More of the exploits of Black John at Halfaday Creek where be brings aid to honest citizens -- and justice to others. How the Creek is taken in by a Swami and in particular a widow who almost loses her son and her pile until Black John interposes. How he solves and avenges a murder, tries to prevent a holdup, retrieves a stolen cache, turns tables on a crook, etc. Robinhood in western terms -- for his following.