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entering the tipi with silly looks. "Say, man, get up ! Don't you know 

 that it is daytime," said the wife, stirring the fire. "Oh, I won't do it. 

 You must go right back to your husband. Leave me alone," said the 

 husband, angrily. "What! My husband? Who is my husband? 

 Don't try to pick at me," said the wife in an innocent voice. "Ah! 

 You think that I don't know of your secret actions ! Who was it that 

 stood over and let that red-speckled horse enjoy himself?" said the 

 husband angrily and with a frown on his forehead. The wife then 

 made no attempt to clear herself, but held her peace to prevent further 

 trouble. She was allowed to remain at home during the day at this 

 time. There were no friendly words between her and the husband. 

 She cf course did some work at home to quiet her husband's temper. 



Early in the afternoon the husband went out after the herd him- 

 self. When he had come within a short distance of the herd, the red- 

 speckled horse was whinnying like a stallion, and occasionally looked 

 toward him The horse, seeing that it was not the wife, stood still and 

 went to grazing. "Ah I I have a gcod proof now ! That is the 

 reason that she always stays rather longer than is necessary. I will 

 see more of it at the tipi," said he, driving the horses and mares and 

 colts to the camp for the night. He was rather sharp in words to the 

 red-speckled horse on the way. Finally he had driven the whole herd 

 ever the hill. When he reached the camp with the herd, the wife came 

 out with a lariat in her hand and stretched it, ready to lasso. When 

 she had a loop for the red-speckled horse, it ran up to ner, whinnying 

 at her from behind. "You get away from me," said the wife sharply 

 to the horse. The husband was angry then, but held his peace until 

 she had all the horses and mares which were gentle staked out. After 

 this was done, they both went into their tipi with rather peculiar 

 spirits. 



"Is that the way you always do when I send you out with the 

 herd? To hide this shameful act from me makes my body quiver 

 from the insult. Did you do that? Say, wife, I know that I should 

 not talk to you in such a mannpr, but it is my duty to find out why this 

 horse acts so guilty and is fascinated before you." said the man. Tl.is 

 wife, knowing that she was surely caught, didn't have the courage to 

 make any denial. She was being talked to about her crime, but she did 

 what would be pleasing to her husband, ^^'hile the husband was talk- 

 ing to her, he became quite furious against his horse. "I am very 

 sorry that I have this day found out the secret connection. I have done 

 much for my horse, because I loved him. Notwithstanding all the 

 favor I have shown him, he has treated me wrongfully and disgrace- 



