 A fiery horse with a speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty hyal silver, the lone ranger. The men who built the first railroad into the western United States faced many dangers and hardships, and without the help of the masked rider of the planes, they might never have completed their great task. It was his strength and courage and his knowledge of the country that blazed the trail for progress and made possible the winning of the west. Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear. From out of the past come the thundering hoofbeach of the Great Horse Silver. The lone ranger rides again. Come on, silver man, we're heading for the railroad. It's going to be... Honorary Pat New, you can't build a railroad without you got supplies. Come sign your hobby, don't kick them quitters. You want that blastin' powder that blows to kick them, come. Come on, get along there, you lazy quitters. Get along, get along, they say. In a rugged country at the base of the Sierras, two packers let a string of mule down a steep, narrow Indian trail on the way to the railroad. On a nearby cliff top, they're hat-shading their eyes against the lowering sun. Two men drew a bead along the sites of their rifles. They aimed at the pack mules. The muzzles of the guns swinging slowly as the mules went past. How soon are we going to shoot, Kirby? Soon. My trigger finger's itching to let go. Keep swinging with the lead mule. Aim for the pack. I got him dead-eye. Don't miss. I'll do likewise for the third mule. If we get it right, that blastin' powder ought to go off hard enough to bust them wide open. Why don't we kill off them two mule-skinned... Ace, don't care about them. Yeah, but we... You got dust in your ears? I tell you, Ace, don't care about them. Now use your brains, Buck. We shoot them ombries, what happens? Nothing happens. There's two men dead, and the mules go stampeding down the trail. But if we hit the powder, it goes off, and the blast will tear that trail to ribbons. You mean the trail won't be no good no more? Yeah, the trail won't be good enough for a 10-legged antelope. And being as how that's the shortest trail, it's going to slow the railroad up a plenty. That'll lead mules near the bend, Kirby. There's time yet. If the railroad can't use this trail to bring up supplies, they'll have to go back to bring it up on the trains themselves, have they? You see what that means? Ace figures to raid the trains again, huh? Sure! Either way, we got him stopped. Only if they use the trains again, we can do more damage. Yeah. How soon now, Kirby? The mules are getting closer all the time. Now? Not like you with the word. They'll be closest when they get to the bend. A little time yet. No sense in shooting long when you can get a close-up shot. A couple of seconds now. We'll pour it in as fast as these rifles can throw bullets. Look at all that! What's that? They're warning the mule trains. It's an engine and a mask man. Shoot ya fool, shoot ya! Kirby, the right madness! They shot the mules, they got past the bend. Kirby, the mask man, the right in forest! Get him, Kimusabe! Fire at the guns, Sado! Don't shoot, Mr. Don't shoot! Out that gun, Sado! Sure, sure, don't shoot! I'm a troponet. Take his revolver, Sado. Play that whole set. Ah, come to do it. Oh, I ain't got no feeling in my hands. My hands is no... You're not hurt, stop it. You shot me! I wouldn't hit your gun, you're not hurt. You were going to ambush the mule train, huh? We get here just in time, Kimusabe. Who are you? What business is it of yours? We are making it our business. We've got a new plastic powder for the new railroad. You'd have killed two men as well as the mules. What are your horses? For what? Where are they? Now, look, mister... You're heading for jail and we're taking you. Jail? You're local. Mister, you're wearing a mask. You couldn't get near the jailhouse. You'd be run out of town. Not this time. It'll be dark by the time we get there. Dark enough to ride through town without being noticed. You might as well save yourselves trouble and point out where you hid your horses. Well, they're in the arroyo back yonder. But if you think any jail is going to hold buck and... We'll get you there first. Who's there? Open up here. You got business for the jail? Two customers. Be right there, mister. Sure beats everything. How much jail you need in a railroad town? Tallest rip rollin' all day long. And gamblin'. Yeah, I wish I knew enough to stay away from gamblin'. Keep the door locked. Count it safer that way. That's the railroad jail? Yep. Call it Rail's End Jail. Moves out with a track. I have two men that try to ambush the mule train. Huh? The one bringin' blastin' powder? Mister, bring him in. All right, Tunnel. Bring Kirby and Buck in here. You come, Tunnel. Kirby and Buck, huh? You know them? Mister, I sure do. They're ornery as a hungry buzzard. Now, this way, Kirby. They got a good sell for them. Now, listen, Gordon, you can't lock us up. Bundle your mouth, Kirby. Sure I'll put him in a good sell, mister. The one and only sell we got. Just take him in. Well, anything wrong? I didn't notice a four. You're masked. Sure he's masked. He ain't tossin' us to know who's goin' the word of a masked ombre. He ain't even seen before. You stay. Gordon, you know these men by reputation. It ain't good, mister. That mule train will be here in the morning. You'll keep them in jail overnight. If necessary, town to here will swear to a charge against them. No, we won't need to go through that, mister. I reckon coolin' off overnight won't do these ombres no harm. They're plenty used to it. All right, shove them in. Inside, Kirby. Buck, get in there. Lookie here, you came beside. Lock it, Gordon, and be careful. They're killers. You don't have to worry now, mister. They're in for keeps. We go now, Kim or Sully. Anything wrong, Teller? Him, good man, Gordon? I think he is, although there's something about him. Quiet, here he comes. You leave him, mister? Teller and I are going, Gordon. Well, you've done the railroad of service, mister. You can cut a notch on that. Adios. If there should be any trouble, we'll be back. Yeah, but how you gonna know if there's any trouble if there's no way to get to you? If there's trouble, we'll know. Uh, that's right. We know we come back. Let's get the horses, Teller. Uh, here it comes. Here's the way. Is that it, boy? Here. Adios! A mask man and an engine. And a horse named Silver. Seemed there's something mighty familiar about that setup. Seems like I ought to know who that mask man is. Hey, Gordon, close that door and come here. What's hailing you, Kirby? I'll get us out of this who's cow. You ain't got a snowball's chance in a brand, ain't I, Kirby? No. Well, wait till Ace Murdock hears about me and Buck being in jail. Ace Murdock? What about Ace? Yeah, I figured that would bother you. Just wait till Ace hears we're in jail. Hey, I hear that Kirby and Buck are in the lockup. Let me have that again, Daisy. Kirby and Buck are in jail. Gordon's got them under lock. That's enough, I understand. I figured you'd want to know. That's enough, I understand, Daisy. Kirby and Buck in jail. And Gordon is a jailer. He's got a nerve. Gordon can't. Enough, Daisy. Yes. Beats me how you can be so cool about it. My business is gambling, Daisy. Gambler has to keep cool all the time. Something with sour with that mule-train ambush? Naturally, what else? But, Ace, you've got to get busy. You hired Kirby and Buck to do that ambush. If they got caught, if I go to the mule-train, they'll shoot out their mouths about you. You think I should stack the cards, Daisy? They're stacked against you now, Ace. The railroad would give plenty to put you behind bars. Enough, Daisy. I understand. Yeah? Yeah. Send one of the boys over to the jail. Haven't told Gordon. I want to see them out in the back of the railroad, shacking an hour. Haven't told Gordon? What makes you think Gordon will be there, Ace? What makes you think Gordon will be there? Ace, will you stop shaking them chips that way? I, uh, I knew you'd come, Gordon. Stop rattling them chips. Now, ease up, Gordon. I'm a gambler. I use chips in my business. Fooling around with these chips keeps my fingers limber. Makes it easier to deal cards or, uh, to handle a gun. Well, uh, I don't like it. You shoved plenty of chips over the green board in my gambling joint, Gordon. Now, listen here. I ain't gonna release them two armies from jail. I can't. And perhaps I should ask you for the money you owe me. Huh? You love to gamble, Gordon, don't you? I wish I'd never picked up a pack of cards. You lose, but you always come back for more. All right. From now on, you play for cash only. No credit. And the first thing is to pay me the money you owe me. Now, look, Ace, of course... Paul King won't get you any place. I don't know what interest you got in them rattlesnakes, but I work for the railroad. It was my job. I can't let them out. That's enough, Gordon. Listen, Ace, I'll pay you. I'll pay you, but you don't... Now? Huh? You'll pay me now? Well, I... I ain't got any dust right now. And next week... Then you can stop wasting time. Gordon, you're going to let Kirby and Buck out of your jail or you'll be in trouble. Plenty of trouble. That ain't straight. I can't. Pay me or get them out. I... You got me hog-tied, ain't you? At the end of a rope, Gordon. I'm letting them coyotes out of jail. It ain't right. Besides, they'll know I done it. They'll know it was me. They'll cover that part up for you, Gordon. We'll make it look as if you had nothing to do with it. But Kirby and Buck are breaking out of that jail. Hey, somebody come and... Careful, Daisy. You hit my hand. Somebody come and we better vermouth. All right, this way. You get back to your calaboos, Gordon. But Jane told me how you're going to work it, Ace. You'll get back and be ready. Just be there, savvy. We'll work it. Where's Gordon? You're not a campfire. I heard the horse. I got silver and circle away from the fire. I prefer to see who was coming first. What's the matter? You watch, Gordon? Uh, him leave jail. Yes. Him go up in dark, talk to one man. Who was it? Uh, talk to or not know that. They speak low. But we find this. Ah, a poker chip. Uh, Gordon went back to the jail. That's right. Me come tell you, Kimusabe. And you don't know what they talked about. Uh, come to learn nothing? You've learned plenty, Kimusabe. Not to make me wonder about Kirby and Buck. We'll wheel him around. Come on, Silver. Get him up, Scott. Where we going? We're heading back for the jail, Kimusabe. Sooner we get there, the better. Hail, Silver, away! I'll shoot! Oh! Your short clip, Gordon, good. Bring those keys. Kirby, Buck, you'll have to hurry. Get this cell door open. That child will bring the whole town. Hurry, out this way. What about Gordon? Leave him away. Never mind Gordon. Let's travel. This way, hurry. That's right. Here come from jail. The door's open. Inside, Kimusabe. Look. Yes. Gordon on the floor. And tell them the cell door's open. Follow me. That bastard of that idiot! I shot Gordon! 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. With the consent of the jailer, Ace Murdock arranged the escape of the two gunmen. Then, when the crowd of railroad men had filled the town, rushed to the jail, they found the Lone Ranger and taught him inside. Yeah, Kirby and Buck got away. These two gents hate. Bring them over here. You're making a mistake. You're the one who's made the mistake, Mr. Where's Kirby and Buck? Them, get out. Yeah, and you done it. Gordon isn't hurt. You tell you we brought those men in here this evening. You don't swallow that, Mr. Bring them in here and then get them free again. That don't get out. We didn't free them. We cut you here in the jail. Don't make no move, you're a gunsman. There's no enough of us here to shoot you down in your tracks. Why don't you go after Kirby and Buck? What, Fray? I reckon you can tell us that. Hey, boys. Hey, Fray, Gordon's coming, too. Yes, stand back. Keep moving his eyes. He's all right. He can tell us who's done this. He must not be. That woman. Quiet out of wait. You can stop whispering to that red skin. Whatever you're figuring, he doing you no good. Feeling better, Gordon? Yeah. Feels like my head's been used for pound and railroad ties. Well, why not get him outside? He needs air. Yeah. I reckon I could use some. There's a way there. There you go. Easy. Get him there. Yeah. Feel better now. My head ain't spinning so much. It was... Hey, what are you holding them to for? The mayor's smelling the engine. Yeah, they ain't got... Gordon. Huh? Who's the fellas who let Kirby and Buck out of jail? What are you talking about, Daisy? You know very well... Gordon, use your head. They're the ones, aren't they? They're the ones. Sheep local. Get ready, tunnel. I'm not crazy. Tell them, Gordon. They worked at jailbreak, didn't they? The masked men and the engine. Well, Spillick, Gordon. First, you stared Daisy, then you stared them, too. You're still dizzy. No, I'm just trying to remember it. You better remember right, Gordon. Yeah. Yeah, like you say, Daisy. Well, sure, Brady. All your fellas are right. This masked man and the engine, they done it. They got Kirby and Buck out of jail. Gordon, you're not... I'm telling it straight. You've done it. Yeah. Well, Merceman, you're going into that cell. You and the Redskid. You're going into the... Straight through, tunnel, the horses. Get out! Get out! This way, Kim and Tommy. Yeah, get in the way. Don't use your guns. All the cows, too thick. Get back! Here's the way. Come on, tunnel. You can't follow him. Cut! This way is the way. Get back! Look out for that horse. Get back! Get him out of here! Come on, tunnel! He'll be back! Hey, children scout out random. We were lucky to get away. You help, tunnel. We have friends, tunnel. And that jailer Gordon wasn't telling the truth. Did you notice how the woman made sure he said what she wanted him to say? Um, he noticed. We'll keep riding now, tunnel. Gordon and the woman are both mixed up in this. We'll ride now. We'll see Gordon later. We'll see him and ask him a few questions. You notice that, Kirby? That was the supply train. Look, Ace, how long are me and Buck going to stay holed up in this patch of cotton wool? Yeah, that's enough. I asked you a question, Kirby. Yeah, yeah, I noticed. The supply train. Yeah, the supply train. Now, why don't you and Buck to get acquainted with that train all the way? Well, we've done that. It comes along always the same time. I want you to... Somebody coming. Yes. Two horses walking. Yes. Pull your gun, Buck. I got it. Hello! You can let the hammer down, Buck. It's Daisy. I've run Gordon like you said, Ace. It's been two days. What delayed you? Well, there was a rocket back to town about... That's enough, Daisy. I was speaking to Gordon. Ace, you got a break? Get off your pony and sit down. Well, he didn't want to come. Yeah, I can see that. Why'd you wait so long, Gordon? No one suspected you helping that jailbreak? I didn't help none. You come in so fast and hit me on the head that I didn't have... That was to keep you from being suspected. The trouble was something else, Ace. You recollect while you got Kirby and Buck away, I went back to have a look-see. Yes? The masked man in the engine was in the jail. They got caught there. Gordon stated they pulled the jailbreak? I didn't like it, but I had to. A man in your position has to do a lot of things he doesn't like, Gordon. They're in jail? No, they got away. We figured it best to wait until people got over being curious. Let it pass. Are the railroad men still using the mule train? No, they ain't. Come on, I don't have to drag this out of your speaker. Yeah. Like you figured, Ace, they're using the train to bring blast and power and stuff up. You figured it smart. I play the percentage, Gordon. Smart gambler always does. There's more, Ace. Yes? The train tomorrow night is going to carry the pay as well as supplies. The payroll for the railroad. Now, we got something. That's nice. That's real nice. Kirby, that's another reason for getting that supply train. Ace, what do you got to get in the railroad? Gordon, I made a bet. Huh? According to the contract, that railroad has to get through to Sacramento in two more months. Otherwise, the builders lose their backing. I made a bet they wouldn't make it. You're doing this for a bet? I am. But great horned toads, that's, that's have to be murder. There's men in them trains. You kill them to win a bet. You forget betting's my business. You're catching... That's enough, Gordon. Kirby, you and Buck will blow up that train tomorrow evening. Yeah, we savvy. Get the payroll cash. We'll split it. Yeah. You'll need powder for the job. Get my horse, Buck. Yeah, I'll get him. Ace, you're as cold-blooded as a healer monster. I play the percentage, Gordon. Kirby, you'll need powder. I'm going back to town with Daisy and Gordon. You'll get the powder to us. And time to spare. Here's your horse, Ace. And the saddle, Gordon. Come along, Daisy. Yeah. We'll be waiting, Ace. Get that powder to us before sundown. Long before. Adios. Adios. Murdock, I... I like people that call me Ace. Get it? Ace. What are you coming back to town for? You're here to pack the blast and powder easy. You're coming back to keep your eye on me, ain't you? Ain't you? He know, Gordon? I am. Well, you don't have to. I tell you... That's enough. You've got a conscience about this thing, Gordon. Your trouble is you're too honest and you've got a conscience. I can see the truth bubbling up in you. You have to break out with it any time now. Ace, I'm coming into town just to make sure. We'll pack that powder at the last minute and understand. It'll be too late for you to tell what you know. I do want to, but it'll be too late. Now, what to do? They've been going with that blast and powder a couple hours now. Now, I don't know what to do. You know, Gordon? I ought to talk. I ought to... Hey, what's come over here? Mudder than mumbling? Let go of me, Brady. Let go of me. What in thunderation I ain't holding, eh? You're still local from that crack on the scaffold. Get away. Get... All right, Doug. Go and get into your jail. See if I'm here if you don't speak your own words. Everybody hounding me. I'm fellas. Sure they're my parts, and I'm selling them out. I'm selling them out, and I'm going to keep right on doing it. I can't... Where'd you come from? We've been waiting for you, Gordon. I figured you two was gone for good. We came back. Where's Kirby? Leave me be. Where is he? You know. Where? I tell you, I don't know. Take a look at this. Why should I take a... A poker chip. Yes, a poker chip. Ace Murdoch's poker chip. How'd you know? He has a habit of carrying them in his hand. Is he gambler's habit, Gordon? Time to found this behind the railroad shack the night you talked to Ace. I don't... The same night Kirby and Buck broke jail. You tell. Where are they? I... All right, mister. I'm sick of being party to a crooked skin game. I owed that coyote money for gambling, but now I don't care. I don't care about nothing. Sure I was in that jailbreak. I had to be him. Don't talk now. Never mind that, Gordon. Where are they? Mister, them and Ace and that girl are his. They're all out of two feathers pass. They're going to blow up the supply train. There's no way to stop them. The supply train? Yeah, that train goes through the pass a couple hours after sundown. And it's too late to stop them now. It's too late. Perhaps not, Gordon. Huh? This way, tunnel. Come on. Where are you going, mister? You're from Loco. We get horse. Mister, you're off the track. There ain't no way to catch those armies. Not before they wreck the train. Daddy, silver. Gordon, listen to me. Daddy, scoundrel. Tutton, I will ride out there. We'll ride through town. You shout for the men. Huh? They'll see us and they'll come running. The last train come after us. I don't savvy. What have you got your gun out for? We're going right through the center of town shooting. The men try to catch us once before. This time make sure they head for two feathers pass. You run after us. Come on, silver. Gordon, stop shouting. Get them up. Get them up. Get them up. Hey! The masked man. The masked man in the engine. Get them up. You get them this time. Get them up. We're going after them. Come on, boys. Get them up. Hurry up with that blasting charge. The train's coming. They're working on it. I'm sure you got the horses back out of the way, Ace. That locomotive scares them into a stampede. The horses are back. Daisy hasn't. Is the charge ready? A couple of shakes. Ace! Ace! What the? It stays in. What are you doing here? The horses are... There's something's gone wrong. There's a couple of men riding this way faster than I ever seen horses go before. There they come. We've got to get out of here. If they start shooting at us, this here powder has to catch a bullet. It'll blow us to bits. Come on, Ace. We've got to get to the horses. The blast isn't set. They'll be here any second. We ain't got time. Head for the horses. One moment. I've got an idea. Ace, we've got to make charge. Don't go on your scheme. We ain't got time. They haven't started shooting yet. I don't think they will. We'll head for our horses. We'll leave the powder here. Understand? When we get in our horses, we'll start shooting. Yeah. Shoot at them. And the powder. Now if I move, say they come. Here's the spot, Thunder. They go up hill, Kimosabe. Never mind them. Let's get this blasting charge away from the track before the train gets here. Let's shoot this way. I've got to get that powder. No. Then hit powder. You blow to bits. Thunder, there's no time. Shoot back at them. Ride up the hill toward them and scout. Keep them busy. The powder's staying here. That's it. That's it. Now if I can only throw this blasting powder over the fire side of the track before one of those bullets hits it, the train comes past. I'm getting it. I'm getting it. Get back. The train comes past. I've got it, Thunder. The train's safe. Now let's go after them. We'll keep them busy till the party gets here. Here's over here, boy. Shoot, Thunder. Shoot. Keep them busy. Stop, James. Pull up. You got Ace in the other corner, mister. Thunder and I have them, Gordon. They're right below us in the hollow. Thanks, mister. I reckon we can take over for a sails now. And if you're no putter-blessed. And we got the powder out in time. Mister, I want to thank you for setting me straight. I sure feel the heat better now that I'm on the right side again than a plane along with them coyotes. I know you would, Gordon. And then stop shooting, came a-sally. Hey, hey up there. We surrender. Come on, Thunder. We can leave now. Adios, Gordon. Adios, Smashman. Adios. Can you hear us up there? We surrender. Help you shoot nine to come up the hill. We got you covered all the way. You're gonna put them down? We sure are. And this time, he ain't getting out. Here we are. We give up. There's no percentage in fighting a boss. They didn't have no time to get to our horses. That fellow with the mask in the engine kept us too busy. All right, Ace. You played your last trick. Yes. It looked like I overplayed it this time, sure enough. 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