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thing wrong in her curious behavior, followed her. She ran so fast that 

 her pursuers were soou left far in the rear. Then Pa'skiue'u v flew into 

 the air and saw Mii'tshiwiqkwa'wis far in advance, and still running 

 rapidly. Pa'skine'u v flew forward, passing the woman, and finding a 

 log lying across the path by which she was to pass, he laid himself 

 down behind it and awaited her arrival. When she approached the log 

 and attempted to leap across it, Pa / skiu6'u T caught her and, with his 

 bow, struck her across the legs until she cried out frantically for him 

 not to beat her, as she was only going to get him and his frieuds some- 

 thing to eat. 



Pa'skine'u' looked back for his friends and the other people who 

 were following (for the sisters of Mii'tshiwiqkwa'wis were also in the 

 throng), but they were so far behind that he compelled Mii'tshiwiqkwa'- 

 wis to open a bag which she had with her, take out a piece of buck- 

 skin, and place four little sticks at the corners. Then Pa'skine'n v took 

 out of his quiver an arrow, which he cut into short pieces, and which 

 in turn were transformed into tobacco. He lighted each stick by means 

 of these, when the buckskin began to shrink from the heat, thus short- 

 ening the distance between the spot where Mii'tshiwiqkwa'wis and 

 Pii'skine'u T were and the place where their followers were, still running 

 along. The latter soon came up, and Mii'tshiwiqkwa'wis gave them a 

 feast. 



•When Pa'skine'u v and his friends awoke next morning they found that 

 Mii'tshiwiqkwa'wis had again run away from them. They started in 

 pursuit, but could not overtake her, so Pa / skin6'a T again flew into the 

 air to see where the woman was. He espied her far ahead of them — so 

 far that she seemed like a mere speck. Then P;i'skine'u v flew forward 

 and ahead of her to a hillside, where he lay in wait. When Mii'tshiwiq- 

 kwa'wis came up to where Pa'skine'u v was awaiting her arrival, he 

 grasped her by the arm and with his bow beat her severely about the 

 legs. Again she screamed, and said, "I am only going ahead to get 

 something for you to eat. You see that mountain stretching away to 

 the east and west; that is where my father abides; it is his wigwam. 

 We will now go on and visit him, and his daughter will get some food 

 ready." 



Pa'skine'u v seemed satisfied with this explanation, but awaited the 

 arrival of his friends and her sisters, all of whom were still far behind, 

 but were running as rapidly as ever. When they came up to the hill- 

 side where Pil'skine'u 1 ' was awaiting them, they prepared beds of 

 boughs and leaves, and lay down to sleep. 



Early the next morning the party went forward together, and as 

 they approached the mountain in which the father of Ma'tshiwiqkwa'- 

 wis lived, the side opened and they entered. Pii'skine'u v saw the old 

 man seated opposite the entrance of the wigwam, and observed that 

 his breechcloth consisted of the skin of a wildcat. The old man doffed 

 this garment and threw it at Pii'skiue'ir, and as it flew through the 



