Another Man’s Poison | Gunsmoke (09-29-57)

Summary

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Old Time Radio Westerns

Episode Summary: Another Man’s Poison | Gunsmoke (09-29-57)

Host: Andrew Rhynes
Original Broadcast: September 29, 1957
Podcast Release: June 14, 2026

Episode Overview

In this classic episode of Gunsmoke—titled "Another Man’s Poison"—US Marshal Matt Dillon is thrust into the middle of a volatile love triangle when a presumed-dead sailor returns, derailing the life of a young woman and her current husband. As misunderstandings and jealousy threaten to boil over into deadly violence, Dillon must carefully navigate the law, human emotions, and the codes of the West. The restored audio brings renewed depth to every creak of the saloon door, crack of gunfire, and charged silence between rivals. The show delivers a complex tale of love, loss, and the dangers of unresolved pasts in Dodge City.

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Key Discussion Points & Plot Summary

The Setup (01:43–04:47)

• Chester’s Gambler Lament: The episode opens with Chester feeling glum about losing money in a poker game. His light-hearted banter with Matt Dillon sets the stage and contrasts with the drama to follow.
  • Chester: "There's times a man just don't use his head for nothing except to hang his hat on." (03:28)
• Sally Bogan’s Distress: Sally Bogan, panicked and running along the boardwalk, catches the attention of Marshal Dillon and Chester.
  • Matt Dillon, kindly but cautious: "What's the trouble, Sally? Why were you running?" (04:27)
• Haunted by the Past: Sally confesses she saw a man who deeply frightens her: her presumed-dead first husband, Jeff Lightly.

The Love Triangle Emerges (04:48–07:50)

• Revelation and Shock: Sally reveals privately that she was married to Jeff Lightly, who was believed to have drowned four years prior. She never told her current husband, Ben Bogan.
  • Sally Bogan: "If he's not dead, Marshall, I'm not really married to Ben." (05:08)
• Confrontation: Jeff approaches her. Tension rises as the past and present collide, and Sally refuses Jeff’s efforts to "reclaim" her.
  • Jeff Lightly, scornfully: “Well, you sure didn’t waste no time hitching onto somebody else.” (06:38)
  • Matt Dillon (defending Sally): “She waited four years, mister. That’s a long time for a girl to try to make out alone, don’t you think?” (06:41)
• Marshal’s Authority: Dillon steps in, blocking Jeff from forcing Sally away, giving her the agency to decide.

The Scandal Spreads (10:45–13:29)

• Ben Learns the Truth: Ben Bogan, Sally’s current husband, hears rumors and storms in, demanding answers about Sally's health and behavior. The secret is out.
  • Ben Bogan, angry and confused: "What's this I hear about my wife?" (11:56)
  • Matt Dillon (revealing the truth): "It seems that Sally here was married once before...he turned up here in Dodge today." (12:52)
• Violence Flares: Ben threatens both Sally and Jeff, lashing out instead at Sally and nearly coming to blows with Dillon, who intervenes physically (“He stumbled into Matt’s fist”—14:00).

Tensions Escalate (14:29–17:36)

• The Showdown is Set: Sensing a fight is inevitable, Ben and Jeff arrange to duel each other at the livery stable ("How about tomorrow morning? Front of the livery st?” Jeff Lightly, 16:55).
• Matt Dillon’s Dilemma: Dillon is frustrated—his authority can curb violence only briefly, and the conflict, fueled by pride and resentment, is relentless.
  • Matt Dillon, weary: “If those two get together, somebody's gonna be killed. I can't keep them apart forever.” (14:29)

The Final Confrontation & Resolution (21:00–25:28)

• Marshal’s Game Plan: With the duel imminent, friends press Dillon to intervene, but he knows that violence can't simply be forbidden when honor and reputation are on the line.
• Unexpected Twist: Kitty hands over a letter to Dillon, just as the men are prepared to draw guns.
  • Kitty: “Matt, you gotta stop those two men from killing each other. Here’s a letter…” (22:11)
• Sally’s Decision Revealed (24:17–24:47):
  • In her letter, Sally announces she has left on the train east “with Slim Randall, he's a fine fella” (the whiskey drummer mentioned earlier). She makes clear: “I don’t never want to hear from them again.”
  • Both men react more with wounded pride than heartbreak.
    • Ben Bogan: “That dirty little sneak… Come to think of it, I was getting so I didn’t trust her at all.” (24:52)
    • Jeff Lightly: “I never did. That’s why I wasn’t in no hurry to find her.” (24:59)
• Reluctant Camaraderie: Having lost the object of their rivalry, the two men turn to each other—deciding to share a drink rather than a duel.
  • Jeff Lightly, amiably: “Now, Bogan, I’m gonna buy you a drink.” (25:10)
  • Ben Bogan: “And I’m proud to accept. The second one’s on me.” (25:16)
• Marshal Dillon’s Closing Quip: “You both married her, didn’t you?”—a wry reminder of the ironies of the day (25:28).

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Notable Quotes

• On the hardships of the job:
  • Matt Dillon: “It makes a man watchful and a little lonely.” (02:20)
• On love and regret:
  • Sally Bogan: “He’s got to be dead. Or else I’m not really married to Ben.” (05:08)
• On pride and foolishness:
  • Matt Dillon: “What do you think? Fighting over a woman who doesn’t want either one of you…” (24:47)
• On the futility of rivalries:
  • Jeff Lightly: “You know, I guess you got here just in time to keep us from making a couple of fools of ourselves.” (25:16)
  • Matt Dillon, wryly: “Not quite in time, boys. You both married her, didn’t you?” (25:28)

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Memorable Moments & Character Dynamics

• Comic Relief: Chester and Doc’s witty banter (11:29–11:44) brings humor amidst tension, poking fun at Chester’s claims of past romantic prowess.
• Kitty’s Whispered Secrets: Kitty’s implication that Sally may have already found another love interest, Slim Randall, adds nuance (15:03–15:41).
• Marshal’s Balancing Act: Dillon is repeatedly forced to take charge—being both referee and caretaker when emotions, not law, are in command.
• The Anti-Climax: The anticipated showdown fizzles as Sally removes herself from the situation entirely, upending all the men’s assumptions and plans.

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Important Timestamps

• 03:28: Chester laments his poker loss, showing Dodge’s everyday life.
• 04:27: Sally Bogan appears, initiating the central conflict.
• 06:38: Jeff confronts Sally, and the triangle is exposed.
• 12:52: Ben learns the truth of Sally’s first marriage.
• 14:29: Dillon and Kitty discuss the escalating stakes.
• 16:55: Ben and Jeff arrange to duel.
• 22:11: Kitty delivers Sally's letter—a pivotal turning point.
• 24:23: Sally's letter read aloud.
• 25:10: The two rivals become drinking buddies.
• 25:28: Dillon’s dry closing observation.

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Tone and Style

True to Gunsmoke's reputation, the writing is taut with understated drama and subtle dark humor. Characters speak in the laconic, sometimes sharply wise manner of classic Westerns. The episode balances gritty realism—the threat of violence, heartbreak, and pride—with moments of levity and warmth from the supporting cast.

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Summary in Context

"Another Man’s Poison" is a sterling example of why Gunsmoke is the progenitor of the “adult” radio Western: it grapples not just with gunplay but with the tangled human consequences of love, loss, and honor. In this episode, the West’s code of masculinity is exposed as both a cause of pain and an object of wry critique. The characters’ choices, for better and worse, drive the plot—while Dillon, as ever, tries to keep the peace in a world where law and desire rarely coincide.

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Transcript

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[Andrew Rines]

Welcome to the Old Time Radio Westerns. I'm your host Andrew Rines and let's get into this episode. This episode is going to be Gunsmoke Original Air date is September 29, 1957 and the title is Another Man's Poison. Hope you enjoy and again, thanks for listening.

[Narrator]

Around Dodge City and in the territory

[Ben Bogan]

on west, there's just one way to

[Narrator]

handle the killers and the spoilers and that's with a U.S. marshal. And the smell of the gun smoke.

[Jeff Lightly]

Gun Smoke.

[Ben Bogan]

Starring William Conrad.

[Narrator]

The story of the violence that moved west with young America and the story of a man who moved with it.

[Matt Dillon]

I'm that man, Matt Dillon, the United States Marshal. The first man they look for and the last they want to meet. It's a chance, a job. And it makes a man watchful and a little lonely.

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[Chester]

Meet you sick. Doggone dog. On Look, Mr. D, there's times a man just don't use his head for nothing except to hang his hat on.

[Matt Dillon]

What are you talking about, Chester?

[Chester]

I know better than to keep on playing, but I went right ahead and done it anyhow.

[Matt Dillon]

Oh, the poker game last night, huh? Forget it.

[Chester]

Forget it, Mr. Dillon. I lost $9.45 in that game.

[Jeff Lightly]

You'll live.

[Chester]

Yes, yes, I'll live, all right. But I'm sure gonna be eating mighty low on the hog for the rest of this week.

[Matt Dillon]

Wait a minute, Susan. What's the matter?

[Chester]

Well, now, what's the matter with her? Flying down that boardwalk like the devil itself was chasing her.

[Jeff Lightly]

Yeah.

[Chester]

Well, That's Sally Bogan, Ms. Dunas.

[Matt Dillon]

Yeah, I know Sally.

[Chester]

Seems like he's scared of something right now. Hey.

[Matt Dillon]

Hey, Sally, wait a minute. It's too hot a day to be hurrying like that, isn't it?

[Sally Bogan]

Yes, I guess it is.

[Matt Dillon]

Well, what's the trouble, Sally? Why were you running?

[Kitty]

I don't know.

[Chester]

I.

[Matt Dillon]

Something to scare you.

[Kitty]

Somebody I just saw.

[Sally Bogan]

Man, forget it, Marshall. I'm all right now.

[Matt Dillon]

Well, who was he? What did he do to you?

[Kitty]

Nothing.

[Sally Bogan]

I just didn't want him to see me.

[Matt Dillon]

Why? Who was he?

[Sally Bogan]

My husband.

[Matt Dillon]

Ben.

[Kitty]

No, not Ben. The other one.

[Chester]

Forevermore. The other one?

[Kitty]

The first one.

[Sally Bogan]

Nobody knows about it, not even Ben.

[Matt Dillon]

What's this all about, Sally?

[Joe Forsyth]

Oh, I was 17 in San Francisco.

[Sally Bogan]

He was second mate on a clipper.

[Kitty]

And about four years ago, it went down in a typhoon.

[Sally Bogan]

And he. He's dead, Marshall. He's got to be dead, or else I'm not really married to Ben.

[Matt Dillon]

You should have told Ben about it.

[Sally Bogan]

I know, I know, but I didn't. And now it's too late. It wasn't him. It couldn't have been him. Just somebody that looked like him, maybe.

[Matt Dillon]

That's possible.

[Sally Bogan]

He wasn't drowned. He'd have come back before this. It's been four years.

[Chester]

My gracious. Alive. No, man wouldn't stay away from my pretty little.

[Matt Dillon]

Hey.

[Jeff Lightly]

Been a long time, Sally. You're prettier than ever.

[Sally Bogan]

Hello, Jeff.

[Jeff Lightly]

Why'd you run when you saw me up the street there?

[Sally Bogan]

Well, I wasn't sure. No, it can't be. It just can't be.

[Chester]

No.

[Matt Dillon]

What's the matter?

[Sally Bogan]

No, don't touch me.

[Matt Dillon]

You better take it easy, mister. She's kind of upset.

[Jeff Lightly]

Who are you, mister?

[Matt Dillon]

My name is Dylan.

[Jeff Lightly]

Well, you just run along, Dylan.

[Sally Bogan]

He's the marshal here.

[Jeff Lightly]

Jeff, you don't need no permission from the law.

[Matt Dillon]

Y. Sally and me are going to

[Jeff Lightly]

spend some time together and maybe have a drink or two. It's going to be just like old times, now that I'm back.

[Matt Dillon]

No, no, you better tell him Sally, tell me what?

[Sally Bogan]

Jeff, I'm married.

[Jeff Lightly]

I ought to know better than anybody else that you're. You don't mean to. Somebody else.

[Sally Bogan]

I thought you was dead. The ship was sunk and you didn't come back. I thought you was dead.

[Jeff Lightly]

Well, you sure didn't waste no time hitching onto somebody else.

[Matt Dillon]

She waited four years, mister. That's a long time for a girl to try to make out a loan, don't you think?

[Jeff Lightly]

What I think is my business, Marshall. Come on, Sally.

[Matt Dillon]

We're gonna talk this over in private.

[Jeff Lightly]

This is no way for a wife

[Ben Bogan]

to act to her awful husband. You come on.

[Matt Dillon]

Just a minute, Sally. Do you want to go with him?

[Sally Bogan]

No, no, Marshall. I got to tell Ben. I gotta decide what to do.

[Matt Dillon]

All right, mister, you heard her.

[Jeff Lightly]

You aiming to come between a man and his wife?

[Matt Dillon]

You call it what you like, but you're not dragging her off somewhere when she doesn't want to go.

[Jeff Lightly]

Is that so? Well, on board ship, Mr. Marshall, when a fella butts in like this, we.

[Sally Bogan]

Yes. No.

[Chester]

You better stand back now, mister.

[Sally Bogan]

Oh, make the.

[Chester]

You.

[Matt Dillon]

All right? Find some water to throw on it, Chester.

[Chester]

That's right, I will.

[Matt Dillon]

I'll take Sally over to Doc's. Maybe he can give her something to calm her down.

[Chester]

Boy, how do he out colder in a Texas January.

[Matt Dillon]

Well, he may wish he'd stayed out when Ben Bogan learns about this.

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[Jeff Lightly]

to save another visit with Joe and Daphne Forsyth. Ooh.

[Matt Dillon]

Ow.

[Chester]

Ouch. Oh.

[Sally Bogan]

What's wrong?

[Daphne Forsyth]

Joe Daphne, have you been using my razor again?

[Sally Bogan]

Just a little.

[Joe Forsyth]

I was peeling peaches.

[Jeff Lightly]

Oh, fine.

[Daphne Forsyth]

Why didn't you change the blade? It feels like you've been sharpening pencils with this.

[Joe Forsyth]

Now, just a minute, buddy. It was you said we could use more economy around here. And I've been saving wherever I can. And by shaving the skin off the peaches.

[Daphne Forsyth]

But look at my face. Think how the Red Cross could have

[Matt Dillon]

used all this blood.

[Joe Forsyth]

It's your own fault. You and your economy.

[Daphne Forsyth]

Well, being penny conscious isn't such a bad idea. Not if you use common sense. Take savings bonds, for instance.

[Sally Bogan]

Here it comes.

[Daphne Forsyth]

Go right ahead and scoff, but I got 8 million Americans who agree with me. We all buy savings bonds on the payroll saving plan because we know that investing in bonds is the best way to use our money.

[Joe Forsyth]

We could use some of that money around here.

[Daphne Forsyth]

Well, maybe. Or maybe we just think we can. When we buy bonds, we guarantee we'll have the money in the future when we'll certainly need it more.

[Joe Forsyth]

Stop waving that raise it you're splattering me with.

[Daphne Forsyth]

Well, I don't mean to get excited, but who wouldn't? Where else can a man make an investment that's guaranteed to pay off $4 for every 3? And guaranteed by the credit of the whole US of A.

[Jeff Lightly]

So there.

[Sally Bogan]

Bravo.

[Kitty]

Bravo.

[Matt Dillon]

All right, all right.

[Daphne Forsyth]

Now let me change the blade and

[Matt Dillon]

get back to shaving.

[Joe Forsyth]

I think I'll stay and watch.

[Jeff Lightly]

Why?

[Joe Forsyth]

Because you're so cute when you cut yourself.

[Jeff Lightly]

Oh, Fin.

[Matt Dillon]

How is she, Doc?

[Chester]

Oh, she's all right, Matt.

[Kitty]

There's nothing wrong with her the good

[Chester]

night's rest won't cure. And one less husband, of course. You know, that's quite a situation.

[Matt Dillon]

Yeah, it sure is. It's gonna be worse, I'm afraid. Why?

[Chester]

She didn't break any law.

[Ben Bogan]

She had plenty of reason to think

[Chester]

her first husband was dead.

[Matt Dillon]

No, I mean the trouble is going to stir up when Ben Bogan finds out. She doesn't want to see Ben until tomorrow, Matt.

[Chester]

She wants to stay here in town tonight and try to figure things out.

[Matt Dillon]

No, that's a good idea. She can get herself a room over at the Dodge house.

[Chester]

Wonder which one of those men she'll pick.

[Matt Dillon]

I don't know, Doug. I just hope she does it quick before the two of them meet head on.

[Chester]

You know, Matt, If I was 20 years younger, I might get into the fight myself.

[Kitty]

Huh?

[Matt Dillon]

An old goat like you go.

[Chester]

Oh, man, I'll have you know, a few short years back when I Was a mite slicker and spry.

[Matt Dillon]

Oh, my.

[Chester]

I was a holy terror with the ladies.

[Matt Dillon]

Yeah, I can't believe that.

[Chester]

Why, it wasn't until recently that I'd even accept a woman patient. They'd always up and fall in love with me. And a man just can't have that.

[Ben Bogan]

Doc, what's this I hear about my wife?

[Matt Dillon]

Hello, Ben.

[Ben Bogan]

Oh, Marshall, somebody said they seen you bringing Sally up here a while ago.

[Matt Dillon]

Well, yeah, I guess they might have at that.

[Ben Bogan]

Well, what's the matter with.

[Chester]

There's nothing serious wrong with your wife, Bogan. She's a little upset, that's all.

[Ben Bogan]

Well, what do you mean, what's she upset about?

[Chester]

Well, I don't think the technical terms would interest you.

[Ben Bogan]

Now, never mind the terms, Doc. What's she doing here? What's wrong with her?

[Chester]

Well, maybe you could explain it better.

[Ben Bogan]

What's going on here, Marshall?

[Matt Dillon]

Well, Ben, it's kind of like Doc said. It's Justin.

[Sally Bogan]

I think I better go over to the Dodge House. Ben.

[Ben Bogan]

Sally. Now, what's this all about?

[Sally Bogan]

Haven't you told him, Marshall?

[Matt Dillon]

Well, I thought I better leave that to you.

[Chester]

Sally, tell me what?

[Ben Bogan]

So help me, if somebody don't say something.

[Matt Dillon]

Hey, take it easy.

[Ben Bogan]

There's something wrong with my wife. There ain't nobody will say nothing, and

[Chester]

you say take it easy.

[Jeff Lightly]

Ben,

[Matt Dillon]

it seems that Sally here was married once before. Married? Yeah, a man named Lightly, a sailor. Sally thought that he'd been drowned at sea years ago, but, well, he turned up here in Dodge today. He came looking for her.

[Ben Bogan]

Sally, why didn't you tell me it

[Sally Bogan]

was all over and done with? I didn't think it mattered.

[Ben Bogan]

No, you didn't. Would you think it mattered if I whip you, son?

[Sally Bogan]

Ben, leave her alone.

[Ben Bogan]

You stay out of this. Marshall. Go run that skunk out of town if you want to do something useful before I get to him and kill him.

[Matt Dillon]

Killing won't solve anything, Ben. He's got as much right here as you have.

[Ben Bogan]

Has he got a right to come sneaking around my wife?

[Matt Dillon]

Could be she's his wife. Ben, if it turns out he's still

[Ben Bogan]

alive, well, he won't be alive long. It's your fault, you little ducksie.

[Matt Dillon]

I said leave her alone.

[Ben Bogan]

I'll leave her alone as soon as I beat a little sense into her.

[Sally Bogan]

No, please.

[Matt Dillon]

All right. All right, Doc. He's all yours.

[Chester]

Fine thing that Fell. Sure wasn't mad when he come to Mr. Jones. He was just stomping on. Well, what happened to him? He stumbled into Matt's fist. Chest it. My gracious, Mr. Dillon, you sure are keeping busy today.

[Kitty]

What are you gonna do about it, man?

[Matt Dillon]

Wish you knew, Kitty. You know, if those two get together, somebody's gonna be killed. I can't keep them apart forever. No, if it was a drunken trail driver with a six gun in his hand, I could have handled it. Maybe, but I don't know. These man and wife mix ups are

[Kitty]

two men and a wife, Matt.

[Matt Dillon]

That's twice as bad. That's gonna end up worse.

[Kitty]

Well, I sort of figured Sally was heading for trouble. Not quite like this.

[Matt Dillon]

Oh, what do you mean?

[Kitty]

She doesn't belong in a place like Dodge City, Max. She's too restless, too free and easy. She spends too much time in town.

[Matt Dillon]

Doing what?

[Kitty]

I wouldn't have said anything if this hadn't come up.

[Matt Dillon]

Oh, now, come on, Kitty. What are you getting at?

[Kitty]

Do you know a whiskey drummer named Slim Randall?

[Matt Dillon]

Slim Randall? Yeah, I've seen him around.

[Kitty]

Well, he and Sally have been together a lot the last few weeks. It's harmless enough, I guess. Well, you know how people talk and make something out of nothing.

[Matt Dillon]

Yeah. All right, I'll change what I said. It's three times as bad. Or it will be if Ben hears about Slim Randall.

[Ben Bogan]

Yeah.

[Matt Dillon]

What's the trouble?

[Chester]

I want you to Martell.

[Ben Bogan]

I want to know what you two have done with my wife.

[Chester]

I've been trying to tell you that she doesn't want to see you tonight. She doesn't want to see anybody's. She's got to be left alone so

[Ben Bogan]

she can kind of get hold of her son.

[Matt Dillon]

There you are, Ben. You heard what he said.

[Ben Bogan]

You're lying, both of you. You let her get together with that lowdown sailor from San Francisco? That's right, mister.

[Jeff Lightly]

Well, I've been looking for you.

[Ben Bogan]

Well, now you found me.

[Jeff Lightly]

My name is Lightly, you dirty teen.

[Matt Dillon]

All right, hold it. No, no, Marshall.

[Jeff Lightly]

Let him draw. That's all I have. Just let him draw.

[Matt Dillon]

I'll shoot the first man who touches his gun. Mister.

[Jeff Lightly]

I want to know where my wife is.

[Matt Dillon]

He doesn't know any more about it than you do, Lightly. If she wants you, she'll come looking for.

[Jeff Lightly]

He's got her locked up somewhere so she would have.

[Ben Bogan]

You got no wife, mister. You're a dead man. And if you ain't yet, you're soon going to be.

[Jeff Lightly]

You like to name the time and the place, Bogan?

[Ben Bogan]

How about tomorrow morning? Front of the livery st?

[Jeff Lightly]

I was hoping you'd make it sooner.

[Ben Bogan]

I'll make it Right now, if you.

[Matt Dillon]

All right.

[Ben Bogan]

Hold it, both of you.

[Matt Dillon]

All right. L. You've said your piece. Now get out.

[Jeff Lightly]

See you all tomorrow. Drinks are on me.

[Ben Bogan]

I'll kill him. I swear I'll kill him.

[Matt Dillon]

Oh, calm down, Ben. Go buy yourself a whiskey.

[Ben Bogan]

Maybe I will.

[Chester]

Well, it sure can cause a lot of trouble, Matt. A woman having one husband too many.

[Matt Dillon]

Maybe she won't have Doc. Not for long. Any.

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[Jeff Lightly]

Another visit with Joe and Daphne Forsyth.

[Joe Forsyth]

Joe. Yeah, Daphne, look at this story about savings bonds in the paper.

[Daphne Forsyth]

Yeah, what about it?

[Joe Forsyth]

Do you think that's the best way to tell people about savings bonds?

[Daphne Forsyth]

Why not? Look, see, it says here that savings bonds are a guaranteed investment right now. They pay off at the rate of four bucks at maturity for every three bucks invested. You're not convinced? Why not?

[Joe Forsyth]

No salesmanship.

[Daphne Forsyth]

No salesmanship. What more do you need to know? Why right now more than 8 million Americans are buying saving bonds regularly through the payroll savings plan.

[Sally Bogan]

So?

[Daphne Forsyth]

So what?

[Joe Forsyth]

That's what I say. So what?

[Daphne Forsyth]

Now look, Daphne, if millions of Americans are convinced that saving bonds are their best investment, not only financially, but for the future of their country, what the heck is bothering you?

[Joe Forsyth]

Well, I think they could sell a lot more with salesmanship. You know, slogans and jingles. Listen, if you're spending more and saving less, try a savings bond.

[Daphne Forsyth]

Oh, boy.

[Sally Bogan]

Or.

[Joe Forsyth]

Or maybe savings bond pay good like an investment should. Daphne, you get a lot to like in the savings bond. Interest earnings guaranteed.

[Matt Dillon]

Wow.

[Joe Forsyth]

Well, did I say you.

[Daphne Forsyth]

Yeah, but I forgot what it was you were selling.

[Joe Forsyth]

Savings bonds.

[Daphne Forsyth]

I'll take a hundred.

[Joe Forsyth]

Oh, Joe.

[Chester]

And you aiming just to sit there, Mr. Dylan?

[Matt Dillon]

Yeah, that's right, Chester.

[Chester]

Whether it's pert near time.

[Matt Dillon]

Yeah, I know that.

[Chester]

Oh, for heaven's sakes, relax, Chester. You got me just jumpy as a cat. Ain't you gonna do nothing to stop it, Mr. Jones?

[Matt Dillon]

Not much I can do about it, Chester.

[Chester]

You can stop them.

[Matt Dillon]

No, just postpone it as long as they feel like they do. It's gonna happen later today or tomorrow or sometime. I can't ride herd on them 24 hours a day.

[Chester]

Well, I don't know, but there must be something you could do. Well, how about a game of pinochle, Chester?

[Sally Bogan]

A pinochle? At a time like this?

[Matt Dillon]

Well, why not?

[Chester]

Why, I never heard nothing so cold blooded in all my life.

[Kitty]

Pinocchio.

[Matt Dillon]

Well, I never thought of it that way.

[Chester]

You know what I mean, Doc Adams? No, I don't want to play no pinochle. How about you, man?

[Matt Dillon]

Yeah, sure, Doc.

[Chester]

Get the cards. Well, I swear I never seen the likes of you two.

[Matt Dillon]

Oh, stop worrying, Chester. When it's time, I'm gonna go down to the stable and I'm gonna try to stop him.

[Chester]

Well, I'm proud to hear that, Matt.

[Kitty]

Oh, thanks heaven you're here.

[Matt Dillon]

What's the matter, Kitty?

[Kitty]

Matt, you gotta stop those two men from killing each other.

[Matt Dillon]

You're as bad as Chester.

[Kitty]

Here's a letter. You read it, huh? Yeah, I see you. Jim Dobie came out and gave it to me a few minutes ago when I passed the Dodge House. He didn't have time to bring it over. I think I know what it is.

[Matt Dillon]

I don't think I should have guessed it. Oh, never mind, Chester. Come on, let's go.

[Chester]

That's him, Mr. Jones. Right in the door of the stable there. That's him.

[Matt Dillon]

I see him.

[Chester]

Looks like he's just standing there waiting.

[Matt Dillon]

And he picked the best spot he could. Jeff likely will have to come at him across the open there.

[Chester]

I don't see lightly around. No worries.

[Matt Dillon]

He's not far away. You can bet on that.

[Ben Bogan]

You stay out of this, Marshall.

[Matt Dillon]

Lock him.

[Ben Bogan]

Settle up afterwards.

[Matt Dillon]

Now, watch your gun, Ben.

[Ben Bogan]

Now, wait a minute.

[Matt Dillon]

I got no time to argue. Just hand it over. I mean it, Ben. All right. Thanks. Well, it won't do no good.

[Ben Bogan]

I'll find him later is all.

[Matt Dillon]

I doubt it.

[Ben Bogan]

Quit hiding behind that marshal and come on out, Vulcan. Now what have you done? Set me up for him. Give me my gun.

[Matt Dillon]

Come on, get back inside. Banner. You stay with him, Jesse.

[Chester]

Yes, sir, I will. Come on now, Banner.

[Jeff Lightly]

I don't recollect giving you no invite to this party, Marshall.

[Matt Dillon]

I'll take that gun of yours lightly.

[Jeff Lightly]

Well, I ain't so sure about here now.

[Matt Dillon]

You're pretty high handed, ain't you? You're just lucky you didn't try to draw Chester, Frank, Ben out here.

[Jeff Lightly]

Well, all you're doing, Marshall, is just putting it off a while. It'll just happen later is all.

[Matt Dillon]

Maybe. All right, both of you. I want you to read this letter. It was handed me a couple of minutes ago.

[Jeff Lightly]

Go ahead.

[Matt Dillon]

It's from Sally. Go ahead, read it.

[Ben Bogan]

Marshall Dillon, when you get this, I've left on the train for back east.

[Jeff Lightly]

Huh?

[Ben Bogan]

I'm going with Slim Randall. He's a fine fella and treats me good. Not like Jeff and Ben. You tell them for me I don't want they should kill each other, but I don't never want to hear them again.

[Matt Dillon]

What do you think? Fighting over a woman who doesn't want either one of you. What?

[Ben Bogan]

That dirty little sneak. You know, come to think of it, I was getting so I didn't trust her at all.

[Jeff Lightly]

Oh, I never did. That's why I wasn't in no hurry to find her here now, Bogan, I'm gonna buy you a drink.

[Ben Bogan]

And I'm proud to accept. And the second one's on me.

[Jeff Lightly]

Hey, Marshall. You know, I guess you got here just in time to keep us from making a couple of fools of ourselves.

[Matt Dillon]

Not quite in time, boys.

[Chester]

What do you mean?

[Matt Dillon]

You both married her, didn't you?

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[Sally Bogan]

Sam.

[Narrator]

Gun Smoke produced and directed by Norman Macdonald Stars William Conrad as Matt Dillon, US Marshal the script was specially written for Gunsmoke by Les Crutchfield with editorial supervision by John Meston. The music was composed and conducted by Rex Corey. Sound patterns were by Ray Kemper and Bill James. Featured in the cast were Parley Baer As Chester, Howard McNear as Doc and Georgia Ellis as Kitty. George Walsh speaking. Join us again next week for another specially transcribed story on Gun Smoke. This is the united states armed forces radio and television service.

[Sally Bogan]

Foreign.

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