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Welcome to the Old Time Radio Westerns. I'm your host Andrew Rines, and I'm excited to bring you another episode. This is one of over 80 episodes released monthly for your enjoyment. You can find more Western shows at our website by going to otrwesterns.com now let's get into this episode.
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a free to play social casino. Boyd where prohibited. Visit spinquest.com for more details. With his faithful Indian companion, Tonto, the daring and resourceful mask rider of the planes 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 swelling days of yesteryear. From out of the past come the thundering hoofbeats of the great horse Silver. The Lone Ranger rides again. It was a pitch black night when the year's heaviest rainstorm lashed the hills, flooded the streams and beat against the log house in a desolate mountain area. For the past two years, the house had been a hideaway for a small, shifty eyed man whose name, according to handbills offering a reward for his capture, was Baldy Bryson. By the light of an open fireplace, Baldy was cleaning the rifle and six guns that were never far from his side when he heard a rap on the door. Who could that be? Baldy loaded his sixth gun as he crossed the room to the heavily bolted door. That's Baldwin. You mean that? Who are you? Moose. Barney. We must sound like Moose. Barney. Just a minute. Oh, I'm glad to see you, Moose. Come on in. Had a good go for me, Wy? I hope you'd still be here in our old hideout. Yeah, I stayed here. Safest place I know of. But it's been mighty lonesome since a year ago when you. When I got restless, made the poor mistake and going to. Moose. I never could figure out how the sheriff in Boxville knew you were wanted and got the drop on you. You think Sheriff Pendle cut me? Well, I didn't know. All I knew was what I heard in the crossroad store near here. Yeah? What was that? You were caught, tried and jailed for 20 years in a territorial prison. That's true. But it wasn't Sheriff Pral who cut me. It was a lone ranger. And for that I'm Going to kill him. How'd you get out of jail? I was his trusty, working in the warden's office. My chance came. I knocked out the warden, forged his name to a pass and walked right through the gate. Yeah, it's mighty. Sleep well. While it was in prison, I learned a lot. I learned how we could get the Lone Ranger. Yeah. Also, I talked to a man who was doing time for embezzlement. He's been a bookkeeper for the railroads. I know all about gold shipments. One train to hold up will make us rich. Who was? Can't rob a train. There'll be five of us. Who are the other three? Bla Lufton and the two Martin brothers. I've heard of them, but I don't know them. I don't know them either. But I do know they're mighty tough hombres and fast gunslingers. And I reckon they've heard of me. Everyone's heard of you, Moose. You know, I figure Blaze and the Martins will be glad to work with me. Especially if they know there's a chance to square things with a Lone Ranger. They got grudges against him. Yeah, they did three years in jail because of him. I told him to come here if they weren't interested. You hide out? That's right. I gave him directions for finding the place. And I bet they show up. A few days later. The Lone Ranger and Toto, riding along the floor of a canyon. Noticed that the river running through the canyon. Was much wider and deeper than usual. I've never seen the river as high as this tano. It was even higher. Several feet higher. Just after the rain. That's right. High water mark on canyon wall. Yes, I noticed it. The entire floor of the canyon was underwater. Wonder if the bridge is damaged. Bridge across top of canyon. Water not go that high. No, but the timber that support the center of the bridge. Are anchored on each bank of the river. The flood washed out those timbers of bridge. We soon Okima Sabi turn in canyon just ahead. Then we see bridge. Come on. Both the masked man and his Indian companion were watching for the bridge as their horses followed the bend in the canyon. Otto, the timbers are down. That bridge is no longer safe. There's a big, heavy man on horse. Start over bridge from far back. He can't see if the timbers are down. You on the bridge. Go back. He'll not hear you. Not by getting his attention. Man, look this way. Go back. He must pay attention. Please go. It's the last thing while the falling man and horse Were in midair. The Lone Ranger leaped from the saddle and began to unbuckle his gun belt. Man in water now. Stay on the bank and be ready with a rope. I try to get him. Man pulled off his boots, tossed his hat to Toto and plunged into the water. He swam hard, angling against the current toward the man in midstream. His path was made more difficult and dangerous by the floating wreckage of the bridge. But presently he reached the motionless form on the shore. Tato held his rope coiled, ready to throw as he moved along the bank to stay abreast the balloon ranger, who with his burden was carried downstream by the current. Inch by inch, the masked man neared the shore. Then toddled through his lariat. I have it. Hold tight. Kimi meet bully. To shore. On the dry bank of the river. The the masked mind soon learned that his effort to save a life had been wasted. He's dead. Toto. Hard blow and head. Maybe that's what kill him looked like. Skull broken. He was probably struck by part of the bridge. His horse not hurt. Horse reach bank near Ben downstream. Him come this way. Totto. We know this man. Didn't notice his face. I pushed his hair back. Me remember him. Outlaw Blaze Loughstrin. That's right. We kept him free four year ago. Well, his death is no loss to society. He has a letter in his pocket written in pencil. And who write the Blaze? Moose Varney. Him outlaw too? Yes. He wrote this letter just after he escaped from prison a few weeks ago. He mentions us. What did he say? This letter is an invitation to join Moose Varney and his partner. Listen to this part. Taro. Moose says I have inside information that will make it easy for us to do two things. One, get away with $50,000. Two, trap and kill a lone ranger in taro. What he mean by inside information? I'd like to know. Does it tell where Moose hiding? Yes. It gives directions and landmarks to reach the hideout. We take law there, we might capture Moose. But we never learn what inside information he has. That's right. Anti tight lips. According to this letter, Moose has never seen Blaze. Barney, I could pose as Blaze. Lighten my skin to look like prison power. Put a white streak through my hair. Ride Blazer's horse. Yes, I'm sure I could fool Moose Varney long enough to learn a few things. You take plenty big risk. I'll give you a copy of the directions for reaching the hideout. So you can bring the sheriff and apartheid. Blaze horse here. Now, there's a waterproof covering on that Blanket roll. See if Blaze carried extra clothing, will you? He looks. We're about the same size. I could wear his clothes. Clothes? The rap blazed. Lobskin in a blanket and tie in the silver saddle. So you'll be able to take him to Sheriff Primal and Boxville. Here, try clothes, Kim. Good. I'll change to those and disguise my face. What we do with your clothes? Pack them in silver saddlebags and take them with you. But I'm wet. Kimasabi me. Build fire, dry them out, then pack them. All right, Tano. There's no hurry about reaching Boxville. But I want to reach Moose as soon as possible. After the Lone Ranger, disguised as Blaze Loughgren, rode away on the outlaw's horse. Tato spent about an hour drying and packing the clothing of his friend. He was extinguishing the fire he'd built when the Martin brothers approached the top of the canyon some distance away. Jeb, the bridge is down. That means we'll have to go around the canyon to reach more. Yeah, that'll be five or six hours of riding. Well, I'd ride five or six days to get the Lone Ranger. Hey, Jeb, speaking of the Lone Ranger, look down there downstream in the Florida canyon. White horse, a paint horse and an Indian. That looks like the Lone Ranger's horse. It is. The engine is Tuttle. Something across the saddle of the white horse looks like a man's body wrapped in a blanket. It is. Maybe mouse vanish till the Lone Ranger. That's what he said in his letter he planned to do. We got to know. The engine's starting downstream, leading silver. Come on. We'll follow him. Get up. Come on. Get up. Come on. We'll continue our Lone Ranger adventure in just a moment.
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He left the horses in the open area behind the sheriff's office and entered the office through the back door. A short time later, the Martin brothers, who had followed Kato from the canyon and left their horses some distance behind the sheriff's office, walked softly through the darkness. They were nearing an open window when they heard the lawman exclaim, what's he saying about Blaze Lawson? I'd like to know the back Runners open. Let's go closer. Missing yeah, maybe we'll find out about the good man after we learn. Man dead Lone Ranger take good look at F Dead man plays Lo Must have been the hand to fate that put him on that bridge when it went down. Did you Leave the body in the canyon? No, he wrapped it in blanket, put it on silver, bring it here. Wait, wait. Lone Ranger not want anyone know raise death. Why do you want to keep it secret in Blaze pockets? Lone Ranger find letter from Moose Barney written after he escaped. That's right. He according to that is Blaze lost him inside the blank warrant booth. Ask Blaze to hideout, tell him how get there and say big robbery plan. Ain't trying to let him move. Santa, be quiet, will you? Deke los guy's face. Change clothes, ride outlaw's horse, intake leather and go to hideout. We have copy of letter. He can't come with me nowhere too. Get to our horses. All right. I'd like to hear some more. We've heard enough to know that the Lone Ranger went to Moose Farney tied out. And he's probably there by this time. Yeah, posing as Blaze Lofkin. What a surprise he'll have when we tell Moose the truth. You figure on starting for the hideout right now? Sure. The sooner the better. We'll ride all night to get there. AJ Saturday boy. Come on, get up. The following morning, Moose and Baldy Bryson sat in the hideout cabin drinking coffee. The Lone Ranger, playing the part of Blaze Loughgren, had not yet come out of the bedroom. He's a mighty smooth talking hombre. I like the way he wears his gun tied low. Sure looks as if he knew how to handle it. His record's proof of that. When are you going to tell him the plan? I don't know. Or I said, well, howdy. We didn't know you were up. We didn't hear you open the bedroom door. Any reason why I should make a noise opening a door? No, no, of course not. Sit down here at the table, please. Thanks. I'll have your ham and eggs ready in no time now. Pour your coffee. Thanks again. I reckon you heard me saying some complimentary things about you. I heard you say you didn't know when you'd tell me your plan. Well, I've waited since last night to hear them. That's long enough. I figured on waiting until the Martin brothers got here. There's no use going over everything twice. You're not sure the Martins are coming? No, but. But you may be dead sure I'm leaving unless I know what you have in mind. I don't mind telling you, Blade, your letter mentioned inside information. Yeah? What information have you concerning the Lone Ranger? I know he's a good friend of a certain padre. Where'd you learn that? From the chaplain at the prison. What do you plan to do about it? We'll send a letter to the padre, seeing how badly the Lone Rangers need it in a certain place. Like, for example, this hideout. And if he did come here, what would you do? Plenty. We'd capture him and his Indian pile hog, tie him and get square for a lot of things before we finally put him out of their misery. You mentioned a $50,000 deal. It's a railroad robbery. Prisoners full of men who tried to rob trains and failed. Yeah, but we won't fail. I know just one. Payroll cash is sent to the gold mine region and how it's guarded. I've got all the facts. Where'd you get them? From a man in prison. He worked for the railroad. What's his name? Well, I. I don't know as I should mention. What's his name? Why not tell him, Moose? All right. It's Joe West. I'll have to hear a lot more about your plans before I agree to go along with you. Moose, two horsemen are outside. Grab your gun. Be ready for trouble. I see him through the window at this mountain. Do they look like lawmen? No, but they look alike. Could be the Martin brothers. Yeah. Who is it? Martin's death. You and Baldy come to the door. All right. Are you Moose? Funny you should be expecting it. Anyone I'm expecting carries a letter I wrote. Here's your letter. Yeah, that does it. Come on in. Jensen. Welcome. Thanks. This is B. Bryson and this is Blaze Lofter. Honey, you say Downright proud to meet you, Mr. Loughton. We've heard a lot about you. We sure have. Folks talk a lot about those guns of yours, too. They tell me you're a dead shot with them. While Dick Martin stood facing the Lone Ranger, Jeb crossed to the far side of the room so he was behind the back of the man who posed as Blaze Loughgren. Since. Why don't you sit down there? Say, Blaze, your cubby's getting cold. I'll serve the ham and eggs and start some more. Just a minute. Before we sit on, I'd like to examine Mr. Lofkin's guns. In that case, you'll save a lot of time by sitting down. You mean you don't intend to let me see your guns? That's exactly what I mean. Gents, there's no use starting an argument. The police don't want to draw his gun. We'll draw for him. You're covered. Get your hands hurtsy ch. What ya did? Why you drawing on Blaze? Blaze Loughran's dead. What? This man took his horse clothes and letter and come here in his place. Beach. You better be sure of that. I'm dead sure. Gibb and I were behind the sheriff's office where we saw Blaze Lofkin's body wrapped in a blanket. And we heard Tono telling the sheriff about the Lone Ranger's plan to come here disguised as Blaze. The Lone Ranger moved with speed born of desperation. He grabbed Deep's gun hand and twisted his arm. In an instant, Deke became a human shield between his brother and the Lone Ranger. Shoot. You'll kill your brother. Suddenly, the grip on Deke's arm was released, and the mighty shove sent the outlaw hurtling across the room, smashing against Jeb. Both men fell to the floor. Moose and the Lone Ranger fired almost at the same instant. One bullet broke Moose Varney's arm, but the Lone Ranger didn't know it. White fire seemed to explode in his brain. His gun dropped. You got him moving. He dropped to the floor with blood showing on the side of his head. I'll finish him off. Let me kill. Hold on. If he's alive, let's keep alive. Le wake up and we'll really make him sweat. Hey. An Indian. These six cook through the window, hitting Deacon one leg and Baldy in the hand. Jeb was about to fire at the Indian when the sheriff's six gun spoke from the doorway. Throw down your guns or we pay the cost of putting you on trial. Seeing the sheriff followed by two deputies, the wounded outlaws knew it would be suicide to continue the fight. Tato leaped through the broken window and rushed to the side of his wounded friend. The sheriff and his deputies sat in the hideaway cabin guarding their handcuffed prisoners while Toto worked in the bedroom dressing the Lone Ranger's wound. The sheriff was saying, moose, I reckon you know where you're going. Back to prison. And Baldy's going with you this time. The law's hunted him for a long time. Yeah. You've got nothing on us, Sheriff. No? Well, Deke, maybe you and your brother never heard of a charge of attempted murder. But you'll hear plenty about it when you go on trial. With your record, you get a long time in jail. I wish I'd killed that lone Reggie. Well, if you had, all four of you would hang. Carnival garrus. Me Fixed wounds. How is the Lone Ranger? Bullet graze. Head hurt plenty, but not serious. Thank the good Lord for that. The worst thing that could happen to the west would be to lose the Lone Rain. What's going on?
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Release Date: June 5, 2026
Host: Andrew Rhynes
In this gripping episode of "The Lone Ranger," titled "Trapped," listeners are taken on a suspenseful journey filled with deception, revenge, and fast-paced Wild West action. Digitally restored for the Old Time Radio Westerns podcast, the broadcast transports audiences back to 1953 with a rich and vivid soundscape. The story centers on a vengeful outlaw's plot to ambush the Lone Ranger, a daring railroad heist, and a clever infiltration that puts the Masked Man’s life on the line.
[04:00–07:15]
"It wasn't Sheriff Pral who caught me. It was the Lone Ranger. And for that, I'm going to kill him." (Moose, 05:22)
[07:15–09:00]
[09:10–11:00]
"His death is no loss to society." (Lone Ranger, 11:20)
[11:25–12:40]
"Barney, I could pose as Blaze. Lighten my skin, put a white streak through my hair, ride Blaze's horse." (Lone Ranger, 11:50)
[12:40–14:00]
"We got to know... we've heard enough to know that the Lone Ranger went to Moose Varney's hideout, and he's probably there by this time—posing as Blaze Loughgren!" (Jeb Martin, 13:15)
[17:25–20:30]
"I've waited since last night to hear them. That's long enough." (Lone Ranger, 17:40)
"You're covered. Get your hands up! Blaze Loughgren's dead. This man took his horse, clothes, and letter and come here in his place." (Jeb Martin, 19:40)
[21:00–22:50]
"Throw down your guns or we pay the cost of putting you on trial!" (Sheriff, 22:35)
"The worst thing that could happen to the west would be to lose the Lone Ranger." (Sheriff, 23:45)
Moose plotting revenge:
"It was the Lone Ranger... and for that, I'm going to kill him." (Moose, 05:22)
The masked man’s calculated risk:
"I could pose as Blaze... ride Blaze's horse. Yes, I'm sure I could fool Moose Varney long enough to learn a few things." (Lone Ranger, 11:50)
Jeb Martin's revelation during the ambush:
"Blaze Loughgren's dead. This man took his horse, clothes, and letter and come here in his place." (Jeb, 19:40)
Sheriff on the Ranger’s legacy:
"The worst thing that could happen to the west would be to lose the Lone Ranger." (Sheriff, 23:45)
This episode is marked by a mood of suspense, tension, and Western grit. The dialogue is fast-paced and clipped, typical of radio drama, and features authentic period language. The enhanced audio—crackling fires, rushing rivers, hoofbeats—carries listeners into the heart of the Old West.
"Trapped" is an exemplar Lone Ranger story: fraught with peril, intelligence, and stoic heroism. The Masked Man’s bold infiltration underlines both his cunning and courage, while his adversaries’ downfall reinforces the timeless theme of justice prevailing on the frontier. With seamless digital restoration, the Old Time Radio Westerns podcast delivers an immersive homage to classic American storytelling.