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A
bank
robbery
takes
place
near
the
Global
News
garage
in New
York
City
and
shortly
after,
Ken
and
Sandy
scare
off a
would-be
thief
who
appears
to be
looking
for
something
in
their
convertible.
But
what ?
The
boys
travel
back
to
Brentwood
where
Pop
assigns
them
to
cover
the
auction
at Jed
Pollard's
farm.
While
doing
so,
Sandy
and
Ken
are
accosted
by
three
strangers,
at
gunpoint
!
While
thwarting
their
nefarious
motives
Sandy
notices
that
one of
the
gunmen
wore a
silver
cufflink
in the
shape
of a
scorpion.
This
is
reported
to
Chief
Andy
Kane
and
it's
importance
is
seen
later
in the
case.
These
same 3
villains,
Chet,
Dan,
and
Vic,
again
capture
Ken
and
Sandy,
along
with
Bert.
They
are
taken
to the
"boss",
Frank,
where
they
are
interrogated
about
the
location
of an
envelope
that
had
been
hidden
in
their
convertible.
But
they
don't
have
it and
don't
know
what
is in
it.
Then
Ken
blunders
by
seeing
that
the
boss
is
really
Frank
Thorne,
a
notorious
criminal,
who
can't
allow
the
three
youths
to
live,
knowing
his
true
identity.
When
the
gang
leaves
to
retrieve
the
mysterious
envelope,
Ken,
Bert,
and
Sandy
bend
all
their
efforts
towards
escape.
In an
agonizing
manner
this
is
accomplished,
just
as the
criminals
return.
A
phone
call
to
Chief
Kane
is
desperately
made
in the
hopes
of
deliverance.
While
awaiting
succor
the
boys
play a
game
of cat
and
mouse
with
Thorne,
Randall,
and
the
rest
of the
gang.
The
resourcefulness
of Ken
and
the
two
Allens
becomes
readily
apparent
and
Kane
arrives
in
time
to mop
up.
With
the
help
of
Pop,
the
sleuths
discover
the
importance
of the
envelope
and
the
stencils
therein.,
bringing
a
satisfactory
conclusion
to
"The
Clue
of the
Silver
Scorpion".
Narrative
provided
by
Steve
Servello. |
