 Around Dodge City and in the territory on west there's just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers And that's with a US Marshal and the smell of guns smoke Starring William Conrad the story of the violence that moved west with young America and the story of a man who moved with it I'm that man Matt Dillon United States Marshal the first man they look for and the last they want to meet It's a chance a job and it makes a man watchful and a little lonely You Need the health insurance that is ideal for young families because it offers you special savings The younger you are when you start your mutual of overhaul hospital surgical and income protection plan The lower the cost You need young family health insurance long-term benefits at low cost by mutual benefit health and accident association Call your local mutual of Omaha agent in the yellow page or right mutual of Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska For information on plans available in your state the long-term low cost protection every young family needs is available now Right for details on this modern flexible protection that can be tailored to your exact needs Right mutual of Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska I'll fetch some more meat and potatoes. No, no have plenty. I baked a pie. Yeah, I'll take some with me It'd be nice if you could sit here and eat with me just once then Talk like folks do you got to get the corn in I won't My land ought to have time to eat proper and at least Farman ain't talking Be in for supper then look look down the road. There's somebody coming Then didn't you hear me somebody's coming they might be coming to call. They are Well, it ain't neighborly for you to just walk out into the field time to be Neighborly I could work to do but then there ain't nobody been here in a month or Sunday, and we ain't wasted no time neither You better not wasting them All right, Ben go back to your field, but I ain't going to turn people away. I'll tell you that You're welcome to come right in. We're just passing through ma'am. We wanted if we can trouble you for a little water Oh, no trouble at all, but I can do better than that. I've got some fresh baked pie We don't need to bother you ma'am. Just a little water. Oh sure. It ain't no bother Why sure it would you just leave your horses in and come on in well all right just for a little while Come on inside. Thank you, ma'am. Thank you. You just make yourself comfortable. I'll fetch the pie Oh, we're sure much obliged man. Oh, my name is Matt Dillon. This is a chest of profit. I'm that pleased to meet you I'm Emma Hyde Ben been farming this place for three years. I Got to beg your pardon for Ben. Oh, how's that? He don't take no time for meeting up with folks. He's always in the field turn up to sunset here Here's your pie. Thank you. Thank you, ma'am. It looks just licking good and here's some coffee Thank you That's fine. Thank you That must have been your husband. We saw as we rolled up. Yes, sir. That's who it was. All right, mr. Hyde I Tell you the truth. I've near forgot how to talk It's so long between seeing folks It's good. You got a husband to talk to though. He would be really bad Well, Ben Hyde ain't one for talking Just sleeping and eating and working There ain't many words between it now Prairie living is hard work it ain't living Just getting old and drying up and losing babies You want some more pie? No, thank you. Well, now to tell you the truth. I could have another piece. Thank you I'm afraid we don't have time ma'am Well now there ain't no sense in in hurry and off right in the heat of the day Why don't you just sit here and rest your supper time and go on in the cool? That's very kind of you miss Hyde, but we can't do that. Oh You're got business. We're on our way to pick up a prisoner. Oh We've got to go miss Hyde. Thank you again. Come on, sir Will you be coming back this way our chances are we will a day or two. Yes, ma'am Well, then you stop in you're here. Maybe you can stay for a meal. Well, I don't know miss Hyde you You better not count on us No No, I won't It's been a long time since I could count on anything The following message is brought to you by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company Don't forget the phone When you're away from home this summer What long distance to work most people do like this couple Now that mountain there. I'm so glad we telephoned the head for reservations George. Aren't you? Oh, uh, sure Sure, dear. Oh George now. You're not worrying about business. Well, why not call the office then? Get it off your mind so you can enjoy yourself. No doubt about it Long distance helps you have a carefree vacation call now while long distance rates are lowest remember Whenever wherever you go this summer go first by long distance Where are we going? I got the horses. You come along with me. Didn't you Marsha far enough? You're gonna ride all the way back here with me when you let me go Don't you hold your breath? Just what's that Marshall ain't the man you're looking for sure. I think sure Sure, don't move second I'm nowhere near that bank. Hey, you haven't got him convinced. I will though. Let me ask you something Bursi You always whimper this much when you're caught only when I'm right All I got there is wait Marshall My brother and his wife get to tell her tell you tell me what Did I was up to their place all that day five miles out of town? Where are these horses anyway down the street at the liver stable? I didn't know you were gonna be in such a hurry to get to die Ain't no hurry about getting nowhere is Marsha Stop walking you want to get along just fine and jail. You don't walk much there. All right, trust me You can bring the horses out now I won't be sorry to get shot at this place. All right, Bursi. Come on mount up. We got a long ride to dodge The car feel be hot in just a minute. I Swear to goodness Marshall Dylan. I've been afraid to look out my window for fear I'd see you riding right on by we wanted to see how you were getting along We wouldn't have rode and by miss high Not up Chester had a chance at another piece of your pie Well, he sure is welcome to it and the rest of you too. Oh, well, you don't need to give an old pie to Bursi, ma'am We'll take care of eating him. Well, I feed any human being that's in my house. Thank you, ma'am I uh, I didn't see your husband as we came in today. Oh He's over to a neighbor place selling a cow Here's the coffee. Oh Thank you. I Didn't think you had any neighbors Remind us well not Mr. Hyde don't believe in socializing only work Stay on the place and and work it Every hour every day. It takes a lot to get started But we don't need to grab no more Marshall Dylan. I Want to show you something Look in this box. Grisha's alignment. Don't let's pull money. Yeah There's plenty there for us to live like folks ought to live There's even enough to send me back to Philadelphia. Oh I beg you to send me back to Philadelphia Just for a little while Just so as I could have people around me again. That's a long way off, ma'am There ain't a place on earth that's far off as it is right here, Marshall Dylan Right here on the prairie It ain't near to nothing. It's the matter. You got the shakes Chester. Oh I ain't what makes you ask a thing like that those dishes aren't jumping around on that tray by themselves No, of course need I guess I was just too riled up to watch Prisoner causing you trouble. Oh, no, it ain't exactly trouble. What's the matter of it? Well, look no one's like this a body just ain't got no life of his own when we got somebody in that cell No, how's that? Well, I have to fetch his food and carry it and clean up after him keep a watch on him It just don't leave me no free time. It could be worse, you know, how do you mean? We never had anybody in jail. We'd be out of a job, wouldn't we? I'm surprised to find you in your office for a change Chester. Oh doc. I see I couldn't find you and yours, Doug You couldn't Oh, that's well right now. I'm running errands for the Marshall's office. Oh, what do you mean? I'm mad. I was down at the telegraph office and this wire came in for you. Oh, thanks Trouble, Mr. John Yeah, that sounds like trouble to me Chester. What is it, man? Our prisoner, Joe Bursey What about him? I gotta let him go Let him get after all the care I've took of him. Well, he can prove he wasn't in town the day of that holdup When I met you, I wouldn't want to hold an innocent man, would you? No, doc, I wouldn't but with Bursey's record It won't be long till I'll have to be after him again All right, Chester, get the keys. 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We don't get much call for anything real good Sometimes I wonder if those wild trail hands that behave any better if they were drinking the expensive stuff. I doubt it Hello kitty, Sam. Oh mad Want a drink? No, thanks kitty. I was on my way to Delmonico's to eat. I thought maybe you might want to go with me That's as good an offer as I've had all right, let's go there. All right. I'll be back in a little while time You'd better be careful man. What do you mean? I'll be getting used to having you around There's a fourth day in a row Log business must be off the floor. Yeah, kitty. It has fun lately. You know, it's making Chester nervous. No prisoners You mean him this isn't he's had that cell all shined up waiting for somebody all week He's a plate. We're gonna go out of business He must have known we were gonna eat Yeah, what is it Chester? You know that hide place where we stopped at? Yeah, what about it? Well, Ben hides Ben's shot He has well, is he hurt bad? I don't know the fellow who wrote in just said he was shot get dark Chester We'll go out there, huh? Yes, I will Kitty I'm sorry about the meal. Oh, that's all right Matt To tell the truth after four days, I was getting kind of tired Much too late man, he's been dead for a couple of days at least I know he was dead I'm sorry miss. I Everything dies out here You might need a mixture of power to Mrs. Hyde to kind of help your nose, maybe I Ain't got no nerves. They died too This hide you have any idea who might have done it Then the dead It's over Yeah But if you saw anything that's dead gone Beside the you will Still have that box the one with the money in it Isn't there by the box Money isn't there Won't do much good to question in on that even if she did see anything. She's not likely to remember The shock has a day. Yeah, I guess you're right doc Will she come out of it? Oh, yes, I expect she'll be all right money isn't there Yeah Not sure since you sit down You're talking about Joe Bershie He was here with it and seeing the money wasn't he was let out of jail just in time to get out here wasn't And he could be halfway to Texas, but now ain't that right? Yeah, it could be right I'm gonna do my sure. 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Bye insight Again Yeah, regular is good say an engine of yours sound like real tire and iron thanks improved case site The tune up in a can you got a valve sticking to oh, what do you get to a gallon not much? Improved case site to know the tune up in again. What a tune job haven't got time You don't need time. How can a tune job not take time improved case site tune up? Mr. One can in your gasoline and one can in your oil will clean your motor your carburetor your plugs the works and Case site tune up will unstick those valves get you more power and smoother performance quicker starting to okay But how much dollar and a quarter a can results guaranteed or double your money back? Would you a starter up, please? Still sounds lousy. I haven't added it yet improved case site tune up the tune up in a can Oh Telegraph show it out on peace officers around the country to be on the lookout for Joe Bursi. Oh, well, thanks to us So do wish I had him back in that cell again No, but I would beat him so good this time. I didn't clear. I sure do wish you wouldn't let him go mr. Dillon Then they had nothing else to do was a Sure does seem to see him no accuracy and what always happened if we sir, I Don't want to hear any more about it. Hmm Yes, sir. Well, anyway, it sure is nice of Ms. Hyde is doing so fine. Ain't it? Oh, who told you that? I just see Miss Kitty. She told me all about it. I was kidding. Oh, well, she heard about it in that breast-making lady Mr. Cunningham You know how a lady talk all right Chester. What did kitty tell you? Well, Miss Hyde's going back to Philadelphia Oh, well, that's what she's always wanted. I guess When she gone next week sometime she's gonna wait her clothes is done Mr.. Dillon miss Kitty says she ordered enough new dresses keep that song lady busy night and they Chester, where's miss Hyde stopping or at the Dodd house? I guess I'm gonna see her Well, say now that's right. Thoughty you mr. Dillon. Well, I hope she thinks so Chester Oh Miss Hyde's staying here. I'm certainly she's got her best room Marshal Uh, that one right the top of the stairs. Oh, is she in now? Yeah, she is. She just come in from the dressmaker Good. Thank you. Oh, Marshal, you want me to ask Miss Hyde to come down to the parlor? No, thanks, Toby. I'll go up If you think it's right. Yeah, I think it's right Hello Marshal Dillon Why it's right nice of you to come to call may I come in why sure you come right on in thank you Sit down Marshal. Just sit down if you can find a place. I got so much stuff lying around. Oh, this is fine right here Chester tells me that you're going back to Philadelphia. It's a fact Marshal after all these years I'm going home. I just can't hardly believe it. I understand you'll be here for a few days, so yes Marshal I'm getting myself turned out nice real nice I don't want no one to know I was wearing my last dress when Ben Hyde was took I Should think most ladies would rather buy their clothes in Philadelphia though. Oh, I'll buy some there too Marshal I've been waiting a long time for this. I'll buy me lots more But I ain't going back with no empty trunk neither. Yeah Did you sell the farm I? I Just walked away from it. I Don't want nothing more out of it. It can go right back to weeds and prairie dogs and coyotes That's all it's fit for And with your husband put a lot of his life into that place man of my life, too I Don't even want to think of it again. I uh I Was wondering about the money The money yeah, it seems like you'd need the money from the place to pay for all these things and this room and a train fare Well, now they told me around town that you've been paying straight cash Well, I had a bit put by in the black box Ms. I didn't bring that old box Marshal the money that was in it though. Did you bring that? Well, Joe Bursey must have took the money everybody said yeah, that's what they said that you let him say it, didn't you? Marshal I Bursey didn't come back. Did he I? Never said you know, he didn't take the money miss hide You also know that he didn't kill your husband Marshal, please you know who did kill him. Oh, yes, Marshal. I Know I'm sorry, ma'am It didn't hurt him none. I didn't want to hurt him none. I'm a good shot Marshal Yeah, I saw him was just a Quicker killing that's all it was a quicker killing a Prairie that was killing the both of us Eating away at it bit at a time every day taking its toll Things free on it now Yeah, it's just too bad that you can't be free to Produced and directed in Hollywood by Norman McDonald stars William Conrad as Matt Dillon US Marshal The story was specially written for Gunsmoke by Marion Clark with editorial supervision by John Meston Welcome to WRNL Richmond, Virginia KOSY, Texarkana, Texas KELD, El Dorado, Arkansas and WGPA Bethlehem, Pennsylvania who recently joined the CBS radio network. We're happy to have you with us This is George Walsh inviting you to join us again next week when CBS radio presents another story on Gunsmoke This is the CBS radio network