By Carolyn Keene
Terry Scott, a tender archaeology professor, seeks Nancy’s assist in unearthing a mystery of antiquity which could in basic terms be unlocked by means of 3 black keys. whereas on an archaeological excursion in Mexico, Terry and Dr. Joshua Pitt came upon a clue to buried treasure. The clue was once a cipher carved on a stone pill. ahead of the professor had time to translate the cipher, the capsule disappeared – besides Dr. Pitt! Terry tells Nancy of his suspicions of the Tinos, a Mexican couple posing as scientists who vanished an analogous evening as Dr. Pitt. Nancy and her acquaintances persist with a tangled path of clues that bring about the Florida Keys and eventually to Mexico during this suspense-filled tale that may thrill readers.
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They haven’t became up something, yet i think that Dr. Pitt is alive. ” “Being held captive someplace? ” Terry Scott shrugged. “Whatever it really is, I suggest to resolve it. Dr. Pitt needs to be came upon. and that i don’t intend that anybody else shall get the credits for anything that belongs to us professors! ” The younger man’s eyes blazed. “I can’t blame you,” Nancy agreed. “Have you any clues to aid resolve this secret? ” “Yes. After Dr. Pitt disappeared, i discovered a few issues in his tent that i think are very important. here's certainly one of them. ” He reached deep right into a pocket of his topcoat and taken out an item wrapped in tissue paper. It was once the ground 1/2 a wide, historical key, black in colour and of an strange luster. “There have been 3 of those keys originally,” he defined, “all made up of obsidian. ” “That’s glass, isn’t it? ” Nancy requested. “Yes, one of those volcanic glass,” Terry Scott responded. “The different keys disappeared whilst Dr. Pitt did. ” He held the curious half-key as much as the sunshine for Nancy’s exam, then back it to the pocket of his topcoat. “We’ll want the opposite 1/2 the foremost earlier than we’re through,” he said. “But, meanwhile, I determine what we should do is locate a guy named Juarez Tino. ” “Why? ” Nancy requested. Terry Scott stated that he suspected the guy and his spouse of being the thieves. that they had been operating close to the Mexican campsite for a while ahead of the stone capsule were stumbled on. “The Tinos handed themselves off as scientists, yet my wager is they’re fakers. a similar evening that Dr. Pitt, the cipher stone, and the keys disappeared, the Tinos vanished. ” “You imagine Dr. Pitt went off with them? ” Nancy remarked. “Either with them or after them. i feel if we will be able to hint Juarez Tino and his spouse, we’ll locate Dr. Pitt in addition to resolve our historical secret. ” “Oh, i am hoping so,” stated Nancy. “Did any of you are making a replica of the cipher at the stone capsule? ” The younger guy shook his head ruefully. “We stumbled on the capsule on the finish of the day after we have been drained. We by no means proposal it'd be stolen earlier than morning! ” unexpectedly Terry Scott glanced at his wrist watch. “I nearly forgot! ” he exclaimed. “I promised Dr. Graham I’d cellphone him. The outdated guy will get very disillusioned if he’s saved ready. Excuse me for a second, please. ” Leaving his coat at Nancy’s part, Terry Scott dashed off to a phone sales space round the nook. Nancy waited, thinking about the occasions he had comparable. a dismal, swarthy guy sauntered over and took Scott’s position at the bench. Out of the nook of her eye, Nancy observed the guy fingering the professor’s topcoat. “What are you doing? ” she cried, leaping up and snatching the coat from him. the guy stood up rapidly and moved quickly towards a facet door. simply as he disappeared, Terry Scott lower back. He spotted Nancy’s glance of apprehension. “Is whatever incorrect? ” he requested anxiously. “I’m now not sure,” Nancy spoke back. “A guy who got here to sit down the following acted as though he desired to scouse borrow your coat. ” A frown came visiting the younger professor’s face. “What did the fellow appear like? ” “Dark, short,” she responded. “Sort of a crooked mouth and beady eyes.