▁to ▁rep ay ▁him ▁the ▁$ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁ow ed , ▁he ▁would ▁give ▁up ▁his ▁shares ▁in ▁the ▁company . ▁ ▁Corn el ius ▁became ▁the ▁company ▁tre as urer ; ▁the ▁business ▁manager ▁was ▁William ▁( B ill ) ▁Spr enger , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁working ▁for ▁R ural ▁Publishing . ▁ ▁Hen ne berger ▁had ▁hopes ▁of ▁eventually ▁ref in ancing ▁the ▁deb t ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁another ▁printer , ▁Hall ▁Print ing ▁Company , ▁owned ▁by ▁Robert ▁East man . ▁ ▁B air d ▁stayed ▁with ▁L ans inger , ▁so ▁Hen ne berger ▁wrote ▁to ▁H . ▁P . ▁Love craft , ▁who ▁had ▁sold ▁some ▁stories ▁to ▁We ird ▁T ales , ▁to ▁see ▁if ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁interested ▁in ▁taking ▁the ▁job . ▁ ▁Hen ne berger ▁offered ▁ten ▁weeks ▁advance ▁pay , ▁but ▁made ▁it ▁a ▁condition ▁that ▁Love craft ▁move ▁to ▁Chicago , ▁where ▁the ▁magazine ▁was ▁head qu arter ed . ▁ ▁Love craft ▁described ▁Hen ne berger ' s ▁plans ▁in ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁Frank ▁Bel kn ap ▁Long ▁as ▁" a ▁brand - new ▁magazine ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁Po e - M achen ▁sh ud ders ". ▁ ▁Love craft ▁did ▁not ▁wish ▁to ▁leave ▁New ▁York , ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁recently ▁moved ▁with ▁his ▁new ▁b ride ; ▁his ▁dis like ▁of ▁cold ▁weather ▁was ▁another ▁d eter rent . ▁ ▁He ▁spent ▁several ▁months ▁considering ▁the ▁offer ▁in ▁mid