The Argosy, Vol. 81, No. 4 — page 202: what you’re looking at

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768 DOESN’T SEE WHY ANY NEED jo KICK I have just purchased a story: that I am cer- tain will reconcile Mrs. Wilhelm to the loss of Fred Jackson, now wholly absorbed in writing plays, as I explained in the September Log. It is called “ From Dusk to Dark,” and the date of its publication will be announced in due course. Lebanon, Kansas. We think, my husband and I, that Tue Arcosy is the best ever. Must we lose Fred Jackson’s good stories? ‘“ The Diamond Necklace” was fine, Just keep on giving us as good stories as you have in the past and I don’t see why any one need to kick. Give us more stories like “ The Man With the 44 Chest,” “ Taming Fierce Elton,” and “ Winged Feet.” Mrs. H. J. WIrHELM. PICKING FOR THE MAJORITY I wonder if you readers ever think that pos- sibly your editor may have his personal tastes and preferences in stories. But if he allowed these to sway him in deciding on the contents of each number, how long do you suppose the circulation would be maintained at its high notch figure? Having said this much, you may perhaps realize why the subjoined strick a responsive chord in my breast. Bowling Green, Kentucky. I have been an enthusiastic reader of THE Ar- cosy for several years, and place it at the pinnacle in. magazine editions, It contains some stories that I do not like; neither do I like the late installation of serials; but at that I get more than my money’s worth, and more than I could by in- vesting in any other reading matter. Some of the knockers in the Log-Book make me tired and leave me under the impression that they are a selfish lot and desire THe Arcosy constructed along lines to suit their own personal ideas and pleasures, with either no care or knowledge of the widely varying opinions and tastes of the many readers of Tue Arcosy. I do not like Oriental or sea stories; but why should I want to deprive the many other readers of them when I get more than my money’s worth out of the remainder of the contents? Also, if the person who objects to your forecasting the contents of the next issue thinks that not doing so would add zest to the expectancy, why does he read your comments? Considering Tae Arcosy “head and- ears” above any all-fiction magazine eboney a am, LOG-BOOK JOTTINGS R. W. E., Centerville, Oregon, is asked to write a regular letter, stating what stories he has liked best. I should be glad to print this instead of the semi-acrostic he sends, which would take up too much space. I appreciate his compliment to Tue Arcosy just the same and hope to hear from him. James H. Ponnay, Portland, Oregon, is sure to be daffy over “From Dusk to Dark.” He says he dotes on mystery stories, and the one I have mentioned has mystery in it of the THE ARGOSY. deepest dye. G. and A. Smaellie, Canterbury, Australia, consider twenty cents a number a small price to pay in that far-off land for the splendid complete novels Tue Arcosy gives them, J. S. Chitwood, Richmond, Virginia, believés Tue Arcosy to be the best magazine published, and among his favorite authors mentions Zane Grey, H. Bedford-Jones, and Frank Condon. He does not care for Tarzan, Semi Dual, or Hawkins stories on the ground of improba- bility. : E, L. R. Hansen, San Antonio, Texas, has read THe ArGOSsY since 1908, and wishes to enter a protest against Fred Jackson quitting. He re- gards him as one of the best authors that have contributed to the magazine. C. W. B., Thayer, Missouri, sends in what he supposes is the first letter we have had from the Ozark Mountains, but assures me that Tue Arcosy has many loyal friends in his section. D. H. Holcomb, Meriden, Connecticut, has been a reader of THe Arcosy for thirty years, and has never yet been disap- pointed in it. Doesn’t want to miss any chap- ters of the serials, “as they are too interesting to lose.” Earl Gibson, McCaulley; Texas, notices that Jackson is the most abused of all our au- thors, but can’t find any fault with him. Thinks his best stories were “ Winged Feet” and “ The Marriage Auction,” and has also a high opinion of “The Diamond Necklace.” Dow P. Conover has read THe Arcosy for two years, and thinks it can’t be beaten. The authors he likes best are Fred Jackson, H. Bedford-Jones, and Zane Grey. Corinne E. Lillibridge regards the Log-Book. as the personal note forming the link between the story-teller and the readers. O. Howe Modeste, Patton, Pennsylvania (real name en- closed), tells me that every change we have made has been an improvement, and although he prefers book-lengths, agrees that Zane Grey’s “ Desert Crucible” was best as a five-part serial. Hyda Teague, Anniston, Alabama, a college girl, admits that there is one day in the month when, she does not study, and that is the day THE Arcosy comes out. She says the full book- length novels are the best, and especially singles out for mention “ The Marriage Auction,” “ The Alverdon Enigma,’ and “ Rea Robin.” Thomas. M. Nave, Second Infantry, Company B., Honolulu, Hawaii, heartily approves of the short stories in Tor Arcosy. He will, 1 am sure, be particularly interested in a serial I am now getting ready to start in May, as part of the action takes place in the islands where he is stationed. Guy Erickson, Dwyer, Wyoming, writes that he is a homesteader, and finds THE Arcosy a very essential item. W. K. Egner, Wayne, Pennsylvania, started taking Tur Arcosy five years ago, and writes that the family has spent many an enjoyable evening listening while one member read it aloud. George McRoberts, Mount Morris, Illinois, suggests that some one would better start a magazine for the benefit of the cranks and grouches, and “ put only chil- dren’s lullabies and tea-table stories in it.” Gomichbooks (ECO) » a