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THE LOG-BOOK. ool that was what the superstitious miners called it; and for a time it baffled even his supreme resourcefulness and skill; lost in a labyrinth of darkness and doubt, until the sound in the silence, like the muffled throbbing of a mighty pulse, gave him the clue. This will appear as a complete novelette in THE Arcosy for September 20. m oad & Seldom have I been so moved by a piece of fiction as when I read William Merriam Rouse’s powerful tale of the Canadian woods, “ THE SNARE,” listed for next week’s ARGOSY. an outcome I shall not spoil by giving you the faintest hintings of. Here is a drama of fierce encounter, heart-racking jealousy, and In “ MANY TRAILS,” by Frank Blighton, you will find a detective tale of unusual quality and background, inasmuch as it has to do with the mail service. strongly recommend Kenneth MacNichol’s ‘““ HOME FOR BREAKFAST.”; And for a sea yarn I can no deep- water narrative of a mighty vessel encountering mid-ocean perils, but a graphically breathless portrayal of the fearsome experiences that befell a scowman when his dirt-laden barge broke loose from the tow in a December gale. & CAUGHT IN THE WEB OF “GREEN SPIDERS ” Newman, California. When I found Alfred Pettibone was to have a story in your publication, I subscribed for a year, and have read “ Green Spiders” with much in- terest and enjoyment. Few of your contributors, in my opinion, have such command of language or such imagination. I hope to see more from his pen. “ David Vallory ” was also another of your best stories. S, B: GARRET SMITH’S NEXT STARTS OCTOBER 11 Pittston, Pennsylvania. I am writing a few words of praise to your wonderful magazine. I have never seen a letter in the Log-Book from Pittston, and I suppose this will reach the waste-basket. I enjoyed such stories as ‘“‘ Forbidden Trails,” “ After a Million Years,’ and “A Miracle of Faith.” But I have no kick against any of the stories. I like them all. When will we have another from Garret Smith? A HAPPY TRAIN DISCOVERY Columbus, Ohio. Well, I’m one of the thousands of champions of Tue ArGcosy magazine. I have only been reading it for about a year, but I wish I had started sooner. I was riding from Detroit to Columbus one day, and the time seemed to just barely creep. I noticed a magazine on the seat next to me, and asked the lady if I could borrow it for a few minutes. from Toledo to Columbus, and now I get one every week. I will close by saying that if you lose the stories by Charles A. Seltzer, you lose the whole magazine. So hang on to him, Mr. Editor. W. W. MRS. KEITH IS A REAL PERSON Chattanooga, Tennessee. As I have been reading THe Arcosy for several years, I think I should express my opinion in the Log-Book. Tur Arcosy certainly is the best Well, I read it all the way through” & & magazine going. I read all the stories, and don’t care to kick against any of them. I always read the Log-Book first, and always find it enjoyable. Whether it is North or South it all is the good old.U. S. A. “ Bully Bess” is fine; “ Beau Rand ” has got me guessing as to how it is going to end, DuKE MONTEAGLE. P. S—Is Mrs. E. C. Keith a myth, or is she really a person? WHAT HE CONSIDERS REAL STORIES Converse, Indiana. I have been a reader of THr ARGosy ever since January, 1915, and very seldom miss a number. One of the first stories was, I think, “ The City of the Unknown.” ‘That was the first I read, and have been a constant reader ever since. It would take too long for me to try and name all of the stories that I think best, but I will give you a few of what I consider to be real stories: “ After a Million Years,” ‘The Hammer,” “ Peter the Brazen,” “The Ship that Crumbled,” “ The Potter at the Wheel,” “ Green Spiders,” and “ The Duke of Chimney Butte.” I think that G. W. Ogden is one of the best writers who has ever written for THE Arcosy, I think the Log-Book one of the best parts of your magazine, and have teasons strictly personal for liking it so well. Long live THE Arcosy. TENNYSON GRAVEN. FAVORS SETTING THE IMAGI- NATION TO WORK White Station, Kentucky. Please find subscription to THe Arcosy. The fact that I am renewing shows more plainly than words that I am pleased with the stories. Most of your subscribers clamor for sequels to various tales, but I occasionally like a tale which leaves something to the imagination. [I still cherish in happy memory Frank R. Stockton’s “The Lady or the Tiger” and “The Discourager of Hesi- tancy”’; Bayard Taylor’s “Who Was She?” ‘Marjory Daw,’ by Thomas Bailey Aldrich, though the latter is not akin to others. I like all ee ee ee oe Gomice JOO) S com —