Little Rose | The Lone Ranger (09-03-41)

Old Time Radio Westerns

In this classic 1941 radio drama, Tonto and Pete discover Rosita (Little Rose), a young woman being held captive by John Carter, who claims she is the rightful heir to a vast New Mexico land grant. After

Key takeaways

• John Carter poses as a legal guardian to manipulate Rosita into marriage and claim the De Leon land grant worth millions of dollars.
• Tonto and Pete discover Rosita's predicament after she predicts her own future using fortune cards in a Santa Fe cantina.

Main topics

• Land grant disputes in the American West
• Identity and inheritance fraud

Notable quotes

"For many of us, going further isn't a choice. It's a feeling we can't ignore because ambition has a way of outgrowing where it began."

Conclusion

This episode delivers a tightly plotted Western adventure that highlights themes of justice,

Transcript preview

Speaker 1 (0:00) For many of us, going further isn't a choice. It's a feeling we can't ignore because ambition has a way of outgrowing where it began. Speaker 1 (0:11) Turning dreams into direction. Speaker 1 (0:17) Every journey brings us closer to the life we imagine. Speaker 1 (0:23) So, where will your journey take you? Etihad. Beyond borders. Speaker 2 (0:45) Welcome to the Old Time Radio Westerns. I'm your host, Andrew Rines, and I'm excited to bring you another episode. This is one of over 80 episodes released monthly for your enjoyment. You can find more Western shows at our website by going to otrwesterns.com. Now, let's get into this episode. Speaker 4 (1:23) A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust, and a hearty high old silver. The Lone Ranger. Speaker 4 (1:32) © BF-WATCH TV 2021 Speaker 4 (1:35) © BF-WATCH TV 2021 Speaker 1 (2:57) Going further isn't a choice. It's a feeling we can't ignore. Because ambition has a way of outgrowing where it began. Speaker 1 (3:07) Turning dreams into direction. Speaker 1 (3:13) Every journey brings us closer to the life we imagine. Speaker 1 (3:19) So, where will your journey take you? Etihad. Beyond borders. Speaker 4 (3:37) In the early days of the western United States, there were many disputes over boundaries and water rights among the settlers. These led to bitter legal battles and sometimes to open bloodshed. It was the masked rider of the plains who put an end to violence on the frontier. And it was he more than any other man who finally made possible the winning of the West. Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear. From all of the past come the thundering hoofbeats of the great horse Silver. The Lone Ranger rides again. Speaker 3 (4:07) Come on, Silver. We're heading for Santa Fe. There's going to be trouble. Speaker 4 (4:24) Pedro Martinez and Pete Lacey were sitting in the crowded little Mexican cantina not far from Santa Fe. They watched a girl of 17 who wandered among the tables, laughing and joking with the men. Oh, it is the wish of Pedro Martinez de Salvador Roñaga that she sing Speaker 6 (4:39) again. Yeah, she's got a pretty voice. It is beautiful. Not so bad herself. Oh, like an angel. Why does she waste her time talking to those fellow over there? Speaker 8 (4:50) I know why you now have your fortune broken, no? You are afraid to hear the truth. Speaker 8 (4:56) When you ask me to marry you, the answer will be no. Hey, Speaker 3 (5:01) her name Speaker 6 (5:02) is Rosita. She tell the fortune with the cards. Rosita, Speaker 8 (5:06) will you Speaker 6 (5:07) tell my fortune? Speaker 8 (5:08) It will be great pleasure in one moment, senor. Speaker 6 (5:11) Oh, Pete, why do you not go up to the bar and have a drink? Oh, we're partners, Pedro. I'm just interested in what's going to happen to you as you are yourself. Look, I will tell you later. You might forget some of it. Speaker 3 (5:22) Good evening, miss. Good evening, senorita. Speaker 6 (5:25) Oh, senorita, you do us a great honor. Speaker 8 (5:28) Is it the tall man with the hair like gold who won his fortune? Speaker 6 (5:30) No, no, no. It is I who call you I, Pedro Martinez de Salvador Uñiga. I Speaker 8 (5:35) am Rosita. What is your name? Speaker 6 (5:38) Just plain Pete Lacey. Speaker 8 (5:40) And you do not want to hear your fortune? Speaker 6 (5:42) Well, I could stand a hunk of the future if you've got enough lying around. Senor. But you'd better start with Pedro, though. Might be gunplay if you don't. Speaker 8 (5:50) Sit down, please. You must make a wish. Speaker 6 (5:54) Ah, that is very easy, senorita. Speaker 8 (5:57) Do not tell it to anyone. If you do, it will not come true. Speaker 8 (6:01) There's your wish card. It has something to do with a dark lady. Speaker 5 (6:07) Si. Speaker 8 (6:07) Oh, and the dark lady has much trouble. You Speaker 6 (6:11) mean that? Speaker 8 (6:12) But look, here's someone who will help her. Speaker 6 (6:15) Oh, you have only to ask, senorita. Speaker 8 (6:17) It is not you. Speaker 6 (6:19) Could it be me? Speaker 8 (6:20) No, Pete. He's a man of mystery. An outlaw, perhaps. He wears a mask. A Speaker 6 (6:27) mask? Hey, that'd be the Lone Ranger. Do you Speaker 8 (6:28) know him? Speaker 6 (6:29) He's just about the best friend we got in the world. Speaker 8 (6:31) Please, it is not a joke you make. Speaker 6 (6:32) Sure not. Then Speaker 8 (6:32) you could find him, perhaps. Speaker 6 (6:33) It's possible. Speaker 8 (6:34) Not a misfortune. I will tell you my own. Speaker 6 (6:37) Huh? Speaker 8 (6:38) And I do not need the cards. I will close my eyes and look into the future. Speaker 6 (6:43) Why do you see? Speaker 8 (6:44) It is one month from today. Little Rosita Vegas will be no more. And in her place, a proud lady will ride to the courthouse. Rosita De Leon will claim her birthright. All the land that the king of Spain gave to her family. All of New Mexico. Speaker 6 (7:01) Well, what do you know? It is the De Leon grant she talk about. All this land once belonged to that family. But the last of them were wiped out when Apache attacked Santa Fe. That was ten, fifteen years ago. Speaker 8 (7:13) Oh, but little Rosita. Speaker 6 (7:14) Well, if it's true that you're Rosita de Leon, I don't sound like trouble for you. But plenty of trouble for all the settlers and ranchers around here. They'll... I'm Speaker 8 (7:21) not sure. I'm an orphan. It is true that I do not know who my mother or father were, but almost I wish... Speaker 6 (7:28) What? You must have some proof or you will not say this thing. Speaker 8 (7:31) A man named John Carter came here. He showed me a painting. A miniature of Donna Elena de Leon. The one who was killed in the massacre. Her face is my face. That is all the proof. But John Carter has gone away. He will return with more proof. And then he... He will marry me. Speaker 6 (7:50) You don't sound as if you like that much. Speaker 8 (7:53) I'm afraid of him. I'm a prisoner here. I will always be a prisoner. Speaker 6 (7:57) We will not leave Santa Fe until this John Carter come back. Then we will take care of him for you. Speaker 8 (8:02) Do you think he's alone? Have many men work for him? The prize they play for is worth millions. It sure Speaker 6 (8:08) is. Well, you have a right to it. If John Carter and his gang don't, he can't make Rosita marry him. Speaker 8 (8:13) Oui, senor. If there's only one man can help me. It is your friend, the Lone Ranger. Find him for me. Bring him here. Let me tell my story to him. It's Speaker 6 (8:21) time you left this table, Rosita. Speaker 7 (8:22) Brian has been watching you. Come this way now. Speaker 8 (8:25) Gracias, Roberto. Roberto is my one friend, senores. Speaker 7 (8:28) That's enough of this fortune-telling, Rosita. The boys want a little song. Speaker 8 (8:31) At once, senor Brian. Adios, amigo. I wish you good luck. © BF-WATCH TV 2021 Speaker 6 (8:53) Just one little month since we leave here to find the mass, man. Plenty of miles between then and now. Si, but no sign of him. We have failed the little Rose, my friend. She isn't married to Carter yet. No, but now she live in big house in Santa Fe. Tomorrow they say we'll take her to the courthouse and claim 200 square miles of land for her. When the judge say this is Rosita de Leon, then Carter will marry her. And how can we stop him? I don't know.