 Hiyo Silver! Firey horse with the speed of light, the cloud of dust, and the hearty hiyo silver! The lone ranger! With his faithful Indian companion, Tonto, the daring and resourceful masked rider of the plains led the fight for law and order in the early western United States. Nowhere in the pages of history can one find a greater champion of justice. Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear. From out of the past come the thundering hoof feet to the great horse Silver! The lone ranger rides again! Come on, Silver! Let's go recall! I'm Silver! A short stocky man entered the cafe in dry gulch and sauntered toward a corner table where a blackie, smart and professional gambler sat over a game of solitaire. Hi, Jay. Sit down. Blakey, things are all set. You told Jed Harrison about Jim Woodley? Yep. When you told me yesterday that Harrison was to pick up 10,000 gold at the bank this afternoon, I went right out to a spreadin'. How did Jed take it? You know, Jed, being the next lawman, he never did have any use for anyone who broke the law. He was just getting ready to mount up and right out to the range when I rained up in front of his ranch house. Oh, there, oh boy. Hello, Jed. Howdy, Jake. What brings you out here? Just passing by. See, this is how I was near your spread. I dropped in to let you know somewhere hurtin' Tom. What you hear that's so important? Well, now I don't know if it's so important, but, uh, well, I do think it's something y'all to know. Well, tell me then. I've got work to do before sundown. It's about that new ranch hand of yours, Jed. Young Jim Woodley. What about him? Did he, uh, tell you much about himself when you took him on? He said he was a good ranch hand, needed a job, so I hired him. Well, maybe it won't make any difference to you, Jed, but, uh, that hombre did time in territorial prison for a bank job in Stockton. What? That's right. You can check with the warden up there if you want to. I just thought you ought to know all. Well, of all. So that jailbird had the nerve to come in and take a job in my spread. Did he? Oh, my boy. I'll go right out to the range and tell him to get off this spread pronto and to stay off. I'll show that young old hoot he can't put anything over on Jed Harrison. Get out of there! Get off to fire Jim Woodley. You say he rode off to fire him, Jake, but did he do it? How do you know Woodley didn't slick talk his way out of it? I mean, sure he didn't. I snuck along so as I could hear what Jed told him. He went up to where Woodley was working and started right in without no preliminaries. I've been hearing things about you. Yeah? How's that, Mr. Harrison? When you come here to work for me, I didn't ask you a lot of questions. I asked you a precious few. But I warned you that I wanted straight answers to those few questions. You remember that? Yes, sir. I remember that. I asked you for one thing. If you'd ever been in any crooked deals, you told me that you hadn't. Well, that's the truth. Then how come you spend a term in prison for bank robbing? How'd you know about that? Then it's true. Oh, yes, it's true. But I wasn't guilty. I was framed. That's what every crook says. I was, but... What's the use, then? I thought I could close the book in my past, but if it... If you close the book in this here job, take it here and get... Fired, huh? Fired as of right now. Get off this land as fast as you can get. He got off the place in short order. And he's here in town right now. Where's he staying, Jake, do you know? Yeah, he's over at the hotel. Got a room there. It's a good thing he didn't know we were the ones that framed him for that bank job. Yeah, he'd blow up if he knew it. He'd blow even higher if he knew we were about to frame him again. He sure comes in handy. Jay, how are we gonna do it, Blackie? You got that figured out yet? I gotta tip off that Jed Harrison will pick up his gold at the bank in about half an hour. Then he'll start back to his ranch. You ride on ahead to that cottonwood grove along the trail. Wait for him there. Be sure he doesn't see you. Oh, don't worry. Let Jed go past. Then let him have it. One shot's all I need. Grab the gold and hide it there in the big hollow tree. Then take a roundabout way to town. What are you gonna do, Blackie? I'm gonna see to it that Jim Woodley gets the blame, while we'll have the pleasure of spending Jed's ten thousand. I'll get going, Jake. Make sure you do a good job. A short time later, Blackie approached Jim Woodley, who was sitting on the porch at the local hotel. Clerk tells me you're Jim Woodley. That's right, I am. Ah, haven't I seen you someplace before? Well, maybe I get around. I have a message for you. A message for me? Yes, from Jed Harrison. Now, hold on, stranger. Jed Harrison said enough to me yesterday without sending anything. Take it easy, Woodley. Take it easy. Jed, sorry about yesterday. That's why he sent me to look for you. Sorry? I guess I don't savvy what you... Listen, Jed Harrison told me to find you and tell you he lost his temper yesterday. He says to forget the past and come on out to his ranch to work again. When did Jed Harrison tell you this? A short time ago. He was in town. But he had to get back to the ranch. He said for you to follow right away. He wants to have a talk with you and settle things. Now, if you hurry, you might be able to catch up to him on the trail. Well, I... I don't know. I do need a job. Go on, get your horse right after him. You can talk things out with him when you meet. All right. I guess I won't do any harm. I'll go. Thanks for the message. After watching Jim Woodley mount his horse and ride out of town, Blackie Martin went to the sheriff's office. Giving yourself up? This is no laughing matter, Sheriff Morley. You'd better get your men together for some riding if you want to keep Jed Harrison from being murdered. What? That's right. I overheard something that makes me believe Jed's in danger. Well, speak up. What did you hear? Yesterday, it seems Jed fired one of his men, a young hombre by the name of Jim Woodley. I overheard Woodley just a little while ago say that he was going to get even. And a short time after Jed hit the trail for his ranch, Jim Woodley sat out after him. I thought you ought to know. So he's following Jed Harrison, huh? Larry! Larry! Hey, what's up, sir? I've seen his young deputy. He's got to come along with me to prevent a killing. Got a couple of other men to come along. Sure, Sheriff. We'll be with you in a minute. Make it sooner than that. We've got to get going in Pronto. Or Jed Harrison will be dry-goached on the trail. Come on, get a move on here. It was late in the afternoon when the Lone Ranger and Tonto stopped to make camp. They selected a site that was well off the trail and were making preparations for an early suffer. Telling a dry-goach is about six miles from here, Tonto. Take the papers there in the morning. Give them to our old friend, Sheriff Morley. Now, it better we rest here tonight, Kimusabi. There's a long ride from Stockton. You hear that, Tonto? It's our next shot. Come from Trail. Yes. Perhaps we'd better investigate. Here's Silver Scout. Good thing we're not on saddle horses yet. Yes, it is. Come on, Silver. Get on up, Scout. Good thing, Tonto. No, we're not. Look, Kimusabi, head on trail near Cottonwood. A horse without a rider. Yes, there's someone lying there on the ground. Come on. Come on, Silver. He's still alive. Maybe we can help him. Go, Silver. Go, Silver. Drive open, Tonto. The one who shot him may still be near here. Me watch. He's dead, Tonto. Shot in the back. That's not good. What we do? Get his horse. Put the body across the saddle and take him to the town of the coroner's office. Can he get horse? Good. Steady there. Steady there. That's it. Here. Here, horse. Good. I will lift him into the saddle. A big man. Yes. Well-dressed. Easy, Silver. Steady. Need daylight. For a while. It'd be dark by time he'd get to town. Yes. Come on, Silver. Get him up, Scout. The lone ranger and Tonto had gone about a quarter of a mile toward town leading the horse that bore the body of Jed Harrison. As they skirted a hill covered with boulders, Tonto suddenly called a halt. Wait. He must have been pushed out. What's about it, Tonto? Meet your horse and trail ahead. Won't do for us to be seen with this dead man. Better we hide behind big boulders on hillside. Yes, hurry. We'll turn to the side here. Come, Scout. Come, Tonto. The body slid from the saddle. It's time to pick him up now. Come on, Tonto. Come, Silver. Get him up, Scout. Hey, Tonto. I must pick boulders. Hold him. Oh, quiet. He's having a steady climb now. Oh, oh, oh. Know what he'll do. You see him? Yes, he's bending over the body. Mr. Harrison. Mr. Harrison. He's not no man dead. He seems upset, I think. Listen, Tonto. Uh-huh. Me here. Other hook beats. Many horses. Yes, I see them. Four men. Oh, oh, oh. All right, that's for too late. Cover with your guns, mate. No worries, sir. We got him coming. Now, wait a minute, Sheriff. You don't have to be like that. Yes, sir. All right. Hurt your main trench again and get Harrison. Follow him out of town this afternoon. Now, report your red hat. If you like it, we can keep the man in town. We'll strain him up. I didn't do it, I tell you. I guess this man came up the trail and found Mr. Harrison lying here just like this. Yes, sir. He's got all the guns again. Keep him subbib. Yes. We know young Tonto not do it. He could have, Tonto, but it's not likely. Come on, gentlemen. I got these guns. I guess, sir, if Larry can take care of that, I'm rich. Fair enough, man. You ought to get back to town and get this old hood in the chamber before he knows it's out. We're ready, sir. All right, then, sir. Get on here, Ron. Ain't no money, but that's the way it works. Sheriff, we can only listen to reason. That's it. That's it. That's it. Get out of there. Get out of there. King of Subbib, young Tonto not have chance. He can get fun, maybe. I don't think so. Do you not think young Tonto doesn't have a chance? I don't think so. I don't think so. Then why do you not tell Sheriff when you give him papers, King of Subbib? More to convince than the Sheriff Tonto. The best way to prove that he didn't kill the man they called Harrison is to find the one who did kill him. And that's just what we're going to do. One silver. Come on, scum. 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. How to continue our story. 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. How to continue our story. From their hiding place behind a large boulder, the Lone Ranger and Tonto watch the Sheriff and his men arrest Jim Woodley for the killing of Jed Harrison. After waiting a few minutes, the Lone Ranger and Tonto follow the group of horsemen down the trail toward the town. It was almost an hour later when Jim was led into the jailhouse and taken to a cell at the back. All right, Woodley. Get inside. Oh, now look. Sheriff, I didn't kill him honest. You can tell by looking at my johns. They're both still loaded. They're reloaded before he rode upwardly. Nope. We caught you red-handed. You threatened Jed. You followed him. And we found him shot in the back. That's evidence now. I didn't threaten him. I was told to go. Take your breath, young fella. You may need it. You gotta go out now and make sure no lynch mob comes to the storm and the jail. When the news gets around, there's gonna be plenty bad. I guess it's no use. No matter what I say. They look... What the? Yeah, over at the window. The moonlight's shining through that window. It looks like you have a mask on. I have. Never mind that now. And here's a friend that came to help you. How can you help me? The window's barred or something? I want you to answer some questions, Jim. You know my name? I heard them call you Jim out on the trail. On the arrest that you was watching. And maybe you killed Jed here, sir. No, I didn't kill him. I'm going to find out who did. Why were you following Harrison? Well, a friend of his came to me and told me Harrison wanted to talk to me about coming back to work for him. He suggested I ought to ride after Jed and do the talking along the trail. Who was the man who told you all that? I don't know his name, but he did look kind of familiar. He's tall and dark, talk smooth like an ed shaggy eyebrows and a big black mustache. I see. Well, Jim, don't give up hope. I think we'll find a way to get you out of this. I'll use to him it again. Meantime, in the cafe, Blackie and Jake were doing their utmost to arouse the men against Jim Woodley. Now, wait a minute. It seems to me, men, that when a man's caught red-handed like Jim Woodley was, standing right over the man he'd killed, something ought to be done about it right away. Ah, sure. I heard Jed hash and was carrying $10,000 in gold when he was killed. Yes, that's why Woodley went after him. He must have healed the gold amongst the rocks. Jed Harrison was one of the best ranches around here. He was everybody's friend, even Woodley's. Until he found out Jim had done time in territorial prison, Jim Woodley's a proved crook and a killer. So why wait for the Lord? Come on, let's go get him. Yeah, what are we waiting for? Let's stream up. Get some rope, somebody. Let's go to kill him. Get some rope. While Blackie and Jake were arousing the crowd, Tonto approached the Lone Ranger who stood in the shadows behind the jail. Did you spot him, Tonto? Ah, tall, dark man from Stash and Café with short, stocky puller. Then, give strong talk to the crowd about Jungfeller and jail. Then say, get rope, hang him. I expected that move. Then come to jail now. Yeah, let's move toward the front. Here, Tonto, this is a message for the sheriff. Give it to one of the deputies as soon as you can. Ah. Now we'll wait here in case the sheriff needs help. We'll bust right in and take him. He won't kill anyone else. Break down the door, man. Stay right where you are, all of you. We came to get Woodley. Then you ain't going to stop us, Sheriff. Keep your guns on him, Larry. I sure will. Ah, listen to me. I'm sheriff here. Nobody's going to lynch anybody out of my jails, have he? And the first man that tries to bust his way in here is going to get a bullet in his hide. There, Sheriff. And he's going to get a bullet in his hide. Hey, Sheriff. An engine over there at the edge of the porch gave me this note for you. He says it's important. Tom, I ain't got no time now for no reason. What's that? Something shiny. What's a bullet? Looks like a silver bullet. Silver bullet? Let me see that note. Keep him covered while I move over to the window to read this. I got him covered. We're warning you, Sheriff. We're going to take Jim Woodley. Yeah, and you ain't going to stop us much longer. Let's rush it right now and be done with it. Hold on, everybody! Got a note here that's important. I want you to listen while I read it to you. Quiet, everybody! Now, listen to this. If you want positive evidence against the killer of Jed Harrison, go to the scene of the crime and you'll get it. Well, what's that mean, Sheriff? That means just what it says, I reckon. That's some kind of trick. You've got evidence enough already. You can take my word for it. It isn't any trick. And if we find positive evidence that Jim Woodley did kill Harrison, by thunder, I'll help you string him up. So there! Just one is to leave so your deputies can take Woodley away. Yeah, you can't fool us that away. Now, listen. I'll have my deputies bring Woodley right along with us and we'll all go out to the scene of the crime. How about it? All right, then. Moon's friendly bright, but you better come and get some lanterns and torches to take along. Now, all of you, get ready. Now, lead you right to the spot where we found Jim Harrison's body. All right! Working time. Did you keep an eye on the two men? Yeah. And I'm here, Sheriff, read note. Then leave crowd, get horses, and ride trail out of town. Good. Silly big fella. We'll have to do some fast riding to catch up with them. Come on, silver. Let him up, scoundrel. I'd sure like to know who sent that note or what he meant by it. You think he's meant somebody for you? Well, I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know what he meant by it. You think he's meant somebody found a gold in the hollow tree? How do I know? The main thing is for us to get there in plenty of time to get the gold before the sheriff and the men get there. And if there's any evidence, I want to know it. I don't see how there could be anything. I wish plenty careful when I took the gold out of the saddle bag and hid it, though I didn't drop anything to be evidence. That's what you think. But somebody found out something or the sheriff wouldn't have received that note. There's a cutwood broke just ahead. I know. Oh, oh, there, oh. Come on. Let's look in the hollow tree. All right. I'm coming. There's the tree right here. Let's see if the gold is still in there. It's almost there, boys. What are you bringing me out here for? Just take it easy, son. You'll find out soon enough. Here's the place, sheriff. Just ahead. Yep, that's it, all right. What do you say, Woodley? Is that the place you found? You've been to know Richard Harrison? All right. I guess so. Yes, he's afraid of what we'll find there. Yeah. Remember, sheriff, you told the crowd if you found positive proof. Like that note said, the point is to, Woodley, you'd help stream up yourself. Yep. That's just what it did say. You're the sheriff. You're supposed to prevent lynching. Nobody said there was going to be a lynching, son. Here we are. Oh, oh, oh, oh. All right, everybody. Get your lanterns and torches and see what you can find in the way of evidence. Make sure you cover every inch of the ground and get busy. Well, what do you find, Jake? It's still here. There it is. Good. Carry it over your horse while I take a look around. If there's anything else I want to... Where do you want it? Both of you. Jake, look. Who is it? Somebody else after this gold, but he won't get it. Jump behind the tree. Quick. Oh, there you are. He winged me. You better give up if you know what's good for you. I'll give you an answer to that. How's it going? You ought to find it out, huh? That's all right with me. We haven't found the things, sheriff. This was a trick after all. Dagnabbitman, that note said there was no evidence at the scene of the crime. Must be around here somewhere. Yeah, we might as well give up, sheriff. I admit we've covered every inch of ground, but I still think we ought to keep... Eh, what's that? Well, it's coming from up the trail a bit. Get to your horses, man. Let's get up there. Come on. Give up sooner or later. That's what you think. What's that, sheriff? Hey, look at that big forest. Another forest in England. Hey, that's Berkey Martin. Berkey must have caught him. Quiet. Quiet, everybody. Is that a big fella? Yeah, what's this all about? Easy, Silver. Well, Morley, the men you have under your guns over near that tree are the killers of Jed Harrison. Right there at their feet is the evidence against them. The goal they took from Jed when they killed him. Well, they couldn't have killed Jed, sheriff. We found Jed's body a quarter of a mile back on the trail. Yes, that's right. But he was killed right here in this cottonwood grove. How do you know that, Mass Man? Because my Indian friend and I found him here after we heard the shot that killed him. We were taking him into town when we heard hoof beats coming up the trail. I decided we'd better not be seen. But the body slid from the saddle onto the trail. We hid behind a big boulder and saw Jim Woodley find Jed. Maybe he killed Jed himself. Why should we listen to all that stuff? Wait a minute, man. This hour of law is working with Morley. We caught him trying to get away with the goal. That's right. Wait a minute. I sent a note to the sheriff telling him that if you came to the scene of the crime, you'd find evidence. The true killers were the only ones who knew the real scene of the crime. They came here while all of you went to the other spot. That's right, men. Blacky and Jake lit out before we did, and they came right here to get the goal they hid. I believe the Mass Man. They killed Jed Harrison. You won't do any more thinking like that. Look out, Sheriff! That was quick. We can bring Blacky right to the shoulder. Get their guns, boys. We'll take him in for the murder of Jed Harrison. All right, Sheriff. If you say so. But, Sheriff, we saw Jim Woodley bending over Jed when we found him. You were riding only a short distance behind Jim Woodley. If he had shot Jed, you'd have heard the shot. Now, here's some paper, Sheriff. I was bringing them to you. Hmm. This one says that dying outlaw confessed to robbing a bank with Blacky Martin and Jake Summers and that they framed a man named Jim Woodley for the crime. Boy, and that's the same one. Only in Stockton, he didn't have a mustache. I only saw him once. Yes, and he tried to frame you again, Jim. But this time he didn't get away with it. And now he'll hang for murder, him and Jake both. I'll be seeing you again, Sheriff. Hey, Sheriff, what's the other paper you have? Now, why do you take that Mass Man's word for everything like you do? Quiet down, all of you! Hey, I'll answer you about this other paper and that'll answer your second question. This here paper says I'm to give all the help I can for the Lone Ranger in his search for some outlaws up this way. It's signed by the United States Marshal. You mean to say that, man? Yes, I sure do. That's the man I'm supposed to help. Only he helped me tonight. He's the Lone Ranger. The Lone Ranger? Gosh! The story you have just heard is a copyrighted feature of the Lone Ranger Incorporate.