like it should be worth about... five dollars change? is that about what you figured, scotty? well, let's call it four and a half. thank you, dale. this time, i really struck it rich. i found me a bucket of gold on my claim and i got enough gold out of there to keep me the rest of my life. that's fine, scotty. i'm glad to hear it. oh, i'm gonna live like a real royal king. tomorrow morning, i'm going to the rail yard, buy myself a ticket on the train. oh, i think it's gonna be fine, dale. mighty fine. it sounds fine, scotty. what are you going to do about jewel? jewel? oh, ha ha, i found a place for jewel where she won't have to work at all. all that mule has to do is to stand there and eat

sweet, juicy green grass all day. i'd never forget jewel. well, so long, dale. bye, scotty. i would never forget you, little jewel. poor old scotty. he thinks everything that glitters is gold. usually nothing but felspar. don't bother, it isn't worth anything. scotty's quite a character. ha ha yeah, he has a claim somewhere out in the mountains just across the desert. comes in every now and then to get supplies. maybe he will strike it rich sometime. you put out a mighty good meal, miss. thank you! come in again! you know, we've got a lot to look forward to, my lady. oh, it's going to be fine, honey. just fine.

i'll tell you that. wonder if them fellas is following us, jewel. we better find out. ♪ ♪ now you stay here, old gal. i don't want you getting hurt just when you're starting to enjoy living. you stay here. ♪

webster, go around behind him. try not to hit him, though. we want him about to talk. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ bullet! nice going, scotty. well you didn't do so bad yourself, roy.

and me and jewel is mighty greatful to ya. you're not very choosy about the kind of company you keep. what's the story. well, you see, me and jewel was riding along... we was having a little fun with the old coot. that's a pretty rough kind of fun. i think we better go back to town and have a talk with the sheriff. that would be doing us a favor, mister. you coming along, scotty? no, i roy, don't think i better. you see, i struck it rich. and tomorrow i'm going to start living like a real royal king. me and jewel. i understand, scotty. we'll see you later. thank ye. come on.

ran into a big shot. seen my brother today?@? nah, the sheriff's over at squall creek, picking up a prisoner. here's three more prisoners he can add to his collection when he gets back. these boys? what's the charge? shooting up old scotty. they hit him? no, i guess their aim was bad. but, locking somebody up for a little horseplay... especially the shreiff's brother... you go ahead and lock them up. i'll be over to sign the complaint later. pat, here's the last of your wages for a whole month. now if i were you i'd get rid of that old junk heap. cost you more than a sweatheart would. diamond rings, piston rings... what's the difference as long as i have fun? ha! ha ha! excuse us, roy. go on with what you were saying. that's about all, dale, i just don't like to see anybody pick on scotty and get away with it. neither do i, old scotty never

hurt anybody. hey, where'd this come from? scotty paid for his breakfast with it. just another of his felspar nuggets. this isn't felspar. this is real gold! gold? hey, you don't suppose scotty made a strike? did anybody see him give you that? i suppose so... there were several people in here. any strangers, i mean? yeah... there were three men - i remember because i dropped this nugget and one of them picked it up. and they followed scotty after he left here. dale, you and pat hop in that jeep and go out and get him and bring him back here, so we can keep an eye on him. i'm going to go sign a complaint against blodgett and company. pat, lock up! we're on our way, boy. ♪ ♪ you stay here. alright, cowboy. you're gonna be a guest of the county.

get over there. get in! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ this is where the burro tracks cut off. the old coot's cabin is back off the road or he took a shortcut. what's the difference? we got a trail to follow.

♪ bullet! come here, boy! come here! get the rope! get the rope. go get the rope. ♪ bring it here, boy! come on, bring it here! that a boy!

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ whoa trigger, now. easy, boy.

♪ ♪ ok trigger, take it away, boy. ♪ ♪ ♪ nice going, fellas. ♪ rogers walked right into it. i put him to sleep in a cell.

nice going, sam. with him tied up, we can take our time. it's them same varmints. well i'm ready for them this time. jewel! jewel! get back on down before you get hit! ♪ jewel! don't waste your shot, stupid! she ran right into it! jewel!

you cowardly murderers! hey, coming down the road. i've seen that thing before. sure, it's the gal from the lunch room. the old boy thinks a lot of her. he told her about the gold. come on, i got an idea. ♪ this is as far as you go. get down. come on. you too. over there. come on. move! hey, scotty! i got a friend of yours here! remember what happened to your mule? the same thing will happen to her, unless we get the gold. no! no no wait! hold everything. i'll get you the gold. throw out your gun! ♪

♪ hey, coming down the road! it's rogers! ♪ ♪ ♪ bullet! that's enough. one of them got away. it's blodgett, the sheriff's brother. it's alright; we'll take these two in and i'll see that no one turns them loose this time. where's scotty? take it easy, old girl. here pat -- keep an eye on these two.

♪ we're awfully sorry about jewel, scotty. roy, don't you think scotty should ride back into town with us? yes. you know, scotty, your gold is bait for every outlaw around here. you stay at the hotel tonight, and dale and pat can drive you to the rail head tomorrow morning. thank ye, roy. but if i could have a... a couple of minutes... you know, it don't seem hardly right just to ride away without... without... i'll help you. thank you, lad. where's randal? he's in that

closet over th it happened so fast, rogers, i thought the roof fell on me. blodgett got away, but i have a plan to bring him in. i'm sorry, roy. i... forget it, randal. when will the sheriff be back? he's due in about noon tomorrow. if you see him before i do, you tell him i'm bringing his brother in and he'll enforce the law no matter who gets hurt. come on, scotty.

are y'all willing to go along with the plan? you can count me in, roy. nelly bell and me will be raring to go. i'd give every ounce of dust i ever dug to put that thievin' coyote on the ground. i understand how you feel, scotty. we'll just let the law take of blodgett and his boys. what do you say we turn in? you've had a pretty rough day. that i have, lad. evenin', randal. you got a lot of gall, coming in here. oh, now take it easy, randel. i came to give myself up. i'll stand a deal with my partners. here's my gun. sorry to do this to you again, randal. you and i just happen to be at opposite sides of the law right now. get over there. ♪ ♪ nice going, hank. yeah, we thought you'd never make it. get in there. tie him up and gag him. ♪

♪ boy, just hate to do this to you again, randal. you can understand our position. ♪ ok let's go! ♪ you got here at the right time, hank. they're taking the old man to the rail head this morning. with his gold. that's swell! we'll give him a going away party!

uh, it takes nelly bell a little whila wrap him up and introduce him to the sheriff. where'd you get it, fella?

hey, you've got something on your mind. let's see what it is. ♪ ♪ how long ago did they get away? about four o clock this morning. blodgett came in and caught me off guard. i heard them tell blodgett you were taking scotty to the railway this morning. that means they'll be waiting. you better come with me. i'll need your help. come on, bullet. ♪

well, there's the jeep. blodgett and company didn't attack it. sure glad we caught them before he showed up. bullet, you stay here. ♪ ♪ ♪ open it up, grundy! it's blodgett! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ where's dale, scotty, and pat? come on, talk! tied off on the road just outside of town. there's a scratch on just one of 'em, i'm gonna part your hair with a .45. get going. get out. ♪ scotty, i think you have a wonderful idea. i think jewel would like it. i think she would, too. say, how many more you got coming, scotty? i'm gonna buy every one i can find. fetch 'em up here and turn 'em loose. maybe someday, i might find one like jewel.

roy, look! it's a little baby one! woah, baby. woah. come on little fella. ♪ can i have her, scotty? i suppose so, dale. and maybe ye... ye might call her jewel. ♪ ♪ untile meet ♪ tilwe meet ain

♪ ♪ untile meet ♪the lone ranger ♪ ♪ ♪ a firy horse, with the speed of light a cloud of dust and a hearty hi-ho silver. ♪the lone ranger ♪this is a story of one of the mysterious characters ♪ ♪to appear in the early days of the west. he was a fabulous individual ♪ ♪his presence brought fear to the lawless and hope to those who wanted to make this frontier ♪ ♪last as their home. he was known as the lone ranger ♪ ♪before his coming this new land of the west was a wild unruly ♪ ♪territory into which brave american pioneers moved in ♪ ♪with covered wagons on horseback and of foot.♪

♪they were in a rugged existence. but not only did they have to settle and build, they had to fight.♪ ♪here beyond the reach of law and order, mike was right ♪ ♪the best shot with the best man. more of a necessity in this chaotic period of ♪ ♪expansion. an organization was developed to combat the evil forces of the time ♪ ♪an organization called the texas rangers ♪ ♪ever on the job of maintaining law and order, six texas rangers ♪ ♪ride alertly across the western landscape. all are courageous ♪ ♪great shooting men. at their head is a stranger, a half breed scout.♪ ♪one day earlier appeared at a ranger encampment, suffering from ♪ ♪severe wounds... there you are cullins. nothing to worry about now. thanks, captain. i shouldn't worry about a wound. i'm lucky to be alive. you're right. very few people are after those outlaws have struck. killed everybody at the trade post. everyone. mr. simpson, his

shape. they had to be tied to their horses to ride away. ier, got two of themle kin to henry.d myself. too bad you couldn't have hit more of them. where did they go?/ they rode up north into the batland. that's pretty rough country. but with wounded men in tow, they can't travel very fast. we gotta try and catch them. but they have a five hour start. even if you over took them, they out number you. mr. the ranger's are use to long odds. how about you? we could use your help to locate their trail, if you're strong enough to ride. i don't need to worry. besides, i have a score to even up too. i'll go along. good, man. boys, add five days ration. got ten minutes to be in the saddle. right. bill, send captain reed. yes, sir. so came to half reed cullins. who rides with a detachment of ranger's after the most ruthless outlaw band of the west. the notorious cavendish gang. ♪ it's their trail, reed. yeah.

it indicates their riding slowly as we figured. yeah, it does. let's go, boys. ♪ ♪ ♪ we've gained on them. these tracks can't be more than three hours old. they are heading off into that canyon. yeah, looks that way. have you been in this vicinity before? a couple of time. i think it might be a good idea for us to check that canyon from the rim first. i'll go ahead and scout the place. one man will be a lot less better then with all of us going on. alright. we'll wait here and give the horses a rest. dismount, men.

hold it. creech. hello, whitey. it's you. the new lad, huh? yeah, it's me. how's the plan going? alright. the ranger's are back at the canyon entrance. do you think they'll keep on coming? sure, why not? pretty small in numbers, ya know? yeah. we've tried to get them before, didn't pan out. i wasn't with ya, then. where's cavendish? he's up there a ways. leave your horse here. alright. ♪ i knew they'd fall for my little trap, collins. that bow they put in your arm really convinced them. yeah, cabinly, it sure did.

when i get through around here, it's going to be a long time before any ranger outfit patrols in this section of the country. i'm gonna make this something they won't forget. is the ambush all set? take a gander over there. we can slaughter a whole army from up here. phew. it looks good to me. now we're gonna hold our fire until they ride in the lone men ride in directly below us. jerry, you tell us to shoot first. that will be thing signal to open up on the rangers. right. and jerry, when a man goes down i want led to be kept pouring into him until he looks like a seal. you got that straight? cullins, you're doing a good job for a new man. thanks, chief. now get back there and bring on the texas rangers. yeah, sure thing, chief.

see anything? yes. but not on the rim. the cabin is just leaving the bottom side of the canyon. they are about four miles off. are you sure? i saw their side of the canyon. good. carry on, men.

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we must have taken a wrong turn. look up there. it's a head wall. no patches through here. hey, where's collins? he was right behind us awhile ago, i saw him. look. it's an ambush, men. get down. find cover quick.

we've got chance that half breed trader, cullins. [ gun shots ] okay, men, hold it. hold it.

hey, collins! yeah, chief? check those men down there. make sure they are dead. you got 'em

all. good. go on back to your horse. we'll wait for ya uop here. i thought he was one of us, chief? he was. any man who would betray those rangers might be just as easy to turn on us, i figured. and no one does that. it's gonna be a nice little reminder for anybody who tries to stop me from now on. now let's get out of here. we got a lot of work to do. ♪ ♪ many hours after the cavendish gang has

left t strung road. a small spring gurgling in a shady cave is his destination. he alone of the six texas rangers, still lives. his one aim is to reach water and shade. desperately, he fights off the weakness from loss of blood, which threatens to haul his progress. it is deathly hot, the sun beats down unmercifully. ahead is that cooling light giving water. if his strength could only last. foot by foot,

cheer torture, he pulls himself along. there, out of the hot glare of the sun, only a short distance further, there's the spring. now his bandana... there...cold water never felt better. never seemed sweeter then now. a hundred yards away, collins stirs. unaware of the existence of the spring and the ranger who lies beside it, he too, miraculously has escaped a mortal wound from a cavendish bullet. and he too, like the ranger, knows that death lurks in the hot rays of the sun. he must seek shelter somewhere, quickly. within the confines of the canyon. weakly, he stumbles off. to find shade, to nurse his wounds.

then as is by fate, a third figure, an indian enters the hot canyon. surprised, he sees the results of the cavendish gang's handy work. texas rangers, sprawled in attitudes of violent death. these were men to whom heroic deeds were a part of each days work, now there work was done. then by chance, the native spies a figure lying beside the distant pool. he moves forward. lay still. i will not hurt you. why you...you kimosabe. kimosabe? that sounds familiar. that's right, kimosabe. you

trusty scout. trusty, scout? yes, ranger. a long time back when we both young. me remember time indian camp learned. renegade indians raid settlement when men of tribe away. kill my mother, my sisters, they leave me for dead. you found me. nursed me back to health, saved me from dying. when me well, you give me horse to go find my father. me take horse only when you accept gift. my ring. it made good luck. me call you, kimosabe. it mean, trusty scout. i never forget you. you remember now? yes. you...you're tonto. that's right. me, tonto. now, me take care of you. immediately, the indian,

tonto unsaddles his horse and sets up a camp at the entrance of the cave near the pool. and the injured man. the ranger's wounds are cleansed and expertly dressed by the indian. who calls upon all the lure he knows.

to ease his white friends suffering. several days of patient vigil, and tender care and careful feeding, bring results. the ranger, gradually regains his strength. he is going to live. i guess i drifted off again. how long have i been here now? three days, how you feel? still a little weak. the other ranger's tonto, all dead? yes. one of them, captain reed, was my brother. too bad. rangers all fine men. we didn't have a chance, tonto. it was an ambush and double cross. how did you happen to find me? me hunt here in canyon often. ride in here on scout. over yonder, find ranger's and dead horse. i see. while you sleep, me bury other ranger's over there. make grave for men. bring belongings here. that was good of you, tonto. brave men.

they were brave. and they won't be forgotten. i spend a lot of time thinking. for every one of those men, i am going to bring a hundred lawbreakers to justice. i'll make that cavendish gang and every criminal that i can find for that matter, regret the day those ranger's were killed. tonto, from this moment on i am going to devote my life to establishing law and order to this new frontier. to make the west a decent place to live. that good. but when the cavendish gang know you escape ambush, you marked man. they hunt you down. many against one. no one is going to know i'm alive. i'm suppose to be dead and i'm going to stay that way. i'll hide my identity somehow. i'll wear a disguise of some sort. you mean like, mask? that's it, tonto. from now on, i'll wear a mask. here. this.

my brother's vest. belonged to one of the bravest of them all. me help, kimosabe. you rest now. alright, tonto! thanks! there, face wounds all healed now. let me have the mask. there. fits perfectly. good job, tonto. here, hat, me wash in stream. dry in sun. make whiter. thanks, tonto. here, gun, to kill bad man. i'm not going to do any killing. you not defend yourself? oh, i'll shoot if i have too. but i'll shoot to wound, not to kill. a man who dies, it's up to the law to decide that. not the person behind the six shooter. that's right, kimosabe. well, there's just one more thing to be done. what's that? dig another grave. up there.

who is that for? that'll be my grave. there. just like others. that's good. only you, tonto, know i'm alive. to the world, i'll be buried here, beside my brother and my friends. forever. you all alone now. last man. you are a lone ranger? yes, tonto. i am a lone ranger. kimosabe? me help you fight outlaw. but, tonto? don't you have a family? anyone? no. me lone like you. me want law here, too. for all. alright, tonto! you'll be a lot of help. we'll ride together. me fight kimosabe. me fight good for you. take cover, tonto.

that's cullins. the man who led us into ambush. why he shoot? got a lead he's after your horse. collins must have been deserted by the outlaws. he's probably been making his way to that advantage point for sometime now. why him go there, kimosabe? that was the only way to get scouted to kill us. he's well protected up there. what do we do now? i'm going to keep him back under cover while you make a run for scout. take scout into the cave. collins won't be able to see you from there. me do. i'll follow, tonto, as soon as you're safe. alright. run. ♪ ♪ ♪ did you hit him? no, tonto. i didn't try. we're going to capture him

alive. that hard. him in good spot. yes, but i have an idea how we can do it. you start up the cliff on that side. first, tie up scout. i'll try to throw his fire from the other side of the rocks. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ kimosabe! look out!

i'll get you now, ranger. will the lone ranger triumph on as he fights on for justice law and order? be sure to be with us again.

♪ ( theme music playing ) ♪ the virginian: this is fairfax county in the state of virginia. i was born here. it's peaceful, beautiful, and a long, long way from wyoming--

beautiful, too, in its special way-- vast, proud and lonely. it's my country now-- wyoming-- but not exactly a peaceful one. it had happened before, in new mexico, where over 100 men were killed in 1878; in montana, where scores more died only a few years later; and now it was happening in wyoming-- range war. the stakes were always the same--cattle and land. and the opponents were the same-- big ranchers versus farmers seeking open range to settle on under the homestead act. the cattle man who came first and carved his vast rangeland out of the wilderness saw himself facing destruction as the homesteaders settled on his range, fencing him off from the grass and the water. the homesteader had many names in the west-- squatter, nester, and sometimes, with truth, rustler. the cattlemen struck back, fast and hard. ♪

( dog barking ) what are you doin' here, nicky? ( barking continues ) mom? mom! mom, what happened? what's the matter? oh-- they-- ( sobs ) oh, homer. ma, where's pa? ma, what happened? ( nicky barks ) homer! hey!

hey, hold up there! homer? what do you think you're doing? that's our cow. i know it is, son. it's got our brand on her. can't you read it? what have you done with my pa? where is he? where's my pa? have you done anything to him? what's goin' on? tell me! why don't you go look after your mother, son? your pa would want that. ♪ ma? ma, that was judge garth's foreman. what are they doin' to pa? i'm no thief. that's the last time i'm gonna say it. you're murderers. every last one of you-- murderers. major: you say that cow of yours over there is the mother? she was a good mile from the calf we caught you with. i told you before-- she was spooked by a prairie wolf.

didn't spook my cow fifty yard away-- her bag bursting with milk, looking around for a calf bawling her head off! you've said enough, major. let's get on with it. both cows are here. now let's make the test. all right, tatum. the calf will decide who he belongs to. ♪

help me! help me, steve! grab him! oh, my leg! pa! oh...homer. pa. pa, i thought they'd-- it's all right, son. it's all right. you had your fun... now get off my land! here, let me help you. i don't need your help! oh! pa! what's the matter, pa? it's my leg.

go on. can you make it? i'll be all right. easy. easy, son. go to the driver. his leg's broke! oh, thank god.

thank god. ohh! let me. keep your hands off him! take the gun, son. he's cold. you got a blanket? ( moans ) he could do with a drink of whiskey, too. i'll fetch it. the virginian: the rope burned him a little. that's it. looks like a bad break here just above the ankle.

the doctor ought to set it before it swells up. mrs. tatum... i don't know what to say. i've tried from the day this started to find charity in my heart for all of you. i'm afraid it's more the lord's given me strength to do. you've hounded us, called us thieves, and you've next to kill my husband almost before my eyes. there's no forgiveness left in me. the virginian: i'll send the doctor over. ( nicky barking ) hello, judge.

how is he? his leg's bad. get doc spence. i'll give you 100 to one he's got his mark on 40 of my mavericks. if we hadn't got cute, we'd had him hanged. too bad, major. now we got nothin' to celebrate. he'll try it again. ♪ man: ♪ ...by your outfit

♪ that you are a cowboy ♪ these words he did say ♪ as i boldly stepped by ♪ come sit down beside ♪ and here my sad story ♪ i was shot in the breast ♪ and i know i must die ( guitar playing ) how many? how many? oh. three, i guess. man: i'll take three, too. mickey, do you have to play that song? man: don't let him talk you out of it, mickey. it's the only song for this kind of an occasion. evening, gentlemen. you all had a big day. must be tired.

quiet around here. you're a couple days overdue, aren't you? you know, come to think of it, i am. that's funny. a man can kind of lose track of time up there in the high country. who was she this time, trampas? what would you mean by that? did you get down to check the calf crop while you were up there? skimpy. seems all the cows have lost interest in romance. heh. and nester cows all got triplets. biggest calf crop in nester history. heh. you know what i think? i think it's what they put in the water. lydia e. pinkham-- that's what. well, ask jubal tatum. you don't want to let that little go-around today get to you. it's been comin' for a long time now. why, it was just like montana. what do you know about what happened in montana?

ran into a stock detective up in the high country. the swede? swede. bunked with him first night out up in the line shack. was he running with the cattlemen or the nesters up there in montana? nesters don't have money enough to afford stock detectives. but he said a man would think it was the indian wars all over again. burned out cabins, barns, hound dog lyin' in a corral with a bullet through one eye, mules stiff-legged, burned to a frazzle... buzzards all over, rabid. the stink of death. the swede say he thought it was gonna get close to that here? he didn't say one word about here. what was he doin' up on the saddle anyway? russet huntin', i expect. what else? did you find any cut fence or damped out fires while you were up there? some. how's jubal? man: busted leg. why'd you let him off? he was branding his own calf. now, there's a coincidence for you. why, do you think he throws a long rope? if he don't, he's loco. if i was jubal tatum, and a maverick turned up on my range, i wouldn't leave it up to swede torgerson to tell me who it belonged to.

i'd have that maverick marked and thrown before he knew what hit him. i wouldn't talk that way around the judge if i were you. wouldn't surprise him none. he threw the long rope in his time. trampas, why don't you go put your head in that basin and leave it underwater for a while? oh, i ain't faultin' the judge, boss man. but you know as well as i do the great-grandmammy of most of these cows here, boss, is somebody's maverick poppin' brush down in texas. until some smart boy like henry garth came along, swingin' his loop. well, you just keep talkin' like that, trampas. you're gonna find yourself elected president of the grange. i just might take it, too. that's it. if somebody staked me to a filing fee, show me a stretch of good grade, hand me a long rope with a wide loop in it, i'd be in business tomorrow. man: and that rope just might turn into a gun tomorrow. that's all right, too. well, they can't both be right, trampas. there ain't no right or wrong... as long as the money keeps comin' in. deal me out, boys. ( guitar playing continues )

he'll get over it. ( whistling ) how are you coming with the sampler? not very well. did you do your homework? tomorrow's saturday. betsy-- i don't understand. i know mrs. tatum and homer. i've ridden into school with homer. he's a nice boy. and your friends almost hanged his father. would you excuse me, daddy? where you goin'? i'm tired. ♪ good night.

( nicky barking ) mrs. tatum, good morning. how's your husband? i'd like to talk to you. nothing for you to say.

you might let me try. why don't you just go off and leave us alone? pretty big ax for a boy your size. bigger than i could heft at your age, i'll tell you that. a lot of man in you already. how old are you, homer? comin' on 13. showed some sand yesterday, cuttin' loose with a winchester on 20 armed men. that took some doin'. i should've took time to aim. maybe it's just as well you didn't. next time. next time i will, mister. you remember that. you don't want to feel that way about it. i thought we might talk it over, man to man.

i wish i was a man. judge: come in. mornin', judge. good mornin'. i was looking over the bill for the fencing. trampas get back? last night. did he find any cut fence? two or three places. did he run a tally on the calves? just rough. he said the crop looks skimpy. estimate way off, huh? hard winter. not that hard. put out a tally on it next week. yes, sir. "sir"? aren't we a little formal? come inside. have a cup of coffee with me.

morning. morning. morning? is that all i get? no smile from the woman i'm gonna marry? sit down, help yourself. thank you. it's no better than the bunkhouse coffee, but it's in a prettier pot. so, how's the grass upstairs? i'll be belly-deep in another month. good. you're not eating. i'm not hungry. all right. go ahead. hard to explain what happened yesterday to a 15-year-old girl. ah. i expect you'll want us to ride up some creek today and lay out those temporary corrals for the roundup. you come across any cut fence, i'd like to hear about it. any branding fires, tracks of shod horses. and find out what happened to 7% of my spring calves. i figure i'll leave that to swede torgerson. that's what you pay me to do. what are you tellin' me?

did some thinking about what happened yesterday. decided i don't want any more of it, that's all. maybe we won't have a choice. you think about that? yeah, i thought about it. yesterday that man was innocent. it was fortunate for us all. but there are others that are guilty. when you're attacked, you hold your ground or you quit. i don't quit. i'll see to those corrals, judge. ♪ doc spence? how's jubal tatum's leg? might as well have hanged him. two weeks out of commission, and he's already through. why do you say he's through? maybe you've got a way to keep a half-section going on a pair of crutches. i couldn't tell him how. can't he hire a man?

he didn't have enough money to hire me. he'll be walking by harvest time... if there's anything to harvest. now, if you don't mind, i'd like to get back to my practice. ♪ ( knock on door ) come in. you come here to address the meeting? no, just you. anything you got to say to me, you can say to my friends here. come to apologize, is that it? that's part of it. judge garth sends his apologies. that's fine. we've been holding our breath waiting to hear. skelly-- let me finish. you tell this to judge garth... and cass and torgerson and the rest of them. you pushed us as far as we're going to be pushed.

we're not moving another inch. you made a big mistake when you tried to hang jubal. we're fightin' together now, and we won't quit till we run you out of wyoming. i didn't come here to speak for judge garth... just for myself. anything you need while you're laid up, just call on me. that's all. we'll take care of him when the time comes. don't you worry about that. don't go making a hero out of me, skelly. i just had a run of bad luck, that's all. i meant what i said to that man. we are fighting together now, thanks to you. there wasn't no christianity till there was a crucifixion. what does that mean? you'll see. we'll leave you now, let you get some rest. let's go. ♪

what are they tryin' to make out of me?

♪

well, looks like the workin' committee's out in force today. what'd you expect? a little less impertinence from you, for one thing. morning. good morning. how's your leg? i'll manage. how are you doing with the chores out there? i got my wife and boy. that's all i need. that offer of mine still holds, you know.

( organ playing ) ♪ mine eyes have seen the glory ♪ ♪ of the coming of the lord ♪ ♪ he is trampling out the vintage ♪ ♪ where the grapes of wrath are stored ♪ all: ♪ he hath loosed the fateful lightning ♪ ♪ of his terrible swift sword ♪ ♪ his truth is marching on ♪

♪ glory, glory, hallelujah ♪ glory, glory, hallelujah ♪ glory, glory, hallelujah ♪ his truth is marching on ♪ i have seen him in the watch fires ♪ ♪ of a hundred circling camps ♪ ♪ they have builded him an altar ♪ ♪ in the evening dews and damps ♪ ♪ i can read his righteous sentence ♪ ♪ by the dim and flaring lamps ♪ ♪ his day is marching on ♪ glory, glory, hallelujah ♪ glory, glory, hallelujah ♪ glory, glory, hallelujah ♪ his truth is marching on ♪

jubal! jubal! i'm all right. here, let me help. i can get up by myself! listen, you can't be running out here every five minutes. pa, did you hurt yourself? i'm fine. you go on back to your cultivating. those weeds are growing faster than you are. all right, give me that. you can't do it! there's no use in you trying! let me decide that. give me a chance to learn. i'll have these holes dug before dark. melissa! oh, a woman's such a useless kind of thing! i wouldn't have dared say that, but... since you mentioned it, why... now, look, i got to get this be--

( nicky barking ) this is still my land. i know it. go on back to work, son. wait a minute, homer. go tend to that calf. she's gonna bust if somebody doesn't milk her directly. what do you think you're doing? you go on up that porch and sit yourself down in a rocking chair and keep your mouth shut. i'll let you know when i want your advice. go on, homer, scoot! ♪ now, you go on inside, where your work is, where you belong.

whoa! i'm gonna hedge the team now, homer. put the ditch in, let the water on the field. it's awful dry. pa says supper's on the table.

i--i quit now, we're all through. nobody's quittin'. sometimes it's better to quit than try and hang on. except i know all there is to know about quittin'. jubal. don't try and hide it. i've quit a lot of times. once broke with a feed store in getty, illinois. got chewed up by a locust plague in utah.

tried chicken ranching in california-- failed at that, too. a man's luck can't stay bad forever. yeah, that's what i figured when i came here. swore i'd make it. it's a good piece of farmland here. plenty of water, open range to run my beef. now this. well, you aren't licked yet. i can't afford to be licked. i'm the patron saint of cottonwood creek. glory, hallelujah. i bet this is the first time an accused cow thief has ever been elected head of a crusade. that cow thief talk is just an excuse to run us out, and you know it. your own man said as much. who's that? that mr. torgerson. swede? when was he here? oh, about two weeks ago. checked every brand on our herd, every earmark. couldn't find a thing. where'd he go when he left? i don't know. he had a packhorse. up in the high country, i guess. ♪

( neighing ) war counsel. major cass and some of the other ranchers. there's blood on the moon, boss man. hmm? come in, come in.

sit down. i want to talk to you. brandy? thank you. help yourself. something is worrying you. yes. you, judge. i never seen you this way before-- going along with a man like cass, keeping your own counsel, not stepping up and twisting his neck with what's right and what's wrong. i don't understand it. well, there's a train... comin' around the bend right now. not a little branch line, but a fire-eating son of a gun with a belly full of coal and a full head of steam, and it's going to smash those thieves for good and all, right now.

that's why we had this meeting. i saw 'em ridin' away. every rancher in the valley... talking army talk, campaign talk. supply wagons, logistics, battle plans... extermination. talk that'll make the montana war look like aunt dinah's quilting party. tally sheets, numbers. south pasture, sunk creek, hannigan flat. i wonder if you know what these numbers mean to me. i came here with almost nothing. $100, a winchester, and wind-broke horse, that's all. i fought arapahos and cheyennes. blizzards, texas fever. i cleared land, trapped varmints. i built my first house on this spot with two hands and a dull ax.

nearly starved to death for two winters running. nothing to eat but... snowshoe rabbit, chicken mash. got snakebit. lived through that, too. i fought it out, and i won. now i've got these numbers. 15,000 head on open range. last year, thieves took 7%. this year, maybe 10. 28 homesteads by the river in the last six months. with preemptions and tree claims, that's...maybe 26. and before you know it, we're cut off from the water. jubal tatum multiplied by 1,000 is an army... marching down on me, and i have no choice but to fight back! that's what i wanted to tell you.

drink your brandy. there's got to be another way. name one. cass' way is murder, slaughter. that's not you, judge, the way you believe. it's the law of the range, to the letter. want me to show you the section, the paragraph? codicil "a" to "j". then the law legalizes murder. nowhere in those books will you find the term "legalized murder". but you will find the term "legalized and instantaneous execution to be administered to horse and cattle thieves." i'm checkin' a cut fence, when i got a feeling somebody's behind me. i turn around, and there was the swede. i don't know how he got there. a stock detective will do a trick like that sometimes just to be funny. said nothing about what he was up to, huh? never does. you know the swede. what was he carryin' on his packhorse? i don't know. grub mostly. how much? look, boss man, how the-- two days? three? two weeks? how much?

maybe two weeks. like a base up there now. wonder why. how do i know why? well, you bunked with him in the line shack. you had a lot of time to sit around talkin', didn't you? not a lot. he was tired. he went to sleep right after supper. horse throwed his shoe on him. it was lame. he made the rest of the stretch afoot. i don't know why you're frettin' yourself about swede. he ain't gonna change anything. gone too far for that. you see a cyclone comin', the sensible thing is-- sup up and go into town. that's the sensible thing to do. ♪

( moos ) it's been a while since you ate, ain't it? where's your mommy?

( cocks gun ) what do you want? thought swede torgerson was bunkin' here. i got some business with him. man get himself shot that way. since it's my own line shack, i didn't figure i couldn't go in. you from shallow ranch? foreman. oh. the virginian. ( releases hammer ) must've rode all night. i did. figured nobody's mind if i used his shack while i run my traps along the creek. you want some breakfast? no time. what about the swede? he was here about two weeks ago when i first come by. took out the next morning. did he say where he was going? yeah. horse was lamed up. had to have him shot. you'd better have some breakfast.

you rode all night. you need it. he say he was gonna have his horse shot? yeah. he took off down the east side towards powder river. that's when i moved in. is there a horseshoer down at benteen, do you know? i believe so. if torgerson comes by, you tell him to get down to shiloh home ranch and spur all the way. you got that? trouble? plenty. ♪ long ride on an empty belly. thanks.

♪

( bell ringing, cows mooing ) what do you want? horse throwed a shoe. can you put one on for me? how quick do you want it? right away. all right. the off forefoot. whoa.

ain't walked far since he throwed it. hoof ain't worn. well, he was favorin' it. won't have to trim it. i'll have the new one on in ten minutes. fine. from texas, huh? and the drift? split it with my partner. lookin' around for a place to lie. he might've been through here. they call him the swede. talk with an accent? that's right. thick-set, about 40, ride a clayback gelding? that's him. he been through here? about two weeks ago. but his horse was lamed up, too. that so? took off up alder creek somewhere. that so? be a dollar. much obliged. ♪

swede! swede torgerson!

( horse neighs ) ( neighs ) ( neighing )

why? the only opposition we've got is right here in this county. outside of that, they're with us to a man. cheyenne tribune, day before yesterday. "wipe them out. "all honest citizens are in the hopes the cattlemen will exterminate the rustlers." they'll join ranks all the way from here to washington, d.c. the minute we move. they respect you. you go along, there won't be a voice raised against us. in a military campaign, you wait an hour past your time, you might get licked. ( horse neighs )

where you been? powder river. what's the swede say? been dead around two weeks. i got what's left of him outside. shot? that's right. you better tell that army outside to go home, major cass. bushwhackin' the homesteaders ain't gonna fix anything. this is no bushwhacking operation. the trouble's on the other side of the hill. rustler gang workin' wholesale out of benteen. 30 or 40 heads still in the corral when i got there. are you trying to say that we don't know-- you asked me what happened to 7% of your cattle, and i'm tellin' you. you read the swede's report. he changed his mind about that. you mean tatum says he did! how long are you gonna let this strutting napoleon trade on your name?! when all he's after is glory! why don't you admit it, major cass?

you ran out of wars since the wounded knee fight. no more indians to slaughter, no more cavalry charges, no more wars, so you gotta make one! you shut your insolent mouth. i'm sorry to see a good man broke, judge. that's what's gonna happen to you now-- you're gonna break because you won't bend. arapahos had to bend when you came here or get broke. and now with the nesters comin', you'll have to bend, too. you can't fight it with guns or with lynchings or hangings or barn-burnings or anything else. it's comin', and you're gonna have to bend with it, whether it's right, wrong, black, white, or somethin' in between. i'm sorry, judge. ♪ how much more time do you want to think?

where you goin' with the arsenal? you, uh--you ain't gonna do nothin' silly, now, are you? a man's got a wild streak inside him,

it'll come out sooner or later. oh, wait a minute. we can-- where i'm goin' is none of your business. you ain't gonna hole up with jubal tatum. you do that, you're gonna get yourself killed. maybe not. you're gonna die with a cow thief? who says he's a cow thief? well, the swede said. the swede cleared him, and cass is a lunatic. but whether jubal's innocent or guilty has got nothin' to do with it. cass' methods are still wrong. it isn't only jubal. it's a whole-- a whole prairie fire, and you're downwind. can't you see that? you'd better get on outside with the others. you'll be called to colors any minute now. will you wait a minute? don't look at me. i'm not gonna get my hide nailed to jubal tatum's barn. no, sir. ♪

( inaudible ) ( muffled voices ) ( door closes ) ( whispers ) come here. can i talk to you? sure. so, he saw some cattle up at benteen. our cattle-- i'm sure of that. but you know as well as i do how the cattle got up to benteen. the nesters took them there.

you got swede torgerson's report. he said it was the nesters, and the rest of the stock detectives said the same thing. the only thing this information on benteen tells us is where the nesters are taking some of our cattle. it doesn't change the fact that they stole them in the first place. are you with us, judge? you know how much everyone wants you. but we can't wait any longer. major, i agree with everything you're trying to do. this cattle thieving has to be stopped, or it'll destroy every rancher in the valley. but i don't like the way you're going about it. but we have no other choice! you're talking army talk, campaign talk, logistics, battle plans. you want to stop the cattle thieving or exterminate these people? which is it? i don't want to exterminate anyone. that's just the reason why i've organized the men like an army,

why i've planned this thing like a campaign. i want those nesters to be faced with such odds that they won't even think of fighting back. believe me, judge, i saw enough bloodshed in my army career to last me forever. there's only one thing i want to do-- that's to stop the rustling. and to do that, we have to clear this valley of those nesters. we'll handle them one at a time. we'll give them every opportunity to leave the valley on the condition that they don't return. with odds of 100 to one against them, i'm betting that's just what they'll do. no. some of them won't leave. they're human beings. they put blood and sweat into these miserable little homesteads. they'll fight. this can turn into a bloodier war than montana. i hope not. i hope you're wrong. but if that's what happens, then it's nothing we decided. if we give them a chance to leave and they choose to stay and fight, they also choose to face the consequences.

it won't be on our conscience. i'm afraid it would be on mine. judge, either we drive them out now or they drive us out. what else can we do? i don't know. maybe the answer is... to bend. that's no answer for me. all right, we won't count on you. it's too late to change the plan of action. the men are meeting here, and neither you or i can do anything to change that now. ♪ ( nicky barking )

jubal, it's me! what do you want? where's melissa and the boy? they're in town with friends. what do you want? i figured you could use a handyman. i don't need a handyman. well, you got one anyway. who else you got inside there? nobody. you're fixin' to fight it out alone? i told skelly i wouldn't have it any other way. i got my reasons. and that goes for you, too. i don't need your help. you go on down with skelly. he's next on that list. you're a hard man to figure, jubal. i see you've been workin'.

they'll fire the house first. no way you can stop that. you'd better write yours, too. i don't have much to leave. you're dead set on staying? that's a way of putting it. ♪ well, i expect i'd better get this set while there's still time. i'm...proud to call you my friend. you'd better get ready. hey, mount up!

now, men... before we go, i want you to clearly understand why. this valley, this town is in the hands of thieves, outlaws, killers. there's only one way out, and we're gonna take it! got half a bottle of whiskey left. better save it. we might need it later. maybe that's why i'm pestering you to leave. maybe i want it all to myself. you ever think of that? anybody ever tell you you are loco? several have, yeah. you won't make a nickel's worth of difference, you know. two's no better than one if they fire the house. you don't owe me a thing. everything you did has been long since paid for. that don't have too much to do with it, jubal. what do you mean? if i gotta spell it out for you, you'll never know. spell it out. there's a wrong, you fight it. if you don't, you become part of it. that ain't so hard to understand, is it?

you better check and see if they're comin'. ah, we don't have to worry about that. the dog will let us know when they get here. ( groans ) well, here's to nothin'. and there's a bomb underneath us. a bomb. the fuse is burning down close, and it's getting closer. if we let it blow, there's gonna be nobody left here. you can't stomp it out. you can't sit idly by in the hopes it'll be a nice, quiet little explosion where nobody gets hurt. you can't make peace with a bomb. you've got to grab it, you've got to rip it out and destroy it! now, either you rip out every last one of these miserable maverickin' cow thieves from one end of the valley to the other, or you die! ♪

♪

always liked whiskey better than i should. had to hold back considerable. now there's no reason to hold back, and i only got a half a bottle in the house. heh. that's the way my luck goes. why do you suppose things go so right for some people, wrong for others? you reckon it's in the stars? i don't know. tough on a woman. what's that? oh, bettin' on a loser. 15 years of it. illinois, utah, california... now here. heh. sweat, hard work, hunger sometimes, and movin' on with high hopes, more sweat, and less money in the bank. it's hard enough on a single man, but... when you got a woman and boy lookin' up to you for everything... it ain't easy to fail. a lot of people think it is, but...it ain't.

you sure you don't want some? no, that's all right. go ahead. you know, when i first came here, i swore to god almighty i'd die before i failed again. one night out in the pasture i got down on my knees and i swore it. things went pretty good for a while, too. had a good calf crop that first year. and the second winter, the blizzard hit us, and... come spring, i found my whole herd under ten feet of snow. nothin' left. hmm. losin' again. well, this is the last of it. you, me, and... the army of vengeance. it's no good chewin' on it, jubal. you don't want to fight alongside a loser, too, do you? i don't want to fight alongside a quitter.

i ain't a quitter. i'm gonna fight here, and i'm gonna die. there's nothin' else for me to do. i'm elected martyr. i didn't ask for it, but i got it. i'd have been better off if you'd let them hang me. i don't follow you. get out of here while there's still time. sorry, jubal. i'm here to stay. you should've let them hang me, mister, because that would've been right. you want a first-class reason? all right, i'll give you one. this'll get you out of here. blotching irons, running irons, hot wires for changing marks, hair knives. i told you i swore i wouldn't lose again. i was at alder creek with 50 head of judge garth's best steers when torgerson caught me dead to rights. that's just my luck. i make off with 200 head of cattle, and i get caught branding my own calf. ( tools clang ) if it hadn't have been for that calf, i--

look, i don't want my wife or boy to know. or the rest of them along the creek. they'll brand a maverick now and then, but ain't none of them rustlers. all i can do now is die. it'd be the only clean thing i did in 43 years of livin'. now, you want to help me? leave me here alone. let me finish that bottle of whiskey by myself. ( nicky barking ) go on out the back door. there's still time. look, major cass was right. you can't stay here and get yourself killed-- well, i can't turn my back on you, either. if i walk out on you now, it'll be open season on 28 families between here and the head of the creek. if i tell the truth, cass will tar every one of you with the same brush. they don't have much chance now. if this comes out, they won't have any. you want to send me to hell with two men on my conscience? no. four. ♪ ( nicky barking ) climb right back up and keep ridin'.

that ain't very hospitable. i mean it! this isn't your dough, and it's all mine. not only not hospitable. it's downright mean. hardly worth gettin' shot up for. go on. hyah! you walked away from us, boss man. the power's gone. you're just a miserable human like the rest of us. i gave you both an order. it's not that we're gonna disobey that order. it's just that we're not gonna obey it. if i get myself killed today, i'll never forgive you. think, now. it's important. i want to know exactly what he said. he's gonna stand by mr. tatum right through to the end. he said that to steve? yes, daddy, that's exactly what he said. ♪

( nicky barking ) trampas: well, looks like the odds are about even. when i give the order, put the torch to that wagon. tatum! i'm ordering you to leave this valley! you have 30 seconds to get started!

i'll guarantee your safety! don't think you can fight us! there are too many of us, and we'll start by burning you out! you go out there with your hands up, they may let you live. jubal. you're gonna stay here while they fire the house? jubal, shut up. i don't know what they're doing. trampas, steve, listen to me. i-- jubal, i said shut up, and i meant it! ♪ all right, spread out along this line! bring the wagon down here! all right, men! dismount!

turn that team to the rear. you see the judge? no. stay behind. i'll give you ten seconds to come out... or we'll burn you out! one, two, three... four, five... six, seven... eight, nine... ten! all right, fire the wagon!

get ready to push her down on my command. hold it. you're no longer in command here, major. the campaign is over, gentlemen. put up your guns, return to your ranches. now, you listen to me, all of you! i'm in command here! now, you listen to me! i said, put up your guns! you're gonna start this war, you'll have to kill me first. you'll take orders from me! you understand that? my mistake was in letting it go this far without talking up sooner.

i'm admitting it now to all of you. cass: all of you listen to me! we've got a job to do, and there's only one way to do it! it's them or us! them or us! are you gonna stand there and take it? you gonna give every sodbuster in this valley the license to steal?! no matter what that man inside has done, what we're doing is wrong! now, i know you. i know all of you. i've prospered with you, shared your failures with you. i've got the right... to keep you from doing something you'll regret! this isn't the way! cass: no, there's no other way! and you're a fool if you listen to him! all you men who are on my side, line up over here! you stop it! that's an order! does not one of you knows what's good for you-- what you're doing? all i ask is what's good for you! mckeever! brent! harrigan!

you cutthroats! what's the matter? you afraid to come in and get me? huh?! ♪ no. ohh...easy. ( sighs ) ( groaning ) i didn't-- i didn't fail this time, did i? no, you didn't, jubal. you won. you won big.

where's his family? in town with some friends of his. the mcclintocks. i'll take care of 'em. ♪ ( theme music playing )

(9 ♪ the lone ranger! ♪ hi-ho silver! a fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust, and a hearty "hi-ho silver!" the lone ranger! ♪ watch out, he's got a gun! no, don't! let me go! what is it, hanley? butch cavendish, warden. someone must have sneaked him a gun. i was just letting him out for exercise period when he pulled it on me. butch cavendish is the last one i'd want to escape. tell the guards to shoot him on sight. i can't. why not? your son johnny was on his way up here to see you just as butch broke out. he grabbed hold of him; he's got a gun on him now.

johnny! what's cavendish doing to him? nothing yet. he says he wants to talk to you. i think he's got some kind of a proposition. tell him to come in. yes sir. ♪ here he is, warden. i'm sorry, dad. he grabbed me when i wasn't looking. that's alright, son. let him go, cavendish. i'm giving the orders here now, warden. you'll never get out of here alive! well if i don't, your kid won't either. i'll use this gun on him, and you know i mean it. what's your deal? i'm taking him out of her with me. you'll get him back safe and sound on one condition: that you let the rest of my gang go free. don't do it, dad! i couldn't do that if i wanted to, cavendish. your men aren't here now. they're out to the prison farm. i know that, but you let them go free and they get back they can meet me at one of my old hideouts. how will they know which one? don't worry, they will. if they're not there by noon wednesday you'll never see this kid again.

you'll never make it. your guards won't shoot. they know how crazy you are about junior here. come on, you. i'll get that cowardly rat. don't lose your head, warden, he'll kill johnny for sure. they're letting him out alright. they don't want to risk hurting the boy. what can i do hanley? you've got no choice, warden. it's the cavendish gang or johnny's life. let those outlaws free to harm innocent people? no, hanley, i can't do that! but warden... johnny! we'll have to find some other way to save him. but how? nobody but the cavendish gang knows where those hideouts are, and they'll never talk. there's someone else who knows: the man who captured the cavendish gang years ago. the lone ranger! if we could only get word to him. oh, that's impossible, warden. no one ever knows where he is. whenever a crime is committed, he knows somehow. he finds out. if he could only learn about this before it's too late. ♪ ♪

you're back eary, tonto. where are the supplies? me not get them. no time for food now. what's happened? word come through to town butch cavendish break jail. cavendish? our worst enemy. him take warden's son as hostage hold him at one of old hideouts. he say him kill boy if cavendish gang not free by noon wednesday. i know the warden is much too honest to release those outlaws even if the boy's life is at stake. we ride fast, maybe still time to save him. not a chance, tonto. cavendish had too many hideouts. he could be holding the boy at any one of them. we don't have time to check them all. if we split up we cover more ground. yes, but that's trusting too much to luck. what we do then? you ride to cavendish's closest hideout. if he isn't there go on to the next one. maybe you'll reach him before i do. but where you go? to the prison, tonto. that's the only sure way i can think of to find butch cavendish.

but what you suggest... i don't know. i realize it's risky, warden, but it's better than letting johnny die. besides, you won't be freeing the whole gang. just one man. but one is as bad as all! besides, this dooley is no fool, you know. what makes you so sure that he leads you to where cavendish is? i'll try not to let him know i'm following him. but if you get to the hideout, it's two against one. it's bad enough having cavendish at large without letting his chief henchman go too. you've got to do it, warden. not only for johnny's sake, but we must get cavendish back again. alright. we'l risk it. you better wait in the closet.

you can bring dooley in now, hanley. dooley, i'm asking you for the last time: where is cavendish hiding out with my boy? i wouldn't know but if i were to let you loose, you would know. is that it? i might. alright, dooley, you win. i'm gonna let you go. what about the rest of the gang? one at a time. i'm not gonna let you out in a group to raid the territory. alright warden. that's good enough for me. one at a time. but get this straight: if any harm comes to my boy, you and cavendish are gonna have your necks stretched. understand? sure warden, sure. i get it. alright then. on your way. not so fast. you must think i'm an awful fool. what do you mean? i know what your game is. it's a trap to catch cavendish. five minutes after i'm out of here half the guards in this place will be on my trail. i give you my word of honor that no guard will follow you out of this prison.

and what difference will it make if they did? i know where i'm going. they don't. i could lose a thousand guards by the time i reach cavendish. now, you still want to let me go? i want to save my boy at any price. ok warden, i'll go. but on my terms. i ain't trekking around the country in this outfit. i want new clothes, a horse, and a gun with bullets just in case someone should try to follow me. take him out and give him what he wants, then let him go. thanks warden,, you sure do treat us prisoners nice. he's a tough customer, warden. i hope i've done the right thing. but if he gets away for good, i'll have betrayed the honest people who put me in this job. don't worry i'll pick up his trail as soon as he leaves. but i don't trust him. he's liable to lead you on a wild goose chase. i don't think so. dooley's too sure of himself. but we've only got until noon wednesday. suppose dooley doesn't get to cavendish by then. you've forgotten, warden, i'm not your only hope. tonto is also looking for cavendish too. he's had time to reach some of his hideouts by now. for all we know,

he's already rescued johnny. if i could only believe that. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ you know kid, i was loco not to think of this idea before. now i don't have to watch both doors at once. what are you doing now? just making sure that nobody takes up by surprise. they try that door over there they're going to get an awful headache. they try this one, they're going to get a bullet in the belly. you can't scare dad into letting your gang go free. he'll never do it. he will if he ever wants to see you again.

well i guess i won't be needing these anymore. dad would be cheating the people who trust him if he let those crooks out of jail. i wouldn't want him to do it even if he could. shut up!

you yap too much. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ well i thought you was never coming out of it, injun. say, where is that masked man you used to work with? me not know. don't lie to me! where is he? well i've got other ways of making you talk no! wait, me tel him in town. him have business there. me not know where him is now; that truth. eh, i wonder if i can believe that. probably not. i'm gonna go outside and take a look around, just in case. and don't you worry kid; i'll be back to take care of you.

time's running fast do not be frightened; there is still hope. don't try to fool me, indian. we don't have one chance in a million. who are you anyway? me tonto. your friend. you not forget: one chance in million better than none. i'm sorry you risked your life to save me. now we're both gonna die. you give up plenty easy. we not dead yet. we're as good as dead. i wish he'd do it now and get it over with. what if someone on way to rescue us? who? nobody can find us here. friend of tonto maybe find us. you mean... the masked man cavendish was talking about? that right. oh, what's the use? even if he did get here in time, he'd be trapped same as you. you not be too sure. him never say die. you mean... you really think there's a chance for us? there always chance if you not give up. well injun, i guess you wasn't lying. there's no sign of that masked man. sure hope you boys wasn't lonesome. we're doing alright. well i'm glad to hear that.

'cause there's nothing like spending what time you got left being happy. and you haven't got much. well, reckon i better set my little trap again just in case that masked man comes snooping around. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ effie, ain't you found them plum preserves yet? here they are! they wer behind the pickled cucumbers. ah good. i'll wrap the preserves and we'll leave as soon as you're ready dear. land-a-goshes, who can that be? why it's some poor man who looks half starved. come in stranger, and rest a spell. thank you, ma'am. this is right kind of ya. oh, nothing like being friendly we always say. we were just going to take some vittles to a poor sick neighbor. do you come from these parts? no ma'am, i've been traveling a long way. oh, you sure look it. would you like some nice hot soup? to warm your innards? well no ma'am i'm awful sorry to bust in on ya like this but i just had to hide somewhere. hide? w-w-who from? well i had a suspicion for the last couple of hours that i've been followed by a bandit. a bandit, effie. oh how awful! that's right ma'am, a man wearing a mask. he was probably

after my hard earned wages. oh, i'd like nothing better than to get that ornery skunk. and i'll kill him, too, if you ladies will help me. us? help you catch a bandit? d-do you think we could? you just tell us what to do, mister, and we'll do anything you say. oh, good. now look, i'll pretend to ride away from here. now it's my hunch that that masked man comes knocking at that door, try to find out if i left my money with you. don't you worry mister, we'll get rid of him somehow. but i don't want you to. you gotta find some excuse to keep him here. and i'll circle around the back and sneak in the door over there and we'll catch him red handed. i think that's a lovely plan. you can count on us mister. we'll keep him here somehow. that's fine ladies. well, i'll go now. believe me, the law's going to be mighty greatful to you for helping to catch this bandit. ♪ ♪

♪ it is a masked man, just like he said. and he's coming right toward us. i beg your pardon. oh, effie, we have a visitor. do come in. oh thank you. do you always welcome masked men with such open arms? why shouldn't we? you have an honest chin. besides, we always say it's a man's own business to choose what he wants to wear. i wish more people thought that way. the reason i'm here... oh effie, the man looks hungry. offer him some soup. thank you very much. i'd like to stay but i haven't time. you see i'm trailing a man who just stopped here. i thought he might have harmed you. that nice man? he wouldn't harm a fly. i'm afraid he would, ma'am. he happens to be an escaped convict. oh he couldn't be. why all he wanted was some food for his journey. did he drop a hint as to where he was headed? not a word, mister, and we're not the ones to pry.

then i better be after him, fast. oh, before you leave... i'm sorry, i really can't stay. oh yes you can. reach. drop them guns. easy. oh thank goodness you got back. we were afraid we couldn't hold him for you. you done fine ladies, just fine. you're even lower than i thought you were dooley: taking advantage of two helpless women. i take my advantages where i find them. now turn around. come on. i've been itching to do this for years. oh! mr. dooley, you had no right to strike him. it wasn't hurting you. shut up, he thought he could trail me to the hideout. now get in that closet, both of you. in the closet? that's what i said, unless you wanna stay here while i blow his brains out. oh, effie, the masked man was telling us the truth. we trapped the wrong outlaw. you sure have and by the time you two old beetle beaks are out of that closet i'll be with my pal cavendish

and that hombre will be dead. don't kill him in cold blood. come on, quit your stalling and get in there. you too. oh, my soup. my soup is boiling. whatever will i do with it? i don't care what you do with it so long as you get rid of it, now come on. whatever you say, mister! call us beetle beaks, will you?

take it easy. it's fine now, thanks to you both. you keep looking at that clock. is there anything the matter? that boy i was telling you about, we don't have much time. dooley, i'm asking you for the last time, where is cavendish holding johnny? why don't you let me go and follow me? i know you'd never lead me there now. are you gonna let that innocent boy die? that warden's kid don't mean a thing to me. i've never seen a meaner man. maybe if you give him a few jabs with this he's be more gossip-y. no thanks, i don't believe in torture. there must be some other way to make him talk. supposing i did talk, how would you know whether i was telling

the truth or lying? that's easy. whenever effie tells a lie, she blushes. oh elsie, hush! you do! wait a minute ladies, you've just given me an idea. lots of people blush when they tell lies. it's their hearts that give them away. they pump the blood faster. mister, i ain't the blushing kind. you don't have to be, dooley, to give yourself away. i see what you mean! his pulse! that's right, ma'am. oh do let us help you. it's a long chance ladies, but it may work you keep your fingers on his pulse while i question him. you're a fool if you think i'm gonna tell you what hideout he's at; i'm saying no to everything. go ahead mister, we're ready. where's cavendish hiding? silver canyon? no. twin forks? no. eagle pass? no. dead man's gulch? no. try him again on that one, mister. dead man's gulch? i said no! oh my, yes, that's the one. it must be: his pulse is racing like a house on fire. it's worth a try ladies, but dead man's gulch is a long ride from here.

take the shortcut, over willow bridge. much quicker. i only hope i can make it in time. you ladies keep this outlaw tied up until i get back. you've both been a big help. thanks. oh, what a nice man. and just think, effie, we've captured a real life outlaw. oh, this is the most exciting time we've had since grandpa won the horse shoe pitching contest. ♪ hey! pull up there! you sure in a fine hurry, mister. what's the idea of the roadblock? what's the idea of the mask? this mask means the same to me as a badge of office means to a law man. why s the road closed? bridge ain't there no more. river washed it away last night. is there any other way across? not a chance. look mister, i've got to get to dead man's gulch by twelve noon. if i don't a boy is going to die. there must be some other way across the river. well why didn't you say so? follow the stream up here to eagle pass. the river's not to deep; maybe you and your horse can

swim across. thanks a lot! ♪ dead man's gulch at 12 noon. ha ha! that darn fool won't come anywhere near making it. i never figured that a father could care so little for a son. my gang should have been here by now. i told you he wouldn't let them go. and i told you i'd kill you if he didn't. i reckon we both meant it. how much time? one minute. ♪ still doing alright, kid? you not forget what i tell you. you never say die. that's good advice injun. too bad you can't take it. i'll never give up, cavendish, not even after you pull the trigger. you die hard, kid with less than a minute to live and both doors tricked up so nobody can break in and you still

figure there's a chance somebody might save you. oh, i get it. the masked man. still thinking about him, huh? he's gonna pull a miracle, sneak in just in the nick of time. him come if him can. from out of nowhere i suppose. that's right, from out of nowhere. ♪ you're too late, injun. you've been dreaming up fairy tales. i just hope the kid here didn't believe you. because this one time they're not coming true. your time's up, injun. i'm gonna let you have it first. and there's no masked man standing by to save you. alright, cavendish, i'll take that other gun. ♪ ♪

♪ caught in his own trap. gee, tonto, you were right. he came from out of nowhere. and then, he kicked the door open, and cavendish fired, and then the ranger jumped him and knocked him all over the place. i'm afriad jonnhy's exaggerating, warden. that mr. cavendish sounds just as bad our mr. dooley. that horrible man. and when i think of how we trusted him... the importnt thing is that cavendish and dooley are back in prison. neither of them can hurt anybody again. the most important thing to me is that you saved my boy's life. and for that i can never repay you. we not work for pay. we work for justice. he's right, warden. and justice needs no pay. well tonto, it's time to go. if you ladies would like, we'll put you in your carriage. oh what a nice man, and so polite. you sure you won't let us take just a peek under that mask?

it's not his face that matters, it's his character. and he's just oozing with that. you ladies have a good deal of character yourselves. so long, johnny. goodbye. bye warden. bye-bye. gee dad, i've never met a man like him before. that's because he's one in a million. he's the lone ranger. hi-ho silver, away! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪♪

@@@@@@@@@@úú@@ ♪ ♪the lone ranger ♪ ♪ ♪ a firy horse, with the speed of light a cloud of dust and a hearty hi-ho silver. ♪the lone ranger ♪this is a story of one of the mysterious characters ♪ ♪to appear in the early days of the west. he was a fabulous individual ♪ ♪his presence brought fear to the lawless and hope to those who wanted to make this frontier ♪ ♪last as their home. he was known as the lone ranger ♪ ♪before his coming this new land of the west was a wild unruly ♪ ♪territory into which brave american pioneers moved in ♪ ♪with covered wagons on horseback and of foot.♪

♪they were in a rugged existence. but not only did they have to settle and build, they had to fight.♪ ♪here beyond the reach of law and order, mike was right ♪ ♪the best shot with the best man. more of a necessity in this chaotic period of ♪ ♪expansion. an organization was developed to combat the evil forces of the time ♪ ♪an organization called the texas rangers ♪ ♪ever on the job of maintaining law and order, six texas rangers ♪ ♪ride alertly across the western landscape. all are courageous ♪ ♪great shooting men. at their head is a stranger, a half breed scout.♪ ♪one day earlier appeared at a ranger encampment, suffering from ♪ ♪severe wounds... there you are cullins. nothing to worry about now. thanks, captain. i shouldn't worry about a wound. i'm lucky to be alive. you're right. very few people are after those outlaws have struck. killed everybody at the trade post. everyone. mr. simpson, his

shape. they had to be tied to their horses to ride away. ier, got two of themle kin to henry.d myself. too bad you couldn't have hit more of them. where did they go?/ they rode up north into the batland. that's pretty rough country. but with wounded men in tow, they can't travel very fast. we gotta try and catch them. but they have a five hour start. even if you over took them, they out number you. mr. the ranger's are use to long odds. how about you? we could use your help to locate their trail, if you're strong enough to ride. i don't need to worry. besides, i have a score to even up too. i'll go along. good, man. boys, add five days ration. got ten minutes to be in the saddle. right. bill, send captain reed. yes, sir. so came to half reed cullins. who rides with a detachment of ranger's after the most ruthless outlaw band of the west. the notorious cavendish gang. ♪ it's their trail, reed. yeah.

it indicates their riding slowly as we figured. yeah, it does. let's go, boys. ♪ ♪ ♪ we've gained on them. these tracks can't be more than three hours old. they are heading off into that canyon. yeah, looks that way. have you been in this vicinity before? a couple of time. i think it might be a good idea for us to check that canyon from the rim first. i'll go ahead and scout the place. one man will be a lot less better then with all of us going on. alright. we'll wait here and give the horses a rest. dismount, men.

hold it. creech. hello, whitey. it's you. the new lad, huh? yeah, it's me. how's the plan going? alright. the ranger's are back at the canyon entrance. do you think they'll keep on coming? sure, why not? pretty small in numbers, ya know? yeah. we've tried to get them before, didn't pan out. i wasn't with ya, then. where's cavendish? he's up there a ways. leave your horse here. alright. ♪ i knew they'd fall for my little trap, collins. that bow they put in your arm really convinced them. yeah, cabinly, it sure did.

when i get through around here, it's going to be a long time before any ranger outfit patrols in this section of the country. i'm gonna make this something they won't forget. is the ambush all set? take a gander over there. we can slaughter a whole army from up here. phew. it looks good to me. now we're gonna hold our fire until they ride in the lone men ride in directly below us. jerry, you tell us to shoot first. that will be thing signal to open up on the rangers. right. and jerry, when a man goes down i want led to be kept pouring into him until he looks like a seal. you got that straight? cullins, you're doing a good job for a new man. thanks, chief. now get back there and bring on the texas rangers. yeah, sure thing, chief.

see anything? yes. but not on the rim. the cabin is just leaving the bottom side of the canyon. they are about four miles off. are you sure? i saw their side of the canyon. good. carry on, men.

we must have taken a wrong turn. look up there. it's a head wall. no patches through here. hey, where's collins? he was right behind us awhile ago, i saw him. look. it's an ambush, men. get down. find cover quick.

we've got chance that half breed trader, cullins. [ gun shots ] okay, men, hold it. hold it.

hey, collins! yeah, chief? check those men down there. make sure they are dead. you got 'em

all. good. go on back to your horse. we'll wait for ya uop here. i thought he was one of us, chief? he was. any man who would betray those rangers might be just as easy to turn on us, i figured. and no one does that. it's gonna be a nice little reminder for anybody who tries to stop me from now on. now let's get out of here. we got a lot of work to do. ♪ ♪ many hours after the cavendish gang has

left t strung road. a small spring gurgling in a shady cave is his destination. he alone of the six texas rangers, still lives. his one aim is to reach water and shade. desperately, he fights off the weakness from loss of blood, which threatens to haul his progress. it is deathly hot, the sun beats down unmercifully. ahead is that cooling light giving water. if his strength could only last. foot by foot,

cheer torture, he pulls himself along. there, out of the hot glare of the sun, only a short distance further, there's the spring. now his bandana... there...cold water never felt better. never seemed sweeter then now. a hundred yards away, collins stirs. unaware of the existence of the spring and the ranger who lies beside it, he too, miraculously has escaped a mortal wound from a cavendish bullet. and he too, like the ranger, knows that death lurks in the hot rays of the sun. he must seek shelter somewhere, quickly. within the confines of the canyon. weakly, he stumbles off. to find shade, to nurse his wounds.

then as is by fate, a third figure, an indian enters the hot canyon. surprised, he sees the results of the cavendish gang's handy work. texas rangers, sprawled in attitudes of violent death. these were men to whom heroic deeds were a part of each days work, now there work was done. then by chance, the native spies a figure lying beside the distant pool. he moves forward. lay still. i will not hurt you. why you...you kimosabe. kimosabe? that sounds familiar. that's right, kimosabe. you

trusty scout. trusty, scout? yes, ranger. a long time back when we both young. me remember time indian camp learned. renegade indians raid settlement when men of tribe away. kill my mother, my sisters, they leave me for dead. you found me. nursed me back to health, saved me from dying. when me well, you give me horse to go find my father. me take horse only when you accept gift. my ring. it made good luck. me call you, kimosabe. it mean, trusty scout. i never forget you. you remember now? yes. you...you're tonto. that's right. me, tonto. now, me take care of you. immediately, the indian,

tonto unsaddles his horse and sets up a camp at the entrance of the cave near the pool. and the injured man. the ranger's wounds are cleansed and expertly dressed by the indian. who calls upon all the lure he knows.

to ease his white friends suffering. several days of patient vigil, and tender care and careful feeding, bring results. the ranger, gradually regains his strength. he is going to live. i guess i drifted off again. how long have i been here now? three days, how you feel? still a little weak. the other ranger's tonto, all dead? yes. one of them, captain reed, was my brother. too bad. rangers all fine men. we didn't have a chance, tonto. it was an ambush and double cross. how did you happen to find me? me hunt here in canyon often. ride in here on scout. over yonder, find ranger's and dead horse. i see. while you sleep, me bury other ranger's over there. make grave for men. bring belongings here. that was good of you, tonto. brave men.

they were brave. and they won't be forgotten. i spend a lot of time thinking. for every one of those men, i am going to bring a hundred lawbreakers to justice. i'll make that cavendish gang and every criminal that i can find for that matter, regret the day those ranger's were killed. tonto, from this moment on i am going to devote my life to establishing law and order to this new frontier. to make the west a decent place to live. that good. but when the cavendish gang know you escape ambush, you marked man. they hunt you down. many against one. no one is going to know i'm alive. i'm suppose to be dead and i'm going to stay that way. i'll hide my identity somehow. i'll wear a disguise of some sort. you mean like, mask? that's it, tonto. from now on, i'll wear a mask. here. this.

my brother's vest. belonged to one of the bravest of them all. me help, kimosabe. you rest now. alright, tonto! thanks! there, face wounds all healed now. let me have the mask. there. fits perfectly. good job, tonto. here, hat, me wash in stream. dry in sun. make whiter. thanks, tonto. here, gun, to kill bad man. i'm not going to do any killing. you not defend yourself? oh, i'll shoot if i have too. but i'll shoot to wound, not to kill. a man who dies, it's up to the law to decide that. not the person behind the six shooter. that's right, kimosabe. well, there's just one more thing to be done. what's that? dig another grave. up there.

who is that for? that'll be my grave. there. just like others. that's good. only you, tonto, know i'm alive. to the world, i'll be buried here, beside my brother and my friends. forever. you all alone now. last man. you are a lone ranger? yes, tonto. i am a lone ranger. kimosabe? me help you fight outlaw. but, tonto? don't you have a family? anyone? no. me lone like you. me want law here, too. for all. alright, tonto! you'll be a lot of help. we'll ride together. me fight kimosabe. me fight good for you. take cover, tonto.

that's cullins. the man who led us into ambush. why he shoot? got a lead he's after your horse. collins must have been deserted by the outlaws. he's probably been making his way to that advantage point for sometime now. why him go there, kimosabe? that was the only way to get scouted to kill us. he's well protected up there. what do we do now? i'm going to keep him back under cover while you make a run for scout. take scout into the cave. collins won't be able to see you from there. me do. i'll follow, tonto, as soon as you're safe. alright. run. ♪ ♪ ♪ did you hit him? no, tonto. i didn't try. we're going to capture him

alive. that hard. him in good spot. yes, but i have an idea how we can do it. you start up the cliff on that side. first, tie up scout. i'll try to throw his fire from the other side of the rocks. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ kimosabe! look out!

i'll get you now, ranger. will the lone ranger triumph on as he fights on for justice law and order? be sure to be with us again.

♪ the roy rogers show! starring roy rogers. king of the cowboys. trigger, his golden palomino. and dale evans, queen of the west. with pat brady, his comical sidekick, and roy's wonder-dog, bullet. ♪ how's the new bottle washer coming on? bottle washer? man, i'm the best durn flapjack twister this side of wilabahatchee. i don't think i've seen you fellows around these parts, have i? we're new to this territory, miss. yeah, hank just come in to see the... to see the sights. some of 'em ain't bad. how's the gold business, scotty? it's a whole lot different now, dale. is that so? oh, yes, look.

have a look at that. hm, this one feels like it should be worth about... five dollars change? is that about what you figured, scotty? well, let's call it four and a half. thank you, dale. this time, i really struck it rich. i found me a bucket of gold on my claim and i got enough gold out of there to keep me the rest of my life. that's fine, scotty. i'm glad to hear it. oh, i'm gonna live like a real royal king. tomorrow morning, i'm going to the rail yard, buy myself a ticket on the train. oh, i think it's gonna be fine, dale. mighty fine. it sounds fine, scotty. what are you going to do about jewel? jewel? oh, ha ha, i found a place for jewel where she won't have to work at all. all that mule has to do is to stand there and eat

sweet, juicy green grass all day. i'd never forget jewel. well, so long, dale. bye, scotty. i would never forget you, little jewel. poor old scotty. he thinks everything that glitters is gold. usually nothing but felspar. don't bother, it isn't worth anything. scotty's quite a character. ha ha yeah, he has a claim somewhere out in the mountains just across the desert. comes in every now and then to get supplies. maybe he will strike it rich sometime. you put out a mighty good meal, miss. thank you! come in again! you know, we've got a lot to look forward to, my lady. oh, it's going to be fine, honey. just fine.

i'll tell you that. wonder if them fellas is following us, jewel. we better find out. ♪ ♪ now you stay here, old gal. i don't want you getting hurt just when you're starting to enjoy living. you stay here. ♪

webster, go around behind him. try not to hit him, though. we want him about to talk. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ bullet! nice going, scotty. well you didn't do so bad yourself, roy.

and me and jewel is mighty greatful to ya. you're not very choosy about the kind of company you keep. what's the story. well, you see, me and jewel was riding along... we was having a little fun with the old coot. that's a pretty rough kind of fun. i think we better go back to town and have a talk with the sheriff. that would be doing us a favor, mister. you coming along, scotty? no, i roy, don't think i better. you see, i struck it rich. and tomorrow i'm going to start living like a real royal king. me and jewel. i understand, scotty. we'll see you later. thank ye. come on.

ran into a big shot. seen my brother today?@? nah, the sheriff's over at squall creek, picking up a prisoner. here's three more prisoners he can add to his collection when he gets back. these boys? what's the charge? shooting up old scotty. they hit him? no, i guess their aim was bad. but, locking somebody up for a little horseplay... especially the shreiff's brother... you go ahead and lock them up. i'll be over to sign the complaint later. pat, here's the last of your wages for a whole month. now if i were you i'd get rid of that old junk heap. cost you more than a sweatheart would. diamond rings, piston rings... what's the difference as long as i have fun? ha! ha ha! excuse us, roy. go on with what you were saying. that's about all, dale, i just don't like to see anybody pick on scotty and get away with it. neither do i, old scotty never

hurt anybody. hey, where'd this come from? scotty paid for his breakfast with it. just another of his felspar nuggets. this isn't felspar. this is real gold! gold? hey, you don't suppose scotty made a strike? did anybody see him give you that? i suppose so... there were several people in here. any strangers, i mean? yeah... there were three men - i remember because i dropped this nugget and one of them picked it up. and they followed scotty after he left here. dale, you and pat hop in that jeep and go out and get him and bring him back here, so we can keep an eye on him. i'm going to go sign a complaint against blodgett and company. pat, lock up! we're on our way, boy. ♪ ♪ you stay here. alright, cowboy. you're gonna be a guest of the county.

get over there. get in! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ this is where the burro tracks cut off. the old coot's cabin is back off the road or he took a shortcut. what's the difference? we got a trail to follow.

♪ bullet! come here, boy! come here! get the rope! get the rope. go get the rope. ♪ bring it here, boy! come on, bring it here! that a boy! ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ whoa trigger, now. easy, boy.

♪ ♪ ok trigger, take it away, boy. ♪ ♪ ♪ nice going, fellas. ♪ rogers walked right into it. i put him to sleep in a cell.

nice going, sam. with him tied up, we can take our time. it's them same varmints. well i'm ready for them this time. jewel! jewel! get back on down before you get hit! ♪ jewel! don't waste your shot, stupid! she ran right into it! jewel!

you cowardly murderers! hey, coming down the road. i've seen that thing before. sure, it's the gal from the lunch room. the old boy thinks a lot of her. he told her about the gold. come on, i got an idea. ♪ this is as far as you go. get down. come on. you too. over there. come on. move! hey, scotty! i got a friend of yours here! remember what happened to your mule? the same thing will happen to her, unless we get the gold. no! no no wait! hold everything. i'll get you the gold. throw out your gun! ♪

♪ hey, coming down the road! it's rogers! ♪ ♪ ♪ bullet! that's enough. one of them got away. it's blodgett, the sheriff's brother. it's alright; we'll take these two in and i'll see that no one turns them loose this time. where's scotty? take it easy, old girl. here pat -- keep an eye on these two.

♪ we're awfully sorry about jewel, scotty. roy, don't you think scotty should ride back into town with us? yes. you know, scotty, your gold is bait for every outlaw around here. you stay at the hotel tonight, and dale and pat can drive you to the rail head tomorrow morning. thank ye, roy. but if i could have a... a couple of minutes... you know, it don't seem hardly right just to ride away without... without... i'll help you. thank you, lad. where's randal? he's in that

closet over th it happened so fast, rogers, i thought the roof fell on me. blodgett got away, but i have a plan to bring him in. i'm sorry, roy. i... forget it, randal. when will the sheriff be back? he's due in about noon tomorrow. if you see him before i do, you tell him i'm bringing his brother in and he'll enforce the law no matter who gets hurt. come on, scotty.

are y'all willing to go along with the plan? you can count me in, roy. nelly bell and me will be raring to go. i'd give every ounce of dust i ever dug to put that thievin' coyote on the ground. i understand how you feel, scotty. we'll just let the law take of blodgett and his boys. what do you say we turn in? you've had a pretty rough day. that i have, lad. evenin', randal. you got a lot of gall, coming in here. oh, now take it easy, randel. i came to give myself up. i'll stand a deal with my partners. here's my gun. sorry to do this to you again, randal. you and i just happen to be at opposite sides of the law right now. get over there. ♪ ♪ nice going, hank. yeah, we thought you'd never make it. get in there. tie him up and gag him. ♪

♪ boy, just hate to do this to you again, randal. you can understand our position. ♪ ok let's go! ♪ you got here at the right time, hank. they're taking the old man to the rail head this morning. with his gold. that's swell! we'll give him a going away party!

uh, it takes nelly bell a little whila wrap him up and introduce him to the sheriff. where'd you get it, fella?

hey, you've got something on your mind. let's see what it is. ♪ ♪ how long ago did they get away? about four o clock this morning. blodgett came in and caught me off guard. i heard them tell blodgett you were taking scotty to the railway this morning. that means they'll be waiting. you better come with me. i'll need your help. come on, bullet. ♪

well, there's the jeep. blodgett and company didn't attack it. sure glad we caught them before he showed up. bullet, you stay here. ♪ ♪ ♪ open it up, grundy! it's blodgett! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ where's dale, scotty, and pat? come on, talk! tied off on the road just outside of town. there's a scratch on just one of 'em, i'm gonna part your hair with a .45. get going. get out. ♪ scotty, i think you have a wonderful idea. i think jewel would like it. i think she would, too. say, how many more you got coming, scotty? i'm gonna buy every one i can find. fetch 'em up here and turn 'em loose. maybe someday, i might find one like jewel.

roy, look! it's a little baby one! woah, baby. woah. come on little fella. ♪ can i have her, scotty? i suppose so, dale. and maybe ye... ye might call her jewel. ♪ ♪ untile meet ♪ tilwe meet ain