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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 [v10 #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 [v10 #2, April 1924] (The Houston Publishing Co., Inc., 20¢, 128pp+, pulp) Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 1 · Oscar Williams · Anon. · 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 Apr 1908 125 · Talking It Over at 805 · [The Editor] · cl

Brief Stories Magazine [v10 #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; based on the play.; illustrated by Norman Borchardt 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 [v10 #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 Jun 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 [v10 #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 Mar 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 [v10 #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; given as by Anthony Pryde and R.K. Weeks in the Table of Contents.; illustrated by R. H. R. 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