 harps with the speed of light a cloud of dust in a hearty high old silver the lone ranger in the early days of the western united states the mass brighter the planes led the fight for law and order in a few sections the new territory he found able sheriffs to assist him but for the most part he fought alone against overwhelming odds nowhere in the pages of history can one find a greater champion of justice return with us now to those thrilling days when the west was young from out of the past from the thundering hoof beats of the great horse silver the lone ranger rides again holland shack several miles from concho city was the home of jug daggett his wife heady and the thin undernourished boy of 16 whom they call their son jug was known to the district as a drunkard a bully in a petty thief his wife pale and silent lived in constant fear of her husband and the boy billy knew little but harsh commands and worked too much for his strength one afternoon jug lurching to his feet roared at his wife well said no good kid 20 back from town what's that well popular didn't you hear me a sniveling fool then answer up when I'm talking to you just the boy been gone hardly now yet so now you're gonna argue with me huh think you're gonna give me some of your lip and I didn't mean I'll show folks around here who's boss get out from underfoot so there is a fine time to be showing up what are you going to do with that we're watching you'll see no jug no leave the boy be he never will you get out of my way please and serve him right honest I did don't you lie to me you took it time of purpose I came out I'll teach you to take advantage when I sent you to town don't hit me please where's that whiskey I sent you for well I couldn't get it mr. Phelps said you'd have to pay him what you're on first so you take an hour to get to town and back and don't even fetch what I sent you for I couldn't help it you're getting more worthless all the time come on to hold on I got on saddle come here you're you're gonna hit me I'll give you a lick and you'll remember the day and day oh don't don't you still please please don't hit me please yeah it'll snub and hold that whip before I use it on you what's that you said I'll take that you masked man you listen to me you mental and pull cat I'll break you in two for that come ahead I'll show you get him don't leave me out of take that he was just lucky I'm wedding this time oh she knocked him down mr. they knocked him down you hit him plenty hard you're not satisfied get your feet you'll pay for that hey don't throw you as far as I want I didn't but if I had it wouldn't have been more than you deserve now clear off don't shoot again on your way you'll be sorry for this one moment well I've heard about you before jug I've heard about the way you treat your wife and son what business is that yours I'll give you some advice you're likely planning on getting even with them after Tonto and I are gone if you are don't we won't be gone so far we can't return I'm either one of them and I'll make this county too hot to hold you you just can't eat your own affairs and leave me be geez stranger you sure can't hit and that draw yours boy I was just about the fastest I ever seen did you hurt your son take nothing only I guess if you hadn't come he'd attend me good gosh how'd you get here well I'll see in you Tonto and I saw it was going on from the road we left our mounts on the other side of the house so we wouldn't give warning about our approach oh your name is Billy isn't it uh-huh think you could remember something Billy sure I could stranger Tonto and I have a camp not far from here and oh bother look for it you won't find it but either you or your mother need help yeah signal us we'll come at once you mean if Pog gets gets mean again yes well he will all right stranger you forget what happened and he'll blame me for it well but how I signal you now let's see you probably wouldn't have time to build a fire you don't pack a gun I'll tell you what I could do yes Pog eats a spare gun hit on the top shelf of the cupboard it's always loaded to I could signal you with that fire three shots you'll be able to hear him we will is over his house stranger yes Billy are are you and Tonto wanted by the law real bad we are not wanted at all but you're wearing a mask for reasons of my own here boy honest to gosh you ain't crooks no Billy why well because well I think you're swell and I sure wouldn't want the law to get you how do you want to win the place for the lone ranger and Tonto had made camp was less than a mile from Daggett Shack could only be reached through a maze of dry Arroyo however it would have been impossible to find unless one knew the trail beforehand when they reached camp they drew rain but the mask man did not dismount well there's a what's going on oh me me cook grub eat if you're hungry Kimosabi I'm riding on huh what do I've been thinking over what just happened Tonto like boy father him no good I saw the woman watching us from a window while we were there me see you too I wonder if you noticed what I did what that Billy didn't resemble either one nothing anyway and boy is good stuff in him Tonto if it were allowed to develop what you think they're not the people who should have the authority to raise the youngster like that it's not fair to him you will write I'm calling on the sheriff I'd like to know more about jugs past it's possible he'll suggest a way to take Billy out of jugs hands oh you're not right to town they're dangerous I'll have to do it Tonto and me right to we promise Billy protection one of us must stay here in case he signals but you don't worry Kimosabi it'll be dark by the time I reach concho I'll be on guard and if possible I'll get the sheriff where he's alone no you'll not take chance I won't you have my word and while I'm going I'll be alert for a signal sooner or later a juggle break out again I mean listen good I'll see you later you hurry you want to go over Bob Roper the sheriff of concho city was an unusual man for the position young wealthy and well educated he had chosen to be a lawman because of a tragedy that had struck his family while he was still a boy living him with a burning hatred for criminals early that evening he wrote the link of concho city's main street keeping a watchful eye on the town's bustling activity at the end of the street he rained out stopping where the night shadows met the lights cast from the numerous cafes oh boy funny going on in town funny chances for trouble I'd better stick around who said that I did where are you here in these three sure right over here out of the life I think you've heard of me Bob I want to know at least we're both fighting for the same thing while you're a mask wait get your hands on it there's no need to slap brother I'm not an outlaw don't try to tell me there is there a law against wearing a mask now you've got the drop on me what are you after information what information concerning jug daggett his son his wife why because I've taken an interest in the boy because I'm convinced the boy should be given a new home you're lying careful no crooked one information for a reason like that what's behind this I've told you the truth you were friend of jugs no an enemy I never saw him before this afternoon well gunner no gun you get no information from me until I hear straight talk now let's have it what's your game I study silver study there old fellow we got him what was it a snake your horse disturbed him you've got him at the very first shop and with only moonlight to shoot by a lucky shot and you called your horse silver right do you travel with an Indian name and matchy I have an Indian friend but his name is Tata you gave the right answer let me look at the cartridges in that gun take it silver I said I thought you'd heard of me the loan ranger yes loan ranger for ten years I've hoped to meet you and when I do I must take you for an outlaw I've heard of you too many times you have you brought the law to Contra City you couldn't do that without getting a reputation I'll be a lawman as long as there's an outlaw alive that needs Jalen I wondered about that wondered when your father died he left you the largest ranch in the region you could have managed the ranch sold it and taken life easy you didn't either you ran for sheriff put a foreman in charge of your property and that's right why your pay is poor the work is dangerous why should you choose this sort of a life because it was time we had a sheriff around here that could enforce law and order I see I'm not bragging there's plenty other good men in the county but none of them would take the job they had their ranches and they figured they could protect them they figured they didn't need any help from a sheriff it was you who put an end to wrestling my first job was to get everybody working together when all the honest men in the district are united then a crew doesn't stand a chance Paul told me that those were almost his last words did you promise your father to run for sheriff no not exactly but I thought about it a lot and that's the only way I figured I could get the job done satisfied you've answered my question but I'm still wondering what about from the way you talk you sound as if you're fighting for more than law and order I am I'm getting even for what for what the outlaws around here did to my family your mother and father once there was four of us you mean that you had a sister or a brother that was killed by killed or maybe he was we never found him anyway a brother yeah I had a brother kidnapped before he was a year old I know it killed my mother my father searched for the boy right up to the day died and found no clue to his disappearance nothing but one thing is sure loan ranger is if I ever meet the man or men responsible Lord help the curtain falls on the first act of our loan ranger story before the next exciting scenes please permit us to pause for just a few moments that same evening had a dagger lay sleepless on her bed Judge Daggett had failed to appear since his encounter with a loan ranger Billy had retired to his own small room divided from hers by a flimsy partition it seemed to heavy as she lay there her eyes wide open and fixed blankly upon the ceiling it must be almost morning in reality however when finally she arose and slipped a wrapper around her thin shoulders it was scarcely midnight she moved quietly toward the door of Billy's room Billy Billy that's you mom were you sleeping some what's the matter I I've got to talk to you Billy she ma you sound funny that masked man huh that masked man was here this afternoon one may just leave you be you you don't know who he is to you gosh no didn't did you like him oh golly when I'm full-grown I want to be just like him was you watching ma did you see how slick he grabbed you shooting iron Quillikers faster than you could wink almost listen Billy huh just move over a bit so I can sit down I've got to talk to you sure yeah you won't tell junk about this will you Billy of course not ma what is it something I've been thinking about for a long long time it it's something terrible that happened once but I've thought and thought about though sometimes I was afraid I'd go clean out of my head well was it something you done ma no Billy something done by somebody else something I didn't know about at the time but but I found out after a long time after and ever since it's been on my mind something awful she now I just can't stand it no longer but but I don't know who to tell well can't you tell me ma not not just yet it didn't have to be somebody else sure for over why don't you tell him I couldn't Billy you you wouldn't understand huh sometimes son went when you've loved somebody a terrible lot even when you find out he's bad and mean and he's done things he should be made to pay for what you just don't have the heart to make him do it you're talking so funny ma I thought maybe I could tell that mess man about it and and the law wouldn't have to know why sure you can could you find him no but I know how to make him come here you do Billy we got signals fixed up between us and everything you just sit right there I'll go so you scheming Brad Pa double cross a little sneak you won't get me and what you blasted wealth you're hot in the late hands on in the yellow liver Kyle I'll show you what are you doing you'll see what yeah yeah you bet it ain't there you took it away talk it signal a mess man huh thought I didn't hear this came you fixed up your blabber and sneak that guns right here in my belt stay away from me come here oh no to my arm pick up that kind of defeat there I can't pick it up I got it don't twist my arm please please get back in your room he'll stay in there to play go he ain't harm just do anything you want to me but let him go fix the both of you for good and all last you leave go me go kick me where oh my head look what you've done you've built that kerosene all over the floor which is just what I aim to do what do you mean it means I've stood for all the double cross and blabbering I'm gonna I'm gonna close your mouth neither one he is gonna squeal on me you just wait till the masked man hears about this shut up I'll get that ombre to you're seeing of these shutters are still natal tight I'm sick and tired of your whining fed up on you and this well always trying to get me you've been drink what if I have you're out of your head you ain't yourself what I am is none of your business where you going Jack hey the kerosene don't drop that match of the kerosene I'll catch a fire it ain't that just too bad wait what you get back the lone ranger had returned to camp and told Tonto of his conversation with Bob Roper Contro City's young sheriff so Tonto that explains why Bob Roper would rather hunt down criminals and manage his property hmm and to learn more about jug daggett what that jug has always been a petty thief he was born and raised in this section was no good from the start number the ranchers in this section suspected him of butchering their cattle and when he could he sold the hives also then catch him Bob's father did oh but he punished jug in his own way without turning him over to the law whatever it was I've never learned however it must have been very effective Bob says jug left the district at that time and didn't return for almost five years when he came back he brought a wife and child with him and boy belong to him I don't think so what do you think I tried to question Bob without letting him suspect what I was getting at I believe I succeeded I learned that jug disappeared at just about the same time the child was kidnapped you think jug take him there's certainly a reason to think so the theft of the child was spite work not for ransom no money was ever demanded for the child's return oh and jug hated Bob's father jug could have taken the child married that woman and another part of the country and returned again without anyone suspecting the child hadn't been born while he was gone in fact I'm positive that's just what did happen the woman would have feared jug too much ever to talk even if she knew the truth not right that's just the kind of revenge a man of jugs type would like to return with a child of the man he felt had injured him and mistreat the child without fear of discovery him he bad fellow there's one thing more that makes me think that's what happened what that give Billy the right kind of care let him fill out a bit and he'd look enough like young Bob Roper to be his twin why other people are not see that they took both of them for granted they never had reason to suspect jug wasn't Billy's father so they never questioned it what we do I'm going to find jugs wife I think she can be induced to talk and if she can you look what fire he glow that fires in the direction of a good check huh come on hold the saddles on a cinchup we're writing an hour later jug daggett reigned him his lathered horse in front of the cottage where Bob Roper made his home in town chef hi there Roper opener who jug chef you gotta hurry climbing your clothes hurry up with you drunk again no I ain't drunk my house is a fire what's that my wife and boy are both trapped inside man you must be crazy I ain't crazy I'm telling you the honest truth I seen the fire I heard him yell inside I tried him to get him out but I couldn't do something before I go clean crazy your wife and Billy were inside that check they were I tell you and you didn't get them out I couldn't I couldn't do a thing you ought to be strung up to the nearest tree come inside I'll be with you in just 10 seconds Bob dressed as fast as he could hurried outside saddle his mouth and raced with jug toward the shack it was three hours before the two men returned to Conchill City they were tired and dirty their clothes covered with ashes but jug in spite of his wariness was protesting loudly why do I have to go to your office with you why can't I just find some place to go to sleep and get some rest because I want a statement I'll give it to you tomorrow you'll give it to me tonight I've already told you everything I know you still got some things to explain what things you swore you hit Billy and your wife inside the shack when it was burning I did there was no sign of them you know that we searched everywhere the shack burned down yes but they weren't in it and I thought there was and if they weren't there how did the fire start you say you were returning from town when you first saw it I was and you couldn't have started it they weren't there they couldn't have how should I know how it started that isn't all where are they now I'll call it ain't you chef ain't it up to you to figure them things out you can't handle your job say so and I'll go to somebody who can I figured to make out all right here we are you can tell me everything you know about this I'll write it down then you can sign it seems like a lot of blame foolishness to me your opinion wasn't ain't a man got no rights you've got rights you've also got obligations what are you doing with them keys I'm going to lock the door of course it's already unlocked so I ain't even closed tight that's funny I was sure I locked up we don't like this lamp there now we'll surprise the CS young the lone ranger what he called you mister never mind that Billy stand where you are stand still on the next shuttleby dead center come here he was too running away you locked me in my house and you set it a fire so as we'd burn and you was running because you knew I'd tell you that the truth it is total nice all the fire rode to the shack and got the boy and the woman out just in time that place had been saturated with kerosene it ain't neither he's saying that just to get me in bed he's making the whole thing up jug your word against the masked man's isn't worth a thing I never keep an eye on the fellow Bob he's guilty of more than setting fire to that shack he knows the game's up what do you mean your wife is in the next room resting jug she has no reason to keep your secrets any longer and I happen to know the whole truth about Billy and who he really is wait no that stranger jug kidnapped the child from your parents Bob Billy here is that child and I can prove it she talked she went to blab and just like a note she would I wish she had been burned I wish she'd burned the kid along with the 30s you rock notes make oh gee sheriff you hit almost as hard as the masked man he's out cold lone ranger tell me the truth is this boy here my brother is he you heard jug admitted Billy golly stranger I never heard ma say that she isn't your mother's son and she didn't say it she refused to tell me what I suspected to be the truth because I wouldn't promise not to turn jug over to the law some women are like that Billy loyal no matter what they suffer I had to trick jug into admitting the truth so jug is the man I was after all the time and I never knew it right come to her wait don't punish the woman Bob she had no partner scheme I won't of course I won't but I'd like if you want to know why jug hated your father Bob take a look where jug shirt has been torn away shirt good lord branded branded front and back and it's my father's old brand turd is a copyrighted feature of the lone ranger incorporated