 All right, hey boy. I'll take you out there. You can dig for your treasure. You can dig up the whole desert But let me tell you something You won't find a thing Gun will travel Starring mr. John Daner as Paladin San Francisco 1875 the Carlton Hotel headquarters of the man called Paladin Yes, oh Hello, hey boy. You're busy. Mr. Paladin. No, it's on your mind Hey boy, I want to share news of great good fortune. Good fortune. Well wonderful. Hey boy. What is it? Oh here? Ah, this is a lot of comfort here boy all the way from Mexico. You read me see Paladin Dear mr. Chang after a thorough investigation which has proven you to be a man of sterling character You have been selected to share the proposition. I am about to unfold to you Sometime ago during an insurrection an important man in the Mexican government Hey boy, he's a before I read any further. Let me guess this man Did he escape across the border into the United States with a lot of gold? Oh, he's a untold fortune in gold Aha, and he buried this untold fortune in gold Somewhere in this country. Yes, I then me later went back to Mexico and on his deathbed revealed to the man Who wrote you the letter where he had buried it you saw only a man who wrote letter wait on a boy I'm still guessing. Well, you guess pretty good now The man who wrote you the letter isn't able to undertake the search for the treasure himself And he is generously willing to share the secret of the hiding place with you for a 5050 split But there are certain expenses involved. Yes, sir $2,000 and if you send him the $2,000 to cover the costs as Evidence of your good faith. Of course, he will send you the information telling you where the gold is buried Am I right? Oh, miss a pattern. How you know all that? Oh, hey boy Do you know why you received this letter? Oh, you saw because hey boy is man of sterling character Like he say here. No, no, no hey boy because somebody has you marked for a mug, huh a sucker Don't you remember when you first started working here at the Carlton the man who claimed to be a miner sold you the gold brick Oh, he saw a cold brick turn out to be led. Very sad. Well, believe me this letter is an older Bunko game than the gold brick Bunko, of course If you send $2,000 as evidence of your good faith, you'll never see the money again. Oh But hey boy decent $2,000 you didn't oh, yes, I did I send all my money or Missy Wong's money and I'll take up collection for members of celestial dragon society Hey boy Didn't that gold brick experience teach you anything? Oh, you saw me so far again teach you how boy never buy gold brick Talk about best-selling records. Here's a familiar tune about America's best-selling filter cigarette Winston Winston gives you real flavor full rich tobacco flavor And you know that's because only Winston has filter blend up front Choice flavorful tobaccos specially selected and specially processed for filter smoking. No wonder Winston tastes good like cigarette should Smoke Winston Hey boy miss Wong and the members of the celestial dragon society had been swindled But there was nothing I could do about it their money was gone That night I went out on the town. I had a big evening and a big head to prove it When I returned to my room at dawn, I hung out the do not disturb sign. I must remember to have one printed in Chinese Hey boy, no later. Hey go away Wait All right, come in Sorry to wake you miss a paladin, but must talk to business. Why so early? What are you talking about? Oh, we receive in mail this morning map of buried fortune most essential we waste no time You what? Not a buried fortune. See let me look at that The Arizona desert while this is carrying the fiendish cruelty to an extreme. Why isn't he satisfied? Just take your money. You don't believe this map is on the level. Oh, you saw we wish to house office Mr. Paladin when we find gold we pay you generous fee. Hey boy I'm not going to have any part of this nonsense I mean you'd go by yourselves to that wild country you know nothing about you saw to dig for a treasure that doesn't exist Oh, no, but we must go miss a paladin Made big investment you poor sweet trusting babe miss a paladin. We lose $2,000. We not go All right I'll take you out there. You can dig for your treasure. You can dig up that whole godforsaken desert But let me tell you you won't find a thing, but maybe it will accomplish something Maybe it'll teach you a lesson The map designated a strip of the Arizona territory that bordered on Mexico's zona Libre or free zone a Haven for fugitives from American law. I Still couldn't quite figure out why the swindler had sent the map unless it was to postpone Hey boys inevitable awakening to the fact that he'd been hoaxed I Had only hoped that somehow this journey would lead us to the man in question and the return of hey boys original investment It was a long hard trip by stage in the gala's where we rented a wagon and equipment when we finally arrived at our destination Miss Wong and hey boy was still full of high hopes and good spirits We had just made camp when I saw a rider coming toward us. I went out to meet him Hello, my name is Sweeney Bill Sweeney, Arizona Ranger. Hello, Sweeney My name is Paladin Paladin I've seen your outfit and your equipment there Looks like you might be figuring to do some prospecting. Yeah, well in a way Mister, I don't like to be discouraging, but you're wasting your time. I'm sure of it But you see I'm only acting as a guide. Those are my bosses over there Well, I don't blame you non you can make yourself a few dollars If they got a mind too, let them go ahead. Let them dig for gold where there ain't none exactly Hey, will you stay and have a cup of coffee with us? Well, thanks some other time? Maybe I gotta get back on the job What's the Arranger business out this way? For several months now. We've had a 24-hour patrol on this border, huh? Every here is Professor Burdick The big-time Eastern crook. Yeah Well, he come West Pulled the biggest hold up in this territory Gold fresh out of the mint a government shipment. Yeah We was on his trail and lost him Then we got a tip he's hiding out in them hills right over there in the free zone So close you could darn near spit on him and we can't touch him while he's over the line But just let him or that side kick of his step of toe over on this side We'll get him Well gotta get Yeah, so long Sweeney stop by again Your nose will be counted this April. Yes, every nose in the family by Uncle Sam's official Sensors takers you may already have received your advanced questionnaire in the mail by filling it out beforehand You'll save your time and Uncle Sam's Refer to the enclosed sample and make it accurate Satisfy yourself with the census takers credentials before handing over the questionnaire and answer all questions it's Confidential and it's the law the purpose behind this nose count It's done every ten years is to bring our population statistics up to date more than that We learn from the figures the areas that are growing and those that are diminishing in population We learn to anticipate future schools and colleges public facilities of every kind Where the need is growing for supermarkets shopping centers and so on The census count will be more important this year than ever So answer all questions fully and accurately as we said before it's confidential and it's the law After the first few hours of watching Hey boy with a shovel I pitched in to help I could see he was never going to give up until every inch of the area had been explored Four days later We hadn't found any gold, but we had a lot of blisters and a dozen good wolf traps Hey boy Hey boy miss Wong would you bring me the ladder? I want to get out of here Yeah, gotta start filling in these holes. We got around here. They're dangerous somebody fill in without a ladder he'd Never get out I'm beginning to believe in Miss Wong I Have had enough Not give up we find treasure you wait and see miss Wong in an unguarded moment I agree do this foolish thing thinking it might teach you and hey boy a lesson Come on be careful don't fall in one of those holes Hey boy what happened? What is it? You're right down there? Oh, he's always a paladin boy. What's the matter? Oh, they're taking lots of time lots of things, but hey boy fine pleasure You what hey boy fine treasure look I didn't believe it It was a heavy iron chest and even after we put the ropes around it and dragged it up out of the hole with our team of Horses I still didn't believe it But then we opened it and suddenly the whole thing began to make some kind of sense. Oh my My easy most exciting moment in life for hey boy must now see kind of benefactor in Mexico to the fight untold fortune Hey boy if my hunch is right your benefactor will come seeking you Well, I'm just beginning to it's a pretty elaborate scheme, but That's the sort of thing professor Burdick would do Oh, who is professor Burdick? He's a thief and a swindler. Hey boy on this last job of his He helped himself to some gold being shipped from the United States mint. It's too shiny miss Wong Those are freshly minted coins and there's no question about it. That's the loot from Burdick's robbery Oh, see him funny honorable professor Barry gold same place say on map from benevolent gentlemen in Mexico Hey boy, I'm afraid that your benevolent gentleman is none other than professor Burdick Sure, this whole thing has to be a setup He stays safely on the other side of the border gets his gold dug up for him and makes $2,000 in the bargain. That's your money. Hmm so far his scheme has worked out just the way he planned We're gonna have to move fast You already moved too fast for hey boy. I'm sorry hey boy, but you see those hills right over there Now anybody on those hills could watch everything we do and I have a hunch that's what's happening today Professor Burdick and his partner watched us pull that chest out of the hole now if my hunch is right They'll be paying us a visit soon Batman come here Well, I figure he'll wait until the ranger patrol is at the far end of the strip and then come across and try to claim His gold and then get back over the line before the rangers work down to this section again Oh, no, he can't take a goal. Oh, we fight him. Oh, no. Hey boy We can't take a chance in a fight with miss Wong here. They're desperate men No, we'll have to hitch up and get the gold into the ranger camp before Burdick has a chance to get to us It'll be dark soon. Come on Fred the house is so torn up. Well, you wanted that room paneled So I pitched in then stopped because of nagging backache with sleepless nights I've had lately. I feel tired and dragged out Don't just complain of backache do something but what try Don's pills good advice That's Don's pills and analgesic and mild diuretic to the kidneys nagging backache also headache dizziness and muscular aches and pains may come on with overexertion Emotional upsets or everyday stress and strain Don'ts 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 Don's pills used successfully by millions for over 60 years See if they don't bring you the same welcome relief get Don's pills today to save money by Don's big economy size Hey boy miss Wong and I took separate chores and worked as fast as we could loading the wagon But still the daylight was gone before we were ready to leave if my hunch was right We were cutting it awfully close, but I thought we could make it Miss Wong Your gear all packed Where's hey boy he went over there to get showers Now as soon as we get this chest and the rest of the equipment in the wagon we can leave Think I'll go give him a hand be careful of holes. Mr. Pilot. I know I will Hey boy Hey boy Hey boy quite all right. What at the moment Burtick Remarkably fast draws. I didn't expect you quite so soon Let me warn you if you choose to fire that gun your Chinese friend will be killed. Hey boy Yes, Louis will be forced to fire the gun he has the young man's back now throw down your gun, mr You win Burtick Bring him over here Louis. I suppose you know if you did shoot him or any one of us the ranger patrol We'd be down on you before you had a chance to get back over the border That's the chance we'll have to take I don't think for a moment that I wouldn't shoot. Yeah, that's what I thought Mr. Paladin hey boy scared just do as they say hey boy right over here young lady It's your benefactor from Mexico miss Wong come over here before you get in trouble. Well, you're a sensible man, sir Just stand there and do as you're told miss they have guns miss Wong All right now. Where is the gold chest is over there by the wagon. Yeah, Louis. Yes, sir. I'll check I'm sure this seems ungrateful of us after all your efforts in our behalf We were in such a hurry when we buried the gold. We weren't quite sure ourselves where it was That's rather a clever scheme of mine. Wasn't it? How did you happen to pick? Hey boy? That sir is a trade secret mean mr. Chang is on a Sucker list with three stars after his name. Whoa. What's he mean? Hey, what is it Louis? You're ain't no golden that's yes. It's empty. They must have hid it someplace. All right I have no time for this sort of humor. Where's the gold one of us in the chest the last time What did you do with that gold miss Wong hit gold miss Wong where Tell him They're dangerous men miss Wong. Tell him I show Keep in covered Louis. I'm going with her. All right, lead the way young lady. Well, it's so dark. I can't see you Where are you this way? Professor, what's wrong? Hey, we're faster. What's the matter? Sounds so miss Wong Bagged herself a couple of bad. Whoa, mr. Palin. Oh does he man fall in the holes we take. Yeah Don't understand mr. Palin Manatee can in wagon Miss Wong you didn't Oh, thank you. This is a wonderful party now. I want to thank you and I I Want to thank you for that check you slipped under my door this morning, but I don't feel that I should accept it Oh, you saw me separate and we make you business deal You made quite a haul in reward money, didn't you? How do you plan to spend all that well Celestial dragon society take their share to build playground very nice for a little girl little boy in Chinatown Well, that's certainly worthwhile Mr. Wong raised in the mission in Hong Kong Mr. Wong send money to mission Very nice miss Wong. He saw and here boys and money to cousins in China Pay their way to America Well that that's all very generous and unselfish, but it seems to me that you deserve to spend some of that money on yourselves Didn't you indulge yourselves at all? Oh? We make investment. Oh well now that sound thinking. Oh, we make a very good deal here. He saw you read this Oh, let's see There's no reason why you should be a slave and toil all your life for nothing Others have grown rich around you. Why not you know why not? The opportunity is here for you to oh, no, no, you didn't hey boy. Tell me you didn't put your money on this scheme Hey boy Miss Wong Are you one of those people who are always on the go like you our CBS newsmen are on the move all the time too? 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