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A round dog city and in the territory on west, there's just one way to handle the killers

on the spoilers, and that's where the US martial and the smell of gun smoke.

The gun moves both, scouring William Conrad, the story of the violent that moved west

with young America, and the story of a man who moved with it.

I'm that man, Matt Dillon, the United States martial.

The first man they looked for and the last they want to meet.

It's a chancey job and it makes a man watchful and a little lonely.

The horses have all settled up and out front, Mr. Dillon.

All right, so I should be back late Wednesday or early Thursday.

Well, don't you worry about nothing.

I think it should be pretty quiet with a prisoner going.

Might even have time with a little housekeeping around here for a change.

Well, no, I accept this place out from front to back, just yesterday.

I know, now maybe you ought to use that mop and bucket stand and out back before washing,

then declares on surplus equipment.

Now, Mr. Dillon.

Never mind.

All right, come on, Skaglow. We've got to get started.

All right, Lord.

Maybe you're not, but I am.

I promise to sure if in a haved city, I'd have you there by noon tomorrow.

All right, let's go.

Mount up.

Why don't you go and take the cuts off?

Uh-huh.

At noon tomorrow, and I get up in that subtle.

And Chester, don't take things too easy.

Oh, yes, sir.

No, sir, I won't.

All right, bye, Mr. Dillon.

It was after Marshall just broke off, as it was.

Oh, what time will he be back?

What time?

Well, if you'd asked me what day it'd be a better question,

this is serious, young man.

How long will the Marshall be out of town?

Well, I expect him back of a winter surgery.

Oh, how probably be dead by then?

Dead.

Look, Mr. Ironman, you're doing system.

And if you're in trouble, in trouble.

Are you good with the gun?

Well, sure.

Oh, I mean, not be as good as Mr. Dillon,

but I do all right.

I'm sure if you'd better tell him all this to the Marshall.

Oh, what?

You ain't told me nothing yet.

I have to trust you.

Uh, can we talk inside?

Oh, what's this about?

Here's my card.

The pressure Albert Cramston,

Doctor of M-E-K-A-L.

Metallurgical research.

Oh, well, that sounds pretty important,

but it don't sound very dangerous.

Well, believe me, son, it is dangerous.

If the syndicate has put a price on your head.

Syndicate?

The Sylvester syndicate in San Francisco.

You know, all those millionaire fellows who own the mines.

You own them?

Uh, well, if they want you then.

I don't want to tell you too much,

because it'd be dangerous information for you to have,

but I will tell you this.

They've hired eight killers to crack me down,

and the one who catches up with me gets $10,000.

For the job.

Well, uh, is any of them eight men in Dodge now?

I don't know.

I don't know who they are.

What they look like.

I just know they mean to get me.

Oh, man, anything I can do for better.

Thank you, son.

And I just want to say, keep your gun close by,

because the welfare of your country and mine

may be resting in your hands.

Well, Delmar, Wilbur,

somehow I never thought I'd see you two

drinking at the same table.

Sit down, Miss Kitty.

You're joining us for a farewell drink.

I'd love to,

but only if you'll let the long band stand this round.

Oh, Sam, two whiskey's one beer.

Right away, Miss Kitty.

I understand, Mr. Durgan bought out your shop, Wilbur.

That's right, for $1,500.

And you're leaving Dodge in the moment?

You're right again for San Francisco,

and it'd be perfectly honest about the only thing

I'll miss is dropping in here to the long ground.

Here's Drinks, Miss Kitty.

Thanks, Sam.

Uh, Miss Kitty.

Hmm?

See that little fella by the bar there?

Stole pipe hat.

The kind of pussy-looking little man?

Yeah.

What about him?

He keeps borrowing dimes from a customer.

Sam, you know we don't allow poundhandling in here?

Well, but he pays them back.

Huh?

Yeah, three times now, I've seen him.

He bars a dime.

He leaves, comes back, buys a drink with a silver dollar,

takes his chains, and pays back the dime.

Well, you worry about it, Sam.

I'm going upstairs, so well.

I got some bells to go over.

Excuse me, boy.

Sure, Miss Kitty, sure.

And if I don't see you before you leave, Wilbur,

good luck.

Well, thank you, Miss Kitty.

Did you hear what Sam said about that little fella?

Yeah.

Sure sounds crazy.

Why would anybody do that?

I think we're going to find out.

Oh, excuse me, gentlemen, I wonder if either of you

would be so kind to let me attend sent peace.

Why, I think I could be arranged, don't you, Wilbur?

Yeah, I think so.

Here you are.

Oh, thank you.

I'll return it shortly.

I wonder where that little geezer's going.

I don't know.

Sam said he keeps coming back with a silver dollar.

Maybe we ought to follow him.

Maybe we ought to.

Bon appetit.

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Is that him?

Yeah, that place don't follow too close.

Wait.

Where's he going?

Where's he going in my shop?

Your shop?

Need it locked?

What for?

Nothing in there.

I hold every last speck over to your place.

My own stuff's already in my wagon.

What's he supposed to do in there?

Well, I'll go in and ask.

You don't know why.

Let's sneak up on it.

I might find out something.

I didn't board up the side window between the buildings.

Maybe we can see him through there.

I don't know, Andrew.

He's supposed to be planning to sleep in there?

I don't know.

What's that thing on the back counter?

I didn't believe nothing like that.

Take a cover off.

Looks like some kind of machine.

There's something crooked here.

And we're going to get us a reward.

Let's get the front door grabbed when it comes out.

Let me get on that side.

And I'll stay here in a week form to come out.

That's Chester.

We've got to get rid of him.

Why?

Because if he's in on it, there won't be no reward.

Oh, you know what?

Hey, they're going to get me.

Chester?

Yep, Chester.

Just taking a last look at the old shop.

Oh, yeah.

That's right.

You're leaving town tomorrow.

Well, I sure do wish you luck, Wilbur.

Thank you, Chester.

Well, Chester, I suppose you have to get on with your rounds,

be in a peace officer now.

Oh, things are kind of quiet tonight.

So mostly what I'm doing is getting me a little exercise

before I go to bed.

Well, good night, Chester.

Good night.

Good night, Chester.

When we grab this fella, try to cover his mouth so he can't hear.

Yeah, he's coming.

Get ready.

I'm ready.

Hold on.

Hold on.

Hold on.

Hold on.

I got him.

You're backing of the shop.

Hey, buddy.

Delma!

Wilbur, you've got him in there.

I got him.

We got him, Chester.

Come on in.

Yeah, go ahead.

We get the reward.

Yeah, that's the best of dreams to let him go, Wilbur.

Don't you do it, Wilbur.

Till he agrees about the reward.

These are rewards.

You can have him.

Let him go.

His face is turning blue.

Excuse me for taking me.

Now, you shoot him.

You shoot him.

Whose side are you on, Chester?

That's not my look.

The best of these two fellas ain't killers.

And they ain't some nice, delicate thing.

They're just Mr. Dergo and Mr. Gatsby.

Oh, well, that's certainly a relief.

Well, what about him? Who's he?

Professor Albert Kramson, gentlemen,

late of San Francisco.

Oh, please, to make sure it's quite an audit.

Howdy.

We were watching through the window there.

When you sure looked suspicious to us.

Oh, well, I can certainly understand that.

And since you've stumbled off a part of my secret,

I guess you're entitled to know the rest if you want to.

I sure do.

Me, too.

I'm kind of curious about this myself.

But first, I have to ask you, are all of you natural-born citizens of the USA?

Well, of course.

And you?

None of you are in the employ of a foreign government.

You mean like Europe or France or one them towns?

That's what I mean.

But now that's still it.

Well, I won't even have nothing to do with Werner.

You mean neither.

Well, I've got to ask those questions.

And one more.

It's a good of our duly constituted government.

Depended on your keeping a secret.

Would you die instead of revealing it?

Sure.

And of course.

All right.

Now, I want you to watch this carefully, gentlemen.

So you'll be convinced in your own minds

of the importance of this little device.

I'll explain it to you step by step as I go along.

And if you have any questions, don't hesitate.

You just speak right up.

Oh, man.

This is awesome.

It's curious.

What does that thing do?

You won't believe your eyes, Mr. Proudfoot.

Would one of you contribute a dime to this demonstration?

I got one.

I got one.

I got a dime here.

I'll take all three of them.

And then you each have a permanent momentum.

A reminder that you were among the first

to witness the results of my discovery.

I'll use your dime first, Mr. Proudfoot.

Yes, sir.

Oh, all right, yes, sir.

Yeah.

Put the dime in this funnel here.

Come.

Now, you count to three slowly.

One, two, three.

Mine, by now.

I give the crank four complete turns.

I turn this little spigot to it with three drops of mercury.

That's quick silver.

And turn the crank one more time.

And there we are.

Now, you see that lever there, Chester?

On the bottom, tall the front.

Yes, sir.

I'll reach over and pull it.

Well, now I'm sure that we won't catch it.

You just pull it through it.

Well, I know, but...

No.

Well, I don't think that's a silver dollar.

I told you you wouldn't believe it.

You can take that cart wheel to the bank tomorrow

and they'll tell you it's real.

Oh, it's real enough.

But how is it done?

It's really very simple.

Once you understand the physical principle,

it has to do with what I call induced porosity.

Once you make that dime porous,

like a sponge,

all you have to do is introduce a little quick silver

to fill in the holes in the chemical process

of expansion is automatic.

Well, that's clear enough.

Oh, yeah.

But why do you have to use dime?

I'm glad you asked that question.

You see, the ratio of the weight of one dime

to three drops of mercury produces an expansion of exactly ten.

Follow me?

That means this particular formula

makes this machine extend silver

in size and weight in multiples of ten.

Oh.

Oh.

The logical raw material is the little thin dime.

Why do you use half-dollars,

or even quarters,

the end product would be clumsy, large,

and bucket.

Besides, you have a head of a five-dollar silver piece.

Why?

A couple of those would weigh you down like a pack.

Oh, you're sure, right there?

No, you couldn't have many bigger than a dime.

Why anybody can see that?

Now, anything else you don't understand?

Oh, no.

How about you, fellow?

No, it's real clear to me.

Me, too, but...

But what?

I would like to see that thing work again.

So would I.

All right.

But this time you turn the crank, Mr. Gatsby.

Four times?

Yes, but not the light.

Tell you who you ready?

Yep.

I'm gonna put him the dime.

One, two, three.

Now.

What?

Now, turn it.

Turn it.

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That's right.

Now, three drops of quick silver.

Yeah.

And I turn the crank once more.

Right.

Look, you boys catch on pass.

You do ready now?

It should be.

Pull the lever.

I did it.

I did it.

Sure is the price.

It sure is.

It sure is.

Can I try it now?

I haven't had a turn.

Can I try the whole thing?

I'd like to accommodate you, but I think I'd better cover it up and put it away before someone

trustworthy person finds out what we're doing in here.

Well, why don't you come have a drink with us, Professor?

Yeah, we'd be proud to have you at our table.

Well, that's very kind of you, gentlemen, but I do have a few little things I must do.

If I finish in time, I may join you with the long branch.

Well, whatever you say.

Anyway, a pleasure meeting you.

Yes, it was.

Good night, sir.

Good night, gentlemen.

Good night.

And the pleasure was all mine.

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I just can't get over it.

Either can I?

You know, if a fellow could just go on one of them machine, or maybe even rent it for just a month,

what think all the good you could do?

Yeah.

You could build churches and help the poor people.

It sure would be wonderful.

And after you did all those things, you could even take a lip for yourself,

with no reason not to.

If a fellow didn't get greedy, that's right.

He's supposed he would sell it.

Oh, I doubt that.

I couldn't do nothing loud even if he would.

You don't suppose he'd consider $1,500.

$1,500,000 would be more like him.

Anyway, I don't think so.

Well, gentlemen, I can't tell you how glad I am that you're still here.

What's the matter?

Something's come up may I sit down with you.

Of course, go right ahead.

Yeah, what's the matter?

I just got word that they know where I am.

The silvers didn't.

The silvers didn't.

And their killers are closing in.

How many are they?

I don't know.

Could be just one.

Could be all of them.

I'm sorry to wish Mr. Downward here, but he isn't.

So I've had to come to a decision.

I'm taking the train east early tomorrow, eight o'clock.

But I need your help.

All of you.

What do you want us to do?

I want you, gentlemen, to destroy the silver extender.

Destroy it?

You mean bust?

I mean, blow it to bits.

So there isn't the slightest chance of anyone piecing it together

and figuring out how it was made.

That'd be a terrible thing.

Sure.

I wasn't.

Just a minute, gentlemen.

I understand your concern, but it's not quite as bad as the silvers.

I was.

Well, if I get to Washington alive, I can build another.

If I don't, not only will I be dead, but my discovery will be lost to the government.

I can't begin to see what you mean.

Oh, yeah.

If you can make up another and when you get there,

you'd be awful at safer traveling without this one.

Then I can count on your help.

Oh, sure.

In what way?

Well, I've told you I want to destroy the machine.

But when you're dealing with Washington, you can't do things just like that.

No, sir.

Now, see if you can understand my problem.

Now, let's say you're the government.

You know I have this machine.

I've told you I'm bringing to you, then I show up without it.

You ask for where it is, and I say I blew it up.

You say to me, prove it.

Prove you didn't sell it to somebody.

But I can't prove it.

So you can pick me a prison, put me up against a wall facing a fire.

I've told you.

That's the end of Professor Kranz.

Oh, man.

That'd be an awful one.

It's sure a word, but what can we do?

You can be witnesses.

Witnesses?

If three honest citizens signed an affidavit that they saw the machine blown up,

they'd have to believe me.

Would you be willing to do that?

I certainly not asking very much.

I know.

Especially since you were so nice about sharing your secrets.

Well, I was planning to pull out early tomorrow, but there ain't no reason I can't wait till we're finished with it.

No, you can't wait that.

Now, there's one other thing.

What's that?

Well, I've got it all created.

There's the four of us know where it is, so I'm sure it'll be safe there.

So morning, can I count on you?

Of course you can.

We'll do it just like you said.

I don't know how to thank you, gentlemen.

But when I tell the government what you've done for your country,

you can be sure the US Treasury will find some way of rewarding you for your services.

Well, I'll be at the dodge house if any of you need me.

It's hard to be far enough in town.

Just pull off the trail and we'll unload it.

All right, Chester.

Yep.

And that's good.

Ooh.

You just held it open a little bit, and I'll slide the crate back to you.

And on your... just a minute, let me help you, fellas.

That's fine, huh?

You and me can look it down to you.

You and me can look it down, Chester.

Oh, yeah.

But I got dynamite all bundled and under the seat here.

Yeah.

Now, look, we can just pop up one end, fish off, and slide the bundles right underneath.

Here.

Oh, that should work just fine.

Yeah.

It's real nice and smelly, though.

If you want to uncoil a roll of fuse, well, Bird, I'll turn wagon around,

drive back down the trail.

All right.

I figured 20 feet of this would give us plenty of time to get out of the way.

Oh, sure.

Let's bring it out.

We'll light it and keep our eye on moving.

I guess it's burning up for a wagon.

Yeah, yeah.

That's good.

Well, yeah.

That's all of it, Chester.

You ready to move?

Any time.

There goes, then.

Come on.

I don't come.

You got plenty of time.

Oh, you keep a good hold on them horses.

There's good five feet left before she blows.

Smitterings, yep.

That did it.

I didn't know anybody going to get the professor's machine now.

Oh, I sure won't.

Well, I'll have to get back on the dodge and sign that paper.

Get on up on the wagon, Robert.

We'll get going.

Come on.

Let's go.

All right, long side, you fellas.

We can stop by the office.

Professor Sheryl will be happy at all when it's a good.

Yeah.

I sure hated to do it, though.

That's much better.

But if you put it up, you see where that come from?

Cut barrel on that rise.

I'm here.

You're full.

You get Wilberton's docks.

How right after he never catch you?

I can try.

You can get going.

I'll meet you in town.

Well, I'm not blaming you at Chester.

The professor has taken in people a lot brighter than you are.

Well, if he had tried that cell, I would have got suspicious,

but he didn't.

I don't know anything like this.

People sell themselves.

And he can be sure he got through to somebody.

Or Gatsby and Dergham wouldn't be laying up in Doc's office

with each other's bullets in him.

Well, you're all sure when are we here?

But she's like that.

I've been fooling people since the first day men stopped

trading buckskins for flour and started using money.

As long as there's a man alive looking for something for nothing,

it'll go right on working.

I suppose.

Matt.

Yeah, Doc.

If you want to talk to Dergham, you better do it now.

All right.

Go on, Chester.

Look, Gatsby.

You never came out of it.

I died.

I have not.

No, my...

You're sure it doesn't make much sense, does it?

Few killings do.

Oh, yeah.

You, Martian?

Yeah, that's right.

You're not laughing at me, Harry.

No, I'm not laughing.

Something you wanted to tell me.

Not much to tell.

The stakes were big, but I lost.

That's what were the stakes.

Didn't Chester tell you?

And he told me about the silver extender.

And he said, you blew that up.

That's what Chester was supposed to think.

That's what I was supposed to think.

But I knew better.

That it wasn't that great.

Just scrap iron.

Gatsby had the machine.

What?

Shoes.

After we left the long-brains last night,

Gatsby snuck back and made a deal with the professor.

He bought that machine with my money.

Wouldn't go partners.

Use the money I give him.

And wouldn't go partners.

Well, I marshal a hundred men could have got rich with that thing,

just using it an hour a day.

He had to have it all.

Couldn't share.

Or is it not?

If I tell you, will you promise to blow it up?

Is that what you want?

That's what I want.

It's under the work counter in the back of my store.

You know, a thing like that may be all right for the government,

but it ain't for the people.

The professor shouldn't know that.

And I think maybe he didn't.

What do you mean?

Nothing.

Anything else you want me to know?

That's about all except about the gunman on the hill that had Gatsby.

What about him?

I didn't hire him.

Gatsby did.

To shoot me.

He just picked man with a bad aim.

So, Gatsby got it in his shoulder.

I think that's kind of funny.

Gatsby told you this.

He did point.

Sooner's tester wrote off after the gunman.

Pulled his own gun to do the job himself.

Then you shot himself defensive.

You might say that, yeah.

But I'll be honest with you, though, Marshall.

Yeah.

I was planning to kill Gatsby anyway.

You won't forget your promise.

No, I...

I'll blow up the machine.

You want me to send Doc back in?

No reason, too.

Yeah.

So long, Marshall.

So long, there.

Are you telling me you don't?

About the silver extended.

You're not just ready to have the heart.

I don't think I would either.

Now, even when he's wrong,

if a man has to die,

likes to feel he's died for something,

and if he dies for nothing,

I don't want to be the one to let him know.

Get the really light-referential.

This is where I talk, eh?

Get the really light refreshment.

That's Pepsi Cola, of course.

I just want me to say, be sociable, Charlie.

Of course, Kay.

Be sociable.

Have a Pepsi on the road or at home.

It always refreshes without filling.

Charlie.

Pick up extra cartons now.

Pepsi is so delicious it goes fast.

That's why you should keep plenty of Pepsi on hand.

Maybe I better say...

Be sure to say, keep Pepsi handy.

Yes, Charlie.

But the song says, it's sociably.

Be sociable.

Look far.

Keeps up to date with Pepsi.

Drink livers.

Refreshing of love.

Stay home and stay home.

Be sociable.

Have a Pepsi.

What Kay means is, get plenty of Pepsi next time you shop.

Yes.

Guns smoked.

Reduced and directed in Hollywood by Norman McDonald, stars William Conrad as Matt Dylan, U.S. Marshall.

The story was specially written for Guns smoked by Vic Perron,

with editorial supervision by John Mesford.

He featured in the cast with Joseph Kerns, Vic Perron, Harry Bartel and Jack Moyle.

Farley Bear is Chester Howard McNear is Doc and Georgia Ellis is kidding.

This is George Wolfe inviting you to join us again next week,

when CBS Radio presents another story on Guns smoked.

This is WPT Radio and Charlotte, North Carolina.

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