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Argosy All-Story Weekly — "The Purple Limited"

1920 · Free to read

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About this issue

This issue contains six serialized stories across multiple installments: Henry Leverage's "The Purple Limited" (Part One of four), Raymond Lester's "Jungle Love" (Part Two of six), Charles Alden Seltzer's "The Stray-Man" (Part Three of six), A. Merritt's "The Metal Monster" (Part Four of eight), Isabel Ostrander's "How Many Cards?" (Part Six of seven), and Raymond Leslie Goldman's "Bing, Bang, Boom!" (Part Five of five). A novelette by Paul L. Anderson titled "The Wings of the Snow" appears alongside seven short stories, including William Merriam Rouse's "Bad Bill Stark," Dale M. Brown's "Skid Smith, Scheme Specialist," Charles King Van Riper's "Caesar's Choice," and stories about pirates and adventure. The issue announces upcoming serialized tales for the Labor Day weekend and September publication.

In this issue

“Bad Bill Stark” by William Merriam Rouse · p.594
“Skid Smith, Scheme Specialist” by Dale M. Brown · p.629
“The Wings of the Snow” by Paul L. Anderson · p.638
“Caesar's Choice” by Charles King Van Riper · p.681
“Shag” by Earl Wayland Bowman · p.724
“Teach: Pirate De Luxe” by C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne · p.749
“Red Hagan Pays” by Charles J. Sullivan · p.756
“The Misadventure of Manuel” by George K. Cummings · p.764
“The Purple Limited” by Henry Leverage · serial
“Jungle Love” by Raymond Lester · serial
“The Stray-Man” by Charles Alden Seltzer · serial
“The Metal Monster” by A. Merritt · serial
“How Many Cards?” by Isabel Ostrander · serial
“Bing, Bang, Boom!” by Raymond Leslie Goldman · serial
“The Varnished Boat” by Raymond S. · serial
“Soft-Paw” by Henry P. Holt, Anice Terhune, James W. Egan · serial

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