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come home with some one. They again sent the person to tell the 
young man to come to breakfast, and, if it was a woman with him, to 
come at once and let them see who she might be. The chief’s son and 
chief’s ‘daughter came into the lodge where the young man’s parents 
were. When the people knew who she was they were angry, for both 
had always refused to marry outside of the chiefs’ families. The two 
ate breakfast, and after this, the people told them that if they remained 
husband and wife they would have to leave the place and go somewhere 
else to live. : 
In the girl’s village, the chief sent ovit men in search of his daugh- 
ter, but she could not be found in the village. The Coyote, who was 
then servant for the chief, went through the village where they lived, 
then went to the other village, looking for the chief’s daughter. He 
went from one grass-lodge to another, until he came to the chief’s lodge, 
and there he found the chief’s daughter with the chief’s son. The 
Coyote returned to his own village and notified the chief there that his 
daughter was living with the other chief’s son. When the chief heard 
this he was troubled, because his daughter had refused to marry apy 
one in her own village. This chief then sent word by the Coyote to 
his daughter never to return to her home, since she had gone away with 
the chief’s son. The young folks had no place to stay. ‘They at once 
began to think of places wherein they could live and not trouble any- 
one. They decided to leave the village and live by themselves some- 
where else, out where there was no one living. 
One night, ‘after all had gone to sleep, they prepared to leave their 
home permanently. They started on a long journey looking for a new 
home for themselves. The young man had all his weapons, so as to 
hunt for food, and the woman had all she could carry, having every- 
thing she needed. They traveled nearly all day, and when the woman 
grew tired they stopped for the night. The next day they ate and 
traveled again. That entire day they looked for a place to live, but no 
place suited them, and when darkness came, they made a camp and 
stayed all night. The next day they traveled all day until night, but 
still could not find a place to suit them, and stopped again for a night’s 
rest. The next morning, after breakfast, they started on another day’s 
journey. They traveled all the folowing day until night and stopped 
for a night’s rest. ‘They traveled the next day, and about evening 
they came to a place where there was plenty of timber, and a river by 
the timber. They selected this place for their home. They fixed up the 
place and the woman built a grass-lodge and a sort of drying arbor for 
corn and meat. From this time on the man went out hunting every day, 
