 Now as gunshots echo across the windswept 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 Placing the trail for Sergeant Preston of the Northwest Mounted Police in his relentless pursuit of lawbreakers Gold gold discovered in a 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 Here's what's up. Here's the greatest offer ever made by Quaker Puffed rice and Quaker Puffed wheat While it lasts you get five yes, five pocket-sized Bugs Bunny comic books all new never before Published and they're yours for only 15 cents and one box top from Quaker Puffed wheat or rice What an offer keep listening hear all about it later on It was fall in the Yukon and the crisp air gave a hint of the cold and snows that were soon to come One night Hazel Crest owner of a cafe in Selkirk sat in her private office going over her accounts She was a large Buxom woman of middle age Her efforts to preserve the prettiness that once was hers were evident by the heavy use of cosmetics Hazel could be sharp with their words and quick with a gun when the need arose She looked up as someone knocked on the door of the office come in Well, what are you? And last your god This is Frank Austin glad to meet you ma'am glad to meet you too Frank pull up chairs both of you We've got a lot to talk about Ah Took you long enough to get up here. It's been a long trip. Hey, I better took you long enough to when you come up here On the boat from Frisco it took plenty long I can tell you you mean you left a place like Frisco to come way up here in his rough territory. Oh I had my reasons Frank You see 22 years ago. I got married in Frisco to an umbra named Harvey Baldwin He was a quiet type from a nice family in st. Louis. I was in Colorado then so I never met him. That's right Well, we had a son When the boy was a year old my husband went broke trying to find gold we needed money mighty bad Then what happened? Well, I was offered a job to do a song and dance act in the cafe So I I took it Harvey was a proud type and he was plenty sore about it He should have been glad you were helping out. Well, it wasn't I hired an old Indian woman to stay with the baby and One night I came home and found that Harvey had gone away and taken the boy with him gosh Left a note saying I wasn't fit to be the mother of his son Never saw either of them since It was tough as well. Oh, I was used to hard knocks in those days Oh Finally, I gave up looking for Harvey and the boy and took my own name back and Hazel's done all right for herself here That's right. How nothing matters now to me, but gold. I don't blame you for that Hazel. Yeah Tell wrote me that you were quick on the trigger and didn't give a hoot about lawman Frank. That's right There's a deputy back in Arizona He took a bullet because he was pushing me too close Then you'll do fine for the job I got planned for you in hell and you'll get well paid for it, too. Good. What's the job? well Couple of my men held up a prospector near a settlement called Indian Creek some miles north of here They made the mistake of shooting me even though I told him to be careful. That's not good. I know Well, there's a young constable up there. He's fairly new in the mountains names Jack Harvey What about him? Well, he's out to find the killers Now I'd like him to have an accident You know what I mean, but there'd be other mountains to continue the hunt Hazel Oh, I got a tip that the constable hasn't notified headquarters yet. He's out to solve the case himself to get a record Now if he has an accident before he does call in any other mouth But they'll investigate if anything happens to him. I know that's why it has to look like an accident Yeah, but how are we gonna do it? Here's a way to do it. Let's go ahead Are you and Frank right on up there? You ask around about Eric Atkins? That's the name of the prospector that was shot say that your friends are his Now people tell you he's dead Then go and see the constable. What do we say to him? Are you asking if it's all right for you to go look around your dead friend's cabin? Are you sure to say you can then what what can we do out there? Just before you get to the cabin There's a high narrow gorge with a bridge made of rope and planks heavy enough to hold a man on a horse You cut the ropes almost through And then one ear go back to the constable and tell him the other is at the cabin and it's found something the constable ought to see Now the one who goes to town can make an excuse to stay there The constable right out there start across the bridge and Be hurled to the rocks below and When he's found it'll be called an accident Might work at that. Well, if you play your cards, right now Go on out into the cafe and get yourselves a good meal after that you can start for Indian Creek You can have that accident happen tomorrow afternoon The following morning one of Hazel's men entered her office hurriedly Hazel I just found out sergeant Preston's in town got in this morning from Whitehorse, and he's on his way north He'll be riding through Indian Creek today Alan Frank don't know anything about Preston and that dog of his They try to pull their job while he's there Just too bad. Yeah, I know What are you gonna do? When do you think he'll be leaving? I hear he's leaving right away. There's no chance for one of us to get there ahead of him Go ask sergeant Preston if I can ride to Indian Creek with him. I'll be ready in 10 minutes. All right. I'll go ask him right away As they rode out of town and hit the trail toward Indian Creek Sergeant Preston held his horse to a leisurely pace as King ran alongside He knew a great deal about Hazel crest and he'd often had the suspicion that she was responsible Indirectly for some of the lawlessness around Selkirk, but so far there'd never been any proof He noticed now that Hazel was tense and seemingly worried about something Finally, she spoke impatiently Sergeant can't we ride a little faster? Mosey and along like this is kind of foolish when you got a definite place to head for Relax miss crest. We'll get there before supper time. There's no use wearing out our horses I'm in a hurry to get there. Don't forget. I have to come back. I thought of that Won't you feel nervous coming back alone miss crest? How about calling me Hazel and be done with it? All right Hazel But you haven't answered my question Maybe I'll find someone there to ride back with you mean one of your men's over there on some sort of business Give you that idea nothing nothing at all just a thought Is there any reason why you couldn't send someone there on business? You mountains are always so suspicious. Have I reason to be? What gave you that idea you asked that question before and stop trying to get Rattled just because I want to hurry you go asking a lot of crazy questions. Maybe I could ask some go ahead Oh, why are you riding the Indian Creek? If you were heading for Dawson City, you'd take the boat one thing I want to see how the new constable is getting along my young friend Jack Harvey Oh You have to go around playing nurse made dollar rookie. Oh, not at all Well, I have a special interest in Jack. I knew his father and was with him when he died a year ago I got Jack into the Northwest melted police In fact, I received a telegram from Jack asking me to come by to help him on his first murder case Yes, he's anxious to get it solved before he goes on leave to San Francisco What do you want to go there for just before his father died? He told Jack and me the Jack's mother was alive as far as he knew You see he'd taken Jack as a baby and deserted Jack's mother Jack wants to find her You mean the ombre ran out on Mrs. Harvey and took Jack with him. That's right. It happened 20 years ago 20 years ago Smoke us just wouldn't I mean that that was tough. We learned that Jack's father had changed his name so he couldn't be located You mean the constable's father let out from Frisco taking the baby with him and changed his name. Yes, that's what I just told you Why are you so interested Hazel? What was the mother's name her maiden name? 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Remember. They're all new all different Yes, as Bugs Bunny says hurry don't miss out send only 15 cents your name and address and One box top from a package of Quaker puffed wheat or Quaker puffed rice meal to Bugs Bunny Chicago 77 Illinois get that address Bugs Bunny Chicago 77 Illinois Now to continue our story Hazel wondered if Sergeant Preston suspected her plot against the constable and she waited intensely as he related Jack's background But the totally unexpected climax had come like a bombshell when Sergeant Preston had said but Jack's real name is Baldwin Father's name was Harvey Baldwin Harvey Baldwin What do you say that? I thought you were in a hurry while you're stopping for a brief moment Hazel didn't answer She turned her head away and stared across the desolate countryside Fearful that Sergeant Preston might see the emotion of Drifter as she realized she had planned a trap to kill her own son Instantly calling the panic that welled inside her she forced a strange smile to her lips Then looking straight at the Mountie shrugged and spoke Took me by surprise when you mentioned that Harvey Baldwin. That's all I Never wondered by that name once Couldn't have been the same one though It's the one you're talking about calling self something else Well your dog's the one that's impatient to go now. Let's get moving. I'm still anxious to make faster time How about it? Maybe it is a good idea to hurry event. Let's go Oh Meantime Hal and Frank arrived at Indian Creek and went to the constable's office pretending to look for their friend Eric Atkins They expressed surprise and anger upon hearing he'd been murdered Frank acted his part. Well, and they got permission to visit the cabin Following the constable's directions Hal and Frank rode the trail that led to the bridge When they reached the bridge they dismounted and walked to the edge of the gorge Just across the gorge Man live that gorgeous sure do look down there. I'm glad it's that constable and not me That's gonna end up down there. Yeah, we better we get busy with our knives on the ropes of the bridge Got to figure it just right So the way to the console nurse horse will make the ropes snap after we get things set You better find a good hiding place nearby You can watch and make sure he has that accident. We're planning to be waiting back there behind those boulders You go back to town and tell him we found something important out here at the cabin Meet you at the cafe in town later. Let's get busy on those Frank returned to town and told the constable they discovered some clues that he should investigate He said his friend was at the cabin that he'd wait in town to get supplies The constable decided he'd better go to the cabin immediately Ten minutes after the constable left town Sergeant Preston with King and Hazel crest reached Indian Creek as Hazel waited Preston entered the costals office Jack's not here. The Mountie walked to the chair behind the desk followed by King Reaching out Preston patted Jack's chair then spoke to the big husky. Oh, follow Find him King find him. Come on Is he gone? I mean, isn't he there? No, but King will find him for me Looks as though Jack left by the trail at this end of town once more sergeant Preston glanced sharply at Hazel He noticed that the woman sat tense that her hands shook as she held the reins. Maybe Jack picked up the killer's trail I'd better hurry and catch up with him. Yeah Yeah, maybe a better I I'm going on to the cafe. Get up there Something tells me the quicker I find Jack's a better steady bliky Hazel found Frank and told him about Preston and then riding at breakneck speed Hazel and Frank took a branch trail shortcut that would bring them to the cabin side of the gorge Finally they reached the clearing where the cabin stood Monies haven't shown up yet. We yell the hell and tell them to clear out then we'll get out of here We haven't got any time to lose it isn't hell. I'm worried about now I got to warn the constable not to cross that bridge. What are you crazy? If you do that, he'll know we plan to trap him and him and that other money will get us for attempted murder I know what I'm doing Here hook beats coming up the trail across the gorge right now must be the constable this gun says you keep quiet Understand wait a minute shut up right behind that big wood pile over there get going It's you got the upper hand We can just see over the top of the wood pile watch for them to come around that bend and ride down to the bridge It's coming around the bend over there now Stopping about a hundred feet back in the bridge once more panic welled up inside Hazel she knew she had to act fast if you were to keep Jack from riding to his death She held a short heavy riding crop in her hand and as Frank momentarily relaxed his vigilance Hazel moved quickly She raised the riding crop and putting all her weight behind the blow struck Frank squarely across the back of the neck As Frank fell from his horse completely stunned by the paralyzing blow Hazel urged her horse forward Meantime Jack rounded the bend and came within sight of the bridge and the cabin beyond as the young constable started Forward slowly toward the bridge. He was startled to see a woman ride into view and stop at the other end at the same time She shouted a warning Oh strange Woman is threatening me Better find out what's what I have a gun and I'm coming over Though Jack had misunderstood and had taken Hazel's warning as a threat Someone else heard the cry of warning and immediately understood Sergeant Preston with King had come around the bend behind Jack Sergeant Preston saw Jack spur his horse forward toward the fatal bridge and a flash of intuition told him why Hazel called the warning Preston spoke sharply to King's coming for us Intelligent dog sprang into action and sped after the constable like a streak of lightning Meantime Hazel saw with rising horror that Jack misunderstood and intended to cross. She decided there was only one way I won't let him get killed. I won't get up there Across the gorge King reached Jack's horse about 20 feet from the bridge jumping and snapping furiously Great dog caused the horse to swing to one side rearing to a stop Sergeant Preston that woman should be killed. Hazel go back But his shout came too late Hazel was on the bridge as the structure began to sag the two Mounties watched helplessly Then they saw a strange thing happen The stricken look faded from the woman's face giving way to a smile of relief as she gazed straight at Jack Then the bridge gave way with a resounding crash For a moment the two men stood staring into the gorge Then Jack spoke shakily She did it to save you from a trap Jack She didn't realize King already turned you from the bridge. I don't understand. Don't think about it now We're here steady blankie. I Go down into the gorge and see if she's dead. Oh, I guess there's not much thought about that easy boy Call me if you need me sergeant as the two men walked to the edge of the gorge and stood momentarily staring downward Howl behind the big boulders Realized that things had gone wrong. This is my chance to gun them both He raised his gun and took careful aim, but he had forgotten about the dog Just after the crash King had sniffed the air and catching a strange scent coming from the direction of the boulders Had quietly gone to investigate as the great dog came around the boulders He saw the gun and howl's hand aimed at the Mounties King had learned that a gun meant death and without hesitation He sprang forward There's gonna shoot his in the back. Yes, I know he's one of the men who got me to come here The other one stayed in town. They planned to trap you Jack But I him up and I'll go see about the woman a short time later Sergeant Preston with King stood beside Hazel down in the gorge Depressed in the basement. She was still alive and though he could tell she was failing fast He tried to comfort her by giving what first aid he could and by saying she'd be taken to a doctor Done for I know Hazel I have an idea why you did it you were willing to sacrifice your life for Jack Guest yes, he's really your son Jack Baldwin, isn't he? Take it easy Sure, he never knows if you think that's bad Yeah, it is best Promise me won't tell it He'd be proud of you Glad to hear you say that Very good Other man you want He's over near the wood file Tried to stop me from warning Jack and knocked him off his horse Noticed his head hit a rock Should be out cold for some time. We'll get him Hazel Killers Jack is hunting for They're in the town of 79 just across the border the Yukon River aims Benson and Finley thank you. I was Jack and go get them and bring them back I'll get him to come help me get you out of here Too late Take Take care of Jack my son. Don't worry about that Knew what to expect when I made my decision Yes Always remember me Never think I had another name Jack's coming down. He wasn't no How is she so I think she's going to be all right. Oh Hello Why did you do it man? I'll never forget Jack. I shall always remember Hazel crest Are we sure will man always? She's fainted. No Jack Hazel crest is gone She knew your mother Jack from what I know now your mother's dead. I see well sergeant Hazel crest has done a great deal for me She gave her life to save my yes, and she solved the murder case for you. I'll tell you about it later She's vindicated herself for any wrong. 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I learned to the young friend of ours named Peter Hudson Had run away from home because he was afraid of his father's dogs King followed Peter's trail and we saw the boy on a ledge beside a stream But our road ahead was blocked by a huge wolf and King dashed forward in a terrifying battle to the death Be sure to hear this exciting adventure Friday These radio dramas are feature of the challenge of the Yukon incorporated are created and produced by George W Directed by Fred flower day and supervised by Charles D. Livingston the part of Sergeant Preston is played by Paul Sutton They are brought to you every Monday Wednesday and Friday at the same time by Quaker puff wheat and Quaker puff rice the breakfast cereal shot from guns This is Jay Michael wishing you could buy good luck and good health from Quaker puff wheat