Western Story Magazine, August 9, 1924

Western Story Magazine, August 9, 1924, Vol. XLV, No. 3

This weekly pulp magazine issue contains seven stories across 146+ pages. The featured complete novel is The Race by George Owen Baxter. Two serials continue: The Love of Danger by Max Brand (Part Two of six) and Object: Adventure by Courtney Riley Cooper (Part Four of five). Four short stories include "With Tied Hands" by Harley P. Lathrop, "Peg Leg Checks Out Twice" by F. R. Buckley, and "His Dog Understood" by Frank Richardson Pierce. An article on Buffalo Bill by Erle Wilson provides historical content. The Race excerpt depicts a despondent racehorse named Crusader pining for his former owner Harry Camden, deteriorating despite Colonel Dinsmore's efforts to console him with better accommodation and expert Jack Murran's assessment of the horse's limited utility. The magazine includes miscellaneous Western content items and departments. Advertisements fill the back section, emphasizing correspondence courses in detective work, finger-printing, and various mail-order business opportunities.