Adventure, February 1917 — page 4: what you’re looking at

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(Continued from preceding page) Strict Justice, and Cheap . . = . . « . «~~~. ~«£EC~C E. Harriman 173 You learn the way they sometimes hand out justice in California. Do you think odds of four to one against him can stop a Californian? Then read this story of a hold-up. A Crossed Trail . . . . ©. . | . «2. M.S. Wightman 179 The steel fist of Japan is poised over our pitifully weak Asiatic squadron off Shanghai. A single man stands between, and to save the fleet it’s up to him to trick the cleverest woman in the Jap Secret _ Service. He’s a man worth knowing. The Fox-Trot of the Crazy Gleam . . . . =. +. ~~ .~ David Potter 188 In which you see the end of a relentless man-hunt, the heart of a girl, and something new in gun- play. It was new even to those who “hung out” in the Crazy Gleam dance-hall. Manmat Chante. 3 = A a ew gs Canis C Joes 195 This battle of wits—and feet—between clever pickpockets and a green policeman will take your ° breath. : | Decmene Se ee eS . « « Robert J. Pearsall 199 U. S. Regulars in China. A rookie who didn’t believe in discipline. And the climax of a feud be- tween American and Austrian soldiers. Two Opinions Pom . . . . . = « « « « Ed. L, Carson 206 The Camp-Fire A Meeting-Place for Readers, Writers and Adventurers a : ; a z : 207 iia manag ROR a gs ge pe ge eS a O16 Guanes Fe es a ee ee a le Bae In the MARCH “ADVENTURE” Out February 3d, you will get, among other good things, a full book-length TWO-PART NOVEL by Norman Springer, the man who wrote ‘Gold at Sea’’ and some short stories you liked particularly well. . “FIRE MOUNTAIN” is a strong story of the sea and of the North, of the *‘happy family’? Cincluding a | cirl who does a man’s work better than most men), of a treasure that is neither jewels or precious metal, and of adventures that make your pulses hurry to their tune. And among the short stories will be “PERCIVAL PLUNKETT—PATRIOT” 7 A story that sets you thinking a bit, by that good story-teller, James Francis Dwyer. ' Issued Monthly. Yearly Subscription, $1.50 in advance. Single copy, fifteen cents. Foreign postage, $1.00 additional. Canadian postage, 30 cents. Trade-Mark Registered; Copyright, 1917, by The Ridgway Company in the United States and Great Britain. * The editor assumes no risk for manuscripts and illustrations submitted to this magazine, but he will use all due care while 3 they are in his hands. (C@ Comicbooks