CHAPTER XXIII.

Into the timber country again--Craving for vegetable food--Wild rhubarb a treat--I shoot a big beaver--My horse objects to carrying it--A race for the life of my child--Terrific fight between my dogs and a huge wolverine--Reach Pigeon Lake and find father there--Anxiety felt for our party--A meagre bill of fare--A visit to Victoria--I narrowly escape drowning--Father leaves for Ontario, taking with him my three sisters--Francis leaves us to return to Victoria--My varied offices among the Indians