 Around Dodge City and in the territory on west there's just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers And that's where the u.s. Marshall and the smell of gun smoke Starring William Conrad the story of the violence that moved west with young America story of a man who moved with it Matt Dillon United States Marshall Yeah, what she come in here for to tell me you don't drink. I didn't come in here to tell you nothing barkie You won't be the first stranger in Dodge. I've had a straight now which one of these men is the Marshall Marshall a Marshall I was told I'd find him here. He's here. He's sitting right behind you. So don't start nothing. Oh Is that him sitting right there? That's him. Well first of all Dillon Yeah, I want to talk to you Marshall I'll go ahead But he might have I sit out No Now my name is Ben quarter Marshall Then quarter. This is my first time in Dodge. I know and I want to be friends Marshall Why not now I figure we can do each other a lot of good a lot of good. Oh That's so that sure is why I came to talk to you See Whenever I come to a new town, I always get to know the man's running the place That way I figured there won't be no misunderstanding later on misunderstanding about what? I'm a gambler Marshall Dodge is an open town. Mr. Carter. Oh sure You see I make money gambling sometimes a lot of money. Now you must be pretty lucky Oh I'm lucky. All right But now you know sometimes a player will go broke and start a fuss over maybe even run to the law about it Yeah, yeah, I know And when he does he's usually been cheated or some losers always got to complain about something. Is that what you came to tell me, Mr. Coder oh Marshall you know what I'm talking about Now you take care of the troublemakers and I'll take care of you Say a quarter of the profits and let me explain something to you, Mr. Coder If a man loses his money gambling I figure that's his look out But I still don't allow any crooked games and dodge because sooner or later they lead the killin So you run your game straight now, Roger go That's not friendly. Now you've made one mistake. Mr. Coder trying to bribe me You'll make another in your through here For good. Oh, you're one of the hard-nosed law man. You'll find out soon enough, Mr. Well, I Know I've got an idea that I can persuade you yet, Marshall Mr. Dylan did you ever hear of a place called Deming Deming that's in New Mexico. Well, it's a nice place. Oh sure. Why oh this girl I know it's gonna move there. Oh is uh Is she a nice girl Chester she was What do you mean she was well? I haven't seen her since she was about 10 and that was over 20 years ago Well, what are you writing to the girl for Chester? Oh, I don't write to her I write to her brother. Well be he tells me about everything Yeah, well, I better get out before you explain it to me. He wants me to marry up with her mr. He doesn't yes sir, but once a year regular I write and tell him I won't do it. Yeah, you're getting too dang old That's what's the matter with her. Well, don't forget to put the lamp off before you leave the office tonight You see anybody he wants the rifle no Crawl over and put the lamp out Chester, but keep low. Yes, sir He'll get away Now he had a rifle Chester and he was in the alley right across the street And to his mighty poor shooting That's all he wanted to do was scare me. Oh, then it was that gambler. You told me about quarter, huh? Yeah, maybe But I can't prove it. Are you sure ought to do something about it? I am Gonna get something to eat what? Well, you go out and drop the word here in there about me getting shot at but why just do it Chester Yes, sir, I'll be around later. Hello kitty. Are you busy? No Sit down. Thank you. I heard about you getting shot at tonight I've been shot before kitty. Oh And I suppose I shouldn't worry about a kitty. Don't start. It's just luck. You weren't killed years ago Matt It stopped being like kitty when I learned how to handle a gun myself Sure and anyway, somebody has to enforce the law don't they? Well, that's the way I look at it. I'm sorry Hello quarter ah Right pretty girl How long you've been wearing shoes? Mr. Oh look say what you have to say quarter You sure do make it hard to be friends Marshall. I only wanted to say that I heard you got shot at tonight So well, I'm sorry it happened. That's all. I don't envy a man has to be a marshal. It's mighty dangerous Besides that it usually don't pay very good And what do you think I ought to do about it quarter? quit That ain't necessary Marshall But if you were smart you would stay right here and make good money and be real safe to boot I didn't know for sure. It was you quarter But now I know What are you talking about? There's a stage leaving dodge about sunup. You're gonna be on it No, I'm opening a new game across the street tomorrow. I'll take your gun quarter. Oh, wait a minute Bosher You can't do that. I think I can Quarter went to bed early that night in jail But I got him up next morning and plenty of time to make this stage He climbed into it meek as a bird and then it left And I soon forgot about him Like so many others. I've run out of dodge. I figured he'd keep going and make his trouble somewhere else But a couple of weeks later. I found out I'd figured wrong. I Was walking up front street one afternoon with Doc I tell you man, I'm gonna take down my shingle one of these days and let all these people find themselves a good vet Who's been souring your milk doc? Miss Humboldt, that's her. She's been coming in every day for a week. Now. You're usually complaining about a shortage of patients That woman's not a patient. She's a suicide. Oh, not doc. That might be said of anybody who comes to you Oh, oh, yeah, oh well the price for cutting bullets out of you just went up man Okay, okay, tell me about miss Humboldt. Oh, she wants to be bled all the time and I won't do it A lot of people think bleeding is good for him He's right inside the alphagand here mr. Dillon I just saw him who did you see just that gambler quarter what and he's got somebody else with him some stranger Well, we'll see you later, doc Man with me to sort of look after my interests Won't buffalo him so easy. Hello toke You really the marshal here Didn't quarter tell you He didn't mention no name or what are you talking about took more than an IRO friends quarter. We worked and rode a long time together In fact, we went through quite a lot didn't we took too much man Remember Yeah, I remember your marshal now, huh? And you've sold your gun to quarter here Is that right? That's right So you're here to kill me. Yeah I'm here to kill you We will return for the second act of gun smoke in just a moment, but first Tomorrow night Herbert Marshall stars as the honorable Edmund Burke British statesman and member of parliament Hear his story on CBS radio tomorrow night on the radio Hall of Fame with Lionel Barrymore as your host Now the second act of gun smoke was a bad feeling to meet toke Marlon again after some 15 years And I have him standing at the bar of the Ella Fraganza hired by a crooked gambler to kill me Token, I'd run horses together over in Colorado Until the night we rode into La Hanta and got taken by a drunken mob and beaten half to death And the next day when they found out we weren't the men they wanted it was too late By then something had gone wrong inside toke And as soon as he could climb on a horse he'd ridden off without a word I never saw him again Until now how long you've been a marshal quite a while took I Never figured a lawman for much a lot of people don't Like quarter here. Go ahead toke shoot him. I'll back you up Handle my own gunfighting quarter. I want to talk to you took Come on over to the table. No, you don't marshal you shut up here quarter Come on talk. Well talk is this your profession now shooting people. I gambled a little Why do you do it took I don't like people much Not after what happened La Hanta. Oh, you got over that beaten. We both did Anyway, that was a long time ago. Maybe my memory is better than yours. No, no it isn't We both changed after that took we sure did but in different ways Now you hate everybody. I just hate mobs. I Guess that's one reason I became a lawman There was a lawman helping them that night La Hanta Sheriff himself are there are good sheriffs and bad like marshal like Anybody took kind of too bad. You're a marshal man You mean you're going through with us anyway. I never back off from the fight Well, suppose I won't fight I Get paid all the same But you'll have to get out of dodge You think I'll do that? No, but I'll give you 24 hours to worry it around All right talk That gives you 24 hours to I don't change Talks nothing to me But money is It adds to the pleasure. Tell me something talk. You're done Enjoy shooting me. You ain't Matt Dylan no more You're a law man Same as the one who helped him half kill me you too. I don't know how you're a fool talk maybe But I'm a pretty good gunman you can let quarter run his game here Or you can quit it's a crooked game. There'd be fights men would die 24 hours marshal Dylan Okay 24 hours You're cut just if you sure you don't want to stop Just because I've been losing they could be a bad omen, especially today. It's like it's all kitty Chester I don't depend on luck. You're too still playing cards. Oh doc doc. I'm an Hester Machu been hiding out in here all day long while everybody's talking about how you let that gambler come back to town yesterday after running him out I'm taking three just him It'll all be subtle tonight back Mother they're saying you're afraid of that gunman. He's got with him that that that took something sure about Chester Doc don't get drunk too early today. We might need you. No, I quit. I Can't even think of that mr. Dillon. Okay, just there's anything. I hate it's a paid gunman up head Oh So that's what he's either no way tall to stop him. Mr. Dillon. How are you gonna stop a man that kills just for money for money? Hey, wait a minute Doc, do you know where he is now? Well, yeah, but he wasn't the Texas Trail a little while ago matty good. I'll be back later Marshal Dylan Sit down marshal. You know miss kitty here. I don't matter kitty They've been talking about you me kitty And talking about me too good. That's what I want to talk about talk me Go right ahead. Don't stay too long. She's real pretty girl man. Maybe I better leave If you leave I leave with you Matt, it's all right. Can they stay? talk How much is quarter paying you to get rid of me? $300 what if I give you 300 to shoot him? You don't care who you kill do you? It don't matter much No, all right I'll give you 300 to clear out of here and forget this whole business why but we were good friends once took You got mad and started hating everybody you've changed too Matt You sure never were a coward in the old days. Is that what you think I am? So this kitty don't you kitty? Don't tell me what I think mister He's full of vinegar Matt Girl like that deserves real man Yeah, I think I'll get my money from quarter so as I can hang around dodge and get a little better acquainted with her Now I am leaving Well, I Guess there's nothing more to say Nothing I know of See you in about an hour Marshall Unless you go hide I told you Thanks, Chester. He said he likes I'd him meeting you in the street So do I there's less chance of anybody else getting hurt out here? Yes Oh there he comes Yeah Mr. Dylan I I wish you get out of the street Chester. Yes, you ain't a coward after all Then get out of dodge took and take quarter with you Quarter don't mean nothing to me. Does anything Just killing people Especially the law man, okay, so lying here flooding inside Mad no more. I don't hate nobody Too late to do anything about it here it is Chester. Yes, sir Take care of him will you You're going after quarter Quarter isn't the kind of man who'll stay around after this. I'm going for a ride Gun smoke under the direction of Norman McDonald stars William Conrad as Matt Dylan US Marshall Tonight's story was specially written for gun smoke by John Meston with music composed and conducted by Rex Corey Featured in the cast were John Daner Lawrence Dobkin and Vic Perron Harley Bear is Chester Howard McNeer is Doc and Georgia Ellis is Kitty Join us again next week as Matt Dylan US Marshall fights to bring law and order out of the wild violence of the West in gun smoke Laughs ahead on CBS radio tomorrow night with our miss Brooks on most of these stations George Walsh speaking Stay tuned now for gangbusters, which follows in a few minutes over most of these same stations There's comedy with my little Margie Sunday nights on the CBS radio network