with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty high of silver. Companion Tonto, the masked rider of the plains, led the fight for law and order in the early western United States. The stories of his strength have come down to us through the generations. And 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 hoop seats of the great horse Silver. The lone ranger ride. While young Doc Ram couldn't get along with Aunt Lucy for him. He first came back from medical school and started his practice. One day... That's my heart again. Let me get your chair. There you are. Oh, that girl shall be the death of me yet. Well, she's only a child, doesn't know her own mind, and all she talks about is... Well, I expect you know what she thinks about all the time. Getting married? To a young man of medicine? I hope. You hope? Why, that child ain't old enough to get... She's 20 years old, Aunt Lucy. Well, what's 20 years old? Why, it's a land day. Lots of women are raising families when they're 20 years of age. Is that so? Now, you just listen to me, young man. I'll have you know that my niece is not... Now, you're hard, Aunt Lucy. Hmm? Oh, yes. You better give me something for a doctor. It's awful bad. You want it tested with your stereoscope? No. Now, this is the fourth time you've come to see me about your heart, Aunt Lucy. I don't think we'll need this stethoscope today. That's what I mean. Stethoscope. You're gonna give me something for my heart? Yes, I'm going to give you some strong medicine. Strong? What are you going to give me? Some advice that'll probably kill you if your heart's as bad as you seem to think it is. What? Well, what on earth is... There's nothing wrong with your heart, and you know it. The only thing that's bothering you is... is myself. Well, of all... You've had Marilyn tied onto your apron strings for so long you can't bear the thought of doing without her. Why, you innocent young... You've completely ignored Marilyn's right to happiness, to a life of her own. Whenever the girl even thinks about her own life, you carry on with your make-believe heart attacks and just about scare the daylights out of her. Young man, if you think for one minute I'm going to... I think you'll do everything in your power to keep Marilyn and me from getting married. I wouldn't have that girl married to you if you were the last man on earth. No, of course not. But if I were somebody like Jack Blair, a lot of money and power... Jack Blair's a mighty fine young man. He's got a future ahead of him. And why, he could provide Marilyn with all the comforts of life. Yeah. And you too, huh? Hmm. Well, it's... Well, he comes from a fine old family. You mean a rich old family, don't you? His father owns a bank, which he got by stepping on people's faces. Now young Jack is running for sheriff. And he'll get elected, too. Now you wait to see. I don't doubt it. His father will see to that so Jack can go around foreclosing mortgages for him. You just wait and take... How long have you been standing there? Long enough, Aunt Lucy. Don't you think we'd better go home now? Marilyn, I hope you don't think I meant what I said to your... It's all right, Carl. Aunt Lucy's upset. That's all. And... Let's go home now. I'll make up my own mind. Understand? I... I think I do. Goodbye. For now. Goodbye. Anything for it. There now, Lucy. There now. Oh, you just take it easy for a spell. That young doctor. Him and Lucy had a terrible round. Practically kicked her right out of his office. Foreman and her niece, Marilyn. Come in, Jack. Aunt Lucy will be down in a moment. Well, shucks, Marilyn. I guess you know I come to see you more than Aunt Lucy. You hadn't better let her hear you say that. I suppose you heard the news. About me getting elected. Congratulations. Why, Jack Blair, how nice of you to call on us today of all days. Marilyn, wasn't it nice of Jack to come over? Congratulations, Jack. I knew you'd win. Um, thanks, Aunt Lucy. Now, you two just sit here and visit while I go to the kitchen and make some coffee. Well, I don't... Aunt Lucy. Yes? I'm sorry, but, uh, you'll have to entertain the sheriff. I'm going out. Uh, some shopping. But, well, Marilyn, can't you shop and wait? I'm afraid not. You see, Carl and I are getting married. Married? Married. Tomorrow. Oh, you'd better make Aunt Lucy comfortable, Sheriff. I'll ask Dr. Rand to come over right away. Uh, yeah. You'd better do that, Marilyn. But, Marilyn, there isn't anything I can do for her. She hasn't got heart trouble any more than I have. Oh, please, Carl. Go over anyway. And if I do, does that mean you're going to change your mind about us? My mind is made up. If I can't marry the man I love, I'll never marry. All right, honey. She'll probably throw me out the door with her weak heart. But I'll go over and give her some baking soda tablets or something. A tree about 20 miles to the north of Portage. A very young horseman raced full speed toward his secluded camp in the hills and drew rain. Oh, look, sir. Look, sir. The mounting was a leap before his horse had stopped running. Hi, Kimo, sir. Hello, there. How are you? Hello, Tonto. It was Dan Reed and his waiting friend. Something unusual had happened from Portage until late afternoon. There's been a murder committed in Portage. And right now, there's half a dozen posse searching the country. Any of them heading this way? Yes, sir. That's why I wrote so fast getting back here. They might find this camp and... Hold on, hold on. We'll break camp immediately. They're after a young doctor. His name is Carl Rand. He's accused of murdering an old woman with poison. A woman? That's right. Any motive? Well, this woman, Miss Foreman, didn't want her niece, Marilyn, to marry the doctor. But they were to get married anyhow. Yesterday afternoon, Dr. Rand went over to talk to the old lady and they had a terrible argument. Then what? Dr. Rand asked old Miss Foreman. He gave her some kind of medicine for her nerve. At least that was what he said. About two hours later, the girl went back to the house and found her aunt dead. Who said it was poison? The coroner proved it. Sheriff started out to arrest Dr. Rand, but the girl warned him and he got away. And the girl must believe that Rand is innocent. Most people in town think he's guilty. Why? They know he's quarreled with the girl's aunt several times. Well, there's a big difference between a quarrel and a murder. Let's go. Glad you hurried back here, Dan. There's something else. What? I know where the murderer is. I know where he's hiding. You know where. Let's not call any man a murderer without proof. How you know where a fella hide, Dan? Well, on my way to town this morning, I was just coming off that timber slope the other side of Red Mesa and I saw a rider coming from town pretty fast. So? I noticed that he pulled off the trail and headed right into the thick brook. And that made me suspicious. So I left my horse and crawled down the slope to see why. That might have been dangerous if you'd been caught. Well, golly, I didn't think of that at the time. Anyway, there's a kind of a big cave there about a hundred yards back from the trail. It'd be almost impossible to find if you didn't know where to look. You see fella go in cave, Dan? Yes, and I was pretty puzzled about it until I got to town and heard what had happened. Then I realized that the man I had seen couldn't have been anyone else but the doctor they were looking for. Golly, I sure made Victor's step coming back here. Look, I mean, look out. Hold it. All of you. The first one moves gets a taste of hot lead. Why are you? Very. Very, Toto. Looks like someone followed you out here, Dan. Oh, golly, I shouldn't have taken that. Show the chair and get your hands up. Toto. You gents are partners to that murdering doc, huh? I've never seen the man in my life, Sheriff. And you got some other reason, I reckon, for wearing a mask on your face? I have. It's a personal reason. What do you want with us? You'll find out when you land in jail. Unbuckle those guns, you and the Redskin, and... Just a moment. Why are you taking us to jail? Unless you have a better reason, we'll keep our guns. Then I'll arrest you for aiding and abetting and escaping murder. I heard that kid tell about the cave. Oh, golly. And he's going to show me where it is on our way into town. Then I'm going to drag that murdering pill pusher back to Portage and watch him stretch a brand new rope. Just a first-rate necktie for no jury. You've got pretty swift ideas about justice in these parts. And I have my own ideas about justice. You better watch your step. Or you might get the same treatment. Yes, I might, if you had your way about it. Dan. Yes, sir. Thank you for distracting his attention, Dan. Why, you... Your guns are damaged more than you are, Sheriff. You can't shoot the guns out of a lawman's hands and get away with it. I'd prefer to think I shot the guns out of a hangman's hands. You've got to lead me to that cave where Doc Rand is hiding. We shall. You know what's good for you? A cape like that and... You can't hang any... I promise you nothing. You're a sneaking outlaw. The sheriff is on his way. He's telling him to travel far. I'll help for you. Before the next exciting scene, please permit us to pause for just a few moments. The drone ranger riding directly behind Sheriff Jack Blair met Dan Reed on the trail. Hold it over, oh boy. Where's Tonto? I told him what you said about the sheriff being on his way. He was suspicious at first, but then he decided to believe what I said. He sure cleared out in a hurry. Which way did he go? Well, uh... That's the confounded master Carl Rand. I see here, you. Structing justice. That's what you're doing? You can make that hasta la vista. There was fit to be tied. They couldn't let a man be held without a fair trial. They could never be corrected. They were slanting down through the hills when Marilyn rained up on the ridge overlooking Red Mesa. He sat motionless, studying the surrounding countryside through the concealing bushes. Oh, but he is. I know he is. Why, he just is, that's all. No matter what anybody says, Carl wouldn't have done that often. Now, please... But you and this boy, what do you know about... This hiding place? This young man saw Dr. Rand come in and detain the sheriff long enough for Carl to escape. Oh, I'm so glad. I know. I just know that Carl couldn't have poised... But thank heaven he's free. They'll never catch him now, thanks to you. If we find out that Carl is guilty, brought to justice... But you said he'd escape. I sent a warning to him. I suggested that he hit the trail. And you mean that... One of the best trackers is an Indian named Toto. Oh, then you're... I wanted to help your friend to escape a hangman's rope. I didn't intend that he should escape justice. I killed her. I'll never believe that. I'll do everything to prove his innocence. Good girl, and perhaps we can help you. Now will you tell me the whole story about you? I'll tell you. The girl returned to the town of Portage. Oh, oh, boy. Let me take your horse inside the stable, out of sight. Sure. Here, let me take your horse too, Miss Marilyn. All right. Then come to the house. By the way... Yes? You still haven't told me who your outlaw friend is. Well, just don't worry about it, miss. And take my word for it, he's not an outlaw. I'm almost inclined to believe you, Dan. The foreman and Dan were finishing a welcome supper when they heard a clatter of hoofleets in the yard outside. I don't know who it is, but it may be Sheriff Blair. However, you mustn't be seen here. The sheriff will remember... Quick, in to the next room. All right, Miss Marilyn. Good evening, Sheriff. Evening, Marilyn. If I step in a minute. Why, you see... Yeah. Yeah, I see. You've just been having company for supper. Stop it. You can't come in here. Well, now, we'll see. What do you want here? I don't reckon you've been eating two suppers all by yourself, Marilyn. Why, I... Marilyn, I ain't so old-fired anxious about this job of sheriff, and I ain't so crazy about catching up with Carl Rand, either. What do you mean? You know how I felt about you for a long and told him to get married and have a big honeymoon in the East. I'll tell my father... Now, wait a minute, Sheriff. When I told you I wouldn't marry you, I meant it. You did, huh? What are you gonna do with that gun? I'm gonna take a look for Carl Rand. Right in that next room. But he's not in there. I swear he isn't. Please. If he ain't in there, you got nothing to worry about. He is? Wait here. I'm going after the Lone Ranger. The Lone Ranger? The man you thought was an outlaw. Stay right here and do the best you can until we come back. Arriving nearly exhausted at the Bask Man's rendezvous, Dan Reed found the Lone Ranger and Tonto together. The boy lost no time in telling what had happened to the sheriff. You need a doctor. There's only one available within a hundred miles. You mean Carl Rand. Right, Dan. Otto told me where he's hiding. And you're going after him. I shouldn't have struggled with you, but you had no business forcing your way in here without a warrant. I don't care about catching Rand. I might have had a doctor in town ahead of a lynch mob. And I don't want you to die. Try to rest a little. I've already sent for help. Why, sure I was willing. He told me that you'd shot the sheriff and they might put you in jail. Oh. Better get busy with him. If I save your life, I suppose you'll hang me for it, huh? No. I'm not sure. Marilyn, clean towels and lots of hot water. Hurry. You, mister, help me hold him while I try to save his life. You're staring at me like that for a die. I'm sorry, Jack. I did the best I could. I... There's nothing more I can do. You lie. You're letting me die. You're killing me. The doctor isn't lying to you, Blair. He's done all that's in his power. They're killing me. They're letting me die. Don't let him. Make him stop killing me. At a time like this, you'd better clean up your conscience a little. You got nothing to lose, is that it? It makes you think my conscience ain't clean. There's only a suggestion, Jack. I figured, just like now, nothing to lose. But I thought it was a slick way to get rid of the doc here. When I heard you and him would get married right away, I killed him. The news around out of a big argument between her and the doc. Speaking of what the masked man said about it was a chance and it worked. What on earth? The Lone Ranger told me about meeting you and you telling him all about us, Marilyn. He figured out that Jack Blair was the one to gain by my disappearance. Oh, no. I wouldn't have married him if he... but it looks as if the sheriff was willing to take his chances, even up to murder. You said Lone Ranger. Right. The boy Dan Reed told him he didn't think you were critically wounded. So the masked man put me up to making some strong medicine. Worked out all right, too. What do you mean? The bullet just raised your scalp, Sheriff. You missed the pearly gates by a mile. What? Then I'm going to live. But you'll have a mighty slim chance of missing the pearly gates when they swing that new rope of yours in the cottonwoods, my friend. Don't let him. I... ...and guilty conscience. What I've just heard is a copyrighted feature of the Lone Ranger, Incorporated.
