Argosy All-Story Weekly, May 17, 1924 — page 11: what you’re looking at

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ARGOSY-ALLSTORY 5 eee ee ee 2 eae es VoL. CLX SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1924 NUMBER 2 \\ - | 7 ‘a 7 a / HK \\ ith i sis Us. c , f = La a ~ | ese GOON CRAVATH By E. K. MEANS Author of ‘‘E. K. Means,’’ ‘‘ Further E. K. Means,’’ ‘‘ More E. K. Means,’’ etc. 4 . % FOREWORD AGAZINES, like men, have their big moments, And for the Arcosy-ALLSTORY Mi this is a very big moment, for in this issue begins the first book length work of E. K. Means, the noted Southern humorist. Pleasing as the occasion is for the magazine, we confidently believe it will be even more pleasing for the readers. E. K. Means made his reputation as a writer through his short stories, over fifty of which were published in these pages; in Tarrapin Toes he establishes himself as more than a writer—as an authority on Southern folk, white and colored. He knows them, from birth to “‘ buryin’,” and in this novel he shares his knowledge with you. Characteristically, Mr. Means has not concerned himself with the rules and technique of the novelist; he has a story to tell and real, human people to tell it about, and that’s all he cares about. Tarrapin Toes wanders all the way from scream- ing comedy to stark tragedy and then to the enchanted realm of romance. It is not literature, but life. And since Mr. Means is an optimist, laughter and love prevail. y Be 161 (EO NMIC OOOKS. (COnA a - = Ne z+ 1 ee: -