 a fiery horse with a speed of light, a cloud of dust, and a hearty high-o silver, the Lone Ranger. The mashed rod of the planes fought for law and order throughout the early western United States. His strength and courage were always on the side of right against might, and he brought hundreds of cattle rustlers, road agents, and killers to justice. It was he more than any other man who made possible 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, beating through the rolling hill that later the west of town. The train raced on, scarcely slowing down for the dangerous curve that marked its course. It panned hoarsely up an ascending grade, then reaching the top, rushed swiftly down the other side. Suddenly, where a vessel should have been, the horrified engineer discovered too late that it was gone. Frantically he applied the brakes, the train slowed, but his momentum forced it on. The edge of the gorge of the hill, where a second the engine seemed to hesitate, then it toppled over, crashing into the gorge below. A band of hooded horsemen dashed from cover, and with drawn guns raced toward the train. Get the train! Goals abandoned at first car! Rezo Junior, man, look for anything else worth taking. Shoot down anybody that tries to stop you. Get going! Everything the passengers carry. Everybody accounted for it. Let's make tracks. Get over here. South of Strada, a powerful white stallion on the crest of a hill above the wreck. One of the accident and robbery had reached Flat Rock, the closest town. An hour directed by the sheriff, every available man was working to clear the track of the wreckage and give first aid to the survivors. The masked man waited for less than an hour. Then an Indian mounted upon a paint road tore him from below. What were you able to learn? Outlaw wrecked the train. I suspected as much. The trestle wasn't wrecked by itself. How much did they get? Robert Plummer, take gold, and get $30,000. $30,000. That's right. The passengers, the crew, had a badly hurt. When he killed? Engine man, him die. The killers. Three passengers, them die too. A little killed. That might have been everyone on the train. Only one gang in this territory would care as little for human life as that, Tutter. I'm tongue to know. Red Jensen and his crew of cutthroats. You know, Sammy, we're changing all our plans. We're letting everything else go. We get outlaw? If it takes us a year. Come, Tutter. Come on, old fella. Get him up, Scott. Hurry up, Silver! In the mysterious way that news travels to the west, word quickly spread that the famous masked writer of the plains had vowed to bring Red Jensen's gang to justice. Bone Ranger's right. He's half the Red Jensen. He's going to send them killers to the rope. His new spellers, the masked man's half the Red Jensen. He'll get it! A week later, a horseman spurred his lathered mount along the floor of a distant canyon. His destination was a camp at the farther end. And when he reached it... Oh, oh, oh, gotta hold that. Whoa! Red had just picked up bad news. You know who's out to get us? Who? The Lone Ranger. How'd you hear that? Talk to a mule skinner. Didn't know who it was. He said the news is all over the state. What are we going to do? I've heard plenty about that masked jinn. I don't like this. No names all. Shut up, you fool! Hold me! Shut up! I think you like a bunch of yellow coyotes. Scared out of your boots, because Brazos says the Lone Ranger's after you. Yeah, fine bunch of gun-hands. One of you'd have the nerve to say boo to a schoolman. You can't say I'm particularly scared, Rhyn, but there ain't no sense in not taking this serious. That masked man's poison, all right. I know that for a fact. Well, we're warned, ain't we? Yeah, but... What more do we want? If we can't stay away from the Lone Ranger when we know he's after us, we deserve to be caught. Boys, break camp, we're riding on. All right, let's go. Oh, it's going well. Tell her we've lost their trail again. Ah, that's right. They know we're after them, Kimosabe. They must know it. Ah. In six weeks, we've cut their trail a dozen times and lost it again each time. Ah. They're not going to all that trouble just to evade the law. They know the law would never follow them into these hills. That's right. Well, there's nothing for it, but the return of the place where we last saw that trail and try again. Oh, back? We have no choice. In a wilderness like this, they could have chosen any one of a hundred different routes. Ah. There's no time to waste. We've got them on the run. As long as we can stay close behind them, we'll keep them on the run. Wait. What matter? Those woods beyond that far ridge, Tata. Isn't that smoke overhead? Ah. That's smoke all right. With the odds of 1,000 to one, it's made by the men we're after. Kimosabe. Get them up, Scott. Come on, old fellow. Come on. We needed some kindling ramps so I could do it. Yeah, look. How is your time to get caught? After we just about break our next to hide our trail, you want to send smoke signals to bring that mask on right here? Well, I just didn't think that. Then it's time you started. One more trick like that. Now what you have it? Brazos, cover that fire with dirt. And you can do something to make up for that pool trick. What, Red? Get on your horse and ride up the trail to the point. They've seen that smoke in our head and hear that's the way they'll come. You stand guard there. All right. And don't you leave the point and I send the man to take your place. I won't. Get up, boy. I think she's pretty good. Didn't have to hit me but I just told me about it. I never noticed. Bet that mask fella ain't anywhere as close know how. One of these days I'll show him. Come on, boy. Suppose Red will leave me there half the night just to get even. Well, I won't stand for it. That's what I... Hey, nothing keeps still. I'll blast you out of that saddle. What? The mask, man? We'll reach for those guns. Come, Taro. Who don't shoot? What do they call you? What's your name? My name's strange. They call me Snake. I can believe it. Where were you going? Red told me to keep watch from the point. We beat you to it, huh? Were you to be relieved or did he tell you to report back to him? He didn't say. How long he planned to leave you there? I don't know. He just sent me out because he was mad. Maybe till morning for all I know. Until morning, if he did. Taro, how far would I have to ride to reach the law? Maybe five, six hours. Silver guns? Huh. It could be done. Snake, do you want to live? You ain't going to shoot me, are you? That depends upon you. Do you want to keep your health? You'll do exactly as I say. Not long afterwards, the mask, man, raced away on silver, leaving Taro to guard Snake. Yep. Come on, Silver. Hurry up, boy. Hurry! Taro forced his prisoner to leave the trail in order to avoid discovery by the other outlaws. Night fell, the moon rose, and still all was quiet. The following morning in the outlaws' camp, Red Jensen looked up at the sound of an approaching horse. There come Snake back, Red. There's him. Who told you to come back here? Whoa, whoa, whoa. But gosh, Red, I was on guard all night. Serve you right. That was the teacher lesson. Maybe next time you won't get so careless. Well, I didn't see no sign of anybody, Red, who was all right to leave on it. I mean, if they'd have seen that smoke and was going to show up, they'd have been here by now, wouldn't they? You never seen any sign of them at all? No, Red, nothing. You look good before you left to come back. Honest, I did. They didn't. I mean, I'll bet they ain't even close. Oh. Well, well, don't you think so, Red? Yeah. Yeah, yeah, Reagan. And then it's all right about me coming back? I guess so. Gosh, Red, thanks. I understated longer. Oh, forget it. You better get yourself some sleep. Yeah, yeah. Guess it better. I'll wake you if you're needed. Hey, where are you going? Just to the spring for a drink of water. You're back in five minutes. Oh. While Snake made his report to his leader, Tonto was crouched in the underbrush and had the outlaw covered every moment. He saw Red leave the camp, but still his eyes were fixed upon Snake. 15 minutes went by. Then suddenly... Oh, no. Oh, what? Oh, Preskin, you're covered. I thought Snake was acting dull, gun-funny when he came back, and you can't afford to kill you. I didn't come back. I didn't come back. I didn't come back. I didn't cover it, eh? Made him ride back to camp and say you fellas went around. Is that it? Where's the mask, man? Me not talk. Oh, you won't, eh? Well, I reckon you will. You will after I've taken you back to camp and turned you over to brazos to start workin' on me. Go on, get movin' much. Me not what? Engine to move. Me not what? That's what we call the mask, man. He brought the sheriff here. Not right. He was waitin' to jump our camp. And if I hadn't suspicious something, he got me too. No, I'll catch you all right. Engine, one word, one sounder to you, and I'll send you to glory. You can't do this. They ain't seen us in here. If you don't give it away, they won't. What you'll do? Engine, your mask, part tricked us. I reckon my boys will go to jail. But they won't stay there. You know why? Tantra not known. The mask man's gonna get him out. No, he not do that. Sure he will, Redskin. Just save your life. The curtain falls on the first act of our Lone Ranger drama. Before the next exciting scenes, please permit us to pause for just a few moments. How to continue our story. The sheriff whom the Lone Ranger had brought from Silver Gulch directed his men in the fight against the rebellious Lone Ranger. He's up! Come on, McCrush, your horse. You said he fightin' up to the limit. Get him to the stand and get ready to travel. The sheriff and his men made short work of the outlaws. And as they completed their task of binding them securely to the saddles, the Lone Ranger approached. The sheriff turned to greet him out. Find your partner, mask man. Hold that, hold that, hold that. Sheriff, he's nowhere around. That's a funny thing. And Red Jensen's missing. What's that? Ain't that fellow there Red Jensen? He isn't. Then what do you think? Somehow he escaped our trap. And I've got an idea. If Red could be found, we'd learn what's happened at Tato. Red was the skunk we wanted and he was the worst of all. Yes. Well, I'll be it. It's dangerous to be so tough, Red. It is, Sheriff. And you're pardoning him. A friend there sure hoped nothing's happened to him. Now tell you what, I'll give you three, even four of my men. You can start looking. No, Sheriff. But you're audience. You'll meet all the men you have to get your prisoners safely to jail. Well, I ain't got any too much help. That's a fact. Go on back to town. And you won't let me loan you just a kibble? I'll find Tato alone, Sheriff. I hope so. And if he's been harmed, well, Sheriff, maybe I'll save your county a hanging. Come on, Silver. Come on, boy. Come on. The masked man tried desperately to pick up Tato's trail. Come on, Silver, old boy. We can't give up. We've got to find Tato. As the afternoon faded into evening, he decided the search must wait until morning and turned Silver's head toward the valley in order to find a place to camp for the night. But just then, a horseman appeared on the trail ahead of him. What? Silver, that's Red Jensen. Come on, old fellow. Hurry, boy. Oh, hey, Silver. Oh, boy. Oh, boy. Oh, hey. You, that scout you're riding. And know what's happened to Tato. Talk, Red. Talk before I blast you out of that saddle. Hey, now. Hold on, fella. You ain't running this show I am. Just get your hand away from that there culture rich in a drawer. You know what I mean? You'll never find that Redskin. Where is he? Where he won't get away till I let him. Red, if you don't... Major, just a second. If you know it's good for you, shut up and let me have my say. Then talk. And talk fast. My guy just told you Tato's where you'll stay less than I give the word. Does he hurt? Nothing hurt but his feelings. I've got him roped and hog-tied. Go on. I'm riding scouts as you can't say I'm not telling you the truth. Can't hardly doubt I took him prisoner when I'm riding his horse, can you? What are you up to? You and me are going to make a deal. I don't deal with killers, Red. Well, this time you will. I don't... Don't you don't? You won't never meet up with that engine alive again. Murder him, Red, and I'll hang you myself. Kill him to terms and he won't be touched. What terms? I'll get my boys out of jail. What's that? You heard me? Get Brazos and Snake and the rest of them, kill that silver-goat-caliboose and Tano goes free. But if I don't, I answered that before. What makes you think I can rescue your men? You brought the sheriff to where we was camped, didn't you? I didn't. Well, after that, I reckon the sheriff is likely to figure you're all right. Long enough for us to get inside his office and get the drop on him, anyhow. And then we'll take the sheriff's keys, unlock the jail, get the boys, and high-tail. Do your share without trying no tricks and I'll take you to Tano. Then you can both clear out together. How do I know that once your men are free, you wouldn't attempt to drill us both? Shucks, why should I? I just want my men let loose. When that happens, I don't care what becomes you two. Red, can you think of any good reason why I shouldn't shoot you down here and now? Eh, one prime one. What? You'd never find your part. Come. Eh, what are you gonna do? Ride to the sheriff's office. You mean you're gonna do like I said? I can't let Tano die. It won't trick me. I'll make just one promise. Yeah, what? I'll keep my word as long as you keep yours. Good enough, let's go. Follow me. Come on, Silverhead up, bro. Hello, Silverhead! Late that evening, the sheriff made sure the Jensen gang was securely locked up for the night. Then he returned to his office. Better down for the night, are the sheriff? Eh, chief. Get there hollering anyhow. Finally got it through their heads and cheers to stay, Reagan. Toughest-looking bunch I've seen all at once for some spell. You think you'll be all right here in the moon tonight? Oh, sure, I didn't mean that. It'll be a few days for help if you think you need it. I can stay up if I have to, you know. Oh, text could give you a hand. When they're locked up and there's enough guns here to hold off an army? Eh, what for? Hey, suit yourself. Who do you suppose that is? Dunno. Comin' in, though. Good day. Good day, Doug Gorn. Deputy, it's the nurse, man. Come on in. I will. Who's with you? I... What the... I don't slept by the evening. It's all right, Sheriff. This is the jailbreak. You're siding with them scouts when we trusted you. I have no choice. They'll all be switched. Mask, man, you ought to... Get moving, Deputy, before I let daylight through you. You... Go on, keep ahead of me. Open that door. You didn't even hold that gun against my back. I'll be the judge of that. Get your keys ready. You've got them there. Open up them doors. Oh, this is red! With a gun and a deputy! Quiet down, you ingots! You want to rouse the town? There's the first door open there. You'll pay for this. Hey, Mask, man, what's holding you? Kevin, keep moving, Deputy. You ain't done yet. Open them all. While Red and the Masked Man held their guns on him, the deputy released the outlaws one after another. Suddenly, just when the last of Red's band had been freed, the front door banged. And a moment later... Hey, what's that? The sheriff escaped. It's all right for help. We've got to get out. He'll wake up the whole town. You let him go, Mask, man. You was watching him. This is your fault. Wait, not the north. Oh, you've been sorry now. Grab a horse! Into the saddle! We've been seen. Hurry! This cop's gone. This sheriff... Take the sheriff's horse. But be quick about it. Right! Let's go! Come on, get up now! Then flow over their saddles and pace for the Masked Man on silver. The outlaws swept out of town, leaving their pursuit behind. Once safely away, Red Jensen took the lead. He signaled for his men to slow down and rode steadily toward the wild and broken country to the south. At night, hit their trail, and they rode in silence until finally several hours later, a large hill loomed before them. At its base, a dark shadow marked the entrance to a cave. See that cave I had there, mister? I don't. That's where we stop. That's where Tana is, inside there. You think you could have found it without me to show you? I can't say. Well, you wouldn't have. All right, fellas. This is it. Rain up. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. That'll be camp here, Red. Sure. Don't unsaddle yet, though. Just wait a second. Well, mister, I suppose you're waiting for me to go in there, untie Tato, and let you two gents ride off, huh? That was our agreement. You figured I'd be fool enough to hold to it? No, Red. As a matter of fact, I didn't. I reckon you did already. You wouldn't have gone through with your part of the bargain. Well, mister, what would happen if I did let you go? Tato and I would keep on your trail until you were jailed again. Take it easy, fellas. I was just asking. You ain't got nothing to worry about. Well, I guess you see now why you've got to be finished off. Both Tato and me? You're both poisoned. And you think you can finish us? Think so. And where it doesn't a year old one and your partner out of the fight? Grab him, boys. Take that mask off. Stand back. Get him. Come on. I got a hold of one of them. Grab the other. You drop gun. You're the one from that mask, man. You coyotes will shoot you where you stand. Is he injured in a sheriff? Tato, who let Tato loose? How the sheriff get here? I come here on scouts. And it was me that let the engine out of them rooms. Or you. And if you kept your word to me, I'd have kept mine to you. You could have had another chance at freedom. You trick me again. Right. But how? How'd you do it? I don't serve you. I don't see how. You can thank your clever leader. Who in this case wasn't as clever as he thought himself. You can't say I made any mistake. But you did. Huh? You met me on scout to prove to me that Tato was your prisoner. Yeah, but I never... I never got that at the first opportunity. Scout would return to his master. When you went back to the sails, Red, the man stayed back in the office for a couple of seconds. He told me what to do. I told him that he was going to return to his master. He told me what to do. I told him to make a break for us. Get on scout and let scout choose the trail. And that horse brought me right here. Him heap good horse. Now back in the saddle. Every one of you. You broke jail. And you'd have saved yourselves trouble if you'd have stayed there. Now get going. Keep ahead of us. On your way. Get out of there. Tato Silver away. I've just heard as a copyrighted feature of the Lone Ranger Incorporated.