Q: CHAPTER XXIII

DOWN THE STATEN ISLAND SHORE TO SANDY HOOK

"Dick! Dick! What ails you?"

"My head, Sam! Arnold Baxter struck me down," came with a groan.

"Can you get up? We want to follow them," cried Tom, as he caught his brother by the arm. He had just reached the factory on a dead run, lantern in hand, to find Dick.

"I guess I can stand, Tom. But I can't run yet."

"Here, take the lantern and I'll carry you," came quickly, and in a moment more Tom Rover had Dick on his back and was running for the _Searchlight_ as rapidly as the nature of the meadow land permitted, Dick holding the light over his head so that both might see.

The alarm had now become general, and by the time the yacht was gained two police officers, who had been on the hunt for harbor thieves, appeared.

"What's the row about?" demanded one of the officers of the law, as he came into view.

"Is that an officer?" questioned Dick feebly,

"I am an officer--yes."

"We are after some thieves and some parties who have abducted a girl. Will you help us?"

"Certainly, if what you say is true. Where is the crowd?"

"They ran off in that direction," came from Sam, as he loomed up out of the darkness. "They have a yacht out there somewhere."

"Then we can't catch them--unless we get a boat," answered Sergeant Brown.

"We have a boat, out this way," and Sam pointed with his hand. "But I guess we had better make certain that they go out first."

1. My head, Sam!
2. Sam
3. Arnold Baxter struck him down
4. with a groan
5. no
6. yes
7. no
8. his brother
9. to follow them,
10. lantern i
11. carried him
12. took the lantern
13. held it over his head
14. so that both might see
15. two police officers
16. What's the row about?
17. Is that an officer?
18. thieves
19. a girl
20. yes

Numbered questions:
1. What is ailing Dick?
2. who asked him?
3. Why did it ail him?
4. how did he say it?
5. Was he standing?
6. could he?
7. run?
8. Who was Tom?
9. What did he want to do?
10. what was he holding?
11. WHat did Tom do?
12. and Dick?
13. what did he do with it?
14. why?
15. Who was hunting the theives?
16. What did the officer say?
17. How did Dick respond?
18. Who were dick and his brother looking for?
19. who stole what?
20. Did the officer agree?

Q: (CNN) -- Saudi Arabia's quest for a fourth Asian Cup title, and first since 1996, is over after they slumped to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Jordan in Doha on Thursday.

A mistake from goalkeeper Waleed Abdullah sealed Saudi Arabia's fate, as the kingdom slumped to their second successive defeat following their surprise 2-1 loss to Syria on Sunday.

Last weekend's defeat saw the instant dismissal of Portuguese coach Jose Peseiro, but his replacement Nasser Al Johar failed to get the victory the Saudi's needed to keep their tournament alive, despite making four changes to his side.

An ominous sign for the 2022 World Cup?

The only goal of the game came three minutes before half-time against the run of play.

There looked no danger when Baha Abdelrahman floated in a cross from the right hand side, but Abdullah completely misjudged the flight of the ball and could only watch on in horror as it looped into the net.

Despite the shock nature of their exit, Al Johar was philosophical about the defeat. "We played very well and we created opportunities to score, especially in the second half," he told reporters.

"But we were not lucky and this is football. Maybe we'll do better in the future," he added.

The result means Saudi Arabia become the first team to bow out of the competition and puts Jordan level on points with Japan at the top of the group.

Meanwhile, Group B favorites Japan claimed a hard fought 2-1 win over Syria in the day's other match to move onto four points after their two matches.

1. quest for a fourth Asian Cup title
2. 2022 World Cup
3. Saudi Arabia
4. no
5. Japan
6. three minutes
7. Thursday.
8. Nasser Al Johar failed to get the victory
9. Baha Abdelrahman
10. Jose Peseiro

Numbered questions:
1. what is story about
2. what year is world cup
3. who was the first teanm to bough out
4. did Saudi Arabia win the cup
5. who were group b favorites
6. how many minutes beefore half time
7. what day was the match played
8. who failed to get victory
9. who floated in a cross from the right hand side
10. who was Portuguese coach

Q: CHAPTER TWENTY SIX.

MAD HACO STARTLED AT LAST.

That evening Haco Barepoles was seen on the road to Cove, with his coat-skirts, his cravat-ends, and his hair streaming in the breeze.

An hour previously, however, a brass band was seen walking towards the same place, and, half an hour after that, a young midshipman was observed posting rapidly in the same direction.

It was dark when Gildart entered the village, and all the inhabitants were in their dwellings, so that he reached Gaff's cottage unperceived.

The village was a primitive one. Locks were deemed unnecessary in most of the cottages, probably because there was nothing worth stealing within them. Gildart lifted the latch and entered. A fire, nearly out, with a large piece of coal on it, burned in the grate. The flicker of this was sufficient to illuminate the boudoir faintly.

Having surveyed the apartment, examined the closet, and looked under the bed, he went out, and, going to the back of the cottage, found the band waiting in some anxiety.

"Now, lads, come this way," said Gildart; "and there's only one piece of advice I've got to give you: don't stir hand or foot after Haco enters the cottage. He's as big as an elephant, and strong as a lion. If you stir, and he finds you out, he won't spare you."

"But you promise to come to the rescue, master," said the French horn in some alarm.

"Ay, that will I; but he'll have two of you floored, another strangled, and the fourth half-skinned before I can get him to stop."

1. Haco Barepoles
2. The Cove
3. Yes
4. His coat-skirts,
5. Yes
6. Two
7. No
8. An hour
9. Yes
10. , Half an hour later
11. No
12. No
13. Primitive
14. No
15. No
16. Yes
17. Don't stir foot
18. After Haco enters the cottage
19. Yes
20. Big as an elephant,

Numbered questions:
1. Who was in the street?
2. Heading where?
3. Was he well dressed?
4. In what?
5. Had someone been that way before him?
6. How many
7. Were they together?
8. How long since the first passed?
9. Was it a group?
10. And when did the second pass?
11. Did they reach their destination at daybreak?
12. Was it a modern place?
13. What was it like?
14. Were there valuables to be found?
15. Did they secure there places anyhow?
16. Did he have any words of wisdom for anyone?
17. Which was?
18. At all?
19. Is he a large man?
20. How large?