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CHAPTER XX. THE CERTIFICATE OF SAFETY

"You can leave de Batz and his gang alone, citizen Heron," said Chauvelin, as soon as he had closed the door behind him; "he had nothing to do with the escape of the Dauphin."

Heron growled out a few words of incredulity. But Chauvelin shrugged his shoulders and looked with unutterable contempt on his colleague. Armand, who was watching him closely, saw that in his hand he held a small piece of paper, which he had crushed into a shapeless mass.

"Do not waste your time, citizen," he said, "in raging against an empty wind-bag. Arrest de Batz if you like, or leave him alone an you please--we have nothing to fear from that braggart."

With nervous, slightly shaking fingers he set to work to smooth out the scrap of paper which he held. His hot hands had soiled it and pounded it until it was a mere rag and the writing on it illegible. But, such as it was, he threw it down with a blasphemous oath on the desk in front of Heron's eyes.

"It is that accursed Englishman who has been at work again," he said more calmly; "I guessed it the moment I heard your story. Set your whole army of sleuth-hounds on his track, citizen; you'll need them all."

Heron picked up the scrap of torn paper and tried to decipher the writing on it by the light from the lamp. He seemed almost dazed now with the awful catastrophe that had befallen him, and the fear that his own wretched life would have to pay the penalty for the disappearance of the child.
1. What did Heron pick up?
2. Why?
3. What was his mood?
4. Who was he talking to?
5. About what?
6. How did he escape?
7. How old is he?
8. What did it say?
9. Any response?
10. Was anyone watching?

Numbered answers:
1. A scrap of torn paper
2. to decipher the writing on it
3. Nervous
4. Chauvelin
5. The escape of the Dauphin
6. unknown
7. unknown
8. "You can leave de Batz and his gang alone, citizen Heron
9. Heron growled
10. Armand

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(CNN) -- Thomas Aiken will take a two-shot lead heading into Sunday's final round of the Spanish Open at the El Prat Golf Club near Barcelona.

The South African who led at the halfway stage shot an even-par round of 72 on a day that was inevitably overshadowed by the death of Seve Ballesteros, who lost his three-year battle with cancer in the early hours of Saturday morning.

With flags at half-mast and players donning black ribbons, the European Tour marked the five-time major winner's passing with a minute's silence followed by a round of applause.

Among the many players paying their respects to Ballesteros were his long-standing friends and Ryder Cup allies Jose Maria Olazabal and Miguel Angel Jimenez.

Colin Montgomerie, who played alongside Olazabal on Saturday said the Spaniard had been in tears for much of the third round.

"He has lost an older brother almost," Montgomerie said, EuropeanTour.com reported.

After his round, Olazabal reflected on the career of his great golfing companion.

"I don't think there will ever be another player like him. There can be others that are very good, but none will have his charisma," Olazabal said, EuropeanTour.com reported.

Spain's golfing maestro remembered

Pablo Larrazabal is currently tied for second place on six-under par and the highest placed Spaniard in an event which Ballesteros won three times during his career.

"Since I heard the news this morning I couldn't get it out of my head," Larrazabal said, EuropeanTour.com reported.

"It has been a tough day. I was on the eighth during the minute of silence. It was the saddest minute of my career," he added.
1. Who passed away?
2. When?
3. Was something else going on that day?
4. Who was leading?
5. Was the death sudden?
6. how long had he been ill?
7. How was he honored?
8. Were any of his friends there?
9. Whom?
10. When was there silence?
11. How long did it last?
12. Had Ballesteros ever won this event himself?
13. how many times?

Numbered answers:
1. Seve Ballesteros
2. Saturday morning
3. the Spanish Open
4. Thomas Aiken
5. No
6. three years
7. flags were at half-mast and players wore black ribbons
8. Yes
9. Jose Maria Olazabal and Miguel Angel Jimenez
10. at the European Tour, followed by a round of applause
11. a minute
12. yes
13. 5 times

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CHAPTER III

THE TEAM THAT RAN AWAY

"Oh, Dave, the gully!" cried his sister Laura. "If we go into that we'll all be killed!"

"Please keep quiet, Laura," flung back her brother in a low, tense voice. "These horses are scared enough as it is."

Dave was doing his best to bring the spirited grays out of their mad gallop. But they had not been out of the stable for the best part of a week, and this, combined with the scare from the roar of the automobile, had so gotten on their nerves that to calm them seemed next to impossible. On and on they flew over the packed snow of the hard road, the sleigh bouncing from side to side as it passed over the bumps in the highway.

Jessie was deadly pale and had all she could do to keep from shrieking with fright. But when she heard Dave address his sister in the above words, she shut her teeth hard, resolved to remain silent, no matter what the cost. Ben was worried as well as scared--the more so because he realized there was practically nothing he could do to aid Dave in subduing the runaways. The youth on the front seat had braced both feet on the dashboard of the sleigh, and was pulling back on the reins with all the strength of his vigorous muscles.

Thus fully a quarter of a mile was covered--a stretch of the hill road which fortunately was comparatively straight. But then there loomed up ahead a sharp turn, leading down to the straight road through the valley below.
1. Who is scared?
2. Who might scare them more?
3. What is she afraid of?
4. What does she think will happen?
5. If they reach it?
6. Who is she talking to?
7. What is he trying to do?
8. Is it working?
9. Why not?
10. Where were they travelling?
Numbered answers:
1. horses
2. Laura
3. the gully
4. we'll all be killed
5. yes
6. Dave
7. bring the spirited grays out of their mad gallop
8. no
9. They had not been out of the stable and with roar of the automobile, had so gotten on their nerves that to calm them was impossible.
10. highway