The Argosy for June 1908

About this issue

This issue contains one complete novel and six serial installments alongside twelve short stories. Martin Cross's "Up Against It" follows a man struggling to maintain appearances while awaiting financial assistance. Frank Lillie Pollock's "The Frozen Fortune" concerns a protagonist who discovers thousands that mysteriously diminish. Johnston McCulley contributes the second installment of "Land of Lost Hope," featuring a doctor held prisoner after answering a nocturnal summons. Albert Payson Terhune's fourth installment of "With Sealed Lips" presents a Civil War-era officer whose leave of absence creates unexpected difficulties. "Gordon's Getaway" by Stephen Brandish involves cipher translation with surprising consequences. "The Time Limit" by Bertram Lebhar depicts an inexplicable disappearance, while Casper Carson's "Through No Fault of His Own" weaves a narrative around Italian treasure and a Buffalo baggage claim. The issue features twelve additional short stories by various authors, with upcoming serials "Washington or—Worse?" and "Chasing Rainbows" announced for July.