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pale and paler, for well she knew she must not 

 love a mortal ; she must go unwed to her mother 

 in the Morning Star, and in her heart she yearned 

 to stay near Sacoit. 



"With early spring strange messengers came to 

 the village, bringing news from far-off tribes, and 

 the words 4 Stone Giants ' were often heard. One 

 day a messenger came in quite spent with running, 

 and rested in Sacoit's lodge, and as he told his 

 story drew it also in picture writing on the skin 

 top of a drum, a picture of Red Brothers shoot- 

 ing at strange men whose bodies were concealed 

 all but the face, and as the arrows touched them 

 they flew backward. 



" The Sachems held long counsels, and the 

 women made the warriors ready to go forth. 



"Soon there was great confusion, warriors 

 came and went, returning no more. I learned 

 that, as Wenona had said, strange people, some 

 with stone bodies, had come and seized the Red 

 Man's land, people against whom we Arrows 

 wrecked ourselves vainly, people of fair words 

 who yet carried Ishkodah, the Comet, for a 

 weapon. I longed to see them, but I seemed 

 forgotten. 



" One day Sacoit dashed to his lodge, seized me, 

 and carried me to the council rock where many 



