 Standard of California on behalf of independent chevron gas stations and standard stations throughout the west Invites you to let George do it Death in blue jeans another adventure of George Valentine's personal notice changes my stock and trade If you feel as though you've just read your own name in the obituary columns, you got a job for me George Valentine write full details My dear mr. Valentine as the librarian in a small mother-load town like Benson flats I don't see much of the world, but right here in my own books I can see murder and the horrible part of it is the man who will die won't believe it Mr. Valentine. He's the man. I've chosen to marry Please come please hurry But don't on any account let anyone know why you're coming or all of us will be in terrible danger You can find me alone at the library in the evening yours truly miss Emily Wintrick Cold fresh air Brooks see fresh air you're in the mouth Well, you don't have to drive over every one of them. Do you sorry angel? They must have built this road back in the gold rush. Hey, you hear that sounding like Hey, George, where are they coming from? I don't know. It's so dark and all these trees. Maybe someone's out Oh God I could just see anybody flashes by the side of the road. They were aimed at us. All right But how could they find out about miss Wintrick riding to us? Hey George, what's that? That's a roadblock somebody stopping all the cars. Yeah, there's a man with a lantern talking to them Yeah, all he looks official. Maybe now we get the answer. All right. All right Oh Wow, good evening Welcome to Benson flats. Well, does everybody coming to town get shot at or were we just lucky that happened to you stranger Don't tell me you didn't hear it was just around the last curve. That's all Excuse me lantern get a check. It's all well. You don't have to hold that gun so close. I can count the notches We don't aim to hurt nobody so just step out of the car quiet like come on out You better George. Okay, Jesse James Now do you want telling me what this is all about? Don't be so far touchy stranger. Hey, you need me Pete Yeah, Dusty suppose you drive the girl into town. Oh, no, you don't find stranger cut it out Look how he got him. Don't worry on a look little after the last time stranger Nobody's gonna get hurt unless you want it that way. What do you characters think you're doing? Just taking your boyfriend to a nice safe place lady the jail Hey, hey, hey, hey, come on. Come on. Taylor anybody Simmer down simmer down. I don't feel so good. I don't like all that noise. That's tough Buster What's this all about? Just call me saddlebags, but not everybody else does why because you're wearing money your eyes That's pretty good. No, I'll tell you I come to see you cause I'm the judge judge You look about as legitimate as this jail does It used to be the jail back in the old mine in days. I remember back you get it with you now What do you want? What do they do with a girl miss Brooks and interested in history, huh? Okay, but that's the way you feel Come on out. Come on, but I won't remind you. No Don't worry. I'll wait. Are we using my deck? Maybe it's else as you got to make sure I Know I know all you care about the girl. All right partner take a look He sure does miss and it's gonna cost him 20 bucks. What would you you don't have a beard 20 bucks Are back to jail if you shave while you're in town 20 bucks more you mean a beard Oh brother now. I've heard everything welcome to the Benson's frat centennial week partner everything like it used to be a hundred years ago Oh, mr. Valentine, I'm I'm so glad you finally got here it took him a little time to count out 20 dollars miss winters Does one always whisper in the library even when there's nobody around but there is someone Over there behind the magazine Now if you will follow me, we'll go in here where we can talk but take a good look at you as you go by Yeah, all right miss winters There that's why I asked you to come in this evening. Did you see him? Yeah tall green dignified But dressed in homemade clothes. He looked like he was just staring at those comic books He comes in here every night. He just sits there. He's trying to be casual. That's all But then he takes his real books out. Oh miss winters. Suppose you start at the beginning Yes, what does all this have to do with the murder you said you were afraid of? He's certainly not the one you've chosen. Oh, well, I hope the goodness not But you see he is the man out there is Henry Benson Benson like in Benson flat. Yes, it's an old time mining family Only henry has never been in town till the last two weeks. He's always lived in the hills alone Ever since he was a boy most people don't even remember there was such a person He came to visit his brother unexpectedly His brother who's considerably more well to do than he in mining. Oh, there. There's very little mining here these days But his brother is the owner of the big family house and so on and it's the brother. You're going to marry is it? Yes Is saddlebags and saddlebags you mean you and yes, yes, indeed. Mr. Valentine Of course, it's it's a little secret to everyone else, but I I assure you we've already asked each other Well, how nice But frankly, I'm a little surprised myself miss wintry Saddlebags didn't impress me as being Well, exactly your type Yes, we could hardly avoid it Oh, I know he's rough and full of good spirits, but that's what I love about him. He's so I'm miss wintry. What makes you think that? Oh, mr. Benton Excuse me. Why not at all? You're busy. I'll wait. Oh, no. No. No miss wintryx just showing us around You see we're uh magazine reporters covering the centennial. You'll find most of that outside Did you want me to check some more books out mr. Benton? I can wait. Thanks. Oh, don't be ridiculous. We still have lots of questions. We want to ask miss wintryx Yes, yes, of course. I'll take care of you right now That's uh quite a stag of books you have there friend. He wants to do a lot of reading And uh, you must like science mr. Benton. Huh? Why? Just give me back the book, please. Yeah, sure Night miss wintry. Good night, mrs. Benton Hey, strange, isn't it? So he's reading an introduction to basic chemistry and beacons guide the person Oh, I've made a list of the others he's taken. Here it is. Every book we have in the library on poison And it's your idea from that that he's going to poison his brother's saddlebags Oh, I know it sounds far-fetched, but Henry's penniless and there's only two left in the family. So he's everything to gain. Oh, but really miss wintryx. Listen, please Saddlebags has always been as healthy as as an old horse Even the doctor told him so the last time he was in the city, but three times in the last week three times mind you He's had attacks spells George he didn't look too well tonight. Yeah, I remember Well, what's his explanation miss wintryx? Oh, he just laughs and says i'm being silly, but Mr valentine you're not going to say that are you you will stay You will help me won't you? All right, miss wintryx. All right, we'll check in at the hotel and see in the morning. Oh, thank you And don't let it worry you if i'm worrying of beer Good night Brother, will you listen to that? Really whooping it up, aren't you? Yeah, my little stimpter sits there in her library scared to death as something else You know George now i'm the one who's beginning to wonder I know what you're thinking rickson If there is anything to her idea Poison's a funny weapon for any man up here to pick isn't it poison? woman's weapon oh No, she couldn't I'm sorry. I didn't mean to shove so hard But I think we'll make a complaint to the local sheriff in the morning. What's the matter? There's too much shooting going on here. Look at my coast Oh, George. Yeah, that hole didn't come from a blank coverage or from a spinster's imagination Yes, we're dancing in the street 10 o'clock in the morning. Oh boy. Yeah sounds like fun sheriff, but I wish you'd Yeah, sure is but being shot at it's a little different. Hey, mr. Valentine Yes, yes, I know my assistant out there stevens told me you complained about it Well, i'm just touchy about things like that last night, eh And your magazine people he said Not very good public relations prevents the flat You don't seem to take this very seriously sheriff Oh, but you must realize it was just an accident miss brooks. You do now. Don't you mr. Valentine? Maybe Uh, mr. Valentine, you don't impress me as a man who'd be complaining about a near miss Well, sure, maybe I just wanted to a little horse trading. Uh, what do you mean? We forget to advertise the bullet and in return you give us some good stories, you know good local color Oh, well now you're talking my language. What do you know about the benson family sheriff? Huh, benson's why well, it's benson plants that would make a good article Yeah, I can uh, I can see how you'd feel that way saddlebags is certainly a colorful character No soap saddlebags is pretty busy right now centennial committee and all I'm not sure he'd want to be bothered. I'm asking you sheriff Eh Sorry Can't help you mr. Valentine. Well, what about his brother? The big silent mountain man. There's such a contract I uh, I don't know much about henry either miss Look, we thought there might be something and why he came to town for the first time in years, you know, that's all Did you? Say now, no, no, no, you're off on the wrong pack folks What you want is some real color like uh, well like the hang tree or Then there's nothing you want to tell us about the benson's a sheriff, but if there's well if there's any other way I can help I oh Any other way? Hey sheriff. Oh, it's nothing. I Mr. Stevens anybody get a doctor quick. I won't do much good broxy That poison miss wind trick worried so much about The sheriff seems to be full of it. 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Not much miss in trick, but what well the man who's handling and mr. Stephen seems both efficient and trustworthy But I didn't tell him much Because I don't think you told me much. Well, I I explained to you last night. Yeah, I know miss winkirk You showed us henry benson who's been taking out books on poison But you gave us no reason why you were so sure he was thinking of murder But I told him to think of it why all this secrecy in the first place Yes, everything's secret even your engagement to saddle bags I'm afraid you'll have to trust us a little more I'm so confused The poor sheriff dying in no deal. Please we just want to help you Did did you ever see what happens in a gold rush? Gold you you mean somebody's actually I did mr. valentine Right here in my own library. I found gold go on go on Well, I I was doing the research for the centennial old papers and letters and so on and I came across a description of a lost mine. What are the old Benson minds? And so you went to saddle bags with a new I didn't know what else to do I knew I could trust him and anyway, it really belonged to him besides I'd always Welly if he found out about the mine from me, I think I understand Oh, it's been the most thrilling thing in my life having a secret with him With a man Of course, you understand. I I wasn't asking for a share of the mine or anything like that, but Now, well, he does like me. There's no reason we can't be happy together. Yes, I'm sure he loves you for yourself Well, thank you. He might someday Anyway, there was so much to be done at first the legal things on the property and Arranging the claims without letting anyone get what about his brother Henry? Well, I told you he came to town unexpectedly and of course saddlebags intended to save him his proper share But Henry was always so unpredictable so unreliable So saddlebags just told him a little bit about some good luck and begged him to be patient Just about then Henry started coming here to the library to take out books on poison Now now come on now saddlebags the doctor said you should keep drinking come on Don't taste good miss bro. Yeah, I know. I know. Why can't I have some whiskey? You'll have no such thing saddlebags. No Blast your skin is so family Okay, that's better come Where am I anyway? You're all right saddlebags. The doctor will take you home in a few minutes. Oh, hello Stevens And partner Gordon whiskers now is the good. Yeah, that's right. I wanted to be in the spirit of things For the gold rush. What? Well, I told them I had to tell them Oh saddlebag. I'm so sorry. Oh, yeah, it's all right Emily. It's all right Everything's been taken care of anyway Legal stuff all finished. Okay. Then maybe you'll answer some fast questions. Maybe We talked to the sheriff earlier, but he didn't want to talk about you That's natural. Why? Well, he's in on it with me. That's why helping with the legal end He's sort of a small partner. You mean was the sheriff dead dead He stopped at the house just after breakfast for a little sheriff was poisoned and he ate breakfast in the drug store. We checked Who's we him and me and And henry Told him all about the mind this morning figured it was time to then he poured the drinks I know he did he must have oh shut up. Emily. No, he didn't only Come to think of it He didn't take one either They said he'd wait till later. You know where he is now No, during it. I don't Look stevens keys are Benson and I don't care what Emily thinks metal bags The doctor said you had more poison than you than the sheriff Now come on. You've got a pretty good idea where he is. Don't you? Why don't you spill it? all right heading for the mine of course Little while after the sheriff left the house. I went into my desk to look up the papers. Yeah Only when I opened the desk I saw the old original letter telling about the location of the mine Was missing Yeah, over henry. He wasn't anywhere in the house Well, I thought maybe him to hit it I was on the way to the library to ask her when the pings got me. Okay saddlebags. Thanks All set valentine. You ready? Look stevens. Do you mind telling me what you're gonna do with the rest of those people out there? You don't need that many deputies to go beating the brush for henry. We can handle the crowd All right, how'd they find out so fast anyway in a little town you'd be surprised how well folks had To and to miss brooks. Here's the gun for you valentine. Hey, wait a second. Hey, listen to that Are you sure I said don't worry the minute that crowd finds out it's gold henry's up there for They'll forget all about him and we'll have the whole state of california on our next Okay, stevens, but we're not going with you. But I don't know. We're out of it You've got your crimes and you know who you're looking for Come on brooksie. Okay. See you later George what on they just don't know where to look brooksie. That's all come on angel out the back way We're gonna get henry benson first Say this must have been quite a place in the old days when it was kept up Take it easy angel I don't know exactly what we're gonna find but I think we'd better go in without knocking California hospitality Well, here goes nothing Mr. Benson, mr. Benson Well, george, it's only a hunch henry's here anyway, it's only Alice That's upstairs Not in here this room george There he is. All right. Oh Not again afraid so brooksie more poisoned. Look george. He's still holding a bottle Come on get his collar loose Must have just taken in a few minutes ago george the bottle's even marked Panpled on the whiskey label special bottle. I guess that's it. All right exhibit a Now look brooksie. There's got to be a phone or if there isn't take the car. Yeah, I know How about that right in your pocket, huh? The old mindletting Doctor, doctor hurry Hey, hurry up here. Would you come on get up here? Yes, I'm coming Yeah, what is it got another customer doc? Well looks like he paid his own bill. Don't it henry Partner what happened? All right clear out of here all of you go on out of here, you know Jen Can he do anything? Can he save him? I don't know saddlebags Henry must have seen all the excitement in town He knew everybody was out to find him. So instead of going to the mine, he came back here Yeah, it looks that way And then because he knew the jig was up he drank his own whiskey. I won't believe it Well, it's what the evidence says the bottle was in his hand. This was in his pocket The mind letter from my desk The description of the where the mine is And nobody could have planted this stuff on him after the poison hit because that only happened a few minutes ago Anyway, he was the one who took those books on poisoning out of the library in the first place I know, but don't bone it up saddlebags buck up You're taking this too hard Side arms broxy only know I've got it. How do you like that tender foot? Little trick I learned from seeing westerns And I'll bet this isn't loaded with blanks either and the bullet that just missed me last night came from this gun Partner, what's the matter with you? Your brother didn't leave this house since breakfast, did he? He didn't even know there was a mine to go look at Well, what are you talking about? You saddlebags a guy who's so greedy for gold He's got to rub out everyone who owns a share and blame it on his brother What are you gonna do with Emily just not marry her? You're out of your mind You've been working on it for a couple of weeks You even gave yourself small doses of poison to build up a resistance So you wouldn't die when you drank it this morning with a sheriff George You you just been saying the evidence is the letter That's easy friend like the bottle Just suppose after the sheriff left you gave the bottle to Henry knowing he'd drink from it sooner or later What? The letter Suppose you gave him the letter and told him to keep it only he never knew what was in it Just like he never knew what was in those books you sent him down the library to get You're not making sense by the Henry he'd buy him No, but he's a better patsy than if he were Because you've been keeping a secret for your bashful backward hillbilly brother, haven't you George? What are you driving at that everything that happened does make sense? If you just suppose for a minute That henry can't read Yes, henry took the books out by number index number I understand that oh, whoa miss win trick We have to be going it's a long drive Saddlebacks persuade henry to run his errands for him and why was henry so bashful about not being able to read Do we have to draw you a diagram? Ask him. He's all better Henry liked to come to the library. He liked to sit there pretending. He was reading the comic book What's that? You see Emily he uh, he really wanted to look at the library. Oh, but you don't Henry Do you really think so Goodbye miss winter. Good luck Well, if at first you don't succeed try try again Oh, george, do we have to go so soon? We haven't even seen the centennial. We have much time angel Hey, what are you doing? Noting is squared out part. Ah, maybe it's not such a bad idea. Oh, your beard george. 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Oh, then we've dropped anchor Come on quick brucey. Give me my coat. George. You're not going to show not yet Because there's a fortune and smuggle stuff on this ship and brooksy. I want to be sure it's still there Tonight's adventure of george valentine has been brought to you by standard of california on behalf of independent chevron gas stations and Standard stations throughout the west Robert bailey is starred as george with francis robertson as brooksy Let george do it is written by david victor and herbert little junior and directed by don clark Also heard in the cast where sarah selby as emily harris murphy as saddlebags steven chase as henry Dick ryan as sheriff Ken christius peed and jack madder as stevens The music is composed and presented by eddie dunstetter your announcer john heaston Listen again next week same time same station to let george do it This is the mutual don lee broadcasting system