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 Vol. 2 GHOST STORIE S February, 1927 CONTENTS

Banish the Hobgoblins! An Editorial by George William Wilder 7

The Haunt of Medusa Ridge Una E. Dary 8

What happens when a ghost becomes madly jealous

Dancers in the Sea W. A. Cornish 12

Flopping, waving arms and legs under the sea. Could these weird dancers be alive!

The Soul of Black Tobias Mark Mellen 14

Can the cat come back? Is that saying true-after the cat is dead? Black Tobias, the big black cat, died, then

The Phantom Ace Edwin A. Goewey 17

Ghosts are not often seen piloting airplanes. This one flew down from the skies and

"Never Touch a Ghost!" Forrest L. King 21

The ghost of a beautiful girl appeared out of the summer night. The artist touched her, then-

The Affair of the Dancing Coffins George Brookhart 22

What could be in a row of coffins to make them dance?

The Spirit Quarterback Ralph Barton 25

Ralph Barton knew some strange power was helping him in that gridiron battle. But he did not know the full truth

The Mystery of Houdini's Death Samri Frikell 28

Do you know all the circumstances connected with Houdini's death?

Pawn of the Unseen Lyon Mearson 30

In the cellar of Grimm's house of mystery Terry finds a horror greater than he bargained for

"To the Dead, All Things are Clear" Leonard Hess 34

He wrote a book-after he was dead-telling a secret that-

The Thing in the Tree Harold Standish Corbin 37

Did this tree have blood, feeling, brains-a mind? Otherwise how could it have

Love-and the Last Frontier W. Adolphe Roberts 39

Does love between individuals continue after death? This man doubted it, then-

The Man Who Borrowed a Ghost Martha Higgins 42

He thought he could fool with a ghost-make it fool others. Later-

The Crawling Specter of Hatfield Hall Mrs. Jack Purcell 45

It killed a man, this thing that crawled, and hissed. One night Doctor Caleb cornered it, then-

Under the Spell of the Red Circle Wilbert Wadleigh 46

Professor Travers loves the beautiful Evelyn, and now the dreaded Red Circle has the girl in its grip

In the Clutches of the Black Idol Vera Darrell 49

Spirit Tales Count Cagliostro 52

Timely topics of current interest

$10,000 for a Ghost 55

Were You Born in January? "Stella" 61

Let the stars decide your fate

The Ghost Forum J. A. V. 66

Pro and con of spooks in literature

True Ghost Experiences 89

GHOST STORIES for March, a sensation. Among its features you will find: JOHN SHARD COMES BACK by Leonard Hess Living or dead, John Shard was determined to marry the girl of his choice. Though he failed to win her in life, he comes back to make her-bride of the living dead. THE MYSTERY OF THE CLERGYMAN'S DAUGHTER by James Craig Gordon The lips of children often speak more wisdom than scores of their elders and peers. Here is the true story of a child whom hundreds of sages credit with knowing the truth about two worlds. MARBLE FINGERS by Kenneth C. Waggoner PRINTED BY THE ART COLOR PRINTING CO., DUNBLLEN, N. J., U. S. A. For untold years this confessed murderer eats out his heart in bitter remorse. Nor can he escape the incessant music played by marble fingers. These and a dozen other uncanny, spooky, creepy tales make March GHOST STORIES an issue par excellence. On the newsstands January 23rd. Order your copy now! Published Monthly by THE CONSTRUCTIVE PUBLISHING CORPORATION, Washington and South Aves., Dunellen, N. J. Editorial and General Offices, Macfadden Building, 1926 Broadway, N. Y. William C. W. Durand, President William Thompson, Secretary A. Henry Young. Advertising Manager Entered as second class matter April 30th, 1926, at the Post Office at Dunellen. N. J., under the act of March 3rd, 1879. Additional entry at New York, N. Y. Copyright, 1926, by THE CONSTRUCTIVE PUBLISHING CORPORATION, New York, in the United States, Canada and Great Britain. Price 25c a copy. Subscription price $3.00 a year in the United States and its possessions; also Canada, Cuba, Mexico and Panama. All other countries $4.00 per year. All rights reserved. Chicago Office: 168 North Michigan Blvd., C. H. Shattuck, Manager. London Agents: Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co., Ltd., 18 Bride Lane, London, E. C. All manuscripts and drawings are submitted at the owner's risk, although every effort will be made to return those found unavailable.