Fort Disaster | Frontier Town (1949)

Summary

Podcast Summary: “Fort Disaster” | Frontier Town (1949)

Podcast: Old Time Radio Westerns
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Air Date: June 27, 2026
Restored Broadcast: Frontier Town (originally aired in 1949) – “Fort Disaster”

Episode Overview

In this episode, host Andrew Rhynes presents a restored version of “Fort Disaster,” a classic radio drama from Frontier Town. The tale revolves around Chad Remington—frontier lawyer turned gunfighter—and his sidekick Cherokee O’Bannon as they respond to a vicious outlaw attack at Fort Disaster. This action-packed story features a dangerous outlaw known as the Dallas Kid, a courageous but devastated young officer, a ruse involving a fake gold shipment, and a final cavalry rescue in the Wild West.

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Key Discussion Points & Plot Summary

1. Setting the Stage in Frontier Town

• Chad Remington opens with narration about his life as a frontier lawyer in the volatile West, hinting at the constant trouble he and Cherokee O'Bannon encounter.

  “Yes, sir, there’s trouble aplenty on the frontier. And whatever it is, along with my riding partner, Cherokee O’Bannon, I seem to end up smack dab in the middle of it.” (04:12, Chad Remington)

• Backdrop:

  • The Army has decided to reopen Fort Disaster to counter rising lawlessness spurred by the Dallas Kid.
  • Before the Army can secure the fort, the Dallas Kid and his gang attack, killing Colonel Carpenter.

2. Investigating the Outlaw Threat

• Arrival at the Fort:

  • Chad and Cherokee find Lieutenant Larry Carpenter (Colonel’s son) mourning his father and now in temporary command.
  • Emotional exchanges highlight the loss and sense of duty.

    “I spent the last six months trying to be transferred to my father’s command. And then after only two days with him, this had to happen.” (06:25, Lt. Carpenter)

• The Problem with the Dallas Kid:

  • The Dallas Kid is described as elusive, always a step ahead due to his network of spies.

    “Every time the U.S. marshal tries to trap him one place, the Dallas Kid pulls a robbery or raid the opposite end of the state.” (07:18, Lt. Carpenter)

3. The Decoy Trap Plan

• Chad’s Strategy:
  • Chad proposes tricking the Dallas Kid with rumors of a gold shipment, hoping to lure him into a trap.

    “The only thing to do with a critter like that is...is to trick him into pulling a prearranged raid.” (07:37, Chad Remington)

  • He sets out to Deadfall, a lawless town, to spread the bait.

4. Undercover in Deadfall

• Saloon Espionage:

  • Chad and Cherokee eavesdrop in the Bobtail Strait bar, overhearing Bella, a witty barmaid, learning details about a Wells Fargo silver shipment from guard Matt Fitzgerald.
  • Bella is shown as savvy, balancing alliances with outlaws and lawmen.

    “A girl’s got to. I learned a long time ago to keep my eyes open and my mouth shut.” (10:57, Bella)

• Dallas Kid’s Manipulation:

  • Dallas offers Bella a cut if she tips him off to shipments.

    “If you happen to let me know when Wells Fargo is hauling money, you get 10%.” (11:47, Dallas Kid)

5. Intercepting the Silver

• Action Sequence:

  • Chad and Cherokee intercept the Wells Fargo wagon to secure the silver before the outlaw gang can strike.

    “All I want is to have you turn that silver you’re carrying over to us.” (16:19, Chad Remington)

  • They convince Matt Fitzgerald to hand over the silver for safekeeping.

• Chad’s Undercover Ruse:

  • Chad purposefully gets “caught” by the Dallas Kid’s gang to embed himself with them.

6. Chad Infiltrates the Outlaw Gang

• Tense Confrontations and Double Play:

  • Chad (posing as “Montana”) earns Dallas Kid’s respect after a quickdraw.

    “You and me, we ought to be playing on the same team.” (20:13, Dallas Kid)

  • He convinces Dallas that a $500,000 gold shipment is coming through the pass, sealing the trap.

• Cherokee’s Capture:

  • Cherokee is also captured; Chad is forced to keep up the deception by roughing up his own partner in front of the gang.

7. Twist: The Real Gold Shipment

• Unexpected Developments:
  • At the fort, a legitimate message arrives confirming that a genuine gold payroll shipment will traverse the pass.
  • Neither Chad nor Lieutenant Carpenter realizes at first how this complicates their plan.

    “Yes, of all things. An actual gold shipment going through Wolf Creek Pass. And I was leading the Dallas Kid there to get it.” (25:14, Chad Remington)

8. The Ambush at Wolf Creek Pass

• Ambush Preparations:

  • Chad organizes the outlaws to line the pass, intending to spring the trap for the incoming army wagon train.

• Climax: The Cavalry to the Rescue

  • As the ambush is about to unfold, Cherokee points out the approach of real army wagons and a cavalry unit.

    “That music is a bugle. A cavalry bugle... but here comes Lieutenant Carpenter and all of his troops.” (28:08, Chad Remington)

• Comic Relief:

  • A running joke from Cherokee:

    “Chad, do you realize this changes the entire course of history? … it’s not supposed to be the cavalry. It’s always the Marines who come to the rescue.” (28:19, Cherokee O’Bannon)

  • Chad’s playful reply about changing history back by joining the cavalry charge.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Chad’s Motto:

  “I’ve never yet seen a wolf pack that didn’t come down for water. Or a pack of gun toters that didn’t like to drink.” (07:57, Chad Remington)

• Dallas Kid’s Offer:

  “You and me, we ought to be playing on the same team.” (20:13, Dallas Kid)

• Cherokee’s Humor on Cavalry vs. Marines:

  “Course of history? What do you mean by any books I have read, it’s not supposed to be the cavalry. It’s always the Marines who come to the rescue.” (28:23, Cherokee O’Bannon) “Well, come on, Cherokee. We’ll change the course of history right back to its normal channels ourselves. We’re gonna ride down there and get in on that flight. And you can be General Cherokee O’Bannon of the Horsebury Be.” (28:31, Chad Remington)

• Banter Between Chad and Cherokee, Rich With Frontier Slang and Sarcasm, Keeps the Tone Light Amidst High Stakes.

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Timestamps & Important Segments

• [04:12] – Chad Remington’s opening narration, introduction to the characters and setting.
• [06:11] – Chad and Cherokee meet the grieving Lt. Carpenter and begin investigating the attack.
• [07:37] – Chad proposes using a trap against the Dallas Kid.
• [09:24] – The decoy gold shipment plan is set in motion.
• [10:23] – Dallas Kid and Bella connive in the Bobtail Strait bar.
• [13:04] – Matt Fitzgerald reveals the timing of a real silver shipment.
• [14:27] – Chad decides to intercept the shipment and further his undercover plot.
• [16:08] – Chad and Cherokee stage a fake holdup to secure the silver.
• [20:13] – The Dallas Kid and Chad come to a wary alliance.
• [24:16] – Real gold shipment news arrives at Fort Disaster; confusion heightens.
• [25:40] – Chad prepares the pass ambush for the “fake,” but real, gold shipment.
• [28:08] – The cavalry arrives, leading to the chaotic but triumphant conclusion.

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Final Thoughts & Engagement

“Fort Disaster” showcases the genre’s classic hallmarks—outlaws, lawmen, clever schemes, and galloping cavalry rescues—brought to life with restored audio’s atmospheric effects. The witty repartee between Chad and Cherokee, along with fast-paced plotting and a fulfilling climax, makes for an entertaining listen even for new fans. The podcast’s restoration work ensures that every hoofbeat and gunshot resonates, honoring the spirit of Golden Age radio while making it accessible for modern audiences.

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Transcript

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[Narrator (Frontier Town)]

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[Chad Remington]

Howdy, there. If you're ever in a frontier town called Dos Reyes, with the frontier being what it is, you'll probably get into trouble. And if you do get into trouble, you'll probably be needing a frontier lawyer. So if and when you do, here's your invitation to look me up. My professional card reads, Chad Remington, Attorney at Law. But the way things happen on the frontier, I've been giving a lot of thought to changing my card so that it will read, Chad Remington, Attorney at Gun Law. Yes, sir, there's trouble aplenty on the frontier. And whatever it is, along with my riding partner, Cherokee o', Bannon, I seem to end up smack dab in the middle of it. Do you think I'm exaggerating? Well, let's take what happened not too far from Dos Reyes at a cavalry post for disaster. Because of a savage outbreak of lawlessness in the territory, which seemed to be the work of a double dyed, case hardened crook known as the Dallas Kid, the Army had decided to reopen and reman the old frontier stockade known as Fort Disaster. When the new commandant, Colonel Carpenter, learned that he was being transferred into my neck of the woods, he wrote me a note asking me to drop in on him. But before Cherokee and I could get there, and even before the colonel and his command reached Fort Disaster, the Dallas kids swooped down with all the fury of a hurricane.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

Colonel.

[Dallas Kid]

Yes, Sergeant.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

We're out now. But Charlie.

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[Dallas Kid]

Sergeant, Tell my son I want to

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

see him at once. Lieutenant Carpenter, sir. I'll give him the colonel's instructions immediately.

[Chad Remington]

And so it was that when Cherokee and I arrived at Fort Disaster, Colonel Carpenter was dead. And Larry, the colonel's lieutenant son, was in temporary command.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

That's about all there is to it, Chad. Being on a route march, we were scarcely prepared for anything like that. And I. Well, they caught us napping, I guess.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Well, all I can say, Lieutenant, is your father's death is a great loss

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

to the army and to the whole country. Imagine how I feel. I spent the last six months trying to be transferred to my father's command. And then after only two days with him, this had to happen.

[Chad Remington]

Larry, I cut off my right arm

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

to bring your dad back. If it would do any good.

[Chad Remington]

I don't suppose he ever told you. A few years ago he got himself badly shot up saving my life.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

No, no, he never did. You know, dad never talked very much.

[Chad Remington]

But since we can't bring him back, I can certainly help you with your mission out Here.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

Well, that's the least we can do.

[Chad Remington]

Are you sure, Larry, that it was the Dallas Kid who attacked you?

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

Sure as I can be. They weren't Indians or other troops. Besides, who else would want to keep the cavalry out of here?

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Yes, I suppose you're right. Have you any information at all on this Dallas Kid?

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

We had. Do you think I'd be sitting around here if we could find his hideout? We'd blast him up with Gatling guns. All I know is that he must have more spies than the entire army. Every time the U.S. marshal tries to trap him one place, the Dallas Kid pulls a robbery or raid the opposite end of the state.

[Chad Remington]

I'm afraid, Larry, that the only thing to do with a critter like that is. Is to trick him into pulling a prearranged raid.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

Pre arranged raid.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

What Chad means is for you to bait your own trap, force his hand and be laying for him.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

That's a great theory, but how are you going to force his hand when you don't know where he is?

[Chad Remington]

I've never yet seen a wolf pack that didn't come down for water. Or a pack of gun toters that didn't like to drink.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Now, Chad, that isn't a nice thing to say. Drinking is a very sociable habit. And now that I think about it, I'm starting to feel quite sociable.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

Well, I'm afraid that I don't quite see what you're talking about.

[Chad Remington]

In a nutshell. Having successfully raided you, I think the Dallas Kid and his gang are probably celebrating in some nearby town. Maybe Durango or Shiprock. Or a better possibility is that little Newtown deadfall.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

But even with my troops, we can't surround the whole town. Of course not.

[Chad Remington]

Not being known in these parts, there's no reason I can't cruise around these towns until I find the Dallas Kid.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Chad Remington, have you the call to stand there and say you think you can capture the Dallas Kid single handed?

[Chad Remington]

I certainly haven't, Cherokee. But I could let him sniff the bait for the trap I have in mind.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

Trap? What trap?

[Chad Remington]

The trap I was just talking about. Now let's just suppose that I get him to thinking that your troops are going to escort a half million dollar gold shipment coming through from Nevada. Don't you think that he'd at least make a stab at trying to get his hands on that much money?

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

Oh, Chad, that's just too much risk for one man to take.

[Chad Remington]

There was a lot of risk your father took the day he saved my life.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

What about this trumped up gold shipment. How will I know? Tell me something. What am I supposed to do?

[Chad Remington]

Lieutenant, you make all arrangements to escort a decoy wagon train through Wolf Creek Pass the day after tomorrow. I'll see that Cherokee gets back to you with some sort of definite word before then.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

But, but, Chad.

[Chad Remington]

There are no ifs, ands or buts about this. Larry, you've got your job to do and we've got ours. Before we waste any more time arguing, Cherokee and I are hitting the trail for deadf. The night was half gone by the time we reached Deadfall. And being a new town of only 14 buildings, 11 of which were saloons, it was another few hours before I could pull Cherokee away from the various bars as we looked in desperation for someone who might seem to be the Dallas Kid. As Cherokee and I made our rounds, the Kid himself was enjoying life according to his lights in the Bobtail Straight Bar.

[Dallas Kid]

How about it, Bella? Another bottle of champagne?

[Bella]

Sure. I got lots of time. And you got lots of money.

[Dallas Kid]

You'd like lots of money for yourself, wouldn't you?

[Bella]

I ain't working here just for the excitement.

[Dallas Kid]

Don't turn around. Just look in the mirror. See that Jasper with the gray hair sitting behind us at that third table drinking a beer?

[Bella]

Yeah. That's Matt Fitzgerald. He rides shotgun for Wells Fargo.

[Dallas Kid]

You're all right, guy. You know what goes on in this business.

[Bella]

A girl's got to. I learned a long time ago to keep my eyes open and my mouth shut.

[Dallas Kid]

Meaning what?

[Bella]

Oh, for example, I can tell you where you come from from the clothes you're wearing. But I ain't going around telling anybody.

[Dallas Kid]

Where do I come from?

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

Texas.

[Dallas Kid]

What part of Texas?

[Bella]

Northeast Texas.

[Dallas Kid]

Couldn't call the town, could you?

[Bella]

That's easy, Dallas.

[Dallas Kid]

You're right, fellas. All right. Just as long as you keep your mouth shut.

[Bella]

What about Matt Fitzgerald, Dallas?

[Dallas Kid]

I notice he's been watching you. Go on over, sit with him.

[Bella]

What for?

[Dallas Kid]

Money? If you happen to let me know when Wells Fargo is hauling money, you get 10%.

[Bella]

Don't go away. I'll be back.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

Sure.

[Chad Remington]

It was lucky, but as Cherokee and I came into the Bobtail Strait, stood looking around, Bella attracted our attention. So did the man she was talking to at the bar. When I saw her leave the bar and head for a table, I had a feeling I might find something out. So I turned to Cherokee and

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

Cherokee,

[Chad Remington]

wait for me outside. But can I have a chat outside, Cherokee, and fast. I'm going over and sit at that empty table right behind the one the Girl's sitting down.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

Go on.

[Chad Remington]

I sat at the table, ordered a drink, and maneuvered my chair around to where I could just barely hear what was being said at the table behind me.

[Bella]

Why, sure, Matt. I'd love to see you after on screen through work, but tonight I'm too tired.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

What do you mean you're too tired? Come on, Fell.

[Bella]

What do you say? Some other night, Matt. Any other night. You just name it. Tomorrow.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

Oh, well, I. I'd like to make it tomorrow, but I can't possibly make it tomorrow. You see, I'm working.

[Bella]

Working? You mean you gotta ride shotgun again for Wells Fargo?

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

I'm riding shotgun again for Wells Fargo.

[Bella]

Oh, don't be a chump, honey.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

What do you mean?

[Bella]

Tell him you're sick. Just don't show up.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

Well, I sure'd like to, fella, but I can't tell him I'm going to be sick tomorrow because tomorrow's a little bit too important. You see, they're hauling silver for one of the mines at the Montreal.

[Bella]

Huh? Oh, what's. Matt, after you get back. Come on in.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

After I get back, I will. Come on. I'll be here, Belda.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

I'll be here.

[Bella]

I'll be here, Matt. Just waiting for you. If you.

[Chad Remington]

It was luck, all right. But now that I had the same information the Dallas Kid was getting, I paid for my drink, hustled outside and held a little pow wow with Cherokee.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

How in the name of Billy Blue Blazes do you know that's the Dallas Kid who was at the bar?

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

I don't Cherokee for sure, but I

[Chad Remington]

am sure that Maverick was up to no good. Just wanted the information about the Wells Fargo shipment. So you and I are getting that silver off the Wells Fargo wagon before they do, and you're taking it to the lieutenant over at Fort Disaster.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

I'm taking it.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

What's going to happen to you, Cherokee?

[Chad Remington]

I'm going to do a very stupid thing. Right after we hold up that Wells Fargo wagon. I'm going to be so stupid that I'm going to get myself caught.

[Narrator (Frontier Town)]

We'll return to the second act of Fort Disaster, our exciting frontier town adventure,

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

in just a few moments.

[Narrator (Frontier Town)]

And now, frontier town.

[Chad Remington]

Did I hear you mutter something about fool luck? Well, if you did, you're right both ways from the middle. I was a fool and we certainly played in luck. But the trail was too hot and too new to give up that easily. So Cherokee and I, sachet down and taking our lives in our hands, waved the express wagon to a stop. Sorry to hold you, up this way.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

But, hey, if you're really planning on holding us up, this here rifle has a little habit of talking, and it's liable to talk right in your face.

[Chad Remington]

All I want is to have you turn that silver you're carrying over to us.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

What?

[Chad Remington]

And if you don't give it to us, the Dallas Kid is waiting for you just up ahead.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

Dallas Kid? Hey, what are you talking about anyhow?

[Chad Remington]

Isn't what I'm talking about, Matt. It's what you talked about last night in the Bobtail Straight Bar to a young so called lady by the name of Bella.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

Wait just a minute. What do you know about Bella?

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Are you unmitigated imbecile. Didn't you realize she was pumping you to find out about this shipment?

[Chad Remington]

If you're looking for credentials, we got plenty of them. I want to do is to have my partner here take the strongbox with the silver in it over to Fort Disaster for safekeeping for a while.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

Let your partner take the strong back. Yeah, Just a minute. What's the idea of that?

[Chad Remington]

Well, I want to see if we can't make the Dallas Kid think I'm a bigger crook than he is. Well, sir, I was lucky again. Lucky that Matt Fitzgerald believed me. So, loading the box of silver aboard Cherokee's horse and waiting until he was on his way, Matt and I staged the doggonest running gunfight anyone ever saw. Heading right for the spot where the Dallas Kid, or at least Bella's far companion, lay in wait.

[Dallas Kid]

All right, boys, grab those bridles and pull that wagon to a stop. Keep them covered, boys. Now you. Who are you? What are you doing here?

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

Hey, I don't know who you are, but this long legged lobo has been chasing me for the last two miles trying to stick up my wagon. It's a lucky thing that you fellas came along.

[Chad Remington]

I'll say it is.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

I'd have had that silver and been

[Chad Remington]

back up in the hills by this time.

[Dallas Kid]

Yeah, well, we'll save you the trouble, mister. All right, you. We're taking the silver.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

Silver? What silver you talking about?

[Dallas Kid]

Don't be so smart. The silver you were hauling down from Montrose.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

The silver. Right. Ho, ho.

[Bella]

So.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

So that's what all the reception committee was about, eh? Well, let me tell you something, friend. The joke's on you. When I got up to Montrose, I found they shipped the silver out yesterday by mule. Back. He's lying.

[Chad Remington]

Come on, let's search the wagon.

[Dallas Kid]

Just a minute. You know what's good for you. You keep out of this.

[Chad Remington]

But I tell you.

[Dallas Kid]

Shut up, Mike. Pull that toppling off. See what he's got in the back of the wagon.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

Hey, I'm telling you, there's nothing there.

[Dallas Kid]

Never mind telling now, Mike.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

Sure, nothing in the wagon's plummet. See, what'd I tell you? Well, gonna go now?

[Dallas Kid]

Yeah, yeah, go on.

[Chad Remington]

Wait a minute, Missy and I'll ride along with you.

[Dallas Kid]

Oh, no, you don't. You're coming with us, my friend. You and me, we're gonna have a little talk.

[Chad Remington]

You didn't think you were the only one who could find out about that silver shipment, did you?

[Dallas Kid]

That's not answering my question. I asked you how come you figured you could take that Wells Fargo wagon alone?

[Chad Remington]

I never found the game yet where I needed someone to back my play.

[Dallas Kid]

Pretty salty, ain't you?

[Chad Remington]

Just figure I got a good head on my shoulders.

[Dallas Kid]

You keep talking like that and I'll

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

blow the head right off your shoulders.

[Chad Remington]

I don't think you could.

[Dallas Kid]

Oh, no.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

No.

[Chad Remington]

You need a gun for that. Only you haven't got a gun anymore.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

I've got it.

[Dallas Kid]

Mister, you are fast. It's the first time anybody's got my gun out of my holster before I could reach it. You and me, we ought to be playing on the same team.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

I don't know.

[Chad Remington]

Who are you?

[Dallas Kid]

Who are you?

[Chad Remington]

Montana is the name I go by,

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

if that means anything to you.

[Dallas Kid]

I've heard a lot of gents called Montana.

[Chad Remington]

Yeah, so have the sheriffs and marshals in about nine states. But that isn't telling me who you are.

[Dallas Kid]

The handle's Dallas.

[Chad Remington]

Dallas Kid.

[Dallas Kid]

The Handel's. Dallas.

[Chad Remington]

Okay, Dallas. Maybe I could use you at that.

[Dallas Kid]

You use me?

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

That's right.

[Chad Remington]

Because the job that really brought me down this neck of the woods may be too big even for me.

[Dallas Kid]

Job?

[Chad Remington]

Government money. A half a million in gold.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

A half?

[Dallas Kid]

What's the deal?

[Chad Remington]

50 to me, 50 to you and your boys.

[Dallas Kid]

Fair enough. Where is the dinero?

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

It's coming.

[Chad Remington]

Coming in army wagons. But don't let that worry you. I know when and where and I got the whole thing figured out. All you gotta do is.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

I got something here for you. Come on, you blasphemies. Bushwhacker. Let me go.

[Dallas Kid]

Who's this?

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Mike, when we split us right back, we came across this lemmox.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

What do you think?

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

He was toting that silver box off the Wells Fargo wagon.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

What?

[Dallas Kid]

Why?

[Chad Remington]

Handle this, Dallas? Listen, you red nosed, pasty looking scarecrow. You got about three seconds to start talking. If you want to know who you are and if you work for Wells Fargo. I said I wanted an answer,

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Billy. Blue Blazes, what sort of a yellow spine creature are you? Taking advantage of an old man?

[Chad Remington]

You gonna answer my question?

[Dallas Kid]

Take it easy, Montana. He's so scared now, he can hardly talk.

[Chad Remington]

He won't be able to talk when I get through with him. Now, where did you get that silver?

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

The mine hired me. I was supposed to pack it down because they were afraid the wagon would be held up.

[Chad Remington]

I think you're lying.

[Dallas Kid]

I don't think he's lying. Remember what the shotgun guard said?

[Chad Remington]

Yeah, and I think he was lying, too. Well, it'll be the last lie this one will tell because I'm gonna.

[Dallas Kid]

Hey, Montana, you loco. Don't want any gunplay in here. Can only bring the whole town running. And then where'd we be with.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

Well, you know what I'm talking about. Well.

[Chad Remington]

Well, okay. I still think he's lying, though. Before he makes any more trouble for us, have some of your boys tie him up.

[Dallas Kid]

Tie him up? What for?

[Chad Remington]

Because I got an idea how we can use this crummy old saddle bomb

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

up at Wolf Creek Pass when the

[Chad Remington]

government tries to get their gold shipment through. Now, for the life of me, I can't tell you why I did what I did when poor Cherokee showed up. Except that I instinctively realized if I didn't do something to make Dallas feel we were strangers, he might put two and two together and get me. Believe me, it hurt me worse than it hurt Cherokee. And I didn't pull my punches with him either. But when it came to saving both our lives, I figured that a few skin knuckles or a bruise on Cherokee's cheek was at least a reasonable price to pay. Although I didn't know it then, Cherokee being caught was only half of my pat little plan which had gone haywire. The other thing that happened, well, take it from me, nobody could have anticipated. Having told the Dallas kid about the hypothetical gold shipment coming through Wolf Creek Pass, I couldn't back out now, even though I knew Cherokee hadn't gotten through to give Lieutenant Carpenter the message. But while I was debating what I'd tell Dallas when the wagons didn't show up out at Fort Disaster, the lieutenant got a surprise of his own.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

Sergeant, this just doesn't make sense. See, Chad promised the Cherokee would bring word back to us. We were supposed to drive those decoy wagons through Wolf Creek Pass.

[Chad Remington]

I know that, Lieutenant.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

The courier just brought in this message, and as you can see, it's official. Signed by the adjutant himself. They're shipping $100,000 in gold for payroll purposes. Oh, well, while we're out trying to protect the actual wagon train, what happens if Chad does succeed in getting the Dallas Kid and his gang up into Wolf Creek Bank? I'm sure I don't know, Lieutenant. But this is an order signed by the adjutant to the commanding general of the area. And if, begging the lieutenant's pardon, I know that old curmudgeon. You'd better be having the bugler blow boots and saddles and getting the troops ready to ride.

[Chad Remington]

Yes, of all things. An actual gold shipment going through Wolf Creek Pass. And I was leading the Dallas Kid

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

there to get it.

[Chad Remington]

Unfortunately, I knew nothing about it and walked into my own trap as innocent as a newborn babe. The only thing I did do was to make sure that Cherokee was brought with us. And it wasn't because of any feeling I had that he might come in handy.

[Dallas Kid]

All right, boys, button up your lips and listen to what Montana has to say.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

All right.

[Chad Remington]

It's all very simple. There are 33 of us. We're splitting up and lining both sides of the pass. Got to spread out about 20 yards apart.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

Understand?

[Chad Remington]

Dallas and I are staying right here where we can see both ends of this pass to Gelli. We figure that we got them hemmed in, we'll throw the first shot from here.

[Dallas Kid]

That'll be the signal.

[Chad Remington]

And remember, there's to be no shooting until the first shot from up here. Now, go on, get to your place.

[Dallas Kid]

I gotta hand it to you, Montana. This is about as perfect an ambush as I've ever seen. What are you gonna do with this Maverick you made us bring along? Said you had some way you were gonna use him, too.

[Chad Remington]

I have to start with I'm gonna untie him.

[Dallas Kid]

Untie him? You got bats in your belfry?

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

Sure, I'm loco. Completely batty.

[Chad Remington]

Don't you see? If we untie him and then when the shooting starts, we put a slug through him and leave him down there. They find him, they'll figure that not only did he swipe the Montrose silver shipment, but also was the Jasper behind this deal.

[Dallas Kid]

Say, that's really thinking.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

Sure.

[Dallas Kid]

Knowing who he is, they'll figure that he was behind the whole thing. And when they bury him, they'll think they got the man they've been looking for.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

Yeah.

[Chad Remington]

Hold your hands out while I cut those ropes.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

Chad, how are we ever gonna get out of this? I don't know, Jerky.

[Dallas Kid]

But hey, Montana, become the army wagons now.

[Chad Remington]

Army wagons.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Billy, Blue blazes. Chad, he's right. See down there? Three U.S. army wagons. The real thing.

[Dallas Kid]

What blazes are you two talking about?

[Chad Remington]

We were just Cherokee. Quick, let me in. Well, you back, white jungle.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Dad, I got his guns.

[Chad Remington]

Don't let him fire it, Cherokee. If those men hear it, they'll think it's a signal to attack.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

I got his gun, Chad.

[Narrator (Frontier Town)]

I found his jaw.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Well, we got him, Chad. But how in the name of my holy aunt are we gonna save that government wagon train?

[Chad Remington]

Well, we might as well die trying. Is

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Chad. Chad. Maybe we're dead now. I think I'm hearing music.

[Lieutenant Carpenter]

Music?

[Chad Remington]

You bird brain clown, you. That music is a bugle. A cavalry bugle. I don't know how it happened, Cherokee, but here comes Lieutenant Carpenter and all of his troops.

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

Cavalry. Chad, do you realize this changes the entire course of history?

[Chad Remington]

Course of history? What do you mean by any books

[Cherokee O'Bannon]

I have read, it's not supposed to be the cavalry. It's always the Marines who come to the rescue.

[Chad Remington]

Well, come on, Cherokee. We'll change the course of history right back to its normal channels ourselves. We're gonna ride down there and get in on that flight. And you can be General Cherokee o' Bannon of the Horsebury Be.

[Narrator (Frontier Town)]

Frontier Town starring Reed Hadley and featuring Wade Crosby. Is a Bruce Elves production, supervised and directed by Paul Franklin. Music written and played by Ivan Ditmar. Be sure to be with us again same time next week for another fine action adventure story with your favorite young western star, Reed Hadley. And now this is Bill Foreman telling you that Frontier Town comes to you from Hollywood.

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