Lafe Custer's Cattle

Originally Aired: January 4, 1939 The Lone Ranger #927, "Lafe Custer's Cattle," the masked rider and Tonto investigate a sinister plot involving two feuding brothers. When the Ridgeville stage is mysteriously stopped twice by a masked man and an Indian who search for something but take nothing, suspicions run high. Rancher Lafe Custer eagerly awaits word from his brother Nate about the best market for his cattle drive. When a letter finally arrives directing him to drive his herd to Abilene for top prices, Lafe sets out immediately with his foreman Whitey and crew. However, Colonel from the nearby fort plants seeds of doubt, reminding Lafe that Nate once loved Martha—the woman Lafe married—and holds the mortgage on Lafe's ranch. The Lone Ranger and Tonto's stage robberies were actually attempts to intercept fraudulent correspondence, and their suspicions prove correct when Tonto discovers damning evidence in the bunkhouse. A hidden letter reveals that Whitey has been secretly working for Nate, following orders that threaten to ruin Lafe's entire cattle operation and cost him everything he owns. The masked rider must act quickly to save Lafe from his brother's treacherous scheme.