A fiery horse with a speed of light A cloud of dust and a hearty The lone ranger His faithful Indian companion Tonto The daring and resourceful Masked rider of the plains 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 Beats of a great horse, Silver The lone ranger rides again Come on, Silver Let's go, big fellow Are you, Silver? Hooray! Bart Garson was known to everyone In Concho City as a hulking bully His home was a shack A few miles out of town Anna did her best To keep the small place neat and clean But hers was a discouraging task Years of poverty and constant fear Of her good-for-nothing husband Had given her a haunted, terror-stricken look The two called Billy their son He was thin and undernourished And looked a couple of years younger Than his actual age of sixteen Annie! Quiet! I'm coming, Bart I'm coming Just getting some wood for the fire There That worthless kid was around here He could carry the wood in for you Where is he? Bart, you know where he is? You sent him into town Well, why isn't he back? He hasn't had time, Bart Why, Thunder, you're arguing with me again No, no, Bart And calling me a liar You did, didn't you? Called me a liar right in my own home Well, answer me Bart, you've got to get the wood in this store The fire will go out Oh, the fire will go out, will it? So the fire is more important than me Fine, how do you do when a man gets treated like that Right in his own home? I think that's Billy now Yes, it's about time Bart, what are you going to do? I'm going to teach that kid a lesson When I send him to town I want him to come right back And not dawdle on the way And keep me waiting for my tobacco Please, Bart Oh, stand aside Please, Bart Please don't be silly Don't you tell me what to do I'm bringing that kid up I won't tolerate no interference from you And where else did you go? Where else? Nowhere else Don't lie to me, you fresh young pipsqueak You dawdled on the way just to be cussed No, I didn't You knew I was waiting for that tobacco I sent you for Where is it? I couldn't get it, Bart What? Please, Bart, don't hit me You couldn't get my tobacco Why couldn't you get it? Mr. Phillips said you used up all your credit at the store I don't believe that I think you're lying to me No, I... I'll say you lied I bet you didn't even go to town Where did you go? I went to town, Bart You tell me the truth Bart, Bart, look out What the... Look out for that horse He's gone for you And it served your right Get back, get back, you old nice sightwinder Get down, I tell you Tackle me, will you? Well, I'll show you No, no, Bart Don't shoot Don't shoot my horse Try to kill me Well, I'm learning him, see Drop that gun What? He's mad I said drop it Drop it, my eye I'll turn it on you Look out Fire this My wrist Who are you, meddling polecat? Take that whip off my arm and fight fair I'll break you in two You will? Where did you come from, mister? Water's off on the other side of your house Ah, good for nothing Masked owl route We're going to try to break the masked owl route in two Do you still want to try it? Oh, no Leave that gun on the ground I'll take you apart without a gun I'll show you What you missed Yeah, well, I won't miss this one Why don't you fight like a man? Why don't you stand still? Come again, I won't dodge Then I'm a-coming Then you take it Why, you... Here's another I will Now, if you've had enough, stay down there If you want some more, get up I'll kill you for this I'll get you if it's the last thing I do I'm in here yelling I think maybe you need help I didn't need any help for him, Toto Yeah, an outlaw and a redskin I'll get both of you Right here waiting for you I'll get you another time I've heard a lot about you, Garson None of it's good I've heard about the way you treat your wife and this boy The way you treat your horses I think you deserve more than you got Now, get on your feet Now, wait, wait Two against one, that's not fair Come on, you come Toto won't interfere Now, wait, listen I'll meet you another time You got the advantage now Well, all right You listen to me, Garson When Toto and I have gone You'll probably be uglier than ever But let me tell you something If you lay a hand to your wife or this boy You'll get just about three times as much as you hand out Now, get back to the house You ain't heard the rest of this, mister Gosh, mister You sure can't fight Toto and I were on the other side of the house We heard just about everything that happened Did he hurt you? Oh, not much But gosh, if you hadn't have stepped in He'd have shot my horse And then I don't know what he'd have done to me Your name is Billy, isn't it? That's right Toto, will you go and get the horses? Uh, let me get them Do you think you can remember something, Billy? Sure I can, mister Well, Toto and I have a camp not far from here Don't bother to look for it You won't find it But if either you or your mother need help Yes Signal us We'll come at once You mean if Pa gets... Gets mean again? Yes, Billy He won't forget what happened And he'll blame me for it But... But how will I signal you? You don't have a gun? Pa keeps the spare gun in the cupboard I can get that Good Now, if you need help, fire three shots That will be the signal You'll be able to hear them? We will Here, scouts, Silverton Gosh They're sure fine horses We think so, Billy Oh, mister Yes, Billy? Are... Are you and Toto wanted by the law real bad? We're not wanted at all But... But you're wearing a mask Don't you worry about it Honest to gosh You're not outlaws Honest to gosh, Billy We're not Why? God Well, because I think you're tops And I sure wouldn't want the law to get you Thanks Steady Bigfoot Adios, Billy Get him up The camp established by the Lone Ranger and Toto Was, as the masked man had told Billy Within gunshot sound of Bart Garson's home But it was well concealed in an arroyo Oh, Silverhorn Oh, the easy thing Toto, I've been thinking over what just happened You... You give Toto plenty bad licking He had it coming to him He's even worse than the stories we've heard about him That's right You not loose and cinch? You're right again? In just a minute Oh But you'll stay here, Toto They promised Billy protection One of us has to stay here in case he fires three shots Ah And where you go? Toto What did you think of Billy? Him Plenty fine looking boy Didn't he like him? I did too It's too bad Him got fella like Garson for father That house is no place for him Not while Garson lives there Ah And what do we do? I don't know, Kimo Sabe There must be something that can be done To give a fine lad the sort of home he's entitled to And Anna Garson as well Her or Bart's wife? Yes I've heard that she's mighty unhappy I'm going to see if something can't be done about it Ah I'm going into town to see the sheriff Oh, Kimo Sabe You go to town, that's plenty dangerous People see you with masks Maybe shoot in sight It'll be dark by the time I get there Easy, silly Big fella Adios, Toto Come on, silly Jim Roper, the sheriff at Concho City Was an unusual man for the position Young, wealthy, and well-educated He had chosen to be a lawman In memory of a tragedy That had struck his family While he was still a boy Leaving him with a burning hatred of criminals Jim rode down Concho City's main street At a slow gait As darkness settled over the community It was his regular early evening tour of inspection Jim At the end of the street He drew rain Halting where the night shadows Met the lights cast from the numerous cafes Oh, oh boy Yeah Plenty going on in town Plenty of chances for trouble Sheriff Who said that? I did Where are you? I've been waiting for you, Sheriff Easy, boy Who are you? Oh, that's unimportant What counts as this? We're both on the same side of the law Your mask Hold it A gun on me, huh? Relax now Put it away There's no need to slap leather I'm not an outlaw But that mask What I said still goes We're on the same side Go on from there What do you want? Information What information? Concerning Bart Garson His son and his wife Why? Because I've taken an interest in the boy He's not got the chance he deserves Talk some more Tell me the real reason for your interest in that boy Why are you asking about him? What's back of it? I've told you the truth Are you a friend of Bart Garson? No An enemy? I saw him this afternoon for the first time And I knocked him down Why? He was too rough on his son Have you any suggestions? No That's why I came to you What makes you think I'd be able to do something about him? I've heard a lot about you, Roker Yeah? Yeah All of it good Now look here, mister You've made me downright curious You said you'd heard a lot of things about him I wonder if I've heard things about you What do you mean? You say you're not an outlaw You say you're interested in the welfare of a boy For the boy's sake Not because of any benefits you'll get I've been thinking those things over while we've been talking And I can think of only one man who'd act as your actor And he, incidentally, is said to travel on a white horse Just as white as that one over there in the shadows You know, Roker, every once in a while That man you're talking about is surprised He is, huh? Why? He's surprised to find that people have heard of him He calls his horse Silver That's the name of my horse He uses silver bullets So do I Coincidence can only go so far You're the Lone Ranger I didn't know whether or not that would mean anything to you No, it means a lot to me, mister For ten years I've been hoping to meet you And I mistook you for an outlaw That often happens Jim, you brought law to Concho City I've often wondered why you have such a burning hatred for outlaws Yeah, why shouldn't I hate him? I'm a lawman Yes, you're a lawman But not for the salary it pays You inherited one of the best ranches in this territory from your father It's not necessary for you to hold a job I took this job because I thought it might lead me to a man I've looked for for fifteen years An outlaw? I guess so You see, mister, I had a brother He was abducted before he was a year old The loss was more than mother could stand It killed her It licked my father He spent all his waking hours searching for the boy right up till the day he died And I took up the search and I'm still at it I see That's one of the reasons I wanted to find you I wanted to know you You cover a lot more ground than any sheriff could hope to cover You help me find my brother or learn what's happened to him and find the man who stole him If you'll do that, I'll do anything you want 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 After his encounter with the Lone Ranger, Bart Garson had left the house At bedtime, he had not returned and Anna worried She lay wide awake in the small cell-like bedroom Knowing that Bart's defeat would be blamed on Billy And wondering what would happen when the bully came back home Midnight found her still awake and worried Finally, she rose, pulled a shawl about her thin shoulders And went to the room where Billy lay Billy? That's you, Mom Were you sleeping, son? Mom, what's the matter? I've got to talk to you, Billy What's wrong? That masked man who was here... Gosh! Couldn't he fight? That masked man who was here this afternoon The one that made Bart leave you be You... You don't know who he is, do you, son? Gosh, no Did you like him, Billy? Oh, golly When I'm grown up, I want to be just like him Were you watching, Mom? Did you see how he handled Pa? Listen, Billy Huh? Move over a bit So as I can sit down on the edge of the bed I've got to talk to you Sure You won't tell Bart about this, will you, Billy? Of course not, Mom What is it? It's something I've been thinking about for a long time It's something terrible that happened once That I thought and thought about Until sometimes I was afraid I'd go right out of my mind Gee, Mom, what is it? Billy, it's something I didn't know about at the time I find out about it after A long time after And ever since, it's been on my mind something awful Gee Now I just can't stand it any longer I don't know who to tell Can't you tell me, Mom? Not just yet It'd have to be somebody else Sheriff Roper Why don't you tell him? Oh, I couldn't, Billy You wouldn't understand Huh? Sometimes, son, when When you've loved somebody an awful lot Even when you find out he's bad Mean He's done things he should be made to pay for Why, you just don't have the heart to make him do it Mom You mean you care for Pa? I don't know I loved him at one time And I married him You're talking so funny, Mom I thought maybe I could tell that masked man about it And the law wouldn't have to know Why, sure you can Could you find him? No But I can get him here by firing three shots with the gun You can? We've got signals fixed up between us You just sit right there and I You're scheming, Kyle Pa I heard you, you double-crossing little sneak You won't get me Hey, come back here That masked man will pick you You're hard to lay hands on the yellow little Kyle I'll show you Yeah, yeah Is this what you're looking for? You got it Yeah Ha ha Thought you'd signal the masked man, huh? I heard you talking I was outside the door I heard you too, Annie Come here Come here, do you hear me? I'll show both of you a thing or two I won't stand for being double-crossed in my own home Bart, please And you first Now, now let me go Get twisted my heart Let him go, Bart Let the boy go You shut up Now pick up that can of coal oil Bart, you've gone mad Don't move my arm Please, please, Pa The coal oil I've got it Now tip it over Tip it out Spill it all over the floor No, no Bart, let the boy go Let him go You'll get back Mom Mama, you're hurt No, Billy I'm over Spill that coal oil out Go on, hurry up You do as you're told around I am, I am I've stood all I'm going to stand A double-crossing in my own family You, Anna You are going to tell all you knew Don't lie to me I know different I heard you I'm fed up with both of you All right, you can throw that can aside now Now go into your bedroom You, Anna Get in there with him Go on Bart, you've taken leave of your senses You don't know what you're saying or doing Get in there That's better It's about time I got some obedience around here Now I'll fix it so as you won't be bothered by the smell of coal oil on the floor The Lone Ranger had finished his conference with Sheriff Jim Roper And returned to camp where Tonto had been waiting So, Tonto That explains why Jim Roper would rather hunt down criminals and manage his property Oh I learned more about Garson And what, that? He was born and raised in this section He was no good from the start Oh From the time he was a boy He was a thief A liar and a cheat He began to steal horses and cattle as he grew older He got away with it for a time And some of the ranchers caught him stealing longhorns Instead of letting the law have him Those ranchers turned him over to his own father To punish him as he saw fit Bart went away He was gone for five years He didn't come back until after his father was dead He come back to this ranch? Yes Wasn't very much when he took it over And it's gone down ever since Oh, him plenty lazy Him good for nothing Tonto Listen to this This is the important part When Bart came back He had with him a wife and a young child Oh The child was just about the age of Jim Roper's brother At the time he disappeared You think maybe Bart's stealing? I I don't know, Tonto But I do know this Jim Roper's father was one of the cattlemen Who caught Bart's stealing Ah I'm wondering if Billy is Jim Roper's brother Bart seems to hate the boy Perhaps every time he bullies him He feels he's getting revenge on Jim's father Well, if Billy nuts on the Garson Maybe woman know truth, huh? That's what I want to find out Sheriff Roper know what you think? No, Tonto He's never had reason to suspect That Garson wasn't Billy's own father But I'm going to talk to him Wait, what's the matter? Over there You look Looks like a fire Ah Maybe fire at Garson's house Come on, Tonto Throw your saddle on And cinch up we're riding It was some time after the Lone Ranger and Tonto Leaped to the saddle And raced to the Garson ranch Bart Garson reined up his sweating horse In front of Jim Roper's home in Concho City Ho, ho, ho Steady Open up, Roper Hurry and open up Hey, Sheriff That's you, Bart Sheriff, you gotta hurry Climb into your clothes Hurry up My house is on fire What's that? And my wife and boy are both trapped inside I'll be with you in just ten seconds The sheriff didn't even stop to dress He pulled trousers over his night shirt Pulled on his boots A coat And then raced to the Garson house With Bart following him Get in there, boy Get in there When he got there The fire was an inferno The building was nearly consumed Ho, ho, ho They're in there They're in there, I tell you We got no chance to save them There goes the rough Jim Roper returned to town Some time later Weary and grimed with a soot Oh, I have And Bart Garson was with him When he reined up in front of his office Easy Inside, Bart Steady, fella What? Inside, I said You swore you heard Billy and your wife Inside the shack while it was burning But we didn't find any sign I know I'm hoping that they got out somehow Let me get this lamp Now look here, Garson We waited around until the fire had died down So we could search the ruins We searched them thoroughly Yes, I know Your folks weren't in there Now I want you to sit down at that desk And write out everything you know about the fire And then sign it But I told you everything Put it in writing I have all the silly ideas Seems like a lot of blame foolishness Never mind how it seems Just do as you're told I'd like to see what he writes What the? There's another surprise for you, Garson Come out here, Billy You bet I will You here Well, I'll show you I thought you'd go for your gun Gosh That blood spun him right away Sir Sir, that masked man He shot me Get him Suppose you listen to what Billy has to say about the fire You locked Mom and me in that room And then said fire to the house You went away and left us locked in Why, you're sneaking double-crossing Hold it Carson, is that true? No, no Don't believe a word he says It is true Take my word for it, Jim How don't I saw the fire and rode to the house In time to get Anna and Billy out No, no, Jim Don't believe that masked man He doesn't have to believe me He has Billy's word for what happened I know who to believe Garson, for what you've done Just a minute, Jim There's more Anna will tell you that I'm speaking the truth She's right in the next room, resting And Garson, she has no reason to keep your secret any longer No reason to be afraid of you now Anna Anna's here She is And she'll tell Jim that Billy's not your son What? You've been looking for your brother The man who stole him Well, Billy's your brother And Garson? She told on me She double-crossed me I knew she'd do it That's why I said fire to him Hi, Sheriff I shouldn't have hit him He was wounded I forgot myself You, Billy You're my brother Golly Golly, Sheriff I... I can't believe it That sneak on the floor, Storia Then... Then my mom... Anna didn't have any part in the scheme, Jim She said she didn't And I believe her You will, too When she tells you How Garson threatened to kill the boy When he was a baby If she didn't take orders You owe a lot to Anna If it hadn't been for her You'd never have seen your brother alive You say she's in the next room Yes, Sheriff I'm here I'll give you a statement about Bart I'm not afraid of that beast anymore Anna You and Billy and I We've got a lot to talk over As soon as I do two things I've got to throw Garson to jail Thank... Sheriff He just went out the front door Oh, golly Don't let that masked man get away Why, we owe everything to him It's no use trying to hold him I guess the Lone Ranger figures his work here is done The Lone Ranger? The story you have just heard Is a copyrighted feature of the Lone Ranger Incorporated
