Q: CHAPTER XXI

Before going to sleep that night Duane had decided to go to Ord and try to find the rendezvous where Longstreth was to meet his men. These men Duane wanted even more than their leader. If Longstreth, or Cheseldine, was the brains of that gang, Poggin was the executor. It was Poggin who needed to be found and stopped. Poggin and his right-hand men! Duane experienced a strange, tigerish thrill. It was thought of Poggin more than thought of success for MacNelly's plan. Duane felt dubious over this emotion.

Next day he set out for Bradford. He was glad to get away from Fairdale for a while. But the hours and the miles in no wise changed the new pain in his heart. The only way he could forget Miss Longstreth was to let his mind dwell upon Poggin, and even this was not always effective.

He avoided Sanderson, and at the end of the day and a half he arrived at Bradford.

The night of the day before he reached Bradford, No. 6, the mail and express train going east, was held up by train-robbers, the Wells-Fargo messenger killed over his safe, the mail-clerk wounded, the bags carried away. The engine of No. 6 came into town minus even a tender, and engineer and fireman told conflicting stories. A posse of railroad men and citizens, led by a sheriff Duane suspected was crooked, was made up before the engine steamed back to pick up the rest of the train. Duane had the sudden inspiration that he had been cudgeling his mind to find; and, acting upon it, he mounted his horse again and left Bradford unobserved. As he rode out into the night, over a dark trail in the direction of Ord, he uttered a short, grim, sardonic laugh at the hope that he might be taken for a train-robber.

1. Sanderson.
2. executor.
3. Longstreth's rendezvous.
4. Where he was to meet his men.
5. Bradford.
6. Yes.
7. No. 6.
8. Wells-Fargo messenger.
9. The bags.
10. No.
11. Fairdale.
12. Yes.
13. A sheriff.
14. Crooked.
15. Railroad men and citizens.
16. Yes.
17. Train-robber.
18. Yes.
19. The direction of Ord.
20. Night.

Numbered questions:
1. who did Duane avoid?
2. Fill in the blank, If Cheseldine was the brains, Poggin was the ...
3. what was Duane trying to find?
4. where?
5. in what place?
6. did he decide this before sleeping?
7. what number train was robbed?
8. who was killed?
9. what was taken?
10. was the mail-clerk uninjured?
11. where was Duane happy to be away from?
12. did his heart ache for MIss Longstreth?
13. who lead the posse?
14. Did Duane think he was honest or crooked?
15. who made up the posse?
16. did Duane leave Bradford?
17. who did he pretend to be?
18. did he think this was funny?
19. where was headed?
20. what time of day was it?

Researches at Johns Hopkins University's. Applied Physics laboratory ( APL) in Laurel , Maryland have designed a new human-like robot, Its name is Robo Sally. The machine can be controlled from a distance and can he used to do work that is dangerous for human beings.

Roho Sally has two long arms with human-like hands. She can use her fingers to pick up small objects .examine them in detail and do most things that human hands can do Each finger contains a tiny motor capable of squeezing 20 pounds of pinch foree ,.enough to defuse a bomb under the direction of an operator. She sits on a metal base with wheels that let her move around. turn in tight spaces and climb over small objects, .

Mike McLoughlin is the main investigator for the Applied Physics Laboratory's Prosthetics Program. "The purpose of that program is to develop prosthetic arms that have all the capability of your natural arms .and you do all the complex motions that we can do with the natural arm- with the robot. "

It was a difficult job. Mr. McLoughlin says the device had to have many small motors to. have the ability to do what a human hand does; It also needs to have human-like strength. The thumb was especially difficult because it permits the hand .to hold objects. And everything had. to fit into a space about the size of a human hand.

The next problem .he says .was to figure out how to control the artificial hand. " So we had to figure out how to make the connection between the brain and this arm.

For search-and-rescue duties.Roho Sally will be operated by a human being using a wire- less machine that is far from the robot. The operator will also wear special gloves and glasses. The glasses permit the operator to see the robot's hands .even though they are far away.

Mr. McLoughlin says this kind of robots could be used in what he calls "dull , dirty or dan- gerous" situations where fine human finger movements are required. He says the technology is not ready for everyday application .but he predicts that within five years we will see some won- derful improvements. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What is the name of the Robot that the story talks about?
2. Who is the person in charge of the design?
3. Where was this?
4. Where is this located?
5. What were they trying to achieve?
6. Was it easy?
7. What were some of the features?
8. Why small motors?
9. Did they run into difficulty?
10. With what?
11. Why was that?
12. Were there other difficulties?
13. Which was?
14. What was involved?
15. What will be the main purpose of the robot?
16. How will they make the connection?
17. How will it know to do something?
18. Why?
19. Is the robot ready yet?
20. When?
Answer:
1. Robo Sally.
2. Mike McLoughlin.
3. Applied Physics laboratory
4. Laurel , Maryland.
5. Make arms that were natural
6. No.
7. Many small motors.
8. it had to do what a human hand does.
9. Yes.
10. The thumb.
11. It holds objects.
12. Yes.
13. How to control it.
14. The connection from brain to arm.
15. Search and rescue.
16. Wireless
17. The operator will wear gloves and glasses.
18. He can see the gloves with the glasses.
19. No.
20. Five years.