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Challenge of the Yukon: The Case of the Beautiful Swindler
Challenge of the Yukon · June 29, 1949 · 30 min · 5,206 words
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The challenge of the Yukon. It's Yukon King, swiftness and strong as lead dog of the North West, placing the trail for Sergeant Preston of the North West Mounted Police in his relentless pursuit of lawbreakers on King's Hunyaws.
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 Sergeant Preston and his wonder dog, Yukon King, as they meet the challenge of the Yukon.
Retta Vincent was a singer at Dupe Duvall's variety palace in Dawson City. With her blonde hair and wide open blue eyes, she looked as demure and innocent as a china doll. But more than one man had found out when his gold was spent, that her heart was as cold as the arctic snows.
Greta was applying her makeup one afternoon when Duke Duvall, the owner of the variety palace, knocked the door of her dressing room. Come in. Oh, you Duke. You've got a visitor on the cafe. Who is it?
That's for you, but it's stringing along lately. Jack Conway? That's right. Tell him I'll be right out. Okay. And, uh, well, we're on the subject. You better hope that kid while the hookin' is good.
How come? I've been checkin' up on that claim of his. Worth plenty. How much is plenty? That's what it tells. Maybe a hundred grand, maybe more. Damn, hey, I've been underestimating that young man. As he asks, you know, Mary and me, I'm expecting a proposal any day now.
Well, when it comes, you know what to say. I ought to by this time. I'm glad to tell him you're nearly ready. Jack Conway was only twenty, but despite his youth he was an experienced sourdough.
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