question: CHAPTER III.

THE CABIN OF THE MOONLIGHTERS.

Bob Hubbard had been away from the Kenniston farm-house nearly half an hour when Ralph and George left it, but the latter was so well acquainted with the country that he did not need any guide to the cabin, and could not have had one, had he so desired, for Bob was far too cautious to be seen leading any one to his base of operations.

It was well known by the owners of the torpedo patents that Robert Hubbard was the most skillful of all the moonlighters, and whenever he was seen traveling toward any of the wells that were being bored, he was followed, but, thanks to the fleetness of his horses, he had never been seen at his work by any one who would inform on him.

Bob believed, as did a great many, that the firm holding the patent had no legal right to prevent any one from exploding nitro-glycerine by the means of a percussion cap placed in the top of a tin shell or cartridge. Several cases were before the courts undecided, and until a decision was reached, the owners of the patent would do all in their power to prevent any one from interfering in the business which they proposed to make a monopoly. Therefore, when Bob went about his work, he did so with quite as much mystery as if he had been engaged in some decidedly unlawful act.

The ride from Sawyer, among the mountains, was quite as rough a one as that from Bradford, and Ralph found that he had about as much as he could attend to in keeping the guns, fishing-rods and himself in the carriage, without attempting to carry on any extended conversation with his friend. It was, therefore, almost in silence that the two rode along until George turned the horses abruptly from the main road into the woods, saying, as he did so:
1. What was rough?
2. From where?
3. What was the terrain like?
4. Who cared for the weapons?
5. Did he care for anything else as well?
6. What would distract him?
7. So what did they do instead?
8. Did they remain on the same path?
9. Where did they detour?
10. What type of house is Kenniston?
11. Who left first?
12. Was he considered to be the best at something?
13. Who thought this of him?
14. Was he a careless man?
15. How was he described?
16. What was yet to be determined?
17. Could he perform his duties out in the open?
18. How did he go about it?
19. Did someone need to show him how to get where he was going?
20. Was the ride from Bradford a smoothe one?
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answer: 1. The ride
2. Sawyer
3. mountaineous
4. Ralph
5. fishing-rods
6. extended conversation with his friend
7. in silence that the two rode along
8. No
9. into the woods
10. farm-house
11. Bob Hubbard
12. most skillful of all the moonlighters
13. owners of the torpedo patents
14. No
15. too cautious
16. Several cases were before the courts
17. No
18. horses
19. No
20. No

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. CHAPTER XVI.

A VISIT HOME.

The new purchase, which was named the _Suzanne_, was towed alongside the _Tigress_, and the crew began at once to get up the cargo and transfer it to her hold. More method was observed in restowing the cargo than had before been possible. The dried fruit, as the heaviest of the goods, was placed in the middle of the brig; the European goods, whose brands and packing enabled them to be easily distinguished from the rest, were placed forward; and the Eastern bales packed aft. This was done under the direction of the petty officers.

During the four days that it took to complete the work, Edgar boarded several of the Italian craft, and succeeded in inducing ten active young sailors to join him, by the offer of a rate of pay several times higher than that they earned in their native craft, and of a free passage back on the first opportunity. Condor was appointed to the command of the _Tigress_, as two supernumerary lieutenants and four midshipmen had been sent out from home to the _Tigre_, and two midshipmen received acting orders as his lieutenants. There was much satisfaction among the junior officers of the _Tigre_ when they heard from Wilkinson the nature of the spoil he had gathered, and all sorts of guesses were hazarded as to its value.

"I cannot help you there in the least," he said. "I know that Turkish and Eastern carpets fetch a big price at home; and of course silk, and gold and silver embroideries, are valuable; but, as I only know the contents of about a hundred bales, I have no more idea of what the total is likely to come to than you have." 1. how many crafts are mentioned?
2. what are they called?
3. what cargo is placed in the middle?
4. why?
5. how long did the work take?
6. who oversaw the packing of cargo?
7. what was packed on the aft?
8. what made the European goods different?
9. where were they packed?
10. who employed the sailors?
11. how many did he get?
12. were they working anywhere else before?
13. did he offer them more money?
14. how much more?
15. who did the junior officers hear from to make them happy?
16. did he know the contents of everything?
17. what did he say would bring a good price at home?
18. who was to command the Tigress?
19. how many bales did Wilkinson know about?
20. how many were going to be lieutenants?
numbered_answers:
1. Two
2. Suzanne and Tigress
3. dried fruit
4. unknown
5. four days
6. petty officers
7. Eastern bales
8. brands and packing
9. forward
10. Edgar
11. ten
12. yes
13. yes
14. several times higher
15. Wilkinson
16. no
17. Turkish and Eastern carpets
18. Condor
19. a hundred bales
20. two