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from The Archives of the United States

Cavalry the true stories of Colonel

ranold McKenzie and the cavalrymen he

led mcken Raiders his secret orders from

the president of the United States clean

up the Southwest make it a fit place for

Americans to live Wipe Out the Renegades

Outlaws and murderers if necessary cross

the Rio Grand knowing capture means

hanging by the enemy Discovery Court

Marshal by the United States

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[Applause]

Army October 1873 Texas country Fort

Clark was fast becoming a vital part of

the border territories expanding economy

Colonel McKenzie's remote fourth Cavalry

Outpost depended largely on local

settlers for forage fresh beef and

horses in return the settlers grew to

depend on the patrols of Cavalry blue as

their only protection against death from

violent nature from Violent Men all

right Mr

Fields we'll take all of them just give

this to the pay Master at the post and

he'll cash it for you

this doesn't look like MacKenzie

signature to

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me this requisition you gave me is a

forgery

he's been paid off now and in full it

looks like we bought ourselves some

horses all right let's get him out of

here Colonel McKenzie had made the army

uniform a symbol of absolute trust but

now this trust was reaping Grim

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rewards Josh Benson is in your office

waiting for you he's been there for half

an

hour what's his business I don't know

sir but he's all steamed up imagine he

yet

huh penson

Mackenzie what can I do for you sir may

I be frank Colonel certainly I will put

it to you simply Colonel you are an

inefficient

Commander more killings done by men in

army uniform I get more killing by your

Troopers

Colonel that's a very serious accusation

what else am I to believe how do you

explain the series of murders first

Adams then gford then Harry town you

know them all as well as I do and the

only single fact to come out of it all

is that the attacks were made by

soldiers all right I admit that

everything you say is true excepting

those were not my men are you prepared

to prove that

colel what do you mean I speak for 30

families families who are still alive

who have not yet been attacked this

group has sent me here to tell you this

beginning now keep your patrols away

from us we are prepared to shoot anyone

in uniform and ask questions later give

me no choice Mr Benson you must be aware

that my orders to this fort oblig me to

protect the peace to do that I depend on

my patrols now you're threatening those

patrols with

death you're cting disaster Mr Benson

perhaps but until these assassins in

uniform are dead we must protect Our

Lives good day

Colonel good day

sir

Sergeant

Sergeant sir order out another Patrol

ready to ride immediately we'll be gone

2 days yes

sir

the Marauders in uniform had to be

stopped to this end McKenzie LED his

troops out of Fort Clark to search the

territory for some sign of the disguised

killers

he found what he was looking for more

ruthless attacks on helpless ranchers

hysteria was so great that every Soldier

was in danger of being shot on site by

frightened civilians unable to detect

protector from

assassin McKenzie returned to Fort Clark

driven by the knowledge that immediate

action was necessary to stem this

widespread

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threat come on here

Lieutenant any luck

sir I'm afraid this requires a little

more than

luck he I got enough sand in my eyes to

fill a bucket I'll get the sergeant to

hustle up some hot Waters oh later

later Lieutenant everywhere I went

stories of men in uniform committing

every crime in the book lots of them

deserted sir can't be there aren't that

many in this territory can't be regulars

or not that many men out on pass sounds

like the jayhawkers during the war

exactly

professionals we've got to break up this

gang before they get more uniforms so

they'll terrorize this whole territory

the way they did Kansas and

Missouri

take a look it Air's horse ranch padal

mine stage Way Station hi and Cana we

got there an hour after they hit the

place before that here and here like

scattered Buckshot

exactly Buckshot has a pattern like that

arcing from the muzzle pretto

prietto the gun muzzle pointing right

into the heart of our territ

I don't know what we're going to find

there Lieutenant but that's where we're

going to start looking across the river

across the river

sir tell me

Lieutenant you ever hear of a man named

Nolan um Amos

Nolan I don't think so sir he's a scout

kind of a no good

Drifter I want you to meet him 3 weeks

from today on our side of devil horn

Ford if my plan works out I think he'll

come out of preo with exactly the

information we want can this uh Nolan

fell be trusted

sir I've often trusted him with my

life strange I thought I knew them all

when you're in the Army a little longer

Lieutenant you'll find out that you

never know it all every day something

new yes

sir

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I

extraordinary circumstances once again

forced McKenzie to violate Mexican

sovereignty following his secret orders

he crossed the Rio Grand knowing that

his capture in Mexico would surely mean

his

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death

are you

alone I don't seem to be now mind if I

it

done my name's

Rita what are you Drifter Saddle

my name's Amos

Nolan I'm a professional Scout that is

when I need a

job

under

L fit

me

you give these back to him when you see

him

again would have help if you had

asked when I want help I'll ask just

being

friendly

well you next no thanks I just want to

say a man who handles himself like you

do cuz find some work around

here man that Scott angles doesn't need

a job fair

enough you're a scout I can smell him a

mile

away I suppose it getting paid for

leading Freighters into Fort Clark is

your idea of an angle you suppose right

mister with me that's a job it's a job

with

angles that's a fancy gun belt you're

wearing yeah friend of mine makes them

suppose he'd make one for me depends on

an

angle sometimes the Scout's information

is worth a lot of money

uh-huh well like I told your friends

when I need help I'll ask for it any

idea when that'll be depends on how long

my money holds out the slow action

around here that'll probably be 2 or 3

weeks I'm going back to the Fort you

don't expect to find any action there

maybe maybe not well if you hear

anything I'll be

here

seor are you coming back in 3

weeks well what do you think of no one I

don't know there's something about that

guy that bothers me exactly Kanas he's a

scout

like I told him I can smell him a mile

away he's got a sharp pair of eyes he

noticed your belt he was admiring it

kind of admiration I don't trust think

maybe you better follow him so I let him

get on his Trail and let him out of your

sight we'll find out just how legitimate

Mr noan

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is May 17th

1875 McKenzie he rode to his secret

rendevu with Lieutenant summers at Devil

horn Ford but a sick sense warned him of

something he had not

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foreseen

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a few hundred yards across the river

Lieutenant Summers waited for scout Amos

Nolan under the watchful eye of the

enemy it was too late for McKenzie to

turn back

one salute one word of recognition could

destroy his plan there was only one

chance I still say there's something

snaky about

him somebody's

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coming don't shoot what

snaky

huh that settled tramped murder his

grandmother for a pluged

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dollar what

happened you don't

remember only that you jumped

me my

watch and your

wallet I'm sorry Mark I had everything

set up but they got suspicious and

followed me so I had to make it look

good then you found them I think so the

next step is to make sure yes sir now

look

we've got 3 weeks 3 weeks I want every

second to count yes sir first you know

where we can get a Koga wagon a Koga

wagon a

conoga yes sir I think so sir get it get

it and have the carpenters start taking

it apart immediately yes sir another

thing Lieutenant I want five men trained

to hip shoot the eye out of a squirrel

in the middle of a

somersault sir after two weeks of long

range practice give each of these men a

week's Furlow so his absence won't be

noticed you got that yes sir I may be

wrong Mark but I think they're going to

attack in here again they're going to

attack an army Freight wagon coming in

secretly with something they need more

than guns and

bullets a wagon load of army

uniforms how are they going to find out

sir from Amos

Nolan

for a

price get going Lieutenant yes

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sir McKenzie's plan to entrap The

Outlaws raiding American settlers in

stolen Cavalry uniforms would require

split-second timing and precision-like

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teamwork that's a sharpest Squad as I've

ever seen

Colonel they'll have to

be keep at it Lieutenant see you back at

the Fort yes

sir

come

in Lieutenant you sent for me sir yes

I'm leaving now I want to go over with

you once again exactly what I expect of

you yes sir now remember the whole

operation depends on Split Second timing

in the first place I'm counting on there

buying my information about that wagon

and setting out for you yes sir so you

see you'll really be on your own cuz I

probably won't be able to get back to

you in time I understand sir now if

everything goes according to plan you'll

be escorting that wagon and they'll

attack you yes sir that's when we use

surprise don't let them get too close

when you do open fire shoot to kill

every shot must take deadly effect it'll

seem strange shooting at cavalryman sir

I know

Lieutenant the whole success of this

Mission depends on you it depends on

you're following your orders straight

down the line yes sir I understand

sir I on

Lieutenant good luck good luck to you

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K let's see if your information is worth

buying $500 for first talk first lay it

on the line

first that's

better the two convoys headed for Fort

Clark the second one's the one you'll be

interested in it's loaded with carbines

and ammunition and uh what's in the

first just the shipment of

uniforms well I guess you burned your

money keep an eye on them

Kansas

why are you more interested in uniforms

than in guns and ammunition you'll

see so that's why you wanted the

uniforms yeah and we got a lot of guys

just dying to use them all right let's

get on with it

huh well let me tell you the trail that

wagon's going to take oh you're going to

do better than that Mr Nolan you're

going to show us the

way that wasn't part of the deal what do

you want to be Kansas a sergeant or a

Corporal I'd hate to have a Saddle

out rank

me he Corporal these ought to fit you

put them on we got to get going this was

the unexpected the one thing McKenzie

hadn't counted on in uniform with these

jayhawkers he'd be shot down with

arrest he remembered his own orders

don't let them get too close shoot to

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kill following McKenzie's timetable

Lieutenant Summers left Fort Clark with

a Conestoga Supply wagon the bait to

attract the

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Marauders

Lieutenant Summers knew this had to be

the disguised Renegade Patrol McKenzie

had done his job

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well get

set now remember keep a steady course

and move when I call for Action yes sir

move out get in Get Him

C

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no escort there one man on the seat and

an officer in the lead sit and duck lay

on

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Scout

McKenzie's voice kept mocking him

they'll be in Cavalry uniforms don't let

them get too

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close ready now let him get too

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close

fire

we almost shot you sir I'm aware of that

Lieutenant you followed your orders

explicitly permit me to congratulate you

thank

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you

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hey

Carper yeah you got a

match

um yeah I think I

have how long you been in this outfit I

listed in Houston just got in this

afternoon some lieutenant give me this

Fork yeah that's a lieutenant for you

why unlisted to fight well you probably

get a

chance how long youve been in the

Army 11 years 11

years and still only a

Corporal must be the stupidest man in

the

outfit sometimes I'm inclin to agree

with

you watch out car you're

get col McKenzie platoon is ready for

inspection

sir what's the matter with you

private oh it's just the excitement I

think is it

rookie he'll be all

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right

McKenzie's Raiders rode again and again

carrying out the secret orders of the

president of the United States do

whatever necessary to clean up the

Southwest make it a decent place for

people to live ride with McKenzie's

Raiders as they relive the Blazing pages

of history in the

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making

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la

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from The Archives of the United States

Cavalry the true stories of Colonel rold

McKenzie and the cavalryman he led

McKenzie's Raiders his secret orders

from the president of the United States

clean up the Southwest make it a fit

place for Americans to live Wipe Out the

Renegades Outlaws and murderers if

necessary cross the Rio Grand knowing

capture means hanging by the enemy

Discovery Court Marshal by the United

States

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Army

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the month of April 1872 near the Rio

Grand West Texas the same old story

repeating itself frustrating maddening

ranold McKenzie and his fourth Cavalry

for although McKenzie had established

sacred treaties with most of the Indian

leaders still small unauthorized bands

of marauders all too frequently darted

into the United States terrorizing

American settlers burning stealing then

darted back across the river into Mexico

safe from the American

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Military give me a hand here this one's

alive and he's not an

Indian another problem was now added to

the many already confronting Colonel

Rand McKenzie for for although the boy

was not an Indian as he regained

Consciousness from his superficial wound

he proved to be an Apache all the way

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through he's to be secured then have Sam

the Scout talk to him and have Sam

report to my living

quarters

finally got them locked up

how's his wound not much not as bad as

mulla's what happened to Mulla our

engine bit a chunk out of his hand he's

a regular

rattlesnake he's an

Apache he's no more Indian than you are

Colonel maybe

not he's still in

Apache is he talked yet when he's not

biting people all he'll say is his name

is war

knife he's the son of Chief burningrass

Colonel

burningrass but I've got a treaty with

Chief burningrass a treaty of friendship

the old man wouldn't break it that

wasn't the old man Colonel that was his

adopted son probably got a a few Young

Bucks together just for devilment and to

prove that they're growing up men now

now what have I got myself into what do

I do hang the chief's son H that'll

certainly help to pacify the area or or

maybe I force him onto a reservation

where he can weave

baskets how old would you say that kid

is 14 maybe I know who he is

Colonel before you were stationed at

Fort Clark there was an Apache raid on

the Benton

Place killed the bentons and two

hands stole a year- old baby how long

ago was that 13 years

ago I

see

so it would appear that our Apache might

possibly be a Benton appears to add up

like

it Benton's brother adner came out from

the East last year and took over the

place he and Mrs Benton could be this

kid's aunt and uncle but but that kid's

an Apache he's been raised in apache's

son and he's proud of it how are we

going to persuade him now that he's a a

Benton and how are the bentons going to

persuade him that he's just a a farm boy

be quite a scandal in the

territory if you were to treat him like

an

engine Flesh and Blood you

know

Sanders yes sir please take a detail to

the Benton Place present my compliments

to Mr and Mrs Benton tell them I'd

consider it a favor if they'd come to my

office as soon as they can yes

sir sometimes I wonder why you fellows

take up

Soldier just seems you can never

win what's in your mind

Colonel I was just thinking about Chief

burningrass right at this moment down

there below the Rio Grand he's lost his

son I wonder what he's going to do about

it if I know the

Apaches tomorrow tomorrow he'll be

moving tonight he'll be

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praying no no M this is no time for

crying this is a time for happiness I

know I know abna but it brings it all

back to

me we were in Philadelphia Colonel when

we heard about it the awful tragedy to

Abner's brother and sister-in-law

McKenzie I'm not one to beat around the

bush I've only been out here in West

Texas a year but I'll be frank to say

that I haven't been happy with the

reports about you and your outfit seems

to me that the Savages and renegades

have been getting away with a lot of

outrages in the territory oh no Abner do

you think this is the time I will say

though that you did a wonderful thing

getting the boy back best thing you ever

did and I'm going to see to it if they

hear about it back in Washington and he

will too he has friends there well now

McKenzie let's get the boy and we'll be

on our

way um Mr

Benton perhaps there one or two things I

should explain uh before you see War

knife see who War knife that's the boy's

name it's no such thing it's Vernon his

mother wrote me right after he was born

he was named Vernon she said I beg your

pardon Vernon

I might point out though that the boy

speaks no English no English then how

does he talk he speaks Apache he was

raised in

Apache well what of it he's still a

Benton AR keth and kin well he might

disagree with you he considers himself

in Apache the Apaches are a very Fierce

very proud very Noble Nation what a

thing for an American Soldier to say yes

what are you suggesting McKenzie I'm

suggesting sir that it might might be

better to leave the boy in my custody

until the proper authorities decide

what's best to do with him now you look

here Mr high and mighty Soldier where

that boy is concerned I am the proper

Authority and don't you forget it

begging your pardon Mr I'll decide

what's best to do with him and that's to

take him home with his auntie and his

uncle where he belongs now where is

he at the moment he's in the post Jail

jail see here Soldier there's law in

this

territory mine nephew is not an Indian

he's a free American citizen and you're

holding him against his will and against

mine now do you take me to

impro or do I swear at a warrant for

your

arrest please accompany

me Lieutenant yes

sir I'll need Sam to translate for me

right away

sir

well adna what have they done to Vernon

I wanted to warn you Mrs Benton Sam here

has been trying to talk to the

boy he's told him that we're his friends

he's told him there are even people here

with his blood in this

territory his only answer was that if

that were true he'd open his veins and

spill out that blood

why he should be ashamed of himself make

him realize I'm his aunt well Sam tried

that too Mrs benon but uh War knife's

only answer that is Vernon's only answer

was um not very complimentary open that

cell oh I have no open that

cell

Dupert

now War

knives tell him I to him a

chief kubani

to he says in that case he will speak

only with the

chief all right is that

so boy you're about to learn some

civilized manners

McKenzie is he my legal Ward or is he

not

I asked you a question

McKenzie legally yes I suppose he

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is I'm sorry boy I've got to teach you

not to talk to your auntie that way I've

got to teach you to have some respect

for your

elders I'm sorry

boy McKenzie I'm I'm taking my nephew

out of this

jail so I'm expecting you to give me

some help to get him safely to my

Ranch

Trooper have the sergeant call out a

detail tell him to escort Mr and Mrs

Benton and

their nephew to the Benton Ranch remain

there until further

orders evening to you

sir good evening madam

your move

Colonel oh

sorry guess I'm not very interested in

chess

tonight how'd I get myself into this

Sam better I should have left that kid

to drown in the

river you couldn't have done that

Colonel War knife a farm

boy not for

long no not for

long by tomorrow the whole a pachy

nation will know about this old Chief

burningrass will be up here to get his

son back one way or the

other I can't keep a detail on that

Benton Place forever but the minute I

draw those Troopers off there'll be

another Massacre the minute

I

Sam Sam chief burning grass do you know

where to find him he'll be on the

Mexican side of the river can you find

him tonight I could

try Lieutenant Sanders what you got in

mind T you in a minute yes sir

Lieutenant please order out of Patrol

immediately 60 men see that four of my

Raiders are sprinkled among them we'll

leave in 10 minutes and we'll ride Till

Dawn yes sir now when the Raiders are

separated from the main body of troops

it'll be for the purpose of riding South

pay no attention to any other orders I

may give the Raiders will ride South yes

sir and see that each Raider carries

either a bandan or a neckerchief yes sir

is that all sir no order those Troopers

away from the Benton place I beg your

pardon sir away from the Benton place

you heard me Lieutenant yes

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sir Dawn April 29th

1872 with a desperate plan in mind

McKenzie's need for secrecy was absolute

to avoid Court Marshal even the majority

of his own officers and men must be

deceived as to his mission and

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methods any change I haven't dared go in

he hasn't made a

sound soldiers left during the

night there's not a one of them out

there ready for your breakfast dish up

for the boy

first bner I wonder if we've done right

well he's abandon we've done the

Christian thing but that Colonel

McKenzie he seems like a Christian

gentleman too and I got the feeling he

thinks we're doing wrong M do you think

we're wrong no Abner but maybe he

belongs with his own people we're his

people mod remember that come on now

let's get the boys

Breakfast Boy there you are I brought

you something to eat I told you you'd

feel better in those clothes they look

much better too your Andy cooked you up

a good breakfast you'll feel better with

something solid between your ribs how

many grits steak eggs hope you like harm

many

grits we leave them alone with it mod

remember he's still strange with

us

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like most soldiers charged with subduing

the Apaches in 1872 R McKenzie

constantly found him himself torn

between Duty and his respect for a

worthy foe now in a dilemma caused

mainly by his own vigilance Mckenzie was

forced to take Desperate Measures to

extricate

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himself he's waiting get my horse like I

said I don't know why you Fellers take

up

soldiering if I'm not back in an hour

return to the port yes

sir burning grass is here McKenzie will

come no

closer McKenzie is content

you have brought much sorrow to my

people and you have brought much sorrow

to my people Chief burning

grass but I have not stolen McKenzie's

son I am here that we may speak of your

son as one Chief to

another then speak Chief

McKenzie I never feel right about that

the old man go off alone like that you

have a son

Lieutenant yeah yeah he's back in Kansas

City with his mama you love him what

kind of a question is that don't forget

old burning grass loves his son just

like you love yours and you'll do just

about anything to get him

back it is right that the father not

strangers should tride the son as always

Chief burningrass speaks words of great

wisdom very well Chief

McKenzie I agree to what you

propose my people will leave what you

require there where you stand and I have

the word of burningrass as a mighty

chief that his Warriors will not ride

until McKenzie returns my word is given

Chief burningrass will not regret this

Chief burning grass hopes that when next

we meet it shall be as friends again

that is what Chief McKenzie and his

people

desire

how long's he been gone

now well

uh Mount up bring my

horse all right men strip down

put on those clothes for the rest of the

day we're going to be

Apaches Lieutenant have a couple of the

men cut some horses man ought to work

pretty well as a paty

wigs

better wash up Avo time for lunch in a

minute mod I think it's going to

rain get the rifle mod get the

rifle

after are you all

right War knife it's Colonel McKenzie

I'm your

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friend

it's an unscheduled Patrol

sir your own Troopers now you have got a

scandle they got to catch me

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first

there

water

tell him he's home yoyo

hat to B

to he says he'll speak well of you to

his father burning

grass tell him he is too

kind WTI

BAGI

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look

all right Sam take a look back up at the

river see if those blue bellies have

left yet we've got to get back to Fort

Clark he said he was on a training

Patrol sir when he happened to pass the

Benton place they chased the Apaches as

far as the river but they got across

safely with war knife uhhuh Lieutenant

give that Patrol extra Duty pretty soon

we've got to start outrunning these

Indians for a change yes sir that's all

Lieutenant yes

sir Mr and Mrs Benton I can only

apologize to you both and and thank

Providence that those Apaches didn't

harm either one of you I just can't

understand it also sir I won't blame you

for any charges you wish to prefer

against me uh just a minute Colonel I

know you feel that you should go and get

the boy back uh well don't don't

and let these these Savages get away

with it I know I know but more than me

we talked it over and well it seems us

that he's better off right where he is

with his own

people but what will Washington say well

don't you worry about Washington I won't

say a word to them the colonel the less

said about the whole thing the

better thank you Mr Benton thank you

very much sir you're uh you're too

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kind McKenzie's Raiders rode again and

again carrying out the secret orders of

the president of the United States do

whatever necessary to clean up the

Southwest make it a decent place for

people to live ride with McKenzie's

Raiders as they relive the Blazing pages

of history in the

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making

la

from The Archives of the United States

Cavalry the true stories of Colonel Rand

McKenzie and the cavalryman he led

McKenzie's Raiders his secret orders

from the president of the United States

clean up the Southwest make it a fit

place for Americans to live Wipe Out the

Renegades Outlaws and murderers if

necessary cross the Rio Grand knowing

capture means hanging by the enemy

Discovery Court Marshal by the United

States Army

Fort Clark along the border country of

Southwest Texas the year

1873 following a hurricane and flood

which struck the fort Clark area Colonel

Rand Mckenzie was faced with one of the

strangest problems of his career

the flooded Rio Grand River southern

boundary of the United States sliced

into the Henderson Ranch placing a

section of the American-owned property

on the Mexican side of the border the

changed course of the river turned the

Henderson Property into a vulnerable

Island how much Ben Henderson's land is

affected any considerable amount I

wouldn't think so sir of course I didn't

cross the New River to see exactly how

much oh no no of course not just a few

Acres I'd say 8 or 10 perhaps

unfortunately his houses on them

yeah I know Ben Henderson this is going

to mean trouble Mark unfortunately it's

the kind of trouble we can't handle at

the local level I wish that Courier

would get here from Washington and we'd

know how to proceed well shall I try and

get a message to Henderson ask him to

come in and see you I don't think

that'll be necessary Henderson will

visit us soon enough without

invitation all right

Martin

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now don't you worry Jenny I'll come back

just as soon as I can don't start any

trouble Ben Henderson I'm sure Colonel

McKenzie will understand but not if you

go losing your

temper

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come

in

Mr Henderson's here sir oh have him come

in this way

sir hello Ben nice to see you any word

from Washington yet Colonel uh no no

word yet Ben U here have a chair sit

down I'd like to talk to you got nothing

to talk about there's only one side to

this argument that's my home me and my

folks like it always was and we're not

budging an inch oh no Ben Ben sensible

man always have something to talk about

come on sit down

please I've been patient Colonel you

know I have you've had plenty of time to

hear from Washington yes I have had time

but who knows better than you that

communication sometimes break down out

here this is a highly unusual situation

Ben it's one that may have to be

resolved by our state department

communicating with the Mexican

Government and I'm sure it will be

resolved but in the meantime I've got to

ask you to move move your wife and your

employees out of Mexico it ain't Mexico

I don't care what anyone says it's my

property and it's part of the United

States like it always has been all right

Ben all right I agree with you and I'm

sure Washington will I'm just asking you

to be patient for a little while longer

for your own

sake what if Washington says you can't

help me that it's part of the Mexican

territory and I got to get

out you know the answer to that you

can't expect me to go against orders I

expect you to protect American citizens

that's what

to protect the property my folks fought

and died for it ain't just land McKenzie

it ain't just an old house with a few

Acres of Sage

Brush my M andp are buried there me and

my wife

were little baby was born there the only

one we

had his grave is there

too you want me to turn my back and on

my own flesh and blood something that's

part of me you want me to turn back on

my own little son man that's the last

thing I'm asking you to do I'm just

asking you to leave that land your own

land I'll admit that leave it just until

I hear from Washington I won't do it

Mackenzie but Ben you don't seem to

realize you're in a dangerous spot down

there anything

can I couldn't help hearing sir you

won't listen will he

no can't say that I really blame

him come on in Mark shut the

door

I was just

thinking until that Courier does show up

I don't have orders to protect Ben but

on the other hand I don't have orders

not to protect

him the Raiders sir I'm not sure not

sure I'm ready to take the risk I'll

have to decide that when and if it

becomes

necessary Henderson's in a terrible spot

down there Paul I can't imagine a worse

spot the Mexican Government won't prot

protect him and officially I can't well

he's free game for anybody that wants to

make

trouble yeah

Mark have the Raiders stand by for

immediate Duty yes

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sir Raiders pass the

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word

Raiders stand

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ready I got no right to keep you here

Jenny you say the word and we'll

leave no

Ben they were my folks too

they my

baby

Jenny we'll stay until you say the word

to

go that's the way you feel about

it that's the way I feel

B

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howy Ben any luck with McKenzie yeah bad

he says he can't help

us that's kind of a surprise coming from

McKenzie well that's the way it

is you fellas want to have supper now or

wait till the rest of the boys ride

in

what's the matter where are the rest of

the boys there aren't any

B they ain't

coming well good riddens what's keeping

you two around waiting for your

pay Ben don't talk like

that we appreciate you staying

Ted you all go get washed up and I'll

warm up your supper

well you do that Ted we're proud to have

you stay with

us

inside

you got to have help Ben can't never

hold out without it yeah why tell me

where are we going to get help McKenzie

maybe if he knows how bad off we are

well if you want to try it ain't a case

of wanting it's got to be done

what's the idea Jack that was one of our

own boys you shot you know have a better

way of getting rid of them well no but

why what did he do he didn't do what I

told him but I told all your

fellas I want these folks here to send

for help I want McKenzie to come running

all full of fire and High Spirits got

some real special plans Mr McKenzie him

and me is going to have a nice little

party

together well I'd kind of like to make

sure I got things straight myself Jack

you mean we don't really aim to hurt

them Henderson none just to sort of to

keep him pinned down for bait well we

can shoot him up a little got to make it

look like a fighter Mackenzie might get

wise will'll save the real fireworks for

later after he's walked into the

Trap well whatever you say Jack you're

the boss you just keep remembering that

and everything will be all

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right McKenzie and nenant Summers rode

out to the Henderson Ranch to determine

the immediate threat to the

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occupants

it's Tad Daniels one of Ben Henderson's

hands Ted Ted what happened was it

Outlaws got the folks spin down in the

house just one hand left to help him how

many

Outlaws Ted Ted how many I don't

know

they kept the cover

mostly I got a glimpse of one of

them who was

it who was it Ted who'd you see

Cory Jack

Cory it's plain now Lieutenant the

Henderson are just bait to get me into

Mexico ago I'm not sure I understand sir

happened before you were posted to Fort

Clark I had to arrest cor's younger

brother he was eventually hanged Cory

always blamed me for it said he'd get me

if it was the last thing he ever did

well then if it's simply a trap for you

does that mean he won't harm the

Hendersons on the contrary he'll kill

him in the most painful way he can think

of he doesn't need a

reason to him killing is its own reason

the tenant will be using those

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Raiders the word had been passed

secretly the Raiders rode out of Fort

Clark to their rendevu point on the

American side of the river once again it

was McKenzie's decision to break the

rules to cross into Mexico to shoulder

the terrible risks necessary to protect

the lives of American

citizens all here all

right let's

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go

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you all right Jenny yes I'm fine don't

you worry about me don't look

yourself never seen you look so peaked

before that's only natural isn't it I've

never fought out lies

before I'm real sorry I talked you into

this Jenny we should have pulled out

like McKenzie said you never talked me

into it don't you worry about me or

anything else I know Colonel McKenzie is

going to help

us well I I'm just fine you go on in

there and cover that

Linda

we shouldn't have too much trouble in

infiltrating the line they've got around

that house we shouldn't but don't count

on it I don't want to have to saddle

pack any of you back to Fort

Clark but if everybody's clear as to

what we're going to do I'll lead out

rest of you follow by the Numbers what

about Smith sir you don't want to

count maybe we better save the jokes

till lat later after we've done our

job

for

you know what the boss said let him in

the

house cover the side

windows

thank you for coming Colonel I'm very

grateful no never mind about that what I

want to know is is when were you

expecting this baby 2 months

three

well 2 3 months between two and three

that ought to be about

right it's awful premature isn't

it I

mean it isn't going to be all right of

course it's going to be all right now

we're going to figure out a way of

getting you out of here back across the

river can't have an event like this

happening on foreign soil

be frank with me

Colonel there isn't any way out is there

you just wait and see now get rested up

for the

trip

then

lant then your baby it's going to be

born sooner than you expected well we

got to get a doctor then no no I don't

think so so it's better to let her rest

now the baby's going to be premature Ben

but she's a strong woman under the right

circumstances she'll be all right I got

to get help I'll go get the doctor I'll

get this to no Ben no doctor she's got

to do without a doctor if if we can just

get her back across the river someplace

where she'll feel safe be safe you have

a springboard any kind of wagon that we

could carry her in yeah a barn back

Cory's men are mostly in this side

between here and the river but how we

going to swing it how can we do it I

don't know I don't know to answer that

we'll have to know how many men Cory has

and how they're deployed if we knew

that b b b take it easy easy take it

easy what do you mean my wife's in there

dying you tell me to take it easy your

voice down listen I'll tell you what

we're going to do McKenzie you and me

we're cutting out of here we're going

back to the fort and you're going to

order out your men enough to run those

Outlaws away put that pistol away Ben

you do it or I'll kill you you put that

pistol away

Ben

I know you're in there I'll let you on

purpose now you Pinn down what are you

going to

do I'll give the Henderson safe passage

across the river if you and your men

come out with your hands

up

Lieutenant see that all the approaches

to the house are covered we won't make a

move until it's dark

yes I'm going to have a look around

outside when I open that door dim the

light yes

sir all

right

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this is the house we're in now seemingly

the only fire against it is directed

from these three positions seemingly

that's what Cory wants us to think

actually his men are telling each other

the rest of his group is somewhere over

in here ready to relieve or support

these three men how many all together

sir six seven I'd say maybe eight if we

try to charge those skunks and cut us to

Pieces that's right a charge would play

right into Cory's hands that's why we're

not going to

charge you got your pet with

you good

Jessup all right

now you three men will move against

these positions take these men at their

firing positions in the meantime

Lieutenant you move into a position

where you can cover the rest of the men

over here get the drop on them yes sir

in the meantime I'll be trying to find

cter sorry Ben you and your man here

will have to hold things down move from

window to window keep firing but fire

High my men and I will be out there

someplace well what are you going to do

there's no time to explain now if it

works you'll know about it if it doesn't

work it won't matter all right let's

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go

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f

Corry

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due to Mrs Henderson's condition the

rescued and their Rescuers were delayed

in reaching the fort and McKenzie

learned belatedly of the arrival of good

news from Washington Mexico conceded

America's claim to the cutof land it was

to be fully protected until the river

reverted to its original course and

protection became

unnecessary all right Mr

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Henderson colonel colonel it's a boy

colonel mchm you hear a boy Jenny just

had a boy don't say well congratulations

thanks for for telling me it's all right

I wanted you to be the first to

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know McKenzie's Raiders rode again and

again carrying out the secret orders of

the president of the United States do

whatever necessary to clean up the

Southwest make it a decent place for

people to live ride with McKenzie's

Raiders as they relive the Blazing pages

of history in the

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making

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la

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from The Archives of the United States

Cavalry the true stories of Colonel

ranold McKenzie and the cavalryman he

led McKenzie's Raiders his secret orders

from the president of the United States

clean up the Southwest make it a fit

place for Americans to live Wipe Out the

Renegade Outlaws and murderers if

necessary cross the Rio Grand knowing

capture means hanging by the enemy

Discovery Court Marshal by the United

States

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[Applause]

Army Fort Clark the morning of July 9th

1874 and a new challenge to be faced by

Colonel ran McKenzie and his fourth

Cavalry it concerned the Town of Twin

Forks 30 m from Fort Clark scene of

seven murders in 6 months a settlement

gripped by Terror and fear-ridden

silence Colonel McKenzie just entered

the court Mr Jackson all

right Jackson good of you to come sir uh

please sit down

Mr Jackson I've got to have your

help I asked you to come here and I

appreciate your coming I'm going to give

you the protection of the fort until

this matter is completely settled but

I've got to have your cooperation or I'm

helpless how did Homer Winfield

die Colonel you you can't use my name if

you go down there your name will not be

used nobody dares go to those auctions

he'd kill him just as sure as there's a

son in the sky Dakota Smith nobody knows

whose land goes next everybody just

prays it won't be

theirs how did Winfield die he killed

him well some of his gambling friends

did there's always one of them drifting

through they all know Smith from

somewhere

else and nobody said a word we don't

even talk to each other about it colonel

everybody knows it's going to happen

again and they figure by by keeping

quiet they're going to save their own

skins couple of men they talk now

they're

dead where this Dakota Smith come from

well one night he's playing in Sam lon's

poker game and he kills a man and he

buys his property at the auction gets

married and settles on it and one day

the man who owns the property next to

Smith is found dead and he buys that

property at the auction

mhm

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Dakota Smith now owns all of this

territory all of it this piece right

here who does that belong to fellow by

the name of makabe Jed

mcabe Jed mcabby all right Mr

Jackson thank you very much for coming

in I do appreciate

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it McKenzie rode out to Twin Forks to

check on Jackson's story revealed was

the evidence of a community withering

away A Town Without law settlers without

protection a situation which could

destroy the community unless checked

authorized by his secret orders to

maintain peace at all costs McKenzie

sought the answer to this deadly

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problem

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B about old Winfield Real Fine

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Man

the bedding will start for the property

of the late home of Windfield 3 acres of

workable land Northwest of Vick Point by

the power vested me the land goes to the

highest bidder the revenue after

expenses for the auction goes to the

twin forks treasury where it'll be Iz

for Community

purposes auction is now

open $5 $5 to Mr dakot Smith do I hear

anymore $5 once $5 twice sold to Mr

Dakota Smith for

$5 well it's been a real AC's backto

back day hasn't

it I mean it's real fine weather oh yes

yes sir true your

head

you leaving Pete I reckon so

here you did a good job how can you

stand this place one of these days

you're going to find yourself a woman

and you'll know what it means to settle

down I want to thank you again Dakota

the job stake me good you earned it

where you heading oh I thought I'd push

on down to Mexico for a while say here

the silver money just begging to be

gambled away huh good luck don't

hesitate to drop in anytime you're in

the neighborhood might have another job

for you you'll probably own a town by

then you won't need any more work

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done

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car

Brown yes sir

I want you and two Raiders ready to ride

immediately yes uh of course the fact

that we're off the post on a mission

will be secret I understand sir I'll

prepare passes for myself and the others

good I'll meet you at our usual rendevu

in about an hour

yes we're riding for twin forks

Corporal Brown you'll accompany me into

town you two will wait outside of town

and I don't want anyone to know you're

there until I need

you see if you can get Dakota Smith to

come in here and talk to me if that

doesn't suit him arrange a meeting any

place at his convenience yes

what what can I do for you

I was here the other day remember yes

yes I remember you're you're the colonel

from for clock aren't you right you have

auctions like that

often we have auctions here all the

time you don't seem to get much of a

turnout most people around here have

enough property except Dakota

Smith how would know about that you must

know something about it you record all

these auctions don't you yeah I look

here can I don't know what you're

getting at but it's all in here illegal

have a look yeah I may do that after a

while I'll be in Twin Forks for a while

since this is government property I'll

be using it as my

office I'm sorry I had some work to

do

sir Dakota Smith Oh Mr Smith pleasure

colon McKenzie what can I do for you

I've been trying to get a little

information I thought you might be of

assistance well be glad to help if I can

you've acquired uh quite a lot of

property here in Twin Forks do you plan

to acquire

more well that's that's kind of hard to

tell Colonel I might I kind of like the

opportunities afforded in this area

uh-huh by reputation Mr Smith you're a

gambler tell me uh what impels a gambler

to settle

down well same thing that makes any man

want to settle down Colonel a woman my

wife and then I've been lucky since we

got married and been able to acquire a

few little pieces of property for her

Splendid

Splendid how many more little pieces of

property do you think you'll

require oh that's uh that's a question

I've been trying to answer too Colonel I

guess it's my gambler's nature see I

sometimes think of uh property as being

like poker chips no Gambler is Never

Satisfied until he wins all the chips on

the table perhaps so although it's seems

to me that property is considerably more

important than poker uh Mr Smith let me

be

blunt six people have been killed in

this community in 7 months and you now

own all of their

property people die all the time but

these people were murdered murdered well

that's the first I ever heard of that

who who' ever do a terrible thing like

that I'm not sure but you now own all

their property what you

girl people aren't talking against me

are they no Mr Smith no one's

talked they seem to be afraid to

talk well we just go on with your

investigation I'm sure that you'll find

everything I've done is above the table

and uh if as you say you can't find

anybody to talk will call on me again

talking is my favorite pastime thank you

Mr

Smith I may J just call on you

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again

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what was it all

about what we

figured he means business

Julie what can he do what can he prove

nothing yet but he stays around long

enough he might find out

anything I think it's about time that we

considered to we've got enough land

I never knew a card player gave up

easily honey you has to know when to

when to quit and when to stay

in it's just a macabe place that's all

it's

left all right but not not while

MacKenzie's

here why not how can he stop it what can

he do shoot you

sure what can he

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do McKenzie met secretly with his

Raiders outside of twin forks to outline

a plan of action there were two elements

which must go together first he must try

to get get the cooperation of Jed

mcabe second he must provoke Dakota

Smith into

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action Mr mcabby that's right I'm uh

colon rold McKenzie for Clark what do

you want to see me

about you know a man named Dakota Smith

I know of

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him you know that this Dakota Smith owns

all the land in this territory not all

of it you don't own mine you're aware

how he acquires this property he pays a

Drifter to kill him then he buys their

land at auction there's nobody in pin

Fork don't know that uhhuh

have you done anything to uh stop him

why should I has none of my business I

work my own land ain't got no time to

worry about others men like toota Smith

ruin communities they take it all Mr

mcabe then they go on pretty soon they

have the whole territory that's for them

the make communities to worry

about Mr

mcabe you're aware that this latest

acquisition of Mr Smith's gives him this

entire section so so soon or later he'll

come after you then he'll have it all

including the water he needs let him

come you can't stay awake 24 hours a day

I can if I have to you don't have to I

have two very well-trained Troopers

they'll stay in your house won't be

staying inside my house

Colonel nobody trapes us around my

property you don't trust anyone do you

nope besides I don't need any of your

men I got my own little l in there he

can take care of anybody including that

gambling

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fell you

know it's a shame what's

that all this land going at auction for

just

$5 no make your on

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it something wrong no no I guess

not you're not unhappy are you no and I

don't regret our

marriage

it's just that well sometimes you

look honey I just don't want you to

worry about anything because I never

knew what real living was before I met

you Dakota I know how you've hated this

old

business the only thing is I just want

you to be happy I love you that makes

everything else

easy we have such a great

chance you haven't done anything about

Jeb mcabe yet

I will when here we are all it all set

except for mcabe what are you waiting

for Julie we've done pretty well in the

last 7 months we're we're sitting pretty

now that's because we've taken advantage

of things now all of a sudden it's

changed are you afraid of Colonel

McKenzie

what it's just that we don't really need

the makabe place we've got enough good

land of our own why try our luck once

too often this isn't like a card game

there's nothing can stop

USS Dakota we can be the richest

ranchers in the

southwest you

frightened I couldn't love a man who was

frightened maab be the

last of

course then Mr and Mrs Smith will be in

business all

right I'll go to town see if I can line

somebody up

makabe won't be that

easy you better plan on going along

yourself we're about ready to move you

sure you know what to do yes sir he

won't be cooperative I can promise you

that we'll handle it sir all right is

Dakota Smith around no sir but uh Mrs

Dakota Smith's outside Mrs

Smith yes sir

wow but you can uh skip the editorial

comment Corporal and just show the lady

in

yes colon McKenzie yes well my husband

wasn't home I thought perhaps I might

help you I'm Julie Smith I'm honored Mrs

Smith uh won't you sit down please

perhaps you can help me thank

you uh Mrs Smith as you know there well

there have been some rather ugly rumors

about your husband yes I've heard some

of them believe me Colonel they're

completely

unfounded I'm happy to say I'm inclined

to agree with you we've investigated and

we've found absolutely nothing illegal

in your husband's Affairs certainly

there was nothing illegal and he's

buying those properties at auction

certainly a man dies leaves no family

the property is auctioned exactly on the

other hand if a man dies and does leave

a family that family automatically

inherits that property uh there's no

need of an

auction been in town

mhm I found a man

told him be a few days or maybe a few

weeks until Mackenzie leaves town it can

be

tomorrow wait a minute what are you

trying to do get me killed he's probably

watching me night and day he leaves twin

forks

today today how do you know everybody in

town knows the investigation's

finished all right you'll have the

makabe placed within the

week

confident that Mrs Smith would think he

had returned to Fort Clark Colonel

McKenzie and his Raiders proceeded with

the second half of his plan he was sure

that Mrs Smith's greed would provide him

with the evidence he needed to end the

killings in Twin

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Forks

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you tough old

man he's beginning to go though yeah

won't be long

now all right let's go you go on that

side I'll go around the

back

Smith's gone around at back he's

probably in the house watch yourselves

man where are you at Mr mcab in the

shoulder let me see let me see come

on

all right Smith come on out you're all

finished hold

up I said hold up or I'll

shoot you wouldn't shoot a man in the

back would you

Colonel Mr Smith you're a Gambling Man

why don't you try me and find

out see Jo in

Trooper that Mr makabe come

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on think you do it colonel you'd make a

pretty good poker

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player the reign of terror at an end

life returned to normal in the town of

twin forks and for Colonel ranal

McKenzie it was another Milestone toward

bringing peace to the growing Frontier

of Southwest

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Texas

McKenzie's Raiders rode again and again

carrying out the secret orders of the

president of the United States do

whatever necessary to clean up the

Southwest make it a decent place for

people to live ride with McKenzie's

Raiders as they relive the Blazing pages

of history in the

making

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la

the