ing him after all?"

"No, Jim. I was thinking of poor Cain. He died for me."

"But that was twelve thousand years ago, my dear, and to-day's
to-day," said Jim. "And to-morrow a new life begins for you and me."

He drew her closer to him. No, he would never quite forget, but that
was twelve thousand years ago ... and to-morrow was his wedding day.

_A Meeting Place for Readers of_ Astounding Stories

[Illustration: _The Readers' Corner_]

_An "Astounding" Career_

Dear Editor:

A friend introduced me to your new magazine, and it is
wonderful. The best story in the magazine, or, rather, the
one I liked best, outside of the serial, which I didn't
read, is "The Cave of Horror," by Capt. S. P. Meek. Next
comes Ray Cummings' story of the Fourth Dimension, "Phantoms
of Reality." Other good ones are, "Tanks," "Invisible
Death," and "Compensation."

I did not like "The Stolen Mind." It seemed to me to be a
mixture of superstition and magic. A fairy tale. I am glad
that you are publishing this magazine, and I think that it
is worth double its present price. You have my good wishes
to the magazine for a long and astounding career. My way of
reading a serial is to save copies and to read the story at
one time. I do not like to wait a month for a story to end
or continue.

Your next issue seems to sound quite interesting. "The Spawn
of the Stars," a very interesting and, I am sure, a fit name
for the story. "Creatures of the Light" is a very vague
name--you don't know what to expect. The others will prove
to be as interesting as any that I have named. I prefer
interplanetary stories the most, as any amount of science
can be injected in them.--Nathan Greenfield, 318 East 78th
St., New York, N. Y.

_Prefers Long Stories_

Dear Editor:

I got your first issue of Astonishing Stories, and, although
I like the stories, I do not like the way you have it bound.
(This is supposed to be criticism, so don't take it to
heart.) The pages are uneven and hard to turn. But the
stories in the first copy were good. And you'll have a swell
magazine if you have stories by Harl Vincent and Ray
Cummings. The aforesaid men are two of the best in the
science fiction field. Another thing: don't have any short
stories. If you have about 3 or 4 l-o-n-g stories, I'd like