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Well, I ain't that nice Nick Dillon What do you mean about uncle will no, I mean getting this letter from Magnus It's real thought of that's the first one. I remember you're getting it's the first one. He's wrote it to me at least Sure, it's funny though. I never knew that boy could ride a lick. Well, maybe he's learned since you saw him last No, I don't think so cuz Magnus don't hold with school. Uh-huh. No, it's none of my ken folk does What my mom says all the buddy needs know is how to cook care for your own and get to the church She must have made your poor a very good wife. I don't know who's he ever said he run off when I was only four Him and mom never talk to each other much All right. Yes, ma'am. That's right. I'm Nancy. Well come in This Chester proud foot miss Creed Do is Creed Marshall. I come to see you cuz my paws gonna shoot somebody dead. What I want you should stop him Well, who's your part gonna shoot? Fella that worked for him a spell name of Ben Toliver Now why is your paw after him Ben run off last night and took one of Paul studs? Paul says he was just about the best stud Paul ever saw What are you and your poor lives Nancy about 20 miles from here out along the Arkansas And you think this man this Ben Toliver came into dodge, huh? I don't just think it Marshall I know it so does Paul Then always said he was coming here I see so I sneaked away this morning after Paul went down the corrals to come tell you I Figure you be the fella to see Be in Marshall and all Nancy look if this man stole one of your paws horses Why doesn't your paw come in here and tell me about it? He could swear out a warrant for Toliver and then I could arrest him. Paul don't want to he says he'll take care of his own troubles You think you can stop Paul from shooting Ben. I like and sure try Tell me what is your paw look like? Look like, huh? Well, I don't know your paw Nancy, but if I knew what he looked like then I could watch for him you see I Never thought about paws looking like anything except just Paul Well, uh for instance, how old is he? I Don't know he never said well. What would you guess? It's kind of gray Then he's always looked like that anything else He's got a bad leg from where a horse kicked him and his jaws busted some That don't sound like he should be hard to find not with a limp and lopsided face right my gracious you and I can Chester, all right Nancy I'll watch for your paw and if he does come into dodge. I'll have a talk with it You do that now surely. Thank you Marshall. Bye. I'll go back Marshall Yes If it helps any I know where that band Toliver is You do right there at the long brand saloon having a beer you know where I mean Yes, I've seen his horse tied outside So I went up and looked through the window and he's there right now. Well, why didn't you tell me this before Nancy? Never thought of it Well, you'll do something about pawn. I want you Marshall. I declare she don't know get up and hold us Mr. John she's kindly pretty but my great come on Chester. Let's go have a talk with Ben Toliver and find out what this is all about It stands out from all the rest miracle tip Much more flavor L&M's got everything. It's the best Yes, L&M's got everything superior filtration superior taste Superior filtration because of L&M superior filter white all white pure white The purest tip that ever touched your lips superior taste because of L&M superior tobaccos tasty full of flavor Light and mild no doubt about it L&M is America's best filter tip cigarette This is it L&M filters L&M's got everything. It's the best Nancy sure didn't have no action to come with us. I think she was afraid we might run into her paw She sure lit out for home fast enough She just ain't very bright issue mr. Dillon as she seems to know right from wrong Justin That's more than some people You want me to come in with you? Yeah, but stay by the door while I talk to Toliver. How are you gonna know which one's him? Well, there won't be more than three or four people in there this time of day And that's him sitting at the table over there. Yeah, it could be your name Ben Toliver That's right. My name is Dylan. I'm Marshall here in Dodge. You mind if I sit on Please yourself. Thank you name Nancy creed came into my office a little while ago What she won't she says that her paw is looking for you. Oh Says he's gonna shoot you shoot me. Yeah, he claims that you stole one of his horses Is that right? He owed me four months wages and he wouldn't pay me so I took a stud horse that broke was that your horse I figured I had something coming You can't take a horse that belongs to somebody else no matter what you figure Look, mister, I caught that stud horse when he was running wild out on the range I brought him in the old creed's place and broke him myself I Put three months work into that stud and on my own time of an evening Great says it was his horse and you stole him. No such thing Besides he said he'd pay me $30 a month and he threw me out without a penny Yeah, the girl didn't tell me anything about paid being due you Nancy wouldn't know about it anyway But Paul don't tell her nothing. She just keeps the place redded up and cooks for them and the like Come on Ben come on where I'm gonna take you to jail Jail, what do you put me in jail for and if what Nancy says is true creeds coming in to look for you Putting in jails the best way I know how to stop a fight, but I ain't done nothing wrong Marshall Not the way I see it. You'll only be in jail I get this straightened out later this afternoon. I'm gonna ride up and have a talk with creed Before he decides to come into town This spec of shade from miles around. Well, if he's breaking wild horses out here. He doesn't have time to worry about the heat I wonder if that fellow Ben Toler was telling the truth. Yeah, there's no way of knowing until we talk to the old man No, sir. I guess ain't Hey, he's got some pretty good-looking stock down them pens, ain't he? Yeah, there's good stock running wild on the prairie the man knows how to catch him he can make out fine You Jake creed. I want to talk to you creed Who are you mister? Marshall Dillon from Dodge there than in the house. I'll come out. I want to know about Ben Toliver That's full Nancy run the Dodge and told you, huh? Yeah, that's right Well, since you did I won't try to fool you Boy stole a horse of mine. I figured in a couple of days. I'll go after him go after him Find him and shoot him now. Look creed. You just can't shoot a man down Why not? He's a horse thief if you want to swear out a complaint. I'll hold him for trial I ain't got time for all that foolishness He stole a horse so I got caused to shoot him. Now you listen to me. I don't have to listen to nobody In a marshal you're all filled up with laws, but I got time to mess with that I'll just shoot him creed either you come into dodge and swear out a complaint against Oliver Are you forget about the whole thing? I got better than 40 range horses out here only half broke I can't be wasting time fooling around with no try. Did you owe that boy money? Of course not everything. He did. I had to show him how The way I see he should have paid me he worked out here for you for four months, right? You could say that Well, he told me that that stud horse was his Since he caught him and broke them. I guess he'd figured that way But Ben was working on my place and taking my food That studs mine. Oh a law might not agree with you creed. I know that marshal That's just why I'm gonna handle my own trouble Not mess around with the law. Look, I've tried to tell you creed and I'm gonna tell you once more real plane You shoot that boy and you'll hang for it. I don't care what you think the right of it is Maybe I'll fix that boy good some other way He meant that stud horse. He's so proud of miserable This mean is an acre snake, ain't he? Yeah What are you gonna do mr. Dillon? Now they can't keep Ben toliver in jail forever if creed won't swear out a complaint No, sir, I just have to turn him loose on the morning and then I hope they don't run into each other Maybe you could run taller out of town. I wouldn't do any good. We'll just have to wait and see what happens Now let's move along. We got a lot of ground to cover come on That makes a fella kind of Archie Well, I'm sorry about that. I I did it to save trouble. I know marshal. I don't blame you none What you gonna do now, Ben? Chester, I thought maybe I could find myself a job of work somewhere. Yeah, what kind of work all I know is horses There ought to be some spread near here that could use a hand I know there's anybody looking for a hard hand Sam down at the long branch. You'd know about it He's a bartender there. I'll tell you what I'll walk down with you if you like Ben. Oh, thanks marshal Yeah, yeah, what is it just you could just have a beer while you're down there talking Yeah, okay Chester. You can come along to come on Hey, what you doing? That's a good idea. I'm glad you thought of it. Well, thank you. Hey, where you from Ben? California What are you doing in Kansas? This is the car country marshal California just don't have a spread. Yeah, but all that gold out there the gold rush was 20 years ago Oh, I know that but they might just be a little left laying around I sure didn't find any Chester. Oh, maybe you didn't know where to look All I want is to have my own piece of land raise good stock Maybe get me a wife I might even go on up to Wyoming sometime. I hear that's good cattle country, too I don't see Sam. No words, but here comes miss kitty. Oh Kitty this is Ben Toliver. We came down to talk to Sam and have some beer Well, I can get you the beer Chester, but Sam's down at the depot with a wagon Shipman of briar whiskey is coming in on the sound of favor this morning. Oh, I see. You're up kind of early, aren't you? Sam asked me to take care of things till I got back. I can sleep this afternoon Come over the bar. I'll get you some beer. Okay You make a pretty fancy bartender miss kitty. Well a girl's gotta have an ace up her sleeve Chester. Yeah, but what? Uh Never mind Chester. Whoa, what are you doing in the salon this early? Well, we come down to Sam feed heard about anybody needing a hand Yeah, you see Ben here is looking for a job. Oh, what sort of job been owner ranch somewhere miss kitty You work around stock much all my life just about yeah, you see was working for Jake creed up until yesterday Jake creed Yeah, you know him know about him only a few months back some cowboy was giving me a half a dozen reasons why I had to kill him He must have been the fellow Jake threw out just for I come along You probably stayed with him in about three four months. That's right. Yes, then he started some argument You had a fight and he threw you out. That's about the ride of it No pay into the bargain. Honestly Matt. I don't know how Creed gets away with it I guess there's always somebody new drifting by who doesn't know his reputation What did you argue about Ben? Oh a little bit everything miss kitty, but mostly on how to rope how to roll? Yeah He says when you're working stock the only way is to tie hard and fast and not deli Sure couldn't argue that No, a kitty you see hard and fast means that you tie the end of your rope to the saddle or And when you dally you just hold the end of the rope in your hand and twist it around the horn a couple of times That's right that way if the rope gets tangled up in your mouth's legs or yours. You let go and you're free There ain't a way to get dragged if you dally You mean don't creed don't believe in dallying. I know ma'am. Oh Most of the fellas don't think it amounts too much, but they do some in California. Well, they sure don't in Texas Creed says that nobody who knows anything about working stock at every rope anyway except hard and fast I'm glad I make a living in here It sounds complicated I guess miss kitty, but it ain't a horseman. Well, no matter what the argument was about He should have paid you Ben. Oh, um, then You got any money at all? No, sir Here I'll give you five dollars and you can pay me back when you make it, huh? Thanks, Marshall. Well as long as you're paying don't forget the beer Marshall Yeah, sure Here you are. Thank you. Yeah, Sam won't have to worry about his bar not with you behind it, kitty This bar pays a good part of my salary Marshall I Think maybe I'd better go down and have a look at my horse. So make sure he's been watered this morning Oh moss and take good care of a man. Well, I think maybe I'll just walk down there anyway Can I go with you? I'd like to see your horse for sure Ben you come back later this afternoon Sam will be here then we can talk about a job for you. Thank you, Miss Kate He seems like a nice young fellow Matt Yeah What's the matter? I Was thinking about Jake Creed kitty What about him? Now he's got something on his mind He'll try to get to Ben Toliver's some way To the thousands of smokers who are changing to L and M every day To the millions who now smoke L and M Here is your assurance L and M give superior filtration because of its superior filter Superior taste because of L and M superior tobaccos. Yes, L and M tobaccos are tasty full of flavor yet light and Mild and L and M superior filter is the purest tip that ever touched your lips It's white all white Truly the miracle tip because when it's added to L and M superior tobacco It actually tones up the taste Actually improves your enjoyment of this great cigarette. Yes, L and M's got everything Superior taste superior tobacco superior filter That's why it's America's best filter tip cigarette Try L and M today in the next three or four days. There was no sign of Jake Creed around town They began to breathe easier Ben came in one morning and said that he'd found a job out of the walker place and that he was going to start the next day And I was glad for it But then trouble came Yeah, what is it just a miss you don't need gone Well, who's gone? Ben Toliver. He took a horse from moss grimace, and he's headed out for the Creed place He says he's gonna kill him. Oh, what for was it all about? Well this morning I walked down to this table with Ben to kind of say goodbye like and that's when we saw it Oh God gone at that poor old said we saw what just a moss told us He'd seen old man Creed out in back by the crowd, but he didn't think too much. Just or what happened that mean old Devil hamstrung Ben stud mr. Dylan Hamstrung he cut both hind legs for that horse couldn't budge a inch out of his tracks Ben just stood there real stony like looking at the stud and Then he shot him He didn't say where he just turned and walked away with a funny kind of a look on his face All right, come on Justin. We'll ride out to the Creed place before Ben does something. He'll be sorry for Eat so he's working Nancy Have you seen Ben Tolliver sure did he wrote up here a few minutes ago wanted to see Paul I Told him Paul was down the corrals He just went down there. Come on, Justin. Well, if you're going down to talk to Paul, I'll go with you He goes down to the corrals for son up and don't come back till time for dinner What you want Paul for a Marshall to keep him from getting killed who killed Paul You don't That came from the corrals. Come on. Let's go up there in the middle of that catch pan. All right, Tolliver All right there arrest and this time he'll stay in jail that you shoot my car. I Didn't answer well then who did shoot him nobody shot him Marshall I'm trying to tell you Jake was already dead when I got here. It was a horse. I shot what? See for yourself. Jake's horse got tangled up in the rope while they was working a Mustang The horse got throwed and Jake was trapped under him and the Mustang drug them both it killed Jake His horse had two legs broke, so I shot him. That's what you heard Well Looks like you tell on the truth, Ben. I am Marshall for old Pa Always told Jake he shouldn't work while horses alone. You ought to have somebody snub for him Oh, we did have a mind his own He sure did That old devil you should be glad it did then Saved you from hanging Our star William Conrad. Thank you, George. 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