Sunset House | The Lone Ranger (06-18-41)

Summary

Old Time Radio Westerns
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Episode: Sunset House | The Lone Ranger (06-18-41)
Date: June 28, 2026

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Episode Overview

This episode transports listeners to the heart of the Old West with a restored broadcast of The Lone Ranger, originally aired June 18, 1941. The action unfolds at the enigmatic Sunset House, a saloon perched on a ridge between cattle country and gold mines—a crossroads where fortunes are won and lost nightly. When a mysterious letter hints that the infamous outlaw "the Hawk" is lurking among the new arrivals, Diana Moore, daughter of proprietor Stanford Moore, enlists the Lone Ranger to unmask the culprit. Themes of trust, justice, and redemption thread through this suspenseful tale.

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Key Discussion Points & Plot Highlights

1. Setting the Scene at Sunset House

[05:36–07:00]

• Sunset House is depicted as a bustling gambling hub, owned by Stanford Moore and his daughter, Diana.
• Four newcomers gather: Mike Riley (lucky Irish gambler), Jim Tolliver (rancher), Red Hayden (miner), and Eric Morrow (down-on-his-luck, seeking employment).
• Diana is introduced to the men, and an atmosphere of camaraderie and hidden rivalry is established.

Notable Quote:

• Stanford Moore: “Mike Riley came in here this evening with $10, and he’s run it up to 10,000.” (06:15)

2. A Sinister Discovery

[07:36–10:38]

• After the gambling ends, Diana finds a dropped letter addressed to “The Hawk,” a notorious killer.

• Stanford advises silence: “Forget that you found this. Forget that you ever read it. You’re dealing with the Hawk. The less you know, the better.” (10:08, Stanford Moore)

• Diana, undeterred, vows to help capture the Hawk, despite the risks.

3. Alliances & Backgrounds Revealed

[11:01–15:52]

• Two weeks later, Diana’s covert message brings the Lone Ranger and Tonto to her aid.
• Diana points out possible suspects: Red Hayden and Eric Morrow at the Golden Lady mine, and Tolliver and Riley at the Bar M ranch.
• Red Hayden and Eric Morrow discuss their shady past, including a cattle business that soured and suspicions around a recent mine explosion.
• Eric pushes back against further crime: “No, thanks... Not on that job. I’d say the score was even. Why not let it stay that way?” (15:47)

4. The Trap is Set

[18:40–24:39]

• The Lone Ranger, Tonto, and Diana devise a plan to flush out the Hawk using a symbolic silver bullet as bait.
• Diana gathers all suspects in an upstairs parlor under the guise of a favor, while the Lone Ranger waits outside.

Notable Exchange:

• Diana Moore: “One of you dropped the letters you left, and that letter had been written to... the Hawk. These ten, they haven’t shot me, but I’m just as sure of it as I was then. One of you four is the Hawk.” (24:05)

5. Showdown and Revelation

[24:46–28:22]

• The Hawk, revealed during the tense confrontation, escapes in a flurry—knocking over a lamp and dashing for the gold.
• The Lone Ranger gives chase, resulting in a thrilling moonlit pursuit across the plains.
• The Hawk tries to escape on horseback, firing at the Lone Ranger, but runs out of bullets and attempts to switch horses—only to be overtaken.

Memorable Moment:

• The Lone Ranger: “All right, masked man, you got me... We’ll fight it out without guns.” (27:25)
• The Hawk draws a knife, but the Lone Ranger overpowers him, forcing his confession about the mine explosion and robbery plans.

6. Resolution & Redemption

[28:47–29:56]

• With the Hawk captured, calm returns to Sunset House.
• Mike Riley reflects on his own morality, grateful not to have fallen as low as the Hawk, expressing growth from his encounter with The Lone Ranger.
• Diana gifts Mike a silver bullet, symbolizing hope and good fortune for their futures.

Notable Quote:

• Diana Moore: “But I feel that these bullets will bring us happiness, good luck and good cheer through all the years.”
• Mike Riley: “Through all the years, Diana. Through all the years.” (29:54–29:56)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• [05:36] – Introduction of main characters and setting at Sunset House
• [07:36] – Discovery of the letter to the Hawk
• [10:38] – Diana’s determination to stop the Hawk
• [11:01] – Meeting with the Lone Ranger and formulating the plan
• [14:16] – Red Hayden recalls his history with Tolliver
• [18:40] – The Lone Ranger sneaks into Sunset House for the trap
• [24:46] – Hawk’s identity revealed, chaos ensues
• [27:25] – Dramatic chase and hand-to-hand fight between the Lone Ranger and the Hawk
• [28:47] – Aftermath, closure between Diana and Mike Riley

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Memorable Quotes & Moments

• “Forget that you found this. Forget that you ever read it. The less you know, the better.” – Stanford Moore [10:08]
• “I’d only known he was your father, Miss Diana. I’d never have bet against him.” – Mike Riley [08:00]
• “One of you four is the Hawk...” – Diana Moore [24:05]
• “We’ll fight it out without guns.” – The Lone Ranger [27:31]
• “Somehow, I... I can’t explain it, but I feel that these bullets will bring us happiness, good luck and good cheer through all the years.” – Diana Moore [29:46]

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Style and Tone

The episode delivers its story with suspense, fast-paced dialogue, and classic Western grit. Diana is portrayed as brave and principled, the Lone Ranger as both cunning and just, with supporting characters embodying the colorful personalities and moral ambiguity of the frontier. The tension culminates in thrilling action and a hopeful, almost sentimental conclusion.

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For New Listeners

This restored episode provides a quintessential Lone Ranger adventure: masked justice riding to the rescue, a community threatened from within, and the use of wit and courage to overcome evil. It combines suspense, character depth, and nostalgia—making it a standout in the Old Time Radio Westerns collection. Even if you've never stepped into Sunset House before, this episode welcomes you into the fold.

Transcript

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[Andrew Rines]

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[Narrator]

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

[Stanford Moore]

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[Narrator]

In the early days of the western United States. Outlaws roamed the frontier, and it was not until the masked rider of the plane started his great fight for justice that the honest settlers found peace and security in their new homes. The Lone Ranger's strength and courage, his daring and resourcefulness blazed the trail for law and order and finally made possible the winning of the West. Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear. From out of the past come the thundering hoof beats of the great horse, Silver. The Lone Ranger rides again.

[The Lone Ranger]

Come on, Silver Hound waiting on the trail ahead. We've got to hurry. Hi on, Silver. Hooray.

[Narrator]

To the east of Sunset Ridge, the range country stretched for miles. To the west was Nugget Valley, rich in gold and silver. On the crest of the ridge was Sunset House, owned and run by Stanford Moore, where cattlemen and miners met every night. By sunrise, they were usually gone. And Diana Moore, dressed for an early morning ride, was surprised to hear voices in the gambling room. As she descended to the first floor, curiosity made her open the door. And there she saw her father behind the roulette wheel. Four men facing.

[Stanford Moore]

Oh, don't go, Diana. I want you to meet some newcomers to Sunset House. My daughter. Gentlemen. Glory of the morning. Sunrise.

[Diana Moore]

Thank you.

[Stanford Moore]

His name is Mike Riley, Diana. He came in here this evening with $10, and he's run it up to 10,000.

[Diana Moore]

My congratulations.

[Stanford Moore]

The luck of the Irish, miss. But you can rest assured your father will get it all back before I leave this part of the country. Jim Tolliver, Diana. He's from Texas, and he's bought the Bar Inn spree. Howdy.

[Diana Moore]

How do you do, sir?

[Stanford Moore]

Red Hayden. He's bought the golden lady mine.

[Diana Moore]

The Golden Lady? Well, that's worth a fortune.

[Red Hayden]

It'll have to be worth two fortunes for me to make any money on it.

[Diana Moore]

Where? I must say that you've been dealing with men of means this evening, father.

[Stanford Moore]

Ah, that's what we are. Though my means are a little recent. Well, you can't include me.

[Eric Morrow]

My means have disappeared.

[Stanford Moore]

Tomorrow, Diana. I'm sorry if you've lost my last hundred, miss.

[Eric Morrow]

Diana, your father promised us. One more turn of the wheel and it goes down 17. Perhaps you'll bring me luck.

[Diana Moore]

And if I don't?

[Eric Morrow]

Then I'll ask Hayden for a job.

[Stanford Moore]

How can you work in a hole in the ground when there's a broad range on the other side of the ridge? Why don't you follow my example? Win or lose, I'm asking Tolliver for a job. If you mean it, you're on. I notice your guns are stray blue. Yours are, too. I might point out that all of you gentlemen follow the same style. Brace your bet, sir.

[Red Hayden]

You know anything about money, Eric?

[Stanford Moore]

No.

[Red Hayden]

Why do you want to work for me?

[Eric Morrow]

Well, I'd like to learn.

[Red Hayden]

It's a deal.

[Eric Morrow]

Only if number 17 loses.

[Stanford Moore]

She goes.

[Diana Moore]

Father. Did he have enough money to recover

[Stanford Moore]

the double zero, gentlemen. Nice hole for you. Clean the board. You can cash these in, Diana. The money's in the drawer. Will you pay them off? I'd only known he was your father, Miss Diana. I'd never have bet against him.

[Diana Moore]

That wouldn't have been a favor.

[Stanford Moore]

But I'm glad. For one thing. At least I'll have money to bring me back here again.

[Diana Moore]

There it is, Mr. Riley. Your tips, Mr. Tolliver.

[Stanford Moore]

Here you are. I wish I had the Irishman's gift of gab. I'm not sold, Ms. Diana, that I don't appreciate a pretty face.

[Diana Moore]

Thank you, sir. Mr. Hayden.

[Red Hayden]

No chips this morning, but I'll have better luck the next time.

[Diana Moore]

You'll come again?

[Red Hayden]

You can depend on it. Well, there he come.

[Eric Morrow]

I'm riding with you. Goodbye, Miss Diana. Maybe a long time, but I'll be back, too.

[Diana Moore]

You're always welcome, whether you care to gamble or not.

[Eric Morrow]

Thanks.

[Stanford Moore]

We're out of this, Tuliver.

[Red Hayden]

Too old.

[Stanford Moore]

I never knew you to count yourself out of anything.

[Red Hayden]

What's that?

[Stanford Moore]

You heard me. Poor aunt.

[Red Hayden]

It was so long ago, I figured you'd forgotten.

[Stanford Moore]

Nice for you for head.

[Red Hayden]

I'm not worried.

[Stanford Moore]

Come on, mon. See you later, Miss. You and Toliver have met before, Hayden.

[Red Hayden]

It's all right. Anything to settle between us. He won't be here. Ready, Eric?

[Eric Morrow]

All said. Goodbye, Miss Diana.

[Diana Moore]

Goodbye, Eric. I hated that. I promised him I'd never have to come into this room again.

[Stanford Moore]

Well, there were only four of them

[Diana Moore]

using me as bait.

[Stanford Moore]

You were smart, Diana. And it won't hurt you to give my customers a smile now and then. I notice it comes short of easy for Eric.

[Diana Moore]

I felt sorry for him. He'd lost every penny. He's young and good looking. This is no place for him

[Stanford Moore]

between the two of them. I'll put my money on Mike.

[Diana Moore]

What's that?

[Stanford Moore]

What's what?

[Diana Moore]

That paper on the floor.

[Stanford Moore]

Maybe one of them used it to figure out a system.

[Diana Moore]

It's a letter.

[Stanford Moore]

Dropped it.

[Diana Moore]

I. I don't know.

[Stanford Moore]

What's the matter with you. You're white as a sheet.

[Diana Moore]

This letter was written to the Hawk. One of those men is the Hawk.

[Stanford Moore]

Let me see It. Well, there's no way of telling.

[Diana Moore]

Of course not. No one's ever seen his face. But he's the worst killer in the whole West. What are we going to do, Stan?

[Stanford Moore]

Nothing.

[Diana Moore]

We've got to. He'll come back here and clean us out. He won't even stop at murder. You know that.

[Stanford Moore]

I'm tearing this up.

[Diana Moore]

Please.

[Stanford Moore]

Forget that you found this. Forget that you ever read it. And you're dealing with a Hawk. The less you know, the better.

[Diana Moore]

Which one of them?

[Stanford Moore]

There's no way of telling. They're all new here. They all wear their gun strapped low. You'll have to be careful, that's all. And as for you.

[Diana Moore]

What?

[Stanford Moore]

Don't open your mouth.

[Diana Moore]

If you do, you can't threaten me.

[Stanford Moore]

No.

[Diana Moore]

And a name can't make me afraid. If I can help capture the Hawk, I will.

[Stanford Moore]

All right, my lady, go ahead. But just remember that I warned you. The Hawk's a tough customer. A very tough customer when it comes to the showdown. Don't expect me to back you up. You'll be playing a lone hand.

[Narrator]

It was two weeks later that Diana was riding along the trail that followed the crest to the ridge. Suddenly she reined up. An Indian mounted on a paint horse had broken over the core a cover of the trees and galloped toward it.

[Diana Moore]

An Indian? I don't have my gun.

[The Lone Ranger]

Hey.

[Diana Moore]

What do you want?

[Stanford Moore]

I can't bring you this Canto Here.

[Diana Moore]

A Telford bullet. You brought it from him? This means he got the message I sent to the padre.

[Eric Morrow]

That's right.

[Diana Moore]

And he's camped near here?

[Eric Morrow]

Not far.

[Diana Moore]

Can you take me to him?

[Stanford Moore]

He'll not want you go to camp. That maybe put you in danger.

[Diana Moore]

I feel safe now that the lone

[Stanford Moore]

rangers around do not tell anybody.

[Narrator]

Him here.

[Diana Moore]

I understand.

[Stanford Moore]

Where him fine men you write bout

[Diana Moore]

Brent Hayden and Eric Morrow at the Golden Lady Mine. That's a nugget valley to the west. You'll find Tolliver, Mike Riley at the Bar M ranch. They come to the Sunset House a lot, though. Especially Eric and Mike. I could point them out to you there. There's a balcony runs around the house. I'll make it a point to be waiting on the south side between. Well, between 11 o' clock and midnight tonight. You tell the masked man that if he wants to see me, I'll be waiting there.

[Eric Morrow]

Ah.

[Stanford Moore]

Time to do it. Get him up.

[Diana Moore]

Scout, have you?

[Jim Tolliver]

I noticed the balcony, Tanto. From there she could let us into one of the second floor rooms. Then there must be some way to get A look at the gambling room.

[Stanford Moore]

Maybe so.

[Jim Tolliver]

But first I want to find out what's going on at the mine. In the ranch where you start the mine.

[The Lone Ranger]

Here, Silver. Here, Scout.

[Jim Tolliver]

We'll start for Nugget Valley now.

[Stanford Moore]

We ought to reach it just after dark and that's good time.

[Jim Tolliver]

Even if Mara and Hayden planned to visit Sunset House tonight, they wouldn't go until later.

[The Lone Ranger]

Come on, Silver. Get him up. Scout. It get dark quick down here in valley. Yes, we wouldn't be able to see the trail at all if it weren't for the moon. They're cabin up head and that must be the mine beyond them. That's strange. Toto and use blasting powder. It's so late.

[Stanford Moore]

Today's work should be over.

[The Lone Ranger]

We ride on.

[Jim Tolliver]

We got as close as we can without being seen.

[The Lone Ranger]

Come on, Silver.

[Stanford Moore]

You take six minutes get around. See if you can find anybody in the woods.

[The Lone Ranger]

Hide away.

[Stanford Moore]

Let's never get back to your grub. Nothing we can do about clearing out the tunnel a little more. Rant, I. I'd like to talk to

[Eric Morrow]

you for a minute.

[Red Hayden]

What about it?

[Eric Morrow]

Explosion.

[Red Hayden]

Oh, come on in. Got any idea who said the buddy.

[Eric Morrow]

Well, I'm just remembering something.

[Red Hayden]

How did it.

[Eric Morrow]

Well, this was a week ago. I can't forget how you and to looked at each other that night up at Sunset House. Man would think there was some kind of feud between you.

[Red Hayden]

A man wouldn't be far wrong.

[Eric Morrow]

Oh, I don't aim to make anything that's none of my business.

[Red Hayden]

No reason why you shouldn't know about it. Ten years ago, Tolliver and me was sort of long distance partners in the cattle business. He'd buy cattle in the panhandle and have a trail to Seymour City. That's where my office was. I'd sell it and we'd split the profits.

[Eric Morrow]

You didn't call yourself Hayden then?

[Red Hayden]

Have used a lot of names of my time. Just let that go.

[Stanford Moore]

Sure.

[Eric Morrow]

Well, what happened between you and Tolliver?

[Red Hayden]

Well, Once I had 3,000 head in my hands. A thousand belonged to me alone. The other two was minor tolerance. I feel a break in the market coming, so I sold my own beef first. I was right about the break. Got next to nothing for the rest.

[Eric Morrow]

You can't blame Toliver for not liking it.

[Stanford Moore]

I didn't believe him.

[Red Hayden]

It was business after all.

[Eric Morrow]

Nothing. My kind of business.

[Red Hayden]

You're no young sad kid. Maybe your ideas will change when you grow older.

[Eric Morrow]

Maybe. Maybe not. Anyway, if I was Toliver, I'd try to get even.

[Red Hayden]

He kept out of his way.

[Eric Morrow]

Up until now, you mean. Well, I wouldn't forget a deal like that, no matter how long it was.

[Red Hayden]

Use the jizzle.

[Eric Morrow]

If I had some tough hombres working for me. Including a gunman called Mike Riley. I'd figure out some way to use their talons.

[Red Hayden]

Did you see any cowboys around here this afternoon?

[Eric Morrow]

Not a one. Then what makes you think I'm not thinking at all? Brent, that's your job.

[Red Hayden]

One man could have said that. Putty in. Just wait till dark. Use a long fuse. He could have been on his way up the ridge before the blast.

[Eric Morrow]

Up the ridge and down the other side. Unless he stopped at the Sunset House to Say hello to Ms. Diana.

[Red Hayden]

Yeah. He won't get away with it. Maybe he thinks they're going soft just because a butt of mine has started being respectable. He'll learn different. I figure you were just as handy with your guns as Mike. You can have as many of the boys as you want. Take him over at the bar. Then shoot the place up a little. Then drive off enough stairs to pay for the damage they did here.

[Eric Morrow]

No, thanks.

[Stanford Moore]

Yella, you don't mean that.

[Eric Morrow]

Or I prove you were wrong.

[Red Hayden]

What's the idea?

[Eric Morrow]

You're working for me, AJ not on that job. I'd say the score was even. Why not let it stay that way?

[Red Hayden]

I don't like things to stay even.

[Eric Morrow]

That's your business. But you told me too much about it.

[Red Hayden]

All right. Now see a black evil.

[Eric Morrow]

Come on talking. How about that, though? Give me some orders about clearing out the tunnel.

[Red Hayden]

Let's get into it.

[Eric Morrow]

I think somebody's been outside listening. Seems to me I saw a face at that open window and then. Let me look. Go ahead, talk.

[Red Hayden]

Now about tomorrow. We can't go on with the work until the tunnel's cleared and timbered fresh.

[Eric Morrow]

Go on. I'm going to work my way to the door.

[Red Hayden]

That means we'll have to quit some of the bottles boys to cutting down some trees.

[Stanford Moore]

Like you can take charge of them.

[Eric Morrow]

Gone.

[Stanford Moore]

Anybody out there?

[Eric Morrow]

There was. I'm just looking at the tracks.

[Red Hayden]

That's easy enough to tell. All the boys in camp wear hob.

[Narrator]

These marks were made by.

[Stanford Moore]

Yeah, a cowhand, maybe.

[Red Hayden]

Riley. They're heading for the woods. Let's get after him.

[Narrator]

Too late for that.

[Red Hayden]

Look, A white horse in a page.

[Stanford Moore]

Straight up the trail.

[Red Hayden]

Open,

[Stanford Moore]

out of range.

[Red Hayden]

That's all right. Black and the boys road that way. They'll stop them. Riley and his sidekick won't get out of this alive.

[The Lone Ranger]

Their men come down Trail Kimasabi into the trees. T us Faster, Silver. Faster.

[Eric Morrow]

Curtain falls on the first act of

[Stanford Moore]

our Lone Ranger story.

[Eric Morrow]

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[Narrator]

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[Narrator]

Now to continue our story. The Lone Ranger and Tonto lost their pursuers on the thickly wooded slope of the ridge. And then, cutting back to the trail, raced toward the summit and Sunset House. It was after 11 when they rained up beneath the southern balcony.

[Stanford Moore]

There, girl. Ah, me bring friends.

[Jim Tolliver]

Can you come down here?

[Diana Moore]

Not without my father knowing.

[Jim Tolliver]

We'll find a way to get up there. You rope huddle, huh?

[Narrator]

Yeah.

[Stanford Moore]

What you do?

[Red Hayden]

Rope that post.

[Jim Tolliver]

Now we can pull ourselves up hand over hand.

[Stanford Moore]

You catch them goof me.

[Diana Moore]

All right. All four of them are downstairs. Now, this door here leads to my parlor. I can take you through that and down the hall. The camping room is two stories high. There's a window from the hall that opens into it. You can see everything from there.

[Jim Tolliver]

It won't do any good, Ms. Diana. I picked up the trail of the hawk and lost it for nearly a year. I've never seen him, and no one has ever been able to give me a good description.

[Stanford Moore]

People not tell same thing.

[Diana Moore]

Were you able to learn anything at the mine?

[Jim Tolliver]

Only that 10 years ago, Brent and Tolliver were in the cattle business. Either of them might have turned out law. Since then, we don't know anything about Eric or Mike.

[Diana Moore]

I only hope that.

[Jim Tolliver]

That what?

[Diana Moore]

It doesn't matter. You'll find out the truth. I'm sure of it.

[Jim Tolliver]

Will you help us?

[Diana Moore]

I'll do anything you say.

[Jim Tolliver]

Do you still have that bullet I sent you?

[Diana Moore]

Of course. I wouldn't part with it for the world.

[Jim Tolliver]

And I'll give you another one. Here.

[Diana Moore]

Well, thank you, but what do you want me to do with it?

[Jim Tolliver]

The hawk once said the bullet hadn't been made to kill him.

[Stanford Moore]

Not even silver bullet.

[Eric Morrow]

A lone ranger.

[Jim Tolliver]

He knows that we've been on his trail. We may be able to use this bullet to trap him. You won't be in any danger either. Tutor. I will take care of the man who goes for his gun.

[Diana Moore]

I don't understand.

[Jim Tolliver]

You will in a moment. Here's my plan.

[Stanford Moore]

Well, what's gone into you, going down here? Your own free will.

[Diana Moore]

I have some business to attend to.

[Stanford Moore]

What do you mean? What sort of business, Diana? It is, Jim. You can pinch yourself. You'll find you're not even the most lovely lady in the whole world.

[Diana Moore]

Never mind that. Night.

[Stanford Moore]

Let me warn you, Diana. Don't pay no attention to this hombres blarney. I've been able to size him up during the past week. He's nothing but an ordinary coyote. Sure, and she knows that. But what woman is there who doesn't like a bad man?

[Diana Moore]

A great many, Mr. Raleigh, including me.

[Stanford Moore]

Ah, but think what a good time we'd have after we were married. Given my black heart a coat of whitewash.

[Diana Moore]

I came to ask you a favor. Both at your favor.

[Stanford Moore]

Anything at all, Jim.

[Jim Tolliver]

Sure.

[Diana Moore]

Then just walk upstairs and down the hall to the parlor. Wait for me in there.

[Stanford Moore]

Then what?

[Diana Moore]

Just wait. I won't be long.

[Red Hayden]

You sure?

[Eric Morrow]

I'm sure. They were over there by the Farrell table just a minute ago.

[Red Hayden]

If I hadn't given more of my promise, there wouldn't be any trouble here. That pop a boat full of lead.

[Eric Morrow]

Well, they'd give you a nice hanging. You know, I was just thinking that with both Riley and Tolliver here, tonight might be a good night.

[Red Hayden]

For what?

[Eric Morrow]

For what you were talking about.

[Red Hayden]

I thought you weren't interested.

[Eric Morrow]

Well, I won't have any part of it myself, but I don't mind taking a message to the boys. You can stay here so you won't be accused of anything. And I can stay at the mine. Just to stand guard, sort of.

[Red Hayden]

Go ahead.

[Diana Moore]

Wait a minute, Eric. You're not leaving, are you?

[Eric Morrow]

Well, I have to. Brent wants me to ride back to the mine.

[Diana Moore]

He can stay just a little longer. Can he, Brent? I want to ask a favor of both of you.

[Eric Morrow]

What do you mean?

[Diana Moore]

I'll tell you that when we get upstairs. It won't take a minute. Please.

[Red Hayden]

Well, sure, Eric, you can stay for a minute.

[Diana Moore]

Thank you, Brent. Come on.

[Stanford Moore]

If you don't mind, I'll come, too. I'd like to know what this mystery is all about.

[Diana Moore]

Come ahead, Father. You'll soon find out.

[Stanford Moore]

I want an explanation of this nonsense at once. Diana.

[Diana Moore]

It isn't nonsense, and you know it.

[Stanford Moore]

If it has anything to do with that.

[Diana Moore]

Yes, Father, it has.

[Stanford Moore]

I told you.

[Diana Moore]

Now I'm going to tell everybody else Here. Gentlemen. I want you to remember back to that first night you came here. One of you dropped the letters he left, and that letter had been written to.

[Stanford Moore]

No. Diana. Perhaps we haven't always agreed about certain things. Perhaps I haven't treated you well. But believe me, I love you. And if you see that word, whoever it is will murder you.

[Diana Moore]

Dan, you. You mean that? You really care for me?

[Red Hayden]

I'm your father.

[Diana Moore]

And I'm your daughter. But you needn't be afraid for me.

[Narrator]

Please.

[Eric Morrow]

Charge.

[Diana Moore]

I've got to go on.

[Eric Morrow]

And I'm drawing on the first coyote that gets ornery.

[Stanford Moore]

That goes for me.

[Red Hayden]

Me, too.

[Eric Morrow]

You ain't said nothing, Jim.

[Stanford Moore]

I'm just wondering how Moore could be so all fired up sitting. We're so upright and honorable.

[Diana Moore]

You'll find that out in a minute. I told you we found a letter. That letter was written to the hawk. These 10, they haven't shot me. But I'm just as sure of it as I was. Then one of you four is the Hawk.

[Stanford Moore]

Let it go with that.

[Diana Moore]

That's what you said a week ago. I couldn't. I sent word to the one man who's more than a match for him. And the day I got my reply, I have it here in my hand. Look.

[Narrator]

What is it?

[Stanford Moore]

The bullet.

[Red Hayden]

The silver bullet. And that.

[Stanford Moore]

Go on, say it. That means a lone ranger.

[Diana Moore]

Yes, the Lone Ranger. I brought you all together so he could see you and make sure.

[Stanford Moore]

Huh?

[Diana Moore]

He's waiting just outside the door on that balcony.

[The Lone Ranger]

And now he's reach for the ceiling hawk.

[Stanford Moore]

No, you don't. Alex, the lamp. He knocked the lamp over.

[The Lone Ranger]

Knock him. Don't let him out that door. Look out, Toto. He's coming outside. We'll help with.

[Stanford Moore]

Where's your.

[The Lone Ranger]

Let me threw out of the way.

[Diana Moore]

Toto.

[The Lone Ranger]

Are you all right?

[Stanford Moore]

He stopped to open door. When he didn't come out, him hit me overhead with gunbutts. He's going down the front stairs. I'll yell for the boys to stop and you go after him.

[The Lone Ranger]

Right.

[Stanford Moore]

She's from here. He's driving the gold dust from the cashier. He's running out the front door. He's getting away.

[The Lone Ranger]

He hasn't done it yet.

[Stanford Moore]

Stop it.

[The Lone Ranger]

Stand beside.

[Stanford Moore]

Make way for the last man. It's a lone ranger. Don't you hear me? Clear the way. That was the Hawk that came through here. There he goes. You can't hit him. He's into the trees. Yeah. He's taking my horse with him.

[The Lone Ranger]

He's looking forward to A long ride and that's what he'll have. You go after him just as fast as Silver can carry me. Here, Silver. Here, scout. You want Con right at you. Stay here, Toto. Get more to round up a passing and follow my trail.

[Stanford Moore]

Good.

[The Lone Ranger]

Steady, Silver tip. Good luck, Silver.

[Narrator]

The hawk had headed east and plunged down the steep slope of the ridge toward the level range land. With unerring instinct, the great horse Silver followed the broken trail. But the hawk was desperate and took desperate chances with his mount and the horse he led. He reached the plane ahead of the Lone Ranger and turned toward the north. For 15 minutes the gap between them widened. But at last Silver reached the plane as well.

[The Lone Ranger]

Level ground, boy. Now we can travel faster, Silver.

[Narrator]

The silver shot hooves burned the ground faster and faster. Closer and closer to the outlaw mounted on a black and leading us far. Then the hawk turn and fire. The Lone Ranger held Silver in check.

[The Lone Ranger]

Stood there boy. He's a good shot. I don't want to take any chances on your being hit. We keep just out of range until he empties his other gun. He won't be able to reload while he's leading that second horse there. They're both empty. He knows he can't reload. He's going to change the sorrow. There's our chance to move in, boy.

[Narrator]

The outlaws change of malts took time, but the great white horse seemed to close the gap between them in an instant. Merrick the hawk was set in the saddle of the fresher horse. He looked back and saw there would be no chance to reload before the Lone Ranger would be on top of him. He yanked the sorrel to a stop and swung himself to the ground.

[The Lone Ranger]

All right, masked man, you got me.

[Stanford Moore]

You can use your gun if you want to, but I'm not heist in mine.

[The Lone Ranger]

Then we'll fight it out without guns.

[Stanford Moore]

Yeah.

[The Lone Ranger]

My guns go in the saddlebag. Big talk.

[Stanford Moore]

Get rid of them before you.

[The Lone Ranger]

Why, you fool.

[Stanford Moore]

I got a knife that you might have.

[The Lone Ranger]

Well, try and use it.

[Narrator]

A blade flashed in the moonlight. But the Lone Ranger had caught the outlaw's arm. Slowly he forced it back inch by inch. Then a quick twist and the cold steel dropped into the dust. The odds were even, but the outlaw turned limp in the masked man's grasp and begged for mercy.

[Stanford Moore]

Oh, no, don't. Don't take me back to that. They'll hang me.

[The Lone Ranger]

Turning yellow, Hawk.

[Stanford Moore]

I got a thousand dollars in gold dust. I can have it all.

[The Lone Ranger]

Just answer a few questions. Did you set that blast in the golden lady mine?

[Diana Moore]

Yes.

[Stanford Moore]

Yeah, I did. I could face it.

[The Lone Ranger]

Why?

[Stanford Moore]

I'll confess everything. I wanted to get French short to Oliver. I wanted to send all the boys over to the bar. They could clean out a suit. We could revive the mess, man.

[Diana Moore]

You and me.

[Stanford Moore]

The $50,000 in Dustin mystery.

[The Lone Ranger]

You're going back to check the long trail, Hawk, with justice waiting at the end.

[Narrator]

And the following morning, as another sunrise gilded the sunset house, Diana and Mike watched the Lone Ranger, Tonto and the hawk head down the trail toward the east.

[Diana Moore]

Well, there they go. Mike, I'm glad it isn't you that's going with them.

[Stanford Moore]

Me? And what are you talking about? Did you put any stock in those lying words that Jim spoke of me?

[Diana Moore]

There was no way I could tell. You did wear your gun strap low.

[Stanford Moore]

But that's only because I'm the most peaceable man in the world who's a great bluff. And nothing else to wear my gun.

[Diana Moore]

So you're sure of that, Mike?

[Stanford Moore]

But at least I've never killed a man. And if there've been things in my past I'm ashamed of, like will never happen again. Just meeting the Lone Rangers meant an awful lot to me.

[Diana Moore]

And to me, too. Look, Mike, what have you there now? Two silver bullets. He gave them to me. This is the one that caught the hawk. And now I'm giving it to you.

[Stanford Moore]

Tis a generous gift. My heart is grateful.

[Diana Moore]

Somehow I. I can't explain it, but. But I feel that these bullets will bring us happiness, good luck and good

[Stanford Moore]

cheer through all the years.

[Diana Moore]

Through all the years, Mike. Through all the years.

[Stanford Moore]

Ham. The story you have just heard is

[Narrator]

a copyrighted feature of the Lone Ranger Incorporated.

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