"When he said he would keep my money, I told him it was a mean trick, but not much meaner than I had seen him play upon his customers."
"What reply did he make?"
"He asked me if I meant to insinuate that he cheated his customers."
"And you replied?"
"I said I did."
"What followed?"
"He threatened to have me arrested."
"And what did you say to that?"
"I replied that I would like to have him do so, for I could then tell some things about his methods that would make a stir in the village."
"This, then, is the threat you made?"