Have Gun—Will Travel 1959-03-22 (018) The Five Books of Owen Deaver

Summary

Podcast Summary: Harold's Old Time Radio

Episode: Have Gun—Will Travel 1959-03-22 (018) "The Five Books of Owen Deaver"
Original Air Date: March 22, 1959
Podcast Release Date: August 31, 2025

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Main Theme / Purpose

This episode revisits the classic radio Western "Have Gun—Will Travel," starring John Dana as Paladin. In "The Five Books of Owen Deaver," the story follows Paladin as he travels through the town of Three Winds, where a young new sheriff, Owen Deaver, tries to enforce strict laws imported from Philadelphia following his father's death. Paladin becomes embroiled in the town's tensions when an infamous gang targets the jail, testing the limits of idealistic law against frontier reality.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Paladin's Arrival and Introduction of Owen Deaver

• Paladin is headed back to Three Winds after a job, aiming to visit old friends, Sheriff Barry Deaver and his wife.
• On arrival, he's surprised to learn that Barry Deaver has died, and his son Owen is now sheriff, enforcing stringent new laws.
  "Owen came back from law school in Philadelphia and took over as sheriff. Uh oh, there's trouble for sure." (04:20, Mason Enfield)
• Owen’s rules: No guns allowed in town except for the sheriff, maximum four drinks per customer, and strict adherence to city-like ordinances.

2. Initial Conflict and Arrest

• Paladin, Mason Enfield, and another man ("French") run into trouble at the saloon when Owen enforces his laws (gun surrender, no drinking by the bottle).
• Mason Enfield attempts to attack Owen, but Paladin stops him—then finds himself arrested for concealing a derringer.

  Owen Deaver: "The law still stands. You'll spend a week in jail." (06:36)

• Owen’s rigid legal interpretations—based on Philadelphia’s municipal code—are introduced.
• Ma Deaver, the sheriff’s mother, is frustrated with her son’s unyielding attitude:

  Ma Deaver: "We let him go to Philadelphia to study, and what does he bring back? Five books, that's all. Those five books over there on his desk. The municipal code of Philadelphia. And he's been beating the town over the head with him ever since he come back." (11:02)

3. Rising Tension with the Enfield Gang

• Identification reveals Mason Enfield is part of an outlaw gang; Paladin warns Owen that more trouble is coming.
• Owen insists on upholding process:

  Paladin: "You and I could nail the Enfield gang."
  Owen Deaver: "I won't let you out, Paladin. I'll round up a few deputies. We'll be ready for the Enfields when they get here." (13:23)

4. Debates on Law and Leadership

• Owen’s legal absolutism versus the practical reality of frontier justice is debated between Ma Deaver, Paladin, and Owen.

  Paladin: "But this isn’t Philadelphia. There’s no mayor here, no town council. All you have is a sheriff and a judge who comes through once a month. It’s the sheriff who must decide what’s right and what’s best for his town." (16:41) Owen Deaver: "But if the sheriff gets up on the wrong side of the bed one morning, everything’s a crime that day. But if he wakes up feeling good, nothing’s illegal. That’s why we’ve got to have a legal written code to live by." (16:53)

• Ma Deaver recalls the late Barry Deaver's respected, balanced leadership and questions the efficacy of imported laws without local wisdom.

5. Showdown with the Enfield Gang

• The Enfield brothers arrive and set up an ambush around the jail.
• Paladin persuades Owen to let him help; the plan is laid out:

  Paladin: "You won’t have a chance against three killers. Let me go with you... Who’s going with you, Owen? Your mother or me?" (17:47)

• Tense tactical sequence: Paladin and Owen work together to outmaneuver and kill the Enfields in a dramatic shootout (18:04–19:30).

6. Resolution and Reflection

• After the shootout, Paladin shares a key lesson Owen’s father gave him:

  Paladin: "It was something he said... That one man doesn’t have the right to say what’s good for all men. The lawman doesn’t try to dictate the will of the people. He reflects it." (19:40)

• Owen realizes his mistake but is encouraged to keep his law books for the future when the town might grow to need them.

  Paladin: "I wouldn’t sell those books, Owen. Just put them away for a while. Who knows? Someday Three Winds might have a mayor, town council, or even sidewalks." (20:04)

• The episode ends with a lighter note as Paladin returns to his hotel, and Ma Deaver and Hey Boy discuss Owen’s future.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• "Have gun, will travel. Wire Paladin, San Francisco." (01:56, Paladin's calling card—series catchphrase)
• Ma Deaver: "If this is the law of three winds, I want to abide by it. We'll talk it out later." (11:38)
• Ma Deaver: "Now turn him loose. Turn Paladin loose. Ursa, help me. I'll take a paddle and beat you to a blister." (10:35)
• Paladin: "It’s a rare youngster who learns wisdom from his parents. It usually comes self-taught, through experience." (15:34)
• Owen Deaver: "As long as I'm sheriff, there's no one bigger than the law in three winds." (07:32)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 00:13 – Opening warning: The town is about to be overrun
• 01:56 – Paladin offers his card: "Have gun, will travel…"
• 03:11 – Paladin explains his visit to Three Winds
• 06:26 – Paladin arrested for concealing a gun
• 11:02 – Ma Deaver introduces the "Five Books" and critiques Owen's rigid laws
• 13:07 – Confirmation that Mason Enfield and gang are dangerous
• 16:41–16:53 – Debate over law, codes, and the role of the sheriff
• 17:14 – The Enfields arrive and set up an ambush
• 18:04–19:30 – The gunfight and capture/killing of the gang
• 19:40 – Paladin quotes Barry Deaver's lesson on law and leadership
• 20:04 – Advice to Owen about keeping the law books
• 20:35 – Paladin returns to the hotel; lighthearted closing

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Conclusion

"The Five Books of Owen Deaver" explores what happens when idealistic Eastern law is imposed on a Western frontier town, contrasting written ordinance with hard-earned wisdom. The episode blends sharp dialogue, generational conflict, and a tense gunfight to explore the meaning and application of justice. Ma Deaver emerges as a voice of practical wisdom, while Paladin acts as both enforcer and mentor—reminding Owen and the town that laws must serve people, not the other way around.

This classic "Have Gun—Will Travel" episode is both a gripping Western adventure and a thoughtful meditation on authority and adaptation.

Transcript

[Paladin]

In a few minutes, mister, this town will be owned by a band of renegades, and you'll be dead.

[Narrator]

Have gun will travel starring Mr. John Dana as Paladin. San Francisco, 1875. The Carlton Hotel. Headquarters of a man called paladin.

[Paladin]

I thought you'd never get down. Hey, boy. Whoa. You was a big job, Mr. Paladin. Let's hurry. The stage is ready to leave. The driver promised to wait for me. Why you want so many things in one suitcase? Make my job easier if you take two suitcases. It's easier for me when I only have one bag to carry on a long trip. Give me the bag. I'll take it from here. There's no need for you to get wet. Goodbye, a boy. Goodbye, misa paradis. Oh, I'm.

[Owen Deaver]

Oh, terrible sorry.

[Paladin]

Here, let me help you up. Please forgive me.

[Mason Enfield]

Please.

[Paladin]

Are you hurt?

[Ma Deaver]

My dress. My dress.

[Owen Deaver]

It's so cute.

[Paladin]

This is terrible.

[Ma Deaver]

You've ruined my dress.

[Paladin]

Please. I'll buy you another dress. I'm catching the stage, and they're ready to pull out. I must go, but I'll be back in about 10 days. I'll take care of it then I'll buy you another dress.

[Owen Deaver]

Oh, here, here.

[Paladin]

Here's my card. I've registered at the hotel.

[Ma Deaver]

Have gone. Will travel Wire Paladin, San francisco.

[Narrator]

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[Paladin]

I looked forward to this trip to north fork, not because of the job there, which turned out to be routine, uneventful, but because it would give me the opportunity to visit some old friends of mine in three winds on my way home. Sheriff Barry Deaver and his wife. The 20 mile ride from North Fork through sand dunes, buttes and low hills led me to an unusually quiet three winds. The one saloon in town was quiet too. What'll it be, Mr. Whiskey? You're gonna be in town for a while, you better check that gun in with the sheriff. Against the law to wear a gun in three winds.

[Mason Enfield]

He sure is.

[Paladin]

Sheriff Deaver's the only one can carry a firearm in this town. Sheriff Deaver has changed his laws since I was here last. Something new? Six months new. Well, I'm on my way over to Deaver's office. I'll turn it in then if need be. He's a friend of mine.

[Owen Deaver]

Yeah.

[Paladin]

You from Philadelphia? No, no. California. I didn't think you looked like an easterner. I thought the only friends Owen Deaver had left lived in Philadelphia.

[Narrator]

Owen?

[Paladin]

No, I'm a friend of Owen's father.

[Owen Deaver]

Oh.

[Paladin]

Well, didn't you hear? Old Barry's dead. Dead? Barry Deaver? Yeah, last fall. Died of consumption. Owen came back from law school in Philadelphia and took over as sheriff. Uh oh, there's trouble for sure. Why, it's just a couple of raunchy cowboys. Yeah, but Deaver will arrest him. He don't allow no shooting in town.

[Owen Deaver]

Yeah. Looky here, French. One customer in this saloon on a Saturday afternoon.

[Mason Enfield]

Hey, what time do the girls come in, whiskey man?

[Paladin]

No girls allowed in this saloon.

[Mason Enfield]

No girls.

[Paladin]

City law.

[Mason Enfield]

Didn't know we was in a city. Only seen one saloon. Takes two to make a city, don't. It don't matter, French.

[Paladin]

We'll go up to North Fork.

[Mason Enfield]

Plenty of girls up there now. We gotta have a drink first. Bring us two bottles. One for me and one for Mason here.

[Paladin]

I can't sell it with a bottle. Only four drinks to a customer. It's the law.

[Owen Deaver]

What kind of law are you talking about? My law. The law of three winds.

[Mason Enfield]

Well, I didn't know this town was big enough to have a sheriff.

[Owen Deaver]

The law says four drinks to a person is the quota for a day. Same law says all guns must be turned into my office when you arrive in three winds.

[Mason Enfield]

Now what is it?

[Owen Deaver]

I'll give them back to you when you leave.

[Paladin]

Don't you think you ought to let law abiding people keep their guns to defend themselves with?

[Owen Deaver]

I defend law abiding people in this town. They don't have to carry guns.

[Paladin]

As long as we get them back. I'll go along with your ordinance, sheriff.

[Owen Deaver]

Lay it on the table. All right, you men, I'm waiting.

[Mason Enfield]

Mason.

[Owen Deaver]

Do what he says.

[Mason Enfield]

Yeah. There ain't no use arguing with a load of turkeys. Shot.

[Owen Deaver]

They'll be at my office when you leave town.

[Paladin]

Watch it, sheriff.

[Mason Enfield]

My hand just shot my head. Whose side are you on, anyway?

[Paladin]

You can lock him up, sheriff. He just tried to throw a knife in your back.

[Owen Deaver]

You ruined my hand. Thanks for saving my life, but I'll have to take you in, too.

[Paladin]

For what?

[Owen Deaver]

For concealing that derringer. You should have turned it in with the other gun. Hand it over.

[Paladin]

Look, if I hadn't kept the derringer, you would have been killed.

[Owen Deaver]

The law still stands. You'll spend a week in jail. What about me? What about my hand? You'll live, but you'll be in lockup till the judge comes through here. Then you'll be tried for attempted murder.

[Mason Enfield]

You taking me to jail too?

[Owen Deaver]

No, you'll get out of town. If I ever see you back here again, I'll put you in jail for a year for trespassing. This town's out of limits to you because you've been associated with a murderer.

[Mason Enfield]

Well, now, ain't you tall? That shotgun sure makes you something I never heard of before.

[Owen Deaver]

Get out of here.

[Mason Enfield]

I'm going. But I'll see you again, mister.

[Paladin]

What kind of rules are you laying down in this town, Deaver?

[Owen Deaver]

Rules that respectful citizens expect from their sheriff.

[Paladin]

Well, don't you know if you disarm everyone who comes to three wins, you're waving a red flag in front of every gunfighter who thinks he's bigger than the law.

[Owen Deaver]

As long as I'm sheriff, there's no one bigger than the law in three wins. Let's go.

[Ma Deaver]

The sociable looks smarter Keep up to date with Pepsi Drink light, refreshing Pepsi Stay young and fair and debonair Be sociable, have a Pepsi.

[Narrator]

When friends drop in let your hospitality show you're sociable in the modern manner.

[Paladin]

Pepsi, you know is the favorite of the smart and young at heart.

[Owen Deaver]

Be.

[Ma Deaver]

Sociable, Look smart, keep up to date with Pepsi Drink light, refreshing Pepsi Stay young and fair and debonair Be sociable, have a Pepsi.

[Paladin]

Have you tried a Pepsi lately?

[Owen Deaver]

All right, get in there.

[Paladin]

Beaver, you better get some bandages for this man's hand.

[Owen Deaver]

I need a doctor, that's what I need. Does a law allow a prisoner to have a doctor? We'll get you fixed up, Ma. Got a couple of new prisoner. One of them needs some doctrine.

[Paladin]

You're a fool. A two headed fool shooting that knife.

[Owen Deaver]

Out of my hand. You got your brains and your feet.

[Paladin]

I'll never forget what you did.

[Owen Deaver]

Mister.

[Paladin]

We could have both been free if.

[Owen Deaver]

You hadn't butted in.

[Paladin]

You talk too much, Enfield.

[Owen Deaver]

How do you know my name?

[Paladin]

Didn't take much to figure you're one of the enfield brothers, and that the kid named french is a member of your gang. Well, we must be getting famous when.

[Owen Deaver]

Tin horns like you know who we are. Well, I'll tell you something. It's gonna be mighty miserable for you when my brothers come back to get me out of here. You wish you'd never heard of the Enfield gang.

[Ma Deaver]

Oh, and I don't know why you have to arrest every stranger walks into this town. I ain't nursing. I'm cooking. And if I. Paladin.

[Owen Deaver]

Hello, ma.

[Ma Deaver]

Paladin. Bless the stars in heaven. It's good to see you.

[Paladin]

It's good to see you, too.

[Ma Deaver]

Well, how long has it been? A year, year and a half?

[Paladin]

Oh, no. Almost two now.

[Ma Deaver]

Oh, and you never met Paladin, did you?

[Owen Deaver]

No.

[Ma Deaver]

You was away in school. And son, he helped your PA round up the orneriest, wildest bunch of gunfighters you ever seen Was the barton brothers, wasn't it, Paladin?

[Paladin]

That's right.

[Ma Deaver]

Well, what brings you back to three wit, Paladin? What are you doing behind those bars? Oh, and how come Paladin's in jail?

[Owen Deaver]

Well, Ma, did you arrest him?

[Ma Deaver]

Owen Deaver?

[Owen Deaver]

Yes, I did.

[Ma Deaver]

Well, you just get him out of there right this minute, you hear?

[Owen Deaver]

I can't do that. He violated the law.

[Ma Deaver]

Violated the law? Now, just who do you think you are arresting a man like this? Now turn him loose. Turn Paladin loose. Ursa, help me. I'll take a paddle and beat you to a blister.

[Paladin]

It's all right, ma.

[Ma Deaver]

Well, it ain't all right neither.

[Paladin]

Now that Owen knows that I'm a friend of the family, he and I can talk this out.

[Owen Deaver]

We can talk as much as you like, Paladin, but you're gonna stay in jail for a week. It's the law.

[Ma Deaver]

For a week? For what?

[Owen Deaver]

For concealing a firearm and not turning it in.

[Ma Deaver]

There you go again with another one of your stupid ordinances. Now what's going to come of all your foolishness, Owen? The law is the law is the law. Listen to him, Paladin. We let him go to Philadelphia to study, and what does he bring back? Five books, that's all. Those five books over there on his desk. The municipal code of philadelphia. And he's been beating the town over the head with him ever since he come back. The ranch hands won't come into town anymore because he won't even let them spit in the street. Why, it's come to the place where nobody's even got any respect for the name of deaver.

[Paladin]

Ma, I. I don't hold any offense against him. If this is the law of three winds, I want to abide by it. We'll talk it out later. Now, you give me those bandages, and I'll take care of this man's hand for you.

[Ma Deaver]

Yeah, all right. I guess there ain't no use arguing with you. Or there aren't either, for that matter.

[Paladin]

He's a man of principle and strong will. I'd say he takes after his ma.

[Ma Deaver]

Go on with your foolishness. I'm gonna start your supper.

[Paladin]

There goes a fine woman, owen. You ought to be proud of her.

[Owen Deaver]

I am. She doesn't realize the ways of the old frontier towns are gone.

[Paladin]

Are they?

[Owen Deaver]

You're gonna stand there and talk all day? My hand ain't getting any better, Owen.

[Paladin]

Have you heard of the enfield gang?

[Owen Deaver]

Enfield's? Yeah. I got a circular on him just the other day. It's in my desk somewhere.

[Paladin]

This man is mason enfield. His partner in the saloon was another member of the gang. The one they call french.

[Owen Deaver]

Are you sure he's lying, sheriff? Never even heard of the enfield gang. I'll see if I can find the circular.

[Paladin]

Here's the bandage. Hold out your hand. Now let's see what we can do.

[Owen Deaver]

Thanks, rabbit head.

[Paladin]

It's a good thing my left hand's in good shape.

[Owen Deaver]

What's the matter, paladin?

[Paladin]

Why did you hit him? Because he tried to hit me. Yes, he didn't want me to tell you who he was.

[Owen Deaver]

Ah, you are right. His picture's here on the circular with the others. And here's the one that was in the saloon with him. French.

[Paladin]

French will bring the others back here to get mason out. Three more of the mowing and they'll shoot this town up and drag the jail down the middle of the street. You're going to need help. Let me out of here.

[Owen Deaver]

No, Owen.

[Paladin]

I helped your father once. You and I could nail the enfield gang.

[Owen Deaver]

I won't let you out, paladin. I'll round up a few deputies. We'll be ready for the enfields when they get here.

[Paladin]

I hope you are, owen, because there's a lot that could go wrong.

[Mason Enfield]

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[Ma Deaver]

And.

[Mason Enfield]

And your dealer will win the same amount. Get in on fram's big silver treasure hunt. Check your car filters. Now.

[Paladin]

Owen deaver, stubborn when it came to upholding his new laws, was inherently a kind hearted man. He was considerate enough to move me to another cell, which allowed me a decent night's sleep away from mason enfield. Next morning, ma deaver let me out to have breakfast with in the kitchen. Owen was out trying to round up some deputies.

[Ma Deaver]

Paladin, what am I gonna do about owen and his crazy books?

[Paladin]

He. He's still young. He'll learn in time. If he doesn't get killed first.

[Ma Deaver]

You think they'll come? The enfields?

[Paladin]

Mm, mm, mm. They'll come.

[Ma Deaver]

No one knows how to fight. Mr. Deaver taught him how to shoot a gun, use his fists, everything. He can hold his own when it comes to fighting. But he never learned the good judgment his father had.

[Paladin]

He's a rare youngster who learns wisdom from his parents. It usually comes self taught, through experience.

[Ma Deaver]

Do you have any luck, Owen?

[Owen Deaver]

No. No. Val. What are you doing out of your cell?

[Ma Deaver]

Paladin, I let him out.

[Owen Deaver]

He's under arrest. Don't you ever let him out again.

[Ma Deaver]

What'll you do, Arrest me?

[Owen Deaver]

I'll get back inside, Paladin.

[Ma Deaver]

All right, Owen, instead of putting him back in jail, why don't you deputize him? He's a friend.

[Owen Deaver]

He's also a prisoner. Get in there.

[Ma Deaver]

Owen, when your father ran this office, he wasn't afraid to take advice. Not even from a woman.

[Owen Deaver]

I'm not pa. I don't try to be.

[Ma Deaver]

You couldn't be. He was respected and well liked.

[Owen Deaver]

Now, why shouldn't he be well liked? He never stepped on anyone's toes.

[Ma Deaver]

He didn't have to. And he didn't need these five books to tell him what was right or wrong.

[Paladin]

She's right, Owen.

[Owen Deaver]

Now, don't you start in on me, paladin. What's the matter with everyone? Why can't they understand what I'm trying to do here?

[Paladin]

What made you choose the philadelphia ordinances for three wins?

[Owen Deaver]

Because they're good ones. I like living in a city guided by laws like these.

[Paladin]

But this isn't philadelphia. There's no mayor here, no town council. All you have is a sheriff and a judge who comes through once a month. It's the sheriff who must decide what's right and what's best for his town.

[Owen Deaver]

Yeah, yeah, and if the sheriff gets up on the wrong side of the bed one morning, Everything's a crime that day. But if he wakes up feeling good, nothing's illegal. That's why we've got to have a legal written code to live by.

[Paladin]

I'm not arguing against that principle. But don't you think that you should write your own code? One that fits your town?

[Ma Deaver]

Owen, they're out there.

[Owen Deaver]

Who's out there?

[Ma Deaver]

The enfields out front. I saw them through the curtains. Two men are behind a wagon across the street. The other one's at the side of the house.

[Paladin]

They're waiting for you to come out the front door.

[Owen Deaver]

I'll go out the back door and around the side.

[Paladin]

You won't have a chance against three killers. Let me go with you. No, ma. Get my gun and go with him.

[Owen Deaver]

Go ahead.

[Paladin]

You know how to pull a trigger.

[Owen Deaver]

You want to get her killed?

[Ma Deaver]

I'm not going to stand by and let them come in here and shoot us.

[Owen Deaver]

After you get killed, there's nothing you can do.

[Ma Deaver]

I can draw their fire, Give you a better chance.

[Owen Deaver]

They'll kill you. Don't you understand?

[Paladin]

Who's going with you, owen? Your mother or me?

[Owen Deaver]

All right. All right, paladin, you win.

[Paladin]

Get my gun, mom.

[Mason Enfield]

Sure.

[Paladin]

Owen, there's a flat roof over the jail. Is there any way we can get up on top without making too much noise?

[Owen Deaver]

Yeah, yeah. Through the kitchen. There's a ladder just outside the back door.

[Ma Deaver]

Here's your gun.

[Paladin]

Thanks, ma. Let's go. Get out.

[Owen Deaver]

There's another one out there.

[Paladin]

Yeah, yeah. Either that or the man on the side of the building came around back. What do we do? Go up to the front window and open fire on the two out by the wagon. I'll try to get this man back here.

[Owen Deaver]

How?

[Paladin]

I'll stay down on the floor and open the door to draw his fire. Now, go on, hurry.

[Mason Enfield]

All right.

[Paladin]

Did you kill him? Yeah. I made a good target standing up at the rain barrel. Should have crouched behind it.

[Owen Deaver]

You think these two by the wagon are the only ones left?

[Paladin]

Uh huh. Now, you take anything on the right, I'll take the left. As soon as one of them raises up to shoot, you got him. You know how to use a rifle?

[Owen Deaver]

I had a good teacher. Oh, there goes the other.

[Paladin]

He's down. Come on.

[Owen Deaver]

Both of them are dead. You're pretty good with a six gun.

[Paladin]

I had some experience with the same teacher you did.

[Owen Deaver]

My PA was a man you could learn a lot from.

[Paladin]

Yeah, I remember something else I learned from him the last time I was here. It was something he said. What was that? That one man doesn't have the right to say what's good for all men. The lawman doesn't try to dictate the will of the people. He reflects it.

[Owen Deaver]

Paladin, you know, anyone might be interested in buying some books.

[Paladin]

I wouldn't sell those books, Owen. Just put them away for a while. Who knows? Someday three winds might have a mayor down council or even sidewalks.

[Owen Deaver]

Yeah, maybe so.

[Paladin]

Come on, we got to dig some graves. Oh, Mr. Paladin.

[Owen Deaver]

Hey boy.

[Paladin]

Oh, I knew you come in on the stage tonight. I make bet on it. Well, don't ever make bets on when I'll be returning to the carlton. Let's get my luggage up to the room, will you, please? Oh, yes, sir, I know when you come back this time. It's in the air. What's in the air? Rain. It rains when you leave. And when it rains again, I know you come back. Oh, this time, Incidentally, what about the young lady? The one I accidentally knocked down when I left? Oh, you make a very big splash. She's the one I make bet with on your returning. She's still here. Did she order a new dress? No, not yet. She waited for you. She says she'll ask you to go shopping with her. I remember she was the most attractive young lady. Most attractive. Why don't you make arrangements for this evening, hey boy? To go shopping?

[Owen Deaver]

Of course.

[Paladin]

But be sure we start in the lounge at seven with cocktails. Yes, sir, Mr. Paladin.

[Narrator]

Here comes elmer blurt, world's lowest pressure salesman.

[Mason Enfield]

Nobody home.

[Owen Deaver]

I hope, I hope, I hope.

[Mason Enfield]

Rudolph the bodybuilder at your service. I only came to tell you about the new 1959 Rambler. Okay, lie down on the table and let's talk. Well, I don't know. Lie down. Oh, but the 59 rambler.

[Owen Deaver]

I know.

[Mason Enfield]

First in sales gains, first in economy, first with personalized comfort. Couldn't you just count on your fingers? Imagine Rambler seats are individually adjustable. Perfect fit. Perfect comfort for tall people.

[Owen Deaver]

Or short.

[Mason Enfield]

No more kinks in those leg muscles there.

[Owen Deaver]

Oh, is me.

[Mason Enfield]

No stiff neck either.

[Paladin]

Wow.

[Mason Enfield]

Because Rambler has adjustable headrests. Yes, sir. Only Rambler has the best of both. Big car room, small car, economy. Well, you've sold me.

[Narrator]

Sign me up.

[Mason Enfield]

Okay, but you'll have to carry me out to my Rambler so I can get my order pad.

[Narrator]

Rambler outsells all six of the best selling foreign makes combined 59 rambler sales are nearly two and a half times greater than a year ago. See the success car at Rambler dealers. Have Gun Will Travel.

[Owen Deaver]

Created by Herb.

[Narrator]

Meadow and Sam Rolf is produced and directed by Norman McDonald and stars John Dana as Paladin with Ben Wright as Hey Boy. Tonight's story was written by Sam Rolfe and adapted for radio by Frank Michael. Featured in the cast were Paul Dubald, Helen Kleeb, Ken Lynch, Jess Kirkpatrick and Sam Edwards. Hugh Douglas speaking. Join us again next week for have Gun Will Travel.