Race To Cattle Market

Originally Aired: March 8, 1939 The Lone Ranger #954, "Race To Cattle Market," young Bill Tyler returns home from school in the East, eager to work alongside his father on the family ranch. His homecoming quickly turns sour when he discovers his father, Jeff Tyler, plans to send a trail herd to Central City in a calculated move to bankrupt their longtime rivals, the Wilsons. Bill's situation becomes complicated when he reveals he met Mary Wilson on the stagecoach and was taken with her before learning her identity. Jeff Tyler remains committed to honoring his own father's dying wish to drive the Wilsons off the range, seeing this cattle drive as his chance to finish them off through financial ruin. When Bill protests the injustice of taking advantage of the struggling Wilson outfit and declares his intention to help them get their herd to market first, father and son reach an impasse. Bill leaves home with nothing but the clothes on his back, determined to ensure the Wilsons win the race to Central City. The Lone Ranger and Tonto encounter Bill on the trail to Richfield, and the masked man quickly recognizes that the young man isn't being entirely truthful about his circumstances, setting the stage for the Lone Ranger's involvement in this bitter family feud.