I'll come to that presently.

I was telling you how I graduated at St.Andrews, and came out with M.A.tacked to my name, but with no other fortune than those two letters.

I had made a few friends, however, and one of them, a worthy old professor, gave me a letter of recommendation to a man in Glasgow, who was the proprietor of one of the newspapers there.

He was a warm-hearted, kindly fellow, and gave me a berth at once.

It was hard work for little pay, but I got into thorough harness, and learnt all the ins and outs of journalism.