 A fiery horse with a speed of light, a cloud of dust, and a hearty high old silver, the Lone Ranger. The early settlers in the western United States were faced with many hardships. The forces of nature, hostile Indians, and worst of all, the many outlaws who roamed the territory robbing and plundering the honest ranchers. Astride his great horse, Silver, the masked rider of the planes fought these criminals through the length and breadth of seven states. His courage never faltered. His strength was equal to any emergency, and in time he brought law and order to the lawless frontier. Return with us now of those thrilling days when the West was young and adventure lay at the end of every trail. The Lone Ranger rides again. Zigg Fuller, the sheriff at Pinewood and his deputy, Sandy Dunlap, were standing at the bar of the cafe when a thin, hollow cheek boy of about 16 or 17 walked up to them. Sheriff, Sheriff Fuller. Sheriff, the kid here is talking to you. Huh? Oh, it's you, is it? Could I speak to you alone, Sheriff? What's the matter? It's really important, Sheriff. Something wrong, Bob, but not a... If you've got something to say to me, speak up. I can't waste time on young sprouts like you, the things that got secret. But, Sheriff... Sharks, go ahead, Bob. Nobody's paying any attention to us. Lesson is something you'd rather I didn't hear. Oh, no, it ain't that easy. Sheriff, if I showed you where you could find Nick Gage in his gang, would you see that I got the reward money? What's that? And you think you could make me a deputy, too? I mean to say you know where Nick's hiding out? Uh-huh. Where they at? Down by Muddy Crick, camped in the... But I ain't gonna say no more to you. Promise me. Promise you what? About the reward cash and being made a deputy. Look here, young fella, are you trying to make a fool out of me? Oh, what do you mean? Tellin' me you found them crooks when I've been searchin' the country farm for a month. What I have, Sheriff, honest I have. Ha-ha-ha-ha! Hey, fellas, listen to this. This is the best one yet. The kid here says he found Nick Gage's hideout. Look at this skinny runt. And he's got the crust to come here with a story like that. Well, that's winter Brian's kid, ain't it? Does he figure he's a bear, honey? He looks like he'd be scared to come within a mile of them crooks. Honey, so, I did find him. How do you know the kid's lyin', Sheriff? Ah, it's written all over him. He's just a no-good youngin' that's trying to make himself important. But, Sheriff, I've been huntin' them crooks all the time later. I gotta get some kind of a job, and I figured that if I could find Nick, then you'd make me a deputy. Look what wants to be a deputy! A deputy! If he tried to tow the six-gun, he'd break in the middle. Maybe figures on makin' faces and skewerin' crooks today. That could be a deputy. I can shoot, and I ain't afraid neither. Sheriff, you gotta listen to me. We need that reward cash. I ain't got a penny in the house. We ain't hardly enough to eat lately. I suppose that's my fault. Well, of course it ain't, but you can help me. You think to hear you talk that I was supposed to see everyone around here each, besides doing my regular job? I never said that. I'm willing to work for what I get. Then get out of here and go to work. If there's ain't no place for youngins like you anyhow. Then you don't believe what I told you? If I listened to every idiot that comes along pretending to know something, I'd go local. Now, get out. All right. And tell your mom she'd better not let you out of the house no more until you're grown up. It ain't fair. I was just trying to help, but they all just laughed at me. You wait. Huh? Oh. You need food? What if I do? I ain't begging for it. Tonto won't help you. You was inside just now, wasn't you? Uh, and me here, what you say? I noticed you because you didn't laugh at me. Uh, me believe you. If you did, you was the only one. You come with Tonto. What for? Me give you food. Then we talk with friends. I just now said I wasn't begging. I don't want nothing I don't earn. You earn food all right. And I wouldn't take no grub. Listen, Ma got some. Her not eat? She ain't had much to eat lately. Then you come. We get food for her too. And you say you can fix it so I'll be earning it? Ma would never stand for charity. Me fix that. Gosh, maybe you're a red skin, but I'd say you're a heap wider than them fellas inside the cafe. You got whore? Hell, right here. He ain't much, but he gets me around. Then you come. Steady, Steadyfeller. Where we going? We go camp. You lead the way, engine. Get him up scout. Get up, get up. Hey, sir. There's a young boss right now. Right away with me. Yeah. He ain't particular what kind of company he keeps. Well fellas, me and Sandy will see you later. We gotta go back to the office. Of course, sir. See you later. Hold on, fellas. Sandy, listen here. Huh? You're taking a ride. A ride? Where? Down to Muddy Crick. You're gonna check on that kid's story. But I thought you said you didn't believe him. What else do you think I'd say? Why should we share that reward with a widow's kid? You mean it? I mean, maybe he told the truth and maybe he didn't. Might have been just his luck to stumble on something we missed. But that ain't gonna keep us from cashing in on him. But so? That ain't right. You're cheating the young one. Yeah. What if he does know where Nick Gage is? It's just as gonna make the capture, ain't it? Yeah, but then... And if you can't use 2,000 in reward money, I can. Well, I don't like it. Bob should get a share anyhow. Maybe you don't like it. You like your job, don't you? Huh? Don't forget I made you deputy. And if I'm a mind too, I can get somebody else in your place. You let me go? I reckon you got my meaning. Well, I look. Just going to Muddy Crick ain't enough. You catch on when the kid almost let us slip? At what slip? Started to say they was camped on Muddy Crick in the woods. He caught himself, but not in time. And what is there along the Crick with woods that's big enough for crooks to hide out in? He must have meant the woods over north. Right. And that's where you're going. Now? Now. And you see to it if they're there, they don't catch on, you found them. Uh-huh. Then get back here and let me know. I'll get a posse together and we'll round up them outlaws. And after that, Sandy, you and me will split $2,000. Now on your way. I'll do it, Sheriff. But I still don't like it. Get up. Get up there. The Lone Ranger was away when Tonto and young Bob Bryan reached camp. But while they waited, Tonto prepared a meal, which the half-star boy ate ravenously. Gosh, and Jim, this is the first square meal I've had in a koon's age. Ha, ha, ha. You eat like you plenty hungry. And ain't only being hungry, it's the way you cook and cook. Golly, even Mark can't do no better. Ha, ha, ha. And same. What's the matter? I just happen to think me eating like this and Mark waiting for me. You wait for a friend and you take food home. But you ain't told me what I'm to do to earn it yet. Me telling you that later. Hey, here comes somebody. Ah, that Tonto friend. But he's masked. Him not outlawed. No. Him worked for law. Well, it don't matter to me. If he's your friend, then I don't care what he is. I'm for him. Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho. Howdy. Ha, ha, ha. This fellow named Bob. Bob? Bob Bryant's my handle, stranger. Maybe I shouldn't have come here, but Tonto asked me to. He said I could work for some grub and so... Him nowhere outlaw hide, was that? Him say them in wood near Creek North here. Bob, do you mean Nick Gage's gang? That's right, stranger. I found them early this morning. I seen their smoke when they was cooking. That's why it's hollow and I are here to find those men. You ain't pods of those, are you? No, Bob. We heard of them when they robbed the bank at Ridgely. They killed two men in that holdup. They sure did. Shot them down without giving them a chance. We want to see them brought to justice. Well, they're in those woods. I'll give you my word to that. I told the sheriff in town, but he just laughed at me. Sheriff Fuller? Uh-huh, you know him? I do, and I know his deputy. Oh, Sandy's a good fellow. I saw Sandy riding toward town when I was coming here. Well, he was in town when I seen him last. And Bob, Sandy was riding from the direction of those woods. Did you tell the sheriff where you'd seen Nick? Well, I started to. He might have known the place I'm in. The deputy was riding in a big hurry. But I don't savvy. If the sheriff thought there was a chance I was telling the truth, why didn't he say so? I could make a guess. Bob, when you spoke to the sheriff, did you mention the reward on those outlaws? Sure, I did. If I found them, it was mine to claim, wasn't it? Hello. Do you remember the time Jed Crawford trailed Scar and Nelson into this part of the country? Oh, Tonto member. See, I heard about that. Jed went to the sheriff for help in captioning him. The sheriff gave Jed the slip, caught Scar by himself, and collected the reward. Yes. There was a heap of talk about it at the time, but Jed couldn't prove nothing, so it died out. And it wouldn't surprise me if the sheriff were trying the same thing again. But, gosh, I need that cash. You do? Well, you see, everybody claims I ain't old enough or big enough to do a man's work, so all I can get is hot jobs. And there's more to take care of it. Pa's dead, you see. I think I do see. Me, me telling Bob, we give him food, take home, and he'll have it. Well, not without earning it, I won't. You learn it, Bob. There's no time to talk about that now. But wait a minute. The deputy must have reached town by now. If what we suspect is the truth, the posse is probably on his way to Nick's hideout at this very minute. If that's so, it's a dog-on-low-down trick. There's nothing to be done about it now. But there is. We're riding, Tonto. Here's Scout. What are you going to do? Perhaps I should let the sheriff get those men, and they are wanted by the law. Not worse. But, Bob, the law isn't going to capture them until you get the reward. Tonto and I are leaving. You take what supplies you can carry and go home. But wait! See you again, Bob, and then I'll explain. Ready, Tonto? Huh? You ready? Get him up, Scout. Deep in the woods, Nick Gage and his band of outlaws had remained in their camp for several days. The men were getting restless, and one of them, a slim, hard-faced criminal called Lobo, spoke for the others. Nick, I'm getting tired of laying low like this. When in blazes are we going to ride again? We ain't riding little things quiet down. I'll let Cashman to bank it ridgely and no chance to spend it. How much fooling money is there around these parts? Well, I can't... Not enough to buy a sick calf, except the cash we stole. What about it? What about it? Well, I suppose you try spending any of that fooling money within a couple hundred miles of here and see what happens. You'll have a rope around your neck so fast you wouldn't even have time to collect your change. The boss is right, Lobo. Maybe so, but I sure crave action of some kind yet. There'll be time enough for that. Me? I ain't got nothing again taking things easy. This just suits me fine. And this is as good a place to hide out as any. Maybe in a week or so. Oh, what's that? Horseman. Right in this way. Roll out, you fellas. Mass with a red skin. Draw your guns. It's just true with them. Draw your guns like I told you. It's like maybe they're outlaws, too. You're covered. I've got to get out of here. Oh, it's a little bit slow. Look out. There's a horse there riding here. You've got to run for a posse. Don't stand there. Get your horses. What are you telling us this for? What are you supposed? Are you going to escape? If this is a treason... You think I don't ride in here alone just to trick you? But I don't... The mass carmer's telling the truth. Listen, it's so. Get him out and hurry. I'll leave the horses carrying the cash. Don't wait for your blankets or nothing. Come on, man. Start the hills. Get him out. Come on. Get him out of there. They're heading for the hills. Look, there's an ancient weather. The same red skin we see right away with a kid. He must have dipped them all. The kid's done this. Keep after him. Get him out of there. Get him out of there. Come on. Get him out of there. Come on. 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. The Lone Ranger realizing that the sheriff would attempt to arrest the outlaw band led by Nick Gage and keep the reward for himself, warned the outlaws of the posse's approach just in time for them to escape. The posse, soon outdistance by the fleet horses of the outlaws, gave up the chase finally and disbanded. But the sheriff and his deputy made their way to the small cottage where Bob Bryan and his widowed mother live. Boy, boy, boy. I'm gonna tip off Crookley. If you did, I don't blame him. And you're a fool. That's most a thousand dollars, boy. Cash, you belong to the boy, alright. Cash said we would have collected. Where's that boy of yours? Do you want him, sheriff? You just bet I do. Come on in, Sandy. Uh-huh. What is it, ma'am? The sheriff. Yeah, the sheriff. But what's that? I'll show you what. You'll give them outlaw's warning, didn't ya? Come on, speak up. You told them and I've got the proof. But I didn't. What do you accuse them, ma'am, boy? I'd have had Nick Gage and his whole gang if it hadn't been for your kid. What? Well, when I went to get them with a posse, they was gone. I didn't tell them. They rode out of town with a red skin today, didn't ya? Yeah, but... Well, that same red skin was with Nick when I took after them. I don't believe it. It's so alright, Bob. But...but he ain't no outlaw. I ain't to believe my own eyes, huh? The red skin that gave you the food, Bob? Well, they said was. But from what you said about him, he sounded like a good man. Oh, he is. Him and his mask purred both. I don't care what the sheriff says. What mask man says? Well, I... There was a mask fella with Nick, sheriff. Why, you sniffing little whelp. Have you got the infernal gumption? To stand there and say that you didn't warn them crooks when you had met your talk to a mask man? I... You're going to jail for this. You can't arrest my boy. Oh, I can't, can't I? No, sheriff, you can't. Why not? Well, I'll tell you why not. He came to us first with his story about the crooks hideout, didn't he? And after you laughed at him, he rode away with the engine. How was he to know the engine was a crook? He didn't wear no mask, did he? Tondo ain't a crook, I tell ya. Tondo's the red skin's handle? Uh-huh. Then his name's going on. I wanted notice along with Nick and the rest of them. And you listen to me, young fella. Yeah? I suppose if I jailed you for what you'd done, you'd just lie out of it. As long as my deputy's been fool enough to show you how. Bob wouldn't lie about anything. Ah, you'd say that's sure. But like I was saying, kid, I'm keeping watch on you from now on. And another slip like this last one, you will find yourself behind bars. Just remember that. I've done nothing I'm ashamed of. And as for you, Sandy, I stood for just about enough of your interference. Take my advice and start hunting a job punching cows. Because I'm giving you notice. And I'm getting me a deputy that knows when he's well off. The outlaws, safe again after a hard ride, had dismounted and gathered around the mask man and Tondo. Well, stranger, thanks for the warning. You sure got to us just in time. Second, I didn't think we was going to make it. And sure hate to think what might have happened if you fellas hadn't come along. You might have gotten away anyhow. I got my doubts. Now seen as we're all friends, how about taking off that mask and showing us who you are? That mask stays on. Shucks, what's the difference? You ain't wanted by the law any more than we are. I said the mask stays on. Just a second. Maybe you've misunderstood something. Yes? You done us a favor by telling us about the posse. But don't think because of that that I ain't the boss. You're not my boss. Stranger, you better do like Nick says. It'll save you trouble. Now take that mask off. I'm going to have a look at you. You're not giving me orders. I ain't. How will you? Tondo, you ready? Hey, what the? Come on. Quick, Tondo. You ready? Here we are. Get away from the house. Stop those wires. Hurry on, Tondo. And not hit us. I'm afraid that we're not getting away from them again. Now we've got to put the rest of our plan into effect. That's right. We've taken on a big responsibility, Tondo. We both want Bob to get the reward money. But after all, it's more important to bring these men the justice. So we can't fail now. We not fail. And we're safe my way. We'll circle back and make sure we know where they are. And that's not hard. And you'll ride into town and I'll talk to Bob. You know the place they call Corral Canyon? That's where Fuller catch wild horses. Yes. The cowboys use it sometimes when they're rounding up mustangs. Corral Canyon is really just a part of a larger canyon. The larger canyon is divided by a ridge that runs across it. I don't know that. The cowboys like to use Corral Canyon for catching wild horses. Because it's entrance is so narrow that one man can block the horses from escaping. And the ridge further on is like a fence. Too high for a horse to jump. I wanted to be sure you knew the place, Tondo. Because success depends on having everything timed just right. There are plenty dangers. Our plan is dangerous, Tondo. But it'll not only bring those outlaws the justice. It'll also see that Bob gets the reward money he deserves. Come on. Get him over. Nick Gage led his men to still another hideout after the departure of the masked man and Tondo. But the lone ranger and the fateful Indians secretly followed the outlaws, marked their new camp, and prepared to go into action. To prevent any slip up, they went over their plans once more. Then they parted. Tondo heading for town, and the masked man for Bob's home. We see him as he rains in before the house. Oh, Tondo. Oh, boy. Oh. Bob, how badly do you want the $2,000 that's been offered for Nick and his men? Mr. Hard, I'd do anything in the world for it. I could buy more things and maybe get a few head of cattle. Where is your mother now? A friend came by for her and she went to town. I see. Do you have a gun? A gun? You better have. I've got two of them. There's an old sharp. A forehand for Buffalo and a six gun. It's the six gun he was wearing the day he was killed. Then get them, Bob. Golly, is there going to be shooting? Boy, I'd like to line my sights on them crooks. There will be shooting, but you won't be in any danger. As if I care about that. If there were real danger, I wouldn't let you take part. I'll get the guns right now. Wait. Yeah? I'll tell you what to do, Bob. And then you can get your guns and your horse. I have more riding to do and no time to waste. Go ahead. I'm listening. And, Mr. if maybe I don't thank you and Tunnel for all you're doing in just the way I should, why, it's because I ain't got the words for it. Less than an hour later, the outlaws were aroused by the clattering of horses hoops at the edge of their camp. What was that? We got the horses hobbled. It must be. Hey, somebody's running off with a saddlebag that's got the cash in it. And by heaven, it's a mask feather. Nick! Hey, Nick! What's going on? Come on, a mask feather's seen in our cash. Get that, Bob. He's in the saddle already. Come on, silver! Yeah, missed. And there goes everything we took from the bag. We've got to get it back. Paul can't just want it the other time so he can locate our cash. And it was the biggest mistake of his life. Get back to the horses, fellas, and take after him. Meanwhile, Tonto raced into town and headed for the sheriff's office. Get him up, Scout. Get him up. Oh, Scout. Oh. Oh, Scout. Oh. Tonto player gun. Long one here, then. Arrest him. Get him up, Scout. It's one of them outlaws. But that's the engine Bob said was traced. Sandy, you're still there until I get another. And by Sunday, you will be ordered. Let's get going. The masked man headed his great horse, Silver, toward Corral Canyon, with the outlaws in full pursuit. Not too fast. He'll roll, fellow. We don't want the outlaws to get out of sight. Just fast enough to meet Tonto there. Come on, boy. Spurring and whipping their mounts, the outlaws managed to keep the masked man in sight. He's heading for Corral Canyon. He wouldn't be full enough to go in there. Maybe he don't know what it is. He goes in here. We've got him. Come on. Hey, look. Why haven't he is going in? Whip up your horses and we'll catch him if he wants to. He finds he's trapped and comes out again. We'll just about hit him off. This entrance ain't wide enough for more than one horse at a time. Stretch out single file. I'll take the lead. Watch out for the rocks on both sides. Can you still see him? He's in here, all right. There he is. I don't care. You'll see it in a second. I'm flamed. You're just going to try and jump this horse across it. There they go. They'll break our necks and doors. That horse is very flying. Well, I'll be blasted if they didn't make it. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. His life can make a jump like that. You know, for nothing. Look over there. He dropped the cash when the horse jumped. But that cash won't do you fellas no good. What? Who said that? My dear. But watch it behind us. You can see his head stuck over one of them rocks by the entrance. Throw it down here. Get to what you'll get if you don't. And if you figure on rushing this path, I got me a six-gun here too. We're cut off. Then rush him. The boss. It passes too narrow. We can only go through one at a time. But we can't go the other way. Our horses won't jump the ridge like the mass fellers done. We're trapped in here. There's them rocks to hide behind. We can't even get a good shot at that blasted kid. Then we've got to rush him. What's the teacher best? I ain't going through there first. I ain't going to ride into a bullet without a chance of firing at anything you can hit. And neither am I. You yellow coyotes. If you don't, then I will. The share of the posse. We're coming in at your sidewinders. And if a hand is raised to shoot, you'll blast out your sandals. You know, blame well. We can't fight you. Don't shoot us down. Keep your hands up in the air, your sidewinders. We'll share. Here's a whole bunch. And if you say Bob didn't earn the reward this time, I'll tend to you myself. I ain't said he didn't ever. Well, I wouldn't advise it. You mean I'll get all the 2000 reward money? You will, Bob. But I'll know the reason why. But all the outlaws ain't here. Who ain't? The red skin and the mask on. I don't know about the mask man, but the engine never even rode in here. He slipped off the other way. But he's part. There he goes. He was just on the other side of the ridge all the time. I'm waiting to see if I'd get the cash out, Ben. He's the one who helped to trap us in here. And Nick, someday we'll get that fella. Not from the end of a rope, you won't. And by heavens, I will. No, you won't, Sheriff. But if you ever did, you wouldn't be catching an outlaw. You'd be meeting up with the finest fella I ever knew. Thor, you have just heard, is a copyrighted feature of the Lone Ranger Incorporated.