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Chapter 13: Preparing A Rescue.

Stanley remained where he was until Meinik returned, in half an hour, with the rope. Stanley made a loop at one end; and then knotted it, at distances of about a foot apart, to enable him to climb it more easily. Then they waited until the guard fire burnt down low, and most of the men went off into a hut a few yards distant, three only remaining talking before the fire. Then Stanley moved round to the other side of the palisade and, choosing a spot immediately behind the hut where the sentries were posted, threw up the rope. It needed many attempts before the loop caught at the top of one of the bamboos. As soon as it did so, he climbed up.

He found that the position was an exceedingly unpleasant one. The bamboos were all so cut that each of them terminated in three spikes, and so impossible was it to cross this that he had to slip down the rope again. On telling Meinik what was the matter, the latter at once took off his garment and folded it up into a roll, two feet long.

"If you lay that on the top, master, you will be able to cross."

This time Stanley had little difficulty. On reaching the top, he laid the roll on the bamboo spikes; and was able to raise himself on to it and sit there, while he pulled up the rope and dropped it on the inside. Descending, he at once began to crawl towards the hut. As he had seen before climbing, a light was burning within, and the window was at the back of the house. This was but some twenty yards from the palisade and, when he reached it, he stood up and cautiously looked in.
1. When did Meinik return?
2. What did he bring with him?
3. Who waited for him?
4. What did Stanley do with the rope?
5. Where?
6. And then did what?
7. How far apart were the knots?
8. Why?
9. Was his position pleasant?
10. What was he climbing?
11. How did the bamboo end?
12. Did this happen naturally?
13. Could he cross?
14. What did he do instead?
15. What did Meinik do to help?
16. And what did he do with it?
17. How long was it?
18. Did it help?
19. What did he do with it?
20. What did he crawl towards?

Numbered answers:
1. in half an hour
2. the rope
3. Stanley
4. made a loop
5. at one end
6. knotted it
7. about a foot
8. so he could climb it more easily
9. no
10. bamboo
11. in three spikes
12. no
13. no
14. slip down the rope
15. took off his garment
16. folded it up into a roll
17. two feet long
18. yes
19. laid it on the spikes and sat on it
20. the hut

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Sir James Paul McCartney, (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. He gained worldwide fame as the bass guitarist and singer for the rock band the Beatles, widely considered the most popular and influential group in the history of pop music. His songwriting partnership with John Lennon is the most celebrated of the post-war era. After the group disbanded in 1970, he pursued a solo career and formed the band Wings with his first wife, Linda, and Denny Laine.

McCartney has been recognised as one of the most successful composers and performers of all time. More than 2,200 artists have covered his Beatles song "Yesterday", making it one of the most covered songs in popular music history. Wings' 1977 release "Mull of Kintyre" is one of the all-time best-selling singles in the UK. A two-time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of the Beatles in 1988, and as a solo artist in 1999), and a 18-time Grammy Award winner, McCartney has written, or co-written, 32 songs that have reached number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100, and he has 25.5million RIAA-certified units in the United States. McCartney, Lennon, Harrison and Starr all received appointment as Members of the Order of the British Empire in 1965 and, in 1997, McCartney was knighted for services to music. McCartney is also one of the wealthiest persons in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$1.2 billion.
1. Who is this article about?
2. When was he born?
3. Which band was he best known for?
4. What instrument did he play?
5. Which of his songs has been covered the most?
6. How many musicians have recorded it?
7. What was his other band?
8. Has it been put into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

Numbered answers:
1. Sir James Paul McCartney
2. born 18 June 1942
3. Beatles
4. bass
5. "Yesterday"
6. More than 2,200
7. Wings
8. Yes

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CHAPTER V

THE BOYS AND A BULL

"Wonder what Sam wants?" said Dave, as the shouting continued. "I guess I'll have to go and see."

He ran over the rocks in the direction of the cries, and soon came in sight of his chum.

"Hurry up!" cried Sam. "I want you!"

"What is it, Sam?" questioned Dave.

"We are going to have trouble."

"What, have Jasniff and those others come here?"

"No, but maybe it's just as bad, Dave. Just look toward the autos."

Dave did as requested, and his face became a study. He was half inclined to laugh, yet, having been brought up in the country, he well knew the seriousness of the situation.

The two automobiles stood side by side, about three yards apart. Between them was a big and angry-looking bull, tramping the ground and snorting viciously. The bull had a chain around his neck, and to the end of this was a small-sized tree stump, which the animal had evidently pulled from the ground in his endeavor to get away from his pasture. The tree stump had become entangled in the wheel of one of the automobiles, and the bull was giving vicious jerks, first one way and then another, causing the machine to "slew around" in an alarming fashion.

"Sam, we'll have to get him out of there!" cried Dave. "If we don't he may break that wheel--or do worse."

"I'm afraid he'll run off with the car!" gasped Sam. He was almost out of breath from running and calling.
1. Who did Dave run to?
2. What did he run on?
3. Are Sam and Dave friends?
4. Why does Sam want him to come over?
5. How many autos are there?
6. Are they parked head to head?
7. What distance is between them?
8. What's between them?
9. Is it in a good mood?
10. What is around it?
11. Around what part of its body?
12. And on the other end of the chain?
13. Was it still planted?
14. What was the tree stump stuck in?
15. Did the bull mind?
16. How did the bull try to free itself?
17. What did the car do when it did that?
18. What is Dave afraid of?
19. And Sam?
20. Is Sam panting?
Numbered answers:
1. Sam
2. The rocks
3. Yes
4. To look toward the autos
5. Two
6. No
7. About three yards
8. A bull
9. No
10. A chain
11. His neck
12. A small-sized tree stump
13. No
14. The wheel of one of the automobiles
15. Yes
16. With vicious jerks
17. "slew around" in an alarming fashion
18. That he'll break that wheel
19. That he'll run off with the car
20. Yes