Adventure Magazine Cover, April 1916 — page 4: what you’re looking at

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(Continued from preceding page) The Letter of the Promise .. ae . M. S. Wightman 157 You step into our army barracks i in ie Philippines and shake hands with the boys in khaki. And a young officer proves to you, in a way you'll not soon forget, what is meant by “the honor of the service.” Ole Lekker’s Ride a . «. « «Hugh §. Fullerton 169 Hugh Fullerton has found a field apnost untouched in fiction—our Great Lakes borders.. This is his third accomplishment. First he made himself one of the country’s foremost baseball authori- ties, then he broke into the front rank of fiction-writers. Now he gives us stories from a new territory. Try this first one. A Hot-Dog in a Hurry . : 2 : ‘ 2 ‘ : C. Hilton-Turvey 175 Surprises crack like a rapid-fire gun in this story. And the “‘Hot-Dog” is worth knowing. So is the woman who believed in his dreams, and backed him with brains and money to the finish. The Years Between ce 5 Pe a ee = eoree L. Catton 187 This tale of the northland is ‘Bound ale grip you hard. Mr. Catton rips the mask of civilization from a man, and shows you the savage that lies beneath. The Trap A Complete Novelette ; : ; i ‘ . William West 193 This powerful story of the prize-ring is more than a clever fight yarn. The writer knows the game and he lets you deep into the heart of a pugilist, shows you what a prize-fighter really thinks, and how he feels toward the man whom he must hammer to the floor to save himself from being shoved into the scrap-heap of “‘has-beens’’—into oblivion and poverty. The Camp-Fir @ A Meeting-Place for Readers, Writers and Adventurers . . . . ; . - 216 Headings 2 ee ee Se at eee eae ee, COE Falls It Goes Right Along And it gets better as it goes. You'll like the May ADVENTURE, out April 3d. “THE IRON FACTOR” By Kathrene and Robert Pinkerton A complete novelette of the Northern wilderness, by two people who live there. And it is as enthralling as it is true to life. “THE SIGNAL FIRE” By J. U. Giesy A complete novel of intense human drama. We publish stories of the European war only when they’re so good we have to. In this case we were glad of the chance. 10 OTHER STORIES - Building up a magazine to the mark you set for it, is the slow work of years. Adventure is five and a half years old. Yet only recently have we reached the point where ai/ of the stories in an issue are up close to the mark we aim for. In the May number some stories are better than others, but all seem to us so close to the standard aimed for, that we can not give special mention to any one of them. Turn to the last page for their names and authors. 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, 1916, 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 tue care while ey are ia his hands. CoOMmicboooks (CO