Q: CHAPTER XVI

AT THE MOVING PICTURE THEATER

The moving picture theater was large enough to hold several hundred people, and when the boys entered they found the place almost full.

"There are some seats--over on the left," remarked Jack, as he pointed them out. "Two in one row and two directly behind."

"Why not two in one row and two directly in front?" returned Andy, gaily, and then headed for the seats.

"You and Fred had better sit in front, and Randy and I can take the back seats," went on Jack; and so it was arranged.

They had come in between pictures and while some doors had been open for ventilation, so that the place was fairly light. As Jack took his seat he noticed that the girls who had come in just ahead of the boys were sitting close by.

"They certainly do look like nice girls," was Jack's mental comment; and he could not help but cast a second glance at the girl sitting directly next to him. She was attired in a dark blue suit trimmed in fur and held a hat to match in her lap. Jack noted that she was fair of complexion, with dark, wavy hair.

"I'm thinking this is going to be a pretty interesting picture for us, Andy," remarked Randy, as the name of the production was flashed upon the screen. "'The Gold Hunter's Secret--A Drama of the Yukon,'" he read. "That must have been taken in Alaska."

"That's right, Randy," returned his twin. "Gee! I hope this Alaskan play doesn't affect us; like that other Alaskan play once affected dad," he went on, referring to a most remarkable happening, the details of which were given in "The Rover Boys in Alaska."

Answer the following questions:
1. What were the boys in the story doing?
2. What were they seeing?
3. What state do you think that is in?
4. Who was seeing the movie?
5. What were their names?
6. What was interesting about Andy and Randy?
7. Were they alone in the theatre?
8. Was there a lot of people there?
9. How many people could be there?
10. Were they able to find seating?
11. Could they all sit together?
12. Who set with Fred?
13. Who sat with Jack?
14. Who sat the closest?
15. Who was sitting next to Jack?
16. Could he see well?
17. Usually theaters are dark. How could he see?
18. What was the girl wearing then?
19. Could he tell what color her hair was?
20. What did it look like?
A: 1. going to a moving picture
2. "'The Gold Hunter's Secret--A Drama of the Yukon
3. Alaska."
4. the boys
5. Fred Randy Jack; and Andy
6. they were twins
7. no
8. yes
9. several hundred
10. yees
11. no
12. Andy
13. Randy
14. Fred and Andy
15. a girl
16. yes
17. some doors had been open
18. a dark blue suit
19. yes
20. it was dark and wavy
Q: CHAPTER XIII

Captain Doane worked hard, pursuing the sun in its daily course through the sky, by the equation of time correcting its aberrations due to the earth's swinging around the great circle of its orbit, and charting Sumner lines innumerable, working assumed latitudes for position until his head grew dizzy.

Simon Nishikanta sneered openly at what he considered the captain's inefficient navigation, and continued to paint water-colours when he was serene, and to shoot at whales, sea-birds, and all things hurtable when he was downhearted and sea-sore with disappointment at not sighting the Lion's Head peak of the Ancient Mariner's treasure island.

"I'll show I ain't a pincher," Nishikanta announced one day, after having broiled at the mast-head for five hours of sea-searching. "Captain Doane, how much could we have bought extra chronometers for in San Francisco--good second-hand ones, I mean?"

"Say a hundred dollars," the captain answered.

"Very well. And this ain't a piker's proposition. The cost of such a chronometer would have been divided between the three of us. I stand for its total cost. You just tell the sailors that I, Simon Nishikanta, will pay one hundred dollars gold money for the first one that sights land on Mr. Greenleaf's latitude and longitude."

But the sailors who swarmed the mast-heads were doomed to disappointment, in that for only two days did they have opportunity to stare the ocean surface for the reward. Nor was this due entirely to Dag Daughtry, despite the fact that his own intention and act would have been sufficient to spoil their chance for longer staring.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who is the captain?
2. Who didn't like his navigation?
3. what's his last name?
4. Is he a painter?
5. What did he shoot at?
6. and?
7. and?
8. had he seen the Lion's Head ?
9. How did he feel?
10. How long had he been at the mast head?
11. Was he wondering about the price o f something?
12. How much did the captain say they'd be?
13. Were they new chronometers he was asking about?
14. What kind of money was it?
A: 1. Doane
2. Simon
3. Nishikanta
4. yes
5. whales
6. sea-birds
7. all things hurtable
8. no
9. downhearted
10. five hours
11. have been divided
12. hundred
13. no
14. gold
Q: CHAPTER XIV

THE RECKONING

When the line reached the settlement Jim and his party returned to Vancouver. Shortly after their arrival Martin came to see them.

"I've been in town some time, and seeing a notice in the _Colonist_ that you had finished the job, thought I'd like to tell you I was glad," he said.

Carrie thanked him and by and by he asked: "Have you had a fresh offer from Baumstein for your copper claim?"

Jim said they had not and Martin smiled. "I reckon the offer will arrive, and now he knows you have got your pay he'll put up his price."

"If it does arrive, we won't reply," said Carrie, firmly.

"I don't know if that's a good plan," Martin remarked. "Baumstein will offer about half as much as he's willing to give, but I'd take hold and negotiate until I thought he'd reached his limit. It will be under what the claim is worth. Then I'd go along and try the Combine."

"Would they buy?" Jim asked.

"Go and see. Although Baumstein's pretty smart, he doesn't know they're quietly investing in Northern copper; I do. There's another thing; if you have got specimens, send some for assay to a different man."

Jim pondered. The analysis of the ore was not as good as he had expected and the miner who had examined the specimens at his camp agreed. For all that, assayers were generally honest and skillful.

"What's the matter with the man I went to?" he asked.

Answer the following questions:
1. who will offer 1/2 as much ?
2. did they think it was a good plan ?
3. was Baumstein smart ?
4. who returned to vancover ?
5. who came to see them ?
6. how soon ?
7. who was glad ?
8. why ?
9. who gave thanks ?
10. what was the offer for ?
11. would carrie reply ?
12. hoe did she say that ?
13. will it be negotiations ?
14. thii when ?
15. will it be over what its worth ?
16. what does Baumstein not know ?
17. what sould he do with the specimens
18. what did he think of the assayers ?
19. and what else ?
20. who pondered ?
A:
1. Baumstein
2. No
3. Yes
4. Jim and his party
5. Martin
6. Shortly
7. Martin
8. Jim had finished the job
9. Carrie
10. copper claim
11. No
12. firmly
13. Martin thinks it will
14. Baumstein reaches his limit
15. No
16. Combine is investing in Northern copper
17. some for assay to a different man
18. were generally honest
19. skillful
20. Jim