Cisco Kid 52-09-25 020 The Larabee Land Grab

Summary

Podcast Summary: Cisco Kid 52-09-25 020 - The Larabee Land Grab

Podcast Information:

• Title: Harold's Old Time Radio
• Host/Author: Harold's Old Time Radio
• Description: Showcases classic radio dramas from the Golden Age of Radio, featuring beloved characters and thrilling adventures.
• Episode: Cisco Kid 52-09-25 020 - The Larabee Land Grab
• Release Date: June 13, 2025

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Introduction to the Adventure

The Larabee Land Grab opens with the familiar voice of the narrator setting the stage for another thrilling escapade featuring the Cisco Kid, the charming Robin Hood of the Old West. The episode delves into the conflict surrounding land leases in the Southwest, where ranchers are struggling under the stringent terms imposed by the Southern and Western Prairie (S&WP) Railroad.

The Conflict: Land Lease Agreements

The story centers on the discontent among local ranchers who have been leasing land from the S&WP Railroad with the hope of eventually owning it. These leases stipulate that ranchers must purchase the land at $2 per acre once the railroad deems the land suitable for sale. However, the railroad has delayed this process, causing frustration among the ranchers who have invested significantly in improving their land.

At [02:24], Tex Riley, the land agent for S&WP, attempts to reassure the ranchers:

Tex Riley: "Well, boys, I'll do everything I can for you. But I don't think that the owners up in St. Joe will take very kindly."

Despite Tex's reassurances, tensions escalate as Julian Larrabee and Alonzo Bailey, antagonists in the story, devise a scheme to take advantage of the ranchers.

The Murder of Tex Riley

Julian Larrabee and Alonzo Bailey hatch a plan to manipulate the lease agreements in their favor. Their goal is to acquire the leases from Tex Riley and force the ranchers to buy the land at inflated prices. As they implement their plan, they orchestrate the murder of Tex Riley to eliminate any obstacles to their scheme.

At [05:20], Julian confides in Alonzo about their plot:

Julian Larrabee: "First, get our hands on those leases. Then we pay some fast calls on the ranchers who hold them, make our propositions and collect."

The murder takes place at [13:39], where Tex Riley is shot by Larrabee and Bailey, leading to his death and setting off a chain of events that thrusts Cisco Kid and his companion Pancho into the heart of the mystery.

Cisco and Pancho's Arrest and Escape

Following the murder, the sheriff mistakenly arrests Cisco and Pancho for Tex Riley's death. Apprehended at [14:32], the duo finds themselves in jail, facing wrongful accusations. Determined to clear their names, Cisco and Pancho devise a plan to escape. They discover crucial evidence—blank deeds entitling them to land purchases—stored in Riley's office.

At [18:24], Pancho reflects on their predicament:

Pancho: "We must catch them, Pancho. The sheriff has us, and he is satisfied. He will not bother to look any farther."

Utilizing their wit and resourcefulness, Cisco and Pancho manage a daring jailbreak, evading the sheriff and setting out to uncover the truth behind the land grab.

The Confrontation and Resolution

As Cisco and Pancho investigate, they gather evidence pointing towards Larrabee and Bailey's fraudulent activities. The ranchers, represented by figures like Mr. Grant and Mr. Harris, begin to see through the deceit and recognize the bushwhackers' true intentions.

At [23:25], a pivotal moment occurs when Pancho presents the evidence to the sheriff:

Pancho: "These are the blank deeds from the railroad leases signed by rancheros around here."

Realizing the extent of the corruption, the sheriff shifts his focus to apprehending Larrabee and Bailey. The culmination of the episode features a tense showdown where the true culprits are exposed, and justice is served.

Key Quotes and Highlights

• Laurabee's Scheme:
  Julian Larrabee [05:20]: "First, get our hands on those leases. Then we pay some fast calls on the ranchers who hold them, make our propositions and collect."

• Cisco on the Murder Plot:
  Cisco [14:02]: "We beat the train into the town easy."

• Pancho on Life's Simplicity:
  Pancho [10:35]: "Pancho lives very close to Mamacita Nature. When he is tired, he sleeps. When he is hungry, he eats. When he wakes up."

• Revelation of Evidence:
  Pancho [23:35]: "Look, Senor Sheriff, the men you want are the two who stayed at Senora Materner's last night. Look, here is the evidence."

Conclusion

The Larabee Land Grab masterfully intertwines themes of greed, justice, and camaraderie, showcasing Cisco Kid's unwavering dedication to protecting the innocent. The episode highlights the struggle between honest ranchers and unscrupulous schemers, culminating in a satisfying resolution where truth prevails. Through engaging dialogue and dramatic twists, listeners are treated to a quintessential Old Time Radio adventure that remains both entertaining and morally resonant.

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Notable Cast:

• Cisco Kid: Jack Mather
• Pancho: Harry Lang
• Julian Larrabee: [Actor Name Not Provided]
• Alonzo Bailey: [Actor Name Not Provided]
• Tex Riley: [Actor Name Not Provided]

Produced by: Harold's Old Time Radio

Music and Sound Effects: Authentic to the Golden Age of Radio, enhancing the immersive experience.

Recommendation: For fans of classic radio dramas and Western adventures, The Larabee Land Grab offers a captivating story filled with suspense, valor, and the timeless charm of the Cisco Kid.

Transcript

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[Narrator]

Here's adventure, here's romance. Here's the famous Robin Hood of the Old West.

[Cisco]

Cisco. The sheriff, he is getting closer this way.

[Sheriff]

Pancho Pomelo, the Cisco Kid.

[Narrator]

And now another exciting adventure of the Cisco Kid. This is the story of the Larrabee land grab. Don't confuse the name of Larrabee with a town or a section of land. For the Larrabee in this story is a man. His field of operation was in the Southwest, along a stretch of railroad lands worked under lease by ranchers who someday hope to own their rangers outright. The railroad had recently pushed through the raw, untamed country, and following it like buzzards after blood scent came men like Julian Larrabee. No, they never named a town after him, but his name was long remembered in that country, remembered bitterly by men who suffered in the Larrabee land grab.

[Tex Riley]

Why, howdy, man. Come right on in, Jim. Howdy, Tucker. Howdy, Tex. What brings you ramblers into town? I thought you were so busy getting your land fenced that you couldn't get away.

[Narrator]

Getting whose land fence? Texas.

[Tex Riley]

Why, your land, Tucker, and Jim's land. All the rest of you ranchers who are leasing from a railroad. Well, that's what Tucker and me come to talk about, Tex. Why, sure, I'd like to talk about it, Jim. Sit down.

[Narrator]

Sit down, Tex. We got them leases from the S&WP more than five years ago. And in five years, we all done a lot of work on our spreads.

[Tex Riley]

Sure you have, Tucker. Them leases gonna be worth a lot of money when you own them. Yeah, Tex, when we own em. Looks like to me the southern western prairie ought to see our side of the case. Well, you got a good point, Jim. Ain't no doubt about it. But being land agent for the S&WP I got to go by the leases that we drawed up and that you men agreed to and signed.

[Narrator]

Tex, you know as well as I do that building houses and corrals and feed pens cost a lot of money, to say nothing offensin' when we signed those leases, the railroad was to be.

[Tex Riley]

Through here in a year.

[Narrator]

Instead of that, we've been driving our cattle over land Till just a couple of months ago, when the first drain come through.

[Tex Riley]

And the leases call for us to buy the land outright whenever the railroad says at $2 a acre. Well, ain't that land worth $2 a acre?

[Narrator]

Sure it is. A lot more after we spent money improving it. But you know as well as I do that the fair and square thing for the S. And W.P. to do would be to redraw them agreements so we could buy the land at a dollar an acre.

[Tex Riley]

Well, boys, I'll do everything I can for you. But I don't think that the owners up in St. Joe will take very kindly.

[Pancho]

You know, what you see here, amigo, is only the beginning of great changes that will happen in this country.

[Cisco]

What do you mean? What do you mean, huh?

[Pancho]

Where are these railroad tracks here, huh? These are the first to come this way soon. Maybe there will be others spreading out in all directions.

[Cisco]

Pancho think it's very dirty and a very noisy thing.

[Pancho]

Oh, it is that, Pancho. Riders who take the car sit on very hard seats and bounce much up and down and sideways and breathe nothing but smoke.

[Cisco]

Pancho think he like loco bell.

[Pancho]

Hey, you watch, amigo. Here it comes. A monster roaring and groaning and belching fire.

[Cisco]

Come very fast, Cisco.

[Pancho]

Oh, not very fast, Pancho. It just looks fast. Come, Pocho. We'll see how fast it goes.

[Cisco]

What do you mean, Cisco?

[Pancho]

We'll race with the train into Jackson.

[Julian Larrabee]

Long trip from St. Joe, bunk?

[Alonzo Bailey]

Certainly is, Julian. Those two fellas that just rode alongside and then went off ahead have the right idea.

[Julian Larrabee]

Yeah, I guess you're right. They make a lot better time. And they don't have to eat smoke all the way.

[Alonzo Bailey]

Well, shouldn't be much further now. Seems as though we've been on this train all our lives.

[Julian Larrabee]

Well, Bunk, this trip will be worth it.

[Alonzo Bailey]

You really think the scheme will work, Jim?

[Julian Larrabee]

Easy, Bunk, easy. When I found that nobody from the S and W P. St. Joe office ever bothers to go to Jackson. And that their land agent, Tex Riley, sign all the leases and keeps them in his safe.

[Alonzo Bailey]

Yeah, that's right. It is a perfect setup, isn't it? Just a matter of getting the leases from Riley and forcing the ranchers to buy at our prices.

[Julian Larrabee]

And it looks like this is the bonanza we've been Waiting for. If it isn't Bunko Bailey and Doc. Julian Larrabee better go back to selling Kickapoo Herb Alexa for the nerves and stomach of man and beast.

[Cisco]

We beat the train into the town easy.

[Pancho]

We did punch. Hey, Pancho, look, there is Senor Tex Riley, our old friend. Come, we go speak to him.

[Cisco]

We not see Senor Raleigh for many, many years.

[Pancho]

Not since he moved here to Jackson.

[Cisco]

Uh huh.

[Pancho]

Say, your text.

[Tex Riley]

Where's Cisco? Cisco.

[Cisco]

And find your glasses.

[Pancho]

You.

[Tex Riley]

Well, if you ain't a sight for sore eyes. What you doing?

[Pancho]

Oh, we followed the trail of the iron horse. He led us right to the station here in Jackson.

[Cisco]

That horse is Diablo and Logo. And be the iron horse too.

[Tex Riley]

That ain't a bit hard to believe them two horses of yours really traveled, if I remember rightly.

[Pancho]

Say, amigo. Well, as you say, Diablo and Loco travel far and fast.

[Tex Riley]

Yeah, you two's mighty proud of your mounts, ain't you?

[Cisco]

They more better than the train, Pancho think.

[Tex Riley]

Well, I don't know about that. Look at old 113 coming in now. Ain't she a bill?

[Pancho]

What if loud noise and much dirt create beauty? Senor Texas Francisco must agree with you, madam.

[Cisco]

Me, it comes from the bad place. Pancho think this monstrous.

[Tex Riley]

Well, now, look yonder, will ya? Old 113's done brought in from package.

[Pancho]

Hey.

[Julian Larrabee]

Oh, pardon me. Could you direct us to a hotel?

[Tex Riley]

Well, sir, there ain't much of a hotel around these parts, but I reckon Ma Turner can put you up over across the way there.

[Julian Larrabee]

Over there? Well, it's not a very imposing structure, but I guess it'll have to do. I'm Julian Larrabee and this is my friend, Alonzo Bailey.

[Tex Riley]

Howdy. I'm Tex Riley.

[Alonzo Bailey]

Boy, here, take these bags, will you?

[Cisco]

What'd you say, seor?

[Alonzo Bailey]

I said take these bags and carry them for us.

[Cisco]

Cisco.

[Pancho]

Cisco, what is this one woman, Senor Pancho and Cisco, we do not carry bags.

[Tex Riley]

No strangers. Folks around these parts totes their own duffel.

[Julian Larrabee]

Well, we didn't know. Saw these two standing here.

[Alonzo Bailey]

Oh, sure, sure. We didn't mean to offend you. Sorry.

[Pancho]

We accept the apology, senor. Now, we will be happy to assist you with your bags.

[Alonzo Bailey]

No, no, no, I guess not. We can carry them all right. Coming. Julian?

[Julian Larrabee]

Yes, Alonso? We will go to the Turner residence.

[Pancho]

I hope, Senor Tex, that our refusal to carry the bags will not cause offense to the customers of your railroad.

[Tex Riley]

Maybe a little offense would do them good, Cisco. I wonder who them two umbras is. And what? They?

[Alonzo Bailey]

Well, not much of a place to stay, Doc.

[Julian Larrabee]

I thought we agreed. You're not to call me Doc. And I won't call you Bunk. Here we are. Alonzo and Julian.

[Alonzo Bailey]

Oh, sure, sure, Julian. I know. Just forgot, that's all.

[Julian Larrabee]

Well, don't let it happen again. Now, now, as soon as we're cleaned up, we'll pay a call on the land agent, Riley.

[Alonzo Bailey]

Look, you suppose that Riley we met at the station is the Southern and Western prairie man?

[Julian Larrabee]

Possibly, but he doesn't seem the type to me to represent a railroad.

[Alonzo Bailey]

It isn't much of a railroad, though.

[Julian Larrabee]

It's enough of a railroad to make us a fortune if we play our hands right.

[Alonzo Bailey]

What do you plan to do?

[Julian Larrabee]

First, get our hands on those leases. Then we pay some fast calls on the ranchers who hold them, make our propositions and collect. Uh huh.

[Alonzo Bailey]

Got the deeds all in order?

[Julian Larrabee]

Mm. Got a whole sheaf of blank deeds right in that valise.

[Alonzo Bailey]

It's all fine so far, but what do we do about Riley?

[Julian Larrabee]

What do you mean?

[Alonzo Bailey]

Well, he certainly won't let us get away with that scheme without doing something about it.

[Julian Larrabee]

I'll figure out a way to take care of Riley. The important thing now is to get those leases from the safe.

[Alonzo Bailey]

That shouldn't be too hard.

[Julian Larrabee]

No, not too hard with your sleek and tender fingers, Bunk. Oh, I mean, Alonzo never saw a safe yet I couldn't open. Oh, well, on second thought, we won't go and call on Riley now. We'll wait until the night, break into the office, open the safe and get the leases.

[Pancho]

Ah, it's calm and peaceful sitting here on the porch of your hacienda, Senor Tex.

[Tex Riley]

Yeah, Cisco? It's a lot different being a land agent than it used to be when I was a ride in the rain, senor.

[Pancho]

You appear to be very well, though.

[Tex Riley]

Well, I guess this easy life agrees with me. Oh, I'm feeling fine, Cisco.

[Pancho]

There is one, senor. That poncho is for him always the easy life.

[Tex Riley]

Yeah, sure does grow fat on it, too. Is he lazy, Cisco?

[Pancho]

No, senor, Pancho is not lazy. It is just he understands perhaps more about life than we do.

[Tex Riley]

Meaning what, Cisco?

[Pancho]

Oh, Pancho lives very close to Mamacita Nature. When he is tired, he sleeps. When he is hungry, he eats. When he wakes up.

[Cisco]

Cisco.

[Pancho]

Siemigo.

[Cisco]

Is it all right if Pancho go back into the house?

[Tex Riley]

Why, sure, Pancho. This place of mine is yourn in Cisco's just as long as you want to stay.

[Pancho]

Where is the trouble, Pancho?

[Cisco]

Pancho sleeps.

[Pancho]

Make all this.

[Cisco]

We know Pancho also dream.

[Pancho]

What is this dream?

[Cisco]

Pancho and Pancho dream. On the table in the kitchen is a plate with two tortillas.

[Pancho]

That is a very beautiful dream, amigo.

[Cisco]

And Pancho and I'll go into the house and see if the dream come true.

[Tex Riley]

You know, Cisco, it might just be possible that Pancho's dream is true.

[Pancho]

Undoubtedly, amico. Send your text.

[Tex Riley]

Yes, Jesco.

[Pancho]

These rancheros you were telling me about who have leased the land, they are unhappy about things.

[Tex Riley]

Yeah? Yes, they are. They all lost money in the last few years. Now, come on, let's walk over to office. I'll show you the map. You'd be interested.

[Pancho]

See Senor Tex? I would. Should we take Pancho?

[Tex Riley]

Oh, sure. A little walk will do him good. Bring him along, Pancho.

[Pancho]

Come, amigo. We walk. We Senor Tex walk.

[Tex Riley]

She's cooked. Sure, Pancho. It won't hurt you none.

[Cisco]

Pancho like to walk on a full stomach.

[Pancho]

Then, amigo, your dream was true.

[Cisco]

See, Cisco, the dream was much better than true. It true. Like three dreams of two tortillas.

[Julian Larrabee]

Oh, there's a lamp over there, Bunk, on the desk.

[Alonzo Bailey]

Yeah, I see it, Julian. You called me Bunk again.

[Julian Larrabee]

Oh, sorry, Alonzo. Now, let's work fast.

[Alonzo Bailey]

All right, pull down those shades, Jim.

[Julian Larrabee]

All right, light the lamp. Now, over here's the safe.

[Alonzo Bailey]

Coming, coming. It's gonna be easy, Julian. There's an old timer and the tumblers have almost fallen to place by themselves.

[Julian Larrabee]

I'll go through the desk here, find a list of the ranchers who's got the leases.

[Alonzo Bailey]

Almost got it, Julian.

[Julian Larrabee]

Oh, good, good. There we are.

[Alonzo Bailey]

It's open. Want me to open this cash drawer, too?

[Julian Larrabee]

No, don't bother with that. We'll get the leases here.

[Alonzo Bailey]

Be awful easy to open that cash draw.

[Julian Larrabee]

Oh, chicken feet. Alonzo, don't bother it.

[Alonzo Bailey]

All right, all right. Got all leases now.

[Julian Larrabee]

Yeah. Let's see. Thompson. Grant.

[Sheriff]

Thompson.

[Julian Larrabee]

Freeman. I guess they're all here. Hey, close the safe now.

[Tex Riley]

All right, Quick.

[Julian Larrabee]

Someone's coming.

[Narrator]

What?

[Julian Larrabee]

Hurry, out this window.

[Pancho]

Put out that lamp.

[Tex Riley]

Wait a minute, you. What you doing in here?

[Alonzo Bailey]

Nothing you're going to stop us doing.

[Tex Riley]

Oh, no, Cisco.

[Sheriff]

Got to get out of here.

[Julian Larrabee]

Well, you know how.

[Pancho]

Oh, Cisco, take care of him.

[Cisco]

Hey, jump through the window, Cisco.

[Pancho]

Hey, puncher, we jump after that.

[Sheriff]

I know you ain't. Stand where you are. One move and I'll shoot. Joe, get light.

[Tex Riley]

Yeah, Sheriff. Lucky we was passing and heard the shots.

[Sheriff]

Now, keep your hands high, you two. Joe, Tex, on the floor there. He's bad hurt.

[Pancho]

I'm afraid he is very badly hurt, senor.

[Sheriff]

Yeah, shut up, you. Joe, how is he?

[Tex Riley]

He's dead, Sheriff. Three slugs in him.

[Sheriff]

Yeah, we got the Varma. Two done it. All right, you two. I'm arresting you for the murder of Tex Riley.

[Narrator]

In just a moment, we'll bring you the exciting climax in our story of the Cisco Kid.

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[Pancho]

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[Tex Riley]

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[Narrator]

And now, back to the Cisco Kid. With Tex Riley murdered in the railroad land office, the sheriff has arrested Cisco and Pancho and placed them in jail. Meantime, in Ma Turner's boarding house, Alonzo Bailey and Julian Larrabee are plotting their swindle to fleece the ranchers.

[Alonzo Bailey]

Quit walking up in town, Julian, will you? You're making me nervous.

[Julian Larrabee]

Maybe we should be nervous. I didn't figure we'd get in a jam and have to commit murder. Here, Bunk, give me that gun of yours. I'll put it in this valise. Better remove temptation from you.

[Alonzo Bailey]

All right, Julian, have it your way. Here. Now what are we gonna do, skip out?

[Julian Larrabee]

That's what I'm trying to figure. The sheriff's got those two they call Cisco and Pancho locked up in jail.

[Alonzo Bailey]

But they're bound to talk, though. Julian, we're strangers in town.

[Julian Larrabee]

Don't forget, they're strangers too. The sheriff didn't know who they were. He caught them with the goods. I guess those two will stay in jail.

[Alonzo Bailey]

Then we can go ahead with our plans.

[Julian Larrabee]

Yes, Alonzo. I Think we can, but with one important change. What's that? These leases here, I've been looking them over the agreements call for. The ranch is buying the land whenever the railroad says for $2 an acre.

[Alonzo Bailey]

But we're gonna get more than that, Aunt Ya.

[Julian Larrabee]

That's what we planned originally. But with this murder, we better clean up fast and get out of town. Well, what's your plan? Well, here's what we're gonna do. You and I are now representing the Southern and Western Prairie Railroad. We're going out and sell deeds to those ranches. At $1 an acre.

[Alonzo Bailey]

It's not very much, Julian.

[Julian Larrabee]

Alonzo, I always believe in giving bargains. And remember, there's 25,000 acres in this deal.

[Pancho]

This lock is old and rusty, Puncher. It may not be so easy to get open, Cisco.

[Cisco]

Open Many lucky they got a time, Pancha.

[Pancho]

No, do not be so sure this time, amigo. No, when it is most important to get out. Then it's when it seems things are most difficult.

[Cisco]

You think, Cisco? We catch these bandidos who had killed Senor Tax.

[Pancho]

We must catch them, Pancho. The sheriff has us, and he is satisfied. He will not bother to look any farther.

[Cisco]

Even if we tell the sheriff.

[Pancho]

Sisco, we have tried to tell the sheriff. It's no use. Just so the sheriff hangs somebody, he will be happy.

[Cisco]

Somebody. Cisco. Whoo hoo hoo hoo.

[Pancho]

I say, Migo. Unless we get out of here, then we are hung. The murderers of Senor Tex get away free.

[Cisco]

Oh, that'd be very bad for the killers of Senor Tex to go free. Madre. It'd even be worse for us to get hanged. Hurry, Cisco. Open the lock. Open the lock.

[Pancho]

I think I almost have it now.

[Tex Riley]

There.

[Pancho]

Come quickly, amigo. I think we will find our guns in the sheriff's office.

[Cisco]

We ride away from Jackson now, Cisco.

[Pancho]

No, no, no, Pancho. We go to the boarding house run by Senora Marturner. There we will watch carefully the actions of the bandidos, signores Larrabee and B.

[Alonzo Bailey]

A beautiful morning, Julian.

[Julian Larrabee]

The air is clear and mellow. An auspicious day for our little transactions, eh, Alonzo?

[Alonzo Bailey]

Now we hire a rig and drive out to the ranches, huh?

[Julian Larrabee]

And here's the livery stable of PD Morehouse. Hay, grain and feed.

[Alonzo Bailey]

And there it.

[Julian Larrabee]

What's the matter? Wait, Junior. That man's a sheriff. Oh, you forgot, my friend. We have nothing to fear from the sheriff. Come along.

[Sheriff]

Howdy, strangers. What can I do for you?

[Julian Larrabee]

You have rigs to rent that I.

[Sheriff]

Have That I have. Tame, gentle and stand without hitching. How long you want one for?

[Julian Larrabee]

Well, we've been needing it for all day, friend.

[Sheriff]

You men are strangers in these parts, huh?

[Julian Larrabee]

Mm. Just came in late yesterday afternoon on business. Uh huh. We have business here now. How much is the rig?

[Sheriff]

Where was it when the excitement was going on last night?

[Alonzo Bailey]

What excitement?

[Sheriff]

The shooting over in the railroad land office.

[Julian Larrabee]

Oh. Guess we were sound asleep over at Ma Turner's.

[Sheriff]

Bad business. Bad business. Tex Riley agent was murdered. But I got the varmint safe in jail. Go in order to feed him. In a few minutes I'm the sheriff, too.

[Pancho]

Here.

[Julian Larrabee]

Oh, glad you caught him, Sheriff. Well, we better be going. How much do we owe you?

[Sheriff]

That'll be $5. Here, I'll put feed bags in the back of the sheriff.

[Julian Larrabee]

Thank you, Sheriff. We'll be back this evening.

[Sheriff]

Get up them horses. Strong wind. Light a foot.

[Julian Larrabee]

Well, everything's going fine. So? Well, we're in the clear for Riley's murder, Mr. Bailey. Hey, why the Mr. Bailey? Just practicing. From now on, we're railroad executives.

[Alonzo Bailey]

Right, Mr. Larrabee? We better start talking to these ranchers by being real sorry for the death of poor Tex Riley.

[Cisco]

Francisco, there's nothing here.

[Pancho]

It would not be there. Amigo.

[Cisco]

What are we looking for, amigo?

[Pancho]

The evidence.

[Cisco]

Evidence? What it look like?

[Pancho]

I do not know until I find it.

[Cisco]

If you not know what it is till you find it, how do you know when you find it? When you find it. How'd you know, huh? How'd you know?

[Pancho]

Pancho. Pancho is probably in one of these valises. Ah, I see. See? This is it. Mm. Deeds. Lots of them. Were the name of the Southern and Western Prairie Railroad printed across the top. Come, Pancho, we go.

[Cisco]

You find the evidence?

[Pancho]

Si, amigo. It is these.

[Tex Riley]

Oh.

[Cisco]

So that is what is called evidence in pieces of paper.

[Pancho]

Hey. Quick, Pancho, through the window. Probably materner.

[Sheriff]

Oh, the stars are bright and high. Not a cloud up in the sky. And we'll have a right good hanging in the morning, pure and simple. Waste of money to feed prisoners when they're going to be hung anyway. Giving them breakfast when they'll be swinging before they can digest it. Well, here you are. And you don't deserve. Wait. They're gone, ain't it's all here. Jailbreak. Jailbreak.

[Tex Riley]

Come.

[Sheriff]

Run for a manhunt.

[Julian Larrabee]

They are, Mr. Grant. There's your deed. Signed, sealed and delivered. 2,800 acres at a dollar an acre. Mr. Bailey here will witness it.

[Tex Riley]

You say Tex Riley persuaded You fellas to cut the price for us ranchers?

[Alonzo Bailey]

Yes, Mr. Grant. Poor Riley. One of the last business transactions he made.

[Tex Riley]

Yeah, fine man, Riley. He sure had the good of us ranchers at heart.

[Julian Larrabee]

And so do we, Mr. Grant. We decided to act on the spur of the moment. That's the reason you're able to buy this land today at your price.

[Sheriff]

Well, I tell you, I ain't got that kind of money. I admit it's a bargain to get this land for a dollar an acre, but if I gotta buy it today, I can't do it.

[Julian Larrabee]

How many acres are there in this lease, Mr. Bailey?

[Alonzo Bailey]

Uh, 1800 all told, Mr. Larrabee.

[Julian Larrabee]

How much money do you have on hand, Mr. Harris?

[Sheriff]

Well, I ain't got but about eleven hundred dollars.

[Julian Larrabee]

The railroad is reasonable, Mr. Harris. We'll make out the deed to you and take the 1100 as a down payment.

[Sheriff]

There they are, man. Close in on them.

[Pancho]

Now.

[Sheriff]

You fool. Don't shoot. I want to take them alive.

[Pancho]

Do not shoot. We are not running away.

[Sheriff]

Darn right you're not. Grab them in.

[Pancho]

Senior Sheriff, we did not kill Tex Riley. He was one of our best friends.

[Sheriff]

All right, all right. That's more against you killing your best friend.

[Pancho]

Look, Senor Sheriff, the men you want are the two who stayed at Senora Materner's last night. Look, here is the evidence.

[Cisco]

Look. His papers evident.

[Sheriff]

What's this here?

[Pancho]

Blank deeds from the railroad leases signed by rancheros around here.

[Sheriff]

Well, what do you know? Been a lot of trouble over them leases.

[Tex Riley]

Ranchers thought there's being swindled by the railroad.

[Pancho]

But this is probably a bigger swindle than they expected.

[Sheriff]

Might just be a tat. I rented a rig to them two ombres this morning.

[Pancho]

Come, follow me. We will find them at one of the ranchos. And we will find there the murderers of senior Tex Riley.

[Julian Larrabee]

Yes, sir. The railroad always wanted to do the right thing. But you've got to buy the land today.

[Tex Riley]

Very well. We've been fighting to get this land for a dollar acre. Here you are. $4,000.

[Alonzo Bailey]

Just sign right here, mister.

[Julian Larrabee]

Good, good. Here's your deed. Hey, who's this coming?

[Tex Riley]

Why, it's Sheriff and some neighbors of mine.

[Pancho]

There they are, sir.

[Sheriff]

Sheriff. What do you two got say for yourselves? We've been chasing all over creation.

[Tex Riley]

Yeah, and I want my money back this year.

[Narrator]

Deed ain't no good swindling us, were you? Why, we ought to.

[Sheriff]

Just a minute, Sheriff.

[Julian Larrabee]

This is all a mistake. We've been dealing fair and square with these men. Those are good, honest deeds. We sold them.

[Pancho]

Sold them? Si, seor. I believe that is just what you have done. Sold these men just as you have before. Sold perhaps Kickapoo herb elixir, eh?

[Alonzo Bailey]

They've caught up with their stock?

[Julian Larrabee]

Not yet. Gentlemen, gentlemen, what is this talk of? What do you call it? Elixir.

[Pancho]

Simply this. They are in your valise. At MA Turner's we found these labels and quantities of brown sugar. Not only that, but a Frontier Colt revolver with three chambers empty. Are they not the three bullets that killed Senior Tex Riley?

[Julian Larrabee]

Now just a minute. One for the horse's bunk.

[Sheriff]

No, no, you don't hold house. You winged them both.

[Pancho]

Sheriff. Seniores, I believe you will be able to recover your money from those two hombres. I'm only sorry that we cannot recover the life of my good friend Tex Riley.

[Cisco]

Cisco CI Pancho, what is stuff in the bottle you find in the room of the two bandidos?

[Pancho]

You mean the Kickapoo herb elixir?

[Cisco]

Kickapoo what? Who's gonna fix her?

[Pancho]

Kickapoo herb elixir for the nerves and stomach of man and beast.

[Cisco]

What is for this nerve and stomach fixer?

[Pancho]

Oh, he's for taking like. Like medicine, Pancho.

[Cisco]

Ah, medicine. Pancho not like that stuff.

[Pancho]

But sometimes, amigo, medicine is very necessary.

[Cisco]

Not for Pancho. Medicine always make Pancho really tired.

[Pancho]

Tired, Pancho? Well, how's that?

[Cisco]

One time the doctor give Pancho medicine and the doctor say to take it two days running and then skip three days.

[Pancho]

Well, Pancho, that is not unusual.

[Cisco]

No, no.

[Pancho]

Many times doctors prescribe medicine that way.

[Cisco]

Still make Poncho very tired.

[Pancho]

Tired of Mickle?

[Cisco]

Uh huh.

[Pancho]

I still do not understand.

[Cisco]

Pancho not mind the running, but that skipping. Oh, Cisco.

[Sheriff]

Oh, Poncho.

[Narrator]

And so ends another exciting adventure with O. Henry's famous Robin Hood of the west, the Cisco Kid. Be sure to listen again for another thrilling adventure of the Cisco Kid. Cisco Kid was played by Jack Mather, Poncho by Harry Lang.

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