 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 mast rather the planes led the fight for law and order in the western United States. His strength and courage were always on the side of right against might. No man could match his daring and resourcefulness, and nowhere in the pages of history can one find a greater champion of justice. Return 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. Remember that Graham, a wealthy rancher living in the district centering upon the town of Spanish flats, had vowed to destroy the outlaw band that had terrorized the countryside for almost a year. Already one of the chiefs of the criminal organization had met his death. And on an evening several days later, Graham stood in the doorway of his home, staring into the darkness. I'd have sworn I heard something out here. And what's that? Just a shadow, I guess. But just the same, a dog. That's what I heard. Arizona! Is that you, Arizona? Arizona! Hello, old boy. Where's your master? Where's Arizona? Here, Wolf. What's the matter with you? What is it, boy? Want me to follow you? Wanna show me something? Go on, Wolf. Go on. Wolf, what have you found? That's you, Graham. Arizona! George, I didn't mean to play out like this. Man, what's the matter with you? Arizona, what's happened? Before I talked. Could you mind give me a hand, help me up? Why, of course. Thanks. Now, how's that help me to the house where I can sit? I'm just plain tuckered out. Never thought I'd make it. Hold on to me. Sure. Your horse? I had to turn him loose. Had to come on in the foot. Let my saddle hit out in the hills. You mean that you had... Their horse was even worse off than me. But what? No, wait. You get inside first. Make it up the steps all right? Uh-huh. Man, take it easy. Wolf, you stay outside. There we are. This chair here. God, it feels good to be a rest of it. Anything I can get you? Food or water? I could stand a drink if you didn't mind. I certainly. Here you are. Oh, thanks. Golly, that's good. I'd have better be off with this now, I guess. You like talking now, Arizona? Graham, it was awful. You look as if it had a bad time of it. I found Tonto's trail three times and lost it four. Yes? That's my own fault. Should have fixed a place to meet him. Should have known he'd be too slick to leave a trail anybody could follow. Then you don't know whether the Lone Ranger's living or dead? Nope. Don't know a thing. You think they reached the caves? Don't know even that. Maybe the masked man didn't even live to get there. Murdering skunks. They've done for the finest fellow the West ever seen. If he is gone, Graham. Gunner paid for it, of course. That don't even a score? No, it doesn't. You think gunner is really to blame, you know, Graham? It's the polecat that's hiding behind gunner. And all their mother crooks like him. I know that. It's the skunk that gives them their orders. I've thought about that, Arizona. What do you mean? I've got an idea. The only way we'll ever be able to learn who he is and bring him to justice is to first destroy his organization. Uh-huh. If he genuinely outlaws, he rules. Take away his power, then he'll be defenseless. Well, you know what I told you. Whether the mask man's living or dead, you can bank on me to do what I can. I reckon that's what the mask man had wanted me to do. Be, well, kind of like carrying on his work. You really mean that, don't you? You can just bet I do. Then I've already planned our next step. You have? When you've rested, when you're ready to ride again, we're striking at one of the most vicious outlaws in the entire outfit. Who's that? The man who's led the gang that carried out these holdups. Rob stages, banks, homes. The man who's been responsible for a score of brutal killings. Who? Turk Rigby. Well, several miles west of the town of Spanish Platts, two riders approached the buildings of the wealthy Jingle Bob Mines. Inside the office, Jerry Collins, boss of the smelter, was hard at work on his day's report and was unaware of his danger. The two outlaws reigned in their mouths. Who? Who? Pull that! Pull that! Pull that! Come on, Turk. The boy sees who we are. I'm with you, Stubborn. What? Stop keeping cover. Right. Turk, Rigby. I want him here for Collins. Get out. You're telling us when the mine figures to send out his next ship and the gold. So you and your gunhands can steal it? Tark. You can go to Tundas. Tark. I said you go to Tark. Oh! Oh, coyote. Get up. Get back up on your feet. You can't do that. That's the way to handle them when they get Stubborn, Turk. Let them have it. Are you going to talk? Oh. When's that gold being sent? Turk! Where else? Skunk. I wouldn't tell you nothing if you'd come here with your honking. Watch out. He's got the gun. Bug him. I'll show you where. Take it. I got him. Collins, you're lucky Stub didn't shoot to kill. My arm. Get a bandage on it and you'll be all right. I got some over here. Now you're down. Not till you come across with that information we want. You skunk. You're just starting up trouble for yourself, mister. Turk, I know what you can do to me if you want. But just the same. I ain't talking. Stub, what are we going to do with this army? He found him. The crazy agent ain't got sense enough to come across. The boss said you was to find out when that gold was being sent. Sure, but wait. Then you go like the boss says. When he gives an order, he aims to see it followed. You hear that, Collins? I heard. Be the spot I'm in, don't you? Right there. You ought to, because if you keep on there, I can stop and I'm going on that day like Julia. Yeah, you watch out. Now talk. Don't pull that trigger. Collins, it's so close to going off right this second, you're almost the same as knocking at them pearly gates. You shoot me down without giving me a chance? I got orders. That boss of yours. Who is he? Why don't he show himself? Why don't he come here, help me open and do his own dirty work? I have nothing. What do you got? I'm going to count, Collins. When I get the five, if you ain't talked yet, you never will. Wait. Two. No, don't, Turk. You can't shoot me down. No, please. Three. No, no, don't, you don't. Four. Stop. Change your mind. If I tell you, will you let me go? Let me live? Will you, Turk? Will you? Why, sure, Collins. Sure. We don't mean you no harm. Nothing personal, anyhow. Just a kind of business proposition. The gold. The gold. Yeah. It goes out. Three days from now. Well, now, Philly. Why couldn't you say that right open saved yourself all this trouble? I didn't. Only the driver. Huh? They figured if they sent guards along, it would tip you off. They sent them the gold in and the freighter. Like it was just a ploy. I get it. Trying to be slick, huh? Well, that's enough, Turk. Put a rope on this, gently let it get going. Yeah. Put your hands, fella. You don't have to tie me up. Well, that's to keep you from trying to make a break for it on the way to the hills. On the way to the hills? You heard him. Come on. You're taking me along? Get up and do like you're told. But you promised me. Said you wouldn't do nothing. You wouldn't kill me. They're going to take me out and kill me. That's what you're going to do. You're going to get rid of me. You can't do that. You think we'd be local enough to let you stay behind and give them warning? No, no, no. You can't. Excuse me. Collins. Dead men, don't talk. It was the following day that Arizona Lawson stood in the patio of a little border mission in conversation with a lone ranger's old friend, the Padre. Padre, I reckon there's no use in my telling you how I feel. You thought this as much of that mass gen as I did. He was a fine man, my son. I thought, well, I thought, see? Oh, regular sounds kind of funny coming from a no-count fellow like me, Padre. But before I go out about some business I got left to do, I don't know, maybe I could kind of move you into the chapel there and sort of talk to the masked man. Sandy, what do I mean? Of course, amigo. You think you'll hear me? See, Arizona? I think he will. I'll be out again in just a minute or so. I will be waiting, my son. Well, maybe you could feel better about how things turned out. If you knew how I mean to do the best I know how, then finish what you started. Of course, I know, and you know, nothing I can do will amount to shucks compared to what you just done. Look, you had me going west. But I'm going to try, no danger. Honest, no danger. I'm going to try the best I know how. I don't know what else to tell you. I looked everywhere, searched all through the hills, all up and down the rears, almost got killed hunting. Where you been? I don't have plenty work to do. I want you to tell me what matter. The masked man. Did you? Did he? Oh, tunnel, you know what I mean. He may bring good news. Tonto, he don't mean the masked man. Him live. The curtain falls on the first act of our Lone Ranger story. Before the next exciting scene, please permit us to pause for just a few moments. He came to tell the Padre that in spite of his fears, the masked man was still alive. He learned that Tonto had already told him the news and... Yes, my son. We have much to be thankful for this day. Just wait till I spread the word. Just wait till I let folks know the Lone Ranger is going to fight on their side to give me his crooks. Hey, won't that set things a home or no? Wait, amigo. I can hardly... You will not tell him. Huh? Arizona, Tonto has explained that it is the wish of the Lone Ranger that we speak of this to no one. I don't say that. He's sick. Yeah, I know, but why does he want it? Why? I shall ride secretly to the cave where Tonto has hidden him. And shall there do what little I can to nurse him back to health. Yeah? But I fear that if his enemies should discover us, I would be but poor protection for him while he is unable to defend himself. Crasher, I didn't think of that. It seems so funny. The masked man laying there two weeks to fight. Gosh, it's just one of them things it's hard to imagine. See, he has always been the man of action. Rad and silver like the wind. See, they're in any kind of odds. Throwing lead with them two sick shooters at his. It will be many days before the Lone Ranger will ride again. Yeah. Him help though. Help? Again them crooks and that fella at their head? How in thunder can he? When it is safe, Tonto will come to him for advice. Do not fear my son, though the masked man cannot be with you in person. You shall have the benefit of his counsel. Then Tonto, that means you're going to stay with me. Ah. Audrey, you go on to wherever the masked man is. And when you find him. See? You tell him to get well as fast as he can. But not to worry. Tonto and me will handle things. We'll light a blaze under them crooks if they won't put out. As they rode away from the mission, Arizona explained to Tonto the plan he and Graham Hoke would bring Turk Rigby to justice. You see, Tonto, Graham's put a heap of thought into how to clean up these outlaws around Spanish clats. Uh huh. Guess you recollect what he said about how they're organized. There's about a half dozen different gangs. One goes in for smuggling, one for holdups, one for wrestling and so on. That's right. And they're all bossed by this one fellow we can't locate. Not even the heads of his own gangs knows who he is. He's got a fella takes in their orders. Oh, me savvy. Now this hombre called Turk is one of the worst of the lot. It's his gang, holds up stages, robs banks and such. And if we can get him, then their big boss ain't gonna like it one little bit. Turk ain't the kind of a gent who can replace real easy. Oh, get him. Ever hear of the Jingle Bob Mines? Uh huh. They're the west of Spanish clats. Got a right big workings. Take out thousands of dollars in gold every month and melt it down themselves. And they send it to San Francisco. Oh. Well in the past year, they've had around a half dozen of them shipments held up and stole. All is by Turk. Oh, me hear of that. Thought you might have. Of course they've done what they could to keep Turk from learning when gold was going to be shipped. But somehow he most always finds out. Uh huh. When that happens, well it's just another fifteen or twenty thousand dollars gone into the pockets of them crooks. That's plenty cash. Two doggone much for comfort. But just the same, Graham figured out a way to use them hold up to trap Turk with. How old is that? After tomorrow, they're sending the gold out in a freighter. That freighter will be loaded with boxes and such. Like as if it weren't carrying nothing but supplies. Oh. There will be no guards along. But that don't mean Turk's going to be fooled. Fact is we're hoping he ain't. Why is that? We want him to raid the wagons. Me not savvy. Because we're going to be inside one of them big boxes the wagon will carry. Oh. And just when them crooks figure they're having everything their own way, we'll let them have it. Uh huh. That keep good idea. That ain't bad at that. Is it? I helped Graham figure. What's that? Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. we're going to catch her I haven't taken me we got idea how to talk about is it where are you playing glove I told you that the south of the mine you show Tonto place I could yes Arizona where dog wolf I left him at the ranch you get him Tonto take him what do you got my internal get dog then we tell you you come Tonto I reckon your boss let's go right get up get up get up get up get up get him up deep in the hills the two men who have taken Collins captive got it their prisoner into an increasingly wild and lonesome wilderness until friendly Turk gave the signal to hold this little pull up yeah oh boy boy what are you supposed to open here for this ain't no place to camp didn't figure it was good place for other things though come on climb out of that saddle my hands are tied you can make it I'm down before I drag you down what are you going to do yeah we better be getting on where the boys are waiting to think for a couple hours right away and what are you going to do I figured we better do what has to be done before we join them they don't have to know everything you are going to drill me no reason for letting you live is there stuff take them ropes off his hands and make them stand over by them rock yeah gonna shut up you can't no no please you can't I'll let them nobody's going to him you won't have a long yeah he's loose get over by them rock please please wait go on get over there you can't do me and you can't if you do they'll catch it they'll get you when you hold up the freighter you can't do it what's that you said let me live and I'll tell you everything you've been holding out on us they knew you'd likely find out about the freighter they've been hoping you would they got a scheme to catch it well now a bit who's they Graham and Arizona and they want us to try and get that ship in the gold yes yes why what are they scheming if I tell you will you let me live will you sure out with it and you ain't telling the truth just as soon as you get it out of me you'll go ahead just like you planned before you better talk to her not until I know you ain't gonna shoot me what you want us to do throw your guns out of reach let me have one of your horses why you if you don't I ain't gonna say one word you want to get blasted where you stand I won't talk I won't you can't hold it back you want to say anything he knows what that's planned and let him have it anyway ain't got nothing to lose by keeping still you mean we're to do like he says we have to you got to know what this came in don't we but he can't talk to her quiet make a fuss about it there's my gun so sure it's always all right you can take my horse yeah but I'm holding this bridle you come across now what do you've been holding back they're going to be hiding on the freighter laying fire huh how could they gonna be in a box big enough to hold the tour what I told you get out get out of there he goes to warn him and no he won't pick up the gun right he's got away any yeah what what well dog gone come back here fella stop your horses turning right around that's why I don't want to take my brand now I've got a brain there's any fellas any whole the names ain't gonna do you no good you treat me just a second what do you mean stop this change of things if Graeme and Arizona find out Collins has disappeared and if they figured it was on account of us maybe they'll guess he's talking and change their plans what he had to do stop I know the post don't like it to do nothing but take messages back and forth but this time you think you take my boys and hold up the freighter so they suppose but why what are you gonna do head back and keep an eye on Graham if they go through with their scheme like Colin said when you stop the freighter let him have it but if they change their plans I'll find a way to let you know now let me get this straight I'm the boss to hold up if we don't hear from you as they're hiding on the wagon like Colin said they wouldn't want to finish him right right and you let us know if they scheme anything different right again stop the wagon that will have passed then if I have to I know where to reach you and Colin take him with you but how they'll save him for later and if he wasn't telling us the truth well he'll wish he'd let us finish him like we planned all right get going two days later than a band of horsemen here in the woods is boarded the approach to Willa Pass they'd been there for some time but at last a crowd of dust in the distance revealed the approach of the freighter with a shipment of gold at the side of the wagon stub turning his saddle and addressed his followers that goes away again and sir can't hear you yet you just know what that means it means Arizona and Graham and maybe town or two are hiding one of them bosses just a second a wagon pulls up giving them don't even give him a chance to show themselves any box is big enough to hold him on brave film full of lead fellas having that and then there's a wagon come on let's go get up get up I'm gonna pull up pull up that horse before you get to up the next time up by a death sentence I ain't caring about him but the flies ain't nothing here worth a see you can't go on the mind your local and you pick it up pick us behind fellas to catch them that's their box you hear them fellas let them have it before they can climb out now where's the gold is go to the driver your owner and that's tunnel with him I thought it was inside that box somebody was in there who was it how can't get loose I thought we left them safe at camp we've got to find him off here they come off the half bad hurry and let's stop go back in there how'd he get in that a limit called him coming back we put him in there so he'd get a taste of the same medicine you figure on giving us when you come and once per told where you fellas were camp on the head outside just waiting for you to clear out soon as you did he got me away and we'd come here or kite how is it not all him get shot but him still is it make much difference to me which way it turned out the pole cat deserved being grilled a dozen times over on that right now he'll live to hang on the tunnel we did a pretty good job stop got away but turkey didn't and neither did these gents that he put we just started tunnel before we had done we'll get them all and that boss of theirs that hides behind them right go to the mask man would they well just watch our smoke all right you pole cats get moving for jail the copyrighted feature of the lone ranger incorporated