But Cameron! I must see to it and at once." Behind the name there rose before Mr.Rae's imagination a long line of brave men and fair women for whose name and fame and for whose good estate it had been his duty and the duty of those who had preceded him in office to assume responsibility.
"Young fool! Much he cares for the honour of his family! I wonder what's at the bottom of this business! Looks ugly! Decidedly ugly! The first thing is to find him." A messenger had failed to discover young Cameron at his lodgings, and had brought back the word that for a week he had not been seen there.

"He must be found.

They have given me till to-morrow.

I cannot ask a further stay of proceedings; I cannot and I will not." It made Mr.Rae more deeply angry that he knew quite well if necessity arose he would do just that very thing.

"Then there's his father coming in this evening.