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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 Mar 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 · Anon. · 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 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 · Anon. · 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 Aug 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 Aug 1924 _151 · Return · Edgar Daniel Kramer · pm Saucy Stories Jun 1919 _152 · Louis XIV Greets Death · Helene Mullins · pm Brief Stories Mar 1925 _152 · The Alien · E. D. Todd · pm Brief Stories Dec 1924 _152 · Ben—Nurseryman · A. W. Peach · pm Brief Stories Jun 1924 _152 · Hyacinths · L. M. Thornton · pm Brief Stories 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 · Anon. · 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; given as “Ratler Island” in the Table of Contents.; illustrated by John Daly 118 · In Old Port Royal: III. The Circle of Blood [Port Royal; Circle of Blood] · Ian Hope · ss; 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 · Anon. · 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; 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” · 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; illustrated by Van 156 · The Outlook from 584 · [The Editor] · cl Lesson 5: Characterization throught Description · Anon. · 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 · Anon. · 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; illustrated by Van 135 · F.O.B. China · Frank E. Carson · ss 143 · Souvenir · John Hanlon · pm Lover’s Lane Jan #1 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 · Anon. · 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 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 Acttion · Anon. · 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. The Bodley Head 1922, as The Secret Adversary; illustrated by Van 111 · A Cloud from Kansas · Frederick Davis · ss; given as by Frederick Dane in the Table of Contents.; illustrated by Van 119 · The Blood of His Fathers · Edwin Carlile Litsey · ss The Black Cat Jun 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 · Anon. · 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; 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 Dec 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 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 · Anon. · 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 · Anon. · pm 5 · The Claim Grabbers · Guy Morton · na; illustrated by John J. Van Allen 101 · The Cache in the Cap Rock · Edmund Ware · ss; as by Edmond on story.; illustrated by John J. Van Allen 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 · Anon. · 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; forecast as by Cooke.; illustrated by John J. Van Allen 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 MacLean’s Jul 1 1926, as by Benge Atlee; 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 · Anon. · ar