268 THE MYTHOLOGY OF THE WICHITA. 
were called Trickster-Spies (Kinas-Kitikeahara), was one who went to 
the outskirts of the village, found the old folks and their daughter 
living in the timber, and noticed that both of the old folks were blind, 
and that they had a good-looking girl. He thought to himself: “What 
must I do? If I should call the rest of the men they might kill the old 
folks and take the girl.” He concluded to keep his discovery a secret, 
so he went back to the rest of the warriors, and when he got there 
they all left the place and returned to their homes. When they had gone 
a good way off, the Trickster-Spy left the crowd and returned to where 
he saw the old people and their daughter, with the expectation of marry- 
ing the girl. While on the way he killed a buffalo and took the meat 
to where the folks were living. When he arrived at the place he stopped 
by a tree, and when the girl stepped out, he made a motion for her to 
come to him and pointed to the place where the meat lay. But the girl 
went back into the tipi, telling her father that she had seen some one out- 
side near by, making motions for her to come to him and pointing ‘to 
the ground. The old man asked the girl what kind of a looking man he 
was, and she described the man just the way he looked to her. She 
said that the man was large, with dark complexion and had his ‘hair 
tied behind. The old man repeated the words of the girl and said: 
“Surely we are found by our enemies and are in danger.” The Trick- 
ster-Spy kept making motions to the girl to come to him. She again 
told her father that the man was still making motions for her to come 
to him, and pointing to the ground. The girl noticed something on the 
ground. She told her father again, and said she saw something in front 
of the man. Her father finally told her to go over and see what he 
wanted, saying: “It may be that he wants to make up some kind of 
friendship.” She went over, and when she had got there she saw a 
pile of fresh meat lying on the ground, and the man asked her to take 
the meat to where her folks lived. But on account of it being too heavy 
for her to carry the man took the meat, put it on his back again and 
made motions for her to go back to her folks’ tipi, and when she started 
he followed her with the meat. They both entered the tipi and the 
Trickster-Spy delivered the beef to the folks. After entering the tipi, 
the old man told his wife and daughter to do whatever the Trickster- 
Spy should ask. The Trickster-Spy having great powers, knew what 
the old man was talking about, and so he made up his mind to remain 
there and marry the girl. So the Trickster-Spy and the girl became 
man and wife. When the old man’s daughter became the wife of the 
Trickster-Spy he had to communicate with signs. The old man told 
his son-in-law that he had four sons and that they were out hunting 
