Money To Burn, An Adventure Story, by
Reginald Wright Kauffman, published by Chelsea House, New York, NY,
1924, First Chelsea House Edition — 316 side and bottom deckle-edged
pages — not illustrated — measures: 5 1/2" x 7 3/4"
Dedication:
To Charles Keene Hammitt
Dear Governor:
Like most men of affairs, you prefer your books to be after the
manner of this one — that's my belief, anyway. On a train by day, or
abed by night, you will read "Money to Burn" and immediately forget it —
which is as is should be, for then you can profitably reread it a year
hence — but I'm certain it will entertain you while you are
reading it. If it gives you the realization of good fights on strange
islands in tropic seas, if it stirs you with the sense of its
hairbreadth escapes, if its mystery "keeps you guessing" and inveigles
you past your proper railroad station, or runs up the house
electric-light bill by holding you tight until morning, then it is the
sort of book that I have planned it to be. I am betting that it will
accomplish such feats, and so I am dedicating it to you.
Your affectionate, R. W. K., December 7, 1923
Contents:
- Queer Streets
- "Cross-eyed" Johnson
- Deadly Weapons
- The Beach Comber
- A Shadow at a Door
- In the Dark
- Flying Steel
- A Fighting Chance
- The Hunchback's Eyes
- Two Million Dollars
- Footsteps
- Followed!
- The Fortune
- Another Prisoner
- The Wild Cat
- Ready!
- Luis' Machete
- Rejected Sacrifice
- The Vagabond
- Double-Crossed
- The Treasury Notes
- Counterfeit
- Under the Hoofs
- Flame
- The Buenos Aires Woman
- Guilty Uncle Sam