very host of the speed of light, a cloud of dust, and a hearty Heil Silver, the Lone Ranger. Another exciting adventure with a masked rider of justice, the most picturesque and colorful character ever to ride the plains and prairies of the United States. Listen to those silver-shod hoofs racing down the trails of old. The Lone Ranger rides again. Shadows waiting for us on the trail ahead. As our Lone Ranger drama opens, we find the famous masked rider and his faithful Indian companion, Tonto, arriving at the town of Fargo. Two lawmen, heavily armed with rifles and pistols, bar their trail. Keep your hands high and don't make no fast moves. Aim to ask some questions. Well, what do you want? Stand back, Jim. Keep the two in cover. Yeah, sure will. Now then, leap in sagebrush, your mask. Maybe you're the Red. Who? I say it's the Red. Take your hat and mask off and let me have a look at you. Who is the Red? Worst darn crook that Fargo's ever seen. There ain't no need to tell you that. Like is not your him. If I were, do you think I'd have stayed on the trail when I saw both of you guarding the approach to town? I don't know. Ain't no telling what Red'll do. Who is the Red? If we knowed, we'd jail him. Can't even find no motives for his crimes. What is he charged with? Honorary Coyote, he started out by robbing the banker. Took $500 from him one night and left him with $5,000 he didn't take. That don't make sense, does it? I don't know. But it makes as much sense as you riding down here in spite of me and Jim standing guard. Take off that hat and mask. Tell me more about the robbery of the banker. Curious, eh? It's the same as if he didn't know all about it already. Tell me. Sure, I'll tell you. The day after the Red robbed banker Sims, there was a mortgage paid off on Jones' ranch. The amount was $500. Have you questioned, Jones? Oh, Jones, he can't get out of a chair if his rheumatics is so bad. He ain't no ways to blame. He didn't even know the mortgage was paid off. Him and his missus was getting ready to get out of their house because they figured banker Sims was going to foreclose. Seems to me this man you call the Red did quite a favor for the Joneses. That don't cut no ice. The man's a thief, and as such, he's going to pay. Well, you're mistaken if you think I know anything about this thief. He ain't a redhead in the whole blame town. And that means he's got to be a stranger from other parts. You're a stranger, so you'll... All crooks may be strangers, deputy, but that doesn't mean all strangers must be crooks. But when they come here, master... Even when they come, master... If he don't take that mask off, drill him. We can't waste time, Kurt. You hear that? If you want the mask removed, come and take it. I can do that, too. Keep him covered, Jim. I got my rifle held steady, Kurt. Go ahead. We'll see who you are right pronto, stranger. Ready, Silver. Help them. Look out. Get clear, Tonto. Let me do this right. Get out of the way, Kurt. Sorry, deputy. Don't shoot, Jim. You'll get me if you shoot. Be ready now. Come on, come on. Fail still. Let me get it. Got it. There he goes. Get him, Jim. Shoot. I'll drop him. You missed. Shoot again. He's knocked my gun away. I winged the engine. Try another. They travel like lightning. Reload and fire again. Ain't no use, Kurt. They got clear. By the time I reload, they'll be out in sight in them woods. Dread it, I'll bet ten to one that masked man was a red. Me all right, human hit. You, go on. Tonto, all right. No, I won't leave you, Kimo Sabe. Stop your horse. Oh, hold that silver. This place not safe. Oh, boy. This place will be safe for the time being. There are trees to shelter us. Get down and let me look at your wound. Me? Me all right. You're not all right, Tonto. That wound might be worse than it seems. We're not going on until we take care of it. Me? Me all right. Let me help you down. Me? Who, who this red color? I don't know. But whoever he is, I want to know him. Seems to have done a good turn for the Jones family. Saved an old man who's crippled from being put out of his home. There, now, Tonto. Lie down on the grass here. Me? Me all right. You're not. That's an ugly wound. Lawman, come soon. You get away. I'm going to dress that wound. Me all right. You, you're not bothered. Steady, fellow. We'll build a fire and heat some water, and I'll dress that wound. Easy now, Kimo Sabe. Me all right. Me all right. Fainted. Silver, our friend is hurt more than he'd admit. We can't leave him here, and we can't take him with us. If we stay here, we'll surely be captured. That means they'll take off my mask. Yet, Tonto comes first. Our scene changes now. To the home of old Ligel Longworth. Ligel is telling his wife and Dave Tuttle, a young man boarding with the elderly couple, about the character known as the Red. That's about all anyone in town is talking of. For me, Ligel, I'll most be tired to see the Red get captured. Why will you, Miss Longworth? You ain't been around the town long, Dave. If you had, you'd know there ain't a more deserving couple in the world than Mr. and Mrs. Jones. I'm right glad this red-headed man done what he did. Then you think he turned over the cash he stole from the banker to pay off their mortgage? Sure he did, Dave. That's common talk. And the best of it is that Banker Sims can't no way prove it. He has to let Jones keep his house, as much as he'd like to take it away from him. I sure wish this red fella would help us out. You? Oh, what's your trouble, Mr. Longworth? Trouble? Listen here, Dave. Ain't a day goes by that I ain't scared I'll never see another sunset. Oh, Lodge, don't bother our border with that story. He wants to hear it, don't you, Dave? Sure. It's the feud, that's what. Feud? Me and Abe Darwin. Darwin is an ornery polecat with a dozen notches in his gun butt. He'd shoot as fast as I could say Jack Robinson. If he wasn't sure, he wouldn't be catched. Shoot you? Yeah. Someday it's gonna be him or me and, uh, well, I just ain't a killer. Abe Darwin, huh? I reckon you don't know him, David. He's at the cafe every night guzzin' himself with red liquor. Mm-hmm. And gambling. He's got rich by swindlin' folks with my cards. I catched him in it once. He's been layin' for me ever since. He shot you once, Lodge. Yeah, this scar on my neck is where his bullet grazed me. Shot me from behind, too. Must be ornery as they come. He sure is. That's enough of that story, Lodge. Fair makes me creep to think of what might happen to you someday. What's your past, Dave? You ain't had much to say about why you're here in town. I reckon I ain't much of a past. I traveled with the medicine show till it went busted. And I was left with nothing to do, so I'm sort of waitin' around here, hopin' what cash I got will last me till I find some sort of a job. Looks like we got company for supper, Martha. Come in. Evenin', Lodge. Well, Kurt. Howdy, Deputy Forsyte. Just dropped by. You're just in time for supper, if you'll stay. Don't mind if I do. I'm frank to say, Martha, that I sort of hope to sample your fancy cookin'. I'm in a mood for something of the sort. How's that? Done a good piece of work today. Got one of the friends of the Red captured. What? Yep. The Red. An Indian. Him and the masked man rode toward town who wouldn't answer up like what they should. When they heard about the Red, they both hightailed. The bullet fetched the Indian down. We trailed him. How bad's he hurt? He'll get well. We found him in a sort of a camp in the woods. Wrecking the masked part of his was gettin' water from the spring. We seen him through the trees, but got away with the Redskin before he come back. But what makes you think the Red has a partner? Why shouldn't he have? We ain't no proof, have you, Deputy? Nope. With the Redskin in the calaboose, I reckon the Red will try and get him out. If he does, we'll trap him. What's this about the masked man? Trap him, too. Use the engine for bait, you see? Look here. Just what crimes are chalked up against this Red. Thunder, we're chalking every crime that ain't been solved against him. We got reason to prove otherwise. I see. I'll get the supper on the table. Uh, Mrs. Longworth. Hmm? Don't set no place for me. What's the matter, Dave? Oh, I ain't hungry. I guess I'll drift toward town and see what's going on. If you see any lawmen, tell them I'll be back to take my turn to stand in guard over the Redskins. I'll tell them. Now, ma'am, if I ain't too forward, I'd like to have a... Looks like I made myself more of an outlaw than I figured on by trying to help the Joneses. Charged with everything, the law ain't solved. That means hanging when I'm caught. Well, before I clear out, I'm going to settle a feud for poor Lise Longworth. Steady there, girl. Steady. Me and you are going traveling as soon as I can get my red wig and other things together. Tonto, badly wounded, was held a prisoner in Fargo's jail. The office of the sheriff occupied a room in the same building. As our scene opens, it is evening, and Sheriff Barton is discussing Tonto with one of his deputies. Soon as he's able to speak, we'll question him. There ain't much chance he'll talk, though. Maybe not. But the red and that masked man will be afraid he'll talk and tell all he knows. They'll figure on coming here to get him out. Then we'll have him. Got plenty of guards around the jail? Yep, and they'll be kept there with orders to shoot on sight. Dad'd like to know just who the red is. Me too. There's been plenty of crime around here. We'll blame the whole works on him till we get proof otherwise. He'll hang. Sure as shooting. I'll see. Gambler Darwin's dead. Abe Darwin? That's right. Lige Longworth get him? No, I just come from Lige's place. Darwin wasn't at the cafe tonight. I had a hunch and went to his house, and there he was, stretched on the floor. Shock? No. Reckon he was killed some other way. And we found out who the red is. Leaping catfish. Who? Dave Cuddle. How do you know? He was there. We caught him red-handed, wearing a wig. We chased him when he ran, and the wig come off. We seen who it was. Did you get him? Where's he now? Riding north, fast. You let him get away? We couldn't stop him. We didn't have horses handy. Get all the boys together. What about the redskins? He can't leave here. But the masked man might come for him. Can't move him if he does. He's too bad hurt. Anyhow, it ain't the masked man we want. It's the red. And we'll get him. If you hurry. Come on. I'm with you, Barton. You guards, never mind the jail. Get your horses and follow me. We're chasing down the red. Thanks to the red, I can speak to tough enough. Tuddle. Oh. You. Come. Tuddle. The red has drawn the guards away. I'll get you out. Me. Me not move. They think you're a friend of the red. If they don't get him, they'll hang you. Me. Me not want red behind him. You. Go. You go find red. Let me try to hold you on a horse. I have your horse with me. You put white color in pasture. Him wait for Tuddle. Tuddle, stay here. You. You find red. Finding him, Tuddle, will prove you innocent of anything he's done. That's the only way. I'll get the extra guns. Just wait one second, boys. You go. The masked man. Stand there. I'm going out. Kurt, it's the masked man. The curtain falls on the first act of tonight's thrilling Lone Ranger drama. Before the next exciting scene, please permit us to pause for just a few moments. Now to continue our story. You will recall that in the first act of tonight's Lone Ranger drama, the masked rider was mistaken for a mysterious character blamed for a score of crimes. Tuddle was wounded and thrown in prison, charged with being the Red's accomplice. However, Dave Tuddle was revealed as the mysterious outlaw when he was discovered standing beside the dead body of Abe Darwin, the gambler. Dave made his escape. And the next morning, tired lawmen gathered in the sheriff's office after an all-night thump. Well, that coyote. He sure wrote in just the right place to hide old flags. We ain't a chance of finding him now. And Abe done for by him. Curious thing about that, Sheriff. Yeah? I mean, how'd the Red do it? I don't know. He ain't had time to find out. There wasn't no knife or gun use. There'd be poison. Didn't seem so. Besides, Dave Tuddle wouldn't have poison handy. He wouldn't be able to make Abe take it if he did have it. The thing to do is to find Dave Tuddle. Good thing we got that engine here. You think he's in cahoots with him? Sure he is. Wasn't he a friend of that masked man? Yeah, he was a friend. All right, then. Didn't the masked man light out in the same direction as Dave Tuddle the Red? Guess that settles it, then. I bet two bits of Redskin won't tell what he knows, though. Well, they're hard to make talk. You just can't make him talk. We'll make him talk somehow. Soon as his wound is better. Sheriff. Oh, morning, Longworth. Hello, lads. Morning, boys. Look here, Sheriff. I heard what happened. Dave Tuddle's run away. Yeah, but we'll get him. Does the critter owe you board money, lads? Oh, that ain't what I'm here for. Me and Martha know him better than most folks in town. Well... We can't believe he's as bad as been said. He's the Red. Yeah, I know, Sheriff. But even so, I can't believe he's bad. He robbed Banker Sims. Helped poor Jones by doing it. He killed Abe Darwin. If he did, which same I question, he the same as saved my life by doing it. You think he didn't murder the gambler? I need more than just seeing him there to prove it to me. Well, there's other things to charge against him. Lodge, maybe you like the kid as Dave Tuddle. But as the Red, he's coming back to Fargo to swing. The search for Dave Tuddle went on, but only the Lone Ranger found the trail of the outlaw. The masked man realized that nothing could free Tuddle but the capture of the Red. And so, urging his great horse, Silver, onward, he followed the outlaw. It's hard following this trail, Silver, old boy, but we're still after the Red. If Tuddle were with us, we could make much better time, but he isn't. He may never be with us again if we don't take the Red back to Fargo. The Lone Ranger followed the faint trail left by David Tuddle. Throughout the whole of the day and far into the night, he paused for a few brief hours of rest, then continued on his way with the first dim light of dawn. The trail led him through rocky hills, whose sides were covered with treacherous shale. But still the masked man pressed on. Once we're down in the valley beyond this hill, Silver, we'll find it much easier. Come on, fellow. That's it. Tuddle's counting on us. The masked man's trail led him toward the crest of a hill, higher than the others. He didn't know that just beyond, Dave Tuddle had prepared a trap. We see Dave with his friend's buck. It's a good thing I got the start I did, Buck. Yeah. You wouldn't have had a chance if you hadn't got to my place and told me about the fellow that sung to your trail. There's enough shoveling, don't you think so? Sure. When that powder blows, it'll start a nice rock slide that no man can escape from. I hate like thunder to do it, Buck. Well, you'd hate like thunder to swing for things you ain't done, wouldn't you? Yeah, I reckon so. All you done was to steal $500 from a coyote that didn't need it and give it to pay off that mortgage for Jones. I swear, Buck, that's all I ever done that was against the law. And I'll bet the Lone Ranger would have done the same thing. Who? The Lone Ranger. What do you know about him? I've heard plenty about what he's done. Never stole, did he? Well, I guess not. But he'd have found another way to help Jones out. I couldn't find no other way. So I've done the best I could. Then the law chalked every crime they had in town again, you... Yeah. And spotted you when you went to kill Abe Darwin. But I didn't go there for that. No? I went there to have a talk with the rat. Poor Longworth was afraid of his life. I thought if I called him the gambler that shot Lige, I'd throw such a scare into him, he wouldn't bother Lige no more. Mm-hmm. When I got to the house, Abe was there on the floor, just like I told you. Did? It didn't take but a glance to see that. And a glance was all that you had time for. Yeah. Lawman busted in on me. And I had to run for my life. Making you look as guilty as sin. I know. Well, you're into your neck now. You got a dozen murders charged to you. As well as thieving, rustling, and a dozen other things. You may as well save your life by setting off this blast. I ain't no choice. It won't be you gets that lawman that's after you. It'll be the blast. Yeah. That's the way to look at it. It's the only way. Sure. You just light a fuse, and if he happens along when the blast goes, it's his own fault. Who is it that swallowed your trail? I don't know. Sheriff? Didn't look like him. One of the deputies? Well, I couldn't tell who it was, Buck. He was too far off, but he's stuck right on the trail. I know that. Coming close, too. And here's ours. We better get going. Yeah. Light the fuse, we'll travel. Buck, I can't go through with it. Why, you blame fool? I can't do it. I can't light the fuse to take a man's life. Not even the same old. Then I'll light it for you. I ain't gonna see you fall into the hands of the law. But look here, Buck. Let me try and outride it. You've been trying to do that for two days. Then I'll face him. No, you don't. I buried that powder, and I aim to see you get rid of the man that's followed you. It don't matter to you. I'm a lightener. Bridge, he'll be here in a second now. There she goes. Run. No, let me put it out. It don't matter to you. Come on. Run or you can catch the blair. Catch the blair. It's coming down. Watch out the blair. And we'll be heading into the valley. Come on, boy. That's it, old fellow. There we are. Now it's downhill. And Silver, that looks like our man down there. Come on, Silver. A terrific blast shook the ground just ahead of Silver and the Lone Ranger. Lootened rocks began to tumble down the side of the hill. Silver was carried with him, his hoof clawing frantically in space, while the Lone Ranger freed himself from the saddle. Dave Tuttle, watching the scene from a safe distance, expected to witness the masked man's death at any moment. But when the slide had settled, he heard Buck shout, The doggone blast didn't get him right. He stopped this horse on top of the hill. There's a horse down at the foot of the hill and, Buck, the man is trapped there. See? Yeah. He's in sand and shale up to his armpits. He's trying to get out. Yeah, go and finish him. I'll catch that horse as it won't head back to Fargo. It's over, boy. Come on, come on. Yeah, horse is coming to him. Gosh, Buck. Look at that horse. Did you ever see one like it? Come on, Silver. Not so fast, mister. You ain't getting out of where you are, Savvy. He's masked. So he is. Are you the man I've been trailing? I am. You are the red. Who are you wearing a mask? Tuttle, I'm taking you back to Fargo. No, no, you ain't. No. I'm Dave's friend, Savvy. I ain't letting you take him back. Come on, Silver. Down, boy. Oh, there. Not so fast, horse. Look out. There. There, I'll hold you. How's that, Dave? The stranger figured I'm getting his hands on the horse and being hauled out in the sand, but I seen his scheme. Take it easy, Silver. I was fighting that rope, old boy. Easy. Steady, Silver. Yeah, I seen your scheme, stranger, and looped that rope around the tree here. If that horse is powering up to pull that tree up, maybe he can get you out in there. Look, stranger, I hate to do it, but I can't let you take me back. I ain't the murderer that judged me. I won't go back and hang for what I didn't do. If you haven't done wrong, you'll not hang. Your child would murder. I know I am. I went to talk with Abe Darwin. I didn't kill him. He was dead when I got there. He was? Yeah. And as to them other things, I didn't even know about him. The only other thing I'd done was to rob the banker, and, well, I'd done that because it seemed just. Then go back and let those things be proved. No, I don't. I'm running his affairs now, stranger. And maybe you're an outlaw of your own self. Why? That mask. I say of your scheme. You're the one that's done all the crimes Dave's charged with. But you want Dave to hang for them, so there won't be no more hunt for the real criminal. You ain't a lawman, are you? No. Of course you ain't. Then why are you so blamed and anxious to get Dave? Because an innocent man is in jail charged with Dave's crimes. Seems there's a lot of innocent men in trouble around here. Only because the real criminal hasn't been found. The red, eh? No. Dave Cutler's the red. And I believe you, Dave, when you say you've done only one thing, that was wrong. But the law won't believe me. Perhaps it will. Look here, Buck. I'm going to help the man out of here. I can't let him die. No, no, you're not. I'm doing for him right now. Buck, I... Great gun. He just dawned on me. Never mind what just dawned on you. We'll finish this man, then take that mask off and see just what his face looks like. No. He's the one with the horse called Silver. The one I told you about. I sat him now. That engine that's in jail, his name is Tonto. Yes, and he's badly wounded. Dave, totally. No, you don't, Buck. I got you covered. You've been my friend, but I swear to heaven I'll shoot you if you make a move to draw a gun on the Lone Ranger. Why, you double-crossing. I need it, Buck. After all I've done to help you. I know, but just the same, we're getting that man out. Okay, mister. If I help you get out, will you give me an hour's start? Just one hour before you take up the trail again? I won't promise that, Dave. If it were simply to take you to Fargo for trial, I would. But that's not the case. Tonto's wounded. The lawman will try and make him tell things that he doesn't know. The only way to help him is to take you back. And that's what I'm going to do unless you kill me. You hear that? He won't even give you an hour's start. Now put down your gun and I'll finish things up. But if I go back, I'll hang. When you're back, Dave, I'll be on your side. And try and prove you're not over. The law claims you are. But I... You'll hang just the same, Dave. Don't you see what I... Jones will be on your side. You help him. Banker Sims will spend his last time to hang you. Longworth will be on your side. He ain't a chance of getting free. And the Lone Ranger will be on my side. I'm going back. Over my dead body. You lower that gun to help the masked man and I'll drill you. I won't see you go back and hang. Don't lower your gun. I don't think he's got the nerve to drill me. Yes, he has. He's ready to shoot to kill. Keep him coming, Dave. But I can't help you unless I... Yes, lower that gun. There's a knife in the saddlebite. Cut the rope that holds my horse. Kershaw, I'll make you sorry. One second, I'll do that. Can the horse pull you out? I'm sure of it. Here's the knife. Cut that rope. I'll get you if it takes until my dying day. There. The rope's cut. Come on, Silver. Down. Down, boy. I may get a grip on you. Can you make it? Yes. Now. Silver. Come on, boy. That's it. Now I use my own gun. Put yours on the ground, Dave. And take Buck's gun and put it with yours. I'm obeying orders, mister. I'm your prisoner. You just wait. All I do to help you, and this is how you show your appreciation. Well, go on back. Go on back and hang. I'm going back, Buck. But I ain't figuring on hanging. The Lone Ranger is on my side. The story of Dave Tuttle, known in Fargo as The Red, will reach a startling climax. Be sure and listen to the second part of his amazing adventure with The Lone Ranger in the next exciting chapter. The story you have just heard is a copyrighted feature of The Lone Ranger, Incorporated. The Lone Ranger. Atlanta. Ladies and gentlemen, have our own experience.
