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An Outlaw Manhunt | The Lone Ranger (07-26-40)
Original Air Date: July 26, 1940Host: Andrew RhynesShow: The Lone RangerPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Earle Graser (Lone Ranger)• John Todd (Tonto) Writer:• Fran Striker Producer:• George W. Trendle Music:• Ben Bonnell Exit music from: Roundup...
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Andrew Rines
Foreign welcome to the Old Time Radio Westerns. I'm your host Andrew Rines, and I'm excited to bring you another episode absolutely free. This is one of over 80 episodes released monthly for your enjoyment. Now let's get into this episode. A fiery heart for the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty Heil Silver the Lone Ranger Sam it's.
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Andrew Rines
With his faithful Indian companion, Tato, the Masked Rider of the Plains led the fight for law and order in the Western United States. His strength and courage were always on the side of right against Mighty. No man could match his Daring and resourcefulness. Nowhere in the pages of history can one find a greater champion of justice. Return with us now to the thrilling days when the west was young and the Lone Ranger was fighting the greatest battle of his entire career. Tahoe and Arizona Lawson were standing in the living room of the Graham ranch house. Graham had left the room for a moment. They watched him curiously as he returned with a small leather sack in either hand. It's none of my business, maybe, Graham, but would you mind telling us what you're up to? Nothing that'll make you angry, I hope. Those are yours. Huh? One for you and one for Tasso. No savvy? Each of those sacks contains a thousand dollars in gold. Take them. You've earned them. Oh, now look, Graham. Don't disused it. Arizona, if I thought you'd accept, I'd offer you ten times that amount. I can afford it. And what the pair of you've done for this district is worth a hundred times as much when you arrive at Spanish Flat. A dozen outlaw gangs held the territory in absolute fear. Not even the law dared to move against them. Now. Well, now it's a different story. Every one of those men is dead or in jail. Honest people can go about their business as they always should have done. I helped a little, but the greatest credit should go to you and Tato and the Lone Ranger, wherever he is. Graham, you. You don't get it. What's wrong? You know the Lone Ranger don't ever take cash. Don't you? Of course. But I'm not offering him any. Maybe not, but it amounts the same thing. I saw you. Wait. You see, it's like this. Back when we thought the masked man had been done for, I offered to help Tyler the best I could. Of course, I ain't no way to substitute for the Lone Ranger. But it was his work I meant to carry on the way it turned out. He done most of it, even if we ain't laid eyes on him. But at least I was trying. So now, if I took pay for the little I'd done, well, I just feel kind of mean and cheap and ornery. I know Tano'll feel the same. That right, Tano? Well, then, I apologize. I meant well. But I see where I had you sized up wrong. But at any rate, you let me tell you how grateful I am, won't you? No. Oh, but now listen. No, grim. Not till we've finished our job. But you have. But I tell you forgot the gent behind all them crooks, Hattie Graham. You intend to get Him. We get him. But you can't. The idea's preposterous. Why? You don't know who the man is. No one does. That's right. Then how do you explain. Graham, you should know what the masked man always says. When you start a job, don't quit until you've done it right. Well, if we quit now, our job wouldn't be more than half done. The man hasn't any power. With those gangs broken up, he can organize again some other time. The law doesn't know his identity. His own men didn't know he made contact with them by means of a go between. We don't know who that go between was. We have absolutely no clue that could possibly lead us to it. That's wrong. You mean. You mean you have? I didn't know this. Why didn't you tell me? Well, we didn't have enough to go on. But you have. Now we expect to have. I don't understand, Graham. I'm sorry we had to mention it at all. We didn't mean to. Wouldn't if we hadn't gotten to this argument. Don't you? Wait a minute. Carlo said we had a clue. Well, the manner of speaking we have, but it ain't enough yet. And there's some other information we've got to get a hold of before we can act. What other information? Graham, you're asking me something I don't know myself. It'll tell who the man's name is? No, but it'll show us how to go about learning his name. Graham and I can tell you this. When the time comes to find out, you won't be left out in the cold. We're going to need your help. It was two days later that Graham and Sheriff Wicks of Spanish Flats rode side by side cross country. The rancher was speaking earnestly to the law. Sheriff, I know Arizona Tanto has something up their sleeves. From what you said, Graham, the must have. They got a lead on this fellow who first organized the outlaws we've been fighting. Sounds like it. When they left the other day, I followed them away. Yeah, and that's what made me suspect boiling. What do you mean? They rode to Boyland's ranch? Not openly, Sheriff. Secretly, I noticed. They took a great deal of pains to keep anyone on the place from discovering them. I couldn't do more at the time. Because after all, if they don't want to confide in me now, it's not my place to force their hand. I've noticed them two gents usually serving what they're about. I'm sure they do this time. If they suspicion Boylan, you mean. Yes, but what do you write, Sheriff? I'm certain I am. Look at what's going on. For the past two weeks, Boylan has been disposing of his property as fast as possible. Yeah. Nothing to say suspicious in that, of course. Unless you realize that Boylan may be the man we want. Now that his gangs are finished, he's clearing out. And then them guards are here. Exactly. No one can get near his ranch house without permission in advance. Of course, he always has been a sort of cutie old duck. Never made friends. Wouldn't a man in that position naturally avoid all contacts that might accidentally reveal his game? I reckon he might. Wouldn't he avoid making friends? Wouldn't he deliberately discourage any visitors who might arrive at awkward times? It all fits in, don't it? Mark my words, Sheriff. Tonto and Arizona know something about that man. They aren't spying on him just to pass the time. Only thing is. Well, maybe we ought to leave all this to them. Maybe we shouldn't butt in. If Boyle and Scrupin. They'll get a lot further proven it than I will. Perhaps. But on the other hand, you may be able to give them valuable aid. Why? Because you're the law. You can openly demand information they could only gather indirectly. For instance, why is he so anxious to sell out? You mean when we get there? I should ask him that, Certainly. But if he's crooked, he'll just lie about it. And if he does lie about it, we'll probably know it. Yeah, that's so. Hold it. Oh, boy. What's the matter? We're almost there. You can see his place through these trees. Where? Them guards. There are two of them in front of the house. There's another near the corral. What do you think, Graham? Think we ought to ride right up and make them let us by? Because of the star you're wearing? That means about as much to those gun hands as a bouquet of daisies. No, we're leaving our horses here. There's a side door. These trees will give us cover until we're almost there. They'll hide our horses. Come on. Don't be a fool, Sheriff. We'll never see Boylan if we let those guards see us. Do what I say. All right. Go ahead. I'm with you. This way. Wait. I don't see anybody now. I think the coast's clear. That's the door. I mean right there. Let's hope it isn't locked. What are you going to do? Make it before anyone shows up. Come along now. Hurry. Now. Keep your fingers crossed. What? Sit right where you are, Boylan. We need to ask you some questions. What do you mean, breaking into my home like this? Let me do the talking, Sheriff. If you didn't have guards stationed outside, Boylan, it wouldn't be necessary to break in here. Yeah, fine guards they are. I'll fire every one of them later. You can do what you please. Right now we're after information. What information? The reason for those guards. Your reason for attempting to sell out. Well, that happens to be none of your business. We're making it our business. Yes, and you'll answer, Boylan or find yourself in jail. So that's it, eh? Well, gentlemen, I'll tell you about the guards. I refuse to answer my one to sell. Well, you can know it if you wish. Go on, talk. No, there's no need. I have some papers here that will explain the matter for me. What papers? Right here in my desk. Now, if you'll just glance at these gentlemen. Rich for the city. Why, you rip. Graham. He opened that drawer just to get at that gun. I did. And now you listen to me. You have exactly 30 seconds to get out of this house or I'll blow the pair of your right square into the middle of next week. Graham, before we come here, I sort of felt like we should have left all this Tono in Arizona to handle. But after what that stone just did to us, Dog gone. If I don't send him to jail myself. Come on, let's get to town and figure this out. Yeah, come on. Get out. Well, Sheriff, just what do you expect to do about Boylan? Grandma, Hurry. You got something in mind? I've learned a few things this last month or so. Yeah, I've been watching Tonto in Arizona. I've seen how that Mask fella works, even if I ain't seen him. I've learned that sometimes it pays a heap better to use your head instead of your guns. Which means exactly what I'm gonna use my head. How I see you're boilin's gay, and so do I. But there ain't no use fetching him into town and trying to make him answer questions. Even if we get enough fellows together to ride out to his place and make him come. No, I don't suppose there would be. So I'm going to do something else. I'm going to trick that Andre. That's what I asked you. How you came to back me up. If you don't mind explaining what you're thinking of, William. What was the one weak point in Boylan's scheme? I don't know. The fellow he used to take orders to the cooks. Weren't for him on it. Well, I suppose so. Of course it's so. Nobody in them gangs could tell who the big boss was because they never seen him nor heard his name mentioned. All they knew was that he told them what to do and how to do it and afterwards collected his share of the loot. Yeah, but the fellow that carried the orders for him had to know who Boiling was. Out of everybody in the county, he's the one man could stand up and point a finger at Bylam and say he was guilty. Why, of course. Well, maybe now you see what I've gotten right. I'm afraid I still don't. Why, it's as clean as a nose on your face. Graham. I'm going to try a scheme like a mask man used once in a while. I'm going to spread the word that Boylan's go between has let me know. He's willing to tell who hired him in exchange for my promise to let him off. You know who this go between is? Well, if you don't, I'm afraid the plan isn't very practical. Why not? Boylan don't know I ain't acquainted with a feller, does he? No. Then how can he know I ain't telling the truth? And if he believes you? Then I'll use the next part of my scheme. I'll act like I'm going to meet that gent somewheres in the hills to get his story. I'll see to it Boylan finds out when and where I'm going to meet that feller. Boylan will have to try to shut his mouth. And when he does that, he'll give himself away. And who are you going to use to pretend to be the man you're meeting? Almost any feller will do. Boylan don't have to get a look at him. He's conscious will fix that up all right. I'm not sure this will work. Why not? Well, I don't. Oh, it'll work, all right. Who's that? It's work, Tonto. We heard you two chance talking through that there open window. You ought to be more careful. And if you're wondering why we're so sure your scheme will work, Sheriff, I'll tell you. Me and Con will spread that story you were talking about, and we won't have to stretch the truth? None. Because we really know who is carrying orders from the Boston and Crook. We just found out today. The curtain falls on the first act of our Lone Ranger story. Before the next exciting scenes, please permit us to pause for just a few moments.
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Campaign Representative
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Teen Advocate
A lot of the flavors that I've heard are like peach, mango, watermelon. It makes it seem like more childlike and innocent. Oh, I tried this once. It won't be that much of a problem. But then eventually it becomes a problem.
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Campaign Representative
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Andrew Rines
Sam. Now, to continue our story. In accordance with the sheriff's plan, Arizona went to the cafe and talked just enough to create the impression he desired. Oh boys. I. I can't say anything more. Not yet. I don't know his name for sure, but if I was to make a guess, I'd say he was a big ranch in these parts. He's mighty clever. And he's mighty careful too. Maybe he realizes he's made a mistake. Wouldn't surprise me none if he tried to clear out. But he's waited too long. After I've talked with a certain hombre tonight, we'll know his name and the sheriff will have all the evidence he needs to hang him. Adios. Arizona left the cafe and meto outside of town. Together they rode to the ridge of a hill not far away. And there the Indian build a fire. The column of smoke was rising straight in the air. He prepared to send A message. Just say that everything set. And all we need is the word to go ahead and do it. We have to stay here till we get a reply. Ah. Is that all, Uncle? Say what you tell them. Better do it again. Keep on repeating until you wait. What's up? You look ill. To north. Smoke, huh? A signal? That's right. What to say? Night. Vine Heaven out tonight. Line cabin South. South of where there's plenty of line cabins out of here. Lone Bear Canyon. That's all we need, Toto. Tonight. There's been no change in South Lame Bear Canyon. You write your dream just as soon as it gets dark. The sheriff is possibly waiting there. Quiet, boy. Now Wolf, you stay here. That you, Arizona? Yep. Everybody here? They're waiting. Come in. Hi, Sheriff. Uhhuh. Sheriff. And there ain't a one of them that ain't talking about us locating Boyland's messenger. They don't know Boylan's the man we're after today. Shucks. Knows Graham. I just said that. Cause we all know he's the fella. Oh. But what about Boylan himself? Connor took care of that, you know. He did? Sure. I met him at the Grove. And he told me he talked to one of Borland's gun hand. From the excitement around the place afterwards, Tano says that gun hand must have run right to born men. And they repeated the whole thing. Good. It won't be hard for born to know. You come here to Graham's place, Sheriff. And he ain't going to take no chance. You're going to meet that army that was working for him without his being close by. Think he's somewhere near now? Wouldn't surprise me none. He'll follow us. Have to, won't he? That is, if he figures on finding where the fella's hiding out and finish him off before he can talk to us. Yeah. What do we do now? Arizona? Got your horses ready? Yeah, we good. I say we better get started. We're to meet that fella at one. Before that, we've got to meet Tano where he'll still be waiting at the grove. And where do we meet that messenger? Know that lime cabin south of Lame Bear Canyon? Yeah. Well, that's it. Come on. We better get going. Hey. Been watching the trail. Hullo. Everything all right? T ride by. What's that? Him. Boyland rode by here. You sure? Tunnel. You sure you didn't mistake somebody else for him in the dark? Me no Tunnel. All right, but which way did he come from? Come from ranch. My ranch. Huh. Fellas I told you. I told you. That's got to be somewhere close. When he went past here, which way was he heading? Him go that way. Canyon. Figures to get there first. And if he does? If he does and finds that gen we're meeting up with first, we might as well stay to home where they wasting our time. You mean. I mean born. We'll drill him on the spot. Yes. We've got to make tracks. Right. Let's get going. Get up. How much farther, Arizona? I'm over two miles. Ain't riding right up to that cabin. Oh, there's some cover. Just this size. That's where we'll stop. Get up. Get on. Here we are. Pull up. There's the cabin. Even horses here. Yeah. You're going to have to keep still. And don't you budge Ms. Spot neither. Right now you ain't wanted, Daddy. You dread it now what now? To see if that gent's here to meet us. And if he is, to see if Borland got to him first. We walk right in. Well, it's that easy to fix this meeting, Sheriff. That gen's too suspicious. He said if we walked up to that cabin without signaling to him first, he'd blast the dig lights out of it. Signaling? Yeah. Kano knows what to do. Go ahead, Tano. That it? Yeah. Only answer. Wait. There. That's him. I seen somebody right on that came here. That's to let us know he heard us and everything's all right. Then we did boil him to it. Seems as if. Now, look, I'm going to tell you fellas what to do. And you see to what you do it. Or maybe there'll be the dickens to pay. Quiet. I'm going in there and the rest of us. You fellas got to keep watch for Borland. If he ain't here now, he will be. And we don't know for sure he ain't here already in hiding. Now, we want him to make a try at that fell in the cabin. That'll cinch the case again him. But we don't want that try his to work. If it does and Borland gets away afterwards, it means every one of us is going to be in danger. He ain't gonna let us live as long as he thinks there's any kind of a chance at all we know who he is. Oh, no. When I start for the cabin, you go over and pick up your position by that clump of bushes there. Keep out of sight and keep your eyes peeled for anything that moves in your territory. Undo It Graham, you get over by them rocks. There's plenty of shadow there. You wouldn't be seen. All right, Arizona. The rest of you fellas spread around. And Sheriff, you better stay right here. That means when Borden makes his try, at least one of you is going to have him inside. All right, here goes. That's great a luck on his. If this works, we're going to catch us the biggest crook this part of the west ever seen. Who's in it? It's me, Arizona, Mr. Second. All right, fella, walk in with your hands in the air. I ain't gonna try nothing. I don't trust you or nobody. 1 sure. Yeah, I see the just carrying that one gun. Search me if you think I got any hid away. I will. Only I'll take this one first. Now stand still. Go ahead. Don't find nothing. Said you wouldn't. All right, state your terms and make a promise. You know what you offered? Told you when we arranged this meeting. I want any charges again. We forgot. They will be if I tell you the name of the gin I was working for. I want protection afterwards. You'll get it. How do I know that? Sheriff's outside now. I'll call him if you want me to. He'll tell you the same himself. Never mind, I can wait. All right then, how about it? Name him. You know what I'm here for. Name the skunk that hired you. Name that coyote that's been running all them gangs. All right, fellas, I'm on fire from outside Arizona. Arizona. I saw him. The other way, Boyle. And find those shots. And I can swear I told you to be just Sheriff and Condo. Find him for escape. But why did all in Arizona. Hurry. I'll look over this way. Look everywhere. Don't let him reach his horse. Graham. No. Don't move. Stub. You stop where you are. You were going to turn me in. No, no, honest I wasn't. Graham, wait. You were going to tell Arizona I was a man behind those gangs. Please shut up. Hear them outside, Stub? They're looking for Boylan. I don't know what he's got to do with this, but anyhow, they're out there trying to find him. They've forgotten all about you and me, Boss. What are you gonna do? What do you think, Stub? Didn't I tell you if you worked with me on this, you'd never have to worry about money again as long as you lived. Everything was fine. We made food out of Tonto in Arizona. I let them think I was Working with them because I wanted law and order in the county. And they didn't realize for one moment they were working for me. But Borsh doesn't even guess it was me who was turning in my own men. They didn't suspect. I wanted those men jailed and hanged so I could retire in safety, I tell you. And then you had to turn yellow and try to save your own worthless hide by telling them who I am. Bors, I swear I wasn't gonna tell them a thing. What are you doing here? Why did you arrange to meet them? I didn't. Don't tell me that you weren't here by accident. Bossful, don't give me a chance to explain. Won't you let me tell just what happened? Sure. You can tell your story to Red Kemp and Pawnee Pete and all the others. They've been hanged. Exactly. I see that you understand. No. Oh, no. Put down that gun, boss. Don't aim it at me. No, no, please. Tub. You took your chance and lost. I tell you. Now he's left. Reach the picket that girl, Graham, and I'll let you have a. No. No. It isn't true. I can't believe it. It's true, all right, Graham. And he knew all the time that you was a skunk behind them gangs. You've been keeping yourself secret. You had to be the man, Graham. Because when I first arrived in this section, your men made an attack. In my life, you were the only person outside of Toddle in Arizona who knew I was around. You called us in to round up those outflows for exactly the reason you just mentioned. A stub. You plan to make us your tools to rid yourself of the organization for which you had no further use. Why, you. But I played your own game, Graham. I let you betray your men. Well, I stayed out of sight as long as you turned them over to the law. You were doing what I wanted. Once they'd all been captured, however, you were finished whether you knew it or not. William the masked man arranged this whole scheme. Me and Tonto in Arizona. And Boylan was all in it. We let you think we suspicion Boylan so that you'd figure he could drill stub to keep his mouth shut and Boylan would take the burning. You win. I thought you'd see it that way, Graham. You're too smart to fight when you know your people. And I think I knew from the first you'd be too much for me. When I called you here, I didn't plan your death. I guess that's When I met you, I knew if I were to be safe, you had to die. But your attempted murder fails. We've got every crook that was in this county and the man that Boston to boot you hang Graham and once and for all we'll have peace along the Rio thanks to the masked man. Sam.
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Campaign Representative
Nearly 90% of kids who vape say flavors are why they do it.
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Teen Advocate
A lot of the flavors that I've heard are like peach, mango, watermelon. It makes it seem like more childlike and innocent. Oh, if I try this once, it won't be that much of a problem. But then eventually it becomes a problem.
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Campaign Representative
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Andrew Rines
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Campaign Representative
Nearly 90% of kids who vape say flavors are why they do it.
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Teen Advocate
A lot of the flavors that I've heard are like peach, mango, watermelon. It makes it seem like more childlike and innocent. Oh, I tried this once. It won't be that much of a problem. But then eventually it becomes a problem.
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Campaign Representative
It's time to restrict the sale of flavored tobacco products in Oregon and protect our kids from nicotine addiction. Urge lawmakers to pass Senate Bill 702A take action@ flavorshookoreeankids.org paid for by the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids Action Fund.