Crossword-Solution: STARBOTTLE 10 letters, 1 clue 🏆 scrabble score: 12

Partisan spirit at that time ran high in the foot-hills; crimination and recrimination, challenge, reply, accusation, and retort had already inflamed the meeting, and Colonel Bungstarter, after a withering review of his opponent's policy, culminated with a personal attack upon the career and private character of the eloquent and chivalrous Colonel Culpepper Starbottle of Siskiyou.

That eloquent and chivalrous gentleman was known to be present; it was rumored that the attack was expected to provoke a challenge from Colonel Starbottle which would give Bungstarter the choice of weapons, and deprive Starbottle of his advantage as a dead shot.

The demoralized meeting was adjourned; Colonel Starbottle's withering reply remained unuttered, and the Bungstarter party were triumphant.

For, although she was again covertly introduced on the platform by the Bungstarters, and placed face to face with Colonel Starbottle at Murphy's Camp, she was dumb.

MACGLOWRIE'S WIDOW A WARD OF COLONEL STARBOTTLE PROSPER'S “OLD MOTHER” THE CONVALESCENCE OF JACK HAMLIN A PUPIL OF CHESTNUT RIDGE DICK BOYLE'S BUSINESS CARD TRENT'S TRUST I Randolph Trent stepped from the Stockton boat on the San Francisco wharf, penniless, friendless, and unknown.