A Chinaman’s Chance | The Lone Ranger (05-08-53)

Summary

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Podcast Summary: Old Time Radio Westerns

Episode Title: “A Chinaman’s Chance | The Lone Ranger (05-08-53)”
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Podcast Date: March 30, 2026
Episode Length: ~32 minutes

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Episode Overview

This episode of Old Time Radio Westerns presents a digitally restored rebroadcast of The Lone Ranger, originally aired May 8, 1953. The adventure, titled "A Chinaman’s Chance," dives into themes of prejudice, justice, wrongful accusation, and frontier mob mentality. Through a fast-paced plot set in the cattle town of Abilene, the episode follows Tom Lee, a young Chinese American, who is wrongly accused of murder and robbery. The Lone Ranger and his faithful companion Tonto intervene to uncover the truth and prevent a lynching, confronting both criminal injustice and local bigotry.

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Key Points & Timeline

1. Introducing Tom Lee’s Return (05:15–06:09)

• Setup: Tom Lee, the college-educated son of a Chinese ranch cook, returns to his father’s workplace, the D Circle T Ranch. He’s unaware that his return is a surprise arranged by Mr. Taylor, the ranch owner.
• Quote:

  "My father wanted me to adopt the customs of his new country. From the time I was born..."
  — Tom Lee (05:37)

2. The Robbery Plot Unfolds (06:21–08:42)

• Villains’ Plan: Clay Geary, the ranch’s dishonest foreman, conspires with two cronies, Jake Spencer and Slim Weston, to rob Taylor. They underestimate Wong, the Chinese cook, thinking he neither understands English nor poses a threat.
• Quote:

  "He sleeps behind the cook house, doesn’t understand our language, and if he heard a call for help, he wouldn't know what it meant."
  — Clay Geary (06:40)

3. Robbery and Violence (07:10–10:15)

• The Heist: Jake and Slim break into Taylor’s house, find his hidden money, and are confronted. Taylor is shot and Tom Lee arrives, only to be shot as well.
• Frame-up: The crooks plan to pin the murder on Tom Lee, staging evidence to incriminate him, believing he can’t speak English.
• Quote:

  "Take that gun of yours. Put it in the Chinaman’s hand... Because they'll think he’s the one who killed old man Taylor."
  — Jake Spencer (09:43–09:52)

4. Rousing the Town: Mob Mentality (10:28–14:39)

• Spreading Lies: Clay Geary reports to Sheriff Randolph, blaming a mythical gang of "Chinese robbers," fueling racial suspicion. The town is quickly inflamed, ready to deliver vigilante justice.
• Mob Incitement: Clay and his men incite a mob to lynch Tom Lee, with the sheriff trying to maintain order amidst growing chaos.
• Quote:

  "Let’s burn the jailhouse down. Burn the jailhouse!... Don’t let them hide the Chinaman."
  — Clay Geary (14:16)

5. Lone Ranger and Tonto Intervene (17:35–20:12)

• Mob Thwarted: The Lone Ranger and Tonto arrive as the mob attacks, firing warning shots that disperse many and wound the ringleaders.
• Quote:

  "Tom Lee is my friend. He’ll make a better citizen than those men in that mob tonight if he gets a chance."
  — The Lone Ranger (20:46)

6. The Truth Emerges (21:00–23:04)

• Tom Lee Recovers: Despite his injuries, Tom Lee courageously identifies his attackers and reveals Clay Geary’s role.
• Evidence of Innocence: Conversation demonstrates that Tom Lee does understand English, undermining the earlier assumption.
• Quote:

  "Those men who shot Mr. Taylor… Jake was one. The other's name was Slim. They had another partner, Clay."
  — Tom Lee (21:40–22:04)

7. The Trap (23:04–25:02)

• Plan Set: The Lone Ranger, with Sheriff Randolph, sets a trap, using Tom Lee as bait in a nearby cabin. Tonto lures the villains, who incriminate themselves in front of witnesses.
• Showdown: The Lone Ranger and the sheriff spring into action, subduing the criminals and clearing Tom Lee's name.
• Quote:

  "You have them dead to rights, Sheriff. Now, if you get Tom to a doctor..."
  — The Lone Ranger (24:59–25:02)

8. Resolution and Moral Reflection (25:10–25:56)

• Aftermath: The villains are arrested. Taylor is alive and being treated. Sheriff Randolph expresses a newfound appreciation for Tom Lee and reflects on the dangers of prejudice.

• Quote:

  "It’ll prove to them how wrong they can be about a lot of things. Especially about the color of a man’s skin or the slant of his eyes. Tom, while you’re in town, I want you to be my friend."
  — Sheriff Randolph (25:28–25:42)

• Lone Ranger’s Departure:

  "He's gone only somewhere else to help another hombre who's in trouble or to make people get smart to themselves. You see, he's the Lone Ranger. Hi-yo Silver, away!"
  — Sheriff Randolph (25:56)

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• Tom Lee’s Dignity: Throughout, Tom Lee displays calm courage and intelligence. His poignant retelling of events helps secure justice.
• Mob Mentality Backlash: The urgency and danger of frontier mobs is depicted with vivid realism, culminating in a nearly tragic miscarriage of justice.
• The Lone Ranger as Agent of Justice: He challenges the sheriff’s biases and orchestrates a fair outcome.
• Sheriff Randolph’s Reflection: The closing scene handles themes of racial prejudice and personal growth unexpectedly directly for a 1950s radio drama.

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Memorable Timestamps

• 05:15–06:09: Tom Lee’s background and return to the ranch
• 09:43–09:52: Framing Tom Lee for murder
• 14:16: Clay Geary incites the town to violence
• 20:46: Lone Ranger’s defense of Tom Lee’s character
• 21:40–22:04: Tom Lee identifies the real culprits while still injured
• 24:59–25:42: The Lone Ranger’s plan succeeds, and Sheriff Randolph’s closing lesson

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Tone and Style

• Atmosphere: The episode retains the dramatic, suspenseful, and occasionally moralistic tone of classic radio Westerns, blending action, ethical dilemma, and character-driven storytelling with evocative sound design and pacing.
• Language: Characters’ dialogue is straightforward, direct, and evocative of the period. Moments of empathy and resolve shine through both Lone Ranger’s and Tom Lee’s words.

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Takeaways

This episode is a classic, action-packed adventure built around the moral dangers of prejudice and the triumph of integrity, thanks to both courage and intervention. It also stands as an early artifact in American pop culture addressing wrongful accusation based on ethnicity, handled with more sensitivity than typical for its time.

Listeners are treated to crisp restoration, nostalgic production, and a storyline where justice and compassion ultimately prevail on the western frontier.

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Transcript

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[Narrator]

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[Tom Lee]

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[Tom Lee]

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[The Lone Ranger]

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[Sheriff Randolph]

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[Tom Lee]

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[Tom Lee]

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[Tom Lee]

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[Narrator]

With his faithful Indian companion, Toto, the daring and resourceful masked 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,

[Sheriff Randolph]

the Lone Ranger rides again.

[Narrator]

The Lone Ranger, disguised as a rancher, was on the stagecoach that brought 23 year old Tom Lee to the cattle town of Abilene. Tom Lee was Chinese and the son of Wong cook for Dominic Taylor's D Circle T Ranch. He was returning there after 10 years in the East. At school and college. He explained to his friendly traveling companion,

[Tom Lee]

my father wanted me to adopt the customs of his new country. From the time I was born, he unfortunately never had that chance. Since my mother died, he's been too busy working to raise me.

[The Lone Ranger]

I know who your father is, Tom. I've been in the West a long time. I know Mr. Taylor, too.

[Tom Lee]

Oh, he's a good man. And it was he who finally made possible my going to college. He is the only one who knows I'm returning. My father has no inkling of it. It's Mr. Taylor's surprise to him.

[Sheriff Randolph]

Get up there.

[Narrator]

That evening, in a cafe in Abilene, Clay Geary, foreman of the D Circle T Ranch, met with his pals Jake Spencer and Slim Weston. He was completing plans for a robbery he had conceived weeks earlier.

[Clay Geary]

Now that the trail gang's moving the herd to Dodge City, old man Taylor's alone at the ranch.

[Jake Spencer]

What about the Chinese cook you mentioned?

[Clay Geary]

Wong. Don't forget about him. He sleeps behind the cook house, doesn't understand our language, and if he heard a call for help, he wouldn't know what it meant.

[The Lone Ranger]

Well, that takes care of him. What about you, Clay?

[Clay Geary]

Well, Slim, I can't afford to be mixed up in this. People that get wise. I'll stay in the bunk house till you finish with the old man. We'll meet later to divide the loot.

[Narrator]

Later that evening, rancher Dominic Taylor, seated at a desk in his ranch house, pushed aside the business papers he'd been studying as he heard a knock on the front door.

[Sheriff Randolph]

Now, don't tell me that Tom Le arrives so soon. Just a minute, Tom. I wasn't expecting.

[Jake Spencer]

Step back in the room, Taylor, and reach for the ceiling.

[The Lone Ranger]

You heard what he said. Raise your hands.

[Sheriff Randolph]

Get out of here, you vomit. Get out of here.

[The Lone Ranger]

He's that cold, Jake.

[Jake Spencer]

Yeah. You shouldn't have hit him so hard. We want him to tell us where he hides his money.

[The Lone Ranger]

It must be here somewhere. Let's start looking.

[Jake Spencer]

All right. You start with the desk. I'll search in the closet first.

[Narrator]

The stagecoach from Kansas City had arrived in Abilene. Tom Lee, after saying goodbye to the man he Believed to be a rancher, went to the livery stable and claimed the horse left there for him by Dominic Taylor.

[Sheriff Randolph]

Get up there.

[Narrator]

As he rode from town to the nearby D Circle T, the Lone Ranger joined Toto at the opposite end of the main street. Toto was holding the reins of the great horse.

[The Lone Ranger]

Silver. Hello, Silver. Easy said it, big fella. Tato, let's go directly to camp. I'd like to change these clothes. I'll tell you about my trip, Lady Montley.

[Tom Lee]

Come up.

[Narrator]

At that moment in the D Circle T ranch house, Jake and Slim continued their search for Dom Taylor's hidden money. But unexpectedly, Jake found the secret hiding place in a bedroom closet. He pulled a valise from behind the wooden compartment.

[Jake Spencer]

Hey, Slim, look at the money in this suitcase. It's filled. Well, there's more here than we ever hear.

[Sheriff Randolph]

You leave that money alone.

[The Lone Ranger]

The old man, Jake, he's come to. He has a gun.

[Jake Spencer]

Shoot him.

[Narrator]

Taylor's shots missed, but Slim Weston's bullets caught the rancher in the side and shoulder. Taylor collapsed as a horse came to a stop outside.

[Jake Spencer]

You got him, Slim? Twice.

[The Lone Ranger]

Hell, yes. Foot. He's dead. I think.

[Jake Spencer]

Hey, Slim, the door. It's a Chinaman.

[Narrator]

Tom Lee, hearing the shots from outside, had run into the house now. Shot in the arm, he fell forward on his face. A Slim second shot whizzed by his head.

[The Lone Ranger]

Finish them both off for.

[Jake Spencer]

No, Slim. Wait. I got an idea. The Chinaman's unconscious. Leave him that way, huh? Yeah. Clay told us not to kill the old man, but we had to. This way it's better.

[The Lone Ranger]

Stop talking. Let's vamoo.

[Sheriff Randolph]

No, no.

[Jake Spencer]

Take that gun of yours. Put it in a Chinaman's hand.

[Sheriff Randolph]

What?

[Jake Spencer]

You heard me. Then when you've done that, give him a real hard rap on the head to make sure he's out cool for a long time.

[Tom Lee]

But why?

[Jake Spencer]

Because they'll think he's the one who killed old man Taylor. We'll go down to the bunk house, tell Clay what we did and have him go with a story to the sheriff. Then we'll slim that Chinaman's wide awake.

[The Lone Ranger]

Yes, that'll put him to sleep.

[Jake Spencer]

Hey, that was some way.

[The Lone Ranger]

Hey, Jake, you think he heard what we said? It doesn't matter if he did or not.

[Jake Spencer]

He can't understand English. Don't you remember what Clay told us?

[The Lone Ranger]

Oh, that's right. Let's get out now. We'll go to the bunk house and talk to Clay.

[Narrator]

Less than 15 minutes later, Foreman Clay Geary of the D Circle T Ranch burst into the office of Sheriff Josh Rendell.

[The Lone Ranger]

Sheriff?

[Sheriff Randolph]

Robbers.

[Clay Geary]

They.

[Sheriff Randolph]

They escaped. Hey, what's the matter? What's happened?

[Clay Geary]

Robbers. Chinese robbers. They murdered Dom Taylor.

[Sheriff Randolph]

Dom Taylor murdered?

[Clay Geary]

Yeah, Wong killed him. Wong's friends took Taylor's money and got away. I came in on him while they were doing it and tried to stop him. I shot Wong right after he killed Taylor, but. Well, they knocked me out and got away.

[Sheriff Randolph]

All of them?

[Clay Geary]

No, no, Wong's still at the house unconscious.

[Sheriff Randolph]

Let's get out there right away then. Clay, I'll round up the posse. You get Dr. White and hurry out to the ranch.

[Clay Geary]

Dr. White?

[Sheriff Randolph]

Yeah, we want to save Wong so we can hang him. Chinese bandits, huh? We'll get them and show them what the law is.

[Narrator]

Clay Geary, as he ran to Dr. White's office, passed the word about the fictitious Chinese bandits.

[Sheriff Randolph]

Chinaman killed Dom Taylor, a whole band of Chinese robbers.

[Narrator]

The sheriff and his posse, together with Clay Geary and Dr. White headed for Taylor's ranch. At the same moment that Jake and Slim arrived in town by a roundabout way. The sheriff and the men with him burst into the Taylor ranch house. Sheriff Randolph's eyes saw the unconscious Chinese on the floor. Surprised, he turned to a suddenly ashen faced Clay Geary.

[Sheriff Randolph]

That's not Wong. I thought you said Wong killed Taylor and that you busted Wong's head. Why?

[Clay Geary]

Well, I thought it was Wong, they said. I mean. Well, look, I was groggy from the way those Chinamen beat me. I thought it was Wong who shot Taylor and I just.

[Sheriff Randolph]

Sheriff. What is it? Dr. Taylor isn't dead. He's in bad shape and he's lost a lot of blood.

[The Lone Ranger]

What?

[Sheriff Randolph]

He's not dead.

[Tom Lee]

Now you men be careful.

[Sheriff Randolph]

Carry Taylor into bed and I'll do what I can for him. That's it. Easy. Lay him gently on the bed. Sheriff, what about this Chinese boy? He's out colder than anyone I've ever seen. Doctor, let me see. His eyes are bad. He has a concussion, maybe worse.

[Tom Lee]

I'll tell you what.

[Sheriff Randolph]

Yes, doctor.

[Tom Lee]

Take him into town, to my place

[Sheriff Randolph]

or to jail, whatever you think.

[Tom Lee]

Best get my wife to look after him. She's a nurse.

[Sheriff Randolph]

Clay, where are you going?

[Clay Geary]

I'm sick, Sheriff. I need air. I'll go outside and look for the trail. Those Chinese must have left the trail.

[Narrator]

Clay Geary spurred his horse all the way to Abilene. In town, he dismounted and hurried into the cafe. He found Jake and Slim waiting at a corner table.

[Clay Geary]

You fools. You stupid fools.

[Jake Spencer]

Who you talking to?

[Clay Geary]

Right now you, Jake, and you, Slim. You didn't finish off Taylor at all. What? That's right. And the Chinaman your shot wasn't Wong.

[Jake Spencer]

You're crazy. You said there was only one Chinaman on the ranch. The one we shot wasn't Wong. Then who was he?

[Clay Geary]

I don't know and I don't care.

[Jake Spencer]

Can he understand English? Because if he can. Slim, he heard us talking. If he understood us, we're cooked.

[Clay Geary]

Well, let's make sure he doesn't talk. We gotta act fast. Do it before the sheriff gets him here to town.

[Sheriff Randolph]

How?

[Clay Geary]

Get a mob ready to lynch him.

[Narrator]

Within minutes, a large crowd of men from the cafes were on the street, egged on by inflammatory speeches being made by Clay, Jake and Slim. They headed for the jailhouse ready to take the prisoner from the sheriff and his posse. Clay Gary brought the crowd to a new high pitch when he shouted, make

[Sheriff Randolph]

sure they don't lock him up in jail where we can't get at him. Let's burn the jailhouse down. Burn the jailhouse. Don't let him hide the Chinaman. Come on. Get the fire started.

[Narrator]

The curtain falls on the first act of our Lone Ranger adventure. Before the next exciting scenes, please permit us to pause for just a few moments.

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[Narrator]

Now to continue the Lone Ranger and Toto, in their newly established camp near the outskirts of Avaline, saw the reflection of fire in the sky above the town.

[The Lone Ranger]

Here's Ullo. There's a fire in town. Perhaps we'll be able to help fight it.

[Clay Geary]

Easy.

[The Lone Ranger]

Come on, Silver. That was a jail. It's burned to the ground, but nobody fight fire.

[Tom Lee]

And look. Kimasabe crowd run away from fire. Go to building next to jail.

[The Lone Ranger]

That's the sheriff's office. That's Sheriff Randolph on horseback talking to them.

[Tom Lee]

Nah. Them sound plenty mad.

[The Lone Ranger]

It's a mob, Tado. They seem to be threatening the sheriff.

[Sheriff Randolph]

Ah.

[Tom Lee]

And what we do, Kimasabe?

[The Lone Ranger]

We'll try to learn what they're up to first.

[Tom Lee]

Well, there's space between buildings across street from sheriff's office.

[The Lone Ranger]

Yes, it's dark there too.

[Tom Lee]

Them not see us if we ride behind buildings, then come through alley.

[The Lone Ranger]

We'll try that. Come on. S. Oh. Easy.

[Tom Lee]

This is close enough to Marcius here in Mali.

[The Lone Ranger]

Wait. Listen.

[Sheriff Randolph]

You boys are making a mistake.

[Narrator]

Sheriff Randolph and his two deputies had been surrounded by the mob, which was intent on taking the wounded Tom Lee from their custody. The lawman had implored them to allow the law to take its course, but Jake Spencer renewed the crowd's fury.

[Sheriff Randolph]

It's no use, Sheriff. We got a lychum.

[Narrator]

Without seeming to plan flight, the sheriff and his men backed their horses through the crowd as the chief lawman spoke.

[Sheriff Randolph]

Now, wait, wait. Don't be so rash. Nobody's dead yet. Nobody. Come on, take the Chinaman. Hey, boys, look. They're backing away. They're trying to save the Chinaman. Don't let them slip, Jake.

[Narrator]

The Lone Ranger and Tonto, from the darkened alley, saw the leaders draw their guns. They fired at them.

[Sheriff Randolph]

By our Jake, I'm shot.

[Jake Spencer]

So am I. My wrist.

[Narrator]

The unexpected shots took the mob by surprise. The masked man and Indian continued to fire, but purposely aimed above the heads of the men, most of whom were running for shelter. The few who remained in the open to return the fire shot aimlessly into the dark.

[The Lone Ranger]

Those last shots were close. Toto, look. The sheriff and the others are getting away. Toto, you stay here and check on the mob.

[Tom Lee]

All right.

[The Lone Ranger]

After the sheriff won't do it.

[Narrator]

The giant striding Silver caught up with the lawman's horses a short distance from town.

[Sheriff Randolph]

Sheriff Rendell. Boy, hold your fire. Salon Ranger, hold your.

[Narrator]

Sheriff Randolph, who had been aided by the Lone Ranger in the past, expressed surprise and thanks when he learned the masked man and Indian had been the ones who wounded the mob leaders. The Lone Ranger asked, Sheriff, how did

[The Lone Ranger]

you ever let them get the jump on you?

[Sheriff Randolph]

I don't know. I saw them coming. Most of them fellas I knew, and I didn't want to shoot at them.

[The Lone Ranger]

Don't forget that Chinaman shot Dom Taylor. They had a right to be. Ma, what you're saying isn't true. Tom Lee is my friend. Your friend? This Chinaman? Yes. He'll make a better citizen than those men in that mob tonight if he gets a chance.

[Sheriff Randolph]

But, mister, he shot Taylor.

[The Lone Ranger]

That part about Taylor I can't believe. Hey, look. He's coming too. Easy.

[Clay Geary]

Steady, big fella.

[The Lone Ranger]

Here, give me a hand. We'll lift him from the saddle. Help me, please.

[Narrator]

Tom Lee had suffered a concussion, the reason for his lengthy period of unconsciousness. While the Lone Ranger helped to revive him. Sheriff Randolph, puzzled by the turn in events, told the story of the evening as he knew it. The masked man was skeptical.

[The Lone Ranger]

Tom and I arrived on the stage from Kansas City together. He was alone. There were no friends of his anywhere near.

[Tom Lee]

Please, I hear what you're saying. Did they get away?

[Sheriff Randolph]

Did who get away? Your friends.

[Tom Lee]

Those men who shot Mr. Taylor. Jake was one. The other's name was Slim.

[The Lone Ranger]

Sure, if you hear that. He said Jake and Slim. Do you mean Jake Spencer and Slim Weston?

[Tom Lee]

I don't know. I didn't see their faces. They shot me and I pretended to be knocked out. They had another partner. Clay.

[The Lone Ranger]

Sheriff, he's talking about Clay Geary.

[Narrator]

Tom Lee recalled in weak tones but vivid manner his hearing Taylor's cries, then the shots. And then the conversation he'd overheard after he'd been wounded and before the two crooks knocked him unconscious. When he finished, the Lone Ranger said.

[The Lone Ranger]

Well, Sheriff, does the picture look clear to you now?

[Sheriff Randolph]

Those dirty rattlers trying and getting away with a thing like that.

[The Lone Ranger]

They haven't, Sheriff. You can't be too sure in court. It'll be a Chinaman's word against theirs. Hey, here comes the engine. Don't reach for your gun. That's Totto. He's my good friend.

[Tom Lee]

Oscar. Opener. Kimasabe.

[The Lone Ranger]

Yes, Taro.

[Tom Lee]

Me watch what happened to Mom? Them break up. Some go to doctor's office, but doctor not in. Others go to cafe.

[The Lone Ranger]

Then, Taro, you're going back to at least one of them. And you're going to give him a message. That is, if the sheriff will consent.

[Sheriff Randolph]

I'll consent all right. It looks as if I've made fool enough of myself for tonight. You and this young Chinese boy here approve that to me. Tell me what you have in mind.

[The Lone Ranger]

Certainly, Sheriff. It's this. Take Tom Lee to some place near here where he'll seem to be alone. Cabin, perhaps. I know where there's one near the old widow Black. She's moved out. Good. Now here's my plan. Tano will find one of the men. Tom, we mentioned.

[Narrator]

Tonto, on instructions from the masked man, hurried to Abilene once again. Once more he found Jake Spencer and told him Tom Lee was hiding in a deserted cabin on the east road. Tom Lee was lying on the bare floor of the deserted cabin when the door opened slowly.

[Jake Spencer]

Hey.

[Narrator]

A man holding a lighted lantern stepped inside. It was Jake Spencer. He spoke to someone outside the door.

[Jake Spencer]

Boys, the engine told the truth. He's in here on the floor all by himself.

[The Lone Ranger]

Well, what do you know? There he is, Clay. Yeah, I see him.

[Clay Geary]

He's awake. You China boy. You hear what I'm saying?

[Tom Lee]

Yes, I hear.

[Clay Geary]

Did you talk to the sheriff about anything?

[Tom Lee]

Yes, I told him about Slim and Jake. And you, Clay.

[Jake Spencer]

The yellow vomit noses.

[The Lone Ranger]

You listen, when we were back at the ranch.

[Tom Lee]

After I shot you? Yes, after you shot Mr. Taylor, too.

[Clay Geary]

Oh, you dumb oxes. You were even more stupid than I thought.

[The Lone Ranger]

If he told all that to the sheriff, we're finished.

[Clay Geary]

We better get back to your place. Slim, grab the money you took from Taylor and ride away from here. We'll be far away before the sheriff gets after us.

[The Lone Ranger]

I don't think you a mess, man.

[Sheriff Randolph]

Yes, and the sheriff. It's a trap.

[Jake Spencer]

Shoot him, boys.

[The Lone Ranger]

Got you, Gary.

[Sheriff Randolph]

No.

[The Lone Ranger]

What's the matter, Jake? And you, Slim? Did you forget I already shot your gun hands once tonight?

[Jake Spencer]

Yeah, I forgot. I couldn't draw.

[The Lone Ranger]

My arms started to bleed again.

[Sheriff Randolph]

I couldn't care less after what you Coyles tried to get away with.

[The Lone Ranger]

You have them dead to right, Sheriff. Now, if you get Tom to a

[Sheriff Randolph]

doctor, Dr. Wyatt will take care of him as soon as he's finished with Mr. Taylor. Meanwhile, we'll see that the doctor's wife does everything possible for your friend, Tom.

[The Lone Ranger]

Good. You might bandage these three crooks too before you put the cuffs on them. I'll do that now, Tom. Tom, A terrible thing happened to you tonight.

[Tom Lee]

It might have been worse. From what I've heard, they might have hanged me.

[The Lone Ranger]

But they didn't. And I doubt that they'll ever try to hang anyone again, except by law.

[Sheriff Randolph]

You're right about that, mister. It'll prove to them how wrong they can be about a lot of things. Especially about the color of a man's skin or the slant of his eyes. Tom, while you're in town, I want you to be my friend.

[Tom Lee]

Well, thank you, Sheriff.

[The Lone Ranger]

Goodbye, Tom. Sheriff. Come on fellow.

[Jake Spencer]

Wait.

[Tom Lee]

Please don't go. He's gone. After all he did for me, he's

[Sheriff Randolph]

gone only somewhere else to help another armory who's in trouble or to make people get smart to themselves. You see, he's the Lone Ranger. I'll sue. Sam.

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[Sheriff Randolph]

Sam.

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