 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 starring William Boyd The ring of the silverspurs heralds 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 Appear in as that laughable old character, California is and decline Now to our story the medicine man Mr. Cassidy was three days overdue that fact alone would have been enough to make the four ranch owners nervous But there were other reasons too Joe Randall foreman of the double-ought Listen patiently while one of the other three men listed them. I know what you're gonna say Joe You knew Cassidy years ago on the bar 20. You can vouch for him. Well, I don't know him neither do I He got close to $20,000 our money and he's three days late. Wait a minute Ed. Don't get all riled up over nothing $20,000 ain't nothing. I'm not through You all thought it was a good idea to let the hoppy and his boys drive your herds into the railhead along with mine Yeah, it said it'd save you some money and if he was gonna do me the favor He might as well drive your cows along with mine and collect for him. I ain't said nothing about Cassidy anyway It's another one California. Oh, no the kid that's Marty Brett. What's the matter with the kid one of my boys blew in From town a while ago. He tells me speed Blaney's with us again with his gang. Yeah, you know what that means What's that got to do with the kid? He was seen hanging around with Blaney two nights in a row at Ricky's saloon almost like they was cooking up something Maybe something to do with that 20,000 hours at hoppies to open home with him You sure about this man who told me ain't given to exaggeration So Cassidy is three days late with the money So maybe Blaney put the fix on him through the kid only a fool to try to dry-gulch hop along Cassidy Blaney's done it to others don't matter none how fast a man is on the draw of your pot him in the back Okay, you win They'll likely be putting up tonight at Boulder Inn We can start tomorrow morning meet him north of there on the trail and collect our money if If what if they're still alive I Now back to hop along Cassidy and the medicine man It's dark now as Hoppy California and young Marty Brett the new bar 20 puncher right up to Boulder Inn The only spot a light in the long Barron Valley a Small solid top wagon is standing outside the cab brightly let it in red and green Doc Richard Herbs sad sediments her by gone Marty and maybe he'll have something from a rheumatism Maybe you'd better leave your rheumatism alone in California the last remedy you tried to call the varnish off the kitchen table Oh, it weren't so bad seems to me the high grew back on my hip in less than a week now wait a minute It's a matter of having that throne over there at the hitch-rack doesn't that belong to speed Blaney? What if it does we've been through that before Marty? I don't like the way you hung around with him and Tylen. I don't mind saying so Why don't you leave that to me hoppy? Maybe I would if I knew what was going on between you two That's just a little personal business Marty. You're part of the bar 20 now Whether you know it or not. We don't have personal or any other kind of business with men like Blaney Come on. Let's go inside That's $2 for one night gents. Thank you. We'll pull out first thing in the morning. Um, you got a safe here No, why I just wondered come on boys. Let's get up the bed first sounds good to me coming Marty I'll be up in a few minutes. I think I'll sit down by the fire well. All right, we'll turn back your bed for you You're so sweet Yeah Over and be sociable. I don't mind if it do Here's a chair sit down. All right They playing solitaire not exactly what Keep your eye on the cards. I put down here. Okay It's a club's deuce trade Put your hand on them. Well like this. That's it Now take it off. But Rest of her three aces of diamonds. Oh, don't ask me to play poker with you, mister You ought to see the tricks he has for the rich customers. Oh, this is my niece Janet I'm Doc Richards. Oh, we saw your wagon outside. I'm Marty Brett bar 20. How do you do? 20 year You're pretty far from home. Oh, we ran a bunch of cattle in the market for some of the ranchers north of here on your way home No after we turn over their money. I See you must be pretty tired. Yeah, I ran into a win this morning Still got a head full of trail dust headache. Oh, yeah Hmm. I wonder if I could get some hot water from the kitchen. Oh, what for I've got just the thing for a headache Jenna dear. Yes. Why don't you see if you can rustle up some hot water and cups? I think we all might feel better after a good hot cup of tea Pretty man Pretty pretty pretty Don't know who's ever seen such a pretty pretty California California Oh You talking about Shucks, I just met a right pretty with it with a million dollars and uh and what dog on you went won't me up for I could marry What what time is it 11 o'clock Where's Marty still downstairs, maybe you ought to go down and no, I've done enough talking He's old enough knowing to come to bed. Oh, you look worried. I am Probably a blaney again. Well, I guess I've got to do it do what? Hoppy, I I've been a non-recruiter all my life But I never talked to for that is when I promised to keep my mouth shut. What are you talking? I promised Marty I wouldn't blab but I reckon if I don't you'll keep getting wash and wash ideas. So go on Hoppy the kid owes Blaney two hundred dollars from a poker game over to McGown saloon at Rohide Before he come to the bar 20. He's been saving his wages to pay Blaney back But the gents getting impatient and that's why he's been yeah. Yeah You're sure So that's all it is. I was afraid he'd get into some real trouble Now hoppy now, don't you don't worry. Don't worry. Well now I guess I can get some sleep Glad you like it Marty Here's another cup. Thanks. Dark Richard special brew spreads glow and warm through the veins the arteries and all their Extensions and ramifications right down to the tiniest capillary. You know, you know, it's just what I needed I feel better already headache gone headache. Oh, what's a headache? You know something doc? You're wasted in this poor God forsaken country Take this remedy Easter. You make a fortune the sky had rain gold pieces. What about it, uncle? Maybe someday. I don't know though. We've been doing all right. Haven't we Janet? Yes We've been doing all right Well, I keep telling you Cassidy. I ain't seen anyone this morning yet I ain't oh Oh, yeah, who was it speed Blaney and his boys? I saw him leave early this morning from my window. They was paid up in advance So I just turned over and went back to sleep. Hmm. What about Marty breath? Never here to him kid who was with us last night. Oh Him, huh? Well, he might have been with Blaney, but I ain't sure Morning clerk. Oh, hello doc stand for breakfast read not Janet and I have some ground to cover today Do you check the crown here Marty's horse is gone. Oh Marty what do you know him? Why? Yes? He sat for the fire with us last night Had a cup of tea then what he went upstairs about midnight To bed I suppose at least that's where he said he was going up here I reckon he's horrid us. I mean about never mind that now We won't stop for breakfast either clerk. Well, you're missing some mighty fine. Vittles gents Well, let's see Doug you had come on California. I hate to meet miss breakfast And yeah, I hate more to miss something else What's that the money for those candles someone lifted my saddlebag last night. We're short $20,000 Now back to hop along Cassidy and the medicine man It's almost noon now and in a small grove of cottonwoods 10 miles north of Boulder Inn Speed Blaney sits near a small fire watching a sooty coffee pot balanced on a rock over the coals The man across from him stretched out on the ground at the base of a tree Doesn't seem much interested in coffee. Funny thing Blaney Go on. I'd like to hear something funny. I mean the kid running off this morning before we left Well, what's funny about that? I'll have my head examined for letting him walk out on me. It ain't only that Shorty breezed in this morning before we took off He says the ranchers who own the cattle Cassidy sold on their way to meet him and collect. Yeah You don't suppose they don't trust him. Do you I? Don't know Hey, what are you getting that Pete? Well Suppose Cassidy was to show up without the money with maybe some story about someone holding him up on the trail Recognize believe it. You mean if we yeah Maybe you ain't so dumb Pete Maybe you got a brain after all so the kid disappears Everyone back at the end knows that and no matter what Cassidy said They'd figure the kid run off with the money and Cassidy was trying to cover for him. Yeah, it's a gamble. It's also 20,000 bucks Put the fire out. Let's loop over to the trail and check on Cassidy You won't have to go that far Cassidy put up your hand. Yeah, how did you like? Give me a gun Okay, no wait a minute Cassidy figure it up Blaney But my hand use the other one. There's a doctor on the trail south of the end. He'll fix you up Here thanks, California here, happy get rid of these will you sure will All right, Blaney. Where's the kid? Oh, how would I know he's gone along with some money? We were carrying you mean he he really has the money. Yeah, what do you know about it? Nothing? Hmm. I didn't think Marty was that smart. You haven't seen him. No, don't you believe me? I wouldn't Hadn't heard what you and your power here. We're talking about a minute ago You gentle find your hardware at the bottom of the stream in the gully there H-in convenience you that way, but I come on California. Huh? They haven't seen Marty Let's go check with Doc Richards. He can't be too far away from the end So long Blaney better luck next time That's naked skunk. I ought to you order what you like to shut my hand off So he ain't got the money you think the kid took it. Well, I don't know don't make no difference now the robberies out He heard us But there's a way to fix him though. What do you mean? Come on? We're gonna head off them ranchers after we're through talking to them. They'll be sure Cassidy stole it. Yeah Only one thing Who has the money? I don't know but I got a hunch that doc has a sideline Something besides medicine More tea my boy Best thing in the world for you. Yeah. Yeah, thank thank you doc. It's good. It's good tea You want to stay with us. Don't you Martin? I Want to stay with you now Martin you've done just as I told you because I know best You took the money from mr. Cassidy's room because it doesn't belong to him Does it it belongs to us to you and Janet and me? It belongs to us, but mr. Cassidy is going to try to take it away from us Look at me Martin That's it You see mr. Cassidy as our enemy. He's going to try to kill us and take our money away We mustn't let him do that Here you are Martin drink this yeah, yeah That's better isn't it It's better now listen Martin We're going to stay at the shack here for a few days There's only one way mr. Cassidy can get to us between the pass and the rocks down the trail Do you understand? They pass in the rocks you will wait there Martin with your rifle And when he comes you will kill him before he can kill us You understand that Martin you will kill mr. Cassidy and the men he rides with I will kill mr. Cassidy Now wait a minute Blaney. What are you trying to tell us? I just told you I saw Cassidy That's what you asked me wasn't it Joe, but that's stuff about the money Yeah, what about the money? I just said if he's got your money He ain't aiming to give it up We rode up to him this noon in a bro of a cotton woods real peaceable like he liked to shut our heads off Look why look at there wait a minute boys. Let's not go jumping to any conclusions. All right, Joe You know Cassidy we don't I tell you he's a squire as they come ever try him out on $20,000 a for What makes you think he run off with it Blaney? Well, all I know is that he's pumping lead at everything he sees why he winged another one of my boys But rode off like the devil was after him. Well, that's enough for me Joe Okay boys, let's go Hold it California. What is it? There's smoke come from the shack up the draw and look yeah There's dark Richard's wagon next to it. Let's go wait, huh? I'm not sure enough about doc to walk up for that cabin and broad daylight You mean he Blaney hasn't got the money far as we know the doc was the last one to see the kid Let's move up through the past in those rocks Huh, don't make for them guns got you covered. What is this Joe better put up your hands? You take the tall one and I'll do as he says All right, Joe. We got him up. What is it? I'm sorry hoppy. We've been hearing things that made us a little anxious about our money Where is it Cassidy? Maybe you better tell me what you've been hearing fellow down the trail says you've been shooting at everything You see Blaney. That's right. Well, he's lying you ought to know better than to believe anything a rat like speed Blaney tells you okay, so he was lying you can clear everything up by turning over the money so we can apologize and all go home Suppose I told you I haven't got it Disappeared last night back at the hotel. I'm not sure but I think a man named doc riches had something to do with it Hoppy you ain't asked us to believe a pot of lard like the docket have nerve I'm not asking you to believe anything. I think he's up in that shack there with his niece I think they've got Marty Brett with him. It's a long guess, but I think Wait Yeah, he was shooting at me What do you make of that hobby? I don't know Joe I used to think I was a pretty good judge a man I guess I missed on Marty Brett better fan out and surround no no wait a minute Joe Let me let me handle this myself California yeah, we'll work up this drone the left until we get above him then we can come up in behind him Is that all right with you Joe? I wouldn't trust that tell it Joe Wait a minute wait a minute boys I'm willing to stake everything. I got on hoppy whether you are or not Don't pan out. You can come to me for the money. I'll make it good. No, you Thanks, Joe. Okay hoppy Looks like it's up to you Easy now. Can you see him? He's right below us. Take a look Yeah Rifle all cocked and ready waiting for someone to show back there. I still can't believe it There's something wrong something. We don't know about you mean hoppy. I guess I don't know what I mean look Look, he just leaned the rifle against that rock hold it now. I can hit it. I'll knock it over the edge steady You got it. Come on Marty get away from me Cassidy get away from me. Don't reach for that six gun Marty. Don't kill you Cassidy I will know Listen to me kid. What's wrong? What's the matter with you? Oh, I hate you. I'll kill you shut up He's sick or something. I know it Marty. I hate to do this Come on California, give me a hand. You're sure connected hoppy. I think I know now Marty's been hypnotized Doc riches drug them with that tea hypnotize. What do you mean? It was his chin you hit not his hip I'll explain later, California. I know now. It's it's the doc's doing He sent Marty down here to take pot shots of you and me when we came up through that gap down there Well, I don't want to disappoint him Why are you shooting in the air? I just want the doc to be sure Marty did the job for him You take care of the kid California. I'll have her when I need you Well, where are you going hoppy? I think I'll drop in on the doc after all it's just about time for tea I heard the shots was it yes, I guess it's over the kid couldn't miss at that range Well, where do we go from here anywhere? We want honey. You're pretty sure of yourself, uncle Why shouldn't I be those ranches? I'll have a hundred man posse out tomorrow morning looking for their $20,000 Know what they'll find? Poor little Marty bread kind of bewildered as if he didn't know what happened And all he'll remember is that he took the money and buried it somewhere You're sure that's all he'll remember honey. You just leave that to me Oh that kid's made to order in the old days on Chautauqua. I would have given my eye teeth for a subject like him Water boiling it's already good when he comes back I'll fix him another cup of tea talk to him a little while Put him on his horse and send him down toward the valley Then we'll move on That must be him Hello Martin, how did you? Who are you up along Cassidy miss? Sorry if I startled you I just had some trouble down below here Needed some help and saw this shank what kind of trouble pretty sad thing Young fellow who was riding with us disappeared last night We trailed him up the draw here He was waiting for us down below rocks and tried to shoot us seemed like he was out of his head you mean you yes We had to kill him. Oh Well life is full of tragedy my friend I sympathize with you The tea is ready uncle. Maybe mr. Cassidy. Yes, of course How about a cup of tea mr. Cassidy might soothe your nerves nothing like tea? Thanks. I will good Here you are Take a good drink of that and see here Why are you pointing that just putting my gun here on the table where it'll be handy doc? You see I'm not gonna drink that tea you are me. Yeah, I want to see how it works on someone else for a change The kid isn't dead doc. We snapped him out of it watch it doc Next time I won't miss stop it. Don't kill him the money. Shut up Janet. It's no use. What about the money? It's It's in the saddlebag in the corner Now back to hop along Cassidy You know something buddy. Well, not much Brain still ain't what it used to be and it never was a whole line Oh, I'm glad Joe Wrangler those ranches took the dock in his niece off our hand I'd hate to have to listen to him spout all the way back to the sheriff's office Well, I reckon we have a good long spell to practice up on his hypnotism only I think you'll find a prison guard isn't a very willing subject You know, I can't get over that guy having like a gall to try to pass off a cup of that tea on me Yeah, yeah, good thing you dumped it out. Someone might have come out. I didn't dump it out Well, I looked just before we left the cabin the cup was still on the table. It was empty. What was someone must hold it look right next to you and You dirt chest Geraldine we're to be promised to take this year's and California Carlson a richer for poorer rheumatism all So long as you both shall live California. Wait, don't wake a Marty He's marrying that rich widow again this time. I want him to get it over with Good boy from hop along Cassidy and all the game We'll be back soon. And of course, we hope you'll be with us when hoppy in California really ride through another thrilling and exciting adventure Hop along Cassidy star and William Boyd is transcribed and produced in the West by Walter white Jr The medicine man was written by Harold Swanton All stories are based upon the characters created by Clarence E. Mulford. This is a Commodore production