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to marry the daughter of the chief who owns that house." Then 

 the loon handed him the shells for his ears and his marten robe, 

 which looked as nice as ever. 



At night the youth went to the chief's house, passed in to where 

 his daughter was, and said, "Chief's daughter, I have been told that 

 I am not good enough to marry you." But the girl liked him very 

 much and married him at once. 



When news came to tliis girl's father, who was the Calm, that his 

 child was married, he did not say anything, for she had been brought 

 up very well, and she was to marry whomsoever she j)leased. 



So the man stayed there very many years, l)ut at last he wanted to 

 return to his father's ])eople. The chief took down liis owni canoe 

 for his daughter antl son-in-law, and they put all kinds of food into 

 it. The people disliked to see them go, and the chief told his daughter 

 to be good to her husband. The canoe that they had was a bear 

 canoe, and everywhere they camped they had to take very good care 

 of it. Before they set out the chief said to his daughter, "Don't let 

 anybody whatever give you water. Let your husband always bring 

 it and give it to you. He gave her a quill to drink water out of and 

 a very small basket for her cu]). Then the girl said to her husband, 

 "You must let alone those girls you used to go with and those you 

 were in love with. You are not to speak to them." 



When they came to his father's town all were glad to see the 

 youth, for they had been looking for him every wdiere. While they 

 were there he always brought the water for his wife to drink as he 

 had been told. One day, however, as he was going for water, his 

 former sweetheart, who was angry with him because he would follow 

 his wife around and pay no attention to her, ran tlu"ough the woods 

 to him, seized him and spoke to him. He, however, pulled liimself 

 away and would not answer her. When the girl put her quill into 

 the water this time, however, the water was slimy. Before it had 

 been pure and would drip like raindrops. At once she said, "I must 

 leave you," and, although he begged her hard to stay, she got up 

 and walked out. He tried to stop her but in vain. Every time he 

 seized her his hands passed right through her. Then she began walk- 

 ing right out on the surface of the sea and he followed her. She said 

 "Go back," but he kept on until they were a long distance out. 

 Then she said, "Go back or I will look at you." So she turned 

 around and looked at him, and he went straight down into the ocean. 



85. THE FAITHLESS WIFE 



A man of the Anq la'kitan at Killisnoo lost his wife. Wlien she was 

 dying she said to her husband, "When I die, don't bury me. Keep 

 me out of the ground." Bodies of common people used to be put 

 into the ground for a little wdiile before they were burned, those of 



