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comes up in the east. Start immediately, and try to be there before 

 daylight." Doonongaes was astonished at his dream, but said, " I 

 want to live, so I will go." Starting about midnight, and going to 

 his wives, he slept with them. Then he arose very early in the 

 morning and journeyed on. He foimd Tsodiqgwadon at the same 

 place where he had seen him killing people. He had barely sat 

 down when a man, kicking aside the door flap, asked: "Have you 

 seen Doonongaes?" "What do you want of him?" asked Tsodiqg- 

 Avadon. " We want to have a trial of our orenda, or magical 

 strength." came the answer. " Yes ; I have seen him, but it was a 

 good while ago," said Tsodiqgwadon. " There are fresh tracks com- 

 ing here. Why do you try to hide him? " said the stranger. " I am 

 not trying to hide him, and do you go out of my lodge," replied 

 Tsodiqgwadon. " I want to see Doonongaes," said the other. " Have 

 T not said that I have not seen him? Do you understand me?" 

 declared Tsodiqgwadon. " Well, I did not come with any evil in- 

 tent," said the other. " But why do you insist, when I tell you I 

 have not seen him? " retorted Tsodiqgwadon. " But the tracks made 

 by him are fresh," was the other's reply. " Pshaw," said Tsodiqg- 

 wadon, " do you not know what kind of man I am ? " The visitor, 

 who was a Dagwanoenyent,"* ran out, screaming : " Oh ! do not touch 

 me. I do not want to fight." " Well, if you do not, then go home," 

 said Tsodiqgwadon. The man then started for home. 



This man was barely out of sight when they heard a second man 

 coming. Kicking aside the door flap and jumping in, he inquired 

 for Doonongaes, saying, " I will eat him should I find him." This 

 was Niagwaihe.'"" Tsodiqgwadon said, " I have not seen him." 

 " That is always the way with this man," muttered the other ; " he is 

 always hiding bad people. How comes it otherwise that his tracks are 

 here?" "I have not seen him. What do j'ou come for? I do not 

 want you in my lodge," declared Tsodiqgwadon. " Why do you hide 

 Doonongaes?" rejoined Niagwaihe. "I told you I have not seen 

 him," said Tsodiqgwadon. " His fresh trail comes in at your door," 

 replied the other. "Well, perhaps he came in and went off another 

 way," said Tsodiqgwadon. The man went out to look ; then, coming 

 back, he said, " No; it is as I told you; his trail comes in here." " Do 

 you want to fight him ? " asked Tsodiqgwadon. " No ; I merely came 

 to see him," was the reply. " If you do not go away I will kill you," 

 said Tsodiqgwadon. "You know what sort of person I am; the 

 best way for you and me is to have it out." Tsodiqgwadon then 

 went outside, whereupon Niagwaihe screamed : " Do not beat me. I 

 did not come with any ill feeling." " Well, go home or I will fight 

 j'ou," said Tsodiqgwadon. Niagwaihe disappeared. " Now," said 

 Tsodiqgwadon to Doonongaes, who was standing just behind him, 

 " come out of your hiding place." 



