To Stop a Killer | The Cisco Kid (04-15-54)

Summary

Podcast Title: Old Time Radio Westerns
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Episode: To Stop a Killer | The Cisco Kid (04-15-54)
Release Date: March 11, 2025

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Episode Summary

To Stop a Killer is a riveting installment of the Old Time Radio Westerns series, featuring the legendary Cisco Kid and his trusty companion Pancho. This episode delves into a tense narrative of vengeance, deception, and heroic intervention set against the backdrop of the Wild West. The story revolves around the notorious outlaw Bud Marlin, his relentless pursuit of revenge against Ed Carson, and the Cisco Kid’s mission to thwart Marlin’s deadly plans.

Introduction to Characters and Conflict

The episode opens with Cisco Kid and Pancho encountering Bud Marlin and his accomplice Tom Dalen hiding near a creek. Marlin is portrayed as a ruthless killer with a vendetta against Ed Carson, whom he blames for a past betrayal:

• Bud Marlin: "Five years, Tom. He gunned me down when I tried to hold up his train. That was one of his express messengers on a railroad. I near died this time. It's his turn to die." ([02:44])

Marlin's patience and strategic nature make him a formidable foe, as he meticulously plans his revenge with his gang backing him.

The Sheriff's Dilemma

As Marlin attempts to ambush Carson, the situation escalates when a sheriff and his deputies arrive, suspecting Marlin of the recent train robbery:

• Sheriff: "I'm gonna run you in for murder, hombre. I saw that dry ghost in the Joe Hickson. Hey, you're Bud Marlin." ([04:06])

Marlin feigns innocence, prompting the sheriff to seek the Cisco Kid's assistance in identifying the true culprit. This interaction sets the stage for the Cisco Kid and Pancho to unravel Marlin’s deceit.

Strategic Maneuvers and Confrontations

Recognizing the imminent threat of Marlin’s gang attempting to break him out of jail, Cisco Kid advises the sheriff to relocate Bud Marlin to a more secure facility. However, the skeptical sheriff hesitates, leading Pancho to take matters into his own hands:

• Pancho: "I know their method. To my knowledge, Bud Marlin has been arrested and sent to jail five times. And five times that gang of his has broken him loose." ([07:30])

As dusk approaches, Pancho and Cisco Kid anticipate Marlin's arrival with his gang. They prepare for a showdown by fortifying Ed Carson’s ranch house, transforming it into a defensive stronghold.

The Climactic Showdown

The tension peaks as Marlin and his eleven-strong gang confront Cisco Kid and Pancho at the ranch. A fierce gunfight ensues, showcasing the strategic prowess and bravery of the Cisco Kid duo:

• Bud Marlin: "I didn't see at first. So you got two, six guns in your hands, huh?" ([16:28])
• Pancho: "Tell that henchman of yours, Tom Dallin, to throw down his guns and walk to this spot." ([22:51])

Despite being outnumbered, Cisco Kid and Pancho leverage their superior tactics to disarm and outmaneuver Marlin’s gang. The turning point comes when Marlin attempts to seize control, only to be thwarted by the steadfast teamwork of the protagonists.

Resolution and Aftermath

With Marlin and his gang subdued, Ed Carson acknowledges the valor of Cisco Kid and Pancho:

• Ed Carson: "I'd rather lose the ranch house in my life, Cisco. Which I sure would have done if it hadn't been for you and Pancho here." ([23:39])
• Cisco Kid: "Gracias, senor." ([24:34])

The episode concludes with a sense of restored peace in the town, as Carson entrusts Pancho and Cisco Kid with the future of his ranch and commends their heroism. The sheriff, now humbled and appreciative, considers leaving his position, recognizing the need for capable leadership:

• Sheriff: "I think from now on, Senor Carson, you'll make a good sheriff of this county." ([24:20])

Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• Bud Marlin: "Five years, Tom. He gunned me down when I tried to hold up his train." ([02:44])
• Sheriff: "I'm gonna run you in for murder, hombre." ([04:06])
• Pancho: "I know their method. To my knowledge, Bud Marlin has been arrested and sent to jail five times." ([07:30])
• Bud Marlin: "You make the big lie like anything, you butt mountain, you get out of here." ([09:50])
• Pancho: "Tell that henchman of yours, Tom Dallin, to throw down his guns and walk to this spot." ([22:51])
• Ed Carson: "I'd rather lose the ranch house in my life, Cisco." ([23:39])
• Cisco Kid: "Gracias, senor." ([24:34])

Insights and Themes

This episode highlights several classic Western themes:

1. Vengeance and Redemption: Bud Marlin’s pursuit of revenge against Ed Carson serves as the central conflict, exploring the destructive nature of vengeance and the possibility of redemption through the intervention of heroic figures.

2. Strategic Ingenuity: The Cisco Kid and Pancho exemplify the clever and strategic mindset needed to overcome seemingly insurmountable odds, emphasizing the importance of planning and teamwork.

3. Justice and Morality: The narrative underscores the thin line between justice and vigilantism, questioning the morality of taking the law into one’s own hands to achieve a righteous end.

4. Community and Leadership: The transformation of the sheriff's character reflects the impact of leadership and the role of community in upholding law and order, suggesting that true leadership is earned through actions and integrity.

Conclusion

To Stop a Killer is a captivating episode that masterfully blends action, suspense, and character development. Through the strategic efforts of the Cisco Kid and Pancho, the story conveys a powerful message about justice, resilience, and the enduring fight between good and evil in the untamed frontier. Listeners are left with a satisfying resolution that honors the legacy of classic Western storytelling, reaffirming the Cisco Kid’s status as a timeless hero of the Old West.

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Credits:

• Cisco Kid: Jack Mather
• Pancho: Harry Lang

Old Time Radio Westerns pays homage to the golden age of radio by meticulously restoring and enhancing classic Western dramas, delivering them with immersive audio quality that brings these timeless tales to life.

Transcript

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[Andrew Rines]

Welcome to the Old Time Radio Westerns. I'm your host, Andrew Rines, and I'm excited to bring you another episode absolutely free. This is one of over 80 episodes released monthly for your enjoyment. Now let's get into this episode.

[Narrator]

Here's adventure, here's romance. Here's the famous Robin Hood of the Old West.

[Cisco Kid]

Cisco. He's sharing.

[Pancho]

He is getting closer this way.

[Narrator]

Pancho Mamelo, the Cisco Kid. Now the Cisco Kid and our exciting story to stop the killer. Bud Marlin was one of the most vicious killers the Old west ever knew. Anyone who crossed him signed his own death warrant. For Bud Marlin never forgot. And in his revenge was the patience of a cat. Moreover, and for added safety, he always had a large gang of outlaws at his beck and call. As our story opens, Marlin and his lieutenant, Tom Dalen, are hidden in the willows on the bank of a creek. A man in a buckboard driving a team of mules is preparing to ford the stream nearby.

[Pancho]

Is that Ed Carson, Bud?

[Bud Marlin]

I can't tell. Got his hat pulled down over his eyes. About Carson's bill though.

[Pancho]

He waited a long time to get Carson.

[Bud Marlin]

Five years, Tom. He gunned me down when I tried to hold up his train. That was one of his express messenger on a railroad. I near died this time. It's his turn to die.

[Pancho]

That buckboard's getting nearer, Bud last at all.

[Bud Marlin]

Why don't that hombre push back his hat so as I can get a look at his face?

[Pancho]

This is Carson spread. Chances are it's him anyway.

[Bud Marlin]

I can't wait no longer. Hold still out, Tom, so I can get a rifle rest on the shoulder. That's it. I'll just draw a bead on him and got him tumbled and plum out of that buckle. Come on, we'll have a look. Ah, blazes it ain't Carson. Must be one of his ranch hands instead.

[Pancho]

Hey, Bud, look. It's a sheriff and a couple of hombres with him. They're coming right this way.

[Bud Marlin]

They must have heard the shot.

[Pancho]

They're gonna shoot it out with him.

[Bud Marlin]

No point in that. Run for the Horses, Tom.

[Narrator]

Come on.

[Pancho]

Watch it, Butter.

[Cisco Kid]

Go for hole.

[Pancho]

Right ahead of you.

[Cisco Kid]

I can't get up.

[Bud Marlin]

I twisted my ankle.

[Ed Carson]

All right, I'll stick by you.

[Bud Marlin]

No, no, no, no. Keep going, Top. If they run me and round up the gang. Keep going, I said.

[Pancho]

Ya all right. Oh, Pete, crack that other ombre.

[Cisco Kid]

Right, Sheriff.

[Pancho]

Now don't fire him.

[Sheriff]

Up you business, Aubrey. I'll turn this gun loose. Well, tripped in a gopher hole, huh? Now ain't that a shame?

[Bud Marlin]

All right, now you got me. What are you gonna do, Sheriff?

[Sheriff]

I'm gonna run you in for murder, hombre. I saw that dry ghost in the Joe Hickson. Hey, you're Bud Marlin.

[Bud Marlin]

Oh, never heard of him.

[Sheriff]

Come on, come on, own up. You're Marlin all right.

[Bud Marlin]

And I tell you, I never heard of him. Let's go. It's hot here in the sun. And your deputies ain't gonna catch my partner. He's got a lead on him from here to Christmas. Let's go. I.

[Cisco Kid]

Senor Carson, live in this town, Cisco.

[Pancho]

No, Senor Carson lives outside of the town, Pancho. But we must ride through the town to get to his spread.

[Cisco Kid]

He's not much of a town, Cisco.

[Pancho]

Perhaps not, amigo, but the people who live here will probably not want to live anywhere else.

[Cisco Kid]

Look, Xisco is the jailhead and Parsons want to be the sheriff of a jail like this.

[Pancho]

It is somewhat ramshackled.

[Cisco Kid]

What does ramshackle mean, Cisco?

[Pancho]

Means it's not strongly built.

[Cisco Kid]

Not strongly built? Not strongly built, Cisco. Not the ramshackle. It a joke, Cisco.

[Pancho]

Perhaps a very faint joke, chico. There's the sheriff coming out of the.

[Cisco Kid]

Jail and he looked this way. He hold up his hand, Cisco.

[Pancho]

Yeah, hold up, hold up, hold up. What is there, sir? Sheriff?

[Cisco Kid]

What is there, sir? Sheriff?

[Sheriff]

You're the Cisco Kid, ain't you?

[Pancho]

See, this is my compero, Pancho.

[Sheriff]

Howdy.

[Cisco Kid]

This is Pancho's computer.

[Sheriff]

I heard you two was on your way here. Ed Carson told me he was coming to visit with him.

[Pancho]

See, that is true.

[Sheriff]

Say you, Sheriff, you ever run into an outlaw named Bud Marlin? Cisco.

[Pancho]

Bud Marlin. See, Sheriff, I have Sisco get Bud.

[Cisco Kid]

Marlon arrested for train robbery two years ago, Sheriff. But he only break the jail.

[Pancho]

Why do you ask, Senor Sheriff, As.

[Sheriff]

I got a maverick here in my jail, I figure as Bud Marlin, but he won't admit it. Maybe you wouldn't mind having a look at him, Cisco.

[Pancho]

I'm glad to see you, Sheriff.

[Cisco Kid]

Why don't you have a look at this hombre, too, Sheriff.

[Sheriff]

This hombre was out at Carson's spread this morning gunning down one of Carson's ranch hands. There was another one with him, but he got away.

[Pancho]

You say he shot one of the hounds at rancho?

[Sheriff]

Yeah. I figure he thought it was Carson himself he was getting.

[Pancho]

That would make sense to me. Sheriff, a long time ago, these Bud Marlins swore to get senior Carson.

[Cisco Kid]

They Bud Marlin a bad homily. He wasn't bad. He worsen. No.

[Sheriff]

This way, boys.

[Pancho]

See?

[Sheriff]

There he is, Cisco. Take a look.

[Bud Marlin]

What do you want now?

[Pancho]

See, Sheriff, that is Bud Marlin. There's no doubt about it.

[Bud Marlin]

Hey, who is Cisco Kid?

[Pancho]

See, Marlon, some prison authorities to the east would be glad to know you have been captured.

[Bud Marlin]

I don't know what you're talking about. My name ain't Marlin. Never even heard of that hombre.

[Cisco Kid]

You make the big lie like anything, you butt mountain, you get out of here.

[Pancho]

Sheriff, let us go outside for a moment.

[Sheriff]

All right.

[Pancho]

Sheriff, will you listen to some advice?

[Sheriff]

Well, yeah. What is it?

[Pancho]

If I were you, I would get that hombre out of this jail and into a stronger jail just as soon as possible. Adobe City is 10 miles from here. I would take him to that jail at once.

[Cisco Kid]

Good advice, Sheri.

[Sheriff]

Wait a minute.

[Pancho]

Why, you told me another hombre was with Marlon this morning and that he got away tonight. You can expect Bud Marlin's gang to attack these jail and free that Bundidom.

[Sheriff]

They wouldn't do that, Cisco.

[Pancho]

They not only would, but they will. I know their method. To my knowledge, Bud Marlin has been arrested and sent to jail five times. And five times that gang of his has broken him loose.

[Cisco Kid]

You better do like Cisco says, Sheriff.

[Sheriff]

Well, I ain't saying it ain't good advice, but those hombres wouldn't attack my jail. Cisco, I got a pretty good reputation around here. And. No, I'll hold that critter for the preliminary hearing in the morning.

[Pancho]

As you say, seor, it is your affair, not mine. But I shall advise Senor Carson to stay somewhere else until that bandido is in more competent hands. Adios, Sheriff. Come, Pancho. Whoa, whoa. Hey, Jake. Yeah, what do you want? Come over here.

[Cisco Kid]

All right. What's the matter?

[Pancho]

Round up the boys, Jake. They got Bud in that rube jail down in the town. Get out. It ain't no laughing matter. We got to break him out of there come dark.

[Bud Marlin]

Yeah, sure.

[Pancho]

But Bud ought to be able to break out of here by himself. Now, look, there's railroad detectives in this Country. And if they find out Bud's down there. All right, now round up the boys. We'll need 10 of them anyway. Five of us attack from one side and five from the other. Now get going.

[Sheriff]

Having a sleep for yourself, Bud? Well, come on, answer me. Your eyes are open.

[Bud Marlin]

You ain't talking to me, Sheriff. You stay out there in a carter, I'll stay here in a cellar. My name ain't.

[Sheriff]

But come on now, you may as well own up to it. The Cisco Kid identified you. He ought to know he's mixed with you before.

[Bud Marlin]

Now, look, Sheriff, I ain't Bud whatever his name is. And there ain't no use you trying to get me to say I am.

[Sheriff]

All right, what is your name then?

[Bud Marlin]

It's Frank Manlin.

[Sheriff]

Oh, no, no, no, Sheriff.

[Bud Marlin]

I figured you for too smart an hombre to be taken in by the Cisco Kid. That Cisco's a double crosser from Waybank.

[Sheriff]

What are you talking about? I wasn't taken in by him.

[Bud Marlin]

Let anybody like him walk into your jail and tell you what's what. You ain't so smart as I thought you would.

[Sheriff]

I'm running this jail and don't think I ain't.

[Bud Marlin]

Well, I could tell you what sort of a double crosses this Cisco Kid is. I can tell you plenty, Sheriff. First thing you know, Cisco will have your job here.

[Sheriff]

You don't take jobs like this.

[Bud Marlin]

Huh? Don't he? All right then, since you know.

[Sheriff]

Well, I never heard him taking one.

[Pancho]

That's right.

[Bud Marlin]

Most people ain't hurt. Ah, go on now. I want to sleep.

[Sheriff]

Wait a minute, Bud or Frank or whatever. Tell me what you know about Cisco.

[Bud Marlin]

You think I want to get gunned down?

[Sheriff]

I ain't gonna gun you down.

[Bud Marlin]

Ah, but Cisco would in a minute if he found out I told you.

[Sheriff]

Well, I won't tell him.

[Bud Marlin]

No, it's too risky. Em or his partner might even be outside this jail.

[Sheriff]

No, they ain't.

[Bud Marlin]

I ain't taking any chances.

[Sheriff]

Then keep your voice down.

[Bud Marlin]

Ah, suppose I could tell you. Come over here by the soap, Ross.

[Sheriff]

No tricks now.

[Bud Marlin]

I wouldn't pull off anything on a smart umbrella like you, Sheriff. I wouldn't even try. Go over here so I can whisper it to you.

[Sheriff]

All right.

[Bud Marlin]

Lean your ear over here.

[Sheriff]

Yeah.

[Bud Marlin]

Take that gun of yours.

[Pancho]

All right.

[Bud Marlin]

Now don't call out or you're a dead man.

[Ed Carson]

Now unlock this cell door.

[Sheriff]

Well, my thunder off.

[Cisco Kid]

Come on, come on.

[Bud Marlin]

All right, come in here. Turn around till I get that other gun in your ammunition belt. Now where do you keep Your horse. Listen, you better all blast you down.

[Sheriff]

I'll back in the corral all right.

[Bud Marlin]

Ought to shoot you. But the noise might attract attention. So I'll just gun whip you like this.

[Pancho]

Oh.

[Bud Marlin]

That'Ll hold. You gotta get that horse and go after Ed Carson. And this time I'll sure get him.

[Ed Carson]

Well, Cisco, I'm sure glad to see you in Pancho. But as for leaving my ranch, Bud Marlin or no Bud Marlin. Nope. I'll stay right here.

[Pancho]

I thought that is what you would say, Senor Carson. What a brave man would say.

[Cisco Kid]

Yes, he a brave, brave man.

[Pancho]

But sometimes the old saying holds true. Discretion is the better part of valor.

[Ed Carson]

Of course, I might have suspected who it was that got Joe Hicks this morning, but I didn't. I thought it was somebody he'd had a run in with.

[Pancho]

But that bullet was meant for you.

[Ed Carson]

I guess it was, Sisko.

[Cisco Kid]

And one bullet it meant for you, saying you're a miss. Another bullet come along very soon and not miss. No.

[Ed Carson]

Well, there's something to what you say. But you think Marlon's gang is around here?

[Pancho]

I do indeed, Senor Carson. And I think their first move after breaking Bud Marlin out of jail will be to come after you.

[Cisco Kid]

That not be good.

[Ed Carson]

Well, then why don't we ride into town to help the sheriff hold him off?

[Pancho]

That is what Pancho and I are planning to do.

[Ed Carson]

Sayor Pancho and you. What about me?

[Pancho]

I still think it would be better for you to disappear until this gang is rounded up. That Bud Marlon is a deadly killer.

[Ed Carson]

Well, I sure ain't gonna have you fighting my battles for me, Cisco. Much as I appreciate it. It's getting along towards dark now. I'll buckle on my guns and ride in with you.

[Cisco Kid]

Sisko. Hombre is right down the hill to the east.

[Pancho]

That might be part of Marlon's gang. Carson, have you any field glasses here? Yeah, yeah, Right here, Cisco. Now use them, please.

[Ed Carson]

Sure. Take.

[Pancho]

Here, Francis.

[Cisco Kid]

Is the Marlin gang, Cisco.

[Pancho]

It looks like Tom Dallin riding in front. See, it is. That is the Marlin gang or part of it.

[Cisco Kid]

And they're right to the town.

[Pancho]

That is where they are headed. But we may as well have the showdown right here and now. Once again, Senor Carson, will you let Pancho and me attend to this?

[Ed Carson]

Nope. I'm going with you.

[Pancho]

Very well.

[Cisco Kid]

Go over. Go now. Go. Get up, boy.

[Pancho]

Get up. Let us have no gunplay. We can help it.

[Cisco Kid]

What we do, Cisco. What we do.

[Pancho]

I'm going to warn D and the rest of Them that a strong force will oppose them if they try to storm that jail.

[Ed Carson]

Might work with D and Cisco. He's got nothing against me that I know of.

[Cisco Kid]

Why did it not work, Cisco?

[Pancho]

We will get to town ahead of them and turn out all the men we can. I hope the sheriff has already done that.

[Ed Carson]

I doubt if you can get enough to oppose that gang, Cisco.

[Pancho]

We will do the best we can for that. Well, it ain't the Cisco Kid. See, darling, you are right. I will not waste words. We know you are on your way into town too. Try to break Bud Marlin loose from that jail. If I were you, I would not try it. Who's gonna stop us? You too? Sure ain't. Would not be so sure of that if I were you, hombre.

[Cisco Kid]

Cisco. Rylecom. Hey, there's Bart. Hey, he must have broke jail.

[Pancho]

Yeah.

[Cisco Kid]

Now there'll be trouble, Cisco.

[Pancho]

Plenty of trouble. Come on, Senior Carson, get back to your ranch house.

[Ed Carson]

But, Cisco, there's 11 of them.

[Pancho]

Do not argue. Get back there if you value your life. Just the moment Bud Marlin sees you, he will order these hombres to start shooting. Get back and Pancho and I will try to cover your retreat.

[Narrator]

And the odds against Cisco's plan are 11 to 3. In just a moment, we'll return to the Cisco Kid. Now back to the Cisco Kid in our exciting story to stop the killer. As Cisco was warning Bud Marlin's gang not to try to break Marlin out of jail, the gang leader appeared, riding the sheriff's horse with Marlin bent on the murder of Carson and the odds 11 to 3. Sisko at once ordered Carson to ride to his ranch house. Now in the gathering dusk.

[Ed Carson]

But, Cisco, listen to me.

[Pancho]

Turn that horse of yours and ride for all you are worth. Senor Carson is nearly dark. Marlon may not recognize you. Punch and I will try to cover your retreat.

[Ed Carson]

All right, Cisco, Hit him.

[Pancho]

Hey. Hey.

[Ed Carson]

Where is he going?

[Cisco Kid]

We better stop, Tom.

[Pancho]

Stay where you are, hombre. Howdy, bun. Nice work.

[Bud Marlin]

Who was that hombre that just rode away from here?

[Pancho]

There was Ed Carson, Bud.

[Bud Marlin]

Oh, and he. Get out from you hombres.

[Pancho]

The first hombre who makes one move will wish he had not.

[Bud Marlin]

Oh, Sisko. I didn't see at first. So you got two, six guns in your hands, huh?

[Cisco Kid]

See, hombre, it's just you don't have to use them too.

[Pancho]

The first shot will be at you. Marlon, order your men to ride away from here.

[Bud Marlin]

No use my giving them orders, Cisco. They won't do as I, sir.

[Pancho]

We will see. Geto you coyotes, Geto. That bullet only flicked the brim of your sombrero, Marlon. The next one will be closer. Give that order now.

[Bud Marlin]

Anything you say, Cisco. All right, boys, ride away.

[Pancho]

You, Marlon, stay with us.

[Bud Marlin]

Sure, sure, I'll stay like this.

[Pancho]

No, no, no, Pancho would be useless. Those hombres all have rifles that can carry farther than these six guns. I wanted them to ride away to give us a little time to get back to the ranch house up there. Come on.

[Cisco Kid]

Those ombres come to the ranch house.

[Pancho]

Of course they will come. But we can hold them off better from there than we can here in the open. Diablo.

[Cisco Kid]

They shooted us. Now, Pancho. Think it's a good thing it almost darks. It's cold.

[Pancho]

Hey, at least they cannot see the sights of those rifles to know where they are shooting. Here we are, Poncho. Oh, they have a hole. Oh, look into the stable. They have.

[Cisco Kid]

There you go, Cisco. They smell the hay.

[Pancho]

All right. Now to the house. We're coming in, sir. Carson.

[Ed Carson]

By thunder, I didn't notice you'd make it, Cisco.

[Pancho]

Get down, Pancho. You two snare Carson.

[Cisco Kid]

I took it down quicks as go.

[Pancho]

Good idea. Let's give them something to think about. I will open these windows just enough to take a few shots at those sh out there.

[Cisco Kid]

Pancho. Take a few.

[Ed Carson]

Yeah, and this old rifle of mine ought to make him do some thinking.

[Cisco Kid]

We drive the homage off so soon? Very easy, Cisco.

[Pancho]

Well, they will not go far, Poncho. Just out of range to talk things over. And if I know Bud Marlin, we are in for a great deal more trouble.

[Bud Marlin]

All right. They'll let that fire some more time. I want it to be good and hot so the marrows will catch fire.

[Pancho]

All right, bud. That ought to do it.

[Bud Marlin]

Keep the men surrounding the house. I don't want any of them three to get away.

[Pancho]

They won't get away, bud. Pretty good idea to use the burning arrows. The roof of that ranch house ought to catch in no time at all.

[Bud Marlin]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Ed Carson]

Good thing I brought them along.

[Pancho]

You can't never tell when a thing.

[Cisco Kid]

Like this will come in handy.

[Bud Marlin]

They'll come out all right. Soon as that house gets to blazing, they'll run out like rabbits and we'll gun them down. I've been waiting for a long time to get Ed Carson. I don't mind getting a Cisco Kid along with him.

[Pancho]

It's pretty hot now, Bern.

[Bud Marlin]

Yeah. All right. Shoving a couple of them arrows, you, Jake.

[Cisco Kid]

Yeah.

[Bud Marlin]

Get your bow ready to Shoot him onto the roof. This is a kind of entertainment. I sure do like.

[Cisco Kid]

What that fire mean out there, Cisco. Ombre cold. No.

[Pancho]

Means more than that, poncho.

[Cisco Kid]

More?

[Pancho]

Well, the umbrella is bending over the fire. Let's see just what he's doing. But Santo, the burning arrow trick.

[Cisco Kid]

Shoot the arrow at us. At the house, Pancho, burn down the house? No.

[Ed Carson]

Say, I guess that's what they got in mind, Cisco. Not much we can do about it either.

[Cisco Kid]

Nobody get on the horse with the burning arrow, Cisco.

[Pancho]

All right, Hunter.

[Ed Carson]

Maybe I can knock him off that horse.

[Cisco Kid]

Here he come. Take the time, Senor Carson.

[Ed Carson]

Oh, missed him. Blasted.

[Pancho]

And there goes the arrow will stick.

[Ed Carson]

Into the roof and this place is just as dry as tinder.

[Pancho]

Well, there's no sense in waiting until this house is burning.

[Ed Carson]

What you gonna do, Cisco?

[Pancho]

I'm going to ride out after that devil Marlin.

[Cisco Kid]

But Cisco, they shoot you down and you leave the house.

[Pancho]

That is the chance I must take, Pancho. We cannot stay here to be burned to death. We cannot wait until the light of the burning house makes everything bright as day. That is what they want. They can see to shoot when we come out.

[Cisco Kid]

We go with you, Cisco.

[Pancho]

The time being, you had both better stay here. Oh, Cisco, fire will not drive you out for at least half an hour. In that time, I may have success.

[Cisco Kid]

Pancho go too, Cisco.

[Pancho]

You had better stay right here, Pancho. Now look, bud, Marlin is riding off by himself. He'll have to carry an order to his men stationed behind their eyes of ground to the west. I will try to get to the stable. And Diablo, if I can just get my hands on that coyote. Marlin should not have let him get away when I had him covered with my gun. This time I will make sure. Santo. Pancho, I told you to stay behind.

[Cisco Kid]

But.

[Pancho]

Very well then.

[Cisco Kid]

Look. Look, Chisco, look. Roof plays off, see?

[Pancho]

Never mind the roof now, Chico.

[Cisco Kid]

Never mind the roof.

[Pancho]

Apparently no one noticed us run from the house to the stable. We were lucky. Now that is that Marlon hombre out there. We will see up Diablo, Capt.

[Cisco Kid]

Yeah, Diablo not mind the roof low. We'll go now. Hey, they're getting away. Now they see us the mile. Nobody see us too.

[Pancho]

We cannot help that now. Pancho nearly reached him.

[Cisco Kid]

He shoot.

[Pancho]

Let him shoot. We're going to shoot him myself just to spoil his aim.

[Cisco Kid]

Over here.

[Pancho]

You are just too late. Calling them over here.

[Cisco Kid]

Drive him down. She's sco.

[Pancho]

Yeah, that's just what I'm going to do. Into them, Diablo. Into them. Flying there finally have my hands on you. Overreact. That is just what I have been waiting for.

[Bud Marlin]

The boys will tear to pieces, Siska.

[Cisco Kid]

Watch them juice girl.

[Pancho]

Plan nearly worked, hombre. But you made the mistake of riding off by yourself. You are not man enough to accomplish anything without the help of your gang.

[Cisco Kid]

Cisco. Cisco on the bandidos right his way back. Bandidos back. Poncho throw some blood at you.

[Pancho]

Get up on your feet, Marlon. No. He's gonna cut your back. Tell those Chaotis of yours to stop where they are. And this time I mean what I say.

[Narrator]

Hold it up, boys. Hold it.

[Pancho]

Tell that henchman of yours, Tom Dallin, to throw down his guns and walk to this spot. You hear that, Tom?

[Bud Marlin]

Yeah.

[Pancho]

Also the other buzzard, the one called Jake. You too, Jake. Oh, no, not me.

[Ed Carson]

I'm leaving.

[Pancho]

Same here.

[Cisco Kid]

Get out, Autumn. Yellow belly.

[Pancho]

Say, bandido. They run like rats from a sinking ship. But do not worry about them because they will join you in jail before long.

[Cisco Kid]

Yes, just go find them, Bandido.

[Pancho]

We'll turn out a posse of every man in this country. Meanwhile, walk ahead of me, Marlon. This time you are going to a jail that will hold you. I'm very sorry about the loss of your rancho, senor Cousin.

[Ed Carson]

I'd rather lose the ranch house in my life, Cisco. Which I sure would have done if it hadn't been for you and Pancho here.

[Cisco Kid]

All Poncho do is yell a little, senor.

[Ed Carson]

Whatever it was, it worked pretty well.

[Pancho]

Poncho also did some shooting, Senor Carson. Although I cannot guarantee what he hit, Pancho.

[Cisco Kid]

The world's worst batch ups. He just get punch about bullwhip.

[Ed Carson]

I'm mighty glad about your rounding up the rest of that gang, too.

[Pancho]

All the men of the county turned out as I knew they would. And best of all, the sheriff came with us.

[Cisco Kid]

The sheriff get a bad headache, see?

[Pancho]

He would after being gun whipped that way. But he joined us nevertheless. I think from now on, Senor Carson, you'll make a good sheriff of this county.

[Ed Carson]

I wouldn't wonder. Now he's found out he ain't the world's greatest. Well, boys, I ain't much on talking, but if you ever need money or food or shelter or anything else, just you come to Ed Carson.

[Pancho]

Gracias, senor.

[Cisco Kid]

Gracias, senor.

[Ed Carson]

From now on, I'm putting down as my number one friend the Cisco Kid and Poncho.

[Pancho]

Cisco, eh, Pancho?

[Cisco Kid]

Very good meal in the carpe today, say.

[Pancho]

A fine meal, amigo. I thought the chicken stew Was just about the best I ever ate.

[Cisco Kid]

It's a good chicken stew, Cisco. Make Pancho. Think of the time Pancho used to make chicken stew.

[Pancho]

You used to make chicken stew, Pancho? Where?

[Cisco Kid]

In the big cattle.

[Pancho]

No, no, no, I do not mean that. I mean in what part of the country were you when you made it?

[Cisco Kid]

Oh, way off from here, Cisco. Pancho run a little cafe there.

[Pancho]

You run a little cafe, amigo?

[Cisco Kid]

Uh huh.

[Pancho]

Well, I never heard about that before.

[Cisco Kid]

Oh, si, si, Panch. You run a little cafe down by the ocean.

[Pancho]

Down by the ocean.

[Cisco Kid]

Big waves all over the place. And big whales all over the place.

[Pancho]

Big whales.

[Cisco Kid]

Every once in a while we catch a big whale.

[Pancho]

That is very interesting, Pancho. But what about this chicken stew you used to make at the cafe?

[Cisco Kid]

Best chicken stew you ever tasted, Cisco.

[Pancho]

Was it all chicken, amigo?

[Cisco Kid]

No, not all chicken, Cisco. It's got a little whale meat in it.

[Pancho]

Whale meat and chicken stew?

[Cisco Kid]

Uh huh.

[Pancho]

How much whale meat did it have in it?

[Cisco Kid]

Oh, about half and half.

[Pancho]

What do you mean by half and half?

[Cisco Kid]

Half and half, Cisco. One whale, one chicken.

[Pancho]

Oh, Pancho.

[Cisco Kid]

Oh, Xisco.

[Narrator]

And so ends another exciting adventure with O. Henry's famous Robin Hood of the.

[Pancho]

West, the Cisco Kid.

[Narrator]

Be sure to listen again for another thrilling adventure of the Cisco Kid. Cisco Kid was played by Jack Mather Poncho by Harry Lang.

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