 a fiery horse for the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty high o' silver, the lone ranger. With the rise of the cattle industry in the western United States, the bands of outlaws that roamed the frontier turned to cattle rustling. The local sheriffs were unable to protect the lives and property of the ranchers, and it was not until the masked rider of the planes started his great fight for justice that the range country became safe for honest men and women. Return with us now to those thrilling days when the West was young. 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 Windy River. There's going to be trouble. I owe Silver. West of Windy River, the range was open and deserted. Texas longhorns roamed free and wide, and only occasionally where they rounded up into compact birds. In the middle of just such a herd, a man stood stock still, eyeing the cattle who stood with lowered horns around him. Get away, you horny longhorns. Get. Oh, you don't. Look out there. I thought I was a goner for sure that time. That horn come near going right through me. Now calm down, calm down. Where's that dog gone whistle? Dog gone critters have caught right in the middle of them without a horse. They start getting spooky. They'll ride right over me. Trouble me into the dust. I won't never get out alive. This country's plum empty. There ain't nobody to help me. It's Tars out tonight, Kimisabi. It's dark night, huh? Tato. Uh-huh. Rain up. Don't you hear it, Tato? Why you turn head from side to side? I'm trying to figure out where it's coming from. There's a sound riding the wind, Tato. And turn your head this way and listen. Oh, how come they're here? That's cattle. I heard of cattle, Tato. Uh-huh. They must be down in that valley. It's too dark to see them, but that's where the sound comes from. Why, the mechs are strange. They sound as if they're going to stampede. What make them that way? They're no storm to scare them. Wait, Tato. Listen to that. Uh-huh. What did that sound like to you, Tato? That's not bird or animal. We're thinking the same thoughts, Kimisabi. That was so must be from a man. He must be in danger. And down in valley? Come on, Tato. Follow me. Get them up, scoundrel. Loosen your guns, Tato. There may be trouble. Huh? Teddy Silver, watch the ground. It's a bad place for a fall. Me here whistled. Maybe so we yell, huh? No, Tato. Don't raise your voice. There may be all those cattle need to start them on the run. They're planting cows up ahead. Easy. Easy now. Here are the steers, Texas longhorns. We'll have to get into our way right into them. I'm pretty nervous. Easy, Silver. Not too fast, big fellow. Those horns are sharp. You may not see anything. That was so keen from the center of this herd. Why a cattle getting herd in the first place? Yes, it is strange. Watch out. Uh-huh. Kim, big fellow. Look, Kimisabi. Up ahead of us. That's right. They're mad. Mr. Kim, get me out of here. Take it easy. We're coming. Get Mr. Stampeed. Get me out of here. We've come. The cattle are moving. Come on, Silver. This is no time for going slow. Charge right through them. Get them up, scoundrel. Help, Mr. Hurry up. We're going to lose our feet. We're coming on, Silver. Mr. Stampeed, they're on the front. Quick, up behind me. Give me your hand. Thanks, Mr. I feel he'd better settle this horse. Don't date me yet. We're not out of danger. Fellow, look mad. We've got to rag right through the herd again. We've got to outrun them before they go completely local. Use your guns. Fire at the ground. Whiten them away. We've got to get out. Come on, Silver. Come on, scoundrel. Keep driving, Mr. Keep driving. Hurry up, Silver. Yes, siri. Sure is good to see the morning sun again. Last night when your pard picked me onto his horse right, spanked in the middle of them longhorns, I figured we was all done for. Ah, we all right now. Yeah, thanks to him and you. I ain't seen him since he headed away in the dark. Who is he, Injun? Him friend. Yeah, but I couldn't get a good look at him. That white horse, in a way, talked. Seems like I should have known who he was. Him come back soon. You ask him. Injun, somebody galloping this way behind them cottonwoods. Reach for your gun. No, no, it's all right. That mask, friend. Pai! Pai, Kimusami! Wendy, I have news for you. Mr. If it's bad, I've heard enough. Hey, what in thunder? Your mask? All left while it was still dark, Wendy. A mask, man. You're an outlaw. You and the Indians. Don't make that mistake. Tonto and I are on the side of the law, always. Oh, take me from you, Mr. Your Mask. And only outlaws wear... Oh, wait. Wait a second before I say something I'll be sorry for. Injun, your name is Tonto. That right. You said that before, only I wasn't given ear. And that horse, mister, I heard you call him Silver. Or you're the lone ranger. Right. Randy, I found out what made your cattle stampede last night. He did? Here, look at this. Steady Silver. Silver him, not like same. I'll be dogged gone. It's the hide of a wolf. They were scattered all around there, Randy. The roll of them strung to windward of your cattle. They drifted down on your camp while you were sleeping. No wonder them long horns run for it. The smell of wolf is enough to drive cattle local. Hey, them wolves didn't put themselves there. You've got enemies, Randy. I reckon so, mister. I figured all that gent had to fight was the wind and the weather. Maybe some engines or renegade outlaws. But I never calculated I'd run into this. You know anyone who might have placed these wolf pelts there? I don't think so. My cowhands pulled up stakes and left the cause of a quarrel, but it wasn't them. Hey mask man, I've got it. I think I know who it might have been. Yes? The wolf pelts. Now there ain't nobody more likely to leave from around than the fella who makes his living hunting them, is there? A bounty hunter. Yeah. The more I think of it, the more likely it is. He's just a kind of armoury who do a sidewinder trick like that stampede. Who is he? Name him Randy and we'll help bring him to justice. Ah, what's his name? Mister, he's a big fella with you. Hey, somebody shooting at us. Where they shooting from? I don't see his soul. There. Look, it's across the river. Where's my horse? I'll show them. There isn't time for that. I'm kicking my stirrups loose. Hang on, both of you. You've cracked stirrups. Come on, Silver, that way. Don't let go of the stirrups. I'll keep them busy. Mister, where are you going? Heading for those cotton woods along the shore. It's the only shelter there is. Are you all right? I'm hanging on for all I'm worth. Me holds stirrups. He must have eaten them. You were almost there. Just a few more steps. Faster, Silver. Mask man, you saved us. You saved us. This is it. Whoa, Silver, whoa. Now we have some protection, Tutto. Split my rifle out of the saddle boot and get busy. Now count to do it. And you, Randy. I'll make sure as you can. Randy. What matter, Kim? Are you nuts? Oh, him lying on ground. Randy, I didn't notice. It ain't your fault, Mask Man. It was a right good idea. But that last bullet before we got in the shelter. I reckon that last bullet kind of nicked me. I feel kind of bad all of a sudden. Tutto, hurry. We've got to look after him. Coming any closer, Inchon? No. River too deep to cross. That's why Mask Man, not go cross river here. He headed upstream where he could swim Silver across the water, huh? Now you lay down. You hurt bad. I reckon it must keep you right busy, Inchon. Let me keep them busy. Tendon to me and firing shots, too. Not so bad men think we all here. If we'd have made a clump of cottonwood sooner, might not have stopped a bullet or... Oh, here. Here. You feel bad, huh? Water sure tastes good, Inchon. Am I hurt bad? You're not talk. No, I... No, you're not talk. Inchon? There were times like these when I kind of missed that whistle of mine. Huh? I got it from my son. Him and his ma are back in Stockton. Funny thing, that whistle sure helped me quiet down him cattle till they stampeded for real. Oh, you will not worry. Ain't worrying. Just thinking. Too bad that whistle got trampled under that stampede. Jimmy would sure like that whistle. Oh, you will not worry. Look what Hunter fixed. We're happy. Inchon, you carved a whistle. Sure sounds different. This one, Hunter carved with knife for bad men start shooting. Here. You're giving it to my boy, Inchon? Not right. For Jimmy. You keep... Hunter got another one. I don't know if I'll ever see him again. Or his mom. Oh, you will not say that. Nation, I sure wish the mask man would get to them always. Won't they never stop shooting? Keep shooting, boys. Randy's not caught in some place. We want to make sure he don't come out. Hey, Travis. You don't know if that horse for a bullet tunnels you off. Those umbrellas across the water shoot like magic. Hey, lifted my hat. Sometimes you're right, Prairie. What are you doing back there anyway? I told you to watch up River in case somebody tried down Flankus. Somebody has. That masked umbrae in the White Horse Travis. I hate to have back you when I've seen him start. He's over yonder in that clump of cottonwood. I've seen him, I tell you. He'll be along, Prado. Not umbrae, huh? That means there's only Randy and the engine across from us. And Randy's wounded. I've seen him catch a bullet just before they made shield here. Hey, Travis, listen. Shut up, Prairie. But Travis, that mask... I said shut up. I've been figuring something out. Who's watching the Ford downstream? Jet. Kino. All right, you umbraes. On your horses. You like I tell you. There's only two men over there now and one of them's wounded. Follow me. We'll cross to the Ford and close in on them. Yeah, without the mask, man, it'll be easy. If we want them killed, we gotta finish Randy for good. And that's just what we aim to do. Come on! Up through! Up through! Colonel Silver, it's just as well we rode right after that rider. There are too many of them for one man to handle. At least they can be stopped from crossing the river. We'll head right into the water, straight across. I don't can see us already. Look, he's waving. Get Randy ready, Kimosabi. We'll have to move. We'll have to stop them from crossing the Ford. In you go, Silver. Come now, Kimosabi. We got here just in time. How do you feel, Randy? Sorry we had to move you, but it was necessary. It wasn't far, mister. I did all right. We can stand them off here much better. They'll never cross the river at this point. Good thing you hear them talk. But they cross river. Let them get us, huh? They're starting into the river now, Kimosabi. Don't shoot, I'll handle it. No. I'll put a scare into them. That's far enough, unless you want to taste lead. Travis, it's a vast man. He must have been listening. I'm torching the river. Mister! Hand over Randy and go on your way. What do you want him for? I'll spin him over and we'll let you and the engine go. You hear that tunnel? Uh-huh. I mean to kill Randy. Oh, mister. I ain't going to last much longer. You and the engine save yourselves. We'll never leave you, Randy. We can defend ourselves as long as we keep them from this side of the river. Well, I'm tired of waiting. What's your answer? If you want Randy, you have to get all of us. Here's my answer, Travis. 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. The attack of the outlaws was successfully beaten off. And as night fell over the windy river, Tonto kept busy attending the wounded man. The Lone Ranger crept back from the river where he had braved death to fill the canteens. I'm glad you back safe, Kimosabi. Travis and his band are determined to get Randy Tonto. Can he be moved any further? No, it's not good. Him plenty tired. Just bringing him from the Cottonwood over here? That's right. Him plenty sick. He's got to live, Kimosabi. Tonto, not sure. I've been thinking it over, Tonto. I'll have to leave you. Huh? Travis will figure out some new way to get across the river. He's got too many men to handle except from this one spot. That's right. This is a natural defense position. But there's a limit to how long so few of us can hold out. Tonto, I'm going to ride a Stockton. Only, Savi. You bring back help, huh? You're needed here to tend Randy's wound. Besides, Silver and I can cover the ground faster. Here. You take canteen. No, Kimosabi. You'll need all the water you can get. Here, Silver. Mr. Just a second. Randy, I thought you were asleep. I can't sleep, past man. What is it? You'll leave it, huh? You heard us? Yeah. Here. You'll have to drink water. No. No, I ain't thirsty, mister. Yes? My wife and son, Aaron Stockton. Yes, Randy? Will you tell them goodbye for me? Goodbye? Randy, you're not... No, no need to fool me, mister. You're going to be all right. Oh, Tonto, care for you. You're mighty fine gents, both of you. But in case I ain't around when you come back, mask man. I'll talk to your wife and boy. Tonto made a whistle for Jimmy. Uh-huh. Not blown range of whistle now. Yeah. You carved it, engine. You think Jimmy... Randy, do you want your boy to have this whistle, the Tonto Curve? Will you give it to him, mister? You'll give it to him yourself. Steady, Silver. Yep. Oh, boy. Get you. Now, him go for help. He forgot to take the whistle for Jimmy. You hear, mask friend? Him say you give boy whistle. Yeah, but you... That mean you got to get well, savvy? Yeah. Yeah, I reckon I'm going to try. Listen, that man hear Lone Ranger right away. They're shooting. You not worry. Silver him and he pass. Yeast from the Wendy River, a flash of silver, gleaning in the pale prairie moonlight, racing for help. The Lone Ranger and the Great Force Silver. Come on, Silver. We've got to bring men. Cover the ground, Silver. Gleaning forward in the saddle, his keen eyes, searching the darkness beyond, his hand light on the reins, but guiding the Great Stallion surely over the rough trail. Watch out for that fallen cactus. Up, Silver. Oof, stunning on the dry dirt, covering the ground in giant strides, racing for town. We're heading for Stockton Silver. We've got to get more men before Travis attacks. Keep traveling, Silver. Yeast from Wendy River, the Great White Force and the Masked Rider. Riding east, riding for help. Faster, Silver. Faster. Faster, Silver. Ali, what's that? Better take a look out the window. Never seen anything like that in Stockton. Never before. Gosh, look at that big white horse. And all a man. Jim, what are you doing out of bed? Ma, look, the figure maybe it's a lynching. What are you talking about? You can see him clear in the moonlight. Look yonder. Why, it's Mr. Baker and Davey Andrews and Mr. Burnside, the Wells Fargo agent. They've all got their horses. And guns. Look at that man on the white horse, Ma. What can it be? Jim. Jim, I'm frightened. What? I don't know what it is, but I wish your father was here. Ma, you don't think anything could have happened to Pa? I wish he was here. Move together. Move. Ma. Ma, where are you going? Jim, that man shouted something about the Wendy River. That's where your father is. We've got to talk to that man. Stop! Wait! Wait, somebody! What is it? Mr., come here. Mr. The rest of you keep riding. Don't touch up. You must be Mrs. Randy. Mr., tell me straight. What's wrong out there? Has anything happened to my husband? I thought I could get a party together without a rousing you, Mrs. Randy. They're heading for the Wendy, ain't they? You must be Jim. How'd you know? From your father. He has a whistle for you, Jim. Mr., please. Mrs. Randy, a gang of outlaws led by a man named Travis or after your husband's cattle. Travis? Gosh, that hombres bad medicine. He and Totter are on the bank of the river holding Travis men off. Totto? My Indian friend. Mr., I don't serve him. He's heavy. If my husband's being shot at by a lot of men, why didn't he do what you did? Why didn't he straddle his horse and come back here into town? He can't. He can't? Well, I don't serve him. Mr., he's wounded. It's better not to move him just yet. But Totto's with him. That's why you come alone. That's why you made the long trip. The party is heading west as fast as they can travel. We'll get Travis. I promise you that. Mr., you've got to save him. You've got to. Stay here and don't worry about your husband. Come on, Silver. Gosh, Travis and his bunch of murder and skunks. Ma, that fellow wore a mask. Look, he's hurt bad and can't be moved. Jim, son, what did you say? Did you say that man on the white horse wore a mask? Pretty dark, Ma, but I've seen it. I've seen it under the brim of his stats. A masked man. Jim, saddle the horses. There's something mighty wrong. You think he's an outlaw too? Saddle the horses. We're riding after your father ourselves. Well, Travis may be poor and let it him right now. Saddle them horses. A couple more hours it'll be done. I reckon we missed that masked man when he brewed off. We've been shooting all night, Travis. I wonder if that masked man got scared. Not that funny. No, sir. We've got to figure some way to finish Randy off mighty soon. There's that engine there, too. Engines don't count. The masked combray hadn't outsmarted us. We'd be across that river right now. Travis, he ain't friggin' derailed. We've got to figure some way to finish Randy off mighty soon. There's that engine there, too. Engines don't count. Right now. Travis, he ain't friggin' derailed to afford again. That's suicide. Why don't we take them, tattle and head to the border? Because I ain't dumb like you, Prairie. Randy's got to be got rid of. Otherwise he could show his brand on them steers. You're making me right. Ah, that masked genhead didn't swam his horse across the river in. Hey, Prairie. Huh? Yeah, that's it. It's dark. Nobody's seen. What are you mumbling about, Travis? Follow me and get your horse. Boys, hold your fire a second. Everybody but Radler and Buzz pile on your horses. Watch your scheme, Travis. Radler and Buzz will keep on shooting across the water to make the engine that Randy think we're all still here. The rest of us are going along the bank of ways. Then we swim across and pile right into them, Savvy. Now you're talking, Travis. When you hear the shooting start over there, grab your saddles and hightail across the river. You and Buzz can get across easy and excitement. Kino, we'll get them from both sides, huh? Yeah. Reckoning will be right close to dawn. That's one dawn that Randy won't never see. You all set? Yeah, I can. Start shooting, you two. Come on, boys. It's almost dawn now. Yeah, engine. You feel better now, huh? No fever? I wish I was stronger. Not all right. You get strong soon. Not the best I could do would be to roll down a hill, I reckon. You see, engine, anything wrong? I mean, that like sound the shots from across water. Huh? All shots sound same. That not good. What you're talking about, engine. They're all shooting like blazes, regular, steadiest clockwork. But maybe they're fake. Maybe they're only two outlaws. Todd, are you sure? You listen. Guns not sound like different guns. Just two. Yeah. Now that you mention it, I ain't heard Travis' gun in quite a while. He has new sharps carbine, makes a snappin' sound like a whip. If them come from other side now, we have plenty bad time. But maybe... Yeah, tunnel, you got a plan? Maybe so. Maybe so. Come on, boys. Write them down. Engine. Engine, that's Travis. They're on this side of the river. Engine, they got us. What are you shooting at, Prairie? It's Sammy. It's the engine of Randy, right there. Huh? There, see him? You don't go, Engine. Can't you see? Straight down at them. A little heartbeat. It's just some miski. Sure looks like them in this kind of light, don't it? Yeah, they gotta be around someplace. Randy couldn't do no traveling. Look this spot over. Skip around. They can't be far up. Hey, Travis. Travis. Yeah, Rutler? Travis, any of the boys been down that way? Near the riverbank? Yeah, nobody. Kino, then there's them. Right down there. They must be trying to duck under the water and keep here. That's all I wanna know. Follow me. Get over there. Get over there. Right there's the place. Let me at him. Hey, who's that? Travis. Travis is a mask man. He's got a pussy with him. Travis, you're the man I was. Don't you wait. Get me a mask. All right, Travis. Your gun is gone. Don't shoot again, you got us. We give up. Don't shoot, don't. Drop your guns, all of you. You'll head them back for town, Sheriff. Mister, I'm sure we'll. Where's Randy? Taddo. Taddo. Travis, if you've done anything to Taddo. Wait a minute. We didn't find him. The whistle. Taddo. Taddo. You're safe. You're both safe. Yeah, mister. We rolled down to the hill in the water. I reckon you've come just in time. In your well, aren't you? He's in heat better now. Pretty soon, him all better. Then you'll head back to town with the others, Randy. I reckon so. Mister. Yes? You recollect what I asked you before. That whistle, Taddo made. Are you still sticking by your promise? Let me give it to my son, Jim. Randy, what do you think? Mark. Mark, look. It's power. The pussy is all right. And they got Travis and his whole gang. Molly. Jim Boy. Oh, it's good to see you. No, we were worried. We're so worried we rolled after the party. Are you all right? I will be soon, Molly. And these Ruslan skunks will land in the Kalibus thanks to the mask man. Did he help save you, Pa? Help. My son, he done it all. Him and his engine part. Oh, my gravy almost forgot. This here's for you. Oh, gosh. It's a whistle. Yes, sir. That's just what it is. A whistle. A present to you from the Lone Ranger. Gosh. Dan, did you, did you say the Lone Ranger? Sure. That's who that mask man is. Didn't you know that? I thought he was an outlaw. That's why I was so concerned. That's why we came out here as fast as we could travel. We were worried coming to pieces. We... Oh, Dan, if I'd known it was the Lone Ranger, I wouldn't have worried one bit. No wonder them wrestlers got caught. I know you have just heard. It's a copyrighted feature of the Lone Ranger, Incorporated.