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He had been running a good while when he heard a soiind, and 

 one of tlie dogs, overtaking him, said : " Run as fast as you can ! 

 Our enemy has started in pursuit. It does not travel on the ground, 

 but leaps from tree to tree. The only thing left for us to do is to 

 get between the trees and spring at it as it leaps past. When you 

 come to water, stick your feet in it, making it as muddy as you can ; 

 then drink that water. You have noticed that since we have been 

 your dogs we have drunk such water; it is better for us." The man 

 soon got very thirsty. Coming to a place where there was water, 

 he stirred it up with his feet; then, after drinking what he wanted, 

 he went on. He had not gone far when a dog came up to him and 

 said, "I think there is a hole in your moccasin." (The man looked; 

 there was indeed a hole in his moccasin.) "Put on new ones." 

 Again the dog licked his feet and put on new moccasins. Then the 

 dog said, " My companion will come the next time." Then the dog 

 ran back and the man rushed on. 



Soon the other dog. rushing up, said to the man: "The enemy is 

 coming very fast, and we are afraid it will overtake and kill you. 

 When I go back my brother will come to aid you once more, where- 

 upon the monster will kill him." 



The dog disappeared. Listening, the man heard both dogs bark- 

 ing. As he listened the barking of one ceased, and he knew that a 

 dog was coming to aid him. On coming up this dog said : " I am 

 here merely to speak to you and see you once more. When I go back 

 I will attack our enemy and do all I can to defeat it, but it will kill 

 me." The dog returned. Then the hunter heard both dogs barking 

 and then a howl; he knew by the sounds that a terrible fight was 

 going on. The cry of one dog died out; this told him that that dog 

 was killed. Now only one dog barked and howled. The man tried to 

 increase his speed. It was still dark. The barking ceased, and 

 presently the dog spoke behind him, saying: "My brother is killed 

 and I am left alone. You would better start the death cry; our 

 village is not far away and the people may hear you." The man 

 began to scream out the death cry, Go'weh, as he ran. There hap- 

 pened to be a dance at the Long Lodge that night, and some people 

 wei-e sitting outside. Suddenly a young man, hearing a voice of 

 some one in distress, gave the alarm. 



Now, the dog came again to encourage the man with these words: 

 " Do your best; you are near home, and perhaps you will escape. I 

 will come once more. Then I will leap upon and draw the monster 

 down and fight it." The man heard the dog when the latter got back, 

 and knew the monster was drawing near by the sound of the animal's 

 barking. Then the man ran on as fast as possible. The dog ceased 

 barking and coming again said : " This is the last time I shall see you ; 



