The editors hereby make grateful acknowledgment to Mrs. Erle Stanley Gardner, to Thayer Hobson and Company, and to Lawrence Hughes for giving permission to reprint the material in this volume and for their generous cooperation.
In Round Figures, copyright 1930 by Red Star News Co., renewed 1958 by Erle Stanley Gardner.
The Bird in the Hand, copyright 1932 by Red Star News Co., renewed 1960 by Erle Stanley Gardner.
A Thousand to One, copyright 1939 by Red Star News Co., renewed 1967 by Erle Stanley Gardner.
The Exact Opposite, copyright 1941 by Red Star News Co., renewed 1969 by Erle Stanley Gardner.
The Hand Is Quicker Than the Eye (original title Lester Leith, Magician), copyright 1939 by Red Star News Co., renewed 1967 by Erle Stanley Gardner.