The Globe | The Lone Ranger (12-02-53)

Summary

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Old Time Radio Westerns – “The Globe” (The Lone Ranger, 12-02-53)

Host: Andrew Rhynes
Episode Release Date: July 3, 2026
Episode Theme:
Dive into a classic Lone Ranger radio drama as the masked man and Tonto expose a bank fraud in Orville, uncovering corruption masked as legitimate business in the untamed West. This remastered episode breathes vivid life into the thrilling detective mystery at the heart of the frontier.

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Main Theme & Purpose

This episode, “The Globe,” features the Lone Ranger and his loyal companion Tonto as they unravel a plot involving a suspicious mine sale, a crooked bank, and an attempted murder. Digitally restored to capture the elemental tension and atmospheric soundscapes, the drama forms a gripping tale of justice triumphing over deceit and greed.

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Key Discussion Points & Episode Breakdown

1. Suspicious Sale at the General Store

[04:04–06:28]

• Setting: Orville’s general store/mail hub, with townsfolk gathered, including Tonto, Marshall Crane, and Joe Daly (bank teller).
• Plot: Old Mose McCoy surprises everyone by paying off a longstanding $100 debt in gold coins, claiming he sold “The Globe” mine to two apparent greenhorns for a thousand dollars.
• Suspicion: Tonto and others are dubious—the mine’s worthless, and the buyers don’t want Mose to stay in the territory.
• Tonto’s Inquiry: Tonto presses Mose for details on the buyers (“Brown and Smith”), learning of their physical descriptions—details that raise suspicion and connect back to the bank.

2. Bankers’ Secret Scheme

[06:32–08:21]

• Sam Blake & Zach Webb: The two bankers (matching “Brown and Smith” descriptions) scramble as Daly investigates loan records.
• Dialogue reveals fraud: They loaned bank money to themselves using the worthless Globe Mine as “collateral.”

  “You’ll suspect as much if Mose described the buyers... He’ll wonder why we loaned a lot of money on worthless property.” — Sam Blake (07:31)

• Murder Plot: They agree Joe Daly knows too much and Zach plans to “dispose” of him if he investigates the mine.

3. Lone Ranger & Tonto Investigate

[08:21–10:30]

• Lone Ranger’s Deduction: The buyers aren’t greenhorns; either the mine is worth more than believed, or there’s a stock scheme afoot.
• Visit to the Mine: Tonto and Lone Ranger ride to Warbonnet Pass, see Joe Daly investigating, and witness Daly get shot by a hidden gunman (Zach Webb).
• Quick Action: Lone Ranger and Tonto drive off Webb, tend to Daly’s wound, and uncover the fraudulent bank scheme.

4. Piecing Together the Crime

[10:31–14:20]

• Daly’s Testimony: Daly confirms that his employers made false loans to themselves and tried to cover it with the mine as “security.”
• Lone Ranger’s Plan: Tells Tonto to alert a federal marshal while Daly returns to work, advising him to hide incriminating records.

5. Bankers’ Desperate Gambit

[14:20–16:20]

• Bankers Panic: Blake and Webb realize Daly survived and is still investigating. Suspecting he and Lone Ranger are closing in, they devise an escape plan:

  “We’ll see that Daly overhears us planning to leave town on the train tonight, taking the bank’s money with us. Are we really going to take the money? No—But Daly will think we are…” — Sam Blake (15:38)

• Fake Getaway: They intend to draw out Lone Ranger and create the appearance of innocence to Marshall Crane by pretending a robbery is afoot.

6. The Nighttime Confrontation

[17:05–22:40]

• Train Station Showdown: As planned, the bankers, with “bulging carpet bags,” reach the station. Lone Ranger confronts them; Marshall Crane is ready, tricked into thinking the Lone Ranger is a robber.
• Quick Thinking: The Lone Ranger asks for the contents of the bags to be revealed—only clothing, not money. He presses on, describing the scheme to Crane.
• Bankers Turn Violent: When their plan fails, Blake and Webb attempt to take Marshall Crane and Lone Ranger at gunpoint.
• Lone Ranger’s Move:

  “The fact that standing here as I am, I can reach this lantern…” — The Lone Ranger (21:14)
  He hurls the lantern, causing chaos, disarms the bankers, and with help from Crane, subdues both crooks in a fistfight.

• Outside Help Arrives: Tonto and a federal marshal arrive in time for the arrest.
• Justice Restored:

  “I’ll pick up my gun. Is there a jail in Orville? ... Crane, you’ll be a real marshal someday." — The Lone Ranger (21:55, 22:22)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Tonto’s Suspicion:

  “Did you say that was the Globe Mine?... What are the names of the men who bought it?”
  Tonto, [06:03]

• Bank Fraud Admitted:

  “They wouldn’t accept it as security for a mortgage unless they kept the depositors’ money. I’m sure that’s what they did.”
  Joe Daly, [11:33]

• The Lone Ranger’s Deduction:

  “Either they have information that the Globe is valuable, or they wanted the title so they can sell worthless stock.”
  The Lone Ranger, [08:38]

• Blake’s Manipulation Plan:

  “Let them think we’re taking the bank’s money out on the train—Daly will tip off the masked man... We’ll have Marshal Crane witness the whole thing and pin the blame elsewhere.”
  Sam Blake, [15:38]

• Marshall Crane’s Integrity:

  “That don’t mean I shoot to kill on your say so.”
  Marshal Crane, when ordered by Blake, [18:37]

• Lone Ranger’s Reveal:

  “I still insist that Blake and Webb have stolen money from the bank. Investigation will show how they made big loans on worthless mines. Loans to nonexistent people. Joe Daly knows about their operations…”
  The Lone Ranger, [19:59]

• Final Hand:

  “Crane, you’ll be a real marshal someday.”
  The Lone Ranger, [22:22]

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Important Segments & Timestamps

• [04:04] – Opening at Orville Store: The mine sale is revealed
• [06:32] – Bankers’ plot: Plan to silence Joe Daly
• [08:21] – Lone Ranger and Tonto deduce fraud, ride to investigate mine
• [09:28] – Joe Daly is shot at the mine, rescued by the heroes
• [11:31] – Daly confirms bank scheme; Lone Ranger forms a plan
• [14:20] – Bankers’ escape ruse is hatched
• [17:05] – Nighttime confrontation at the train depot
• [19:59] – Lone Ranger reveals the fraud in front of Marshal Crane
• [21:14] – Lantern is used as a diversion during the arrest
• [22:22] – Lone Ranger commends Crane as a future real marshal

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Episode Tone & Style

The episode masterfully blends suspense, classic Western justice, and camaraderie. Dialogue is brisk, with dry wit and a foundation of righteousness, especially in the Lone Ranger’s calm assertion of the truth and Marshal Crane’s resistance to corruption.

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Summary

“The Globe” delivers a tightly woven detective Western, with Tonto and the Lone Ranger exposing small-town bank corruption through careful investigation, courageous intervention, and unwavering morale. The final confrontation blends clever tactics, hand-to-hand justice, and a rousing push for ethical law enforcement. The drama is a vivid snapshot of frontier values—and an exemplary showcase of why the Lone Ranger endures as a champion of justice.

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Transcript

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[The Lone Ranger]

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[Tonto]

From out of the past come the

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[The Lone Ranger]

Silver.

[Joe Daly]

The Lone Ranger rides again. Come on, Silver.

[The Lone Ranger]

Let's go, big fella.

[Joe Daly]

I am sil.

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In the town of Orville, Tom Turner's general store served as the community post office. The weekly mail had arrived that day and a number of men, including the marshal, were reading letters. Toto, who had ridden from the Lone Rangers camp to buy supplies, stood near the counter awaiting his turn. The young man ahead of him said,

[Tonto]

tom, is there any mail in the Blake and Web pigeonholes?

[The Lone Ranger]

If your boss is at the bank,

[Joe Daly]

get a heap of mail. Here it is, Joe.

[Tonto]

Thanks.

[The Lone Ranger]

Now, Injun. What's it? Well, look who's here.

[Joe Daly]

Old Mose McCoy. Hi, Mose.

[The Lone Ranger]

Where you been keeping yourself, Mose?

[Joe Daly]

In the shack. Near war. Bothered past.

[The Lone Ranger]

Well, listen to me, you old deadbeat. Your credit's no good. You've owed me a hundred dollars for two years.

[Joe Daly]

Say the word, Tom. Now running the bummer out of town. Take your hands off of me. Marshall Crane. I'm here to pay that debt. Here to bet.

[The Lone Ranger]

I don't believe it.

[Joe Daly]

There's your money. Five double eagles.

[The Lone Ranger]

I'll be dog gone. Joe, you work for the bank. Tell me if these coins are genuine.

[Tonto]

Let me see.

[Sam Blake]

They sure are.

[Tonto]

Tom Mold.

[Sam Blake]

Who'd you rob?

[Joe Daly]

I didn't rob anyone. I sold a mine. What?

[The Lone Ranger]

You sold a mine? Now I've heard everything.

[Joe Daly]

It's called the Grove Mine. It's just an old worked out tunnel. I won it years ago in a poker game. Two greenhorns gave me $1,000 for it. You swindled them. I didn't. I told them there was no gold left in the digging. Then why'd they buy it? How do I know? They said they were going back east. And they made me promise I'd clear out of the territory too. Why'd they want you to clear out, dad? Ready? And Marshall? I don't know. I was glad to get the cash. And now that my debt is paid, I'm clear enough. Sounds like a mighty odd deal.

[The Lone Ranger]

Well, it's good enough for me. And so's this money I'll stand treat for all you 10. You better stay here, Injun.

[Sam Blake]

I'll be back in a minute.

[Tonto]

Me?

[Sam Blake]

Wait.

[The Lone Ranger]

Come on, boys. Follow me to the back room.

[Tonto]

Just a minute, Mose.

[Joe Daly]

Come on, Mose. Might as well have a free drink.

[Tonto]

He'll be there, Marshall. I want to talk to him for a minute.

[Joe Daly]

Well, make it fast.

[Tonto]

Did you say that was the Globe Mine?

[Joe Daly]

Yeah, it's at War Bonnet Pass.

[Tonto]

What are the names of the men who bought it?

[Joe Daly]

Well, they call themselves Brown and Smith. One is a tall, lean gent with gray hair and side whiskers.

[Tonto]

Yes.

[Joe Daly]

The other is short and chunky. That's all I know about him. Now let's go to the back room.

[Tonto]

You go ahead, Mose. I have to hurry back to the bank.

[Sam Blake]

Suit yourself.

[Joe Daly]

Don't you want to join us in the back room? Engine. Thanks.

[The Lone Ranger]

Wait here.

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That night, Sam Blake and Zach Webb, who had opened their bank in Orville during the past year, conferred in the bank office. Blake was a tall, lean man with side whiskers and cold eyes. He frowned when his short, heavily built partner said. Sam, that man who sold us the Globe Mine was in town today.

[Sam Blake]

Old Moors. He agreed to leave the territory.

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Well, he's gone by this time, but he stopped in town to pay a grocery bill. While he was in the store, Marshall Crane saw him talking to our teller, Joe Daly.

[Sam Blake]

That may account for Daly's actions after he returned with the mail. What'd he do when he thought I wasn't observing him? He went through the loan and mortgage records.

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Well, those records are all in order, Sam. They convinced the bank examiners that everything was all right.

[Sam Blake]

The bank examiners in this territory aren't very smart. But if Diddy examined the papers on the Globe Mine.

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If he did, he knows we loaned a lot of money to the new owners. But, Sam, he wouldn't know we bought the mine, loaned the cash to ourselves and kept it.

[Sam Blake]

You'll suspect as much if Mose described the buyers. And even if he doesn't suspect we're the buyers, you wonder why we made a large loan on worthless property.

[The Lone Ranger]

That old fool.

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Why'd Mose have to come to town to pay that grocery bill?

[Sam Blake]

We didn't anticipate that, Jack. Now we must face the issue. Daly is suspicious. I'm sure of that. Yes. For tomorrow, off said he wanted to go hunting. I think he plans to ride the War Bonded Pass to examine the Globe.

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Let's take what cache. There isn't clearance.

[Sam Blake]

No zigzag. Did a good thing here. Let's work it for all it's worth. But Joe Daly. Dispose of him, huh? You know how to use your gun? I follow him tomorrow if he goes to the Globe Mine.

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While the bankers conferred, the Lone Ranger and Toto camped in the hills beyond the edge of town. Also discussed the sale of the Globe Mine. When Tonto finished telling what he'd heard in the store, the masked man said,

[The Lone Ranger]

mose Thought those men were greenhorns? I doubt that.

[Sam Blake]

What do you think, Kimasabe?

[The Lone Ranger]

Either they have information that the globe is valuable, or they wanted the title to the property so they can sell worthless stock. We may know more after we see the mine.

[Sam Blake]

Kimasabe, he no way to war upon its past.

[The Lone Ranger]

All right. They go there tomorrow.

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The next day, shortly after noon, the Lone Ranger and Toto reached the top of a hill overlooking the valley called Warbonnet Pass and halted their horses. They saw the ramshackle hoist and tumbledown tool house of the abandoned mine near the foot of the hill.

[The Lone Ranger]

Otto, the man of the shed.

[Sam Blake]

Me see him.

[Tonto]

Him look like fellow.

[Sam Blake]

Me see in town. Him working bank.

[The Lone Ranger]

You mean Joe Daly.

[Joe Daly]

That right.

[The Lone Ranger]

I wonder what he's doing at the mine.

[Sam Blake]

Him shot.

[The Lone Ranger]

Someone fired from behind that pile of rocks over there in the valley.

[Sam Blake]

Me see gun smoke and their man. He made guns.

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The Lone Ranger's quick shot made the gunman duck behind the pile of rocks for cover.

[The Lone Ranger]

Keep him down while we ride to the wounded man.

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The gunman's victims staggered a couple of steps and dropped behind the shed, while the Lone Ranger and Toto, dashing downhill, maintained gunfire at the distant rock pile. Their bullets gave the unknown ambusher little opportunity to return the fire with accuracy. When they threw rein and dismounted beside the fallen man, the shed cut off the view of the rock pile and the dry gulcher.

[The Lone Ranger]

See what you can do for that man, Toto. I'll take care of the other.

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Holding his guns in readiness, the masked man stepped into the open, but held his fire when he saw the distant gunman riding away.

[The Lone Ranger]

He had a horse with him behind the rocks. He's too far away. Let him go for now. We'll attend to this man. He's regaining consciousness. Seems to be no more than a flesh wound.

[Tonto]

Right.

[The Lone Ranger]

Steady. You'll be all right.

[Tonto]

Your master. A new engine. Seen you before?

[Sam Blake]

Ah, in store yesterday when you talked to Mose.

[Tonto]

I remember.

[Sam Blake]

Mask friend. Lone Ranger.

[Tonto]

Lone Ranger, huh? Then you didn't shoot me.

[The Lone Ranger]

No. You were shot from ambush by a short, heavily built man. He rode away.

[Tonto]

Zach Webb. He must be the one who.

[The Lone Ranger]

Who is Zach Webb?

[Tonto]

He and Blake operate the bank in Orville. I work for them.

[The Lone Ranger]

Do you know why Webb tried to kill you?

[Tonto]

Well, I now I guess.

[The Lone Ranger]

Tell me why Tono dresses your wound. Tonto told me about the sale of the Globe Mine. He heard old Moe describe the buyers of the worthless property. Tell me the rest.

[Tonto]

Well, the descriptions fitted my employers. Then I remembered that Blake and Webb had made a big loan to the buyers referred to as Brown and Smith and had taken a mortgage on the global security. I wanted to find out if the mine is as worthless as Moles thought. So I took today off and came here.

[The Lone Ranger]

Is the property worthless?

[Tonto]

Yes. And I know Blake and Webb would not accept it as security for a mortgage unless they kept the depositor's money. I'm sure that's what they did.

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[Joe Daly]

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Now to continue. Joe Daly's statement that his employers were involved in a crooked scheme made the Lone Ranger realize that there would probably be another attempt at murder, he said.

[The Lone Ranger]

Now, what are your plans?

[Tonto]

I don't know.

[The Lone Ranger]

If Webb tried to kill you, he must have known what you suspected.

[Tonto]

His partner may have seen me looking at the records and realized that I was checking up. He might have sent Webb to get me.

[The Lone Ranger]

Is there a lawman in town?

[Tonto]

No. Well, there's Marshall Crane, but he's more like a private watchman. He's paid by public subscription and the bank contributes most of his salary.

[The Lone Ranger]

Otto, there's a federal marshal in Red Rock. You better go there and tell him that Joe Daly has something to report.

[Tonto]

What do you think I should do in the meantime?

[The Lone Ranger]

Return to work tomorrow as if nothing had happened? Watch for the chance to take the Globe papers from the file and hide them so they can't be destroyed.

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The following morning, before the bank opened for business and before Joe Daly arrived, Sam Blake entered his office. When he saw that Zach Webb had already arrived, he spoke angrily in a low voice.

[Sam Blake]

Jack, you lied to me last night.

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I lied?

[Sam Blake]

Yes. You told me you shot and killed Daley. I did.

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I aimed straight at his head and he dropped.

[Sam Blake]

Well, I just had coffee with him in the restaurant. His head is bandaged, but he's coming to work as usual. And I shot him. Why didn't you make sure he was dead? I couldn't.

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Just after I shot a mask man and a redskin came down the hill firing at me.

[The Lone Ranger]

I had to clear out.

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What did Daley say about his head?

[Sam Blake]

Well, not much. He just said he'd been hurt.

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He saw the mine, Sam.

[The Lone Ranger]

He knows it's worthless.

[Sam Blake]

You'll make trouble for him. He might make a lot of trouble. Who do you think the mask man is? I don't know. Maybe a crook. Private detective for the insurance company. Zach, did he ride the white horse?

[Joe Daly]

Yeah.

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The Indian with him rode a paint.

[Sam Blake]

That last man might be the Lone Ranger. What? It's possible that he and Daly are waiting for us to make an incriminating move.

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Like what?

[Sam Blake]

Like running away with the bank's money. And Zach will let them think that's just what we're doing. We'll see that Daly overhears, is planning to leave town on the train tonight, taking the bank's money with us.

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Are we really going to take the money?

[Sam Blake]

No, of course not. But, David, you think we are. He'll tip off the masked man who tried to catch us with the stolen money in our possession.

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I don't serve.

[Sam Blake]

We'll tell Marshall Crane we're taking a business trip and that we have reason to believe a masked man intends to rob us. We'll ask Crane to follow us until we're safely aboard the train and he sees the mask man stoppage.

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Now. I said, what about the Indian and Daly?

[Sam Blake]

We'll take care of them later. Hey, I heard the front door. I think Daly's arrived. Good. Let's start beating the death trap for the mask man.

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Early that evening, Joe Daly went to the Lone Rangers camp and reported on Blake and Webb.

[Tonto]

Those crooks know I'm wise to Their game. What's more, they suspect that you're the Lone Ranger.

[The Lone Ranger]

They do?

[Tonto]

Yes. So they're going to clear out of town tonight on the midnight train. Before they go to the station, they'll stop at the bank and fill their carpet bags with money.

[The Lone Ranger]

Are you sure?

[Tonto]

Yes. I overheard them talking.

[The Lone Ranger]

Joe, did you get the Globe records out of the pile?

[Tonto]

Sure thing. I have them hidden in a safe place. But it'll take a lot of investigation to make a case against Blake and Webb.

[The Lone Ranger]

Yes, I know it. Simplify things if we can catch them with stolen cash.

[Tonto]

What are you gonna do?

[The Lone Ranger]

I'm going to make sure that Blake and Webb don't leave town with St.

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As midnight approached, Sam Blake and Zach Webb, each carrying a bulging carpet bag, mounted the steps to the deserted platform in front of the Orville depot. The only light came from a smoky oil lantern hanging from a bracket on the depot wall.

[Sam Blake]

Marshall Crane's keeping out of sight. So is the mess man. I'm wondering if he's going to take our bait.

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I'm sure Joe Daly heard what we wanted into here.

[Sam Blake]

He probably did. But we don't know that he took Zack. I see him. He's coming this way.

[The Lone Ranger]

I want to talk to you two.

[Sam Blake]

I'm mashed up low. Don't truth, mister. Don't kill on our men. Take what you want, but spare our lives.

[The Lone Ranger]

Relax. I haven't drawn a gun. I'm not going to hurt you. And I want nothing that belongs to you.

[Joe Daly]

You hashed your hands. You're covered.

[Sam Blake]

Wash your clean.

[Joe Daly]

I've been following you, gents, but staying out of sight and the darkness. Keep your hands up, mister.

[Sam Blake]

This is a killer.

[The Lone Ranger]

I'm not a killer, Blake.

[Sam Blake]

You are, too. You were about to murder us.

[Joe Daly]

Take it easy, gents. Mister, you, back up. Stand against the depot. Keep your hand high. Mr. Webb, you'd better take his gun.

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Yes, I'll sure enough do that. I've got his gun.

[The Lone Ranger]

Crane, you're holding your gun on the wrong man.

[Sam Blake]

Shoot the masked man, Crane. He's a notorious outlaw. He's one of. Dead or alive.

[The Lone Ranger]

Blake got alive.

[Sam Blake]

The truth, Crane.

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You're in line for a big reward.

[Joe Daly]

Shoot the mask, crook.

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Don't take chances on us getting away, you know.

[Joe Daly]

Gone. Why are you then so eager to have me shoot a man in cold blood?

[Sam Blake]

He's a thief, a killer. He was about to rob and murder us.

[Joe Daly]

Yeah, didn't look that way to me.

[Sam Blake]

Confound you, Crane. Do as we say. We pay your salary.

[Joe Daly]

I admit you pay most of it, Mr. Blake. But that don't mean I shoot the kill on your say so.

[The Lone Ranger]

Good for you, Crane. You'd make a first rate marshal.

[Joe Daly]

I am, Marshall.

[The Lone Ranger]

In that case, I'll tell you why I'm here. Why I approached Blake and Webb.

[Sam Blake]

Don't listen Claym, he's a slick liar. He'll convince you he's not an outlaw. He might even try to tell you he's a special detective or the Lone Ranger.

[Joe Daly]

Are you through talking, Mr. Blake? Then give the masked man a turn. Go ahead, mister, but remember I'm holding

[The Lone Ranger]

a gun on you. Crane, I have reason to believe Blake and Webb are absconding with the bank's money.

[Sam Blake]

But Quill of all things, even if

[The Lone Ranger]

we were doing that, what's it to you? I'm a friend of Joe Daly. Share his interest in the welfare of the bank and the depositors.

[Sam Blake]

Her likely story.

[The Lone Ranger]

Blake, are you and Webb willing to empty your carpet bag so the marshal may see the contents? It would be a simple way to prove that you're not leaving town with the bank's money.

[Joe Daly]

Very well.

[Sam Blake]

I'll dump this bag.

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[Joe Daly]

Mine.

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The contents of the carpet bag spilled to the station platform. And in the light of the lantern hanging on the wall over his head, the Lone Ranger could see that much to his surprise, there had been no money in the bag.

[Sam Blake]

See for yourself, Train. We have nothing but clothing.

[Joe Daly]

You're right Mr. Blake.

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You want us to turn our pockets inside out.

[Joe Daly]

No, no Mr. Webb. I reckon you couldn't carry the bank's money in your pocket.

[Sam Blake]

I'm surprised that you have the intelligence to realize that, Train.

[Joe Daly]

Now what do you say, Mr. Wayne?

[The Lone Ranger]

I still insist that Blake and Webb have stolen money from the bank. Investigation will show how they made big loans on worthless mines. Loans to non existent people.

[Joe Daly]

More lies.

[The Lone Ranger]

Joe Daly knows about their operations. That's why they tried yesterday to murder Daly.

[Sam Blake]

Now he's accusing us of being murdered.

[The Lone Ranger]

Potential murderers. Blake.

[Joe Daly]

I'd like to know who you are, mister.

[The Lone Ranger]

And I'll tell you. I'm known as the Lone Ranger.

[Sam Blake]

I told you he'd make that claim.

[The Lone Ranger]

Marshall, my horse is on the other side of the depot. He's Snow White and his name is Silver. You'll find silver bullets and those guns Webb took from me by Juniper.

[Joe Daly]

If that's the case.

[The Lone Ranger]

It is.

[Joe Daly]

Open one of those guns, Mr. Webb. Take out a cock. I'll do it.

[Sam Blake]

Give me one of the guns.

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All right Blake.

[Sam Blake]

Cover the mask man. I'll cover Crane. Stop your gun. Crane. Mr. Blake. Hubby.

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Stand still, mister. I'm covering you now. And I'll shoot faster than Crane would have.

[Joe Daly]

Well, Blake, what's this mean?

[Sam Blake]

It means, Crane, that your usefulness to us is ended.

[The Lone Ranger]

It means that the potential killers are about to become killers.

[Sam Blake]

In fact, you should have shot that masked man when I told you to.

[The Lone Ranger]

You see, Crane, to protect themselves, they wanted you to kill me.

[Joe Daly]

But then they are crooked.

[The Lone Ranger]

Yes, and now they. You know it. They plan to kill you later. They'll have to kill Joe Daly. They'll not get away with it. You see, they overlooked one thing we did.

[Sam Blake]

Yeah? What did we overlook?

[The Lone Ranger]

The fact that standing here as I am, I can reach this lantern.

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As he spoke, the masked man pulled the lantern from the wall and threw it at Zack, who fired wildly as he tried to dodge. At the same instant, the Lone Ranger leaped forward, grasped the gun Blake held and brought a hard fist to the banker's chin.

[Joe Daly]

Take it. Oh, count me in.

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The lantern had gone out, but Crane didn't need light to deal with Webb. He closed in, knocked aside the gun, then put all of his pent up hatred for outlaws into one mighty blow with his right fist. Webb dropped like a log and lay motionless on the platform. Crane turned quickly now for.

[Joe Daly]

Oh, I see you've taken care of Sam Blake.

[The Lone Ranger]

Yes, Crane. He'll regain consciousness soon.

[Joe Daly]

I'll try the two of them.

[The Lone Ranger]

I'll pick up my gun. Is there a jail in Orville?

[Joe Daly]

Yes, and it'll hold these critters. Who's that?

[The Lone Ranger]

My friend. Here's Tono. The station platform.

[Joe Daly]

Tono? I've heard of him. Same as I've heard of you. Someone's riding with him.

[The Lone Ranger]

I think Tono's bringing the federal marshal. Good. Marshall Crane's already placed him under arrest.

[Joe Daly]

But I am not a regular lawman. I reckon the real marshal to take over.

[The Lone Ranger]

Crane, you'll be a real marshal someday.

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Would he make a good one?

[The Lone Ranger]

Yes, Marshal. I'm sure of it. Otto, I'll go get Silver and meet you in camp. Our job's finished.

[Joe Daly]

Wait, mister.

[The Lone Ranger]

Here, Crane. It's a job for you two lawmen.

[Joe Daly]

Lawmen? Gosh, Mr. Marshall, do you know who that masked man is?

[The Lone Ranger]

Yes, you.

[Joe Daly]

Yes, sir. And I'm mighty proud of the fact that I fought hand to hand against a couple of crooks with the Lone Ranger.

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