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Challenge of the Yukon: The Duke Bows to a King

Challenge of the Yukon · June 29, 1944 · 14 min · 2,250 words

The transcript of “The Duke Bows to a King”, an episode of Challenge of the Yukon first broadcast June 29, 1944. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Thanksgiving Radio plays Challenge of the Yukon free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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The challenge of the Yukon. The Wonder Dog King, swiftest and strongest of Estimal lead dogs, places the trails 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-Mauded 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 ruled triumphant Benjamin Holmes had been a brilliant man two brilliant For who is to know or ever understand the strangest and most mysterious of all things man's mind

in 1890 professor Holmes had suffered a nervous breakdown and everyone in Catelpa felt a great compassion for the small kindly man who absently went his own way. Everyone smiled at his harmless peculiarities. That is, everyone except Joe Flaherty, who is deeply and it seemed hopelessly in love with Barbara Holmes. It was early evening in the spring, and on the broad white painted porch of the Holmes house

in the quiet college town, Joe sat on the swing, talking to Barbara. Surely you can understand how I feel, Joel? No. No, I don't understand. You say you love me, Barbara. And I do. Oh, if that were before you would have married me long before this.

Why must we waste our lives? Why must you be... Because that needs me. Well, that's the answer to it, I guess. If you loved me, you'd marry me. Joel would only be a matter of a few years.

The doctors say that will be well again. Then, then we'll get married. In the meantime, he's plotting out all these crazy schemes. You know what he's talking about now? Going to Peru. Last week it was that invention of his.

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