Munsey's Magazine, January 1927

This issue of Munsey's Magazine (January 1927) features "Where the Loon Calls," a complete novel by Harry Sinclair Drago. Set in the Lake Erie marshlands between Michigan and Ohio, the story centers on Toinette Chevalier, a nineteen-year-old girl living with her elderly grandfather in a cabin on the bay. Toinette tends domestic duties while her grandfather conducts a smuggling operation hosting Canadian sailormen. She harbors romantic feelings for Captain Placide Labadee, a charismatic smuggler who has previously embraced her. When her grandfather spots Labadee's schooner, the Héloise, approaching through binoculars, Toinette is sent to Vienna to summon neighbors for the arrival celebration. The narrative explores her isolation in the desolate marshland landscape, her conflicted feelings toward local marriage prospects, and her yearning for Labadee amid the harsh seasonal cycle.