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Catalog Note: Ainslee's Magazine (October 1922) This issue contains diverse fiction and poetry across romance, mystery, and adventure genres. Winston Bouvé's complete novelette "Midas' Daughter" follows a millionaire's daughter who reorganizes those around her when her inherited golden touch falters. Beatrice Ravenel's "Madame de Lisle Gives Herself Away" examines suspicion surrounding a guest's death, with multiple women under scrutiny. John Fleming Wilson's "The Closed Door" explores marital betrayal aboard the Shearwater's final voyage. Austin Wade's "The Man from China" features Franklyn Ballin, mysteriously dubbed a "Chinese puzzle" by the social set, particularly pursued by Beatrix Chase. Rice Gaither's "Sails" depicts Jimmie Whitson's disappearance during a yacht party. Burton E. Stevenson's serial "The Kingmakers" continues political intrigue in the fictional kingdom of Goritza. Additional stories include "Roof of Paradise" by Mildred Cram and "Tremayne's Luck" by G. M. Purcell. Multiple poems grace the issue, alongside Dorothy Parker's Broadway column.