14 THROUGH CANADA 



be seen in the loosening mould beneath his feet ; in 

 the delicate tracery of creeping plants that shot 

 through the tangle of the brushwood ; and the flash 

 of the woodpecker's gay crest amongst the pine and 

 balsam. Soon we shall cross his path again, and 

 shoot some of the rapids where his canoe floated as 

 he made his way towards the lake that still bears his 

 name. 



