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See if you ever tasted anything so swell as these giant king-size kernels of premium wheat or rice shot from guns. Yes, tomorrow morning, enjoy this breakfast treat, Quakerpuff rice or Quakerpuff wheat. At White Horse in the Yukon Territory, the short summer was drawing to a close. There was a Christmas in the air that old timers recognized as a forewarning of sudden freezing temperatures and heavy snows. But the main topic of conversation was of something far removed from the weather. Instead, men talked of a small ruthless gang which was said to have crossed the border at Skagway. This gang struck wherever they thought they'd find gold for which others had labored. They had struck at the initial group of prospectors to leave for the states that season. As they were packing their gold and supplies through White Pass towards Skagway. Sure is good to be going back to the states. I've been up here nine to three years. Yeah, folks will be surprised at the gold I'm bringing back. Gonna open me a little general store in fiscal and settle down. You can get going there. Made my strike right after the last thaw and then I sold out. I've seen enough of White Horse for the time being, I can tell you. Once I get on that boat out, hey, look up ahead. Oh, oh, oh, oh. Jumping juniper. It's a gang of bandits, that's what. Here's where we lose everything we got. Not me. I worked too hard for it. Alright, get the gold off those horses. The next time they struck was at a prospector's cabin on Lake La Barge near White Horse. What do you want? Who are you? I'd like to get inside and find his gold. Bring out what we can use and insert fire to the cabin. Now get going. But the climax came when they held up the White Horse Hotel. The night when many of the prospectors had come in from miles around to wait for the first river packet to sell Kirk. Most of them were sleeping and their gold and valuables were in the hotel safe. Don't anybody move, Mr. Holder. Kirk, gang of robbers, here goes all our gold. You click. Give me everything it's in the safe. Be quick about it. Yes, sir. I'll give it to you right away. Because of their lucidness, the gang had become known as the Phantom Gang. The name struck tear in the hearts of most of the hard-working prospectors. And in White Horse, the businessmen called a meeting to cope with the situation. Men, I called you to my trading post to discuss the Phantom Gang. We got a doosup in the bottom before they ruined us. Now to my way of thinking, there's only one man here in the Yukon that can stop the gang and put them where they belong. And that's Sergeant Preston along with his dog King. Now I sent a letter on the river packet to sell Kirk asking Sergeant Preston to come here. And without a doubt, he'll be coming along any day now. Meantime, keep a sharp eye out for any strangers about town so we can give Preston plenty of information to go on. Yes, sir. Him and that dog will find the gang. We'll do all we can to help Preston, Mike. Good. Now we'll wait till he gets here before we make any other plans. And that's all I got to say right now. Two days later, Sergeant Preston and King arrived in White Horse. Preston got all the details of the Phantom Gang's actions from Mike Quinn. I tell you, Sergeant, them crooks has got everybody on edge around here. Sure, and you never know when you'll be the next victim of that Phantom Gang. Anybody know how many there are in that gang, Mike? Well, now, some says there's almost a hundred. And others say eight or ten. Between you and me, I'd say there's maybe three or four, Sergeant. That's more like it. I'll make enquiries around town and find out all I can. Go to the hotel, Sergeant. That's where the gang made the last call-up. They were all on horses. I see. Well, they won't be able to use horses much longer about time for winter to hit. That's right. Give us one good blizzard, and them crooks will have to give up their horses and use dogs. Yes, and it should be easier to attract them then. I'll wait on down to the hotel, Mike. See you later. Come on, King. So long, Sergeant. Good bye, King. There, there, fella. Hello, no. Sergeant Preston rode the short distance to the café and rained up. Oh, there. Oh, easy. Come on, King. Maybe we can find out something in here. Glad to see you again. Hello, boys. Hi there, Sergeant. Hello, Fred. What can I do for you? I'm here trying to get some information. Sure. What do you want to know? Going on down to the hotel to ask about the robbery that took place there, but I thought I'd stop here at first and see if you could tell me anything about the Fathom Gang. Well, isn't much I can tell you, Sergeant. All I know is they seem to strike when the iron's hot, and they've got the whole town worried. You can bet on that. You can understand that. Now, look, Fred, if your eyes open for any strangers that might look suspicious, let me know. I've come here from Selkirk in response to a note I received from Mike Quinn having much to go on and hunting down that gang. Sure a slippery lot. They won't be easy to catch up with. I don't expect it to be easy, but I'm going to keep at it until I do run them down. Going on down to the hotel now, but I'll come back shortly and talk to some of your men. One of you might say something that would give me a clue to start on. Let's get going, King. Meantime, in an old cabin on the shore of Lake Labarge, a heavy sat man looked up as he heard hoofs stopping outside. Must be Fred. Where's Jim and Red? Cafe and White Horse, Liss. I thought I told those fools to stay out of town. Next thing you know, somebody will get away. Ah, let them alone. They can't take chances. Lots of strangers come through there this time of year. Packet boat from Selkirk brought in some new prospectors. Well, if those two get loose tongues and say something out of the way, I don't know. They know better than that. Stop worrying. What brought you back so soon? Well, I got the thinking, Liss. Those new prospectors that come in on the packet have been spending a lot of money at the trading post for supplies and stuff. Well... It'd be a good time to hit there, I was thinking. Maybe you're right, Bert. What do you know about the layout at the trading post? Well, I've been in there several times lately. Between six and seven, there aren't many customers there. We could easily pull a robbery then. Yeah, maybe we could. Maybe tomorrow night would be a good time. Packet boat goes back up the river the following morning. Last trip of the season. Good. We'd have to get out of this cabin anyhow before winter sets in. That's right. Hey, sounds like Red and Jim coming now. Yeah, wonder what brought them back in. Well... I didn't expect you back in the evening. We found out something come to tell you, Liss. Yeah, what is it? Yeah, what's the big news, Red? There's a money in town. There's a big dog with him. It's a Sergeant Preston with her. Sergeant Preston, a white horse you say? That's right. He came in on the packet from Selkirk. He was in the cafe while they were asking questions. That's not so good. We've run into Monies before, Liss. What are you worrying about? I guess you haven't heard too much about that particular Monty. But I have. Preston and that dog of his had dynamized. That's what I heard. The bar keeps up Preston's here to hunt down the Phantom Gang. And that's us, don't forget. He hasn't got any line on us. We always covered part of our faces and nobody can identify us. Yeah, that's right. He's very ordinary looking, like several others in town. Yeah, what you say is true, but... You're going to let him be in there, scare us out of pulling that trading post job? We'd get plenty there. A trading post? You're thinking of robbing that? Why not? It'd be easy. Like I was telling Liss, that trading post is doing a landslide business since a packet come in. Yeah, it is. Liss, I say let's do as we plan. And we can pull stakes and take the packet to Selkirk. We'll hold up for the winner. It's all right with me. We'll be taking an awful chance on. Not with the idea I have in mind to get that Marnie and Dog out of the way. Just make your plans to rob the trading post. You leave the Marnie to me. The following day, the Crooks made their plan. All right, Bert. What's your plan to get the Marnie and Dog away from town? Yeah, and it better be good. We can't take any chances. I'll listen and I'll tell you. Go ahead, we're listening. We'll clear out right now. Taking the stuff we want to carry along with us. That what? We'll set fire to the cabin. Then we'll light out for town. Splitting up and riding in one at a time. But what about the Marnie? Get into that, Red. I'll go find the Marnie, acting all upset. Tell him the Phantom Gang has raided my cabin out here. Him and the Dog will come out to investigate. Hey, get it. While they're wasting their time out here, we rob the trading post. Yeah, that's it, Liss. After we rob the trading post, we'll separate. Then we'll go to the boat one at a time. Making sure we're all on it by sailing time in the morning. Yeah, then Marnie and Dog are good at tracking. Oh, suppose they find us. The tenders drop to zero outside. The ground's frozen hard. It'll be tough tracking anyone on it. What's right about that? All right. Let's get packed up and then we'll fire the cabin. Come on, let's get going. Later that afternoon, Burt rode hurriedly up to the cafe in the small town. Oh, there. Hey, has anyone seen that, Bonnie? Sergeant Preston. There I am. What's happening? Gosh, I'm so glad I found you here, Sergeant. What's the matter? The Phantom Gang. I'm a prospector. They raided my cabin. Took all my head and burned it down. You're lucky to be alive, Mr. Ross. Oh, they got away from him. I saw him coming. Went out and hid back in the cabin until he left. Then I came here to find you. Steady, fella. Get this man a bit of brandy, somebody. Now listen, fella, where was your cabin located? South. South End of Lake La Barge. I'll go right out there. Come on, gang. We'll continue our story in just a moment. Know who I am. I am a magician. Yes, on this empty table before me, by merely waving my magic wand, I shall produce a tiger. Presto. Magic. Look. And now I shall instantly change this most ferocious animal of the cat family into the tamest. Presto. Magic. Look. And now for the greatest feat of all. On the table are two bowls. Cereal bowls. You see, they're empty. In my right hand I have two packages. Big, red and blue packages. Now in a twinkling, you shall see the most delicious breakfast treat on earth. A bold brimful of Quakerpuff wheat. Or Quakerpuff rice. But ready to serve breakfast cereals, shot from guns. Yes, fellas and girls, there's no beating this eaten. For breakfast, enjoy Quakerpuff wheat and Quakerpuff rice topped with milk in your favorite fruit. These giant king-sized kernels of premium wheat or rice are shot from guns to make them bigger and better tasting. To make them crisp and tender as nuts in November. Best of all, you don't have to be a magician to enjoy wheat or rice shot from guns morning after morning. Simply ask mom right now to order these famous big, red and blue Quaker packages. Look for the smiling Quaker man on the front. You're guaranteed that you're getting the original, the one and only Quakerpuff rice and Quakerpuff wheat. Now to continue our story. Believing what had been told to him by the crook Burt, Sergeant Preston and King hurriedly left the cafe. The Mounties stopped a moment and looked at Burt's slathered horse. Must be the horse that passed like the road into town, King. Well, I'm out of. I'll get out there to investigate. Silly fella. Let's go, King. One fella. By the time Sergeant Preston and King arrived at the small ring cabin, the sky was heavily overcast with a threat of snow. It had taken the best part of an hour to get there and as Preston dismounted, King stood panting from the long run. What a run you had, King. Come on, boy. We'll have a look around. Did a good job at burning down the cabin all right. There's practically nothing left of it. The prospector was lucky to get away. The last raid they made out here, the Fatum Gang, not only burned down the cabin, they killed the owner. I said he hid behind the cabin. No odd buildings back there. Close it, fella. Oh, I guess you've caught a sentry ruckum nose. Probably that prospector's horse that you were near him in town. Well, fella, I guess we'll... Wait a minute. His horse. The gang would have seen it if it had been near the cabin. They certainly wouldn't have left the horse. In fact, they'd have known the man was close by and would have hunted him down. Come on, fella, hurry. What I think is true, King, we've been badly fooled. Steady, fella. Come on, King. Get there. Come on now. Back in Whitehorse, it was summer time and the usual hangers on at the trading post had left to eat. Mike Quinn was alone behind the counter. Sure, in this last good day I'll be havin' the seas, no doubt, till the packet boat starts runnin' again. Well, it might as well fix myself a bait deed. As Mike started toward the back room, the front door opened and four men arrived on board. Mike's heart sank as he saw the handkerchief covered faces and the drawn guns. Great sense. There's a fan of gang itself. Reach musty. Don't make a move. Sure, and I'm reaching almost to the ceiling as you can readily see. Keepin' covered, Les. I'll get to the sea. Come on, boys. It is my misfortune that we've locked the safe with all the gold I've took in this day. Shut up. Hurry up, Bert. Somebody might come in. I'm watchin' the door. If they do, it's their bad luck. Yeah, we've got it all. Now let's get out of here. Showin' if Sergeant Preston and King was to come along, you'd not be leavin'. Don't worry. They aren't even in town. They're out hunting the phantom gang, I mean. You ready, Bert? Yeah, let's get goin'. You won't get far. I can tell you that. You won't give the alarm, mister. This settles you. Hey, come on. Let's beat it quick. Hurry up, boys. Come on. Now we'll separate. I'll meet you all on the boat. I'll get goin'. Get up. Get up. Within the hour, Sergeant Preston and King arrived in town and stopped at the cafe. Hold on. Let me pull up. On, King. Here, Sergeant Preston. Now, we've been lookin' for you, Sergeant. What's happened? Plenty. The phantom gang robbed the trading post and shot Mike Quinn. What? How is Mike? He got a slug in the shoulder. He'll be all right. I'll go right over there and come along, King. A short time later, Preston had heard the story from Mike. Yeah, they was brazen as I'll get out, Sergeant. That they were. Sorry I was away from town when it happened, Mike. I told them if you and King were about, they wouldn't get away with it. But one of them spoke up and said you was away from town chasing the phantom gang. Then all of them laughed. One of them said that, eh? That's right. He did. It was a big man, Sergeant. I see. King and I are going to take a look outside, Mike. Come on, fella. Oh, King, what do you think is right? It's up to you. Look around, boy. See what you can find out here. No wonder they laughed, getting me to fall for a trick like that. What is it, King? Find something? Must be that horse's set again, eh? All right, boy. Find him. After him, King. For some time, Preston followed King as the great dog ran before him, sniffing the ground and barking intermittently. Preston was puzzled by the root the gang had seemed to have taken. The trail of Bert's horse led the mountain dog in a great circle around the town. Soon snow began to fall, and then Preston noticed the imprint of the hoofs of only one horse. He drew rain for a moment. Oh, there. I don't quite get this. Wait a minute, King. We don't want to go on another wild goose chase. Well, if I got one of the gang, I'll be able to get a lead on the others. Go on, King. Meantime, Bert, the outlaw, had ridden in a great circle far from town. When the snow began to fall, he rained up for a moment and looked back. Then he sat listening. If that Monty should by any chance be following one of our trails, this snow will show up the tracks. I guess I better go on. He don't seem to be coming after me anyway. Get up, get up. On and on through the cold Yukon night, Bert determined to make sure Sergeant Preston didn't find out where they were going to meet. The wind-driven snow blew into his face and clung to his clothing, causing him to ride slower than he had been going. Once again, Bert drew rain to rest his horse and to listen. Oh, there. I guess I'll soon reach where I'm heading safe and hip. Hey. The wind was blowing now from behind since Bert had turned back in the direction of town. And as he sat listening, the expression changed on his face as they heard the distant barking of a dog. A dog? Maybe it's Preston's dog trailing me. Must be. I'll ride up the head of that ridge and wait. If it is, I'll gun the Monty down and light out before the dog can get to me. All right, get up. Get up there. Sergeant Preston rode along behind King who sniffing and barking still followed the trail of the crook again. Suddenly, as he approached an icy ridge that loomed up a short distance ahead, a shot rang out. Oh, hold on. King, come here. One of them stood up behind that ridge, fella. He's got us in the open, but because of the snow, he can't see us too well. Still close for comfort. We'll go after him, King. On there. Cut up. Riding forward at a fast pace, Sergeant Preston and King hoped to get to a point where they could see the man they were hunting. Suddenly, striking an icy stretch of ground, Preston's horse slipped and fell. A hard fall on the exposed ice stunned Preston for a few moments. When he regained his senses, King was licking his face and whining. That was quite a fall, fella. I see my horse is up. Seems to be all right. At this time, I guess that crook's going on. Steady, fella. All right, King, we'll try to turn him once more. After him, boy. Get up, fella. It was dawn, and the cold, gray brightness of the Yukon night gave way to dull, leaden skies and light-falling snow, as Sergeant Preston and King approached the end of the trail they were following. I might have known trail leads right back to the waterfront and Whitehead. Quiet, King. Quiet, fella. The last boat of the season for Solkirk. Come on there. Get up now. Realizing the whistle he had heard was the warning whistle from the boat, meaning it would be leaving in a few minutes, Preston urged his horse into a fast gate and soon reached the gangplank. Hold on, hold on. King, hurry. King and Preston hurried up the gangplank and once aboard went to the captain in the wheelhouse. Captain. I have reason to believe the phantom gangs aboard your boat. Phantom gang? Did you have any passengers come aboard during the night? Seems like there are about four that came aboard at different times. They're bunking together in one big cabin. Oh, show me that cabin, will you? Sure. But if they are the phantom gang, you might run into trouble. They're in cabin five right down the deck in the port side. Thanks. I'll find it. Come on, King. In the largest cabin on the boat, Bert with less than red were sitting on one of the bombs and counting the door and taking more trading posts. When a signal knocked in the door. Hey, that's Jim. Let him in, somebody. Yeah, I will. Good morning. Hey, Les. You just come aboard. I'll show him. Who just come aboard? What are you talking about, Jim? What? How did he find out? What are we going to do? Take it easy. He doesn't have anything on us. He'd recognize me, though. So what if he does? Tell him you decided to go to Selkirk like others would do. Get that money out of sight quick. Yeah. Hey, what if the money comes here to this cabin? Just sit tight and let me and Bert talk to him. Yeah, there must be him. Sit down on your bunk and keep quiet. Open the door, Bert. Right. Sergeant Preston and his dog. Hello, Sergeant. That's the man I want to see. Come on in. Well, traveling with friends, eh? That's right. I decided after being burned out at Selkirk while I had the chance. I thought they took all you had. Oh, sure. Sure they did. I borrowed the money. I see. But how do you account for the fact that King and I trailed you from the trading post after it was held up? Well, I was in there just before the robbery. Seems to me you took quite a long route to reach the boat. All you had to do was go about a quarter of a mile down the street. Well, I was afraid the Phantom Game looked like if, as you told me, you hid out while they robbed and burned your cabin. I wasn't taking any chances. You rode your horse from your cabin to the cafe to tell me the news. Why didn't the gang see your horse outside your cabin? Well, I... I wondered about that myself, Sergeant. You're not leaving town, Mr. and neither are your friends till I find out a few things. They put up the gun. You don't have anything on this, Mubby. Hey, the dog! Get away from there, you mutt! What's that, King? Huh? Edgible money bag I'll get him underneath that mattress. Get away from there. The money bag's from the trading post. King watched as his master turned back the mattress and looked at the loot hidden underneath. The big dog at the same time saw less. Reach for his gun, and the great dog sprang! The dog! Get him off me! He jumped in by the wrist! Reach for him! Don't move! Don't move! Don't move! Don't move! Don't move! You won't get me! Get him! Don't move! Don't move! Don't move! Don't move! Don't move! Don't move! Get over there and be quiet. I heard something going on in here. Yes, Captain, you did. King and I are having a bit of trouble with the Phantom Gang. The Phantom Gang? Great day. He tangled them along, too. Are they really the Phantom Gang, Sergeant? Yes. Those money bags from the trading post there are proof enough. You'll be sailing without these four passengers, Captain. Good. I don't like to have crooks and killers about the Yukon Bell. We're way anchor as soon as you take them ashore, Sergeant. I'll get them ashore right now, Captain. She'll give me a couple of men to help me take them to jail and buy Quinn's money bags back to the trading post. Sure. A couple of the boathands will be glad to help. I want to cast off. There's a real blizzard blowing up out there. Yes, I know. You'll make it to Selkirk for the ice sets in. Oh, you can carry the news that the so-called Phantom Gang's been caught. It was a brave thing you did. Coming into this cabin alone, feeling sure you were going to face the Phantom Gang. I wasn't alone, Captain. You weren't. Who else came with you? King. There was that mutt that kept us from giving you a bullet. King resents being called a mutt. Now, look, get him away from me, will you? I don't like the way he looks. Easy, King. Back, boy. King knows a crook when he sees one, I take it. He sure does. This time, he rounded up four of them. So thanks to King, the case of the Phantom Gang is closed. Hey, fella? In just a moment, Sergeant Preston will give you a preview of Monday's program. Here's how mother can make your family a breakfast happy family. 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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 guns. Listen Monday when Sergeant Preston and Yukon King meet the challenge of the Yukon in the adventure of the Call of Duty. This thrilling adventure started out with a gunfight in the Dawson Cafe and ended in a lonely cabin on the Yukon Trail. It was there that a girl and a boy played a desperate game of wits with two killers. And it was there that King and I arrived to find the scene set for murder. The events of that night led to an exciting climax. Be sure to hear this exciting story Monday. Till then, this is J. Michael wishing you goodbye, good luck, and good health from Quakerpuff wheat and Quakerpuff rice. So long. For a delicious hot breakfast, eat Quaker oats. The giant of the cereals is Quaker oats. Yes, the giant of the cereals is Quaker oats. Delicious, nutritious, makes you feel ambitious. 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