Southern trouble makers roil the apolitical into picking a side, but because they’re such goons – Knights of the Golden Circle – from Texas (a proto-KKK, most side against them because they’re such ignorant jerks. Sam mocks them in a great fake speech as a letter.
Sam asks Orion to start a scrapbook of his squibs
A few are published and he’s excited. Orion writes letters recommending his brother as a reporter at the Sac Union. They offer $10
Orion shows off Sam’s writing
Orion shows the squibs Sam wrote for the Keokuk Gate City to William H. Barstow of the TE. The TE reprinted at least some of one of them. Sam doesn’t care to be paid, for his writing he’s sure that he’s about to be a millionaire. This would change by July.
