 horse with a speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty high old silver, the Lone Ranger. The pioneers pushed the frontier of the United States westward, much faster than the forces of law and order could follow them. For many years, the masked rider of the planes was the only man to whom the settlers could turn in time of danger, but his strength and courage his daring and resourcefulness were always on the side of right against might, and he blazed the trail for justice throughout the new territory. Return with us now to those thrilling days when the west was young, from out of the past come the thundering hoof beach of the great horse Silver, the Lone Ranger rides again. Lone Silver, we're heading for the hill. There's a point of light way up ahead, somebody's campfire. A home-fledged horse, kept in a hard gallop by an equally weary rider, raised dust under the faint starlight glow that spread across the Texas panhandle. Apparently alone in the wide stretch of prairie, the man rode for a distant speck of light, a small campfire. The campfire cast red flickers on the silvery skin of a great white horse. Near him was another horse, a paint. Crouched beside the fire, nuzzled occasionally by the horses were two men. One was masked, the other an Indian. The firelight gleamed on their faces, slid over the silver etched gun butts in the mask man's belt, then. Hello. Huh? Have you noticed anything? Huh? We're in the Texas panhandle, a wide-open wild country. It's night time, darkness all around us. Can you hear anything? Me hear fire, me hear silver, scout at all. No, I mean sounds in the night, sounds from the country around us. Huh? You hear nothing? Yes, yes, Kimosabe. Why don't we hear anything? Why is it so quiet? There should be night birds, coyotes, all kinds of wildlife. We haven't even heard a wolf howl. Oh, not right. I tell you, this country isn't empty. Those stories we heard about this section must be true. There must be people here. There must. People, scare animals, birds? There's no other reason for animals to leave. This country isn't what you'd call fertile, but still it isn't exactly a desert. Oh, it's bad country. The animals send something we don't, Tutter. We've been watching scout in silvery. Huh? We've seen a living soul all day, not for two days. Oh, it's bad country. Silver in stamp. Oh, what is it, Silver? What is it? Is there anything? What matter? Tutter, scatter the fire, quick. Pull the horses back out of sight. Back, Silver, this way. Come on, scout. What wrong, Kimosabe? Lie down, Silver. Down, boy. Tutter, make scout get down to the ground. Down, Silver. Down, scout, down. And that's it. Down, drop to the ground. Keep low, Tutter. Ah, what for? You've got guns. Quiet. Saw something against the skyline, just a flash. Something heading this way. What for, sir? I don't know, but we're taking no chances. Waitin'. Listen. That horse. Heading this way. Sounds worn out. See if he's been traveling fast. Get ready. Ah. Now. Ah. Nobody in the saddle. Yes, Tutter. A horse without a rider, saddled and bridled. Came out of the darkness without a rider. Ah. What matter? Feel the saddle, Tutter. It's still warm. Someone was in this saddle not 10 minutes ago. The reins are still around the horse's neck. Not dropped the way they should be. And, Tutter, the reins are wet. Look, that stain. My horse. What did I run into? I can't see nothing. Where is this place? You and your coyote laughin'. Who are you? What do you want with me? If I could see you if I knew where you was, I'd wrestle it toot down here. Hey. Hey, you. He's gone. You and the father was laughin'. Hey. Me and nothin'. Why don't you answer me? Even that laugh is better than nothin'. It was like water. Like water trickling over rocks. I could use some of that water. It's over this way. I can hear it. Water. Water. Water. It's water. It tastes good. He was trying to do it in my hand. More water, Tutter. We've not got much. He needs it's more water. That's what I needed water. Feeling better? Where's Taylor? Early morning. I'm out on the plains. I could have swore it wasn't some dark place. There was a fillet with left. I'm out on the plains. You're all right now, Johnson. We found you here. I wasn't dreaming. I heard that hombre laughin'. Got a bump on my head. Bigger than in here. It was... Hey. How'd you know my name? We get horse. Huh? This is your horse, Johnson. Your name's on the saddle. Oh, yeah. Let me look round out. Good idea, Tutter. See, there's any sign around here. The engine's going. He's taking a look around, Johnson. You were taking someplace during the night. There ought to be prints. Some sort of prints. It was a kind of cave, I guess. Oh, I can still hear that laugh. When we brought your horse over the bank trail, you were here. There's no sign that you'd ever left this spot. I think I'm local, huh? And not that, but... Hey, wait a minute. You... Oh! Careful. Your hand's cut. Yeah, it hurts. Last night, I recollect somebody taking a swipe at me in the dark with a sword or sabre or something. Well, you'll need care for that. Never mind my hands. I just now noticed. Guess it was kind of groggy. You're a man. What of it? Johnny, mister. Sure is plump, peculiar. You and that engine being Johnny on the spot. You needn't be suspicious of that. That's easy to say. This is mighty deserted country. I wake up and you got my horse. My horse! Easy, Johnson. What's the trouble? Get away. I'm looking for... For what? It was right here in my saddlebags. It's gone. Mister, where is it? Something's missing. You know doggone well it isn't. You know what it is, too. I'm warning you fork it over. You got the wrong slant, Johnson. Whatever's missing, I didn't take it. And I'll say you did. You and that engine. This whole business, it was rigged up. And who else could... What the... I'll be hog-tied on arrow. Ain't it red from tip to feathers? A scarlet arrow. Yeah. Scarlet arrow. You and that engine. Johnson. Go on, meet. I'm getting out of here. Scarlet arrow. I'm getting out. Get up, boy. Come on. Get up. What's wrong, Kimosabi? Did you find any track, Teller? No. No sign. What matter, Teller? This arrow, Teller. Huh? This scarlet arrow landed right beside us. Scarlet arrow. Oh, that bad. It must be. Johnson turned his white as a winter moon when he saw it. Get the horses. Scarlet arrow. Not plenty bad. Here's to it. Here, boy. Come on, Teller. Bring that arrow along. It's heavy stuff. Bring that arrow. No. No, Kimosabi. Tonton a touch. What? You take arrow. Tonton a touch. Teller, you're not superstitious about it. No Indian story about scarlet arrow. It's bad medicine. Tonton a touch. Very well, Teller. I'll take it myself. You know what arrow mean. Never mind that now. You can tell me later. I want to find out why Johnson left in such a hurry and for where. Come on, Silver. On the trail. I'm not telling you it was the wickedest night I ever had in my life. You see, a marriage man, the engine, and that laughing in the darkness. Oh, for landscape, Johnson, hush a-gabbin'. You come bustin' in here, pantin' and whirin' out of the baby antelope and talking fit to kill. Well, I tell you. You already told us. You told us twice. Yeah, but you know he's right, Johnson. I'll hear your story. Marty, you'll believe me, don't you? Very good. We got her. You should have kept going. But I didn't have the man. What's the difference? If you'd have got to the town, you could have filed a claim anyways. You know where this hairland is situated. You could have drawn a map from memory. I guess I was kind of upset. Upset? Now that masked man and the engine is most likely taking over this silver we found. It's ours. They can't. They can't claim it first, won't they? I tell you, I was scared. You know the stories about this here country? Oh. You know him, Marty? Yeah. Yeah, I know him. But I'm a might-disappointed, and you, nevertheless. Yeah? You come two in the morning, didn't you? There was your horse right there, wasn't he? Sure. A masked man and the engine says, Boo, too. You run like a cotton. No, wait, sir. I ain't gonna... I told you the worst part, huh? There was something else that made me head this way. Now don't go adding lies to what you already told, Johnson. You told about the dark and the laughing voice. You must have been that masked man laughing. Yeah. And you told about the water and the dark, and about what happened after you waked up in the morning. Yeah. Only I ain't told you about the arrow. I told us all about... Did you say? The arrow. The scarlet arrow. No. It's come here since through the air. Lift right into the dirt beside me. Scarlet arrow. Scarlet from tip to feathers. Yeah, Marty. Like the story you was telling us about this air country. A lost mine that nobody ever seen years ago. A lost mine in how the engines killed everybody in it. Killed them with scarlet arrows. That's just a story. We ain't never seen that mine. That don't prove anyone. You must run into it last night, Johnson. I didn't know what I'd run into last night, Marty. It can't be. It can't be. It's a teen arrow, Terry. Scarlet arrow. Yeah, and for all I figured the engine must have shot it. He was out of sight when it came flying through the air. Engine and a mask, man. Sure sounds bad. We ain't going away from here, if that's what you're thinking. I ain't said so. You don't have to say it. Marty, Johnson, we can't go. Not now. We ain't got money or no place to head for. We come out here, we took a last chance, and we found silver. If we go now, there'll be nothing but folks without a home or a way to live. Can't go. I've seen it. Scarlet arrow, sir. Sorry, sorry. Purpose. What do you want? Johnson was talking about a masked man in the engine. What about him? They're heading this way across the prairie. The two of them. They are, eh? Johnson, grab your gun. So that's the story behind the Scarlet arrow tunnel. Ah, that's right. Yet we saw no sign of any lost mine, no trace of any mining operations in that section at all. Sorry, he polled. If it happened that long ago, it wasn't a ghost, Taddo. No, Tonto, not no. Ah, these two shacks up ahead must be where Johnson came from. It's the only sign of human life we've seen since we left the town. In that long time and cold. It looks very quiet. Ah. We're going to find out what this is all about, Taddo. We've got to win Johnson's confidence. Ah. We leave Scout and Silver here with these other horses. Move, Silver. Ah. There's Johnson's horse. Steady, Scouts. Strange that no one has come out, Taddo. They must have heard his coming. Ah. Maybe them not warned us. We'll soon see. Hello? Nobody in. Maybe it's me. You can't understand it, Taddo. Stand right still, both of you. Mr. That shot was into the door. One move out of you or the engine and we aim at you. Here, four guns all set to blast you to bits. And before we get through, you're going to wish we pulled the trigger sooner. 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. Now to continue our story. The muzzles of four guns pointed directly at them. The Lone Ranger touched the arm of his Indian companion. Don't risk for your gun, Taddo. It's your move, Johnson. Yeah, you're being smart. Sherry, you can leave go of your gun now. Purpose and Johnson will handle this. Mr., you and that engine move inside the shack. The Lone Ranger and Taddo stepped across the threshold into the bare shack with his meager furnishings. Lined against the wall, their guns removed from their holsters. They faced the three grim-looking men and the troubled woman. You planned to kill us? Sure we do. You tried to sneak up it. Just a moment. Before you do anything, you'll be sorry for. Can we talk to this woman alone? You think we're from Loko? What do you want to talk with Sherry for? You ever, Gun? No, you ain't gonna talk. All right, well then, let someone stay here. Now, Johnson stayed. I don't know. You got something special to tell me? Perhaps I have. It won't stay secret, mister. I'll tell Purpose and Marty as soon as you're through. At least give me the chance to talk with you. It's all right. Marty, you should. Now, Sherry, you should. It's all right. It's all right. Go on, Scaff. You're being foolish, Sherry. Them, too. I don't want to see they don't try nothing, Purpose. Well, if you say so, Sherry. Come on, Purpose. Oh, fired nonsense. You be careful. Is that it? All right, mister, speak your peace. And don't try nothing funny. I can see it's going to be hard to convince you that you're wrong about us. Marty, hard. Taddu and I came here to help you, Johnson. You can help better by getting back again the wall where you was. If you don't... Now, take it easy. Taddu and I... Johnson, careful. He's got it. Now, Taddu. Pull back forward. Go up. That does it. Why? You grabbed the gun right out of his hand, Johnson. You let him get it. Sorry. I couldn't help it. What's going on in there? Don't try to come in. Marty, he's got us. He's got the gun. I'm a little horny sight. That's enough. Taddu, take this gun. Ah, me take it. Don't try to come in or you're running into trouble. You better do like he says, Marty. Mildew, so will Purpose. Now, I suppose the three of us get down to facts. You're mighty slick, ain't you? Johnson, believe me. I'm as much in the dark as you are and just as innocent. Yeah, well, I don't believe you, see? No, but we're going to have a long talk. By the time I'm through, you will believe me. You'll have to. That's the answer. That's why Taddu and I are here. Who we are doesn't matter. But you need help. Mr. We... We ain't much. We're sort of drifters. Well, Marty, he was too old to be much used to anybody. Me? Just a woman without no folks. Johnson here... Why so? No, he ain't old. He's just a Roman cowhand looking for something to hang on to. And Purpose... What about Purpose? Well, we all sort of run into one another kind of... Purpose, well, I guess he's got some secret sorrow in his past. He ain't talked much to us. He hasn't, eh? I see. I guess we've been living on hope for so long it don't seem real if we're finally running to luck. But we've done it and we aim to keep our luck. We've got to. You found silver out here. We stumbled on it. You still think Tatto and I stopped you last night? Eh, Johnson? You think Tatto shot that arrow? I don't know, not now. If we lose that claim, we ain't got nothing left. That's the honest fact. Tatto, open the door. Open the door, you... Go ahead, open it. Ah. Well, it's about time. Now, me and Purpose... Just a moment. Careful, Marty. The Redskins got a gun. They're giving the gun back to Johnson. Ah, me do it. Here, gun. Well, I don't figure this. You handed the gun over. Now, you're right back where you were for. Are we? Would you shoot us now? Would we shoot you? Mr. after that stunt you pulled, grabbing Johnson's gun, we sure will. Just hold your horses there, Marty. The answer's no. There is right. I couldn't shoot them down. And no one else ain't going to. We're not concerned. Him and the engine is aiming to help us. Well, I doubtful, but I figure maybe it can help us. Somebody's got to go. Just a moment. Tatto and I'll make camp near here tonight. There's one thing I haven't told you. What's that? I wanted Marty and Purpose to hear it too. I know who stole that play map from you, Johnson. What do you do? Yes, I know. Who was it? Who was it? You get the answer tomorrow morning. Well, I'll be prominent. Tomorrow morning and not before. All about the scarlet arrow and this lost mine. The whole thing. I can promise you that. All right, Hunter. Let's turn in. The fire will keep going all right. White friend, tell Tonto. Yes. You, you sure you not make mistake. You sure who shoot Aaron? Who stopped Johnson last night? Time for sleep, Kimosabe. Tomorrow we'll go straight to this lost mine. That's a promise I'm going to keep. Hank, where are you? Right here. How things go? Strike a light. Can't see nothing in here. Well, that better. When do I head for town and register the claim to that silver? Hank, maybe I should have let you go sooner. Huh? Yeah. You see, I figured if you waited a while, I could get them folks out of there. I have me shoot more of them heirs, huh? That in other ways. We sure give Johnson plenty. All they needed was more of the same. Enough scares and they'd pull up on wonder. Then you could step in and take that claim without nobody around to ask questions. What's going on? You seen that mask man in the engine? Sure, this morning when I shot that arrow. We got to take care of them, Hank. They're camping out near the shacks right now. The mask man stated he was going to tell who took that paper out of Johnson's saddlebag come morning. Oh, he knows, huh? You let something slip. I didn't let nothing slip. Nothing. It beats me. I didn't figure nobody could find the entrance to this old mine. You're wasting your time, Hank. We've got to get moving. For town? We head for town later. First we'll go back and dust off that masked man in the engine. I got you. We start now. We can sneak up on him before dawn. We'll put a couple of bullets in him. Yeah, that ought to fix him good. Good and forever, Hank. They won't do any talking. Nothing we can do. They won't do any talking, nothing we get finished. No talking at all. Grandpa, we leave the horses here. Take off them spurs, you fool. They'll wake them up. Oh, yeah. As soon as we get them, we ride off, savvy? I'm head for town and file on that plane. Yeah, I'll haul out in the old mine. I'll wait for you. All right. We'll go- Stop. That's them. Yeah. Road up in the blankets. You take the one at the right. Pump bullets into them. bullets into them. From here we can't miss. Got your gun? Both of them. All right, pour it on them. Johnson! Sherry! Open the door! Open it! Margie, what's happened? Tink J. Bray? Margie, what's that? I heard shots. Yeah, shots. They come from where that masked man in the engine made their camp. I'll get me a shovel and be right there. What do you think it was? Do you see what we get there? Sounded like dozens of them. Brought me right out of a sound sleeper. There's that campfire. Hey! I don't see nobody stirring. Kick up that fire. We gotta look for them. Hey, mister! Engine! Wake them up, Margie. Hey, hey, you! Blatant and the ghost in a racket like that are weak to dead. They can't be... What's the matter, Johnson? There's bullet holes in them brackets, huh? Yeah, I tell you there... Margie! Johnson! What happened? Johnson was just no listen, salary. There's bullet holes in them brackets. Will you take off the brackets those we can see? He did. Let me see. Well, I'll be a coyote. They ain't here. The engine and the masked man ain't here. What kind of business is this? Blankets full of holes and nothing under the blankets but a couple of sticks of wood. You're not all here. Where's Purvis? Thanks a lot, you give us a turn. What's been happening out here? How come this... Where's Purvis? Well, gosh, I don't know. Funny he ain't here. No, it isn't, Margie. I wanted to make sure, but I suspected him. Huh? Talon, I set a trap. We knew that whoever was behind this couldn't afford to let me live because I had said I knew him. Purvis Purvis, yes. We used that wood to make it look as if we were in those blanket rules. Talon and I were watching from a little distance off. Purvis, don't it? Masked man, you mean he's behind us, your whole scheme? He is. Otherwise, he'd be here with you. Worry that I don't want to repull, cat. He met the skinnest out of the claim. The man with him is heading for town to file that claim right now. Heading for town? Jumping Mavericks will never catch him. I think you will, Marty. Here's over. I'm going after that man myself. Silver can catch him in no time. As for Purvis... What about that sneaker rat? Where is he? We'll learn that too, ma'am. Talon is trailing him. You get your horses. Pick up Talon's trail. He left it plain enough to follow. We sure will, mister. I'll join you as soon as I can. Perhaps even before you get after Purvis, but don't wait. We're getting our horses right now. Come on, Silver. Come on, boy. Come on, Silver. Nice and cozy down here in this old mine. Ain't there a sign that would on the surface unless you know how to duck under that overhang on the wall of their royal. Well, just got to sit back and wait for Hank to come back from town. Where'd that come from? Must have been Echo. He never heard it before, but... That weren't no Echo. That sounded like Johnson. Tarnation. First Ceri, then Johnson, and that was Marty. Marty. All three of them. They must have found the interest of the mine. They must... That's the arrow. The scarlet arrow. What do I do and stand in the light? I'm a clear target. That's better. Let them laugh. They can't see me. Let them laugh. As long as they're here, that means Hank is on his way to town and... Who's that? Answer him! Get him! You stand still. I must be dreaming. Your voices. You sound like the mass man. The mass man in the engine. We are. You can't be. Me and Hank, we blasted you to bits. We shot you while you were sleeping. You think you did. Put on that light. I'm going crazy. Put on that... Like on now. Now you see us. You're alive. Both of you alive. You shouted nothing, Purvis. Who is Hank? You're asking about your partner. He never got to town, Purvis. He's tired up, up above on the ground. He told you about this place. It wasn't necessary. Time to follow your trail easily. Oh, that's right. Where is that digit rat? Let me out of him. Mister, you sure saved us from going hungry. You saved our claim. Marty, Sarah, listen. You got a list of... We ought to string you up. Johnson's up above with your sneak and pine. It's all you ought to have. No, Marty. You promised you'd let the law take its own course with Purvis. You will keep that promise. Yeah, mister. We will. And say, Purvis, how does it feel? Huh? What do you mean? We found where you made that laugh and noise, so as it sounded downright spine shivering. We thought we'd give you a little tasty old medicine. And you didn't like it, did you? Not one single bit. There's a copyrighted feature of the Lone Ranger Incorporated.