 The firey horse with the speed of light, the cloud of dust, and a hearty high old silver, the lone ranger. During the years of unrest that followed the Civil War, a powerful secret organization called the Legion of the Black Arrows sprang up in the western United States. Its members were to be found everywhere, defying the law or using the law for their own purposes, working toward the ultimate goal of revolt and the foundation of a despotic empire. It was the masked rider of the planes who led the fight against this band of outlaws and traitors, and for once his great strength and courage, his daring and resourcefulness were taxed to the utmost in the cause of democracy. Return with us now to those thrilling days when the West was young. From out of the past come the thundering hoof beats of the great horse Silver. The lone ranger rides again. One of the wonders of the West was the Valley of the Yellowstone with its geysers and bubbling hot springs. Its rocky slopes were known to the Indians and to the early settlers. One day young Jed Parker and his uncle, Rack Torrance, were alone beside one of the bubbling geysers, but they were not friendly. Instead they were fighting, slipping and skidding young Jed and his heavier, taller uncle traded punches. At any moment one of them might fall into the seething pit below them. Take that, you young welp. I'll get better than you can hand out. Come away from there to that geyser, and I'll whip the daylight side of you. Who's thought of this? We'll fight it out right here. Rack! I'll fall in. I'll show you young whippersnapper. Let go of me. Let go! That's one way to stop a fight. Get away from the geyser. Mister, this here's hard. He tried to push me in. I fired those shots in the air as a warning. That geyser's going up. Come away from it and hurry. Who are you? There's so much mist in steam, I can't make you out. That'll you hosses. Travel, mister, this ain't... Oh! You ought to get ready to go up to the sky. Get back, both of you. Back out of the way. Grab the boy, Tonto. You come up, Tonto. Get away. Get away fast. Oh, the boy, run. Here comes. How much further? Keep going. This far, now. Stay here behind this outcub of rocks. Hold still. Hold still. Hold on. Mister, you and the engine come just in time. Right, Torrance was going to put... Well, I'll be jiggered. You're wearing a mask. You're an outlaw. That's what. A fine ombre to be heard and heard on other folks' affairs. Now, let me tell you something, mister. Leave your breath, Torrance. Right now, that geyser's going to do the talking. Hit top plenty loud. Thomas Torrance, you were saying... Colin, if we'd been that close when it went off, that steamer would have scalded us bad. Yeah, that's so. And you meant to push me in. You meant to get rid of me. Dead parking, your little punk in head. There's your temper again. You're dead. Uncle or no uncle, that's what you tried to do. Steady, Torrance. Yeah, thanks, mister. The Jed's got such all-fire trouble with that temper. He'll sometimes almost lose more. You fight. Sure, we slung a few knuckles at you. You want to know who started it? Ask the kid. You got me mad. I wouldn't have done it. Steady, steady, Jed. Now, let's have it straight. Did you start the fight? Well... Did you? Yeah, I reckon I did. But Rack had no call to put names on my paw. Well, that's it, Torrance. Well, I didn't mean nothing. Shucks, his dad's my step-brother. Just a my touchy, that's all. Now, forget it, Ken. I'm sorry. Well, Ken, oh, Rack, I guess I was sort of hair-triggered at that. Yeah, no, boy. Now, let's get our horses and head back for home. Sir, they are over that way. Here, boy. Mister. Yes? Don't pay no mind to what the boy said. He's got notions, that's all. You were going at it hot and heavy when Tonneau and I came up. Well, a youngster needs a hidein' every once in a while. But I'm glad you stopped us. There might have been a nasty accident. It might not have been an accident. Well, you're acting that way, huh? Well, get this, Mass Man. You and the engine keep your mouth shut tight about this or... Or what, Torrance? Or I might let it out that I seen a Mass Man ride in these ports. The sheriff's mighty interested in outlaws. You keep shut up and I'll do likewise. Here you are, Rack. Pile on your pinnall. We're due back at the ranch in time for supper. Steady horse, Steady. Adios, Mass Man. Adios, engine. Adios. Get up there, boy. Adios, mister. Remember what I told you. Get up there. Get up. Him bad. Him speak with forked tongue like rattlesnake. We see him. Time to see him try to push boy into geyser. They're heading south, Tonneau. You believe what him say? You? No. Boy, him good, man, him bad. I agree with you, Tonneau. Wherever Rack Torrance is, there'll be trouble. Then why you let him go? Why you not find out what wrong, huh? We will, Tonneau. How? How you do that? This country all rock. They not leave trail for us to follow. We won't have to follow them to learn where they live, Kimosabe. Didn't you notice the brand on their horses? The Flying W. That's where we'll find them, the Flying W Ranch. Yes, sir, ma'am. Oh, howdy, boss man. Better get into the vitals. Don't call me boss, ma'am. My name's Phil Parker. Do you adore my friends? You see my boy? Dead? Who else? Only got the one. Any back yet? Back. I never knew he left. Him and Rack Torrance went off this morning. Said he was going to the valley of the Yellowstone. He did, eh? Bass, I wonder how you feel about Rack. Well, I'm civil towards him. Seen as how is your brother. Step brother. Step brother. I'm civil to him, as long as he's a guest here. That my personal opinion is that no self-respect and buzzer did touch him. Yeah, same way I feel. Rack Torrance is a skunk, Phil. You mind a piece of advice? No use telling your daughter. You give it anywhere. Send him packing. Tell him to vamoose and stay that way. I wish you could, Bass. Why don't you? Well, he's my... He's your step brother. And he's poison. Tell him to fold his blanket roll and skedaddle, and don't start telling me it ain't hospitable to send a guest off, Phil Parker. A varmints of varmints. Well, I have to think about it, Bass. I might have known you'd be soft-hearted. I wish he wouldn't play up to Jed, though. Jed's a good boy, a good son. Rack Torrance is no fit company for him. Well, you know, better get inside before them two-legged wolves leave you nothing but an empty plate, Phil. Take my advice about... Yeah, there they come. High time, too. How do you put them... Well, they're sure riding lickety-split. Why don't they... Phil? Hey, what's eating them? They're taking a long way around. Going around the corral instead of straight here. Well, it might be a race to heaven. It's fine time for... Land negotiations. Look at them local agents. They're not going around the corral. They're riding straight at it. Go ahead, then, Blazers. Jed, Jed, you fool! They're aiming to jump the corral. Stop it, pull up. Don't jump. It's too high. Rack Torrance, don't let him jump. Come on. Get out there. Get over the bars. Yeah, there he goes. Get over it. They cleared it. Six of lives are going to try the other side, too. Oh, I can't look. It's all right, Phil. Nobody hurt this time. There he is. Hotty, Pa. Hotty, best. See my pony clear the bars? And Rack Betty couldn't do it. Yeah, you almost didn't do it. Your horse ticked the bars on the second jump. Rack, Rack Torrance. Well, what's eating you, Phil? You look mad. What are you trying to do? Keep her son killed? Oh, Pa, he dared me. Albeddy did. Get in, sir. You're late already. Come on, Paul. Get. You dare for this? Let me know where you're at before you go, Savie. I'm sorry, Pa. I didn't think it mattered much. Rack thinks I'm still a maverick, that's all. I guess I'll learn you differently this afternoon, right? I guess I'd better get in there, too. See you later. Well, Phil, there's something else on your mind. Kids got the makings of a black eye, Rack. Where'd he get it? Oh, him and me did a little rastling around. I'm sure it wasn't fighting. Better ask your son. Thanks, Will. Rack, I don't think you'd better eat for the rest of his. I might say some mud regret to any king of mine. I'll tell Best to keep a plate of grub hot for you. See you later. Never mind, Phil. Eh? I said never mind. Figure out skip supper. I'm riding into Moundville. Well, that shoots me. Yeah. There's a gent there waiting to see me. Little private business. Adios, Phil. Just come in from a step-brother's ride to talk this here set up over with you, Mr. I, uh, ain't so certain it's gonna be as easy as you made it sound. In other words, taunt your nephew still alive. Yeah. I thought you were gonna get rid of him. Well, I was. You went to the Yellowstone. What about that accident? It didn't pan out. I thought you were gonna get rid of him. Well, I was. You went to the Yellowstone. What about that accident? It didn't pan out. A couple of riders drifted along at the wrong time. He stepped you? Mr. I couldn't push him in with them watching. Can't claim an accident that way. He also dared the kid into jumping his horse at the corral fences. Figured he might break his neck. He cleared him and didn't even spill. Never mind that, taunts. These two riders at the Yellowstone. What about them? That's what I'm asking you. Were they suspicious? No, it didn't seem so. I thought we was fighting. You're certain? I'd admitted he started it. And he did. I egged him into it. What were you staring at me for? Wondering how much it would take to make you cave in, taunts. What? You're a weakling. A coward, taunts. Why, you can't call me that. Sit down, taunts. I don't mind you joking, mister. I didn't know I was. Stop laughing. It's not funny. You've got to take care of your nephew, taunts. Sure, I will. And soon? Well... Very soon. What about his father? What about Phil Parker? As soon as the boy's going, I'll carry out my share of the bargain. Don't worry about that. I ain't worried. Phil Parker won't outlive his son by more than a day. Keenaw. He had better be. And do it quickly. The next time, it may not be just a couple of drifting cowhands or sea. It might be Parker himself. He'd start putting two and two together. They weren't cowhands. Whatever they were. One was an engine and the other rode a white horse and wore a mask. An engine? An engine, isn't it? Never mind. I heard you. What's the matter, Keenaw? Never mind. Taunts, I've decided you need help. That boy's going to be finished tomorrow. Tomorrow? Hey, Snake, come here. Calling me, boss. Snake, this is Rack Taunts. Tomorrow morning, he'll be riding a long breakneck of rapids with young Jed Parker. Maybe Jed will. He'll be riding with young Jed Parker. Snake, you will make sure Jed Parker gets pushed into the rapids, understand? He'll drown. Nobody could live in that water. Yeah, Taunts. He'll drown. And don't worry, you won't be blamed. Just be out there tomorrow morning riding along the rim of breakneck rapids. Be there and have Jed Parker with you. Can you see where Rack Taunts and the boy are riding, Taunts? They're plenty far away. Riding along the bank of the rapids, aren't they? That's not good. I agree with you, Taunts. We'll be right up closer. Taunts, he was happy. Man right now to him. Push boy into water all at once. Look, they're riding off. The boy's in the rapids, and they're leaving him there. Him not live long. Water plenty white, plenty bad. Ride for the rapids, Taunts. Get your rope. We're going to save that boy's life. Get him up, scoundrel. 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. How to continue our story. Unseen by the cowardly killers, the masked man and Taunter would gallop toward breakneck rapids to attempt to save the boy. Meanwhile, rack Taunts and Snake headed straight for the flying W Spread, whipping their horses. As soon as they drew close to the Rand Falls, they fired the revolver in the air, yelling and shouting. Where's your Lone Ranger? What's the matter, Rick? Phil, Phil, I... Open your mouth. Speak up. It's Jed. What's he mean? What about my boy? What's happened to Jed? I hate, I hate... Their horses are wet. They've been in the river. Their clothes are wet. Yeah, yeah, bass. We've seen him from a way off. Me and Snake rode into the water. We tried to save him. You tried to... Speak up, Doug, on your heads. What are you saying? Mr. Parker, your son, Jed, drowned in breakneck rapids. No, no, you're local. We saw him riding way ahead of us. He left the ranch by his lonesome. Saddle his horse and rode off. I saw him go. Can't be. He's around here someplace. Jed! Jed! No use, bass. I tell you straight, he's gone. Oh, young'un. He's been inviting an accident. Wasn't no accident, ma'am. Who said? No accident. We saw it, Parker. Your son was pushed into the rapids by an outlaw wearing a mask and riding a white horse. He had a red skin with him. Yeah, Phil. We marked which way they went. We was too busy trying to save Jed to take after him. Red! Harry! Take this old you, Jed. Saddle your horses. We'll find those modern yellow skunks. Saddle your horses. We're riding for the rapids. Hi, my son. Rain up! Rain up, Jed! Right about here, Phil. White water, deep and terrible. I see the tracks of the horses. Nobody could live through it. I'm obliged to your act for doing what you could to save them. You too, Snake. Oh, he only did what any man would do. I want you to forgive me for ever speaking hard words to your act towards him. I never took him to heart, Phil. You're the only king left now. I figured I'd be in the flan to be raised to Jed but I passed on. But now... Maybe you ought to head down to the foot of the rapids, Parker. You might find some sign of him. Here's a rickshaw. Water's calm down there. I hope his sewer is found as much quiet. All right, boys. Let's travel. Hey, hey. Am I seeing things? Uh... Look, look yonder. On that bridge downstream, a man on a white horse and engine on a pit. What? I think they're really near the rappers. Like we said, they're... I mean, it's them. Yes, Snake. The outlaw on the engine. Those are the hombres that did it. I'm surprised they stayed around. Me likewise. They see us, Mr. Parker. Let them see us. Let them get a good look at us. A good close look. Face to face. Right after them, catch them, you sabby. Catch them. Don't let them get away. He must hubby. They ride this way to us. We'll wait for them, Tonto. They've got guns. We won't touch our guns no matter what happens. Uh... What you say Tonto do. But they plenty dangerous. And remember, no word about what we've seen or what's happened this morning. You understand? Uh... Tonto's happy. Maybe they not wait. Maybe they shoot first, talk after. Keep your hands on your saddle horn. It's that easy. Catch them. There's a coyote on it. Shoot him down. Shoot him down. Hold your fire. You're in a seat of that putrid. These two hombres are mine to deal with. Understand? Mind? Well, this looks like a posse, but I don't see any sheriffs, badge. We don't need one for you. I say, string them up. Sure. Feed the farmers a loop and a rope. No! No quiet, all of you! It's a powerful temptation, but all is lived according to the law and our city's scunks hang according to the law. Mr. You and the injured are going to be locked up in my winter feed house. It's solid wood and it's padlocked. Oh, you don't do that. You're not savvy, Waddle. Uh... You're right. Time to say nothing. Red, you and the boys take these hombres back and lock them up good. Rack and Snake and me we're going downstream. I want to find Jed's buddy. Meshman, he's going to be buried proper. And you will be buried close after all. Waddle. Uh... Someone coming. Uh, this cabin not got winter and we not see. I can hear footsteps. It's pretty dark outside. Dark inside, too. Our horses are in the corral. Uh... Where we go when we get out? Whoever racked horns and Snake went tunnel. I have a good idea where that is. He's at the door. Get ready, tunnel. We'll swing wide open in a moment. The door swung open. In the darkness, a few whispered words were hurriedly spoken. Then swiftly, as the door was closed and locked behind them, the lone ranger and tunnel moved through the darkness to the flying W. Corralo. Here, Silver. Here, Scout. As the lone ranger and tunnel called, the white stallion and the paint fought it across the corral. Quickly, they were saddled. Then... The bar is back on the Corral Gate tunnel. Now we go. Follow me to Moundville. Get him up, Scout. Come on, Silver. Come to Moundville for two reasons, Torlock. First, to see you and second, to fix a sheriff out to the flying devia. The mask man's locked up. Him and the Indian bulls. Parker aims to have him strung up in the morning. He wants a sheriff there to make it legal. It was a right lucky chance, Torlock. We made that story up about a whole cloth about the mask man, the red-skinned pushing the kid in the rapid. Yay. We never figured on seeing him. When they let us right up and capture him, you're gonna knock me over with a tumbleweed. They didn't even go for their guns. That fact proves they didn't see you get rid of the boy, Snake. Huh? Torrance right across the trail and wait there. Snake will join you in a minute. Oh, at four... Go ahead. When he joins you, you can go get the sheriff. All right. I'll be waiting. Just as well, he doesn't know all of this, Snake. He's such a weakling that might show his face in the morning. I'm gonna get rid of Parker. Right. Rack Torrance will then inherit the flying devia. He gives us a thousand cash for our park and getting a little ranch. Yeah. But he doesn't know what else we'll get. I don't say any, Torlach. He'll be a fool, Snake. He'll be in our power because we'll know his secret. Yeah? Yeah. Anytime the black arrow wants to use his ranch as a hideout or a base of operations, he won't dare refuse. Oh, that's it. The legion of the black arrow needs all the hideouts it can get. From the flying W, we can control the whole valley of the Yellowstone. You're right. Smart arm, right, Torlach? The black arrow thinks of everything, Snake. How do I cut him down? Yeah, I brought you a rifle and this saddle holster. Strap it to your saddle. I use this? The newest rifle there is. It's arranged twice as long as any other. You and Torrance will get the share, but you won't ride back with them. Uh-huh. You'll tell them you're staying in Moundville. After they're gone, you ride out of town and cross the breakneck river above the ranch house. Circle down and get in position directly across from it. As soon as it's light, they'll be taking the mask man the engine out of that cabin. That'll give you a clear-shotted parker and don't miss. Look, it's a right good scheme. We'll have no trouble getting away. They can't cross the river at that point. They'll have to circle upstream, too. I'll be miles away. That's all. I'm leaving you here. Go ahead and join Torrance. Kino, Torlock. Adios. Adios. Get up there. All set, Brack. Where's Torlock on to? Never mind. It's all set. Let you and me amble. If you want to reach the fly and W by dawn, we better get the sheriff. Get up, Brack. Get up, Brack. Brack, Torrance and Snake headed down the silent main street of a little town and behind them, a spot where Torlock and Snake had talked. The leaves of a cottonwood rustled as two horses and pushed forth from the deep shadows. Hello. You heard? I'll be here. Torlock is behind this. Torlock, go one way. Torrance and Snake go another. Who we follow? You'll have to leave Torlock for another time, Torlock. Right now, we've got to make sure nothing happens to Phil Parker. That means we follow Torrance and Snake. They go get sheriff. Ride with me, Kimusabi. Here's what we'll have to do. Get them up. Count. You and I are split up. At dawn tomorrow, we'll be opening that cabin where we're supposed to be locked up. Come on, sheriff. Get that lock open and bring out the prisoners. Still not real, I Parker. I can't seem to locate the keyhole. Hey, you try it. This is your ranch. You're more familiar with it. It's strange, Phil. Yeah. You think the masked man and the engine are stirring? I don't hear a sound from inside that cabin. It looks like they don't feel much like talking. Hey, what's the matter with you, Rick? I chose you to fetch the prisoners' horses from the corral so we can put them on the horses for the hay. I went to the corral, but the horses are gone. What? They're gone, I tell you. The white stallion in the paint. There's no sign of it. But in thunder... They couldn't have escaped. Stand back. Let me open this door. It's plenty light enough to help. Hey, come out of there, you. Come out and... Go on, you're right. The 80s. What do you want? MP, all right. Parker, what kind of nonsense is this? It was here last night. Who let him out? That door was locked from the outside and it stayed locked. Speak up. Who let him out? Rick? No, it wasn't me. Let him down. What the... Parker, look. Yonder crossed the river. It's a mask man. Who's that to threaten with? He looks like Snake. And he ain't fighting anymore. The mask man's got him with his hands behind his back. He's tying him up. Yeah, with him blazers is going on. You want to know, you ask Greg Torrance. What? The engine. Where'd you come from? Nobody moved. Can't have got gun. You Torrance, you'll not move. Parker, mask man say, me tell you, Rick Torrance, man who pushed your son in rapid. He's ill. He's local. Engine expect me to believe that? You believe. Cut the truth. Mask man and Torrance see him. Rick Torrance and Snake try to kill boy. Now Snake try to kill you from cross river. But mask man get him. Engine you're talking crazy. Sure he's talking crazy. He broke out of that cabin. Him and the mask gent. Grab him, shoot him down. I don't know what he came back here for. You will not make move. I tell you why I come back. Mask man tell me, bring boy back. What's that? Boy. You mean jet? But he, he drowned in the rapids. He's dead. That's not true. Boy not drowned. Loan ranger him right into water with rope, pull boy out. He's here right behind cabin. Tyeed head. Tyeed. Tyeed. Jet. Jet boy. You may have smitten the engine tool. Bissing me you were all right after they rescued you from the rapids. We were just playing a part to trap these vermins. Pa what the engine said is true. Rick and Snake pushed me in. Rack wanted in here at the ranch. Jet why didn't you come back? Mask man said not too best. He said it was smarter for me to stay out of sight so this whole thing could be cleared up. Then it was you who let them out of this cabin last night, wasn't it? It was you. Don't move Rick. Share if I reckon your duty is clear. Put that ombre under arrest. I got my guns on him Phil. And what's more, we'll arrest Snake too. He's tied up across the river. Engine I want to thank you for. The engine's gone. He rode off. I'm sure he did Pa. I reckon he couldn't wait to join up with his part. The lone ranger. You must hurry. Your plan worked very good. Pa and Snake go to jail house. Now what do you do now? Find Torlock Tutto. He hasn't left man, will we? Now what matter? Look Tutto, what's that floating in the water? That glove floating in water. You come from upstream. That's where we're going Tutto. Huh? You recognize this glove? 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