Are you game?"

"Oh, Carr! How did you guess? It's just as we'd planned. Father and
Mado and I. Didn't think I'd go, did you, you stupid old dear?"

"Why--why Ora." Carr was stammering now. He'd thought he was being
masterful--making the plans himself. But she'd beat him to it, the
adorable little minx! "I was a bit afraid," he admitted; "and I still
can't believe that it's actually true. You're sure you want to?"

"Positive. Why Carr, I've always been a vagabond at heart. And now
that I've found you we'll just be vagabonds together. Father and Mado
will leave us very much to each other. Their scientific leanings, you
know. And--oh--it'll just be wonderful!"

"It's you that'll make it wonderful, sweetheart."

Carr drew her close. The stars shone still more brightly and beckoned
anew. Vagabonds, all of them! Like the gypsies of old, but with vastly
more territory to roam. The humdrum routine of his old life seemed
very far behind. He wondered what Courtney Davis would say if he could
see him now. Wordless happiness had come to him, and he let his
thoughts wander out into the limitless expanse of the heavens. Star
gazing still--just he and Ora.

Reader's Corner

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_From a Science Fiction "Fiend"_

Dear Editor:

I agree with you about the reprinting of old stories,
because you would only force older Science Fiction readers
to read the same stuff that they have read before. Any
Science Fiction fiend like myself will surely have the
reprinted story in his collection of magazines.

The size of your magazine is perfect, but your paper is not
very good. As for me, I don't care about your paper because
your stories are so very good that the paper doesn't matter.

My favorite story, and one of the best stories that I have
ever read so far, is "Murder Madness." It has a very
original idea and holds your interest from the very start.

I am also for a more often publication of your magazine;
about twice a month--Rupert Jones, New York, N. Y.

_Valuable Suggestions_

Dear Editor:

The July issue of Astounding Stories is one of the best
issues you have so far published.

Arthur J. Burks sure is a master at writing Science Fiction
tales. The first installment of "Earth, the Marauder" was
swell. Harl Vincent is another very good author. His
novelette, "The Terror of Air-Level Six," wa