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Well, you'll have yourself a pretty fair start as a gunman. You'll have had your last peaceful night's sleep. I don't mind. I just want to have a quiet drink and then go to bed. I'm worn out. Now leave me be, will you? You see that big picture of valley fords that got hung on the wall down there? You see them wires holding it up? I'm not interested, I tell you. You watched. A tolerable shooting, eh, Zeno? Yeah. Yeah, it's not bad. Not bad. Let's see you do better. Curtis, I told you, I'm worn out. I haven't slept for nights. I'm not interested in your games. I ain't playing games with you, Zeno. Now, draw. No. He didn't even try. He froze. He froze solid. Maybe this will throw you out. Look at him, everybody. The great Zeno Smith crawling like a snake. And I done it. Hank Furgus. Just remember that. Furgus. Anybody like to try me? I didn't think so. You're all cowards in Dodge City. I'm leaving. Good night, Zeno Smith. Barkeep, give me a whole bottle of whiskey. A full one. Right up to the top. A full bottle of whiskey. A full one. Right up to the top. Zeno? Don't you think you've had enough for tonight? Oh, I got some money to pay for it, Miss Kitty. I didn't even ask Zeno. Let him drink, Kitty. He never causes any trouble. Oh, Matt. All right, Zeno. Barkeep, here's the money. Barkeep, now get the bottle out. You have big health, Matt. I can't stop Zeno Smith from drinking, Kitty. He was sober up in the day or so. Yeah, maybe for a whole week. Now, he's been doing it for years. Yeah, about ten, they tell me. Zeno's a nice fellow, Matt. What got him started drinking anyway? I don't know. It was long before my time. But I've heard he used to be something of a Kerman. Zeno Smith? That's kind of hard to believe. A Kerman loses his nerve. He loses everything, Kitty. Oh, is that what happened? That's what they say. Some newcomer called him out. So he took the drink, huh? It helps him forget, I guess. He's fruit. Yeah. Well, it's mighty good that Mr. Jonas keeps him on at the general store. Most people wouldn't be that patient, Livington. Jonas trusts him, Kitty. Even when he's drunk? When he's drunk, he doesn't go near the store. Little Tommy sees to that. What a combination. A 45-year-old drunk and a 13-year-old awesome boy. They're a good company for each other. Oh, you men. Well, there he goes with his bottle. Matt, does Tommy know about Zeno backing down that time? That's one thing everybody's been decent about. They've never told the boys. Good. That's a funny thing, Kitty. They say it happened right here at the long branch. Oh, this place has got a lot of history. I'm glad I've missed. Yeah, me too. I better get going now. Come by later, man. You better get out there. Some Tufts are plaguing Zeno Smiths. They're pretty drunk, and they could hurt him. They wouldn't listen to me. What are they doing to him? They smashed a bottle of bourbon he was carrying, and now they're agonizing to go home and put on his gun. I'd get away from him, you men. Leave him alone. Let him go. One of you dares to face me. I'll show you. Forget it, Zeno. Well, Marshall, they think I'm a coward. They think I won't put on a gun. I'll show them. You're not a coward, Zeno. You don't have to show anybody anything. Yes, I do. I'm going to right now. You going to let him do it? That's Kentucky Courage. He's using Chester. Maybe so. But I'm thinking one these days, he'll get on that bottle and come out shooting for a reason. Well, you never know, Chester. When acid indigestion slows you down, get relief quickly, safely, effectively, certainly upset fast with the modern ad acid that goes everywhere with you. Do you know about the little white tablet in the little green pocket roll? Just waiting for the moment when you need them to bring your acid indigestion under. Are the little white tablets in the little best for any kind of acid distress? Keep them handy. Keep your tummy under TUM's control. No acid rebound with modern TUMs. Get TUM and sense. Three roll pack a quarter or the new TUM six roll pack with three metal carrier, 49 cents. You was even looking for your gun. I hit it, you know. It's under the mattress. You was talking about some cells. You know how you're going to take your gun and say something. I remember. But you've got to go to work. You spent all your money last night. Well, it's food in the house. I'll get some money next week. It's tomorrow, you know. You promised me a pair of boots. Don't you remember? I mean, I'll get them, Tommy. I promise I will. But how? You're broke. You can't work today. Mr. Jonas won't advance you no money. You leave it to me, Tommy. You're going to have your boots. I promise. Sure. Sure, you know. I'll fix you some coffee. You like it, don't you? He's crying. Tomorrow's my birthday. He's probably feeling mighty sorry about this. Sure, maybe he'll get you some boots next year. Next year's too late. I'll be 14 tomorrow and I'm going to get me a job at the stable so I can learn to ride and make a living for myself. You're going to be 14 tomorrow, huh? Well, you're practically a man, then, Tommy. You're right, Marshal. I've been seeing a thing here. I'm okay now. Well, Miss, I got to get back to Zeno 9. You may need me. Go on, Marshal. He's an awesome good boy, ain't he, Mr. Jonas? He's going to make out all right, Chester. She said let's get our beer in the Lady Gay, huh? Hey, you later, Barkeet. Can't you trust me for one little whiskey? No. I got half a mind to put another hole in your nose. Stay back, Chester. Since I've been in this town, it stinks just as bad as it ever did. You, uh, you make that sound like I should know you. You never heard of me? No. I have been in California quite a spelt. Uh-huh. Alyssa's Dodge, Ferguson. I run Dodge. And gunmen with big reputations come and go a lot here. But mostly they go. Look, Marshal, I don't aim to cause no trouble. I'll tell you the honest truth. I'm heading for St. Louis. I kind of went broke on the way. Thought I'd stop by Dodge and make me a little money gambling, that's all. Sure. I'm broke. It's the truth, Marshal. Well, being broke sure ain't nothing new around here. I'm more generally always broke. Marshal, I hope you're convinced in my peaceful aim. I'll let you know when I'm not, Ferguson. I'll let you know real fast. You sure don't make it easy for a man, do you? I'm not paid to make it easy for men like you. Goodbye, Marshal. Well, ain't you being kindly hard on him? You're forgetting something, Shuster. What? He came here to make some money and he's broke. Now where's he gonna get the stake to start gambling? I mean, it's a general store where you live. I just come by to see how you're getting along. No, that's not true. You want to call me a liar, you better get off that bed and put on a gun, you know? Well, don't you wear a gun no more? What do you want here, Ferguson? I asked around town about you, you know? I found out a lot of things. Most everything, I guess. What for? What are you up to? One thing to find out is that you carry a key to the general store. I'm broke, you know. I ain't got no money. I need a little stake to start gambling with. I don't want no trouble with that, Marshal. Oh, I got to thank you. Maybe you could help me. Help you rob the store, Ferguson. I'm a lot of things, but I ain't no thief. You know what? Tommy, don't you bother. Wait a minute now, boy. Come on in, son. Tommy, I said not to bother. I heard about Tommy too, you know. What did you hear? What are you talking about? Tommy, will you please go on? He's kind of upset, son. He thinks these things a boy shouldn't know. What things? Things about him, for example. Right, Zeno? Fergus, don't now. I know everything about Zeno, mister. Well, now let's see. Do you know that one time right here in Dodge about, uh... Fergus? Oh, just how long ago was it? All right, you win. I thought I would. What do you mean, Zeno? Never mind, Tommy. I want to know what this is all about. You heard me now, Tommy. I want to know. You tell me how. This is shut up! I'm sorry. I didn't mean to. Tommy, wait a minute. Come back. You're mighty rough, Zeno. On kids. Get out, Fergus. Get out, will you? Sure. But I'll be back tonight. You be here. I'll be here. If you promise not to tell that boy about... about what happened, I wouldn't want him to know what a coward you are. At least not if I get the cash box out of that general store without making no trouble. I'll be back tonight. Join CBS Radio's Amos and Andy Music Hall for a hilarious combination of music and fun. Five nights a week, you'll enjoy the wonderful characterizations of these beloved comedy favorites. 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Little glass of wine makes us glad to heart. Hasn't been a glass of wine in dodge since the flood, Doc. Sit down. Thank you. I presume you refer to the flood-noah weather so skillfully. I do. Great man, Noah. Without him, there wouldn't be all the gunmen and murderers and the horse thieves and plain common bums walking around the earth. Yeah, that's true. But they wouldn't be you or me, either. Well, I'm not too much impressed, Doc. Who are those boys up there, Ellen? Marsha, tell them, Marsha, I gotta talk to you. Oh, it's on your mind. I had to come to you, Marsha. I've been thinking on it for hours. You gotta stop that man, that Fergus. I waited outside the door and I heard him talking. He's got something on Zeno, Marsha. And he's gonna make them help rob the cash box out of the general store. What? Tonight. I had a bottle of liquor a few hours ago. He's probably dead drunk by now. You come along, too, Darkwild. So many months to find out what this is. I could do it, but at least, you know, handle the gun again. Heard and rockets flared over the barricades in the Battle of New Orleans, and Andrew Jackson won a great victory for the United States. There was only one thing askew with the victory. A month before, United States and British envoys in Europe had signed a treaty ending the war. 2,000 men died at New Orleans because they didn't know their countries were at peace. That, of course, was in 1815, when yous traveled by sailing ship. Today, if a shot is fired in the Middle East, Lowell Thomas has the whole story for you by dinnertime. If a conference is held in Europe, a CBS News Correspondent tells you its highlights on the World News Roundup within hours. Start this week to hear the World News Roundup and Lowell Thomas regularly. Both programs are heard Monday through Friday on CBS Radio over most of these same stations. Houston directed by Norman McDonnell starts William Conrad as Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal. The story was specially written for Gunsmoke by John Messon. Featured in the cast were Lauren Stopkin, Vic Perrin, and Richard Beale. Harley Bear is Chester, Howard McNeer is Doc, and Georgia Ellis is Kitty. This is George Walsh inviting you to join us again next week for another story on Gunsmoke.