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Wait a fort lawn at we saw Doc's buggy. So who is it always stop and say hello How do you do ma'am? Your husband sick miss crumbly No No, Marshal He died Matt. Oh Sorry to hear that man. Doc done all he could just Just weren't no use. I might as well not have come. I Couldn't do a thing for him. Not doc don't say that you've been up 24 hours trying to save it It's not time that saves a patient mrs. Crumbly It's knowledge Knowledge I don't have you know what there is no doc. Nobody knows more their husband's dead mrs. Crumbly. I Wanted to say who you tried What are you gonna do now ma'am? Can't we help you in any way? Thank You marshal There's nothing With Joe gone I can't stay here. I reckon in a day or so up I'll pack up and move on. I I don't know where I'll go. I've got no place Excuse me. I gotta go Poor lady He didn't have to die. It's not your fault. Well, then whose fault is it? I'd like to know doc you're not making sense It's being a doctor that doesn't make sense Spending my life trying to look into the faces of people like mrs. Crumbly and having to listen to them Thank me for letting their people die You need a drink I know what I need Why don't you leave me alone get your horses off my buggy and go on up to larnator wherever you're headed for? Yeah, sure doc Come on, Chester. How long you're gonna be going Matt? Maybe a week Mm-hmm when you get back to dodge I'll buy you a drink. Thanks doc If I'm still there You do sir that this is just a profit just a I ain't doing I Came by before Marshall, but your office was locked up. Well, we've been away. We just got back What can I do for you, mr. Bachelor? Why nothing sir only wanted to meet you. I met most everybody in dodge, but now I've been getting acquainted. You know how it is when you move to a new town You're going in a business of some kind. Well, not exactly Marshall I'm a professional man What what? That is I'm a doctor Chester. I know well we are we've got a doctor. Yes, indeed Well gentlemen, it's been a pleasure meeting you both and I'm sure we'll be good friends. I I would mind to buy you both a drink next time we meet Good day gentlemen Good day Dr. Betchell, you know, it's a funny thing Chester What? Doc said he'd buy me a drink when I got back. He did. Yeah If he's still here, he said it stands out from all the rest Miracle tears much more flavor. L&M's got everything. It's the best. Yes L&M's got everything Superior filtration superior taste Superior filtration because of L&M's superior filter white all white Pure white the purest tip that ever touched your lips Superior taste because of L&M's superior tobaccos tasty full of flavor and light and mild no doubt about it L&M is America's best filter tip cigarette This is it L&M filters L&M's got everything. It's the best Rihonda, it's Doc's but a window there Alley hasn't left. No, sir Hey, there's Miss Keef out there in the back there. See. Oh, well, I'll go say hello to her Chester You go sit with Doc. I'll join you in a couple of minutes. All right. Good to see you back How are you kitty? Well, I'm all right, but I'm the only one. Oh, what do you mean? I mean Doc. He's acting like a bear. Oh Ask him to sit with me when he came in But he just grumbled something about not being fit company for anybody and he went over there and settled by himself You know, he's been like that for a week. Yeah He took Joe Crumley's dying pretty hard kitty That's just part of that It's new doctor Betel ever since he came Doc's been getting grumpier Maybe he's been losing patience Special and Doc's never had any competition before He's got it now look what Yeah Now what's he up to? You know, he's got to stay away from doc if he knows what's good for him. Maybe he's only trying to be friendly I don't want to talk to you There's gonna be a fight in a minute Matt. Yeah, I better go see what this is all about. Let me know if you find out Maybe I'll start carrying a gun Betel. Hello, Doug Hello there Marshall Sit down Betel Thank you, sir. I was about Just what are you buttoning on this format? Why don't you go rest some drunks or do what you're supposed to be doing? It's good to see you doc. No, it is Hey doc, there's Jake worth out there. He's beckoning to you. Why don't you go see what he wants chest? Yes, sir Who is Jake worth I don't think I've met him. Uh, Jack's a rancher one of the biggest in the country Yes, you ought to meet him Betel. Yes, he's worth a lot of money Doc, there's enough here for both of us. He just won't be reasonable about reason about what Betel about my practice in here I don't see why we should be in competition. Do you have if there are two doctors in the place? I guess they're bound to be in competition. Oh two doctors now. We're just a moment everybody I've talked to admits there's more work here than one man can handle Yeah, I guess that's true. No, sure. Yes. That's true. I of course it is. I've already got some patients Now my idea is to split the practice in a friendly way and then really go to work We still have more than either of us could do. Tell him the rest Betel. Oh, yes, tell him the real idea Well, sir, since we will be given people better care and all that's only fair. We get paid more for it What do you mean? He wants me to agree to a raise and fees Matt. Yes, a raise He wants to make a lot of money Everybody pays more than they can afford or they stay sick according to him. Well now, why shouldn't they pay more? We'd you get the idea that being a doctor's like running a business there's nothing wrong with a doctor's making a living Is there you haven't even proved to me that you are dr. Betel. Are you going to stop that again? He's one of these bleedin blister men Matt. It's all he knows now dr. Adams I am a patient man, but I've got my limits now You watch what you're telling everybody about me or there's going to be some trouble Are you threatening me? Well, I'm just not going to stand for any more of your talk. Well, what are you going to do about it? I'm going to insist on yes. What is it just Jake worth it brought his boy to see? Jake Which boy? Billy You know dr. Bill The puny sickly one Jake says he's getting worse. He's took to have him fit slightly He's got him in a wagon outside All right Chester, I think I'll go with you doc. You'll be a better company than staying here You're jealous Adams. You're jealous and what's more you're greedy. That's enough That's why sure you're on his side Marshall, but I don't care. I've already got quite a few folks on my any scoundrel can fool people for a little while You're coming back. Yeah You're being pretty hard Not hard enough Hello, Jake Marshall. Hi Jake. I just couldn't leave him here alone doc I never know when he's gonna have one of them fits again. They come on terrible sudden. I Got him in back of the wagon Wait a minute Jake. What's the matter doc? I I might as well tell you now There's no use my even looking at your boy Fits and the way your boy is I Don't know anything to do for him, but you got to do something. Oh, I'm sorry, Jacob. I'm real sorry Maybe I can do something mr. Weir Who are you? My name is Betchell Jameson Betchell. I'm the new doctor. Oh sure. I've heard about how and I don't listen to him Jake he can't help your boy anymore and I doc Adams is a little old-fashioned mr. Weirth I can tell you there's always something that can be done for any patient. Well, that's a lie. Let him talk doc At least he's willing to try. There's nothing to try. I tell you medicine doesn't understand cases like your boy yet Jealous of dr. Betchell ain't you? Oh, my jealous Well, that's what I've heard folks saying. I didn't believe it at first, but I do know Jake I've heard all I need to know about Betchell's doctrine around here And I don't think he should be practicing at all. I've told you to stop saying now wait a minute Betchell Let him talk. Well, I don't want to hear no more talk No wonder so many folks are turning away from you doc. They need somebody who will help him. That's why you think Bleeding your boy is gonna help me. There's other ways to treat him besides bleeding like what well if you don't happen to know I don't come on dr. Betchell get to work on the boy I certainly miss the word perhaps be better if you drive him home first. I'll get my horse and follow Anything you say doctor Yeah, doc I'm gonna take down my shingle and I mean it this time. Oh now doc you can't do that You just come and watch once doc made up his mind about something. There was no talking him out of it He took down his shingle. All right But nobody seemed to care much So two days later when Betchell nearly doubled his fees Then everybody blamed it on doc somehow and got mad at him But that didn't bother doc He started going to bed early and sleeping late for a change And most of his time was spent in my office playing penny-annie poker with Chester He wouldn't even talk about it Till the day I heard something I thought might rouse him. I went back to tell him about it Mr. Dillon you are getting this game. This is the easiest money I ever made That's a while get it back to the whole 90 cents Yes, man, you know, Miss Cullen. This is telling me. Well, I Brought it back to life half dozen times Or do you won't have to learn more doc? What's happened? She died about noon today She did Dr. Betchell decided a good bleeding was what she needed bleeding Our boy told me no wonder she died. She couldn't stand that Why didn't she send for me? Oh, maybe she'd heard that you'd quit. I'd have gone if she'd wanted me The only reason I quit is so people to find out in a hurry what kind of a doctor this betchell is You take them twice as long if I was still on the job And the sooner they find out the less harm he'll be able to do. What about miss Cullen? Oh She was 90 years old Matt Betchell killed her all right, but she couldn't live much longer anyway Maybe her death will save lives in the long run Yeah, I guess you're right doc. I Didn't thought about it that way I'm gonna go to the alfagans and have me a drink anybody want to join me to the thousands of smokers who are Changing to L&M every day to the millions who now smoke L&M Here is your assurance L&M gives superior filtration because of its superior filter Superior taste because of L&M superior tobaccos. Yes, L&M tobaccos are tasty full of flavor and light and mild and L&M superior filter is the purest tip that ever touched your lips. It's white all white Truly the miracle tip because when it's added to L&M superior tobacco it actually tones up the taste Actually improves your enjoyment of this great cigarette. Yes, L&M's got everything Superior taste superior tobacco superior filter. That's why it's America's best filter tip cigarette Try L&M today. Shouldn't be spending money. Can't think for better time spend it All right, Sam. Well, let me gentlemen shot a rye and a glass of beer all around Sam Sure, Doc. Oh Sam By the way, how's your back? Oh, I haven't noticed it so much lately. Yeah, I told you it might go away by itself Well, you said there was nothing you could do for it. So I went to see dr. Batchel. Yeah, I suppose he fixed it Told me to mix some cold water and vinegar and salt and rub it with that Vinegar Also been taken unicorn root and cayenne pepper. Well, you're a strong man if that hasn't ruined you well Made me too sick. You can't feel my back no more Doc I shouldn't have gone to him that ain't no way to treat anything. I'll get to your drinks now Well, doc, there's one man who's found out one isn't enough man Ah Hello, Jake, you got to come out to the ranch doctor. You got to come up now Why what's wrong? It's the boy Dylan oh Well, I can't go Jake course you can't it's not my case I told dr. Batchel not to come back no more. I told him on my way in here I guess you didn't make it too clear Jake. What I might have known that this was what you had in mind What are you doing here? You're after dr. Adams to take care of Billy and I sure am well He's not going to do it. You tell me what I'm gonna do that. You'll have to what you done to that boy It's a wonder. He's still alive. I should have stopped you right off. What did he do Jake? I'll tell you what he did Marshall when it got real cold at night He took the boys clothes off and made him go outside and land some sacks Then he throwed buckets of ice-cold spring water on kept it up until Billy was hollering and screaming But finally made him quit That boys we'll sick now But bet you'll ain't gonna get nowhere near him again if you to let me finish the treatment He'd been alright finish the treatment if he to let you finish the treatment the boy that died of pneumonia Adams You talk anymore. I'm just gonna tear you open Now you're not bet you go let him fight his own fights Marshall Now I want to let him duck's too valuable a man to get busted up in a brawl My golly the Marshall's right. I'll stand up from two. You're just a fool Jake You're coming with me doc on one condition what that bet you'll leave town. Why are you all right hold it back? Oh, I Don't know how you got started in this business Probably in a medicine show it's happened before But you're a fraud You're the most obvious fraud I ever saw I won't stand for your posting as a doctor anymore not around here I won't you've done all the harm you're gonna do. I'm with it. That's it. I'll tell you open Adam's I'm out of known a doctor would be carrying a knife. He ain't no more doctor than I am Chester history when he comes to lock him up. We'll throw him on the first stage leave him Dutch I'll do it with pleasure. Mr. Dillon Will you come now doc? You'll understand Jake. I Can't cure your boys fits. I should have listened to you in the first place doc There are a lot of people who should have Jake That's true Marshall. Will you come down? You can keep those drinks Sam. 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