Where's Sneaky Dan?

Detective Mallory recently placed Sneaky Dan in jail for robbery. Simon The Inventor created a box that could accomplish strange acts when certain buttons were pushed. Sneaky Dan knew what this box could accomplish. He wanted that box. However, Simon the Inventor was also sneaky and didn't reveal all of his inventions to Sneaky Dan. He had one invention Sneaky Dan didn't know about.

One day, Sneaky Dan climbed into a window of Simon the Inventor's office and took a small box. This box was an important invention that Simon the Inventor had just built. Sneaky Dan knew about the box and wanted it so he could be even sneakier. Sneaky Dan placed the small box in a secret pocket inside his coat. Just as he climbed out the window and turned around, he couldn't move. Detective Mallory grabbed him and cuffed him. Sneaky Dan couldn't believe what had just happened to him.

Here's a couple of questions for readers to think about: How did Detective Mallory know that Sneaky Dan was inside Simon the Inventor's office? What was the other invention that Sneaky Dan didn't know about?

After they went to the city jail, Sneaky Dan was placed in a holding cell for questioning. Detective Mallory didn't search Sneaky Dan at that time, so he didn't know about the hidden box that Sneaky Dan had taken.

When Detective Mallory returned to the holding cell, Sneaky Dan had disappeared. Detective Mallory was very confused and wondered how Sneaky Dan escaped.

Here's some other questions for readers to think about: How did Sneaky Dan escape a locked room? Why was that small box Simon the Inventor invented so important to Sneaky Dan?

Detective Mallory immediately called for a search of the city police station and for all doors to be locked. After a complete search of the building, nobody found Sneaky Dan.

Here's some other questions for readers to think about: What happened to Sneaky Dan? How could he escape a police station with all of the police officers around guarding the doors? Does Simon the Inventor find out about Sneaky Dan's disappearance? If he does, will he help the police locate Sneaky Dan?

This article was first published through Suite101.com.

Janet Blaylock