 A force with a speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty, high of silver, the lone ranger. During the years that followed the Civil War, immigrants from both the north and the south came to their homes in the western United States. Old battles led to new feuds, but the masked rider of the plains united the wears of the blue and the gray under one banner. It was his vision of the future that made them comrades at arms. It was his force of leadership that brought victory to their common cause, the winning of the West. 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! Shortly after sundown, the lone ranger and his faithful Indian companion, Tonto, were riding the trail toward Malpass. For once, Silver and Scout did not respond to the urging of their masters, and the reason became apparent when a thunder of hoofs came from the ridge ahead and shaggy figures hurled down the slope. Tell them, they heard a buffalo on the stampede. Get Scout back and come pass out of the way before they trample his underfoot. Get Scout up, Silver! They're breaking the rocks, Kimosabi. There are plenty of buffalo. Get them up, Scout. In here, Silver. This good. Come on up, Kimosabi. The buffalo won't turn this way. Look at them, Tonto. Thousands of buffalo. They're gone now. There are others beside the buffalo, Tonto. They have noise in the woods behind us. Animals all going in one direction, Kimosabi. Do you know what that means? Tonto, no. No wonder our horses are nervous. They can't even smell the smoke now. Come along. We'll get to the top of the rise and see how bad it is. Maybe so we turn, huh? There's no immediate danger, Tonto. We can always reach the river before the fire can catch us. First, let's see how big it... Look, Tonto. The whole western side of the valley. Oh, bloody fire. Big flame. No wonder the animals were in a panic. It come cross prairie fast. Maybe we go to river now, huh? Yes, Tonto. The water will protect us. Yes, we'll go it. No, Tonto. Look, those two cabins in the middle of the valley. Oh, I may not see them before. You can see them clearly in the flames now, Kimosabi. There may be people in those cabins, Tonto. It's too late now. Fire come fast. We've got to take a chance, Tonto. We must get to those cabins before the flames. Come on, Tonto! Get out of the sky! Oh, silver, away! The Lone Ranger and Tonto race through the long prairie grass straight toward the oncoming flames. The fire roared and crackles as swept down on the unprotected cabins. The silver and scout were faster than the flames. Fire under the air, Tonto. Shoot the gun off. Warm them this trouble. Get the other cabins out of our houses. Hurry! Tonto, go! In the cabin! Fire! Kimosabi! Get to your horses of prairies and flames. Stars are striking right. Where's the police? Uncle Carter. He's in the next cabin. Where? Uncle Carter, you've got out. Yeah, the registry arose me up. We've gone past. We've got horses. There's that enough. Here's Ali, honey. Let me give you a hand up on your horse. Oh, don't get away, George. Get away yourself, you old sessionist. Yes. The police are like this. Ain't no time to argue. Here. You're in the saddle. Thanks, mister. Them two always fight in the Civil War. Fire and no fire. On your horses' mounts. Fire comes close. Mr. The Windsor. You've got to reach the water before the fire gets us. We'll never make it. Never. Get back. Get on there. Get back. Reckon, we're safe now, mister. It's in the rain in a second. Stay right here until it does all of you. The fire's still coming. We must stay in the middle of the stream. I don't think it was Carter starting the fire. He was always... Ah! Wasn't Tony sure that something jumped right on my back? It's Reckon, that all. Reckon? This world, Panama. The whole river's full of animals. Trying to save themselves from the fire. Sure. Sure. Wouldn't have been no fire in the first place, except for your uncle Carter. Now, look at here, George Brandon. Are you insinuating her? I'm insinuating nothing. I'm coming out flat and put it in the clan that you started this year fire. Why, you old... You old Northen, are you? Can't you see that to me? Just a minute. This is no time for quarrel. Be me, be, mister. Now, welcome to a fragile. Sure, leave him come. I'll look him away. We didn't get his birth. I'll make you run like he did a bull run. No, don't go and rebel his... There ain't a Yankee yet. Can't walk past fair. I'll show you. That's enough, both of you. They don't mean no harm, mister. The war between the South and the North is over. We're not fighting it again. The fire was started by Carter Engels. I'll take an oath on it. He's always knocking out his bike perilous life. That's right, Uncle Carter. I warned you. I'm plenty used to a fire sometimes. Yeah? What about the way Josh Brandon's always building a campfire? Being plumb on Carter's when it comes to stabbing it out. I didn't build no fire. He's always building a fire. He had one out near the west end of the valley this evening. And you went out there yourself, slobbing your bike, I suppose. Uncle Josh, Uncle Carter. Didn't them fight all time? Not take it easy, both of you. Isn't it? Yes, sir. Oh, Thunder God make drums. It's the rain. It's coming. Here it is. That's good. It put out fire. It's rain, and we're shaggy. Rain. Oh, sure feels good, don't it? Look at it put out them flames. All right, mister. This will save a good part of your land. You're still obliged to me. I want to ask you. Well? It's about Uncle Josh and Uncle Carter. Do they always fight this way? Always. I'm afraid something's going to happen soon. And they won't get dangerous. That's why I didn't start by itself, mister. You think one of them started it? I wish I knew. I got a feeling it was done deliberately. And I don't think either one would do something like that. I see. Then suppose later on when the fire's completely out, how don't I go back with you? I want them to ask that very thing. We can look at the cabins and also see what we can learn about how the fire started. I sure wish you would. You trust me. You saved our lives, you and the engine. I know you're messed. I've seen it in the firelight, but... there's something about you that makes me certain you're a good man. It's not an unhelpful weekend. Stars and stripes? What's all that spice? You're an engine. Can you all hear it? What's it mean? That animal. Animal? They're leaving the river. Going back into the prairie in the forest. Then you mean the danger's past, mister? In a few minutes we can start back ourselves. Yes, the danger is past. That fire I started sure was a Jim Dainby. Swept right across the valley. Who's that? Where's my gun? Hey, Scar. Scar, it's me. Denver. You're lucky you didn't get a bullet in your gizzard, Denver. It's coming back. You sent me to look at them two cabins yourselves, Scar. Yeah, burnt to the ground. Too bad that gentle and the white horse and the engine roused them out. You reckon like we seen them? Well, sure we seen them. We started the fire and rode along right behind it, didn't we? Well, I was hoping that flame would wipe them out. Then you and me could take over the land without nobody stopping us. What's the odds? We got a slick scheme to get it anyway. Yeah. Was watching the cabins? No, they'd come back. I figured they wouldn't. Josh Brandon, Carter Engels, and their niece? Yeah, and the engine and its part, too. I don't like them horning in, Scar. It might spoil our setup. Denver, so long as Josh and Carter keep fighting in civil war, there ain't nothing can stop them. Yeah, so you say. So I keep right on saying. We've been nagging them two on for months. And now we've got to make them so plumb, boy, then they won't stand the side of one another. Hi, Savvy. I'm to tell Brandon it was Carter's start of the fire. Yeah, it was Pipe Ashes. And I'll leave Carter no icing Josh to it with a campfire. We can fix it so each other won't tell what they learned where they learned the facts. So what? Well, they'll get some head and one of them will have to leave. But then one will stay and we still wouldn't have the land. Don't worry, none about that. We'll have it all right. What, Scar? I'll tell you we'll have it. I know how them two are. They act like they can't stay in the side of each other. But if one goes, the other is going to start aching for the arguments he's missing. You mean the one that's left will pull up stakes anyway? Sure, he will, sure. Get the land dirt cheap or practically nothing. Yes, sir. In the next couple of days, we'll talk them some blind mad. They'll part company for good. And there ain't nothing can stop it. During the next couple of days, Denver and Scar were always in evidence around the burned out cabins. They were very helpful in rebuilding the damage done by the fire. But at every opportunity, Scar would talk to Carter Engels. Engels? Give me them nails, Scar, will you? Oh, sure, sure. But first, I want to tell you something confidential. You wouldn't have to be building again if your brother-in-law weren't so all-fired careless. You mean that blue-coated Yankee, Josh Brandon? It was him who started the Prairie of the Blazers. One of his campfires, I suppose. I've seen it from pretty far off. The time it got to it, the flames was racing. But I've seen how it started. That gone old billy goat? I don't know what I stick around for. Of course you mustn't say who told you. And Denver, whenever he found the chance, would talk quietly to Josh Brandon. You mean it was Carter's pipe like I figured? It must have been, Josh. It must have been. I seen him wandering there, heard him knock out his pipe to get a rock. You're a rebel agent! Of course, I didn't think nothing of it. Then when I seen the flames, it was too late to do nothing. I ain't tell you, I'm getting fed up with that secessionist, rebellion, union fight. Josh, not so loud. After all, this ain't my quarrel. You can do as you feel about it, but leave me out. Day after day, the two schemers poison the old men against each other. The Lone Ranger and Tonto out trying to discover how the fire had started. Talked about it, too. Santa, we've got to find out exactly how this fire started. We look close. He believes Carter did it. Another way round, too. There are more bad words between them each day. I don't know where they get their ideas from. I'm certain they're mistaken. Tonto think that way. I wonder, Kimus, have you? Have you noticed those two men, Denver and Scar? Tonto not like them. There's something about them, Tata. Apparently, they're friendly, very helpful. And yet... Them sly like frogs. Yes, we. You find something? Take a look at this, Kimus Abbey. It's a spur from a man's boot. The fire started here, it's 10 to 1. The man who started it is missing a spur. This spur, Tonto. It's young Squaw. She's in a hurry to your horse, Tonto. We'll go to meet her, Tonto, but not a word about the spur we found. We'll keep that a secret. Remember not a word. I have my reasons. Here she comes. Harry, please, Harry. I have a card ahead, a terrible argument. They're drawn straws to see which one stays and which one goes. One stay and one go? Please, you've got to make them stop. I love them both. Please try to make them stop. Come on, Silver. Tell them we're heading for the cabins. All right, then, it's agreed. One who draws the short straw gets out. Bag and baggage. Oh, Rebel, hold out the straw. I've got the ends in my hand here. Oh, take one. A pleasure. Hold yours up. I've got the short one. That means I... Yes. Dog on your hide. Why don't you apologize? Apologize to you? Never. No, sir. Step in as a coot. All right, then, get out and get written. I'm leaving. I wouldn't stay within 50 miles of you. And the sooner you leave, the better. You and your confederate ways... Don't talk to me about confederate ways. There are heaps out better than some I know. I'm getting. I'm getting thrown off. I've stood all I'm going to stand for you, George Brandon. Now step to one side and let me... I'll go, Josh. I'll go. Sally's told me what you planned to do. I want to be sensible about this. Mr. I've heard enough. I ain't taking nothing more. Now, when do you stand around for? You drew the short straw? There's the door. I'll go cry her nose. Don't worry about me, Sally. I'll write you. But I'm going, understand? I'm going. I ain't never coming back. Never! The curtain falls on the first act of our lone ranger's story. Before the next exciting scenes, please permit us to pause for just a few moments. I'll continue our story. With caught her angles gone, Josh should have been happy. Strangely enough, he seemed to miss the better arguments he had with his old partner. I'm sorry. Uncle Josh! Uncle Josh! Man, shake, Sally. What are you so flippity-gibbon about? It's calm. I got it. What's that you're waving around? It's the letter from Uncle Carter. It came to town on the stagecoach. I ain't interested. Oh, it's just that I... I tell you that I ain't interested in that. I see sessionist. Well, I figured you might be, but I'm sorry I bothered you, Uncle Josh. Hold on there. Huh? I thought you said you wasn't interested. Well, I ain't. Just wondering. That's all. Let me see what that sout and ordinary pool cat's been up to. He'll be starving. Hmm. Can't much for letters. He said he's all right and that he misses me. I can read? Can't see. You're right. It's any too good, though. There. There, take it. Just like I said, I ain't interested. Maybe a little, but if you ain't... Let's talk about something more pleasant. Hmm. I seen Denver leave in a while ago. Yeah. I... Sally, I figure I'm going to sell this place to Denver. What? Why not? It ain't worth nothing. I'm sick and tired of it. But what about Uncle Carter? It ain't here. It's none of it. It's mine to sell if I want to. All mine. Oh, God, Josh, I wish you wouldn't. Mad men don't think Denver's a good man. I suppose he favors Carter Englech. He likes Uncle Carter, and you too, Uncle Josh. Besides, he says he knew something about how that fire really started. The masked man? He says he don't want to tell what it is yet, but you hear Uncle Carter off an amaryllis. He says it concerns both of you. I'll wager he found tracks to prove the fire started when Carter knocked out his pipe. Where that is, the masked man? Uncle Josh, he said not now. Where is he? I want to find out. Oh, he was there just to... That's the cryo. I don't see him. That's funny. I don't either. Hey, shall we look? He's white horse in the round, and neither is the engine's paint horse. Oh, God, Josh, he's gone. This way to Amarillo, Kimo's hubby. You saw that letter, Tunner. It was postmarked from Amarillo, and we find him. Tunner, we've got to convince Angles to return. Uh, him and his stubborn. They're both stubborn, Kimo's hubby. Why you not show him spur? No, Tunner. That spur proves that neither Angles nor Brandon started that prairie fire. But if I'd shown the spur to Josh Brandon, he still wouldn't make up his quarrel with Carter Angles. Oh, that's true. But we will show the spur to Carter. Now, here's where we part company, Tunner. You go back and find Scar and Denver. I wanted to learn that Carter's returning. Me not, sir. Maybe him not come back. He will, Kimo's hubby. He will. After I talk to him, I'll meet you later. Adios. Get him out, scoundrel. I'll silver away! I'm sure enough. But by Jeff Davis' right hand, I ain't making up with Josh Brandon. You're going back, Carter. This quarrel between you is foolish. Scar told you Josh set that fire. And Denver told Josh you did it. Hey, what? As a matter of fact, neither one of you did it. Mister, you mean that horn ray, Josh Brandon had nothing to do with that prairie fire? Exactly. You mean we called each other names over a pure accident? It wasn't an accident. Word, eh? Then who the dickens done it? Suppose I tell you Josh is planning to sell the land at Denver and Scar. Are you kidding me? He won the land from you? Well, yeah. Besides, it's going to be sold for practically nothing. I don't know what you were driving at, mister. I want to show you something. I found this spur where the fire started. The man who started that fire wore it. Masked man, I know who that is. So that was a scheme. You'll come back with me? I sure will. We'll be on a trail in ten minutes. And all the time I was blaming Josh Brandon. Mister, I've been figuring. Yes? I reckon I've been a doggone old fool arguing with Josh Brandon about a wall that's all settled. It's about time you reached that conclusion. But there's one thing troubles me. What's that? I'll apologize to Josh. I'll eat humble pie. But supposing he don't want no part of it. Supposing he's still maddering hops. You see that rider coming towards us? Yeah, yeah, your engine pod. When he tells me what he's learned, I'll tell you how to make sure Josh is willing to make up. Howdy! You must have it. Howdy, engine! Oh! Denver and Scar know that Engels is returning, Tender. Unlike you say, Tender, tell him. You mean that... Just listen. You heard them talk about it, Tender? After me leave, you go back quiet like owl. Me listen. It would upset all their plans to take that land if Carter should return, wouldn't it? Then make sure him not return. You mean them coyotes are going to try and stop me? Not right. Let them try. I'll learn them now. That's just what we're going to do, Carter. What? We're going to let them try. They plan to use force, Tutter? Oh, them shoot, maybe. I see. Oh, an ambush. That's what they figure, huh? Yes. Now, listen to me. Tutter and I are going ahead to Josh Brandon's. You're at a camp here for one day. But what are you going to... Sarah and Denver will likely be waiting for you to get near before they go after you. Oh, that's right. Me hear them. By camping here, you'll give us time to talk to Josh and your niece Sally. You mean you've got a plan, mister? I have, as I told you before. And it all fits in with ending this quarrel between you and Josh. Yeah. You'll do as I suggest. I'll camp here for a day, then go on. Yes. Suppose I walk right into them coyotes. That's exactly what you're going to do. And once more, when Josh comes to the rescue, he'll think he's come too late. He'll come to rescue me? Yes. Mister, if you can get that done, you're a miracle man. Eh? Eh? What do you mean he'll think he's come too late? Listen closely. Here's what I mean. How long we wait, Kimosabi? It's one day now. Quiet, Tutter. Here comes Denver. Hey! Well? So you come back here, huh? That's our business, Denver. All right, all right. Don't go on the prod. I don't hold with no mass, man. But as long as you don't bother me, I ain't bothering you none. I just wanted to know where you've been. You're Amarillo. Why? Amarillo, huh? Ain't that where old Carter Engels went to? It was. Was? You mean he ain't there now? No, he isn't. He's on his way back. On his way... I mean, eh... Ain't that interesting? Is it? Well, sure, sure. Not that it matters to me, but do you think he's planning to make up? He should be on the trail again today when he passed his camp last night. Oh, that close, is he? Maybe here by sundown. Sundown? Well, that's only a couple hours away, and... you'll pardon me, Mr. I got important business. Him going like rabbit, eh? Going to get Scar, Tutter. Then right out to meet Carter. Now, come on. It's time for us to see Josh. Let's go. Get him up, Scar! Come on, Silver. What are you saying? Carter coming back here? And... and Scar and Denver on the way to... to kill him? That's correct, Miss Ellie. Eh, don't believe it. It... don't make sense. Why should he be coming back? To make up with you, Josh. Nonsense. Stop fending nonsense! And this here while talk about Scar and Denver. Well, what... Scar and Denver set that fire. They wanted to separate you two and get the land. Wasn't Carter? But... but Scar and Tutter... Tutter and I found this. It belonged to the man who started that fire. A spear. A mister that... That belongs to Scar. To Scar! He set that fire, Josh. And he and Denver brought that quarrel about. Why, of all the ordinary lowdown, I was gonna sell this land to them, hombres. I was gonna... Uncle Josh, we can stand around. We've got to save Uncle Carter. Yes, ma'am. What can we do? How we gonna ship? Migger's horse is all ready. You come. There's your answer, Josh. Come along. Let me bring my gun. Hurry, hurry. You get on horse. Follow me. We'll cut around the trail and attack from behind. Yippee! It was like it was when I was riding. We shared and we scab away. Yes, Uncle Josh. Only this time you're riding to save a rebel. Get him up. Go! Hail, Silbehue! Tatters are beginning to stretch, Scar. Well, then strain your eyes. We ought to see that old jimper. It's sudden. Rain up. He spotted him. Look yonder. I don't see nothing but night come. And you're told me to use my eyes. Can't you see where the trail is? I see him, Denver. A single rider. Must be Carter. Yeah. Couldn't be better. The second son's behind us. So he can't sport us in the glare. You're going right to him? Yeah, there ain't no need to hurry, Denver. Just loose your gun. Yeah, it's loose. We'll just go along easy, like, since he can't tell who we are. We pull guns and let blast as soon as we get close enough, huh? That's right. Keep traveling. Well, I'll be... You hear what he's singing, Scar? Yeah. I guess he stopped being a rebel anymore, huh? Just as well him and Josh brandon don't never get together now. Just roll your gun and be ready to... I'm a pilot, look down! Ride the dongs, soldier! What in places? Shoot, Scar! Shoot! I'm not trying to have a shot. The game's up, Scar. You and Denver try to ambush Carter. I don't know what you're driving at, Mr. Wheaton. We know all about it. You started that fire. Son and I will take them to jail. Mash, man. You sure beat him to the draw. He's been shot. One of them bullets must have hit him. Uncle Carter. Carter. Dog gone your hide. You've been shot. You've been shot before I could tell you I was always mighty fond of you. I never meant them arguments we had. I didn't mean nothing by them. You are every bit as good an American as I am. All right, Josh brandon. Now you said that, I can get up. I wasn't blazing. Uncle Carter, you're not hurt. Do you want shots? No. Nary and Nick, Sally. But you was laying on the ground. It was a mask man's idea. He told me to pretend like I took a bullet. He said it was the only way I'd ever get you all to say the things I know you wanted to say in your heart. About me, I mean, you still feel the same. The same? Carter, everything I said before goes double. From now on, you and me are going to patch things up perfect. Agreed? Oh, it sure is, Josh. Dog gone to the north and the south made up long ago. So what are we waiting for? I'll tell you this. It sure is a great country. You've just heard of the copyrighted feature of the Lone Ranger Incorporated.