Problem: CHAPTER II--A JACOBITE WAIF

'Sac now he's o'er the floods sae gray, And Lord Maxwell has ta'en his good-night.'

LORD MAXWELL'S _Good-night_.

Madame La Comtesse de Bourke was by no means a helpless fine lady. She had several times accompanied her husband on his expeditions, and had only not gone with him to Madrid because he did not expect to be long absent, and she sorely rued the separation.

She was very busy in her own room, superintending the packing, and assisting in it, when her own clever fingers were more effective than those of her maids. She was in her _robe de chambre_, a dark blue wrapper, embroidered with white, and put on more neatly than was always the case with French ladies in _deshabille_. The hoop, long stiff stays, rich brocade robe, and fabric of powdered hair were equally unsuitable to ease or exertion, and consequently were seldom assumed till late in the day, when the toilette was often made in public.

So Madame de Bourke's hair was simply rolled out of her way, and she appeared in her true colours, as a little brisk, bonny woman, with no actual beauty, but very expressive light gray eyes, furnished with intensely long black lashes, and a sweet, mobile, lively countenance.

Estelle was trying to amuse little Jacques, and prevent him from trotting between the boxes, putting all sorts of undesirable goods into them; and Ulysse had collected his toys, and was pleading earnestly that a headless wooden horse and a kite, twice as tall as himself, of Lanty's manufacture, might go with them.
1. Who had Madame La comtesse de Bourke accompany on their missions?
2. What was she busy doing?
3. Was she considered a helpless lady?
4. What is it that Estelle was attempting to do?
5. and stopping him from doing what?
6. Who would Madame La comtesse de Bourked help with packing when they were having trouble?
7. Where was her husband at currently that she didn't go becuase he wasn't expected to have an long absence?
8. What was she considered unsuitable to ease or exertion?
9. What had Ulysses gathered?
10. Which ones was he begging to take with them?
11. What color were Madame de Bourke's eyes?
12. What was the manufacture/brand of the kite of Ulysse's?
Answer: 1. Her husband.
2. Superintending the packing.
3. No.
4. Trying to amuse little Jacques.
5. Trotting between the boxes.
6. Her maids.
7. Madrid.
8. Fabric of powdered hair.
9. His toys,
10. A headless wooden horse.
11. Light gray.
12. Lanty.

Problem: CHAPTER XIX--HOW NORMAN LESLIE RODE AGAIN TO THE WARS

Tidings of these parleys, and marches, and surrenders of cities came to us at Tours, the King sending letters to his good towns by messengers. One of these, the very Thomas Scott of whom I have before spoken, a man out of Rankelburn, in Ettrick Forest, brought a letter for me, which was from Randal Rutherford.

"Mess-John Urquhart writes for me, that am no clerk," said Randal, "and, to spare his pains, as he writes for the most of us, I say no more than this: come now, or come never, for the Maid will ride to see Paris in three days, or four, let the King follow or not as he will."

There was no more but a cross marked opposite the name of Randal Rutherford, and the date of place and day, August the nineteenth, at Compiegne.

My face fired, for I felt it, when I had read this, and I made no more ado, but, covenanting with Thomas Scott to be with him when he rode forth at dawn, I went home, put my harness in order, and hired a horse from him that kept the hostelry of the "Hanging Sword," whither also I sent my harness, for that I would sleep there. This was all done in the late evening, secretly, and, after supper, I broke the matter to my master and Elliot. Her face changed to a dead white, and she sat silent, while my master took the word, saying, in our country speech, that "he who will to Cupar, maun to Cupar," and therewith he turned, and walked out and about in the garden.
1. Who brought a letter for someone?
2. Who wrote the letter?
3. Did he actually write it?
4. Who then?
5. What did the letter mainly say?
6. Where was Thomas Scott from?
7. Where is that?
8. Did Randal sign his name?
9. What did he do instead?
10. Where was it written?
11. When?
12. When would they leave?
13. Would they be driving a car?
14. What then?
15. Did he own one?
16. How does he have one?
17. From who?
18. In what establishment was he sleeping?
19. Did everyone know he hired a horse?
20. When was it done?
Answer: 1. Thomas Scott
2. Randal Rutherford.
3. No
4. John Urquhart
5. the Maid will ride to see Paris in three days, or four, let the King follow or not as he will."
6. f Rankelburn
7. , in Ettrick Forest,
8. No
9. used cross mark
10. at Compiegne.
11. , August the nineteenth,
12. at dawn
13. No
14. a horse
15. No
16. He hired one
17. Thomas Scott
18. unknown
19. No
20. in the late evening

Problem: CHAPTER XVI.

"WHEN THE DEVIL DRIVES."

Monsieur de Vivonne had laid his ambuscade with discretion. With a closed carriage and a band of chosen ruffians he had left the palace a good half-hour before the king's messengers, and by the aid of his sister's gold he had managed that their journey should not be a very rapid one. On reaching the branch road he had ordered the coachman to drive some little distance along it, and had tethered all the horses to a fence under his charge. He had then stationed one of the band as a sentinel some distance up the main highway to flash a light when the two courtiers were approaching. A stout cord had been fastened eighteen inches from the ground to the trunk of a wayside sapling, and on receiving the signal the other end was tied to a gate-post upon the further side. The two cavaliers could not possibly see it, coming as it did at the very curve of the road, and as a consequence their horses fell heavily to the ground, and brought them down with them. In an instant the dozen ruffians who had lurked in the shadow of the trees sprang out upon them, sword in hand; but there was no movement from either of their victims. De Catinat lay breathing heavily, one leg under his horse's neck, and the blood trickling in a thin stream down his pale face, and falling, drop by drop, on to his silver shoulder-straps. Amos Green was unwounded, but his injured girth had given way in the fall, and he had been hurled from his horse on to the hard road with a violence which had driven every particle of breath from his body.
1. What was the driver ordered to do?
2. where?
3. Who was travelling?
4. and?
5. Where we they coming from?
6. Did they travel quickly?
7. Who approached the travellers?
8. Did they mean the travellers harm?
9. Did the two parties meet amicably?
10. How many swordarms were there?
11. Did the stricken horsemen fight back?
12. What were the horsemen's names?
13. and?
14. How were the horsemen brought down?
15. Had Green any air in his lungs?
Answer:
1. drive some little distance
2. along the branch road
3. Monsieur de Vivonne
4. a band of chosen ruffians
5. the palace
6. no
7. two courtiers
8. unknown
9. no
10. a dozen
11. no
12. De Catinat
13. Amos Green
14. A stout cord had been fastened eighteen inches from the ground
15. no