 |
Ken and Sandy are in Athens, Greece
as the guests of George Pappas, chief of Global's office in that
country. The two young reporters are to meet Richard Holt later on
in Venice, Italy. While in Athens, he shows them the Golden Key on
display in a museum. While viewing the ancient artifact, it is
brazenly stolen! Shortly after, Sandy and Ken are lost while
walking the streets, and are assaulted by local thugs. If not for
the timely intervention of Antonio Domenico Ragusa, serious injury
could have resulted. Is their benefactor more than what he claims
to be ? He shows them more of Athens' sites and Sandy purchases a
Turkish scimitar, purportedly one formerly belonging to a Sultan.
The peddler who sells it may have been involved in the attack the
night before, as evidenced by his bandaged wrist.
The two intrepid youths leave Athens for the
next leg of their journey to Venice. The S.S. Istria is their
means of transportation, and will travel up the Greek coast on the
Ionian Sea on its' way to the Adriatic Sea and Italy. Thinking
they had left their problems behind, it is soon apparent that it
is not so. A newspaper clipping dealing with the theft of the
Golden Key, is stolen from Ken and Sandy's stateroom. Then they
are approached by Greek police while in an Ionian port. Or are
they ? To top things off, one of their fellow passengers, Miss
Burton the librarian, is acting in a suspicious manner. How things
come to a head and the frantic battle that ensues, makes "The
Mystery of the Sultan's Scimitar" one of Ken and Sandy's most
interesting cases. Their last too !
Narrative provided by Steve Servello. |
