Adventure, December 1914 — page 4: what you’re looking at

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(Continued from preceding page) Come-Qn Charley Tries Out Wall Street . ©. . . «+ . + Thomas Addison Pa te! If ever a magazine character jumped to sudden popularity and fame it is Come-On Charley. Repotted to have inherited $2,000,000, he becomes a magnet for all the ‘‘con’” men. Does he hold his own? ‘‘Sure,’’ says Charley. Not Down on the Bill Cage RE ee er AU, Ciesy 3 Many things can happen under the ‘‘big-top”’ of a circus that do not appear on the program, especially when hate, love and daring are stirred to their depths. “For Ways That Are Dark”” 2. . . . =. = . ~~. ~~. Norman Springer es be A short story with a lot in it. Including some very interesting people who do some very interesting things. The West A Poem ; : ‘ ; F ‘< : - Mary Carolyn Davies . 175 The Sinews of War <A Two-Part Story IL . . . . ~~ . ~~. Arthur D. Howden Smith 176 A. story of the part played by an American in the Balkans—war, love, intrigue, adventure. Full of action. The Camp-Fire A Meeting-Place for Readers, Writers and Adventurers . . ° : . ° . 219 The Trail Ahead Se Ss hs ene Mian ie. Yeon Maen > yee ame et eg 224 Headings . CB. Falls Issued monthly. Yearly Subscription, $1.50 in advance. Single copy, fifteen cents. Foreign postage, $1.00 additional. Canadian postage, 30 cents. Trade-Mark Registered; Copyright, 1914, by The Ridgway Company in the United States and Great Britain. The editor assumes no risk for manuscripts and illustrations submitted to this magazine, but he will use all due care while they are in his hands. THE JANUARY NUMBER VV HEN the January Adventure comes out on December 3d you’re going to get the first part (half the size of a full-sized book) of a four-part story of Africa that will make Rider Haggard look to his laurels. The title fits the story toa T. Have you Viking blood in your veins? ‘Then you'll find in this tale of today things to make your pulse leap to a strange, thrilling time. But any kind of blood will do that for you when you read “The Adventurers” W. Townend is an old friend of Adventure readers. Many a tale of his you've read and enjoyed, but never a long one. In January will appear his first novelette, a tale of the West that will take you tighter and tighter in its grip as you go along. AQ big story called “Oil at San Nicolas” What else? The completion of ““A Man With Nine Lives;’’ a tale of how Dick Anthony carried things home to Russia with a vengeance; Come-On Charley’s weird performance at Christmas time, and—please note this—in the January number Adventure is going to set an entirely new fashion in baseball stories—a stunt we’ve never seen done and that you’ll like. As for the other things in January, turn to the last page of this number in your hands. cCoOmicoooks C@