oint?

4. Relate a mystery from real life that you have heard of or read in a
newspaper that is just as hard to find out about as those Conan Doyle
explains in his stories.

5. When Sherlock Holmes explains how he knew things about people, as,
for instance, how he knew that Wilson was a Freemason, does it all seem
simple enough to you? Why then are there not more good Sherlock
Holmeses?

6. Relate some sly bits of humor you find in the story.

The Inconsiderate Waiter

1. What kind of humor is shown in this story? Is it different from "A
Reward of Merit"?

2. Is there anything touching in the story?

3. What do you think are the real qualities of the narrator of this
story? Why does he try to conceal his real self?

4. What do you think was Mr. Barrie's purpose in making this waiter of
an exclusive English club show himself to be a real human being?

5. After you have read the biographical sketch of Mr. Barrie, see if
you can discover anything in the story that shows his personality.

The Siege of Berlin

1. What is it that holds your attention in this story, is it the
character of the fine old soldier, the story itself, or both?

2. What qualities of a soldier does M. Jouve show to the last?

3. What noble qualities does war bring out in the women of a nation, as
revealed by the granddaughter of the old soldier?

4. What recent attack on Paris does this one make you think of? In what
ways is it similar? How different?

5. How near did the Germans get to Paris in the World War?

6. What places mentioned in this story were strategic points around
which great and critical battles were fought during the World War?

7. Read the notes on this story carefully, and from what you have read
or can find out from soldier friends who were in the late war, see how
the battles of the Franco-Prussian War and the World War differed. For
instance, were the same people victorious in each case?

8. Write a war story, using the most thrilling incident you have heard
of the World War. Make the characters real and show some noble quality
in them, such as heroism, generosity, or human kindness.

The Silver Mine

1. In what ways does this story of a hidden treasure differ from other
stories of hidden treasure, such as "Treasure Island," for example?

2. Does the character of the minister as revealed in the story, so good
and fine, yet so plain and humanly near to his people, make you think
of any other minister