 Now as howling winds echo across the snow-covered reaches of the wild northwest the quaker of the company makers of Quaker Pop wheat And Quaker Pop rice the delicious cereal shot from guns In cooperation with the mutual broadcasting system Present by special recording Sergeant Preston of the Yukon It's Yukon King swift as a strongest lead dog of the Northwest Breaking the trail for Sergeant Preston of the Northwest mounted police in history left us 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 and the adventures of Sergeant Preston and his wondered of Yukon King as they meet the challenge of the Yukon Our adventure will begin in just a moment There are lots of ways to save money you still hear about people tucking it away under mattresses putting it away in a Favorite piggy bank or a cookie jar But there's a much better way to save and that's by buying United States savings bonds through the payroll savings plan It's the real easy way of saving money Your employer automatically sets aside a certain sum of money each payday any amount you name It's all done before you get your pay so in that way you never miss it when enough is accumulated You receive a series E savings bond automatically to there's no bookkeeping or budgeting problems for you It's also the smart way of saving series E savings bonds payback four dollars for every three you put in even more if you hold them past maturity Yes, there are many ways of saving money But today while you're thinking about it join the eight million other Americans who find it easier to save through the automatic payroll savings plan this message is brought to you as a public service Thomas Herbert Ashley smite age 10 Tried not to cry as they lowered his father's coffin in the grave His dog rags a huge Newfoundland stood beside him. The boy found some comfort in patting the shaggy coat That's what we must remember a rough hand dropped on Tommy's shoulder The boy turned to look up into the bearded face of Jonathan steel the pride of the deuces wild cafe in Skagway All right, boy, it's all over Couldn't read today here for a little while. No, come along Mr. Steel did my father have any wages coming of course not what gave you that idea. I just wonder You're not going back to the cabin. I'm not no I sold the cabin to take care of the funeral expenses Wasn't there any leftover any money little but not enough to take care of what you're pulled me Plenty hey stop that sniveling Well, I'll have to put you up. What do you suppose? There's a woman back at the kitchen of the cafe. You'll stay there. Oh, thank you But don't think I'm gonna feed you for nothing. No, you're big enough to work Funny of our jobs around you'll do whatever boy tells you to yes, I don't have to put you up. Remember that Turn your keeper out your gold. I'll do my best In the weeks followed Tommy worked for black bar in the kitchen of the deuces wild From long before breakfast until after supper one night Jonathan steel welcomed old friends of Skagway Man named red Corey steel it known in the underground of San Francisco Preconcerned as good as they used to be before the marines arrived red, but you and your men will make out we're not staying here Hadn't put the clown dyke right away. That's where the gold is Prospecting his hard work. I didn't say anything about prospecting for the gold. Oh Yeah, I get it what kind of an outfit do you have funniest supplies, but I could use a good lead dog Yeah, they're expensive. I'll pay five hundred dollars. Hey Maybe I can fix your you have done. I have one big Newfoundland. You make a fine lead Come on outside. I'll show them to you right Following morning when Tommy discovered that rags was gone learned that steel had sold him you ran down the street to the cafe on his cabinet Tommy Smith look you get back to the cafe and shelf box that I won't be disturbed for anything until known They say you sold right What of it you had no right to sell my dog who's been feeding him for the past two months I've worked for his food. You haven't even earned your own. Where is he? You forget that dog and get back to work. I won't He's on his way to the Klondike. Is that satisfy you have no right? Oh shut up They returned to the cafe and barred forced him to go to work with all that day. He was making his plans The next morning he was gone when steel was told the only life So he's going after his dog is he that's a good one He's come crawling back before long and when he does I'll give him a beating. He'll remember Double ears. I've been too soft with that young one Tommy didn't return to Skagway He found friends on the trail and three weeks later Buck Harris one of the Northwest mounted mail sled drivers Deposited him at police headquarters in Dawson there sergeant Preston crushed with him. Don't you have any family? My father and mother came from England, but I was born in New York We didn't have any relatives there and then mother died Father 19 to Skagway Father works for Mr. Steel until he died. I haven't you ever been to school. Oh, yes, sir I want to school in New York. Wouldn't you like to go to school again? There are no schools up here either. Oh, yes, Tommy. We have one in Dawson, but I suppose that's only for boys who have home We may be able to find you a home son No, as a matter of fact, you're the only boy we have in Dawson who doesn't have a family of his own Your home would be with some friends of mine. Oh, you're very kind sir, but now that I'm here I'd like to start looking for red Couldn't I do that the Northwest mounted makes a specialty of finding lost dogs Tommy you leave that to us Rags isn't lost. Mr. Steel sold him to a man named red Cory. So Bucks said We've had a letter from San Francisco about red Cory. I'm looking for him already. Is he a crook? A bank robber Oh, he'll be red. We'll find him and both find rags. Now. I'm going to take you to meet my friend's dispensers Oh, I don't like to be any trouble. Do you want sir? You won't be believe me Tommy We'll continue our adventure in just a moment You should have been at the ballgame today. I saw three home runs and guess what I got one of the home run balls Fellows and girls, why don't you get a free baseball ticket? It's easy Come out to the ballgame as guest of a major or minor league team Your free ticket is waiting for you right now inside packages of Quaker Pop wheat Quaker Pop rice Muffet shredded wheat and Quaker Paco 10 which has two free baseball tickets Yes, if you are 12 years or younger just bring mom or dad or another paying adult and see wonderful major or minor league Baseball games free names of teams and dates are on every ticket get as many free tickets as you want No mailing no waiting when mom buys breakfast cereal. Just be sure she gets the kind with a free baseball ticket inside That's Quaker Pop wheat and rice and Muffet shredded wheat you get two free baseball tickets inside Quaker Paco 10 So don't miss out another day. See the star players wallop those home runs Welcome Tommy into their home. They bought him clothes and sent him to school And every Saturday Amos took the boy into the woods outside of Dawson on hunting trips Tommy was happy for the first time since his father's death Happy except for one thing The Northwest mounted found no trace of either red quarry or ranks The week slipped by and then one day early in January Part of the south in Skagway a sharp featured Englishman walked into the deuces wild and asked for gelatin steel You wanted to see me if you're gelatin steel. I am I am Harold Ashley smite That was the Duke's name. I take it you're referring to my cousin Anthony. Yeah a Coincidence that he should have worked for you. How's that? Your name was mentioned to me in San Francisco before I learned that you had any connection with my cousin. He kept my accounts Bookkeeper indeed. What's this all about. Is there some place where we can talk quietly. You may find it extremely worthwhile. Yeah sure my office In here Morning have a seat. I understand that my cousin is dead. Yeah that's right. There's Dr. No money but he had a son. Yeah. Where is the boy. I don't know. He worked for me for a while after the Duke kicked the bucket and then he ran away. Could you find him. It's possible. He went after his dog and his dog was heading for the Klondike. Mr. Steel I have here a thousand dollars. It's yours. If you were consent to go to the Klondike and find the boy. I don't know. I have a business. Wait I haven't finished yet. I should also pay you ten thousand dollars if you provide me with adequate proof that the boy is dead dead. That's right. You want me to kill him. I should pay ten thousand for proof of the boy's death. That's a lot of money isn't it. What's so important about the button are you interested or are you sure I'm interested in all other questions are inconsequential. Here's the thousand that much I'll pay in advance. When can you start tomorrow morning. I shall accompany you tomorrow morning it is. On a Saturday a month later Amos Spencer was busy and Tommy was hunting alone. It was late in the afternoon when he started for home and as he reached the top of a ridge he saw some men sitting around the campfire in the valley below him. There were two dog teams huddled in the snow close to them and Tommy always looking for rags was attracted by them rather than the men. He could hardly believe his eyes. And there's Mr. Steel and one of those men is a ridge here. He must be rain quarry. The sergeant I must kill him. At that moment the men in the valley rose to their feet and as Tommy watched they started up the valley toward the north. There's no time to get the sergeant. It was after dark when Amos Spencer walked into headquarters. I'm worried about Tommy worried why only yesterday you told me he was getting along fine he's considered a boy as I've ever met he wouldn't do anything to upset either and or me and that's why I'm worried what about you went hunting today by himself I thought it'd be all right he knows the woods now but it's dark and he hasn't come home. Of course I realized it's only six o'clock and you may have simply lost track of the time still there's always the possibility of an accident I'll get King will go to your place and find something to give him a sense of a good idea Sergeant I'll show you where we go to hunt we'll find him. Tommy followed the men through the valley and into the forest to the north as long as it was light he had no trouble their sled tracks were clear by the time night had fallen they were heading west along the banks of double cross creek Tommy kept on that last he saw a cluster of buildings ahead it was gold city now a ghost town but there were lights in the building which had once been a dance hall for the first time Tommy was undecided. The dogs were in back of the dance hall they started to bark as Tommy drew close to their run. Then he saw Rags and hurry down. You're happy to see me aren't you. I'll get you out of here you come back to Dawson with me then I'll tell a sergeant about it. Somebody else with a dog right. Don't worry I'll take care of it. We can't get away well but he got stuck. We're in luck that it's hard to believe where have you been Tommy. Please let me go I was always talking to the eggs for a minute I wasn't going to do anything. I'll bet you would come on you're going to meet your cousin my second cousin I guess anyway the relative and he's inside come on. Tommy was marched into the dance hall Harold Ashley Smythe was eating supper with two more of Reds gang when he saw Tommy jumped with you found him out you guess his features don't look much like his phone there is grandfather where how is that by the run talking to his dog are you really my cousin I was your father's cousin I didn't know I had any family at all you said I looked like my grandfather was he is dead. Oh that's it. Did the old man leave much of your business I think it is we we've made out agreement but I'm not sure the amount is right some of those English estates run into a lot of dough we can't discuss it now not in front of him all right if you're squeamish we'll get rid of them tell time up put him in one of those upstairs rooms it's called up very appraised to that all we can't let that happen just yet all blanket over and come on you're going to be talking about. You and your men have been cutting on this deal I don't you think we should up the price if you do the price is ten thousand dollars let me explain something Harold it'd be a simple matter to get rid of the boy for a bullet through him and throw him down some ravine it'd be simple and we'd be perfectly safe but you insist that the body must be found of course that makes it dangerous you you could make it seem like an accident if possible but dangerous I think you should pay us twenty thousand very well but ten thousand is all I have in ready funds you'll you'll have to wait for the rest okay we'll draw up a paper you agreed to pay us 20 are you insane do you imagine I put anything like that in writing you'll have to I want something I can put in the mail and send it to the police if you should be like well she a paper like that would incriminate you as well as me not the way outwardly those very well right your paper I'll sign it then let's get on with a job when King led Sergeant Preston and Amos Spencer to the valley where the man had laid their can the sergeant had a good look at the tracks leading out of the valley he told me what these mean Amos there were two sleds a number of men and smaller footprints belong to Tommy could he have been captured by some outlaws no see here the men were writing the sleds in this point on and Tommy's footprints follow the sled tracks who could the man be the question I'm asking is why should Tommy follow them that Tommy has seen his dog rags red Corey could have been one of the men that's possible you'd better go back to Dawson Amos why you've been fighting it hard to keep up with King and me well I'll do better from now on we're going to move faster you'll believe the boys in danger what he's doing is dangerous I must catch up with him as quickly as we can all right Sergeant I'll turn back see you later go on King follow the tail we'll continue our adventure in just a moment say why aren't you fellas and girls out at the ballpark these days watching those home runs walloped into the gram stands eating peanuts popcorn hot dogs come out to the ballgame as guest of a major or minor league team all over the country kids 12 years or younger are seeing major or minor league games free all you do is bring mom or dad or another paying adult and you get your free baseball ticket immediately inside packages of Quakerpuff wheat Quakerpuff rice and muffins shredded wheat you'll find two free baseball tickets inside Quaker Paco 10 names of teams and dates are on every ticket so be guest of your favorite team at the ballpark rush to the store with your mom and grab free baseball ticket packages of Quakerpuff wheat or rice muffins shredded wheat or Quaker Paco 10 which has two free tickets the more packages of these delicious Quaker cereals you get the more free baseball tickets you get when the Sergeant and King reached the ghost town the outlaws dogs at bird in the snow and were sound asleep but a light still showed in the dance hall King headed straight forward until the Sergeant later restraining hand on his head easy boy I'd like to get inside that building without being seen they circled the dance hall there was a second story balcony that ran completely around it and the glass was gone from most of the upper windows the sergeant found an easier entrance the kitchen door was hanging from one hinge sergeant opened it once inside King trotted directly to a flight of stairs that led to the second floor at the top of the stairs it was a door this led on to a balcony above the large main room of the dance hall sergeant could hear voices only drink it's federal and make it look like a hunting answer to the boys own guns somewhere in the woods near Dawson we'll have to wait for snow to our facility covered the snow it won't morning stew does heat up the coffee Joe sergeant drew back from the balcony railing the man with the red hair is Tory and they called the man with the beard steel they're planning to murder Tommy King find him boy find him the sergeant kept close to the wall as King headed for a door that opened off the balcony the sergeant tried it opened it slipped inside Tommy was lying on the floor covered with a blanket Tommy keep your voice down don't worry you'll soon be free I don't think I'll cut these ropes I may need them. Oh good I may need it all. I'll tell me what happened. I saw right now I found him but they caught me out at the run. One of the men is a red coin. And there's Mr. Steel and a man named Joe and two other men and my cousin your cousin he said he was the one with the mustache. He said I looked like my grandfather but my grandfather was dead. My cousin was arguing with Mr. Steel about how much money he left. Money. It's usually the motive for my day. You're not going to die. Tommy can you find your way back to Dawson alone. Of course I was a creep to the game trail and then the trail to the fire. It shouldn't take you more than a couple of hours. I want you to go straight to headquarters and tell the inspector to send Constable Downey and Constable Phillips out here. I may need help before money. You're staying here. Yes tell me that you're getting out right now. Come on. At four o'clock that morning Joe was sleeping on the floor close to the stone that Corrie shook him roughly wake up Joe don't study the snow get the kid. Steel read Corrie and his confederates prepared to leave the dance hall but Joe didn't return with a boy. Red yelled at him what's the matter up there. And what's the only answer from the upstairs room was what sounded like a man pounding on the floor and I was he was going on rain the landing on Joe was lying on the floor bound and gagged Red pulled the bandana from the mouth. What is this I don't know something that means I came to the door when I came to what was land here was a kid you made a say he not job I don't know what is he up with your hands all of you what you're under arrest in the name of the crowd that moment Sergeant Preston stepped through the window of the outside balcony King jumped into the room after it started pressing so we're under arrest what for you wanted for bank robbery and San Francisco Corrie all of you will be charged with conspiracy to commit murder up your guns not a chance read through the letter and directly after sergeant he docked at sail through the window. Sergeant fired and dropped with a bullet through the shoulder. The other man ran out and down the stairs to the first floor. Sergeant started after them a fire shot made him go up to the floor of the balcony. There was silence and the damn glow cast by the stove the sergeant could make out the front and rear doors of the room downstairs. There were no men near them they were waiting under the balcony waiting for the sergeant to show himself on the stairs. Another way to get down there. Come on silently the sergeant King made their way along the balcony and through the door that led to the back stairs. We don't think you're going to back door and I'm going to front until we get reinforcements. Stay there King stand guard. But the sergeant had hardly reached the front of the dance hall when a fury of barking broke out in the rear of the building. He ran back. King knocked one man down and pinned him to the ground but the others were trying to harness the dogs. They saw the sergeant rounding the building. Once more the silence of the night was blasted by pistol shots. The sergeant's aim was better than the outlaws. He knew that he had hit at least three of them before he was hit himself. That was the last he remembered. Until he opened his eyes to find himself lying on a blanket near the stove inside the dance hall King was crouched to the side. Donny. Yes everything's under control. Bullet make your scalp but you'll be all right. What about the others. We found one of them tied up upstairs. Red Corey wounded. We're three others with bullets in them out to the dog run. We caught the Englishman as he was trying to make it get away. Good work fine work. Even King did the work. I have some news for you and I'm going to insist that you get some rest. A lawyer arrived in Dawson last night after you left with Amos. He come all the way from London and he was looking for Tommy always grandfather's estate. Yes and what an estate. It includes a castle in the title. Tommy is now the Earl of Milford. Wonderful news. What's funny. Tommy refused to be a Lord and live in a castle unless Rags could sleep in his bedroom. What is condition that it was wonderful news for Tommy. Well everything settled game. This case is close. Sergeant Preston will return in just a moment for the word about our next exciting adventure. The warm weather long daylight hours mean more fun out of doors especially for the younger members of the family but sometimes it's not possible to be outside or it's important to relax and sit quietly for a little while then is the time to tune the mutual. Every weekday afternoon at five o'clock there are programs of imaginative entertainment and bring all of the adventure and excitement of the wide open spaces. Sergeant Preston the Yukon member of the famed Northwest Mounted Police braves the dangers of a wild and lawless territory in the days when gold was king with his faithful dog Yukon King. Sergeant Preston is a challenging example of courage and daring and following Sergeant Preston every day Monday through Friday is Bobby Benson. Every weekday afternoon at five o'clock the doors open wide on a whole world of adventure with Sergeant Preston of the Yukon and Bobby Benson both on mutual over most of these stations. Following the trail towards Selkirk Sergeant Preston and his great dog King saw a figure lying on the trail another man bending over him. And clickings what's happened. I didn't expect to see you. My partner for the northern he's been shot. Still alive I'll give first aid and take him to the doctor in town and Jim I'm taking you with me as a suspect Jim had a motive and it threatened to Fuzzy but declared his innocence and Sergeant Preston get proof against Fuzzy's killer and escape the bullet that's meant for him be sure to hear this next exciting adventure. These Sergeant Preston of the Yukon adventures are brought to you every Monday through Friday at this time by the Quaker Roads Company makers of Quaker pop week and Quaker pop rice the delicious cereals shot from gun by special recording in cooperation with the mutual broadcasting system. They are a copyrighted feature of Sergeant Preston of the Yukon Incorporated created by George W. Trendall produced by Trendall Campbell Muir Incorporated and directed by Fred flower day. The part of Sergeant Preston is played by Paul Sutton. This is J. Michael wishing you goodbye good luck and good health from Quaker pop wheat and Quaker pop rice. So long. This is mutual radio network for all America.