"But Mr. Claverton appointed Mr. Shag to go in my place."
"Come to the office at six in the morning for the mail and you will get it. I don't know anything of Dan Shag in that capacity. Justice Claverton's appointment seems to me very irregular, to put it mildly."
After thanking the postmaster for his kindness, Little Snap sought his home in better spirits than he had felt before the ending of the scene at Lawyer Claverton's office.
Though no one seemed to notice it, not even the postboy, Old Solitaire had disappeared immediately after the discharge of the prisoner.
CHAPTER XV.
A LONG AND A VAIN WATCH.
Mrs. Lewis was still very nervous concerning the trouble, though she grew calmer as Little Snap spoke so confidently of his ultimate success.
"I have it, mother. I'll tell you just what I am going to do. I am going to see Mr. Calvert.
"I would, my son."
"He is just the man for me to find. He has the contract for carrying the mail on this route, and when he sublet it to me, he told me if I had the least bit of trouble to let him know. He ought to know it, too."
"Mr. Calvert can clear up the affair, if any one can. I wish he was here now."