Design for Murder | The Lone Ranger (12-16-42)

Summary

Podcast Summary: Old Time Radio Westerns
Episode: Design for Murder | The Lone Ranger (12-16-42)
Release Date: July 23, 2026
Host: Andrew Rhynes

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Episode Overview

This episode of Old Time Radio Westerns revisits a classic 1942 broadcast of The Lone Ranger, titled "Design for Murder." Host Andrew Rhynes presents a digitally restored version of this suspenseful adventure, which showcases the Lone Ranger and his loyal companion Tonto in a battle against cunning outlaws near the Canadian border. The drama unfolds around a murdered man, a kidnapped boy named Dan, and a clever cross-border plot that tests the heroes’ resourcefulness and courage.

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Key Discussion Points & Plot Breakdown

1. Introduction and Setting ([01:58]–[04:20])

• The episode is set in the snowy borderlands near Canada, immediately pulling listeners into a tale “of law and order in the early western United States.”
• The Lone Ranger is depicted as “a greater champion of justice” whose legend has endured for generations.

2. The Murder and Outlaws’ Scheme ([04:30]–[07:16])

• Snake Anson is introduced as a nefarious outlaw, murdering an old man (“Old Mac”) and taking a silver bullet as evidence for a plan.

• The outlaws discuss exploiting the Lone Ranger’s affection for young Dan to entrap the masked hero.

  “If you’ve listened to the stories about him… folks think of him as a knight in shining armor riding a white horse. Yeah, maybe they’re right, Flint, but the armor has a flaw in it… And that’s the kid.”
  — Snake’s Henchman [05:36]

3. Lone Ranger and Tonto Discover the Crime ([07:16]–[09:26])

• The Lone Ranger and Tonto discover Old Mac’s body, recognizing a silver bullet tied to his watch fob, a personal gift from the masked man.

  “He wasn’t shot to be robbed. Why would someone kill an old man with a silver bullet, I wonder. Otto, we’re going to find this murderer.”
  — Lone Ranger [08:29]

• Their investigation uncovers a crucial boot print with a patch—key evidence for tracking the killer.

4. Dan’s Kidnapping ([09:26]–[12:34])

• Young Dan, eager to prove himself, is lured by Snake Anson (posing as a messenger from the Lone Ranger and showing the stolen silver bullet for credibility).
• Despite words of caution, Dan agrees to go, showing his trust in the Lone Ranger and excitement to be involved.
• When the real Lone Ranger arrives, he learns Dan has been abducted, prompting an urgent pursuit.

5. The Chase to the Canadian Border ([12:39]–[14:28])

• Tonto tracks a group of about 12–15 men, realizing the gang has crossed into Canada—putting them out of reach of US law enforcement.
• Dan realizes he’s in Mountie country and attempts to stand up to his captors, but he’s quickly threatened and forced up a dangerous cliff.

6. The Kidnappers’ Trap ([14:28]–[16:27])

• The henchman coerces Dan to slide down a rope; Dan cleverly knocks over the villain’s binoculars in the process.

• Dan, using the broken binocular lens as a magnifying glass, manages to burn through his ropes and escape while under gunfire—a resourceful act praised by both friends and foes.

  “He had screwed one of the hunks of glass and used it as burning glass. Concentrated the sun till the rope was burned through.”
  — Snake’s Henchman [24:01]

7. The Standoff and Rescue ([16:42]–[28:00])

• The Lone Ranger and Tonto become trapped in a cave as the outlaws start multiple fires, attempting to smoke them out (most intense from [24:31]–[25:59]).

• Suffering from the smoke and heat, the heroes decide to make a move just as Dan returns with help from the Mounties.

• A dramatic firefight ensues; the Lone Ranger shoots the gun from the villain’s hand, and Tonto rallies their escape.

• The Mounties arrest the outlaws. Snake Anson resists, arguing jurisdiction over his crimes, showcasing the cross-border legal complexities.

  “You’re going to the States. There’s a murder trial waiting for you, Anson. And that patch on your shoe will hang you.”
  — Lone Ranger [28:13]

8. Closing Reflections and Mystery ([28:00]–[29:52])

• The Mounties acknowledge Dan and the Lone Ranger, and there’s a hint of mystery regarding the masked man’s relationship to Dan.
• The Narrator teases future episodes: “Is it possible that Dan or his grandmother played a part in the mysterious and unrevealed past of the masked Mystery Rider? Be sure to tune in…”

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On the Lone Ranger’s Image:
  “If you’ve listened to stories about him… folks think of him as a knight in shining armor riding a white horse. Yeah, maybe they’re right, Flint, but the armor has a flaw in it… And that’s the kid.”
  — Snake’s Henchman [05:36]

• On Identifying with Justice:
  “He wasn’t shot to be robbed. Why would someone kill an old man with a silver bullet, I wonder… We’re going to find this murderer.”
  — Lone Ranger [08:29]

• Dan’s Resourcefulness:
  “He had screwed one of the hunks of glass and used it as burning glass. Concentrated the sun till the rope was burned through.”
  — Snake’s Henchman [24:01]

• Triumphant Rescue:
  “You’re going to the States. There’s a murder trial waiting for you, Anson. And that patch on your shoe will hang you.”
  — Lone Ranger [28:13]

• The Teaser Ending:
  “The Lone Ranger has found qualities in Dan that amaze him… Is it possible that Dan or his grandmother played a part in the mysterious and unrevealed past of the masked Mystery Rider?”
  — Narrator [29:26]

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Important Timestamps

• [01:58] – Story introduction with the classic “Hi-yo Silver!”
• [04:30] – Snake Anson’s murderous act and theft of the silver bullet
• [09:44] – Dan practices quick-drawing, expressing his wishes to be like the Lone Ranger
• [11:03] – Dan is handed the convincing (but stolen) silver bullet
• [12:26] – Realization of Dan’s abduction
• [13:40] – Dan bravely talks back to his kidnappers
• [15:29] – Dan’s escape via burning glass
• [24:31]–[25:59] – Outlaws attempt to smoke out the Lone Ranger and Tonto
• [27:11] – Tonto and Lone Ranger launch their dramatic counterattack
• [28:13] – Lone Ranger delivers justice and promises a trial for Anson
• [29:26] – Mysterious ending and teaser for the next episode

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Tone and Style

This episode retains the spirited, larger-than-life storytelling of Golden Age radio, with a heroic tone and a strong moral core. The Lone Ranger is stoic and noble, Tonto is loyal and wise, and Dan is resourceful and courageous—a classic Western trio. The dialogue strikes a balance between suspense, action, and the homespun wisdom characteristic of the series.

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In summary:
"Design for Murder" is a quintessential Lone Ranger adventure, combining murder mystery, criminal cunning, a borderlands chase, and resourceful heroism. The digitally restored audio brings out the atmospheric soundscape, letting new generations experience the crackling tension and moral clarity of classic Western radio at its best.

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[Podcast Host]

Welcome to the Old Time Radio Westerns. I'm your host Andrew Rines and I'm excited to bring you another episode. This is one of over 80 episodes released monthly for your enjoyment. You can find more Western shows at our website by going to otrwesterns.com now let's get into this episode.

[Narrator]

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[Tonto]

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[Narrator]

With his faithful Indian companion, Tunnel, the masked rider of the planes led the fight for law and order in the early western United States. The stories of his strength and courage, his daring and resourcefulness, have come down to us through the generations. And 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 hoof beats of the great horse Silver. The Lone Ranger rides again.

[Tonto]

Come on, Silver. There's danger on the trail ahead. Oh, Silver Hover.

[Narrator]

Snake Anson was all that his name implied. An evil, slinking, cunning creature who stopped at nothing to gain his desires. Orange flames lashed from the Gun in the dry gulch. Snake glanced the figure on the ground that he'd shot in the back, then jerked the watch fob of the dead man's vest. Then get up there. Sometime later, Snake dismounted at a cabin just south of the Canadian border. He hurried through the door and

[Snake Anson]

Snake. What's the rush?

[Lone Ranger]

What's happened?

[Snake Anson]

Is that Lone Ranger critter after you now?

[Snake's Henchman]

Buy thunder, Flint. I'm after him. Look what he got.

[Snake Anson]

Let me see. A bullet. What about it?

[Snake's Henchman]

A silver bullet. Don't that mean anything to you?

[Snake Anson]

Can't say that it does. Nobody uses silver bullets in this turret. Except. Yeah, the Lone Ranger.

[Snake's Henchman]

Right. We're going to trump his ace for this silver bullet.

[Snake Anson]

I don't get it.

[Snake's Henchman]

I've been trying to figure some way to get the Lone Ranger. Now I've got it.

[Snake Anson]

Go on.

[Snake's Henchman]

If you've listened to the stories I've been told about him, you know, fix folks think of him as a knight

[Snake Anson]

in shining armor riding a white horse.

[Snake's Henchman]

Yeah, maybe they're right, Flint, but the armor has a flaw in it.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

Flaw?

[Snake's Henchman]

Yeah, soft spot. And that's the kid.

[Snake Anson]

Dan?

[Tonto]

Sure.

[Snake's Henchman]

Maybe he don't show it much, but the Lone Ranger thinks a lot of Dan.

[Snake Anson]

What of it?

[Snake's Henchman]

If the kid was in danger, he'd ride to save him. You mean Dan feels the same about the masked man?

[Snake Anson]

Where does a slug fit in?

[Snake's Henchman]

The kid doesn't know you. You used to show him this silver bullet and say the Lone Ranger sent you.

[Snake Anson]

Hi.

[Lone Ranger]

Savvy? Good.

[Snake's Henchman]

Now the next thing is to get a hold of Dan.

[Narrator]

A Lone Ranger in Tonto rode across the snow outside of town. Though the mission which had brought them all the way from Texas to the snow swept country just south of the Canadian border was concluded. When an outlaw went to jail, they lingered because of Dan. Dan was a boy of 14, a lively, alert lad who had since babyhood been vitally interested in the stories his grandmother told him about the Lone Ranger. The boy's qualities had appealed strongly to the masked man. And there was something about him that stirred the imagination of Tottle. This boy named Dan had shown courage and resourcefulness. He had proved that his loyalty to the ideals of the Lone Ranger could not be shaken. But there was something more, something intangible that made the masked man in Tato keenly interested in Dan. Suddenly, the thoughts of the Lone Ranger and his Indian friend were interrupted by the sight of an aged horse standing alone on the trail. The beast seemed to be nudging something on the ground.

[Lone Ranger]

Can't tell from here. Toto, it looks as if someone is hurt.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

Maybe fall from horse.

[Lone Ranger]

We'll find out. Come on, Silver.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

Get him up.

[Tonto]

Scout.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

Hurt bad?

[Lone Ranger]

Silly big fella. Take a look, Tono. See if there's a chance.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

Bulletin back. Look like we come too late.

[Lone Ranger]

Wait. No. No pulse. He's gone.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

Toto.

[Lone Ranger]

Poor old fella. See if he's anyone we.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

We know him.

[Lone Ranger]

Old Mac reached the end of his trail at last.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

Long time since we see old Mac.

[Lone Ranger]

He may have been six months getting this far north. He. Tyler, look. Look at his watch fob this bit of ribbon. Remember that.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

Him take silver bullet. You give him long time back. Tie to watch fob. Him say always wear it.

[Lone Ranger]

Yes, he said. And I can remember every word of it. I'll wear this silver bullet till my dying day. Remember that, huh? Remember watch hasn't been stolen.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

Your money belt.

[Lone Ranger]

He wasn't shot to be robbed. Why would someone kill an old man with a silver bullet, I wonder. Otto, we're going to find this murderer. Careful where you step. Their footprints. Maybe we can find a clear one.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

He looked round. Maybe over this way.

[Lone Ranger]

We'll see him caught, Mack, and punished. We'll see that your old horse gets green pastures, fella. That's about all we can do for you now. Big pound Tuttle.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

Oh, here's here boot print it plenty clear. Good fella. Shoot from gulch. We mark a boot here. Where ground plenty soft.

[Lone Ranger]

A patch on the boot. We'll know it if we see it again. Find some hemlock branches. We'll cover this to protect. Might be handy as evidence.

[Narrator]

Dan had heard about the Lone Ranger from his grandmother. The thrills of her many stories told over a period of many years were exceeded only by the actual meeting of the masked man. Now more determined than ever to emulate the Lone Ranger, Dan was practicing to improve his speed at drawing a gun.

[Graham]

You got a mighty lot of practice ahead of you, Dan, if you hope to come up to the Lone Ranger.

[Dan]

I guess so. I sure have a lot to learn, Graham.

[Graham]

Oh, you're young lad. You've a lifetime ahead of you.

[Dan]

Do you think the Lone Ranger was as gunfast when he was 14?

[Graham]

I don't think so, laddie. Wait. Looks like that man's coming here.

[Dan]

You know him?

[Graham]

I don't think so.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

You.

[Graham]

You looking for us, stranger?

[Snake Anson]

I reckon so. Looking for the Lone Ranger's friend. I guess you're the one.

[Dan]

I'm his friend, all right.

[Snake Anson]

Young.

[Dan]

What about the Lone Ranger? Where is he?

[Snake Anson]

Son, I hate to bring anyone bad news.

[Graham]

Has something Happened to him?

[Snake Anson]

Well, as to that I can't say. I can't say for sure.

[Dan]

What about him?

[Snake Anson]

He sent me to you. That is, I guess he did. Your name's Dan?

[Dan]

Yes.

[Graham]

Go on, go on, mister.

[Snake Anson]

He wanted me to fetch you. I'm to take you where he is.

[Dan]

Why'd he send you?

[Snake Anson]

Maybe because I happen to be handy, eh? I didn't ask why he picked me. He did, that's all. Oh, by the way, he said you might suspect something funny. He said to hand this bullet to you to show him on the level.

[Tonto]

Bullet?

[Dan]

Graham, it's a silver bullet. I've gotta go.

[Graham]

I don't know, Danny, but I've gotta go.

[Dan]

Graham, he wants me.

[Graham]

I don't know what you could do that an older man couldn't do. Probably save me.

[Dan]

Well, maybe the Lone Ranger feels he can trust me. Gee, I gotta go right away. I'll be back as soon as I can.

[Graham]

Well, be careful now. Dan don't run risks the Lone Ranger wouldn't want.

[Snake Anson]

I reckon he wouldn't send for the boy if there was risk. Man.

[Dan]

I'll get a horse and be right with you.

[Graham]

You'll take care of the boy, won't you, mister?

[Snake Anson]

Oh, sure. Don't you worry. He'll be taken care of.

[Graham]

I wonder why the Lone Ranger'd send for a boy of Dan's age.

[Tonto]

Get on.

[Narrator]

An hour later, the Lone Ranger and Tonto reached Grandma's house after their ride from the trail where they had buried old Mac.

[Lone Ranger]

Oh, Silver boy.

[Tonto]

What's coming?

[Graham]

Oh, thank goodness you're safe and sound.

[Lone Ranger]

Safe? What do you mean?

[Graham]

Well, where's Dan? Didn't. Didn't he come with you?

[Lone Ranger]

No, I haven't seen him.

[Graham]

But he went to you with the man you sent for him.

[Lone Ranger]

I didn't send anyone.

[Graham]

You didn't send a man with the silver bullet?

[Dan]

No.

[Graham]

Well, Dan went.

[Lone Ranger]

I got the silver bullet.

[Graham]

He was a stranger. Oh, a mean faced man. I didn't like his looks.

[Lone Ranger]

Which way did they go?

[Graham]

Dan went to the shed for a horse. The man followed him. Then they rode off toward the north. That way.

[Lone Ranger]

Come on, Todo.

[Tonto]

Come on, Silver.

[Narrator]

The clue of the silver bullets sent the masked man and Tonto in fast pursuit of Dan and the man described by Grandma. In a few moments, the Lone Ranger reined up. The tracks of two horses met tracks of many. Tonto leaped to the ground and spent precious minutes studying the mass of indentations in the soft ground. Then quite suddenly.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

Look here, Kimasabi.

[Lone Ranger]

That a big fellow.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

What did you find marked by boot with patch mark? A fellow who killed old Mac.

[Lone Ranger]

What other gang? Toto. That bullet was stolen as part of a big scheme.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

That's right.

[Lone Ranger]

How many in this gang?

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

Look like 12, maybe 15.

[Lone Ranger]

They're headed from here, directly toward the border. They can cross to Canada. The laws of the States can't touch them. Come.

[Narrator]

Ahead of the Lone Ranger. Snake Anson led his gang across the border. Dan had long since found that resistance was hopeless. An escape far out of the question. When he realized that the United States was back of him and that he was in the Northwest Territory he wondered what scheme the outlaws had in mind.

[Tonto]

Clean up,

[Dan]

you rats will get yours. This is the Mounties country.

[Snake's Henchman]

Get up while I look through these binoculars.

[Snake Anson]

See anything on the back trail, Snake?

[Snake's Henchman]

Yep. We're being followed. That's perfect. Just what I wanted.

[Snake Anson]

Lone Ranger?

[Snake's Henchman]

Same. I hope you found my boot marks.

[Tonto]

Now what?

[Snake's Henchman]

I'll take the kid with me. On foot. Dismounts.

[Tonto]

You.

[Dan]

What if I won't?

[Tonto]

You'll be dragged.

[Snake Anson]

What'll we do, Snake?

[Snake's Henchman]

You and the rest ride on. I'm walking the kid up the trail on the face of that cliff there. When we get to the ledge where the old cave is, we'll come down on a rope. When I signal with a shot, you and the boys come back shooting lone range. You'll be trapped on that ledge.

[Snake Anson]

Couldn't we lie in wait and ambush him easier?

[Snake's Henchman]

Not with that red skin. That critter would smell an ambush a mile away. Do it my way and we won't run no risks.

[Tonto]

All right, get down.

[Narrator]

You all right?

[Snake Anson]

Sure you don't need me to help you, Snake?

[Snake's Henchman]

Who would have said I want Dan? Start hiking up that trail ahead of me.

[Snake Anson]

All right. Follow me, boys.

[Narrator]

The trail up the face of the cliff was sharp and difficult long before Dan reached the ledge. He was out of wind, but Snake in back of him was almost gasping for breath. Ultimately, the two reached the top.

[Snake's Henchman]

You do just what I tell you or you'll get hot lead. Well, take this rope and throw it around that rock. So both ends of the rope fall

[Dan]

to the plane below and slide down the rope.

[Snake's Henchman]

I suppose that's right. I'll be right in back of you.

[Dan]

Look here, Snake Hanson. I don't know why you want to kill a lone ranger.

[Snake's Henchman]

You needn't know nothing. Just keep your trap shut and do what I say and maybe you'll come out of it alive.

[Dan]

You know I won't. You got no intention of letting me live to tell the Mounties about this.

[Snake's Henchman]

Down that rope. Remember, I've got you covered.

[Dan]

If I don't look, you young whippersnapper,

[Snake's Henchman]

you're going down either by the rope or by a drop. And right now, too.

[Dan]

All right, I'll take the rope.

[Tonto]

Hey, look out.

[Snake's Henchman]

Why, you clumsy, confounded fool. You knocked my binoculars over the edge.

[Dan]

Too bad.

[Snake's Henchman]

Get down that rope before I lose my temper and throw you down.

[Narrator]

Dan slid down the rope and picked up the binoculars. He stood looking at them with a sudden idea entering his mind. Then Snake came down the rope.

[Snake's Henchman]

Never mind those glasses. I'm done with them now. As soon as I haul this rope down. Yeah, stand still.

[Dan]

I'm not moving.

[Snake's Henchman]

I've got you covered every second. Don't think I ain't ready to shoot if I have to. Same rope will do to tell you. I'll head for those big rocks. I'll tell you there, but the Lone Ranger won't see until I'm ready. And don't get any ideas of things because you'll be gagged. You won't make a cent on my parts. And put a dozen slugs in the Lone Ranger's head.

[Narrator]

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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[Narrator]

Now to continue our story. Following the outlaws trail across the border into Canada, the Lone Ranger and tunnel suddenly came upon the thing they were looking for. Marks in the ground made by a boot with a patch on the sole.

[Lone Ranger]

Gang went on cutoff. Oh, Max. Murderer and someone else went up that trail. I dismounted.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

We follow him. Leave horses here, huh?

[Lone Ranger]

Yes. I can't be sure, but I think the killer has Dan with him.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

Ah, tents look like Dan's some sort

[Lone Ranger]

of a cave on the ledge ahead of us.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

Let me see it.

[Lone Ranger]

Maybe that killer's in hiding there.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

We in Canada now?

[Lone Ranger]

I think we are, Kimosabe. Dan will know for sure. Steady now. Keep back. Letting you go ahead.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

No, me take Lee.

[Lone Ranger]

I got back. I'm going to have a look inside that cave.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

Wait, Kimosabe. You see something here?

[Lone Ranger]

What is it, kimosabe? Oh, rope was passed around that rock. That right recently?

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

That's it.

[Lone Ranger]

Hug the ledge. Keep your head down.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

That shot came from below and it aimed at us.

[Lone Ranger]

Wait till I find out more about it. Keep out of range.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

You go in cave, maybe take a look below.

[Lone Ranger]

Keep your head down. Someone over there got the back trail watched.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

We try other direction. Maybe ledge go higher. Maybe trail above safer.

[Lone Ranger]

It's worth a try. I don't want to get too far from scouting silver.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

We have to cross Maki hula. What's that crook got all way. Watch. If we go ahead, fella, watch trail. If we go back, fella, watch trail.

[Lone Ranger]

If we stick our heads up here, we're in range of others.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

Ah, there's plenty slick trap.

[Lone Ranger]

They simply wanted to kill us. They went to a lot of trouble.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

Plenty other fellow try kill you. Them not go to plenty trouble and them go to jail.

[Lone Ranger]

Right here in front of the cave's the only place we're out of range. I wonder how many there are in that outfit.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

Let me find track of 15 horse.

[Lone Ranger]

Only two came up here. The others must have ridden on, then turned back. I'm going to throw some shots out there and take a quick look while my bullets keep their heads down. Here. Put my head on the end of that twig and hold it up to draw fire while I get in the position.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

Uh huh. Me fix it.

[Lone Ranger]

Had a chance to look around and

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

what you see, Otto?

[Lone Ranger]

There's a big boulder about 50 yards from the base of this cliff. In plain view at one side of it. Our young friend is sprawled on the ground, roped.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

Oh, you mean Dan?

[Lone Ranger]

Yes.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

Why him there?

[Lone Ranger]

He's in plain sight. The answer is obvious. They'll shoot him if we make too much trouble for them.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

Him gagged?

[Lone Ranger]

Yes.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

Hurt?

[Lone Ranger]

I couldn't tell. He wasn't moving around. I'm sure there are at least two men behind that boulder. I could see their shadows sliding out from the side.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

How long we stay here like bear in trap?

[Lone Ranger]

I don't know.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

I wish I did watch.

[Snake's Henchman]

You wait.

[Lone Ranger]

Tahlo. Listen.

[Tonto]

We got the two of them trapped up there. All you boys keep close watch. They get the chance, shoot. Shoot to kill. I did say so, Cliff. Because we should now go slick scheme 2.

[Snake's Henchman]

We had a chance to escape. Just a matter of time, I reckon.

[Snake Anson]

You know you crossed the border into Canada.

[Tonto]

Sure.

[Snake's Henchman]

Which means that the larva in the States can't trail us here. That's so we had to leave a track alone. Rage you could follow. We didn't want no sheriff coming to bust up our little affair.

[Snake Anson]

He stuck his head up again.

[Snake's Henchman]

You ain't the only one that seen him. Did you hear the other boys fire?

[Snake Anson]

Yeah. Say, where's your binoculars?

[Snake's Henchman]

Yeah, they got busted. That fool kid knocked him off the ledge while we was up there.

[Snake Anson]

It's too bad. Yeah.

[Snake's Henchman]

Have to wait a long time to find another pair out here. Ain't many of them in this part of the country.

[Snake Anson]

That kid's mighty quiet. Ain't hurt, is he?

[Snake's Henchman]

No, he ain't hurt.

[Snake Anson]

Maybe one of the Lone Ranger's bullets hit him.

[Snake's Henchman]

Lone Ranger don't shoot that canvas.

[Snake Anson]

Maybe he thought he was one of us.

[Snake's Henchman]

Hey, what's going on there? Kid's all right, but take a look. Turned his back on us.

[Snake Anson]

Can he get out of them ropes?

[Snake's Henchman]

Not the way I tell him.

[Snake Anson]

Seems to be working on something.

[Dan]

Hey you kid.

[Snake Anson]

Turn so we can see your hands.

[Snake's Henchman]

Did you hear what you was told?

[Tonto]

Turn around here.

[Snake Anson]

Budgeon. He should have tied his hands to the back.

[Snake's Henchman]

Don't tell me how to tie a man. Hands to the front wrist together in the same rope to the neck and ankles. He can't even straighten his legs.

[Snake Anson]

He's up to something, Snake. I hanker to know what.

[Snake's Henchman]

Keep a sharp watch on the ledge. I'm gonna see what he's doing. If the Lone Ranger shows himself, shoot.

[Narrator]

Snake Ansem made his way toward Dan. As he drew near, he saw a tiny wisp of smoke curling from in front of the boy.

[Snake's Henchman]

What are you doing?

[Dan]

I'll show you.

[Narrator]

Dan leaped to his feet, free to the ropes.

[Dan]

Current stalking.

[Narrator]

As Snake brought up his gun to fire, a shot streaked from the ledge.

[Tonto]

Oh, my head. He's firing at you.

[Narrator]

Gunfire broke from the men behind rocks. The Lone Ranger and Tonto shot the COVID the escape of the boy. Dan raced madly toward the nearest horse knowing that the lives of the masked man and Indian dependent upon him for his own life. He cared nothing. Bullets split the air around him. But the outlaws were shooting too fast for accuracy. Then

[Dan]

get up there, boy. Get up.

[Tonto]

Get away. Shoot him. Drop him. I'm trying to. Yeah, you missed.

[Snake's Henchman]

That Lone Ranger got me. Shot the gun right out of my hand. Now that doggone kid get away?

[Snake Anson]

Yeah. The masked man's out of sight again. Hang it all. When that kid made his brake, shots flew from the ledge faster than I ever seen. I didn't dare stick my head out

[Snake's Henchman]

to fire back that kid. Hang it all. I never thought.

[Snake Anson]

How'd he get away?

[Snake's Henchman]

He had screwed one of the hunks of glass and used it as burning glass. Concentrated the sun till the rope was burned through.

[Snake Anson]

So that's what he was doing.

[Snake's Henchman]

He'll bring help.

[Snake Anson]

We gotta work fast. Mighty fast, Snake. Where to get that masked man, I will.

[Snake's Henchman]

Now I'm done with waiting around. I'm gonna get him, boys.

[Tonto]

All of you, listen to me. Can you hear me? There's a lot of pressure around the bottom of that ledge. Make a run for it and start a fire going. We'll smoke him out.

[Lone Ranger]

Snake. Ansem knows this cave tunnel or he wouldn't have started the fire. The draft at the mouth of the cave is like an oven door. The smoke will be stuck right around us. We won't be able to take it

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

for long and we not get shot at. Crook over ledge. Him safe enough there.

[Lone Ranger]

Fire's going good now.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

You're plenty big. Feel heat way up here.

[Tonto]

Go in the wet first. Stop the smoke on it.

[Lone Ranger]

Well, at least Dan got away. I'm glad of that.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

Ah, maybe him tell Lawman, huh?

[Lone Ranger]

I don't think that will help, Tahler.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

Lawman not help.

[Lone Ranger]

Remember we're in Canada. No sheriff will come across the border

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

network gang plenty smart.

[Lone Ranger]

Snake Ensign is smart. Nearly as smart as Greg who taught him crime.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

Smoke will start now.

[Lone Ranger]

How long, I wonder. It's going to get worse.

[Snake's Henchman]

Lots worse.

[Tonto]

Pile it on. Roll on some wood trash. Start another fire. Going alongside the first. Get two fires gone. Get three. Get a dozen. Make the smoke so thick it become of the night.

[Snake Anson]

Snake, are you sure the smoke's going into the cave?

[Snake's Henchman]

Look for yourself, Flint. See the way it sucked right across the legend into the cave?

[Snake Anson]

Think them two can get fresh air at the back of the cave?

[Snake's Henchman]

N I stood at this place from all angles. I know the location. This le the strangle those two or bring them into the open where we can drill them.

[Snake Anson]

Maybe the kid will get help.

[Snake's Henchman]

We won't waste time.

[Tonto]

More smoke, boys. Make it ten times. That's me.

[Narrator]

The smoke became more dense with every passing moment. The Lone Ranger and Toto felt tears streaming from their tortured eyes and their tongues felt swollen and throats that were raw with the acrid fumes. Though they hugged the ground on the edge, gasping for air, they found no relief.

[Lone Ranger]

Starting more fires. Can't wait much longer. We go, Ms. Hobby. We go together.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

We make run.

[Lone Ranger]

Oh, wait one minute more. Close your eyes. Gotta keep this oak out clear as possible.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

Then shoot some more. Who yell?

[Lone Ranger]

Otto Hamoudi.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

Hear that, boy? Bring help.

[Lone Ranger]

I'm going to look over the ledge.

[Snake Anson]

Now.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

Wait. Gang may be ready shoot you.

[Lone Ranger]

But they're not. Look, I'm standing up. They're paying no attention to us. Come on down the trail. See over there? That's where the maddie is.

[Tonto]

Back of that rock.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

Ah. Let me see him.

[Lone Ranger]

There's Snake Hanson. He's had to come to this side. Give him something to think about.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

There are others. Holler with him.

[Lone Ranger]

Better lead near them.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

That make him hop.

[Lone Ranger]

He's between two fires now.

[Tonto (Native American speech)]

Scout and Silver still wait. Hit the saddle.

[Lone Ranger]

We'll take Snake Hanson. He's the leader.

[Tonto]

Get up.

[Podcast Host]

Be ready.

[Tonto]

Get him up. Scout, come on. I want you, Ensign. No, wait. You. No, you don't. Get him. Tell your men to surrender. Hurry up or I'll drag you out of the saddle. I give up, boys. Boys give up a whole army? After.

[Lone Ranger]

Our whole army, Ensign.

[Snake's Henchman]

Good man.

[Tonto]

One mighty

[Lone Ranger]

sergeant. I suppose this young friend of mine brought you.

[Dan]

Yes, and he told me something about you. I'll not Question the fact that you wear a mask.

[Lone Ranger]

Then you saved our lives.

[Dan]

I didn't do anything. Except go for this friend of mine and the mounted police.

[Snake's Henchman]

You can't touch me. I didn't kill anyone this side of the border. You can't touch me for what I do in the States.

[Lone Ranger]

You're going to the States. There's a murder trial waiting for you, Anson. And that patch on your shoe will hang you.

[Tonto]

You can't touch me.

[Snake's Henchman]

No one in the state's got nothing to say in Kennedy.

[Lone Ranger]

Then before I leave, thanks. We'll meet again.

[Dan]

Sure. But you say you're leaving, Snake.

[Lone Ranger]

Anson is going to the other side of the border to pay for old Mac's murder.

[Snake's Henchman]

That's where you're wrong.

[Tonto]

I'm not crossing the border.

[Snake's Henchman]

I reckon this official in the red coat would want me for disturbing a piece or something. So I stand trial here. Ain't done nothing here they can hang me for. I'm not crossing the border, Hanson.

[Dan]

This masked man isn't an official of the law.

[Narrator]

Why, if he wanted to drag you

[Tonto]

over the border, you'll have to stop him. I'm your prisoner.

[Narrator]

I might have to stop him if I could. But of course, I have your friends to watch.

[Dan]

And besides, I'm studying that ledge. Curious how that cave happens to be there. Probably sometime in the past, a river come out of that, made a waterfall.

[Snake's Henchman]

Hey, let me down.

[Tonto]

Let me down, I say. Stop. You can't do this.

[Lone Ranger]

The waterfall would have dropped right over the ledge.

[Dan]

That must have been quite a sight.

[Narrator]

The Lone Ranger has found qualities in Dan that amaze him. His keen interest in the boy is pointed towards something. But what is it? Is it possible that Dan or his grandmother played a part in the mysterious and unrevealed past of the masked Mystery Rider? Be sure to tune in the next of this surprising sequence of Lone Ranger stories in the high border country. Who is Dan?

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