whomCERTAINpersonsthoughttobedead，wasnotso，butliving，andinfullpossessionofhismemory，andmoreoverreadyandabletomakeGREATdelinquentstremble。’Itthenwentontodescribethemurder，without，however，mentioningnames；andindoingso，itenteredintominuteandcircumstantialparticularsofwhichnonebutanEYE-WITNESScouldhavebeenpossessed，andbyimplicationsalmosttoounequivocaltoberegardedinthelightofinsinuation，toinvolvethe’TITLED
GAMBLER’intheguiltofthetransaction。
MyfatheratonceurgedSirArthurtoproceedagainstthepaperinanactionoflibel；buthewouldnothearofit，norconsenttomyfather’stakinganylegalstepswhateverinthematter。Myfather，however，wroteinathreateningtonetoFaulkner，demandingasurrenderoftheauthoroftheobnoxiousarticle。Theanswertothisapplicationisstillinmypossession，andispennedinanapologetictone：itstatesthatthemanuscripthadbeenhandedin，paidfor，andinsertedasanadvertisement，withoutsufficientinquiry，oranyknowledgeastowhomitreferred。
Nostep，however，wastakentoclearmyuncle’scharacterinthejudgmentofthepublic；andasheimmediatelysoldasmallproperty，theapplicationoftheproceedsofwhichwasknowntonone，hewassaidtohavedisposedofittoenablehimselftobuyoffthethreatenedinformation。
Howeverthetruthmighthavebeen，itiscertainthatnochargesrespectingthemysteriousmurderwereafterwardspubliclymadeagainstmyuncle，and，asfarasexternaldisturbanceswereconcerned，heenjoyedhenceforwardperfectsecurityandquiet。