 for the speed of light, a cloud of dust, and a heart of high old silver, the lone ranger. After the Mexican war, the great southwest territory was ceded by Spain to the United States. But the peace treaty that closed the war brought no peace to the border. For generations, the Spaniards south of the Rio Grande and the Texans to the north remained enemies. It was the mask right of the plains who finally made friendship possible between them. Outlaws from Texas who raided the Mexican haciendas and bandits from Mexico who wrestled Texas cattle caused most of the trouble, and when the masked man brought them to justice, the way was open for a better understanding between the honest men of both countries. 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. We're heading south for the Rio Grande. The Rancho Sanchez property of old down Diego Sanchez was famous for the splendid horses it raised. Horses, however, which were inevitably a temptation to wrestlers. At the time our story opens, Don Diego's animals had been disappearing a dozen or so at a time for more than a month. To prevent more being stolen and to catch the thieves, he called his son Antonio and several of his men together. We see them now in front of Don Diego's home. Pablo, see, Senor, tonight Pablo, with many of your choosing, you will ride to the West. There you will keep watch over all that part of the Rancho which lies between the Rio Blanco and the Rio Grande. I will do so, Senor. If you discover the thieves, you will send one of your men to me with the alarm. You and the others will attempt to hold him. You understand? Yes. Then go at once. Choose what man you will. Senor, no horses will be stolen where me. Pablo, keep watch. That I swear. Adios. Jose. Bevodas Rami, senor. You'll keep watch over our boundaries to the south. I'll give you the same order as I've given Pablo. Be on your way. I go, senor. A new Manuel. The boundaries to the east I entrust to you. Take a dozen men and be gone, and let no thief get by you. They will not, senor. And me, father? Same, my son. To you I give the hardest task of all. We will guard our boundaries to the north, where the gringos are. Hey, father, there are better men than I am for that. Men who know the country. And it is time you learned it. Have you gone soft while you've been to school with the Yankees? That is not true. I've been wandering. Yes? I sent you far to the east to school because I could not then afford to send you to the old country where I and my father before me were taught. But perhaps it was a mistake. A mistake? I never thought the Sanchez would learn to like the gringos. What you had done so. Father, there are many fine men among them. All gringos are cards and thieves. They're stolen on land or home or cattle or horses. They have outlaws, father. But so have we among our people. That is different. But is it? My son, you say you do not wish to keep guard. Is it because the thieves might be men from the north? No. Someday the time will come when all these land of ours, this Acienda, will be yours. But first you must prove you deserve it. I only ask, father, that tonight you do not send me. You will go. But... I said you will go. Yes, father. And if a horse is stolen, what do you keep guard, do you will answer for it the same as any other? I leave now, father. Yes. Adios, my son. Adios. But that night, in spite of all down Diego's precautions, a band of men crossed the Rio Grande where it was shallow and rode to the boundary of the Diego Acienda, a solitary horseman was standing guard. Is that him, Dick? Sure it is. Hey, pony! Dick? Dick, who else you expect? You are up to... Pull up, fellas! Pull up! Pull up! And don't you go to call a name, young fella, and it pay you to treat us real for life. I'd like nothing better than... Sure, I savvy, and to drill me, but try that on just once, mister, and that old man of yours that thinks he's a high and mighty, he's liable to learn something about you he wouldn't like. I don't know. Maybe I should have told him. You got hitched to Molly Gardner while you and her were both going to school at the same time? He'd hit the ceiling so hard he'd go through it. He might take it all right. Look here, Tony, there ain't a man among us you're for life, good or bad. But the one he hates most is Molly's ball. Yes. And if he even suspicion that two of you was hitched, he'd kick you out of the family so fast your headed swim. You came for the horses? Of course. Why about that? Down in that Arroyo. But you'll have to hurry. Where's the fellas you're passing out with you to keep guard? I got rid of them. Tell them to ride toward the crossing, but they'll be coming back soon. Sam, take the fellas around them horses up, get them across the Rio Pronto. Sure. Get up there. Get up there. Dirk. Yeah? These are the last horses you are getting. Huh? That's what I said. I can't do anymore. Stealing from my own father. Just to keep you from talking. Oh, so that's the way it is, huh? Losing your nerve? I just can't do any more, Dirk. I can't. I'd rather your ball was told about things. I... I'd rather lose this ranch you're going to get some time. You'd rather take Molly and earn your living, punch some cows or 40 and found? It wouldn't be that bad. Now look here, don't be a fool. Do like I say, and you'll stay on good terms with your paul. Is that so? Yes. And if you keep working at him, maybe one of these days, you'll get him to look at things your way. Maybe you can fix it so he won't be so sore about you getting hitched to Molly. That's what I've been hoping for. If you ever get him to agree with you, then I'll stand out of your way. I see. But if between now, you don't do like I say, then by thunder your paul learn about you and Molly, and you will wish you hadn't ever crossed me. I don't seem to have much choice. Now you're getting smart. You're blamed right you haven't any choice. Sam, how are you coming? We're all set. You ready? Get them horses started, and I'll be right with you. We're on our way. I'm Tony. Yes. Any time you begin changing your mind again, you recollect what I just told you. I guess so. The next time I'm wanting horses, I'll be seeing you. Get up there. Get up. Oh, Silver. Oh, boy. Oh, boy. I know. I learned more than I expected you, Tonto. Not good. You were right when you suspected that Don Diego's son had something to do with the horse stealing. But I learned that he's helping the outlaws against his will. Oh, that. You know Jim Gardner? Oh, Tonto know him. Daughter Molly was sent away to school in the east. And while she was there, she must have met Don Diego's son. Oh. And now they're married. Not bad. It is bad, Tonto. It means a dangerous situation. Men like Don Diego are proud, too proud in that right. They think that the Yankees are below them. Don Diego should learn of his son's marriage. It's hard to tell what might happen. Oh, steel horse. They're spade in his gang. Somehow they've learned about their marriage, and they're using that to make Tony Sanchez follow their orders. What you do? I'm not sure yet, Tonto. We'll turn in now and think about it overnight. And tomorrow we'll see what we can do. But the masked man was not the only one considering the problem. All night long, young Antonio Sanchez fought a battle between his conscience and fear of his father's anger. In the morning, when he returned to the ranch with his men, he avoided his father. But several hours later, his decision made, he went to Don Diego. At that moment, Jose burst into the house. Senor. What is it, Jose? Ten horses have been stolen. Tell me the best. Stop it. Why am I right to the north, Senor? Then I followed the Rio Grande. And there I see the tracks. Any tracks? Lead to the north. Gringo stole the horses. I return. I count the horses there. And ten are gone. Antonio. Yes, father. That is why you kept guard. They have failed me. Jose, get the men. See if you can follow the trail of those gringos. If you find them, get those horses back. See, Senor, we follow at once. All last night you stood guard and you saw nothing. Wait. The men who worked for me for pay protect my property. But my son, my own son, you who should be better than them all, you failed me. It is my fault. You admit it? Listen, I have something to tell you. What can you have to tell me, except that you did not see the thieves? But I did. What? Father, listen to me. Try to understand. You say you saw the thieves but let them escape? And then you asked me to understand? But there's more than that. Yes. I did something for which you will be very angry. So what? When I was gone at school, I met someone. Ah, you met someone. And he's someone? She is... A woman. Someone was a woman. A woman of the gringos? Yes, father. Now I understand. She was older than you. You made a fool of yourself. No, no, not that. Well, then? She is the girl you know. I fell in love with her. I still love her. I married her. What? It is so. I've been afraid to tell you. I've been a coward. And because I've been a coward, your horses have been stolen. But I am afraid no longer. This is too much. I do not understand. You fall in love with the gringo. My horses are stolen. You are afraid. The upload of what are you talking? Father, certain men found out about my marriage. They threatened to tell you if I did not help them take the horses. I have told you, I was afraid and so... And so you turned thief. I got nothing for it. It was only to keep you from knowing. A thief as Sanchez was married a gringo. Get out. Father. Get out. This is your home no longer. I am not your father. You are not my son. I shall forget that you ever have been. But wait, listen, won't you? Out. But... And if you return, I myself will take the whip to you. Very well. Ha! It's such as you shall bear my name. I have not been a thief. But I have helped thieves. And for that I ask your pardon. But you refuse because of my wife. And for that I shall never pardon you. Leaving Tarantio Sanchez, the young man rode swiftly to his wife's home. We see him with Molly that evening in the gardener living room. Your father. He will not be back soon. He's in town on business. He won't be back till late. Oh, Tony, what are we going to do? You need not fear. I am your husband, am I not? I shall tell your father where I'm married and then you and I shall leave together. I think father will look at it reasonably. Of course. But your father, he'll make trouble. Listen. I've kept track of him. I know what he has lost to the very penny. But Tony. I shall get work. I shall save. And he will be repaid all of it. But Tony, you don't understand. It isn't that. It's simply that he'll blame father for our marriage. He can't do that. But I'm afraid. There is nothing to fear. We were... Mask. Don't move. Tony. You know where Dirk's hideout is? I do. But then you... Tony, Tony, I'm giving you a warning. Who are you? What do you want? Don't go near that hideout. Dirk won't stand for us. You are one of his men. Perhaps. But Tony wouldn't go there. Woody, have you thought Dirk was planning something against Don Diego? What's that? I'll just repeat my warning. Don't interfere. Don't draw your cupboard. So Dirk found out about the quarrel between my father and me. What do you think? And now he knows he can't give me orders anymore. I won't discuss that. But he's trying to frighten me. He's probably planning to steal more horses. He's afraid I'll spoil his plans. I'm just here to tell you what not to do. You've had your warning and that's enough. You're trying to frighten me as Sanchez. But Tony, you're not going. I am. No. Dirk's a fool. He doesn't understand my people. He ordered me to stay away. If he wanted me there, he couldn't have chosen a sure way to bring me. The curtain falls on the first act of our thrilling Lone Ranger drama. Before the next exciting scenes, please permit us to pause for just a few moments. Now to continue our story. When the Lone Ranger told young Sanchez to stay away from Dirk Spade's hideout, the young man vowed he'd go in spite of the masked man's warning. But Tony, they might kill you. If you ask me to stand by while they rob my father, I did that before. But that's in the past now. Please listen to me. There'll be no danger, Molly. But I... I won't let them see me. I'll just go close enough to learn what they're planning. Oh, Tony, if you'll only listen. I owe my father this, Molly. Don't try to stop me. You'll promise me you'll be careful. Of course. It's not far. I'll be back before you know it. If anything should happen to you. But what can? Adios. I'll... I'll be waiting for you, Tony. And I'll be back. Never fear. Steady. You're back. Adios. I knew I wasn't mistaking him, Tony. He's proud like all of his people. When he thought he was threatened, he reacted just as I expected. Not good. I didn't tell him that Dirk had told him to stay away. I didn't say that Dirk was really plotting against his father, but he thought I did. That'd be clever. Now it's up to us to see that he comes to no harm, Tony. Let's get to the horses. Let me watch him. He'll leave us to the campfire. Yep. And then I'll have a lot of writing to do, but Silver can make it. Not right. Get him up to go. Adios! Silver! Away! Young Sanchez approached us closely to the outlaw camp as he dared. Then, finding cover out of range of the glow of the campfire, he tried to overhear the wrestlers talk and learn the details of their plot against his father. But, although he waited patiently, the subject was not mentioned. It's funny. They don't see anything about it. I've got to find out. I thought I heard... You stand up. What? He got gunned. You stand up. You sneaked up on me. No. You walk that way. You're part of the gang. Walk. I'm going. Here, fellas! Fucking brash! Tony! Put the rest in hold and gun on him. We find this fella back there. Him hear what you say. Me get him. You? What's that? Him hide there in grass. Me find him. He was hiding there, Ingen? Where in thunder did you come from, Redskine? Me hear about you. Me ride this way. You heard about us? Well, I'll be dogged on. I bet the Ingen wanted to join up. That's right. But look here, Ingen. How'd you find this camp? Me follow sign. Trust the Redskine to read trail. I'll we see about you later. What I want to know is what Tony was doing here. You know why I came? Huh? Or you should know. Sending the mask man to warn me away. You should know I don't frighten that easily. What's he talking about, boss? Don't ask me, Limpis. You claim you didn't send him? Send who? The mask man that said you were plotting against my father. The mask man you sent to tell me you wouldn't stand for any interference. Are you local? I suppose you claim you weren't planning to steal more horses. Maybe we wasn't. Maybe we wasn't. But what's that got to do with the mask, fella? We never even heard of. But I was sure. Sure of what? From what he said, I was certain he came from you. That you were planning something. It sounds mighty funny to me. Ah, be going. Oh, no you don't. But I... You'll stay right here. And you will answer some questions. Just how did you savvy where this camp was? I followed you one night. Figured that if the time ever come I didn't have anything on you anymore. You'd know where to send the law after me. Is that it? No, it wasn't. Ah, don't lie to me. I don't know. I ain't got nothing on you now. I heard about you and your fall. Then the mask man did come from you. I tell you, I don't know anything about a mask, hombre. But I do know that it's nothing going to suit you better to get even with me for making you help steal your pa's horses. And that's just why you come here. Someday I will get even. Yeah? Does anyone else know about this camp? You ever tell Molly about it? No. If you did... She doesn't know, I tell you. It'll be blamed unlucky for her if she does. Now you're staying here till I figure out what to do with you. Ranger. Huh? Seems to me we owe you some things for finding the pole cat for us. That all right. But don't get the idea that because you've done us a good turn we're taking it your own way. Before you join up with our gang, we're going to find out some things about you. And don't you try to get away either. We're a garden or two of it, we'll find out what's what. The lone ranger watching Tonto enter the outlaws' camp raced back to the gardener ranch where Molly was waiting for her husband to return. Your husband refused to take my warning. How did you know? Because he refused. Right now he's a prisoner in Dirk's camp. Oh, no. I hope you'll have the good sense to take my warning. You admitted your husband told you where the camp is. I... Well, don't try to help him. The law... The law can't help you. Sheriff's out of town. The time you're old there and back it might be too late. What are you going to do with him? It isn't what I'll do with him, it's what Dirk will. I've said enough. Stay here and you'll stay out of danger. I've told you what's happened to your husband. Don't run the same risk yourself. Tony... Tony, I... I've got to do something. Father won't be home and it's too far to town. Come on, still there. The math man, he's gone. Oh, Tony, a prisoner. I've got to help him. My horse is saddled. The math man won't know. Wait. A gun. There's one on the table. There. Even if I can't help him, I'd rather face it with him and wait alone knowing he's in danger. Stand still there. Get up there. Get along. I've come to talk to you, Don Diego. Careful. Manuel, Jose Pablo, come here. Don Diego, those men attacked me. Your son may die. I have no son. That's your pride talking, Don Diego. I have no. You just owned him. You sent him away. It's all because of that same foolish obstinate pride. I will kick him, senior. An ex-man that draws on me will get the same. Stand back. You shot the gun from his hand. You've got to listen to me, Don Diego. Your son is a prisoner of Dirk Spade. Dirk is a thief. The same thief who's been stealing your horses. Because Tony thought they were planning another raid on your ranch. So we want there to stop them. That is not true. If they stole my horses, then they are my son's friends. They aren't his friends. He helped them steal from me, his father. He married a gringo woman. He's no longer a Sanchez. He's disgraced our names. Your own words show why he helped them steal. He married the woman he loved. But knowing your blind prejudice, he was afraid to tell you. Fragist? All gringos are worthless. And so, because of your pride and your temper, you'll do nothing to save your son from Dirk? He's not my son, I tell you. He can go his own way. I have nothing to do with it. And if he won't go willingly, he'll go by force. Let me go. Get back. This gun is aimed at your master. Get back or I'll pull the trigger. Now, Don Diego, will you shoot me or fall? Come on, kill me. My men, they will follow. They'll follow. Don Diego, that's just what I want them to do. I don't feel my power. I've been thinking, Tony. Yes? Even if your father did kick you out, maybe you can still be of some use to me. You want me to help you? Well, you could be handy in a lot of ways. And you might do worse than so in with us. Why, you... Don't fly off the handle. Just look at it this way. Your father's all through with you, ain't he? And what if he is? Well, you've got to make a living. And we don't do so bad. I am no outlaw. You've acted mighty like one of times. Or have you forgot about helping us steal them horses? You know why I did that? You made me. Sure, I made you. Now, here's what I was thinking. Your father's ranch show covers a lot of ground, and he's got all kinds of horses. What's more, you know everybody working for him. And most likely, you're serving lots of things about them. What are you getting at? Just this. No and all them things. It'd be a heap easier for you to steal the horses than me. And you'd be able to pick out the best. You're really asking me to steal from my father? Made myself clear, didn't I? Now, why don't you... Here's my aunt, sir. You had that coming, Dirk, and more just like it. I was going to be easy on you, but now I'll make you wish you'd never been born. Get a hold of him, father. No, let him go. Marley. Well, I'll be. So, she didn't know where this hideout was, huh? She got gunned. Don't you dare harm Tony. I'll... You don't shoot. Let me take gun from you. Let go of that gun. Well, he got him. Good work, engine. Marley, you should not have come here. Tony, I had to. You men can't hurt Tony. Let him go. He won't turn me over to the law. I promise you, you have my word. Please don't... Dirk, what in place are we to do with her? We've got to get rid of both of them before they tell anybody else about us. Yeah, and maybe they have already. If they know about this place, maybe it doesn't others do too. Then we've got to clear out. After we've showed these two what it means to come meddling in our business. What are you going to do? You'll see. Grab Tony's. I'll take care of him first. You can't. You can't. Let him go. I'll stay in his place. I'll do anything. There, Marley. Don't let them frighten you. Tony, if they harm you... They won't. They won't. They won't. They won't. They won't. They won't. They won't. They won't. They won't. They won't. They won't. They won't. They won't. It would give me pleasure to shoot. Did you wish to fight? I'm putting up no fight. Father, where did you come from? I thought that... Tony, I'd like your father to understand things better now. The masked man, he bring me here. He talked to me. He brought me first side. I would not listen. For then when I watched you, my son, and heard you heard everything, everything. You refused to have these things. more. This wife of yours tried to protect you. Because I love your son, Don Diego. You have the courage of a son just few mean will give me pride to welcome her into our family. But I do not understand the mask man. He was working for Dirk and then he brought you here. I too find many things in this. I do not understand father. I am content to thank the mask man for the more important things he taught me to understand in their place. That is enough. And father, if it means you're forgiven me, that you'll welcome my wife, then it's enough for me too. I do not understand. The story you have just heard is a copyrighted feature of the Lone Ranger Incorporated.