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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
“Whatever you done before you come to Halfaday ain’t none of our business,” said Black John evenly. “After you got here, though, what you done is our business—like murderin’ Beezely—an’ aimin’ to rob our safe.”
“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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