Argosy All-Story Weekly — page 75: what you’re looking at

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THE INCOMPLETE ANGLER. whispered it over and over against his coat. How light she was—and how terribly sweet. Sewall carried her stiffly, hardly daring to turn his head. So fragile she seemed; he mustn’t frighten her. Arrived at the office, however, he walked in boldly enough and put her into a chair; then turned to the agent sitting behind his desk. “Get me an automobile—right away,” he ordered. And the agent, who had been an interested witness to the episode on the hill, turned with alacrity to his telephone. While they waited, Sewall took his stand beside Ellen’s chair. Neither talked, for that which was now to be spoken between them was not for any other ears. When he heard the car outside, Sewall again ad- dressed the agent. “Ts there any place around here where people can be married without any—that is, at once—now?” “ Sure,” grinned the agent, “ Santy Ana.” “Tell him to go there.” Sewall devoted himself to making Ellen comfortable. Le] v And over the Santa Ana road, lined! wit ES living orange blossoms, whose incense was _ heavy in the dark, Ellen and Sewall drove to their wedding. “You see ”—Sewall’s explanation was a trifle sketchy—“ I’ve got to get you home, and I couldn’t figure out any other way of doing it. We must catch the night boat. I can’t risk your crossing the desert again— not in August!” Not until the boat was making out of the harbor did Sewall take time to read the message which the hotel clerk had handed aim. He and Ellen were standing on the rear deck, watching the last twinkling lights of San Pedro, and he had to strike a match to read: “Come at once. Laguna Beach. The yel- low tail are running.” And the next morning Ed found an an-~ swer on his office desk: San Pedro. So are we! v Le} AN INSTRUCTIVE REPLY TO CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM The task begins with the author, and thereafter the burden is carried on by a= provide accuracy in the printed word is the earnest intention of this magazine. the editors, the copy readers, and the compositors. Sometimes, a distorted fact or a misspelled word in the manuscript will eiude these trained workers, and lurk unsuspected until the magazine is in circulation and some keener-eyed reader calls attention to the error. The editorial department is grateful for such criticism, and prompt to acknowledge it by letter with a confession of fault. Occasionally, however, what appears to the layman to be a mare’s-nest of a mistake turns out to be merely a mirage. A typical example occurred in a recent issue of Arcosy-ALLsToryY, in a novelette that touched on draw poker, and brought to the editorial desk a surprisingly large number of queries from readers versed in that particular game of cards, This time, the author’s able and informative explanation is printed in lieu of individual answers by mail. 63 S. Robinson Ave., Newburgh, N. Y. Epiror ARGosy-ALLSTORY WEEKLY: Dear Sir—I am writing to you as a regular reader of Arcosy-ALLstory, so I am assuming that you will bear with me unto the end. In the Saturday, July 12, issue of Arcosy, there appears a novelette, THE FIRING POINT, by James Henderson. The editor never passed this story to the printer edited as it was. He was probably on a vacation, or worse yet, ill or indisposed, 5 A It follows, preceded by one of the letters of inquiry: On page so8 the author has written: * Gulping down the raw liquor which the bartender poured out—” The editor knows that bartenders only in the water front dives poured out the liquor for the patrons. On the same page, a bit further on, the author writes: “The youth spread out his cards and looked up triumphant from four aces,” et cetera, et cetera, et cetera, and then: oO Comicbooks C@