 A fiery horse with a speed of light, a cloud of dust to the hearty Hio Silver, the Lone Ranger. From the hills of Wyoming to the Rio Grande, and even south into the mountains of old Mexico, the Lone Ranger led the fight for justice in the early west. His strength and courage were always at the service of right against might, and it was he more than any other man who brought law and order to the lawless frontier. Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear. From out of the past come the thundering hoofed beech of the great horse Silver. The Lone Ranger rides again. Come on, Silver! We're heading south for the Rio Grande. Martha Titus watched two men riding up the trail to the ranch house. And when they were close enough for her to make out their faces, she called to her husband. Jim! Jim, come here! Evan Case is on his way here. Evan Case, huh? See? Sure enough. And he's brung the sheriff with him. That makes his visit here official, Marthe. Well, we ain't no right to look for anything different. Luchin, graspin, old skin-fish. I know our neighbor just as... Evan has the mortgage in his hand. Faded loser from his pocket, I expect. Well, let him in. Howdy, sirs. Hello, Jim. Well, if I had known I'd have to come here like this, I wouldn't have been so glad to get the job a share. Never mind the sentiment. You're here on official business, Sheriff. Howdy, ma'am. Will you sit? Thank you kindly. Don't feel like sitting down. I expect there's some mortgage you got there. It is? You got the cash to pay it off? You don't earn well, I ain't. Say what you got to say and get off on my land. This ain't your land. You pay up or I'll take it over. This place is mine and they'll tomorrow. And I ain't aiming to have it cutted up with any money grab and weasel. You're talking, touching me. I'm here to tell you that if and you ain't got the money, I'll take cattle. If and you ain't got the cattle to pay off, I want you out of here by tomorrow noon. That's the law and the sheriff's my witness. In case you might give them a little more time so that he get out proper. The law's the law. This land's mine tomorrow. You got to back me up. I'd like to back you right into a kicking horse. Him and Martha Titus was here for anyone else. Why are towns named after them? Titus City. That don't mean a thing. They ain't got the cash and the cattle to pay me off. And why ain't we? Cause them doggone rustlers stole the cattle we was gonna pay you with. Cleaned out a herd, locked back and sterile. And got them across the Rio Grande. Yeah, that ain't my doing. I ain't so sure about that. What's that? What's that? You want this land real bad. Titus, are you calling me crooked? I ain't said you stole cattle. But by thunder you're crooked as a ram's horn. If only had proof of what I suspect. I'd take the law into my own hands. Yes, well, Paul, you can't prove nothing. I ain't sure it worked out just right for you, Case. Them rustlers come just when we had the cattle ready for you. Why, you won't? Case, you come here for business. That's taking care of. Let's get going. I'll be back tomorrow noon. And I don't want to find you here. Come on. We'll be gone. Marcy, I get so cussed mad when I think of what that fella's doing. I know Doggone well he fixed it with the rustlers to steal our cattle. Maybe he is the crook, Paul. But there ain't nothing we can do about it. Yeah. Been here a night a long time, ain't we? Seems sort of different living somewhere else. There's the rocking chair that brung from the east when we come here 40 years ago. And the table you made me our first wedding anniversary. Oh, you was the prettiest girl that ever read a prairie schooner. We've been happy living here. Matty happy. Well, it's all my fault, Marcy. Now, Jim, you couldn't help nothing. If I was the kind of husband you should have, we wouldn't have to leave a home. That ain't no way to talk. We'll find a new place and start over again. We ain't so young, Marcy. Jim, you're the youngest man of your years I've ever seen. We'll swing it together. You got the old prairie schooner all cleaned out? Yeah, still stout and strong and ready to carry us again. Well, then what are we waiting for? Let's start loading it up. Sure, Marcy. No use to sit around moaning. We ain't lit. Oh, gosh, Marcy, when you talk like that, I feel we ain't gonna be lit. You took the stuff out, now pack it in the wagon. We'll likely have to leave some of our things. Can't lug more than the horses can pull. Then fetch what barrels and boxes you can find and we'll get started. Come on, Tudor. What's going on over there? Ah, that's Jim Titus' ranch. Yes, but what's Jim doing? Looks as if he's getting ready to move. Come on. Jim Titus was one of the original settlers out here. Why in the world would he be packing a wagon? Maybe him. Hello. We'll soon know. Hi there, Jim Titus. Howdy, stranger. Why, great Scott. More. More, come here quick. It's a lone ranger. Well, relax my soul. It's been a long time since we've seen you, son. Now why are you loading up? You aren't leaving your ranch. Well, I'll tell you. This here section is getting mighty crowded and we, we was thinking that farther west there, there'd be room for us to breathe. Come, Jim. You don't need more room. What's wrong? Pa, there ain't no use trying to cover up. You're leaving your ranch. Have you sold out or lost out? The ranch is leaving us. Evan Case holds our mortgage. Rustlers took all our stocks as we can't pay him. He's foreclosing tomorrow. We, we don't mind much. Maybe it'll be better in the long run. It'll be sort of nice. Moving on again after all this time. Black's starting life over again. Evan Case, huh? Yep. Rustlers. Poor things that Mr. Case had our cattle stolen so she could take our ranch. I knew he did it. If I could just prove something. I see. Yep. Come on, son. You and your ancient friend ain't leaving before you got some vitals in you. We ain't so poor we can't feed you. He'll just take a minute. Tonto and I will come back later. I just thought of something. I want to talk to Evan Case. The Lone Ranger and Tonto headed for town in Evan Case's office. They found it empty and made a careful examination of the room. But when they stepped into the street once more, the sheriff was waiting for them with a heavy six-gun drawn. All right, both of you. Let's get your hands up and stand still. You're the sheriff around here? That's what I am. And I'm wondering just what you were doing in Evan Case's office. We went to have a talk with him. I seen you go in. You spent plenty of time there for calling to talk to a man that wasn't on hand. Well, you know we didn't steal anything. How do I? Because you must have watched us if you saw us go in. You're masked, though. Yes, I'm masked. Sheriff, you know Jim Titus quite well, don't you? Know him? Well, I should smile. He'll tell you who I am. I left him a little while ago. So did I. He told me you'd been there. He went with Case to warn Jim about the foreclosure. Your friend of Jim's? Yes. And I saw him packing up to move out of this part of the country. I asked him why. He told me. He would have been able to pay off the mortgage if his cattle hadn't been stolen. And it was rotten luck for Jim. Good fella. He's been around here for a mighty long time. You any idea who might have stolen his cattle? Well, no. You think Evan Case had it done? I do no thinking on things I can't prove. Jim Titus thinks so. There's been bad blood between Jim Titus and Evan Case for a good many years. It riled Jim something fierce when he had to go to Case to borrow cash. Sheriff, do you know Al Bristol? I've heard of him. Why? What do you know about him? I don't see here. I don't see why I should tell a mask man all I know. I'm a friend of Jim's, you know. Oh, yeah. But still I... Isn't Al Bristol a pretty shady character? That's what I heard. Did you know that he had dealings with Evan Case? Al Bristol did? You look on Evan's desk. You'll find the message there. It's signed to Al Bristol. Jump and sassafras! Why, Bristol's been jailed for cow stealing. That's what I've heard about him. Folks are suspected that he went back to the same thing when he got out in the jail. He could run his critters over the border and sell them as free and easy pleas. There might be something true in what Jim Titus suspects. Ah, but Sharks, what good of suspecting? If the cattle is across the border, there wouldn't be no way to prove anything. Case had denied on anything about it and Bristol, even if we could get him, would deny having a hand at the cattle stealing. I know, but I... Now, hold on. Someone writing hard. Yeah, that's one of my deputies. Hey, Sam, what's the matter? There ain't no way to push a horse. Sheriff, come fast. It's murder. What's that? Who's dead? Who done it? It's out to the Titus ranch. By Ginger, I always said that Jim would get violent someday, and now he's gone and done it. Jim Titus! You must be local. I ain't local. Jim Titus has killed Evan Case. I don't believe it. It's the truth. I hated to think it myself. Did Jim say he'd done it? Sure not. He wouldn't admit it. If he'd done that, he'd hang right off the bat. He denies knowing anything about the shooting, but the facts are there, and you can see him for yourself. Case is dead, and Titus was beside the body when I found him. Dead. Right it all. Hang it all. You know the sort of things Jim was always saying. Yeah, I know. I heard him just an hour ago. Jim shouldn't have done it. No matter how he felt, he'll have to hang for it. Hey! Hold on! They're granted that Mass Man's got away. Who's he? I don't know. He's a friend of Jim's. Well, come on. I'll go see Jim Titus. I didn't do it, Sheriff. I swear to heaven I didn't do it. Jim, they ain't no use. That's all. The evidence is all there for a jury to see. But Jim was here with me, Sheriff. We were packing our things in the wagon. You left when Evan Case did. Seems like he must have come back, though. I heard the shot the same time Jim did. Jim went out to the stable to see what was, and he didn't come back for a long time. I got there, Sheriff, and there was Evan stretched out on the floor. He wasn't dead yet. He tried to tell me it was some critter he had a row with. Who? He kept muttering, all. That's as much as he'd stay. All? Sounded like that. Could it have been hell? Well, it might have been. Well, it don't matter anyhow. The fact stands. Sam, did you find any tracks around there? Well, there's a mess of tracks. But I couldn't make out anything definite. You gotta believe me, Sheriff. I didn't shoot him. It's me, Jim. It's the law. You'll have to go to the jail and wait for a trial. Then it'll be up to you to convince a jury of the truth and what you're saying. Oh, Jim. Jim, it seems there's no end to the trouble. Hey, look back there. Huh? There's him, too. The mask man and the red skin. See him? Around the stable. Jim, listen to me. Do you know that man? He's come back. Might be he's looking around there. Who is he? Sheriff, he's my friend. They call him the Lone Ranger. The Lone Ranger? Well, I'll be hog-tied. What's he doing there? Seems to be strutting the layer thing. Sheriff, I told you the truth. I ain't afraid. But I want to know. I told the truth and the Lone Ranger's here to see things. Come on. Let's go to your jail. The truth will be proved now that the Lone Ranger's on my side. Come on. Come on. Look at him go. Look at him travel like a bloodhound that's on the trail. There's my friend, Marthe. Our friend. The Lone Ranger. Certain 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. The Lone Ranger in Tondo headed south from the Pated Branch in the direction of the Rio Grande. Easy, Silver. All right, Tondo? Uh-huh. Me all right. There, they boarded the river and rode toward a camp on the Mexican bank. There's the camp ahead, Tondo. That's right. The marks you followed were true, Tondo. Al Bristol headed for the border. That's right. He must have been seen by some of the Mexican soldiers. He comes over here as often as we think. He'll be quite well known. Rain up. What? I know your captain. Will you take this to Captain Sancho? Uh, you wear the mask. Captain Sancho knows that. Take this to him. Hey, bullet. That's silver bullet. What's in your helicopter? There he is. Captain Sancho. Come on in. I've seen it all. I think maybe a friend is gone. You are a good friend of Black Caballero. You are a good friend from mine, eh? It's good to meet again, Captain. Well, but now, amigo, we must go over to these rest and share the refreshment. We have siesta, eh? Another time. I've crossed the border to find you and the hope that you can help me with some information. See? Have you had trouble with cattle thieves from Texas? Uh, senior, there are so many of them. I have trouble all the time. You know about them, then? See, amigo, we try for the fighting. We try for the costume in the act, but he's so hard. The border is so long, and our army has few men. I know. Unless you can catch them in the act of smuggling cattle across the border, little you can do. They sell the cattle here in Mexico. They sell so low in price, our own rancheros are all the time in rich. Captain, do you think some of your men could tell me if any steers and cows have been sold around here that carry the lazy tea brand? We'll ask my men. Perhaps mañana will find time to ask them. Tomorrow? That won't do, Captain Sancho. I must know as soon as I can. Today. It will be hard to find more today. Now perhaps mañana will... Lazy tea is the brand. I want to know if any cattle with that brand were sold. And who sold it? There's a man named Al Bristol. What was our name? Bristol. Al Bristol. What amigo, I know him. Well, this is better luck than I dared hope for. You know him. Si, si, senor. He did sell lazy tea cattle. You're sure? I am sure. That cattle was stolen. Ah, but amigo, much as you know this, what can we do? But what one hombre does in Texas we cannot punish. He must break the law in May or before we can find. Do you know where Bristol can be found? Si, amigo. He is right now in Los Santos. Well, that's not far from here. Well, a short time ago he was in writing there. My men reported news to me. Good. Taddu, I want you to go back and carry word to the sheriff in Texas. Ah, me do it. But amigo, unless these hombre go back to Texas, there is nothing can be done to them. I know it. And he will not go back if he knows he is wanted by the lawmen in Texas. We'll see about that, Captain Sancho. I'm going to count on you to help me. The Lone Ranger rode on to the town. He inquired for Al Bristol, was directed to the plaza. That is him? Very well. Thanks. Now I'll go on alone. The Lone Ranger had his face disguised, but he was unmasked. As he approached Al Bristol, he said, I think you're the man I'm looking for. Eh? What are you talking about? Aren't you working for the rebel army? Me? No. You're not? You mean to say that you aren't in with the revolutionists? That's what I said. I don't know nothing about them. I know. You want me to explain who I am before you tip your hand. That's it, eh? Well, right now, you should have a pocket full of cash. Expense money. You'll have to be very careful. Very careful. The soldiers are all... I'll see you here. They spotted me, the soldiers. I don't know nothing about them. I know you're fighting them. Don't go for a gun. Oh, that's behind you. Let go of me. What's the matter with you crazy coyotes? Let go of me. Who are they freezing with them? Take them away. There's no use fighting them. They'll shoot us on the spot. I ain't done nothing. I don't know this army. Let's go. I'll tell you. I don't know what to do. Away with them. Take them away. If they're trying to make a escape, shoot to kill. Well, if this ain't a fine kettle of fish, you got me into this. Me, here to rot in a Mexican lockup. I know what's ahead for us, too. There won't be any trial. What's to happen? Don't you know what happens to revolutionists here? I mean... The firing squad. But, dang it all, I ain't no revolutionist. I'm from Texas. A lot of Texans come over here to pick up easy cash. But you are a revolutionist and that doesn't matter, you see. You might just as well be. As a matter of fact, if you were the man I thought you were, we wouldn't have to worry about any firing squad. Why's that? Maybe you can find the man you wanted. Did he look like me? Man I've been looking for was a dead ringer for you. Well, what could he have done? He was supposed to have a pocket full of cash. Uh-huh. And if he had... He could have bought his way out of this jail. I see. How much cash? More than you'd be likely to have if you're the wrong man. If I had the cash, we could get away, is that it? I think there's a chance for then. And we get shot if we don't get out. That's right. Maybe I have got the cash. You have? Suppose we get out of this jail, then what do we do? We wouldn't be safer on this country. We might make the border. We could cross the river, we'd be all right. Yeah, yeah, sure. That is, unless you're afraid to enter Texas. Me? Well, shucks, what should I be? Now that you got me into this sort of a mess, I'll be dog-gone-blad to get back to Texas. I think we could get as far as my horse. We'd both ride to the river where a friend of mine is to be waiting with an extra horse. I reckon I'd have to leave Mike rid of here, huh? The extra horses for the man I was supposed to meet here. And you'll have to make believe you're that man. I savvy. Otherwise, my friend might not take you into Texas. I'll make believe whatever you say. Just get me out of this who's guy. That's all I'm asking. We'll have to see how much cash you have, and see if it'll interest the guard. I got a plenty. The guard's coming now. I'll see if he'll talk to us. Get your cash out and flash it for him. The rule of cash, I got's big enough to choke a cow. Well, I should say it is. Guard? Yes. Guard, we want to talk to you. Yes, sir. I opened the door. The fool's coming right in. You wish to speak? Never mind now. Don't make a sound. Take his gun. I got it. I'll put a gag on him. Let me slug him so he won't get away and raise the lawn before we start it. It isn't necessary. The open gag will keep him quiet. That'll do. Come on now. That was a set, shucks. We didn't need the cash at all. This way. I'll get our guns. I know where they are. Well... Well, that does it. Here. This is your gun. You sure handled things slick, mister. This way now. Out the rear door. Stop them! Stop them in this cave! Here's the door. I'm here, Lord! Out with you. My horse is the white one. Right over there. I see it. Stop right there! Don't turn your head. You'll waste time. They haven't even unsettled my horse. Come on! They're behind me. I'm with you. Get going. Come on, Lord! The soldier's grinned at Captain Sancho as the lone ranger in Bristol rode off in the direction of the Rio Grande. At the river, Tata was waiting with an extra horse. The outlaw mounted, and then the three men boarded the shallow stream. They reached the other side. Oh, there! We'll rain up here for a minute. Yeah, for what? A few things we want to straighten out. In the first place, what's your name? Me? I'm Al Bristol. Why? You any friends around here who can prove that? Huh? Well, sure not. My parts crossed into Mexico when I did. They're still there. We've got fire over Yonder. You go. Yes. Leave the horses. There's a fire beyond that pile of rocks, Bristol. We'll stop there for a few minutes. I don't say. You will. In the first place, Bristol, you might have to prove who you are. Huh? You're in Texas now, you know. Sure I am. What's about it? You said you were from Texas, didn't you? Sure. Odd, then, that all the men who might identify you are in Mexico. Well... Stop right here. I want to see your face, and the fire gives good light. Just what's the matter with you anyhow? I told you that I was looking for someone in particular. Sure. Said you was waiting for a man who was a sort of a rebel or something. I weren't that man, but it might as well have been. I got jugged anyhow. Who told you what we had in store for you? Huh? What's that? Someone tipped you off. Isn't that true? See here, stranger. I don't savvy. The man I was supposed to meet in Mexico had been stepping too far out of line. He was marked. It was decided that he'd better be put where he couldn't do any more damage around people who worked with him. I was to meet that man. He wasn't supposed to know why he was being met. Now, look, Mr. Me and you... When you said you had some cash in your pocket, I thought you were the man I wanted. I never worked with a revolutionist. Honest attempt. You weren't going to admit having all that money until you saw that you'd faced a firing squad if you remained in jail. Isn't that true? Yeah. There wasn't no you showing my bankroll. Now I'm sure you're the man I was supposed to meet. Now you got me all wrong, Mr. What about his punishment? No, me fix him. Me got Brandon and I in fire. Get it? Red Heart. And he soon... You ain't gonna brand me. You can't do that. Why not? Well, that ain't human. It ain't right. I ain't done nothing to you. Shut up and hand over your gun. Oh, no, no, no. Wait. Fine, I'll take them myself. There. I'm Red Heart soon now. Oh, no, no. I ain't a rebel. I ain't working with no rebel army. I swear I ain't. Then where did all that cash come from? Oh, well, I earned it. Earned, of course. You earned it by doing just what I said. I didn't earn it by working with the revolutionist. Honest I didn't. And how did you earn it? I sold cattle. Whose cattle? My own. What brand? Well... Come on. He told me your name was Ale Bristol. What brand is registered in your name? Well, there ain't no brand in my name. Speak up, then. You said you got all that money selling cattle. Whose cattle did you sell, if not your own? I ain't at all. You see? You're not telling the truth. How's that brand coming? We'll make this man tell who tipped him off about what was coming to him. No one did I tell you I ain't at all. Oh, you, Bristol, you're just wasting your breath with your denial. Ah, look here. Well? I can tell you where I got that cash from. Trouble is, you might be a lawman. Me? A lawman? What do you think? Well, what if I do tell you where the cash come from and it ain't honest cash? It's up to the sheriff to worry about stolen money. Well, I was selling stolen cattle south of the border. Stolen cattle, eh? Yeah. Whose stolen cattle? Well, I worked for a man. The man in town north of here. Did you? What was his name? Oh, hey now. Come on, let's have the truth. Evan Case. Dog furniture. Evan Case. You'll have to prove that. Oh, how can I? It just happens, Bristol, that there is a way that you can prove it. Evan Case was murdered. Yeah? If you're the man who did that, I'll believe your story about getting that cash by selling stolen cattle. And you can prove that you're the one who did it. I happen to know that the horse the killer rode had one lame leg. Yeah, yeah, that's right. Which leg was it? The right foreleg. One question further. Where did you kill him? At the Titus Place. Titus will get the blame for it. That's why I've done it there. I think there was no sense splitting the cash with Evan Case, or I sent word to him to meet me near the Titus Place. I got him to go into Titus' stable and done the job there. Well, that ought to show you that I'm telling the truth. I ain't no revolutionary. You got the wrong man, mister. No, Bristol, I still think we have the right man. But you... But as I said, the sheriff will take care of the law. Your dog going right, I will. What does that mean? It means we got you, Bristol. Got you cold. Well, we'll take charge of them now, stranger. Very well. What's this anyway? What sort of a frame-up is this? You told me he was a soldier of fortune that you was... He was working for the revolution. I never told you that, Bristol. You just assumed that. I said all along that I went to Mexico to find a man with a pocketful of cash. Well, that's why I went there. And you were the man I found. That was correct. I think you said enough. Take him, deputy. Now go let Jim out in the jail. This will be his cash. By thunder, all at once Jim gets the cash, pays off the mortgage, saves his house, stops moving away and goes free on a murder charge. All at once a killer captured and the cattle rustling stopped. Take a look at the man that done it. There he is, the Lone Ranger. We've just heard of the copyrighted feature of the Lone Ranger Incorporated.