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His reappearance seemed to ease his father 's mind , and when the three young men and Colonel Howell began a game of auction the incident seemed almost forgotten . At six o'clock , the superintendent of the dining car came to announce to Colonel Howell that his special table was ready , and the party went in to dinner . When this elaborate meal was concluded , an hour and a half later , the warm afternoon had cooled and the train was well into the fertile farm land that distinguishes the great agricultural regions south of Edmonton . Somewhat after ten o'clock , the long daylight not yet at an end , the journey came to a close in the city of Strathcona . They had reached the Saskatchewan River . Loading their baggage into two taxicabs , they made a quick trip across the river to Edmonton and the King Edward Hotel . It was with a feeling of happiness that Norman and Roy found themselves on what is now almost the frontier of civilization .