02494cam a22003733u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000330011324500210014626400510016730000470021833600260026533700260029133800360031749000830035350000310043650800300046752012110049753400710170865300180177965300250179765300460182265300380186883000830190685600690198985600430205899900190210171770UtSlPG20260610134647.0mcr n260607r20231920utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aLeinster, Murray,d1896-197514aThe gallery gods 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2023  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from the August 21, 1920 issue of Argosy—All Story Weekly magazine.  aRelease date is 2023-10-01  aRoger Frank and Sue Clark  a"The Gallery Gods" by Murray Leinster is a suspenseful short story that blends themes of crime and psychological tension, written in the early 20th century. This narrative follows William Beckwith, a man who takes pride in having killed a prominent figure, Hugh Conway, and his astonishment at discovering that no news of the murder has circulated, suggesting a larger conspiracy that defies public scrutiny.  The story unfolds with Beckwith relishing the thought of his crime being revealed and the subsequent notoriety it would bring him. However, he is faced with the mysterious silence of the press regarding Conway's murder, leading him into a spiral of paranoia and desperation. As he travels back to New York, hoping to validate the death of the man he killed, he unwittingly falls into a trap set by the police commissioner, Wells. In a dramatic twist, Beckwith learns that his actions have placed him exactly where Wells wanted him, culminating in his arrest while the press captures his humiliation. The narrative delves into themes of ego, the pursuit of fame, and the ultimate consequence of one's actions when trying to defy societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cNew York: The Frank A. Munsey Company, 1920  aShort stories  aMurderers -- Fiction  aAmericans -- Foreign countries -- Fiction  aFugitives from justice -- Fiction 0aProduced from the August 21, 1920 issue of Argosy—All Story Weekly magazine.4 uhttps://archive.org/details/argosy_all-story_v124no3_1920-images40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71770  c112496d112496