Xmas Story

Down dark city and in the territory on West, there's just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers. And that's with the US Marshal and the smell of gun smoke. Unsmoke. Starring William Conrad.

The story of the violence that moved West with young America. The story of a man who moved with it. Matt Dillon, United States Marshal. Everything was alright until about a mile north of the Semeron.

That's when my horse got a hoof caught in a frozen dog hole and broke his leg. So I had to shoot him. Made me feel awful bad. I didn't feel any better thinking about the walk ahead of me.

Close to 40 miles to dodge and carry my saddle all the way. Guess I'd been on the trail about an hour and here's I could figure this round of three in the afternoon and I'd ease the saddle off my shoulders for a rest and a smoke.

And that's when I saw the stranger, right and up from the way I'd come. He was tall and thin. And his horse was taller and even thinner. And they made quite a pair. All right. How are you?

You lost? No. My horse busted his leg away back. I'm on my way to Dodge. Well, it's your house, huh? I saw it. Yeah. On your way to Dodge, Jim? That's right. You got any more of that tobacco?

Yeah, sure. Thanks. Thanks a lot. That's okay. I'm a big walk. You got to head in. Kind of. You're going to be dark soon. You figure making camp? That's the idea. Well, it's too bad, yeah.

You need any food? No, no, no, thanks. I got none. Well, I thank you for the tobacco. Sure. Anytime. Yeah. I'd say in this beast won't drop dead from the shark, would you want to climb on behind?