 Now, as howling winds echo across the snow-covered reaches of the wild northwest, the Quaker Oaks 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, swiftest and strongest lead dog of the Northwest Breaking 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 and the adventures of Sergeant Preston and his wonder dog Yukon King, as they meet the challenge of the Yukon Our adventure will begin in just a moment Is this your day for planning a big picnic or camping trip to the nearest park area? 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This message has brought to you as a public service King was lying on the floor outside the inspector's office When the door opened and his master sergeant Preston reappeared the great dog sprang to his feet We'll be on our way in less than an hour Longing, the supplies were already lashed to the sled and the dogs were harnessed It was time for them to hit the trail, but evidently there was to be a delay No, King, this way boy The topic of Mount Hunter's office for a moment There's a letter I promised to deliver to Greg Halloran at the Aztec mine as we go past that King trotted beside his master down the street When he entered Hunter's office King realized there would be more talk before they started out Settle down by the door to wait until his master had finished his business. The letter ready, Matt? Inspector said you were making the trip to Indian Village on Aztec Creek in since the mines only a little way beyond the village I didn't think you'd mind living this to Greg Halloran No trouble at all Here you are. He'll get it tomorrow Tomorrow, right? I thought you'd get that night. What's a long way, Matt? Three in a day's no point in the letter in Tomorrow is too late, huh? I should have done something about this before but I didn't realize until last night what she was planning to do. Shane? You know him? I know him. He's a promoter But what does he have to do with Greg Halloran or the Aztec mine? He holds a mortgage on the mine I thought so too. I did Let me explain, sir. Last fall when Greg bought all that equipment, he borrowed $20,000 from me and Gave me a mortgage. He told me about it. Well, last month I needed cash. Had to have it tonight with the Shane. I wanted to borrow money on my personal note But he wasn't interested. He offered to buy the Aztec mortgage and I had no choice but to sell Well, that's so serious. I'll be able to pay it off by tomorrow at noon. The mortgage only runs for six months Yes, Internet Well, I've heard the mines producing. He only started to produce Last night at the Palace Hotel, I overheard Shane talking to some of his cronies If the mortgage isn't paid off by tomorrow noon, he means to walk into the gold commissioner's office and Or close on the mine It's possible that Greg has the money. It's possible he's on his way in the town this very minute But on the other hand, and this is why if you give me I've neglected to tell him I sold the mortgage He may be postponing his trip into town because he knows I'm a friend and that I wouldn't think of for clothing In that letter you have I've told him that Shane now holds the mortgage and that he can't expect any leniency He must pay up before noon tomorrow Of course, if the letter won't reach him until tomorrow, it will reach him tonight Then if he has a good team and starts at once, he can make it back here in time He may not have to fool him out, but it didn't become any way. I'll see if I can raise some cash. Let's go King See you later Now as the sergeant ran back toward headquarters King realized the time for the start had come It was long after dark when they turned off the Klondike and onto the frozen surface of the Aztec An hour later they near the Indian village, but the village was strangely dark and silent There was no sign of life anywhere Sergeant stop the team Well, it seems to be deserted I'll have to investigate before we go into the mine The chief lives just ahead there The chief lived in a well-built log cabin and as they approached it King caught the set of men inside It was only a vague feeling of mistrust that made him growl Still the growl was enough to alert the sergeant and as he kicked the door open He's playing to one side of the doorway You're wrong impossible I'll come out of there in the name of the crown Who are you sergeant Preston Northwest Mountain Police? We apologize we had no idea thought you might be a trail robber or an Indian who are you to my name's been gay I'm Jake Martin. What's your business? We're prospect. Yeah. How do you happen to be here? We were just passing by our team and slatters at the edge of the village We thought we might put up here for the night turns out there's nobody home There was no one here when you were right. No, that was only a few minutes ago Looks like a look inside the cabin Not to the ugly has a lantern hanging here on the wall. Oh, yes, we haven't touched the thing Nothing seems to have been disturbed. Not to certainly wouldn't have moved out unless all his belongings buying it's a strange thing Isn't it sad? Listen, those are Indians. All right. Sounds like they're on the wall pass. They must be attacking that mining camp. We say come on As the first war cries shattered the stillness of the night Greg Hallowen jump from his cot and started to dress The door burst open and Rick Collins is foreman enters. What's up? They surrounded the mess cabin in the storehouse We don't have enough men to make a fight of it. At least we can protect our machinery What about the gold in the office safe? It'll have to stay there. They can't open the safe They have a hard time moving it. Come on Ordering his men to hold their fire Greg Hallowen led them from the bunkhouse up the hill to the mine There they took cover and watched the Indian many of whom carried torture Shall we give them a few rounds now? Greg? No, but look they've broken into the storehouse The women and kids are carrying away our supply. We have plenty one body might send them back to their village I doubt it if they attack them mine will have to shoot, but we won't do it before that's fine All right, you know the boss, but it looks to me as if they're heading this way now Yeah, it'll be a fight whether you like it or not ready man. Oh, hold your fire. They're coming not anymore They're not someone just drove up see the sledding team there Hey, I've seen that big league dog somewhere before of course you have the man on the sled is sergeant Preston Wait, he's talking to that tool that who's listening to him. I'm going down there coming Rick. I'm with you 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 grandstands eating peanuts popcorn and 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 Quaker Puff wheat Quaker Puff rice and Moffat 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 storm of your mom and grab free baseball ticket packages of Quaker Puff wheat or rice Moffat 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 Rick ran down the hill to the point where the sergeant had stopped Matthew and his braves. I do You've sworn allegiance to the crown and promised to obey the law Now, why have you both been into this storehouse and stolen supplies Indians take food then white men have to leave Why do you want them to leave? They're not hurting you them make prison a prison? What are you talking about big hole in Hill? That's a mine not to Greg's digging for gold. No That's not way to find gold Not to know how that does Men put gravel in pants wash bowl show that burning gold and on it and get him kept slave They're big overhaul not to see think that put not who'll do wanted to make a slave Sherman. Tell me oh, we're good I'm a white mother man was his name not to You buy it and the black beard with him. Ah, don't they you know that I just come from there I saw them a redhead and a man with a black beard Greg Sergeant their names are Ben Gage and Jake Martin I hired them about a month ago and fired them two weeks ago for deliberate carelessness They nearly wrecked our boiler. This is all a plot to get even it may be more than that I have some news for you, but I'll finish with not your first Not you You know, I've never lied to you that right Certain speak proof. I'm your friend. I've come all the way from Dawson to see if any of your tribe was sick No, Indian sick I'm glad to hear it, but if anyone had been I'd have given him medicine you good friend all Indian know that all right then you must believe me The man with the red hair and his partner are bad men They've lied to you Halloween doesn't want to hurt the Indians Raise your right hand and tell him you want to be friends great. Okay Halloween wants to be your friend not to That's good. You did wrong to steal halloween supplies not to you broke the law But we understand that the reason you stole was that the redheaded man made you afraid You won't be punished if you bring the surprise back Let them keep what they've taken you hear that not to halloween is making you a fine present Him good friend. Of course. He is Indian teach man with hair like fire not to kill life Never mind that when you get back to your village just hold him and his partner until I got there not to do that You may go now. Ah, but it's very good. I'm not my leg. They're on us Down to the mile telling the sergeant settled everything right Okay, boys, it's all over. It won't be much trouble. I'm afraid I haven't settled everything for you train No one could have handled not to the way you did but losing a few supplies is nothing course not compared with losing your mind What's that you ever mortgage coming to tomorrow noon? Well, yes, but matt hunter has it He won't mind waiting a few days for his money. Do you have enough gold to pay it off? Yes I was already to start in the town when that last blizzard came along. We don't have any dogs Horses and pat mules find deep snow mighty tough going I'm waiting now until the trail packs down a little But if matt worried about his money you tell him leave this letter drink. Oh, who's it run from matt? He couldn't mean to read it sure I'll need some more light Let's go to my cabin In the cabin rick joined the sergeant and greg just as greg finished reading the letter Well, what's the matter with you greg? Uh, you look as if you'd lost your last friend. It's the mine We're gonna lose the mine. What are you talking about matt sold the mortgage Roger shane holds it now In a foreclosure. I can't yes. He can't there's nothing to stop him He isn't paid off by noon tomorrow, but you have the gold in the site. It must be in Dawson by noon tomorrow It's after midnight now There's no way to get it to town in time. There's one way how high team But I thought you were making a patrol special trip to check on the health of matt whose tribe the mission is accomplished You were going to arrest then gage and jake mark. I still intend to you can't guard them and make any sort of time Going to arrest them and leave them in your custody until I return you do that make another trip back here greg The motto of the force is maintain the right And my mind it isn't right that you should lose this mine after all the work you've put in it There's something else too You hired gage and martin a month ago. Yes dust after shane bought the mortgage from matt They proceeded to try and wreck your equipment slow up production Tonight they incited the indians against you. You think shame hides them to make trouble. It's possible But if he did and if his purpose was to keep you from washing out enough gold to pay off the mortgage He's failed All it remains to make his failure complete is to get the gold to Dawson Sergeant it's in the office safe. Let's get it on board my sled. Come on The gold was loaded on the sergeant's sled since the trail was already broken king was honest in the lead position Greg and wrecked accompanied the sergeant as far as the indian village Natu had bad news water hello with hair like fire Man with black beard them gone when indian gets back to village probably heading for Dawson And it doesn't matter i'll pick them up later I know you'd like to come along with me greg but your gold's heavy and every extra ounce of weight will slow the team I understand the letter I gave you and the gold are all you need to get the mortgage All I ask is that you'll make it in time. We'll do our best When the team king Ben gage and jake martin realized the sergeant would learn from Natu that it was they who had incited the indian attack So they left the village as soon as the sergeant started for the mining camp They reached the mouth of the Aztec shortly after daybreak Here the trail sloped sharply as it ran into the clondite Jake was riding the sled while ben was on the running board driving the team hard He neglected to use his brake on the sharp downgrade and the slave was crowding the dogs As they neared the turn onto the clondite trail when they reached it ben shouted The dog swung away from the whip and their sudden change of direction knocked the sled off balance It took the turn on one run and then crashed over Ben was thrown clear but Jake managed to hang on to the overturned sled Come on Help me get this thing right. I can't what's the matter with you I twist it my ankle give me a hand as soon as I get the sled back on this runner Is someone coming where up the trail from Dawson? It's Corkman Yeah, what's the matter here? We had a spill what happened to Ben twisty his ankle help me get him on the sled What brings you up here coach? Why aren't you two sticking close to the mine? We got the indians to attack it last night and sergeant Preston showed up We thought we'd better clear out Preston had a letter for drake from matt telling him Shane means to pull close Yes I overheard matt talking to some of his friends trying to borrow enough money to pay off the mortgage himself He had no luck What about drake drake can't do anything about paying off now does he have enough gold? I think so No, it isn't noon yet But how could he possibly get the dawson in time? He couldn't make it on a horse. He has no dog Preston does He's getting back for dawson to get off to take the gold with him Preston will have his hands full with the indians the indians couldn't have given Preston much trouble I'll bet he'd lose your bet Look, we have the asex trail a dog team Hey, Greg is no dog. Oh, it's Preston We have to consider the possibility that he has the gold on board his sled Neil we got to get out of here staying right where you are You're right here for Preston. Have you gone nuts? He must have found out that Jake and I were behind the indian attack. He'll arrest me if he does Won't be the first time you've gone to jail and shame will pay you well for it Jake and I are driving on and leaving you here a bad chance Bad ankle and not I'll tear both of your limb from limb Will you get this through your thick scope? This is a way to stop him slow him down so he can't get the dawson on time Here's your story You and Jake had a fight he knocked you down and you twisted your ankle Before you could get up he jumped on the sled and drove away. You're not gonna leave me here Yes, we are but Preston won't Bad ankle no snowshoes or supplies You have to take young board his sled and he left to take you all the way to Dawson There's nothing like weight to slow a dog team down Ben and you carry plenty of it. I don't like it You're staying here with your leg or not Come on Jake. I know I'll listen to reason up. Oh my ankle. I can't stand on it We'll continue our adventure in just a moment The bases are loaded. It's the last of the night and two outs. Here comes the pitch. 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Remember no mailing no waiting You can get as many free baseball tickets as you want They're inside packages of quaker puff wheat or puff rice Muffet shredded wheat or quaker packle 10 Get yours right away In spite of Ben's protest Jake and Cortland drove on And it was king who first saw the big black bearded man lying in the snow when the sergeant's team reached the Klondike trail I can't walk what happened My partner and I have fight he knocked me down Then he drove off with a team and left me here to die Honestly, I can't walk to my ankle. You're under arrest Ben. Yeah, that's okay. Take me to jail. Take me anywhere It's warm. What's the matter with your ankle? I I think it's broke. No, we'll see You're right your ankle is broken. It is. That surprises you. I was hoping it was only a sprain He won't be able to walk for a long time. Don't leave me here, short You must weigh nearly 250 pounds. Oh, please take me with you. I'll die if you don't that's true Still I have other business. I know you want to get this awesome before noon, but I'll make a deal with you I'll make a full confession. I don't need a confession from you You want to know hire Jake and me to make trouble at the mine, don't you? It was Shane Shane and Cortland. I'll testify against him. I'll do I'll do anything you say Here's an old book in a pencil write out your confession and sign it. Oh, all right Anything you say Ben scribble a complete confession in the sergeant's notebook and sign it there There it's all you take me with you now, won't you? You'll need me as a witness for the crown being a witness for the crown won't stop you from going to jail But you won't leave me here to die. I had no intention of leaving you here You said the market a human life means more than any such consideration even when it's a life as miss spent as yours Put your arm around my shoulder. I'll get you onto the sled. Come on. Oh When Ben had been lifted out of the sled and covered with a blanket the sergeant checked the team's harness The padded king as he considered the miles ahead He knew the exact distance to Dawson and the pace the team must maintain if the town were to be reached by noon With Ben's added weight. He also knew it would be a heartbreaking effort I hate to ask it of you king that we must try And even if we fail fellow, I'll know that no other teams that have done so well. All right, boy 10 minutes of 12, jaykin courtland drove up to roger shane's office just as shame was leaving Just in time I have the mortgage in my pocket and i'm on my way to the gold commissioners to foreclose is it 12 yet? Two minutes out. No, no, then he can't possibly make it. You can't make what sergeant president We think he has a goal to pay off, but he can't make it. Oh, I see no sign of him. Come on By the time the team reached the outskirts of dawson king was pulling most of the weight of the sled himself His heart was close to bursting and his breath came in labored gas But even the sergeant wouldn't ask the team to keep up such a pace unless the need were desperate Hunting only a little way now Oh They were heading down front street now and king threw himself against the traces Inspired by his example the team matched his effort and the sled picked up speed faster and faster One minute two minutes king knew this last sprint could only be sustained for second though And then when he was afraid his muscles would be unequal to even one more driving stride the word of release came Oh The goal has been reached the sled stopped directly in front of the gold commissioner's office the sergeant ran up the steps Shane is about to open the door. No need to go in there Shane. What? It's exactly two minutes of 12 There's a letter from greg halloween and on my sled. I have 20 000 dollars in gold Which i'm authorized to pay you for his mortgage hand it over now wait this letter the gold's on the sled I want the mortgage. Is that it? Yes. I'll take it Thank you, Shane Now we'll proceed to other business all three of you Shane caughtland and martin are under arrest in the name of the crown Oh black conspiracy to incite a riot and conspiracy to destroy property How dare you accuse me of such a thing or me I dare because you're responsible for the acts of your agents and I have absolute proof First the jake martin and ben gaige were your agents And secondly that they tried to wreck the machinery at the aztec mine And later incited the indians to attack the mine You'll march ahead of my team down the street to headquarters. You won't send me to jail I may have to pay a fine, but that's all not quite Your business depends on the trust people have in you when they hear what you've done You'll be finished in darson and the yuka. Let's go On the headquarters king But you can take it easy now boy. You won the race to save greg's mind this case is closed Sergeant Preston will return in just a moment with a word about our next exciting adventure There's roaring adventure on mutual Tales that will take your breath away and transport you into lands where danger is your constant companion First we take you far up into the barren uconn territory of yesterday Where icy winds and howling wolves are enough to drive a man wild And civilized ways are gone and never present lust for gold Now let's go to another lawless world the west of early frontier days Not so cold, but which makes up for the freezing temperatures with trigger tense tempers where the gun is a man's lease on life This is a country which abounds with cattle rustlers and where miles and miles go by before you see any signs of life The west beautiful, but wild a land which cries out for the hand of the law You'll never lack for adventure on mutual whether it freezes you with fear in the wild northwest territory Or singes you with the accurate heat of the western plains. It's all on mutual every week over most of these stations Sergeant Preston reported to headquarters for orders from inspector conrad sergeant. I understand you're leaving for beaver city That's right inspector While you're there, see if you can't persuade sam baxter to either get out of the ucon or put his gold in a bank Where does sam keep his gold in his cabin? It's bait for trouble. Perhaps murder. I'll do my best, sam When the mountain arrives at baxter's cabin sam has already been murdered by a man who wears a red parka The killer knows that his own safety depends upon prestons death Be sure to hear this next exciting adventure These sergeant preston of the ucon 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 guns By special recording in cooperation with the mutual broadcasting system They are a copyrighted feature of sergeant preston of the ucon incorporated Created by george w trendle produced by trendle cambo mere 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