Startling Complaints--Character against Suspicion--The two Clerks--Exchanging Notes--The Faro Bank--Tracing a Bill--An official Call--False Explanation--Flight of the Guilty--The Fatal Drug--The Suicide--Sufferings of the Innocent--The Moral 152 CHAPTER VIII. A NIGHT IN A POST-OFFICE. Midnight Mails--Suspected Clerk--A trying Position--Limited View--A "crack" Agent--Sneezing--"Counter Irritation"--The Night Bell--Fruitless Speculations--Insect Orchestra--Picolo introduced--Snoring--Harmless Accident--The Boot-black--A tenanted Boot--The Exit 165 CHAPTER IX. Throwing off the Cars--Fiendish Recklessness--The Boot-Tracks--A Scamp among the Printers--Obstruction removed--A Ruse--The Boots secured--"Big Jobs"--The Trial--Unreliable Witness--A Life-Sentence 172 CHAPTER X. STOPPING A POST-OFFICE. The Unpaid Draft--The Forged Order--A Reliable Witness--Giving up the Mail Key--A Lady Assistant--Post-Office Records--The official Envelope--Return of the Post Master--The Interview--Embarrassment of Guilt--Duplicate Circular--Justice secured 181 CHAPTER XI. Indian Depredations--The model Mail Contractor--Rifles and Revolvers--Importance of a Scalp--Indian Chief reconnoitering--Saving dead Bodies--Death of a Warrior--The Charge--A proud Trophy--Sunset on the Prairie--Animal Life--A solitary Hunt--The Buffalo Chase--Desperate Encounter with an Indian--Ingenious Signal--Returning to Camp--Minute Guns--A welcome Return 192 CHAPTER XII. Cheating the Clergy--Duping a Witness--Money missing--A singular Postscript--The double Seal--Proofs of Fraud--The same Bank-Note--"Post-Boy" confronted--How the Game was played--Moving off 201 CHAPTER XIII. Young Offenders--Thirty Years ago--A large Haul--A Ray of Light 206 CHAPTER XIV. OBSTRUCTING THE MAIL. A sound Principle--A slow Period--A wholesome Law--"Ahead of the Mail"--Moral Suasion--Indignant Passengers--Dutch Oaths--A Smash--Interesting Trial--A rowdy Constable--The Obstructors mulcted 213 CHAPTER XV. A dangerous Mail Route--Wheat Bran--A faithful Mail Carrier--Mail Robber shot--A "Dead-head" passenger--An Old Offender--Fatal Associate--Robbery and Murder--Conviction and Execution--Capital Punishment--Traveling in Mexico--Guerillas--Paying over--The Robbers routed--A "Fine Young English Gentleman"--The right stuff 222 CHAPTER XVI. The tender Passion--Barnum's Museum--Little Eva--The Boys in a Box--The Bracelet--Love in an Omnibus--Losses explained 226 CHAPTER XVII. DETACHED INCIDENTS.