Speaker 1: High, a fiery horse for the speed of light, a
cloud of dust, and a hardy.
Speaker 2: High old Silver, the lone Ranger.
Speaker 3: A.
Speaker 4: Stun stock, and.
Speaker 2: A constant.
Speaker 4: From stop stocks, stuck at from stop stocks to.
Speaker 2: Stop stop stocks, to at.
Speaker 3: D stuck stops.
Speaker 5: Tom with his great horse Silver and his faithful Indian companion, Tonto,
the masked Rider of the Plains, fought crime and criminals
throughout the Western United States. It was he, more than
any other man, who brought law and order to the
new territory, and the memory of his deeds will remain
with us as long as the memory of the early
West itself now return with us to those thrilling days
when adventure ly at the end of every trail the
lone Ranger rides again.
Speaker 6: Come on, Silver, we're having forcome ruder to swimming horse sail.
Speaker 5: For months there had been rumors of a threatened Indian
uprising under the leadership of Chief Little Bear. Major Carson,
in command of Short Mason, sent Captain Stuart with a
large force to find and pacify the rebellious tribesmen. Stuart
led his men toward the Cottonwood River country, where Little
Bear had been last seen, and there began his search.
It is night as our story opens. Captain Stuart, seated
at a table on which he has spread a large map,
is dismissing one of his men.
Speaker 2: That will be all for now. See to the guard
and then you can retire. Thank you, say, Let's see.
Speaker 7: Here's where the cottonwood bends, and here's where little Bear
used to have his village.
Speaker 2: If he's anywhere around, he'll.
Speaker 3: Hear me, Stuart.
Speaker 2: I want to talk to you, a masked man. Where's
the sentry?
Speaker 7: Here's own captain. But I don't am not an outlaw.
All I want is some information. You must be an outlaw.
You wouldn't come in mind that. Now, what have you
brought these troops here for? That's none of your business.
Perhaps I can guess your purpose. Yes, Tollo and I
have heard stories about little Bear. It's been said he
may go on the warpath. My guess is that you've
been sent here to find him. You seem to be
well informed. I came to offer our help. I don't
take help from outlaws. You'll need experienced scouts to get
on a little Bear's trail, and Tallo can read trail
signs better than any white man.
Speaker 2: Tanto.
Speaker 7: He's my friend. Captain an Indian. Hmm, You've nothing to
lose by accepting our aid. Your offer is serious, it is,
there's no denying. I need all the help available you
do if you expect to captured Little Bear. He's an
experienced troublemaker.
Speaker 3: Captain.
Speaker 7: One moment you said you had a friend by the
name of Tanto, I have stranger. What's the name of
your horse? He's called Silver Silver Tanto.
Speaker 8: Good.
Speaker 2: I'll take your offer, and if you help us catch
Little Bear, you'll have done a service worthy of the
lone ranger.
Speaker 5: But Chief Little Bear, informed of Captain Stuart's expedition, had
already left the Cottonwood River country, and one day appeared
at the very walls of distant Fort Mason. The first
daring attack of the Indians came paristic post to success,
but rallied by Major Carson, the soldiers barricaded the gates
and returned the murderous fire upon the savages.
Speaker 8: Every man to fold, while I will.
Speaker 6: Major Carson, what is it man?
Speaker 9: Theeutenant Prize reports that ten measure withdrawing on hit side.
Speaker 2: Of the warts good.
Speaker 7: That means the first second is probably over. Yes, Sir,
we'll have tickle organized on offense, and he orders Major
un for the President. They are falling back.
Speaker 8: You could excuse me, sir, Lieutenant Price has been report
that great yes, which.
Speaker 3: Is see on battalion quarters.
Speaker 8: Some of all the officers may developed to a siege.
Take counsel now while we have the.
Speaker 5: Opportunity, As Major Carson predicted, the Indians, confident of success,
stubbornly pressed their advantage. They surrounded the fort, and though
none of their attacks broke through, they made escape impossible.
On the evening of the third day, the Major called
Lieutenant Price to his quarters.
Speaker 7: Call me, Major, I did, Lieutenant said, yes, sir, thereof Lieutenant,
our situation is serious.
Speaker 2: I realize that we can't hold out indefinitely.
Speaker 7: Chief little Bear wouldn't have dared attack the fort if
he didn't know that half our forces away with Captain Stewart.
Speaker 2: But how could he have known?
Speaker 3: That's something I'd like to find out. But never mind that.
For the present. Our problem is to discover a way
to get in touch with the captain.
Speaker 2: That won't be easy, sir, but it isn't impossible, and
it has to be done.
Speaker 7: For one thing, our supplies are running low. Yes, we
have ammunition for a week at most. Our food will
probably last as long. And then and then, Lieutenant, if
Captain Stewart doesn't arrive to relieve.
Speaker 3: Us, we're through. Have you something in mind, sir Lieutenant.
Speaker 7: We'll have to get a messenger through the Indians with
orders for Captain Stewart's return, and would take a good.
Speaker 2: Man to do that. I've sent for a good man
you have, But you'll leave tonight at once as soon.
Speaker 3: As I've given him his orders.
Speaker 2: That's rather short notice, isn't it, Lieutenant.
Speaker 7: I have a special reason for this short notice, aside
from the necessity of aid at the earliest possible moment.
Speaker 2: I'm afraid I don't understand.
Speaker 7: I think I'm almost certain we have someone in the
fort who has been supplying Chief Little Bear with information.
Speaker 2: But that's impossible.
Speaker 7: The Indians knew of Captain Stewart's absence. Perhaps they made
their attack at the time when our supplies were low.
Only coincidence, sir er, But I don't like that kind
of coincidence. But surely you don't leave any of our
men would.
Speaker 2: Sell us out.
Speaker 7: Such things have happened before. Chief Little Bear would pay
well for any information.
Speaker 2: I can't agree with you.
Speaker 7: Well, at any rate, I'm sending a messenger before the
Indians can learn we plan to make the attempt.
Speaker 2: I wouldn't advise it, Major, I think, who is it?
Speaker 3: Send him in close the doors, hugeant.
Speaker 7: Yes, sergeant, I have a job for you, but it's
a volunteer detail.
Speaker 3: You will not be punished if you don't accept it.
Speaker 2: That's all right, sir.
Speaker 7: Someone must get through the Indian lines with a message
for Captain Stewart. But there's more than an even chance
that whoever makes the attempt won't succeed alive.
Speaker 3: I can do it, Major, if anybody can. You're willing
to try it?
Speaker 8: I sure I am.
Speaker 7: But look, it has to be done, Lieutenant Sergeant. The
captain is somewhere in the Cottonwood River country. Yes, you
should have no difficulty getting on his track.
Speaker 3: If you dodge the Indians.
Speaker 2: I'll find the captain, sir.
Speaker 7: Fine, And when you do, tell him to bring his
men by way of Buffalo Pass. The Indians will expect
any reinforcements to come by way of the lower trail.
We don't want those men ambushed. Yes, it's dark now,
and you start immediately as soon as the bennar come.
I expected your answer. My orderly should have your horse ready.
If you're mounted, you'll stand a better chance of breaking through. Right,
I'll come with you, Major, if you wish.
Speaker 5: I still protest against this saction, Sir. I believe the
sergeant should be given more time for prepar eight. I've
told you why this is impossible.
Speaker 3: Lieutenant. Ah, there's my orderly. Now he's ready for you. Sergeant.
Speaker 8: Is that him and the small gate?
Speaker 3: Yes?
Speaker 2: Come on, Major. You don't plan to win bar one
of the gates to you.
Speaker 9: Of course I do.
Speaker 3: There's not that much danger. But but it'll only be
for a moment.
Speaker 2: Orderly, Yes, sir.
Speaker 7: Sergeant Morton will get mounted. When he says he's ready.
You'll open the gate, let him through, then close it
the once siry.
Speaker 2: Good, Sir, you can still withdraw, you know, Sergeant, if
you feel you can't make it, I'll see it through. Major.
Speaker 3: He's there.
Speaker 8: All ready, sir, the gate orderly, Yes, sir, and sergeant.
The best of luck. And you're kindly, sir, But I.
Speaker 7: Want to fool put that Messtle tellis out if that
light was seen.
Speaker 2: I'm sorry, sir, right, I just want and thank you.
Speaker 3: It seems not, Sergeant. You better be on your way
before anything's noticed. I'm going there. He's gone. We can
only pray you'll make it.
Speaker 2: Now. Close the gate orderly, yes, sir, h will we
be getting back? Major?
Speaker 3: Wait, but I want to listen. If there's no alarm,
what was that?
Speaker 2: I don't know listen. Probably just some nervous redskin firing
in a shadow. Major.
Speaker 3: But if it wasn't, Lieutenant, if it wasn't.
Speaker 5: In the meantime, Captain Stewart, alarmed by his failure to
find a sign of the Indians he had been sent
to o Kate, was undecided what course to pursue. See
him now, as he stands outside of his tent, watching
the approach of a lone horseman.
Speaker 2: I wonder, yes, it is the mask man.
Speaker 3: Come.
Speaker 2: I hope he has new You found Chief little Bear?
Not a sign of him, Captain, I was afraid of that.
Tindle returned. Yes, he came back an hour ago. He
found nothing either, And I.
Speaker 8: Believe there's only one thing you can do, Captain. Yes,
return to the fort.
Speaker 3: Chief little Bear isn't in this district.
Speaker 2: But to return without accomplishing my mission or without orders from.
Speaker 8: Major Carson for itself may be in danger.
Speaker 7: That's what worries Chief little Bear is clever, and it'd
be like him to attack the fort near absence.
Speaker 2: If there were only some way of knowing.
Speaker 7: You can't return without orders, only in case of necessity.
The Major made that plain when he sent me out.
We were to continue until we found those Indians. I
have a suggestion to make, Captain. Yes, Todda, and I've
done all we can for you here. Let us ride
to the fort and find out the situation. You'd be
willing to do that, of course, but I could send
one of my own men.
Speaker 8: We could make the journey faster. And the fort is
in danger, you'll want to know it as soon as possible.
Speaker 2: You've already done more than I have a right to ask.
Speaker 7: Captain little Bear's uprising succeeds, the life of every white
man for two hundred miles around will be in danger.
I know I'll get hollow at once, said he silver.
Speaker 2: You mean you ride now after being in a saddle
all day. There's no time to waste, Captain, I can't object.
I need your help too badly.
Speaker 8: You will hear from us as soon as possible. Go on, silver, and.
Speaker 2: The siege of Fort Mason had not been lifted. While
ammunition and food.
Speaker 5: Ran low, Chief Little Bear's warriors still made a menacing
ring around the helpless garrison. Major Carson watched the hostile
savages from the stockade and thought there was little hope
of rescue.
Speaker 3: They outnumbers three to one.
Speaker 2: Orderly, Captain Stewart may show up, yet.
Speaker 7: Sir, there's little hope of it. I've sent three messengers already.
Not one got through alive.
Speaker 2: But still is it chi? Yes, sir, the Indians are
going to attack again. It doesn't look like an attack, sir.
Once it's a mass man an Indians.
Speaker 9: Something's happened there. Look, Little bears braves are after them.
That's not one of the chiefs Brays with a masked man. Major,
he's not in more pain. Do tell us those men
are trying to reach the port. Open the gate, open
it life.
Speaker 8: Hey.
Speaker 2: Do you think they'll make it? Sir?
Speaker 8: We'll soon see you.
Speaker 2: Look at those horses they're riding.
Speaker 7: I don't know who they are, but I'll be blasted
if I'll let them get into Little Bear's hands. The
gates open, good, hire those rights teams drive them back
bet that game closed again, both of before those painted
devils force.
Speaker 2: Their way in.
Speaker 8: They're closing it, Sir, this way.
Speaker 7: Ranger, now that you're inside, eye want an explanation, Major.
Speaker 8: I want food and water, and then you and I
will talk.
Speaker 5: The curtain falls on the first stack of our throwing
Lone Ranger drama. Before the next exciting scenes, please permit
us to pause for just a few moments now to
continue our story. After the Lone Ranger and Toto had
broken through the Indian lines and entered the ford under fire,
the Major took the masked man to his quarters.
Speaker 3: You say you attempted to go back, but couldn't.
Speaker 7: We were discovered by the Indians, Major and cut off.
We wouldn't have tried one of the ford if we'd
had any choice.
Speaker 3: I see. Our only chance was to reach here, and
now our last chance to get word Captain Stewart is gone.
Speaker 8: I think not, my Jim.
Speaker 3: But I've said that you can get through the lines
after dark. It's been tried before and failed.
Speaker 7: Tried by a white man, Sir, Toto probably wouldn't be questioning.
Speaker 3: He would fail to and I'll try it. You misunderstand me.
What I mean is this. Someone inside the ford is
supplying information to those Indians. You're sure of that.
Speaker 7: I'm not only sure of it, but I strongly suspect
one of my officers. You have evidence, not enough, confounded too,
but I'll stake my life. I'm right, Yes, I think
I can trust you. The man I mean is Lieutenant Price?
Speaker 2: Good?
Speaker 3: What's that?
Speaker 7: You have one sure way of getting a message to
the captain. But I've tried, and Price is sold out
a little bear. His life is safe with the Indians,
of course, then let him carry the message.
Speaker 2: You're mad.
Speaker 3: I have a plan I'm sure will work.
Speaker 7: I can't send word, but a lieutenant he turned the
information over a little bear borns, I'm counting on that.
Speaker 3: If I tell Captain Steward return.
Speaker 7: By way of eat the Buffalo pass of the lower Trail,
the Indians will ambushi. Well, you'll send the lieutenant first,
then Tonow afterwards.
Speaker 2: But what good would that do?
Speaker 7: A Lieutenant Price is gone when Todder leaves, There'll be
no chance for Price to know that Toto was following.
If you're a counting on your friend giving the real
message if the captain is impossible, Yes, and Stewart would
never take the word of an Indian before that of
Lieutenant Price.
Speaker 2: That isn't my plan. Listen to me.
Speaker 3: I'll explain, and if you agree with my plan, we'll
try it.
Speaker 5: Major Carson listened to the plan of the masked Man
and agreed that it had a good chance of success.
That evening, he spoke to his orderly.
Speaker 7: Orderly, Yes, sir, tell Lieutenant Price, I wish to see him, very.
Speaker 2: Well, sir, I believe it's just outside, good.
Speaker 8: Lieutenant Price.
Speaker 2: Major Carson wishes to speak to you, sir.
Speaker 3: Right, come in, Lieutenant, close it, do orderly and wait outside.
Speaker 9: Yes, sir, what is it?
Speaker 2: Major? You're making the next attempt to reach Captain Stewart? Lieutenant?
He said, it has to be done, and I think
you're the man for the job.
Speaker 3: But why I won't ask the enlisted men to do
with their.
Speaker 5: Officers if you I'm not refusing, sir, I was. I
was only thinking that you had decided a man couldn't
get through the Indian minds.
Speaker 3: The others failed. I hope you won't.
Speaker 2: Yes, sir, you'll start at once very well.
Speaker 3: Come.
Speaker 7: It's quite dark now, but you'd better be on your
way before the moon rises. And what of my order, Sir,
Captain Steward has returned with all speed. Tell him to
bring his men by way of Buffalo Pass. Buffalo passed.
Speaker 3: I think that's best.
Speaker 7: Little Bear will probably expect any reinforcements to come by
way of the lower trail.
Speaker 5: I say there was something I wished to ask you, sir. Yes,
who is this mass man who came.
Speaker 3: To the fort.
Speaker 2: I'm afraid I can't tell you that, Lieutenant. Ah Here
we are study there, Ah study, I'm ready, sir.
Speaker 3: You understand my orders?
Speaker 8: I do, sir, And you're not afraid, of course, not, sir,
very well.
Speaker 3: The gate is open. Aye.
Speaker 2: Something tells me you'll get through safely.
Speaker 8: I feel the same way about it.
Speaker 2: Major, give the hip.
Speaker 8: I'll close the gate. Major, Yes, do.
Speaker 3: A rotten traitor.
Speaker 7: If our lives didn't depend upon it, I'd almost wish
those Indians would shoot him my mistake, I understand, sir.
It was right here he lit a match when Sergeant
Morton left the fort. I'm convinced Lieutenant Price used that trick.
Speaker 3: To warn little Bear.
Speaker 7: I agree with you. But Tato's waiting. Major, Yes, you're
sure that he won't be risking his life? Yes, if
you were I prefer to go in his place. Of course,
the lieutenant is gone. There's no one to let little
Bear know Tanto is leaving, and Tanto can move as
silently as any man alive. You Major, we'll tell him
it's time for him to go.
Speaker 5: Lieutenant Price rode away from the fort, and when he
drew near the Indian lines, called out softly, identifying himself.
A silent Indian stepped forward, led the officer into the
presence of Chief Little Bear.
Speaker 2: Kaif why you come here?
Speaker 5: That fool of a major sent me, Little Bear, and
to get in touch with Captain Stewart. Things are going
our way. A few more days and I should collect
the rest of that thousand in golds you promised me.
Speaker 2: Maybe Soldier hold out plenty long time.
Speaker 5: Not much longer. I've got food and ammunition for only
about three days. That heat good, But that isn't the
best of it, Little Bear. I'm to tell Stuart to
bring his men through Buffalo paths. Chief, you wait for
Stuart at the pass and you can wipe them out
to the last man. Leave just enough of your braves
here to make the Major believe he still surrounded.
Speaker 8: Chief Little Bear can do fine.
Speaker 2: I'll go on and give Stuart his orders, and they
won't suspect the thing. Major him think you crowk a major.
Speaker 5: He hasn't any idea that I'm on your side, and
if he did, he couldn't prove it. When I found Stuart,
I'll pretend to be old of something of the sort,
so I'll not have to return with him, and then
there'll be no danger for me when you attack.
Speaker 2: Better you go now right, little bear.
Speaker 5: The sooner I find the Captain, the soon this business
will be finished. I don't forget about that thousand chief,
I can use it.
Speaker 2: She flibble there, never forget.
Speaker 5: Captain Stewart waited anxiously for a word from either the
masked Man or his superior, Major Carson. We see him now,
more than a day later, speaking to one of his men.
Speaker 2: I can't understand it. The masked Man should have been
back before this.
Speaker 8: Shirts.
Speaker 9: I wouldn't worry about that, furf with you, Captain, Him
and the engine can handle themselves, all right.
Speaker 2: I reckon. We don't dare return to the fort unless
we receive word orders is orders. But sometimes it ain't
a bad notion to forget about him. I've been thinking
that same thing, But still he got somebody riding his way. Now,
hey it is Look Schikey's where in the uniform too? Wait,
isn't that Lieutenant Price?
Speaker 8: Da'ts you more?
Speaker 6: Right?
Speaker 8: Lieutenant?
Speaker 2: Happens to it.
Speaker 3: You've been riding hard.
Speaker 2: Yes, there's bad news. Little Ferris rounded the fort. The
Major Son's orders for you to return as speedily as
he care. The fort's in danger. Get is. I was
just scared of that, captain. Lieutenant did you see anything
of a mask man and an Indian before you left? Yes,
you know them.
Speaker 7: They're they're unharmed quite and I can't understand why they
didn't come back here.
Speaker 2: There was no need for them to enter the fort.
Once they discovered the situation, Little Bear had them cut off.
Before they know it, Sir, they had no choice but
to ride for the fort.
Speaker 7: I'm glad to hear it. I couldn't believe they wouldn't
have returned if it was possible. You'll order your men
out at once, Simms. Tell the bugler to sound assembly.
Speaker 2: Sure thing, Captain.
Speaker 5: There's one more thing, sir, Yes, you're to return through
Buffalo Pass. Those are Major Carson's orders on Why did
he he suspects that the Indians.
Speaker 2: May be watching for you by the lower trail. Very well,
who's that that horse? It's Totto, the Indian with a
mass man. Come on, what's he doing here? We'll soon
find out, and in the meantime we'll be getting started.
Speaker 5: At Fort Mason, the Indians had kept up a scattered
fire designed to tempt the soldiers into wasting their ammunition.
Major Carson, however, had given the command to fire only
in case of necessity. The lack of food inside the
fort's walls was the greatest problem. The men have been
put on half rations, and already they are beginning to
feel the pinch of starvation. We see the Major and
the lone ranger as they arrived slowly within the boundaries
of the stockade on a tour of inspection.
Speaker 3: Men are looking tired.
Speaker 7: Major, hey are if help doesn't arrive soon, don't give
up hope, Sir.
Speaker 3: Captain Stewart should have been here by now.
Speaker 8: I didn't look for them this soon.
Speaker 7: Reinforcements don't come, it will prove I've made a serious
mistake in judgment. Yes, I may have sent Lieutenant Price
to his death. Also, you're worried only because the strain
of waiting has been hard on you. There's a little
doubt at what price was a traitor supplying Little Bay
with his information? I suppose so inspiring again, but we
won't reply unless it's necessary.
Speaker 8: But wait, what is this? Those shots weren't fired at
the fourth but I thought it. They're firing at something
beyond that hill.
Speaker 2: By heavens, I think you're right.
Speaker 8: Orally, yes, Major, can you see what's beyond that hill?
It won't be necessary. Major, listen cavalry.
Speaker 7: Captain Stewart's is Captain Stewart's major wishing leave the fort
and attack.
Speaker 2: Attack.
Speaker 8: There's no better time. Will Captain Stewart gages them from
the other side, We'll attack from this. It might work.
Speaker 7: We will give them no time to resist. Thorally, tell
them in them out. I want them assembled here, ready
to charge in five minutes. Yes, we're going to strike
and strike hard. The men were assembled, given their orders
and told of the pan of attack. Meanwhile, the sound
of battle outside in free. As Captain Steward led his
men forward, Major Carson shouted the command. The gates were
thrown open, with the mask man.
Speaker 2: Heading the charge.
Speaker 8: The troopers raced forward.
Speaker 2: Forward, Man, I'm on.
Speaker 5: Attacked from both sides, The Indians fell back in confusion.
With the most of the braves apps in the buffalo passed.
The remainder could put up a little opposition. At the
end of twenty minutes of hard fighting, the Indians began
to throw down their arms.
Speaker 8: No surrendering, Major, he's faring.
Speaker 2: Hoose of.
Speaker 6: Who said.
Speaker 8: The captain of the rest of the tribe.
Speaker 7: They're in buffalo passed waiting for Captain Stewart's I'll not
expect you, right, Captain Stewarts.
Speaker 8: We got your time.
Speaker 7: Major, Oh your head, Captain, thanks to the mask man
you follow The Major's inspecs was Captain exactly.
Speaker 2: Lieutenant Price still doesn't know why I disobeyed the orders
he gave me.
Speaker 8: Is coming now.
Speaker 5: He's going to report me to you, Major for insubordination.
My Captain Stewart absolutely refused to come by way a
buffalo passes.
Speaker 8: You are on, mamma, Lieutenant, those weren't my orders and
you're under arrest.
Speaker 2: Arrest you can't do that too, but I can.
Speaker 7: You were the only messenger aside from tot who got
through Little Bear's lines, and only through you could Little
Bear receive the information that took into Buffalo Pass. How, Lieutenant,
I gave you verbal orders for Captain Stewart, but you
didn't know that I had written other orders for the Captain,
which the mask Man concealed in the flap of your saddle.
Speaker 3: What is that where you found them?
Speaker 2: Captain? When Tato arrived, he told me where to look.
I sent the Lieutenant on an errand and took the
letter while he was gone.
Speaker 7: Lieutenant, you tried to sell us out, but the mask
Man tricked you into killing the orders yourself.
Speaker 2: That spoiled your skech. Isn't true, It isn't.
Speaker 7: That's something we'll find out soon enough. We're attacking little
Bear Buffalo Pass, and Lieutenant, when little Bear learns it
was you who brought Captain Steward by the lower trail,
I think you'll tell us all we need to know.
Speaker 6: Come, Silvery, we're having from Bully comes many boys.
Speaker 4: Stop stop stop stop stop.
Speaker 3: La a A U A.
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