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wait for the other boy, although he was invited to take him. When 
Handsome-Boy entered the lodge of his father he saw the boy who now 
took his place lying upon the bed. Handsome-Boy walked towards the 
bed and started to sit down at the foot of the bed, but his mother and 
father both called to him to keep away from the bed, and told him to sit 
down at another place. Handsome-Boy moved away from the bed and 
seated himself upon the ground. His feelings were hurt, so that he did 
not let himself be known to his parents. 
After the sun was high up, two men went through the village inviting 
the young men to go to the Young-Dog ceremony. When the two men 
entered the lodge of the boy, they invited the boy and the stranger to 
come to their ceremony. The two young men went to the ceremony 
and there they were told to take seats on the south side. When the 
ceremony began a young man on the north side was selected to act asa 
brave for the dance, and Handsome-Boy was selected on the south side. 
Just as the people were about to dance, an alarm was given that the 
enemy was about to attack the village. When they went out to fight 
the enemy, the dancers scattered out to their tipis and there they took 
their ponies and their weapons and went out to fight. Handsome-Boy 
mounted his pony and went out with the others. Just as he entered the 
battle he met the young man who invited him to stay with him at his 
home. Handsome-Boy told him to follow him wherever he went and 
to stop fighting whenever he stopped. Handsome-Boy went into the 
thickest of the battle with the other boy behind him and made a dash 
through the line of the enemy. He killed oneenemy, and the boy who 
was following struck the enemy andcounted coup. Then they went back 
to the line. An enemy was killed in front of every battle line, and 
Handsome-Boy rode up and struck each enemy and counted coup. The 
other boy, following him, also struck the enemy. Again Handsome-Boy 
made a dash at the line of theenemy. This time he routed them, selected 
his man, killed him, jumped off his horse and took his scalp while the 
boy counted coup on the enemy. Handsome-Boy then stopped, but the 
people saw him and recognized him. The enemy was routed and over- 
powered, and Handsome-Boy and his companion had killed many and 
taken many scalps. 
That evening when the fight was over, Handsome-Boy went to his 
new home, where he was received with great honors by the people who 
lived in the lodge. The old people rejoiced that the young man came 
to their lodge, for it was by his help that their son had counted coup. 
In the evening the women came and asked for the scalps. Handsome- 
Boy told a woman to untie a certain bundle. Upon untying the bundle 
