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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 for your enjoyment. You can find more Western shows at our website by going to otrwesterns.com now let's get into this episode. Fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty high. All silver. The Lone Ranger. And Doug. There's nowhere I wouldn't go to help someone customize and save on car insurance with Liberty Mutual. Even if it means sitting front row at a comedy show. Hey, everyone, check out this guy. His bird. What is this, your first date? Oh, no. We help people customize and save on car insurance with Liberty Mutual. Together we're married. Me to a human, him to a bird. Yeah, the bird looks out of your league. Anyways, get a quote@liberty mutual.com or with your local agent. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. With his faithful Indian companion, Tonto, the masked rider of the plains led the fight for law and order in the early West 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 beats of the great horse Silver. The Lone Ranger rides again. The Lone Ranger in Tonto rained up the small ranch, a remote part of the state. Here place to water horses. Take care of them. T. Big fellow. I'll speak to that man over there. He looks as if he might own this outfit. Maybe he can tell us how far it is to the Lundin ranch. We've never gone there. But this route never stranger. Honest man rattle all white man orange in here as welcome as a flower. This spring we wanted water for our horse. Take what you want from work of me. It's been a long time since I had a chance to palaver and harness and shake down your sugar. I've got a place for you to bunk and food to eat. Thanks. You're mighty generous. Hey, I can afford to be. Got nothing anyone would want. Nothing more stealing. So make yourself to robe. Thanks again. We're trying to reach the Lundin outfit before dark. Yes. Know how far it is? Too far. Too far for any man to go. What do you mean, too far down? I size you up for an outlaw on account of the mask. There's plenty of different kinds of outlaws. Brave ones and yellow dogs. There's a breed of crooks that's lower than the yellow dogs. The kind that outfits a Lundin ranch. I guess you must be mistaken. Nandin was on us the last time I saw him. When was it? Several years ago. Hey. Things happen to men around here. Things happen to Lundin? Things happen to men that go there to see Lundin. How do you mean, Rick? You better find out for yourself. Very well. Many a man has gone there. None come back. Maybe they leave by another trail. The usual route to the ranch is from the east. When you've warded your horses, you better shovel one. You'll get there by nightfall if you ride steady. Can't miss a place. Thousands of acres in all directions. And all fenced high. Fenced. I didn't used to be. I told you, time changes things. I says it's fenced and fenced high. I see. There's guards all along the fence. Guards at the gate. Them guards pack rifles and shoot sudden. What has Lundin done to you? Me? Nothing. Told you I got done to steal. Never did have. I'm lucky I've been left alone. I've got to go inside. Got some things I need tending to. Too bad a man has to go so far down to the well. What do you make of that? Tullo? Him change plenty sudden when you talk of Lundin. Then go there and never come back. A high fence, guards who shoot rifles. Otto, those things don't sound like Buck Lundeen. We still go see him. Yes. Now I'm more anxious than ever to See him come. Take this food away. If that cook can't do better than this, shoot him and get another cook. All right, Mr. Lundin. But he says that if you eat when Chuck is ready instead of. I eat when I'm ready. It's up to the cook to see the food's fit to eat. I haven't built this ranch by doing what other people think. I should have built it by having my way. What's that? Sounds like shooting, boss. Maybe some of the boys practicing, huh? I always tell them to keep up on their shooting. You never can tell when some upstart will get ideas of trying to get square with me for some fancied injustice. Oh, Mr. Lundin. Well, I was in town last week and I heard things. Well, what'd you hear? Maybe we've been too free handed with the way we handle things here on the ranch. This talk of starting an investigation to find out what happened to that rancher that come here. You know, the one that asked about his streams going dry about the same time new streams crossed your land. Uh, now what goes on inside my fence is nobody's business but my own. This is my domain. Anyone who comes here is a trespasser. I hear it. Now you listen to me, Pete. Tell that lawyer I hire if there's any talk of investigating me to send the sheriff here. Then arrange to hold an election for a new sheriff. You mean the sheriff will disappear? No, you fool. Simply find that he can profit by resigning and leaving for other parts. See who that is. I've had enough of this. You see here. What's this mean? Matter with you, Lundin? Can't you hear a rap on the door? Mask and come in here. Snell, why didn't you stop him at the gate? Look at my rifle. Look at it. Boss. I tried to stop him by bringing that rifle into play. And look at my jaw. Did he smash your rifle? A bulletin fast. And a redskin landed one on my jaw. I brought your guard here to find out if you gave him instructions to shoot a man who rides up and wants to have a talk with you. What's happened to you, Lundin? Remember me? No, but I might if you took that mask off. You should remember the mask. Here, let me show you something else. This bullet. Doesn't that identify me? Bullet? It's made of silver. Silver? What's the matter with you, Pete? Oh, nothing, boss. You don't remember, huh? No. You have changed. What about it? What do you want? Who are you? I came here thinking I could get an explanation To a lot of things. I've heard about the Lundin ranch. They're talking about you. Lundin. They say you've made a regular kingdom out of this place. I couldn't believe it. You ignore all the laws of the state and so far you've been fairly successful. Where your money fails to get you what you want, you use other means. Yeah, I get what I want. And how I do it is my own business. And you don't remember the last time we met? No, and I don't want to. And I guess the guard told the truth. You just give your men orders to shoot anyone who tried to enter. They won't state their business. They got no business here. Lots of men would like to shoot me. Jealous fools. Hold on. I wonder. I. I had a rap on the head a few years back. Forgot a lot of things. Where'd we meet? I'm not so sure. We did meet. What do you mean? A minute ago you said. Yeah. Let me look at you. Maybe you've got careless ideas. Yes, maybe I have. There used to be a little scar above the left eyebrow. I don't see any such scars. That's enough. Get your hands up. Now it's clear you're not Bucklandine. You can't say that and live. Go fast. Let me shut the table on me. Do it. I'll show you with that gun. Pete. Pete. Shoot him. Shoot him. I'll get him. Hold on. Hold on. You ready? This way. Horses, over here. Going. Silver. Get him up. Scout just ahead, honey. Guard there. Let's close the gate to stop us. Silver, old boy. We're going over that gate. Hello. Scout can make it too. He jumped that high before. He'll do it. Cut him out. Come. No, Silver. Hello? It was sometime later the same night a Lone Ranger in Tonto had made their camp not far from the Lundin ranch. The masked man lay in his blanket, speaking in a low voice. But Lundin had a slight car. That man on the ranch is not Lundin. I wonder who he is. That's Silver. He's uneasy. Now get up and see. Why you are, Kimosabe. I'm out of my blankets. Heavy there, old boy. What's the trouble? Like this way when animals are around us. All right, Silver. Quiet now. I'll find out about. Hello? Hello. Where are you? Empty blankets. That's where you went. All right. Tunnel. I'm coming. Holy. Hey, wait. Don't shoot. I don't mean no harm. I want to speak to the Lone Ranger. That voice is familiar. Is your Name? Pete. I'm Pete, all right. Enough. And had a time finding you our sakes alive. Let go my arm, redskin. You're gonna bust it in two. You sneak up and dark. I only want to talk to the Lone Ranger. How did you find this? I said I had a tough time doing it. Wasn't far back here when you rode away from the range. I seen you go over that gate. What a jumping bowl to White Lightning. That horse of yours is. Well, sit there. Thanks. I'm glad my horse is back in the woods a little ways now. Look, there's two score men hunting for you. Lundeen's men. Now? This minute. And come daybreak, they'll find you. How did you find us? I saw the direction you took. I left while the others were saddling up and getting ready. Besides, I thought you'd come to this old clan in the woods. Bucket told me about it and about you. Oh, you mean. I mean the real Buck Lundeen. The one that's there now is a twin brother that come from Texas a few years ago. And he kept you at the ranch. He knew I couldn't prove anything. Before Buck was took sick. He took and fired most of the hired hands. Brought him in of his own choosing and carried on with a high hand. So I've heard. Where is Buck? He's still alive, but he's gone all to pieces. Tried for a time to get the law to help him, but he didn't have a chance. Crooked brother said he was local. He spent cares right and left and got away with the slick as you please. Two men certainly look alike. Like peas in the pod. That's how this crook could get away with it. Possession is nine points of the law. Oh, if there was only something that could be done. Why were you kept on this crooked brother? Had to have someone that could tell him things that happened before he came there. I want to see Buck Bundeen. Where is he now? There's not much to see. He's given up. Where is he? In Calabash. He's using another name now. Baldy Smith, he calls himself. Washing glasses and scrubbing floors in the cafe. We'll go there if there's anything I can do. If there is, Pete, we'll call on you. Meanwhile, stay with Lundin. Right. Come on, Huno. We'll saddle up New scout Silver moving on tonight. Let me help saddle them horses, Pete. Why did Buck change his name? Oh, the poor galoot. I reckon he tried for a while to drink himself out of his troubles. And then he Drifted from place to place, trying to tell him who he was and everywhere when he got laughed at. Finally just took a new name and let it go at that. We should make Calabash by tomorrow evening. If we start right away. You will. If your horse can travel that steady. They can. They've had a good rest. Look, how can you help Bucklandin? I. I don't know yet. Remember, there's more than 50 men working at that range. And all killers. Any one of them could get a thousand dollars reward for finding and killing the real Bucklandin. I'll remember that. On top of that, the Crooked brothers got himself established now and the lows on his side. Pete, you'll hear from us again. And soon. What's the matter with you, Silver? What is it? Hey, that was Smell. He followed me here. You heard what you said. Why, he'll tell where Buffalo is. We go after. No tunnel. We'll travel hard in the other direction. You'll have to make time. If those trucks get to Calabash first, I'll kill old Buck with a thousand dollars. What about you? I can't go back to the range now. Not hardly. I'll ride with you. They'll make better time without you. Now, listen, you head due west in the Lundin spread. You'll find an old man on a small ranch just the other side of Bear Creek. I know the place. Go there and wait for a word from me. Right. Ready, Tuttle? Me ready, fella. Snell and his companion hurried to Lundin with a report. So now we know that Buck is still alive, boss. And we know where to find him. Baldy Smith, huh? Mopping tables and Calabash. Snell, you had a chance. Why didn't you shoot that Lone Ranger? It was in the woods. We had all we could do to keep track of Pete. You let Pete and the Lone Ranger in Tonneau? All three of them get away? Fine helpers you are. I'm telling you, it was as dark as the inside of a pocket and a black coat at midnight. If I'd fired once, the Lone Ranger would have fired at the flash of my gun. Then where'd we be? But don't waste time. Take men with you and get over to Calabash. I want word that Buck is dead. 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. And Doug, there's nowhere I wouldn't go to help someone customize and save on car insurance. With Liberty Mutual even If it means sitting front row at a comedy show. Hey, everyone, check out this guy and his bird. What is this, your first date? Oh, no. We help people customize and save on car insurance. With Liberty Mutual together. We're married. Me to a human, him to a bird. Yeah, the bird looks out of your league. Anyways, get a'@libertymutual.com or with your local agent. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Now, to continue our story, Snell and three other men from the Lundin Ranch arrived in the town of Calabash and headed directly for the cafe. Yes, sir. Kent. Looking for something to wet your whistle? I'm looking for Baldy Smith. Well, I'll be hog tied. What's the matter? You're the second one. Where is Baldy Smith? I sent him out in an errand. First time in month he hasn't been here at this hour of the evening. And now for the first time, someone comes asking about him. What's the old galoot done got himself into trouble? He's on an errand, you say? Yeah, should be back soon. Where's the other man that asked for him? Why, he was waiting around here a few minutes ago. Did he wear a mask? Mask? No. Why? What did he look like? Ooh, Polish. Sort of can't Spoke soft and well mannered. Fact is, he was downright personable. But no mask? No, of course not. Why, where is he now? Let me look around the place. I saw him a minute ago just before you came in. He was sitting in the corner waiting for Baldy to get back. But I don't see him now. I say, there's Baldy Smith. Just coming in. Good. Watch things, boys. Hey, you, Smith. Baldy the Gent here to speak to you. What for? Who wants to speak to me? I do. I got something. That's the man. Where are you? Right here. I'll show you. Get those lights. Light. Don't let him out. Stop us. Let me go out of my. Buck. You're going back where you belong. Stop him. Stop him. He's going out the back way. He is out. Silver. Great St. The Lone Ranger. So he got away. And I'll teach you to bungle things like that. Oh, now look here, mister. He went. The other man left. One man out with you. He shot the lights out. Why didn't you shoot first? I didn't shoot Buck. As soon as you saw him. Well, no alibi. I want you to find him, understand that? Find him. And the others as well. Take every man on the place if you have to. I want Buck And Pete. And the Lone Ranger. I'll pay a thousand dollars each for him. How can I relax when I don't know where they are, what they're planning? Now look, boss. After all, they can't come here and do anything. Hardly. You got nothing to worry about. You got all the papers and things that belong to Buck Lundin. Have anyone that comes here taken care of. And there's nothing those three can do without coming here. I want them dead. I want to know they won't bother me. I'll talk to the boys. Spread out. Ask questions, speak to men in town and on the other ranches. They must be somewhere. Someone will know about them. I'll get started. I want action. The days that followed were lively ones for the Lone Range. Come on, Silver. Each morning, fallen in the saddle, riding hard across hills and plains to a destination given him by the real Buck Blondin. Hey, your mask. I'm trying to find a man named Grant. Tom Grant, who used to work for Bucklandine. He worked for you for a time, didn't he? Yeah. He left here two years ago when I had a bad situation. Season. Where is he now? Buck Londin, you say? Buckland's return. He's driving his brother off the Lundin Ranch. Huh? Return, brother. He wants his old cow hands back. Where can I find Tom Grant? Reckon you'll find him at the Box B outfit. 12 miles north of here. Thank you. Come on, Silver. Some of Buck's old hands were dead. Others had gone far away. But there were those who could be located. A hard riding masked man explained the situation in a few words. All the time you thought Buck was sick, his brother was taking over Buck's ranch. Wasn't Buck that fired you. It was this twin brother. Now Buck's going to make his play. He wants you. He needs all of his friends with him. Mount up and ride with me. Day after day, the masked man rode, returning at sunset to the house of the old rancher whom he had met on his way to the Lundin ranch. Each evening he checked with Pete and Buck. Tomorrow I'll try to get Jack Loftus and Cal Hobbs. We're getting the boys together. All right. But wait. What is it, Buck? It's no use, friend. No use at all. At best, we'll have a dozen men. My brother's got 50 or more. My friends aren't as handy as they used to be. And those others are in their prime. Besides, they settled on the ranch. They can make it a stronghold. We'll cross that bridge when we Come to it. In the meantime, Buck, you have a job to do. Now, you're to eat and rest and put on weight. You've got to look as much like your brother as you can. We used to be like peas in a pod. And you've got to get that way again. Holcotter's sure tickled to have you making his range your headquarters. I thought he'd be willing to help us when he knew what we were doing. That idiot's coming in. Coming in right and hard. He must have something to report, watching things at the Lundin ranch. Yeah. There he is. That's his horse. Good. Hello. What? Hello. Plenty man. He'll say you round up plenty men. So they've heard about that, huh? I thought they would. I don't know how you missed having a brush with some of the Lundin riders. I saw a couple of them, but Silver outran their horses. What else you know, Talip? Londin tell me. Find out where you camp Plenty soon. Fellers come. Follow trail here. I see. Here. Give him a rifle. Each of us will take a window and fight it to the finish. If they come here. Hold on. You wouldn't have a chance. We couldn't lick them that way. They just fired the house and pick us off and we came out. We'll get down fighting. That's better. Nothing. We don't want to go down fighting. We want Buck in charge of the Lundin ranch again. Yeah. You can't do it. Hello. Have you had any trouble keeping posted on what goes on? No. Me hide. Me go after dark and put the place near Gator Ranch. Hear guards talk, then get back to your post. Sooner or later, some of those gunmen will find tracks that they can follow. They'll learn we're bringing the men together here. Then they'll ride out to get us here. But what if they don't? Right here they will. Buck's crooked brother will get tired of waiting for something to happen. I want to know when they start out. That's when we'll make our movement. During the next two days, the Lone Ranger made no effort to hide his tracks. He rode out from the temporary headquarters. Ranged far to reach men who had at one time worked for Buck Lundeen and returned each evening. Finally, when 15 of Buck's friends had been brought together the twin brother decided to strike. Snell, we got all the men together here. I'll bet a couple that are still on guard at the gate. All right, then. Tonight we'll make our move. Where's the Lone Ranger? And Buck and Pete and the others hiding out. It's the old ranch just west of here. How many horses did you say you saw? Between 15 and 20. If we wait too long, Buck will have an army with him. Can't take the chance. You want us to attack him? Yeah. Shooting? Yes, shoot him. What about the law, boss? I said shoot. I'll take care of the law when the time comes. All right then, if you say so. Come on. I'll go as far as a gate. Leaving a boy. It be dark in a few minutes. You can close in on them. Well, after the place dark, we're moving out tonight, boys. Hey, got a right sizable army here. Reckon you have, boss an all dead shot half of us would be enough. You don't want to take any chances. All right, to the gate with you boys. Now give me a leg. Get up there, boy. Now you take charge. Men. Surround the ranch house. They surrender without shooting. Bring him here and I'll deal with them. You have to shoot them. Bring him here anyway. Dead or alive. I want all those men on this ranch. Yes, sir. And I can tell the lost story about a local nitwit trying to throw me off my own place. The sheriff will believe it. He knows how Buck tried to get me out before. All right, guard, swing the gate open. All right, boys, on your way. Kato saw the men leaving the gate. He raced on foot to the place where he had left Scout. An instant later. We're here and it's our turn to move. Buck. Come on out. Pete, Dick. Blame all of you for your horses. Remember the plan. You lead the way. Head in a circle so you will meet the Lundin riders. Really? We're making our move now? Yes, Buck, we're going back where you belong. What about you? I'm riding for the sheriff. This is going to be a matter for the law and a posse. A big posse. Silver, I'll see all of you later. Come on, Silver. Later. Lundeen sat at his desk waiting for his men to return. I can do whatever I want and it'll all have to stand back at me. And just say that old galoot came on my land, trespassed and was shot. I'll have every one of my men to back me. Come and take sooner. I thought. Hey, Hunt. Hello there, brother Lundeen. Get your hands up. Take those fancy clothes off that. Hey, wait. Now listen. Thought you were a slick one, huh? Well, now the tables are turned. Hurry it, boys. Undress the polk and don't be none too gentlemen. No, no, wait. No, there's a mistake. A pretty big mistake. Excursion. My men. Snell. Hey boy. You sent all your men to shoot me and my friends. We waited for that. All we had to do was get rid of the guards at the gate. They're hog tied and waiting for the law. Musk. What Harry's got left. Boys. Put these old clothes on him. I reckon you'll look a whole lot like Baldy Smith when you're done. Maybe you can get the job that Baldy Smith has over in Calabash. It's not much pay but you can eat and sleep. You can't get away with it. Well, we're getting away with it. My men will be back soon. I waited a long time for this night, Lundeen. That double crossing polecat. This is just about the same trick you tried on Buck. How do you like it? I'll kill every one of you in a minute. My men will get back in it. Sound like men. Wait. You'll get paid for this. Save your breath. The lone rangers running this show how they look at fancy clothes. Boys. Boys. Help me. Help me boys. That's it. Yell your head off. I'll help you. Sheriff. Sheriff. Come out in here. We've got the crook. Well, the fight is over. Sheriff's here? Yeah. He and his men met the gang as they were coming in the gate. Fine. I told the sheriff that your twin brother was making a big play to take the. You can't get away with it. You can't do it. Get away with what? The truth. There's the real Buck Lundeen and here are his men. You stand the twin brother who wants to steal the ranch. Your men rode in with guns and the sheriff and his men met them. Honest men wouldn't come firing as your crooked gang did. And there's proof of plenty around here now. As a matter of fact, the sheriff suspected the truth for a long time. There was nothing he could do about it. You yourself said that possession is nine points of the law. Well, Buck is now in possession. Everything you told and spread around about your twin brother can now apply to you. Where's Bucklandy? I'm the man. You're the crooked brother, eh? While your men are waiting for you. Come on. Take charge of him boy. I'll take him outside. Come on. Let me go. Let me go. Handle crook. Sheriff. I don't know how to start. It's all right, Buck. I. Shabby. I'm glad you came back. But I. It was my brother that I know. And he'll get all that's coming to him, you're the kind of man we want around this part of the country as a ranch owner. Men like you and the man that helped you out, the Lone Ranger. And Doug, there's nowhere I wouldn't go to help someone customize and save on car insurance with Liberty Mutual. Even if it means sitting front row at a comedy show. Hey, everyone, check out this guy and his bird. What is this, your first date? Oh, no. We help people customize and save on car insurance with Liberty Mutual Together. We're married. Me to a human, him to a bird. Yeah, the bird looks out of your league. Anyways, get a quote@libertymutual.com or with your local agent. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Sam. The story you have just heard is a copyrighted feature of the Lone Ranger Incorporated. 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