 It's Hop along Cassidy With action and suspense out of the Old West comes the most famous hero of them all Hop along Cassidy star in William Boyd The ring of the silverspears heros the most amazing man ever to ride the prairies of the early West Hop along Cassidy This famous hero thrills his 60 million fans with action and dangerous adventure In the role of Hop along Cassidy is the popular star of the motion picture series William Boyd And now another exciting story of the early West Hoppy sees red Bloom has settled over the cook shack of the bar 20 ranch thicker than the clouds that hang over the tower and mountains Nothing Hop along Cassidy can do or say seems to make a bit of difference to California Carlson He's just plum fit to be tied and who wouldn't feel that way having the cook walk out and being left with a pile of dirty pans half way to the ceiling Just waiting for you to run down Up and quit mooning around all the time after that gale in town Oh, and he's a fine girl, California, and if Clem could get his feet on the ground. They'd make a mighty fine young couple I know what you're thinking mr. Cassidy, but like I told you working for day wages ain't getting me any place Got something else in mind Clem sure have I'm getting me a big spread like yours plenty of water I'm plenty of grazing here. What are you going to use for money? I got that planned out, too Look Clem your power is the best friend I ever had when I really needed one I'd like to be your friend, too. I know the claim your power left would bring in something not fast enough I gotta do something quick Earl Chapel is taking out gold right next to your claim girls of mine I'm a cattle man get yourself a job right in stage that he's good Yeah, the only ombre making anything out of the stage is the gunsel who held it up twice the one they ain't caught But they will and whoever catches them will get a nice reward Some fellas don't mind being bossed around, but I'm sick of it. I'm getting my own spread and I'm getting it quick I don't like to hear you talk that way Clem Feller gets his mind on the wrong prank and he's bound to get in trouble Well, that's the way you feel about it. Maybe you better look under my coat. Maybe I'm stealing one of your year Oh, come on Clem, that's not part company that way you just remember your job is always waiting for you That's right nice of you, but I'm striking out for myself if my plan works out I'll be owning one of these spreads right Prado Well so long much obliged for everything mr. Cassidy, and I'll leave them pants as a present from me to you, California Boy, they're done great California hold it forget the pan Yeah, forget them. Let's settle up. I got a feeling Clem's gonna need help and right soon There's only two trails he can take California the honest one and the other Yeah, the other trail ends at boot Hiller and the end of a noose I hope I'm wrong, but I see some mighty strong indication that that's the trail Clem's taken Now back to hop along Cassidy and our story hoppy sees red Clem Hodgins son of one of hop along Cassidy's best friends has quit his job at the bar 20 ranch to get enough money to buy his own ranch He didn't explain how he was getting the money just that he'd get it He rode off the ranch into town and stopped at the home of Emmy Purcell Hi, Emmy Clem What are you doing in town? Can I come in a minute? Of course you can Thought you wouldn't come to town on Sunday mr. Cassidy let you go for the day Ain't working for Cassidy anymore. You what? You mean you quit your job again. I knew you'd spot off Emmy But I just made up my mind. I ain't getting anywhere on day wages Clem Hodgins After mr. Cassidy was good enough. Don't you go get me any more lectures. I know what I'm doing and I know what I'm doing too Now wait, Amy. Don't say we're quits until you hear me out. I've got other plans for there Ain't any other plan except work and you know it I'm gonna have a big spread lots of grays and lots of water Well, you might as well know Clem there ain't no denying. I'm in love with you But I can't live my life out with a man who won't work Just give me a little more time in me. I'll prove. I know what I'm doing Why don't you work your mind like Earl is doing? He's taking out gold every week too slow I ain't a minor in me. I'm a cattle man. Oh, we'll say no more about it for now Good afternoon, Amy Why sure Come on Clem's here Hi, Earl. Hi Clem glad to see you didn't expect you till Sunday. I quit. Oh Yes, you know what you're doing But how about working with me at the mine? Why I got other plans sit down here. Oh, I can't stay I mean I just saw Clem's horse outside I got to get over to the Fargo office shipping out three thousand dollars of gold dust to Denver That's good seven weeks work, but it's worth it I Don't quite know how to say this Clem, but if you could use it to get started you're welcome to it Oh, you don't mean it. Amy is just showing off Clem. Is that any way to talk to your pal? Well, it's just any way for you to talk to your intended. I ain't married you yet Clem Hodgins not yet See Jake Miller anywhere at California. Nope. I'm sure there much smoke. I can't see 10 feet Wait, I see him. He's coming this way. Find a way to run a Fargo office. I have to look for the agency saloon I'm looking for you too Jake. Yeah What for better come outside the smokes too thick in here? What you want to see me about I wanted to know if package came from beyond the stage this morning Nope, nary a thing. Hey, but I was just wondering if you'd help me a bit. Well, I don't know You know anybody high up in the Fargo company. No, guess not. Why? well These words that they're gonna cut out this year stop and go by the way a rocky point on the counter the hold ups We're having there here. Why it'll leave me without a job. I see Yeah, well, I guess I can tell you this hoppy There's another shipment going out this afternoon Scared it'll leak out. Well, I gotta go over the store of the list and I'll stop by the Fargo office and see what we can work out Darn it. I just know you do something. I feel better already See you in 10 minutes Jake You know hoppy you'll be a watchin there's something funny about that fella funny yep them watery eyes He's as phony as a 35 cent sapphire You mean you're just now figuring that out What can I do for you Clem Hodge and I'd like to kind of square up and pay my grub debt Sarah you hear that will now There's an honest man Like to look at one up close like I'm you know Will Tudor drives a stage for Jake. Oh, yeah, howdy. Howdy Well, how much old you Sarah now? Let's see Clem. There was that Before you start figuring that Sarah can you get these things together? Huh? Some cowpup. Just give me this list here asking if I'd drop off the grub to the widow plumber's ranch I don't mind helping out but dog on it. It's two miles off the stage road. What do you can't expect me to fetch them out there Well, I'll deliver them for you Sarah. Well, sir. Now you made yourself a deal Clem Sure, I want nobody to go hungry. Well gotta be getting back to the stage devil. Oh, have a good trip. Well Yeah Just take me a minute to get these things together teams hitched to the spring wagon out back Clem and and watch out for the G horses flyer no, you're gonna eat. Don't worry me None. Well, hey your tears beans flour bacon and sugar Got it. Well, I'm there in no time. You figure on my bill. Well, I'm taking these maybe better wait till the stage is gone Don't worry. I'll beat the stage over the path. You're sure a powerful hurry See now last month Clem got you in the back here and he was already at home Well, if that ain't hop along and California howdy boy, hello, sir I gotta get a pile of groceries. I'm sure glad to see you come in California. I got something for you It isn't some more crackers with cool oil on them is it Sarah? Not this time What is it? Jelly beans look at you. Well, bless your sweet little heart here. Hello copy red ones black ones green one Yeah Sarah wasn't that Clem Hodgins who went out the back door a minute ago? Yes, sure. What? What's his hurry? Oh, he offered to deliver some groceries out the post road for me and post road Is there anything wrong? No, yes, not I told him to wait till the stage went out in that narrow pass But he wouldn't wait. It's all going funny. He ain't got nothing else to do. He could have waited Sarah here's the list. We'll be back later and pick them up. What's your hurry? I just thought of something I promised Jake. I'd see him at the Fargo office. Sure. And your problem for God it hoppy Goodness yeah, like a lot dependent on a life might depend on this Sarah, but not mine Hope we're not too late California Hope the stage hasn't left yet. Maybe it should Nope, it's side of the bar go off. It's still here. Good. Let's get in the office and see Jake right away We'll wait Jake. Well, didn't notice you come in. Mr. Cassidy. How are you? Fine Earl? How are things working out the mine? Well fair making a little steak now and then better than a lot of them are doing Yeah, I guess so Sending 3,000 out to Denver today. Good if you almost missed the stage with it did it on purpose Waited till the last minutes. There's no one that know beforehand Thanks, let's hope it gets through this time. Ain't nobody knows it's going aboard Earl's to help me. That's the way it should be Well glad I saw you hoppy. Same here. Oh good luck. Thanks. I guess I have been pretty lucky with everything There now now you see hoppy he says I talk too much and look at them there fellas lounge in the front of the bar Seeing him come in with the package and knowing what it is and seeing him go out without it Well, maybe we can save your job Jake and say somebody else a lot of trouble if my plan works plan What is it hoppy? That's kind of simple like you say you have to do something Looks like everything went off without a hitch. I wouldn't say that California Well, what are you looking down the road for rider coming in the town beating the dust? Hey, sure is riding like a twister's after him that riders bring a news California. Let's stop him right What happened looks like something went wrong with our plan Jake Oh, I was a peer to just this very thing Hoppy you're done the best you could From the store. What's wrong, Sarah? Hoppy the horse is just running the back of the store with a spring wagon. What's wrong with that? But don't you see Clem Hodgins ain't on the wagon Now back to hop along Cassidy in our story hoppy sees red Clem Hodgins has quit his job as cook at the bar 20 He wants a big spread lots of cattle and lots of Grayson, but he hasn't told anyone how he's going to raise the money Clem hurried out the stage road an hour ago and now word comes that the stage is again been held up The wagon came back to town, but without Clem Sure, I can prove that Clem didn't touch a grain of that gold You can prove it when he's locked up. I'm going off to his cabin and bring him in How could Clem steal something that wasn't on the stage? California's right. There wasn't a smidgen of gold on the stage. You sure of that dead sure Take Miller was afraid this it happened so he didn't ship the gold like we planned it Like it's not lit up what you expecting to find sir gold If a fella's dumb enough to do what he done, he's dumb enough to cash it away in a hurry Well, I ain't carrying that stage box round with him You're wasting time Sheriff looking uncovered. I tell you there's no gold on that stage another You're wrong. If this ain't golden is about I'm a master. What let's see it Sheriff Look hands full of it. Now. What do you say Cassidy? Don't look like Jake played along with you Clem What are you doing in my cabin reach Clem? No funny stuff. I'll take that soup and iron Get out of my house all of you the horses and wagon came back to the store Clem I don't care if they're running the river That brunt got scared of a rattle and run off the trail Throwed me out and I've been walking back. You don't need to walk no further You're right in the rest of the way Clem for what they're holding up the stage Yeah, what do you want I? Come to see Clem for any seein him will be right behind bars because that's where he's staying Could I have a word with you Sheriff? Oh, I'll have a word with you, but if it's regarding Clem, it's time wasted Go on in Amy. See where you can Someone to see you Clem. I don't want to see nobody Clem I just come to here. You tell me you didn't do it. You couldn't do a thing like that Eat much use in talking now Amy seeing you like this Here and you say my name. I could never believe it. Even if they send your weight I'll wait till you get back best forget it. I mean They send me away for something. I didn't do it. I Ain't gonna be no good to anybody if I come back Yeah, come on in Jake. Hello Jake. Well, I'll be in California say this to regular meet Just like to have you answer a few things Jake. Now you look here Sheriff hoppy knows I ain't mixed up in this No one said you were well, I should think not after all it was your idea in the first place Oh, why didn't you follow hoppy's idea? Yeah, why did you change our plan? Well, I Need to change plans. What are you talking about? If you don't mind gents, I'm the law around here and I'll be asking the questions Hoppy says you plan not to ship gold on that stage Turn right there. That's what a plan. That's what I've done. You mean no gold was shipped. No, sir Now you think well, I'll be don't make no sense I'll hold up where there ain't no gold stolen but still we find the stolen gold in the fellas cabin the same gold It's supposed to not be sent sure if you think I'm lying. I'll go get the package Well go on and get back here Prado Might answer one of the questions and if it does then we got to get the answer to where Clem got the gold We found in his cabin maybe from his mind. Oh, he ain't worked an hour in them diggings And nobody's given anybody a pouch of that stuff Come on in well we want to details of what happened What the boys say you caught Clem red handed I wish we were as sure as you are will mean and what for that remark Cassidy Shatter yourself there will let's have the story Just like the other times about three miles out going through them crags fellas stepped out in the trail and throw down on me Nothing I could do did he say anything didn't hear nothing Had a blue handkerchief over his face. You know Clem heartians was it him? Couldn't rightly say looked about his size. That's not much help sure Wait hold on a minute. I just thought it's done After I threw down the pouch this guns will wave me out Gone about 30 rods when I seen a spring wagon pulled off the trail kind of hitting the mesquite and rock spring wagon Go on will look like a wagon. I've seen lots of times down to the general store All dust color broken seat California is getting kind of late I think we better get things finished up I'll write a list of what I wanted to store and you get to the note sir right away She's got the list not this list. Well, did you know there was gold on that stage? Well, of course the pouch was locked up. No way telling here California gives her this note and hurry while the store still opens Right Well, I guess I told you everything sure I'm gonna go down to the brass now now and get some vitals. I'll be right back. Yeah, I guess things. It's pretty shattered now No more when Jake gets back. Yeah if he gets back What do you mean by that happy just thinking out loud sure? Sorry? Will I walk down with you and get a bite these fellow hate to eat alone? Don't need to come on my account I like eating alone. I thought maybe you and I could talk while you eat Guess there's no law get it. Oh, I almost forgot sheriff if California comes back before I do tell him to meet me at the brass knob I may be needing him For the last time Cassidy I tell you it was that dirty old dusty wagon with a broken seat Belongs to the general store. I guess I recognize that's the same story. You told the chair of course It is now. I'm a go and I've been arguing with you for an hour. It's been worth it Took a neck right out of a noose Nick I Don't see how my story is helping claim Hodgins nun. That's where you're wrong What are you looking out the back window for come here? Will look out this one What if you can nothing I want to see over there, I think there is look There's the store wagon No, it can't be I'm going local Bright red. Yeah, the general store has a red wagon not a dirty dusty colored-looking wagon like you said Well, I'm sticking to my story It ain't no fairy yours. It's a mighty important affair of yours. Will What's wrong with we are like to knock me down you seen a ghost or something yeah red ghost come on California We got a lot of work to do fast now. I know for sure who held up the stage No, I'm following will tutor We got to get where he's going before he does you know who done enough he known for several hours But the confession is the only way we can pin it on him Because you can't get a confession from a dead man I'm here to settle the score with you your double cross and swine Tell them they're wrong about the wagon having me say it was dust colored when all the time it was red I didn't want to do it in the first place and now we're caught. Well, what do you got to say? Don't you reach for that gun? Now back to hop along Cassidy drop that gun. I'll chapel drop You winged him hoppy. Come on. Why did you have why did I wing your earl? Because I don't want to be in the same condition as will tutor Will came here and acted like a madman. He threatened me. I had to save your strength You're gonna need it when you get back to town to explain why you and will tutor frame Clem Hodgins Mr. Cassidy, I'm happier than I ever been Clem promised me he'd go to work. Yeah, but Clem How come you were so all fired anxious to get out on that stage trail? That was mighty suspicious Well folks had laughed at me if I told him I was going to try to get the reward from the capture the gunman That's what I had in mind. Whatever made you think Earl did it, Mr. Cassidy It was simple. We didn't ship the gold, but it was found in Clem's cabin Earl had will tutor push the pouch off somewhere in the brush where it wouldn't be found Took a small bag of gold and hit it in Clem's cabin But why would he do that to Clem his best friend? He had lots to gain. His mind came up against hard rock So he's been tunneling in the Clem's mine. Then of course with Clem gone. And he would need protection Earl's protection. Well, she won't need it anymore, Mr. Cassidy And if my cook's job is still open say the word, oh that my friend is the best news yet California means that Clem. But what I can't understand What made tutor the stage driver spill the beans? Ah, your story was too perfect. That would be broken down But how did you do it? Yesterday I cut your skin your life. Ah, now what's wrong, sir? Well, I got that dirt note you sent me. Aren't you done what you told her? Yep, I did. I've done what you told me, but answer this. Answer what, sir? How am I gonna get this dirt and red paint off of my head? And so an exciting adventure ends for Hoppy in California They'll get back to the bar 20 just about roundup time and settle down to a peaceful ranch life But we've a hankering it won't last for very long Somewhere there'll be trouble and that's when Hoppy will ride out into another dangerous escapade Apollo and Cassidy star and William Boyd is transcribed and produced in the west by Walter White Jr Hoppy C's red was written by Howard Swart All stories are based upon the characters created by Clarence E. Mulford This is a Commodore production