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long enough ; I am anxious to have you, to love you with all my heart. 

 There is nobody here to correct us. I am here to tell you that I am 

 fascinated by your sweet face, and I am asking for an immediate re- 

 sponse to my love. Will you?" said she. Her brother-in-law smiled 

 and answered her, saying that it was useless for her to wish such a 

 thing. Said he, "My brother loves me for this very reason; he does 

 not want me to do anything of the kind, or to go away. I cannot 

 under any circumstance consent to your wish, my sister-in-law, and I 

 won't do it, because I love my only brother," said he. The wife was 

 somewhat discouraged and disheartened as the brother-in-law went to 

 the top of the hill to keep away from temptation. He felt sorry, so 

 sorry that he wept all day long, thinking how dreadful his brother's 

 wife acted. The wife didn't work much this day, for she was think- 

 ing of the pretty young man. She had planned but failed to win. The 

 brother-in-law was on the hill, still weeping, late in the evening. 



Just before sunset the husband came up from the divide, as the 

 brother-in-law walked down to the tipi. The wife saw the young man 

 approaching, made the fire and prepared for supper. He went in and 

 sat down on his bed in despair.' "Oh, brother-in-law, don't take this 

 hard; you and I can agree some day," said she. It was getting dark. 

 The husband returned loaded with the beef and hide of an antelope. 

 His wife went out and brought the meat in. "Get the blood which I 

 prepared and cook it for my brother. Give him a good supper, for I 

 know he likes venison," said he. "Oh, this is fine blood, and the venison 

 looks tender," said she. Again these folks had a nice meal. The wife 

 was busy, shaving the fresh venison, occasionally uttering a word or 

 hint or joke to her husband and brother-in-law. After spending the 

 evening in good humor, they retired for the night. 



The next morning the husband went out before breakfast, while 

 his wife prepared the meal. They finally had their breakfast and fixed 

 themselves up for their usual occupations. "Well, my dear brother, 

 I was so lucky yesterday that I want to go further to get more hides 

 for our moccasins, etc., and you may take your ease as ususal. Wife, 

 prepare the hides at once, and be sure that my. brother gets enough at 

 dinner, and let him have his time to himself," said the husband. "Oh, 

 you need not tell me what to do, for there is work for me all the time. 

 Go, and get back soon," said she. 



Shortly after the husband rode away, his wife jumped forward to 

 her brother-in-law and began to hug him. Her brother-in-law wanted 

 to get out of the tipi, but she held him around the neck, kissing his 

 cheeks and saying, "Oh, please do consent to give your love to me I 



