 A fiery horse with a speed of light, the cloud of dust and a hearty hyosilver, the Lone Ranger. In the early days of the western United States, the masked rider of the planes led the fight for law and order. Whenever men gathered around the campfire on the frontier, stories were told of his strength and courage, his daring and resourcefulness. No greater champion of justice can be found in the pages of history. Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear. From out of the past come the thundering hoofbeats of the great horse, Silver. The Lone Ranger rides again. Come on, Silver. We're on the train to Deadwood. There's going to be trouble. It was the largest and busiest cafe in Deadwood Gulch. It was Saturday night and the miners crowded three deep along the bar, shouting, laughing, eager to spend their hard-earned dust. Every hour, the noise increased. But suddenly, from one of the rooms that opened off the balcony at the rear of the cafe, a man's scream rang out above the good-natured bedlam. The cafe became silent. A door opened on the balcony. Quick, somebody bring a light up here. One of the waiters hurried toward the room with a lamp, and the door closed once more. Almost at once, the crowd turned as one man toward the front of the building. Sheriff Collier had entered the cafe. The bartender pointed to the room on the balcony, and the men opened away for the sheriff to the stairs. By now, the whispered word had gone the rounds of the cafe. A poker game had been going on in that room, and sitting in the game had been Blackie Leonard, the owner of the Golden Lady. Tom Hamlin, who supplied the miners in the bench land with water, young Larry Lawler, who had made the biggest strike in the last six months, and Matt Sheldon, the political boss of Deadwood. As the sheriff reached the door, he turned to the crowd below him. Don't anybody leave here till I say so. Is he dead? He sure is. Shut. It was a knife that did it. One of you three, huh? There was only the four of us in here. Stay right where you are. Joe! Yes, Sheriff? Send a couple of men up here. We've got to get Tom Hamlin over to the undertakers. He's dead. Now we can get down to business. Who did it? Larry? I don't know. Somebody knocked the lamp out. It wasn't the dark. Matt? I don't know. Blackie, this place belongs to you. You better give me all the help you can. I could lock it up if I wanted to. I don't know. Still playing poker, huh? All right, sit down at the table the way you were. What do you mean? Same seat you had. Where were you? Right here. Well, sit down. I was sitting at his right. Tom was... Tom was sitting here, by left. And I was sitting to the right of Blackie. There's a vacant chair between me and Tom. This one here. All right. Now what happened? You want me to tell you, Sheriff? I was dealing the hand and dropped down as soon as I looked at McCards. All right, go ahead. Let's have this straight. Well, like I say, I knew I was out just as soon as I looked at McCards. It was Larry that opened the park. It'd been losing pretty regularly. There, I'll open for 100. Between the cards I'm getting and the rates Tom's charging me for water these days, I'm going broke-faced. I'll raise it to 100. I'm in. You've been lucky so far, Larry. What do you mean? The rates are going up. I'm charging you a dollar a gallon from now on. You want? You in or out? I mean, give me two cards, Blackie. A dollar a gallon, Tom. Have you gone local? Nope. You can't wash out your gold without water. The water belongs to me. Make mine two, Blackie. I'll take three. Now, listen, before I'll pay you a dollar a gallon for water, I'll dig my own ditches. You might try it, Larry. That's not saying you'd get away with it. Who'd stop me? Me, for instance. Tom's getting to think he's awful important around Deadwood. I sure do. I'm not taking a back seat for anybody. What are you doing with your openers, Larry? I'll bet a thousand gallons of water. Up a thousand. I'm out. Yours? And five thousand more. There ain't enough chips to keep track of it, Blackie. Five thousand more. Your five and ten. Ten more? That's what I said. What am I like if I called, Blackie? Twenty-thousand. That's lots of water. You sort of got out of your depth, didn't you, kid? I haven't passed it yet. You forgot about all that machinery you bought and your payroll coming out of it. I'll call. You got it. Read them. Four eightes. What is this? It's hard to beat. I got four kings and an aches. The lamp craze to the floor. Tom yelled and, uh, when one of the boys brought in another lamp, we saw him on the floor. We didn't touch him, Sheriff, till you came in. It looks bad for you, Larry. You caught him cheating maybe, but you had no right to kill him. It isn't as simple as that, Sheriff. It was a knife that did it. Yeah, I got it right here. There wasn't any one of us that was carrying a knife. A knife's easy to hide. I didn't see the Tom was sitting with his back to that open window. There's a gallery outside, and that knife could have been thrown from there. There's engine markings on it. There was an engine outside. He could have done it easy. Worst of use of cooking up a story like that, Larry. Yeah. He got a chance with a jury. Why not take it? You're heading for jail, Larry. Look, there's an engine out there now. He's right. Don't move, Red Skinner. I'll get you covered. Uh, on her raised hand. Reach high. You're under arrest. Later that night, the Lone Ranger and the Great Horse Silver followed Scout to a grove near the jail. The call of a night bird reached the masked man's ears. And he headed straight for one of the barred windows. Tonto told him everything he had seen and heard at the cafe, and then... He didn't find the gallery until after the sheriff entered the cafe. That's right. When you heard Larry suggest that Hamlin might have been killed by someone outside, you let yourself be taken prisoner. Why, Tonto? Oh, Tonto not know. Him not think Larry do it. The evidence is all against him. That's certain. You must have had some reason. At one time, Hamlin take order from Matt Sheldon. Now Water bring him plenty money. Him not take order. Matt wouldn't like that. There hasn't been any open quarrel between them. No. What about Blackie? Oh, him work for Matt. Yes. I imagine that Sheldon owns a good share of the Golden Lady. You may be right, Tonto. I wish you hadn't done this. Maybe Tonto make mistake. I can understand how you felt. It's only that Larry is well known and liked in the Gulch. He'd have a better chance with the jury than you would. If we find some way to get you out of here, you'll be taken as an admission of guilt. That's right. There's no help for it though, Tonto. We can't let you stay here. They might hang you in the morning. Where'd you go? To the sheriff's. I'll see you later. Open the door, Sheriff. A mask, Grand. Back in sand. You've got a lot of nerve. Don't make a move for your guns. You're covered. What do you want? The keys of the jail. You think you'll get them? If you're wise, you'll hand them over. There's only one man in there, an engine. He's a friend of mine. He said his name was Tonto. Yes. And you wear a mask. He's not going to get it. I'll get it. I don't know if he'll get it. I don't know if he'll get it. I don't know if he'll get it. I don't know if he'll get it. I don't know if he'll get it. I don't know if he'll get it. Tonto. Yes? And you wear a mask. I caught a look at your horse, too. Hurry up. I can't waste time. He's a lone ranger. Well, I'm glad to meet you, Mask-Man. You can have the keys and welcome. You don't believe the Tonto's guilty? Of course not. But it wasn't until I got him over to the jail I found out what his name was. And I had to go through with it. I figured you'd be along, though. Do you think Larry's guilty? Oh, I don't know. I can't make head or tail of it. I guess it has to be him. I'd sure like your help in getting some real proof. real proof you can depend on it here's the keys here's my gun belt your gun belt I sure I can't just tell folks in town I'll let Tano go not without arresting somebody else he's got escape I'll tell everybody you came here got the drop and me took my guns and my keys then you knocked me out I'll give you plenty of time to get out of town mask man then I'll raise a posse intake after you you won't mind that will you not at all I can't tell you where the engines is he came back to our camp that's why I knew something was wrong and he led you to the jail and yes there's only one guard at the jail Joe won't make any trouble you'd better tie him up if that's the way you'd like it but you promised to help me in this case mask man you meant it didn't you yes Sheriff we'll meet again boys get in your saddles I want a posse and I want one quick what's up care man just held me up got my guns and the keys to the jail he's setting the engine free set him free we got something to say about that and save with hot play walk straight ahead Joe that's far enough I don't know you want me time up these iron bars will do inside Joe you'll pay for this we'll have to be caught first you hear that I'll bet it's the sheriff and the boys you'll be caught all right we hurry let's wait on oh there's a backdoor closer to the woods the sheriff said he'd give us plenty of time to get out of town you see that he must have left his house almost as soon as I did that sheriff leave men yes now see us if we try to cross this open ground them right get here for we get to wood we'll have to call silver and scout here's go to work did you hear that I heard somebody yelling came from back in the jail there's a couple of horses cutting out of the woods no riders on it white the paint straight to the backdoor get up there get up there the captain got away now boys I see the mask man there's the engine too we're swinging into the saddle after boys don't you worry sheriff all right with you they're heading up the couch look at that white horse travel they're still in range open fire 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 continue our story the lone ranger and tanto raced out of town ahead of a sheriff in his posse was not long before the great horse silver in the scout left their pursuers far behind then instead of following the trail of the west the masked man and the indian circled back to town it was an hour before dawn when they reached the deserted main street and rained up in front of the sheriff's office to come back the sheriff newsman won't be here for another hour good other people sleep it's locked we'll have to break it in put your weight into a tunnel we need light lamp on table some papers here your ward notices letters what you look for the knife but then I wait a minute this is a letter from Hamlin tanto and I think it's evidence what what letters say I'm raising the water rates and I expect the miners to fight but you'll stand by me Matt Sheldon isn't the only one who knows at all that's all except for the signature what it means we've got to find that out I still want to look at the knife but isn't in the safe try these drawers Joe I didn't stop to let him out him yell plenty loud let's hope it wasn't loud enough to wake the town I think we're safe if you could have been heard he'd been out long ago not in that one they're keen sorry yes it's an Indian knife isn't it ah Indian carve handle what does that sign mean it mean death what tribe you can tell that can't you it coyote knife there aren't any coyotes around here and south from here along way south come on we go there the knife came from the coward country and the murderer may have to what letter that was a threat Kimosabi Larry had a motive for killing Hamlin Matt and Blackie may have to that goes for the sheriff as well get him up come on silver we've covered the county without trying to trace of them your horses are tired and so are you going home get some sleep there's no doubt they're guilty you can't give up they're out of the county can't do anything about catching them now you've got to send out a wanted notice out of the county look at the door your office what they came back in broken we'd only got them before would they come back here I'll soon find out what's that paper and nothing that drawers open the knife still there but sheriff don't worry they won't come back again they do they'll hang go on home Larry get back to your mind there's just one thing I want to ask you before I go chef yeah what's that Tom Hamlin's dead we mine is up at the bench land need water who's gonna run his business and see that it's pumped up there I am you are got any objections no no that suits me perfect you won't hold us up the way he did I go on home don't worry about it I got business to tend to yeah I gotta let my deputy out of jail a week passed and in the office of the United States Marshal at San Fernando over a hundred miles to the south you certainly picked a job for yourself mask man aren't many more of these circulars but you don't even know who you're looking for one of four men I hope you'll find him hello come here come take a look at this oh Marshal I can tell you where to find this man are you right as far as Deadwood to pick him up let's see well I sure will and get your horse saddle we're starting tonight it was after dark three days later that the sheriff rode out of Deadwood and up to the bench land where Larry Lauder had his mind two other riders left town shortly after him and the lawman reached the mine the big building where the workman lived was already quiet but a light shone from the window of Larry's cabin time to just about right just me Larry never too late for business see you've been working yeah gotta figure out the payroll have a chair thanks well you didn't just come up here for the ride nope what's on your mind you've been getting enough water came from plain at all chair mm-hmm that's good got a bill just handed over now this must be a joke well that's the price Tom Hamlin said before he died isn't it he wasn't serious about that he he couldn't have been yes he was so am I well now look I I could pay you this rate if I gave you every ounce of gold I took out of the mine but the other miners appear couldn't it don't apply to them yet so that's it this is a holdup it's legal no it isn't you've got no legal right to use Tom's machinery and it's right away somebody's got to run the business you said so yourself not this way there's a government this territory and before I pay you one red cent I'll appeal to him oh no you won't learn I'll go to Washington if I have to I'll shut down the minute hello Matt howdy blackie evening sheriff how are things going you'll need persuading you've got here just in time what did you find out Marshall I asked at the cafe they said the sheriff left town half an hour ago and Matt and blackie they did to heading west that's right for the bench land that where Larry had mine that's not oh we may find them all together but we've got a hurry come on so you can't accuse me of Tom Hamlin's mother not now was the engine did it and that mess man helped him escape oh no Larry we just found out that engine's name was tanto the mask man was a lone ranger they don't go in for murder known rank yeah so when the sheriff told us that tonight we had to break down and confess you mean we confessed that you killed Tom before the lamp was knocked over and we both saw you that's a ton right swear it on the witness stand three of you working together you guessed it Larry we have been for a long time so if you want to save your neck you can either pay our water rate or sign over your mind don't make much difference I won't go ahead and arrest me put me on trial before it's over the whole territory you'll know the kind of crooks you're that isn't the way we work you'll try to escape on the way back to town tonight and I'll have to shoot you use your brains Larry you don't want to die so young I'm in on fall from here alcohol just in time come on it's going to take two of us to hold out I got it better gag him and tie him up here yeah when we leave here we won't head back to town first we'll get the job finished where there's no chance of being seen or heard on the door open yeah there's a chair knocked over and a piece of rope on the floor they've taken the kid a prisoner looks that way to me he must found something what is it right up here then go that way for the canyon one horse carry two men this is far enough let him down slide off mister we'll give him another chance that's the way you want it Matt I'll get the mind for next to nothing after he's dead but it'll be easier this way and cheaper to take the gag off lucky yeah go ahead yell all you want to your voice won't get out of this canyon one more chance Larry signed over the mind I'd rather die you will you know I'm ready just tell me one thing yeah what which one of you was it killed Tom Hamlin yeah what good will it do you to know that it was you I was right that knife did come from the window one of these two knocked over the lamp and you threw the knife what differences you're outside on the gallery and you drop to the ground what that came in by the front door the cafe that's a long range or get him play behind you blacky don't go for your gun you're covered I see him let him have it you won't get me you're up to do good work don't shoot on someone down my gun oh my hands you aren't hurt Connor Connor his name isn't Connor mass man it's called you that's that Connor and he's wanted in San Fernando for a burger and a bank robbery this is not good way now no tunnel the marshals going to see that a federal judge comes to Deadwood and all three of these men will be trying I didn't have nothing to do with Hamlin's murder neither to die that was a sheriff's idea you two knew about his past and he felt that was enough didn't want anyone else in Deadwood giving him orders if I hang they will to shut up you're not giving me orders anymore and Fernando's an awful long way from here how'd you find out the ship was wanted back there the knife told us that he brought it with him and you went all the way down there and back since the so you lay we're glad we got back in time so am I and you have your prisoners Marshall well you need any help in getting them to town not a worry gives me a hand that'll be a pleasure I'll say goodbye adios adios come on super come on wait mass man Marshall these honorees were getting ready to kill me and he saved my life I gotta thank him you better forget it son forget it you're cleared of murder and these crooks get what's coming to them it's all over and when the loan range is work is done he never waits for things you have just heard is a copyrighted feature of the loan range 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