 as gunshots echo across the wind-swept snow-covered reaches of the wild northwest quaker-puffed wheat and quaker-puffed rice the breakfast cereal shot from guns present the challenge of the Yukon it's Yukon King, swiftest and strongest lead dog of the northwest blazing the trail for sergeant Preston of the northwest mountain police in his relentless pursuit of lawbreakers on King Wanda Huskies 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-puffed wheat and quaker-puffed rice bringing you the adventures of sergeant Preston and his wonder dog Yukon King as they meet the challenge of the Yukon that's the way quaker-puffed wheat or quaker-puffed rice disappears at breakfast time these ready-to-serve cereals hit the spot from first to last delicious spoonful yes wheat or rice shot from guns is exploded up to eight times normal size to make it crisp and tender tomorrow morning fill a bowl with quaker-puffed wheat or quaker-puffed rice top with fruit like say slice bananas or fresh berries add milk or cream and sugar talk about swell tasting say just you watch it disappear but fast the great dog king was leading sergeant Preston's team of Huskies toward the town of Port Albert when suddenly King, a strong boy, hold on, hold on the great dog had stopped in his track several yards ahead of the team as he approached King sergeant Preston heard a faint cry about he hurried to the side of an old prospector who lay mortally wounded on the trail easy there old-timer sergeant Preston northwest mounted police Preston listen my partner he shot me to get my half of the map who is your partner Morton Mort Green double crossing pole cat your name? Jeremy Potter I had half of the map to the lucky seven claim my partner stole stole my half map did you see him fire the shot? no I was knocked out when I when I came to map map was gone Mort no one else knew about it except Annette yet Mort well King it looks like we've got a case on our hands a case of murder sergeant Preston didn't know Mort Green he examined the ground nearby and discovered the place where the killer had waited in ambush and said boy I got the scent going to depend on you to lead me to the killer the end of the trail was a small cabin set well back from Wolfshead Creek leaving his sled and dogs outside sergeant Preston walked with King to the door of the small log building that's what can I do for you stranger you're Mort Green that's my name I'm sergeant Preston northwest mounted police I want to talk to you please come on in thanks one King yeah King I understand boy there was only one window in a small cabin and the light that came through the oil paper covering it was not enough to illuminate the room Preston noticed an oil lamp burning on a nearby table I'll turn up the lamp a bit I'm glad to see you Preston mighty glad you are I sit down sit down thanks I've been hoping one of you Mounties would come by here there's no law in Port Albert except a man I don't want to trust him what's your trouble I'm worried I'm me well I'm afraid something's going to happen to me really why I got half of a map to the lucky seven claim me and Jeremy Potter are partners in the claim I never heard of the lucky seven before today no one else has heard of it either it hasn't been filed or worked why not my brother found the lucky seven but he died before he could file it me and Jeremy were with him in his last few hours that's when he drew up the map tore it and gave each of us half why didn't your brother give you all the map Clem was in love with Jeremy's sister years ago her daughter Annette works in Port Albert singing in the cafe Clem figured Jeremy could work the claim as long as he lived and then pass it along to Annette have you seen Potter's half the map nope and he hasn't seen my half you're afraid he might try to get to a half from you nope he Clem told us would have to mine the lucky seven that takes a lot of money Jeremy's been in the States trying to get capital but ever since he left the Yukon someone's been watching me you've seen anyone lurking around your cabin well I haven't been able to catch anyone but there's a young fellow named Dusty Randall prospecting the creek down from the cabin away he'll suspect Randall there's no one else around here I see when I go into town for supplies leave the cabin to go hunting somebody comes in here they look around whilst I'm going you're sure of that yes sir I'm sure somebody's looking for my half the map who knows your habit well there's Clarence Wells the gent who grubs take my brother he knows about the map but he don't know where the claim is anyone else Annette Potter Potter's niece yes what about Randall well he's friendly with Annette I figure he must know of course Jeremy knows Jeremy's dad what's that his body's on my sled King and I found him on the trail he lived long enough to name you as his killer well he he must have been out of his head no I don't think he was you see my dog picked up your scent at the scene of the murder and let me directly hear him you say you found him on the trail that's right well I admit I was on the trail I went there to meet Jeremy I waited a long time but simply must have delayed him so I came back here we were to put our pieces of the map together the murderer stole Potter's half of the map must be I knew it that's it that's that's why he was killed he was he was murdered for the map my six alive very green but Sergeant Preston I'll be the one that's killed next that ties right in with what I've been telling you I'm going to show you my hiding place the place where I keep my half of the map well that's not necessary no I want to show you in case anything happens to me and you find this missing you know what's behind the missing all right show me your hiding place anyone around the cabin as you came up no one King would warn me as they were I don't like to take no chances here here you are this piece of pine log it's pretty smart huh that's my hiding place that logs hollow Sergeant Preston just reach inside of it a piece of paper on the side seems to be sticky a likely pine sap on it just pull out the paper there that's it that's half of the map to the lucky seven from what my brother claimed told me when he gave it to me that claim was one of the richest in these parts I'll put this fucking side the log man yes you can wash that sap off your hands in the wash stand that log was clean when I cut it down I guess it hasn't dried out yet here's uncle soap in the towel Sergeant thanks green I'm not going to take you under custody for your partner's murder and I'm glad you realize I wouldn't kill poor old Jerry I'm not entirely satisfied you're in the clear but I didn't kill him if what you've told me is true there should be a second trail at the scene of the murder the killer's trail King and I will look for it that's a good idea but you're not to leave this vicinity huh remember King trailed you once and no matter where you go he'll trail you again I reckon that's right furthermore any effort to get away from this area will be an admission of your guilt understand oh hey I understand I wouldn't try to get away Sergeant wouldn't be wise for you to try now come on King we have some other angles of this case to investigate the first one is dusty Randall King and Preston didn't have far to go to find Dusty Randall as they headed for Wolf's Head Creek they saw a young prospector coming through a stand of spruce and fire trees okay you dusty Randall yeah that's me what about it I want to talk to you Sergeant Preston Northwest Mounted Police Sergeant Preston talked to Dusty Randall for several minutes he questioned him about Jeremy Potter's murder and about trespassing on Mort Green's property but though the Mountie thought Randall was nervous and tense he could not shake the young prospectors emphatic denial I don't know anything about any murder and that's for Green he minds his business and I mind mine I got a right to prospect the creek if I want to and until I break the law you can't tell me where I can or can't go so now leave me alone Sergeant Preston all right Randall I'll leave you alone but I'll be watching you all right King up front boy after leaving Dusty Randall Sergeant Preston guided his hickory sled with its grim cargo toward the town of Port Albert Green's cabin was several miles from the main trail to town but before reaching it Sergeant Preston found another trail probably made by Green himself it paralleled but was out of sight of the main trail to Port Albert about 40 minutes after turning toward the settlement Sergeant Preston glanced back over his shoulder and what he saw made him gasp in surprise the air was so clear he could see for miles far to his left the Mountie saw smoke billowing toward the sky in great clouds fire King Mort Green's cabin's on fire come on boy we've got to get back there on the double the cabin was a smoldering ruin when Preston and his dogs reached it nearly 45 minutes later Mort Green lay sprawled in the snow several yards away from the still smoking embers the Mountie hurried to the old man's side green green he's dead got all the cabin but not soon enough I wonder what started that fire a pine log about 18 inches long was clutched in Mort's right hand so he saved the pine log and I'll take it with me and then great Scott King it's empty the second half of the map has been stolen we'll continue our story in just a moment for a breakfast that's delicious for a breakfast that's nutritious remember these three famous words shot from guns yes shot from guns stands for the original the one and only quaker puff rice and quaker puff wheat these are the giant size the king size grains of premium wheat or rice shot from guns to make them bigger and better tasting think of it quaker puffed wheat and quaker puff rice are actually exploded up up up up to eight times normal size that makes them crisp and tender as nuts in november quaker puffed wheat and quaker puff rice are shot through and through with bang up nut like flavor too and as mother knows wheat or rice shot from guns makes a deluxe family breakfast that's economical that's easy to fix is falling off a log just pour on a bowl full add some fruit and milk or cream talk about good what's more quaker puff wheat and quaker puff rice are nourishing they furnish added food values of restored natural grain amounts of vitamin b1 niacin and iron so how about it the whole family will be getting off to a flying start when you eat quaker puff rice or quaker puffed wheat it's never sold in bags or bulk to get the original crisp fresh wheat or rice shot from guns always buy the big red and blue package with the smiling quaker man on the front get quaker puff rice and quaker puffed wheat now to continue our story sergeant Preston stood in front of mortgreens fire gutted cabin holding a small pine log about 18 inches long his expression was grim but mort's half of the map stolen was only one answer to how this fair started it's a deliberate case of murder and mort can no longer be suspected of having killed his partner i know fella you let me hear from the ambush that took Jeremy Potter's life but it doesn't add up boy i wonder if dusty Randall started this fire after placing mortgreens body with that of his partner Jeremy Potter in his sled sergeant Preston and king looked around for track here it looks as if these tracks are all fresh green must have had several visitors have to be left in one of them is the murderer footprints of four different people in the snow here these are mine we can rule them out and these are small very small let's be a woman's footprint this boots long and narrow and these well come on boy we'll follow the tracks of their sleds and see where they lead us put the dogs out fella all right hunting hunting the tracks of the sled sergeant Preston was following led him straight to the main trail to port albert he halted his team and found that the marks left by two mysterious pairs of sled runners merged with others in the hard packed ice crusted snow king if we've used the main trail we left mort's cabin instead of the one two miles back we'd have met these sleds and we came back to investigate the fire well boy there's nothing to do now but go on to port albert come on fella it was fading when sergeant Preston reached the settlement okay better it must be here in town our job is to find him the mountain had stopped his sled in front of a squat frame building a shingle on the porch was flapping wildly in a high wind they're bright hey well king we'll leave the bodies here the mayor's gold tooth smile changed to a look of stunned sobriety when sergeant Preston left the bodies in his keeping and then sergeant Preston turned his steps toward joe armstrong's cafe where he had learned to net potter worked as a singer the great dog king was at his heels when Preston stopped at the bar to inquire about the girl he's right over there sergeant sitting at the table with dusty randall oh thanks i understand boy you'll recognize the sandals anyway all right king quiet down boy what's that dog doing in here raising such a racket he's with me randall of Preston what are you doing here i'm here on business you're miss potter yes i'm sergeant Preston i'm glad to know you sergeant may i join you oh please do i suppose so down king that's it fella he's a beautiful dog sergeant does he always sit beside your chair like that he heard the command down he's well trained you said you were here on business that's right i uh have some sad news for you i guess you mean uncle jeremy you know about it yeah she knows about it dusty told me he saw you near mortgreens cabin and that you questioned dusty about the murder yes i did were you at greens cabin this afternoon miss potter what if she was Preston what's the difference dusty please yes i was there sergeant were you alone no clarence wells was with me where's he he's that tall thin man at the far end of the room playing checkers with mr armstrong why did you go out there mr wells grub steak clem green when he first started prospecting yes i know that he's threatened to take my uncle and morten to court if they didn't start working the lucky seven or pay him back what he loaned clem so he knows about the lucky seven yes but he doesn't know where it is sergeant uncle Jeremy had just got back from the states yesterday and was supposed to meet mortgrain on the trail today they were to go on together to the claim but i i guess Jeremy was shot you uh haven't answered my question miss potter mr wells was scolding me about it this morning he threatened court action and all sorts of unpleasantness so i went out there with him to to prove that morton my uncle were really working the claim mort was at his cabin he was the one who told me about my uncle and how his half of the mac had been stolen was mortgrain all right when you left him yes of course he had an argument with mr wells about the claim but aside from being angry he was all right why do you ask because he's dead dead what his cabin was burned to the ground i found his body in front of it i was too late to do anything for him how could a fire has started it was no accident nobody would have set the cabin on fire deliberately i don't agree with you randall i want to talk to you about that fire i see you press and you got nothing on me i have a suspicion of murder on you miss potter yes i also want to talk to you and clarence wells of course but you know you were one of the last people to see green alive it's possible that one of you could have started the fire and at the other was an accomplice both of you knew about the map but sergeant we didn't i'm sorry miss potter but apparently the stakes in this game are very high the lucky seven must be very rich two men are dead because of it i'm going to find their murder i i'll do whatever you say i want to see you and randall and joe armstrong's office in 10 minutes you'll be there one king now we'll talk to clarence wells be here sergeant preston i didn't set fire to mortgreens cabin wells you were at the cabin just before the fire sure i was at the cabin green and potter owe me money i was ready to take it out of their hides but i'll never get it back from dead men if you're innocent wells why do you object answering a few questions now hold on mr armstrong don't you go talking like that this session in my office may be interesting i'd like to sit in on it if i may sergeant preston it's all right with me armstrong just make sure that wells is with you joe armstrong small office was crowded armstrong leaned back in his swivel chair a worldly grin twisting his thin lips into a smile clarence wells perched nervously on a wooden chair scratching the stubble of beard on his pointed chin dusty randall stood this back to the wall his hands on his hips eyeing the body last of all the great dog king stood beside his master his bushy tail curled high and his ears tipped forward alertly to catch every word that said let's see you've got on with your uh detective work sergeant preston before we leave this room i'll know who has both parts of the map to the lucky seven claim you mean you don't know now who has the map no well you plan to use some brand of magic to get the answer sergeant the criminal will convict himself that should be worth seeing mortgreens half of the map was in a pine log well what's that got to do with it a great deal wells you see i examined the map this afternoon and i know that pine sap from the log it stuck to the paper pine sap yes when the killer reached into the log to remove mortgreens half of the map the sap stuck to his fingers just as it did to mine what about it sergeant just listen to it the sticky sap could be washed off but it's pungent odor lingers on whatever it touches that scent is on the killer's hands right now yes king you have the idea boy you heard the word scent king will tell us who the killer is all right boy here's the pine log find the scent king well i i don't like dogs king won't hurt you well he's just looking for the scent well i there you see it's not me he's heading for the potter girl that potter's hand shook as she reached out and stroke the top of king's head hello king old boy how are you a great dog tolerated her attention but he didn't linger at her side looks like you're the last one dusty there's just plain foolishness that dog all right king i understand dusty you yes dusty you have the map stay where you are prestigate look out he's got a gun steady king hold it boy that dog's pretty smart but you won't get me you're under arrest randall i'm getting out of here you're going to jail i'm i'm warning you if you fire at me king will get you i if you fire at him i'll get you either way you can't win but i drop your gun randall that's better all right sergeant i'll admit it i have both parts of the map but i didn't commit any murders you must have killed uncle jeremy to get his part of the map mortgreen wanted me to kill him for his half of it did you say mortgreen yes he knew i wasn't have much luck panning the creek so he told me he cut me in on the claim if i'd go out on the trail meet potter and kill him why are you on i told green i wouldn't kill potter but i agreed to rob him i planned to wear a bandana over my face so the old man wouldn't know who did it then i was to go back to green with a piece of map if you didn't kill potter who did mortgreen killed him i found potter dead on the trail when i got there and the map was gone green double cross me i was on my way to see him about it when i met you you started asking questions about potter's murder so i knew mort was trying to frame me for it then what happened well i i waited till you made the turn to head for town and then kept going for the cabin but before i could get there i heard dogs coming i thought maybe it was you coming back but it was wells and a net so you saw us go to the cabin yeah after you left i went in and accused morta double crossing me to get all the map he just laughed we had an argument the lamp got knocked over and that's how the fire started didn't you try to fight the fan there was no use i got out of the cabin figuring mort was behind me but he wasn't it was outside the cabin when king and i found him i didn't get out till he got that pine log the place was blazing when he came through the door he dropped in his tracks where you found him how'd you know the map was in the pine log i knew something mighty valuable was in it or he wouldn't have died trying to save it so i took the map both halves were there here they are both of them yes both halves are here green wanted to claim for himself he killed potter but that fire was an accident can i even work we never said anything about having potter's half of the map when me and the net saw him well king you were right boy when you led me to greens cabin you were following the tracks of the you see sergeant your own dog crews i didn't have anything to do with the murder that was me in a clear no it doesn't as a law that says if one or more parties conspired to commit a crime and there's murder committed all parties to the conspiracy are equally guilty of murder no randall that makes you just as guilty as more no i wasn't even there when your case comes up in court a jury will decide whether or not you'll hang the charge against you is murder as well as robbery you can't do that you can't do that to me just the randall some desperate bull caught sergeant Preston by surprise the young prospector was behind him in one long stride before the money could clamp his hand over his holster he felt the barrel of his own gun in his back question tell that dog to stay where he is or i'll shoot you and everyone in this room do as he says sergeant you'll kill you quiet boy hold it fella that's better now back to the door with me Preston you're crazy randall you won't get away with it shut up i'm stronger i'll shoot you first you'll want me to back toward the door yeah that's what i want and anybody that tries to shoot me will have to get you first that's clever randall but not quite clever enough randall didn't see them out his hands move but suddenly was caught in the grip of steel before his finger could squeeze the trigger he was hurled badly over Preston so that instant later his back was pinned to the floor oh i'll take my gun randall don't my back you broke my back no not quite on your feet oh sergeant Preston how did you do it it's an old trick in it my gosh you sure flew through the air randall adult teacher you were ready to kill all of us to save your own worthless neck sergeant Preston you got to listen to me you can talk in court randall and your threat to kill all of us will count against you when you get there Annette here's the map to the lucky seven claim it shows now with the capital your uncle Jeremy got in the states you will be able to start operations isn't it you'll be a mighty rich girl young lady the first goal that comes from the lucky seven is going to pay off the grub steak you gave to claim green mr wells forget that annette it was worth every cent of it to see randall make that sudden flying landings and seeing you handle this case i've acquired a new respect for the law sergeant Preston i'll confess i didn't think you had a chance of solving it well king's help i'm strong it might never have been solved you're under arrest randall yes king this case is closed in just a moment sergeant Preston will give you a preview of friday's adventure remember here's the breakfast that wins the praise of so many he-man hollywood movie stars it's delicious nutritious quaker puffed wheat or quaker puffed rice you too will go for wheat or rice shot from guns you want to try them starting tomorrow listen friday when sergeant Preston and yukon king meet the challenge of the yukon in the case of the skull in the stone when king and i started out to find a lost expedition far north of the arctic circle we realized what a tremendous task lay before us but we didn't realize there was a traitor in our own party a man who was ready to sacrifice many lives to further his own ambition be sure to hear this exciting adventure friday now fellas and girls here again is sergeant Preston i'm sure i don't have to tell you that forest fires are a terrible thing but do you know what causes most forest fires it isn't lightning and other natural causes nine out of ten forest fires are man caused they're due to carelessness so if you're in the woods this summer on a hike a picnic or a camping trip be careful of matches and campfires if you have a campfire down it with water before you leave and stir it up and pour water on it again remember just one carelessly dropped match or one spark can start a fire remember two only you can prevent forest fires these radio dramas a feature of the challenge of the uconn incorporated are created and produced by george w trendo directed by fred floridae and supervised by charles d livingston 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 pup wheat and quaker pup rice the breakfast cereal shot from gun this is j michael wishing you goodbye good luck and good health from quaker pup wheat and quaker pup rice so long this is abc the american broadcasting company