 Now as howling winds echo across the snow-covered reaches of the Wild Northwest the Quaker Oaks Company makers of Quaker Puff Wheat And Quaker Puff 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 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 The principle of the best education possible for our children has been one of the basic cornerstones of our nation But the ever-increasing enrollment in elementary schools has resulted in poor educational conditions in many communities across the country Most important, there is an insufficiency of elementary school teachers Teaching is an occupation that is more attractive now than ever before Since there is a growing public interest in education and measures of being taken to improve schools Such a career offers exceptional opportunities for intelligent imaginative young men and women who are now in college The lack of teachers is only one side of this problem Some places require additional school buildings others need more equipment textbooks and personnel If these problems are to be met and solved the cooperation of every citizen is a must See what you can do better schools build better communities This message is brought to you as a public service Chief camp in Alaska was the last stop-off point for the gold rushers before crossing Shilkut Pass into the Yukon territory The camp was a small tent city huddled in the valley near the foot of the path One evening young woman named Lucy Hallam was preparing to cook supper just outside her tent When her husband Frank approached carrying an arm load of firewood Hi, Lucy already to cook it some supper Yes, as soon as you get a fire going with some of that wood you brought back. Sure. I'll have one started in the jiffy My golly this Yukon stove we bought is going to come in mighty handy on the trail Yeah, I told you coming back with that man who has a tent next hour Yeah, we gathered wood together he and his sister are on the way to Dawson to Oh, they're walking over this way now He said he'd like to have the four of us get acquainted. Hope you don't mind Well, of course not it'll be nice to have some friends up here. Well, howdy Frank. Hello there seeing as our neighbors I thought I might as well bring my sister over introduce her to you folks. I'm glad you did Lucy, this is our jail. How do you do? How do you please meet you, Mrs. Hallam? This is my sister Grace My brother tells me you folks aren't gold rushers like most of the others here No, that's right. We're going up to Dawson City to claim an inheritance an inheritance from my grandfather He owns a mine on but and the creek. Hey, maybe I know him. I was up in the Klondike last year Oh, well his name's Ben Chadwick Ben Chadwick No, I reckon the name's not familiar to me. Well, it's kind of a truth. I hardly know myself I haven't seen him since I was a little girl. You see I was raised in the east and grandpa spent all his time prospecting First out west and then up in Alaskan the Yukon and he finally struck it rich, huh? Yes, he got in on the first big strike on Bonanza. You said he owns a mine Does that mean he's still alive? I Hope so, but I don't know We had a letter from him saying it was very sick and might not live more than a few days He said he was leaving his mind to me and wanted us to come up to the Yukon right away From the way his letters sounded. I'm afraid he'll be dead by the time we arrive Shame yes I'm afraid he's been very lonely these last few years. How about you folks? Are you hoping to stake out a claim for yourself? No, no Frank swinging pick is a little out of our line. I'm a ferro dealer by occupation grace. Here's a singer He's hoping to find a job and one of the music calls in Dawson if you were up in the Klondike last year I suppose a short time later when the Jarros had returned to their own tent grace remarked to her brother So little mrs. Hallam is going to inherit a mile. Yeah Probably a plenty of Richmond too if it's located on Bonanza Creek looks like we'd better keep in close touch with those two suckers Maybe we can relieve them of some of that fortune becoming into I got a better idea than that Such as what why not grab the whole inheritance for ourselves and just how would we do that? Passing ourselves off as mr. And mrs. Hallam. Are you crazy? Oh far from it? All we've got to do is get them out of the way and get hold of their identification papers The rest will be a cinch. Maybe and maybe not What if her grandfather is still alive by the time we get to Dawson? Well, what if he is you're a blonde same as she is Your old guy hasn't seen her since he was a little kid Well, that's right Maybe we could get away with it at that sure we could But how are we going to get rid of the halum now? Listen grace you leave that to me In the meantime, we'll get real chummy with them and you pump the dame every chance you get for details about her family history That should be easy enough Whoever heard of a woman who didn't like to talk in the days that followed the Jarros and the halums became increasingly intimate On the shore of Lake Bennett they camp side-by-side While Frank and Art built a boat long enough to carry all four of them across the chain of lakes down the Yukon to Dawson City One evening after they had begun the trip down river. They had beached their boat and were talking around the campfire Grace was saying to Lucy Hallam. You know Lucy Hearing you tell about your childhood and your family, but make me feel as though we've been friends all our lives Lucy keeps on reminiscing so much. You'll soon know more about it than I do I'm sorry. I know I shouldn't keep talking about myself all the time, but grace makes such a good audience It's hard to resist the temptation By the way, Art, how soon do you think we'll reach Fort Selker? Oh, I reckon we ought to make it by tomorrow night Oh, that reminds me Frank a friend of mine has a cab in a few miles this side of Selker Would you mind if we stopped off there long enough for me to say hello? It's okay with me. How about it Lucy? Oh, that's well, you find this friend of mine's a very interesting gently He'll make you folks feel right at home the following afternoon their boat brought them inside of the cabin where Art's friend lived After nosing their boat into the beach the travelers disembarked and walked up to the cabin Art knocked on the door Hey, where's Jake? Hey, he went into the silkirk this morning You just get back to the territory. Yeah, I'm on my way to Dawson a folks meet spider bird This is my sister Grace. Howdy spider. I told me about you Yeah, nothing bad. Oh, and this young couple here is mr. And mrs. Hallam Any friends you've heard their friends of mine. They you think you can entertain the two of them here at your cabin for the next few weeks Well, what are you talking about? I we're not staying here. No, that's why you're wrong Get your hands up both of your gun. Hey for the love of Mike. What's this all about? It should they'd like to know Well, it's like this Lucy here was going to Dawson to inherit a mind from the grandfather But the way grace and I figured we might just as well claim that inheritance for ourselves. Oh, you shut up or I'll shut you up permanently As I was saying Grace and I figured to grab off the mine ourselves Soon as the will settle we'll sell the mine and head back here with a cash And where do I come in on the deal you and Jake hold the two of them prisoner here at your cabin I'll grace and I are pulling off the scheme and I'd kill him and be done with it No sense risk and murder to assure the scheme will pan out Besides we may need more information from them later on Yeah, I reckon you're right. It is now soon as Grace and I get back here We'll get rid of the halims and split the cash between us and we'll head for the state And you just made yourself a deal that same day Sergeant Preston went to visit Ben Chadwick at his cabin on Bonanza Creek He found the old sourdough propped up in bed. How are you feeling then? No better no worse. Well, I think you're looking a bit stronger. Maybe so Doc says I must be a lot tougher than I look Old fool figured I'd be dead by this time. He'll probably live to be a hundred Be satisfied if I last long enough to see my granddaughter Lucy again. She coming up here for a visit Yeah, in fact, that's what I wanted to see you about what do you mean? Well, constable Ross stopped by yesterday. He said you two will be heading south tomorrow. That's right We're going to Bennett post if you order among the gold rushes Lucy and their husband ought to be arriving here in the Yukon one of these days in fact, maybe they're inside already So I was wondering if you should happen to run into him Would you sort of give him a helping hand and let him know I'm still alive and kicking twice certainly then I'd be glad to What are the names? Hallam Lucy and Frank Hallam. How long has it been since your senior granddaughter? No, I've gone at all. I hate to think how long it's been Haven't laid eyes on her since she was just a little tag about me hide your grasshopper Now she's a grown woman probably right pretty one too Least way she is that she takes after her mom. Is that her mother's picture over there on the table? Yep, that's right sergeant. That's Lucy's mom taken just before she got married. I suppose she got a good looks from you Who's denying it? Well, then I'll inquire about Lucy and I got to like Bennett at least there may be able to tell me whether they've entered the territory yet Thank you sergeant, and if you do meet up with them tell him not to waste any time getting here It was several days after his conversation with old Ben Chadwick Sergeant Preston and Constable Ross rode through Selkirk on their way south The great dog king was romping along beside the sergeant's horse This place has really grown since the last time we were here. Yes, Alex The whole territory is booming now that this gold stampede's underway The old-time sourdough will soon be saying the territory is getting too crowded. I've already heard that remark in Dawson Speaking of old timers, I paid a visit to Ben Chadwick last week. So did I day before we left They told me his granddaughter and her husband are on their way up here from the states. I hope they make it in time He'll ask much longer on the towel the doctor says he's in bad shape, but Ben's a tough old party He may be around for quite a while yet. I wouldn't be surprised if that Sometime later that afternoon spider Burke rushed into the cabin where Lucy and her husband were being held prisoners Frank and Lucy were tied to chairs while a tough-looking younger crook called Jake was playing solitaire at the table Well, what's wrong with this buddy plenty Jake a couple of money said it this way You shut up suppose use redcoats will stop up here. I don't know but we can't take any chances We get into it was too fast. Well, we do it. We're the money is waiting up in front of the cabin Then take halem and duck out the back door Keep them flattened against the cabinet wall and make sure you don't make any scorching. Don't worry I'll have a gun these ribs every second. It is for you, sister You're gonna stay here with me and make out like you my daughter You're telling nothing Course if you do your husband's life won't be worth a plug nickel 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 puffed wheat Quaker puffed rice Muffet shredded wheat and Quaker pacotin, 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 puffed wheat and rice and muffet shredded wheat You get two free baseball tickets inside Quaker pacotin So don't miss out another day see the star players wallop those home runs now to continue It was customary for the mounted police on duty in the Yukon territory to stop off and pay a short friendly visit Whenever passing an isolated cabin and so when sergeant Preston and constable Ross arrived at spider berks cabin They rained up and dismounted Hello, I'm sergeant Preston and this is constable Ross. Well, how do you do berks my name spider berks my friends call me I never could figure out why we were just passing by do you mind if we come in and rest for a few minutes? Come on in make yourself right to home. Thanks This is my daughter. How do you do? Thank you Oh, don't bother. That's not necessary. Oh, it's no trouble. No trouble at all I like a cup of tea myself along about this time the afternoon Go ahead dear. Yes, how's everything going in this part of the territory any trouble lately? No, I can't recollect anything out of the ordinary Of course, there's been a lot of stampede is going by on the river ever since the thaw Are you trapped for a living? Yeah, I do a little trapping in the winter. That's the time What is it dear? I I Can't seem to find a tea. Oh, you can't well just a second. I'll get it for you Hey, maybe you better sit down. I'll make the tea. All right My daughter just got up here from the States a couple of days ago Things are still kind of strange to her on the cabinet. Oh, did you make a trip alone? No, I I came with friends white pass or choke could choke your friends live around here somewhere white Why no, they they went on to dorsen all gold rushes. They are Opened a stick out of claim for themselves Now personally, I never could see why folks should get so that same afternoon grace and art Gerald arrived at Ben Chadwick's cavern on Bonanza Creek not far from Dawson and presented themselves as Lucy and Frank Hallam The old man held grace at arms length as he exclaimed. Oh, you're my little granddaughter Lucy That's right, and this is my husband Frank. Hello, I'm glad to meet you young fella You don't know how anxious I've been to see you to spend the same with us We were terribly afraid we might be too late. Well, you made it in time. So I reckon we can all be thankful But you know Lucy you sure have changed Chains well what I mean is your face seems different somehow. You don't look the way I expected I was just a little girl the last time you saw me. That's true But you used to take after your ma I figured you'd grow up to look just the way she does in that Picture over there. Well, I I suppose I have changed But what about you grandfather? I mean your condition. What does the doctor say shucks? I'm beginning to think that sore bones doesn't know any more about it than I do I'm old and sick and one of these days. I'll be cashing in the chips But he doesn't know just how soon it will be and neither do I have you've been living here at the cabin all by yourself Hasn't anyone been taking care of you just that engine half-breed who answered the door when you're not He comes in during the day and gets my meals for me. Well now that we're here I reckon you can get rid of that in here if that's right grandfather From now on Frank and I will be taking care of you Meanwhile after leaving the cabin Sargent Preston and Constable Ross were continuing their ride southward Alex I can't help thinking I've seen that girl somewhere before he certainly acted nervous Yes, almost as though she were frightened about something Whenever I tried to draw in the conversation spider Burke kept butting in and changing the sentence. Yes I noticed that that business about not being able to find things around the cabin struck me is rather odd too Burke claims he just arrived from the States a couple of days ago. Well, even so that's time enough to learn where the tease kept You suppose there's anything wrong. I don't know Probably No, I know why that girl's face seen familiar What do you mean when you visited Ben Chadwick? Did you notice that picture of his daughter on the table beside his bunk? Not particularly why that girl back at the cabin is practically a double of the girl in the picture She couldn't be Ben's daughter. No, but she could be his granddaughter. Lucy Helen. Come on Alex We're going back down and investigate Sergeant Preston realized he had been seen the last time he approached the cabin So on this visit he and the constable left their horses a short distance away and crept forward using every available cover Before entering the constable and Preston peered cautiously through the window. Holy mackerel. They've got the girl tied to a chair Yeah, so I see. That young fella sitting beside her is tied up too. If the girl is Lucy Helen That's probably her husband. I wonder who that other fella is. The one talking to Spider Burke. I don't know. Come on Shut your hands up. The monkeys. I've got them. Oh, you don't. Dropping suddenly behind Lucy's chair, Spider Burke grabbed the gun which had fallen from Jake's hand. I'll get your hands up, big coach. You'd better drop that gun, Burke. Don't make me laugh Either one of you can fire at me without hitting a girl. I can plug you any time already I'll get your hands up. Sorry, Burke, but I warned you to drop that gun. Take him, King! With their attention focused on the two monkeys, either Spider nor Jake are seeing the dog, edging around the room until it was too late. Don't make a move, Mr. Or you'll stop another bullet. All right, all right, you got it. Repeat, Jake Preston. Get these dogs away from me. Call him off. Take his gun, Alex. All right, King. On guard, boy. Stand up and stop your whining. If King had wanted to kill you, you'd be a dead man by now. How about doing something for this arm of mine? I can't bust it. I'll attend to your arm in due time. First of all, it's a little matter of handcuffing your partner and untying these two people. Keep them covered, Constable. I've got them sorted. A few minutes later, Lucy and Frank Hallam had been released from their bond. I don't know how we can ever thank you enough. When you two left the cabin early this afternoon, I just about gave up hope. It sure looked bad for us. How'd you ever happen to come back? Both the Constable and I suspected that something might be wrong, and I remembered why your wife's face seemed so familiar to me. You mean you've seen us before? You're Lucy and Frank Hallam, aren't you? That's right. How did you know? Just before I left Dawson, your grandfather showed me a picture of your mother. You're almost a double for it. Oh, then his grandpa's still alive. He was a few days ago, but he was very young. Oh, Frank, we have to get to him as quickly as possible. You still haven't told me how you happened to be prisoners here. On our way up here, we got friendly with a pair of crooks named Grace and Art Gerald. They heard my wife was going to inherit a mine, and they decided to grab the inheritance for themselves. Well, they're posing as you two? That's right. They taught us in the stopping off here at this cabin, and then got these two men to hold us prisoner while they went on to Dawson. In that case, I'd better head back to Dawson myself. Your grandfather's still alive. They may try to get rid of him. Oh, I never even thought of that. What about the prisoner, Sergeant? I'll take them to the cell, Kirk, as soon as I bandage this fellow's arm. And you bring back horses for Mr. and Mrs. Hallam while I strike out for Dawson. Right. 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 ball game as guests 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 Pop wheat, Quaker Pop rice, and Muffet shredded wheat. You'll find two free baseball tickets inside Quaker Pakotan. Names of teams and dates are on every ticket, so be guests of your favorite team at the ballpark. Brush to the store with your mom and grab free baseball ticket packages of Quaker Pop wheat or rice, Muffet shredded wheat, or Quaker Pakotan, which has two free tickets. The more packages of these delicious Quaker cereals you get, the more free baseball tickets you get. How will you continue? That night after Ben Chadwick had fallen asleep, Grace and Art Gero held a console of war. It looks to me like we may not get our hands on the old man's mind quite as soon as we thought. Yeah, just what I was thinking. For all we know, he may hang on for weeks or even months. Listen, I can keep up this loving little granddaughter act for a while, but not that long. Don't worry, we won't wait that long. What do you mean? We'll string along with him for two or three days, see if he shows any signs of getting weaker. If not, we'll take matters into our own hands. Grace and Art watched the old man's condition carefully, and to their disgust, he not only showed no signs of getting weaker, but actually seemed to be improving. Finally, three days later, Art made a trip into town and returned late that evening. Ben was lying in his bunk in the back room of the cabin as Art spoke to his sister. Is he asleep yet? No, I'm just getting ready to give him his evening dose of medicine. Not good. Before you give him the medicine, we'll spike it with some of the stuff I brought back from town. What is it? Rat poison. What? One dose of this and he'll be the late Ben Chadwaking. All right. You think we can get away with it? Sure, we can get away with it. Tomorrow morning we'll go into town and report his death to the doctor. You'll take it for granted the old buzzard died in his sleep. Now go on, get out his medicine and we'll fix it up. A few minutes later, Grace and Art walked into the old man's bedroom. Ben was lying on his bunk examining the long-barreled Colt revolver that he always kept lying on the table at his bedside. Well, quite for heaven's sake, Grandfather. What are you doing with that gun? Yes, checking it over, that's all. Ever since I struck it rich, I don't feel safe at night unless I have this gun in easy reach. Well, you put it away now because it's time for you to go to sleep. All right, Lucy. Oh, Dad's right at all. I suppose you're going to make me take another swig of that hogwash that Doc described for me. This medicine will help you sleep better. Yeah. You swallow it down and then we'll put out the light. Yeah, I suppose you may as well take it and get it over with. Hey, who's that? Sounds as though someone came in the front door. Yeah, I'll go take a look. Here, Grandfather. Yeah, come on. Thank you. What's the idea of busting in this way? Where's Ben Chadwick? In the bedroom. Why? Here, hurry up and take your medicine. Oh, all right. Don't take that, Ben. Sergeant Preston, what in blazes are you doing back here? I'm here to arrest these two crooks posing as Frank and Lucy Hallam. You won't take us, Monty. As a sergeant world, art's sudden blow caught him on the side of the jaw, but he recovered instantly. Do us for it, Gerald. A moment later, the two men were slugging it out toe to toe in the narrow doorway. Meanwhile, Grace Gerald darted toward the table and snatched up Ben's gun. Hey, what are you going to do with that gun? Shut up, you old fool. As Ben tried to interfere, she dealt him a vicious blow with a gun barrel. With a groan, the old man collapsed on the bunk. Now then, Monty, I'll take care of you next. But the words were hardly out of her mouth when King sprang. Help! Help me! Get the sword away from me! What's your, King? That barrel was already weakening under the battering force of Sergeant Spitz. Finally, a right to the jaw and sent him crawling backward on the floor. All right. Let him now still hit me again. Get up on your feet, then. All right, King Ungardly. You, Grace Gerald. Get over here next to your brother. All right. You're under arrest in the name of the Crown. It wasn't until late the following day that Lucy and Frank Hallam arrived in Dawson. The sergeant took them out to Ben's cavern on Bonanza Creek. This time, Ben knew that he was seeing his real granddaughter. I thought that Lucy, I'd know you anywhere. You're the spittin' image of your mom. Oh, Grandpa, I'm so glad you're all right. If it hadn't been for Sergeant Preston, things might have turned out a lot differently for all of us. I'm mighty grateful to you, Sergeant. Well, that's all right. You don't need to thank me. How's your head, Ben? After any after-effects from that blow? I reckon there's still a lump there where she hit me otherwise. I'm okay. In fact, the doc told me this morning I'm looking better than ever. And you beat that? I always said you'd live to be a hundred, Ben. And now that Lucy and Frank are here and that Gerald's are behind bars, I can say this case is closed. We'll return in just a moment with a word about our next exciting adventure. The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin presented on Mutual every Sunday over most of these stations is a listening treat especially designed for the whole family. Several generations have thrilled to the heroic exploits of Rin Tin Tin, the dog that's almost human. And now you can hear his further adventures every Sunday. The new series of Rin Tin's adventures are laid in the colorful and legend-filled era of the Pioneer West. His young master is Corporal Rusty stationed at Fort Apache. During the troublesome post-Civil War era, the Army cavalry finds plenty of action in keeping under control the renegade Indians who set fire to the early settlers' cabins. And as members of the Fort Apache Cavalry Unit, Corporal Rusty and Rin Tin Tin are engaged in many stirring escapades. Make sure your family enjoys the pleasurable listening on The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, presented by Mutual every Sunday over most of these stations. The Sergeant's team in a desperate pursuit along the dark and dangerous canyon trail. At every turn the killer may be waiting, ready with his gun, ready for murder. Don't miss 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. 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