 Fiery horse with a speed of light, a clod of dust and a hearty hyo silver, the lone ranger. With his faithful Indian companion, Tuttle, the daring and resourceful mask rider of the plains led the fight for law and order in the early western United States. No where in the pages of history can one find a greater champion of justice. 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. When the pioneer in the west had planned to return to the eastern home of his daughter after 30 years of great success as a rancher. At the farewell party given in his honor, he made a speech in which he explained his plans for the future. And because my daughter Ellie's husband refuses to give up his business to come out here and I'm gonna give in and go back there. I aim to see my daughter and grandchildren before I die. What are you gonna do with your ranch Tom? You might know that Clyde Burton had asked that question. That neighbor of mine has been pastoring me to sell my ranch to him ever since he came here five years ago. Well I'm not gonna do it. That's telling you Clyde. You gonna let somebody run the ranch for you Tom? No I sold my cattle. Got rid of my hands. I'm gonna get rid of the land too. All 15 square miles of it. Yep. But I'm not gonna sell it to you Clyde. You don't have to rub it in. You want to know what I'm gonna do with that ranch of mine? What are you gonna do Tom? You're gonna sell it to the Apaches? You're gonna come back to it with a wife? Oh no no. Mary's the only wife I ever had or ever wanted. No one can take her place. If you want to know what I'm gonna do come down to the station before I leave tomorrow afternoon. You too Clyde. It's gonna be a surprise. It is too. You'll all see. But as I was saying before I hate to leave you. After the party Tom Allen rode as far as Clyde Burton's ranch house then continued on to his own house five miles farther out along the trail. Shortly after midnight two men Joe Leonard and Ginkvallan rode up to Clyde Burton's ranch house and dismounted. Burton greeted them and answered their unasked questions. Boys things didn't turn out too well tonight. Old man Allen refused to sell me his ranch. I tried to talk to him before the party and he wouldn't even listen to me. He didn't figure on that did you? No I thought with his going away he'd let it go for a song and at the party tonight he told everyone he's well I don't know what he has in mind but whatever it is I aim to see that he doesn't do it. How can you stop him? Kill him? What good will killing him do? On his way from the party tonight he rode this far with me. I pumped him and learned not even his lawyer has been told how Allen intends to dispose of the ranch. Allen hopes to surprise him too when he brings the papers to town in the morning to have them put in legal form. Hey I get it. If Allen dies before the papers are made legal and before anyone knows what's in them. Right. I'll forge new ones that say I have the privilege to buy the ranch for a few thousand dollars. Allen's the kind who'd do a thing like that and people will think it's a surprise he mentioned in a speech tonight. What do you want us to do boss? Go to his ranch tonight. Get that paper that tells how he's going to transfer the ranch. That's the one I want destroyed so no one will find it later and perhaps figure things out. How much time do we have to do this boss? No more than five or six hours. Allen told me he had to bring his papers to Jed Williams law office in the morning to have them put into legal form. We want things in order by then before they start to look for him. So get going now. Joe Leonard and Gink Fanon reached Tom Allen's ranch house about an hour later. They made their way to the front door which was unlocked and entered stealthily. They wore bandanas across their faces. Quiet now. I think I hear him in the next room. Yeah he's there all right. Joe is a light showing under the door of his room. It's a lamp that's all. Quiet he's coming. Who's out here anyway. I heard the horses and I know. Surprise huh. You don't want to use these guns do as I say. What is this little joke. No it's not a joke. Put that lamp over there on the table. Everybody says move put it on the table. Well if that's what you want. Well now why are you two fellas wearing bandanas and waving those guns like that. Where's your money Tom. You know my name don't you. Is this a little joke you're playing. Isn't it. I'll show you if it's a joke or not. Hey you almost nipped my. I made it close to prove we weren't fooling next time maybe I'll hit you if you don't get me handle this. Tom we know you have a lot of money around here and some papers to we want it. Now where are they. I'm not going to tell you. I said where are the papers you're not scaring me with your guns and your tough acting. I haven't any money in this house and I don't know what papers you're talking about. Oh you don't know. Maybe this will help you remember what papers. My arm you'll break it. If you put aside that gun old as I am I'll make mincemeat. I'll put on your fist and stand right here we have many time to waste. I'll tell us where's your money and where are those papers you're supposed to take down to Jed Williams please. You to know everything don't you. Well if those are the papers you want I can't figure why you want them but they're not in this house I'll tell you that I got him hid where I'm not telling you now or any other time. So what are you going to do. You'll see look after this so good while I take a look through the place right and keep your hands off. Just cover until I search the bedroom. This isn't going to take long. Your pal said it wouldn't take long he's been in there 20 minutes ripping up the floor and everything else he still didn't find anything and he's not going to shut up. Hey you know it's fine that stuff yet. All right. All right you come on I'll come inside. All right. Give me that gun. I didn't expect this did you. Hey Joe. What's going on. No yellow coyote's going to hold you. Watch out for that lamp. Watch out. He's choking me. Get him on. That's going to throw me out of my seat face. I know you. Joe your name's gets enough. Oh. Story and I'm not going to get. Look for the places on fire it out of the way let me shoot that old stop your full of places on fire you knocked over the lamp can't look at those planes and I didn't know we got to get out of the highway grab Alan get him outside let him stay here and burn I should have come back here you got to get this on reality and keep my life till we find out where he hid this stuff to help me carry him to the horses all right. Here we are. Get this fellow across the front of yourself. He's up there. Blood all over now what do we do take Alan up to the cave start making him talk when he comes to make him tell where the papers are hidden you mean the cave back in the hills yeah I mean that one what are the cave is I get right up there quick all right at the bosses place and find out what he thinks we ought to do then I'll write to the cave all right I'll be waiting he's a steady light come on. The long ranger and talk over writing through the hills heading southward on a secret mission they were making their journey at night because of the secrecy involved as they wrote around a turn in the road into the open they stopped as their eyes beheld flames in the distance below. The house on fire down there. There seems to be no one near the place maybe somebody inside I was thinking the same thing we write down see Kimosabi yes I'm anxious to complete this mission we're on the shortest possible time we can go on till we learn what's happening down to that fire. The old ranger and title wrote down the long snake like trail that finally led to the ranch of Tom Allen the building was entirely in flames as they dismounted their horses in a group of trees nearby the distance to this place was greater than it seemed from up there in the hills. Maybe our right here there was anyone inside the house we're too late to help them now fire start to die out. House fall down soon as it's completely gutted I can't distinguish anything within the flames can you make out anything no but wait while to see maybe. Is a ton of what's on the ground there look blood much blood and ground yes and it's fresh needs from the house someone must have escaped close at grass footprints and grass as I see them the flames light up the area so completely you can make out the prince clearly seem to be two sets and leave over this way but it's dangerous thick right here in this spot who prints to two horses that Prince go out toward the road the answer would seem to be that one person was wounded was assisted to his horse by another right to doctor maybe I imagine that's it I don't listen me here Kimosabi horses come this way I think I better get back into the shadows whoever's coming might get a wrong impression if they see a mask man at the scene of a burning house you go with you stay here find out who owns this house if you can hide back here among these three. Meantime gink fan and had taken the unconscious form of Tom Allen to a cave in the nearby hills and Joe Leonard had written back to Clyde Burton's ranch house the crooked Burton when he heard Joe's story was furious but he immediately settled his horse and together the two men were now approaching the site of the fire. Look away from the house up near the road someone's there see. A boss is an engine sure enough it is. Well that's good good why because I thought it might be someone from town someone I knew what you think we're going to go right under the cave see what games found out from the old man no Joe I just had a brilliant idea. What is it that Indian sees us he's looking in this direction yeah we'll make Alan tell us what we want to know Joe I'll make sure of that but if he has to die well when they find his body there'll be no mystery about the identity of his killer. The Indian we'll fix it so people will think the Indian set fire to the house and killed Tom Allen. I'll attend to that part that's right up to where he is and let me handle the situation then you take your cues from me come on. The curtain falls on the first act of our long range your adventure before the next exciting scenes please permit us to pause for just a few moments. Now to continue the flames that had consumed the Alan ranch house were dying but their lights still extended to the spot where Tonto stood his eyes on the approaching horsemen the two men rode into the light and leap from their horses. Light Burton had his gun ready and pointed it at Tonto menacingly all right and didn't get your hands up we caught your dead to rights. I said get your hands up before I plug you in. Oh you make the stake you do nothing me see fire as you saw the fire after you started it you skulking Redskine you're the one who shot Tom Allen and you're going to pay for it boss you want me to shoot him now up this guy will shoot no one what you're covered I'll shoot if you don't drop those guns all of you. I dropped mine you to all right there pick them up Tonto. Who are you neighbors of Tom Allen's I might ask stranger who you are judging by the mask you're wearing you must be a partner of this murdering Redskine Tonto is no murderer and he didn't set fire to this house that you said a minute ago this mask I wear is worn for reasons that don't concern you would you come from what are you doing here we were riding in the hills when we saw the flames they came here to investigate that's why we've come my ranch is down the road five miles from here I was awake and saw the flames in the sky so Joe and I rode here as soon as possible Joe's my ranch boss I see I take it that Tom Allen owns this house it burned down but what's this about is being murdered nothing did I say that yes you said that you accuse Tonto of doing it I'm sorry I just thought well I saw the house the way it is and I figured well I figured Tom Allen must have been inside when the fire started we thought he was burned to death isn't that it boss yes exactly it I thought he'd been burned and that the Indian well did it he must have been him say I never mind Tonto it was all a mistake it wasn't it mister Burton Clyde Burton yes it was a mistake I jumped at conclusions that's all we came here just like you to see what happened as soon as we look through the ruins after the flames subside we'll get the sheriff why not do that now we'll be glad to inform him and tell him to ride out here oh you don't have to do that stranger Joe will ride into New Hope and notify the sheriff the town's quite a distance away and well you'll be able to continue on your way now yes we'll do that now that you'll get the sheriff out here I don't know we'll get our horses yeah what about our guns the engine has a lot we'll leave them out there on the road after we've ridden away from the spot you might recover then otherwise you might be inclined to use them against it oh no not at all I told you that was a mistake mistakes do happen I know nevertheless that's what we'll do with your guns hello Ranger and Toto walk to the spot where they had left their horses with their backs turned to the two men who waited near the road Toto spoke low he must not be why we go him say that I know what he said Toto he was positive when he said that you had shot Tom Allen and later he forgot about the shooting part as he told that other story not like way them act why do I something furtive and suspicious about their actions and the way they talk them watch us we get on horse it's not easy for others where they're standing now right over the spot where the blood stains are heaviest he's the big fellow what we do now Kimo Sully we'll pretend they're right away from here that we'll circle back after we've gone about a quarter of a mile and ride a short distance up into the hills so we can watch this place without being seen but we'd better go now Montsouris Clive Burton and Joe Leonard watch the lone ranger and Toto ride out of the circle of light cast by the dying flames and they're going boys you're riding away from town what do you figure about as long as they're not going to notify the sheriff I don't have to figure anything about them get our guns where they dropped them on the road I'll lead the horses out there and we'll ride it once to the cave Tom Allen had been conscious for more than an hour and during that time gink fanon had used strenuous means to make the old man talk but his efforts were in vain now as footsteps were heard entering the cave Allen was the first to see the two men who approached gink here comes your partner with another one the other one's got his face covered too you've been working on the old good huh you're not yet the tough old you'll see a word yeah maybe we'll now with the three of us using persuasion huh boss hmm your boss is afraid to talk why is that boss you're afraid I might know your voice why King you've been saying you wanted me to talk you know boss I've been thinking a lot since these two come to my house tried to rob me and burn the place down I said shut up let him go on boss wants to hear this how do you know the boss wants to hear me Joe how did you know who I was you're sure you are you forget I know everybody in these parts I recognized gink when I pulled his mask off yeah let me finish when I came to I figured that gink fanon and Joe Leonard were always together around the cafes and so well I was right wasn't I all the good it's gonna do you boss let's kill him now yeah he's never gonna tell us where he hid the money of those papers you want those papers that's another thing gink knows all about him at least he knows I'm supposed to take them to Jed Williams office at 8 o'clock did the boss tell you that gink did you boss you're afraid to talk are here because you figure out recognize your voice that's it isn't it stop it stop asking those questions boss I know that voice I know who you are now I can't believe it what can't you believe you're Clyde Burton that's who you are sure you are I know it now all right I'm Clyde Burton there I'll take off my bandana take yours off to Joe all right I should have figured that you were the only one who knew I was gonna go to see Jed Williams at 8 o'clock I told you when we rode home together last night I told you everything but the most important part of all he's laughing he's crazy he's crazy to be fooled by Clyde Burton these past five years but not as crazy as you Clyde for doing what you've done what are you talking about what important thing didn't you tell me why do you say I'm crazy you wanted my ranch a long time Clyde and I'm going to get it after we kill you I've made up a will copying your handwriting it says I'm to have the right to buy your ranch for five dollars an acre what good will the will do you even if it's a good forgery because people will think it's the surprise you talked about all right don't tell us where you hit the papers that made the transfer if we can't find them nobody else will find me and you'll be dead so the boss will get what he's after at five dollars an acre Clyde that's why I'm laughing the irony of all this you were you were going to get the ranch for nothing but what did you say that was my surprise I was going to have Jed Williams make up a deed to my ranch in your name I plan to give it to you at the depot when I left dollars funny funny isn't it have these men beat me my head doesn't hurt as bad now as my heart does you see Clyde I liked you as I'd like a son stop it don't say anymore I haven't longed to live so I'll say what a please there was no reason for what you did Clyde no reason for forgery or or the murder you're about to commit because you'll be forced to kill me now you know he's not going to kill me the mask man don't reach for that cotton no my wrist you'll not shoot either don't fire I didn't reach for my gun raise your hands button you again where did you come from how did I followed you here button followed me and Joe why because we were suspicious of you you gave yourself away when we talked to you before it's broken I will attempt to it after he's dressed Tom Allen's wounds how did I give myself away by accusing Toto of shooting and killing a man who we find isn't dead yet you anticipated that didn't you you plan to kill Alan then put the blame on Toto isn't that it you're up how did you know I know a lot of things now for one that you're going to jail for another that Alan here will have a chance to tear up those papers that deeded you his property that right time it sure is I'll help you now and get you to town the doctor wait just a minute will you there's something I must get back here in the rear of the cave something in the rear of the cave yes say you fellas didn't think you were the only ones that knew about this place did you I've been hiding things up here away from the house for over 20 years like money and papers for instance you hear that Clyde papers hidden up here you miss that's what I mean the papers you wanted to get from me were up here well I'll tear them up then when I see Jed Williams at 8 o'clock I'll have him fix up some legal documents given my ranch to the territory it'll make a fine place for a county court the church and a school oh I sure am glad things happen the way they did alone Ranger and Tuttle led their prisoners into the town of New Hope shortly after dawn by 8 o'clock the three crooks were in jail and Tom Alan was finishing his story to the sheriff and so Sheriff I'll stick around a while longer till you get Burton and those other hombres to try like you planned well we'll eat your testimony Tom last man isn't gonna stay here is he here oh gosh no I wish he was but he's heading south where he was going when he saw the fire at my place oh man am I glad he stopped off you should be tell me you talk like you know who he is do you I only know what he did for me and what he's done for other people all over the West and that's enough to know because he's the lone Ranger this is a feature of the lone Ranger incorporated created by George W. Trendall produced by Trendall Campbell Muir incorporated directed by Charles D. Livingston and edited by Fran Stryker the part of the lone Ranger is played by Brace Beamer