A Dirtied Shirt | Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (09-18-53)

Summary

Old Time Radio Westerns: "A Dirtied Shirt" | Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (09-18-53)

Host: Andrew Rhynes
Episode Title: A Dirtied Shirt
Original Air Date: September 18, 1953
Podcast Air Date: August 16, 2025
Cast:

• Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)
• Jingles (Andy Devine)
• Sheriff Jeff
• The Ketchel Brothers (Gabe and George)
• Narration and Announcers

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Episode Overview

In “A Dirtied Shirt,” U.S. Marshal Wild Bill Hickok and his trusty sidekick Jingles find themselves caught up in a murder investigation that starts with a bit of slapstick—an attempt to invent a riverside washing machine—and quickly spirals into a web of wrongful arrests, rancher rivalries, attempted dynamite murders, and a chase to bring justice to a dusty Western valley. Injecting humor and action, the episode highlights how Hickok’s keen detective skills and the duo’s unflagging persistence help unmask the true culprits in a classic tale of old frontier justice.

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Key Discussion Points and Story Breakdown

1. The Invention and the Arrest (04:57 – 09:14)

• Jingles' “Washing Machine”:

  • Jingles tries to invent a river-powered washing machine rather than wash his red shirt by hand. The invention is overly complicated and involves shooting holes in a bucket (04:57–06:46).
  • Notable Quote:
    • “Of course, building the washing machine was a lot more work than washing your shirt in the first place. But it was a pretty smart idea, Jingle.” — Wild Bill Hickok (05:49).

• Confronted by Sheriff Jeff:

  • Sheriff Jeff, eager to prove himself, mistakes Jingles and Wild Bill for killers and arrests them (06:46–08:18).
  • Notable Quotes:
    • “Reckon I don’t have to tell you that. You’re a cool pair for a couple of killers, though.”—Sheriff Jeff (07:09).
    • “Now, this is Wild Bill Hickok, and I’m Jingle!” — Jingles (07:24).
    • The misunderstanding is cleared up when Wild Bill produces his Marshal’s badge and paperwork (08:13).

2. A Sheriff’s Doubt and Another Attack (08:46 – 10:02)

• Sheriff’s Self-Doubt:

  • Sheriff Jeff laments his bad luck in always arresting the wrong men:
    • “Maybe you’re trying just too hard.” — Jingles (08:53).
  • Wild Bill offers to help with the murder case.

• Shots Fired at Camp:

  • As Jingles changes into another shirt, someone fires at the trio, signaling that the real criminals are nearby (09:36–10:02).
  • “Somebody shot a hole in my shirt while I was putting it on!”—Jingles (09:38).
  • The trio prepares to pursue the attackers.

3. Enter the Suspects: The Ketchel Brothers (14:27 – 17:48)

• At the Sheriff’s Office:

  • Gabe and George Ketchel, neighbors of the murdered Luke Smithers, report the murder. They mention a long-standing feud over water rights (15:24–15:57).
  • Their antagonistic behavior and quick tempers mark them as possible suspects.

• Physical Scuffle:

  • Tensions flare as George Ketchel and Jingles get into a fistfight (16:36–16:55).
  • The brothers storm out, but not before raising suspicions.

• Sheriff's View of the Ketchels:

  • Sheriff: “Couple of ranchers; never been no real trouble, but nobody likes them very much… quick to pick up a fight.” (17:31)

4. The Criminal Plot and Attempted Murder (18:06 – 20:18)

• The Ketchel Brothers’ Scheme:

  • They search Luke Smithers’s ranch for the property deed, aiming to forge ownership and capitalize on Luke's death (18:06–18:33).
  • Gabe hatches a new plan—to eliminate Wild Bill and Jingles with dynamite (18:44).

• The Booby Trapped Ranch House:

  • Wild Bill, Jingles, and Sheriff Jeff investigate Smithers’s ranch. Triggered by a string on the door, they barely escape an explosion set to kill them (19:28–20:18).
  • Memorable Moment:
    • Jingles: “Skin my nose falling down. Got hit on the head by flying lumber. Got three holes burned in my shirt—ow! And one in my pants!” (23:09).

5. Deduction and Evidence (24:01 – 24:55)

• Wild Bill’s Detective Work:
  • Examining footprints outside the powder shed, Wild Bill deduces:
    • Two men carried out the dynamite.
    • One walked with a limp (worn toe on boot), the other pigeon-toed.
    • The physical clues match the Ketchel brothers (24:09–24:52).
  • Notable Quote:
    • “He can take a look at a boot track in the dirt and just about tell you the color shirt the man in the boots was wearing.” — Jingles, about Wild Bill’s skills (24:08).

6. Showdown and Justice (26:37 – 28:09)

• Final Confrontation at the River Camp:

  • The Ketchel brothers try to steal official papers from Wild Bill and Jingles’s river camp.
  • A gunfight ensues, and the Ketchels are cornered and forced to surrender (27:15–27:44).
  • Evidence Secured:
    • Wild Bill finds forged deeds in Gabe’s pocket, proving their guilt (27:53–28:00).
  • Sheriff Jeff, finally, makes an arrest that's “the right man.”

• Jingles’s Shirt Saga Ends:

  • The episode closes with Jingles lamenting the ruined results of his washing machine—his shirt is shrunk to a lacy handkerchief:
    • “I’ll send it to my Aunt Samantha and she can use it for a lace tablecloth.” — Jingles (28:42).

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Notable Quotes and Memorable Moments

• Jingles’s Invention:
  • "I'm going to let my invention do the work. This here's a washing machine." (05:24)
• Sheriff Jeff on His Track Record:
  • "It's the fourth time this month. I guess I'm just a failure." (08:48)
• Jingles after the Explosion:
  • "No, I'm not all right. Skin my nose falling down. Got hit on the head by flying lumber. Got three holes burned in my shirt... and one in my pants!" (23:09)
• Wild Bill’s Detective Eye:
  • "One of them walks with a limp. The other one is a little bit pigeon-toed. Yes, sir, the one that limps drags a toe on his bad leg and he’s worn a hole in the boot." (24:29)
• Jingles's Humorous Finale:
  • "Wild Bill Hickok, you know my shirts are bigger than that. I know what I'll do with it... I'll send it to my Aunt Samantha and she can use it for a lace tablecloth." (28:42)

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Key Timestamps

• Jingles's washing machine invention: 04:57–06:46
• Sheriff Jeff mistakes Bill and Jingles for murderers: 06:46–08:46
• Attack at the river camp: 09:36–10:02
• Introduction of the Ketchel brothers: 14:27–15:57
• Scuffle in Sheriff’s office: 16:36–16:54
• Ketchel brothers plot and booby trap: 18:06–20:18
• Explosive at Smithers ranch: 19:43–20:18
• Wild Bill’s deduction from boot tracks: 24:01–24:55
• River camp shootout and arrest: 26:37–27:44
• The ruined shirt’s fate: 28:32–28:42

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Tone and Style

The tone of "A Dirtied Shirt" is classic Old West: fast-paced, humorous, and laced with lighthearted banter, mixed with moments of genuine danger and detective work. Jingles provides comic relief throughout, while Wild Bill embodies calm authority and keen analysis. Sheriff Jeff's insecurity adds a relatable underdog angle to the pursuit of justice, and the Ketchel brothers are painted as typical Western villains with just enough complexity to keep listeners guessing.

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Conclusion

“A Dirtied Shirt” combines bubbling humor, bumbling sheriffs, and clever detection in a rich soundscape brought alive by digital restoration. From a makeshift washing machine to dynamite-baited traps, the episode showcases why Wild Bill Hickok and Jingles remain beloved heroes of radio’s golden age—and how even the smallest detail, like a dirtied shirt, can set the stage for big adventure.

Transcript

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[Andrew Rines (Host)]

Welcome to the Old Time Radio Westerns. I'm your host, Andrew Rines, and I'm excited to bring you another episode absolutely free. This is one of over 80 episodes released monthly for your enjoyment. Now let's get into this episode.

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[Jingles]

Hi, you folks. Hold on to your hats and gallop along with Guy Madison as Wild Bill Hickok and his pal Jingles. Which is me, Andy Devine. We got another Rootin Tootin Wild Bill Hickok adventure story for you from the world's only talking cereal. Snap, crackle and pop. Kellogg's Rice Krispies.

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[Jingles]

Now just one more paddle right on here and I'll have it all finished.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

What's a big invention this time, Jingle?

[Jingles]

I'm not gonna tell you, Bill. Just wait till I get it finished and you can see her work.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

I'd rather see you work alone. You know, we've been camped here by the river for two days now, and you haven't even washed your shirt.

[Jingles]

Now don't you go get in your back bowed about me and my shirt, Bill Hickok. I'll get it washed when I get good and ready.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

You mean you're really going to do some work?

[Jingles]

Nope. I'm going to let my invention do the work. This here is a washing machine.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

A washing machine?

[Jingles]

That's right. This is a water wheel here. When I lower it into the river, it goes around and moves that long spot stick up and down. And the wooden block on the end stomps up and down in that bucket.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

And your shirt goes into the bucket.

[Jingles]

That's right. And it gets washed with no work at all. Pretty smart, huh?

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Of course, building the washing machine was a lot more work than washing your shirt in the first place. But it was a pretty smart idea. Jingle.

[Jingles]

Well, got my shirt off now and I'll just Put it in the bucket and try it out.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

You're gonna have a bucket full of money mud in a minute.

[Jingles]

That's right. Well, I was gonna knock some holes in the bucket to let the water run through it. I'll just shoot some holes in it. That's less work.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

You better take your shirt off first.

[Jingles]

Yeah, that's my favorite red shirt. I wouldn't want to shoot any holes in it. There. Now for some holes. Now the fresh water can run right through it.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Start her up. Let's see it work.

[Jingles]

I'll put my shirt in the bucket. How? I lower the water wheel into the river. Like this. There. How do you like that, Bill?

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Looks all right to me, Jingles. But I still say it'd be easier to wash the shirt than to build the washing machine.

[Sheriff Jeff]

All right, you two, get them hands up. And don't try any funny business.

[Jingles]

Who's that?

[Sheriff Jeff]

Get them up, bus head.

[Jingles]

All right, all right. They're up. They're up.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Looks like the sheriff caught up with us. Pardon?

[Jingles]

Looks that way. I can see a star, all right, but what's he doing poking his gun in our face?

[Sheriff Jeff]

That's enough of that, flabber. I'll do the talk until I get you two locked up in jail.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Mind telling us just how we broke the law, sheriff?

[Sheriff Jeff]

Reckon I don't have to tell you that. You're a cool pair for a couple of killers, though. Turn around while I get your guns.

[Jingles]

Oh, all right, but you're making a big mistake.

[Sheriff Jeff]

I reckon I've heard that from just about every Owl hoot I ever arrested too.

[Jingles]

Oh, doggone it. Now, this is Wild Bill Hickok, and I'm Jingle.

[Sheriff Jeff]

I thought maybe you was President Grant in his Secretary of State.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

It so happens that I am Wild Bill Hickok. Chair.

[Sheriff Jeff]

You expect me to believe that? Look at this gun I just took off that big partner of yours. Why, it's been fired four times and not very long ago.

[Jingles]

Sure it has. I just shot four holes in a bucket with it.

[Sheriff Jeff]

You did not.

[Jingles]

I did too.

[Sheriff Jeff]

You just shot four holes in Luke Smithers with it, that's what. He's downed his ranch with four bullets in him and he's real dead now.

[Jingles]

Who's Luke Smithers?

[Sheriff Jeff]

You let me ask the question, sonny. I'm a law around here.

[Jingles]

Don't call me son.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Hold it, Jingles. Hold it. This has gone far enough, sheriff.

[Sheriff Jeff]

I'll say it has.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Just reach in the pocket of my shirt.

[Sheriff Jeff]

I'm not going to get close to you and have you and your partner jump me.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Then you do a jingles. Get out my badge and papers and show them to this sheriff. I'll keep my hands up, all right.

[Sheriff Jeff]

But I'm watching you.

[Jingles]

Yeah, you just keep right ahead and watch, Sheriff. You might see something real interesting. Now. Here you are, Sheriff. Neither mine.

[Sheriff Jeff]

Let me see. United States Marshal.

[Jingles]

That's right. Mine is Deputy Jenkins.

[Sheriff Jeff]

It says here you really are Wild Bill Hicko.

[Jingles]

That's what we've been telling you.

[Sheriff Jeff]

Then you didn't shoot Luke Smithers?

[Jingles]

We never even saw Luke Smithers.

[Sheriff Jeff]

Dog gone, and I've done it again.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

You've done what again, Jeff?

[Sheriff Jeff]

Arrested the wrong men. It's the fourth time this month. I guess I'm just a failure.

[Jingles]

Oh, now, don't you feel bad about it, Sheriff. Maybe you're trying just too hard. Maybe.

[Sheriff Jeff]

Maybe so. Something's wrong, though. I've been sheriff now for six months and I ain't caught the right man yet.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Well, it looks like you're on the trail of some killers this time. Why don't you let us help you run them down?

[Sheriff Jeff]

Well, would you, Wild Bill?

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Sure. Be glad to. Let's get the horses jingles.

[Jingles]

Sure, Bill. I'm all ready.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Oh, not quite. Pardon me. You better dig in your duffel bag and get out another shirt.

[Jingles]

Oh, yeah, Mine's in the washing machine. Get it?

[Sheriff Jeff]

The washing machine?

[Jingles]

That's right. See it over there?

[Sheriff Jeff]

Well, I'll be dead blame. What won't they think of next?

[Jingles]

Yeah, man, I got me an old shirt. Here, Bill. There. Now let's go.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

All right, slide into it.

[Jingles]

Hey, get on quick. Somebody shot a hole in my shirt while I was putting it on.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

You're lucky they didn't shoot a hole in you.

[Sheriff Jeff]

There they are up on the side of the hill.

[Jingles]

I'll teach them to shoot up my shirt.

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While Jingles was changing into another shirt and he and Bill were about to help the sheriff run down some killers. Shots were fired at them from the hill above their camp and they returned the fire.

[Jingles]

Hold it, Jingles.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Hold it.

[Jingles]

But they shot a hole in the only shirt I got left.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

You can't hit him from here with a 45. Now get the horses.

[Jingles]

We'll get after them all right.

[Sheriff Jeff]

Nature took off in a hurry.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Probably had their horses over the hill. They'll have a good head start on us.

[Sheriff Jeff]

Well, why do you suppose they cut loose at us?

[Wild Bill Hickok]

I don't know. Probably saw you, Sheriff, and figured you were on the trail.

[Sheriff Jeff]

Well, I wasn't, but I'm sure gonna be.

[Jingles]

I brought your horse, too, Sheriff. Found him back there in the trees.

[Sheriff Jeff]

Oh, thanks, Ingo.

[Jingles]

Who do you reckon those dry gulchers are, anyhow?

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Can't tell, partner. But if they're as trigger happy as they seem to be, they might have had something to do with that killing the sheriff's working on.

[Jingles]

Then we'll just run. Run them down and cart them off to jail. You see, Sheriff, it's real simple when you know how. Now get around, Jefferson. Pop that buck shot. Let's go. Get it, boy. Get it.

[Sheriff Jeff]

Yep. Sure sounds simple, Jingles.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Oh, Jingles. Left out a few things, Sheriff. First you have to catch them. Then you have to prove they're the right men.

[Jingles]

Yeah, I forgot. Catch them first. Jump, Junior. Ho, ho, ho.

[Sheriff Jeff]

Well, we were following a nice clean trail till old sidewinders doubled back into town.

[Jingles]

Yeah, we'd have caught them out in the open. We'd have known who they were.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Now they can be hiding almost any place in town. Looks like we'll have to start over from the beginning.

[Sheriff Jeff]

Yeah.

[Gabe Ketchel]

Whoa, whoa, now.

[Sheriff Jeff]

Pull up here, Bill. This is my office.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Oh, my child.

[Sheriff Jeff]

Come on in, Phil, and I'll give you all the evidence I got on the case.

[Jingles]

Somebody in there waiting for you, Sheriff?

[Sheriff Jeff]

By golly, there sure is.

[Jingles]

Yeah.

[Sheriff Jeff]

Howdy, Gabe. George. You waiting to see me?

[Gabe Ketchel]

Sure, Sheriff. We come to report a murder, not another one.

[George Ketchel]

Well, don't know about that, but somebody shot Luke Smithers this morning. Got him with four slugs.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Yeah, we heard about it already.

[Jingles]

Yeah, we. We've been working on it.

[Gabe Ketchel]

What? Call. You got to be working on it. That's a job for the sheriff here.

[Sheriff Jeff]

Oh, sorry, Gabe. This here is Wild Bill Hickok.

[Gabe Ketchel]

Wild Bill Hickok?

[Jingles]

That's right. Mountain Jingles.

[Sheriff Jeff]

And these here, the Ketchel brothers, Gabe and George.

[Jingles]

How do you live around here?

[Sheriff Jeff]

They run a spread that's next. Up the road from Smithers, please.

[George Ketchel]

That's right. We went over to see Luke just a while ago and found him shot. Reckon we better come on to town and report it.

[Sheriff Jeff]

Well, I'm glad you did, boys, but I was there myself just after it happened. Knew all about it.

[Gabe Ketchel]

Got any Idea who done it?

[Sheriff Jeff]

Well, not yet. But I picked up a few clues and I'll find out.

[Gabe Ketchel]

You aim to give the sheriff a hand, Hickok?

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Sure, I said I would. Why? Oh.

[Gabe Ketchel]

Oh, nothing, nothing. I'll be right interested to find out who shot Luke.

[Jingles]

I suppose you will be. After all, he was your next door neighbor, huh?

[George Ketchel]

Fine neighbor. Always fighting with us about them water holes.

[Gabe Ketchel]

Now, never mind, George.

[George Ketchel]

Well, he was always saying himself belong to him.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Where are these water holes?

[George Ketchel]

They're right on the south end of our ranch. And ain't none of them on Luke's place. Like he always said, Bill, this sounds.

[Jingles]

To me like a feud that could lead to a killing.

[Gabe Ketchel]

You ain't figuring we shot Luke, are you?

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Sounds like you had a reason to.

[George Ketchel]

Well, then why would we come into town and tell the sheriff about it?

[Jingles]

Well, one of the re. I don't know.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Then you better stop talking, partner.

[George Ketchel]

He's talked too much already. Accusing us of killing Luke.

[Jingles]

I did not. I did.

[George Ketchel]

I'll teach you.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Stay out of this, Gabe.

[Gabe Ketchel]

I am. Now cut it out, George.

[Jingles]

No. I'm gonna flatten this big ape. Oh, no, you're not. There now, if you've had enough, I'll help you.

[George Ketchel]

I. I don't need any help from you.

[Sheriff Jeff]

Gabe.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

You better take your brother on home. Let him cool down a little. Yeah.

[Gabe Ketchel]

Come on, George.

[Sheriff Jeff]

Well, ain't you gonna question a bit, Bill? They seem to know an awful lot.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

We can talk to them later if we have to.

[Jingles]

Yeah, but just be sure you stay in this part of the country for a while.

[Gabe Ketchel]

We got no reason to be running away from the Lawycock. We'll be around.

[Sheriff Jeff]

Well, now, what do you make of that?

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Sure are touchy, aren't they? Did you get hurt, Jingles?

[Jingles]

I got a couple of lumps I didn't have before, but no real damage.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Good. How about these Ketchel brothers, Sheriff?

[Sheriff Jeff]

Oh, couple of ranchers, Bill. Never been no real trouble, but nobody likes them very much. They keep to themselves mostly, but they're awful quick to pick up a fight.

[Jingles]

Just like I thought they might be the ones we're looking for, Bill.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

We'll keep an eye on them, Jingles. But right now I think we better ride out to the Smithers Ranch and pick up the trail where it starts.

[Gabe Ketchel]

Hurry up, George. Find the deets of the ranch and then we'll get out of here and go on home.

[George Ketchel]

What do we do when we find them?

[Gabe Ketchel]

Take them with us. Later on we can fix them up to show that we bought the ranch from Luke before he was shocked.

[George Ketchel]

Won't somebody claim the ranch?

[Gabe Ketchel]

I don't know who. Luke didn't have no family and darn few friends. Hey, wait.

[George Ketchel]

Did you find them?

[Gabe Ketchel]

Yeah, here they are. With these papers and with Luke out of the way, we're going to own this whole valley. Good.

[George Ketchel]

But let's get out of here before somebody finds us.

[Gabe Ketchel]

Oh, who'd be coming here?

[George Ketchel]

Well, maybe that marshall, Wild Bill Hickok. I don't mind having that stupid sheriff on my trail, but Hickok's another story.

[Gabe Ketchel]

Yeah, that gives me an idea.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

What's that?

[Gabe Ketchel]

Why don't we get rid of Hickok and that big deputy his that almost broke the jaw.

[George Ketchel]

Yeah, good idea, but. But it won't be easy.

[Gabe Ketchel]

Sure it will. See that little shed out by the barn?

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Yeah, what about it?

[Gabe Ketchel]

That's a powder house. It's filled with dynamite. Let's bring some of it into the house and leave it here as a present for Wild Bill Hickok. And Jingles.

[Jingles]

Luke sure had himself a nice bread here.

[Sheriff Jeff]

Best in the valley. He owned this whole upper half. And the Ketchils owned that part down below.

[Jingles]

What'll happen to the ranch now?

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Probably be sold at auction. Jingles, I hear Luke didn't have any family.

[Jingles]

Look, Bill, while that string's hanging out of the door, we can go right in.

[Sheriff Jeff]

Well, that's funny. I could swear I left it inside this morning so nobody'd walk in till I got back.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Well, we'll soon find out. Pull the string, Jingles.

[Jingles]

Okay. What was that noise?

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Something fell down, broke inside the house.

[Sheriff Jeff]

And the door didn't open either.

[Jingles]

I'll bet somebody's in there.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Smash the door and Jingles, we'll find out.

[Jingles]

Sure. I'm the best little old door smasher there is.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Once more.

[Jingles]

Guns ready, Bill? I'll go flying in there this time.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

All right, I got you covered.

[Jingles]

Now get your hands up in there.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Get them up.

[Sheriff Jeff]

Hey, I don't see nobody, Bill.

[Jingles]

Some running in here.

[Sheriff Jeff]

Yeah. Smells like powder smoke.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

It's a fuse. Jingles, get out quick.

[Jingles]

I'm getting up. Give me room to run. Get on flat.

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[Charlie Lyon]

Hear that Charlie? That's the signal of one of the best food providers in the forest. That's the noise a woodchuck makes when he's got something specially good tasting for his youngsters to eat. It's the signal he uses to call them to breakfast.

[Narrator / Kellogg's Announcer]

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[Charlie Lyon]

My advice to you wranglers is to be like the young wood jugs. When you hear that famous snap crackle Pop come a running cause it's the signal there's something special good to eat for breakfast. Kellogg's Rice Krispies, the only talking cereal. Snap, crackle Pop. Enjoy a bowl full tomorrow morning with fruit or berries on top.

[Jingles]

Mmm.

[Charlie Lyon]

Delicious.

[Narrator / Kellogg's Announcer]

Remember too Wranglers, this is better breakfast week. Eat a heartier breakfast and be healthy. When Wild Bill and Jingles smashed their way into the Smithers ranch house, they discovered a short fuse burning. Before they could dash to safety, the dynamite left by the Quetzal Brothers blew the place apart.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Jingles. Jingles, are you all right?

[Jingles]

No. No, I'm not all right. Skin my nose falling down. Got hit on the head by flying lumber. Got three holes burned in my shirt. Ow. One in my pants.

[Sheriff Jeff]

Here, I'll help you put it out. Jingles.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

You all right, Sheriff?

[Sheriff Jeff]

Yeah, Sheriff. I hid behind Jingles. Didn't get a scratch.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Well, we're not gonna find much to work on here.

[Jingles]

Who set off that blast anyhow?

[Wild Bill Hickok]

You did, Jingles.

[Jingles]

I did? Or Bill your loco?

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Nope. When I stepped in the door, I saw a smashed lamp tied to the latch string from the door. You see, when you pull the string, you pulled over the lamp and set fire to the fuse.

[Jingles]

Well, what do you know, I'll bet somebody did that on purpose.

[Sheriff Jeff]

I bet they did too. And I'll bet they did it to get the law off their trail.

[Jingles]

Well, there's some of the law that's pretty hard to shake.

[Sheriff Jeff]

Well, I'm with you, Jingles. Let's hit the saddle.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Hey, now wait a minute. Let's go have a look at that powder shed first.

[Sheriff Jeff]

Well, then, what'll that tell you, Bill?

[Jingles]

You ain't never seen Bill Reed signs. I guess, Sheriff, he can take a look at a boot track in the dirt and just about tell you color shirt the man in the boots was wearing.

[Sheriff Jeff]

Well, I swore that'd sure help us.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Here we are. You know, don't step on those tracks.

[Jingles]

Good plain prints, aren't they, Bill?

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Sure are. Two men hold out that dynamite.

[Jingles]

That's right.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

One of them walks with a limp. The other one is a little bit pigeon toed. Yes, sir, the one that limps drags a toe on his bad leg and he's worn a hole in the boot.

[Narrator / Kellogg's Announcer]

Hey, Bill.

[Sheriff Jeff]

Gabe. Catch a limps? A little. Got his leg smashed up by an outlaw horse about a year ago.

[Jingles]

Does his brother George walk pigeon toed?

[Sheriff Jeff]

Well, I don't think ever noticed, but he might.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

I bet he does. Come on, let's find the Quetzal brothers.

[Jingles]

Ain't that just like a couple of owl hoots, Bill? Blow up a whole house to hide their dirty work and practically leave their name written in the dust.

[George Ketchel]

Why are we taking the river trail, Gabe? I thought we was heading for home.

[Gabe Ketchel]

I got one more little thing to do, George. Might as well stop by that camp that Hickok and Jingles had by the river.

[George Ketchel]

You mean where we took a shot at him this morning?

[Gabe Ketchel]

Yeah, where I tried to plug the sheriff and missed.

[George Ketchel]

What are you gonna do?

[Gabe Ketchel]

Well, Hickok carries plenty of official papers with him. Yeah, I'm gonna see if I can't get some of them out of his duffel bag. They'll be a big help when we go to record a new deed to Luke's ranch. And Hickok sure won't be needing him anymore.

[George Ketchel]

No, I reckon he won't. We took care of him and Jingles and that old fool of a sheriff too.

[Gabe Ketchel]

Yeah, when I seen him go riding into Luke's place together and then I heard that dynamite go off, I knew we was all set.

[George Ketchel]

Hey, there's a camp up ahead. And something's moving. It's something in the river.

[Gabe Ketchel]

Yeah, looks like a water wheel or something.

[George Ketchel]

What's that stick Going up and down.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

I don't know.

[Gabe Ketchel]

Craziest looking thing I ever saw, man. But there's one thing for sure. We got nothing to worry about. Come on.

[Jingles]

Bill. Why are we going down this way instead of over the Quechel Range?

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Because the tracks we're following went this way. Jingle.

[Jingles]

This leads right down to where our camp is by the river.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Sure does, Jingle.

[Gabe Ketchel]

Look.

[Sheriff Jeff]

There they are. Right in your camp.

[Jingles]

And they've seen us. They're running for the horses.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Let's stop them.

[Sheriff Jeff]

That made them hunt.

[Jingles]

Cover. They're shooting back.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

What do you expect? Come on. We got them cornered.

[Jingles]

They may be cornered, but there's still plenty danger. See what I mean?

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Groud em, partner. Get in there, Butcher.

[Jingles]

Go, Joker. Let's get it over with quick. Whoa, Butcher. What? Whoa, Joker. Whoa.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Throw down your guns and come out with your hands up.

[Jingles]

Well, you got your arm all shot up for nothing, Gabe. Now, why didn't you do what Bill said?

[Gabe Ketchel]

All right, all right, we gave up.

[George Ketchel]

What's this all about, anyway? You can't prove we done nothing.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Let's see the toe on your left boot, Gabe.

[Gabe Ketchel]

What for?

[Jingles]

Do what he says.

[Sheriff Jeff]

Well, kind of worn out from dragging it.

[Gabe Ketchel]

I got a bad leg.

[Jingles]

Yeah, we know. George walks. Pigeon toe.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Search him, Jingles.

[Jingles]

That'll be a pleasure.

[George Ketchel]

What's this all about?

[Jingles]

Just little things that prove you was near a powder house today. And maybe they'll prove you murdered poor old Luke.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Find any more guns?

[Jingles]

No, but Gabe here's got a pocket full of papers.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Let's see. Deeds to Luke's ranch.

[Sheriff Jeff]

Well, I'll be hornswoggled, Sheriff.

[Jingles]

For the first time in your career, it looks like you got the right man.

[Sheriff Jeff]

Yeah, thanks to you and Bill.

[Jingles]

If you'll just wait while I change into another shirt, I'll help you take him back to jail.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Why not get your good red shirt out of the washing machine, Jingle.

[Jingles]

My washing it. Bill. Bill. It's been running all day. Wait till I shut it off.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Take it easy, Jingles.

[Jingles]

There. Now, let's see this shirt. Oh, doggone it.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Well, look at that. What is it, Jingles? A lace handkerchief.

[Jingles]

Lace handkerchief, nothing. Wild Bill Hickok. You know my shirts are bigger than that. I know what I'll do with it.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

What?

[Jingles]

I'll send it to my Aunt Samantha and she can use it for a lace tablecloth.

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[Narrator / Kellogg's Announcer]

And now here are the stars of Wild Bill Hickok, Guy Madison and Andy Devine.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

Andy, why don't you tell our friends what our adventure for Monday is?

[Jingles]

Sure, Guy. There's plenty of gun smoke and danger and hard riding in the wild Miller of Piute Fall.

[Wild Bill Hickok]

So long kids.

[Jingles]

See you Monday. Choo Choo choose your favorite and Kellogg's Variety Pack so Mom and dad and Kitties too choose the Kellogg cereal is good for you.

[Narrator / Kellogg's Announcer]

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[Jingles]

So Choo Choo choose your favorite Kellogg's Variety Pack.

[Narrator / Kellogg's Announcer]

Kellogg's, the Greatest Name in Serials has brought you another exciting story of Wild Bill Hickok starring Guy Madison and Andy Devine in person. Today's cast included Jess Kirkpatrick, Ralph Moody and Herb Vigren. Our story was written and directed by Paul Pierce, music by Dick Arant. This is a David Hire production transcribed in Hollywood. Now this is Charlie Lyon speaking for Kellogg, the Greatest Name in Cereals reminding you to listen again Monday, same time, same station for another adventure of.

[Jingles]

Foreign.

[Andrew Rines (Host)]

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[Jingles]

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