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Brief Stories Magazine [v9 #6, February 1924] (Brief Stories Publishing Co., Inc., 20¢, 96pp+, pulp, cover by Thomas Von Trott) [] pages numbered 481 to 576. Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 482 · The Closed Door · Eleanor Robbins Wilson · pm 483 · The Pemberton Puzzle · Jack Hazlitt · ss; illustrated by Lyle Justis 497 · Clytie · Helene Mullins · pm 498 · Believe Me, Moe · Nathan J. Strauss · ss 503 · Pin Feathers [Corona] · Florence McGehee · ss 510 · The Terrible White Man · Tom Roan · ss 514 · Paganism · Edwin L. Peterson, Jr. · pm 515 · Cyril · John Hanlon · ss 523 · The End of Pauline · Edward W. Barnard · pm; as by Edward N. Barnard on poem. 524 · Esther Entertains · Dashiell Hammett · vi 526 · The Poet Makes a Virtue of a Necessity · John Loftus · pm 527 · The Candid Critic · Carlotta Oddie · vi 530 · Question · Le Baron Cooke · pm; as by LeBaron Cooke on poem. 531 · The Story with a Happy Ending · Charlton Lawrence Edholm · ss 535 · Circumstance · Edgar Daniel Kramer · pm 536 · A Matter of Minutes · Homer Kingsley · vi 539 · Suburbia · Mary Morrison · ss 545 · The Traveler · Oscar Williams · pm 546 · The Red(-)Haired Widow · Gertrude Little · vi 548 · Rain and Night · Oscar Williams · pm 549 · Button, Button · J. C. Kofoed · ss 555 · Sailor’s Mother · Edgar Daniel Kramer · pm 556 · The Dreadful Thing · J. R. McCarthy · vi 558 · When the Day’s Asleep · Mary Carolyn Davies · pm 559 · The Spar · Ed Cahn · ss 563 · Time and James Hogbin · R. D. Hemingway · ss 571 · Slip-ons · Cristel Hastings · pm 572 · Talking It Over at 805 · The Editor · cl _ · [untitled] · Jack Hazlitt · bg; with photo in the Table of Contents.

Brief Stories Magazine [Vol. 10 No. 1, March 1924] (Brief Stories Publishing Co., Inc., 20¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by Thomas Von Trott) [] Details supplied by John Locke & Kenneth R. Johnson. 2 · Twilight · L. M. Thornton · pm 3 · Sharp Work · MacBurney Gates · na; illustrated by Lyle Justis 91 · The P.W.G. [Corona] · Florence Wheeler McGehee · ss 96 · A Quaint Conceit · Eliot Kays Stone · pm 97 · Prisoners on Balsam · H. M. Hamilton · ss 104 · Nocturne · S. Omar Barker · pm 105 · When the Frost Is on the Pumpkin · Stephanie Byrd · ss 110 · The Comic Mask · Horace Winston Stokes · ss 112 · New Moon · Josephine Bayles Hemsley · pm 113 · The Clutch of Winter · Isabelle Stewart Way · vi 116 · The Elder Woodsmen · Alfred Carey Schlesinger · pm 117 · The Testing of Lieutenant Rosie · Edward Longstreth · vi 121 · Cold Feet · William Merriam Rouse · ss 127 · Contradictory · Alfred Aldridge · pm 128 · Talking It Over at 805 · The Editor · cl _ · [untitled] · William Merriam Rouse · bg; with photo in the Table of Contents.

Brief Stories Magazine [Vol. 10 No. 2, April 1924] (The Houston Publishing Co., Inc., 20¢, 128pp+, pulp) [] Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 1 · Oscar Williams · [uncredited] · bg; brief bio w/ photo. 2 · O Gold-Eyed Town · Oscar Williams · pm; illustrated by von Trott 3 · Crossed Trails · Jarvis Hall · na; illustrated by von Trott 83 · To a Gull · John Russell McCarthy · pm 84 · The Eloquent Malooley · Kenneth H. Lunsford · vi 87 · Important Business · H. M. Hamilton · ss 93 · Rivetin’ Kid Falls Eighteen Stories— · Charles Brown Nelson · ms 94 · The Nerve Specialist · Newton Fuessle · ss 98 · Pierrette in a Corner · Dixie McCarty Fawcette · pm 99 · The Child of Night · John T. Frederick · ss 105 · Cloudless Skies · Leo Markun · pm 106 · Not a Ghost of a Show · Sewell Peaslee Wright · ss 110 · Even You, Beloved · Oscar Williams · pm 111 · And Plenty of Love Interest · Rupert Sargent Holland · ss 124 · April Song · Edward W. Barnard · pm The Smart Set April 1908 125 · Talking It Over at 805 · The Editor · cl

Brief Stories Magazine [Vol. 10 No. 3, May 1924] (The Houston Publishing Co., Inc., 20¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by Thomas Von Trott) [] Details supplied by John Locke & Kenneth R. Johnson. 2 · Hyacinths · L. M. Thornton · pm; illustrated by Norman Borchardt 3 · Polly Preferred · Guy Bolton · na; illustrated by Norman Borchardt; based on the play. 89 · Mrs. Propp · Beth A. Retner · ss 97 · As Expected · Everett Boston · ss 100 · Dusk · Hartley Hepler · pm 101 · The Words of Jimmy Dunn · William Merriam Rouse · ss 105 · Echoes · Thomas Grant Springer · pm 106 · Duncan’s Deal · Kathleen Benn · vi 109 · Old Men for New · H. M. Hamilton · ss 116 · The Onyx Vase · Carl M. Rosenquist · vi 118 · Question · Elizabeth Evelyn Moore · pm 119 · Twilight · Weare Holbrook · ss 124 · Sonnet in Defense of Spring Poets · Lupton A. Wilkinson · pm 125 · Talking It Over at 805 · The Editor · cl _ · [untitled] · Beth A. Retner · bg; with photo in the Table of Contents.

Brief Stories Magazine [Vol. 10 No. 4, June 1924] ed. Wm. H. Kofoed (The Houston Publishing Co., Inc., 20¢, 128pp+, pulp) [] Details supplied by John Locke & Kenneth R. Johnson from Table of Contents. 2 · Ben—Nurseryman · A. W. Peach · pm; illustrated by Norman Borchardt 3 · Creed of the Gun · T. Von Ziekursch · nv; illustrated by Norman Borchardt 43 · Lilac-Time at Home · Edward W. Barnard · pm; as by Bernard throughout. 44 · “You, Jerry—” · Horace Winston Stokes · ss 48 · Return · Edgar Daniel Kramer · pm Saucy Stories June 1919 49 · Sports · Bernardine Kielty Scherman · ss 59 · The Bronze Badge: I. The Adventures of the Pelican Club [Cravath] · MacBurney Gates · ss; “A series”. 65 · Jumbo and the Rag Doll · William Merriam Rouse · ss 74 · The Dawning · L. M. Thornton · pm 75 · Home · Elizabeth Burgess Hughes · ss 83 · Adventure · Oliver Jenkins · pm 84 · Covering Third · Jack Hazlitt · ss 88 · Consummation · Helene Mullins · pm 89 · The Empty Room · H. M. Hamilton · ss 92 · Somewhere There Is a Latch · Dorothy Waterman Nakehere · pm 93 · You Can’t Beat Reverdy · J. M. Alvey · ss 97 · From a Stenographer’s Notebook · Joy O’Hara · pm 98 · The Great Open Spaces [Corona] · Florence Wheeler McGehee · ss 104 · Lyric of an Ex-Doughboy · Eliot Kays Stone · pm 105 · The House of Thievery · Lincoln Hill · ss 119 · A Taste of the Dish · J. B. Ryan · ss 123 · Royalty · Lupton A. Wilkinson · pm 124 · Talking It Over at 805 · The Editor · cl

Brief Stories Magazine [Vol. 10 No. 5, July 1924] (The Houston Publishing Co., Inc., 20¢, 128pp+, pulp) [] Details supplied by John Locke & Kenneth R. Johnson from Table of Contents. 2 · A City Song · John Hanlon · pm 3 · Frost and Fire · George Goodchild · na 78 · Trinity · Clinton Scollard · pm 79 · The Misses Usher · Beth A. Retner · ss 85 · The Diamond Pendant · Mervyn Thompson · ss The Detective Magazine #35, March 14 1924 90 · The Trail of a Moonbeam · Lillian Duncan Cox · pm 91 · Carmen’s Own Don · W. Lee Dickson · ss 98 · The Bronze Badge: II. The Adventure of the Double Cross [Cravath] · MacBurney Gates · ss 103 · Pipes of Pantorium · Weare Holbrook · ss 110 · Quatrain · John Loftus · pm 111 · Behind the Cobwebs · Mella Russell McCallum · ss 117 · Slight Art · Lupton A. Wilkinson · pm 118 · The Amazing Reaction · Evelyn Ford · ss; as “Re-Action” on cover only. 124 · Witch Night · Miriam Allen deFord · pm 125 · The Exhibition · Frank Owen · vi 126 · Lyrics of a Cowboy: I. “Ham and—” · Eliot Kays Stone · pm 127 · Talking It Over at 805 · The Editor · cl

Brief Stories Magazine [Vol. 10 No. 6, August 1924] (The Houston Publishing Co., Inc., 20¢, 128pp+, pulp) [] Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 2 · The Lost Balloons · Julia Cooley Altrocchi · pm 3 · Out of the Wilderness · George Goodchild · na 83 · Lyrics of a Cowboy: II. Chuck-Time · Eliot Kays Stone · pm 84 · Her Birthday · Isabelle Stewart Way · vi 87 · A Matter of Specimens · T. Von Ziekursch · ss 91 · The Years Take Toll · Imogen Clark · pm 92 · The Bronze Badge: III. The Adventure of Crosby’s June [Cravath] · MacBurney Gates · ss 99 · Pardners · Hubert Evans · vi 101 · Shining Like Gold · Walter Rhea Pennington · ss; as by Walter Rae Pennington throughout. 105 · Storm at Midnight · MacKinlay Kantor · pm 106 · The Black Pagoda · Peter Chance · nv 126 · As Smoke to the Eyes · Ellen Burns Sherman · pm 127 · Talking It Over at 805 · The Editor · cl · Alice in Bookland · W. T. Godsey · pm

Brief Stories Magazine [v11 #1, September 1924] (The Houston Publishing Co., Inc., 20¢, 128pp+, pulp) [] Details supplied by John Locke & Kenneth R. Johnson from Table of Contents. 2 · To an Ancient · E. D. Todd · pm 3 · Doubles and Quits · MacBurney Gates · nv 40 · The Meteor · Frank Owen · ss 46 · Lyrics of a Cowboy: III. Plain “Mary Ann” · Eliot Kays Stone · pm 47 · Fortune’s Darling · William I. Engle · ss 55 · The Reward · William Byron Mowery · vi 59 · “And Friendless” · Mabel Gibson · ss 64 · Purple Orchids · Townsend Scudder, 3rd · pm 65 · Plaster o’Paris · J. C. Kofoed · ss 70 · The Terror of Triple Bar · Jack Hazlitt · ss 75 · Roughshod · Elizabeth Burgess Hughes · ss 84 · Canary · Helene Mullins · pm 85 · The Locked Drawer · Dorothy Nakahara · vi 88 · Rapt and Apt · Josephine Hemsley · pm 89 · Desert Sacrifice · T. Von Ziekursch · ss 94 · There May Be Dungeons in the Stars · Claribel Weeks Avery · pm 95 · A Sailor on Land · Beth A. Retner · ss 102 · In Childland · Cora A. Matson Dolson · pm 103 · The True and the False · Lincoln Hill · ss 109 · In a Japanese Garden · Whitelaw Saunders · pm 110 · The Bronze Badge: 4. The Adventure of the Beautiful Lady [Cravath] · MacBurney Gates · ss 116 · A Fish Story · Edward W. Barnard · pm 117 · Good Boy · Harry Irving Shumway · ss 124 · The Bride of Johnny Faa · Edna Valentine Trapnell · pm 125 · Talking It Over at 584 · The Editor · cl 126 · Unsubstantiality · Lupton A. Wilkinson · pm

Brief Stories Magazine [v11 #2, October 1924] (The Houston Publishing Co., Inc., 20¢, 128pp+, pulp) [] Details supplied by John Locke & Kenneth R. Johnson from Table of Contents. 2 · Wanderers · John H. Knox · pm; illustrated by Royle 3 · Extortion · Anthony Pryde & R. K. Weekes · na; illustrated by R. H. R.; given as by Anthony Pryde and R.K. Weeks in the Table of Contents. 90 · Temples · Mella Russell McCallum · vi 93 · Goats · James Howard Hull · vi 96 · Returning · Lupton A. Wilkinson · pm 97 · The Pharisee · Robert H. Emerick · ss 102 · Lyrics of a Cowboy: IV. Tongue-Tied · Eliot Kays Stone · pm 103 · The South Window · Weare Holbrook · ss 107 · The Bronze Badge: V. The Adventure of the Hindoo Butler [Cravath] · MacBurney Gates · ss 113 · Towards Siloam · Ian Hope · ss 122 · Ebb-Tide · L. M. Thornton · pm 124 · Talking It Over · The Editor · cl

Brief Stories Magazine [v11 #3, November 1924] (The Houston Publishing Co., Inc., 20¢, 128pp+, pulp) [] Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 4 · Remainder · Lupton A. Wilkinson · pm; illustrated by R. Royle 5 · The Barwood Mystery · Hannah Gartland · na; illustrated by R. Royle 85 · Uneasy Seat · N. H. Gellert · ss 91 · Lyrics of a Cowboy: V. “Thou” · Eliot Kays Stone · pm 92 · Scum · Edwin Carlile Litsey · ss 98 · On Sourwood Mountain · Ben Lucien Burman · pm 99 · The Braodcasted Bull · Clyde Wilmer · vi 101 · The Bronze Badge: VI. The Adventure of the Swiss Professor [Cravath] · MacBurney Gates · ss 107 · Morale · Elizabeth Irons Folsom · vi 109 · Three Stages · Lolita Ann Westman · ss 117 · Saturday Night · Kenneth H. Lunsford · ss 124 · Old Ships · Marion Leeper · pm 125 · Talking It Over at 805 · The Editor · cl

Brief Stories Magazine [v11 #4, December 1924] (The Houston Publishing Co., Inc., 20¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by Charles Hargens) [] Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 4 · The Alien · E. D. Todd · pm; illustrated by Ralph Royle 5 · Winged Adventure · Charles B. Stilson & Charles Beahan · na; illustrated by Ralph Royle 85 · Chiaroscuro · Elizabeth Burgess Hughes · ss 92 · Embers · Thomas Grant Springer · pm 93 · S. Claus & Son · Cyril B. Egan · ss 100 · The Bronze Badge: VII. The Adventure of the Lonely House [Cravath] · MacBurney Gates · ss 106 · Lyrics of a Cowboy: VI. Enchantress · Eliot Kays Stone · pm 107 · Tomorrow’s Paper · Charlton Lawrence Edholm · ss 111 · Explanation · Edna Valentine Trapnell · pm 112 · Various Metals · Kenneth H. Lunsford · ss 120 · Talking It Over at 805 · The Editor · cl · The Ballade of Florence Mary · Edward W. Barnard · pm

Brief Stories Magazine [v11 #5, January 1925] (The Houston Publishing Co., Inc., 20¢, 128pp+, pulp) [] “Entertainment for every mood”. Details supplied by John Locke & Kenneth R. Johnson from Table of Contents. 4 · The Rock · Amy W. Eggleston · pm; illustrated by Ralph Royle 5 · In the Shadow of Notre Dame · Harvey Wickham · na 77 · Indian Starlight · Grace Clementine Howes · pm 78 · The Bronze Badge: VIII. The Adventure of the Merchant’s Trust [Cravath] · MacBurney Gates · ss; illustrated by Ralph Royle 83 · Morality · St. John Wadell · ss 89 · L Masters the Mystery · L. B. Cullen Jones · ss; illustrated by Ralph Royle 96 · The Fool · Walter Avery · pm 97 · Merlin’s Warning · James Howard Hull · ss 103 · A Portrait · John Matter · ss; illustrated by Ralph Royle 110 · On Uxmoor Road · Tom Freeman · pm 111 · Prisoner of the Horizon · George Hugh Banning · ss; illustrated by Ralph Royle 123 · Lyrics of a Cowboy: VII. History · Eliot Kays Stone · pm 124 · Talking It Over at 584 · The Editor · cl

Brief Stories Magazine [v11 #6, February 1925] (The Houston Publishing Co., Inc., 20¢, 128pp+, pulp) [] Details supplied by John Locke & Kenneth R. Johnson. 4 · Kin · E. L. Peterson · pm (r); illustrated by Ralph Royle 5 · Wanderers’ Trail · Eugene Cunningham · na; illustrated by Ralph Royle 83 · The Chinook Wind · L. Mitchell Thornton · pm 84 · The Branding Melody · Frederick Davis · ss; illustrated by Ralph Royle 92 · One Starless Night · George Lawrence Andrews · pm 93 · The Decline of the Victim · Oscar Lewis · ss 97 · To Be Concluded · William Byron Mowery · ss; illustrated by Ralph Royle 102 · The Bronze Badge: IX. The Adventure of La Sultana [Cravath] · MacBurney Gates · ss; illustrated by Ralph Royle 108 · Lyrics of a Cowboy : VIII. The Fates Butt In · Eliot Kays Stone · pm 109 · In the Day of His Need · D. H. Talmadge · vi; illustrated by Ralph Royle 113 · Basement Windows · Beth A. Retner · ss; illustrated by Ralph Royle 120 · On the Point at Dubrovnik · Lupton A. Wilkinson · pm 121 · A Selfish Reason · Crittenden Marriott · vi 124 · Talking It Over at 584 · The Editor · cl

Brief Stories Magazine [v12 #1, March 1925] (The Houston Publishing Co., Inc., 20¢, 128pp+, pulp) [] “Magazine” dropped from title on cover only. Details supplied by John Locke & Kenneth R. Johnson. 4 · Louis XIV Greets Death · Helene Mullins · pm; illustrated by Ralph Royle 5 · The Four Wax Figures · Anna McClure Sholl · na; illustrated by Ralph Royle 76 · Lyrics of a Cowboy: IX. Paradise · Eliot Kays Stone · pm 77 · Over Night · Jason Brewer · ss; illustrated by Ralph Royle 81 · Cineograph · Anne Zuker · pm; given as by Anna Zuker on the poem itself. 82 · The Vicious Circle · Alfred Hollingsworth · ss; illustrated by Ralph Royle 86 · Cargoes · Julia Powell · pm 87 · Florry’s Minute · Frederick Davis · ss; illustrated by Ralph Royle 94 · An Astrological Comedy · Julian Kilman · ss; illustrated by Ralph Royle 98 · The Locker of Davy Jones · Edwin Carlile Litsey · pm; given as by Edwin Carlyle Litsey in the Table of Contents. 99 · The Bronze Badge: X. The Adventure of the French Restaurant [Cravath] · MacBurney Gates · ss; illustrated by Ralph Royle 106 · With Sidon and with Tyre · Leo Markun · pm 107 · Let the Punishment Fit the Crime · Mervyn Thompson · ss; illustrated by Ralph Royle 114 · Knocking the Boss · Henry Fitter · vi; illustrated by A. T. M. 117 · When the Mountain Reached Out · Valma Clark · ss; illustrated by Ralph Royle 122 · Violets · Marie Drennan · pm 123 · Talking It Over at 584 · The Editor · cl · The Evolution of the Serial Story · Edward Longstreth · ar 126 · A Tryst in the Rain · R. R. Greenwood · pm

Brief Stories Magazine [v12 #2, July 1925] ed. William H. Kofoed (The Houston Publishing Co., Inc., 25¢, 160pp+, pulp) [] Details supplied by John Locke & Kenneth R. Johnson. 2 · Outdoor Song · Oliver Jenkins · pm; illustrated by Ralph Royle 3 · The Yellow Dragon · Arthur Mills · na The Sovereign Magazine March 1924 (+1); illustrated by Ralph Royle 96 · Canis Ex Machina · William Merriam Rouse · ss The Sovereign and Regent Magazine May 1925 103 · Graft · Mervyn Thompson · ss 109 · The Brake Lining of Life [Jesse Levarage] · Harry Harrison Kroll · ss; illustrated by Ralph Royle 115 · Water · Florence Wheeler McGehee · ss 123 · Here Comes the Bride · Marjorie Gleyre · ss 130 · April Moon · Elizabeth Burgess Hughes · ss 139 · Nimble Fingers · Frederick Davis · ss; illustrated by Ralph Royle 146 · Silver Threads or Gold · Anita Hotaling · ss 153 · Pages to the Muse _153 · Words · Molly Anderson Haley · pm _153 · When Spring Comes Up from Baton Rouge · Elizabeth Carson Hanna · pm _153 · A Bermuda Grave · Lupton A. Wilkinson · pm _154 · Old John · Cora A. Matson Dolson · pm _154 · Regret · Fred E. Truman · pm _154 · To a Girl at a Lecture · Paul Tanaquil · pm _154 · Ambition · Paul Tanaquil · pm _155 · Lyrics of a Cowboy: X. Long-Headed Cosmos-Wranglers · Eliot Kays Stone · pm _155 · The Spanish Shawl · Whitelaw Saunders · pm _155 · Rain · L. Mitchell Thornton · pm _155 · Mummy of “The Lady of the House” (in the Museum of Art) · Helene Mullins · pm _156 · I Never Knew · Beth A. Retner · pm _156 · Our Street Cleaner · Beth A. Retner · pm _156 · Geranium Soup · Beth A. Retner · pm _156 · Lost and Broken · Oscar Williams · pm 157 · The Outlook from 584 · The Editor · cl · Outline of Brief Story Course: Lesson I. The Theme or Idea · [uncredited] · ar

Brief Stories Magazine [v12 #3, August 1925] (The Houston Publishing Co., Inc., 25¢, 160pp+, pulp, cover by R. J. Cavaliere) [] Details supplied by John Locke & Kenneth R. Johnson. 2 · Romance · Eliot Kays Stone · pm; illustrated by Ralph Royle 3 · Checkmate · Headon Hill · na; illustrated by George Gibbons 93 · The Star That Paled the Sun · William I. Engle · ss; illustrated by George Gibbons 103 · What’s in a Name · Edwin Carlile Litsey · ss; illustrated by Ralph Royle 111 · The Will of Caesar · Clarence De Borde · vi 113 · Blind Chance · Leigh Gordon Giltner · ss 119 · A Double Knockout · Frederick Davis · ss; illustrated by George Gibbons 129 · My China Girl · Frank Owen · ss; illustrated by George Gibbons 139 · In Old Port Royal: I. Pierre des Lacs [Port Royal] · Ian Hope · ss MacLean’s September 15 1922, as by Benge Atlee 152 · Pages to the Muse _152 · Summer · L. M. Thornton · pm _152 · Saturday Night Belongs to You · Mary Carolyn Davies · pm _152 · Dancers · Mildred Fowler Field · pm _153 · Stern Capes · C. C. Hanks · pm _153 · Inspiration · Leo Markun · pm _153 · Hem Me Not In · Lereine Ballatyne · pm _153 · Ned · Arthur Wallace Peach · pm _154 · Nell · Arthur Wallace Peach · pm _154 · A Song · Oscar Williams · pm _154 · An Artist’s Dream · Madelein A. Moschenross · pm _154 · A Woman’s Way · Elizabeth Evelyn Moore · pm _154 · No Gentleman · Franklin J. Foster · pm 155 · The Outlook from 584 · The Editor · cl · Lesson 2. How a Theme Comes · [uncredited] · ar

Brief Stories Magazine [v12 #4, September 1925] (The Houston Publishing Co., Inc., 25¢, 160pp+, pulp, cover by Charles Hargens) [] Details supplied by Rob Preston & Kenneth R. Johnson. 2 · Walking Song · Margaret Phillips Fields · pm; illustrated by H. J. Gallagher 3 · The Merlinville Mystery [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · n. 1923, as “Murder on the Links”; illustrated by H. J. Gallagher 95 · Blue Slendong · Mervyn Thompson · ss Hutchinson’s Adventure-Story Magazine #36, August 1925 105 · Page Twenty · Euleta Wadsworth · ss 111 · The Raid on the Radio [Jesse Levarage] · Harry Harrison Kroll · ss 118 · In Old Port Royal: II. The Fiddler of Port Royal [Port Royal] · Ian Hope · ss; illustrated by H. J. Gallagher 133 · The Magic Bundle · James Howard Hull · ss 141 · Compensation · Peter A. Lea · ss 146 · A Blight on the Isle of Wight · Jack Woodford · ss 151 · Pages to the Muse _151 · Storm at Midnight · MacKinlay Kantor · pm Brief Stories Magazine August 1924 _151 · Return · Edgar Daniel Kramer · pm Saucy Stories June 1919 _152 · Louis XIV Greets Death · Helene Mullins · pm Brief Stories Magazine March 1925 _152 · The Alien · E. D. Todd · pm Brief Stories Magazine December 1924 _152 · Ben—Nurseryman · A. W. Peach · pm Brief Stories Magazine June 1924 _152 · Hyacinths · L. M. Thornton · pm Brief Stories Magazine May 1924; as by L. W. Thornton throughout. 153 · Points of View · L. M. Montgomery · gp _153 · I. The Man · L. M. Montgomery · pm _153 · II. The Woman · L. M. Montgomery · pm _153 · That’s Different · Dalnar Devening · pm _153 · I Make Men Strong · Eliot Kays Stone · pm 154 · The Outlook from 584 · The Editor · cl · Lesson 3: The Turning Point · [uncredited] · ar

Brief Stories Magazine [v12 #5, October 1925] (The Houston Publishing Co., Inc., 25¢, 160pp+, pulp, cover by Ralph Royle) [] Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 2 · In Babylon · Eliot Kays Stone · pm; illustrated by John Daly 3 · The Opal of Ill Omen · Elisabeth Sutton · na; illustrated by John Daly 83 · Grabbing for Glory · James M. Neville · ss; illustrated by John Daly 92 · The Bully of Tendler’s Run · Howard R. Morgan · ss; illustrated by John Daly 101 · The Dreamer · Hapsburg Liebe · ss 108 · Rattler Island · Thomas Elmer Lewis · ss; illustrated by John Daly; given as “Ratler Island” in the Table of Contents. 118 · In Old Port Royal: III. The Circle of Blood [Port Royal; Circle of Blood] · Ian Hope · ss Romance December 1924; illustrated by John Daly 130 · June in the West · Jay Lucas · ss; illustrated by George Gibbons 141 · Shakespeare in Bed Bluff [Mirada Rancho Boys] · Virginia Marie Cook · ss 153 · The Outlook from 584 · The Editor · cl · Lesson 4: The Use of Material · [uncredited] · ar 158 · Pages to the Muse _158 · Aftertaste · S. Omar Barker · pm _158 · Affairs · Jack Woodford · pm _160 · Your Lore · Peter A. Lea · pm _160 · Gift · Edgar Daniel Kramer · pm

Brief Stories Magazine [v12 #6, November 1925] (Personal Arts Co., 25¢, 160pp+, pulp, cover by Ralph Royle) [] Details supplied by John Locke & Kenneth R. Johnson. 4 · Mirage · Helen Martha Peavy · pm; illustrated by John Daly 5 · The Boathouse Mystery [Jimmie Haswell] · Herbert Adams · na; illustrated by John Daly 79 · The Light Among the Pines · Frederick Davis · ss 88 · A Friend of the Family · Betty Jane Wilcox · ss 95 · The Pie-Plate Pose · Charles Rodda · ss; illustrated by John Daly 105 · Wealth Untold · Mervyn Thompson · ss; illustrated by George Gibbons 111 · Poetic Justice · H. M. Sutherland · ss; illustrated by John Daly 126 · Haunted Waters · Roland Johnson · ss; illustrated by John Daly 134 · In Old Port Royal: IV. The Valiant Captain [Port Royal; Circle of Blood] · Ian Hope · ss Romance April 1925; illustrated by John Daly 147 · The Scrub Lady · Gladys Malvern · ss 152 · Pages to the Muse _152 · I Will Take Back My Heart · Mary Carolyn Davies · pm _152 · The Pedler of Dreams · John Hanlon · pm _152 · Gardens of Blue and Gold · Yvette d’Auvergne · pm _153 · Midwinter Afternoon · Leo Markun · pm _153 · Ghost · Thomas Del Vecchio · pm 155 · The Outlook from 584 · The Editor · cl

Brief Stories Magazine [v13 #1, December 1925] (Personal Arts Co., 25¢, 160pp+, pulp, cover by Ralph Royle) [] Details supplied by Morgan Wallace & Kenneth R. Johnson. 4 · Sundown · Cristel Hastings · pm; illustrated by Van 5 · Deception [Graydon McKelvie] · Marion Harvey · na; illustrated by Van 100 · The Tale of Ah Foo’s Rat · Howard Rockey · ss; illustrated by John Daly 109 · A Desert “Sheek” [Jake Hand & Aristotle] · Erle Stanley Gardner · ss; illustrated by Van 117 · Superfluous Clues · Mervyn Thompson · ss; illustrated by Van 123 · Hard as Nails · Isabelle Stewart Way · ss 129 · The Real Champeen · Howard R. Marsh · vi; “Champeen” given in quotes in the Table of Contents. 132 · The Fur Coat · John Hanlon · pm 133 · A Hero for a Day · Henry W. Clune · ss 143 · In Old Port Royal: V. Not Always to the Strong [Port Royal] · Ian Hope · ss Romance January 1925; illustrated by Van 156 · The Outlook from 584 · The Editor · cl · Lesson 5: Characterization throught Description · [uncredited] · ar

Brief Stories Magazine [v13 #2, January 1926] (Personal Arts Co., 25¢, 160pp+, pulp, cover by Ralph Royle) [] Details supplied by Morgan Wallace & Kenneth R. Johnson. 4 · The Song of the West · W. Carey Wonderly · pm; illustrated by Van 5 · The Crime Merchant · George Dilnot · na; illustrated by Van 81 · Twisted Luck · Philip Winter Luce · ss 89 · One of Them · Harry Harrison Kroll · ss; illustrated by Van 98 · The Runt Takes Charge · Leland S. Chester · ss 103 · Before Dawn · Erle Stanley Gardner · ss 112 · The Mandate of Lower Third · Lemuel C. A. Dunbar · ss; illustrated by Van 121 · In Old Port Royal: VI. The Haughty Lady [Port Royal; Circle of Blood] · Ian Hope · ss; illustrated by Van 135 · The House of Shadows · Charles G. Booth · ss 146 · Howl of the Wolf · L. E. Schlytter · ss 152 · Burning Cornstalks · F. N. Rhudy · pm 154 · The Outlook from 584 · The Editor · cl · Lesson 6: Dialogue or the Speech of Your Characters · [uncredited] · ar

Brief Stories Magazine [v13 #3, February 1926] (Personal Arts Co., 25¢, 160pp+, pulp, cover by Ralph Royle) [] Details supplied by Morgan Wallace & Kenneth R. Johnson. 4 · Chantey · Robert Leslie Bellem · pm; illustrated by Van 5 · “Go Ahead” Morton · Crittenden Marriott · na; illustrated by Van 62 · Dead or Alive · Meredith Davis · ss 67 · The Better Man · James W. Routh · ss; illustrated by Van 77 · ’Mid Pleasures and Palaces · Florence Wheeler McGehee · ss; illustrated by Van 87 · “Sphinx” of Sperry Camp · Mel Wharton · ss 93 · Let-’Er-Roll-Tommy · W. Carey Wonderly · ss 105 · Exquisite Hands · Mervyn Thompson · ss; illustrated by Van 116 · Silences · Townsend Scudder, 3rd · pm 117 · Bread and Salt · William Merriam Rouse · ss 123 · In Old Port Royal: VII. All’s Fair in War [Port Royal] · Ian Hope · ss Romance November 1924; illustrated by Van 135 · F.O.B. China · Frank E. Carson · ss 143 · Souvenir · John Hanlon · pm Lover’s Lane 1st January 1923 144 · The Bow Boy of the Blue Grass · Edwin Carlile Litsey · ss 150 · Pert · Winifred Davidson · ss 154 · The Outlook from 584 · The Editor · cl · Lesson 7: Characterization Through Dialogue · [uncredited] · ar

Brief Stories Magazine [v13 #4, March 1926] (Personal Arts Co., 25¢, 160pp+, pulp, cover by Van) [] Details supplied by Morgan Wallace & Kenneth R. Johnson. 4 · Out in the West · Dalnar Devening · pm 5 · Five on Assignment · Edward B. Waterworth · na; illustrated by Van 59 · Red Carnations · Wilton West · ss; illustrated by Van 77 · Nostalgia · A. Leslie · pm 78 · Corporal French’s Prisoner · John A. Yellen · ss; illustrated by Van 85 · A Whisper from the Gulf · Robert Emerick · ss; illustrated by Van 93 · The Truth Burned In · Lupton A. Wilkinson · ss 99 · Hoss Sense · Erle Stanley Gardner · ss 104 · In Old Port Royal: VIII. High Hand [Port Royal; Circle of Blood] · Ian Hope · ss; illustrated by Van 117 · The Vortex · Floria Howe Bruess · ss; given as Flora Howe Bruess in the Table of Contents. 131 · The Missing Line · E. L. Chicanot · ss 137 · Rusty Resigns · Harold de Polo · ss; illustrated by Van 145 · The Conscientious Clerk · Leland S. Chester · ss 150 · Warned · Robert Leslie Bellem · vi 153 · The Outlook from 584 · The Editor · cl · Lesson 8: Characterization Through Action · [uncredited] · ar

Brief Stories Magazine [v13 #5, April 1926] (Personal Arts Co., 25¢, 160pp+, pulp, cover by Van) [] Details supplied by John Locke & Kenneth R. Johnson. 4 · Salt Wind · Cristel Hastings · pm 5 · The Mysterious Mr. Brown [Tuppence & Tommy Beresford] · Agatha Christie · n. John Lane, January 1922, as “The Secret Adversary”; illustrated by Van 111 · A Cloud from Kansas · Frederick Davis · ss; illustrated by Van; given as by Frederick Dane in the Table of Contents. 119 · The Blood of His Fathers · Edwin Carlile Litsey · ss The Black Cat June 1911 129 · Maitland Invades Russia · Lupton A. Wilkinson · ss 141 · The Blizzard · James W. Routh · ss; illustrated by Van 149 · The Sinkutka Wolf · Noel Copping · ss 151 · The Outlook from 584 · The Editor · cl · Lesson 9: Style · [uncredited] · ar

Brief Stories Magazine [v13 #6, May 1926] (Personal Arts Co., 25¢, 160pp+, pulp, cover by Charles Hargens) [] Details supplied by John Locke & Kenneth R. Johnson. 4 · Rustlers · A. Leslie · pm 5 · On the Range · Victor Rousseau · na; illustrated by Van 95 · Temporary Tolliver · Isabelle Stewart Way · ss 101 · The Desert Kid · Harold Cornelius Firanze · ss 106 · It Pays to Smile · W. Carey Wonderly · ss 117 · Railroad Trash · A. C. Fox · ss; illustrated by Van 125 · The Tenth Player · Louis E. Thayer · ss 130 · Silver Linings · Cristel Hastings · pm 131 · The Broken Circle [Port Royal; Circle of Blood] · Ian Hope · ss Romance December 1925; illustrated by Van 142 · The Guerdon · Alexander Snyder · ss 147 · Ninety-Five Brownies · Milton Petty · ss 153 · Heading South · John Harris Butler · ss

Brief Stories Magazine [v14 #1, June 1926] ed. Wm. H. Kofoed (Personal Arts Co., 25¢, 160pp+, pulp, cover by Ralph Royle) [] Details supplied by John Locke & Kenneth R. Johnson. 4 · Dear Little House on the Hill · Cristel Hastings · pm; illustrated by Van 5 · Intrigue · Guy Thorne · na; illustrated by Van 90 · Raiders’ Gulch · Leland S. Chester · ss; illustrated by Van 97 · The House of the Dancing Feet · Margery H. Lawrence · ss The Sovereign Magazine December 1925; illustrated by Van 106 · What Ten Dollars Will Buy [Jesse Leverage] · Harry Harrison Kroll · ss 113 · Miss Fortune · Harold Cornelius Firanze · ss 120 · Grizzly Jack’s Partner · Hans Larsen · ss 126 · The Golden Scarab · Roy Lincoln · ss 131 · The Circle Dares [Port Royal; Circle of Blood] · Ian Hope · ss Romance March 1926 143 · The Remission of Sinner Hill · Honkerville Orn · ss; illustrated by Van 150 · The Surrender · Eugene M. Fryer · ss; illustrated by Van 154 · The Outlook from 584 · The Editor · cl · Lesson 10: The Setting · [uncredited] · ar

Brief Stories Magazine [v14 #2, July 1926] (Personal Arts Co., 25¢, 160pp+, pulp) [] forecasts “The Ace of Manana” by H. M. Sutherland, which does not seem to have appeared. Details supplied by John Locke & Kenneth R. Johnson. 4 · When I Go down to the Sea · [uncredited] · pm 5 · The Claim Grabbers · Guy Morton · na; illustrated by John J. Van Allen 101 · The Cache in the Cap Rock · Edmund Ware · ss; illustrated by John J. Van Allen; as by Edmond on story. 111 · Great Scott! · Thomas Thursday · ss 119 · Prisoner of Honor · Frederick Davis · ss; illustrated by John J. Van Allen 129 · The Feud Phoenix · H. M. Sutherland · ss; illustrated by John J. Van Allen 140 · Every Inch a Prince · W. Carey Wonderly · ss 149 · The Coward · Sewell Peaslee Wright · ss 156 · The Outlook from 584 · The Editor · cl · Lesson 11: Who Tells the Story · [uncredited] · ar

Brief Stories Magazine [v14 #3, August 1926] (Personal Arts Co., 25¢, 192pp+, pulp, cover by Charles Hargens) [] Details supplied by Morgan Wallace & Kenneth R. Johnson. 4 · Vanishing Hoofs · Pamela Greene · pm; illustrated by John J. Van Allen 5 · Sealed Orders · Crittenden Marriott · na; illustrated by John J. Van Allen 77 · We Island People · Owen Atkinson · ss 86 · Cards of Fate · W. J. Krieg · ss 105 · Cupid Hits Red Bluff [Mirada Rancho Boys] · Virginia Marie Cook · ss; illustrated by John J. Van Allen; forecast as by Cooke. 116 · The Shamrock Kid · James M. Neville · ss 125 · Lemon Meringue Pie · Harold de Polo · ss 132 · Gunmen Kings · Lupton A. Wilkinson · ss 140 · Dave Henckley-Texas Ranger · Harry Van Demark · ss; as by Winter Ransome on story & forecast. 144 · Freebooter’s Wooing · Ian Hope · ss Romance June 1926; peripherally related to Port Royal series. 155 · The Silent Defense · Cyril J. Conrad · ss 164 · On the Edge of the Bad Lands [Part 1 of 8] · Randall Parrish · n.; illustrated by John J. Van Allen 188 · The Outlook from 584 · The Editor · cl · Lesson 12: How and Where to Begin a Story · [uncredited] · ar

Brief Stories Magazine [v14 #4, September 1926] (Personal Arts Co., Inc., 25¢, pulp) [] Details supplied by John Locke from Table of Contents. · Hobo Blood · Emma J. D. Morgan · pm; illustrated by John Van Allen; not in the Table of Contents. 5 · The Maori Death Chant · Yorke Davis · na 74 · The Bad Man from Bitter Creek · Edwin Carlile Litsey · ss 86 · The Last Run · B. Virginia Lee · ss 95 · The Alibi of Tony Morales · Harry Van Demark · ss 104 · Man’s Friend · Floria Howe Bruess · ss 122 · Just Between the Two of Them · Frederick Davis · ss 127 · A Clean Shirt for Shorty · Lester R. Cash · ss 133 · The Forest Subterfuge · Ian Hope · nv MacLean’s August 1 1926, as by Benge Atlee 169 · On the Edge of the Bad Lands [Part 2 of 8] · Randall Parrish · n. 190 · The Outlook from 584 · The Editor · cl

Brief Stories Magazine [v14 #5, October 1926] (Personal Arts Co., 25¢, 160pp+, pulp) [] Details supplied by Morgan Wallace & Kenneth R. Johnson. 4 · The Golden Galleon · Quentin MacDonald · pm; illustrated by John J. Van Allen 5 · A Prodigal by Proxy · J. B. Ryan · na; illustrated by John J. Van Allen 78 · Black Hearts · A. C. Fox · ss 89 · The Tramp Athlete · James M. Neville · ss; illustrated by Van 103 · The Lonely Bandit of Pilot Peak · Harry Van Demark · ss; illustrated by John J. Van Allen 111 · The Sourdough on Crutches · Harold de Polo · ss 121 · A Wooing Without Words · M. Patricia Robinson · ss 127 · The Governor’s Dispatch [Port Royal] · Ian Hope · ss 139 · The Wild Stallion of Table Top · Milton Petty · ss; illustrated by John J. Van Allen 146 · On the Edge of the Bad Lands [Part 3 of 8] · Randall Parrish · n.; illustrated by John J. Van Allen

Brief Stories Magazine [v14 #6, November 1926] (Personal Arts Co., 25¢, 160pp+, pulp) [] Details supplied by Morgan Wallace & Kenneth R. Johnson. 4 · The Lovesick Cowboy · Lester Raymond Cash · pm 5 · Adventurers All · William MacLeod Raine · na; illustrated by George S. 99 · On the Saskatchewan · Floria Howe Bruess · ss; illustrated by George S. 109 · Celestial Jade · Lenore Neely Cook · ss; illustrated by John J. Van Allen 119 · Shifting Gold · U. Stanley Aultman · ss; illustrated by George S. 131 · The Man with the Scar · Eric Heath · ss; illustrated by George S. 140 · The White Carnation · James M. Neville · ss; illustrated by George S. 145 · On the Edge of the Bad Lands [Part 4 of 8] · Randall Parrish · n.; illustrated by John J. Van Allen 156 · The Outlook from 584 · The Editor · cl

Brief Stories Magazine [v15 #1, December 1926] ed. Wm. H. Kofoed (Personal Arts Co., 25¢, 160pp+, pulp) [] Details supplied by Morgan Wallace & Kenneth R. Johnson. 4 · En Passant · Robert Leslie Bellem · pm; illustrated by John J. Van Allen 5 · The House of Kane · Victor Lauriston · na; illustrated by Van 79 · The Sheriff Puts One Over · James W. Routh · ss; illustrated by John J. Van Allen 88 · Cowboy Martyrs · John Paul Jones · ss 95 · Roses at Munoz · W. Carey Wonderly · ss; illustrated by John J. Van Allen 105 · The Vase of the Five-Clawed Dragon · Frank R. Otte · ss; illustrated by John J. Van Allen 110 · The North Is Just · Sewell Peaslee Wright · ss 117 · The Luck of Lajeunesse [Port Royal; Circle of Blood] · Ian Hope · ss 128 · It May Happen Anywhere · Edwin Carlile Litsey · ss 137 · On the Edge of the Bad Lands [Part 5 of 8] · Randall Parrish · n. 158 · The Outlook from 584 · The Editor · cl

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Brief Stories [v15 #2, January 1927] (Personal Arts Company, 25¢, 160pp+, pulp, cover by E. K. Bergey) [] Details supplied by Morgan Wallace & Kenneth R. Johnson. · [illustrations] · Owen Penfield Fox · il 4 · The Call · Cristel Hastings · pm 5 · Rogues’ Gold · George C. Shedd · na; illustrated by John J. Van Allen 67 · Son of the Skies · Arthur W. Lockwood · ss 80 · At the Seventh Hole · Charles Rodda · ss 89 · Smoking Guns · James W. Routh · ss 99 · The Distant Drum · Marie Loscalzo · ss 105 · The Stern Decree · Lupton A. Wilkinson · ss 113 · Brains · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 117 · Marching On · H. M. Hamilton · ss; illustrated by John J. Van Allen 125 · On the Edge of the Bad Lands [Part 6 of 8] · Randall Parrish · n.; illustrated by John J. Van Allen 140 · The Outlook from 584 · The Editor · cl

Brief Stories [v15 #3, February 1927] (Personal Arts Company, 25¢, 160pp+, pulp, cover by Charles Hargens) [] Forecasts “The Cowboy Poet” by Mary Meagher, which does not seem to have appeared. Details supplied by John Locke & Kenneth R. Johnson. · [illustrations] · Owen Penfield Fox · il 4 · The Midnight Masquer · H. Bedford-Jones · na 91 · ’Twixt Thunder and Hell · U. Stanley Aultman · ss 96 · Under the Flaming Aurora · Floria Howe Bruess · ss; illustrated by Van 109 · The Referee · J. C. Kofoed · ss 115 · “Jua-ha-ha-Nita” Saves Red Bluff [Mirada Rancho Boys] · Virginia Marie Cook · ss; no quotes on story, quotes around entire title in running head. 126 · Smiling Steele [Part 1 of 11] · Harold de Polo · n. 138 · On the Edge of the Bad Lands [Part 7 of 8] · Randall Parrish · n.; illustrated by John J. Van Allen 144 · The Outlook from 584 · The Editor · cl

Brief Stories [v15 #4, March 1927] (Personal Arts Company, 25¢, 160pp+, pulp, cover by E. K. Bergey) [] forecasts “Cow Hombre” by Winifred Davidson and “Wild Bullets” by Harold C. Firanze, neither of which seems to have appeared. Details supplied by John Locke & Kenneth R. Johnson. · [illustrations] · Owen Penfield Fox · il 4 · Desert Surprise · Guy Holden · na; illustrated by John Daly 56 · The Criss Cross Clue · Frederick Davis · nv; illustrated by Van 92 · The Eagle’s Flight · Floria Howe Bruess · ss 107 · Texas Cattle · A. C. Fox · ss; illustrated by Van 118 · The Peace Abidin’ Stranger · Harold Cornelius Firanze · ss 125 · A Man’s Game · Sewell Peaslee Wright · ss 134 · Smiling Steele [Part 2 of 11] · Harold de Polo · n. 138 · The Outlook from 584 · The Editor · cl 146 · On the Edge of the Bad Lands [Part 8 of 8] · Randall Parrish · n.; illustrated by John J. Van Allen

Brief Stories [v15 #5, April 1927] (Personal Arts Company, 25¢, 160pp, pulp, cover by Charles Hargens) [] Details supplied by Rob Preston. 8 · Riders of the Pecos Trail · Harry Van Demark · na 94 · The Sheriff of Hellgap [“Crawdad” Williams] · Claude Rister · ss 110 · The Kid · B. Virginia Lee · ss 117 · The Razzle Dazzle Buckaroos · Howard R. Marsh · ss 128 · The Dance of Doom · U. Stanley Aultman · ss 135 · Redbird · Isabelle Stewart Way · ss 142 · The Outlook from 584 · The Editor · cl 144 · Smiling Steele [Part 3 of 11] · Harold de Polo · n.

Brief Stories [v15 #6, May 1927] (Personal Arts Co., Inc., 25¢, 160pp+, pulp, cover by Earl K. Bergey) [] Details supplied by John Locke & Kenneth R. Johnson from Table of Contents. 4 · Under a Shadow · William Dixon Bell · n.; illustrated by John Daly 103 · The Path of True Love [Port Royal] · Ian Hope · ss Romance October 1926 115 · Snow Law · Herbert L. McNary · ss 125 · The Avenger · Charles F. Goodnow, Jr. · ss; given as by Charles N. Goodnow, Jr. in the Table of Contents. 134 · The Wizard of Romping River · J. C. Kofoed · ss; given as “The Wizard of Rompaing River” in the Table of Contents. 142 · The Outlook from 584 · The Editor · cl 144 · Smiling Steele [Part 4 of 11] · Harold de Polo · n.

Brief Stories [v16 #1, June 1927] ed. Wm. H. Kofoed (Personal Arts Company, 25¢, 160pp+, pulp, cover by E. K. Bergey) [] Details supplied by Morgan Wallace & Kenneth R. Johnson. 4 · A Strange Bargain · Victor Rousseau · na; illustrated by Van; originally as Essanay Film “The Truant Soul,” released on 25 Dec 1916, and later nationally syndicated as “His Second Self” or “The Truant Soul” from 1917-onward. 64 · The Top Hand at “J” Up and Down · Clyde C. Johnston · ss; illustrated by Van 84 · The Mug Mauler · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss; illustrated by Van 92 · Whistling Steve · Howard R. Marsh · ss; illustrated by Van 104 · Swift Boomerang · Ferdinand Berthoud · ss; illustrated by Van 118 · Everything Jake · Peter A. Lea · ss; illustrated by Van 133 · The Brothers · J. C. Kofoed · ss 140 · Blazing the Northwest Trail · Meriwether Lewis · ts (r) 142 · The Outlook from 584 · The Editor · cl 144 · Smiling Steele [Part 5 of 11] · Harold de Polo · n.

Brief Stories [v16 #2, July 1927] (Personal Arts Company, 25¢, 160pp+, pulp, cover by E. K. Bergey) [] Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 4 · On the High Seas · Guy Holden · na; illustrated by Van 66 · Horse Rustlers [“Crawdad” Williams] · Claude Rister · ss; illustrated by Charles Hargens 77 · Yes, Wild Bill Was Really Wild · [uncredited] · ms 78 · The Gentle Gunman · J. Edgar Ambler · ss; illustrated by Charles Hargens; forecast as by Edward Ambler. 85 · Excitement A-Plenty · Richard Hill Wilkinson · ss; illustrated by Charles Hargens 93 · Indian Logic · [uncredited] · ms 94 · The Solomon River Derby · Floria Howe Bruess · ss; illustrated by Charles Hargens 110 · Tracking Down the Grizzly [Part 1 of 7] · J. Capen Adams · ts; illustrated by Van 124 · A Weapon of the Past · Edmund Ware · ss 134 · The Spaniard on the Trail · [uncredited] · ar 136 · Smiling Steele [Part 6 of 11] · Harold de Polo · n. 142 · The Outlook from 584 · The Editor · cl

Brief Stories [v16 #3, August 1927] (Personal Arts Company, 25¢, 160pp+, pulp, cover by Charles M. Hargens) [] Details supplied by John Locke & Kenneth R. Johnson. 4 · The Way of Adventure [Part 1 of 2] · Ross Tyrrell · n.; illustrated by Van 56 · The Whistling Beast · Theodore A. Tinsley · nv; illustrated by Charles Hargens 87 · Collins’ Volcano · Edith K. Norris · ss; illustrated by Van 94 · The Gray Eagle’s Last Swoop · Horace McCoy · ss; illustrated by Charles Hargens 106 · On Precipice Trail · Frederick Davis · ss; illustrated by Van 114 · Tracking Down the Grizzly [Part 2 of 7] · J. Capen Adams · ts 123 · Over the Border · R. Ross Annett · ss 127 · The Bully of the Great Peedee · Hapsburg Liebe · ss; illustrated by Charles Hargens 134 · Smiling Steele [Part 7 of 11] · Harold de Polo · n. 142 · The Editor Says “Howdy” · The Editor · ed

Brief Stories [v16 #4, September 1927] (Personal Arts Company, 25¢, 160pp+, pulp, cover by Charles Hargens) [] Details supplied by John Locke & Kenneth R. Johnson. 4 · Raider’s Valley · Milton Angle · nv 37 · The Way of Adventure [Part 2 of 2] · Ross Tyrrell · n.; illustrated by John J. Van Allen 104 · The Pipe Line Mystery [Part 1 of 5] · George C. Shedd · na 114 · The Tender Side of Indian Character · Delia A. Heywood · ms 115 · A Washout at O-Bar · Cyril J. Conrad · ss; given as “A Wash-out at O-Bar” in the Table of Contents. 122 · Blazing the Trail to the Northwest · Meriwether Lewis · ts (r) 123 · Snippy Bungles It · Hapsburg Liebe · vi 127 · Double Trails · Sewell Peaslee Wright · ss 133 · Tracking Down the Grizzly [Part 3 of 7] · James Capen Adams · ts 138 · Possum Face · Edwin Carlile Litsey · ss 142 · The Editor Says “Howdy” · The Editor · ed 144 · Smiling Steele [Part 8 of 11] · Harold de Polo · n.

Brief Stories [v16 #5, October 1927] (Personal Arts Company, 25¢, 160pp+, pulp, cover by Charles M. Hargens) [] Details supplied by Morgan Wallace & Kenneth R. Johnson. 4 · Gambler’s Luck · W. T. Ballard · nv; illustrated by Van 41 · One Hundred Feet of Rope · Erle Stanley Gardner · ss 46 · When Twistaway Went Ridin’ [Twistaway Smith] · Eugene Cunningham · ss; illustrated by Charles Hargens; forecast as “Twistaway Goes Ridin’”. 59 · Once a Ranger · Horace McCoy · ss; illustrated by John J. Van Allen 68 · The Secret of Cambrai · Captain Clyde Johnston · ss 83 · Hot an’ Heavy · Theodore A. Tinsley · ss; illustrated by Van 91 · How Stage Coach Robbers Were Foiled · [uncredited] · ms 92 · The Dance of Peril · Grace Jones Morgan · ss; illustrated by Van 106 · The Pipe Line Mystery [Part 2 of 5] · George C. Shedd · na; illustrated by Charles Hargens 127 · Tracking Down the Grizzly [Part 4 of 7] · James Capen Adams · ts 135 · Smiling Steele [Part 9 of 11] · Harold de Polo · n. 142 · The Editor Says “Howdy” · The Editor · ed