Pedro the Poet | Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (11-13-53)

Summary

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Old Time Radio Westerns – "Pedro the Poet"

Show: Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Aired: November 13, 1953 (Podcast Release: Dec 6, 2025)
Host: Andrew Rhynes

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Episode Overview

In this digitally restored classic, Wild Bill Hickok and his trusty sidekick Jingles encounter Pedro the Poet, an eccentric prairie wanderer, during a routine trip across the desert. Their meeting sets off a chain of events filled with cryptic warnings, a bank robbery, gunfights, and a rolling house-wagon chase, all unraveling a tangled mystery around the notorious outlaw Black Barney and his double-crossing gang.

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Key Discussion Points and Plot Breakdown

1. A Peculiar Meeting on the Trail

• [04:10] Bill and Jingles, weary after a trek through the desert, spot an unusual wagon resembling a miniature house, with a porch, chimney, and rocking chair.
• The driver, Pedro the Poet, introduces himself with a cryptic rhyme foretelling death:

  "The sun is shining very hot. But pretty soon it's maybe not. And long before you go to bed, I think you find somebody dead."
  — Pedro the Poet [06:30]

• Pedro delivers a mysterious note warning, "Black Barney's back and he's looking for you."
• The trio reminisces on Black Barney's criminal past, realizing he’s a dangerous man with old scores to settle.

2. Ambush and Shifting Suspicions

• [07:54] Shots ring out from the hills—Black Barney seems to be the assailant.
• Jingles and Bill chase the shooter into the rocks, only to find Barney dead, shot twice at close range—before their arrival.

  "Because he's dead."
  — Jingles, discovering Barney’s body [09:22]

• Realizing there’s another killer on the loose, suspicion mounts.

3. The Rolling House—And More Mysteries

• [14:09] The pair return to Pedro’s wagon, only to find strangers and two unfamiliar saddle horses.
• Tense confrontation ensues when Bill and Jingles question the newcomers about Pedro’s whereabouts.
• Inside the wagon, Jingles finds a table piled with express company money bags—robbery loot.
• The strangers attack, Bill is knocked out, and the gang escapes before Jingles comes to.

  "What'd you find?...The whole table's full of money."
  — Wild Bill & Jingles [17:00–17:07]

4. Pedro's Predicament and the Explanation

• [22:09] Back in the wagon, Pedro is found tied up, gagged, but alive in a closet. He reveals:
  • The gang used his mobile home as a hideout after robbing the express office.
  • Barney’s own gang betrayed and killed him; Wade was the triggerman.
  • Pedro’s earlier cryptic poem and secret note were his only way to warn Bill and Jingles under the bandits’ watchful eyes.

  "These hombres have been hiding in my wagon ever since they made the big robbery."
  — Pedro the Poet [23:24] "That was Wade. After he killed Black Barney and got the money back, he shot at you from the rocks."
  — Pedro the Poet [24:28]

5. Rolling Gun Battle and Justice Served

• [25:20] As the wagon nears town with Bill, Jingles, and Pedro inside, Wade and Carp strike back, rifles blazing.
• A dramatic shootout takes place—with Bill and Jingles fending them off from Pedro's rolling porch.

  "This will be the first gun battle I ever fought off a front porch while the house was moving."
  — Wild Bill Hickok [25:39]

• The outlaws are captured, injured, and prepared for transport to face justice.

  "And sure enough, it never failed. The bad men always go to jail."
  — Pedro the Poet [27:01]

6. Wrap-Up and Lighthearted Moments

• With the villains caught, Pedro composes a final rhyme commemorating Wild Bill and Jingles’ victory.
• Jingles tries his hand at poetry, too:

  "I'm sure not having any fun, standing out here in the sun. In Pedro's house, let's find a seat and have ourselves a bite to eat."
  — Jingles [27:07]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Pedro’s Introduction:

  "It is a long name, and it does not matter. But I am called Pedro the Poet of the Prairies."
  — Pedro the Poet [05:56]

• Foreshadowing in Verse:

  "The sun is shining very hot. But pretty soon it's maybe not. And long before you go to bed, I think you find somebody dead."
  — Pedro the Poet [06:30]

• Comedic Banter:

  "Don't you call me no joker. That's my horse's name. And don't call me loco neither."
  — Jingles [15:01]

• Rolling Porch Gunfight:

  "Jingles, this will be the first gun battle I ever fought off a front porch while the house was moving."
  — Wild Bill Hickok [25:39]

• Poetic Justice:

  "The desperados rob and kill, and then comes Jingles and Wire Bill. And sure enough, it never failed, the bad men always go to jail."
  — Pedro the Poet [27:01]

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Important Story Segments (Timestamps)

• [04:10] — Introduction to Pedro and his bizarre house-wagon
• [06:30] — Pedro’s ominous poem
• [07:54–09:22] — Ambush and discovery of Black Barney’s corpse
• [14:09–17:07] — Investigation of the wagon and discovery of stolen loot
• [22:09–24:28] — Pedro’s rescue and full explanation of the plot
• [25:20–26:26] — Gunfight from the rolling house, capture of the outlaws
• [27:01] — Pedro’s concluding poem
• [27:07] — Jingles’ light-hearted poetic recap

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Tone & Style

This episode delivers its adventure with a blend of lighthearted humor, Western action, and quirky side characters, all signature to Old Time Radio Westerns. The writing features rhyming repartee, banter between Bill and Jingles, and plenty of warmth, even amidst gunfights and outlaw chases. Pedro’s poetic interjections add a whimsical touch, and the playful rivalry for best rhyme provides a comedic throughline.

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Conclusion

"Pedro the Poet" offers a tightly paced story full of surprises, with the unlikely hero Pedro aiding Bill and Jingles in disbanding a robber gang with wit, resilience, and verse. The episode shines for its memorable characters, playful tone, and vivid sound design that immerse listeners in the golden age of radio Westerns.

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Transcript

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United States Marshal Wild Bill Hickok and his big deputy, Jingles met the bad men and the good men as they went about the work of the law in the Old West. But never did they meet a stranger man than the one they met driving west out of Santa Fe. Pedro the Poet.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Just about another hour, Bill, and we'll be off this doggone desert and back into town.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

That's right, Jingles. Trip's just about over.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

I've had enough sagebrush and cactus and sand to last me for a long time. Joker's so tired of the wind blowing dust in his face I think he'd turn around and bite me if he could reach me.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

He's gonna get a lot more dust in just a minute. Look what's coming down the road.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Well, wrap me up and send me home for Christmas. What kind of a rig is that, anyhow?

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Well, it might be a wagon. It's got four wheels. Pull up. Let's watch it.

Joker.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Might be a wagon, got a mule pulling it. But I never saw a wagon with a shingle roof and a chimney before.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Never saw one with a front porch before either.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

No?

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Looks to me like somebody put wheels in a house and hitched a mule to it.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Kind of a cute little thing at that. All the comforts of the home. Hey, look, Bill. The driver's sitting in a rocking chair on the front porch.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Got his feet up on the railing, just taking it easy.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Now, why didn't somebody think of that before? That's an easy way to travel.

Well, howdy, stranger. Pile down and stretch your legs a little.

[Pedro the Poet]

Gracias, Senor Jingos, but I think I stay up here in the shade.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Well, that sounds like a smart idea. Hey, you know who I am?

[Pedro the Poet]

Certainly, senor. And I also know Senor Wild Bill Hiccough. In fact, I bring you a message, Senor Hiccough.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

You have a message for me?

[Pedro the Poet]

Yes, senor. A message from a passing stranger who told me to give it to you.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Well, that sounds kind of funny, Bill. What did you say your name was, mister?

[Pedro the Poet]

I did not say, Senor Jingos.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

I didn't think you did.

[Pedro the Poet]

It is a long name, and it does not matter. But I am Called Pedro the Poet of the Prairies.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Well, glad to know you, Pedro.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Same here. But how about that message for me?

[Pedro the Poet]

See, I have it right here somewhere.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Hey, are you a real poet, Pedro? I mean, do you work at it? See?

[Pedro the Poet]

See, that is my business. Sometimes she doesn't pay so good, but I like to work at him.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

I don't think I ever met a real poet before. Say something in poetry for me, will you?

[Pedro the Poet]

Very well.

The sun is shining very hot. But pretty soon it's maybe not. And long before you go to bed, I think you find somebody dead.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Hey, now, what kind of poetry is that? I don't want to find anybody dead, Senor Jenkos.

[Pedro the Poet]

In this country, you never know what you will find.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Maybe you better explain that little poem, Pedro.

[Pedro the Poet]

See, I will explain it after you read the message.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Oh, yeah? Go ahead and read the note, Bill. What's it say, Bill?

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Huh?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

What's it say?

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

It just says, dear Bill, Blackberney's back and he's looking for you. Watch out for him.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Who's it from?

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Doesn't say.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

All right. So somebody wants to want you to know that Black Barney's back. What are we supposed to do about. Who's Black Barney?

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

You ought to remember him, Jingles. He came mighty close to killing both of us before we captured him.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Black Barney? Oh, yeah, I remember. He was a bank robber.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

He robbed banks, trained stage coaches, anything, see?

[Pedro the Poet]

And he had a bad habit of shooting people very, very dead. Yeah.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

How can I forget him, Bill? I thought the judge sent him up to the federal prison for 20 years.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

He did. Guess he got out somehow and now he's looking for us.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Looks like Black Barney found you, Bill.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

There he is up there on that rocky hill.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Jingles, that's a long shot for a six gun.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Hand me that rifle. I'll make him pull his head in.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

That'll give him something to think about, senor, while.

[Pedro the Poet]

Bill, I think Pedro and Rosinante will go away someplace where there are not so many bullets. Get up, Chakita.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Hey, wait a minute, Pedro.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Let him go, Jingle.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

But, Bill, I got a lot of questions to ask him.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Ask him later. Let's go dig that bushwhacker out of those rocks, Bill.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Hickok, that dry gulcher's got a rock to hide behind and a rifle in his hand. I ain't gonna ride right up to him and ask him if he thinks it's a nice day.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

All right, then. Stay here. Get around there, Buckshot.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Hey, wait for me, Bill. Come on, Joker. Hurry up.

Bill. Why ain't he shooting at us?

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

I don't know. Maybe he changed his mind. Maybe he gave up and left.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Or maybe he just wait until we get close enough so he can get us for sure.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Slow down that buckjuck.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Slow. Oh, easy, Joker. Let's poke into these rocks kind of slow.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Like now, right about here that those shots came from.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Yeah, I didn't see anybody high tailing it away.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Keep your eyes open.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

They're open wide. Bill, look.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

All right, get your hands up.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

He's just sitting there with his back against a rock. Bill said get your hands up.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Never mind Jingles. But Bill, he can't hear you jingle.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Why not?

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Because he's dead.

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[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

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[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

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[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

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[Pedro the Poet]

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[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

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Wild Bill, Hickok and Jingles found themselves deep in mystery from the moment they met Pedro the poet. He told them they would find someone dead. And sure enough, that's exactly what they found when they started after the man who'd fired on them from ambush.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

You sure he's dead, Bill?

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Sure looks like it from here. Climb down, take a look.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Yeah.

He'S dead all right. He looks kind of familiar.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

He should. Jingles. That's Black Barney.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

What? Well, dog gone, if it isn't you. Suppose you got him with that one rifle shot?

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Nope. He was dead before I ever fired that shot.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

How'd you figure that?

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

He's been shot twice with a.45 from close up. See those potter marks?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Yeah, I see him. Well, it's a sense you didn't do that. But who did?

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Probably the same Jasper that threw the shots at us.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Hey, that's right. Now he's still prowling around in these rocks somewhere. Bill, let's get out of here.

[Narrator / Kellogg's Announcer]

All right.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Let's go look for Pedro and his rolling house.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Fine, but why the sudden interest in Pedro? A few minutes ago you said let him go.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Well, now that Black Barney's dead, I think Pedro may know more than he's told us.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

That's right. That silly poem of his said we'd find somebody dead.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Uh huh. And maybe Pedro can tell us a little bit more. Get up there, Buckshot.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Get along, joker. Now let's go find Pedro. Bill, I think I can make up poetry too.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Why don't you try it, Jingle.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Well now, how's this? This Pedro Jasper knows a lot and what he knows might get us shot.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

That is a pretty good poem.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

No, there's more, Bill. And if he keeps on being cute, I think I'll bust him in the snoop.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Now take it easy, partner. At least until we find out whose side Pedro's on. Might be a big help to us, you know.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Oh yeah, that's right. Well, let's catch up with him and find out. I'm getting downright befuddled by this whole thing.

There he is, Bill. There's that silly wagon or house or whatever it is.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Move out, buckshot.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Bill, look. There's two saddle horses tied onto the wagon and trotting behind.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Yeah, Peter didn't have those when we left him. You suppose he's a horse thief? As well as a poet.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Oh, I don't know what to think about him. He sure ain't like anybody I ever met before.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Something's wrong, Jingles. Pedro isn't driving.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

No, Ian. Who are those two gents, anyhow?

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

I don't know.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Hold up a minute. I want to talk to you.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

What's the idea, stranger? What are you stopping us for? I'd just like to know how come you're driving this rig.

[Narrator / Kellogg's Announcer]

That seems like a silly question. We're driving because we want to go somewhere.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Now, don't go getting smart with us. Where's Pedro?

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Pedro who?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Pedro who? The poet, that's who.

[Narrator / Kellogg's Announcer]

These jokers sound like they're loco, eh?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Don't you call me no joker. That's my horse's name. And don't call me loco neither.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Suppose you tell us just where you got this wagon. Suppose you just stop asking questions. It's none of your dad bang business where we got this wagon, where we're going or what happened to somebody named Pedro. I'll get those nags out of my way before I blast them.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Bill again.

And you too, ugly face. Keep those hands up just like they are. Wild Bill might do the same thing to you.

[Narrator / Kellogg's Announcer]

I ain't arguing with nobody that control like that. Say, you call him Wild Bill, not Wild Bill Hicker?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Yeah, he sure is. And I'm jingle.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Quit trying to fool him, Carp. We know who they are. Well, now that you know, how about some answers? Where'd you get this rig? And where's Pedro? We bought this rig. Bought it from some Jasper we met down the road.

[Narrator / Kellogg's Announcer]

Yeah, that's it.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

I don't believe it.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

I don't either, Jingles. I don't believe any of it. Now, just a minute.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Just a minute, nothing. Something's fishy around here and we're gonna find out what it is.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Climb down over there so I can keep an eye on you. Jingles, you go inside and look around.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Sure, Bill.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Hey, Cock, I warn you.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

You're a fine one to warn anybody. Bill busted your gun into 10 pieces. And your friend Carp here is losing his right now. Now give me back Tickety.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

All right, Jingles. I got him covered. Go on in.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Just like going in a house. Maybe I ought to wipe my feet and knock on the door. Well, ain't that cute? A bed and a little kitchen. Curtains on the windows. I'll open the window, then I can talk to Bill better. How do you do, Bill?

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Hi, partner. What's in there?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Oh, everything. Tables, chairs, food on the stove.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

I Don't care about that. Any sign of Pedro?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Oh, I forgot to look. No, I don't see him. There's a closet over in the corner. I'll look there.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

All right, but hurry it up.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Hey, Bill.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

What'd you find?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

The whole table's full of money.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

What?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Step up on the wheel and look through the window.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

By golly, you're right. Those are express company money bags. Now, Clark, let him have it.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Okay. Hey, you can't do that to Bill. Get the horses. I'll get those coyotes if I can move Bill out of the window. Hey, open that door.

Locked from the outside. I'll just have to busted them.

Whoa. Whoa, mule. Whoa, Rosie. And oh, Rosie. Whoa. Whoa, you long eared jughead. Whoa. Now that's better.

Now those coyotes are probably out of range.

Just what I thought. Well, I gotta see how bad Bill's hurt first.

Bill. Bill, wake up. Bill. Doggone it. He must be hurt real bad. Bill. Say something to me, partner. Doggone those salamanders. I'll catch him for this if I have to ride day and night for the next 20.

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With Wild Bill lying unconscious on the ground, Jingles went into action. While the escaping bad men disappeared down the road, Jingles tried his best to rouse his partner.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Bill. Wake up and talk to me, partner. Joker, come over here. Want my canteen? I'll try a little water on him.

Hey, take it easy, Bill.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Oh, Jingle. What?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Hit a big fist right behind the ear. Then I think somebody bounced a rock off your head.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Feels like I got hit by a train.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Those two wild hoots like you when you look in the window.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Oh, yeah, yeah. Remember you were showing me the money?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Yeah. Where do you suppose all that money came from?

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

You saw those express company bags. Must be hold up money. Yeah. Help me up. Let's take it.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

No, no. You just take it easy, Bill.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

All right. All right. Just a little wobbly now.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Give me your arm, Bill. There you are. Feel okay?

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Yeah, yeah. I'll be all right. Let's go inside and have a look.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

I have to fix up this door for Pedro. Sort of busted it getting out.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

You sure did. Looks like you'll have to make Pedro a new one.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

You see, there's all the money in the bags and no sign of Pedro.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

What's that door?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Oh, yeah, yeah. Looks like a closet. I was just about to take a peek in there when things started happening around here and.

Bill.

Pedro. And he's dead.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

No, no, he's not, Jingle. He's tied up tight. He's got a gag stuffed in his mouth. Come on, cut him loose.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Oh, yeah. Now. Now where's my knife? Where's my. Oh, yeah.

There you are.

[Pedro the Poet]

Pedros Los.

Angele.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Talk American, Pedro. I can't understand you.

[Pedro the Poet]

Oh, those dogs, what they did to me. Someday I fix them good.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

If I don't catch him first.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Who are those gents anyhow, Pedro?

[Pedro the Poet]

They were Black Barney's partners. They helped him hold up the express office and steal all this money.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

But we found Black Barney dead.

[Pedro the Poet]

I know.

[Narrator / Kellogg's Announcer]

No.

[Pedro the Poet]

This man Wade is the one who killed him. And he is the one who shot at you when you stopped my wagon.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Oh, Bill, I'm all confused. I don't know what he's talking about.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

I think I do. Jingles. Pedro, you turn this house wagon yours around and let's start back to town. You can tell us about it on the way.

[Pedro the Poet]

That is a good idea. But you stay with me while Bill. This man might come back and try to steal the money again.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

We'll stay right in the wagon with you, Pedro. Buckshot and Joker can trail along behind.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Pedro. How come you know all about this?

[Pedro the Poet]

Because these hombres have been hiding in my wagon ever since they made the big robbery.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

That's what I thought. One of them was hiding in the wagon even when you talked to us the first time. That's why you gave me the note. And that's what your poem was about.

[Pedro the Poet]

See? See? You are a very smart man, senor. What now, Rosinante? Turn around, chiquita mia.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

So that's a mule's name. I couldn't think of it when I was trying to get her stalked.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Come on, Buckshot. Jokers string along behind us.

[Pedro the Poet]

Your horses are very smart too.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Yeah, Bill and the horses are real smart. I'm a little bit stupid. Now tell me some more about all this business, Pedro.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

The bandits just hid out in his wagon, Jingles. They kept a gun pointed at Pedro so he wouldn't get them away. And figured he'd take them and the money out of the country.

[Pedro the Poet]

See, that is it exactly.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

But how Black Barney get killed?

[Pedro the Poet]

When we first saw you coming down the trail, Black Barney grabbed the money and tried to get away. The hombre named Wade took the horses and went after him.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

And that left Karp inside the wagon to see that you didn't tell us anything.

[Pedro the Poet]

You see, and when he heard what I did tell you, he tied me up and put me in the closet.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Well, who shot it? Us.

[Pedro the Poet]

That was Wade. After he killed Black Barney and got the money back. He shot at you from the rocks?

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

And when we chased him, he just circled around and came back to the wedding Or.

[Pedro the Poet]

Very simple.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Yeah, and we're very simple Too. The whole gang got away from us twice. Can I use your kitchen painter?

[Pedro the Poet]

But of course. Help yourself.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

I just want to fix a little snack to sort of stimulate me while I think this thing over.

Yeah, we're getting pretty close to town, Bill.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Yeah, I was hoping those coyotes would make a play to get the money back. Somewhere along the trail we got their six guns, remember? Sure, but they've still got the rivals that were on their saddles.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Hey, that's right.

[Pedro the Poet]

You see? And they shoot very, very good too.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Hey, I'll bet that's them.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

They're coming from behind us, Jingles.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Yeah, and they're really pounding leather.

There goes one of your windows, Pedro.

[Pedro the Poet]

Never mind the window. Watch out for your head.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Oh. Oh, yeah.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Lean on that side. I'll take this side.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Jingles, this will be the first gun battle I ever fought off a front porch while the house was moving.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Let them get closer, then show them we mean business.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

I'll dump them out of their saddles. That's how I'll show them.

All right. They're close enough, Bill. That last one took a couple of shingles off the roof.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

All right, stop the wagon, Pedro.

[Pedro the Poet]

Oh, Rosinante.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Oh, enough now.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Jingle.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

That's knocked him down. All right, close in on them, genius.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Just leave those rifles on the ground and lie real still.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

All right, all right. We both got slugs in us. We're through.

[Narrator / Kellogg's Announcer]

Wait. I told you you were local to.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Try to storm that wagon.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Oh, shut up. It was worth it if we got the money back.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

It won't be worth it when you're spending all that time in prison. Now get up and move along to the wagon. I'll patch up these bullet holes you've got and we'll take you to town and let the sheriff have you.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Pedro told us the whole story, Wade. Looks like we won't have any trouble getting you convicted.

[Narrator / Kellogg's Announcer]

That crazy little poet.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

I should have finished him off.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Well, well, well.

[Pedro the Poet]

Look at the big bad man.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Keep quiet.

[Pedro the Poet]

The desperados rob and kill and then comes Jingles and wire Bill. And sure enough, it never failed. The bad men always go to jail.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

That's a real good poem. I'll have to remember that one. But I can make up poems too, Pedro.

[Pedro the Poet]

You can, Senor Jingo?

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

I sure can. Listen to this. I'm sure not having any fun standing out here in the sun in Pedro's house. Let's find a seat and have ourselves a bite to eat.

[Narrator / Kellogg's Announcer]

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

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

Devine that's our Wild Bill Hickok story for today, folks. Andy and I'll be back again on Monday.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

Right you are guy with a roaring six gun blazing in bullets at the Silver Bell.

[Jingles (Andy Devine)]

So long kids.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

See you Monday.

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Kellogg's, the Greatest name in Serials has brought you another exciting story of Wild Bill Hickok starring Guy Madison and Andy Devine in person. Today's cast included Harry Bartel, Frank Gerstel, Hal Gerard and Dusty Walker. Our story was written and directed by Paul Pierce, music by Dick Arant. This is a David Hire production Transcribed in Hollywood now this is Charlie Lyon speaking for Kellogg's the Greatest Name in Cereals reminding you to listen again Monday, same time, same station for another adventure.

[Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison)]

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[Andrew Rines (Podcast Host)]

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