Black Cat Vol. 06 No. 05 February 1901

The Black Cat (1895-1922) was a monthly literary magazine, publishing original short stories, often about uncanny or fantastical topics. Many writers were largely unknown, but some famous authors also wrote original material for this magazine. Volume 6 Number 5 has the following stories: > The Smile of Joss, by William J. Neidig: sometimes one has to pray at a different altar in order to survive > The Sins of Sims, by Harle Oren Cummins: a bellboy is sent on the most exciting errand of his career > The Unassimilated Miss Downing, by Edward Stratton Holloway: a young lady gets entangled in a spy plot > The Cross on the Plain, by George Dyre Eldridge: witness a man's struggle to escape from the deadly plain > The Rhyme for Rachel, by Clifford Howard: will a rhyme be found for this lady's name ? - Summary by Sonia