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Title: The Bread Line
A Story of a Paper

Author: Albert Bigelow Paine

Release Date: October 3, 2010 [EBook #34023]

Language: English

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The Bread Line

[Illustration]

The Bread Line

A Story of a Paper

By
Albert Bigelow Paine

[Illustration]

New York
The Century Co.
1900

Copyright, 1899,
By THE J. B. LIPPINCOTT CO.

* * * * *

Copyright, 1900,
By THE CENTURY CO.

To Those Who have Started
Papers, to Those Who have
Thought of Starting Papers,
and to Those Who are
Thinking of Starting Papers.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I THE FIRST DINNER 1

II FRISBY'S SCHEME 15

III A LETTER FROM THE "DEAREST GIRL IN THE WORLD,"
OTHERWISE MISS DOROTHY CASTLE OF CLEVELAND, TO MR.
TRUMAN LIVINGSTONE OF NEW YORK 29

IV SOME PREMIUMS 36

V A LETTER FROM MR. TRUMAN LIVINGSTONE OF NEW YORK
TO MISS DOROTHY CASTLE OF CLEVELAND 52

VI CASH FOR NAMES 61

VII A LETTER FROM MISS DOROTHY CASTLE OF CLEVELAND TO
MR. TRUMAN LIVINGSTONE OF NEW YORK 84

VIII THE COURSE OF EVENTS 92

IX IN THE SANCTUM 108

X A LETTER FROM MR. TRUMAN LIVINGSTONE OF NEW YORK
TO MISS DOROTHY CASTLE OF CLEVELAND 116

XI THE GENTLE ART OF ADVERTISING 125

XII A LETTER FROM MISS DOROTHY CASTLE OF CLEVELAND TO MR.
TRUMAN L