▁stories ▁from ▁the ▁magazine ' s ▁first ▁year . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁stories , ▁" An ▁Advent ure ▁in ▁the ▁Four th ▁Dim ension ", ▁was ▁by ▁Wright ▁himself . ▁ ▁The ▁book ▁sold ▁poor ly , ▁and ▁it ▁remained ▁on ▁offer ▁in ▁the ▁pages ▁of ▁We ird ▁T ales , ▁at ▁reduced ▁prices , ▁for ▁twenty ▁years . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁at ▁one ▁point ▁provided ▁as ▁a ▁bonus ▁to ▁readers ▁who ▁subscri bed . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁Corn el ius ▁launched ▁a ▁companion ▁magazine , ▁Oriental ▁St ories , ▁but ▁the ▁magazine ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁success , ▁though ▁it ▁managed ▁to ▁last ▁for ▁over ▁three ▁years ▁before ▁Corn el ius ▁gave ▁up . ▁ ▁Another ▁financial ▁blow ▁occurred ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁when ▁a ▁bank ▁failure ▁fro ze ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁magazine ' s ▁c ash . ▁ ▁Hen ne berger ▁changed ▁the ▁schedule ▁to ▁b imon th ly , ▁starting ▁with ▁the ▁February / M arch ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁issue ; ▁six ▁months ▁later , ▁with ▁the ▁August ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁issue , ▁the ▁month ly ▁schedule ▁returned . ▁Two ▁years ▁later ▁We ird ▁T ales ' ▁bank ▁was ▁still ▁having ▁financial ▁problems , ▁and ▁payment ▁to ▁authors ▁was ▁being ▁substantial ly ▁delayed . ▁ ▁The ▁De pression ▁also ▁hit ▁the ▁Hall ▁Print ing ▁Company , ▁which ▁Hen ne berger ▁had ▁been ▁hoping ▁would ▁take ▁over ▁the ▁deb t ▁from ▁Corn el ius ; ▁Robert ▁East man , ▁the