy Wong read about tongue or terrible thing?
Speaker 1 (20:27):
And hey boy, what about hey boy?
Speaker 2 (20:29):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (20:29):
His name in paper too. See.
Speaker 1 (20:35):
I don't understand why hey boy doesn't stay out of
these affairs.
Speaker 3 (20:39):
Oh, hey boy, important man in pong has.
Speaker 1 (20:43):
To fight well in one of these days, Hey boy
is going to Hey what's this? What Carson City prison break? Oh?
Listen to this, miss Wong. Last monthly at Carson City, Nevada,
twenty seven desperate criminals made good their escape from the
state prison. According to Governor orson j. Burestad. They took
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with them as hostage an old woman who had recently
been hired as a cook.
Speaker 3 (21:13):
Just as I expected, Pladan, would you start to say
about hey boy?
Speaker 1 (21:21):
Oh, just at one of these days, if hey boy
doesn't stay out of these tongue wars, he's going to
end up in jail.
Speaker 3 (21:26):
AA. Maybe you better talk to him, Misa Polada.
Speaker 1 (21:31):
Well, if you think of doing it, good, And when
you go downstairs, tell hey what they come up. But
I want to talk to him, don't you? Next time
you refresh, enjoy a prosty ice called.
Speaker 2 (21:52):
Pepsicola sociability, Charlie.
Speaker 1 (21:54):
All right, kay?
Speaker 2 (21:55):
How's this?
Speaker 1 (21:56):
Pepsi is light refreshers without filling. You like to refresh?
Have a pepsi right now.
Speaker 5 (22:01):
We'll offer it to everybody, Charlie.
Speaker 1 (22:03):
I will enjoy pepsi at the fountain. It's delicious at
home too. 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 5 (22:17):
It's here too, in our b sociable son, be sociable.
Speaker 3 (22:21):
Look fark, keep up as to day with them.
Speaker 5 (22:27):
Drink lights refreshing THEMSY, stay up here, be sociable, have a.
Speaker 1 (22:36):
Pepsi for the weekend. Have plenty of pepsi around. Pick
up an extra carton today. C K, I'm.
Speaker 2 (22:44):
Sociable with pepsi.
Speaker 1 (22:46):
Everyone is. Have Gun Will Travel.
Speaker 9 (23:03):
Created by Herb Meadow and Sam wall Is, produced and
directed in Hollywood by Frank Harris, and stars John Dayner
as Paladin, with Ben Wright as hey Boy and Virginia
greg as Mims Wong. Tonight's story was specially written for
Haden Will Travel by Tom Hanley. Featured in the cast
were William Redfield, Joseph kerns Parley, Bear, Jack Moyles, Tim Graham,
and Peggy Weber. This is Hugh Douglas inviting you to
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join us again next week when CBS Radio presents Have
Gun Will Travel
Speaker 2 (24:04):
Thick About
I agreed to deliver this man to your prison, but
under the circumstances I would prefer not to take pay
for this particular job. Have Gone, Will Travel, starring mister
(00:37):
John Dayner as Paladin, San Francisco, eighteen seventy five. The
Carlton Hotel, headquarters of a man called Paladin.
Speaker 2 (00:59):
Queen like this not even eleven o'clock yet.
Speaker 1 (01:02):
And don't worry about it, my boy. Just wake him up.
He'll be glad you did. But you don't understand.
Speaker 2 (01:07):
And mister Pala.
Speaker 1 (01:08):
Didn't sleep late in the morning when he's out gambling
night before. Never you mind, Just do what I say.
Speaker 3 (01:14):
He's uh, he's a paladin.
Speaker 4 (01:19):
Mister Paladin, go away, Hey boy, go away.
Speaker 2 (01:25):
Have gentleman to see you, then.
Speaker 1 (01:29):
Both of you go away. What I tell you, I've
got to see him, win say, Hey boy, go away,
Hey boy, go tell him I have two thousand dollars
for him. Oh that don't make any difference to mister
p didn't tell.
Speaker 2 (01:43):
Him he's a paladin.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
They might say, how two thousand dollars for you?
Speaker 2 (01:52):
See, he got to sleep already.
Speaker 1 (01:55):
Hey boy, what are you standing around in the hall
with this gentleman? For sure? Meno. Hey, mister Paladin, you
lose all your money last night. Never mind, never mind? Goodbye,
hey boy, oh goodbye. Now you'll excuse my appearance. I
spent the evening with a client, no matter, no matter.
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My name is Finletter, I'm a lawyer. My client in
Nevada has a matter he'd like you to take care
of for him. Who is your client? Mister Finletter's all
right here in this documentary, and if you'll just read
and sign it. Let me see first, I, Paladin, do
hereby agreed to deliver post haste the person that won
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Jeremy Thompson to the Governor of the state of Nevada.
The governor, upon delivery at Carson City, I will be
paid two thousand dollars. Well, mister Finnletter, I'm not a
bouty hunter, nor am I a law man. I don't
transport prisoners. Mister Paladin, I forgot to mention there's a
thousand dollars expense money payable immediately. And why doesn't the
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governor use his law enforcement officers to do this job.
It's a somewhat delicate matter, personal matter between the governor
and this Jeremy Thompson. I see he's also the fact
that no jail or any officer has been able to
hold Thompson for any reasonable length of time. Can he
be so bad as all that? I'll mut you judge
for yourself. Wilson, Oh, Wilson, he sent along a pair
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of special handcuffs. Here's the key, h The governor does
well to be cautious. He certainly is a vicious looking devil.
Mister Pellatin, that's Wilson you're looking at. That's O who
I'm sorry. The other gentleman is Jeremy Thompson.
Speaker 2 (03:50):
Hallo, Jack hits me all right?
Speaker 1 (03:52):
And the governor is willing to pay two thousand dollars
for this this boy? How you just sign this paper? Carlton?
All right, but I feel like I'm stealing the governor's money.
I'm glad you think jose and shayn't oh not just
in a minute. I didn't know how to take charge
of him. Now I'm afraid he's your responsibility now, sir.
Speaker 5 (04:12):
Oh.
Speaker 1 (04:12):
And by the way, mister Thompson has an accomplice whom
no one has seen. Mister Palatin, you just might have
your hands full. Good day, sir, come along with yeah. Uh, Well, Thompson,
I haven't even had my breakfast yet.
Speaker 2 (04:33):
Now neither is I maybe or off for two?
Speaker 6 (04:45):
Constipation is something people don't talk much about, but it
can be a problem for anyone, even doctors. And when
constipation occurs, it's interesting to see just what doctors consider
important about a laxative DAMA I use or recommend now.
A majority of the doctors we heard from had this
to say.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
A laxative should be effective, gentle, close to natural acting,
a medicine that can be used with complete confidence.
Speaker 6 (05:14):
Well, pleasant tasting, chocolated. X lax is effective overnight. It
helps you toward your normal regularity. X Lax is so gentle,
so close to natural acting, there's no upset. That's why
many doctors and millions of people use x lax with
complete confidence.
Speaker 1 (05:35):
X Lax the laxative that.
Speaker 6 (05:37):
Helps you toward your normal regularity gently overnight.
Speaker 1 (05:48):
Over breakfast, my cherub faced prisoner announced that he was
certain that his partner would never allow me to get
him as far as Carson City. We took the inland
stage and by the time he reached ELK drove some
forty miles from San Francisco. The passengers had dwindled down
to two people besides Thompson and myself. One was a
very old woman with a staring eye that was hard
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to ignore. The other was a portly whiskey drummer whose
red face marked him as his own best customer.
Speaker 4 (06:15):
Hey, lady, ain't I seen you somewhere before this?
Speaker 5 (06:19):
Dustings was on a call it handcuffing his own son.
Speaker 4 (06:23):
I said, ain't I seen you somewhere San Francisco?
Speaker 5 (06:25):
Somewhere when I was a girl, my father shot a
man used to handcuff his son.
Speaker 2 (06:31):
Field gouch, you think some of your son, Paladin.
Speaker 1 (06:34):
She must be blind as well as dad.
Speaker 4 (06:36):
I swear I know that lady from somewhere. Oh, i'll here.
Speaker 2 (06:39):
My name is pirboy.
Speaker 1 (06:40):
Oh George Paladin?
Speaker 4 (06:41):
Ah, where are you taking your prisoner? Too much power?
Speaker 5 (06:45):
Boys? Handsomer than you are.
Speaker 1 (06:47):
He's a prisoner man, not my son.
Speaker 5 (06:50):
Got sold as your eyes close set like bow yourself
out of that one made His.
Speaker 1 (06:57):
Mother must have been fair him to look sorry, I
said the old girl off, mister Palladin.
Speaker 4 (07:03):
We really don't talk to ladies on these trips. Get
them start, you can't shut them off.
Speaker 1 (07:07):
It's all right.
Speaker 4 (07:08):
I thought I've seen her face somewhere tho all the.
Speaker 5 (07:11):
Way Lilian be there to meet Miss Lillian's my daughter.
Speaker 2 (07:16):
Oh how's that?
Speaker 5 (07:20):
What do you say anyone catched that up?
Speaker 2 (07:24):
What was com there for?
Speaker 4 (07:26):
I just ain't nowhere at all?
Speaker 3 (07:28):
I don't know anybody know why we're stopping?
Speaker 1 (07:31):
Driver? What's the matter?
Speaker 4 (07:32):
I got bad news?
Speaker 1 (07:33):
Folks have a horse that's running lame.
Speaker 4 (07:35):
We'll have to stop and resting.
Speaker 1 (07:37):
What you say a lame horse?
Speaker 5 (07:40):
I wanted Lilian and marry a. Do you suppose me?
Speaker 4 (07:45):
Woo oh, it's hard to hanger the hated driver. Try
to get us close to that tree as I could.
Speaker 1 (07:51):
Now you folks can all sit there.
Speaker 4 (07:52):
Because we're ready to go again. Any dang things to
never break down in town.
Speaker 5 (07:56):
She got to help a lady down.
Speaker 4 (07:58):
Lady, I didn't bring you good yourself down.
Speaker 2 (08:01):
I'll get your hand. How do you know I didn't
buy off the driver? Paladin? Maybe my partners to meet
us here, horen't you go?
Speaker 1 (08:07):
Tomson?
Speaker 2 (08:08):
All right, mate, don't get your down.
Speaker 5 (08:10):
There, get this way. Probably worry to death about me.
Speaker 1 (08:19):
We'll sit here tombs here.
Speaker 4 (08:22):
Old girl, take a sugg of this thing.
Speaker 5 (08:24):
Looks bad. This mighty kind of you.
Speaker 2 (08:30):
You'd be apt to regret it. Mom, in this eat,
you'll let her drink it.
Speaker 4 (08:33):
Let a drink it. Maybe she'll fall asleep rest the trip.
Speaker 2 (08:36):
Well, it's only fair to warner shun.
Speaker 4 (08:38):
You ain't rid of these stage coaches with as many
wind bags as I have. Whiskey, reshot my footy proper. Well,
there she goes again. Want to start this fountain?
Speaker 1 (08:49):
Oh thanks, mister honey boy.
Speaker 4 (08:51):
Your tongue must be about to dry up and fly away.
Speaker 2 (08:54):
Thanks mate. My old mother told me not to touch
the stuff.
Speaker 5 (08:58):
A strong for a long time. She came home with
a buffalo hunter one time. Any you ever smelled the
buffalo hunter?
Speaker 2 (09:09):
Tell us mother, what did he smell like?
Speaker 5 (09:12):
Yes, he certainly did, Olks.
Speaker 4 (09:15):
I can't push that horse anymore. We're going to have
to spend the night here.
Speaker 1 (09:18):
Oh, no, driver house. Soon you're going to unhitch your
horses ride away. Why I thought i'd shackle my prisoner
to one of your wheels. He'll be safe that way.
Speaker 5 (09:27):
All right to me? Lilian soon saw the air of
her ways. My good man. Let me taste net whiskey.
Speaker 2 (09:51):
Along. I have a nice drift.
Speaker 7 (09:52):
Don't forget the phone wherever you go this summer, keep
in touch with home by a long distance.
Speaker 2 (09:58):
Thank you operator. You calling your mother, Let me talk
to her before you say goodbye. All right, I'm getting
her now.
Speaker 3 (10:05):
Hello, Hello, mother is Oh.
Speaker 5 (10:10):
We're having a fine trip and the weather's perfect.
Speaker 2 (10:12):
You getting along all right? Good now? If you need anything,
be sure to call Barbara next to him.
Speaker 7 (10:18):
When you're away this summer. Put long distance to work
for you to keep in touch with the folks back home.
Speaker 1 (10:24):
While you're away.
Speaker 7 (10:25):
You'll have a care free trip, knowing everything and everyone
at home is okay. Long distance rates are low, Why
not call now?
Speaker 1 (10:41):
I watched the old lady tip the bottle to her lips.
Then I look at the boy's face. He was watching
the world agonizingly. In that moment, Jeremy told me more
than he ever intended. I fastened him to the stagecoach wheel,
the handcuff passing over the iron band, so there was
no chance it was getting away. When night fell, I
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made a bed for him in the road beside the wheel.
I made my own bed nearby and laid down the
sleep but there was no use.
Speaker 7 (11:13):
Wow, can't sleep I those two.
Speaker 2 (11:20):
She promised she'd never touch a drop of it. Again.
Speaker 1 (11:24):
Is she your partner?
Speaker 2 (11:25):
Boy? I know it's a who is she? She's me mother?
Speaker 1 (11:33):
Your mother?
Speaker 2 (11:34):
Did you ever hear of Jenny Birdwell?
Speaker 1 (11:36):
Jenny Birdwell the same.
Speaker 2 (11:39):
Oh, it doesn't make any difference now. But the governor
rang me. She said she'd never touch it again.
Speaker 1 (11:47):
I saw Jenny Birdwell twenty years ago in Boston, our
American cousin. She was wonderful. Twenty years couldn't do that
to a woman.
Speaker 2 (11:56):
Twenty years of drinking could do it.
Speaker 1 (11:58):
What a shame.
Speaker 2 (12:00):
I actually thought she was going to get me free.
She said she had a way.
Speaker 1 (12:05):
But Jenny Birdwell was American.
Speaker 2 (12:07):
My old man was English. She had a mind reading
that came to this country in forty three. When I
was a little taught, Jenny's earing started to go. She
started a drink, so he left her and took me
back to England.
Speaker 1 (12:22):
See.
Speaker 2 (12:23):
I was only four when the old man died. His
sister had to raise me. When I thought I was
grown enough, I came over here to look for Jenny.
Speaker 1 (12:31):
How did you happen to find her?
Speaker 4 (12:33):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (12:33):
I spent three years looking. I found her all right
on the barbary coat.
Speaker 1 (12:39):
Uh, barbary coat.
Speaker 2 (12:41):
Oh it ain't no place for a lady. I convinced
Jenny that we should go back to England start all
over again. We needed money, so I decided to kidnap
the governor's daughter. And that's your hanging offense, ten thousand dollars.
I've figured that asked for her. That was before I've
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seen how ugly she was, so I hit her out
in the cave. There was a time I figured they'd
never ransomer, and all the while she wanted to stay
with me. Finally I dropped it to two thousand and eight.
They came through with the money. Eh.
Speaker 5 (13:21):
I'm sorry, Jim. The timptation was too much.
Speaker 1 (13:30):
Easy enough, getty easy. You're not walking too well before I.
Speaker 5 (13:35):
Try, Jeremy, I try like that promise.
Speaker 1 (13:45):
You better get in the coach, Jenny. You'll have the
whole seat to lie on here and you go home.
Speaker 2 (13:51):
Eh? Is she all right?
Speaker 5 (13:54):
Yes?
Speaker 4 (13:55):
Where you are, sir, I'll be forced to shoot you.
The old girl sober?
Speaker 5 (14:03):
All right?
Speaker 4 (14:03):
Throw your gun on the ground, do it. No, I'll
have the cases a handcuff with Jenny.
Speaker 5 (14:14):
I thought you was drunk, the keen mister fallanman.
Speaker 2 (14:19):
Oh yes, ma'am, Oh, Jenny girl, you're still the greatest
actress in the world.
Speaker 5 (14:37):
Angie, I can't believe you papered this room. I did
just followed one of those how to Do It books.
Fred didn't help you lately.
Speaker 3 (14:44):
He's had nagging back ache with sleepless nights and feels
worn out.
Speaker 5 (14:48):
A person doesn't feel up too much with back ache,
let me tell him to try dons pills.
Speaker 2 (14:53):
Good advice.
Speaker 8 (14:54):
That's Done's pills an analgesic and mild diuretic to the kidneys.
Nagging back ache also headache, dizziness, and muscular aches and
pains may come on with overexertion, emotional upsets.
Speaker 2 (15:06):
Or everyday stress and strain.
Speaker 8 (15:08):
Doane's pain relieving action is often the answer, and they
also offer mild diuretic action through the kidneys. So if
nagging backache is making you feel worn out, tired, and
miserable with restless sleepless nights, don't wait. Try Doane's pills,
use successfully by millions for over sixty years. See if
they don't bring you the same welcome relief. Get Doane's
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Speaker 1 (15:41):
Jenny Bird well stood like a fragile old bird. Clutching
the gun in her quivering hand. Her face mirrored great
pride as she told her son she had only pretended
to swallow the liquor while she held the whiskey, drummer
and the driver at gunpoint. Jeremy handcuffed me to the wheel.
Then he rounded up the two best horses, and they
rode off. The drummer found a pistol in his bag
and shot the handcuffs free. I'm mounted a horse and
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rode in the direction they had gone by morning. Their
trail led towards an abandoned mountain shack. The two horses
stood outside, so I rode up. Jeremy and his mother
ran out. The old lady mounted her horse like the
devil was after her. Hey, Jenny, wait, you might get hurt. Wait, Jenny, uh, well, Jack,
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let's lock you and me again. Get your hands up, Jeremy,
all right, fine arms. Why didn't you run with her?
Speaker 3 (16:34):
Ah?
Speaker 2 (16:34):
This way, at least Jenny goes free. Look at her.
There's a lot of bounce in the old girl.
Speaker 1 (16:41):
Yet it certainly is well. Where to now, Paladin, Back
to the stagecoach and then the Carson City.
Speaker 2 (16:50):
You won't have to force me anymore. I'm tired of running.
Speaker 1 (16:56):
Somehow, I believe you. Jeremy, here you are, mis Paladin.
Two thousand dollars. That isn't why I'm here, Governor, but
it's yours. It's part of the bargain. I got a
new bargain for your, Governor. You bargain. The two thousand
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dollars is yours. If you don't hang Jeremy Thompson, hang him,
My good sir. Bringing that boy back is a festive occasion.
He's going to marry my daughter, marry your daughter. Well,
then why is he in jail, mis Paladin? Do you
have daughters? No, I have no family. Then this may
(17:43):
be rather hard for you to understand. You see, Brunhilda
is the eldest of three daughters. The other two are married.
Brunhilda is not, and she's almost thirty seven. She and
this Thompson boy spent some time together, and well, Brunhilda
is in love with Thompson. So that's why he was
(18:05):
worth so much to you. But you can see the
money as well spent, mister Peladin. Take it, you earned it. No,
I can't, Governor. I brought this man in because I
had contracted to do so. But well, there were certain
circumstances which made me prefer not to bring the boy in.
Do you understand, not quite well, Governor, what happens if
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the boy refuses to marry your daughter. I'll give him a.
Speaker 5 (18:32):
Few weeks in jail to think about it.
Speaker 1 (18:34):
Then we'll hang him. I see, even at that, I
doubt if there'll be a wedding, sir. And under the circumstances,
I would prefer not taking pay for this particular job. Yes,
what is it?
Speaker 4 (18:47):
Excuse me, sir?
Speaker 1 (18:48):
Of course, Miss Henry comminced.
Speaker 2 (18:49):
I didn't want to interrupt, but we've had a stroke
of luck.
Speaker 1 (18:52):
How's that there's an old lady outside who wants the
job is cook at the prison? Wonderful? That is good use,
Miss Henry. Has she had any experience, yes, sir, in
several institutions back east.
Speaker 5 (19:04):
She says, well.
Speaker 1 (19:05):
Does she realize that she also has to serve the
men in the prison to take food into their soul?
Speaker 2 (19:10):
Yes, Sir, I told her.
Speaker 3 (19:12):
She said that she wasn't afraid.
Speaker 1 (19:14):
What do you think, Miss Henry?
Speaker 5 (19:15):
Oh, I think we should hire she's quite vigorous, old lady.
Speaker 2 (19:18):
I think she would be more than capable.
Speaker 1 (19:20):
What's her name miss birdwell birdwell do you know her?
Speaker 5 (19:24):
Paladin?
Speaker 1 (19:25):
Uh no, no, no, Sir, I don't think so very well,
Miss Henry, tell her she's hired. Start her right away, Yes, sir, Paladin,
do you realize what a feather in my cap this is?
And how's that?
Speaker 2 (19:40):
Why?
Speaker 1 (19:40):
How many women do you know who would cook for
twenty seven hardened criminals? Enough? Governor, what do you mean
to that? Enough to cause me to change my mind?
I'll take that two thousand dollars, Miss Wang. Pardon me,
(20:11):
oh miss Wong?
Speaker 3 (20:14):
Oh I signed, mister Pladan, What do you want?
Speaker 1 (20:18):
That paper you're reading is mine? Is it not?
Speaker 3 (20:21):
Ohsa? Let missy Wong read about tongue or terrible thing?
Speaker 1 (20:27):
And hey boy, what about hey boy?
Speaker 2 (20:29):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (20:29):
His name in paper too. See.
Speaker 1 (20:35):
I don't understand why hey boy doesn't stay out of
these affairs.
Speaker 3 (20:39):
Oh, hey boy, important man in pong has.
Speaker 1 (20:43):
To fight well in one of these days, Hey boy
is going to Hey what's this? What Carson City prison break? Oh?
Listen to this, miss Wong. Last monthly at Carson City, Nevada,
twenty seven desperate criminals made good their escape from the
state prison. According to Governor orson j. Burestad. They took
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with them as hostage an old woman who had recently
been hired as a cook.
Speaker 3 (21:13):
Just as I expected, Pladan, would you start to say
about hey boy?
Speaker 1 (21:21):
Oh, just at one of these days, if hey boy
doesn't stay out of these tongue wars, he's going to
end up in jail.
Speaker 3 (21:26):
AA. Maybe you better talk to him, Misa Polada.
Speaker 1 (21:31):
Well, if you think of doing it, good, And when
you go downstairs, tell hey what they come up. But
I want to talk to him, don't you? Next time
you refresh, enjoy a prosty ice called.
Speaker 2 (21:52):
Pepsicola sociability, Charlie.
Speaker 1 (21:54):
All right, kay?
Speaker 2 (21:55):
How's this?
Speaker 1 (21:56):
Pepsi is light refreshers without filling. You like to refresh?
Have a pepsi right now.
Speaker 5 (22:01):
We'll offer it to everybody, Charlie.
Speaker 1 (22:03):
I will enjoy pepsi at the fountain. It's delicious at
home too. 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 5 (22:17):
It's here too, in our b sociable son, be sociable.
Speaker 3 (22:21):
Look fark, keep up as to day with them.
Speaker 5 (22:27):
Drink lights refreshing THEMSY, stay up here, be sociable, have a.
Speaker 1 (22:36):
Pepsi for the weekend. Have plenty of pepsi around. Pick
up an extra carton today. C K, I'm.
Speaker 2 (22:44):
Sociable with pepsi.
Speaker 1 (22:46):
Everyone is. Have Gun Will Travel.
Speaker 9 (23:03):
Created by Herb Meadow and Sam wall Is, produced and
directed in Hollywood by Frank Harris, and stars John Dayner
as Paladin, with Ben Wright as hey Boy and Virginia
greg as Mims Wong. Tonight's story was specially written for
Haden Will Travel by Tom Hanley. Featured in the cast
were William Redfield, Joseph kerns Parley, Bear, Jack Moyles, Tim Graham,
and Peggy Weber. This is Hugh Douglas inviting you to
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