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So, set around the campfires, buckaroos, and our real late adventures, our rips, Norton, he didn't make a brunt jump right out of his garage here. Well, about 10 days ago, our folks of Paradise Valley went over to day 11, Circle E-Lance, for all the skin days he was given. Now, me, myself, I went with great reluctance, because it's a one thing I don't enjoy as hobnobbing with women, dancing around in all sections, just a clean waste of time. That's very kind of you, sir. Well, Pappy, it's about time to head for home. Head for home? Roy, I promised the next dance to Mrs. Right, buddy. Okay, we can wait that long. And the one after that, the Grace May hobble. She's the frumple of the lady with the yellow hair. The Edna Steers is just dying to have me run to the new set. No, no, no, you're going, Pappy. We're heading for home right now. Oh, shut up. Where are you? Just coming over to drink the night, there. You ain't got no right color there, there you are. Right by the stand. I just stay longer, but some of them disturbing our horses lately. Want to check on us first thing in the morning. Well, I'll walk outside with you. Well, yes, when I find me a frumple of the lady with the yellow hair, here. Hello, Maron. Hello, Perry. I've been trying to get you in a corner all evening. Let's go. I guess I just didn't know that. And you, too, Miss Dale. I wonder if you thought to ask Charlie Davidson to your party tonight. Charlie Davidson got a special invitation, Perry, but he didn't even bother to answer. I wouldn't be worrying if I were you, Perry, after the treatment you and the other riders got from Charlie. Why much fragility Dave got in for me? It didn't matter how long he had worked for this car. Sure, but those fine horses the old man was raising. And now in six months, just since Charlie took over, they're mostly gone. Nobody knows where. Roy, do you suppose those riders he brought in could be stealing them? It's possible, I suppose. Charlie was raised in the East by his grandma. He doesn't know anything about running the land. Roy, maybe I should have said this, but Charlie Davidson has been trying all over to borrow money. He's even offering to put up his land as security. I guess there isn't enough stock left to sell a mortgage. Yeah, his riders must be stealing from him. Well, to tell you the truth, I'm not gonna lose any sleep over Charlie Davidson. He's still in plain enough he doesn't want anything to do with us folks. So, let him go on his way. Ain't a bit like his car. Do you suppose he ain't the real Charlie Davidson? Do you suppose he's somebody else instead? Excuse me, Terry. Steve, is that you? Yeah, hi everybody. Oh, Steve, the party's almost over. I told you I'm the other... Thank you for the line talking, Dale. Ten of your horses have straight off the Palomino. What? You're not the Palomino. Yes, man, they got out through a break in the fence. Something's been distributed in the last couple of nights, so I was checking. Come on, Dale. Gavin, I'll ride out with you and Steve. Help you round him up. If I can do anything... You enjoy the chins, Dave, Terry. This won't take long. I hope it won't, Glory. What do you mean? Well, that break in the fence leads out onto the Davidson Ranch. I'm not seeing anything against Davidson. But I think if we're gonna get those Palomino's back, we'll have to do it quick. And maybe we're done. There's plenty of things happening on the Davidson Ranch lately. This is the break in, Steve. Yeah, that's it. I don't see why the fence shouldn't be broken. It's almost new. Well, let's have a look. The post might be loose and laying over the wire. No, the wire's broke. Right in that chair, will you, Gavin? Sure thing. At this, I followed the horses onto Davidson Ranch for a ways, but I lost the trail. Dale, your Palomino's didn't stray off at all. They were stolen. How do you know? The wire's been cut. Like an injury. I knew it couldn't be... Dave, you lead the way to where you lost the trail. I'll take over from there. Let's get them now before they have a chance to get the horses out of the country. Right about here's where I lost the trail. Too bad the moon don't come up till so late. Hard to see what we're doing. I'll help you, Dale, son. I got the regular Magna plan that's ready. The moon isn't due to rise for a couple of hours yet. Well, that may be too late for it. Whoever stole the horses will try to get them out of the valley before tomorrow, won't they, Ron? They sure will. A man traveling through the valley with a string of ten valuable Palominas is bound to attract attention. What? Somebody's out there. Oh, the wire! Everybody heads for Dale's fence. We can't fight about... The body will bother us here. I'm just to keep folks off Davidson's land. Dale, maybe you'd better go back to the ranch house. The trouble isn't over, it's just started. Not on your life. This is my affair, Ron. I'm staying to see it through. But, Dale... If there's any trouble, I'm in on it. Oh, I listen. Yeah. Yeah, I hear them coming this way. Only one rider, though. You tackle him, son. If any others outtake Darrell all of them. That you, Mr. Dale. It sure is. I figured it was, but you might not have got this far. Mr. Davidson is dead set against people prowling around on his property. You want to Mr. Davidson's riders? Who's asking? I'm asking. Roy Rogers. Oh, yeah, the hombre from the double-r-bar. Sure I'm a Davidson rider. Why? Don't start anything more. You're a little bit free with your guns, for one thing. But we can talk that over later. There's something here I'd like to show you. It might interest Mr. Davidson. Yeah. All these glasses, see anything that would interest Mr. Davidson? This fence that separates Ms. Evans, circle E Ranch from Davidson's land, has been cut. It didn't break, it was cut. Thanks. That will interest Mr. Davidson. I'll tell him. Maybe he can figure out now what's happened to the horses he'd been losing ever since he came here. Just a minute, Mr. He suspected a lot of people, but the idea of Ms. Evans being low enough to steal a neighbor's stuff. Get up on your feet. Oh, that's the way you want it. All right, I'll give it to you. Who's that for? Hey, look out. I'm going to have to help her. I'll make you wish it's never going to go. If you've got any more ideas about where Davidson has been losing his stock, I'd advise you to stay him before you get up off of the ground. You and I aren't finished yet, brother. Anything you want to say? Nothing right now. And listen to me. Tim Palominus from the circle E got through this fence tonight. We're trailing him. And to do it, we're traveling across the Davidson Ranch. You got any objections? Not me. I don't care. No? Wait a minute. It's too easy to get shot in the back at night. And the man who did the shooting could claim he thought somebody was trespassing. Spacely, if he was a frightened, winding, furry dog, he could claim that. Bill, Gabby and I will ride to Mineral City and get the chef to come back with us. There'll be a lot less danger of our being shot if we have the law with us. Doing everything up illegal ain't your right, Ed. Well, we'll see how much good the law does next time we meet. Roy, before we get back to the sheriff's, the environment will run dales' horses clean out of the valley. They'll still go, Gabby. They'll probably start right away. As long as they know they got a few hours before nobody will be bothered. Then what we're blazing away running to the sheriff for? What? Why, you were just pretending. You only wanted him to think we were going. Shining your, you and your brains just the way I learned you. Bill, Gabby and I will try to make the Davidson house without getting shot. But Roy, I don't want to. You and Steve head for the sheriff's office. Get him right here as quick as you can. Davidson's going to find that friends can mean a lot before this night's over. All right, happy let's rock. Sure sounds as simple as fighting your hair, don't it? Roy and me going to Davidson's house without getting shot by the veils and Steve roads to the sheriff's. Making horse thieves ain't so simple. You'll see Roy as quick as we hear about stuffing Roy's by an awful lot of faces. The giant officer is playing solo. The giant officer is playing solo. The little music just makes you feel like a child. The giant officer is playing solo. You know, if you're a fellow girl who has your eye on some goal ahead in the way of a job or athletic or school life, it makes a whale of a big difference what kind of breakfast you eat. Your best bet is a good Quaker Oats breakfast because Quaker Oats helps grow the stars of the future. Yes, doctors say the more often youngsters eat a good oatmeal breakfast, the better they grow. That's because a recent survey shows only one school child in five gets the kind of a breakfast he should have. There's more growth, more endurance for you ambitious youngsters in nourishing oatmeal than any other whole grain cereal. There's more energy, more stamina for hardworking grownups in nourishing oatmeal than any other whole grain cereal. Yet for all these benefits, Quaker Oats cereal costs less than a penny a serving. Order delicious Quaker Oats from your grocer tomorrow. A giant in nutrition, in value, in flavors. Delicious, nutritious, make you feel like a child. The giant of cereal is Quaker Oats. Oh, here's, I had a whole lot ruller be faced with a problem of keeping a child a smile and go after a horsey. But we had to go after these. So Dale and Steve rode for the sheriff while my pal Roy and me went towards the Davidson ranch house. Got right up close without anything happening, and like burning the house. Yeah, keep your gun ready, Getty. Just in case a rider is staking here to watch Davidson while the others be their double dealin'. We get inside the house, I think we'll be all right. And if Davidson will swing along with us, we ought to make short work of these horse speeds. I feel like I must have a rock horse running off in this keen day like I've done. I bet your poor Grace May is waiting for that dancey at A's. What's this? And her with the other hair trimmed down to, huh? Oh, it was a suit. Yeah, and all packed too. Davidson's initials on them. Must be going on in their case now. Yeah. Well, we'll see. Maybe to get away from the Varmic riders. All right, somebody's coming. Yeah, that's you, Red. Let's come under the back. It's us, Mr. Davidson. You? Roy Rodgers and Gabby Hayes from the double R bar. Oh, you started me. I'd like to talk with you for a minute. Well, I am awfully busy. Yeah, I see. Going away on a trip? No, I... Well, yes, yes, yes, to George's. To see your Uncle Bill? Yes, yes, yes, yes. How did you know? Fine fellow, your Uncle Bill. Davidson, I'll get right down to the point. We believe your riders are crooked. Crooked? My riders were... Until now, it's been strictly your own business. But now it's ours. Tim Pallamine has disappeared from the circle he ran tonight. And I think your riders stole it. Impossible. It's impossible. It's not impossible. We set a trap for him and we'll map him within the next two hours. We want you to go along and show us where horses could be hidden on your ramp. Well, I... Rodgers, what you say is true. My riders are crooked. All but one, France McKee, I trust him. I'll send him with you. I can't go myself too busy. He knows the ramp better than I do anyhow. But you wait outside, I'll call him. You're too busy to protect your own ramp. Only take a minute to call me, Katie. He'll be right there. Son, he said he was going to visit his Uncle Bill. I didn't know there was a Bill in the Davidson family. There isn't. We did the wrong thing in coming here, Debbie. Davidson knows his riders are crooked. More likely, he's in cahoots with them. He's trying to make a getaway right now. That may be the reason for these bags and the reason he's been trying to borrow money. Well, what do you know? We better watch this rider he's sending along, too. He'll probably give them orders to keep us away from the stolen horses instead of helping us. How about going out on our own? We can't. They know we're here. They'd shoot us in the back before we'd taken two steps. Debbie, we may be in for a lot of trouble before this is finished. George hit it right when you said that Davidson rider would keep us from finding the horses, son. Yeah, and I saw a fellow ride in our left. I never came in on the right. And the key is falling about 15 feet behind. We're right in the pocket. There are. What? What time does he ride up alongside us? I'm going to trick him. Make a run for that hill, get the head. Get past, son. The key is as much as he said he'd use his gun as we tried. I'll get Trigger to rail up and cut a few monkey stands when the key gets there. With the excitement, I'll make a run for it. And if I get to the top of the hill, I'll have us use the whole ranch. Son, will you have all three of Davidson's zombies shooting at us? The key's coming up. Debbie, I don't want you to go with me. Somebody's got to contact Dale and Seth. Go with me, see if you have. People try to get away. I mean, get the break in the fence later. Well, I reckon you follow the team on all of this, the team. Look out, my team! All right, take it. Let's go. Roger, boys. Hit him up. Good, Roger. And Roger's disappeared. We lost his partner, too. Come on. And he's got to organize a search. They both... Nigelito, Nigelito. On his little donkey, he goes riding by. Nigelito, Nigelito. He just looked at him and sighed. He is handsome. Oh, so handsome. He could break a heart with just a little smile. But he'll never, never, ever cause his wife is right behind him all the while. Ay, ay, ay, yes! Ay, ay, ay, yes! Debbie! Sure! Davises! You don't know what a beautiful sight you are! You're plain blockish, Jack Rabbit. Worrying man, almost to death. What do you mean, disappeared in this way? Our easy, Pappy. Yeah, it told me to wait at the break in the fence. I waited until I couldn't stand it no longer. And then I left a note saying I'd be up this hill looking for you. That note probably saved my life, Pappy. One of the Davidson writers found it, came back and told the others. Then they all rode off to the break in the fence. That's where they are now, looking for me. I began to worry about you, Pappy. As soon as they were out of hearing this, I sang that song. I knew if you heard me, you'd come and run it. Sure, son. I thought I must have been getting the coldest that night. I used to run it. You're off a good speed. Oh, now I reckon I'm in the way for fear you would have gone or hurt bad after the way Trigger told you. But, Pappy, I told you I was going to trick him. He should have known Trigger told me what part of it. I guess we'd better find a way to get him out of here so we can meet the sheriff. Sure, I'll fetch Trigger. You got him straight down? So you're in here, Pappy. In here? Look down there, at the foot of the hill. That's where the horse thieves are coming. They ain't got him. Not your Trigger. Yeah, I'll send him there, Gabby. I took a long chance, but I think Trigger can help us if he's with the thieves. Look, they're holding trucks. They're going to move the horses out in trucks right now. We've got to move fast. Somebody's coming, Roy. It's David's horse. He must have heard me singing, too, Gabby. Give me your horse, and you hop to it to cross that open space. I'll get David soon and take his horse to you. And we can both ride. What's that horse to do, son? Quick, Gabby. Cross that open space. Make some noise and let him hear it. I'll do it. But I never have no respect for a man that freaks his feet that way. Steady, boy. Hold on. Hold on. That's built. I've got to see your hay. Come on, boy. Let's take it. I'll wrap you up in an open lady here, David. Come on. All right. Come up now, son. Yeah, come on, Pappy. David's going to stay right here till I find out why he's been helping steal his own stuff. God, I was hoping I could give him a taste of my pirate ride instead. We'll be back for you, David. But not until after we round up those horse feeds and the horses they stole. Let's cut across the road, Gabby. The trucks will have to come along here, Gabby. They take them anywhere else. We'll pull up a block feed. Let's take our horses and make those logs over here. Those rocks, too. We'll build a pile big enough that the trucks will have to stop. What if the sheriff doesn't get here in time, son? They take eight men in that gang of thing. We'll have to hold them till the sheriff does get here. Let's build the block feed fast. There is much time. And the sheriff ain't a sight. I bet you Dale couldn't wake him up. He'll be here. He has to come this way to get to the Davidson Ranch. Son, if we can't keep him here, you lose figure for good. Let's stop him, Gabby. We've got to keep him here. Here, Roy, take my fix, son. I'll call directly to you. All right. Put up your hands. We've got to come. We've got to come. I'm going to shoot. Go ahead and send you, Roy. They'll force us to get away. But we can round them up as we take care of our coyotes and stoves. Here, come to Dale. The sheriff's with us. Couple of get-mees, too. Now we're going to come. Now we'll get them. We've been meeting you, Dale. We've been meeting you. You and the sheriff, too. We've been meeting you, Dale. Now these trigger boards right there here, too. Folks, did you know this about Roy Rogers? He gets more fan mail than any other star in Hollywood. That's your proof he's a great star. A Russian-Tutan he-man with plenty of know-how and savvy to handle problems and get ahead. Now, here's a tip for you fellas and girls. Coming up, the ladder of life. Here it is in Roy Rogers' own words. Roy says, my folks brought me up on Quaker Oaks. Yes, sir, that's straight from Roy Rogers to you. So you fellas and girls, let good, nourishing breakfasts of Quaker Oaks help you become the stars of the future. Because doctors say the more often youngsters eat a good, oatmeal breakfast, the better they grow. So you put a B in Mom's bonnet to cook up a quick, nourishing breakfast of delicious Quaker Oaks tomorrow morning. Remember to buy Quaker Oaks. A giant in nutrition, value, and flavor. Delicious, nutritious, made to be a lambda star. A giant of Quaker Oaks is Quaker Oaks. Well, we finally got them all. Davidson's in the sheriff's lock-up, too. Now, Dale, maybe there's time for you to tell us some news. What did you find out? He's not Davidson at all, Roy. He's an imposter. I figured that when I asked if he was going to visit his uncle Bill. There isn't any Bill in the Davidson family. All right. What's the matter with you, Gabby? What can I already mean? My feet hurt. Your feet? Of course. The young whipper snapper made me run with my feet. Now, happy. I don't know no better. Think people's made to carry a man, same as a horse. What about Davidson, Dale? Or rather, the man who pretended to be Davidson? Well, the sheriff has been getting wires and letters for the last few days from somebody trying to find Charlie Davidson. He began to investigate and found out that real Charlie Davidson has been overseas for the government. Overseas? Yes, sir. And this man who claimed to be Davidson is a fellow who rooms with Charlie at college and blamed Charlie when he got kicked out. He was taking revenge then. Selling all the stock on the ranch and trying to borrow money on the land. Boy, he was really getting all he could. Yeah, and fast, too. Because he knew when the real Charlie Davidson was getting home to do next week. How do you like that? Seems funny he was able to get away with it as long as he did. Well, none of us ever knew the real Charlie. And when somebody came in and took over after the old man died, we just expected him without asking any questions. Yeah, I guess that's the way it happened. Say, Dale, I hear there's a shindig over at Al Helms tomorrow night. Chris, I'm going to ask you... How about your feet, Daddy? Sure, you said your feet hurt. Okay, now just a second, you two. All this kind of push-off and over, ain't you? Well, by question... There's a plump little lady with yellow, golden hair, Dale. I wonder if we can get Gary through it to dance with us. Brutal rules. My pal Roy's all right. Even the girls get lambunked at once in a while. Ain't anybody in the whole world set him to the goddamn horses like he did? Well, now we're going to have some real western singers. Roy, Roy Willingham, the writer of the purple fades. Yes, everybody's going to join in and let go with... Whoa! They just billed with quite a cowboy down in Texas. And the western superman to say the least. He was the roughest toughest critter never known to be a critter cause he never had no fear of men or thieves. So you the IA, IA, you the IO for the toughest critter west of the Alamo. Once there was a draft of spit all over Texas the old son of California, he did go and blow the gag his kind of corny he brought rain from California that's the way we got the Gulf of Mexico. So you the IA, IA, you the IO for the toughest critter west of the Alamo. He just lost his way while traveling on the desert it was 90 miles across the burning sand he knew he'd never reach the border if he didn't get some water so he got to stick and dust the Rio Grande. So you the IA, IA, you the IO for the toughest critter west of the Alamo. One day Pickett found his favorite doge Mrs. the doge that was nearest to his heart so then he lassoed all the cattle and ran from Texas to Seattle that's the way the Texas roundup got it started. So you the IA, IA, you the IO for the toughest critter west of the Alamo. While it traveled away So you the IA, IA, you the IO for the toughest critter west of the Alamo. While reclining on a cloud high over Texas with his gun he flipped one brightly shining as the emblem of the Lone Star Texas State. So you the IA, IA, you the IO for the toughest critter west of the Alamo. That's all for now folks. This is Roy Rogers saying to all of you from all of us good bye, good luck and may the good lord take a liking to you. See you next week. Don't forget, now for me, out of the sunshine. 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