CHAPTER XI 

MR. LITTLESON, FLATTERER 

Once more a little luncheon was in progress at the corner table in the millionaires' club. This time Littleson also was of the party. He had been describing his luncheon of the day before to his friends. 

"I am dead sure of one thing," he declared. "She is on our side, and I honestly believe that she means getting that paper." 

"But she hasn't even the entrée to the house now," Weiss objected. 

"There are plenty of the servants there," Littleson answered, "whom she must know very well, and through whom she could get in, especially if Phineas is really up in his room. I tell you fellows, I truly believe we'll have that wretched document in our hands by this time to-morrow." 

"The day I see it in ashes," Bardsley muttered, "I'll stand you fellows a magnum of Pommery '92." 

"I wonder," Weiss remarked, "what sort of terms she is on with her cousin, the little girl with the big eyes." 

"I wish to Heaven one of you could make friends with that child!" Bardsley exclaimed. "I'd give a tidy lot to know whether Phineas Duge lies there on his bed, or whether his hand is on the telephone half the time. You are sure, Littleson, that Dick Losting is in Europe?" 

"Absolutely certain," Littleson answered. "I had a letter from him dated Paris only yesterday." 

"Then who in God's name is shaking the Chicago markets like this!" Bardsley declared, striking the newspaper which lay by his side with the palm of his hand. "You notice, too, the stocks which are being hit are all ours, every one of them. Damn! If Phineas should be sitting up there in his room with that hideous little smile upon his lips, talking and talking across the wires hour after hour, while we hang round like idiots and play his game! It's maddening to think of."  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Who finally got to join in the party?
2. Who was finally included in the party?
3. Who got to be a part of the party for once?
Q2:
1. How could the party be described?
2. What was the purpose of the party?
3. What was the group meeting for?
Q3:
1. Where was the luncheon?
2. What was the location of the luncheon?
3. Where did the group have lunch?
Q4:
1. When did the luncheon take place?
2. What time did the group have lunch?
3. What time did the luncheon take place at?
Q5:
1. Did a luncheon occur the day before?
2. Was there a luncheon on the previous day as well?
3. Had lunch also happened the day before?
Q6:
1. What city is the group in?
2. In what city is the group having lunch?
3. What's the city where the group is lunching?
Q7:
1. What is the identity of the child?
2. What is the identity of the little girl with big eyes?
3. Who is the little girl with big eyes?
Q8:
1. What does the group want from the house?
2. What does the group wish to obtain from the house?
3. What's in the house that the group wants?
Q9:
1. Does the group want Phineas to greet them at the door?
2. Does the group wish to be greeted at the door by Phineas?
3. Is the group hoping to have Phineas at the door to greet them?
Q10:
1. Where does the group hope Phineas will be?
2. Where would the group prefer to find Phineas?
3. What location does the group prefer that Phineas stay in?
Q11:
1. What will Bardsley do in the case that the group is successful?
2. If the group succeeds, what is Bardsley going to do?
3. What will Bardsley get up to in the event of the group's success?
Q12:
1. Does Bardsley offer to give the men a magnum of Pommery 92?
2. Is a magnum of Pommery 92 offered by Bardsley?
3. Does Bardsley say he will stand the fellows a magnum of Pommery 92?
Q13:
1. When did a letter come for Littleson?
2. When did Littleson receive a missive?
3. When did a missive arrive for Littleson?
Q14:
1. Where did Littleson receive a letter from?
2. What was the provenance of Littleson's letter?
3. Where was the letter sent to Littleson from?
Q15:
1. Who did Littleson receive a letter from?
2. Who sent Littleson a letter?
3. Who wrote the letter to Littleson?
Q16:
1. What did Dick Losting write to Littleson about?
2. What was the subject of Dick Losting's letter to Littleson?
3. What was Dick Losting's purpose in writing to Littleson?
