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958 should appeal particularly to me. The au- ‘ thor seems to have very little knowledge of the subject, and in places it is almost ludicrous. I hope THe Arcosy will main- tain the same standard as it has at present, Lunenburg Club, H. R. AUNBURG. Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. It is a well-known fact that people who read stories about their own business or profession are always dissatisfied with such stories. That is to be expected, but does not excuse errors on the part of an au- thor. All who write sea stories are not sailors, but it is my humble opinion that they should be. What to an expért in any- thing would be a glaring fault, does not matter much to the general reader, and for a few small errors in a story, the reader can get a great many things that are true and a great deal of valuable information.— Eprror, ” X + Canada for Jackson Fprror, Arcosy: I have been reading Tue Arcosy for years, and I am a strong Jackson support- er, In fact, I like nearly all your authors. So far I have not found a really dull num- ber, although I have read a few stories that did not interest me. Unlike our friend, “The Rhode Island Scholar and Critic” (H. P. Lovecraft), I did not expect to get five doliars’ worth of reading for fifteen cents. Bring on Jackson as often as you can. W.,. J. THompson. 155 Nassau Street, Winnipeg, Canada. I have an historical romance of the early days of Canada which will undoubtedly please Canadians as well as our American readers. Hope you will like the complete Arcosy.—Eprror,. * o t * Praises Bedford-Jones Kprror, ARGOSY ; Though the stories are generally good, there sometimes appears in THE ArGosy a story indicating strong dramatic ability in the author. This is the case with ‘“ The Waters of Strife,” in your November is- sue. He starts off with quick, sure, confi- dent strokes, and goes through with a rush —a feat accomplished by inspiration alone. He stops just where he has said all, and his pen is not only powerful, but quick. It is Poesque in treatment, and with all its length it is painted with a few deep, vivid strokes. The towering spirits and titanesque con- THE ARGOSY. flicts of the heroic characters resemble the grand elemental simplicity of Scandinavian mythology. Never, perhaps, except in such fiction was an earthly spot ever blessed, or cursed rather, with the presence and stern conflict of three such marble-hearted, bronze-souled beings as Godwin, Westman, and Sansa, to say nothing of Betty and the score or two inferior characters, who are as firm and unyielding as the coral foundations beneath them; as hard, grim, and stern as the bedrock of their fatalistic philosophy, Give us some more of the same stuff, W. Bates. Elk City, Oklahoma. * * *« * Hocking Story Pleased Eprror, ArGcosy: [ am a constant reader of Tar Arcosy and think it is the best magazine published. “An Enemy Hath Done This,’ by Joseph Hocking, was a fine story. I always get anything Fred Jackson writes. Keep up the good work, Fred; you keep us from get- ting lonesome. Mrs. MAMIE GREGORY. Twenty-Sixth Street, Portland, Oregon. * * x ok ‘ Likes Adventure Tales Eprror, ArGosy: It want to thank you for putting out the greatest adventure magazine that | have ever read. Your stories can’t be beat. My favorite authors’ are Bedford-Jones and Bertram Lebhar. The first thing I read in Tre Arcosy is the Log-Book. I think it is great. “The Gate of Farewell” is a wonderfully stirring story. That is the kind of adventure story I like. I don’t care much for Hawkins, I think your new plan is great. When one has an Arcosy an hour goes like five minutes. Henry LEMMIN, Colby, Wisconsin, * * * « Voice from Georgia Eprror, ArGosy: I like your breezy way and THE Arcosy you are getting out. What do all the kick- ers expect for fifteen cents? If they don’t want to read Fred Jackson, or anybody else, there is fifteen cents worth in almost any story in Tue Arcosy, I don’t read Jackson myself, although he is a good writer, but I am strong on the adventure stuff, and there is enough on hand in each issue to keep me going. Tell that guy who says the people who read Hawkins ought to be in a madhouse, comicbooks