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The Lone Ranger - "Horseshoe Murder" (Old Time Radio, 1945) · The Lone Ranger | Old Time Radio

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Speaker 1: June 25th, 1945 marked episode 1939 of The Lone Ranger.
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Speaker 1: This installment is titled Horseshoe Murder. The Lone Ranger remains
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Speaker 1: one of radio's enduring western series heard by audiences across
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Speaker 1: its long network run. Settle in now for a broadcast
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Speaker 1: from that summer of 1945 and now the original broadcast.
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Speaker 2: Oh, silver! Oh, silver!
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Speaker 3: A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud
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Speaker 3: of dust, and.
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Speaker 4: A hearty hail of silver.
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Speaker 5: The Lone Ranger.
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Speaker 2: The Lone Ranger.
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Speaker 4: THE END.
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Speaker 2: The End THE END.
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Speaker 3: With his faithful Indian companion Tonto, the Masked Rider of
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Speaker 3: the Plains led the fight for law and order in
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Speaker 3: the early western United States. The stories of his strength
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Speaker 3: and courage, his daring and resourcefulness have come down to
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Speaker 3: us through the generations. And nowhere in the pages of
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Speaker 3: history can one find a greater champion of justice. Return
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Speaker 3: with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear. From
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Speaker 3: out of the past come the thundering hoofbeats of the
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Speaker 3: great horse Silver. The Lone Ranger rides again!
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Speaker 5: Come on, Silver! Let's go, big fellow!
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Speaker 4: Come on, Silver!
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Speaker 5: Come on!
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Speaker 3: Hot Texas sun beat down on a steep trail that
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Speaker 3: wound through Mule Jaw Pass. It forced a stalky middle-aged
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Speaker 3: horseman to rain down his mount to a slow walk.
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Speaker 5: Oh, easy, boy.
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Speaker 4: Take it easy.
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Speaker 3: While high on the side of the rocky pass, another
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Speaker 3: man cursed the heat that made his Winchester hard to hold. Nevertheless,
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Speaker 3: he lined his sights carefully upon the slow-moving horseman. Then
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Speaker 3: he squeezed the trigger. A few moments later, the Winchester
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Speaker 3: was shoved quickly into a saddle boot, and the man
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Speaker 3: who'd triggered it rode rapidly away from Mule Jaw Pass.
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Speaker 3: He was sure no one had seen him fire the
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Speaker 3: single bullet, and he was right. But the sound of
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Speaker 3: the shot had traveled far. It had echoed through the
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Speaker 3: long canyon and reached the ears of the Lone Ranger
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Speaker 3: and Tonto.
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Speaker 4: That was a rifle shot, Tonto. Probably a Winchester from
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Speaker 4: the sound of it.
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Speaker 2: Ah.
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Speaker 6: If there are any coyotes in this country, maybe rancher
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Speaker 6: fellas hunt them.
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Speaker 4: That's true, but I... The shot was behind us down
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Speaker 4: the canyon. We'll backtrack just to make sure. Come on, Silver.
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Speaker 5: Get him up, Scout. Hold, Silver.
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Speaker 4: Hold, Scout.
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Speaker 5: Hold, fella.
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Speaker 4: Steady, hold, fella. Look, a horse trailing his bridle and
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Speaker 4: a man lying on the ground.
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Speaker 5: Steady, big fella. All right.
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Speaker 4: Tonto looked like him. Hurt bad. Worse than that, Tonto.
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Speaker 4: He's dead. Bullets through his back. Evidently a rancher from
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Speaker 4: the way he's dressed. What's the brand on his horse
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Speaker 4: over there?
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Speaker 6: Let me find out. Brand say J.
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Speaker 4: Bar-L. J.
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Speaker 2: Bar-L.
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Speaker 4: I think I've heard of it, but how far are
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Speaker 4: we from the nearest town? Place called Cameron. It's one,
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Speaker 4: maybe two miles.
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Speaker 5: Good.
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Speaker 2: Good.
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Speaker 4: This is something the law should know about. Here, help
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Speaker 4: me lift him, Tonto. I can put the body across
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Speaker 4: the saddle of his horse and take him into town
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Speaker 4: that way.
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Speaker 5: There.
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Speaker 4: Now, let's hope the sheriff at Cameron believes the story
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Speaker 4: we have to tell him.
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Speaker 7: What in tarnation's going on?
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Speaker 5: Here on the desk, Tonto. There. What is this? A
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Speaker 5: mass sterile hoot. An Indian and.
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Speaker 4: A dead man. I'd like to see the marshal.
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Speaker 5: You're looking at him. And if you can see right well,
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Speaker 5: you're looking down the barrel of a. 45. I'll get
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Speaker 5: your paws off, both of you.
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Speaker 4: We found this man shot to death on the south
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Speaker 4: trail of Mule Jaw Pass about a half an hour ago, Marshal.
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Speaker 6: Yeah?
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Speaker 5: Bushwhacked him, then brought him in here for an alibi, huh?
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Speaker 4: We didn't kill him. And as for an alibi, I
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Speaker 4: don't think... Shut up and stand where you are.
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Speaker 5: I'll do the talking. Let's see. What... Why, this is
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Speaker 5: Jim Lindsay.
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Speaker 4: Lindsay. His first name was Jim. J-L. Yes. Initials check,
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Speaker 4: all right?
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Speaker 5: Check with what?
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Speaker 4: The brand on his horse. Have you any idea who
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Speaker 4: would want to kill him?
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Speaker 5: Idea? Why, you dirty murdering bushwhacker.
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Speaker 4: Just a minute, Marshal. You're a lawman, and I respect
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Speaker 4: the law. But I'd advise you to holster that gun.
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Speaker 4: Somebody might get hurt.
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Speaker 5: Sure. You will. If you move one step closer, I'll.
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Speaker 4: No, Tonto, not yet.
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Speaker 2: What?
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Speaker 5: What are you.
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Speaker 4: It's a lucky thing for both of us. You can't
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Speaker 4: cover two men at once. That shot went wild.
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Speaker 5: Move in close and grab my gun arm.
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Speaker 4: No, you won't, Marshal. Leave your gun on the floor.
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Speaker 4: I'll cover you for a while.
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Speaker 5: I'll sing out. Four of my deputies are in the
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Speaker 5: cafe across the street. They'll surround this place and.
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Speaker 5: They watch your game anyway.
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Speaker 4: I'm asking the questions now, Marshal. Did the dead man
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Speaker 4: Jim Lindsay live around here?
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Speaker 5: He owned the J. Barr Elf.
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Speaker 4: One of the finest spreads in the state. Do you
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Speaker 4: know why anyone would want to murder him?
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Speaker 5: Nobody except a bushwhacker like you.
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Speaker 8: I've known Jim Lindsay for 15 years.
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Speaker 5: He was everybody's friend.
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Speaker 4: I see. How about his family? Didn't have one.
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Speaker 5: Jim was a bachelor. Only kin of his is a niece.
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Speaker 5: Lives up Arizona way. A niece? Jim's brother died a
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Speaker 5: couple of years ago. Guess the girl is running her
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Speaker 5: pa's spread up there.
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Speaker 2: Mm-hmm.
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Speaker 4: Now that Mr. Lindsey's dead, will this niece in Arizona
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Speaker 4: inherit the ranch down here? I don't know.
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Speaker 5: What's more.
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Speaker 4: One more thing, Marshal. Before you turn Lindsey's body over
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Speaker 4: to the coroner, notice the angle of the wound in
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Speaker 4: his back. The bullet came from behind and above him.
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Speaker 4: What does that mean? It might mean the upper rim
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Speaker 4: of mule jaw pass. At least that's where I'm going
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Speaker 4: to start from.
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Speaker 6: Oh, no, don't.
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Speaker 4: Don't pick up your gun now. Tonto will get it.
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Speaker 4: And drop it right outside. After we've locked the door,
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Speaker 4: of course.
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Speaker 7: You masked hyena. I'll trail both of you critters and
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Speaker 7: see you hang for this killing. It's the last thing
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Speaker 7: I ever do. That would be a mistake, Marshal, but
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Speaker 7: you're welcome to try.
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Speaker 4: Come on, Toto.
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Speaker 2: Help!
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Speaker 5: Get me out of here! Quick! A murder now!
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Speaker 4: We'll have to run for it, Toto.
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Speaker 5: Hurry! On the white horse, with the red skin. Steady,
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Speaker 5: big fella.
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Speaker 4: Did you drop his gun? Good.
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Speaker 6: Come on, Silver.
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Speaker 5: Get him up, Scout.
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Speaker 4: Well, this is the rim of the pass, all right, Tonto.
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Speaker 4: Unless my guess is wrong, it was from somewhere along
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Speaker 4: here that the shot was fired. You can only pick
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Speaker 4: up enough sign to see it. What is it, Tonto?
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Speaker 6: Here by rock we see hope, prince, and ground. Horse
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Speaker 6: ground hitched here.
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Speaker 4: Yes, you're right. But wait, a horse wouldn't be wearing
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Speaker 4: just one shoe. Ah, same print.
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Speaker 5: Me not savvy.
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Speaker 4: Neither do I, unless... Yes, I do. The horse that
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Speaker 4: made these prints was fully shod, Tonto. But the shoe
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Speaker 4: on his right hind hoof is the only one with
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Speaker 4: cocks on it. The other prints are all smooth, see?
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Speaker 6: Ah, that's right.
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Speaker 4: Three shoes smooth, one with cocks. Signs say fellow who
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Speaker 4: ride horse head north.
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Speaker 5: We trail them.
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Speaker 4: I'm afraid we wouldn't get very far, Tonto. As soon
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Speaker 4: as these hoof prints reach the hard pen at the
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Speaker 4: edge of the desert, it'll fade out.
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Speaker 6: Then man who shoot Lindsay, fella, get away.
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Speaker 4: Well, not necessarily. How are we fixed for food?
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Speaker 6: Saddle bags, plenty full.
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Speaker 4: Good. Here's silver, Scott.
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Speaker 5: What do we do now?
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Speaker 4: Head for Arizona, Tonto. Arizona, plenty far.
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Speaker 6: Long ride. Four, maybe five days. Kill or not leave
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Speaker 6: a trail, how we find them.
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Speaker 4: Arizona territory is a big place. We can't examine the
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Speaker 4: shoes on every horse. We'll make our own trail. Hunter
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Speaker 4: not savvy. I think the best place to start is
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Speaker 4: the office of the Cattlemen's Association in Tucson. Come on, Silver.
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Speaker 5: Get him up, Scout.
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Speaker 4: Good thing we reached here at night, Tonto. There's a
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Speaker 4: light in the office over there. Only one clerk working.
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Speaker 4: I'll wait here. I won't be long.
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Speaker 5: What can I.
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Speaker 2: Mask?
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Speaker 5: A holdup?
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Speaker 4: Yes, it is a holdup. Not the kind you're thinking about.
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Speaker 4: I want to see your book that lists all the
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Speaker 4: cattle brand registrations, together with the owners' names here in
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Speaker 4: the territory.
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Speaker 5: Please don't shoot.
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Speaker 4: Let me see it.
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Speaker 5: Sure. Here.
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Speaker 4: Thanks. Let's see. J.K.L. Yes, here it is. It's not
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Speaker 4: very far away. Oh, thanks for your trouble.
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Speaker 5: You said it was a holdup. Don't you want any
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Speaker 5: money or anything?
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Speaker 4: I got what I wanted.
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Speaker 2: Adios.
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Speaker 5: Adios.
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Speaker 4: We've got a trail to start on, Tonto.
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Speaker 5: City big fella.
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Speaker 4: A trail? It'll begin with a special job for you.
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Speaker 4: I'll tell you about it when we make camp.
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Speaker 5: Come on, Silver. Get him out of this.
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Speaker 9: Town.
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Speaker 3: The Arizona ranch, owned by young Harriet Lindsay, was barely
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Speaker 3: making expenses. Since her father's death two years ago, she
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Speaker 3: had struggled hard, but a disastrous winter had reduced her
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Speaker 3: livestock to almost nothing. The full crew of cowhands had left.
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Speaker 3: Tom Fields was the only one who remained. He met
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Speaker 3: her worried glance as she walked toward the corral.
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Speaker 5: Morning, Miss Harriet.
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Speaker 10: Oh, good morning, Tom.
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Speaker 11: I was just on my way up to the house
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Speaker 11: to see you. That yearling herd on the south range
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Speaker 11: has thinned out so much.
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Speaker 5: That they're... I know.
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Speaker 10: It's the same story over and over. No matter what
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Speaker 10: I do or try to do, it turns out wrong.
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Speaker 11: Now, Harriet, don't worry too much. I'll round up what
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Speaker 11: beef we've got and we... Say, who's the redskin over
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Speaker 11: on the woodpile?
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Speaker 5: Hire a new hand?
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Speaker 2: No.
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Speaker 10: You know I can't afford to hire any more help, Tom.
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Speaker 10: This Indian rode up this morning and wanted to work
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Speaker 10: a few days for his room and board. His name's Tonto.
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Speaker 5: Oh, I see.
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Speaker 11: I know you asked me not to mention it again, but, well,
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Speaker 11: my money's not doing anybody any good laying in a bank.
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Speaker 10: No, Tom. You haven't drawn a salary for six months.
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Speaker 10: In the face of that, how could I borrow your savings?
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Speaker 11: There's one way, Harriet. You could realize how much I
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Speaker 11: think of you and, well, and marry me.
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Speaker 10: Tom, I do think an awful lot of.
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Speaker 5: You, but... You think more about Greg Halstead. Is that it?
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Speaker 10: It's hard to explain, Tom.
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Speaker 11: If Greg Halstead was any good, I wouldn't complain. But
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Speaker 11: he walked out on you after you were engaged.
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Speaker 10: Greg was free to change his mind. Everyone is.
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Speaker 5: Sure.
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Speaker 11: Always seemed kind of funny to me, though. Halstead changed
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Speaker 11: his mind just after you lost most of your stock
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Speaker 11: in the blizzard last winter. He figured on marrying a
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Speaker 11: well-stocked cattle ranch, and when it turned out.
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Speaker 10: That's not fair, Tom.
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Speaker 2: I'm sorry.
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Speaker 4: I'm sorry.
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Speaker 5: It's still Greg Horst, isn't it?
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Speaker 6: Oh, I.
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Speaker 10: I don't know.
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Speaker 11: Well, I guess even a dumb galoot like me can
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Speaker 11: finally get it through his thick head.
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Speaker 5: Oh, Tom, look. Well, I'll be speaking of the devil.
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Speaker 2: Oh, oh, oh.
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Speaker 4: Harriet.
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Speaker 5: Greg. Hello, Fields.
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Speaker 2: Hi.
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Speaker 5: See, you're still dragging that long face around. Harriet, I.
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Speaker 10: You're quite a stranger, Greg. Where have you been?
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Speaker 5: Prospecting. Been hunting gold over near the California line. I, uh,
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Speaker 5: came back to ask your forgiveness, Harriet.
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Speaker 6: Huh.
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Speaker 11: Prospector, the only digging you've ever done is in front
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Speaker 11: of a bar trying to cage free drinks. If you
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Speaker 11: fall for his line of hogwash, Harriet, you're crazier than I.
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Speaker 2: Tom!
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Speaker 5: Can't we go into the house and talk, Harriet? Do
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Speaker 5: we have to stand next to a skunk who don't
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Speaker 5: know any.
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Speaker 11: Foster, ever since I've known you, I've been looking for
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Speaker 11: an excuse to hang one on your chin.
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Speaker 5: Calling me a skunk is as good a reason as any. Why,
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Speaker 5: you cheap horse wrangler, I'll show you.
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Speaker 2: Greg!
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Speaker 10: Tom! Tom, you shouldn't have... Greg, are you hurt?
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Speaker 11: No, I'm all right, but I'm going to.
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Speaker 4: Greg!
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Speaker 5: If you go for that gun, I'll make sure... No,
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Speaker 5: gunfight's not good. You keep them in leather.
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Speaker 2: Tonto!
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Speaker 5: Keep your dirty hands off of me, redskin! Then, Tonto,
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Speaker 5: use the rope!
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Speaker 4: Tie you up!
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Speaker 5: Hey, what the... Get this noose off of me! Tom!
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Speaker 5: Maybe you'd better come with me. Tonto, I have an
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Speaker 5: important message for you. A message for me?
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Speaker 6: What about?
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Speaker 5: Not time to tell it here.
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Speaker 4: Come.
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Speaker 5: We ride double on scouts.
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Speaker 11: This don't make sense, but all right. At least it's
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Speaker 11: a reason to get away from a coyote like Greg Horstead.
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Speaker 5: Where are we going?
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Speaker 3: Come.
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Speaker 10: Tom, how can you walk away?
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Speaker 5: If Greg's what you want, Harriet, you don't need me. Here.
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Speaker 5: We mount plenty fast. Yeah. Get him off the scouts.
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Speaker 5: I finally got rid of that Indian's rope. I'll drill
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Speaker 5: those two.
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Speaker 2: Greg!
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Speaker 3: The curtain falls on the first act of our Lone
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Speaker 3: Ranger story. Before the next exciting scenes, please permit us
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Speaker 3: to pause for just a few moments.
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Speaker 2: THE END THE END.
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Speaker 3: Now to continue our story. Riding hard, Tonto and Tom
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Speaker 3: Fields soon reached the Lone Ranger's camp not far from
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Speaker 3: the Lindsay Ranch.
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Speaker 5: Oh, Scott. Oh, feller.
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Speaker 3: Oh, feller.
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Speaker 5: Back sooner than I expected, Tonto. Mask. A mask outlaw. Say,
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Speaker 5: what is this?
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Speaker 4: No, I'm not an outlaw. You're entitled to an explanation.
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Speaker 4: Run over by the fire and I'll tell you about it.
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Speaker 11: I've had a lot of loco things happen in my life,
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Speaker 11: but nothing that'll tie this.
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Speaker 4: Maybe it isn't as loco as you think, Tom.
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Speaker 5: How did you know my name?
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Speaker 4: I thought I went to work for Miss Lindsay this morning.
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Speaker 4: He wrote back out here at noon and told me
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Speaker 4: a few things.
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Speaker 11: Then the Indian and you... I mean, what's the idea?
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Speaker 4: You let me ask the questions, I'm sure we'll accomplish more.
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Speaker 5: Why?
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Speaker 11: I don't mean I'm not grateful to Tonto, or whatever
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Speaker 11: his name is, for dabbing a loop onto Greg Halstead.
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Speaker 11: The sidewinder would have gunned me if it hadn't meant
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Speaker 11: for that.
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Speaker 4: Who's Greg Halstead?
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Speaker 5: A coyote who.
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Speaker 11: Used to be Harriet Lindsay's foreman at the ranch. He
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Speaker 11: was sweet on her and they got engaged. Then last
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Speaker 11: winter when the blizzard killed all her stock, he let out.
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Speaker 4: And he just returned today?
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Speaker 5: Yeah.
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Speaker 4: And we did beat him.
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Speaker 5: What's that?
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Speaker 4: Oh, maybe nothing, Tom. Tell me, have you ever heard
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Speaker 4: Harriet Lindsay speak of an uncle down in Texas?
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Speaker 5: You mean her Uncle Jim? Sure, he owns the J-Bar
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Speaker 5: L down there.
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Speaker 2: Oh.
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Speaker 4: Has she heard from him lately?
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Speaker 5: No, not that I know of. And she generally mentions
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Speaker 5: it when she gets a letter.
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Speaker 4: I don't think she will hear from him now. He's dead.
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Speaker 2: What?
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Speaker 5: What did you say?
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Speaker 4: Jim Lindsay was murdered last week. Shot in the back.
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Speaker 4: Thought he was riding a trail through Mule Jaw Pass.
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Speaker 5: Well, I'll be. How do you know?
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Speaker 4: Todd and I were there.
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Speaker 5: Then you know who killed him?
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Speaker 4: No, we don't. Not yet. That's why we came up here.
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Speaker 4: Suppose all this you're telling me is the truth.
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Speaker 11: Why did you pick out this special spot in Arizona
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Speaker 11: territory to hunt for a Texas bushwhacker?
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Speaker 4: Because Jim Lindsay was a bachelor. His death means that
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Speaker 4: Harriet inherits the Texas wrench.
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Speaker 5: Well, now, but Harriet didn't have any.
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Speaker 4: See, the man I'm looking for rides a horse that's
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Speaker 4: shod with three smooth shoes and one with cocks on it.
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Speaker 11: Mister, now you're really talking loco.
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Speaker 4: Tom, you think quite a bit of Harriet Lindsay, don't you?
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Speaker 11: More than anything in the world. And one for that
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Speaker 11: sidewinder Greg Halstead.
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Speaker 2: Good.
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Speaker 4: I'm sure we can work together.
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Speaker 6: Work?
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Speaker 5: What are you talking about?
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Speaker 4: Now listen carefully, and I'll tell you.
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Speaker 10: Well, Tom, I thought you.
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Speaker 5: Tonto and I just took a little ride.
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Speaker 11: Is Greg still here?
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Speaker 10: Oh, no more fighting, Tom, please.
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Speaker 11: Don't worry, I'm all over that. Fact is, I figure
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Speaker 11: I owe Greg Halstead and the apology.
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Speaker 5: You mean you... Sure, it's plain to see you're still
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Speaker 5: in love with him. Isn't that right?
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Speaker 10: Well, I.
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Speaker 10: Yes, I guess I am, Tom.
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Speaker 5: And the best man won, that's all. Where is he now?
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Speaker 10: I'm not sure, but I think Greg took his horse
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Speaker 10: down to the corral.
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Speaker 4: Good.
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Speaker 5: Can't think of any place where I'd rather meet him.
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Speaker 5: See you later, Harriet.
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Speaker 2: Hello, Greg. Fields.
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Speaker 9: Fields.
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Speaker 2: Hello, Greg.
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Speaker 5: Fields. Well, what do you want? Where's that rope-throwing Injun
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Speaker 5: friend of yours?
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Speaker 11: Guess I owe you an apology, Greg. Kind of lost
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Speaker 11: my head this morning when I threw that punch. You're
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Speaker 11: lucky I didn't put a bullet through you. If that
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Speaker 11: hadn't have been for the Redskins' rope, I would have.
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Speaker 5: Yeah, I know.
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Speaker 11: I've been thinking it over, and I figure as long
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Speaker 11: as you and Harriet might get married, I... Oh, I
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Speaker 11: guess that's what she meant. You win, Greg, and I lose. Well,
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Speaker 11: now you're getting smart feels. By the way, Harriet tells
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Speaker 11: me you've been doing a good job here at the range.
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Speaker 11: Even though it is run down, you want to keep
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Speaker 11: on working.
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Speaker 1: Thanks.
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Speaker 5: Say, I want to talk to Harriet. Here, take the
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Speaker 5: rig off my horse and give him some water. Sure, Greg.
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Speaker 5: That's exactly what I was hoping you'd say.
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Speaker 9: Thank you.
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Speaker 5: Well, Harriet. Greg.
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Speaker 11: Tom Fields was saying that, well, I mean, you have
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Speaker 11: decided to marry me, haven't you, Harriet?
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Speaker 10: Yes, I guess so, Greg.
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Speaker 5: When?
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Speaker 4: Let's set the date.
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Speaker 10: Well, there's no hurry. The ranch is in such bad shape.
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Speaker 11: Well, that won't change when I take over. I say
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Speaker 11: the sooner the better. How about tomorrow?
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Speaker 10: Not that soon, Greg. I'll need a little time to
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Speaker 10: get ready.
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Speaker 4: All right.
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Speaker 11: How about a week from today? I'll ride into town
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Speaker 11: and make arrangements with the preacher.
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Speaker 10: Well, I suppose I could.
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Speaker 11: Oh, by the way, I'll stop at the post office
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Speaker 11: and see if there's any mail for you.
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Speaker 10: Well, I'm not expecting anything, but stop if you want to.
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Speaker 5: There's no trouble at all. I'll be back early.
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Speaker 4: What did you find out, Tom?
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Speaker 11: Just what you told me. Apologize to Greg. Then he
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Speaker 11: left me alone in the corral with his horse. The
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Speaker 11: way you say that, I guess you found what we
21:51
Speaker 11: were looking for.
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Speaker 4: Right.
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Speaker 11: That nag of his is wearing three smooth shoes, and
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Speaker 11: the right hind one's got caulks on it.
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Speaker 4: And the odds that tend to one that Greg Halstead
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Speaker 4: is a man who murdered Harriet Lindsay's uncle.
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Speaker 11: And he's got the gall to come back here at...
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Speaker 11: I've got a good mind to go back to the
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Speaker 11: ranch and choke the truth out of him.
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Speaker 4: No. We need more evidence than a horseshoe to convict
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Speaker 4: a man of murder.
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Speaker 5: How are we going to get it?
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Speaker 4: Watching the post office is one way. Halstead will probably
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Speaker 4: do everything possible to prevent Mayo from Texas getting to
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Speaker 4: Miss Lindsay.
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Speaker 5: They're going to be married next week.
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Speaker 4: Don't worry too much about it. Who's this coming?
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Speaker 5: Otto.
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Speaker 4: Been in town keeping an eye on the post office.
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Speaker 5: Open a hole. Open a hole. What happened, Otto?
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Speaker 6: A missing great-father. Go for Mayo.
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Speaker 5: Not get any.
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Speaker 4: Good. We're on the right track. Now keep watching.
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Speaker 11: Why not just trail the murdering skunk and give him
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Speaker 11: the same thing he gave Harriet's uncle?
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Speaker 4: Because we want proof, not revenge. In the meantime, Tom,
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Speaker 4: you can help.
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Speaker 5: Sure. Anything you say.
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Speaker 4: I want you to mail a letter for me to
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Speaker 4: a United States Marshal in Cameron, Texas.
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Speaker 5: A lawman? Does he know about Greg?
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Speaker 4: No, but I think he'd appreciate a tip on where
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Speaker 4: he could find Tonto and me.
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Speaker 3: The next week went by rapidly while the preparations for
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Speaker 3: the wedding of Greg Halstead and Harriet Lindsay were carried out.
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Speaker 3: Ranchers and their families for miles around were invited to
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Speaker 3: the ceremony. On the day before the wedding, a tall,
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Speaker 3: gray-haired Texan rode into the nearby Arizona town. He hitched
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Speaker 3: his horse in front of the sheriff's office, and a
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Speaker 3: few moments later, he was introducing himself.
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Speaker 5: You're my credential, Sheriff. That badge is enough for me.
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Speaker 3: I know federal lawmen when I see one.
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Speaker 5: What brings you up in these parts?
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Speaker 8: Got a letter a few days ago. A critter I've
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Speaker 8: been looking for is hanging around here.
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Speaker 5: Is that so?
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Speaker 2: Who is it?
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Speaker 4: Can't say.
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Speaker 8: I've never seen his face. He wears a black mask,
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Speaker 8: rides a white horse. Got an Indian traveling with him.
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Speaker 8: You laid eyes on a pair like that?
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Speaker 5: Don't think so.
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Speaker 6: What do you want him for?
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Speaker 5: Murder. They did a back shooting job down in Texas.
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Speaker 11: Well, it ain't likely that a couple of jaspers like
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Speaker 11: that would show themselves here in town.
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Speaker 6: I'll keep my eyes open.
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Speaker 5: Thanks. I figure I'm staying around myself for a few days.
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Speaker 3: The next evening, shortly after sundown, wedding guests began to
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Speaker 3: arrive at the Lindsay Ranch.
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Speaker 5: The crowd was loud and noisy. Inside, there was music
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Speaker 5: and dancing. Only Harriet Lindsay seemed unable to smile. She
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Speaker 5: seemed preoccupied, as though she weren't exactly sure what was
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Speaker 5: going on. Hey, looking all over.
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Speaker 2: What's wrong?
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Speaker 10: Nothing, Greg.
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Speaker 4: Well, I've always heard that a girl gets a little
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Speaker 4: nervous just before a wedding.
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Speaker 5: I guess you're no different from the rest.
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Speaker 10: No, no, I guess not.
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Speaker 5: Say, I see Tom Peel stand over there. Did we
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Speaker 5: have to invite him?
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Speaker 10: Tom's a friend of mine, Greg.
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Speaker 5: Then they're totally with him.
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Speaker 2: Who's he?
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Speaker 10: Well, they're walking over this way. You can find out.
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Speaker 5: Good evening, Harriet. Evening, Greg.
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Speaker 10: Hello, Tom. I'm glad to see you.
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Speaker 11: A friend of mine wants to meet the bride. Miss Lindsay,
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Speaker 11: this is Mr. Walker, a United States Marshal from Cameron, Texas.
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Speaker 10: I'm glad to know you, Mr.
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Speaker 2: Walker.
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Speaker 10: Howdy.
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Speaker 5: That's a little off your range, ain't it, Marshal? Oh,
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Speaker 5: excuse me. This is Greg Halston. Oh, not too far off.
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Speaker 5: I'm up here on business. Well, I, uh... Oh, wait,
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Speaker 5: wait a minute. I just spotted an Indian standing over
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Speaker 5: there near the door. Excuse me.
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Speaker 10: Why, the Indian he's talking about is Tonto.
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Speaker 11: Why would he want to be... I don't know how
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Speaker 11: that redskin got in here, but I'm sure glad to
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Speaker 11: see a lawman on this trail.
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Speaker 2: Hey, Indian.
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Speaker 5: To make talk to me. Get your hands up. You're
25:43
Speaker 5: under arrest for murder.
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Speaker 4: Just a minute, Marshal.
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Speaker 5: The masked comrade. So you're here too, eh?
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Speaker 4: I better not go for the gun. I had one
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Speaker 4: experience like that. Remember?
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Speaker 5: You outlawed polecat. I trailed you clear from Texas and
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Speaker 5: I'm gonna... No, you didn't, Marshal.
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Speaker 4: You came up here because you received a letter that
25:58
Speaker 4: I wrote.
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Speaker 5: You wrote it? What do you... Now, wait, wait. Don't
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Speaker 5: get excited, folks. I'm a lawman just making an arrest.
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Speaker 5: Arrest for what? Murder. Murder? I should have told you before,
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Speaker 5: Miss Lindley. The murder of your Uncle Jim. Uncle Jim.
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Speaker 5: This engine and the mask outlaw are the ones who
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Speaker 5: did it.
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Speaker 10: Uncle Jim. But why didn't someone tell me?
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Speaker 5: I wrote you a letter, Miss Lindsay. Happened almost two
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Speaker 5: weeks ago.
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Speaker 10: I never received any letter.
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Speaker 4: I can explain that. The letter arrived, all right. But
26:26
Speaker 4: instead of being delivered to you... It's still in Greg
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Speaker 4: Halstead's pocket.
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Speaker 2: What?
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Speaker 5: What's that you're saying?
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Speaker 2: It's the truth, Marshal.
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Speaker 5: Tonto saw him get it at the post office. How
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Speaker 5: about it, Halstead? Have you got the letter I wrote
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Speaker 5: to Miss Lindsay? No, and what's more, I don't like it.
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Speaker 5: I don't know who's telling the truth around here, but
26:41
Speaker 5: a search won't do any harm. Yeah, I'll hold him
26:43
Speaker 5: while you won't.
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Speaker 11: Watch out, he has a gun!
26:45
Speaker 5: I'll drill the first money that comes near me. Now
26:47
Speaker 5: move away from that door. I'm backing out of here.
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Speaker 4: Not just Halstead.
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Speaker 5: Why, you... My shoulder. A slug caught me right in
26:54
Speaker 5: the shoulder.
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Speaker 4: You're not seriously hurt.
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Speaker 5: Guess that proves who's guilty, doesn't it, Marshal? If he's
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Speaker 5: got my letter on him, it sure does. I'll get it.
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Speaker 5: All right, sure, I've got the letter. Couldn't get rid
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Speaker 5: of it. That Redskin's been following me night and day. Here.
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Speaker 5: Here it is. Yeah, this is what I wrote and
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Speaker 5: mailed to you, Miss Lindsay.
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Speaker 10: Greg murdered my Uncle Jim. I can hardly believe it.
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Speaker 5: It's the truth, Harriet.
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Speaker 11: He went down to Texas and bushwhacked your uncle because
27:19
Speaker 11: he knew you'd inherit the ranch.
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Speaker 5: Then he came back to make up with you and
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Speaker 5: get married.
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Speaker 10: Oh, Tom, I've been so blind and so foolish.
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Speaker 5: Don't worry, honey. It's all over now.
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Speaker 10: Will you ever forgive me?
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Speaker 5: No, forget it.
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Speaker 11: But as long as our neighbors came to see a wedding,
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Speaker 11: it's a shame to disappoint them.
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Speaker 10: Yes, I see what you mean.
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Speaker 5: And what's the answer going to be? Yes.
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Speaker 9: Let's hear some music.
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Speaker 7: You know, I've got to apologize to you and your
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Speaker 7: engine friends, stranger.
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Speaker 5: I guess you must have had this figured out. What
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Speaker 5: are you doing, Marshal, talking to yourself? Huh?
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Speaker 8: Why, I thought that mass jet and the engine were
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Speaker 8: standing right behind me.
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Speaker 5: They were, but they left as soon as the job
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Speaker 5: was done.
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Speaker 4: Let's go.
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Speaker 2: THE END Thank you.
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