The Argosy, Vol. 75, No. 4 — page 257: what you’re looking at

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THE LOG-BOOK. that the bughouse sharps say it is the peo- ple who never laugh who fill the asylums. I think you ought to give us two or three good, snappy short stories in each isstte so we poor fellows with our noses to the grindstone can finish a story without going twenty-four hours before finding out whether the hero was eaten alive by can- nibals or met the more horrible fate of marrying the fair heroine whom he res- cued. My favorite authors in the order named are: A. P. Terhune, H. Bedford-Jones, James Francis Dwyer, Foran, William Wallace Cook, Jim Fel- lom, Johnston McCulley. JAMEs WELLS, “The Printer Poet.” Dalton, Georgia. There are going to be plenty of short stories, novelettes, and book-length novels under the new arrangement of having each number complete.—E,prror. * * * * Your Request Granted Eprror, Arcosy : Please find enclosed fifteen cents, for which send me the latest Arcosy, as [ can- not get one in this town, and I can't do without it. Hurry and give us a novel by the author of “ Taming Fierce Elton.” Ernest L. ARTHUR. Edgefield, South Carolina. , As this number contains a novel by the author of “ Taming Fierce Elton,” I feel that your request has been promptly at- tended to. Hope you like “ Mesquite Ranch,”—Eprror. * * Congratulates Fred Jackson Eprror, Arcosy : In reading the Log-Book in January I note several criticisms regarding the short stories, the kind of stories now being pub- lished, and, last, but not least, Mr. H. P. Lovecraft’s “ bee-u-ti-ful”’ poem. I have been reading THE Arcosy for ten years, and the magazine has always been sood. I have yet to find a better nunaber than the January issue. Your idea of put- ting in the two-part novels and cutting down the short stories is fine, and [ believe, as you stated, that if the matter was put to a vote, three-fourths of THe Arcosy family would stand pat on the cutting down of the short stories. Regarding the gentleman who stated that he thought Tur Arcosy was going to the dogs, or words to that effect, what does * # “ Captain. Ws RS 959 he want for fifteen cents—a Carnegie li- brary? I think several of the writers of the letters in the January issue have not recovered from their Christmas celebra- tions. Of course there are some stories that I do not like. However, it is possible that this same story might please the other five hundred thousand readers, and I certainly do not see how any one can growl over Tur Arcosy. Mr. Lovecraft must feel better since he got rid of his “ Mary had a little lamb” ef- fort. However, if a man can be judged by the stories he writes, Mr. Jackson, to use the vernacular of the day, is “some” man. I consider him one of the best writers THE Arcosy has on its staff, and I feel certain that Mr. Lovecraft had better thank his stars that his disposition is expressed in letter form and not personally. Congratulate Mr. Jackson for me, please, on his stories, from one who has possibly more books on his book-case than Mr. Lovecraft has perused in his career, al- though they may not be “ high-brow ”’ cali- ber. H. M. FisuHer. 191 East Pine Street, Atlanta, Georgia. * K * ao Resents a Critic Eprror, ArGcosy: I have been a reader of Tur Arcosy for ten years and always enjoy going through the Log-Book, but it makes me sore to see W. H. Howard's letter. Instead of being sore at Tur Arcosy I think he has a grouch at himself. Honeymoon Eclipse,” ‘ Ambushed,” “ Ta- ming Fierce Elton,” and ‘“ Easy Money ” poor reading. Hope there will be a joke or two in the next number for Howard. Ss. R, Brapy. Astoria, Illinois. Saves Eprror, ARGOsY: : I have been a reader of Tue Arcosy for ten years and have not missed an issue. [ do not see how the magazine could be im- proved unless you were to cut out the seri- als and short stories entirely. The serials I never read until I have the complete story. I was much interested in “ The City of the Unseen,” although it was not as good as some that have appeared in the last few months. In my judgment the best story Up Serials Gomichbooks I suppose he considers “ Their - (E)