The Blue Book Magazine, March 1924

The Blue Book Magazine, March 1924 This issue of The Blue Book Magazine contains two serials and twelve short stories. The lead serial, "The Amazing Dare" by Henry C. Rowland, is described as a spirited romance of adventurous youth. "The Florida Kid" by Charles Horn concludes in this issue, chronicling a young man's descent into hoboing and his eventual rise. The short fiction includes mystery ("The Marsdon Manor Tragedy" by Agatha Christie, featuring detective Hercule Poirot), Western ("The Case of Mimbres" by Frederick R. Bechdolt), adventure ("Into the Blue" by F. Britten Austin, concerning an airplane story), sports ("Loose Ends" by McCready Huston, a prizefight narrative), and maritime adventure ("Deep-Water Men" by Culpeper Zandtt, continuing a platinum mine romance). Additional stories cover crime ("The Family Compact" by George L. Knapp), humor ("Le Sport de Golf" by Elmer Brown Mason), animal tales ("The Fate of Old Points" by Austin Hall), naval adventure ("Nerve" by Rex Vancil Bixby), and others. H. Bedford-Jones contributes a complete novelette, "The Arizona Callahan," set on Lake Michigan.