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work. She hears great noise in front of tipi. Players call to her to go 

 out. She does not and people go. Young men return. She tells what has 

 liappened. The two following days same things happen as on first day. Father 

 is pleased that daughter obeys and works strictly at her occupation. Next 

 morning father renews his warnings ta daughter, saying they might be away 

 longer than usual. Men start off in search of game. Immediately afterward 

 there come tumult and cries to Splinter-Foot for aid. While quilling robe, 

 shiinny ball rolls up to top and enters tipi, lighting on her lap. Voices outside 

 tell her to throw ball, if she cannot come out. She pierces ball with awl and 

 throws it off from her lap. She is led by ball into crowd. She runs at full 

 speed with ball into goal, winning for her side. Game is over and sh6 is led 

 away. She comes to buffalo bull, then to others in succession, and finally 

 reaches main herd, in which Lone-Bull is in power and authority. Lone- 

 Bull hears of arrival of his wife and orders her to come and sit in front with 

 head completely covered. He allows none of young steers to go near her. 

 Young men return from hunting and find Splinter-Foot has gone with people. 

 Next day they send for Crow and tell him to go and bring her back. Crow 

 goes and caws to attract her attention, but Lone-Bull orders him away. He 

 and comrades are having game of big-wheel and therefore sit in horseshoe 

 shape. Magpie is sent to fetch daughter, but without success, then Mouse, 

 who also fails. Mole comes and offers his services, as he can travel under- 

 ground. Mole goes off in ground toward place and about half distance peeps 

 out to see direction. He appears quietly under nose of woman and tells her 

 he 'has come after her. He makes circular hole about size of Splinter-Foot, 

 so as to leave her robe, and tells her to follow him. Robe is left in sitting 

 attitude, as if she were still there. At opening when mole peeps out, they go 

 out and walk away to tipi. Lone-Bull orders Splinter-Foot to come to bed 

 several times and at last threatens, but woman does not move. He paws 

 ground, makes "terrific plunge and hooks at her, which sends buffalo robe in 

 air. Lone-Bull runs through herd hooking steers through jealousy and de- 

 mands return of wife. Finally council is held and investigation suggested. 

 They find hole with scent proving she has been carried away. Lone-Bull calls 

 all herds to come and dig up tunnel and they hook its course by turns. Woman 

 hears noise and wishes for tall cottonwood tree with 'plenty of stout branches 

 good distance from tipi. It is there. Herd reaches end of tunnel and finds no 

 one. It divides into four divisions in lines with Lone-Bull in front line. He 

 comes to tipi, finds no one and orders tipi to be trodden down. Following trail 

 of last herd is poor lone cow and scabby calf. Calf runs to cottonwood 

 tree to rub itself. While rubbing he scents woman and tells mother who goes 

 to tree and sees men with daughter up in it. TTiey have many arrows and 

 ascend tree. Mother sends calf to overtake last herd and tell cow with 

 calf they have discerned people. News circulated through herd and is carried 

 to next herd and so on until it reaches Lone-Bull. Lone-Bull returns with 

 herd and orders tree to be hooked. Animals hook tree with terrible force. 

 Young men shoot at them. Mole informs them of bull's vital parts, — neck and 

 tenderloins. Tree gets smaller and buffalo lie all around dead. Lone-Bull 

 very angry, makes terrific plunge at center of tree, which sends both horns 

 clear through. They stick fast. Brother descends tree and kills him with 

 arrows. They make blazing fire, which completely destroys him, leaving only 



