Frontier Town 52-101-7 04 Maria

Summary

Frontier Town Episode: "Maria" (52-101-7 04 Maria)
Released June 22, 2025
Host: Harold's Old Time Radio

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Introduction

In this captivating episode of Frontier Town, titled "Maria," listeners are transported back to the tumultuous days of the American West. Set in the bustling frontier town of Dos Rios, the story weaves a tale of intrigue, betrayal, and redemption centered around a stolen map to the fabled Lost Continent Mine.

Main Characters

• Chad Remington: A charismatic lawyer with a rugged demeanor, Chad is the primary protagonist striving to restore justice in Dos Rios.
• Cherokee O'Bannon: The only lawyer in Dos Rios, Cherokee brings wisdom and experience, acting as a mentor to Chad.
• Marie Hoxie: A mysterious and alluring woman seeking assistance to recover her family's stolen map.
• Pharaoh Jack Folsom: A cunning gambler with a hidden agenda, entangled in the theft of the coveted map.
• Dan Hoxie: Marie’s father, a determined mining engineer desperate to reclaim what was taken from his family.

Plot Overview

A Chance Encounter [02:04]

The episode begins with Chad Remington and Cherokee O'Bannon discussing the lesser-known town of Dos Rios. Cherokee introduces himself as the town's only lawyer and hints at the complexities of frontier justice.

Notable Quote:
[02:04] Cherokee O'Bannon: "You folks ever hear of a town called Dos Rios? Like as not, you haven't."

The Incident [03:23 - 06:25]

While conversing near El Toro Creek, Chad and Cherokee witness a sudden commotion involving a runaway buggy driven by Marie Hoxie. As Marie struggles to control her buggy, Chad attempts to rescue her, leading to a brief altercation where he nearly drowns her.

Notable Quotes:
[03:23] Cherokee O'Bannon: "Well, so you noticed her too, huh?"
[04:09] Marie Hoxie: "Oh. Oh. Now, slow down. Please slow down."

Cherokee steps in to assist Marie, who soon reveals her predicament: her father’s map to the Lost Continent Mine was stolen, and they suspect Pharaoh Jack Folsom's involvement.

The Investigation Begins [06:37 - 12:16]

Marie seeks Cherokee’s legal expertise, expressing her urgent need to recover the stolen map to ensure her safety. Initially reluctant, Cherokee contemplates the authenticity of Marie's claims, especially after discovering bullet holes matching those from Marie's buggy.

Notable Quote:
[09:00] Marie Hoxie: "Believe me, I won't be safe until I get back the map to the Lost Continent Mine."

Chad encourages Cherokee to take the case, leading to their decision to confront Folsom and uncover the truth behind the map's disappearance.

Confrontation and Revelation [13:26 - 19:53]

As Cherokee delves deeper, he and Chad uncover that Pharaoh Jack Folsom possesses the stolen map. A tense showdown ensues in the hotel where Folsom, attempting to reclaim the map, threatens Cherokee. A physical struggle results in Folsom being subdued, allowing Cherokee and Chad to secure the map.

Notable Quotes:
[17:57] Chad Remington: "Don't you forget it."
[18:34] Pharaoh Jack Folsom: "You heard me. I told you to keep out of this."

Twists and Betrayals [20:12 - 24:55]

Just as peace seems attainable, Marie’s father, Dan Hoxie, arrives in Dos Rios, revealing his partnership with Folsom in the original theft. Tensions escalate as Dan demands the map’s return, leading to a standoff. Amidst the chaos, it’s uncovered that Marie orchestrated the entire scenario to manipulate both Cherokee and Folsom for her gain.

Notable Quotes:
[23:05] Cherokee O'Bannon: "To me, not to us. You and your enchanting daughter."
[24:35] Marie Hoxie: "Folsom, drop that gun."

Climax and Resolution [24:55 - 26:43]

A final confrontation breaks out, resulting in Pharaoh Jack Folsom being disarmed and taken into custody. Marie, realizing the depth of her deceit, faces the consequences of her actions. Cherokee reflects on the events, while Chad humorously chastises him for his reluctance and eventual bravery.

Notable Quotes:
[25:04] Marie Hoxie: "Let go of my wrist, Chad."
[26:43] Cherokee O'Bannon: "At least you don't need it. The memory of Ms. Hoxie's perfume seems to act on you like a tonic."

Conclusion

"Maria" delivers a gripping narrative filled with classic Western tropes—duels, deceit, and the relentless pursuit of justice. Through sharp dialogue and unexpected plot twists, the episode highlights the complexities of trust and morality on the frontier. By the end, Dos Rios finds a semblance of peace, albeit with lessons learned the hard way.

Notable Quotes:
[27:43] Chad Remington: "Well, my boy, even in me hope springs eternal, Sam."

Final Thoughts

Harold's Frontier Town masterfully encapsulates the spirit of Old Time Radio, blending engaging storytelling with dynamic character interactions. "Maria" stands out as a testament to the enduring allure of Western adventures, promising listeners more thrilling tales in future episodes.

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Transcript

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[Narrator]

Frontier Town the Saga the Roaring West Frontier Town El Paso, Cheyenne, Powder River, Tombstone. Frontier Town Here is the adventurous story of the early west, the tamed and the untamed. From the Pecos to Powder River, Dodge City to Poker Flat, these are the towns they fought to live in and lived to fight for. Teeming crucibles of pioneer freedom.

[Chad Remington]

Frontier town Sam.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

You folks ever hear of a town called Dos Rios? Like as not, you haven't. But being that I'm a town's lawyer, I'd like to tell you about Dos Rios. A sprawling, lusty and raw boned frontier town. All kinds of folks here. Although some of them aren't all bad. There are some of them who aren't all good. Take my last case. Cherokee o' Bannon, ex medicine man and now owner of the town livery stable, was with me, just jogging along the west bank of El Toro Creek, flapping his jaws like he most always does.

[Chad Remington]

Listen to me, my Junior Blackstone. In court, you're dull and unromantic. But outside of a courtroom with your back hump for trouble and your fists flying, then, my boy, there isn't a woman of the opposite sex who doesn't sigh her heart out to be crushed.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

In those two mainly arms on you Cherokee. Don't let me hear you saying anything that even sounds like that where Libby Fillmore can hear you.

[Chad Remington]

Of course not, Chad. I'm as close mouthed as a Spanx famous statue, you know.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Good enough.

[Chad Remington]

But if Libby has agreed to become Mrs. Remington, would you kindly explain just why you're riding along with your roving eye riveted on that bit of feminine fluff and pulchritude driving that one horse Shay on the other side of the creek?

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Well, so you noticed her too, huh? And at your age, you know, you're really a good advertisement for your Cherokee Indian rattlesnake oil.

[Chad Remington]

Certainly guaranteed to build red blood.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Well, the young lady yonder has nothing to do with.

[Chad Remington]

Platitudes. Chad. Someone's shooting at that girl.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

No. Shots have spooked the girl's horse. He's running away.

[Chad Remington]

My goodness. That damsel's not merely in distress, Chad. She's in trouble.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Come on, Cherokee. I'll take care of the damsel. You light out after that sneakin dry. Gunshot. Now, go on, pound up that dust. I'm taking out after that runaway R.

[Marie Hoxie]

Oh. Oh. Now, slow down. Please slow down.

[Chad Remington]

Hey. Hey, watch out. You're heading that buggy straight for the creek. What?

[Marie Hoxie]

Oh. Whoa there. What did you say?

[Chad Remington]

No, don't try and jump. I'll get alongside and grab the bridle.

[Tex Chandler]

Hurry.

[Marie Hoxie]

He'll drown me.

[Chad Remington]

Yeah, slow.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

That's easy there. Stand by.

[Chad Remington]

Stand by. Come on.

[Marie Hoxie]

Oh, my goodness. This is awful. Oh, I don't know what I should have done if you hadn't come along.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

You've probably gone swimming, I guess. You any idea, miss, who fired those shots at you?

[Marie Hoxie]

None. None at all.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Have anything with you that a road agent might want? I mean, money, valuables, anything like that?

[Marie Hoxie]

No, but you sound as if you might be a marshal or sheriff or something with all those questions.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

You're pretty close. I'm a lawyer, Dos Rios only lawyer.

[Marie Hoxie]

Lawyer? Then you must be the man I was driving over to see. You're Chad Remington.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

I guess there's nothing to say but guilty as charged, you, Honor. Chad Remington at your service.

[Marie Hoxie]

Mr. Remington, I'm Marie Hoxie. Ms. Rehoxy. When can I see you?

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

It seems to me you're seeing me right now. Although I don't usually conduct my law business standing in a creek next to a rig with three bullet holes through the dashboard.

[Marie Hoxie]

Never having talked to a lawyer before, I really wouldn't know. But if you wouldn't mind lifting me out of here, carrying me back to the bank.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Well, really, I. Ms. Hoxie, ease up a little, will you? Your arms are choking me. Let go of my neck.

[Marie Hoxie]

Oh. Oh, I'm. I'm so sorry.

[Chad Remington]

Phew.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Thanks. I tell you what. I sent Cherokee up in those rocks to see.

[Marie Hoxie]

Cherokee?

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Yeah, Cherokee o' Bannon. He owns a livery stable in town. If you don't mind, you can take his horse and he can patch his carriage together and bring it back to his stable.

[Marie Hoxie]

Certainly. Anything you say.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Good. Since you're soaked from the splash and you've had. When we get back to Dos Rios, you better get a hotel room and change your clothes.

[Marie Hoxie]

You're the most thoughtful man.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Thanks, Ms. Hoxie.

[Marie Hoxie]

Are lawyers all so formal? My friends call me Marie, Jack.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Well, what would you have done? I lifted Marie out of that battered rig and carried her back up to the road. Whatever scent she was wearing smelled like. Well, I guess it had a French name and cost $25 an ounce. Effective. Very effective. With Marie wet and the air cold, I didn't do much talking. On the way to Dos Rios, she took a room in the hotel and said she'd meet me at my office within an hour. That hour gave me a chance to do a little thinking.

[Chad Remington]

Great Jupiter's ghost and sun receptacles. Chad, if you refuse. Help me. Hoxie, you're just cutting off your nose. Despite her face. Her pretty little face.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

I don't know, Cherokee, something about this sounds a little fishy. Did you notice the dash of that buggy? The holes the slugs made?

[Chad Remington]

Oh, I can't say that I did, my bucolic barrister. Why?

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Well, the splinters are all outside.

[Chad Remington]

Outside? My boy, why waste time looking at the outside of a splinter when you can be regaling your optics on the outside? To Miss Hoxie, what grace, what charm, what curves. What? What curves.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

And besides, those holes look mighty small.

[Chad Remington]

Those aren't holes, Chad. Those things are called pores.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Look, you old reprobate. I'm talking about the dashboard of that buggy, and you're talking about something entirely different.

[Chad Remington]

Indeed I am. Indeed I am.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

And something else. It's almost two hours since she said she'd be here in one hour. Well, no, sir, Cherokee. You know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna walk down to that hotel and tell Marie Huxie I'm not interested in her or her case. Believe me, Ms. Maria, I'm not at all put out about your being a little late. I just came down to the hotel to see if. Well, if there was anything I could do to help you.

[Marie Hoxie]

There's a lot you can do to help. You're so tall and so strong looking that. Well, here, sit down. No. Oh, no. Over here. Because what I have to tell you is in complete confidence and I don't want anybody outside to hear it.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Outside?

[Marie Hoxie]

You saw that man shooting at me today, didn't you?

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Well, I did hear the shots, Chad.

[Marie Hoxie]

Believe me, I won't be safe until I get back the map to the Lost Continent Mine.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

The map to the well. No. Look, Marie, if I'm gonna be of any help to you at all, you better start from the beginning.

[Marie Hoxie]

You will forgive me, but I just seem to be all at loose ends. Well, my father, Dan Hox, he's a mining engineer.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

I see.

[Marie Hoxie]

After three years of looking, he finally relocated the Lost Continent Mine. Mapped it, went back to Leadville, where I was waiting for him.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

How did he lose the map?

[Marie Hoxie]

It was stolen. And we know who stole it.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

If you know who stole the map, why did you come here to Dos Rios to see me?

[Marie Hoxie]

We had the man arrested and he's in jail now, but we never did find the map.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

And you want me to go back to Leadville and play detective?

[Marie Hoxie]

No, Chad, of course not. But the man who stole it has a brother living here in Dos Rios, where it sure, sure can be that he sent that map down here to him.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Who's this brother?

[Marie Hoxie]

What we heard he's a professional gambler.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Name of Folsom Pharaoh Jack.

[Marie Hoxie]

Why do you look surprised? Don't you believe me?

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Maria, I hate to disappoint you, but as much as I sympathize with your problem, yours is scarcely a case for a cow. Tom. Moira. I'm sorry.

[Marie Hoxie]

Damned. Don't go yet, Bill. Don't you see? Don't you understand? There's no one. I intend to.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

You're making it a little difficult.

[Marie Hoxie]

Chad, please. Please don't walk out on me now. You've got to help me. You can have everything and anything you want.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

You better sit down.

[Marie Hoxie]

I suppose I had.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Do you have any ideas how I can get that paper for you?

[Marie Hoxie]

It's worth $5,000 to us if you do.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Marie, I've got to admit, I can't do any thinking at all that close to your perfume. So you take off that negle, whatever you call it, and put on a dress. And by the time you're through, I'll be back here with my answer. No. No. I'll be seeing you, Marie. Later. As I asked before, what would you have done? I headed for the street where Cherokee was waiting anxiously to get that perfume out of my head. Or blood, some fresh air into my lungs. We were walking along, just leaving the hotel, and Cherokee was voicing his disgust with me loud and volubly.

[Chad Remington]

I'm starting to believe that you're a fair prospect for the booby hatch if you consider turning her down. $5,000 in that. That radiant rap. Chad, that trap just missed me.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

It didn't miss me, huh?

[Chad Remington]

I don't notice any punctures in your epidermis.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

No, I mean that one little shot just made me decide to try and locate the map of the lost continent. Mine.

[Chad Remington]

Well, I never believed in looking a gift horse in the teeth. Would you mind explaining to me why you've undergone this change of mind? Or could it be change of heart?

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

That little lead slug convinced me that there's more to this than is exposed to the eye. And now, if you look who just came out of the hotel, you'll have the rest of your answer out of the.

[Chad Remington]

Well, that's. That's Pharaoh Jack the gambler. Say, is neither one you sent me.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

He's the one, all right. And believe me, Mr. O' Banner, we're finding that map if we have to tear Dos Rios apart plank by plank and Dobie, brick by dolby brick, we'll.

[Narrator]

Return to the exciting second act of our frontier town adventure in just about one minute. And now, frontier town.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Well, with that shot from the general direction of the hotel going past my ear, a little too close for comfort. And then seeing Pharaoh Jack Folsom leaving the hotel, I decided the better part of valor would be to get off the street before the sheriff and a crowd collected. So I went back to the hotel, leaving Cherokee to wait for me down the corridor a few feet. Once again, I knocked on the lovely Marie's door.

[Marie Hoxie]

Oh, it's you.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Why? Were you expecting someone else? I thought you were a stranger in Dos Rios.

[Narrator]

Marie.

[Marie Hoxie]

I am. It's just that I didn't expect you back this soon.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

May I come in?

[Marie Hoxie]

Certainly.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Young lady. I've decided to take your case.

[Marie Hoxie]

Oh, that's wonderful, Chad. Wonderful.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

$5,000 is a lot of money. So I also decided I'd take part of that. Now, I. No, I'm taking you at your own word. You said anything and everything. I'm asking for some money down.

[Marie Hoxie]

Well, you didn't expect me to have the $5,000 with me.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

I'll take what I can get.

[Marie Hoxie]

Oh, well, if that's the way it is, that's the way it'll have to be. I suppose.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

And you suppose correctly.

[Marie Hoxie]

Well.

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[Marie Hoxie]

Money is all you're interested in.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

The way this case may turn out, I need to put a little aside to assure myself a proper funeral. Now, you better go open that purse of yours before I change my mind again. Although Ms. Hoxie's pocketbook was fat and bulging, she only managed to produce $100. While the bag was open, I did manage to peek inside, and what I saw in there satisfied me that this was my kind of case. As soon as I left Marie's room, I beckoned to Cherokee, and we took advantage of being in the hotel by easing ourselves into Folsom's room. I don't mind saying that I was more than a bit surprised when, tucked inside one of his frilly shirts, I found the map to the Lost Continent. Mine. Careless of him, wasn't it? But then, I guess gamblers always do take chances. Then instead of turning the map over to my client and demanding the rest of the fee, I grabbed Cherokee and hurried back to my office.

[Chad Remington]

Mr. Remington, I am by nature a very patient man. But with that gorgeous creature waiting to hand you the best part of $5,000, why in the name of Gilhooly's goats don't you give her the map and collect the long, green folding wherewithal?

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

I don't know yet, exactly. All I know for sure is that in the bottom of her little pocketbook, I spotted a.25 caliber handgun.25 caliber.25 caliber. A little gun. A gun which shoots small slugs and make little holes. Holes that I think will match those in the dashboard of the buggy she was driving.

[Chad Remington]

You mean to stand there with your mouth hanging out trying to say that she shot at herself?

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

I'm just meaning to say that for the time being, I'm going to make what seems to be an exact copy of this map and put it back where we found the original one. Before sneaking back upstairs to Folsom's room, I left Cherokee downstairs in the dinky little lobby under strict orders to stall Folsom should he ret, by every legal means. And then, just as I had the altered copy of the map safely stowed away in Folsom's shirt, I heard a commotion starting down in the lobby. I closed Folsom's door and raced down the steps two at a time.

[Chad Remington]

Don't you forget it.

[Pharaoh Jack Folsom]

Oh, Bannon, I've given you Three. To get your hands off of me. Do you understand?

[Chad Remington]

But Pharaoh, I'm positively guaranteeing the two bottles of my genuine Cherokee Indian rattlesnake oil will not only change, but will absolutely, positively Three. All right.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

I warn you. Now, now, just a minute, Folsom. Why don't you pick on someone your own size and age?

[Pharaoh Jack Folsom]

Better keep out of this Remington.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

I should. Why?

[Pharaoh Jack Folsom]

Because if you don't, I'm gonna knock your teeth back down your throat.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

What was that again about wanting to perform a little dental work on me?

[Pharaoh Jack Folsom]

You heard me. I told you to keep out of this.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Well, I'm in it and I'm staying in. Unless you think you can knock me out of it.

[Pharaoh Jack Folsom]

Why, you loud mo.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Pharaoh, you rattled my teeth, but that's all. What you meant was something more like this.

[Chad Remington]

Chad, my boy, I'm as proud of you as a new head of hair. He won't wake up for a week.

[Pharaoh Jack Folsom]

Oh, won't I soon see about.

[Chad Remington]

Pharaoh.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

You're a glutton for punishment.

[Narrator]

You think so?

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Come on, Cherokee, let me straighten up this lobby and then we'll tad.

[Chad Remington]

Look out. He's got his gun.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Oh, you double D. Just for that, Folsom, I'm taking your gun with me. If you ever want it again, you know where to find me. Up at my office. If you'll only listen to minute Cherokee, I'll explain as much as I can to you.

[Chad Remington]

You mean if you're able to actually precipitating a fight ride in a public hotel?

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

You used the right word when you said precipitate. Because now I'm sure that Marie Hoxie knows I'm working on her case. Didn't you see her watching from up at the head of the stairs?

[Chad Remington]

You mean you did that to impress her?

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

No, I did it in the hope that now she'll have to make her next move. Which she just did.

[Chad Remington]

Just did.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

She just did. If you hadn't been so busy talking, you might have seen her go over into the Western Union office. And unless I miss my guest, Cherokee, we'll be having visitors. Some mighty interesting visitors before very long.

[Chad Remington]

Chad, whether you like it or not, I've got to have a libation. Practically locked up in this office with you for six hours just waiting has taxed my nerves beyond the bounds of evil.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Shh. Quiet, Jackie. Someone coming up the stairs.

[Chad Remington]

By the ever living George.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

So the rears come in, Chad.

[Marie Hoxie]

I do hope you don't mind my coming here this time of night.

[Chad Remington]

My dear young lady, you not alone, Deprecate our perspicacity. But you do yourself a great injustice. Here, let me get you a chair.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

You. You're right about Folsom having that map.

[Marie Hoxie]

Oh, is that so?

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

I thought you'd be more surprised.

[Marie Hoxie]

You've got the map I wanted.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

I just told you that Folsom had it.

[Marie Hoxie]

I'm telling you I don't believe it.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

You're smarter than I thought you were, Marie. You happen to notice the map you found in his room isn't complete.

[Marie Hoxie]

I. I don't know what you're talking about.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

I know what you were talking about when you said anything and everything.

[Marie Hoxie]

I think perhaps you've done too much thinking, Mr. Remington.

[Chad Remington]

Say now, please don't leave so soon. Why, this barren little barrister's office hasn't smelled so good since it's open livery stable, you know.

[Marie Hoxie]

Oh, I'm not leaving. But fortunately my father arrived in town and perhaps he'd better talk to you. Father. Come on in.

[Dan Hoxie]

I was hoping we wouldn't have any trouble. But now you gentlemen had better sit down.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Just arrived in town, Mr. Hoxie?

[Dan Hoxie]

Never mind. You got that lost continent map, and we want it.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

I rather expected you after I saw your beautiful daughter slip into the Western Union office. If you happen to think it's strange that a lawyer should have his office over a livery stable, that's the reason. Wonderful view of the entire street.

[Dan Hoxie]

If you're a smart lawyer, Remington, you'll dig up the map quick.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

So many people seem to want this map. It should be worth a great deal more than $5,000.

[Dan Hoxie]

Oh, so that's your play, huh? Think you're going to hold us up and gouge a bankroll out of us?

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Since I didn't take the other things Marie offered me, it seems I'm entitled to a higher fee after all. This was riskier than I thought. Someone shot at me, didn't you, Marie?

[Chad Remington]

Dad. You mean to sit there and say.

[Dan Hoxie]

You think that flannel mouth. Remington. I'm not planning on being here in town very long. Maybe two more minutes. You got one to hand over that map.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Oh, it's too bad you're leaving so soon. But I can't say I blame you. If your partner, Pharaoh Jack Folsom, happens to see you in Dos Rios, there's apt to be a little shooting affair.

[Dan Hoxie]

Maybe you are smart. Folsom was my partner. But that map belongs to me.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

To me, not to us. You and your enchanting daughter. You're pretty smart yourself, Huxley, if that is your name. Hiring Marie to pose as your daughter and come down here to get that map. Because Folsom had never seen her.

[Chad Remington]

She's not his daughter. Why have all the cheap chicanery?

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

All right, now look. Now that you know that I know where you stand. And since this is just a business deal, why don't you let your money do the talking for you?

[Dan Hoxie]

Any talk from now on, this.45's gonna do.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Oh, too bad Marie didn't have a.45. That little handgun you let her carry gave me my first tip. Right from the time I saw those holes. She shot through the dashboard just to make me think she was in trouble. Then when she threw that shot at me from the Hotel Remington.

[Dan Hoxie]

I mean it. I'm gonna kill you to get back that map.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

You see, Marie, he'll kill me. Just double cross Jack Folsom. Then I wouldn't be surprised if he killed you.

[Dan Hoxie]

Are you turning over that map?

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

I guess I'll have to, won't I? Pharaoh, drop that gun.

[Chad Remington]

Where did you and drop it you folks. Kind folks don't mind. This office is getting so crowded, I think I'll leave.

[Pharaoh Jack Folsom]

You take one more step, Cherokee, and you will leave later on a.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Shut up.

[Chad Remington]

That's what I said. I'm staying.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

You know, Pharaoh, I just had a hunch. If this double deal and falsehood partners with ever arrived in Dos Rios, you'd be pick up his scent faster than a bird dog.

[Pharaoh Jack Folsom]

Never mind him. I want my map back.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Oh, this is getting more confusing than ever. As a matter of pure and simple justice, I don't know who to give the map to now.

[Marie Hoxie]

Well, maybe this will make your mind up for you. Here, I've got the money I promised you in my bag.

[Pharaoh Jack Folsom]

Nobody's buying that map. Do you understand me?

[Marie Hoxie]

Why not? Chad can use this money just as well as. Right. Folsom, drop that gun.

[Chad Remington]

Why, the little filly's turned into a ferocious firebrand.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Doggone it, Marie, don't you know that little pop gun's going to get you into trouble sooner or later?

[Marie Hoxie]

Folsom, drop that gun.

[Pharaoh Jack Folsom]

Why, sure. I guess I know when I'm.

[Nicole Byer]

You dirty double crosser.

[Marie Hoxie]

Let go of my wrist, Chad.

[Chad Remington]

Oxy's gone. It's on your dad.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

That's enough, Folsom. I've given you a better chance than you gave her. I didn't have to miss. Cherokee, get his gun and cover them both.

[Chad Remington]

My pleasure, Chad. Here, gimme that.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Marie, don't you know you should always take your attorney's advice?

[Marie Hoxie]

What?

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Told you that gun was gonna get you into trouble, Chad?

[Marie Hoxie]

It hurts.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

I'm gonna take you to the doctor's now. Here, let me lift you up.

[Marie Hoxie]

You remember what I told you?

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

What was that?

[Marie Hoxie]

It's doing so hard. What? I knew I'd end up with you holding me in your arms.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

What's wrong with you today, Cherokee? The air is wonderful. The birds are singing, the fish are all jumping in El Toro Creek. And you just haven't opened your mouth for a half hour.

[Chad Remington]

My cold blooded counselor. You grieve me and fill me with bitter disappointment.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

How's that again?

[Chad Remington]

Here we are, perched on the backs of these high priced equines, riding along El Toro Creek road in the very same place where just a week ago your roving eye spotted Marie Hockson. You sat there supinely in the saddle, making casual comments about the climate and the floor on the fauna. Have you no heart? No red blood in your veins? Never mind. I'll tell you. What you probably need is a double dose of Dr. O' Bannon's famous Cherokee Ra Indian Rattlesnake Oil.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

At least you don't need it. The memory of Ms. Hoxie's perfume seems to act on you like a tonic.

[Chad Remington]

That reminds me, Chad. Did you ever find out a Pharaoh Jack Folsom ever did have a brother in prison over in Leadville?

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Judge Fillmore found out for me he hadn't even got a brother. Dan Peacock, alias Dan Hoxie, gave that Lost Continent map to Pharaoh Jack after he'd won it in a stud game in lieu of cash.

[Chad Remington]

You mean he didn't realize how valuable it was?

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Oh, he didn't even know it was a Lost Continent mine until later. Then when he found out, he tried to get it back from Farrell and couldn't. Then's when he decided to double cross him and hire Marie to pose as his daughter.

[Chad Remington]

What do you think's going to happen to the curvaceous Charman Marie?

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Well, from what the judge tells me, whenever they release her from the hospital, she's due for about five years at the state's expense.

[Chad Remington]

Five years? Well, by that time she will have reached the full bloom of beautiful maturity.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

No doubt. And if you lay off the libations of that rattlesnake oil, you may still be around to greet her, you old fake.

[Chad Remington]

Well, my boy, even in me hope springs eternal. Sam.

[Narrator]

Frontier Town starring Tex Chandler is a Bruce Ells production supervision by Joel Murcott Story and direction by Paul Franklin Music written and played by Ivan Ditmars.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Be.

[Narrator]

Sure to be with us again this time one week from today for another fine action adventure story with your favorite young western star, Tex Chandler. Frontier Town came to you from Hollywood.

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