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here. The players were divided into two sides. The people of one 

 side had patches on the left side of their bodies; the opposing players 

 had heads twisted to one side. As it was growing darker, the Patched 

 People (MEk'u'watk'itsLEm)^ were losing, and every time they went 

 back to start the game anew, one of them would say: "I feel hot. 

 It seems as if some one were looking at me." But the speaker Would 

 be reproved, "This is not the first time we have felt that way." 

 When it was too dark to contmue the game, the Avinning side said: 

 "Let us stop now. We wiU play the guessmg game to-night." The 

 Patched People agreed to this and were told to present themselves 

 after supper at the house of the winners. 



Then the two brothers began to discuss among themselves which 

 house to go to. Finally, the younger brother said, "We will go to 

 the wiimer's house." So they entered the house of the people who 

 had twisted heads. As soon as they came in, these people knew them. 

 They received them warmly and made a hole for them through which 

 they could watch the game without being seen. Soon the Patched 

 People came m, and the game commenced. At first the Patched 

 People were winning; but toward midnight the other side changed 

 the gamblmg sticks and doubled the bets, so as to win back everythmg 

 in one game. The change of gambling sticks brought luck te the 

 people who had twisted heads. They not only won back what they 

 had previously lost, but they also began to win the stakes of their 

 opponents. Toward daylight the Patched People were heavy losers: 

 Thereupon the game was stopped, and tlie winners said, "We will play 

 shmny in the morning." To this the Patched People agreed. Then 

 the winners prepared breakfast and asked the brothers to join them. 

 After the meal was over the brothers made ready to go home. The 

 people who had twisted heads instructed them how to play various 

 games and how to trap salmon successfully. Then they gave them 

 plenty of food; whereupon the two brothers left for their home. As 

 soon as they came to the trail which they had followed previously 

 they saw the Patched People come out of their house shouting and 

 yelling. Upon perceiving the brothers, one of the Patched People 

 yelled: "Didn't I say yesterday that some one was looking at me? 

 Look at those two boys, the children of a dog! They have gone 

 already ! Tliey were mocking us without daring to show themselves. 

 Let us run after them and kill them!" Thereupon all the Patched 

 People began to pursue them. When the brothers saw that the pur- 

 suers were gaining on them, they turned themselves into chipmunks 

 and laid behmd a rock. From this hiding place they watched the 

 Patched People pass by, bent on killing those whom they held respon- 

 sible for their losses on the previous day. Soon they heard the pur- 

 suers commg back and saying, "Those children of a dog have hid 

 themselves somewhere." 



1 Icu'watik' PATCH. 



