The Teacher | Have Gun Will Travel (01-25-59)

Summary

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Podcast Summary: The Teacher | Have Gun Will Travel (01-25-59)

Podcast: Old Time Radio Westerns
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Episode Air Date: January 25, 1959 (original) / Podcast Release: February 2, 2026
Main Cast: John Dehner (Paladin), Virginia Gregg (Ms. Molly Stanton), and ensemble

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Episode Overview

This episode of Have Gun Will Travel, titled "The Teacher," centers on a courageous schoolteacher, Ms. Molly Stanton, who faces increasing hostility for teaching the unvarnished truth about Civil War history in a small Western town. As tensions escalate—with threats to burn down the schoolhouse and violence looming—the gunslinger Paladin steps in, not for profit, but out of principle, to defend integrity, free thought, and the importance of education in the untamed frontier.

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Key Discussion Points & Events

1. Arrival and Setup in Wormsville

• [05:55] Paladin, after a fruitless trip to Nevada, passes through the fledgling town of Wormsville and encounters Morse Coffman, a boy barred from school.
• Morse explains that most pupils are kept home due to pressure from Jackson Breck, a powerful rancher incensed by Ms. Stanton’s truthful teachings about infamous outlaw Quantrill.
  • Quote:
    • Morse: “She says Quantrill’s men were thieves and murderers. Mr. Breck...said he’d burn down the school and ride her out of town if she didn’t stop teaching that way.” ([07:04])

2. Meeting with Ms. Stanton

• [08:41] Paladin visits Ms. Stanton to gauge her moral compass, pretending to challenge her curriculum.
  • She insists on "teaching the truth as it is, and not as you or Mr. Breck would like it to be." ([09:22])
  • Paladin reveals his support, saying, “Good for you, Ms. Stanton. I just wanted to see if you were telling both sides of the story.” ([09:43])
• Ms. Stanton laments her isolation, but Paladin offers his assistance, motivated by respect for her integrity as a teacher.

3. Rallying the Town

• [11:07]–[14:14]

  • Paladin canvasses the town, attempting to muster defense for the school and teacher.
  • Most townsfolk, cowed by Breck, refuse, rationalizing that the controversy isn’t their fight.

• Kaufman (Morse’s father) voices his reluctance, masking fear with supposed neutrality.

  • Paladin calls him out:
    • “You’re afraid of him...No one calls me a coward and walks away.” ([14:03, 14:11])
  • This confrontation plants the seed for later courage.

4. The Showdown

• [16:58]–[21:48]
  • Next morning, Ms. Stanton prepares the deserted school, questioning the worth of her fight. Paladin rallies her, and the appearance of one returning student restores hope.
  • Jackson Breck arrives with armed men to torch the school. Paladin, unarmed, stands off against them:
    • Quote:
      • “Any one of you who tries to put a torch to that building will die in his tracks. Now, who wants to be first?” ([01:46])
  • The moment turns when Jason, a previously intimidated local, stands up to Breck, protecting his daughter and threatening Breck’s gang.
  • Kaufman also arrives, emboldened by Paladin’s earlier provocation.
  • Together, townsfolk force Breck and his men to back down. Paladin’s returned gun symbolically unites the townspeople behind what is right.

5. Resolution and Reflection

• [22:21]–[23:10]
  • After the crisis, Kaufman thanks Paladin for spurring him to courage.
    • Paladin: “I never thought you were a coward...I knew you were afraid...that you’d fight for Jason here and his friends, and afterwards, they’d laugh at you for being a fool.” ([22:38])
    • Jason reflects on his misplaced pride and prejudice—“I was proud about all the wrong things. Like you having an accent, and me not.” ([22:54])
• Final Reflection: The children return to class, the community healed by standing together.

6. Epilogue: Paladin’s Return to San Francisco

• [23:28]–[24:53]
  • Paladin returns to the Carlton Hotel and is greeted by Hey Boy and a new guest, suggesting hope and new beginnings.
  • The episode ends with Paladin’s subtle romantic interlude—a nod to life continuing beyond the conflict.

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• On Truth in Teaching:
  • Ms. Stanton: “I will teach the truth as it is, and not as you or Mr. Breck would like it to be.” ([09:22])
• Defining the Fight:
  • Paladin: “This is a fight over whether a man named Breck will burn down a school and drive a woman out of the county for teaching.” ([13:15])
• The Power of Example:
  • Paladin to Mr. Caldwell: “Adults sometimes forget that children are learning all the time. Your Susan learns not only by what you tell her, but by the way you live. What do you suppose she’s learning right now?” ([11:50])
• Solidarity and Redemption:
  • Jason (aftermath): “When I saw Breck going after Susan, maybe that’s what helped me get things straight.” ([23:10])
• Paladin’s Purpose:
  • Paladin: “You’re a teacher. That makes you very special. Without teachers, every generation would have to start all over again, learning from the beginning. No, Ms. Stanton. You’re very much worth fighting over.” ([10:39])

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [05:55] — Paladin encounters Morse Coffman, the roots of the conflict
• [08:41] — Paladin’s first meeting with Ms. Stanton
• [11:07]–[14:14] — Paladin visits the townsfolk, including Kaufman
• [16:58] — Ms. Stanton and Paladin brace for confrontation, support appears
• [18:21] — Breck’s gang arrives; showdown unfolds
• [21:01] — Breck is challenged, unity among townspeople
• [23:28]–[24:44] — Paladin returns to San Francisco, reflective closure

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Episode Tone & Style

The episode balances classic Western adventure and drama with an earnest, sometimes philosophical tone. Paladin’s dialogue is dignified and quietly passionate, while the townspeople express anxiety and resignation that slowly transforms into confidence and dignity. Ms. Stanton is steadfast yet vulnerable, while Breck exudes blustering menace.

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Summary Takeaway

This restored classic “Have Gun Will Travel” showcases the enduring impact a principled individual or teacher can have in the face of fear and mob pressure. With a blend of thrilling gunplay and moral debate, the episode champions the necessity of truth, education, and standing up to intimidation. It’s a moving, action-packed tribute to frontier values that resonate today: courage, integrity, and the subtle, essential power of example.

Transcript

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[Andrew Rines (Host)]

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 Have Gun Will Travel Original air date is January 25, 1959 in this episode of school, teacher insists on teaching the truth, which almost gets the schoolhouse burned down. Title of this episode, the teacher. Hope you enjoy. And again, thanks for listening.

[Paladin]

Any one of you who tries to put a torch to that building will die in his tracks. Now, who wants to be first?

[Narrator]

Have gun will travel starring Mr. John dana as paladin. San Francisco, 1875. The Carlton Hotel. Headquarters of a man called Paladin.

[Isa]

Come in. Oh, here. There's Mr. Paladin. Whiskey.

[Paladin]

Whiskey.

[Isa]

Water, ice. You want something else?

[Paladin]

I want you to take this money over to the bank and deposit it for me.

[Isa]

Oh, Isa. O great deal of money, Misa Paladin.

[Paladin]

$5,000. Here's a deposit slip. Well?

[Isa]

Oh, all the time. I know you, Mr. Paladin. You have money.

[Paladin]

Money I earn, Isa. What?

[Isa]

So much money? You buy clothes, you live here, you pay for many things. You ever work and not earn money?

[Paladin]

I don't understand you.

[Isa]

I work and not earn money. Most people do the same thing.

[Paladin]

If it makes you feel any better, I've often worked and not been paid a dime.

[Isa]

Oh, it makes me feel better, But.

[Paladin]

I try not to make a habit of it.

[Isa]

Oh, I know, I know. Oh, well, I take this now. Oh. Oh. Wire for you from Nevada.

[Paladin]

Ah, let's see.

[Isa]

You send answer.

[Paladin]

Yeah. Yes. Tell him. Have gun will travel.

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[Paladin]

The trip to Nevada was for nothing. When I got there, my employer's problem had been settled. He'd been killed, and his killer had been hanged. So I turned around and started back for San Francisco. And that's how I happened to ride through Wormsville. Not really a town, just a single line of ragged buildings facing the open prairie, but trying to be a town. One of the buildings was a log cabin with a flagpole in front of it. Sitting by the side of the road, tracing figures in the dust with a willow branch, was a young boy. I stopped beside him.

[Morse Coffman]

Hello, mister.

[Paladin]

Hello, son. You're going to be late for school.

[Morse Coffman]

Ain't going.

[Paladin]

Oh, why not?

[Morse Coffman]

Not till they get rid of the school teacher.

[Paladin]

What'd she do nothing.

[Morse Coffman]

You don't like her, is that it, Ms. Stanton? I like her fine, but Pa says I can't go.

[Paladin]

Why does Pa say that? Boy?

[Morse Coffman]

On account of Mr. Brecht says it to him.

[Paladin]

Breck? Who is Mr. Breck?

[Morse Coffman]

He owns that big ranch over there. He don't like what Ms. Stanton was teaching about Quantrill.

[Paladin]

What was Ms. Stanton teaching about Quantrill?

[Morse Coffman]

She says quantrill's men were thieves and murderers. Mr. Brecht rode with quantrill in the war. Said he'd burn down the school and ride her out of town if she didn't stop teaching that way.

[Paladin]

So I take it miss stanton is still teaching that way, huh? Yep.

[Morse Coffman]

She's stirring up a fuss. Hardly anybody's going to school now.

[Paladin]

Well, it seems to me it's Mr. Breck who's stirring up the fuss. What's your name?

[Morse Coffman]

Morse Coffman, sir.

[Paladin]

Morse. My name is paladin. Can I sit down?

[Morse Coffman]

Sure.

[Paladin]

How do you feel about all this?

[Morse Coffman]

I. I don't know rightly, Mr. Paladin. Seems Ms. Stanton oughtn't to teach things that cause trouble.

[Paladin]

Let me ask you something, morse. Yes, sir. One and one make two. You believe that?

[Morse Coffman]

Sure.

[Paladin]

Supposing I didn't like the number two. Supposing I just as soon forget it and use 1 and 3 and 4 and so on, but never two. Then what?

[Morse Coffman]

Well, that'd be wrong, Mr. Paladin.

[Paladin]

Then maybe it's wrong to think that Ms. Stanton or any teacher could do a very good job by ignoring the facts of history, no matter how much they upset some people.

[Isa]

Maybe.

[Morse Coffman]

But Mr. Breck don't see it that way. He's too mean to think everybody does what he says.

[Paladin]

Except Ms. Stanton.

[Morse Coffman]

Except Ms. Stanton.

[Ms. Molly Stanton]

You wish to see me?

[Paladin]

Yes. May I speak to you alone, Ms. Stanton?

[Ms. Molly Stanton]

Ms. Grubb, will you kindly come up here and sit at my desk? The rest of you go right on with your reading. After you've finished page 18 in McGuffey, then you may work on your slates. This way, young man.

[Paladin]

Well, I'll get right to the point, Ms. Stanton. I don't like what you've been teaching about the jayhawkers.

[Ms. Molly Stanton]

The jayhawkers?

[Isa]

Kansas.

[Paladin]

Missouri patriots that organized the fight for the union on the border. I hear you've been teaching that they committed a good many vicious and unprincipled acts. Is that true?

[Ms. Molly Stanton]

Mr. Brecht doesn't want me to teach about quantrill and his atrocities. And now you, whoever you are, don't want me to teach of the Jayhawkers atrocities merely because they were on the union side. Young man, I will teach the truth as it is, and not as you or Mr. Brett would like it to be.

[Paladin]

Good for you, Ms. Stanton.

[Ms. Molly Stanton]

What?

[Paladin]

I just wanted to see if you were telling both sides of the story.

[Ms. Molly Stanton]

Who are you, mister?

[Paladin]

My name is paladin. Here's my card.

[Ms. Molly Stanton]

Well, I don't understand. Who hired you?

[Paladin]

No one's hired me.

[Ms. Molly Stanton]

I still don't understand, Mr. Paladin.

[Paladin]

Ms. Stanton, is anyone in this town on your side?

[Ms. Molly Stanton]

No, I'm afraid not. I used to have 18 pupils. You saw the handful in there. Tomorrow there'll be even less. Mr. Paladin, I can't pay you for anything.

[Paladin]

Oh, no. I don't want pain. Let's just say that this is something I want to do.

[Ms. Molly Stanton]

You don't know what you're getting into. Breck, all his gunmen.

[Paladin]

I've heard about him.

[Ms. Molly Stanton]

There isn't anyone who'll face up to him.

[Paladin]

If this is going to be settled by guns, you have at least one on your side.

[Ms. Molly Stanton]

Guns? Oh, Mr. Paladin, there must be no fighting. Not over me.

[Paladin]

You're a teacher. That makes you very special. Without teachers, every generation would have to start all over again, Learning from the beginning. No, Ms. Stanton. You're very much worth fighting over. You're a teacher.

[Ms. Molly Stanton]

Thank you, Mr. Paladin. I needed someone to say that. I really did.

[Paladin]

Molly stanton gave me a list of all of her students and where they lived. She did it with little hope that it would do any good, but with the same kind of determination with which she stood up and spoke the truth in her teaching. I could do no less than make use of the list.

[Narrator]

I told you, my Susan ain't going back to school until that teacher clears out. Now, we've been all over it.

[Paladin]

Then we'll go over it again. Now, where's your pride, Mr. Caldwell? If Breck threatened Susan's life with a gun, you'd be out there with your gun making a fight of it. But when he takes over a piece of her mind, you crawl into a hole.

[Narrator]

You get out of here.

[Paladin]

I'd be glad to leave if you'll do something about Breck.

[Narrator]

I'll do as I see fit. Now get out of my house.

[Paladin]

Mr. Caldwell, adults sometimes forget that children are learning all the time. Your susan learns not only by what you tell her, but by the way you live. What do you suppose she's learning right now?

[Ms. Molly Stanton]

Get out.

[Paladin]

Yes, sir. Good evening, Morris.

[Narrator]

Your father Home?

[Morse Coffman]

Or is it man who was at the school today?

[Paladin]

Pa. Mr. Paladin, may I come in? Mr. Kaufman, I'd like to talk to you.

[Isa]

Come on in. Oh, what do you want to talk about?

[Narrator]

The school.

[Paladin]

I've heard around town that tomorrow Breck's riding in to burn it down.

[Isa]

You want help, is that it?

[Paladin]

Yes. I'm asking the people to send valves for that help. Yeah.

[Isa]

How have you been doing?

[Narrator]

Poorly.

[Paladin]

I've been riding six hours tonight. Talking, arguing. Everyone's afraid of Breck. How about you? Would you help.

[Isa]

If I said no? Would you figure it's because I'm scared of Burke?

[Paladin]

Why else would you say no?

[Isa]

Might be I figure he's right.

[Paladin]

He isn't.

[Isa]

This fight is over Quantrill. What he was, what he done.

[Paladin]

Mr. Kaufman, you're wrong when you say this is a fight over Quantrill. It isn't. This is a fight over whether a man named Brett will burn down a school and drive a woman out of the county for teaching. Look, Mr. Kaufman, you hire a teacher. You see that she has the proper training and the right moral character for the job. Then you have to let her do that job. You hold her back. You tell her what to teach and what not to teach. She ends up teaching nothing.

[Morse Coffman]

All right, all right.

[Isa]

But that ain't my fight. Jason and them other folks in town don't like me. The way I talk, make fun of me. If everybody was to make a stand, I'd go along. But I don't see doing their fighting for them.

[Paladin]

But this is for yourself.

[Isa]

You have spoken your piece, Mr. Paladin. You've had my answer.

[Paladin]

But not once have you mentioned the real reason you won't stand up to Brecht.

[Isa]

How do you mean?

[Paladin]

You're afraid of him. Wait.

[Isa]

No one calls me a coward and walks away.

[Paladin]

Well, you just look me up at the school tomorrow if you want to finish this. Unless you'd rather shoot me in the back right now.

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[Paladin]

The next morning, Molly Stanton appeared at the school 15 minutes before class was scheduled to begin. She tidied her desk, made notes for the day, then stepped out into the yard and rang the bell. But there was no one to ring at four. No students, no parents.

[Ms. Molly Stanton]

There's our support, Mr. Paladin.

[Paladin]

Then we'll meet Brett by ourselves.

[Ms. Molly Stanton]

Why? What for? What am I fighting about? They're not my children. Those people don't care. Why should I?

[Paladin]

Because you do care. You care for the children, Your own integrity.

[Ms. Molly Stanton]

They just want their children here out from underfoot. I'm sorry I'm late, Ms. Stanton. Well, well, You've certainly been a stranger, Susan. Go on now. Get to your desk. You have two weeks work to catch up on.

[Paladin]

You see, Ms. Stanton, you were wrong. Somebody does care.

[Ms. Molly Stanton]

Mr. Paladin.

[Paladin]

Look, I see them.

[Ms. Molly Stanton]

I'll wait here with you.

[Paladin]

No. Now you go on in and run your school.

[Ms. Molly Stanton]

Well, good luck.

[Paladin]

You Jackson Breck?

[Isa]

That's right.

[Narrator]

You're the one who's been siding with that old hen in there. All right, boys. I got enough men to do the job that's got to be done. You can see that stranger?

[Paladin]

I can see.

[Narrator]

But you're going to try to stop me.

[Paladin]

That's the idea. You're a fool. Get that gun of here.

[Narrator]

Now, hold it.

[Paladin]

Coolie.

[Narrator]

Runs easy without his gun alone.

[Ms. Molly Stanton]

Let him go. Oh, Mr. Pellet. Mr. Peloton.

[Narrator]

See all the trouble you went and caused.

[Ms. Molly Stanton]

You. You're an animal.

[Narrator]

You should have packed your things, teacher. Now they'll just have to burn up with the school. You, kid. Give me that book.

[Ms. Molly Stanton]

No. Leave that child alone.

[Narrator]

I ain't gonna hurt the kid.

[Paladin]

I just want the buck. Make a good torch.

[Narrator]

You see? Burns pretty good.

[Paladin]

Don't do it, Breck.

[Narrator]

Oh, I'm gonna do it, all right. Burns real nice, don't it? Here, Cooley, toss it inside.

[Paladin]

Ought to start the whole place off.

[Ms. Molly Stanton]

Give me my book.

[Narrator]

Get away, kid.

[Paladin]

Leave her alone, Breck.

[Narrator]

What?

[Paladin]

It's my daughter. You leave her alone.

[Narrator]

Jason, put that rifle away. Don't nobody make a move. I'll kill the first man who does. Cooley, move around behind him. Don't you try it, Cooley. I mean what I say. You're gonna be sorry for this, Jason. Turn on your friends like you are, we'll remember, and you'll be sorry.

[Isa]

Hold it, Frank. Hold up there.

[Narrator]

Oh, all the Kaufman come to join the fun. There's just one more for you to worry about. Jason.

[Isa]

What's going on here? What is a gun for Jason?

[Narrator]

I changed my mind, Kaufman. I ain't with Breck no more.

[Isa]

That's so.

[Narrator]

And I'll tell you just like I told him. One false move from anybody, and I fire.

[Isa]

Jason, I got a score to settle.

[Narrator]

I told you he'd be on our side, Jason.

[Isa]

I didn't say I was on any side. Cooley, give Paladin back his gun.

[Narrator]

What?

[Isa]

Give it to him, Cooley. Give it to him, or Jason and I'll start shooting.

[Paladin]

Thank you.

[Isa]

Now you have got your gun back. Paladin, you can speak to Breck for all of us.

[Paladin]

All right, Breck. No one's holding me now. You got two hands gunning that holster. You're standing on your own two feet. What else do you want? An edge? Why, I. Maybe this will help you fight. Oh, you only draw against women, is that it? May be school teachers, your specialty. Or children. All right, if not you, how about one of your men? You. How about you?

[Isa]

Anybody.

[Paladin]

And get on your horses and get out of here. And, Brett, one more thing. Don't try sneaking back some dark night. You Wouldn't be very hard to find afterwards.

[Isa]

That's right, Breck. Big man like you, you wouldn't be hard to find at all, eh, Jason?

[Paladin]

No. Be nothing to it.

[Narrator]

Get out of here. Well, it's finished.

[Isa]

Not quite, Paladin. Last night you called me a coward.

[Paladin]

Yes, I did.

[Isa]

Why?

[Paladin]

I wanted you mad enough so you'd think about what I said.

[Isa]

It made me think, that is for sure.

[Paladin]

I never thought you were a coward, Mr. Kaufman. I knew you were afraid. I knew what you were afraid of. That you'd fight for jason here and his friends. And afterwards, they just laugh at you for being a fool.

[Narrator]

I might have too, Walter. I was proud about all the wrong things. Like you having an accent. And me not. Then when I saw breck going after susan. Maybe that's what helped me get things straight.

[Paladin]

I'm glad. Well, now, isn't it time to get the children back to school?

[Isa]

Oh, Mr. Paladin, you're back so soon. Welcome. Oh, you give me back. How you been, hey boy?

[Paladin]

Anything happen while I was gone?

[Isa]

Oh, yes, Many things happened. Triple up in harbor street. Car break, chain run downhill. Man chase wife through a street with butcher knife. Many thing happened for y.

[Paladin]

Well, I suppose. I mean, did anything good? Happened?

[Isa]

Who? You Let me think, Mr. Paladin. No.

[Ms. Molly Stanton]

I beg your pardon.

[Paladin]

What?

[Ms. Molly Stanton]

My name is francis. Has anyone paged my name in the lobby of the the last few minutes?

[Paladin]

Not since We've been here, Mrs. Francis.

[Ms. Molly Stanton]

It's Miss.

[Paladin]

Oh, I beg your pardon, Ms. Francis. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is paladin.

[Ms. Molly Stanton]

How do you do?

[Paladin]

You're staying here at the hotel?

[Ms. Molly Stanton]

Why, yes. I registered yesterday.

[Paladin]

And are you staying long?

[Ms. Molly Stanton]

That depends. I might stay indefinitely if I find san francisco interesting.

[Paladin]

I'm certain that you will find it that way.

[Ms. Molly Stanton]

Really, Mr. Paladin?

[Paladin]

With my help, of course.

[Ms. Molly Stanton]

How nice.

[Paladin]

Shall we say 8 o'? Clock?

[Ms. Molly Stanton]

How very nice. Yes. Until then.

[Paladin]

Until 8 o'. Clock.

[Ms. Molly Stanton]

I'll be looking forward to it.

[Paladin]

Hey boy, you lied.

[Isa]

I lied? Oh, no, Mr. Paladin.

[Morse Coffman]

I don't lie.

[Paladin]

Something very good did happen while I was away.

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[Paladin]

Carvana is so easy. Just a click and we've got ourselves a car.

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[Paladin]

That's a clicktastic inventory. And check out the financing options payments to fit our budget.

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I mean, that's Clickonomics 101 delivery to our door.

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[Paladin]

No better feeling than when everything just clicks.

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[Paladin]

Well, the holidays have come and gone once again.

[Narrator]

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[Paladin]

Special someone in your life a gift. Well, Mint Mobile is extending their holiday.

[Narrator]

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[Paladin]

So here's the idea.

[Narrator]

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[Paladin]

An early present for next year. What do you have to lose?

[Morse Coffman]

Give it a [e-mail] Switch limited time.

[Ms. Molly Stanton]

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[Narrator]

Here comes Elmer Blurt. World's lowest pressure salesman. Nobody home. I hope.

[Paladin]

I hope.

[Narrator]

Oh gosh. It says salesman. Keep out. Hey, come back here. You wouldn't want to be buy a new Rambler American station wagon, would you, mister? You poor fella. Let me show you how to sell. You got to use high pressure. Yeah, you got to tell the customer you must buy America's lowest price station wagon, the Rambler American. The small wagon with automatic transmission, the reclining seat, deep coil springs and handsome American styling. Is that a fact? Then you say the Rambler American is America's easiest parking station wagon and can save hundreds of dollars a year on gas and maintenance. About the will that high pressure work? I'll prove it works. Order me a Rambler American station wagon. Now, how do you like my sales technique? Well, it's not as good as your neighbors.

[Paladin]

Oh, no.

[Narrator]

He just sold himself a Rambler station wagon and a Rambler sedan. Want a whale of a buy on a used car? See your Rambler dealer right now for a tremendous assortment of select used cars taken in trade on all the new Ramblers. See your Rambler dealer for a select used car. Have gun, will travel. Created by Herb Meadow and Sam Ralph. He is produced and directed by Norman McDonald and stars John Dana as Paladin with Ben Wright as Hey boy. Tonight's story was written by Sam Rolfe and adapted for radio by John Dawson. Featured in the cast were Helen Cleave, Harry Bartel, Richard Perkins, Virginia Gregg and Joel Davis. Hugh Douglas speaking Join us again next week for have Gun Will Travel.

[Ms. Molly Stanton]

Foreign.

[Andrew Rines (Host)]

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