Indian Chief’s Son Poisoned | Dr. Sixgun (09-02-54)

Summary

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Old Time Radio Westerns

Episode: Indian Chief’s Son Poisoned | Dr. Sixgun (09-02-54)

Host: Andrew Rhynes
Date: September 12, 2025

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Overview

In this thrilling episode of Dr. Sixgun, listeners are transported to the lawless frontier of the 1870s, where a deadly outbreak threatens the lives of an Apache tribe, and the motives of settlers and healers collide. Dr. Sixgun, the gun-toting, justice-minded physician, faces prejudice, greed, and peril as he tries to save the life of an Indian chief’s son—and the future of the Chiricahua Apache people.

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Key Discussion Points & Plot Breakdown

1. Setting the Scene: The Wagon Camp & Pablo’s Introduction

• Pablo, the Gypsy peddler and friend to Dr. Sixgun, stumbles upon a camp of Pennsylvania German settlers.
• A sick Indian boy (Modi Pony) wanders into the camp, delirious from illness.
• Tensions flare: the settlers, represented by Aaron Galt and Willie James, debate the risk of disease versus their ounce of hospitality.
  “Can’t you see he’s too weak? Couple of bullets are on his feet and he’ll move.”
  (Galt, 04:38)
• Pablo offers kindness, taking responsibility for the boy:
  “Perhaps I could help. I am on my way to see a friend of mine in Frenchman’s Fork. A physician. I will take the Indian boy along.”
  (Pablo, 05:14)

2. Dr. Sixgun Examines the Boy

• Pablo brings Modi Pony to Dr. Sixgun, who diagnoses him with measles—potentially devastating for the Apache. “Not to a white man. To an Indian, it can be as fatal as bubonic plague.”
  (Dr. Sixgun, 08:29)
• The Apache shaman, Gray Fox, is advocating that the tribe move north to avoid the spirits of disease—a move that could prove deadly.
• Dr. Sixgun prepares to journey to the Apache village to offer medical aid.

3. Settler Conspiracy

• Aaron Galt rallies the desperate settlers: they see the Apaches’ land as their last hope for survival.
• Galt sees Dr. Sixgun’s intervention as a threat; he proposes stopping the doctor—by any means necessary. “The way I look at it, either we stop Doc Sixgun from reaching that village, or we die. I say stop him.”
  (Galt, 11:05)
• Willie James tries to appeal to the group’s conscience, to little effect.
  “Are you willing to trade your souls for a few acres of dirt?...This is inhuman.”
  (Willie James, 11:39)
• The settlers attempt to waylay Dr. Sixgun; thanks to his quick thinking (and his six-shooter hidden in his medical bag), he fends them off.
  Timestamp: 13:00-14:30

4. A Sinister Plot: Poison in the Medicine Bag

• After failing to stop Dr. Sixgun directly, Galt finds a blue bottle labeled “prussic acid”—a deadly poison—among the doctor’s supplies.
• Galt hatches a plan to use the poison to sabotage Dr. Sixgun and frame him for the ensuing harm. “This stuff is gonna make Doc Sixgun wish he’d never tangled with Aaron Galt.”
  (Galt, 15:45)

5. Dr. Sixgun Among the Apache

• Dr. Sixgun negotiates with Chief Tall Horse and the council, who are deeply wary due to past betrayals from white settlers.
• The council agrees to give Dr. Sixgun two days to try his “blue bottle” medicine rather than fleeing north. “Give me just two days.”
  (Dr. Sixgun, 20:24)

6. The Poisoning

• Back at the settlement, Galt and Luke visit Pablo under the guise of concern for Modi Pony.
• While feigning injury, they convince Pablo to dose Modi Pony’s medicine from the tampered bottle.
• Modi Pony collapses; the settlers frame Pablo for murder. “Look, Morty Pony. He’s dead.”
  (Luke, 22:36)
  “For his perfidy, the white medicine man and his friends shall be dishonored and die… Tie them to the cactus plant with thongs of wet rawhide.”
  (Chief Tall Horse, 25:14)

7. Tied to the Desert: A Death Sentence and a Clever Raven

• Pablo and Dr. Sixgun are left to die, pinned to cactus stalks.
• In a moment of ingenuity, Pablo’s pet raven, Midnight, unties their bonds. “If only Midnight… I have a thought… My raven can untie knots.”
  (Pablo, 27:03)

8. Showdown at the Burial: Proof of Innocence

• As the burial begins, Dr. Sixgun interrupts the ceremony, risking his life to perform “the strongest medicine.”
• He revives Modi Pony, who was actually drugged—not killed—due to Dr. Sixgun’s earlier replacement of the poison with morphine. “I will do it by raising from the dead your son, Modi Pony.”
  (Dr. Sixgun, 28:43)
• The revived boy names his poisoner, absolving the doctor and Pablo.
• Chief Tall Horse proclaims Dr. Sixgun his brother.

9. Resolution and Reflection

• Dr. Sixgun explains the sleight-of-hand:
  “The blue bottle didn’t contain prussic acid at all. I put morphine in it just before we left and didn’t have time to change the label. Then Modi Pony was never dead, just drugged into a deep stupor.”
  (Dr. Sixgun, 30:11)
• Pablo muses on the extraordinary events:
  “There is a saying among the gypsy people: You cannot get two skins off an ox. You have proved it wrong.”
  (Pablo, 31:57)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “Perhaps I could help. I am on my way to see a friend of mine… a physician. I will take the Indian boy along.” — Pablo (05:14)
• “Not to a white man. To an Indian, it can be as fatal as bubonic plague.” — Dr. Sixgun (08:29)
• “Are you willing to trade your souls for a few acres of dirt?... This is inhuman.” — Willie James (11:39)
• “This stuff is gonna make Doc Sixgun wish he’d never tangled with Aaron Galt.” — Aaron Galt (15:45)
• “I will do it by raising from the dead your son, Modi Pony.” — Dr. Sixgun (28:43)
• “There is a saying among the gypsy people: You cannot get two skins off an ox. You have proved it wrong.” — Pablo (31:57)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [03:09-06:00] — Pablo introduces himself; brings sick boy to settlers, then Dr. Sixgun.
• [08:15-09:00] — Dr. Sixgun’s diagnosis of measles and explanation of the epidemic’s risk.
• [10:36-13:00] — Settlers conspire against Apaches, attempt to block Dr. Sixgun.
• [15:18-15:57] — Galt discovers the prussic acid bottle, forms a deadly plan.
• [18:08-20:34] — Dr. Sixgun arrives at Apache camp, confronts tribal council’s suspicions, and pleads for two days.
• [22:17-23:30] — Modi Pony is poisoned, settlers frame Pablo.
• [25:14-27:03] — Pablo and Dr. Sixgun are sentenced, Pablo’s raven attempts the escape.
• [28:20-29:40] — Dr. Sixgun’s “strongest medicine”: revives Modi Pony and exposes the true criminal.
• [30:11-31:57] — Dr. Sixgun explains the trick and Pablo delivers the episode’s closing proverb.

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Episode Tone & Color

The episode is rich with suspense, moral quandaries, and classic Western confrontations. The language is period-appropriate, with a solemn earnestness from Dr. Sixgun, indignation and desperation among the settlers, and dignified skepticism from the Apache leaders. The characterful addition of Pablo’s wry, philosophical observations adds warmth and a touch of comic relief, especially with his clever raven, Midnight.

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For Listeners Who Missed It

This episode is a perfect capsule of Old Time Radio drama: justice, peril, medical intrigue, and the valor of standing for what’s right against popular sentiment. Clever plot twists and high stakes keep the tension sharp, but in the end, friendship, resourcefulness—and a bit of frontier magic—prevail.

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Transcript

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Dr. Six Gun was my friend. Me. Well, they call me Pablo. It's as good a name as any for a gypsy. I am a peddler and I have many things in my pack. There is not much of which I am proud, but there is one thing I can call Duck Six Gun my friend. This one, this black raven is also my friend amid Knight. Well, a bird that talks is no more strange than a man who sings. But let me tell you of my friend, the doctor. It was in the spring of 1871 that the wagon train came into the territory. Pennsylvania. Germans, they were, and on the whole, a respectable lot, except for one man. Well, we wandered into a camp one April morning, Midnight and I, to see what we could sell them. And there our story begins. What is it? Mr. G. Randall tells me you got a sick Indian boy in your wagon. That's right. He come stumbling into camp about 20 minutes ago, half delirious. Said his village was sick, gonna move north. You don't say. Get him out. Now, wait a minute. I said, get him out. I happen to own this wagon, Mr. Gort. And I happen to be leader of this wagon thing. We've been starving in these rocks for six months now. We can't afford sickness. Where's he? Inside. Okay, engine. On your feet. On your feet, I said. Understand? Well, he's one of them Spanish talking Mescalero Apaches. He don't savvy. He'll savvy this. Don't hit him, Cole. I'll hit him if it makes a move. Come on, now. Here, let me help you, young fella. Now, easy, easy. Let me help you, Doc. Okay, Membrano, move. Good. Can't you see he's too weak? Couple of bullets are on his feet and he'll move. Oh, okay. Maybe you've got. Please. Out of the way. Pardon me, gentlemen. Who the devil are you? My name is Pablo, sir. I am a pedlar. Get that raven away from Midnight. Midnight, come here. He will not harm you, sir. He's a pet. Write me, Ma. Did I hear him talk? Oh, Midnight does many things. Watch Midnight. Midnight, untie my sack. Look at that. I don't care if he's a genius. Keep him away till we take care of this injured. Gentlemen, please. I could not help but overhearing. The boy is sick, is he not? He'll be a lot sicker if he don't get. Perhaps I could help. I am on my way to see a friend of mine in Frenchman's Fork. A physician. I will take the Indian boy along. Well, that's mighty nice of you, stranger. And this is Midnight. My name's Willie James. This is our leader, Aaron Gord. I'm gonna round up the men folks for a meeting. See that this engine is gone before we start. Mr. James, would you help me tie the Indian boy to my mule? He seems very weak. Sure thing, Pablo. Thank you. Perhaps I will come back Here and sell some trinkets to your people. Not to this wagon train. This is a bad luck outfit. We ran out of money. Had to butcher our oxen for food. We've been stuck here six months. When winter comes, I don't know what'll happen. My wife and little girl. Well, you best be going. Perhaps I will return anyway. Adios. What's the name of this doctor friend of yours? Doc Six Gun. Oh, you've heard of him? Who hasn't? Only doctor I ever know. The pack Six shooter on his hip. He come up a few weeks ago to treat my missus. Wouldn't take a cent. Yes, that sounds like my friend. Well, sir, adios. Come along, Midnight. Excuse me, Doctor. Do you have any cure for a restless soul? Pablo, you old son of a gun, where you been? Where have I not been? How are you, old friend? Just fine. You look well. Weep before God. Laugh before people. However, come in, come in. Stay a few weeks, stay a year. Where's Midnight? Oh, at least. Here you are, you old seagull. We didn't see you in the dark. Well, Pablo, you coming? One moment, please. I have a sick Indian outside. A sick Indian? Well, why didn't you say so? Bring him in. You'll have to help me carry him. Sure, sure. All right. Here he is. Now, don't be afraid, boy. This man will help you. Easy now. Let's lift him here. All right. Put him down here. Ah. I'll hold the lantern. Why, I know this boy so. His name is Modi Pony. He's the son of an Apache chief. Let's see. What, uh. Oh. Shiris. Measles. Well, that doesn't sound so bad. Not to a white man. To an Indian, it can be as fatal as bubonic plague. Oh, he seems over the worst of it. Modi Pony. Ola. Can thou hear me? I hear thee, White Eyes. My people. What of thy people? What of sickness? How many 10 warriors have gone to their hunting grounds in so many days? The shaman, Gray Fox, urges us to leave our home and go into the snow country. My father is against it. I went for help to the camp of the White Tags. What does he say? Their medicine man wants him to go north. Why north? The only way they know to fight the measles is with freezing climate. It arrests the disease. Oh. The only trouble is that a sick tribe moving north in winter usually starves to death in roost. Something can be done, surely. Pablo, you stay here and take care of the boy. I think he'll be all right. I'll get up there and try to help his people. Maybe I can persuade him to stay. That's dangerous country. The Apaches don't trust the white man. I'll have to chance it. If I can isolate the active cases, I may be able to control it. In any case, they mustn't move off the land. That wagon train of settlers could move in and claim it under the law. That's rich country. I'll stay. I'll have to pack in a hurry. I'll need plenty of fever pills and morphine. Come on, Sage. All right, you men, quiet down. I got something important to tell you. We've been starving up here for a month. Now winter's coming, Your wives and kids are looking at you, wondering what you're gonna do, and you answer them no. All right. We need land, good farmland. If we don't get it, we starve. I'll tell you where we can get acres of the best land you ever saw. You can almost see it from here. I'm talking about the land the government give them. Stinking Apaches in the peace treaty with Cochise. They don't farm that land. All they do is hunt on it. What good is that for? I'll tell you what's good. There's an epidemic of measles in the Apache village. One of them comes stumbling into camp this afternoon. Well, I found out that their medicine man is telling them to move north off the land. That means we move in. Except. Except for one thing. There's a fella named Doc Six Gun on his way to that village to stop the epidemic. Now, the way I look at it, either we stop Doc Six Gun from reaching that village, or we die. I say stop him. Wait a minute. Listen. Listen to me. You know what you're doing? Are you willing to trade your souls for a few acres of dirt? When we left Pennsylvania to come out west, we had a dream. We wanted to be free men on our own land, beholden to nobody. What's happened to you? You can't eat dreams. This is inhuman. Listen to the streamer, men. We've had all we can stand. It's time for action. Let's go. Stop. I'll shoot the first man that moves. Willie. James, put down that gun. I mean it. I can't stand by and see this happen. How can we hold up our heads? Nice work, Luke. That's what's going to happen to anybody else. Who? Lily. Livers out. Come on. Come on, boy. Oh. Oh, boy. Who is it? Who's up on those rocks? Put up your hands. Put up your hands, I said. The next shot will be aimed at you. Okay, they're up. Five down, men. Take em. Look, get that quick gun on it yet. Right. All right. Empty your medical bag. You'll find nothing worth stealing. We ain't crooks. If you're not, why not take off those masks? I'll give the orders, doctor. Now empty that medical bag. All right, you win. Drop the stuff on the ground. Stethoscope. Narcotics. Scalpels. Needles, catgut, splints. Anything else? Just one thing. Watch this. Don't anybody move. You see that shot? The rifle right out of his hand. I carry an extra gun in my bag for emergency operations, Mr. Galt. Now take off those masks, all of you. Makes you feel a little exposed without a mask, doesn't it, gentlemen? And not quite so brave. You grown men should be ashamed of yourselves. Playing vigilante at your aid. Don't move, Gault. Now get down and pick up that stuff and put it back in my bag. Hurry up. I haven't got time to wait. Close it. Throw it here. Now, I'd suggest that none of you boys try to follow me. I'd suggest you all go home and take care of your family. Come on, Sage, let's go. Mount up, men. We're going after him. Mount up, I said. Let's go home. Let's go. You'll regret this. Shut your mouth. I'm with you, Golf.

[Various Characters (e.g., Aaron Galt, Willie James, Luke, Gray Fox, Chief Tall Horse)]

I've got six kids back in my wagon.

[Narrator/Dr. Six Gun]

It ain't right them Indians have the land. Even if it's there, right, Luke, we need that land. Okay.

[Various Characters (e.g., Aaron Galt, Willie James, Luke, Gray Fox, Chief Tall Horse)]

You going after him?

[Narrator/Dr. Six Gun]

We've got too much stock for that. I got a better idea. What's that? Look here in my hand.

[Various Characters (e.g., Aaron Galt, Willie James, Luke, Gray Fox, Chief Tall Horse)]

It's a glass bottle.

[Narrator/Dr. Six Gun]

Where'd you get that? I farmed it out of the doc's medical bag when I was putting the things back.

[Various Characters (e.g., Aaron Galt, Willie James, Luke, Gray Fox, Chief Tall Horse)]

Dr. Matson.

[Narrator/Dr. Six Gun]

Prussic acid.

[Various Characters (e.g., Aaron Galt, Willie James, Luke, Gray Fox, Chief Tall Horse)]

100 grains.

[Narrator/Dr. Six Gun]

One grain of kill. Your dad.

[Various Characters (e.g., Aaron Galt, Willie James, Luke, Gray Fox, Chief Tall Horse)]

Well, what good is that stuff?

[Narrator/Dr. Six Gun]

This stuff? This stuff is gonna make Doc six gun. Wish he'd never tangled with Aaron Gault. Let's go.

[Various Characters (e.g., Aaron Galt, Willie James, Luke, Gray Fox, Chief Tall Horse)]

Where to go?

[Narrator/Dr. Six Gun]

Frenchman's fawn. I want to inquire after a sick friend.

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[Narrator/Dr. Six Gun]

Oh sage. Oh boy. Hello? Anybody here? Stand White Eyes. Sir, do not move. I am Gray Fox. Medicine man to the Chiricahua. Who art thou? Medicine man to the White Eyes. What is thy name? I'm called Dark Sex Gun. Why dost thou come? I bring strong medicine against the spotted sickness. Gray Fox has made strong medicine. There is nothing to do but leave this place of evil spirits. Go home, Whiteeyes. I come to see your chief, Tall Horse. I say go home. I have given medicine to Modi Pony, the son of Tall Horse. I think you'd better take me to see him. Very well. White Eyes. I do not trust thee, but I will take thee to Tall Horse. Follow me. Stand White Eyes. Here is the Hogan of the High Council. Enter.

[Various Characters (e.g., Aaron Galt, Willie James, Luke, Gray Fox, Chief Tall Horse)]

Who is this? Sir? Sherman.

[Narrator/Dr. Six Gun]

This is Medicine man of the White Eyes. O Chief. He says he comes in peace.

[Various Characters (e.g., Aaron Galt, Willie James, Luke, Gray Fox, Chief Tall Horse)]

Stay in peace.

[Narrator/Dr. Six Gun]

He says he has ministered to Son Of Tall Horse, Is this true? I treated thy son only to night. Dulce Live. Thy son will recover.

[Various Characters (e.g., Aaron Galt, Willie James, Luke, Gray Fox, Chief Tall Horse)]

What is thy rank among the White Eyes? Brave, sit by my left hand.

[Narrator/Dr. Six Gun]

I have medicines to stop the sickness.

[Various Characters (e.g., Aaron Galt, Willie James, Luke, Gray Fox, Chief Tall Horse)]

What medicine?

[Narrator/Dr. Six Gun]

Here, in these blue bottles.

[Various Characters (e.g., Aaron Galt, Willie James, Luke, Gray Fox, Chief Tall Horse)]

Are these magical?

[Narrator/Dr. Six Gun]

They are of a lesser magic, but very strong.

[Various Characters (e.g., Aaron Galt, Willie James, Luke, Gray Fox, Chief Tall Horse)]

Gray Fox counsels us to go north.

[Narrator/Dr. Six Gun]

Give me just two days.

[Various Characters (e.g., Aaron Galt, Willie James, Luke, Gray Fox, Chief Tall Horse)]

What do you say?

[Narrator/Dr. Six Gun]

Men of Chiricahua, I do not trust White Eyes. They have betrayed us before.

[Various Characters (e.g., Aaron Galt, Willie James, Luke, Gray Fox, Chief Tall Horse)]

It shall be for the council to decide. Is there consent? If so, break your arrow. All but you, Grey Fox.

[Narrator/Dr. Six Gun]

I have sworn against the White Eyes. As hast thou.

[Various Characters (e.g., Aaron Galt, Willie James, Luke, Gray Fox, Chief Tall Horse)]

The council has decided, White Eyes. But if you do us evil, the revenge of the Chiricahua will be swift and terrible. Now we make thee our brother.

[Narrator/Dr. Six Gun]

Open up, Pablo. Gentlemen, we come down to see how the Indian boys getting along. Come in, come in. He's feeling much better. The fever has broken. That's fine. Huh? Luke?

[Various Characters (e.g., Aaron Galt, Willie James, Luke, Gray Fox, Chief Tall Horse)]

Hmm?

[Narrator/Dr. Six Gun]

Oh, yeah.

[Various Characters (e.g., Aaron Galt, Willie James, Luke, Gray Fox, Chief Tall Horse)]

Oh, sure, sure. That's fine. Fine.

[Narrator/Dr. Six Gun]

You heard from the doc? No. Quiet, Midnight. Quiet. Mind if I go in to see him? Not at all. Just want a check. Since he came to us, I wouldn't want the Apaches to hold us responsible if anything happened to him. You understand? I will go with you. It is time for his medicine anyway. I'll give it to him. Now, Luke has a splinter he'd like you to take out. Right, Luke? Oh, yeah.

[Various Characters (e.g., Aaron Galt, Willie James, Luke, Gray Fox, Chief Tall Horse)]

Oh, it's a bad one.

[Narrator/Dr. Six Gun]

Oh, well, I will do it. Here is the medicine for Borde Pony. I will mix it in the water so he knows how to take it. I'll just go in now. Show me this splinter.

[Various Characters (e.g., Aaron Galt, Willie James, Luke, Gray Fox, Chief Tall Horse)]

It's right here in this hand.

[Narrator/Dr. Six Gun]

I see no splinter. Come in the light.

[Various Characters (e.g., Aaron Galt, Willie James, Luke, Gray Fox, Chief Tall Horse)]

It pains off.

[Narrator/Dr. Six Gun]

Are you sure? I see nothing.

[Various Characters (e.g., Aaron Galt, Willie James, Luke, Gray Fox, Chief Tall Horse)]

You don't see anything. That's funny. Maybe it's the other hand.

[Narrator/Dr. Six Gun]

Well, I will look forward to it. What? What is it? Look, Morty Pony. He's dead. It is impossible. What happened? I don't know. I gave him the medicine and he took a swallow and went limp. Let me listen for his heart. Well, he is dead. That's what I thought. Stand up and turn around. Why do you point a gun? Do like I say. Search him, Luke.

[Various Characters (e.g., Aaron Galt, Willie James, Luke, Gray Fox, Chief Tall Horse)]

He's not carrying a gun.

[Narrator/Dr. Six Gun]

All right. You got a buckboard? Yes. Put the body of Modi Pony in the back. We're gonna take a journey. You ain't coming back either. Hey, Gray Fox. What does the White Eyes want? I need help. Take two tablets from the blue glass and give them to the wife of Long Bear. As thou sayest, White Eyes. This child has a temperature. Place him away from the whale ones and watch for the spots. Yes, White Eyes. All right now.

[Various Characters (e.g., Aaron Galt, Willie James, Luke, Gray Fox, Chief Tall Horse)]

Gray Fox.

[Narrator/Dr. Six Gun]

Yes, sir, Chief.

[Various Characters (e.g., Aaron Galt, Willie James, Luke, Gray Fox, Chief Tall Horse)]

What does the White Eyes?

[Narrator/Dr. Six Gun]

He gives medicine from the blue glass. The effect they fall into deep sleep. I do not trust it.

[Various Characters (e.g., Aaron Galt, Willie James, Luke, Gray Fox, Chief Tall Horse)]

Have any died?

[Narrator/Dr. Six Gun]

Not yet.

[Various Characters (e.g., Aaron Galt, Willie James, Luke, Gray Fox, Chief Tall Horse)]

Bring me news in the council if anything happens.

[Narrator/Dr. Six Gun]

Why does the council send for me? Gray Fox. Enter the hogan, White Eyes. Very well, O Chief. I have much work. It is not fair to thy people. To Moaty Pony. Gaze upon body of the Son of Tall Horse.

[Various Characters (e.g., Aaron Galt, Willie James, Luke, Gray Fox, Chief Tall Horse)]

How?

[Narrator/Dr. Six Gun]

How did he get here? He was brought here by two White Eyes. Along with Peddler who did this evil thing. Pablo, you all right? He's a lot better than he's gonna be, Doc. What happened, Pablo? I gave Modiponi the medicine Galt found him dead. Thus didst minister to Son of Tall Horse. O Chief.

[Various Characters (e.g., Aaron Galt, Willie James, Luke, Gray Fox, Chief Tall Horse)]

Hear me now, O men of the Chiricahua. For his perfidy, the white medicine man and his friends shall be dishonored and die. Take them hence and tie them to the cactus plant with thongs of wet rawhide. When the sun shall rise full, the thongs will shrink. Then they shall feel the wrath of the Chiricahua Apache. After the burial of Modipone, our people will burn their hogans. We shall leave this land of evil spirits forever. No harm to the White Eyes who came in peace. Thus has the council ordered. Are the rawhide thongs fastened to the white medicine man and his friend?

[Narrator/Dr. Six Gun]

They are, O Chief.

[Various Characters (e.g., Aaron Galt, Willie James, Luke, Gray Fox, Chief Tall Horse)]

We will leave them. Come.

[Narrator/Dr. Six Gun]

Along, Doc. If you want to speed it up a little, here's the bottle of prussic acid that killed Morty Pony. Thanks for the use of it.

[Various Characters (e.g., Aaron Galt, Willie James, Luke, Gray Fox, Chief Tall Horse)]

Come away from them. Let them meditate on their sin until the sun shall rise. I start the funeral. We weep for the spirit of Mordiponi.

[Narrator/Dr. Six Gun]

Easy paddle. The tongs. Begin to press. See, the sun is high. Try not to move. See? The vulture's come already. Yes, Pablo, yes. That's no vulture. It's midnight. Midnight. If only midnight. I have a thought. A wild thought. But still my raven can untie knots. What? As a trick. I would often have him untie the string on my peddler sack. Midnight. Midnight. The knot. Untie the knot. He's going to the nut. Untie. Untie. He's tugging at it. No use. He's getting it, Pablo. He's getting it.

[Various Characters (e.g., Aaron Galt, Willie James, Luke, Gray Fox, Chief Tall Horse)]

Thus do I consecrate the body of my son Modipone. Pile the stones and his grave.

[Narrator/Dr. Six Gun]

Wait. Ho Chi 6. White Eyes stands on the rocks. Kill him. Wait. Men of Chiricahua, speak quickly.

[Various Characters (e.g., Aaron Galt, Willie James, Luke, Gray Fox, Chief Tall Horse)]

For in a moment you shall die. On my lance.

[Narrator/Dr. Six Gun]

Men of Chiricahua, I proclaim my innocence. And I risk my life to give proof everlasting. Don't listen to him. I will.

[Various Characters (e.g., Aaron Galt, Willie James, Luke, Gray Fox, Chief Tall Horse)]

Wait. How will you do this, White Eyes?

[Narrator/Dr. Six Gun]

I will do it by raising from the dead your son, Moti Pony. He tricks you.

[Various Characters (e.g., Aaron Galt, Willie James, Luke, Gray Fox, Chief Tall Horse)]

This is the strongest medicine of all. White Eyes, beware.

[Narrator/Dr. Six Gun]

Give me one moment, Doc. How can you do this? Get my medical kit. God has it. The doctor needs his medicine bag. It is a trick.

[Various Characters (e.g., Aaron Galt, Willie James, Luke, Gray Fox, Chief Tall Horse)]

We shall see. Give him the bag.

[Narrator/Dr. Six Gun]

Yeah, Doc. Pray, Pablo.

[Various Characters (e.g., Aaron Galt, Willie James, Luke, Gray Fox, Chief Tall Horse)]

If you do this magic, you are my brother. If not.

[Narrator/Dr. Six Gun]

I'm praying, Doc. Give me the spirits of ammonia from the bag. Here. Now he desecrates the body of Modiponi. Kill him.

[Various Characters (e.g., Aaron Galt, Willie James, Luke, Gray Fox, Chief Tall Horse)]

Stop.

[Narrator/Dr. Six Gun]

Look. His eyes move.

[Various Characters (e.g., Aaron Galt, Willie James, Luke, Gray Fox, Chief Tall Horse)]

He wakes. My son awakes from the dead.

[Narrator/Dr. Six Gun]

Bodie. Pony. Bodipony. Canst thou hear me? Tell us the name of the man who poisoned you. See, O Chief. He points at this one. Look. Run. Seize him.

[Various Characters (e.g., Aaron Galt, Willie James, Luke, Gray Fox, Chief Tall Horse)]

Smoko Hoytai. Thou art my brother.

[Narrator/Dr. Six Gun]

Doc. Yes? Please. Before I explode like a bomb, what happened? When we first saw Mortiponi's body, I noticed that rigor hadn't set in, even though some hours had gone by. Then when Gold gave us that blue bottle, I remembered that it didn't contain prussic acid at all. I put morphine in it just before we left and didn't have time to change the label. Then Multiforny was never dead, just drugged into a deep stupor. The spirits brought him back. Spirits of ammonia. There is a saying among the gypsy people. You cannot get two skins off an ox. You have proved it wrong. You have been listening to Dr. Six Gun. Doc Six Gun is played by Carl Weber and Pablo by William Griffiths. Today's script was written by George Lefferts. Heard in the cast were Peter Capel as Aaron Galt, Kermit Murdoch as Willie James, Donald Bucca as Modi Pony, Richard Saunders as Luke, William Keane as Gray fox and Craig McDonnell as Chief Tall Horses. Sam. Dr. Six Gun, starring Carl Weber as the frontier doctor with William Griffiths as Pablo. The wandering gypsy has come to you through the worldwide facilities of the United States Armed Forces. Sources Radio and Television Service.

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