 with a speed of light, a cloud of dust, and a hearty, high old silver, the Lone Ranger. With his faithful Indian companion, Tonto, the masked rider of the planes led the fight for law and order in the western United States. His strengths and courage were always on the side of right against might. No man could match his daring and resourcefulness. Nowhere in the pages of history can one find a greater champion of justice. We turn with us now to those thrilling days when the West was young, and the Lone Ranger was fighting the greatest battle of his entire career. Tonto and Arizona Lawson were standing in the living room of the Graham Ranch House. Graham had left the room for a moment, and they watched him curiously as he returned with a small leather sack in either hand. It's none of my business, maybe, Graham, but would you mind telling us what you're up to? Nothing. It'll make you angry, I hope. Those are yours. One for you and one for Tonto. Me, no savvy. Each of those sacks contains a thousand dollars in gold. Take them. You've earned it. Oh, now look, Graham, there's no... Don't refuse it, Arizona. If I thought you'd accept, I'd offer you ten times that amount. I can afford it, and what the pair of you've done for this district is worth a hundred times as much. When you arrive at Spanish flats, a dozen outlaw gangs held the territory in absolute fear. Not even the law dared to move against them. Now? Well, now it's a different story. Every one of those men is dead or in jail. Honest people can go about their business as they always should have done. I helped a little. But the greatest credit should go to you and Tonto and the Lone Ranger, wherever he is. Graham, you don't get it. Oh, what's wrong? You know the Lone Ranger don't ever take cash, don't you? Of course. But I'm not offering him any. Maybe not, but it amounts to the same thing. I swear to you, Wade, you see it's like this. Back when we thought the mask man had been done for, I offered to help Tonto the best I could. Of course, I ain't no way to substitute for the Lone Ranger, but it was his work I meant to carry on. The way it turned out, he'd done most of it, even if we ain't laid eyes on him. But at least I was trying. So now if I took pay for the little I'd done, well, I'd just feel kind of mean and cheap and ordinary. Now, I know Tonto would feel the same. That right, Tonto? Ah. Well, then I apologize. I meant well, but I see where I had you sized up wrong. Ha. Oh, but at any rate, you let me tell you how grateful I am, won't you? No. Oh, but now listen. No, Grimm. Not that we finished our job. But you have. Uh-uh. But I tell you... I got the gent behind all them crooks, have you, Grimm? You intend to get him? We get him. But... Well, you can't. Well, the idea's preposterous. Why? You don't know who the man is. No one does. That's right. Then how do you explain it? You should know what the mask man always says. If you start a job, don't quit until you've done it right. Well, if we quit now, our job wouldn't be more than half done. The man hasn't any power with those gangs broken up. He could organize again some other time. The law doesn't know his identity. His own men didn't know. He made contact with them by means of a go-between. We don't know who that go-between was. We have absolutely no clue that could possibly lead us to it. Hmm, that's wrong. You mean... You mean you have? Ah. But I didn't know this. Why didn't you tell me? Well, we didn't have enough to go on. But you have now? We expect to have. Well, I don't understand. Graham, I'm sorry we had to mention it at all. We didn't mean to. Wouldn't have if we hadn't gotten to this argument. Oh, wait a minute. Oh, wait a minute. Tano said we had a clue. Well, a matter of speaking, we have. But it ain't enough yet. And there's the mother information we've got to get a hold of before we can act. What other information? Graham, you're asking me something I don't know myself. It'll tell who the man's name is. Nope. But it'll show us how to go about learning his name, Graham. Now, I can tell you this. When the time comes to find out you won't be left out in a cold, we're going to need your help. It was two days later that Graham and Sheriff Wicks of Spanish Flats rode side-by-side across country. The rancher was speaking furnously to the lawman. Sheriff, I know Arizona and Tato have something up their sleeves. But what you said, Graham, and my share? They've got a lead on this fellow who first organized the outlaws we've been fighting. Sounds like it. When they left the other day, I followed them away. Here? And that's what made me suspect Boylan. What do you mean? They rode the Boylan's ranch, not openly, Sheriff, secretly. I noticed they took a great deal of pains to keep anyone on the place from discovering them. I couldn't do more at the time because, after all, if they don't want to confide in me now, it's not my place to force their hand. I've noticed them two gents usually salivate what they're about. I'm sure they do this time. If they suspicion Boylan you mean? Yes. But what do you mean? Sheriff, I'm certain I am. Look at what's going on. For the past two weeks, Boylan has been disposing of his property as fast as possible. Yeah. Nothing suspicious in that, of course. Unless you realize that Boylan may be the man we want, and now that his gangs are finished, he's clearing out. And then their guards are here. Exactly. No one can get near his ranch house without permission in advance. Of course, he always has been a sort of two-year-old duck. Never made friends with him. Does that fit into? Wouldn't a man in that position naturally avoid all contacts if he might accidentally reveal his gang? I reckon he might. Wouldn't he avoid making friends? Wouldn't he deliberately discourage any visitors who might arrive at awkward times? It all fits in, don't it? Mark my words, Sheriff. Tonto and Arizona know something about that man. They aren't spying on him just the past the time. Only thing is, well, maybe we ought to leave all this to them. Maybe we shouldn't butt in. If Boylan's crooked, they'll get a lot further proven. Not the nine-wheel. Perhaps. But on the other hand, you may be able to give them valuable aid. Oh, why? Because you're the law. You can openly demand information. They could only gather indirectly. For instance, why is he so anxious to sell out? You mean, when we get there, I should ask him that? Certainly. But if he's crooked, he'll just lie about it. And if he does lie about it, we'll probably know it. Yeah, not so. Hold it. Whoa, boy. Whoa, whoa. What's your matter? We're almost there. You can see his place through these trees. Where are them guards? There are two of them in front of the house. Yeah? And there's another near the corral. What do you think, Graham? Think we ought to ride right up and make them let us by? Because of the star you're wearing? That means about as much to those gun hands as a bouquet of daisies. No, we're leaving our horses here. There's a side door. These trees will give us cover until we're almost there. They'll hide our horses. Come on. Well... Now don't be a fool, Sheriff. We'll never see Boylan if we let those guards see us. I'll do what I say. All right. Go ahead. I'm with you. This way. Do you anybody know? I think the coast's clear. That's the door. I mean, right there. Let's hope it isn't locked. What are you going to do? Make it before anyone shows up. Come along now. Hurry. Keep your fingers crossed. What? Right where you are, Boylan. We aimed to ask you some questions. What do you mean breaking into my home like this? Let me do the talking, Sheriff. If you didn't have guards stationed outside, Boylan, it wouldn't be necessary to break in here. Fine guards they are. I'll fire over a one of them. Later you can do what you please. Right now we're after information. What information? The reason for those guards. Your reason for attempting to sell out. That happens to be none of your business. We're making it our business. Yes. We'll find you, Boylan, or find yourself in jail. So, that's it, eh? Well, gentlemen, I'll tell you. About the guards, there are a few sciences. My one to sell, well, you can know it if you wish. Go on and talk. No, there's no need. I have some papers here that will explain the matter for me. What papers? Right here in my desk. Now, if you'll just glance at these. Gentlemen, weeks for the ticket. Why, you... Tritcus. Graham, do you open that drawer just to get a back gun? I did. And now you'll listen to me. You have exactly 30 seconds to get out of this house, or I'll blow the pair of your right square into the middle of next week. While we come here, I sort of felt like we should have left all this to turn over an Arizona to handle. But after what that scum just did to us, don't go on if I don't send him to jail myself. Come on, let's get to town and figure this out. Yeah, come on. Just what do you expect to do about Boylan? Graham, I'll tell you. You've got something in mind? I've learned a few things this last month or so. Yeah? I've been watching town on Arizona. I've seen how that mask fellow works, even if I ain't seen him. I've learned that sometimes it pays a heap better to use your head instead of your guns. Which means exactly what? I'm going to use my head. How? I figure Boylan's good. And so do I. I ain't no use fetching him into town and trying to make him answer questions. Even if we get enough fellas together to ride out to his place and make him come. No, I don't suppose there would be. So I'm going to do something else. I'm going to trip that on, right? That's what I asked you. How? You gave him to back me up. If you don't mind explaining what you're thinking of. Graham, what was the one weak point in Boylan's scheme? I don't know. The fella he used to take orders to the cooks working for him, aren't it? Well, I suppose so. Of course it's so. Nobody in them gangs could tell who the big boss was. Because they'd never seen him nor heard his name mentioned. All they knew was that he told him what to do and how to do it, and afterwards collected his share of the room. Yeah. But the fella that carried the orders for him had to know who Boylan was. Out of everybody in the county, he's the one man who could stand up and point a finger at Boylan and say he was guilty. Well, of course. Well, maybe now you see what I've got in mind. I'm afraid I still don't. Why, it's as plain as the nose on your face, Graham. I'm going to try a scheme like a masked man used once in a while. I'm going to spread the word that Boylan's go-between has let me know he's willing to tell who hired him in exchange for my promise to let him off. You'll know who this go-between is. Oh, but if you don't, I'm afraid the plan isn't very practical. Why not? Boylan don't know I ain't acquainted with a fella, does he? No. Then how can he know I ain't telling the truth? And if he believes you. Then I'll use the next part of my scheme. I'll act like I'm going to meet that gents somewhere in the hills to give his story. I'll see to it Boylan finds out when and where I'm going to meet that fella. Boylan'll have to try to shut his mouth. And when he does that, he'll give himself away. And who are you going to use to pretend to be the man you're meeting? Almost any fella will do. Boylan don't have to get a look at him. He's conscious to fix that up all right. I'm not sure this'll work. Why not? Well, I don't. Oh, it'll work all right. But who's that? Uh, it works. Tonto. Er, who? We heard you two gents talking through that there open window. You ought to be more careful. Boylan. And if you're wondering why we're so sure your scheme will work here, I'll tell you. Me and Tonto spread that story you was talking about. And we won't have to stretch the truth none. Huh? But we really know who is carrying orders from the boss to them crooks. We just found out today. 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. In accordance with the sheriff's plan, Arizona went to the cafe and parked just enough to create the impression he desired. No, boys, I can't say anything more. Not yet. I don't know his name for sure. But if I was to make a guess, I'd say he was a big rancher in these parks. Yep. He's mighty clever. And he's mighty careful too. Maybe he realizes he's made a mistake. Wouldn't surprise me now that he tried to clear out. But he's waited too long. After I've talked with a certain operator tonight, we'll know his name. And the sheriff will have all the evidence he needs to hang him. Adios. Arizona left the cafe and met Tomo outside of town. Together, they rode to the ridge of a hill not far away, and there the Indian built a fire. The column of smoke was rising straight in the air. He prepared to send a message. Just say that everything's set. And all we need is the word to go ahead. Uh, Tomo, do it. You'll have to stay here till we get a reply. Uh. Is that all? No. No. No. No. No, it's all. Uh. Tomo, say what you tell him. You'd better do it again. Keep on repeating until you do it. You wait. What's up? You look, hill to north. Smoke. Uh. A signal. That's right. What to say. Night. Line. Cabin. South. Tonight. Line cabin south. South of where? There's plenty of line cabins of the year. Well there. And then that's all we need to know tonight there's been no change in South Lane Bear Canyon you're right to Graham just as soon as it gets dark the sheriff is possibly waiting there. You stay here that you are here everybody waiting. Hi. And there ain't a one of them that ain't talking about us locating Boylan's messenger they don't know boy was the man we're after do they shucks know Graham I just said that because we all know he's the fellow but what about boiling the South Arizona to care that you know we did sure I met him at the grove and he told me he talked to one of Boylan's gunhands from the excitement around the place afterwards Tano says that gunhand must have run right to boy and then and there repeated the whole thing good it won't be hard for born and learn you come here to Graham's place here and he ain't going to take no chance you're going to meet that army that was working for him without his being close by thank you somewhere in your room wouldn't surprise me none he'll follow us after a warning that is if he figures on finding where the fellas hide now to finish him off before he can talk to us yeah what do we do now Arizona got your horses ready I say we better get started we're to meet that fella at one before that we've got to meet Tano where he'll still be waiting at the grove and where do we meet that messenger know that line cabins south of Lane Bear Canyon yeah that's it come on we better get going and watching the trail you watch it everything all right but it's just right by what's that him boyland road by here you're sure tunnel you're sure you didn't mistake somebody else for him in the dark me no color all right but which way did he come from come from right my ranch now as I told you I told you that stuck to be somewhere close I know when he went past here which way was he heading him go that way over in there can you figures to get there first and if he does if he doesn't find that yet we're meeting up with first we might as well stay at home with the waste not time you mean I mean falling will drill him on the spot yet we've got to make tracks all right let's get going you know how much father I'm over two miles we drive right up to that cabin away all this and cover just this side that's where we'll stop here we are there's the cabin either horse is here yeah you're going to have to keep still and don't you budge me spot me there right now you ain't wanted very you'd better know what now to see if that gents here to meet us and if he is to see if Boilham got to him first we won't write in or there's no easy to fix this meeting sheriff at gents to suspicious he said if we walked up to that cabin without signaling to him first he'd blast a daylight satellite signal him yeah I don't know what to do go ahead tunnel huh that's him I see somebody like a match in there that's to let us know you heard us and everything's all right then we'd be born into it seems as if now look I'm gonna tell you fellas what to do and you see to what you do it or maybe there'll be the dickens to pay going I'm going in there and the rest of us you fellas got to keep watch for Boilham if he ain't here now he will be and we don't know for sure he ain't here already and hide him now we want him to make a try at that fella in the cabin that'll cinch the case again but we don't want that try his to work nice try it if it does and Boilham gets away afterwards it means every one of us is going to be in danger he ain't gonna let us live as long as he thinks there's any kind of a chance at all we know who he is tunnel when I start for the cabin you go over and take up your position by that clump of bushes there keep out of sight and keep your eyes peeled for anything that moves in your territory I'm gonna do it Graham you get over by them locks there's plenty of shadow there you wouldn't be seen all right Arizona the rest you fellas spread around and sheriff you better stay right here that means when born and makes his try at least one of you is going to have him inside here goes let's pray for luck fellas if this works we're going to catch us the biggest crook this part of the West ever seen it's me Arizona walking with your hands in the air I ain't gonna try nothing I don't trust you or nobody you aren't sure yeah I see you just carrying that one gun search me think I got him a hit away I will only I'll take this and first now stand still go ahead don't find nothing said you wouldn't all right state your terms and make a partner you know what you offered told you when we arrange this meeting I want any charges again me forgot they will be if I tell you the name of the gen I was working for our protection afterwards you'll get it how do I know that sheriff's outside now I'll call him if you want me to you tell you the same himself never mind I can wait all right then how about it name him you know what I'm here for name the skunk that hired you name that coyote has been running all them gangs all right Billy I told you to be just sheriff's and condo find him for escape but why didn't go on Arizona hurry I'll look over this way look everywhere don't let him reach it horse what cream no don't move stub you stop where you are mostly we're going to turn me in no no honest I wasn't cream wait we're going to tell Arizona I was a man behind those games so please shut up they're looking for a boiling I don't know what he's got to do with this but anyhow they're out there trying to find him they've forgotten all about you and me oh what are you gonna do what do you think but I didn't I tell you if you work with me on this you'd never have to worry about money again as long as you lived but everything was going fine we made fools out of town to an Arizona I let them think I was working with them because I wanted law and order in the county and they didn't realize for one moment they were working for me but boss you don't even guess it was me who was turning in my own men didn't suspect I wanted those men jailed and hanged so I could retire and safe I tell you you had to turn yellow and try to save your own worthless hide by telling them who I am boss I swear I wasn't going to tell them a thing what are you doing here why did you arrange to meet them I did don't tell me that you weren't here by accident the boss will give me a chance to explain what won't you let me tell just what happened sure you can tell your story I read Camp and Pawnee Pete and all the others they've been hanged exactly I see that you understand no I'll put on that gun boss don't aim it at me no no I stop you took your chance and lost now he's rich to pick up that girl Graham and I'll let you have it but no it isn't true I can't believe it it's true all right Graham and he knew all the time that you was a skunk behind them gangs have been keeping itself secret you had to be the man Graham because when I first arrived in this section your men made an attack on my life and you were the only person outside of Toronto and Arizona and you I was around you call us in to round up those outlaws for exactly the reason you just mentioned a stub you plan to make us your tools to rid yourself of the organization for which you had no further use why you but I played your own game Graham I let you betray your men when I said out of sight as long as you turned them over to the law you were doing what I wanted once they'd all been captured however you were finished whether you knew it or not Graham the masked man arranged this whole scheme me and Toronto and Arizona and Boylan was all in it we let you think we suspicion boyland so that you'd figure you could drill a stub to keep his mouth shut and boyland would take the brain you win I thought you'd see it that way Graham you're too smart to fight when you know you're beaten and I think I knew from the first you'd be too much for me when I called you here I didn't plan your death I guess that when I met you I knew if I were to be safe you had to die but your attempted murder failed we've got every cook that was in this county and the man that bossed them to move you'll hang Grail and once and for all we'll have peace along the real thanks to the mask man or you have just heard as 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