From back cover: Oh, brother, Mitch groaned softly to himself. It's taht bank robber for sure, and he's got Lyle and Beanie locked up in the cabin! Spook cabin is a deserted hut where Mitch and his friends like to picnic. But this is no picnic! Mitch knows he must go for help. But there is something else he must do, too. He must see that the Journal gets this story first. Mitch is just a newsboy for the Journal, but his idol is reporter Jim McCain. Now what would a reporter like Jim do? ...You'll laugh, you'll hold your breath--you'll cheer as you read how Mitch earned the newspaperman's proudest title--"Scoop Adams."