Speaker 1: A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud
of dust, and a hotty high o silver, A lone ranger.
At wherever tales are told of the old frontier days,
the mysterious phantom figure of the Plains is certain to
be mentioned.
Speaker 2: Astraday's great horse, Silvery, fought crime throughout the Western United States.
The deeds of the masked Rider of Justice had never
been recorded in the written pages of history, but the
memory of his exploits will last as long as the
memory of the early West itself. And now return with
us once more to the thrilling days of yesteryear, the
lone Ranger rides again the long Silver.
Speaker 3: Paw this problem Colonel ranch So's waiting horse.
Speaker 2: Old Colonel Marbur retired from army life to take up ranching,
but wound suffered during his military career made it difficult
for him to get around. His chief interest was his
daughter Betty, and his main hope was to see her
happily married. When bart Benson arrived with credentials showing him
to be the son of one of the colonel's friends
in the East, he was made welcome. As the weeks
went by, Benson took over more and more of the
duties of the ranch relieving the colonel was almost a cripple.
As our story begins, we see Colonel Marbury and his
daughter in the ranch house.
Speaker 4: I sought a hoped you'd get to like Lieutenant Benson
real well, Betty, he's an army man, and I was
his dad's best friend.
Speaker 5: I don't know why I still called himself a lieutenant.
Speaker 4: He's not in the army now, well, Hony, same reason.
Folks still call me colonel, I suppose, But tell me.
Speaker 6: How do you like it?
Speaker 4: He's all right, I suppose that's the ticket. That's what
I like to hear. I was talking to him this afternoon.
We had quite a session. Yes, sir ree. He didn't
figure on Stine around here for more than a couple
of days when he arrived, but I persuaded him to stick.
He's a big help to me.
Speaker 7: Old bart come on, come on in.
Speaker 4: And I was just speaking about you, son.
Speaker 5: Mind if I go to my room, pall, hey.
Speaker 7: Well, let me drive you out. Miss Betty, you're not
Girls are funny if they, Colonel, I don't know why
Miss Betty don't seem to like me.
Speaker 4: Oh she learned to like you. It takes time. I
hope you make up your mind stick around, Benson.
Speaker 7: Well, I wouldn't like to make myself a burden, but
if you feel I can help.
Speaker 4: You, sake yes, ain't you help me?
Speaker 7: Penny already being a soldier instead of a cow hen
men don't like to do what I tell him.
Speaker 4: I give you leave to fire them. That wouldn't take orders?
Speaker 7: I know? Did you do it proper of them? I
formerly yours resents my being here.
Speaker 4: Though, lay him let him any time here and you
can't get along, then he can go. That's the way
I feel about it.
Speaker 7: Reckon, he'll be telling things about me.
Speaker 4: What sort of things?
Speaker 7: I don't know. He's been saying things to the men though,
like it's not your to you next?
Speaker 4: That don't sounds like Lamb, Why don't it. I've known
him ever since I come here. He's never said a
thing that ain't true.
Speaker 7: To the best of your knowledge.
Speaker 4: Hey see here, Benson, you seem to know things about Limb.
Maybe so I think he'd lie about you just because
he resents your being here.
Speaker 7: Colonel, you've been in the army, You've been around man.
You ought to know that a man would go to
most anty lengths when he's spurred by jealousy or fighting
to hold his job or his girl.
Speaker 4: His girl.
Speaker 7: Just so, you better ask miss Betty about that.
Speaker 6: Well.
Speaker 4: I never suspected anything of that sort.
Speaker 7: I didn't think you did, Betty. I'd as soon you
didn't tell her that I said anything.
Speaker 4: She'll know where I hurt it anyhow. So what's the difference, Betty?
I want to see you, Yes, come in here.
Speaker 8: Yes.
Speaker 7: What's this about you and Limb the Foreman?
Speaker 5: I don't know what is that about it?
Speaker 4: You in love with him?
Speaker 5: I'm not in love with anyone.
Speaker 4: He loved you yes and said so. So you don't
figure on telling me anything.
Speaker 9: Eh.
Speaker 8: Oh, there's nothing to tell that ain't true, Paul. Do
you mean you don't believe me?
Speaker 4: I want to know about you and Lemb. I won't
have you fall in love with a man as old
as him, and it's unlikely to ever mount anything.
Speaker 5: I never had any idea of fall in love with him.
Speaker 4: I'm taking the word of a soldier.
Speaker 8: Well, there might be good and bad soldiers, the same
as anything else.
Speaker 5: Trouble with you, Paul, is that you've let yourself.
Speaker 8: Be hoodwink and blinded by the smooth talk of mister Benson. Bertie,
don't you bury me ever since you came here. You've
been making trouble. You'll find some of our best hands
and got the rest of marriage. They're ready to leave.
Speaker 7: I've been replaced, and so can anyone else or don't
agree with the way I do things.
Speaker 4: Bart is going to have charge of the ranch.
Speaker 5: Paul, You're gonna stop staying crazy.
Speaker 4: I know what I'm doing. He's a soldier, well, he's
a poor one.
Speaker 8: He's lied about me and lied about Limb, and you're
believing him against those you've known to be truthful all
their lives.
Speaker 4: Bart is in charge and things will be like he says, Hey.
Speaker 7: Benson, what do you want here? Butch ed foreman Limb?
What about him? He's quit d off so mad he
ain't even stump for his page.
Speaker 5: Limb gone there.
Speaker 8: Now you see Paul, the best man you've ever had here,
and his cheapside bunders made him leave.
Speaker 7: Let him take my fault, colonel, if you can't take
your orders.
Speaker 5: And that grin gape and sneak faced Butch.
Speaker 8: That's the style of men that are around here now,
the kind of elect the boots of a conceited clicker
like bought Benson just to hold a job.
Speaker 5: No self respecting rancher would hire him.
Speaker 8: There'd be crooked. Only they ain't even a nerve for that.
You don't right, it'll do. It's more than I can
stand now that even you are falling for the sick
tongue that I'm leaving mown self.
Speaker 5: I said I was leaving, Benson.
Speaker 4: Have the men stand guard around the house, see that, Betty,
don't get out, Yes.
Speaker 7: Sir, you'll heard that. Butch how the boys stand guard?
All right, Benson, I'll see you in a few minutes.
Speaker 4: Right now, Betty, you just try and get away and
see what.
Speaker 5: He gets you, making me a prisoner moan house. We'll
we'll see about that, Betty. Poll he'd be so tucky,
that snake.
Speaker 8: Senorita, Oh, Taquita, I wonder if wonder if you're.
Speaker 10: Still in the fancy, Senorita, are your friend all time?
I never forget how you save my brother one time
when the law would hang you, and do not cry.
Speaker 5: It's just that I'm so mad and I can't do
nothing else.
Speaker 8: They're gonna keep me prisoner here, Tequita, right here in
my own house, and I won't stay.
Speaker 5: We talk it over.
Speaker 8: Even even then, the one man I knew I could
count on, he's left left, Yes, rude a wave, even
stopping to.
Speaker 5: Speak to me. Don't tell you he has left.
Speaker 8: Those sneaking men that Ben's and hired, ah Taquita, what.
Speaker 5: Is it that?
Speaker 10: That is not the truth? What no, Senorita, he did
not leave like that?
Speaker 5: What do you mean? What do you know about it?
Speaker 10: Jaquita? See many things. I see men go ride on
the plain. One of them he is lemb Yes, soon
there is the fight, and two come back. One he
never come back.
Speaker 6: That one is.
Speaker 8: Lemb He he was murder at to see then, Jaquia,
I must get away from here. If that beast Bard
Benson will do a thing like that, and and he
must have been the one who arranged it, then he
would do anything, He might even kill my father.
Speaker 10: Senorita, you must get away. You must ride some place
where you will be safe.
Speaker 5: If I can't get out of the house that's being guarded.
Speaker 10: Perhaps we find a way.
Speaker 5: We shall see.
Speaker 7: Them out of the way. I'd butch show a thing, Benson,
just like what you said. After removes the last chance
of anyone squealing on us. Yeah, it's his own tough look.
His ears was so big they heard morn was healthy.
I'll be sure the girl don't get away.
Speaker 6: I will.
Speaker 7: There ain't a chance of our escaping taking over the
range depends on me marrying savvy. Sure, I have to
choose my wife. It won't matter much what happens to
the old man. He can die off any time he wants,
and maybe we can help the matter. Alonge them no reason?
Why not?
Speaker 6: What's that horses?
Speaker 7: Something's going on by the coral.
Speaker 6: Come on, stand where we are. Don't make them over
our shoot.
Speaker 9: It's a girl.
Speaker 6: Grab I got her, not so fast service hold her?
I got it. But you try and run away? What
do you mean by steady? Run away?
Speaker 7: Like you're threatening, stubborn as a mule. She won't open
her mouth. Taking you back inside of your father and
I was sort of explaining to do to him for
this are being orders signs It ain't wise for a
girl like you to be riding off alone this hour
of the night. When you hang on her ride, just
let the balls know you'll see you get the proper
escort full big.
Speaker 5: No, I am not the seniority to you, fool. For
why you stop me.
Speaker 7: Ain't Betty's close? Where did you get them?
Speaker 5: The seniority gave them to me?
Speaker 10: Easy business of yours.
Speaker 6: He there's Betty. She's gotten the way.
Speaker 11: You stop her all sooner which had her escape get horses,
but you get horses, get going.
Speaker 5: She's got the way out of scheme.
Speaker 7: She was your little spitfire your stalls to give her
a chance to get away.
Speaker 8: To be sure, and I hope the say you read
the shin neighbor comes back.
Speaker 7: I have to deal with you later.
Speaker 6: Hurry, of course, get out for a get movie.
Speaker 7: There's the horse for we'll overtake her inside of fifteen minutes.
Speaker 2: Nimar very urged her horse to a dangerous speed across plains,
broken by gopher holes behind her thunder the horses of bart,
Benson and Butch. It was only a matter of time
until the stronger horses of the two men would overtake
Betty's smaller amount. The men knew it and rode steadily
in pursuit.
Speaker 9: Fir escape Rinch night.
Speaker 6: That's all we need to do. Ain't for a matter
of time, Benson, her horse can't keep that pace for long.
I know that.
Speaker 7: Painters, do you ever think to get away with.
Speaker 6: This sort of trick. We're closing an on her.
Speaker 12: Get up there, Get up, Get up, bunny, you better stop.
Ain't no use keeping on. Wave's gout has cut you. Now,
come on, buch fast.
Speaker 7: And I'm gonna get him.
Speaker 6: Hold on you get up a.
Speaker 12: Who's that coming in from the west. You know he's
heading baddy off?
Speaker 3: Come let him do it?
Speaker 9: Shoot him, pillow, call out, getner, go shoot the girl.
Speaker 6: Come on, get him.
Speaker 9: If all that man does, come on, I'm gonna come on.
Speaker 13: Yeah, come on, you know, get up there, you up,
get up there, Help help me. Say you don't let
him get the study.
Speaker 3: He will go on silver, No, we'll Solovore Hills.
Speaker 4: The curtain falls on the first act of tonight's Lone
Ranger drama. Before the next exciting scenes, please permit us
to pause for just a few.
Speaker 14: Moments now to continue our story.
Speaker 2: A man calling himself Bart Benson took over the management
of Colonel Marbury's ranch, secretly killed the foreman, and planned
to marry the colonel's daughter if you make the ranch
his own. On the colonel's death, Betty, however, escaped and
was rescued by the Lone ranger from Benson's pursuit. The
master Man took Betty to his camp and heard her story.
Speaker 7: So that's how things stand with the Ranch.
Speaker 8: Yes, I've told you everything in spite of the fact
that you're an outlaw.
Speaker 5: Why do you think that the engine you travel with
him and that name?
Speaker 15: I'm not an outlaw? No, him, not outlaw? Him good friends.
Speaker 8: He proved a better friend than my own father. That's
why I've been willing to trust your strangers.
Speaker 2: I can't understand your father's manner.
Speaker 8: You could if you knew him. Why father went to
West Point. He was an army most of his life.
His best friend was a man named Benson. The father
this good foranessing part. Paul would take the word of
a soldier over and above everything else.
Speaker 7: I see.
Speaker 5: But if you let me borrow a hostel, a lot
and get somewhere, I'll go on my way.
Speaker 7: Have you any idea of where you're going?
Speaker 5: What's the difference? I can't go back.
Speaker 7: Home again, but I know you saw me.
Speaker 15: What is a ton of Maybe Tonto bad an idea?
H O long bark Feller at Ranch been.
Speaker 5: About six weeks by.
Speaker 2: Oh, I know what you're thinking about?
Speaker 14: Uh?
Speaker 7: Oh big bark feller hellby is he as tall as
I am?
Speaker 5: No? Couple of inches shoulder?
Speaker 7: Is he heavily built?
Speaker 5: He's down that skinny you know him? No, then what
was you asking?
Speaker 15: Maybe Tonto go there, see what fellow look blank and
do that?
Speaker 2: Tato and Betty will return with you.
Speaker 5: No, I won't do that. I can't ever go back.
Speaker 7: Very well, and there's nothing we can do.
Speaker 8: But don't you see if I go back, then no,
I'll retreated worse than ever.
Speaker 5: Moan father's turned against me. And and Jaquitah, isn't he
tell him what those men will do with her?
Speaker 2: For that reason alone, you must go back there. You
told me there'd been a murder. Betty, you're shirking the
punishment of Lem's killers. The life of Jaquita depends on you,
and perhaps the life of your own father.
Speaker 7: But he is making a mistake. But is that reason
for you to leave him?
Speaker 2: When he needs you to show him his mistake, Go
back there and agree to anything. Todo will be close
at hand in case you need him. tATu me hanto
just shouting. He'll be close enough to hear you. In
the meantime, let me see what we can find tell
me what you're going to do. Right to an army post,
check up on a few things, and then come to
that ranch. Get your horse ready, Taddo, you're going to
take Betty back. Accompanied by Tantom, the Lone Ranger's faithful
Indian companion, Betty returned to the ranch. Her father was
furious at her action, but Betty attempted an explanation.
Speaker 5: I just wanted to show you that you couldn't keep
me prison. Now I've showed you. I'm satisfied.
Speaker 4: But who was this man who carried you away?
Speaker 5: What did but Binton say about him?
Speaker 4: All he could tell was rode a white horse and
a fast ones.
Speaker 5: He got outlaws with chief and me. That's all post.
When he found they were own hands and learned the truth,
he sent me back.
Speaker 4: Well you are back now. I hope you're sad, Paul.
Speaker 5: We just lost our heads and both said things we
didn't mean. Let's start all over again.
Speaker 4: I didn't mean to be harsh with you, Betty, but
the idea of you and Lemby is gone.
Speaker 9: Now.
Speaker 5: Don't that show that he didn't care much about me?
Speaker 4: Reckon?
Speaker 8: So maybe you were wrong about Limb and maybe I
was wrong in the same way I sized up.
Speaker 4: Bart Dnci Betty. He's a lieutenant in the army, at
least he was before he got out. I admit there's
times when he ain't all he might be. But the
boy must be all right. He wouldn't have been an officer. Sure,
I'd sure like to see you think serious about him.
Speaker 5: I might think so, yourseli pau. If if what if
his men didn't try and punish Jakita for help me.
Speaker 4: Escape, I'll speak to him about that. I'll see that
Jaquita don't get punished.
Speaker 8: No good you are, dear, when when Bart isn't around
the influence, you now get to bed.
Speaker 4: There's been too blame, much excitement for one evening.
Speaker 5: All we can do is wait and.
Speaker 8: At the part see Senorita and pray for that mask
man to help us. What is that mask man is?
Speaker 7: What?
Speaker 10: And an engine?
Speaker 8: You say?
Speaker 10: His name is Tontos, Senorita, Senorita, it will be all right.
Speaker 5: You wait and see.
Speaker 2: Well, bet he'll bait Jakida's advice. The lone Ranger raced
through the night towarned the Army post of the East.
There he hoped to gain information that would serve his
purpose come on a very mo A.
Speaker 14: Little happened.
Speaker 2: For the next few days, Tato, remaining in hiding, was
secretly supplied with food by Betty. In the meantime, she
adopted a more friendly attitude toward Benson, who was deceived
by her seeming change of heart.
Speaker 7: It is nice.
Speaker 2: As our next scene opens, Benson is standing alone beside
the corral, awaiting the return of Butcher, who has gone
to the house with a message for Betty.
Speaker 7: Well for a show. Now looks like what's coming back
now hight here?
Speaker 6: But it's me.
Speaker 7: I told the girl you wanted to see her here
at the corral. She kind of she wanted to know
what it was about. I didn't tell her she belonged
in a minute. Soon as she puts a rap on
horses saddle and ready, yep and wait and good enough.
She may put up a fight, but it won't get
in no place. And we're on the way to town.
I'll tell that you better go through the wedding. Girl
or man say uh huh. Meanwhile, I don't mean the
rest will see if the colonel don't make drivel, that's
the idea. Maybe the girl won't put up no fight
at all. I hope she doesn't, but she does, it
won't help her any It's high time we were married. Well,
be in complete control, especially when the colonel dies off.
Speaker 16: Yeah, and that won't be long unless she comes. I'll
wait the rest of the boys and see that they
don't interfere. Right, I don't end the things.
Speaker 5: Why couldn't you come to the house bar What she
had to say was so important?
Speaker 7: Well, Bety, the truth is, Uh, this is where we
had to start from. The horses are waiting for us.
Speaker 5: Horses for what.
Speaker 7: We're going to town to get married tonight. No, it's
whether your father's consent, and you figure this should be
the best way. No, we're heading for town.
Speaker 5: To me, I'll tell you what we'll do. Well, wait
a few days, let me get ready. I must get
a lot of clues fixed up.
Speaker 7: Oh you do can That's all that's needed. I'll get
married tonight. What's the difference and me? Are just stalling
for time to give you another chance.
Speaker 6: To run away?
Speaker 9: Let me go, come on?
Speaker 3: Oh help me?
Speaker 6: You wire being arrested.
Speaker 7: In helping you.
Speaker 5: I don't want to tell you. I won't carry you.
Speaker 12: Got nothing to say about I stopped the strugg hell,
he's stopping.
Speaker 9: Moses giving you.
Speaker 5: For got the Mother's coming.
Speaker 6: Ways, get that red skins coming.
Speaker 9: We're coming need fixing you.
Speaker 5: They got guns they can don't let him use I
got him.
Speaker 9: Hang on, I get it, roll by it. I'll keep
try and get away. Let me go. You hold on.
He won't tell me, and he just make a trouble.
We'll take Gorge here.
Speaker 6: What the loss says? Wrap the guns? All right? All
right to comy.
Speaker 5: The engine was helping me. God, Benson tried to make
me go away with him.
Speaker 14: Is that?
Speaker 7: Lieutenant Mention of the cavalry asked me, you'd better take
orders from me. I'm in charge this outfit. Now.
Speaker 6: Yeah, what did colonel say about that?
Speaker 7: He'll tell you. Can you approve that, your Lieutenant Benson?
Speaker 6: Of course I can.
Speaker 11: Well, we want to see that proof. Benson came here
for that reason. Debity, you go along with Bens until
he gets his proof. Then bring him to the house, right,
I want to get my credentials in the way of
the house. Do you want to see him her show
him to you.
Speaker 2: Benson went after his credentials, confident that Colonel Marbury would
defend him and go on with the plans for the marriage.
We see Benson after he joined Betty, the sheriff the
masked man in Tato in the living room of the
ranch house. Colonel Marbury is speaking.
Speaker 4: I don't know what's behind it, Bart, but the lawman
here seems to one proof of who you are.
Speaker 6: I can supply that same.
Speaker 7: Hey, Sheriff, take a look and then clear out.
Speaker 14: Father.
Speaker 5: I don't want to marry Bot. You won't force me to.
Speaker 4: Let's get rid of the lawman in this mask man
before we discuss that.
Speaker 7: Betty, well, you're.
Speaker 11: Satisfied of that proof. Yeah, I am satisfied. Step four
w right, Lieutenant Benson. I put you under arrest for
the murder of Private Simmons and affecting your escape from
military prisoner you want, I'll take that. Why you can't
do this murder? Here's the warrant to back it. The
mask man brought it to me. I'm just servant. I
can't believe it. The son of my old friend. You
can't check me in for murder. Let me explain. You
can explain to a court mark. I'm not part Benson,
I'm not Butcher and Steven. Half a dozen other men
around here can prove it.
Speaker 4: You ain't Bart Benson, then who are you? Bill Slade
is my real name.
Speaker 7: I found Benson, found him dead, seen his credentials and
a letter from you, Colonel. My boys is with me.
They'll back up what I say.
Speaker 6: I ain't done no murder.
Speaker 4: Who came here as an impostor?
Speaker 7: Yeah, anyone would have done the same.
Speaker 6: Anyone that has ornery as you might do the same.
Please please don't take me to jail.
Speaker 2: Farewell Slade. I knew you weren't Bob Benson. The only
way to convince the colonel was to make you admit
it yourself.
Speaker 7: And then I won't have to go back with the law.
Speaker 6: Not for Benson done you wound, but you will go
back for what Bill Slade done.
Speaker 4: What to keep us all the murder of Lamb murder Lamb.
Speaker 11: Yep, we already have the confession from Butch and Steve
got that as soon as we faced them rats with
a charge.
Speaker 6: You hired them for that job because Limb knew who
you were.
Speaker 4: I still can't believe Bob Benson would commit a murder.
Speaker 2: Take the killer you have all you want, yep, Come
on me go get horse ready, Yes, Tto, I'll be
right along.
Speaker 5: Change it. How can I thank you? I thought you'd
be late and getting here.
Speaker 6: Just who is this man?
Speaker 2: Colonel Tullnow and I found Lieutenant Benson and also found
that his credentials had been stolen. We came this way
to try and find the man who stole them.
Speaker 4: Did Slade kill him?
Speaker 5: No?
Speaker 7: He killed himself. He did.
Speaker 2: He brought dishonor on his company. He didn't mean to
kill the guarden making his escape, but he did so.
When he learned that the man had died, he took
his own life and left a note.
Speaker 7: That note was all there was.
Speaker 2: The Only reason this fellow slave didn't take the note
was because he overlooked it in his hurry to get
away with Benson's other papers.
Speaker 5: I feel sorry for the real Lieutenant.
Speaker 4: Benson, my old friend's son.
Speaker 7: But Colonel, he did die like a soldier.
Speaker 3: Come on, Silver, Lord, cotta.
Speaker 7: Control the.
Speaker 14: Story you've just heard.
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