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other’s consent to marry. When the chief’s son got to the edge of his 
father’s village he saw some one coming out of the opposite village. 
The chief’s daughter, at the same time, noticed some one coming out of 
the village opposite hers and wondered who it could be. They ap- 
proached each other, each having in mind to visit the other, though 
they had never spoken together. They met in the middle of the space. 
They asked each other where they were going. ‘The chief’s daughter 
replied: “I have heard a good many things about a certain young 
man who is the son of the chief in your village, and I know him to have 
rejected every woman who has wished to marry him, and now I am 
going to see him.” Then the young man said: “I was going over to 
see a certain young woman about whom I have heard many things. 
I have heard that she thas rejected all who have wished to marry her.” 
The young woman said that she was the chief’s daughter. The young 
man replied that the was the chief’s son. They said to one another: 
“Well, we are of the same mind. What shall we do? Shall we go to 
my home or to yours?” ‘The chief’s son replied, “Well, we will go 
over to your home.” ‘Then the chief’s daughter told the chief’s son 
that they had better go to his home instead of hers. After they had 
decided where to go they agreed to marry, whether their people liked 
it or not. 
They went out to the young man’s home to live, and on their 
arrival went to bed. Early on the next morning, when the people woke 
up, they expected the young man to come down the same as he had 
always done. It was customary for the old men to gather at the chief’s 
lodge and pass the time by talking; so also, the old women came to 
see the chief’s wife, if they belonged to the same family. It was the 
duty of the chief’s wife to do the cooking for those who came around 
the tipi. Early the next morning there was no sign of the chief’s 
daughter at her home, and her people were surprised that she was sleep- 
ing so late. Finally the girl’s mother went up to the girl’s bed, and 
there was no sign of her in the bed. They then supposed that some one 
had carried her off and killed her; for they knew that if any one asked 
her for connection she would refuse. This is what made them think 
some one had carried her off to kill her. Over at the young man’s 
home the people waited and waited for him to get out of bed and go to 
the creek for a bath. They sent some one of the family to see why the 
young man was not getting up. When the person reached the place 
where the chief’s son was lying he found that there was some one else 
in bed with him. ‘The person returned and notified the people. They 
then thought the chief’s son had been away to get married and had 
