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master": with this remark he started toward the entrance, while 

 Doonongaes hurried off to the lodge at the eastern point of the 

 opening. There he heard the sound of pounding, and peeping into 

 tlie lodge, he saw four Odjieqda women pounding Odauhdjah-"^ in 

 stone mortars. The eldest asked, " Do you not smell the flesh of 

 man ? " " Yes," replied the others. " AVell, hurry up, take your 

 flubs and try to kill him." she continued. Doonongaes ran off, 

 frightened. The women came out, but could see nothing but tracks. 

 The old woman, whose name was Deiehnies,-"' said, " Never mind ; he 

 will come back." "That is a strange place," thought Doonongaes; 

 " I will go back and see what they will do " ; so saying, he returned 

 to the lodge. The women immediately loiew of his return, and old 

 Deiehnies said, " Make haste, my daughter, and kill the game." 

 When they came out they saw a man standing near the lodge. Then 

 the old woman changed her mind, saying : " Do not bother him. It 

 must be that he wants to marry — that is why he comes." One of the 

 girls added, '"Yes; let him alone," but the eldest said, "No; let us 

 kill him." The two younger girls returned to the lodge, but the 

 eldest, running up to Doonongaes, lifted her club to hit him ; he 

 dodged, however, with the result that she struck herself -'" on the 

 knee, whereupon she fell down crying. At this the old woman came 

 out, and taking hold of her by the hair, shook her, saying : " AVhat 

 are you doing? If you want to kill the game, run after it." Then 

 the old woman ran up to and struck at Doonongaes, likewise hitting 

 her own knee and falling down crying. Doonongaes now went to 

 the lodge where the two younger girls were and they stood up near 

 him. for they liked him. As old Deiehnies and the eldest girl came 

 in. the women began to fight. Going outside, Doonongaes watched 

 the fight. They fought long and hard, but had not finished when 

 Doonongaes set fire to the lodge; before the women knew it, the 

 flames were so fierce that they could not escape, so all were burned to 

 death. Thereupon Doonongaes said to himself : " Why did they try 

 to kill me? They did not know what kind of a man I am. Every- 

 one ought to be kind when I come. I will go to find Tsodiqgwadon." 

 Doonongaes now went to the lodge in the north, but he found no 

 one. He heard, however, a sound as of ball-playing. Following the 

 sound he came to an opening, where he saw his friend playing ball 

 with two old men of the Dagwennigonhge ^^' people. It was a close 

 game, and Doonongaes stood watching it. Soon they ran past him, 

 and Tsodiqgwadon called out. " Why do you not help me? There are 

 two against me "; so Doonongaes joined in. The old men played well, 

 but Doonongaes and Tsodiqgwadon won. Then Tsodiqgwadon said, 

 ■■ Take the wager. Cut their heads off." " Very well," replied Doo- 

 nongaes, " that is what I like." So he cut off their heads, and throw- 

 ing them into the lodge, then burned it up. The heads burst and 



