Speaker 1: At the Gatherer Who.
Speaker 2: Fort Laramie.
Speaker 3: Fort Laramie, starring Raymond Burr as Captain lee Quin's specially
transcribed tales of the dark and tragic ground of the
Wild Frontier, The Saga of Fighting Men Who the Rim
of Empire, and the dramatic story of lee Quinn's Captain
of Cavalry.
Speaker 1: Patrol Fall.
Speaker 2: Sing course dismissed the patrol. Yes, Sir, prepared to.
Speaker 4: This map, this math.
Speaker 2: Welcome back Captain Angus Ragan Jenkins, and you dag it in.
Speaker 5: He's been expecting him.
Speaker 1: I mean, oh, le, glad you're back.
Speaker 2: That makes both of us. Major I find anything no trouble.
Some of the Dog soldiers are wrestlers, but so far
no su have left treaty territory. That's good, yep, except
I've had a ten day ride for nothing.
Speaker 6: There's no matter. We have to investigate every report.
Speaker 2: You know that, I know.
Speaker 6: Like I said, I'm glad you're back, but I'm not
sure you'll be Why you're in time to welcome an
old friend of yours.
Speaker 2: Huh who his orders read?
Speaker 6: Lieutenant or c Went.
Speaker 2: Robbie.
Speaker 6: That's right, Major Went.
Speaker 2: He is signed here.
Speaker 6: On the post already arrived an hour ago. He'd be
reporting any minute. I want to stay and see him.
Speaker 2: You want me to.
Speaker 6: It's up to you. You'll have to face them sooner
or later.
Speaker 2: Anyway, I suppose Major, he's an old friend. Nothing can
change that.
Speaker 6: You still feel that way?
Speaker 2: Yep? Where will he be assigned?
Speaker 6: C company? Shortened officer?
Speaker 2: Can I have him? You can transfer Hancock to see why?
Maybe I can ease things a little.
Speaker 6: What about yourself? You think he likes serving under you?
An officer who once served under him, you'll do all right,
he's a good officer. Well, I can't say much for
him now. Five posts in two years, and he couldn't
face it out at any of them. Now we're stuck
with him. A drunkard, a troublemaker, and a coward, coward
of Antelope Meadows.
Speaker 2: And I'm not sure he deserves that reputation. Court of
Inquiry that demoted him thought so. They demoted him for
poor judgment, not cowardice.
Speaker 6: What would you call a man who ran away from
a fight leftist commander and two hundred men to be
wiped out?
Speaker 2: He was under attack himself.
Speaker 6: He could have fought through the partlet and saved.
Speaker 2: Them maybe and maybe not. He might only have added
one hundred more men to the list of dead. Instead,
he tried to save his own command, and he succeeded.
It was a difficult decision, but not necessarily a bad judgment,
the Court of Inquiry said. So the Court of Inquiry
was in Washington. They went by the book. You know
how different it can be out here. How hard a
decision can be when you're under attack. Hindsight's always easy.
Speaker 6: Why are we arguing?
Speaker 7: Design him to me?
Speaker 5: All right?
Speaker 6: Be he a good samaritan? If you have to.
Speaker 5: There he is. Come in, Lieutenant Went, reporting the Major
Dicket as directed.
Speaker 6: Yes, it's been expecting you, Went. I believe you know
Captain Quinch.
Speaker 7: Hello Robbie.
Speaker 2: Captain, it's been a long time since Virginia.
Speaker 5: Yes, sorry, I didn't see you. I've developed the habit
of speaking when i'm spoken to. You're looking well, Major,
have you figured out a place for me?
Speaker 6: I didn't try to figure a place for you, Went,
You're just another officer here. You'll be put where you're needed.
I've assigned you to B company. That's Captain Quince here
very well. You can report to the Officer of the
day at your convenience. You'll be placed an active duty
as a five am tomorrow you'll take morning call. Yes, sir,
we hope you'll have a pleasant tour. Larmie, do you
Major went? I said, you're just another officer here. That's
the way you'll be treated. But I expect a cooperative
attitude from you, like any other officer. A chip on
that shoulder won't help.
Speaker 5: Very good, Major, am I dismissed.
Speaker 2: Yes, I'll uh, I'll come along if I may. Robbie
show you the place, all right, Captain.
Speaker 6: Oh eight, yes, sir, one moment.
Speaker 2: I'll be right with you.
Speaker 6: Robbie, all right, you see what I mean, liquored up
middle of the day. He's going to be trouble.
Speaker 2: He's gone through a lot.
Speaker 6: Major, Sometimes I think you're a soft fool. I'm warning
your lee. Don't try to fight his battles for him.
Keep a tight hold on him.
Speaker 2: Don't worry. I'll take you over by the quarters, Robbie.
They are a little better than the ones we had
in Virginia. You might like, Lara me. It's a good post.
Speaker 5: I've noticed a lot of women more than I expected
out of here.
Speaker 2: A lot of the men are married, it's safe enough.
Here's good to see you, Robbie.
Speaker 5: It is.
Speaker 2: We had some good days in Virginia.
Speaker 5: I was your commanding officer of that.
Speaker 2: You were a good one, now, Robbie. There are plenty
of gray haired lieutenants in this army for one reason
or another, but not many of them cry in their beer.
Speaker 5: Thank you Captain for reminding me.
Speaker 2: Oh, you've got to give people a chance. What about
them giving ch You got to meet him halfway, Robbie,
half way.
Speaker 8: Good morning, Captain quiz.
Speaker 2: Ah, Hello, miss Saint Cloud. May I present Lieutenant Went.
Speaker 8: We don't need an introduction, Captain.
Speaker 5: Hello Robbie, missus Saint Cloud.
Speaker 8: It's good to see you.
Speaker 9: Thank you.
Speaker 8: I saw you earlier crossing the garade ground. What brings
you to Laramie.
Speaker 5: I'm to be stationed here.
Speaker 2: I'm very glad, are you?
Speaker 8: Of course? Captain Robbie and I are old friends. You
must come and visit me the first chance.
Speaker 5: You get, Robbie, thank you.
Speaker 8: Oh here's Philip. You never met my husband, did you, Philip?
Speaker 5: This is Robbie Went, Lieutenant Saint Cloud.
Speaker 8: How do you do He's to be stationed here?
Speaker 10: That's too bad, Philip. You remember Lieutenant Dieger, don't you went?
He was my best friend, my roommate at the point.
I'm sure you must remember him because he died with
Bartlet that day at Antelope Meadows.
Speaker 6: Still, don't come along, Marden.
Speaker 5: But what were you saying about a chance? Captain?
Speaker 2: I'm sorry, Robbie, there's bound to be some feeling at first,
but in time.
Speaker 11: What optimist, Captain? If you'll excuse me, I'll stop by
the sutlers. They can still sell a liquor on this post,
can't they.
Speaker 2: You think that will help?
Speaker 5: It's the only help I need.
Speaker 9: Captain, good day, account for.
Speaker 12: All, presider counterfor sir?
Speaker 7: Yeah, oh, where where the.
Speaker 12: Orders in your pockets?
Speaker 9: Uh?
Speaker 12: Lieutenant? Is anything wrong?
Speaker 5: What do you mean, Sergeant?
Speaker 12: I mean, are you all right? Are you feel all right?
Speaker 1: Of course?
Speaker 9: I know? Swherez yes, Sir?
Speaker 12: Shall I read him?
Speaker 2: You?
Speaker 12: Captain Quint sometimes has me read him?
Speaker 5: Sir?
Speaker 13: I just thought you stop thinking, sergeant, Lieutenant, I'm.
Speaker 2: Perfectly Lieutenant went, Sergeant guys sorry.
Speaker 5: What are you doing here? Quinch? Don't you think I
can take morning calls by myself?
Speaker 2: Of course, Lieutenant, I'm.
Speaker 5: Perfectly all right, absolutely all right.
Speaker 2: I'm not so sure. I think you'd better go back
to your quarters. I'll leave you here.
Speaker 5: Is that an order, Captain.
Speaker 2: That's a suggestion?
Speaker 9: All right?
Speaker 2: Straighten up, man, you're in front of one hundred enlisted men.
All right, I'll go with you. It's a long walk
across the parade ground. The men are watching. Just keep
your shoulder into mind, sergeant, you'll read the orders of
the day, Yes, sir, come on, Robbie, Yeah, keeps this
cold compress in your head. Thanks, Robbie, this is no good.
You can't keep this up.
Speaker 7: What running away? Hiding in a bottle?
Speaker 5: You're gonna report me?
Speaker 2: Did you report me that time in Virginia? But it
can't happen too often, you understand that.
Speaker 14: I well, Lee, Thanks, you're the only one in two
years that's been decent.
Speaker 5: I'm sorry if I can't come halfway.
Speaker 2: Maybe if you try to face it and not run away,
other men have been busted.
Speaker 5: Oh it's not that no.
Speaker 11: Do you know what my second in command said after
Adlope Meadows? He said we should all be dead, and
we would have been if we hadn't been led.
Speaker 9: By a coward.
Speaker 2: You weren't a coward in Virginian when that Court of
Inquiry demoted you. You didn't have to stay in the army.
You could have resigned. Yes, it took guts to stay.
That wasn't the act of a coward.
Speaker 5: I loved the army. It's my life, and I was mad.
I thought I was right. I had the guts.
Speaker 2: Then then what's happened?
Speaker 11: Do you know what it's like to be sneered at,
hated wherever you go, to be blamed for other men's
deaths like that Saint Cloud yesterday.
Speaker 5: I've had two years of that. Leave. Maybe now I
am a coward.
Speaker 2: Not unless you're willing to be come in. Oh, miss Saint.
Speaker 8: Cloud, Robbie, I heard you were ill.
Speaker 5: Word gets around, isn't it.
Speaker 8: Are you all right?
Speaker 9: All right?
Speaker 2: It'll be fine, man.
Speaker 8: Is there anything I can do for you, Robbie?
Speaker 5: Oh no, thanks?
Speaker 8: Stopping again this afternoon.
Speaker 5: I am not so sure your husband and would approve
missus Saint Cloud Robbie.
Speaker 8: If you won't or can't come to visit me, I'll
come to visit you. Good day, Captain ma'am.
Speaker 2: It seems you do have friends, Lieutenant you maud.
Speaker 14: Uh Lee?
Speaker 5: Was I wrong about what Antelope meadows?
Speaker 2: I don't know it tortures me lee It did what
you thought was right. Now right or wrong?
Speaker 7: You better forget it.
Speaker 5: How could a man forget a thing like that?
Speaker 7: I don't know, Robbie.
Speaker 6: We need just a small detachment to patrol the line.
We've had no further reports, but I want to keep watch.
What about Cyberts and ate menally?
Speaker 2: Why not? Why not?
Speaker 1: Went?
Speaker 6: What's the matter? I want to get him away from
the post.
Speaker 2: It's not that it might be what he needs.
Speaker 6: I'm not sure I trust him with a patrol. You
think you fooled me with that? Relieved of duty because
of illness, he's just about drunk. The Sutler's dry.
Speaker 2: He's getting better lately.
Speaker 6: That's not what I hear. Maybe he's not drinking quite
so much. But what I've heard reports about him and
missus Saint Cloud. They've been seeing each other entirely too much.
She's been seen going into his quarters.
Speaker 2: He tended him when he was ill.
Speaker 6: He's been at her rooms when Saint Cloud was away.
Speaker 2: They're old friends, maybe, but I always did think that
woman was too pretty major. I don't think there's anything wrong,
but if there is, all the more reason to send
went out in that patrol. You trust him, he's a
good officer. I'll send go us with it.
Speaker 6: All right, Lee, I just hope you're right. Sen went
to me.
Speaker 2: For orders right away, Sir.
Speaker 12: Captain.
Speaker 2: Captain, what's the matter? Sgant over the old bedlin.
Speaker 12: It's going to be trouble.
Speaker 2: What trouble?
Speaker 12: The two lieutenants? Saint Cloud's going looking for win?
Speaker 2: Thanks?
Speaker 1: Think Cloud?
Speaker 2: Ah do you think you were doing? Think Cloud?
Speaker 5: I heard what's been going on behind my back. It's
all over the post. He can't get by fooling out
with my wife out enough.
Speaker 2: That's a court martial offense you're charging. You want to
make it official and subject your wife to the embarrassment
of it?
Speaker 7: No, all right?
Speaker 2: When you want to prefer charges against him, then the
two of you remember your officers in the US Cavalry
and act accordingly.
Speaker 10: He better stay away from my wife.
Speaker 2: You won't have to worry about that for a while.
He's going out in patrol tonight. No, get out of here,
Saint Cloud.
Speaker 9: Please.
Speaker 7: I don't want to hear about it.
Speaker 2: It's none of my business. You got a job to do.
As soon as you clean up, report to the major
for your orders, all right.
Speaker 9: Captain.
Speaker 8: Captain, Yes, Captain.
Speaker 2: I'm done, Miss Saint Cloud, except to the dignity with
a couple of offices. It's my fault.
Speaker 8: I should have known Philip wouldn't understand. But I want
you to understand, Captain, Why me, because you're his friend.
Speaker 2: Too, all right.
Speaker 8: I was only trying to help him. We're old friends, yes,
But once it was more than that. Once before I
met Philip, it was going to be Robbie. I couldn't
just stand by and see this happening to him. I see,
Did I do wrong?
Speaker 2: Captain noose to say that, Miss Saint Cloud, I don't know.
Speaker 8: I wish I were wiser, So do I man?
Speaker 15: So do I plea?
Speaker 6: This report just came in from the telegraph at Cheyenne
Trouble major. A sue raiding party attacked the railroad. If
they're not still in the vicinity, they'll be heading north.
Wentz moving to intersect them. He stopped at Pine Bluff
and got the news. But in need reinforcements. Might be
a big party. We don't know. Besides, with went.
Speaker 2: In Chickenev Bee Company ready in an hour.
Speaker 6: That be enough. Bee's under manned. You've only got sixty
three men. It will be enough, all right, Rendezvous with
Went at the forks on Little Bear Creek and lee.
Don't take any chances. Carry two hundred rounds per man.
This could be a fight.
Speaker 2: Captain, single rider approaject. I see him, looks like Gorse.
Keep him going, mister cybers a swing out and meet him.
That's it, Sargeant.
Speaker 1: Captain.
Speaker 13: Lieutenant Went sent me to intercept you. He's moving towards
Horse Creak wants you to cut across and meet him.
A good sure, glad you're here, Captain.
Speaker 7: Why well, we.
Speaker 13: Had them cornered last night, but they got away. We
could have taken him.
Speaker 2: How many round thirty nine men against thirty We.
Speaker 5: Could have surprised him.
Speaker 12: The man are kind of talking.
Speaker 2: So what are you trying to tell me?
Speaker 1: Gorse?
Speaker 13: The lieutenant wouldn't attack. We couldn't had he been drinking, Yes, sir,
was he drunk?
Speaker 2: Sergeant?
Speaker 12: Well, no, sir, I couldn't say that.
Speaker 2: Then think about this, sergeant. You men might not be
alive today if he had attacked. Yes, sir, I've heard
that before. It's still true, Sergeant.
Speaker 4: All right, let's join him.
Speaker 5: There's signal Captain.
Speaker 16: He's got to lieutenant to meet it company for Oh,
you can't.
Speaker 11: They're down in the valley about a mile ahead, Captain.
You can surround them by splitting your force in free.
Speaker 2: Good all right, Simon. If you take twenty men and
the right flank, yes, sir, Sergeant Gorse, you'll take twelve
more men and join with Lieutenant Wentz patrol on the
left flank. Yes, sir, The rest will stay with me
in the center.
Speaker 11: I'd like the center, Captain, if I may, why it's closer,
it'll leave the attack.
Speaker 2: I found them, all right, I'll take the left. Sergeant
Jenkins takeover.
Speaker 4: I'll join you in a minute.
Speaker 2: Now move out, Yes, sir, good work, lieutenant, and you
use good judgment not attacking last night?
Speaker 5: Did I your captain have a drink?
Speaker 7: Thanks?
Speaker 1: Why did you do that?
Speaker 2: You don't need it. You've gotten your courage out of
a bottle for so long you think.
Speaker 5: You have to have it, don't I?
Speaker 2: No, you don't. Robbie, all right, Lieutenant went move out.
Speaker 5: It doesn't look like we'll get much fighting.
Speaker 2: Sure now, Jenkins, we're pretty far away, but we'll block
this end of the valley for um.
Speaker 5: Yeah, sure, there they go?
Speaker 2: Sure, all right?
Speaker 1: Copy it at the trot. At the trot, try privates.
Speaker 5: We got him round to that captain.
Speaker 2: It wasn't much of a fight when they saw us
coming in from three sides. He just dropped everything and
ran good. Any casualties, no, sir, I don't think so.
Speaker 15: Not a one.
Speaker 2: Yeah here.
Speaker 12: Casualty, sir, Lieutenant went.
Speaker 7: Robbie.
Speaker 14: Uh ree, I am sorry. Smash that bottle now.
Speaker 2: God holders bringing the first eight, sir.
Speaker 5: No, no use, Lee, no use.
Speaker 7: You know that, Robbie. I'm sorry.
Speaker 11: Yeah, so my I got a lot of things, mardon,
Saint Cloud.
Speaker 2: A lot of things.
Speaker 5: Really, there's one thing I'm not sorry about.
Speaker 2: Antelope Meadows.
Speaker 5: Yeah, I was rightly. I couldn't have saved Butler, but
I could save my hundred men, and I didn't.
Speaker 2: That's right.
Speaker 5: Only one thing nobody understands.
Speaker 9: It wasn't my own life I was thinking about.
Speaker 2: I understand that, Robbie, do you Lee?
Speaker 9: Thanks?
Speaker 2: Oh?
Speaker 17: I wish, I wish Captain?
Speaker 2: What is it, Sergeant?
Speaker 12: I saw it, sir.
Speaker 13: He deliberately cut in front of Holder and took the
only bullet the engines fired. He saved hold of his life.
I guess I was wrong, sir, were you the sergeant, Yes, sir,
he was no card.
Speaker 2: No, no, he wasn't come in. Oh you sink cloud. Captain.
Speaker 8: I've just I've been over to see I won't be
attending the services.
Speaker 2: I understand, Captain. Yes, Captain.
Speaker 8: Did he did he say anything about me?
Speaker 2: Yes? He did, missus, Saint Cloud. He said he was sorry.
Speaker 8: Not half as sorry as I am.
Speaker 15: Keptain.
Speaker 8: I wanted to help him, but I was afraid to
say the one thing that might have helped him most.
Speaker 2: Sometimes it's kind of hard.
Speaker 8: I wanted to tell him that he was the only
man I ever really loved, but I was afraid of
the consequences. I should have told him, Captain, I should
have told him a long time ago. Well, Philip will
be wondering where I am.
Speaker 2: Good day, Captain, Good day, Miss Sint Clan.
Speaker 3: Fort Laramie is produced and directed by Norman MacDonald and
stars Raymond Burr as Lee Quince, Captain of Cavalry, with
Vic Perron as Sergeant Gorse. The script was specially written
for Fort Laramie by John Duncle, with sound patterns by
Bill James and Ray Kemper musical supervision by Amarigo Marino.
Featured in The cast were John Dayner, Jack Moyles, Harry Bartel,
Lynn Allen, Paul Duboff, and Clayton.
Speaker 1: Post Company Tension.
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