Cisco Kid 52-10-07 023 The Stampede of Rim Rock Mesa

Summary

Podcast Summary: "Harold's Old Time Radio" Episode: Cisco Kid 52-10-07 023 The Stampede of Rim Rock Mesa
Release Date: June 27, 2025

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Introduction

In this thrilling installment of The Cisco Kid, listeners are transported to the rugged landscapes of the Old Southwest. The episode, titled The Stampede of Rim Rock Mesa, weaves a tale of deception, courage, and redemption as Cisco Kid and his loyal companion, Pancho, navigate the treacherous terrain in pursuit of justice and buried gold.

Main Characters

• Cisco Kid (Jack Mather): The heroic and cunning protagonist known as the Robin Hood of the Old West.
• Pancho (Harry Lang): Cisco’s faithful sidekick, providing both comic relief and steadfast support.
• Jess and Whitey: Antagonistic prospectors with dubious intentions.
• Jim Douglas: A rancher wrongfully accused of murder.
• Anna Douglas: Jim’s daughter, initially mistaking Cisco and Pancho for her father’s killers.
• Sheriff: The local law enforcement figure caught in the unfolding drama.

Plot Overview

Setting the Scene

The episode opens with Jess and Whitey, two unscrupulous prospectors, scheming to usurp Jim Douglas’s ranch by forging a bill of sale. Their plan involves eliminating threats and ensuring no evidence remains to trace the murder back to them.

“This is the place. Rim Rock Valley. Grazing land for them cattle. There's a canyon up past that ranch house. That's where old Joe hid his gold up in that canyon.” [02:04]

Cisco Kid and Pancho’s Investigation

Cisco Kid and Pancho, guided by a map left by Old Joe the prospector, arrive at Rim Rock Valley to uncover the truth behind Jim Douglas’s death. Their investigation leads them to the ranch house, where they encounter Jim’s daughter, Anna.

“Cisco, not one poncho to fight.” [04:28]

Confrontation at the Ranch House

Anna, devastated by her father’s death, accuses Cisco and Pancho of the murder, unaware of their true intentions. As tensions escalate, a dramatic stampede of cattle from the mesa above threatens to destroy the ranch house, adding urgency to the confrontation.

“Tonight is the time for dreaming, Pancho. Now we must ride on. We have work to do.” [03:49]

Climactic Showdown

Amidst the chaos of the stampede, Cisco and Pancho work to clear their names. They skillfully outmaneuver Jess and Whitey, employing both wit and bravery to protect Anna and ensure justice is served. The arrival of the sheriff turns the tide, allowing Cisco to present undeniable evidence of Jess and Whitey's guilt.

“There is a small star engraved in the metal on the gun. But no see?” [21:36]

Resolution and Redemption

With the true culprits exposed and Anna's faith restored, Cisco Kid receives a heartfelt apology. Additionally, he imparts crucial information about the hidden gold, enabling Anna to rebuild her life. The episode concludes with a lighthearted exchange between Cisco and Pancho, highlighting their enduring partnership.

“Senorita, I tell you, that is not the sound of thunder, is the stampede of cattle.” [15:03]

Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• Jess: “This is the place. Rim Rock Valley. Grazing land for them cattle. There's a canyon up past that ranch house. That's where old Joe hid his gold up in that canyon.” [02:04]

• Cisco Kid: “We do not walk into a house unless we are invited.” [07:00]

• Anna Douglas: “If you had to rob him, why didn't you just do that?” [11:30]

• Pancho: “Who Coming, Cisco.” [15:54]

• Cisco Kid: “I have a plan, Pancho. Easy, Gia. Easy. Easy now.” [17:15]

• Anna Douglas: “I owe you an apology, Cisco. I really am terribly sorry. I misjudged you.” [22:48]

• Cisco Kid: “Senorita, I tell you, that is not the sound of thunder, is the stampede of cattle.” [15:03]

Themes and Insights

• Justice vs. Greed: The episode underscores the classic struggle between righteous heroes and morally corrupt antagonists, highlighting the importance of integrity and fairness.

• Redemption and Forgiveness: Anna’s journey from accusation to apology emphasizes themes of understanding and forgiveness, showcasing personal growth and reconciliation.

• Courage in Adversity: Cisco and Pancho embody bravery and resourcefulness, demonstrating how courage can prevail even in the most chaotic and dangerous situations.

Conclusion

The Stampede of Rim Rock Mesa delivers a captivating narrative filled with suspense, action, and emotional depth. Cisco Kid’s unwavering commitment to justice and his clever strategies ensure that truth triumphs over deceit. This episode not only entertains but also imparts valuable lessons about trust, resilience, and the enduring power of doing what is right.

For fans of classic radio dramas, this episode offers a quintessential blend of adventure and heartfelt storytelling, staying true to the spirit of the Golden Age of Radio.

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Transcript

[Narrator]

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

[Pancho]

Cisco, the sheriff.

[Cisco Kid]

He is getting closer this way. Pancho Farrell, the Cisco K.

[Pancho]

And now.

[Narrator]

Another exciting story of the Cisco Kid. From the Old Southwest come tales of prospectors who now and then, because of the loss or death of their burros, had to bury their heavy strikes of gold in some canyon and come into civilization afoot to return for the gold later. On this sultry day in late August, two men are skirting a herd of cattle as they ride along the edge of a great mesa which overlooks a deep valley and a small ranch house Presently.

[Jess]

Whoa. Oh, you ornery cayuse.

[Whitey]

Oh, boy.

[Cisco Kid]

Oh.

[Whitey]

Well, what do you think, Jess?

[Jess]

This is a place, all right. Here, Whitey, take a look at this map.

[Whitey]

Yeah, looks like it.

[Jess]

Yeah, this is the place. Rim Rock Valley. Grazing land for them cattle. There's a canyon up past that ranch house. That's where old Joe hid his gold up in that canyon.

[Whitey]

I wonder who lives in that house. Say, maybe they found the gold.

[Jess]

Joe didn't tell nobody, Only us. He wouldn't have told us if we hadn't persuaded him.

[Whitey]

He won't never tell anybody else now.

[Jess]

Jess, we made sure of that.

[Whitey]

He sure did. You're smart, Jess. You always think of things. But how are we gonna hunt for that gold without them people knowing it? That canyon's right up in plain sight of the house.

[Jess]

Maybe we'll own the house. Why, say, that's an idea. I'll write out a bill of sale before we go down there.

[Whitey]

You mean we're gonna buy it?

[Jess]

Why, sure we're gonna buy it. As far as the law's concerned, anyway, we can stay there while we're hunting for the gold. And afterwards we can use the place as a base for future operations. Come on, let's go down and meet the folks.

[Pancho]

Pancho feel like they're baked enchiladas.

[Cisco Kid]

Yeah, he's hot. Pancho, Cisco look cool. Well, Cisco's not cool. I only make less talk about the heat than you do.

[Pancho]

Pancho like to take a siesta.

[Cisco Kid]

Ah, siesta.

[Pancho]

Pancho like to lay down in the shade of Los Pinoras and dream of fresh cool senorita? No, no, no, no. Whoever hear of fresh cool senorita and pints like the theme of fresh cool? Ah, never mind the dream, Pancho. Sleep without dreaming.

[Cisco Kid]

Tonight is the time for dreaming, Pancho. Now we must ride on. We have work to do.

[Pancho]

Why we in this country, Cisco?

[Cisco Kid]

I told you once, amigo. You must have been taking siesta then. Old Joe the prospector did me a big favor once.

[Pancho]

What'd he do? What'd he do?

[Cisco Kid]

He's take me to a meal when I was hungry and without money. Cisco remembers that. I also remember that Old Joe was a very peaceful man.

[Pancho]

Go on, go on, go on.

[Cisco Kid]

So when they told Cisco that Old Joe got killed fighting, I think something is wrong.

[Pancho]

So?

[Cisco Kid]

So, Pancho, we talk with those two men they say were with Old Joe. Those men are not far ahead now.

[Pancho]

It's too hot for a fight, Cisco.

[Cisco Kid]

Then you stay here, amigo.

[Pancho]

Cisco, not one poncho to fight.

[Cisco Kid]

You just said it's too hard to fight.

[Pancho]

I mean it's too hot for them to fight, Cisco. Feel like a storm.

[Cisco Kid]

Ah, I see, amigo. Hey, look. Look at those cattle.

[Pancho]

Uh huh. I see, I see.

[Cisco Kid]

That'll get uneasy when a storm is underway. Pancho. Look, they are milling around.

[Pancho]

Poncho mill around too. Did not get to think of water.

[Cisco Kid]

Ah, there is a ranch house down there, Pancho. Come, we go ask for some water.

[Whitey]

Don't look like there was anybody here, Jess.

[Jess]

We'll see.

[Pancho]

Come in.

[Jess]

You alone here?

[Pancho]

Yes.

[Jim Douglas]

Yes, I'm alone.

[Jess]

Well, what's the matter with you?

[Jim Douglas]

I don't feel well. Had to lie down and rest.

[Jess]

Well, never mind all that. What's your name?

[Pancho]

Jim.

[Jim Douglas]

Jim Douglas. What do you men want?

[Jess]

Anybody live here with you?

[Jim Douglas]

My daughter Anna does. She's gone over to Mesa Bluff with the buckboard. Get me some medicine.

[Jess]

Anybody else live here?

[Pancho]

No.

[Jim Douglas]

Ann and I came here a year ago so I could get back my health.

[Jess]

Nesters, huh?

[Jim Douglas]

Nesters, nothing. We bought this place off of the land grant of Jasper Davis. Those are his cattle up on the mesa.

[Whitey]

Guess that's all we need to know, Jess.

[Pancho]

Who are you?

[Jim Douglas]

What do you want?

[Jess]

You'll see our names on this paper. Sign it.

[Jim Douglas]

But what is it?

[Jess]

The receipt for $1,000. We're buying this property.

[Jim Douglas]

This property's not for sale. Now get out of here. Both of you.

[Jess]

Come on, sign that.

[Jim Douglas]

I'm not signing anything. I told you, I'm a sick man.

[Jess]

You sign that or I'll kill you.

[Jim Douglas]

I can't defend myself. I'll sign it. But it's not legal.

[Jess]

Shut up.

[Jim Douglas]

It won't hold in court.

[Jess]

Don't worry. You won't never take this to court. Well, there we are, whitey. Have everything legal, I always say.

[Jim Douglas]

I won't take the money. I won't.

[Jess]

Who said you was gonna get any money? What you're gonna get is this.

[Whitey]

That'll take care of him.

[Jess]

And after the girl gets back, she'll get the same treatment. Right now, Whitey, let's start looking for that gold.

[Pancho]

Knock again, Cisco.

[Cisco Kid]

He's no use. I knocked five times already.

[Pancho]

The door is open a little. We go in, Cisco.

[Cisco Kid]

No, no, no, no. Pancho. How many times must I tell you? We do not walk into a house unless we are invited.

[Pancho]

Nobody to invite us.

[Cisco Kid]

Then we do not walk in. It's bad manners. But I do not think they mind if we take a little water for Diablo and Loco.

[Pancho]

And for Cisco and Pancho.

[Cisco Kid]

Si, si. Listen. You hear that, Pancho?

[Pancho]

It sound like someone in pain.

[Cisco Kid]

I changed my mind. I think we go in uninvited. Come, madre mia. What is this?

[Pancho]

Oh, this is very, very bad. And done. But lately, too.

[Whitey]

Don't hit me again.

[Cisco Kid]

Nobody's going to hit you, senor. I can't defend myself. There is no need for you to defend yourself. Cisco is your friend.

[Jess]

Where?

[Jim Douglas]

Where is?

[Cisco Kid]

I do not know my friend.

[Pancho]

He did, Cisco.

[Cisco Kid]

He is near death. I fear someone was here just before us, Pancho.

[Pancho]

The two men up in the canyon, Cisco. I see them get off their horses when we came here.

[Cisco Kid]

Then we had better go there, Pancho. We can do no more for this, senor. And the men you saw may know more about this than we do.

[Whitey]

Somebody's coming, Jess. Hear them horses?

[Jess]

Get back off the trail. We let them pass. Back up. Back up straight. You contrary devil.

[Whitey]

You're too late. They've seen us.

[Jess]

Well, what if they're here? They can't prove nothing.

[Cisco Kid]

Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho. Loco. Buena dias, senor.

[Jess]

Howdy.

[Whitey]

Howdy.

[Cisco Kid]

I see you are dismounted. You are searching for something.

[Jess]

No, we ain't searching for nothing.

[Pancho]

Maybe they look for the little wildflower.

[Jess]

But we're doing his own business.

[Cisco Kid]

Possibly it's also our business, senor. You look like one who has traveled much and known many people. Did you know a man who called himself Old Joe?

[Jess]

The prospector no, no. Never heard of him.

[Cisco Kid]

No. That is strange. But the description of the men who were last with Old Joe is very like your description. But for the present, we will let that pass. Perhaps you know the old man who was struck down in the ranch house over there.

[Jess]

Hey, are you looking for trouble?

[Cisco Kid]

We never have to look for trouble, senor. Trouble looks for us. Suppose you come back with us to the ranch house. Strange things have happened there in the moment of your passing.

[Jess]

Get on your way. Vamos.

[Cisco Kid]

On the contrary, senor, I will dismount. I would like to have a look at the butt plates of your guns.

[Jess]

Oh, you would, huh? Sure, sure, you can have a look at him.

[Whitey]

What?

[Jess]

The muzzle.

[Pancho]

Look out, Cisco. He's gone.

[Jess]

Oh. Oh, you.

[Cisco Kid]

I regret to have to shoot the gun out of your hand, senor, but I am sure you are not hurt.

[Pancho]

You are the practice, amigo. All the time, Cisco. Only take one shot.

[Whitey]

Cisco. Are you the Cisco Kid?

[Cisco Kid]

I am, hombre. Now, I'll pick up that gun and have a look at the butt place. Who knows?

[Jess]

Come on, lady.

[Pancho]

What'd he do?

[Cisco Kid]

Oh, he threw a handful of dust in my eyes. As I bent down, I saw him pick up something.

[Pancho]

He finds you in his stomach.

[Cisco Kid]

There it was. Better now, Pancho. I was very stupid to be taken in by such a foolish trick. No, no, no, no, Pancho. They will not go far. They are here for some reason, and we have no proof as yet that they killed the old senor. Hey, look, look. A buckboard drives into the ranch yard. Let's go back.

[Anna]

I don't blame you, Rex. I'm glad to be back, too. No, no, no, no. Down, boy.

[Cisco Kid]

Down.

[Anna]

I can't play with you now. I have to take this medicine into dad and tell him the sheriff's going to call to see him. Yes, dad likes the sheriff. Down, I said. Now, go right over there in the shade and lie down. That's a good boy. Dad, I've got your medicine and. Dad, are you asleep? Dad? Oh, my heavens. Dad. Oh, dad.

[Cisco Kid]

Excuse me. Senorito would not interrupt Pancho and I. But the English will help.

[Anna]

Who.

[Pancho]

Who are you?

[Cisco Kid]

Cisco and Pancho at your service.

[Anna]

Are you the ones who.

[Cisco Kid]

No, no, no, no, senorita.

[Pancho]

Not Cisco and Pancho.

[Anna]

You'll kill my father.

[Cisco Kid]

It was not us.

[Pancho]

We not kill people, senorita. No, no, not us. Not us.

[Anna]

If you had to rob him, why didn't you just do that? And.

[Cisco Kid]

But you do not understand.

[Anna]

Yes, I do. I. I understand. I'm going to turn you over to the sheriff, Cisco.

[Pancho]

She run for the guns.

[Anna]

Yes, and I know how to use them too. Sit down, both of you. Get your hands up. Now, I'll take those guns of yours. Coming into a house and murdering a helpless old man. I have a great mind to to shoot you.

[Pancho]

She almost mean this, Cisco.

[Anna]

If either of you makes one move, I will shoot. We'll stay right here till the sheriff arrives.

[Pancho]

Well, Pancho? Like to take a siesta sitting up, but it's better than no siesta at all.

[Cisco Kid]

Very well, senorita. We will give you no trouble. And when the sheriff arrives, we will all talk with him. Pancho. You will have to excuse Pancho, senorita. He always sleeps with expression.

[Jess]

What'd you find out, Whitey?

[Whitey]

They're all in the house, Jess. I left the horse back in the canyon. Sneaked up close enough to look in and hear what they were saying.

[Jess]

Yeah, what happened?

[Whitey]

That confounded dog almost gave me away. But I threw him a hunk of jerk meat and he shut up.

[Jess]

What are they doing?

[Whitey]

Well, the gal's holding them out with her guns. She thinks they killed her father. She's holding them till the sheriff gets there. Good.

[Jess]

We gotta act before he gets there.

[Whitey]

Sure, lets go back and pick them all.

[Jess]

Where's your brains? What we're gonna do is blot out every sign of that killing.

[Whitey]

We ought to make sure a Cisco, Jess, won't feel easy while he's alive.

[Jess]

We'll make sure of him. You see them cattle? They're fidgety. I just figure 500 head of them stampeding, piling down over the edge of the rim rock. Under that house, there wouldn't be nothing left. No clues.

[Whitey]

You got it, Jess.

[Cisco Kid]

Let's go now.

[Jess]

Let him.

[Cisco Kid]

Senorita, I do not know what else I can say to convince you, but I would. What is that? Pancho. Pancho, wake up. Pancho.

[Pancho]

Who? It is called Pancho, Pancho. Listen, Pancho. Dreaming of fresh.

[Anna]

Don't try anything, you two. I warn you.

[Pancho]

But that noise is stronger. The storm getting near, Cisco.

[Cisco Kid]

There's no storm, Pancho. The drumming of hoofs.

[Pancho]

It's a stampede. It grow louder.

[Cisco Kid]

And it's coming this way. Senorita, we must get out of here.

[Anna]

You stay right where you are.

[Cisco Kid]

But I tell you, you will be killed. This house is flimsy. It's right under the edge of the rim rock.

[Anna]

Sit still.

[Cisco Kid]

Senorita. For your own sake, I beg you, sit still.

[Pancho]

Bound you like beef, but not in this lop. What we do Cisco. What? We.

[Narrator]

In just a moment, we will continue our thrilling story of the Cisco Kid. And now back to the Cisco Kid. Believing Cisco and Pancho murdered her father, Anna is holding them at gunpoint in the small, flimsy ranch house. While on the mesa above, a herd of stampeding cattle thunder toward the rim rock edge directly over their heads.

[Cisco Kid]

Senorita, I tell you, that is not the sound of thunder, is the stampede of cattle.

[Pancho]

Not the minute they stampede to the roof.

[Anna]

No, no, it's a trick. That's just ordinary thunder.

[Cisco Kid]

There is no more time to argue.

[Anna]

If you move out of that chair, I'll shoot.

[Cisco Kid]

Then you will have to shoot, senorita, because I am moving out of it.

[Jess]

Hurry.

[Pancho]

Hurry, Cisco.

[Cisco Kid]

Hu.

[Pancho]

Now, come on now.

[Cisco Kid]

Open the door. You are safe now, senorita.

[Anna]

Yes, you saved my life, but you still killed my father.

[Cisco Kid]

But, senorita.

[Anna]

And you started that stampede.

[Cisco Kid]

I started it? Oh, no, no, no, senorita, please.

[Anna]

You did. I know you did.

[Cisco Kid]

It must be true that women believe only what they want to believe.

[Pancho]

Who Coming, Cisco.

[Anna]

Oh, thank heavens. It's the sheriff.

[Pancho]

Ah, that's bad, amigo.

[Cisco Kid]

Great Scott.

[Sheriff]

Anna. What's all this?

[Anna]

Oh, Sheriff, I'm so glad you're here. I'm turning these men over to you for the murder of my father, Jim.

[Pancho]

Murdered?

[Anna]

They did it. They walked into the house just after I got home.

[Cisco Kid]

The senorita is hard to convince.

[Pancho]

Any woman is hard to convince.

[Sheriff]

So you got Jim, did you?

[Jess]

All right, reach.

[Sheriff]

Anna, take this rope and tie him up.

[Cisco Kid]

No, senor.

[Sheriff]

Sheriff, Put your hands behind your back. Cross your wrists.

[Cisco Kid]

I said no. There are two men at large. We cannot leave them. So if we do this, senorita's life will be in danger.

[Pancho]

Cisco. Tell the truth, sheriff. He always do.

[Sheriff]

Now, look here, Cisco. Either you do as I say.

[Cisco Kid]

What is this on the ground here? Oh, looks like a gold nugget. I pick it up. It's heavy.

[Pancho]

What you do with it, Cisco?

[Cisco Kid]

Oh, I think I throw it at the sheriff's horse.

[Pancho]

Come, Pacho.

[Cisco Kid]

We ride. You see the. Oh, wait.

[Pancho]

Cisco. You never threw a rock at a horse before.

[Cisco Kid]

I did not hurt the horse, amigo. It was just a little rock to startle him and take the sheriff off guard. Follow me, Pancho, up the canyon trail.

[Pancho]

You think these hombres come back?

[Cisco Kid]

They come back to make sure of.

[Pancho]

Their work without guns. Cisco, we not got here.

[Cisco Kid]

We meet them without guns. I have a plan, Pancho. Easy, Gia. Easy. Easy now. You ride on alone. When you see them and they see You. You ride back this way along the trail, and they will ride after you.

[Pancho]

What you do?

[Cisco Kid]

I will be just off the trail when they go by. I will try to drag the big one from the horse. And, Pancho, you take care of the other one.

[Whitey]

There's one of them, Jess Poncho.

[Jess]

Like us or not, he's the only one that got away. But he won't get away for long.

[Cisco Kid]

He sees us.

[Whitey]

He's turning back.

[Jess]

We'll get him up, boy.

[Pancho]

Come on.

[Cisco Kid]

Come on, come on.

[Jess]

Faster, Whitey.

[Pancho]

Faster.

[Cisco Kid]

And so slow for the trail, sir.

[Jess]

I tell you, we're gaining on him.

[Pancho]

We're gaining.

[Cisco Kid]

Not so fast.

[Jess]

Nobody.

[Cisco Kid]

Very rude to drag you off your.

[Jess]

Horse, are you, Maverick?

[Cisco Kid]

But it's not fair for the horse to carry two of us. So down we go. No, no, no. Not so fast with the gun. I won't take it from you. The other one, too. Now, we are both unarmed, save for our fists.

[Jess]

I'm gonna kill you, Cisco.

[Cisco Kid]

Pardon me if I doubt it. Umbre. Not when you let me hit you like this. You are down, eh? No, no, no, no. Do not pick up the sand again. It will not work twice. Oh, you wish to fight some more, huh?

[Jess]

Yes.

[Cisco Kid]

Is that enough?

[Sheriff]

Oh, yes.

[Cisco Kid]

Yeah.

[Sheriff]

Yeah, that's.

[Cisco Kid]

All right.

[Sheriff]

You stand right where you are.

[Cisco Kid]

Ah, so you, Sheriff.

[Sheriff]

You there, get up off the ground. I'm putting both of you under arrest till we get this thing straightened out. Now, where's your partner, Cisco?

[Pancho]

In Paris, sheriff. In part. You got a prisoner too.

[Whitey]

I knew we should kept off this trail, Jess.

[Jess]

Shut up. I'll do the talking.

[Sheriff]

I'll do the talking back at the ranch. Now, walk ahead of me, all of you, and walk slow. Well, what about it, Anna?

[Anna]

I don't know, Sheriff. I never saw these two men before.

[Jess]

We ain't in on nothing, sheriff. We're just prospecting through this country. We don't know nothing about any murder.

[Cisco Kid]

You know everything about it.

[Jess]

All right, then prove it.

[Anna]

Be quiet, Rex.

[Cisco Kid]

Your dog is very ill at ease, senorita. It may be with reason.

[Anna]

Rex wasn't here when dad was killed. He was with me on the buckboard.

[Jess]

Try again, Cisco.

[Cisco Kid]

You hombres rode down here ahead of Pancho and me. You stopped this house and killed Senior Douglas. Perhaps you robbed him, for all I know. Then you rode up onto the mesa through the canyon and started the stampede to wreck the house and cover up the murder.

[Jess]

That don't make sense. Why should we try to wreck our own house?

[Anna]

Your own house?

[Jess]

Sure. We bought this place. From your father, lady, in a fair and square deal. And if you don't believe it, take a look at this receipted bill of sale I made out.

[Anna]

But that can't be.

[Sheriff]

Is that your father's signature, Anna?

[Anna]

Yes. Yes, it is. But he wouldn't sell this ranch, sheriff. Certainly not without consulting me.

[Cisco Kid]

Why?

[Anna]

He loved it here.

[Jess]

Well, then he must have changed his mind. Anyway, he sold it to us. Didn't he, Whitey?

[Whitey]

For a thousand dollars in gold dust.

[Sheriff]

Where's the gold dust?

[Cisco Kid]

You could not find it now. Not in those ruins. Even if they had given him gold dust and they did not, they made your father sign the place over to them. And then they killed him so he could not go to law about it.

[Jess]

This paper's legal.

[Anna]

Is that right, sheriff?

[Sheriff]

Afraid it is, ain't it?

[Anna]

You mean I'm going to lose the ranch?

[Sheriff]

We'll hold an inquiry. But since you admit it's your father's signature, no.

[Cisco Kid]

You are not going to lose your rancho, senorita.

[Jess]

What have you got to say about it, Cisco?

[Cisco Kid]

Sheriff, you have the hombres guns?

[Sheriff]

Yep, I got them. And I plan to hold onto them, too.

[Cisco Kid]

Let me take them.

[Sheriff]

You think I'm crazy?

[Cisco Kid]

Oh, no. Break the cartridges out of them. You, senorita. Remove them from both guns and hand the guns to me.

[Jess]

Don't give it to him, Sheriff. He's planning to get away.

[Pancho]

Do not keep your mouth shut. Punch your shirt. That fools you.

[Cisco Kid]

He's planning something and you too. Yeah, you are right. I am planning something and you will not like what it is. I couldn't do no harm with empty guns, Sheriff.

[Jess]

No.

[Sheriff]

Don't seem as if you could. All right, Anna, here are the guns. Unload them.

[Anna]

Here's one of them.

[Cisco Kid]

Gracias. It may be that I will need only this one. Let us see. See, I think this is the one. Sheriff, if you please. Over here.

[Pancho]

Look.

[Cisco Kid]

The butt plate of this gun.

[Sheriff]

Yeah, I see it.

[Cisco Kid]

There is a small star engraved in the metal on the gun. But no see?

[Pancho]

Right, huh?

[Sheriff]

Yeah, that's right.

[Cisco Kid]

Now look at the wound under the temple of Senor Douglas.

[Pancho]

And over here, Senor Sheriff. Infant, you'll carry Senor Douglas at the house.

[Sheriff]

Say, that does look like the mark of a star.

[Jess]

Don't fall for that, sheriff. He's making it up.

[Pancho]

Hombre. Just one more minute now.

[Cisco Kid]

Got this, Sen. Dear Sheriff, there is a trace of blood on the butt plate.

[Jess]

Yeah, yeah.

[Cisco Kid]

And if that is not enough, senorita, please call your dog over here.

[Anna]

I don't see What Rex has to do with it.

[Cisco Kid]

Please call your dog.

[Anna]

All right. Here, Rex. Come here, boy.

[Pancho]

Come on.

[Cisco Kid]

Now, you take the gun. Let him sniff the butt plate. Yeah. So? Now watch. You see? The dog turns right to the body of Senior Douglas. Now take the dog to the big hombre.

[Jess]

Pound away from me. Cisco's lion. Shelby's trying to cover up for himself. He's lying at Sanyo.

[Pancho]

The big hombre, he on the ground again.

[Cisco Kid]

Bravo, Pancho.

[Pancho]

That what happened when he says Cisco not tell the truth.

[Sheriff]

Well, that's enough. I'm much obliged, Cisco. And as for these two mavericks, we got a nice jail waiting for him.

[Anna]

I owe you an apology, Cisco. I really am terribly sorry. I misjudged you.

[Cisco Kid]

So do not apologize, senorita. You had good reason to make such a mistake.

[Anna]

I was so upset.

[Cisco Kid]

Of course. Of course, I understand. But tell me, where are you going to live?

[Anna]

I'm going to stay with friends in Mesa Bluff for a while.

[Cisco Kid]

Until you have another house built here?

[Anna]

Well, that's what I want to do, Cisco. I'd rather live here than anywhere else. My brother's coming out from the east soon to be with me. I don't know. It would cost a lot.

[Cisco Kid]

Oh, I almost forgot. There is one more thing.

[Anna]

Yes?

[Cisco Kid]

I have here a map. The sheriff found it when he searched the big bandido, and we both agreed it should belong to you.

[Pancho]

It should belong to you.

[Anna]

Oh. What kind of a map does this go?

[Cisco Kid]

It is one that belonged to an old friend of mine. Old Joe the prospector is a map of this locality. And according to the bandido who confessed, Joe hid some gold in that canyon. Your canyon, senorita.

[Anna]

But doesn't Old Joe need the map again? I should think he would. It's his gold.

[Pancho]

You're dead.

[Cisco Kid]

Si. He was killed by the big bandido who then came here with the other one to search for the gold.

[Anna]

So that's why they were here.

[Cisco Kid]

Si, senorita. So although the exact spot of the hiding is not marked on the map, the canyon is not large, and you and your brother can easily find it. And with the gold, you can rebuild your house.

[Anna]

Oh, Cisco, I don't know how to thank you for all this.

[Cisco Kid]

Please, no, senorita.

[Anna]

But at least you should have half of that gold.

[Cisco Kid]

Oh, no, no, no. Senorita's most kind and gracious. But Sisua's goal is in other things. Such as this smile I'm now looking at. But if the senorita would do me the great favor, she would perhaps raise her face for one moment, or is that too great a favor to ask?

[Anna]

I don't think it is, Cisco.

[Cisco Kid]

No? Well, Cisco, Senorita.

[Pancho]

Ah, Cisco, the horses are waiting. Cisco.

[Cisco Kid]

Si, Pancho.

[Pancho]

You know my Uncle Jose.

[Cisco Kid]

Say, Pancho, I know your Uncle Jose Well.

[Pancho]

My Uncle Jose run faster than those stampeding longhorns.

[Cisco Kid]

What do you mean, Pancho? Those stampeding longhorns run fast.

[Pancho]

My Uncle Jose run faster than anything.

[Cisco Kid]

He cannot run faster than an antelope, amigo.

[Pancho]

He run faster than an antelope.

[Cisco Kid]

Oh, no, no, no, Pancho.

[Pancho]

Last week, my Uncle Jose forget to bring home the frijoles. See, my Aunt Luffe gets so mad, she shoot at my Uncle Jose.

[Cisco Kid]

I suppose you tell me next he saw the bullet.

[Pancho]

He see the bullet twice, Cisco.

[Cisco Kid]

Twice, amigo.

[Pancho]

Once when it passed him and once when he passed it.

[Cisco Kid]

Oh, Pancho.

[Pancho]

Oh, Cisco.

[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.

[Cisco Kid]

Sam.