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TRADITIONAL SIX.
The HaIIowed Ways Of Breaking Into
the Modern Novel.


A careful study of contemporary
fiction has revealed to me the fact thai
there are six recognized methods Of
opening. The six are these:
l. The modern society opening.
.. The John Driveller, or testamen-
tary. opening.
3. The local color opening.
4. The detective opening.
5. The peaceful country house
opening.
6. The spirited, or gadzooks, open
ing.
To make my meaning clear I will
give a short instance of each style.
The Modern Society Opening:
certainly not" she said, putting
up her sunshade with an air of deci-
sion Home, John"
And before I could say a word, that
ass. John. had started his horses and
l was left on the pavement alone. The
people all seemed to be staring and
staggering. so / hailed a passing taxi
and went to the club to think it over
You see, Cynthia and I had been
more or less engaged for a year, only
she called it IAN understanding" and
said l wasn't to tell anybody until
was making at least 900 year at the
bar. which seems rot when a fellows
got 1000 a year anyway.
However, one can't argue with
Cynthia, because she simply smiles
and then a dimple comes, and you're
done.
And as for arguing with Cynthia
mother Lady CrowbOrough, / would
as soon argue with the Sphinx or play
a concertina in Bond street.
Still, to snap out Certainly not
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It had been a forlorn hope at best,
this attempt of his to escape kellogg
Duncan acknowledged it when, MS
packing rudely finished, he started Tor
the door, Robbins reluctantly surren-
dering the suit case after eXhausting his
repertory of devices to delay the young
man. But at that instant the elevator
gate clashed in the outer corridor and
Kellogg's key ratified in the lock, to an
accompanying confusion of voices, all
masculine and all very cheerful.
Duncan sighed and motioned Rob-
bins away with his luggage. mo hope
now," he told himself. 'But-O Lord"
Incontinently there burst into the
room four men-Jim Long, Larry Mil
Ter, another whom Duncan did not i'm
mediately recognize and Kellogg him.
self-bringing with them an atmos-
phere breezy with jubilation. Before he
knew it Duncan was boisterously over
whelmed. He got his breath to find
kellogg pumping his hand.
Nat" he was saying, you're the
only other man on earth l was wish
ing could be with me tonight! Now
my happiness is complete. Cad, this
is lucky"
You think so?" countered Duncan,
forcing a smile. Hello, you boys!"
He gave a hand to Long and Miller.
How're you all?" He warmed to
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PRESIDENT IN CHARLESTON.
Mr.. Taft Received Attention During
Several Hours Last Thursday.

Charleston, November 10.-President
Taft arrived in Charleston this morn
ing at 7.15 a. m, over the Atlantic
Coast Line special from Washington,
where he embarked at II o'clock on
the battleship Tennessee for Panama.
The president was met at the depot by
Mayor Rhett, Gov. Ansel, Hon. Wilson
G. Harvey, Congressman Legare, Col
lector Of Port Durant, Admirals FOX
and Stanton, and driven to the home
of Mayor Rhett for breakfast.
At few minutes past o'clock,
President Taft was escorted up King
street to Marion Square, where he was
greeted by many cheers; he in return
gave the cheerers his same "old smile"
He spoke for few minutes to $500
school children and about as many Cit
izens besides From Marion Square,
the president was driven to the negro
industrial school building, making
short talk to the negro children. Then
he was driven over the city, visiting
several points Of interest.
At 1850, the president arrived at the
Carolina Yatch club grounds, where he
was met by a special committee who
accompanied him aboard the Tennes-
see. and a throng Of cheers from sew
eral thousand people who haa collected
to watch his departure. The presi-
dents departure from the Yatch club
pier was marked by salute of twen-
ty-one guns of the naval reserves.
When President Taft got aboard the
Tennessee, she weighed anchor and
steamed out of the harbor for the deep
Atlantic. The president expects to
arrive in Panama Monday, where he
intends to spend four days in looking
over the canal zone. On his way back,
he expects to arrive in Charleston on
Wednesday, the 22nd in time to catch
train for Richmond, where on the 23d
he will make an address to the Vir-
ginia State Teachers association.
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CHAPTER III.

After dinner they smoked and talk
ed about Duncan's future. Finally Kel-
logg said significantly, Nat, if you
follow my advice you can be worth
million dollars in a year."
Let him rave" Duncan observed
enigmatically and began to smoke.
No, I'm not dirpy, and I'm perfect
ly serious"
"Of course. But what'd they do tc
me if / were caught?"
This is not a joke. The PROPOSE
tion's perfectly legal. It's being done
right along"
"And l could do it, Harry"
"a man of your caliber couldn't
fail"
Would you mind ringing for Rob-
bins?" Duncan asked abruptly.
Certainly" Kellogg pressed a but
ton at his elbow. What d'you want?'
"A straitjacket and a doctor to tel
which one of us needs it,"
Kellogg, chagrined as he always was
III JOheu Wllll WIlell vi
his schemes, broke into a laugh that
lasted until Robbins appeared.
You rang, sir?"
Yes. Put those decanters over here
and some glasses, please"
Yes, sir"
The man obeyed and withdrew. Kel-
logg filled two glasses, handing one tc
Duncan.
Nov be decent and listen to me
Nat. I've thought this thing over fol
oh, any amount of time. I'll bet any
thing it will work. What d'you say;
Would you like to try it?'
Would like to try it?" A convic-
tion Of Kellogg's earnestness forced
itself upon Duncan's understanding
Would T." He lifted his glass and
drained it at a gulp. why, that's the
first laugh I've had for a MONTH"
"Then I'll tell you
Duncan placed a pleading hand or
his forearm.
Don't kid me, Harry" he entreated
Not bit of it. This is straight
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we've got the whole evening before
us in which to chin. Sit down." He
led Duncan to an armchair and gently
but firmly pumped him into its capa-
cious depths. Wen have a snug lit
tie dinner here and what do you say
to taking in a show afterward?"
Il say no."
You dassent, my boy. This is the
night we celebrate. I'm feeling pretty
good tonight
You ought to, Harry" Duncan
struggled to rouse himself to share ir
the spirit of graduation with which
Kellogg was bubblng I'm mighty
glad, old man. It's great step W
for you"
It's all of that. You could have
knocked me over with feather wher
Bartlett sprang it on me this morning
OF course, l was expecting something
a boost in salary, or something like
that. Bartlett knew that other houses
in the street had made me offers. I've
been pretty lucky of late and pulled
off one or two rather big deals, but a
partnership with L. ]. Bartlett
Think Of it, Natl"
I'm thinking of it, and it's great"
It'll keep me mighty busy" Kellogg
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do just as | did-make good in the
world and, when it's convenient, to me
AS for living here, you're perfect!
welcome"
II know it-and more" Duncan as
sented a little YEARLY. Don't thinl
l don't appreciate all you've done fol
me. But l know and you must under
stand that 1 can't keep on living or
you-and l won't"
For once baffled, Kellogg stared a
him in CONSERVATION. Duncan met his
gaze steadily, strong in the sincerity
of his attitude. At length Kellogg sur.
rendered, accepting defeat. Well
He shrugged uncomfortably. IF yol
insist
Il do"
Then that's settled
Yes, that's Sc. ed"
Dinner" said Robbins from the
doorway, lis served
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do YOU THINK ANY GIRL WITH MIL
LION WOULD TAKE A CHANCE ON ME
goods. If you want to try it and will
follow the rules l lay down, I'll guar
antee you'll be a rich man inside OF
twelve months
Rules! Man, I'll follow all the rules
in the world! Come on, I'm getting
palpitation of the heart, waiting. Tel
it to me, what've l got to do?"
Marry" said Kellogg seriously.
Marry" Duncan echoed, aghast.
Marry" reafirmed the other with
unbroken gravity.
Marry who?"
"A girl with a fortune. You see,
can't guarantee the precise size of her
pile. That all depends on luck and the
locality. But it'll run anywhere from
several hundred thousand up to a mil
lion, perhaps more"
Duncan sank back despondently
You ought to be ashamed of your
self, Harry" he said duly. You had
me all excited for a minute"
No, but honestly, l mean what
say"
Now look here, do you really think
any girl with a million would take a
chance on me-"
She'll jump at it,"
Duncan thought this over for a
while. Then his lips twitched. Whats
the matter with herr" he inquired. I'm
willing to play the game as it lies,
but l bar lunatics and cripples.'
There's no particular her, yet. You
can take your pick. I've no more idea
where she is than you have"
Now l know you're stark, staring
gibbering''-
Not a bit Of it, I'm inspired, that's
all. I've solved your problem; you
only can't believe it."
How could /? What the devil are
you getting at, anyhow"
This pet scheme of mine. Lend me
your ears. Have you ever lived in a
ont horse country town, a place with
one unspeakable hotel and about twen-
| ty stores and five churches"
NO"
Il have. l was born in one of 'em
| Have YOU any idea what becomes OF
| the young people of such towns"
Not a glimmering."
Then I'll enlighten your egregious
density. The boys-those who've got
the stuff in them strike out for the
cities to make their everlasting for
tunes. Generally they do it too"
The same as you?"
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FORTUNE HUNTER. ]
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CHAPTER II.

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EARLY MONEY.
Ring Currency and the First Gold and
Silver Coins.


Earliest history refers familiarly to
the use of gold and silver as pur-
chasing medium, but the metals were
exchanged in the form Of bars or dust
for many centuries. Even today the
Chinese prefer their gold and silver
in bullion form.
The credit of making the first gold
coins is given to the Lydians by
Herodotus. and the first silver coins
are supposed to have been minted on
the island of Egina. $50 B. c. There
are to be found in the various large
museums Of the world coins Of Per-
sia issued $50 b. c. The earliest coins
known in Palestine were called Daric
or kings money (from Darius), and
were coined $50 B. c.
In the year 139 B. c. Antiochus VII
granted the privilege of coming money
among the Jews to Simon Maccabeus
and the various pieces are dated ''in
the first Cor second) year of Simon
benefactor of the Jews, high priest.
The earliest Biblical mention OF
wealth is that of Abraham when he
left Egypt to return to Canaan and
the 1000 pieces of silver that Abim-
elech gave Abraham for SarahS use
Abraham bought the cave of Mach
pelah and weighed to Ephron 400
shekels of silver. Achen stole wedge
of gold weighing fifty shekels
In the east in all ages jewels have
been regarded as a convenient meth
Od of transferring and holding wealth
Prior to the first coming Egyptian and
perhaps other money was made in
to rings for the sake of convenience,
and the bundles of money carried by
the sons of Jacob when they went into
Egypt to buy corn were doubtless
strings of gold or silver rings of a
fixed weight.
Fortunately it has been the. GUS
tom from earliest times to date coins
in some manner, and by their aid it
has been possible to prove the truth
of legends and traditions even after
centuries. and the finding Of single
coin has often served to throw great
light on a dark page of history.-Em-
NETT Campbell Hall in Detroit Free
Press.
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their friendly faces and unfeigned well
come. My, but it's good to see you!'
There was relief in the fact that Kel-
logg, after a single glance, forebore
To question his return; he was to be
counted upon for tact, was Kellogg.
Now he strangled surprise by turning
to the fourth member Of the party.
Nat" he said Il want you to meet
Mr. Bartlett. Mr. Bartlett, Mr.. Dun
cam
A wholesome smile dawned on Dun
cans face as he encountered the blank,
blue stare of a young man whose very
smooth and very bright red face was
admirably set off by semi-evening
dress. Great Scott" he cried. warm
ly pressing the lackadaisical hand that
drifted into his willy Bartlett-af-
ter all these years."
4 sudden animation replaced the
vacuous stare of the blue eyes. Dun
cam" he stammered. Il say, this is
rippin'!"
"As bad as that" Duncan essayed
an accent almost English and nodded
his appreciation of it, something
which Bartlett missed completely.
He was very young-a very great
deal younger, Duncan thought, than
when they had been classmates. what
time Duncan shared his rooms with
Kellogg. very much younger and sug-
fering eXquisitcly from oversOphisti-
cation. His drawl barely escaped be-
ing inimitable. His air did not escape
it. "Smitten with my old trouble
Duncan appraised him-'too much
money. Heaven knows | hope he nev-
er reCoverS,"
AS for Willy. he was mOmentarily
more nearly human than he had SEEM
ed from the moment of his first ap-
pearanCe. You know" he blurted
this is simply extraordinary. | say,
you chaps. Duncan and | haven't met
for years. not since he graduated. We
belong to the same frat. YOU know,
and had jolly time of it. if he was
an upper class man. No side about
him at all, y know, absolutely none
whatever. Whenever | had to go out
on a spree I'd always get Nat to show
me round"
Il was pretty good at that" Duncan
admitted, a triile ruefully.
But Willy ratified on Needless. He
knew more pretty gels. v know. | say
old chap, d'you know as many now"
Duncan shook his head The list
has shrunk. I'm a changed man. Will
ly."
"Ow, l say, you're chawfin," Willy
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ITO be Continued. ]

~ Little Bob Gust started in school
Uncle Harry. what is the bird with
the biggest bill? Uncle Harry (who
is still thinking of the night before)-
a quail, my boy. a quail-on toast
Judge.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-10-21
TAFT TO VIEW Big DITCH
PRESIDENT WILL MAKE FLYING
TRIP TO PANAMA.
VIII Seek First Hand Information To-
Aid Congress in Solving '
Problems.

Beverly, Observation-Disclosures
Taft will sail for the Istnmus of Pan
anna on Nov. 10 from Charleston, s.
c., on the armored cruiser North Caro-
lima and will be conveyed by the sister
ship, the Montana. These are the
same vessels used by Mr.. Taft in his
Panama trip just before his Inaugural
ton. The president will be gone
about twelve days.
The president had practically given
up all idea of visiting the canal this
veal until Colonel George W!GoethalsJ
chief engineer OF the canal, spent two
hours with him. At the end of that
time MI. Taft had been convinced that
the problems confronting the officials
at Panama require his presence on the
isthmus. Although his visit will be a
flying one, the president expects to be
able to secure first hand information
on a number of matters which he will
call upon congress to deal with.
Some OF the problems to be dealt
with in the immediate future are as
follows:
The extent and character of the for
tifications, the fixing of tolls for the
passage of vessels through the canal,
a proposed increase in wages, the flu.
ture management of the Panama rail-
road, the form of permanent govern
ment for the canal zone and the regu-
lation of the sale of coal at the term
mus points. The government may go
into the business of selling coal itself
in order to prevent the possibility Of
extortion or a monopoly.
Mr.. Taft had thought that several
of these questions would o require
settlement for a year or more, but
Colonel Goethals put matters in a diff.
ferent light. The question of tolls,
which it was thought could wait until
the canal is much nearer completion,
was explained by Colonel Goethals to
be n of the most pressing for con-
gress to meet. An International con-
ference of steamship owners and ship
ping interests is to. be held in Berlin
in the summer of 1911. 1t is believed
to be highly important that congress
should have fixed the rates of toll by
that time.
The authorities believe that the in
fuence the canal will have upon ship
ping should be felt and be discussed
at this conference. The canal must be
made to attract shipping and, at the
same time, an effort will be made to
have the toll charges meet the inter
est on the $500, 900 900 investment
which the canal will represent.
The date for opening the Panama
canal has been set for January II,
1915. President Taft and COLONEL Goe-
thals believe it will be completed and
open long before that time.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-10-21
PUGULIST kETCHELL DEAD

Springfield, Oct. 15.-Stanley Keith
ell, the champion middleweight pugi-
list of the world, died here tonight at
7:05, as a result of being shot early
today by Walter A. Hurtz. a ranch
hand. The shooting took place at the
ranch of r. P. Dickerson. a friend OF
Ketchell, near Conway, forty miles
east of here.
An hour before his death Ketchell
regained consciousness.
The pugilist died at Springfield hos
pitaI, where he had been rushed af1er
arriving here from Conway on a spe-
cial train, chartered by Dickerson.
An operation was performed on
Ketchell at the ranch house In an at
tempt to locate the bullet, but it was
not found.
A report from Conway states that a
22-calibre rife bullet of the same pat
tern as that which inflicted Ketche'Ps
wound. was found on the floor of the
room in which the shooting took
place. 1t is though that there is a
possibility of this being the bullet
that killed Ketchell.
In the wooded hills east of here is
Hurtz, heavily armed and fee ng be-
fore b~loodhounds and a posse.
Dickerson has placed a price OF
$4,000 on the dead body of Hurtz.
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When the Dingley tariff law was en-
acted, Dolliver was q member Of the
committee on ways and means Of the
house. He distinguished himself then
for the active part which he took in
making that law. Although more in
dependent than many, he was then
known as q standpatter. Iowa being
an agricultural state, he successfully
advocated protection for all products
of the soil. During the administration
of Roosevelt, in the he ght of the ag-
itation for the regulation Of freight
eltss. Dolliver, who had gone to the
senate, filled a conspicuous role. The
Hepburn-Dolliver law, %amendatory of
the original act, creating the COM
merce commission was to a large ex-
ten a product of his labors, although
after that measure was reported to
the senate, it underwent many
changes of which he did not approve.
1t was in connection with the enact
ment of the Payne-Ald ich tariff bill,
during the present congress that Dol
liver attracted the greatest at ention.
During the life of Senator Alison,
one of the s%tandpatter leaders in the
state, Dolliver, then the junior Iowa
senator, was constantly within the
shelter of his venerable colleagues
guidance. After Allison d'ed and was
succeeded by Cummins, who had Ing
been known as ap rogressive, DNli1er
Joined handsw it'll his new colleague
and incurred the enmity of the repub-
lican political faction with which he
so long bad been affiliated.
In debates with nearly every one Of
the republican standpat orators, Dol
liver contributed many of the bright
est pages of Congressional Record
during the session of last year. He
was one of ten senators who voted
against the Payne-Aldrich bill.
In the republican national conven-
ton at Philadelphia in 1890, which
nominated Mckinley, Deliver proba-
bly, would have been the nominee for
vice president il Senator Plat and
other republican leaders, then in pow
er, had not determined upon the nom
ination of Roosevelt.
Again in Chicago at the last repub-
lican national convention the Taft
leaders wanted the man from Iowa for
second place on the ticket, but the
delegation was so divided between the
Cummins and the anti-Summins forces
that the selection of Dolliver, the real
choice, became impossible.
When Dolliver left Washington at
the close Of the last session, appar-
emily strong and vigorous, he told
many of his friends that he felt he
had "just come into his own"
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OVER-OCEAN FLIGHT
Walter Wellman and Crew Start Over
Ocean in Airship America

Atlantic City, Oct. 15.-Sail ng into
q thick fog Walter Wellman with a
crew of five, tonight is believed to be
on an epoch-making voyage to Eu-
rope, in the huge cigar-shaped airship
america. Starting from the beach
after 8 o'clock this morning, the big
ar craft was soon out of the sight of
the cheering crowd.
The latest information indicated
that Wellman tonight is easily sailing
through the darkness off the New
York coast.
The men who are making the first
over the ocean flight of an airsNfp
are Walter Wellman, commander;
Melvin Vaniman, chief engineer; F.
Murray S'mons, navigator; J. K. r.
win, wireless operator; John Aueert
and Albert Loud, assistant eneineers.
The final decision to make the trip
came early this morning, after Well
man had been criticised by the peo-
pie for his delay.
At HOS o'clock came the first word
from the airship. The first message
eyer sent from an airship at sea, fol-
lows:
Headed northeast, all are we'll on
board, the machinery is working line.
Good bye. j. Irwin"
After this messages came frequently
and all reported good progress. Among
the anxious people that crowded the
little wireless station OF the pier here
we're Mrs. Wellman, her two daugh-
tiers and Mrs. Vaniman.
The last message received from
Wellman late this afternoon was to
the effect that the course had been
laid from the North Passage from
New Foundland and that the speed
had been cut to fifteen knots for the
purpose of saving the gasoline fuel.
By that he meant that though as
ISOLATED for many years with the "old
guard in congress. he had frequent
ly felt the lack of sympathy with many
| of the measures they advocated; he
was at heart a progressive.
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Personal.
PERSONAL.
Congressman Mccall of Massachu-


Congressman Mccall of Massachu-
sets was renominated.
Aviator Eugene Ely abandoned his
Chicago-New York flight.
Charles E. Hughes took the oath as
a justice of the supreme court.
Colonel Roosevelt took an air ride
with Aviator Hoxsey at st. Louis.
Senator La Toilette, operated upon
for gall stones, is rapidly recovering.
Governor Eberhart calls the trag-
edy in northern Minnesota a CHASTITY
lesson.
Colonel Roosevelt. took issue with
President Taft on the duty of the gov
eminent In reclamation work In
states.
The banns of the marriage Of
Prince Victor Napoleon and Princess
Clementine of Belgium have been
published.
Commander Robert e. Peary will
be promoted to the rank Of captain
in the corps of naval civil engineers
on October 20.
Lambert Tree, former circuit Judge
at Chicago, died at the Waldorf
Astoria in New York of heart failure.
He was 7s years old.