CHAPTER III.

RETURN TO DURBELLIERE.

When Adolphe Denot left his friend Henri in the street of Saumur, and ran off from him, Henri was so completely astonished by his parting words, so utterly dumb-founded by what he said respecting Agatha, that he made no attempt to follow him, but returned after awhile to the house, in which he, Charles and Adolphe were lodging, and as he walked slowly through the streets, he continued saying to himself, "Poor fellow, he is mad! he is certainly raving mad!"

From that time, no tidings whatsoever were heard of Denot. He had never returned to his lodging, nor been seen anywhere, except in the stable, in which his horse had been put to stand--he had himself saddled his horse, and taken him from the stall, and from that moment nothing further could be learnt of him in Saumur. De Lescure and Henri made the most minute inquiries--but in vain; had he destroyed himself, or hid himself in the town, his horse would certainly have been found; it was surmised that he had started for Paris on some mad speculation; and though his friends deeply grieved at his misconduct, his absence, when they had so much to do and to think of was in itself, felt as a relief.

After remaining about a week in Saumur, the army was disbanded--or rather disbanded itself, for every effort was made, to keep together as great a body of men as possible. An attempt was made to garrison the town; and for this purpose, the leaders undertook to pay about one thousand men, at a certain rate per day, for their services, while they remained under arms in Saumur, but the idea, after a very short time, was abandoned; the men would not stay away from their homes, and in spite of the comforts which were procured for them, and the pay which was promised, the garrison very quickly dissolved. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who disappeared?
2. Who did he leave?
3. What was his name?
4. What did he think of their last conversation?
5. What did he say?
6. Where did they search for him?
7. Of where?
8. Where did they think he'd gone?
9. What happened to the army?
10. Did they want to keep together?
Answer: 1. Adolphe Denot
2. his friend
3. Henri
4. he was dumb-founded
5. Poor fellow, he is mad! he is certainly raving mad
6. the streets
7. Saumur
8. Paris
9. it was disbanded
10. yes

CHAPTER XV.

THE ISLAND REFUGE.

The night was intensely cold and still and the stars shone brightly through the bare boughs overhead. "Are you sure you are going all right?" Nelly asked Harold. "It is so dark here that it seems impossible to know which way we are going." "You can trust the Indians," Harold said. "Even if there was not a star to be seen they could find their way by some mysterious instinct. How you are grown, Nelly! Your voice does not seem much changed, and I am longing to see your face."

"I expect you are more changed than I am, Harold," the girl answered. "You have been going through so much since we last met, and you seem to have grown so tall and big. Your voice has changed very much, too; it is the voice of a man. How in the world did you find us here?"

Pearson had gone on ahead to speak to the Seneca, but he now joined them again.

"You mustn't talk," he said. "I hope there's no redskins within five miles of us now, but there's never any saying where they may be."

There was, Harold thought, a certain sharpness in the hunter's voice, which told of a greater anxiety than would be caused by the very slight risk of the quietly spoken words being heard by passing redskins, and he wondered what it could be.

They were now, he calculated, within a mile of the hiding place where they had left the boat, and they had every reason for believing that none of the Indians would be likely to have followed the shore so far. That they would be pursued and that, in so heavily laden a canoe, they would have great difficulty in escaping, he was well aware, but he relied on the craft of the hunters and Senecas for throwing their pursuers off the trail. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. How far away was the hiding place?
2. What did they leave there?
3. Who were they hoping to avoid?
4. What did they wish were 5 miles away?
5. What time of day was it?
6. Was it warm out?
7. Was it a starry night?
8. Who could be trusted?
9. According to whom?
10. Who was he reassuring?
11. Who went before them?
12. Why?
13. Did he return?
Answer: 1. within a mile
2. boat
3. the Indians
4. redskins
5. night
6. No
7. Yes
8. the Indians
9. Harold
10. Nelly
11. Pearson
12. to speak to the Seneca
13. Yes

Many Americans have been leaving their cars at home and riding to work on bicycles. Andy Clark is the leader of the League of American Bicyclists. His group supports bicycling for fun, fitness and transportation.

Clark says this is good news for the environment. He says riding a bicycle to work does not burn fossil fuel or creates dangerous pollutions. Experts say the effects are the most important on short trips. The Department of Transportation says fifty percent of Americans drive eight kilometers or fewer to work. Shorter car trips set out more pollution into the air for each kilometer drive. This is because the car engine will set out the harmful air when it warms up before it can work well.

James, a members of Congress , is a strong supporter of bicycle use. He says cities, counties, state governments and state highway transportation agencies are planning the roadways of the future. They are creating roads and paths for bicycles in cities and between communities.

Last year, Portland, the Pacific Northwest city in the state of Oregon, had the highest percentage of bicycle users in the United States. Portland has been doing progressive city planning for many years to create special paths for bike riders. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What have many people swapped out cars for?
2. What is the role of Andy Clark?
3. What percentage of Americans drive less than 8 kilometers to work?
4. What do these trips do the environment?
5. Does Congress mentioned support bicycle use?
6. What city has the most bicycle uSers in the U.S.?
7. Are transportation agencies doing anything to encourage more bicycle uers?
8. Besides transportation, what does the group support bicycling for?
9. How long did it take Portland to setup for bicyclists?
10. What type of fuel is avoided with bicycle use?
Answer:
1. bicycles
2. Andy Clark is the leader of the League of American Bicyclists
3. fifty
4. does not burn fossil fuel or creates dangerous pollutions
5. strong supporter of bicycle use
6. Portland
7. They are creating roads and paths for bicycles in cities and between communities
8. fun, fitness
9. many years
10. fossil