Lucky Penny

The old man doesn't have long to live. That he learns the truth about his goldmine. It might be the end of him. Have gone. Will travel. Starring Mr. John Dana as Paladin. San Francisco.

1875. The Carlton Hotel. Headquarters of a man called Paladin. We star Paladins. Over here, hey boy. Oh, Esar, didn't see you sit over in Kuna, slide down in chair, feet up on stool, smoky cigar.

Oh, like man with nothing on mind. Do I give that impression? Esar! Well, you're quite right. You see before you, hey boy, a man enjoying his leisure. Now, what can I do for you? Oh, here.

Ah, Kelly girl. Thank you. Ah, see, let's see, let's see. Can you get up here? Well, he doesn't waste words, does he? Sign Matthew Penrod. Matthew Penrod. You know these, man, huh? Well, hey, boy.

There was a time when I guess just about everybody knew Matt Penrod, or at least knew about him. Did you ever hear of the Lucky Penny Mine? The Lucky Penny Mine? Yeah. No. Well, anyway, it's up above Prescott in Arizona territory.

Matt Penrod had prospected for years all over the West with no luck. And finally, he was down to his last penny, and the story is he flipped the coin, tails. He'd forget the whole thing, and heads he'd give it one more try, And the penny came up heads.

Oh, so? That when he found a lucky penny mine? Did he make a big strike? A big one. A lot of gold was taken out of a lucky penny. Then, for Matt, the vein ran out.

Overnight. Completely gone. Oh, too bad. Matt wouldn't believe the mine was worked out and he kept pouring more money into the thing until... Well, he finally went broke. And the last time I saw him he was still there and that shut down mine, digging around, looking for that lost vein.