Chapter 13: Bush Rangers. 

As soon as it became dark, the journey was renewed. 

"Now, Jim, you must keep your eyes well open," Reuben said. "There is no saying when we may come upon them, now." 

"I tink dey not berry far off, sah. Dose sheep too tired to go far. Black fellow glad to stop and rest, when he see no one coming after him. 

"De ground more up and down here. Must no make noise. May come upon dem sudden." 

It was nearly midnight when Jim suddenly halted. 

"What is it, Jim?" Reuben asked, in a low voice. 

Jim stood sniffing the air. 

"Me smell fire, captain." 

Reuben sniffed the air, but shook his head. 

"I don't smell anything, Jim." 

"I smell him, sah, sure enough; not very close, perhaps, but in de air." 

"What is it, Captain Whitney?" Mr. Blount asked, as he came forward and joined them. 

"Jim says he smells fire, but I can't smell it." 

"Oh, you can trust Jim's nose," the settler said. "It is wonderful how keen is the scent of these natives. They are like dogs in that respect; and can perceive the smell of a fire, when the wind brings it down to them, miles away." 

"Dis way now, sah," Jim said, turning off to the left, at right angles to the course which they had been pursuing. "Smell come down the wind, dat's sartin. We follow him far enough, we sure to catch dem." 

For fully two miles, Reuben followed the black without speaking. Then he said:  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. What comparison does the settler make with Jim?
2. What does the settler say that Jim is like?
3. What does Jim resemble in the opinion of the settler?
Q2:
1. What does Jim do that is dog-like?
2. What characteristic is like that of a dog?
3. What quality resembles that of a dog?
Q3:
1. What is Jim's ethnicity?
2. What is Jim's racial make up?
3. What is the color of Jim's skin?
Q4:
1. Are Jim and Reuben looking for someone?
2. Are Reuben and Jim trying to find somebody?
3. Is there someone that Jim and Reuben are attempting to locate?
Q5:
1. Do we know who Jim and Reuben are looking for?
2. Is it clear whose location Jim and Reuben are attempting to ascertain?
3. Do we know who Jim and Reuben would like to find?
Q6:
1. At what point in time does Jim smell fire?
2. What is the time when Jim notices a burning smell?
3. At what time does Jim notice something is burning?
Q7:
1. What does Jim do when he smells fire?
2. What is Jim's reaction to smelling fire?
3. How does Jim react when he notices that there's a fire?
Q8:
1. Does Reuben agree that something is burning?
2. Does Reuben think Jim is right about the fire?
3. Are Jim and Reuben in agreement regarding the possibility of fire?
Q9:
1. Who affirms Jim's belief?
2. Who informs Jim that he is correct?
3. Who lets JIm know he's right?
Q10:
1. Who will take a break once the coast is clear?
2. When it is safe to do so, who is going to take a break?
3. Who will pause when that becomes a safe option?
