of light, a cloud of dust, and a hearty hi-yo silver. The Lone Ranger. The pages of history, and one find a greater championizing rumor began to circulate throughout the territory surrounding the town of Spanish. It spread with the speed of... The Lone Ranger's dead. It's the truth, and them crooks hiding out near the Rio killed him. Get up, fellas. Hey, wait. Get up, get up, get up. I tell you, it's as certain as I'm a satinist horse. They got him. They got the Lone Ranger. They got him. Got the Lone Ranger. If they done for the Masked Man, what chance we got? Lone Ranger's dead. But Tonto, the rancher Graham to aid him, had made camp close to Graham's and reached a doggone tough place. We've taken care of three of them gang leaders and a good parcel of their men. But we've been lucky. Not right. If the Masked Man was so he could ride with us, I wouldn't be worrying. Until he's over that gunshot wound, he won't be neither. And hard as we've been fighting them crooks, we ain't his match. And all the time behind them crooks who can fight out in the open is the boss of theirs that nobody knows about. He can run a dozen gangs like he's done without his own men fighting. What's that? It ain't so much that they don't know who that gent is, but we don't neither. He might be anybody. Till he's found in jail. That. It's poison. And don't you think that fellow will be trying to settle with us and Graham again one of these days? He won't let us keep on. Can't afford to. Then what do we do? The way I got it figured out, Tonto, the thing for us to do is to keep striking fast. It's just about our only chance. I've been talking to Graham. He's picked up some information about a couple of more hombres. Who then? One's a fellow named Laramie. Graham says from what he can learn, it's Laramie's bunch. It's been smuggling stuff across the border for the gang. Oh. Then there's another gent who goes by the name of Pedro Mendoza. Likely that ain't his real one, but it's Serbs. Who? Him. He stays below the border most of the time. Graham thinks he works with Laramie, selling the stuff like horses and such that Laramie takes over to him. Oh. Now there are the fellows I reckon we ought to go after next. Go after Mendoza? Wrong enough to take them both on. That's what I mean. We'd better find out what else Graham's picked up before we decided. Well, what's woke Wolf up? Wolf! Huh? Get him out, Tonto. You'll be quiet now. Hear me? Make him out, Tonto. It's Graham. Coming here? Yeah. Say, if he's coming to camp and he promised to stay away, it must be something serious. What's up? Just about everything, huh? Tonto, I've been in Spanish flats. They're trouble? Words got out the masked man was murdered. And just when things were going our way, just when people were beginning to get up the courage to fight on our side. Oh, that bad. It means half of our work is gone for nothing. How do you mean? Do you think we'll be able to convince them they've got a chance against the men who killed the masked man? Hmm. They were frightened enough of that gang before. But now they're absolutely terrified. The sheriff is so... What about the sheriff? Remember how puffed up he was after Tonto had tricked him into capturing Red Kemp's gang? Uh-huh. Well, after that, I thought he was going to be of some use to us. But now he's as bad as any of them. He's half frightened out of his wits. Golly. Tonto? Huh? There's just one thing we have to do. We can't let all our work be spoiled. We've got to tell him the truth. But this is just one of them times when a promise has to be broken. Don't you see? He'd tell you the same himself. What are you two talking about? What promise is this? Is it something I don't know about? Well, I... Is it? It's a shame for me to say, Graham. It's up to Tonto. But I think Tonto knows that something has to be done. Tonto, what's he talking about? Well, of course, I'm not demanding that you tell me. But if something that concerns the work we've been doing, being on the same side and sharing the same risks, on thinking I brought him here to his... It was just that he figured the fewer knew about him still being alive, the better. I'll tell you what you better do. What, Pat? Ride to town and tell the sheriff what you just told Graham. He thinks a heap of you, Tonto. He'll believe you or he wouldn't believe me. Ah. You can depend on him getting the news around as fast as anybody can. What's the matter now, Sheriff? Get bad news? Know who that letter's from? How could I? I ain't read it. Captain Blake of the Texas Rangers. Oh. You sound like what he wrote you wasn't such pleasant reading. He says I'm to blame because there's too much smuggling going on over the south border of my county. Well, ain't you? Huh? What's that you said? You know it as well as I do. When did you ever try to catch Laramie? Uh-huh. There you are. Scared stiff of them. You know anybody around here, ain't? Oh, Graham ain't. But Carson or that Redskin they called town just about a week ago. You weren't yourself for a couple of minutes. What do you mean? I'm talking about that night you rounded up Red Kemp's outfit. They were the part of the same gang. Uh-huh. And speaking of Tonto, I think that's him riding that pain of his down the street. Uh-huh. He's pulling up here. There's one doggone smart engine. If he wasn't, he'd never have been traveling with the Lone Ranger. Oh, don't even mention that hombre's name. When I think of them crooks getting that fella... Yeah, I savvy. You're not lying to me? Me tell truth. He's alive! Blake, hombre. You get him. You better, did you? Me see him. This time, Tonto knew swiftly on, reaching the river, splashing his way across the... Me and Tonto! Not answer. Now, don't get to worry, Tonto. Let me call again. Padre! Hey, Padre! It's Arizona! I reckon this is something you and me better look into. The masked man ever tell you he might leave the cave once in a while? Him wounded. How can he get out? Golly, that's right. He couldn't. Say, you think that maybe... He prayed outlaw to get here first. You mean... You mean because we told? No. Tonto, I don't like this. The quicker we find out what's happening there, the better. You hurry. How are we going to get up there? Maybe we shouldn't know it. ...to the cave. He braced himself and pulled Tonto up after him. Come on, Tonto! I got a good hope. Better get out of breath and see a thing. His features were set in a scowl. When the wolf hunter glanced at his companion he looked for the other. But you can't go blaming yourself for him and said nothing if I hadn't persuaded breaking our promise had anything to do with it. That gang got scouting. I said I didn't know which one we ought to get after first. Ask man, he's the gen I aim to settle with first. That's good. He'll pay. I have the pleasure of helping to make him pay. What's that? Them scouts, who? What? Where'd they come from? Who fired them? Them. There they are again. And this time I know which way they come from. On the north side of the river. The two men re-crossed the gunshots reaching the canyon itself. They changed their course. Circling the game the crest of the hill reaching the top. Hey, Tonto, look there. Huh? Who do you think them fellas are? Listen to them. Say, you think they could have seen us? Them not look this way. Well, I guess they ain't. Well, doggone. What's the matter? Look beyond them, Tonto. Far down the valley there. See that one hombre that's all alone? Look. Now he's jumping from the saddle and running for them rocks. He's throwing lead at them other gents now. Isn't there something familiar about that fellow, Tonto? Ain't we seen him someplace before? No way. That sheriff. What? That's him, all right. You look. Look. Well, golly, if it ain't. With all them fellas after him. Now what kind of a hole he got himself in. I mean, I know. Wish them other fellas were spread out more so as we could get a good look at them. I'd give a heap to know who they are. They're edging towards the place where the sheriff's hiding. Maybe them rush, Sheriff. That's just what they're getting set to do. Tonto, maybe I'm wrong, but you know what I think? What's that? Didn't you tell me when you seen the sheriff he said as how he was going after Laramie and he didn't need nobody's help? Uh-huh. That's what he'll say, all right. Well, I just got a hunch he's found Laramie and wishes now he hadn't. You can't just go right into that bunch. Wait till we figure out a way to go at this. They'll have you where they've got the sheriff. Hey. Well, I guess I'm moco too because I'm following a scouts driving for the band of dismounted gunmen with the outlaws turning it too astonished by their own before Tonto and Arizona they found they'd been carried beyond the gunman that reached the place where the sheriff had taken refuge. Whoa, Scout. Hope, and I hope. Going crazy like that's enough. We get killed her. Doggone it, Tonto. You got away with it the first time because he didn't know you was coming. But can't you see you'd never have a chance the second time? They're just ready and waiting for you. Now you come on. Let me ride. You set on that? Yeah. Then I reckon here's where I get mine, Tonto. Let's go. You stay back. Nothing doing. You go, I go. You get killed. That's my privilege as much as yours, ain't it? You will not stay back? If you ride, not in your chin tight. Then come. Huh? You're talking. And if we don't, Huntsville will catch lead poisoning. Get up, Tonto. Get with you, Sheriff. Send the horses on back. You go, Scout. Get him up, boy. What a rain, Thunder, you take so long making up your minds to come the rest of the way. I thought them skunks was going to get you. That's Laramie, fella. It's him, all right. Him get masked, man. You mean this time he's really done for the Lone Ranger? Looks kind of like it, Sheriff. Why, blast there, low down means you hide. Here they come. Let them have it. First attack of the outlaws was beaten off and the second and the third. Given the breathing space, the three trapped men discussed their situation. Sheriff, while we've got a little time, suppose you explain how you got in this fix, huh? Just from getting mad and being a stubborn idiot. Yeah? Got a letter from Captain Blake of the Texas Rangers giving me the dickens. Then a fella back in town said I hadn't going after Laramie because I yelled her. He was telling the truth. Wouldn't listen to name as what I get for refusing help. Now the three of us are in for it. And looks it. We're just entering the canyon. Heading for Laramie's bunch. By golly, I think. This means almost double the number of Guinness there was, that's all. All we can do is sell out for plenty and give them all we got when they come again. Wait. Hold it. What's that? Them two gangs don't look so friendly to me. Sheriff. Turnhole. They're going for their guns. Make of it. I don't give a hoot. All I know is that fight was just made order for us. And them not watched. Too busy. Ain't got time for nobody but each other. Let's circle around and get closer. You think, sir? Sheriff, I think when them two bunches get through battling, won't either one of them win. We will. Come on. Look there. That breed winged Laramie, by golly. If we don't buddy and pretty soon, there won't be enough left of them to take prisoners. Sheriff, you circle farther there to the left. What do you got in mind? Tom Oak and circle to the right. I'll stay here. When I yell, all of us throw down at them at once. Ah, right. They will have them where if they don't surrender we can blast them to glory. Hurry up now. I'll count to five. That'll give you time. Come on. Let me go. I'm on my way. Darling, whatever that gent they're talking about they're sure mad, just look at them go. Wow. See that one fellow tip over. I feel like a wildcat. Where's the sheriff in Tano? There's Tano. Yeah, the sheriff is too. Well, here's for it. Drop them guns and start to reach them, gents. Or you can say goodbye to living right now. You always haste them. Drop them. Let's speak up on them. And it's coming. He's just got a heart to block off. Let's take a hand. No, you command to try that gets worse. Come on, Tano. Add them, sheriff. Take their guns. Yeah, you birds. Let loose the guns. Get out of the guns. And I'll take trouble now. If you do not try to cheat me, this thing will do not happen. Oh, my arm. I didn't cheat you, Pedro. I sent you that cash by nitrido when you went for your guns. Yeah, bro. It was not claim, I see. It was a mask mask. I think the senior with him has come from you. He said you know bring cash that you keep money for yourself that you think me, a big coward, would not dare to ask for the cash. A mask man told you that? See. Hey, you thought I sent him? See, see. Well, you're part so I can search you good before we start for the calaboos. Tonto, you got these two outfits to scrap and tricked them to save our lives. That's the lone ranger. Living and raising Ned with crook. Tonto, with him riding again, there ain't nothing can stop us. Sheriff, put these coyotes on their horses and let's get going. Mount you, bonecat. I'm aching to get at the rest of their parts. Who can beat us now? The lone ranger's on our side.