 Fiery horse with a speed of light, the cloud of dust, and a hardy high old silver, the Lone Ranger. The ruling of the first transcontinental railroad was one of the most important steps toward the winning of the West. The railroad was of prime importance to the future of the country. But powerful forces, cattlemen, stagecoach lines, and steamship companies opposed it. Outlaw opposition sprang up, and the Lone Ranger was commissioned by the president to lead the fight against the enemies of progress. Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear. 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 bright rainbow. There's trouble in the past. Well, Silver! A locomotive pulling three wooden coaches puffed around a curve west of the Platte River. Two miles ahead, just around another curve, waited a group of hard-eyed outlaws. They wore six guns frapped low, and across the saddles of their mounts, each of them had a carbine. The leader at the edge of the concealing tree is turned in his saddle. Here she comes. I lose them rocks, Santos. One momento, señor. What are you waiting for? Get them rolling. He's very heavy, señor. I cannot hold it. Hinder, Whitman, hop your horses. Give my hand in front of her. Unless we block that track with the rocks, the train won't stop. We try to lose these big ones. He'll fall right in the middle of the track. Heave! Heave! Again, senors. This time it quiver. Heave! Yeah. There she comes. Drop that crowbar on your horses. One of the train stops, we close in, and use your guns. Did the rock slide? Use your brakes. Great jumping cactus needles. Blow the whistle, George. Let the conductor know he's got to swing the handbrake. One more trouble on this here track. We'll have to rust out the passengers and clear off them rocks. I sure hope they didn't bend the rails. Give me a button funder. Let's lose, George. Strag your guns. We're ready. Now close your mouth. Come against that seat and keep your hands pointed right at the sky. Senors, Whitman. Yes, senors. I reckon the pay cash in the first car bank. Lead the boys there and get a seat. You can't do that. The railroads got sold. I told you to stand still, Savvy. Sure. Get going, Senors. Yes, senors. The first car back on that. Whitman, you come with me, eh? The game to the rest of you fellas, you stand back from trains, Savvy. Anybody put his head out window, you shoot him off, Savvy. Here, Whitman, pop your horse. Jump right in the car, yes? I'm leeches. Whitman, he talked too much. You lying floors, senor. Now we take railroad pay cash, eh? You tell the Colonel Parkman that Iron Spore takes his money, Savvy. You not forget. Tell him the bad man who had the Iron Spore do this, eh? Look there, in the river. Do you see your tunnel? Huh? I'm not sure, Miss Barkley. Not much light from the moon, but we were in a meter here. Give us honey. Yes, that's Miss Barkley. Come on. Hi! Oh, so it's got to be. What is it, Miss Barkley? We were watching the end of track from the hills this afternoon. I don't saw your signal. I wasn't sure you noticed the three flags I strung up above Colonel Parkman's office. We see him. That's why we come here. Is it trouble at the end of track, Miss Barkley? No, it's worse than that. The train carrying the pay cash was held up. The train held up? Yes, outlaws on horses. 25 miles east of end of track. But Tonto not savvy. The train go plenty fast. How outlawed... I could have blocked the track with fallen trees or rocks, Tonto. That would make the train stuff. It was rocks across the rails, Mask Man. Anyone hurt? The pay master was wounded. He said the outlaws who shot him and stole the pay cash were men of the Iron Spur. He must have been. No need to be surprised, Tonto. The Iron Spurs will organize. They're behind almost every attack on the railroad. The outlaws left an Iron Spur in the cab of the engine. But there's one strange thing. Colonel Parkman was wondering how... How the outlaws knew the pay cash would be on that train? Well, yes. How did you know? I guess, Miss Barkley. The railroad wouldn't announce anything like this. The Iron Spur had positive information. Who do they get it from? Not bad. Men work for railroad, huh? Couldn't be anyone outside of the railroad. Not many people would be in a position to know about that pay cash. That doesn't the railroad know that. Uh, Kimitabi, what happened? Miss Barkley! Miss Barkley! Who's that, Miss Barkley? Sounds like Josh Bradley. He must have seen me riding out from the railroad along the river. That train is over here. Miss Barkley, where are you? Josh, over here! Uh, over there! What's wrong? What's the trouble? Yes, Dave, Dave Clark. I never figured he'd be in cooks for them when they were outlaws. The eight o'clock? What outlaws? Who are the Iron Spur? Who else? Miss Barkley, he told them that the train was carrying the pay cash. Oh, you must be mistaken. Miss has taken nothing. Whose embrace knocked me kicking, didn't they? They wanted to pay a master and it doesn't others, didn't they? And they didn't do a blame thing to Dave. Just had him stand there with a gun on him. Well, yes, but that might not mean a thing. Very, very good, ma'am. But how about this? The marshal at the end of the track found some of that cash in Dave's possession. What? Yep, in his room. Then Dave is locked up? No, ma'am, it's even worse. He's scheduled. He's gone? Gone without a trace. He was seen riding east out of town moving his horse with a whip and spur. The marshal tried to locate his trail, but he covered up by the slick. There ain't a bit of doubt about it. Dave was in with a mouthful of sure shooting. Well, anyhow, Colonel Parkman told me to get you proud of her. He's got the range to get some more cash out to pay the men. You knew I was coming this way? Well, I just took a chance. Somebody's seen you heading along the river. Well, come on. You go ahead, Josh. I'll catch you. Good to hurry. Now you go ahead. I'll be right along. Well, kill me sparkly. All yours. Get it back. Dave, I can't believe it. Looks bad for you, Miss Parkman. Oh, are you hurt? Ah, we hear him. It seems so positive. Money in his room, his leaving town so suddenly. And yet... Dave Clark. You'll hear from us later. Uh, what are you going to do? We're going to find him, Miss Parkly. But the marshal lost the trail. Maybe marshal not good and find the trail mark. Donald can follow any trail that was ever made. If Dave Clark is innocent, we'll prove it. And... and if he's guilty? Then we'll prove that, too. Come on, Donald. Get him up, you child of audios! Come on, silver! What's eating you, Santos? It's the middle of the night. Sir, please. Not so much the noise. Huh? Someone approached the coven, sir. You get guns. I'm wearing my sticks, kid. Oh, so. This way. Who is it? King Sabi. With me, he's here. I don't approach. He come tell me. Huh? One man? He get off horse in his spring. Come this way on foot. Oh, listen, sir. Listen. Heading this way. I'll handle this, Santos, sir. I know there are moments, senor. Kino, mister, don't move. What the... Well, if it ain't Dave Clark. Howdy, Clark. Glad you dropped around. Yeah, we, uh, been kind of expecting you. Little bit of steady, boy. Tonto, easy, boy. Hi! Hi, Kimo Sabi. Any news? Uh, me follow trail over hills, like you say. Three lead to Cabin, outlaw Cabin. Yarnspur? Uh, maybe 10, 12 men. Tonto watch from Ridge. They have horses? Uh, Corell with horses near Cabin. Was there any sign of Clark? Uh, Tonto see him, but... Well, uh, what's the matter, Tonto? Sound disappointed. Clark, him there. Only it looked like him croaked like others. Maybe railroad man right, huh? You mean he isn't tied up? Tonto see him go by window three times. Him not tied. Him, Mayan, spur out what just like rest. I see. All right, Tonto. We'll get him tonight. There's guns in his chest. Maybe I can break it open. With a gun, I could stand off those arms when they come back. Maybe even... That did it. Broke the lock. Yeah. Guns and bullets. Well, now I'm ready for him. Just let him come in and out. Hello, Clark. What's in thunder? A mask, man. You're an outlaw. I'm on speak up. I want the iron spur and you know where they headed. Ten horses gone from Corral. You know Dorgon well where they're headed. They're going to rob the railroad again. Oh, they are? Yeah. There's another payroll for the men. Those armies found out about that one and same as they did the last. Oh, you told them, huh? Me? You loco, I know outlaw, like you are. We're not bad men. Clark, Miss Barkley sent us on your trail. She thinks you're innocent. Miss Barkley? Say, who are you, Armory's? Perhaps this will tell you. A silver bullet? You're the... Ah, him Lone Ranger. The Lone Ranger? Mister, you're just a gen I've been praying for. At least Skunks have got to be stopped. Clark, you talk big for a man who's suspected of being an outlaw himself. Me? An outlaw? The money was found in your room at the end of track. You left in a hurry. Well, sure. To Corral, the Armors who put the cash there. Only they got me. Oh, that plenty strange. If you not outlaw, why they not tie you up, huh? I didn't have to, Injun. Take a look at this. Why, you're chained. You're both ankles. Can't move fast in a hop toad. I can't straddle a horse. So that's it. Can you get them off for me, mister? I took the key. Yeah, Chiswick's right-hand man. An Armory named Santos. We get filed maybe with... That takes time. Clark, you say those outlaws are going after another payroll? Yeah, left a couple of hours ago. Is this new payroll going by train? No, sir. Josh Bradley and Chad Elkins are bringing it in from Fort Carney by pack mule. Colonel Parkman figures he'll fool the iron spur that way. Only instead of fooling them... Where do they learn about it? Oh, gone if I savvy that, mister. You not tell them? Not on your life, Injun. I wouldn't let go a secret like that no matter what. When did they plan to attack the pack train? Day after tomorrow. Just at sundown. At the west end of the bright rainbow path. Sundown, huh? Two days. That plenty time to get soldiers, Kimusabi. Yes, we can make it. But first, we'll get these chains off Clark. He can go with us. Sure thing, mister. Only I wish we had the skunk around who's got the key. What in places? Hello. No, senors. You stay right as you are, eh? Santos got two guns in two hands. First time, Santos fire overhead. But you make one move, Santos he pulls three good plenty quicks, huh? He's a plenty good thing I come back, yes? Maybe I'll shoot you right now, anyway. 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. Continue our story. When the Lone Ranger and Tonto trailed Dave Clark to a cabin in the hills and found him a prisoner of the iron spur, Santos, one of the outlaws, surprised them by returning as they were about to remove the chains from Clark's ankles. It is very funny. Senor Chiswick sent me back to get more guns. It is a pleasant surprise to find a masked man in the Indian also. Step aside, Clark. No, you'll not move. You be careful. You must be Santos. Oh, somebody tell you, eh? If you think you make a play with the guns, there's great mistakes, senor. You think you can beat him with the draw? He's not local. I already have the guns in my hands. There is no one can draw and shoot before I even pull the trigger, yes? Mister, it's taken an awful chance to try that. What make you think he's such a fool, Clark? These hombres, it's surprising. Silver bullet on floor. This one, then, he's the lone ranger. All right, Santos, you're asking me what? What in places? I wouldn't try nothing, master, ma'am. He must have made the gun from both windows. Oh, you've got his quip, so, eh, Santos? Eh, eh, eh, see? See, perhaps it's a very good thing for me I'm not coming alone, yes? Now, you try to shoot me, then you surely die. Why, not that crazy, Santos? Not when you've got gun barrels aimed at us from three sides. Oh, you unbuckle going belt. Throw him on floor. You're an Indian also. Go ahead, Donald. Oh, but me? Do as he says. Ah. There you are. Now what? Ah. Bueno, señor. Where's Mendollen? We put Shane on his own race. Same as with Clark. We locked him in a room. She's, we could come back after getting fake. Ah, she'd be plenty glad to see lone ranger, eh? When she's, we come back. We take off mask, yes? Yeah. Yeah. Look at him. I can see him clear through the window, sitting around that campfire laughing about us. Here we sit chained up. Dave, come here. Huh? Last friend wants you. Come. Well, these dog-gone chains are worse than a pair of railroad ties fastened to my ankles. What do you want, Masked Man? I want you in tunnel, twist these guns in opposite directions. Guns? I don't sadly want you. There were guns in that chest, Dave, and it was them earlier when Santos held his six shooters on us. So I didn't try anything then. I don't follow you. I put these two gun barrels through links in the chain. I twisted the links, we'll snap. Well, I'll be jiggered. You take gun, twist to right. Kino, you all braced, mister? Yes. Go ahead. Stain my twist against your ankles. No, go ahead. The gun barrels are set only two links apart. I'll snap before there's much strain on my ankles. Go ahead. Now! Go ahead, harder. Me push! I'm leaning on the gun barrel for all I can. Mister, it worked. The chain broke. Quiet, Dave. Well, that good. They not hear us. What we do now, Kimosabi? Yeah, mister, your chain's broken half, but you still got the jies on your ankles. And me and Tonto are still chained up. Yes, Dave, but I can get to the window later on when they're asleep. Remember, Santos has the key to these chains in his pocket. I mustn't wake him up. If I do, he might... What the... Don't make a sound, Santos. The most company. This is your gun pointing right at you. Not a sound, Santos. Where is that key? You hear something? Uh, somebody walked this way. Is it the Lone Ranger? He can't see. Yeah, that dog-going campfire has died down. If it was the Masked Man, that's fire. But if it ain't... Somebody come now. Who is it? Take it easy, Dave. The Masked Man. You've done it. Santos woke up. I had to tie and gag him. You get keys to chain? In my hand. Stand still, Tonto. You're free. Not Dave. Where are the horses, mister? Just outside that door. Now hurry. We'll have to get out of here. Keep carry. How can they get keys? They're coming after us. We haven't got any guns. That's where you're wrong, Dave. I picked up your gun belts. They're hanging across the cellar of our horses. Follow me. We've got to get away. It's silver. Steady, boy. It counts. Here it counts. All right. Head for the end of track. As they go, shoot! Shoot! Get up, boy! Get him on! Wait, McDonald. Quick, settle the horses. We must try to tell Cheese Week. He must attack the mule train before sundown. The Masked Man will warn the railroad. Hurry! Get the horses! I had to come. That's Miss Barclay and these innocent. He was trying to capture the men who held up the train, not running away. But where is he? We were captured by the Iron Spur. Not even Clark and I. And you got away. We all got away. Then where is Dave and Tano? They're not with me. I told them to quarter over toward Rainbow Pass to join Shad Elkins and Josh Bradley with the pack mules. Silver was faster, so I came here first. The pack mules? You mean... Yes. I know the pack train is on the way with another payroll for the railroad. The Iron Spur knows it too. They plan to ambush the pack train at the west end of Rainbow Pass. Are there any soldiers here? Oh, yes. There's a detachment of cavalry. There's a right back with me. At first I have something to do. Where's the pay master, Miss Barclay? The pay master? What? He's in there. Come along with me. I'm going to see him at just time before dawn. I want you to listen outside the door. Listen outside the door? What? I don't understand. Come along and you will. Wait here, Silver. You haven't even dawned yet. Come in. What? You're a master. That's allowed. You know who sent me? You're a master. You're an outlaw. Look at this in the palm of my hand. An Iron Spur. You recognize it? Sure. But what's wrong? I gave Sanders the information about the pack mills. Isn't Chiswick ready to get the new payroll? Yes, he's already. I wanted to find out how your arm was. My arm? You were wounded on the train, weren't you? Oh, that. I have to tell you nothing but a scratch. I've been acting like it was much worse. But you tell Chiswick I expect some extra cash. Boys wasn't supposed to shoot me. They were just supposed to make it look good. I think you've said enough, Miss Barclay. What the? What's on there? I've heard every word. So you're the one who told the Iron Spur about the pay cash. Who is this masked hombre? He's the lone ranger, Murdock. The lone ranger? And I thought he was... You thought I was a member of your outlaw gang. You're going to prison, Murdock, and so is the rest of the band. Miss Barclay, where can I get that detachment of cavalry? We'll have to ride hard and fast. You'll never make it. You got me, but you'll never save the pack train. Chiswick is waiting for him at Rainbow Pass right now. You'll never lick the Iron Spur, Mr. Never. We'll see about that. You'll have company in jail, Murdock. Now, where are those soldiers, Miss Barclay? Those are pranks there. Keep up with this. Hold up! Right now! Two hours past sunrise, Captain. Aren't your men going any faster? Not fast enough, your horse, Mr. Then there's only one thing to do. Yes? The outlaws had planned to attack at sundown. Now they've been warned. I think they'll attack further up the path. Hey, Rick and so... Silver and I'll go ahead and meet the pack train as fast as we can. We'll be able to hold them off for a little while. As soon as your detachment reaches the pass, spread out in skirmish formation. Keep advancing and listen to the sound of gunfire. Let me see how you should lock them silver! What time you reckon it is, Tando? Oh, sun plenty high. Middle of day, maybe. I don't see any sign of the mask man. Him right hand the track. Deep long way back here. I don't see any sign of the Iron Spur. I'm sure glad we got here to the pack train. Josh and Shatter ride in rear guard, but still... Ah, many trees and rainbow paths. Hard to see what's behind trees. Yeah, might be an outlaw behind every tree trunk. I sure wish that... Oh, Silver! Tando, Tando, I got my wish as the lone ranger. Steady, steady, Silver. I came as fast as Silver could carry me, Tando. The soldiers are on their way. There's no sign of the Iron Spur. No. We've been watching every minute, mister. So far, so good. How far off are them soldiers? Hard to tell, Dave. They couldn't cover ground the way Silver can. Santos must have worn Chiswick of our escape, so they're waiting for sundown. He may attack sooner. That's right. Santos, tell him we know about ambush, huh? Yes. Still beats me how they knew in the first place. I could get my hands on the army who's been tipping off those outlaws about when the pay cash is being sent. Thank you, mother, Dave. They're already in jail. They'll pay master himself. You mean Murdoch? Yes. Well, don't go. Keep it to me. Look there. The Iron Spur. There are both sides of us. Commander! Never, Santos! What do we do? We're going to fight as long as we've got a bullet left. Listen to me. Elkins, Josh, come and run it. The vast bands give us the orders. Bring the packed fields into a circle. Bring them around fast. They'll attack us from all sides. We've got to hold them off. That's right. Here they come. They shoot like they'll be up low himself. Once more they have beaten us off, senor. They can't hold out. There's only five of them and we've got more than 20. Load up your guns again. This time we ain't stopping till we write them down. See, senor, only this mask don't break. He's human, ain't he? I reckon a bullet can stop him as quick as it stops anybody else. Now, savvy this. I want every man to aim at the mask, man. Forget about the others. Aim at him. Start shooting as soon as you get in range. That's plenty of good ideas, senor. Can you? It better be. Everybody sets out. And ride. Shoot when I give the word. Fire! Aim straight for them, isn't it? What's under? Senor! Soldados! Soldiers! They're trapped! They're all around us. You got here just in time, captain. I reckon the mask man was right when he said this gang would land in jail. Yes, yes, you are, my senors. But only because of the mask, man. I want to think. Well, he's gone. Sure he's gone. Him and Tano left as soon as the battle was over. And get this, sandals. There may be a lot more armies just like you who call themselves the Iron Spur. But by the time the Lone Ranger gets through with them, they'll be hanging from the end of a rope. Yes, sir. Takes more than your kind to beat the Lone Ranger. You have just heard as a copyrighted feature of the Lone Ranger Incorporated.