 You know that the ferry will be your new home. And now for Lightning Jim in his thrilling adventure, Jesse James helps the marshals. Looks like something's quite strange down here. I can't imagine what you're trying to stop in here for. Well, I don't know. Maybe the engine broke down. Keep your seatbelts. Well, it's a hold-up. Well, hold-up. Good. Did you hear what he said? Hey, don't move, don't move. Don't move, boys. Give me a minute. I bet you must take you to Jesse James. Let's go thunder. Following the Civil War, the name Jesse James struck fear and terror in the hearts of the peaceful folk in Missouri, Kansas, and the Great Plains country of the West. In the following Lightning Jim adventure, we relived those stirring and exciting days when Jesse James was public enemy number one on the plane. We joined a crowd of men gathered in front of the sheriff's office in the town of Sender. The sheriff has just posted a reward sign. $1,000 reward for the capture of Jesse James. Dead or alive. $5,000 is a heap of cash to offer for one man, sheriff. Oh, that ain't so much money, Tom. Well, near darn shooting, that ain't too much, mister. It'll be $25,000 if the law don't soon catch up with them critters. And I'm hoping it'll be my good luck to turn the trick. That's the way to talk, sheriff. I'd say if there was more sheriff like you, Jesse James wouldn't have a chance. Hey, of course he wouldn't. What do you want, man? Sheriff, they done it again. Done it again? Who are you talking about? The James boys. The James boys. The James boys? Sure. They just held up the train at Cottonwood Junction. Well, I enjoyed it. You enjoyed with the James boys? Sure. I was the conductor on that train. It was fine with them, just for a second. I'm sure the leader was Jesse James himself. All right, boys. We're getting them a posse right now and going after them critters. Come on. Those boys just held up the train at Cottonwood Junction. Looks like we got a little competition, Jesse. Yeah, I reckon we got to find out who it is, man. Yeah, it's too bad the sheriff didn't know he was meeting up with Jesse James. I remember your cousin, Ilnor, and I'm Tom Holler. We're going to Cottonwood Junction with a cinch. Yeah, yeah. The best part of it is the James boys is going to get the blame. Yeah. We're going to get them out of their boots, and we're just beginning. All we got to do is pick some nice, juicy, ripe banks and trains, and the law badges that'll think it's Jesse James. That ought to give you a real laugh, Booze Apple. Especially since I used to be in the James gang myself. Yeah, that's right, Booze. Well, what happened to you? Well, had a little argument with Jesse one day. He's got a trigger finger temper, and when he gets mad, he's like a wildcat. Yeah, I know that. Well, I draw it, and he draws it. When the smoke cleared, I was carrying three bullets, and he was gone. Yeah, well, you know about that. Well, you can thank your stars. You live to tell about it. Yeah, but someday I'm going to meet up with Jesse, and even up that score. Well, you're the only one in this month that knows Jesse James by sight when he ain't got a mask on. Don't worry. I'll let you know if we ever run into him. Well, I ain't worrying about that. You boys stick with Missouri Mike, and we'll all get rich. Don't you worry. Where with you, Mike? Where with you? What's our next move, Mike? Yo, you and Pete and Jake go back to the hideout. Me and Booze is going into center. There's a gold shipment due out of there, and I'm aiming to find out about it. You boys wait till we get back. You betcha. We'll be there. We'll be there. See, Lightning, I forgot to ask you where we was going. To a place called Center, the railroad town. Oh, you think maybe that's where we'll find them Jesse James, boys. I don't know about that, Whitey. But if it was the James boys who held up that train at Baxter, that means they're working this country. Yo, see, you ever met up with Jesse James? Nope. And then how are we going to know them if we do meet up with them? Well, the pictures is on the reward signs. Oh, I saw them. But that might not help us much, Whitey. Oh, well, why not? Well, if Jesse James is clever, Jasper, I figure he keeps himself pretty well disguised. Yo, Lightning, that makes it pretty hard to tell you. Well, cheer up, Whitey. Just remember that the James boys are fooled every share of the marshal in the country. Yo, but there was that got to do with us. Well, not much to reckon, except that we can't feel too bad if we don't meet up with them. Yeah, I tell you, I heard so much about this Jesse James. I think I'll be pretty dog-gone disappointed if I don't meet him. Well, who knows, Whitey? Maybe you'll be the lucky dance with the cats. There's a $5,000 reward on his head right now. I've tossed and stalled her. Yeah. See, if I had that much money, I could eat all the steak, dinner, shall I mount it right, Lightning? We'll find out what's going on, Whitey. Eh, what's the problem? The down yonder for the riverbed. For them cottonwoods. Yo, what's the feathers and horseback, eh, what about them? Well, they look suspicious to me, Whitey. I mean, if they saw us, they rode off fast. You're beggin' this. Come on, Whitey, let's follow them, Jasper. Let's go, Thunder! Oh, oh, oh! I think we give them a slip, Mike. Might be so. But we ain't taking chances. We'll separate here. You go south and circle back to the town. And they'll come in from the west. Sure. Say, who do you reckon they might be? Your guess is as good as mine. Make me lower badges, sir. I'll meet you at the cafe in town. Yeah, all right. Say, look. Yeah, men. And they're comin' this way. Come on, we'll slip into them trees over yonder and wait till they get by. Yeah, kill them! Looks like them James boys covered up the tracks pretty slick. You know you were spoutin' this trail. Hey, somebody's comin'. Yeah. Two riders. Yeah, wait a minute, wait a minute. We won't need to go after them. They're comin' this way. No, no, they're turnin' down to the river. Ah, nation. Maybe it's him James Bramance. Come on, boys. Come on, get up there. Come on, get up there. If you make a move for your guns. All right, Mr. Snare. Yes, men. Do you get a good look at them, desperate men? See if you can tell if they're the ones that robbed the train. Yeah, sure. They don't recognize the big fella. Yeah? But that skinny ombre with him looks like he might be one of them. You sure? I reckon so. I don't know what you're talkin' about, Sheriff. But you boys... Shut up! Now do the truckin' and you do the intern. Where in the same hill are you? Oh, it's on the whole, boys. Steady, steady now. Would you call that horse? Just call him Thunder. Thunder? The only horse I ever heard of that name belongs to a United States Marshal. That's right. It belongs to Jim Whipple. Fort Ameson. Why, sure, Lightning Jim. Never met up with him, and I never seen his horse. But I've heard plenty about both of them. Well, Sheriff, that horse's the real Thunder. Oh, and there's the slicing Jim. Oh, my God, there's Thunder and Lightning. Jesse James, I'm sure he's given us a headache. Right. You say there was a train hold up at Cottonwood Junction? Yeah, that's right. I was the conductor on the train when it happened. How many was it? Five. And it was all wearing masks. Well, there must be any gold. I'm a train. Yeah? Not on that one. Well, they only got cash for the passengers, huh? Yep. But there's a gold shipment due to go through today or tomorrow. I see. Are you sure about that, bud? That's what I heard. Well, I think I'll go over to Railroad and find out the shore. You think those varmints will try it again so soon, Lightning? Well, they might. James's boys work fast and unexpected. If they hear about the gold, well, they might strike again. Yeah, Lightning, you don't need me, though, yeah? Why? Well, I ain't had no supper, and I was just thinking. Hey, hey, you just come along with me, Whitey. My sister is a waitress over at the cafe. Well, by galley, that's the best snooze I've heard since we got there. You see, do they serve good steak? Is the best in the steak? Well, you open your minutes. Let's go. But Whitey, what about Jesse James? Oh, to heck with him. If he wants to see me, he's got to come over to Lychee's cafe. Me and comparing Jesse James with a steak dinner. Oh, fuck. Howdy, cousin Elmer. Ah, hello, Tom. You like him, Jim, and his deputy, just him and Tom. Well, that's mighty interesting, Elmer. Yes, it is. There goes the sweet deputy in the cafe. Well, I'm sorry you can't join me, Elmer. I reckon I'll go over to the cafe for a bite. Wait at the room and host. See you later, Elmer. All right, Tom. Looks like there might be some excitement in the center cafe. Will Whitey need help with a famous Jesse James? And what about Missouri Mike and Boots? The rest of this thrilling story will come in part two, which we'll follow immediately. And now for part two of this Lightning Jim adventure, Jesse James helps the Marshals. Following a train robbery at Cottonwood Junction, United States Marshal Lightning Jim Whipple and his deputy, Whitey Lawson, come to the nearby town of Center. The fame of the James boys caused them to be blamed for nearly every bank and train holdup that occurred. Taking advantage of this situation, an outlaw known as Missouri Mike and his partner Boots Bragg, a former member of the James gang, organized a band of his own. They held up the train at Cottonwood Junction and planned another holdup. But they did not know that the real Jesse James and his brother Frank were also in town. Bud Larkin, a conductor on the railroad, took Whitey to the center cafe, where Bud's sister Liz waits on table. Mike and Boots are seated at the counter. Another cup of coffee, sister? Sure. Find out anything with him? Yeah. It's going out tonight. Well, thanks, beautiful. Yeah, you're welcome. Boots, there's a girl at his real place. They're all alike. Best way to keep out of trouble is to keep away from women. Not me. I like them, and I can handle them too. You can't trust them. What's your plan, Mike? How do you, Liz? I'll tell you later. Oh, all right. Hey, Liz, I want you to meet a friend of mine. This is Whitey Lawson. Holly, Mr. Glad to know you. Oh, thank you, and I'm pleased to meet you too, by God, Liz. Hey, Liz, I told Whitey you had the best steak dinners in the whole state. Yeah. You know, Miss, there's only one thing I like better than a big, juicy steak. What's that, Mr. Two of them? Well, if you can eat them, we've got them. You want all the pimmons too? Oh, sure, thanks. All right. How about you, Bud? Oh, the same. You've got a nice sister, Bud. Liz is a great kid. We'll sit there at the end of the counter, Whitey. Oh, that's all right. See, you see them two yiggers at the other end of the corner. Yeah. They've been watching us pretty close. They look like tough customers, if you ask me. Oh, I want to keep an eye on them. Hey, give me a hug of fire. Here you are. Thanks, sister. Hey, folks, yeah, see them two warm breeze that just came in? Yeah. The fat one is the conductor that was on that train at Cottonwood Junction. Yeah. You're right, Mike. Just a cup of coffee, man. See, Mike? Yeah. That armbrace that just asked for coffee. Well, what about him? It's him. Jesse James? Yeah. What do you want, Bud? I reckon we'd like some more bread and coffee. All right. What's the trouble, Whitey? Don't you like the steak? Oh, but that was just looking at them two yiggers. Yeah. Looks like they're watching this chap below us. You're joking, isn't it? What's the matter? Them yiggers are pulling guns. Hey, put them guns back! You all right? Sure. Them two jaffers have started the shooting. They went out the back door. Well, you want your coffee now? God, that's a good one, all right. Dead list, you've got Prince in the room. I'll tell you that. Yeah, let's have some rest. Oh, we've got a candle now. Well, that's better. Anybody here gets hit? Everybody's standing up. Thanks, partner. I reckon he kept them coyotes from zilling me in the bank. Oh, and I am certainly glad they didn't get you, Mr. Yeah, so am I. Well, Sheriff, I think you missed a good fight. Yes, you sure did, Sheriff. Who started the shooting? Well, it was this way, Sheriff. When me and Whitey came in, there was two ombres sitting at the counter. Me and Whitey were sitting here at the end. I see. And another fellow came in. And the first two pulled guns and was aiming to shoot them in the back. Yo, I was kind of spistis, and I kept my eye on them. Yeah, yeah, Whitey's seen them draw. So he drawed two and hollered at him, and then the shooting started. Anybody hit? Nope. And that's a miracle. You are a miracle. Which way did their mamma's go? It went out through the kitchen. Well, where's the fellow they were shooting at? Right here, sir. Wait a minute. Did you know who it was? Didn't have time to notice. What's your name, Mr. Tom Howard. My home is in Leadville. Tom Howard, I'm even. Well, come on, boys. We'll get up another party and see if we can pick up the trail of the environment. What time he was getting here, Jesse? Frank, we got some work to do. Are we robbing the bank or a train this time? Well, that's a fast. I went in the cafe and two jaspers sitting at the counter drawed guns and was aiming to drill me in the back. What? Yeah, I was a squeeze at the counter, too. He saw them and drawed two. Yelled at them and led again flying. And did you get them? No, I recognized. The lights were shot out, and when the smoke cleared, they was gone. Any idea who they were? Yeah. On the sweet gelt, I turned, and there was our old friend, Boots Bragg. Boots Bragg? Yep. And the other one? Missouri Mike. So that's the lay of the land. Yeah. We've been hearing a lot about Mike and his gang. Sure, and we're getting blamed for their jobs, too. We had all our boys here. We'd clean up on them fast. Yeah, but we could hear what I found out. There's a gold shipment going out tonight on the train. Well, that is interesting. This might be our chance to meet up with Mike and Boots. We're taking that gold train tonight. Sure, sure. Well, wait a minute. Hey, tell them about who we met at the cafe, Mike. Oh, yeah. You'll get a laugh out of this, boys. Yeah. Me and Boots was eating in the cafe, and Boot walks in, but Jesse Jane's off. Yeah, that's right. Yeah, right? Boots knowed him right off. Yeah. It was them when the drillmen were sweet at the counter, opened up on us. Oh, wait. Everybody started shooting, and me and Boots got out by the back door. Did you get Jesse? Don't know about that. But if we did, we'll be hearing about it plenty. Yeah, and tell them about the note to the sheriff. This is good. When we heard about the gold shipment, I got me an idea. Wrote a note to the sheriff and told him the James gang was aiming to hold up the train at Red Rock. Well, what's the idea? Well, now listen, I'm aiming to hold up the train at the bridge over Sand Creek. That's five miles to the side of Red Rock. Yeah, that's different. The sheriff and his palsy will be waiting for the James gang at Red Rock. While we're taking the gold, it's Sand Creek. Yeah, yeah, that's all right. Yeah, that's all right. And even if Jesse is dead, the sheriff won't be missing a chance to get the rest of the James gang. Come on now. Let's get moving. Hey, all right, then, what do you think of that note to the sheriff? Let me read it again. If you want to get the James gang, go to Red Rock. That's where the aim is to hold up the gold train tonight. And it's signed an enemy of Jesse James. Yeah. Yeah, at least that sounds like there might be a trap. Yeah. Yeah, but remember, Jesse James has got plenty of enemies who will double cross him in a minute. Amen. Then you think that note is genuine? Well, it can be sure, of course. But we can't overlook it neither. Well, what do you reckon we ought to do? Well, why they told me all about the shooting at the cafe with Sheriff. Your posse didn't pick up the trail of them two gunmen. No, dead rabbit. And I'll bet they was a couple of the James boys. Yeah, sure they was. Well, what become of the stranger, they were shooting at. Yeah, I don't know. Cleen forgot about him. He said his name was Tom Howard from Meadville. He ought to ask right. Well, we got to decide on a definite plan of action. Hell, we'll do whatever you say, Lightning. All right, Sheriff, get your men and go to Red Rock. Stay there until the train goes by. If this note's right and the James gang show up, well, you know what to do. You bet. Why do you and me are going to ride on that train? You're? And I'll be honest conductor. We'll do the pull out in an hour. I'll meet your boys at the train. Yeah, but you want to do lightning. I'm going to ask the railroad to hold up the gold shipment and let the train go through. That's a good idea, Lightning. I sure hope some James boy shows up at Red Rock. Howdy, mister. Ain't seen you since the big shooting. That's right, ma'am. Hey, you're all dressed up in Sunday clothes. Yeah, going down to Armour to see my sister for a couple of days. Oh, I see. Going out on the train tonight? Sure. I'm waiting for my brother, Bud. He's the conductor. Oh, here he is now. I'm already, Bud. Hey, listen, Liz, something's come up, and I don't think you'd better go on this train. What? You can go tomorrow, just as well. But why can't I go tonight? Well, there might be a holdup. A holdup? Yeah, the sheriff got a note saying that James boys was going to hold up the train at Red Rock. Do you think they will? I don't know. But Leighton and Jim is fixing it, so the gold chipman won't go out. You mean the train ain't going, neither? Oh, sure, the train's going. Well, I'm going, too. No, you ain't. You wait till tomorrow, and let's train up. I'll see you when I get there. Well, can you imagine my effort? Pardon me, miss, that I couldn't help over here in your talk. Your brother is right. You don't want to be on no train. It might be held up. Darn them James boys. If I had to meet up with them, I'd give them something that would burden their ears off. Hey, what's all the rush? Where are we going, Jesse? For a little train ride. A train ride? What's the idea? I was just over to the cafe and heard a conductor talking to a sister. Yeah? He said the sheriff got a note saying that James boys was going to hold up the train at Red Rock. Oh, so that's it, eh? And who do you represent that man? Well, lesson I'm powerful wrong, I'd say it was Missouri Mike and Booth. Yeah. They're aiming to hold up the train and put the blame on us again. Right, and we've got to beat him to the door. What's your idea? Well, since we haven't got our boys with us, we'll ride on that train. Maybe we can catch up with Mike and Booth and help the law badges at the same time. That's good. Jesse James on the side of law and order. Looks like a little old hair, though. What's your plan, Lightning? Well, I'm riding in the express car. You've been one of them coaches with the pass. Yeah, sure, Lightning. All right, boys, we're ready to go. All aboard! You've got to stay here with him. Yeah, all right, Lord, I'll do that. Well, hello there, Mr. Howard. Howdy, mister. Eh, where are you going? Why, to Audmore. Pardon me, but I don't remember your name. Eh, Vicey, Vicey Lawson. Well, Mr. Lawson, this is my cousin, Elmer Jones. Oh, please, to me, to Mr. Jones. Howdy. Oh, I see an empty seat over there. I think I'll take it. Well, I hope you have a nice trip. Yeah, thanks. I'm the same to you. The bridge over Sand Creek. How do we work, Mike? Jake covers the engineer. Joe and Pete get the gold in the express car. Yeah. Me and Boots will take the coaches. Oh, sure, sure, we got you. And while we're working, the sheriff and his party will be waiting for the James boys at Red Rock. Yeah, very good. There she comes. Well, with them logs across the track, he's got to stop. What's up in here for whenever happy boys? This is it. This is it. Yeah. What? This is a hold up. Get away from me. Put that bucket book in the bag. Listen, listen, listen, listen. Mike, Mike, we've got to get out of here. There's no trouble. Pick up your hands, mister. Why you? How do I find that? You got Missouri Mike. Sure. And you got the order from Mr. Howard. See, these are the same two years. You're establishing the cafe. Yeah, I reckon we both cut even with them coyotes that was going to tell us both in the back. Why did you get them? Sure. They're the oars. Good work, buddy. They're never tapping outside. Well, there was three of them out there. Enlightenment, Jim. Build them all. Jim, Jim, Jim, Jim. Quiet, quiet, all of you. Did you shoot both these gasses, buddy? No, I killed this one here. His name is Mr. Missouri Mike. And the other one? Hey, the fellow just wounded there. Well, I don't know who he is. Well, I do. Buddy, this is Boots Bragg. He used to belong to the James gang. That's the James boys. Uh-huh. I'm Boots Bragg, all right. But I'm tired. So you won't be hanging me. Yeah, well, that'll save the state some money, Boots. By the way, Whitey, how'd you know this other jazz player is Missouri Mike? Right, that's what Mr. Howard said his name. What? Mr. Howard? Yo, he must be a fellow I told you about in the cafe. Well, he was on the train. And when these liggers come in, I shot Mike and he got the odd one. Well, where is this Mr. Howard? Hey, Mr. Howard? But, well, see, that's funny. Why, he was here yesterday, wasn't it, Bo? Well, I hear that fellow that was with him just got off the train. Uh-huh. Uh-huh. Uh-huh. And listen to all badge. Uh-huh. He fooled you plenty. His name ain't hard. Is that so? Uh-huh. Well, if you know so much, who was he? That, that was Jesse James. Not real Jesse? Yes, he is. You beneath me. And so ends another thrilling chapter in the lives of United States Marshal Lightning Jim Whipple and his deputy Whitey Larson.