 The challenge of the Yukon on King Wonder dog King swiftest and strongest of Eskimo Lee dogs blaze of the trail through storm and snow for Sergeant Preston as he meets the challenge of the Yukon Sergeant Preston was typical of the small band 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 Inspector Grayson of the Northwest mounted police looked approvingly at the tall clear-eyed young Mowdy who stood before him with a big gray dog at his side Sergeant Preston's face had lost some of its ruddy outdoor look and his right arm was supported by a sling from his shoulder Inspector Grayson smiled Sit down Preston It's good to see you out of the hospital. The whole force has been worried about you. Thank you, sir Nice to be on my feet again. I don't like hospitals knew this king. I Understand that they had quite a time with a dog of yours. He refused he separated from you Oh, I want to thank you inspector for sending over the order to let him stay in my room Well, he was a lot less trouble after they let him in now Do you feel strong enough to give me a detailed report of your capture of red Wilson? Yes, sir I'm sorry. I wasn't able to bring in this part. I didn't she go Pete and it saved the government the expense of a trial and a hanging I guess But there are a few things that need clearing up. However, I Understand that you refuse to prefer charges against this man Grizzly Martin even though he tried to murder you that's true, sir Well start from the beginning. I have part of the report here Red Wilson and Chico Pete were wanted for the murder of two Eskimos and Corporal Rogers of the Mount of Police We should have put another man on that job with your sergeant Sorry, there was no one available at the time red and Chico are ruthless killers. Well as it happens, sir I got all the help I needed. You were close on their trail in Selkirk. Weren't you? Yes, sir I almost caught them there friend of mine in Selkirk. Let me have his cabin while he went off for two days hunting I was sitting alone in the cabin with King and started the door to let him out for bedtime When I opened the door there stood one of the guest men I'd ever seen was over six feet six and correspondingly wide in His fur park I he looked like a big grizzly bear A storm was beginning and the wind had drowned out his footsteps the heroin King's back Well, I guess I didn't hear you knock I Didn't knock did you want to see me about something? Yes. I was just letting my dog out for a few minutes. He's a nice dog Let him go out. I Want to talk to you. All right step in sit down one King. What boy? Are you in trouble I want my dog back your dog did you lose him you've got him what? What are you talking about? I want him back now. What kind of a dog is he? I don't know what you're talking about. They said you'd say that they who if you don't give him back I'm going to kill you. I haven't got your dog. Tell me where he is or I'm going to kill you now Wait a minute. I'll help you find him listen to me. So you won't tell me Then I'm going to kill you My gun was in his holster on my car beyond my reach He came toward me slowly and I gave him a smashing blow in the face But it was like hitting a stone wall. He didn't even stagger His first part of protected his body in spite of everything I could do I felt his hands on my throat the last bit of breath I had I yelled for King I don't know why because he was outside the door was shut But just as everything went black. I heard a crash of glass I won't hurt him That man could kill King you could hit him over the head with a chair or choke him with one of those powerful hands Then when my vision cleared I saw him He stood in the corner the chair in front of him holding the dog off But not hitting him where his hands dripped blood in his Parker was in shreds where King had attacked him His face looked hurt and worried. My voice sounded like a croak King back full of facts but watching boy He bit me. He's the first dog ever bit me You didn't try to kill him did you? No I wouldn't hurt a dog Dogs like me and I like dogs That's why I was mad Because you won't tell me where you put Blackie Well this is my dog. I wouldn't want yours. I didn't take Blackie Why would I want your dog when I have this one? This dog likes you just the way Blackie likes me He broke through the window to help you Well that proves he's my dog doesn't it? That proves I didn't take yours Yeah I guess that's right Your hands are bitten. You better let me fix them Blackie would have done that too if someone tried to kill me Well of course he would. Don King, back fella, it's all right now Oh come here and sit down beside the table and I'll get some bandages He's a good dog. I like your dog What's your name? Martin Grizzly Martin Well let's have a look at that hand You live around here? Yeah Me and Blackie That is, till he went away We live all alone We never see people much They were the first ones for a long time They? Who? The men who said you took my dog They came two days ago They wanted to buy Blackie I told them I'd kill anyone who tried to take him Then the next day Blackie was gone One of the men came to my cabin He said you had stolen him He showed me where you lived What did these men look like? One was white One was part Indian Do you say they've been here two days? Yes They gave me money and I bought supplies for them They gave me money for tobacco for myself Well, now they've gone away I knew then what had happened, sir Red Wilson and Chico Pete had got there before I did In spite of the shortcut I took By chance they'd found Grizzly Because he wasn't normal mentally He was easy to fool And they figured they could kill you off, sergeant Without doing it themselves And they'd succeeded, sir Tendon for King and Grizzly's love for dogs Did Red and Chico steal Grizzly's dog? That's what I figured, sir I kept Grizzly there with me until morning Weren't you afraid of him? He was childish and harmless Except for that one thing, his dog It was the one thing he loved We started early the next morning To try to pick up the trail of Red and Chico I questioned Grizzly on the way Grizzly, do you remember From which direction these men came to your cabin? They always came from where the sun sets They must have been camped west of town There was a snowfall yesterday They could be able to pick up their tracks I'll kill them if they took Blackie Do you know Blackie's tracks if you saw them? Sure I would Blackie's bigger than any dog I ever saw And his front leg is lame I'd know his tracks We'll scour the country west of there We're lucky, we'll pick up their trail We found the campsite west of town that they'd left Was there any sign of Grizzly's dog? One of their dogs must have gone lame or something They had a six dog team And one of the team was Blackie Grizzly was wildly excited There's this track They've got Blackie I'll kill them, I'll kill them! Don't get excited Grizzly I'll get Blackie back for you Now I want you to go home Back to your cabin But I've got to catch them They took Blackie You must go back and take care of those hands of yours Maybe days before I catch up with them You can't go with me I won't let you You can't stop me Oh yes I can I have a gun And you know the king won't let you hurt me You can trust me Grizzly I promise you I'll bring Blackie back You're a good man Maybe they'll kill you I can take care of myself Now you go back and stay there till I come I'll bring your dog to you Thank you to welcome this help sergeant Well sir I wanted to bring Red and Chico back alive Grizzly muttered to himself for a while Then turned and ambled off toward home Like a huge Kodiak bear Had Red and Chico headed for the border? Yes sir In order to get there the shortest way They had to cross a mountain range It was a treacherous trail And heavy going for the dog Was going around and up the mountain We reached a point where the trail was narrow The slope ran down at the side And ended in a sheer drop of 200-300 feet Suddenly as we rounded the bend The king gave a sharp bark At almost the same instant a gun went off I felt a stinging pain in my right shoulder That spun me around As I fell I heard King attack And saw him go over the side of the trail In a snarling heap with a man who had shot me I prayed that he wouldn't go over the brink And tried to struggle to my feet My right arm was helpless And I was fumbling at my left hand for my gun And suddenly I still mounted This time you died Chico Your dog may be killed Red Now I kill you Do not reach for gun How did you get back here Chico? We know you come We backtrack over top side We see your team from mountain trail Well, I guess this is it I'll never be closer to death Than I was at that moment As I stared into the rifle muzzle Of Chico the half-breed He enjoyed my helplessness And waited a moment Looking at me With his little beady eyes Like a snake before it strikes And then suddenly From around the bend behind him I came a massive figure It came soundlessly and swiftly And Chico screamed in terror As Grizzly Martin picked him up Like a sack of flour And hurled him over the slope Grizzly He's dead now He went over the brink How did you get here? I followed you I knew they'd kill you Where's King? Did he go over the ledge? No He's there with the other one Beside the ledge Now I'll kill the other one No Grizzly Help me first I'm shot Get me to the sled I'll carry you Be careful It's my right shoulder There Now I'll kill the other one Grizzly No, he's my prisoner We must take him back He'll show us where Blackie is If you'll kill him You won't find your dog I must get Blackie If you'll do as I say You will He went up from the side of the slope If he's hurt, carry him But first get my gun out of the holster for me I think I'm going to need it And I imagine you did need it Yes, sir, I did Grizzly bought Red Wilson Back up the slope onto the trail He's badly shaken and bruised But he could walk And King was all right They'd missed going over the edge By just a few feet And King kept them there Until I called to him Where? We went up the trail to the place Where Red had left his dog team Blackie was hitched to the sled And that was when I needed my gun Grizzly took one look at Blackie And turned on Red He was wild with anger You dirty rats You used a weapon His head is cut I'll break your neck off No, please, I didn't It was Chico I'm going to kill you Doctor Grizzly, you take a step toward Red I'll shoot But he hurt Blackie His head is cut It was Chico who hurt him If I shoot you There won't be anyone to take care of Blackie He'd be lonesome without you Yes Yes, he would You must help me, Grizzly You must help me get home Well, Sergeant, I must congratulate you Bringing in a murderer With only a dog and a half Whith to help you And a bullet in you besides It was easy after that, sir Grizzly did everything I told him to Red was so afraid of Grizzly and King I had no trouble with him at all Well, do you think it's safe Leaving a man like Grizzly free? Well, he's perfectly harmless, sir If no one hurts his dog By now, this story is spread And I'm sure that no one Will ever do that again Grizzly saved my life, sir I owe him his freedom Very well, Sergeant That's the way you want it Now, you and King Better take a well-earned rest for a while Well, thank you, sir I think my shoulder will be well In a week or so And we'll be back on the job Won't we, King? These copyrighted dramas Originate in the studios Of WXY Z Detroit And all characters, names, places And incidents used are fictitious They are sent to you each week At the same time Q-Holder speaking