 The challenge of the Yukon Wonder dog King swiftest and strongest of Eskimo lead dogs blazes a trail through storm and snow for Sergeant Preston as he makes the challenge of the Yukon Sergeant Preston was typical of the small band of Northwest nonadolesce who preserve law and order in the new Northwest country were the greed for wealth and power led to frequent violence and bloodshed but in spite of guards against them Sergeant Preston and his Wonder dog King met that challenge and justice ruled Triumphant Dynamite was a cat. He wasn't a beautiful cat That is he wasn't beautiful to anyone but old Tim Riley to Tim who had raised him from a kitten Dynamite's many battle scars were medals of honor and Tim used to brag that dynamite could whip anything in the Yukon Not more than four times as weight However, Tim's wife Molly did not share his love for the beast Dynamite get up in that pillow get off. I say Jim come and get this nasty base off the bed. He's brought a mouse in here and he's eating it right in the middle of your pillow He always brings things in to show me what he catches Well old fellow what a fine mouse you got this time He always growls at me take him out. That's a tornier vice Molly. Dynamite don't like being yelled at Sure, and the woman would have to be nothing less than a saint not to yell at him How you can be so far under that base is beyond me half an ear gone scars all over him have a tail Oh, he's the one you still love me, don't you and I ain't much prettier than dynamite one ear throws off two fingers Miss oh Tim stop it. Take him out before he ruins that Patience me darling. I'm just getting me caught on just let us your vanity That's all the way that cat follows you around like a black shadow him and me understand each other I talk to him by the hour and he never disagrees Come on me black beauty. We'll eat your mouse outside. We'll eat your mouse Tim Riley You sound as if you're gonna share it with him. Sure. And if you weren't such a fine cook, maybe I would Never mind hang out your mouth. That's the boy Yeah, looks as if it's going to snow Dynamite now you'll go for a bit of a hike in the now bring in some woods Marley's a fine woman dynamite, but for you may as a funny book hill is in things here. We are We'll sit down on this log and you can finish your mouse in peace And now I'll have a track me pipe Be glad to get to this icing Never mind sergeant dynamite safe in the roof of the cabin. Oh, I'm sorry Tim I guess those two never will be friendly. It's a long-standing fuel person But you know, I think they both kind of enjoy it Dynamite stances ground with lots of dogs, but when he sees King he hightails it out of reach. Come here King Aren't you ashamed of yourself chasing that cat again? He says no, he's not that's more he'll do it again King's never forgiven dynamite for that spot on the nose he got when he was a pup Even then I think dynamite suspected he'd met his match What's happened? I haven't seen you for a long time. What brings you to these parts a shipment of valuable furs have been stolen Hudson Bay Company was sending them down to Whitehorse. First you say you think someone around here did it? We've traced them to this territory and had lost their trail I think they're lying low around here somewhere and probably waiting for the spring break up so they can get them out by Well, I certainly keep my eyes open for you trouble is Tim There's so many places to hide around here. His mountains have a million caves and the woods are close by There's a nice reward if they're found and I could use it What you come in for a cup of hot tea Thanks, Tim, but we'd better make it another time. I have a lot to do in town. Come on King Say hello to Molly and tell her I'll see you in a day or so. All right sergeant. Goodbye And now you black piece of Satan come down from that roof and go for a walk with me Tim's rolled along at the foot of a huge cliff that flanked the slope of a mountain Suddenly a small rabbit darted from behind a rock dynamite was after it like a flash and both animals disappeared and a crack in the Cliff dynamite come back here Dynamite you inky demon. Where'd you go? Cave There you are so your quarry got away did it it serves What's this a stack of furs glory beat the heaven hundreds of furs and wood for a fire Tell you Mike you've led me to the first sergeant Preston is looking for come on. Let's get out of here before someone comes It's got no out you go Well, can you beat get back a There's Yeah, you're right One man's footprint. Well, we've caught the demons come whoever he is All right, we are in there. I'm gonna put your hands up You're through the crack in that cliff and I blast your foot and let Come on you coward. I'm waiting I mention the pepper Sorry to be telling the lie but in a spot like this, maybe By the way, but show your face You know Rock and ice bury the two men who had started the avalanche with their gunfire At last the silence of the Northlands settled over everything Then the stillness was broken by the cries of a lonely black cat It climbed over the huge pile of rock snow that covered the entrance to the cave where he had last seen his master The falling snow sprinkled his black coat with silver Sergeant Preston sat in his cabin in town with King at his feet He yawned as he put down the book he was reading Well boy, almost 10 o'clock guess it's time we hit the hay Well, who's calling at this It's money come in something the matter Tim went out and didn't come home sit down and warm yourself money. Did you walk all the way into town alone? Yes, I couldn't stand it any longer. I got so worried. It ain't like him to do this What time did he leave before supper at first I got mad I thought maybe he'd come into town and had a bit of a nip with his pals But then I got scared no one in town has seen him at all They told me you were here, and I thought maybe you'd seen him. Well, I haven't seen him since late this afternoon Did you notice which way he went when he left? I was getting up. He went for a walk But I don't know which way and I have a feeling something has happened. I'll calm down Molly I'll be able to follow his tracks. Yeah, that's the trouble. I thought of that, but the snow has put everything That's right. It has been snowing hard You better stay in town tonight Molly and we'll start the search for Tim first thing in the morning In spite of the cold Perspiration ran down the legs and arms of Tim Riley as he threw down the shovel he had found in the cave Well, it's no use You're a goner Tim Riley Might as well start praying What a place to die At least I won't have to bury me. That's been done Sure that can be Dynamite, it's you. No, where in heaven did you come from? I saw you run out Now how in heaven's name did you get in again? Oh Me beautiful darling if you know how glad I am to see Now if I light another one of these sticks, maybe I can find out how you got in I know the air was coming in from somewhere Now let's see. You came from the back and see Here it is a crack in the wall But only twice as wide as you No, but it's no use. I can't even get me headed and let along the stomach of mine Well, at least I have you for the company till I die We have a nice soft bed of expensive first asleep on you and me Never did you think Jim Riley that you'd die in a bed worth ten or fifteen thousand dollars Come on dynamite. It's time. We're sleeping Dynamite dynamite, what are you? Must be modern by now here kitty You've gone deserted me, or maybe you've gone back to Molly and she followed you to me There you are And what's that you're bringing a rabbit you've brought me breakfast so you can't get out of the place All right, give me the rabbit Now dynamite we've come to the place where it's not just admiring your catches that I'd be doing Now I make them with you There's been no trace of Tim for three days you comb the territory for him or something terrible has happened to him We're not giving up yet, Molly. Keep your courage up if he were dead dynamite would come home not that animal He's probably sitting on Tim's grave somewhere refusing to move. Oh, maybe they both was killed Trying to rescue him from Stop letting your imagination run away with you Molly I'm going out with Indian Pete this morning. It's one of the best trackers in the territory and those every inch of it We'll find him Sergeant Preston and Indian Pete tram through the snow near the mountain King running ahead suddenly growled then dotted behind a rock Barking frantically. What's wrong with me? It seems to look Okay, something as a cat this dynamite King stop Look, they go upside a mountain. Come on Pete. Hurry Hope King hasn't caught him. Oh got him cornered somewhere look Patax up here. Yes all this one little section King was dynamite fellow See can't go down here crack in rock. Yes, too small for King quiet King I Wonder if Tim there's just a chance Tim Tim Him there under earth. There must be a cave under here somewhere. We'll get you out Tim I'm going into town for help hang on old man Tim rested comfortably in his cabin talking to Sergeant Preston as Molly bustled happily about That was that gunfire started the avalanche and killed both of them. It was almost the end of me, too You got the reward for the first in you deserve it after that experience was you got me in the first out sergeant I think I'll take no credit for it But hadn't been for that long-standing field between dynamite and King. We'd never have found you Oh heaven bless that cat and now Tim darling. Let me light your pipe for you Molly You mean you're actually asking me to smoke it Oh, I'll always be grateful for their matches you carry to light it You'd had to sit there in the dark eating raw rabbit I can't be at the top of it Don't worry Molly dynamite and King are just enjoying their old feud again These copyrighted dramas originated in the studios of WXYZ Detroit and all characters names places and incidents used are Rictitious they are sent to you each week at the same time and reach you from our transcription studios How Neil speaking this is the Michigan radio network