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faithful Indian companion's motto, the daringand resourceful mask rider of the Plaines.
Let the fight for law, lawand order in the early Western United States.

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Nowhere in the pages of history canone find a greater champion of justice.
Return with us now to those thwellingdays of yesteryear. From out of
the past. Come up wondering,hoof beats of the great horse Silver.
The Lone Ranger rides again more Silver, Let's go, are you si?

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The Lone Ranger sat beside the firein his woodland camp, cleaning his ivory
handled guns while he waited for Tototo return from the nearby town of Ledgeville.
It was about nine o'clock in theevening when the Indian arrived. Well,
I know, did you see ourfriend here of Logan Kimasai Sheri Logan

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dead dead? Eh? I'm sorryhear that? Did a gunman finally out
shoot him? No? Him?Help fever die? Last week? Who
took his place? A new sheriffnamed Len Thomas. We see him and
Tom, did you tell him We'vetrailed two outlaws as far as the old
abandoned mining area, and me notknow him so may not speak. He

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most likely wouldn't take our word atHank Dorman and Bart Sims are outlaws.
We'll continued the trail at daybreak andtry to capture those crooks without the help
of the law. Meanwhile, BobGrant, owner of the Lynchville News,
sat beside his sweetheart Mary Logan,in the house where her father, the
sheriff, had died. The girlshowed Bob a silver bullet, as she

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said, bad treasured is very highlyBob. It was a gift from a
mysterious friend. Er. Is thatall he had in his strong box?
Yes, I hope there'd be moneyenough to pay his bill. Mary.
Everyone in town would be glad tohelp Papa. Not accept your m proud
Just like your father, Jim earneda big reward when he caught and killed

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Wolf Larsen. He should have acceptedit. Dad earned a lot of rewards
and turned them all down. Hefelt that he did only the job he
was paid for and capturing crook.Honey, if you would marry me,
let me take the responsibility of payingthe doctor and the funeral expenses and other
bills. Nob I promised to marryand I'll keep my word, but not
now. I'll not set at youwith my father's debts. You have enough

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trouble keeping the paper going. Butdon't you talk about a wedding date after
the debts are paid? But howcan you pay them without help? I'll
find work of some kind and I'lltry to sell some of the things in
the house Dad. Six gun andrifles should bring a fair price. Uh,
where's the rifle your dad took awayfrom Wilf Flarsen? There in the
corner. I'll get it. Iknow a lot of men who liked own

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that shoot. Name here is sothis is the thunder rit thunder rit ay,
that's what Wilf F. Larsen calledit. He boasted of how fasty
good fired. It certainly works smooth. It might be a good idea to
washing it off whatever you think they'reNo, wait, wait, a better

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idea. I know the thunder rodcan really bring in some cash. We'll
hold a shooting contest shooting con Yes, we'll offer the thunder rod as the
prize to the man getting the highestscore, and we'll charge a stiff price
for everyone who wants to compete.How that sounds like a great idea.
A lot of men would pay agood price just for the chance to fire
this weapon. I'll write up thecontest in my paper, and I'll get

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out handbills. We'll have men comingfrom miles away to see and shoot the
thunder rye. In the morning,the moon Ranger and Tottle followed the tracks
of Hank, Dorman and Watt Simsinto the region of Bleak Hills and worked

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off mines, where they lost thetrail on rocky ground. When darkness closed
in, they camped for the nightand continued their methodical men hunt. At
daybreak, the outlaws, whose trailof robbery and murder had led the Lone
Ranger and Tahoe to the Ledgeville area, rode out of the mountains to the

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stage route, where they prepared tostrike again. As they waited in a
clump of willows beside the trail somemiles from town, Mark Simms said,
Hank his Ledgeville where wolf lash andwound up his career. Yeah, Bud,
somewhere in this vicinity he was killedthe gunfight with a Lorman. Wait,
Hank, I hear the stage,and I'm ready. Let's go.

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It's a stick up raining and willpoor you off to see? Oh Rich,
I hold you far. I don'tam to resist. Where's your wells,
Fargo Fox, I had anything worseteeler to be a shotgun guard.
I'm not even on all the confoundedluck. Cut the horse, this is
don't tell us what to do?Is that a mail sack at your feet?

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Not exactly? Go down? Yeah? All right, it comes hell
love this cut start the horse,please help. There they go. The

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outlaws rode hard to their camp besidethe sacking walls of an old smell here
in the abandoned mining region. Hanktossed the canvas sack to the ground,
and Bart rifted from end to endwith a knife. Hey, this isn't
mail. Newspapers. You show usno mail. There's nothing but the Ledgeville

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News. This is the poorest hallI ever made. And that goes for
me too. Newspapers. Wait,Hank, here's an article on the first
page, but don't tell me aboutit. I never want to see a
newspaper again as long as I live. But this is about Wolf Larson's thunder
ride. I don't care huh.Let me see that right there? See
the thunder rods to be opened asthe prize in a shooting contest. What

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that rifle's worth twenty thousand dollars?A wolf Larson once held up a stagecoach
single handed stole a jewelry of afamous actress. He and I were pals.
He told me he hit the jewelsin a hollowed out section in the
stock of his rifle. Hank,I think we can steal that rifle.
Why risk stealing it unless we haveto. You went to the contest and

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win the rifle. You're the bestshot I ever saw. That's a deal.
Let's break camp right now. I'lltear out this article about the contest.
We'll continue our lone Ranger adventure injust a moment. Ge Man,

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Jimmy is eight years old. Heis he strong, and he is bold.
He can capture outlaws. Cousin knowshe's got go power from Cheerios.
Yes, he's got go power.There he goes. He's feeling his cheerios.
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soon you'll hear people say he's feelinghis cheerios no to continue. A few

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minutes later, the two crooks wereon their way by a roundabout route to
Ledgeville. Meanwhile, the lone Rangerand Toto continued their search through the old
mining region. They covered several miles, going from one abandoned claim to another,
and stopping at each to explore tunnels, shafts, and tumble down buildings.
It was late afternoon when they brewrain beside the old smell here,

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but they found a rift sack,a pile of newspapers, and the remains
of a campfire. Hank and Barkmust have camped here, Toto here,
torn Taki, look like them stealmail. Apparently they got nothing but a
shipment of newspapers, the Ledgeville Newsand Crown Rocky here like everywhere else.

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Oh, both marks the tell ofwhich wake crooks go. But maybe need
find other sign Look here, Ricowas torn from the front page of his
paper. Here's the article in anothercopy of the paper. It's about a
shooting contest. A mention Mary Logan, Tado, I hear horses, uh,
I mean woods downhill. Come thisway. We'll get out of sight

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in this old building until we seewho's coming. Bring scout montg concealed with
their horses inside the old smell here, Ald Ranger and Tottle look through wide
cracks in a wall and watched threemen ride out of the woods and approach
the camp. Tottle recognized the newsheriff, Kim Sabi as him. Then

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Thomas see two men with him alsowear badges. He must be deputies.
Tato. This is a good changeto meet and talk to the new sheriff.
I'm going out there. You stayhere and cover me in case of
trouble there take a stole Kansas.I hear someone there, he is very

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well under rest or rapping the stage. I didn't rob the stage, and
tell me that we followed your tracksfrom the stage trails through that wood.
If the ground this side of thewoods were soft enough to show tracks,
you'd see that I came from theopposite direction. You'd also see the tracks
of the stage robbers going away fromhere. A likely story. This arm
a nonmasking boys, you're not cryingwhat my friend inside the building had you

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covered? I knew there were twoof them. If you want gun plays,
got my handshat, you're not goingto my friend's bullet. Hit your
gun now. If you deputies wantgun play, got your guns. I
drop mine, don't shoot my handdrop now, Sheriff. I'll tell you
about the men who robbed the stage. They're outlaws, and there the outlaw
I want. We could have leftbefore you came here, but I want

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to stay to tell you to listento you when you're just armed on masking
behind bars and there's no use talkingto you. Now. I'm the ground,
face down. All of you here, we'll tie your hands and blindfold
you so you'll not recognize my friendif you see him in town. Tottle
remained unseen but covered the lawman whilethe Lone Ranger tied their hands and fastened

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bandanas over their eyes. After leavingthe Lawman, the Lone Ranger and Toto
wrote several miles to their original campin the woods near town. As they
grew reign and dismouted, Toto saidat Kimo Sami, eh, what you

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think of new sheriff. He maybe honest, totteo that we certainly can't
count on him for help. JimLogan would have taken our word at Barton
Hanker fugitives from justice. He'd havearrested and held him. But for Sheriff
Thomas, we'll have to have proof. We got no proof. Yes,
I know it. I'll send aletter to the federal Marshal. If he
knows where to find the crooks,you'll come and get them. And we

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not find him yet. I'm surethey'll be in town for the shooting contest.
Bart's a crack shot. He wouldn'tmiss a chance to win Wolf Larsen's
rifle. We look for him,Yes, buyd Barton hank and keep an
eye on them. I'll go totown after dark. You'll hear from me.
He start now all right, waituntil I write a letter to the
marshall. I want you to mailit. In town, everyone was talking

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about the coming contest. Turtle foundBarton Hank in a cafe and moved close
enough to their table to hear thelow voiced conversation. I don't worry part,
even if you don't. When thecontest will get that thunder run rifle,
we'll run a risk stealing it fromthe winner. I don't mind the
risk when there's twenty thousand dollars tobe hit. The outlaws left the cafe

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A few minutes later. Turtle followedas far as the swinging doors, when
he was stopped by a tall manwho wore a black hat and the dark
suit. That's a minute tone,you shabby. We do not know you.
The stubble of beards that grew whilewe were hunting the out I'll help
my disguise. You make it great. I did the same with my hair
and a step outside. After dark, I went to the Logan house.

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Mary still had the silver bullet.Was very helpful when she learned I had
given it to her father. Sheowed me some of her father's clothes.
Uh and wear silver in the shedbehind the Logan house. My own clothes
are there too. Keep a satbehind bart Bank as I saw you sitting
near them, and we hear'emtalk them say thunder Rod worth twenty thousand
dollars twenty thousand ah, and thenwanted plenty bad then steal it. If

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bart not win contest. There mustbe something about that rifle was not generally
known. Why you think it worththat much? I don't know. But
if those men wanted badly enough tosteal it, I thought, Ah,
I've been wondering how to hold thosecrooks and talent until the marshall arrived.
The problem would be solved if theywere jail for stealing the thunder rud and
then steal it. If bart notwin to win, for let to beat

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me, I'm great enter the contest. On the morning of the contest,
the gay cog gathered in an openfield beyond the edge of Tom where the
rifle range had been roped off.Sheriff Thomas headed the group of prominent townsmen

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who wore red ribbons to watch themas the judges, Bob Grant and Mary
Logan, sat at a table nearthe firing line, accepting entrance fees and
handing out numbered tickets until the sheriff, after looking at his watch, raised
his gun and fired into the air. Bob, we thought, eighty tickets

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at ten dollars each, I haveenough to pay all a dead ball.
That's great, honey. It wasmid afternoon before each man had his turn.
Lenk was found that five men hadperfect scores. With the target moved
back, the five leaders fired asecond string of bullets. This time only

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Bart, Sims and the disguised LoneRanger placed all of their shots inside the
bull's eye number sixty seven, andhe will have to fight up at an
even greater distance. Bark missed thebull's eye once. All five of the
Lone Ranger shots were perfect, numberwaving the winner. Thanks that stranger the

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best matchman I ever saw. Ididn't think there was a man alive who
could beat you, But I'll lookat him admiring and rifle. We'll get
that shooting iron tonight. But let'sgo over there and find out where the
stranger is gonna sleep reservations. Inever saw such marksmanship. Thank you,
Joff. Anytime you want a jobas a deputy, you've just let me

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know. Thanks. I don't wanta job, but I'd like to ask
a favor something I can do foryou. Yes, sir, i'd appreciate
it if you'd take charge of thisrifle until I'm ready to leave town.
Why glad to yes, sir,ree, I'd hate to leave it.
My hotel room might be stolen.I'll keep it right by my side,
mister, and I'll guarantee no onewill steal it. Whenever you want it,

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just come and claim. You knowwhere I'm live first. Yeah,
that was the Sheriff's gonna have thethunder rud. We'll call on him tonight.

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That night, the Sherioff slept withthe famous rifle in his bedroom.
The opening of the door awaken him. Who's in this room? I again?
Wakeful, awake and no match forthe two strong men. He was
quickly bound and gagged. One ofthe intruders lighted the candle, and the
lawman, lying helpless on the bed, saw that both men wore bandanas across

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their faces. There's the thunder round. Good, you've got the screwdriver.
Take off the shoulder plate. Butnow, but I want to know the
stuff him side to stock and he'stry to find out later. We've got
to get going. Come on,you're not going anywhere. Man shoot him.
Hank and the mask Man fired together. Hanks bullet hit the doorframe,
while the lone Rangers brought the fleshypart of the outlaw's arm gag in the

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same instant bought through the unloaded rifle, then reached forty six gun as the
mask Man don As the rifle hitthe wall, Tuto fired from the doorway.
His shot smashed box gun as itcleared the holster. Good work,
huddles are more gun playing. Shuthell over there and face the wall.
Leave them covered tunnel. Will Ifree the sheriff? You got knife?

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Yes, there, that takes careof the gag. Why you you wouldn't
listen to me the last time wemet, sheriff? And now before I
free your hands and feet? FollowIra outside the house, waiting for those
crooks to steal the rifle. Andyou must have known they planned to steal
it. Yes, I wanted toprove to you that they were crooks,
so you'd hold them in jail untilthe Federal Marshall arrived. Federal Marshall,

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Yes, I'll tell you about him. I have a lot to tell you.
Sheriff, so listen carefully. Itwas later the same night when the
sheriff entered the office of the LynchvilleNews, where Bob Grant, assisted by
Mary Logan, was working on thenext day's paper. Well, this is

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a surprise, Bob by the bigstory for you. It's about two crooks
and tried to steal the thunder Rodand the mask man who helped me catch
them. Where are the crook injail? But that's only the start of
the story. There were jewels worthtwenty thousand dollars hidden in the hollow stock
of the rifle, all stolen jewelsthat I'll have the honor of returning to
a famous actress, Great Scott.That is a storm once more. Those

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crooks are really bad. They robbedthe stage and they wanted for a long
list of other crimes. Share,isn't that rifle in your hand? But
Thundergrod asked Mary, I'm to giveit to you to keep. That's what
the mask man wanted. He andthe gent who won the contest won't the
same. Now, would you believethat? I'd believe it? Share,

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I knew it all the time.You did, Yes, And I'll tell
you something else about him. He'sthe Lone Ranger. The Lone Ranger,

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