The Last of the Carson Gang | The Lone Ranger (05-18-53)

Summary

Podcast Summary: "The Last of the Carson Gang"

The Lone Ranger | Old Time Radio Westerns
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Date Released: April 3, 2026
Originally Aired: May 18, 1953

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Episode Overview

This thrilling episode of "The Lone Ranger," presented by the Old Time Radio Westerns and expertly restored for modern listeners, plunges listeners into a classic Western tale of rumored buried treasure, outlaws seeking redemption, and the ever-vigilant pursuit of justice led by the masked hero and his faithful companion, Tonto. The story revolves around the last remaining member of the infamous Carson gang, a mysterious shaving mug holding the clue to a fortune in gold, and a cast of small-town locals swept up in a dangerous treasure hunt.

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Key Discussion Points & Episode Breakdown

1. Introduction & Setting the Scene

• [01:51] Narrator: The Lone Ranger’s legend is set up:
  “A fiery horse with a speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty Hi-Yo Silver – the Lone Ranger!”
• [04:24] Modoc City, the local newspaper office, and the everyday lives of Tom Bent (editor), his wife, and their adopted son Inky are introduced, painting a vivid Western small-town atmosphere.

2. Sid Carson’s Return and the Legend of the Gold

[05:54–09:31]

• Sid Carson, a former outlaw from the infamous Carson gang, appears at the newspaper office seeking help from Tom Bent.
• Sid explains the gang's past heists, specifically $100,000 in gold hidden years ago by his brother Pete Carson, and the cryptic clue to its location—the painting on a shaving mug crafted by a prison trustee.
• Key Moment:
  “Pete told me that he had the trustee paint a picture of our old homestead on the shaving mug. He said the picture even showed the old bull in the pasture.” – Sid Carson [07:49]
• Sid seeks Tom’s help to run a “lost keepsake” ad, hoping to recover the mug and thus the gold, but receives only a meal and small cash:
  “I trust you.” – Sid Carson [08:24]

3. The Shaving Mug and its Significance

[14:44–16:40]

• At Ma Hank’s hotel, leftover rummage sale goods include an old, chipped shaving mug—unbeknownst to all, the very mug tied to the hidden gold.
• Sharp-eyed Ned and Inky realize the significance:
  “Ned, look at the picture on the mug... That’s the mug. The one the trusty painted.” – Inky and Ned [16:22–16:31]
• They scramble to find Sid Carson, followed covertly by the villainous Ace Spencer.

4. Tension Rises: Confrontation Over the Mug

[17:14–18:29]

• Ace Spencer attempts to seize the mug at gunpoint in Ma Hank’s hotel. Inky manages to escape with it, thanks to Ma Hank’s imposing presence:
  “If you think you can come in here, you’re all covered.” – Ace Spencer [17:35]

5. The Real Story Behind the Treasure

[19:00–19:31]

• Tom Bent learns from the Lone Ranger and Marshal Jim Fraser that the story of the gold is, in fact, true, but the gold was already found and returned to the Mexican government a decade ago.
• “The affair was handled quietly by Washington and officials of Mexico.” – Lone Ranger [19:23]

6. Showdown at Ace Spencer’s Café and Justice Served

[19:42–24:10]

• Sid, Ma Hank, and Ned become Ace’s hostages in the cellar, but Inky’s escape leads the Lone Ranger’s posse right to the hideout.
• Ace attempts a double-cross but is swiftly disarmed by the Lone Ranger:
  “As his derringer cleared leather, the Lone Ranger’s Colt roared. A silver bullet struck Ace’s gun arm.” – [23:06]
• Deke Jones, the escaped convict and treasure hunter, is captured.

7. Resolution and Epilogue

[24:26–25:47]

• Deke Jones and Ace are jailed; Ma Hank, Ned, Inky, Tom, and Sid recount their adventure to Marshal Jim.
• “He’ll pay for that. And he’ll likewise get a stiff sentence for hiding an escaped convict.” – Marshal Jim [24:38]
• Sid is offered work and meals at Ma Hank’s hotel—his past seemingly forgiven.
• The secret of the fortune is revealed: the gold is long gone, the mug “worthless” except as a memento.
• Touching epilogue as Sid reflects:
  “I never figured folks in Mo Dog City’d be so good to an old convict like me.” – Sid Carson [25:28]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Sid Carson’s hope and regret:
  “We never had a homestead; picture tells where the gold’s hidden.” [07:59]
  “Before I could buy the mug, some other visitor got it. Two days later, Pete died.” [08:00]
• Ma Hank’s Courage:
  “Why, you loco tinhorn. If you think you can come in here… you can’t cover all of us at once.” [17:31–17:36]
• The Lone Ranger’s Justice:
  “As his derringer cleared leather, the Lone Ranger’s Colt roared.” [23:06]
• Resolution:
  “Pete’s gold was returned to Mexico years ago, and the mug's worthless.” – Tom Bent [22:32]
  “You eat at my place for a while, Sid, and you’ll fatten up in no time.” – Ma Hank [25:20]

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Important Timestamps

• [01:51] – Iconic Lone Ranger opening
• [05:54] – Sid Carson’s arrival and gold legend explained
• [14:44] – Discovery of the shaving mug
• [17:35] – Ace Spencer tries to steal the mug
• [19:00] – Lone Ranger reveals truth about the gold
• [23:06] – Showdown: Lone Ranger disarms Ace
• [24:26] – Villains jailed, Sid gets a new start

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Tone & Style

The episode maintains the characteristic blend of brisk, suspenseful action and homespun camaraderie that defines the golden age of radio Westerns. Dialogue is direct, spirited, and full of Western vernacular. The Lone Ranger is suitably heroic, while side characters like Inky and Ma Hank provide warmth and touches of humor.

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Final Thoughts

“The Last of the Carson Gang” is a well-knit tale of redemption, the false promises of buried treasure, and the enduring values of community and justice. Restored audio and atmospheric sound design make the episode a charming journey into the mythic American West.

Perfect for fans of:

• Classic radio dramas
• Western adventures
• Old-time heroes and small-town stories

Further Listening: Visit otrwesterns.com for more digitized Western radio classics curated by Andrew Rhynes.

Transcript

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[Narrator]

A fiery horse with a speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty hi O Silver the Lone Ranger.

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[Narrator]

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. From out of the past come the thundering hoof beats of the great horse Silver. The Lone Ranger rides again. It was press day at the Modoc City News And Inky, the 14 year old adopted son of editor Tom Bent, was busy sweeping the floor of the office. Tom's wife Hilda worked at a nearby desk while Tom himself labored in the back room to keep the press operating. Inky looked up as the door opened and saw Tonto and Ned, the houseboy from Ma Hanks Hotel.

[Ma Hank]

Hi, Tano, Ned.

[Tom Bent]

Hello, Tano.

[Ned]

It's great to see you. Tano. Where's the Lone Ranger?

[Tonto]

Him with Marshal Jim Frazier.

[Inky]

I heard him say he's looking for an escaped convict named Deke Jones.

[Tom Bent]

Ah, we think Jones near Modoc City.

[Inky]

Mrs. Bent, Ma Hank sent me to pick up the paper you're contributing to her rummage sale.

[Ma Hank]

It's there on the counter, Ned.

[Ned]

Hey, someone else is coming here.

[Ma Hank]

An old timer, looks like.

[Tom Bent]

Mmm, me know him. Him outlaw named Sid Carson.

[Inky]

An outlaw?

[Tom Bent]

Not outlaw now. Him serve time in jail.

[Sid Carson]

I'd like to see the editor of this newspaper. Hey, you're Tornho, isn't that right? You and your mask friend jail me.

[Ace Spencer]

Ah, you go straight now.

[Sid Carson]

Yeah, doggone right.

[Tom Bent]

Did I hear someone ask for me?

[Sid Carson]

I asked for you.

[Tom Bent]

If you're the editor, and I am,

[Sid Carson]

maybe you'll run an ad for a shaving mug.

[Tom Bent]

Shaving mug?

[Sid Carson]

Yes, a special one. Tell where there's $100,000 worth of gold to be found.

[Tom Bent]

Oh, Lord.

[Sid Carson]

Pete stole the gold 15 years ago and hid it somewhere near Mo Dog City.

[Tom Bent]

Stolen gold then?

[Sid Carson]

Well, it was stolen from Mexican revolutionists. Their plot was discovered and they went into hiding. Right now that gold belongs to whoever finds it. And I'll split with the man who helps me.

[Tom Bent]

You say the gold's hidden near here?

[Sid Carson]

Yes. Brother Pete hid it, then joined my other brothers. And soon after that they were caught and jailed. The Lone Ranger caught me. I went to prison in California.

[Tom Bent]

Where are your brothers now?

[Sid Carson]

Hank went to the gallows. Pete got life in territorial prison. Jed was turned over to the law in California. He was sentenced to the same prison I was.

[Narrator]

Me hear about capture a gang?

[Inky]

Yeah.

[Sid Carson]

Jed was killed trying to burst out of prison. But he'd already told me about Pete's gold.

[Tom Bent]

When were you released?

[Sid Carson]

A couple of months ago. I went to territorial prison to see Pete.

[Tom Bent]

Did he tell you about the gold?

[Sid Carson]

No, he couldn't. The guards might overheard us talk, but Pete's cellmate was a trustee who painted things on glass in China on visiting days. He sold his work outside the prison gates.

[Tom Bent]

That's one of the privileges of being a trustee.

[Sid Carson]

Pete told me that he had the trustee paint a picture of our old homestead on the shaving mug. He said the picture even showed the old bull in the pasture.

[Tom Bent]

What about it?

[Sid Carson]

We never had a homestead picture. Tells where the gold's hidden. Before I could buy the mug, some other visitor got it. Two days later, Pete died.

[Inky]

But who bought the mug?

[Sid Carson]

Well, the trustee said he'd sold it to a peddler. I followed the critter this fire, but have lost this trail. Now I'm broke. Can't go any further without help.

[Tom Bent]

Why? Why'd you come to me then?

[Sid Carson]

Heard that you were on the level. I trust you.

[Tom Bent]

Thanks.

[Sid Carson]

Mug might turn up if you run an ad saying it's a keepsake.

[Tom Bent]

I'll think about it, sid. Meanwhile, here's $5. Get yourself a good meal.

[Sid Carson]

Yeah, thanks. Thanks a lot. Sure use a meal.

[Ma Hank]

So long, Injun.

[Ace Spencer]

Adio, Sid.

[Sid Carson]

Don't forget to run the ad for

[Ma Hank]

the mug

[Tom Bent]

the old fraud did.

[Ned]

Don't you believe what he said, Tom.

[Tom Bent]

Of course not.

[Ma Hank]

Is he gone, Tom?

[Tom Bent]

Yes, he'll do.

[Inky]

He told us all about a fortune in hidden gold.

[Ma Hank]

If you're to take that stationary to my hang for the rummage sale, you better get going.

[Inky]

Yes, I'm going right now. So long, Inky.

[Ned]

See you later, Ned. But don't tell anyone about the gold.

[Inky]

Don't worry, I'll keep it quiet.

[Tom Bent]

There's no need for secrecy, Inky.

[Ned]

But tomorrow we don't want everyone to find out about that buried treasure.

[Ma Hank]

What's this talk about buried treasure?

[Tom Bent]

Oh, forget it, Hilda. Old Sid was just telling a good story.

[Ned]

I believed him.

[Tom Bent]

At your age, I might have believed him too.

[Ma Hank]

Inky, Here's a copy of the paper for the Lone Ranger. Tondo, the ink's still wet.

[Tonto]

Me Take it to him.

[Tom Bent]

Oh, I'm going with you, Tondo. I'd like to talk to the masked man about that escaped convict he's looking for.

[Narrator]

The escaped convict Deke Jones had found shelter in Ace Spencer's cafe in Modoc City. From the window of a second floor bedroom that served as a hideout, the freshly shaven fugitive looked into the street. Ace Spencer stood beside him, scowling.

[Ace Spencer]

Deke, what started a smart gent like you on a treasure hunt?

[Tonto]

I was in the prison hospital, Ace bunking next to Pete Carson when he died. While he was delirious, he mistook me for his brother. Sid told me to be sure to get hold of the shaving mug. His cellmate painted the Picture on the mug tells where to find $100,000 in buried gold.

[Ace Spencer]

And you believe that?

[Tonto]

I found out Sid tried to buy the mug from the trustee, but it already been sold to a peddler. The trustee said Sid asked a lot of questions about the fellow who bought it. So I broke out of prison, figuring the risk was worth it if I could find the gold and clear out of the country. And I finally traced the peddler who bought it to Modoc City.

[Ace Spencer]

So that's why you turned up here.

[Tonto]

Sid Carson's in town for the same reason. I was watching from this window when he went into the newspaper office, came out a few minutes ago and headed for Ma Hanks Hotel.

[Ace Spencer]

You think he's found the mug?

[Tonto]

There's only one way to find out. Ask him. I'll split that gold with you if you'll help me get it.

[Ace Spencer]

All right. What about old Sid Carson? If he's found that mug, we'll kill

[Tonto]

him if we have to to get it. I'll go to the Henry house before he leaves the place. But you better go armed in case of trouble.

[Ace Spencer]

I am armed.

[Tonto]

Oh, sneak gun, huh?

[Ace Spencer]

That's the easiest way to take a man by surprise.

[Tonto]

Well, if you shoot, make sure Carson doesn't live to talk.

[Ace Spencer]

Don't worry. I'll not put my neck in a no.

[Narrator]

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.

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[Tom Bent]

Now.

[Narrator]

To continue, Ned returned to Ma Hanks hotel. The buxom landlady was in the large front parlor. Neat stacks of silver and paper currency were on the table in front of her.

[Inky]

Ma, I hope you're not rowed, because I was late.

[Ma Hank]

I don't blame anyone for losing track of time with the Lone Ranger and Toddo around.

[Ace Spencer]

Come on.

[Ma Hank]

The rummage sale's over. We'll clear out of here so Jenny can clean the parlor. Say, bring that box, will you, Ned?

[Ned]

Yes.

[Inky]

What's in it?

[Ma Hank]

Some stuff that was left in the hotel by an old peddler who left town without paying his room rent.

[Inky]

Doesn't anyone want it?

[Ma Hank]

I couldn't even give it away.

[Inky]

If you're giving it away, I'll take it.

[Ma Hank]

Well, that suits me, Ned. Say, while I'm putting this cash in the safe, you go to the dining room and see if the old feller at the table is getting enough to eat.

[Inky]

Right.

[Narrator]

Sid Carson was the only occupant of the dining room, blissfully enjoying the best meal he'd eaten in many years. The old man wanted nothing. So Ned returned to the kitchen to investigate the contents of the box Ma had given him. He was lifting the lid when Inky entered carrying an armful of newspapers.

[Inky]

Finished for the day, Inky?

[Ned]

No, I'm delivering the newspaper. I brought Ma Hank two dozen copies to sell to her guests.

[Inky]

She's in her office putting cash away.

[Ned]

I'll put her papers on the table. What's that stuff?

[Inky]

That's just some things we couldn't sell at the rummage sale. Look, here's an old mouth organ. Hey, it works.

[Ned]

Here's an old pistol. But the trigger's busted.

[Inky]

Oh, that's no good.

[Ned]

There's a shaving outfit.

[Inky]

Ah, the mug's cracked and chipped. No one would want that.

[Ned]

Ned, look at the picture on the mug.

[Inky]

It's just a lot of scenery with a bull in the pasture and jumping grasshopper.

[Ned]

That's the mug. The one the trusty painted.

[Inky]

You're right. Ma said this stuff was left in the hotel by a peddler who skipped out without paying his bill.

[Ned]

And Sid told Tom a peddler bought the mug. Ned, we've got to find Mr. Carson.

[Inky]

He's in the dining room right now.

[Ned]

Let's go see him.

[Narrator]

The two boys almost tripped each other in their haste to reach the swinging door that opened in the of front the dining room. In their excitement, they didn't Pay any attention to Ace Spencer, who sat across the table from Sid Carson. Spencer had been questioning the old convict when Inky shouted, Mr. Carson, we found it.

[Ned]

Look at it. Look. That's right, Mr. Carson.

[Narrator]

Ace Spencer reached beneath his coat for his gun as Inky held the mug, pointing with an ink smudged finger at the scene painted on the side. At that moment, the door from the kitchen opened and Ma Hank strode into the room.

[Ma Hank]

The idea of leaving that stuff spread out on my kitchen floor. Now, I gave it to you because I wanted to get rid of it.

[Inky]

But Ma, I just want.

[Ma Hank]

Clear it out of the kitchen, Fronto. Now get moving. Hey, Spencer, what's the idea of pulling a gun in my hotel?

[Ace Spencer]

Get your hands up. Ma, keep your voice down.

[Ma Hank]

Why, you loco tinhorn. If you think you can come in

[Ace Spencer]

here, you're all covered.

[Ma Hank]

You can't cover all of us at once.

[Ace Spencer]

I can cover you long enough to get that mug.

[Ma Hank]

No, no, the mug's mine.

[Ace Spencer]

Not anymore. Hand it over, Inky.

[Narrator]

Inky's mind raced. The door to the kitchen was behind him, and Ma Hank stood beside him, holding the mug tightly. He turned and raced for the door.

[Ace Spencer]

Come back here.

[Narrator]

Ace whirled to shoot Inky, but Ma Hank's 275lb blocked him. Ace backed away before the huge landlady could grab his gun arm. By that time, Inky had escaped.

[Ma Hank]

Now what are you gonna do, Spencer? Inky's gone.

[Ace Spencer]

You three are going out the back door of this hotel and through the alley to my place.

[Ma Hank]

I'm not going anywhere.

[Ace Spencer]

Follow orders or I'll shoot Ned and Sid Carson and I'll put a bullet through you.

[Ma Hank]

Why, you dirty skunk. If I had my scatter gun.

[Ace Spencer]

Shut up and get moving.

[Narrator]

Meanwhile, Toto and Tom Bent found the Lone Ranger and Marshal Jim Fraser a short distance from town. The masked man pointed out the tracks he and the marshal were following. The Indian recognized the loose right front shoe.

[Tonto]

Them tracks same as ones we follow from territorial prison.

[Ace Spencer]

Uh huh.

[Tonto]

We'll get the critter now.

[Tom Bent]

Do you mind if I join the man hunt, Marshal Jim? Not at all, Tom.

[Ace Spencer]

Come on.

[Narrator]

As they rode slowly watching the ground, Tom told about Sid Carson's visit to the newspaper office earlier that day.

[Tom Bent]

The old fraud expected me to believe that story about buried gold.

[Ace Spencer]

The story's true, Tom.

[Tom Bent]

What's that?

[Ace Spencer]

Pete Carson stole the gold from Mexican revolutionists. Then Pete buried the gold where no one knew until it was found 10 years ago.

[Tom Bent]

Well, I'll be doggone.

[Inky]

Who found it, mister?

[Ace Spencer]

A couple of federal Agents uncovered it, Marshall, Jim. They returned the gold to the Mexican government.

[Tom Bent]

Does Sid know it was found?

[Ace Spencer]

I don't think so, Tom. The affair was handled quietly by Washington and officials of Mexico.

[Tom Bent]

How come you know about it?

[Ace Spencer]

I was with the men who found it.

[Tom Bent]

Poor old Sid's in for a big disappointment.

[Narrator]

As he lay on the floor in the cellar beneath Ace Spencer's cafe, Sid Carson regretted the impulse that had taken him to the newspaper office in search of his brother's gold. Now, Ma, Hank and Ned, her houseboy, were also prisoners, tied hand and foot like himself. Not one of the prisoners was gagged.

[Ace Spencer]

Yell your heads off you want to. This cellar so well built, no one will hear you.

[Ma Hank]

You're loco, Ace Spencer. Inky will bring the law here.

[Ace Spencer]

I doubt that, Ma.

[Tonto]

I think she's right, Ace.

[Ace Spencer]

Hey, he doesn't know I brought these three here, Deke.

[Tonto]

No, but he's likely to start a search of the whole town.

[Ace Spencer]

He won't if he knows his friends will die.

[Tonto]

What do you mean?

[Ace Spencer]

I'll tell him to give me the mug and keep his mouth shut or else.

[Tonto]

Or else we shoot these three, huh? Right here.

[Ace Spencer]

You keep an eye on him, Deke. I go look for Inky.

[Narrator]

As Ace Spencer emerged from the cellar door that opened on an alley in the rear of his cafe, he saw a strange cavalcade coming from his stable. Marshall Fraser was in the lead. Behind him was the Lone Ranger, Tonto and Tom Bent.

[Tonto]

He's sure just the man we want to see.

[Ace Spencer]

What's the idea of traveling with a masked man, Marshall?

[Inky]

That's my business. Right now, you're the one who'll answer questions.

[Ace Spencer]

Well, if you've seen Inky, you should know better than to believe anything he says.

[Tom Bent]

What do you mean by that, Spencer?

[Ace Spencer]

Inky's a lying little sneak.

[Inky]

Now, hold a tom.

[Tom Bent]

I'll knock his head off for talking about Inky that way.

[Tonto]

We didn't come here to talk about Inky.

[Ace Spencer]

You didn't?

[Tonto]

No. Who owns the chestnut mare in your stable?

[Ace Spencer]

Why, that belongs to Cowpoke. Where's the cowpoke now? Well, he reckon he's in the cafe. Otto, go to the cafe. See if anyone answering that man's description is inside me.

[Tonto]

He's savvy.

[Ace Spencer]

Go look for him. But I didn't describe the fellow owns that mayor. You don't know what he looks like.

[Inky]

The masked man knows who he is.

[Ace Spencer]

Why'd you ask me about him?

[Tonto]

Because I figured you were a crook.

[Ace Spencer]

You can't prove anything against me.

[Inky]

I never had anything against you except

[Tonto]

the crooked games you run in your cafe.

[Ace Spencer]

You cleaned those up. I paid my fine and I turned you loose.

[Tonto]

But I didn't change my mind about the kind of polecat you are.

[Ma Hank]

Marshall Jim.

[Tom Bent]

Jinky.

[Ned]

I've looked all over for you, Marshall Jim.

[Ace Spencer]

I'm clearing out of your holidays.

[Ned]

No. Don't let him get away.

[Tom Bent]

Oh, shimmer down, Inky.

[Ned]

But he's a crook. He tried to get this shaving mug. He pulled a gun on my hank net and sit on me.

[Ace Spencer]

What about that, Spencer? He's lying.

[Ned]

It's the truth, mister. He wants to get the mug.

[Ace Spencer]

You still have the mug.

[Ned]

You tried to take it.

[Ace Spencer]

Oh, that's loco. What would I want with an old shaving mug?

[Ned]

It's worth a fortune.

[Ace Spencer]

It might have been if you'd had the mug before Pete Carson's gold was found. Inky, huh?

[Tom Bent]

That's right, Inky. Pete's gold was returned to Mexico years

[Ace Spencer]

ago, and the mug's worthless.

[Tonto]

Pete Jones not in Cafe Kimasabe, he isn't.

[Ace Spencer]

He must have left the cafe. Maybe somewhere else in town.

[Tonto]

I figured you were hiding that crook Spencer.

[Ace Spencer]

You figured wrong. Perhaps not. Spencer was coming from the cellar when we met him. Marshall Jim.

[Tom Bent]

That's so.

[Ace Spencer]

If he wanted to conceal Jones, that would be an ideal place to hide him.

[Tom Bent]

Gee, that's right.

[Ace Spencer]

There's no one in the cellar.

[Inky]

I'll see for myself. Stand aside, Ace.

[Ace Spencer]

You stand where you are, Marshal.

[Narrator]

Ace reached for his hidden gun. As his derringer cleared leather, the Lone Ranger's Colt roared. A silver bullet struck Ace's gun arm. His fingers relaxed their grip on the weapon. An instant later, the small gun fell to the ground.

[Ned]

He was going for a sneak gun.

[Tom Bent]

He was going to shoot you, Marshal Jim.

[Tonto]

Mister, your shot saved my life.

[Ace Spencer]

Forget it, Marshal Jim. While you keep an eye on Spencer, Tonto and I'll investigate the cellar.

[Narrator]

A few moments later, the Lone Ranger and Tonto moved down the steps leading to Spencer's cellar. Tonto's moccasin feet made no sound. But when Deke Jones heard the masked man's boots on the stairs, he called, find Inky.

[Ma Hank]

Ace.

[Tonto]

Did you get the muck?

[Narrator]

Turning his attention from the prisoners, Deke looked toward the steps, expecting to see Ace Spencer.

[Tonto]

Hey, what the.

[Ma Hank]

Oh, mister, thank you. Thank goodness you're here.

[Ace Spencer]

Don't try for that gun, Deke.

[Tonto]

Hey, how'd you know my name?

[Ace Spencer]

The warden in territorial prison gave me your description. The warden? Yes. We've been following your trail for weeks. For what to send you back where you came from to prison.

[Tonto]

No masked man's going, don't try it.

[Ned]

No, you got him.

[Inky]

You shot the gun out of his hand.

[Ace Spencer]

Totto, cut the ropes on Ma and Ned and Sid Carson while I turned Deke Jones over to Marshall Jim.

[Narrator]

Fifteen minutes later, Deke Jones and Ace Spencer were in jail. Mahank, Ned Inky, Tom Bent and Sid Carson were in the marshal's office talking to the young lawman. They explained how Ace had captured them.

[Tonto]

He'll pay for that. And he'll likewise get a stiff sentence

[Inky]

for hiding an escaped convict.

[Ma Hank]

That's one trial I'll enjoy watching. I'll have a front seat in court the day he's sentenced.

[Ned]

I wish the masked man could be there.

[Tonto]

He and Tono have already left town, Inky. They're riding back to territorial prison to report Deke Jones capture to the warden.

[Ma Hank]

Well, I reckon I'll go back to the hotel. Say, Sid, I need a feller to help out at the Henry house. If you want the job, it's yours.

[Sid Carson]

Gosh, ma', am, working at the hotel means that I'll get three square meals a day. I'll work for free, just to be sure of eating your cooking.

[Ma Hank]

You eat at my place for a while, Sid, and you'll fatten up in no time. Come on. We'll see about finding you a place to bunk.

[Sid Carson]

I never figured folks in Mo Dog City'd be so good to an old convict like me.

[Ned]

Here's your shaving mug, Mr. Carson. I'm sorry someone else beat you to the gold.

[Sid Carson]

Thanks, Hinky. Who got that gold?

[Tonto]

Masked man said he and a couple of federal men found it 10 years ago, Sid. They returned it to the Mexican government.

[Sid Carson]

Oh, poor Pete. He'd be downright broken up if he'd known his gold was found by two lawmen and the Lone Ranger.

[Tom Bent]

Sam,

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