Avon Fantasy Reader No. 13 — page 76: what you’re looking at

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She Shing "hat Woilied on He. Wad fe Mrgust Dorbih The very prolific August Derleth, poet, novelist, publisher, and anthologer, was greatly influenced in his formative years by the writings of two famous fantasists, H. P. Lovecraft and Algernon Blackwood. The story of the thing that walked on the wind is evidence of both influences. It is a story inspired by “The Wen- digo” and the Cthulhu mythos together—a neat little pastiche. maa” TATEMENT of John Dalhousie, division chief of the Royal coches Mounted Police issued from temporary quarters at Navissa Camp, Manitoba, 10/31/31: This is my final word regarding the strange circumstances surrounding the disappearance of Constable Robert Norris from Nawissa Camp last March 7th, and the discovery of his body on the 17th of this month in a snow bank four miles north of here. My attitude in the matter will be clearly seen by the time ce end of this statement is read. For the assistance of those to whom this matter is not so familiar, I want to chronicle briefly the facts leading up to it. On the 27th of February last, Robert Norris sent me the appended report, which ap- parently solved the now famed Stillwater mystery, a report which for rea- sons that will be obvious, could not be released. On the 7th of the following month, Robert Norris vanished without leaving a trace. On the 17th of this October, his body was found deep in a snow bank four miles north of here. Those are the known facts. I append herewith the last report made to me by Robert Norris: “Navissa Camp, 27 February, 1931: In view of the extreme difficulty of the task which lies before me in writing to you what I know of the mystery at Stillwater, I take the liberty of copying for you in shortest possible form, the account which appeared in the Navissa Daily under date of 27 February, 1930, exactly a year ago at this writing: ““Navissa Camp, February 27: An as yet unverified story regarding the town of Stillwater on the Olassie trail thirty miles above Nelson has come to the editors of the Daily. “Tt is said that no single inhabitant can be found in the village, and that travelers coming through the district can find no signs of anyone having left , a * im) : Somebeckerc om