 Now, as gunshots echo across the wind-swept snow-covered reaches of the wild Northwest Quaker-puff wheat and Quaker-puff rice The breakfast cereal shot from guns Present the challenge of the Yukon It's Yukon King, swiftness and strongest lead of the Northwest Placing the trail for Sergeant Preston of the Northwest Mounted Police In his relentless pursuit of lawbreakers Gold, gold, discovered in the Yukon A stampede to the Klondike in the wild race for riches Back to the days of the Gold Rush With Quaker-puff wheat and Quaker-puff rice Bringing you the adventures of Sergeant Preston And his wonder dog Yukon King As they meet the challenge of the Yukon Here's the breakfast that brings cheers from coast to coast The breakfast that wins praise from many a He-Man Hollywood movie star, too It's swell-tasting Quaker-puff rice or Quaker-puff wheat With milk or cream and fruit These king-size ready-to-serve premium grains of rice or wheat Are shot from guns Yes, actually exploded up to eight times normal size To make them crisp and tender as nuts in November Tomorrow, sure, try this thrifty deluxe breakfast treat You cheer, too, for Quaker-puff rice or Quaker-puff wheat Sergeant Preston and his great dog King Had just returned to the police post at Forty Mile After a six-week patrol in the Peel River District far to the north Inspector Maynard, who was in charge of the post Listened to the sergeant's report Then leaned back in his chair and said Sergeant, the Aurora Trading Company down in Dawson City Is organizing a train of sleds for a freight shipment to Skagway They're asked for police protection I take it the shipment's pretty valuable, sir Mighty valuable, Sergeant There'll be at least a dozen sled loads of pelts Plus a lot of gold dust I see Are they keeping it secret, sir? Well, it can't be much of a secret by now, Sergeant They've been scouring the creeks for dog teams and drivers As a matter of fact The company agent hired a couple of men here in Forty Mile just yesterday Name of Gannon and Tate Gannon and Tate? I don't believe I know them Tough-looking customers and no mistake Oh, and incidentally, they've got the biggest Most vicious-looking lead dog I've ever seen in the territory But stand at least a hand taller than King here Oh So, Sergeant, I'm assigning you to guard the convoy Can you be ready to leave for Dawson tomorrow morning? Yes, sir Matt McGrath and his young son Timmy Lived in Little Cabin on Half Moon Creek Midway between Forty Mile and Dawson City Life would have been lonely for the boy Had it not been for the big, good-natured dog called Skipper Come on, Skipper boy Bring it here to me Bring it right here, sir Come on Timmy, I don't know what you'd do If anything ever happened to that pooch of yours Hey, look, Dad There's a dog sled coming Yes, so there is A couple of men are driving it Gee, just look at that lead dog He sure is a big brood, isn't he? Mean-looking too Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, strangers Oh, honey, mister Mind if we stop off and rest a bit? No, make yourself at home For grass, my name Mine's Gannon This is my partner, Tate Hey, mister I'm glad to know you Say, that's quite a lead dog you've got Mm-hmm What kind of a dog is he? Half-mastiff and half-husky Bought him off a wheel and Skipper, it's ain't mine Kid, you better keep that dog to yours away from Thug Skipper doesn't mean any harm He's just being friendly Yeah, well, Thug might not understand He don't like nosy poochers Half an hour later, the three men and the boy were seated around a rough pile of table in the McGrath cabin eating a tasty meal of bacon and beans that Matt McGrath had dished up Then these beans sure taste good They'll eat hardy There's more where that came from You, uh, you fellas say you were heading for Dawson Mm-hmm I'm going to try it Got a job waiting for us It's a darn good job, too Freightened goods down the Skagway for the Aurora trade Hey, what's that? Sounds like Thug's had a scrappy I'll go see you A moment later, the three men heard the anguished voice of Timmy cry out Something's wrong Timmy, what's wrong? Skipper He's dead Thug killed him Just do this This dog was like one of the family He's been Timmy's pet ever since the kid was knee-high to a grasshopper Now Thug is killing By heavens, you're going to pay damages Pay damages? Don't make me laugh I warned the kid to keep him away from Thug You heard what I said, Ganon Pork over Or would you rather I took it out of your hide? McGrath, you make one false move in my direction and Thug'll tear you to pieces Savvy Yes, hey Hey, Savvy Now you'd better get out of here You'd better get going at once It was later that same afternoon that Sergeant Preston and King arrived at the McGrath cabin on their way to Dawson Ganon and Tate had long since hit the trail Matt McGrath stood in the doorway and greeted his old friend Apparently if it isn't the Sergeant it's good to see you again Good old King Come on in, boy Hello, Sergeant Hello, Timmy, I didn't see you over there King was wondering why you and Skipper weren't out to greet us Skipper won't ever be greeting you again What? You mean he's dead? Yes, he's dead, all right Another dog killed him A big ugly brute named Thug I wish King had been here I wish he had too, Timmy Who owns the dog that killed Skipper? A couple of tough-looking sourdows named Ganon and Tate Ganon and Tate, eh? Timmy, I expect to be seeing Ganon and Tate and Dawson. I'll have a little talk with those two When Ganon and Tate arrived in Dawson the two sourdows went first to the office of the Aurora Trading Company where they were told that the freight sleds would leave for Skagway early the next morning Then they headed for the Monte Carlo Cafe where the huge, vicious-looking Thug quickly became the center of attention Mister, when you say this dog is the strongest, fastest lead dog in territory you're making a mighty big statement I guess you've never heard of King King? Who's he? The larger sergeant Preston of the northwest mountain No dog livin' can match him for brains of strength Mister, I never saw this King But I got $500 in this poke it says Thug here can out-fight him or any other dog in the Yukon Say, there's King There he comes now with Sergeant Preston So that's King, huh? I'm looking for a man named Ganon Will that be you by any chance? Yeah, that's me, Mountie and this is my partner Tate, honey and this is my dog Thug So I gathered I want to talk to you about that dog Yeah, I want to talk to you about your dog, Mountie I got $500 in gold it says Thug can out-fight King Study, King, study, boy Sorry, Ganon, but I don't believe in betting or in dog fights In fact, that's why I'm here to see you What do you mean by that? Thug killed a dog named Skipper on Half Moon Creek Yeah, what if he did? In that case, Ganon, you're going to pay Timmy McGrath $200 for a new dog Too-ha! Are you crazy, Preston? That dog Skipper was nothin' but a useless mutt He wasn't useless to Timmy $200 is a fair price for a full-grown dog here in the Yukon, Ganon And that's how much you're going to pay Hand me the money, I'll see that Timmy gets it I am waiting All right, Redcoat, I'll take Ganon had thought fast and decided that the wise course would be to pay the cash He counted it out grumbling Late that evening as Ganon sat in his hotel room pulling off his heavy boots His partner Tate came rushing in excitedly Hey, listen, Ganon, you know that mounting sergeant Preston you talked to in the cafe? Yeah, what about him? I just found out from one of the other drivers that he's going along with the Aurora outfit to guard the shipment What? I said he's going along to guard the Aurora shipment You realize what that means? It means we may not be able to steal that gold dust like we planned What are we going to do, Ganon? We don't want to kill him, Mountie, that's too risky I don't want to risk killing anyone Wait a minute I've got an idea Let's hear it One of the bartenders over at the Monte Carlo is a pal of mine Suppose I get some knockout drops from him and slip him to Preston some night in his coffee while we're on the trail I see, now that's a smart idea You know, wait a minute What about that dog of his king? You can't slip him knockout drops? He won't have to If I doctor a Preston's coffee strong enough I won't be able to move the next morning The outfit will go on and leave Preston and King behind and then the next night we'll grab the gold and make our getaway Ganon put it there, you're really slick Early the next morning the Aurora freight sleds pulled out of Dawson and headed south for Skagway The trail was hard packed and the dog teams fairly flew over the snow By the time they halted and made camp that evening they had covered 40 miles Sergeant Preston issued the evening ration to King and his dog team All right, true Husky, here's your supper Here's some for you, too, Ganon After feeding the dog Sergeant Preston returned to his campfire to prepare his own meal Hardly was the sergeant out of sight when a huge, skulking form approached the feeding Huskies It was thug In a flash, he had snatched the food from one of the dogs and wolfed it down, ravenous A deep-throated growl, King sprang to his feet His master had warned him to avoid trouble with thug but no lead dog could ignore such a direct challenge to his leadership With every muscle tensed for combat the great grey dog made straight for the intruder By the time her showdown had not yet arrived Hold it, King, steady boy, I'll handle this Now then, thug, clear up Back to your own team Hey, what's the trouble here? Oh, it's you, Tate Thug was stealing food from my Huskies to get him out of here What's the matter, Sergeant? Can King protect his teammate's grub? Hey, Canon, he will Next time thug makes trouble I'm going to let King teach him a lesson Hey, what's going on here, you two? Hello, Canon The sergeant was just complaining that thug was acting up Keep thug under control and it'll be trouble Sure, Sergeant, we'll do that little thing Come on! Nice work, Tate You too, Thug What did you make out, Canon? You managed to slip those knockouts and drop some Christmas coffee? Sure did I was over-agging with you and now there'll be plenty of wheat tomorrow morning We'll continue our story in just a moment Fellas and girls, look it! Man, oh man, here's the tallest man I've ever seen I am the tallest man The tallest man in the world Oh, you must be Say, how's it feel to be the tallest man in the world? No different Gosh, I'll bet you eat a lot The good meals of the day Hey, what's your favorite meal? Breakfast, naturally Breakfast, huh? Say, every Quaker Puff Rice or Quaker Puff Wheat? Do I? Every day Oh, you like rice or wheat shot from guns? Nothing better Boy, you must be Champine Quaker Puff Rice and Weefier Buy him by the case What do you like best about him? They're big About eight times normal size, like me Boy, I'll bet you use lots of milk and cream, huh? Not my own cow Anything else you like about Quaker Puff Rice and Quaker Puff Wheat? Well, that looks like fleaware And they're good for you Yeah, that's right A fella like you needs plenty of food energy Rice or wheat shot from guns Furnishes extra food values Of restored natural grain amounts of vitamin B1, niacin to niacin Say, mind if I ask you one more question? Right ahead Well, tell me, how's the weather up there? Oh, rather crisp and fresh Like Quaker Puff Rice and Quaker Puff Wheat Say, you are a fan I guess you know Quaker Puff Rice and Quaker Puff Wheat are never sold in bags or bulk To get the original crisp, fresh, rice or wheat shot from guns You always buy the big red and blue packages With the smiling Quaker Man on the front Fellas and girls, that's your guarantee That you're getting the one and only Quaker Puff Rice and Quaker Puff Wheat The nutritious, delicious, ready-to-serve cereal shot from guns Try them for breakfast tomorrow Now to continue our story On the morning after Ganon had drug sergeant Preston's coffee The northern lights still flamed across the sky The drivers rolled out of their blankets and began to build the fires for breakfast Say, looks like the sergeant isn't awake yet Is something wrong with him, King? Sergeant, hey, sergeant What? What's wrong? Why are you bending over me this way, Andy? This king was making a fuss over here Looks like you're sort of under the weather No, I'm all right, I guess this dove has slipped down Get up now Hey, look how I was here to catch you You've gone flat on your face You just crawled back inside those blankets, sergeant You're in all shape to travel But I must travel, I was assigned to guard this freight ship Can I argue with a fever, sergeant? I guess one of the drivers would better take you back to Dawson No, Andy, that's out of the question Like fun it is, you can't take chances with fever You can't spare any of the drivers you've got to go on Or get you're free to the landing the boat won't wait for you I'll be all right in a little while I have some medicine that will lick fever in a hurry Are you sure of that? Of course I'm sure, Andy, I'll take the medicine And rest a couple of hours and start after I'll always take you on the trail Sergeant Preston took the medicine That should have acted quickly to relieve his sickness and giddiness But instead of feeling better, he felt immeasurably worse He remained in the camp all that day in the following night Until the effects of the drug had worn off By the next morning his strength had returned And he hit the trail once more for Skagway It's time to overtake the heavily laden freight sleds Within the next 48 hours On King Harlow Husky With King setting the pace The sergeant travelled at top speed over the hard packed trail It was noon when he saw another sled approaching from the opposite direction Two sleds drew rapidly closer until Harlow Husky, hello Hello, Harlow Husky Sergeant Chris, man am I glad to see you Andy, why answer with the freight sleds I thought you'd be half way to Selkirk, but no I guess the sleds were the first of that far They're going on I was heading back to Dawson to report to the law My sled was robbed That's right, half and last night Two of the drivers stole the gold dust Made the gate while the camp was asleep Who were the drivers? Well, Gannon and Tate Gannon and Tate, eh? Andy, it's beginning to add up What do you mean, Sergeant? I mean that was no fever I had yesterday morning Gannon and Tate must have dealt my coffee the night before To get me out of the way Come on, Andy We're going to the scene of the robbery So we can pick up the trail of those two crooks Huntington Meanwhile, Gannon and Tate were putting as much distance as possible Between themselves and the scene of the crime Leaving the beaten trail so as to avoid running into Sergeant Preston They headed back north for 40 mile in the butter All night and all the next morning they traveled Late that next day They came in sight of a small cabin on Half Moon Creek Whoa, whoa, whoa Tate, do you see what I see? I sure do It's the cabin where that minor McGrath and his kid live They probably got plenty of grub Yeah, well let's go stock up Mushu, husky, Mushu on that Gannon and Tate again That's right kid, you got a good memory You got nerves to come back here What do you want? Take it easy, McGrath When you see Sergeant Preston You'll learn that we paid for your kid's dog Paid for it? Yeah Preston's got $200 of our money He'll hand it over to you when he sees you Now the least you can do is to give us some grub We're plum out You are out of luck, Gannon We're low on food ourselves We figured on starting for Dawson tomorrow to get some Give us what you got anyway Gannon, if you think I'm going to split our grub with you You've got another thing coming Well maybe this will convince us Look out, you killed him He killed my kid He's not dead, he's just knocked out And he can consider himself lucky we're not killers You stay out of the way youngster and leave us alone We'll find the grub we want and get out of here The fugitives had hoped to reach the border within the next two days But in the morning after their stop at the McGrath cabin A strong blizzard blew out of the north And forced them to a halt at the wayside shack Meanwhile, King had followed the trail of the fleeing criminals To the McGrath cabin on Half Moon Creek So they stopped at McGrath again I don't like the looks of this boy, come on Sergeant Preston, oh thank goodness it's you It's a matter to me Matt, what's happened? It was those two crooks They knocked their down and took all our food Hello there Sergeant Let me have a look at your head Those ordinary crooks came back So I hear I don't think that's a serious injury Matt But you better be quiet for a few days That'd be all right May help you feel better when I give you $200 I collected From taking Ganon Then they told the truth They really did pay for my dog Here's the money to me Gosh I don't want to leave you and your father here alone But I've got to get on their trail Tell me, how far away is your nearest neighbor? Well, Frenchie LaRue has a cabin about five miles up the creek Good You're going to ask him to stay with you and your father Till I get back Yes sir I'll leave King here He'll stand guard until you return with Frenchie King objected strenuously when Sergeant Preston Took up the trail without him The snowfall became a blizzard And lasted for some time While Tate and Ganon sat in the shelter Of a deserted shack When the storm had blown itself out Ganon rose to his feet and said We're safe now Snow has covered our tracks Now listen You stay here with the dog team and the gold All right I'll take Thug and see if I can scout up some meat Half an hour later on the ridge Above the trail Jack Ganon paused the distant sound Of an approaching dog team Look at that, Thug The mountain's on our trail Ganon crouched behind the boulder And raised his rifle That's Preston all right Well, Sergeant, I'm not going to kill a molly But I'm sure going to fix you So as you won't be in shape for traveling The shot knocked Sergeant Preston off his feet His well-trained team came to a halt at once And a moment later The huge dog Thug ran up Followed by Jack Ganon Clear out of the way so they can see how bad he's hit And don't try no funny stuff, Preston Because I've got you covered Guess you won't run very far with that wounded leg But just to be on the safe side I'll take the gun to you So it's you, Ganon What do you intend doing now? Well, I could kill you But I think you'll be a whole lot more useful As a live hostage At least two We get across the border Jack Ganon loaded the molly on his sled And drove quickly back to the deserted shack Where he had left his partner Tate With a stolen gold As the sled drew up to the shack Ganon was surprised to find no sign Of his own dog too Hey, that's strange What's happened to the sled and the gold That double-crossing rat He's cleared out and taken the gold with him Come on, Preston, get off that sled So your partners run off with the loot, eh, Ganon? Yeah, but he won't get far I'm going after him As soon as I've dragged you into that shack And tied you up Tying the wounded molly and leaving Thug on guard Ganon traveled at top speed In the tracks made by his partner Two hours later, Ganon saw Tate far ahead Must, you husband! Must! Slowly, the distance between the two sleds narrowed As he finally drew within rifle range Ganon jumped from his sled and took careful aim With his rifle With a bullet through his back Tate toppled from the sled Dead before he hit the ground That fixes you yet, double-crossing skunk Now to get the gold and go back to that molly You know I've killed Tate So I better shut his mouth too Meanwhile, Timmy had returned to his father With Frenchie Le Roux And released the great dog king Who set off on a run in pursuit Of the sergeant Preston He reached the spot where the molly had been wounded Here king paused His delicate nostrils catching others' sense Mangled with those of the sergeant and his dog team It was the scent of man The man whom his master had been chasing And with it the scent of his own bitter enemy The devil-dog Thugman King knew now that there was not a moment to lose His beloved master was in deadly peril Launching himself forward at a killing pace He pressed steadily onward Less than 15 minutes later He came in sight of the shack Where sergeant Preston was lying bound and wounded Without pausing The great dog charged straight up to the cabin And hurled himself against the door In a split second, king's keen eyes Took in his wounded master And the huge beast that was guarding him And then he braced himself for battle And Thug sprang straight for his throat King met the rush with his chest In a manner that threw the other dog Momentarily off balance And as the huge beast whirled to recover King's own jaws slashed savagely Throat Again and again the huge beast lunged For the husky throat And again and again King skillfully countered his charges Each time ripping his opponent With a lightning swift slash of his fangs Thug was patting painfully now Bleeding from a dozen different wounds Summoning all his energy In one last burst of strength King drove suddenly at his opponent And knocked him from his feet Then king grabbed Thug by the neck And shook furiously When he finally let go Thug dropped to the floor Completely beaten He was too weak to lift his head Good work, king Come over here fellow You've got to chew through these thongs King had learned his lessons well In a few moments he had cut through the ropes And the mount he was free And none too soon Just as sergeant Preston rose to his feet Gannon stepped through the door He was knocked to the floor By a charging grave hall Help me, Preston Come on That dog Your dog Yes, Gannon King has taken Thug And now I'm taking you I arrest you in the name of the queen For the aurora gold robbery And probably for the murder of your partner All right, I I know when I'm licked, Preston You win You and king Gannon went to jail Then during the weeks and months that followed Sergeant Preston worked each day with Thug The devil dog no longer felt the lash Instead he knew kindness And understanding patience His whole nature changed Under the tutorage of sergeant Preston And the great dog king And then one day Thug went with king In the mountee to the scene of an earlier adventure The McGrath cabin It was Timmy who opened the door Sergeant, it's you Did you bring me that new dog you promised me? Yes, I did, Timmy Right outside here Hey, boy I want you to meet your new master Why? It's Thug I've changed his name, Timmy He answers to Skipper now But I don't want this dog I hate him He's mean and he's a killer Not anymore, Timmy King and I have been training him He's gentle now And he wants to be your friend You see, Timmy You mustn't blame Thug for what he used to be A dog simply reflects his master's character Jack Gannon was a vicious master Give Thug the love you gave Skipper And he'll repay that love a hundredfold I guess maybe you're right, Sergeant Come here, Skipper I never thought I'd see the day When Timmy had his arms around that dog Yes, Matt I guess everything's worked out Halfway after all Thanks to King here This case is closed Remember, here's the breakfast That wins the praise Of so many He-Man Hollywood movie stars It's Quaker Puffed Wheat Or Quaker Puffed Rice You, too, will go for wheat or rice shot from guns You'll want to try them starting tomorrow You know, fellas and girls It's easy to forget sometimes That many children can't run and play as you do Not because they don't want to But because their bodies won't let them Something has happened Through sickness or injury to cripple them Over half a million boys and girls Are depending on you and me to help Here's what we can do for them You and your family can buy Easter Seals When you buy Easter Seals You're giving these cripple children a chance to learn To play, to go to camp, to get a job To grow straight That's what you do when you buy Easter Seals Don't fail to buy some Tomorrow, sure These radio dramas, a feature of the challenge Of the Yukon Incorporated Are created and produced by George W. Trendo Directed by Fred Flower Day And supervised by Charles D. Livingston 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 guns Listen, Friday When Sergeant Preston and Yukon King Meet the challenge of the Yukon In the case of Letters to a killer You know, I've often wished that King could talk But help a lot in many of my cases But I've never wanted him to learn to read Printed and written words can fool human beings But they can't fool King And it's just because of that That young Tom Warren is alive today Be sure to hear this exciting adventure Friday For a delicious hot breakfast Eat Quakeroats The giant of the cereals Is Quakeroats Yes, the giant of the cereals Is Quakeroats Delicious, nutritious, makes you feel ambitious The giant of the cereals Is Quakeroats Say boys, girls Do you want to be a star someday in sports and activities? 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