 Fiery horse with a speed of light, a cloud of dust, and a hardy high old silver, the low ranger. The building of the first transcontinental railroad was one of the most important steps in the winning of the West. The railroad was of prime importance to the future of the country. But powerful forces, cattlemen, stagecoach lines, and steamship companies opposed it. Outlaw opposition sprang up, and the Lone Ranger was commissioned by the president to lead the fight against the enemies of progress. Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear. From out of the past come the thundering hoofbeats of the great horse, Silver. The Lone Ranger rides again. Come on, Silver! We're heading for the Badlands! Help, Silver! On the rim of a high bluff, overlooking a stretch of broken, treacherous country, two riders were trotting along. One was an Indian, a stride of paint horse. The other, riding a giant white stallion, wore two guns low on his hips, and his bronze face was cut by a black mask. Silver was strengthened every line of his body, and in the keen eyes it narrowed as they searched the ground beyond the bluff. There was no mistaking that heroic figure. This was the Lone Ranger. That's bad country up ahead, Tutto. Ah, if railroad go that way, they have heap trouble. If railroad's got to go that way, there's no other route that's nearly as short. Maybe so. Have you noticed the stakes? We pass them every several hundred yards. Ah, and railroad markers? Yes, surveying parties have already been over this ground. But another month, the railroad gang will be out here, leveling off the grade. And the track crews, finally... The iron horse for an overrail, Tutto. Track from the Atlantic to the Pacific, Tutto. Think of it, Kimo Sabi, steel rails tying our country together, stronger than ever before. That'd be plenty good. Nothing will stop the railroad builders, Tutto. The country needs the railroad. Uh, men of iron spur try to stop railroad. The iron spur is a gang of outlaws. They know a railroad brings law and order after the trains. They don't want law and order. That's why they use fire and guns and money to battle the railroad at every... Kimo Sabi. Steady, Silver. Oh, Steady. Them shots. Listen, three shots and... Three more shots. Tutto, that's a signal for help. Someone's in trouble. Get out! Come on, Silver! I'm sure those shots came from here, Tutto. That's what Tutto think. Took us 10 minutes in the bluff, yet there's no sign of anyone. Ground to hide for cracks. Start circling. Perhaps we overlook something. Uh, Tutto, go north. Get him up, Scott. I'll swing this way. All right, Silver. Any sign yet, Tutto? No sign. You're watching the ground? Uh, he watched all time. Swing out again, Tutto. Wider and more to the west this time. Uh, get him up, Scott. Get him up! It's mighty peculiar, Silver. Three shots means help. Yet there's no sign that anyone needed help. No sign of anything at all. Hi! What is it, Kimo Sabi? You come back! Come on, Silver. Time to see this one, Brown. Well, steady big fella. Cartridge shells. Six of them. We heard six shots. This Mount Tutto is going to look more carefully. Easy, Scott. Easy. A man who fired those shots wanted help, Tutto. And he reloaded his gun fast. How do you know? It's obvious. The shells would have stayed in his six gun otherwise. He broke the gun, eased out the empties, and reloaded. They never got a chance to shoot again. Kimo Sabi, Brown's great here. On rock, see? Yes, horses' hooves. That's right. That mark from horseshoe. That means one thing, Tutto. Never happened to the man who's gone. It wasn't Indians. That's right. Indian horses not where horseshoe. The only reason that mark showed here is because horses were milling around. It might take us a month to get half a mile on this kind of rock. There may be something else right in this section. Cast around a little, Tutto. This rock, for instance, seems to have been disturbed. What's that? Lying right under the rock. Tutto, it's a packet of oil silk. Obviously, a valuable utter of some kind. Must have been hidden there, but the man has signal for help. Uh, their name on the other side. Delivered to Colonel Parkman. Tutto, Colonel Parkman, the chief engineer in charge of construction of the Central Railroad. Ah, that mean man who disappeared railroad man, huh? They got him, but he was clever enough to conceal this first. That's right. But who get him, huh? I don't know, Tutto. Look around some more. There may be something else that we haven't found. No, Kimosabe. What is it, Tutto? Look here, side rock. It's a spur, an iron spur. Ah. So that's what it was. He was captured by the outlaws of the iron spur. And what's more, he... Kimosabe, they fire from Big Hill. They've been hiding there since we came. Look, they're plenty men. Too many for us to handle, Tutto. They've got the range on us. They're using rifles. Quick, run your horse. Yes, Count. It's very silver. Kimosabe, they come after us. Let them try. They'll never match silver and scouts. Get them out of the scouts! Come on, silver! Bad men, wait back. Tutto, I don't see him anymore. They've given up the chase. They may still be watching us, Tutto. We'll keep traveling. What about man who leaves package? We'll have to figure out some way to help him. We can't do it by facing murderous odds. How long before the sun goes down? Not long. Maybe hours. Slow it, Tutto. Easy, slow it. Easy, slow it. We'll have to figure out some way to help him. We can't do it by facing murderous odds. How long before the sun goes down? Not long. Maybe hours. Slow it, Tutto. Easy, slow it. We'll ride together a little while longer, Kimosabe, and we separate. What are you saying? I will have to. This letter must be important. Colonel Parkland must get it as soon as possible. By riding all night, I can reach the end of track shortly after dawn. I'll show this to Miss Parkland. That heap-good idea. She-girl who worked for Parkland. It's also important that we don't lose a trail with a missing man and the iron spur outlaws. We both ride to the railroad, and then come back. The trail will be cold. We never fly in time, then. This is rocky country. Those outlaws will be alert, ready for anything. Do you think you can watch them without letting them know you're around? Oh, Tutto, try. I'll be back before the next sunset. What happen if I'll fly right away? Then follow them, Kimosabe. No matter where they go, keep after them. Leave trail, Marcus, so I'll know which way you're heading. Ah, that good. Tutto Savi. Yours is the more dangerous job, Tutto. You know my reason for giving it to you. Ah, silver him past didn't scout. That's why you go to Ray Road. That's it, Kimosabe. Ah, Tutto Savi. You not worry. You go to Ray Road. After dark, come to come back, find out how. Come to watch. Pretty good. You think we ought to have a campfire next day? What about that mashdown bringing the injured? Don't be low, poor Raven. They've amused, didn't they? Yeah. You watch them clean on a site. They was traveling on a gallop all the way. I wish we'd have got them this afternoon. Yeah. Maybe you, gents, need some lessons on how to shoot rifles. You all ready with six guns? That's a long range shooting next day. A long range in this engine pod. Well, Raven, if we'd shot them two down, we'd be kingpins of the worst. They mean the iron spur would be kingpin. Sure, that's what I meant. I reckon you better mean that. We're all working for the iron spur, Dexter. It wouldn't sound so good if you was to get fancy notions about being top hand. You know, Raven, forget it. Anyways, we had a chance that we missed. I wish I could be dead certain that mashdown would be hidden back trail and come back. Not a chance. They'd have known we had that railroad man tied up like a yearling maverick. Maybe they would be coming back. They don't know that, do they? Yes, not. You're not. All they spotted was the iron spur we left. There was nothing else around. Besides, they saw we had them outnumbered. The long range is no ignorant, while you, Raven. He won't be back. Where's that hombre? Ensure? Who else? Over yonder. That break in the rock. Take us to the garden. You know, keep your eyes peeled. I'm going over to ask Henshaw a couple of questions. I don't make that hombre talk. Mr. Hensho, change your mind any? No. How about it? I didn't get nothing out of him, Dexter. He's got no more tongue than a tumbleweed. You can't get away with this, Dexter. You and your gunfighting crew only. Ensure I'm sick of wasting time. The iron spur happened to know that you had important information for the railroad. That's why we held you up. You searched me. You found nothing. That don't signify. Maybe you got it in your head instead of written down. But you don't seem to be able to remember it. Those men will be back, Dexter. They won't be back. You're just hoping they will. Henshaw, did you ever do any running? Huh? Running, on your feet. I don't serve you what you're aiming at. Haco-savies, Henshaw. You see, we want to loosen your tongue. I figure the best way to loosen it is to untie your legs, fasten your tassel horn with a length of rope, and then start the horse galloping. What's that? Yeah. You got to run to keep up with the horse, Mr. And pretty soon the horse is moving too fast. You trip and fall down. But the horse don't stop. It'll skin your hide right off your head. Oh, you dirty. It's murder. No, it ain't. We won't kill you. We'll stop just short of that. Just to give you a chance to tell us what we want to know. Well, you'll up here at Yellow Livered Coyote. I'd like to... Them ropes are tight. You can't do nothing. Change your mind, Henshaw. No. You know, I reckon that settles it. Get the horse ready, Pekos. You're a thing. Put them lasers. Whoa! Hey, Dexter! Come along in. Come on, Pekos. Leave us, Ambrie. You can't move no how. Ravens, where are you? Over here. There he is. He's holding a six-gun in his hand. You're tiny, isn't he? Just put the ID empty in your gun or nothing. You think we want to... That's why you're wrong, Dexter. I wasn't shooting at the moon. Don't you see that horse? Huh? Well, I'll be dog gone. It's a paint. Yeah, but the saddle's empty. Where's the ride? Right here. Look. Look. That's what I was shooting at. That's the engine in your court and square. Yeah. He isn't moving a muscle. Hey, Silver. This is the end of track. Wait here, boy. Who's there? Stand still. I pull a trigger. Miss Barkley. Oh, masked man. It is you. I heard you coming. It sounded like Silver, but I couldn't be certain in the dark. We've ridden a long way, Miss Barkley. Where is Tony? I left him to trail the iron spur outlaws. The iron spur? Where? West, past the Cooley into the Badlands. Not where the railroad surveys takes are. Miss Barkley, was Colonel Parkman expecting some information by messenger? Well, there's several things. How don't I have found this packet under a rock? Here, I'll strike a light. What? This is... Do you recognize it? I recognize the handwriting. It's Hemshaw, Steve Hemshaw. He was sent out to purchase land from people who might be living up ahead, where the railroad right away will go. I see. This had to be kept secret, masked man. If the iron spur learned where the railroad was buying land, they could buy it first themselves and then refuse to sell. It hadn't been opened? It hadn't been touched. Hemshaw hid it before he was captured. Oh, Colonel Parkman will be glad. Captured. Hemshaw captured? Yes, but the iron spur, more than a dozen outlaws, the only reason I came here at once was because I knew this might be important. Now I'm going back. You and Tony are going to face the iron spur alone? If it's necessary. Mask man, I'll tell Colonel Parkman. He can spare a few soldiers. Then send them along. Have them follow my trail. Yes, sir. Why not wait for them? Is that it, big fella? No, Miss Barkley. Miss Maskman, what is it? Miss Barkley, don't ask me to explain it. Perhaps it's because Tonto and I have been partners for so long, but just now I got the strangest feeling. A feeling that something had happened to Tonto, that he's in grave danger. It may be too late to help him already. Too late? You mean... I don't know what I mean. I only know I can't wait and I'm going back now. Adios, Miss Barkley. Come on, Silver. Adios, Lone Ranger. Faster, Silver. Tonto needs us faster. Faster! The curtain falls on the first act of our Lone Ranger story. Before the next exciting scenes, please permit us to pause for just a few moments. To our story, Dexter, in his band of iron spur outlaws, broke up camp in the early light of dawn. As the gray lights spread over the broad, broken badlands west of Cooley, he and his men were busy with frenzied activity. Stop till the break up camp. We're dragging out of here. I got Henshaw tied to his horse's back, Dexter. He and I were taking him along with us. We don't make him talk yet. Raven! Raven, where in places are you? They're calling me Dexter. You've got ears, ain't you? How about that engine? One of my bullets creased his forehead and knocked him out. He's still alive. Mighty bad shooting, Raven. It was dark. I'll just say the word now and I'll finish the job. No. You don't savvy, Raven. You know who that engine is, don't you? Well, sure. He's Tonto. Pardon it, a Lone Ranger. Yeah. Listen, Raven, ever since the iron spur got organized to beat the railroad, who's the one hombre that's been licking us out every turn? The Lone Ranger. He sure is. That man is just plain poison outlaws like us. And now's our chance to get even. I don't savvy. Use your head, man. We got Tonto. That means the mass man isn't far off. But it'll be coming at just as fast as he can travel to find his partner. Yeah. So all we gotta do is to be ready for him, savvy? You mean? I mean, we got the bait already. The engine. Now, we're gonna set a trap for the mass man and do it right. We're pulling up stakes. We're bamboosin'. We'll be sure to leave signs that Lone Ranger can follow. Maybe he'll suspect something, sir. Nah, nah. Just look like we're in too much of a hurry to bother about hiding our trail. That means he'll come right in after us, savvy? And when the time comes? When the time comes, you see the engine lying on the ground. It looked like it died, and we just left him there. The Lone Ranger rides up to get his partner, and then... Yeah? Then we're hiding right close by. Hiding with a dozen rifles, ready to fill up bullets. And bamboos? Yeah. When we get through the mass man's engine part, it'll be food for the buzzards. Now let's start traveling. On your horses. Head west into the badlands. Come on, Nick. Come on, Nick. Let's keep riding ahead. Do it like I told you. Nick, I'll sleep the way. Kino, Dexter, we'll see you soon. Get up there! Come on! Get up there! Well, Raven, this looks like a good spot, don't it? A little hollow with trees and ridges all around. You couldn't have picked it better, Dexter. You want me to untie the engine? Yeah. Don't try anything, engine. I got you covered. Now, count or not, move. Kino, he's untied. Now you can. Now this! You hit him with a buddy of your gun when he wasn't looking. Well, you... Well, you're trying to do anything, ain't you? You're tired, good and tired. I suppose it's my turn now. Not on your life, ain't you? We still got to get you to talk. What are you going to do to him? Why'd you pick this spot? Those outlaws. The rest of your gang is swinging in a circle or heading back. Come on, ain't you? So that's it. You're setting up an ambush. Let me solve. Well, the engine here so it'll look like he needs help. Who are you after? The Lone Ranger. Yeah, ain't you? Well, the Lone Ranger. The trap and he's going to walk right into it. When he gets here, we'll be up behind them trees ready to shoot him down. No, come on alone. That's it, Silver, old boy. His trail is as plain as daylight. We've made past time. It can't be much further ahead. And they got Tonto. That was obvious from the signs back where they broke camp. Hope he wasn't badly hurt. When we get over this ridge, we'll get a better view. Easy, Silver. Go down now, old fella. Maybe inside from the top of the ridge. One of them looking back and spotting us. We've done so well so far. Easy. Easy. That's it. Other few steps, now standing the stirrups. And that's it, boy. Silver. Up ahead in that little hollow, lying on the ground, scout standing beside him. It's Tonto, Silver. Yes, man. Don't move. I'll rustle the branches. It's him. I got to. I just lay still. Keep your guns trained when he stops beside the engine fire. He's still there on the ridge. He'll be along. But he isn't. He'll be along, I tell you. He's a smart hombre, Pecos. He's looking things over before he moves in. But he can't see his help. All he can see is that trail disappearing to the west. Just that in the engine. That engine's his partner, Pecos. He'll do all he can. He'll be along. What the... It's all right, Dexter. What's going on? Hench, I'll try to shop. Pour on the mask, man. I took care of him. Keen or Raven? I don't reckon it's all right. Something blazes. It's calling the Indians' horse. There goes the paint. Let the horse go to the mask, man. Won't make any difference. The lone ranger still got to come for the engine. What can a dumb horse tell him? That's it, Scout. Here, boy. Good horse. You left your master when I called you. Good boy, Scout. Now, Silver, we're going down to Gatano. Scout will run alongside of us. Ready, Silver? Come on, fella. Dexter, here he comes. The paint horse is running right with him. What's he traveling so fast for? Get ready. Get your guns ready. I don't savvy this, Dexter. What's the sense of him galloping that way? What's his rush? Our nation, Dexter. You think he maybe knows he's a trap? Don't be local. How could he move? I tell you that... What in blazes? He does know. Look, Dexter, he's got a six-gun gun. He's shooting at us. He can't see us. I don't care whether he can see us or not. He's shooting at every dog on the tree on both sides of the hollow. Oh! I tell you he knows there's something wrong. Look at him, Ryan. Let him have it. Pour on him. All right. Guns roared as the lone ranger raced down into the hollow. Silver moved like a flashing hurricane with a sculpt dogging his heels. As they neared Tundle, the masked man holed his empty guns and bent low on the saddle. The outlaws continued their fire, but their nerves were shaken by the surprise of the masked man's tactics and the rain was bad. Before they could recover, Silver and the sculpt paused beside Tundle. Steady, Steady, fella. I've got him, Silver. Steady. Hurry up. I've got him, Silver. Faster. Faster. With one mighty effort, the lone ranger had lifted Tundle across Silver's shoulders. The great stallion carrying his double burden and the paint horse whipped across the hollow in a way while the outlaws' bullets fell short of the flying hoops. Then I'll be a broken winged buzzer. Did you see that? Hold your fire. Hold your fire. I know you're shooting anymore. They got away. Easy, Silver. You're all right now, Tundle. Easy. Tahi, Kimusabi. Tahi. They hit Tundle on the head. I make trap for you. Almost fell into the trap, Tundle. We're safe for the moment. We're a mile beyond their ambush. That's pretty good. You're feeling better? No. You let me down. Me right on Scout now. But Kimusabi, how you know it was a trap? Scout told me, Tundle. Huh? I stopped on the ridge when I saw you and I called Scout. He came to me at once. Now you understand? No, I... Oh, me savvy. Scout not leave Tundle if he'm dead. That right? That's it, Tundle. Scout loved you. You'd been dead. He would have stayed by your side. Nothing could have made him leave. When he came to me, I knew you were still alive. So he rode in fast. I emptied my guns at both sides of the hull. That plenty good. That heap good. You fool out while plenty, huh? Yes, but we've got to fool them some more. And why that? They still have Henshaw, Tundle. They mustn't give them time to make him talk. They've got to make sure they keep busy. And what you mean? We can't attack them ourselves. They're ready for us and they're too many for two of us to handle. There's a squad of soldiers back east, Tundle. Miss Barkley sent them along the trail after me. Soldiers? Yes, not many, but enough to capture the iron spur with our help. Oh, but soldiers, plenty far away. Yeah, there's no telling how far back they are. But I have a plan, Tundle. We can make the iron spur chase us. Oh, that not work. Silver and Scout, plenty fast outlaw not follow. Yes, they will, Tundle. Now listen, here's what we're going to do. I've never seen the beat. I tell you, that lone ranger's got eyes that can spot anything. I figured we had him for certain. And all at once, he rides faster than the wind and gets away. Takes the engine too. Yeah, we've fired enough bullets to break down a prairie wagon. And everyone missed. They took us by surprise. Oh, yeah, Rick and he did. Button your lip, Henshaw. We still ain't through with you. Oh, you're trying to catch him. Their horses are plenty fast. Yeah. We'll take Henshaw and head west again. Only this time we cover our trail and keep it covered till we get there. Dexter, hey, Dexter! Hold on, hold on. Oh, there. Dexter, we got him. We got him. Yeah, who? The mass man in the engine. Mass man in the... You going local? No, I tell you. I rode out past that ridge to the west. I seen them. They're circling to the east. We can get them as easy as falling off a log. What are you using for brains, Raven? Are you saying we should go after them? Sure, it'll be easy. All right, those horses can run circles around us. Not now, they can't, Dexter. I reckon at least one of our bullets hit the mark. The stand in his lane. What's that? Yeah, he's limping. All we got to do is take after him and make him shoot. As soon as they use up their ammunition, we got him. Well, I'll be. You hear that, Jim? Run your horses! We're going after him! All right, boys! Come on, now! Deano, slow down again, boys. The mass man still got bullets in his guns. The Indians coming back to join him again. I figured he might be running out on his partner. No, them two always travel together. The engine's horses sound, but he wouldn't assert the lone ranger. Most likely he went over the next ridge, looking for a place where they might make a stand against us. I reckon that's it. But there isn't any such place. Mass man! Your horse is lame. You can't get away. Why don't you give up? You're a pack of coyotes. Yellow coyotes, Dexter. The guards are pulling trigger. Hey, did you see that? They're all out of bullets. They fired at us, but nothing happened. They're out of bullets. This is it, gents. They got no more ammunition. Ride them down. They can't get away. The sirens lame. Follow me! Over the ridge and after them! Follow me! The gun right out of my hand. Don't shoot! We give up. We surrender. Thanks to you, Mass Man. How'd you do it? When you're the soldiers were following us, I tried to lead the outlaws into a trap and it worked. You tell out why anything? No, the railroad line is still safe. That isn't what I meant, Mass Man. Your horse isn't lame anymore. Silver was never lame, Henshaw, but he's well trained. He was able to pretend he was hurt, just a fool Dexter. Corporal, they're all yours. They'll end up in jail, Mass Man. That's how all I can leave. Adios, Henshaw. Come on, Silver! Get up! Adios! Adios! Look at that stallion travel now. He sure fooled me. But what's more important, he fooled those outlaws too. Yep, it takes a lone ranger to think of something like that. You have just heard is a copyrighted feature of the Lone Ranger Incorporated.