The Return of Yorke Norroy

By George Bronson-Howard

One of pulp fiction’s earliest series characters, whose adventures have been forgotten by all but a few rabid collectors of pre-World War I magazines, returns in the swashbuckling adventure story that his creator probably meant to be his last. To the world at large Yorke Norroy is a fop, a fashion-plate, a wealthy idler, a dilettante playwright and songwriter. To a select few he is known as a brilliant and resourceful diplomatic agent who has aided his country for years, working undercover to foil the plans of international spies and schemers. Norroy’s efforts have taken a toll on his well-being, and a doctor has warned him that further exertion and excitement will almost certain mean his death. When called upon to intervene in a delicate European situation involving American citizens, the diplomatic agent is forced to make the most difficult decision of his life.

Originally published in the October 1908 issue of The Popular Magazine.

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