CHAPTER XXXV 

Mr. Oscar Fischer and his friend, Senator Theodore Hastings, stood side by side, a week later, in the bar of one of the most fashionable of New York hotels. They were passing away the few minutes before Pamela and her aunt would be ready to join them in the dining room above. 

"Very little news, I fancy," Hastings remarked, glancing at the tape which was passing through his companion's fingers. 

"Nothing--of any importance," Fischer replied. "Nothing." 

The older man glanced searchingly at his companion, the change in whose tone was ominous. Fischer was standing with the tape in his hand, his eyes glued upon a certain paragraph. The Senator took out his eyeglasses and looked over his friend's shoulder. 

"What's this?" he demanded. "Eh?" 

Fischer was fighting a great battle and fighting it well. 

"Something wrong, apparently, with Frank Roughton," he observed; "an old college friend of mine. They made him Governor of----only last year." 

Hastings read the item thoughtfully. 

Governor Roughton this morning tendered his resignation as Governor of the State of----. We understand that it was at once accepted. Numerous arrests have taken place with reference to the great explosion at the Bembridge powder factory. 

"Looks rather fishy, that," Hastings observed thoughtfully. 

"I'm sorry for Roughton," Fischer declared. "He was a perfectly straight man, and I am sure he has done his best." 

"Great friend of yours?" the other asked curiously. 

"We were intimately acquainted," was the brief answer. 

The two men finished their cocktails in silence. On their way upstairs the Senator took his companion's arm.  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. What news came in that morning?
2. What happened of note that morning?
3. 
Q2:
1. Who was a buddy of Oscar Fischer?
2. Who did Oscar Fisher have a close relationship with?
3. 
Q3:
1. Who would be joining Oscar Fischer and Theodore Hastings?
2. Who was going to meet up with Oscar Fischer and Theodore Hastings?
3. 
Q4:
1. Were Oscar Fischer and Theodore Hastings in Maine?
2. Was Maine the present location of Oscar Fischer and Theodore Hastings?
3. 
Q5:
1. What state were Oscar Fischer and Theodore Hastings in?
2. In what state were Oscar Fischer and Theodore Hastings located?
3. 
Q6:
1. What title did Theodore Hastings have?
2. How was Theodore Hastings employed?
3. 
Q7:
1. What was Oscar Fischer's opinion of Governor Roughton?
2. How did Oscar Fischer feel about Governor Roughton?
3. 
Q8:
1. Did Oscar Fischer have a closer relationship with Governor Roughton?
2. Did Oscar Fischer know Governor Roughton well?
3. 
Q9:
1. Did anyone get arrested?
2. Was someone detained?
3. 
Q10:
1. Did Theodore Hastings have 20/20 vision?
2. Was Theodore Hastings' eyesight impeccable?
3. 
Q11:
1. What were Oscar Fischer and Theodore Hastings doing?
2. What were Oscar Fischer and Theodore Hastings up to?
3. 
Q12:
1. At what point did Roughton start being the governor?
2. When was Roughton handed the title of governor?
3. 
