n^T,^] FICTION 307 



said, " It seems as though semeone is talking." Then scooping the 

 matter out of one of his eyes with half of a clamshell, he threw it 

 away; then he cleaned the other eye in the same way. Having done 

 this, he looked up, and. seeing the man, said : " What are you standing 

 there for? Go out! I do not want you in my lodge. I live on the 

 top of these rocks so as to be alone," said the old man. " I came out 

 here," answered the other. " in a friendly way. Come out, look 

 around, and see where you live." On going out and looking around, 

 Has'honyot saw that he was in a level country and that many people 

 lived about him, and he wondered how he got there. '' Did I bring 

 it," thought he, "from where the wind blows, or not? I wonder 

 whether my lodge was moving when my head was moving and bump- 

 ing here and there." " Well," he finally said to the chief, " what do 

 you want? " " I came," replied the chief, " to see whether you would 

 lend us that thing which has so great and wonderful magic power?" 

 " What do you want it for? " the old man asked. " Our chief has been 

 overpowered and killed. AVe want to bring him to life," said the 

 chief. " I can bring him to life," said Has'honyot, " in a very short 

 time." "How shall we pay you?" the chief asked. "Find two of 

 your best-looking women and send them to me. I ask no more," 

 he replied. " I will talk with my friends," answered the chief. 



Thereupon the chief went out and told his people what the old 

 man said. They talked together a good while, saying : " The most 

 beautiful women are married; how can they be given away? Per- 

 haps we should never see them again? " At last the people said: 

 " Let them go. If their husbands are angry, we will settle with 

 them." They told the women that the old man would have control 

 of them thenceforth. The women said : " We all want to have the 

 chief come back to life. We must consent. Perhaps it will turn 

 out to be all right." The chief went back to Has'honyot and said : 

 "All is settled. The women are willing." " Bring them here, then," 

 said the old man. The women were brought to him. Now Has'hon- 

 yot had five bloodsuckers as attendants, and he said to them: "Tie 

 these women. Do not let them go farther away than your own 

 length." The old man carried these bloodsuckers under his tail. 

 They fastened on the women at once, but still held to Has'honyot's 

 back. "All right now." said Has'honyot; "your chief will be alive 

 tomorrow, but in the meanwhile I do not want any of your people 

 around here." The people dispersed, but stayed around at a safe 

 distance to see whether the chief would come to life. During the 

 night the old man went to the spot where the body of Doonongaes 

 lay, and as the women were tied to him, they had to accompany 

 him. He said, " There is no need of bringing this terrible-looking 

 man to life." Nevertheless he went to work, cleaning and washing 

 the wound and putting iipon it a certain weed pounded soft. Then 



