Coco Bed Justice

By Harvis Junior Johnson

This is Junior’s second book. Tales of a Boy from Cane River was released earlier this year.

Junior and his lovely wife, Ginny, reside on beautiful Cane River Lake near Natchitoches, Louisiana.

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Nov 10, 2017
• ISBN: 9781532036774

Harvis Junior Johnson

Junior Johnson is a retired Production Supervisor having spent 32 years in the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry. He is a graduate of Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, La. This is Junior’s second book. “Tales Of A Boy From Cane River” was released earlier this year. Junior and his lovely wife Ginny reside on beautiful Cane River Lake near Natchitoches, La. I would like to thank my dear friend David Carr for contributing his amazing sketches for my book, and especially the cover ....

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Copyright © 2017 Harvis Junior Johnson.

Cover and Chapter Illustrations by David Carr

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Contents

Dedication

Chapter 1   A Brother Saves the Day

Chapter 2   Dylan and Aiden’s Homecoming

Chapter 3   Unhappy Homecoming For Aiden and Dylan

Chapter 4   Aiden and Dylan Depart for Louisiana

Chapter 5   The Johnson’s Journey to Louisiana

Chapter 6   The Johnson’s Arrive In Natchitoches

Chapter 7   Johnson Reunion On CoCo Bed

Chapter 8   A Search for Pete

Chapter 9   Shootout On Cane River

Chapter 10   Pete’s Daring Escape

Chapter 11   The Fate of Reverend Cryer

Chapter 12   Doctor Scruggs Arrives at Johnson Plantation

Chapter 13   Joy On Coco Bed

Chapter 14   In Search of Captain John Winston

Chapter 15   A Plan Of Action

Chapter 16   The Capture Of Captain John Winston Is Nearing

Chapter 17   Closing In On Captain John Winston

Chapter 18   Robber’s Roost Invasion

Chapter 19   Captain John Winston Is Captured

Chapter 20   Winston’s Days Numbered

Chapter 21   A Plan For Captain John Winston

Chapter 22   Rita Johnson Plans Her Future

Chapter 23   CoCo Bed Adds A New Family

Chapter 24   Captain John Winston Makes A Deal

Chapter 25   A New Sheriff In Town

Chapter 26   Goodbye Captain John Winston

Epilogue

Special thanks to my dear friend, David Carr

for the Cover and Chapter Illustrations.

Dedication

I would like to dedicate this story in honor of my

Father and Mother who were the most loving

and caring people that I have ever met.

I would not be the person that I am today

without their love and guidance.

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Harvis

11/28/1925 - 9/26/1997

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Rita

6/8/1928 - 9/1/2013

God Bless Them Both

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Chapter 1

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A BROTHER SAVES THE DAY

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Dylan woke to the sounds of hammering at the break of day. He was cold and wet having spent the night under an old tarp on a hill overlooking the little town.

A cold mist was falling as he peered at the activity below him. A gallows was being built to hang his older brother Aiden later that day. Dylan felt for the papers that he was carrying to the Circuit Judge in the town below him.

Aiden had been convicted of murdering a man and was to be hung that evening for the deed. The papers that Dylan clutched was the statement of a dying man who was actually the killer, and a decree by the Circuit Judge in another County to clear his brother Aiden from all charges and spare his life.

The only problem was that the real murderer was a wealthy landowner who wanted the farm that belonged to Dylan and Aiden’s mother. Their father died during the Civil War fighting for Southern Independence. This evil Carpetbagger would stop at nothing to get their mother’s farm.

In the confession by the real killer this evil Carpetbagger was named as an accomplice and he knew of the existence of the papers and had his men searching for Dylan to stop him from delivering them to the local Circuit Judge. Dylan knew he had to be very cautious. He’d been careful on his way back to town riding his black mare Dolly. He was now only a short distance from safety and the ability to save his brother’s life.

After carefully surveying the area he saddled Dolly and slowly made his way into town. Dylan was scared but determined. Aiden’s life was on the line.

Riding down back streets Dylan made it to the Court House safely. He hurried to the office of the Circuit Judge where he presented him with the papers and anxiously awaited a response.

After carefully reading the documents the Judge called for the Sheriff. When he arrived instructions were given to halt construction of the gallows. The Sheriff was also ordered to gather a group of Deputies and arrest the evil Carpetbagger.

The Circuit Judge then looked at Dylan and told him what a brave young man he was, and to accompany the Sheriff to the Jail where he was instructed to release Aiden. All charges were dropped.

After he was released from his cell Aiden and Dylan embraced and shed tears of joy.

Aiden climbed on the back of Dolly with Dylan and they began their journey home to deliver the good news to their mother.

As they departed town they were greeted with cheers from people on the street who had heard the good news.

Construction of the gallows was completed not long after and it was the evil Carpetbagger who would trap door instead of Aiden.

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Chapter 2

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DYLAN AND AIDEN’S

HOMECOMING

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It was a joyous homecoming at the Johnson household when Aiden and Dylan arrived. Because of Dylan’s brave and heroic efforts his