 the speed of light, a cloud of dust, and a hearty high, oh, silver, the Lone Ranger. Countless stories have been handed down from generation to generation, concerning the stirring deeds of the mysterious mass provider of justice. Only Tonto, his faithful Indian companion, knew his identity. And now the thrilling frontier days of the western United States come to life once more. The Lone Ranger rides again. The town of Broken Bowl grew up around the railroad station and the telegraph office. Frequently, a train pulled into a sighting and stopped there overnight to wait for the train to pass in the opposite direction. On these occasions, the crew of the train would spend the night in Broken Bowl's hotel. In the first scene of our Lone Ranger drama, we see Mike Murphy in the café surrounded by a group of men. Mike is the engineer of the westbound train that is stopped for the night in Broken Bowl. I'd be blasted if an Irishman ain't got the worst look a man or beast. What's bothering you, Mike? Ask Sam, he can tell you. I ain't just sure, but something tells me Mike was sort of planning on seeing Betty tonight. But, Mike, ain't you pulling out with your train? You're handling the throttle on the westbound outfit, ain't ya? Now, you should go west when the eastbound is coming this way. Is that what's holding you here? You know as well as I do, it is. Now, wouldn't it be a fine thing if I was to meet the eastbound in that single track of ours? I was forgetting that. It ain't that Mike gives a turn whether he stays over or not. It is. He don't care as a usual thing. But he's got an idea that Betty should have been here to help him pass the time. Sure, and that's what I think. There's a matter of fact, Mike. When she left town to visit her friend, she didn't have no thought that you'd be in town tonight. I'd be talking it over with her. By the way, Mike, you ain't heard talk of Snake Loughlin and his gang being around this country, have ya? Ain't heard a word. Snake Loughlin? I don't know. One of my deputies had an idea. He'd seen one of that bunch of coyotes the other day. But maybe his mistakenly wasn't real sure. Well, here's hoping he didn't. It'd be a black day for us if he was to show up with that pack of hoodlums of his own. Oh, probably just talk. Forget about it. How about fillin' up our glasses just once more? I feel like havin' another. Snake Loughlin never comes into a town these days unless he has a good reason, Tonto. You're here now. And there must be a reason. He's wanted by too many lawmen to risk being seen in town unless he has some pretty important plans. That's right. Is he still back at the cafe? Uh, him, still there. I'm very funner with him. Probably waiting to speak to someone inside. But he doesn't dare be seen. That's right. I'd like to capture Snake and turn him over to the law right here in town. Why not do it? We can do that any time. Let's wait and see what he's planning here. Oh, Susanna, don't you cry. The engineer of that train on the siding. There he goes. Probably to a hotel. Look, there. Snake. And follow the other fella. Very well. We'll follow Snake and see what happens. And we're ready to act if Snake tries any violence. Hey, you. Huh? What's the matter? I want to speak with you, mister. Well, speak up. You better step back here in the trees. If you got anything to be saying to Mike Murphy, speak up. I can hear you from here. I say step back. Ouch! Oh, so it's a gun you're jabbing in me ribs. Back where I told you. All right. That's how you feel about it. But sure, if this is a stick up, you got me at the wrong time. I'm flat broke. Shut up and get back. I aim to talk with you. You got him, aren't Snake? Yeah, I got him. All right. I'll call you. Well, it's a name that suits your way of acting. Now, what is it you want to meet? Anyone around me? I don't think so. I ain't seen no one. Good. Well, speak your piece. You're the critter that handles that shoo-choo train, ain't ya? I'm the engineer, if that's what you mean. You know what I mean. All right, Snakeface. I know. You're waiting here for the train to come from the west, ain't ya? What's it to ya? Ain't ya? Go easy with the way you pork me with that gun. Yes, I am. I ain't put a single track and I can't take my train west from here to the eastbound, comes through in the morning. Oh, yes, ya can. Like fun, I can. If your train's on the tracks heading west, the eastbound will pile right into it. Ain't that so? Any fool knows that. That'd be a wreck. That's just what we aim to have happen. I've all the out-and-out nerve I've ever seen. Now, where do you hear the rest, mister? I don't need to hear no more. Short, it's a- Listen, just stop tapping me. We're gonna make a deal with you, see? Ain't money enough in the world to make me do what you- What about Betty Corkins? Keep her name off your dirty tongue. How'd you like to see her killed? What? Thought that'd get you interested. What do you know about her? We know she's the daughter of the guy that runs a telegraph. And we know you look for her when you come to town and found she's gone to spend the night with friends in Grantsville. Well, she ain't there, see? Where's she at? What have you crooks done with her? They ain't but one way for you to find out. I don't believe ya. We can prove what we've said all right enough. You got about six hours before you decide. Six hours? It ain't for midnight. Eastbound ain't due till nine in the morning. Yeah. Only your train's gotta be a good ways west to here when the two of them meet. You savvy? Three hours to the west? That'll take us out in the desert. That's right. And that's just where we want it to be. You see, we got this thing worked out and planned real careful. Betty Corkins never got to Grantsville. And her friend there didn't know she was coming so the girl ain't even missed yet. Who are you? Never mind the fancy talk. You just come along with us while you're making up your mind. Where's the girl now? You don't need to know that. How do I know you got her? We'll give you proof of that. Where are you taking me? You'll find out. It's up to you, Mike. You can drive that train out as we tell you and save the girl you want to marry or else. Now get moving. You're traveling with us tonight. What's up? I'll take you to the Reds now. Get it out. Quick, Tutto. Back to our horses. Maybe better me follow them. Yes, follow them, Tutto. Find out where they go. Then go to Corkins' home and wait there for me. You talk to Corkins? Yes. I'm going to try and learn if those men really have the girl. Then tell Ray Roadpeller. Then we've got proof. Find out what that proof is. There's no use trying to capture those men now. If they have the girl, they'd certainly kill her. Not right. She's in their camp. You'll find it out. Meet me later at the Corkins' home. And get all the information you can get. Come on, Silver. While Tutto followed Snake Loughlin and his companion, Mears, the Lone Ranger rode to the small cottage where Jim Corkins lived with his daughter, Betty. There he brought Silver to a halt. There was no light inside, but a wrap on the door brought a quick response. Don't you come back, Betty? No, Corkins. I want to speak to you about your daughter. Open the door. Who are you? A friend. Open this door. Just a second now. I'll have it open at a jiffy. There. Now, what's the matter? What do you want here at this hour of the night? Where is your daughter? She's here. I don't know you. And I don't see why I should tell you where Betty is. You've got a heap of nerve coming here. I'll step inside. No, you see here. Listen to me, Corkins, and try to keep your head. When did your daughter leave to visit friends at Grantsville? Around noon time. Why? How did she travel? On her horse. Did those friends expect her? And you don't know whether or not she got there safely? No. Is there something wrong? Corkins, I'm afraid there is. Tell me, you're the telegraph operator on that land. Why would anyone want to stop the train that's coming from the west tomorrow morning? What about the train? That's what I'm asking you. Suppose you light a lamp so we can see each other. Yeah, sure thing. I got a lamp light here handy. Now, just a minute. I'll get it going. There's something mighty queer afoot and eyeing to find out what it is. If something has happened to Betty, there. Now, sit down. You're a mask. What's this mean? Who are you? I told you I was a friend. Right now I'm afraid you'll have to be ready to hear some unpleasant news. What's happened to Betty? Tell me. Tell me what's happened. I'm quite sure she's safe and unharmed so far. But I think she might be in danger of her life. What? Unless we can do something between now and daybreak. Tell me what you know about her. First tell me what there is a value on the eastbound train. I can't tell. I can't tell no one. Someone already knows. How? I don't know how, but Lofkin and his gang have captured your daughter. They're holding her so they can force Mike Murphy to stop the engine west before the eastbound train comes by. Would that mean all right? It would. And Betty, where is she at? What have they done with her? Tell me what's on board that train. Gold. A fortune in gold. It's bullion going east from the Gold Coast. And that's why those killers want the trains to crash. Now, what about Betty? Lofkins, keep your wits about you. You've got to keep as calm as possible. The life of your daughter may depend upon your clear thinking. But something has got to be done. We can't just sit here. I'm... Wait. If Betty hasn't been harmed so far, she'll be safe until morning. I have a friend who will come here soon and he may have a lot more to tell us. Meanwhile, you can tell me who might have known that Betty planned to ride to Grantsville. I don't know. I must be able to tell the outlaws that there was gold on that eastbound train. I don't know who to tell that. I don't know how there could be any such leak. Confidential. Think, Corkins. Think hard. It may save Betty's life. Don't range your question, Corkins, the telegraph operator. Snake and Mears joined their outlaw friends at their camp in the forest. They tied Murphy securely to a tree. Then, Snake removed something from his saddlebag and showed it to the engineer. Now then, Mike, take a look at this and tell me if you'll recognize it. I can't see ribbon. There ain't but one hunk like that in the state. So you know it, huh? I fetched that from St. Louis. Uh-huh. And give it to Betty Corkins, didn't you? Yes. Then how do you reckon we got it if we didn't capture the girl? You dirty wretch. I made the devil take you for what you've done. Even though you're straining again them ropes, Murphy, you won't bust them. Now, maybe you want a little more proof before you're convinced. Hey, you. Fetch that horse here. Come on, Snake. I don't know if you know the girl's horse or not, but this is it. Where is she? Murphy, there ain't but one way for you to ever see the girl alive. That's to do what we told you. Killed me fireman and a couple of the lads that turned me train and killed a crew of these bound. Let the crooks like you get away with whatever's aboard the train. Double-cross me. Or say your sweetheart dead. I don't know if they'd take me long to decide. You can jump from the train. We'll all ride along with you. And as far as I'm concerned, you can stop your train just so long as it's left on the tracks right near the turn. Now, he ain't got but a few hours to make up your mind, so you better do some thinking. And even if you don't do what we want, we likely get what we're after. We'll find out how to run that engine for our own selves. Maybe we could torture him a little. Keep back, I'm handling this. All right, we got some other things to do. What's going on over there? What's the boys outside the camp got? Found someone there. Yeah, go on there, engine. The lake only wants to talk with you. Where'd you get the red skin? Where'd he come from? He was over there in the dark. Well, listen to all we say. Oh, so you figured a spy on us, huh? You not go through a scheme. Where are you from? Me not talk. Time to that tree. See if there's any other stoopers around here. All right. I'll handle these, fellas. I got good ways of handling red skin. All right, let's go. 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. And now to continue our story. The Snake Loftrin gang made Mike Murphy, the engineer of the Westbound train, a prisoner. Then offered him a choice between the death of the girl and the wrecking of the Eastbound train. Tonto, who had followed the outlaws to their camp, was discovered and captured. In the meantime, the Lone Ranger had gone to the home of the girl's father, Sam Calkins, the telegraph operator, where he waited for Tonto's return. For this, unless... Where is he? If he's coming here, why don't he come? We don't know how far he had to go to reach Snake's camp. But time is passing. Another couple of hours and it'll be too late. Wait. It's Tonto's horse. Where's the man who went to the outlaws' camp? I don't know. Steady there, white fellow. He's over. But I'm going to find out. All right, white fellow. Show us the way. But wait. What about it? First, we must find Tonto. Get up, white fellow. Follow him, Silver. Come on, boy. Hurry up! Tonto's horse led the way to the forest while the Lone Ranger followed cautiously. He knew that the appearance of white fellow without his master meant that Tonto had been injured or captured. In the outlaws' camp, Tonto was solidly facing Snake Loftrin. Now, Miss, hand me that bull whip. Here you are, Snake. Engine? You're going to tell me what you was here for on who you're reporting to or how the living daylights beat out on you. Me? Not Tonto. No? We'll see about that. But we better go over and shut the engineer's mouth, now, Snake. Yeah, maybe we had. After we open the engines, Mike can't hear us way over here. Go on, boss. Here's the whip on the engine. What are you grinning about? You not hit me. No? Where's he so dog-goin' amuse about? He's lookin' over there at Mike Murphy. Hey! Look there! Who's that? Don Silver! Man! That's Don Silver! Hey, look out! Look out! Look out! You shook our own man! Hey, look out! Silver, closely followed by white fellow, charged into the outlaws like a furious demon. The Lone Ranger, using his guns as clubs, fought his way to Tonto's side. Then, whipping out a knife, he slashed the ropes that bound his friends. Get on your horse, Tonto! Help me! Me ready! What about Mike Fuller? Leave him here! Go down and get loose! Shoot him! Another side of camp! Here's Tonto! I told him what to do! He convinced the head of the girl to captive. That's right. And now we can slow down. Tonto, I have an idea that I want to test. What's the matter? I spent a long time with Jim Corkins. There's no way those outlaws could know about the gold. What then? No. Yes, and the railroad men are the only ones who could have told him. Yeah, it was even though just where the eastbound train will be at a given time. What we do? We're a hunt for girls. She wasn't in the camp, was she? No, they're not there. I told Mike Murphy just what to do. I think he trusted me. What? What him do? He's going to accept the outlaws' terms. And agree to take the westbound train out in the morning at six o'clock. Him make wreck? No, Tonto. I know there could be any wreck. If I can prove just one point, we'll be able to send the lawman to capture the Lofgren gang. What that point? You'll learn all about it very soon. Come on, Silver! The outlaws scattered and searched desperately for the lone ranger in Tonto. Meanwhile, the eastbound train thundered on. As the discouraged outlaws returned to their camp, Snake Lofgren spoke to them angrily. What sort of gunman are you, anyhow? We don't know what could, Snake. You didn't get either of them, too. Ain't our fault. We sure scoured the woods. I don't know how in heck them two could get away so fast. We kept after them for a time. We didn't have a chance of catching up to them. They don't matter much, though, does it, Snake? What do you mean? Well, they didn't get to learn nothing important. The engine knows we're going to stop that eastbound train, don't he? What can he do about it? That remains to be seen. And here's what I'm done with fooling around. Fetch me the life. I'll try it on the engineer. Ain't he made his mind up yet? No. Here's the whip, Snake. Good. How do you like the sound of that, Murphy? Flashing me won't help. It's getting close to time for you to take that train out. Are you going to do it or not? Where is me, girl? You won't find her till you do what I want. Are you going to do it or ain't you? The girl's life depended on me. Seems like you have no choice left. Then you'll take the train out? What else is there for me to do? Good. I thought you'd come around on my way, I thinkin'. You'd better be takin' the ropes off me hands or I won't be able to handle no throttle. How long will it take to get the steam up and get the train ready to move? What time is it now? Around five. You should better be startin' right away. I'll have to get me firemen. No, no, you don't. Me and Mears will go along to feed the boilers. Sure, but I don't need only one of you. Mears will be the one. I'll keep a gun on you so you don't try no tricks. You don't take no chances, do you, Snakeface? Cut his ropes. Three of you keep guns level on him. I ain't gonna have nothin' go wrong at the last minute. I'm watchin' him. When'll they get to see me, girl? After the wreck. When you come back here. I'd be willing to give odds that you double-cross me when I do what you want. Only there ain't no choice for me. They can tell that the likes of you won't leave better alive if I don't do what you say. Come on. We'll head for the side where the train is. Bring your horses and everything you own. It won't be neat with kids. Sometime later, the heavy westbound train was ready to move. Switches had been thrown to clear the track, and Mears shoveled coal into the firebox. The engineer held a steady hand on the throttle while Snake stood close beside him. All right, get goin' now. Sure, and that's what I'm doin'. Go on, Mears, keep feeding that fire. Faster. I wanna be as far west as possible when we meet the other one. Get to that bend if you can. That crook ain't so good, you're shovelin'. You don't keep enough fire there. We can't go very fast. Don't bluff me. I ain't. We'll do the best we can. Double harder, Mears. Open up that throttle, Murphy. Remember, the girl ain't safe yet. The train went roaring westward toward the approaching eastbound train. In the meantime, the lone ranger raced over to Sam Corkin's home, leaped to the ground, and burst through the door. Corkins! Corkins! Where is she? Where's Betty? Have you followed her? No, but Mike is takin' the train west. What? There's just one chance in the world to prevent that crash. We can't stop it. The telegraph. But... Come on, it's not part of the station. You can wire the western point and the eastbound train's stopped. But there wouldn't be a chance to stop it. It'll be too late. Come, you ride my horse from me. Hey, stop dragging. Get up over there. I tell ya. Come on, Silver! Inside. There's your key. Use it. But I... Corkins. All right, stranger. I'll try and reach him. Ask if the eastbound train has passed that point yet. I'll go inside and tighten the synths on my saddle. Call me when he gets her answer. All right. All right, stranger. Silver. I'll see if we were right in what we figured. I hope he doesn't keep us here too long. Tyler will have a hard ride as it is. Hey, mister. Did you get an answer? Yeah. The train's already passed that station. There ain't no way to stop it. You crook. What's the matter? What do you mean? You mean to say you had a message from the west? Yeah, sure. Now, look at your wires. They've been cut. What? No message could go to the west or come from there. Corkins, you don't want that train saved. It's a frame up. It's a rotten scheme that you're working with the Lofken gang. You took advantage of your friend Mike Murphy's love for your daughter. You're the one who told Lofken about that gold. You're the one who planned the whole thing. No. No, wait. Listen. And you know where your daughter is. Tell me. Let go of me. Corkins, Betty. Stop shaking me. At, at Gransfield. I gave their mothers her horse. She rid another horse. Let me go. Yeah. I suspected you when we talked last night. And Mike Murphy helped prove you a crook. If you're here when the law comes, you'll get what Lofken and his gang will get. Riding like the wind, the masked man reached the top of a hill where Brushwood was piled and waiting. He set the fuel on fire and followed the smoke billowed to the sky. Far to the west, Tonto waiting for the signal saw the pillar of smoke. It's that sick old white fella. Now we ride. Get him up. White fella. Tonto had already brought a group of lawmen to the scene. A few quick words and the hard-riding men led by Tonto sent their mounts thundering along the rails. Meanwhile, in the cab of the engine, Snake was urging Mike to put on more speed. Hey, can you snake-face? This is the best we can do. And please don't keep enough steam up. Shovel harder, Mears. Shovel harder. Shovel harder. I am all in. I got to keep this pretty covered. I got to make more speed than this. What's that coming after? It's the fancy phrase. That engine. Oh, cool, man. Oh, cool, cool. Lawmen. No, you're spanking. Get going, pastor. I got your chips. I'll stop it here. And go on or I'll shoot. No, you put your neck out. Wait, wait. I surrender. I bet I'm all right, engine. What about the girls? Her sleep. Masked friends send message. Girls father in scheme. Yeah? The engine explained everything to me, my faith. The girl is safe. So you can put the engine in reverse and get back to the site first. That I will. Fine award. Put your horses in the second car and then we'll show these spout peens that this engine can roll out faster and reverse than she done head and west. 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