Pay Dirt in Outlaws | The Lone Ranger (01-07-53)

Summary

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Old Time Radio Westerns – The Lone Ranger: "Pay Dirt in Outlaws" (01-07-53)

Host: Andrew Rhynes
Episode Date: January 15, 2026
Featured Classic: The Lone Ranger – "Pay Dirt in Outlaws" (original broadcast: January 7, 1953)

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Overview

This episode of Old Time Radio Westerns revives a classic Lone Ranger adventure, presenting a digitally restored version of the 1953 radio drama "Pay Dirt in Outlaws." The story weaves together tense jailbreaks, frontier justice, and the classic motif of good versus evil on the untamed western plains. Andrew Rhynes introduces listeners to the crisp, invigorated sounds of radio’s golden age, setting the stage for a harrowing pursuit as The Lone Ranger and Tonto hunt two escaped outlaws whose greed and violence threaten a humble prospector and his wife.

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Key Discussion Points & Storyline Breakdown

1. The Jailbreak and Outlaws' Escape

[05:12 – 09:33]

• Sheriff Wyatt and Deputy Sam Rowland have captured notorious outlaws Lee Shafter and Rox McGill, securing them in the town jail.

• Rox McGill fakes a suicide attempt to distract the deputy, allowing the duo to overpower Sam, escape the cell, and arm themselves from the sheriff’s office.

• During their escape, they shoot and wound the sheriff, further intensifying their flight.

  “Lee, I have an idea how we’re gonna get out of this place.” – Rox McGill [05:29]

2. Community Impact & The Lone Ranger’s Involvement

[09:33 – 11:12]

• With Sheriff Wyatt and Deputy Rowland severely injured, Desarada is left leaderless, prompting the townsfolk to consider forming a posse.

• Tonto finds and aids the wounded men, learning crucial details about the escape.

• The Lone Ranger and Tonto resolve to hunt down Shafter and McGill before more harm can be done.

  “There’s no one whose life or property are safe while those men are free.” – The Lone Ranger [10:29]

3. A Prospector’s Hope and Peril

[11:12 – 13:09 | 15:35 – 20:23]

• Prospector Andy Hogan and his wife, Lyda, discuss their dreams of newfound gold and a better life.

• Their peace shatters when Shafter and McGill, on the run, seek shelter and food at their remote cabin. Lyda instinctively distrusts the strangers.

• Lyda’s suspicion grows when she recognizes their names from a newspaper clipping, realizing the men are wanted outlaws.

  “Those two are outlaws.” – Lyda Hogan, realizing the situation [18:46]

4. Hostage Situation and Heroic Rescue

[20:23 – 24:14]

• The outlaws, realizing the couple’s suspicions, threaten the Hogans, demanding to be taken to the gold mine and planning to leave the couple tied up.

• The Lone Ranger and Tonto—having tracked fresh hoofprints and smoke—arrive covertly and orchestrate a rescue.

• Inside the cabin, Tonto creates a diversion, allowing the Lone Ranger to disarm and subdue the outlaws in a classic Western showdown.

  “Drop that gun.” – The Lone Ranger, from outside the window [23:24]

5. Justice Restored & Reward Refused

[24:14 – 25:53]

• With the help of the Lone Ranger and Tonto, the outlaws are delivered, bound, to the authorities.

• The Hogans are celebrated for their bravery and presence of mind but decline the full reward, expressing gratitude for their mine and each other.

• The Lone Ranger and Tonto ride off quietly, content with knowing justice prevails, as the townsfolk marvel at the masked man’s enigmatic heroism.

  “Regardless of what we say, the marshal’s office will make the final decision. Tonto and I have our reward in helping as we did and in knowing that Sheriff Wyatt will live.” – The Lone Ranger [25:41]

  “Hey, Marshall, a man like that must be something special. Why don’t you keep him here and put him in charge of the sheriff’s office?” – Townsman to the marshal [25:53]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Cunning Distraction:
  “Lee, I have an idea how we’re gonna get out of this place.” – Rox McGill [05:29]
• Frontier Ethics:
  “There’s no one whose life or property are safe while those men are free.” – The Lone Ranger [10:29]
• Recognition of Danger:
  “Those two are outlaws.” – Lyda Hogan [18:46]
• Classic Command:
  “Drop that gun.” – The Lone Ranger [23:24]
• Unselfish Bravery:
  “Oh, we don’t need that reward money. We have our mine… Give the reward money to Sheriff Wyatt and Sam Rowland who caught those crooks in the first place.” – Lyda Hogan [25:27]
• Legend Rides On:
  “He’s the Lone Ranger.” – Townsman, in awe [25:53]

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Important Segment Timestamps

• Jailbreak and Outlaws’ Deception: [05:12 – 07:37]
• Outlaws’ Escape and Wounding of Sheriff: [09:08 – 09:33]
• Lone Ranger & Tonto Decide to Track Outlaws: [10:22 – 11:12]
• The Hogans Meet the Outlaws: [11:12 – 13:09] and [15:35 – 16:48]
• Lyda Connects the Dots on Outlaws’ Identities: [18:46 – 19:34]
• Showdown and Rescue at the Cabin: [21:57 – 23:35]
• Delivering Outlaws to Justice: [24:14 – 24:59]
• Lone Ranger’s Quiet Exit & Closing Remarks: [25:41 – 25:53]

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Episode Tone & Style

The episode is classic Western radio: suspenseful, dignified, occasionally sentimental, with the Lone Ranger’s calm authority balancing the outlaws’ ruthless cunning. The Hogans represent frontier resilience and everyday heroism, while the Lone Ranger and Tonto embody the mythic, almost supernatural intervention of justice—the masked man’s quiet exit reinforcing his legendary status.

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For the New Listener

Even without nostalgia for radio’s golden era, "Pay Dirt in Outlaws" delivers a textbook Lone Ranger tale: clever escapes, heart-pounding rescues, and the triumph of good over evil—all set against the atmosphere and soundscape of the restored Old Time Radio Westerns. The episode highlights Andrew Rhynes’ dedication to preservation and digital enhancement, ensuring these age-old dramas remain vivid and thrilling for new generations.

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Transcript

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Light, a cloud of dust and a haughty hilber. The Lone Ranger.

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With his faithful Indian companion Toto, the daring and resourceful masked rider of the plains led the fight for law and order in the early western United States. Nowhere in the pages of history can one find a greater champion of justice. Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

From out of the past come the.

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The Lone Ranger rides again.

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[Character Voice (e.g., Rox McGill or other characters)]

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[Character Voice (e.g., Rox McGill or other characters)]

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[Narrator/Storyteller]

Sheriff Wyatt placed the outlaws Lee Shafter and Rox McGill in a cell in the rear room of the jail. As the sheriff and deputy walked into the adjoining room, both outlaws stood against the bars of the cell and watched. After a few seconds, Rox McGill spoke.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Lee, I have an idea how we're gonna get out of this place. Come over here in the corner so there'll be no chance of them hearing us. I want to tell you what the idea is.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

In the office, Sheriff Wyatt and Deputy Sam Rowland finished their plans for guarding the two prisoners until higher authority from the territorial capital would arrive to claim the outlaws.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Can't you keep an eye on him, Sam?

[Narrator/Storyteller]

While I'm going, I'll get down to.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

The stagecoach office and give him a message to send from the first Western office at Rabari.

[Character Voice (e.g., Lone Ranger or Indian companion Toto)]

You do that, Jim.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

I'll be back in a little while. Then.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

Later, when Sam Roland came from the office into the cell room with food for the prisoners, his eyes popped at the sight he beheld and the tin tray of food he carried crashed to the floor.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

What's he doing?

[Narrator/Storyteller]

Hanging himself. What does it look like? Rox McGill had climbed onto the bench beneath the barred window of the cell and had attached the end of his belt to one of the iron rungs. The other end of the belt seemed to be tied tightly around his throat. His knees were sagging and his face was becoming red as if he were choking. The deputy, unaware that McGill was acting, ran to the cell door.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Chapter, he's killing himself. Take him down. Loosen that belt from around his neck and get him down from there.

[Character Voice (e.g., Lone Ranger or Indian companion Toto)]

Oh, why should I?

[Narrator/Storyteller]

That's the way he wanted it. Let him do what he wants.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

You're crazy. You'll die. He's beaten the law.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

That's all I know.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

What are you?

[Narrator/Storyteller]

I like the idea. That's why I'm letting him do it.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Well, the law says he's got to be protected till a just trial's given him. If you don't get him down from there, I'll do it. Look at his face and his eyes. Chapter, You're a fiend. A.

[Character Voice (e.g., Rox McGill or other characters)]

Kill the kill.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Stop him. Let me get that bell from your throat. I have his arms. Rocks, what are you doing? Let go. If I had to hold my breath another minute. Take his gun, R. Turn him this way. There, I have it.

[Character Voice (e.g., Rox McGill or other characters)]

Help. Jim. Jim, help.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

R. Give it to him. He's out cold. Let him drop.

[Character Voice (e.g., Rox McGill or other characters)]

Yeah.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

I'll lock the cell door just to make sure he doesn't get out. Lee Shafter locked the unconscious deputy inside the cell, then joined Rox McGill in the Sheriff's Office. McGill was placing a holster around his waist.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

There was another gun hanging on the wall. I'm taking that. You use the deputies. It's on the table there where I left it. Ready? Yeah. We go out the side door. Our horses are in the stable at the.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

They haven't even taken the saddles off him yet. Toto had left the Lone Ranger in the nearby hills while he came to the town of Desarado for supplies. He was there when Sheriff Jim Wyatt entered and told of capturing the outlaws Shafter and McGill. Wyatt finished his story and it was lucky.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Stagecoach driver was ready to take off. He's carrying my message to Cross Junction and it'll be on the wire in three or four hours. Male. I better get back. Say, Hank, you have my order all packed there?

[Narrator/Storyteller]

Yep.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

That's everything, Jim. Say, maybe you better swear in a couple of deputies to stand guard with you and Sam tonight. Those rattlers, Miguel and Shafter escaped from better jails than the one we have here. Don't worry about them getting way, Hank. We'll look after him. Maybe I'll do what you say later, though. Then I'll see you.

[Character Voice (e.g., Rox McGill or other characters)]

Bet.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Jim, what could I do for you now? Me won't get order. Me have it on paper.

[Character Voice (e.g., Rox McGill or other characters)]

Hey.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

What? The store owner ran to the entrance where Sheriff Wyatt had dropped his order and was reaching for his gun. Cotto was a few strides behind and Heard the hoot beats directly outside. Was tied to a hitching post many yards away and already the escaping outlaws had disappeared from the main street. But Toto was concerned with the lives of the two men who had fallen.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Help you.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

He was already stopping the flow of blood in the sheriff's wounds as the first of the men who'd heard the shots appeared.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Hey, who got you?

[Character Voice (e.g., Rox McGill or other characters)]

Hey, it's a sheriff.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Bad you get doctor sure it's sheer w.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

It was hours later and night had fallen when Tuttle returned to the Lone Rangers camp in the hills. The Indian told of the shooting by the notorious outlaws and of the events preceding it. All of which he had learned from Deputy Sam Roland. When that man was found locked in the cell, Tuttle spoke of Roland.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Deputy hurt bad on head. Doctors say him can't leave bed and doctors say sheriff must stay in bed long time.

[Character Voice (e.g., Lone Ranger or Indian companion Toto)]

Does that mean they have no one to take charge of the sheriff's office?

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Ah, men start posse, but they not have easy time.

[Character Voice (e.g., Lone Ranger or Indian companion Toto)]

Shafter and McGill have been responsible for a lot of death and destruction in this territory, Tondo. There's no one whose life or property are safe while those men are free.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

We look for them Kimosabe. Certainly me see trail outlaws make when them ride through street.

[Character Voice (e.g., Lone Ranger or Indian companion Toto)]

Were the hoof prints distinctive?

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Ah, they know em sure.

[Character Voice (e.g., Lone Ranger or Indian companion Toto)]

It may seem gan which way did they ride?

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Them go west into hills.

[Character Voice (e.g., Lone Ranger or Indian companion Toto)]

By morning they may double back or else they'll be far away. They know this country well.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

We know country well, Kimasabi.

[Character Voice (e.g., Lone Ranger or Indian companion Toto)]

Yes, and when daybreak comes, we'll start combing it.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Tunnel.

[Character Voice (e.g., Lone Ranger or Indian companion Toto)]

It's the last thing I do. I'm going to put Shafter and McGill back in prison.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

It was dawn the next morning in a shack far from every beaten trail and in wild country that few men knew. Prospector Andy Hogan and his wife Lyda were eating their meager breakfast. Hogan, elderly and weather beaten, was his usual philosophic self. His wife listened with a feeling of resignation to his promises for the future.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Lyta, I know how many times I've made you big promises in the past, but this time I'm sure I've struck it wretched.

[Character Voice (e.g., Rox McGill or other characters)]

Yeah, sure. And next year we'll take the million dollars and go out to San Francisco.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

No rider. Not San Francisco. Not right away at least. First we go and ride on one of them railroad trains. It tells about them in that Denver newspaper I got when I was in town last time.

[Character Voice (e.g., Rox McGill or other characters)]

Such airs.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Hear me out, will you, please? Then we ride all the way east. What's the matter with you? Why are you looking like that?

[Character Voice (e.g., Rox McGill or other characters)]

There was someone at the window.

[Andrew Rines (Host of Old Time Radio Westerns)]

A man.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

You're seeing things, honey lamb. But I'll go take a look.

[Character Voice (e.g., Rox McGill or other characters)]

You see, I was right. There is somebody.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Well, he knocks on the door, whoever he is. Just a minute. Well, now. Hello there. I saw smoke coming from the chimney. Was riding uphill a bit. Come inside, huh? Yeah, sure. Are you alone? My wife's here. We are alone. Wife, huh?

[Character Voice (e.g., Rox McGill or other characters)]

Who is it? Andy?

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Feller's lost, I reckon. Where you going, mister? Just a minute.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

Hogan. Saw the man disappear into the underbrush. The man returned in a matter of seconds. This time there was another rough looking man with him.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

I just went to get my pail. He was waiting up there in the brush.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

You have something to eat?

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Why, I reckon Lida can scare up something if it eats you want. Come on in.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

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

[Character Voice (e.g., Rox McGill or other characters)]

Pilot Pete can fly a jet. He's 12 years old and the fastest yet. He can loop the loop because he knows he's got Go power. Some Cheerios. Yes, he's got Go power. There he goes. He's feeling his Cheerios. Cheerios. Cheerios.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

That's a mighty good idea for you. Just make sure you eat a big bowl of Cheerios and milk every breakfast. And you'll get go power too. Because a Cheerios. Breakfast is loaded with proteins, vitamins and minerals. The very things that help build healthy bodies, strong bones, good red blood and muscles. Why, they'd be the sort of breakfast you'd go for even if they didn't taste so good. And they do taste delicious. Cheerios are a real oat cereal, already cooked with that delicious toasted oat flavor. So that's for you swell tasting Cheerios and milk for Go Power. Eat them every morning and you'll hear.

[Character Voice (e.g., Rox McGill or other characters)]

He'S feeling his Cheerios.

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[Narrator/Storyteller]

Now to continue. When the two strangers entered the cabin, Lida Hogan's dislike for them was instinctive and immediate. Her dislike turned to suspicion when one of them, Lee Shafter, looked at a pile of dirt atop a table in the corner. Shafter spoke to his partner, Rox McGill. Hey, Rocks, look at the stuff over on that other table. It's gold ore, isn't it?

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Yeah, that's what it is, all right. You hit a vein, huh, Pop?

[Character Voice (e.g., Rox McGill or other characters)]

You keep your hand off that.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Or something to eat you're after, isn't it? Yeah, Pop. We want something to eat. Anything. Think you'll be able to rust us up something good, Mom?

[Character Voice (e.g., Rox McGill or other characters)]

Don't call me Mom. I'm no kin to you. Andy. I've seen these two someplace and it wasn't good. Wherever or however it was, I saw them.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Oh, you never saw us.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

That's right. We're from down Texas way lighter.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Go ahead, feed the men.

[Character Voice (e.g., Rox McGill or other characters)]

I'll beat you some biscuits and you can have sour belly and beans.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

That's all we have.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

Lyda Hogan, grim faced, began to rekindle the fire to prepare food for the men. She was about to light a newspaper taken from a pile of papers the corner when suddenly she stopped with a gleam in her eye. Unconsciously, she whispered, lee and Rocks.

[Character Voice (e.g., Rox McGill or other characters)]

That's what they call themselves, ma'.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Am. What you say? Did you call me?

[Character Voice (e.g., Rox McGill or other characters)]

Huh? Call you? Course not. I was saying to myself I ought to put.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Rocks, you cut it out. Now. Get those biscuits started.

[Character Voice (e.g., Rox McGill or other characters)]

All right, Andy, I'll do it. You men make yourselves a home. I'll have things ready in a jiffy.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Just like a woman. How are things down in Texas? I get to town once in a while. And I get newspapers from San Francisco and Denver.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

The Lone Ranger and Toto, having left their camp at the first break of dawn, rode to the wooded area near the town of Desarata, where Toto had trailed the outlaws the previous evening. The Lone Rangers studied the hoop prints.

[Character Voice (e.g., Lone Ranger or Indian companion Toto)]

The artists distinctive Tano. But following them up through the hills will be difficult. However, we'll try. They're distinct enough at this point. Let's see how far they'll lead.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Usabe look to west smoke and sky.

[Character Voice (e.g., Lone Ranger or Indian companion Toto)]

I see it. Tahoe.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

You think crooks build fire?

[Character Voice (e.g., Lone Ranger or Indian companion Toto)]

Hardly. But if there's someone up there, it'll be well to find out. They may be able to help us.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Come on, Susan. Come up.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

At that moment, the outlaws Lee Shafter and Rox McGill stood at the door of Prospector Andy Hogan's Cabin prepared to leave.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

That was a good meal, Mrs. Hogan. We sure appreciate it.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

Yeah, we sure do.

[Character Voice (e.g., Rox McGill or other characters)]

Glad I had it to give you.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Now, we better go. We have our horses up above. Come on, partner.

[Character Voice (e.g., Lone Ranger or Indian companion Toto)]

I'm coming.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

Oh, so long.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Bye, now.

[Character Voice (e.g., Rox McGill or other characters)]

Bye.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Andy.

[Character Voice (e.g., Rox McGill or other characters)]

Get inside, quick. Don't stand there, Gawkon. They've gone through the underbrush getting inside. There's not time to waste.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

I stole my arm. What are you pulling at me like that for, Andy?

[Character Voice (e.g., Rox McGill or other characters)]

Those two are outlaws.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Oh, outlaw. What's wrong with you, Lyda? What are you talking about?

[Character Voice (e.g., Rox McGill or other characters)]

I tell you, that's who they are. Lee Shafter and Rox McGill. Look at this paper over here, Andy. The one you bought a few months ago. The Denver paper. See? Look at those pictures.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Let me look on. They don't have whiskers in these pictures. But that's the two of them, sure enough.

[Character Voice (e.g., Rox McGill or other characters)]

Sure. T is I knew I'd seen them. Then when I remembered where it was and who they were, I became nice to them. Why, they might have killed us if we let on it. Say, are you paying any attention to me?

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

I'm reading this article here, Lida. There's a lot of rewards out for them. More than $10,000 altogether.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

More than we.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

All right, Hogan, I don't think you're ever gonna collect that reward. Here. Come back and you heard what we were saying.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

Yeah, we came back, all right.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

I told you I was right about the old lady, Lee. She was wise to us. Let me see that paper. Don't shoot your gun. Here's your paper. And look at this, will you, Lee, Our picture's right on the front page of a Denver paper.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

I don't want to see it. What are we gonna do with these two now? We can't let them go to Desperado and tell what we are.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

They don't have to be waving that gun around. Hogan. We left here before because I signaled thee that's what we should do.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

He was wise that your wife knows who we are. I wanted to take that gold you have there because it's rich looking stuff.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

So now we'll take that gold and we'll take you to the place where you got it. No posse of miners from Deserada's gonna find us up here.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

Where's your mind, Hogan? Might be worth looking at.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

And it's certainly a good place to leave you bound and catch.

[Character Voice (e.g., Rox McGill or other characters)]

You can't do that to us.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Get back here. Nobody will hear her.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

She's going coming out anyway.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

You keep your hands off of her. You Know. Good snake. Pull away with me. Pull away. All right, Mrs. Hogan, I'll take a hand. Here, let me lead. Come on.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

The old ranger and Toto were nearing the Hogan cabin. They stopped a short distance away in the underbrush.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Look. Me see Hoop prints again.

[Character Voice (e.g., Lone Ranger or Indian companion Toto)]

Those are freshmen, Toto. They've been made on top of the morning dew.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

What is it, Silver?

[Character Voice (e.g., Lone Ranger or Indian companion Toto)]

What do you see?

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Come on, boy.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

Come.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Come. Toto.

[Character Voice (e.g., Lone Ranger or Indian companion Toto)]

Over there.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Two horses, maybe. Same horses we looked for.

[Character Voice (e.g., Lone Ranger or Indian companion Toto)]

The men we're trailing are down in that cabin.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Those are holes.

[Character Voice (e.g., Lone Ranger or Indian companion Toto)]

Oh, why do we go down there?

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Easy, scout. Easy. Maybe them see us.

[Character Voice (e.g., Lone Ranger or Indian companion Toto)]

Perhaps. But we'll work down to the side of the place, hoping that they don't.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Let's go.

[Character Voice (e.g., Lone Ranger or Indian companion Toto)]

We'll crawl the rest of the way to that window.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Easy now.

[Character Voice (e.g., Lone Ranger or Indian companion Toto)]

Be careful we're not seen. Listen. I hear voices.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

Inside the cabin, rocks McGill and Lee Shafter stood over the cowering Lida Hogan. Her husband still lay unconscious on the floor.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Look, Mrs. Hogan, if you don't want us to shoot your husband, tell us where this gold mine of his is at. We can't waste time. Where is Edward? But who's that?

[Character Voice (e.g., Rox McGill or other characters)]

I. I don't know.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

I'll get to the side of the door with my gun.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Ready, Rox? I'll stand to the other side of it. Mrs. Hogan, answer that door. Say, you'll be right there.

[Character Voice (e.g., Rox McGill or other characters)]

I. I'll be right there.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Go on, open the door. Ready? Leave. Yes, me come for Mr. Hogan.

[Character Voice (e.g., Rox McGill or other characters)]

Who told you to come here?

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Out of the way, Mrs. Hogan. Me? It's just an Indian. Yeah.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

What do you want?

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Are you not shoot me come with message. Hogan wanted it main.

[Character Voice (e.g., Lone Ranger or Indian companion Toto)]

Hey, Rocks.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

Maybe we've hit pay dirt.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Yeah. You come inside. Engine. What do you want, anyway?

[Narrator/Storyteller]

The two crooks, interested in the unexpected appearance of an Indian relaxed the grip on their revolvers. This is Hogan. Tell him we're Mr. Hogan's friends.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

What happened to Mr. Hogan?

[Character Voice (e.g., Lone Ranger or Indian companion Toto)]

Him on floor.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

The men turned to look at the inert form, unaware of the masked man who stood outside the open window with his gun aimed. Tato glanced at the window, then moved fast. He grabbed McGill from behind. Let go of him before.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Right before. You watch after. You're slow. Chapter.

[Character Voice (e.g., Lone Ranger or Indian companion Toto)]

Drop that gun.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Miguel, you got the same. Knee. Take guns.

[Character Voice (e.g., Lone Ranger or Indian companion Toto)]

That's it.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Tunnel.

[Character Voice (e.g., Lone Ranger or Indian companion Toto)]

Cover them. I'll be right in there.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Lyda. Lydo.

[Character Voice (e.g., Rox McGill or other characters)]

What happened, Andy? I don't know. I don't know. But are you all right?

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

I think so. I. Yes, I am. Help me up. Oh, look now. A masked man Coming through the door.

[Character Voice (e.g., Lone Ranger or Indian companion Toto)]

Well, a friend, Mr. Hogan. Rest assured of that. Otto, bandage Shafter's arm and ties wrists and ankles. Do the same to Miguel.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

What's this all about?

[Character Voice (e.g., Lone Ranger or Indian companion Toto)]

I'll tell you later. Right now we'll prepare for a journey back to Desarada. I'll get the horses belonging to these crooks and we'll go.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

It was late that afternoon. A United States marshal and deputies had arrived in Desarada and learned of the escape of the men they had come to make prisoners. Now, as they themselves led a new posse ready to leave for the hills, they saw a procession of horses enter the main street. Sam Rowland, Sheriff Wyatt's deputy, was the first to speak.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

It's Shafter and McGill. Look, Marshall, they're tied up or something. I see them, but there's a masked man behind them. He's holding a gun on the other two. So is the engine riding beside him. I think I recognize those two. That's old Andy Hogan riding behind on his mule and his wife's with him. Let's find out what this is all about. Come and we'll take over. From.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

Within a short time, the two men were handcuffed and marched off to a waiting stagecoach. The Marshall spoke at length with the Hogans and the masked man. The curious bystanders heard the masked man say.

[Character Voice (e.g., Lone Ranger or Indian companion Toto)]

And Marshall. It was Mrs. Hogan who recognized the outlaws and her husband who held them off long enough for taunted me to take them.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

They deserve the reward we do.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Oh, we don't need that reward money. We have our minds. There's enough money in that to do us the rest of our days.

[Character Voice (e.g., Rox McGill or other characters)]

And I'm going to make Andy get someone to work it for us. We're going to take one of those trips he was always talking about. Give the reward money to Sheriff Wyatt and Sam Rowland who caught those crooks in the first place.

[Character Voice (e.g., Lone Ranger or Indian companion Toto)]

Well, regardless of what we say, the marshal's office will make the final decision. Huddle and I have our reward. In helping as we did and in knowing that Sheriff Wyatt will live.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Well. Dog gone, just like that. As if it was nothing. He ups and rides away with the engines. Hey, Marshall, a man like that must be something special. Why don't you keep him here and put him in charge of the sheriff's office? Oh, no. Jim Wyatt will be back soon and take care of Desarada. That masked man will be needed in other places to make sure that men like Shafter McGill don't get the upper hand. You see, he's the Lone Ranger. Cause champions are made not far.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

Yes, sir. Get on your way get on your.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Way get on your way with tweeties, getting ahead seems a lot easier knowing champions are made, not born. Take Eddie Matthews, home run king of the Milwaukee Braves. Let's talk about that early day when Ed was learning third base play. He practiced buzzing how to hit and chose the food that keeps champs fit, Wheaties and milk his favorite. And now that Ed's a champ today, he still sparks up the Wheaties way. Yep, Eddie Matthews had his first bowl of Wheaties when he was only 7 years old. Been eating him ever since. Talk about a ballplayer's breakfast. There's a whole kernel of wheat in every Wheaties plate. Now watch Ed put that ball away. Hey, hey, hey. He's on his way, on his way he's on his way, on his way get on your way with wheaties. Cause champions of 8.4 yes, sir.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

Get on your way get on your.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

Way get on your way with Wheaties Breakfast of champions.

[Narrator/Storyteller]

Lone Ranger A copyrighted feature of the Lone Ranger Incorporated is created by George W. Trendle, produced by Trundle Campbell Muir Incorporated, directed by Charles D. Livingston and edited by Fran Stryker. The part of the Lone Ranger is played by Brace Beamer.

[Narrator/Character Voice (e.g., Jim Wyatt or other characters)]

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[Narrator/Storyteller]

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[Character Voice (e.g., Rox McGill or other characters)]

Foreign.

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[Character Voice (e.g., Rox McGill or other characters)]

Sam.