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Chapter 9

           Hehadviolatedthelawonbothcounts. Also,helearnedfromtheitemthatfirst-classpaperspaidaminimumoftendollarsacolumn. So,whilehecopiedthemanuscriptathirdtime,heconsoledhimselfbymultiplyingtencolumnsbytendollars. Theproductwasalwaysthesame,onehundreddollars,andhedecidedthatthatwasbetterthanseafaring. Ifithadn’tbeenforhisblunders,hewouldhavefinishedthearticleinthreedays. Onehundreddollarsinthreedays! Itwouldhavetakenhimthreemonthsandlongerontheseatoearnasimilaramount. Amanwasafooltogotoseawhenhecouldwrite,heconcluded,thoughthemoneyinitselfmeantnothingtohim. Itsvaluewasinthelibertyitwouldgethim,thepresentablegarmentsitwouldbuyhim,allofwhichwouldbringhimnearer,swiftlynearer,totheslender,palegirlwhohadturnedhislifebackuponitselfandgivenhiminspiration. 

           Hemailedthemanuscriptinaflatenvelope,andaddressedittotheeditoroftheSanFranciscoExaminer. Hehadanideathatanythingacceptedbyapaperwaspublishedimmediately,andashehadsentthemanuscriptinonFridayheexpectedittocomeoutonthefollowingSunday. HeconceivedthatitwouldbefinetoletthateventappriseRuthofhisreturn. Then,Sundayafternoon,hewouldcallandseeher. Inthemeantimehewasoccupiedbyanotheridea,whichhepridedhimselfuponasbeingaparticularlysane,careful,andmodestidea. HewouldwriteanadventurestoryforboysandsellittoTheYouth’sCompanion. Hewenttothefreereading-roomandlookedthroughthefilesofTheYouth’sCompanion. Serialstories,hefound,wereusuallypublishedinthatweeklyinfiveinstalmentsofaboutthreethousandwordseach. Hediscoveredseveralserialsthatrantoseveninstalments,anddecidedtowriteoneofthatlength. 

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