Mr. Clarke

Mr. Clarke is a supporting antagonist in Chris Heimerdinger's novel Gadiantons and the Silver Sword, the second book in the Tennis Shoes Adventure Series. He is a man born in modern times, recruited by the Gadianton robbers that came forward in time to find an ancient stolen sword.

Gadiantons and the Silver Sword
Mr. Clarke is among Mehrukenah, Shurr, Boaz, and one other modern recruit when they accost Jim Hawkins. Suspecting that he knows where the sword is, they interrogate him and hear that the sword is in the care of the police.

Upon further investigations, the Gadiantons still suspect Jim of having the sword and follow him to Provo, Utah. Mr. Clarke, along with Mehrukenah and Boaz, ambush Jim on a date and force him to reveal where the sword is. In a bluffing move, Jim takes them to his apartment, where he claims to have the sword hidden. Mehrukenah and Mr. Clarke hold Jim's girlfriend Renae captive while Jim takes Boaz into his apartment to retrieve the sword. While Jim clobbers Boaz, Muleki arrives and fends off both Mehrukenah and Mr. Clarke.

Mr. Clarke later goes with Mehrukenah and Shurr as they follow Jim and his friends through Mexico. After a series of chases and escapes, the Gadiantons capture Garth, Jenny, and Renae to bargain with Jim for the sword. Jim reluctantly goes to bargain with the Gadiantons. The group arranges to make their exchange at a local park, in a way that the Gadiantons will get the sword and will not be able to kill Jim's companions behind his back. However, Jim manages to outsmart them, and he drives off with both his friends and the sword.

Mehrukenah, Shurr, Mr. Clarke, and their Gadianton associates follow Jim to the Hill Cumorah. They set up a trap for him, which he falls into. Shurr takes the sword from Jim, but Mehrukenah talks him into handing it to him for a minute. Mr. Clarke and the other Gadiantons watch as Mehrukenah kills Shurr, applauding him for doing so. However, they are soon attacked by a band of natives that Jim had befriended. Mr. Clarke is quickly killed by a dart from a native's crossbow.