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Challenge of the Yukon: The Man in the Fur Cap

Challenge of the Yukon · July 19, 1947 · 28 min · 5,325 words

The transcript of “The Man in the Fur Cap”, an episode of Challenge of the Yukon first broadcast July 19, 1947. 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! It's King, the richest and strongest lead dog of the North Country, blazing the trail for Sergeant Preston of the North-West mounted police in his relentless pursuit of lawbreakers. On King! On you, Huskies!

Gold, gold discovered in the Yukon, a stampede to the Klondike in the greedy race for riches. Now back to the days of the Gold Rush, when Sergeant Preston and his wonder dog King, battle through storm and snow to preserve law and order as they met the challenge of the Yukon. The gold nugget cafe in Dawson City was crowded as usual.

In one corner of the room four men sat playing poker. One of the players was a big man who sat silently wearing a fur cap with a earlaps pull down though the room was hot and stuffy. Dan Wilkins the man sitting next to him was talkative and good nature. He turned to the man in the fur cap while the cards were being dealt.

And you heard he said a word all evening stranger. He just got into town today didn't you? Yeah. But you must be getting kind of warm in here with that fur cap pulled down around your ears. Why don't you take it off? Because I don't feel like it. Maybe he's bowheaded and don't want us to know. I don't think it's anybody's business. Oh you've just been

drinking too much. You're spoiling your sense of humor. Are you going to play poker just They're in black drink and make you kind of nasty don't it yeah enough to make anyone lose his temper without drinking I think if we took that first half off and he feel better here. I got it. Give me that cat you

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