Michael Malone - Weebly

Battalion, Ninth Regiment. Mean anything to you?"
"You had the worst of it."
"So I hear."
"Sure are a lot of folks taking an interest in that
guy," said Sergeant Myers when Abernathy returned to
the desk. "I told you A.A. Hayes was here, and now,
awhile ago, we got a call from a lawyer up in Boston,
saying he represented Henry's brother, Arn.
Said he'd be here in the morning to arrange bail."
"My impression just now was that Mr. Henry had
not been in communication with his brother."
"I bet Maynard made that pretty clear. No love lost
there. But somebody's been in touch. Like I say, the
bastard's got friends. Excuse me, but like you, Mr.
Abernathy, must be a good ten years since we've seen
you over here. I guess your clients aren't the kind that
end up in the can. Money buys a lot of law."
Abernathy placed the folder back on the desk.
"You share Anarcharis's view, Sergeant Myers. He said
laws are spiderwebs, through which only the largest flies
can break. The small are trapped and destroyed."
"Don't know about that. Do know crime's just like