CHAPTER XXIII.

THE BLACK BEAR.

"Somebody is coming!" ejaculated Sam. "I hope it is Dick, with Mr. Barrow!"

"So do I," returned Tom.

Without saying a word more, Jasper Grinder ran from the inner cave and joined Baxter and the guide. His face was pale, and he was evidently much disturbed.

Soon Baxter and his party were outside, and the Rover boys heard them moving up and down the gully. Several minutes passed, and then came a gunshot, followed by another.

"I hope they are not firing on Dick or Mr. Barrow," said Sam, with something of a shudder.

"I guess not," returned his brother. "If they were, we'd probably hear shots in return."

An hour went by, and then Dan Baxter and the others came back, the guide carrying several rabbits and a large fox. The rabbits were skinned and kept for eating, and the fox was skinned and the carcass thrown away.

Tom and Sam had expected Jasper Grinder to return to them, but if the former teacher desired to do this, he was prevented by Dan Baxter, who kept his companions close by him, around the fire.

Slowly the time went by until darkness was upon them. The fire was kept up, but Baxter screened it as much as possible, so that the glare might not penetrate to the forest beyond the gully and prove a beacon to guide Dick and John Barrow to the spot.

The boys were tired out, and soon Sam sank to sleep, with his hands still tied to the tree roots. Tom tried to keep awake, but half an hour later he, too, was in dreamland. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who wanted to see Dick and Mr. Barrow?
2. Was he concerned for their safety?
3. Why?
4. Whom did he expect to come back?
5. What was he holding on to?
6. Was he sleepy?
7. Who was his brother?
8. How long did he stay up past Sam?
9. Why was he not as concerned about Dick as Sam?
10. What was Baxter's role?
11. What did they use the fox for?
12. Did Baxter want Dick and Barrow to find them?
Answer: 1. Sam
2. yes
3. they heard gunshots
4. Jasper Grinder
5. several rabbits and a large fox
6. yes
7. Tom
8. half hour
9. they didn't hear shots in return
10. to screen the fire
11. the fox was skinned
12. no

Problem: (CNN) -- Call it what you will -- providence, fate or simply a stroke of incredibly good luck -- Colorado shooting victim Petra Anderson has some of it.

Anderson, 22, sustained multiple gunshot wounds in the movie theater rampage last week. Three shotgun pellets hit her arm, and one went through her nose into her brain.

The head injury could have been fatal, but thanks in part to a brain abnormality she never knew she had, Anderson is on her way to a full recovery, according to her pastor.

He said there's just one way to describe what happened: "a miracle."

Remembering the victims

"The doctor explains that Petra's brain has had from birth a small 'defect' in it. It is a tiny channel of fluid running through her skull, like a tiny vein through marble, or a small hole in an oak board, winding from front to rear," Brad Strait, senior pastor at Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church in Englewood, Colorado, wrote on his blog this week.

"Like a marble through a small tube, the defect channels the bullet from Petra's nose through her brain. It turns slightly several times, and comes to rest at the rear of her brain. And in the process, the bullet misses all the vital areas of the brain. In many ways, it almost misses the brain itself," he said.

"In Christianity we call it prevenient grace: God working ahead of time for a particular event in the future. It's just like the God I follow to plan the route of a bullet through a brain long before Batman ever rises. Twenty-two years before," Strait wrote.
1. What was the name of the victim?
2. How old was she?
3. What was a miracle?
4. Was her pastor involved?
5. What is this type of miracle called?
6. What does that mean?
7. What is his example for that?
8. Was she born with this problem?
9. What was she shot with?
10. When did this happen?
11. Was the damage life threatening?
12. Where is she from?
13. What was the religious leaders name?
14. What congregation did he belong to?
15. Which is where?
16. What is his title?
17. Where did the bullet stop?
18. How many pieces hit her?
19. How many struck her face?
20. How many in total?
21. What company is this article from?
Answer: 1. Petra Anderson
2. 22
3. brain abnormality
4. No
5. prevenient grace
6. God working ahead of time for a particular event in the future
7. Batman
8. Yes
9. shotgun
10. unknown
11. yes
12. Colorado
13. Brad Strait
14. Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church
15. Englewood, Colorado
16. senior pastor
17. rear of her brain
18. Three
19. one
20. Four
21. CNN

question: Washington (CNN) -- Sen. John Cornyn, welcome to the club.

The two-term Texas lawmaker is now the seventh Republican Senator up for re-election next year to face a primary challenge from his right.

That club also includes the top Republican in the chamber, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, Thad Cochran of Mississippi, Mike Enzi of Wyoming, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, and Pat Roberts of Kansas.

If this seems like deja vu all over again, it is.

Since the birth of the tea party movement in 2009, primary challenges from the right have made major headlines, and have hurt the GOP's efforts in the last two elections in their attempts win back control of the Senate from the Democrats.

"Republicans effectively gave away five Senate seats the last two cycles because of candidates who weren't capable of winning in November," said Brian Walsh, who served as communications director for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which provides support, advice and funding to Republican candidates, during the 2010 and 2012 cycles.

Dems defending 21 seats

With Democrats holding a 55-45 majority in the Senate but defending 21 of the 35 Senate seats up for grabs in the 2014 midterms, the GOP has another opportunity to try and retake the chamber.

But Walsh said that he doesn't see a repeat of what occurred in recent years even though a majority of Republican Senators running for re-election are facing primary challenges.

"With the exception of perhaps Georgia, it's difficult to see that repeat itself even with the large number of primaries because many are not serious at this point. But Republicans have a tremendous opportunity to win back control of the Senate next year and it's a critical reminder to Republican primary voters that candidate quality matters," he told CNN.
1. Where is John Cornyn from?
2. How many terms has he served?
3. Is he up for re-election?
4. Along with how many others?
5. What is his position?
6. Which party is he associated wtih?
7. Who else is running?
8. Where is he from?
9. Who else?
10. From where?
11. Who is from South Carolna?
12. Name one other?
13. From where?
14. When did the tea party movement begin?
15. How may seats did the Republicans give away?
16. Why?
17. Who holds the majority in the Senate?
18. How many of each party?
19. Do Republicans have a chance to win back control?
20. What do voters need to be reminded of?
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answer:
1. Texas
2. Two
3. yes
4. Seven
5. Senator
6. Republican
7. Where is he from?
8. Kentucky
9. Lamar Alexander
10. Tennessee,
11. Lindsey Graham
12. Pat Roberts
13. Kansas.
14. 2009
15. Five
16. because of candidates who weren't capable of winning in November,
17. Democrats
18. 55-45
19. Yes
20. that candidate quality matters