 Now post-toast days the heat-good cornflakes is proud to present gun smoke around Dodge City and in the territory on West There's just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers and that's with a US Marshal and the smell of gun smoke gun smoke The story of the violence that moved west with young America the story of a man who moved with it Matt Dylan United States Marshal Say there next time you hear a crackling noise in your kitchen better get up and investigate Maybe somebody just couldn't wait for his breakfast of crackling Chris post-toasty And that's a treat you shouldn't miss Post-toasties, you know are the heat-good cornflakes Why after one taste I'll bet anything you'll agree with me Post-toasties is just the best thing that's happened to corn since the Indians discovered it There's nothing quite like sweet kernel corn flavor when it's toasted right in toasted in the crisp fresh cornflakes Man, oh man, that's post-toasties heat-good cornflakes better try them and now gun smoke starring William Conrad You sure are slow with that beer doc. I'm ready for another and you had enough last night Chester Matt told me he was still asleep at 9 o'clock this morning. Oh, I was and it was mighty kind of him not wake me up There you sure he said he'd be back this afternoon. That's what he told me Now what in the world is that fellow who just came in the door there with Tyler and short Oh him that's weed pendulum. He rode in on a mule a couple days ago Which has the bigger ears him with a mule He is funny looking all right, and he act peculiar to that's the mightest scrawny mule pendulum I've seen you on him this morning. Pendle. He is kind of scrawny yourself short Maybe some beard fat and muffle little I'd like some beer. All right, but I got no money Why don't you sell that guitar of yours tell my guitar? No, I'd never do that. You must have a nickel at least last money I had got stole now who dares steal money off a tiger like you Pendle. I was asleep. I Started to wake up, but they kicked me in the head you call that a head looks me more like your neck Just grow it out and hair it over I ain't very handsome. You sure ain't hey, what's your old lady thinking you when she saw you Pendle? I don't know. She died. Yeah laughing. I'll bet That's enough tell her that's too mean Pendles are harmless little fella ain't nobody talking to you Chester. Well, I think they're three beers you buying Tyler I'm proud to Final soldier like weed Pendle. How'd you know I was a soldier? I didn't where was you a soldier Pendle third? Illinois's cavalry Illinois You was with the Yankees. Well, I never done much We had hard luck never got seen no real Confederates tall Just a bunch of ragged tail bushwhackers in South, Missouri It was led by old chicken thief named a client. Yeah So there was Tell me something. Oh You ever kill any Clines men a few before I got shot myself They caught some of them after and hung them, but I never did see a hanging you never saw a hanging nowhere and never did That's all Well, you're in luck since we was kind of in the war together so to speak. I'm gonna show you a hanging You're about ready. Ain't you short my ropes on my saddle. I'll get it me job back They're gonna be a hanging real hang there sure is your lucky Pendle you running to us just in time What are you talking about Tyler? Who are you gonna hang? It's a kind of surprise Chester? You can watch too. I hear you know, it's against a lot of hang people around here I saw Marshall Dylan right out town this morning when he gets back it'll be all over and don't you try to buck me in short Chester You'll die if you do Come on pencil you don't want to miss it sure What do you suppose they're up to doc and I don't know just a minute. I'd like to find out. Yeah, I guess we'd better Sure do we miss you Dylan was here I never did think much of Tyler in short. They play no good. I'm worried There they are. Well, it's Pendle they got a rope around his neck Of course You won't see all the hanging Bendle just the start of it. What are you hanging me for? I ain't done nothing. You was in the third Illinois cavalry. Well, sure We was fighting under that old chicken thief Klein in South Missouri It's a real pleasure to hang a Yankee like you, but I only done what they told me to I didn't kill nobody on purpose I know wait a minute you two you've gone far enough shoot him Tyler You go shooting anybody and you'll be the ones to end up in a rope. Doc ain't armed. He never is gone Tyler. All right You can try it, but you're sure gonna have to kill me for you hang anybody You'll have to kill me too Tyler. Mr. Dylan now. Where'd he come from take your rope off that man's neck short and do it quick Sure Marshall sure I Told you you shouldn't hang me. Oh, we was just fun in the Marshall. We wasn't gonna hang you. What's this all about short? Well, he's a Yankee Marshall killed a lot of us in Missouri during the war We was gonna scare him and then run him off. Well, you forget about that. I forget about the war too It's over the next time I catch you up to anything like this. You're gonna go to jail go to jail Over a dummy Yankee who don't know nothing but a skinny mule and a guitar get out of here short and you too Tyler Okay, Marshall With his Yankee better get out of here too how the dog shut up Tyler and get moving Sure See you later Marshall villains here he wants to see you I Sure do. Thank you for letting me sleep in your jail last night Marshall. Well, you've been sleeping before Pindle with my mule I always do now I Hear you broke. What do you do for a living? I never did nothing much Marshall just right around. I'm a mule What about your guitar don't you ever play and take up a collection or something? Oh, no, Marshall. I wouldn't do that. Why not can't you play well enough? I Don't know Marshall. I never played it for nobody to hear except me All right, uh Chester take him over to the Texas Trail, huh? Maybe Sam can give him a job or some kind well You wouldn't be steady would it? Well, I don't know but Why shouldn't it be because I'll be leaving in a day or two. Oh, where you headed? Nowhere Nowhere just right around. I'm a mule. I always do And where you from anyway? I was born San Juanita. I'm on the Rio Grande. Yes, I left soon after Took my guitar with me though Never did go back. What if you're from Texas? I'll come you fought in the Union Army. I don't know One arm is just like another I guess Well, maybe you're right at that Chester take him over to Sam's. All right, sir. I left my guitar back. I'll go get it You're a peculiar little fellow mr. Dylan. Yeah Pretty helpless too. Do you think short and collar or bother him anymore? I don't know and them I believe they've hung him yesterday if they could have You tell Sam to let me know if they even start talking to him again. Yes, right. Well They're about the meanest pair of men I ever knew. Yeah, they are And they don't think of something well Penel said he's leaving in a day or two. I hope that's soon enough Chester They how are mourning appetites at your house if they're pretty drowsy here's a real good way to wake them up Set a bowl full of post toasties the heat good corn flakes at everybody's place Just watch your folks take notice when they see how crisp post toasties are and Wait a late taste that sweet Colonel corn flavor toast it in Bet your whole tribe will agree with you post toasties are the best thing that's happened to corn since the Indians discovered it and Here's a thought if you'd like to make a good thing even better Try topping post toasties with your favorite fruit. You'll find that's a mighty good way to start the day Fact is it's a downright delicious way So next time you shop be sure to ask for post toasties. They are the heat good corn flakes You'll see post posties heat good corn flakes the best thing that's happened to corn since the Indians discovered it He'd good corn flakes post toasties heat good corn flakes Now back to gun smoke Sam gave weed pendle a job sweeping up the saloon and let him live in a tiny shack out back He tried to get him to play his guitar, but the pendulum wouldn't do it And we all began to think that he probably didn't even know how It's hard to believe that anyone as simple as he was could learn to do anything I looked up short and tyler and warned him again to leave him alone And they did until one morning a couple of days later Chester and I had just come out of Delmonico's and we're walking up front street Look at there mr. Dillon cross the plaza. Yeah, I saw them Let's go over there, just It's pendulum is mule all right Yeah And tyler and short too I told him to keep away from him. What are they laughing at? They're laughing, but he isn't what do you suppose they've done to him now? Look at his mule chester. Well, that's what they've done. Oh my goodness, mr. Dillon. He's lost the ear I thought he didn't see his life-sharing mule that way short These are all an erg they did. I guess they're just no pleased with some men tyler. You shouldn't have done that to my mule Well It's the marshal again The jew men do this now marshal. We ain't done nothing to pendulum did they do it pendulum I tried to stop him, but tyler held me and they gave him a mule's ear marshal Right here See Yeah Turn around both of you turn around. I said Now take that guns chester. Yes Can't do nothing. That's marshal. We didn't hurt sandal. I don't like what you did to his mule. I got him mr. Dillon Now that you can turn around again. I ought to cut an ear off of each of you But I can't do that So i'm gonna do the next best Now look here marshal Now leave him there chester Pendle i'm sorry about your mule He ain't much of a mule anymore Well, you better go take care of him And maybe these two will leave you alone now Poor mule Now what weed pendle told me yesterday matt well, it could have been almost anything no on him kitty No, this kind of makes sense I asked him if he was ever lonely and he said no he never stayed anywhere long enough to get to know anybody that well Yeah, he's a little strange Now what are they up to who Tyler and short they just came in with pendle. Oh, look Matt. He's got his guitar with him Yeah, hey, listen everybody Hey Little yankee is gonna play his guitar for us. At least he's gonna try ain't you yankee Don't shoot my mule. We ain't gonna shoot your mule Not if you play good nothing go on get started if you know how they threaten to kill us mule matt you got to stop No, wait a minute kitty Go on pendle One play All right Now the crowds with pendle now good now leave them. Yeah, they better They wanted me to They liked it to tell you how we liked it too. Yeah Let me see that guitar pendle. No You hurt my mule give it to me. I got a gun in your belly pendle. Don't move. I want my guitar. You can have it I just want to sort of tune it for you first Please don't do that another thing. It's wrong with this guitar. It's a little bit too big for a man like you But I can make it smaller There you are Yankee soldier. Maybe this will learn them. Let's go shorter Real dead For several hours at least. Why they must have been asleep when it happened, uh, it looks like short there struggled a little I guess tyler got his first and woke short up for a minute. He wasn't awake very long, man Just long enough to see who was cutting his throat probably. Well, they can't talk now No, I guess I'm all through here What do you want to do with them? Well, we'll let the hotel worry about him. I guess it's weed pendle I want now My and him such a mild little fellow. Any man can take just so much chester I sure hate to see poor pin girl hang For killing these two buzzers, man Chester wait for me at the jail, huh? I'll bring him over as soon as I can find him Sam Where's weed pendle sam? Oh, I just sent him out back for a bucket of sawdust What do you want him for? Short and tyler got their throats cut early this morning. Good I guess their smashing his guitar was too much for a pendle That's so Oh, there he is now Pendle I'm over here Morning marshal Good morning pendle Where was your last name? I don't know Here, I guess you don't know wait a minute marshal pendle. Where was your after they wrecked your guitar? Well, I sat in the alley a while and I come back here. Yeah, that's right And he was so broke up about his guitar. I didn't want to leave him alone. So I Took him up and let him sleep on the floor of my room That right pendle Well go on tell him now sure sam That's right. Are you trying to alibi for him sam? I know marshal dealing But I care about him some people care about me Who pendle he's just talking marshal who cares about you pendle tell me those men What men he means some of the boys that was here when he come back with his busted guitar marshal He just told him how sorry he was. That's all I see They liked his music, didn't they? Yes, he did They liked to hear me play who was in here then sam Well now marshal dealing you know how it is. I'm busy pouring drinks and I don't pay no mind to who's here and who ain't I I couldn't rightly say it all Okay, sam. I guess I can't beat the truth out of you all now marshal dealing who cares about tyler and short dodges He's better off without there's a law against murder sam and it's the same for everybody I'll be back later What are you gonna do now mr. Dillon? Well, I've done all I can chester the whole town's just plain quit talking Nobody knows anything. Well, I guess you're all trying to protect pendle Yeah, they are That he didn't do it Well, who did then? Well, if I could prove who did it chester I'd have him in jail Say come over here Well, I declare mr. Dillon looks to me like he's leaving town Yeah, I told him he could go He looks funnier than ever on that one-aired mule. Yeah Now dodge treated pendle pretty rough It sure did Poor little fella looks kind of empty like that his guitar don't he? Well, maybe you'll find another one somewhere Anyway, they sure like to hear him play in this town and a couple of the boys in particular, I guess Yeah, they liked it just fine Want to see your small fry eat a better breakfast than ever Well, may I suggest that you dish him up some sugar crinkles to start with Sugar crinkles, you know make breakfast more fun than a circus Sugar crinkles is the sugar rice treat. That's just right sweet It's high time to forget the sugar coated cereals that seem too sweet to you And those others that don't seem sweet enough to the kids Just pour out crisp golden sugar crinkles and see how just right sweet a sugar coated cereal can be Just right sweet Be sure to get several packages of sugar crinkles because they're great for snacks Kids love them that way kids love them anyway Try sugar crinkles and you love them too Remember new sugar crinkles is the sugar rice treat. That's just right sweet Gun smoke under the direction of Norman MacDonald stars William Conrad as Matt Dillon U.S. Marshall Tonight's story was specially written for gun smoke by John Meston with music composed and conducted by Rex Corey Featured in the cast were Vic Perron, John Boehner, Lauren Stopkin and Harry Bartel Farley Bear is Chester Howard McNeer is Doc and Georgia Ellis is Kitty Special guitar effects by Al Hendrickson Ken Peters speaking Join us again next week as Matt Dillon U.S. Marshall fights to bring law and order out of the wild violence of the west in gun smoke Gun smoke was brought to you tonight by post toasties and sugar crinkles