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The vigilante boldly foils a plot to acquire Tex Collier's white horse, which

had been offered as a prize for a race.

Hoping to capture one of the conspirators and so establish the

identity of the others, the vigilante pursues him onto a mountain road

where...

I thought I'd better follow you.

Say, that was quite an explosion.

Yeah, and I almost walked right into it.

Where's the white horse?

That fellow I was chasing got away with him. But I think we have a chance to

overtake him.

I have an idea he's heading for Hidden Valley.

We'd better get going.

You drive.

Your hunch was right. He is heading for Hidden Valley.

Not where we're heading. As soon as I change clothes.

I don't see him around anywhere.

Place looks deserted.

You snoop around the corral and stables and see if you can spot that white

horse. I'll go up to the house and stall anybody I happen to run into.

How do you do?

Howdy.

Nice piece of property you have here.

Yeah, it's a little run down. I figure I'm fixing it up. I'm going to raise

third-rate horses.

Walden's my name. I'm Greg Sanders.

Hadn't idea I'd seen you before.

You were the pair of troubadours in pictures, aren't you?

That's right.

That's why I came here. I wanted to talk to you about using your ranch as a

location for my next picture.

Well, I don't know about that.

like this. What with being busy, getting the right stock and all, I... You feel

that a motion picture company would be in the way, is that it?

That's right.

Sorry we can't get together.

Yes, if we make an ideal location for it, Mr. Waldron.

But I understand.

So thanks anyway.

Did you discover anything?

I saw the fellow we trailed down here.

What about the horse?

No sign of him.

But it's a sense she's around here someplace.

I'm sure of it.

What do we do now?

We'll figure that out on the way back to town.

Who are you shooting at, Lefty? That character who calls himself the

Vigilante. You let him get away?

No. We didn't let him. He just went.

Lucky we about flew with this job.

Give me that other shield.

Put these back on the horse.

Doc, you and Lefty deliver this to X-1 at headquarters.

What's the idea, Waldron? I was supposed to do that.

The orders have been changed.

You two take this horse in the truck and meet X-2 in Coyote Canyon.

You'll get further orders from him.

Put that issue on as quick as you can, Sadlow. Then load him in the truck.

Would you care to have dinner first now, Mr. Pierce?

Well, perhaps we'd better go ahead, Betty. Greg must have been delayed.

He looked that way.

Oh, never mind. Here he comes.

Good evening, folks. Hello, Greg.

We were beginning to wonder what happened to you.

Well, I'm sorry to be late, but a couple of things held me up.

We forgive you.

A dinner for three, Henri, just as I ordered. Yes, Mr. Pierce.

I hope you don't mind my ordering in advance.

I think you'll like the dinner.

I'm in the mood for having things done for me.

Rough day?

Day and evening. I've been running down some rumors.

Interests me.

There was word that Tex Collier's white horse had been taken to a ranch in

Hidden Valley.

Say, why don't we move in on the ranch with the police?

I'm afraid that wouldn't work. By that time, our evidence would have

disappeared. We should be prepared to act when we have the opportunity.

I don't like this idea of waiting, doing nothing.

I may be next.

Well, I'm sure something is being done.

Principally by that character who calls himself the Vigilante.

A lot of good that does us.

Well, I know that I'm grateful to him, whoever he is.

What about it, Greg?

Haven't you any clue to his identity?

If I had, I certainly would try to tie in with him.

Well, we should be able to eventually uncover him. Don't you think so, Betty?

Well, I have an idea that at the right time he'll save us the trouble.

Sure bet he has the right angle on this mysterious villain.

Only he's not a villain.

I bow to your superior judgment.

Is the work accomplished?

Everything went as planned.

We had orders to deliver this to you, X-1.

Good. Put it on the table.

Anything else?

Yes. X-7 is at Coyote Canyon waiting for further instructions.

I'll take care of that.

Both of you had better keep clear of hearing the ranch for a day or two.

You'll be notified about the next job.

What's up, Silver?

I've got orders from the boss.

You're to take the horse to Pierce's Ranch.

Why do that?

X-1 thinks that someone in the outfit is working secretly with the Prince.

Your job is to help us find out who it is. How can I do that? Stop the truck

near Pierce's Ranch, change into this outfit, then ride the horse on into the

stables. In the darkness, you might be taken for the Prince. What if I am?

Whoever's trying to pull a double cross is liable to approach you and tip his

hand. If he does, we've got him.

Two of the boys will cover you. I can handle it. All right, put on this outfit

and get going.

Someone like you

Thank you.

You see, Betty, you've earned both our meals.

Oh, excuse me, will you please?

Do

you

two still feel the same way you did the last time we talked?

Just the same. We're tired of X-1 getting all the gravy while we do all

the work. Well, you want to do something about it? We sure do. You name it. Okay,

here it is.

Prince and me on the next one have a double cross all set up.

Now, that means we'll be counted out.

Prince ought to be easy to handle. If you're her, you can nail him at Pierce's

ranch as he comes in from his evening ride.

That's all we need to know.

I hope you meant that song for me.

Couldn't you tell?

Well, not exactly.

Well, maybe it's because you sing that way to all the girls.

But that's only in motion pictures.

It's all make-believe.

It's just more of that prairie person class.

I sure wish I could follow you, ma'am.

They went that-a-way, Capo.

Have you had a report from the boys?

Yes, Miller's taking Collier's horse out to your ranch now.

He was supposed to deliver the pearls to me here at the cafe.

Have they come yet? No, they haven't. Well, let's go out to the ranch and

check with Miller.

Cool for you, Mr. Sanders.

Thank you.

Hello?

Oh, yes. Hello, Steph.

How long ago?

You stay there at the gas station. I'll pick you up as quick as I can.

Is anything wrong?

Possibly. Steph's been snooping around.

He saw Tex Collier's horse being taken from Waldron's place to Pierce's ranch.

What does it mean, Greg?

I don't know, but I'm going to find out.

Mr. Pierce has been unexpectedly cold out, sir. He hopes you'll excuse him and

continue to be his guest for the evening.

Oh, that's quite all right on. We were about to leave anyway.

Thank you.

Mind if I drop you off, Betty?

Oh, I'd better take a cab. You have to hurry.

Thanks a lot.

I'll see if Miller's in the house. You check the stables, right?

Well, where do we begin?

At the corral and stables.

That looks like Prince Emil.

Yeah, and on one of those white Arivanian horses.

I wonder what he's up to.

Let's find out.

Did you fire those shots, Greg? No, they came from the corral. Oh.

Well, how do you happen to be here?

I heard that Collier's horse turned up there. We'd better get to the corral.

Why, this is the prince.

Well, who's the one at the stables dressed like him?

Why were they both at that?

We knew that we'd have the answer to a lot of things.

Where did Pierce go?

I didn't notice.

What are we doing?

Let's get rid of them. They've been getting in our hair.

What happened to Prince Emil?

It isn't Prince Emil. It's Miller.

Miller? Yeah.

There's something fishy about this.

He's made up to look like Prince Emil. He's been shot.

And if he had the pearls on him, he hasn't got them now.

Is this second attack on the carnival stables to succeed?

How much longer can the vigilante withstand these overwhelming forces?

Next week in this theater, see the plot unfold further in Danger Ahead, Chapter

10 of The Vigilante.