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him down. The large man laughed, saying, " That is what I like." 

 Tsodi(|gwadon jumped up, whereupon the stranger said: "You 

 must strike back,"' so Tsodiqgwadon struck Doonongaes. " Now, 

 you must say bad words to each other and scold." said he. They 

 began to scold, and threaten, and talk fiercely. " That is enough." 

 said the large man. " You can go now, and whatever people you 

 see as you go around the world, pursue them: that is what I like. 

 I am always near you as j'ou go along." Then the large man. whose 

 name was Xanisheonon,-^^ went off toward the west. 



Tsodiqgwadon and Doonongaes now started for Broken Land. 

 The former said : " That is why I always tell you to stop chasing 

 people. You see now. We met this large man on account of your 

 hurting people. He likes such things. Stop your fooling and be 

 like me. Tomorrow is the day of our council meeting." When 

 they reached Broken Land Doonongaes said : " Here is where I was 

 killed, and I will show you where the man lived who brought m-^ 

 to life, and to whose lodge I went and killed him." "Is that what 

 you do to people who help you?" said Tsodiqgwadon. "That is 

 what I did to him because he was trying to keep our two most 

 beautiful women," Doonongaes replied. " What did you do with 

 the women?" asked Tsodiqgwadon. "I lived with them until you 

 told me to go with you. and that all women belonged to you." was 

 the reply. "Did I tell you that?" said Tsodiqgwadon. "Yes. you 

 did," retorted Doonongaes. At this Tsodiqgwadon laughed. " What 

 are you laughing at?" asked Doonongaes. "I am laughing because 

 1 fooled you so when I .said that to you," rejoined Tsodiqgwadon. 

 "You will not be angry, then, if I go to them f said Doonongaes. 

 " Oh ! you can go if you like," was the reply. " Very well, I will 

 go now," declared Doonongaes. "May I visit you until tomorrow? " 

 asked Tsodiqgwadon. "No; I think you would better not," was 

 the answer. "All right; I can stay here until the time comes for 

 the council," said Tsodiqgwadon. Going to his mother-in-law's 

 lodge, Doonongaes asked. "Where are your daughters?" "Oh! 

 they have gone back to their first husbands," said the old woman. 

 "Have they forgotten me?" asked Doonongaes. "You know."^ 

 answered the old woman, "that you have been gone a long time. 

 They waited two years for you." " Well, I have been all over the 

 world. I thought they would wait until my return," declared 

 Doonongaes. "Stay here and I will go for them," said the old 

 woman. She went to her elder daughter, to whom she said, " Your 

 husband, the great chief, has come back." " I will go to him." re- 

 plied the woman. Then going to her second daughter, she said. 

 " I have come for you ; your husband has returned." The daughter 

 said, "My husband is here." "Not that one," replied her mother: 

 "I mean the great chief." "I know: but I waited a long time for 



