 Now as gunshots echo across the windswept snow-covered reaches of the wild northwest that challenge of the Yukon It's Yukon King swiftest and strongest lead dog the Northwest Lacing the trail for Sergeant Preston of the Northwest Monod 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 bringing you the adventures of sergeant Preston and his wonder dog Yukon King as they meet the challenge of the Yukon The city was teeming with gold seekers Many of whom sought to get gold by taking it from those who had laboriously worked their claims to get it One of the former type was a much feared leader of a small group of bandits Frank Marlowe Marlowe and his gang were ruthless and struck wherever they were certain of getting plenty of gold Hey, hey, look, it's Frank Marlowe. He's got his gang Prospectors bringing in their take from claims along the El Dorado were not safe from Marlowe even in broad daylight You must be Frank Marlowe. You won't get away with it. I said hand over your gold. I won't do it Yes, we have to get rough and take it out a little bit. No, you don't know man. We're not safe in their own cabins Somebody come in here. Yeah, they're just in time for some hot grub. I'll see who it is From your claim to pass we get it. Sure. It's all a bit honest. It better be Now get your partner out to your dog sled and be in your way Set fire to the cabin in me. I'll teach others. We've been busy I was a few days later when Inspector Martin of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police Greeted Sergeant Preston as he entered the inspector's headquarters at Selkirk Sergeant you made good time getting here from Whitehorse. Yes, King and I came to Selkirk as soon as I got to a message I knew it must be something important. It is Sit down, Sergeant. Thank you, sir. I'll get right to the point a Gang headed by a man named Frank Marlowe has been terrorizing the prospectors around Dawson I've heard of Marlowe Marlowe and his bunch have openly and brazenly killed and robbed time after time during the past few weeks They have to be stopped and I want you and King to see that they are I'll send a couple of men along with you. Why, uh, we'd rather try it alone Inspector We need help we're calling Constable Miller in Dawson. All right Just as you say but one way or another I want Frank Marlowe. Well, do our best, sir He's a killer Sergeant mean unruthless. He won't hesitate to shoot a mounted policeman any more than he would anyone else. I see sir Thing and I will leave right away for Dawson. Good And good luck to both of you. Something tells me you're going to need it Sergeant Preston left Selkirk and traveling with his dog sled along the ice-covered Yukon River He and King made record time in their run to Dawson City Upon his arrival he went to the office of Dawson's small but growing newspaper the Klondike nugget and talk to the editor You mean to say that the Royal Northwest Mounted Police headquarters has sent only one man to hunt down Frank Marlowe and his gang I have my dog King with me. Well, I have to admit I've heard a lot about you and that dog of yours, Sergeant But I'm afraid you've taken on more than you could chew You think you and King can get Marlowe and his gang of cutthroat. Maybe we have it will make a try at it anyway Well, here's some news clippings about the whole ups and killings by Marlowe and his gang Thanks, I'll look them over and get an idea of how the gang works. And if there's any more I can do just let me know Sergeant It'll be a big day around here when Frank Marlowe is caught. Thanks. Maybe I'll need to help later. Come on King Sergeant Preston went to the cabin he and King were sharing with another officer Constable Roy Miller The two men checked over the copies of the newspaper carefully Then Sergeant Preston made an observation Roy. I noticed something that may be of help to us. What's that Sergeant? Well, for instance, look here this news items as The Imperial Cafe has done landslide business the last few days since the boat from St. Michael arrived that issue came out several weeks ago Yes, it was about that time that Marlowe and his gang rated that cafe say that's right And there's an item in this issue that tells about two prospectors making a gold strike a claim 23 on El Dorado Couple of days later. They were held up by Marlowe and their cabin burned in other words Marlowe watches a newspaper for items like that Then he and the gang strike. That's right, Roy I wondered how he always seemed to strike or he was sure to get gold I began to think he had a spy or two around Dawson to tip him off. That's possible too We've tried every way to track him down, but we haven't been successful That's why we sent the Selkirk and ask for you and King. Well, do our best to find Marlowe. They're smart sergeant They always travel on well-beaten trails so that we haven't been able to track them. That's why I hope King will come in handy If King once gets the scent of Marlowe one of his men the rest would be fairly easy That is King could follow their trail to their hideout. Oh, maybe so But unless you knew ahead of time where they'd strike and had King there to catch the scent There's no way he could I've done a bit of thinking Roy Perhaps we can fix things so that Marlowe will hit at a certain place that we do know about How would you do that through the newspaper the editor will cooperate with us? I know I'll go over there now and arrange things Come on King. I'll see you later Roy. Tell you all about it Meantime in a cabin on a deserted claim on Beaver Creek Frank Marlowe and two of his men were playing cards and the door opened and the other members of the gang entered Joe, you're a douche from town. Yeah, I got news. All right. It isn't good Frank. What do you mean? You ever hear a sergeant Preston and his dog sure who hasn't the last time I heard he was a white horse Well, he isn't there now. He's in Dawson City, and he's got the dog with him He come here just to get us. That isn't so good Frank. I've heard about that mountain he's doing. Yeah, so why? You know, maybe it's time. We got out of this neck of the woods Frank. Are you crazy Lou? Well, if you have heard some of the eyes they tell about a money in his dog The old side who's up here that you can't tell lots of stories just to pass a time sure Frank But even you and I have heard about that Mountie Preston. All right, so we've heard about him I'll him and that dog go around taking down cooks others can't catch But we're smarter than most we're really smart We won't pull any more jobs while that mountain dog and Dawson city You want your share of everything, but you don't want to take the risks, huh? I'm not gonna let Preston or any other money run me out of here with so much gold lying around just for the taking Did you bring a newspaper Joe? Yeah here look at that headline Clondack nuggets your lamp based in the gold commissioners office for the way the handle claims, huh? Here's something what another strike listen It's a charcoal mix strike a math Isaac Creek newcomer. Yeah, listen Says less Breen who stick to claim on bonanza just two weeks ago reports the claim is beginning to pay off Well and expects to bring in plenty of raw gold by the end of this weekend Breen's claim is number 42 Lucky for us you mean you mean we're going after Breen's gold with that Mountie in town right that 42 claim on bonanza is about 20 miles at the creek from town Who won't even have to go through Dawson city just take the cost trail from here We'll go after Breen's gold on Saturday the day it started the Dawson with his weekly take According to what the paper says we'll get a nice pile of gold in spite of sergeant Preston that dog is The following day sergeant Preston with King leading the dog team moved along the well-beaten trail up bonanza Creek Accompanied by Constable Roy Miller We'll soon be in plain 42 sergeant what sort of a tab is less Breen Roy. He's an old sourdough. I met in Whitehorse few months ago He'd be insulted if you read that item saying he's a chitchat and mighty surprised to read that he made a strike We'll explain when we see him. Are you sure he'll cooperate with us? Sure. He and I are good friends He'll do what he can to help us That's the camp in just a head good. Hope things work out as we planned We're going inside See you brought another Monday way less This is a sergeant Preston by the major less There's a mighty fine dog you got there sergeant. Thanks. That's King. Come in out of the cold You are this way constable. I'll let sergeant Preston explain less We want you to help us catch Marlowe and his gang Marlowe and his gang you say That's right We took the liberty of putting an item in the Dawson papers saying that less Breen at your charcoal I've made a strike here at claim 42 me at your charcoal. Oh, I have been working claims in the Yukon territory. Yeah. Yeah, we know less But it's more usual for the paper to make a front page item about a chichaco making a strike And we wanted to be sure Marlowe saw that item. That's right Constable Miller is going back to town that King and I are going to stay here with you I feel certain Marlowe will read that item and we'll come here with his gang to rob you of your take If and when they do come they'll be in for a big surprise Giving sergeant Preston and King at less Breen's cabin to wait for Marlowe and his gang Constable Miller returned to Dawson City after promising to return that night It was late afternoon when he entered the cafe in Dawson to pick up what news he could As the constable walked to the bar Bill and Lou Marlowe's men were talking to a sourdough Are you sure about that mister? Yep? I'm sure all right Dawson paper don't usually print things that are true can't help that Let's breeze no more with your Chaco and I am why we work the claim together now under a year and a half ago near Whitehorse And three months ago. Let's take the claim up on bonanza. I just got the Dawson city yesterday And I got a surprise when I read that writing about less than a paper and you don't really believe you really made a strike Is that it no pie dough? No sourdough like less Breen is going to tell any newspaper He made a strike before he got his take into town and staked out more land He'd know that if work got out like that They'd maybe be a stamp either to snow him under all the land around claim 42 has already been staked out So there won't be any stampede up there. Oh, hello constable I guess you ought to know about that seems like I saw you heading up bonanza trail this morning with another mounting. Oh, yeah We had business up there. That sure was a fine dog yet with you But the finest and biggest I've seen you con Only man. I know as a dog like that is charging Preston So it must have been him with you, huh? Well, maybe it was well, I guess we got to be going. See you later, mister Oh What do you make of it though? There's something fishy about the whole thing seems to me That's sourdough said he saw Preston and his dog going up the bonanza trail this morning with the constable I saw the constable come into town a little while ago alone. Well, I figure Preston's still up there Maybe it brings place That stuff in the paper might have been a plan to get Frank and us to go up there. Hey, that's right What are you stopping for? Constable seemed a little upset when he heard that sourdough talking And but what are we leaving the cafe for? Maybe if we hung around a little longer, we'd heard more. I don't have to hear any more Like I said the constable seemed to be upset I noticed he looked around at the crowd is it to see if anyone was listening to that old sourdough talking What do you think the constable will do well? I don't know We'll wait here and watch for him to come out of the cafe And we will follow him and see what he does and about the boss There'll still be time enough to tell Frank Marlowe about what we heard later on a Short time later constable Miller left the cafe and walked down the street Bill's guests had been right and the constable was worried about what the sourdough had said with so many men around to hear Miller was experienced enough to know that if one of Marlowe's gang had overheard He and Sergeant Preston and perhaps less brain and the editor who would help plan the trap would meet with plenty of trouble He glanced back now and then as he walked But since the main street of Dawson City was fairly crowded with men. He couldn't tell whether he was being followed or not Finally he entered the newspaper office Didn't expect to see you something go wrong not actually but I'm afraid something might go wrong An old sourdough at the cafe brought out the fact that less brain isn't a choco that he's been up here for over a year Oh, that's not so good. That's right. It isn't Moreover, he brought out the fact that no experienced prospector like Breen will go around talking about a strike before he brought his take into town At least right about that. I know You'll be on your guard Anyone comes in questioning you cover up somehow. Where are you going to be? I'm gonna get my dogs and sled and head out to Breen's cabin to warn Sergeant Preston that Marlowe might be wise to the trap I'll get along now But remember to stick to your guns if you're questioned Constable Miller left the editor and went to his cabin then with this dog sled. He started out along the Bonanza trail He didn't know that two of Marlowe's men Bill and Lou followed along behind him The Constable is making good time along the hard-packed trail As he and his dog team approached a point where a cross trail from Beaver Creek joined the Bonanza trail He halted the team for a short rest It was at that moment that a shot rang out and Constable Miller fell to the ground wounded Get up to the shoulder. Yeah, that was a good shot if I do say so myself. Why'd you want to shoot him Bill? I don't figure it out. Well, I got to thinking He told Preston that the old sourdough at the cafe was telling everyone that that story about claim 42 was phony Preston might come back to Dawson. What if he did? Preston don't hear about it. He'll stay where he is That'll give Frank and us a chance to pull a job in Dawson Especially with both him and the Constable out of the way We'll put the Constable on his own sled now and take him over to our cabin here. Help me lift it As the night wore on and Constable Miller didn't return to the cabinet claim 42 Sergeant Preston became worried Miller should have been back here a long ago less it's after midnight. Well, I said he'd be back early I think I'll take King and go down the trail away to meet him. I'll leave my dog team here Just as you like I'll feel better anyway getting some pressure. How about it King? All right, follow believe right now and go to meet the Constable With King running ahead of him Sergeant Preston set out down the Bonanza trail King ran beyond where the cross trail during the one they were following then he stopped Sniffing the ground and barking inside Sergeant Preston knew that King was trying to tell him he had found a familiar scent For a moment the sergeant was puzzled then it came to him must be Constable Miller's sent you picked up fellow But I don't understand At that moment Sergeant Preston noticed a dark stain in the snow He stood looking down at it for a moment then realizing what it meant. He turned to King King Fine Constable Miller The intelligent dog whined and barked as he moved slowly down trail with his nose to the hard-packed snow Then turning he moved back toward where Preston stood waiting Then though the Constable sent stop suddenly at the junction of the two trails King recognized the strong scent of Roy Miller's dog team and with a yelp of satisfaction The great dog started out along the cross trail It was well after midnight when Bill and Lou arrived at the cabin where Frank Marlowe and the other member of the gang Joe were waiting Bill called to the dog team to stop I guess Frank and Joe will be surprised if what we brought with us Bill Monty's still unconscious. Let me take him inside. All right Well, what do you know he's come to remind trying to talk Constable We're gonna take you inside the Marlowe. You can do your talking to him Marlowe I guess this much sure sure now. Come on. We'll take you in come on I can walk you help me up there. Never mind. We've got you all right. I can open the door. I think Who's there put him on the car here sure That's it who's that's brought you glad you're still up Frank That's a Mali the Constable from town Where you fools why did you brought him here? Well, you've done to him that ain't good Frank and him being the constable of Dawson City He'll be missed. I take it easy both of you when you hear what we found out and what I figured out Well, we'll wait and go ahead and tell us we found out that claim 42 on bananas is owned by an old sourdough He's had it for about three months the papers said it's a charcoal got a two weeks ago and just made never mind what the papers said That story in a paper was only a plan never mind, but me look What an explanation from Belle so better talk fast and give it to me straight. All right now Here's what we heard in town. We met an old sourdough from white horse at the cafe in Dawson City He knew that fellow less green well He said that Bill told Frank Marlowe all that had been heard at the cafe concerning less green Now the opinion the sourdough had given about the fact that if Breen had made a strike he wouldn't have told about it Also, Bill told of the Constable coming in and taking part in the conversation When he mentioned that the Constable and Sergeant Preston had gone to Breen's place together and that the Constable was on his way back when they shot him Frank interrupted. I want to know why you shot him and brought him here Don't you get it Frank? Like I said that story was a plan in the paper to get us to go to claim 42 so they could grab us I figure with the Constable here and Preston and these dogs still waiting over there Why it leaves the way wide open for us to strike somewhere else See what you mean now Bill That was darn good thinking that that look Frank as far as I'm concerned I still think it was a mistake to bring this Constable here that Sergeant Preston isn't anybody's fool What do you mean by that? Well, yeah, don't expect them to wait forever for the Constable to get out to that cabin Do you? Well, once I agree with one of your crooks Sergeant Preston will wait on me so long Then he'll know that something's happened here Or maybe you will but then you'll go all the way in the Dawson City looking for you You just won't be able to find you that's all that's what you think He knew I was to go out to the cabin at claim 42 Anyway, the newspaper editor will tell him He knows I left for there You can't get away with all this Sooner or later, you'll be caught by Sergeant Preston. Oh shut up. I know we'll find me I I know I told you to shut it up, Bill You'll get what's coming to him soon enough Double with you is you let us you happen get on your nerves what he said about that Mountie Frank Suppose Preston does start out hunting for the Constable like he said the newspaper editor knows and somebody Dawson City to take care of him Anyway, he's got something coming for helping Preston try to trap us About time we all got away from here make good use of what time we have what are you gonna do about this money plenty First Lou you go outside on hitches dogs then scatter them sure right away the bell Don't you tie that money's hands and feet? That way we'll take him out back and toss him under a snow bank nature will take care of the rest of it. Well, oh What do you want? I'm wounded in the shoulder. I can't harm you now You do what you say. I'll I'll freeze to death That's right. You will All right get busy you two in time. All right Frank. I'll get some roll hide that's hanging on the nail over here You'll be sorry for this shut up Louie's having the time to have to scatter the money's dogs. It seems like it sounds like it That'll hold your feet. I got his hands tied Well, I get my park on you two take him out back like I said, no, I'll wait a minute I want to go along the shoe. He's well covered by the snow Get you that's on to Joe We'll be going in the doors and after this business is finished. All right What's keeping Lou outside? I'll have those dogs scattered, but now yeah, that's right Oh King had been waiting behind Preston for just such an order And may prevail who would grab for his gun such a night. I have a shoulder wound. They were gonna bury me in the snow I'll cut your loose How'd you get here and picked up the trail of your team Roy King? Oh He's a wonderful dog. All right. I got here just as one of the killers came outside and so I don't hit your dog team Can't jump him. He's tied up out there. Yeah, I should have known that dog would mix things up for us That's what he did Mano. I arrest you and your gang in the name of the Queen Thanks to you King. I can say that the case of the Marlowe gang is closed Those are created and produced by George W. Trendall directed by Fred flower day and supervised by Charles D. Livingston The part of sergeant Preston is played by Paul Sutton. This is j. Michael wishing you good bye. Good luck and good health. So long