 I Rehorsed with a speed of light a cloud of dust and the hearty hi-oh silver the lone ranger With his faithful Indian companion total the daring and resourceful mask rider of the planes led the fight for law and order In the early Western United States Know where in the pages of history can one find a greater champion of justice? Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear From out of the past come the thundering hoof beats of the great horse silver the lone ranger rides again Oh Randy Tyler stood with a disdainful smile as he faced captain Prescott of the Texas Rangers at headquarters Other members of the force were lined up in silent formation and watched with interest as their captain stood before Randy Tyler And spoke in a voice that carried both disappointment and anger rather When you became a member of the Rangers We've had every reason to believe that you'd be acquitted to the force As he recruit You're one of our best men For the past two years your conduct has been above reproach. Thank you, sir. Thanks. You're not in order Tyler Night before last you picked a fight with a fellow ranger in a public cafe One of your superiors was called in to stop the disturbance You turned upon him Knocking him to the floor You're guilty of insubordination and conduct and becoming a member of the Rangers Your refusal to speak in defense of your conduct He's an added factor to your disgrace. I'm not sorry for what I did captain Prescott so much the worse It's my duty to inform you now Tyler But you are hereby dishonorably dismissed from the Rangers Notification of your dismissal will be sent to every newspaper in the state All members of the Rangers will be forbidden to recognize or associate with you. That's all I have to say to you Mr. Tyler That afternoon after leaving headquarters in disgrace Randy rode to a small house on the edge of town where the captain's niece Mary Prescott lived with her widowed mother The door opened and Mary came out Hi, honey Looks like you're expecting me. Yes. I was Randy I heard the news and I didn't want you to come into the house Mother wouldn't be very nice to you. I'm afraid I reckon I have to expect that but Well, you still believe in me. Don't you now Randy? I'd like to There must be some reason why you do such a thing. It's so unlike you and you seem so proud of being a Ranger Randy tell me why did you act the way honey? I can't tell you why Maybe someday I have to know now That is if you did have a good reason. I'm sorry, honey If you don't have enough faith in me, my father was an officer in the Texas Rangers and my uncle still is often gauged To a man who isn't fit to be one He's right. Oh now wait a minute area. Well, you're right But listen, Mary, I've got a guy Randy. I Don't want to see you ever again. Mary wait, please Easy boy Get up there. Come on get Randy Tyler left Austin where the Texas Rangers headquarters was located and headed Southwest until he finally arrived in San Antonio a Few hours after his arrival Rufus Fillmore owner of a stage and freight line looked up from his desk as a man known as Gap Thompson entered his office. Well Gap. What's on your mind? Remember reading in the paper day or so ago, but an ombre who was kicked out of the Texas ranger Yeah, fellow named Tyler wasn't it Randy Tyler? Yeah. Yeah, that's right Well, he's here in town over at the cafe right now. Well, what if he is I was thinking He must be mighty sore at the Rangers for what they did to him Rufus Yes, I suppose he is and he won't find it easy to get a job either That's what are you leading up to get as a former ranger he ought to be a big help to us Rufus Say might have that You think you'd be willing to join the gang I could sort of hint around and find out on one condition He's not to know. I'm really the head man. Do you understand not right now anyway? Maybe after he's proved himself I'll let him know you'll be safe enough after he pulls a job at you with us I'll go and open to have a talk with Tyler right now The night before the lone ranger and taught who had made camp in the hills not far from San Antonio The next day the day that Tyler arrived in town They spent considerable time fixing worn riding gear and shining metal and leather as they've worked the lone ranger talked They came down here tonneau because of a gang operating in this territory Most of the jobs they've pulled have been within 20 miles of San Antonio That's right because of that. I have the idea. They might be getting their orders from someone right in town Maybe you've got right ID came to me. Hello when we stopped at the mission a week ago The Padre gave me a lot of information. Let me see Padre show you plenty newspaper. That's right We're very interested in the back copies of the San Antonio paper Each weekly issue for the past two months carried a story of a hole up a robbery near the town That's not good. Then several hold-ups of stagecoaches and freight wagons I noticed that the stages and freight wagons of a company having headquarters in San Antonio were not molested That give you ID maybe huh seems strange to me that the Fillmore stage and freight lines Seem to be immune from attack. I Notice the Fillmore company advertisement in the paper was headed travel and ship the safe way is the Fillmore line Strange it could be so sure themselves I've been thinking over a plan tonneau that might prove a point and at the same time bring the outlaw gang into action What plan you think I'm going to fix a very careful disguise tonneau. I want to look like a well-to-do Mexican gentleman The Padre got me an outfit of suitable clothing while I was there. I have it my saddlebags me remember and Then what you do going to town and talk to some of the Fillmore company about a valuable shipment then wait for developments Late that afternoon the lone ranger and Tahoe rolled to the edge of town they pulled to a stop in a secluded grove Oh You've got plenty good disguise came a copy you look like fine Mexican ombre You do good job with Berry die if I could fool you tonneau ought to get by with the others Then be fooled plenty you wait here. I'll go on foot to the freight line office. I don't expect to be very long You wait A short time later Rufus Fillmore looked up as what seemed to be a Mexican gentleman entered his office Good afternoon, sir. Come right in. That's your senior. I've come up with a shipment. Fine. Fine. Sit down, Mr And you're down range. Oh, of course. I'm sure I've heard the name before Well, sir, what can I do for you? You are the manager perhaps of the freight line senor Manager and owner. I'm Rufus Fillmore. Oh, that is good The shipment I wish to discuss is of great value to me I would not care to discuss it with anyone who is not discreet senior. Now, don't you worry? I keep everything confidential when the first thing you'll tell me Have you a wagon going to corpus Christi soon? Oh, yes, if you haven't too much to ship I have a small train of three freight wagons coming through from Austin day after tomorrow on the way to the port of Corpus Christi. What would be the charge, senor, for two packing cases each 50 pounds in weight I must get them to deport them either sheep. Well, of course, to carrying two such cases it'd be about $100. Oh, that is much of the narrow, senor, for just two small cases No, you want them to get there safely, don't you? But of course the safe delivery must be assured Those cases must contain something of great value, Mr. Don Rangero. See, senor, that is true Oh, but $100. I should give the matter some thought, senor Perhaps the express company will not charge so much Maybe so, but they'll charge according to the value as well as the weight But if I do not mention the value, it will not be near so much A gentleman of means like yourself shouldn't quibble about the cost If the shipment is really fair Once I get those cases to my arm, senor, then I shall not have to worry about the expense But the trip from Mexico City has taken much of my denero Adios, senor, I shall inquire at the express office If the rates are not much better, I shall come back, no? As the long ranger disguised as a Mexican gentleman left his office Rufus Fillmore sat for a moment Then he rose and went to the back room What's up, Rufus? Listen again A well-dressed Mexican was just in the office about shipping 250-pound cases Once them sent to Corpus Christi All the deal, Fill All right Yeah, look, Rufus Why are you telling us about the two cases? Well, from the way he acted, I know they're very valuable I'd say he's shipping gold to go on a boat at Corpus Christi Which he'll try to take it into Mexico Then you want those cases to be missing when they get to the port with the wagons, eh? Who isn't using our freight line? He's going to make arrangements at the express office They have an express stage going to Corpus Christi tomorrow afternoon Are we gonna hold up the express stage and get those cases, boss? Yes, yes, I'll work out the details with Gaff Oh, uh, where's that fellow Tyler you got to join the gang earlier today? I took him out of the range to stay with the others He's out there in the bunkhouse getting acquainted Good, good That small spread I had you buy in your name is a fine cover-up for our operations Gives the men a place to stay without causing suspicion That's right, Rufus Nobody suspects a gang they've been hunting is living right out there at the bar G ranch I sure hope we can trust that new armory, Tyler I keep remembering he used to be a ranger Sure, but don't forget Phil, he got kicked out of the rangers and he's plenty sore at him Better keep an eye on him until he really proves himself again Don't worry I warn Marge to watch him close Good We'll have a chance to let him prove himself and to get those cases at the same time Beat it, Phil Yeah I have things to talk over with Gaff The lone ranger and Tothel returned to their camp and discussed the meeting with Fillmore after the lone ranger had removed the Mexican disguise The masked man was saying I left Fillmore with the impression I was going to ship a couple of valuable cases to San Antonio by Express because of the cheaper rates I noticed he didn't try very hard to change my mind Are you... You think maybe him have gang hold up Express Stage? That's what I'm hoping, Toto The Express Stage leaves tomorrow afternoon I thought out of a plan of actions that if Fillmore is connected with the outlaw gang and sends them to waylay the Express Stage the gang will be caught and their leader exposed The curtain falls on the first act of our lone ranger adventure Before the next exciting scenes, please permit us to pause for just a few moments All to continue After talking to Fillmore, the lone ranger in the Mexican disguise returned to camp where he changed back to his own clothing and mask He told Toto he had thought out a plan to capture the outlaw gang and the leader That night Gaff Towson went to the Vargy ranch and entered the bunkhouse Hi Gaff Phil said you'd be coming out I told the boys they were talking over something with the boss We got a job to do tomorrow Where's Tyler Muggs? Back there in the bunk I guess he's sleeping No, I'm not asleep I'm in the job for tomorrow, Gaff That's right We're going to hold up the Express Stage after leaves town We found out it'll be carrying something worth taking It's about time we pulled another job Yeah, in two weeks since the last one All right, quiet down, I'll tell you what the plans are Phil, you're to take the men out the south trail to Sage Pass Keep yourselves hidden until the stage is partway through the pass and then pull the hold up What about you, Gaff? Aren't you coming with the gang? I'm taking Tyler The two of us are lying away a couple of miles from town till the stage passes along the trail That's just a precaution to make sure they haven't got wind to anything That no one's falling along behind That's a good idea Tyler and I'll get to the pass in time to join the gang and the hold up It'll be up to you, Tyler, to cover the driver and the guard And if you don't act right It'll be too bad for you I'll do my part, don't worry What about the boss? Doesn't he join the gang on jobs? Nope, he plans the jobs, that's all Will I get to meet him before we go to hold up the stage? Nope, no reason why you should You'll get to meet him soon enough, Tyler But remember this If you don't prove yourself to Mara, you won't live to meet him or anybody else The next day after Silver and Scalp were settled The Lone Ranger gave instructions to Toto, saying Toto, right to the edge of town and waiting till the stage leaves Then right to the sheriff's office Tell the sheriff there's a masked man following the stage And you think the stage might be held up Ah, and what you do, Kimitabi? I'll be about a mile from town waiting When the stage passes, I'll follow it I'm sure the sheriff will start out with a posse But you can come ahead and join me Ah, that's a good idea And maybe sheriff and posse get there in time to help catch outlaw gang That's what I'm hoping Well, I'll ride a short distance down the trail with you now All right, let's go, easy, silly big flop Easy Scalpy, easy, follow One silver, much down That afternoon, Toto waited on the edge of town Until he saw the express stage go out the south trail Then he rode into San Antonio to the sheriff's office A short time later, the Lone Ranger watched from a grove of trees a mile from town As the stagecoach passed along the trail There goes Silver, now we'll follow Come on, Silver Farther along the trail, behind some big boulders, Gat waited with Randy Tyler Gat eyed the young X-Ranger closely as he spoke That stage ought to be coming soon, Tyler Remember the whole gang will be watching to see how you act Yeah, I know If you make good with us, you won't be sorry And look, there's a big cloud of dust down the trail Must be the stage coming now Yeah, yeah, that's it, all right Well, wait a few minutes after the stage goes by Then if everything seems all right, we'll be on our way to join in the holdup I see you never leave anything to chance, Gat That's right, we don't How do you always cover your trail so no one can ever follow the gang? We'll ride till we hit the creek And go along in the water till we reach a range where we have a lot of cattle grazing We drive the cattle back and forth over the trail Then head for the ranch And there goes the stage Now we'll watch the trail a few minutes in case the stage is being followed The long ranger rode along behind the stage at a safe distance He was passing along near the boulders where Gap and Randy waited several minutes after the stage had gone by Suddenly a shot rang out and a bullet passed close Stop where you are and reach Oh, it wasn't for oh, is he still here? Who was heading over, mister? They're coming out And the one who will make a bullet Get up, get up, get up, come on, get up The long ranger sat in the saddle with his hands raised as Gap and Randy looked him over Gap spoke Mast, huh? What's the idea? Figuring on pulling the one-man job or holding up the stage? Maybe We've got to plug you from behind the boulders But I'm curious to know what you're up to first We have much time to waste so you better talk fast There's nothing to talk about I thought for a minute he was one of the gang, Gat Well, he isn't It's more since I've had a close look I'm convinced he's not on our hood either What do you mean? I've been around plenty, Tyler I've heard of the summary before That mask, the white style, and the fancy guy You mean he's a... The lone ranger He helps a lot I read about you in a newspaper, Tyler Oh He knows you used to be a Texas ranger I got an idea You can prove yourself right now, Tyler By putting a bullet in it Now hold on, Tyler Here don't I will But it's a good way to show you really want to join our gang Now go ahead, we got to hurry Well All right, I'll do it You keep him covered while I go a little closer I don't want to miss But he got it for a minute I thought you wouldn't The lone ranger watched as Randy moved his horse From beside Gat swinging it off to the side of it The masked man realized that he was in a bad situation Especially since Randy had moved to one side And Gat was still in front of him Even with a quick and sudden draw He couldn't shoot at each of them Before one of them could put a bullet in him But the sudden move came from Randy Tyler This will settle things Ow, he shot me Wait, mister, we got to move fast Easy, boy That was unexpected, Tyler You'll be sorry for this You wounded his gun arm Tyler, if you joined his gang You don't understand why you... We'll talk while we ride, mister Right now let's do something about Gat And then go after the stage The gang's waiting on a basin up ahead to hold it up Yes, I know that basin With a narrow path to either end into a wide valley But can you like cliffs along each side of it? Yeah, that's the place All right, we'll fix Gat's wound, it isn't serious And we'll tie him on his horse and take him along The trail is too full of ruts for the stage to travel very fast And we can easily catch up with it Just as the lone ranger and Randy Were about to leave with Gat Toto, who had been riding hard ahead of the posse Caught up to them And they all rode up the trail toward the basin The gang was waiting for the stage About time for the stage to be coming through the basin, Mugs Yeah Gat'll be right behind it with Tyler I hope Gat knew what he was doing When he let that arm-brake join us He'll soon know if he's on the level If he isn't, it'll be too bad for Tyler Here comes the stage through the pass into the basin Hit a ladder, boys, and be ready to ride All right, let's get going Because the stage had been held back By the badly-rutted trail The lone ranger and Toto with Randy Tyler and the prisoner Gat Had no difficulty in reaching the pass Into the basin just behind the stage Oh, give it As they entered the basin They saw the gang right out to intercept the stage A short distance ahead There's the gang, stop on the stage now Use your guns and follow me Right The outlaw gang stopped beside the stage Turned to give battle to the approaching men But instead of riding directly toward the outlaw gang The lone ranger suddenly turned the galloping silver Off to the side Follow me, one, two, three Come on, boys One on the other two swung in behind the racing fight stallion And the watching outlaws were confused Into thinking the masked man and his followers Were going to pass them off to one side And head out of the basin But when the lone ranger and the men with him Reached a point on the trail beyond the stage And the outlaw gang They stopped suddenly and turned Oh, no, no, no, no, no Now we'll head straight for the misdirection Look, there's a crossy ending in the basin that we came in I expected that We'll have the gang trapped They can't get out of the basin All right, let's go One, two, three For several minutes The gang caught between the gunfire of the posse And the lone rangers' group put up a fight But they were quickly subdued The lone ranger and the tauntel with Randy and Gett Came to a stop where the gang huddled In a dejected group in front of the sheriff And the posse We got you and your friends coming, mister We don't sadly this Seem to be on our side But with that mask and all Hey, sir There's the Indian that came to tell us about the holdup Yes, that's right I told him to go to you, sheriff This man next to me with his hands tied Is one of that gang And this other one is two ass of the others That's right, Tyler joined our gang What happened, Gett? Tyler's a double-crossing pole cat, that's what Tyler? Randy Tyler who got kicked out of the Texas Ranger Ah, now wait a minute, sheriff I'll carry something on the top of my boot I want to show you Let's take a look at this The short letter wrapped around the bag Yes My Texas Ranger bag That letter explains Let's see The woman may concern Ranger Randy Tyler became the subject Of expulsion proceedings According to a plan Known only to me and to my immediate junior officer Lieutenant Gibbons Tyler was willing to do this In the line of duty In order to find the gang Operating in the vicinity of San Antonio This letter is his authority To act as a Texas Ranger in good standing Signed H.M. Prescott, Captain Texas Ranger As a Texas Ranger, sheriff I can vouch for my friend, the masked man I'm for the Indians Well, that's good enough for us, I reckon Well, now that you've got the gang We have all but the real leader I'm sure I know who he is, sheriff Tyler told me the bar G ran For the headquarters of the gang And that makes Gett Paulson the gang leader He'll hang along with the rest Yeah, there's a certain man in town Won't make a move to help you Because he won't want to expose his identity Are you going to let him get away with it While you and the others take the blame? No, by thunder Rufus Fillmaw will have to stand trial Of the rest of us Rufus Fillmaw That's right Great day Gett and these others will give you Plenty of proof against him, sheriff We'll pick him up when we get back to town, sheriff After that, I'm heading back to Worston To make things right with a certain young lady I left back there She'll be proud of you, Randy And so will the entire force of Texas Rangers You and the sheriff can handle things now So Hunter and I will be on our way All right, let's go, Tunnel Adios Adios Thanks for what you've done One, two, three, come on By thunder, you Texas Rangers Sure don't stop at anything to get the ones you're after The man who just rode away with the Indian Is the one who really cracked this case wide open It's sure strange to hear you giving credit To a masked hombre Sheriff, he deserves all the credit we can give him For what he's done for the West He's the Lone Ranger This is a feature of the Lone Ranger Incorporated Created by George W. Trendle Produced by Trendle Campbell Enterprises Directed by Charles D. Livingston And edited by Fran Stryker A part of the Lone Ranger is played by Brace Beemer