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Everybody's Magazine, August 1920
Everybody's Magazine, August 1920 This issue features seven short stories and five serials. "The Shansi Woman" by William J. Neidig concerns a would-be widow initiating unexpected consequences. "Red Dapple" by Vingie E. Roe depicts wild horses in the American Southwest. "Polly Wants a Backer" by Dorothy De Jagers involves a parrot serving as an agent of fate. John Fleming Wilson's "The Salving of John Somers" presents love and determination preventing human ruin. James Hopper's serial "The Scoop of Charles Hamilton Potts" (Part II) follows an unintentional hero. Ferdinand Tuohy's "The Subjunctive Mood" treats Irish whimsy and an imitation bride. Barker Shelton's "Doodle Buys a Bull Pup" combines boys, a dog, and romance. The magazine's running serials include Henry Kitchell Webster's "Mary Pollaston" (VIII), concluding with Anthony achieving harmony, and Katharine Newlin Burt's "Hidden Creek" (V), where Sheila learns about male love. "The Spy Web" III continues wartime secret service narratives. The issue also contains verse, humor columns, and editorial commentary on government overreach.