CHAPTER XV 

SIGNS OF THE TIMES 

"If she is really Lucy Rogers, she'll be missing tomorrow morning," said Beth when she had told her cousins of the encounter in the corridor. 

But Eliza Parsons was still at Elmhurst the next day, calmly pursuing her duties, and evidently having forgotten or decided to ignore the young man who had so curiously mistaken her for another. Beth took occasion to watch her movements, so far as she could, and came to the conclusion that the girl was not acting a part. She laughed naturally and was too light-hearted and gay to harbor a care of any sort in her frivolous mind. 

But there was a mystery about her; that could not be denied. Even if she were but a paid spy of Erastus Hopkins there was a story in this girl's life, brief as it had been. 

Beth was full of curiosity to know this story. 

As for Tom Gates, he had been so horrified by his mistake that he tried to avoid meeting Eliza again. This was not difficult because the girl kept pretty closely to the linen room, and Tom was chiefly occupied in the library. 

Kenneth had little chance to test his secretary's abilities just then, because the girls pounced upon the new recruit and used his services in a variety of ways. Tom Gates's anxiety to give satisfaction made him willing to do anything, but they refrained from sending him often to town because he was sensitive to the averted looks and evident repulsion of those who knew he had recently been a "jail-bird." But there was plenty for him to do at Elmhurst, where they were all as busy as bees; and whatever the young man undertook he accomplished in a satisfactory manner.  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Who had an air of mystery?
2. What was the name of the mysterious girl?
3. Who was hard to figure out?
Q2:
1. Whose location was Elmhurst?
2. What was the name of the person at Elmhurst?
3. Who was located at Elmhurst?
Q3:
1. Whose location was Elmhurst besides Eliza Parsons?
2. What was the name of the person at Elmhurst with Eliza Parsons?
3. Who was located at Elmhurst alongside Eliza Parsons?
Q4:
1. Who had just been released from prison?
2. Who had just gotten out of jail?
3. Whose liberation from jail was recent?
Q5:
1. What did Beth suspect Lucy of being?
2. What did Beth think that Lucy might be?
3. What was Beth thinking that Lucy Rogers could be?
Q6:
1. Who mistook Lucy's identity?
2. Who was not correct about Lucy's identity?
3. Who had mistaken Lucy for someone else?
Q7:
1. What decision did Beth come to regarding Eliza?
2. What did Beth decide about Eliza?
3. What was Beth's conclusion with respect to Eliza?
Q8:
1. What was Beth's reason for thinking Eliza wasn't acting the part?
2. Why didn't Beth think that Eliza was acting the part?
3. What made Beth feel that Eliza wasn't acting her part?
Q9:
1. Was Eliza Parsons mysterious?
2. Was there something hard to figure out about Eliza Parsons?
3. Did Eliza Parsons have an air of mystery about her?
Q10:
1. What was Eliza's location?
2. Where could Eliza be found?
3. In what location did Eliza Parsons remain?
Q11:
1. What was the location of Tom Gates?
2. Where could Tom Gates be found?
3. In what location did Tom Gates remain?
Q12:
1. Was there not enough to do?
2. Were people languishing around with nothing to do?
3. Was everyone bored with not enough tasks?
Q13:
1. What was Beth's conclusion regarding Eliza?
2. What was Beth's evaluation of Eliza?
3. How was Eliza Parsons evaluated by Beth?
Q14:
1. What was the location of the mistake?
2. Where did an error occur?
3. Where was something mistaken?
