The Gentleman from Indiana | Characters
John Harkless is intelligent, fearless, strong, and gentle; but when provoked, he is a fierce fighter. He is also a crusading newspaper editor who within weeks of taking over the Carlow County Herald confronts the political boss of the region, Rodney McCune, with proof of his crookedness, and forces McCune out of politics. McCune threatens Harkless as he goes.
In college Harkless had been known as "the great John Harkless" — athlete, scholar, and above all a gentleman. In Platville where he has revived the moribund Carlow County Herald, Harkless ignores threats...
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