 Sit down, gentlemen. Sit still. I've come to order a coffin for the first one of you. Make some move. Have gone. Will travel. Starring Mr. John Daner as Paladin. San Francisco, 1875. The Carlton Hotel. Headquarters of the man called Paladin. Good evening, Mr. Paladin. Good evening. Oh, here's a paper, Mr. Paladin. Ah, thanks, hey boy. Excuse me, it must go. A lady looked for me. A lady? What lady? Well, I should say it is a lady. Oh, so happy to see you. And you still can. I couldn't help overhearing your difficulty. I have an opera box if you would get to be my guest. Oh, thank you. But we could not presume on your courtesy. We? My husband and I, Senor Paladin. Now, of course, the invitation extends to him also. We have been looking for you, my dear. Oh, Miguel, Senor Paladin, this is my husband, Senor Ojas. Senor. And Dr. Mayhew. Great pleasure, Mr. Paladin. Dr. Mayhew. Senor Paladin has kindly offered us his box at the opera tonight. There were no more tickets. Very kind. Dr. Mayhew was of course included in my invitation. That's very gracious of you, Mr. Paladin. The invitation is accepted. We accept. On the condition that you join us and be our guest for dinner, Mr. Paladin. Is that what corrects, my dear? Quite correct, Mr. Paladin. Until this evening, then, when is there? Mr. Paladin? Oh, he's a whole husband all like you. I'm afraid you're right. But then why should he? No one could be more at home with history than Edward Armorrow. For more than 20 years now, he's focused his attention on world affairs, broadened his viewpoint with travel, and sharpened his perspective by meeting and getting to know many of the leading statesmen of our time. Five evenings a week on CBS radio, Edward Armorrow shares his experience with you. For a clear, concise report on today's important development, join us on most of these same stations when it's time for Edward Armorrow with the news. A fuller understanding of current events is waiting for you too on every lively edition of our World News Roundup. Seven mornings a week on CBS radio, the World News Roundup takes you to the scene of the news for eyewitness reports by CBS News Correspondents. Hear what's happening direct from where it's happening. Get the feeling of the news along with the fact as our World News Roundup comes your way at breakfast time tomorrow. Doctor, Dr. Mayhew, time to wake up. The performance is over. Oh, yes, yes, of course. I'm sorry, Mr. Paladon. Opera is not one of my special likes. Which one was this? The Marriage of Figaro by Mozart. Oh, yes, of course. Well, at any rate, Don Miguel's wife seems to have enjoyed it. Sonia Maria is a remarkable woman, Doctor. She meant to save her and enjoy a beautiful thing. She might comment for your particular benefit, Mr. Paladon, but Don Miguel is a remarkable man. Wait a minute. Uh-oh, what is it? Someone behind the curtain. What? Don Miguel! Look out! Sonia Maria, start with me. You will do all he can. He needs treatment at once. We'll have to get him out of here. Did you see the new Paladon? Yes, any news? No, nothing. We're still waiting. I spoke to the police. There'll be no trouble. There's a clear case of self-defense. The man attacked your husband and was shot down. Lucky, Don Miguel was armed. Is he always armed? I do not know. Did you see the man who attacked your husband? Of course I saw him. Did you know him? No. The man looked very surprised the way things turned out. Doesn't Doctor make you hurry? Donia Maria, has Don Miguel ever been attacked like this before? No. Yes, yes, yes, he has. There is no need to lie about it. It's been an insane blood feud that has cost many lives already. It's not bound to happen. To fail tonight, they will not fail another time. Blood feud? Perhaps I can help? It is not a tragic offer, Senor. In this case, death is very real. That's not how it is. He's resting quietly. You may go to him now, Donia Maria. Donia Maria. Yes. Give him my card. This is not time for fun. I've done it. It's traffic. Give it to him. Please. He always. Well. The wound itself isn't too serious, but I don't like the look of it. Why, Doctor, what's the problem? There was poison on the knife blade. Nothing familiar. A plant substance of some sort. The question is, will Don Miguel live? Yes. But perhaps a week. Doctor Meiju has told me I'm dying. That is why I sent for you, after I read your card. My wife has told you I've been dead. Yes. Yes, you did. What do you want? My task for you is much more personal. I want you to escort my body to my home in San Tomacino and deliver it there to my wife. Donia Maria. Isn't she here in San Francisco? I sent her home this morning. I wish to die unobserved. Someone once commented, you are a remarkable man. Do not misconstrue my sentimentality. Then data against our family includes the threat of annihilation of the body, in case the bestiality is complete. I would prefer that it did not happen to my body. Would you take the job? $1,000 and expenses. We have a bargain. Good. You'll be paid by Maria upon said delivery of my body in San Tomacino. Thank you, Singaporean. Welcome home, my darling. Hail, sir, cigarette. Hail, sir, cigarette. Hail, sir, cigarette. It makes good sense when you motion when filter's left of all of the brands of cigarette can't take the best can't take the best can't take the best can't take the best can't take the best can't take the best It makes good sense when you motion when filter's left of all of the brands of cigarette can't take the best can't take the best Big robbery in San Francisco. What did you say, hey, boy? Big robbery in San Francisco. $230,000. Very careless. You read? No, I was reading something else. Distinguished visitor from Mexico died last night of knife wounds. Suffered last week. And he was attacked by an unidentified assailant while attending the uproar. Saladin? Yes, I am Mr. Wilkins. Oh, yes, the mortician. He was sent for me. May I be of help to you? You can turn one of your clients over to mean Mr. Wilkins, the late Don Miguel Rojas. Here, this is a letter of authorization. The body is to go into Mexico. You'll need a certificate to cross the border, sir. I have that from Dr. Mayhew. And how are you supposed to transport the body? I've hired a stage coach, Mr. Wilkins. When would you like to start? As soon as possible. Don Miguel will be ready. Good day, sir. Good day. Oh, how long you've been Mr. Palady? Oh, 12 days, two weeks at the most. Now, why do you look like that? He's dead man. Oh, no good trip carrying dead man. You know, border stations are all alike, Mr. Palady. Anybody here? You just had to go through without inspection. You will find out if anybody's here. Where's your destination? Santamacino. Name? Paladyn, my driver is Timmons. Just the two of you? Three. Hey, you can take a dead body across the border. Yes, I can. There's a statute book. Read article 8, page 14. You want to inspect the coffin? Open that thing up. Oh, not me. All right, sir. What's the country like between here and Santamacino? Well, empty. Except for a water hole called Loma Verde. The rest is rattlers and blowdirt. Oh, go on. Section's over. Let's go Timmons. This is the only spot of green we've seen, Mr. Paladyn. Loma Verde is hardly a paradise. I don't like it. I can't say I like it much myself, but we won't be here long. At least they can water the horses. Sooner or we can move on. Hold it. Why? We have company behind that rock. You ever saw Los Manos? Bandit. Don't move. Raise your hand, senior. Do what he says. Why not? He'll be against us. Yeah. What are we going to do? We can let him kill us here, or we can fight him here. You say the word. Very wise, that's such a foolish thing. Now, plan down carefully. Now what? You may bury your friend if you wish. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Seems I know you from somewhere. Quite possibly. If I take off the handkerchief, you might remember where. Don Miguel, of course. You're not a bad shot. For a corp, do not make me prove that plan again. It's a fresh, clean set of pine. It's at your store. What is it? It's the best disinfectant anywhere. Kills disease germs on contact. It's Lysol in a new pine scent. Right. Now there's a new pine scented Lysol. Now your home can be pine, sweet and Lysol clean. With genuine Lysol brand disinfectant. New pine scented Lysol disinfect. Deodorizers, deep cleans, kitchen, bathroom, nursery, sick room. Keep things fresh and sweet with no extra work. Pine scented Lysol helps guard your home. In laboratory tests, Lysol's anti-germ action kept working for seven full days. So try this new pine scented Lysol. Make your home pine, sweet and Lysol clean. You can still get regular Lysol, too. Turn around, please, so we can talk like gentlemen. Now I would like to satisfy my curiosity about that cargo. Open up my coping. Money. Great deal of it. The shipping payroll robbery. $230,000. You plan well. Dr. Mayhew was in on this? He has been paid off along with Mr. Wilkins, our undertaker. Then my dad seemed very convincing. But not as convincing as yours will be, Senior Palady. What are you waiting for? First, you must tell me with another burial. The money must be hidden until certain arrangements are made. Replace the lid and come down. I warn you, any false move will shorten your life and will assure you a much more unpleasant death than you now contemplate. Pick up the shovel. Now move. When you stage that attack at the opera, what about the man who was killed? The man was hired to play a part. I change the ending of his scene. No wonder he looks surprised. You cannot play chess without sacrificing pawns. Now, dig. All right. You're in. Miguel. Miguel, checkmate. I paint the body carrier. Come back to the border. Hey, did you deliver that? The corpse is still up there on top. And the corpse is in the coach. Take a look. See? Just sit where you are, Mr. and start explaining. That is the body in the coach. The coffin up here is filled with stolen money. What are you trying to pull, Mr? You don't think I'm telling the truth? No. It's an easy way to prove it. Come on up here and open the coffin. Well, I'll be. What's your name? Farley. Mr. Farley, there's a lady in San Tomasino waiting for the body of her husband, whereupon she will pay me my fees. I need your help. What's this got to do with me? I thought you might want to get credit for the lady's arrest if she's a part of the plan. What about all this money? What do we do with that? The Colonel in command of the Third Cavalry at Nogales will sign for it and escort it back to San Francisco. All right. But how do we know if this lady is guilty or not? Suppose you leave that up to me, Mr. Farley. Surprised to see me? No, but I thought... I didn't wish to disturb the servants. You see, my errand is quite personal. Yes, my husband sent word before she... Would you like us to bring the coffin in this way? Maybe we'll. Excuse me. I don't like this paladin. This is Mr. Farley, Don Maria, Senora Rojas. How do you ma'am? I will get my money, Senora. Don't you think you should make certain that I have fulfilled my part of the bargain? Yes, you are right. Open the coffin. Farley. That is my husband. I will get your money. Not guilty. No woman could be that calm. She thought her husband was alive and then, show him dead. When you're satisfied, she had nothing to do with him. Yeah, all right. Wait for me at the stage. Don't be too long. There is a drink for him in the kitchen. You hid your surprise very well. And your grief. That's not a grief for Miguel. I do not know how he died, but I can never thank you enough for giving me my freedom. My life will see what a nightmare. I can believe you. It's all in your face. Goodbye, Don Maria. Wait. Your money. I'd rather not. Please, Senora. I take pleasure to pay for my errors, especially since this is the last time. Should you come again to San Francisco? I hope you'll come with me to the opera. Dr. Mayhew. I got your message, Mr. Paladin, but I'm afraid I can't give you too much time. I'm a very busy man. All of us are. Here comes another busy man. The Wilkins, the undertaker. Mr. Paladin, what can I do for you? Sit down, first of all. Mr. Wilkins. Well, Paladin, what is it you want? I'd like to order a coffin. A coffin? For whom? For whichever of you gentlemen makes the first move. Good-bye. This is a derringer in case identification escapes you. Hey, boy. Mr. Paladin. Get me a policeman. On second thought, get me two policemen. One apiece. Oh-ho! Big story in papers. Mr. Mayhew and Mr. Wilkins all in jail. Where they belong, hey, boy. Ah, here we are. Oh, where are we? San Francisco Opera Premier tonight. Hey, boy, I want you to take this over to the opera house and buy me a box. Oh. Now, what's the matter with you? Last time you go to opera, man get killed, money gets stolen. Oh, big trouble. Of course I learned. What would you have me do? Hey, boy, I'm afraid you have a lot to learn. Have gone. Will travel. Created by Hurt Meadow and Sam Rolf, he is produced and directed by Norman McDonnell, and stars John Daener as Paladin, with Ben Wright as hey, boy. Tonight's story was written by Ken Colbe and adapted for radio by John Dawson. Featured in the cast were Lillian Baez, Harry Bartel, Joseph Kern, Howard Culver, Ralph Moody and Vic Perrin. He'll Douglas speaking. Join us again next week for Have Gone, Will Travel. Four of you gentlemen. I've only one bullet left in my derringer, so my choice is very simple. I'll kill the first man who speaks. Have Gone, Will Travel. Starring Mr. John Daener as Paladin. San Francisco, 1875. The Carlton Hotel. Headquarters of a man called Paladin. Paladin, Mr. Paladin. Over here, hey, boy. Oh, yes, sir. A bank almost closed. Heal money. $1,000. Good, good. Thank you, hey, boy. Bring the saddle back along with you. Wait. You go? I go. You just come back from going. I go again? Oh, I see, I see. A lovely lady with long blonde hair who lives in Sweden is just a bit too purposeful for my taste at the moment. In short, hey, boy, she is chasing me. Oh, very, very persuasive lady, Mr. Paladin. And less apt to persuade me to marry her if I'm not around. Give me the bag. Oh, yes. Ah, absence makes the heart grow fond of. It also makes the eye wander, especially a lady's eye. Easy, boy, easy. Oh, very pretty lady. Why are you not married, heart? Well, a woman has to be something besides pretty for me to go that far. Oh, wait. Someday you come across woman who is something beside pretty. Then what? Ah, then what indeed, my friend. Any messages that come for me? Send messages by wire. Where you go? Well, I can't be reached. Where that? I don't know, but I'll find it. Come on, boy. Passing through? I haven't made up my mind yet. What's the name of this town? We call her Bluebell. Looking for a job? Just a drink. Yeah, and they'll give you one in there if you can pay for it. Thank you, Sheriff. What'll it be, hopper grass? Rye, just give me the bottle in the glass. That'll be $5. Must've worked up quite a thirst, stranger. I'll get you a better brand in the bar bottle. Anything else? This'll do. Yeah, it oughta. You're the one who belongs to that black horse outside? That's right. Nice animal. Care for a drink? No, thanks. And I got a piece of advice for you, stranger. I wouldn't drink any of that. I already have. Why? Well, the customer's waiting for you at the ferro. No, just a minute. There's a customer right here at the bar. I said get. See you around, Mr. No, look, I... Kind of careless, stranger. What was in that drink? Whiskey, mister. That's all I sell. Oh, all right. I ask you a question. And I'm giving you an answer. Who are you? That's who I am. Remember me? Right. You're in my place. Remember what happened? No way. It slipped enough drugs in your drink to kill a horse. Here, in is it up. I felt better. Pretty stupid, mister, flashing a thick roll of bills. I'm gone. Sure. No Barbary Coast trick. How come you fell for it? No excuse. No excuse. Man's always got an excuse for everything. Every one of you is handsome and clever. Been everywhere, broke a hundred hearts. You've all got the same high opinion of yourselves. Well, that's it. Ooh, my ribs. He tried to finish you off with his boots. Who did? Saul Goodfellow. Saul Good. I'll remember. Here, you need this. My derringer. Saul needs something else when he search to... his card. Done, well traveled. I like the sound of that. Will you kill him? He took a thousand dollars from me. Took my gun, my holster. And I suppose my horse went along too. You suppose right. Will you kill him? Did you care? I felt Saul's boot too. You know, I have a lot to thank you for. You didn't thank me by letting me go with you. It's the only way I can leave this town. What's your name? Sue Tyler. Sue? You can pack whatever you want. I'll take you as far as Wickenburg. But I'm going to see Mr. Goodfellow before I leave. Of all reading, filter, cigarette, cat, filter, bet, cat, filter, bet. It makes good sense when you smoke, cat, cat, filter, bet. Of all other brands of cigarette, cat, taste of bet, cat, taste of bet. Of all other brands of cigarette, cat, filter, bet, cat, filter, bet. It makes good sense when you smoke, cat. Of all reading, filter, cigarette, cat, filter, bet, cat, filter, bet. In town, stranger? Sheriff, when I came here this morning, I had a horse, a gun and a thousand dollars. I intend to leave the same way. You saying somebody stole your money? What's his name? Saul Goodfellow. I just can't go along with that. Just tell me where I can find him. That won't be hard to do. He's called my brother a thief. I'm Jack Goodfellow. The next thing you'll be saying is that cousin Jim there doctored you drink. Howdy. Or that maybe our uncle Ed over there has your horse in his saddle bag. Howdy, mister. Seems to be your town. Sort of a family affair, but... Saul, Saul, come here. What? Well, I hear he's making a complaint again. That's the truth. I'll trouble you for my gun and my money. What are you talking about? That gun in your holster, the money in your pocket. Well, ask him why don't he just take them. That's the gun you say I took, mister? That's the gun. I'll tell you what. I'm going to take five bullets out of this here gun, see? Then I'm going to throw them away, like this. Now, I got one shell left in here. And I'm going to kill you with this one bullet if you try to take his gun. So come on, take it. If you can, mister. Hand it over. You'll be dead before you can draw the hammer back. That's all. Where'd you get that? Stay back and hold two shots. Now who wants the second one? I'll take my gun. And the money? There are only two hundred. I see you each took a share. Drop your gun, pal. Don't do it. He killed Sal, but we got four guns and he's only got one bullet left in that derringer. One's better than none. We got him. When I say three, draw. One. If you say two, I'll kill you. Keep calm. I'll kill the next man who speaks. Yeah, it's true. She's going to run us down. All right. All right. Give me those lines and get down the wall. Thanks. You know, for a girl, you've tried pretty well. We'll stop here. Give me your bag. I can carry my hat. I've noticed that. Well, let me help you down. Here you go. By the time they backtrack it'll be dark. We'll spend the night here. Can I see that derringer minute? Here. I'm going to take a bath in the river. I've got three years of bluebell to wash out of my skin. If you so much as look that way, I'll kill you. Pull that trigger and you'll show four rivals our hiding place. Come on, give it to me. You have your bath. All right. I'll try to find some supper. Rabbit smells good. Ain't you afraid of showing smoke? No. Dry mesquite doesn't smoke. I help you cook supper. I wash my clothes. They're dry and I've got to stay in this blanket. Sit down. And inside of them when you catch me dinner? How come we spend the night here? Seems darkness might be the best time to run for Wickenburg. You know, the moon rises in an hour. It'll be almost as bright as day. Until? I want them to tire their horses searching for us tonight. See, ours will be fresh in the morning. We may be able to outrun them, but we sure can't. I'd fight them with one bullet. Ain't got no other reason in mind for us to end this. Where do you go after Wickenburg? Back to San Francisco. Saladin, do you have a wife or anything? Take me with you. I'm pretty. Dressed up right, no man to be ashamed of me. I'm healthy and strong. I'm no lily-handed lady. I'd expect more than she's willing to give. I'm not asking for this night to carry your life. Go as you please and do as you please. Just say something nice to me now and then. That's all I ask. Just think about it until we get to Wickenburg. You're something besides pretty. That me. When a cloud bursts and fresh clean rain falls on a grove of rich green pine. It's so nice. And now that same clean scent of pine is in. New pine scented Lysol. Right. Now the one and only genuine Lysol brand disinfectant comes in a new pine scent. It disinfects, deodorizes, as nothing else does, kills disease germs on contact. In laboratory tests, Lysol's anti-germ action kept working for seven full days. A bottle costs as little as twenty-nine cents and it's so easy to use. Just add new pine scented Lysol to your suds when you clean in bathroom, kitchen, nursery, sick room. Use pine scented Lysol because Lysol deep cleans. Make your home. Pine sweet for Lysol clean. You can still get regular Lysol too. How much longer? Another two hours. We ought to be in Wickenburg. What's the matter? There's somebody up ahead there. Hey, you there! Calligan, use the whip. There's no need. He isn't armed. Hey, how about a ride to Wickenburg? What's the matter? I've been rustled or whatever you call it. Just because one of their horses had thrown a shoe, they took mine right out of the traces. Four men? Yes. How'd you know? Who are you? Peter Keystone, hide-and-tell-abire from New York. For who? For my father. He owns the plant. I need a gun. Is there one in your rig there? Well, that's one in your hip, isn't it? It's empty. Have you got one or ammunition? What's going on? Those four asked me the same question. Those men you saw, the one who took your horse, they're after us. They'll kill me. Kill you? A pretty girl like you? Why? Have you got a gun? There's a repeating rifle under the seat and some shells to go with it. Just a minute now. I didn't say... I know you didn't. What are we going to do? Get down. Come up and cover. I see them. They don't know we have a gun. What's going on? Just stay down. Just stay right here, both of you. But I... You stay with me, Mr. Keystone. Yeah, stay with her. I'm going to work my way up towards them. We got you cut off. Need no sense in trying to fight us with one bullet. What are we waiting for? With that derringer, he ain't got no range. He's got a rifle. You need a doctor. Come out with your hands up. Don't shoot me. Don't shoot now. That's far enough. Now, get the rest of my money and throw it on the ground. Stand back. What are you going to do to me? You go get my wagon and drive it up here and load those wounded men on it. The wagon's gone. What? Her and that other fellow took off in it. All right, Mr. Goodfellow, hitch one of your horses on to his rig. It's better than nothing. I don't want to get the Wickenburg. No, in New York, I never saw anyone just like you. I think, oh, hello. Mr. Keystone. Hello. Good afternoon. Mr., I didn't want to jump in that rig and run, but I was thinking of Sue here. Gentlemen always consider the lady first. The question is, what does a lady consider first? That was your fight, not his or mine. But I'm sure glad you came out all right. Well, what are you looking at me for? I ain't done nothing wrong. No, of course not. But this is Wickenburg. I promised you an answer to something here. You've got some kind of lies to spread. Go ahead. Men are always lying. Sue. Not you, but most of them. All I have for you, Miss Tyler, is an expression of gratitude. The third and last time in our casual relationship. Thank you, Mr. Keystone. Wait a minute. Don't go, Mr. Paladin. Let him go. He pretended to be such a gentleman. He was just a gunfighter like I told you. I hardly know him. I saw through him right from the first. That's odd. Thus now I have a feeling he's looking right through you. Well, look, don't let him change our plans. You promised to take me to New York with you. Where are you going? Hey, do we better talk some more about New York? Later. Well, what now, Paladin? You're very pretty, Miss Tyler. Goodbye. Oh, Mr. Paladin, welcome back to San Francisco. Thank you, hey, boy. I think maybe you've gone a long time. You've not gone so long at all. No. Did I get any messages? Oh, yes, all kinds of messages. But any particular messages from a particular lady? You mean pretty lady with blond hair who want to marry you fast? Yes. You want? Of course I want. Where is it? Oh, no, sensible. You run away from her. You run back to her. You run away again if I give you a message. Not a chance. Now, give me the message. Never mind. I'll give it to him myself. There. Is that a spy? I don't know. Answer two questions first. Why did you go away? Because of you. Why did you come back? Because of you. You're a liar. Because of you. Um, dinner? I'll be ready at seven. Talk to me then. Very, very pretty. Yes, very pretty. And that's enough for now. In the cast were Lynn Allen, Jack Edwards, Vic Perron, Harry Bartell, Frank Gerstle, and Eve McVeigh. Hugh Douglas speaking. Join us again next week for Have Gun, Will Travel. I promised I'd avoid a gunfight if possible. But it looks as though it isn't possible. I have one bullet left. You may draw when you're ready. Have Gun, Will Travel. Starring Mr. John Daner as Paladin. San Francisco, 1875. The Carlton Hotel. Headquarters of the man called Paladin. Go on, Mr. Paladin. Well, at seven o'clock we could have champagne in the lounge. At eight o'clock dinner at the Peacock, something special. Oh, I'm intrigued, Mr. Paladin. And, uh, then? I tried to barnaby for crepes. Suzetta's only barnaby prepares the crepes. And after that, it'll occur back here by the fire in the lounge. No, then. What? No. Oh, hey, boy. Who is this? Me, number one for Mr. Paladin. Sorry, lady. No champagne. No Peacock. No creepy Suzette. No liquor tonight. Why, I'll come. You go. I know. You already packed. Why? Here. Bad news, Mr. Paladin. Ah, dear lady, forgive me. Hey, boy. Send an answer to Tom Carter. Mr. Paladin, just say, have a good little travel. Someone's in the kitchen. She looks for her own home. There's no other way. She goes from home to an attractive home and an attractive wife. But household chores in themselves are really inspirational. The smart homemaker is one who refuses to let her regular responsibilities get her down. She gets her work done every day, but she gets her entertainment in two. She has a radio in the kitchen as well as the living room. Chances are she has a portable radio as well to follow her from one's radios are so popular and what's more she knows the value of CBS radio to your bag you're saddling your gear this is your hotel right here what's that oh folks in the Wild West you'll hold up in town right now most likely a lot west a lot west yeah this star attraction at Tomahawk Carter's Wild West you'll it was kind of frisky at times wouldn't go into the lobby by the front way if I wish you and you wouldn't not without I've gotten up before breakfast you just might take it into her mind to shoot them buttons off in that fancy vest you're working well I'll chance it well just just friendly advice brother I'd like a please oh my name is Paladin oh yeah well just a minute I got hold on you don't need a room I'd prefer a whiskey if I felt like drinking which I don't say you know who you're talking to and I can out shoot out riding up plus any man here I could out drink yeah I could out chew you and I could out possibly now you're gonna let Ella take over your spot in the show huh morning Ella I didn't see you come in Tracy why don't you answer breed's question well I take your spot for two cents I'd run you out of town pony boy don't cut your price for me Ella why you get up now for a second that drinks around Tomahawk Carter everybody I want to talk to you Ella you too Tracy I squabbling's gotta stop you find me in the bar come on bring it well sure thing yeah what was it this time Tracy the same thing it always is Mr. Carter well wrap me in buffalo hide paladin hello Tom hello you're excited it's a real sir yes sir Tracy is Mr. Paladin he knew me way back when I was making an honest living Tracy Calvitt I've seen you ride Mr. Calvert Larry me Wyoming 71 when you took the grand prize I had a lucky day Mr. Paladin we got pal out of me well I'll run along with you no no you stick here Tracy I got bad trouble and I want you to handle it now save your money Tom I never saw a man you couldn't handle it ain't a man have a little gal I want gentlemen Tom there's one wild thing man will never civilize woman and if you mean that one I'm afraid there'll be no pleasure in failing that little gal in there happens to be hella West 24 years old she's already more of a name and calamity James Cimarron Rose and Bell Star lumped together I got her in my show and I got damaged bills to prove it and I'm gonna lose my shirt even before I get my show together if something ain't done you lose more when you get on the road there's a million people want to see Ella West Mr. Paladin darling of the frontier heart of gold yes I've seen the writer she's fast with a gun and she can ride like a command she has to be more than that Ella West is a legend Tom a romantic illusion your audience will expect you to bring it to life that's right and instead you'll produce a repugnant grimy face loud mouth little shrew well I don't figure Ella's as bad as all that Mr. Paladin how long have you known her she joined the show last month my question was how long have you known her Mr. Calvin if you don't mind I'll look in on the stock Tracy and Ella was raised in the same part of the country learned shooting and riding together let him tame her he seems to have a personal interest now dog gone it we're over Tom Tom you're talking about making a shell horse out of a wild mean tempered coat now that takes more than painting it means crushing its spirit rebuilding it from the ground up with a horse the odds are 10 to 1 for failure I guess I knew it wasn't any use all along not gonna make a fortune with her that's why I want 10% of the entire season's date if I succeed you ain't changed have you I hope that's the compliment you ain't never stealing to ask what you were all the rest can still turn back it makes good sense when you hope can't you want this here's Mr. Paladin Ella fancy pants he come here to learn you some things you ain't gonna learn me nothing all right my function is to teach you will do the learning I quit bear off time she just resigned wait just a blasted minute here if anyone gets run off it's gonna be him go along Tom I'll talk to you later I'll be in the saloon now then sit down Miss West mind if I smoke that and that's a guy now fancy pants that will be two deductions from your wages the cost of the cigar and the bullet damage kind of a cool one fancy pants but you ain't gonna make no lady out of me first you're not worth two cents to the show as a lady and second that would be impossible in the first place why you you took my gun it'll be less noisy that way now sit down please better although your audiences will expect you to be somewhat different from the average woman they will expect certain fundamental manners the essence of showmanship is to be different without being obnoxious you're a lily livid fancy talking dude I'll run you out of town by morning I believe you made the same ridiculous threat to Tracy Calvert him too Tracy said anything to you about me I'll kill him if the ring of honesty and that threat Miss West however he said nothing I was merely speculating are we ready he's got something to learn me teach me then get on with it but keep your nose pulled in dude incorrect I gotta eat don't you don't reach with a fork and spear a slice of bread you pick it up get the man and you never speak with your mouth full now it's one thing to act homespun that's quite another breed you wearing a gun dude it's quite another to create revulsion I suggest you can find your idiosyncrasies to calling the food littles and complaining over the last your question dude I heard you because if you ain't got a gun you better get one I'm going to teach you some manners drop it Ellie you've been tied to this dude for two days now you like it or I'm going along cause there's money in it you know an easier way breed all right say the word when you need me the breed seems to present me almost as much as you do I can handle breed for you dude no need miss west when the time comes I'll handle him myself remember just pretend I'm a newspaper reporter get on with it another question miss tell us about your parents my old man was a stinking drunk and the old lady was worse he was all you are talking to reporters then let him make it up like they've been doing all along mention the homestead homestead it was a stinking sound pin you can ask Tracy Calvert he it was so bad you couldn't believe it I'm sorry you wouldn't feel so blasted up if you got brought up like that you knew Tracy Calvert then yeah I knew him we were kids then this daddy had a nice spread of land you should have seen Tracy's house all painted inside and out with a fence around it and Tracy's malls starched up a night she'd give me a dress once my old lady traded it for some whiskey nah and Tracy didn't laugh if you'd ever seen me wearing it anyhow I think I understand what about you Tracy Calvert do you now maybe you do fast you're kind of estranged when yourself I didn't know real man came in fancy pants what I mean is we ain't doing so bad are we I don't know he's sort of like you everything I wasn't Tracy was everything I didn't have he did when he was real little his mom let me stay one night she come in and pull the cover up and kiss me I was 16 and he was 18 when they was gonna move away he wasn't grown up yet but I was I was grown up plenty Tracy to marry and they just take me with him I'd do anything if he would he could cut me up in the little pieces if he wanted to just take me I've never said the same thing since but I'm saying it to you I ain't what folks think no man's never touched me you take me with you when you go back to San Francisco I wouldn't be afraid with you kiss my cheek and say something nice I don't want to be in no show printed no paper I I just want somebody to know I'm alive please no what's the matter look at yourself you're still that grimy 16 year old kid pretending she's a man you don't compete with women because you're afraid to find a man who wants the smell of the stable then ask him to take you away breed wants me then you and mr breed deserve each other and he can have me do you see speed laws and other regulations as restrictive or do you look upon them as protective when a police officer writes a summons for traffic violations you see him as an enemy or a friend your life may depend on your attitude statistics clearly indicate that where laws are obeyed deaths go down it's no secret that emotional immaturity is the major factor in our accident rate how else but childish can you describe the notion that breaking a traffic regulation is a way of getting away with something what could be more infantile than believing one can prove his superiority by ignoring a stoplight unfortunately too many drivers on the road subscribe to that kind of emotional outlook the result is tragic almost 85 percent of all traffic accidents in america are caused by careless childish driving we hope you know our traffic laws and the people who enforce them are there to help save your life he's a nasty one mr paladin belong if you like good afternoon illa i heard you wanted to see me mr breed oh yeah yeah i didn't recognize you first wearing them big boys clothes you're carrying your play acting too far this time illa play acting i've shot men for less that's kid talking we aren't kids anymore shut up tracy you heard the lady tracy shut up and get out me and fancy pants gonna settle something i changed my mind breed i don't want no killer honey we made a bargain you're gonna keep it all away tracy take her to one sign you bar keep four five shots and set them up in the line yes sir oh see i promise tom carter i'd avoid a gunfight if possible so you ain't got no choice fancy pants all poured yes good now then mr breed i have one bullet left please draw whenever you're ready well are you going to draw i didn't if you aren't going to draw i suggest that you find tom carter hand in your resignation and start traveling now lessons continue at seven miss weston my room please be on time female clothes cost more and genuine bucks i took a bag three calvary's ride i ain't a woman i ain't nothing i'd go if you want me to you look very nice mr you don't have to say that it happens to be true you come off surprisingly womanly in a dress door sold me a lot of lations and crossroads to go underneath it is not considered good tape to discuss undergarment sorry only thing that drew me was my top notch is worse than platinum cap on his tail i still hate you kind of smile and go ahead i don't blame you it comes in i talk ignorant and i guess a few yards of self don't feel like to me much wise man judges by the lady's smile i think i felt better when you were swapping my knuckles and telling me not to spear my bread that's the first nice thing you said dealing with a woman now you're dealing with a shaky one you're just being kind to me woman needs kindness only when she has no virtue i wouldn't want to say anything out of pity pity isn't included in the court come in mr paladin i was holy lovely jumping toes okay well well i gosh what's the matter tracy well illa i've never seen you in i mean your hair your eyes illa you you're a lady illa you sure aren't i'll kill a man who says yank i'm sorry for what i said to you illa about not being a lady but doggone it you've changed she changed for you mr paladin huh she'll tell you herself in time but she'd like it very much if you just kept that silly look on your face and kept thinking of her as a lady oh i will illa i swear i will honest what i do wrong did i offend no no illa don't cry i mr paladin what do i do now take your lady in your arm never let her go things in avaline town in avaline town things are going smoothly and uh how are things here in san francisco smoothly specifically the young lady i never dined with is she still registered me oh yeah ah then will you please take her this note and tell her i'm back i'd do it but her her husband no light her husband she get married two days ago i mean but the spanish dance i registered today very nice oh you catch him up for dinner the spanish dancer oh boy um hey boy take that note up to the spanish dancer with my compliment same note same note no one we know of approves of wasting money in spite of that however we americans are often guilty of wasting our money by the uses we make of our government facilities take the operation of the post office for example mostly out of habit many offices and individuals post outgoing mail at the end of the day in so doing they leave post office employees with too little work to do at other times of the day in addition we forget to include zone numbers as part of the address in both ways we're slowing down the entire system for delivering mail and adding to the cost of our postal operation the problem is simple enough to solve start solving it tomorrow if you'll arrange to post letters and packages earlier in the day and include zone numbers on the return at west as well as the outgoing address you'll help our post office operate more efficiently for you and at less cost too remember for faster more economical service mail early in the day and include zone numbers have gone will travel created by herb meadow and sam ralph is produced by normal mcdonnell and stars john daner as paladin with ben right as hay boy tonight's story was written by gene roddenberry and adapted for radio by john dawson featured in the cast were virginia greg sam edwards harry barter loren stopkin lin alan and barney phillips q dug to speaking join us again next week for have gone will travel mister you killed nine men i never heard anyone say you made allowances for your opponent's ability with a gun have gone will travel starring mr john daner as paladin san francisco 1875 the carlton hotel headquarters of the man called paladin morning good morning mr paladin good morning mr davis i'm going to be at the pacific union club i was wondering if there's any mail for me clerk a room please do you have a reservation no reservation this trip came up suddenly you have references i'm ned alcorn president of the city bank in placerville uh here are my credentials oh well yes well yes of course mr alcorn if you sign here excuse me mr paladin oh uh wait a minute clerk yes sir i uh want you to take a good look at this picture manfred hold wanted dead or alive two thousand dollars reward this man might show up here desparado here in san francisco may i see that oh i beg your pardon i'm sorry my name is paladin mr alcorn i couldn't help over hearing oh this manfred hold wasn't he to be hanged last week in placerville why yes he broke out of jail three days ago killed two deputies you think he's coming here i think so yes he's killed nine men and he'll come after me sooner or later why well i was the chief witness against him at the trial oh i see his wife's living in a cabin up in grass valley she had a son born while the trial was on hold four in court that he'd see the infant and then come after me i mean it'd probably be better for you if hold was stopped in grass valley wouldn't of course as it is there's a sheriff and a couple of deputies chasing him up there for all the good it'll do this makes the fourth time holds got away from sheriff ledlow oh that sheriff's not too smart i'm no bounty hunter mr alcorn however i am available for a fee to do what here my card have gone will travel there's nothing funny about loneliness yet one of america's funniest guys a man who lives by laughs is haunted by loneliness his name jerry louis in the latest issue of look magazine in an exclusive story entitled always in a crowd always alone you'll find out exactly what jerry louis is like look tells you why when jerry goes on stage he carries nothing in his pockets except pictures of his family and what happened when he forgot those pictures why does such a successful man drive himself so hard he ends up in the hospital you'll learn in look what jerry thinks about how he feels inside when he clowns for a nation of television viewers how much time does jerry spend with his four boys what is his home like and what was patty's little speech that made such an impression on him about all the girls he'd meet on tour for the intimate and often startling story of jerry louis don't miss the latest issue of look magazine the issue with jerry and patty on the cover at your newsstands now get look today it was a long ride from san francisco to grass valley and i had a lot of time to think about this outlaw this manford holt who had killed nine men nine men lying dead somewhere because of him and his wife had just born him a child the strange sort of cycle near noon of the second day i rode out into a wide meadow and suddenly pulled up short three men were spread out along the side of a knoll the rifle's ready they were working towards the thicket in the middle of the clearing i just mounted and walked forward give it up hope you don't have a chance what are you doing here mr i want to talk to you sheriff i'm coming in where'd you come from san francisco you jake ludlow maybe i am that's manford holt you've got boxed up over there what do you know about all this man named alcorn wants me to see that holt has returned to plasterville i was on my way to his wife's cabin so it was holt when we caught up to him uh is holt alone yeah just him got a saddle horse and a pack horse and you don't need any help not unless you want to save us some time to start digging his grave might surrender you think i'd chance two days on the trail back to plasterville with holt he's already killed two of my deputies he was tried and found gilly they're going to hang him aren't they hang later shop now what's the difference the difference between justice and murder he's coming out i can see his horse it's a pack horse stop him here bring him down that's fine shooting just fine you missed him it was too late he was flying a crazy eyed fool what are we gonna do sheriff start closing in i'll come in from this side you think he's still in there better put that fancy gun in your hand you might need it perhaps he was under the canvas on that pack horse who are you mister name's paladin all right paladin keep your eyes open sheriff he's gone ain't nobody in these trees looks like he got away from us again and what did you do to stop him oh there are his shells he was firing from here and he crossed over to here where his horses were and he he climbed on one the pack horse he was under the canvas that slippery murdering devil did you follow his trail me enable his straight for each cabin one way or other we'll find him his saddle horse is over there you want him no he just slow it up leave him be uh sheriff i'll i'll meet you at the cabin look paladin you cross host trail just get out of the way there's eleven men i know i've tried to beat him on the draw they're all wearing marbles slab hats now the sheriff and his partner abe headed out for host cabin while the other deputy gage followed the trail of the pack horse when they were well on their way i moved over towards the biggest cottonwood in the thicket you can come down out of that tree now hold there's no point in trying to shoot you make two get a target against the sky all right i'm coming down why do you throw your gun down first here it is all right come on down how do you know i'm still here you rode the pack horse under the tree and swung up a branch without touching the ground how do you get the horse to keep running flip a burr under the pack saddle sharp rock hey to do it old jenny but she'll keep going till she shakes that rock loose you knew all the time huh what's your name paladin why don't you tell ludlow you would have killed you and you what you're going to do i'm taking you back to plaster bill to be hung at a county fair while they hawk buttons off of my shirt a souvenir let's go man ought to be let die like a man at the hands of a man what are you messing in this for anyway the reward alcorn hired me to see that you don't reach alcorn hired your gun out of that quiver and tub a gully mud can't even fight his own fight against you well any man can't handle a gun got no business west of the mississippi all right mount up paladin half day's ride from here's my cabin my wife and my boy are there i got a present to give the boy i see you let me get the cabin first i'll go quiet with the plaster bill no trouble you got my word i'm not begging mister i'm offering my word the sheriff will be waiting at the cabin i'm going to give my son his present you've never seen your son no he's only been around three weeks then you ought to see him before you go to plaster bill let's go i'm all leaving filter cigarette can't filter's left can't filter's left it makes good sense when you smoke can't can't filter's left of all of the brands of cigarettes can't taste the best can't taste the best a richer taste than all the rest can't filter's left can't make good sense when you smoke can't can't he ain't this the country though i tell you the sierra's whatever place be good country there's a narrow trail up ahead going up over that cliff will save some time okay we'll take it wish my stomach could quit barking it hungry be chewing on this horse he does still long enough now i'm gonna have some of this jerky he's too like jerky till i'm married up with sarah got used woman cooking it's pretty good as here's a trail i mentioned all right you lead the way yeah sir a woman sure changes a man it's too bad she didn't change her ways with a gun you might have had more time together man has to be the way he is i don't like somebody i reach for a gun just natural way you'd reach the scratching edge maybe watch your step but there's tricky ground you can't go around killing everybody you don't like that kind of sound like i got me some bad habits still don't seem right to hold a carnival and string me up i got a son now can't you just see him going around saying my daddy got hung all man lives is more important than how he dies but it's my finish they'll be remembering most up ahead around that bend where it gets steep narrow and steep you hug the wall okay if my boy could say my daddy stood up like a man in a gunfight got shot down like a man working a gun that's something else again paladins take hold of that oh since you lose the saddle flip it you hurt ah i'm all right i need help getting up drop me a rope thousand you're down there on that ledge and i'm up come on come on man get a rope down here how it is you know what i got to do you're taking me back to hang hurry up hold this ledge won't hold me very well i'm real sorry paladins i thought you never killed a man except for the gun hold hold this rope paladins i got it all right mister come on on thanks no thanks called for yeah you didn't turn me over jake Ludlow when you could have so you saved my life man you wouldn't have been down there if it wasn't you went off of your trail so that i could see my son the way i see it now we're quick all right neither of us owes the other anything fair enough to keep your eyes open now on it's my cabin there sheriff and a probably in sign paladin i got to get in there what you got in mind i'm gonna wedge this oh wedge this pebble between the shoe and the hoof of my horse before they're mine i used to have a sight until Ludlow and his man right out boy come on boy here paladins sheriff your your man gage caught up to manford hold back near where you had him cornered this morning he got him no no he didn't oh gage did he was still able to talk when i left him back at the clearing wouldn't hurt to get him to a doctor bad huh nothing i could do for him no no i'm not going nowhere not alone not with hold out there someplace all right get our horses we'll go together okay what's your man over your horse paladin ah he's gone lame i can't ride this way you sure can't looks like i'm stuck here well you better hide in the wood till we get back if hold get here before we get back use that gun all right time was when the sedan chair was considered the height of luxury when you think of all the places you go and all the things you now do by radio a sedan chair doesn't seem like much of a luxury at all tuned to a radio network like the cbs radio network you can in a matter of moment travel to foreign capitals to learn what's happening to individuals or whole nations at a time because a network like cbs radio is made up of many stations stations like the one you're listening to now the smartest supper clubs from new york to san francisco invite you to dance to the music of their big name bands night after night because cbs radio's vast network facilities extend in every direction you can laugh with the funniest comedians in hollywood or on broadway then move on to a serious discussion of space age problems and all in the course of the evening by all means use that sedan chair if you have one but if you want to go places fast take cbs radio along a little cabin sat quiet and alone in the lush green valley there was only a dust cloud over in the west to show where love low and abe were tracking the other deputy i turned and motioned halt to come in there was some whopper you told us we won't have much time before they find gage you better give your son his present paladin yes you and me now reached a point where we stopped counting what we owe each other sarah what's this i hear about you breaking boy chill oh don't don't don't be carrying on so you know i'd be alone i know i brought friends here who's mr paladin hold won't you come in no thank you i'll stay out here you two have a lot of talking to catch up that's true that's surely true come on now sarah you you show me what you've been up to all right it was so long in there paladin takes a lot of talking for a woman to tell about bearing a child yeah i guess it does good drinking water ain't it that's a good pump you got here too i got me a son paladin i'm strapping so did you give him his present i sure did i give him my name manford holt jr i uh i see you picked up a present for yourself and a gun you know it's funny paladin a fellow like me has just got to have one yeah let's get moving sure if we'll be back any minute i'm not going to placerville with you yes you are hold not for that crowd waiting there in placerville not until i find net outcourt anyway he hired me to see that you don't kill him i never would feel right knowing he's walking the same earth i am i'd see he had a gun now we've talked about that hold he's not very good with a gun too bad if you went on there'd be other some of them pretty helpless that you wouldn't like you'd have to kill them a man just has to be what he is i guess that holds for you too that's right and i was hoping it wouldn't turn out this way hold ain't nothing you can do not a change you won't ride back with me no let's move away from the cabin you've been told not to come out till everyone's gone no matter what she won't here don't try nothing fancy paladin wing in the shoulder of the lack man like me you either kill or he kills you i know of course i'm figuring to beat you i'm awful good that pump when the next drop of water falls we both fire can you see it next drop there i can see it building up hold yeah i'm sorry man for sorry saving me from that that plaster bill circus man for junior he he don't like for his paw to get him he wouldn't let me avoid it tell me it would be like this but you might do this for him for him it's bound to come we've always known that he shared his life only with many respected so it was with his death it was nearly dusk when i'd finished the grave and fixed a simple marker to go on it an evening breeze was coming fresh from the high mountain and in the half while i could see sarah her son in her arms standing by the cabin later after i'd said goodbye and had written to the low hills that ringed the valley that turned to look back again now there was no one in sight but a trail of smoke came from the chimney and i knew the woman was cooking the evening meal and there was a wonderful piece in the meadowland welcome home mr paladin thank you good to be back on while you were away the san francisco papers carried the full story of your killing manfred halt and your reward two thousand dollars oh and yes mr alcorn left this envelope for you here you are my feet yes that's what i came back for i'll be leaving in the morning mr davis leaving so soon there's something important very important i have two envelopes i want to deliver to a young widow and her son in brass valley have gone will travel created by her meadow and sam ralph is produced and directed by norman mcdonnell and stars john daner as paladin with ben right as hey boy tonight's story was written by sam ralph and adapted for radio by frank michael featured in the cast were loren stopkin frank katie ralph moody joseph kern gene landsworth and sam edwards q dug the speaking join us again next week for have gun will travel in all my life i've only seen a dozen real killers but i've seen 10 000 people who sit back and let murder happen which is the greater evil have gone will travel starring mr john daner as paladin san francisco 1875 the carlton hotel headquarters of the man called paladin oh good afternoon mr paladin good afternoon mr stanford uh pardon me yes you dropped these by the desk oh thank you very much the glove that holds a lady's hand holds a world of prettiness really yes my name is i'm not interested in your name i don't wish to know it i don't wish to know you and if i did this would not be the day the hour nor the place i quite understand then if you'll kindly release my hand hmm oh of course again thank you very much hmm oh pretty lady not too impressed with mr paladin we are all entitled to mistakes hey boy oh yes but uh how often uh seldom the time the place in the loved one all together and husband makes sleep huh telegram come for you oh answer yes wire back have gun will travel and delinquency threats of war these are the subjects that dominate our news headlines these days not very pleasant subjects are they you may say that somebody ought to do something about cutting down on crime and delinquency and in promoting peace among nations but that there's nothing you personally can do about it that's where you're wrong you can wage your own fight against crime and delinquency in your own family by taking the family to the church or synagogue of your faith this week the inspiration and guidance you and they will receive from spiritual contact will strengthen moral background and faith regular attendance at religious services will help your family to work out its own problems and give them comfort in facing the tensions of our present day life worshiping together brings your family closer together too and supporting your own religious institution provides funds to help those individuals and families who unlike you are unable to help themselves find the strength for your life worship together this week in a way i was sorry to leave san francisco just as christmas was coming on the shop windows already frosted were filled with all those wonderful surprises which seem to appear only at the christmas season and there was an excitement in the eyes of pastors by young and old alike in the air there was the smell of cookies and cakes and candies it was a good time to be in san francisco and yet the telegram from colorado territory left me little choice it was a long trip and a cold one as i got closer to my destination i heard more about the man named beecher the man who hired me i didn't like what i heard matt beecher was a hard man and he ran his cattle empire with an iron fist it was the day before christmas when i arrived at the beecher ranch you got business here cowboy i was told i'd find matthew beecher here you found him i pay you 25 a month if i'd like your work this is my foreman tater he'll sign you on howdy now i didn't come here to hire on as a hand mr beecher oh what did you come for them my name is paladin you may remember this yeah gun will travel so well you sent me a wire asking my help something about your boy i understand that he was carried off during the sue war six years ago well you're too late mr i got him back just a few days ago mr paladin oh well glad everything worked out it has tater write him out to the stage trail he's going to start back now mr beecher the long trip from san francisco i'll take travel expenses from my trouble you'll get nothing put him off the ranch tater mr beecher what does the boy speak any english well he don't why you speak any indian dialect no well don't you want to talk to you your son you speak the pointy dialect some all right tater take him up to the main house we'll talk about them expenses later yes sir come on mr paladin maybe i better sit you straight about something what's that well we ain't too sure the boy is matt beecher's son well he seems sure enough yeah well matt's sure of everything he found a boy riding off from a small band of ponies three four days ago matt just says that's my boy and takes him what do you think tater well he looks indian to me of course robbie was only two when the indians took him that was when they killed mrs beecher too and that nearly finished matt off when they killed his wife tater is that you yep mr paladin this here's my wife morty morty mr paladin how's the boy today morty same as yesterday the day before is he sick well not hardly it's just we got to keep an eye on him every minute or he'll squirt away boy hey boy there he is mr paladin about as wild as any animal that i've ever seen part little thing rip what do you think about eight years old i should think it could be white some of that grime we're scraped off him it's hard to say hard to scrape it off too well what's he say i haven't talked to him yet mr beecher we'll talk to him i'm paying you his name is chiwa his father is kalate chief of the ponies you listen to me boy i'm your daddy i'd sell my own soul i'd give it away before i'd lose you again you don't understand you mr beecher he's got to feel something this strong lingo or no lingo now boy you listen to me what's the matter with him he's afraid of you mr beecher mr beecher what do you want uh it's engines mr beecher ponies well what about them early setting up camp where they're over on east rink so they finally come for the boy all right tater turn the men out make sure they all have rifles yes now wait a minute what before you start shooting why don't you find out for sure if this really is your boy i told you before i know he's my boy you want to believe that but you aren't sure all right paladin say it out what are you asking for time to talk with those ponies well you go talk then but i'll tell you one thing for sure no matter what lies they give you that boy's mind and if they try to come after him there'll be the bloodiest massacre you ever seen and you i rode out to the pony camp knowing i had little time and less chance to stop a needless killing there were squaws braves sitting wandering there were hungry people and a lost people at a tattered teepee i found khalate the chief of the ponies and i think he was one man who greeted white man like brother now he wonders hungry forgotten like the gray wolf i'm sorry i i wondered why khalate was on this trail white man steal children khalate will agree a man may claim his own son she was my son is he white she was my son i ask again is he white skin his leather bag god made to hold the soul color of bag no matter he was faded from the shoe our blood has mixed but his is white he is my son i take him back khalate if you take the boy they'll be killing this white man has many rifles can rifles kill what has been killed already look at my camp when there is no game my people starve we are driven from land and winter is here but we move no more we stay here soon we take my son hello money hello mr paladin wow what's going on inside there oh everyone's shining up clean we're going to celebrate christmas mr beecher too mr beecher i know you won't believe it but tater did the trick says that mr beecher maybe the boy will remember christmas i ain't that a good one indian boy bringing us christmas first time since mr beecher lost his wife oh gotta find some more messy for decorating uh we're gonna have singing and eating and everything sounds fine mori well paladin you see the chief i talked to him what did he say he's your son i told you he was you tell them engines to get their squads and their tents off my property no why not you want them all killed i want you to understand that chief khalate feels that the boy is his son too and he feels it very strongly if you talk to him i'd be glad to act as an interpreter the only way i'll talk to him and his flea bitten braves is with rifle fire listen beecher chief khalate is the only father the boy has ever known you kill him how are you gonna explain that to the boy you speak funny you can explain it you're wrong mr beecher yeah i couldn't explain that in any language tater i said rations not all these fancy people well it's christmas mr beecher now look listen to me all of you listen if one calf wanders off tonight we work double tomorrow even if it is christmas day all right boys the sider is sitting over there just waiting they can't get no stouter so get to it morning what is the boy's gone on they come and took him why was it the pawney took him yes sir you knew about this paladin i thought they'd try but not so soon get your rifles now just wait a minute you're always reaching for a rifle there's no need for rifles no hurry the ponies aren't going anywhere they're tired of running preaching from a gunslinger you just been aching to speak a piece won't speak it paladin talk don't mean nothing say anything you want i'll still have a last day well i'm far from being a preacher but i do know something about killing now these indians rightly are wrongly believe the boy is theirs a few people love children like the ponies and the chief khalate might have given up the boy he knows a wealthy rancher could give the boy more than a starving indian could and they're starving properly treated he still might give up the boy on the other hand these ponies can't run anymore they're tired but they would rather die here tonight than give up the child to force it won't be hard to massacre them they have no guns all you have to do is stay out of arrow range those who only wound well someone will have to press a muzzle against their heads and pull a trigger now this this is no christmas message i haven't even suggested that to a starving man food may carry more weight than rifles mr beecher can tell you sentiments like peace a goodwill love and brotherhood they're just words unless you already know what they mean and if you don't even if this were a chapel and i were a preacher such words would do no good but i ain't got much to say we're going out to kill some engine one engine in particular anybody that wants can stay here and draw his time if you think you can find another job those who ain't going with me speak up right now that's the story since the beginning mr paladin the belly always wins out my dear watson with all due respect to shellac homes let us establish one fact clearly there is nothing elementary about the shrew deductions eric severide makes as he analyzes world affairs on cbs radio as chief washington correspondent for cbs news mr severide has opened to him almost every possible source of information experience has sharpened his perspective and given him an extraordinary working knowledge of the forces that make history it's taught him to view each new development in terms of cause and effect each monday through friday night as you join eric severide and most of these same stations you'll find his news analysis remarkably free of snap judgments and predetermined conclusions you'll discover too that his carefully considered appraisals of the news not only contain real clues as to what is going on in the world but also they make the news as exciting as any author conan dole story as beachers men spilled out of the doorway of the main house to change clothes and get their rifles i slipped out the back way and taking the first horse i saw and headed for the indian camp somehow i had to keep matt beacher from starting a bloodbath he might not be able to stop even as kalati and i talked i knew there were horses moving in the darkness beyond the indian's fires beachers horses you are wise man my son but we stay a man without a gun still might run no place to run i have forgotten how to kill but not how to die so what good does it do the boy could he take another father after this we got the camp surrounded you want to explain that to the chief paladin he knows it you'd want to stand with him instead of with your own people and your question i heard you hold your fire boys that's morty women what are they doing here over here morty it's the most all right thing in the world morty come on all right lady it's the best if you get it what is call your squad chief call your children call the boy they're bringing food and gifts for your people she will hold on to her name off well they don't look very friendly mr paladin i guess you don't look very friendly to them what do we say oh i'd suggest you try and marry christmas marry christmas uh christ me maria morty this is kalati he's the chief of the how do you do oh i am we oh i only got one pair of hands here you take this basket hold on there morty i'm with you hello tater hello mr paladin i come in to mr paladin well see now what beach you're doing is wrong and i don't care if i do get fired look mr paladin all the men are coming in why morty you eat whitely dressed for riding well chief there'll be no bloodletting tonight that's right they call it christmas it's a it's a time of the year when people pretend there is no evil in the world i like everybody likes what about the boy chief his name is robby beecher and his skin is white my boy his boy chief you can return the seed to the plants of boris he can't take it nor can i nor can anywhere i talk to boy i'll talk to his father hold it paladin right there he'll give you the boy be true what you can take him home tonight the chief is talking to him now telling him that you're his father i'll kill you paladin if this is some kind of way of getting back at me when do i get my boy i haven't been paid yet thousand dollars cash well i haven't got it with me when can you have it mora and give it to the chief so he can buy some land for himself and his people i'll do better than that i'll give him some land i feel like i should give something it's a good feeling isn't it as a matter of fact you did merry christmas mr beeching merry christmas mr paladin good afternoon hey boy when you come back last night late oh uh excuse me oh no wait not her you met her once remember i remember she's always dropping her glove oh too bad i trouble i bet you're pardoned you dropped your glove oh so i did may i pick it up you may thank you allow me to introduce myself what please do my name is paladin my name is eugenie mayer mr paladin there's a princess ninja jean i'd rather hear about that glove that holds the lady's hand holds a world of prettiness yes i like that beginning better is there more oh there's a great deal more i assure you but one question why the change of heart well it's uh it's more a change of mind the change of heart can come later but why you were very confident in your rejection the last time we met well you were very confident of yourself mr paladin christmas seems to have humbled you and me then we're both very fortunate now we can meet yeah have gone will travel created by herb meadow and sam rolf is produced and directed by norman mcdonnell and stars john daner as paladin with ben right as hay boy tonight's story was written by gene roddenberry and adapted for radio by john dawson featured in the cast were vik parent jess kirk patrick roi woods richard bills and marison and virginia christine hew douglas speaking join us again next week for have gun will travel you came to me with a torch and a gun you call it righteousness call it by its right name murder have gun will travel starring mr john daner as paladin san francisco 1875 the carleton hotel headquarters of the man called paladin come in whoa clean socks mr paladin a clean socks for trip very important oh yes thank you hey boy just put them in the bag there yes sir bottle of brandy a bag too for the trip very important oh snake bite correct oh no snakes in Nevada territory this time of year why not too cold ah maybe brandy for other purpose like uh drinking maybe or maybe to give lady named clio to uh make one the lady named clio has hired me to do a job that's all oh sure she wants me to find her husband oh sure and she's paying me very well oh sure hey boy you know what you are no what i are out then knuddle i think that yes now carry this down of the lobby for me i'm ready to leave the comforts of the carleton hotel and head for the wiles of nevada i'll think that do do you see speed laws and other regulations as restrictive or do you look upon them as protective when a police officer writes a summons for traffic violations do you see him as an enemy or a friend your life may depend on your attitude statistics clearly indicate that where laws are obeyed deaths go down it's no secret that emotional immaturity is the major factor in our accident rate how else but childish can you describe the notion that breaking up traffic regulation is a way of getting away with something what could be more infantile than believing one can prove his superiority by ignoring a stoplight unfortunately too many drivers on the road subscribe to that kind of emotional outlook the result is tragic almost 85 percent of all traffic accidents in america are caused by careless childish driving we hope you know our traffic laws and the people who enforce them are there to help save your life the lady named clear whom i had traveled over a thousand miles to help turned out to be a fat shoo of 50 and her desperate need of me was to find a husband who had understandably tried to blot out his memory of her with drink by the time i found him he'd done pretty well i figured they deserved each other so i brought him back memory and all but i was left in the middle of the nevada desert miles from the railroad i'd been riding for a full day when i heard a strange sound in the desert stillness or at least a strange sound for that lonesome place it was a baby's cry and then i saw the wagon it's out alone without horses forlorn in the sand no sign of life except the sound i dismounted and walked toward the wagon oh i thought it was deserted is this all right i'll get on your horse and ride on are you alone here that don't matter a woman can't last out here by herself where's your man clear out mr what's that you've been digging i don't concern you the grave who's it for the baby and me look i don't know what this is all about but won't you let me help you you can't help us none i can try you ain't a doctor are you no i'm not move on then what's wrong with the baby hypoid hypoid fever well maybe i could i just as soon as you shoot you dead is no you got a killing fever from us but you just can't stay out here and i ain't got the strength to dig another grave as a doctor senior baby no but then you can't be sure it's typhoid mr mulroney knows who mulroney the wagon master he knows the symptoms and he just cut you loose left you out here to die he said it was either the baby and me or the whole wagon train are they sending help what can they do there's a settlement less than a day's ride from here we'll hitch my horse to the wagon no they won't let us in the wagon trains there by now they'll know about the typhoid they'll never let us in not now look there's fresh water and food in my saddlebag enough to hold you till i get back where you're going to get help you don't have to do this let's just say i want to pardon me ma'am yes they said at the store i'd find a doctor at this house yes that's right my name is paladin i'd like to speak of doctor if i may you are mr paladin you're the doctor dr philip sacri how do you do didn't they tell you down at the store well there were some looks i guess people out here haven't got used to the idea of a woman doctor most of them won't even believe i am a doctor are you my diploma is inside if you care to look oh well no no i'm not the patient who is that a woman and her baby what's wrong with them the baby might have typhoid fever might have well i'm not sure where are they're lying in a wagon a day's ride from here i see it's a long ride you'll find my horse in the stable by the time you have him saddled i'll be ready to go you're quite a woman i'm a doctor mr paladin what a minute oh looks like a delegation doesn't it that's better you too i got something to say yes mr davis that's uh you didn't tell us those people had typhoid fever no i didn't who did i did my name is jeremy i'm a ruinie well now more ruinie you don't look like a murderer why you sentenced that woman and her baby to die when you left them out in the desert they're disease you've done nothing to help them look mr typhoid's a terrible thing it's nothing to fool around with we don't want to hear either touches pitch shall be defiled forthwith you've consorted with the disease the fever is upon you too so uh you'd better make tracks mr wait mr davis he's not even sure it is typhoid i'm sure i saw it you're not qualified to say and who says she is are you going out there with this man mr factory of course mr davis i'm a doctor all right that's up to you but once you mix with a fever you're not welcome back here and don't try bringing those fever patients back here either if we have to bring them back we will look we got folks to protect children of our own so we'll shoot you down if we have to to keep them safe they mean what they say mr paladin so do i you ready to go so i'm ready so i guess perhaps i wasn't used to the idea of a woman doctor myself especially when it's pretty as full of saccharine she rode beside me through the desert all night without rest without complaint now it was just after sunrise maybe i should have brought something for saddle sore you want to rest i want to get to that baby well shouldn't be long now good you know you should be on a velvet satin wearing a hoop skirt and fluttering your eyelash over a fan i tried that it was too easy that's why you studied medicine this was hard maybe something like that wasn't it tough enough practicing backies i guess i'm as much missionary as physicians i was the second woman to graduate from my medical school others came after me it was difficult for all of us but gradually we're becoming accepted as something better than freaks you're not accepted yet you just got one out of town maybe i'm not the missionary i think i am or the doctor well we'll see here's the wagon up ahead i don't see anybody neither do i come on they're in there all right both sleeping hope that's what it is is there anything i can do to help me up here and cross your fingers doctor coffee's ready a good food will be ready in a minute here thanks how are they your mother's suffering from exhaustion expose your nerves no sleep the baby typhoid well maybe i don't know yet maroni knows all the symptoms so do i high fever red spots delirium and a coma that leads to the crisis the baby has all of them still it could be something else but whatever it is i can't do much for in this wilderness you want to take them back to town yes you know what that means yes it's necessary medically yes i'll hitch the horses for the wagon mr paladin you don't have to come with me i wouldn't miss it something about that maroni's face i didn't like that wagon right there don't come no no they have gone mr paladin i'm gonna try to talk some sense into their heads here hold the reins stand right there no closer dr thackery has examined the woman and child the woman has no signs of typhoid her child is diseased the doctor isn't sure the baby has typhoid i'm sure that baby needs treatment now mr davis you're a sensible man are you going to let maroni sentence a woman and child to death we'll bring what you need out here but you ain't bringing them into town they'll be completely isolated in the doctor's office paladin they're sick and we can't take the chance we're gonna protect us they're not as sick as you people now you may be able to keep them out of this settlement but you'll carry your own sickness with you wherever you go you'll die again every time you see a baby smile we've got our own kids to think about how do your children cry when they're sick any different from that baby suppose it was your child crying like that would you send it to the desert to die now listen to me all of you i'm driving that white into the doctor's office and don't you try to stop me if you need a doctor you know where she'll be we won't let you do it paladin we won't let you bring disease and pestilence into our mess i'm afraid they'll use those guns mr paladin get back there with mrs benchin both of your life flat you're gonna try go on get back fine we're true i'll have you in your office in another minute cbs radio will score another goal on new years day as most of these same stations bring you our play-by-play broadcasts of the two year-end football classics the orange bowl and cotton bowl games from the orange bowl cbs news sports experts will call the thrills in the oklahoma syracuse contest syracuse will be making its second appearance at the orange bowl this year with an eight to one record sporting a nine to one record oklahoma will make its fourth appearance there'll be plenty of excitement at the cotton bowl too where texas christian will be battling it out with the air force academy the texans have made it with an eight to two this year and the air force academy is the cinderella team of college football with nine wins no losses and one tie today no matter where you go no matter what else you're doing on new year's day here cbs radios on the spot broadcasts of the orange bowl and cotton bowl games all through that night i sat on a porch and kept watch seeing their torches hearing the voice of moroni haranguing the town's people working them up but they didn't come and inside the doctor worked with her patients was after dawn when she came out to me still quiet oh well moroni is still working on them like a witch doctor breakfast inside you'd better eat something i'll stand guard for a while thanks how's mrs benson she'll be all right after she gets some rest and the baby the fever broke last night oh does that mean it isn't typhoid not typhoon you sure yeah well how can you be certain you've only been with her overnight still doubt me don't you paladin the symptoms are there symptoms can be ambiguous now get your breakfast you need it all right morning mr paladin well mrs benson nice to see you up and around wish i could tell you how much i appreciate oh no no gratitude before breakfast baby's better huh yes much better mrs benson why does moroni hate you so much my husband died early on the trip after a while moroni wanted me to marry him said it was god's will to care for widows and he was the chosen messenger i wouldn't let him near me and the baby got sick what is it coming look i'll handle him go inside with mr benson no maybe i can help you take care of your patients may have some new ones i want to stay all right but stand back that's far enough moroni this torch is the fire of truth and justice paladin will burn away the seeds that claire benson has spread among us will skirt the disease from our souls and bodies and purify these homes again the only disease is in you moroni mrs benson is well and the baby is out of danger lies in the very face of judgment moroni i'm giving you 15 seconds to drop that torch and call off those rifles the flames of the just will vanish this skirt let the fires rage in the land of you have 10 seconds wait listen all of you tie point fever don't believe her i saw the child drinking with fever living with rash you're lying three day measles mr moroni and you left them to die because of it mrs benson bring your baby out oh it's not true you're trying to humiliate me to belittle me you'll see all of you the fever is down the rash has faded her eyes are bright look at her moroni you can kill people with hate but not with three day measles moroni three day measles moroni don't be a fool i'm going to kill you paladin i'm going to laugh at your grave let me see there's no need i'm dead you shoot very straight mr paladin what do you want mr paladin well i i guess was wrong to listen to him he seemed to have so much book learning but he was just setting us against each other i'm glad we woke up in time next time you better wake up a little sooner dr. thakerey this town hasn't been too good for you maybe you'd like to come along with me they can always use a good doctor in san francisco oh please ma'am i guess we ain't been very friendly but we'll make it up to you you'll forgive us instead well dr. thakerey thanks mr paladin for your offer but there are too many of those velvet satis in san francisco i'll stay here where i'm needed oh good afternoon mr paladin good afternoon hey boy you get in late last night uh sleep all day now up i'm feeling fine i do indeed boy you have good time with lady clio lady clio lady who's done for you you know oh as a matter of fact i'd forgotten about her oh sure i'm at a lady who is much more charming a lady doctor oh sure yeah as a matter of fact i've had a fine case of three-day measles oh yeah the three-day me though oh sure it's true yeah oh uh you got dirty laundry you put out tonight uh the coin of phrase hey boy oh sure have gone will travel created by herb meadow and sam ralph is produced and directed by norman mcdonnell and stars john daner as paladin with ben right as hey boy tonight's story was written by don brinkley and adapted for radio by john dunkel featured in the cast were virginia greg vic parent jean bates and lou krugman q douglas speaking join us again next week for have gun will travel