 This is Conrad Nagel inviting you to stay tuned for the next half hour for one of radio's outstanding dramatic productions on Proudly We Hail Proudly We Hail Another Proudly We Hail one of radio's outstanding dramatic half hours transcribe coast-to-coast in cooperation with this station and presented by your army and your Air Force From Radio City, New York. Here is your host and star on Proudly We Hail The distinguished star of the theater screen radio and television Conrad Nagel Thank you Kenneth Frank Hart. Hello everyone welcome again to Proudly We Hail Journey with us to yesteryears. We ride with a mounted patrol of the United States Cavalry for a thrilling story entitled Warpath We'll begin the first act in just a moment after this brief but very important message Can you hold down a man's job? If your answer is yes, there's a man's job waiting for you in our rapidly expanding United States Army Visit your nearest United States Army and United States Air Force recruiting station and get all the details today And now with your star Conrad Nagel in the role of Lieutenant Frank Baldwin your army and your Air Force present the Proudly We Hail production Warpath We've been snowed in here at the ranch for three days now. I was pretty bored at being cooped up So the second day I started roaming through the rambling old ranch house My grandfather started it back in the 90s and it's been added to every few years until now it sprawls all over the place My grandfather died when I was only five He came out of the Civil War a lieutenant Lieutenant Frank Baldwin My father named me after him Soon after the war he was ordered west to fight Indians when he retired the government gave him a land grant Which was the start of this ranch My father'd often told me my grandfather was a stickler for details Kept a complete account in the form of diaries of each day's activities all the years he served in the cavalry I've found the diaries in a dust-covered battered old army trunk And as I sat in my comfortable chair in front of the fire and read them I Saw myself as lieutenant Frank Baldwin of the United States Cavalry and soon I was transported back through the years Back to a day when the words frontier pioneers engines warpath meant something else than just another movie Cross the bridge of time and return to other days when men follow the star toward the west and the word frontier was a beckoning call Stand at sunset and look to the crouching mountains across the plains Listen to the rustling buffalo grass whisper of tom-toms thudding through the anxious night Listen carefully. You may hear the ghostly echo of a bugle call The creek of well-worn saddles the busy clink of accoutrements the muffled rhythmic tread of cavalry on the long trail They're guidance snapping proudly in the desert wind What do you make of addiction? Well hold up lieutenant. We'll have a look see Sergeant Trails about a day old around 20 horses War party traveling light heading up the sweetwater Probably the same bunch that ambushed Hennessey's wagon train. We'll head up the sweetwater and make camp near Dullock I'll scout ahead with Kiva. I don't like to tell you army fellows about your business But I'd go mighty careful lieutenant Satantas one smart engine and it ain't just the car was on the warpath either It's the command she's a Cheyenne's there are apoholes. I know all that Dixon. I know all that I've got my orders and we'll push on All right, I'll send Kiva back if everything's hunky-dory. Come on Kiva Sergeant ready Tell us about that time you shot the Indian from a mile off what for what you wouldn't believe it That must have been quite a wreck as you boys had up in the Nova walls Well, it was fair to middle of smithy child. There was 28 of us holding off 300 of white bears best What'd you do count them just the dead ones? They fit him for eight days. Did you I wasn't keeping track of time But I reckon it was about that long till some of you souls of boys Could tear yourselves away from the comforts of Dodge City and come give us a hand Did you hear what they did to Hennessey? Well, maybe if you was an inch and you might think we was the murdering devil you stick up for them load Yes Just remember horse. I've forgotten more about engines and you'll ever know I've lived with him smoke with him All right, see you boys later Funny car sandy. Yeah, well, maybe so Man, sorry. He's alone. He ain't known from the panhandled the big horn for nothing Yes, it on Dixon I'm sending word back to General Miles that we've had Indians and we're following it up the sweet water But I want reinforcements because I think it's a trap suppose you tell me what you think all right I think it's a trap too. I feel they've been watching us since we left the fort What have you seen to make you feel that well when you've been around these parts as long as I have you Don't have to see anything to know you got trouble All you got to do is feel it now no engine in his right mind would leave the trail We're following unless he wanted us to follow it. Suppose they were in a big hurry wouldn't matter how big a hurry a Blind man could follow this trail. Well, maybe you're right a rider from the battalion came in a few minutes ago He brought some good news. There was a big fight on the Anadarko two days ago Santata was captured and the Indians badly beaten So this might be the trail of some of the survivors. How many was in that fight the dispatch didn't say just said there Was a big fight and we whipped them Nevertheless, I had posted pickets up on the ridges there and warned them to stay awake And I put a strong guard around the horses that's right smart lieutenant And don't be surprised if you have about 300 blood mad command. She's around your neck come down I think I'll turn in Don't know when I'll get a chance to sleep again night Morning Dixon Been up long a spell keep an eye had to look around see anything. Nope, but the feeling's still there Don't hear any of those hollering comanches you mentioned. Hope you don't have to lieutenant Keep an eye. I'll try and follow the ridge up there. Good. We'll move out shortly Sergeant Brady What do you make of that? That is an Indian slope sir or like a burning house. Take a squad of men and have a look. We'll wait here No need sir. Here come the scouts take over the column sergeant. I'll write out to meet them. Yes, sir What is it Dixon settlers Kevin man and two women dead bait for the trap Lieutenant the valley's crawling with ancient sign if we ain't careful We'll ride right into another featherman featherman disobeyed orders. I have to follow mine Orders and orders. We're walking right into a trap. Have you seen any Indians lieutenant? You don't see them until they're ready for you to then it's too late. You're great keeper Don't like plenty sign plenty bad They torture people at cavern before they kill take plenty time no freight of soldiers just the same orders or orders We've got to go on you're the boss lieutenant see here Dixon can't you appreciate the spot? I'm in I've got more orders to push on it'll I make contact with the Indians It's what we were sent out to do and I certainly can't turn back now with nothing more to go on than your hunches and mine That they're all around us. I've got to know for sure then too late nevertheless. We go on Just to make doubly sure I'll dispatch a writer back to the battalion and tell them to come on as fast as they can We can't wait here till they catch up No Dixon. We can't I guess you got to do what you got to do But kiva and I both advise you to stay clear of that burning cabin You can't do anything for them folks there now And it's a likely spot for an ambush. Can we um go around it? Yeah, I'll lead you around Kiva will go on ahead again Or do you men to stay on their toes? Oh life is grand and life is free In the u.s cavalry Gets much hotter all bust. Yeah, where do we hit the desert? Where are all those Indians? I've been hearing so much about hot down you mule skinners Now another mile will hit your old canyon I'll have the men walk their mounts It's a mean spot to go through I think we can get through it before dark. Well, that'll depend on a lot of things There's kiva seems to be in somewhat of a hurry Kiva don't glide like that for nothing Oh color lieutenant get men up into those rocks. Then you come with me. I show you engine plant the engine What's your step lieutenant? Right here. I go look Isn't this the ridge but the canyon entrance? Yeah, lucky thing for us kiva came around from the rear now keep your head down You come now We crawl on belly to top Never mind engine by trail. I already take his gun Well Well, I don't understand it There's only a dozen of them down there. What are they doing? Keep your voice down They're waiting for you to show up. Then you chase them into the canyon Now look carefully up and down the sides of it as far as you can see Yeah, but I don't uh Great jump and gee hosaphat. Yeah And you can bet that around the bend there are more of where there must be Two or three hundred at least Three hundred to fifty ain't good odds Especially when they're waiting for you eight bad medicine down there. Yes. Yes. We better get out of here They're not going to stand there waiting forever When we don't show up, they'll come looking They'll also be waiting for whoever they had up here to give them a signal Come on, man Dixon maybe we can turn the tables on them. You mean wait here for them to come out after us We don't wait for them to come. I'll ride in with 10 men We'll pick that narrow spot just ahead to place the rest of the column When we get to the canyon entrance instead of chasing the decoys, we'll turn and run If I know anything at all about indians, they won't be able to resist chasing us. Well, it's a good idea lieutenant We either do that or get out of here fast. We do that Sergeant brady too late lieutenant look Well At least we didn't walk into it. They'll have to come to us Yeah, what are they waiting for Dixon? Well, there are no hurry just figuring out the best way to do the job Quite a sight, isn't it? I'll have the men try to aim for the chiefs Man Hold your fire until I give the orders. Wait a minute. They're not gonna attack They're leaving Well now, what are you supposed? There's your answer the battalion's caught up with us the indians must have known it Yeah, I guess sending back that message wasn't such a bad idea. You couldn't have had a better one lieutenant Not and keep your hair on your head Starring in the role of lieutenant frank Baldwin and the proudly we hail production warpath will return in just a moment for the second act Here's some great news for intelligent young men Your growing united states army needs qualified young officers and a brand new regulation says you can apply for ocs Officer candidate school before you enlist You must be at least 19 years old and able to pass the mental and physical exams for army officers A high school diploma is your best qualification If you're accepted you'll take 14 weeks of basic Then to leadership school for eight weeks and be sent directly to ocs You'll be taught many interesting subjects and it'll be a great day when you line up for your commission You'll be proud to be an officer in the united states army with good pay and allowances for quarters and food This is a great opportunity for young men and you should take advantage of it now If you think you can make the grade Get all the details at your nearest united states army and united states air force recruiting station And now with your star conrad naked in the role of lieutenant frank Baldwin. We present the second act of warpath Into the desert the battalion moves swallowed up in gray dust that powders and coats horses and men alike They follow a trail that twists and turns and seems to lead to no clear They follow an elusive enemy that moves us silently and quickly as a desert wind Finally low on water with no water to be found. They must give up the chase And so like an army of haggard ghosts They turn their failing mounts and return once more to the valley of the sweetwater At mclellan's creek they make camp and take stock of their situation and report to general miles That is gentlemen Now The supply train should arrive before sundown tomorrow Now as you know, we're tied here until it does My scouts tell me that they have seen little indian sign in the past two days I think we can assume the main body continued on across the desert but With colonel mckenzie moving down from the north and david's in coming in from the west It can be sure they'll be swinging back this way However We are powerless to move in any strength Until the supply train does arrive Now I want you Like mclellan creek with these supplies in another two hours Made right good time. Yeah, darn good. I bet the general will thank us himself Yeah, but I sure wish we had more of the boys riding along with us My hair it's a little tighter if you had any hair Jim look Engines must be a hundred of you those horses the whip we're gonna run for See the wagon train coming tonight lieutenant. Yes, sir. All shut up all shut up Most of the rations gone I can't move to join david sin and mckenzie without rations I'm sending you back to camp supply You're to see that another wagon train is dispatched immediately Dixon knows the trail better than anyone. I want him to be a guy just the two of us general No, there'll be six of you all together three privates and your crow friend kiva I want you to start right away travel just at night and hold up during the day You should get through I guess I don't have to tell you how well the trail is being watched I'll keep it in mind general Well, Dixon's son will be up on another half hour We better start looking for a place to hold up another two hours of hard riding and we'd be at camp supply Yeah, but we've made out all right for two nights now. Let's not spoil it by getting skelter You know For a lieutenant you might do all right If you can live long enough for view, that's a compliment Yeah, you better hold your men here. I'll ride ahead and scare up kiva. Yeah, not much in the way of cover out here Who's up there? Yeah, wait a minute. It's too late to ride for it. Just mount men and fight on foot smith you hold horses Keep it up, man Keep it up. They'll be back soon as they get organized. All right, men Take cover Over there in that buffalo wallow Come on, we'll fight it out here Kiva get up and come over here Get in close All right, we're going Dixon Kiva He's trying to crawl over. Don't get too sure. We'll keep firing to give you Dixon come on Yeah, come on. I'll give you a hand mark makes an old man before he's tired. They come again You take him on the left kiva. I'll take the right you three men hit the center They have water lieutenant. I tell you gotta have water. Take it easy joe I'm a shot full of holes. I gotta have water to fill up the holes Watch him. He's going local. Me too I got a mouth full of cotton and a throat full of dirt Save it rath. Talking just makes you thirstier You're great big river Floating right down the center of the prairie I'm gonna get a drink. Harrington Harrington get down get down. I hate to do this Poor devil And let's see looks like everybody's got a hole in them, but you and wrath Dixon How are you doing lieutenant think this fighting engine is all it's cracked up to me And ask me that when we get out of here if we get out I don't know which is worse Dying of thirst getting scalped. We're not going to die of thirst That's for sure Look Look over there Are those rain clouds Dixon? What do you say kiva? We get wet we get plenty wet. You gotta be right. You just gotta be right. That's all keep your head down It'll get here soon enough if it's coming Get your nose out of that puddle and drink out of my hand Dixon. Do you think they'll attack on this? Nope The Indians don't like fighting in the thunderstorm won't hurt to keep your eyes open though This is one rainstorm. I'll never forget. He's gone Cool now. I'm going out to get smitty Indians can't see me in this rain Smitty's dead. We can use his ammunition and he's rifle need any help. Yeah, come on. We'll run for it Bring him back so they can't scalp him All right, kiva. Hey, hey, he moved. He's alive Go easy with him Lieutenant. Yeah, it's probably just waiting till it gets dark Smitty's not gonna last long out here. He's got two slugs in his chest I ain't either. Are you thick irishman? Nothing could kill you As soon as it gets dark one of us will have to try to get through to camp supply Well, me and wrath are the only ones who're still able to move on foot And I elect me. Oh, no, no, you stay here. You best shot at anybody. We need you That's right. Dixon. Well, you handle that buffalo gun to sight to see so I guess it's up to you wrath As soon as it's dark just find the trail and keep moving Come on in man make it quick. I couldn't find the trail. I've been wandering around for hours Just lucky. I found you again. See any engines? No, not a one And I can I'll have to try for it. How smitty. He's dead wrath. Well, it's pretty close to daybreak I'll leave you my buffalo gun and just keep my coat I'll get help to you as quick as I can. We'll be waiting for you Dixon Keep your hair on look for an attack at sunrise at you Well, one more attack many were done for I've got five shots left I've got seven save my shot for self. I save one for harrington I guess Dixon didn't make it. Don't give up hope Scalp still on head Sure would be a pleasure to keep it there and they stopped shooting He has a lining up to try it again Well, we sure gave him a good fight while at last it may come good end too Take plenty with us to land of shadows Listen listen Listen to that There they are look at him come Dixon Listen carefully and you may hear the ghostly echo of a bugle call The creek of well-worn saddles the busy clink of accoutrements the muffled rhythmic tread of cabaret on the long trail Their guidance whipping in the desert wind As they ride on into yesterday Our star conrad megal will return in just a moment with a word about next week's show Here's a special message The united states army needs young men men with ambition who want to continue their education If you can qualify the army will send you to one of its many fine technical schools The army trains its men in such interesting exciting fields as radio radar electronics Mechanics meteorology and many many others You'll not only get the finest training in the world, but you'll have the special pride that goes with wearing a united states army uniform Today there are plenty of chances for a man to get ahead For our army is growing fast and ambitious young men can grow with it But why not learn for yourself about what the army has to offer Go to your nearest united states army and united states air force recruiting station Have a talk with a recruiting sergeant and learn all the facts This has been another program on proudly we hail presented transcribed in cooperation with this station By the united states army and the united states air force recruiting service proudly we hail stars conrad megal Supporting mr. Nagel in the role of dixon was joe dissatis Warpath was written by duet cup the music was composed and conducted by john guanier This program was produced under the supervision of charles and rogers productions and directed by charles wilkes This is kenneth banghart speaking and here again is your host and star Conrad nagel friends We hope you'll join us next week for proudly we hail for a suspense filled story full of surprises Our play is entitled The trial of gregarry windslow and it's a story with a twist that you won't want to miss until then Goodbye