Challenge of the Yukon: Smokey

The challenge of the Yukon. Dog King, swiftest and strongest of Eskimodit dogs, places the trail through storm and snow for Sergeant Preston. As he meets the challenge of the Yukon. Sergeant Preston was typical of the small band of north-west modern 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 Rule Triumphant. ["The Star-Spangled Banner"] A strong ice-flaked wind drove itself like so many pinpoints against the small group of men standing together in front of the trading post in Hammerhead City.

The great dog King stood close to his master, his long bushy tail curled high above his lean powerful body, His head turning briskly as he watched with bright eyes, the sled skimming lightly over the snow-crusted street.

There was vigor and stamina in this dog, whose name was as well known throughout the North Country as that of the man who owned him. But the trappers and prospectus standing around the mountain weren't talking about King.

Their attention was focused on a lead dog a few yards away, who was harnessed in line with some of the finest animals to ever pull a sled in the Yukon. There was an imperious lift to the lead dog's head, as if he were conscious of his superiority and impatient of having to wait for his master.

Well, the finest team of dogs I've ever seen. Look at the line of them. You can have the rest of them. The lead's worth more than the whole team put together for my money. Hey, the cat!