Return with us now to those twilling days of yesteryear. The thundering hoof beats of the great horse, Silver. The low ranger writhes again. The thumb is a boy of six. He knows all kinds of cowboy tricks. He can rope a steer because he knows. You see, Cheerios is full of Cheerios and milk. It's real muscle-building food. Minerals and proteins your body needs for your body. O-Shaped. You'll hear people say, One pioneer woman who had taken over the Borrow Ranch when her husband died and made it prosper to such an extent that it was one of the largest ranches in the Southwest Territory. One morning there was an important discussion between Miranda and three men from the nearby town of Viewpoint as they sat on the porch of the ranch house. Miranda, now that you've met Mr. Harvey here, I want to tell you why we brought him out to see you. Well, I'm listening. Why did you? Mr. Harvey represents the railroad. Perkins, if that's what he wants to do, that's up to him. As for me, the farther I stay away from such newfangled contractions, the better. If I may say so, Mrs. Perkins, a railroad is going to mean great progress for the West. For instance... Never mind the for instances, Mr. Harvey. Just get to the point. Why did you come out here to see me? We've laid rails to within four miles of viewpoints. If we bring the railroad into that town, we want to be assured of the right-of-way through to Rock Hill, south of here. If we can't get the right-of-way we want, we'll swing west from our present position to Sandy Gulf instead of coming into Viewpoint. Then follow the valley ten miles west of here, bypassing both Viewpoint and Rock Hill. Just what's all they've got to do with me? If they want to run the rails across your property, they'll pay a good price, Mrs. Perkins. So that's it. Well, Mr. Harvey, you and Hank Barton and Cy Digby might as well take yourselves back to town. I'm not going to have those rattling, screaming steam vehicles running across my property and stirring the daylights out of my cattle. I own lush grazing land, and I'm going to keep it that way. Now, hold on, Miranda. You don't realize what it means to us businessmen in town to have the railroad come through Viewpoint? The answer is no, Hank Barton. You can take Mr. Harvey back to town right now. What's more, it'll do you no good to be coming here again trying to change my mind. Good day to all of you. Late that afternoon, the lone ranger and his Indian companion, Tonto, rode a trail that bypassed Viewpoint. They were some distance south of the Perkins Ranch when they noticed a horseman approaching at a fast gallop. Someone riding his way, Tonto. Seems to be in a hurry. Ah, you'd better we turn into gully. All right, Ernie. No, sir. The masked man and Indian leaned over the fallen man. He groaned. To sit up. An Indian, I... And I followed every move the lone ranger and Tonto made. I was hasty and saying you were outlaws. I have to get my horse. Go on right away. If you're right at all. I have to get the Viewpoint. Take it easy, fella. I can't make it. Maybe you, the Indian, will warn them. Warn them? Yes. The Apaches on the warpath. Twenty miles south of here. They're moving northward? Yes. Burning ranches. Burning settlements. If they reach Viewpoint, there'll be a massacre. I know. We'll have to give warning. This horse is out of sight. We haven't time to find it. Not right. You're in front of the head of a long table, eating supper with a ranch hand. By thunder, if those folks in town think I'm going to give up part of my best grazing land on the railroad, just because they want it to come to Viewpoint, they're local. And we have plenty of range land the cattle can use, and coming to Viewpoint would be good for the borrowed spread without driving them so far. When you get too lazy to ride a herd in a cattle drive, you won't be any use around here. I was only thinking of your good. Mighty fine. If you agree with text, huh? Well, the railroad's not going to run across my property, and that's slag. But... Maybe slow, but they'll get here sooner or later. Most likely came to hold us up. I told you why we came. ...time, and they may have told the truth. Follow them and see where they go. ...and gathered in the meeting house to discuss Miranda's refusal to allow the railroad to go through the valley. Mrs. Perkins owns that property and has the right to deny the railroad the usage. She may be persuaded to change her mind. I agreed to wait a few days before sending in my report. Oh, Miranda Perkins will never be persuaded, Mr. Hobby. She's the stubbornest female in the Southwest, and she figures the railroad will never take the place of stagecoaches and freight wagons. Yeah, that's right. Well, I see if she hasn't the right to refuse the right of way, but it affects all the rest of us so much. That's right. The service of how you feel about it, Mr. Digby. We'll not use that land unless it's signed over to us by Mrs. Perkins of her own free will. If she doesn't do so by the end of this week, we'll lay tracks westward to Sandy Gulf. Hey, look, the truck's coming in the door. The last man is an engine. Yeah. They're helping an engine, hombre. Cover the men. Well, if this is some trick to have a gang ahold of them, it's very important to say. That's right, I have. The Apaches are on the warpath, 20 miles south of here. They're slowly moving this way, burning and killing. I was on my way here to warn you when I was thrown, and these men helped me again. But that mask, Mr., we want to know. Here, read this. I was signed by the governor saying this man, this man is a lone ranger. Well, we've all heard of him and how he helped the law. Yes, we have. Mr., here's your letter back. Thanks. Well, I suggest you send your women and children. Get all the help we can from nearby ranches. We can put up a fight against them, eh? There are about 300 of them. Oh, that's more we can handle it. By subject Miranda Perkins, they'll lose everything at the Barrow's friend. They're stubborn to leave her place. Hank told about the railroad wanting the rights through the lone ranger's boat here. That's right. Yes, it does. And that's the answer. My work train is on a siding there now. Otto, you're right with Mr. Harvey. It's the authority to order a train to Fort Davis. Yes, I can order that. ...horses onto the train. Good idea. But he's reached here before then. You'll get all the men possible and go to the plains south of the Barrow Ranch. ...savages until the soldiers arrived. Then tottle left with Mr. Harvey. Men were hurriedly sent to the various ranches in the territory. And within a couple of hours, more than a hundred men gathered in town awaiting orders. And wagons loaded with women and children moved northward. 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Hurriedly returned to the ranch house to make his report. ...carried a letter from the governor saying he's a lawman. What he said about the Apaches is true, ma'am. Everybody's gathering in town. Oh, it's true, huh? Tex, tell all the hands to round up the cattle and start a drive northward. Tell them to keep on going. Sorry, ma'am. We'll round them up and take them as far as the North Alley. But then the men will have to do their share to help stop those redskins. Do you mean to say you're not going to obey my orders? If those Apaches get through, you won't have any ranch left. What's more, people's lives will stick. What about me? What about my holdings? Well, that's just it, ma'am. The men in town, on suggestion by the mask man, figure I'm facing the Apaches south of here so as to hold them back. They're doing that for their own good, not mine. I'm telling you, Tex, I want those cattle driven north. Sorry, ma'am. We do it the way I said. Now, let's go talk to the men now. Says the ranch hands rode away with Tex. She was determined not to leave her place and seemed not to realize the danger. I am for the ranch house lighted. Again, Tex told me about you. Mrs. Perkins, it's dangerous for you to stay here. Why not go into town until the danger's over? Mister, nobody tells Miranda Perkins what to do. Not even a bunch of savages can run me out of my own home. Then I can't persuade you to leave. No. So it's no use wasting words. What if we can't? Hey, can you stay here with side-dig me and show the troopers the way to the south? Come on, till there. The 85 picked men on a low tree-covered bluff, yet able to overlook the plains along which the Apaches would pass. Then the masked man took his place at the head of the remaining horsemen and waited for the Indians to appear. Taken in by the surprise news and momentarily turned to faith those behind them. Then realizing they outnumbered the ranchers, they fought frenziedly. Large men. Settlers' efforts were in vain. Many of them felt they could leave and save their lives. The courage men kept them fighting. Keep fighting. Hopeless. Rapidly enjoined the settlers in the battle. Though the Apaches were only slightly outnumbered, they were poorly armed. And the experienced soldiers made every shot of them. The only sons listened on the rifle barrels and swords of the troopers as they engaged in the furious battle against the savages. In the midst of the fray could be seen the mighty horse Silver, whose master seemed to have no fear of the frenzied and bloodthirsty Redskins. His urgent cry was heard above the noise of battle. Come on, till there. The Perkins heard the shooting. She left the ranch house and mounted her horse, which was already saddled at the corral. Hey, Thunder, I'm going to see what's going on. Ranchers and townsmen were fighting to protect her ranch, as well as to protect the town of Viewpoint. She saw the big white stallion bearing the masked man, moving about in the thick of the fray, and heard the strong voice of the lone ranger as he shouted encouragement to the others. Keep it open. Here we shut down. Right across the prairie, followed by some of the troopers. The surgeon. I wouldn't have missed seeing that fight for anything, mister. I reckon I have to thank you all for saving my hosens. We fought to save the town. Word you're saying you all wouldn't have come out just to save my place, huh? It has suffered greatly. Where did they come from and how did they get here in time? I'll answer that, Mrs. Perkins. It was the masked man who thought of the idea of bringing the troopers here by railroad. The work train that was on the siding north of town. Fortunately, the troopers arrived in time. Did they get to that railroad? If it hadn't been for that. I reckon I was too thick-headed to realize how important the railroad is. If you just weren't the doggone stubborn, Miranda, we'd have the tracks come right to viewpoint. Say, Bigby, don't you dare say I'm stubborn. Nobody can tell me that. I told you that right to your face earlier today. I have to change her mind. It was. Him fighting the Indians. That handsome hombre wearing the mask. Who makes these so-called men look like something the cat drags. Well, who is it? Do you know him? All I know, Mrs. Perkins. Is that he's a mighty fine fellow who seems to know all men. Known as the Lone Ranger. On our next exciting Lone Ranger adventure, Race to the Wire. You know, an exciting way to learn about foreign countries is to study their coins. And Wheaties' special foreign coin offer is really terrific. Right now, Wheaties is offering you two different sets of genuine foreign coins. There's the international set with 15 coins from countries like Germany, Iceland, and South Africa. 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The Lone Ranger, a copyrighted feature of the Lone Ranger Incorporated, is created by George W. Trenzel. Produced by Trenzel Campbell Muir Incorporated. Directed by Charles C. Livingston. And edited by Franz Stryker. The part of the Lone Ranger is played by Brace Beamer, your announcer...
