 Now, as gunshots echo across the windswept snow-covered reaches of the wild Northwest Quaker Puff Wheat and Quaker Puff Rice The breakfast cereal shot from guns Present the challenge of the Yukon It's Yukon King, swiftness and strongest lead dog of the Northwest Blazing the trail for Sergeant Preston of the Northwest Mounted Police In his relentless pursuit of lawbreakers Untamed one of the speed 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 With Quaker Puff Wheat and Quaker Puff Rice Bringing you the adventures of Sergeant Preston And his wonder dog Yukon King As they meet the challenge of the Yukon Say, supposing you were blazing a trail Across the windswept snow-covered great Northwest Yes, like Sergeant Preston Well, sir, you'd appreciate that real stamina calls for a nourishing breakfast So check up, see to it that your breakfast tomorrow Includes a heaping bowl full of Quaker Puff Wheat Or Quaker Puff Rice with milk or cream and fruit Remember, wheat or rice shot from guns Gives you added food values Of restored natural grain amounts Of vitamin B1, niacin and iron And delicious? Taste them You just can't beat Quaker Puff Rice And Quaker Puff Wheat Ever since nightfall Two men had been watching the cabin from their hiding place In a thick grove of spruce trees nearby They remained hidden for about an hour After the light in the cabin was extinguished Then, when they were sure the occupants were asleep They crept closer and went silently to work Small piles of dry brush were stacked around the cabin And splashed with kerosene Next, the men stuffed kerosene-soaked rags In the cracks of the door There, I guess that ought to take care of the doorway There you go Yeah, I'll give me those matches, bud Here they are right here I set fire to these rags Oh, I hope boy, look at that stuff burn Grab yourself one of those pine boughs And light it off the rags Now we light all those piles of brush You take one side of the cabin and I'll take the other Right In a few moments, a half dozen or more small fires Were blazing around the cabin Two men threw down their sputtering brands And prepared to flee All right, bud Let's get out of here That seems to be fine Several minutes later, a young Ed Wayne Awoke to find the cabin filled with smoke What the dick is it? Holy mackerel Shirley, Shirley, wake up What's the matter? The cabin's on fire On fire? Ed, how did it happen? I don't know, I just woke up and found it this way Come on, grab your robe, we gotta get out of here It's so stroking me Hold your handkerchief over your nose I can hardly see Here, take my hand Ed, the door's all on fire Maybe I can open it with a chair That won't do any good The door opens inward I know Maybe I can lift the latch with the leg of the chair And then poke the leg through the door handle I can't force the latch The metal parts must have melted and fused together That's steady, I don't lose your head Maybe we can get out through one of the windows No, it's no use The windows are blazy, too It comes found at oil paper, I forgot about that Ed, I can't stand smoke much longer Here, light on on the floor All right Shirley, for heaven's sake, open your eyes Shirley, Shirley Preston and King were camped in the hills About a mile from the Wayne's cabin As the night breeze carried a faint smell of smoke To their camp, King awoke with an uneasy growl The great dog looked in the direction of the breeze And saw a dull red glow reflected against the sky Instantly, he sprang up and trotted over to his master Sergeant was rolled up in his blanket King nudged his sleeping master and licked his face Finally, the sergeant stirred sleepily Oh, that's wrong, pal King gave an urgent bark and trotted a few steps In the direction of the fire Sergeant Preston raised up on one elbow To watch the big husky Then he too saw the reddish glow in the sky He sprang into action Wayne's cabin must be on fire, King We better see if he needs help Hastily, pulling on his boots and tunic The sergeant saddled his horse All right, get up there, come on A few minutes later, the sergeant Reigned up in front of the blazing cabin No sign of life, King Perhaps Ed and Mrs. Wayne are away But King's nostrils told him that someone Was inside the cabin The great dog dashed forward as close to the flames As he dared and barked excitedly What is it, King? Someone trapped inside? You all right, boy? That's Ed Ed, can you hear me? Can't you open the door? I'll break it down A number of logs were piled near the cabin Some of them were slender enough to be lifted Sergeant Preston picked up one and carried it Over to the cabin Here goes, Ed The door was already weakened by the flames As the sergeant pounded against it with the log The door suddenly collapsed inwards The sergeant dropped the log and dashed forward Into the blazing inferno He saw Mrs. Wayne lying on the floor Wrapped in a blanket Her husband had fallen unconscious beside her The sergeant picked up Mrs. Wayne And fought his way back to the door King was hovering just outside the cabin He saw the beams of the roof give way And sagged down where just over the spot Where Ed Wayne was lying He darted past Sergeant Preston And seized a patch of Ed's clothing and his jaws He had barely tugged the unconscious man Out of the way when a fiery beam Fell to the floor beside them Almost later, Sergeant Preston Returned on his second rescue trip Good boy, King Hold him out of the way just in time I'll take Owen up Once again, the sergeant fought his way back to safety Glad we don't have to go back in there again I'll lay him down here by his wife Let's hope we can revive him The sergeant applied artificial respiration First to Mrs. Wayne, then to her husband Both finally regained consciousness The blanket which Ed Wayne had wrapped around his wife Had protected her from the flames But Ed himself had suffered several severe burns The sergeant dressed his burns With the first aid materials which he carried in his saddlebag I believe those places I've bandaged may be pretty painful for a while, Ed They should heal up without leaving any scars Very The important thing is that Shirley and I are still alive Thanks to you and King, Sergeant How'd the fire ever start, Ed? That's a mystery to me When we woke up, there were flames shooting out of all four walls Almost sounds like a case of arson You mean someone set the cabin on fire deliberately? That's right I suppose the idea does sound fantastic Well, it does seem kind of far-fetched Why should anyone want to set fire to our cabin? You haven't any enemies, have you? Anyone that might want to kill her? Not that I know of Did you notice any strangers in the vicinity just before, Doc? No, I don't think any Yes, wait a minute Yes, we did, too That's right Those two men up on the ridge What were they doing out there? Well, when Shirley first spotted them They didn't seem to be doing anything Just moving around Later on, I got out my binoculars And watched them for a while At that time, they were eating a meal No campfire? No, they were eating their grub coal, I guess Maybe they didn't want to attract attention They just got a good look at them Good enough to recognize them You mean to know who they were? Well, you don't know their names But Shirley and I saw them once before Where? We saw them riding down Indian Hill once When we were coming back from Pine Creek That was about a week ago, I guess What'd they look like? Pretty tough, Sergeant One had a scar under his right eye And the other had a scraggly red beard That description could fit a couple of Dawson hoodlums, I know Their names are Ringo and Spud They both have criminal records Goodness That doesn't sound very reassuring No, it doesn't Just to be on the safe side I think I'll check up on them when I get back to town The first let's get you two taken care of Who's your nearest neighbor? Pop Fraser and his wife, I guess Oh, they're a good-hearted old couple You think they'd take you in for a day or so? I'm sure they would, Sergeant All right, let's go to their cabin Then I'll start for Dawson Early the next morning Ringo and Spud entered the office Of a Dawson city mine broker named Jeff Piggins Oh, there, Piggins Oh, so it's you two, huh? Did you take care of that little matter? We took care of it all right Didn't we, Spud? We sure did The cabin was blazing away like tender when we left Didn't you wait around to make sure Wayne and his wife didn't escape? Yes, Jeff We didn't think that was necessary Besides, we didn't want to take a chance On anyone's spot mess You blasted fools Would you rather take a chance on swinging from murder? Oh, now keep your shirt on, Piggit Hasn't come to that yet What's more, it ain't going to Now, listen In case you two haven't heard the news The Mounties have found Orford's body up on Indian Hill They have When did they find it, Jeff? They found it yesterday afternoon That means the news will be all over the creeks In another day or two And if young Wayne and his wife Should come forward with information About seeing you two riding down Indian Hill By the Mounties would have you in jail For murder so fast it would make your head sweat Well, we know that That's why we set fire to the cabin Yes, and that's exactly why I should have made sure they didn't escape He's right, Ringo Of course I'm right Get back there to the cabin as soon as you can Find out if young Wayne and his wife are dead If not, kill them some other way And this time do the job right We'll continue our story in just a moment Bullseye for flavor Yes, in every spoonful Of the ready-to-serve breakfast cereal Shot from guns You enjoy swell, nut-like flavor A bullseye for crispness Yes, there's tender melt-in-your-mouth crispness In those king's eyes, kernels of Quakerpuffed wheat And Quakerpuffed rice A bullseye for nourishment Yes, Quakerpuffed wheat and Quakerpuffed rice Give you added food values of restored Natural grain amounts of vitamin B1, niacin, and iron You're always on the target when you reach for that famous Big red and blue package with the smiling Quakerman on the front Pour out a bowl full of crisp, delicious Quakerpuffed wheat Or Quakerpuffed rice Add milk or cream topped with your favorite fruit Man, oh man, these giant flavor-rich premium grains Are exploded up to eight times normal size To make them crisp and tender There's shot from guns to make them bigger And better tasting Shot through and through with nut-like flavor, too By both delicious kinds For variety, eat Quakerpuffed wheat one time Quakerpuffed rice the next Just remember, they're never sold in bags or bulk You can't miss with Quakerpuffed wheat And Quakerpuffed rice The famous cereal's shot from guns Now to continue our story At the same time that the two crooks, Rango and Spud Were talking to the mind-broker, Jeff Piggott Sergeant Preston was reporting to Inspector Maynard At Mounted Police Headquarters You wanted to see me, Inspector? Oh, yes, Sergeant. I have a new assignment for you Have you heard about the murder that Constable Ross Discovered yesterday? Well, I know I haven't, sir I just got into Dawson about an hour ago Who was the victim? A man named Orford He was shot through the heart at close range Apparently he'd been dead for a week or so Before Constable Ross found his body Any clues to the motive? Well, a gold watch and a valuable ring That Orford always wore are missing So it looks like a case of robbery Was Orford a rich man? Yes, he was, Sergeant He was something of a hermit But he had his finger in several important mining deals The killer may have expected to find a lot of money On the premises Where'd Orford live? In a cabin on Indian Hill Indian Hill Does that mean something to you, Sergeant? Well, yes, it does, Inspector Last night someone tried to kill a young couple Named Ed and Shirley Wayne It seems two strangers were hanging around The vicinity yesterday afternoon The Wayne's told me they saw those same two men Riding down Indian Hill About a week ago A week ago, huh? That would be just about the time the murder took place That's right, sir I'm just wondering if those two men Might have been trying to kill the Wayne's To prevent them from telling what they saw Did the Wayne's give you a description of the two men, Sergeant? Yes, sir, and I think I know who they are A couple of hoodlums who go by the name of Ringo And spud Well, Sergeant, suppose you get busy And check up on those men I'm assigning Constable Ross to work with you on the case Very well, sir Jeff Pickett was seated in his office As Sergeant Preston and Constable Ross entered Well, good morning, Sergeant You too, Constable Good morning Hello Mighty fine dog you've got there Mighty fine I'm afraid he doesn't always like to be patted by strangers Oh, I see We're looking for Ringo and Spud Well, I know the men slightly But why look for them here? The bartender at the Goldust Cafe Suggested we try your office They told us that Ringo and Spud Frequently do odd jobs for you I wouldn't exactly say that It's true, I have employed them once or twice At what capacity? Well, if you must know, as bodyguards Bodyguards? That's right Mining deals sometimes lead to a certain amount of ill feeling My life has been threatened on several occasions Oh, I see Speaking of mining deals Are you acquainted with a man called Orford? Orford, Orford It seems to me I have heard the name But I can't place it offhand Don't you read the newspaper? Oh, yes, yes, of course Orford's a man who was found murdered over on Indian Hill I did read something about the case But it slipped my mind I hope you don't think I know anything about the murder Well, since you've raised the question Do you? Certainly not Can you tell us where to find Ringo and Spud? I'm afraid I can't, Sergeant To tell the truth, I haven't seen them recently In that case, we'll be moving along Thanks very much for answering my question Not at all, Sergeant, not at all Goodbye Goodbye What do you think, Sergeant? Alex, it's just a hunch But I have a feeling he's lying That business about not knowing Orford's name sounded pretty thin to me Yes, it did to me, too He didn't sound any too convincing when he said he hadn't seen Ringo and Spud recently either Alex I think you'd better stick around here and keep an eye on Piggit It's just possible that Ringo and Spud will come to see him or he may go and see them What about you? I'm going to write out to Otter Creek and see Ed Wayne and his wife Frankly, I'm a little worried about those two Oh, why so? If Ringo and Spud really did kill Orford then they may make another attempt to do away with the Wains I think I'd better warn the Wains to be on their guard Good idea How soon will you be back? Probably not before evening In the meantime, watch every move that Jeff Piggit makes It was several hours after Sergeant Preston talked to Jeff Piggit that Ringo and Spud arrived at the scene of the fire The two crooks poked around among the still-smoking ruins of the cabin but failed to find the bodies they were looking for It's under Ringo, there just ain't no bodies here Young Wayne and his wife must have gotten away Yeah, it sure looks that way Yes, we better clear out of here We don't have a lot of explaining to do if anyone catches us poking around the ashes this way We'll have a lot more explaining to do if young Wayne shoots off his mouth to the police Well, what are we going to do? We can't kill him if we can't find him Listen, when a family gets burned out they generally go and stay with their neighbors, don't they? Yeah, I guess that's so All right then Who's the nearest neighbor that Wayne's got around here? Well, let me see There's no cootin' his wife livin' over on Otter Creek And that's where we better go I'll betcha ten to one we find the Wains there All right, I guess it's worth a try Come on, let's go Get up, get on it Meanwhile, Sergeant Preston has already arrived at Otter Creek As he approached Pop Frasier's cabin he saw Ed Wayne just riding away Shirley Wayne was mounted behind her husband on the same horse Sergeant Preston spurred his man forward and shouted to the young couple Ed, wait a minute Why is Sergeant Preston? Oh, hold on, hold on Hold on, hold on, hold on I sure didn't expect to see you again so soon We certainly didn't We thought you went to Dawson I did I just came back to warn you Warn us About what? When I got to Dawson this morning I learned that a man had been murdered up on Indian Hill It looks as though the two men you saw may have been the ones who killed him What? If they really are guilty then they probably set fire to your cabin to keep you from talking You mean they tried to kill us so we couldn't tell the police we saw them riding down Indian Hill? That's right When they find out you weren't burned to death they may make another attempt to kill you That doesn't sound so good Do you think it's safe to go back to our cabin? Is that where you were heading? Yes Pop Fraser lent us his horse We were going back and see if we couldn't salvage something from the ruins I suppose I'll go there with you just to be on the safe side That's a good idea, Sergeant I sure appreciate having you along All right, let's go Come on, let's get up In order to get to Otter Creek Rango and Spud had ridden up the hillside and were following a trail along the crest of the ridge Suddenly Rango rained up his horse sharply What's the matter, Rango? Take a look down there in the distance Yeah, I see Looks like a couple of riders coming up the valley Still got those binoculars we were using yesterday Yeah They're right here in my saddlebag Let me take a few more Here they are Thanks What do you see? One of them's a red coat Who's with him? Young Wayne's new wife She's riding behind him on the same horse I suppose they've already spilled the beans about seeing us Oh, no We better not take any chances What do you mean? We've dismounted right here hiding their clump of trees When they come in range we'll gun them down All three of them A light breeze was blowing up the valley Suddenly a sergeant pressed in his two companions drew closer to the point where the two crooks were hidden King's stiffened in his tracks and gave a low growl Oh, oh, oh What's the matter with King, Sergeant? We've evidently picked up a set of some kind Oh, good heavens You don't suppose those two men could still be hanging around here somewhere, do you? I don't know, Shirley I think we'd better let King scout around a bit before we go any farther Meanwhile, Rango and Spud had seen the group rain up their horses Hey, what's the thunder they're stopping for? That Husky must have caught our scent We better plug them right now They're not close enough We can't get a decent shot at them from here You fool, we got no choice Now they're wise too as they won't budge until that dog routes us out of here All right, you take young Wayne I'll plug them out of here All right, here goes The first shot rolled Ed Wayne from his saddle his wife falling with him The sergeant ducked instinctively and dropped to the ground as the second bullet whistled harmlessly over his head Sergeant, it's been hit Keep down it'll hit you too With an angry snarl King charged in the direction of the shots Rango saw the big Husky start up the slope and vanished in a thick underbrush Hey, that dog's coming up here after us Holy smoke Whenever we'll be able to stay hidden once he gets up here Yeah, and what's more that Mountie's got a carbine He'll pick us up like clay pigeons I'm getting out of here while he gets his gun You and me both Keep down, Rango The two horsemen were already gone by the time King reached their hiding place Meanwhile, Sergeant Preston got cautiously to his feet Did you hit them, Sergeant? I doubt it But at least we've driven them off Please help me with Ed His shirt's all soaked with blood Maybe they've killed him Oh, it's dry as pulse Still beating Wait till I rip open his shirt and we'll be able to tell what's what Looks dreadful Luckily it's in the shoulder and not in the chest Sergeant Preston sterilized a knife and deathly probed for the bullet As he was dressing the wound Ed Wayne gradually recovered consciousness Sorry if I hurt Ed It's all right You have an expert touch I guess you should have been a surgeon Thank heavens this Sergeant King were with us If it hadn't been for me you'd have chased those gunmen and captured them Don't worry about that King has their scent As soon as we get you two back to pop phrases we're going after those men Meanwhile, Ringo and Spud were galloping toward Dawson Darkness had fallen when they finally rained up their horses in front of Jeff Piggetts office Jeff Listen Jeff We're in trouble Trouble? What do you mean? In the first place Wayne and his wife ain't dead What? Didn't you kill them like I told you to? We tried to but they had a Mountie with them A Mountie? Yeah Listen, we saw all three of them riding along the trail together We tried to gun them down but the Mountie had a dog He got our scent before they came close enough to get a gun shot Hastily, Ringo told the mind broker about the brief gunfight So the only thing we could do was to hide tail it out of there before the Mountie got a bead on us You're a bungling idiot It wasn't our fault, Jeff Did the Mountie get a good look at either one of you? I don't think so But he won't have to once that guy Wayne and his wife spill the beans about seeing us on Indian Hill If he's got any brains at all you'll figure out right away who'd have reason enough for wanting them dead Yes, you're right Listen to me Have you two still got that watch and ring you stole off Orford after you killed him? Yeah Yeah, we got them right here, Jeff Let's have a look at them All right Yeah, here they are They see the watch has Orford's initials on the case Yeah, I guess we'll have to file them off Just a minute I'd like to take a closer look at that ring I have a magnifying glass right here in my desk Put up your hands both of you Hey, what? What in places you're doing with that gun? I'm pointing it right at you What's more, I won't hesitate to pull the trigger if either one of you makes a false move Keep your hands up high while I take your guns That's better Piggit, have you gone clear out of your head? Not by a long shot What's the idea of all this monkey business? This monkey business, as you call it is going to settle the Orford murder case and put me in the clear once and for all You can't bluff us, Piggit You hired us to kill Orford and by thunder if you try turning us in we'll spill the whole story The only thing you two are going to spill is a few pints of your own blood right here now Hey, what are you driving at? Just this I intend to kill you two and then call in the Mounties What? What do you mean? That's right I'll tell them you two came here and tried to sell me the valuables you stole from the man you murdered I'll say I recognized them and got suspicious When I accused you of murder one of you pulled a gun on me but luckily I got the drop on you and shot the both of you and self-defense you Piggit, listen Don't do it You'll never get away with it This gun says I will and it's ready to talk right now Yes, again, Piggit Preston Sergeant Preston stood in the doorway Behind him was Constable Ross That's that gun All right He shot out the lamp Behind him, King Go around and cover the back door if they're outside Hurry Help! Help! Call them off, Preston Easy, King We've got him, boy As Spud and Ringo started to go out the back door they found themselves facing the gun of Constable Ross All right Reach both of you What about Piggit, Sergeant? King has him under control Is there any kind of a light back there? There's a lantern hanging just outside the door Keep those two covered while I light it A few moments later the Mounties marched their prisoners back into the office Sergeant Preston held a lighted lantern in one hand Jeff Piggit lay whining on the floor Brother Lover, heaven call out this dog Kick that gun away from you and I'll tell him to let you up All right Thank you All right, King I'll take over now, boy Get up on your feet, Piggit All right Constable Ross and I have been standing outside the door ever since Ringo and Spud entered your office We overheard the whole story You're all three under arrest in the name of the queen There's just one thing we don't understand, Ringo What's that? Why did Piggit hire you through to kill Orford? Because he had a chance to buy a valuable-claimed dirt sheep And Orford was blocking the deal That deal would have netted a sickle $100,000 And still those two cheap cut-throats couldn't resist the temptation to steal the dead man's watch and ring You're no smarter than they are, Piggit You'll find that out when the judge pronounces sentence and this case is closed In just a moment, Sergeant Preston will give you a preview of Friday's adventure Listen next Monday for a wonderful surprise What is it? It's out of this world Yes, but what is it? It's a he Not human exactly but you all love him But who is he? You'll find out on this program Yes, don't miss out Get in on hair-raising adventures next Monday by way of the greatest offer ever made to you by Quaker Puff Wheat and Quaker Puff Rice Be listening Say, fellas and girls it's a feather in your cap if you remind your dad and mom that it's community chess fun time Yes, it's red feather time when everybody benefits because everybody gives This is a chance to help many, many worthy organizations in this one drive for funds So give to your community chess now Listen Friday when Sergeant Preston and Yukon King meet the challenge of the Yukon in the case of the great Carlotta When the inspector told me of a murder in Dawson I set out with King to help solve it I didn't expect one of my brother's officers to make an arrest so quickly especially when a suspect was a young friend of mine Trying to prove he was not guilty led King and me into a situation that could mean death to either of us Be sure to hear this exciting adventure Friday These radio dramas a feature of the challenge of the Yukon Incorporated are created and produced by George W. Trendle directed by Fred Flower Day and edited by Fram Stryker The part of Sergeant Preston is played by Paul Sutton They have brought you every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the same time by Quaker Puffed Wheat and Quaker Puffed Rice The breakfast cereals shot from guns Remember for delicious hot breakfast enjoy Quaker Oats The giant of the cereals is Quaker Oats Delicious, nutritious makes you feel ambitious The giant of the cereals is Quaker Oats And here's why Quaker Oats is called the giant of the cereals There's more growth, more endurance in oatmeal than any other whole grain cereal So make your hot breakfast nourishing Quaker Oats Quaker and Mother's Oats are the same This is J. Michael wishing you good bye, good luck and good health from Quaker Puffed Wheat