 The challenge of the Yocan on King Swiftest and strongest of Eskimo League dogs blade the trail through storm and snow for Sergeant Preston as he meets the challenge of the Yocan Sergeant Preston was typical of the small band of Northwest mounted police who preserved law and order in the new Northwest country Where the greed for wealth and power led to frequent violence and bloodshed but in spite of the odds against them Sergeant Preston and his wonder dog king met that challenge and justice ruled triumphant When Fritz Schoaks walked into the gold nugget bar in Dawson City The cause of their hoops and hollers trailed calmly and big Fritz is waiting a dog about twice as long as he was high Fritz's doctrine they don't decide his master's chairs long-fronted nose resting on the tiny leg stretched in front of him Still got that funny looking dog Fritz Not for this time. Husky would take him for a sausage and swallow Laugh laugh if you like schnitzel is the best friend I ever had you don't know him That's why you laugh What's that you got on it? Did you knit him a sweater? No, no, he ain't got long hair like these dogs from the North and he just fits into my wool stocking Mid-pulse for a speed to come out Sandy claws left him and that stalking nobody they will buy a thing like that Go on laugh laugh, but nothing you can say will change, but I know that schnitzel. It's my best friend We wanted to see something funny And this fridge shows Fritz is a sergeant president Northwest mounted hello, how do you do friends? Come on Fritz show the sergeant that thing you call a dog make it stand up Your dog is so big will he King won't hurt him Yeah, maybe sergeant you have to at my schnitzel, but he's a very good dark swan Oh, yes, it's a very nice dog Fritz hello schnitzel You don't laugh like the rest of course not dark sounds are very intelligent little dogs He does look rather funny in that sweater, but it's practical in this weather Thank you sergeant for not laughing You're the first one who don't laugh at him. Have you been in Dawson very long just a few weeks I've not made friends. They they all laugh so at my dog That makes me mad and then I can't talk. Well, you mustn't mind a little joking I'll do it all the more if they see that it bothers you have you a claim near here Oh, yeah, I mean I've been lucky a bit. I assure you what I took out today. Look Oh Look at the size of those nuggets you stuck it rich. Hey, will you look at this? When did you hit it Fritz? I think you go. Well, will you look at that? Hey fellas? Yeah, Pritz has got some high Maybe now you won't laugh, huh? You better put those away Fritz. I'll say you better Ain't you heard about all the robberies around here lately? No, I ain't heard nothing. Well, he's right, Fritz There've been three robberies in the last month. That's why I had to cut my trip north and come back here They got me two weeks ago took two bags of nuggets Have you found out anything yet, sir? No Frank? I haven't see there's not much to work on you didn't see their faces We have no clues. Oh, I'm not afraid. I'm a good shot and schnitzel tells me when to get my gun ready Maybe it's better. I get some sleep. I'll walk along with you friends. Come on King. Yeah, come schnitzel Yeah, I carry you He can't walk so fast like your dog such Hey Pete want to talk to you. Yeah Come on here in the back room. What's wrong Frank? Did you see the nuggets where Schultz was carrying? Yeah He said it was one day's take You know where he's claiming it. Yeah somewhere near Bear Creek. I Passed him twice near the bend of the river going that way if we could catch him coming home And have a boat waiting. Yeah, but Sergeant Preston's in town Can't take a chance. I was the first one to report being robbed wasn't a He won't I'm afraid of that dog of his. He's so good at trailing. He can't trail a boat Now if we handle this the way we did the last one Hit Fritz over the head Get the gold and jump in a boat We're safe Brett Schultz chuckled happily as he added a handful of gold nuggets to his sack almost filling it Schnitzel sat on the bank of the creek looking at his master solemnly Yeah gold gold schnitzer For you and me No more will we have to worry about our old age Soon we go home to Milwaukee get us a little house then we sit back Yeah Come now boy. We go home to us up Get behind me now schnitzel sometimes you go so slow. I might step on you Today we take out more good than any other time. You know, maybe we should stop and have a little celebration Huh? Oh, it's too bad schnitzel. You can't take a little drink now and then to warm up your cold inside I But some adamantry schnitzel. Why are you acting so good? I got him Pete. Oh Get away from me a mutt kill that dog Did you get him? Now he's gone It's a little where'd they go? You should have killed him. Now he's around here somewhere Turn my boot. Hey look Frank. Here's a fox hole. I think you went down there. That's just what he did See those tracks Come out of there you You can't get him out of there without digging. Oh, we can't waste any time Get that gold. We'll head for the boat schnitzel crept out of the fox hole where he'd run to shelter from the cruel club Frank You find as he licked the face of unconscious mattered and barked frantically Old friends didn't stir Finally the little dog with one of his short front legs held up before him limped painfully toward town Get away from me you silly-looking hound go home. Quit following me All the time I cannot make him go away. Well, that's schnitzel What's the matter fellow? Act with me he followed me when I turn around he'll run down street another way he belongs to Fritz Schultz Where's Fritz boy? Oh funny. Maybe something's wrong with Fritz You think so too, don't you King? Let's follow him Andre and see what's wrong Yes, I wish I could carry him, but he has to lead his king so far ahead He's found something and there is man lying there looks like Fritz. Oh, right. That is Fritz Head over the head Fritz what happened Somebody hit me My gold that's a nasty crack on the head. We're not very far from my cabin. We could take him there Good idea Andre. Yeah, try this around his head. We'll have a look around a king Our friends your head's bandaged are you'd better lie down for a while dunk a shame sergeant Now maybe you could look at schnitzel's leg, huh? Those low-lifes hurt him. All right schnitzel. You're the next patient I'll keep him here on my lap. It's better. Hmm that funny sweater. He'd hide his shoulder. Well, they must have kicked him the shoulder Yes, Fritz. We better take that stocking or whatever it is often. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Come come schnitzel. I'll take off your coat Lucky those cooks didn't kill you. His tracks let down a foxhole. Yes. That's how we got away Schnitzel is nobody's fool. He knows to retreat is sometimes better than to go What isn't this here? What? Something fell out from his coat when I took it off. Well, let's see that It is torn from muckluck. No, it looks like it. Oh, what is this this this? Muckluck or muckluck the boot made out of hide with a fur inside Schnitzel must have torn this off the boot of the man who hit you Fritz. Yeah, but how did it get in his sweater? Probably caught in the sweater and he went down that foxhole. He had to scrape along on his stomach Very gory. Give us glue. Yes, Andre. This should make it easier to find them. There's no way of trailing them They had a bolt waiting. Ah schnitzel Sure a little dog. Yeah, but maybe putty soon. We'll be doing the laughing Fritz and Preston sat at a table in the gold nugget bar schnitzel and king lay quietly beside their master's chair Sergeant We seem not suspicious Maybe that robber won't wear that boot. I have patience for it. I think bull schnitzel and king will know him What do we wear is that boot or not? They know his Let him go Fritz You should know better to pull a gun in a place like this Frank Think I'm gonna let that curts you my leg What do you try to bite me for he seems to have something against you perhaps you kicked him or something I ain't been there But not a town for almost a week. Come on Frank. Let's get out of here. Not so fast Pete Frank did you tear your boot while you were out of town? Yeah What's that got to do with this piece of hide I have here in my pocket? I think we'll find it just fits all in your muck luck. Maybe you'd like to have it to patch it up Pete watch him King Maybe you can explain Frank This piece was freshly torn from your boot three days ago while you were out of town You're under arrest Frank for the robbery of Fritz Schultz. I'm holding both you and Pete until we search your cabin I'm out of here both of you watch him King A week later old Fritz Schultz was having his evening drink Sergeant Preston smiled as he joined the friendly group around the old man as Fritz drinks for the house for everybody Barney drinks for the house Hey, did you say they use dogs like schnitzel for badger hunting? Yeah, sure They're the best badger hunters in the world, but this time schnitzel catch two scum That's right. He caught Frank and Pete. Did you get back on your gold fridge? Yeah? Yeah, yeah, thanks to Sergeant Preston and King Ah that King He saved my schnitzel's life when Ed Loper tried to shoot him. Chum tried it at God. Yeah, here's the drinks I'd like to propose a toast to schnitzel a smart little dog with a lot of courage and also the king a big dog bit even more These copyrighted dramas originate in the studios of WXYZ Detroit and all characters names places and incident used are fictitious They're sent to you each week at the same time and reach you from our transcription studios you holder speaking. This is the Michigan radio network