Adventure Magazine Cover, October 30, 1924

ADVENTURE, October 30, 1924 South, West and North (complete novel) by H. Bedford-Jones follows Richard Hampton, a newly unemployed ship's mate in Boston harbor, who encounters a mysterious stranger named James Day. The novel opens in January 1849 amid gold-rush fever. Hampton cynically warns that the crowds heading to California seeking gold will find hardship rather than fortune. The story involves the brig Capitol, whose captain "Old Proctor" is reputed a harsh commander. Other contents include serial installments and shorter fiction by established pulp authors: Talbot Mundy's multi-part "Om," William Byron Mowery's North country tale "The Meekness of Mug-Wa," H.C. Bailey's Italian historical novelette "The Moor of Milan," Chester T. Crowell's Mexico-set story "Something's Doing," Lewis H. Kilpatrick's "The Death Watch" (Kentucky trial), Barry Scobee's military piece "Best Bugler in the World," and others. The issue includes an extensive "Ask Adventure" reader-response section covering outdoor, geographical, military, and survival topics.