input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. CHAPTER XII

THE ENEMY WITHIN

It was getting late, but the Allenwood Sports Club prolonged its sitting at the Carlyon homestead. The institution had done useful work in promoting good fellowship by means of healthful amusements, but recently its management had fallen into the hands of the younger men, and the founders contented themselves with an occasional visit to see that all was going well. Some, however, were not quite satisfied, and Mowbray entertained suspicions about the Club. He was an autocrat, but he shrank from spying, or attempting to coerce a member into betraying his comrades. Some allowance must be made for young blood; and, after all, nothing that really needed his interference could go on, he felt, without his learning about it. Nevertheless, he had a disturbing feeling that an undesirable influence was at work.

Carlyon's room was unusually well furnished, and several fine London guns occupied a rack on the matchboarded wall. The cost of one would have purchased a dozen of the Massachusetts-made weapons which the prairie farmers used. The photograph of a horseman in English hunting dress with M.F.H. appended to the autograph was equally suggestive, and it was known that Carlyon's people had sent him to Canada with money enough to make a fair start. Unfortunately, he had not realized that success in farming demands care and strenuous work.

He sat with a flushed, excited face at a rosewood table, upon which the cigar ends, bottles, and glasses scarcely left room for the cards he was eagerly scanning. Gerald Mowbray leaned back in his chair, watching him with a smile. Emslie, the third man, wore a disturbed frown; opposite him, Markham sat with a heavy, vacant air. 1. Who was suspicions about the sport club?
2. Why was he suspicious?
3. What gave him that feeling?
4. Was Carlyon's room bare?
5. How was it furnished?
6. Where were the guns from?
7. Where they expensive?
8. What was the table made of?
9. What did Carlyon not understand?
10. What was one the rosewood table?
11. What else?
12. How many people were sitting there?
numbered_answers: 1. Mowbray
2. because he had a disturbing feeling
3. because management had fallen into the hands of the younger men
4. no
5. unusually well
6. London
7. yes
8. rosewood
9. that success in farming demands care and strenuous work
10. cigar ends
11. bottles
12. four

input: CHAPTER XIII.

Morning found the settlers, with the exception of Col. Zane, his brother Jonathan, the negro Sam, and Martin Wetzel, all within the Fort. Col. Zane had determined, long before, that in the event of another siege, he would use his house as an outpost. Twice it had been destroyed by fire at the hands of the Indians. Therefore, surrounding himself by these men, who were all expert marksmen, Col. Zane resolved to protect his property and at the same time render valuable aid to the Fort.

Early that morning a pirogue loaded with cannon balls, from Ft. Pitt and bound for Louisville, had arrived and Captain Sullivan, with his crew of three men, had demanded admittance. In the absence of Capt. Boggs and Major McColloch, both of whom had been dispatched for reinforcements, Col. Zane had placed his brother Silas in command of the Fort. Sullivan informed Silas that he and his men had been fired on by Indians and that they sought the protection of the Fort. The services of himself and men, which he volunteered, were gratefully accepted.

All told, the little force in the block-house did not exceed forty-two, and that counting the boys and the women who could handle rifles. The few preparations had been completed and now the settlers were awaiting the appearance of the enemy. Few words were spoken. The children were secured where they would be out of the way of flying bullets. They were huddled together silent and frightened; pale-faced but resolute women passed up and down the length of the block-house; some carried buckets of water and baskets of food; others were tearing bandages; grim-faced men peered from the portholes; all were listening for the war-cry. 1. How many were in the fort?
2. Were they all men?
3. What were they doing?
4. Which were whom?
5. Who was in charge of the fort?
6. Who arrived that day?
7. How many were with him?
8. Where were they from?
9. What were they carrying?
10. Where were they taking them?
11. What did they want from the fort?
12. Why?
13. From whom?
14. Who was missing from there?
15. Where were they?
16. Who is Silas' brother?
17. Where was he?
18. Was he alone?
19. How many were with him?
20. Could they all shoot? Return numbered answers in your output.

output: 1. forty-two
2. no
3. Awaiting the appearance of the enemy.
4. Indians
5. Silas
6. Captain Sullivan, with his crew
7. three
8. Ft. Pitt
9. a pirogue loaded with cannon balls
10. Louisville
11. admittance
12. they sought protection
13. Indians
14. Capt. Boggs and Major McColloch
15. dispatched for reinforcements
16. Col. Zane
17. at his property
18. no
19. Three
20. yes

Q: CHAPTER XXIII. Some Big Mouths.

Boom! Peter Rabbit jumped as if he had been shot. It was all so sudden and unexpected that Peter jumped before he had time to think. Then he looked foolish. He felt foolish. He had been scared when there was nothing to be afraid of.

"Ha, ha, ha, ha," tittered Jenny Wren. "What are you jumping for, Peter Rabbit? That was only Boomer the Nighthawk."

"I know it just as well as you do, Jenny Wren," retorted Peter rather crossly. "You know being suddenly startled is apt to make people feel cross. If I had seen him anywhere about he wouldn't have made me jump. It was the unexpectedness of it. I don't see what he is out now for, anyway, It isn't even dusk yet, and I thought him a night bird."

"So he is," retorted Jenny Wren. "Anyway, he is a bird of the evening, and that amounts to the same thing. But just because he likes the evening best isn't any reason why he shouldn't come out in the daylight, is it?"

"No-o," replied Peter rather slowly. "I don't suppose it is."

"Of course it isn't," declared Jenny Wren. "I see Boomer late in the afternoon nearly every day. On cloudy days I often see him early in the afternoon. He's a queer fellow, is Boomer. Such a mouth as he has! I suppose it is very handy to have a big mouth if one must catch all one's food in the air, but it certainly isn't pretty when it is wide open."

Answer the following questions:
1. What is the rabbit's name?
2. How did he spring up?
3. Was he anticipating that?
4. How did he feel after that?
5. What is the wren's name?
6. How did she react to Peter's movements?
7. Who was the cause of the noise?
8. Did Peter claim to know that?
9. When does Jenny usually see Boomer?
10. How often?
11. Is his behavior different when it is cloudy?
12. How does Boomer gather food?
13. With what?
14. Is his mouth small or large?
15. Does he have good manners?
16. Is it daytime or nighttime now?
17. When does Peter expect to see Boomer?
18. Does Jenny agree?
19. Which time of day does Boomer prefer?
20. Does he only go out then?
A:
1. Peter Rabbit
2. As if he had been shot?
3. No
4. Foolish
5. Jenny
6. She laughed.
7. Boomer the Nighthawk
8. Yes
9. Late in the afternoon.
10. Almost every day.
11. He is earlier.
12. In the air.
13. His mouth.
14. Large
15. unknown
16. Daytime
17. Night
18. No
19. Evenings
20. No