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Munsey's Magazine, December 1928
This issue of *Munsey's Magazine* presents diverse content including a serial adventure story, inspirational essay, and advertising. Robert Terry Shannon's serial "Tiger Love" (Chapter I: "The Sensation-Seeker") features Marilyn Mercer, a restless twenty-year-old seeking thrills and excitement beyond the tedium of modern social life. Engaged to the stolid thirty-year-old Tom Fuller, she chafes at his caution, recklessness, and conventional values. When they're held up by highwaymen on a dark road and Fuller surrenders his car without resistance, Marilyn's contempt for him crystallizes. Their encounter with the mysterious Jeffrey Granger, a stranger with a more rakish bearing, marks a turning point. Fred A. Walker contributes "Something to Think About," an essay on optimism recommending the cultivation of confidence and cheerfulness. The piece quotes Thoreau on air castles and draws upon Biblical references, particularly the Twenty-Third Psalm. An advertisement for W. A. Sheaffer fountain pens emphasizes their lifetime guarantee and superior desk set design. A supplement titled "Is There a Santa Claus?" appears noted on the cover.