 You must be proud of yourself, Mr. You've turned your son into a killer And he's going to enjoy the same kind of life you have if he lives long enough Have gone Will travel Starring Mr. John Daner as Paladin San Francisco 1875 the Carlton Hotel headquarters of the man called Paladin Mr. Paladin, here is your brandy you order. Thank you. Hey boy. Just set it down Mr. Paladin wine stewardstay this is brandy very special also very expensive. Oh very palatable Saki cheaper and faster, but sometimes cause you much trouble. You know hey boy Here in the West it's water that causes the real trouble. Oh, no, Mr. Paladin water Whoever got in the trouble cause they drink too much water. No, listen this item in today's paper Benedict Wyoming The refusal of a local rancher to permit access to the sole remaining source of water in this drought-stricken area Has resulted in the deaths of two men and threatened open warfare. Oh Mr. Paladin you plan to offer services in interests of drought-stricken area as a matter of fact I have a letter to a mr. Wellman of Benedict Wyoming here ready to mail. Will you take care of it? Oh, yeah, so Anything else me sir Paladin? Yes You might bring me another brandy Winston tastes good like a cigarette should because In a Winston cigarette comes from filter blend filter blend is a mighty good reason for you to smoke Winston Because it means tobaccos specially processed for filter smoking a Winston secret You get Winston's own pure white modern filter plus the rich delightful flavor of fine tobacco There's filter blend up front Up front ahead of the filter and the fun you get in a Winston cigarette comes from filter When and makes Winston tastes good like a cigarette should Winston tastes good like a cigarette should It was mid-morning when I wrote into Benedict the town was hot dusty and quiet There was a feeling of tension in the air and uneasiness awaiting for something to happen. I Tied my horse to the hitching rail and went into the saloon What'll it be mister? Yeah Glass of rye you might as well fill mine again, Barney. Okay, Jeff hot Yeah Pretty quiet town No more than most You live around here. Yep How do I get to the Wellman Ranch? Take the North Road about three miles. Oh, thanks Yeah, it'll be a dollar You a friend of the Wellman's no Looking for work then In a way What's going on here? What's what's everyone waiting for? For me to get killed Jeff Casey just loaded in town Guess the waitin's about done That squares us Barney Maybe I'll see you mister He was slender Ranging maybe 19 Too young for the troubled seriousness in his eyes as he walked out of the saloon When I got outside he was already standing in a thick white dust at the street steady Watching the man advancing toward him. Don't Casey. There's no sense to this You want an apology all right, I apologize It's no good Casey listen to me, please Excuse me mister have to get my horse you killed that man. I know I Guess the town will have to keep on waiting There's a job open at the Wellman's now his The drought had taken its toll at the Wellman Ranch the house stood still and desolate in an expanse of bare scorched earth I Wrote into the yard in this mountain Then I let my horse to the watering trough. It was empty. I tried the hand pump Ah, oh How do you do ma'am the kitchen pump if you like? Yeah, I'd appreciate it's been a long ride Man and help yourself. Fine My name is Paladin. I'm here to see mr. Wellman. Well, he should be back soon The pumps by the sink. He'll need prime and thank you Mr. Yeah, you you just come from town. Yes Did did anything happen Man was killed if that's what you mean You know who His name is Casey. I believe I understand he worked for you. Oh, I was afraid when I saw him start away this morning Jeff did it Jeff Yes, so Senseless over nothing and there'll be more this Jeff didn't want to kill him. He tried to stop it No, no Jeff's alive Arthur Casey's dead young Calvert gun Who are you? He's he's mr. Paladin It just told me about it. I passed through Benedict on my way out here. I saw it happen your paladin, huh? Think you can stand up to Calvert if there's a good reason. That's your job. Get rid of him. I Don't think we understand each other. I offered my services to help you get water here This is your card isn't it the one you sent me yes have gun will travel That only means one thing as far as I'm concerned and it's the only reason I hired you Then we've both made a mistake mr. Wellman I'm not an executioner Constipation can be a problem for anyone even doctors and when constipation occurs It's interesting to see just what doctors consider important about a laxative. They might use or recommend Well, a majority of the doctors we heard from had this to say a Laxative should be effective gentle as close to natural acting as possible and A medicine that can be used with complete confidence Now x-lax has been popular with many doctors and millions of people over the years because chocolate at x-lax is Effective overnight it helps you toward your normal regularity X-lax is gentle next morning. It gives you the closest thing to natural action And that's why many doctors and millions of people use x-lax with complete confidence x-lax the laxative that helps you toward your normal regularity gently overnight is x-lax in your medicine cabinet The heat rose off the dry parched earth to hang in the air and sear every breath. I Was well on my way back to town when I heard someone coming up behind me fast Paladin I'm sorry. I was upset about casey. I wasn't thinking straight, but I need your help. We all do I told you well I didn't offer that kind of help look can I talk to you or not go ahead? We're desperate paladin our water holes are dried up Even our deep wells are going dry another week of this and our herds will be buzzard bait Calvert's trying to ruin us now. Why should a boy like that want to ruin you a boy? I'm not talking about Jeff It's his father Roy Calvert He owns the six iron over in the valley Roy Calvert. Yeah There was a gunfighter by that name the same man bought the ranch here three years ago What's he done? What's he got to do with your water supply? Now? There's a leak behind his ranch fed by underground springs never runs dry Calvert's land crosses the mouth of the valley It's the only approach to the lake now. He's fenced it off won't let our herds through There must be some local ordinance about that an easement or right of way. There's nothing in writing Folks just always used the lake whenever there's been a dry spell Calvert let us through the first year he come but not now. Why not? I don't know Two weeks ago Harry Craig got mad tried to drive his herd through Young Calvert killed two of his men Well his father's turned him into a worse killer than he was himself I'll tell you right now paladin the only way to break Calvert is to get that boy What do you really want mr. Wellman water or jeff's hide? I want results fast All right I'll get them for you, but In my own way, what are you gonna do? Talk with calvert At the gateway of the six iron ranch. I wondered if I was heading into trouble. I could hear gunshots I just mounted and moved toward the sound When I reached the corner of the barn I realized it was happening There was a crudely drawn silhouette of a man on the barn wall And roi calvert was working with his son Late in the second shot hit too high But I hit him he'd have been hurt. That's not good enough How many times I have to tell you when you fire every shot's got to kill hurt ain't enough From the armpits to the waist that's your target nowhere else good advice if all you want to do is kill Who are you? What do you want? Five minutes of conversation the name is paladin paladin Yeah, I've heard of you. Did you get that job at the willman's anybody who works for wellman has no business here Anybody who'd deprive his neighbors of water has no business being a rancher So that's it Can we talk it over? Let me show you something Then you decide how much there is to talk over I followed calvert through the yard non-pass the ranch house To a pleasant tree shade of gnoll will overlook the valley below He stopped beside a mound of earth marked with a white cross Here's all I got to say paladin That's my wife's grave This town put her there 20 years. We were married Kind woman she was Good patient And lonely So lonely You must have loved her very much Takes that for a man like you to give up his gun I turned to this ranch because I wanted her to have a place where she could say hello to somebody and he wouldn't look past her Or somebody talked to her past the time of day like ordinary folks Name calvert was a death sentence to more than 20 men Did you think he could hide it? Nobody didn't know except for wellman. He found out and passed the word around And she was alone again Yeah Gunslinger's wife killer's wife When she took sick nobody came to call except the doctor Then she died I loved her very much This town killed her now i'm gonna kill this town calvert the ranchers will drive their way through He tried it once It cost him Maybe next time it'll cost you Not likely but jeff played my hand I have more respect for a man who plays his own Calvert had been hurt But now the ranchers in the town were being hurt somewhere it had to end I went back to see wellman at his place. I found him by the corral his horse saddled ready Well calvert gonna let us through wellman. I can't undo three years of hate in one afternoon Calvert told me about his wife wife, but Well, what do you mean? We never had anything to do with her. I I know That's just it Well, I know if we can't use that lake. We're wiped out now Can we get through or not as of right now? No And then we'll have to drive our way through and you take care of the boy I told you before I'll do this job my way now if you're working for me paladin I'm going out for a meeting with the other ranchers if you're with us get rid of young calvert if not cut out Yeah You You're leaving I can't do this his way Then he'll go ahead without you him and the others. Yeah looks that way They'll be fighting and shooting men will be killed men with wives and family Mr. Paladin, please now Wait a minute. Mrs. Wellman. Are you asking me to kill Jeff? I'm asking you to measure one life against many Car owners, I have news of a product so new. It's amazing. It's here today at all It's new case. I'd smooth seal you say it's new you say it's new. So it's new. What does it do? Well, it's a fluid you add to your automatic transmission automatic transmission It stops the leaks in your transmission and makes it smooth and quiet makes it smooth makes it quiet How can I tell if I should try it? That's easy your stops see and you start to go and you give it the gas pretty good If you hear a sort of whirring or grinding noise if you feel a jerk or jolt or jar then your transmission just isn't up to par Grinding noises jars and jerks. That's how my transmission works boys If that's the case then you've got a case for new caseite smooth seal new caseite smooth seal How will that help? Well, it's made to soften those shrunken seals and smooth out the shifting when there's power on the wheels If you heard a whirring or felt a jar when you pull away in your modern car You are a man who needs a can just $1.95 and it works while you drive anyone here for caseite smooth seal hit me If it doesn't do the job you get double your money back You're doing back here again paladin if you're working for willman sooner or later. We'll shoot it out You've killed three men already jeff Do you have a taste for it now? You think I want to stand out there watching someone come at me like casey this morning and know I had to kill him Did you have to he'd have killed me that's your excuse this time? What'll it be next he asked for it over nothing jeff when you set yourself up as the fastest gun There'll be men making you prove it until the day you can't paladin. Haven't we had enough talk this time you listen caliburton Wellman's getting the other ranches together. They're gonna drive their way through to the lake They're gonna try you mean the herds are going through tomorrow afternoon. I don't think so I'll see to it myself. I wouldn't if I were you If you have any objections I'll be in town all morning. We can settle everything right there. We'll be glad to bludge You were jeff me Well Getting easier all the time isn't it jeff You must be proud of yourself calvert You've turned your son into a killer and he's going to enjoy the same kind of life you have If he lives long enough Back in town word had got around that jeff calvert was riding in to meet me I waited in the saloon while men spoke and whispered and marked time Wellman was there too You might as well fill mine up again borner I Want to tell you paladin? I'm sorry about the way I talked yesterday. Wellman. It's late to clear a gilly conscious If you'd use that word sorry when calvert's wife died, this wouldn't be necessary I know that I did some thinking last night Paladin the calvert's just rode in town All right That squares us borny Well, I hope the show is worth the price All right jeff Anytime you're ready. It won't be self-defense this time jeff You'll have to draw first. No No paladin over here. What mate? You're You're pretty good paladin Decided to play your own hand after all on a calvert dad. Are you all right? Sure You were wrong paladin I didn't turn my boy into a killer. Let's get him to the doctor jeff Unless we're not finished We're finished I got nothing to prove I'd like to help After he sees the doctor I I could drive him on home Calvert or maybe we can talk a little late for that well calvert When you came here you expected people to forget the past well Suppose you try it Let it end You're right Well, man, I I'd be much obliged to talk Hello. Hey boy. Oh, we saw paladin Oh too bad What what's too bad? You coming back you'll find san francisco Cold rainy fog creeping around everywhere. Oh miserable. What are you talking about? Hey boy, this is what I've dreamed of for many a long hot dusty mile. Oh, oh, they're very good Hey, you lucky time is a paladin something I can do for you It sure is. 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