 Why are you horse with a speed of light a cloud of dust and a hearty hi-oh silver the lone ranger with his faithful Indian companion tunnel the daring and resourceful masked rider of the planes led the fight for law and order in the early western United States nowhere 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 feet of the great horse silver the lone ranger rides again it was about half an hour after sunset when the lone ranger and tonto rained up in front of a small one room house water somewhere around here tonto maybe in back a house for just a minute someone's coming out the front door hi there welcome to the boxy range you're looking for food water horse fodder or information oh he stopped for water he sakes alive what's for you dodging the law no I don't bother explaining it's all right with me live and let live I always say I see a Dawson is my name Kate Dawson this ranch belongs to me and my boy his name's Bob I'm glad to know you Mrs Dawson this is not a father fiddling to me about your name slim ain't likely a man wearing a mask and give his right name very well came from north of here didn't you yes well I sure hope you and tonto are hungry enough to step inside my kitchen let me wrestle up some grub I declare it so seldom I get the chance to talk to someone I get down right long well I guess this trail isn't used very much hardly anyone comes past here my boy Bobby used to talk to me but since he fell in love he ain't worth the time for talking you'll stop long enough deep won't you well aren't you afraid to invite a mask man into your home right away to what mask might hide your face but it don't hide your eyes I can see you have good eyes thank you is your son around Bob no he's gone to call on Peggy Martin she's the girl he's fallen in love with oh I see her poems the biggest branch in this part of the country I've heard of the Martin ranch yes I guess everyone's heard about it I'm afraid Bob's got no chance with Miss Peggy that's too bad her past that again my boy and so is Lenny Tilson I reckon Tilson aims to marry Miss Peggy if he can who's Tilson he's the top hand over at the Martin ranch he'll do everything to spoil Bob's chances see but come on inside the house let me get some food I'll tell you some more about my boy oh boy easy what do you think you're going this here's the Martin range Silson I am to call on Miss Peggy you're not calling on Miss Peggy tonight or any other night take your hand off that bridal tilson Peggy don't want to see you he's expecting me stand aside listen Dawson I got my orders from the old man himself he told me to stand watch on that path and tell you that you weren't wanted around the house Martin said that yeah Martin said that Miss Peggy said the same thing I'll be smart and go on back to that two-bit outfit of yours and stay there I don't believe you don't know maybe you'll believe Miss Peggy if she tells you she don't want to see you no more if she tells me anything like that'll be because of some lie you told her maybe you better read this note it's in Miss Peggy's own handwriting I reckon you know that it's genuine note yeah I'll go on read it and then bamboos I'd like to know why Miss Peggy'd write a note to me don't you say right there that you don't want you to call on her how do you know if you read it Miss Peggy read it to me I don't say she makes it clear enough she she says I'll understand the reason she doesn't want to see me again yeah she's learned a few things about you the only reason I know all of is that you've been telling her and her father a pack of eyes tilson if I could be sure I'll save your breath you've got Miss Peggy's word now clear out and consider yourself lucky ain't jailed as a thief thief that's right who says I'm a thief now look Dawson I'm not here to argue the point with you I was sent here to see that you don't go to the house and pass to miss Peggy I'm not a thief and you know it Peggy or her father think I'm crooked it's because of your lies you call me a liar you heard what I said you're ready to beg yeah you don't like what I said go for your gun that suits me I'll be no gunplay Mr. Martin boss it's you what's going on here Dawson won't believe that he ain't wanted at your house Mr. Martin I want to talk to you what's this note from Peggy mean it means exactly what it says you're not wanted on my ranch if you think I stole anything you're crazy don't go into that well I didn't but it I did Martin cattle get on your ranch I'm cattle on my ranch yeah we saw it there I don't know why you should look surprised Dawson you must have seen it I didn't your outfit so big you don't know what you got inside your friends it's not big till some a lot for me to handle without help it's not only cattle we missed a lot of things from the house Mr. Martin I don't make a direct accusation Dawson all I know is that things are missing after every time you call now I'll appreciate it if you'll just get off of this ranch and stay on is that clear enough yeah yeah I guess so we're on here again you might go out on a rail instead of a horse boy I guess that's the last we'll see a him Mr. Martin yes I guess too bad he turned to stealing be a pretty good sort if he was honest I suppose we can't blame him too much got his mother support and it's Stovey and Rancher here's don't pay nothing to speak of maybe this would be a lesson to him I hope so for his Mars sake there's no use of me watching a trail any longer is it no I guess not till some yeah go to the bunkhouse do what your mind oh I'm going to House Bob Dawson rode slowly through the darkness toward his home smarting at the injustice of the charges against him he was at a loss to know what he could tell his mother he was lost in thought he didn't notice the two horsemen who approached on the side until they were close enough to shout what do you want now we want you get that rope on him Jake right I see you're covered this will take that rope off of me that Luke Jake get up there hold it I got it are you go let his horse go just keep that rope tight going clean off the ground I'll see if he's hurt I'm all right no better than a slap your horse when there's a rope around your shoulders he could bust your neck and a fall like that let me get up sure go ahead what's the idea till some why did you and Jake rope me you find out finish tie them take Bob Dawson's horse kept going along the familiar trail to the box D Kate Tonto in the Lone Ranger heard the who feet stop at the corral Kate hurried from the house ahead of the masked man and Tonto we got company Bob what are you don't play tricks on me son well yeah that's your son we wrote in Mrs Dawson I don't know this is Bob's horse but there's no sign of Bob not here doesn't seem to be Toto what are you doing the saddle is cold this horse came here without a rider then where's Bob maybe him fall not Bob never fell from a horse in his life something's happened to him Lenny children's done something to Bob we'd better settle up Toto oh don't go away now stay here while I ride the back trail and see what's happened to my boy you stay here Mrs Dawson I will ride the back Peggy Martin sat near the window looking out across her father's moonlit ranch Martin finally spoke to break along silence I know how you feel Peggy it's hard to believe that Bob Dawson's a thief oh dad if you just let me talk to him and wouldn't change things I can't believe he'd steal from us I know I felt the same way about the things we missed from the house after he'd been here I thought it might have been the new cook or one of the cow you might have been yeah Tillson might have made a mistake in identifying the man he saw putting a silver box in his pocket but there's no mistake about the cattle I saw the cattle with my eyes my cattle inside a Dawson's fence but even that you got no proof that Bob put it there who else would put it there damn listen to me maybe somebody wanted to frame Bob Dawson oh who'd wanted to do that Lenny Tillson what Tillson yes now Peggy that's a downright foolish notion why would Tillson wanna frame Bob Dawson what good would he do wasn't it Tillson who said he saw Bob picking up things here in the house yes but wasn't it Tillson who first saw your cattle on Bob's ranch Tillson's the top hand no matter which one of the men saw the cattle they'd report to Tillson he'd come to me with the news dad what's Tillson to gain by making Bob out of things listen to me dad Tillson wants to marry me what's that it's true I didn't tell you because I well I was afraid you'd be angry with him and he'd get mad I won't tolerate Tillson thinking about marrying you please dad I told you about him just so you'd realize he has reason to discredit Bob Dawson I wonder if young Dawson was afraid oh dad I'm sure he was Bob it never steal oh Dawson I know that voice Bob it's you put the gun down that bandana over your face don't fool us Martin I came for the cash you're keeping your desk so you really are a cook the cash Martin hurry unlock the desk all right with what it'll cost to know the truth about you Bob you can't get away with this they'll have a law on you no time I'll have to catch me you can never go back to your rat as long as I'm known as a thief I'll get cash enough to make it worthwhile well there's the cash I wonder if you know what a bad bargain you've made even if the law never gets you you've made a bad bargain a mighty bad bargain don't tell me the kind of bargain I've made I know all about it goodbye mr. Martin the curtain falls on the first act of our lone ranger story before the next exciting scenes please permit us to pause for just a few moments now to continue our story Kate Dawson insisted on riding with the lone ranger and Tonto as they followed the back trail of Bob's horse to the Martin ranch they reached the lion fence and followed it to the gate where they rained up there is a gate here we might open it and go on to the house me open gate just a minute Tonto a couple of lion riders are coming this way maybe they saw something about hey Kate Dawson hey is that man wearing a mask they came to look for Bob Dawson so he's taken up with masked man now guys tell some that's right in line and what are you talking about Dawson's horse reached the box D with an empty saddle you know anything about it tell some better go ask the old man about your friend what happened to Bob where is he well at the rate he was going I judge he was about halfway to the border when you tell shut up Jake what's he mean by that miss Dawson I don't like to be the one to tell you you go talk to mr. Martin and miss Peggy you believe them a lot quicker than you believe me tell some if you know anything about Bob Dawson we want to hear it who are you he's a friend of mine you're dodging the law you and Bob should get along first rate what about Bob Dawson all right if you want the facts for me I'll give them to you be in hundred but the law for stealing the payroll cash from mr. Martin that's an out and out lie I asked Martin and he'll also tell you that Dawson stole one of the best horses for his getaway Bob's no thief you ask for the facts I gave him to you believe me or not it don't matter to me do you mean to say Bob would turn thief no need have to go into hiding no need have to leave his rancher and me Martin had already found out he was a thief or he stole the payroll cash he was caught with some of Martin's steers on his ranch miss Peggy turned him down on the counter that you see I reckon that must have made him sure enough to go whole hog and bust right into the house with a gun in his hand and a bandana over his face I just can't believe it about Martin recognizes voice so the bandana didn't do no good didn't anyone try to overtake him sure me and Jake took after him but he picked the best horse in the corral for his escape we saw we couldn't overtake him so we came back here and sent one of the boys into town to report to the sheriff he must have had a mighty fine horse to get away from that one you're writing I told you pick the best one the outfit how long ago did this happen just a little while ago we just got back here uh-huh this Dawson you want to talk to Martin I'll open the gate I don't know why you're talking to him now I'd like to hear what he has to say there must be a mistake there's got to be a mistake come on mrs. Dawson but I please downright sorry ma'am don't you think there's any use talking to Martin perhaps later on but not now come with me whatever you say the lone ranger led the way to a small thicket not far from the Martin ramp here he rained up why we stop in here because I'm not satisfied with Chilson's story neither I don't know how much truth he told us but I'm sure that at least one thing he said was not true he said my boy was a thief he also said that he'd written hard to try to overtake Bob he said that he and Jake had just returned from the chase huh their horse plenty fresh that's it their horses hadn't just finished a hard run it didn't look as if they'd been chasing anyone why did they say what they did that's what I want to know that's what we're going to try to find out Kate I want you to go back to your ranch but there's nothing I can do there I want to help my boy what are you going to do I'm going back to the Martin ranch you'll hear from us later it was later that same night the Martin ranch house was shrouded in darkness in one of the large rooms Martin himself slept the soft breeze stirred the curtains on the window the silent form came through the window paused a moment at the bedside and struck a match to light a candle on the bedside table Martin wake up Martin wake up what's the matter who's calling me don't raise your voice when you see me so what I mask keep your voice down why what do you mean by coming in here like this you know where Bob Dawson is awesome right under he's going further in the crime than I thought got a mask partner huh where do you think Dawson is right now I don't know and I don't care he's on your ranch what Martin he never left this ranch he did too we left here two jumps ahead of my man did you see him right away no but I heard all about it pull on your boots Martin you're going with me I don't know such thing by thunder I had I said if you think you can get away with believe me Martin all I want is a chance to clear the name of Bob Dawson it'll take a heap of clear and not a few cooperate it'll be a little harder if I have to tie and gag you and drag you out of here against your will you do that get your boots on golly I reckon you would what do you want me to go to a lion shack near the east boundary got no choice have I the choice of going willingly or unwillingly all right let me get dressed and I'll go with you Bob Dawson sat on the edge of a bunk in the small lion cabin Tilson and Jake sat on boxes facing their prisoner their faces were hard and ruthless in the flickering candlelight we're giving you a chance to get away with your life Dawson don't be a fool and throw that chance away go on and write that letter to your mall just write her and say that you're in hiding you'll get in touch with her later it's all you got to do we'll see that she gets the letter he'd take me for a fool Tilson letter like that will be the same as a confession of my guilt your guilt's already so well established that the letter won't change things now huh if I write the letter how do I know you'll let me go you've got to take our word for it your word here's one thing you can be sure of Dawson you won't live to see daybreak if you don't write it you can't get away with murder Tilson you're not that smart murder who'd call it murder me and Jake find you in hiding with the cash you stole from Martin have to shoot you when you resist capture who is there to say that a murder had been done got it all figured out huh yeah that's right we got it all figured out well it's just one thing you overlooked what's that if you hand Martin a story of catching up with me in the stolen cash you'll have to hand the cash over you won't be able to keep it at the roll cash don't mean anything I'm after big stakes out it's many I heard something outside heard what sounded like a twig being stepped on might be one of the horses how we left them way over in the draw I think someone snooping on us stay here keep an eye on Dawson I'll have a little bit seem to come from the back hold your gun ready Dawson tries to yell at one part of his hair with your gun sight nice savvy you keep it quiet Dawson keep out of you know let you have it look who's here get him up Martin all right he's dropping her stays to have been worthwhile how long you've been at that window long enough to know that Dawson didn't escape long enough to hear you threaten to kill him going inside better put the gun down till I said go on inside we'll talk in there chances are you heard too much for your good I heard too much for your good we'll see see if he's packing a gun take I'm not I'll just make sure of that made a big mistake and come in here Martin a big mistake I did yeah this thing stood Bob Dawson was being hunted for robbery and horse stealing now we've got to fix things so they'll be hunted for murder as well are you dirty mr. Martin I don't know how much you heard he's crooks held a gun on me they made me go in and take that payroll cash they were right outside with guns hell ready if I hadn't taken the cash they'd have shot you and they'd have framed me for a murder looks like we'll still have to do that tilson and Jake kind of your cattle on my ranch they frame me all along the line what do you hope to gain by all this till soon you out of the way miss Peggy is going to be all alone in the world leave my daughter out of this but I can't do that Martin I aim to make her my wife why you hold it yeah that's the safest way door maybe one of the cow I have to draw this way so the wife watches to my head who's there he here at window what the oh red skin a door of it I'll show you here's another one my arms my arms busted this will stop the pain that fixed him come around the door Toto men see about their wound sure happened fast oh still Dawson I cut the ropes thanks that mask who are you where'd you and the engine come from I don't think you the jaker chosen or badly hurt I hope not I want to see the skunks behind bars you wrapped on the door to get their attention didn't just there are your free Bob and the engine covered him through the window that's right gosh Mr. Martin we both owe our lives to these two that mask man that brought me here dead he figured I'd learn the true facts if I'd let Tillson catch me eavesdropping and he sure was right but you know now that I'm not a thief yeah and it'll be mighty good news Peggy he was happy yes wound only scratch and we can move on Martin will take charge of chosen Jake you bet I will then I want to have a long talk with you Dawson I'll need a new foreman maybe we could discuss her merger a couple of kinds of merger a ball I don't know where to start thanking your mask man you can thank your horse he brought us when he came in with an empty saddle yeah but you did so I simply repaid an obligation to your mother tomorrow yes Bob you see she gave us one of the finest meals we've ever had oh I see and she trusted me Bob simply because she saw my eyes view of that I knew she couldn't be wrong about her own son you'd been a thief she would have known it adios so I'm sure you're ready sorry you have just heard is a copyrighted feature of the Lone Ranger Incorporated