 The challenge of the Yocan on King The Wonder Dog King's swiftest and strongest of Eskimo League dogs blazes the trail through storm and snow for Sergeant Houston as he meets the challenge of the Yocan Sergeant Preston was typical of the small band of Northwest mounted police who preserved law and order in the new Northwest country where the greed for wealth and power led to frequent violence and bloodshed, but in spite of the odds against them Sergeant Preston and his Wonder Dog King met that challenge and justice ruled triumphant Big plans were afoot for the New Year's Eve celebration in 40 mile the afternoon of the party Pierre de Val and Bill Cross were telling Sergeant Preston about it in Pierre's trading post There will be three fiddle and the guitar to play for dancing and lobby of hotel is decorated And there's gonna be plenty of liquid refreshments. It's gonna be a winging. You'll be there. Won't you Preston? Well, I certainly shall I came over from Dawson for New Year's Eve and 40 miles. Oh, it will be fine party If I could only go where did you go in Pierre? Oh, I don't like for leave store Miners have come for New Year celebration leave gold in my safe Someone must guard it seems too bad. You should miss that party Pierre Sergeant What you do with him tonight? You taking with you to hotel a new year party is no place for a big husky I'm going to leave him in my room Maybe maybe if you would leave him here store, then I could go to party. Why why certainly Pierre I'd be glad to leave him here. I'll guard the place for you. Won't you boy? Oh, thank you, sir Yeah, now I can celebrate too. I'll bring him over before the party starts You go on my way bill. Oh, yeah, see you later. Yeah, Sergeant and thank you again What king it's getting colder ain't it feels like it. Hello, Sergeant Preston Well, hello there Bobby look what the Chinaman gave me to celebrate New Year's with Sargent firecrackers Wait, I'll set one off for you. They make an awful noise watch Look out now Well, come on back King won't hurt you. Oh geez Sargent. I didn't mean to scare him I didn't think that dog was afraid of anything Preston. I've never seen a dog yet that wasn't afraid of firecrackers King will jump right out of gun, but firecrackers are a different story. It's all right, fella. Yeah, I hope he knows I didn't mean it He doesn't want to come near me. We can smell the firecrackers on you. Have a good time Bobby. Happy new year. Goodbye Happy new year one king. Oh, uh, Preston I just thought of something I forgot to get from Pierre. I'll have to go back. All right. See you later, Bill Bobby Where'd you say you got them firecrackers from the Chinese laundry man? That's the way they celebrate Chinese New Year's You wouldn't want to sell some of them, would you? Well Didn't give me very many. I just wanted about six or seven Give you a dollar a piece for him a dollar a piece. Gee sure. I'll sell them for that And uh, I'd rather you didn't tell nobody about it You see I want to play a joke on someone. I won't tell the soul, Bill. Here you are Bill cross went directly to his cabin at the edge of town the door was locked and he knocked softly It's me bill Hey, George, let me in I was scared for a minute didn't expect you back so soon anybody tried to get in while I was gone. No I'm getting out of here. So It ain't safe. No hurry Nobody will come out here today They're all busy planning to celebrate new years Some of us started already I'm postponing my celebrate until I'm across border Did you did you get them supplies for me? Yeah That little bundle George you're going to be carrying more than supplies across the border. I didn't buy too many What are you talking about? I got a perfect setup for you You'll be lugging so much gold us with you that you won't be carrying much else You mean a job one that's right down your alley Cracking is safe. Yeah, are you crazy? You forget I just busted out of jail if they catch me this time I won't catch it Nobody even knows you're in town the place is full of people. This ain't no time. That's where you're wrong It's a perfect time Everybody will be celebrating at the party over the hotel There'd be so much shooting and yelling that anything we do will be covered But everybody's sleeping late tomorrow You'll have time to get to the border before they find out what happened and what are you doing in this job? I'll sneak away from the party at midnight help you with it and get back before they miss me And I'll hang around here for a few days So they won't suspect me I'll meet you in eagle city the last of the week. Yeah, where is all this money? It's in pier at the vows trading post safe That old hunk iron I can get in that easy as a paper bag. I know you can Nothing's going to be guarded except a dog a dog. What what kind of a dog? Well, it's sergeant Preston's lead sergeant Preston. He in town. Listen, I'm getting out now fast Now George don't get panicky. He's probably after me now. He must know that I escaped. No, he isn't He comes here every year for new year's eve He'd have said something about it. Wouldn't he? Anyway, I don't want no part of that dog of his Look at this arm. See them scars. That's what happened the last time me and that dog met up He's worse than two men gotten that safe. I got that all figured out You're gonna shoot him. No, then count me out. I'm going to use him to give you more time for your getaway. Oh, I know you're crazy What are you gonna do bribe him? There's only one thing that dog's afraid of firecrackers. What? I'll use firecrackers to get him in the back room and shut him up You get the money Fix a safe so they won't know it's been tampered with Then we let the dog out of the back room and run. I'll say we'd have to run He chews the pieces before he was halfway to the door not with a couple of firecrackers busting in his face. I'll turn to that You can get out first The dog is there. Nothing looks disturbed They'll think the place was robbed after Preston took him home with him And I'll have an airtight alibi from that time on It was nearing midnight George waiting in the shadows beside the trading post and hear the celebration at the party two blocks away Then he saw bill's figure approaching George George is here. Yeah I'm here. We gotta hurry while I'm shooting the yellow. I ain't going in there till you got that dog locked up To get the door unlocked. Yeah, that butt almost tore it down trying to get at me. I'll take care of him Wait till I light this candle I can use it for the firecrackers to see where All right, George Get back there you mutt Yeah, that got him away from the door. We'll go in. No, I ain't coming with you. Well wait out here that Get back there you Back back in that other room with you That's where I want you get back in there Can't get at us now Come on in George It's safe You shut the back room here. You're sure you can't get out. Yeah, hurry up. Ooh You still make a noise. Yeah Yelling and shooting We've got to hurry and listen to that car. Why would he like to get at us? 32 soon sergeant. It was two o'clock Pierre and I wanted to leave while you were still on your feet Uh, nobody's never carried Pierre home. It was the first time for everything. Well, here we are. I'll get king I guess I'll be all right Happy new year king. You got my store well. Good night, sergeant. Yeah. Good night Hey boy I'm trying to stay here in the hotel tonight. That party will last a morning What's that a boy? You've acted funny ever since we got here. Trying to tell me something? Come here fella You know sometimes I wish you could talk it but what? Well, you're burned all the hair on your shoulders. So that's my problem You must have rubbed against Pierre's stove or something Well, that's too bad fella, but the skin isn't burned much It'll be all right tomorrow. Now you lie down. We'd better try and get some sleep Morning Jim. Hello sergeant. Well, you don't look too happy this morning. I guess it was a little too happy last night You're going this way. Yes. I have to get some things the trading post of Pierre's awake He better be or I'll have to wake him have to get the money from my furs and head back home As bill cross you don't look too chipper either. Well, what's he doing at the sauna? He stayed with Ned last night said he didn't think he could make it cabin. Hi there bill Oh bill Get away from him. What's wrong with you? Hey, what do you do that for? I can't imagine. He's never even growled at bill before I'm sorry bill crazy mutt. What's wrong with him? Oh, I tore your pocket off. Here's the stuff to fill out Firecrackers, where'd you get them? I was shooting them off last day. Yes. I missed a few you aren't hurt. How you bill? Oh, no I'm all right. Now. See you later It was funny things never jumped anyone before without a reason Here we are see if Pierre is up yet Oh sergeant so glad I am to see you. I have been robbed robbed when robbed this morning I go to open safe the door fell off Everything all gold is gone. Did you hear anything after you went to bed? No, but that must be when it happened while I sleep King he was here to like him home last night. What's this on the floor? Part of a firecracker. There's another one over there. Has anyone shoot these off yesterday Pierre? No, nobody in here wonder Maybe you were around before we got back last night But no they they they could not without shooting king king jump bill cross just now for no reason Bill had firecrackers in his pocket. Remember and bill was with me yesterday when bobby scared king with them Jim we're heading for bill's cabin right now. Come on king I tell you sergeant you stayed with net all night He'd prove it and you saw me at the hotel before that I didn't see you all the time bill Well, you didn't got nothing on me. You can search this cabin There's no gold here That dog here was out of the window here He's acting awful funny his hair standing up on his back and he keeps running back and forth towards the woods They're probably my tracks That dog's got something against me for some reason or other. Come on. We're going outside and find out. No I'm afraid of him. They won't hurt you unless I tell him to come on What's wrong fella Just going sliding away from the cabin things seems worried about them and they aren't yours bill Well, I sure there he wants to follow them I think I'm beginning to see what happened. You had someone helping you someone kings known before He sure wants to follow him. All right, bill. I'm taking you to town and confining you until we trace these tracks They lead west toward the border George had built himself a rude shelter of spruce boughs and fallen into an exhausted slumber after plotting through the Snow weighed down with a heavy gold He was awakened suddenly by a deep growl And opened his eyes to look into the snarling jaws of a huge dog a few inches from his throat All right, you get her don't try and reach for a gun or that dog will kill you king Then you that's a pristine why George jameson What are you doing out of prison king and I put you there three months ago? I you remembered him too didn't you So you're the one who helped bill cross steal that gold. So he squeal did he the dirty double cross King just did a fine job of pointing both of you out to me All right, fella. Got him. We're going back to 40 mile These copyrighted dramas originate in the studios of w x y z Detroit and all characters names places incidents used are fictitious They are sent to you each week at the same time and reach you from our transcription studios Q holder speaking. This is the michigan radio network