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That toasted oat flavor is really something. And when you add milk and your favorite fruit, say some sliced bananas, you're in for a delicious breakfast treat. Get the whole family off to a good start every morning with Cheerios. Then you'll hear people say, He's feeling his Cheerios. With his faithful Indian companion, Tonto, the daring and resourceful mask 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 fella. Are you, Silver? Early one afternoon in late November, the Lone Ranger and Tonto were traveling east toward Modoc City, where they planned to meet the masked man's teenage nephew, Dan Reed. How soon Dan reached Modoc City, Team Atari? Late Wednesday night, Tonto. Oh, that day before Thanksgiving. Yes. He'll have a holiday from school. Oh, it's plenty good to spend Thanksgiving together. It'll be good to see him. Oh, me miss Dan. Yes, so do I, Tonto. And you say word, Dan would be glad to stay with us, not go back to school. I'd like that even more than Dan would. But I want him to get an education. Come, Cubby. Gunfire sound. Make it come from stage trail. We'll see what it means. Montella! The outlaw who had stopped the stage held a gun on the disarmed guard and driver and ordered them to throw the strongbox to the ground. Hey, there's the strongbox, you ornery skunk. You won't get away with this holdup like you have the other two jobs, you foe. Shut up and get going. The masked outlaw fired at the lock on the heavy strongbox. As the bullet smashed the lock, he heard the Lone Ranger and Tonto approaching. Rather than risk being trapped in the open, the stage robber ran to the cover of a huge boulder on the far side of the trail. At that moment, the Lone Ranger and Tonto reached the bottom of the wooded slope. Oh, easy. That's a big fellow. The hidden gunman fired and shouted. That shot was just a warning. Get out of here. Easy, steady, big fellow. Keep on that. Behind that boulder, Tonto, he'll have to show himself to fire accurately. Isn't that right? Get going before I let you have it. We're ready for gunplay if you want it. You ask for it, mister. My next shot will do more than put a hole through your hat. You got me trapped. You trapped yourself when you picked that boulder for cover. Now, throw down your gun. The concealed outlaw took a desperate chance. He showed himself to fire. But the Lone Ranger anticipated the move. A silver bullet smashed the outlaw's gun. You're covered. No, what? You're a mask. Keep your hands up. I'll keep him covered, Tonto, while you put the contents of the strong box into our saddlebag. Uh-huh. Now, take that bandana from your face. As long as you're covering me, I've no choice. There. Who are you? Clyde Halliday. Uh, money and gold in strong box, came a subbie. Me put it in saddlebag. When you're finished, we'll tie Halliday's hands and take him to Marshal Fraser in Modoc City. There's no price on my head. You'll not get anything for turning me in. You have a crime to answer for. I have a 15-year-old brother to take care of. Where are his parents? Killed in an engine raid when Bobby was two. I'm sorry. He... He doesn't know about me turning crook. I don't want him to know any more than you would if you were in my place. Is he in Modoc City? No, he's at my cabin in Dunesville. We'll try to help him. You expect me to believe that? You'll not worry about boys. Lone Ranger may promise to help him. And him keep word. Don't try to tell me this mass gents, the Lone Ranger. Me tell truth. Him, Lone Ranger. I don't believe it. Well, whether you do or not, we'll try to help you and your brother. Now, Tonto, try your hands. And we'll help you mount and start for Modoc City. Marshal Jim Fraser was an old friend of the Lone Ranger and Tonto. After the contents of the express box had been returned to Wells Fargo, and the prisoner was behind bars, the masked man sat in the marshal's lamp-lit office and explained the situation. In view of the fact that his brother, Bob, needs him, a judge and jury might be lenient with Clyde Halliday. Yeah, they might be. If this were the first time he stopped the stagecoach, mister. But according to the report the garden driver gave me, he's the man who pulled two other hold-ups. Oh, that changes things. Yeah? I'm sorry about the youngster. Oh, my. I don't know how I'll ride to Dunesville to see him. Are you coming back to town, mister? Yes, we'll be back Wednesday to meet Dan Reed. Oh, then you'll be here for Thanksgiving. Yes, Marshal. Good. We'll be looking for you. Two days later, the Lone Ranger and Tonto reached the small railroad town of Dunesville, some distance west of Modoc City. The masked man waited on the outskirts of town, while Tonto went to look for young Bob Halliday. When the Indian rejoined his friend, he brought bad news and a copy of the Dunesville Herald. May find out Bob Halliday leave town early this morning. You know where he went? No one in town know that. But may think newspaper explained why him leave. You look there. Trump page. Let me see. The Lone Ranger of Dunesville jailed in Modoc City. Paper come out this morning. After Bob read it, him leave town. How'd the news reach Dunesville so soon? Well, it'd come by telegraph. You think Bob goes to see Clyde? He may have. We'll go back to Modoc City to look for him. Easy. Easy, fella. Come on, sir. Mid-afternoon on the day before Thanksgiving, the masked man and Tonto reached the hills above Modoc City. The Lone Ranger sent Tonto to town to make inquiries about Bob Halliday, unaware of the fact that the 15-year-old boy was already in the community. Deeply troubled by his brother's capture, Bob went to the jail with a small derringer concealed in the sleeve of his jacket. Assuming that the Lone Ranger and Tonto had brought him to town, the marshal greeted Bob warmly, then took him to Clyde's cell. Call me when you're through talking, Bob. Oh, yes, sir. I'll come and let you out. Bob, you find out I was here. I read it in the Herald. How'd they get the news? I don't know. You shouldn't have come, youngster. I had to come, Clyde. I wanted to ask you if it's true. Uh-huh. What it said in the paper about you being a cook. You're not, are you? Of course not, Bob. It's all a mistake. I'll be out soon. You can get out now. My derringer. It's loaded, Clyde. I brought it from home. Didn't the marshal search you before he let you see me? No. Now, here, Clyde. I'll need a horse to get away from here. I rented one for you at the livery stable. It's at the hitch rack outside with mine. Good boy. Now call the marshal. A few minutes later, Marshal Jim unlocked the cell door to let Bob Halliday out. There you are. The boy left the cell. Then... Now I'm coming out. What? Where'd you get that gun? I gave it to him. I'll keep him covered, Bob. Take his gun. Then we'll tie and gag him and lock him in the cell. Clyde and his brother were ready to leave the marshal's office when Toto entered. Holding Marshal Jim's gun, Clyde said... You're covered, Injun. You. Step inside. Oh, you get free. My brother Bob freed me. Close the door and lock it, Bob. Right. We've got to get out of here, Clyde. Not before I deal with this redskin. Jailbreak, big mistake. Lone Ranger, capture you once and him get you again. Lone Ranger? That's right. Clyde, is that true? Of course it isn't. Take the Injun's gun. We'll give him the same treatment we gave the marshal. Then we'll clear out of here. We'll continue our Lone Ranger adventure in just a moment. All over the country, in every direction. All you, how you're doing is the question. And here's what the happy people have to say. We need, oh, we need, send, do, do, do an okay. Okay. That goes for the star wherever you are. Take Barbara Ann Scott, figure skating champion from the Northland. Watch her on this one. Barbara Ann's good. Now there is a champ who's a real Wheaties fan. Sure helps to keep a gal up on her toes. A guy, too. Take Bob Lemon who pitches a lot of ball for the Cleveland Indians. Lemon knows what champions know. Wheaties for breakfast, away you go. Gosh, no wonder the champs of tomorrow are eating Wheaties today. There's a whole kernel of wheat in every Wheaties flake. Keep on eating your Wheaties. And you, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we. Now to continue. Leading Tonto tied and gagged with the marshal, Clyde and Bob rode out of town under cover of early darkness. Get up, get up, get up, get up. As they headed for the hills east of Modoc City, the two brothers were silent and thoughtful. Remembering the unmistakable honesty in the Indian's voice disturbed Bob. For the first time in his life, he doubted his brother's word. They drew rain in the hills sometime later. Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho. We'll camp here for the night, Bob. Easy. No one will find us here. Steady. I hope not. In his eagerness to see Dan Reed as soon as possible, the Lone Ranger left his camp in the hills and late that night entered Modoc City. He saw Tonto's horse scout at the hitch rail in front of the marshal's office. As he drew rain, he heard muffled shouts from inside the darkened building. Ho, ho, ho, ho. The masked man dismounted quickly and hurried into the office. Get us out of here. He found a lamp on the marshal's desk. As he struck a match to light it, Marshal Jim called from the cell block. Back here in the cell. Shut it up. Just a moment, Marshal Jim. Tonto, what happened? Halliday's brother, Bob, came here. I thought you sent him, so I let him see Clyde. The youngster smuggled a gun to that crook. So that's it? Yeah, Clyde tied and gagged us and locked us up. Me, get hands free of rope. A few minutes ago. Tonto freed me. Where's the key to the cell? Halliday probably took it with him. But I have an extra one in my desk drawer. All right, I'll get it. When the door was open, the Lone Ranger asked, How long have you been here? Three or four hours. Everyone in town, once the door gone busy getting ready for the holiday tomorrow, we might have been found before this. Dan's due to reach town in half an hour. Isn't that right? You go ahead and meet him, mister. I'll go after Halliday and his brother. The reunion with Dan Reed was a happy one. Standing in the darkness near the station platform, the masked man gripped Dan's hand. Dan, I'm glad you're here. It's good to be here, sir. We're pretty glad to see you, Dan. Before I left the East, I had a letter from Ma Hay. She said you left Victor at the Henry House stable. Me go get him now. We'll wait for you, Tonto. But Ma Hank, the 200-pound landlady of the Henry House Hotel, refused to let Tonto take Dan's horse until the Indian made a promise. Thanksgiving's the time for friends to get together. Oh, that's right, but you... Tonto, you and the masked man and Dan are the best friends I've got. I'm planning a little private party, a feast fit for a king. And you three had better be here to eat it. Mmm, that sounds heap, plenty good. Moe, Scout. Moe, Victor. When he rejoined his friends, Tonto told Dan and the Lone Ranger what Ma said. Oh, I'll bet Ma's Thanksgiving dinner will be fit for a king. Would you like to accept your invitation, Dan? Well, I want to be with you and Tonto, sir. Then we'll all go to Ma's place for dinner. Fine. Now we'll head for camp, easy. Easy, big sir. In the hills, on their way back to the well-concealed camp, the masked man and Tonto caught sight of a distant campfire. The Lone Ranger studied it for a moment, then signaled a halt. Who's the real? All right, just now. Easy, big sir. The masked man and his companions cautiously approached the fire. Who could face the fellow near fire? Clyde Halliday. Ah, Bob Halliday with him. Are they friends of yours? Halliday broke out of jail in Town Bend. Oh, Clyde, light a bob. Tell him, him praying for stage robbery. It'd be better for the boy to know the truth. Not what me think. It's not good young boy travel with Crook, dodge and maw. Come on. Neither Clyde nor Bob were aware of their presence until they stepped into the firelight. What? Don't reach for your gun, Clyde. Mine's holstered. I'll accommodate you if you want gunplay. Are you masked? Yes, but I'm not an outlaw, Bob. Are you... Are you the Lone Ranger? That's right. I figured that Indian was telling the truth. Ah. He tell truth, Bob. I... I've heard the Lone Ranger use his silver bullets in his guns. Without replying, the masked man slipped a cartridge from his gun belt and handed it to Bob while Tonto watched Clyde. For a moment, the boys studied it. I... It is silver. Bob, I... Why didn't you tell me the truth, Clyde? I... I didn't want you to know about it. You couldn't have concealed the facts indefinitely, Clyde. You were bound to learn the truth sooner or later. Maybe so. You're not the first man to make a mistake. You'll not be the last. Now, if you go to jail, pay your debt to the law, and go straight when you get out, you'll be all right. I... I wanted to take care of Bob. I have a good friend in Modoc City who'll be glad to take care of him. If you're free... Who's that? Ma Hank, the owner of the Henry House Hotel. Don't read for your gun, Halliday. Hey, I... Ho, ho, ho. What a... Hello, Marshal Jim. Where'd you come from, mister? We were on our way back to our own camp when we saw Clyde's fire. Yeah, I've been following his trail, but I lost him. I was riding through the hills trying to pick up his tracks again when I saw the fire. How are you, Marshal Jim? Oh, fine, Dan. Easy, city boy. Keep your hands clear of your holsters till I take those guns, Clyde. Don't worry. I'll not try a fast move. I know when I'm licked. You're not licked, Clyde. I'm sorry about this, Bob. Clyde, just promise me things will be different when you get out of jail. Different? Well, promise me you'll stay on the Lone Ranger's side of the law. Well, I'd promise anything if I thought you wouldn't hold things against me, partner. Let's shake on that, Clyde. Thanks, Bob. Gosh, I... I guess I'm in trouble, too, for helping you bust out of jail. That's right, youngster. Now on, you'd better not let me catch you carrying a gun. Bob, while the Marshal takes Clyde back to town, why don't you spend the night in our camp? But with you and Tonto? And Dan Reed. Gosh, I'd like that. Is it all right with you, Marshal Jim? Sure, if you say so. We'll bring Bob to town with us tomorrow. We have an appointment with Ma Hank for Thanksgiving dinner. Good enough, mister. I'll see you at the Henry house. Late the next day, the Lone Ranger, Dan, Tonto, and Bob Halliday reached town. While Bob went to the jail to see his brother, the masked man entered Ma Hank's kitchen and explained the boy's situation to the big-hearted landlady. He's too proud to accept charity, but he needs a home. Why, land sakes alive, mister. Homer and I'll be glad to keep the boy with us till his brother's out of jail. By doing chores around here, he'll be able to earn his room and board. Thanks, Mrs. Henry. Bob's a good boy. And with someone to keep him on the right track, I think he'll be a fine man. Don't you worry about him. Why, we'll look after him as if he were our own son. Say, I hope you brought him along for dinner. He'll be here. Right now, he's at the jail with his brother. I already sent a trade to the jail for the prisoner. In that case, I know he'll eat well. Oh, thanks for the compliment, mister. And now, as soon as the lad comes, we'll be ready to eat. When Bob arrived at the hotel, the Lone Ranger took him to the dining room and introduced him to Ma Hank and Uncle Homer, who sat at the large table with Toto, Dan Reed, and Marshal Jim. As he looked at the incomparable feast Ma had prepared, Bob's eyes missed it with tears. He choked back a sob of gratitude as he sat down between Marshal Jim and the Lone Ranger. I'm glad to see you, Bob. Now, I want you to eat hearty when we start. Just thanks, ma'am. I'm mighty hungry. Friends! I'm mighty happy we're all together. Now, mister. Yes? How about saying a few words of grace before we start? Farewell. We'll bow our heads. Our Heavenly Father, as we bow our heads in our prayer of thanksgiving, we hope that Americans everywhere will remember the true meaning of this day and give thanks, not only for the bounty of our land, but for the many blessings we enjoy. We are thankful for those men and women who came before us to clear wilderness and planet with seeds of freedom. We are grateful that the founders of our country sought thy guidance before they set down the principles by which Americans have lived, and for which they still bravely die. May we forever cherish the custom of humbly giving thanks to thee. Amen. Amen. Amen. And please, God, bless the Lone Ranger. A copyrighted feature of The Lone Ranger Incorporated is produced by Tendall Campbell Muir Incorporated. 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