"Who is Wananebish?"
"Wananebish is my mother. She is an Indian, and she has tried to keep the band together through many years, and to keep them away from the hooch, but, they will not listen to her. It was hard work to persuade them to come away from the river. And, have you found gold?"
"Yes," answered Brent, "Way over beyond the mountains that lie to the westward of the Mackenzie, I found much gold. But I lost it."
"Lost it! Oh, that was too bad. Did it fall off your sled?"
"Well, not exactly," answered the man dryly. "In my case, it was more of a toboggan."
"Couldn't you find it again?"
"No. Other men have it, now."
"And they won't give it back!"
"No, it is theirs. That part of it is all right—only I would give anything in the world to have it—now."
"Why do you want it now? Can you not find more gold? I guess I do not understand."