"The barbarian! How could he ?" "No, thank God," replied Martin fervently, "I don't know! To my mind any man that has a chance to go to Canada on a good job ought to call in his friends and neighbours to rejoice with him." "But I say, that reminds me," said Dunn.

"Mr.Rae is coming to have a talk with my governor and me about this very thing to-morrow night.

I'd like awfully if you could drop in, Martin; and you, too, Linklater." Linklater declined.

"My folks have something on, I fear." Martin hesitated, protesting that there was "altogether too much of this coddling business" in the matter of Cameron's future.

"Besides, my work is rather crowding me." "Oh, my pious ancestors! Work!" exclaimed Linklater in disgust.