 Now, as gunshots echo across the wind-swept snow-covered reaches 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 dog of the Northwest, blazing the trail for Sergeant Preston of the Northwest modern police in his relentless pursuit of lawbreakers. The King on your feet! Gold. Gold discovered in the Yukon, a stampede to the Klondike in the wild race for riches, back to the days of the Goldrush, 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. Welles and girls, long hours at school or playing basketball, baseball or other games calls for a hearty breakfast. Tomorrow, make yours a breakfast of delicious Quaker Puff Wheat or Quaker Puff Rice with milk or cream and fruit. Quaker Puff Wheat and Quaker Puff Rice furnish added health benefits of restored natural grain amounts of vitamin B1, niacin and iron. What's more, these ready-to-serve king-size kernels of premium wheat or rice are shot from guns to make them crisp and tender. They're delicious! Yes, try them. You'll say, here are breakfasts we like to eat. Quaker Puff Rice and Quaker Puff Wheat. Jack Madison and his father had gone to the Klondike with high hopes, but bad luck and hardship had dogged their activities. Their cash was nearly gone. Jack's father had become an invalid, and Jack himself had finally been forced to abandon work on his mine, the Klondike Queen. He didn't know that two men worked there secretly. Carslake and Peavey went into the mine night after night to work by lantern light. They were deepening a side tunnel. Hold the light a little closer to the wall. Hey Carslake, Carslake, that rock looks different from the rest. Hold that light steady. There's color in there. Yeah, I see it. Well, what's it mean? Peavey, it means we've got gold. Carslake, you're sure of it? You're dead sure? Do you know anyone that savvies mineral better than I do? No, but I... I knew all along that Jack Madison's vein hadn't run out. I knew he would strike the mother load if he'd kept going through the falls. But he didn't, and now we've found it. Carslake, is it a rich vein? You sure we got the mother load? Just a minute. Hold that landing closer, Peavey. Yeah, sure thing. Anything you say. Why did he find? Richer than it was before Madison lost it. It's the richest vein I've seen. Then we're rich, Carslake. We're rich. Just a minute, Peavey. Maybe you forget that this isn't our tunnel. It still belongs to Jack Madison. Well, that's all. But we'll buy it from him. That's what we'll do. We'll buy it. He won't sell. Sure he will. He thinks this mine is Peter Nowell. He quit it. Left it. He'll suspect something if we try to buy it. Chances are he'll come here and look around. He'll see where we've been working. Yeah, maybe so. Better cover the work we've done so he won't notice it. He won't do business with us anyway, Peavey. Not after the way we cleaned him on that other deal. Oh, that. Yeah, that. Yeah, he was pretty sore about that deal. Sure he was. Who wouldn't be sore? How would you feel if someone took all your savings on a gold mine that had been salted? Well, maybe I could make him think my conscience bothers me after that last deal. You're conscious. Well, it's worth a try. I happen to know he needs cash and needs it bad. His father's a very sick man. Jack wants to take him away from here. Go ahead and try. Well, if Madison won't sell, I've got another plan. Maybe you better try that one first. I don't want to, Karzling. Why not? I've got nothing against Jack Madison. He's all right. I'd hate to see him put to death by savages. Savages? Indians. What would my other plan mean? I'll call him first thing in the morning and see if he'll sell out. If he won't? Well, one way or the other, Karzling, we're going to have this gold. The following morning, P.V. and Karzling went to the small cabin where Jack Madison lived with his father. Hello, Madison. P.V. Mind if I step in for a minute? You're not welcome in this house. Shouldn't that gold double for me? Ah, just a minute. Please listen to me. Talk fast and get going. It's about that deal we had, that property you bought for me and Karzling. What about it? Well, Jack, I didn't know you're a Klondike queen mine and peed it out. I didn't know you'd given it up. Oh, you did. No, I thought you were getting rich. When Karzling suggested that we unload some worthless land on you, I figured you could afford a loss. What about it, P.V.? I didn't know we were taking every cent you had. Well, you know it now. Yes, and I'm downright sorry. I want to do something about it. In fact, the land you sold us and returned our cash. Well, I can't do that, Jack. I'd like to, but... But what? Well, you see, Karzling has most of the cash. And he's not like me. He doesn't have a conscience. I've got to get the cash from him. And he'd never buy back the land we sold you. No, no, I reckon not. He knows it's not worth a cent. That's just it, Mr. Madison. But Jack, here's something he doesn't know. He doesn't know how the Klondike queen has peed it out. He thinks the mine is worth something. Now, if you'd sell it cheap, I could get back all you lost. I thought you and Karzling were pals. We are. You're ready to double-cross him in our account? Jack, it's my... You're scheming full cash. It's no goal. But, Jack... I did business with you once. That was enough. You need cash, don't you? Mammals! During the next few days, Jack saw nothing of the schemers. He dismissed them from his mind and devoted all his time and energy to bringing the nearby stream for a meager existence. He didn't know that his enemies had left the community to lay plans for his death. On his regular route, Sergeant Preston and his great dog King came into the small community of Oxbow and stopped as usual at the home of his friend, Constable Dan Emery. I've got something to show you, Sergeant. What is it? This here? Tobacco parts? Yep. But it's the heaviest tobacco you ever hit. Are you heading north from here? Uh, why? In that case, you were elected to deliver this pouch. Here, left it. Have any gold? Yep. Nuggets. What's the story behind it, Dan? Well, it was left here by a stranger. He stopped here and asked for a meal. I fed him and we got to talking. He asked me if I ever traveled back to know about it. Camp to short distance from Red Nose Pass, PB was confident that his plans would work out satisfactorily. But Cars Lake is slightly dubious. I tell you, at Cars Lake, we've got nothing to worry about. I wish I could be sure that Oxbow Constable would find an honest man to take that gold up to young Madison. Oh, he'll see that Madison gets it. Don't worry about that. If Dan Emery can't find someone to deliver the gold, he'll bring it up here to Red Nose himself. A story in just a moment. For a breakfast that's delicious. For a breakfast that's nutritious. Remember these three famous words. Shot from gun. Yes, shot from gun stands for the original, the one and only Quaker Puff Rice and Quaker Puff Wheat. These are the giant size, the king size grains of premium wheat or rice shot from guns to make them bigger and better tasting. Think of it. Quaker Puff Wheat and Quaker Puff Rice are actually exploded up to eight times normal size. That makes them crisp and tender as nuts in November. And as Mother knows, wheat or rice shot from guns makes it the luxe family breakfast that's inexpensive. That's easy to fix as falling off a log. Just pour out a bowl full, add some fruit and milk or cream. Talk about good. What's more, long hours at school and play call for a hearty breakfast. And Quaker Puff Wheat and Quaker Puff Rice furnish added food values of restored natural grain amounts of vitamin B1, niacin and dion. Now to continue our story. Sergeant Preston and the Constable, accompanied by King, headed east to visit the Valley of the Spirits before delivering the pouch of gold to young Jack Madison. A mournful wind sighed through the valley. The ground was wet and soggy for melting snows. I reckon you must have heard that my boy was brought home. Yes, we did. And we're mighty sorry, Madison. Mighty sorry. Have a cheer. Madison, I hardly know where to begin. I know you hate me for that swindling deal. Boy, I don't hate anyone anymore. He did. Glad to hear that. That... Yes, yes. That's my boy over there under the blanket. You want us to go to the north ridge for the coroner? Sergeant Preston will let the coroner know. Oh, I wondered where the mountain had gone. Madison, pee-pee and ice will do. Yeah. Money don't mean much. Nevertheless, you've got to have cash to live. I don't suppose Jack located the gold mine where he went. No. Look here, Madison. Maybe this is a poor time to talk business. But we've got to work fast. There's a newcomer in town. I can unload that Klondike Queen on him. What goods, the Klondike Queen? The newcomer don't know that it's worked out. Cars Lake and I want to return the cash we swindled you out of. Why don't you buy it back that North Count's land you sold me and my boy? There's no tunnel on that land, but the Klondike Queen really looks like something. You want to buy it? Yes. You see, we can resell it right away. But it's not mine to sell. It's Jack's. You're Jack's only relative, aren't you? Yes. Then the Klondike Queen is yours. That is unless your son left a will giving the property to someone else. Oh, Jack never had a will. Madison, I have $1,500. That's more than we took away from him. It's hard for me to think of Business Cars Lake and... I've realized that. But the fact is we've got to get the tunnel right away to take advantage of the chance to sell it to the newcomer we mentioned. If we wait, we may miss the chance. Well, I reckon I may as well take your offer. That's good judgment, Madison. We'll have to have a witness, won't we? Well, we'll go and get some men from the cafe. And while you're going, P.V., I'll get the papers already. Good. I'll be back in a little while. Come on with me, Cars Lake. See you later, Madison. Yes, yes, sir. I'll be here. Big Jim Madison, watch through a tiny window until P.V. and Cars Lake are out of sight, and then... You can come out now! Sergeant Preston came from a small wood shed at the rear of the building. I heard them, Madison. It's easy enough to see through their plan. Yes, whose owner it was. They didn't wait long to pass on Jack's property. You said I should hear what they had to say and be agreeable. That's right. We can come out from under that blanket now, Jack. Good. It's a lazy job being a corpse, but I don't like it. You'll have to resume the role of corpse when P.V. and Cars Lake return with witnesses, Jack. Meantime, I've got a bill of sale ready. No, it's poor cats. They knew they couldn't buy it from me, so they planned to have me killed, figuring they'd deal with Dad. I wonder why they want that worked out, man. That's what I want to know, Dad. And that's what we're going to find out. It was about an hour later when Big Jim saw P.V. and Cars Lake returning with men who would act as witnesses to the exchange of property. Jack resumed his position beneath the robe on the bunk, and Sergeant Preston returned to the woodshed. When four men entered the cabin, Big Jim was apparently alone with the body of his son. He showed the bill of sale he had prepared. When the signatures of the witnesses had been fixed to the bill of sale, P.V. and Cars Lake left Big Jim and went with the witnesses to celebrate what they considered a smart deal. The following morning found the plotters at the Klondike Queen. They went to work removing the worthless dirt they'd used to conceal their precious discoveries. They shoveled furiously without pausing to rest. Sweat rolled down their faces. In the light of several lanterns, their eyes burned with eagerness to reach the mother load. Finally, Cars Lake threw down his spade. We've got it, P.V. Gold. Gold. Gold Cars Lake, and it's ours. All ours. Unfortunately, if it's worth it's cent. Well, Madison will be fit to be tied when he hears of this. We'll just tell him that the deal I counted on fell through. So we decided to come back and looked at the tunnel over and found this loo. Yeah, that's it. Maybe we'll give him a little more cash just to show him how generous we are. Did you say generous? Sergeant Preston. What are you doing here? I wondered why you were so eager to buy the Klondike Queen. You knew there was gold here. You couldn't deal with Jack, but you were sure you could deal with his father. But he's smart, aren't you, Monty? You planned to murder Jack Madison. Try and prove that. You sent him to the Indians' burial ground. We didn't send him there. He went in his own hook. You knew he'd go there. Come in here, Constable. Constable, yes. I'm right here. Does the man who left the parts of Gold with you? He's the one all right. You went with Jack Madison to hunt Gold in the valley. That's right. All right, Sergeant Preston. Suppose you're right. What are you going to do about it? We've bought and paid for this tunnel. We've got a bill of sale here to show it. Perhaps that bill of sale won't mean much when the truth is learned. Who's going to tell the truth? I am. Yes, again. Peepee, put that gun down. Now in your life, take the Monty's weapons cards, like an end to Constable's. We're taking no chances on losing this deal. Don't try it, cars like you. On do as I tell you. We're going to hurt these two in one of the old tunnels and leave them there. We'll seal them in with Blaston, Father. You can't get away with murder. You'll see what I can get away with. King was watching the scene from 20 yards away in the tunnel. The mighty dog was tensed and trembling with eagerness to attack the man who held a gun on his beloved master, the man who laughed so tauntingly. But King was restrained by Jack's firm grip on his harness. Why do you hold that gun away, Preston? Just what'll you do, huh? Peepee, I hoped you'd threaten me with the Constable as a witness. Now we have a chance that'll put you two in jail. Hey, King! King was waiting for that. He raced past the Constable and Sergeant Preston, leaving beneath the gun and striking the father with overwhelming force. Oh, no, no! Look out! Let me up! It's over that dog! Get him! All right, King, I have him covered. I had a hard time holding him. Jack, medicine! You! You bet it's me. King and I were back watching. Get up, Peepee. Get out of my tunnel. It's our tunnel, we've bought it. You bought it from my dad. It wasn't his to sell. I'm alive, so that deal is void. Now, get out. You can't get away with this, Jack. You can't get away with it, I tell you. We'll fight this through the courts. You'll have a fight in court, all right, Peepee. But you'll be fighting for your freedom. And you can't win. You can't win because Constable Emery and Jack Madison both witnessed the way you pulled a gun on me. And if you ask me, Peepee, we can make that charge stick. Ah, that dog. If that dog hadn't come here, we'd have gotten all three of you. If King hadn't been on hand, Peepee, we'd have used a different method. You couldn't win. Yes, King? The case is closed. 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