Saddle Shop Keeper | The Lone Ranger (01-11-54)

Summary

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Old Time Radio Westerns – "Saddle Shop Keeper" | The Lone Ranger (01-11-54)

Podcast Host: Andrew Rhynes
Episode Release Date: July 28, 2026
Featured Show: The Lone Ranger
Original Air Date: January 11, 1954

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Episode Overview

In this digitally restored installment of The Lone Ranger, listeners are transported to the town of Rockville, where a seemingly harmless saddle shop owner becomes the central figure in unraveling a spree of stagecoach robberies. The famed masked rider, the Lone Ranger, and his steadfast companion Tonto are summoned to assist the local sheriff. The episode masterfully combines classic Western intrigue, devious schemes, and a clever ploy that ultimately exposes the true villain behind the crime wave.

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Key Discussion Points and Story Outline

1. Introduction to Rockville and Carl Lubeck (04:11)

• Setting: Rockville, a typical western town plagued by a string of stagecoach robberies.
• Main Character Introduced: Carl Lubeck, mild-mannered saddle shopkeeper, depicted as kind and well-liked (“His rather stooped figure, cherubic face and gold rimmed spectacles completed the picture of a meek and friendly man…”).
• Inciting Incident: Sheriff tells Carl he’s expecting outside help for the robbery problem—none other than the Lone Ranger and Tonto.

2. The Gang Revealed (05:48–07:40)

• Carl, dropping his kindly persona, gathers his gang. He is, in fact, their ringleader.
• Plan of Attack: The gang learns of the Lone Ranger’s imminent arrival and prepares an elaborate trap using brush fires to kill the Lone Ranger and Tonto on the mesa.
  • Quote: “We must see that the masked man and his friend do not arrive.” – Carl Lubeck (07:04)
  • Method: Trap the heroes between two fires, counting on the flames to finish them off.

3. The Mesa Trap and Narrow Escape (08:45–10:54)

• Tense Sequence: The Lone Ranger and Tonto are caught between two rapidly spreading fires on the mesa.
  • Memorable Moment: The only escape is a death-defying jump into a 50-foot gorge with their horses.
  • Quote: “We’ll have a 50 foot drop into the water. Easy.… All right, Silver. Jump, fella. Jump.” – Lone Ranger (10:12)

4. Aftermath and Realization (13:09–15:12)

• Survival: The masked man and Tonto survive, unbeknownst to their would-be killers.
• Convo with the Sheriff: Lone Ranger quickly deduces someone tipped off the outlaws.
  • Quote: “Somehow the leader of that gang must have learned we were expected. Took that means to get rid of us.” – Lone Ranger (13:23)
• Investigation: The circle of knowledge about the Lone Ranger’s arrival is small—Sheriff, his deputy, livery stable owner Clem Bleeker, and Carl Lubeck.
• New Plan: The Lone Ranger hatches a plot to flush out the gang by staging a fake payroll run.

5. The Trap is Set (15:34–19:02)

• Disguise: The Lone Ranger disguises himself as a mining company agent needing secure transport of a payroll, mentioning this to both the livery stable owner and Carl Lubeck.
  • Quote: “This is nothing to what that satchel will hold when I leave here in the morning.” – Lone Ranger (17:40)
• Immediate Result: Carl Lubeck, believing the story, sends his gang to rob the staged buckboard at dawn.

6. Showdown at Pointed Rock (19:04–21:18)

• Ambush: The gang stops the disguised Lone Ranger’s buckboard.
• Reversal: The Lone Ranger ‘surrenders’ but quickly turns the tables, grabbing Carl and revealing him as the mastermind.
  • Quote: “You tell them to drop the guns or I’ll kill you.” – Lone Ranger (20:35)
• Posse Arrives: Sheriff and posse close in, and after a brief shootout, the outlaws surrender. Carl’s gang is defeated and unmasked.

7. Revelation and Resolution (21:24–22:49)

• Carl Unmasked: The meek shopkeeper is exposed as the criminal mastermind.
  • Quote: “Jumping catfish. That’s Carl Lubeck… He had us all fooled.” – Sheriff (21:33)
• Justice Served: The Lone Ranger leaves the gang to the sheriff, clearing Clem Bleeker’s name.
• Final Word from the Sheriff: “You may have outsmarted everybody in town… but I don’t expect to live to see the day when any crook will ever outsmart the Lone Ranger.” (22:49)

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Notable Quotes and Memorable Moments

• “We must see that the masked man and his friend do not arrive.”
  – Carl Lubeck (07:04)

• “We’ll have a 50 foot drop into the water. Easy.… All right, Silver. Jump, fella. Jump.”
  – Lone Ranger (10:12)

• “Somehow the leader of that gang must have learned we were expected. Took that means to get rid of us.”
  – Lone Ranger (13:23)

• “You may have outsmarted everybody in town… but I don’t expect to live to see the day when any crook will ever outsmart the Lone Ranger.”
  – Sheriff (22:49)

• Dramatic Reveal: When Carl’s disguise is pulled off, the gasps from the sheriff and townsfolk highlight the depth of his deception.

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [04:11] – Introduction to Rockville and Carl Lubeck’s affable façade
• [05:48]–[07:40] – The criminal conspiracy revealed; plot against Lone Ranger founded
• [08:45]–[10:54] – The mesa trap: brush fire and gorge escape
• [13:09]–[15:12] – Aftermath, theory of inside knowledge, Lone Ranger’s plan staged
• [17:02]–[19:02] – Lone Ranger’s undercover work; Carl takes the bait
• [19:04]–[21:18] – Ambush, fight, and downfall of the gang
• [21:24]–[22:49] – Masked leader revealed, justice delivered, final moral lesson

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Tone and Style

The episode unfolds with an earnest, suspenseful tone—balancing Western action, mystery, and the classic heroics of the Lone Ranger. Dialogue is direct, tinged with regional twang, and leans into the straightforward morality tales common to golden-age radio.

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For New Listeners

Even without hearing the episode, this summary offers a vivid journey through the story's key twists, highlights the audacious villainy hiding behind a trustworthy face, and showcases the cunning and resilience of the Lone Ranger and Tonto. Anyone with a taste for Western adventure and clever storytelling will feel right at home in this classic tale of justice on the American frontier.

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Transcript

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[Andrew Rines]

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 (Lone Ranger Story)]

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[Commercial Announcer]

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[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

With his faithful Indian companion, Tonto, the daring and resourceful mask 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.

[Commercial Announcer]

From out of the past come the

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

thundering hoof beats of the great horse.

[Narrator]

Silver.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

The Lone Ranger rides again.

[Lone Ranger]

Come on, Silver. Let's go, big fella. I am, Silver. Away.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

Carl Lubeck, to all appearances, was a pleasant, inoffensive man whose saddle shop in Rockville did a thriving business. His rather stooped figure, cherubic face and gold rimmed spectacles completed the picture of a meek and friendly man intent upon pleasing his customers and getting along with his fellow townsmen.

[Carl Lubeck]

Good morning, Sheriff. Good morning.

[Narrator]

Morning. Carl came in to get a new stirrup strap.

[Lone Ranger]

Stirrup? Stirrup?

[Carl Lubeck]

Ya, Ja, ja. I have it for you in the city. I heard about the space robbery late yesterday. Did you catch the outlaws?

[Lone Ranger]

No.

[Narrator]

Must be the same gang that's been operating around here for the last few months.

[Carl Lubeck]

But you must not be discouraged. We all know you're doing your best.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

Here's your surf strap, nice garland charges,

[Narrator]

which other folks in town felt like you do. But maybe things will change after I get the help I'm expecting.

[Carl Lubeck]

Oh, what help is that?

[Narrator]

Ever hear of an hombre called the Lone Ranger?

[Carl Lubeck]

I've heard of him many times. He's the one who rides the big white stallion in Versa mess.

[Narrator]

That's right. Well, I requested help from the United States Marshal in Pecos. I just had word that the Lone Ranger and his Indian friend are heading this way. By thunder, if anyone can find that gang, those armies are the men to do it.

[Carl Lubeck]

Yes, they're said to be very clever.

[Lone Ranger]

Uh huh.

[Carl Lubeck]

When do you expect them to get here?

[Narrator]

Late this afternoon. Well, thanks for the stirrup strap. He's seeing you again, Carl. Goodbye, Sheriff.

[Carl Lubeck]

Come in again.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

A short time after the sheriff left, Carl entered the workroom behind the shop and spoke to a man who was half heartedly scraping hides.

[Carl Lubeck]

Digger, guide to the hideout. Tell the men to meet here in the workroom at noon. Tell them to COVID death, act well and not to come together.

[Lone Ranger]

All right, Carl, what's up?

[Carl Lubeck]

You'll find out when I talk to the other. Hurry. It's most important Right.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

I'll leave right away. At noon, Digger and five other men stood waiting in the rear work room. After locking the saddle shop entrance door for the lunch hour, Carl joined them. His appearance had changed radically. There was no longer any evidence of astute. The spectacles were removed and the usually pleasant expression had given way to one of hardness. Carl waved his hand for silence, then spoke.

[Carl Lubeck]

I talked to the sheriff this morning. He's going to have help. Special help.

[Lone Ranger]

Oh, we covered our trail well, Carl. Let him get all the help he wants.

[Carl Lubeck]

Yeah, sure. As usual, Digger, you say nothing when you talk. You follow the Lone Ranger. Nishua.

[Lone Ranger]

Now, wait a minute, Car. Is that the special help the sheriff is getting? Is that masked man coming here to Rockville?

[Carl Lubeck]

Yeah, the sheriff himself told me.

[Lone Ranger]

What are you going to do, Carl?

[Carl Lubeck]

I decided we must see that the masked man and his friend do not arrive.

[Lone Ranger]

Why? You mean wait along the trail and ambush him?

[Carl Lubeck]

No. There would be the risk that one or the other would escape such a trap. Remember, they're clever.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

And what do you plan to do?

[Carl Lubeck]

They're riding from Pecos and are expected to arrive late this afternoon. The trail follows the Spirit Slope up to a flat mesa about a mile long.

[Lone Ranger]

Yeah, I know the place. About three miles from town, Mesa has a gorge to the left where the river runs through. To the right is the sheer clear.

[Carl Lubeck]

Yeah. Half the gang will wait in hiding near the far end of the mesa. The rest of you men will be at the other end.

[Lone Ranger]

What will we be doing?

[Carl Lubeck]

Watch for the masked men in Indian after they reach the mesa, quickly set fire to the dry brush at the other end of the mesa. We'll watch for the smoke. Then we too will start fire. There'll be trap between the fires and no one will ever know what happened to them.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

Late that afternoon, the Lone Ranger and Tottle rode leisurely along the trail toward Rockville. Near the approach to the mesa, part of the gang waited in hiding behind large boulders, well back from the trail and watched for the masked man and Indian. Finally, Sam signaled for silence.

[Carl Lubeck]

Quiet, everybody.

[Lone Ranger]

I hear hoofbeats. Look, there they go. We'll wait a few minutes, then light the torches and touch them to the brush or we sprinkle the coal oil.

[Commercial Announcer]

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[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

The Lone Ranger and Toto had ridden about a quarter of a mile when

[Lone Ranger]

the matter, Silver? Silly boy. Easy.

[Carl Lubeck]

Me smell smoke. Maybe that why Silver winning.

[Lone Ranger]

Yes. I see the smoke behind us, Tuttle.

[Carl Lubeck]

And look through trees. Me see lots of black smoke rising. We not see fire anywhere. When we come up flo.

[Lone Ranger]

That's strange. The brush and trees up here are thick and dry. It take no time for a small fire to turn into a blazing infernobi look back yonder.

[Carl Lubeck]

Me see flames now.

[Lone Ranger]

Better get off this mesa. All right. Let's go.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

The two men had gone only a short distance when they saw thick smoke ahead of them. And a few minutes later, flames were visible.

[Lone Ranger]

The brush and trees ahead and behind us are blazing. Easy for easy, fella.

[Carl Lubeck]

We trapped on mates of Kimotabi. Flames come from both directions. What we do?

[Lone Ranger]

We can't go back. It's easy to see. We can't get through. Ahead. Hullo. There's a gorge on the left. The river flows through. It's our only chance if it drops

[Carl Lubeck]

down to water and if river not deep enough.

[Lone Ranger]

The gorge is narrow and the water is usually deep there. We'll have to chance it. All right, let's go.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

Turning from the trail, the masked man and Indian headed toward the rim of the gorge. By that time, the walls of flame were closing in from either direction and there was no further time for hesitation.

[Lone Ranger]

There's a gorge tunnel much too wide for the horse to jump it. We'll have a 50 foot drop into the water. Easy. Easy stuff, easy. All right, Silver. Jump, fella. Jump. Silver, jump up. Jump. They come to the top and they're swimming. Hurry T. Come on, Div.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

While the two men and their horses struggled in the rapids down in the gorge, the two walls of fire closed together on the mesa. Later, the outlaws gathered in a canyon on the opposite side of the mesa.

[Carl Lubeck]

Two fires have met upon the mesa. The masked man in Indian are done

[Lone Ranger]

for at our end. We waited till we were sure they couldn't turn back.

[Carl Lubeck]

And we waited to make sure they didn't get through to our side. Now we know they're victims of the fire. And we're the only ones who will ever know what happened to the Lone Ranger and his Indian friends. Now we go back and continue our operations without interference from that masked man.

[Narrator]

Go.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

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[Lone Ranger]

Good work, Silver. Good work boy.

[Carl Lubeck]

You do plenty good work Scott.

[Lone Ranger]

Plenty goodo. As soon as we're arrested, we'll find a place to make camp and get dry.

[Carl Lubeck]

Ah, mean wonders. Our prior came as Hari.

[Lone Ranger]

I'm sure they were purposely set huddle. Somehow the leader of that gang must have learned we were expected. Took that means to get rid of us.

[Carl Lubeck]

Him almost do it?

[Lone Ranger]

No way. I'm glad it happened. The gang thinks we're dead. They'll continue to operate as before. Also, it may give us a lot on the gang's leader. How it do that? I'll tell you after we talk to the sheriff.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

Later. The sheriff started from his chair in surprise as a masked man suddenly entered the back door of his office.

[Narrator]

Reach you and don't await now? You must be the Lone Ranger.

[Lone Ranger]

That's right. I didn't mean to startle you, Sheriff.

[Narrator]

I was expecting you. Thought you'd get here earlier.

[Lone Ranger]

Though we almost didn't get here at all.

[Narrator]

What do you mean?

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

Briefly, the Lone Ranger told what had happened on the mesa. When he finished, the sheriff remarked, folks

[Narrator]

saw that fire from the edge of town. We wondered how it started and we were mighty thankful it wasn't closer. You really think it was started on purpose, huh?

[Lone Ranger]

Yes, definitely.

[Narrator]

That gang must have found out you were coming here.

[Lone Ranger]

How many people knew we were expected, Sheriff?

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

Very few.

[Narrator]

Just me and a deputy. Oh, I mentioned it to Clem Bleeker, owner of the livery stable and stage line. He was rambling around about the stage robbery and all. So I told him you were coming.

[Lone Ranger]

Those are the only people who knew?

[Narrator]

Uh huh. I told Bleecker to keep quiet about it. I know he. Wait a minute. I did mention it to Carl Lubeck who runs the Saddle and leather shop. But Carl's a meek, pleasant armory who minds his own business and doesn't do any blabbing.

[Lone Ranger]

I see one owned delivery stable and the other the leather and saddle shop.

[Narrator]

Yeah, yeah.

[Lone Ranger]

It gives me an idea, Sheriff. It might bring the leader of his gang into the open.

[Narrator]

Hey, you don't think either Bleeker or Lubeck has anything to do with that gang, do you?

[Lone Ranger]

I don't know. I'm going to make sure, but don't talk to anyone else about this matter. Now, here's the idea I have in.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

The Lone Ranger and Toto rode to the edge of town after the masked man's talk with the sheriff there. The Lone Ranger carefully disguised his features and using a suit he had borrowed from the sheriff, changed from his usual clothes. When he was finished, he looked like a businessman. Then leaving Tahoe, he walked into town and went first to the livery stable office.

[Lone Ranger]

Good evening.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

Howdy, strangers. What can I do for you?

[Lone Ranger]

I'm figuring to hire a buckboard and a fast team. Have to go to Milton just after dawn.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

I got a stage leaving at dawn to go through there and you could get the afternoon stage back.

[Lone Ranger]

Sorry, but I don't hanker to lose a certain valuable satchel I'll be taking with me. I've heard about the stage robbers in this territory.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

Still kind of risky carrying anything valuable

[Lone Ranger]

by buckboard alone, mister. Not going alone. The sheriff is sending the deputy with me as guard.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

You must be from the Melton Mining Company. They sent word they wasn't going to use my stage to carry their payroll anymore.

[Lone Ranger]

Maybe I am. Anyway, I'll leave a deposit to cover the buckboard and team.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

Just as you say, mister. I'll have a couple of good horses and a buckboard ready for you early in the morning. You can pay me the rest then.

[Lone Ranger]

Thanks. I'll see you right after dawn.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

A short time later, the Lone Ranger entered Carl Lubeck's shop.

[Narrator]

Good evening.

[Carl Lubeck]

What can I do for you?

[Lone Ranger]

I want a strong leather statue with a lock on it. Something the whole valuables. Like a payroll, friend.

[Carl Lubeck]

Yah, yah, yah. I have just what you need. Here's a strong satchel, my friend. And the lark is very good. Fine cowhide. The best.

[Lone Ranger]

Reckon that'll do. How much?

[Carl Lubeck]

$20.

[Lone Ranger]

Good enough. Here you are.

[Carl Lubeck]

You should carry a roll of bills like that in a satchel instead of in your bucket.

[Lone Ranger]

This is nothing to what that thatcher will hold when I leave here in the morning.

[Carl Lubeck]

Oh, you're leaving on the stage, hmm?

[Lone Ranger]

No. Going to Milton to Buckboard. Well, reckon I get along now and get me some sleep. Gotta get on the trail right after dawn. Hold on, mister.

[Carl Lubeck]

Good night, my friend. Come in again.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

After the Lone Ranger left the shop, Carl went into the workroom to speak to Digger.

[Carl Lubeck]

Digger, I have something for you to do.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

Yeah, what?

[Carl Lubeck]

Ride to the hideout. Tell the men to meet me at dawn at Pointed Rock out on the Milton trails.

[Narrator]

Right.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

Just after dawn the following morning, Malone ran. Ranger, still wearing the disguise, drove the Buckboard along the Milton trail with the deputy. Meantime, Carl and his men waited behind the big boulders along the trail at Pointed Rock. They all wore bandanas as face masks in anticipation of the holdup.

[Carl Lubeck]

I'm sure the stranger is carrying a large amount of cash. It'll be easy to take it from him.

[Lone Ranger]

Funny the way folks blab all their business to you, Carl.

[Carl Lubeck]

They think of me as a meek and harmless shopkeeper, my friend. Listen, I think he's coming.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

Yeah, that's him all right.

[Carl Lubeck]

Good, good. Have your faces, Math. You're gone, Freddie.

[Narrator]

Let's go.

[Carl Lubeck]

Get up.

[Commercial Announcer]

Get up.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

As the outlaws rode out in front of the bus board, firing shots over the heads of the deputy and the masked man, the Lone Ranger quickly pulled to a stop.

[Lone Ranger]

Ho, Holder.

[Narrator]

Ho.

[Lone Ranger]

Stephanie, raise your hand quickly.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

As the outlaw stopped beside the buckboard, the Lone Ranger looked them over searchingly. Carl, without his gold spectacles and with a hat and bandana mask, wasn't immediately recognizable. Also, he was wise enough to let Sam do the talking.

[Lone Ranger]

All right, mister. What that satchel you have there? We have both of you covered. Go to the ground. Don't make any full, smooth, great day. I thought I'd be safe from you outlaws if I brought that payroll by Buckboard. Payroll, huh? Well, that's luck. Go Here. Reckon there's nothing else to do, that is, watch your man. Easy. All right, I get it. Now, keep reaching while we get your guns. Force you on the driver's side. We'll keep you covered. You get his gun.

[Narrator]

I'll take the deputy.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

Carl Lubeck, still silent, moved his horse close beside the buckboard on the driver's side. Then he reached out to take the Lone Ranger's gun. As he did so, the Lone Ranger's hands flashed downward. He twisted Carl's arm with one hand and drew a gun with the other. He quickly stuck the gun against Carl's ribs, saying, he called you boss.

[Lone Ranger]

You tell him to drop the guns or I'll kill you.

[Carl Lubeck]

Shoot him.

[Lone Ranger]

He scared my arm. Hey, look, a posse.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

The gang turned their attention to the oncoming posse, leaving Carl at the mercy of the Lone Ranger, the Lone Ranger suddenly brought the butt of his gun down onto the gang leader's head.

[Lone Ranger]

Are you. Can't bother with you now.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

Drawing his other gun, the Lone Ranger turned on the outlaws, aided by the deputy.

[Lone Ranger]

Hey, let's get away from here. You're not leaving.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

The gang, half of them wounded, found themselves trap between the guns of the posse and those of the Lone Ranger and the deputy. Within a few moments, realizing that further resistance was hopeless and escape cut off, they surrendered.

[Lone Ranger]

We give up. I thunder.

[Narrator]

Your plan works, mister.

[Carl Lubeck]

Yes.

[Lone Ranger]

The man on the ground here beside the buckboard is the leader.

[Narrator]

Let's get that bandana off his face.

[Carl Lubeck]

Here.

[Narrator]

Jumping catfish. That's Carl Lubeck.

[Lone Ranger]

Hushley. Hey, he had us all fooled. What.

[Carl Lubeck]

What happened?

[Narrator]

I. Game's up, Lubeck. Thanks to this homily, we trapped you and your gang.

[Lone Ranger]

I'm sure you'll have no difficulty getting plenty of evidence against him for other crime, Sheriff. His men will squeal to save their own necks.

[Carl Lubeck]

Why, his voice, it. It's not the same.

[Narrator]

It's a voice you didn't expect anyone ever to hear again. Lubeck. You must have been the one who planned to trap him and his Indian friend up on the mesa late yesterday.

[Carl Lubeck]

But I. I do not understand. Holy cat.

[Lone Ranger]

You mean to say they're still alive?

[Carl Lubeck]

We plenty alive. Do not wound it.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

Me show you with this law.

[Lone Ranger]

We'll deal with them, Toto. We'll leave them in the hands of the sheriff. Their capture clears Mr. Bleecker of any connection with the outlaw gang.

[Narrator]

That's right. It does.

[Carl Lubeck]

Port.

[Narrator]

He had no idea he was suspected, and neither did anyone else, so no harm is done.

[Lone Ranger]

I don't. I'll leave now, Sheriff. We come this way again sometime. Adios, everybody.

[Narrator]

Goodbye.

[Lone Ranger]

Goodbye.

[Carl Lubeck]

But that man, I. I still can't believe he is.

[Narrator]

He's the one you tried to kill, all right. He disguised his real features so he wouldn't have to wear his mask. That's how he fooled you.

[Carl Lubeck]

So that was it. Yep.

[Narrator]

Let me tell you something, Lubeck. You may have outsmarted everybody in town, including me, but I don't expect to live to see the day when any crook will ever outsmart the Lone Ranger.

[Lone Ranger]

No, sir.

[Narrator (Lone Ranger Story)]

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[Lone Ranger]

Sam.