Hanging out in Mike Clancy's diner| the Bowery Boys are engaged in their usual loafing sessions; Sach works on a puzzle book; Duke chows down on Clancy's Irish-stewspecial| and Myron| Chuck and Blinky are looking at the pictures in the eatery's library of comic books. Two diners| real-estate agent Harry Shelby and hisassistant| Dolly Owens| hear that Mike has been ordered by his doctor to take a long rest in the country. They sell him "Cedar Crest|" -a paradise in themountains---which actually had been a robber's hideout. Mike and the Bowery Boys move to the place and find a dilapidated farmhouse. While doing repairs| they find asecret compartment containing new banknotes. Thinking they have found a recluse's treasure| they pay off the mortgage on Cedar Crest. This draws the attention ofthree hoodlums| Snap| Ziggie and Ernie| who order Shelby to buy back the place. Sach| Duke and Mike refuse the offer| even when told the place is haunted. MeanwhileDolly has vamped Sach into ...