 Around Dodge City and in the territory on west there's just one way to handle the killers in the spoilers And that's with the u.s. Marshall and the smell of gun smoke Gun smoke Starring William Conrad the transcribed story of the violence that moved west with young America The story of a man who moved with it Matt Dillon United States Marshall You know mr. Dillon on evenings like this, I feel kindly towards everybody Is that so Chester? It's a peaceful There's no cowboys who are on up and down front street. No shooting no fight Almost know nothing Well, that doesn't upset you does it? Oh my no, mr. Dillon. I like it this way Put me some in mind of Texas Texas Well now mr. Dillon, I don't mean there isn't some dust raisin done down there from time to time By some time wake-o don't cool off from sunset to sun up That's so Well, I'm gonna walk down to the Texas trail Chester and have a beer with kitty Well, it's all just set here and think all right, but I'll come get you if anything happens. Yeah, you do that, Justin Kitty I was kind of looking for you. Oh, you got time for a beer. Yeah, you want to go over to a table other bars Cooler a Sam set up some beer for me and miss kitty will you It's kind of quiet in here tonight The whole town's quiet man too hot for trouble maybe and sometimes he brings trouble kitty makes people Rangabin come over to the table. I need more luck. Sorry web. I can't right now cause you can come on. I said, I'm sorry web Your friend will wait for you Well, this is Marshall Dylan web Johnson. How are you? Marshall you won't mind if I take kitty away for a while, will you? I Think miss kitty gave you her answer I Heard what she said But maybe she feels kind of obligated to stay Seeing as your mark, I don't figure my being a peace officer has anything to do with what miss kitty decides Maybe not But most girls know which side of their bread the butters on you better get back to your poker game Okay But come over to the table kitty when you're free How long has he been around here a couple of days maybe more you know anything about him not much Poker mostly doesn't drink too much gambler. I don't know if that is profession, but he likes cards. He's lucky Figures he is quite away with women too. Oh With you He tried We were talking last night You offered me a job Job he says he's bought out the longhorn saloon wants me to come over and be his hostess there Biggest maybe some trade it's following me over so he bought out the longhorn. I must have some money with it He's not sure He's talking enough to cause trouble sooner or later. Don't mind him man. Yeah Well Better get back to the office. Well, I see you later man. No, I don't think so kitty. I got a word Good night. You're sure you don't want to eat Chester. No, sir. Thank you kind of mr. Dillon, but I already it I think I'll just walk on down to depot. Maybe Depot Just a what in the world do you do down there? Oh, mr. Hightower and me just sort of set around and socialize Then besides there's a train do in sometimes there's all sorts of things All right, Chester. I'll see you later. Yes Now Jimmy cook me up some potatoes. Will you three or four eggs and some of that side meat? Yes, sir It's the Marshall ain't it Now good morning, mr. Webb Unless you're expecting company you could ask me to sit with him. I don't mind. Well, thank you How'd you make out last night in the poker game or with kitty that cards Seemed like everything I say you said you on edge Marshall Maybe Well, I'll tell you kitty and I didn't quite hit it off But I don't find it stuff those boys Ashton Trasker. They play cards like boys Freight to push their luck sometimes. That's good not at poker. It ain't At least I walked home last night with their money in my pocket over 500. That's good winnings. It wasn't hard Miss kitty tells me that You bought the longhorn News travels don't it? You're gambling man. I Don't make my living playing cards if that's what you mean. You're gonna keep on the same boys that are at the longhorn now No, Marshall and not I've got my own way of doing things Those boys might not understand So I've got two dealers coming in this morning from St. Louis. We worked together before It's your breakfast Marshall right up some onions for good measure. They're trying to bring out the flavor of the eggs So thank you Jimmy. You want beer coffee coffee, I think bring the pot over. I'll have some too. That's it You don't like me much. Do you? No Why not? Why don't you like me? Well for one thing you talk too much That maybe let me give you some advice, mr. Webb This is an easy time to get killed in so I've heard so see to it that the longhorn runs smooth and easy, huh? Speaking of gambling gambling or girls Well now Marshall there's a lot of money in dodge these days lot with the trail herds and the buffalo and all I Feel kind of bad if I didn't get my share of the money that changes hands in the longhorn is your business as long as it's honest You just have your St. Louis dealers to remember that You'll might preachy for Marshall, ain't you? I'm not interested in the morals of the citizens individually But one of the facts of the piece of the whole town that is my business Well now from the way you talk, I don't imagine you'd be interested in the percentage deal. Oh, would you get out of here? And remember what I said Sure I'll tell you one thing Marshall That star on your chest Don't scare me one bit. Well, good morning miss Russell. And how are you this morning? I don't understand that web Johnson sit on kitty have some coffee. That's why I came by I figured you'd be eating when there was no one at the office. That chest is down at the depot waiting for the train Important man. No just the train He likes trains Matt I had a long talk with web bless me. No after the game broke up. He bought me some drinks He say where he was from kitty Missouri Yeah, what is it just all you should have seen it mr. Dillon my gracious alive the train no sooner come to a stop Oh miss kitty the train no sooner come to a stop they begun getting off must be 15 or 20 of them 15 or 20 What girls mr. Dillon girls in no time at all the depot platform was just playing crawling with Well, they're going to work at the long horn the long horn. That's right. Chester web Johnson spotted it There's a new hostess. They're from st. Louis. Oh my goodness. Mr. Dillon it fair gives them in the shakes to see so many women all at one time Well, they'll keep I think You can go on back to the depot if you want. I'll see you later Well, don't you want to come look mr. Dillon like he says chester they'll keep And it was just two nights later that the long horn opened With drinks on the house first come first served It was about the biggest night dodged scene since the opera house was built Web Johnson stood with his back to a bar that was loaded with heart-boiled eggs fried onions dried beef pickles While six bartenders tried to keep the thirst of dodge and check Chester and I set back where I could watch the dice table on the new dealers But it wasn't a night for trouble See you come to pay us a visit on opening night. Hello web Not drinking martin It's on the house, you know Not tonight thank you Too bad I've always made it a practice never to turn down anything free Well, how about your friend here? Well, yes, sir. I could use a little whiskey with some sugar in it I'll send one over to you Oh Marshall Just by the way You won't have to worry too much about my cheating the good citizens of dodge out of that money From what I've seen of them. It won't be too hard to say I'll get one of the boys to bring you back back. Thank you, mr. Johnson Mr. Dillon, I know you don't like him, but in some ways he's not too bad. Is he Just a Don't ever judge a man by the drinks that he buys you I'll see you in the morning He will return to the second act of gun smoke in just a moment, but first $10 seems like a small amount of money when weighed in the balance of a child's life Yet a $10 care package food or clothing to the war orphans of korea could easily save a child's life These children have no parents homes or source of food They are begging for just enough to eat a contribution in any amount will help Send it to your local care office or to care new york or care los angeles Now the second act of gun smoke More than two weeks passed in dodge And there wasn't any trouble to amount to anything A couple of buffalo skinners got knifed in a fight the other side of the river and that was all I saw web Johnson a couple of times walking along front street Each time with one of his new entertainers But I avoided going into the longhorn unless I had to I didn't want any part of him or his saloon Chester Chester Good evening, mr. Dillon Good evening Chester. I wasn't really sleeping with you Dillon. I was just resting my eyes some Oh, is that so? Yes, you see I come back the office after suffering kind of straightened out your paper summon And I just sat down at your desk to read a few reports. I guess maybe my eyes got a mite strain. Oh, I see Chester The way you've been working lately Are you after my job? No, mr. Dillon. I wouldn't never be able to do that Well, I've been a little worried about it. You've been patrolling the town an awful lot at night lately. Oh that well To tell the truth, mr. Dillon, I I've been keeping company you might say Oh Yes, sir One number I think he's cotton to me some Olive hasty her name is olive hasty She one of the girls from st. Louis. Yes, but she isn't like that Oh, she's just as nice and polite But she told me the other night that all she wants to do is find some nice place and settle down She purely hates being in this sordid business. She's one of the finest marshal dillon Yes, that's right My name's cook Side cook mr. Cook I was thinking maybe you could help me Well, perhaps I can I'm looking for a man I heard he took a train for dodge about two weeks back Oh Well, what's his name? He called himself sam williams last time I saw him Don't know what name he uses now. Oh, there are two or three williams is in dodge, mr. Cook What did this man you're looking for have to mark him up? Oh nothing special He's a young man marshal may be 35 six Big too with dark hair and black eyes Yeah, that wouldn't fit any of the williams men. I know his name wouldn't have to be williams. Yeah I just why are you looking for this man? I'm gonna kill him That's a funny thing to tell a us marshal isn't it mr. Cook? I guess it is marshal, but I got my reason What do you mind telling me no I've seen a lot of gunfights in my time and most always as someone gets killed that had nothing to do with the argument I figure it's best to stay away from people if there's got to be shots fired. So So when I came in to dodge, I figured I'd find out from you If this man was here And you could tell him to get out of town I could kill him then out on the prayer somewhere I see Are you sure you'll kill him? It could work both ways, you know, oh I know that but I'm an old man. So I don't have as much to lose Why is it you want this williams so bad? What did he do? It's not too long a story marshal He was a Missouri raider after the war He and some other fellow come down to my farm one night He took most everything we had my wife and I He was all pretty drunk, I guess My daughter She was about 17 man She was She was Well, it's not a new story marshal No, yeah I didn't have too much reason for staying on there in Missouri And I've been following this man ever since not too fast sometimes because he Takes money to eat and travel But I've been following you think he came to dodge That's right marshal. I see Are you staying here, mr. Cook? I got me a room for tonight at the dodge house Maybe I'll be there for days or so while I look around Yeah Well, I'll uh, I'll remember what you've told me Thank you marshal I sure hope I don't make you any trouble over this Mr. Dillon? Yeah, yeah, I know Justin I think it's web Johnson too Well, what are you gonna do? I'll try to get webbed to leave town for a few days until I can get cook headed out somewhere else on a false trail But if that web Johnson really did that shouldn't he go to jail or at least go to trial? We don't know what happened to the cook farm other than what he just told us My guess is he won't ever tell us anymore He figures it's his business to take care of in his own way What are you gonna do? Well, I'm gonna go down to the longhorn Have a talk with web Web I want to talk to you Well sure marshal What's on your mind? Let's step down to the end of the bar, huh? Now you sound like a peace officer talking Move Sure You look mighty serious marshal, what's troubling you? A few minutes back a man came into my office He's looking for you That's all? He knows you by the name of Sam Williams Most folks know me by the name of web Johnson Your man must be thinking of you Your man must be thinking of someone else I don't think so You could have changed your name Lots of men have And you fit the description he gave Suppose I am the one this man is looking for What then? What's he want with me? He plans to kill him I see What are you going to do with it? Nothing He doesn't even know you're in town He came to ask me if you were He's got a strange way of doing things Well he may have his reasons Now why are you telling me this marshal? Because you'd probably be just as happy if I got shot in the back Look web I want you to get out of town Give me a chance to steer cook out into the territory someplace Getting clearer dodge What for? That way we can avoid more killing You don't have to worry about me I can take care of myself Look web I'm telling you get out of town for a while So I ain't got no plans for leaving Sam Williams Hello sigh I've come a long way Sam Move them away from in marshal now listen to me sigh All right Now you turn around and go back out that door I don't want any gunplay And you turn around slow No use marshal I found Sam Williams And I'm going to kill him now sigh. Listen to me. I don't want you Move away from I don't want I don't understand what I'm saying I don't understand what I'm saying Sorry Sorry He's dead, isn't he? Yeah he's dead He was bound to get himself hurt sooner or later He was crazy so who the hell Who did this web? Why do you ask me that marshal? Because cook told me why he held a grudge against you Why he was looking for you You mean that story about the farm and his daughter at all? Well now what about it marshal? You couldn't prove nothing now even if it was true All right All right a couple of you men drag this outside and dump it in the street And you three You'll carry cook up to doc's place Web Johnson, Mr. Dylan Chester Side cook was shot just five minutes ago He hurt bad He's dead Oh my goodness Web Johnson No I was standing beside Johnson with somebody outside Well can't we go after him? Now there's no use at night he could take 20 directions out of town Tomorrow's time enough Marshal Dylan Well I miss olive what in the world Come here you'll come after me I've got to talk to you Well what is it miss? I climbed out a back window and came right over I know who web paid to kill that man What's that? I was in web's room with him when he got the kid drunk and paid him the money What kid? They called him slim that's all I know It was maybe 16 I thought it was just a joke I didn't know web really was going to have a man killed When was this? Early this evening One of the dealers came and told web He'd seen cook in town That's when it started You remember what web said to the kid? Yes Is it worth a horse and $100 to you to shoot a man The kid was drunk and he laughed and said what color was the horse? You'd swear to this in a court Marshal I'm scared If I thought about it I wouldn't have come Maybe web will have someone shoot me Alright take it easy now miss Now look You'll be safe here You're not going to leave me here Chester get me that shotgun And take one for yourself Am I going with you? Come on You stay here now Chester climb up on the bar And shoot the first man that makes the move Yes sir You two men you dealers Get over against the wall Now go on filly up I'll cut you in half you make a move Alright now where's Johnson Where is he? He's upstairs Marshal In the office Alright Soros you're deputized stand by the door there No one goes then or out Chester I'm going upstairs Back in you Marshal There's no need to come up fast I'll meet you halfway You half way I'm going to die Marshal I'm going to die You had your choice web like any other man I'm young Marshal I haven't had time enough I didn't want to kill you No I'm scared Gentlemen Gentlemen Cut loose and ride for home Until further notice the Longhorn Salones closed Gun smoke transcribed under the direction of Norman McDonnell stars William Conrad as Matt Dillon U.S. Marshal The special music was composed and conducted by Rex Corey Featured in the cast were Lawrence Dubkin, John Daener, Howard McNeer and Charlotte Lawrence Parley Bear as Chester and Georgia Ellis is Kitty Gun smoke has been selected by the armed forces radio service to be heard by our troops overseas Join us again next week as Matt Dillon U.S. Marshal fights to bring law and order out of the wild violence of the West in gun smoke Plasma is saving many lives that would otherwise be lost at the fighting front in Korea but the reserve of plasma is almost exhausted to make sure that an adequate surprise on hand at all times The Defense Department is asking all of us to contribute blood to the armed forces You can do so by making an appointment for this life-saving contribution at your local Red Cross or Blood Donor Center This is Roy Rowan speaking This is the CBS Radio Network