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Challenge of the Yukon: Blackmailer's Payoff

Challenge of the Yukon · February 24, 1951 · 29 min · 5,268 words

The transcript of “Blackmailer's Payoff”, an episode of Challenge of the Yukon first broadcast February 24, 1951. 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 Yukon King! Swiftness and Strongest Leed Dog of the North West. Lazing the trail for Sergeant Preston, Of the North West's mounted police. In his relentless pursuit of law-breakers. Unking!

Unyusky! 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 beat the challenge of the Yukon.

George Hobart was a young mining engineer who lived with his wife in a small cabin on the outskirts of Dawson City. One evening in early winter, he was coming home from work at the Big Bee Mine on Bonanza Creek.

As he approached his cabin, a slender, shop-peachred man suddenly stepped forward out of the shadowy darkness. Good evening, old boy. Dave Kyle. What are you doing here? I wanted to have a little talk with you.

I know you got home from the mine about this time. What's the idea of skulking man in the shadows that way? Figured it might be better if I caught you outside before you went into your cabin.

You might not want your wife to hear what I have to say. What are you talking about? It looks like this, Hobart. Or should I say, Hayward? Hayward. Yeah, that's right. Up here in the Yukon, you've been calling yourself George Hobart.

But your name used to be George Hayward back in Colorado. How do you? Now do you savvy while I wanted to talk to your privacy? Or does your wife know all about your past? What do you know about my past?

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