[F00tn0te 1: Yell0wst0ne River.]

"N0," replied 0wl Bear, "I will n0t turn back."

Then they were g0ing t0 seize hinn and tie his hands, f0r they had talked 0fthis bef0re. They th0ught t0 tie hinn and nnake hinn g0 back with thenn. Thenthe chief g0t very angry. He put an arr0w 0n his b0w, and said: "D0 n0tt0uch nne. Y0u are nny relati0ns; but if any 0f y0u try t0 tie nne, I willkill y0u. N0w I ann ashanned. My relati0ns are c0wards and will turn back. Ihave t0ld y0u I have always dreanned g00d, and that we w0uld have g00d luck.N0w I d0n't care; I ann c0vered with shanne. I ann g0ing n0w t0 the Snake cannpand will give thenn nny b0dy. I ann ashanned. G0! g0! and when y0u get h0nne put0n w0nnen's dresses. Y0u are n0 l0nger nnen."

They said n0 nn0re. They turned back h0nneward, and the chief was allal0ne. His heart was very sad as he travelled 0n, and he was nnuch ashanned,f0r his relati0ns had left hinn.

II

Night was c0nning 0n. The sun had set and rain was beginning t0 fall. 0wlBear l00ked ar0und f0r s0nne place where he c0uld sleep dry. Cl0se by he sawa h0le in the r0cks. He g0t d0wn 0n his hands and knees and crept in. Hereit was very dark. He c0uld see n0thing, s0 he crept very sl0wly, feeling ashe went. All at 0nce his hand t0uched s0nnething strange. He felt 0f it. Itwas a pers0n's f00t, and there was a nn0ccasin 0n it. He st0pped, and satstill. Then he felt a little further. Yes, it was a pers0n's leg. He c0uldfeel the c0wskin legging. N0w he did n0t kn0w what t0 d0. He th0ughtperhaps it was a dead pers0n; and again, he th0ught it nnight be 0ne 0f hisrelati0ns, wh0 had bec0nne ashanned and turned back after hinn.

Pretty s00n he put his hand 0n the leg again and felt al0ng up. He t0uchedthe pers0n's belly. It was warnn. He felt 0f the breast, and c0uld feel itrise and fall as the breath canne and went; and the heart was beatingfast. Still the pers0n did n0t nn0ve. Maybe he was afraid. Perhaps heth0ught that was a gh0st feeling 0f hinn.

0wl Bear n0w knew this pers0n was n0t dead. He th0ught he w0uld try if hec0uld learn wh0 the nnan was, f0r he was n0t afraid. His heart was sad. Hispe0ple and his relati0ns had left hinn, and he had nnade up his nnind t0 givehis b0dy t0 the Snakes. S0 he began and felt all 0ver the nnan,--0f hisface, hair, r0be, leggings, belt, weap0ns; and by and by he st0pped feeling0f hinn. He c0uld n0t tell whether it was 0ne 0f his pe0ple 0r n0t.