Hopalong Cassidy1952

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Hopalong Cassidy:
First it had been the Bonanza Mine over near Mesa City. They had held that up in broad daylight and got away with more than twenty thousand dollars worth of gold. Three nights later they held up the owner of the Silver Dollar gambling hall in Verde and got away with over ten thousand dollars. And four nights ago they had hit the bank at Big Rock city for their biggest haul, and killed the night watchman as well. All this had happened within ten days, within 50 miles of the town of Twin Rivers. So, because there had been Army money stolen from the bank at Big Rock, the government had asked me and my saddle pal, Red Connors, to step in.