 The King of the Cowboys, Roy Rogers, brought to you by Quaker Oaks, the Giant of the Cereals. The Giant of the Cereals is Quaker Oaks. The Giant of the Cereals is Quaker Oaks. Delicious, nutritious, make you feel ambitious. The Giant of the Cereals is Quaker Oaks. Brandscribe from out of the west and into your home, riding the range of mystery and adventure, blazing the trail of western story and song. Boy willing and the writers of the Purple Sage, that teller of tall tales, Gabby Hayes, the Queen of the West, Dale Evans, and in person, the King of the Cowboys himself, Roy Rogers. So howdy folks, this is Roy Rogers. Buckaroos, the things that Dale and Gabby and I saw up north of Paradise Valley this last week ought to put you on your guard all summer long. And I mean that straight from the shoulder. You'll see why when Gabby starts telling you about it. Hey, sure will, son. Buckaroos, what we're going to tell you that day is dead serious. Excuse me a second for the ringing out my whiskers. They're still damp. Had to swim big stock in river, you know, and whiskers don't seem to dry as quick as they used to. Maybe water is wetter these days. There, now they feel better. Well, we call this story the mystery of Squatters Island. Roy and Dale Mead was headed for Mineral City the other day. When we hear the noise, it sounded awful familiar. We heard it, Sheriff. It sounded like a war at both looms. True Fettlemen were taking supplies to the arsenal at High Point. The cola gang rolled down on them. Escape with everything. Ammunition, tear gas, and not a big supply, but enough to make Colin his outfit mighty dangerous in this territory. Let's go after them, then. The head of north towards Pine Cove. That's where the fire star is burning, Sheriff. We'll work out from Stone Valley. Hal Kohler used to be a good friend of mine before he turned out long. But now I'd run him down just as quick as I would any other gunfighter. I don't know. Roy! Wait a minute. He probably thinks we got Kohler coming to get in under the shell. By Pine Junction. We saw smoke over that way. Nothing can stop the flames now until they reach Big Stock and River. Whoa, whoa, boy. What about the folks living between the fire and the river? I think most of them are out, but we'd better give up trying to find Kohler and warn them. There's one strip of land still open where they can get out between Pine Cove and the fire coming down Red Mountain. You ride south, Sheriff, and we'll work down so that we come out to the river across from Squatter's Island. If worse comes to worse, we can swim over to the island. Let's ride, Dale and Gabby. Mine grew. We'd better head that way right now. I can't leave here. Van Gogh, forget everything except yourself and your horse. If you want to get out of here alive, hit the trail, Dale and Gabby. We've got to keep moving. Have you got an extra horse? Sure, but Dale will help you put your wife on one. Yes, we'll make her as comfortable as we can, but you've just got to leave here. Well, while you're doing that, though, Dale, I'll help Gabby warn the other folks up the canyon. We'll be back by that time. We've got to get you out of here. Your horse doesn't count now. You've got to ride for your life. The fire's coming fast. That's all right. We've got to the place we've picked out. Squatter's Island is out there in the middle of the river. The swift current, Roy, we can't... So try a handkerchief over your face, Dale. That'll filter out the smoke. The heat, too. It's an awful current in this river, Sean. I don't hold that rather paddle of river current. And loose in a fire, Pappy. Come on, let's go. Easy, pal, boy. As quick as the water comes up to your horse's nose, get off and swim. Hang on to his tape. In the middle of the day, I'll go right and I can watch you. You bet. Show you how to get across. Take your horse now. Grab his tape. We'll have to fight this current from near the island. Steady, fella. We made it. Anyhow... Say, sure it took the wind right out of you folks, I guess, huh? Yeah. We ought to keep in shape like you do, Pappy. Easy. I can tell you that. Roy, look behind us. The smoke, the flames. Even the twilight sky is fiery red. There's something even worse, Dale. All that timber burning, homes, barns, animals and everything. We're lucky to have gotten out alive. Hey, my secure is dripping wet and so is all my shells. So are my matches, Pappy. There's a cabin and a barn in that grove of trees. I'm hoping the last fellow who was here left a few supplies behind. Then we can have supper. Let's go have a look. What do you say? Damn you, full-captain. Wear a wet clothes. Of course, such things don't bother me. Much. Oh, I'm glad they don't, Gaddy. I ain't a shiver in the best. Somebody stayed in this cabin and not so very long ago, either. See the tracks? Maybe they're still here. We'll find out. Bill. I'm surprised to see you, color. Why? I heard you've been looking for me. What do you mean, fooling people about sitting here in a dark? We were making bets on whether or not you'd get through the river. Keep them up, Rogers. Glad you came. We need a couple of good boys to saw wood and polish leather. We'd use a good cook, too, Miss Evans. Don't try putting any of that wolf bait in our coffee. Even though there is a box on the shelf in the kitchen. Let's cut this, Kohler. What? We're not keeping these three. We're getting rid of them. Wait a minute, Ross. Who's heading up this outfit? There's no argument. I am, Ross, and what I say goes. Any of you others want to argue the point? If you do, speak up. We have to stay on this island for that fire burns itself out and things cool down on shore. 24, 48 hours, maybe. Call her. I'm talking. We're getting rid of these people right now. I'm talking, Ross. Rogers did me a favor once, and I'm not forgetting it. That was before you turned out, Law Kohler. I don't care when it was. I'm returning the favor. You and your friends will stay alive until we leave. The only thing that can stop it is for one of these others to get big enough to take my job. That might happen. But I don't think it will. What do you want, Kohler? What are you up to? Six of your men sitting here with hands in their guns, but just sitting. What do you want? I mentioned you did me a favor once, Rogers. That was a long time ago. A very long time ago. When I was driven off my ranch, you forked for me. I fought against crooks. And we won. Then other crooks came. The other crooks took my land and I turned out, Law. But you forked for me and now I return the favor. Like I said, I'll see that you stay alive until we can leave this island. Why? So you can keep on holding this while you're bargain with the law? I'll kill you. Your gun won't do you any good. Now come on. Which one of you wants to do what? Come on, I'm ready. 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For a while after we met Hal Kohler and his outlaws on Squatters Island, I figured my brains had got smoked up in that forest fire. Kohler was sure tricky. He didn't want us killed, even though we knowed we was after his scalp. Well, one of the outlaws hit Dale and Roy cut loose. He laid the fella out cold and then turned to the others. They all had guns, but Roy dared them to come on. Which one of you wants to do what? Come on, I'm ready. We may go down, but we'll go down fight. I'll kill Rogers for what he done to me. All right, Ross. Come on, Ross. I'm waiting. Quiet. All of you quiet. All of your guns. I'll use mine in the first man to move. Kohler, you're working yourself right out as leader in this outfit. You made the suggestion yourself that she who's won't bait in our fleet. I said, hold it, Ross. What if she was using it? Wouldn't you do the same you were in her place? I gave these people my promise that they'd be alive until we left here. And that promise goes. I owe Rogers a favor. I'm paying off. You're paying off if you... I'm paying off. It'll be alive until we leave here. And for how long after you leave, Kohler? We'll talk about that when the time comes. You three can spend the night in the lean to attach the kitchen. There's boxes to sit on. You won't sleep anyhow. Kohler, I don't like the looks of this. We're not half friend or half enemy. We're all enemy. Let's leave it that way. Well, day owns, Gabby. There's nothing we can do right now except follow orders and spend the night in the lean to. When he said we wouldn't sleep in it tonight. I keep wondering about him. He did suggest using the wolf bait. It wasn't just an accident. He doesn't want to get away, son. He ain't gardener, he's shell. He's too busy. He's in bad with his gang because he refused to let him kill us. He's keeping an eye on Ross and any others working against him. I guess our only chance will come if part of the gang revolts against Kohler. They won't turn on him, Dale. Kohler's a strong man. I always admired him when he was trying to make a go of things in Paradise Valley. When he gave his word, he kept it. When he believed something was right, his men must know he's that kind of a man. Then there isn't much chance for us, is there? Son. Yes, Pappy? I wouldn't go and say nothing about this unless I had to hear young and kind of reckless but well-toed and porcupines. Now we've got to be reckless. Here, take your gun. Gabby! Where'd you get that gun, Pappy? When you tackled Ross for hitting Dale Roy, you knocked his gun clear across the floor. Everybody was watching you two, so I picked it up. Gabby, this gun will help a lot. Just a minute now. What's first, really? The guard outside the window. He'll kill if they move. Somebody's at the door. I'll put the gun in my belt. We won't have much of a chance enough if I corner it in a little room. Cover him now. Get him up! You're covered! There's four of us! I reckon we can count, Ross. Why don't you got my gun? It disappeared during that freakish while ago. I want it. Why, you pinheaded... It's in Roger's belt. I'll get it. Don't lower your haims, Rogers. You don't want that gun, Ross. You want to go fly back to your house! We'll find a place so we can finish with the rest of this outfit. You try. See, wait a minute. Roy, if he stayed in the barn, they... Look, it's the stuff they stole from the federal men. The ammunition and tear gas. Let's take it. Come on, quick. Out the back way. We can pull them off better if we stay here, son. Now, I'll let them blast away at the barn. After they figure they've killed us, they'll come in and we'll have them tracked. They'll be inside and we'll be waiting outside where we can see them, but not be seen. They do think we're in the barn, Roy. Stay here at the side of the barn where we can see what they do. Hide in this tall grass. Give them a chance to shoot up the barn and go inside. I didn't want to do that. It sounds like he's gone. If they won't stay long, they'll wait here. Pappy, go around the other side of the barn to the window. I'll cover the front. When I give the signal, shoot that tear gas bomb through the window. We ought to shoot them down like they did color. But we'll get them for the law. And the law will take care of them. They're coming down there, chief. Yeah, but there's still a long job ahead of us. We'll have to hold them now until we can get off this island. When things cool off on shore, Roy, we can send Trigger. Trigger would go for help if we sent him. Hey, Trigger isn't here, Dale. He's gone. I don't know what happened to him. Say, fellas and girls, wouldn't it be wonderful if you could say hocus pocus over the cookie jar and suddenly it would be full of delicious cookies? Well, it's almost as quick as saying hocus pocus when your mom uses Quaker Oats, new fast one bowl method for making oatmeal cookies. 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The giant of the cereal is Quaker Oats. Kind of tough on the eyes and full pappy. I'm afraid we're running out of rope, Roy. When we run out full time with anything we can find, we're tying all of it. And they're staying tied until we find a way of getting across that river and back to Mineral City. Move your feet together, you toad. How can I tie them when they're spread apart? Roy, how are we going to get them across the river? I'm hoping we can find Triggerdale. Maybe Gabby or I could ride in and get help. That's Trigger. There he is. Here we are, Sheriff. Listen, you prairie dog. This is the last time I'll tell you I'll break your legs. Get them feet together. How are you, Sheriff? But you and your men are sure a welcome sight. How we got here? Didn't you send Trigger for us? Send Trigger? Well, no. Well, he came. What's more, we led the way downstream, so we didn't have to go through that smoldering timber. Good boy, Trigger. He knew we were in trouble. He didn't even wait to be told. Well, what's all this? The Kohler outfit, Sheriff. Looks like they just went out of business. They did. And we three want to see that a murder charge is filed against Ross here. Which one's Ross? The ugly one with the bruises. He shot Kohler without cause, Sheriff. Kohler had given us his word. We'd be kept alive until they left. And while Kohler was trying to see that his word was kept, Ross shot him down. Kohler would have made a pretty good citizen if he hadn't gotten off on the wrong foot a file back, Sheriff. You know, he had all the loyalty and strength a man needs. Trouble is, he did get off on the wrong foot. The ring-tailed sidewinder, Sheriff, hold this fellow down. I'm going to bust his leg. The skin-headed reptile, he keeps moving his feet apart just when I get the rope all set. They won't need to be tied now, Pappy. We've got plenty of men here now to take them back. Well, he's going to be tied. He's been so ordinary, I'm going to tie him up and make him walk all the way to town on his knees. The low-down parking finder. There'll be a sad trip back to town, Sheriff. What the hell, Kohler, you mean? Well, yes, but more because of the country we'll have to see. Everything is burned out, the trees and the grass, the animals, people's homes, all they've worked for. It's awful, Roy. Somebody probably threw a lighted cigarette on the ground. Or left a campfire burning. Now the trees that nature took a hundred years to grow are gone. Well, none of the buckaroos who ride with me will ever be careless with fire. They appreciate the forest and the animals too much. Mighty priority, you buckaroos. You need to be in prayer to me too, only the sheriff come up too soon. Shucks, I just snapped that rattler's leg like twigs, the big elk, not putting their feet together when I wanted to tie him up. Well, the singer's all tuned up, so let's listen to him. Roy and Dale and Foy Willing, the writers of the Purple Sage. Here's the song. Rush those tears from your eyes and try to realize that's the ache in my heart. Rush those tears from your eyes and try to realize that's from now on be true. I know that I... Rush those tears from your eyes that's the ache. You want me as I want you to. I know I... Rush those tears. That's all for now, folks. This is Roy Rogers saying to all of you, from all of us, goodbye, good luck, and may the good Lord take a liking to you. See you next week. Don't forget. The Giant of the Cereals presents the Roy Rogers show transcribed each week at this same hour. With the writers of the Purple Sage, Gabby Hayes, Dale Evans, and the King of the Cowboys himself, Republic Pictures' great star in person, Roy Rogers. Here's something Roy Rogers wants you to know. He says, partner, I was raised on Quaker Oats, the Giant of the Cereals. 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