The Adventurer (S2, E11)

  "Well, when you go asking for a job, just ask to speak with Arty Gordon. There's another fellow there named Hal Racab, and he is more likely to bump you off than hire you!" The clerk at the hotel warned Jim Harris.
  "Thanks fer the advice." Jim responded with a half smile, then proceeded up the stairs to the room he'd been assigned. "That Hal Racab," Jim thought to himself, "Everywhere I go, I'm warned about him. I wish there were an easy way to find out if he's as bad as everyone is saying."

MEANWHILE

  A tall thin man was weaving his way through the crowds near the train station. He seemed anxious and was acting very suspiciously, of coarse, nobody in the station seemed to notice, for they were all much too busy for anyone's business but their own. He worked his way carefully around a variety of people until he came to a bald little man at the very edge of the crowd.
  "Where'd 'e go?" the little man asked the tall one.
  "Don't know, he slipped away from me into a alley somewhere, but when I looked down the alley where I thought I saw him go, the street was empty." The tall man was acting nervously afraid of the little bald man, which seems strange since he is taller and younger than the little man. "What are you gonna tell Boss?" He asked in a mousy voice.
  "Me?" the little man said with a vicious laugh, "I ain't gonna tell Boss nothin'. You're gonna tell the Boss yerself!"
  "That's not fair!" wailed the tall man as he practically shaking in his boots. "You were the one who promised Boss that you'd deliver; swore to it! I only ever said maybe!"
  "Haha," the little man came back with his unpleasant laugh, "Well, then 'maybe' Boss wont fire you!"
  "Boss doesn't fire people, he..."
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The Adventurer (S2, E10)

  Jim Harris walked down the street with his clothes dusty and worn looking. He had decided that he needed a ruse to get into the Happy Days circus.

  "I'll have to call on my old talent as a magician." Jim thought to himself as he neared the hotel. "I will also need a convincing story as to why I need a job and why I'm looking at the circus for that job." He was thinking longer on the problem when he came to the hotel. He slumped wearily onto the desk without looking at the clerk. His hands were grubby from rubbing dust into his clothes, and he lifted one to brush back the locks of hair that had danced across his face in the wind. 

  "Needin' a room, mister?" The clerk asked with curiosity as he looked at the somewhat sorry spectacle that was Jim Harris. 

  "Yea, you got one? I might need it fer a few nights, but I can only pay fer one night now." Jim pulled a few coins out of his pocket and began counting them out on the counter. "This oughta be enough fer a night." Jim pushed a little pile of coins towards the clerk and putting the other few back into his pocket. 

  "Run on some hard luck?" The clerk asked prying for information. 

  "Yea, got real bad sick back in Dansville a couple months ago; the others went on ahead to Hanover where we were supposed to be playing." Jim answered without looking up. 

  "Ahh, I see, an out of work circus actor then? Did you know that there is the Happy Days circus here in town? Maybe you could get a job with them." The clerk chattered. 

  "That's what I'm hoping." Jim looked up at the clerk at last. 

  "Well, when you go asking for a job, just ask to speak with Arty Gordon. There's another fellow there named Hal Racab, and he is more likely to bump you off than hire you!"

To be continued...

  

The Adventurer (S2, E9)

  Jim Harris stepped off the train in Brownstown. The sun was smiling down on the earth and melting last night's rain off of the hazy green grass. Jim stretched and yawned. He had had a refreshing rest that night even though it was short, and was ready to tackle his case in a new light.

  Jim walked up to the man at the ticket counter. 

  "Could you tell me the way to the nearest hotel?" He asked. The man gave him directions, but eyed him suspiciously for he had no suitcase or luggage. Jim left the station quickly because he did not want anybody to start asking too many questions. 

  "I have to infiltrate this town if I want to get information on Andy Sandler!" Jim thought, "And the best way to do that is to pretend to be a circus actor." He looked at his nice black suit and shiny Oxford loafers. "First things first, I need to look like an actor, and an actor would never be wearing these clothes!"

  Jim slipped unnoticed into a back alley where he glanced anxiously around to see whether there was anyone watching him. Then he removed his overcoat and suit jacket and layed them on the street. He pulled off his silk tie and wrapped it up and put it into his pants pocket. Taking off his hat, he ran his fingers throught his hair to give it a tousled look. He rolled up his sleeves and began to rub dust into his shirt, jacket, slacks, and hat until they looked like he had lived in the same suit of clothes for several days on end. 

  "I'll leave you here for a while." Jim said putting his folded overcoat into a tight ledge between two walls. He picked up his jacket and draped it over his arm, then shoved his papers and wallet into his pocket and started up the street looking like a very different sort of person. 

  "Now just to get into the circus." He thought. 

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The Adventurer (S2, E8)

  Jim Harris smiled to himself as the train rattled down the tracks towards Brownstown. He was hoping that a lead to a circus would help him find a boy named Andy Sandler. Jim had been mulling over the problem in his mind, but the gentle rocking of the train hazed his tired mind and he drifted off to sleep.

MEANWHILE 

  Two men rushed through the narrow alley in the darkness. There seemed to be an urgent fear about them as they went. They were the same two men who had been hiding behind Jim at the train station. As they ran, they muttered to each other.
  "The boss ain't gonna like this!"
  "So why are we going back to him?" the other asked as they stopped out of breath in front of a stage door.
  "Perhaps because you owe loyalty to the boss." A voice came from behind them.
  "Boss!" said the two turning to see a chubby little man. He had black, greasy hair that he had pushed back with a dirty hand. A thick brown cigar was perched in one side of his mouth about as thick as the black mustache hanging on  his upper lip.
  "Now what was it that you didn't want to tell me?" the Boss asked. the two men looked nervously at each other.
  "Well. sir, that fellow who went to visit Toni Shaw got away. He left on the train for Brownstown." The taller man said.
  "What?" Boss exclaimed, "You let him escape? You will pay for this mistake!" he said with an angry red tinting his face.
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The Adventurer (S2, E7)

  Jim Harris settled comfortably into his seat on the train, and let his thoughts wander. He pulled the flyer from the circus out of his pocket and stared at it for a little while, then he tipped back his head and gazed out the window at the dark world around him. The look on his tired face indicated the troubled thoughts he was thinking.
  Jim worked for the missing persons bureau of the police department, so puzzling cases were no new thing to him. This Andy Sandler case, however, had seemed to defy all logical reasoning. It was true what he had told Toni Shaw, that Roger Sandler had made a dying request that his son be found. Only a few months before, Jim had been looking for Roger. Jim shook his head, "How did this all happen so fast?" he wondered.
  Roger Sandler was just a common radio actor. He read a part on a daily program and made a minimum wage of $50 bucks a week. Roger's life had been somewhat of a tragedy too. His wife had died when their little boy was only four months old, and he had been forced to send his son away with his brother and sister in law. Another eight years passed without Roger ever hearing from his in laws or his son. As if this were not the worst, Roger contracted a deadly fever putting him out of work and at the mercy of charity.
  This was the most amazing thing to Jim, however, for at Roger's lowest, his friends came through for him. They provided a place to live, food to eat, and even paid for him to see a doctor. This was where Jim Harris had found him and brought him good news. By some twist in fate, a distant relative of Roger had willed him a large estate and a fortune to match it. Jim expected to find Roger Sandler euphoric over the news, but Roger just smiled and shook his head.
  "I am the richest man in the world!" he said, "There I was, dying in the poor house, but my friends took me in and sheltered and clothed me." Roger gripped Jim's hand tightly. "Houses and money cannot buy the feeling of being love by one's friends!" Then Roger had asked Jim to write up a will for him. The instructions were very clear; half of the estate was to go to Roger's son (wherever he was) and the other half was to be divide among Roger's friends who had aided him in his hour of need.
  "So here I am again." Jim said to himself with a laugh.
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The Adventurer (S2, E6)

  "Let's get him!" The two men whispered standing behind Jim Harris. The crept out from behind the large pillar and quietly approached Jim. One man carried a short piece of rope while the other had a large hankerchief. A look of dark intent hung on their faces as they stepped closer to our friend. However, footsteps coming from another direction sent them scampering into the shadows. 

  A tall policeman was walking by the station on his nightly rounds, and stopped in front of Jim Harris to have a chat. 

  "What are you doing out in the rain at a train station at this hour of the night?" He asked with a laugh. Jim smiled a friendly grin. 

  "I was in a great hurry to catch a train, and since I was already in this neighbourhood, I decided to save a taxi fare."

  "I see," said the officer, "but this is a dangerous area for one to be out in at night. The place is filled with thieves and murderers!"

  "Yes, I know, I saw two policemen catch a shoplifter earlier this evening!" Jim answered. 

  "Trains due in 2 minutes!" Hollered the pudgy man at the ticket counter. Jim and the policeman looked up as they heard the high pitched whistle of the train as it approached. 

  "Well, I'd best be about my work, be safe on your journey, friend!" Said the policeman turning to leave. Jim nodded a thanks as he got up and walked towards the boarding platform. 

  When the train had stopped, only a few people got off, and only Jim got on. He never knew what a narrow escape he had just then, for the two men were still watching him from the shadows. 

  "The boss ain't gonna like this!" One said to the other turning away from the now empty train station. 

  Jim, safely on the train, let his thoughts wander about the difficult situation in which he found himself. 

To be continued. 

The Adventurer (S2, E5)

  "What have I let myself in for?" Jim thought to himself as Toni Shaw's laugh echoed on his mind. He shook his head, "How far is Brownstown from here?" he wondered. Jim walked quickly in the rain. Beads of cold rain clung to to his long black coat and hit felt hat. The soles of his shoes clapped along the cobbled street and splattered through the puddles that the rain had formed. He was in a hurry to find the nearest train depot.
  It wasn't long before Jim saw the light posts of a train station, and so he walked up to the ticket box.
  "I need a ticket to Brownstown, how far is that from here?" Jim asked the pudgy looking man behind the counter.
  "Brownstown? Let me look here." he said pulling out a chart of train routes. "Its 50 miles, mister, and i have a ticket here that could get you there by morning."
  "Ah, very good, I'll take it." Jim smiled.
  "One way, or round trip?" the  ticket seller asked.
  "One way." said Jim after a moment's hesitation.
  "Right, mister, that'll be $2.13."
  Jim pulled hi wallet out and paid the man. "How much to send a telegram to Port Hope?"
  "Fifteen cents." he answered pulling a telegram paper off the stack and handed it to Jim. The telegram read: 'Jim-stop-going to Brownstown-stop-on trail of Adam Sandler-at Happy Days Circus Troup-stop.'
  "Happy Days, hmm, you a circus man?" the ticket man asked.
  "In a manner of speaking." said Jim with a laugh. Then he sat down on the wooden bench under the canopy to wait for the train to come.
  Just around the corner from where Jim was sitting, two men were lurking behind a pillar.
  "Are you sure that's the man?" one asked.
  "Yes, that's the one who talked to Toni Shaw a few minutes ago!" the other answered emphatically.
  "Then let's get him!"
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The Adventurer (S2, E4)

  "Where would I look for Hal Racab and his nephew?" Jim asked. 

  "Wouldn't look for them if I were you!" Said Anthony Shaw with a dark glint in his eye. "Hal doesn't like strangers prying into his business!"

  "Well, I have to find his nephew, and soon!" Jim said

  "Why is it important to you, mister?" Asked the man across the table. "Why do you need to find the boy so badly?"

  Jim swallowed hard, he knew he could not reaveal to these men the true reason for needing to find the boy, Adam Sandler. He could not tell them that Adam Sandler was to inherit a large fortune and beautiful estate, for they might be keen on getting a little of the inheritance. What could he tell them? How could he avoid telling a lie and avoid revealing the inheritance at the same time?

  "The boy's father has recently died," Jim said, "and his last request was that I find his son."

  "I see, an honor debt to a dying man. Well, that's commendable, but I still don't think digging up Racab would be very pleasant!" Toni replied. 

  "Maybe not, but it's something I must do!" Jim emphasized. 

  "Well, if your determined to risk your neck, who am I to stop you? Here, this is the circus Hal works for, they're playing in Brownstown next week." Toni handed Jim a flyer for the 'Happy Days Circus Troup'. 

  "Thank you very mush, sir!" 

  "When you see Hal, tell him I sent you, you might have a better chance of making it that way!" Toni said, then smiled and laughed. 

  Jim left Anthony Shaw and his friends playing poker, but the sound of Toni's laugh echoed in his mind. 

  "What have I let myself in for?" Jim asked himself with a shudder. 

To be continued...

The Adventurer (S2, E3)

  "This is it!" Thought Jim Harris as he knocked on the rough wooden door. Then he waited a moment and listened; there was no sound, no sign that he'd been heard. He looke up at the green lighted window and banged again on the door much harder than he'd knocked before. He placed his ear close to the crack of the door to listen. There came a faint noise of old creaking stairs. 

  "Yea?" A little man opened the door and stared at Jim. His hair was graying around the edges and receding from his forehead. His clothes were dusty and wrinkled and look as if they were several sizes larger than what they needed to be. He had one hand on the door knob and the other against the doorpost so as to block the entrance. 

  "I'm need to see a mister Anthony Shaw, is he here?" Jim asked. 

  "Come!" The little man said pointing to the rickety staircase. So Jim followed him up the stairs to the green lighted room. When they entered, Jim saw four men sitting around a card table playing poker. They seemed very intent on their game and Jim could see why, for there was a large pile of cash in the middle of the table. 

  "Fellow ta see ya, Toni." Said the little man. 

  "What do you want, mister?" Asked the chubby man at the table without looking up from his cards. 

  "I'm looking for this boy." Answered Jim handing him the photograph from his pocket. Anthony Shaw laid down his cards, and took the photo from Jim. 

  "Looks a little like Hal Racab's nephew." He said passing the picture to the other men at the table. The others agreed that is was Hal's nephew. 

  "Where would I look for Hal Racab and his nephew?" Jim asked. 

  "I wouldn't look for them if I were you!" Toni Shaw said with a dark glint in his eyes. 

To be continued...

The Adventurer (S2, E2)

  The man in the black suit paid the cab driver who quickly sped away from the dingy building. Just then two shots rang out. Jim Harris turned to see a grizzled man running through the alley with a large black bag in one hand and a small silver pistol in the other. 

  "Stop thief!" Cried another man rushing past. Soon the seeming dead street was alive with men chasing after the thief. Only a few minutes passed when Jim saw two blue clad policemen hauling the grizzled thief back by his collar. The alley was as dead again as it had been only a few minutes before. 

  Jim Harris pulled his coat tightly around him to shield him from the cold rain that was driving its needles through his cotton shirt. He walked down the dark street till he reached a quiet building. There was one window on the second that an erie green light filtered through. 

  "This is it!" Jim thought heaving a bug sigh then knocking hard on the rough wooden door. 

To be continued...

The Adventurer (S2, E1)

  Jimmie Harris was an imaginative little boy, not unlike any other boys his age. He often liked to dream of interesting places to go and exciting things to do. The last time we saw Jimmie, he was imagining his way through pirate waters, looking for hidden treasure. 

  Jimmie looked down at the paper on his desk. The lamp beside him glowed with a golden light that turned the dark room golden. Dark  clouds had moved in and hidden the sun from the earth. The wind blew rain against Jimmi's window in a violent manner. At this point Jimmie's thoughts began to wander. 

  A finely dressed man in a black suit bumped along a rough road in a taxi. His face looked very much like that of little Jimmie Harris, only older as though he'd accomplished many great things. 

  "We're here, mister." Said the cab driver. "Are you sure this is the right address?" The cab driver looked anxiously around the dingy buildings. The man in the black suit pulled a small photograph out of his pocket, then turned it over to read the scrawling writing on the back. 

  "Yes, this is the place." He answered opening the door to get out. Then, just as he paid the driver, he was startled by two shots from a gun. 

To be continued... 

The Adventurer (Intermission 1)

  Thank you for reading the first season of "The Adventurer"! There's lots more to come so stay tuned! A new season with a new trilling and funny plot is coming tomorrow!

The Adventurer (S1, E32)

 "No, we'll wait until morning." the tall man said. "By then Jim will have found all the treasure, and all we will have to do is take it from him."
  "Brilliant!" said the fellow beside him, "They do the work, and we get the pay!"

MEANWHILE

  Laramie handed Captain Jim the diamond, and Jim began to examine it closely under the light from a lantern. His eyes sparkled as bright as the diamond. He smiled and pulled the treasure map out of his pocket.
  "We're almost there, me boys." he said. The pirates spread out and began searching for landmarks indicated on the map. All night they searched for the treasure, and then just as the sun broke into the darkness, Captain Jim and his men happened upon an narrow cave.
  "This must be it!" Jim called to his men, so with lighted lanterns they entered with picks and shovels. In the dark, damp passages they came upon a large heavy wooden trunk.
  "Pry it open with a pick!" Jim ordered running his fingers over the rusty latch. "Well, shiver me timbers an' blow me down!" He exclaimed as the beautiful jewels were revealed.
  "Come, me boys, an' carry it out into the light!" So the excited bunch heaved out the heavy trunk, but when they reached to opening of the cave they suddenly dropped the crate and took a step back.
  "I think you have a present for me!" said the tall man in the blue coat.
  "An' who would you be my fine feathered friend?" Captain Jim asked, angry that his dreams of wealth and power were being delayed.
  "I am Alaf Quardata, and you are sailing in waters that I control!" the tall man replied. "And don't bother with drawing your sword, Jim Harris, for I have men surrounding this place, and if you so much as wiggle your pinky finger in a way they don't like, they'll kill you!"
  Jim slid his sword back into its sheath, "What are you goin' ta do with us?" he asked.
  "Well, I think I'll let you go, in thanks for finding my treasure."Alaf said in a condescending tone. "My men will escort you and your men back to your ship."
  "An' ya aren't gonna let us have any of the treasure, are you?" Jim asked.
  "Nope, not a farthing's worth!" Alaf answered waving his men in from their hiding places in the jungle foliage. Captain Jim and his men were astounded at the large number of men armed well with muskets and daggers.
  "Now, lay down your weapons, my men will bring them to you on your ship." Alaf continued. The men of the Lady Jane dropped their swords and filed into line to march back to their ship. Captain Jim turned back and looked at Alaf.
  "What are you gonna do with all the money you get from thet treasure?" Jim asked.
  Alaf threw back his head and laughed. "Well I think I'll do something truly good with it!" he said emphatically. "Perhaps I'll send my son to medical school in England!"

The Adventurer (S1, E31)

  The pirates were all in a mad rush as they boarded the landing boats to go ashore. Laramie and Godfrey had found a diamond on the island, and everyone was pushing to get out and find some treasure for themselves. In the excitement, however, nobody noticed another ship pulling up close behind the Lady Jane. The men piled into little rowboats until they were so full one would think they were going to sink. Some sailors jumped over the side and began to swim to the beach. All of them had an excited, greedy glint in their eyes as they thought of the treasure that lay ahead.
  Captain Jim left two men aboard the Lady Jane in order to guard the ship, but these men were not looking around observantly as they should have been. They were hanging on the edge of the ship and staring at the other pirates going ashore. I'm sure they were wishing they could join in the search and find a wealth in gold and jewels. This lack of vigilant watch gave the other ship the opportunity they needed, the ship slid quietly into the shallow waters.
  A tall, sun browned man in a fancy blue coat stood in the quarterdeck of the other ship. He brushed his long thin hands through his wavy hair and smiled.
  "Just think, all this time its been right within our reach, and we never knew it!" he said to the fellow beside him. The fellow grinned.
  "Thank you, Captain Jim!" he replied. "Will we go ashore tonight, sir?"
  "No, we'll wait until morning." the tall man said. "By then Jim will have found all the treasure, and all we will have to do is take it from him."
  "Brilliant!" said the fellow beside him, "They do the work, and we get the pay!"
To be continued...

The Adventurer (S1, E30)

  "What is that light over there?" Godfrey's voice came white and cold. 

  "There's someone else on this island!" Laramie said as the two men quietly walked closer to the shining object. They spoke not a word so as not to betray their presence. Even the jungle was silent for the creeping men. 

  As they came closer they realized that the light was not moving. 

  "It looks like a reflection." Godfrey whispered. 

  "It is a reflection!" Laramie exclaimed aloud losing his gentle voice. Laramie ran up to the shining object and dropped to his knees. 

  "It's a diamond!" Laramie called. "Godfrey, go back to the ship now and tell the captain what we've found!" 

  "Aye, sir!" Godfrey layed down his musket and sword and ran as fast as his legs could carry him. 

  

  "A diamond?" Captain Jim asked

  "Yes, sir, Laramie held it in his hand!"

  "All right, me boys, you heard the man, the treasure's on the island!" Jim called aloud to all his pirates. "Man the landing boat and we're off!" 

  In the mad scramble that followed nobody seemed to notice another ship pulling into the shallow waters behind the Lady Jane. 

To be continued...

The Adventurer (S1, E29)

   "Them waters are controlled by Alaf Quardata, and ya know how he hates havin' uninvited guests!" said Captain Jim.

  "Yea he had the last bunch drawn and quartered!" Laramie added.
  So with their course charted, the crew aboard the Lady Jane set out to find their treasure. The winds blew strong and pushed the ship closer to its prize. Dark clouds chased from behind and whipped the Jolly Roger flag in a westward direction. The dark clouds and black flag seemed to point the way to hidden treasure.
  After two days of relatively uneventful sailing, the pirate ship entered Alaf Quardata's waters. Since the crew had not spotted another ship at all in their days of traveling, they were feeling very confident that they would get away with the heist. Their enthusiasm bubbled over as they spied islands on the evening of the second day. Soon they would be rich! They would have fresh food and clean clothes. There would be an new gold earring on every man. Ah, yes, these men envisioned a utopia awaiting as soon as they laid hands on the jewels!
  "Pull 'er close, me boys, but not too close, we don't wanna run 'er aground!" Captain Jim directed as they inched closer to on of the little islands. "Run up the sails, boys, we wont be needin' them fer a while!" Captain Jim was just as excited as the rest of his men; they were all somewhat like kids in a candy store. "Laramie, Godfrey, you two go ashore this little island and see if there's a place to camp."
  "Aye, sir!" the two men answered as they climbed into the little rowboat that had been waiting. The wash was gentle so Laramie and Godfrey were able to row easily to the sandy beach.
  "Do ya think there's anybody here?" Godfrey asked in a whisper.
  "Don't know," Laramie replied, "there be I guess."
  They turned around after securing the boat and quietly walked in towards the thick growth of trees. No sooner were they encased in the forest then Godfrey stopped suddenly and grabbed Laramie's arm.
  "What's that light over there comin' from?" his voice came white and cold.
  "There's somebody else on this island!" Laramie said.
To be continued...