Chapter 33, Going South. Although Lorcan is at first dejected in thinking about his prospects, he suddenly has an idea about how to find out just who Clarence is. Meanwhile, Barabal's new ally has arranged for her not to join the parade of Colonel Begg's hopefuls as they wind their way through town toward the Opera House, but instead to head for the docks where the sternwheeler, The Monarch, awaits departure.

And Chapter 34, Drifting Free Down the Yukon. Following Barabal, Lorcan takes off for the docks in an attempt to "save her", as he likes to put it. There he meets a couple of old adversaries and wins an ally of his own, one we have met before. But somehow he manages to foul things up again.