Astounding Stories April 1931

However during its publication run Astounding Stories featured stories by many notable science fiction authors of the time including E.E. Doc Smith Edmond Hamilton and Stanley G. Weinbaum. The stories often explored themes of space exploration alien encounters futuristic technology and adventures in other worlds. If you have access to a copy of the April 1931 issue of Astounding Stories you might find W. M. Clayton's story among the contents offering a glimpse into the imaginative and speculative fiction of that era.