 With action and suspense out of the Old West comes the most famous hero of them all Huffleong Cassidy starring William Boyd The ring of the Silver Spurs heralds the most amazing man ever to ride the prairies of the early West Huffleong Cassidy the same hoppy you cheer in motion pictures and the same California You've laughed at a million times Raw courage and quick shooting have built a legend around this famous hero Huffleong is a name to be feared respected and admired for this great cowboy rides the trails of adventure and excitement William Boyd as Huffleong Cassidy and and declined as California Here's Hoppy now with another new story This one is titled the man in the yellow mask California and I were on our way to Brownsville to pick up a herd of coasters little Gulf of Mexico cattle locally known as sea lions At the time I was carrying a site draft for $7,000 We meant to get a pickup crew and trail the herd back to the bar 20 for fattening But then something happened that drove Brownsville sea lions and everything else right out of our minds Shots California sounded to me like rifle shots hoppy here. What's your figure made them somebody out hunt? That's right California out hunting men look at that horse at saddle What's happened to the rider figure he gets shot off in his saddle could be and I'm willing to wager He did come on. He must be down somewhere in that draw. Let's go topper here boy. Get up There is hoppy. I see him right whoo-hoo boy. Oh, there's whoa Come on. He was shot. All right Look there hoppy here comes somebody else. He couldn't be the father that done it or I doubt it He's not carrying a rifle. Maybe he'd get rid of it. You could have in that case. I doubt it He'd ride up while we're here. Hi there It is a yeah, you did when we got here. Yeah, I Thought it'd be okay here, mr. If you're thinking we don't know. No, I know you didn't I was up over there when the shots As far as seen the fella did it. Oh by the way, my name is Stokes Jared Stokes on the circle S over yonder. I'm pleased to meet you. This is California Carlson. I'm Bill Cassidy. Oh Hop along Cassidy. That's right. Yeah, I've seen you when you rode through town You know this fellow do you never saw him before? Well, I did I knew him well He's Sam Wilkins. He's a neighbor of mine. Let me see here Yeah, I thought so. It's gone. What was you looking for, mr. See if Sam still had his money on him. He just sold off some of his cattle, but I see it's gone Well, this is one more we can check off again that ombre in the other mask the man in the yellow mask He did this sure so I'm riding away Heard of him. Have you yeah, I've heard of him seems he's been making new fellas quite a bit of trouble up this way trouble and killings About time somebody put him away That's a job you could do Cassidy if all I heard told got any truth in it Oh, why me because you've laid umbra's like this and by the heels of four I Sure wish you'd stay and give it a try. I wouldn't know where to began Couldn't trailing mobile this stuff's mostly mouth. I well now what if I told you where to start looking for that'd be fine But that's just the difficulty from what I've been told no one has the slightest idea who he is or where he hides out Yeah, I Can tell you both you can how come well, it's easy mister. You see He's my son Now back to hop along Cassidy and our story the man in the yellow mask Poppy in California hearing rifle shots investigated and found the body of a local rancher Sam Wilkins They were presently joined by a second local rancher Jared Stokes Who identified Wilkins killer as the notorious outlaw known as the man in the yellow mask and now goes on to identify the man In the yellow mask as his son That's right Cassidy. He's my own boy Terry. I reckon you can guess how rotten I feel having to tell anyone this but It's so all right. He's my boy. You mean the man in the yellow mask. Yeah, I got a look at him once with that mask off What it really wears, you know is a hood covers all his head right down to shoulders and call it yellow We heard that well, I really don't know what to say Stokes if we caught him You know we'd have to turn him over the law, don't you I'd expect that he'd hang, you know hangings what he's got coming to him I raised him right All I can figure is he's Somehow gone kill a local Now own boy or not he ought to hang all right We'll go after him our business can wait, but you'll have to tell us where to look for him. I'll do that See what I have in mind is this ever since he was just a little button He's had his own private hideout didn't even know I knew about it, and it's a good one. It's a cave He found once back Topper boy This is where we get off and walk California leave the horses here Think we're getting close to that cave hoppy well of Stokes directions. We're right It should be at the base of that beaut you see up there head come on, California Now let's see how good you can make out on foot me I'll do all right Keep your head down Hey, don't move ahead so fast the way you were walking ain't walking at all. It's just crawling California don't be an idiot wait for me Hey You all right, can you hear me Don't try to move I'll let the go back and get my rope I Take it easy I'll be with you in a second California Now let's see what happened here. Can you stand up? I'm scared to try. Oh, what is it hurt? I feel too doggone numb to tell then what are you groaning for? I ain't got nothing to do with that hoppy it it just come out of me How we got to get out of here and get out as fast as we can That yell you were made was enough to wake up the dead. We're like to have the whole county down on us here I'll give you a hand see if you can stand up. Well, I Go gone of camp that's good. How do you think you can find that rope? I got attached to a rock up above You're pretty well shook up up here. I'll go ahead and try anyhow. I'll come up behind you I'll give you a hand if you need it, but hurry all right hoppy Here goes There you go. You're making it all right I'll follow you up Don't go on it hard work. You need some hard work. No, all right. All right. I'm getting it Hoppy what's the matter? I'm almost at the top of her. I can't quite make it in my hands are slipping There you go. Oh There They've done it hoppy Thanks. No way to check it out. I'll I'll give you a hand here grab a hold you got it All right, pull away up with you Thanks see anybody No, no, and I've been looking all around. Oh, maybe he didn't hear you Or maybe isn't that the cave just now in that case will give us a chance to do what? What had nothing foolish careful? I had you both covered the man in the yellow mask I thought you looked all around Well, I did hoppy. He must have just didn't look in the right place All right move ahead of me with your hands high both of you Looks as if you're gonna be my guest for a bit This is the cave you've been using as a hideout a that's right Rumored up in there for you and a dozen more so keep right on going Dog gone you even get it right it in here. I have a lantern over there Okay, this is all right. Stop right where you are And what do you think you're gonna do with us? I haven't decided that yet Kill you probably One thing though you can stand right where you are and I'll relieve you of your guns yours too old-timer Yeah, that's better When I fool with rattlers, I always like to make sure they don't carry any poison keep on talking Terry You sound interesting you call me Terry. What'd you do that for your Terry Stokes you? You can't deny it Terry your father identified you so he knows of course. He knows that's how we found our way to this cave But there's something else that interests me in your talk Terry What's that you try to sound so tough, but you don't sound convincing I'm beginning to wonder if you are the man in the yellow mask what what a man's a killer it gets into everything He does his voice his manners everything you don't look or sound like a killer to me What do you do with it? Get back? And if I don't what will you do? I'll shoot. I'll shoot. Oh, you won't give me that I Can try to play the part of a killer unless you mean to go through with it Terry There's always someone just fooling up to call your bluff. Are you you take off that hood? You're no killer Terry. You're just a nice kid that got in over his head Now I suppose you tell California me what this is all about Well, I Well, I go ahead talk no need to be afraid of us go ahead kid. You can trust hop along Cassidy Your Cassidy you really are I usually am now. Let's hear what you got to say Well, I Planned always hoping to get the real man in the yellow mask. Oh He killed Buck Swanson my best friend. I swore I'd get him. Well, how was this get up gonna help you? I figured if I posed as the man in the yellow mask and let myself be seen once in a while The real one would hear about it and get to wondering. I Figured after he'd wondered long enough. He'd come looking for me to see what was up. I Had a trap set for him. I figured if he did come I'd have a good chance of nabbing him that trap you had set up Was it that deadfall California stumbled into that's right? I put a lot of work into that deadfall Cassidy I don't think you'd have ever noticed us. I sure didn't and I get aches and pains to prove it Hey, you weren't interested in looking all you were interested in was showing how fast you could walk on those high-heeled boots of yours Well, it wasn't a bad plan Terry. I'd have been proud of it myself There's the gent in the yellow mask quite right Might have fallen into your trap Terry But unfortunately this fool is strong before I had a chance and very fortunate for me Now I don't get any notions Cassidy. I'd advise you just relax let that gun drop Now what? Well, I'm not just sure yet Cassidy, but to court our young friend here. I'll probably kill you Now back to hop along Cassidy and our story the man in the yellow mask Young Terry Stokes had conceived the clever plan for the capture of the man in the yellow mask There was only one thing wrong with it Terry hadn't realized that his trap might be prematurely sprung by California Carlson and now in the cave that he's been using as a hideout Terry and California and hoppy find themselves the outlaws prisoners As I say I haven't decided just what to do with you yet, but I'll probably kill you That is well I have certain sources of information Cassidy I happen to know for instance that you were heading for Brownsville to buy a herd of cattle and have a site draft for $7,000 in your possession now If you just put your signature to that draft then you'd kill me and have it over with oh no no not at all And that case I might be persuaded to let you go Sorry, but I can't accommodate you my friend that money isn't mine And I don't give away what doesn't belong to me. I could take it from your course and it wouldn't be any good without my signature Watch yourself Terry. I'm gonna give you a chance to get away. What yeah, that'll be enough of that Cassidy What'd you say to this fella? Why I was just asking the time friend. I'm not sure I can stay much longer That's very funny you may stay longer than you'd planned much longer Right to the circle ass it's bring back help You missed him. This is poor light for shooting mister and you're a fool Cassidy How do you know I won't kill you for this? Oh, I wasn't worrying about that The way I figured you'd like to keep us alive till I sign that site draft Well, you'd better sign it soon have much patience Cassidy then you'd better cultivate it if you're thinking Terry You'll come back to help you. Oh, he will he will all right. Let him you won't be here. Come on We're gonna round up your horses, and then we're going places Oh Still well, I tell you so this is the place you call home nice place for a hideout. Yeah, I think so Plenty of water from that stream over there good grass plenty of fuel No one ever comes here. I suppose you would have the tires here, but you have to use raw hide I like raw hide when it's green like this. It's nice and flexible. I want to dry this Well when it dries it shrinks and grows good and hard. Yeah, I don't think you and your friend will be leaving in a hurry Cassidy Oh, we like it here. Well, you'd better because you're gonna stay here a while Now let's see that site draft you have Cassidy. I think I'd better take care of it Yeah, it is 7000 When I have your signature on this I'm gonna be a considerably richer man Which will be some considerable time from now This where you always hide out you say mister. Yeah, of course Why'd he ask that? I wondered usually when a man spends all his time at one place. There's more signs alive Doesn't look to me like you hear much. Where do you think I stay? I don't know. That's something I'd like to find out. Yeah, you dream We'll dream all you like I gotta leave you two here for a few hours. Let's see. Are you a tight, California? I reckon you'll hold all right See that you behave yourselves while I'm gone. You don't you may be sorry for it Haven't left us much choice. Have you know no record. I haven't See you later. Yeah, boy. Yeah I'm a dirty sidewinder and sure like to snatch that yellow hood off in his head and I punch him right in the nose And I you're too peaceable. I'd like to do more than that Hmm Oh gone. I'm getting thirsty already. I reckon it's cause I can't move none Anyway, you figure we could dip our beaks in that cricket under if you should think of a way you let me know Yeah You think we're done for this time happy I do not You're gonna sign that site right for you not at all. Then how are we gonna get away? We'll just wait for Terry to get help and come after but he don't know where we are No, don't worry. He'll find her but how we I left a trail for him. Oh, uh-huh. You don't see any cartridges in my gun belt to You see that's right. I dropped one every once in a while on the way over here I figure Terry's reaching the circle this just about now. He should find us in an hour Whoa boy, whoa Stay there boy Listen dad. Don't ask me any explanations just now just do as I say Casting in California are in trouble. They've been captured by that ombre in the yellow mask I kind of get help we ought to get about three or four the boys and Hey dad, what's the idea of that gun or the man in the yellow mask son? No, dad. No, you don't understand. I just I Swore if I had the chance I'd take you in son or no son and I am I'm taking you into town to hang Happy if Terry's ever gonna get here. Don't you think it's about time he was getting here now? They should have been here long before this I like it Maybe he missed those bullets after all he shouldn't have any luck with that wrong hide he put on you Canary a bit dog on stuff just getting tighter. So was mine. I wait a second This might be Terry now can't see who it is. It's still on the other side of those rocks. You'll see him in a minute. He Yeah, our friend in the yellow mask again So you got back here and we kind of hoped you'd break your neck or Enjoy dying of thirst would you and speaking of thirst how's our chance of getting a drink out of that creek? I've returned to town. I thought I'd better see to you and that site trap first Untie you wanted at time, but I'll leave your hands as they are They got nothing to lose giving you a drink. I guess You'll be first Cassidy make it fresh dog. Go on here. I'm Sidrayim getting thirsty. What are you going in the town for another little job on tap? Hey, it's something I think will interest you. Oh There you are Now you can walk to the creek just a minute. What's this you say will interest me? Oh that? Well, if you're waiting for Terry to free a year in for a disappointment He's been delivered to the sheriff for trial. What do you know? I would interest you It occurred to me it might when I saw those cartridges you dropped on the trail You know about that. Do you of course? Dispose of them. I get you drinking hurry up You get yours california soon as he's finished. Hey stop Cassidy. What do you think you're doing stop? Hold on I just need to get away from your foot your hand side well I could try couldn't I I see you're not to be trusted. That's right. I'm deceitful as all get out All back to hop along Cassidy Well, hello, Jared Terry higher this ain't a social call sheriff I Brought you the man in the yellow mask the man in the yellow mask or where is he right here? My own son your son. Well, you can't right? I suspected it for a long time But when I was sure I figured it was my duty to bring him in yeah, but somehow I can't see Terry is the man in the yellow mask Well, what do you got to say for yourself son? I wore a yellow mask sure But all I did it for was to trap the real outlaw and by holding me like this you're probably condemning Cassidy to death Well, I wouldn't hurt to check on your story. I shouldn't think it seems to me Mr. Bailey sees me you're playing the fool Suppose you check on the story as you say what happens. He must have friends While you're away they break him from jail Well, if you say so mr. Bailey, how come Bailey gives you orders sheriff well Don't I give no one orders the sheriff listens to me because he knows that I'm honest now I work hard for what little money I have How you got your pants so wet working so hard. I've been inspecting some property over north Naturally had to put a little muddy, but as I was saying, that's right, mister as you were saying Come on California. You were saying what about the little muddy? I was simply explaining how I got my trousers wet I've forwarded the little muddy myself that mud on your boots doesn't look to me like anything you got there Well, what do you look to me more like the mud you might have got from the bottom of a certain little creek I know about back up in the hills Here's your man. Sheriff. You're looking for the man on the yellow mask here. He is arresting There's any doubt about who you are, mr. I'd suggest we search for a certain site draft. I Wait a minute Searching Terry find that draft. Holy Oh still friend you aren't going any place here. It is hoppy. It was in his side pocket What is all this your man and the yellow mask sheriff and proof that I know what I'm talking about The man in the yellow mask took that draft from me and now Bailey or whatever he calls himself has it How'd you ever get free? Oh, that was easy, mister What did you think I took that run through the creek for boy as you said braw had shrinks when it dries But it stretches when you wet it so I wet it and here I am why you all right Bailey get going I've been saving herself with the man in the yellow mask This time I figure I got it. Oh, you can't do this to me sheriff. Well, what do you think about your son now stokes? They'll think he's an outlaw Well, I I feel like an agent Son if you can ever see your way to kind of Excuse me while forget it dad. It wasn't your fault I wanted folks to think I was the man in the yellow mask can't complain when they start to believe me Well, you had a good idea Terry, but next time don't try it. Huh playing outlaws again That's played for keeps and next time you might not be so lucky Mighty lucky for Terry and mighty clever of hoppy to think of taking that run through the creek and outwitting the man in the yellow mask Trickery being something hoppy just can't tolerate leads him in California into a thrill packed story When hoppy gets the trickster on the run in next week's tale of action run sheep run Hop along Cassidy starring William Boyd is transcribed and produced in the West by Walter white junior The man in the yellow mask was written by Gibson Scott Fox with original music under the personal direction of Albert Glasser All stories are based upon the characters created by Clarence Mulford. This is a Commodore production