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was dead, by her own hand, dead and in the grave; then who—or what—was it that young Anthony Strapoli held in his arms, and whence came the rose that she gave to him?

of Jules de Grandin, occult detective, boaster, scientist, ghost-breaker, and expert in all things dealing with the supernatural. If you have never read any stories about this most fascinating detective in modern fiction, you have the chance to make his acquaintance in this intriguing novelette, which will be published complete

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fine story, but in the wrong publication. Of course, I fully realize that there is a very thin partition between the 'weird' and 'science-fiction' types of stories; but, by a simple weeding-out process, such tales should be easily discarded. So, in parting—a thought: many search for gold at the rainbow's end. Yes, I found it—in H. P. Lovecraft's little story. It had—among other things—a dreamy loveliness, and the infinite tragedy of a broken heart. One more thing: please hurry with those Conan reprints. There was a man!"

Margaret H. Gray writes from Steubenville, Ohio: "Clark Ashton Smith has come through again with a truly weird masterpiece, namely, The Double Shadow. It certainly gave me cold chills when I read how that strange entity from the long-dead serpent people slowly absorbed the sorcerer Avyctes, the mummy Oigos, and the pupil Pharpetron. The reprint for this month certainly takes the blue ribbon as far as I am concerned. The Last Horror is the peak of all that is weird in this issue. Eli Colter is a truly masterful writer."

Seymour Kapetansky writes from Detroit: "The February issue was not a disappointment to me; I was expecting that a 160-page WT would be loaded with poor stuff, but I cheerfully admit I'm wrong. Particularly I liked Clark Ashton Smith's shadowy and shuddery tale, and Kuttner's Transgressor. The elephant was n. g. As for Quinn's contribution, it was up to par; but I do wish the worthy Doctor Trowbridge would stop proclaiming that ghosts ain't; hasn't he gone around with Jules long enough to realize that there are ghosts? I love "

John V. Baltadonis writes from Philadelphia: "The Swine of Æaea, by Clifford Ball, is a story hard to beat. When I came to the end of the tale, I could hardly believe it—it was so interesting that I lost track of time and