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Kloo people] ])_v stnkiiit>- them on the Imek. They struck Gitku'ii 

 with a .slave,"' and GidA'ngiasLas also went away with one. The 

 chiefs were in Motlier-hoiise."" 



After he had ceased daiicino-, Gitku'n also started to dance. After 

 he had done so for a while, and had stopped, they had the wife of 

 Xtsi^ri'oanus stand up, and the other with her. And. when they struck 

 her on the hack to send her to the other side, she almost touched the 

 ground with her lips. They did the same thing- to the other one. In 

 this way they exchanged. 



After they got back to Kloo Kluia'ns and K!adja'-i paid for their 

 sisters. Kluia'ns paid two sla\'es for his sister, along with sea otters. 

 Kladja'-i also paid a slave for his sister. l)esides much propcM'ty and 

 many guns. 



After this winter came. When spring came (iitku'n joined the 

 secret society. At the end of two days he disappeaied into the woods. 

 On the next day all the Kloo people went to Skodans. \Vhen they 

 set out they launched his canoe, which was called '* Reef-canoe. "^^ 



After they had loaded for a while, some i-ame down in a crowd out 

 of Cave-house with a sail pulled tightly around them. Inside of it 

 Uiany horns sounded. They got into the canoe and started across. It 

 went along in the midst of the other canoes, and something whistled 

 inside of the sail. All thought that Gitku'n was in it. 



When the}' got near Skedans Reef-canoe changed still more. They 

 let the one who had fallen [that is, joined the secret society] at Kloo 

 ho inspired at Skedans. ^Vhen they stood in front of Skedans, he 

 (the spirit) suddenly made a noise behind Skedans, and Skedans was 

 in coimnotion. Hu hu, hu hu hu, Wa'nAg.An^** also acted u'lala in a 

 ditl'erent place. At this time they were so much taken up with it that 

 they did not know what they did. When they got Wa'nAg.Au into 

 Mother-house, the companions also attended to (Gitku'n. They got 

 him into Rotten house.""' They tlu-n came ashore. 



The day after this, about noon. Wa'nAg.Au went out and l)it the 

 arms of the sons of Skedans chiefs l)elonging to good families.'''' 

 After a time he bit the arm of Ga-iilA'ldAna-i-yfi'Ans. when he too 

 joined the secret society. He was inspired. On the day after that 

 Ga-inA'ldAfia-i-yu'Aiis went out and [feigned to] eat a Bellabella 

 woman that his mother owned. ^^ As he sat and moved around her she 

 pushed him from her and made a sound as if she feared him. By and 

 by he seized her and began to eat her. When he l)egan to bite her 

 neck she died. The companions took care of him. He ate to the 

 middle of her. 



One day, when the secret society was at it height, it was fogg}'. At 

 that time the two brothers of NisLa'ganus' wife came to tight. Thej^ 

 were Nistada' and Nisuhia'tc. 



During three days and nights it was foggy at sea. After that, when 



