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touched tlie rude pillows, which were made of our cloth- 

 ing, ere we were fast asleep. We were awake before day- 

 light, and as soon as breakfast was over we decided to 

 move in a body during the day, and devote our attention 

 to bears and cougars if we could find any, and if not, to 

 whatever animals came in our way. While waiting for 

 the dawn to appear, my companion of the previous day 

 told the others what we had done in the graveyard, and 

 all expressed a desire to visit it, to see if they could find 

 anythmg worth taking away as souvenirs. 



I happened to be looking at the guide when they said 

 this, and as his face was turned towards the fire, he being- 

 then engaged in taking a deer's head out of the ground 

 oven, I saw every motion of his features in the most 

 distinct manner, and I must say I was not at all pleased 

 with his expression, for his eyes seemed to fairly flash fire, 

 while a sardonic smile gleamed for a moment on his 

 dusky countenance. I was surprised at this, and ex- 

 pressed it so plainly that when he lifted his head and 

 saw me staring at him, he lowered it again in a moment, 

 and walked behind the tent as if he were going after 

 something. Not knowing what to make of his humor, 

 I said nothing at the time, and joined in the conversation 

 of the others until it was time to start on our bunt. We 

 then called for the guide, whose name was Ilkwiss, but 

 he did not appear. We waited an hour longer for him, 

 thinking he had gone into the forest, but as he was still 

 absent we concluded he had left us for good, but on what 

 grounds we could not determine. 



I then told my comrades what feelings I had seen him 

 display, and they deduced from this that we had offended 

 him by taking, or presuming to take, anything out of 

 the graveyard, which, to all Indians, is a most sacred 

 place, as they consider it the eternal home of the spirits 

 of the departed. Any desecration of such a spot is there- 

 fore a great sacrilege in their eyes, and one which, in 



