 I know you men have accepted money to make trouble in this camp. Now listen. There's a broken chore waiting for every one of you if you're not out of here by sundown. Gun will travel starring Mr. John Daner as Paladin. San Francisco 1875. The Carlton Hotel. Headquarters of a man called Paladin. Yes, over here, hey boy. Oh, Mr. Paladin, a telegram come for you. Oh, thank you. Listen to this, hey boy. Would you consider a job, Foreman Railroad Construction Crew? Need you, Wilway Nevada, urgent Alan Hurley. Oh, this man make a joke, Mr. Paladin? Foreman Railroad Construction Crew? Well, I know this Alan Hurley, hey boy. I don't think he means it as a joke. I don't believe this telegram exactly covers the situation. Mr. Paladin, hey boy, advise, do not accept offer. Oh, why not? Oh, hey boy, one time with members of Celestial Dragon Society, Walker Railroad. Oh, very hard work. Foreman was very tough. Oh, so you don't think I'm man enough for the job? Oh, you want to be like that, you go ahead. We don't pack gun, pack a pick and shovel. You find out. No sir, no pick and shovel for me. If I'm the foreman, I'm the boss. You hear? Oh, hey, tough boss. You bet. So, you are the tough boss. Telegram say urgent, so we go pack now? Well, maybe there's time for another cognac and coffee, please, hey boy. And listen, hey boy, let's make no mistake about packing the gun. I'm sure Alan Hurley doesn't want to hire me just on my merit as a construction crew foreman. 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, close to natural acting. 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 so gentle, so close to natural acting, there's no upset. 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. Where the train stopped to let me off, there was a water tank, a corral and a frame building with a big sign that said Pat Casey Hauling. The one road that led from the railroad tracks was narrow, banked by sheer rugged cliffs. I made the 99 miles to Willway in discomfort in the sort of combination freight and passenger mule drawn coach. Obviously, a Pat Casey enterprise. When we finally reached Willway, we pulled up in front of a saloon adjoining the freight yard and I went in. There was one other customer in the place, an old gray-haired man who was having an argument with a bartender. I didn't get the gist of the words, but I saw the old man reach for his gun when suddenly a long bull whip flicked out from the top of the stairway and snaked around the man's gun arm, jerking it upwards and sending the bullet wild into the ceiling. You know I won't have that in my place. It's robbery. That's what it is robbery. Take his gun, Vin. I got some more. I got to get to the railroad. Yesterday, he said when I come in, I could have a mule train for $400. Today, he tells me $700. $700? Vince told you that? Yes, ma'am, he did. Vince was mistaken. The train will cost you $1,000. $1,000? I can't pay it. Well, it's a shame. Well, you can always war over the mountain. You... And here. Take your gun. You'll need it. Well, you're not going to get away with this forever. You wait. What can I do for you, mister? Oh, I just stopped in for a drink. That's quite a trick, that thing with the whip. Yeah, I learned that for a Vodville turn some years ago. It comes in handy. Vince, give the stranger a drink. I'll be up in my office. I'm busy. I don't want to be bothered unless it's important. Sure, Casey. Casey? It's Pat Casey. Pat Casey Hauling? Yeah. Nobody would know. Pretty, ain't she? Not a seer when she's got on one of them fancy dresses instead of their men's clothes. Well, that old man in here, she was a little rough on him, wasn't she? Hey, oughta know. You don't pay to get Casey riled. Anybody who's got a mind to do any freightin' out of here has got to deal with Pat Casey. And it's easier when she ain't riled. You got his ore this far. Couldn't you use his own animals? Casey owns the right-of-way. Do business with her, or, like she said, go over the mountain. Quite a setup. Quite a woman. Which way's the King's Hotel? Out the door to your left. Thanks. Well, then come in. Thanks. Oh, I'm glad you got here. Sit down, sit down. Your wire said urgent. Urgent. Minutes, Count Paladin. We're working against a deadline so important that if we don't meet it, it means ruin. Ruined? Well, most of us citizens of Willoway invested our whole future in the future of this town. That was some time ago when we heard that the Central Pacific Railway was coming through here. Oh, and instead they laid their tracks 99 miles away. Yes. And at first we thought Willoway was going to be another ghost town. Yeah, it's a sad thing to see a town die. Well, we weren't going to bury it without a fight. There was one chance to save it, a connection with the railroad. So we promoted our own line. We're laying an arrow gauge track that connects with the Central Pacific. That's quite an undertaking. Well, it's been a battle all the way. Now that the end is in sight, it looks like we might lose after all. Why's that? Well, we've got our position. Tough opposition. One Pat Casey. Pat Casey. I just had the pleasure. Well, you'd be surprised how much weight that woman can throw around. She fought us on the franchise. She fought us on the financial backing. Now she's fighting us on construction. I can see her point. The railway was certainly cut into that lucrative little business she has set up. Now, the track's been laid to just 12 miles outside of town. We've got three weeks to finish it or lose our franchise. 12 miles three weeks? Well, you ought to be able to do that. Oh, under ordinary circumstances, yes. But not the way we're going. One delay after another. Trouble among the men. Trouble with the equipment. All kinds of trouble. It consumes precious time. Trouble instigated by Casey? Yes. Now we need your help. We've got to meet that deadline. You expect me to fight a woman? That's why I sent for you. Call it an outlay odds you never had, a craft to your adversary. Seems to me you've picked pretty rough country for your railroad. Look, our engineer and a party survey is exactly a year to lay out a route through here. This runs parallel to Casey's runaway? Just five miles east. Oh, there's the construction camp down there. Listen, when I meet the men, you'll introduce me as the new foreman. Is that right? Yes. That'd be the way you could really keep your eye on what's going on. Hardly qualified to boss a construction crew. Well, the engineer will help you on any technical points. All you have to do is be tough. Tough? That seems to be it. Found out our last foreman was being paid off by Casey. I guess her money is buying all your trouble. Hey, wait a minute. Ooh. Ooh. What's going on down there? That's the mess tent. Sounds like a riot. I said quiet. Now, what's going on here? Answer me. What's the meaning of this? We ain't eating this slop. That's what we want to be. Meal time is over anyway. Get back in the job. Well, just who are you giving them orders? I'm bossing this outfit. Now get back in the job. You hear? Yeah, I hear you, mister. But I don't like the sound of you. You want to do something about it? Yeah. Oh, no, you don't. Next. All right. Anyone next? I know this man on the ground here was accepting money to make trouble in this camp. Now you listen to me. There's a broken jaw waiting for every one of you on that payroll, every one of you taking that dirty money. If you're not out of camp by sundown. You really scared them. Getting tough didn't seem to help the cause, and he did it. Out of 30 men, we've got two left. Well, those men wouldn't have done you any good. Casey was paying them off to see that the road was never completed since she'd get her money's worth. She's managed to accomplish her purpose anyway. What do you mean? I mean we've been defeated, Paladin. By the time we have left, we'll never be able to get another crew to get it. I mean, there's no place around here you can line up some men willing to work. Oh, we tried. These fellows we had all came from out of the state. Early exactly how much remains to be done? Well, I blasted the guts and laid in the culverts to put up the trestle work. All we need now are men who can swing a pickin' shovel and lay down 12 mile a track. Wait. A pickin' shovel? Oh, wait a minute. What? I think I can get you a crew, Hurley. Let's get back to town. I want to send a telegram. Hurley, this is King Chang, otherwise known as Hey Boy. Those gentlemen lined up back there, the members of the Celestial Dragon Society are all ready to go to work. Well, I certainly want to thank you, Hey Boy, you and your friends for coming to our rescue. Oh, Hey Boy, tell members, Celestial Dragon Society hard work, tough boss. While it's time, telegram say, Mesa, Paladin, need help. You better go. Uh, what did you tell the Carton Hotel, Hey Boy? I tell how Carton Hotel Hey Boy Moscow have uncle in Salinas very sick. Oh, no. Hey Boy, you didn't use that old story about your sick uncle in Salinas again. Oh, he's always worked. Hey Boy, we have less than two weeks now to lay 12 miles a track. Do you think you can do it? Oh, sure. Don't you worry, Mesa Hurley. All right, Hey Boy, the ties are stacked up by the railhead back there. The rails are on the flat ground. I want you to know those ties are worth their weight in gold. We had to scout around Saw Mills as far away as Wyoming to get those. Hey Boy, get the boys lined up with picks and shovels. We'll get to work. Please, but I look like maybe better do something quick. Uh, I look like a smook come from where ties are stacked. Oh, he's right. They're on fire. Paladin and the fire is no accident. If those go up, we're finished. Come on, get the water buckets. Hey Boy, get the boys lined up to fight fire. Why the long face, Hurley? Well, because we're licked. You know it. Weak in a day to go. The boys have been cutting ties in that standard tree of the canyon. Oh, yes, yes, I know. It's a good try, Paladin. I'll tell you what they've accomplished. I talked to your chief engineer. He figures that with what we've managed to say from the fire we've got enough to finish the job. He still thinks it can be done in time? Well, providing we can haul those ties down from the canyon immediately, but we'll need every mule in the county. Oh, well you know who has all the mules in the county. Yeah. And I'm going to make a deal to hire them. Oh, you're out of your mind. Maybe. But it's worth a try. Oh, here are Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy. Charlie, where have you been? Well, it's a long story, Bergen. Remember, you said you wanted the car lubricated. I said I wanted a guardian maintenance lubrication, like all Chevrolet's Pontiacs, Oldsmobiles, Buick's, Cadillacs, and Chevy and GMC trucks. Our car deserves the best of service. And that means guardian maintenance at our dealer service department. Yes, well I drove our car to our dealers without an accident. Oh. Most of the way. It's on Main Street between 4th and 5th. Is it closer to 4th or 5th? It's all the way from 4th to 5th. All right, young man, you're going to get it now. I'm only kidding, Bergen. It's just a scratch fender. Our dealer's GM train mechanics have already got it looking like new again. It's part of their quality appearance service. Shall I still meet you in the woodshed? You drove the car without permission. It's the woodshed. And I'll see you there as soon as I phone the dealer. Well, take your time. We'll start without you. Hello, Vince. Oh, hello. Pat Casey in. Upstairs in her office. You want a drink? Later. Hey! You can't go up there! You want a butt? Vince was right. He was? Ah. He told me I should see you in a fancy dress sometime. Instead of those boys clothes. Lovely. Mr, I know how I look in a dress. I also know you're with that railroad outfit. Now what do you want? Yeah. I want to hire your mules. It'll cost you. It'll pay. When you want them. Hmm? I said when you want them. I'm sorry. I'm afraid I was expecting a fight. Does this mean you've come to realize how important the railroad is to Willoway? I'm not interested in anything that isn't important to Pat Casey. But why the change of heart? I can relax now. The country will take over. Have you looked at the sky? No. I know this country, Mr. It fights back. I know it's going to rain. I know it's going to rain hard. I know it might even flood in those mountains. You'll never get those tracks late in time. Even if you have my mules. We'll take the chance. You fight hard. You do too. Mine's a dedicated fight. It has to be. I swore I'd wipe the name of this town off the map and I've just about got it done. Why so bitter? I was with a show troupe. My partner and I got stranded in this town. He was a sweet guy. The town wasn't very nice to us. We were used to that. But my partner was sick. Maybe if the town had been a little nicer he'd be alive. And the least idea why I told you that? I don't think a person in Willoway remembers. I'm glad you did tell me. All right. You can pick up the mules when the money's on the line. Now I'm busy. Mr. Paladin, boys pound spikes in the last piece of track but still have three miles to go. I know, hey boy. That track ought to be here any minute now. It was unassiding at the other end of our line. I saw it. But Mr. Paladin, time short. Yeah, I realize that. Midnight tonight. Oh, somebody's coming. Probably Hurley. He'll know just when the track will get here. What about the track, Hurley? It won't get here. What do you mean? A flood car with derail eight miles up the way by flood. The rails are buried in a wash and there's no possible way to get them out in time. You mean this beats us with only three miles to go? How do you like that? At midnight tonight because of those three miles we lose our franchise. Oh, my, it must be something. Hey, Hurley. Hurley, how does that contract read? Well, we agreed to have track laid in the Central Pacific lines to the city limits in a specified time. And we're just three miles short of the city limits? Yes, I'm afraid so. All right. You know about the mountain coming to Mohammed, don't you? What are you talking about? Can you call a special meeting of the Willway City Council? Oh, no. Yes, it's an emergency. Why? In view of the potential growth of Willway, I think we should point out at the city council that they should be far-sighted enough to allow room for that growth by extending the city limits three miles before midnight tonight. Oh, Mr. Halladon, Balladon that's sheer cheese. Oh, Mr. Halladon, you're his head, huh? Well, Hey Boyd usually figures that you can get further that way than by being tough. Come on, let's go, beat that deadline. This is a big day for our town. Pretty exciting. Oh, just about time. Grand rule. Wait! That's Pat Casey. Mr. Hollisback, will you? Will I climb on that thing? Of course, here. You're leaving Willway, Casey? Stay too long as it is. Here, allow me up. Oh, thanks. Just put the bag down there. I understand you're from Frisco. Yeah. And they get out that way sometime, I'll look you up. Yeah. Halladon. Carlson Hotel. I'll remember. So long. Good luck, Casey. Thanks. We're glad to be home again. Let me see one. Look, Hey Boyd's hat. He got his blisters. Oh, hey boy dig, hey boy swingy pick. Hey boy work all he live long day. Hey boy, you and the boys are the fine job. Here. Come out in my room and sit down for a minute before you report into the hotel. Oh, no, no. Hey boy, better go say you're ready to start back to work. And hey boy, so glad to be home. Never going to leave Carlton Hotel again. Oh, hey boy. He has to leave. I believe. Ho-Chang. Ho-Chang. Hey boy's uncle. In Tallinas. He's very sick. Ho? Ho. Oh, no. Miss Wong, you mean hey boy really has an uncle in Tallinas? Oh, hey boy must go. Hey boy. This is like the boy who hollered wolf. You thought when he hey boy hollow uncle. Thirsty people everywhere prefer ice cold Pepsi Cola. And because it's light, it refreshes without filling. Charlie, be sociable. I am, Kay. Pepsi is a favorite of thirsty people from Maine to Hawaii, from Alaska to Florida. Charlie. It's perfect for parties or picnics. So serve Pepsi to your guests. That's helpful, but... This is the sociable part. Keep plenty of Pepsi ice cold and ready. Remember, it goes fast because everybody likes Pepsi. Singing still sounds more inviting. May I? Be sociable. Long smart. Keep up to date with Pepsi. Drink like refreshing Pepsi. Stay... But singing doesn't say pick up an extra carton of Pepsi today. Better yet, get a case. You do that. Of Gunn, Will Travel. Created by Herb Meadow and Sam Rolfe, he is produced and directed in Hollywood by Frank Parris and stars John Daner as Paladin, with Ben Wright as hey boy and Virginia Gregg as Miss Wong. Tonight's story was specially written for Have Gunn, Will Travel by Ann Dowd. Featured in the cast were Jean Bates, Tim Graham, Charlie Lung and Lauren Stopkin. This is Hugh Douglas inviting you to join us again next week when CBS Radio presents Have Gunn, Will Travel.