The Argosy, Vol. 73

About this issue

This issue of The Argosy (February 1907, Vol. LXXIII) opens with "The Year's Beginning," a reflective poem by E. T. Kearle meditating on lost seasonal opportunities throughout the year. The principal serial is "Outrageous Fortune" by Stella M. During (author of "Between the Devil and the Deep Sea"), serialized from an earlier 1901 copyright. Chapter IV presents a domestic mystery: Major Keith Carstairs arrives at the Beresford household where he encounters Miss Helen Thorneycroft. Both harbor anxious secrets about a nighttime encounter at Lasbie Croft. At dinner, tension mounts over an expected guest, Mr. L'Estrange. The next morning brings shocking news—L'Estrange has shot himself. Carstairs and Helen each fear the other will reveal their knowledge of being near the scene. Carstairs, protective of a woman named Edith, resolves to maintain silence despite an impending inquest into the death.