Adventure Magazine Cover — page 179: what you’re looking at

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‘ 178 Here’s a word from him on the story in this issue: Hollywood, California. I know that Sun-Dog country. I can sit here and see Marlin City. It was the same little town where I outgrew my school desk. There isn’t a character overdrawn. There are dozens of Brick. King Cleeve was my friend. Bunty wasasaloonkeeper. He went West a few years ago. His nickname was Bunty— but not Blair. Another character in the story stood pat on five aces in a hundred-dollar-a-chip game, when the discard of one ace, would have left him the best hand in the deck (they did not play straight flushes) and would have won him a fortune. The character of Topaz Tyler was taken from a half- breed dandy, but I made Topaz a white man. Limpy Squires (real name) passed on a few years ago, but left few mourners. I think I get more real pleasure out of these stories than any one else, because I know the people. It kinda brings back days that are almost forgotten, and it is fun -to paint ’em up again.—Tot. rye ’'T forget that the orginal paintings of Adventure covers are for sale to the highest bidder. All covers for issues previ- ous to that of February 3, 1920,'have already been disposed of. Bids will be accepted on cover paintings published since that date, and on the first of next July the paintings bid for will be sent express collect to the highest bidders. No bid of less than {ten dollars per cover will be considered. Send in your bid any time. i Adventure Camp-Fire Stations HERE are a few letters from some of the Keepers of our growing system of Camp-Fire Stations— just samples, but some of them very suggestive of the possibilities that can be developed. This looks like cooperation from our com- rades of the Order of the Restless: Cleveland, Ohio. Would be pleased to have this office considered as a Camp-Fire Station and aiways cpen 9 A.M. to 5 p.m. except Sunday. I believe this can be worked into a wonderful plan and am mailing out to Order of Restless mem- bers and prospective inquirers a suggestion to boost the Station idea and also use them as a rallying point for the boys. It sure is a pleasure to read “‘Camp-Fire” and the letters from the boys.—WAYNE EBERLY. The Petroleum Development Co., 602 National City"Building. ’ , This is what a newspaper office can do— and does—as a Station: Allendale, S. C.. Having been somewhat of a wanderer myself from Alaska to the Cape and in divers other regions Adventure of both hemispheres, your Camp-Fire stuff is natu- rally the first page I turn to whenever Adventure rolls my way. The Station idea seems to be a good one and would be glad to form a Station here with your ap- proval. Any “furriner’’ dropping in’could have the run of the office, freedom of the town, etc. We have a big bulletin-board which could be used at any time, also mail-boxes and could print special stationery or callers could help themselves to the office stationery and typewriters. If such an arrangement is agreeable to you and you have the signs ready would be glad to affix same on arrival outside office. Could also run a standing line in paper at head of editorial column which might catch their eye farther up State—E. N. CiarKk, The Tri-County Record. And here is the notice now appearing in the Tri-County Record: Adventure Camp-Fire Stations In this section of the Carolinas the Tri-County - Record office has been appointed as Adventure Camp-Fire Station. A register book for members will be kept, information cheerfully given on the South, the West, and Canada, a supply of official stationery always at call of members; in fact, fellow Adventurers who may be passing this way, the office typewriter and the keys of the town are yours. Looks as if you’d get a real greeting here too, from Ed L. Carson of our “Ask Ad- venture” staff: ~ Burlington, Washington. Frankly, I can see no good reason why each and every “‘Ask Adventure” editor should not be the head of such a Station. I have had at least a dozen personal callers for “Ask Adventure” information and can not see wherein I have ever been incon- venienced in the least. We are all working to make Adventure so valuably different from any other pub- lication that it will continue to be in a class by itself for alltime. This granted, what better can we have than to have each and every reader feel that he has ~ a personal friend in every man connected with the building up of the magazine? Although I live a short distance from town my home can be easily found by inquiry and any Camp- Fire wanderer who would like to call on me would be made just as welcome as he deserved. I have: no fears of being “‘stung’’ by the unworthy, but even if such a thing should happen I will take a chance on surviving the experience. It has been done before and I still keep my health.—Ep. L. Carson. As his two letters show, this comrade has had to move his Station from Texas to Porto Rico: Houston, Texas. The writer is thirty-one years of age; native Texan; have had more or less experience since the age of eight as newsboy, Western Union messenger, cigar-stand clerk, dry-goods store cashier, bank bookkeeper-stenographer, railway claim agent, United States Inspector of Customs, United States (S@) AMILICel eXeyo) SHalG)