CHAPTER XX. 

FOLLOWING ALLEN. 

Hal was astonished to learn from Katie McCabe that Dick Ferris was coming up the tenement stairs. 

"He can't be coming here!" exclaimed the youth. 

"What shall we do if he does?" asked McCabe. 

"I don't know. Perhaps I had better hide. He may----" 

At that instant came a knock on the door. 

"It's him!" whispered Katie. 

Andy McCabe, the father, pointed to a closet. Hal tiptoed his way to it, and motioned for Katie to follow. The door was closed, and then Andy McCabe answered the summons. 

Ferris stood at the door, his hair disheveled and his lips trembling. 

"May I ask who lives here?" he asked. 

"My name is McCabe." 

"Isn't there a man by the name of Macklin living here?" went on Ferris. 

"Macklin?" repeated McCabe, slowly. 

"Yes, Tommy Macklin." 

"Not as I know on. What does he do?" 

"I don't know. I have a letter to deliver to him. So you don't know where he lives?" 

"No, sir." 

"It's too bad. Will you please tell me what time it is?" 

Andy McCabe glanced at the alarm clock that stood on the mantel-shelf. 

"Quarter to six." 

"As late as that!" cried Ferris. "I must hurry and catch him before six. Only quarter of an hour. Good-day, sir." 

"Good-day." 

In a moment Ferris was gone. McCabe closed the door, and Hal came out of the closet followed by Katie. 

"What does he mean?" questioned the man. 

"I'll tell you what it means," said Hal. "He is trying to prove an alibi, in case a body was found in the vat. He thinks you can remember he was here looking for Macklin at quarter to six. If that was true, how could he have helped Macklin at five o'clock?"  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Who went off to hide?
2. Who was considering hiding?
3. Who had the idea of going off to hide?
Q2:
1. Who were Hal and Katie hiding from?
2. Who was coming up the stairs that everyone wanted to hide from?
3. Who did everyone want to hide from?
Q3:
1. Why were the McCabes surprised?
2. What was so astonishing to Hal and Katie?
3. What was everyone upstairs so astonished by?
Q4:
1. What is the name of the McCabe father?
2. Who is the father of the McCabes?
3. What is the full name of the dad?
Q5:
1. Where did Hal and Katie hide?
2. Where did Andy motion for Hal and Katie to hide?
3. Where did Andy McCabe want the other two to hide from Dick Ferris?
Q6:
1. Did Hal and Katie run into the closet?
2. Did Hal and Katie go towards the closet in a hurry?
3. Were Hal and Katie swift in making it to the closet?
Q7:
1. Did Hal and Katie's father answer the door?
2. Was Andy McCabe the one who answered the door?
3. Was the person who answered the door the father of Katie and Hal?
Q8:
1. Who was Dick Ferris looking for?
2. Who did Dick Ferris come to the door in search of?
3. Who was Dick Ferris hoping to find in the house?
Q9:
1. Why was Dick Ferris looking for Macklin?
2. What was the reason that Dick Ferris was trying to find Macklin?
3. What was Dick Ferris's intent in searching for Macklin?
Q10:
1. How did Dick Ferris appear?
2. What did Dick Ferris look like?
3. How was Dick Ferris's appearance?
Q11:
1. What did Dick Ferris ask Andy McCabe?
2. What information did Dick Ferris want from Any McCabe?
3. What did Dick Ferris inquire of Andy McCabe when he learned Macklin wasn't there?
Q12:
1. What was the time that Andy McCabe gave to Dick Ferris?
2. According to Andy McCabe, what time was it?
3. What time did Andy McCabe give Dick Ferris when he asked?
Q13:
1. Did Dick Ferris say anything right before leaving?
2. Did DIck Ferris have anything else to say after learning of the time?
3. Did Dick Ferris mention anything else after Andy McCabe gave him the time?
Q14:
1. What did Dick Ferris say just before leaving?
2. What were Dick Ferris's remarks just before he left?
3. What did Dick Ferris say he needed to do just before he left?
Q15:
1. At what moment did Hal and Katie come out of the closet?
2. When did Hal and Katie exit the closet?
3. At what point did Hal and Katie come back out from the closet?
Q16:
1. Which person came out of the closet first?
2. Who was the first to exit the closet?
3. Who left the closet first, Hal or Katie?
Q17:
1. WHy does Hal think that Dick Ferris wanted an alibi?
2. For what reason does Hal believe that Dick Ferris was looking for an alibi?
3. According to Hal, why might Dick Ferris be looking for an alibi?
Q18:
1. Why did Dick Ferris believe his visit would serve as an alibi?
2. How could Dick Ferris's visit be used as his alibi?
3. Why might Dick Ferris use his visit as an alibi?
Q19:
1. At what time was Dick Ferris at the McCabe residence?
2. How late in the day did Dick Ferris visit the McCabes?
3. What time was it when Dick Ferris left the McCabes?
Q20:
1. Was Dick Ferris rude to Andy McCabe?
2. Did Dick Ferris say anything offensive to Andy McCabe?
3. Did Dick Ferris treat Andy McCabe in an impolite way?
