10 Story Book, November 1921

Museum Catalog Entry: *10 Story Book*, Vol. 20, No. 12 (November 1921) This November 1921 issue of *10 Story Book* contains fourteen short stories and brief comedic pieces. The featured story, "An Algerian Wooing" by R. T. House, concerns an Italian fisherman named Broumitche who seduces a thirteen-year-old Arab girl named Debia with a pearl necklace. When her father forbids her to leave their hut, Broumitche proposes marriage and later hypothetically suggests killing her father. Debia responds with tribal law logic about blood-money and proof. Later, Broumitche displays a large roll of francs in a café, announcing plans to move his savings and buy a bar. Walking home with Debia's father Meziane through rain, he ignores warnings about robbery. That night, he loads a shotgun with buckshot and waits in darkness as a storm rages outside. Other contents include stories by William M. Conselman, Lewis H. Moulton, and Archie Joscelyn, plus a "Hand Mirror" column and humorous sketches. Contributors and genres span adventure, revenge, and comedy.