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Metropolitan [v55 #1, February 1922] (The Metropolitan Publications, Inc., 25¢, 10½" x 14", cover by Edna Crompton) Details supplied by John Locke. 9 · The Black Dog · A. E. Coppard · ss; illustrated by W. H. D. Koerner 12 · With Luxury Tax · Margaret Culkin Banning · ss; illustrated by Ruth Eastman 15 · The House of the Five Swords [Part 3 of ?] · Tristram Tupper · sl; illustrated by Arthur I. Keller 21 · The Amber Goddess · Edmund Snell · ss The Yellow Magazine Dec 2 1921; illustrated by Arthur Fuller 23 · In the Audience · Elizabeth Irons Folsom · ss; illustrated by Dalton Stevens 24 · God’s Machinery · Armstrong Livingston · ss; illustrated by Percy E. Cowen 29 · The Queer · Edwin Balmer · ss; illustrated by Dalton Stevens 33 · Quick Ripplers · Clarence Day, Jr. · ss; illustrated by Tony Sarg 35 · The Beautiful and the Damned [Part 6 of 7] · F. Scott Fitzgerald · sl; misnumbered Pt5.; illustrated by Leslie L. Benson

Metropolitan [v55 #2, March 1922] (The Metropolitan Publications, Inc., 25¢, 9½" x 12", cover by Frederick Duncan) Details supplied by John Locke. 9 · Island Gold [Part 1 of 7] · Valentine Williams · sl; illustrated by Anton Otto Fischer 13 · The Glass Room · Edwin Balmer · ss; illustrated by Dalton Stevens 18 · Fowl Play · Ian Hay · ss The Daily Mail Nov 19 1913; illustrated by Tony Sarg 20 · The House of the Five Swords [Part 4 of ?] · Tristram Tupper · sl; illustrated by Arthur I. Keller 25 · The Blanco Loop · Hilary Lofting · ss; illustrated by Arthur Fuller 26 · Sauce for the Gander · Margaret Culkin Banning · ss; illustrated by Nancy Fay 30 · Haunted Valley · Will Levington Comfort · ss; illustrated by Frank Street 40 · The Big Punch · G. B. Lancaster · ss; illustrated by Percy E. Cowen 43 · In the Dining Car [Arsène Lupin] · Maurice Leblanc · ss; illustrated by Robert W. Stewart 48 · Alice · Inez Haynes Irwin · ss; illustrated by Ralph Pallen Coleman 54 · The Third Eye · Ethel White · ss; illustrated by Edgar Wittmack 57 · The Beautiful and the Damned [Part 7 of 7] · F. Scott Fitzgerald · sl; misnumbered Pt6.; illustrated by Leslie L. Benson

Metropolitan [v55 #3, April 1922] (The Metropolitan Publications, Inc., 25¢, 9½" x 12", cover by Haskell Coffin) Details supplied by John Locke. 6 · The Republican Party Promised Much but Has Accomplished Little · H. J. Whigham · ed 9 · One Night in June · Louise Dutton · ss; illustrated by Arthur William Brown 14 · Spellbinders [Part 1 of 5] · Margaret Culkin Banning · sl; illustrated by Nancy Fay 19 · Kelly O’Keefe · Elinor Mordaunt · ss; illustrated by Arthur Fuller 23 · Two for a Cent · F. Scott Fitzgerald · ss; illustrated by Percy E. Cowen 27 · The Lantern · Olive Ward Greene · ss; illustrated by Dalton Stevens 30 · The Silent Spring · Will Levington Comfort · ss; illustrated by Frank Street 40 · Spun Gold · Clara Beranger · ss; illustrated by Edgar Wittmack 43 · Island Gold [Part 2 of 7] · Valentine Williams · sl; illustrated by Anton Otto Fischer 48 · The House of the Crying Child · Raymond Leslie Goldman · ss; illustrated by Worth Brehm 53 · Rain · Harry Sinclair Drago · ss 54 · The House of the Five Swords [Part 5 of ?] · Tristram Tupper · sl; illustrated by Arthur I. Keller 59 · Getting Rid of M. · W. B. Maxwell · ss The Strand Magazine Nov 1921; illustrated by Ruth Eastman

Metropolitan [v55 #4, May 1922] (The Metropolitan Publications, Inc., 25¢, 9½" x 12", cover by Haskell Coffin) Details supplied by John Locke. 9 · The Tide of Adventure · Bertrand W. Sinclair · ss; illustrated by Frank Street 13 · The Cure · Ian Hay · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine May 1922; illustrated by Thomas Fogarty 16 · Hester · Inez Haynes Irwin · ss; illustrated by Ralph Pallen Coleman 22 · Spellbinders [Part 2 of 5] · Margaret Culkin Banning · sl; illustrated by Nancy Fay 27 · The Devil’s Twins · Hermann Hagedorn & Lincoln Lang · ss; illustrated by Frank Tenney Johnson 31 · The Sword of Chastity · Louise Jordan Miln · ss; illustrated by Dalton Stevens 40 · The Song He Was Ashamed of · William C. Lengel · ss; illustrated by Edgar Wittmack 43 · The Trick That Was Trumped · Rolf Bennett · ss; illustrated by Perc E. Cowan 45 · The Lady with the Hatchet [Arsène Lupin] · Maurice Leblanc · ss; illustrated by Robert W. Stewart 50 · Island Gold [Part 3 of 7] · Valentine Williams · sl; illustrated by Anton Otto Fischer 55 · Ho! Star! · Brenda Ueland · ss; illustrated by Ruth Eastman 60 · The House of the Five Swords [Part 6 of ?] · Tristram Tupper · sl; illustrated by Arthur I. Keller

Metropolitan [v55 #5, June 1922] (standard) Incomplete details taken from The Standard Index of Short Stories by Francis J. Hannigan. Need Contents Belshazzar’s Letter · Katharine Fullerton Gerould · nv Footprints in the Snow [Arsène Lupin] · Maurice Leblanc · nv; translated from the French (“Des pas sur la neige”). Team Work · John Matter · ss Parrots · Elinor Mordaunt · ss Ring Out the Old · Shirley L. Seifert · ss Golden Fleece · Bertrand W. Sinclair · ss Dawes—and Further · Marie Van Vorst · ss Enamel · John Van Alstyne Weaver · ss

Metropolitan [v55 #6, July 1922] (The Metropolitan Publications, Inc., 25¢, 9½" x 12", cover by J. Knowles Hare) Details supplied by John Locke. 11 · The Gimme Girl · Dorothy Speare · ss; illustrated by Arthur William Brown 16 · The Heart of a Ship · Elinor Mordaunt · ss; illustrated by Arthur Fuller 21 · Loose Tiger · Will Levington Comfort · ss; illustrated by Frank Street 25 · At the Sign of Mercury [Arsène Lupin] · Maurice Leblanc · nv; translated from the French (“Au Dieu Mercure”, L’Excelsior).; illustrated by Robert W. Stewart 30 · Spellbinders [Part 4 of 5] · Margaret Culkin Banning · sl; illustrated by Nancy Fay 47 · Beryl’s Forward Pass · Philip E. Stevenson · ss; illustrated by J. Clinton Shepherd 51 · Synthetic Sapphires · Sandra Alexander · ss; illustrated by A. L. Bairnsfather 55 · Maria San Ramon · Robert E. Hewes · ss; illustrated by Edgar Wittmack 56 · Tangle-Garden · Mella Russell McCallum · ss; illustrated by Ralph Pallen Coleman 61 · Island Gold [Part 5 of 7] · Valentine Williams · sl; illustrated by Anton Otto Fischer

Metropolitan [v56 #1, September 1922] (The Metropolitan Publications, Inc., 25¢, 9½" x 12", cover by Frederick Duncan) Details supplied by John Locke. 11 · Flaming Youth [Part 1 of 6] · Warner Fabian · sl; illustrated by Ralph Pallen Coleman 16 · Lord Byron’s Limp · Tristram Tupper · ss; illustrated by George Wright 21 · Wave Length, Seven Hundred · Edwin Balmer · ss; illustrated by Dalton Stevens 26 · The Stuck-Up Boy · Dorothy Speare · ss; illustrated by H. Weston Taylor 31 · Barbara · Inez Haynes Irwin · ss; illustrated by W. T. Benda 46 · My Northern Exposure [Part 1 of 2] · Walter E. Traprock · ss; (listed with short stories); illustrated by photos 51 · White Roses and Red · Sampson Raphaelson · ss; illustrated by Frank Street 55 · Spellbinders [Part 5 of 5] · Margaret Culkin Banning · sl; illustrated by Nancy Fay 61 · Beppo’s Bond · Wray Wade Severn · ss; illustrated by Edgar Wittmack 65 · Island Gold [Part 6 of 7] · Valentine Williams · sl; illustrated by Anton Otto Fischer

Metropolitan [v56 #2, October 1922] (The Metropolitan Publications, Inc., 25¢, 9½" x 12", cover by Haskell Coffin) Details supplied by John Locke. 11 · The Woman of It · Harvey O’Higgins · ss; illustrated by Albert Matzke 16 · The Burning Bush · William H. Hamby · ss; illustrated by William Fisher 21 · Flaming Youth [Part 2 of 6] · Warner Fabian · sl; illustrated by Ralph Pallen Coleman 26 · The Young Idea · Noel Coward · ss; illustrated by Douglas Duer 31 · A Modern Alexander · James L. Hutchison · ss; illustrated by Frank Street 35 · Are Women Good Sports? · Grantland Rice · ar 36 · Putting Your Best Foot Forward · Irene Castle · ar 47 · My Northern Exposure [Part 2 of 2] · Walter E. Traprock · ss; (listed with short stories); illustrated by photos 51 · “Tomorrow” · Elizabeth Newport Hepburn · ss; illustrated by A. L. Bairnsfather 56 · “That’s the Man” · J. Crawford · ss; illustrated by Edgar Wittmack 57 · The Plans of Yesteryear · Mary Singer · ss; illustrated by William Fisher 61 · Island Gold [Part 7 of 7] · Valentine Williams · sl; illustrated by Anton Otto Fischer

Metropolitan [v56 #3, November 1922] (The Metropolitan Publications, Inc., 25¢, 9½" x 12", cover by Haskell Coffin) Details supplied by John Locke. 11 · The Sap [Part 1 of 3] · Donald McGibeny · sl; illustrated by Gayle Hoskins 16 · The Ritz Twins · Dorothy Speare · ss; illustrated by H. Weston Taylor 21 · Flaming Youth [Part 3 of 6] · Warner Fabian · sl; illustrated by Ralph Pallen Coleman 26 · Mr. Watson’s Autograph [Dunstable] · P. G. Wodehouse · ss Pearson’s Magazine Feb 1905, as “The Autograph Hunter”; slightly revised to change the setting from the UK to the US.; illustrated by A. L. Bairnsfather 27 · Love Watches [Part 1 of 2] · Ernest Goodwin · sl; illustrated by Arthur Fuller 31 · The Pipes of Chiu Fah-tze · M. R. Werner · ss; illustrated by Frank Street 38 · How It Feels to Be Told You Are “All Finished” at Twenty-Five · Dorothy Parker · ar 42 · Dress to Suit Your Personality · Irene Castle · ar 51 · Proud Maisie · Leila Taylor · ss; illustrated by W. T. Benda 54 · Ocean Air · Ian Hay · ss; illustrated by Albert Matzke 59 · The Letter · Mary Weik · ss; illustrated by Edgar Wittmack 62 · The Decline and Fall · Frederick Orin Bartlett · ss; illustrated by August Henkel

Metropolitan [v56 #4, December 1922] (The Metropolitan Publications, Inc., 25¢, 9½" x 12", cover by Frederick Duncan) Details supplied by John Locke. 11 · Winter Dreams · F. Scott Fitzgerald · nv; illustrated by Arthur William Brown 16 · Rough Stuff · Wilbur Hall · ss; illustrated by Frank Street 20 · “Tell Me a Fox” · Carl Sandburg · ms 21 · Flaming Youth [Part 4 of 6] · Warner Fabian · sl; illustrated by Ralph Pallen Coleman 26 · The Meechin Romance · Ellis Parker Butler · ss; illustrated by Ralph Barton 29 · The Broken Boot · John Galsworthy · ss; illustrated by Everett Shinn 30 · Love Within Reason · Dorothy Speare · ss; illustrated by H. Weston Taylor 38 · My Life Out of Doors · Irene Castle · ar 51 · Love Watches [Part 2 of 2] · Ernest Goodwin · sl; illustrated by Arthur Fuller 55 · The Sap [Part 2 of 3] · Donald McGibeny · sl; illustrated by Gayle Hoskins

Metropolitan with The Girl of To-day [v56 #5, January 1923] (The Metropolitan Publications, Inc., 25¢, 9½" x 12", cover by Frederick Duncan) Details supplied by John Locke. 11 · Railroad! Mountains! · Inez Haynes Irwin · ss; illustrated by H. Weston Taylor 17 · Lochinvar, Ltd. · John Mosher · ss; illustrated by W. T. Benda 21 · Flaming Youth [Part 5 of 6] · Warner Fabian · sl; illustrated by Ralph Pallen Coleman 28 · Blackmail · John Galsworthy · ss MacLean’s Dec 15 1922; illustrated by Albert Matzke 32 · It’s All in the Cutting · Wilbur Hall · ss; illustrated by Frank Street 40 · Is the American Girl Playing a Losing Game? · Rudolph Valentino · ar 44 · Thou Shall Not Commit the Sin of Being Ugly · Irene Castle · ar 51 · Jungle Drama · Kathrene Gedney Pinkerton · ss; illustrated by James E. Allen 58 · The Sap [Part 3 of 3] · Donald McGibeny · sl; illustrated by Gayle Hoskins 63 · Luck · Frederic Arnold Kummer · ss; illustrated by S. H. Wainwright

Metropolitan with The Girl of To-day [v56 #6, February-March 1923] (Metropolitan, Inc., standard, cover by Haskell Coffin) First Macfadden issue, published monthly by Metropolitan, Incorporated [but this issue, only, bi-monthly] 1926 Broadway, New York City Edwin E. Zoty, President John R. Coryell, Secretary Harold A. Wise, Advertising Manager Copyright 1923 by Metropolitan, Inc. printed by Art Color Printing Co., New York Listings are from Tables of Contents; illustrators given as noted in the Table of Contents. Multi-part items are shown as serials (sl) unless proven otherwise. Authors’ names or initials given in quotes are editorial additions by the compiler and represent a way to attribute authorship without listing the author as “anonymous.” Fiction 11 · The Genius [Part 1 of 9] · Theodore Dreiser · sl; a reprint of the 1910 autobiography?; illustrated by Gerald Leake 16 · Virtue · John Galsworthy · ss The English Review Feb 1923; illustrated by Arthur Fuller 19 · All Hell Couldn’t Stop Him · Albert Richard Wetjen · ss; illustrated by Mead Schaeffer 23 · The Romance of an Artist’s Model [Part 1 of ?] · “A Self-Told Tale” · sl; illustrated by Harold Denison 27 · The Swinging Caravan · Achmed Abdullah · ss; illustrated by Frederic Anderson 31 · The Girl He Picked Up at Coney · Elisabeth Sanxay Holding · ss; illustrated by C. D. Batchelor 46 · Murder—State vs. David Kendrick · Jack Bethea & David R. Solomon · ss; illustrated by Albert Matzke 51 · Flaming Youth [Part 6 of 6] · Warner Fabian · sl; illustrated by Ralph Pallen Coleman 57 · When a Wife Acts Like That · Phyllis Duganne · ss; illustrated by Edgar Franklin Wittmack The Girl of To-day 36 · The New Girl—I Hate Her · Benjamin De Casseres · ar; illustrated by John Held, Jr. 38 · It Began on a Ranch · Mabel Walker Willebrandt · ar 40 · Treat Your Stenographer with Respect · Zoë Beckley · ar 42 · World Peace a Woman’s Job · Winifred Mason Huck · ar 44 · This Freedom · Meta Rumel · ar 62 · The Open Door · Prize Letters · lt Anon. 6 · A Little of the Past · [The Editor] · ed

Metropolitan with The Girl of To-day [v57 #1, April 1923] (New Metropolitan Fiction, Inc., standard, cover by Haskell Coffin) Fiction 10 · When a Strong Man Really Loves · Harold Titus · ss; illustrated by Anton Otto Fischer 15 · What Would Any Woman Do? · Richard Washburn Child · ss; illustrated by Albert Matzke 18 · The Genius [Part 2 of 9] · Theodore Dreiser · sl; illustrated by Gerald Leake 22 · Isn’t That Just Like a Woman? · Charles Guernon · ss; illustrated by R. A. Crawley 25 · The Girl with the Sawdust Heart · Elizabeth Irons Folsom · ss; illustrated by Frank Street 31 · Forever and Forever, Amen! · Fulton Oursler · ss; illustrated by Raymond Moore 44 · The Girl from His Home Town · William MacHarg · ss 49 · The Romance of an Artist’s Model [Part 2 of ?] · “A Self-Told Tale” · sl; illustrated by Harold Denison 53 · Never Wait Too Long for a Man · Philip Warren · ss 57 · The Other Man’s Wife · Joel Townsley Rogers · ss; illustrated by Walter Liepse The Girl of To-day 34 · The Rights of Children · George William Wilder · ed 36 · What I Would Do If— · Thyra Samter Winslow · ar 38 · The Lady of the Haunted Brush · Elliston A. Douglas · ss 40 · A Woman Who Always Knows Her Own Mind— · Anon. · ar 42 · A Society Girl in the Doll House · Grace Kingsley · ar 43 · From the Land of the Sky Blue Water · Katherine Stagg · ss Anon. 9 · Are You Bored? · Charles Hanson Towne · ed

Metropolitan with The Girl of To-day [v57 #2, May 1923] (New Metropolitan Fiction, Inc., standard, cover by Frederick Duncan) Fiction 10 · He Found a Girl in the House [Part 1 of 2] · George Barr McCutcheon · sl; illustrated by Walter Liepse 15 · What Did You Expect—from a German? · Lillian Day · ss; illustrated by D. Palmer, Jr. 19 · That Man Gets on My Nerves! · Hugh Walpole · ss; illustrated by Robert Amick 23 · The Genius [Part 3 of 9] · Theodore Dreiser · sl; illustrated by Gerald Leake 28 · Go and Sin No More! · Fulton Oursler · ss; illustrated by D. Palmer, Jr. 30 · They Lived, They Loved, They— · Joel Townsley Rogers · ss 44 · Blackmail and White Women · Theron Bamberger · ss 49 · He Fell for His Own Stuff · Garrett Elsden Fort · ss 53 · The Romance of an Artist’s Model [Part 3 of ?] · “A Self-Told Tale” · sl; illustrated by Harold Denison 57 · Something About Her Husband · Margery Land May · ss 60 · Love Across the Ages · Greye La Spina · ss; illustrated by D. Palmer, Jr. The Girl of To-day 34 · A Woman Sculptor Tells the World · Margaret McIvor-Tyndall · ar 35 · He Doesn’t Know What He’s Talking About! · Honora C. Thomas · ar 36 · She Swings a Wicked Baton · Katherine Stagg · ar 38 · Servants Are People · Mrs. Medill McCormick · ar 40 · Why Women Leave Home · Diana Bourbon · ar 42 · How to Make a Fortune · Diane Pascale · ar Anon. 9 · If You Will Just Be Calm · Charles Hanson Towne · ed 18 · Bundles · Carl Sandburg · pm