 And now for the thrilling adventures of Lightning Jim. West Indian attacks were frequent experiences for the sturdy pioneers of the Old West. Some of the tribes were friendly to the white men. Others resented the taking of their hunting grounds and fought to protect the land they believed was theirs. But the most troublesome of all were the bad Indians who joined up with the criminals and outlaws of the planes to rob and kill the brave white settlers. Assisting the government troopers and local peace officers to establish and maintain law and order were the fearless and courageous United States Marshals. Those colorful days of the Old Western Frontier come back to us now in the thrilling adventures of United States Marshal Lightning Jim Whipple and his deputy Whitey Larson. Lightning Jim and Whitey were on the trail north of Fort Anderson when they heard the shrill war cries of Indians. Then a rider galloped up on a swift black horse and joined the Marshal and his deputy. The three men rushed for a nearby stage station as the hostile Indians came on. Yeah, this Jim Redskins is going through so all the time. Yeah, we've got a trickle. We can hold him off for a while. Sure, but we've got to save our ammunition. Now, don't shoot till they come in rain. Right, we've got to make every bullet count. Yo, tell you, there was plenty lucky we was near the old stage, court station. You said I'm awful, partner. Shut up! It was a crook, swan. Wait, I see the red devil is doing that shooting and I'm getting him. Good work, mister. Yo, and there's another one. I get him. And there's one for you, Lightning. Well, I can't let you boys out to me. Can't you come? I'm not going to worry. So did Whitey. We're in charge of Fort Anderson. Come on, Whitey, let's go outside. Howdy, Colonel. Well, Lightning Jim. Well, don't tell me those red devils are after you. Well, yes and no, Colonel. What do you mean yes and no? Well, Colonel, me and Whitey were coming up the trail over Yonder when we heard some Indian war hoops and shots and jasper on a black mare come galloping up and join us. Wasn't any time to make a run for it. Redskins was too close for comfort. So we took cover in this old, deserted stage space. Yo, and back galleys, we was doing pretty good too. I got four of them, you guys. And I would get more if you hadn't showed up. Well, I'm powerful. Sorry we had to break up your shooting match, Whitey. Yo, that was a good fight to tell you that. Don't you believe, Colonel? Whitey was plenty glad to see them troopers coming up here. And that goes for me too. Well, we were taking some supplies to Fort Edwards. Heard the shooting and came up as fast as we could. Yeah, when Uncle Sam begins shooting, the Redskins know he means business. So you just kind of walk into this fight, eh? Yes, that's right, Colonel. Who is the fellow the Redskins were chasing? Well, here I am, Colonel. White Bill. Howdy, Colonel. Well, I'll be doggone. Well, I'm sure glad to see you, Bill. Hey, give me a light, and it looks like these two fellas know each other. Yeah. We were so busy fighting Redskins, we didn't have much time for introductions. Me and you two fellas don't know each other? Well, I don't reckon we met before. Have we, mister? Well, not that I know, sir. Hey, this is good. Well, Colonel, any objection to letting us in on a joke? Not at all. Back there, consider this an honor. Yeah, this counts. Sons can be important, like. Well, why do it is important, especially when two famous people get together? Two famous people? Right. Bill, this is our United States Marshal at Fort Anderson. Lightning Jim Whipple. Lightning Jim? Yep. Enlightening your meeting up with the United States Marshal at Hayes City, Wild Bill Hickock. Wild Bill Hickock? You don't pin him any. Well, I'm sure glad to know you, Lightning. And that same goes for me, double, Bill. And Bill, this is Lightning Jim's deputy, Wildy Lightning. Howdy, Wildy. You're impressed to meet you. You see, Lightning, I was stationed at Fort Hayes before I came to Fort Anderson. Yeah, I see, Colonel. You got to know Bill right well. And I can tell you, he knows how to handle those two six shooters he's got. Right, you are Colonel. We saw him do a little shooting on them Redskins. You're right. I was trying to keep up with two of the best shots on the planes by God. Well, you done all very well, Wally. If you need a job, you come down to Hayes City and be my deputy. Yeah, you heard that, Lightning? Sorry you said that, Bill. Wildy's head ain't exactly small, but now he won't be able to put his hat on. Oh, is that so? But if it's the new fellers, I got me an idea. That's impossible. Yeah, the new two fellers is supposed to be printed here with shooting eyes. Yeah, well, what about it? Well, I think we ought to have a shooting match and find out who is the champion. Well, not a bad idea at all, Wally. What do you suggest for a prize? Oh, I'd get that all figured out, too. Whoever wins the shooting match gets me for their dip, but it won't stop them. We'll try that out someday, Wally. They tell me, Bill, how come you're operating around these parts? Well, two outlaws, Flash Felton and Speed Smart and Jail at Hayes City waiting to be tried for robbing the mail. Yeah, I got a reward notice on them back at the office. Yeah, well, they broke Jail and killed one of the guards. I picked up their trail and followed them up here. Then I run into them redskins, and the rest, you know. Well, I'm satisfied those redskins were some of Wolfpaw's brave. Wolfpaw? Yeah, Bill, Wolfpaw's a renegade cheat. Yeah, so you don't have to tell me nothing about him. You mean you met up with him before? Sure have. He operated near Hayes City for quite a spell. We went after him hot and heavy, and he left the county. Oh, he's plenty bad-feller, all right. Well, you bet he is. And it's about time we catch up with him. Yeah, it's easier said than done, Colonel. Your every time we get him trapped there, he gets to me. Say, boys, I'm beginning to put two and two together. What do you mean, Bill? I mean that one of them outlaws, Flash Felton, was mixed up with Wolfpaw and some horse Stevens. We arrested Flash, but he couldn't prove the case against him. Do you think he'd come up here to join up with Wolfpaw again? Well, sure. If he's still friendly with Wolfpaw, he's got the protection at the Indian camp. Oh, that sounds reasonable. We can pick up the trail and locate Wolfpaw's camp. We might be able to get the chief and the two outlaws at the same time. Yeah, that's just what I was thinking, Colonel. Mind if I make a suggestion? Not at all, Lightning. Right ahead. How many troopers are you? You got with you here? Hmm, about 50. How many more back at the fort right now? Oh, 100. Well, here's what I think we ought to do. Send back for about 50 more men and bring them to this camp. Yes. Then what? Well, while you're doing this, me and Bill and Whitey will see if we can follow the trail of them Redskins had just chased out of here. Well, I can get the troopers up here, all right? And if we do locate Wolfpaw's camp, one of us will come back here and get you. But folding you three meet up with Wolfpaw's braves again. I mean, before you have a chance to come back here. Yeah, don't worry about us, Colonel. We'll be on lookout for him next time. If it should happen to our process, well, I'm willing to take that chance. How does that sound to you, Bill? Good. You can count on me. What about you, Whitey? Well, if Lightning goes, I got to go too. By Gally Smith, I get the chance to see who's the best shot between you. Well, Lightning, you can count on the army, too. I'm sure of that, Colonel. If Lightning Jim Whipple and Wild Bill Hickock and the Fort Anderson troops can't get Wolfpaw and those bandits, well, I'll be willing to admit it can't be done. Yeah, that's right, Chief. Lightning Jim, oh, he's down at Beaver Creek. Beaver Creek? Yeah. When we know Wild Bill was following us, we separated and was aiming to meet up at an old Traverse cabin on Beaver Creek. We can pick up some guns and horses, Chief. Wolfpaw, Wolfpaw. Hinkian, you know that black horse he got there looks like he might be a thunder sister. Well, she ain't his biggest thunder, but she can hold her own when it comes to speech. She sure can, Bill. Right, a few horses can keep up with thunder. And she's one of them. Yeah, where'd you get them, Bill? Well, I do in the war, Whitey. Had a little argument with a couple of Confederates. One of them was riding now. And when the smoke cleared away, she was yours, huh? Yeah. Black Nell and me have been together quite a smell. Your she's the fine horse, I tell you that. Hey, if you jastles can get your minds off a horse for a minute, look over yonder. Your say, that's the pass going into Box Canyon. Right. North, here's Beaver Valley. We followed the trail of them redskins this far, and it's my hunch Wolfpaw might be up in that valley. Let's see if that's true, if you ought to go back and get Colonel Steele and the troopers. No, Woody, I got a better idea. You go back for the troopers and bring them back here to Box Canyon Pass. Yeah, that's a good idea, Lennon. Yeah, but what you fellas going to do? We're going to scout around Beaver Valley. We'll meet you and the troopers right here at this spot tonight, that clear? Yeah, sure. And Whitey, you can make better time for taking the shortcut, you know, up in the crossbeaver creek. Yo, eh, good luck, boys. Good luck, boys. Let's go thundering. Time you was showing a flash. Where you been? Well, Bill was hard on my trail when I met up with a party of Wolfpaw's brains. Lucky for you, it was Wolfpaw's redskins. Yeah. They went after Bill, just when a trooper's soldiers came by and rescued him. Kind of lucky for him, too. Oh, sure it was. If Wolfpaw ever gets his hands on Wild Bill and Lightning Jim, well, they'll be looking for new marshals at Haye City and Fort Anderson. Hey, you must be a mind reader. What do you mean? Why, I've seen Wild Bill, Lightning Jim, and his sweet deputy. Yeah, did we? I saw him cross over the creek a couple hours ago, going north. Oh, well, that means we've got to clear out of here prior to when we get up to Wolfpaw's camp. Sure, they was about a mile down the creek. Get back in the cabin. What's up? Right here. He's heading this way. Yeah. Holy smoke. Shut up. Here he is. Yeah, he's down all right. He got him in the shoulder. Get his gun speed. Show her. It looks like Whitey's in a bad way. What a flash in speed going to do next. Listen for part two of this thrilling Lightning Jim adventure that follows immediately. Jim Adventure, Lightning Jim meets Wild Bill Hickop. After an exciting battle with a party of chief Wolfpaw's braves, Lightning Jim and Whitey met another famous United States Marshal, Wild Bill Hickop, was on the trail of two outlaws, Flash Felton and Speed Smart. While Lightning Jim and Bill attempted to find Wolfpaw's camp, Whitey went back to get Colonel Steele and the Fort Anderson troopers. On the way, Whitey was shot down by the two bandits. And now we join Wild Bill Hickop and Lightning Jim as they ride up to a cabin on Bieber Crimp. Whoa, come this way, boy. Oh, no. Oh, well. Looks like we've been following the wrong trails, Lightning. Yeah, we're settled back to Bieber Crick. Yeah, this looks like a trooper's cabin. Reckon, Tiz, I think we better go back to the Box Canyon pass and follow them tracks we saw going northeast. Yeah, say, look at them tracks on the ground there. Yeah, fresh ones too. Sure, horses and men. And that bush for the cabin is flattened out. Bill, look on the ground there, on that rock. Hmm, blood. Right. There's the tracks of a single horse that came up in front. And here's something shining on the ground. What is it, Bill? Well, here, look. Good Lord. That's why it is a deputy badge. Yeah, well, I figured it was. Feels like you're running in trouble. Yeah, let's see what's in this cabin. Sure, ain't nothing here. No, there ain't no sign of redskins. The footprints was made with the poop. Yeah. Feels like there's only a couple of them critters. Yeah, and the tracks heading out of here. Yeah, might be the two Jaspers I've been trailing. Yeah, that's just what I was thinking, Bill. In which case, if Whitey did walk into him, they'd take him from Hamburg. Yeah, somehow I can't figure him to be dead. No, no. They just wanted to kill him. They'd left his body here at the cabin. Right, but them blood stains prove that somebody was shot and wounded. Sure. And there was flash and speed. And if they're in with Wolfport. Well, they might be taking him to the Redskins' camp. Come on, Bill. We're following them tracks pronto. Let's go thunder. Sweet deputy. I ain't seein' nothin'. Well, you come right up to our cabin at Beaver Creek. We was going to drill them proper, but we figured you might want to take care of them, Chief. Eh, Wolfport. He ought to be worth some gold, Chief. Eh, Wolfport, give gold if you bring wild gold. Go thunder. Oh, now. Daddy boy. Looks like we're on the right trail this time, laden. Yeah, down Jaunders, Beaver Valley. And smoke from the campfire. Yeah, but we've got to make sure it's Wolfport's camp. Harky! Yeah, I see him. We got him. Shorted, the red devil. I reckon he won't be shooting for ambush no more. Yeah, and we can use this army rifle he is carrying. Bill, I know we are on the right track now. This is one of Wolfport's braves. Are you sure? Of course, I met Wolfport's camp with me and Whitey was caught for the teeth a while back. Remember that scar on his face? Well, then we better hightail back with the troopers. Listen, Bill, I'll go back with the troopers. You keep undercover. Well, you can see if Wolfport makes a move to leave. Sure, no one reckoned they heard their shots. We just fired. No, the camp is pretty far down the valley. The sides of the wind are blowing this way. This bus here is an Indian runner. Can't tell. Might be some more of them scouting around. Sure. Good luck. I'll have the troopers at Buff's Canyon pass tonight. See you there. Then we'll rescue Whitey. They ain't killed him. Let's go thunder! Down on the trail. The bridge can run. And he's harky. It was Wild Bill and Whitey who him shot Eagle Feather. We've caught him. Wolfport. Marsha, this captain up here in the valley looking for the sweet deputy. Huh? Wolfport. Go with your chief and speak and stay here and guard the law back. We got him. Can you say Bill is due to meet us here? That's right. These trees will give the troopers plenty of cover. Soon as Bill gets here, we'll start north along that ridge over yonder. There comes the rider. What's my bill? Yeah, I reckon that's Bill coming out. Yeah, and he's riding in a powerful hurry, too. What's up, Bill? Oh, plenty. Wolfport's men is moving down the valley. Are they chasing him? No, but they found the red skin we drilled in the trail. Any sign of Whitey? Yeah, got close enough to climb a tree and look down on the camp. Is he all right, Bill? Yeah, he wasn't that left. They must have drilled him in the arm. He's carrying it in the sling. Thank God for that. Tell him we ain't got a minute to lose. Right. We'll go after Wolfport now. Wait. If them red skins are moving down a ridge now, we got a chance to trap them. Yes. How? Move the two back of these trees. Bill, you and me will ride across that clearing in front of the pass. Out of range, but where the red skins can see us. Sure. You want them to chase after us. Right. Get them this way. They'll think we're going in Box Canyon. In the past here, the troopers can close in and cut them all from behind. Do you come? Right. All right, Bill. Let's go. Come on, Thunder. Come on. Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on. Like the German Wildbills. We've got to get to Whitey. Now wait. Look up under the outlaw's eye map, sir. Yeah. Reckon he was with Wolfport and is making his escape from the troopers. Maybe he'll lead us to Whitey, Bill. Let's go, Thunder. Long for Wolfport will be bringing in your partner. Yeah, maybe so. But I don't think Wolfport's smart enough to pull lightning in his tights, I tell you that. Oh, yeah? Well, if his muscles is around here, Wolfport'll get him all right. Yeah, listen, Speed, I'm awful thirsty. He's supposed to get here some water. Huh? Water, eh? Sure, why not? This bad army man, he feels plenty hot by galley. Well, he didn't do my arm no good with your blasted shooting. Here, here's the water. Think too. No, I got to go and Speed blast your hide. I think caught him wounded in the right. I'm ready, I got no left one. Oh, and I can punch with the left one, too. That's how you like it. Good workplace. We got here just in time. I think I'm not bad. Yeah, yeah, sure. This is sort of a game we're tit for tat, eh? Ah, you won't feel so brave in a little while, Lord Badge. This is the end of your trail. Wait, Speed, Wolfport run into the troopers. What? Yeah, we've seen Wild Bill and Lightning Jim. Wolfport and his Redskins chase after them and run into a traffic box canyon. Holy smoke. How did you get away? Oh, I wasn't taking no chances riding up with those Redskins to stop a bullet. I stayed behind. And when I seen the troopers close in, I tailed it up here to get you. Yeah, yeah, we got to clear out. Well, what are you grinning about, Lord Badge? Well, I was just thinking about what the told you, Speed. About pulling Lightning Jim and Wild Bill. Yeah? Well, I really got to do you no good. Well, maybe not. But shooting me ain't going to do you no good neither. Is that so? Yeah, you can't beat the Lord all the time, you know. Yeah? All right, nice speech, partner. You know, Speed, I kind of like to have a part in the shooting myself. Yeah? Sure. No reason why you ought to have all the fun to come over here and we'll both shoot together. Then we'll clear out for them marshals to get here. All right, but we'll waste the time. Adios, Lord Badge. All right, Speed. You aim for his heart. And I'll aim for his heart. What did you fellers get there so quickly? What? You all right? Oh, yo, what's the worst, plenty close, I tell you? It sure was. Are the both dead, Bill? Yeah, both of them drilled right through the heart. Yeah, did you both shoot at the same time? Yeah, buddy, I got the big Jasper and Bill got the same one. Oh, that's too bad. What do you mean it's too bad? Well, you both shot at the same time and you both got your man in the heart. So I still don't know which one you fellers is the best shot. Colonel, what happened to Wolfpaw? Don't know for sure, Lightning. When we rounded up those redskins, Wolfpaw was gone. He must have backtracked and slipped through the line. Yo, that Wolfpaw slipped the feller, I tell you. Well, we got most of his braves and that ought to slow him up for a while. Yeah, but it's my hunch that we'll be hearing from Wolfpaw again. Yeah, well, I'm agreeing with you on that, Lightning. See, I just thought of something. What's that, Waddy? Which one of the horses is the fastest? Blacknell or Tonder? Well, why do you and me and Bill raced up to the camp to get here? Both horses got there at the same time. So I guess we better call it a draw. Yeah, well, that suits me. Well, Mr. Vile Bill Hickacke, I thought I would like to be your deputy. But since there is no difference in the horses and the shooting, I think I'd better keep on working for Lightning Heaven. And so ends another thrilling chapter in the lives of United States Marshal Lightning Jim Whipple and his deputy, Waddy Larson.