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July 30, 2023 29 mins
Original Air Date: December 15, 1943
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: The Lone Ranger
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)

Stars:
• Brace Beemer (Lone Ranger)
• John Todd (Tonto)

Writer:
• Fran Striker

Producer:
• George W. Trendle

Music:
• Ben Bonnell

Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
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Episode Transcript

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(00:00):
M h. Welcome to the OldTime Radio Westerns. I'm your host Andrew
Rhines and let's get into this episode. This episode is going to be the

(00:20):
lone range of original air date isDecember fifteenth, nineteen forty three, and
the title is perfectly legal. Afiery horse with a speed of light,

(00:52):
a lot of dust and a honeyhio Silver A ranger with his faithful Indian

(02:28):
companion Fotto, the masked rider ofthe Planes, left the fight for law
and order in the early Western UnitedStates. The stories of his Springton courage
is daring and resourcefulness have come downto us through the generations, and nowhere
in the pages of history can onefind a greater champion of justice. Return
with us now those thrilling days ofyesteryear mile the past, the thundering whol

(02:49):
feats of the great horse Silver AloneRanger rides again. Who as you went
on Saturday night the Long Harn Cafeand Clayton, Texas was prodded. The

(03:14):
usual cow folks, caravan and gamblerswere laughing and talking in their usual way,
also as juge wolf, Old SamTodd braced himself against one end of
the bar and called to the BartieHey, Bobby, chear up and busy,
Sam, Why Joe you're not toobusy? Oh? Cheir up below

(03:36):
me, Joe, sir. Andthat's why I'm turning anymore. I've had
enough, Samp, enough You don't. How can you say that? How
can you say I've had enough?When he's still inside that bottle, begging
and fleeting to come out, losinga part. The devil old bells above
himself. He's starting to tinkle himseal the bounds. If we don't pull

(03:57):
that cork and in him out,he'll begin to play music, real devil
music, any devils music, Sam, go home and sleep. I can't
just know what will happen if wedon't let the devil out of that bottle?
All right, suppose you tell me, bobble Hat Joel, have you
ever been in the canyon decided loveboating when the storm is coming up?
I don't know. I've got onthe canyon lots of time. The first

(04:19):
thing you hear is the wind havingthe whispering through the pines. He is
up near Timberland. Then the whisperbecomes it tinkles like millions of little bells.
Actually way, the devil always startshis music. I said the devil
was in the bottle. He hecan't ride a big black horse down the
mountain every night, Canny. Whyare you local, old Kyle? It's

(04:42):
your truth is your Let me proveit. Let me pull that cork and
prove it. When I pull thecork and start to fill his glass.
Yeah, hear that, he wascoming out. Hear that music. He's
my his big black horse. He'ssticking in the spur. Look give me

(05:04):
comes like all around, yo,yo, shooting take the old crater,
cooking up a fairy tale like thatso you can pull yourself a well,
you can't have it safe. There'sMatt Kennedy, the sheriff, standing over

(05:24):
there. You don't get out calleda call, right, maybe a gentle
map on that. I want totell you. He's that red headed jasper
you were just talking to way he'sreally I don't know. It's some Capital
bigs. I mistake. Tony lookedlike one of the killer buns, you

(05:46):
know them all who were operating aroundhere last year. Gig he's going up.
No, it was a cool yoube here, Boom. I just
wanted to tell you the Sam Todd'shigh again. Worsen's high. He's pray,
say said to mister me. Hello, Dad, Sorry, I'm like
even share. Let's a matter oftrouble. That's it. It might be

(06:09):
the old man squeeze are getting toorigging, Jim hoops, don't leg it.
Next time this happens, he's goingto give you. I understand share.
Sorry, I wasn't here to comeon, Dad, I've got the
rig outside. Let's go home,Jeff, char wasn't my fault, honestly,
it wasn't. I was well whenthe devil starts, I know,
Dad. Here, we're head forhome, Jeff, I draft yeah,

(06:32):
Oh he helped. You'll hold himthat time? How to hold him here?
Thanks? Thanks? Jun No,no, no, listen, I
can walk just as well as youget. Oh you can't, Dad,
Come on, engine, we'll headfor the front door. Here's a bugger.

(06:56):
He helped me, left him intothe seat down, helped m didn't
ask you to help that in me? What's your name? Engine? You
get home? All right? Now? Oh? Sure? Driving the night
air between here and the ranch andmake dad people a lot better people.
Now, wait till I want toget him up. Count Hello, I

(07:29):
expect you to be back sooner haveany trouble, no trouble, Old Color
stamp Tom and get drunken salute hehelped you? Oh yes, I remember
now. Young boy must have beenhis son. Glad you're helped him.
I heard that Todd's had quite abit of trouble in the last few years.
Kind to stay away from liquor himtalk about devil make music in the

(07:53):
bottle. I'm afraid the only musicSam gets out of the bottle that discord
in his head. Uh, howabout Red Killer Tunnel? Just find out
what he'd do betrailed Red Killer andthe Long One Saloon. Watch him talk
a long time with Lorman Loman.You mean the sheriff Matt Kennedy. That's
strange. Apparently Matt didn't recognize him. I wonder what from what we do?

(08:16):
Kima sappy. We've trailed the killergame down here from Colorado here for
no good. That's certain that righta law can arrest him on suspicion.
You know whether hideout is up nearOld Boy Mountain. So we'll just keep
a close watch tunnel and be readyto move fast. Don't you think you'd

(08:48):
better turn in now? Dad?Good night sleep? You turn into right
away. You say this is Saturdaynight? Why do you loco? I
should have guessed it when I sayall y'all slipped up in that store.
She goes back. She's good.Grace Kennedy, whoever right ahead shad racism

(09:09):
might be fine girl. In someway she kind of reminds me of your
more and she was at age.I think, so well, then get
out of here, and that's yourold poples will be all right once you
dare. I mean she won't drinkanymore. I'm never going to touch another
drop of that filtering stuff. IfI lived at the one hundred and twelve,
who bals above them staying at bottletoo? Me? Good God his

(09:35):
corn and gun. You might aswell hit the hay. He loves loves
nightcap, So I tay jep willWell. I did a statute, bottle
back and stool. But so stillthere has Yeah, that's wonder if who

(10:05):
heals you go? The old teamedup inside there he got table of music.
This black horse. Maybe if Iopened the core nest to make all
right, he no good? Onlylet's ride in the meantime in a ramshackle

(10:35):
cavin hide off near Mount Baby radKeller reported to his brother and they're off
law friend. That's all set.He gets up to Kennedy the badge too,
we'll be out of the way.Good. Where's the bank in this
cartown right on the main street andthere yesterday looking at it over flowing that
tin box. They call us safe. We'll be like cracking a canid sire
piece that's up to you, right, or going with him me and the

(10:56):
rest of the boys, or startsand fireworks down by the Hello, yeah
hear that Shottingpac Collins? All right? Come on hit the letters? Yeah?

(11:24):
Did they go to riding east towardPlaton? That's maybe a tip city
flood. Take a short cut andgot there ahead of them. One the
shut one silver from oh Oh byFunny any places, all, Dame.

(11:50):
I wonder if I was worried fora minute. Maybe you've forgotten that day
and gone to bed. No,I've been waiting for you up there and
tom on climbing. It's full moontonight. I let old mom I pick
her own game. I can't goriding tonight. What's mad? I mean?
Your father came home from town afew minutes ago. You know I

(12:13):
was waiting for you when you kids, I mean, I think he's eating
out of sorts with Is that right? Oh, Jeff, it's just a
mood of you. I know itwill pass. Then your father has against
me is something that can't be changed. I wouldn't change an even if I
could. Jeff, it isn't yourfriend. Oh, I don't know what

(12:35):
to do. It should be kindof hard and I've got to do some
thinking that so, Jeff. Butgrace yea, Jeff. Most of them

(13:05):
stopped across the streets from the longhorn Tonne. Two men dropped out,
and they're going to look heading tothe drover's bank. What the it's a
cover up tone trick to draw attentionsup quick right to the Sheriff's office.
You know where it is playing.What's going on? I'll try to break
this up and hurry, TONNELI stopto it height, look on a wait,

(13:43):
Horry, we're in the man?Who is it? I don't know.
No freeporters going to horn into mybody. Run them down away.

(14:07):
A curtain falls on the first actof our Long Ranger story. Before the
next exciting sees, please fermit usto pause for just a few moments now

(15:11):
to continue our story. Urging silveron to greater speed and parting loan his
saddle, the lone range her roadstraight, keep a boy, maybe I
can stop them, too many ofthem. The play cover. I must

(15:33):
get behind that pod boy, goodboys, who ens is much protection?
It's cover enough to put some shotswith them? Who the most good?
Oh? I veryl on the sheriff. So another two members of Alma's tape

(16:00):
at the bank. They got awaywith it as soon as I find Toldo
wheel Oh over here, let's comeover home, Kim suck he has shots

(16:25):
kind of compact, that's all right, silver and I used this fence for
a shield. The sheriff. Didyou find him, Loman not not?
We look every place not seeing him. Let's say, shall go home and
live on land? Yes, Iknow, but it's stranger. You would
go to Color's gain rubbed the bank, google safe. I'm sure of it.
That right. People find it outnow, maybe they make usse and
trail out. I hope so.But we've got to stay ahead. And

(16:45):
then too, Hello and his gainroad east turned their hideouts. We trail
them. Maybe a trick to throwup a posse. Now double back them
out, balling silver cups. Itwas late the following morning, when Sam

(17:08):
Todd awoke from a trouble sleep.Remember what Jeff had told him about Grace
and Matt Kennedy. He decided togo see this shaft lead on. You
said, Grace is going to church, and I'm boy. I came to
see you about Jeff. He toldGrace he wasn't a call on it anymore,

(17:30):
any of your business when it iswhat it concerns Jeff, it is
what's your objection to you me oryou move? Because maybe I'd take a
little one once in a while becausethe devil starts playing his music and I've
got kids. You've brought this up, Sam, I'm going to tell you
a few things in plain word,but I don't do you are Kis meet
with boy in lead that boy youit is. There is something better than

(17:52):
old coot like you that you usedto be. One of claims this citizens.
It was a long time to gobefore you. Oh you were dad.
She's saying all the starch is goingout of here now that you're sold
enough to take care of himself,he's got to take care of you too.
And oh you're heaving. Who doesit work? That you? Who

(18:12):
does a cooking? Not you whokeeps your clothes place and wars your shots,
that's you, Gifts. Elly's notgoing to keep company with Grace.
She's not going to do your warshingcooking like Gifts. Who you do is
listen to that devil of you isplease move music, Thank you daddy,

(18:37):
and he's high will riding card home. Sam Pod or if you were the
most important defense of his life.He's on the trail as a young car
punter, is married, buying theranch near Clamping the Jeff was born,

(19:00):
and then the loneliness after his wifeheard the devil's music every time he opened
the bottom. Now there was ameat Jeff and the Texas forever. He
sealed the decision with a nip andheaded for the canyon trail. And that's
that way, boy. Yeah.It was several hours and many nips later

(19:26):
when an overhanging pine branch removed SamPot on the back of his board.
Hey watch out, boy, he'stype Mike. I don't set Peter's back
anyway. Almost so now they canmake a camp for the nights. He's
right lightly looking his butt smack dadin front of a little cave, his

(19:51):
soft looking grass. He's the wholerest of why hey did that butter?
Just who? Noah, it's crashed? What's your No? They did not
open it? Musical haunt me?Who? What? Who does? Why

(20:17):
don't you just lead back here inthe grass, open that bottle, let
the music play? Who head?Never in Sam Todd's life and the music
buns loud or his dreams as wild, even dreamed that several horses stopped in

(20:41):
the prayer everybody came or he wasI think we lost the pussy thinking church
certainlysa time fooling m Ala hugs andover a mile from our old side out.
Now, how about the sheriff,Matt Kennedy. Don't worry, you'll
come to the cabin. You'd bettercome and bring plenty of grub. Hey,
you really get the Indians and thescared that there's somebody to find out

(21:02):
about that shovel. He was inthat east, even if it was ten
years ago. Yeah, and thedemn Roman don't know yet that the whole
thing was a frame. After thestorm coming up ahead to the high half,
Sam knew he was still driaming whenhe heard the boom of thunder and
felt the rain on his face.The devil was really riding now. Sam

(21:25):
sat up suddenly and staring into thewet blackness of night. Come on,
there's a little cave chunnel we cantake. Should wait one here, that's
thought you roll the black Horse extallions. Wait you are old pearls, you

(21:45):
Bobbin't you know you know him?This? Pam t Why of course didn't
recognize your Sam? Listen, devil, you ought to know me. I'm
not the devil, Sam. Comeon, let's get into this cave and
out of the rain. Ange.Yes, I've been dreaming about you and
their other creatures. That was talkingabout Matt Kennedy. Kennedy, what do

(22:07):
you mean tell me about it?It was almost an hour later the storm
was over when Sam podd that he'stelling everything. You be sure you weren't
dreaming, Sam, hasn't. I'vebeen shilling those outas ever since they rubbed

(22:32):
the bank in Calanton last night.How laws if you mean dreaming not?
This whole thing's too mixed up forme. The surprising part of it is
Matt Kennedy the sheriff. We'll takecare of that later. The important thing
now is for you to go backhome. Sam. I get the devil
in his music. It doesn't existin that bottle or anywhere else. So
I can hear him every time I'mlosing a quark. He starts to play.

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But if you know, he isn'tthere. The devil's a cowards,
Sam. He's afraid of two things. Treat of what curry determination one of
them. You already have took alot of courage to decide to leave Jeff
in your home. You really thinkI could be time someone come up trail?
You think at moment Kennedy one,Sam, hold on with the only

(23:26):
short Matt I've recovered first you canrid Puss look at it. I'm not
an outlaw. I am I helpingoutlaws. I'm afraid. That's more than
you can say, sir. Really, shame Tood, what are you doing?
I thought I was dreaming, Matt, even when I heard some hour
who quickly stop here in the sametracker about an hour a hole and talk

(23:47):
about a sheriff. It was bringinggroup they hideout. That's the truth,
isn't it, Matt. Really youcan see Antarian drill pretty seeking at those
and admit it was good. Hebecause Deacon rid can it's written to tell
about the gym I was in thewrong timp. Geez, woman, Well
I'm king now six pair of handcus. I believe you're telling the truth,

(24:08):
Sheriff. I hope he is.I'm here to think that the man who's
keeping Jeff and Grace apart wright waswrong about that hand. Who meets as
many mistakes as I have. Hegot the right to creet say, somebody
is why juniperman. If you cando that, I care. That's it.
Sam. All you needed determination,I've got it. We're wasting time,
horses, yourself, my creatures aroundhere someplace. Yeah, there he

(24:33):
is. I don't understand you're notenough where I got work to do,
Sheriff. Tell our gang or usput those handcuts or carrying three mets wouldn't
help me run. That's the idea. Come on. In less than an

(25:03):
hour, the Color Gang's hideout wassurrounded. The Sheriff's first call for the
surrender was answered by gunfire. ButI didn't last long. Here's your handcuff,
shuff, you'll keep them covered fromhere page he'll take you. Well,

(25:23):
Sam, that's how to prove thatyou weren't beaning. Yeah, now
that they know Matt Fields different,Jeff and Grace would be. But I
wonder if the deffer and his musicwho being. Best way to prove that
is to open the bottle. Hey, and it scares me to go on
where he'll just pull the corking.There's no music. He's not fair,

(25:53):
of course he doesn't. He'll neverbe there. As long as you remember
what I told you, I'm surethe sheriff can handle those men. Wait
wait, I want to be surehe's gone. Do you think you could
wing the critter on the fly cloverand roof scord budget You'll never Jim Jim,

(26:18):
nothing important, just the last noteof the devil's music. As long
as I lived? Who is manwho found that sured gin to help me
whip all girls? Abub? He'san own ranger. The story you've just

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