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caught. He made threats to punish me if I should make any signs of 

 love to you," said the wife. "Well, he told me to go over here, and I 

 saw that he was very kind and in good humor. I didn't decline to 

 come after the arrows. They are having a hot game," said the young 

 man. "Well, then, make haste," said the woman. 



After a while, at the proper time, he tried to get loose from her, but 

 could not. They adhered, and finally sat together on the bed. It was 

 getting late, and the husband lost two bets, and the society of Stars 

 felt suspicious about the absent servant. "You ought to go yourself 

 and get your arrows," said the men. "Oh, no, I can't do it now. I will 

 lose two more bets, then I shall attend to the payment of my debts. 

 I think that my friend did not do the errand. He must have gone 

 home and gone to sleep," said the husband. 



So the game went on, and after some time during the game an- 

 other man was sent, having been appointed as a messenger for the so- 

 ciety. So this second young man went after the arrows. The couple 

 were sitting together on the bed fast together. This man who went in 

 to get the arrows commenced to light the tipi by pushing sticks of wood 

 into the fire. "Oh, partner ! Don't make a light, we are in a shameful 

 fix. Will you go to my own brother and tell him the circumstance, and 

 make haste? Will you?" said the guilty young man. This new mes- 

 senger then went in search of the older brother for assistance. He 

 reached the tipi and said to him, "Say, partner, your own brother acted 

 as messenger for the Star society during the hand-game, and wh|:n he 

 was sent' after some arrows for a party he became involved with the 

 man's wife. Both he and the man's wife are sitting on the bed, facing 

 each other." "Is that so? Can it be possible that my brother is in this 

 fix? I am sorry for him," said the older brother. 



Without much delay this brother took a pipe and filled it with 

 tobacco. He then took the' pipe to the place where his brother and the 

 woman were sitting. He saw them and felt sorry. So he took this 

 peace-pipe to the husband at tie hand-game, as the good will of him and 

 his brother to the offended one. The hand-game kept on, and this 

 man was losing right along, but he told them that his own bets would 

 be paid. "Say, partner, take this peace-pipe, together with four head 

 of ponies, in payment of my own brother's deed, and will you please 

 have mercy on us poor people," said the older brother. "What ! don't 

 you see the game is exciting, and that you are interfering with the 

 players? Can't you wait until it is over, and then talk to me?" said 

 the husband. "We will play four games, then I shall see what you want 



