A Monthly Magazine of Original Short Stories.

No. 5.FEBRUARY, 1896.5 cents a copy,
50 cents a year.

Entered at the Post-Office at Boston, Mass., as second-class matter.

IMPORTANT.—The entire contents of this magazine are covered by copyright and publishers
everywhere are cautioned against reproducing any of the stories, either wholly or in part.

Copyright, 1895, by the Shortstory Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

The Mysterious Card.

BY CLEVELAND MOFFETT.

Richard Burwell, of New York, will never cease to regret that the French language was not made a part of his education.

This is why: