l see him personally to-day,
and if you call to-morrow at ten I hope to have news for you. Meantime,
I shall be pleased to have you lunch with me to-day at the club. One
o'clock is the hour. If you would kindly call at the bank, we shall go
down together."

Cameron expressed his gratitude.

"By the way!" said Mr. Ritchie, "where have you put up?"

"At the Royal," said Cameron.

"Ah! That will do for the present," said Mr. Ritchie. "I am sorry our
circumstances do not permit of my inviting you to our home. The truth
is, Mrs. Ritchie is at present out of the city. But we shall find some
suitable lodging for you. The Royal is far too expensive a place for a
young man with his fortune to make."

Cameron spent the day making the acquaintance of the beautiful, quaint,
if somewhat squalid, old city of Montreal; and next morning, with
a letter of introduction from Mr. Ritchie, presented himself at Mr.
Denman's office. Mr. Denman was a man in young middle life, athletic
of frame, keen of eye, and energetic of manner; his voice was loud
and sharp. He welcomed Cameron with brisk heartiness, and immediately
proceeded to business.

"Let me see," he began, "what is your idea? What kind of a job are you
after?"

"Indeed," replied Cameron, "that is just what I hardly know."

"Well, what has been your experience? You are a University man, I
believe? But have you had any practical training? Do you know office
work?"

"No, I've had little training for an office. I was in a law office for
part of a year."

"Ah! Familiar with bookkeeping, or accounting? I suppose you can't run
one of these typewriting machines?"

In regard to each of these lines of effort Cameron was forced to confess
ignorance.

"I say!" cried Mr. Denman, "those old country people seriously annoy me
with their inadequate system of education!"

"I am afraid," replied Cameron, "the fault is more mine than the
system's."

"Don't know about that! Don't know about that!" replied Mr. Denman
quickly; "I have had scores of young men, fine young men, too, come to
me; public school men, university men, but quite unfit for any practical
line of work."

Mr. Denman considered for some moments. "Let us see. You have done some
work in a law office. Now," Mr. Denman spoke with some hesitation; "I
have a place in my own office here--not much in it for the present,
but--"

"To tell the truth," interrupted Cameron, "I did not make much of the
law; in fact, I do not th