PRESENTATION. The story is told in reminiscent vein by one who uses his
own angle as a boy. It recalls the manner of “Treasure Island,” as “The
Yellow Cat” recalls Kipling. The boy’s angle is faithfully kept, with
excellent results. The first value of the boy’s angle is that much of
the action was unclear to him, as it progressed chronologically, and
this obscurity is carried over to the reader. The reader, then, is kept
in suspense, as the boy was, until the outcome. It is a well-known and
capital means of creating and heightening suspense. The second value is
that the boy’s point of view is the best for unity of effect. Observe
that this is true in studying the