November 20, 2024 • 28 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:11):
In just a moment, you'll hear James Stewart as the
six Shooter. There's music for You tomorrow with two of
your favorite song stylists, Dinah Shore and Frank Sinatra. And
tomorrow you'll also hear Special arca thirty fifth anniversary program
starring another of your vocal favorite, Perry Como. Friday also
means comedy on NBC and the laugh merchants include Fibber
(00:31):
McGhee and Molly and the Experts on Can You Top This?
It's a Big Friday Evening on NBC James Stewart as
the six Shooter. The man in the saddle is angular
(00:56):
and long legged. His skin is sundied round. The gun
in his holster is gray steel and rainbow mother of pearl,
Its handle unmarked.
Speaker 2 (01:07):
People call them both the Sick Shooter.
Speaker 1 (01:16):
The NBC Radio Network presents James Stewart as The Sick Shooter,
a transcribed series of radio dramas based on the life
of Britt Coonsen, the Texas Plainsman who wandered through the
Western territories, leaving behind a trail of still remembered legends.
Speaker 2 (01:52):
Lamb, Lamb trot, Oh, worry Lamb This doll here, brick,
I'm carrying out how I'm a marriage. But you said
you were gonna sleep late this morning. Ah.
Speaker 3 (02:08):
I just can't see him get used to a hotel bed.
The way you sink down at him, you feel like
you're lying on a pile of quick sign.
Speaker 2 (02:16):
Uh where Scar? Hm?
Speaker 4 (02:19):
Scar?
Speaker 2 (02:20):
Well my horse?
Speaker 3 (02:22):
I thought it might be i'd to take a ride
out towards Saucer Mountain, which stars here.
Speaker 2 (02:27):
Huh. Well now, britt I, I I don't want you
to fly off the hand. Why what are you talking about? Uh?
The fact is a scar ain't adn't no stall at
the moment. Well it Well, what's happened to him? Now? Rich?
You know I wouldn't let anything happen to a horse
that was left in my livery stable, you know that.
Don't you lay him? Where's Scar? Just just tell me
(02:48):
where he is? Well? He he he, he's out out.
You remember just Alden who runs the Willa Fork gazant
s Sure well, Jess and his wife ZOI has got
a young lady visiting, Mayra Barker. Her name is She's
always me. Well, what the thunders all this got to
do with my horse?
Speaker 4 (03:08):
Now?
Speaker 2 (03:08):
There's no need to get the head up, Brett. I'm
explaining to you about Scar. Well, you're telling me about
some woman named Mara Barker. Well, that's where Scar is at.
Myra took him out for a little candor.
Speaker 4 (03:22):
What.
Speaker 2 (03:22):
Well, well, now you see, she's from backy somewhere and
she ain't got no horse for her own. Server once
and a while she runs one of mine. Well, go on,
go on, Lamb. Well, she come into the stable this
morning about an hour ago, just when I was opening enough,
and she said she felt like taking a little gallup
to work up an appetite for breakfast and so. But oh,
she is a first class rider, Britt. I don't care
(03:43):
if she what's got into you, Lamb? The idea of
letting some woman ride out of here was scar right
now now now, I tried to argue with it, but
miss Barker is a real force for young lady. She
said she was sure you wouldn't mind, since she was
only going a short ways, And she told me I
was to give you the rentally, and here it is
twenty five. I don't want any money, Lamb, I want
my horse. Well they ought to be back, but now
(04:06):
Miss Burker usually never stayed out more than thirty minutes.
Uh now, now, don't start fretting about Scar. She'll bring
him in, all right. I'm not worried about him. He'll
come in of his own accord, of his own accord.
What are you talking about. I've had that horse since
he was a cold. I broke him myself. You sure
(04:26):
a bitch or he won't let anybody else ride him
but me.
Speaker 3 (04:30):
Well, the last time anybody tried to mount out horse,
he spooped and he threw the follow a good twenty
feet right straight up in the air.
Speaker 2 (04:38):
Oh you don't say it. Well, I noticed he actually
kind of skittish when she started getting on, but I
figured that was because he wasn't used to be enrolled
with the side saddle. Oh, of course he's skity. He's
side saddle. You mean she's riding Scar side saddle. Well,
she's a real lady, bridge, Yeah, she a la. She
won't be much of a lady lying out in a
(04:58):
better cactus somewhere. Come on, we start walking and yeah,
I guess well, I'll I'll take that gallant and you
can take.
Speaker 5 (05:04):
My He was gripped, britt.
Speaker 6 (05:08):
Looky there.
Speaker 2 (05:10):
Mmm, he's through the door. See her coming down the street. Well,
I'll be darn say, I never knew Scar was a
trick horse. Neither did I will when word he learned
that fancy step she's got him doing. Oh you had
me all worried, saying he wouldn't let nobody else ride him.
(05:31):
I don't know better than take you serious, britt.
Speaker 4 (05:34):
Wh Now whoa?
Speaker 3 (05:36):
Now I do the car?
Speaker 2 (05:43):
He acts like you don't want you to get off.
Speaker 4 (05:45):
I guess he's gonna miss me, I said, Boy, that's
a nice boy.
Speaker 6 (05:49):
He certainly has a fine animal limb. The man who
owns him. Sure he must be proud.
Speaker 2 (05:53):
Yes, ma'am, I am. Oh miss Barkay, this this is
mister Palm said, Remember I I told you your scar
belongs to him.
Speaker 4 (06:01):
Oh, yes, of course.
Speaker 6 (06:02):
How are you, mister Ponsett.
Speaker 2 (06:03):
Well, I'm pleased to meet you, ma'am.
Speaker 6 (06:05):
Oh, if you don't mind my borrowing scar.
Speaker 4 (06:07):
Mister trut didn't want me to take him, but I
just couldn't resist the way he looked at me.
Speaker 6 (06:11):
It was almost like he was asking me to go
for a trot. Oh, yes, ma'am, you take good care
of him.
Speaker 4 (06:16):
Mister Poncett. You wouldn't want anythim to happen to a
wonderful animal like that.
Speaker 2 (06:19):
Oh no, no, oh, I sure wouldn't. I I'm I
met miss Barker. Yeah, I.
Speaker 3 (06:32):
If you, if you'd like to ride him again sometime, Why,
I'll be staying at will Of Fork for a few days.
Speaker 6 (06:38):
It's very kind of you, mister Lamb here.
Speaker 2 (06:41):
He'll fix you up when I'm not using the scar.
Speaker 6 (06:43):
Thank you, thank you very much.
Speaker 2 (06:47):
Why well, I just don't understand you bit pons it
here you was Raisin Kane because I let her boy Scar,
and now you're volunteering to let her ride him many times?
She pleases, y, I I I I just don't understand it.
Speaker 3 (07:04):
Well, I thought, seeing as how Scar kind of took
a fancy tour, And what I mean is, uh, he's
a pretty good judge of human nature.
Speaker 2 (07:12):
And.
Speaker 3 (07:15):
She does seem to be first rate rider. I mean,
you know something them I don't understand it. She was
a nice looking young lady. There wasn't any doubt about that.
Speaker 2 (07:38):
And I I like the way she spoke right out.
She didn't beat around the bush like a lot of
girls man runs into. And there was something about her eyes.
Speaker 3 (07:48):
And well anyway, I put my saddle on Scar and
we headed out towards Saucer Mountain. Couple miles east of town.
We came into a little holler. I weren't nobody be.
Speaker 2 (08:01):
Able to say this? Woar boy, whoa whoor ooh no,
slow down, slow down?
Speaker 3 (08:08):
I Uh I thought maybe i'd get Scar to do
that fancy side step he was doing with Ms.
Speaker 5 (08:15):
Barker.
Speaker 2 (08:15):
Alright, no boy, now, no, no, come on, no.
Speaker 5 (08:18):
No, no, I'm right.
Speaker 2 (08:22):
Now. Bad he doesn't come on now oh now, s
now start come on now you you were willing to
do it for her, and I'll come on quit back.
Speaker 3 (08:33):
Well, he just wouldn't do a thing, acted like he
thought I was taking leave of my senses.
Speaker 2 (08:40):
Said that all squat and I on the back. I'm
on the trail. Let him travel in the star he
was accustomed to. Uh musta been about anon. The time
we got back to town, I pulled up in front
of the cafe. Whoa boy, woe Scar, whoa. I'll be
(09:00):
on you.
Speaker 4 (09:04):
Well, mister possit.
Speaker 2 (09:05):
Mm oh oh, Mis Barker, I.
Speaker 6 (09:10):
Was hoping i'd run into you again.
Speaker 2 (09:12):
You were ho oh you wanna borrow a scar?
Speaker 4 (09:16):
Well, it's about Scar.
Speaker 6 (09:17):
But I won't be borrowing him anymore.
Speaker 2 (09:19):
Oh.
Speaker 4 (09:19):
You see, I found out I was wrong to take
him this morning. Uncle just told me that a west
a man's horse is something he doesn't long as a rule.
I'm terribly sorry. I didn't mean to be so inconsiderate.
Speaker 3 (09:30):
Oh, you weren't being inconsiderate, miss Barker h viack East.
They probably have a different customs, that's all.
Speaker 4 (09:35):
Then I've forgiven.
Speaker 2 (09:36):
Oh.
Speaker 4 (09:37):
Oh, sure, man, you're very generous.
Speaker 5 (09:39):
Mister Pomper.
Speaker 6 (09:40):
Maybe you have dinner with us some evening.
Speaker 4 (09:42):
Well, I've that I can proved Uncle, yes, that I
haven't completely disgraced the family name.
Speaker 6 (09:47):
And so he's a very good cook.
Speaker 3 (09:49):
Yes, I've always heard about this all, and uh I
never had the opportunity sammer of food all.
Speaker 6 (09:54):
That any evening at all.
Speaker 4 (09:56):
I'm sure you'd be most welcome.
Speaker 3 (09:58):
Uh h, Well, since I don't know just how long
I'm gonna be stopping here in town, maybe I am
to put it off too long. I I uh, I'm
gonna be free tonight. Why I wanna tell you, Miss Salton,
(10:27):
I've been hearing folks drag about your coca and ever
since I can remember.
Speaker 2 (10:30):
But they haven't done your justice. Well, they just didn't
even come close. Well, here have another piece of shortcakes.
Oh no, no, science, I just couldn't need another mouthful.
You should Oh no, absolutely pauseve I j thanks you
just saying well after and I don't have another slice?
Eight now, yes, you've.
Speaker 4 (10:50):
Had more on your share.
Speaker 2 (10:51):
Decide if you have another piece, there won't be enough
for to morrow. Thirdcake ought to do for two meals?
Would you just offered brutal at.
Speaker 4 (10:57):
A different heath company?
Speaker 6 (11:00):
H come on, Jesse, help.
Speaker 2 (11:02):
Me with the dishes. Eh, the dishes, but I thought
Myra you Myrah has a guess they might like to
be alone for a few minutes.
Speaker 5 (11:11):
Now, come on, jeff Ooh.
Speaker 2 (11:15):
We put the porch swing up this morning, Britt respect
early for it, I know.
Speaker 6 (11:19):
But then sure, here's a deal in the summer in
the air.
Speaker 2 (11:22):
Ey yes, ma'am. Hey, yes, and you uh carr about
on the Portram's wire. And we don't have to.
Speaker 4 (11:32):
Unless you really want to, I mean, just because Aunt
Zoe suggested it?
Speaker 2 (11:36):
No, no, I think I might enjoy it alright.
Speaker 4 (11:39):
Then I'm afraid she isn't very subtle, is she?
Speaker 2 (11:45):
How's I know?
Speaker 6 (11:47):
Perfectly?
Speaker 2 (11:48):
Well?
Speaker 6 (11:48):
Aunt Zoe was throwing me at you. I knew she
would when I invited you.
Speaker 2 (11:52):
Oh.
Speaker 4 (11:54):
The fact is, I'm sort of a disappointment to Aunt Zoe.
She's done everything in new power to marry me. Oh,
but so far she hasn't had any luck. Or the
young men she's introduced me to her all very nice
and pleasant, but well, the truth.
Speaker 6 (12:07):
Is, I don't wanna get married.
Speaker 4 (12:09):
Oh oh, I see, not the least been interested in
settling down and cooking meals.
Speaker 6 (12:16):
I like to change of scenery.
Speaker 4 (12:18):
I like to meet new people.
Speaker 2 (12:19):
Uh huh.
Speaker 4 (12:21):
And what Uncle Jeff tells me about you, you.
Speaker 2 (12:23):
Feel the same way, ah, more or less or I can.
Speaker 4 (12:26):
So I thought that having you to dinner. Oh, it
would please Aunt and Zoe, and as far as we
were concerned, we might get to be friends.
Speaker 6 (12:33):
But there'd be no danger of going beyond that point.
Speaker 2 (12:35):
Uh huh.
Speaker 4 (12:38):
Oh, now that that's all settle, Shall we go inside?
Speaker 2 (12:40):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (12:42):
Oh, there's no hurry as h I mean? Uh is
as long as there's no danger. Uh, I'm I'm in Uh.
Since we have this understanding. I it's nice evening, isn't I?
Speaker 4 (12:56):
Whatever you say?
Speaker 3 (12:57):
You know, Ms Barker, I I would just second, everyone,
once in a while somebody tries to get me married
off to the friends of mine.
Speaker 2 (13:05):
The all their intentions are.
Speaker 3 (13:07):
Good, but well, what I was getting at is this,
I haven't any idea how long I'll be here in
will of Fork, and well, as long as I'm here,
I was wondering if we couldn't see each other once
in a while, that might take some of this marriage
pressure off.
Speaker 2 (13:27):
Both of 'em. You see what I mean?
Speaker 3 (13:29):
I suppose so, and uh, we wouldn't be running any
risks seeing as how we have the understanding, you know,
and uh, you're out to be pleased. My friends would
be pleased. And well you know you're awful good company,
missus Barker.
Speaker 4 (13:47):
Why thank you?
Speaker 2 (13:49):
Well, how about it?
Speaker 4 (13:50):
Oh? Well, in all I think it's a very practical idea,
mister Pontett. I'd be delighted to see you again.
Speaker 3 (13:56):
Good, that's fine. Well, I I'll get in touch with
you and then next time the Dons. It probably won't
be right away, but I'll get in touch with you.
Speaker 1 (14:19):
You are listening to the last program in our series
called The Six Shooter, starring James Stewart as Britt Ponsen.
The Texas plainsman whose name is legend in the Western
Territories now Act two of the story, called Myra Barker.
Speaker 3 (14:47):
Well, as it turned out, there was the doors the
very next night box supper or at the church. And
since I had sort of promised Maya that the next
time there was anything going on, well, anyway, we want
to supper together, and the time seemed to pass by
a real pleasure. The next night she was invited to
a party at the Peterson House, and well, now that
(15:10):
I look back on it, there sure was a lot
of social activity in willa Ford.
Speaker 2 (15:15):
During the next couple of weeks.
Speaker 3 (15:17):
We were going one place or another almost every night,
and I was enjoying as too. I really was, and
I was enjoying being with Myra.
Speaker 2 (15:28):
I I didn't realize how much until that evening when
I was walking her home from the hay Rock.
Speaker 4 (15:37):
Well, grin, huh, you haven't said it word since we
left the wagon.
Speaker 2 (15:41):
Well, it doesn't seem too much to talk about.
Speaker 4 (15:43):
Oh, well here we are. It's pretty late. I won't
ask you when.
Speaker 2 (15:52):
Sure, and I.
Speaker 4 (15:56):
M what's wrong you crosses an?
Speaker 3 (16:00):
Well, I just don't see why you had to spend
the whole dog gone evening with Dave Carstairs. Oh and
what were you too giggling all the time about.
Speaker 2 (16:08):
I don't know.
Speaker 4 (16:09):
Dave's very amusing.
Speaker 3 (16:10):
Well, I just don't happen to agree with you on
that anyway. I I brought you to the hay Ride,
didn't I? And if he can't find himself a girlfriend,
we ought to stay home.
Speaker 6 (16:17):
Well not just a minute, Brett.
Speaker 4 (16:19):
Well aren't you taking a little too much for granted
we have an understanding. Remember, we're not interested in each
other romantically.
Speaker 2 (16:27):
How do you know we're not interested? Leechways? How do
you know? I'm not why, Britt? But I guess this
is as good a time to tell you as any other.
I don't know how it happened. I never thought it could.
I don't see that is m Mara. Will you marry me? Brett?
Speaker 3 (16:45):
I know you don't care for the idea, but I'm
probably the last man in the world you'd ever be.
Speaker 2 (16:51):
But even so, I've got to ask you.
Speaker 4 (16:52):
You gotta be careful, Britt. I might say yes, I.
Speaker 2 (16:55):
Wish you would, Mara. I I'd give anything in the
world if you would.
Speaker 4 (17:00):
You're You're serious, aren't you.
Speaker 2 (17:02):
I'm just as serious as I can be.
Speaker 4 (17:05):
But we both said that we didn't wanna settle down,
that we weren't interested in love marriage.
Speaker 2 (17:11):
A man can change his mind, Caddie, Mayrah.
Speaker 4 (17:16):
I guess if a man can change his mind, a
woman can toom Is that too? Will there? Yes, Uncle Jess,
time you were coming in this whole host living.
Speaker 6 (17:30):
At I'll be right along.
Speaker 5 (17:31):
Can't to let him alone for a minute.
Speaker 4 (17:33):
I got to get up in the morning to eat,
and I need my sleep.
Speaker 3 (17:38):
I know I haven't got much to offer for you, Mayrah,
but I've saved up a little money enough to get started.
I thought maybe I could buy us a ranch, that is,
if you'd n like ranch life.
Speaker 4 (17:48):
Well, I I haven't said i'd marry you.
Speaker 2 (17:49):
Bred, but I I thought the well you said you've
felt the same way I do, didn't you.
Speaker 4 (17:56):
I didn't love what you bret, I'll admit it.
Speaker 2 (17:59):
Well, the then we're not children.
Speaker 4 (18:02):
We used to live in our own lives and we'd
never put down roots, either one of us.
Speaker 2 (18:07):
Well, it's high time we did.
Speaker 4 (18:10):
I've got to think it over. Just let me sleep
on it tomorrow night.
Speaker 2 (18:15):
I'll tell you that, or you'll say, yes, Ma, You've.
Speaker 4 (18:18):
Just got to I don't know that I I don't know.
Speaker 3 (18:20):
Oh well, I'd put in some long days my life,
but that next one that was the longest I ever spent.
Speaker 5 (18:35):
Boy.
Speaker 3 (18:36):
Every once in a while, I'd started thinking that it
just couldn't be that I hadn't really asked a girl
to marry me. But then I'd remember Mara, and it
seemed like asking her to be my wife was the
most sensible thing I'd ever done. Well, I hadn't early
suffered what I could eat other time, and I don't.
(18:57):
I headed over to the Aldans. Maya was sitting on
the porch swing. Gee see she looked even prettier than
she had before.
Speaker 5 (19:09):
And hello, Mayra, you early Brett.
Speaker 2 (19:21):
Yeah, yeah, I guess I am.
Speaker 4 (19:23):
I thought maybe you'd be late, maybe it wouldn't come
at all, once you'd have a chance to think things over.
Speaker 2 (19:29):
Oh wasn't me who had the thinking to do? Well?
My ale?
Speaker 5 (19:37):
Oh Mary you bread.
Speaker 4 (19:39):
Oh I couldn't turn you down, even if I thought
it was best, even if I.
Speaker 2 (19:44):
Knew it was Oh, this is the best?
Speaker 4 (19:46):
Is that? Are you sure the day won't come? When
you're sorry? You're you're tied down. When you're sorry, you
can't go off and a cattle drive to Kansas, or
you can't head over to a it's a new mining
Captain Nevada area. You can't just be by yourself when
you want to.
Speaker 3 (20:05):
No, I've had my share of cattle drives and mining
camps and more than my share.
Speaker 2 (20:10):
And I don't wanna be alone anymore.
Speaker 5 (20:12):
Myra.
Speaker 2 (20:13):
And besides, settling down would be just as hard for
you as it is for me. You know you your
life will be changed too, it won't.
Speaker 5 (20:20):
Be as hard.
Speaker 4 (20:21):
A woman has roots, even if she doesn't realize it, do.
Speaker 6 (20:25):
There all the time waiting.
Speaker 4 (20:27):
To take hold. And when she i if she has
a home and a family forgetting everything else is easy.
She does her traveling and her dreaming and her wanting
through her children. No, brid it's harder for a man.
Speaker 2 (20:42):
But I'll I'll manage.
Speaker 4 (20:43):
And the day won't come when you'll wanna get in
the saddle and ride up as far as the snow
on the mountains. And the day won't come when somebody
will ask you for help, you and your sick shooter.
Her friend may be a friend who needs you.
Speaker 2 (20:55):
You'll just have to do without.
Speaker 4 (20:57):
Well, maybe someone like Sheriff Jennings an egal fault it's
a friend like him.
Speaker 2 (21:02):
What makes you mention Sam Jennings? Man? You you don't
even know him, do you?
Speaker 4 (21:08):
A man came into the gazette office this morning while
I was there. He was from Eagle Falls. He'd said
that duh had some trouble there over a month ago,
a shooting.
Speaker 2 (21:19):
Well, if it was a month ago, the.
Speaker 4 (21:21):
Sheriff was wounded, and the man who did the shooting
has a grudge against you?
Speaker 5 (21:23):
Who was looking for you?
Speaker 4 (21:25):
That's why he came to Eagle Falls? Prescott?
Speaker 5 (21:28):
I think that was the name the.
Speaker 2 (21:30):
Man mentioned by Prescott, Yes, that was it.
Speaker 4 (21:35):
Does he have a grudge against you, Britt?
Speaker 2 (21:38):
He did have?
Speaker 4 (21:40):
If the sheriff's woundedn't want you to come over to
Eagle Falls to help him?
Speaker 2 (21:44):
Does Sheriff Jennings want me?
Speaker 4 (21:46):
Man in the office said he did. There's nobody else
to go after Prescott is there? I don't know he'd
like to go after him, wouldn't you?
Speaker 2 (21:56):
Nod?
Speaker 4 (21:59):
You feel you shod, don't you?
Speaker 2 (22:01):
But Prescott isn't here, Eagle Falls is over a hundred
miles away.
Speaker 4 (22:04):
Haven't answered me, Britt? Do you feel you ought to
go after him?
Speaker 2 (22:08):
Well?
Speaker 3 (22:09):
If what you say is So if Sheriff Jennings got
wounded on my account, if there's.
Speaker 2 (22:14):
Nobody else, go on. Do you want me to go? Yes?
I want you to, but it shouldn't take long. I'll
come back. Oh why don't please? But uh, I don't understand.
Speaker 4 (22:29):
There'll always be a Bye Prescott or a Sheriff Jennings.
There'll always be someone or something calling to you, taking
you away from me, or you're turning them down. You'd
shut your ears, but you'd still hear it, Britt, and
inside you'd feel it.
Speaker 6 (22:42):
It was mean, it was holding in.
Speaker 2 (22:44):
It would be me no, moraw, I wouldn't blame it.
Speaker 4 (22:46):
I'd blame myself and I wouldn't like myself very much
for doing it to you. Don't you see, Britt, We're
lucky this happened tonight.
Speaker 2 (22:55):
That we found out in time tomorrow.
Speaker 5 (22:57):
I please print, don't.
Speaker 6 (22:58):
Come back, don't.
Speaker 2 (23:17):
Right?
Speaker 6 (23:18):
Hold up a mint the break?
Speaker 2 (23:20):
Mm oh oh god? Morning. Jass Wos called wo wo
uh ef you mind stepping into the office a minute?
Like to talk to you? Oh well, I I uh
I would take a long ah right, Jass, he's a boy. Yeah,
(23:43):
sit down right now. I'm kind of rastless today Jess
Hi anyway, say you sure have a fiddle for done you? Yeah? Yeah, yes, sir,
And you're on your way out of town. Uh yeah,
you see what about my Uh she's a fine girl, Jess,
really a fine girl.
Speaker 5 (24:00):
Mm.
Speaker 2 (24:01):
Britch, you're leaving on the kind of Sheriff Jennings over
the Eagle Falls sent for you. Ain't that your reason?
Speaker 4 (24:07):
Mm?
Speaker 2 (24:07):
You might say it's all the way. Well, now, I
don't want you to think that I meant the eavesdrop
last night when he was talking to Myra. But somehow
Zoe forgot to shut the parlor window, and uh we
just couldn't help here in a certain amount of what
you said. Sure, yeah, well it ain't true what Myra
told you. Leastways the part about Sheriff Jennings sending for you,
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that ain't true. The fella from Eagle Falls didn't even
mention your name, Jennings ain't ask for your help, brit Yeah, yeah,
I know, Jos Huh.
Speaker 3 (24:41):
Well, you see I ran in uh by Prescott three
four weeks ago, and uh, well there's no reason for
anybody to be going after him.
Speaker 2 (24:50):
Now, Well, if you knew that, if you knew, you
didn't have to leave wille Ford. Why in the name
of common sense didn't just say so tomorrow? Oh?
Speaker 3 (24:58):
I figured she had a reason for my that story
about Sheriff Johennings. I. I figured she was trying to
turn me down without hurting my feelings.
Speaker 2 (25:06):
Rich. She didn't wanna turn you down. She was just
trying to make sure you wouldn't feel you'd you'd made
a mistake if you married her. Ah, she couldn't really
care for me very much, Yess. And why did she
spend all night crying her eyes out? And why was
Zoe up till all hours commiserating with her? Well, thanks
for telling me that, Jess. Then you ain't believing me.
Speaker 3 (25:31):
Ah, I'm leaving, And I'm real proud to know that
Mara's somewhat fond of me.
Speaker 2 (25:38):
Uh, Britt, If you love her and she loves you, Ah,
It's it's enough that she cried over me for one night, Chess,
You know. I I remember when I was a kid.
Speaker 3 (25:49):
My paw was like me in a lot of ways,
always on the move, always off somewhere, getting a new start,
taking a new job, hunting a new front tier.
Speaker 2 (25:57):
And he loved my mam.
Speaker 3 (26:00):
Well, she loved him, but she spent a lot of
nights crying a lot of nights. I just wouldn't want
that to happen to Myra.
Speaker 2 (26:11):
There is no reason it should. Yeah, yes, yes there is.
When she was telling me that story about Sheriff.
Speaker 3 (26:20):
Jennings wanted me to come over to Eagle Falls, I
I looked at myself real hard, and I knew that
if it had been true, if Sheriff Jennings really had
sent for me, well, it had been pretty hard for
me to turn him down, even for Myra's sake.
Speaker 2 (26:37):
It it had been pretty hard. And some day I.
Speaker 3 (26:40):
Reckon I wouldn't be able to turn him down or
anybody else like him. And Myra had spent another night crying.
You see, one of these days you'll change pre Maybe
I will.
Speaker 2 (26:52):
Maybe I will. Oh Can I tell him Myra that
you might come back to Willow for no.
Speaker 3 (26:59):
Jeff, Yes, I don't think you're better. I of course,
if I do come back and she's still.
Speaker 2 (27:06):
Well, maybe we'd just better wait and see what happens.
So long, Britt, good luck. Thanks, Yes, I'll probably be
saying you again for too long. Let's go Scarner.
Speaker 1 (27:50):
This is the last program in the current series of
the six Shooter A transcribed NBC Radio Network production and
association with Review Productions. It is written by Frank Burt
and is based on a character created by him. Mister
Stewart may currently be seen in the Universal International Picture
The Glenn Miller Story. Others in the cast were Virginia
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Gregg who played Myra, d J. Thompson, Howard mcner, and
Parley Bear. Special music for this program was by Basil Adlam,
and the entire production is under the direction.
Speaker 2 (28:23):
Of Jack Johnstone.
Speaker 1 (28:24):
All characters and incidents were fictitious, and any resemblance to
actual characters or incidents is purely coincidental. It's been good
to be with you with the six Shooter each week,
and I hope that some time, somehow, we can do
it again. This is John Wall speaking here, MacDonald, Carey,
(28:53):
and Jason and the Golden Fleece tonight on the NBC
Radio Network
In just a moment, you'll hear James Stewart as the
six Shooter. There's music for You tomorrow with two of
your favorite song stylists, Dinah Shore and Frank Sinatra. And
tomorrow you'll also hear Special arca thirty fifth anniversary program
starring another of your vocal favorite, Perry Como. Friday also
means comedy on NBC and the laugh merchants include Fibber
(00:31):
McGhee and Molly and the Experts on Can You Top This?
It's a Big Friday Evening on NBC James Stewart as
the six Shooter. The man in the saddle is angular
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and long legged. His skin is sundied round. The gun
in his holster is gray steel and rainbow mother of pearl,
Its handle unmarked.
Speaker 2 (01:07):
People call them both the Sick Shooter.
Speaker 1 (01:16):
The NBC Radio Network presents James Stewart as The Sick Shooter,
a transcribed series of radio dramas based on the life
of Britt Coonsen, the Texas Plainsman who wandered through the
Western territories, leaving behind a trail of still remembered legends.
Speaker 2 (01:52):
Lamb, Lamb trot, Oh, worry Lamb This doll here, brick,
I'm carrying out how I'm a marriage. But you said
you were gonna sleep late this morning. Ah.
Speaker 3 (02:08):
I just can't see him get used to a hotel bed.
The way you sink down at him, you feel like
you're lying on a pile of quick sign.
Speaker 2 (02:16):
Uh where Scar? Hm?
Speaker 4 (02:19):
Scar?
Speaker 2 (02:20):
Well my horse?
Speaker 3 (02:22):
I thought it might be i'd to take a ride
out towards Saucer Mountain, which stars here.
Speaker 2 (02:27):
Huh. Well now, britt I, I I don't want you
to fly off the hand. Why what are you talking about? Uh?
The fact is a scar ain't adn't no stall at
the moment. Well it Well, what's happened to him? Now? Rich?
You know I wouldn't let anything happen to a horse
that was left in my livery stable, you know that.
Don't you lay him? Where's Scar? Just just tell me
(02:48):
where he is? Well? He he he, he's out out.
You remember just Alden who runs the Willa Fork gazant
s Sure well, Jess and his wife ZOI has got
a young lady visiting, Mayra Barker. Her name is She's
always me. Well, what the thunders all this got to
do with my horse?
Speaker 4 (03:08):
Now?
Speaker 2 (03:08):
There's no need to get the head up, Brett. I'm
explaining to you about Scar. Well, you're telling me about
some woman named Mara Barker. Well, that's where Scar is at.
Myra took him out for a little candor.
Speaker 4 (03:22):
What.
Speaker 2 (03:22):
Well, well, now you see, she's from backy somewhere and
she ain't got no horse for her own. Server once
and a while she runs one of mine. Well, go on,
go on, Lamb. Well, she come into the stable this
morning about an hour ago, just when I was opening enough,
and she said she felt like taking a little gallup
to work up an appetite for breakfast and so. But oh,
she is a first class rider, Britt. I don't care
(03:43):
if she what's got into you, Lamb? The idea of
letting some woman ride out of here was scar right
now now now, I tried to argue with it, but
miss Barker is a real force for young lady. She
said she was sure you wouldn't mind, since she was
only going a short ways, And she told me I
was to give you the rentally, and here it is
twenty five. I don't want any money, Lamb, I want
my horse. Well they ought to be back, but now
(04:06):
Miss Burker usually never stayed out more than thirty minutes.
Uh now, now, don't start fretting about Scar. She'll bring
him in, all right. I'm not worried about him. He'll
come in of his own accord, of his own accord.
What are you talking about. I've had that horse since
he was a cold. I broke him myself. You sure
(04:26):
a bitch or he won't let anybody else ride him
but me.
Speaker 3 (04:30):
Well, the last time anybody tried to mount out horse,
he spooped and he threw the follow a good twenty
feet right straight up in the air.
Speaker 2 (04:38):
Oh you don't say it. Well, I noticed he actually
kind of skittish when she started getting on, but I
figured that was because he wasn't used to be enrolled
with the side saddle. Oh, of course he's skity. He's
side saddle. You mean she's riding Scar side saddle. Well,
she's a real lady, bridge, Yeah, she a la. She
won't be much of a lady lying out in a
(04:58):
better cactus somewhere. Come on, we start walking and yeah,
I guess well, I'll I'll take that gallant and you
can take.
Speaker 5 (05:04):
My He was gripped, britt.
Speaker 6 (05:08):
Looky there.
Speaker 2 (05:10):
Mmm, he's through the door. See her coming down the street. Well,
I'll be darn say, I never knew Scar was a
trick horse. Neither did I will when word he learned
that fancy step she's got him doing. Oh you had
me all worried, saying he wouldn't let nobody else ride him.
(05:31):
I don't know better than take you serious, britt.
Speaker 4 (05:34):
Wh Now whoa?
Speaker 3 (05:36):
Now I do the car?
Speaker 2 (05:43):
He acts like you don't want you to get off.
Speaker 4 (05:45):
I guess he's gonna miss me, I said, Boy, that's
a nice boy.
Speaker 6 (05:49):
He certainly has a fine animal limb. The man who
owns him. Sure he must be proud.
Speaker 2 (05:53):
Yes, ma'am, I am. Oh miss Barkay, this this is
mister Palm said, Remember I I told you your scar
belongs to him.
Speaker 4 (06:01):
Oh, yes, of course.
Speaker 6 (06:02):
How are you, mister Ponsett.
Speaker 2 (06:03):
Well, I'm pleased to meet you, ma'am.
Speaker 6 (06:05):
Oh, if you don't mind my borrowing scar.
Speaker 4 (06:07):
Mister trut didn't want me to take him, but I
just couldn't resist the way he looked at me.
Speaker 6 (06:11):
It was almost like he was asking me to go
for a trot. Oh, yes, ma'am, you take good care
of him.
Speaker 4 (06:16):
Mister Poncett. You wouldn't want anythim to happen to a
wonderful animal like that.
Speaker 2 (06:19):
Oh no, no, oh, I sure wouldn't. I I'm I
met miss Barker. Yeah, I.
Speaker 3 (06:32):
If you, if you'd like to ride him again sometime, Why,
I'll be staying at will Of Fork for a few days.
Speaker 6 (06:38):
It's very kind of you, mister Lamb here.
Speaker 2 (06:41):
He'll fix you up when I'm not using the scar.
Speaker 6 (06:43):
Thank you, thank you very much.
Speaker 2 (06:47):
Why well, I just don't understand you bit pons it
here you was Raisin Kane because I let her boy Scar,
and now you're volunteering to let her ride him many times?
She pleases, y, I I I I just don't understand it.
Speaker 3 (07:04):
Well, I thought, seeing as how Scar kind of took
a fancy tour, And what I mean is, uh, he's
a pretty good judge of human nature.
Speaker 2 (07:12):
And.
Speaker 3 (07:15):
She does seem to be first rate rider. I mean,
you know something them I don't understand it. She was
a nice looking young lady. There wasn't any doubt about that.
Speaker 2 (07:38):
And I I like the way she spoke right out.
She didn't beat around the bush like a lot of
girls man runs into. And there was something about her eyes.
Speaker 3 (07:48):
And well anyway, I put my saddle on Scar and
we headed out towards Saucer Mountain. Couple miles east of town.
We came into a little holler. I weren't nobody be.
Speaker 2 (08:01):
Able to say this? Woar boy, whoa whoor ooh no,
slow down, slow down?
Speaker 3 (08:08):
I Uh I thought maybe i'd get Scar to do
that fancy side step he was doing with Ms.
Speaker 5 (08:15):
Barker.
Speaker 2 (08:15):
Alright, no boy, now, no, no, come on, no.
Speaker 5 (08:18):
No, no, I'm right.
Speaker 2 (08:22):
Now. Bad he doesn't come on now oh now, s
now start come on now you you were willing to
do it for her, and I'll come on quit back.
Speaker 3 (08:33):
Well, he just wouldn't do a thing, acted like he
thought I was taking leave of my senses.
Speaker 2 (08:40):
Said that all squat and I on the back. I'm
on the trail. Let him travel in the star he
was accustomed to. Uh musta been about anon. The time
we got back to town, I pulled up in front
of the cafe. Whoa boy, woe Scar, whoa. I'll be
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on you.
Speaker 4 (09:04):
Well, mister possit.
Speaker 2 (09:05):
Mm oh oh, Mis Barker, I.
Speaker 6 (09:10):
Was hoping i'd run into you again.
Speaker 2 (09:12):
You were ho oh you wanna borrow a scar?
Speaker 4 (09:16):
Well, it's about Scar.
Speaker 6 (09:17):
But I won't be borrowing him anymore.
Speaker 2 (09:19):
Oh.
Speaker 4 (09:19):
You see, I found out I was wrong to take
him this morning. Uncle just told me that a west
a man's horse is something he doesn't long as a rule.
I'm terribly sorry. I didn't mean to be so inconsiderate.
Speaker 3 (09:30):
Oh, you weren't being inconsiderate, miss Barker h viack East.
They probably have a different customs, that's all.
Speaker 4 (09:35):
Then I've forgiven.
Speaker 2 (09:36):
Oh.
Speaker 4 (09:37):
Oh, sure, man, you're very generous.
Speaker 5 (09:39):
Mister Pomper.
Speaker 6 (09:40):
Maybe you have dinner with us some evening.
Speaker 4 (09:42):
Well, I've that I can proved Uncle, yes, that I
haven't completely disgraced the family name.
Speaker 6 (09:47):
And so he's a very good cook.
Speaker 3 (09:49):
Yes, I've always heard about this all, and uh I
never had the opportunity sammer of food all.
Speaker 6 (09:54):
That any evening at all.
Speaker 4 (09:56):
I'm sure you'd be most welcome.
Speaker 3 (09:58):
Uh h, Well, since I don't know just how long
I'm gonna be stopping here in town, maybe I am
to put it off too long. I I uh, I'm
gonna be free tonight. Why I wanna tell you, Miss Salton,
(10:27):
I've been hearing folks drag about your coca and ever
since I can remember.
Speaker 2 (10:30):
But they haven't done your justice. Well, they just didn't
even come close. Well, here have another piece of shortcakes.
Oh no, no, science, I just couldn't need another mouthful.
You should Oh no, absolutely pauseve I j thanks you
just saying well after and I don't have another slice?
Eight now, yes, you've.
Speaker 4 (10:50):
Had more on your share.
Speaker 2 (10:51):
Decide if you have another piece, there won't be enough
for to morrow. Thirdcake ought to do for two meals?
Would you just offered brutal at.
Speaker 4 (10:57):
A different heath company?
Speaker 6 (11:00):
H come on, Jesse, help.
Speaker 2 (11:02):
Me with the dishes. Eh, the dishes, but I thought
Myra you Myrah has a guess they might like to
be alone for a few minutes.
Speaker 5 (11:11):
Now, come on, jeff Ooh.
Speaker 2 (11:15):
We put the porch swing up this morning, Britt respect
early for it, I know.
Speaker 6 (11:19):
But then sure, here's a deal in the summer in
the air.
Speaker 2 (11:22):
Ey yes, ma'am. Hey, yes, and you uh carr about
on the Portram's wire. And we don't have to.
Speaker 4 (11:32):
Unless you really want to, I mean, just because Aunt
Zoe suggested it?
Speaker 2 (11:36):
No, no, I think I might enjoy it alright.
Speaker 4 (11:39):
Then I'm afraid she isn't very subtle, is she?
Speaker 2 (11:45):
How's I know?
Speaker 6 (11:47):
Perfectly?
Speaker 2 (11:48):
Well?
Speaker 6 (11:48):
Aunt Zoe was throwing me at you. I knew she
would when I invited you.
Speaker 2 (11:52):
Oh.
Speaker 4 (11:54):
The fact is, I'm sort of a disappointment to Aunt Zoe.
She's done everything in new power to marry me. Oh,
but so far she hasn't had any luck. Or the
young men she's introduced me to her all very nice
and pleasant, but well, the truth.
Speaker 6 (12:07):
Is, I don't wanna get married.
Speaker 4 (12:09):
Oh oh, I see, not the least been interested in
settling down and cooking meals.
Speaker 6 (12:16):
I like to change of scenery.
Speaker 4 (12:18):
I like to meet new people.
Speaker 2 (12:19):
Uh huh.
Speaker 4 (12:21):
And what Uncle Jeff tells me about you, you.
Speaker 2 (12:23):
Feel the same way, ah, more or less or I can.
Speaker 4 (12:26):
So I thought that having you to dinner. Oh, it
would please Aunt and Zoe, and as far as we
were concerned, we might get to be friends.
Speaker 6 (12:33):
But there'd be no danger of going beyond that point.
Speaker 2 (12:35):
Uh huh.
Speaker 4 (12:38):
Oh, now that that's all settle, Shall we go inside?
Speaker 2 (12:40):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (12:42):
Oh, there's no hurry as h I mean? Uh is
as long as there's no danger. Uh, I'm I'm in Uh.
Since we have this understanding. I it's nice evening, isn't I?
Speaker 4 (12:56):
Whatever you say?
Speaker 3 (12:57):
You know, Ms Barker, I I would just second, everyone,
once in a while somebody tries to get me married
off to the friends of mine.
Speaker 2 (13:05):
The all their intentions are.
Speaker 3 (13:07):
Good, but well, what I was getting at is this,
I haven't any idea how long I'll be here in
will of Fork, and well, as long as I'm here,
I was wondering if we couldn't see each other once
in a while, that might take some of this marriage
pressure off.
Speaker 2 (13:27):
Both of 'em. You see what I mean?
Speaker 3 (13:29):
I suppose so, and uh, we wouldn't be running any
risks seeing as how we have the understanding, you know,
and uh, you're out to be pleased. My friends would
be pleased. And well you know you're awful good company,
missus Barker.
Speaker 4 (13:47):
Why thank you?
Speaker 2 (13:49):
Well, how about it?
Speaker 4 (13:50):
Oh? Well, in all I think it's a very practical idea,
mister Pontett. I'd be delighted to see you again.
Speaker 3 (13:56):
Good, that's fine. Well, I I'll get in touch with
you and then next time the Dons. It probably won't
be right away, but I'll get in touch with you.
Speaker 1 (14:19):
You are listening to the last program in our series
called The Six Shooter, starring James Stewart as Britt Ponsen.
The Texas plainsman whose name is legend in the Western
Territories now Act two of the story, called Myra Barker.
Speaker 3 (14:47):
Well, as it turned out, there was the doors the
very next night box supper or at the church. And
since I had sort of promised Maya that the next
time there was anything going on, well, anyway, we want
to supper together, and the time seemed to pass by
a real pleasure. The next night she was invited to
a party at the Peterson House, and well, now that
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I look back on it, there sure was a lot
of social activity in willa Ford.
Speaker 2 (15:15):
During the next couple of weeks.
Speaker 3 (15:17):
We were going one place or another almost every night,
and I was enjoying as too. I really was, and
I was enjoying being with Myra.
Speaker 2 (15:28):
I I didn't realize how much until that evening when
I was walking her home from the hay Rock.
Speaker 4 (15:37):
Well, grin, huh, you haven't said it word since we
left the wagon.
Speaker 2 (15:41):
Well, it doesn't seem too much to talk about.
Speaker 4 (15:43):
Oh, well here we are. It's pretty late. I won't
ask you when.
Speaker 2 (15:52):
Sure, and I.
Speaker 4 (15:56):
M what's wrong you crosses an?
Speaker 3 (16:00):
Well, I just don't see why you had to spend
the whole dog gone evening with Dave Carstairs. Oh and
what were you too giggling all the time about.
Speaker 2 (16:08):
I don't know.
Speaker 4 (16:09):
Dave's very amusing.
Speaker 3 (16:10):
Well, I just don't happen to agree with you on
that anyway. I I brought you to the hay Ride,
didn't I? And if he can't find himself a girlfriend,
we ought to stay home.
Speaker 6 (16:17):
Well not just a minute, Brett.
Speaker 4 (16:19):
Well aren't you taking a little too much for granted
we have an understanding. Remember, we're not interested in each
other romantically.
Speaker 2 (16:27):
How do you know we're not interested? Leechways? How do
you know? I'm not why, Britt? But I guess this
is as good a time to tell you as any other.
I don't know how it happened. I never thought it could.
I don't see that is m Mara. Will you marry me? Brett?
Speaker 3 (16:45):
I know you don't care for the idea, but I'm
probably the last man in the world you'd ever be.
Speaker 2 (16:51):
But even so, I've got to ask you.
Speaker 4 (16:52):
You gotta be careful, Britt. I might say yes, I.
Speaker 2 (16:55):
Wish you would, Mara. I I'd give anything in the
world if you would.
Speaker 4 (17:00):
You're You're serious, aren't you.
Speaker 2 (17:02):
I'm just as serious as I can be.
Speaker 4 (17:05):
But we both said that we didn't wanna settle down,
that we weren't interested in love marriage.
Speaker 2 (17:11):
A man can change his mind, Caddie, Mayrah.
Speaker 4 (17:16):
I guess if a man can change his mind, a
woman can toom Is that too? Will there? Yes, Uncle Jess,
time you were coming in this whole host living.
Speaker 6 (17:30):
At I'll be right along.
Speaker 5 (17:31):
Can't to let him alone for a minute.
Speaker 4 (17:33):
I got to get up in the morning to eat,
and I need my sleep.
Speaker 3 (17:38):
I know I haven't got much to offer for you, Mayrah,
but I've saved up a little money enough to get started.
I thought maybe I could buy us a ranch, that is,
if you'd n like ranch life.
Speaker 4 (17:48):
Well, I I haven't said i'd marry you.
Speaker 2 (17:49):
Bred, but I I thought the well you said you've
felt the same way I do, didn't you.
Speaker 4 (17:56):
I didn't love what you bret, I'll admit it.
Speaker 2 (17:59):
Well, the then we're not children.
Speaker 4 (18:02):
We used to live in our own lives and we'd
never put down roots, either one of us.
Speaker 2 (18:07):
Well, it's high time we did.
Speaker 4 (18:10):
I've got to think it over. Just let me sleep
on it tomorrow night.
Speaker 2 (18:15):
I'll tell you that, or you'll say, yes, Ma, You've.
Speaker 4 (18:18):
Just got to I don't know that I I don't know.
Speaker 3 (18:20):
Oh well, I'd put in some long days my life,
but that next one that was the longest I ever spent.
Speaker 5 (18:35):
Boy.
Speaker 3 (18:36):
Every once in a while, I'd started thinking that it
just couldn't be that I hadn't really asked a girl
to marry me. But then I'd remember Mara, and it
seemed like asking her to be my wife was the
most sensible thing I'd ever done. Well, I hadn't early
suffered what I could eat other time, and I don't.
(18:57):
I headed over to the Aldans. Maya was sitting on
the porch swing. Gee see she looked even prettier than
she had before.
Speaker 5 (19:09):
And hello, Mayra, you early Brett.
Speaker 2 (19:21):
Yeah, yeah, I guess I am.
Speaker 4 (19:23):
I thought maybe you'd be late, maybe it wouldn't come
at all, once you'd have a chance to think things over.
Speaker 2 (19:29):
Oh wasn't me who had the thinking to do? Well?
My ale?
Speaker 5 (19:37):
Oh Mary you bread.
Speaker 4 (19:39):
Oh I couldn't turn you down, even if I thought
it was best, even if I.
Speaker 2 (19:44):
Knew it was Oh, this is the best?
Speaker 4 (19:46):
Is that? Are you sure the day won't come? When
you're sorry? You're you're tied down. When you're sorry, you
can't go off and a cattle drive to Kansas, or
you can't head over to a it's a new mining
Captain Nevada area. You can't just be by yourself when
you want to.
Speaker 3 (20:05):
No, I've had my share of cattle drives and mining
camps and more than my share.
Speaker 2 (20:10):
And I don't wanna be alone anymore.
Speaker 5 (20:12):
Myra.
Speaker 2 (20:13):
And besides, settling down would be just as hard for
you as it is for me. You know you your
life will be changed too, it won't.
Speaker 5 (20:20):
Be as hard.
Speaker 4 (20:21):
A woman has roots, even if she doesn't realize it, do.
Speaker 6 (20:25):
There all the time waiting.
Speaker 4 (20:27):
To take hold. And when she i if she has
a home and a family forgetting everything else is easy.
She does her traveling and her dreaming and her wanting
through her children. No, brid it's harder for a man.
Speaker 2 (20:42):
But I'll I'll manage.
Speaker 4 (20:43):
And the day won't come when you'll wanna get in
the saddle and ride up as far as the snow
on the mountains. And the day won't come when somebody
will ask you for help, you and your sick shooter.
Her friend may be a friend who needs you.
Speaker 2 (20:55):
You'll just have to do without.
Speaker 4 (20:57):
Well, maybe someone like Sheriff Jennings an egal fault it's
a friend like him.
Speaker 2 (21:02):
What makes you mention Sam Jennings? Man? You you don't
even know him, do you?
Speaker 4 (21:08):
A man came into the gazette office this morning while
I was there. He was from Eagle Falls. He'd said
that duh had some trouble there over a month ago,
a shooting.
Speaker 2 (21:19):
Well, if it was a month ago, the.
Speaker 4 (21:21):
Sheriff was wounded, and the man who did the shooting
has a grudge against you?
Speaker 5 (21:23):
Who was looking for you?
Speaker 4 (21:25):
That's why he came to Eagle Falls? Prescott?
Speaker 5 (21:28):
I think that was the name the.
Speaker 2 (21:30):
Man mentioned by Prescott, Yes, that was it.
Speaker 4 (21:35):
Does he have a grudge against you, Britt?
Speaker 2 (21:38):
He did have?
Speaker 4 (21:40):
If the sheriff's woundedn't want you to come over to
Eagle Falls to help him?
Speaker 2 (21:44):
Does Sheriff Jennings want me?
Speaker 4 (21:46):
Man in the office said he did. There's nobody else
to go after Prescott is there? I don't know he'd
like to go after him, wouldn't you?
Speaker 2 (21:56):
Nod?
Speaker 4 (21:59):
You feel you shod, don't you?
Speaker 2 (22:01):
But Prescott isn't here, Eagle Falls is over a hundred
miles away.
Speaker 4 (22:04):
Haven't answered me, Britt? Do you feel you ought to
go after him?
Speaker 2 (22:08):
Well?
Speaker 3 (22:09):
If what you say is So if Sheriff Jennings got
wounded on my account, if there's.
Speaker 2 (22:14):
Nobody else, go on. Do you want me to go? Yes?
I want you to, but it shouldn't take long. I'll
come back. Oh why don't please? But uh, I don't understand.
Speaker 4 (22:29):
There'll always be a Bye Prescott or a Sheriff Jennings.
There'll always be someone or something calling to you, taking
you away from me, or you're turning them down. You'd
shut your ears, but you'd still hear it, Britt, and
inside you'd feel it.
Speaker 6 (22:42):
It was mean, it was holding in.
Speaker 2 (22:44):
It would be me no, moraw, I wouldn't blame it.
Speaker 4 (22:46):
I'd blame myself and I wouldn't like myself very much
for doing it to you. Don't you see, Britt, We're
lucky this happened tonight.
Speaker 2 (22:55):
That we found out in time tomorrow.
Speaker 5 (22:57):
I please print, don't.
Speaker 6 (22:58):
Come back, don't.
Speaker 2 (23:17):
Right?
Speaker 6 (23:18):
Hold up a mint the break?
Speaker 2 (23:20):
Mm oh oh god? Morning. Jass Wos called wo wo
uh ef you mind stepping into the office a minute?
Like to talk to you? Oh well, I I uh
I would take a long ah right, Jass, he's a boy. Yeah,
(23:43):
sit down right now. I'm kind of rastless today Jess
Hi anyway, say you sure have a fiddle for done you? Yeah? Yeah, yes, sir,
And you're on your way out of town. Uh yeah,
you see what about my Uh she's a fine girl, Jess,
really a fine girl.
Speaker 5 (24:00):
Mm.
Speaker 2 (24:01):
Britch, you're leaving on the kind of Sheriff Jennings over
the Eagle Falls sent for you. Ain't that your reason?
Speaker 4 (24:07):
Mm?
Speaker 2 (24:07):
You might say it's all the way. Well, now, I
don't want you to think that I meant the eavesdrop
last night when he was talking to Myra. But somehow
Zoe forgot to shut the parlor window, and uh we
just couldn't help here in a certain amount of what
you said. Sure, yeah, well it ain't true what Myra
told you. Leastways the part about Sheriff Jennings sending for you,
(24:30):
that ain't true. The fella from Eagle Falls didn't even
mention your name, Jennings ain't ask for your help, brit Yeah, yeah,
I know, Jos Huh.
Speaker 3 (24:41):
Well, you see I ran in uh by Prescott three
four weeks ago, and uh, well there's no reason for
anybody to be going after him.
Speaker 2 (24:50):
Now, Well, if you knew that, if you knew, you
didn't have to leave wille Ford. Why in the name
of common sense didn't just say so tomorrow? Oh?
Speaker 3 (24:58):
I figured she had a reason for my that story
about Sheriff Johennings. I. I figured she was trying to
turn me down without hurting my feelings.
Speaker 2 (25:06):
Rich. She didn't wanna turn you down. She was just
trying to make sure you wouldn't feel you'd you'd made
a mistake if you married her. Ah, she couldn't really
care for me very much, Yess. And why did she
spend all night crying her eyes out? And why was
Zoe up till all hours commiserating with her? Well, thanks
for telling me that, Jess. Then you ain't believing me.
Speaker 3 (25:31):
Ah, I'm leaving, And I'm real proud to know that
Mara's somewhat fond of me.
Speaker 2 (25:38):
Uh, Britt, If you love her and she loves you, Ah,
It's it's enough that she cried over me for one night, Chess,
You know. I I remember when I was a kid.
Speaker 3 (25:49):
My paw was like me in a lot of ways,
always on the move, always off somewhere, getting a new start,
taking a new job, hunting a new front tier.
Speaker 2 (25:57):
And he loved my mam.
Speaker 3 (26:00):
Well, she loved him, but she spent a lot of
nights crying a lot of nights. I just wouldn't want
that to happen to Myra.
Speaker 2 (26:11):
There is no reason it should. Yeah, yes, yes there is.
When she was telling me that story about Sheriff.
Speaker 3 (26:20):
Jennings wanted me to come over to Eagle Falls, I
I looked at myself real hard, and I knew that
if it had been true, if Sheriff Jennings really had
sent for me, well, it had been pretty hard for
me to turn him down, even for Myra's sake.
Speaker 2 (26:37):
It it had been pretty hard. And some day I.
Speaker 3 (26:40):
Reckon I wouldn't be able to turn him down or
anybody else like him. And Myra had spent another night crying.
You see, one of these days you'll change pre Maybe
I will.
Speaker 2 (26:52):
Maybe I will. Oh Can I tell him Myra that
you might come back to Willow for no.
Speaker 3 (26:59):
Jeff, Yes, I don't think you're better. I of course,
if I do come back and she's still.
Speaker 2 (27:06):
Well, maybe we'd just better wait and see what happens.
So long, Britt, good luck. Thanks, Yes, I'll probably be
saying you again for too long. Let's go Scarner.
Speaker 1 (27:50):
This is the last program in the current series of
the six Shooter A transcribed NBC Radio Network production and
association with Review Productions. It is written by Frank Burt
and is based on a character created by him. Mister
Stewart may currently be seen in the Universal International Picture
The Glenn Miller Story. Others in the cast were Virginia
(28:12):
Gregg who played Myra, d J. Thompson, Howard mcner, and
Parley Bear. Special music for this program was by Basil Adlam,
and the entire production is under the direction.
Speaker 2 (28:23):
Of Jack Johnstone.
Speaker 1 (28:24):
All characters and incidents were fictitious, and any resemblance to
actual characters or incidents is purely coincidental. It's been good
to be with you with the six Shooter each week,
and I hope that some time, somehow, we can do
it again. This is John Wall speaking here, MacDonald, Carey,
(28:53):
and Jason and the Golden Fleece tonight on the NBC
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