Blair of the Mounties, the story of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
We present the 21st episode in Blair of the Mounties.
Our story again goes back to the early days of the Yukon mining camps, as related to in
fact a Blair old friend, Angus McGregor, over the chessboard.
Hi, you're moving it.
What is the use inspector?
I'm in the day when you did make an equine for a castle, but no, I have no one to game
for you.
The speed of mine is getting old.
I can't think about the story.
I'm afraid I'm just about to run out of time.
Did I ever tell you about the Goose Lake robbery?
No, I didn't remember it all the way.
You remember the gold strike up on the Fishing River in the spring of 99?
I remember it well.
It did the last long.
No, but they took out quite a bit of gold that year.
Goose Lake was the staging camp.
Express shipments used to lay overnight in the safe, reach the landing next day.
The robbery happened while I was sergeant at the landing.
Ten thousand dollars worth of dust cleaned out one night.
Did the blow the safe?
No, it was owned by an expert.
Wasn't much of a safe as they come nowadays.
Well, let's hear the story, laddie.
All right, here we go.
This Patrick McQuarrie will you show me a hand?
And that's when the trouble starts.
Hello, Mike.
Anybody special on the boat?
Oh, big guy.
There's a funny looking fella I've seen in the Blue Moon.
Huh?
Comes from your own country too, I'm thinking.
What's funny about him?
Well, no, no offence, no, sergeant.
There's funny people in every country, even in old Ireland.
But this fella's the limit.
He's going up to Goose Lake for the hunting and you ought to see the clothes on him.
Sportsman, eh?
I suppose so.
He has a pile of baggage along and enough guns to start the war.
Did you check up his permits?
Oh, sure, he's coming over.
Wants to talk to you.
First now, here he is, be damned.
Good evening, gentlemen.
Come in, come in with you, mister.
Let's see now, what did you say your name was?
Oh, Vandera, it's the name.
Oh, sure.
Shake hands with Mr. Van Doolen, sergeant.
Oh, how do you do, sergeant?
I'm just going up to Goose Lake for a little spot of shooting, don't you know?
I see.
Got your permits?
I'd like to look them over.
Very good, very good.
Yes, yes.
God, you are, sergeant.
Thanks.
So you're going shooting, Mr. Van Doolen, aren't you?
Have you had any experience now?
Experience?
Oh, my dear fellow, what a question.
Hang it all, experience, who I see.
Why do you ask?
Well, I'm a pretty good shot myself now.
Tell me now, did you ever do any ramrod shooting?
Ramrod shooting?
My dear fellow, I never even heard of it.
There you are now.
Well, I'll tell you.
Back in County Clare, we used to load up the old blunder bus with a big charge of powder
and one of them old-fashioned ramrods.
Then I'd go out and lay by the side of the lake,
and all I had to do was to get a couple of three ducks in line
and then...
Cut it out, Ravity.
All right, Mr. Van Doolen, the permits are all in order.
Hope you have some good sport.
Oh, thank you so much, sergeant.
Oh, Ravity, take this gentleman over to the hotel
and see if they give him a good room, will you?
Okay, sergeant.
This way, Mr. Van Doolen again.
No, no, he was telling you, this here ramrod shooting is a...
Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho!
Hello?
What is it, Ravity?
It's just what I'm trying to find out.
Hello?
Sure, I'm waiting me self.
Well, put me through then.
Hello?
Who's that?
Oh, goose leg office.
Yes?
Hello?
Ho ho.
Is that yourself, Maggie?
devil you want at this time of night you're not after having another baby are
you what you want a passion huh oh you want the sergeant and why the devil
don't you say so yes sergeant if you that one all right hello
oh yes Maggie put him on hello swim what is it the safe somebody rub the safe
what do you mean best stuff hey how much ten thousand a what got away wounded who
shot him what oh all right we'll be up there by noon keep everybody out of that
office don't touch anything all right goodbye what is it that somebody rubbed
the safe at Goose Lake got away with ten thousand in gold dust robber was wounded
who shot him why did your friend Bandler the sportsman
powerless pussy I not believe why not well sure he couldn't do the house if
he was inside of it hasn't he been up there three weeks now bombarding away at
the docks from morning till night and he never touched a feather him shoot a
burglar is it huh yeah must spend a lot of money for cartridges he has an outfit
and Lord him himself I believe he gets more kick out of that than the shooting
well get into clothes and get the horses we've got to get up there right away
sure I thought as much bad system where did they stick to farm a tell you I
saw this man working at the feet drawing my revolver I called upon him to
remember I don't know if you're the cop I know you know the whole idea of the one
of the other day what doing well you'll party come in come in with you
Oh suddenly suddenly my dear old chap oh good morning sergeant this so we need
again if they feed the jolly old storybook swap by the you know it's funny
that I was just going to say to you a big joke okay what do you know about
this robbery well all yes yes quite so quite so the robbery is quite an
exciting affair I assure you sergeant they were saying every
craved do it away tell me how did you come to be here when the thing happened
hey dear fellow you see a people most directly about getting a noise in the
night I picked up my revolver and the cryptic quiet the doves top what was my
surprise to see a man working what did you do we let pointing my gun at him I
called upon him to surrender instead of a being make a ball he threw a chair at
me when I got to my feet again the man had disappeared you shot at this fellow
yeah when the whole ought to be quite truthful sergeant it may revolver went
off in the excitement apparently the man was hit there were blood spots on the
floor happy death I thought it was a naked all right wait a minute can you
describe this man been really bothered I couldn't say precisely you see to be
robber a small sort of chapter it but it was so dark you see all right Percy
thanks very much I'll see you later delighted to be of any
assistance my dear fellow
here he is boys we picked him up in the form they got that fellow sergeant he
shot through the hour all right well what's your name
Collins Kipi Kalinsky where's the stuff you got out of that safe where is it say
I'd like to know myself come on where is it say listen I don't know anything
about that no no just shut yourself by accident I suppose come on Clint K we
have a witness who saw you at that safe last night sure that's okay I was here
but I didn't get no touch sure obviously you've got it she three weeks I put in
frame and this job and all I get is the slug for the arm can you beat it hold on
you mean to say you didn't open that safe sure I opened it but I'm telling you
there was nothing in there I begat it that's a good one you expect anybody to
believe that I don't yourself you got me ain't you you know what happened I just
got the safe open when a guy bust in on me with a gun I pose a chair at him see
and he gets me through the arm but can you beat it what do you think
sergeant might be true anyhow we'll take you along
Klincy I'm warning you if we find out that you've got that stuff it's going to
be a lot tougher for you if you have anything else to say you'd better talk
now I tell you I ain't got it
Oh any news I'd never live it I'm thinking we'll never see that stuff
sergeant looks like it you see the inspector of the fishing river sure he
is poor man on their comb in the whole place and not a sign that's his fear that
Klincy had a partner headed back to the claims of that death it's mighty little
chance to get a drift that's the case nice black eye for us I mean the Express
Company and the insurance people are howling their heads off they've had to
put up the money the owners of that stuff of course the inspector told me to
remind you that everything coming down to the London has to be searched until
further on gosh don't we know that any news from Goose Lake not a thing you see
a friend Percy up there sure I did oh he's a great lad his pussy still
blaring away at them ducks have the time of his life we that it sounds like a
battle when he's out there shooting yes he's a persevering champion that goes
out with a sack full of cartridges and blazes away for an hour or two and then
comes back in and loads up another lot and out he goes again you ever get
anything well no and then he knocked over a big Canada Goose the other day
and the whole population of Goose Lake had a celebration three drinks for the
crowd and pussy making speeches all over the place he's saying about the robbery
did he oh he did he's full of theories get that gravity hello who is it oh oh
good evening to you slim what's the trouble now what hold on there now where
did you find out is it raving hold on sergeant copy that this is funny hello
slim who found it what oh oh Pussy you say oh well no that's a funny one oh and
listen slim if you change your mind about selling that bull terrier you know
yeah hold on now sergeant it's nothing oh well give me that phone ready goodbye
slim me by rapidly what's that message I'll be dead that's a square one our
old friend Pussy's in the limelight again what was that message well Pussy was
out fishing this afternoon and he hooked on to something and broke the tackle the
fella in the boat with him was curious so they dragged around the bit with a
board hook and he fetched up a bundle of canvas sacks the ones that had the gold
in them and they were sunk in the lake oh that's a funny one they have to get
up there in the morning well Pussy's bringing down the evidence he's going out
on tomorrow's boat says the ducks is moving so see all right we'll talk to
him in the morning
at the top of the morning to your pussy did you bring them sacks
well all right really is my dear old friend rapidly well the father too
here we are yes yes I brought the evidence along I see sergeant we're
getting old what get none of it sure no that's right all we need now is the gold
and the man that stole it we did and so you're a leaveness yes my dear boy
and thankfully sorry and all that sort of rock don't you know I'd really like to
stay in there help you with the jolly old robberies your baggage pussy baggage
media yes if you have to search all baggage since that robbery just a matter
of form you know certainly my dear Jack everything's are five gun cases four
suitcases and there three cases of ammunition all right Mike take a look
over it I'll have to get a statement for you about finding those sacks pussy
certainly old boy most extraordinary thing broke my best
wrong to started fishing around with the boat hook you don't you know and there
were the jolly old sat there well they're not much use without the gold of course
everything all right baggage gravity sure nothing but clothes and guns and
cartridges all right pussy I'll give you a lift with your boxes down to the boat
please don't trouble their old boy there's a man coming down from the
hotel now sure it's not trouble give me a
hold of one of them boxes what the devil no that's a heavy box give it a high
time to me shoulder sergeant hold on good Lord why didn't I think of that
before open that box every day give me one of those cartridges
hold still there now party by I take that elegant little gun no care I could
test against this interference don't touch those coffins give me a knife
gravity yeah sergeant hold still now patsy huh cartridges a that fiance gold
up in this one if it was a grain all right bring along gravity well well
per se me by you certainly brought down the evidence you have heard episode 21 in
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