CHAPTER XXX 

THE DEFENSE OF THE CAVE--SAVED! 

"He has fainted, poor fellow!" said Dick, as he bent over the unconscious form of Bostwick. 

"We ought to git back to the house at once!" put in old Jerry. "We must warn the cap'n and the others of what Lesher and his crowd intend to do." 

"That is true, but we can't leave this poor chap here. He might die for the want of care," came from Tom. 

"We'll take him along," said Dick. "Come, lift him up." 

As carefully as they could they lifted the unconscious form up and bore it to where the rowboat was lying. Soon all were on board, and while Tom did his best to revive Bostwick, Dick and old Jerry bent their back to the oars, pulling as they had seldom pulled before. 

The beach in front of the house was almost gained when they heard a shot ring out, followed by several others. 

"Just as I feared!" groaned Dick. "Lesher and the others have begun the attack!" 

"Then we'll have to be careful how we land," said old Jerry. "If we aint, we may run right into 'em!" 

There was no moon, but the stars shone brightly, so the beach line was dimly visible in the distance. Standing up in the bow, Tom saw a flash of fire from the jungle below the house, and heard the crack of a firearm. Then he saw some dark forms running along the beach. 

"Our party is making for the cave!" he cried. "We had better turn in that direction."  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Who had fainted before being loaded onto the boat?
2. Who was put onto the boat in an unconscious state?
3. Who was unconscious when they were loaded onto the boat?
Q2:
1. What sort of boat is described?
2. What boat is the group in?
3. What kind of boat appears in the story?
Q3:
1. Did the whole group get in the boat?
2. Was the entire group in the boat?
3. Did every person present climb into the boat?
Q4:
1. Who attempted to wake Botwick?
2. Who made an attempt to wake Botwick up?
3. Who tried reviving Botwick?
Q5:
1. Who was in charge of rowing the boat?
2. Who were the boat rowers?
3. Who steered the boat with oars?
Q6:
1. Did Dick and Jerry row harder than they were used to?
2. Were Dick and Jerry not used to rowing so hard?
3. Did Dick and Jerry row with more vigor than usual?
Q7:
1. Who desired to get back to the house in a hurry?
2. Who wanted to return to the house quickly?
3. Who wanted to be back at the house ASAP?
Q8:
1. What did old Jerry want to do at the house?
2. What did Jerry want to do once they arrived at the house?
3. Why was Jerry so keen on getting back to the house?
Q9:
1. What did Jerry want to warn the captain about?
2. What warning did Jerry want to give the captain?
3. What did Jerry want the captain to know about in advance?
Q10:
1. Who didn't want to leave Botwick alone?
2. Who was not okay with leaving Botwick alone?
3. Who was afraid to leave Botwick on the boat?
Q11:
1. What was Tom afraid would happen to Botwick?
2. What did Tom fear would become of Botwick?
3. What was Tom fearful of happening to Botwick?
Q12:
1. Who made the decision to carry Botwick with them?
2. Who thought it best to carry Botwick along?
3. Who suggested carrying Botwick with the group?
Q13:
1. What did the group hear when they were almost at the house?
2. Once they had almost gotten to the house, what sound did the group hear?
3. What noise did the group hear once they had neared the house?
Q14:
1. Did the group hear any other sounds besides the crack of a firearm?
2. Did any other sounds follow the crack of a gun?
3. Was the sound of the firearm followed by anything else?
Q15:
1. Who did Dick think the sound came from?
2. What did Dick take to be the source of the firearm sound?
3. Who did Dick assume had fired the gun?
Q16:
1. What did Dick believe Lesher and the others were up to?
2. In Dick's mind, what had Lesher and the others done?
3. What did Dick think that Lesher and the others were doing?
Q17:
1. Was the moon out?
2. Did the group have any moonlight?
3. Was there any moonlight for the group?
Q18:
1. Was the group able to see the beach line?
2. Was the beachline visible to the group?
3. Could the group make out the shore line?
Q19:
1. Who stood in front of the boat?
2. Who could be found at the front of the boat, standing?
3. Who was at the boat's front, standing up?
Q20:
1. Where did Tom say everyone was running to?
2. Where was everyone running to, according to Tom?
3. Where did Tom cry out that everyone in his party was hurrying off to?
