The Argosy, Vol. 83 No. 1 — page 202: what you’re looking at

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192 Almanac, which in a footnote states: “ Popula-~ tion of some cities shown in this list has been, temporarily at least, affected by the war in Europe.” So, after peace has settled down again upon the transatlantic map, Mr. Thorpe may see his beloved London once more in first place. Of course, he has discovered ere this that “The Lure of New York” is not the title of a story. Montreal, Canada. Having seen a piece in the Log-Book for June announcing a new story, “The Lure of New York,” in which you state that New York has a larger population than London, I am sending you two clippings from the “ Answers Column” of the Montreal Star. They will ex- plain themselves. Hoping to see this in print, Yours, a regular reader, R, THORPE. The clippings referred to give London 7,251- 358 and New York 5,468,190, while Berlin steps ahead of Paris in third place. THE WHOLE LAY-OUT SUITS HIM From the far-off South Sea Islands comes this good word about our magazine. I want to as- sure Mr. Gabhard that I mean to make THE Arcosy even better in the next five years than it has been in the past five. Tutila, Samoa. As I have been a reader of THe Arcosy for some time, I will endeavor to add a line to Tue Arcosy Log. In my opinion, if you will just give us THe Arcosy in the future as inter- esting as in the past five years, nobody should kick, for I think it’s the best magazine I have ever read. I like novels and serials, also short stories. I like Franklin and Cook, Cain, and in fact all the writers are good who write for THE Arcosy. I always read it just as soon as I get it, and sometimes I read it two or three times. B. H. GABHARD. HAS YET TO BE BADLY FOOLED Another side-light on the author matter, the reader who gives his opinion below being quite indifferent as to who writes a story. I should say that, up to date, those on his side are a trifle in the majority. Princeton, West Virginia. Find enclosed check to renew my subscrip- tion to THe Arcosy. I note that the price has been reduced back to one dollar, but still THe Arcosy remains the best magazine in existénce. Hope the next change will be to publish twice a month instead of once. ‘The book-length Stories are all good, and as to the authors, that makes very little difference to me, as I rarely ever look to see who the writer is, as being published in THe Arcosy is sufficient proof that it is worth reading, and I have yet to be badly fooled. F, W. FARMER. THE ARGOSY., “WHEN HE KEEPS MUM Here’s a man, now in Tennessee, particularly appreciating the local .color in the Utica story; so you see the wide appeal our actual place- novels possess, aside from the intrinsic interest of the narrative itself. Incidentally, I may re- mark that I especially enjoy receiving a letter like the subjoined one that gives a reason for things. 7 ' Nashville, Tennessee. After planning to write to you for the last six months, I have finally decided to act. First let me show my appreciation of ‘“ One-Cylinder Sam,” “Too Terrible for War,’ and the John Selomon stories. Your last was splendid— namely, “A Mystery of Roscoe Conkling Park.” One reason I liked that story was my knowl- edge of the old Conkling Park in Utica. I have been in Canada since August, and came south Christmas, and while in the north country I read every number of THe Arcosy, being hardly able to wait for the next number. I read “ One- Cylinder Sam” while in Ontario, and surely en- joyed it immensely for its original scenes around the St. Lawrence and Thousand Islands. I have no knocks to make. In fact, why ‘ should I? No two persons are alike, and why should one criticise a story that some one else likes? If I don’t like a story, I keep mum, and hear what the other fellows say about it. For first-class fiction and romance,’give me the old ARGOSY. JoHN WititAm DENNIS. LOG - BOOK JOTTINGS G. D. Johnson, Memphis, Tennessee, con- siders the Log-Book the most interesting part of THe Arcosy, and always reads it first, as there are a good many laughs in it for him. Henry Reiske, Millidgeville, Illinois, has taken THE Arcosy for ten years, and thinks there is no other quite so good. S. F. Yeluah, Rich Hill, Missouri, being a traveling man, says that though he never misses an issue of THE ARGosy, he passes up the serials. Mrs. H. J. Stephen- son, Victorville, California, writes again to say that if there is anything she likes better than THe Arcosy it is more Arcosy. Adds: “I like all of the stories fine, but oh, you book-length novel! The kickers deserve to be shot at sun- rise.” EF. J. Guswiler, a commercial traveler, of Roscoe, Pennsylvania, congratulates us on “Ships of Strife,” and adds that the perusal of THE ArGosy is one of the greatest pleasures he experiences on the road. “Any person,” he de- clares, “ who fails to get his money’s worth out - of any copy of that publication, must, mdeed, be hard to please.” Ralph Elerick, Pioneer, Montana, in sending a dollar for a year’s sub- scription, adds: “I have been a reader of THE Arcosy for the last ten years, but have always been where I could get it at the news-stands until now, and you don’t have any idea how much one misses it until he gets where he can’t get it.” 5 Go oOOLK (C@)