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Well, Matt, thanks for riding up.
Glad to, George.
That's the one man I'd like to catch.
Come on, Chester.
Yes, sir.
Bye, Sheriff.
Yeah, so long, Chester.
You take care of that hat.
Oh, sure thing, Sheriff.
I'll leave it to you.
All right, let's get going.
Just what intarnation did he mean about my hat?
Well, it's brand new, isn't it?
Yes, sir, but I don't know it's any of his business.
You know, Chester, when a man goes around wearing the same hat for ten years and then
comes out with a new one, it's bound to be noticed.
Now, that ain't so.
I couldn't have had that other in more than seven or eight years.
There was lots of wearing that hat yet, too.
If it hadn't fell off that hook on top of that stove.
You'd be wearing it yet, I know.
Well, at least you got something out of the ride up here.
Sure didn't get very close to that Gans fella, did we?
He headed in another direction.
You reckon he might turn up around Dodge?
I don't know, Chester.
I sure hope so.
Too bad about Paul getting killed in that holdup.
Shot in the back, taboo.
Yeah.
That Gans fella mustn't be worth much to do a thing like that.
He's worth a lot to me, Chester.
A lot.
I know how you feel, Matt, but I'm just as glad you didn't run into him.
You haven't got eyes in the back of your head, you know.
I wouldn't want to turn my back on Gans, Kitty.
Not if you knew it, no, but...
Oh, here's Doc.
Yeah, hello, Kitty.
Matt.
Hi, Doc.
Sit down, Doc.
Oh, thank you, thank you.
Oh, you have a rough day.
And night.
I've been out there with Nettie Morby.
She's been awfully sick.
Nettie?
Oh, sorry to hear about that.
Trouble is she's all alone out there.
She should stay down, have complete rest, but without somebody to look after her, she's
a real pain in the ass.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
I guess I'll just look after her.
I just don't know.
Where's Luke?
Oh, he's off somewhere.
He's gone as much as his home, you know.
You want me to help you bring her to town, Doc, or somebody can look after her?
No, no, thank you.
But she can't be moved just yet.
Doc?
Yes, Kitty?
Is there any reason I couldn't take care of her?
No, it isn't anything difficult about it, Kitty.
She just needs somebody to see if she gets her meals and stays warm.
You think I'm going out there, Kitty?
Yeah, I am.
Nettie and I have always been good friends.
I don't want her lying out there alone with no one around to take care of her.
She should get better a lot faster, Kitty.
There's no question about that.
I'll get my things.
You're going right now?
She'll need some supper, won't she, Doc?
Yes, Kitty, she will.
No sense waiting, then.
I'll ride out with you, then, Kitty.
Thanks, Ma'am. I won't be long.
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Come on now, Nettie. Finish this gruel.
There. Now, take just a little bit more.
It's right taste, you kitty.
You don't have to pretend to like it, Nettie, but it'll put some strength into you.
There. You did a good job on that.
I'm sure beholden to you, kitty, for all you've done.
Forget it, Nettie. Us women have to stick together.
I'd have been a sorry one without you the last two, three days.
I was weaker than a newborn.
It was a fine time for Luke to be gone, I'll say that.
Well, he didn't know I was going to be took sick, kitty.
He's gone a lot, isn't he, Nettie?
Well, it's as though he has to ride off come a certain time.
No, like he can't stand the land no more.
Well, it hasn't been easy for you to stand either.
No, no, kitty, it ain't, but when a woman chooses her man, she chooses his way of life.
Ain't nobody saying it's going to be easy.
You're too good for him.
So I ain't all that good.
And Luke ain't all that bad either.
Prairie's a hard place. Makes hard people.
You're not hard, Nettie. You can't tell me that.
A woman is as hard as she has to be.
Except when she's took sick. She ain't worth much then, I grant you.
That's foolish talk.
I'll take the dish back and then I'll fix you for the night.
Oh, there's no need to fuss. I can...
That's Luke.
That's Luke. He's coming.
You sure?
It's him, all right. A woman gets to know.
Yeah, I guess she does.
He's gone into the barn. He'll be here in a minute.
Kitty...
Yeah, Nettie?
Would you straighten me up a little bit?
I don't want to look no worse than I am.
I ain't never had no looks, but...
A woman ought to be presentable.
Ah, you look fine. I'll go let him in.
You'll be wondering about your horse.
Hello, Luke.
How come you're here?
Nettie's sick. Come in.
Nettie ain't never ailing.
Well, she is now.
I'll go see.
Hello, Luke.
Are you bad, Nettie?
I'm all right. I had real good nursing.
She been here long?
Three days.
She can go now.
I'm in no hurry, Luke. I can stay till Nettie's up and around.
You ain't needed no more.
Luke, there ain't no call for being unfriendly.
I thank her for looking after you. Now she can go.
Nettie?
It's all right, Kitty. I'll make out all right.
You send for me if you need me.
She won't be needing you.
I wish I were as sure about that as you are.
I swear, goodness, you two are sitting here as though you were in a hospital.
You two are sitting here as though you hadn't moved since I last saw you.
Hello, Doc.
Hi, Doc. Sit down.
Oh, you can sit.
Say, I'm surprised to see you here, Kitty.
She owns the place, Doc.
I thought you'd still be at Nettie Moore's.
Well, so did I, Doc, but her husband came home and said they didn't need me anymore.
Luke?
Luke.
I shouldn't think he'd be very handy at caring for anything.
Well, I offered to stay as long as she needed me, but he seemed awful anxious for me to go, so he left.
Well, how was she when you left?
Well, she was doing better, Doc. She just started to eat a little.
She certainly wasn't very strong.
I wish I could go by and see her tomorrow, but I can't.
Why not, Doc?
I promised that new young doctor at Hayes City that I'd come up in the system at an operation.
He just won't wait.
I could go back out if you think it'd help.
Oh, no, I hate to have you make that trip again, Kitty, but you might be able to keep her from doing too much and going into a relapse.
I don't mind, Doc.
It might be a great help, Kitty.
All right, Doc, that's settled.
It's beginning to look like you missed your call, Kitty. You should have been a nursemaid.
You know better than that, Mac.
I guess you're right.
I won't be able to write out early in the morning, Kitty. I'm expecting a prisoner.
That's all right. I'll see you when I get back.
All right, Kitty, and I'll try to drum up some nursing business for you here in Dodge, huh?
You do, and you'll need some nursing yourself.
It's me again, Nettie.
Kitty?
You shouldn't have come back.
I just wanted to be sure Luke was taking good care of you.
Yes, yes, he's taken care of me just fine. There's no need for you to stay.
Well, then I can just pass the time of day.
I don't feel much like talking.
It doesn't matter, Nettie, what is it?
No, no, it ain't nothing, Kitty. It's just I don't feel like visiting.
There ain't nothing for you to do around here. You might as well run along before dark.
It won't be dark for hours, Nettie, and you know it.
Kitty, listen to me.
You told me there wouldn't be nobody coming by.
What are you doing back here, Kitty?
I came to see how Nettie was getting along.
I told you we didn't need you.
Please, Kitty, just go along.
A little late for that.
Who are you?
Don't ask no questions, Kitty. Luke didn't do nothing.
Luke, what is all this?
You're asking the wrong man, lady.
All right, then you tell me.
I'll tell you that you just stay here and keep quiet until I'm ready to go. That's all you need to know.
Don't let her go. She ain't hurting nothing.
And let her tell everybody I'm here? Who used to be smarter than that, Nettie?
Luke, we got no right to keep Kitty from going back.
Luke, make her shut up.
You do like he says, Nettie.
You ain't never raised a hand to me, Luke Morby.
He'd do it if I said so, wouldn't you, Luke?
Wouldn't you, Luke?
Oh, for heaven's sake, stop acting like children.
You want me to show you that I ain't no child, lady?
All right, then you stay quiet.
And don't try to get away or nobody will get hurt.
Is it all right if I watch after her?
Yeah, sure. You watch after her and maybe you can watch after me some on the side.
Don't hold your breath.
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Well, it seems to me that the U.S. Marshal ought to be able to do something about it.
Yeah, well you tell me this, Dobie.
Do you want me to stop the cattle drives from going through Dodge?
Stop the cattle drives? No, no, of course not.
You people at Dodge make a little money off of them, don't you?
Well, yes, of course we do.
But I don't see why we have to put up with cowboys carousing in the streets.
You can't have a cattle drive without cowboys.
Well, there ought to be something in it.
Mr. Dillon? Mr. Dillon?
Yeah, Chester, what is it?
Mr. Dillon, excuse me, Mr. Dillon.
No, you just go right ahead, Chester. I'm leaving anyway.
I'm getting no place here.
Marshal. How long, Dobie?
All right, Chester, what's on your mind?
It's Miss Kitty. What about Kitty?
Well, I've just come from the Long Branch, Mr. Dillon, and they're kindly worried about her.
What's the matter with her?
Well, that's just it. They don't know. She didn't come back last night.
Oh, she probably decided to stay the night with Nettie Morbby.
Yeah, but they say she said she wasn't going to.
She was supposed to see a whiskey drummer this morning,
a fellow who was just going to be in Dodge just one day.
They think it's a funny thing that she didn't show up.
Well, she probably just changed her mind, Chester. Women do that, you know.
Yes, sir.
But, uh, you might as well get the horses.
We'll take a look out toward the Morbby place anyway, huh?
Yes, sir, Mr. Dillon.
Well, I'm glad you decided to come, Mr. Dillon.
Yeah.
There's just an awful lot of things that can happen to a woman off alone.
Kitty can take pretty good care of herself, Chester.
Oh, yeah, sure she can. But what if her horse ran away with her?
Uh-huh.
And what if it throwed her?
Well, there's not much chance of that.
No, Mr. Dillon, anybody can get thrown.
Well, I mind that Wilkins boy, and he was a real good rider.
All right, Chester, all right.
If she's been thrown, we'll find out.
Uh, Morbby place ain't too far from here, is it, Mr. Dillon?
It's around the bend and back from the roadways.
You know, I-I wasn't worried too much when we started,
but the longer we rode, the more worrying I did.
You've talked yourself into it.
Well, now I...
Talk about something else, huh?
Well, I ain't thinking about anything else.
Then just don't talk.
Hey, Luke, come here.
What is it, Joe?
Look there, out the window turning in from the road.
Why, it's a marshal.
How the femo are we here?
Not let it go, Joe, I didn't tell him.
I ain't even seen nobody, now you know that.
Then what's she coming here for?
Well, it's her.
Who?
It's that kitty.
The marshal's always hanging around with her.
He come after her.
He come after Kitty?
Sure.
Well, ain't that nice.
Kitty!
Huh?
Come here.
What do you want?
I want to see the window.
About time he came after you.
Luke tells me you're a real good friend.
What friend?
Well, you can just save your friend's life if you behave yourself.
What do you mean?
You go out there on the porch and you do just what I say.
This is a trick.
Better than standing here watching me shoot him, ain't it?
All right, then, go on.
You go out on the porch and keep your mouth shut.
I don't see this kid's horse tied up, no worries.
Well, the tracks lead up here. It may be in the barn.
Yes, I guess it could be.
Look out, Mr. Dillon.
What?
That's Miss Kitty coming out on the porch.
I guess she ain't hurting on it.
I guess not.
You stand out here for good, Kitty?
Don't come any closer, Matt.
Why not?
Because I stay out long, man.
Who are you?
My name's Joe Gans, Marshal,
and I ain't able to let you do nothing about it.
Mr. Dillon, you're...
Yes, yes, never mind.
He told me that you're good friends with this little boy.
Well, I'm not.
Mr. Dillon, he shot right next to her foot.
Shoot much closer to her than that, Marshal.
Do what he says, Kitty.
All right.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
That's far enough.
Now you two, throw down your guns, both of you.
Mr. Dillon.
I got a real good bead on her back.
Throw down your gun, Chester.
All right, little lady, pick them up and bring them back to me.
Do what he says, Kitty.
Just hold everything right like it is.
Hey.
Drop your gun.
Mr. Dillon.
Yeah.
I'll walk you.
Miss Morbys, holding a shotgun on him.
You take this man away from here, Marshal.
You just take him away from here.
I'll do that, Miss Morby.
I didn't know you were so handy with a gun.
I ain't never picked up one before, Marshal Dillon,
but I don't hold with bloodshed.
But it seemed this was the only way to stop it.
It was a good way, Miss Morby.
I don't know what'll happen to Luke or me,
but I couldn't have no bloodshed, Marshal Dillon.
I just don't hold with it.
Don't worry about it, Miss Morby.
You probably saved you and Luke a lot of trouble.
Now, we could borrow a couple of horses, ma'am.
We'll be heading back to Dodge.
Of course, Marshal.
You feel like riding, Kitty?
Sure.
Take charge of Gans, will you, Chester?
Yes, sir.
All right, Gans, it's a long way back to Dodge.
Let's go.
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Gunsmoke, produced and directed in Hollywood by Norman McDonald,
stars William Conrad as Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal.
The story was specially written for Gunsmoke by Marion Clark
with editorial supervision by John Meskin.
Featured in the cast were Virginia Christine, Barney Phillips, John Danaer, and Vic Perrin.
Harley Bear is Chester, Howard McNear is Doc, and Georgia Ellis is Kitty.
This is George Walsh inviting you to join us again next week
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