"Bisset is evidently extremely anxious to save the credit of the family."
Ned Cromarty was aroused now.
"Good God!" he cried. "But do you mean to say that you think that story will hold water?"
"What story?" enquired Carrington mildly.
"You know what I mean—the scandal that Sir Malcolm and—and a lady were concerned in the murder."
"They are said to have actually committed it, aren't they?"
Ned's eye began to look dangerous.
"Do you think it's credible?" he asked brusquely.
"You know them better than I. Do you think it is?"
"Not for an instant!"