with a speed of light, a cloud of dust, and a haughty, high old silver. The Lone Ranger. With his faithful Indian companion Toto, 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 hoofbeats of the great horse, Silver. The Lone Ranger rides again. Come on, Silver. Let's go, big fellow. Are you still there? Harry is a boy of fire. He brings wild animals back alive. He can capture lions because he knows... There he goes. That's Cheerios, all right. The nourishing oat cereal that's shaped like little leperose. The ready-to-eat cereal with a wonderful toasted oat flavor. What's more, every delicious spoonful of Cheerios and milk is real muscle-building food. That's right. Each spoonful contains vitamins, minerals, and proteins your body needs. And these good things in a Cheerios breakfast do good things for your body. Help you have healthy nerves, good red blood, strong bones, and muscles. Yes, Cheerios is made to give you real go-power. So try Cheerios, the famous oat cereal that needs no cooking. And soon you'll hear people say... He's stealing his Cheerios. Miles Janis, the richest ranch owner in the town of Richland, died and left his fortune to his son David, a confirmed gambler and ne'er-do-well. During the next two years, Dave Janis gambled away his cash reserve and was forced to sell his entire stock of cattle to buyers in Kansas City. All right, man. His ranch foreman, Ollie Moonen, a former cattle rustler, was with Dave when a young wastrel paid off his trail gang. Then taking the rest of the sale money, Dave headed for a Kansas City gambling house. Late the next afternoon, and after a night of gaming, Dave Janis lost his last chip. Yeah, that's it, men. Full house wins, kings over jacks. Peace, mate. Better luck next time, fella. Janis turned to Ollie Moonen, who had remained with him clean the alley. Broke. I am too, boss. I lent you all a head. Well, lucky in one way. Your ticket's back to Richland. But you have no livestock back there, no cowhands to run the place if you did have stock. Something tells me I'll have you back in the brand-changing business again. Hey, my friend Jip Lowry's in Richland. He could help us. That's good to know. Let's figure other ways to make money first. I need it badly. Soon. He'll think of something on the way back to Richland. Dave Janis and Ollie Moonen went to the railroad station that evening. As they walked to their car, they passed the baggage coach. Best money goes to Richland? Three men, holding guns in their hands, stood around a collection of canvas suitcases, each of which had lettering on the side. Ollie pointed to one of her bags. Of course. Look what it says on the side of that one bank. Bank of Richland, it says. Yeah, I see it. Tomorrow, the first of the month? No, next day. Why? Well, the Richland Bank receives a money shipment from Kansas City in the first of each month. That must be it. Bank money, huh? You wouldn't have to rustle cattle if you had that cash. No, I wouldn't. What? The two men sat alone in the train on their way to Richland. After a long silence, Dave said, Ollie, I remember something. This train doesn't get into Richland until six tomorrow evening. Bank doesn't pick up the money then. No? Who does? No one. It's left in the station master's office in the safe. Bank people pick it up in the morning. Ollie, I have an idea. I'm getting some myself. What's yours, boss? Josh Allen and the station master is an old friend of my father's. When we get to Richland tomorrow evening, I'll go to his office. Dave talked about his plan during the rest of the trip. At six o'clock, the train reached Richland. Ollie Moonen left the train and headed for the town's main street while Dave Janis waited inside the railroad car and alighted when he saw two guards emerge from the station master's office and return to the baggage coach. Then, he too hurried to the station master's office. Josh, what are you... Josh, are you in? Who's there? Oh, it's you, Mr. Janis. I'm over here by the safe. Josh, I have an envelope here with important papers inside. Let's take them to the bank in the morning. Do you mind keeping them for me until then? I'd be glad to keep them. I was just going to put this suitcase into the safe. Let me have the papers, huh? Here I am, Josh. Josh Allen knelt in front of the safe and began to work the dial. Intent on the task, he was unaware that Dave Janis had tiptoed behind him and was watching closely, writing the combination on a piece of paper cupped in his hand. There she is. Thanks, Josh. I'll see you in the morning. The Janis Ranch was on the outskirts, less than two miles from the town's main street. Ollie Moonen had his pal Jip Lowry with him when he arrived at the Dave Janis Ranch house shortly after sundown that evening. The man exchanged greetings and then Dave outlined the plan he had discussed with Ollie on the train. Jip asked, What's this alibi you're setting up? A fire. Fire? Yeah. I'm going to make certain my barn catches fire about ten o'clock tonight. Your barn? Where's that? It's about fifty yards away from here, behind the house. I'll make a slow-burning fuse that'll burn for about half an hour. I'll lead it into the hayloft and light it about nine-thirty. And I'll ride into town and go to a cafe where people will see me. The fire will start about ten o'clock, huh? Yeah. Because my place is so near town and on a hill, claims will be seen easily. Mm-hmm. That means a volunteer fire brigade of every man in Richland. When the fire starts, you two be waiting someplace where you can't be seen. Ranger and Tonto are heading westward and circled around the town of Richland and were riding along a back trail in the hill country near the outskirts. A bright moon shone and as they neared the Janus Ranch, they saw two horsemen speeding from the property toward the trail. Tonto, hold up. Hold up. Pull back into the underbrush here. Back up. Back up. Back up. The masked man and Indian backed their horses into the underbrush to a spot where they'd be unseen from the trail. But as the two horsemen approached and then passed, the lone ranger and Tonto were able to see them and a brief view was enough for the masked man. When the horsemen had passed, he asked, Did you get a look at those men, Tonto? Tonto, the one nearest was Ollie Moonen. Ah. Him one, he know. The other was Chip Lowry. That's not good for men who own ranches here. Tonto, let's camp near here somewhere. Think we'll do some investigating tomorrow. We'll learn if we can what Moonen and Lauer are doing here. Up in the hills. Seem a good place to camp, Timosabi? There will camp there. Come on, come on. Come on, come on. A few minutes after 10 o'clock that evening, Sheriff Pete Tuttle was standing in front of his office with his deputy Maynard when a man rushed up to him. Oh, Sheriff! Sheriff, the Janice Ranch is on fire! What? Hey, look! See the sky over there in the west? Why, it's all red. I see flames. See them, Sheriff? Sure I do. Boys, start shooting your guns off. Let's empty the cafes and get every man in town out there. That looks like a big fire. You ought to see it! Flames shooting way up! Get the alarm, boys! The Lone Ranger and Tonto from their camp in the hills saw the flames light up the sky above the Janice Ranch. They set out at once for the ranch. Easy, sir. Easy, sir. Easy, sir. In town, the gunshots of Sheriff Pete Tuttle and his deputies had brought men streaming into the main street from the cafes. Among the first to appear was Dave Janice. The sheriff called, Janice, your place is on fire. No, no, it can't be. Boys, you can see the sky from here. It's a big fire may have spread. We're going to put out that fire and I want every man to volunteer. The curtain falls on the first act of our Lone Ranger adventure. Before the next exciting scene, please permit us to pause for just a few moments. fly a jet. He's 12 years old and the fastest yet. He can loop the loop because he knows he's got gold power from Cheerios. Yes, he's got gold power. There he goes. He's feeling his Cheerios. That's Cheerios, the cereal shaped like little letter O's. And those O's stand for oats. The good grain Cheerios is made from. Every delicious spoonful of Cheerios and milk is real muscle-building food. Each spoonful contains vitamins, minerals and proteins your body needs. Yes, those good things in a Cheerios breakfast do good things for your body. Help you have healthy nerves, good red blood, strong bones and muscles. You can see that Cheerios is made to give you real gold power. So make sure you have a Cheerios breakfast every day. Then, you'll hear people say, He's feeling his Cheerios. Now to continue. Get ready. Go on, go on, go on, go on, go on. A few minutes later, as the sheriff, Dave Janis, and the men of the town rode toward the fire, only two persons remained on the street. One, standing in front of the Red Lantern Cafe, was a girl entertainer, Carmen Carmel. She saw station master Josh Allen standing in front of the station platform and waved. Josh Allen heard the girl and called back. Can't do it. Better get back inside now. The old man, paying no further attention to the girl, turned and walked back into the open door of his office. As he stepped inside, two men with their faces covered leaped from the side of the room. One of them brought his gun crashing down on Allen's head. Tie him up and gag him. I'll open the safe. I have the combination here. Jep tied and bound Josh Allen while Ollie opened the safe and took the money-filled suitcase. They hurried from the station office to the place nearby where they'd left their horses. Here you are. When they mounted, they failed to see the girl, Carmen Carmel, crossing the street toward the station. Get him, get him, get him. As the two crooks rode away their horses into the underbrush, the girl saw them. Then, alarmed, she ran to the station master's office. The day of Janice and the men from the town rode up to the scene of the fire. The barn, which had burned quickly, was a mass of flaming embers. It's destroyed. My barn's destroyed. Too bad, Janice. You're lucky it wasn't your house, though. You're lucky that it was only... Look, coming from back to the house. Hey, it's an Indian. And a masked man. Those are brazier outlaws. I bet they set this fire. Take him. Don't let him get away. When he saw the masked men and Indians thought quickly, no doubt they were outlaws. He would accuse them of setting the fire and make doubly sure of removing any suspicion of himself. He led the mob who, with guns drawn, ran to the Lone Ranger and Tuttle. Open your hands, masked man. You're covered. Hold on. Lower those guns. You're making a mistake. No, we're not. You two set fire to my barn, didn't you? Let me show you, boys! Let the sheriff do it. I'll handle this. Let me talk. You! Hello, Sheriff. I'm glad you're here. I don't know. We're getting into a spot. Sheriff, you know these outlaws? These men are not outlaws. They're on the side of the law. Always have and always will be. That's not so. They set fire to my barn. No, we didn't. We saw the fire and came here to help fight it. Without help, there was nothing we could do except try to stop it spreading. Lower your hands. You too, Tom. Well, thanks, Sheriff. If you look at the ground, you'll see we've tried to keep it wet so the fire wouldn't spread. Let's see. That's right, Sheriff. Look. It's all water between here and the house. Well, did you ever hear of Ollie Moonen and Jip Lowry, the Texas outlaws? As the Lone Ranger spoke the name Ollie Moonen, Dave Janis paled and decided to take a desperate chance. Before he could try, the sheriff spoke. Ollie Moonen, an outlaw? But he's Mr. Janis's ranch foreman. That's right. He's not an outlaw. This man is lying. Moonen's been in jail for rustling. And the man who left here with him tonight was Jip Lowry, another convicted rustling. They were here tonight? Sheriff, don't believe this man. Moonen was here, yes, about seven o'clock. He went back to town alone. I left about eight. We see outlaw here. After that time... You're the outlaw. Sheriff, they broke into my house and threatened me. Janis, you can't mean that. I'm sure these men have never threatened any honest man. And we never saw you before tonight, Janis. Sheriff, the ratty coming this way. Hey, it's a woman. There's a woman. Hey, that's the girl from the cafe in town. Oh, hi there. Oh, Sheriff, there's been a hold up in town. The station master was gone. Without waiting for questions, Carmen Carmel told us seeing the men wide away and then of finding Josh Allen in the half-open safe. And I cut the ropes from old Josh and brought him through. He saw the safe right away. Bank money's been stolen, that's what he said. Thousands and thousands of dollars. Miss Carmel, you said you saw the two robbers riding away. Did you see their faces? Only one of them, Sheriff. A fellow I know from the cafe. Ollie Moonen. Ollie Moonen. Dave Janis, do you hear that? The sheriff and his men went back to their horses hurriedly and mounted them. Oh, we've been hornswaggled. Those hombres sent fire to this place to get us out of town so they can rob the bank. I think you're right, Sheriff. I know I am. Men, are you all ready? Hey, Tonto and I ride with you, Sheriff. Well, sure thing. Come on along. Once again. The Lone Ranger, Tonto, the sheriff, and the others sped from the ranch and headed for town. They had covered only a short distance when the Lone Ranger rode close to the lawman. Sheriff, will you stop these men for a minute? Right. Stop, everybody. What's on your mind, mister? Where's that man, Janice, Sheriff? What? Well, isn't he with us? I thought he would... He remained behind, Sheriff. I know he did. I saw him pull back. Well, we'll talk to him later. But first, I'd like to play a hunch I have. May I have one of your deputies to stay with me here? Deputies? Sure, sure. We have a lot of men. If you have an idea of some kind, go through with it. I know you well enough to have faith in your ideas. Thanks. I'll take two men, then. Sheriff Tuttle instructed Deputy Bill Maynard and another man, Luke Hall, to remain with the Lone Ranger and Tuttle. Then the lawman, Carmen Carmel, and the other men continued on to town. The masked man spoke to Maynard and Hall. I may be wrong in what I'm about to do. I am un-sorry. If I'm right, I want you men as witnesses and to take charge officially. All right. What are you going to do? That fire was a decoy, no doubt about it. Why, Mr. Janice should deliberately lie and say Tuttle and I entered his house and threatened him is something that's a mystery. Well, he took that back before we left. Remember? Yes. After the girl identified his foreman, Ollie Moonen. Now, men, here's what I plan to do. We'll go back near the Janice Ranch and hide among the trees that grow along the main trail there. I'll write a note now. The fellow will take that note. Dave Janice paced the floor of his ranch house, unnerved by the developments of the past 20 minutes. He finished a drink when suddenly a rock crashed through the window and fell onto the floor. A rock with a note tied to it. I wonder who... Janice hurried to the broken window and peered outside. There was no one in sight on the moon-bathed ranch. Someone threw that rock in. Someone... Now I see what's on that paper. Janice picked up the rock, removed the note, and read it. There were a few words poorly scrawled on the paper. Act quick. Harley. I wonder what he means. He's a sheriff and the men come here, but how... How could he get here? Confused and shaken, Janice tried to figure who had brought the note and why. Finally, he went out onto the grounds. The fire in the barn still smoldered, but there was no one to be seen. He decided to go to the hideout and learn what the strange note meant. He ran to his horse, mouthed and started for the hill. Get up! Get on board! Less than a minute later, four horsemen emerged from the brush by the roadside and followed him. Now, take it easy. I'll let him see it. Come on, send it there. Yeah, tell him. Ali Moonen and Jeff Lowry in their secret hideout on the hill were surprised when the door to the cabin opened and Dave Janice entered. Bors, what are you doing here? This note, Ali. What did you mean by it? What note? This one. When you were summoned through in the window of my place. Bors, you're crazy. Jeff and I haven't left this place since we got here. That's right. And it was a trick. That means... But wait, what about the money? Where is it? Right over here. See? We opened the bag. There's $28,000 in it. That much, huh? Well, look, we better divide it now. And you two better get out of the territory right away. Huh? Why? You were identified tonight. What? A girl from some cafe saw you after you robbed Josh Allen. Besides, there were a masked man and an Indian who saw you leave my place early tonight. A masked man and Indian? Did the masked cambrai ride a white horse? Yes, Ali. That's right. Look at the window. Shoot! Now you're too slow. Get up your hands, Janet. Doesn't he mean it? Yep. Oh, keep them covered when I put the handcuffs on this sneaking skunk. What about us? The masked cambrai shot us look at my hands. I need a doctor. You've got a doctor, Jip. So will Ali here. You've got another jail sentence, too. Out with your hands, Janice. We heard everything. We bandaged the crooks, Kimusabi? No, Toto. Deputy Maynard and Mr. Hall have the situation in hand. Yeah. The money that was stolen, too. We'll bandage these skunks before we take them to the hoos, gal. Good. We'll right on ahead and tell Sheriff Tuttle what happened. He'll meet you on your way to town. Come on, Toto. You'll let that masked man go? Yep, but you're coming with us, Janice. We'll be able to send you away for a long time. That masked humbrai did it to me before. Well, if I'd have known he was in these parts, I'd never have come here. Neither would I. He's poisoned. Yeah, but who is he? You don't know yet. You ought to, boss. Just like all other crooks who get caught. He's the Lone Ranger. I'll do it. Get on your way. Get on your way. Get on your way with me. You'll never get discouraged if you keep in mind champions are made, not born. Let's see how Tom Fears, past catching end for the Los Angeles Rams, got on his way. At 12, Tom played football a lot and many a bump is what he got. But he kept trying, never quit. And here's what helped to keep him fit. He ate his Wheaties every bit. Today, Tom sparks those touchdown drives. It's Wheaties still on which he thrives. Wheaties to Fears, there's a pass combination that's been clicking steady now for 19 years. Real energy in Wheaties. There's a whole kernel of wheat in every Wheaties flake. Okay, Tom, snag that pass. Hey, hey, hey! He's on his way, on his way, he's on his way, on his way, get on your way with Wheaties. Cause champions are made, not born. Yes, sir. Get on your way, get on your way, get on your way with Wheaties. Breakfast of champions. The Lone Ranger, a copyrighted feature of The Lone Ranger, Incorporated, is created by George W. Trendle, produced by Trendle Campbell Muir, Incorporated, directed by Charles D. Livingston, and edited by Fran Stryker. The part of The Lone Ranger is played by Brace Beamer, your announcer, Fred Foy. The Lone Ranger is brought to you by General Mills every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at this same time be sure to listen. This week...
