Turn About Is Fair Play | The Lone Ranger (08-05-42)

Summary

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Podcast Summary:

Old Time Radio Westerns
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Episode: Turn About Is Fair Play | The Lone Ranger (08-05-42)
Release Date: May 5, 2026

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Episode Overview

This episode features a digitally restored broadcast of The Lone Ranger radio drama, originally aired on August 5, 1942. In "Turn About Is Fair Play," the Lone Ranger and Tonto are hunted as outlaws due to a cunning ruse by two real criminals, Mossbeck and Nevins, who manipulate the townsfolk’s perception to further their own scheme. The episode is a classic Western tale of deception, justice, and the clever reversal of a trap, all set against the vivid backdrop of the Pony Express era.

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Key Discussion Points & Plot Breakdown

1. Misidentification and Deception (02:34–06:18)

• Premise: The episode opens with locals, including Randy Perkins and Jake, reacting with suspicion and fear after a masked man and a Native American (the Lone Ranger and Tonto) are seen near High Valley.
• The Setup: Mossbeck and Nevins, two outlaws, spread a false story that the masked men are impostors committing crimes in the Lone Ranger's name.
  • Notable Quote:
    “They go into a town. Folks figure it's the Lone Ranger, and while they're off their guard...they happen to rob a bank.”
    — Mossbeck (04:30)

2. The Lone Ranger’s Discovery (06:42–13:44)

• Investigation: The Lone Ranger and Tonto track Mossbeck and Nevins, not realizing at first the men’s plot to turn public sentiment against them.
• Escalation: Locals, primed by the outlaws’ rumors, react with hostility and violence toward the real Lone Ranger and Tonto.
  • Misunderstanding Cronicles: Jake, the Pony Express man, shoots at the Lone Ranger and Tonto on sight, believing them to be impostors (09:06).
  • Strategy Revealed: The Lone Ranger intentionally allows Jake to escape after a staged “hold-up,” knowing Jake will rouse a posse—a plan to set a counter-trap for the actual criminals.
  • Notable Exchange:
    “I tied the knots loosely, Tonto. I wanted him to get away.”
    — The Lone Ranger (12:56)

3. Posse, Paranoia, and the Counter-Trap (14:45–19:08)

• The Posse Mobilizes: Jake raises the alarm in High Valley, a posse forms, and townsfolk vow to protect the Pony Express and chase the “impostors.”
• Mossbeck and Nevins maneuver: The outlaws volunteer to be the first to “protect” the incoming Pony Express rider—they’re actually positioning themselves for a heist.
  • The posse spreads out in pairs along the trail, inadvertently setting themselves up to be outmaneuvered.

4. The Chase and The Lone Ranger’s Gambit (19:08–23:32)

• Lone Ranger’s Plan: The Lone Ranger and Tonto purposefully reveal themselves along the trail, drawing the spread-out posse behind them and leaving Mossbeck and Nevins isolated with their target.
  • Quote:
    "Every man in that posse is going to trail along after us. By the time we get to where Mossbeck and Nevins are waiting, we'll have that whole posse behind us."
    — The Lone Ranger (21:13–21:28)
• Dramatic Tension: As the Lone Ranger and Tonto dash along the route, they ensure the real threat—the villains—have no backup when the heist takes place.

5. Betrayal Revealed and Justice Served (23:10–25:36)

• Climax: Mossbeck and Nevins attempt to ambush and rob Randy Perkins, knocking him out and rifling through the saddlebags.
  • Quote:
    "Get behind him while I give him warning about the masked man. As soon as I shout look out, you hit him hard with the butt of your gun. Savvy?"
    — Nevins (23:15)
• Resolution:
  • The Lone Ranger and Tonto arrive at the scene with the posse, expose the true outlaws, and save Perkins.
  • The townsfolk realize their error, and Mossbeck and Nevins are arrested.
  • Quote:
    “This masked fellow is the Lone Ranger? Well, dog on my hide, that's one on you, Jake.”
    — Marshall (25:00)

6. Themes and Noteworthy Moments

• Turnabout: The episode’s core theme is poetic justice—the outlaws' plan to trap the Lone Ranger is turned against them via the Lone Ranger’s intelligence and restraint.
  • Quote:
    “Turnabout's fair play, Tonto. Mossbeck and Nevins thought they had us...Now we're setting one for them.”
    — The Lone Ranger (13:44)
• Classic Lone Ranger Virtues: Quick thinking, trust in character, and an unwavering sense of justice triumph over suspicion and slander.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

| Timestamp | Speaker | Quote | |-----------|---------|-------| | 04:30 | Mossbeck | "They go into a town. Folks figure it's the Lone Ranger...they happen to rob a bank." | | 09:13 | Jake | "You're not the Lone Ranger! And don't try to stop the Pony Express!" | | 12:56 | Lone Ranger | "I tied the knots loosely, Tonto. I wanted him to get away." | | 13:44 | Lone Ranger | "Turnabout's fair play, Tonto. Mossbeck and Nevins thought they had us... Now we're setting one for them." | | 21:13–21:28 | Lone Ranger | "Every man in that posse is going to trail along after us... By the time we get to where Mossbeck and Nevins are waiting, we'll have that whole posse behind us." | | 25:00 | Marshall | "This masked fellow is the Lone Ranger? Well, dog on my hide, that's one on you, Jake." | | 25:57 | Jake | "How could I ever have doubted it?" |

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Important Segments & Timestamps

• [01:53–04:16] — Introduction and setup: Locals discuss rumors about the Lone Ranger.
• [06:18–09:44] — Lone Ranger & Tonto become targets of suspicion.
• [12:56–13:44] — The Ranger’s strategic counter-move.
• [14:45–19:08] — The townsfolk’s misguided posse, and outlaws maneuver for their crime.
• [21:00–23:32] — The Lone Ranger's decoy plan in action.
• [23:10–25:36] — Outlaws’ capture and the truth is revealed.
• [25:36–25:57] — Reflection and closing character moment.

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Tone, Language & Style

The episode is marked by lively, frontier-style dialogue, the suspense and excitement of the radio Western genre, and an undercurrent of trust, valor, and clever trickery. The Lone Ranger’s calm determination, juxtaposed against the flustered, suspicious townsfolk and the scheming outlaws, provides both humor and drama in the classic American radio style.

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Conclusion

This episode of The Lone Ranger, showcased by Andrew Rhynes' Old Time Radio Westerns, encapsulates the clever reversals and justice-driven plots that define the golden age of Western storytelling. The skillful interplay between rumor, reality, and reputation delivers suspense and a satisfying resolution, as the iconic masked hero once again restores order to the frontier.

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Transcript

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[Narrator]

The speed of light, the cloud of dust and a hearty H. Silver. The Lone Ranger,

[Tonto]

With his faithful Indian

[Narrator]

companion, T. The masked rider of the plains, led the fight for law and order in the early western United States. The stories of his strength and courage, his daring and resourcefulness have come down to us through the generations. And 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 feet. To the great horse Silver. The Lone Ranger rides again.

[Silver (Horse)]

Lone Silver. Roll the trail of outlaws.

[Jake]

Lo Silver.

[Narrator]

Although the name of the Lone Ranger was known throughout the west, there were many parts of that vast territory where he and Tonto had never been seen. Where a man who wore a mask and carried two guns strapped low on his hips meant nothing more less than another outlaw. And so one day, when a Pony Express rider had galloped into a line camp near High Valley.

[Randy Perkins]

That's what I'm telling you, gents. I caught a glimpse of them as I was anglin west along Branch Creek. A masked man and an injured.

[Nevins]

They see you?

[Randy Perkins]

No, they must be outlaws. An outlaw and a renegade engine.

[Nevins]

How? Easy, son.

[Mossbeck]

How come they didn't see you? It seems to me outlaws are cheap out of sight.

[Nevins]

Unless they were planning to do robbing or killing.

[Randy Perkins]

Well, they didn't see me. Cause they were riding in the middle of the stream. The splashing drowned out the sound of my horse.

[The Lone Ranger]

What'd they look like?

[Marshall]

Well, like I said, tighten your cinch, lad.

[Nevins]

Don't be so fired, chubby.

[Mossbeck]

All you told us is you were a masked man and a redskin.

[Nevins]

Give a better description than that?

[Randy Perkins]

Well, yeah, I reckon so. The Injun rode a paint. But the other fellow, the one that was mast, rode the biggest and fastest horse I ever saw in my life. Certain. Sure. That horse could travel a pony express route and beat a dozen of our best. He was a white stallion. Just as white as the snow on top of Old Bali Mountain.

[The Lone Ranger]

And he.

[Randy Perkins]

What's wrong, mister? Your eyes are popping.

[The Lone Ranger]

White stallion.

[Nevins]

Did you hear that, Nibbins?

Yeah, yeah, Mossbeck. It sounds like a.

Like that outlaw we heard about back east ways.

[The Lone Ranger]

Outlaw?

[Mossbeck]

But sure, sure, never. You remember. Outlaw.

[Randy Perkins]

Oh, oh, yeah, yeah. Outlaw. Say, you just know who he is?

[Nevins]

Yes, son.

[Mossbeck]

He goes around claiming he's the Lone Ranger.

[Randy Perkins]

Claiming? You mean he's not the Lone Ranger?

[Mossbeck]

Do you think so?

[Randy Perkins]

Oh, no, no, of course not. I said he was an outlaw, didn't I? But, say, come to think of it, I've heard stories about the Lone Ranger. And now that you bring it up, that mass gent does fit the description.

[Nevins]

But you've never seen the Lone Ranger, have you?

[Randy Perkins]

Well, nobody around here has.

[Nevins]

Yeah, that's what I figured. I.

[Marshall]

You're right.

[Nevins]

Those two are a couple of the worst outlaws in the West.

[Randy Perkins]

They are.

[Mossbeck]

And the worst part of it is they pretend to be the Lone Ranger and his injured partner. Savvy? So what happens?

[The Lone Ranger]

What?

[Mossbeck]

They go into a town. Well, folks are figuring it's a Lone Ranger. And while they're off their guard, they happen to rob a bank.

[Randy Perkins]

God.

[Mossbeck]

Yeah.

[Nevins]

They talk to a stage driver before he starts.

[Mossbeck]

Maybe in the dark, the night before, Bash man makes out he's a Lone Ranger. Then the next day on the trail, what happens?

[The Lone Ranger]

What?

[Mossbeck]

There they are telling them to stop. So he stops thinking nothing wrong.

[Nevins]

They shoot him, son. They shoot him without warning. Take the Wells Fargo Express money and vamoose.

[Randy Perkins]

Gosh, they're mighty slick, aren't they?

[Nevins]

Watch out for them, boy. They robbed the Pony Express before this.

[Randy Perkins]

Oh, I sure will, stranger. And thanks for the warning.

[Mossbeck]

It's all right, son. It's all right.

[Marshall]

Glad to oblige, Randy.

[Jake]

Yeah, Jake. There's your fresh horse. Better hit the trail or the Pony Express will be late. Keno, Jake.

[Randy Perkins]

Well, I gotta travel, gents. Pony Express can't wait for nothing. Adios.

[Mossbeck]

Adios. Remember what I told you.

[Jake]

I sure will, mister. Get up, Pony.

[Nevins]

Get up there,

Moss back. What kind of yarn did you feed him? You know well as I do that masked man was a Lone Ranger. And furthermore, he's after us.

Sure he is, Nes. That's why I spread that yarn.

[The Lone Ranger]

Huh?

[Nevins]

The Lone Ranger's Been trailing us for two weeks, hasn't he?

Near a tree.

He knows all about his rubbing that gold mine back to the walls. We've out fooled this sheriff and the posse and everybody else. But no matter how much we cover our trail and double back, the Lone Ranger stays right behind us.

They're getting closer all the time.

Yeah, we can't outrun him. So we gotta outsmart him.

Oh, I begin to savvy. You know, not many folks around here ever had a glimpse of the Lone Ranger, huh?

Came to me like a flash in Evans. That kid does a lot of talking. That's the kind he is.

You know, Spread it high, wide and

[Mossbeck]

handsome all the way from here to High Valley.

[Nevins]

When the masked man comes along, nobody will stop to talk. They'll start shooting as soon as they see him.

Yeah, that'll be it. But hold on. How's that going to help us, Mossbeck?

It's going to help us plenty, Nevins. It's going to help us to get the Lone Ranger.

[Tonto]

Now let's get out of here.

[Silver (Horse)]

Mossbeck and Nevins are a hard pair to catch up with. Tunnel.

[Tonto]

They got plenty fast horse.

[Silver (Horse)]

Fast horses. And Mossbeck as clever as a fox. How long has it been now? We've followed trail for 20 day now. A trail no one else could figure out. But you, kimosabe. You too. At least we're getting closer all the time. We never in this country before, huh? No. For some reason we haven't hit this territory before. We're someplace near a town called High Valley. Ah, this goes long Pony Express trail right up til

[Tonto]

what matter, Kabi?

[The Lone Ranger]

There's a log cabin up ahead on that ridge.

[Tonto]

Oh, Thomasia.

[The Lone Ranger]

One cabin and a corral. Must be a way station for Pony Express riders.

[Tonto]

They're one rider now. Him change horses, See?

[The Lone Ranger]

He must have come from High Valley. Tado. I have a feeling that that's where our trail leads.

[Tonto]

You think Mossbeck and Nevin?

[The Lone Ranger]

Yes. There's no reason why they shouldn't ride into town. Unknown around here. It easily poses cowhands or buffalo hunters.

[Tonto]

Ah, maybe Pony Express rider see him, huh?

[The Lone Ranger]

We'll wait along the trail. He'll be leaving soon.

[Jake]

Already.

[Marshall]

Randy, you bring any news in High Valley? Oh, nothing.

[Randy Perkins]

Except I spread word about those outlaws I saw.

[Marshall]

Mean the one you saw on your last trip come the other way.

[Randy Perkins]

Yeah. Watch out for them, Jake. A masked man and a redskin. And don't let them tell you they're the Lone Ranger in his park.

[Marshall]

Sure thing. They won't fool Me?

[Silver (Horse)]

Here.

[Marshall]

I switched the saddle bag to your new mount.

[Jake]

Better travel.

[Randy Perkins]

I'm on the way.

[Marshall]

See you in two days. Adios.

[Jake]

Keep your rifle handy. Watch out for trouble. Adios, Jake. I'll be watching. Get up, boy.

[The Lone Ranger]

Come on, get.

[Tonto]

Hear him come now?

[The Lone Ranger]

Yes.

[Tonto]

Stay in trees till him get close.

[The Lone Ranger]

Oh, we might as well go out alongside the trail.

[Tonto]

But, Kimasabi, you wear a mask.

[The Lone Ranger]

I'll keep my hat pulled down low so my mask will be in the shadow. As long as we look peaceful, he won't get alarmed.

[Tonto]

Get around, Scout.

[The Lone Ranger]

This way, Silver.

[Tonto]

He'll not see us yet.

[The Lone Ranger]

No, he's checking his stirrups. Buddy. Now he sees us.

[Marshall]

Hello.

Hi.

[Jake]

You get that horse.

[Silver (Horse)]

Hold on. We want to ask you something.

[Jake]

You can't fool me.

[Silver (Horse)]

He must help me.

[Marshall]

Look out.

[Jake]

You're not the Lone Ranger. And don't try to stop the horny express.

[Tonto]

You're not hurt?

[The Lone Ranger]

No, he misses both. Toto. Look at him ride.

[Tonto]

What matter him? Maybe him. Loco, huh? We ride after him, though. But him shoot at us. We catch him. Silver and Scout catch him easy.

[The Lone Ranger]

No, Tano. Let him go. Huh? Did you hear what he said after

[Tonto]

he fired him say something about Lone Ranger?

[The Lone Ranger]

Yes. He said you're not the Lone Ranger. That heat.

[Tonto]

Strange.

[The Lone Ranger]

Very strange. Never met him before. I had my hat pulled down to conceal my mask.

[Tonto]

But everybody hear about you, Kimasabi.

[The Lone Ranger]

That's possible. Yet why should he sound so positive? Why should he shoot without warning?

[Tonto]

We follow him.

[The Lone Ranger]

We find out now he's riding the Pony express. He's got to keep traveling. There's a guard at that way station. We'll talk to him.

[Tonto]

Maybe him shoot, too.

[The Lone Ranger]

We'll make sure he doesn't. This time we'll be more careful. We'll be on top of him before he knows it. Come on, Silver.

[Marshall]

It's your misfortune and none of my own. Oh, take it easy. Pony. Tarnation cannot rub you down if you don't hold still. Garnet, stop acting so spooky. There's nothing to be scared of. I got my peel all around. There isn't an engine or a trail scout that could sneak up on me. Hey.

[Silver (Horse)]

What?

[Jake]

What?

[The Lone Ranger]

Turn around.

[Marshall]

The masked man. The masked man in the engine. Well, you sneaked up on me.

[The Lone Ranger]

I didn't want you reaching for your guns as soon as you saw us.

[Marshall]

You can't fool me, mister. Besides, there's nothing here worth stealing.

[The Lone Ranger]

Just a minute. Can't fool you about.

[Jake]

Oh, no, you don't.

[Marshall]

You're not going to. Slick talk Me? I heard all about you from those two gents passing through.

[Jake]

You're not the Lone Ranger.

[Tonto]

You Loco. Him Lone Ranger for sure.

[Marshall]

You can talk all you like, Injun. Mighty slick steam.

[The Lone Ranger]

He said something about two men who passed along this trail.

[Marshall]

Yeah, they're the ones who told me. Told Randy, too. And he told every soul in High Valley. Whatever you're planning, mask man, you won't

[The Lone Ranger]

get away with it. Tell me one thing now. Those two men are their names. Mossbeck and Nevin.

[Marshall]

Moss Beck and Nev.

[Jake]

But I won't tell you.

[The Lone Ranger]

You already have. Thanks. I thought it might have been them.

[Marshall]

You'd better skedaddle, both of you. Everybody's ready for you. We don't fool around with outlaws in this neck of the woods.

[Jake]

We go out and get them.

[Tonto]

You crazy, like Loco Maverick, this feller? Him Lone Ranger?

[The Lone Ranger]

Never mind, Toto. Mossbeck and Evans went on to High Valley.

[Marshall]

What if they did?

[The Lone Ranger]

What's your name?

[Jake]

Jake.

[The Lone Ranger]

Well, Jake, suppose I told you Mossbeck and Evans weren't telling the truth. Suppose I told you that they're the outlaws, not Tono and I. Oh, no.

[Jake]

Oh, no, you don't.

[Marshall]

I know Batman when I see him. Those two gents were all right.

[The Lone Ranger]

Oh, I was afraid you'd take that attitude. All right, Jake. Can you believe this? I'm going to hold up the Pony Express on its next trip. How about it, Jake?

[Marshall]

What are you telling me for?

[The Lone Ranger]

Saddlebags will be full of checks and drafts of credit. They're made out to bear. Anyone can use them. Would you believe that?

[Mossbeck]

You.

[Jake]

You can't rob the pony's flash.

[The Lone Ranger]

Don't move, Jake.

[Marshall]

Your bullet cut the reins right in half.

[The Lone Ranger]

Did you think you could get away and ride to High Valley to spread the alarm?

[Marshall]

That was my idea.

[The Lone Ranger]

Too bad, Jake, if you're not getting away. Time up, Tutto.

[Tonto]

But me not, Savage.

[The Lone Ranger]

I'll help you time up. It's long after dark, Silver. Take it easy, boy. Take it easy. Silver.

[Marshall]

Hi.

[Tonto]

Kai Kimasabi.

[Marshall]

What happened to Jake?

[The Lone Ranger]

What about Jake, Tutto?

[Tonto]

Him gone.

[The Lone Ranger]

That's right. I heard him leave.

[Randy Perkins]

Huh?

[The Lone Ranger]

He sneaked to the corral and took one of the horses. I heard him lead the horse away before he got in the saddle. But how him get loose when we tied him up? I tied the knots loosely, Tanto. I wanted him to get away.

[Tonto]

Tanto not savvy anything.

[The Lone Ranger]

You know where he'll go, don't you? Sure.

[Tonto]

Him go straight to High Valley. Him bring posse heap quick.

[The Lone Ranger]

That's just what I want him to Do Tano. What do you hear?

[Tonto]

What him say?

[Randy Perkins]

You not Lone Ranger.

[Tonto]

Posse, maybe.

[Nevins]

Catch us?

[The Lone Ranger]

They might.

[Tonto]

Kimasabi, what this all about? Express bring drafts like you say?

[The Lone Ranger]

I didn't say that, Talo. As far as I know, there'll be nothing special in the saddlebags. I only asked Jake if he'd believe me if I did say that. And I think Moss Beck and Nevins will believe it, too.

[Tonto]

Moss Beckon Nevins.

[The Lone Ranger]

Ho, ho.

[Tonto]

Now Tanta, see what you do. You set trapper, Outlaw.

[The Lone Ranger]

Turnabout's fair play. Totto. Mossbeck and Nevins thought they had us. They figured they'd get everyone in High Valley ready to shoot us on sight.

[Tonto]

They set a trap for us.

[The Lone Ranger]

Now we're setting one for them. Listen, kimosabe, here's my plan.

[Narrator]

The curtain falls on the first act of our Lone Ranger story before the next exciting scenes. Please permit us to pause for just a few moments. Now to continue our story. It took Jake about four hours to ride to High Valley, pressing his horse all the way. When he got there, he roused up the marshall. The excitement of his arrival brought a crowd of men over in front of the marshal's office.

[Marshall]

Hold on. Hold on, everybody. There's something wrong.

[Mossbeck]

Marshall, you need some deputies?

[Marshall]

It sure looks that way, mister. Gents, you all know Jake. He just rode all the way from the Pony Express cabin on Rock Ridge. Speak up, Jake.

Tell him, fellas. It's that master. The master and the engine. They tied me up and put me in the shed. But I got loose of the ropes.

[Jake]

Made it here as fast as it could.

[Nevins]

Say, hold on a second. You mean the outlaw who pretends he's a lone Ranger?

[Marshall]

That's the one.

[Mossbeck]

Did he try to convince you?

[Marshall]

He sure did, Mossbeck. He tried his doggoneness. But like the motto says, forewarned is forearmed.

[Jake]

I didn't believe a word of it.

[Marshall]

Quiet down, you hombres.

There's more.

Ain't heard the important part, gents.

Those two outlaws plan to hold up the westbound Pony Express tomorrow.

That's young Randy Perkins.

Randy Perkins. And he'll be carrying a lot of valuable papers, letters of credit, drafts on the Wells Fargo bank. Those two armies plan to hold him up.

[Jake]

That's why they wrote me.

[Mossbeck]

Let me get this straight. Did the MASH man actually say he was going to hold up Randy Perkins?

[Marshall]

Well, no, no, not exactly. But I can read between the lines.

[Mossbeck]

You didn't say that, eh?

[Marshall]

No, but it's as plain as a

[Jake]

nose on my face.

[Marshall]

What he means to do.

[Nevins]

Seems to me never.

[Marshall]

Let's stop all this talk, baby. They're still out there. Maybe they went to sleep and don't

[Jake]

even know I got away.

[Marshall]

Marshall, I'm asking you. Get up a posse. Head for Rock Ridge right now. We'll catch them before they know what's happened.

Keno. All right, gents, get your horses, pack your guns and move fast. We're heading for Rock Ridge.

[Jake]

There she is.

[Marshall]

All right, gents, ride right up to the door.

[Jake]

We want to give them a chance.

[Marshall]

Oh.

[Nevins]

Oh. Easy, hogs. Mosbeck. It sure sounds logo to me. Why should the Lone Ranger tie Jake up?

I've been forgetting that. Nevins. If you had the time, the kind of Jake wouldn't believe who he was.

Yeah, maybe that explains that, all right. What's all this about the pony express?

Living is the way I've been thinking of. That old ranger was trying to warn Jake that Perkins would be carrying valuable papers. Maybe he was telling Jake to be careful.

There wasn't a whole left and Jake got it all twisted.

That makes sense, don't it?

Well, they reached the cabin. Suppose the Lone Ranger's there now?

[The Lone Ranger]

I don't know.

[Nevins]

That depends.

[The Lone Ranger]

On what?

[Nevins]

Well, if you learn Jake got away and now that they up on the left. Don't be loco. Married man must have realized everybody else got the same attitude. Jake has figured where Jake went, they

[Mossbeck]

wouldn't want any part of a. I

[Marshall]

don't hear any shooting.

[Nevins]

Mos.

Regular van. Moose.

[Mossbeck]

Hey, Marshall.

[Marshall]

Where you been?

[Mossbeck]

My horse got a stone issue I had to stop. No one's kept me company.

[Tonto]

How about it?

[Marshall]

How about what?

[Nevins]

Did you hear any shooting?

[Marshall]

There wasn't any shooting. Cabin was empty.

[Mossbeck]

Yeah?

[Nevins]

That's too bad.

[Marshall]

Yeah, but we're not stopping. Trouble isn't over yet.

[Nevins]

Why not?

[Marshall]

I can see you don't know much about crooks, Mr. Mosby.

[Nevins]

No, I. I can't say that I do.

[Mossbeck]

Why isn't there trouble over him?

[Marshall]

Well, Jake put his finger on it.

[Nevins]

Tell them, Jake.

[Marshall]

Those two haven't given up yet. I wager they still plan to hold up Randy Perkins. They'll just do it someplace else instead of here. They'll do it somewhere at east of here. Someplace between here and Branch Creek.

[Mossbeck]

Why not use a telegraph wires and warn Randy before he starts?

[Marshall]

Isn't any telegraph. No, sir. We gotta do what I told the marshal.

[Nevins]

Which is?

[Marshall]

We gotta split up and start riding east. We gotta drop off in pairs and cover the trail Randy Perkins is going to take. And as each Pair meets Randy, why they turn around and keep on coming west with him.

[Jake]

That way he'll have a regular bodyguard

[Marshall]

and it'll keep getting stronger all the time.

[Nevins]

Say, that's a right slick idea.

[Mossbeck]

Yeah, but suppose we're all spread out and some of us see the masked man.

[Marshall]

That's a chance we'll just have to take. But if any of us see the masked man and the engine, why, we'll just light out after him.

[Jake]

Right, boys? Sure, sure.

[Marshall]

We know it's the masked man who's going to do the hold up if anybody does. So it's just as good keeping after him and his pard as it'd be keeping watch over Randy.

[Narrator]

Right.

[Marshall]

Only we know where Randy will be, so that's a safer way to start.

[Mossbeck]

I guess you're right, Marshall. Say, how about me and Evans going all the way east and being the first pair to meet up with Randy? That all right with you?

[Tonto]

Fine.

[Marshall]

Go ahead.

[The Lone Ranger]

Hear that, Silver? That's t. Go over that way.

[Tonto]

I hey, kimosabe. This way.

[The Lone Ranger]

Steady, boy. Steady. Boo. Well, hello. You been watching the trail east?

[Tonto]

Ah, it's still dark. You hear men right east may not know who they are.

[The Lone Ranger]

I can tell you who they are, Tutto.

[Tonto]

Oh, you watch it, cabin.

[The Lone Ranger]

I was close by hidden in the grass when Jake led the posse back.

[Tonto]

Oh, what you heard was a posse.

[The Lone Ranger]

They're going to drop off pair by pair until they're covering the whole trail from Rock Bridge to Branch Creek.

[Tonto]

Oh, that good idea.

[The Lone Ranger]

It's not so good, Toto, because Mossbeck and Nevins were with that posse. What's more, they're going to be the pair that'll meet Randy Perkins. See what that means.

[Tonto]

Oh, Kimasabi. That mean trouble for Pony Express rider.

[The Lone Ranger]

I'm certain that Moss Beck and Nevins plans to knock him out or worse to get that his saddlebags.

[Tonto]

But nothing in saddlebags.

[The Lone Ranger]

They think there is. And it's up to us to trap them.

[Tonto]

Kimasabe, why Potty not ride all together? Why did they not go east? Ride back to Thrandi, huh?

[The Lone Ranger]

You forget Toto. They can't keep up with him. He's a Pony Express rider. His horse is fast.

[Tonto]

Oh, plenty fast.

[The Lone Ranger]

Jake is the only one in the posse who has a Pony Express horse. He's already been to High Valley and back. His horse will be tired.

[Tonto]

We ride east now.

[The Lone Ranger]

How long ago did the posse leave?

[Tonto]

Or dawn, maybe hour.

[The Lone Ranger]

Good. Then follow me. We'll stop as soon as we sight the first pair of men.

[Marshall]

Get him up.

[Narrator]

The Lone Ranger and Tono traveled east along the trail. 30 minutes passed, 40. Then the masked man reigned.

[Silver (Horse)]

Up there.

[Tonto]

They aren't him, Jake.

[The Lone Ranger]

Another one with him is the marshal of High Valley. I saw him in the light of the campfire in Rock Ridge.

[Tonto]

Others further ahead, huh?

[The Lone Ranger]

Yes. They're spread out to the east now.

[Tonto]

What do we do now? We go tell Marshall and Jake who we are. Careful, Tutto.

[The Lone Ranger]

We tried that once.

[Tonto]

What you mean?

[The Lone Ranger]

We talked to Jake. He wouldn't believe us. No reason to assume that he and the marshal will believe us now.

[Tonto]

That's right. But Kimasabi, we do something, they see us.

[The Lone Ranger]

What will they do?

[Tonto]

Why, they shoot at us.

[The Lone Ranger]

We can stay out of range of their guns. What else will they do?

[Tonto]

They try catch us.

[The Lone Ranger]

That's it, Tano. As soon as they see us, he'll come after us. We're going to ride straight east, straight along the trail for Branch Creek. And every man in that posse is going to trail along after us. We'll make sure of that. By the time we get to where Mossbeck and Nevins are waiting, we'll have that whole posse behind us. Ready?

[Tonto]

Me ready.

[The Lone Ranger]

Here we go. Come on, big fella.

[Silver (Horse)]

Hit the trail.

[Tonto]

Get him up.

[Silver (Horse)]

All the silver.

[Marshall]

It's getting on toward noon, Jake.

Yeah, I reckon all the boys must be pretty close to where they belong by now.

Excepting toward the east. Mosbeck Neville will take a while longer.

I sure wish we'd caught that mask, hombre.

Same here.

[Jake]

I tell you, Marsher, I.

[Marshall]

If he hadn't got the drop on me from behind, I'd have whipped out my guns and beat him to the draw. Yes, sir, I'd have brought him into jail myself.

[Jake]

Where's my gun? These horses back there riding like a prairie fire. I didn't even get a chance to draw near.

[The Lone Ranger]

Me.

[Marshall]

Had an east marshal.

Well, don't stand there with your mouth open catching flies. We got horses. Come on, let's get after them.

[Jake]

Get in there.

[The Lone Ranger]

Come on, get in there.

[Narrator]

On and on sped the Lone Ranger and Tonto, heading east along the trail of the Pony Express. They galloped just fast enough to keep their followers in sight. But each time they neared another pair of deputies, they speeded up, rode past them like twin thunderbolts. Every time the surprise deputies were left behind and took up the chase behind the white stallion in the paint.

[Jake]

They're still ahead of us.

[Marshall]

We're keeping them inside anyhow.

[Jake]

Come on, horse. I just hope they don't get ready before Mars can stop.

[Mossbeck]

To the.

[Nevins]

This is going to work out slick as a whistle, Evans. When Randy comes along, he'll stop as soon as we hit him.

Sure. He takes us for friends.

You get behind him while I give him warning about the mask man. As soon as I shout look out and you hit him hard with the butt of your gun. Sevy.

Yeah.

Left the other saddlebags. While he's unconscious, we'll head into the woods and hide him under a rug and back we come here, tear clothes a little, shoot off a few bullets,

lay down on the ground when Randy comes to. You figured the masked man the engine surprised all three of us.

[The Lone Ranger]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Nevins]

It'll be a century. Must be. Yeah, it's a kid. Get ready Nimbus.

Here he comes.

[Mossbeck]

Randy. Randy Perkins.

[Jake]

Hold on.

[Narrator]

Oh boy.

[Jake]

Hold out. Ho ho boy.

[Randy Perkins]

4012 body gents in an all fired hurry. Can't slow down the Pony express. Hey, what are you doing around here?

[Nevins]

Hey, ready that master man on the engine. They're out to rob the pony Express.

[Randy Perkins]

What?

[Nevins]

A posse came out in High Valley. There's deputies posted all the way along

[Mossbeck]

that mass company maybe any place. Maybe right here. Look out.

[Nevins]

Nice going, Evans. Come on now, let's empty these saddlebags.

[The Lone Ranger]

What about Randy?

[Mossbeck]

I'm lay.

[Nevins]

Maybe we'll put a boy it in them later. But right now check them for all these packages and these letters. We'll find the ones that have the money in them. Cut the act.

[Silver (Horse)]

No you don't.

[Jake]

Hey, what's happened to Randy?

[Silver (Horse)]

Marshall, here are your real criminals. Want to arrest somebody?

[The Lone Ranger]

Put them under arrest. Come on.

[Marshall]

I'll be doggone. Mossbrink, you almost got away with blaming these two for your own tricks. What have you got to say for yourself?

[Nevins]

Well, if it hadn't been for the

[Marshall]

Lone Ranger, we'd have gone.

This masked fellow is a Lone Ranger? Well, dog on my hide, that's one on you, Jake. Oh, I knew it all the time.

[Jake]

Sure knew it all the time.

[Marshall]

Peter.

[Mossbeck]

You cuddies. We're not in jail yet.

[Marshall]

Watch that fellow he's got on the gun.

[Mossbeck]

Oh, my hat.

[Silver (Horse)]

You're not hurt.

[The Lone Ranger]

I just shot the gun from your hand, Sage.

[Marshall]

Ever see such shooting, Marshall?

Thanks, master man. We'll put these hombres in jail pronto. We're mighty sorry we misunderstood, Marshall.

[The Lone Ranger]

Long as it's straightened out. We've been trailing Moss back and Nevin for weeks. They robbed a gold mine back on the Little Wolf.

[Marshall]

Yeah, well you can tell the sheriff back there we got his prisoners.

[Tonto]

We'll hold him till he sends for him and adios.

[The Lone Ranger]

Marshall hitting the trail.

[Silver (Horse)]

More silver.

[Marshall]

All right, you two coyotes up in the sand. How's Randy, Jake?

[Jake]

Oh, he's fine.

[Marshall]

Marshall got no more than a little bump on his head. He'll be as chipper as a kitten.

[Jake]

Lip garden.

[Marshall]

You know, gents, now that I look at these two skunks and then look at the masked man riding away, I just can't figure it out. Well, these two homies, they look like crooks. But that masked man, why, he's the living image of a real man.

Well, he's the Lone Ranger, Jake.

[Jake]

How could I ever have doubted it?

[Nevins]

Sam,

[Marshall]

The story you have just heard

[Narrator]

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[Tonto]

Foreign.

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