'And I hope that won't be much,' put in Mr. Craig; but Slavin only
grinned.
When we came to Craig's shack Graeme was glad to rest in the big chair.
Craig made him a cup of tea, while I smoked, admiring much the deft
neatness of the minister's housekeeping, and the gentle, almost
motherly, way he had with Graeme.
In our talk we drifted into the future, and Craig let us see what were
his ambitions. The railway was soon to come; the resources were, as yet,
unexplored, but enough was known to assure a great future for British
Columbia. As he talked his enthusiasm grew, and carried us away. With
the eye of a general he surveyed the country, fixed the strategic points
which the Church must seize upon. Eight good men would hold the country
from Fort Steele to the coast, and from Kootenay to Cariboo.
'The Church must be in with the railway; she must have a hand in the
shaping of the country. If society crystallises without her influence,
the country is lost, and British Columbia will be another trap-door to
the bottomless pit.
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