public domain lover

the internet archive has scans of an abundance of old pulp magazines, some of which include illustrations. i've enjoyed skimming through looking for nice pictures. i intended to read some of the stories, but i find columns very difficult to read on a screen, so i've just been looking at the pictures. this one is my favorite i've found so far. it accompanied chapter nine of a story called "dirty work" in argosy, from the may 17th issue of 1924. the summary seems to indicate that this is a seventeen year old girl named nancy. (she is a red head, the summary makes sure to mention for some reason.)