Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-19

but he never came. And they were asham-
ed to ask.
Il am minded to build me an igloo," he
said one day to Klosh-Kwan and a number
of the hunters. 1T shall be a large igloo
wherein Ikeega and 1 may dwell in COM
tort But l have no time. My business Is
hunting and 1t takes all my time. So it is
but just that the men and the women of
the village who eat the meat should build
me my igloo."
And the igloo was built, on a generous
scale When Keesh and his mother moved
in it, 1t was the first prosperity she had
enjoyed since the death of Box. Then the
women began to visit her, to ask her ad-
vice and to speak of her wisdom. But the
mystery of keesh's hunting held chief place
In all minds. And one day Ugh-GIuk taxed
him with witchcraft to his face.
rs not the meat good?" Keesh made an
swer. HAS one in the village yet to fall
sick from the eating of 1t? How dost thou
know that Witchcraft be concerned? Or dost
thou guess. in the dark, merely because
OF the envy that consumes thee?
Ush-GIuk could not answer, and the wo-
men laughed at him as he walked away.
But In the council one night 1t was deter
mined to put spies on keeshs track. So.
on his next trip, BIN and Bawn, two young
men, followed after him, taking care not
to be seen. After five days they returned,
their eyes bullying with surprise and their
tongues a-trembie to ten what they had
seem The council was hastily called in
klosh-Kwan's dwelling, and BIN took up
the tale.
Brothers,! AS was commanded, we jour
neyed on the trail of Keesh; cunningIy we
journeyed, so that he might not know And
midway of the first day he picked up with
great he-bear. 1t was very great bear.
Yet was the bear not inclined to fight for
he made off slowly over the ice, and came
toward US, After him came Keesh. very
much unafraid. And he shouted harsh
words after the bear, and waved his arms
about. and made much noise. Then did the
bear grow angry, and rise up on his hind
legs and growl. But Keesh walked right up
to the bear"
cay" Bawn continued the story. Fright
him, and keesh ran away. as none other In
the village can run. But as he ran he
dropped a little round ball on the ice. And
the bear stopped and smelled of 1t, then
swallowed it, And Keesh continued as he
ran to drop little round balls, and the bear
continued to swallow them. And this con-
tinued until the bear began to totter and
reel. And it was such a large bear!'
"Witchcraft." Ugh-GIuk suggested
II know not" Bawn replied. Il tell only
what my eyes beheld. The bear wandered.
now this way and now that doubling back
and forth and crossing his trail in circles
so that at the end Keesh came up close and
speared him to death"
And In the afternoon of that day the
woman hauled In the meat Of the bear
while the men sat in council assembled
When Keesh arrived a messenger was sent
to him. bidding him come to the council.
But he sent reply. saying that he was hun
cry and tired; also that his igloo was large
and comfortable and could hold many men,
Ana curiosity was so strong that the
whole council. kiosh-Kwan to the fore,
rose up and went to the igloo of Keesh.
He received them with great respect
Klosh-Kwan recited the informa ton
brought by BIN and Bawn, and at its close
said in stern voice: mo explanation is