The Just and the Unjust

The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Just and the Unjust, by Vaughan Kester, Illustrated by M. Leone Bracker This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: The Just and the Unjust Author: Vaughan Kester Release Date: January 3, 2005 [eBook #14581] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE JUST AND THE UNJUST*** E-text prepared by Rick Niles, Charlie Kirschner, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Oh, I want you, Elizabeth!" THE JUST AND THE UNJUST B y VAUGHAN KESTER Author of THE PRODIGAL JUDGE, ETC. ILLUSTRATIONS BY M. LEONE BRACKER Indianapolis The Bobbs-Merrill Company Publishers 1912 TO MY WIFE CONTENTS CHAPTER I. FIGHTING SHRIMPLIN II. THE PRICE OF FOLLY III. STRANGE BEDFELLOWS IV. ADVENTURE IN EARNEST V. COLONEL GEORGE HARBISON VI. PUTTING ON THE SCREWS VII. THE BEAUTY OF ELIZABETH VIII. A GAMBLER AT HOME IX. THE STAR WITNESS X. HUSBAND AND WIFE XI. THE FINGER OF SUSPICION XII. JOE TELLS HIS STORY XIII. LIGHT IN DARKNESS XIV. THE GAMBLER'S THEORY XV. LOVE THAT ENDURES XVI. AT HIS OWN DOOR XVII. AN UNWILLING GUEST XVIII. FATHER AND SON XIX. SHRIMPLIN TO THE RESCUE XX. THE CAT AND THE MOUSE XXI. THE HOUSE OF CARDS XXII. GOOD MEN AND TRUE XXIII. THE LAST APPEAL XXIV.