What happens
United States Marshal Wild Bill Hickok and his deputy and saddle partner Jingles plan a surprise birthday celebration for Jingles at the Daniels Ranch. On the ride there they are ambushed by two men firing from a hillside, and Jingles's new red shirt and hat are damaged. Hickok suspects a connection to the Daniels family, whose son Daggett is nervous about the party. Guy Madison plays Wild Bill Hickok and Andy Devine plays Jingles in this Wild Bill Hickok radio adventure, broadcast on October 8, 1952.
The Old West, including a hotel in town, a creek on the trail, and the Daniels Ranch and hills nearby.
Characters: Wild Bill Hickok, Jingles, Miss Tully, Martha Daniels, Daggett Daniels, Split Daniels
Listen for: The ambush at the creek and the reflection in the water that reveals the men on the hill.
Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.