 Just and a hockey-high-oh-silver! Daring and resourceful mass writer of the plains Let the fight for law and order In the early western United States Nowhere 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! A lone ranger rides again! A rough, strong-minded woman Owned a large freight line with headquarters in San Antonio, Texas On several occasions during recent months Large shipments either going to or coming from the Mexican border Were stolen by a gang of outlaws One morning Bess was talking to her manager, Carlos Mendoza, in her office Carlos, there's another big shipment of valuable goods to be sent to Monterey even tomorrow I want you to make certain their best men are assigned to get it through It's easy, senora I will put Pete in charge of the wagons People are getting suspicious, Carlos The shipments are insured So the insurance company is the one that's taking the losses But shipments are getting wary just the same I think folks are beginning to suspect me of tipping off the gang When there's a valuable shipment Why you bother about what they say, senora They have no proof of such a thing The business won't stand much more, Carlos We have to take precautions against further robberies Yes, senora Now the wagons will be loaded during the night And will leave here at dawn Tell Pete to pick his men carefully Yes And there's one more thing You're going to have to sort of take over for about a month Starting in a couple of weeks I'm expecting company Of course, senora May I ask who is the company Who can make you take time off from your business Remember I told you I had a son, Bob You said he isn't son Louis Yeah, he went to school there Then took some kind of job with a firm back east Well I had a letter saying he's coming out to visit me Oh, I haven't seen him for some years He is a tender foot to the west, no Oh, well you might put it that way But he's my son and that's enough for me Well, there's a bit of go and make arrangements For that shipment Right away, senora Later that day Carlos rode to a cabin in the nearby hills Ready for more action, no Yeah, we're tired of sitting around What's up this time? Another big shipment of valuable goods, senora Pete will be leading the wagons And he will cooperate with you He will stop the wagons at the Nueces River And have the horses on hitch for watering There you will move in bringing the usual pack horses To carry the cargo from the wagons Stored away in the large cave down the river Later we take it to the boat at Corpus Christi Alright Carlos, we'll be there whenever you say it The wagons leave at dawn tomorrow You can judge about when they reach the river Sure, we'll be there, wait The insurance office in St. Louis Bob Billings sat listening as the manager of the company talked Bob, we're sending you to San Antonio To investigate the freight line robberies Your mother owns that line And from what you tell me Doesn't know you're an insurance investigator Right? That's right, Mr. Mammy I figure you can go out there Presumably just to visit your mother And counting on you is our best man To solve those robberies I'll do my best By the way, you'll need help I've written to a certain Padre In the west who will get in touch with a friend of mine A masked man who rides with an Indian A masked man, that's right He helps keep law and order in the west He's known as the lone ranger Well, how will I get in touch with him? Don't worry, he'll get in touch with you Bob Good I already wrote mother I'd be out to visit her In about two weeks Don't tell her the purpose of your visit You'll have to play the part Of a visiting tenderfoot son for a while No one need know you're an expert rider and gunman Don't worry, sir I'll put on an act that'll make my mother Wish I hadn't come out there Good Now remember, Bob As a private investigator for this company You've taken a note to do your duty Better go get packed Your train leaves tonight Now remember this, Julie Goodbye Goodbye and good luck In San Antonio, the wagons had left on schedule When they near the Nueces River Pete, who rode horseback alongside the head wagon Spoke to the driver He'll stop at the river, hanked it Order the horses and let them rest a while Good idea, Pete It's bloody hot and dusty I'll tell the other drivers to unhitch the horses And lead them into the water Ah, get it, get it Later at the river The horses were unhitched from the six wagons When Hey, look, how close Let's pretend I'm using guns Sorry, you don't will shoot you in the horse Do as he says, man, there's too many for us Throw your guns at the riverbank Here's mine Our three of you men cover them While we transfer the cargo from the wagons To our pack horses Let's go, men The empty wagons returned to San Antonio And best billings paced the floor of her office As she talked to Carlos and Pete Oh, that gang knows every move we make This sort of thing's gonna ruin my business For the least, senora With the exception of hank's shoulder wound Your men, wagons and horses were unharmed The insurance company is the only loser That's just it That company no divide me If we have further losses, they're refused And show my shipments And nobody should be in the under those circumstances Someone must be tipping off that gang By thunder if I could find her to which is I'd bring his neck Large gang, Mrs. Billins Ten of them Have you reported this to the sheriff? Sure, first thing He left with a big party But a rain last night So the crooks tracks would be washed away Oh, I've got to do something about it But what can you do, senora? We can put on more men, but I'm sure... Yeah, wait a minute A friend of mine, Clarabelle Hornblown Knows the Lone Ranger I'm gonna get a message to Clarabelle And see if she can persuade him to come here The Lone Ranger? I've heard of him Yeah, yes, sir Who hasn't? Believe me, if he does come here I reckon that gang will really sit up and take notice Some days later The Lone Ranger and Toto At the request of their good friend, Clarabelle Road to the territory near San Antonio As they stopped to rest their horses Toto said You think gang that robbed Freightline Still operate around here? Kimatani? Well, from what Mrs. Billings said In her letter to Clarabelle Gang has been operating for some time, Toto She lives in a large house on the edge of town After dark, we'll go there and get the details from her That's a good idea What about a message you get from Padre About young fella from St. Louis? Strangely enough, the young man is Mrs. Billings' son, Bob He may have arrived by now If he has, we'll not let his mother know we were to meet him Be savvy According to Mr. Manley's letter that the Padre showed me Bob is to investigate the robberies While he's presumably visiting his mother Even she isn't to know he's the insurance investigator We'll work with him to solve the robberies And find the gang Let's go, Toto That morning, the train from the east Slowed to a stop at the railroad station Carlos and Pete were on the edge of the curious crowd Who had gathered at the station Bob, Bob, here I am That is her son, man He's well-built, strong-looking, no? Yeah, but he's dressed like a dude, Carlos I don't think we'll have to worry about him, bro I don't know yet, Pete That remains to be seen We must get to know him better Before we say he's not to be worried about Hey, look, he's best for heading for the office I reckon we'll get a chance to meet him and talk to him Of course The senorah will want us to meet her son She'll tell him all about the robberies And if he's any kind of an hombre He'll want to help find out who pulled him Perhaps What if the sheriff can't find out, Pete? I'm sure we have nothing to fear from that easterner Let us walk to the office I thought she would go not to see Sandy this morning That kind of way I want to be around when the senorah decides We should meet that son of hers Yeah, yeah, good idea He'll be able to tell in a few minutes What kind of an hombre he is I sure hope he's not the snooping kind He is, that will be very bad For him Bob Billings might have an accident That would keep him from going back east In fact, he might take his final trip To Boothill We'll soon find out about him, Pete Don't have to worry You're best called in Carlos and Pete To introduce her son You've sinned for all, senorah Yeah, Carlos, I want you and Pete to meet my son, Bob Bob, this is my manager, Carlos And Pete the wagon, Bob Carlos, Pete My mother's been telling me about the outfall gang That's been operating against the freight line Oh, see, senor Bob It is a big gang They seem to have a smart leader, eh, Pete? That's right Mother, I sure wish there was something I could do to help catch them Oh, forget it, Bob We've got to admit you're a tenderfoot And you'd be no match for hombres like them It takes a real hombre with plenty of nerve To go after men like them Listen, you, if you're insinuation that my son isn't a real man No, nothing like that, ma'am Just said, well, an eastern dude I mean, tenderfoot like Bob would be scared Look, what I mean is... Pete is trying to say, senorah My son would be no match for such hombres As those tough outlaws Don't see the due to have been any kind of mesh for him, either Well, Bob and I are going home to suffer We'll see you both later So long I could shoot, maybe I should Hear that, Carlos Mother, I sure wish there was something I could do to help catch him You were the dude And we were afraid he might be the snoopy type We have nothing to worry about from him, senor Pete But the masked man and his Indian friend will be getting here before long What about them, Carlos? They're not worried, Pete Senorah will introduce me to them Then I watch them closely If they seem to be getting on our track They will not live long enough to tell about it We'll roll to the Billings house on the edge of town You must be the lone ranger That's right, Mrs. Billings This is my friend, Otto I heard all about both of you from Clarabel Come right on in Before you get upset, I want you to meet a couple of friends Don't worry about that, ma'am They're not outlaws I'm glad you told me How do you do? Good He has a job in St. Louis He's new to this country But I reckon he can at least ride a horse though Of course I can, mother We do have horses in St. Louis, you know Bob, you talk to our friends while I rustle up some coffee I'll be back in a few minutes Here's your manly letter Good I was wondering how I'd meet you Didn't expect you to come here You're not wearing a gun belt No I carry a gun and a holster strapped under my arm Inside my shirt Good Now, keep up the pools of being a tenderfoot You may find out something That's what I plan to do Father and I are camped in a stand of cottonwood Just south of town If you want to get in touch with us Good Um, put on some coffee And while it's getting ready, Mr. Rump Give you the details of the robberies By the gang Fine Why don't I do that though Let me tell you this We're sending another shipment to the border Day after tomorrow And if anything happens to that arm, ruin Let's hope we can prevent another robbery Well, I sure hope so After I tell you everything I'll have you meet my manager, Carlos Mendoza I told him to drop in He'll be along shortly Now, about those robberies The first one took place a couple of months Later, Carlos arrived To meet the Lone Ranger and father The Lone Ranger discussed the shipment It was to go out in two days And suggested a plan I suggest that Toto and I follow the wagons At a distance If the gang attacks Have your drivers give up immediately Then when the outlaws leave With their pack horses in the cargo We will trail them to their hideout While someone goes for the sheriff See, that is a very good idea What do you think, Senora Billings? If that's the way the masked man wants it We'll do it that way I would go now Let us hope the plan works, Senora If it doesn't, my company be sunk for sure I'll be off, everyone Good night Good night, Carlos Well, Toto, time we went back to our camp Bob, would you care to walk to our horses with us? Perhaps I can give you some helpful information About the west Go on, Bob You can learn a lot from the masked man Be glad to Good night, Mrs. Billings We'll do our best to see That those outlaws are captured Good night Change our plans Why? Right now I don't trust anyone Who works for your mother's company If they all think we're following the first plan Well and good What other plan do you have? I suggest you identify yourself To the sheriff Had him meet you with his men About two miles from town Then what? Suggest that he bring about twenty men Your mother said she's sending five wagons Have the sheriff hide three men In each wagon That's fifteen The other five men will follow at a distance Leading the horses Hey, that's a fine idea Tell them not to go into action Until the outlaws start to unload Toto and I'll be close enough to move in and help Fine The sheriff and I are riding one of the wagons But what about the drivers? If one of them is not to be trusted Watch everybody connected with the wagons All right I'll see the sheriff in the morning Good We'll be seeing you, Bob Good night Good night Good night Doctor The morning the wagons were to leave Carlos secretly met Pete For a short talk in the office Before Bess arrived Pete, the plan is to have the drivers Give up at once Then the masked man in Indian Planned to follow Sandy and the gang After they load their park horses Holy neck But we shall trick them The shipment is headed for Monterrey In Mexico Now, where the trail goes through a stretch of woods, the gang will move in and take over the wagons, and they will drive them straight on through to Mexico. The masked man will be following at the distance, and he will not know anything is wrong. Sandy and the gang will move in quietly, so there will be no gun by them. Hey, that fits in just right. Mrs. Billings sold the drivers last night, no matter what happens to give up without a fight. I know. Well, I go tell Sandy now. They lay the wagons for about an hour, and then start. When the wagons finally reached a point two miles from town, Pete was surprised to see the sheriff with Bob and twenty men, ride from a stand of free. Shut the wagons! Oh, Cody! Oh, Cody! Oh, Cody! Oh, Cody! Oh, Cody! Oh, Cody! Hi, Pete. This is Bob Billings, best-billing son. He'll be given the orders from now on. Hey, what is this? They're changing the planes. The sheriff's men are going to ride inside the wagons with the cartons. Now, hold on. I was put in charge of these wagons. If you're going in of fear, I'm going to turn them over to you and go back to town. Get up, Pete. Wait a minute. Hey, let go of my horse's bridle. You're not leaving, Pete. Get off your horse and get onto the seat of the first wagon beside the driver. Oh, no tender foot's going to tell me what to do on it. Hey, you just want a fast draw. There's no tender foot. Drop your gun. Drop it. Please. All right. You may be in the clear, but I'm making sure. You'll ride on the wagon seat and I'll be in the wagon with a gun at your back if you try anything. All right, Sheriff. Let's get the men into the wagons. Hold on. Get moving. Hold on. Get moving. When the sheriff's men were hidden inside the wagons, Bob gave the order to move on. All right. Let's go. It was early afternoon when the wagons reached the long stretch of woods of which Carlos had spoken. All right, men. There's the wagons. Let's go. Get up. The outlaw gang rode out in front of the wagons with menacing guns. What are you doing riding the wagon seat? I just decided to ride this way. That's all. All right, you drivers. You're all covered. Throw your guns to the ground. The men will tie and gag you and hide you in the woods with our horses. Somebody will find you there later. Get moving. Drivers were taken into the woods, then tied and gagged. Then the gang's horses were hidden among the trees back from the trail, with the idea that Carlos would get them later. Finally, Sandy called out. All right, men. There are five wagons. That means two of you on each seat. All right. As the men started to climb onto the wagon seats, Pete suddenly leaked from the first wagon, shouting, Stay away. Run for the wagon. Five billings leaned forward and fired. Oh, my legs. Pete, you're damn heavy. The Sheriff's men sprang from the wagons with guns blazing. The outlaws, taken completely by surprise, fought back desperately. The leader, Sandy, still on horseback, spread his horse down the trail. Get up there. Come on. The leader's getting away. I'm still there. The long ranger and toggle had heard the gunfire and urged their horses into a gallop. That man saw the leader, Sandy, the only man mounted, heading down the trail. Without stopping near the wagons, he started in pursuit. Faster, Pete, faster. No, still there. Sandy heard the famous cry, and panic stricken turned in the saddle and fired. When his gun clicked on empty cartridges, he hosted it, then gave his attention to losing the mass figure behind him. But the great horse, Silver, exerted every effort to lessen the distance between them. Then the long ranger used his lariat. He suddenly snaked out and flopped around Sandy's shoulders. As Silver instinctively reared back the talk line, dragged Sandy from the saddle. Is that easy? All right, you get up. Don't shoot. I hurt my shoulder. I'm taking you back to the wagons. Then you'll do some fast talking if you don't want to die. Now get going. By the time the long ranger arrived at the wagons with Sandy, the gang had been subdued. Pete and Sandy outdid each other in putting the blame on Carlos. When they finished, the sheriff spoke. We'll pick up Carlos when we get back to town. Here comes the rest of my men leading our horses. My mother sure was taken in by a fine bunch of crooks. I can't understand. Carlos was taken in by you. He thought you were the tenderfoot. I don't savvy all this. Bob Billings is the insurance investigator. What? And far from being a tenderfoot. Bob, I think you ought to resign and come run your mother's business. That's a good idea, sheriff. Now that I've met that masked man, I want to get to know him better. Hey, where is he? The Indian is gone, too. I saw him leaving quietly a while ago after they helped attend to the wounded. Bob, there's one hombre who doesn't hang around after a job is done. He saw that his plan worked out and the gang got captured. That's all he's interested in. But if you decide to stay out here, I guarantee you'll never have a finer friend than the Lone Ranger. This is a feature of the Lone Ranger Incorporated, created by George W. Twendle, produced by Trendle Campbell Muir Incorporated and directed by Fred Flower Day. Tonight's drama was written by Dan Beatty. The part of the Lone Ranger is played by Brace Beamer. Thank you for watching.