wing to the fact that I have been a constant Reader of
Astounding Stories since the first day it appeared on the
news-stands, I think that it is about time for me to drop a
few lines to you to show my appreciation for the many, many
good stories that you have given the Readers of Science
Fiction in the pages of your mag.

I agree very strongly with Mr. Sager of Bessemer, Ala.,
about the paper in the book. If the stories are interesting,
why in the name of Seven Kinds of Hades should anyone worry
about the kind of paper as long as the print is readable.
What is that old saying about the best articles not being
always in the best wrapped parcels? I am here to say that
Astounding Stories is the best of its kind.

What I have to say now is by no means a criticism. I am
merely asking for an explanation. I have no regard for those
people who are continually looking for flaws to peck about
in various stories.

In the May, 1931, issue my choice of all the fine stories
was "Dark Moon." That was a super-story and I enjoyed it
from start to finish, even the third or fourth time I read
it. If a story is worth reading once it is worth reading
several times, is my belief. But now comes the question.
Will some other kind Reader endeavor to explain it to me?

How could the intrepid explorers on the Dark Moon see the
light of Earth and the other planets if the light from the
Dark Moon could not pass the gaseous formation to Earth,
etc.? And how could the Dark Moon receive the light that it
did? [Mr. Diffin did not explain that; perhaps he intends to
do so in a sequel. Who knows?--_Ed._].

One main fault I have to find with Astounding Stories is
that it is not published twice a month, if not oftener. By
the way, would that not be a plan to help out unemployment.
It would put more men to work and I am sure that all of us
Readers could scrape up 20c more a month for this wonderful
magazine. How about it? [But this, I think, would _increase_
unemployment!--_Ed._].

I would like to hear from some of the Readers in the near
future. Best wishes for the continued prosperity of the
magazine.--Christen G. Davis, 531 South Millard, Chicago,
Ill.

_Doggoned If He Didn't!_

Dear Editor:

The stories, being the most important part of