Reginald Wright Kauffman

Name: Money to Burn — VI. In the Dark
Author: Reginald Wright Kauffman

Money to Burn — VI. In the Dark (1924)

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“Money to Burn — VI. In the Dark”, published in 1924, is a work by Reginald Wright Kauffman. It explores elements such as Villeta, Don Ramon and Dan.

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Reginald Wright Kauffman, Money to Burn — VI. In the Dark (1924)

“ Clammy and slimy and heavy it fell and, circling canopy and hammock, the thick coils of the snake wrapped Dan around and squeezed.
A shriek rang out. Not his own; he saw, in a green streak of moonlight, the beautiful face of the girl distorted by terror. Dan had no chance to cry; he was struggling with all his imprisoned strength at the horror that encircled him.
“Coming!”
That was Ramon's voice. The huge man flung himself upon the monster. The thing's flat head darted up and gaped at him. With an exultant laugh, Villeta ripped that head from its bloody body. ”

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Reginald Wright Kauffman, Money to Burn — VI. In the Dark (1924)

“ Don Ramon proved a mighty trencherman and laughed through the meal, commending its cook as if nothing but kindness and respect had ever passed between them. Dan decided he was puzzled simply because he was in the presence of customs entirely new to his thoroughly North American mind.
“No bread,” Don Ramon smiled to Dan. “We prefer millet in Domingo. But see these yams. You do not have green plantain in the United States, nor yet cassava roots.” He raised his eyes ecstatically. “Think of Christmas dinner without cassava pudding! And our coffee—your people possess no such coffee as ours.” ”

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Reginald Wright Kauffman, Money to Burn — VI. In the Dark (1924)

“ La Vega was gay with farmers and their families from the uplands, men, women and children, creoles and mulattoes, in blue denim, silk sashes and brilliant bodices, high sombreros and crimson turbans. Any party leaving the town was a party after their own hearts; the elders waved brown palms, the youngsters toddled up and offered each a cheek for kissing. Dan saw the señorita's lithe shoulders heave, saw her bend to pat the curly head of a laughing boy. ”

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Reginald Wright Kauffman, Money to Burn — VI. In the Dark (1924)

“ Though La Vega lay on a flat savanna, mountains rose not far away, and one especially beautiful peak held the American's gaze.
“Ah, yes”—his guide was instantly aware of his preoccupation—“our beautiful Yaqui of the Cordilleras del Cibao. Myself, I prefer the Sierra de Monte Cristi and the dead volcanic north.” He made a wide gesture. “Alas, it is in the opposite direction that our path lies. We must leave this exquisite city—though it has, for its beauty, been called the love city of Santo Domingo. We must go tediously through the Dark Country. ”

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Reginald Wright Kauffman, Money to Burn — VI. In the Dark (1924)

“ The tropic moon rose, washing trees and vines in liquid emerald, and with it rose all the night sounds of the West Indian forest: the whistling frogs, barking as of wild dogs, the buzz of insects and a guttural chorus which reminded the tossing Stone of nothing so much as the cries of baboons heard on his single visit to the Bronx Zoo. ”

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Reginald Wright Kauffman, Money to Burn — VI. In the Dark (1924)

“ That is what Stone's conscious self contended; but there is in every man a self more subtle. Dan's subconsciousness remained unsatisfied regarding the very genial Santo Domingan.
Some qualms, at all events, Villeta, on his part, must have had. When the train was delayed by an upturned switch just east of the terminus of La Vega, he ordered a premature descent lest—so he said—telegrams had advised the police there to be on the lookout for Dan's arrival, and the speed with which he conducted the exit of his party was worthy of admiration. ”

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Reginald Wright Kauffman, Money to Burn — VI. In the Dark (1924)

“ Dan's eyes had swept the Sanchez station for a renewed glimpse of Hoagland, and he breathed a sigh of relief when they could not find him. Nor had the passenger been anywhere in sight when Villeta and his niece returned to José's coffeehouse, and, since the planter had seemingly chanced to elude his unsuspected stalker, Stone maintained silence concerning him.
“Don Ramon,” Dan finally reasoned, “appears to have arguments of his own for avoiding investigations. ”

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Reginald Wright Kauffman, Money to Burn — VI. In the Dark (1924)

“ For the first time he addressed Dan brusquely. “Interesting only to me, and to me only because my late wife's ancestors lie buried in it or about it.” He glanced rapidly toward the girl and inclined his great head slightly. “My wife's and, to be sure, my dear niece's. Toussaint's soldiers wrecked it when they drove the Spaniards out of all the island, and after the return, it was never repaired. The stone roof is dangerous. ”

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