CHAPTER III.

Business Rivalry--Country Gossiping--Museum of Antiquities--New Post Master--Serious Rumors--Anonymous Letters--Package detained--Bar-room Scene--_Ram_ifications of the Law--First Citizens--Rascally Enemies--Lawyer's Office--Gratuitous Backing--Telegraphing--U. S. Marshal arrives--The Charge--The Fatal Quarter--Enemies' Triumph--The Warrant--Singular Effects of Fear--A Faithful Wife--Sad Memories--The Squire's Surprise--All right 66