CHAPTER XXI 

A WILDCAT AMONG THE HORSES 

The bringing down of the grouse filled the boys with satisfaction, and they inspected the game with much interest. 

"They'll make fine eating," declared Roger. 

"Let us see if we can't get some more," pleaded Phil. The "fever" of hunting had taken possession of him. 

"We'll not find much in this neighborhood," said Dave. "But I am willing to go a little further," he added, seeing how disappointed the shipowner's son looked. 

Placing the game over their shoulders, they reloaded their weapons and continued on through the forest, taking a trail that seemed to have been made by wild animals. Twice they had to cross a winding brook, and at the second fording-place Dave, who was in the rear, called a halt. 

"What do you want?" questioned Roger, as he and Phil turned back. 

"I want you to look at these hoofmarks," answered Dave, and he pointed up the stream a short distance. 

All passed to the locality indicated, and each youth looked at the hoofmarks with interest. They were made by a number of horses, probably six or eight, and though the marks were washed a little, as if by rain, they could still be plainly seen. 

"Do you think they were made by the horses that were stolen, Dave?" questioned Phil. 

"I don't know what to think." 

"The horse-thieves might easily have come this way," said the senator's son. "They would be more apt to go away from the ranch than towards it."  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. What is the group up to?
2. What are the boys doing?
3. What are the boys up to?
Q2:
1. Who was pleased with what had been caught?
2. Who was satisfied with what the group had caught hunting?
3. Who felt satisfaction at the hunting bounty?
Q3:
1. Who desired to keep hunting?
2. Who was keen on continuing to hunt?
3. Who thought it best to hunt some more?
Q4:
1. What prevented the boys from continuing the hunt in their current location?
2. Why couldn't the boys continue to hunt where they were?
3. What made it impossible for the boys to keep hunting where they were?
Q5:
1. How did Phil react to having to move?
2. What did Phil think of not being able to hunt in their current area anymore?
3. What was Phil's reaction to being told they had to move?
Q6:
1. Who was upset that the group needed to change locations to hunt?
2. Who was disappointed at the news of having to change hunting locations?
3. Who was not happy that the group would have to move to keep hunting?
Q7:
1. What did the group decide to do?
2. What decision was made by the group?
3. What did the boys resolve to do?
Q8:
1. Who instructed the group to halt?
2. Who called for a stop?
3. Who told everyone to halt?
Q9:
1. What had Dave found?
2. What had Dave come across?
3. What did Dave Porter locate?
Q10:
1. What was Phil unsure of?
2. What did Phil want to know?
3. What was Phil's inquiry?
Q11:
1. Did the senator's son think the prints were from the stolen horses?
2. Did the senator's son believe the hoofprints to have been made by the stolen horses?
3. In the opinion of the senator's son, were the stolen horses the ones who made the prints?
