Original subtitles

Starring James Arness as Matt Dillon.

Well, what is it?

Well, nothing at all.

Just a whittling stick.

- Oh, I'm sure glad of that. - What?

Well, I was afraid there for a minute you was loafing.

Oh, I'm just waiting here, Doc, for the stage to come in

so's that I can pick up the mail.

Oh, it's late?

Oh, it's very. There it is now.

Hey.

By golly, there's a nice little bit of fluff.

By golly, yeah.

Well, she looks like she might be lost, don't she, Doc?

Why do you say that?

Well, I mean, uh, she's all alone there.

Well, you take my advice and just leave it that way.

You don't have no gentlemanly streak in you at all, do you?

Uh...

Excuse me, uh, ma'am.

Yes?

Uh, well, I was... I was sitting over there,

over there by the post office on the bench.

I was waiting for the mail to come in, and I-I...

I seen you here, and I just couldn't help, but,

uh, wonder if I could be of any use to you.

I mean...

You look like that you're just about lost there.

Uh... uh...

Is anybody, uh... waiting?

I mean, are you gonna be picked up by anybody, or...?

No.

Well, I'll be glad to help you now.

I mean, get you situated in a hotel

over at the Dodge House with a nice room, or...

Thank you, but I can manage.

Oh.

Well, oh, I-I forgot to introduce myself.

I'm Chester Goode.

I-I work for the marshal here.

The marshal?

Yeah. Uh, uh, Mr. Dillon.

He's a US marshal here.

Oh. Is that who you were waiting to get the mail for just now?

Yeah, I pick it up for him every day right on time.

But it could wait, though.

I'd be real proud to help you now, ma'am.

It's miss.

Edna Walstrom.

Oh. Well, uh...

Are-are you gonna be, uh, staying in Dodge, are you?

Well, maybe for a while if... if I can find a job.

Oh, a job? Oh, listen... a job.

That ain't gonna be nothing at all.

Uh... well, why-why don't we talk about that later?

- Here, let-let me help you with that. - Oh.

You're very kind.

You're sure it isn't too much trouble?

Oh, it ain't no trouble at all.

Uh, just, uh, come with me to pick up the mail,

and-and, uh...

Well, uh, this here is it.

I feel nervous.

Oh, there ain't no reason to be nervous.

I talked to Mr. Jonas about you last night.

All he wants to do is just to see you.

Well...

Mr. Jonas?

Mr. Jonas!

Oh, Chester.

Uh, Mr. Jonas, I-I'd like for you

to meet Miss Edna Walstrom.

How do you do?

Oh!

So you're the little gal Chester picked up.

Uh, I mean, run in to.

- Well, he sure talked you up big, Edna. - Oh.

I'd say he had a real personal interest in you.

Oh, never mind that, Mr. Jonas.

Just what do you... what do you think of her?

- Oh, Chester. - Now, would you wait a minute.

Did you ever work in a store before?

- No, Mr. Jonas, I haven't. - Uh-huh.

Well, it don't take much experience to...

I like what she said, Chester. It's honest.

Uh, where you from anyway?

- Back east. - Back east where?

- Well, Ohio. - Well, it-it don't matter.

You know, the fact is, I can use some help around here.

Particularly somebody who can, uh, take care of the women.

You know, I'm-I'm never very good at that.

Well, then, are you gonna give her the job, Mr. Jonas?

Yes, Chester, I am. You can start tomorrow morning.

Well, what-what do you think of that, Edna, huh?

Oh, I'm very grateful.

I'll really do my best to learn, Mr. Jonas.

Well, we can talk about pay later.

Now, you can come in and, uh, browse around

this afternoon if you want.

You know, kind of get familiar with the stock...

Yes. Yes, I think I will.

- Oh, Chester, thank you. - Uh...

I... I'm awful... I'm awful grateful to you.

Well, that wasn't nothing.

You're so modest.

I like that.

Well, uh, what-what I... what I was going to say is,

I have to go down to the post office

and pick up the mail, and...

Oh, I nearly forgot.

It is time for the mail, isn't it? Mr. Jonas?

Mr. Jonas, I think I'll go with Chester for now,

but I'll be back in a half an hour, okay?

Whatever you say.

Come on, Chester.

I like being with you. You don't mind, do you?

No, of course not.

Bet you get real important letters in the mail, Chester.

Well, yeah, we-we do sometimes.

'Course, there don't seem to be much here today. Uh...

Oh, that's just you being modest.

Well, that's-that's, uh, US mail.

It's kind of official, uh...

Oh, I can see the...

Why-why, the War Department, Washington, DC.

- Uh, the... - Yeah.

The US Commissioner's Office, St. Louis?

Yeah, it's just that the mail is kind of sacred.

Well, I was just curious.

It is a responsibility, though, isn't it?

Oh, I-I should say it is.

You know, you never know what's gonna be there at all.

Oh, I can imagine. You want to walk me back to the store?

Yeah. Uh, uh...

I did want to ask you something.

Uh...

What?

Well, I-I was just wondering if, uh...

Maybe that I can come over tonight and see you

after supper.

I'd like that.

Huh?

Well.

- Yeah. - Yeah.

My gosh!

That's the most terrible coffee Chester ever has made.

Chester didn't make this coffee, Doc.

I did.

Well, it's terrible.

You know, as a matter of fact,

he hasn't made any coffee for two days.

He hasn't done anything for two days.

Oh, yes, he has. He's been busy.

Yeah, but doing what?

Well, ever since that little Edna,

or whatever her name is, came to town,

he's been chasing her up one street and down the next.

Well, I think she's chasing him about half the time.

What do you mean?

Well, she's in here two, three times a day that I know of.

My gosh, I thought she was working for Wilbur Jonas?

Well, she is, but I don't think Jonas can say no to her

any more than Chester can.

Well, I don't think I'd worry too much about it.

Have you seen him?

Yeah, I saw him out for the mail.

That's about the most work he can handle these days.

Oh.

♪ You can look all over Kansas ♪

♪ Every Kansas time... ♪

Chester?

Chester, you were going right on by without me.

Oh. Well, I was just, uh, going down to get the mail.

You know I like to go with you.

Well, I thought maybe, you know,

you might be getting tired of it.

Now, that's a silly thing to say.

Don't you know you're my favorite person

in this whole town?

Oh. Oh, I am? I know.

You are. I don't care who knows it.

- Oh! - There.

You... shouldn't do that.

Don't you like it?

Well, it's just that right out here in Front Street

ain't a fit place, I don't think,

for, you know... to be kissing somebody.

Mr. Jonas gave me the rest of the day off.

If you want to walk me home, you can,

after we get the mail.

Uh, well, the only... only thing is...

You see, I promised Mr. Dillon

I'd bring the mail right back, and...

Oh, I wanted to tell you, I moved

into Moss Molly's boardinghouse.

It isn't far.

He won't miss his old mail that soon.

Well, you... well, you sure do...

You have a way about you, don't you?

It was nice of you to walk me home, Chester.

Oh, ain't anything.

I know it's silly, but I get scared

when I have to walk around Dodge by myself.

Oh, there ain't nothing around here to be afraid of.

Well, not for you. You must be pretty brave,

working with Marshal Dillon the way you do.

Fighting Indians?

Oh, there-there... there ain't too many Indians to fight.

Capturing bandits and-and then horse thieves

and bad men.

Well, bandits don't come along too often.

Have you saved the marshal's life a lot of times?

Uh, well...

No, no.

Mr. Dillon has a kind of way of taking care of his self.

That's just you being modest again.

Oh.

Oh, say, you haven't looked at the mail yet.

Well, you know what I said now about the mail.

Oh, silly, I'm not going to hurt it.

Edna, no, you'll-you'll...

Something from the War Department again.

Now, Edna, here, give me the mail now.

Oh! Oh.

Oh, I'm sorry, Chester.

Oh, it's all right. Didn't hurt anything, I guess.

Oh.

Where's the other one?

What?

Well, there was... there was one from Ohio here.

- Where? - Oh, Edna?

What? Hmm?

You give me that letter, Edna.

That's my letter.

No. Now, that letter was in this stack of mail.

- Now, you give that to me. - Now, Chester,

you're not accusing me of stealing a silly old letter.

That letter don't belong to you, Edna.

Now, you give it to me!

If you want it, you can take it yourself,

and if you try, I'll scream.

Edna. No.

Give me that.

Good morning, Chester.

Oh, good morning, Mr. Dillon.

Chester, uh...

how you feeling? You all right?

Yeah. Well, yeah. Feel fine.

Just... just fine.

I, uh...

Well, I don't feel fine, either.

I didn't get any sleep until early this morning.

I-I just laid there and tossed and turned and tossed and...

Look, Chester, I got an idea.

Why don't you take a couple of days off

and maybe go out fishing or hunting, something like that?

Oh, no, no, no, I-I couldn't do that.

Sure, you can. I can get along without you all right.

Mr. Dillon, if you want me to quit,

why don't you just say so?

Won't hurt my feelings none at all.

Chester, who said anything about quitting?

Well, you said you could get along without me.

I meant for a couple of days.

I think you need a rest.

Look, I need you around here, Chester.

You're the only person

I can depend on.

You mean that, Mr. Dillon?

Well, certainly.

Well, by golly, I-I think I know what I've got to do now,

and I want to thank you, Mr. Dillon,

for-for what you said and-and what you done.

And-and you can.

You can.

Can what?

You can depend on me.

♪♪

♪♪

I'll tell you, Kitty, he's running around

like a man with a bullet in his head.

Well, you know, when a woman gets to chasing you,

there's not very many places you can run and hide.

He's running so hard, he can't even stop to catch his breath.

- Well, morning, Doc. - Morning.

Doctor.

- Where you been this morning? - What do you mean?

Well, you haven't been in your office, have you?

Well, I just left there not long ago. Why?

Okay. I just wondered.

What's going on?

Well, uh... if he's not concerned about a young lady

being in his jail, I don't know why I should care about it.

What are you getting at?

Well, there's a young woman in your jail right now,

not a day over 22.

- Edna Walstrom. - That's right.

- In jail? What for? - Well, how should I know?

Chester put her there, and he says that's where she belongs,

and that's all he'd say.

Well, he's finally cracked.

I knew it was coming.

Maybe you'd better go with him.

Mm-mm.

Nope, there's nothing I can do.

It's too late.

He's slipped his moorings.

♪♪

- Chester. - Hey.

What's going on now?

Do you have Edna locked up in jail?

- Well, yeah. - What for?

Well, I-I had to do it, Mr. Dillon.

I mean, if you were to depend on me at all,

I just had to... Well, here,

I'll let her tell you about it.

I got your letter here, though; I got that for you.

Edna...

the marshal's here.

Marshal.

- I stole a letter, Marshal. - This letter?

Well, I didn't want to throw her in jail for it,

Mr. Dillon, but I figured if I didn't,

I'd have been just as guilty as she was.

It's addressed to you, Marshal.

It's from Mr. Gruber back on the farm in Ohio,

and it's all a lie.

Well, how do you know it's a lie?

It hasn't even been opened yet.

Well, I just know it is.

When I left, he threatened me.

He said he'd find me no matter where I went

and-and get me arrested.

Well, Edna, you never told me that,

- that he was gonna... - I was afraid to, Chester,

but I didn't know what to do.

I didn't want the marshal to get old Gruber's letter.

I didn't know what kind of lies he'd tell about me.

Well, he says here that you stole

a hundred dollars from him, Edna. Is that right?

- No! No! - A hundred dollars?

W-Well, I... I took it, but I didn't steal it.

He owed it to me.

I mean, it just isn't fair, Marshal,

him saying I stole it.

By golly, Edna, looks to me

like you got yourself in a pack of trouble.

Yeah.

- Well... - I don't know what I'm gonna do.

Chester, you did the right thing.

After all, interfering with the mail's

- a pretty serious offense. - Well, yeah,

it is ordinarily, but in this case...

Well, she tried to keep me from getting a letter

accusing her of stealing; that makes her look pretty guilty

doesn't it?

Well, there ain't no real proof, Mr. Dillon,

just because this old Gruber said that she done it.

Well, in any case, we'll find out soon enough.

According to this letter, he'll be here tomorrow.

Oh, no!

He's coming clear from Ohio?

That's what it says.

Well, what are... what are you gonna do, Marshal,

gonna put me back in jail?

Well...

no, I don't like to, Edna.

Well, Mr. Dillon, I-I could...

I could see that she didn't leave town

or nothing like that.

You could, yeah.

All right.

I'll turn her loose in your custody, Chester.

But you better keep a pretty close eye on her.

And, Edna, don't you try to run.

I won't, Marshal, I-I promise.

Now, I'd better get back to the store.

Oh, Chester, would you come with me

and help explain things

- to Mr. Jonas? - Oh.

♪♪

♪♪

- Uh... excuse me. - Yeah?

Can you tell me where to find the marshal's office?

You looking for the marshal?

I came all the way from Ohio to see him.

Uh... Gruber?

Yes.

Yes, that's right.

How do you know?

Well, I don't. I...

Well, I mean, I thought that y-you...

Well, I guess it don't make any difference...

I can show you where he is just as soon as I pick up the mail.

- You know the marshal? - Yeah, I know him.

Good.

♪♪

Uh, there he is.

Mr. Dillon, this here's Mr. Gruber.

Come all the way from Ohio.

- Proud to know you, Marshal. - Mr. Gruber.

Marshal, did you get my letter about Edna Walstrom?

I did.

Then you have her under arrest?

No, as a matter of fact, I don't.

I see.

Then I'll just have to find her and take her back.

Well, now, wait a minute, Mr. Gruber.

I'm afraid there's a little explaining to be done

before you take her anywhere.

Chester, why don't you go over and get Miss Walstrom

- and bring her back here. - All right, sir.

Have a seat.

Thank you.

That's the whole story, Chester; that's exactly what happened.

Well, I'm glad you finally told me.

Well, I didn't want to bother you before.

- You believe me, don't you? - Well, sure I believe you.

Seems like you're about the only man I can trust anymore.

- Yeah. - The only one who trusts me.

Well, maybe we'd better go on inside.

We've been keeping them waiting long enough.

- Thank you, Chester. - Yeah.

Hello, Edna.

Why did you run off and leave me?

- I had to. - But why?

I couldn't go on like that; it wasn't any kind of life.

Well, you're coming back with me.

You heard Mr. Dillon; she ain't going nowheres with you.

You will please keep out of this.

Just a minute, both of you. I'd like to hear

what Edna's got to say about this.

Mr. Dillon, Edna said that Gruber here is a widower

and that she was...

Chester, why don't you let Edna tell it.

I was Hans Gruber's housekeeper, his hired girl.

Yeah, just, uh, tell him how much that you paid her.

Go on.

Well, she has room and board

and... ten dollars a month.

Ten dollars a month that you wouldn't even pay her.

Once a month, Mr. Dillon,

he'd take her into town on market day,

along with the pigs and the chickens and the eggs

and everything else, and maybe give her

a couple dollars to spend.

Ain't that right?

Yes.

I kept the house, I did the cooking and the baking,

I washed and ironed, I fed the pigs,

I fed the chickens,

- I gathered the eggs. - Yeah, and when

she wanted her own money, Mr. Dillon,

so's that she could go away like she wanted to,

well, then, he wouldn't even give it to her.

I was afraid that if she had money,

she would go away... leave the farm.

You ought to feel real proud of yourself.

No.

No, I don't.

That's why I had to find you, Edna.

I don't even want to talk to you.

Edna, listen to me.

I've done things wrong.

I shouldn't have done it this way.

Now, I've hired a couple to run the farm.

I don't even live there anymore.

Edna, you remember the little house

with the big trees in front?

The Schaffer place we used to pass going into town.

The place you liked so much.

- What about it? - I bought it.

I live there now.

Edna, look.

Look.

What is it?

It's the deed to the house.

Now, you read what it says.

"Mrs. Hans Gruber"?

Sole owner of the house.

- It's all yours. - But you-you mean...?

We can get married in Akron.

I already talked to the preacher.

I-I-I can't believe it.

It's true.

Will you, Edna?

I think you're the nicest person in the whole world.

Did you hear that?

Mrs. Hans Gruber.

- That's fine. - Now, come on.

I'll take you home.

Oh, I'm sorry I stole the letter, Marshal,

I really am.

And, Chester, I think you're the nicest...

younger person I ever met. Good-bye.

Good-bye.

Well...

if that don't beat all.

Well, Chester, I sure was proud of you.

Yeah?

Well, that was a mighty fine speech you made there.

It was that speech that turned the trick.

Yeah, well, it didn't quite turn the trick

the way I had in mind.

You know, uh...

I might be better off with that.

Could be I just got out of the whole thing real lucky.

Could be.

Say, I sure wish you'd make up a new pot of coffee.

This stuff is terrible.

Yeah.

Pretty lucky.

Pretty lucky, pretty lucky.