Challenge of the Yukon: As a Man Thinketh

The telling of the Yukon, Oh! King! the one the dog King, grister and strongest of Estimole dog, 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 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 Rule Triumphant.

It was the time of year when prospectors and trappers were in saloons, laying bets on the hour when the Chinook wind would sweep suddenly through the Yukon, breaking up the ice and rivers and lakes, and bringing spring to the land of snow and high winds.

Sergeant Preston and the great dog King had camped along the trail about a day's journey from half-mile. Darkness was still an hour away, and both the man and the dog were in high spirits as they looked about them.

That's mighty good, isn't it, sir? Those mountains over there. Everything looks fresh, none for it. What is it, boy? The great dog looked at the mouties and then toward the stretch of timber to the left of their camp.

So you want to go off for a run, huh? All right, go ahead, King. In long eager strides, the dog looked across the snow, his lean, muscular body arching gracefully with each stretch of his powerful legs.

He snipped the clear air, happy to be free of the responsibility of Preston's team's dogs. to explore on his own the icy land that had bred him, the wonder of which all we seemed to beckon to him with some new adventure. He ran through the birch forest, stopping at the edge of a wide clearing, and as he stood there he caught a peculiar scent. Slowly he