 horse with the speed of light a cloud of dust and a hearty hi-o silver the lone ranger the record of the lone rangers thrilling fight against outlaws and crime will not be found in the written pages of American history however the exciting stories of the mysterious phantom figure of the planes his great horse silver and his faithful Indian companion tanto are as vivid today as they were in the pioneer days of the west adventure returns as silver shot hoops thunder down the trails of long ago the lone ranger rides again at the end of the civil war bolliver baits and hacksaw Hawkins had driven westward with little to show for their careers of soldiers other than a saddlebag stuffed with worthless Confederate paper money as our story begins we see them mounted on a pair of swaybacked horses on the road leading to the capital of the territory uniforms are ragged their belts tightened to the last notches I tell you hacksaw team bright team just that's what it is what do you want more of it look at us just look at us here we are two of the finest soldiers that ever followed general Bob Lee and we ain't got no food no cash no prospects all we got his stomachs are from fully impenetrable like a bus yeah and a sack of Confederate paper money the useful to build a fire where that we had something to cook when the fire was built five thousand dollars worth of Jeff Davis paper money and it won't buy a mess of beans Bob can't you think of nothing we can do to get something to eat I'm powerful hungry you're hungry so help me hacksaw if I didn't get blisters riding bareback I'd eat the saddle of general Sherman here hold on a second here comes a couple of fellows on white horses they might lend us a hand one for his man I ain't particular I thought stranger stop a minute oh general Sherman whoa general Sherman yes my horse he kicked me once when he was in the cavalry so I named him after that yanky you seem better days mr. general Sherman was once one of the finest horses south of Tomok Jebs to it himself never rode a finer one so you rode with Jebs to it sure did why stranger I was Jebs right hand man and I was he's left go on ball of her you might just as well try it once more maybe the mask fella in the engine ain't as known as they look what do you want to ask me well you see we got our saddle bag full of paper money that we figured we might trade you for silver paper money it's right handsome Confederate money well what if it is it's still pretty looking you can't spend Confederate money now we found that out stranger shock she knew that a well bother I reckon we're going hungry again tonight I declare if I don't see food might as soon I won't recollect what to do with it maybe we may camp here yes time up this place is fine wouldn't you man like to camp here with us we food enough to go around food you mean vitals the real thing yes mr. we'd be downright ossified without not gratitude don't know how to fix them and we'd be right glad to help you in any way we could engine but I'm a fear the sight of food would be so weak and we wouldn't be worth much as helpers you man might be able to get jobs if you have a lot of courage strange if it had been it doesn't move like us the south of the one the war it'll mean work work gosh I so you hear that we can pride for stomach sake name the job stranger we got nerve and courage of plenty there's been trouble collecting taxes in Los Palmas County that's so the ranchers are not in sympathy with the federal government men who have been sent out to get the taxes haven't lived long how bad do we need that job bad enough to take it wonder if we can get it after we've eaten I'll tell you how to reach the officer mr. Bradley at Los Palmas the lone ranger fed the two old veterans then directed them to Clint Bradley the mask man in town of mountain and rode ahead that evening they went to Bradley's home and took cover in the concealing shadows outside watching the two old men as they meet the tax commissioner yes your name Bradley yes we'll shake the hand of Bolliver Biggs that's me and hacks or Hawkins that's him glad to know you what can I do for you but ain't what you can do for us it's what we have to do for you we aim to collect the taxes what's the matter you want to leave this world we need jobs Los Palmas people don't like paying taxes to the government take a look at what's left of our clothes Bradley maybe we can talk the same kind of language them folks talk confederates and proud of it say you wouldn't want to change some shin plasters for cash would you know if you're really serious about collecting the taxes you'll hide come inside and I'll give you the list of names and what each man owes the lone ranger thought of a plan to aid Bolliver and hacksaw in the collection of the taxes the mask man had learned the route the two old soldiers would take so he and Tata rode ahead of them as the first stop they'll make Tata Bonneville ease ranch we go there first yes we'll have to make sure the old man aren't too far behind us you take care of the horses take the horses around to the rear of the house I'll meet you there. Bolliver and hacksaw should be long soon and then near and be here maybe two three minutes well I'll meet you later then I'm silver white collar open the door Lee I want to talk to you well what the cover don't move what's this a whole lot of you think I want to say right where you are bring out your gold and silver robbery you mean money you have money here you refuse to pay your taxes so you must have money I'll relieve you over there hold on let's talk I have no time for talking bring out the cash I better get it Barnaby they don't sense in trying to talk him out of Robin yeah you better get it someone coming here maybe they'll save us listen to me Lee I'll be at the rear of the house I'll keep you covered while those men are here betray me and you can guess what will happen all my six a lot of hacksaw here's the first stop in the doors wide open I'm right with you Bolliver get rid of those men as soon as you can remember my warning Barnaby their soldiers southern ones yeah I see walk right in being the doors open if your name is Lee we hang out to make some talk I'm busy today and so are we busy that's why we don't hang out to spend much time here leave you all the government some tax money oh here's papers signed by mr. Bradley which gives us the right to collect that same as the amount you owe and here's my old persuaded to see that you pay up you you do a tax collectors southern yes solely and we fit as hard as any 10 men again the Yankees now we can some of the collecting of the taxes by thunder you can stand the pain of yeah sure sure I'll pay him here's the cash right here we pay the taxes and don't go glad to do it well fry me for a side of a take the cash take it all pay up my taxes for the next few years in advance and don't you try no skin games I take the cash and welcome just give me a receipt for it I'll mark my ex right here showing I got the cash you fill in the amount yourself my eyes ain't good hex or pick up that cash sure enough there and now I'm paid for years ahead good luck to your Jensen thanks for coming for that cash I still don't savvy but I sure can see the cash I got the cash ball over let's get going for mr. Lee changes his mind come on must be he's heard of us and my downright determined look shorty man was no you sarge fire nothing to steal come on there to stick up man reckon that's the time of would you stay do you get my cash I paid up my taxes and went back here I thought he'd be shooting me most any second seen what I was about to do I hey you where are you look at him travel and engine with his silver he called that whole silver marty great guns maybe I wasn't so smart after all the masked man carried on with his plans he raced away from Lee's ranch only to join tanto and ride to the next place where a bolliver and hacksaw would call they're they again pulls as robbers don't make a move bring out your savings and I'll take the money you've been refusing to pay off and taxes for the last year but string it out someone coming in get rid of them as soon as you can I'll be in the kitchen you're all pay my taxes there's the cash right there don't go to ball over there's something wrong about this but I'll be a six-regged cat if I can sell him what it is there's my tax money take it and welcome to it thanks for coming hacksaw I've never seen the like of it wherever bolliver and hacksaw called to collect the overdue taxes they found the ranch is surprisingly willing to pay men who had loudly claimed they'd never give the government its money turned over their cash to the two old soldiers without a word of protest bolliver and hacksaw carried on for several days we joined them as they make camp for the night nine fifty sixty seventy eighty nine hundred and eighty dollars now dad but it ain't that something magnanimous sure something why shucks bolliver folks are downright scared out in their wits of us must be the steely look I get my eye that ain't it hacksaw it's a ring of determination in my voice that gets them I never seen folks pay up like they've been doing we better get this cash back to Mr Bradley before it gets too heavy for general Sherman to do bolliver I've been having notions about that cash what do you mean hacksaw wishing it was ours shucks we ain't cut out to be outlaws I know that bolliver but all the same that our horses ain't built for fast travel wonder if we'd have to be outlaws we got paper money we hey what's the matter with hiding the silver summers and taking the confederate shin plasters to Mr Bradley hmm I wonder if it at work tell him that's all the lost Palmer's county folks had so we had to take it hacksaw maybe you've got a notion that it works we had to take confederate paper didn't we sure we did why should we get stuck with it when we can pass it on keep the silver for ourselves my thunder hacksaw we could do it and we will Bradley can't catch us because he won't never know and none of the folks around here be speaking to him it wouldn't have reason to the too far away from his office besides that they don't have no use for him because he's a Yankee hacksaw we've been honest men all our lives but right here and now is where we change we get dishonest and do it so slick we won't never get catched the curtain falls on the first act of our thrilling lone ranger drama before the next exciting scenes please permit us to pause for just a few moments continue our story Bolivar and hacksaw two civil war veterans had collected nearly a thousand dollars in silver they were tempted to keep the cash for themselves and turn over an equal amount in worthless confederate money to the authorities we see them now before the desk of Clint Bradley federal official in charge of the collection of taxes this is confederate money yep that's what is Mr Bradley but the folks we got it from was confederate folks worthless now ain't that a dog on the shame I sort of thought you'd be having a kind word for a couple old glutes that done the best they know how in full-filling new orders I suppose it's not your fault boss we just risk our lives and to find the folks and making them pay up I tell you one easy maybe we'll raise some hard cash in the next calls we go out to make I hope so we figured we better totally in what we're here yes of course well we'll get moving again old Jeb Stewart would tell you that Bolivar Bates and hacksaw ain't men that give up we are a couple of the most determined men come back when you made some all-collection yes sure Sunday we will come on come on hacksaw coming good day to you Mr Bradley good bye and good luck paper money confederate money this stuff won't pay the bills to run the government Bradley hey hello my friend those two old men who just left him afraid your plan was a failure because the settlers didn't have silver money they did have but this year is the tax money those men just brought in I know it Bradley we put temptation in the way of two poor old men what do you mean they collected silver but they hit it what it's hidden under a rock they replaced it with their own worthless paper money why go double-crossing one moment these they aren't thieves at heart Bradley they stole they made a mistake but it isn't too late to correct it how children that they'll have nothing to gain by what they did and make use of them and collecting the rest of the Los Palmas coffee taxes and let them steal more money oh Bradley you know that your regular collectors failed in every case yes Bolliver and hacksaw made a collection in almost every place they went to with your help nevertheless where writers had the cash they paid their taxes agreed but what is your plan but Bolliver and hacksaw carry on and then let them come in here with the rest of the taxes they've collected and then what teach them a lesson they'll never forget a lesson that will make them useful citizens in a country that needs good men I don't have much hope for that but I will listen to your plan when the lone ranger left Bradley he continued his earlier plan he rode ahead of Bolliver and hacksaw stopping wherever ranchers owed tax money come on silver get along now general Sherman I don't hacksaw if I weren't a modest man I'd be out not stuck up by the way we managed to get them taxes without so much as a complaint it's me as a way folks sometimes thank us for the taking of the case I never seen them like it that masked man was no outlaw at all ma he was here for no other reason than to make us pay the taxes after several busy days Bolliver and hacksaw had completed their collections they returned to their camp hid the gold and silver that had been paid them for taxes and substituted worthless Confederate money once more then they mounted road again to Clint Bradley's office there's Mr Bradley at the door thank goodness you gentle back safe come on in how we figured on I've been worried about you it didn't meet any killers did you go off you know well come in come inside it's a good thing we've got some extra rooms here you men are just two jumps ahead of a lot of trouble going out you have the money we we got the saddlebags here they got the paper money in them still paper money well it isn't the money I'm worried about I'd hate to be the cause of the death of two men like you what yes where does come here there's a chance that the lost farmers people are angry at the way you made them pay the taxes they're likely to come here looking for you oh gosh well we'll just turn this cash over and hide it away from here there's a list of the names and the money each is paid yes too bad that it's all Confederate money I'd hope we could pay you your commissions in silver well being as you got that paper I reckon we'll have to be satisfied with some of the same far pay too bad a man can buy this money for about ten cents on the dollar we meant to complain though now if you leave us going I couldn't think of letting you risk your lives you'll have to wait until tomorrow before you leave you tomorrow yes if you started out now you might meet the ranchers heading this way tomorrow I'll send a guard with you but mr. Bradley we could have no old general Sherman is the headness horse she ever seen when he heads no no the responsibility for your lives rest with me and you stay here for tonight I have a room where to be quite safe tomorrow we'll see about getting you away from here but dad right at mr. Bradley you manner my responsibility I can't shut my duty I just come right in here and I'll show you where you can sleep I'll see that your meals are brought to you hang it hacksaw we ain't no choice here Bradley we'll protect you if I have to use a gun to put you in your bedroom hey this year looks like a jail to me look at them bars on the windows they won't get at you here and we won't get up nothing while we're in here not even sunlight it's here up it's only for one night if you'd committed a crime you'd spend years here then you'd have something to complain about you ain't going to lock us in are you course how else could I be sure you'd be safe you're treating us just like prisoners cheer up it won't be for long well by a foundation if this ain't a fine kettle of fish we got into Bob I don't like what he said about being crooked and staying here for a year on thunder didn't think I felt about it if them ranchers get here and tell him they paid in silver stated paper money we will stay here we'll never see the light of that ain't the worst of it did you hear what he said about being able to buy the shin plastic for dime a dollar's worth he knows ball of her ain't no two ways about it mr. Bradley knows issue with your bone and then even if he don't know look at what happens huh just suppose he does leave us go tomorrow with a guard to see us to the north dad ready we won't have no chance to get that silver don't go I never thought of that hacksaw we are just a couple of plain and fancy dog gone fools and digits we ain't cut out for crime ball of her mr. Bradley is opening the door to the office inside maybe he'll have grub first I could eat bread and water go all right with me here he is morning gents did you sleep good when we slept but we slept during little I never slept a wink these jails are awful well step out your horses are ready and you can head north you mean that sure I guess that would just a scare about the ranchers ain't been no more word from them and we're free to travel of course is there any reason why you shouldn't be free jumping juniper look at all the silver piled on that desk oh that yes I'm counting it whether it's a sizable some layer must be close to a couple of thousand dollars hmm what where did it come from just an affair of the government that's all oh that's that red skin hello there tunnel oh he brought some of that silver in oh where'd he get it now chance don't get curious about the business of the government you got your commission on the tax collection in paper money that's what you brought me but mr. Bradley we that is a it's no good for spending I know it you and those who gave me the tax money in paper expect the county bills to be paid with it well good luck to you chance where can we be needing it come on heck so common ball of a good bye bye dad read it all heck so we still ain't it a man's meal let's get from hiding place as fast as them horses can take it yeah let's travel fast get along now gentlemen oh oh that's a hiding place I'll get to the ground dig up under that rock as fast as you can come on that's hard give me a hand the husband asked me my stranger how did you make out with the tax collection well we made out to them but we got paper money Confederate money that ain't no good yeah so that's what we was paid our commission with and dad read it all mr. we still ain't got no cash to spend are you sure you were paid in Confederate money well we I once heard of tax collectors who thought they get put one over on the government huh they hid the silver they collected and turned in Confederate money they did yes but they were sorry for it there are several kinds of men in the world what do you mean by that sometimes men turn crooked without being crooks at heart those men can be made to see the mistake and changed into worthwhile citizens the West needs that kind of men yeah I reckon so other men are naturally bad they don't take advantage of the second chance that's given them to make good they're the kind who spend all their lives in jail or end up at the end of a rope but what's all this to do with us mr. you men were tax collectors I hope you were good ones because I got you that job if you fell down on it you'd betray the trust I put in you oh oh by the way did you see anything of my Indian friend yeah we seen him this morning mr. Bradley's office very well I'll join him there come on silver that's all what you make of what he said I don't know what to make of it but I was doing on easy when he was saying it dog on it I wish we hadn't done well we did and we better get that silver cash and head north come and help me load it yeah that's all what's matter it's gone our silver ain't here someone's took it I bet that mask man got it that's why he was here he's seen us hiding it I bet however I'm delwitted and slow thinking but by during his finally got through my head that the silver we seen on Bradley's desk was that same silver that we had hit here and we got swindled out our commission hacks or at his plane as the nose on your face they know we tried to swindle them and they wanted us to know it yeah and we lost our commissions for doing that same you know we had it coming we ain't cut out for crooks now all we can do is chaw that sale grub that's in our saddlebags if that's still there and let it be a darn good lesson why I bother don't tell me we ain't even stale bread left what's that look on your face for it there's something in the saddlebag what is it silver cash money hard cash wait here's something else a bullet 45 hacks or this year bullet is of silver get it you get it it's sort of confusing remember what the mask man said he got the silver he turned it in and put our commission into the saddlebag in cash yes so and the silver bullet to let us know who he was silver bullet horse named silk the lone rangers giving us a chance to go straight hackshaw I don't hangar to see no jail again we are going straight or you have just heard is a copyrighted feature of the lone ranger incorporated