Problem: CHAPTER XXXII

ACQUITTED

If Skip had been an actor in a pantomime, and rehearsed the scene every day for a week, he could not have arrived more precisely, than when he made his appearance at the very moment Mr. Hunter was about to declare the defense closed.

Sam and Fred sprang to their feet as he entered the door, and Joe actually shouted, so great was his joy and relief; but he was speedily made to understand by the officers that another breach of decorum as flagrant would result in his expulsion from the court-room.

Following Skip came the constable leading Tim, who looked frightened and pale. Mr. Hunter at once called the prisoner to the witness stand.

Not knowing that Gus had denied having seen the money, Tim soon said enough to convict himself, and in a few moments was ready to confess his share in the matter.

"I didn't take it," he said, whiningly. "Gus showed me the money here in town an' told as how he'd sneaked it out of the pocket of a feller what he found asleep on the mountain. He agreed that I could have half if I'd go off somewhere with him."

"Where is he now?" Mr. Hunter asked.

"I don't know. When I went for some grub he was watchin' Fred Byram what we caught followin' us."

"What had been done with the money?"

"He had all that was left but ten dollars, an' I was goin' to spend that."

"What had Fred Byram done to you?"
1. What chapter is this?
2. Who arrived just on time?
3. who was about to declare the defense closed?
4. who shouted?
5. who came into the room right after skip?
6. how did he look?
7. who denied seeing the cash?
8. Did Tim know that?
9. Who did they steal the money from?
10. where?
11. what was the feller doing?
12. did they split the money 60/40?
13. how did they split it?
14. who was following them?
15. where was the money when they took it?
16. who lead tim into the courtroom?
17. who warned joe to be quiet?
18. who called tim to the witness stand?
19. Did Gus take the money?
20. where did gus show the money?/
Answer: 1. CHAPTER XXXII
2. Skip
3. Mr. Hunter
4. Joe
5. Tim
6. frightened and pale
7. Gus
8. no
9. a feller
10. the mountain
11. sleeping
12. no
13. half and half
14. Fred Byram
15. the pocket of a feller
16. Skip
17. the officers
18. Mr. Hunter
19. yes
20. town

Problem: CHAPTER VII. THE NUPTIALS OF RUTH WESTMACOTT

Here was Sir Rowland Blake in high fettle at knowing himself armed with a portentous weapon for the destruction of Anthony Wilding. Upon closer inspection of it, however, he came to realize--as Richard had realized earlier--that it was double-edged, and that the wielding of it must be fraught with as much danger for Richard as for their common enemy. For to betray Mr. Wilding and the plot would scarce be possible without betraying young Westmacott, and that was unthinkable, since to ruin Richard--a thing he would have done with a light heart so far as Richard was himself concerned--would be to ruin his own hopes of winning Ruth.

Therefore, during the days that followed, Sir Rowland was forced to fret in idleness what time his wound was healing; but if his arm was invalided, his eyes and ears were sound, and he remained watchful for an opportunity to apply the knowledge he had gained. Richard mentioned the subject no more, so that Blake almost came to wonder whether the boy remembered what in his cups he had betrayed.

Meanwhile Mr. Wilding moved serene and smiling on his way. Daily there were great armfuls of flowers deposited at Lupton House--his lover's offering to his mistress--and no day went by but that some richer gift accompanied them. Now it was a collar of brilliants, anon a rope of pearls, again a priceless ring that had been Mr. Wilding's mother's. Ruth received with reluctance these pledges of his undesired affection. It were idle to reject them, considering that she was to marry him; yet it hurt her sorely to retain them. On her side she made no dispositions for the marriage, but went about her daily tasks as though she were to remain a maid at Lupton House for a time as yet indefinite.
1. Who is being courted?
2. Where does she reside?
3. Who sends her gifts?
4. Are they engaged?
5. Is she happy about it?
6. What type of gift does he send every day?
7. What is another gift he has sent?
8. And another?
9. Is Sir Rowland Blake in a calm and happy mood?
10. How does he feel about Ruth?
11. Does he have any injuries?
12. Are his ears functioning well?
13. Are his eyes good?
14. Is he planning some type of revenge or trouble?
Answer: 1. Ruth
2. Lupton House
3. Richard
4. Yes
5. No
6. armfuls of flowers
7. collar of brilliants
8. a rope of pearls
9. No
10. and that the wielding of it must be fraught with as much danger
11. his arm was invalided
12. his eyes and ears were sound
13. Yes
14. Yes

Problem: CHAPTER XIV

The castle of Kussnacht lay on the opposite side of the lake, a mighty mass of stone reared on a mightier crag rising sheer out of the waves, which boiled and foamed about its foot. Steep rocks of fantastic shape hemmed it in, and many were the vessels which perished on these, driven thither by the frequent storms that swept over the lake.

Gessler and his men, Tell in their midst, bound and unarmed, embarked early in the afternoon at Fluelen, which was the name of the harbour where the Governor's ship had been moored. Fluelen was about two miles from Kussnacht.

When they had arrived at the vessel they went on board, and Tell was placed at the bottom of the hold. It was pitch dark, and rats scampered over his body as he lay. The ropes were cast off, the sails filled, and the ship made her way across the lake, aided by a favouring breeze.

A large number of the Swiss people had followed Tell and his captors to the harbour, and stood gazing sorrowfully after the ship as it diminished in the distance. There had been whispers of an attempted rescue, but nobody had dared to begin it, and the whispers had led to nothing. Few of the people carried weapons, and the soldiers were clad in armour, and each bore a long pike or a sharp sword. As Arnold of Sewa would have said if he had been present, what the people wanted was prudence. It was useless to attack men so thoroughly able to defend themselves.
1. How many Swiss people followed?
2. Who did they follow?
3. Where did they follow to?
4. Did they sit when they got there?
5. What did they do?
6. At what?
7. Was it moving towards them?
8. Which side of the lake was the castle on?
9. What was the castle called?
10. Was it made of wood?
11. What was it made of?
12. Who was in charge of the men?
13. Did the men have weapons?
14. When they leave Fluelen?
15. How far was this from Kussnacht?
16. Did they board the ship?
17. Where did they put Tell?
18. Was it well lit?
19. How was it described?
20. Was ran along his body?
Answer:
1. A large number .
2. Tell and his captors.
3. The harbour,
4. No.
5. Stood gazing.
6. The ship.
7. No.
8. The opposite side of the lake
9. Kussnacht
10. No
11. Stone
12. Gessler
13. no
14. Early in the afternoon.
15. Two miles.
16. Yes
17. At the bottom of the hold.
18. No.
19. It was pitch dark.
20. Rats.