"There is only one way of settling it, by paying the money."
"I propose to pay it as soon as——"
"Well, as soon as what?"
"As soon as you restore to my uncle, with interest, the thousand dollars you stole from him nearly a year since."
"What do you mean by this insolence?" demanded Squire Bates, springing to his feet and glaring at Dean.
"I mean," answered Dean, slowly, "that I have the sworn testimony of Peter Kirby, given me at Denver, implicating you in that robbery."
"Show it to me," said the squire, turning livid.
"Here is a copy. The original is in the hands of a New York lawyer."
Squire Bates took the paper in his trembling fingers, and read it deliberately.
"This is a lie!" he exclaimed hoarsely.