 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 gun 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 modern police in his relentless pursuit of lawbreakers on king 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 do you know the breakfast that's a favorite with so many top action Hollywood movie stars it's this breakfast it's nourishing swell tasting quaker-puff rice or quaker-puffed wheat with milk or cream and fruit these king size ready to serve premium grains of rice or wheat pack a double barrel taste wallop they're good for you they're shot from guns yes actually exploded up to eight times normal size to make them crisp and tender tomorrow sure enjoy this breakfast treat eat quaker-puff rice or quaker-puff wheat sergeant Preston and king were on the trail in territory usually patrolled by corporal lacy trouble by a discrepancies in the corporal's latest report inspector Maynard had sent Preston and king from headquarters with instructions to find lacy on king though the territory was unfamiliar Preston's inquiries had satisfied him that he was on the right track in his search for the young corporal but his inability to learn lacy's exact whereabouts annoyed him he studied the horizon thoughtfully and it was then he noticed a faint cloud of smoke rising from a cabin to his left might be a good idea to stop there and ask about lacy the thin stream smoke became more dense darkening as it expanded and rose against the sky that cabin's on fire Hawking the dog made the turn to the left easily responding to the urgency in sergeant Preston's voice king called on the team for more speed thick brush and snow covered evergreens grew on either side of the cabin forming an avenue toward the open front door Preston hauled his dog several yards away so the team would be out of the path of flying sparks there isn't too far gone king may be able to do something about it come on boy hurry king as a faint and unmistakable call for help reached sergeant Preston's ears the great dog king turned in his tracks and started toward the evergreen growth on the mountains left no king we've got to get to the cabin boys someone's in there this way king hesitated momentarily then moved to obey Preston's command or that cabin's open king whoever's in there must be trapped go on follow him right behind you obediently king lengthen his strides racing to the cabin sergeant Preston's attention was focused on king as the dog rushed into the burning cabin neither the dog nor the mouty was aware of a man of tremendous size who stepped from the evergreens to come up behind Preston the man known as samson Blake brought his gun barrel down hard the mouty stumbled an instant later slumped unconscious to the ground king was in the cabin where smoke came to meet him in the dark cloak shut clouds it stung and burned his eyes he stopped blinking until he could locate the man who had called for help the smell of smoke filled his sensitive nostrils so he wasn't aware of a man who came from behind the door king spun in this tracks he hurt the man king's legs buckled as the gun barrel struck him unconsciousness blotted out the smoke in hungry flames the man picked up the dog and his strong arms rushed through the back door of the cabin oh you got the dog yeah that crack even with a bed my gun bear better get a rope on him so he won't be able to get away when he comes to hurry up your tool i got the dog team set to travel what about lacy he's on the sled tight up tight put a gag on it he should have been gagged before Preston must have hurt him young for help Preston will think his dog and a man had called for help burned to death where is Preston lying in the snow in front of the cabin did he get a look at you sam he didn't even know i was behind him but he'll get conscious soon you'll see the tracks of our sleds here that won't make any difference lacy said Preston depends on the dog king to do his training for him without king he'll never catch up with us yes you're right windy fasten this tug line to king's collar it's a short length but good and hefty sam get out the muzzle we got for coon at foot four i'm going to put it on king so he won't make us any trouble yeah you should have left him in the cabin he'd be dead by this time he's worth a pile of cash he's the finest dog in the ucon but he's Preston's dog he's gonna be mine you're crazy fuzzy he's a one-man dog you'll forget about Preston when he finds out he can't get back to him yeah here's a muzzle good there that tug line will hold him fasten the other end of the sled and then put the muzzle on him we'll put him in the sled and then travel when sergeant Preston regained consciousness the cabin was a smoldering ruin a trapper named Arman was standing beside him while another man looked at the ashes of the fire oh my head it's okay well let me help you to sit up who are you i am Arman a trapper you uh i see your uniform you are mounting this pa that's right what hit me i do not know but the bump on your head is big one so that melody is conscious here Arman he regained consciousness but he is confused you've got quite a bump on your head yes my name's edwards tom edwards me and Arman are the partners in the trapler and not far from here i'm sergeant Preston the corporal lacy generally patrolled this territory but he was king what's that you say sergeant my dog king where is he went into that cabin well then i'm afraid he's done for what that's right me and Arman got here just to blaze his burden itself out too late to do anything you were stretched out here colder in a chunk of ice we've been waiting for you to come to give me a hand out yeah kill him dad i can't believe it you say your dog's name is king yes i've heard of him he was downright famous uh it's too bad that the dog king was in the cabin when it burned down come on we'll search the ruins but your head was a bad bump your head that was no bump somebody struck me from behind no one was around here when we come and whoever it was left before you got here when king and i stopped i heard someone in the cabin call for help but this cabin it has been empty for months no one is living here maybe some traveler hold up for grab the rest be careful sergeant those embers are still smoking for what do you look sergeant presto you know what i'm looking for i want to see if there's any trace of my dog or a man who called for help sergeant preston's face was tense with concentration while he searched through ashes countless questions came to his mind who had struck him on the head what started the fire what was the reason for the mysterious attack his fingers were burned by hot embers but he continued his search for traces of his dog and the man who had cried for help another nail must have been on a door and this is what what you find sergeant yeah yeah what is it take a look at these oh these these look like buttons here brass buttons that's right the same type of buttons on my tunic and your tunic then that means that a moly was here in this cabin see she's our official insignia hey i wonder for police keep searching the man i heard call for help must have been corporal lacy the three men who had captured king were miles away from the ashes where preston and his two companions conducted their search they had two sleds samson Blake drove one while behind him fuzzy cowan and windy morris jogged alongside of the other king was in the second sled great dog recovered consciousness he found himself beside a man who was bound and gagged king recognized the man who had been with him in the cabin he knew fuzzy cowan was connected in some way with his strange predicament where was sergeant preston where was the cabin that had been so full of smoke then he became conscious of the muzzle and the rope dangling from his collar king realized he was a prisoner and that these men were enemies he nudged the helpless passenger beside him in the sled and then leap to the ground hey sam stop the dog don't worry he's muscled and tied to the sled there's not much slack in that rope can't get away without dragging the sled and the dog team with it he might do just look out samson Blake had stopped the lead sled and had hurried to join fuzzy and windy even though king was muscled the three men stood out of his reach as the great dog tugged and leaps straining toward them he looked as if he would break the rope that held him he's so mad he'll calm down in a minute the god he looked at the sled where your weight on the other side windy hold it down right sam you get your dog's movement then i'll start my sled you want me to do it now yeah once we get this sled moving king will have to travel with a pair you're right i'll get my team going double quick meanwhile after a futile search of the ashes sergeant Preston prepared to leave the burned cabin arm on the trapper and tom edwards were with him they looked dubiously at the tracks leading from what had been the back door of the building i hope you're right sergeant that the men in the sleds took your dog with them i don't know how they could handle king but i'm sure he did not die in that fire what a corporal is this i don't know the policemen's tunic was burned in that fire we found the buttons there was nothing in the ashes to indicate that the man had burned to death maybe lacy had an extra tunic with him and left it there that doesn't explain the call for help i heard and why it was hit on the head where king is yes very mysterious and i wish i could go long while you look for these sleds but my wife's alone in our cabin we're waiting for claire jason to get in from the states perhaps i can help the sergeant it's a good idea i'm out that is if it's all right with the sergeant by the time you come along arm on but i want to start as soon as possible we need daylight for tracking without king my team will be slow then good luck to you thanks tom i'll set arm on we i'm ready sergeant president all right as sergeant preston gave the command to his dogs they started forward but without king the leader they were slower preston's face was grim the tracks he followed blurred momentarily as he thought of his gallant dog and wondered about the fate that had befallen him king king old boy we'll continue our story in just a moment a tomorrow morning you'll go for this family breakfast treat crisp tender swell tasting quaker puff rice or quaker puff wheat the ready to serve cereal shot from gun say who are you what's all the shooting about me names jake 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grain amounts of vitamin b1 niacin and iron luke sun where do i get me a couple of packages of this here rice and wheat shot from guns at the nearest grocery store and fellas and girls here's a tip for you too tell mom delicious quaker puffed rice and quaker puffed wheat is never sold in bags or bulk to get the original crisp fresh rice or wheat shot from guns always buy the big red and blue package with the smiling quaker man on the front now to continue our story windy morris fuzzy cowan and samson Blake had to make camp for the night with the abducted mountie named lacy gagged and tied hand and foot on a sled king was muzzled and fastened by a short length of rope to the same sled while sam and windy staked out and fed their own dogs fuzzy made sure that the sled holding the mountie was securely tied to a tree that ought to hold the dog that dog tied tight fuzzy see for yourself windy he's big enough to hold the sled and lacy i guarantee you won't move the tree as well the other dogs fed sam's feeding the last of them what about king i'll be glad to feed king if you'll untie my hands go ahead when they freeze hands his feet too right now i get there straight manny don't try any tricks while you're free we'll be watching close if you try to let king free of that rope we'll shoot you both king seemed to know that corporal lacy was a friend he showed no sign of antagonism as the mountie removed the muzzle and offered a plate of food but despite lacy's urging the great dog refused to eat he had learned his lesson well and took food only when it was offered by his master sergeant presto come on and take it boy it's all right it's good food never mind he's had his chance to eat there's no need to muzzle the dog as long as you keep him tight as i say we're taking no chances very well sorry king i'll have to put this muzzle on again now boy i don't want to do it you know that but i have no choice you better let me put it on king we'll both be sure hurry up there put that muzzle on him king sensed the friendly manner of the mountie and submitted to the muzzle then lacy's ankles were once more tightly bound but his hands left free so he could eat i told you man it's forcing me to send a report into headquarters wouldn't keep another mountie out of this territory thanks to you lacy you tipped us off about how to handle Preston and that dog of his now finish eating so we can toy your hand you should have kept your mouth shut lacy but hadn't been for you we wouldn't have been watching for Preston even your trick of throwing yourself against the table and upsetting that oil lamp didn't work corporal sure you set the cabin on fire and brought Preston to investigate but it didn't do you any good why not be reasonable corporal give us the information we want and we let you go now we've heard that old man jason discovered some of the richest gold in the territory before he died i dare say that's true in that case there'll be enough for all of us why not tell us where that gold is my instructions from jason were to give that information to his niece and that's what i'm going to do are you cheap button polisher i'll show you the same but you heard what he said all he knows alongside his face for that i said hold it we'll be at the hideout tomorrow you can deal with them there yeah that's right if you don't tell us what we want to know tomorrow lacy you'll get tossed over a cliff beside the hideout but your death will look like an accident it'll be murder and the law will know it the law will find you with no bullet holes or signs of violence all the same sergeant prestons in this territory you'll find you no matter where you go if that's your final answer stick out your hands and we'll tie them up again king stopped pawing at the muzzle and looked up as corporal lacy submitted to having his hands retired the money looked at the dog and between the two and understanding flashed they both knew they were prisoners whose one hope was sergeant preston in the meantime sergeant preston and the trapper named armon had made camp armon prepared supper and tried not to notice preston's lack of appetite as the money glanced anxiously at the dark sky armon said yeah perhaps we find trail tomorrow for losing time armon no that is true sergeant preston but one cannot see in the dark like the cat you must be patient there it is huh what you say there's the moon armon it's bright enough to show tracks but we lost the tracks of these sleds we need daylight i'll be back i'll parallel around see if i can find them he tries to hide that his heart cheers heavy without his dog he is lost the sleds couldn't evaporate tracks will show up sooner or later the sergeant preston's foot struck a thick crust of ice covering a wide stream he grabbed the branch of a tree to keep his balance almost took a head of that tracks the tracks of the sleds they traveled over the ice almost unable to believe his eyes preston dropped to his knees the ice was thick enough to support his weight and he inched his way forward this is it they went this way armon armon are you lost sergeant can you not see the campfire lost nothing got the dogs up we're traveling what i do not understand we've lost the trail we cannot find it till morning i just now found it come on boys stir yourselves we're going after king fellas we've got to find him enough shortly after daybreak the three men who held king and corporal lacy prisoners broke camp and started traveling two hours passed and the terrain became desolate then a few minutes later they stopped beside an old shack that overlooked a cliff well there's the shack like we left take the ropes off lacy we'll let him take king inside the cabin and time to one of the bunks you heard what fuzzly said lacial stick out your hand so i can take the ropes off when lacy's hands and ankles were freed the captive maudi stood up got out of the sled and took a few steps to restore his circulation then under the watchful eyes of the three outlaws he went to work on the rope that held king to the sled three guns are on you lacy that dog makes a break when you get the rope loose we'll shoot him first and then you king still muzzled what are you worried about muzzle will keep him from biking but he might try to get away except for you to see that he don't unless you want him shot corporal lacy had no choice he took a firm grip on king's collar when the rope was untied from the sled he said all right now what he want me to do hang on to his collar and lead him into the cabin when you get him inside time to a corner post to the bunk come on come on boy there's nothing we can do they'll kill us both if you make a break as long as you're alive you can hope to get back to sergeant Preston come on boy come on king seemed to understand the corporal lacy soft words at first he had braced his legs and balked it going into the cabin then he looked at the three armed men it's no use king maybe you'll get a chance later but for your own sake you've got to come with me that's it king come on boy lacy had to struggle to keep his grip on king's collar for a moment it seemed that king would run off dragging lacy with him but finally he yielded and moved into the cabin where lacy tied him to a stout corner post of one of three bunks we'll all go outside where we can keep an eye on the back trail he'll give this mountain one more chance to save his skim what if he won't talk you know the answer to that one day close the door of the cabin you afraid king will get out he's a lot of dog and i'm taking no chances with him when do you watch the back all right now lacy it's a long drop to the bottom of that cliff it sure is but you'd be dead before you got to the bottom scared to death most likely or maybe you'll hit your head on some rocks on the way down my answer is the same as before fuzzy i'll go to work on him with my fists maybe that'll knock some of the stubbornness out of go ahead sam see if you can loosen these tongue you're losing a couple of teeth with it it won't matter all right you sergeant Preston had cited the hideout through binoculars while several miles away he and arman had left the trail and approached the isolated cabin from a stand of timber while sam and fuzzy dealt with corporal lacy sergeant Preston came into the clearing arman crept up behind windy as Preston shouted no you don't fuzzy as fuzzy world to face Preston lacy threw his weight against the outlaw knocking his gun from his hand samson blake reached for his holster it was a battle of fists the quarters were too close for gunplay inside the cabin king had heard Preston's voice he heard the fight outside with new desperation king lay on the floor clawing at the leather straps of the muzzle lacy had fastened looser than it had been before king strong paws and claws tugged and pulled he felt the next strap slip over his ears with his paws he pushed the muzzle forward until finally the next strap rested on his nose he shook his head and the muzzle fell to the floor with his strong fangs he fit the rope strand by strand gave way under the sharp edge of his teeth then the great dog stood up with a mighty effort he strained and the rope broke king was free he raced toward the window and poised himself for a jump the oil paper covering the window ripped apart as king went through it his paws struck the ground arman was down and lacy was staggering Preston was battling two men when king got into the fight if any of you try to pick up your guns i'll break your arms my head i'm glad you got your gun on him sergeant Preston get this dog away from me steady king calm down boy everything's under control now sergeant Preston saw the frayed piece of rope hanging from king's collar a mute testimony of king struggled to free himself king old boy sergeant i'm mighty glad you got here inspector maynard sent me to look for you after he read your last report huh i hope that report would get some action it didn't make much sense but these three men held me prisoner while i filled it out huh then they mailed it thinking it would keep another mounting out of the territory they didn't realize that i deliberately tried to tip off headquarters to the trouble indirectly sergeant these three are also responsible for Arthur Jason's death why'd they take you with them they thought they could learn from me the location of Jason's gold then they were in the cabin that burned down right it was Samson Blake who struck you on the head i had to set fire to the cabin by upsetting a table with an oil lamp on it see i hope to attract your attention is that all right yeah but they how they outsmarted me samson slugged you before you could get to the cabin the other two dragged me out then fuzzy went back and got k i see a blaze was just getting a good start then oh say you haven't heard of a miss jason in this territory have you why her uncle had written her to come up here miss jason she is to stay with my friend tom and his wife she will be looking for you oh good and i'll be able to give her the information jason left with me shall i put handcuffs on these three sergeant yes lacy then we'll take them to the nearest jail right there now i don't know how you managed to find us they did their best to hide the tracks there you are windy are you i never doubted for a minute that you'd be worrying braces when Preston caught up with you if it hadn't been for that dog yes sergeant Preston Armand and i all owe our lives to that dog and his devotion to his master i'll cut that rope that's hanging from your collar boy there that'll do it well king this case is closed in just a moment sergeant Preston will give you a preview of wednesday's adventure here fellas and girls the uconn is a pretty rugged place to live but look whether you live in the great northwest or here at home you need plenty of food energy yes and if you were to ask sergeant Preston you can bet he'd agree that a good breakfast is a mighty important source of food energy so here's good advice see to it that you eat the kind of breakfast you need every morning you'll want to include a big he-man's bowl full of quaker puffed wheat or quaker puffed rice with milk or cream and fruit try it wheat or rice shot from guns is crisp tender delicious what's more it furnishes added food values of restored natural grain amounts of vitamin b1 niacin and iron tomorrow ask for quaker puffed wheat or quaker puffed rice in the big red and blue quaker package listen wednesday when sergeant Preston and uconn king meet the challenge of the uconn in the case of king and the baxter gang when i left king at old pop bakers to keep little david baker company overnight i didn't think anything would happen before i returned but i was shocked to learn that i had not only left pop and david at the mercy of a killer but also king whose life was the one the killer decided to take be sure to hear this exciting adventure wednesday 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