Short Stories, April 1916

Short Stories Magazine, April 1916 This issue features fiction across multiple genres. H. C. Witwer's complete novel "The Skyrocket" leads the contents—a story about Tommy Crandall, a promising young boxer nicknamed "The Skyrocket" who loses decisively to a brutish opponent named Horgan, then is dismissed by his manager Dan Bagley. The narrative examines Crandall's rapid fall from athletic prominence and his contemplation of returning to newspaper work. Additional stories include Edward Mott Woolley's detective tale "The Brain Jungle," Hugh Pendexter's "The Dog Exposes a Plant," Perry Newberry's "Ranching for a Bride," and serialized entries from longer works—"Harrington Gale in America" continues its fifth installment while T. W. Hanshew's detective series "The Further Adventures of Cleek" presents "The Riddle of the Stones of Flame." Other contributions span adventure, western, and colonial settings, with stories by Achmed Abdullah, Albert Dorrington, and George Hyde Preston. The issue balances action narratives with character-driven fiction across contemporary and exotic locales.