 horse with the speed of light a cloud of dust and a hearty hi-ho selver the lone ranger with his faithful Indian companion tanto the masked rider of the planes led the fight for law and order in the early Western United States the stories of his strength and courage his daring and resourcefulness have come down to us through the generations and 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 beats of the great horse silver the lone ranger rides again in the simmering heat of a summer day two horsemen rode along a lonely trail in the back country north of the Rio Grande spirals of dust shot from beneath their horses hoops and hung in the still hot air beneath the brims of their sombreros their eyes were narrow with their features hard ruthless the unmistakable faces of outlaws we better be moving out of these parts Vince this country's getting a mic too civilized ever satisfied are you lucky that ain't just me the rest of the boys are getting restless too I'm still the boss lucky it's time to push on I'll decide when and where it'll be sure Vince but you gotta admit that rustling ain't safe no more it's too risky getting rid of the cattle afterwards I'm not figuring on rustling they can open a new stagecoach line from elbow bend the Colby next week what about it they'll be freaking gold no stage stick ups from me Vince this country's too open ain't no cover in it anywhere getting scared lucky not scared Vince just say ain't that a creek we're coming to yeah sure that's saying crossing it's a Ford must be you don't sound too convincing I'm gonna try it out you're worse than an old woman lucky what are you afraid of quick say yeah oh boy for that easy easy gonna try it out with a rock be careful you don't fall in like I thought what quick sand that sand swallowed that rock like it was starving how wide would you say that quick was 60 feet too wide for a stage to cross that sand to the other side sure stage couldn't get more than halfway and sure be nice getting our hands on some gold again wanted lucky what do you mean the stage is gonna take this road your local Vince the stage you'll take the main trail straight through the Colby that won't not after we switch the signpost the crossing switch the elbow bend the Colby runners a new route for the stage company lucky the drivers will be detainent better than a signpost to direct them especially at night yeah that's right it's on the night stage that they'll be freighten the gold you mean I'm thinking we can make mighty handy use of that quick sand lucky you sure got a head between them shoulders Vince wait till the boys hear about this that's right we're gonna be ready for the first stage the Colby over the border town of elbow bend it was a week later and there was a bustle of activity before the express office the night stage was being prepared for its first run to Colby the shadow of a building nearby a tall man who wore a white hat and a black mask watched the proceedings with his Indian companion that's Jim Lane now Toto him drive stage him Lane not outlaw now he never was an outlaw Toto he just fell in with the wrong crowd we helped him out of that scrape in Mexico he promised to break with that gang and you keep his word him good man coming this way give us a chance to compliment him on his new job hello Jim the mask man well this is a surprise you remember Toto sure how could I forget either of you after what you did for me how are you Tondo Tondo fine well I kept my promise I even got a job driving that stage I know Jim congratulations thanks say am I indebted to you for this job too what do you mean well when I asked to drive the stage they cold-shouldered me and one day the Marshal stopped me on the street and questioned me a few minutes later he took me to the express office and the job was mine that's fine Jim have you been in town since I got here yes Jim I wanted you to have your chance just as I thought how can I ever thank you by doing your job as well as you can Jim you can rest easy about that partner I'm gonna be the best stage driver the company has besides I I've got another reason for wanting to make good you see that girl stepping into the stage yes that's Barbara Wilkins we're gonna be married next week congratulations again she lives in Colby she's been over here visiting the horses are all hits Jim we better get moving that man's face seems familiar who is it lucky Peters he's the guard for the gold you're carrying gold huh come on well goodbye you two good luck Jim I don't I may see you in Colby come on so get him up count great pair of him to hello Barbara better tuck that robe around your knees it'll get cold when we hit the trail thank you Jim hey give me a hand of the driver seat lucky here you are the gold stood away yeah come on your car uses we're heading for Colby black clouds hovered in the heavens when an hour later Vince Collins in his gang rode up at the quick sand board at elbow creek all right boys wait here we see the stage lucky getting a job as guard of the gold on the stage yeah that is kind of funny nothing can go wrong now boss we switch the sign post and the stage is a sense to take this trail instead of the right one yeah remember Luke the stage hits the creek you take a couple of the boys and ride down there get the girl out and take it to Colby and report the sheriff I got you Vince after we leave you and the rest of the boys will unload the gold cut the horses loose and drive the stage into the quicksand right that's it think without a trace express coming a figure the gold went down with it and boss the stage is coming get your horses out of sight over that hill man Luke you and your boy stay here buy no slip ups there won't be any Vince treat that girl passenger general they wanted to think you're trying to help I understand boss all right boys get him up you sure this is the right road lucky sure Jim I know this country like a plot don't look familiar to me I'm pulling out don't be a fool Jim you want to be late on your first run we're doing Colby in an hour never get there on this trail you must have taken the wrong turn back at the point of the sign pointed this way maybe somebody twisted it I'm going to pull up hey there's elbow Creek up ahead that proves were right that proves were wrong there ain't any quick on the new stage route whoa take your hands off I'm driving this animal over quick you get a slight when they shoot nine what hey what's the idea show you why you're low down double cross and coyote that'll teach you not to argue with a gun steady now pull the bridge over the creek is down ma'am what happened I don't know the last big stormy had was to wash it away make that a board across the creek I wouldn't advise crossing that mister that's quicksand I need passengers inside test one a girl mind giving her a lift to course not boys help the young lady out everything set lucky good about the driver he's out but he'll be all right I mean to voice him up in your car you know Vincent the boys will take care of him they'll be here soon as we leave with the girl you better keep an eye on the girl she may cause I know what to do he can't come now ma'am he's busy taking charge of the stage boys you mean you're taking you to Colby the new stage route sometime after Jim Lane had set forth on his first run the low ranger and tanto rode at an easy pace toward Colby suddenly the masked man rained in his great white stallion oh why we stop here that's signed hollow arrow points along the other road oh that's enough right that trail goes south yes I know I'm afraid Jim may have taken it with a stage better investigate come on silver get out scout this road go to hell go quick and he bad quicksand no creeps for this moon we'll be able to see the creek from the top of the next ride feeling I've seen the guard of that stage before he may be outlaw steel go perhaps Toto is he may be working with a partner who switched the sign there's a stage now well so many men there what them do some of them seem to be unloading the gold there may be outlaw look two of the men are unharnessing the horses watch I'm driving them away I didn't do that I don't yes there's a reason the gang is pushing the stage into the quicksand they're trying to conceal all choices of the stage came a copy you look there what is it Toto that fellow drive stage Jim Lane he's a prisoner see look if daddy's hands that bright other gangs leaving heading south come on silver get him up scout stage is taking Toto quicksand swarming stage panifax we can't let it get that stage out first we'll make sure the gold was stolen me climb free that's a good idea you can climb on that limb and crawl out over the stage here wait a minute give you a hand up look for the gold in the baggage compartment the box of the lid open and you see it yet box empty that's all we need to know come on back Toto we've got to get that stage out of the quicksand to prove the theft sinking deeper every minute what we do where you silver Toto the scout to help him we can pull that stage out here's my rope spinning as Larry at the Lone Ranger skillfully looped a rack jutting from the rear of the stage he threw a hitch about the pommel of silver saddle another rope was tied to scout saddle and he gave the signal I'm on silver you can do it oh the powerful white stallion and the sturdy paint through all of their great strength into the task quicksand that was sucking the stage into its mire began to yield they're doing a tunnel the stage is pulling free good any good 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 riding into Colby with Barbara the outlaws led by Duke headed for the sheriff's home back in a minute ma'am just want to report what's happened to the stage to the sheriff nothing's happened to it it just can't get through it's freight and gold ma'am there may be outlaws on the prowl laws then Jim may be in danger I'll go with you wait here ma'am I'll take care of everything Luke Davis chef I got news for you just a cow puncher sheriff mind if we talk inside what's on your mind mister I want to report a robbery sheriff what's that that's what it appeared to be to the boys in me anyways it was right along elbow quick when we saw the stage from elbow bends stand by the side of the road elbow quick what was the stage going down there I don't know sheriff maybe the drive in the guard had a plan to steal the gold he was freight what makes you think that well when the boys in me wrote up to see what the trouble was they both pulled guns on us told us to give the passenger lift to town and keep our mouth shut I see we did like we was told but when we topped the rise I looked back and they were driving the stage into the creek trying to afford it maybe I heard the guard call the driver Jim I figured yeah Jim Lane I told the express coming in with a mistake hiring a reformed outlaw for the stage and he won't get far I'll have a posse on his heels so quick it'll make his head spin at the outlaws camp Vince lucky and they're gang we're celebrating the success of their venture Jim bound and gagged lay on the ground near the fire how many of you boys still feel like moving on not even that gold looks too good that ends your beef lucky I still say we ought to hit for the border we'll wait for Luke maybe you'll have news it'll change your mind everything went fine Vince sheriff routed up a posse in Rodelville Creek the stage had sunk into the quicksand just like we figured there wasn't even a scrap of evidence you mean you couldn't even see the stage under water not a trace money it should get down so fast what'd you say about the driver Luke well I told the sheriff Jim had driven me and the boys away with the gun and then drove the stage into the creek that convinced him Jim was revertent to his old crooked habits some smart sheriff he figures Jim mired the stage in the quicksand while attempting to get away with the gold and that when the gold disappeared along with the stage and horses into the sand Jim Vamoose that's what we want him to think and Luke yeah the sheriff will spend all his time hunting Jim and Jim's not gonna see Kobe for a long long time got nothing to worry about boys maybe we can even get our hands and some more that gold why what do you mean Vince there's another stage coming from elbow bend of our night you ain't thinking of pulling that sign post trick again maybe but the driver won't fall for that wrong road a second time you'll know about I got a different angle for this hold up suppose we stop the stage of the crossroads yeah we make prisoners of the driver and guard same as we did you and Jim then we drive the stage into the quicksand at the creek first unloading the gold presto the coach disappears and there's no evidence nothing what's a sheriff gonna think if it happens again he's gonna go hunting for Jim here but he's never gonna find him and the sooner we get rid of that Omri the better it'll be for us Vince not yet Luke Jim's gonna do a job for us first just in case somebody spots us way lay in the stage Jim's gonna be real prominent in front and they won't be wearing a mask early the next day Barbara Wilkins called on the sheriff in his office her eyes flashed and her chin jotted forward in determination well Barbara this is a surprise I hear you suspect Jim are trying to steal the gold from the stage that's right Jim's innocent he wouldn't do such a thing Jim's been an outlaw before Barbara I reckon writing in the same coach with gold tempted him back to his old habits that's not true I'm telling you Barbara Jim landed the stage in quicksand trying to make his getaway and for most when he couldn't budge neither the coach nor the goal I don't believe it Jim's not that sort we were gonna be married I'm sorry Barbara take my advice and forget Jim he ain't worth the trouble sure the stagecoach come down the road stagecoach the day coach ain't do from elbow bent this afternoon his night coach it's one that gets stuck in the quicksand how in thunder you come on Barbara I want to gander at that stage I'm coming sheriff there she comes two men on the box what one of those men's an engine the other's mask get ready to cover a man don't shoot sheriff the mask man's raining up he's gonna stop I ain't taking any chances Barbara hold pull up them horses in the name of the law stand where you're running this stage over to you as evidence you'll find that the baggage compartment has been broken open it's right sheriff it's nothing here then the goal was stolen what have you done with it stranger the goal was stolen by outlaw sheriff you're right stranger you and Jim Lane you're on the wrong trail neither iron or Lane had anything to do with taking the gold in fact Jim Lane is being held captive by the gang Jim a prisoner who would believe that if Jim Lane is with a gang he's more than likely one of that's not true I were an outlaw sheriff why should I drive the stage here we'll find out about that when the time comes meanwhile I'm locking you up what's going on here for just in time Marshall this here's one of them outlaws that robbed the stage last night you're making a mistake Sheriff he just rode up in that coach the goal has been broken out of the baggage compartment sorry Sheriff that goal was the property of the United States government the government's taking charge of this case right now release that man I hope you know what you're doing Marshall I do Sheriff I've already talked with your prisoner what do you mean just this instead of locking up the mask man you're taking orders from him that night the Lone Ranger once Morris tried the fiery silver rode at the head of the sheriff's posse well ain't it time you told us where we're heading the stranger of course that's where the outlaws planned away lay the stage just point them out and I'll do the rest I've told your men that we're just watching the whole that you told them what it'll be time enough to attack later we've gotten the evidence science you've got to find out where they're hiding that first ship in a gold won't be carrying it with them Barbara Horton Tarnation brings you here this ain't no place for a pedicle no skedad not leaving till we found Jim in your horse's man what's the whole up from this hill there's the gang hiding in that ravine yes with this full moon we can see him plainly there the outlaws all right they're all massed one in front isn't listen isn't that the stage rounding the bend yeah there she comes the outlaws have spotted it to head and straight for ambush that isn't the new stage it was Martin the quicksand no Marshall I understood your Indian friend her but back to elbow bends so it could make the night run had a better idea Marshall say that's Jim Lane in front of them outlaws oh no it can't be as it is Jim Sheriff but he's not an outlaw my eyes tell me he is stranger all right boys not time to attack your what are we waiting for they're tying up the driver in the guard ain't they nonloading the gold you can't accuse an innocent man Sheriff Jim Lane is the outlaw's prisoner see man standing behind Jim is holding a gun on him it's true look they're driving the stage down the trail toward the creek and Jim Lane's holding the reins I've seen enough tell you men to follow me sure where to we can't let them outlaws get away every minute counts corn silver all right men follow the match man with the stage you double-cross and pull easy son one thing sure I ain't driving these horses to that quicksand get better if you know what's good for you don't frighten me I heard you talking last night figuring a murder in me after this job in high-tailed from Mexico rain up there keep them covered fence I'm taking the reins I'll keep the kid my gun side on the trail up ahead at the creek looks like a wagon it's my new stage somebody must have pulled it out pull up lucky oh I can't the right one whole crack swing over to the side there ain't room there's a ditch alongside your horses are out of control I'm gonna head for camp you all right lucky tracks for the hideout boys sure I must have wasted that stage fence and if he did he may have followed a trail to the camp I should have listened to you in the first place lucky we'll hustle back to the hideout for the gold and high-tailed from Mexico Prado come on easy horse is the camp lucky but I have a look at that goal right away yeah forget him for a minute couple of your boys start digging up that goal it ain't been touch boss anybody you take it they wouldn't bother to fill up the whole stuff I can help with that digging this is you say boys was a shooting come from the woods that came from the south they've got your cornered Vince your road into a trap come and get us I know that boy your tongue wagon coyote at least they won't take you alive for the man we gotta throw in Vince they're too many for it ain't that your fool you just can't see him to shoot at him but I ain't giving up our show another hit for the mask man come on and get them they're all Richard for the sky they're your business chef the gold is buried into that tree where they started to dig yeah say you're all right stranger and have located him but hadn't been for you Donald deserves a cut at Marshall he drove Jim stage to elbow Creek for the outlaws to find if it hadn't been for you I'd be six feet under we couldn't have acted sooner Jim or the sheriff would have arrested you for an outlaw but you're clear now when you get back to elbow bend don't be surprised to find not only your job waiting but a raise a raise call it a wedding present Jim Jim you're down to name honey and guess what the mask man he's riding away oh and just as I was 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