Welcome back to the 85 South Show. That's what you said? That's what I'm saying. So you said I should be like, I'm Carlos Miller, and then you be like, I'm Chico Bing. And then we be like, this is another black, excellent spotlight courtesy of the 85 South Show. Yes. Okay. Hey, J.O. Wing. Turn the black, excellent music down a little bit. That's the music for black excellence. Yes, everything. Because it sounds like something going on, but you don't know if something's going on. Exactly. So that's why we got, you know, excellent black business on with us today. That's what we got. Lovely. Introduce yourself to all the people of the 85 South Show. Yeah. Well, like on this part, we like when people be like, look, I'm this, and then I do that. I'm going to do it in my own way. Yeah. How about that? Okay. Yeah. We've just given you like what people have done in the past. Indeed. I got it. I am Dr. LaKeisha Hallman, Dr. Keene Founder and CEO of the Village Market ATL. Okay. His name is Dr. LaKeisha. Right. Absolutely. I want to go to Dr. Lee. What kind of doctor are you? Well, that would be education. Oh, well. So I have an EDD in educational leadership. Okay.  Let's do it then. This is Dr. LaKeisha. Everything I need. My toe hurt called Dr. LaKeisha.  Yeah. I got a BDD and a PPL. I broke it down. I broke it down. So what exactly is, you know, your business? What does it consist of? Yes. I support, the Village Market was launched in 2016. We support businesses from ideation. So people with big ideas and help them stand those ideas up and turn them into profitable businesses. So we reached hundreds of businesses from Atlanta all the way to the Bahamas. Wow. Started here in Atlanta. What was the motivation? Like what made you say this is the route that we're going? Real conversation. I'm originally from Mississippi. So. Look at that. Yeah, right down the street from my way. Oh, that's what it is. Yeah. Shout out to Bayesville. So I was excited to get to Atlanta for a number of reasons. But what I heard that Atlanta was the Black Mecca. And that's true. But then what I found out that black businesses were struggling just like they were in Mississippi. So how are we in the Black Mecca struggling and the Mississippi Delta struggling? And so what I found out is that yes, we're creating businesses, but those businesses aren't growing. Meaning we're not making enough money to scale to really build generation wealth. So I created supported the verb, meaning get out here if you really about it. I like the campaign. Support is a verb. For the action behind it. You got to go do something. Now what have you found is the biggest thing that the biggest hurdle that new black businesses have to.  I think the barrier that we can control is how black people choose to support black businesses. So if we can know that the businesses are there, support consistently, then those businesses will have the cash flow that they need to sustain. Now if you ask a business, any business there say is capital or I don't have the resources I need and those things are true. But to get cash injected into a business, you just need somebody to buy from you. We got to strengthen the buy network too also. Absolutely. The network and making sure that when you support black, it's not from a reaction. It's not because we mad, because unrest is going on, but this is just what we do. We always talk about black Wall Street. Wall Street was a lifestyle. It wasn't a community that was built in a moment. It was a community built to sustain.  How social media helped or hended your process? Oh, it helps a lot. It helps a lot. Absolutely. Because it doesn't matter where you are, anyone from anywhere in the world can tap and like and share your business. And if you ship from all over the world, people can support you from all over the world. So I think social media is the gateway. Now when social media hurt businesses is when you may have a bad experience... Niggas. Who the fuck's there got a ringtone? Niggas? That's nigga excellence. That's not black excellence. That's what that is. Yeah. This is all you ain't heard years. What is it? Is it auto? Yeah, it's got to be. But continue. Yeah. So when social media hurts black businesses is those situations where you have a bad experience with a black business. We go on and we do the tweets or we do the up. And then that goes viral. Imagine if we put that energy every time we had an amazing experience.   Like you ain't never had to take nothing back for one month. Right. With no receipt. Make sense.  Why do you think that is? Why do you think black people have such an expectation for a service that is above and beyond from our people where we don't necessarily expect that from the other? It depends on how deep you want to go. If we want to go back to slave trade then we know that it's literally beaten out of us. Right. To really uplift and push us to the highest. And so that suppressed mindset is generational. Now from just 2021, why is it that way is because I don't think we've seen it enough to understand internally that if you win, I win. And so when we adopt that mentality that everybody eats, everybody wins. If you're successful, if I'm successful then we're much more likely to support. But we can go back and take it to slavery or if we take it back to 2021 we just need to create more systems that you understand that if I win, everybody wins. That's exactly why we launched this whole initiative to reach out to black owned businesses and some people who are active in the community who are doing stuff that you know like I said strengthen the network. Support is a verb. So we wanted to open up our platform and have some people come through and speak their piece and let people know where they are and what they got going on and what they selling and just try to open it up a little bit. So that's why we launched this whole black business initiative. And in your space we see that you have an actual store front that people can come into where you have a bunch of different black entrepreneurs display what made you have the idea to do that. It's kind of like a Walmart for black businesses if you think about it so. Absolutely. That's so hard. A lot cuter though. Real cute at Ponson market. So I mean COVID hit everybody but COVID hit black businesses in a way that one in every third black businesses was subjected to close this year just due to the pandemic alone. I know my weed man working Walmart now. See? He got a job though. He got a job. But that's all he do. Like he don't sell weed when he's off. Straight wall. But with businesses closing I just decided to take that risk open up and then create the store front and Ponson market that represents 29 different brands. And so what that means 29 different brands will not close. When you walk in you're supporting 29 different black families. Let's get it to 100. We're gonna get it to 100. We're gonna get it to 100 but the village market itself has circulated 4.2 million dollars in the city of Atlanta to black businesses. Don't tell the haters that. No, the haters need to know. They need to know that support is the word. Don't tell them a number. Yeah, that's crazy. I mean and that's one thing that I know about black entrepreneurship is that our dollar circulates the least in our community. And out of every other people you know their dollar circulates five to six times within their community.  So do you think that that's something that you strive to with having a store front so it's actually a space where people can come in and see that their money is working for them and it's going back to black people or is it just something you did because you just wanted to be different? I know it's a really good question. So everything I do is intentional. And so I do think we have to have teachable moments to show people what circulation really means because we hear those numbers but we don't really get it.  But when we open a store front I hire black contractors. So the paint on the wall was painted by the hands of a black man. The concept designer was a black woman. And from contractor to contractor to contractor everyone that comes in the store that is profitable are all black. So it circulates several times. But when we think about circulating a dollar is who cuts your hair? Who puts the roof on your house? Who cuts your yard? Who is your dentist? Who is your doctor? Who is your teacher? That's what circulation is. Damn, while you were saying that I'd know about three Hispanic people. They getting all my black hair there. I was like the roof to your house. Doctor Ortiz and she's good. Yeah, she's my doctor now. I tell you that much. All the way. So what are some of the products that you have in the store? What are some of the brands that are inside of the market? That's a good question. We have a plethora brand. So we have muted homes. They have amazing home goods like you would never see if you think West Am, think Black West Am. This company has done incredible things. We have Herabrella, who was most recently on the view. She has an umbrella for your head. You have to see it so it can make sense. But it's incredible. Several are flares there by Chris Classic. Tons of hoodies, children's books, furniture, fine art, fine art, that is priced at $20,000 to $30,000. And so we partner with exceptional companies. So it's elevating what Black Excellence is. My job is to raise the caliber of what people think when they think about shopping Black. What's the process of getting the products in the store? Number one, operating in excellence. So as an application process, it goes through the hands of several merchandisers. I partner with a number of people to screen these applications to set up interviews because I don't want to create a store that's going to fail. I want businesses to be able to grow beyond the village market, beyond punts. So if we make the application process extensive, teach what it truly means to be in Big Box retail. If we close, these businesses can go on and open their own thing. So the process is you have to complete an application. You have to make sure you have product picks. You should already have a website and then be prepared to have an interview with myself and my team. And I ask hard questions. I ask real questions about community building. Ask me what? I got this product. Ask me. Do you have a ringtone? That would be the question. I'm ready. Do you still use ringtones? Hold up. She's about to get me in there. I got a product. All right, go ahead. I want to see you. All right. You ready? I'm ready. Okay. So I see this nice hoodie you have right now. Okay. Yeah. It's a Black-owned company. That's good. You got to add like it's yours. Shout out to Jackie Long. All right. So you created this product. How does the message feed the community?    So it's nothing like being successful. It's basically what I'm saying, but I'm speaking to the people who used to hearing it a certain way. That's good. You did that. That's the hand clap. We did that. How do you make that work? Right there, Carlos. How do you make that work? How do you make that work? Because life is what?  Thank you. Thank you.  If you win it. Exactly. Come on. Now in these interview processes that you go through, like is this something that you found works for your specific company or do you think this is something that you want to, you know, spread out and tell people that this is something that can be useful for all Black entrepreneurship? Absolutely. The thing is it can be useful for any entrepreneur. My target is Black people. And so beyond where we open at Puncity Market, we just launched a nationwide program Elevate to support Black businesses who are not in the store, but business owners who have an idea. And they're the solepreneur. 96% of Black businesses are the sole operator. Meaning it's just that one person who is working social media that is stripping out their products and then taking care of their families. So we launched Elevate to make sure that this program really helps businesses be able to grow their revenue, grow their operations. So there are no excuses of why we don't get PPP. But there's no excuses why we're not getting in for real estate and being able to compete. So beyond the marketplace, our programming I think is probably one of the most impactful things I've ever done. So where can people like reach you and start the process? Somebody serious about their business that's going to see this and they're going to want more info. That's my idea too. This is what I've been waiting to see. No, see look, I'm telling you, it's going to work. And that's the type of energy we need. You need to think it's going to work. And so when people want to learn more about the village market, if folks got an idea and just need a community, need a village, you go to VillageMarketATL.com. Everything is there. You can learn about the storefront at Punt. You can learn about the Elevate program. And you can just see all the work that we've done for the last couple of years.  I was just thinking that, bro. I was like, how wild are you willing to get? Okay, all right. Now look, check this out. Check this out. I'm telling you, look, I got the hat.  We say no. Really? Damn. We say no with love and we explain. With love though. We love though every time because this is us who we're saying no to. Do people like keep coming back? Like, okay, I know you ain't like that. I was pushing around. I was pushing around. It was a hat. Now it's just a headband. Massage your forehead when you wet. How about that? A massage your headband. You wet when you got a headache. Yep. You don't got to take no medicine. All vegan, all natural. It's the vegan part for me. And I was like, come on in. See. Oh, there you go. That's what you got to do. That's what we're coming with. Look, we got lemon pepper for Seamalls. That's what we do. Lemon pepper, buffalo flavor Seamalls is what we bring. I know y'all love the Seamalls. We got all flavor Seamalls, baby. I got these microwave cauliflower bites. But this is beautiful, man.  Like last year, you know, I did this, grew this. Now that's definitely giving back to the black community. I did a thing where all of the black-owned hair companies that make stuff to grow your hair back could, you know, send it in. And I just promoted it. And a bunch of them have been doing well from that.  So, you know what I mean? It works. And for us, we were thinking, like, since you have the space, is it possible for us to get some odd stuff in your space? Because we got a lot of products. Let me tell you, y'all have a great team because that's already done. Oh, work? Already done. Look at that. Let me give you something. You got some? Look at it. That's what you want? The thing is, I like to buy. I don't have to be hooked up. Support to me is being able to invest in your business, saying where I want you to invest in mine. See, that's the way you do it. That's the slick way of saying, yeah, don't get me shit-free. You ain't getting shit-free when you come see me. Absolutely. That's a commercial right there. Don't get me shit-free. I don't even want you to buy it, though. It's just something about Dr. Lucches. Right.  It hit different. Right. That's what it is.  You never know. Right. Now it's a uniform. I agree. So we're going to give it to you. We still want to support you, but we got to have you. I'm coming down near the best black soap, all type of insides. Right. I know they got all types of insides. That's the type of stuff I enjoy buying. Yeah, candles and all types of insides. I feel like if I don't buy some real shea butter from a real black person, then it's not real shea butter. Yeah, that's the only thing that lasts on black skin. You lose lotion.  That shea butter stick to you. That's true. What about the beers? We got beer care in there as well. I got my own. Oh, okay. I might have to talk to you about getting it in there too. Just talk about it. Yeah. Mm-hmm. Yeah, I agree with that. You know what I'm saying? We can come down there. How big is the space? Is it a large space or is it more intimate? It's intimate. It's about 1,600 square feet. Let me ask you this. Is it an online retail space too also? Yeah. We have both. Okay. No barrier. So look, drop some social media ads so that people can know how to get in touch with you. We have the Village Market ATL or the Village Market Retail. Okay. On both platforms. So Village Market ATL or Village Market Retail on all platforms. Ooh. You know what? We should have a fish fry on the back of that. That's what I was just thinking. Summer coming up. We got to get with you and organize our outside flea market. I mean, it'll be cauliflower fish. Fish ain't vegan. Fish ain't vegan. Fish ain't vegan. I mean, we'll put vegan food on this side. Vegan food on this side. Yeah. You know what I mean? We can do that. We're going to be both, like, meat down here and then, like, leaves down here. Yeah. Okay. That's good. We're going to have the Lemon Pepper Seed Malls for everybody. Okay. We're going to make sure we get something. One more time. Drop it. The Village Market. Yes. The Village Market ATL and the Village Market Retail. That's what it is.  Continue to be excellent and great. Thank you for coming. Thank you. And rocking out with us. We appreciate it. I'm about to make up a thing song for this for a segment right here. Okay. Black people excellent. Yeah. We got to wait for the beef.  Thank you for coming through, man. Thank you all so much. Black people excellent. Thank you so much. Right here on the 85's sound show. Thank you. Dr. LaKeisha. Thank you. Hey, J.O.W. Hey, J.O.W. Hey, J.O.W. Hey, J.O.W.


Firey horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust, and a hearty hyo silver, the Lone Ranger. With his faithful Indian companion total, the daring and resourceful mask rider of the plains led the fight for law and order in the early western United States. No where in the pages of history can one find a greater champion of justice. Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear. From out of the past come the thundering hootbeats of the great horse, Silver. The Lone Ranger rides again. A short time before war broke out between Mexico and the United States, a Mexican officer, Captain Lompazos, who had camped with a company of soldiers in Mexican territory a few miles from the border, paced nervously in his headquarters tent. The sergeant should have returned before this with the Americano gunman. Perhaps the gringo has changed his mind about helping us, Lieutenant. I feel certain he will come, Captain. Remember this fellow, Buck Jackson, is an outlaw in his own country. He will do anything for money. He is the type of man we need to get what we want. I understand he has several outlaw followers. We must persuade him to use his gang for our purposes. There must be the sergeant with Buck Jackson now, Captain. Bring him right in. Very well, Captain. Sir, you have come at last, Sergeant. The Captain is waiting for both of you. Come in. See, Senior Lieutenant. This is Senior Jackson. So you are Senior Buck Jackson, eh? That's right. I am Captain Lompazos, and that is Lieutenant Hanos, my aide. Glad to meet you, Captain. I suppose we get right to the point. I see you are a man of action, Senior Jackson. Sit down, please, and I shall explain. Sure. Go ahead. I'm listening. I shall be as brief as possible, Senior. These are troublesome times. It may be that war will come. Word has been received that the United States has annexed Texas, and has admitted it as a state. The Mexican minister has withdrawn from Washington. Reg and your country still soar that Texas won independence a few years ago, and it riles you to have it join the United States. But what's all that got to do with me? Personally, I don't care who's running things across the border. You are perhaps one of few across the border who has not bothered with such a feeling as a loyalty, Senior.  Do not be angry, Senior Jackson. It is only because you lack such a feeling that you will be a value to us. You will be well-paid for your trouble. All right. All right, go on with the explaining. Senior Jerkerson, I must ask you to have respect for Capitán Lampazos, an officer with the Mexican Army. I'm not in the Mexican Army. I came here for a man-to-man talk. Now, if I have to think about bounding Scree... I am sorry, Senior, and forget it. I shall continue, Senior Jackson. His Excellency El Presidente Paredes has called for preparedness. Now, here is where you are needed, Senior. I have requisitioned more rifles than ammunition. The dispatch came to me stating that there were none to spare. I must arrange in some other way to get guns and ammunition. Oh, I'm beginning to savvy now. You want me and my men to turn gun runners for you, is that it? That is putting it bluntly, my friend. The sergeant told me he worked with you a few years ago and he mentioned some of your activities.  Anyway, whatever he told you... Do not be alarmed, Senior. We are not concerned with those who break the laws of the United States. My main concern is getting rifles and ammunition, as I told you. And I'm inclined to think you and your men could get them for us. Yeah, maybe we could, but it costs you plenty. We are ready to pay. You know, or you might buy them in quantity without suspicion? When Carlos met me in Lareda last week, I told him I knew where to get him. That ought to answer your question, Captain. Of course. By the way, Senior, the American authorities recovered the two wagon loads of rifles and ammunition that were stolen in Lareda a couple of weeks ago. Just what you're talking about. I understand some outflows working with hostile Indians raided a small wagon train. Two of the wagons were said to contain rifles for Fort Macintosh near Lareda. Everyone with a wagon train was massacred. Listen, Captain, if you want rifles, don't ask so many questions. Savvy? I have it your way, Senior. Carlos tells me you're clever, but you'll find a way to get them across the border. My men and I are smart. We always wore black hoods when we went into action. We're not known as outlaws by sight in Texas. Good.  Not yet. Perhaps I have. So far, our people are permitted to bring in corn and grain from across the border. Well? The sergeant, posing as a Mexican rancher, already purchased several wagon loads of grain and sacks from a farmer outside of Lareda. He also arranged for wagons to transport the grain across the border using his own drivers to load it and bring it over. Just what's that got to do with our proposition? You and your men will load the grain and bring it over, Senior. Tomorrow, you'll make your first trip using three wagons. Go on. The border guards at the bridge will inspect the load and find it is really all grain. Tell them there is more to come. But the rifles, whether we... The following day, you'll come through again, but then you'll have the rifles and ammunition in the bottom of the wagons covered over with tarpaulins. On top of that, you'll load more bags of grain. The guards are sure to remember you and let you through without examining too closely. That might work all right, Captain. I feel certain it will, Senior. How do I know we'll get paid? I won't have the money now, just to be sure. We haven't agreed on a price. There'll be 100 rifles and the ammunition. I'll settle for $5,000. Too much. I'll pay $3,000. And we're taking the risk? Forget it. Say $4,000, no more. Well? All right. Half now? Half now. And if you do not carry out your bargain, Senior, remember we know much the authorities in Texas would like to know. The lone ranger and his Indian companion, Toto, had been in the northern part of Texas when they heard reports of the gang operating near Laredo. They arrived on the outskirts of Laredo on the afternoon of the day Buck Jackson had talked to the Mexican captain. As the lone ranger disguised his features so that he could appear around town without his mask, he discussed the situation with Toto. I understand the crooks use hoods to hide their identity, Toto. When we hear a raid when them steal rifles, we think maybe the Mexicans who come across border and get help from renegade. That's possible. But the border is so closely watched these days I doubt that a gang of Mexicans could cross so often without suspicion. That gang has committed several robberies in the past month. You may not think of that. Gun running into Mexico would be a profitable business right now for crooks who are willing to take the chance. You think maybe war come? Well, I think it may start at any time. Even a slight border incident might cause one side of the other to take up arms. Matt, not good. The war is not very good. But it may be necessary in this case to stop parades from reclaiming part of Texas as he seems determined to do. There. I think this disguise will be all right. And what we do now? We go into town and look around. We leave the horses here and go on foot. The lone ranger and Toto left their camp and walked through the town as far as the bridge across the Rio Grande. They noticed that two soldiers from the nearby fort were on guard. Later, the mask man and Indian went to the café and entered. The two men sat at a table near the end of the bar. The lone ranger casually observed the crowd. He had no reason to notice Buck Jackson and two of his gunmen standing at the bar until his attention was drawn by a short conversation with the bartender. Our paper, what we had bar keep, give us each one more. Yeah, take it out of this. Hold on, mister. You've been in here before. You ought to know we don't take Mexican bills right now. A Mexican bill? Looks like you've got a couple more of them in that. What are yours, too? All right, forget it. Here's the United States gold back. We can't squawk about that. Take one of them any day, mister. Now I'll get you a drink. They booked the trip to you. Make sure when you get the rest of the cash, they don't...  The lone ranger noticed that Buck looked around hurriedly at the crowd as though worried that someone might be listening. Then he gulped his drink and spoke to his two companions.  We've got a few things to talk over with you and Kel before we leave in the morning, shorty. I'm ready to leave. Yes, so am I. But I still don't know how you plan to go through with the deal. And as far as I can see... Forget it for now. Let's go. Come on. Those men, especially the tall one, seemed on edge about having the Mexican bills, Tony. Ah, but it not strange. Other times we hear them take Mexican money in cafes, stores. I know. That's why I can't quite figure out why that fellow should seem upset about having some of the money. Well, perhaps I'm being overly suspicious. Let's get back to camp tonight. The following morning, the lone ranger again wearing a disguise walked with Tatu along a side street of Laredo. The two men paid little attention to three loaded wagons which were being driven toward the border bridge. Until a vaguely familiar voice caused the lone ranger to look sharply at the wagon drivers. Get a move on up there, buddy! Oh, keep your shirt on!  Otto, the men driving the first two wagons were the ones who were talking in the cafe last night. That's right. You remember tall fella. He didn't give men a bar, a Mexican bill. They're heading for the bridge to Mexico. Oh, what they have in those wagons. Ah, me wonder too. They'll walk down to the bridge and watch them as they pass the guards. Come on. Since the three wagons moved slowly, the lone ranger and Tatu reached the American end of the bridge almost as soon as the wagons. As the two men arrived, the guards were questioning Buck Jackson. What do you have in those sacks, Mr. Deputy? Rain. Here's a bill of sale. Yeah. It's cause for a lot more than you have on those three wagons. That's right. We'll bring through the rest of the sacks tomorrow morning. The guard and his assistant went from one wagon to another, poking the sacks on the top layer in a lackadaisical sort of way. Then, initialing the paper, he handed it back to Buck saying, I reckon you're carrying grain all right. You didn't check the sacks on the bottom, soldier. Who are you to be buttoned in, mister? Just a citizen who wants to make sure no contraband is going through. That's all. Don't pay any attention to a bucket going. I still think you should examine the contents of those wagons more closely, guard.  Now step back out of the way or I'll give you a taste of this whip. You seem mighty anxious to get across.  Buck raised the heavy whip to lash the Lone Ranger, but at the end of it, snaked out toward him. No! Stand there, go! The masked man grabbed it and yanked hard. The unexpected stroke and pull on the whip, which was looped around his wrist, dragged Buck from the high seat and sent him sprawling to the ground. As he sprang to his feet, he reached toward his holster. I'll fix you. Don't draw. Hold it, Buck. No use having trouble now. Buck stood a moment glaring at the Lone Ranger. Then he slowly mounted the wagon seat. Don't leave yet, mister. We're going to have a look at the other sacks. The curtain falls on the first act of our Lone Ranger adventure. Before the next exciting scenes, please permit us to pause for just a few moments. Now to continue. The two guards again examined the contents of the wagons, but this time more closely. The Lone Ranger and Toto watched intently until they finished. They're carrying nothing but grain, mister. Seems like you were mistaken in thinking they might have contraband. I apologize for my suspicion, mister. I don't like embrace who interfere in my business, mister. I'll make it a point to see that we meet again sometime soon. And when we do, you'll be sorry for trying to make a fool out of me.  After the three crooks left with the wagon loads of grain, the Lone Ranger and Toto went to their camp on the edge of town. The Lone Ranger put on his mask. Then as he and Toto settled silver and scoured, he spoke. There was something about those men that caused me to suspect them, Toto. I was rather embarrassed when the guards found the wagons carried nothing but grain. One of them said last night at the cafe that he didn't see how they intended to go through with the deal. And the tall one buck seemed afraid of being overheard. That convinced me they were up to something. You think now we make big mistake? I'm not sure, Toto. What we do? We'll backtrack on those wagons and find out where they got that grain. Let's go. The mask man and Indian easily backtracked on the wagons along the side street and before long they approached a deserted farm. They cautiously followed the wagon tracks to the old barn where they dismounted. The house and buildings are all in very bad condition. Ah, may not see any horses. May not think anyone here. We'll move cautiously in case someone might be watching. First we investigate the barn. Here's some sacks of grain. Not enough to fill those three wagons again then? Not right. We'll count the sacks. Here the two men counted the remaining sacks. There was nothing else of interest in the barn so they cautiously approached the house on foot. Careful investigation showed no one was there. So they entered. Someone's been staying here with the looks of things. Not right. We'll search the place. We may find something that will help them. Men come and keep us happy. We don't want to be trapped in here. We'll go out the back door. Come on out to the kitchen. The wagons went through all right the first time. Maro, they will carry some. Hey, somebody went out the back way. Come on. Look, I see two owners out through the window. They're heading for the barn. Use your guns quick. Wait, don't waste bullets. They went around back of the barn. Let's go after them. No, they'd shoot us when we went toward them. They're riding away from behind the barn. It's useless to try to shoot them now. I hope they not discover the rivals in the cellar. We'd better see if they broke the lock to the cellar door. Bad luck is still here. We got here just in time. We'll go behind the barn and pick up their trail. Come on. The lone ranger and toddler use their experience to cover their tracks before they finally return to their camp near town and pull to a halt. Almost done. Easy, pal. Easy now. Easy, pal. You think we on wrong track, Kimosabi? It's possible. That farm is deserted. That's being used for some purpose. We not think men who come there, same ones who drive wagons. No, they didn't have time to go across the border and get back. We'll keep out of sight until tomorrow. I want to see the wagon loads they take to the bridge at that time. Early the next morning, the lone ranger and toddler left their camp near town and rode to a wooded grove from which they had a clear view of the farm. Though he had again disguised his features, the lone ranger wore his mask. The two men noted that the three wagons were drawn up at the back door of the house. There are more than three men, Kimosabi. They bring long boxes from house and put them in wagons. Those boxes are similar to the ones in which rifles are shipped, tonneau. I figure they intend to put a layer of the green sacks on top of those boxes and they'll attempt to get by the guard at the bridge. Maybe if we wait at bridge, we get guards to search wagon like before. It would be better to close in on those men here and all those involved would be caught. Them too many for us. Yes, I know. The fort is only three miles from here, not far from town. I'll give you a note to Colonel Hart. He knows we were coming down this way and he'll remember you. Maybe wagons leave before me get back. I think those men will wait a couple of hours before leaving so that the same guards will be on duty at the bridge. I'll ask the Colonel to send enough soldiers back with you to capture them. I'll wait here for you and watch them. Now I'll write the note.  Soon, Tonto left hurriedly with the note. The lone ranger watched for some time while Buck and his men loaded the three wagons. Then the wagons were driven to the barn to be loaded with the remaining sacks of grain. The lone ranger decided he'd have a chance to get inside the farmhouse and do some more investigating. He cautiously moved along through the tall brush and then with gun ready pushed open the front door and entered. They must all be at the barn now. The masked man went into the kitchen and saw a cellar door standing open. Look down there. That's where they must have hidden the guns. He found several bundles of army blankets in one corner. Army blankets. This begins to tie in. These men must have been the ones who ridded the army wagons not long ago. Something on that shelf. Black hoods. We've found the hooded outlaws. The masked man turned and went back upstairs. As he stepped through the doorway into the kitchen he suddenly felt a gun at his back. Freeze, Mr. Oplugia. All right. I saw you get down there when I looked through the back window as I came towards the house. Hey, Park, you hombres are just in time. What? Massive? Yeah, I happened to see him going into the cellar. I waited until he came up and I got the drop on him. Good work, Cal. Loosen your gun belt, mister, and let it drop. Go on. All right. Keep him covered, man. I got his gun belt. Let's take him out into the front room.   Now what? We must find out why he come here, senior Oplugia. Yeah, but first I'm going to take off his mask.  Easy. With five others standing with drawn guns the lone ranger decided it would be useless to resist. Moreover, his identity was protected by the disguise under his mask. He merely smiled as Buck stepped to him and cautiously removed the mask. Eh, what? Eh, you're the same man who tried in to fear at the bridge yesterday. Yes, but I wasn't satisfied to let the matter rest. Now I know the truth. But it isn't going to do you any good. You not get a way to tell anybody what you found out. The lone ranger looked around at the group. He realized that Tonto should be back by then, but he wanted to stall for more time. Who said I wanted to tell anyone? That's the only reason you'd be snooping, mister. You were too anxious to get us picked up at the bridge yesterday. Maybe I caused a commotion knowing that the guards wouldn't find anything so that they'd pass you through this time without any bother. Yeah? And why would you do that? Well, you can't blame a man if he tries to get in on a good deal. Eh, perhaps he is one who might be of use to us, Buck. Look, Carlos, he's not fooling me. The reasons he gave are too flimsy.  Or maybe after all... Oh, wait a minute. I've been looking at this gun belt he has. He's got mighty fancy guns, and the bullets are made of silver. Silver bullets? Holy mackerel, what do you make of that? I make plenty of it. I've heard of an hombre who wears a mask and uses silver bullets. He helps the law. He's called the lone ranger.  I sure do, and he's going to be sorry he came snooping. Now, get up, you. Go stand with your face to the wall over there.  All right. What are you going to do, Buck? Use him for a target, and we'll bury him in the cellar where he'll never be found. The lone ranger thought quickly. He was determined not to go down without a fight, yet he was without his guns. As he walked toward the wall, he passed close to Shorty. Suddenly his hand flashed downward, making Shorty a paralyzing blow on the gun race. I'm not dead yet. Come here, you! At the same time, the lone ranger swung behind the outlaw and grabbed him as a shield. There you go. That isn't going to save you. No! The shot came through the window. You dropped guns. The other gunman, afraid of hitting Shorty, had held their fire. Now they saw troopers behind Tuttle and others standing in the kitchen doorway.  We haven't got a chance. They're mort the windows. We must not be taken to fight them. You better drop your guns before we're all plugged. All right. Pick up the guns, man. Tuttle, you arrived just in time. Help me come on foot to look round. Me see trouble, get others. Lieutenant, you and your men will find wagons at the barn in which these men have hidden army rifles. Black hoods are on a shelf in a cellar along with bundles of army blankets. They intend to drive the wagons to Mexico. These must be the men who are known as the Hooded Outlaws, the same ones who raided those army wagons. Yes, I agree with you. Now here, gun belt came us up. Thanks, Tuttle. Tuttle, now ride ahead to the fort, Lieutenant. We'll wait there until you bring these men in the wagons. All right, sir. The Colonel, we want to thank you in person for finding these men. Hadn't it been for that interfere in masked men, we'd have been all right.  The price of treason comes high. We'll see you later, Lieutenant. Come on up. All right, sir. All right, some of you men go get the wagons. Yes, sir. We'll take along the blankets and the hoods as proof that these men were guilty of the raid in which some of our men were ambushed. But I was not with them. I am a soldier, a sergeant in the Army of Mexico. We had a dispatch that war will soon be declared. You will have a chance to state your case at the fort. It's a good thing for the United States that we have such a fine, loyal American here in the West. The Lone Ranger. This is a feature of the Lone Ranger Incorporated, created by George W. Trendle, produced by Trendle Campbell Muir Incorporated, directed by Charles D. Livingston, and edited by Fran Stryker. The part of the Lone Ranger is played by Brace Beamer.


Today, vegan one in there. Taxi to our hotel. This is a beautiful Spanish street. Something not so beautiful happening not too far away though and we're going to head there tomorrow morning but for now we're going to get chilled out, get some food and get prepped for tomorrow. Yeah so like we just arrived to Spain. We're in this little hotel here. I've just opened a Happy Cow app and within a mile radius I've typed in vegan and there's 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. Within a mile radius, within a walking distance, full vegan places. Now if I want veg options, there's even more. There's like, oh my god, there's like 50 places more within a mile radius.  And if you're in a place where there's just none in the Happy Cow app, you go to the supermarket, they've got tofu, they've got bread, they've got pasta, they've got beans, they've got fruit, they've got vegetables, where are these excuses coming from? Like there's a burger place around the corner, it's called Metacog Galen, make your own vegan burger, it's a make your own vegan burger place and look at them, they're greasy and jazzy. In the back alley in Barcelona, we've got a vegan burger place. In the middle of nowhere, I'd say, yeah. Hello, can you get the table for me too? What's this, something about that? Try a bit of kimchi. This is chorizo, no pigs were harmed, no gas chambers used, let's try it. We went into the little supermarket there, just a 24 hour convenience store thing and we got some vanilla soy and some oats for breakfast with a couple of bananas, some you know vegan food in the middle of Barcelona, so what are you talking about, it's hard to be vegan, we just walked into any supermarket and grabbed soy milk and oats, boom. I think we've got all that, we've got all of that, but we're thinking of getting a hire car about seven and driving up there and trying to get some footage in some of the farms surrounding it. So this is the town we're going to tomorrow, Binefarer, this is a slaughterhouse here, on the map it looks absolutely massive, this vanilla soy is off the chains, no excuse. Just in the farmland area now here in Spain, just outside of Barcelona, so we're heading to a farm, I think it's cows, cattle for beef, so I'm going to see if we can get some footage there before we head to the big slaughterhouse. Okay, so I can smell animals now so I think we're getting a bit closer, they're feeding silos on the side of those, they look like factory farms there, so just over here we've got all the fruit trees here and over there they're exploiting animals and murdering them, so fruit trees all surrounding, over there just a slave yard, looks like there's some little hutches there for the calves, but we'll go take a closer look for calves, hello darling, that's a bit of a shame that he's locked in there by himself, isn't it, hello beautiful, hello, poor bubble.