The Popular Magazine, January 20, 1925

# Catalog Note

Popular Magazine, Vol. LXXV, No. 1 (January 20, 1925) contains several short stories and serials. The lead feature is "The Banister Mystery," a complete novel by William Morton Ferguson about two unsolved murders with baffling circumstances and a detective named James Blunt investigating through criminological puzzles. "Fires of Fame" by Robert H. Rohde concerns true love; "The House That Black Built" by C. S. Montanye features a character named Ottie Scandrel; "Scrambled Heroes" by Holman Day explores psychology in the North Woods. "Temescal" by Henry Herbert Knibbs continues as part II of a five-part serial set in the Southwest. Additional stories include "So This Is Cairo!" by Ralph D. Paine (navy), "The Dummy Speaks" by Bert Mohrman (boxing), "The Thing That Will Not Die" by T. von Ziekursch (Northwest Mounted Police), "The Pay-Day Game" by Calvin Johnston (railroading), and "The Eyes of Sebastien" by Alan Sullivan (French Canada). The issue also previews Bertrand Sinclair's "Head Winds" for the next issue.