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WEIRD TALESTHE UNIQUE MAGAZINEEDWIN BAIRD,EditorPublished monthly by THE RURAL PUBLISHING CORPORATION, 325 N. Capitol Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. Application made for entry as second-class matter at the postoffice at Indianapolis, Indiana. Single copies, 25 cents. Subscription, $3.00 a year in the United States; $3.50 in Canada. The publishers are not responsible for manuscripts lost in transit. Address all manuscripts and other editorial matters to WEIRD TALES, 854 N. Clark St., Chicago, Ill. The contents of this magazine are fully protected by copyright and publishers are cautioned against using the same, either wholly or in part.Copyright, 1923, by The Rural Publishing Corporation.VOLUME 125 CentsNUMBER 3Contents for May, 1923Nineteen Thrilling Short StoriesTwo Complete NovelettesTwo Two-Part StoriesInteresting, Odd and Weird HappeningsTHE MOON TERRORA. G. BIRCH5A Remarkable NovelTHE SECRET FEARBY KENNETH DUANE WHIPPLE22A “Creepy” Detective StoryJUNGLE BEASTSWILLIAM P. BARRON23A Complete NoveletteTHE GOLDEN CAVERNSJULIAN KILMAN30A Condensed NovelVIALS OF INSECTSPAUL ELLSWORTH TRIEM39Short StoryAN EYE FOR AN EYEG. W. CRANE49Short StoryTHE FLOOR ABOVEM. HUMPHREYS52A Short Story with a Horrifying ClimaxPENELOPEVINCENT STARRETT57A Fantastic TaleTHE PURPLE HEARTHERMAN SISK61The Story of a Haunted CabinFELINEBRUCE GRANT62A Whimsical StorietteTWO HOURS OF DEATHE. THAYLES EMMONS64A Ghost StoryMIDNIGHT BLACKHAMILTON CRAIGIE67Short StoryTHE HAUNTED AND THE HAUNTERSBULWER LYTTON70An Old MasterpieceTHE WHISPERING THINGLAURIE McCLINTOCK AND CULPEPER CHUNN78The Conclusion of a Frightful Mystery NovelTHE DEATH CELLF. K. MOSS85A Weird Short StoryTHE DEVIL PLANTLYLE WILSON HOLDEN89A Story of Ghastly RetributionTHE THUNDER VOICEF. WALTER WILSON92The Story of a Hairy MonsterCASE NO. 27MOLLIE FRANK ELLIS96A Few Minutes in a MadhouseTHE FINALEWILLIAM MERRIT99A Short StoryTHE CLOSED CABINET101A Story of the Eighteenth CenturyTHE EYRIEBY THE EDITOR113For advertising space in this magazine apply to Young & Ward, 168 N. Michigan Blvd., Chicago, Ill.

THE UNIQUE MAGAZINE

EDWIN BAIRD,Editor

Published monthly by THE RURAL PUBLISHING CORPORATION, 325 N. Capitol Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. Application made for entry as second-class matter at the postoffice at Indianapolis, Indiana. Single copies, 25 cents. Subscription, $3.00 a year in the United States; $3.50 in Canada. The publishers are not responsible for manuscripts lost in transit. Address all manuscripts and other editorial matters to WEIRD TALES, 854 N. Clark St., Chicago, Ill. The contents of this magazine are fully protected by copyright and publishers are cautioned against using the same, either wholly or in part.

VOLUME 125 CentsNUMBER 3

Nineteen Thrilling Short StoriesTwo Complete NovelettesTwo Two-Part StoriesInteresting, Odd and Weird Happenings

For advertising space in this magazine apply to Young & Ward, 168 N. Michigan Blvd., Chicago, Ill.

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SEX CONDUCT IN MARRIAGE

By BERNARD BERNARDEditor-in-Chief of “Health and Life”

Answers simply and directly, those intimate questions which Mr. Bernard has been called upon to answer innumerable times before, both personally and by correspondence. It is a simple, straightforward explanation, unclouded by ancient fetish or superstition.

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Please send me, in plain wrapper, postpaid, your book. “Sex Conduct in Marriage.” Enclosed $1.75.

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