CHAPTER XVIII—LACES AND GOLD 

At four o’clock in the afternoon Patsy rubbed her eyes, yawned and raised her head from her pillow. 

“Dear me!” she sighed, “I’m tired yet, but this sleeping in the daytime is unnatural. I wonder if Beth is awake.” 

She went to the door of the adjoining room, opened it and found her cousin dressing. 

“Do you suppose anyone else is up?” she inquired. 

“See there,” replied Beth, pointing through the window. 

Patsy saw. Mr. Runyon was seated on a garden bench in earnest conversation with Mildred Travers. 

“Didn’t he go home this morning, after the excitement was over?” she asked. 

“No,” replied Beth. “Mr. and Mrs. Hahn drove their car home, but our interesting neighbor at the north, Mr. Bul Run, declared there was nothing at his own ranch half so enticing as a bed here. He’s a bachelor, it seems, and leads rather a lonely life. So Arthur gave him a room and he went to bed; but it seems he has had his sleep out and is indulging in other recreations.” 

Patsy was eyeing the couple in the garden. 

“Mr. Runyon seems to have struck up a friendship with your protégé Mildred,” she observed. 

“Yes,” answered Beth. “You know he was shut up in the wall with her and Inez for awhile and the adventure must have made them feel well acquainted. Wasn’t that imprisonment a most peculiar thing, Patsy?” 

“Very peculiar. I haven’t had much time to think about it, for as soon as Toodlums was safe in Louise’s arms I went to bed. But it occurs to me to wonder how Mildred Travers knew so much of the secrets of this absurd old house and why she ventured to explore the hidden rooms in our absence. Put that with the fact that she lived in these parts as a girl, and with her eagerness to come out here—don’t you remember her fervent ‘thank heaven’?—and it seems the whole mystery isn’t unraveled yet; it’s only getting more tangled.”  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. At what time did Patsy wake up?
2. Patsy woke up at what time?
3. 
Q2:
1. What did Patsy do as she woke up?
2. When Patsy woke up, what did she do?
3. 
Q3:
1. Why did Patsy rub her eyes and yawn?
2. What reason did Patsy have for rubbing her eyes and yawning?
3. 
Q4:
1. What did Patsy do once she was up and about?
2. What did Patsy do as soon as she got out of bed?
3. 
Q5:
1. What did Patsy ask after going into the adjoining room?
2. What was asked by Patsy after she had gone into the adjoining room?
3. 
Q6:
1. Was anyone else awake other than Patsy and Beth?
2. Were there any people awake other than Patsy and Beth?
3. 
Q7:
1. What are the names of the people that were awake other than Patsy and Beth?
2. Which people were up and about other than Patsy and Beth?
3. 
Q8:
1. How old are Patsy and Beth?
2. What are the ages of Patsy and Beth?
3. 
Q9:
1. What were Mr. Runyon and Mildred Travers doing on the garden bench?
2. What did Mr. Runyon and Mildred Travers do in the garden?
3. 
Q10:
1. What did Mr. Runyon and Mildred Travers talk about?
2. What was the topic of conversation between Mr. Runyon and Mildred Travers?
3. 
Q11:
1. Was there exciting stuff happening the night before?
2. Did the night before provide some sort of excitement?
3. 
Q12:
1. What happened the night before?
2. What was the exciting thing that took place the previous night?
3. 
