Q: Alfred Alder, a famous psychiatrist, had an interesting experience. When he was a small boy he got off to a poor start in arithmetic. His teacher got the idea that he had no ability in arithmetic, and told his parents what she thought in order that they would not expect too much of him. In this way, they too developed the idea, "Isn't it too bad that Alfred can't do arithmetic?" He accepted their mistaken estimate of his ability, feeling that it was useless to try, and that he was very poor at arithmetic, just as they expected.

One day he became very angry at the teacher and the other students because they laughed when he said he saw how to do a problem which none of the other students had been able to solve.

Adler succeeded in solving the problem. This gave him confidence. He rejected the idea that he couldn't do arithmetic and was determined to show them that he could. His anger and his new found confidence stimulated him to go at arithmetic problems with a new spirit. He now worked with interest, determination, and purpose, and he soon became extraordinarily good at arithmetic. He not only proved that he could do arithmetic, but he learned early in life from his own experience that, if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may astonish himself as well as others by his ability.

This experience made him realize that many people have more ability than they think they have, and that lack of success is as often the result of lack of knowledge of how to apply one's ability, lack of confidence, and lack of determination as it is the result of lack of ability.

1. Yes
2. no
3. No
4. yes
5. that they should not expect too much of his math abilities
6. Yes
7. he felt that it was useless to try
8. To try and excel at arithmetic
9. Adler succeeded in solving a problem that none of the other student had been able to
10. Yes
11. at the teacher and the other students
12. because they laughed when he said he saw how to do the problem
13. He now worked with interest, determination, and purpose
14. Because he was determined to show them that he could do arithmetic
15. He learned that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may astonish himself as well as others by his ability.
16. a lack of knowledge of how to apply one's ability, a lack of confidence, and a lack of determination
17. He was a famous psychiatrist
18. Yes
19. Also yes
20. Yes

Numbered questions:
1. Is Alfred Alder good at math?
2. Was he always?
3. Did the teacher encourage him?
4. Did she have a talk with his parents?
5. About what?
6. Then did they give up on his future in math?
7. Did this effect him?
8. Try what?
9. What ending up boosting his ego?
10. Was he mad?
11. At who?
12. Why?
13. did he approach math in a new way?
14. Wny?
15. Did he learn a lesson from this?
16. What does he think people are missing when they don't succeed?
17. What did he do for a living?
18. Was the teacher wrong about his math ability?
19. What about his parents?
20. did he complete the problem that he was laughed at for?

Q: CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN.

OTHER THINGS BESIDES MURDER "WILL OUT."

Meanwhile Davy Spink, with his heart full, returned slowly to the shore.

He was long of reaching it, the boat being very heavy for one man to pull. On landing he hurried up to his poor little cottage, which was in a very low part of the town, and in a rather out-of-the-way corner of that part.

"Janet," said he, flinging himself into a rickety old armchair that stood by the fireplace, "the press-gang has catched us at last, and they've took Big Swankie away, and, worse than that--"

"Oh!" cried Janet, unable to wait for more, "that's the best news I've heard for mony a day. Ye're sure they have him safe?"

"Ay, sure enough," said Spink dryly; "but ye needna be sae glad aboot it, for. Swankie was aye good to _you_."

"Ay, Davy," cried Janet, putting her arm round her husband's neck, and kissing him, "but he wasna good to _you_. He led ye into evil ways mony a time when ye would rather hae keepit oot o' them. Na, na, Davy, ye needna shake yer heed; I ken'd fine."

"Weel, weel, hae'd yer ain way, lass, but Swankie's awa' to the wars, and so's Ruby Brand, for they've gotten him as weel."

"Ruby Brand!" exclaimed the woman.

"Ay, Ruby Brand; and this is the way they did it."

Here Spink detailed to his helpmate, who sat with folded hands and staring eyes opposite to her husband, all that had happened. When he had concluded, they discussed the subject together. Presently the little girl came bouncing into the room, with rosy cheeks, sparkling eyes, a dirty face, and fair ringlets very much dishevelled, and with a pitcher of hot soup in her hands.

1. boat
2. yes
3. to his poor little cottage
4. Janet
5. fringed himself into a rickety old armchair
6. by the fireplace
7. press-gang
8. took Big Swankie away,
9. yes
10. no

Numbered questions:
1. What was Davy Spink pulling?
2. Was it difficult for him?
3. Where did he go when he left the boat?
4. Who was there?
5. What did he do when he came into the place?
6. Where was it located?
7. Who caught them?
8. What else did they do?
9. Was she glad to hear this?
10. Was Swankie mean to her?