- Clay McCord: We have to tell Hector Pratt. We can't let him go off alone in that wagon.
- Herk Lamson: Want a gun?
- [Heck lists the coat of his Santa Claus costume and reveals a small arsenal of pistols]
- Clay McCord: Santa...
- Timmy: Will Santa Claus be in Kansas City in time for Christmas, Uncle Heck?
- Herk Lamson: Sure he will!
- Timmy: Are you sure?
- Herk Lamson: Of course I'm sure, Timmy. He told me himself.
- Timmy: He did? When?
- Herk Lamson: He sent me a telegram this morning.
- Clay McCord: He signed it Simon Fry, but that's only a name he uses when it ain't Christmas.