CHAPTER V

FOLLOWING A TRAIL

Frank had started early for a walk with one of his school friends. Returning through the town at three in the afternoon, he saw people talking in groups. They presently met one of their chums.

"What is going on, Vincent?"

"Why, have you not heard? Faulkner, the magistrate, has been shot."

"Shot!" the two boys exclaimed. "Do you mean on purpose or accidentally?"

"On purpose. The servants heard a gun fired close by, and a minute later his horse galloped up to the door. Two men ran along the drive, and, not a hundred yards from the house, found him lying shot through the body. Three of the doctors went off at once. Thompson came back ten minutes ago, for some instruments, I believe. He stopped his gig for a moment to speak to the Rector, and I hear he told him that it might be as well for him to go up at once, as there was very little probability of Faulkner's living through the night."

"Well, I can't say that I am surprised," Frank said. "He has made himself so disliked, there are so many men who have a grudge against him, and he has been threatened so often, that I have heard fellows say dozens of times he would be shot some day. And yet I suppose no one ever really thought that it would come true; anyhow it is a very bad affair."

Leaving the other two talking together, Frank went on home. Mrs. Troutbeck was greatly shocked at the news.

What are the answers to this following set of questions:

1. What happened to Faulkner?
2. How many doctors responded?
3. What is the name of one of them?
4. What did he return for?
5. True or False: He gave Faulkner a good chance at recovery.
6. Was Faulkner a popular man?
7. How many times had people said he would be shot?
8. How many times had he been threatened?
9. Who was Frank walking with?
10. What did they see in town?
11. What friend did they meet?
12. Who heard gunfire?
13. Was Faulkner far from home when he was shot?
14. How close was he?
15. True or False: Faulkner had been riding a horse.
16. Who did Thompson consult?
17. Did he want the Rector to visit Thompson in two days?
18. Did he want the Rector to visit Faulkner?
19. When?
20. True or False: Faulkner was shot in the leg.
1. He was shot
2. Three
3. Thompson
4. Some instruments
5. False
6. No
7. Dozens of times
8. unknown
9. One of his school friends
10. People talking in groups
11. Vincent
12. The servants
13. No
14. Not a hundred yards from the house
15. True
16. the Rector
17. No
18. Yes
19. At once
20. False