The Black Cat
A Monthly Magazine of Original Short Stories.
| No. 6. | MARCH, 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.
Eleanor Stevens’ Will.
BY ISABEL SCOTT STONE.
When the following notice appeared in the columns of the daily newspapers, society experienced an absolutely new sensation. People who hadn’t known the late Eleanor Stevens immediately began to inquire into the history of the woman whose name was coupled with so singular an announcement. And people who had known Eleanor Stevens forthwith revived long lists of her curious fads and fancies, concluding always with the declaration: “Well, it’s just what you might expect from Eleanor Stevens.”