501230 - The Golden Lure
Aug 31, 2026 · 30 min · 14 segments
501230 - The Golden Lure
Aug 31, 2026 · 30 min · 14 segments
501230 - The Golden Lure
Yeah, we ran into an old prospector in these two burros heading for War Paint as we crossed your range, Smiley.
Yeah, that must have been Dusty Jones, Hoppy.
He'd been staying with me a couple of days.
Old Desert Rat finally struck it rich up in the hill country, and now he's aiming to spend some of his gold back in civilization.
Well, California, if you lived in the desert as long as Dusty has, there's nobody to talk to except a pair of floppy at burgers.
Sure, sure.
I reckon even a couple of honky-tonks in a general store looks like Dodge City to old Dusty.
He said something about you selling the bar eights, Miley.
Yeah, I'm thinking about it, Hoppy.
What with the rustlers robbing me blind and most of the water holes turning alkali, well, I'm just about giving up.
Rustlers?
Yeah, the smoothest working gang of cow thieves that ever hit this territory.
All the ranchers have reported losses, but, well, I guess I'm the first one that really cleaned up.
Well,
what about the
sheriff?
What's he doing about it?
Running around in circles.
That's what he's doing.
Oh.
I've had to let all my cowhands go.
Been trying to run what's left single-handed, but it's no go.
I figure I can get Judge Flint to make me an offer.
He runs
Yeah, we ran into an old prospector in these two burros heading for War Paint as we crossed your range, Smiley.
Yeah, that must have been Dusty Jones, Hoppy.
He'd been staying with me a couple of days.
Old Desert Rat finally struck it rich up in the hill country, and now he's aiming to spend some of his gold back in civilization.
Well, California, if you lived in the desert as long as Dusty has, there's nobody to talk to except a pair of floppy at burgers.
Sure, sure.
I reckon even a couple of honky-tonks in a general store looks like Dodge City to old Dusty.
He said something about you selling the bar eights, Miley.
Yeah, I'm thinking about it, Hoppy.
What with the rustlers robbing me blind and most of the water holes turning alkali, well, I'm just about giving up.
Rustlers?
Yeah, the smoothest working gang of cow thieves that ever hit this territory.
All the ranchers have reported losses, but, well, I guess I'm the first one that really cleaned up.
Well,
what about the
sheriff?
What's he doing about it?
Running around in circles.
That's what he's doing.
Oh.
I've had to let all my cowhands go.
Been trying to run what's left single-handed, but it's no go.
I figure I can get Judge Flint to make me an offer.
He runs
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