 large city and in the territory on west there is just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers and that's with the u.s. marshal and the smell of guns smoke a man who moved with it I'm that man Matt Dillon the United States Marshal the first man they look for and the last they want to meet it's a chance a job and it makes a man watchful and a little lonely my coffee doc oh no thanks to the one if I have some no not if you can stand it I can another game of checkers I'll be crowning kings and my sleep as it is why don't we just call it a night I guess it doesn't look like Matt and Chester be back tonight and it was no use waiting up you worried about him doc you know me what do you mean we're about them of course not I didn't really expect them before tomorrow anyway or even the day after it's a long ride to Hayes City and if they had to stay over to testify I guess they can take care of themselves but there has been some Indian trouble up that way again huh yeah I heard a patrol went out from Fort Dodge last week to ransom that Mary Tabor who got captured by the Rapper well anyway it's not Indians I'm worried about those Hayes City females oh I heard about them myself you think that's what's holding them up better not be oh here we are worrying about them and they're probably enjoying themselves in some honky tonk saloon girls and liquor singing and dancing oh you won't say they're having fun I was like a coyote Chester but it might be any that might be some matter you worried no shit just kindly dry we ought to be about to the river don't you think any minute now sure we'll be glad to get there oh I ain't complaining you understand and you was perfectly right not the camp back there at them rocks hello horses need water yes I said I ain't complaining you was right to come on to the river even if it is pitch dark I think I declare I could eat me a buffalo hide who fan horn but I'll settle for bacon biscuits wait a minute Chester it looks like we're gonna have company at the river sure enough they got a campfire going fricking it might be Indians no Indian ever built a fire that big Chester yeah I think it could be way out here only one way to find out ain't that a lady over there if it isn't the cavalry's got a new uniform as long as you didn't hit us Lieutenant Dick Lieutenant I'm Matt Dillon this Chester Proud for you I don't remember seeing you around dodge Lieutenant I only been at the fort about a month March I see yeah we've got to know the sergeant here pretty well he's been our border you might say a few times I sure can't recommend accommodations on my way what's that cooking oh buffalo steaks you hungry well now we got there's plenty for everybody isn't there Luton yes yes of course join us Marsha glad to have you I'll just go tend the horses don't all right Chester way from Dodge aren't you mushroom now we delivered a prisoner to Hayes City and we're on our way back excuse me you're out here that's Mary Tabor over there isn't it so you know the story now I heard of the touch when it got out to a ransomware from the Arapahose yeah we had that wagon loaded with trade goods to buy our back guns and ammunition included no they took it of course you got the girl only because I insisted the exchange be simultaneous they brought the girl we rode away and left the goods otherwise we'd all been dead oh why boy they had turned on us a minute to cut the hands in them guns Marshall I've always heard the Arapahoe deal fairly I wouldn't trust any Indian or anybody else huh what do you mean that shot you had thrown at us just ordinary writers coming in with enough noise for a regimen it was only a warning we get reason to be cautious Marshall the Rappahoe you trust so much have been following us ever since we made the exchange how do you know we've same sign even caught a glimpse of a scout on the horizon a couple of times you're out there all right just waiting a chance to take her back why would they wait until you're only a day's right out of Fort Dodge why wouldn't they jump you're right there in their own country when they had the advantage you're only a small detachment small as right eight men that's all they'd allow me that makes you nervous than that Marshall I know there's somebody out there in the dark right now have you escorted since making camp certainly you mind if I go out and take a look around I've got guards mounted I'll handle them suit yourself much thank you um you're new out here aren't you Lieutenant Dick I've been commissioned over two years this is your first tour on the planes though what do you insinuate Marshall nothing Lieutenant nothing it's always better to know what you're facing sometimes you find you have nothing to be afraid of you mind if I take Sergeant Cromwell with me go ahead thank you say that they stopped at that clump of willows over there probably but only one in the end you know come to think of it it's always only one we've seen signs for three days but always only one right at a time today I got a close look it's in a wrapper hole now what do you think that means maybe that there is only one surgeon when well what's he doing here I don't know but somebody might who married Tabor Tabor some of this buffalo steak it's mighty good thanks Dr. in a minute huh right Lieutenant at least there's one a wrapper hole out there a scout of course maybe anyway I don't think one man will try to attack eight now ten of us nevertheless I'll keep my guards posted sure Lieutenant I'd like to talk to Mary Tabor if you don't mind go ahead if you talk to you she won't any of us of course I suppose she's been through a lot go ahead try thanks Miss Tabor I'm Marshall Dullin I know I've seen you around Dodge Marshall now folks back there will be mighty pleased that you're safe will they Marshall sure they thought you were killed like the rest of that wagon train when the word came that you were still alive everybody's mighty happy about it your father got together that wagon loaded goods I noticed he didn't come out himself trip ma'am and he's not too young you know besides only eight men were allowed to go into the Arapaho camp look Miss Tabor your father isn't wealthy it took almost everything he had to stock that wagon I'm sorry Marshall I don't know what's wrong they'll all be glad to have you back Mary I didn't know I was afraid maybe they'd think you know what they think how most women are treated it wasn't like that with me it wouldn't matter folks understand how it is do they Marshall they say so but I've seen how they look at women who've come back I did it myself and I know what I was thinking but it wasn't like that with me I swear he didn't touch me he two eagles the Arapaho brave who bought me bought you but you were captured by the Arapaho weren't you know he was shy and attacked the train killed everybody but me and two little boys we rode all night and then we came to the Arapaho village and they sold me there I guess they sold me because I was so much trouble so worn out they took the little boys with them to raise as warriors I guess and the Arapaho two eagles bought you for ten horses he must have valued your highly that's a good price but he didn't touch me Marshall I swear it never in all the two months he treated me fine just like the rest of his family tell me Miss Tabor would he have any reason to follow you follow me now here you think he's the one they've been see I don't know I'm only asking if there might be a reason for him to do it I don't think so Marshall I don't think so thanks ma'am and don't worry about the folks and George your father he's gonna be mighty glad to see you thanks Marshall yes I'm that Indian out there they won't hurt him no ma'am not if they don't see him telling your buffalo steaks getting cold all right Chester sergeant from well says you found sign mm-hmm one Indian can't make too much trouble can he I'll add the pens on the Indian Chester and why he's here wake up something funny going on you hear that sounds like a dub but it's still dark I'm just breaking down only ones to notice that those me and her me marry Tabor he's only pretending to sleep every time that cussard bird calls she lifts her head and I see why Chester look over the edge of that brush there but that's a Indian quiet but mr. Dillon just wait and watch she's seated we're sure she does he's right there playing a game that fool guard must be sound asleep shouldn't we all wear that Indian go to he's gone again disappeared be quiet Chester let's look at Mary Tabor out of her blankets crawling away but Mr. Dillon that girl sneaking away out into the brush she's going to that Indian she's running away yeah it looks like it if we tell them Chester they'll be shooting and somebody will get hurt maybe the girl I'm gonna follow her then you follow me maybe 20 or 30 paces huh but be quiet don't worry and Garg's lab will start throwing lead at any time here's out there and move white man die Dillon he's my friend friend behind you let him go you're a dead Indian no please don't show until I'm gonna drop that knife and eat Mr. Dillon loose two eagles let him go friend friend but maybe you better explain this Mary I just had to talk to him Marshall I had to see that nothing happened to him those soldiers would see him or if he tried to come into camp so this is two eagles this is the man who bought you yes he's young yes he's handsome yes he's come to claim his property it's not like that I told you what was never like that I know you probably won't believe it I know the lieutenant never could but he's a good man Marshall gentle and kind good do you believe that maybe what do you mean he's an Arapaho an Indian now you mean he's only a savage I'm sorry Marshall and you're right there were times when I almost forgot it and then something would remind me something that would turn my stomach that's why that's the only reason why it didn't become his wife yes any of the others would simply have taken me especially after they paid 10 horses that made me his to do with just as he liked but he courted me Marshall stood in his blanket outside the TP in saying to me it was frightening but it was lovely too do you understand Marshall it was lovely and I listened I listened I understand Mary and I'm not ashamed when you tell them back and dodge tell them that too I'm not ashamed Mary how much of what we're saying does he understand not much I taught him a few words of English he taught me a few of Arapaho but it was mostly like animals that we understood each other by the way it was said by the tone of voice you should have told Lieutenant Dake about him Mary what for he'd have been all the more delighted to shoot him on sight what are you gonna do you're gonna go back with two Eagles you know I can't and why did you come out here I told you to warn him send him back before something happen are you sure Mary you must have known once he had his hands on your again he wouldn't let you go didn't you know that I suppose I did Marshall and what are you gonna do you mean you you let me go with him if that's what you really want if you're sure you know it yeah I hear him Justin oh they've discovered you're gone Miss Tabor there's not much time go go how could I ever be sure Marsha none of us can ever be sure about the future Miss Tabor but you can't fear the future either you have to decide what you want them to stick to your decision but if I live to regret it if you have to question it Mary then you're not sure enough squawk come he's getting done what are you gonna do Miss Tabor to eagle love come no two Eagles I can't I can't it would be wrong I can't help you goodbye to goodbye and thank you love I'll never forget you know all right come on Chester hold him I'll take her for you go on back to your people hurry they must have gone at us man I know what he thought he could do against eight men though almost like he wanted to die I understand Sergeant he must have been crazy to follow you all this way if you never know about Indians don't you worry miss there's nothing more to fear your deal is over we'll be in dodge of a nightfall thank you here let me help you on the wagon thank you I'm sure once you're safely back in dodge we'll be able to make you forget all this I'll make it my personal project to help all on the whole thing will be just a unpleasant nightmare will it Lieutenant why yes course excuse me all right man ready to move out we buried him up on the hill overlooking the river Mary I brought this little medicine bag I thought that you might like it for a meadow maybe it all happened for the best Mary some day it'll be forgotten will it marshal light ever again find a man who loved me that much that I don't know Mary really don't know our William Conrad as Matt Dylan U.S. Marshall the story was specially written for gun smoke by John Dunkel with editorial supervision by John Meston featured in the cast were Gene Bates Jack Moyles and Vic Parran Harley Bear is Chester Howard McNear is Doc and Georgia Ellis is Kitty this is George waltz inviting you to join us again next week for another story on gun smoke