 Sergeant Preston of the Yukon! Again, hon you, Husky! Woo-hoo! Woo-hoo! Woo-hoo! Gold, gold discovered in the Yukon, 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 in their relentless pursuit of lawbreakers. The Quaker Oats Covery, makers of Quaker Pop Wheat and Quaker Pop Rice, the delicious cereal shot from guns, and the mutual broadcasting system present by special recording, Sergeant Preston of the Yukon! Our adventure will begin in just a moment. Safe drivers seldom have emergencies, but they can happen. And how you handle yourself and your car during an emergency will be a matter of life and death. For example, what should you do if your car catches on fire? The National Safety Council says the first thing to do is turn off the ignition. Next, get everybody out of the car. And if possible, call the fire department. Use a fire extinguisher, you have one, or smother the fire with whatever is available. Water, sand, dirt, or a blanket. Be sure the fire is out before you start the engine again. Better yet, don't let a fire start. Be careful with your cigarette. Avoid excessive use of the brakes going downhill. And have the electric and fueling systems checked regularly. Fires are costly and dangerous. This message is brought to you as a public service. Benedict Yates has been a gambler and a crooked one until his various tricks with cards made him unwelcome in the Yukon settlement. While he made plans for a bigger store, he had taken over a deserted cabin several miles north of the town of Pine Crossing. Shiloh Simmons had gone with him. In his youth, Shiloh had been a tall, powerfully built man, but crippling rheumatism in old age had left him stooped shoulder and feeble. Shiloh knew Yates' plans, and he didn't approve of them. He frowned darkly as he watched the gambler staring through the window. Shiloh's coming back, and he has a girl with him. Then you can't go through with it. Good thing we spotted Salinas on the way to town. I never figured you'd go this far. You have a mighty, squeaky conscience all of a sudden for the man who's driving the monty. The law doesn't want me for any crime. Well, in that case, you have no reason to be ashamed to face this. How long are you going to pull that up to me? I just remember it. I took you in when you were broke. I offered you a job at a place to stay with. You said you needed a man who knew about gold, my man. When I took the job, I didn't know you planned to steal a mind. You let me worry about getting a mind. Yes, yes, boss. Come in, Salinas. Make yourself at home. Mr. Yates, your friend is crossing. He said you wanted to talk to me about my father's mind. That's right, Miss Sally. Oh, eh, this is Salo Timon. It's Salo. It's Salinas. I know, Sally. Mr. Yates, I'm in a hurry to reach town, so please be brief. All right, well, in that package he's holding. Give the package to Clarkson. You heard me. Hand it over. That's, that's it. See what's in it, Clarkson. It exists to be centralized and pressed. He's a friend of mine. Look at this, boss. But it is a gold belt box. So that's what you were sending the place to, man. Oh, eh, Salo. This is anything to party with. What? You might as well have a man next to you now, Miss Sally. What did you find? Just this. It's a list of things to buy in town. Okay, good. What's the idea of treating me like a prisoner? Sally, I told your father I wanted to buy a gold mine. Yes, but your price. That's right. My price. God has a buy-over who's willing to pay what the mine is worth. That's what I heard. I figured that better increase my offer. Now I'm offering the same amount of cash and your release. You wouldn't go out? Hold it. Oh, Salo, hand me that hunk of rope, will you? Don't get away with holding me here. Here's the rope. And I'll just tie you so you don't make trouble, Sally. Salo will stay here and keep an eye on you until we get back. And hold it. What about this bottle for Sergeant Preston? Give it to Salo. It reminds him of the way he double-crossed. Thanks, I'll take that buckle. There you go, sir, Sergeant. I'll get into my party and then we'll go call Abnors. And it's Salo. Well, get me. If anything happens, so this girl gets away while I'm gone. You can't meet me big enough to hide you. You know what I mean and you know I mean it. Yes, I know you mean it. No matter what my father does, you'll kill me and you'll know it, then, yes. You wouldn't dare let me leave. We'll talk about that after I see your dad. Come on. Now there's no use cutting your wrists by pulling against those ropes. Don't hurt yourself. Poor dad. He was going to sell out, then we were going back to the states. That was why he made that buckle for Sergeant Preston. It's sort of a farewell present. Well, your dad will sell out all right. He'll have to sell to you. The robber. If Ben has a plan, not even Sergeant Preston could prove it, dear legal. You know Sergeant Preston? I know him. I expect you wonder what Ben meant when he said I double-crossed Preston. Probably double-crossed a lot of people. Don't blame me for thinking that. I didn't mean to double-cross Preston. You see, he states me. I used to be a first-rate mining engineer. But I had a run of bad luck. The mine I was working gave out. While I was looking for another job, I got sick, pneumonia. My cash went for doctors and medicine in place to stay. But at the time I was well, I was broke. Then I found out nobody wanted to hire an old stolen pretty like me. That was mighty discreet. I wanted to get out of this country. Then I got a letter from a friend in the state offering me a job. Oh, I didn't you take it? I didn't have the fare, Miss Sally. That's what I met Preston. He told me the cash to go back home. I promised to pay it back just as soon as I got to the state. What hat? Somebody stole my cash. The money Sergeant Preston had given you? Yep. I didn't want to tell Preston. He just figured I was just trying to get more money from him. What did you do? Less than an hour after I'd been robbed. Yates came to me. He was the man who knew something about gold mining. I didn't know he planned to steal a gold mine. I didn't know he wouldn't pay me till he got the mine. I needed a job. I took it. But you didn't have to save it. No, I didn't have to. I couldn't starve. I had no cash. How far do you think his cripples never like me could travel before freezing to death? I'm sorry, Charles. Bill knows I owe Preston that money. He knows Preston probably thinks I'm a deadbeat. He never lets me forget it. Well, I might be a deadbeat. But by golly, I've never been a crook. Charles, oh, I guess I was wrong about you. I thought you were as bad as Ben Yates and that man he calls cross. Me, the one of them, and he's good. We both ought to be in jail. I'm sure I could chance to put him there. Maybe they will be, Charles. This time, they've gone too far. You're right, Miss Sally. Only trouble is how's the law gonna catch up with him. Once your father signs over the mine, you'll have a hard time proving he was forced to sell. Well, unless... Unless what? Never mind, Charles. I have no right to ask you to endanger your own life for me. What do you mean, Miss Sally? If I let you go, those two crooks will be arrested and I'll be in the clear. I should have thought of that. There's a knife in the drawer back here. What are you going to do? With you three, Ben will be able to force your dad to sell. What's more, you'll be able to tell the law about Ben holding you here. Your testimony might be enough to put both Yates and Charles in jail. Yeah, this knife will cut those ropes. You mean you're going to let me go? Yeah, you're getting out of here. Now, hold still, Miss Sally. Well, I'll cut these ropes. But, Charles, then Yates can cross in our arms. That's where you'll fix that. Yates was in such an almighty hurry to get out of here. He forgot his rifle. You take it. Maybe you can get the drop on them two skunks. But what about you? I'm coming to birds with one stone. You're a good friend of Sergeant Preston's. By turning you loose, I'm doing him a good turn. Sort of pay off that debt. I owe him. On top of that, maybe Yates and Charles will both go to jail. You're free now. So, darling, thanks, Charles. Love your risk to restore the circulation. But what if they come back here and find me gone? They'll kill you, Charles. I'm counting on you to see that they don't get back. If you get the drop on them, your dad can tie them up and keep until the law gets hold of them. You'll have to travel fast, Miss Sally, so you better be going. We'll continue our adventure in just a moment. Listen, all you fellas' girls' mothers, dads, everybody. 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Then unconsciously, she began to slow down. The wind's dying down. Maybe it'll be easier walking now. Sally didn't know it, but the ominous quiet was the calm before the storm. Suddenly, a roaring blizzard struck with stunning force. The blizzard? I'll have to go faster. The wind drove particles of ice and snow like sing needles to strike whatever lay in its path. Sally had her back to the blizzard. It was even worse for two men, a slanted dog team and the wonder dog Yukon King, traveling in the opposite direction. The mighty king was racing a trail in the very heart of the fierce storm. For Sergeant Prexton, the man though Johnson was traveling with the mountains. Let's stop here, Johnson. I can hardly see a thing, Sergeant Prexton. Where are we? There's a cave just ahead. I'll wait there till the storm lifts up. Inside the cave, Prexton unharnessed his dogs, broke out provisions and fed the teams. Then the mountain and his companion prepared to wait out the blizzard. I never expected to find the shelter tonight, Sergeant. I wanted to cover as much ground as possible, but there's no use pushing on against the storm like this. Well, if Doggone's lucky you knew about this cave. I don't see how anyone could survive this blizzard. Sergeant, what's that? A wolf, but don't worry about it, Johnson. They won't bother us while King's around. Whoa! That's it, fella. You settle down between us. Sallie Norris had found no shelter from the storm. Johnson, as well as the blizzard, are overtaken at him. So... so hard to... Oh! A wolf? It sounds like a whole pack of them. Ripping her rifle, the panic-stricken girl tried to run, but the effort of fighting the blizzard had exhausted her strength. She stumbled and fell. Terrified and confused, Sallie lost all sense of direction. She began traveling in circles, while a hungry wolf had closed the park here. In the snug cave where Sergeant Preston and the man named Johnson waited for the blizzard to subside, the great dog King raised his head. King heard the howls of the wolf pack. He listened. Then suddenly, the great dog understood the shrill cries. King tensed. Then sounded an alarm. Oh! What is it, King? What's the matter, Sallie? It's easy, King. Is something wrong? King thinks so. He heard something outside. I'll look and see. Still snowing? Oh, the snow stopped. I heard the howls but nothing else. Oh, boy. I want to listen. For an instant, King stopped breathing. He knew from the shrill pitch of the pack's cry that the wolves were out for blood. Oh, oh! That's impressed me, your dog! Oh, oh! I think it's going to make it. Oh! Speaking past the sled and sleeping dog team, King laced through the snow toward the proudly lurking creatures he knew as enemies. He saw the gleaming eyes of the wolves as they were about to close in on a dark form and lay on the ground at the face of a steep cliff. Oh, oh! King bought the challenges. He placed himself between the wolves and the still form in the snow. Oh! Their leader reached at the door. Oh, oh! Oh, oh! Oh, oh! Oh, oh! In deference to their leader, the pack stood back as the battle began. King saw hatred in the flashing eyes and the threat of death and cruel fangs that tried to grip a vital spot when he did heavy fur. Mighty husky dogs and lice used every tricky new. King leaped at the leader and cast out with his powerful teeth. Oh, oh! And then fun clipped him to attack again. He fought desperately, knowing that the pack might close in at any moment. Then, suddenly, Hold your fire, Your Excellency. He's fighting a wolf pack. Can't tell the dogs from the wolf. Hey, this way, boy. Get going, King. Oh! It's far bristling. King moved back a pace. Still protecting the still form. Mind him. King's broken away. I don't have it, Johnson. Well, such an infestation why in the world would King want a candle with a wolf pack? Yes, King, I understand, boy. There's the answer, Johnson. Great. Got someone lying in the snow. King watched as his master lifted the pocket-clad form lying face down in the snow. Right. This is Sally Norris. Is she alive? She's breathing, not wounded. Must have been caught in a storm. And traveling on foot, too. Yes. I'll carry her to the cave. Johnson, bring a rifle. All right. King, if this girl lives, she'll owe her life to you. You can both swallow a little warm broth. Sally, try to swallow. She's coming, too. Sally. What did she say? She's lost consciousness again. She mentioned her name. Yes, she mentioned Ben Yates. Who's he? Gambling. Been run out of several times. Curious if this girl should mention his name. Thanks to me. I'll take you home. See if you can get her to drink some of this while I harness the dogs. We'll continue our adventure in just a moment. Have you been wishing you could actually see Sergeant Preston in action, see him riding his big black horse Rex, capturing lawbreakers with the help of his courageous dog Yukon King? And when winter comes, would you like to actually see the terrifying avalanches and snow slides in the coldest country in the north? Actually see a pack of huskies pulling a dog sled over endless snowdrifts? Now listen to this. Sergeant Preston of the Yukon goes on television next week. These exciting news stories of courage, bravery, romance, mystery will fascinate men, women, boys, and girls. And will be brought to you on a coast to coast TV network starting next Thursday, September 29th, by all the Quaker serials. Quaker Puff, Wheat and Rice, Quaker Oats and Mother's Oats, Muffet Shredded Wheat, and Quaker Pacco 10. Now did you get that date? Write it down. It's next Thursday evening, September 29th, the premiere of Sergeant Preston of the Yukon on television. It's something new and different in television for the whole family. Check your newspaper for the time and the station nearest you. To continue. The blizzard that had forced Sergeant Preston to seek shelter had also stopped Jed Norris. The old man has faded his mind until a storm subsided. As he made his way toward his cabin, breaking a trail through the newly fallen snow, Jed didn't know that many eighths and speed crossing were waiting for him in his home. No more wood on the fire with his fish. Oh, boss. Boss, you think it was safe to leave the girl with Shadow? We're maddened. You think so much of Preston. He might get soft-hearted and let her go. He knows what'll happen to him if he does. The old Shadow would be downright mad. He knew we were the ones who hit him over the head and stole a cat from him. As long as he doesn't know, he'll do what I tell him. He gets hard to handle, I'll get rid of him. So he can run to the motties and talk? I'll take care of that. A lot of accidents can happen to a man in this country. Well, here comes Norris in about time. Sally! Sally, where are you? I'm here, Jed. Hey, what are you doing here? We've been waiting for you. You ain't no, my friend, speed classes. You came here to sit out the storm. The worst is over now. Get going. Sally! No use calling Sally, Jed. She's not here. Where is she? Take a look at this. That's Sally's rifle. She had the rifle and this list of things were there when the speed did met her on the trail. You recognize this handwriting, Jed? How'd you get this paper? Where's my daughter? She's all right. She hasn't been hurt. Not yet, anyway. You've made her a prisoner. All right. Now we'll talk business. Jed, you wanted to sell out so you and Sally could get back to the stage. I told you I'd buy the bag. And I told you I wouldn't sell at your price. I offered you $5,000 cash. Now I offer the same amount plus Sally's life. What? This mine is worth $75,000. I'll pay five. We'll drop the bill of sale and you pack your gear and clear out. You'll meet Sally on the way to Dawson. Just keep traveling till you meet the states. Dirty yellowback, Ken Horne. The papers are right here. Speed was Sally's name as witness. You decide here. You weasel-faced crook. You should've been run out of this country. Never mind the comments. Do you sell it, don't you? How do I know you'll keep your part of the bargain? How do I know Sally's not dead right now? You can take my word for it. He's alive. Now sign the bill of sale, Jed. And Steve will go back to... Where? To where Sally's ridding. You'll turn her loose, put her on a sled and she'll meet you on the train to Dawson. Get away with this if you let her go free. If we tell the law... That's all I want is a gold mine. Sign the bill of sale so everything's legal then give me your word you'll clear out without going to the law. And I'll keep my part of the bargain. I don't want to kill Sally, but if you don't sign, I'll have to. In fact, I'll have to kill both of you. If you bring Sally here, let me see that she's alive. Sally, Jed, you had the proposition. I have to think it over. I want to close the deal now, my way, Norris. Are you going to sign? All right, I'll sign. Sign? Hand me the pen. I'll get it. You're showing good sense, Jed. Here's the pen. Not yet. Just sign your name on this line. All right. That's it, Jed. You lied about Sally being alive. You lied. Now Steve, you sign. Come on, come on. Hey, wait a minute. Get something out of here. How about it? I'll give you the bill of sale. You don't have to snag it. If she's Sally again, get rid of Preston. We'll go into the next room, but we'll listen to every word. Come on, Sergeant. Be careful, Jed. Remember, we'll be listening. How will I get rid of him? Hello, Ben. Oh, hello, Sergeant Preston. Mind if I come in? Well, I'm mighty busy right now. Hey! In spite of Jed's unwillingness to let his friends and her, Preston and King stepped into the cabin. Instantly, the great dog King caught the scent of Jed Norris' fear. He knew too that two men were in the next room, and that they were enemies. Quiet, King. I understand, boy. Anyone here, then? Well, no. Nobody's here. Where's Sally? She's not here. She went to town this morning and decided to stay there for the night. As if planning to warm his hands at the glowing fire in the house, Sergeant Preston crossed the room. King was at his master's heels. Distracted as he was, Jed saw nothing suspicious in the mouth of his casual manner. He didn't notice the grim purpose in Preston's stride. Suddenly, Preston turned sharply. He reached for the door at one side of the fireplace. Tell him King! Oh, you don't. Come on, King, let him up. Preston, cut the idea of typically hitting my partner, knocking him out of the door. Don't wait for your gun. No, I do. I need a gun. You've made a mistake. There's no mistake. Jed, this time this man... No. You're covered, Sergeant. Drop your gun. No, Jed. But you put your gun away before King jumps up. Jed, you know what to take? Keep him covered. I'm sorry, Sergeant. But you have no reason to come in here. I have reason to arrest these men. Speed Clawson's been wanted for a long time. And it's for Yateson. No, no, no. Daddy King, watch them, boy. Lower your gun, Jed. You don't understand. I can't. As he can. Jed, if you're thinking of Sally, she's safe. What? She told me Yateson Clawson were here. Listen, you're crazy. She's on my sled. The man who came here to buy your mind will be along with Sally any minute. Hey, he's lying. It's a trick. Hear those dogs outside? You're finished, Yateson. Dad, dad. Sally, you're safe. Dad, did Yateson hurt you? No, no, honey. He didn't hurt me, but he had me mighty scared. Had you get free? Silo cut the rope. He let me go. Hell, that dirty double crosser. He didn't double cross you. He never was one of your kind. I'll deal with him. Then you and your father will be out of circulation too long to deal with anyone. Sally, you say a man named Silo let you go? Yes, that's right, Dad. He saved my life, and maybe yours too. I've never heard of it. Sergeant Preston, no, Jim. Well, yes, I remember Silo. I thought he'd gone back to the States. He couldn't, Sergeant Preston. Someone stole the money you loaned him. He threw in with Ben Yates only so he could earn enough to stay alive. Sounds like the poor critters had hard luck. But we'll change that, Sally. We'll see to Silo's reward. Then there's a reward for the capture of Speed Clawson. I'll see that Silo gets it. Should be enough to take him back to the States if he wants to go. Oh, he does, Sergeant. He can go home with Dad and me. We'll go home together. Well, Sergeant Preston, I see you've got your men. Yes, Sergeant. Come in and close your deal with Norris. But Sally's face and these two cooks under arrest, this case is closed. Sergeant Preston will return in just a moment with a word about our next exciting adventure. Here's a mutual note for you. Mutual is a network that has programs you can enjoy throughout the week. If you like question and answer fun, then you'll find there are all sorts of quiz programs you can listen to on Mutual. You can try and I'll guess the contestants and see if you know the right answer before they do. Even if you don't know, it loads of fun listening to others. And you can learn a lot at the same time, too. And some of you boys and girls probably have favorite songs and favorite singers that you like to listen to. When you tune into Mutual, you'll hear many of the stars you like best. Singing and playing the kind of music you enjoy most. Don't forget, too, there are programs of outdoor adventure and others of barn dance music and jamboree. There's plenty of good listening waiting for you on your Mutual dial. Tune in every weekday afternoon for Mutual's famous programs, especially designed for adventure lovers. And remember to listen other times as well for different kinds of programs you like over most of these stations. Summer had come to the Yukon. Two crooks held up the Selkirk bank and thought they'd covered every angle of their escape. But Sergeant Preston and Yukon King managed to pick up their trails, which finally led to a fishing trawler on the river. Preston, the constable, and King tried to swim out and get aboard the moving vessel. We must get aboard, it isn't impossible. They see us first, we're finished. Oh, don't do that, let's go again. Come on. The crooks aboard are armed and desperate. Damn Sergeant Preston, the constable and King get aboard before the crooks spot them and take their lives as they struggle in the war. Be sure to hear 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 Wheat and Quaker Pop Rice, the delicious cereal shot from gun by special recording in cooperation with the Mutual Broadcasting System. They are a copyrighted feature of Sergeant Preston of the Yukon Incorporated, created by George W. Trenble, produced by Trenble Campbell Muir 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.