 of the speed of light a cloud of dust in a hearty high old silver alone the western part of the United States has known cowboys trappers and miners railroad builders empire builders and soldiers but of the whole adventurous group in the glorious history of that wild territory one figure stands out above all the rest the figure of the mass writer of justice the story of his life is the story of daring in dangerous places his exploits have been told and retold through the generations and now the lone ranger rides again we heard the lone ranger call out that the old feud between the razors of cattle and the razors of sheep was causing trouble Maggie Martin was the leader of the group that fed sheep on the range she was a woman of strong character she ruled the sheep herders with an iron hand she kept the ranchers from grasping the entire rangeland for themselves and it was due to her influence alone that open warfare had not broken out between the two factions in our opening scene we find Maggie receiving a guest in her home he is Pete Prindle one of the most important cattlemen of the district I just dropped in to see how he was doing these days Maggie you're a dog on Fiber Pete Prindle and you know it in the first place you don't give a hang how I'm doing you got some other reason for coming here and whatever it is my answers no no hold on Maggie another thing as far as you're concerned the name ain't Maggie the names miss Martin savvy that you got the wrong idea you dog go down to good day to you Prindle does the door and shut it tight behind the old fire eater you don't give a man a chance to talk to you where do you get off telling the cattlemen where to head in I'll tell you whatever I want to you'll be in a cattle man now don't know is make you on the level now clear out before I decide to number one a six guy all right that's the way you feel about it you can go ahead and lose your dog gone sheep reckon if I did I'd lose him in spite of anything you'd say or do you'd be tickled pink all right then all right if that's the way you feel about it I'll have my sheep and so all my friends in the sheep herd in business and we'll still be selling wool when the last of you earnry cow men has seen your critters made into hamburger now get all right then you wait wait nothing if you hanker to start something just let me know and I'll meet you more than halfway might be interesting to you to know I'm getting all the sheep herders around here organized just like your cattlemen all right you'll see and shut that door behind you and tell that bull-legged sawed off your loose it's waiting for you that he ain't fetched back the frying pan he borrowed from me a month ago it's me she means Pete yeah why don't you borrow a frying pan from her for Pete Maggie's all right you just do savvier there's a woman I could marry if she'd have me blinged all the while cat only reason I wanted to borrow a frying pan from Maggie was to get a chance to talk to her you're blame fool them frisbee maybe I am a blame fool but I sure can find a cook and Maggie's it she don't know you're alive I know it's downright discouraging what more you send back her frying pan I don't want you to have no more to do with her Sally oh now Pete you to help me drive her and all the other sheep herders out of this region see she gets back a frying pan and don't have nothing more to do with her right boss of them's orders them's orders and she perters got so none of the cows will drink from water holes around here by the time them she's done grazing ain't a square meal for a cow get up out come on yeah I got a scheme in mind take organization in cash what's your scheme I know you telling it yet I've got to get all the common together and have a meeting and I'll tell them up my scheme here's and how we'll work it takes cash there ain't much chance putting it over money's pretty scarce maybe money scares the soul's rangeland won't be no rangeland for cattle of them seeps around here much longer I suppose so but I am well you want get up there come on you want them I hate to see Maggie pulling out blasted love sick to loop he sure can cook token the Chinaman I got over to my ranch and Maggie can do a good day's work she'd sure make a man a good wife never mind thinking about a wife think about what we'll do with cows if the sheep ain't drove out I tell you limb we've got to get the cattle men organized and work a scheme on Maggie Martin the rest of the sheep herders I'll bet you make it have some for me but wasn't for the foreman of her ranch dad or at it Jim Potter shining up to her every chance he gets I just think the woman I hang her to marry has to be raising she it was evening of the same day when Jim Potter the foreman of Maggie's sheep ranch into the house he drew up his chair before a table filled with good food darn nice of you to invite me into the house for meals Maggie shucks the satisfaction in cooking up a meal for a good eater help yourself to the vitals and get some gravy on them then fall to I'll talk while you eat you've seen Pete print believe in here this afternoon didn't you yeah I seen him what do you want it didn't get to say I run him out before he could get to talking I can't be spiling the disposition of the sheep and let an ordinary cow man around here Maggie them cattle men are scheming something we got to wash them clothes ain't nothing they can do we're here and we're going to stay here if the cow men don't like it let him hunt new grapes they resent us being here something awful what about it we got our sheep men organized they'll all stick together but what well the cattle men are scheming something new they are sure fact is I heard from one of the boys they're holding the meeting tonight where at Pete Prindle's house what are they going to do there well that's what I'm worried about they'll be plotting again as Maggie dog on it they're going to be plotting against for sure they can plot against all they want but they can't drive us out in here we got land right from the government and we're going to stick now don't you worry about it Jim fill up your plate again and get yourself around some more that fancy cooking that ain't hard to do Jim did you hear that that Omri was right outside the window had everything we said that same evening Pete Prindle and 20 of the cattle men in the district held their meeting in Prindle's home again the Lone Ranger seated a striped silver outside an open window could hear all that was being said Mr. Prindle has something important to say to you boys I shop you Omri's that's here what Prindle has to say go ahead Pete now James here's the situation if we survive in this part of the country we're going to get rid of all the sheep where's Crick ain't fit for cattle as it is housing sheep can't live together that's all there's to it it's a case to get rid of the sheep or move away ourselves watch your scheme Pete we don't want to shove off for new diggins we ain't a goner shovel now my scheme will take a heap of money but it's a sure one what is it let's hear it we'll buy up all the sheep how can we buy them what can we do with them that don't sound like good Sam I wouldn't own a sheep any sooner than I don't a nest of rattlesnake now wait let me finish my scheme I got it all mapped out them sheep herders figure on selling wool don't they sure but all right boys we buy up all that wall by the wall what did we do with the wall Pete I don't savvy that sort of scheme we can't get the wool without taking the sheep we won't be no better off now hold on I've got a friend in the east and he can find out just what the price of wool is going to be whatever it is we'll see to it that the sheepmen get word it's a whole lot less than that you savvy then we deal with them lamb prayers big and get to talk to Maggie Martin and pass the word what word what am I gonna pass on to her now look say for example was going to be 10 cents a pound this year yeah 10 cents a pound then what I'll find out that for my friend in the east or for Maggie Martin does when she hears what the price of wool is to be she don't get the word straight she'll hear it's maybe six cents a pound then when you call on her we'll make a deal with her and all the other sheep herders to buy wool all they got of it it may be eight cents a pound or it will have to pay is about a half a cent a pound cash down and we'll sell it again and make a profit who sends a pound cash profit for all the wool in this part of the country ginger that'll count up can't make money no easier and then when Maggie Martin sees what we done she won't ever speak to me again you'll keep her trap shut limb listen to what we're gonna do never mind your romance and with Maggie Martin I ain't through with my scheme yet there better be more to it Pete still don't drive the sheep out of here of course it don't when the sheep herders find that we're buying their wool at eight cents a pound when they can sell it at a market price of 10 what do you suppose they'll do I don't know what will they do they'll be dog gone glad if we let them out of the deal so they can get the higher price won't they all right then we'll let them sell the wool for the market price if they agree to pull stakes and hunt for new fields for grazing for the extra two cents they make they'll move to new fields and be dog gone glad to do it and maybe Maggie Martin won't even know there was a scheme of what maybe I can still shine up to her ma'am you can make her think it's your influence with the cattlemen that helped her and her friends out in the bad bargain them a slickest scheme I ever hear we ain't out of saint you see we get back what we pay for the options we get rid of the sheep herders we keep the country for ourselves now if any of you gencane for the scheme say so now if you are just let me know how much cash you can raise I've got to get ready to buy them option everything else to get rid of them sheep but nothing's ever drop them off cash will do it your scheme can't fail if I do say so myself it's the best time scheme I ever had when the loan ranger learned the plans of the cattlemen he raced with small camp very met Tonto who had gathered information about the sheep herders the faithful Indian repeated what he had discovered it's as I thought Tonto those people are deserving of our help and many brave have plenty trouble raised sheep and the cattlemen have made all the trouble furthermore this country isn't well suited the cattle the cattlemen move on now it'll be the best thing for them in the end that's right south of here everything is suited to the raising of cattle the plan I have will be the best for everyone concerned what you plan we must learn a few things more about Pete friend will then we'll be ready to act the curtain falls on the first act of tonight's loan ranger drama before the next exciting scenes please permit us to pause for just a few moments now to continue our story the cattlemen under the leadership of Pete printel and the sheep herders led by Maggie Martin were struggling for the control of the range printel suggested to his associates that through a trick they buy all the wool in the territory for a price under its market value then when Maggie learned the wool's real worth they proposed to allow her to get the extra profit in exchange for a promise to move the sheep to another district the loan ranger however knew that the range was better fitted for sheep than cattle and decided to aid the sheep herders our next scene takes place several weeks later Maggie was in the kitchen of her home when Jim Potter entered with a visitor Lem Frisbee what's this I hear about you in your neural count calories and friends getting organized limb you know what the boys are aiming to do for you sheep herders by the way you got this year by it you've gone local what did you critters want with wool we figured on trying to make a little money on wool that's all you see Maggie Pete printel figured you'd be learning the market price on wool inside the next week or so then maybe it just as soon deal with him a ship East what do you think a pay-in couldn't say wrecking about the market price if he's willing to pay my price for it he can have it ain't no reason why we shouldn't deal with cattle men their money's as good as any other I reckon what you decide about selling the wool will be alright with the rest of the sheep razors warrant Maggie I've always done all their thinking for them like it's not always will that's why I'm head of the sheep growers association that's what we sort of figured now as soon as you get the price of wool we can deal with you save you all the trouble of shipping it take it right off in your hand when I get the price I'll let you know now you set yourself down there and start eating I suppose you come here hankering for food well you better do it justice or I'll take it as an insult to my cooking after enjoying a meal with Maggie limb returned to printel's ranch and made his report tell you see Pete she was perfectly willing to deal with it I thought she would be as long as we pay her price you'll think we'll be paying a plenty high price for it I got word from my friend in the East come by pony express well how may you get her information Pete now here's the way it's arranged next week sometime the pony express will bring me the price on wool at the same time it'll bring a price to Maggie but the price she'll get won't be the real price the real price to go out by stage same way it's always done the stage will be a couple of weeks longer and get me he'll be at least another two weeks getting a real information the right information to get some information before that on the pony express you savvy yeah I reckon so it's easy to savvy lamb Maggie'll get a message telling her the price on wool six cents a pound this year my friend in the east said it'd be at least ten cents a pound with things as they are it might go as high as 20 cents a pound 20 cents a pound yeah we can make ourselves a fortune before we're done might be better to keep the world and take a profit instead of getting the sheepherders to move you say Maggie you'll think the market price is six cents yeah now make her an offer it'll be enough below the real market price so we can make a profit she'll be blamed glad to get out of the option she's given us I've got enough cash from the boys to pay for the options I've got the message I want sent to Maggie all fixed up and it's already on its way to my friend in the east you'll send it to her by the pony rider the same time he sends me the real price don't go on good thing there's such a thing as a pony express yeah we couldn't put the deal across otherwise I've got to hair somewhere getting the price before Maggie gets it by the stage but everything's working out just like Santa was hidden nearby during the conversation between Prindle and Lem he repeated what he'd learned to the lone ranger and the masked man waited near the pony express station for several days then at last one of the pony riders brought his horse to a rearing halt and tossed out two letters two pieces of mail for this station well that's downright unusual who's getting there besides Pete friend Maggie Martin letter for her and a letter for Pete my horse ready already I'm on my way get up there Maggie Martin I'll take that to what I said I delivered to Maggie a mask man see here you I'm not going to rob the males give me that letter where'd you come from I've been waiting for that letter I'll deliver it but dad read it look here stranger if you don't deliver it it means you've stolen the mail that'll be my worry the lone ranger mounted on silver thundered away from the station halfway to Maggie's home he met Tonto and gave the faithful Indian a letter he had already prepared to substitute for the one brought by pony express take this letter tunnel and deliver it as soon as possible under the room have another lot of hair I'll take this one to Pete Prindle that letter you right yes Maggie won't notice the postmark on her letter but Prindle will notice it on his you'll see that there's been a substitution unless I handle it just right what you do I let him open his letter and before he has a chance to read it I'll try to act get that delivered to Maggie Tonto and we'll meet later in camp that's a letter you was expecting ain't it Pete yeah when you come to him just now one of the boys fetch it up to the ranch house let me see it I'm anxious to find out just what the price on wall is going to be yeah me too making a good letter in the same mail she won't ever suspect it ain't the true price on wall that she got now let me see what does this say raise your hand I said raise your hands I'm here to look for something okay I'm Mr. he's likely an outlaw you better do what he says I'm looking for a letter with money in it you're wrong there Mr. looks like you got the wrong tip there ain't no money in there I'll see you don't expect to get away with the robbery and broad daylight like this do you Mr. Yes I do this isn't what I was I told you price on wall you're welcome to that stand right where you are now I'm leaving I must have the wrong ranch house I reckon you have Mr. guys he come in fast and went out faster to see that letter or something else happened when the lone ranger left Prindle's house he took with him the letter originally addressed to the cattleman and left behind one prepared by himself Prindle read what he believed to be his friend's quotation on the price of wall then went with the lamb to call on Maggie Maggie surrounded by a group of her friends came right to the point of the meeting well name your top price well Maggie I don't know so much about the price on wall the heck you don't you know as much about the price as I do name your figure I'll take it or leave it well I might go as high as 10 cents a pound speaking for all the cattleman 10 cents my eye the price is 18 cents a pound take it or leave it well we can't go that high Maggie all right then leave it we'll sell an East Pete you know what that was what's agreed here stands and no backing down you said he that I am I go 14 cents you heard my price 18 well I was to split the price 18 is the price Prindle no split and difference or nothing I'll go 16 cents a pound and not a penny higher what do you say gents do you want to take 16 it's a golden 16 cents stands drop the option and pay over your money 16 it is here's a thousand dollars cash money to buy in the deal now you agree to sell us every pound of wool that comes off on your credit that's what we do buy a gun she's a good woman to deal with she don't have to be around the bush none you won't back down on the deal will you Maggie you heard what the deal was I don't back down no more than you do here's the money and all these gents is witnesses and now then Maggie here's the bad news for you what do you mean bad news you sold your wool at 16 cents a pound and it's selling at 20 cents a pound on the market 20 cents a pound while you're from local I got a letter today in the market price was 15 cents a pound yeah you got a letter but it ain't the right letter the real price is 20 cents a pound and you gotta stand by your deal you got a lot of witnesses here if you're back down you know what it'll mean you warn right I'll take that letter you got wasn't genuine at all it told me the price was 15 yeah but the real price is 20 now then if you and your friends want to get out of the bargain and make the extra four cents a pound by selling in the east we cattlemen let you do it if you promise to move out in this part of the country where'd you come from just one moment I have a letter here that came to you printable I took it when I called it your home and substituted the letter you have I didn't give you a chance to see the real market price on what this mean who is this man what's this talk about the real market price this letter is the one the pony rider brought from the east the price on wool is 12 cents a pound but my letters you know there were false letters sent in you know that I changed them Maggie told you her letter said the price would be 15 cents a pound and you know very well the price that was sent to her was six cents a pound for you Scott that's right man to let me show you a letter I hear it is right here for the letters were switched around you'll take it on Swindlinger you thought the price would be 20 so you paid 16 and the real price is 12 12 cents a pound 12 even grow bait and you bought for 16 wow Maggie put over deal on the cattleman we can't pay no church price like that we've got the cash you pay it you for flushing underhanded Swindler or you'll forfeit your thousand dollars option money and friend will you'll have a hard time explaining to the man what you're going to do to repay the money they've entrusted to you I can't explain it we can't lose that thousand dollars it's all the cash the cattleman of God when you can't afford to buy the wool and lose four cents on every pound you handle I do think however that Maggie and the sheep herders would release you from the bargain and return the option money you agree to leave this company to the sheep and sell it for cattle country I hate to leave Maggie you leave while you have fine you ain't no calm and no how you better stay and go into sheep raising what about it friend will you persuade the cattleman to leave or will you stay here and go broke I might have got the best of Maggie Martin but I had a hunch who you was when I heard you calling your horse silver what are you going to do when I tell the cattle in the loan rangers again it's I reckon there won't be no choice tell the cattleman I'm for them 100% and they will go into cattle country third is a copyrighted feature of the loan ranger incorporated