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them and bring them home should have the four women for his wives. 
He cautioned them, saying that they must keep themselves concealed 
before reaching the place, and must run hard after taking the clothes, 
for, if overtaken, they would have to die. All agreed to accept the 
offer made by the young man. ‘They were asked to make the trial one 
at a time. The Jack-Rabbit (Watsch) was the first one to try. He at 
once started for the lake, and had to sneak around in order not to be 
seen. He finally succeeded in getting the clothes, and at once began 
to run back to where he had started from. When the women found 
out what had happened to their clothes they started after the Rabbit. 
When about half-way to the young man’s lodge they overtook him and 
killed him, and took their clothes back to the lake. These four women 
were Ducks (Sotshodes), and were fast runners and swimmers. Each 
man tried his luck, but every one failed to reach the home of the young 
man. ‘There was a man known as a swift runner, whose name was 
Swift-Hawk (Gusseids), who tried his luck. He kept himself pretty 
well concealed until he reached the place where the clothes were. Then 
he picked them up and bgan to run as fast as he could. When the four 
women found out that some one had taken away their clothes they 
started after him. They caught him near the young man’s home, and 
killed him while running, took their clothes and returned to the lake. 
There was now but one man left of those who had entered the contest - 
to get the young man’s sisters for wives, and this was Small-Hawk 
(Kasiossekits). He started for the place where the clothes were. He 
kept himself pretty well hid, the same as the rest had done, so as not 
to be discovered. Finally he reached the lake, took the clothes, and 
commenced to run for the young man’s home, but the sisters saw him 
and ran after him. Small-Hawk, being the fastest runner known, ran 
his best and kept running, and reached the door of the lodge nearly 
exhausted. He ran into the lodge with the clothes and just as he en- 
tered, the four women passed the door. Small-Hawk was now within 
the lodge with the clothing. The four sisters passed the lodge, and 
when they turned back they stopped at it, begging the people to give 
them their clothes. The brother of the four women asked them to come 
in, and said if they did not come in he would not let them have their 
clothes. They finally agreed to live in the house if he would give back 
their clothes. The brother told his sisters that Small-Hawk would 
be their husband thereafter, and they agreed to do anything that he 
should ask them to do. Small-Hawk was there, ready to become their 
husband. They were again all living together with*Small-Hawk and 
their brother’s wife, whom he had brought a long distance. 
