Black Cat Vol. 06 No. 07 April 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. This is issue number 7 from volume 6 with the following stories: > A Delilah of the Cinder-Path, by Samuel Scoville, Jr.: what reward will await the athlete at the end of the race? > A Touch of Nature, William Forster Brown: a prisoner of war has an unexpected stroke of luck > Jefferson Simms; his Exits and Entrances, by Henry Adelbert Thompson: a whole town is hell-bent on following this one man > The Footsteps of Fear, by Fanny Kemble Johnson: no one can stop death from creeping nearer > A Thousand-Dollar Job, by Richard Barker Shelton: why would a seemingly harmless action be worth so much money? - Summary by Sonia