Lee Hope Celebration | All Star Western Theatre (07-05-47)

Summary

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Podcast Summary: Old Time Radio Westerns

Episode: Lee Hope Celebration | All Star Western Theatre (07-05-47)

Host: Andrew Rhynes
Date: April 6, 2026

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Overview

This episode of Old Time Radio Westerns presents a restored version of “Lee Hope Celebration,” an episode of All Star Western Theatre that originally aired on July 5, 1947. Host Andrew Rhynes invites listeners into the golden age of radio with crisp, enhanced audio, transporting them to a melodious, dramatic Western tale filled with music, humor, and intrigue. The centerpiece is Lee Hop, beloved ranch cook, whose family ties, new smile, and mischievous determination drive a rollicking story of love, obligation, and a gold-mining mystery in the heart of the frontier.

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Key Segments & Discussion Points

[03:30] – Opening: Western Songs & Spirit

• The episode opens with the signature, vibrant introduction by the Riders of the Purple Sage.
• Songs like “Out on the Open Range” and “I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now” (04:06, 05:22) set the nostalgic tone, reflecting the blend of music and storytelling characteristic of classic radio Westerns.
• The narrator highlights the authenticity of Western life, linking the songs to cowboy routines and the enduring appeal of plain, hearty food as symbolized by Weber’s bread.

  “Most men today prefer good plain food. And that’s one reason why good Weber’s bread is favored by so many Western housewives.” – Narrator (07:28)

[12:06] – Introduction of the Main Story: Lee Hop Celebration

Setting

• Location: The prosperous ranchlands around Broken Arrow, once a mining town, now peaceful and “taken over by prosperous ranchers.”
• The Riders (Foy Willing, Boy Willing, and crew) visit, brimming with “a sense of peace and contentment.”

  “They’d seen so many sleek cattle grazing on historic hills, they were filled with a sense of peace and contentment. All was right for the world.” – Narrator (12:57)

Lee Hop’s Return and the Big Smile

• Lee Hop reappears, showing off his brand-new teeth after hiding during his dental work, endearing himself anew to the group:

  “Oh, your smile. Why, it’s the same good-natured grin you’ve always had.” – Foy Willing (13:33)

• Lee Hop’s pride in his smile and his decades as family cook are underscored with gentle humor and warmth, as he shares his affection for “Missy Jane,” whom he’s watched grow since she was “walking on hands and knees like a small puppy.”

  “Family know I cook for them 22 years, Mr. Bob not even born when Lee Hop come, now he big man, Missy Jane walk on hands and knees… now she lady. Oh, very pretty.” – Lee Hop (14:11)

The Upcoming Wedding & Lee Hop’s Scheme

• The story quickly centers on Jane’s impending marriage—at first misidentified by Lee Hop, who insists she’ll wed Pete, not her actual fiancé, Tim Greeley.

• Jane discloses she’s marrying Tim for business reasons, to keep her brother out of legal trouble, expressing a bitter practicality:

  “Love isn’t everything. Love isn’t even important sometimes... I’m marrying Tim for business reasons.” – Jane (16:52, 17:03)

• Lee Hop, refusing to accept this, orchestrates a scheme: he’s told everyone in town Jane is marrying Pete, and even told Pete to get a license, hoping societal expectation will force Jane to follow her heart.

  “Mrs. Jane see everybody come tomorrow see Mr. Pete with a license, she has to marry him or everybody be awful disappointed.” – Lee Hop (18:19)

[20:10] – Mystery & Gold Mine Intrigue

Gold Dust, Deception & Accusations

• Prompted by Lee Hop’s suspicions, Foy and the gang investigate Tim Greeley’s supposed gold mine.
• A tense scene unfolds as Foy attempts to buy gold at a suspicious price, testing Greeley’s honesty.

  “I sure don’t like this guy. From what I’ve heard of Tim, I thought he was a pretty square shooting guy. He might be, but his partner, right.” – Foy Willing (21:55)

• Lee Hop astutely recognizes the gold as stolen river gold (by its smooth edge), exposing a series of prospectors’ robberies:

  “This gold got a smooth edge. Come from river. … Sasquatch river.” – Lee Hop (23:30)

• Foy and the Riders confront Tim Greeley and his foreman, Sam, provoking a showdown—guns drawn, accusations flying—until Lee Hop heroically intervenes:

  “Me, Lee Hop. I got it. Two shooting iron, one in each hand. You’ll be good now.” – Lee Hop (25:06)

[25:28] – Resolution: Justice, Barbecue, and Heart

• The villains are handed to the sheriff, the celebration proceeds with abundant food and music, and Lee Hop’s steadfast heart is celebrated, even as he bemoans his broken teeth from the scuffle:

  “Long time I count on seeing Missy Jane marry. 22 years. I buy $100 teeth so I have a nicest smile. And then, oh, well, tomorrow forget all about you.” – Lee Hop (26:35)

[28:00] – Closing Song: “Blue Prairie”

• The Riders close with “Blue Prairie,” a bittersweet ballad evoking both the loneliness and longing woven through Western lives (28:15–30:42), before bidding farewell.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “You make a look something different.” – Lee Hop, proudly presenting his new teeth (13:38)
• “Jane, you’re not doing anything foolish, are you?” – Foy Willing, concerned for Jane’s happiness (16:42)
• “Mrs. Jane she apologize, huh? You say Lee Hop all the time you like.” – Lee Hop, persistent and loyal (16:15)
• “You can’t smile if Jane marries him, is that it?” – Foy Willing, recognizing Lee Hop’s heart (20:43)
• “Me, Lee Hop. I got it. Two shooting iron, one in each hand. You’ll be good now.” – Lee Hop, saving the day (25:06)
• “I buy $100 teeth so I have a nicest smile. And then, oh, well, tomorrow forget all about you.” – Lee Hop, quietly heartbroken but steadfast (26:35)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [03:30] – Show opens with intro and first musical number
• [04:55] – “I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now” song
• [08:40] – “Texas Plains” song
• [10:19] – “Tumbling Tumbleweeds” song
• [12:06] – Start of “Lee Hop Celebration” drama
• [13:22] – Lee Hop returns, shows off new smile
• [14:46] – Lee reveals the community expects Jane to marry Pete
• [17:03] – Jane reveals her sacrifice for family
• [18:19] – Lee Hop’s wedding plan revealed
• [20:06+] – Suspicion about Tim Greeley’s gold mine
• [23:14] – Lee Hop identifies stolen river gold
• [24:01] – Riders confront Tim Greeley; Lee Hop’s hero moment
• [25:28] – Celebration, closing of main story
• [28:00] – “Blue Prairie” sung by the Riders

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Tone & Style

• Language: Warm, homespun, humorous; filled with Western idioms and gentle teasing.
• Music: Interwoven with rich vocal harmonies and Western nostalgia.
• Mood: Lighthearted with undercurrents of drama, loyalty, and old-fashioned values.

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Final Thoughts

This ‘Lee Hop Celebration’ episode is a wonderful encapsulation of classic radio Western storytelling, blending humor, song, rustic wisdom, and a twist of adventure. With Andrew Rhynes’ expert restoration and presentation, modern listeners are transported right into the heart of the Old West—where miscommunications lead to town-wide celebration, good cooks fix more than food, and the answer to a mystery might just lie in the edge of a gold nugget.

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Transcript

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[Lee Hop]

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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 All Star Western Theater Original air dates July 5, 1947 and the title is Lee Hope Celebration.

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[Narrator]

our Western theater produced and transcribed

[Boy Willing]

in Hollywood Lifting along singing a song under a Western moon.

[Narrator/Host]

From Hollywood comes your all star Western theater starring America's great Western singers, Boy Willing and the riders of the Purple sage. Bringing you the music, the stories and the spirit of the great open faces. And now here are the riders of the purple Bay.

[Singer]

Ride my pony over the prairie out on the open rain Herding the cattle that's the weary out on the open rain I want to see the sunset over the mountains Leaving the moons old lane I want to hit the saddle Herding lazy cattle out on the open range I want to hear the wind blow over my campfire Rushing the away Rolling my blanket there by the campfire Waiting to break up day I want to see that dawn breaker in the morning Making me feel so strange I'll get my together then we'll hit the

[Boy Willing]

ladder on the open rail.

[Foy Willing]

Thank you friend. We've got a real warm hearted feeling for our next number. When our dads were courting the gals, well they called it sparking. In those days this song was quite the rage. The fellas formed trios, quartets, sextets, anything at all to sing it with all of their might. And just a few days ago we recorded this same song for Majestic ourselves. And it's quite the rage again. I wonder who's kissing her now

[Singer]

I

[Boy Willing]

wonder who's kissing her Wonder who's teaching her how. I wonder who's looking into her eyes Breathing time. I wonder who's buying the world or this that I used to call mine I wonder if she ever tells me I wonder who's missing her now. Sa. I wonder if she ever tells him of me I wonder who king her now?

[Narrator]

The old time cow puncher was a pretty independent. He had little use for a man who couldn't handle a horse, rope a steer, use a branding iron or throw a six gun. His was a tough hard life, but all he asked was fair treatment from the foreman and good plain food from the chuck wagon. Western men today are pretty much the same when it comes to food. Most men today prefer good plain food. And that's one reason why good Weber's bread is favored by so many Western housewives as toast for breakfast combined with sandwich filling or with complete meals. Housewives know that good Weber's bread is sure to please always well mixed and well baked with a golden brown crust, firm even texture and distinctive flavor, good Weber's bread forms a substantial part of the daily menu of thousands of Western families. Next time you visit your grocers, buy Weber's bread that good bread in the familiar blue gingham wrapper.

[Narrator/Host]

It's not true that all Western songs are work songs sung by cowboys to soothe their cattle. No, sir. Here's one some poor fellow sang to let the whole world know just exactly

[Foy Willing]

how it is to be away from home.

[Narrator/Host]

Listen to Texas plains.

[Singer]

I want to drink my java from an old tin can While the moon goes bright and high I want to hear the call of the whisper will I want to hear that cr. I want to feel my saddle horse between my legs Riding him out on the rain Just to kick him in the tide Making sure step inside out on the Texas plane Igniting my dream

[Boy Willing]

Somehow it seems I'm back where I belong Just a country hick way back in the sticks Back where I was born the city life and the city waves Are driving me insane I want to be alone I want to be back home out on the Texas plain

[Singer]

I want to drink my java from an open can While the moon goes

[Boy Willing]

light and high I want to hear

[Singer]

the call of the whisper will I want to hear that child cry I want to feel my sad heart between my legs Riding them out on the rain Just to kick him in the side Making sure he's stepping tight out on the Texas way.

[Narrator/Host]

Here now is the song that best represents the west to more people than any other. The riders of the purple sage and tumbling tumbleweeds.

[Singer]

Their love to the ground

[Boy Willing]

Only the

[Singer]

tree I'll be found Drifting along with

[Boy Willing]

a tumbling tumbleweed There's a path from

[Singer]

behind no when it open up high Just where the trail will wind Drifting

[Boy Willing]

along with the tumbling tumbleweeds I know when night is gone that A new world's born at dawn

[Singer]

I'll keep rolling

[Lee Hop]

along

[Boy Willing]

Deep in my heart is a

[Lee Hop]

song

[Boy Willing]

here on the range of eloquence Drifting along with a tumbling tumbleweed I know when night is gone that a new world's born adorn

[Singer]

I'll keep rolling

[Boy Willing]

along

[Singer]

Deep in my heart is a

[Boy Willing]

song Here on the range I belong Drifting along with the tumbling tumblewee.

[Narrator/Host]

Well, it's time now for Foy Willing and the rides of the purple stage to tell us another of their adventures in the West. This week they've called their story Lee Hop Celebration. Downstream on the Sassaqua river, prospectors still pan for gold. But upstream, near the town of Broken Arrow, all is changed from the old days. No longer is Broken Arrow disturbed by the revelry of miners. But perhaps that's all to the good. For the country around Broken Arrow has been taken over by prosperous ranchers. Those three vagabonds, the Riders of the Purple Sage started for the town. But by the time they entered its legal limits, they'd seen so many sleek cattle grazing on historic hills, they were filled with a sense of peace and contentment. All was right for the world.

[Foy Willing]

Let's tap over there at that hitching post. This must be what they call civilization, huh, Foy?

[Boy Willing]

Almost.

[Foy Willing]

Well, it sure must be. They even got a bubbly fountain on the corner for folks to get a drink off of. You can't get a drink off of bubbly fountain. Now you get it out of off of. You don't dip nothing. Your head dip.

[Lee Hop]

Hi, Lee. How you do? How you do?

[Foy Willing]

What are you doing here, Lee? I heard you'd quit the circle queue and disappeared.

[Lee Hop]

Oh, I come back now. Family need me. You you like smile, Mr. Ford. Look. See?

[Foy Willing]

Oh, your smile. Why, it's the same good natured grin you've always had.

[Lee Hop]

Oh, no. You make a look something different.

[Boy Willing]

Well, all a new tooth, everyone.

[Lee Hop]

Brand new.

[Foy Willing]

Well, what do you know, Boys, Lee's got new teeth.

[Lee Hop]

Old ones you make a wiggly wiggly. Lee Hop go to doctor. Doctor say Lee Hop we pull him out, make him some more special.

[Foy Willing]

Good for him.

[Lee Hop]

That's why I quit job for a while. Do not want family to see me with no teeth. So quit have old one pulled out, then hide until new ones put in. Everybody say got very nice smile now.

[Foy Willing]

Yes, to grin like a Cheshire cat, ain't it, Johnny?

[Lee Hop]

Sure is much obliged. The family like them too. And the family know I cook for them. 22 years, Mr. Bob not even born when Li Hop come now. He big Man, Missy Jane walk on hands and knees like a small puppy. Now she lady. Oh, very pretty. Oh, yes. When Missy Jane walking down the street, wolf boys go.

[Foy Willing]

You know, we haven't seen Jane for two years. I guess about that.

[Lee Hop]

Anyway, Missy Jane going to be married tomorrow. Married, huh?

[Foy Willing]

Tomorrow?

[Lee Hop]

Oh, yeah. Big celebration. Everybody come. You better come too. Making lots of fun.

[Foy Willing]

Say, I think we'll ride out right

[Narrator/Host]

now and see her.

[Lee Hop]

Yeah, let's go. We go together. But you wait first while Lee Hop buys things for celebration. Maybe. So you go when you see Mr. J too, huh?

[Foy Willing]

You ought to bedded down with us while you were getting your teeth fixed. Please.

[Lee Hop]

Oh, no. Go down river, pan for gold for five days. But robber come almost every night taking somebody's call. Never catch them. Lee Hop not want to be mixed up in thing like that. So I go live in a cave on Diamond T Ranch.

[Foy Willing]

Oh, yeah? Tim Greeley's place. I don't think we've ever met him.

[Lee Hop]

Oh, bad man. Really bad man. You. You open the door, please. Too many bundling arms. Sure, Mr. James, you've come big supplies.

[Jane]

I'm right there.

[Lee Hop]

Company. Old friends.

[Foy Willing]

Hello, Johnny.

[Lee Hop]

Where did you drop from the boys? Allah.

[Jane]

I didn't think I'd ever see you again.

[Lee Hop]

Lee Hop, tell them about wedding. Mr. James. I say tomorrow you gonna marry Mr. Peach.

[Jane]

Lee, you know better than that. Boys, I. I'm not marrying Peter Martin. Lee knows it. I'm marrying Tim.

[Lee Hop]

Greetings all the same. Tomorrow come you marry Rattle Dooley.

[Jane]

You may go now, huh?

[Lee Hop]

Tomorrow come Mrs. James, she apologizes, huh? You say Lee Hop all the time you like.

[Jane]

You can see that Lee is still his old stubborn self. He just won't accept the fact that I'm marrying someone else. Not Peter Mark.

[Foy Willing]

Well, it's kind of a surprise to us, too. We'd have bet our shirt you and Pete would get hit. Jane, did you two get into a wrangle or something?

[Jane]

I'd ask you boys to stay for the wedding, but it's to be a quiet affair. Just a family.

[Foy Willing]

Jane, you're not doing anything foolish, are you?

[Jane]

No, I'm being sensible. More sensible maybe than I should be.

[Foy Willing]

Well, I guess everybody knows how to run his own life.

[Jane]

Love isn't everything. Love isn't even important sometimes.

[Foy Willing]

Bitter Janet.

[Jane]

Yeah, I think girls should look at marriage as something to bring them as many advantages as possible.

[Foy Willing]

Anything you want to tell us, Jane?

[Jane]

No, I. Well, if you want the truth, I'm marrying Tim for business reasons. Bob, he's my younger brother. In case you've forgotten, Bob got into a scrape. He did some things he shouldn't have. And Tim has promised to use his influence. And seeing that nothing's ever done about them, if I marry him.

[Foy Willing]

Jane, Bob isn't the kind of a boy who would ask the fifth.

[Jane]

Bob doesn't even know he's in the east working. But that's not the point. Dad is old and sick. Bob means everything in the world to him.

[Lee Hop]

And if he knew that, Bob would. Excuse me, boys. I don't want to talk about.

[Foy Willing]

Well, how do you like that?

[Lee Hop]

Oh, no need to feel solid. Everybody cly sometime.

[Foy Willing]

Lee, where were you?

[Lee Hop]

Yeah. Oh, no worry. Tomorrow Mr. Pete stand beside Missy Jane. He say I do. Missy Jane say I do. Then everybody celebrate.

[Foy Willing]

Lee Jane says she's marrying Tim Greeley.

[Lee Hop]

Big mistake.

[Foy Willing]

Yeah.

[Lee Hop]

Oh, no, Lee Hoppy fixed that yesterday. I go to all ranch people and to town people. I tell them everybody come our house tomorrow. Mr. Jane gonna marry Mr. Pete.

[Foy Willing]

You did what?

[Lee Hop]

Then go see Mr. Pete. Say, Mr. Pete, you go get a license, mister. Ms. Jane, she changed her mind.

[Foy Willing]

Want you wait a minute now.

[Lee Hop]

Mrs. Jane see everybody come tomorrow see Mr. Pete with elicense. She has to marry him or everybody be awful disappointed. Huh, Lee Hop. Smart one, huh?

[Foy Willing]

Al Johnny, we'd better ride around and tell the folks there's been a big mistake.

[Lee Hop]

You better come out to cook House for talk.

[Foy Willing]

The time for talk is about overleave.

[Lee Hop]

Oh, yes, I explained something, but not here. Missy Jane, Lisa maybe, and Lee Hop want tomorrow to be big supply. You better go cook House right now.

[Foy Willing]

Well, your heart's in the right place, Lee. It's just that your brain ain't Alice and John. I don't suppose you realize how much a thing like this could hurt Gene. But we'll fix it up, Lee. We'll tell everybody there's been a mistake.

[Lee Hop]

Oh, Mr. Foy. Lee Hop. Very glad to see you boys today.

[Foy Willing]

Sure, sure. Don't you worry.

[Lee Hop]

Very glad. Cause hard to spare time now. Got lots of work to do for celebration.

[Foy Willing]

There isn't going to be any celebration, Lee. Oh, he hasn't listened to a darn word we said.

[Lee Hop]

Everybody come tomorrow, have a whole steer, barbecue, lots of ice cream, big cake. Eat, eat, eat, eat.

[Foy Willing]

Lee, now listen here. Jane said this was to be a quiet wedding, just the family.

[Lee Hop]

Mr. Ford, you want to help Lee Hop do some work?

[Foy Willing]

He's starting all over again.

[Lee Hop]

Maybe you boys like to go see Mr. Tim, huh?

[Foy Willing]

What would we see Tim for? We don't even know him?

[Lee Hop]

Mr. Tim got gold mine on Diamond T Ranch. Other people find gold no place except Cataquai River. But Mr. Tim get it from mine. Maybe so. Ask him if he sells some gold.

[Foy Willing]

Why? Ha, ha.

[Lee Hop]

The hot lights are maybe.

[Foy Willing]

Why?

[Lee Hop]

Well, when Dr. Pool tooth out. Lee Hop hide any cave. Mr. Tim's gold mine. Holy time. Hide. Nobody come in, Nobody go out. Lee Hop look all around, do not see any gold. Maybe Mr. Tim Big Bluff. Maybe so. Not gold mine at all. Maybe so. Something else.

[Foy Willing]

Lee, I don't know what's going on in that old head of yours.

[Lee Hop]

You. You. You go. Please. Look, Lee Hop got a new teeth. Cost you $100. Make a really fine smile, but what good is your teeth now?

[Foy Willing]

You can't smile if Jane marries him, is that it? All right. We'll try to buy some gold from him. But if anybody but you asked us to do such a thing, I'd think we're loco. Howdy. We're looking for Tim Greeley.

[Boy Willing]

He ain't here.

[Foy Willing]

Got any idea when he'll be back? Friend of us told us we might be able to do a little business with him.

[Narrator/Host]

What kind of business?

[Foy Willing]

Mind if I come in? Sure, come in. Thanks, Johnny. Al. Okay.

[Singer]

Coming.

[Narrator/Host]

I'm Jim's foreman, Sam Cuttle. I do most of his business for him.

[Foy Willing]

Well, I don't know whether you'd handle this or not. We heard about the gold mine.

[Narrator/Host]

Gold mine's no secret.

[Foy Willing]

Yeah, I know. But we'd like to buy a little dust.

[Narrator/Host]

You know the government regulations about gold sales.

[Foy Willing]

I suppose we might be willing to go a little higher than the government rate. Want to get across the border?

[Narrator/Host]

Well, Tim said to make no deals that weren't legal. How much higher will you go? Double.

[Foy Willing]

That's pretty steep.

[Narrator/Host]

I'm not risking my neck for nothing. Okay.

[Foy Willing]

How about four, folks?

[Narrator/Host]

Sure. Just a second.

[Foy Willing]

I sure don't like this guy. From what I've heard of Tim, I thought he was a pretty square shooting guy. He might be, but his part, right.

[Lee Hop]

Here you are.

[Narrator/Host]

Four popes, two ounces to a poop.

[Foy Willing]

Sure appreciate this.

[Narrator/Host]

Hey, what do you appreciate, Tim? Okay, now, don't get excited.

[Foy Willing]

What are you fellas doing here? You're Tim Greeley.

[Narrator/Host]

They want to buy some gold.

[Foy Willing]

Tim?

[Narrator/Host]

I thought it'd be all right this evening.

[Foy Willing]

Damn. This is for Willing and his boys. Get out of here, you guys, and get out fast. We don't sell gold except according to law, your partner does. And we don't fall for traps. I don't know why you want to get something on me, but we don't fall for traps. Let's go. Johnny. Al.

[Narrator/Host]

Well, they pretended they had to get across the board.

[Foy Willing]

Get your horses. I slept one so for dust in my pocket. We'll take it back and see what's on Lee Hop's mind.

[Lee Hop]

Gold very pretty, but not like kind.

[Foy Willing]

What do you mean, Lee?

[Lee Hop]

Think somebody have to make another call on Mr. Tim.

[Foy Willing]

Lee.

[Lee Hop]

Hoppy very busy. Fix steel, bake a cake. Cranket freezer for ice cream. Maybe you make another call on Mr. Tim, huh?

[Foy Willing]

What are we calling on him for this time?

[Lee Hop]

Tell him big celebration our house tomorrow. But he better not come spoil fun.

[Foy Willing]

If he comes, anybody wants to know why he isn't invited.

[Lee Hop]

Haha. You look at this gold and tell him why. See piece of a gold.

[Foy Willing]

Yeah.

[Lee Hop]

Got a smooth edge. Old piece got edge. Very smooth. Gold come out on mine have sharp edge. Really sharp edge. Dig them out with pick. Make them sharp.

[Foy Willing]

What about it?

[Lee Hop]

This gold got a smooth edge. Come from river.

[Foy Willing]

From a river?

[Lee Hop]

Yeah. Sasquatch river.

[Foy Willing]

Oh, I'm getting it now. Lee, you tried to pan gold down there.

[Lee Hop]

Somebody rob poor prospect almost every night. Poor prospect to work hard, somebody rob. That's too bad.

[Boy Willing]

Al.

[Lee Hop]

Johnny.

[Foy Willing]

Come on. We're high. Pinning it over to the diamond. T. Let's go.

[Lee Hop]

You got a gun? Maybe show trouble. You better take it.

[Foy Willing]

Watch yourselves when we get inside. We will. Sure. Tim Greeley's got a good reputation around here. Accusing him of robbing prospectors is a serious business.

[Lee Hop]

Hey, Tim.

[Foy Willing]

Hold on.

[Narrator/Host]

Don't go pushing past me.

[Boy Willing]

Move, partner.

[Foy Willing]

Yeah, we're coming in too.

[Boy Willing]

Yeah.

[Foy Willing]

What's going on?

[Boy Willing]

Up.

[Foy Willing]

Willing. I told you to take your boys and get out of here.

[Narrator/Host]

Better each fort. All three of you.

[Foy Willing]

Now let's not get excited. I accidentally ran off with a poke of your gold. Keep your hands up.

[Narrator/Host]

Willing.

[Boy Willing]

Don't move.

[Foy Willing]

Not an inch. Well, we're just returning your gold, really, that's all. All right, I'll take it off. You keep your hands up.

[Narrator/Host]

Watch him, Sin.

[Foy Willing]

It's okay.

[Boy Willing]

Yeah.

[Singer]

I got the gold.

[Foy Willing]

Let them put the hands down now. Thanks, Greeley. Not that it's any of my business after the way we've been treated, but I reckon somebody's imposed on you. This gold didn't come from any mine. It came from a river. Did either.

[Boy Willing]

Why?

[Foy Willing]

Probably from a war on the Sasquatch. The prospectors have been robbed. They found out. Get him, Al. Johnny, they've.

[Lee Hop]

All right, all right. There's for trouble. Now you got it.

[Foy Willing]

Open that door, Sam.

[Lee Hop]

Yeah, I got it.

[Narrator/Host]

All right.

[Foy Willing]

I'll try the three of you. No funny business.

[Lee Hop]

What are we gonna do with him, Tim?

[Foy Willing]

Take him out to the mine.

[Lee Hop]

One of the paraffin hands up in the sky. Yeah, me, Lee Hop. I got it. Two shooting iron, one in each hand. You'll be good now.

[Foy Willing]

Nice work, Lee.

[Lee Hop]

You fella be nice, Lee Hop be very busy today. No time fool around, Mr. Foy. Lee Hop think maybe you need help. So wait outside. Who's in with freak? The trick.

[Foy Willing]

All right, boys, we got him. They're going down to see the sheriff. Boy, Johnny spilled some more barbecue sauce on another girl's dress. Johnny, you gotta be careful. Come on, let's get these trays filled up again. Oh, everybody eating but us have to have some more food, I guess, Lee.

[Lee Hop]

Yeah, yeah. Okay, okay.

[Foy Willing]

How about going out and taking a look at the celebration? Jane hasn't had a chance to thank you yet. And Pete gets tears in his eyes every time your name's mentioned.

[Lee Hop]

They think he leave hot some other time. Only place I like to go now is find Mr. Tim.

[Foy Willing]

Well, he's in jail.

[Lee Hop]

Both Tim and his partner, all they say, my lucky. See him give him one a good punch on the nose.

[Foy Willing]

I'd help you, Lee.

[Lee Hop]

Me too. Very bad man. Last night I put in my new hundred dollar teeth in his pocket. So no break. When I make Mr. Tim reach for sky in a fight, teeth fall out of pocket. Mr. Tim put Bigfoot right on him. Snot bang, two piece.

[Foy Willing]

Oh, that's too bad, Lee.

[Lee Hop]

Too bad. Long time I count on seeing missy Jane Malley. 22 years. I buy $100 teeth so I have a nicest smile. And then, oh, well, tomorrow forget all about you.

[Jane]

Come on.

[Lee Hop]

What do you want on the tray this time? More barbecue? Let me go.

[Narrator]

A great deal of credit for helping civilize the Old west belongs to the pioneer women. Undaunted and unafraid, they set out with their men in prairie schooners, in buckboards, or in many instances, astride a horse or a mule. And wherever their men folk went, the women were there beside them. Their job was to provide a home. And this they did in the face of tremendous hardship. And they took tremendous pride in their homes. Western women today are pretty much the same. They're proud of their homes and particularly proud of the food they serve. That's why so many modern homemakers insist upon serving good Weber's bread. They know that Weber's bread, with its golden brown crust, firm, even text texture and distinctive flavor is really good bread, and they also know that it's one of the most nutritious foods they conserve. It's a sure hit with every member of the family, too, so buy some tomorrow. It's that good bread in the blue gingham wrapper.

[Narrator/Host]

Each week. As you know, Foy Willing and the writers of the Purple Sage make a point of doing a Western song, which you folks have said is one that's near your heart and what you believe will continue to be sung for as long as there's a wet. This week you've chosen Blue Prairie.

[Boy Willing]

Weary day and lonely night Seems to say that nothing dries Everything is feeling blue Here in my very soul I feel it too

[Lee Hop]

Far in the distant

[Boy Willing]

hills I hear a cry Then a silent hush but no reply Prairie won't you tell me true why have they spread this gloomy blanket of blue over

[Foy Willing]

you.

[Boy Willing]

Are the sign of the night wind fallen through prairies Blue are the hill Blue are the trill of a night bird calling Every beating heart beats a rhythm that is blue and the moon

[Singer]

has cast a blue reflection in the

[Boy Willing]

dew so the wind while on its

[Singer]

way seems to cry and sigh and say blue.

[Boy Willing]

Blue prairies blue echo dream blue As I sing of a longing blue.

[Foy Willing]

Well, that's about it for this time, friends. We're mighty glad you were with us, and we invite you to share our songs and stories of the west again next week. This is Boy Willing speaking for Al Floy, Johnny Paul and all of the writers of the Purple Stage. Sing so Long and good luck to all of you.

[Boy Willing]

Drifting along singing a song under a wetter moon.

[Narrator/Host]

From Hollywood, you've heard your All Star Western Theater a BM Bear production starring America's great Western singers, Boy Willing and the Riders of the Purple Sage. The script was by Ray Wilson, direction by Tom Hargas. This is Terry o' Sullivan speaking.

[Narrator]

You just heard your All Star Western Theater produced and transcribed in Hollywood and presented to you at this time from Columbia Square ks.

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