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painted yellow and its forehead black. She calls women, who look into log, but 
child has disappeared. Girlscreams like Fox, and Fox runs from them, and girlacts 
like Fox. At home medicine-man is sent for, who doctors girl, placing her over 
smoke, which she inhales. She vomits, throwing up white clay and Fox hair. 
Man sucks upon her body, drawing out hairs. She becomes well. Many years after 
she has a pain in her wrist, sore forms, and white clay appears. She is then fully 
recovered. She lives to old age and has many children. 
111. GHOST-MAN WHO BECAME A WHIRLWIND. 
Man livesingraveyard. Peoplesee whirlwinds about him and he is considered 
ghost. He cu: -s sick man by throwing dust into air, which envelops man as whirl- 
wind. He also cures people who become sick on dreaming of dead people. Once 
he himself becomes whirlwind while doctoring and falls down as skeleton. 
112, THE MAN WHO WENT TO SPIRIT LAND. 
Poor boy rejected by girl goes on war-path, captures fleet pony, and so is able 
to kill buffalo. Next, he counts coup, women dance in his honor, and girl marries 
him. In few days she dies and he mourns by her grave. In night he is told to 
leave grave, as his wife is dead. He persists, however, in mourning, and mysteri- 
ous boy tells him finally that he will take him to his wife. Young man travels south 
for many days, being accompanied by strange boy, although he can not see him. 
He imagines himself surrounded by ghosts, but is told not to give up. He sees 
bright tipi; he is warned not to enter, but goes in and finds old woman on south 
side. She asks him what he seeks, and he tells her, and she lets him continue on his 
journey, telling him that way to spirit land is dark; that he must cross black stream 
of water on log; should he fail to cross log he will die; and she gives him four clay 
balls, and tells him how to use them. He continues, crosses black water, and 
enters village. It is now light. On south men and women stand in circle, his wife 
among them. As she passes him he strikes her with clay ball. He does this fourth 
time, whereupon she addresses him. He begs her to return with him, and she 
hesitates long before she decides. They set out upon their return, and find old 
woman’s tipi. She gives them something to eat and keeps them for some time, 
teaching him elk dance and giving him whistle and red beans, eating of which will 
enable him to commune with spirits. She gives him four more balls, which when 
thrown will turn to buffalo. They start on their journey. When he has thrown 
last ball and killed last buffalo mysterious being who accompanies him leaves him, 
telling him that he is Wind. Young man and his wife journey on to his village. 
They live happily for some time, but women become fond of him on account of 
elk dance which he has instituted. He does not remain true to his wife and she 
dies second time. He mourns at her grave and Wind tells him that having dis- 
obeyed his wife he can not regain her. He teaches his ceremony to his friends 
and wanders off to die. 
113. THE SPIRIT WIFE AND THE WHISTLE DANCE. 
Man recently married leaves his wife and goes on war-path. Upon returning, 
he finds that people have gone on hunt. He follows them and her father tells him 
that she isdead. He goes toher grave and mourns. A boy asks him if he really 
