WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:04.000 The Tom Mick's Trinketers are on the air. 00:04.000 --> 00:08.000 And here comes Tom Mick, America's favorite cowboy. 00:08.000 --> 00:10.000 I'm Tony Cowboy. 00:10.000 --> 00:14.000 When it's round the time in Texas 00:14.000 --> 00:16.000 And the bloom is on the say 00:16.000 --> 00:19.000 Then along to be in Texas 00:19.000 --> 00:21.000 Back a-riding on the rain 00:21.000 --> 00:23.000 How it beckons and I reckon 00:23.000 --> 00:26.000 I would work for any way 00:26.000 --> 00:28.000 To be free again, just to be again 00:28.000 --> 00:30.000 Where the bloom is on the say 00:30.000 --> 00:33.000 The Tom Mick's Trinketers bring you another episode 00:33.000 --> 00:37.000 In the mystery of the Flying City. 00:40.000 --> 00:42.000 Tom Mick's is in a tough spot. 00:42.000 --> 00:44.000 No one knows it better than he does. 00:44.000 --> 00:48.000 Waging a battle against the clever and crooked promoter Morgan Garrity. 00:48.000 --> 00:51.000 Tom has bought up every one of the ranches Garrity wanted to get his hands on. 00:51.000 --> 00:54.000 Promising to pay for them in 60 days. 00:54.000 --> 00:57.000 Anxious to help the hundreds of aircraft workers and their families. 00:57.000 --> 01:02.000 All of whom have come to Dobie Cotty to work on the Twin Rivers Aircraft Corporation's Flying City. 01:02.000 --> 01:05.000 Tom has also guaranteed to find homes for them. 01:05.000 --> 01:09.000 So where in the world he'll find them is a seemingly unsolvable problem. 01:09.000 --> 01:12.000 But there's more trouble than this in store for Tom. 01:12.000 --> 01:14.000 As we're about to find out. 01:14.000 --> 01:19.000 We find ourselves once again in the Dobie Hotel room that serves Morgan Garrity for an offer. 01:19.000 --> 01:22.000 Garrity in church sleeves is pacing the floor. 01:22.000 --> 01:24.000 His henchman and right-hand man. 01:24.000 --> 01:28.000 The cadaverous man with a face like chalk who is known as Mr. Sims. 01:28.000 --> 01:30.000 Sits at Garrity's desk. 01:30.000 --> 01:32.000 Sims is the first to speak. 01:32.000 --> 01:35.000 If you ask me you'll wear yourself out walking up and down like that. 01:35.000 --> 01:37.000 I am not asking you. 01:37.000 --> 01:39.000 Okay, okay. 01:39.000 --> 01:40.000 Not gonna get you anywhere. 01:40.000 --> 01:41.000 You're mad I mean. 01:41.000 --> 01:45.000 It's cause for calm, cool thinking if you ask me. 01:45.000 --> 01:47.000 I may not be calm, I may not be cool. 01:47.000 --> 01:49.000 But I am thinking. 01:49.000 --> 01:52.000 Sims' fight between Mitch and me has come to the point. 01:52.000 --> 01:54.000 Who will be the guy who can hold out the longest? 01:54.000 --> 01:56.000 If you ask me that'll be Mitch. 01:56.000 --> 01:57.000 You think so, huh? 01:57.000 --> 01:58.000 Don't you? 01:58.000 --> 01:59.000 No. 01:59.000 --> 02:04.000 Since when do I put my tail between my legs and start howling like a lop dog when the going gets tough? 02:04.000 --> 02:05.000 I know. 02:05.000 --> 02:06.000 But if you ask me. 02:06.000 --> 02:08.000 Oh, but he has. 02:08.000 --> 02:10.000 Get smart Sims. 02:10.000 --> 02:12.000 Use your head for something besides a hack-lack. 02:12.000 --> 02:16.000 I said this fight had reached a point where whoever held out the longest would win. 02:16.000 --> 02:18.000 Well I am the one who'll hold out the longest. 02:18.000 --> 02:19.000 Yeah. 02:19.000 --> 02:25.000 But if Mitch has the land and you can't build and it's costing you a small fortune every day for these workmen won't last long. 02:25.000 --> 02:29.000 In a spot like this Sims you gotta be sharp, act smart. 02:29.000 --> 02:33.000 Travis Penrose telephoned this morning and started to tell me what he thought of me. 02:33.000 --> 02:35.000 I let him finish. 02:35.000 --> 02:37.000 Then all I said was. 02:37.000 --> 02:40.000 Mr. Penrose you need houses for these workers. 02:40.000 --> 02:42.000 No houses, no workers. 02:42.000 --> 02:44.000 No workers, no fine city. 02:44.000 --> 02:50.000 I guarantee to build those houses and now you want to fire me and let Tommy take over. 02:50.000 --> 02:52.000 All right I said. 02:52.000 --> 02:53.000 Let Mitch take over. 02:53.000 --> 02:54.000 See what happens. 02:54.000 --> 02:55.000 As for me. 02:55.000 --> 02:57.000 I'm quitting. 02:57.000 --> 03:00.000 That took the wind out of his sails. 03:00.000 --> 03:03.000 He began to backwater so fast it made me laugh. 03:03.000 --> 03:06.000 Let's not be hasty Mr. Garrity he said. 03:06.000 --> 03:10.000 Perhaps I was wrong. 03:10.000 --> 03:12.000 So I went around there. 03:12.000 --> 03:18.000 Instead of Penrose firing me he's gone to Mitch now to demand just where Mitch is going to get the houses. 03:18.000 --> 03:20.000 Yes, yes but what about. 03:20.000 --> 03:21.000 Let me finish. 03:21.000 --> 03:24.000 So Mitch has bought up the ranches of his friends. 03:24.000 --> 03:26.000 He's got the land. 03:26.000 --> 03:29.000 But he got it without paying one word cent for it. 03:29.000 --> 03:32.000 Got it on a promise to pay in 60 days. 03:32.000 --> 03:34.000 Now the way he angles it is this. 03:34.000 --> 03:37.000 Before the 60 days are up I'll be forced out. 03:37.000 --> 03:41.000 The ranchers will change their minds about wanting to sell the old homestead. 03:41.000 --> 03:44.000 And Mitch merely turns the land back to them. 03:44.000 --> 03:47.000 Well that isn't the way it's going to work. 03:47.000 --> 03:49.000 It's not going to work that way for two reasons. 03:49.000 --> 03:50.000 What are they? 03:50.000 --> 03:55.000 First I'm going to convince those ranchers that Mitch's a nomic. 03:55.000 --> 03:58.000 They were fools to accept one man's word. 03:58.000 --> 04:00.000 When another man is offering cold hard crash. 04:00.000 --> 04:01.000 If you ask me. 04:01.000 --> 04:03.000 Nobody did. 04:03.000 --> 04:04.000 Leave it to me. 04:04.000 --> 04:07.000 I'll convince them or I'm not the promoter I think I am. 04:07.000 --> 04:09.000 What's the second reason? 04:09.000 --> 04:12.000 Just to be sure of everything. 04:12.000 --> 04:14.000 We get rid of Mitch. 04:14.000 --> 04:16.000 We get rid of Mitch? 04:16.000 --> 04:18.000 Well you do. 04:18.000 --> 04:20.000 Now wait a minute. 04:20.000 --> 04:21.000 Wait a minute. 04:21.000 --> 04:22.000 Mokes is hot now. 04:22.000 --> 04:25.000 Mokes has got to keep undercover after that beating he gave Edwin Frisbee. 04:25.000 --> 04:27.000 And if that kid dies, Garretty. 04:27.000 --> 04:30.000 Now remember Edwin Frisbee never mind about Mokes. 04:30.000 --> 04:33.000 You're going to handle this personally. 04:33.000 --> 04:35.000 I don't go in for killing, Garretty. 04:35.000 --> 04:38.000 It's the first time for everything. 04:38.000 --> 04:40.000 Look Garretty, I'm not kidding. 04:40.000 --> 04:43.000 If you want Mitch killed you'll have to get somebody else. 04:43.000 --> 04:46.000 Will I say? 04:46.000 --> 04:49.000 Will I really? 04:49.000 --> 04:52.000 You've got me just where you want me. 04:52.000 --> 04:54.000 And you know it. 04:54.000 --> 04:57.000 Don't you? 04:57.000 --> 05:00.000 If you ask me to. 05:00.000 --> 05:10.000 I have. 05:10.000 --> 05:13.000 Meanwhile at the TM Bar Tom faces his own problems. 05:13.000 --> 05:15.000 Standing at the window of his office, 05:15.000 --> 05:20.000 gazing out at the rows of tents that have been set up to house the workers temporarily. 05:20.000 --> 05:28.000 He's going over the whole situation in his mind when the phone rings. 05:28.000 --> 05:30.000 Tom Mitch speaking. 05:30.000 --> 05:32.000 Oh hello Doc. 05:32.000 --> 05:34.000 No, no, no, you're not disturbing me. 05:34.000 --> 05:37.000 Young Frisbee. 05:37.000 --> 05:39.000 As bad as that eh? 05:39.000 --> 05:42.000 Well, whom would you recommend Doc? 05:42.000 --> 05:44.000 Harlan Radcliffe? 05:44.000 --> 05:49.000 Now is this Dr. Radcliffe the best brain surgeon to be had Doc? 05:49.000 --> 05:51.000 I see. 05:51.000 --> 05:53.000 Uh huh. 05:53.000 --> 05:54.000 Uh huh. 05:54.000 --> 05:56.000 Oh how much? 05:56.000 --> 05:58.000 What? Oh no. 05:58.000 --> 06:00.000 No of course Charlie could never pay that. 06:00.000 --> 06:03.000 No he might go a couple hundred but. 06:03.000 --> 06:08.000 Well Doc if you feel that Edwin may die without. 06:08.000 --> 06:09.000 Yes. 06:09.000 --> 06:10.000 Well then. 06:10.000 --> 06:13.000 Yes I see then get this Dr. Radcliffe. 06:13.000 --> 06:15.000 I don't care what it costs. 06:15.000 --> 06:17.000 We can't fool around with a boy's life. 06:17.000 --> 06:20.000 We'll tell Charlie it'll only cost him about 150. 06:20.000 --> 06:22.000 You needn't mention that I'm paying the rest. 06:22.000 --> 06:25.000 Then he won't feel that anybody's handing him any charity. 06:25.000 --> 06:26.000 Yes. 06:26.000 --> 06:28.000 All right Doc. 06:28.000 --> 06:30.000 Miss Hall was that Doc Green? 06:30.000 --> 06:31.000 Yes boss. 06:31.000 --> 06:33.000 How is young Mr. Edwin? 06:33.000 --> 06:34.000 Very bad. 06:34.000 --> 06:36.000 X-rays show a fragment of bone pressing on the brain. 06:36.000 --> 06:37.000 Oh. 06:37.000 --> 06:39.000 Not the kind of operation that Doc Green could perform. 06:39.000 --> 06:42.000 He's getting in touch at once with a brain surgeon in Frisco. 06:42.000 --> 06:45.000 He figures the operation will cost about $5,000. 06:45.000 --> 06:48.000 Oh well he means that sure is a lot of money Mr. Tom. 06:48.000 --> 06:50.000 A lot of money. 06:50.000 --> 06:54.000 And speaking of money, you know we spend it fast on all these folks that's living with us. 06:54.000 --> 06:56.000 Food bills high? 06:56.000 --> 06:58.000 Well just look at them Mr. Tom. 06:58.000 --> 07:00.000 You can see here for yourself. 07:00.000 --> 07:02.000 It's just like Mr. Mike said. 07:02.000 --> 07:04.000 They're leaving us out of house and home. 07:04.000 --> 07:05.000 Yeah. 07:05.000 --> 07:07.000 It is costing a lot. 07:07.000 --> 07:10.000 Well boss let's hope it won't be for long. 07:10.000 --> 07:12.000 Well Mr. Tom, I've just been thinking. 07:12.000 --> 07:16.000 What happens if we come to 60 days when you promise to pay the ranchers all that money 07:16.000 --> 07:19.000 and it don't turn out like you was hoping? 07:19.000 --> 07:22.000 I mean suppose the ranchers still want to sell? 07:22.000 --> 07:24.000 I'd have to buy it for them. I gave them my word. 07:24.000 --> 07:26.000 For twice what them ranchers is worth? 07:26.000 --> 07:29.000 That's what I offered for them. I had to meet Gerrity's offer. 07:29.000 --> 07:31.000 Yeah but where you going to get all that money? 07:31.000 --> 07:33.000 It runs into hundreds of thousands. 07:33.000 --> 07:36.000 I worry about that when the time comes boss. 07:36.000 --> 07:40.000 My plans go alright if a rancher was itching to sell his ranch or want to keep it. 07:40.000 --> 07:42.000 And I'll be able to hand it back to them. 07:42.000 --> 07:45.000 Well does your team like to meet that kind of awful lot on folks who's good friends? 07:45.000 --> 07:48.000 Well I'm counting on their hearts and not their heads boss. 07:48.000 --> 07:51.000 I know how I'd feel if I had to leave the team boy. 07:51.000 --> 07:54.000 I expect when they came right down to it they'd all feel the same way. 07:54.000 --> 07:57.000 No I'm not particularly worried about that at the moment Wash. 07:57.000 --> 08:01.000 What does bother me is how and where I'm going to get living space for all these folks. 08:01.000 --> 08:04.000 Oh golly to goodness Miss Tom I don't see why that should be your worry. 08:04.000 --> 08:06.000 Taking it on myself Wash. 08:06.000 --> 08:10.000 I had to and I'm to beat Gerrity at his own game and drive him out of Dolby. 08:10.000 --> 08:16.000 Well last night the business. Come the cold weather these here folks are just king gone living in tents like soldiers. 08:16.000 --> 08:20.000 It might be alright for the men's group but the women's folks and the killers. 08:20.000 --> 08:23.000 I would. Where is Miss Tom? 08:23.000 --> 08:25.000 By heaven Wash I think. 08:25.000 --> 08:26.000 Hmm? 08:26.000 --> 08:28.000 Yes you have. You've given me the idea I needed. 08:28.000 --> 08:32.000 I have? Well good for me. What's the idea I'll give you? 08:32.000 --> 08:36.000 Wash you said those people couldn't go on living in those tents like soldiers. 08:36.000 --> 08:38.000 At least not in cold weather. 08:38.000 --> 08:39.000 Yes. 08:39.000 --> 08:42.000 Now what did our soldier boys live in during the winter? 08:42.000 --> 08:45.000 Uh you know uh what do you call them? 08:45.000 --> 08:46.000 Quonset hut. 08:46.000 --> 08:47.000 Yeah I said that. 08:47.000 --> 08:49.000 Don't you see Wash if we could get enough quonset hut from the army. 08:49.000 --> 08:52.000 Of course I see Mr. Tom. Yeah sure that's a wonderful idea. 08:52.000 --> 08:55.000 Yeah but how did you go about getting these here quonset hut? 08:55.000 --> 08:57.000 Well Colonel Christie ought to be able to help me there. 08:57.000 --> 09:01.000 Wash have vinegar John saddle Tony. I'm heading for the Twin Rivers Air Base Pronto. 09:01.000 --> 09:04.000 Yeah sir and me I'm heading for town in the lemon bean. 09:04.000 --> 09:06.000 Uh anything you want I should get you while I'm there. 09:06.000 --> 09:09.000 No. No thanks Wash. Just get Tony saddled and hurry. 09:09.000 --> 09:11.000 I'll go that way. 09:11.000 --> 09:17.000 That rug will be the dip in me here. 09:24.000 --> 09:30.000 And so as Tom hits the trail for Twin Rivers, Wash hits the trail for town in the W.A. Lemon Bean. 09:30.000 --> 09:36.000 Oh no. If I don't get me some of these shock absorbers in this here old lemon bean, 09:36.000 --> 09:42.000 there won't be no more Shamrock home. And also I guess naturally I'll go and shake myself to death. 09:42.000 --> 09:45.000 Phew. That's still open to talk like that though. 09:45.000 --> 09:50.000 Of course I get funny but some folks will take it all out of care. 09:50.000 --> 09:53.000 That's why I got to take me some lemon. 09:53.000 --> 09:56.000 Uh oh. Blow out. 09:56.000 --> 10:01.000 Oh. I ain't got something. 10:01.000 --> 10:06.000 Shamrock home bastard DeCoy got to stop and fix the flat tire. 10:06.000 --> 10:11.000 It can be fixed. Got so many patches on it now it looks like a big deal. 10:11.000 --> 10:15.000 Uh no sense in talking. Get out boy. Get out and get to work. 10:15.000 --> 10:17.000 Out of here. 10:18.000 --> 10:21.000 Uh oh. Door will come off again. 10:21.000 --> 10:26.000 Uh listen I got to put it back on with something stronger than rubber bands next time. 10:26.000 --> 10:29.000 Now let's see here. Let's have a look at the tire. 10:29.000 --> 10:34.000 Ah. Just look at that thing that's stuck in there. 10:34.000 --> 10:36.000 A round heavy piece of iron. 10:36.000 --> 10:40.000 That's kind of an iron bar with a sharp edgy one in it. 10:40.000 --> 10:42.000 Could have been a chisel maybe. 10:42.000 --> 10:45.000 That sharp rusty part that stuck right into the tire there. 10:45.000 --> 10:47.000 A plate of sky juice. 10:47.000 --> 10:49.000 Wait a minute. 10:49.000 --> 10:52.000 Hey Ross. 10:52.000 --> 10:54.000 Well that's next to this. 10:54.000 --> 10:56.000 That's blood. 10:56.000 --> 10:59.000 All dried and kicked and covered with dust from the road. 10:59.000 --> 11:02.000 Now sir that's what a chisel is. 11:02.000 --> 11:04.000 Now wait a minute. Hold on here Shamrock. Hold on. 11:04.000 --> 11:06.000 This is a stroke of luck. 11:06.000 --> 11:08.000 A stroke of good luck. 11:08.000 --> 11:10.000 On account of this piece of iron. 11:10.000 --> 11:12.000 This here iron bar. 11:12.000 --> 11:16.000 I'll bet it's the weapon DeCoy used when he beat up young Mr. Edwin. 11:16.000 --> 11:18.000 Now sir. This is the weapon. 11:18.000 --> 11:22.000 That means it is the clue that will lead me to my man. 11:22.000 --> 11:28.000 Oh. 11:28.000 --> 11:31.000 Some hours later as twilight falls over the range. 11:31.000 --> 11:34.000 Another scene takes place at Wolf Creek. 11:34.000 --> 11:36.000 You know where Snake Bridge is. 11:36.000 --> 11:40.000 The narrow wooden bridge that crosses Wolf Creek just below the circle S. 11:40.000 --> 11:43.000 Well in the bushes that line the creek. 11:43.000 --> 11:46.000 A man has carefully concealed. 11:46.000 --> 11:51.000 A tall thin cadaverous man with a face as white as chalk. 11:51.000 --> 11:54.000 That's right. Mr. Sims of course. 11:54.000 --> 11:56.000 Kneeling on one knee in the bushes. 11:56.000 --> 11:58.000 Unseen but able to see. 11:58.000 --> 12:01.000 Mr. Sims keeps his eye on the wooden bridge. 12:01.000 --> 12:05.000 Snake Bridge and the road that leads to it. 12:05.000 --> 12:10.000 Suddenly out of the twilight a rider pulses into that road coming at a canter. 12:10.000 --> 12:14.000 Even at this distance we recognize that rider for Tom. 12:14.000 --> 12:16.000 The horse for Tony. 12:16.000 --> 12:19.000 Of course. That's the road that leads to Twin Rivers. 12:19.000 --> 12:22.000 Tom is on his way back from sea. 12:22.000 --> 12:24.000 Wait a minute. 12:24.000 --> 12:27.000 There in the bushes something gleamed. 12:27.000 --> 12:29.000 Sims is holding a rifle. 12:29.000 --> 12:34.000 But that gleam couldn't have been the blue steel of the rifle it. 12:34.000 --> 12:36.000 Oh. So that's it. 12:36.000 --> 12:40.000 A high powered rifle with a telescopic sight. 12:40.000 --> 12:42.000 A telescopic sight. 12:42.000 --> 12:44.000 He can't miss. 12:44.000 --> 12:47.000 Sims can't possibly miss at that distance. 12:47.000 --> 12:50.000 If only there was some way of warning Tom. 12:50.000 --> 12:53.000 Of letting him know the danger that lies just ahead. 12:53.000 --> 12:58.000 But if all we can do is stand by and watch hopelessly. 12:58.000 --> 13:00.000 Sims murmurs. 13:00.000 --> 13:02.000 Yes. When he hits the bridge. 13:02.000 --> 13:04.000 He's about to get him in. 13:04.000 --> 13:06.000 When he crosses Snake Bridge. 13:06.000 --> 13:12.000 And I can't miss. I can't miss. 13:12.000 --> 13:20.000 Music. 13:20.000 --> 13:22.000 Street shooters. 13:22.000 --> 13:25.000 There's mile a minute action and thrills galore in store for us tomorrow. 13:25.000 --> 13:30.000 So don't fail to be with your pal Tom Mc for the next real fast episode of. 13:30.000 --> 13:34.000 The Mystery of the Flying City. 13:34.000 --> 13:46.000 Music. 13:46.000 --> 13:49.000 There goes Tom Mc. America saved the cowboy. 13:49.000 --> 13:52.000 But he'll be back with another exciting adventure. 13:52.000 --> 13:55.000 Tomorrow evening same time same station. 13:55.000 --> 13:58.000 When the Tom Mc street shooters are on the air. 13:58.000 --> 14:00.000 Tom Mc was played by Curly Bradley. 14:00.000 --> 14:02.000 Don Gordon speaking. 14:02.000 --> 14:05.000 This is the mutual broadcasting system. 14:05.000 --> 14:34.000 Music.