Black John of Halfaday Creek (James B. Hendryx) (Literary Thoughts Edition)

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James Beardley Hendryx. Black John of Halfaday Creek (James B. Hendryx) (Literary Thoughts Edition)

Black John of Halfaday Creek, by James B. Hendryx

CHAPTER I – A LAWYER ARRIVES ON HALFADAY

CHAPTER II – BEEZELY OUTLINES A PLAN

CHAPTER III – BLACK JOHN LISTENS TO A TALE

CHAPTER IV – “LET NATURE TAKE HER COURSE”

CHAPTER V – THREE BIRDS WITH ONE STONE

CHAPTER VI – THE SOURDOUGHS VISIT HALFADAY

CHAPTER VII – MUSHEROONS

CHAPTER VIII – BLACK JOHN INVESTIGATES

CHAPTER IX – JUSTICE ON HALFADAY

CHAPTER X – BLACK JOHN VISITS DAWSON

CHAPTER XI – WHISKERS

CHAPTER XII – EXTRADITION

CHAPTER XIII – BLACK JOHN ESCAPES

CHAPTER XIV – AT OWL MAN’S SHACK

CHAPTER XV – BLACK JOHN TRIES OUT HIS DISGUISE

CHAPTER XVI – ON WHITE RIVER

CHAPTER XVII – AT CUSHING’S FORT

CHAPTER XVIII – THE AMERICAN MARSHAL SQUARES AN ACCOUNT

CHAPTER XIX – THE MAN WHO WASN’T AFRAID

CHAPTER XX – A GAME OF STUD

CHAPTER XXI – BLACK JOHN SETS THE STAGE

CHAPTER XXII – A MAN SPITS ON A GRAVE

CHAPTER XXIII – THE GHOST OF HALFADAY CREEK

CHAPTER XXIV – CORPORAL DOWNEY VISITS HALFADAY

CHAPTER XXV – A MAN PAVES THE WAY

CHAPTER XXVI – A WOMAN CLOSES A DEAL

CHAPTER XXVII – BLACK JOHN DOUBLES HIS MONEY

CHAPTER XXVIII – PROFESSOR LEONIDAS DYKES

CHAPTER XXIX – JOHN BROWN INTRODUCES HIMSELF

CHAPTER XXX – MURDER ON HALFADAY

CHAPTER XXXI – BLACK JOHN PAYS A CALL

CHAPTER XXXII – CORPORAL DOWNEY ARRIVES TOO LATE

CHAPTER XXXIII – BLACK JOHN HIRES A HAND

CHAPTER XXXIV – THE INQUISITIVE MAN

CHAPTER XXXV – BLACK JOHN GIVES ADVICE

CHAPTER XXXVI – BLACK JOHN FILES A STOVE LEG

CHAPTER XXXVII – A MARSHAL LEAVES HALFADAY

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“It’s a damn lie!” cried the man, his face contorted with rage. “You can’t prove a word of it!”

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“As to the matter of being an accessory before the fact—I never really plotted any crime—in its entirety. It is true that in certain instances I did hint to clients of certain profitable jobs they could pull and advised them as to how to go about it. I advised them as to what evidence is admissible and what is not. And I coached them in regard to the destruction of valuable clews, confusing or destroying evidence, and, in fact, in numerous matters having a direct bearing upon the success of the enterprise. An attorney, my friends, who has not the best interest of his clients at heart, is sorely remiss in his duty.”

“Jest a good, square-shootin’ lawyer tryin’ to git along,” agreed Black John. “An’ this here advisory service—was it gratuituous? Er, was there a fee attached?”

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