Longhorns’ Backtrail | The Lone Ranger (05-29-42)

Summary

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Podcast Summary: Old Time Radio Westerns

Episode: Longhorns’ Backtrail | The Lone Ranger (05-29-42)
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Release Date: March 27, 2026
Classic Radio Airdate: May 29, 1942
Podcast Timeframe Covered: [01:52]–[33:38]

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Episode Overview

This episode revisits a digitally restored classic broadcast of The Lone Ranger, titled “Longhorns’ Backtrail.” Set during the construction of the transcontinental railroad, it’s a tale of schemes, mistaken identities, sabotage, and frontier justice. The Lone Ranger, accompanied by his faithful friend Tonto, uncovers a plot to undermine the railroad using deception and poison, all while striving to unite both railroad men and ranchers under the banner of honesty and law.

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Key Discussion Points & Story Insights

1. Backdrop: Building the West

• The narrative opens with the monumental effort of building the first transcontinental railroad, met with fierce opposition from vested interests, including cattlemen, stagecoach lines, and outlaws ([02:54]).
• The Lone Ranger is tasked by the President to thwart these anti-railroad forces.

2. Joan Barkley’s Mistaken Release

• Lone Ranger encounters Joan Barkley, an ally from Washington, who reveals she mistakenly released a man she believed was Henry Wilson, not knowing he was an imposter ([04:08]–[05:21]).
• Quote – Joan Barkley (04:16):
  “I’ve done something terrible. I probably ruined all your plans.”
• The released imposter flees, complicating the Ranger’s mission.

3. Unveiling the Imposter’s Scheme

• The Lone Ranger explains to Joan that the real Henry Wilson is not a traitor—the imposter has been using stolen records to sabotage the railroad ([05:53]).
• The imposter’s methods include manipulating local grievances and orchestrating direct attacks, including a failed attempt to destroy powder stores.

4. Tonto and the Trail

• The Lone Ranger and Tonto regroup and rest, planning to follow the imposter, suspecting he’ll lead them to his gang ([07:43]–[08:04]).
• Tonto builds a signal fire; the duo follows clues left by the imposter through the countryside.

5. Inside the Villain’s Lair

• At a hidden cabin, the imposter—still using the name Henry Wilson—instructs his gang to disrupt railroad grading crews by targeting their food supply ([08:24]–[09:49]).
• Quote – Impostor Henry Wilson (09:03):
  “We’ll fix him when the time comes. He’ll find the trail and follow it… We’ll keep a few jumps ahead of him.”

6. Sabotage at the Work Camp

• The Ranger and Tonto track Wilson’s group to a railroad construction camp, meeting Jim Blake, the grading crew boss ([11:25]).
• They learn “Wilson’s” men sold cattle to the camp, only for a poisoned waterhole to sicken or kill the steers ([13:15]–[14:55]).
• Quote – The Lone Ranger (14:47):
  “The only way it could have happened was for someone to poison a water hole… We’re shooting to put ‘em out of their misery.”

7. The Pursuit Continues

• Not trusting Wilson’s promise to return, the Lone Ranger and Tonto ride on, determined to catch Wilson before more sabotage takes place ([15:57]–[18:53]).
• They realize the sabotage is meant to foment distrust and potentially incite conflict between railroad crews and local ranchers.

8. Cattle Rustling Accusations and Mob Tension

• Amidst confusion, Ben Barton and his ranch hands storm the railroad camp accusing Blake and the workers of cattle theft ([22:00]).
• Wilson (imposter) slyly manipulates both sides, suggesting the masked man may be to blame and denying his own involvement ([21:13], [22:52]).
• Quote – Ben Barton (22:18):
  “I’m here with my boys to collect the cattle that was stolen… We’re taking you and the cattle back with us.”

9. Lone Ranger’s Ruse Revealed

• The Lone Ranger and Tonto cleverly lure Barton and the ranchers to the real rustlers’ hiding spot by borrowing Barton’s cattle and drawing pursuit ([26:35]–[27:29]).
• At the critical moment, the Ranger exposes the true thieves—Wilson’s men—and exonerates Blake and the railroad workers.
• Quote – The Lone Ranger (27:18):
  “The man you saw with Jim Blake. He and his men took the cattle and ran it to the camp… Where the hoof marks wouldn’t show, you mean.”

10. Justice and a New Understanding

• With the villains caught, Barton recognizes he’s been manipulated and pledges to support the railroad, as Lone Ranger explains its benefits to the West ([28:11]–[29:37]).
• Quote – Ben Barton (29:25):
  “I couldn’t be on the same side and keep my head up. Anyhow, I got told why the railroad is good for the west.”

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Joan’s despair and sense of responsibility:
  (Joan Barkley, [04:16])
  “I’ve done something terrible. I probably ruined all your plans.”

• Lone Ranger’s trust in Western values:
  (The Lone Ranger, [06:28])
  “The men of the west have accepted their defeat. And Wilson, that is, the imposter and his gang aren't backed by the honest men. They're fighting the railroad for their own selfish purpose.”

• Explaining the greater good:
  (The Lone Ranger, [28:11])
  “I'm for the railroad because it's the best thing for the West and the people in the West. Think what it will mean, Barton, to have a railroad to take your cattle to the markets.”

• Moment of exoneration:
  (Ben Barton, [29:25])
  “I couldn’t be on the same side and keep my head up. Anyhow, I got told why the railroad is good for the west.”

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Important Timestamps

• [04:08]–[05:21]: Joan Barkley explains her mistake in freeing the imposter.
• [08:24]: Impostor Henry Wilson outlines the plan to sabotage railroad food supplies.
• [13:15]–[14:55]: Discovery of the poisoned cattle and realization of the sabotage.
• [22:00]–[22:52]: Confrontation at the camp, Barton accuses the workers of theft.
• [26:35]–[27:29]: The Lone Ranger turns the tables, reveals the true villains.
• [28:11]–[29:37]: Ranchers join the cause, accepting the railroad’s promise for the future.

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Tone & Style

• The episode is dramatic, suspenseful, and reflective of Old West morality tales, stressing themes of trust, justice, and progress.
• The Lone Ranger’s dialogue is calm, measured, and principled, while side characters depict a range of emotions, from Joan’s guilt to Barton's anger and eventual understanding.

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Final Thoughts

This episode of The Lone Ranger stands out for its intricate plot involving mistaken identity, sabotage, and reconciliation. By exposing the villains’ tricks and bringing together feuding factions, the Lone Ranger upholds the values of honesty and progress. The restored audio brings fresh vibrancy to the classic, immersing listeners in a critical moment from the era of western expansion.

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Transcript

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[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

Fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty high O Silver the Lone Ranger.

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[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

The building of the first the first transcontinental railroad was one of the greatest steps toward the winning of the West. The railroad was of prime importance to the future of the country, but powerful forces, cattlemen, stagecoach lines and steamship companies opposed it. Outlaw opposition sprang up and the Lone Ranger was commissioned by the President to lead the fight against the enemies of progress. Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear. From out of the past come the Thundering hoof beats of the great horse.

[Jim Blake]

Silver.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

The Lone Ranger rides again.

[Hank]

Come on, Silver. We've got to find Tutt.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

The Lone Ranger rolled north, following the Missouri toward Omaha. Behind him lay Cass and Oto counties, and further back, the city of St. Joseph. He had traveled far since dawn, hoping to reach the end of his trip by sunset. Ahead of him, he could see the woods where Tonto should be waiting. And then he saw a girl on horseback. A slender girl who broke from the shelter of the trees and raced toward him with a speed that spoke of desperation.

[The Lone Ranger]

Silver, that looks like Joan Barker. Come on, boy.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

It was Joan Barkley, the girl who had aided the masked man many times. The girl from Washington who had been stationed in Omaha by the President.

[Joan Barkley]

Wait, Reina. I've got to speak to you.

[Hank]

Hold Silver steady.

[The Lone Ranger]

Silver.

[Impostor Henry Wilson]

Woah, boy.

[Hank]

Whoa.

[The Lone Ranger]

Why are you on this side of the woods? Aren't you in Omaha?

[Joan Barkley]

I've done something terrible. I probably ruined all your plans.

[The Lone Ranger]

What's happened?

[Joan Barkley]

You and Tonto captured Colonel Parkman and Henry Wilson.

[Jim Blake]

Yes.

[Joan Barkley]

I wasn't sure. I couldn't believe that it was really you and Tonto who'd done it.

[The Lone Ranger]

Colonel Parkman is on the riverboat. We captured the men who were going to blow it up and destroy the blasting powder for the railroad.

[Joan Barkley]

But tell me, what of Henry Wilson?

[The Lone Ranger]

You mean the man who called himself Henry Wilson?

[Joan Barkley]

The man you left in the cabin? The man who Tonto was guarding. What about him?

[The Lone Ranger]

He's an imposter. He isn't Henry Wilson. I don't know who he is.

[Joan Barkley]

Oh, dear. Why, you wanted that man held prisoner.

[The Lone Ranger]

Of course I did.

[Joan Barkley]

What? I released him.

[The Lone Ranger]

You mean he's free?

[Joan Barkley]

Yes.

[The Lone Ranger]

But what about Tonto?

[Joan Barkley]

Well, Tonto told me that you wanted him held after Wilson had gone. Oh, what a fool I was. I truly thought he was Henry Wilson. I thought someone else had captured him as soon as it was morning. After that capture, I followed a trail. I found that cabin in the woods.

[The Lone Ranger]

Go on, Ms. Barclay.

[Joan Barkley]

Well, this. This man was there, tied and gagged. I released him. He took my horse and disappeared into the woods. And then Tonto returned to the cabin. He'd been after food.

[The Lone Ranger]

Oh, so Tonto told you.

[Joan Barkley]

Yes. He told me that you thought Wilson was an imposter. He told me that you were the one who captured him. By that time, Wilson was gone.

[The Lone Ranger]

That must have been several days ago.

[Joan Barkley]

It was. I got another horse from a neighboring ranch. And I've waited on this side of the woods. Waited to catch you before you went into Them so you wouldn't be ambushed by that man.

[The Lone Ranger]

Where's Toto now?

[Joan Barkley]

He's still searching for him.

[The Lone Ranger]

I see.

[Joan Barkley]

But how did you know he wasn't really Henry Wilson?

[The Lone Ranger]

Because he told Colonel Parkman to have the man called Lefty arrested. He said Lefty was going to destroy the riverboat.

[Joan Barkley]

And Lefty.

[The Lone Ranger]

I knew Lefty knew he was a government agent. Wilson simply wanted the colonel to have Lefty removed from the boat so the real crooks could destroy it without interference. Those crooks are in jail by this time.

[Joan Barkley]

Oh, thank goodness for that.

[The Lone Ranger]

One thing has been proved. The real Henry Wilson didn't steal the money and the records from his Washington office. This other man did it. He's using those records and letters to fight every effort to build the railroad.

[Joan Barkley]

We must be found.

[The Lone Ranger]

You must get back to the city. Go close to the river and follow it north. And you won't have to go through the woods.

[Joan Barkley]

And you?

[The Lone Ranger]

I'm going to find Toto. He'll leave a blazed trail in the cabin so I can reach him.

[Joan Barkley]

But Henry will. I mean, the imposter is somewhere in the woods.

[The Lone Ranger]

I'll be on guard.

[Joan Barkley]

He knows you're aware of what he's doing. He'll kill you if you can. Be careful, Lone Ranger. In the name of goodness, be careful. If something happens to you, I. Well, I don't know who would fight this gang.

[The Lone Ranger]

Every honest ranch in the west will

[Joan Barkley]

fight it, but they won't. They're opposed to the railroad, and so is the stage line.

[The Lone Ranger]

The ranchers and the operators of the stage line were opposed as long as they could fight fairly. But remember, they're Americans. They want things done legally. Congress voted for the railroad against the objections. The men of the west have accepted their defeat. And Wilson, that is, the imposter and his gang aren't backed by the honest men. They're fighting the railroad for their own selfish purpose.

[Joan Barkley]

We don't even know what their purpose is.

[The Lone Ranger]

No, we're going to find out. Now, please hurry to Omaha. I want to join Tyler before dark. Adios.

[Hank]

Come on, Silver.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

The Lone Ranger traveled on after leaving Ms. Barkley. Silver's flashing legs sped the miles behind them as the sun set in the west and the shadows grew longer and finally disappeared. After the sun had set, they came to a thick woods bordering the river. In the gloom, the ranger's sharp eyes caught a white blaze on a tree trunk. A slight pressure of the Lone Ranger's knee and the white stallion turned away from the river, traveling swiftly but surely through the Heavy underbrush. A little later, he saw a gleam flickering ahead. It was Tonto, his friend and faithful companion. Potato, you built a fire here, isn't that right? He built fire so you find camp after dark.

[The Lone Ranger]

Wilson might have seen it. He could have sneaked up and ambushed you.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

No, him not see it. Him go west from woods. Tanto follow trail. Oh, him ride trail west from here. Now you're back.

[The Lone Ranger]

We follow him, Kemo Sabe. It might be a good thing that he escaped, huh? Maybe he lead us to more of his gang. Maybe we can find out what happened to the real Henry Wilson. You.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

You ride long way.

[The Lone Ranger]

You plenty tired. Silver needs rest before we go on. We'll stay here till daybreak. Then we'll see why Henry Wilson headed west.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

Several miles west of Omaha stood a lonesome cabin set in the midst of a clump of cottonwoods. Inside the cabin was the man who called himself Henry Wilson. In the light of the kerosene lamp on the table before him, his face was cruel, with eyes as bleak and dangerous as a wolf. Seated around the table with him were several other men with hard faces. Gun belts were strapped around their waist as they listened to Wilson intently.

[Impostor Henry Wilson]

It's the Lone Ranger. He's the one who's interfering. I know for a fact that he's already spoiled our plan to destroy the blasting powder.

[The Lone Ranger]

What are we gonna do, let him get away with it?

[Impostor Henry Wilson]

Not for very long.

[The Lone Ranger]

The sooner we're ready him, the better.

[Impostor Henry Wilson]

I'll like it. Then keep still, Bat, and let me talk.

[Ben Barton]

Me sure.

[Impostor Henry Wilson]

We'll fix him when the time comes. Now, I couldn't help leaving a trail to this cabin. He'll find it and follow it.

[The Lone Ranger]

Then we can lay and wait and drill him when he comes.

[Impostor Henry Wilson]

We don't know how soon he'll be here. We'd only waste our time when there's important things to be done. No, he won't wait for him at all. We'll just keep a few jumps ahead him. We'll keep on the move so fast he'll never catch up with us.

[The Lone Ranger]

Move fast? Doing what?

[Impostor Henry Wilson]

Just what the big boss wants done. Interfere with the railroad work.

[Jim Blake]

How?

[Impostor Henry Wilson]

Well, boys, you know the information we've got. We got all the papers from the office of the real Henry Wilson. Yeah, Maps and letters, tales of the road building and facts about the ranches in this part of the country. We'll make good use of that information. And we'll start with a gang of graders working under Jim Blake.

[The Lone Ranger]

The men that are clearing off the lane for the railroad.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

Tracks?

[The Lone Ranger]

Yes.

[Impostor Henry Wilson]

And if the Lone Ranger does catch up with this, I've got my story all fixed. I'll see to it that Blake is dead sure that the Lone Range is his worst enemy.

[The Lone Ranger]

What are we going to do?

[Impostor Henry Wilson]

Blake's men have to eat.

[The Lone Ranger]

Sure.

[Impostor Henry Wilson]

Well, they've got a few head of beef on the range near camp. We start out with that.

[The Lone Ranger]

How?

[Impostor Henry Wilson]

I'll show you when the time comes. Remember, there's a lot of ranchers around here that are mighty sore at the railroad. They'd sooner see the laboring gang starve and then sell them food. Well, you watch what I do. Now get going. For right now.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

The next day, the Lone Ranger and Tonto struck out west from Omaha. They had no trouble picking up the trail. Wilson had made certain that it wouldn't be missed. But the masked men in Tonto had no idea that the trail had been deliberately left for them to find.

[The Lone Ranger]

Follow.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

They sighted the clump of cottonwoods in the cabin which Wilson and his cronies had left the night before.

[The Lone Ranger]

There are the trucks.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

T right.

[The Lone Ranger]

Wilson came here alone. He left with half a dozen men. Ah.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

We look in cabin, make sure no one there. Now we'll look.

[The Lone Ranger]

I think we'll find the place deserted. Cabin was deserted.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

It took but a few minutes to confirm that fact. Then the masked man and Tonto were in the saddle once more. The trail was an easy one to follow, led west and slightly to the north. The destination was obvious.

[Hank]

They're heading for the construction camp tunnel. Jim Lake is in charge of the grading crew there. You know him?

[The Lone Ranger]

No, but I know he's on the level.

[Hank]

The colonel spoke well of.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

Two hours after dark, the Lone Ranger and Tonto reached the camp. Most of the tents were dark, their occupants asleep. Only a few were still lighted. Slowly, the masked men and Tanto walked their horses through the camp. In his tent, where Blake sat beneath an oil lamp, studying drawing and specifications at a small desk set on the ground, he heard the sound of hoofs. Stopping, his eyes narrowed, one hand closed on the butt of a six gun lying on the desk. He turned toward the flap of the tent and then.

[The Lone Ranger]

Wait a minute, Blake. I'm here as a friend.

[Jim Blake]

Who are you?

[The Lone Ranger]

I've been working with Colonel Parkman in Omaha. I'm looking for Henry Wilson.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

You.

[Jim Blake]

You're working for the colonel?

[The Lone Ranger]

Yes.

[Impostor Henry Wilson]

Hold on.

[Jim Blake]

You're the Lone Ranger?

[The Lone Ranger]

Yes.

[Jim Blake]

Well, come in and sit down. By thunder, I didn't hope to see you. I'd heard that you were with us. Sit down there on the bunk. You've been traveling hard.

[The Lone Ranger]

I have. And I hope this is the end of the trail. Where's Henry Wilson?

[Jim Blake]

Henry Wilson? Well, that's a fellow in Washington who tried to block the railroad.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

He disappeared?

[The Lone Ranger]

Yes.

[Jim Blake]

Well, how do I know where he is?

[The Lone Ranger]

Not the real Henry Wilson. I'm speaking of a man I trailed from Omaha to this camp. He's an imposter.

[Jim Blake]

I haven't seen him.

[The Lone Ranger]

He had about six men with him.

[Jim Blake]

There were some men here around noon. Seven of them, but I didn't hear the name Wilson.

[The Lone Ranger]

Where are they now?

[Jim Blake]

They rode north.

[The Lone Ranger]

How long ago?

[Jim Blake]

Half an hour after they came. They left a little past noon.

[The Lone Ranger]

I gotta find those men, Blake. Why did they come here?

[Jim Blake]

They sold me some cattle. Beef for food.

[The Lone Ranger]

Where did they get the cattle?

[Jim Blake]

They haven't delivered it yet. I don't say. You won't have to follow them. They'll be back here.

[The Lone Ranger]

They will be?

[Jim Blake]

Yes. They're coming back tomorrow, the day after, with 20 steers.

[The Lone Ranger]

Did. Did you give them the money?

[Jim Blake]

No. I told them I'd pay on delivery. They said they'd been sent to sell me beef. There was no reason to suspect anything wrong about them. You sure they're the ones you're after?

[The Lone Ranger]

I'm sure enough. Blake.

[Jim Blake]

They'll be back here. Now all you have to do is wait for them. I'll fix you up with a place to sleep.

[The Lone Ranger]

No, don't bother.

[Jim Blake]

But you need rest.

[The Lone Ranger]

Otto and I will make our own camp.

[Jim Blake]

Suit yourself. But I'd be honored.

[The Lone Ranger]

We'll ride north a little way. I don't want Wilson or whatever his name is to get word that we're here. He probably wouldn't come back. We won't be far away. Blake.

[Jim Blake]

That's a shot trouble you Come, Otto.

[The Lone Ranger]

Where was that shot?

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

If not far?

[Jim Blake]

Come on. Which way, Indian?

[The Lone Ranger]

Yonder.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

That way.

[The Lone Ranger]

Come on, Blake. Ride on, Silver, with me.

[Jim Blake]

My own horse is over there.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

Other you see them?

[Hank]

Yes.

[The Lone Ranger]

Give me your hand, Blake. Save time.

[Hank]

Right you come, Chemups. Come on, Silver.

[Jim Blake]

I saw that gun flash. It's right over there.

[Hank]

Come on, you fellas. There's trouble. You blazing blind shooting fool.

[Jim Blake]

What's the idea?

[Hank]

Keep back, Mr. Blake. Keep back until you're me and Pete left. Ropia. Thanks.

[Impostor Henry Wilson]

It's all right.

[Hank]

We know what we're doing. There's another one.

[Jim Blake]

Return your right.

[Hank]

Hey, we gotta shoot the long horns. There's another one down.

[The Lone Ranger]

Poor critter. Are you drilling, Pete? I gotta reload. What's happened to those deers? They're acting as if they've been poisoned.

[Hank]

That's just what happened. Good shooting, Pete. You got that one the first time.

[Jim Blake]

Hank, you say the cattle's been poisoned. How did it happen?

[The Lone Ranger]

The only way it could have happened

[Hank]

was for someone to poison a waterhole. Mr. Blake, we're shooting to put him

[The Lone Ranger]

out of their misery. A poisoned water hole?

[Jim Blake]

Henry Wilson.

[The Lone Ranger]

I wonder if he beef can't be eaten.

[Jim Blake]

No, of course it can.

[The Lone Ranger]

If your men aren't well fed, you'll have trouble. Come on, Toto. We're going to try to find Wilson.

[Jim Blake]

But he said he'd come back. I just hope he does.

[The Lone Ranger]

We won't take a chance on that. We'll go after him.

[Hank]

Come on, Silver.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

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 (Lone Ranger Story)]

Now to continue our story. The Lone Ranger knew that Henry Wilson was an imposter. He was sure that this man, who had already proved his desire to interfere with the building of the railroad, had poisoned the beef in a construction camp. He knew that the man would never stop there, that he would keep on interfering and striking at the railroad whenever he got the chance. That was why the masked man did not wait for Wilson to return, why he and Tonto struck out at once on the trail. Side by side, the masked man and the Indian urged their horses forward, swinging north, the land growing more rocky and irregular with each thud of the horses pounding hoofs.

[The Lone Ranger]

We can't make good time following the trail by moonlight, Tahlo. We'll gain something on those men. They had a big start on us. Never overtake them if we don't keep moving.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

That's right.

[The Lone Ranger]

You think Wilson Teller Hoyton waterhole? Yes, I'm sure of it. We couldn't find a better way to make the laborers more discontented. Men who are hungry or poor workers.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

That's right.

[The Lone Ranger]

Why did he promise to return the 20 head of beef?

[Impostor Henry Wilson]

Well, need not know.

[The Lone Ranger]

That's what I can't understand. He wanted to stop in the camp just long enough to throw poison into the water hole. He could have done it without selling longhorns to Blake. You wait.

[Jim Blake]

Hold Scout.

[The Lone Ranger]

What is it, Kimosade? You wait.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

You hear noise? He put ear close to ground.

[The Lone Ranger]

Let's be careful.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

What sort of a noise, Toto Sound like plenty. Hook Beak need listen.

[The Lone Ranger]

Not me.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

Harris.

[The Lone Ranger]

Cattle.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

That right. Cattle nearby.

[The Lone Ranger]

I hear it now.

[Jim Blake]

They come this way.

[The Lone Ranger]

They're coming fast. Here. Get back to these rocks. They want to answer a lot of questions. Come on, Silver. Play boy.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

Quickly. They guided Silver and Scout behind an outcrop of rock, then turned and watched the trail ahead. In the gloom, the thunder of hoops grew steadily closer and louder. Their ears caught the deep sound of cattle before the long horn surged into view around the bend in the trail.

[The Lone Ranger]

Ready?

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

There come cattle. You see him?

[Hank]

Yes.

[The Lone Ranger]

15, 16, 18, 20 head. Ah. I wonder if Wilson is really taking beef to the camp.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

Quick. We see who dry. A cattle

[The Lone Ranger]

fell back of the rock. The moon's too bright.

[Jim Blake]

You look deep along west side of cattle.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

Him look like Henry Wilson.

[The Lone Ranger]

It is Wilson. Well, we're going to find out what scheme he.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

Next morning, Blake was still in his tent at daybreak when Hank came in with Henry Wilson. Hank already had accused the man called Wilson of poisoning the water hole. Wilson claimed to know nothing about it.

[Jim Blake]

You can go. Hank put the cattle on the range away from the poisoned water. I'll deal with this man.

[The Lone Ranger]

All right, Bush Blake.

[Impostor Henry Wilson]

You can't accuse me of putting poison in the water hole.

[Jim Blake]

It was all right before you came here.

[Impostor Henry Wilson]

Why would I do such a thing?

[The Lone Ranger]

I don't know.

[Impostor Henry Wilson]

You bought cattle from me or agreed to buy it before your own stock was sick. I didn't have to pull a trick of that sort to sell you the beef. There's bad water all over the West. But that doesn't mean that someone put the poison in it.

[Jim Blake]

No, but we have.

[Impostor Henry Wilson]

All right. All right. To make you feel any better about it, I'll cut the price on the stock we delivered this morning to make up for what you lost.

[Jim Blake]

There's another thing. You call yourself Henry Wilson.

[The Lone Ranger]

Who says so?

[Jim Blake]

The Lone Ranger. You were in Omaha.

[Impostor Henry Wilson]

Lone Ranger?

[Jim Blake]

Yes, he was here yesterday. He wants to have a talk with you.

[Impostor Henry Wilson]

How do you know he's telling the truth?

[Jim Blake]

What?

[Impostor Henry Wilson]

Why don't you suspect him of poisoning the waters?

[Jim Blake]

Lone Ranger? Poisoning drinking water? Are you crazy?

[Impostor Henry Wilson]

No, I'm not crazy. What's more, I'm not Henry Wilson. Where is this man that claims he's the Lone Ranger?

[Jim Blake]

He'll be back. And you'll stay till he gets here?

[Impostor Henry Wilson]

You bet I will. We'll have a showdown. He's probably working for some of the cattlemen around here. There's plenty of them would like to make trouble for you. Maybe he's the one that poisoned the water. Then he tried to put me in a bad light so you wouldn't deal with me. Then where would you be? You wouldn't have meat for your men. Oh, I hadn't thought of it that way. You'd better think of it that way, Blake.

[Jim Blake]

And you're not Henry Wilson?

[Impostor Henry Wilson]

Of course not. That mask man's a schemer. Not me.

[Jim Blake]

Well, I'll reserve my opinion. Until he turns up, I'll have that poison water hole fence so the stock you brought in won't get near it.

[Impostor Henry Wilson]

How long before that masked man gets here?

[Jim Blake]

I don't think you'll have long to wait.

[The Lone Ranger]

Where are your men?

[Impostor Henry Wilson]

I sent them on their way. As soon as we put the longhorns on the range. I'll join them after I deal with this mass critic. If he comes back. I guess he'll be back all right.

[Jim Blake]

Hank, what's the matter?

[Hank]

Spoiling madness. They're here.

[Ben Barton]

Where is it?

[Hank]

Where's Blake?

[Impostor Henry Wilson]

Hold on there.

[Ben Barton]

Which of his. Jim Blake.

[Jim Blake]

That's my name.

[Ben Barton]

I'm Ben. But I'm here with my boys to collect the Cattle that was stolen. The crooks that stole it. I'll get your hands up.

[Jim Blake]

Put down that gun. What's the idea of busting in my tent?

[Ben Barton]

Come on here, boys. We got the hitman.

[Hank]

We should string him up. Let me erode the critter. We'll call these railroads. Now, hold on.

[Jim Blake]

Get out of this tent, all of you. Get out.

[Hank]

Boys. They claim we got their critters in the ring.

[Ben Barton]

You can cover, boys. Lake is the truth. You lost Kettle with poison water?

[Impostor Henry Wilson]

Yes.

[Ben Barton]

And you needed beef. You knew there wasn't a rancher nearby to sell it to you. So you snuck up to my place and stole it during the night.

[Jim Blake]

I didn't do anything of the sort.

[Ben Barton]

Then your men did the same thing. We're taking you and the kettle back with us. We'll make an example of you.

[Jim Blake]

You. You stole the cattle.

[The Lone Ranger]

Me?

[Impostor Henry Wilson]

Now, Mr. Blake, you can't pass the blame onto me. I'm downright sorry for you, Blake. We should have known that you'd be heard taking the cattle and that good cowhands could follow the trail straight to your camp.

[Ben Barton]

It surely need rip that one, boys.

[Hank]

Dare you leave my boss alone.

[Ben Barton]

You too. Keep watching the workers so they don't start gunplay.

[Impostor Henry Wilson]

I'm just a stranger around here, bud.

[Jim Blake]

Stand back. You'll put no ropes on me. Why? Didn't I tell you this man did it. He had six men with him.

[Impostor Henry Wilson]

You shouldn't say things like that, Blake. Because Mr. Barton will just ask you to point out the six men that were with me. And when you can't do it, it'll prove you're lying.

[Hank]

Let go of me. Let me have that smooth talking crook.

[Ben Barton]

You struggle a means he tricked me.

[Jim Blake]

He did have six men. He left the longhorns on the reins and his men rode on.

[Impostor Henry Wilson]

Blake, you can't talk your way out of the it. If I had six men they rode away from here, there'd be tracks, wouldn't they? Stop trying to blame it on me.

[Ben Barton]

There'd be tracks like we saw all the way from Iran.

[Jim Blake]

Lone Ranger was right. Why, you double dealing, scheming crook. He told me what you were and for a minute you had me doubting him. Barton, the Lone Ranger can tell you what kind of a crook this man is.

[Ben Barton]

Lone Ranger? Yes.

[Jim Blake]

He'll be back here if you'll only wait.

[Ben Barton]

Wait till your men get the chance to jump my boys.

[Hank]

They'll jump. They'll jump plenty when they see you trying to take me and Mr. Blake away from your ropes. On it. They'll be the toughest scrap he was ever in. You just try moving us in this tent. See what happens.

[Jim Blake]

Thanks.

[Ben Barton]

Right. We'll take a chance. Be ready, boys. We're bringing two of us.

[Impostor Henry Wilson]

Mr. Barton, if you're going to have a trial, I'd be glad to give my testimony. You might need it if the lone range is on the side of the railroad.

[Ben Barton]

He's choosing s against the ranks.

[Hank]

He said shooting. Hey, Bark. Nick. The channel is being moved.

[Ben Barton]

Let me see. Jeff and Red stay here. Go ahead, D.C. keep them all here.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

Look.

[Hank]

Gun to the channel. Those two riders are driving away. We got to get after it.

[The Lone Ranger]

Get after him.

[Hank]

Get after him, boys.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

Martin saw two horsemen driving several of his long horns toward the east. Infuriated at the boldness, he urged his call.

[Impostor Henry Wilson]

Hands forward.

[Hank]

We run them down. More of the railroad men. We're sure.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

Long, Ranger and Toto knew that the ranchers who pursued them were well mounted. They couldn't hope to drive the longhorns and maintain their lead.

[Hank]

Never mind the cattle. Cattle? We leave it behind us.

[Joan Barkley]

Cat.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

Face increased. Martin and his men dashed past the cattle.

[Joan Barkley]

Get after him.

[Hank]

I want those r. We pick up the cattle later on. Who is get up to that White horse.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

Riders swarmed after the Lone Ranger and tle spurs. Digging into their horses, they raced to catch the stallion in the paint. They fanned out, firing their six guns in the dead running. His companion made no effort to out distance the pursuit. They maintained their lead easily, the horses running lightly on the hard packed ground that had been prepared for the graders for the laying of tracks. Bullets whipped past them, but the Lone Ranger knew that the pace was too fast and the distance still too great for accurate shooting. Then, so suddenly that far from his men could hardly realize what happened, the masked man signaled a tunnel. Their knees touched the horse. His ribs silver and scout dug in their heels. Barton shouted in amazement as they saw

[Impostor Henry Wilson]

them come to a halt.

[Hank]

Hey, Bre.

[Ben Barton]

Come on.

[Hank]

We get them now. They got their hands off. Hey. What a mask. Mask in the white horse. Keep guns ready, boy. Keep your hands up.

[Ben Barton]

We'll make a move to your guns.

[The Lone Ranger]

I don't intend to, Barton.

[Ben Barton]

Who are you? You the Lone Ranger? If you are, why'd you cipher the railroad? Why'd you steal our cannon?

[The Lone Ranger]

Wait a minute. One thing at a time.

[Impostor Henry Wilson]

Hey.

[Hank]

What?

[The Lone Ranger]

People who want to start a war between you and the railroad workers.

[Ben Barton]

That war's already started. And it won't end until we put a few people in their place.

[The Lone Ranger]

I borrowed some of your longhorns. To make sure you'd come after me.

[Ben Barton]

What?

[The Lone Ranger]

I wanted you here, right where you are, beside those big rocks near the right of way, so you'd find the men who really stole your cattle last night. Men who take their orders from an imposter who calls himself Henry Wilson.

[Ben Barton]

Yeah? Who?

[Jim Blake]

Roll on.

[Ben Barton]

Who do you mean? The men who really stole my cattle.

[The Lone Ranger]

Who do you think stole it?

[Ben Barton]

Blake and his railroad working.

[The Lone Ranger]

Oh.

[Ben Barton]

Then who?

[The Lone Ranger]

The man you saw with Jim Blake. He and his men took the cattle and ran it to the camp and the rustlers traveled east along the hard packed ground of the railroad. Where the hoof marks wouldn't show, you mean.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

Yes.

[The Lone Ranger]

Look behind those rocks.

[Hank]

He's right.

[Jim Blake]

Pardon?

[Hank]

There's six up there. All four tight as need as you please.

[The Lone Ranger]

All right. What are you gonna do about it? There you rustlers. If you doubt it, match the tracks of those horses over there with the tracks you followed from your ranch.

[Ben Barton]

What you got to say about this?

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

Nothing.

[Ben Barton]

What do you know about Henry Wilson? Speak up, your crook.

[The Lone Ranger]

I got nothing to say. Wilson planned to join them here as soon as he slipped away from Jim Blake's camp. You can prove what I've said by waiting here. Barton. It was these men who poisoned the water hole to make the frame up more convincing. Hal and I saw these men driving the cattle during the night. We followed to see what they'd do. We trailed them when they came here from the camp. Managed to get the drop on them and rope them the dreaded.

[Ben Barton]

You're a Guinness against. You sat with the railroad.

[The Lone Ranger]

I'm for the railroad because it's the best thing for the west and the people in the West. Think what it will mean, Barton, to have a railroad to take your cattle to the markets. A railroad to bring you things in the eastern cities.

[Ben Barton]

We're dreaded people come here and take up land and start busting the rangeland up.

[The Lone Ranger]

You listen to me, Barton. I'll tell you what the railroad really means.

[Hank]

Why, it's Barton back again, you button. You got to listen to me.

[Ben Barton]

Make you sh. You the ch. Always taking ropes off fleeing stream. Yes.

[The Lone Ranger]

What's the matter?

[Ben Barton]

You. You mangy co. Why, what the. Here's something to start me. Harold. We're taking to jail with his six partners being watched by the boys a couple of miles east.

[Hank]

Great day.

[Jim Blake]

You found the others?

[Ben Barton]

Oh, Ranger found him. She'll be with a dog going through that bin lake. You need beef. Well, you got it. Keep what Wilson brought here and pay me whatever it's worth to you. If you need more, let me know.

[Jim Blake]

You mean you. You mean you're on our side now?

[Ben Barton]

And I see what underhanded double dealing can. I haven't is done by the critters that are working again the railroad. I couldn't be on the same side and keep my head up. Anyhow, I got told why the railroad is good for the west.

[Hank]

Oh, go. Someone sure must have given you a talking to.

[Ben Barton]

Someone did. That someone is known as the Lone Ranger.

[Joan Barkley]

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