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No purchase necessary vgw group void where prohibited by law 21 + terms and conditions apply. With his faithful Indian companion, Toto, 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. From out of the past come the thundering hoof beats of the great horse. Silver. The Lone Ranger rides again. Come on, Silver. Let's go. Big foe, are you, Silver? Hooray. The cowboys poured out of the Pot Hook bunkhouse as soon as they heard the shooting out on the range. When a band of hooded, black, cloaked riders were already circling the bunk house, and the men were driven back inside. They were held there, besieged, for two hours. And then, as suddenly as they had come, the hooded riders disappeared into the. Hank Greenway, who had bought the pothook only a month before, had made his money in land speculation and his reputation as a politician. He was in San Felipe on the night of the raid and rode out to the ranch the next morning. He found his foreman and his nearest neighbor, Jake Webb of the Lazy W, studying the ground in front of the ranch house. Howdy, boys. Morning, Evans. Morning, Webb. Howdy. I guess you've heard. Yes, I've heard. How many head we lose? Only 50, boss. Shorty's Pinto was shot, and he got a bullet in his shoulder. You were lucky, Hank. Lucky? Why didn't you trail the rustlers, Jim? They had a big start on us, boss. We lost the trail in the hills. How long has this sort of thing been going on here? We haven't been troubled with rustlers for a long time, but it may be more than rustlers we have to contend with. How do you figure that? Look here. Look what one of them scratched on the ground. That's a lot of lines. It's supposed to be a spider's web. There's a t in the middle. It stands for the tarantula. Who says it does? Why, you must have heard of the tarantula. Boss, I know he's been accused of every unsolved crime in the territory, but personally, I don't believe there is such a person. Boss, it's true. What I mean is, he can't be to blame for everything he's accused of. But this raid last night, there were 30 men. That was well organized. A spider's web. Your name is Webb. Jake, you're not accusing me of being. No, no. I have a better idea. Those black cloaks and the hoods, that's the kind of a fancy rigmarole that would appeal to foreigners. Foreigners? There are no foreigners around here. What about Don Rodrigo Salvato Martinez? They're American citizens. Their fathers swore allegiance, and Congress was stupid enough to recognize their Old Spanish grants let them keep their land, but they never liked their ranchos being cut down to the original size. Once they owned this whole valley, they'd like nothing better than to get it back. The more I think of it, the more likely it seems. Rodrigo Salvado Martinez. They could get together, dress their men up in black cloaks and hoods, leave the sign of the tarantula behind them so they wouldn't be suspected, then go on to rob us blind, strip us of our cattle so we'd have to sell out to them for a dime on the dolly. You've only lost 50 heads so far. Well, we'll see what happens from now on. You'll see that I'm right. Events seem to fulfill Greenway's prophecy. There were more raids. The next attack was on the Lazy W by the same black robed men. A hundred head were driven off. Then came raids on the Circle A, the Arrow and the Diamond T. And wherever Greenway went, in San Felipe he voiced his accusation. Don Rodrigo Salvado Martin Martinez. They haven't lost a head, but there's always a sign of the tarantula, Mr. Greenway. All right, go ahead. Believe in your phony bad man if you want to. I'm getting in touch with Washington. I'm going to the Capitol myself. I'm going to demand that those old land grants be canceled. It was on the same day that the Lone Ranger rode into San Felipe. He wore trail clothes, a stained deerskin jacket, and his face was covered by a heavy growth of black beard. With Totto's help, he had assumed the appearance of a man called Tex Rafferty. The Lone Ranger was offering himself as a target in order to learn the tarantula's real identity. As he rode down the main street of San Felipe, his hat was pulled down over his eyes, his shoulders were hunched and he slumped in the saddle, a big man who seemed to be trying to make himself as small as possible. But he dismounted in front of one of the busiest cafes and entered the place. Gato forced his way to the bar. Pardon me, please. Thank you. Pardon me. What'll it be, stranger? I'd like some information. Hey, you're not a stranger. Oh, who says I'm not? I do. I've never seen you before in my life. Well, I've seen you. I guess you've never been in San Felipe before. I didn't say that. No. Nor Durango. What about Durango? There was a bank hole up there about a year ago. Poor men took part in it. Three of them belonged to the tarantulas gang. The fourth was a big Texan. Well, sir, this Texan doubled cross. The others, they were killed and he made off with all the loot. The next day there was a note pinned to the sheriff's door. It said, you leave Tex Rafferty to me. And was signed with the tarantula as well. That's interesting. Yeah. The tarantula swore to kill Tex Rafferty. You got a lot of nerve, mister. Think so. Coming back here. Or maybe you haven't heard that the tarantula is operating in these spots. Thanks. You've given me all the information I need. The Lone Ranger allowed himself to be seen in most of the cafes in town. And from the glances and whispers, he knew that he had been identified in each of them as Tex Rafferty. His next move was to rent a room in Mrs. O' Brien's boarding house on the edge of town. Then the home ranger left his saddlebags and rode out of town to the woods where Toto had made camp. What happened, Kimotubby? The disguise worked. They think I'm Tex Rafferty. That mean Tarantula Trichillu. There's a strange situation in town, Toto. Some people think it isn't the tarantula who's behind the raids on the valley ranches. Man named Greenway has accused Don Rodrigo of being responsible. Oh, that. Not so him. Good man and a fine American. No, I don't believe it. I think we've come to the right place to find the tarantula. Oh, how about tonight? I've taken a room at Mrs. O' Brien's boarding house. It's on the ground floor in the back. The window will be open. The bed can be seen easily. If someone tries to kill me, you must follow him. Sooner or later he'll report to the tarantula. That will give us a clue. We need you. Be careful, Kimasabi. Yes, Taro, I intend to be. The sky was clouded that night. Shortly before 12, a man dismounted near the stables in the rear of Mrs. O' Brien's board boarding house. He crept around the corner of the stables and stopped for a moment to watch the house. There was only one light upstairs. The man walked straight to an open window on the lower floor. Inside the room he could see a cot and a bulky form beneath the blankets. The man took a pencil out of his pocket and drew the picture of a spider's web on the windowsill. In the center, he placed a T. Then he unholstered his Gun, took deliberate aim at the bed and fired sick shots into the blankets. He turned and ran, leaped to his saddle and galloped away. A moment later, Mrs. O' Brien knocked on the door of the lone Ranger's room. Mr. Smith, are you all right? Mr. Smith? We'll continue our Lone Ranger adventure in just a moment. Riley herbs from 2311 Racing here. And you know what grinds my gears? Waiting for coffee. But instead of counting frappes and lattes. 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