orth y ▁of ▁B air d ' s ▁ten ure , ▁since ▁it ▁included ▁stories ▁by ▁three ▁writers ▁who ▁would ▁become ▁frequent ▁contrib utors ▁to ▁We ird ▁T ales : ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Love craft , ▁it ▁marked ▁the ▁first ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁magazine ▁of ▁Frank ▁O wen ▁and ▁Se ab ury ▁Qu inn . ▁ ▁Robert ▁Wein berg , ▁in ▁his ▁history ▁of ▁We ird ▁T ales , ▁agre es ▁with ▁Ash ley ▁that ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁B air d ' s ▁issues ▁was ▁poor , ▁but ▁comments ▁that ▁some ▁good ▁stories ▁were ▁published : ▁" it ▁was ▁just ▁that ▁the ▁percentage ▁of ▁such ▁stories ▁was ▁dis m ally ▁small ". ▁ ▁Wein berg ▁singles ▁out ▁" A ▁Square ▁of ▁Can vas " ▁by ▁Rud , ▁and ▁" B ey ond ▁the ▁Do or " ▁by ▁Paul ▁S uter ▁as ▁" exception al "; ▁both ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁April ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁issue . ▁ ▁Wein berg ▁also ▁regards ▁" The ▁F loor ▁A bove " ▁by ▁M . ▁L . ▁Hum ph ries ▁and ▁" P en el ope " ▁by ▁Vincent ▁Star rett , ▁both ▁from ▁the ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁issue , ▁and ▁" L uc ifer " ▁by ▁John ▁Sw ain , ▁from ▁the ▁November ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁issue , ▁as ▁memor able , ▁and ▁comments ▁that ▁" The ▁R ats ▁in ▁the ▁W alls ", ▁in ▁the ▁March ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁issue , ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁Love craft '