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B. M. Bower. Jean of the Lazy A
Jean of the Lazy A
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I. HOW TROUBLE CAME TO THE LAZY A
CHAPTER II. CONCERNING LITE AND A FEW FOOTPRINTS
CHAPTER III. WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH
CHAPTER IV. JEAN
ONLY SNEAKS GO WHERE THEY ARE NOT WANTED. ARE YOU A SNEAK?
CHAPTER V. JEAN RIDES INTO A SMALL ADVENTURE
CHAPTER VI. AND THE VILLAIN PURSUED HER
CHAPTER VII. ROBERT GRANT BURNS GETS HELP
CHAPTER VIII. JEAN SPOILS SOMETHING
CHAPTER IX. A MAN-SIZED JOB FOR JEAN
CHAPTER X. JEAN LEARNS WHAT FEAR IS LIKE
CHAPTER XI. LITE'S PUPIL DEMONSTRATES
CHAPTER XII. TO "DOUBLE" FOR MURIEL GAY
CHAPTER XIII. PICTURES AND PLANS AND MYSTERIOUS FOOTSTEPS
CHAPTER XIV. PUNCH VERSES PRESTIGE
CHAPTER XV. A LEADING LADY THEY WOULD MAKE OF JEAN
CHAPTER XVI. FOR ONCE AT LEAST LITE HAD HIS WAY
CHAPTER XVII "WHY DON'T YOU GIVE THEM SOMETHING REAL?"
CHAPTER XVIII. A NEW KIND OF PICTURE
CHAPTER XIX. IN LOS ANGELES
CHAPTER XX. CHANCE TAKES A HAND
CHAPTER XXI. JEAN BELIEVES THAT SHE TAKES MATTERS INTO HER OWN HANDS
CHAPTER XXII. JEAN MEETS ONE CRISIS AND CONFRONTS ANOTHER
CHAPTER XXIII. A LITTLE ENLIGHTENMENT
CHAPTER XXIV. THE LETTER IN THE CHAPS
CHAPTER XXV. LITE COMES OUT OF THE BACKGROUND
CHAPTER XXVI. HOW HAPPINESS RETURNED TO THE LAZY A
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B. M. Bower
Published by Good Press, 2021
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Lite rode slowly down the road to the stable, and cursed the impulse that had made him blunder so. He had no compunctions for the lie, if only it had done any good. It had done harm; he could see now that it had. But he could not believe that it would make any material difference in Aleck's case. As the story had been repeated to Lite by half a dozen men, who had heard him tell it, Aleck's own testimony had been responsible for the verdict.
Men had told Lite plainly that Aleck was a fool not to plead self-defense, even in face of the fact that Johnny Croft had not drawn any weapon. Jim had declared that Aleck could have sworn that Johnny reached for his gun. Others admitted voluntarily that while it would be a pretty weak defense, it would beat the story Aleck had told.
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