About this episode
Originally Aired: March 24, 1939 The Lone Ranger #961, "Mustang Mag Buys Sheep," a mysterious letter bearing a silver bullet arrives at the Lazy J Ranch, delivered by an unlikely messenger: a sheep herder named Higgins. When ranch owner Mustang Mag reads the message supposedly from the Lone Ranger himself, she stuns everyone by agreeing to buy Higgins' entire flock of sheep for cash. Her decision sends shockwaves through the Pecos region, where cattlemen have banded together to keep sheep off the open range. Even Missouri, her loyal top hand, pleads with her to reconsider, warning that the purchase violates their agreement with the cattlemen's association and will destroy her hard-won reputation. As angry ranchers storm Mustang Mag's ranch, threatening to drive her out for this apparent betrayal, tensions escalate dangerously. Mag remains stubbornly defiant despite the fury surrounding her, trusting that the Lone Ranger's instructions will somehow vindicate her decision. With the cattlemen feeling deceived and Mag's actions seemingly inexplicable, the stage is set for a showdown that will test loyalties and reveal whether there's more to this sheep purchase than meets the eye.
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