Stage Holdup Several Shot | Dr. Sixgun (11-28-54)

Summary

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Old Time Radio Westerns – "Stage Holdup Several Shot"

Show: Dr. Sixgun (Original air date: November 28, 1954)
Podcast Release: Dec 5, 2025
Host: Andrew Rhynes

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Episode Overview

This classic episode of Dr. Sixgun, brought to life with digital audio restoration, plunges listeners into the drama and danger of the Old West. A stagecoach holdup on the trail to Frenchman's Ford sets off a tense chain of events. Dr. Sixgun, frontier physician and gunslinger, finds himself kidnapped by outlaws, forced to operate on their injured leader, and narrowly escapes execution—thanks to quick thinking and loyal friends. The story explores themes of justice, morality, and the constant struggle between lawmen and criminals on the frontier.

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Key Discussion Points & Story Breakdown

1. The Stage Holdup and Its Aftermath (03:11–08:17)

• Opening Scene:
  • Pablo, the peddler and narrator, introduces the story as the overland stage rattles along the trail to Frenchman’s Ford (03:11).
  • The stage is ambushed: shots ring out, the guard and driver Charlie Thomas are killed, and Pablo is forced to take the reins.
  • The stage is carrying a $15,000 Army payroll, making it a prime target for bandits (05:27).
• Arrival in Town:
  • Doc Sixgun is summoned to tend the wounded, but it's too late for the driver, Jim.
  • In his final moments, Jim identifies one of the robbers: "Jeb Oliver. I know the way he rides..." (07:51).

2. A Night of Reflection and a Fateful Call (08:33–10:43)

• Chess and Knife Games:
  • Doc Sixgun and Pablo relax with chess and banter, reflecting on the day’s tragedy.
  • Memorable quip from Pablo’s talking bird, Midnight: "Checkmate. Bird's right, Pablo. It is checkmate." (08:39).
• A Strange Request:
  • A cowboy from the Crazy Y ranch arrives, claiming a ranch hand is badly hurt and asks for Doc’s help.
  • Despite exhaustion, Doc agrees to ride out, demonstrating his dedication: "If it's a compound break, I better get out there before gangrene sets in." (10:19).

3. The Trap Is Sprung – Dr. Sixgun Kidnapped (10:43–14:18)

• Red Flags on the Trail:
  • En route, Doc notices inconsistencies in the cowboy’s story and the trail.
  • The ruse revealed: "You aren't from the Crazy Y... Your gun. Pull out of that holster with one thumb and one finger." (11:32).
  • Doc is forced at gunpoint to a remote outlaw hideaway.

4. Face-to-Face with Jeb Oliver (14:11–17:02)

• Doc’s Dilemma:
  • Jeb Oliver, stagecoach bandit and known outlaw, is gravely injured from the hold-up.
  • Doc torn between his oath and the fact that Oliver is a murderer: "I'm a doctor. My business to keep men from dying. Any man. Even if it is a rotten murdering snake like you." (15:23).
  • The threat is clear: "Doc, if I die, so do you." (16:43).

5. High-Stakes Surgery and Outlaw Confessions (18:43–21:41)

• Bullet Extraction:
  • Under gunpoint, Doc operates on Jeb. The scene is tense, mixing dark humor and grim frontier honesty:
    • Jeb: "You know, doc, it'd be funny if I went like this. Real funny. I fit through the whole war. First with the Union, then with the south. Whichever paid." (19:30)
    • Doc: "You're lucky, Oliver. When they finally get around to hanging you, the rope will probably break." (21:07)
  • Jeb survives the procedure, but remains bedridden.

6. Betrayal Among Thieves – Cantrell’s Turn (22:09–24:42)

• Cantrell, Oliver’s Ruthless Lieutenant:
  • Sensing Jeb is vulnerable, Cantrell turns on his leader: "Just think about all the times you had me fetch and carry... I'm going to take care of your patient for you." (24:00)
  • Cantrell murders Jeb despite Doc's protests, pinning the blame on Doc Sixgun.

7. Doc Sentenced to Hang (26:40–29:13)

• The Outlaw’s Justice:
  • Cantrell, bent on tying up loose ends, organizes a lynch mob of outlaws to hang Doc for allegedly "killing" Jeb.
  • The tension peaks as the noose is placed: "All right, Doc, got any last words?" (29:11)

8. A Daring Rescue (29:18–31:09)

• Pablo’s Intervention:
  • The rope snaps at the crucial moment. Pablo’s expert knife-throwing cuts the line, saving Doc in the nick of time.
  • Reveal: "It was my knife that cut the rope in two. Pablo, I owe you five dollars." (30:10)
• Escape and Aftermath:
  • Pablo and Doc hastily flee as a posse closes in; the outlaws are presumably captured or scattered.
  • Pablo jokes about their escape: "I'm glad your knife-throwing is better than your chess." (31:22)

9. The Frontier Doctor Returns to His Calling (31:22–31:52)

• Duty Calls:
  • Despite his ordeal, Doc presses on: "No, no. I've got that kid to take care of. The one with scarlet fever." (31:41)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On the Outlaw Life:

  • Jeb Oliver: "I fit through the whole war. First with the Union, then with the south. Whichever paid." (19:30)
  • Jeb Oliver (bitterly): "Look where it got Jesse. Him shot in the back by Bob Ford. And me gunned down by some fat, cross eyed stage guard." (20:21)

• Doc’s Oath and Irony:

  • Doc Sixgun: "I'm a doctor. My business to keep men from dying. Any man. Even if it is a rotten murdering snake like you." (15:23)
  • Doc Sixgun: "You're lucky, Oliver. When they finally get around to hanging you, the rope will probably break." (21:07)
  • Doc Sixgun (after saving Jeb): "That's something I'll have to apologize to myself for." (21:54)

• Pablo’s Heroics:

  • Pablo: "It was my knife that cut the rope in two." (30:10)
  • Doc: "Pablo, I owe you five dollars." (30:11)
  • Pablo: "I'm glad your knife-throwing is better than your chess." (31:22)

• Pablo’s Narration, Coloring the Western Setting:

  • "Along the trail west from the railhead to Frenchman's Ford, the overland stage rattled along, swaying like the senorita dancing with a rose in her feet." (04:13)

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Key Timestamps

• 03:11 – Pablo sets the scene; Stagecoach ride and holdup
• 07:51 – Jim the driver dies, identifying Jeb Oliver as the bandit
• 10:19 – Doc is summoned to tend a supposed injury
• 11:32 – Doc is kidnapped by a disguised outlaw
• 14:25 – Doc confronts Jeb Oliver at the gang hideout
• 18:43 – Doc prepares to operate on Jeb under threat
• 21:07 – Doc saves Jeb's life
• 24:00 – Cantrell murders Jeb, blames Doc
• 29:11 – Doc nearly hanged by the outlaws
• 30:10 – Pablo cuts Doc free in a dramatic rescue
• 31:41 – Doc resumes his mission to treat the sick at Mesa Verde

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Tone and Style

The story blends classic Western toughness with sly humor—Pablo’s narration provides warmth and color, Midnight the raven adds comic relief, and Doc Sixgun’s steadfast morality gives the show its heart. The dialogue is brisk, witty, and underscored by the ever-present threat of violence in the lawless frontier.

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Summary

This episode of Dr. Sixgun encapsulates the spirit of radio’s Golden Age Westerns: danger, derring-do, moral dilemmas, and colorful characters. Through digitally restored sound, listeners are transported to a vivid, perilous frontier, where courage, justice, and friendship are the only defenses against chaos.

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Across the rugged Indian territory rides a tall young man on a mission of mercy. His medical bag strapped on one hip, his six shooter on the other. This is Dr. Six Gun.

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I am Pablo, a wanderer, a man of many journeys in far distances. All right, to be honest, a peddler. But no ordinary peddler. In my pack I have the finest lace from Spain, knives as Sharp as a woman's tongue. And my friend was Doc Six gun. Of that I am most proud. Ah. Remember me? Could I forget this one? This black raven. Midnight. Midnight. It is true, he talks, though what he says does not have much wisdom. But he is only a bird, so I forgive him. Ah. The stage. The stage. Oh, thank you, my friend. He reminds me that our story began with the overland stagecoach from the railhead to Frenchman's Fort.

I was traveling back from purchasing my latest shipment of rare Spanish liquor which is manufactured by an Irish family in Philadelphia. Along the trail west from the railhead to Frenchman's Ford, the overland stage rattled along swaying like the senorita dancing with a rose in her feet. High on the box, the driver pounced, the reins slack in his hand. The guard was dreaming of beer, cool beer with foam, his carbine wedged between his knees. The. The sun beat down and the cloud of dust kicked up by the horses hung on the still air. I was down in the coach with Midnight when it started. What the. Hey, Charlie, that was a shot. Yeah. High up there. Come on, boy. Hey, up there. What's happened? Hold up. You got a gun? I got several. Well, use them. Can't catch nothing from the top of this. Ha, ha. I think you got one way up there. Up there?

Ain't no use, Charlie. They're gonna write us down. Shoot for the horse.

And I got Jim. Hey, peddler, get up here and take the reins. All right, I'm coming. I told them they ought to send a squad of troopers with this shipment. What do we carry against this? Attention. Calling out my laces and knives. Money. 15,000 in greenbacks, save for Army B. 15,000. Where's that whip? Come on. Gee up there. Gee up there. I find a shoe in the bucket tomorrow. Look out. Here they come.

Hold on, my friend. Hold tight. Midnight, my friend. Hey, you. You pull up that stage before I blow you off the box. Whoa.

Midnight. Only a fool will ignore a man with a pistol at his head. A fool or a hero, I ain't bothered. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Hey, peddler, what are you doing? Driving the stage. Where's Doc Six? Gordon. Hey, what's happened to Charlie Thomas? He's dead. Charlie Thomas. He's dead. One of you men run for Doc Six? What happened? Hold up. There are two dead ones in this patch. If someone does not hurry for doc, there will be at least three. The driver is dying. Oh, Jim. Yes. Oh, my. Oh, here's a doc now. Doc, look here, Pablo. Seems to be the truck. This way, Doc. Where is he? Inside. All right, you, man, stand back. Stand back. His horse bad, I think. Give me a hand. Easy, easy. Put him down now. Easy.

Shorty, run to the saloon and bring the top off a dice table to carry him on.

All right, Jim. Just take it easy. He has played much. Doc. Doc. I'm here, Jim. Lottie. She's due in a month, ain't she? Sure, Jim. I'll take care of her. Don't worry. Yeah, you. You take care of her for me, Doc.

Jim, you know who held up the stage? They were masked, Doc. I saw them. I know Jeb. Jeb Oliver. I know the way he rides. Oh.

Stiff like a. Like an Easterner. Jeb Oliver. His gang.

Tell the boys not to bother breaking up the dice game for the tabletop. He's dead.

Well, Pablo, you gonna move that queen or do you figure sitting on it till it hatches?

Doc, you have an idea? That is what I need to win this chess game. A litter of baby pawns. Oh, quiet, Midnight. Who's playing this game? You or I? Checkmate. Bird's right, Pablo. It is checkmate. Oh, it's about time to blow out the lamp and get to bed. I got a case of scarlet fever up on Mesa Verde. Gotta get started early in the morning. Who? One more game, Doug. Just one more. You've beaten me three games already tonight. Double or nothing for $5. I'm tired of chess. Well, anything else then? Cards, maybe with your deck.

A game of skill. Knife throwing, Doc. Double or nothing. I can throw a knife and hit the ace of spades from 20ft. It's late, Pablo. Some other time.

Not even blindfolded. I'm going to. Oh. Who's that? Can't be Jim Henry's wife. She isn't due for another month. Tell him to go away. No, no. It might be something serious.

Yes, Doc. Doc. Six gun. Yes, what is it? I'm from the Crazy Y out past Arroyo Grande. What's the trouble? One of the hands, Art Laramie, he had this longhorn at the end of his rope and the saddle girth busted. Spun him right under. Hurt bad? Legs busted, I think. Anyways, he couldn't get up. Remuda boss told me to ride into town and fetch you out. Couldn't you go in the morning, Doc? No. If it's a compound break, I better get out there before gangrene sets in. Pablo, will you saddle Sage for me? I'll meet you around front in five minutes. Quick as you can sneeze, Doc. Thanks, Doc. Thanks. You better get Some sleep, cowboy. It's a long ride in from the Crazy y nigh. Better ride back with you. Doc trails out. There's a rock slide through the Aurora. Grandia. I have to lead you around through the hills. It's mighty rough country in the dark.

There's the Royal Grandy up ahead. Boys will be sure glad to see you. Duck. How come a top hand like Art Laramy climbed on a bron with a loose saddle? Girl just give way, that's all. Could have heard the snap clear out the north range. We turn this way, Doc. I'll say up into the hills. I told you the Arroyo Grande trail is out. I don't see any rock slide. It's there in the shadows. Come on, Doc. This way. Wait a minute. I know this country. There's no trail past the arroyo up there. That's the way we're going. Doc. What are you doing? Doc? Hand me that gun of yours. Listen, I haven't got time for. I ain't fooling, Doc. Your gun. Pull out of that holster with one thumb and one finger. I don't get this. I hand it over by the barrel.

Now the other one. What other one? That snub nosed derringer you carry in your bag.

You aren't from the crazy. Yeah, that's better.

Now right ahead of me. Where are we going? Never you mind. Just get moving. Come on. Say.

Listen, I've got patients I have to see in the morning. Keep riding, Doug. There's a little kid out at the blanket camp. She's got scarlet fever. Now that's too bad. Where are you taking me? Why don't you shut up, Doc, and ride? I can see you right clear in the moonlight. And I got a steady hand with a six gun, too.

Hello, Sage. What's the matter, Doc? I gotta dismount my horse. He's. He's picked up a stone. All right, go ahead.

Don't look like he favors any foot. Just left hind foot. Come on, boy. Hurry up, Doc. Ah, here it is. Ho. Ho. Stand now. Stand. Hey, you. Hold him for me. Will you Tend this. All right, Doc. Hand me up the reins. Here you are.

Why? You better give me that gun, Rat. Call me up to the gun.

You want it? Here it is.

Okay, Doc. On your feet. Come on, get up.

Now climb back on that horse. Stand tight.

Ride 10ft ahead of me and if you so much as turn around, I'll plant a slug of lead right between your shoulder blades. Come on.

Who's there? Who do you think?

You bring him? Sure. Climb down Doc. Now what's the idea? This way, Doc. Take care of the horses. This way. What did you bring me up here for? I'm a doctor. I know you're a doctor.

Get inside.

Here he is. Bring him over here where I can see him.

Yeah, that's him, Doc. Six gun. You're Jeb Oliver. Yep. You heard him. Me. The Overland stage came into Frenchman's Ford this afternoon carrying three corpses. Driver said you and your gang held him up. He got that much out before he died. Listen, Doc, I ain't got no time for talking. I. I took one of them slugs from that stage right here.

I'll bring that lantern over. I want you to fix me up. Doc. Open your shirt, you. I said bring that lantern over. Now listen. You go ahead. Cancer. Too bad that guard didn't shoot straighter.

Who put this dirty rag over here? There's the lantern. Hold it down.

Let me see. Now. Take it easy, Doc. Mm.

You know Jim Potter, the driver? Had a wife, three children. Near four. What is it, Doc? How bad is it? A half inch higher, Jeb, and we could have saved the territory. 18 foot of rope. Am I gonna die? I don't know. I have to get that bullet out. Well, it's close to your heart. Got the probe. Listen, doc, you get that bullet out. I'll try Cantrell here. He's gonna have a bead on you. Doc, something happens to me. Listen, Oliver, I'm a doctor. My business to keep men from dying. Any man. Even if it is a rotten murdering snake like you. You shut up. You can't go out. You shut up. Cancel. You don't understand. A man like the doc here. I'll need boiling water and some clean rags. Doc, you fix me up and I'll pay you good. Oliver, I wouldn't take a copper penny from you. Sure, Doc, sure. I understand. But you fix me up.

Won'T you?

You won't let me die.

Not if I can help it. I figured that. But just the same. Cantrell. Yeah, Jeb? Keep your gun out. Don't be afraid to use it. Doc, if I die, so do you.

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Now listen to me, Oliver. I've given you as much laudanum as I can. You understand? Yeah. It's still gonna hurt when I go after that slug. If you move, you'll die. You wanna call a couple of your pack rats to hold you down? I ain't gonna need nobody to hold me down. Go ahead, Doc. Get that gun out of my way, Cantrell. I ain't moving this. I ain't taking no chances. I'm gonna have to probe within a half inch of Oliver's heart yet. You wouldn't want me nervous, would you? Move back, Cantrell.

It's better. All right, here we go. It won't be so bad at first.

You know, doc, it'd be funny if I went like this. Real funny. I fit through the whole war. First with the Union, then with the south. Whichever paid.

Yeah, I've been shot at, knifed. Came close to being hanged back in Missouri following Jesse. You rode with the James boys a spell. They threw me out. Frank said I was too sinful. They was pious men. The Jameses didn't hold with swearing and killing. All right.

Hold it now. Oliver.

Look where it got Jesse. Him shot in the back by Bob Ford. And me gunned down by some fat, cross eyed stage guard.

Get that light closer. Cantrell, what are you doing? What are you doing? What happened to Jeb? He fainted. There. There it is. There it Is right next to the heart.

He's coming too.

Well, here it is, Oliver. The bullets. How about it, doc? Will I live? You're lucky, Oliver. When they finally get around to hanging you, the rope will probably break. I'm bandaging the wound now. If you stay in one place, you'll be all right. I can't ride. Right. Listen, Oliver, if you so much as sit up in the next couple of days, you'll start hemorrhaging. You'll bleed to death. You understand? Sure, sure. Thanks, doc. You saved my life, Oliver. For the rest of my life, that's something I'll have to apologize to myself for. If I could, I'd take you in right now to hang. That's all right, doc. I understand. We're professional men, you and me. I understand. He's all better, doc. Jeb ain't gonna die. You heard me. Now get my horse saddled. You ain't going nowhere, doc. I pulled that bullet out of your rotten heart, Oliver. That's all I want to do with you.

Doc. I'll make a deal with you. Will you promise not to lead the marshal back up here? I will not. Now, doc, you want to get away, don't you? To see that kid with scarlet fever and all those sick people in Frenchman's Ford? Why, they're dependent on you. You want to get back to all them people, don't you, doc?

All right, Oliver. I'll give you five days. By then, you can ride enough to get away. That's fair. Document. Cantrell, saddle his horse. Cantrell, I said. I heard you, Jim. Get Doc's horse. Doc, you say he ain't gonna die? Nope. Not if that bandage stays on and he doesn't hemorrhage. Yeah, that's what I figured. Stand over there, doc, but back away from him. Cancel. I told you, I just wanna make sure somebody takes real good care of you. Jeb, you was to move sudden, it wouldn't be healthy for you. What is? Get away from him. Now, don't you worry, Doc. I'm Jeb's best friend. His best friend. Ain't I, Jeb? Cantrell, what are you doing? Now, don't you threaten on Jeb. I'm gonna take good care of you. Real good care. Get away from him, Cantrell. He can't I. Get back, Doc. I still got a gun on you, Cantrell. Whatever else Jeb may be, he's my patient. I don't know what you've got in mind, doc. I got $15,000 in federal currency in mind. I got it in mind that Jeb here ain't gonna be able to ride for maybe a week. We're sitting ducks here for any fumble foot lawman out of Frenchman's four. Cantrell, you're crazy. Keep back, Doc.

All right, Jeb, you rest easy.

Just think about all the times you had me fetch and carry. The time you knocked me down and kicked me in front of all the boys. I'm telling you, he can't be moved. Is that a fact? I. Hold still, Dark. Hold.

You know, he looks to me like he might take a sudden turn for the worse. Can share you, lobo. Down. Save your strength, chap. Save your strength. There's gonna be one man riding at the head of this outfit now. Now, stand back, Doc. I'm going to take care of your patient for you.

Well, Doc, you rotten, murdering. No good. He's dead, huh? Well, that's too bad, Doc. That's real bad.

Spanish is a loving tongue soft as music sweetly played. Twas a girl I learned it from a living dancer Nor away. I don't look much like a lover. You bet. All right, all right. Bird of ill omen. So Pablo is not handsome. Do you have to say so? In the house of the man who has been hanged, you do not mention the rope. Ah, you bet. Hey, Pedler.

Pedler. Where you heading? The Crazy Y, senor. I'll ride with you, if you don't mind. Why not? Even in the grave, a man likes company. Well, peddler, you won't do much business at the Crazy Y. Boys don't get paid till the end of the month. There ain't so much as a Mexican dollar in the whole spread, my friend. I travel without portfolio. I follow my friend Doc. Six gun Doc. Is he at the Crazy Y last night? He was called. One of the vaqueros had broken a leg. Oh, yeah? It's too bad. I ride for the Crazy Y. Only I've been out in the territory rounding up mustangs for breaking. Must be one of my buddies. Maybe you hear tell which whitey got throwed? Some fellow named Art Laramie. Laramie. Now that sure is right strange. What? Strange that doesn't a week go by without some crazy cowboy breaks an arm or a head or a leg? No, that ain't it. It's just that I. Mark Laramie.

Don't move, Doc. I still got a bead on you, Cantrell, if I ever get a chance. You ain't gonna get a chance, Doc. Jeb left orders that if he didn't come through the boys was to see that you ended up on that cottonwood, the end of an 18 foot manila necktie. I didn't kill him. Well, the boys are very simple, Doc. Main educated. All they'll know is Jeb bled to death when you was working on him. So is the next in line. It'll be up to me to see that his dying wishes are carried out. Boys are very sentimental about dying wishes. Why don't you just shoot Cantrell and get it over with? Oh, we'll wait, Doc. First, we'll need a grave for Jeb here. Seeing as you killed him, I think it's only fitting that you dig it.

That's deep enough, Doc. Hey, pull him out of there. Come on, now, up. Get going for them.

I tell you, I didn't kill him. Cantrell did. You shouldn't have said that, Doc. Now, Cantrell and Jeb read together since the war. He pulled that bandage off. You can't cover up that way, Doc. You kill Jeb and the boys will see you hang for it.

What do we wait? All right, Cantrell. They aren't gonna believe me. Get it over with. Garth, break out your rope. I got a nice noose all ready for you, Doc. What? He bring his horse up. Doc, you're gonna take your last ride on your own horse. A nice short ride. We drop that noose around your neck, run it over to the cottonwood there, and then once across, your horse is romped with a quirt and. Never mind, Cantrell. I'm the coroner at Frenchman's Ford. I've made out death certificates after hanging. Well, maybe you'd like to make out your own in advance, eh? Here she goes. Over the limb.

Pull it up a little. We wouldn't want Doc's heels dragging on the ground. All right, Doc, hands behind you. Why don't you shoot, Cantrell? Oh, hanging. That's the way Jeb would have wanted it. That loosen up, Doc. Wouldn't want to stop the circulation in your wrists. Thanks. Give him a hand up, Garth. Go there safe, boy. Sand out. Get the knot under his ear, Cantrell. That's the way it's done. I seen it a couple of times in Dodge City. All right, Doc, got any last words?

All right.

Go ahead, G. Give him the quirk.

Hey, what happened? The rope, it broke. He. He's still riding. Get him. That rope didn't break. Look, up there on the limb. A knife. You cut it too clean. Get after him and kill the marshal. And the posse back here. Where are you? You ride down to the foot of the trail. Run out. A man can't ride far with his hands tied behind him. What are we doing? We find him, gun him down. We can't take no chances. I'll get far. Remember, he's the man that serves your.

Still there, Sage?

Got to get my hands untied.

Oh boy. Steady boys. Quiet now.

Hands.

Steady, Sage.

There. There. They're loose. Oh. There. Stand, Sage. Ah, Rope. Doc Pablo. You doubled back, eh? What happened? I should be swinging out there on the end of that rope, remember? I bet you $5 I could hit the Ace of Spades at 20ft. It was my knife that cut the rope in two. Pablo, I owe you five dollars. But how did you get here? Well, I met that Art Laramie. He walks pretty good for a man with a broken leg. I followed your path where you turned off the arroyo trail. I didn't know if you'd be able to. Why not? With the full moon, who else but Doc 6 gun would leave a white pill in the trail for every turn? We've got to get out of here. Cantrell and his men will be coming back. No, I don't think so.

There you here posse from the crazy white. I think the bad men have run into a neat ambush, Midnight. Ah, checkmate.

Well, I'm glad your knife throwing is better than your chest. Come on, we better ride. You come back to the crazy wire? No, no. I've got that kid to take care of. The one with scarlet fever. Oh, yes. I better get started up to the Mesa verd.

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