see anything very exciting in any that are written nowadays;
and I crave excitement in my reading. I've read about most
everything there is about this old earth, so I've decided to
wander into new fields.

Now for a little discussion about Astounding Stories. I
haven't any brickbats to throw. You seem to get more of them
than is necessary. I like the size, the price, the cover,
the illustrator, the authors, etc. Some stories don't
exactly take my fancy but the average is 100% with me.

Some that particularly pleased me were "Marooned Under the
Sea," way back in the September issue, "Jetta of the
Low-lands" and "Beyond the Vanishing Point." "Gray Denim"
and "Ape-men of Xloti" in the December issue rite A-1, too.

I congratulate Roy Cummings on his new story, even though I
haven't started to read it yet. I always know I'll enjoy his
work, no matter what it is. Time-traveling is one of my
special dishes, too.

Here's a little dig. I'm sorry, I didn't think I'd have any,
but I just thought of this. It seems to me that I never see
any stories written by two authors. Of course the stories by
single authors are O. K., but the particular two I am
thinking of are Edgar A. Manley and Walter Thode. They wrote
"The Time Annihilator," as you probably know. That was one
of the best time-traveling stories I have ever read. I'm
only sorry that it couldn't have been published by
Astounding Stories.

Well, I don't want to make myself tiresome the very first
time, so I'll sign off. Please excuse the rather
unconventional stationary, but I'm writing this at the
office in my spare time. Hope I haven't worn my welcome out,
but I had so much stored up to say.

I'm waiting for the April issue, so please hurry it
up.--Betty Mulharen, 50 E. Philadelphia Ave, Detroit, Mich.

_A Daisy for S. P. Wright_

Dear Editor:

Were good old President George Washington himself to travel
through time to the present and look upon the April issue of
Astounding Stories, I am certain he would only repeat what I
say: "Editor, I cannot tell a lie. This is the best issue
yet!"

The cover on this issue is unique in that Astounding Stories
is written in red and white letters. I do not recall of ever
having seen this done to any Science Fiction magazi