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This is one of your last chances to hear about it. Keep listening! Andy Anderson was a young man who, with his wife Helen and their little girl Judy, had gone to the Yukon during the first year of the Gold Rush. Andy's claim about a mile or so outside of Selkirk had paid off, and a year later, in the fall, Andy was jubilant as he sat at breakfast with Helen and Judy in their cabin. I just think, Helen, how lucky we've been. When I come back from town, I'll have $10,000 cash and payment for the claim. Oh, it doesn't seem possible, Andy. But you worked hard. It wasn't just being lucky. Well, I could have worked just as hard on a poor claim and had nothing to show for it. Daddy, are we really going back to Seattle? Are we? We sure are, Judy, honey. The last boat for the season leaves for the States the end of this week, and we'll be on it. Incidentally, Helen, Mr. Lewis says he'll give me something extra for my horse, too. Well, that's fine, Andy. Of course, we can use both the horse and the cabin until we're ready to leave. Oh, there's Nipper one to come in. Nipper, you're a dead dog. Everybody says Nipper is a mixture of all kinds of dogs. But I think he's the best dog in the whole U-Count. I don't know how Nipper will get along with a dog team. So far, he's led a lazy life as Judy's pet. But Mr. Lewis is going to try to have him broken to harness this winter. Daddy, what do you mean? We'll be in Seattle, and so will Nipper. No, Judy, Nipper's not going with us. He's included in the sale price of the claim, and the papers have already been signed. Nipper's a large dog and not the kind to take into a big city. Oh, Daddy, Nipper's my dog. You said so when you brought him to me. If Nipper doesn't go to Seattle, then I don't want to go either. Judy, don't talk to me like that. He's my dog. You didn't have the right to sell him. I won't go anywhere without him. Judy ought to be punished for talking like that. Wait, Andy. Helen, you can't let a child talk like that. It's disrespectful. A child has certain rights, Andy. And remember, you did give Nipper to her. You mean to say you think we ought to take that big dog to Seattle with us? I haven't said that at all, Andy. I realize a crowded city isn't a place for a dog like Nipper. But I do think you should have explained it, Judy, before you made the agreement with Mr. Lewis. Nonsense. He's just a child. She'll get over it. I still don't like your show of temper. But if you want to overlook it, all right. As far as I'm concerned, Nipper now belongs to Lewis. Maybe we ought to think it over. Maybe we could manage with Nipper in Seattle. I feel sure Mr. Lewis would let you have him back if you paid him something. Don't talk foolishly, Helen. You're making a mountain out of a molehill. Once we get on the boat, Judy will forget all about Nipper. Well, I better get my horse and stuff. That afternoon, the cafe in Selkirk was crowded with the usual rough and weather-beaten prospectors who gathered to discuss their past experiences and their future plans in the vast Yukon Territory. Many had found gold easily, but more had toiled and sweated with barely enough to pay their keep to show boys. Yet all were genuinely enthusiastic in their congratulations when someone succeeded. Two men sat at the table observing the crowd with unfriendly eyes. Buck Collins and Spike Cooper continually looked for the chance to get what others had worked for. They listened to a conversation a short distance away. Hey, did you hear that, Spike? Yeah, listen. I've been window-closing for a week, but we won't be here to supper-throat with the rest of you robbers. All right, Andy. But you know the custom here in the Yukon. When you're headed lucky, the treats are on you for the house. Hey, boys. I haven't forgotten. That's why I came in. Put in your lorries, and I'm paying. Step up, everybody, and the Anderson Street. Spike, that young jant has 10,000 in cash. Yeah, bug. I guess we were both making the same thing. We could use that 10,000. That's what it means. You think he's carrying it with him? That's a lot of cash. Maybe he's left it in the bank. He's taking the boat day after tomorrow. I doubt if he'd open an account for that short of time. He probably has it in paper money. These fool prospectors are all careless with the money anyway. But that would make quite a warden. You don't seem to be carrying a bag or anything. They print paper money in big bills, Spike. He could carry 10,000 of big bills in his wallet. Hey, let's go over there and watch when he pays for the treat. All right. That's all right, Joe. There. Take it out of there. Hey, look. His wallet's bulging. That's a $100 bill he put on the counter. Yeah. Let's get out of here, bug. We got something to talk over. Come on. Later, Buck and Spike watch from their hotel window across the street, as Andy Anderson left the cafe with two friends. The three men mounted their horses and started down the street. Yeah, there he goes now. He's got two others with him. That spoils her plans. It'll be risky trying to weigh three of them. Stop worrying. I happen to know young Anderson lives about a mile or so out on the North Trail with his wife and kid. We'll write out there later. And after we make sure his friends have gone on, we'll stop at the cabin and take the cash. Then we'll go on to Indian Crick Landon and catch that last boat. Buck and Spike waited a while. Men rode away from town. Shortly after, Sergeant Preston, with his great dog, King, arrived in front of the Constable's office in Selkirk. Come on, kid. Hello, Jim. Hi there, Sergeant. I didn't expect you in town. I had business in Indian Creek, so after it was settled, I decided to come down here and see how things are going with you. King and I'll take the boat back to Dawson Day after tomorrow. I'm sure glad to see you. Pull up a chair. Oh, thanks, Jim. It's getting cold. It should snow soon. Yeah, that's right. Hi there, King. Can you put me up at your cabin? Sure, I can. I'm glad to have you. I can see where we're going to have a quiet, pleasant evening together for once. You can bring me up to date on all the news of the force. We'll go home right now and get a good hot supper. That'll suit me fine, Jim. I guess King's hungry, too. Then let's go. Later, Andy Anderson's two friends left him at his cabin door and rode on toward their own claims a few miles up the trail. Andy entered the cabin after stabling his horse. Helen, I have the money. We're all set. Oh, that's wonderful, Andy. It won't take me very long to pack our few belongings. I don't think I could have endured another winter here in the Yukon. What was that? Did you hear it? It was a wolf haul, I guess. The snows already hit the mountains and the wolves are coming down into the valleys for food. By the way, where's Judy? Not in bed already. No, she took some supper out to the shed to give to Nipper. Oh, Andy, the poor little thing's broken-hearted about that dog. She sat out there with him all afternoon. Well, she'll have to get over it. You've agreed we couldn't take Nipper with us to Seattle. Yes, I know I did, but... Andy, now that I've seen how hard Judy's taking it off, I'm sorry the dog can't go with us. Judy, you'll forget about Nipper when she gets on the boat. I hope so. Andy, you'd better call Judy. That wolf haul has made me nervous. Don't worry. Judy's safe enough out there in the shed with Nipper. The wolves don't get too bold until wintertime when the snow and ice makes it hard for them to get food. Well, call her anyway. It's getting dark and supper's almost ready. Maybe you should tell Judy that Nipper can sleep in the cabin tonight, Andy. Just this one. No, not that. I made a rule that Nipper couldn't sleep in here and Judy knows better than to expect me to break it. Oh, Andy, honestly, sometimes I think you'll never understand children at all. I believe in discipline. But not too much of it, dear. Love and understanding can do a great deal more with little children. When one has a pet, she loves it. Judy loves Nipper. Oh, forget that, Don Dogg. Well, you have more important things to think about. Yes. Somebody just rode up outside. I wonder who it is. I don't know, but I'll soon find out. Hi there. Come in out of the cold. Supper, won't you join us? Just a minute. You said you were heading for Selkirk. Yeah. Didn't I see you two sitting in the cafe in town this afternoon? What have we were? Nothing. Only I wondered why you lied just now. There's no reason why. There's no reason, Anderson. Hey, what's the idea? Shut up and hand over that wallet you got in your pocket. Oh, Andy, they've come to rob it. Well, they won't get away with it. 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Don't wait till it's too late. Do it now. We'll send your complete set of five Bugs Bunny comic books at once. Send only 15 cents in coin, your name and address, and one box top from a package of Quaker Popped Rice or Quaker Popped Wheat. Mail to Bugs Bunny, Chicago 77, Illinois. Now to continue our story. In the shed and back of the cabin, little Judy sat beside her dog, Nipper, petting him as he ate the supper she had brought out to him. Can't leave you here, Nipper. I just can't. If you stay here, I want to stay with you. Daddy thinks I'll forget you, but I won't ever. I think it's mean they won't let me take you with us to Seattle. Quiet, Nipper. Daddy doesn't like it when you bark or growl. I have to go inside now, but I'll come back and say good night, Nipper. I'll come back, Nipper. Honest. As Judy walked toward the cabin, she shivered in the cold wind. Darkness had settled early. The lamp in the cabin window threw a patch of light on the ground ahead of her. Reaching the window, Judy paused to see if her father was inside. The sight she saw caused her to stand paralyzed with fear. She saw her mother and father tied hand and foot on the floor and two rough-looking men going toward the door. In another moment, Judy heard them go out. I hope you didn't kill him. I want to be hunted for murder. Don't worry. I made sure he was alive. At the time they were found, we'll be far away from here. Hey, wait a minute. We've got to go back. What for? They had a kid, remember? A little girl. She must be sleeping in that other room. We've got to find her and tie her up, too. Judy turned from the window and fled back toward the shed. We have to get away, Nipper. They'll kill us if they find us. Here, I'll untie you. There. We'll go to town for the police. They'll get those bad men. We mustn't let them catch us. We mustn't. Come on, Nipper. It was about an hour later when a friend of the Anderson stopped at the cabin to wish them luck. After knocking several times, he opened the door and entered. Holy mackerel. They're both tied and gagged. Soon have you undone, Mrs. Anderson. They've hurt Andy. Now, take it easy. I'll get him untied, too. I'll help. Two rough men who stopped here about an hour ago. Andy talked to me. We'd better get the constable right away. I'll get some water and a bandage. Andy, Judy hasn't come in. That's a good thing she wasn't in the cabin. I guess she fell asleep out in the shed with Nipper. Look, Helen, I'm all right. I don't need that bandage. I'll go get Judy and bring her in. Then I'll go to town with Ned and get the constable. I'm sure. Sorry, this happened, Mrs. Anderson. Just when things were going so good for you. I know. I guess we should be thankful we're still alive. They had guns and... Oh, it was awful, Ned. Oh, poor Andy. He'll take the loss of his money very hard, I know. Can't blame him for that. There was some 10,000 or something to worry about. She's gone. She's not in the shed. Nipper's gone, too. Oh, those men... Looks like it. I told them what wasn't any good, letting them walk in and take Judy away. He probably tried it right along with them. Oh, we've got to do something right away. Ned, you stay here with Helen, will you? I'll get my horse and ride to town for the constable. It won't take me long. It's only a mile. They've got to find those crooks that took Judy. They just got them. Within the hour, Andy returned with Jim, the constable, and Sergeant Preston and King. We must find them. I'm taking the money was bad enough, but I think they take our little girl with them. Are you sure they did, Mrs. Anderson? They must have. She's gone, isn't she? Yes, but I was thinking that from what you told me she may have... Oh, I'm sure you're wrong, Sergeant. She wouldn't do that, I know. We'd better set out after the crooks right now. With King along with... Just a minute, Jim. King can pick up their trail, all right. First, I want to be sure about the little girl. Do you have something of hers? Yes. Here's her rag doll there on the chair. Oh, good. That'll do. Why do you want that, Sergeant? I'll let King sniff this doll so we get Judy's scent. The crooks bought the girl around in front with them and rode away with her. We'll find out from the way King acts. We'll go out to the shed with you. Come on. A few minutes later, the group stood inside the shed. Preston held out the doll to King and let the big dog sniff it. Then he spoke. Find her, King. Find her, boy. Come on. Look. He was going behind the shed and off into the timber. Wait a minute. What are you looking for? Footprints or perhaps hoof marks, but there aren't any. I do see a faint print of a child's shoe and tracks of a dog. She did run away. I'm to blame for that the way I acted about the nipper. Blaming yourself doesn't do any good, Andy. At least the men didn't find her. You said they came hunting for her. That's right. They did. They decided she was outside of somewhere and they went to look. I thought they found her in the shed. I was unconscious at the time. I didn't know about it. Look, Sergeant. Find Judy. Never mind the money. You've got to find Judy. Red Day Wolves. Have the little girl. If those wolves get after Judy, you've got to find her, Sergeant. Jim, let's get our horses and we'll trail Judy with King's help. Later we'll come back and pick up the trail of the crooks. All right, let's go. I'm coming with you. I'll get my horse. Meantime, little Judy had run with nipper at her side until she was out of breath. When she stopped to rest, she looked around frightened. Oh, nipper. I'm afraid. It's getting dark. And this isn't the way to tone it off. Oh, but we have to get to the constable. We have to. We'll walk now, but... I hope you stay close to me, nipper, because I'm awful scared. For almost an hour, Judy wandered with nipper at her side. The sparse timber loomed like threatening dark figures, and the cold wind sent shivers through her small frame. Finally exhausted, Judy sank down in the shelter of a shallow cave at the base of the lake. Nipper lay down beside her. Then, the little girl snuggled against his warm, furry coat and slept. It was nipper's barking that awakened... I wish I was home. Unknown to Judy, the wolf pack was gradually coming closer. Presently, one of them hauled nearby. Oh, nipper, they're... With a cry, Judy pressed back into the shelter of the cave and hit her face in her arm, as nippers sprang out with a fierce growl to meet the nearest wolf. Meantime, Sergeant Preston, with a constable and Andy, followed the great dog King on Judy's trail. They had ridden for about half an hour when King, a short distance ahead of them, stood for a moment listening. Well, buggy, hold on. What is it, King? Wolves! They're fighting! Make it easy, Andy. Wait. Sounded like a dog, buggy. Come on, get your guns ready. As the men started forward, King, barking furiously, raced on ahead. The intelligent dog knew that the wolves were battling another dog. In the eerie light of the Yukon night, King's eyes soon made out the scene ahead. Three wolves were moving in to help their leader against nipper. King rushed into their midst with a challenging growl. In another second, King was beside nipper and shoulder to shoulder, the two dogs ripped into the wolves. Never tired, but the great dog King was a raging fury. He knew that nipper was weakening and moved in front of the other dog. He attacked the big wolf leader and sent the beast running away, yelping with pain. Then King turned to the other wolves. He snapped and charged first one than another. He moved with lightning speed, leaping, charging and dodging murderous fangs. King held all three at bay until the men came close enough to help with their rifles. One of the wolves fell dead. The other's ran. Man alive, look at the damaged King dead. Look, that one there. It's a dog. It's nipper. Nipper, eh? Slimping a little. Hey fella, nipper, hey boy. Well nipper, you've got curries stacking on a pack of wolves. King got here just in time, eh fella? Judy must be around here somewhere if nipper's here. Judy! Judy! Judy, Judy. Oh, daddy, I was so scared. Oh my girl. The wolves came and nipper went to fight them. Is she all right? Yes, thanks to nipper. He held the pack off until your dog got here to help. Good thing King did get here. Nipper was about all in. Nipper's all right in King's book and that makes him all right in mine. Now let's get Judy back to the cabin and Jim and I'll get out to the crooks. Let's go. Come on, Judy dear. Returning to the cabin, Nipper and Nipper left Andy and Judy there. Then with King leading the way, they set out on the trail of buck and spike. It was noon of the next day when they returned to the cabin with the two crooks, whose torn clothing and bruised faces gave evidence that they had resisted arrest and had been captured by the Maudies only after a fierce struggle. Oh my girl. All right you two. Just mount and go on inside. What's up King? What hadn't meant for King so we're taking them so soon? We'd have got away if that dog hadn't trailed us. Never mind the talk. Go on in the cabin. All right. You caught them. That's right. Get inside, brother. You mean a robber? Yes we know. Here's your wallet, Andy. Golly, thanks, Sergeant. Oh thank heaven. Now we can leave on the boat tomorrow after all. What's the matter with King? He's going into the other room. Nipper and Judy are in there. Judy's packing her things for the trip. It's all going to child playing happily together. Sergeant, if that's your way of telling me I ought to take Nipper along with us, I've already decided to. I'll buy him back from Lewis today. Isn't it wonderful, Sergeant? Nipper's going with us. Yes it is, Judy. You see I feel the same way about King as you do about Nipper. We'll get these crooks back to town now, Andy. You and your wife and Judy can come in this afternoon and appear against them. Then we can dispose of the case before you leave the Yukon. Well, as far as King and I are concerned, this case is closed, isn't it, King? In just a moment, Sergeant Preston will give you a preview of Wednesday's adventure. Look, Doc, you better hurry. Bugs Bunny is right. Hurry, hurry, hurry. If you want to get in on a riot of laughs and spine-tingling thrills in the five Bugs Bunny comic books we have for you. This is one of the very last times we can tell you about this sensational offer. Remember, it's made only by Quakerpuff Wheat and Quakerpuff Rice. Not one, not two, three, or four, but five Bugs Bunny comic books for only 15 cents and one box top from Quakerpuff Wheat or Rice. 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These radio dramas, a feature of the challenge of the Yukon Incorporated, are created and produced by George W. Trendle, directed by Fred Flower Day, and edited by Fran Stryker. The part of Sergeant Preston is played by Paul Sutton. They are brought to you every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at the same time by Quakerpuff Wheat and Quakerpuff Rice. The breakfast cereal shot from gun. This is J. Michael wishing you good bye, good luck, and good health from Quakerpuff Wheat and Quaker...