Problem: Chapter 17: The North Coach.

Barnet was then, as now, a somewhat straggling place. Soon after entering it, the horseman turned off from the main road. His pursuers were but fifty yards behind him, and they kept him in sight until, after proceeding a quarter of a mile, he stopped at a small tavern, where he dismounted, and a boy took his horse and led it round by the side of the house.

"Run to earth!" Harry said exultantly. "He is not likely to move from there tonight."

"At any rate, he is safe for a couple of hours," Charlie said. "So we will go to our inn, and have a good meal. By that time it will be quite dark, and we will have a look at the place he has gone into; and if we can't learn anything, we must watch it by turns till midnight. We will arrange, at the inn, to hire a horse. One will be enough. He only caught a glimpse of us at that inn, and certainly would not recognize one of us, if he saw him alone. The other can walk."

"But which way, Charlie? He may go back again." "It is hardly likely he came here merely for the pleasure of stopping the night at that little tavern. I have no doubt he is bound for London. You shall take the horse, Harry, and watch until he starts, and then follow him, just managing to come up close to him as he gets into town. I will start early, and wait at the beginning of the houses, and it is hard if one or other of us does not manage to find out where he hides."
1. Who said to run?
2. Who was he talking to?
3. Where did the second man say they would go?
4. And do what?
5. Who were they following?
6. How far were they away from him?
7. Where did he halt?
8. What happened to his steed?
9. What did he do with it?
10. What did Charlie suggest they had to do?
11. Until what time?
12. Would they both do that at once?
13. Would they both ride?
14. Where did Harry think the man was headed?
15. Who did he think should ride?
16. What did he want him to do?
17. And then what?
18. In the meantime, where would he be waiting?
19. What was the name of the location this happened?
Answer: 1. Harry
2. Charlie
3. to their inn
4. have a good meal
5. the horseman
6. fifty yards
7. a small tavern,
8. a boy took his horse
9. led it round by the side of the house.
10. have a look at the place he has gone into;
11. midnight
12. hire a horse.
13. no
14. London
15. Harry,
16. watch until he starts
17. follow him,
18. at the beginning of the houses,
19. Barnet

Problem: When this story happened, they were working around a very large house. Their job was to do the cleaning. It was not a difficult job, but sometimes it was a little dangerous, because they had to walk below where workmen were working. Often these workmen dropped something from the top of the house many meters high to the ground. One morning Joe was working near the house with a cigarette behind one of his ears. Suddenly somebody on the top shouted, "Look out!" But Joe did not "look out". He looked up. And as he did so, a long knife missed Joe's head, but it cut off one of his ears. At once he put his hand to one side of his head and cried out, "I've lost an ear. Help! Help!" Jeff ran up to help his friend. "Look for my ear," Joe told him. "It must be on the ground somewhere." Jeff looked everywhere for the missing ear. At last he found an ear on the ground. He picked it up and carried it to Joe. "Here you are," he said, "I've found it." Joe looked at it. "No, that's not my ear." he said, "Mine had a cigarette behind it."
1. What were they doing?
2. Doing what?
3. Was it easy?
4. Why?
5. What would happen?
6. Where was Joe?
7. What did he hear?
8. What did he do instead?
9. What went by his face?
10. What did it do?
11. What did he do next?
12. Who helped him?
13. Where did they search?
14. Did they find it?
15. But did he think it was his?
16. Why?
Answer: 1. working on a house
2. Cleaning
3. Yes, but a bit dangerous
4. They had to walk under the workmen
5. The workmen would drop things from the top of the house
6. Joe was close to the house
7. A shout of "look out"
8. Joe looked up
9. A long knife
10. The knife cut off one of his ears.
11. He put his hand to his head and cried out
12. Jeff
13. On the ground first, then everywhere
14. Yes
15. No
16. His had a cigarette behind it

Problem: CHAPTER XX.

FLIGHT AND PURSUIT.

Lieutenant Radbury's party had come up to the ravine at a point opposite to the cave, about half an hour before Dan attempted to make his escape.

"I see nothing of the Mexicans here," he remarked to Poke Stover, as he swept the ravine from one end to the other with his well-trained eye.

"No more do I see anything," answered the old frontiersman. "But they may be behind yonder rocks, leftenant. If ye say the word, I'll climb down and scout around a bit."

"There is a cave among yonder rocks," put in another of the Texans. "It is called Haunted Rock by the Indians. The Comanches used to use it as a meeting-place when they were out for plunder. I've often heard old Si Bilkens tell about it."

"I have heard of such a cave," answered Amos Radbury. "If the Mexicans knew of it, they might think it just the right sort of a hiding-place. Yes, Poke, you can scout around. But be careful. They may be watching for a shot."

The frontiersman nodded, to show that he understood, and went off immediately on foot, it being impossible to go down the ravine's side on mustang-back, no matter how sure-footed the animal might be.

The descent into the ravine took time, and Poke Stover was still some distance from the cave's entrance when he heard a commotion among the bushes and rocks.

"A mustang a-comin' this way," he muttered to himself. "And somebody ridin', too. It must be one of them dirty greasers trying to git away. I'll cut him short."
1. What is headed that way?
2. Did it have a rider?
3. Who was it?
4. What was he attempting to do?
5. Who first noticed the horse?
6. What did he hear?
7. Where?
8. How did the frontiersman travel?
9. Why?
10. When did he start walking?
11. Who had heard of the cave?
12. Who could be hidden in it?
13. Who was sent to check it out?
14. What was the name of the cave?
15. Who once met there?
16. Who talked about it?
17. Where was the cabe?
18. Who was the head of the troops?
19. Who tried to get away?
20. Did they seen any Mexicans?
21. Was the frontiersman young?
Answer:
1. A mustang.
2. Yes
3. .a dirty greaser
4. "Git away."
5. Poke Stover
6. A commotion
7. Aamong the bushes and rocks.
8. On foot.
9. It was impossible to ride a horse down.
10. Immediately
11. Amos Radbury.
12. The Mexicans
13. Poke
14. Haunted Rock
15. The Comanches
16. Si Bilkens
17. Among yonder rocks
18. Lieutenant Radbury
19. Dan
20. Nothing
21. No