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192 uled for the movies), which we hope to start some time in the near future. THE Savannah, Georgia. I read my first Arcosy about eight years ago, when I was kid enough to believe everything I read. It contained a novelette called “ Off the Earth,” which was a most remarkable story. I was so deeply impressed with it that parts of it are quite clear in my memory yet. Tue Arcosy a great deal, but only recently be- came a regular reader, buying it the first day it appears on the news-stands. I like the complete novels and the serials best, although there are some fine short stories. The serials are better since you began the weekly pub- lication, because one does not have to wait so long between times. I am anxiously awaiting the conclusion of ‘‘ Where’s the Woman?” in the next issue. Those detective stories are fine. I also like the Western stories and those of the sea. “Fate in the Balance” was fine, and “ Ranger No. 7” was better. “The Desert Thrill,” “The Keys to Freedom,” and ‘ McPhee’s Sensational Rest” were very good. ‘“ Four-Forty at the Fort Penn ”’ had a thrill in every line. It contained more swift action than any story I ever read. I like that. If THE Arcosy continues as good as it has always been, nobody should have any kick. . Rusy C. A CHANGE FOR THE BETTER You will note Mr. Miller says he can hardly wait for the next number now THE ARGOSY is a weekly. But we are not prepared to turn it into a daily. Honolulu, Hawaii. Enclosed please find check for four dollars, for which you may send me THE Arcosy for one year after my present subscription expires. I have been a constant reader of THe Arcosy for a good many years. Just finished reading the story en- titled “The Desert Thrill.” It is some story, be- lieve me. I agree with Mr. Charles 5. Howard’s letter in the October 13 number. THE Arcosy is the best magazine that was ever published in New York or elsewhere. I am glad that you changed for the better. A month is too long to wait when you read a good story. I can hardly wait for the next copy. Best of luck to THE ARGosy. A. H. MYtter, ‘THIS READER KEEN FOR ADVENTURE TALES Here’s another fellow who likes Hopkins’s Stories. Laurens, Iowa. Enclosed please find ten cents for November 3 Arcosy. I have been a constant reader of THE Arcosy for the last four or five years and I think your stories like “The Desert Thrill,” “ The Keys to Freedom,’ ‘“ Riddle Gawne,” and “Ranger No. 7” were great. HENRY BANGER. SWEEPING PRAISE FOR “GE- NIUS OF VICTORY ” The request for a November 3 number voiced by Mr. Banger reminds me to let you see a quite Since then I have read’ ARGOSY. unsolicited press notice for the novel in that issue that floated in to-day from the Ozona Stockman, a weekly published down in Crockett County, Texas. There is a wonderful story in THE ARcosy for November 3, “Genius of Victory,” by George Fox- hall. While of absorbing and compelling interest, it yet breathes a spirit of intense patriotism, from both our own and the German view-points. This story should be read by every member of every family in every civilized country. “HIS ENCHANTED REGIMENT” AS THE BEST SHORT STORY As I think I have already intimated, our stock of stories on the great open spaces of the West is a large one, so I am sure our friend from Morrin will have no cause to complain of not having his special desire gratified. Morrin, Alberta, Canada. Enclosed you will find my renewal to THE Arcosy weekly. In the October issue you ex- pressed a desire of wanting us to write our opinion of the great change in THE Arcosy, so I can’t refrain from telling you that it suits me just fine. “His Enchanted Regiment,’ by Alicia Ramsey, was the best short story I’ve read. “The Spirit of the Feud” was just great. “Wooden Spoil” promises to be a good one, too. Why not have a long story by Raymond S. Spears or Zane Grey? My favarite authors are L. Carew, Hopkins, Spears, Partin, and others who write of the big, open spaces of the: West. This is getting to be a long letter, so I will cut it short by wishing for a big mystery of the West that centers around a mine (William Wallace Cook should be able to do that). HERBERT WALBECK. HOPES NO BAD COMES OF IT Surely no harm appears to have come of our changing THE Arcosy from monthly to weekly. Letters from delighted readers everywhere bear witness to the welcome nature of the shift, and I defy any one to prove that the standard of stories has deteriorated. Michigan City, Indiana. Several times I have thought of writing you a letter in regard to the Log-Book, but I always put it off until I could see that nothing would ever be accomplished that way, so here goes. J am an enthusiastic reader of your magazine. I was glad to hear of the change from monthly to weekly is- sues, and I hope no bad comes of it. You know, some of the magazines that I have read have made this same change, and it was for the worse; the stories began to get bad, but here’s hoping THE Arcosy does not, of which I am nearly cer- tain with the splendid bunch of writers you have. I am “stuck ” on the stories of Charles Alden Seltzer, Fred Jackson, Victor Rousseau. Oh, I could name any amount of them if I but wished. “The Green Opal Ring,” ‘ Riddle Gawne,” and ““Wooden Spoil” are great, not to mention the many other fine ones. Wishing THE ARGosy a long and prosperous future, and hoping that the knockers will keep still for a while, as many stories which they knock hit me as being grand, I remain, THomas ESTES. oO comicbool<