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she, taking up a small stick and throwing it at him. The white dog 

 dodged away a little distance, then squatted on the ground while she 

 entered. Some time during the night this white dog walked around the 

 tipi, sneezed and woke up this daughter. All at once a thought came 

 into her mind, that she must be on the alert then. "I am going to keep 

 awake this time, and then I can tell if that dog does anything with me 

 or not. There is some reason for his continual presence. That he is 

 outside now goes to show the fact that he must be working to ruin 

 me," said she, secretly. Her heart was beating heavy under the ex- 

 citement. 



About midnight there came in a man wearing a white robe, which 

 aflForded to the tipi a delicious odor. This robe was perfumed with 

 sweet leaves, etc. This man was rather tall, well formed and very 

 daring of disposition. The daughter breathed at long intervals and 

 watched to see what the visitor would do. This man (dog) then 

 walked loudly and lay down on the bed with her, telling her vo move 

 over a little. "Say, man, can you be a gentleman, and not make a rush 

 at me ! You get out again. If you had had former acquaintance with 

 me, then entered my tipi to see me and talk with me, it would be dif- 

 ferent; but such actions as you have just shown toward me are hot 

 gratifying. Please leave me alone and go back home," said she, with 

 disgusting voice and turning over to the wall. "Well, woman, hold 

 your temper a little. You may know that for some time, in spite of 

 your hatred toward me, I have entered this tipi and slept with you. 

 So now be contented. I am he that sleeps outside by your side and 

 at whom you throw sticks when you see me. Do you hear me plainly?" 

 said the man with some emphasis. This woman, hearing the remark, 

 finally gave up and consented to sleep the rest of the night with the 

 3^oung man. She made no efforts to escape from him. 



Just at dawn, while the daughter was fast asleep, this man got 

 up and went out, turning to a dog again, and lay down outside at her 

 side. While this man was yet lying with the woman, chatting secretly, 

 he was painted with the painted hand on his white robe. The woman 

 reached behind her bed and pulled out a paint bag in which there was 

 red paint, together with tallow. Greasing her hand, she oiled the 

 paint, and then hugged the visitor, touching him on the back and 

 leaving the picture of a hand. ''Now, I can tell who this is, for I can- 

 not feel certain of his remarks." 



In the morning this woman got up from her bed in deep thought, 

 and recklessly took a vessel to go for water to cook with. "I wonder 

 who that young man was that came so bravely. I would like very 



